Table of Contents Office Bearers 2011-2012 ...... 2 NDCA Officials 1892-2012 ...... 3 Chairman’s Report ...... 4 Secretary’s Report ...... 5 Obituaries ...... 7 Cricket Development Manager Report – Newcastle ...... 8 Representative Cricket 2011-2012 ...... 9 Newcastle v ACT ...... 9 State Challenge 2011 ...... 11 Country Cricket Championships ...... 12 Newcastle v New South Wales 2nd XI ...... 14 Country Colts Carnival ...... 14 Representative Statistics ...... 19 Under 17 Northern Carnival ...... 20 Bradman Cup ...... 21 Kookaburra Cup ...... 21 From the Vault ...... 23 De Courcy Club and De Courcy Cup ...... 31 NDCA Competitions 2011-2012 ...... 33 Commonwealth Bank First Grade Premiership ...... 34 SCG Country Cup ...... 37 Tom Locker Cup ...... 38 NDCA T20 Competition ...... 39 Second Grade ...... 40 Third Grade ...... 42 Fourth Grade ...... 44 Denis Broad OAM Cup ...... 46 Under 21 Competition ...... 47 Club and Individual Award Winners 2011-2012 ...... 49 NDCA Financial Statements ...... 51 NDCA Honour Board ...... 53 NDCA Records ...... 62

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 1 Office Bearers 2011-2012

Co-Patrons: A Cornwell and District General Committee T Owen P Barnett, T Combridge (Belmont), Chairman: P H Marjoribanks G Maher, J Porcheron (Cardiff–Boolaroo), Deputy Chairman: J R Tombleson K Pink, S Threadgold (Charlestown), Financial Controller: P G Robertson S McInnes, G Wilson (Hamilton-Wickham), Secretary: R D McCormack S Moore, D Stanbridge (Merewether), Grade Administrator: J P C Wenta D Jones, C Tegg (Newcastle City), Five Committee Members: S R Burley M Capponechia, G Whittingham (Stockton), P N March D Howe, A Nichols (Toronto), S N Roxby D Brown, B Norris (University), B J Smee J Clarke, P Hanna (Wallsend), P J Stanbridge P Burke, T Caimakamis (Waratah-Mayfield), S Petherbridge, S Robertson, (Wests CC), Delegate to NSWCCA: P H Marjoribanks P Davis (NDCUA) Alt Delegate to NSWCCA: R D McCormack Standing Committees Newcastle Zone Management Administrator: R D McCormack P H Marjoribanks (Chairman), Cricket Zone Delegates: P H Marjoribanks, J R Tombleson (Deputy Chairman), P G Robertson, P G Robertson (Financial Controller), J R Tombleson R D McCormack (Secretary), Code of Conduct J P C Wenta (Grade Administrator), Commissioner: G J Wilson S R Burley, P N March, S N Roxby, B J Smee, P J Stanbridge District Senior Coach: G G Geise District Senior Appeals Assistant Coach: R G Faraday E P Owens (Chairman), T C Morgan, J T Smith District Colts Coach: G K Pinches Selection Committee Regional Director of P J Stanbridge (Chairman), R C Faraday-Bensley, Coaching: M S Curry D J Herbert, P N March, G K Pinches

Auditor: G B Valentine Fixtures and Permits Committee Solicitor: M P Trisley J P C Wenta (Chairman), P N March, Gear Steward: D J Broad OAM N D McDonald, A E Nichols Delegate to NDCUA: B J Smee Historian: T D J Hay Judiciary Committee P G Robertson (Chairman), K J Burke, A E Hawgood, A G Jeffries, R D McCormack

Umpires Appointments Committee J R Tombleson (Chairman), P H Marjoribanks, P N March, J V Roberts, J A Thomson

2 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 NDCA Officials 1892-2012

Patrons 1954 - 1961 T W Wright 1962 - 1967 R M Wilson 1889 - 1909 Mr C H Hannell 1961 - 1964 J A Wingrove 1967 - 1972 M A Baker 1909 - 1917 Mr E W Bearby 1964 - 1969 C S Jones 1972 - 1974 L P Trisley 1917 - 1930 Mr W E Bramble 1969 - 1980 W W Peady 1974 - 1980 M A Baker 1930 - 1949 Mr M C Reid 1980 - 1989 N F Gibson 1980 - 2009 D J Broad OAM 1949 - 1983 Mr H L Wheeler OBE 1989 - 2001 N D McDonald 2009- P H Marjoribanks 1983 - 1998 Mr N D Wheeler 2001 - 2003 M A Connolly 1998 - 2011 Mr C Rogers 2003 - 2006 P M Williams Registrar Statistician 2011 - Mr A Cornwell & 2006 - 2007 M A Connolly 1958 - 1959 G W Clapham Mr T Owen (Resigned) 1960 - 1969 J P Sciffer 2007 - 2008 P M Williams 1969 - 1993 K R Clifford Presidents (Appointed) 1993 - 1996 M A Connolly 1889 - 1890 A Ross 1996 - 2000 A E Hawgood 1890 - 1907 S Keightley Assistant Secretary 2000 - 2001 M A Connolly 1907 - 1935 T H Raysmith 1921 - 1925 D K Rodgers 2001 - 2002 C N McGinn 1935 - 1947 H J Ireland 1925 - 1927 W J Shepherd 2002 - 2007 S M Liddell 1947 - 1968 R M Wilson 1946 - 1947 S Mears 1968 - 1990 T J Locker 1947 - 1954 G Frith The AGM in 2007-2008 1990 - 1993 A G Jefferies 1954 - 1956 G W Clapham saw positions retitled: 1993 - 2005 K R Clifford 1956 - 1957 R K Howie 2005 - 2007 P G Robertson 1957 - 1959 J Hills Chairman 1959 - 1962 M A Baker 2007 - P H Marjoribanks Secretary 1962 - 1963 S Mears Deputy Chairman 1889 - 1900 J D Beeston 1963 - 1965 A Atkin 2007 - 2008 S D Robertson 1900 - 1901 M C Reid 1965 - 1971 H Bradford 2008 - J R Tombleson 1901 - 1905 W P Hewitt 1971 - 1972 L P Trisley Financial Controller 1905 - 1907 K A Mathieson 1972 - 1973 H Bradford 2007 - 2008 P M Williams 1907 - 1916 W P Hewitt 1973 - 1974 N F Gibson 2008 - 2011 N D McDonald 1916 - 1917 A C Terry 1974 - 1975 B Barrett 2011 - P G Robertson 1917 - 1921 R H Rogers 1975 - 1976 R Clarke Grade Administrator 1921 - 1926 R A Houston 1976 - 1979 G E Corling 2007 - J P C Wenta 1926 - 1930 H N Bryant 1979 - 1981 B Dennis 1930 - 1935 O Gavin 1981 - 1983 W Shultz Life Members 1935 - 1941 H R Morris 1983 - 1984 B Dennis (* indicates deceased) 1941 - 1954 A D Dodds 1984 - 1987 C S Traill * N Waller 1950 1954 - 1956 J Steele 1987 - 2005 G H Halton * H R Morris 1951 1956 - 1957 G W Clapham 2005 - 2007 J A Brooks * A D Dodds 1955 1957 - 1960 K G Booth * E Clarke 1969 1960 - 1962 G W Clapham Assistant Secretary Junior * G A Fraser 1975 1962 - 1972 M A Baker (1976-2007) * C G Harvey 1975 1972 - 1974 L P Trisley 1976 - 1979 D J Broad OAM * J O’Hearn 1978 1974 - 1979 M A Baker 1979 - 1980 A R Edwards * M A Baker 1981 1979 - 2003 D J Broad OAM 1980 - 1983 H Bradford * T J Locker 1984 2003 - 2004 M A Connolly 1983 - 1984 C S Traill * W R Tennant 1984 2004 - R D McCormack 1984 - 1985 H Bradford W W Peady 1984 1985 - 1986 S Walters K R Clifford 1984 Treasurers 1986 - 1987 R Neal D J Broad OAM 1991 1889 - 1906 R J Bond 1987 - 1991 T Taylor G A Moase 1991 1906 - 1907 H Norman 1991 - 1995 R D McCormack G E Corling 1991 1907 - 1911 C V Horton 1995 - 2000 K A Pink R G Holland 1993 1911 - 1915 H MacFarlane 2000 - 2005 G H Halton I J Gorton 1997 1918 - 1921 R A Houston 2005 - 2007 J A Brooks T D J Hay 1997 1921 - 1922 A Gilbert G J Gilmour 2003 1922 - 1936 R M Wilson Delegate to NSWCA and J W Hartigan 2003 1936 - 1941 A D Dodds Country Cricket NSW G H Halton 2004 1941 - 1950 N Waller 1959 - 1960 K G Booth N D McDonald 2004 1950 - 1954 A Gammidge 1960 - 1962 G W Clapham A G Jefferies 2007 J R Tombleson 2007 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 3 Chairman’s Report The Newcastle District 2011-12 cricket season could be best summarised in two words – rain and Merewether. The second half of the season was particularly wet and it’s a credit to the local curators and club groundsman that cricket was able to be played to the extent that we did. Merewether Cricket Club became the first club to win the triple crown in first grade having success in T20, 50 overs and the Major Premiership finals. They also won the Club Championship and were finalists in the State SCG Cup. They have been the benchmark club in Newcastle cricket for over 10 years and their success can be attributed to two main factors – an extremely well run club off the field and a cricket team built around Simon Moore, the most dominant Newcastle cricket player of his generation.

On a representative level it wasn’t one of Newcastle crickets more memorable years. Both the Colts and Senior carnivals were rain affected and Newcastle did not make the final of either carnival. We also had no success in the Bradman & Kookaburra Cups and the Under 17 NSW Country carnival. Despite our disappointing rep Newcastle Representative Cricketer of the Year Andrew Maher celebrates a wicket during the season, many local players were selected to Country Championships in November 2011 represent at higher levels – NSW Country, Australian Country, and ACT Comets. Our link with the ACT continues to provide new opportunities to Newcastle players. Special mention should be made of Andrew Maher from Hamilton-Wickham who was the leading wicket taker in the national Futures League competition whilst playing with ACT Comets. Greg Geise announced his retirement as Representative Coach at the end of the season. Greg is held in high esteem by all the players he has coached and should be congratulated for his contribution to Newcastle cricket.

One of the focal points of the current NDCA Management Committee is to provide higher levels of representative cricket to our local players beyond the NSW Country program. This season we were fortunate to be scheduled a game against the NSW 2nd XI team. Although we were defeated, it provided a fantastic opportunity for local cricketers to compete against some of the best players in NSW as well as perform in front of State selectors. At the time of writing, we are in negotiations with the Sydney Grade Association and hope to be accepted into the SCA T20 competition in the near future.

Season 2011-12 saw the appointment of two new NDCA Patrons – Andrew Cornwell and Tim Owen. They have already shown an enthusiasm for local cricket and I would like to thank them for their assistance. I would like to thank the media for their continued support of Newcastle cricket – Josh Leeson from the Newcastle Herald, Mitch Hughes from NBN TV and Craig Hamilton from ABC Radio. I would also like the thank our major sponsors – CBA, Newcastle Herald, South Leagues Club, Kingsgrove Sports and Kookaburra. Also, congratulations to Rob Faraday-Bensley and the DeCourcy Club committee for their support of Newcastle cricket. This years finals luncheon with special guests Mark Taylor and Michael Slater attracted almost 400 guests and has become the major social event on the cricket calendar.

In conclusion, I would like to thank my fellow committee members for their support and guidance and look forward to a hopefully much drier season 2012-13.

P H (Paul) Marjoribanks Chairman, NDCA 4 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Secretary’s Report The Committee of Management of the Newcastle District Cricket Association (NDCA) has much pleasure in presenting the 123rd Annual Report covering the 2011/2012 season.

Congratulations are extended to Final winning clubs:  First Grade – Merewether DCC  Second Grade – Stockton/Raymond Terrace CC  Third Grade – Toronto Workers Kookaburras  Fourth Grade – Hamilton-Wickham DCC  T20 Competition – Merewether DCC  Tom Locker Cup – Merewether DCC  Denis Broad OAM Cup – Newcastle City and Eastern Districts CC  Under 21 Competition – Newcastle City and Eastern Districts CC

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) in August 2012 saw one change to the makeup of the management committee for season 2011/2012. Steve Roxby joined the Committee replacing NDCA life member Neil McDonald who did not seek re-election. Paul Robertson moved into the position of Financial Controller/Treasurer of the Association.

The Management Committee appointed the following persons as Chairman of sub committees for season 2011/2012:  Appeals - Peter Owens  Judicary - Paul Robertson  Selection - Philip Stanbridge  Fixtures - Joseph Wenta  Umpires Appointments - Jerry Tombleson

The NDCA Website (www.ndca.asn.au) again this past season proved to be a major cricket followers of the local competition with the number of visitors for the site increasing from the previous season by 30%. The Annual Presentation evening was attended by all clubs, however overall attendance was disappointing. The Committee is considering various options for the coming season.

The Newcastle District Cricket Umpire’s Association (NDCUA) continued to supply as many umpires as possible to Saturday grade fixtures. Numbers increased slightly with new members taking to the field. Season 2012/2013 will see the fruits of a recent off season campaign with hopes of at least ten new umpires taking to the field.

Cricket New South Wales (CNSW) and Country Cricket New South Wales (CCNSW) are thanked for their support of Newcastle cricket. Newcastle City Council (NCC) and Lake Macquarie City Council are thanked for providing many grounds available to allow competitions to proceed smoothly throughout each season.

During the season the Management Committee addressed the following issues:  Sponsorship  Rules of Competition  Representative competition NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 5  Structure of the Grade competition  Format of Presentation evening

Personal thanks are extended to all members of management and members of the sub committees who give up their time freely to assist in the running of the competition. Grade/Association Secretaries are also thanked for giving up their time voluntarily to assist their respective clubs and the NDCA as a whole.

R D (Royce) McCormack Secretary, NDCA

Merewether celebrate victory in the T20 Competition Final – Sunday 11 March 2012 Back Row: Jeremy Ford, Pat Darwen, Troy Goodwin, Josh Geary, Kaine Harmsworth Front Row: Jono Dunn, Scott Montgomery, Daniel Morton, Simon Moore (captain), Trent Bush, Sam Gilmour

Umpire Michael Connolly oversees proceedings at Wallsend Oval

6 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Obituaries

Harold “Doc” Haslam (1922-2011) Harold ‘‘Doc’’ Haslam was an outstanding wicketkeeper-batsman who played First Grade in Newcastle for more than 30 years. Although considered to be amongst the finest of ‘keepers, Doc’s big hitting was also a feature of his game. Whilst playing for Hamilton, he scored 50 runs in 26 minutes against Stockton, his maiden first grade century also coming against Stockton in just 49 minutes. That innings included some thirteen 4s and five 6s, 82 of his final score of 101 coming by way of boundaries. Not only a members of the Hamilton-Wickham team that won six successive first-grade premierships in the early 1950s, Harold played in the 1960s for Newcastle City, making a comeback at the age of 51. This part of his career was also a success, with Newcastle City amongst the strongest teams in the District, claiming both First Grade Premierships and Final wins. Harold was a vital contributor to the team, taking eight dismissals in the 1966-67 final against Waratah-Mayfield.

Patrick O’Rourke (1985-2012) Patrick O'Rourke was captain of the Stockton 2nd grade side that won the Final against Charlestown in season 2011/2012, taking a match winning 5/36. Pat played with his brothers, Rob and Andy in that side and they all played a major role in the team’s successful season. In all he played 77 games for Stockton in all grades, scoring 977 runs at an average of 20.35, with a highest score of 119 coming against Waratah-Mayfield in 2nd grade. He took 140 wickets at an average of 19.14, with best figures of 6/15 v Newcastle City in 2nd grade. Pat’s best performance in 1st grade was 5/52 (including a hat-trick) against Wallsend in season 2009/10. Pat was also a member of the Newcastle Senior Representative squad in that season.

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 7 Cricket Development Manager Report – Newcastle EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2011/12 season presented various challenges in particular the consistent wet weather which was very frustrating for cricketers and administrators alike. But despite the weather patterns our region achieved an outstanding season which is a testament to the professionalism and hard work which is a pleasure to be associated with. Cricket NSW would also like to thank our Zone Administrators, Aidan Cuddington (Central Coast) and Royce McCormack (Newcastle), for their tremendous work and professionalism, and all Association and Club secretaries who offer valuable support and assistance that help make our game so amazing and unique.

The Newcastle/Central Coast Region welcomed Cricket Australia employee Matthew Williams (Participation growth Officer) to the team for 2011/12, with his focus to increase participation throughout the 5-12 year age bracket in the Milo in2CRICKET Programs. Our success in this segment was attributed by a large investment into Milo in2CRICKET Programs within the school setting and also targeted support plans for clubs and their in2CRICKET Centres. Overall our participation grew by 23.32%; which was the largest single growth number across the state.

Junior Club Cricket in both associations lost both numbers of teams and consequently players in traditional club cricket. These drops occurred in the key age brackets of participants coming in to Club Cricket at 8 - 10 years old and Junior Club Cricketers at 13 and 14 Years old. However, both associations implemented mid-week Twenty20 competitions, which saw 379 more participants to the game. With the success of the inaugural year of the KFC Big Bash, this further highlights the need to incorporate the shorter formats in to Junior Competition structures to engage current and potential players.

Coaches across the region were provided with various opportunities to learn from past heroes of our game. The Central Coast was provided with sessions from former New Zealand Test Opening Batsmen Bruce Edgar and Mark Atkinson and Newcastle had current NSW Breakers Coach Neil McDonald and Coach Educator David Drew. The Newcastle Cricket Academy (formerly, Emerging Blues) were also treated to a special visit from NSW Speed Blitz Blues player Stephen O’Keefe. These were well supported by our volunteers which will ensure they continue in to the future.

Following the success of this season, the Cricket NSW Board approved the redistribution of this region splitting it up in to two separate entities, Central Coast and Hunter (incorporating Maitland, Port Stephens, Upper Hunter and Newcastle). Moving forward this looks to be quite an exciting time for both regions and we anticipate that with the extra allocation of resources into these areas will dramatically increase cricket in the area in the years to come.

F N (Francis) Walsh Regional Cricket Manager, Newcastle-Central Coast

The Cricket Development Manager’s Report for Season 2011-2012 is available in full via the NDCA website (http://www.ndca.asn.au).

8 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Representative Cricket 2011-2012 Newcastle v ACT The Senior Representative squad again commenced the season in early September, with the NDCA hosting the ACT Comets for two pre-season matches. The Saturday fixture featured an NDCA Senior Representative team, competing against several of the Comets leading players. In the Sunday T20 fixture, Newcastle’s leading junior cricketers had the opportunity to display their skills and press their claims for inclusion in various NDCA and Cricket ACT Representative teams. The NDCA greatly appreciates the assistance of Tom Anderson and the Charlestown club in hosting these fixtures at Kahibah Oval, and Kathleen Pink and Paul Wenta who shared scoring duties over the course of the weekend.

Saturday 17 September 2011 Newcastle v ACT – 50 Over Match Kahibah Oval, Kahibah Newcastle captain Anthony Hobson won the toss and elected to bat in fine conditions at Kahibah Oval. After the loss of two early wickets, Josh Trappel combined with Hobson and Kaine Harmsworth in two useful partnerships. Well positioned to post a competitive total, the lower order found the going tough as Newcastle were dismissed for 172 in the 48th over. Ben Oakley lead the ACT attack most effectively, finishing with the figures of 5/20. The ACT immediately attacked the Newcastle bowling lineup, who were unable to find answers as the ACT cruised to victory with more than 17 overs to spare.

Newcastle Innings ACT Innings J Geary lbw b Oakley 4 A Ayre c Harmsworth b Ninness 23 J Dickson lbw b Oakley 3 B Dean st Neely b Ninness 65 J Trappel c Ayre b Dean 69 M Gawthrop not out 29 A Hobson b Hewitt 27 J Nichol c Harmsworth b Hunter 33 S Jenkinson c Nichols b Oakley 3 M Spaseski not out 13 K Harmsworth b Devoy 22 K Neely run out 11 D Hunter st Ayre b Devoy 1 A Maher b Oakley 2 J Bennett not out 5 J Ninness b Oakley 1 Sundries 24 Sundries 10 Total 172 Total 3/173 Overs 48 Overs 32.4

Bowling Bowling B Oakley 10-0-5/20, H Medhurst 8-0-0/43, A Maher 5.4-0-0/45, J Bennett 7-0-0/39, D Tye 7-0-0/20, A Hewitt 6-0-1/39, J Ninness 10-0-2/35, K Harmsworth 5-0-0/24, S Devoy 10-0-2/16, B Dean 7-0-1/32 D Hunter 5-0-1/30

ACT won by 7 wickets Umpires Michael Connolly and Tony Mulroy

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 9 Sunday 18 September 2011 Newcastle v ACT – 20/20 Match Kahibah Oval, Kahibah Newcastle again batted first in the Sunday T20 fixture, and were immediately on the back foot against a disciplined ACT bowling attack. A fighting 21 from Josh Trappel kept Newcastle’s hopes alive, as they crept to a total of 82 in 18.4 overs. The inexperienced Newcastle attack found it difficult to withstand the ACT’s onslaught, as the Comets cruised to an eight wicket victory in less than 10 overs.

