Fourth Annual Report 2004-05
2nd Grade Premiers
1st Grade Limited Overs Semi-Finalists 4th Grade Finalists 3rd Grade Qualifying Finalists 5th Grade Semi-Finalists Poidevin Gray Semi-Finalists AW Green Shield Semi-Finalists
2nd Grade Premiers 2004-05 Back Row: Peter Alevizos (12th Man), Nigil Singh, Rodney Stafford, David Mitchell, Richard McCord (Scorer), James Byrne, Peter Bayley, Melvin Singh, John Connell (Manager) Front Row: Matthew Taylor, Neil Cohen, Paul Toole, Greg Hartshorne (Captain), Richard Phillips, Chris Singh, Michael Watson. Absent: Troy Brewster www.randwickpetershamcricket.com.au
Randwick Petersham Cricket Highlights 2004-05 • 2nd Grade Premiers – the third premiership for the club in the past three seasons • 5th Grade Minor Premiers – the second minor premiership for the club • 4th Grade Finalists – for the second time • 3rd in Sydney Grade Club Championship (4th, 5th and 7th previous three years) • 4 teams in Qualifying Finals for the second successive year (2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grades) • 3 teams in the Grade Semi Finals for the second successive year (2nd, 4th and 5th Grades) • Semi-finalist in First Grade Limited Overs Competition for third time in four seasons • Semi-finalist in the Poidevin Gray Competition (under 21 years) • Semi-finalist in the A W Green Shield Competition (under 16 years) • Simon Katich appointed NSW Captain • Simon Katich played Test cricket for Australia against Sri Lanka and New Zealand and One Day International cricket for Australia against West Indies, Pakistan and New Zealand • Simon Katich selected for 2005 Australian Ashes tour of England • Richard Chee Quee became the 12th highest runscorer in the history of Sydney Grade Cricket after scoring 643 runs for the season, taking his career aggregate to 10,345 • Greg Hartshorne named as 2nd Grade Captain of the Year • David Townsend named as 4th Grade Captain of the Year • Pace bowler Chris Singh took a hat trick in each innings of 4th Grade match against Sydney University at Petersham Oval • Usman Khawaja was selected in the NSW & Australian Under 19 Years teams • AW Green Shield player Sean Gardner was selected in the NSW U15 Combined Schoolboys team • Club finished 3rd in Sydney Grade Cricket "Spirit of Cricket Award" with 4th Grade first and 2nd Grade equal first in their respective grades • Club finished second in SCA Annual Assessment of Grade Clubs for 2003-04 and first overall in the Administration category • Ground Assessments - 1st & 2nd Grade - Coogee & Petersham rated 5th best (6th last year), Lower Grades - Coogee, Petersham & Kensington rated 2nd (3rd last year) • Finalists in the ABC Radio Grandstand “Cricket Club of the Year” competition with a story about our three tea ladies at Petersham Oval
2nd Grade Premiers Celebrate
1 Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated Founded 2001
www.randwickpetershamcricket.com.au
FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 2004-05
Notice of Annual Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Fourth Annual General Meeting of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated will be held at the Petersham RSL Club, Regent St., Petersham on Wednesday 3 August 2005 at 7.30pm.
Business
1. Welcome by President Michael Whitney
2. To receive the Fourth Annual Report and Financial Statement
3. Presentation of Annual Awards and Premiership Caps to members of the Second Grade Premiership team
4. To consider the recommendation of the Management Committee that Life Membership of the club be awarded to:-
a. Robert Barter b. Richard Chee Quee
5. To elect the following Office Bearers and a Management Committee for the ensuing year:
Patron President Chief Executive Officer Asst. Chief Executive Officer Financial Controller Asst. Financial Controller Management Committee (5) Delegates to SCA (2) Delegate to NSWCA Honorary Auditor
6. To consider any business brought forward in conformity with the club rules.
Ray Stafford Chief Executive Officer 1 Gabo Place, Gymea, 2227 9525 5118 (h); 9266 5378 (w) 0413 017 210 (m) [email protected]
Please note that only last season’s financial members are entitled to vote.
2 OFFICE BEARERS 2004-05
Patron Noel Hughes
President Michael Whitney
Chief Executive Officer Ray Stafford
Assistant Chief Executive Officer Tony Martin
Financial Controller Bernie Dagg
Assistant Financial Controller David Holland
Management Committee President, Chief Executive Officer, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Financial Controller, Assistant Financial Controller together with Greg Hartshorne, Wayne Mulherin, Chris Sullivan, David Townsend, Alan Wright and Peter Wright.
Honorary Auditor Wayne Tilley
Delegate to NSW Cricket Association Peter Wright
Delegates to Sydney Cricket Association Peter Wright and Ray Stafford
Webmaster Publicity Officer Peter Bayley Sean Sampson
Statistics Ray Stafford and Tariq Khawaja
Director of Coaching Club Coach Bill Anderson Peter Devlin
Club Captain Andrew Millican
Selection Committee Alan Wright (Chairman), Matthew Mott (1st Grade), Greg Hartshorne (2nd Grade), Tony Martin (3rd Grade), David Townsend (4th Grade), Alan Wright (5th Grade), David Holland Metropolitan Cup (6th Grade)
Grading Committee Alan Wright (Chairman), Peter Devlin, Paul Toole, Greg Hartshorne, Tony Martin, David Townsend
Development Officers Richard Chee Quee, Glen Carroll, Paul Horton, Chris Goode
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Operational Committees
Annual Report: Ray Stafford (Chairman), Lyall Gardner, Bobby Barter, Chris Sullivan
Coaching: Bill Anderson (Director), Peter Devlin (Club Coach & Poidevin Gray), Greg Hartshorne, David Skuthorpe, Andrew Millican, Richard Chee Quee, Joseph Hill, Paul Toole, Daryl Parmenter Peter Carroll & Darren McCoy (AW Green Shield)
Cricketwear: Greg Hartshorne (Chairman) & John Connell
Grounds: Wayne Mulherin (Chairman), Peter Devlin, Alan Wright, Peter Harrison
Junior David Townsend (Chairman), Richard Chee Chee, Glen Carroll, Development: Paul Horton, Chris Goode, Peter Devlin
Publicity: Sean Sampson (Chairman), Lyall Gardner, Peter Wright, Peter Bayley
Social: Chris Sullivan (Chairman), Tony Martin, Katie Martin, Robin Gardner, Peter Bain, Linda White
Sponsorship: David Townsend (Chairman), Michael Whitney
Team Admin: Ray Stafford (Chairman), Tony Martin, David Holland
Life Members (Listing is in the year order of election by the founding clubs.) (Former Randwick Life Members are marked *)
03 - Noel Hughes (1971) 17 - Graeme Hughes (1991) 30 - Brian Proops (1998) 04 - Arthur Purvis (1971) 18 - Stephen Devlin (1992)* 31 - David Skuthorpe (1998) 05 - John O’Loughlin (1973)* 19 - Alan Wright (1992)* 32 - Peter Rolls (1999) 06 - John Hayward (1975)* 20 - Neale Anderson (1992) 33 - Peter Devlin(2000)* 07 - Alan Cripps (1981)* 21 - Michael Whitney (1993)* 34 - Robin Gardner (2000) 09 - Alan Turner (1983)* 22 - Patricia Hughes (1995) 35 - William Anderson (2001) 10 - John Johnson (1983)* 23 - Helen Milford (1995) 36 - Wayne Mulherin (2001) 11 - Lyall Gardner (1984)* 24 - Timothy Dein (1996) 37 - Paul McGee (2001) 12 - Peter Bain (1988) 25 - Alan Staunton (1996) 38 - John King (2001) 13 - David Chardon (1988) 26 - John Pearson (1996) 39 - Andrew Millican (2003) 14 - Greg Hartshorne (1988) 27 - Richard McCord (1997) 40 - Peter Johnston (2004) 15 - Trevor Jay (1989)* 28 - Chris Sullivan (1997) 16 - Ross Davies (1989)* 29 - Paul Stepto (1997)
Vice Presidents
Mayor of Botany Bay City Council, Ron Hoenig Mayor of Marrickville, Morris Hanna OAM Randwick City Council, Councillor Dominic Sullivan
John Affleck Tom Harrison Carl Mower Alan Austin Peter Harrison Tom Regan Robert Barter Jeff Hill Ron Rimmer Bernard Bayley Brian Hughes Jeff Sayle Mary Beath Garry Hughes John Soames Chris Burke Mark Hughes Harry Solomons Len Cartwright Les Johns John Sullivan John Chapman AM Arthur Kelleher Steve Sullivan Madge Devlin Ruth Kelleher Bruce Turpin Ken Devlin David Kelly Barry Wood Phil Green Bruce Livingston Anthony Woodward Steve Greentree Barry McDonald Geoff Wright
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Playing Members
Peter Alevizos Mark Hall Maurice Preston Shahzad Ali Andrew Harrison James Pryde Marc Anderson Greg Hartshorne Nick Pryde Kanchana Attanayake Fabian Heaton Steve Pryde Brenton Barker Denesh Hewa-Gamage Thomas Quinn Peter Bayley Matthew Hilder Grant Rimmer Jake Berry Ben Hill Nathan Rosser Steve Bidwell-Brown Joseph Hill Kieran Routh David Bourke Denis Hinds Matthew Ryder Troy Brewster Graham Hinds Sean Sampson Shane Brien David Holland Alex Sciascia Steve Bright Mark Holland Darren Shepherd James Byrne Thomas Holland Scott Shepherd Glen Carroll Paul Horton Matthew Shiner Mark Carroll Brett Hunter Chris Singh Steven Chakarovski Simon Katich Melvin Singh Murali Chandraskeharan Usman Khawaja Nigil Singh Ben Chaplin Mohit Kumar Barry Spencer Richard Chee Quee James Le Huray Peter Spurr Neil Cohen Adam Lee Rodney Stafford Peter Conomos Tim Mall John Stewart Garry Cuddy Tony Martin Tim Sullivan Gavin Dennett Toby Maughan Matthew Taylor Peter Devlin Darren McCoy John Tierney Mitchell Doherty Simon McKenzie Matthew Tilley David Downing John McLoughlin Alex Tompkins Patrick Egan Andrew Millican Paul Toole Glenn Farquharson David Mitchell David Townsend Carl Fernandez Matthew Mott Paul Varughese George Frazakis Edward Neaves Jonathan Walsh Daniel Gardner Eddie Otto Andrew Walters Harrison Gavell Daryl Parmenter Michael Watson Chris Goode Robbie Passas Dean White Cameron Gray William Passas Richard Worrall Barton Green Ian Paterson Alan Wright Paul Greentree Richard Phillips Bryce Young Trent Griffiths Sean Porter
Non Playing Members
Don Arnold Paul Fitzgerald Sue Otto Bob Barter Phil Green Cec Orrock Bernard Bayley Steve Greentree Steven Smith Stan Beal Peter Harrison Paul Spurr Peter Carroll Laurie Heil Susan Stewart John Connell Lynette Jackson John Sullivan Bernie Dagg Tariq Khawaja Tom Thompson Madge Devlin Katie Martin Wayne Tilley Peter English Anne Mullherin Linda White
A W Green Shield Members
Peter Alevizos Will Halstead Matthew Ryder Jake Berry Graham Hinds Tim Sullivan Mark Carroll Prinya Khamphounvong Louis Talay Campbell Dash Sean McInnes Luke Towers Sean Gardner Andrew Redman
5 President’s Report
One of the great pleasures of my life in each of the past three years has been to present a report to you in my capacity as President of this wonderful club. This year is no exception and once again I am delighted to have the opportunity to present to you for a fourth time, my report in a year which has been another outstanding one for the club.
Season 2004-05 will be remembered as another premiership season for Randwick Petersham Cricket. To take out the 2nd Grade Premiership was an outstanding performance and it sits beautifully with our 3rd Grade trophy won so well last year and of course, our first premiership, the 4th Grade cup three seasons back in only our second year. It’s all a little mind-boggling. Who would have thought all of this when the old Randwick and Petersham Marrickville clubs got together just four years ago!
