2017-18 17th Annual Report & Club Records www.rpcc.tv PROUD SUPPORTER & APPAREL PARTNER OF RANDWICK PETERSHAM CRICKET CLUB Randwick Petersham Cricket 2017-18 Overview ………. x Daniel Sams made his first-class debut when he played for Canterbury in the NZ Plunket Shield in October 2017 x Jason Sangha made his first-class debut playing for Cricket Australia v England at Adelaide and Townsville in Nov 2017 x Mac Jenkins captained the NSW under 15 team to win the championship in Queensland in April 2017 x Mac Jenkins and Brock Larance played for Cricket Australia in the under 17 Championships and against v Pakistan in a six-match series in Melbourne in April 2018 x Brock Larance was selected in the Aboriginal XI to tour UK to commemorate the 1868 Pioneers tour 150th Anniversary x Mac Jenkins and Jack James were named in the NSW Metro under 17 and 19 squads x Alex Deller won selection in the SCA’s prestigious A W Green Shield Merit team x Jason Sangha at 18 years / 71 days became the second youngest behind Sachin Tendulkar (17 years / 107 days) to score a first-class century against England when he hit 133 in Townsville for Cricket Australia on 18 Nov 2017 x Jason Sangha at 18 years / 29 days was the youngest to score more than 150 in 1st Grade for the club and in the history of Sydney Grade Cricket / NSW Premier Cricket when he made 162* against Mosman on 7 October 2017 x Jack James at 17 years / 316 days was the youngest behind Usman Khawaja (17 years / 23 days) to score a century in 2nd Grade when he made 128 against Mosman on 30 September 2017 x At 16 years / 313 days Peter Andonopoulos was the youngest to score a century in 5th Grade with 129 in his debut NSW Premier Cricket match x Rav De Silva broke the high score record and was the first to pass 150 when he made 155 in his 3rd Grade debut match x 1st Grade’s loss by 55 runs to Sutherland was the teams’ worst runs defeat in 40 T20 matches x 1st Grade’s losses to Sutherland and Newcastle was the first time it had lost successive T20 matches since 2009-10 x Adam Semple’s 10-88 against Blacktown was the first time he had taken 10 wickets in a match in 1st Grade x Wicketkeeper Anthony Sams took 8 catches in two innings against Blacktown—7 off pace bowler Adam Semple x Anthony Sams passed 300 dismissals for the club in 1st Grade in the final match against ultimate premiers Parramatta x 3rd Grade’s loss by 261 runs to Mosman was the greatest single innings loss margin by the club in any other grade x The 5-402 by Mosman was the highest score ever made against the club in 3rd Grade x 5th Grade’s three losses in the first three matches was its worst start in the club’s history x All five tosses were lost against University of NSW along with three matches when the weather turned on day two x Playing St George at Coogee, Alex Deller, at 15 years and 77 days, became the club’s youngest Poidevin Gray player x At 15 years/111 days Alex Deller became the youngest player in the club to take 5 wickets in an innings in ANY GRADE when he returned 5-28 in 5th Grade. x The defeat by Blacktown in round 5 was the first time 2nd Grade had lost outright in the club’s 17 years history x The 206 put on against Penrith for the 4th wicket by 2nd Grade’s Matt Everett and Matt Calder was a new club record x Matt Calder’s first 50 in his 132 against Penrith in 2nd Grade was made up of 5 sixes (30) and 5 fours (20)-10 strokes only x Dan Sams hit 50 off 21 balls as part of 92 off 39 balls (7x4 & 9x6) in the T20 match against St George at Hurstville Oval x Dan Sams hit 50 off 32 balls taking the 1st Grade score from 7-139 chasing Penrith’s 191 at Howell Oval to win by 3 wkts x Dan Sams passed the 200 1st Grade wickets milestone x 2nd Grade’s outright loss to Blacktown was the first time that grade had lost outright x The outright losses by 2nd and 5th Grade to Blacktown was the first time two such losses had occurred in the same round x The outright loss by 5th Grade by an innings and 39 runs to Blacktown was the second greatest loss margin in that grade x Our A W Green Shield team recorded its sixth successive win over Sydney since 2004-05 x Our 8 wickets defeat (2-97 to 96) in 1st Grade at Petersham Oval was our second worst single innings loss in that grade x 2nd Grade lost 4 wickets in 5 balls to slump from 4-110 to 8-114 chasing Hawkesbury’s 264 before losing by 93 runs x Against NDs in 5ths at Kensington, Alex Deller returned the remarkable figures of 4-1 off 8.1 overs in their total of 45 x Rodney Stafford took the final three wickets in successive balls to record a 4th Grade hat-trick against St George x Rodney Stafford scored a maiden century against Fairfield in 4th Grade scoring 103* off 75 balls with 8 fours and 9 sixes x Carly Leeson became our first female cricketer when she played against St George in round 