150Th Annual Report 2014-2015
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SUCC 150th Annual Report SCA Club Champions—Runners-up Albert Cup - Premiers 2nd Grade Metropolitan Cup - Runners-up 6th Grade SCA Spirit of Cricket Award 150th Annual Report 2014-2015 1 SUCC 150th Annual Report 2 SUCC 150th Annual Report Contents Office Bearers and Delegates 5 SUCC Vice-Presidents 6 Representative Players & Scholarship Holders 7 Awards and Trophies for season 2014/15 8 SUSF Annual Awards Night 9 Chairman’s Report 10 Operations Manager’s Report 11 Finance Director’s Report 12 Director of Cricket & Club Coach 16 SUCC Foundation Report 18 SUCC Foundation Members 19 Club Captain’s Report 21 SUCC Captain of the Year – Tom Kierath 23 Sesquicentenary Report 24 150 Year Dinner collage 26 Teams of the Decades 27 First Grade Report 28 O’Sullivan-O’Keeffe Annual Match 31 Second Grade Report 32 Third Grade Report 36 Fourth Grade Report 42 Fifth Grade Report 44 Sixth Grade Report 43 Poidevin-Gray Shield Report 47 AW Green Shield Report 49 2014-15 Roll of Honour 52 Grade Tables 53 SUCC Vets Report 54 The future of cricket 56 Obituaries 57 New Publications 60 SUCC Club Records 62 University Blue recipients 64 SUCC Test Players 66 SUCC First Class players 67 Club Trophy winners 69 All-Grade Records 72 Remembering the Fallen 74 Club Records 1864-93 76 Individual Grade records 78 Career Averages of Current Players 91 All time leading aggregates 94 Batting 94 Bowling 95 3 SUCC 150th Annual Report 4 SUCC 150th Annual Report OFFICE BEARERS & DELEGATES PATRON Captains Alan Crompton OAM First Grade: Greg Mail Second Grade: Tom Kierath PRESIDENT Third Grade: Ash Cowan Bruce Collins QC Fourth Grade: AJ Grant Fifth Grade: Mike Harris Sixth Grade: Harry de Kretser BOARD OF MANAGEMENT Poidevin Gray: Jake Holloway Chairman J F Rodgers Green Shield: Alex Johnstone Vice-Presidents Club Captain Brendan Pryke Finance B Joy Operations A F Theobald Membership M Faraday CURRENT LIFE MEMBERS Director of Cricket G P Whitaker D A Butchart (elected 2010) Operations Manager D Bryant L J Carrington (2014) Undergraduate B Pryke B W Collins QC (2003) Foundation Chair P W Logan Club Captain H Clark E B LeCouteur (1996) Delegates to SCA: G Mail A B Crompton OAM (1983) J F Rodgers M Farrow (2005) Delegate to NSWCA G Mail SCA Management G Mail I E Fisher (1999) I Foulsham (2003) Coaches G Harris (2008) Club: G P Whitaker P W Logan (2007) Specialist: Dr. R Ferdinands Fielding: J Freestone Dr W J Mackie (1971) S & C T. Carter G Pike (2014) PG G P Whitaker D Quoyle (2007) Green Shield: M Hope / J Kershaw Dr D D Ridley (1996) J F Rodgers (1996) G J Scahill (1977) A F Theobald (2015) 5 SUCC 150th Annual Report Current SUCC Vice-Presidents (AGM when first elected) R E Alexander 1969 C I M McRae 1981 H Anderson 1993 J Malicki 1973 Hon Justice D Armati 1978 R C Mesley (dec 2013) 1970 J Baird 1979 D C V Morgan 1982 J W Banks 1991 T Murphy 1995 Dr. P J Beale 1982 Mr Justice P J Newman 1965 Prof. M T B Bonnell 1995 M W O’Sullivan (dec 2013) 1972 D. Butchart 2009 M B Pawley QAM 1967 L J Carrington 1978 A Pearson 1999 B W Collins QC 1989 R Pearson OAM 1975 G Cooper 1990 G H Pike 1975 R Cotton 1971 K Pitty 1996 Dr M J Counsel 1983 Dr W Pitty 1985 T Croft 2008 G Polites 1999 A B Crompton OAM 1968 D Quoyle 2001 D Cheever 1997 G E Reed 1986 M Dickens 1983 Dr R J Richards 1958 B M Druery 1975 Dr D D Ridley 1976 J G Erby AM 1962 D Robinson 1970 J H Everett AO 1964 J F Rodgers 1975 A J Falk 1974 P J Rodgers 1990 M C Farrow 1995 G C Russell 1969 I E Fisher 1970 G J Scahill 1972 I W Foulsham 1970 D D Scanlan 1970 Peter W Gray 1981 P H Scanlan AM 1968 Phil G Gray 1992 Dr D Scott-Orr 1958 Phil J Gray 1989 M F Sewell 1980 S Gray 2001 A D Shaw 1990 R Green 1983 K H Sheffield 1956 J A Grimble 1988 J B Spence 1975 B Hickey 1986 R H Storey 1972 M J Ives 1969 R J Thomas 1969 P V James 1970 Dr C J Tomko 1995 Dr T Jenkins 1983 J R White 1981 R J Lamble AO 1957 E G Wiles 1996 Dr C Latimer 1986 G R Wilson 1978 E B LeCouteur 1965 C E Lee 1980 R J Lee 1971 M G L’Estrange AO 1976 P W Logan 1990 G B T Lovell 1990 P H T Lovell 1965 P Mackay 1983 Dr W J Mackie 1964 6 SUCC 150th Annual Report REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS & SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS S Abbott - Australia, NSW Blues, Sydney Sixers R Carters – NSW Blues, Sydney Sixers N Cowell - NSW Futures League S O