PRAHRAN CRICKET CLUB (Incorporated) 132nd ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SEASON 2010/2011 MAJOR SPONSORS JR Duty Free East Malvern Community Bank Branch – Bendigo Bank Teska Carson Real Estate Prahran Cricket Club (Incorporated) 132nd Annual Report and Financial Statement 2010/2011 PRAHRAN CRICKET CLUB (Incorporated) FOUNDED 1879 Affiliated with Victorian Cricket Association 1899 Affiliated with the Metropolitan Cricket League 1909 to 1974, 1977 to 1989 1st XI PREMIERS 1899/1900 1905/1906 1908/1909 1910/1911 1920/1921 1921/1922 1922/1923 1954/1955 1983/1984 WINNER of the VICTORY CUP KLEENEX SHIELD 1988/1989 MIDSTRENGTH ONE‐DAY PREMIERS. 2002/2003 2nd XI PREMIERS 1913/1914 1920/1921 1924/1925 1944/1945 1947/1948 1951/1952 3rd XI PREMIERS 1936/1937 1946/1947 1947/1948 1958/1959 1979/1980 2008/2009 (1‐Day) 4th XI PREMIERS 1972/1973 1978/1979 1989/1990 2007/2008 (1‐Day) 5th XI PREMIERS 1979/1980 W.J. DOWLING UNDER 16 PREMIERS 1958/1959 1969/1970 CRICKET VICTORIA PATHWAYS CHAMPIONSHIPS SOUTHERN RANGERS UNDER 18 CBA CUP 2001/2002 2002/2003 2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 UNDER 16 DOWLING SHIELD 2004/2005 2007/2008 2010/2011 UNDER 14 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2003/2004 HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS S.J.E. Loxton OBE A.D. Warne‐Smith D.F. Whatmore J.M. Raglus D. Mandie AM, OBE D.W.N. Jukes P.J. Grant K.B. Hieser F.B. Bedwell J.A. Malligan O.S. Mottau J.K.E. Higgs W.W.B. Murray I.N. Crawford I. Gnieslaw J.M. Wiener M.H. Adams † R.E. Parish M.P. Nelson Page 2 Prahran Cricket Club (Incorporated) 132nd Annual Report and Financial Statement 2010/2011 OFFICE BEARERS & POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY SEASON 2010/2011 PATRON‐IN‐CHIEF David Mandie AM, OBE PATRONS Ian Crawford Sam Loxton OBE John Malligan Andrew Warne‐Smith PRESIDENT Phil Williamson VICE PRESIDENTS CLUB CAPTAIN Chris Garcia, David Jukes, John Raglus Neil Schlittler HONORARY TREASURER SENIOR COACH Richard Sykes Andrew Walton COMMITTEE ASSISTANT COACHES Isaac Gnieslaw, Brendan McGuinness, David Longhurst, Chris Rogers Annie Murphy, Liam Murphy, Paul Sealey, Brett Wilcox JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT MANAGER/ HEAD JUNIOR COACH ADMINISTRATION MANAGER Brendan McGuinness John Zarb ASSISTANT JUNIOR COACHES DELEGATES TO CRICKET VICTORIA Ryan Heywood, Graeme Hole, Liam Murphy Chris Garcia, John Raglus 1st XI MANAGER PROXY DELEGATE TO CRICKET VICTORIA Stuart Mack Phil Williamson 1st XI MATCH DAY HEALTH SERVICES SELECTION COMMITTEE Alycia Baxter John Raglus (Chairman), Neil Schlittler, Andrew Walton, Julien Wiener 1st XI SCORER James Higgs SOCIAL COMMITTEE Chris Garcia, Paul Sealey 2nd XI SCORER Karl Hieser HONORARY SOLICITOR Michael Helman 4th XI SCORER Alan Wilkins PUBLICITY OFFICER John Zarb SCOREBOARD OPERATOR Kirk Raglus MERCHANDISE MANAGER Chris Williamson WEBSITE MANAGER Andrew Walton Page 3 Prahran Cricket Club (Incorporated) 132nd Annual Report and Financial Statement 2010/2011 ANNUAL REPORT – 2010/2011 PRESIDENT'S REPORT "I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains." Over recent seasons we have experienced droughts where water storage levels dropped to a point where water restrictions would have meant that centre wickets could not be watered. It prompted Cricket Victoria to ask us to leave covers off to allow rain to get onto the centre table. However, all this seemed a million years ago this season, where most of us old timers cannot recall a season with as many interruptions as we did have. So it seems that Dorothy McKellar may have been right in her ballad, in that it is drought or floods but little in between. However, we did enjoy playing on lush green fields and Toorak Park and Como centre wickets were excellent again. Upon reflection, the season was a very successful one for the Prahran Cricket Club and the momentum continues. One wonders how much more successful it might have been if we had not been robbed of several victories where weather intervened when we were in strong positions. The 1st XI final at Carlton goes without saying but the washout against Essendon robbed us of very valuable points. So please allow me to reflect on a few of the major achievements: • 4th in the Club Championship • 1st XI played in their 3rd successive final series. • 2nd XI Runners Up after finishing on top of the ladder • Overall joint winner of the first T20 Club Competition The Club Championship success tells a great story. To achieve such success, you need all four teams being competitive and this season all 4 teams achieved very good success and whilst the 1's and 2's played finals, with a little bit of luck, it was not inconceivable that we could have had 4 teams play finals this year. To the Coaching and leadership group