Newcastle Innings ACT Innings Jonty Major st Ayre b Devoy 3 C Russo c McGovern b Ninness 4 D Hunter c Ayre b Devoy 7 A Hewitt not out 67 M Dries b Devoy 5 M Spaseski c Je Major b Bennett 0 Jesse Major st Ayre b Devoy 7 A Ayre not out 8 J Trappel c&b Russo 21 J Gill run out 13 J Main b Oakley 10 D McGovern b Oakley 5 S Jenkinson b Oakley 3 J Bennett not out 2 J Ninness c Ayre b Oakley 0 Sundries 6 Sundries 5 Total 82 Total 2/84 Overs 18.4 Overs 8.5

Bowling Bowling B Oakley 3.4-0-4/3, H Medhurst 2-0-0/12, J Bennett 3-0-1/15, Jesse Major 2-0-0/23, S Devoy 4-0-4/8, B Dean 4-0-0/31, J Ninness 2-0-1/28, Jonty Major 1-0-0/7, C Russo 2-0-1/8, A Hewitt 3-0-0/19 D Hunter 0.5-0-0/10

ACT won by 8 wickets Umpires Michael Connolly and Darryl Price

These matches provide the ACT with an opportunity to prepare for their participation in the Futures League, and allow Newcastle’s most talented cricketers to showcase their skills against a talented opposition. As a result of the relationship that the NDCA has established with Cricket ACT, a number of Newcastle based players represented the Comets in several tournaments throughout the season. Andrew Maher featured for the ACT Comets in the Futures League, finishing as the leading wicket taker in the 2011/2012 competition. Greg West, Jeff Goninan and Beau McClintock were provided with the opportunity to participate at the Under 19 National Championships (held in Adelaide in January 2012), whilst Morgan Clune, Jake Montgomery and Cameron Roxby represented the ACT at the Under 17 National Championships in Tasmania in December 2011. Greg West and Cameron Roxby (pictured left) were ultimately selected in an Australian Under 18 Development Squad, and attended the AIS Cricket Academy in February 2012.

10 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 State Challenge 2011 As winners of the NSW Country Championships in the 2010-2011 season, Newcastle were invited to host Sydney University (winners of the Sydney Cricket Association’s Limited Overs competition) in the State Challenge in September 2011. It was most pleasing to see Country Cricket NSW reinstate this fixture, which had not been played for a number of seasons. Once a highlight of the Country program, the State Challenge fixture offers a chance for elite Country cricketers to demonstrate their skills against strong opposition; more opportunities of this nature would no doubt benefit Country Cricket. The NDCA’s thanks are extended to the Toronto Workers club and to Robert Holland for their assistance in ensuring that this fixture proceeded without difficulties.

Saturday 10 September 2011 Newcastle v Sydney University Ron Hill Oval, Toronto

Sydney University won the toss and elected to bat in friendly conditions at Ron Hill Oval. Although the ground was in excellent condition early in the season, scoring was not easy on a slightly slow wicket. Newcastle made good use of the conditions, and were able to restrict the Sydney University batsmen throughout their innings. A patient 59* from former University of Newcastle Player Mark Faraday guided Sydney University to a competitive total of 6/192, whilst Mark Dries made excellent use of the conditions to return the economical figures of 10-5-2/9. The disciplined Sydney University attack made scoring difficult, with only Merewether’s Troy Goodwin coming to grips with the conditions. Despite Goodwin’s fighting 75*, Newcastle fell 17 runs short of the target.

Sydney University Innings Newcastle Innings N Larkin c Littlewood b Dries 16 J Geary c Henry b Mail 14 G Mail c Neely b Maher 5 B McClintock b Ley 12 S Henry c Bird b Major 43 J Trappel b Kierath 2 W Hay c McClintock b Dries 1 M Dries run out 1 M Faraday not out 59 A Hobson lbw b Ley 2 L Robertson c Major b Maher 32 J Major b Robertson 6 D Miller c Goodwin b Bird 0 T Goodwin not out 75 J Crowley not out 12 M Littlewood lbw b Kierath 11 K Neely lbw b Robertson 10 L Bird c Larkin b Mail 5 A Maher c Ley b Mail 16 Sundries 24 Sundries 21 Total 6/192 Total 175 Overs 50 Overs 49.2

Bowling Bowling A Maher 9-3-2/27, L Bird 10-1-1/37, J Toyer 7-0-0/36, C Withers 9-1-0/23, J Bennett 8-0-0/33, J Trappel 3-0-0/22, T Ley 9-0-2/31, G Mail 7.2-1-3/17, M Dries 10-5-2/9, Jesse Major 9-1-1/44, T Kierath 8-2-2/17, L Robertson 5-0-2/24, J Geary 1-0-0/9 D Miller 4-0-0/26

Sydney University won by 17 runs

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 11 Country Cricket Championships The NSW Country Cricket Committee of Management revised the structure of the Senior Country Championships in season 2011/2012. The knockout format of previous seasons was abandoned, with the tournament comprised of Northern and Southern divisions. The revised format sees each team play three preliminary matches, with the winners of the Northern and Southern divisions meeting in the Final of the Country Championships. The Northern division was hosted by Newcastle, with all matches played at Cahill Oval and Miller Field, Belmont. The Belmont Sporties Club provided superb facilities which were appreciated by players and officials alike. The efforts of groundsman Steve Clarkson, in challenging conditions, must also be recognised.

Friday 18 November 2011 Newcastle v North Coast Miller Field, Belmont After a week of poor weather in Newcastle, conditions did not change for the first day of the Northern pool of the Country Championships. The match between Newcastle and North Coast was abandoned without any play.

Saturday 19 November 2011 Newcastle v Western Cahill Oval, Belmont Western captain Tim Cox won the toss and elected to bowl in what appeared to be bowler friendly conditions at Cahill Oval. Mark Dries and Pat Darwen seized the initiative, playing positively in the opening overs. Both fell in quick succession and some tight bowling from Western saw Newcastle reduced to 5 for 63. Simon Moore’s patient innings of 65 ensured that Newcastle reached a competitive total of 175, with Moore sharing a 61 run partnership for the 6th wicket with Josh Geary (20). Fine weather meant that the wicket improved throughout the day, and the Western innings commenced in perfect sunshine. Despite a spirited effort from the Newcastle bowlers, the Western batsmen formed a number of useful partnerships and eased to a six wicket victory.

Newcastle Innings Western Innings M Dries c Knights b Hoare 19 T Colley b Maher 21 P Darwen c Wallace b Hoare 17 C Wallace lbw b Littlewood 33 S Moore c P Rosser b Hoare 65 S Knights not out 55 M Littlewood c Hoare b Strachan 12 N Rosser c Bird b Littlewood 2 T Goodwin lbw b Cox 0 I Redpath b Maher 26 J Trappel lbw b Cox 0 P Rosser not out 23 J Geary run out 20 K Harmsworth c Ryan b Quilter 3 K Neely c&b P Rosser 14 L Bird st Ryan b P Rosser 0 N Foster not out 5 Sundries 0 Sundries 15 Total 175 Total 4/176 Overs 49.2 Overs 43.3 Bowling Bowling A Maher 10-2-2/40, L Bird 5-1-0/30, D Hoare 7.2-1-3/39, T Cox 10-4-2/21, K Harmsworth 8-1-0/33, N Foster 6-1-0/26, B Strachan 8-3-1/20, I Redpath 4-0-0/11, M Littlewood 6-2-2/21, M Dries 7-1-0/10, T Quilter 10-1-2/44, P Rosser 10-1-2-44 P Darwen 1-0-0/11, J Trappel 0.3-0-0/4

Western won by 6 wickets

12 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Sunday 20 November 2011 Newcastle v Central North Miller Field, Belmont Newcastle entered the final preliminary match with a slim chance of progressing to the finals. A strong bowling and fielding performance restricted Central North to a total of 227 from its 50 overs, with Josh Geary (3/39) and Nick Foster (2/26) using the conditions most effectively in the middle overs. Needing to secure victory within 30 overs to secure two bonus points, Newcastle attacked the Central North bowling from the outset. A brisk 103 run partnership between Mark Dries and Kaine Harmsworth set Newcastle on course for an emphatic victory, before captain Mark Littlewood guided Newcastle to victory with more than 16 overs to spare. However, Western’s victory against North Coast ensured that they progressed to the Final of the Country Championships as winners of the Northern Pool. Central North Innings Newcastle Innings M Rixon c Moore b Geary 94 P Darwen c Groth b Smythe 8 A Lole c Harmsworth b Foster 19 M Dries c Groth b Prescott 108 S Norville c Darwen b Foster 7 K Harmsworth c Geise b Ball 53 B Rixon st Neely b Geary 12 S Moore c Smythe b Geise 2 J Cook not out 40 T Goodwin st Groth b Ball 8 G Geise c Dries b Geary 10 M Littlewood b Kensell 25 T Kensell c Neely b Maher 4 J Trappel not out 14 T Prescott not out 10 J Geary not out 5

Sundries 31 Sundries 8 Total 6/227 Total 6/231 Overs 5o Overs 33.2

Bowling Bowling A Maher 10-2-1/33, L Bird 3-0-0/20, A Greentree 7-1-0/41, C Smythe 6-0-1/41, J Trappel 5-0-0/28, K Harmsworth 5-1-0/25, J Cook 3-0-0/24, T Kensell 6-0-1/29, N Foster 10-0-2/26, M Dries 4-0-0/20, G Geise 4-0-1/43, K Ball 4-0-2/40, M Littlewood 4-0-0/28, J Geary 9-0-3/39 T Prescott 3-0-1/8, M Rixon 0.2-0-0/4

Newcastle won by 4 wickets (with one bonus point)

NSW Country Squad 2011-2012 Back Row: Glenn Rowlands (Coach), Tim Cox, Declan Hoare, Andrew Maher, Kaine Harmsworth, Ethan Bartlett, Graeme Batty, Ron Hancock (Manager), Chris Becker (Physio). Front Row: Patrick Darwen, Tom Groth, Brendan Rixon, Jeff Cook, Simon Moore, Pat Rosser, Troy Goodwin NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 13 NEWCASTLE V NEW SOUTH WALES 2ND XI Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 February 2012 Newcastle v New South Wales Second XI No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle

For the first time in many seasons, Cricket NSW and the NDCA scheduled a fixture between the New South Wales Second XI and the Newcastle representative team in late February 2012. The New South Wales Second XI won the toss and elected to bat in superb conditions at No 1 Sportsground. With Sam Webber and Luke Bird each claiming an early wicket, the Second XI were reduced to 2/11. Daniel Hughes and David Dawson then combined in 174 run partnership for the 3rd wicket, with Dawson eventually departing for 136 (16 x 4s). The NSW Second XI scored quickly after the tea break, eventually declaring with some 12 overs remaining in the day’s play. An aggressive spell of fast bowling from NSW Speed Blitz Blues representative Chris Tremain reduced Newcastle to 4/32 at stumps.

The Newcastle middle order fought valiantly on the second morning, but were unable to resist the NSW attack. Dismissed for 119 in their first innings, Newcastle were asked to follow on. Despite again losing early wickets the Newcastle middle order attacked, with Mark Littlewood taking 21 runs from one Burt Cockley over. Sam Webber continued the assault, scoring 47 from just 23 balls (5 x 6s, 3 x 4s), sharing a 59 run partnership with Josh Emerton for the 7th wicket in little more than 6 overs. Newcastle were ultimately dismissed for 210, allowing the NSW Second XI to secure victory within two days. All of the volunteers who assisted the NDCA in conducting the fixture are thanked for their time and dedication throughout the week in which the fixture was played.

New South Wales Second XI Innings Newcastle 1st Innings D Hughes b Foster 88 J Geary lbw b Tremain 4 T McDonald c Macourt b Webber 3 J Major b Tremain 4 S Henry c McClintock b Bird 0 B Jackson b Tremain 26 D Dawson c Major b Foster 136 M Littlewood b vd Gugten 31 C Merchant run out 28 J Trappel b Tremain 21 N Price not out 57 J Emerton c Price b Tremain 4 S Abbott c Geary b Webber 12 D Macourt run out 32 A Zampa not out 1 S Webber b Campbell 7 B McClintock not out 5 L Bird c Dawson b Cockley 0 N Foster b Cockley 2 Sundries 14 Sundries 3 Total 6/339 Total 119 Overs 83 Overs 29.5

Bowling Bowling S Webber 23-4-2/97, L Bird 14-5-1/33, C Tremain 13-0-5/58, B Cockley 5.5-0-2/14, N Foster 23-0-2/83, M Wicks 7-0-0/38, J Campbell 4-0-1/19, A Zampa 1-0-0/4, M Littlewood 8-0-0/22, J Trappel 2-0-0/5, T van der Gugten 6-0-1/23 B Jackson 2-0-0/17, J Geary 3-0-0/27, J Emerton 1-0-0/8

14 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Newcastle 2nd Innings J Geary b Cockley 4 J Major b Cockley 7 B Jackson st Dawson b Zampa 33 M Littlewood c Campbell b vd Gugten 29 J Trappel lbw b Tremain 46 J Emerton lbw b Tremain 28 D Macourt run out 6 S Webber c Hughes b Campbell 47 B McClintock c Dawson b Campbell 1 L Bird c Dawson b Tremain 7 N Foster not out 0 Sundries 2 Total 210 Overs 32.4

Bowling B Cockley 5-1-2/37, J Campbell 5-1-2/21, A Zampa 11-0-1/102, T van der Gugten 4-0-1/17, C Tremain 7.4-0-3/32

New South Wales Second XI won by an innings and 10 runs Umpires Ricky Field and Kim Norris

Newcastle v NSW Second XI, 1 March 2012 Newcastle captain Mark Littlewood tries his luck in the T20 Fixture against the New South Wales Second XI.

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 15 Thursday 1 March 2012 Newcastle v New South Wales Second XI – T20 Fixtures No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle Having completed the match within the scheduled duration, both teams agreed to play a T20 fixture on Thursday 1 March. Having won the toss and elected to bat, Newcastle again suffered from the loss of early wickets. However, captain Mark Littlewood shared partnerships of 63 with Brett Jackson and 74 with Josh Trappel to lead Newcastle to a competitive total of 5/144. Wickets in consecutive balls to Sam Webber brought Newcastle into the match, but the experience of Sydney Thunder’s Sean Abbott saw the New South Wales Second XI complete a well-paced chase with three balls to spare.

Newcastle Innings New South Wales Second XI Innings J Geary b Cockley 0 S Henry c Geary b Webber 11 S Webber c Price b Tremain 0 T McDonald c Bird b Webber 5 B Jackson c Cockley b Henry 28 S Abbott not out 72 M Littlewood not out 59 C Merchant c Foster b Littlewood 16 J Trappel c Dawson b Campbell 36 N Price c Bird b Littlewood 8 L Bird b Campbell 0 D Hughes not out 30

Sundries 21 Sundries 5 Total 5/144 Total 4/147 Overs 20 Overs 19.3

Bowling Bowling C Tremain 1-0-1/6, B Cockley 3-0-1/12, S Webber 4-0-2/16, L Bird 3.3-0-0/37, J Campbell 4-0-2/24, A Zampa 4-0-0/20, N Foster 3-0-0/20, M Wicks 1-0-0/13, T van der Gugten 4-0-0/33, S Henry 4-0-1/38 J Geary 4-0-0/24, M Littlewood 4-0-2/35

New South Wales Second XI won by 6 wickets

Newcastle v NSW Second XI, 1 March 2012 Newcastle’s Nick Foster sends one down against the New South Wales Second XI.

16 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 COUNTRY COLTS CARNIVAL The Country Colts Carnival was hosted by the Illawarra zone in late January 2012. The withdrawal of several senior players saw Newcastle send a young squad to compete in the carnival, with almost all players eligible to participate in Colts competition for a number of seasons into the future. Coach Gary Pinches must again be thanked for his commitment to the Newcastle Representative Cricket program, and in particular his dedication to the Junior representative teams. The efforts of Manager Mark Eveleigh are also acknowledged.

Friday 27 January 2012 Newcastle v Riverina Hollymount Park East, Illawarra Wet weather saw this match abandoned with play. Newcastle progressed by virtue of its higher seeding.

Saturday 28 January 2012 Newcastle v Southern North Dalton Park, Illawarra Newcastle won the toss and asked Southern to bat in bowler friendly conditions. Southern made a sound start to their innings, the openers adding 56 before Peter Lojszczyk broke through for Newcastle. Securing wickets at regular intervals, Newcastle were able to restrict Southern to 8/194 from their 50 overs. Reduced to 4/34, a lone hand from Nathan Hudson (77*, 5 x 4s, 1 x 6s) kept Newcastle’s hopes afloat. However, with no other batsman passing 12, Newcastle were unable to seriously challenge Southern, who prevailed by 36 runs.

Southern Innings Newcastle Innings K Gray c Magann b Lojszczyk 29 D Hunter lbw b McAndrew 12 M Arblaster c Hunter b Evans 64 B McClintock c Basilee b Legge 5 D Maddison b Magann 7 J Keelan c Coulter b Jones 0 J Cartwright c Montgomery b Evans 10 J Laverick b McAndrew 10 B Munilla c Hunter b Montgomery 1 J Goninan c Sherwood b Coulter 9 B Mitchell c McGovern b Montgomery 5 N Hudson not out 77 N McAndrew not out 48 J Montgomery c Legge b Coulter 10 M Coulter c Montgomery b Evans 0 D McGovern c Basilee b McAndrew 7 A Basille c Roxby b Laverick 9 C Roxby b McAndrew 0 O Sharwood not out 4 B Evans c Munilla b McAndrew 3 M Magann c Basilee b Legge 1 Sundries 17 Sundries 23 Total 8/194 Total 158 Overs 50 Overs 48

Bowling Bowling C Roxby 5-0-0/29, D McGovern 4-0-0/19, A Legge 15-5-2/29, D Jones 7-0-1/22, P Lojszczyk 7-0-1/28, M Magann 7-2-1/16, N McAndrew 10-0-5/26, B Mitchell 8-0-0/35, B Evans 15-1-3/60, J Montgomery 6-1-2/8, M Coulter 8-0-2/38 J Laverick 6-1-1-28

Southern won by 36 runs

Sunday 23 January 2012 Newcastle v Western Figtree No 1 Oval, Illawarra Newcastle won the toss and elected to bat in the final match of the Country Colts Championship campaign. After the loss of an early wicket, Jeff Goninan (113) and Dylan Hunter (67) combined in a 171 run partnership for the 2nd wicket, before Goninan and Nathan Hudson added a further 54 runs in NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 17 just 7 overs. Newcastle’s total of 276 proved too great for Western, who lost regular wickets to the balanced Newcastle attack. Wallsend’s Daniel McGovern was the pick of bowlers, securing three wickets to close out the match in emphatic fashion.