Apart from our premiership winning 2’s, we performed outstandingly in just about every other competition the Sydney Cricket Association conducted. We made the semi finals in 6 of the 8 SCA competitions and finished 3rd in the coveted Club Championship after being 4th and 5th the previous years. It was just fantastic stuff!
Fourth Grade, under the stewardship of David Townsend made the final and I have to say that I was delighted to see my old mate Peter Devlin making a comeback to help David with the younger players in that team. They are sure to benefit from the experience. Fifths, under the captaincy of another “stalwart” in Alan Wright, won our second Minor Premiership before going down in the semis. We have been in the Final the past two seasons so it was another superb effort from our 5th graders.
But what about our Second Grade team! Led expertly by “The Prince”, Greg Hartshorne, the side performed superbly throughout the season and deserved their win. After his wins in Third Grade last year and Fourth Grade the season before, there was a half joking suggestion that the natural step for Prince was to go to Second Grade this season and do it all again! And so it turned out. Not many players would have captained three successive premiership teams, especially at Greg’s stage of life with almost 40 years of grade cricket under his belt. If anyone was to do it however, it had to be Greg. He is a “Legend” in the true sense of the word. What he has done for this club in the past four years, both on and off the field, has been simply amazing. I wish I was as fit! Congratulations Prince….and thank you.
Second Grade is also one of the hardest grades to win as the record of the former clubs indicates. Randwick last won it in 1978-79 while you have to go back to 1932-33 for the old Petersham club and further back to 1922-23 for the Marrickville club. The Petersham Marrickville club never won it. So we should really savour the moment and congratulate all who played in the side during the season.
First Grade made the Limited Overs Semi Final for the third time in the past four years but couldn’t match previous seasons performances overall and finished in 10th place in the 1st Grade competition. We were delighted to welcome former Victorian Pura Cup star Matthew Mott to the team and his contribution as a batsman and captain was outstanding. Richard Chee Quee added yet more runs to his imposing career record, which now places him in 12th place among the greatest ever run getters in Sydney Grade cricket. Not a bad outcome for “Cheeqs” in his Testimonial Year. If we can squeeze a couple more seasons out of him, there’s no telling where he might end up on that list.
And how pleased we were to hear Simon Katich’s name read out in the Australian Ashes team to England this winter! Simon had a frustrating First Class cricket season in some respects, with selectors giving him a bit of a rough trot before he got the nod and knocked up his second Test century…this time against New Zealand on the Shaky Isles tour. He also racked up 1,000 runs in Test Cricket at a healthy average of 40 odd to demonstrate just what a talented and valuable cricketer he is. Named as NSW captain at the start of the season we are proud of his achievements and proud that Simon is a “Randy Pete”!
One of the things I was particularly pleased to see this season was the development of our two age teams. Both the under 16 A W Green Shield team and the under 21 Poidevin Gray team made the semi finals which
6 was a major improvement on our performances in earlier years. It doesn’t happen without a lot of hard work and I wish to congratulate all involved, particularly our coaching staff, Peter Devlin (PGs) and Peter Carroll (AW Green Shield) who spent many hours with the players. Winning these competitions should be a future priority.
We also fielded two teams in the Metropolitan Shield competition, which we regard as 6th Grade. Our “Gold” and “Green” teams just missed out on the semis this season but were very competitive. The developmental value of these teams cannot be underestimated and many of our Green Shield boys played. David Holland has taken a keen interest in this aspect of the club and we are extremely grateful for his involvement.
How lucky are we to have such great sponsors! We couldn’t do half the things we do or achieve anywhere near what we have without the backing of a dedicated and generous group of sponsors. Our major sponsor Petersham RSL again provided us with an enormous level of support and assistance. The Randwick Rugby Club also provided much needed financial support while Phil Green, on behalf of Babcock & Brown, again funded our Player Incentives Scheme. I would ask all sponsors to “take a bow” as we applaud you for your continued generosity and friendship.
I would also like to pay tribute to our mayors and councils for their ongoing support and assistance. Our playing facilities are up there with those of the better clubs in Sydney and are a real incentive for us to attract and develop young players. The fact the Sydney Cricket Association awarded qualifying and semi finals to both Coogee and Kensington ovals, is a clear indication of their standard and value to Sydney Grade cricket.
The rapid success and development of the club over the past four years is a true reflection of the hard work and expertise of a dedicated band of administrators. Heading that group is Ray Stafford, who decided to continue in the role of CEO after standing down at the end of last season. That was an extremely fortunate decision for all of us as Ray is the ultimate professional when it comes to cricket administration. His contribution this season was just awesome! We cannot thank you enough, Ray.
The committee was again very active with David Townsend stepping into the role of Sponsorship Director while continuing in the position of Junior Development Manager. He did an outstanding job in both roles as did Wayne Mulherin in his role of Grounds Co-ordinator. Bernie Dagg again looked after the club’s finances with a special level of expertise while Tony Martin’s contribution as Assistant CEO proved of great value to the club. Alan Wright again had the difficult job as Chairman of Selectors and his performance can be measured clearly by the outstanding success of our teams in all grades and competitions. Peter Wright again represented the club at NSWCA meetings while Ray Stafford joined him as a delegate to the SCA. David Holland was a new addition to the committee this year and added an important dimension to committee debate and looked after our 6th Grade teams.
Chris Sullivan led the way with our social calendar while he and the Richard Chee Quee Testimonial Committee put together a simply outstanding Tribute Dinner for Richard, which we combined with this season’s Fourth Annual Dinner. The function was without doubt, one of the great sporting dinners of the year and brought generous praise from many of the 400 in attendance at Petersham RSL. It was a sensational night and one where we were able to show Richard just how much he has meant to the club throughout his 20 year playing career. He has been, like myself, a one-club man. Loyalty has no bounds and Richard’s dedication to the club was one of the principal reasons behind the committee’s decision to grant him a testimonial year, the first under the Randwick Petersham banner. Richard was most gracious in his thank you speech and set a new standard with an on-stage proposal to his girlfriend! It was a great night and a fitting tribute in honour of a great mate and one of our best ever players.
You have to wonder just where we would be without our amazing group of volunteers. No doubt our success on the playing field is a direct result of their contribution off the field. We are the envy of every club in Sydney in terms of our volunteer support group. They are the lifeblood of the club and their enthusiasm and dedication is only matched by their willingness to chip in and help at every opportunity, be it as team manager, scorer, committee member, canteen assistant, tea lady and the like. Our afternoon teas and the way
7 we look after umpires are becoming legendary! It’s nice to think we are setting the standard through a group of people who get a buzz out of assisting the club by helping others. You simply are all champions! Our coaching staff had another “blinder” enjoying success with every team we put on the park. As mentioned earlier, our five grade teams and two age teams each played in a qualifying or semi final while our two 6th grade sides also performed with distinction. It doesn’t get much better than this. Congratulations to Director of Coaching Bill Anderson, Club Coach Peter Devlin and their team of dedicated and skilful coaches. Great to see Bobby Simpson also pay us a visit at training and pass on a few valuable tips.
If I have a disappointment about the season it is the fact that we had a player reported for the first time. While disputing an umpires decision may not seem much in the trend of worldwide sporting behaviour these days, we take the matter seriously. Such behaviour is a breach of the NSWCA Code of Behaviour as well as our own code. The player was required to attend a Judiciary hearing at the SCA Offices, which I also attended. The hearing was conducted in a very professional manner and the genuine contrition of our player and the approach by the club to player misconduct, was taken into account by the Judiciary Committee in handing down a one match suspended sentence.
As a result of this incident, I must again remind all players and officials of the ideals of trust, respect and humility I have been pushing since I took over as President. They were principles drummed into me during my playing days after I had a few fiery encounters and I have never forgotten them. While ever we exercise these principles, we will have little to worry about.
Last year I concluded my report by saying that it was always hard to follow a good season with another as good or better. But that’s just what we have done. In our four years, the direction of the club in terms of the Club Championship, has been only one way…up! In our first year we were blown away by finishing 7th. Then we ended up 5th in 2002-03 before running 4th last year. Now we are 3rd and were just 12 points away from 2nd spot this season after looking a winning chance at Christmas. It’s something to make us all proud but also something to make us work that much harder next season to go the extra step and be Sydney’s club champion. We believe we are that already, but it would be nice to make it official! Roll on 2005-06!
Michael Whitney President
President Michael Whitney & Captain Greg Hartshorne with the 2nd Grade Premiership Cup
8 REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is with great pleasure that I present to you the Fourth Annual Report of the Management Committee of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.
The highlight of the Season 2004-05 was another premiership, with our talented Second Grade team winning our third premiership in four years, since the amalgamation. Every grade team had the experience of playing in a final series. In what was successful season for the club, our grade teams made the final series in seven out of the eight SCA competitions, only our first grade team missing out. First Grade played in the Limited Overs semi finals. The Second Grade "Premiers' were captained by the "evergreen" Greg Hartshorne, who picked up his third premiership in three years. In a remarkable effort, that may never be equalled or beaten, Greg has played in a higher grade each year, in this his 37th season of grade cricket. Well done Prince.
We again improved one position to 3rd in the coveted Club Championship, up from 4th the previous season, In the end we finished 12 points behind second placed Fairfield Liverpool. The Sydney University club was worthy winners of the 2004-05 Club Championship.
The First Grade team finished 10th this season, after failing to live up to their form of the previous season, when they were beaten in the first grade final. With the acquisition of Matthew Mott, our batting looked stronger than the previous season. However we missed the finals finishing 10th, the batting lacked consistency, with the team only once passing 300 during the season. Matthew Mott (839 runs) and Richard Chee Quee (643 runs) were the only batsman to pass 500 runs. In the bowling department Glenn Farquharson (36 wickets) and Andrew Harrison (29 wickets) were the leading wicket takers. Nigil Singh also had a good debut season taking 22 wickets.
The First Grade Limited Overs side made the semi-finals of the competition, beating the eventual competition winners University of NSW in a preliminary round, however, lost to Sydney University in the semi-final.
Second Grade are the Premiers, but there were some anxious moments along the way. If they had lost in the last round against Bankstown, they would not have been playing in the finals. This side had a blend of experience and youth and a "never give-up attitude" know matter what the score was. These young players will benefit greatly from the experience of playing in a final. The best performers with the bat were David Mitchell (582 runs) and Richard Phillips (554 runs), in the bowling department Peter Bayley (37 wickets) and Rodney Stafford (29 wickets) were the leading wicket takers. The semi-final and final were two great games of cricket. The final was played at Bankstown Oval, where Brian Freedman and the Bankstown club were wonderful hosts. Greg Hartshorne was the SCA Second Grade "Captain of the Year".
The Third Grade side was captained by Tony Martin and finished second at the end of the preliminary rounds. This side finished with the best quotient in any grade and had lost only two games all season. The team broke five batting partnership records during the season, a great effort. Unfortunately a batting collapse in the preliminary final saw them exit the competition, with the minor premiers Sydney University also losing. Best performers with the bat were John McLoughlin (425 runs) and Matthew Taylor (402 runs). Marc Anderson (24 wickets) and Eddie Otto (21 wickets) were the leading wicket takers.
Fourth Grade were led by David Townsend and the team finished second at the end of the preliminary rounds. The team had both experience and youth and there were many fine achievements, with Chris Singh taking a Hat Trick in each innings of a game and Fabian Heaton batting for over five hours for his maiden century. Best performers with the bat were Trent Griffiths (402 runs) and David Townsend (397 runs). The leading wicket takers were Peter Devlin (25 wickets) and Chris Singh (18 wickets). Glen Carroll also scored his maiden grade century. In the final Gordon were deserved winners but well done to David Townsend and his team on a great season. David Townsend was named the SCA Fourth Grade "Captain of the Year".
Fifth Grade after having made the final in the previous two seasons, only to have their premiership aspirations dashed by wet weather, this season, they finished Minor Premiers. This was a great effort, led by captain, Alan Wright and his young team. This team had plenty of fighting spirit with a number results coming from what seemed impossible situations, in particular the games against Eastern Suburbs and Sutherland as prime examples, as someone always rose to the occasion to get them home. Best performers with the bat were Alan Wright (319 runs) and Andrew Walters (301 runs). Leading wicket takers were Denis Hinds (32 wickets) and Steve Bright (29 wickets). Congratulations on making the final series in three consecutive years.