13. She made 2 runs and took 1-9 off 6 overs with the ball and took a catch. Cover: Adam Semple became the first player to achieve the 5,000 runs / 250 wickets double for the club and in 1st Grade. He passed 250 wickets in round 2 against Mosman and 5,000 runs in round 10 playing Sutherland. He finished the 2017-18 season with a 1st Grade career total of 5,015 runs and 268 wickets. Front and back covers designed by Mina Giang 1 Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated Founded 2001 www.rpcc.tv SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 Notice of Annual Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Seventeenth Annual General Meeting of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated will be held at Petersham RSL Club, Regent Street, Petersham on Thursday 26 July 2018 at 7.00pm. Business 1. Welcome by President Michael Whitney 2. To receive the Seventeenth Annual Report and Financial Statement 3. Presentation of Annual Awards 4. To elect the following Office Bearers and a Management Committee for the ensuing year: Patron President Chief Executive Officer Asst. Chief Executive Officer Financial Controller Asst. Financial Controller Management Committee (five) Delegates to Sydney Cricket Association (two) Delegate to New South Wales Cricket Association Honorary Auditor 5. To consider any business brought forward in conformity with the club rules. John Stewart Chief Executive Officer 4/23 Cook Street Randwick NSW 2031 0419 788 608 Please note that only last season’s members are entitled to vote. 2 CLUB MANAGEMENT 2017-18 Joint Patrons President Alan Turner (9th term) Michael Whitney Robin Gardner (1st term) (17th term) Chief Executive Officer Asst. Chief Executive Officer John Stewart (1st term) David Bourke (6th term) Financial Controller Asst. Financial Controller James Tyson (6th term) Nigil Singh (9th term) Delegates to SCA Delegate to NSWCA Alan Wright (1st term) Alan Wright (1st term) Chris Sullivan (3rd term) Management Committee All the above together with elected members Peter Wright (1st term), Bill Anderson (10th term), Neale Anderson (9th term), Peter Devlin (9th term), Robin Gardner (3rd term) plus Rod Stafford (3rd term), Peter Jenkins (1st term) appointed by the elected members of committee. Historian W e b s i t e , F a c e b o o k a n d T w i t t e r , Lyall Gardner OAM Publicity Officers David Bourke, John McLoughlin, John Stewart and Liam O’Loughlin John Stewart Statistics: Jeremy Jastrzab, David Bourke Museum Curator and Ray Stafford Club Coaching Director of Club Captain Co-ordinator Cricket Operations Anthony Sams Alan Wright Bill Anderson Honorary Auditor: Omniwealth Accounting and Audit 3 Selection Committee Alan Wright (Chairman), Bill Anderson, Peter Devlin, Alex Kemp (1st Grade), Tom Holland (2nd Grade), Ben Stares (3rd Grade), David Bourke (4th Grade), Adam Lee (5th Grade), Jeremy Jastrzab/John Stewart (Metropolitan Cup) Practice Captain Stan Beal Operational Committees Annual Report: Lyall Gardner OAM (Chairman), John Stewart, Ray Stafford, David Bourke, Chris Sullivan, Jeremy Jastrzab, Liam O’Loughlin, Mina Giang Coaching: Greg Small (Club Coach), Glen Standing, Alan Wright, Michael Wood, Peter Devlin, Bill Anderson, David Skuthorpe, Alex Kemp, Eddie Otto, Peter Schofield Cricket Clothing: John Stewart Grounds: David Bourke, Peter Devlin, John Stewart Junior Development: Glen Standing, Alan Wright, Greg Small, John Stewart Social: Chris Sullivan (Chairman), Robin Gardner, David Bourke, Nigil Singh Sponsorship & Events: Neale Anderson (Chairman), John Stewart, Peter Jenkins, Carmel Soames, Chris Sullivan, Robin Gardner MEMBERS 2017-18 Life Members (Life members up to 2001 were elected by the founding clubs. Former Randwick Life Members are marked *) 06 - John Hayward (1975)* 21 - Michael Whitney (1993)* 37 - Paul McGee (2001) 07 - Alan Cripps (1981)* 22 - Patricia Hughes (1995) 38 - John King (2001) 09 - Alan Turner (1983)* 24 - Timothy Dein (1996) 39 - Andrew Millican (2003) 10 - John Johnson (1983)* 25 - Alan Staunton (1996) 40 - Peter Johnston (2004) 11 - Lyall Gardner (1984)* 26 - John Pearson (1996) 41 - Robert Barter (2005) 12 - Peter Bain (1988) 27 - Richard McCord (1997) 42 - Richard Chee Quee (2005) 13 - David Chardon (1988) 28 - Christopher Sullivan (1997) 43 - Denis Hinds (2006) 14 - Gregory Hartshorne (1988) 29 - Paul Stepto (1998) 44 - Rhys Banwell (2007) 15 - Trevor Jay (1989)* 31 - David Skuthorpe (1998) 45 - Darren McCoy (2008) 16 - Ross Davies (1989)* 32 - Peter Rolls (1999) 46 - Peter Wright (2008) 17 - Graeme Hughes (1991) 33 - Peter Devlin (2000)* 47 - David Townsend (2009) 18 - Stephen Devlin (1992)* 34 - Robin Gardner (2000) 48 - Raymond Stafford (2012) 19 - Alan Wright (1992)* 35 - William Anderson (2001) 49 - Simon Katich (2014) 20 - Neale Anderson (1992)