Newcastle Innings Western Innings D Hunter b Brien 67 C Beach c McClintock b Lojszczyk 4 B McClintock lbw b Kershaw 0 N Wright c McClintock b Roxby 4 J Goninan c b Gough 113 S Knights c McClintock b Roxby 26 N Hudson c b Kershaw 29 J Toole c&b Evans 31 J Laverick c b Gough 12 K Brien c Magann b Evans 21 J Keelan c b Gough 0 M Hearn run out (Magann) 4 J Montgomery c b Brien 3 J Conn c Evans b McGovern 32 D McGovern c b Brien 7 B Aubin c Goninan b McGovern 7 C Roxby not out 5 L Gough b McGovern 5 B Evans not out 3 M Saul st McClintock b Hudson 0 B Smith not out 2 Sundries 34 Sundries 10 Total 8/276 Total 146 Overs 50 Overs 40.1

Bowling Bowling L Gough 10-0-3/39, J Kershaw 10-0-2/59, P Lojszczyk 6-0-1/26, C Roxby 6-0-2/18, K Brien 8-0-3/37, B Smith 10-0-0/53, M Magann 6-0-0/15, J Montgomery 6-1-0/16, J Connors 4-0-0/25, M Saul 5-0-0/32, B Evans 10-0-2/42, D McGovern 4-0-3/18, N Wright 2-0-0/10, M Hearn 1-0-0/8 N Hudson 2.1-0-1/8

Newcastle won by 130 runs

2011/2012 Newcastle Colts Side Back Row: Garry Pinches (Coach), Cameron Roxby, Peter Lojszczyk, Daniel McGovern, Nathan Hudson, Beau McClintock, Dylan Hunter Front Row: Ben Evans, Max Magann, Jeff Goninan, Johnathon Laverick (Captain), Jason Keelan (Vice Captain), Jake Montgomery, Mark Eveleigh (Manager). 18 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE STATISTICS

Batting Player M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average Nathan Hudson 2 2 1 77* 106 106.00 Jeff Goninan 2 2 0 113 122 61.00 Mark Dries 3 3 0 108 128 42.67 Troy Goodwin 3 3 1 75* 83 41.50 Dylan Hunter 2 2 0 67 79 39.50 Simon Moore 2 2 0 65 67 33.50 Mark Littlewood 5 6 1 59* 164 32.80 Kaine Harmsworth 2 2 0 53 56 28.00 Josh Emerton 2 2 0 28 49 24.50 Sam Webber 2 3 0 47 68 22.67 Brett Jackson 2 3 0 33 62 20.67 Josh Trappel 5 6 1 46 98 19.60 Andrew Maher 3 1 0 16 16 16.00 Patrick Darwen 2 2 0 17 25 12.50 Dane Macourt 2 2 0 19 25 12.50 Kurt Neely 3 2 0 14 24 12.00 Jono Laverick 2 2 0 12 22 11.00 Josh Geary 5 6 1 20 39 07.80 Jesse Major 3 3 0 11 21 07.00 Jake Montgomery 2 2 0 11 14 07.00 Daniel McGovern 2 2 0 07 14 07.00 Beau McClintock 7 7 2 12 31 06.20 Ben Evans 2 2 1 03* 6 06.00 Nick Foster 4 3 2 05* 5 05.00 Cameron Roxby 2 2 1 05* 5 05.00 Luke Bird 5 5 0 07 18 03.60 Anthony Hobson 1 1 0 02 2 02.00 Max Magann 2 1 0 01 1 01.00 Jason Keelan 2 2 0 00 0 00.00 Peter Lojszczyk 2 0 0 - - - Matthew Wicks 2 - - - - - Josh Bennett 1 - - - - -

Bowling Player O M W R Average Nathan Hudson 02.1 0 1 8 08.00 Jake Montgomery 12 1 2 24 12.00 Daniel McGovern 8 0 3 37 12.33 Mark Dries 21 6 2 39 19.50 Andrew Maher 29 7 5 100 20.00 Ben Evans 25 1 5 102 20.40 Cameron Roxby 11 0 2 47 23.50 Peter Lojszczyk 13 0 2 52 26.00 Mark Littlewood 22 2 4 106 26.50 Jono Laverick 8 1 1 28 28.00 Sam Webber 27 4 4 113 28.25 Max Magann 13 2 1 31 31.00 Josh Geary 17 0 3 99 33.00 Nick Foster 42 1 4 155 38.75 Jesse Major 9 1 1 44 44.00 Luke Bird 35.3 7 2 157 78.50 Josh Emerton 1 0 0 8 - Patrick Darwen 1 0 0 11 - Brett Jackson 2 0 0 17 - Josh Bennett 8 0 0 33 - Matthew Wicks 8 0 0 51 - Kaine Harmsworth 13 2 0 58 - Josh Trappel 10.3 0 0 59 -

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Wicketkeeping Player Catches Stumpings Total Beau McClintock 6 1 7 Kurt Neely 1 1 2

Centuries Player Score Opponent Jeff Goninan 113 Western Mark Dries 108 Central North

Partnerships Players Partnership Opponent Dylan Hunter – Jeff Goninan 171 Western Mark Dries – Kaine Harmsworth 103 Central North

UNDER 17 NORTHERN CARNIVAL The 2012 Under 17 Country Championships were held in Dubbo hosted by Western Zone. Unfortunately the tournament was interrupted with rain but we still managed to get three games of cricket being a 50 over game and two T20 games. It was obvious from the start of the tournament that Newcastle posed the biggest threat of the carnival, given the team’s success in the winning of the 2011 Bradman Cup and Under 16 State Challenge. Unfortunately results were mixed, with us going down in the 50 over game, but winning both T20 games.

Round 1 – Illawarra 6/235 (T Edwards 74, D Constable 42, C Brown 28) def Newcastle 206 (J Montgomery 33, M Clune 33, R Hanlon 27, B Chapman 4/59, S Benson 2/21)

The first day saw us up against Illawarra in the 50 over game. Illawarra batted very well and was 6/235 after 50 overs. We really needed someone to stand up and make a big score, but unfortunately all of our batsmen got starts with no one really going on with it. Eventually Newcastle were bowled out for 206 with 33 being the top score achieved by both Jake Montgomery and Morgan Clune.

Round 2 – Newcastle 3/138 (J Forsyth 60) def Riverina 9/106 (M Clune 3/15, C Single 2/11)

The second day was washed out and the following day saw us play two T20 games. Our first T20 was against Riverina. Newcastle batted first and scored 3/138 of 20 overs, on the back of an excellent innings from Josh Forsyth of 60. Newcastle then bowled and fielded very well, restricting Riverina to 9/106 off their 20 overs, winning easily.

Round 3 – Newcastle 3/90 (R Hanlon 23*, Z Sheather 2/22) def North Coast 8/86

Newcastle then played North Coastal. North Coastal batted first and after some very tight bowling and excellent fielding, we restricted them to 8/86 from 20 overs. Newcastle were always in control passing their total in the 17th over, 3 wickets down.

There were no standouts in the Newcastle team with all players making a contribution with either bat or ball at some stage throughout the tournament. Daniel Arms and Cameron Roxby were selected to represent the NSW Country Under 17 team, who played the NSW City Under 17 team in Bowral the following weekend.

20 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 BRADMAN CUP The 2012 Bradman Cup was hosted by Southern Zone, with games played at the northern end of that Zone, around Kiama, Gerringong, Albion Park and Jambaroo. After the success of the previous campaign high hopes were held for this squad which included five Under 15 Players. Unfortunately after a convincing win on Day 1 against Riverina, the next two games resulted in losses to North Cost and the eventual winners, Central North.

Round 1 – Newcastle 1/116 (M Clune 68*) def Riverina 112 (C Mathieson 31, M Clune 3/9, H Crossley 2/10)

The team’s first game against Riverina was played at Gerringong on synthetic due to poor weather the day before. Riverina batted first and compiled only 112 off 39 overs. Newcastle responded in emphatic style finishing with 1/116 off 32 overs.

Round 2 – North Coast 252 (N Scott 72, J Carroll 45, J Patterson 3/40) def Newcastle 210 (H Crossley 45, M Clune 40, M Finlayson 29, J Forsyth 29, D Rootes 3/37)

Day 2 saw Newcastle play North Coast at Jambaroo. Having won the toss Newcastle sent North Coast into bat, with local curating advice stating the wicket would assist the team bowling first. Unfortunately this was not too accurate with North Coast compiling 252 off their 50 overs. In chasing this target Newcastle made a good start to be 0/61 after 15 overs but then steadily lost wickets to finish at 210.

Round 3 – Central North 3/154 (M Houlahan 53, G Manley 48*, J Psarakis 34) def Newcastle 153 (S Davies 40, M Clune 35, H Batley 4/41)

The last game against Central North was also at Jambaroo. Having batted first Newcastle never really got momentum going and were dismissed or only 153. Central North easily achieved this with the loss of 3 wickets.

From the Bradman Cup Newcastle had Morgan Clune (Newcastle City) and Jonte Pattinson (Toronto Workers) selected in the NSW Country Camp to be held in April in Sydney, from which some Country players will be selected in the NSW Under 17 Development squad.

KOOKABURRA CUP The Newcastle team for the Kookaburra Cup was selected from the DCA Team and selected players from the U14 Presidents and U13’s DCA team. The competition was hosted in Taree. The competition was unfortunately interrupted by rain making game time limited. All grounds and facilities were excellent and provided a good opportunity for the team to play on quality grounds and turf wickets. Rain played a significant role but all groundstaff made every effort to try to get cricket played. The carnival organisers worked diligently to ensure that matches proceeded, albeit under extremely challenging conditions.

Round 1 – Illawarra 6/90 (T Flynn-Duncombe 32*, E Thompson 2/17) def Newcastle 88 (L Johnson 25, K Booth 3/18, K Flynn-Duncombe 2/10, T Dodds 2/14)

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 21 Rain delayed the start of play, when the covers were removed the wicket had some surface moisture but was hard underneath with a good covering of grass. The outfield was very soft. Newcastle lost the toss and were put into bat; a solid start was made, but runs were hard to come by with a number of rain delays throughout the innings. Attempts to build a competitive total in the latter stages of the innings saw us all out for 88 in 37 overs. Illawarra went into to bat as the weather cleared; the boys put on a good display of tight bowling, but after the first hour the wicket dried and batting became a bit easier. Illawarra chased us down in 34.1 overs (6/90). Quinn Fowler, Duncan Brown and Arron Bills were the best of the bowlers.

Round 2 - Central North 8/124 (B Smith 32, S Lewis 3/23, D Brown 2/15) def Newcastle 123 (E Niszczot 42, S Yabsley 3/18, P Magann 2/12, P Stapleton 2/14, T Park 2/15)

Newcastle won the toss and with a very wet outfield, but a dry wicket, Newcastle elected to have a bat. A couple of early wickets saw a consolidation by the middle order but momentum was interrupted with a rain delay in the middle session. Resumption of play saw a bit of a collapse with Newcastle all out for 123. The weather cleared in the afternoon but a solid bowling and economical bowling effort nearly saw the boys across the line in a pressure cooker game. Central North ultimately prevailed, scoring 8/124 in 48.1 overs to secure a narrow victory.

Round 3 - Central Coast 6/115 (B Denneman 26, E Niszczot 3/19) def Newcastle 6/114 (E Niszczot 60*, S Byfield 3/21)

Game 3 saw another wet day and a delayed start as the groundstaff worked hard to get a game on. Newcastle batted first a got off to a solid but slow start on a very slow outfield when rain caused a delay in play which saw a reduction in overs. When play resumed an excellent display of positive batting saw the boys post a competitive target for the conditions of 6/114. As the rain cleared, an excellent bowling and fielding display from Newcastle saw the game come down to the second last ball with Central Coast scraping home. Elliot Thompson, Duncan Brown and Quinn Fowler all bowled exceptionally well.

Although the results don’t show it in wins the team bonded well and played some exceptional cricket in extremely tough conditions and I believe all players gained valuable experience that will further their cricket and make Newcastle solid in the coming years. As the carnival progressed the boys became more of a unit producing a gutsy team effort in the last game that showed individual skills harnessed in a team all round performance where all gave 100% and nearly pulled off a fantastic win.

Unfortunately the weather was a significant contributor to the results of this competition and I don’t feel the results were indicative of where the team sat in the overall level of the competition. I believe all players will be better for the experience. We have some very talented cricketers in Newcastle and need to constantly nurture and develop them both as cricketers and young men. I would also like to thank Frank and Brent for their assistance and dedication to the squad in the lead up and during the kookaburra cup 11/12.

Steven Kirk – Coach U14 Kookaburra Cup Side 2011/12

The Kookaburra Cup Squad was made up of 13 players: Tim Studdert (c), Ethan Niszcot, Logan Johnson, Cody Edstein-Boyes, Ben Herring, Alex Schmaler-Looms, Liam Dwyer, Elliot Thompson, Duncan Brown, Arron Bills, Seb Lewis, Quinn Fowler and Jake Radford. The squad was assisted by Steven Kirk (Coach), Frank Walsh (Assistant Coach) and Brent Niszcot (Manager). 22 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 FROM THE VAULT

Southern Lakes Premiership Winning Side – 1973-1974 Back Row: Fenton Coull, David Hill, Les Edwards (Captain), Mark Whitelaw, John Gardner, Noel Thomson. Front Row: Robert Holland, Garry Pinches, Ken Solway (Wicketkeeper), Keith McCord (Scorer).

Passmore Oval: Hamilton Players “Doc” Haslam and Jack Anderson

Season 1963/1964 Harker Oval Lambton-New Lambton players Peter Davis and Geoff Newton NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 23

Lambton-New Lambton Second Grade Final Winners – 1964-1965 Back Row: Ken Solway (Wicketkeeper), Ray Newton, Paul Harris, Peter Davis, Don Fox, Michael McEntrye, Jack Hughes. Front Row: Stan Meares (Treasurer), David Nichols, Col Campbell (Captain), Joe Thomson (Vice Captain), Geoff Newton, Jim O’Hearn (Secretary)

Hamilton Premiers and Final Winners – 1950-1951 Back Row: HW Smith (Secretary), G Clapham (Scorer), R Rice, W Wilson, N Waller (President), J Bull, E Duncan, EB Owners (Treasurer), EJ Anderson (Patron). Front Row: L Miller, W Pugh, P Lee, J Steele (Captain), J Anderson, R Roxby, H Haslam, N Stewart 24 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012

Lambton-New Lambton First Grade Final Winners – 1956-1957 Back Row: Jim O’Hearn (Secretary), John O’Brien, Graham Sutcliffe, Royce Stewart (President), Ted Cullin, Fernao "Sonny" De Carvalho, Eric Kelly (Treasurer) Second Row: Keith McDonald, Jim De Courcy, Gordon "Pop" Woolmer (Gear Steward), Ken Hill (Captain), Noel Hayes Front Row: Jack Lennox, Michael Riley (Scorer), Bob Freeman Inserts: John Cox and Ossie Lambert (Wicketkeeper)

Season 1990/1991 Southern Lakes players Paul Wilson and Tony Parker after victory in a Country Colts game in Canberra. NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 25

Northern NSW v West Indies – No 1 Sportsground, Season 1951/1952 Back Row: Gordon Frith (Manager - NDCA Assistant Secretary NDCA), Jack Anderson (Hamilton), Michael Hinman (Maitland), Jack Bull (Hamilton), Wal Pickles (Waratah-Mayfield) Keith Wood (Waratah-Mayfield), Ron McDonald (Wallsend), Ron Harvey (Waratah-Mayfield) Sitting: Bob Roxby (Hamilton), Jim Mannix (Waratah-Mayfield), Reg Beatty (Belmont - Captain), Ossie Lambert (Wicketkeeper Lambton-New Lambton), Jim De Courcy (Lambton-New Lambton)

Hamilton v Waratah-Mayfield – Season 1952/1953 Hugh Marjoribanks, Ern Duncan, Doc Haslem, Jack Bull, Jack Steel, Col Stephenson

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Newcastle City District Cricket Club, First Grade Winners 1964-65 Back Row: Fred Matthews (Secretary/Treasurer), Ron McDonald, Colin Rogers, Laurie Packham (President), Bruce O’Sullivan, “Doc” Haslam, Dave Robinson (Scorer) Front Row: “Rusty” Williams, Kerry Ross, George Bodell, Ron Fraser (Captain), Colyn Whitehead, Colin Stone, Paul Dearing

Hamilton First Grade Side – Season 1952/1953 Back Row: Ken Sullivan, Ern Duncan, Alan Rosenbaum, Jack Bull, Max Fraser, Col Stephenson Front Row: Doc Haslam (Wicketkeeper), Jack Steele, Hugh Marjoribanks, Jack Anderson, Bruce O'Sullivan NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 27

Stockton 2nd Grade Joint Finalist, 1988/1989 Club Champions (Centenary year) Back Row: Albert Hawkins (Scorer), Paul Christie, Tony Caponeccia, Paul Robertson, Robert Allan (Secretary). Robert Ogram (Treasurer), David Crow, Arthur Hawkins, Robert Matthews, Middle Row: Marco Caponeccia (wicketkeeper), Arthur Linstrom. Front Row: Kyle Hartigan, Stewart Sinclair, Ron Hancock (Captain), Chris Morris, Peter Parr.

University of Newcastle Cricket Club, First Grade Final Winning Team – Season 1986/1987 Back Row: Parker Magin, Tony Fort, Cameron Ross, Iain Robertson, Greg Lloyd, David Johnston, Graham Turner Front Row: Adam Dwyer, Robert Merlo, Tim Curran (captain), Chris Rudd, Wilfred Schultz (wicketkeeper)

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Cardiff-Boolaroo Under 23 Winners – Season 1998/1999 Back Row: Anthony Walsh, Jason Gregory, Brad McLennan, Corey Loveday, Jason Fenwick, Daniel Moran Front Row: Jason Vero, Simon Moore (captain), Gavin Wilson, Wade Keft, Russell Young, Bret Kneller

Southern Lakes First Grade Side – 1979/1980 Back Row: Colin Caban, Wayne Hackett, Stephen Woodbridge, Tony Fullerton, Aaron Lewis Front Row: David Nicholls, Graeme Lewis, Terry Walters (Wicketkeeper), Robert Holland (Captain), Garry Pinches, Bob McLeod

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Northern NSW v New Zealand – Season 1973-74 Back Row: Chris Beattie, Tom Locker (President NDCA), Gordon Goffet, George Claridge, Barry Barrett, Charlie Traill, Merv Baker (Secretary NDCA), Charlie Baker Front Row: Jim Hogg, Bob Brooks, Michael Hill (captain), Colin Elliott, Lee Baines

Stockton 3rd Grade Premiers and Final Winners – Season 1942/43 Back Row: J Gregory, D Cochrane, K Carmody, W Spencer, K O’Connell. Middle Row: J Gregory (Scorer), G Thornton (Secretary), A Wilson (President), H Hodges (Life Member), R J Hill (Patron and Life Member). Front Row: H Cox, R Pugh, K Pugh (Vice Capt), W Johnson (c), T Linstrom, D O’Connell. Absent: M Bell (with Services (World War II)), J Swan, R Maher. 30 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012

DE COURCY CLUB AND DE COURCY CUP The De Courcy Club was formed in 2009 with the aim of raising funds for a diverse range of cricket programs and charity organizations across Newcastle and NSW. Newcastle District clubs compete for the De Courcy Cup, with the holder of the Cup defending it during each round of the Commonwealth Bank Premiership. Hamilton-Wickham entered the 2011-2012 season as holders of the De Courcy Cup, and ultimately retained the Cup at season’s end. The Belmont, Toronto Workers, University, Waratah-Mayfield and Stockton- Raymond Terrace clubs all held the Cup at various stages throughout the season. The NDCA greatly appreciates the De Courcy Club’s ongoing support of the De Courcy Cup and cricket in Newcastle.

The De Courcy Club also held a successful Finals luncheon on Friday 30 March 2012, with more than 300 guests attending the event which featured former Australian opening batsmen Mark Taylor and Michael Slater. The luncheon was a great success, and is fast becoming a regular part of the Newcastle cricket calendar. 2011-2012 DE COURCY CUP WINNERS

Hamilton-Wickham v Wallsend, First Grade Semi Final at No 1 Sportsground Hamilton-Wickham Captain Kirk Mullard and David Stevenson NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 31

De Courcy Club Members Robert Faraday-Bensley, Steve Threadgold, Paul Marjoribanks and Chad White with guests Michael Slater and Mark Taylor at the De Courcy Club Finals Luncheon (30 March 2012).

First Grade Final Captains Simon Moore (Merewether) and David Celep (Wallsend) with the Dr EP Barbour Shield at the De Courcy Club Finals Luncheon (30 March 2012).

32 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 NDCA COMPETITIONS 2011-2012

Merewether’s dominance of the 2011-2012 season was Club Championship 2011-2012 reflected in the club championship, with Merewether Club Points finishing almost 100 points clear of Hamilton-Wickham Merewether 1032 to claim the club championship for the thirteenth time. Hamilton-Wickham 939 The Club Championship standings do not adequately Newcastle City 848 Charlestown 738 demonstrate the extent of Merewether’s success, with the University 720 First Grade team reaching the SCG Country Cup Final in Wests CC 713 addition to its success in all three of the NDCA’s First Toronto Workers Kookaburras 707 Stockton-Raymond Terrace 631 Grade competitions, and all Grades qualifying for the Wallsend 585 Semi Finals. Hamilton-Wickham’s resurgence continued, Belmont 574 the club progressing from 11th position in season 2008- Waratah-Mayfield 546 2009 to a second place finish. Whilst the continued Cardiff-Boolaroo 396 success of the First Grade side, who won the Commonwealth Bank for the third consecutive season was a significant factor in the clubs performance, the improved performance of all of the clubs lower grade sides contributed significantly to their second place finish. Wests CC were season 2011-2012’s other high achievers, with their First Grade side finishing a much improved 6th and the club mirroring that effort to finish in the same position in the club championship.

Newcastle City’s spirited defence of the club championship saw them finish in third place, with their lower grade strength most evident in the Denis Broad OAM Cup competition. Belmont and Wallsend qualified for the First Grade Semi Finals, but had limited success in the lower grades. Both Stockton and Charlestown enjoyed success in Second Grade, whilst Toronto were able to qualify for the finals in both the Third and Fourth Grades. Waratah-Mayfield experienced success in the T20 Competition, but joined University and Cardiff-Boolaroo in failing to qualify for the Finals in the Grade competition. Cardiff-Boolaroo did reach the Semi Finals of the Under 21 Competition, losing to eventual champions Newcastle City.

Merewether v Wests CC, NDCA T20 Competition Final, 11 March 2012 Wests CC’s Scott Sharma in action in the NDCA T20 Competition Final.

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 33 COMMONWEALTH BANK FIRST GRADE PREMIERSHIP

First Grade Premiership 2011-2012 Hamilton-Wickham claimed the Commonwealth Club Points % Bank Shield for the third consecutive season, securing the title with victory over Newcastle City Hamilton-Wickham 81 1.3890 Merewether 78 1.6634 on the final day of the season. Both Merewether Belmont 70 1.3144 and Belmont had qualified for the Semi-Finals Wallsend 62 1.0577 before the final round of the competition, whilst University 56 1.0005 Wallsend anxiously endured wash outs in Rounds Wests CC 55 1.1433 16 and 17 to claim the last Semi-Final position. Charlestown 47 1.0608 Wallsend were able to post a competitive total of Newcastle City 47 0.7483 Stockton-Terrace 40 0.8669 224 in the first Semi Final, and were able to restrict Toronto Workers 37 0.8310 Ham-Wicks to 204 to secure a place in the Final. Waratah Mayfield 32 0.8505 Merewether posted a total of 242 in the second Cardiff-Boolaroo 20 0.5087 Semi Final, played on an excellent wicket at Townson Oval. Belmont placed the Lions under some pressure, and appeared to be well positioned at 3/150 before a middle order collapse saw Merewether progress to the Final with a 35 run victory.