9 The Under 21 Poidevin Gray team was a similar team to last season. Peter Devlin took on the coaching role. It was a great team effort to make the semi-finals for the first time. The top order batsmen performed well by getting off to good starts, with some great partnerships. The team through some brilliant fielding managed to win most of the close games. Who will ever forget the game against Hawkesbury, who had eight first graders in their side, where we contributed five run outs, which led to a great victory. Two centuries were scored, Matthew Taylor 100 not out v UTS Balmain and Eddie Otto 106 v St George in the Semi-final. Usman Khawaja was unlucky not to join them with 99 not out v Western Suburbs. A special mention to Michael Watson who personally contributed seven run outs and the team who contributed seventeen run outs in eight games. Thanks again to coach Peter Devlin, manager John Connell and scorer Richard McCord for their efforts during the season.
The Under 16 AW Green Shield team was coached this season by Peter Carroll. Both Peter and Darren McCoy (Assistant Coach) did a fantastic job with this side, developing them into a very competitive team. We must not forget that two years ago the AW Green Shield team did not win a game. Making the semi-finals this season did not come by luck, it came from dedication and hard work by the coaches and players. We need to be competitive in both Poidevin Gray and AW Green Shield if we are to win the Club Championship. The team won five of the seven rounds, a great effort. Qualified for the finals in third place, earning a home qualifying final. Unfortunately we lost this game by three runs and then played Campbelltown (the eventual winners) in the semi final. Best performers with the bat were Sean Gardner (341 runs) and Mark Carroll (260 runs) In the bowling department Peter Alevizos (19 wickets) and Prinya Khan & Louis Talay (12 wickets) were the leading wicket takers. Sean Gardner, Peter Alevizos, Mark Carroll, Louis Talay and Campbell Dash were selected in the Combined Green Shield teams. Again congratulations to Coaches Peter Carroll & Darren McCoy and to Manager Laurie Heil on a successful season.
We again entered two teams in the 6th Grade Metropolitan Cricket Competition, the RP Green and RP Gold. The teams did not make the finals this season, but far more young players were introduced into these teams during the season. Some of these young players also were promoted into grade cricket from this competition, and will benefit from that experience. There were some great individual achievements in 6th Grade this season, the most notable being by Ben Chaplin. Ben failed to make the AW Green Shield team, and was very disappointed but decided to let the selectors know they had made a mistake by scoring 527 runs at 52.7 including two centuries in 6th Grade. Well done Ben. Much credit for the running of this competition must go to manager David Holland and Alan Wright, who put in much personal effort to ensure this competition did not fold this season. The 6th grade competition is an important part of the club’s development program. The program ensures our promising young cricketers are involved in a good standard of turf cricket while awaiting the call into grade.
Centuries In Grades 1 to 5, we scored 14 centuries, one more than last season. Matthew Mott, Matthew Taylor and Nathan Rosser each scored two centuries. Matthew Taylor and Eddie Otto also scored centuries in Poidevin Gray. Ben Chaplin and Paul Varughese scored two centuries each in the 6th Grade.
Top Performances Top runscorer for the season was Matthew Mott with 839 runs. Matthew Taylor (819), David Mitchell (662), Richard Chee Quee (643), Paul Toole (618), Richard Phillips (554), Ben Chaplin (533) and Paul Horton (510). . The highest individual scores were by Matthew Mott (168*) and (157), and Ben Chaplin (153). Of the bowlers, Chris Singh was the leading wicket taker with 43 wickets followed by Nigil Singh (39), Rodney Stafford (38), Peter Bayley (37), Glen Farquharson (36) and James Byrne (36). The best bowling figures in an innings, James Byrne (7-20) and Chris Singh (7-24). The best bowling figures in a match, Chris Singh (13-63) and Rodney Stafford (11-103).
Major Award Winners Congratulations to Matthew Taylor – Player of the Season, Peter Bayley – Clubman of the Year (Player) and John Connell – Clubman of the Year (Non Player).
Sydney Cricket Association Top Grade Performers Peter Alevizos was the leading wicket taker in the AW Green Shield competition.
Representative Players Simon Katich - selected for 2005 Ashes Tour, played Tests Cricket against Sri Lanka and New Zealand. One-Day Internationals against West Indies; Pakistan and New Zealand. NSW Captain. Usman Khawaja - selected for NSW and Australia Under 19 teams. Sean Gardner- selected for NSW U15 Combined Schoolboys team. Peter Alevizos - selected for Sydney U17 Squad.
10 Overseas Players We had two overseas players this season. Chris Goode a 20 year old from Northamptonshire in England, who managed to play only a couple of games before an injury that forced Chris to go back home after Christmas. Chris may not have played many games for the club, but he was an ideal clubman who would help out whenever he could. We wish Chris a full recovery and hope to see him back with the Randy Petes one day. Thomas Quinn played one game in 5th grade and played the rest of the season in 6th Grade. Paul Horton was born in Sydney and now lives in England. Paul is a contracted player with Lancashire and was recommended to the club by Adam Warren. Paul had a great attitude and only wanted to improve his game, he is the ideal clubman. Paul played 8 games in Second Grade and 9 First Grade during the season, Paul scored 510 runs at 39.23 with a top score 126. Paul hopes to be back next season with the Randy Petes.
Administration Mike Whitney, our Club President, Thank you for your leadership and advice during the season and being there to bounce ideas off. “Whit” is an inspiration to all of us, and his passion for the club continues to be invaluable. His words of Trust, Respect and Humility are culture we are trying to breed into our club. Tony Martin Assistant CEO and Minute Secretary, was always there to help with Team Administration throughout the season. Tony took over as Acting CEO during the season, when I was on leave and did a great job. Tony was also the 3rd Grade Captain. Alan Wright continued again this season as Chairman of Selectors, and as 5th Grade Captain he led them to the minor premiership and into the finals for the third year in a row. As Chairman of Selectors, Alan did an outstanding job, in advising players of selection changes, arising from late dropouts and injuries. Our various operational committees again performed with distinction and with the dedicated personnel who give of their time in making these committees the success they have been. Wayne Mulherin (Grounds Committee Chairman), through Wayne's efforts we have continued to improve our ground ratings and facilities in Grade Cricket. Petersham Oval was ranked the 4th best ground in Sydney last season. Wayne again organised our major function, which was huge success again this year. Wayne is the Chairman of the Richard Chee Quee Testimonial Committee. Chris Sullivan continued to organise the many social events throughout the year and is a member of the Richard Chee Quee Testimonial Committee. Chris took on the role of 4th Grade manager during the final series and is a member of the Annual Report Committee. David Holland joined the Management Committee this season and has worked with Alan Wright to ensure that the 6th Grade competition continues to provide a stepping stone to grade cricket. Greg Hartshorne stepped down from Sponsorship this season after three years, Greg has taken over the Cricketware Coordinator role from Tony Parker. David Townsend took over the very important role Sponsorship Co-ordinator this season, in addition to his Junior Development responsibilities. David worked hard to keep our existing sponsors and also to attract new sponsors to the club. Sean Sampson took over as Publicity Officer this season. Sean did a great job during the season but unfortunately Sean will be unable to continue this role next season. The email communication link, ensures that all players, volunteers and supporters are kept up-to-date with club issues. Well done and thank you Sean. Peter Bayley continued as our Webmaster and worked hard during the off-season to ensure our new website was ready for the start of the season. Peter was the winner of the Clubman of the Year in the Player Category. Tariq Khawaja set-up the ResultsVault Statisics link to our website which enabled the selectors to have access to our grade statistics. Ross Davies organised a very professional Golf Day at Randwick Golf Course. Ross worked to ensured that the field of 85 starters had a great day. Thank You Ross for your personal effort. Photographers - Don Arnold and Steve Smith thank you for your continued support and in capturing those special moments on camera of which many appear in this report. Captains Match Reports - To Matthew Mott, Paul Toole, Greg Hartshorne, Tony Martin, David Townsend, Alan Wright, Paul Greentree and Laurie Heil (Green Shield) – Congratulations as we continue our 100% record in sending to the SCA the Captains Match Report on time for the last three years. Well Done. Managers and Scorers - I would like to thank all the managers and scorers for their efforts dung the season. Your efforts are greatly appreciated by the players and the committee. I hope to see you all back next season.
Coaching We have again enjoyed a successful season finishing 3rd in the Club Championship and with all grade teams experiencing finals cricket, this success is due to commitment of our coaches and players. Director of Coaching Bill Anderson, Club Coach Peter Devlin and AW Green Shield coaches Peter Carroll and Darren McCoy have enjoyed great success. You are entitled to all the accolades that may come your way. Junior Development Officers again did a great job under the leadership of David Townsend, who manages our Junior Development Program. This is an important area for the club and one that requires all the time and effort we can provide. Our future depends on it.
11 NSWCA and SCA Peter Wright and Ray Stafford represented the club at SCA meetings, while Peter was the club’s delegate to Cricket NSW. Peter continues to be a valuable member of our committee, representing the club in a number of SCA and Cricket NSW matters. Peter Wright has taken over from Lyall Gardner as the Chairman of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation. I would like to thank Bruce Collins QC, SCA Chairman and his committee for their support and valuable contribution to Grade Cricket during the season. To Ian Field, SCA Secretary, thank you, for your continued support and assistance during the season.
Finances Finance is a major aspect of the club and Bernie Dagg has again put in a huge effort as Financial Controller. The increased costs associated with running a grade cricket club, are now such that we cannot afford to take our eye off the ball. Our finances are in a sound position. As a result the Management Committee this season, decided to invest for the future by transferring $34,050.00 to the Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation. We finished the season with net assets of $37,051.32 with an operating deficit of $26,317.25, after the transfer to the Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation. The Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation contributed sufficient funds to the club this season to enable the purchase of a second bowling machine and video camera which will help streamline our practice sessions.
Conclusion Many tributes are recorded throughout this report to our very generous sponsors and our wealth of volunteers. On behalf of the Management Committee, I thank them one and all for their assistance and involvement. I want to thank our "special ladies" at Petersham Oval (Pat, Helen & Robin) and Coogee Oval (Madge) for their continued contribution with afternoon teas and the running of the canteens. They never complain and always greet you with a smile. Thanks to our Patron Noel “Pommie” Hughes for his efforts at Petersham Oval. To my good friend Bobby Barter congratulations on being nominated for Life Membership of the club. Finally, I would like to thank Lyall Gardner for his continued support, advice and help over the past year. He continues to be a great contributor to our club.
We have had another tremendous year with many highlights. As next season approaches I’m sure everyone is looking forward to it.
For and on behalf of the Management Committee.
Ray Stafford Chief Executive Officer
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
During the year there were 6 Committee Meetings. Attendances were as follows:
6 Ray Stafford, Greg Hartshorne 5 Wayne Mulherin, Chris Sullivan, David Holland, 5 David Townsend, Alan Wright, Peter Wright 4 Michael Whitney, Bernie Dagg 3 Tony Martin
12 SPONSORS
No cricket club can hope to function efficiently without the support of generous sponsors. At Randwick Petersham, we have been blessed in this regard.
Our aim over the past four seasons has been to become the most competitive and complete club in Sydney. To do this requires expertise and opportunity. Our Management Committee has looked to provide the expertise that will allow the club to run efficiently which in turn provides the necessary opportunity for senior and junior players alike.
With our focus on providing a functional structure for junior players to come through the system, it has been vital to get the backing of sponsors willing to offer the financial support to enable such plans to be put in place. That we have been able to achieve this ideal, speaks volumes for the foresight and assistance provided by a fantastic group of supportive sponsors.
To the following, we extend a tremendous debt of gratitude.