Henry - NSW Blues N Larkin - NSW Blues, Sydney Sixers Academy T Ley - NSW Futures League G J Mail - NSW Blues Selector J Pattison - Australian U/19, NSW U/19, Sydney Thunder Academy W Somerville - NSW Blues G Whitaker - Sydney Thunder Academy SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015 Elite Athlete Program Talented Athlete Program Ben Trevor-Jones Will Clayton Edward Arnott Liam Robertson Henry Clark Brodie Frost Max Hope Jonathon Craig-Dobson Joe Kershaw James Madden Dugald Holloway Jack Maddocks Jack Holloway Nick Powys Alexander Logan Joshua Stewart Kieran Tate Ryan Kurtz Udayan Gaur Brendan Pryke Alexander Shaw Hayden Kerr Joe Kershaw Hayden Kerr 7 SUCC 150th Annual Report AWARDS AND TROPHIES 2014-15 Captain John Morris Memorial Trophy Ray Eastcott Memorial Trophy for the Most Valuable Clubman - Best All-Rounder Tom KIERATH Jim RYAN (216 runs @ 43.20 & 37 wkts @ 12.05) Named in honour of Captain John ‘Skipper’ Morris, Presi- Ray Eastcott was a valuable and practical supporter of dent of the Club 1965-62, patron from 1962 until his death the Club in the 1980s, when his son Andrew played for in 1975, scorer for First Grade and Poidevin-Gray and an the Club. The Eastcott family has presented this award, in inspiration behind the Club for many years, this trophy is his memory, to the Club’s best all-rounder each season. awarded each season to the Club member who has made the most valuable and selfless contribution to the Club. J M Taylor Award Batting Average Greg MAIL (506 runs @ 42.17) Eric McElhone Memorial Fielding Trophy Johnny Taylor was the young Don Bradman’s hero. At Liam ROBERTSON the age of 12, Bradman saw his first Test match and Tay- Eric McElhone played First Grade for University from lor “impressed me as being the kind of player I would like 1905 to 1913, scoring 2053 runs and representing NSW. to emulate.” Taylor played 20 Tests for Australia and in He was an outstanding, agile fieldsman. He first donated four seasons, while studying Dentistry at Sydney Univer- this award in 1955 and it was perpetuated by his family sity, scored 2231 runs in 1st Grade at an average of after his death in 1981. 60.29. Brian Hickey Award for Poidevin-Gray H O Rock Award Batting Aggregate Johnathon CRAIG-DOBSON Lachlan CARFAX (958 runs @ 35.48) Brian Hickey has been a Vice President of the Club since Dr. HO (Juja) Rock played 1st Grade for the Club from 1986 and a long standing supporter. He has donated this 1919 until 1926 after returning badly injured from WW1. award for the most valuable Poidevin-Gray player of each He scored 3899 runs in 1st Grade at 44.31 and, in 6 First season. St John Frawley won the first three awards from Class matches, 758 at an outstanding 94.75 with a top 1983. score of 235. In the Sheffield Shield his average was 112, one of the few records set in that competition that I E Fisher Trophy for Bradman failed to beat. the Most Valuable First Grade Player Tim LEY (281 runs @ 35.13 & 39 wkts @ 17.77) James Rodgers Award Bowling Average Ian Fisher, First Grade captain from 1969 to 1978, en- Hayden KERR (33 wkts @ 11.06) joyed an outstanding career with University and is the James Rodgers played for the Club from 1972 until 2010, Club’s highest First Grade run scorer. Since 1979, Ian taking a record 865 wickets. He was a most successful has chosen the player who he considers has made the lower Grades captain and a loyal supporter of the Club, most valuable contribution to First Grade. especially keen to carry on its finest traditions. Alan Crompton Award Michael O'Sullivan Bowling Aggregate - Green Shield Most Valuable Player Ben JOY (49 wkts @ 13.57) Nick ARNOLD (443 runs @ 44.30) Mick O’Sullivan played for the Club from 1968 to 1995 1997-98 was the Club’s first season in which a team par- and is the leading 1st Grade wicket-taker with 622 wickets ticipated in the Green Shield competition. The award is at 21.07 and 781 wickets in all Grades. Micko has been named after Alan Crompton whose continual service to Chairman of SUCC since 2005. the Club since 1961 has been inspirational. Daniel ward Award for Lower Grades Fielding Dr Jim L’Estrange Memorial Award Jack MADDOCKS - Most Valuable Undergraduate Player Jonathon CRAIG-DOBSON Tom Garrett Award for Best and Fairest Dr Jim L’Estrange played for the Club in the 1930s and 1940s and was a Vice President of the Club from 1978 Ben JOY until his death in 1990.