Saturday 31 March and Sunday 1 April 2012 Merewether v Wallsend No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle After a season of wet weather, Merewether won the toss and elected to bat in fine conditions at No 1 Sportsground. Merewether made a steady start, before Pat Darwen combined with Troy Goodwin (59) and Trent Bush (51) to propel Merewether to an imposing total of 6/329. Darwen became just the second Merewether batsman to score a century in the First Grade Final, and the first to do so in more than 80 years. Wallsend’s chase did not begin well, with Sam Gilmour securing two early wickets to put Merewether on the front foot. Brett Jackson and Joe Curk made important middle order contributions, with Tim O’Neill removing both to reduce Wallsend to 5/155. A spirited knock of 65 from teenager Cameron Roxby provided Wallsend with some hope, but Wallsend’s chances went with him as he became O’Neill’s sixth victim; Gilmour claimed the final two wickets as Merewether prevailed by 67 runs. Tim O’Neill was awarded the Rogers the Jewellers’ Trophy as the player of the match.

Merewether Innings Wallsend 1st Innings J Dunn c Coleman b Wicks 4 J Clarke c Moore b Gilmour 16 J Geary lbw b Celep 22 A Wivell c Crittenden b Gilmour 5 S Moore b Harding 34 D Celep c Moore b O'Neill 18 T Goodwin b Wicks 59 B Jackson c Gilmour b O'Neill 61 P Darwen b Coleman 113 J Curk b O'Neill 43 T Bush c McGovern b Coleman 51 D Clarke c Dunn b O'Neill 6 S Gilmour not out 22 C Roxby st M’mery b O'Neill 65 S Montgomery not out 1 P Coleman c Dunn b O'Neill 9 T Harding c Darwen b Gilmour 16 M Wicks b Gilmour 13 D McGovern not out 3 Sundries 23 Sundries 7 Total 6/329 Total 262 Overs 90 Overs 83.1

Bowling Bowling M Wicks 18-7-2/36, C Roxby 13-2-0/52, S Gilmour 17.1-2-4/68, D Morton 9-2-0/25, T Harding 11-4-1/33, P Coleman 13-1-2/54, N Crittenden 12-3-0/33, J Geary 17-3-0/52, D Celep 11-1-1/50, D McGovern 3-0-0/24, T O’Neill 28-10-6/80 J Curk 6-1-0/17, B Jackson 15-0-0/45 Merewether won the Dr EP Barbour Shield by 67 runs Umpires: Michael Connolly and Kim Norris

34 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 First Grade Statistics 2011-2012 Batting Player Club M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average Simon Moore Merewether 11 10 3 204* 570 81.43 Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 16 15 3 175 541 45.08 Brett Jackson Wallsend 15 14 2 166* 535 44.58 Mark Littlewood Belmont 15 14 3 089 483 43.91 Joe Curk Wallsend 15 14 1 118 557 42.85 Troy Goodwin Merewether 13 12 1 088 431 39.18 Josh Emerton University 17 15 3 112 459 38.25 Joshua Geary Merewether 15 16 2 122 458 32.71 Joshua Trappel Hamilton-Wickham 15 13 0 119 405 31.15 Jesse Major Newcastle City 15 16 0 075 447 27.94

Bowling Player Club O M W R Average Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 165.3 30 48 474 09.88 Parth Shah Charlestown 147.3 44 31 392 12.65 Ben Woolmer Wests CC 155 47 29 369 12.72 Mark Littlewood Belmont 194.4 72 43 549 12.77 Sam Harrison Waratah-Mayfield 087 08 26 352 13.54 Anthony Hobson DistrictWests CCCricket Club 138.3 25 28 383 13.68 Todd Henderson Stockton-Terrace 135.3 20 34 478 14.06 Daniel Morton CricketMerewether Club 107.2 27 25 356 14.24 Jace Lawson Belmont 216.4 42 39 576 14.77 Sam Gilmour Merewether 137 27 32 499 15.59 Nathan Martin Waratah-Mayfield 127.5 19 28 441 15.75 Scott Sharma DistrictWests CCCricket Club 127.4 17 29 467 16.10 Robert Carter University 154.4 27 31 502 16.19 Mark Dries Newcastle City 171.1 48 27 448 16.59 Luke Bird University 185.3 34 32 547 17.09 Joseph Price Toronto Workers 186.3 48 37 692 18.70 Matthew Willett Cardiff-Boolaroo 166.5 43 26 591 22.73 District Cricket Club Wicketkeeping Inc. Player Club Catches Stumpings Total Dane Macourt Charlestown 27 5 32 Joshua Brackenbury Waratah-Mayfield 23 3 26 Jeffrey Goninan DistrictStockton Cricket-Terrace Club 18 4 22 Kurt Neely CricketUniversity Club 14 3 17 Justin Frazer Wests CC 15 1 16 Mitchell Ray Hamilton-Wickham 14 1 15 Bryce Garrett Newcastle City 13 2 15 Beau McClintock Belmont 11 4 15 Allen Sullivan Toronto Workers 13 1 14 Joseph Clarke Wallsend 13 0 13 Daniel Freund Cardiff-Boolaroo 10 0 10 Scott Montgomery DistrictMerewether Cricket Club 09 1 10 Inc. Centuries Player Club Score Opponent Simon Moore Merewether 204* Cardiff-Boolaroo Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 175 Wests CC Brett Jackson Wallsend 166* Merewether Joshua Geary Merewether 122 Toronto Workers Simon Moore Merewether 120* Charlestown Joshua Trappel Hamilton-Wickham 119 Waratah Mayfield Joseph Curk Wallsend 118 Merewether Kirk Mullard Hamilton-Wickham 116 Stockton-Raymond Terrace Simon Moore Merewether 114* Newcastle City

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 35 Patrick Darwen Merewether 113 Wallsend (Final) Joshua Emerton University 112 Stockton-Raymond Terrace Ignatius McBride Toronto Workers 106 Wests CC Samuel Jenkinson KookaburrasStockton-Raymond 105* Cardiff-Boolaroo Jed Dickson TerraceCharlestown 105* Newcastle City Alexander Pinfold Belmont 104 Hamilton-Wickham Patrick Darwen Merewether 104* Wallsend Anthony Hobson Wests CC 103* Belmont Terry Crittenden Stockton-Raymond 101* Newcastle City Simon Moore TerraceMerewether 100 Hamilton-Wickham (Tom Locker Final) Partnerships Players Club Partnership Opponent Brett Jackson - Joseph Curk Wallsend 222 Merewether Simon Moore - Troy Goodwin Merewether 189* Newcastle City Joshua Trappel - Matthew Webber Hamilton-Wickham 183 Wallsend Jed Dickson - Chris Connors Charlestown 170* Newcastle City Ian Slapp - Joshua Emerton University 166 Stockton-Raymond Christopher Young - Anthony Hobson Wests CC 155* TerraceBelmont Dylan Hunter - Jonty Major Newcastle City 143 Toronto Workers Joshua Geary - Simon Moore Merewether 136 KookaburrasCardiff-Boolaroo Alexander Pinfold - Jonathon Laverick Belmont 136 Hamilton-Wickham Jonathon Laverick - Ryan Mannix Belmont 131 Newcastle City Sam Gilmour - Troy Goodwin Merewether 119 Belmont Mark Littlewood - Ryan Mannix Belmont 118 Merewether Sam Webber - Naeem Bardai Hamilton-Wickham 118 Wests CC Daniel Odd - Joshua Emerton University 113 Newcastle City Jed Dickson - Dane Macourt Charlestown 113 Waratah Mayfield Joshua Geary - Troy Goodwin Merewether 110 Belmont David Celep - Joseph Curk Wallsend 110 Wests CC Mark Littlewood - Ryan Mannix Belmont 109 Hamilton-Wickham Brett Jackson - Joseph Curk Wallsend 109 Hamilton-Wickham Terry Crittenden - Darren Whittingham Stockton-Raymond 107* Newcastle City Daniel Clarke - Joseph Clarke TerraceWallsend 103* Cardiff-Boolaroo Joshua Emerton - Jake Moore University 103 Waratah Mayfield Luke Penfold - Nathan Martin Waratah Mayfield 103 Hamilton-Wickham

Outstanding Bowling in a Match Player Club W R Opponent Andrew Carter Toronto Workers 11 46 Cardiff-Boolaroo Matthew Willett Cardiff-Boolaroo 11 77 Newcastle City Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 11 82 Stockton-Terrace

Outstanding Bowling in an Innings Player Club W R Opponent Andrew Carter Toronto Workers 7 21 Cardiff-Boolaroo Keiran Wheeler Newcastle City 7 26 Cardiff-Boolaroo Ben Woolmer Wests CC 6 17 Cardiff-Boolaroo Max Magann Charlestown 6 18 Stockton-Terrace Jace Lawson Belmont 6 18 Stockton-Terrace Matthew Willett Cardiff-Boolaroo 6 32 Newcastle City Robert Carter University 6 35 Wallsend Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 6 37 Stockton-Terrace Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 6 56 Wallsend Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 6 70 Belmont Tim O’Neill Merewether 6 80 Wallsend (Final)

Hat-Tricks Player Club Opponent Lincoln Melmeth Stockton-Terrace Waratah-Mayfield Matthew Willett Cardiff-Boolaroo Newcastle City

36 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 SCG COUNTRY CUP The Newcastle Zone again enjoyed a successful SCG Country Cup competition, culminating in Merewether’s appearance in the final at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The University club also enjoyed a prosperous SCG Country Cup campaign, reaching the Semi Finals before suffering a close defeat at the hands of the eventual winners of the competition, Queanbeyan DCA. Although the competition was again hampered by wet weather, the draw provided the opportunity for Newcastle teams to face opposition from both the Central Coast and Central North zones. NDCA Management and all member clubs greatly appreciate the ongoing support of the competition provided by Country Cricket NSW and the SCG Trust.

Merewether v Queanbeyan DCA Sunday 15 January 2012 Sydney Cricket Ground

Merewether Innings Queanbeyan DCA Innings J Geary c Ayre b Southwell 7 J Dean c&b Harmsworth 23 P Darwen c Taylor b Hanson 5 B Dean c Montgomery b Morton 20 S Moore c Dean b Southwell 6 A Ayre c Darwen b Harmsworth 2 T Goodwin b Dukoski 39 M Higgs c Montgomery b Harmsworth 27 K Harmsworth b Dukoski 59 M Spaseski c Harmsworth b Gilmour 16 T Bush c Rootes b Dean 6 M Curtale c Montgomery b Gilmour 17 J Ford not out 13 V Dukoski not out 44 S Gilmour c Ayre b Southwell 10 S Mackie b Geary 1 S Montgomery b Southwell 1 S Taylor b Geary 0 J Dunn b Dukoski 1 D Rootes not out 0 H Colbert b Dukoski 0 Sundries 12 Sundries 15 Total 163 Total 8/165 Overs 38.3 Overs 27.1

Bowling Bowling D Southwell 8-1-4/32, L Hansen 8-0-1/27, S Gilmour 6.1-0-2/47, D Morton 8-1-1/37, S Taylor 7-0-0/35, M Higgs 4-0-0/26, K Harmsworth 8-0-3/36, J Geary 3-0-2/20, V Dukoski 6.3-0-4/21, B Dean 4-1-1/15, P Darwen 1-0-0/5, H Colbert 1-0-0/18 D Rootes 1-0-0/5

Queanbeyan DCA won the SCG Country Cup by 2 wickets

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 37 TOM LOCKER CUP

THE rejuvenated format of the Tom Locker Cup Tom Locker Cup Pool A was a success in season 2011-2012, with most Club Points NRR matches in the competition completed despite the Hamilton-Wickham 32 2.7000 persistent wet weather. Having narrowly missed Belmont 19 0.7978 the final the previous season, Hamilton-Wickham Wests CC 18 -0.2905 Wallsend 17 -0.8319 surged clear in Pool A, and qualified for the final Newcastle City 11 -1.3529 with a round to spare. Perhaps the highlight of the Charlestown 7 -1.2276 preliminary rounds was Sam Webber’s devastating Tom Locker Cup Pool B innings of 175 against Wests CC, which is believed Club Points NRR to be the highest individual score recorded in a 1st Merewether 35 1.3568 Grade 50 over match. Pool B was closely fought, University 23 0.9780 Stockton-Terrace 19 0.6933 with Merewether defeating University on the final Waratah-Mayfield 11 -1.0899 day of the regular season to ensure that they Toronto Workers 7 -1.2377 progressed to the final. Cardiff-Boolaroo 7 -1.4846

Merewether v Hamilton-Wickham Sunday 18 March 2012 No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle Having chosen to bat, Merewether lost three early wickets to be reduced to 3/21. Captain Simon Moore took control of the match, sharing partnerships of 85 with Pat Darwen and 80 with Trent Bush to guide Merewether to a strong position towards the end of their innings. Moore finished with an even century, as Merewether lost their final 6 wickets for just 20 runs to be restricted to 206. David Stevenson and Josh Trappel controlled the start of the Ham-Wicks innings, adding 75 for the second wicket. As Merewether applied pressure, the Hamilton-Wickham middle order struggled to add runs, and the regular loss of wickets saw Ham-Wicks needing 36 runs to win from the final four overs. The match ultimately came down to the last ball, with Merewether taking the final wicket to secure victory by 3 runs.

Merewether Innings Hamilton-Wickham Innings J Dunn c Ray b Maher 3 S Hughes lbw b Crittenden 6 J Geary lbw b Price 0 D Stevenson c Goodwin b O’Neill 45 S Moore st Ray b M Webber 100 J Trappel b O’Neill 46 T Goodwin lbw b Maher 0 A Mullard b Crittenden 12 P Darwen lbw b Trappel 42 S Webber c M’mery b Geary 38 T Bush run out 21 K Mullard c Dunn b Crittenden 1 S Gilmour c Hughes b M Webber 5 M Trappel b Gilmour 18 S Montgomery b Trappel 5 A Price run out (Montgomery) 17 J Ford not out 4 M Webber run out (Montgomery) 0 N Crittenden c&b M Webber 0 A Maher not out 5 T O’Neill c Stevenson b M Webber 0 M Ray run out (Goodwin/M’mery) 2 Sundries 26 Sundries 13 Total 206 Total 203 Overs 50 Overs 50

Bowling Bowling A Maher 10-2-2/27, A Price 10-0-1/32, S Gilmour 10-0-1/43, N Crittenden 10-1-3/18, K Mullard 7-0-0/32, J Trappel 10-0-2/48, J Geary 10-1-1/37, T O’Neill 10-0-2/36, M Webber 10-1-4/37, M Trappel 1-0-0/7, T Bush 10-0-0/67 D Stevenson 2-0-0/13

Merewether won the Tom Locker Cup by 3 runs Umpires Ross McKim and Kim Norris

38 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 NDCA T20 COMPETITION

st First Grade T20 Pool A The integration of T20 cricket in the 1 Grade Club Points NRR competition continued in season 2011-2012. Many Waratah-Mayfield 6 0.3454 clubs continue to report on the success of the University 4 0.6367 “club day” concept, which is a unique opportunity Cardiff-Boolaroo 0 -1.8524 presented by the T20 format. It is particularly First Grade T20 Pool B pleasing to see a number of clubs utilising these Club Points NRR days to consolidate links with Junior teams, many Wallsend 4 2.2958 Belmont 4 0.3379 clubs choosing to incorporate a junior match at the Newcastle City 0 -1.7803 start of the day’s proceedings. It seems that the First Grade T20 Pool C standard of play in the First Grade T20 Club Points NRR competition has increased, no doubt a result of the Wests CC 6 0.6667 availability of points contributing to both the First Hamilton-Wickham 2 0.2667 Grade and Club Championship standings. The Charlestown 2 -0.7000 First Grade T20 Pool D 2011-2012 season saw Merewether’s Josh Geary Club Points NRR record the first century in an NDCA First Grade Merewether 4 1.1864 T20 match. At the completion of the preliminary Stockton-Terrace 2 -0.1340 rounds, surprise packets Waratah-Mayfield and Toronto Workers 0 -1.9750 Wests CC were undefeated, with Merewether and Wallsend also progressing to the Semi Finals. The Hamilton-Wickham club hosted the Semi Finals day in both the Denis Broad OAM Cup and the First Grade T20, with Merewether accouting for Waratah- Mayfield as Wests fought out a narrow victory over Wallsend.

Merewether v Wests CC Sunday 11 March 2012 Townson Oval, Merewether

Merewether Innings Wests CC Innings J Geary b Hobson 32 S Sharma c H’worth b Geary 29 P Darwen b Sharma 39 D Carlton c M’mery b Morton 0 K Harmsworth run out (Hobson) 10 L Brooks run out (Moore) 11 S Moore c Lojszczyk b Hobson 22 A Hobson b Morton 36 T Goodwin c Sharma b Fox 13 B Woolmer st M’mery b Bush 11 S Gilmour not out 20 T Griffith c&b Geary 2 T Bush not out 6 C Young b Bush 1 J Frazer c Darwen b Bush 12 M Fox not out 13 P Lojszczyk b Harmsworth 0 J Manton not out 1 Sundries 8 Sundries 6 Total 5/150 Total 9/122 Overs 20 Overs 20

Bowling Bowling B Woolmer 4-1-0/33, A Hobson 4-0-2/16, S Gilmour 4-0-0/23, D Morton 4-0-2/29, T Griffith 2-0-0/18, S Sharma 4-0-1/25, K Harmsworth 4-1-1/17, J Geary 4-0-2/22, P Lojszczyk 2-0-0/16, M Fox 4-0-1/36 T Bush 10-0-0/67

Merewether won the NDCA T20 Competition by 28 runs Umpires Peter Davis and Darryl Price

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 39 SECOND GRADE

Second Grade Premiership 2011-2012 The Second Grade competition was closely fought Club Points % in season 2011/2012, with as many as eight teams Merewether 63 1.7418 pressing claims for a finals berth throughout the Stockton-Terrace 56 1.4516 season. The experienced Merewether side lead Newcastle City 55 1.1339 from start to finish to secure the minor Charlestown 52 1.4287 Hamilton-Wickham 52 1.2553 premiership, but were defeated by the Charlestown Wests CC 47 1.1029 side in a closely fought Semi-Final at Kahibah Toronto Workers 47 1.0321 Oval. Stockton-Raymond Terrace were also University 44 1.0297 Waratah-Mayfield 31 0.7914 consistent throughout the season, and easily Wallsend 31 0.7868 accounted for Newcastle City in the second Semi- Cardiff-Boolaroo 24 0.6456 Final. Ably lead by Patrick O’Rourke, the Belmont 19 0.4916 Stockton-Terrace side were able to secure victory in a the Second Grade Final, a fine century from Laurence Kelly and O’Rourke’s five wickets guiding the Seagulls to an 82 run victory.