Petersham RSL – continues to be a superb Major Sponsor who assists our club in a variety of ways. As well as providing financial backing, the club offers a quality venue for meetings and functions. In addition, it serves as a post match base for many social events. Our thanks for the great help provided by David Mantle and Carl Mower in allowing the sponsorship to function successfully. Randwick Rugby Club – has become a quality sponsor in the Eastern Suburbs, providing a venue that has become a base for many social functions and assisting us in a variety of ways. We are grateful to all involved at the club for the professional way you go about your business. Babcock and Brown – the whole club benefits from Babcock and Brown’s Player Incentive Scheme. To this end, we owe a great debt of gratitude to Phil Green who has been an enormous supporter of both the previous Randwick Cricket Club and the new merged entity. Many Thanks Phil! Deposit Bond Australia – through the assistance of Di Bain and Steve Devlin, DBA have forged a great relationship with our club as Gold Sponsors. We look forward to the continuation of this arrangement and for their logo to appear on our shirts for years to come. Canterbury Bulldogs Leagues Club – with the support of John Ballesty and the Bulldogs, we have been in a position to provide quality support in all areas of Junior Development South Sydney Juniors Leagues Club – another tremendous supporter of our Junior Program, we sincerely thank Geoff Knight and his Board for the opportunity to develop youngsters of all abilities and background. Kingsgrove Sports Centre – special thanks to Harry Solomons who once again provided support in the area of memorabilia and clothing. David Trodden and Associates – local solicitor Dave Trodden has always been a true supporter of the Petes’ and continues to provide this support for the Randy Petes’. Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL – has provided great support over a number of years. We thank David Starr and his staff for helping to provide opportunities to Juniors in the Inner West. Alan Cardy – a generous supporter, Alan continues to provide great backing for the progress our club continues to make. NSW Bowlers Club – based in the heart of the CBD, the Bowlers Club offers support in the area of Schools and Junior Club programs. Quality Resort Nautilus Coffs Harbour – Resort Manager Geoff Turner generously donates prizes of accommodation to present as Awards as well as assisting in the sponsorship of our Golf Day. Many thanks, Geoff. Mike Whitney Promotions – as well as being an outstanding President, ‘The Whit’ kindly sponsors the club each year through his own company. Alan Wright and Associates – as well as serving on the Committee, Alan finds time to show his generosity through sponsorship. Choice Home Loans – Greg Hartshorne, as a principal behind this business, continues to sponsor our club each year. Manna Restaurant – situated next to Petersham Oval, the beautiful Manna Restaurant provides Player of the Round Awards thanks to the great relationship we have built up with owner, Matt Lightowler. Check this place out when you get the chance. Tilbury Hotel – a new Man of the Match Award sponsor, the ‘Tilbury’ situated in Woolloomooloo, is a great watering hole with an even better restaurant. We thank Club Player Steve Bright for bringing “the Tilbury” on board.
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL SPONSORS WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A BIG YEAR!
13 We thank you all! What another great season for the club! We couldn’t do it without a lot of help and support and we thank everyone who assisted in some way or another and in particular the following:
1 The Mayors of Marrickville and Randwick and their staff for their assistance and co- operation, particularly in relation to our grounds 2 Our groundsmen Pat at Petersham, Dane and Steve at Coogee, Snape and Kensington 3 Our fabulous hospitality staff, Pat, Helen and Robin at Petersham, Madge and Ashleigh at Coogee. Also thanks to Sue Otto who also helped out with afternoon teas 4 Barbeque cooks Peter Harrison, Peter Devlin, Peter English, John Sullivan and Chris Sullivan 5 Practice Captain Richard McCord for ensuring our training sessions at Petersham and Snape Ovals went smoothly 6 Ken Devlin, Alan Austin, Len Cartwright, Chris Burke, Ross Davies, John Pearson, John Benaud, Mark Sundin, John Watson, Peter Rolls, Phil Tresidder, Greg Hartshorne, Wayne Mulherin, Gordon Owen, Duncan Scott- Glassock, John Connell, Terry Brennan, Bobby Barter and Collex Pty Ltd for the donation of Annual Awards 7 Len Cartwright for donation of Christmas Hams 8 Ross Davies who organised a great Club Golf Day at Randwick Golf Club 9 CPI Paper and in particular Director, Denis Goodrem and our own Steve Greentree for the donation of the high quality paper used in this Annual Report 10 Our dedicated and efficient scorers and team managers Brian Proops, Richard McCord, Lynette Jackson, Bob Barter, Peter Harrison, John Connell, Bernard Bayley, Steve Greentree, Neville Walters, Chris Sullivan, Phil Green and David Holland 11 Director of Coaching Bill Anderson, Club Coach Peter Devlin and assistants, David Skuthorpe, Greg Hartshorne, Andrew Millican, Paul Toole and Daryl Parmenter 12 David Townsend, Richard Chee Quee, Glen Carroll, Paul Horton and Chris Goode for their Junior Development work 13 Cricket NSW CEO David Gilbert and staff for the many courtesies during the season 14 SCA Chairman Bruce Collins and his Committee of Management and Secretary Ian Field for ongoing support and assistance 15 Peter Hughes of NSW Cricket Umpires’ Association 16 Easts; Shellharbour and Stockton Cricket Clubs for pre-season matches 17 Don Arnold and Steve Smith for their many photographic favours 18 Patron Noel Hughes for his help and advice throughout the season 19 Financial Controller Bernie Dagg for his extensive work with the club’s finances 20 Wayne Tilley for his services as Honorary Auditor 21 Life Member Graeme Hughes for being MC at our annual dinner and for ongoing support of the club 22 Wayne Mulherin for his efforts in organising our grounds and personal effort in ensuring the Richard Chee Quee Testimonial Dinner was a huge success 23 Lyall Gardner for his work with the annual report, general administrative advice and assistance. Also for his work as Chairman of Randwick Petersham Legends 24 Peter Wright and Ray Stafford for representing the club at NSWCA and SCA meetings 25 Chris Sullivan for arranging our social events with passion and expertise 26 David Townsend for his outstanding work with sponsors 27 Alan Wright for again undertaking the difficult role of Chairman of Selectors 28 Peter Bayley for his effort and ongoing maintenance of the club website 29 Sean Sampson for his well written match reports and press articles, providing the communication network for the club 30 Tariq Khawaja for his help with the Result Vault statistics 31 Peter Wright for his legal advice and as Chairman of the Randwick Petersham Foundation 32 John Connell for handling the storage and distribution of the club’s cricket wear clothing 33 Peter Carroll, Darren McCoy, Laurie Heil, and Greg Hartshorne for their management and coaching of the A W Green Shield team 34 Peter Devlin (Coach), John Connell (Manager) and Richard McCord (Scorer) for their efforts with the Poidevin Gray team
14 35 Club captains Andrew Millican (Club Captain), Matthew Mott & Paul Toole (1st Grade), Greg Hartshorne (2nd Grade), Tony Martin (3rd Grade), David Townsend (4th Grade), Alan Wright (5th Grade), Paul Greentree (PG’s) and Campbell Dash (A W Green Shield). 36 The Committee of the Richard Chee Quee Testimonial, Wayne Mulherin (Chairman), Jennie Devlin, Peter Devlin, Chris Sullivan and Steve Devlin.
Our Canteen Ladies - Helen Milford, Pat Hughes, Robin Gardner & Madge Devlin
As a sponsor of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club, Randwick Rugby Union Club would like to extend its appreciation to all players and supporters for their on-going support throughout the season.
RANDWICK RUGBY UNION CLUB 102 - 104 Brook Street Coogee NSW Australia 2034 Telephone: (02) 9665 5447 Facsimile: (02) 9664 6395 Email: [email protected]
15 The Grade Season in Summary
Round 1 v Mosman (Limited Overs) Our best start with 4 wins against a club that finished second in last season’s Club Championship. Fifth Grade was the only team which lost, missing out with just 2 balls remaining. They had posted what seemed a winning score of 4 for 243 with half centuries from George Frazakis (57) and newcomer Andrew Walters (56). Our 1st graders rattled up the competition’s highest score for the day with Richard Chee Quee adding another 78 to his impressive career total while Brett Hunter (43) and Nathan Rosser (27) featured in some big hitting at the end. Rosser went the extra step taking 5 for 33 with the ball to demolish the Whales. Matthew Mott became 1st Grade capped player number 37 and celebrated with a solid 35. In 2’s, under evergreen skipper Greg Hartshorne, our bowlers made a real mess of last season’s Premiers knocking them over for just 93 with Nigil Singh (5-33) the main destroyer. Richie Phillips (57 not out) completed the demolition. Third Grade began well in defence of last season’s premiership losing only two wickets before securing the win with Paul Greentree (74 not out) and John McLoughlin (64 not out) doing the business. Five bowlers chipped in with wickets in 4’s before Chris Singh (64) and Peter Conomos (58) put the issue beyond doubt for an easy 6 wickets win. A great start and a fantastic 108 Club Championship points to begin in second spot.
1st won by 68 runs 7-267 to 199 2nd won by 8 wkts 2-97 to 94 3rd won by 8 wkts 2-184 to 183 4th won by 84 runs 4-218 to 134 5th lost by 1 run 4-243 to 6-244
Round 2 v Sutherland (2 day matches reduced to Limited Overs matches after day 1 washed out) Sutherland is fast becoming a “bogey” team for our 1’s after they were bundled out for a record-low score of just 70 on a rain- affected pitch at Caringbah Oval. It was the fifth defeat out of 6 clashes for our boys. The less said the better. Second Grade did much better although the result was the same, going down on the second last ball of the match. Michael Watson was the star with the bat hitting a sparkling 75 while Troy Brewster contributed 35. Skipper Greg Hartshorne with 3 for 37 was the best of the bowlers. 2’s have never beaten Sutherland in 3 attempts. A great win to 3rds with Mel Singh (3-35) and Dean White (3-23) doing the damage to knock the Sharks over for just 108. Alex Sciascia (30) and Paul Greentree (51) were untroubled to take the points just two down. At 3 for 143 chasing 193, 4’s were looking good before losing their way and going down by 16 runs. Glen Carroll’s 56 was a highlight. Grant Rimmer (4-22) and newcomer Ken Attanayake (3-18) made short work of the Sharks batting leaving Alan Wright (43), John Tierney (35 not out) and Mark Carroll (32) to clean up for a solid win.
1st lost by 8 wkts 69 to 2-70 2nd lost by 2 wkts 206 to 8-207 3rd won by 8 wkts 2-109 to 108 4th lost by 16 runs 8-177 to 7-193 5th won by 6 wkts 4-141 to 140
Round 3 v North Sydney (2 day matches) In very warm conditions on a flat North Sydney Oval pitch, Norths were happy to play safety first against our strong batting lineup by batting for 106 overs before setting us a target of 344 in 88 overs. At 2-284, it was looking good with Usman Khawaja (120) and Matthew Mott (157) establishing a new 2nd wicket partnership record of 214. But with overs running out and fielders protecting the boundary, it all went pear-shaped and we failed by just 8 runs to grab the win. Seconds went all the way with an outstanding outright win at Petersham. Peter Bayley (4-37) and Nigil Singh (4-18) blasted the Bears out for just 114 allowing David Mitchell (45) to lead the charge for a good lead on day 1. With Norths setting a target of 180 in 38 overs in the second innings, the chase was on from the outset with the win secured in the last over after the first seven batters all made double figures. Third Grade had a hollow victory courtesy of an undefeated century from Matt Taylor (102 not out) and half centuries from Alex Sciascia (61) and John McLoughlin (50 not out) after Marc Anderson and Mel Singh had taken 3 wickets each. At 8 for 146 chasing 209, it wasn’t looking too flash until Trent Griffiths (56 not out) and David Downing (20 not out) put on 64 to take the points in a thrilling finish. Fifths put in one of their worst performances, just holding on to avoid an outright defeat.
1st drawn 8-337 to 8-344 dec 2nd won outright by 4 wkts 5-149 dec and 6-180 to 114 and 7-214 dec 3rd won by 8 wkts 2-222 to 219 4th won by 2 wkts 8-210 to 8-209 dec 5th lost by 124 runs 87 and 8-140 to 5-211 dec
Round 4 v Fairfield-Liverpool (Limited Overs) After 150 mls of rain (6 inches) during the preceding week, all matches were called off by the SCA.