for this season, our sincere thanks to you all. Andrew Walton's drive focus and organization of the playing group was outstanding. The preparation for each game during the week was first class and to see the way that each team prepared for the game on a Saturday sent a very loud message to our opposition that we have come to play and that we were up for any challenge that was going to be thrown at us. The game is played 90% above the shoulders and I honestly believe that in this regard, we were as well prepared as we have ever been before. Thank you Andrew. Neil Schlittler continued his growth as 1st XI Captain and led the team extremely well. Such was the indication of his comfort in the role that his personal performances reached new heights and maturity, never so more evidenced than his domination of the T20 competition and selection in the Premier Cricket Team of the year. Well done on a great season and thank you. Neil has indicated that he will not take on this role in 2011/12 due to the growing demands of a young family and increasing work commitments. However, we are thrilled that he will play on next season. Thank you for all that you have delivered to our club in your leadership role and we look forward to more excellence from you in the future. Page 4 Prahran Cricket Club (Incorporated) 132nd Annual Report and Financial Statement 2010/2011 It was great to have Julien Wiener back in the fold and playing again this season. After a couple of seasons as a Victorian Selector, Julien displayed outstanding leadership and led the 2nd XI brilliantly. With a very talented young playing group, we have seen many players perform well but several demonstrated with sustained performances that they are ready for the next step. However, not only are they capable of taking the step but all indications are that they will be hugely successful. Julien's deputy this year was Chris Williamson who skippered the side in half a dozen or so games. Julien's stewardship of Chris and their similar thinking patterns meant that the transition between them was largely seamless from a player perspective. Julien received the club's highest honor at the Presentation Night where he was awarded Life Membership of the Club. A great honor that was very well deserved and you will see a great article from Leader Newspaper's Paul Amy later in this report, which indicates just how much it meant to Julien to receive this honor. However, from the Committee's perspective, it was hard to imagine a more worthy recipient. Thank you Julien for all you do and to Chris, we thank you and all observers have stated that you clearly took another leadership step this season. We welcomed Callum Appleyard back into the fold this season and he took on the leadership role in the 3rd XI. It is always one of the toughest gigs in the club with constant player rotation up and down, however Callum did an excellent job for the club this season and we are extremely grateful that he accepted the challenge and did so with great effectiveness. Whilst balancing the challenge of winning and giving valuable game time to our future stars, Callum was also able to show his class as a player and led from the front showing the younger quicks about the line and length to bowl. Thanks Callum, your efforts are greatly appreciated. Andrew Lennie took control of the 4th XI again this season. You tend to forget just how young Andrew is when you realize this is his 3rd season in the role. I was very pleased to see Andrew's leadership take another step this season. We witnessed a self‐confident leader who was prepared to back his judgment and the improved performance of the side was, I believe, no coincidence dand relate strongly to Andrew's own leadership performance. Thank you Andrew for what we have given us in this role and for your commitment and dedication to developing young players whilst at the same time, developing your own game further. We had the honour of welcoming Chris Rogers to the club as a player and also Assistant Coach – Batting. What a marvelous young man Chris is and the experience he brought to our club was invaluable. His work on developing batting skills was greatly appreciated by all that had this direct involvement, but "Buck" also provides a much needed element in a club in the way of "fun". Officially, welcome aboard Chris and we hope that we have your talents at the club in all capacities for many seasons to come. David Longhurst joined us in the second half of the season. Known to many around the club for his excellence in the junior development area, David focused on batting skills and the feedback I have received is certainly wonderful testimony that he complimented Chris Rogers' fine work and helped us to enjoy some marvelous late season centuries across all grades.