Second Grade Final – Lynn Oval Stockton-Raymond Terrace 239 (L Kelly 102, A O’Rourke 47, J Harding 36, B Crosdale 26, D Frew 6/90, S Threadgold 2/99) def Charlestown 157 (T Griffith 34, C Mace 32, P O’Rourke 5/36, R Mace 2/25, A O’Rourke 2/64) Stockton-Raymond Terrace won the Tiplady Shield by 82 runs Umpires: Royce McCormack and Ross McKim

Second Grade Statistics 2011-2012 Batting Player Club M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average Daniel Hughes Wests CC 9 10 1 157 445 49.44 Andrew Le Bas Hamilton-Wickham 13 11 6 051* 233 46.60 Ben Egan Merewether 10 7 1 096 239 39.83 Daniel Flynn Wallsend 13 10 3 070* 259 37.00 Matthew McGovern Wallsend 11 8 1 066 238 34.00 Matthew Jones Hamilton-Wickham 11 10 0 098 328 32.80 Christopher Malone Wests CC 11 11 3 049 258 32.25 James Harding Stockton-Terrace 9 7 0 060 217 31.00 Ben Smee CricketUniversity Club 8 7 0 063 205 29.29 Michael Cox Hamilton-Wickham 10 9 1 083* 233 29.13 Corey Loveday Cardiff-Boolaroo 13 13 1 100 338 28.17 Robert O'Rourke DistrictStockton Cricket-Terrace Club 11 10 1 067 250 27.78 Todd Disney Inc.CricketCharlestown Club 12 10 0 076 265 26.50 Steven Threadgold Charlestown 11 8 0 061 205 25.63 Andrew Casey University 12 11 0 060 243 22.09

Bowling Player Club O M W R Average Steven Threadgold Charlestown 86.3 31 20 119 05.95 Joseph Chandler Waratah-Mayfield 90.3 20 28 222 07.93 Ricky Mace DistrictStockton Cricket-Terrace Club 53.3 08 20 159 07.95 Morgan Clune CricketNewcastle Club City 74.1 14 20 161 08.05 Harrison Colbert Merewether 59.0 18 20 165 08.25 Andrew O'Rourke Stockton-Terrace 121.5 36 30 273 09.10 Wayne Nichols CricketNewcastle Club City 107.2 30 27 253 09.37 Stephen Cooper Hamilton-Wickham 70.0 00 23 228 09.91

40 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Patrick O'Rourke Stockton-Terrace 138 41 30 319 10.63 Mitchell Morgan CricketCharlestown Club 89.3 22 20 217 10.85 Daniel Frew Charlestown 105.2 27 25 281 11.24 David Hardes Wests CC 152.1 42 33 386 11.70 Corey Loveday Cardiff-Boolaroo 104.0 22 20 271 13.55 Christopher Dickson DistrictToronto Cricket Workers Club 117.2 22 21 296 14.10 Matthew Jones Inc.Hamilton -Wickham 125.4 00 20 303 15.15 Nicolas Bates Toronto Workers 111.2 17 22 340 15.45 Daniel Flynn Wallsend 098.3 22 20 368 18.40

Wicketkeeping Player Club Catches Stumpings Total Andrew Casey University 11 6 17 Ryan Osland Toronto Workers 15 1 16 Chad Mayo Cardiff-Boolaroo 14 1 15 Christopher Mace DistrictCharlestown Cricket Club 11 2 13 Andrew Shakespeare Inc.Wests CC 09 3 12 Daniel Amiet Stockton-Terrace 11 0 11 Scott Mackenzie CricketWaratah Club-Mayfield 10 0 10 District Cricket Club Centuries Player Club Score Opponent Daniel Hughes Wests CC 157 Cardiff-Boolaroo Laurence Kelly Stockton-Terrace 102 Charlestown (Final) Corey Loveday Cardiff-Boolaroo 100 Wests CC

Partnerships Players Club Partnership Opponent Daniel Hughes - Jason Borrow Wests CC 185 Cardiff-Boolaroo Michael Corrigan - Corey Loveday Cardiff-Boolaroo 134 Wests CC Daniel Flynn - Brian Difford Wallsend 113* Wests CC Steven Sanderson - Christopher Mace Charlestown 110 Stockton-Raymond Daniel Hughes - Christopher Malone Wests CC 103 TerraceMerewether Daniel Frew - Todd Disney Charlestown 102 Hamilton-Wickham

Outstanding Bowling in a Match Player Club W R Opponent David Hardes Wests CC 12 48 Belmont Daniel Frew Charlestown 11 71 Wallsend

Outstanding Bowling in an Innings Player Club W R Opponent Andrew O’Rourke Stockton-Terrace 8 15 Cardiff-Boolaroo Joseph Chandler Waratah-Mayfield 8 43 Wallsend Andrew O’Rourke Stockton-Terrace 7 18 Newcastle City (Semi Final) Daniel Frew Charlestown 7 24 Wallsend Wayne Nichols Newcastle City 7 24 Stockton-Terrace David Hardes Wests CC 7 36 Belmont Harrison Colbert Merewether 7 38 Cardiff-Boolaroo Patrick O’Rourke Stockton-Terrace 6 15 Newcastle City Joseph Chandler Waratah-Mayfield 6 16 Stockton-Terrace Dominic Symonds Belmont 6 22 Newcastle City Andrew O’Rourke Stockton-Terrace 6 49 University Daniel Flynn Wallsend 6 65 Wests CC Daniel Frew Charlestown 6 90 Stockton-Terrace (Final)

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 41

Stockton-Raymond Terrace, Second Grade Major Premiers – Season 2011/2012 Back row: Lance Johnson, Marco Caponecchia, Jorgen Hallmen (Scorer), Rick Mace, Patrick O'Rourke (c), Robert O'Rourke, Andy O'Rourke, Chris Blanch Front row: James Harding (Wicketkeeper), Dion Horne, Laurence Kelly, Brett Crosdale

THIRD GRADE

Third Grade Premiership 2011-2012 Newcastle City emerged as the Premiers in the Club Points % Third Grade competition for the third successive Newcastle City 76 1.7555 season, securing several outright wins in the early Merewether 66 1.5303 part of the season. Merewether and Toronto Toronto Workers 65 1.6297 Workers were locked in a battle for second place Charlestown 58 1.2950 Hamilton-Wickham 57 1.2724 for the majority of the season, with Charlestown Wests CC 52 1.1852 narrowly sneaking into the fourth and final Semi- University 47 1.2146 Final position. Having defeated Charlestown in Waratah Mayfield 44 1.0250 Stockton-Terrace 24 0.6414 their Semi Final, Newcastle City were dismissed Belmont 21 0.4302 for just 79 by the dominant Toronto Workers side Wallsend 20 0.5707 in the Final. Toronto batted out the match to Cardiff-Boolaroo 20 0.4653 finish as Major Premiers. Third Grade Final – Townson Oval Toronto Workers 6/167 (G Singleton 678, D Graham 34, T Anderson 2/19) def Newcastle City 79 (M Conway 25, R Osland ¾, M Hancock 3/43, J Callinan 2/21) Umpires Bruce Muddle and Darryl Price

Third Grade Statistics 2011-2012 Batting Player Club M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average Samuel Logan Charlestown 10 8 2 101* 356 59.33 James Anderson Stockton-Terrace 07 7 1 89* 271 45.17 Brett Winchester CricketCharlestown Club 12 8 1 71 253 36.14 Anthony Poore Wests CC 12 11 1 80* 333 33.30

42 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 William Mowbray Newcastle City 11 9 0 63 243 27.00 Richard Thomson Wests CC 11 10 2 50* 211 26.38 Christopher Fisher Charlestown 12 8 0 101* 208 26.00 Jason Stewart Stockton-Terrace 10 10 1 110* 208 23.11 Jacob Maher CricketCardiff- BoolarooClub 13 12 1 43 209 19.00

Bowling District Cricket Club Inc. Player Club O M W R Average Mitchell Gray Newcastle City 72.1 26 23 144 6.26 Matthew Jordan Merewether 81 23 30 201 6.70 Chad Sutton Wests CC 82 23 28 210 7.50 Matthew Hancock Toronto Workers 66 17 28 226 8.07 Travis Mordaunt Hamilton-Wickham 146.5 17 25 360 14.40

Wicketkeeping Player Club Catches Stumpings Total Craig Evans Wests CC 10 2 12 Mitchell Nesbitt Newcastle City 10 1 11

Centuries Player Club Score Opponent Jason Stewart Stockton-Raymond 110* Cardiff-Boolaroo Christopher Fisher TerraceCharlestown 101* University Samuel Logan Charlestown 101* Belmont Nicholas Bennie University 101* Wallsend Thomas Hartigan Hamilton-Wickham 100* Waratah Mayfield Mark Ramsland University 100* Stockton-Terrace

Partnerships Players Club Partnership Opponent Varun Agashe - Mark Ramsland University 177 Stockton-Raymond Nathaniel Cavaliere - Mathew Wagstaff Toronto Workers 141 TerraceCardiff-Boolaroo Samuel Logan - Andrew Standing KookaburrasCharlestown 140 Belmont Anthony Poore - Richard Thomson Wests CC 125* Belmont Johnny Santarelli - Harrison Smith Cardiff-Boolaroo 110* Stockton-Raymond Perry Budden - Luke Govan Belmont 108 TerraceHamilton -Wickham Nicholas Bennie - Evan Graham University 101 Wallsend Gary Pomplun - Michael Redpath Waratah Mayfield 100 Belmont

Outstanding Bowling in an Innings Player Club W R Opponent Mathew Hancock Toronto Workers 8 21 Newcastle City Matthew Jordan KookaburrasMerewether 8 27 Belmont Chad Sutton Wests CC 8 33 Belmont Mathew Hancock Toronto Workers 8 46 Waratah Mayfield Mitchell Gray KookaburrasNewcastle City 7 12 Cardiff-Boolaroo Andrew Orenstein University 7 21 Merewether Adam Lowe Waratah Mayfield 7 25 Wests CC Mathew Hancock Toronto Workers 7 43 University Ryan Clarke KookaburrasBelmont 7 62 Waratah Mayfield Laurence Kelly Stockton-Raymond 7 81 Cardiff-Boolaroo Timothy Stevenson TerraceToronto Workers 6 15 Belmont Hayden Edwards KookaburrasMerewether 6 26 Belmont Jonty Durrheim Toronto Workers 6 48 University Mathew Hancock KookaburrasToronto Workers 6 50 Merewether

Outstanding Bowling in a MatchKookaburras Player Club W R Opponent Chad Sutton Wests CC 13 42 Belmont Matthew Hancock Toronto Workers 11 103 Waratah-Mayfield

Hat-Tricks Player Club Opponent Chad Sutton Wests CC Stockton-Terrace

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 43 FOURTH GRADE

Fourth Grade Premiership 2011-2012 The Fourth Grade competition was also marred by Club Points % wet weather during the past season, with a number Merewether 84 2.4070 of clubs playing barely a handful of matches after Hamilton-Wickham 67 1.3801 the Christmas break. Merewether progressed Newcastle City 56 1.1734 through the season undefeated, only to lose their Toronto Workers 53 1.5938 Waratah Mayfield 50 0.9704 Semi-Final to Toronto, whilst Hamilton-Wickham Cardiff-Boolaroo 44 0.9689 comfortably accounted for Newcastle City in the University 44 0.7885 second Semi-Final. The Fourth Grade Final was a Wests CC 41 1.1177 Stockton-Terrace 36 0.5147 closely contested match, with Toronto losing their Charlestown 34 0.7820 final 6 wickets for 25 runs to hand Hamilton- Wallsend 28 0.5669 Wickham victory by 2 runs. Special mention must Belmont 22 0.7799 be made of the effort of the Hamilton-Wickham club to revitalize its lower grades, with the victory in the Fourth Grade Final coming just three years after the club could not field a Fourth Grade side. The mixture of youth and experience in the team will no doubt stand the club in good stead into the future.

Fourth Grade Final – Passmore Oval Hamilton-Wickham 99 (A Stevens 33, M Scorer 27, J Breckenridge 4/21, C Brown 3/13, T Breckenridge 2/23) def Toronto Workers 97 (D Shaw 3/14, W Martin 3/17, A Stevens 2/16) Umpires Terry Collins and James Seville

4th Grade Statistics 2011-2012 Batting Player Club M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average Tom Anderson Newcastle City 07 04 1 092 265 88.33 Cameron Lawes Merewether 09 08 2 121 408 68.00 Matthew Krevs Newcastle City 12 08 3 106* 327 65.40 Mark Forster Merewether 12 11 3 112 520 65.00 Rodney Mace Charlestown 13 09 1 131* 425 53.13 Justin Woweries Wallsend 07 06 0 117 308 51.33 Christopher Kuszelyk Toronto Workers 11 07 1 138 305 50.83 Ian Bird Belmont 06 07 0 139 353 50.43 Daryl Daniels Merewether 13 12 0 139 443 36.92 Andrew Freeman Newcastle City 11 07 0 061 253 36.14 Chad Cook Wests CC 09 09 1 079 252 31.50 Joshua Power Belmont 08 08 0 107 238 29.75 Arnold Bartlett Wests CC 10 10 0 088 261 26.10

Bowling Player Club O M W R Average Neil Bailey Hamilton-Wickham 67.5 24 22 141 6.41 Daryl Daniels Merewether 83.3 16 30 240 8.00

Wicketkeeping Player Club Catches Stumpings Total Haydon Potter Cardiff-Boolaroo 8 1 9 Dean Bailey DistrictWests CCCricket Club 7 1 8 Inc.

44 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Centuries Player Club Score Opponent Ian Bird Belmont 139 Waratah Mayfield Daryl Daniels Merewether 139 Charlestown Christopher Kuszelyk Toronto Workers 138 University Rodney Mace KookaburrasCharlestown 131* Newcastle City Marcel Too Newcastle City 122 Hamilton-Wickham Cameron Lawes Merewether 121 Stockton-Raymond James Rushford Stockton-Raymond 121* TerraceUniversity Justin Woweries TerraceWallsend 117 Newcastle City Mark Forster Merewether 112 Charlestown Joshua Power Belmont 107 Waratah Mayfield Matthew Krevs Newcastle City 106* Wallsend Wayne Martin Hamilton-Wickham 105 Wallsend Rodney Mace Charlestown 104 Wallsend Daniel Graham Toronto Workers 103* Waratah Mayfield Ian Bird KookaburrasBelmont 101 Newcastle City Blake Rodgers Toronto Workers 101 Wests CC Kookaburras Partnerships Players Club Partnership Opponent Daryl Daniels - Mark Forster Merewether 224 Charlestown Thomas Anderson - Robert Macansh Newcastle City 191 Belmont Ian Bird - Joshua Power Belmont 173 Waratah Mayfield Matthew Krevs - Andrew Freeman Newcastle City 160* University Matthew Krevs - Andrew Freeman Newcastle City 157 Wallsend Daniel Graham - Grant Case Toronto Workers 152* Waratah Mayfield Christopher Kuszelyk - Corey Brown KookaburrasToronto Workers 140* Charlestown Mark Forster - Cameron Lawes KookaburrasMerewether 139 Stockton-Raymond Harry Hanlon - Neil Bailey Hamilton-Wickham 130 TerraceWests CC Arnold Bartlett - Chad Cook Wests CC 128 Stockton-Raymond Justin Woweries - Brian Difford Wallsend 125 TerraceNewcastle City Neil Bailey - Andrew Stevens Hamilton-Wickham 123 Newcastle City Justin Woweries - Christopher Bushell Wallsend 116 Merewether Jacob Garlick - Andrew Palmer Merewether 116 Wallsend Christopher Kuszelyk - Corey Brown Toronto Workers 109 University Blake Rodgers - Ben McWilliam KookaburrasToronto Workers 107 Wests CC Thomas Fernance - Gareth Hancock KookaburrasCardiff-Boolaroo 105 Wallsend Andrew Stevens - Harry Hanlon Hamilton-Wickham 104 Charlestown Peter Hiscox - Dennis Shaw Hamilton-Wickham 103 Stockton-Raymond Callan Lowes - Andrew Freeman Newcastle City 102 TerraceCharlestown

Outstanding Bowling in an Innings Player Club W R Opponent Neil Bailey Hamilton-Wickham 7 7 Wallsend Neil Bailey Hamilton-Wickham 7 18 Belmont Tim Connell University 6 12 Cardiff-Boolaroo Andrew Stevens Hamilton-Wickham 6 18 Newcastle City (Semi Final)

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 45 DENIS BROAD OAM CUP

The Denis Broad OAM Cup continued in the T20 Denis Broad OAM Cup Pool A format in season 2011-2012, with clubs Club Points NRR enthusiastically embracing the “club day” concept University 4 1.9000 for which the format provides. A number of clubs Cardiff-Boolaroo 2 -0.5220 utilize their T20 days as a fundraising and club Waratah-Mayfield 0 -3.5742 Denis Broad OAM Cup Pool B building opportunity, which is a unique benefit of Club Points NRR the T20 format in which the matches are played. Newcastle City 4 1.6447 After the first attempt at the Denis Broad OAM Belmont 4 0.6839 Cup Final was washed out, the Merewether club Wallsend 4 -0.2730 made Townson Oval available for the T20 Finals Denis Broad OAM Cup Pool C on Sunday 11 March 2012. Newcastle City’s Club Points NRR Mitchell Gray produced a devastating spell of Hamilton-Wickham 6 1.8333 swing bowling, taking 6/5 to reduce Merewether Charlestown 4 0.7209 Wests CC 0 -2.0118 to 9/21. A persistent last wicket partnership of 27 Denis Broad OAM Cup Pool D gave Merewether a faint chance in the match, Club Points NRR however an attacking innings of 27 from Nick Merewether 6 1.1693 Davies ensured Newcastle City retained the Denis Toronto Workers 0 -0.5925 Broad OAM Cup as final winners by 9 wickets and Stockton-Terrace 0 -2.3000 with more than 10 overs to spare.

Final - Newcastle City v Merewether – Townson Oval, Merewether Newcastle City 1/61 (N Davies 27) def Merewether 9/58 (M Gray 6/5, A Neil 2/11) Newcastle City won the Denis Broad OAM Cup by 9 wickets Umpires Terry Collins and Alex Scaron

Denis Broad OAM Cup Statistics 2011-2012 Bowling Player Club O M W R Average Mitchell Wesley Charlestown 7 2 8 26 3.25 Andrew Le Bas Hamilton-Wickham 4 0 5 20 4.00 Scott Thomas Belmont 6 0 6 29 4.83 Matthew Jones Hamilton-Wickham 6 0 5 32 6.40 Joshua Manton Wests CC 8 1 5 56 11.20 Matthew Folpp Waratah-Mayfield 7 0 7 57 11.40

Outstanding Bowling in an Innings Player Club W R Opponent Mitchell Gray Newcastle City 6 5 Merewether (Final) Mitchell Westley Charlestown 6 8 Wests CC Andrew Le Bas Hamilton-Wickham 5 20 Hamilton-Wickham

Wicketkeeping Player Club Catches Stumpings Total Andrew Casey University 2 4 6 Christopher Mace Charlestown 3 2 5

46 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 UNDER 21 COMPETITION

Under 21 Pool A The Under 21 Competition was again contested by Club Points NRR the twelve NDCA clubs over as a round robin Newcastle City 15 1.0171 competition from December 2011 to March 2012. Waratah-Mayfield 10 0.1481 Whilst the round robin competition format Wallsend 9 -0.2655 remained in place, it was disappointing to note that Wests CC 4 -1.0414 Under 21 Pool B some clubs were not able to field a full side in all Club Points NRR competition matches. On the other hand, the Cardiff-Boolaroo 16 0.7042 success of the Stockton-Raymond Terrace team Charlestown 15 0.3990 must be noted, with a number of Raymond Belmont 11 -0.5516 Terrace players making a significant contribution Merewether 4 -1.1983 to the success of the team. Both Stockton- Under 21 Pool C Raymond Terrace and Newcastle City were Club Points NRR undefeated as they progressed to the Semi Finals. Stockton-Terrace 21 1.3059 Toronto Workers 11 1.6002 Newcastle City easily accounted for Cardiff- University 9 -0.2987 Boolaroo in the first semi-final, whilst Stockton- Hamilton-Wickham 3 -1.9453 Raymond Terrace secured a relatively comfortable victory in their semi-final against Charlestown. Newcastle City ultimately prevailed in the Final, defeating Stockton in a hard fought victory. The standout individual performance of Will Maher (6/29) and captain Jeff Goninan (53 and 4 dismissals) were not enough to overcome the combined efforts of the Newcastle City squad. It is perhaps interesting to note that a significant proportion of the successful Newcastle City side are Newcastle City juniors, who have progressed into the senior ranks and are an important element of the growth and development of that club.

Newcastle City v Stockton-Raymond Terrace Sunday 11 March 2012 No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle

Newcastle City Innings Stockton-Raymond Terrace Innings D Hunter c Goninan b W Maher 18 J Harding c Tonks b Bryant 16 D Tonks c Fogarty b Hunter 1 L Moody b Ingham 0 J Major b W Maher 9 J Goninan c JR Major b Bryant 53 A Mould b Fogarty 26 L Maher lbw b J Major 9 J Major c Goninan b W Maher 3 J Redmond lbw b Clune 0 M Clune c Hunter b Moody 22 W Maher c Garrett b J Major 7 B Garrett run out (J Harding) 29 J Fogarty run out (A Mould) 2 M Bryant st Goninan b W Maher 14 L Melmeth c Mould b J Major 7 W Mowbray st Goninan b W Maher 7 K Zanardi c Tonks b Bryant 2 J Prouse c Cox b W Maher 0 B Cox b Ingham 2 B Ingham not out 0 R Hunter not out 0 Sundries 35 Sundries 19 Total 164 Total 118 Overs 48.3 Overs 39.3

Bowling Bowling L Melmeth 9-0-0/33, R Hunter 2-0-0/15, M Bryant 8.3-3-3/10, B Ingham 7-1-2/24, W Maher 9.3-0-6/29, B Cox 10-4-0/27, J Prouse 2-0-0/17, M Clune 10-1-1/23, J Fogarty 10-0-1/25, L Moody 8-0-1/26. A Mould 1-0-0/7, Jesse Major 10-0-3/27, W Mowbray 1-0-0/9.