16 Round 5 v Sydney University (2 day matches) A disappointing round, with our top 3 teams beaten. But if ever a round belonged to one player it was Chris Singh in 4th Grade’s outright win. Chris had match figures of 7 for 24 and 6 for 39 (13 for 63) with a hat-trick in each innings! Four batters bowled and two LBW!! Something for the record books! Fourths chased the 72 runs to win outright in just 6.4 overs to cap a memorable match. 1’s went down by 2 wickets with Matt Mott’s 75 the best. Seconds were 4-262 chasing 333, but when David Mitchell went for 140 the side folded to be all out with just 17 needed. Mel Singh’s 5 for 104 from 32 overs and Richie Phillips’ 72 went unrewarded. Three’s couldn’t chase down 245 despite John McLoughlins’ great double of 63 and 3 for 11. Five’s did the job in what was a replay of the 2002-03 final with the goodies winning this time. Andrew Walters’ 51 and Bryce Young’s 3 for 31 were the top performances.
1st lost by 2 wkts 248 to 8-250 2nd lost by 16 runs 317 to 333 3rd lost by 54 runs 191 to 245 4th won outright by 8 wkts 192 and 2-71 to 47 and 212 5th won by 27 runs 169 to 142 and 3-95
Round 6 v Campbelltown Camden (2 day matches) A disaster for 1st Grade at a windy Raby Oval, being blown away for just 99…the second time this season the side, one of the best batting line ups in the competition, had been dismissed for less than 100 runs. The game was lost by tea as the Ghosts piled on the runs to lead by 133. We batted again day 2 and it looked like a replay at 6-80. Matt Mott and Nathan Rosser then got together in a partnership of 103 before James Byrne joined Matt in an unfinished partnership of 110. Mott finished unconquered on 168. Seconds did the business in style with Paul Horton scoring 126 supported by Troy Brewster (57) and Neil Cohen (49 not out) chasing the Ghosts’ 230. Nigil Singh (4-90 off 25) was again the destroyer supported well by Andrew Harrison (2-46) and Peter Bayley (2-48). In thirds, Chris Singh (4-33) and Eddie Otto (3-28) were almost unplayable to give their team a target of just 130. Openers Matt Taylor (72 not out) and Brenton Barker (60 not out) then sealed the win off just 30 overs! The outright didn’t materialise despite another blazing 74 from Taylor and 3 wickets from Singh. Fourth Grade batters had a great match with 8 of them passing 20. But their effort didn’t turn into points as Campbelltown hung on 9 down for an hour. Evergreen Peter Devlin took 4-55 while Ken Attanayake had a great double with 51 not out and 3-38 off 26 overs. Another evergreen spinner, Denis Hinds was at his best in 5’s with 5-15 to knock them over for 98. We got the runs 7 down after some early scares with Bryce Young 35.
1st lost by 133 runs 99 and 7-293 to 8-232 dec 2nd won by 6 wkts 4-300 to 230 3rd won by 10 wkts 0-134 dec and 7-148 to 130 and 172 4th drawn 9-342 dec to 9-213 5th won by 19 runs 117 and 1-84 to 98
Round 7 v Parramatta (Sat / Sun matches in 1st Grade with Limited Overs games in other grades) A great round of 4 wins with1st Grade recording their 3rd successive loss. On a hot day at Merrylands Oval, firsts were doing well to have Parra 7-184 with Nigil Singh bagging 4 wickets on his 1st Grade debut. The last 3 wickets however, put on 118 to give us a chase in excess of 300. We struggled all the way with the bat despite Simon Katich’s 70 and Richard Chee Quee’s 64, to be well beaten. Seconds had little trouble knocking Parra over for 165 then running down that total for the loss of just 3 wickets. Mel Singh (3-26), Peter Bayley (3-31) and Daryl Parmenter 54 not out were the top performers. Third Grade amassed a huge 2 for 306 with Matt Taylor (82), Brenton Barker (83) and Paul Greentree (79 not out) in top form. David Bourke quickly knocked over the first 4 batters before finishing with 5-48 to ensure the win. Glen Carroll made his maiden grade century with an unbeaten 114 in Fourth Grade’s huge total of 1-249. Peter Conomos (60) and Trent Griffiths (51 not out) added the extras to put the total out of Parra’s reach. The 5th graders also piled on the runs with Ted Neaves (57) and David Downing (50 not out) hitting half centuries to ensure a clear-cut victory. An interesting stat from our 3’s, 4’s, and 5’s…in total they scored 829 runs for the loss of just 8 wickets!
1st lost by 43 runs 259 to 302 2nd won by 7 wkts 3-167 to 165 3rd won by 43 runs 2-306 to 263 4th won by 92 runs 1-249 to 8-157 5th won by 86 runs 5-274 to 188
Round 8 v Penrith (2 day matches) A sensational round against a top club with wins in the top 4 grades taking us to second place in the Club Championship. Firsts had a resounding win after looking shaky with just 192 at Petersham, thanks mainly to a new 10th wicket partnership record of 51 between Glenn Farquharson (53) and Nigil Singh (5 not out). The bowlers quickly got in the act with the Panthers losing 4 early wickets then 3 more with the score on 65. A rearguard revival by the tail took the score to a final tally of 147 as Andrew Harrison celebrated with a 5-35 haul going on to record match figures of 8 for 71. 2’s had another sound win. After struggling early to be 6-126, the tail wagged with Chris Singh (53) and Greg Hartshorne (48) ensuring a competitive score. Chris continued the good work with the ball to finish with 3-57 while Mel Singh did the hard work for 3-84 to knock them over with a storm fast
17 approaching. Thirds were up against last season’s Premiers and put the writing on the wall with a score of 293. Skipper Tony Martin posted his first grade century (107) while Matt Taylor (64) and John McLaughlin (72) also got among the runs. Steve Bidwell-Brown did the job well with 4-46 supported by David Bourke (3-21) and Marc Anderson (2-32) to take the points. Fours kept up the pressure hitting up 261 before bowling out the Panthers for just 77 (after they were 4 for 3) for an easy win. Fives struggled early and at 5-166 were facing a big chase before the bowlers put their minds on the job to have them out for 187. Denis Hinds (4-37) and newcomer Matt Shiner (3-36) did the damage. The chase was made difficult with some early wickets and despite a fine innings of 60 not out by Matt Shiner, the side was always going to struggle, eventually going down by 39 runs.
1st won by 45 runs 192 and 6-165 dec to 147 and 7-173 2nd won by 49 runs 9-284 dec to 235 3rd won by 140 runs 9-293 dec to 153 4th won by 184 runs 9-261 dec to 77 and 5-114 5th lost by 39 runs 148 to 187 and 4-102
Round 9 v Hawkesbury (Limited Overs) A good round for 2’s, 4’s and 5’s but a poor result for 1’s and 3’s. First Grade put in an ordinary performance to go down easily with almost 7 overs to go. Joe Hill’s 90 was the highlight. Second Grade were very professional restricting the Hawks to just 170 off 50 overs courtesy of some good bowling from Peter Bayley (3-25) and Mel Singh (3-24) while newly promoted Matty Taylor smashed 82 not out to put the issue beyond doubt. Three’s put in a bad one being beaten by 11 runs after bowling 19 wides, taking two wickets off no balls, dropping 5 catches, fielding poorly and not consolidating with the bat. A match to forget. Fourth Grade struggled to get to 209 but bowled superbly to knock the Hawks over for just 151. Fabian Heaton with 67 did best with the bat while Grant Rimmer put the issue beyond doubt with 5 for 28. In Fifth Grade, the bowlers did well to restrict Hawkesbury to 206 before going on to take the points 8 down. Top performers were Ted Neaves (57) and Ian Paterson (55) while the evergreen Denis Hinds took 4 for 40.
1st lost by 4 wkts 7-233 to 6-234 2nd won by 8 wkts 2-172 to 9-170 3rd lost by 11 runs 198 to 7-209 4th won by 52 runs 9-203 to 151 5th won by 2 wkts 8-207 to 9-206
Round 10 v Eastern Suburbs (Limited Overs) A great start for the club following the Christmas break with 4 out of 5 wins. Unfortunately it was our 1st Grade side which went down after being 0-68 chasing a modest 232. They lost 10 for 77 to surrender meekly. Seconds however, had a solid win with Matt Taylor (85), David Mitchell (71) and Paul Horton (70) leading the way to record a big score which included 64 from the final 5 overs. Easts weren’t in the hunt against some sound bowling and fielding to go down by 66runs. In 3rd Grade, Rodney Stafford returning from injury managed a match-winning double taking 3 for 19 then scoring 28 not out to ensure a good win. Fours did the business as well with Fabian Heaton (55 not out) and Will Passass (51) hitting half centuries while Cameron Gray (3-30) and Darren McCoy (3-32) applied the finishing touches. In 5’s, a 115 run partnership for the 5th wicket between Barry Spencer (52) and skipper Alan Wright (31 not out) set the scene after a shaky 5 for 53 start. Steve Bright (3-23) and Matt Hilder (3-34) kept the Dolphins batters well under control for a narrow but decisive win by just 8 runs.
1st lost by 87 runs 145 to 8-232 2nd won by 66 runs 6-264 to 198 3rd won by 5 wkts 5-152 to 151 4th won by 80 runs 9-241 to 161 5th won by 8 runs 7-186 to 178
Round 11 vBlacktown (2 day matches) Our first “Greenwash” since 2002-03 where ironically, it was again Blacktown on the receiving end of 5 wins from 5 matches. Firsts were the surprise result after being 6 for 52 then 6 for 96 in 40 degree heat at Blacktown. Man of the match Andrew Harrison (36) and Mel Singh (34) put on 60 for the 9th wicket to reach a respectable 194 before bowling them out for 157 with “Harro” taking 5 for 54. Two’s were in front after day 1 but couldn’t pull off the outright which would have given them a clear lead on the points table. Matt Taylor had a great double with 111 and 53 while Rod Stafford’s 6 for 69 was a great performance. 3rds had an easy win with Troy Brewster scoring a great ton (102) and Cameron Gray reaching the half-way mark (52) before the bowlers took charge with Eddie Otto taking 4 for 66 from 18 overs. In 4’s it was the Trent Griffiths show as he hit a sparkling 48 before taking 3 for 17 to secure his team a good win. Fifths were never extended as Steve Bright (3-27) was one of 7 bowlers to take a wicket in restricting Blacktown to just 114 before Bryce Young (74) and Nathan Rosser (42 not out) took charge. Jon Tierney took 5 for 31 in the second innings but time prevented the opportunity for maximum points. A great round to put us into 2nd place in the Club Championship.
18 1st won by 37 runs 194 to 157 2nd won by 4 wkts 6-197dec and 9-181 to 192 and 6-207dec 3rd won by 74 runs 273 to 199 4th won by 3 wkts 7-174dec to 165 and 3-90 5th won by 84 runs 8-198dec to 114 and 190
Round 12 v Manly Warringah (2 day matches) Another near perfect round with 4 wins out of the 5 matches. Only 2’s went down after being caught on a seaming Manly Oval pitch which only Richie Phillips (38) and Rodney Stafford (35) were able to master. A big effort for outright points missed out by just 3 wickets. In 1st Grade it was a huge result, knocking over the 3 rd placed Sea Eagles for just 127 after they were 6 for 73. Glenn Farquharson (4-28 and 4-73) did most of the damage in each innings although an outright result didn’t eventuate. Usman Khawaja with 61 not out ensured points on day 1. Thirds did a great job after struggling for runs day 1. A partnership of 87 between Dean White (69 not out) and Eddie Otto (36) made the difference while Dean White with 4 for 56 and Cameron Gray (4-21) put the issue beyond doubt. Good bowling by Ken Attanayake (4-51) ensured Manly didn’t recover from an early slump to be all out for 209. Bryce Young (58) and David Bourke (60) did the job well in the run chase for a hollow win. In 5’s, Manly batted first and were restricted to just 168 which almost proved to be enough as we fell across the line 9 down.
1st won by 8 wkts 2-134 dec and 0-8 to 127 and 227 2nd lost by 6 wkts 170 and 6-225 dec to 4-172 dec and 7-205 3rd won by 64 runs 9-251 dec to 187 4th won by 4 wkts 6-210 to 209 5th won by 1 wkt 9-171 to 168
Round 13 v Gordon (2 day matches) A huge electrical storm and a couple of ordinary batting efforts left us in the lurch with just one solitary win adding much needed points to our Club Championship aspirations. The winning team was the 1st Grade side, which had a solid win at Petersham. Top performers were Andrew Harrison (4-43) with the ball along with batsmen Matt Mott (75), Paul Horton (88) and Richard Chee Quee, who hit 7 sixes in his 83. Seconds hit a record score on day 1 with Paul Toole recording 104. Day 2 came to a sudden end however, when lightning became too dangerous to ignore with the Highlanders 6 down and 105 in arrears. Thirds suffered a similar fate at Coogee with victory well in sight. The bowlers on day 1 did well with Marc Anderson (4-65) and Eddie Otto (3-41) doing best. Troy Brewster (75) and Brenton Barker (49) had an opening stand of 118 but at 2 down and only 50 to get, the heavens opened up and we missed out on what looked a certain win. In a top-of-the-table clash, Fourth Grade bowled well to knock over Gordon for only 149. They responded well however, and our batsmen weren’t up to the task to fold some 41 runs in arrears for the first loss in 7 games. Our 5th graders did well on day 1 to knock over the Highlanders for 189 but crashed to be 5 for 42 by stumps. Day 2 saw a bit of a rally but the task was beyond the late order batsmen and the points went begging.
1st won by 4 wkts 6-298 dec to 256 and 1-21 2nd drawn 5-358 dec to 6- 253 (rain) 3rd drawn 2-209 to 258 (rain) 4th lost by 41 runs 108 to 149 5th lost by 59 runs 130 to 189 and 3-52
Round 14 v Northern District (2 day matches) A disappointing round with mixed results. 1sts and 5ths reversed their fortunes of the previous round with 1’s recording their worst ever loss in being beaten outright by an innings while 5’s annexed only the grades’ second ever outright win. 1st's second innings of 91 was the teams third worst ever score. The heroes of 5’s were Matt Hilder (71), Andrew Walters (36), Steve Bright (3-16) and Simon McKenzie (2-33). Thirds and 4’s scored solid wins to secure spots in the Qualifying Finals, with just one round to go. In 3’s, James LeHuray found good form taking 6 for 39 while Eddie Otto had a great double with 59 and 3 for 26. Fourths batted well day 1 to post a good total and bowled well day 2 in defence of it to take the points easily. The star was Darren McCoy who had a huge double with 88 runs and 5 wickets for 67. Seconds had a frustrating match. Only David Mitchell (44) and Rodney Stafford (41 not out) offered any real resistance day 1 in a disappointing batting display. But the action came day 2 with ND’s crashing from 1-62 overnight to be 9-161 with 9 to get before limping across the line. A hurried batting performance followed with Michael Watson’s 58 helping post a score of 152 off just 25 overs to allow a shot at an outright. ND’s were well on target in reply before Rodney Stafford struck to take 5 for 32 to go with his 6 for 76 in the first innings and almost pull off a win with 9 down when time ran out.
1st lost outright by an innings and 14 runs 8-184 dec and 91 to 2-289 dec 2nd lost by 1 wkt 169 and 8-152 dec to 9-173 dec and 9-117 3rd won by 42 runs 9-185 to 153 4th won by 62 runs 251 to 189 5th won outright by an innings and 94 runs 8-279 dec to 43 and 142
19 Round 15 v Bankstown (Limited Overs) A great round against one of Sydney’s top clubs to register 4 wins out of 5 games and cement spots in 4 Qualifying Finals! The performance also gave us 3rd place in the Club Championship…just 12 points from second. A big win was by Second Grade, as they knocked over the Bulldogs for just 125 (after they were 0-42 then 2-90) at Bankstown Oval courtesy of Peter Bayley with the first 6 wickets (6-29) and skipper Greg Hartshorne (3-7) who finished them off with a hat-trick (his first in 35 years of Grade cricket)! The chase was a bit nerve wracking when we were 3 for 4, but the experience of Paul Toole (44) and the enthusiasm of Michael Watson (38 not out) saved the day to secure a great win. Thirds were never out of a jog trot with James LeHuray (4-11) and Marc Anderson (3-14) the chief destroyers as the Dogs capitulated for just 76. We lost just 4 wickets in the wrap up. Fours were on the front foot early with a solid score and never looked like losing. Best performers were Nathan Rosser, returning from injury to score an even 100, his first for the club, and Bryce Young who took 4 for 44. Fifths became just our second ever Minor Premiers with an excellent bowling effort to knock Bankstown over 54 runs in arrears of our not-so-solid score of 160. In 1st Grade, we went down at Coogee with just 7 balls remaining to record the round’s only loss. Brett Hunter (55) and Usman Khawaja (34) did best with the bat whilst 3 run outs kept us in the hunt as they closed in on our 182 score.
1st lost by 5 wkts 9-182 to 5-183 2nd won by 4 wkts 6-129 to 125 3rd won by 6 wkts 4-80 to 76 4th won by 46 runs 9-225 to 179 5th won by 54 runs 160 to 106
Qualifying Finals (Sat /Sun matches) 2nds v Fairfield Liverpool at Coogee Oval 3rds v Penrith at Petersham Oval 4ths v Penrith at North Sydney No.1 5ths v Sutherland at Kensington Oval An historic day for the club with 4 of our 5 grade teams participating in the Qualifying Finals for the second successive season. And as was the case last year, 3 of those teams progressed to the semi-finals. Third Grade was one of our best teams on paper, they went down after an indifferent batting display. Batting first after being sent in, the hard work looked over when the score advanced to none for 60. Unfortunately that’s when the wheels fell off with 4 wickets going down for 11 runs to start a real procession. In all, the whole 10 wickets fell for just 89 runs in a final score of 149. Good tight bowling saw the first 3 Panthers wickets down for 35 but a 70 plus run partnership for the fourth wicket put the issue beyond doubt. With the minor premiers also going down, we didn’t get a second bite and the season had come to an abrupt end. Troy Brewster with 39 and Cameron Gray with 36 were best of the batsmen while Dean White (3-48) and James LeHuray (2- 71) gave all they had to rescue the ship with the ball. A sad finish for a team that had only lost 2 matches all season. Second Grade gave a professional display in disposing of Fairfield at Coogee. Good, tight bowling never let the opposition get away leaving our batsmen a gettable chase of 204, which was achieved just 5 down. Paul Toole (51) and Michael Watson (41) repeated the partnership of the previous week with a stand of 89 after Richie Phillips had laid a solid foundation with 49. In- form bowler Peter Bayley took 5 for 48 while James Byrne (2-34) knocked over the first two with just 10 runs on the board. Rod Stafford (2-87) bowled a marathon spell of 26 overs to tie up an end. Fourth Grade had a sensational win after looking down and out at 7 for 150. But Fabian Heaton (51) and David Bourke (49) never gave up, and by innings end the score was a very acceptable 282. Wickets were hard to come by on a flat North Sydney track and with 70 to get off 13 overs and just 3 down, the match looked lost. Pressure is a deciding factor in big matches however, and the probing bowling of Nathan Rosser (3-33) and evergreen Peter Devlin (3-74) was too much for the young Panther side and they went down in the final over just 11 runs short. In Fifth Grade it was a matter of hanging on after the Sharks had posted a huge score of 315 on day 1. The resolve was there however, and a number of time consuming partnerships were formed along the way as the much-sought-after draw was achieved 8 down.
2nd won by 5 wkts 5-205 to 204 3rd lost by 5 wkts 149 to 8-199 4th won by 10 runs 282 to 272 5th drawn 8-165 to 7-315 dec
Semi Final (Saturday / Sunday matches) 2nds v Mosman at Rawson Park, 4ths v Sydney University at Coogee Oval, 5ths v Parramatta at Kensington Oval With plenty of rain in the week before, it was clear that the elements would play a part in the outcome of many matches. And so it proved to be with 2nds experiencing 6 stoppages as showers swept across the Rawson Park pitch on day 1 while 4ths and 5ths only got started in the last hour of play. To complicate the issue, all three captains lost the toss and were sent in to bat. In Second Grade, ideal bowling conditions saw a steady stream of batsmen making their way back to the pavilion. With the score at 7 for 102, our final prospects weren’t looking too flash, but a defiant Richie Phillips (69) aided by some resolute batting from Rodney Stafford (38), enabled a competitive score of 184 to be posted. Then came one of the performances of the year with fast bowler James Byrne producing the second-best ever bowling figures for the club with a magnificent 7 for 20! Rod Stafford also chipped in with 3 for 45 and the Whales were all out for just 110 to put us into the Final! At Coogee, Fourth Grade were battling at 5 for 100 at lunch having lost 2 wickets in the last over. After the break, Nathan Rosser (112), back after a knee injury which kept him out of cricket for most of the season, and Fabian Heaton (108 not out)
20 each rattled up a century to put the match out of reach of the students. At 7 for 311 stumps were called and the celebrations for a place in another final got under way. There were no celebrations at Kensington however, as our Fifth Grade team, vying for a place in the final for a third year in a row, couldn’t match it with Parramatta on a difficult wicket and were easily beaten. Nevertheless, it was a great season led by Alan Wright and his players, who gained much valued experience.
2nd won by 74 runs 184 to 110 4th drawn 7-311 to DNB 5th lost by 8 wkts 136 to 2-150
Final 2nds v UTS Balmain at Bankstown (Friday/Saturday/Sunday), 4ths v Gordon at Killara (Saturday /Sunday) Our first Second Grade premiership! It’s been a long time between drinks in this grade, with the former clubs Randwick last winning in 1978-79, Petersham in 1932-33 and the old Marrickville club in 1922-23. Unfortunately, Fourth Grade couldn’t give us a second win in that grade but it was a great effort to make the final as it is with any Grade Final.
Seconds played an amazing game on a seaming Bankstown Oval after a great deal of rain the few days prior. Losing the toss was clearly an advantage as the Tigers were quickly in trouble at 3 for 6 against the swing bowling of Chris Singh who had all three. Five down at lunch was followed quickly by the remaining five as fast bowler James Byrne hit his straps in taking 4 for 24 off 20 overs to have them all out for an unexpected 78. Our run chase didn’t fare much better to start with our top three bats in the pavilion with 12 on the board. With the score at 20, a slice of luck! Michael Watson, looking in good touch, mistimed an on drive but the fielder amazingly dropped the “dolly” chance. Michael and Paul Toole then put their heads down to put on 56 before Paul went to a slip catch with the score on 68. Michael followed for a terrific 47 with the score on 105. At stumps we were 6 for 111 and needing to consolidate, but two quick wickets next morning left us with a likely lead of only 40 odd. The value of a strong batting tail was soon never more evident as two partnerships of 36 for the 9th wicket between James Byrne (26) and Rod Stafford (39), then another 34 for the 10th wicket between Rod and Peter Bayley (8 not out), gave us a much- needed lead of 115. This proved to be a winning edge as the Tigers lost 5 wickets before posting a lead. Magic bowling by skipper Greg Hartshorne (4-14 off 13), Peter Bayley (3-30) and Rod Stafford (3-22) coupled with some sensational fielding, particularly by the skipper and ‘keeper Neil Cohen left us with just 43 to get on day 3. Simple tasks always seem the toughest in cricket and small targets have their own mystery. At 1 for 26 it looked all over, but 5 more wickets for just 10 runs before James Byrne hit the winning runs made it feel like a much larger total. An outstanding game and an outstanding win!
Fourth Grade batted first on the usually batting friendly Killara Oval and raced to 3-114 in about even time. However, a rush of blood and bad stroke selection caused a huge crash and we were all out for just 141 with Bryce Young the main contributor with 61. The pitch quickly lost all its life and getting wickets became impossible to get. By stumps, the Highlanders were 1 for 41 with plenty of cricket still left. Sunday morning however, brought little joy as two determined batsmen countered an attack struggling to get the ball stump high on the sedate surface with the result that they were able to run down the target to win without the loss of another wicket. A disappointing result, but an outstanding season for a very talented cricket team. With a premiership, a finalist and a minor premiership (5th Grade), it was another great season for the Randy Petes!