Newcastle City won the Bert Atkin Shield by 46 runs Umpires Michael Connolly and Royce McCormack NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 47 Under 21 Competition Statistics 2011-2012 Batting Player Club M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average Jesse Major Newcastle City 3 2 1 99* 110 110.00 Jeffrey Goninan Stockton-Terrace 3 3 1 40 109 54.50 Todd Henderson Stockton-Terrace 3 3 1 46* 102 51.00 Jason Keelan Cardiff-Boolaroo 3 3 0 58 109 36.33 Ray Cooper Cardiff-Boolaroo 3 3 0 88 108 36.00 Jake Moore University 2 2 2 100* 162 -

Bowling Player Club O M W R Average Greg West Belmont 09.5 2 5 21 04.20 Jai Prouse Newcastle City 14 1 7 31 04.43 Hayden Edwards Merewether 19.1 6 9 56 06.22 Isaac Wallace Charlestown 10.4 1 5 33 06.60 Brodie Cox Stockton-Terrace 18 1 7 62 08.86 Peter Lojszczyk Wests CC 18 1 5 70 14.00 Max Magann Charlestown 22 4 5 70 14.00 Ben Evans Charlestown 23 4 6 86 14.33 Ray Cooper Cardiff-Boolaroo 22 3 5 84 16.80

Outstanding Bowling in an Innings Player Club W R Opponent Will Maher Stockton-Terrace 6 29 Newcastle City (Final)

Centuries Player Club Score Opponent Jake Moore University 100* Hamilton-Wickham

Partnerships Players Club Partnership Opponent Ray Cooper – Johnny Santarelli Cardiff-Boolaroo 114 Belmont Matthew Petersen – Joshua Gill Toronto Workers 103* Hamilton-Wickham

48 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 CLUB AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS 2011-2012

DENIS BROAD OAM CUP Presented by the NDCA to the winners of the NDCA Lower Grade Competition Newcastle City and Eastern Districts

UNDER 21 COMPETITION Robert Holland Trophy Presented by the Toronto Workers Club to the best Player in the Under 21 Competition Jesse Major (Newcastle City)

Albert Aitkin Shield Donated by the late Mr A (Bert) Atkin to the winners of the U21 Final Newcastle City and Eastern Districts

FOURTH GRADE Batting Average: Tom Anderson (Newcastle City) – 265 runs, Average 88.33 Bowling Average: Neil Bailey (Hamilton-Wickham) – 22 wickets, Average 6.41 Wicketkeeping: Haydon Potter (Cardiff-Boolaroo) – 9 Dismissals

WJ Smith Memorial Shield Presented by the NDCUA to the winners of the Fourth Grade Minor Premiership Merewether

Tom Brown Shield Donated by the late Mr Tom Brown to the winners of the Fourth Grade Major Premiership Hamilton-Wickham

THIRD GRADE Batting Average: Sam Logan (Charlestown) – 356 runs, Average 59.33 Bowling Average: Mitchell Gray (Newcastle City) – 23 wickets, Average 6.26 Wicketkeeping: Craig Evans (Wests CC) – 12 Dismissals

HL Wheeler Shield Donated by the late Mr H.L. Wheeler Esq. OBE to the winners of the Third Grade Minor Premiership Newcastle City and Eastern Districts

Rogers The Jewellers’ Shield Donated by the late Mr A. Rogers to the winners of the Third Grade Major Premiership Toronto Workers

SECOND GRADE Batting Average: Daniel Hughes (Wests CC) – 445 runs, Average 49.44 Bowling Average: Steve Threadgold (Charlestown) – 20 Wickets, Average 5.95 Wicketkeeping: Andrew Casey (University) – 17 Dismissals

Wilson Shield Donated by the late Mr R.M. Wilson to the winners of the Second Grade Minor Premiership Merewether

E Tiplady Shield Presented by the Wallsend to the winners of the Second Grade Major Premiership Stockton-Raymond Terrace

T20 COMPETITION Presented to the winners of the NDCA T20 Competition Merewether

TOM LOCKER CUP Presented to the winners of the First Grade Limited Overs Competition Merewether NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 49

FIRST GRADE Jimmy Dickinson Memorial Shield and First Grade Batting Aggregate Presented by Stockton-Terrace Cricket Club for the best First Grade Batting Average (min 400 runs and 5 innings) Simon Moore (Merewether) – 570 runs, Average 81.43

H Heath Trophy and First Grade Bowling Aggregate Presented by the NDCUA for the best First Grade Bowling Average (min 25 wickets) Sam Webber (Hamilton-Wickham) – 48 wickets, Average 9.88

NDCA Trophy Presented by the NDCA for the most number of Dismissals by a Wicketkeeper in First Grade Dane Macourt (Charlestown) – 32 Dismissals

Commonwealth Bank Shield Presented by Commonwealth Bank to the winners of the First Grade Minor Premiership Hamilton-Wickham

Dr EP Barbour Shield Presented by Stockton-Terrace Cricket Club to the winners of the First Grade Major Premiership Merewether

Rogers the Jewellers’ Trophy Donated by the late Mr A Rogers to the winners of the First Grade Final Records the names and performances of the Player of the Match in the First Grade Final Tim O’Neill (Merewether) - 6/80

TEAM AWARDS Spirit of Cricket Award Donated by Lord Taverner’s Australia Newcastle Branch

WE Bramble Shield Presented by WE Bramble Limited to the winners of the Club Championship Merewether

Newcastle Herald Team of the Year - Merewether

MAJOR AWARDS Charles Wiley Trophy Presented to the NDCA Curator of the Year Tom Anderson (Kahibah Oval)

Kingsgrove Sports Centre Trophy Presented by Kingsgrove Sports Centre to the most outstanding Junior Representative Cricketer of the Year Cameron Roxby (Wallsend)

Warren Tennant Memorial Scholarship and Gordon Fraser Trophy Donated by the late Mr Gordon Fraser Matthew Wicks (Wallsend)

Warren Tennant Contribution to the Game Award George and Brenda Piggford

Newcastle Herald Player of the Year Sam Webber (Hamilton-Wickham)

Representative Cricketer of the Year Andrew Maher (Hamilton-Wickham)

50 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 NDCA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2011-2012

NEWCASTLE DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION

PROFIT & LOSS 1 May 2011 to 31 May 2012 (13 months)

INCOME Bradman Cup Carnival Funding (Received in Error) $ 32,972.73 Clubs Affiliation $ 21,818.16 Country Championships - Northern Carnival $ 14,895.45 Bank Interest $ 4,113.74 Loan Commission - Commonwealth Bank Promotion to Clubs $ 844.90 Miscellaneous $ 422.20 NDCUA Loan $ 10,000.00 No 1 Sportsground Payments by Users $ 8,130.11 No 5/6 Sportsground Payments by Users $ 3,547.22 NDCA Presentation Night $ 4,821.86 NDCA Presentation Night Raffle $ 926.95 Regional Director of Coaching Funds $ 7,195.00 Representative Cricket Program $ 31,620.59 SCG Cup Expenses $ 9,493.64 SCG Cup Prizemoney $ 7,600.00 NDCA Sponsorship $ 15,084.54 Zone Administrator Expenses Reimbursement $ 2,727.27 Zone Administrator Honorarium $ 6,000.00 TOTAL INCOME $ 182,214.36

EXPENDITURE AGM and Annual Report Expenses $ 2,339.82 Bradman Cup Carnival Funding (Received in Error) $ 32,972.73 Country Championships - Northern Carnival $ 14,981.82 NDCA Honoraria $ 15,000.00 Loan Commission - Commonwealth Bank Promotion to Clubs $ 844.90 Miscellaneous $ 192.49 NDCUA Loan $ 10,000.00 No 1 Sportsground Expense $ 8,130.11 No 5/6 Sportsground Expense $ 3,613.63 Office Supplies $ 930.86 Travel Expense $ 3,138.36 Phone Expense $ 2,856.91 Postage Expense $ 348.59 NDCA Presentation Night $ 6,002.19 Regional Director of Coaching Funds $ 6,522.62 Representative Cricket Program $ 31,699.71 SCG Cup Expenses $ 9,370.09 SCG Cup Prizemoney $ 7,600.00 Score & Fixture Books $ 2,338.91 Shield Game Hosting Costs from Prior Season $ 9,090.91 NDCA Storage Facility $ 1,028.64 Tenant Scholarship $ 5,845.45 NDCA Trophies $ 3,486.32 Umpire Recruitment $ 427.95 NDCA Website $ 612.73 Zone Administrator Honorarium $ 6,000.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURE $ 185,375.74

NET SURPLUS / (LOSS) ( $ 3,161.38 )

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 51 NEWCASTLE DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION BALANCE SHEET AS OF 31 MAY 2012

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank NDCA Club Commission A/C Comm Bank 10330230 $ 5.23 Business Online Saver Comm Bank 10298922 $ 85,296.31

Greater B/S $ 4,400.08 NDCA Working Account Comm Bank 10329547 $ 44,187.06 Cash at Bank $ 133,888.68 less Unpresented Cheques $ 6,994.46

Total Cash Funds $ 126,894.22

Other Current Assets

Stock on Hand Clothing $ 759.09 Trade Debtors $ 993.94 Total Other Current Assets $ 1,753.03

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $ 128,647.25

NON-CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS $ -

TOTAL ASSETS $ 128,647.25

LIABILIITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES Tenant Scholarship - Outstanding Payments $ 3,908.18

Trade Creditors $ 10,846.82 GST Payable $ 6,197.88 TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES $ 14,755.00

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES $ -

TOTAL LIABILIITES $ 14,755.00

NET ASSETS $ 113,892.25

EQUITY

Retained Earnings $ 117,053.63 Net Income -$ 3,161.38

TOTAL EQUITY $ 113,892.25

52 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 NDCA HONOUR BOARD

Herald Club of the Year Award Season Pts 1991-92 Belmont 66 1968-69 Cardiff-Boolaroo 50 1992-93 Belmont 71 Merewether 1993-94 Southern Lakes 74 1969-70 Merewether 1994-95 Waratah-Mayfield 61 1970-71 Merewether 80 1995-96 Wallsend 105 1971-72 Hamilton-Wickham 68 1996-97 Southern Lakes, 1972-73 Wallsend Wallsend 69 1973-74 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1997-98 Wallsend 105 1974-75 Cardiff-Boolaroo 68 1998-99 Hamilton-Wickham 93 1975-76 Merewether, Wallsend 61 1999-00 Charlestown 91 1976-77 Charlestown 76 2000-01 Hamilton-Wickham, 1977-78 Belmont, Wallsend 70 Merewether, 1978-79 Wallsend Waratah-Mayfield 71 1979-80 Hamilton-Wickham 92 2001-02 Merewether 88 1980-81 Belmont 82 2002-03 Hamilton-Wickham 95 1981-82 Waratah-Mayfield 76 2003-04 Hamilton-Wickham 79 1982-83 Charlestown 68 2004-05 Wallsend 82 1983-84 Belmont, Charlestown 78 2005-06 Hamilton-Wickham 1984-85 Charlestown 83 2006-07 Merewether 74 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 76 2007-08 Stockton 51 1986-87 Merewether 96 2008-09 Toronto Workers 50 1987-88 Charlestown 95 2009-10 University 45 1988-89 Stockton 72 2010-11 Merewether 64 1989-90 University 68 2011-12 Merewether 62 1990-91 Belmont 80

Herald Player of the Year Award Season Pts 1989-90 G Geise (Wallsend) 26 1968-69 C Whitehead (University) 1990-91 M Curry (Belmont) 22 1969-70 C Whitehead (University) 1991-92 M Curry (Belmont) 15 1970-71 M Hill (Merewether) 27 G Geise (Wallsend) 15 1971-72 M Hill (Merewether) 23 M Waugh (Wallsend) 15 1972-73 R Wilkinson (University) 1992-93 M Curry (Belmont) 26 1973-74 R Brook (Merewether) 1993-94 M Curry (Belmont) 21 1974-75 G Davies (Belmont) 26 1994-95 M Curry (Belmont) 23 1975-76 G Corling (Merewether) 21 1995-96 S Storey (Wallsend) 32 1976-77 M Hill (Charlestown) 26 1996-97 M Hodges (Sthn Lakes) 30 1977-78 C Williams (Belmont) 23 1997-98 S Storey (Wallsend) 39 1978-79 R Neal (Belmont) 1998-99 D Herbert (Ham-Wicks) 33 1979-80 G Davis (Ham-Wicks) 23 1999-00 M Curry (Charlestown) 21 M Hill (Charlestown) 23 2000-01 R Faraday-Bensley (Uni) 18 I Neely (Merewether) 23 2001-02 B Bannister (LNL) 24 1980-81 R Holland (Sthn Lakes) 21 2002-03 D Herbert (Ham-Wicks) 26 R Williams (Belmont) 21 2003-04 S Gilmour (Waratah) 16 1981-82 J.Hogg (Stockton) 25 2004-05 B Jackson (Wallsend) 17 1982-83 G Gilmour (Belmont) 22 2005-06 M Webber (Ham-Wicks) 31 1983-84 T Caban (Stockton) 23 2006-07 R Soper (Wallsend) 30 J Hogg (Stockton) 23 2007-08 R Soper (Wallsend) 16 1984-85 M Hill (Charlestown) 29 2008-09 J Price (Toronto Workers) 19 1985-86 P Burke (Waratah) 19 2009-10 J Anderson (University) 21 1986-87 D Palmer (Merewether) 26 2010-11 M Dries (Newcastle City) 19 1987-88 G Geise (Wallsend) 22 2011-12 S Webber (Ham-Wicks) 24 1988-89 M Curry (Charlestown) 22

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 53 Burleigh Surf Award Season Pts 1991-92 C White (Cardiff-Boolaroo) 16 1999-00 M Cameron (Lambton) 32 1992-93 M Curry (Belmont) 31 2000-01 R. Faraday-Bensley (Uni) 34 1993-94 D Smith (Sthn Lakes) 28 2001-02 B Bannister (LNL) 1994-95 M Curry (Belmont) 33 2002-03 D Herbert (Ham-Wicks) 1995-96 P Stanbridge (Merewether) 37 2003-04 S Moore (Merewether) 1996-97 B Bannister (LNL) 33 2004-05 T Crittenden (Stockton) 1997-98 S Storey (Wallsend) 51 2005-06 M Webber (Ham-Wicks) 1998-99 S Storey (Wallsend) 42 2006-07 R Soper (Wallsend)

Whitakers Representative Cricketer of the Year 1994-95 Greg Arms (Waratah-Mayfield) 2003-04 Duncan McIlveen (Merewether) 1995-96 David Wrixon (Belmont) 2004-05 Ben Woolmer (Charlestown) 1996-97 Rhys Soper (Waratah-Mayfield) 2005-06 Simon Moore (Merewether) 1997-98 Steve Storey (Wallsend) 2006-07 Mark Littlewood (Belmont) 1998-99 Steve Storey (Wallsend) 2007-08 Michael Hogan (Merewether) 1999-00 Darren Herbert (Ham-Wicks) 2008-09 Troy Goodwin (Merewether) 2000-01 Glenn Grimmond (LNL) 2009-10 Andrew Maher (Ham-Wicks) 2001-02 Rhys Soper (Ham-Wicks) 2010-11 Josh Anderson (University) 2002-03 Michael Gerits (Newcastle City) 2011-12 Andrew Maher (Ham-Wicks)

Charles Wiley Curator of the Year 1995-96 John Redman (Passsmore Oval) 2004-05 Jody Whitehead (Lynn Oval) 1996-97 David Edwards (Wallsend Oval) 2005-06 Graham Jenkinson (Ron Hill Oval) 1997-98 Neil Evans (Harker Oval) 2006-07 Nicholas Foster (Lynn Oval) 1998-99 Neil Evans (Harker Oval) 2007-08 David Edwards (Harker Oval) 1999-00 Peter Terry (No 1 Sportsground) 2008-09 Greg Askew (No1 Sportsground) 2000-01 Peter Terry (No 1 Sportsground) 2009-10 Simon Porter (Waratah Oval) 2001-02 Peter Terry (No 1 Sportsground) 2010-11 Grant Matthews (University Oval) 2002-03 Peter Terry (No 1 Sportsground) 2011-12 Tom Anderson (Kahibah Oval) 2003-04 Russell Neal (Cahill Oval)

NDCA Trophy - Best Umpire in First Grade 1987-88 Michael Sargent 1999-00 Martin Jones 1988-89 Phillip Gordon 2000-01 Martin Jones 1989-90 Kevin Burke 2001-02 Martin Jones 1990-91 Kevin Burke 2002-03 Martin Jones 1991-92 Kevin Burke 2003-04 Kevin Burke 1992-93 Phillip Gordon 2004-05 Martin Jones 1993-94 Kevin Burke 2005-06 Kim Norris 1994-95 Kevin Burke 2006-07 Martin Jones 1995-96 Phillip Gordon 2007-08 Royce McCormack 1996-97 Kevin Burke 2008-09 Kim Norris 1997-98 Kevin Burke 2009-10 Michael Connolly 1998-99 Shane Reed 2010-11 Royce McCormack

54 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Club Championship Winners 1927-28 Waratah-Mayfield 1956-57 Waratah-Mayfield 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 1928-29 Merewether 1957-58 Waratah-Mayfield 1986-87 Merewether 1929-30 Waratah-Mayfield 1958-59 Waratah-Mayfield 1987-88 Charlestown 1930-31 Waratah-Mayfield 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield 1988-89 Stockton 1931-32 Waratah-Mayfield 1960-61 Lambton-New Lambton 1989-90 Charlestown 1932-33 Wickham 1961-62 Belmont 1990-91 Charlestown 1933-34 Hamilton 1962-63 Belmont 1991-92 Charlestown 1934-35 Hamilton 1963-64 Belmont 1992-93 Belmont 1935-36 Waratah-Mayfield 1964-65 Waratah-Mayfield 1993-94 Belmont & Stockton 1936-37 Waratah-Mayfield 1965-66 Wallsend 1994-95 Stockton 1937-38 Waratah-Mayfield 1966-67 Belmont & Waratah-Mayfield 1995-96 Wallsend 1938-39 Wickham 1967-68 Wallsend 1996-97 Southern Lakes 1939-40 Waratah-Mayfield 1968-69 Belmont 1997-98 Wallsend 1940-41 Waratah-Mayfield 1969-70 Wallsend 1998-99 Charlestown 1941-42 Waratah-Mayfield 1970-71 Merewether 1999-00 Charlestown 1942-43 Merewether 1971-72 Wallsend 2000-01 Merewether 1943-44 Maitland 1972-73 Wallsend 2001-02 Merewether 1944-45 Merewether 1973-74 Southern Lakes 2002-03 Charlestown 1945-46 Lambton-New Lambton 1974-75 Newcastle City 2003-04 Stockton 1946-47 Merewether 1975-76 Charlestown 2004-05 Merewether 1947-48 Waratah-Mayfield 1976-77 Charlestown 2005-06 Charlestown 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1977-78 Wallsend 2006-07 Charlestown & Merewether 1949-50 Waratah-Mayfield 1978-79 Charlestown 2007-08 Merewether 1950-51 Waratah-Mayfield 1979-80 Belmont 2008-09 Toronto Workers 1951-52 Lambton-New Lambton 1980-81 Belmont 2009-10 Toronto Workers 1952-53 Waratah-Mayfield 1981-82 Belmont 2010-11 Newcastle City 1953-54 Waratah-Mayfield 1982-83 University 2011-12 Merewether 1954-55 Waratah-Mayfield 1983-84 Belmont 1955-56 Hamilton 1984-85 Merewether

First Grade Premiership Winners 1916-17 Dockyard 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1980-81 Belmont 1917-18 Dockyard 1949-50 Waratah-Mayfield 1981-82 Waratah-Mayfield 1918-19 Wickham 1950-51 Hamilton 1982-83 University 1919-20 Fire Brigade 1951-52 Hamilton 1983-84 Charlestown 1920-21 BHP 1952-53 Hamilton 1984-85 Charlestown 1921-22 Hamilton 1953-54 Hamilton 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 1922-23 Merewether 1954-55 Hamilton 1986-87 Merewether 1923-24 Stockton 1955-56 Hamilton 1987-88 Charlestown 1924-25 Lambton 1956-57 Lambton-New Lambton 1988-89 Charlestown 1925-26 Stockton 1957-58 Merewether 1989-90 Wallsend 1926-27 Stockton 1958-59 Hamilton 1990-91 Belmont 1927-28 Waratah-Mayfield 1959-60 Lambton-New Lambton 1991-92 Charlestown 1928-29 Merewether 1960-61 Lambton-New Lambton 1992-93 Merewether 1929-30 Merewether 1961-62 Lambton-New Lambton 1993-94 Belmont 1930-31 Merewether 1962-63 Waratah-Mayfield 1994-95 Belmont 1931-32 Stockton 1963-64 Belmont 1995-96 Waratah-Mayfield 1932-33 Wickham 1964-65 Waratah-Mayfield 1996-97 Waratah-Mayfield 1933-34 Wallsend 1965-66 Lambton-New Lambton 1997-98 Wallsend 1934-35 Newcastle 1966-67 Waratah-Mayfield 1998-99 Charlestown 1935-36 Wickham 1967-68 Merewether 1999-00 Charlestown 1936-37 Waratah-Mayfield 1968-69 Belmont 2000-01 Hamilton-Wickham 1937-38 Wickham 1969-70 Wallsend 2001-02 Merewether 1938-39 Wickham 1970-71 Newcastle City 2002-03 Hamilton-Wickham 1939-40 Waratah-Mayfield 1971-72 Charlestown 2003-04 Merewether 1940-41 Waratah-Mayfield 1972-73 Stockton 2004-05 Stockton 1941-42 Stockton 1973-74 Southern Lakes 2005-06 Hamilton-Wickham 1942-43 Merewether 1974-75 Newcastle City 2006-07 Merewether 1943-44 Maitland 1975-76 Newcastle City 2007-08 Stockton 1944-45 Lambton-New Lambton 1976-77 Charlestown 2008-09 Toronto Workers 1945-46 Lambton-New Lambton 1977-78 Stockton 2009-10 Hamilton-Wickham 1946-47 Merewether 1978-79 Wallsend 2010-11 Hamilton-Wickham 1947-48 Waratah-Mayfield 1979-80 Belmont 2011-12 Hamilton-Wickham