2nd won outright by 4 wkts 193 and 6-43 to 78 and 157 4th lost by 9 wkts 141 to 1-142
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1st Grade Limited Overs Competition in Summary
Round 1 v Mosman at Petersham Oval A brilliant win against one of the competition’s top teams. Asked to bat first, Richard Chee Quee (78) and Daryl Parmenter put on 77 for the first wicket before Daryl went for 29. Matthew Mott, fresh from many successes with the Victorian Pura Cup team, joined Richard and the pair took the score to 146 before Matt was out for 35. A few quick wickets and the score slumped to 6 for 209. Some big hitting from Brett Hunter (43) and Nathan Rosser (27 not out) added the extras however, and the final score of 7-267 was the best in Sydney for the day. The Whales began well with a 77 run opening stand but when Nathan Rosser came on, 4 wickets fell for just 17 runs. A couple of run outs and the win was secured with man-of-the-match Rosser finishing with his best figures for the club of 5 –33 from 10 overs.
Won by 68 runs 7-267 to 199
Round 2 v Fairfield-Liverpool at Coogee Oval After 150mls (6 inches) of rain during the preceding week, all matches were called off by the SCA.
Match Drawn (no points)
Round 3 v Western Suburbs at Pratten Park, Ashfield Scheduled to play on the Sunday after Round 2, Pratten Park was declared unplayable on the preceding Friday. An application to the SCA Committee to move the match to Coogee Oval was not approved. The match was one of three matches not played due to the wet conditions.
Match drawn (no points)
Round 4 v University of NSW at Village Green, Uni of NSW A real battle but it was a good victory in the end by just 6 runs. We batted first and rattled up a great score of 8-283 courtesy of Joe Hill (80), Richard Chee Quee (43), Usman Khawaja (39) and David Mitchell (33). After the loss of 2 quick wickets, the students in reply were well on target at 2-140. But 3 wickets for just 14 put us back in front. A determined 95 partnership for the 6th wicket however, swung the game back to Uni before some good bowling by Glenn Farquharson (3-57) and two run outs saw the last 5 wickets fall for just 28 to give us the match.
Won by 6 runs 8-283 to 277
Round 5 v St George at Petersham Oval A storm-interrupted match but we came away with the points and went to the top of the Limited Overs Competition table! A great start by Andrew Harrison (3-43) to have Saints on the ropes at 6-63. A spirited fightback however, saw the next three wickets put on 135 to post a competitive total of 202. Paul Toole (11) went early but Richard Chee Quee (67) and Simon Katich (52 not out) put the issue beyond doubt although our chase was interrupted by a huge storm requiring a recalculation of the win target to 145 off 38 overs. The target was achieved with 3 balls to spare.
Won by 7 wkts 3-145 to 202 (Duckworth Lewis method)
Round 6 v Hawkesbury at Coogee Oval A disappointing loss to stall our hopes for a place in the Limited Overs finals. A good toss to win in perfect conditions but we were quickly on the back foot with Richard Chee Quee and Paul Toole back in the shed with just 5 runs on the board. Joe Hill took it up to the bowlers however, with a typical aggressive innings of 90 out of a score of 114. Usman Khawaja (50) and Brett Hunter (46) added the extras for a team total of 233. Wickets were hard to come by and 55 were scored before there was any celebration. A steady flow left Hawks at 6-163 with us in with a real chance. But some good hitting for the seventh wicket saw the total passed with almost 7 overs to spare. Not a performance to remember with fondness going into the Christmas break.
Lost by 4 wkts 7-233 to 6-234
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Round 7 v Eastern Suburbs at Waverley Oval At 0 for 68 chasing a moderate score of 232, we were well on track to repay the defeat imposed on us by the Dolphins in last season’s Final. But enter leg spinner Adrian Tucker, who put the cleaners through us, taking 6 wickets, and the doom quickly set in as he systematically pulverised one of Sydney’s best batting line ups as we crumbled for a paltry total of 145. Tucker finished with 6 for 13 despite the presence of players such as Katich, Mott and Chee Quee. Earlier our bowlers had done well to restrict the run target after Easts were at one stage 3-141. Usman Khawaja had the best figures with 3 for 32.
Lost by 87 runs 145 to 8-232
Round 8 v UTS Balmain at Drummoyne Oval A great win to catapult us into 4th place and a spot in the semis! We played the game the way we play best. Good length bowling, tight fielding backed up by a solid batting performance. All the bowlers did their job with the Singh brothers Nigil (3-42) and Mel (2-38) aided by 3 run outs keeping the Tigers total to a gettable 223. Cheeqs (37) and Usman Kahawaja (58) gave the side a great start and when Joe Hill thrashed a quickfire 49 it was left to Matt Mott (47) to apply the finishing touches and take the match with an over to spare. This gave the team its third semi final in four years. A great record.
Won by 5 wkts 5-225 to 223
Semi Final v Sydney University at Sydney University No.1 Not one of our better games as the students marched to an emphatic win. It was a rainy day and it came as somewhat of a surprise to get on at 3.20pm for a 25 overs a side match. Uni’s tactics were obvious from the start with the batters charging our opening bowlers from the first ball as they rattled the pickets 5 or 6 times in the first two overs. A good fightback however, had them 5 for 96 after 14 and we were in with a good chance if we could have wrapped them up quickly. Not to be, with a 72 run partnership putting them in a good position for a final onslaught, which included 21 off the final over. Andrew Harrison’s 3-30 was our best bowling effort. The 201 run chase at 8 per over was shortlived with our top three hitters all caught in the outfield as we slumped to 3 for 26 and virtually out of the running. Our later batsmen struggled to hit the ball off the square against a tight attack and some athletic fielding although Paul Horton (36) and Paul Toole (38) tried hard before we were all out in the 22nd over for a disappointing 115.
Lost by 85 runs 115 to 8-200
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GRADE COMPETITION FINAL POINTS SEASON 2004-05
FIRST GRADE- Sydney University 100 Fairfield-Liverpool 78 University of NSW Campbelltown-Camden 72 Northern District 70 Manly-Warringah Eastern Suburbs 67 Bankstown 66 Mosman 64 Randwick Petersham 48 UTS Balmain 46 Sutherland 42 Penrith 33 Parramatta Blacktown Hawkesbury 30 St George 27 North Sydney Western Suburbs Gordon 24.
FIRST GRADE LIMITED-OVERS- Sydney University 36 University of NSW 30 Fairfield-Liverpool Randwick Petersham Northern District Bankstown 24 Eastern Suburbs Manly-Warringah 21 Mosman Hawkesbury Blacktown North Sydney Campbelltown-Camden 18 St George Penrith 15 Western Suburbs Sutherland UTS Balmain Gordon 12 Parramatta 6.
SECOND GRADE- UTS Balmain 70 Mosman 60 Randwick Petersham Fairfield-Liverpool Sydney University 58 St George 56 Bankstown 54 Manly-Warringah 52 Penrith 48 Northern District Gordon Parramatta 42 Sutherland 40 Eastern Suburbs 36 North Sydney University of NSW 24 Blacktown Hawkesbury 18 Western Suburbs 16.9 Campbelltown-Camden 12.
THIRD GRADE- Sydney University 72 Randwick Petersham 66 Fairfield-Liverpool 58 Manly-Warringah Penrith 57 UTS Balmain 56 St George 54 Western Suburbs 48 Eastern Suburbs 46 Mosman 39 University of NSW Bankstown 36 Gordon 28 Sutherland Campbelltown-Camden Northern District Parramatta Hawkesbury 24 North Sydney 15 Blacktown 12.
FOURTH GRADE- Gordon 76 Randwick Petersham Sydney University 70 Western Suburbs 64 Penrith 58 Manly-Warringah UTS Balmain 48 Sutherland 42 Fairfield-Liverpool 40 Mosman St George 36 Bankstown Northern District University of NSW 30 Eastern Suburbs 24 Blacktown Parramatta 18 Hawkesbury 12 Campbelltown-Camden North Sydney 6.
FIFTH GRADE- Randwick Petersham Parramatta 64 Fairfield-Liverpool 62 Mosman 58 Sydney University 54 Sutherland Penrith Hawkesbury 48 Western Suburbs 42 North Sydney Manly-Warringah 40 Bankstown St George 36 Gordon UTS Balmain University of NSW Campbelltown-Camden 30 Northern District 24 Blacktown Eastern Suburbs 18.
POIDEVIN-GRAY SHIELD- St George 36 Sutherland Manly-Warringah Randwick Petersham 30 Hawkesbury Blacktown Fairfield-Liverpool Bankstown Campbelltown-Camden 24 Gordon 21 Sydney University Eastern Suburbs Northern District 18 Penrith 15 UTS Balmain University of NSW 12 Western Suburbs Parramatta Mosman North Sydney 6.
A W GREEN SHIELD- Campbelltown-Camden 36 Bankstown Randwick Petersham Penrith Western Suburbs 30 Eastern Suburbs Parramatta Fairfield-Liverpool Sutherland St George Hawkesbury 24 Blacktown Gordon UTS Balmain University of NSW Mosman 18 Manly-Warringah 12 Northern District North Sydney 6 Sydney University -6.
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP- Sydney University 1550 Fairfield-Liverpool 1402 Randwick Petersham 1390 Manly-Warringah 1270 Bankstown 1158 UTS Balmain 1156 Mosman 1142 Penrith 1086 St George 1054 Eastern Suburbs 1018 Sutherland 962 Northern District 954 University of NSW 948 Gordon 892 Campbelltown-Camden 870 Western Suburbs 810.5 Parramatta 764 Hawkesbury 666 Blacktown 558 North Sydney 464.