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 55 Second Grade Premiership Winners 1916-17 Dangar Park 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1981-82 Charlestown 1917-18 Tarro 1949-50 Hamilton 1982-83 Southern Lakes 1918-19 Wickham 1950-51 Waratah-Mayfield 1983-84 Charlestown 1919-20 Waratah 1951-52 Waratah-Mayfield 1984-85 Hamilton-Wickham 1920-21 Boolaroo 1952-53 Lambton-New Lambton 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 1921-22 Charlestown 1953-54 Waratah-Mayfield 1986-87 Merewether 1922-23 Wallsend 1954-55 Wickham 1987-88 Charlestown 1923-24 Merewether 1955-56 Hamilton 1988-89 Waratah-Mayfield 1924-25 Wallsend- Maryland 1956-57 Waratah-Mayfield 1989-90 Wallsend 1925-26 Adamstown 1957-58 West Lakes 1990-91 Charlestown 1926-27 Adamstown 1958-59 Waratah-Mayfield 1991-92 Wallsend 1927-28 Lambton-New Lambton 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield 1992-93 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1928-29 Waratah-Mayfield 1960-61 Belmont 1993-94 Stockton 1929-30 Waratah-Mayfield 1961-62 Waratah-Mayfield 1994-95 Stockton 1930-31 Hamilton 1962-63 Wallsend 1995-96 Wallsend 1931-32 Adamstown 1963-64 Waratah-Mayfield 1996-97 Southern Lakes 1932-33 Wickham 1964-65 Waratah-Mayfield 1997-98 Southern Lakes 1933-34 Hamilton 1965-66 Wallsend 1998-99 Southern Lakes 1934-35 Hamilton & 1966-67 Waratah-Mayfield 1999-00 Charlestown Waratah-Mayfield 1967-68 Wallsend 2000-01 Lambton-New Lambton 1935-36 Waratah-Mayfield 1968-69 Belmont 2001-02 Merewether 1936-37 Wallsend 1969-70 Merewether 2002-03 Stockton 1937-38 Wallsend 1970-71 Wallsend 2003-04 Waratah-Mayfield 1938-39 Merewether 1971-72 Belmont 2004-05 Charlestown 1939-40 Merewether 1972-73 Wallsend 2005-06 Charlestown 1940-41 Waratah-Mayfield 1973-74 Newcastle City 2006-07 Charlestown 1941-42 Merewether 1974-75 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2007-08 Newcastle City 1942-43 Merewether 1975-76 Lambton-New Lambton 2008-09 Charlestown 1943-44 Waratah-Mayfield 1976-77 Charlestown 2009-10 Toronto Workers 1944-45 Newcastle 1977-78 Newcastle City 2010-11 Toronto Workers 1945-46 Lambton-New Lambton 1978-79 Charlestown 2011-12 Merewether 1946-47 Hamilton 1979-80 Belmont 1947-48 Waratah-Mayfield 1980-81 University

Third Grade Premiership Winners 1916-17 Lambton 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1980-81 Belmont 1917-18 Wickham 1949-50 Waratah-Mayfield 1981-82 Hamilton-Wickham 1918-19 West Wallsend 1950-51 Waratah-Mayfield 1982-83 University 1919-20 Fullerton Cove 1951-52 Waratah-Mayfield 1983-84 Hamilton-Wickham 1920-21 Wickham 1952-53 Lambton-New Lambton 1984-85 Hamilton-Wickham 1921-22 Swansea 1953-54 Merewether 1985-86 Hamilton-Wickham 1922-23 Central Carrington 1954-55 Waratah-Mayfield 1986-87 Hamilton-Wickham 1923-24 Cardiff 1955-56 Waratah-Mayfield 1987-88 Hamilton-Wickham 1924-25 Hexham 1956-57 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1988-89 Merewether 1925-26 Cardiff No 2 1957-58 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1989-90 Waratah-Mayfield 1926-27 Hexham 1958-59 Wallsend 1990-91 Wallsend 1927-28 Waratah Methodists 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1991-92 Charlestown 1928-29 Stockton 1960-61 Lambton-New Lamb No 1 1992-93 Stockton 1929-30 Hamilton 1961-62 Waratah-Mayfield 1993-94 Stockton 1930-31 Waratah-Mayfield 1962-63 Belmont 1994-95 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1931-32 Stockton 1963-64 Belmont 1995-96 Charlestown 1932-33 Wickham No 1 1964-65 Belmont 1996-97 Southern Lakes 1933-34 Waratah-Mayfield 1965-66 Belmont 1997-98 Wallsend 1934-35 Charlestown 1966-67 Southern Lakes 1998-99 Charlestown 1935-36 Charlestown 1967-68 Wallsend 1999-00 Charlestown 1936-37 Waratah-Mayfield 1968-69 Belmont 2000-01 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1937-38 Lambton-New Lambton 1969-70 Charlestown 2001-02 Merewether 1938-39 Waratah-Mayfield 1970-71 Merewether 2002-03 Merewether 1939-40 Waratah-Mayfield 1971-72 Wallsend No 1 2003-04 Hamilton-Wickham 1940-41 Waratah-Mayfield 1972-73 Wallsend No 1 2004-05 Stockton 1941-42 Waratah-Mayfield 1973-74 Charlestown 2005-06 Merewether 1942-43 Stockton 1974-75 Merewether 2006-07 Wallsend 1943-44 Maitland 1975-76 Belmont 2007-08 Merewether 1944-45 Merewether 1976-77 Belmont 2008-09 Merewether 1945-46 Newcastle 1977-78 Southern Lakes 2009-10 Newcastle City 1946-47 Waratah-Mayfield 1978-79 Southern Lakes 2010-11 Newcastle City 1947-48 Wallsend 1979-80 Hamilton-Wickham 2011-12 Newcastle City 56 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Fourth Grade Premiership Winners 1916-17 Merewether 1962-63 Belmont No 1 1988-89 University 1917-18 Islington 1963-64 Belmont No 1 1989-90 University 1918-19 Wickham 1964-65 Lambton-New Lambton 1990-91 Hamilton-Wickham 1919-21 No Competition 1965-66 Wallsend No 1 1991-92 Southern Lakes 1921-22 Merewether 1966-67 Belmont 1992-93 Stockton 1922-23 Merewether 1967-68 Wallsend 1993-94 Southern Lakes 1923-24 Lambton 1968-69 Wallsend No 1 1994-95 Newcastle City 1924-25 Wallsend 1969-70 Belmont 1995-96 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1925-26 Awaba (U20) 1970-71 Wallsend 1996-97 Wallsend 1926-27 Awaba 1971-72 Wallsend 1997-98 Lambton-New Lambton 1927-28 Howard Smith 1972-73 Hamilton-Wickham 1998-99 Hamilton-Wickham 1928-37 No Competition 1973-74 Wallsend 1999-00 University 1937-38 Waratah-Mayfield 1974-75 University 2000-01 Newcastle City 1938-39 Wallsend 1975-76 Hamilton-Wickham 2001-02 Merewether 1939-52 No Competition 1976-77 Charlestown 2002-03 Merewether 1952-53 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1977-78 Wallsend 2003-04 Stockton 1953-54 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1978-79 Waratah-Mayfield 2004-05 Merewether 1954-55 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1979-80 Hamilton-Wickham 2005-06 Wests CC 1955-56 Hamilton 1980-81 Hamilton-Wickham 2006-07 Charlestown 1956-57 Hamilton 1981-82 Charlestown 2007-08 Merewether 1957-58 Belmont 1982-83 Waratah-Mayfield 2008-09 Merewether 1958-59 Belmont 1983-84 Lambton-New Lambton 2009-10 Toronto Workers 1959-60 University 1984-85 Belmont 2010-11 Merewether 1960-61 Belmont 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 2011-12 Merewether 1961-62 1st Div. Belmont 1986-87 Charlestown 2nd Div. Stockton 1987-88 Belmont

Fifth Grade Premiership Winners 1975-76 Charlestown No 2 1987-88 Stockton No 1 1999-00 Merewether 1976-77 Charlestown No 1 1988-89 University No 1 2000-01 Newcastle City 1977-78 Merewether No 1 1989-90 Stockton No 1 2001-02 Charlestown No 2 1978-79 Merewether No 1 1990-91 Stockton No 1 2002-03 Newcastle City No 1 1979-80 Merewether 1991-92 University No 1 2003-04 Newcastle City 1980-81 Belmont No 1 1992-93 University No 1 2004-05 Merewether No 2 1981-82 Merewether 1993-94 Merewether 2005-06 Charlestown No 2 1982-83 Merewether 1994-95 Merewether 2006-07 Merewether No 2 1983-84 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1995-96 Merewether 1984-85 Stockton No 2 1996-97 Hamilton-Wickham 2 Competition with C & S 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield No 2 1997-98 Newcastle City No 1 Association from 2007-2008 1986-87 University 1998-99 Stockton

First Grade Final Winners 1889-90 Tighes Hill 1913-14 East Newcastle 1936-37 Wallsend 1890-91 Lambton 1914-15 Lambton 1937-38 Waratah-Mayfield 1891-93 No Final Played 1915-16 Wickham 1938-39 Wickham 1893-94 Newcastle 1916-17 Lambton 1939-40 No Final Played 1894-95 Wickham Albions 1917-18 Dockyard 1940-41 Waratah-Mayfield 1895-96 East Newcastle 1918-19 Wickham 1941-42 Waratah-Mayfield 1896-97 Wickham Albions 1919-20 Fire Brigade 1942-43 Merewether 1897-98 Newcastle West 1920-21 Fire Brigade 1943-44 Maitland 1898-99 East Newcastle 1921-22 Hamilton 1944-45 Lambton-New Lambton 1899-00 Wickham Albions 1922-23 Merewether 1945-46 Lambton- New Lambton 1900-01 Newcastle West 1923-24 Merewether 1946-47 Merewether 1901-02 East Newcastle 1924-25 Merewether 1947-48 Waratah-Mayfield 1902-03 East Newcastle 1925-26 Stockton 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1903-04 Newcastle West 1926-27 Stockton 1949-50 Waratah-Mayfield 1904-05 East Newcastle 1927-28 Waratah-Mayfield 1950-51 Hamilton 1905-06 Hamilton 1928-29 Merewether 1951-52 Hamilton 1906-07 Wickham 1929-30 Waratah-Mayfield 1952-53 Hamilton 1907-08 Hamilton 1930-31 Merewether 1953-54 Hamilton 1908-09 Wickham 1931-32 Stockton 1954-55 Hamilton 1909-10 Wickham 1932-33 Wickham 1955-56 Hamilton 1910-11 Ironclad 1933-34 Wallsend 1956-57 Lambton-New Lambton 1911-12 Narara 1934-35 Newcastle 1957-58 Merewether 1912-13 Lambton 1935-36 Wallsend 1958-59 Hamilton NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 57 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield 1977-78 Stockton 1996-97 Waratah-Mayfield 1960-61 Lambton-New Lambton 1978-79 Stockton 1997-98 Wallsend 1961-62 Merewether 1979-80 Stockton 1998-99 Charlestown 1962-63 Belmont 1980-81 Belmont 1999-00 Hamilton-Wickham 1963-64 Belmont 1981-82 Charlestown 2000-01 Hamilton-Wickham & 1964-65 Newcastle City 1982-83 Charlestown Merewether * 1965-66 Lambton-New Lambton 1983-84 Charlestown 2001-02 Hamilton-Wickham 1966-67 Waratah-Mayfield 1984-85 Belmont 2002-03 Merewether 1967-68 Newcastle City 1985-86 Belmont 2003-04 Hamilton-Wickham 1968-69 Merewether 1986-87 University 2004-05 Stockton 1969-70 Merewether & 1987-88 Charlestown 2005-06 Charlestown Wallsend (Tie) 1988-89 Charlestown 2006-07 Wallsend 1970-71 Merewether 1989-90 Charlestown 2007-08 Merewether 1971-72 Hamilton-Wickham 1990-91 Belmont 2008-09 Belmont 1972-73 Wallsend 1991-92 Belmont & Charlestown * 2009-10 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1973-74 Merewether 1992-93 Charlestown 2010-11 University 1974-75 Charlestown 1993-94 Belmont 2011-12 Merewether 1975-76 Newcastle City 1994-95 Stockton 1976-77 Charlestown 1995-96 Wallsend

Second Grade Final Winners 1893-94 Ironclad 1934-35 Hamilton & 1976-77 Belmont 1894-95 Burwood Waratah-Mayfield 1977-78 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1895-96 Plattsburg 1935-36 Wallsend 1978-79 Wallsend 1896-97 Stockton 1936-41 No Final Played 1979-80 Charlestown 1897-98 Ironclad 1941-42 Waratah-Mayfield 1980-81 Charlestown 1898-99 Wickham Albions 1942-43 Merewether 1981-82 Charlestown 1899-00 Newcastle West 1943-44 Maitland 1982-83 Southern Lakes 1900-01 Newcastle West 1944-45 Newcastle 1983-84 Merewether 1901-02 Islington 1945-46 Merewether 1984-85 Waratah-Mayfield 1902-03 Lambton 1946-47 Merewether 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 1903-04 Railway 1947-48 Waratah-Mayfield 1986-87 Charlestown 1904-05 Waratah 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1987-88 Charlestown & Stockton 1905-06 Waratah 1949-50 Lambton-New Lambton 1988-89 Merewether & Stockton 1906-07 Sacred Heart 1950-51 Waratah-Mayfield 1989-90 Wallsend 1907-08 Sydney Soap & Candle Co 1951-52 Lambton-New Lambton 1990-91 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1908-09 Ironclad & Waratah-Mayfield (Tie) 1991-92 Wallsend & Belmont * 1909-10 Adamstown 1952-53 Waratah-Mayfield 1992-93 Cardiff-Boolaroo & 1910-11 Stockton 1953-54 Lambton-New Lambton Southern Lakes 1911-12 West Wallsend 1954-55 Waratah-Mayfield 1993-94 Charlestown 1912-13 Sydney Soap & Candle Co 1955-56 Hamilton 1994-95 Stockton 1913-14 Ironclad 1956-57 Waratah-Mayfield 1995-96 Stockton 1914-15 Dockyard 1957-58 West Lakes 1996-97 Southern Lakes 1915-16 Dangar Park 1958-59 Waratah-Mayfield 1997-98 Wallsend 1916-17 Dangar Park 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield 1998-99 Southern Lakes 1917-18 Tarro 1960-61 Belmont 1999-00 Southern Lakes & 1918-19 BHP 1961-62 Waratah-Mayfield Charlestown * 1919-20 BHP 1962-63 Wallsend 2000-01 Cardiff-Boolaroo & 1920-21 Boolaroo 1963-64 Waratah-Mayfield University * 1921-22 Lambton 1964-65 Lambton-New Lambton 2001-02 Merewether 1922-23 Newcastle 1965-66 Charlestown 2002-03 Stockton 1923-24 Merewether 1966-67 Waratah-Mayfield 2003-04 Stockton 1924-25 Wallsend-Maryland 1967-68 Charlestown 2004-05 Merewether 1925-26 Adamstown 1968-69 Newcastle City 2005-06 University 1926-27 Newcastle 1969-70 Belmont 2006-07 Charlestown & 1927-28 Newcastle 1970-71 Wallsend Merewether 1928-29 Waratah-Mayfield 1971-72 Merewether 2007-08 Charlestown 1929-30 Waratah-Mayfield 1972-73 Belmont 2008-09 Toronto Workers 1930-31 No Final Played 1973-74 Cardiff-Boolaroo & 2009-10 Wallsend 1931-32 Adamstown Stockton 2010-11 Merewether 1932-33 Wickham 1974-75 Wallsend 2011-12 Stockton 1933-34 Hamilton 1975-76 Hamilton-Wickham

58 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Third Grade Final Winners 1895-96 Tramway 1934-35 Charlestown 1977-78 Charlestown 1896-97 Railway 1935-36 Charlestown 1978-79 Hamilton-Wickham 1897-98 YMCA 1936-41 No Finals Played 1979-80 Newcastle City 1898-99 Charlestown 1941-42 Waratah-Mayfield 1980-81 Belmont 1899-00 Stockton 1942-43 Stockton 1981-82 Newcastle City 1900-01 Arnotts 1943-44 Maitland 1982-83 Hamilton-Wickham 1901-02 Charlestown 1944-45 Merewether 1983-84 Hamilton-Wickham 1902-03 Fullerton Cove 1945-46 Belmont 1984-85 Charlestown 1903-04 Hamilton 1946-47 Waratah-Mayfield 1985-86 Hamilton-Wickham 1904-05 Merewether 1947-48 Wallsend 1986-87 Waratah-Mayfield 1905-06 Sacred Heart 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1987-88 Lambton-New Lambton 1906-07 Hamilton 1949-50 Waratah-Mayfield 1988-89 Merewether & Stockton 1907-08 Carrington 1950-51 Waratah-Mayfield 1989-90 Waratah-Mayfield 1908-09 New Lambton 1951-52 Wallsend 1990-91 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1909-10 Carrington 1952-53 Lambton-New Lambton 1991-92 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1910-11 Waratah 1953-54 Lambton-New Lambton 1992-93 Belmont 1911-12 Sacred Heart 1954-55 Waratah-Mayfield 1993-94 Stockton 1912-13 Ironclad 1955-56 Lambton-New Lambton 1994-95 Charlestown 1913-14 Charlestown 1956-57 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1995-96 Wallsend 1914-15 Rechabites 1957-58 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1996-97 Wallsend 1915-16 Merewether 1958-59 Lambton-New Lambton 1997-98 Southern Lakes 1916-17 Lambton 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield 1998-99 Wallsend 1917-18 Wickham 1960-61 Waratah-Mayfield 1999-00 Wallsend & 1918-19 West Wallsend 1961-62 Stockton Charlestown* 1919-20 Fullerton Cove 1962-63 Stockton 2000-01 Wallsend & 1920-21 Lambton 1963-64 Lambton-New Lambton Cardiff-Boolaroo* 1921-22 No Final Played 1964-65 Belmont 2001-02 Merewether 1922-23 Maryland 1965-66 Belmont 2002-03 Merewether 1923-24 Cardiff 1966-67 Belmont 2003-04 Hamilton-Wickham 1924-25 Lambton & Awaba 1967-68 Wallsend 2004-05 Stockton (Unfinished) 1968-69 Charlestown 2005-06 Wallsend 1925-26 Mayfield St. Andrews 1969-70 Belmont 2006-07 University 1926-27 Hexham 1970-71 Lambton-New Lambton 2007-08 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1927-28 Mayfield St. Andrews 1971-72 Merewether 2008-09 Toronto Workers 1928-29 Stockton 1972-73 Wallsend 2009-10 Newcastle City 1929-30 Hamilton 1973-74 Charlestown & 2010-11 Merewether & 1930-31 No Final Played Southern Lakes University* 1931-32 Stockton 1974-75 Merewether 2011-12 Toronto Workers 1932-33 Wickham 1975-76 Waratah-Mayfield 1933-34 Lambton-New Lambton 1976-77 Belmont

Fourth Grade Final Winners 1916-17 Merewether 1964-65 Lambton-New Lambton 1990-91 Hamilton-Wickham 1917-18 Islington 1965-66 Wallsend 1991-92 Wallsend 1918-19 Wickham 1966-67 Southern Lakes 1992-93 Hamilton-Wickham 1919-21 No Competition 1967-68 Wallsend 1993-94 Belmont 1921-22 Cardiff 1968-69 Wallsend 1994-95 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1922-23 Merewether 1969-70 Wallsend 1995-96 Charlestown 1923-24 Lambton 1970-71 Wallsend 1996-97 Wallsend 1924-25 Wallsend 1971-72 Belmont 1997-98 Charlestown 1925-26 Awaba (U20) 1972-73 Hamilton-Wickham 1998-99 Wallsend 1926-27 No Final Played 1973-74 Charlestown 1999-00 Wallsend & University * 1927-28 Howard Smith 1974-75 Waratah-Mayfield 2000-01 Cardiff-Boolaroo & 1928-52 No Competition 1975-76 Belmont University* 1952-53 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1976-77 Belmont 2001-02 Merewether 1953-54 Belmont 1977-78 Charlestown 2002-03 University 1954-55 Hamilton 1978-79 Waratah-Mayfield 2003-04 Stockton 1955-56 Belmont 1979-80 Hamilton-Wickham 2004-05 Merewether & 1956-57 Hamilton 1980-81 Wallsend Waratah-Mayfield* 1957-58 Belmont 1981-82 Belmont 2005-06 Waratah-Mayfield 1958-59 Belmont 1982-83 Belmont 2006-07 Charlestown & 1959-60 University 1983-84 Lambton-New Lambton Merewether* 1960-61 Waratah-Mayfield 1984-85 Waratah-Mayfield 2007-08 Newcastle City 1961-62 1985-86 Merewether 2008-09 Toronto Workers 1st Div. Lambton New Lambton 1986-87 Charlestown 2009-10 Newcastle City 2nd Div. Wallsend No 2 1987-88 Belmont 2010-11 Merewether & 1962-63 Belmont 1988-89 Belmont & Stockton Newcastle City* 1963-64 Belmont No 1 1989-90 University 2011-12 Hamilton-Wickham NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 59 Fifth Grade Final Winners 1975-76 Belmont No 1 1987-88 Stockton No 1 1999-00 Newcastle City 1976-77 Charlestown No 1 1988-89 Stockton No 1 2000-01 Merewether 1977-78 Merewether No 1 1989-90 University No 1 2001-02 Charlestown No 2 1978-79 Wallsend 1990-91 Belmont No 1 2002-03 Merewether No 1 1979-80 Belmont 1991-92 University & Stockton * 2003-04 Newcastle City 1980-81 Belmont 1992-93 Southern Lakes 2004-05 Charlestown No 2 1981-82 Lambton-New Lambton 1993-94 Southern Lakes No 1 2005-06 Merewether No 2 1982-83 University 1994-95 University No 1 2006-07 Merewether No 2 1983-84 Stockton No 1 1995-96 Newcastle City 1984-85 Stockton No 1 1996-97 Newcastle City No 1 1985-86 Cardiff-Boolaroo No 1 1997-98 Newcastle City No 1 Competition with C & S 1986-87 Belmont 1998-99 Newcastle City Competition from 2007-2008

Denis Broad OAM Cup Final Winners 2005-06 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2008-09 Toronto Workers 2011-12 Newcastle City 2006-07 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2009-10 Newcastle City 2007-08 Newcastle City 2010-11 Newcastle City

U23 and U21 Final Winners 1929-30 Merewether 1972-73 Charlestown 1992-93 Belmont 1930-31 Hamilton 1973-74 Lambton-New Lambton 1993-94 Southern Lakes 1931-32 Wallsend 1974-75 Wallsend & 1994-95 Stockton 1932-33 Hamilton Cardiff-Boolaroo* 1995-96 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1933-34 Waratah-Mayfield 1975-76 Wallsend 1996-97 Wallsend 1934-35 Not Known 1976-77 Wallsend 1997-98 Wallsend 1935-36 Wallsend 1977-78 Charlestown 1998-99 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1936-58 No Competition 1978-79 Stockton 1999-00 Lambton-New Lambton 1958-59 University 1979-80 Waratah-Mayfield 2000-01 Belmont 1959-60 Lambton-New Lambton 1980-81 Merewether 2001-02 Newcastle City 1960-61 Lambton-New Lambton 1981-82 Waratah-Mayfield 2002-03 Hamilton-Wickham 1961-62 Lambton-New Lambton 1982-83 Merewether 2003-04 Stockton 1962-63 Waratah-Mayfield 1983-84 Hamilton-Wickham 2004-05 Wests CC 1963-64 Wallsend 1984-85 Charlestown 2005-06 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1964-65 Lambton-New Lambton 1985-86 Hamilton-Wickham 2006-07 Charlestown 1965-66 Waratah-Mayfield 1986-87 Lambton-New Lambton 2007-08 Charlestown 1966-67 Southern Lakes 1987-88 Charlestown 2008-09 Wests CC 1967-68 Lambton-New Lambton 1988-89 Newcastle City & 2009-10 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1968-69 Wallsend Stockton* 2010-11 Toronto Workers 1969-70 Not Known 1989-90 University 2011-12 Newcastle City 1970-71 University 1990-91 Charlestown 1971-72 Not Known 1991-92 Charlestown

U17 Final Winners 1972-73 Charlestown (U16) 1983-84 Hamilton-Wickham 1994-95 Newcastle City 1973-74 Wallsend (U16) 1984-85 Waratah-Mayfield 1995-96 Charlestown 1974-75 Waratah-Mayfield (U16) 1985-86 Charlestown 1996-97 Charlestown 1975-76 Charlestown 1986-87 Charlestown 1997-98 Wallsend & Belmont * 1976-77 Waratah-Mayfield 1987-88 Belmont 1998-99 University 1977-78 Waratah-Mayfield 1988-89 Belmont 1999-00 Lambton-New Lambton 1978-79 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1989-90 Waratah-Mayfield (U19) 1979-80 Wallsend 1990-91 Wallsend 2000-01 Belmont (U19) 1980-81 Newcastle City 1991-92 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2001-02 Wallsend (U19) 1981-82 Hamilton-Wickham 1992-93 Lambton-New Lambton 1982-83 Hamilton-Wickham 1993-94 Wallsend

60 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Tom Locker Cup Final Winners 1986-87 Merewether 1995-96 Merewether 2004-05 Hamilton-Wickham 1987-88 Newcastle City 1996-97 Charlestown 2005-06 Merewether 1988-89 Waratah-Mayfield 1997-98 Wallsend 2006-07 Charlestown 1989-90 Charlestown 1998-99 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2007-08 Merewether 1990-91 Wallsend 1999-00 Hamilton-Wickham 2008-09 Stockton and Northern 1991-92 Belmont 2000-01 Newcastle City District 1992-93 Belmont 2001-02 Hamilton-Wickham 2009-10 Charlestown 1993-94 Waratah-Mayfield 2002-03 Merewether 2010-11 Newcastle City 1994-95 Belmont 2003-04 Merewether 2011-12 Merewether

NDCA T20 Competition Final Winners 2008-09 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2010-11 University 2009-10 University 2011-12 Merewether

Note that * indicates that the Final was not completed

NDCA Club Competition Premiership Winners A GRADE 1928-29 Howard Smith 1933-34 Newcastle Railway 1938-39 BHP 1929-30 Adamstown No 2 1934-35 Holmesville 1939-40 Mayfield Methodist 1930-31 Wentworth 1935-36 Carrington 1940-41 ASDS 1931-32 Carrington 1936-37 Carrington 1941-42 Mayfield Central 1932-33 Holmesville 1937-38 BHP 1942-43 West Wallsend

B GRADE 1928-29 Adamstown 1933-34 Holmesville 1938-39 Mayfield Central 1929-30 Carrington 1934-35 Blackalls 1939-40 Marcus Clarks 1930-31 Carrington 1935-36 Adamstown No 2 1940-41 Electric Supply 1931-32 Carrington 1936-37 Holmesville 1932-33 Salty Creek 1937-38 United Druids

C GRADE 1932-33 Stockton 1936-37 Druids 1940-41 Mayfield West 1933-34 Adamstown No 2 1937-38 Mayfield Central No 2 1941-42 Mayfield Methodist 1934-35 Hamilton North 1938-39 East Lambton 1942-43 Mayfield East 1935-36 Gully Line 1939-40 Cathedral

Final Winners A GRADE 1928-29 Howard Smith 1933-34 Newcastle Railway 1938-39 BHP 1929-30 Adamstown No 2 1934-35 BHP 1939-40 Mayfield Methodist 1930-31 Wentworth 1935-36 Carrington 1940-41 Mayfield Central 1931-32 Carrington 1936-37 BHP 1941-42 Mayfield Central 1932-33 Carrington 1937-38 BHP 1942-43 West Wallsend

B GRADE - 1ST DIV. 1928-29 Stockton 1933-34 Holmesville 1938-39 Adamstown Central 1929-30 Carrington 1934-35 Blackalls 1939-40 Electric Supply 1930-31 Carrington 1935-36 Adamstown No 2 1940-41 Electric Supply 1931-32 Carrington 1936-37 Holmesville 1932-33 Salty Creek 1937-38 Awaba

B GRADE - 2ND DIV. 1933-34 Marist Brothers 1934-35 Not Known

C GRADE - 1ST DIV. 1932-33 Stockton 1934-35 Hamilton North 1936-37 Druids 1933-34 Adamstown No 2 1935-36 Gully Line

C GRADE - 2ND DIV. 1933-34 Islington Triers 1937-38 Mayfield Central No 2 1941-42 Young Wallsend 1934-35 Albion 1938-39 East Lambton 1942-43 Mayfield East 1935-36 Albion 1939-40 Cathedral 1936-37 Cardiff Workshops 1940-41 Lysaghts NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 61 NDCA RECORDS Leading Batting Aggregates Season Player Club Aggregate 1923-24 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 1154 1954-55 J DeCourcy Lambton-New Lambton 1028 1925-26 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 1026 1939-40 E Crossan Stockton 1018 1945-46 R Camps Wickham 981 1994-95 G Geise Wallsend 957 1979-80 C Evans Stockton 939 1986-87 R McCosker Lambton-New Lambton 917 2006-07 M Littlewood Belmont 906 1939-40 C O’Brien Waratah-Mayfield 876 1945-46 J Mayes Waratah-Mayfield 857 1940-41 G Lambert Lambton-New Lambton 847 1991-92 G Geise Wallsend 832 1944-45 R Camps Wickham 829 2005-06 T Crittenden Stockton 821

Leading Batting Averages Season Player Club Runs Average 1976-77 G Claridge Charlestown 290 145.00 1989-90 G Geise Wallsend 677 139.40 1993-94 M Curry Belmont 687 137.40 1990-91 G Geise Wallsend 789 112.71 1945-46 C Ernst Merewether 542 108.40 2002-03 M Littlewood Belmont 591 98.50 1971-72 T Walters Wallsend 377 94.25 1994-95 G Geise Wallsend 841 93.44 1925-26 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 931 93.10 2004-05 B Jackson Wallsend 544 90.67 1987-88 M Curry Charlestown 451 90.20 1994-95 P Ross Charlestown 721 90.13 1991-92 P Dyson University 537 89.50

Leading Century Scorers Seasons Player Club Centuries 1976-2003 Greg Geise Wallsend 36 1941-1965 Jim DeCourcy Lambton-New Lambton 25 1993-2012 Simon Moore Cardiff-Boolaroo, Merewether 25 1929-1953 Reg Beatty Wickham, Lambton-New Lambton, 23 Belmont 1975-2009 Mark Curry Charlestown, Belmont 23 1987-2012 Stephen Mace Charlestown 19 1936-1957 Ron Camps Wickham 18 1932-1963 Jack Mayes Waratah-Mayfield 16 1989-2008 Paul Ross Charlestown 16 1974-2002 Greg Arms Waratah-Mayfield 15 1933-1945 Gordon Woolmer Hamilton, Lambton-New Lambton 14 1961-1986 Michael Hill Lambton-New Lambton, Merewether, 13 Charlestown 1992-2010 Rhys Soper University, Waratah-Mayfield, 13 Hamilton-Wickham, Wallsend 1922-1929 Dr Eric Barbour Stockton 12 1971-1991 Russell Neal Belmont 12 1894-1906 Tom Hogue Wickham, East Newcastle 10 1949-1971 Ron Harvey Waratah-Mayfield 10 1936-1952 Geoff Lambert Lambton-New Lambton 10 62 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 Most Centuries in a Season Season Player Club Centuries 1990-91 Greg Geise Wallsend 5 1989-90 Greg Geise Wallsend 5 1923-24 Dr Eric Barbour Stockton 4 1938-39 Gordon Woolmer Lambton-New Lambton 4 1939-40 Ern Crossan Stockton 4 1945-46 Ron Camps Wickham 4 1945-46 Cec Ernst Merewether 4 1951-52 Reg Beatty Belmont 4 1954-55 Jim DeCourcy Lambton-New Lambton 4 1963-64 John McCosker Wallsend 4 1970-71 Michael Hill Merewether 4 1986-87 Rick McCosker Lambton-New Lambton 4 1991-92 Mark Curry Belmont 4 1994-95 Greg Geise Wallsend 4 2003-04 Simon Moore Merewether 4 2011-12 Simon Moore Merewether 4

Highest Individual Scores Season Player Club Score 1991-92 G Geise Wallsend 271 1911-12 A Brown Narara 243* (Final) 2004-05 H Khan Stockton 243 1907-08 P Arnott Waratah 239* 1982-83 D Johnston University 230* 2001-01 R Soper Hamilton-Wickham 222 (Final) 1936-37 G Woolmer Hamilton 219 1992-93 G Arms Waratah-Mayfield 218* 2000-01 G Grimmond Lambton-New Lambton 218 1910-11 J Maloney Hamilton 215 1930-31 O Osland Stockton 215 1974-75 G Thomas Stockton 215* 1990-91 D Johnston University 213

Leading Bowling Averages Season Player Club Wickets Average 1912-13 W Moy Lambton ? 5.70 1950-51 J Bull Hamilton 42 6.67 1926-27 E O’Brien Merewether 81 6.72 1924-25 P Shawe Merewether 33 6.75 1999-00 M Curry Charlestown 34 6.88 1930-31 P Jordan Lambton-New Lambton 59 6.96 1914-15 J Longworth Lambton 42 7.00 1918-19 H Sharp Ironclads 76 7.30 1943-44 J Dawson Wickham 63 7.30 1911-12 A Brown Narara ? 7.50 1933-34 E Drinan Wallsend 61 7.86 1980-81 R Holland Southern Lakes 41 8.09 1929-30 C Page Waratah-Mayfield 63 8.22 1928-29 C Page Waratah-Mayfield 34 8.35

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 63 Outstanding Bowling Performances in a Innings Season Player Club Figures 1926-27 E O’Brien Merewether 10/30 2002-03 J Foran University 10/51 1958-59 H Marjoribanks Waratah-Mayfield 10/67 1973-74 G Woods Stockton 9/12 1957-58 C Petherbridge Waratah-Mayfield 9/13 1908-09 J Morgan Ironclads 9/20 1966-67 K Gilbert Waratah-Mayfield 9/30 1999-00 D McIlveen Merewether 9/30 1910-11 P Davies East Newcastle 9/33 1919-20 E Clement Ironclads 9/33 1936-37 D Cluff Newcastle 9/33 1953-54 C Petherbridge Waratah-Mayfield 9/33 1955-56 B Wellham Belmont 9/34 1945-46 M Hinmam Maitland 9/37 1911-12 A Brown Narara 9/39 1948-49 W Pickles Waratah-Mayfield 9/39 2006-07 M Hogan Merewether 9/39 1965-66 R Treloar Southern Lakes 9/40 1975-76 D Carr Wallsend 9/42 1940-41 R Tiplady Wallsend 9/43 1925-26 E O’Brien Merewether 9/44 1933-34 C Walters Lambton-New Lambton 9/45 1923-24 R Woolston Wickham 9/46 1946-47 P Lee Hamilton 9/49 1977-78 C Williams Belmont 9/49

Outstanding Bowling Performances in a Match Season Player Club Figures 1977-78 C Williams Belmont 9/49 & 7/22 1923-24 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 7/34 & 9/69 1915-16 M Lochrin Ironclads 8/22 & 7/22 1985-86 C Williams Belmont 7/31 & 8/22 (Semi Final) 1890-91 J Jones Lambton 15/62 (Final) 1947-48 K Halliday Merewether 8/46 & 7/18 1913-14 J Moy East Newcastle 7/40 & 8/27 1940-41 R Tiplady Wallsend 9/43 & 6/34 1924-25 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 8/35 & 7/47 2000-01 S Morgan Lambton-New Lambton 9/58 & 6/28 1960-61 Dr J Blomley Stockton 8/28 & 7/62 1951-52 J Passmore Wickham 7/41 & 8/73 1940-41 J Mannix Waratah-Mayfield 9/65 & 6/69 1957-58 J Garaty Wallsend 8/35 & 6/31 1925-26 E O’Brien Merewether 9/44 & 5/33 1929-30 R Woolston Waratah-Mayfield 8/29 & 6/48 (Final) 2010-11 J Anderson University 7/22 & 7/80 (Final) 1958-59 H Marjoribanks Waratah-Mayfield 4/57 & 10/67 1940-41 J Mannix Waratah-Mayfield 7/96 & 7/105 (Final) 1950-51 J Bull Hamilton 8/18 & 5/21 1927-28 R Woolston Waratah-Mayfield 8/22 & 5/32 (Final)

Notes Figures for Batting and Bowling Aggregates include Semi Finals and Finals. Records for early seasons not complete therefore some performances may not be included. Ken Hill’s 82 wickets have not been authenticated.

Seasons 1942-43 and 1943-44 were one-day games.

64 NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 NDCA Final Centurions Season Player Score Club Opponent 1894-95 A Edgar 101 Wickham Albions Stockton 1897-98 A Terry 108 Newcastle West East Newcastle 1899-00 T Hogue 149 Wickham Hamilton 1902-03 O Scott 110* East Newcastle Wickham 1903-04 A Edgar 138 Islington Newcastle West 1904-05 N Ripon 146* Lambton East Newcastle 1911-12 A Brown 243* Narara Wickham 1912-13 W McKnight 121* Lambton Sacred Heart 1917-18 F Cheadle 153 Dockyard Ironclads 1917-18 J Elliott 136 Dockyard Ironclads 1917-18 W Shepherd 135* Dockyard Ironclads 1917-18 Wal Moy 101 Ironclads Dockyard 1923-24 A Bramble 113 Merewether Stockton 1940-41 J Mayes 143 Waratah-Mayfield Lambton-New Lambton 1940-41 C O’Brien 107 Waratah-Mayfield Lambton-New Lambton 1942-43 M Gill 211* Lambton-New Lambton Merewether 1942-43 L Miller 101 Merewether Lambton-New Lambton 1944-45 G Lambert 115 Lambton-New Lambton Hamilton 1944-45 J Anderson 102 Hamilton Lambton-New Lambton 1949-50 J DeCourcy 100 Lambton-New Lambton Waratah-Mayfield 1953-54 J Steele 126 Hamilton Waratah-Mayfield 1957-58 C Stephenson 101 Hamilton Merewether 1958-59 C Stephenson 153 Hamilton Wickham 1959-60 J Mayes 100 Waratah-Mayfield Lambton-New Lambton 1963-64 I Barton 146 Belmont Hamilton 1964-65 R McDonald 107 Newcastle City Belmont 1967-68 C Baker 119 Hamilton-Wickham Newcastle City 1967-68 K Ross 118 Newcastle City Hamilton-Wickham 1968-69 I Barton 103 Belmont Merewether 1977-78 W Vial 102 Wallsend Stockton 1982-83 M Hill 108 Charlestown University 1991-92 M Curry 109 Belmont Charlestown 1995-96 G Geise 113* Wallsend Waratah-Mayfield 2000-01 R Soper 222 Hamilton-Wickham Merewether 2005-06 B Woolmer 209* Charlestown Hamilton-Wickham 2005-06 S Mace 102 Charlestown Hamilton-Wickham 2009-10 A Hobson 127* Cardiff-Boolaroo Charlestown 2011-12 P Darwen 113 Merewether Wallsend

NDCA Annual Report 2011-2012 65 10 Wickets in a Final Season Player Figures Club Opponent 1890-91 J Jones* 15/62 Lambton Tighes Hill 1898-99 E Clement 5/22 & 8/60 East Newcastle Wickham 1903-04 E Morley 6/? & 4/? Islington Newcastle West 1904-05 T Hogue 4/105 & 6/42 East Newcastle Lambton 1905-06 J Clayton 4/? & 7/? Hamilton Newcastle West 1909-10 E Morley 5/37 & 7/50 Wickham East Newcastle 1910-11 C Lock 5/65 & 6/34 Ironclad Lambton 1911-12 H Walmsley 5/41 & 7/48 Narara Wickham 1913-14 J Moy 6/31 & 7/58 East Newcastle Dangar Park 1917-18 J Wells 3/? & 7/? Dockyard Ironclad 1919-20 W Hogue 5/42 & 6/42 Fire Brigade BHP 1920-21 W Hogue 8/48 & 4/7 Fire Brigade BHP (hat-trick) 1922-23 J Wells 6/24 & 5/28 Merewether Stockton 1924-25 E O’Brien 3/29 & 7/39 Merewether Lambton 1925-26 EP Barbour 7/59 & 3/64 Stockton Merewether 1926-27 E O’Brien 7/41 & 4/44 Merewether Stockton 1927-28 R Woolston 8/22 & 5/32 Waratah-Mayfield Merewether 1928-29 E O’Brien 4/18 & 7/67 Merewether Stockton 1929-30 R Woolston 8/29 & 6/48 Waratah-Mayfield Merewether 1933-34 E Dinan 6/6 & 6/35 Wallsend Lambton-New Lambton 1940-41 J Mannix 7/96 & 7/105 Waratah-Mayfield Lambton-New Lambton 1943-44 M Hinman 4/65 & 8/48 Maitland Wickham 1950-51 A Fraser 3/28 & 7/29 Waratah-Mayfield Hamilton 1951-52 F Simpson 4/63 & 7/25 Lambton-New Lambton Hamilton 1952-53 J Passmore 7/36 & 4/61 Wickham Hamilton 1956-57 C Bettens 5/61 & 5/84 Waratah-Mayfield Lambton-New Lambton 1957-58 B O’Sullivan 7/85 & 4/44 Hamilton Merewether 1957-58 D Watkins 7/64 & 3/92 Merewether Hamilton 1963-64 C McCool 4/37 & 7/43 Belmont Hamilton 1964-65 C Whitehead 7/64 & 5/40 Newcastle City Belmont 1977-78 G Sneesby 7/27 & 3/53 Stockton Wallsend 2010-11 J Anderson 7/22 & 7/80 University Hamilton-Wickham

* The 15 wickets taken by J Jones was at a period when a handicap system was in operation allowing Tighes Hill to play 13 men.

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