24 2004-05 Teams Summary Opponent 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th PG's AWG CC Mosman W W W W L 108 Sutherland L L W L W 36 North Sydney D WO W W L 92 Fairfield D D D D D 0 Sydney Uni L L L WO W 42 Campbelltown L W W D W 66 Parramatta L W W W W 84 Penrith W W W W L 108 Hawkesbury L W L W W 60 Eastern Suburbs L W W W W 84 Blacktown W W W W W 120 Manly Warringah W L W W W 90 Gordon W D D L L 36 Northern District LO L W W WO 62 Bankstown L W W W W 84 Hawkesbury W W 42 Eastern Suburbs L W 18 Mosman W W 42 Western Suburbs D W L 24 Uni of NSW W W W 78 St George W L L 36 UTS Balmain W W W 78 Final Points 48 58 66 70 64 30 30 TOTAL Position on Table 10th 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 3rd Club C'Ship Pts 288 290 264 210 128 120 90 1390 Finals Matches Campbelltown L St George L Penrith L W L Sydney Uni L D Fairfield W Sutherland D Mosman W Parramatta L UTS Balmain W Gordon L Final Position 10th 1st 5th 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th Wins 8 12 11 12 10 5 5 63 Losses 9 4 3 3 5 3 3 30 Draws 3 2 2 3 2 0 0 12 Runs Scored 4166 4342 3081 3869 3035 1426 1821 21,740 Wickets Lost 166 148 93 139 141 55 74 816 Batting Average 25.10 29.34 33.13 27.83 21.52 25.93 24.61 26.64 Runs Conceded 4345 3953 3008 3060 3279 1412 1424 20,481 Wickets Taken 161 195 154 163 162 65 78 978 Bowling Average 26.99 20.27 19.53 18.77 20.24 21.72 18.26 20.94 Tosses Won/Lost W11/L7 W5/L12 W3/L12 W10/L7 W7/L9 W7/L1 W3/L6 W46/L54 Byes 40 30 40 46 62 8 11 237 Leg Byes 73 96 68 79 70 32 38 456 Wides 81 63 60 92 73 92 13 474 No Balls 78 37 48 104 55 9 9 340 SCA Competition Winners First Grade Sydney University Limited Overs University of NSW Second Grade Randwick Petersham Club Champions Sydney University Third Grade Manly Warringah Poidevin Gray St George Fourth Grade Gordon AW Green Shield Campbelltown Fifth Grade Parramatta
25 BATTING - TOP 20 RUN SCORERS : 2004-05 Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Matthew Mott 17 21 2 839 44.16 168* 5 Matthew Taylor 19 21 3 819 45.50 111 4 David Mitchell 19 25 0 662 26.48 140 4 Richard Chee Quee 18 20 0 643 32.15 83 8 Paul Toole 20 25 2 618 26.87 104 6 Richard Phillips 15 20 1 554 29.16 72 13 Ben Chaplin 12 11 0 533 48.45 153 2 Paul Horton 17 18 5 510 39.23 126 7 Troy Brewster 16 19 0 490 25.79 102 5 Usman Khawaja 17 19 2 486 28.59 120 5 Joseph Hill 17 19 1 432 24.00 90 14 John McLoughlin 15 14 5 425 47.22 64* 14 Nathan Rosser 15 14 2 424 35.33 112 5 George Frazakis 19 22 1 415 19.76 57 1 Glen Carroll 18 19 4 411 27.40 114* 4 Michael Watson 17 21 3 410 22.78 75 5 Trent Griffiths 16 17 4 402 30.92 59* 10 David Townsend 17 16 0 397 24.81 96 11 Fabian Heaton 13 12 3 378 42.00 108* 0 Paul Greentree 14 15 4 373 33.91 79* 9
BOWLING - TOP 20 WICKET TAKERS : 2004-05 Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Chris Singh 267.16 48 43 728 16.93 2.72 7/24 Nigil Singh 241.67 51 39 784 20.10 3.24 5/23 Rodney Stafford 282.50 45 38 922 24.26 3.26 6/69 Peter Bayley 255.67 49 37 791 21.38 3.09 6/29 Glenn Farquharson 204.33 33 36 741 20.58 3.63 4/28 James Byrne 257.83 58 36 850 23.61 3.30 7/20 Steve Bright 185.67 30 33 516 15.64 2.78 4/31 Andrew Harrison 180.83 33 33 667 20.21 3.69 5/36 Denis Hinds 198.83 57 32 506 15.81 2.54 5/15 Simon McKenzie 179.00 25 27 494 18.30 2.76 5/53 Melvin Singh 178.00 21 27 623 23.07 3.50 5/104 Peter Devlin 241.00 58 26 552 21.23 2.29 4/55 Marc Anderson 180.00 53 24 421 17.54 2.34 4/65 Eddie Otto 177.83 43 24 477 19.88 2.68 4/66 Greg Hartshorne 178.84 44 23 445 19.35 2.49 4/14 Grant Rimmer 147.17 24 21 446 21.24 3.03 5/28 Dean White 174.00 40 21 485 23.10 2.79 4/56 Shane Brien 99.00 11 19 308 16.21 3.11 5/53 Scott Shepherd 129.00 22 19 417 21.95 3.23 4/17 Sean Porter 164.00 16 19 488 25.68 2.98 5/42
WICKETKEEPING - TOP 5 : 2004-05 Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Neil Cohen 27 11 38 21 Ian Paterson 17 7 24 36 Matthew Taylor 16 4 20 19 Fabian Heaton 14 6 20 33 David Mitchell 12 4 16 12
26 BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES : 2004-05 BATTING : CENTURIES Grade First Name Surname Score Opponent Venue Round Date 1 Usman Khawaja 120 North Sydney North Sydney No 1 3 16-Oct-04 1 Matthew Mott 157 North Sydney North Sydney No 1 3 16-Oct-04 1 Matthew Mott 168* Campbelltown Raby 1 6 20-Nov-04 2 David Mitchell 140 Sydney University University No 1 5 06-Nov-04 2 Paul Horton 126 Campbelltown Coogee Oval 6 13-Nov-04 2 Matthew Taylor 111 Blacktown Petersham Oval 11 15-Jan-05 2 Paul Toole 104 Gordon Killara Oval 13 12-Feb-05 3 Matthew Taylor 102* North Sydney North Sydney No 2 3 16-Oct-04 3 Tony Martin 107 Penrith Coogee Oval 8 04-Dec-04 3 Troy Brewster 102 Blacktown Whalan 1 11 15-Jan-05 4 Glen Carroll 114* Parramatta Coogee Oval 7 27-Nov-04 4 Nathan Rosser 100 Bankstown Jensen Oval 15 12-Mar-05 4 Nathan Rosser 112 Sydney University Coogee Oval SF 27-Mar-05 4 Fabian Heaton 108* Sydney University Coogee Oval SF 27-Mar-05 6 Paul Varughese 112 UTS Balmain 2 Snape Park 6 27-Nov-04 6 Paul Varughese 121 Penrith Rance Oval 7 04-Dec-04 6 Ben Chaplin 111 RP Gold Kensington Oval 10 15-Jan-05 6 Ben Chaplin 153 UTS Balmain Jubilee Oval 14 12-Mar-05 PG Matthew Taylor 100* UTS Balmain Drummoyne Oval 1 21-Nov-04 PG Eddie Otto 106 St George Hurstville Oval SF 06-Mar-05
BOWLING : 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS Grade First Name Surname Bowling Opponent Venue Round Date 1 Nathan Rosser 5/33 Mosman Petersham Oval 1 25-Sep-04 1 Andrew Harrison 5/36 Penrith Petersham Oval 8 11-Dec-04 1 Andrew Harrison 5/54 Blacktown Joe McAleer 11 22-Jan-05 2 Nigil Singh 5/23 Mosman Rawson Park 1 25-Sep-04 2 Melvin Singh 5/103 Sydney University University No 1 5 30-Oct-04 2 Rodney Stafford 6/69 Blacktown Petersham Oval 11 15-Jan-05 2 Rodney Stafford 6/71 Northern District Coogee Oval 14 05-Mar-05 2 Rodney Stafford 5/32 Northern District Coogee Oval 14 05-Mar-05 2 Peter Bayley 6/29 Bankstown Bankstown Oval 15 12-Mar-05 2 Peter Bayley 5/45 Fairfield Coogee Oval QF 19-Mar-05 2 James Byrne 7/20 Mosman Rawson Park SF 27-Mar-05 3 David Bourke 5/48 Parramatta Old Kings 7 27-Nov-04 3 James Le Huray 6/39 Northern District Asquith Oval 14 05-Mar-05 4 Chris Singh 7/24 Sydney University University No 2 5 30-Oct-04 4 Chris Singh 6/39 Sydney University University No 2 5 06-Nov-04 4 Grant Rimmer 5/28 Hawkesbury Bensons Lane 2 9 18-Dec-04 4 Barry Spencer 5/57 Gordon Chatswood Oval 13 12-Feb-05 4 Darren McCoy 5/61 Northern District Petersham Oval 14 05-Mar-05 5 Denis Hinds 5/15 Campbelltown Raby 3 6 20-Nov-04 5 John Tierney 5/31 Blacktown Whalan 2 11 22-Jan-05 5 Simon McKenzie 5/53 Gordon Kensington Oval 13 19-Feb-05 6 Daniel Gardner 5/31 South Sydney Alexandria Park 2 10-Oct-04 6 Daniel Gardner 5/26 South Sydney Alexandria Park 2 17-Oct-04 6 Sean Porter 5/42 University NSW Kensington Oval 2 16-Oct-04 6 Sean Brien 5/53 Blacktown Whalan 2 4 07-Nov-04 6 James Pryde 6/80 North Sydney Kensington Oval 12 13-Feb-05 PG Usman Khawaja 5/57 UTS Balmain Drummoyne Oval 1 21-Nov-04 AWG Peter Alevizos 5/34 UTS Balmain Petersham Oval 3 04-Jan-05
27 BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES : 2004-05
BOWLING : 8 OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH Grade First Name Surname Bowling Opponent Venue Round Date 2 Rodney Stafford 11/103 Northern District Coogee Oval 14 5-Mar-05 4 Chris Singh 13/63 Sydney University University No 2 5 6-Nov-04 6 Daniel Gardner 10/57 South Sydney Alexandria Park 2 17-Oct-04
BOWLING : HAT-TRICK Grade First Name Surname Bowling Opponent Venue Round Date 2 Greg Hartshorne 3/7 Bankstown Bankstown Oval 15 12-Mar-05 4 Chris Singh 7/24 Sydney University University No 2 5 30-Oct-04 4 Chris Singh 6/39 Sydney University University No 2 5 6-Nov-04
WICKETKEEPING : 5 OR MORE DISMISSALS (INNINGS) Grade First Name Surname Outs Opponent Venue Round Date 2 David Mitchell 5C North Sydney Petersham Oval 3 9-Oct-04 3 Matthew Taylor 5C Mosman Kensington Oval 1 25-Sep-04
Players of the Round Awards
Rd Tidbury Hotel Opposition Manna Restaurant Winner Performance Grade Winner Performance Grade 1 Nathan Rosser 27no and 5/33 1st Mosman Nigil Singh 5/23 2nd 2 Michael Watson ‘75 2nd Sutherland Paul Greentree 51 3rd 3 Matthew Mott 157 1st North Sydney Matthew Taylor 102no 3rd 5 Chris Singh 7/24 and 6/39 4th Sydney University David Mitchell 140 2nd 6 Paul Horton 126 2nd Campbelltown Denis Hinds 5/15 5th 7 Glen Carroll 114 4th Parramatta Nigil Singh 4/75 1st 8 Andrew Harrison 5/36 and 3/35 1st Penrith David Townsend 96 4th 9 Grant Rimmer 5/28 4th Hawkesbury Matthew Taylor 82 2nd 10 Matthew Taylor 85 2nd Eastern Suburbs Rodney Stafford 3/19 and 28no 3rd 11 Andrew Harrison 36 and 5/54 1st Blacktown Troy Brewster 102 3rd 12 Dean White 69 and 4/56 3rd Manly Warringah Glenn Farquharson 4/48 and 4/73 1st 13 Paul Toole 104 2nd Gordon Barry Spencer 5/57 4th 14 Darren McCoy 88 and 5/61 4th Northern District James Le Huray 6/39 3rd 15 Nathan Rosser 100 4th Bankstown Peter Bayley 6/29 2nd
Our thanks to the Tidbury Hotel, Woolloomoloo and Matt Lightowler of Manna Restaurant, West St, Petersham for their continued support of these popular and keenly contested awards.
Sydney Morning Herald Awards
We didn't do too well this season and didn't have a player in the top 34 of the Bill O'Reilly Medal Player of the Season Competition. The winner was Jarrad Burke from Campbelltown-Camden got up to win in the last round of what was a very keenly contested competition.
In the Club of the Season Competition, we finished 11th behind Sydney University which led for most of the season.
Our thanks to The Sydney Morning Herald for its continued support of grade cricket in conducting these competitions for 1st Grade players.
28 1st Grade Report by Bill Anderson, Director of Coaching Position in Grade Competition: 10th Position in Limited Overs Competition: 4th (semi-finalists)
It’s fair to say that season 2004–05 didn’t provide the results that were anticipated prior to the start of the season. At times the team produced some quality cricket, resulting in well-fought victories, but never really seemed to capture the winning momentum that’s required to reach the playoffs.
Ultimately the side paid the price for a lack of consistency in both individual and team performances. Players grappled with the need to perform to their best week in week out, while as a team they found it difficult to consistently produce high standard back- to- back sessions of cricket.
Some efforts in fact were full of grit and character – the game against Blacktown being a case in point; where the tail fought hard to build a respectable total and then the bowlers rolled up their sleeves the next week to force a tough and deserved win.
Unfortunately the tenacity required to dig deep and fight hard for one another when the chips were down, no matter what the personal cost, was not always as obvious as we would have hoped for.
On paper we had a powerful batting line up, suggesting this area of our game would be our forte. In effect, the reverse was the case. Only two batsmen, Mathew Mott and Richard Chee Quee, scored over 500 runs.
As a team we posted in excess of 300 only once and over 250 on three occasions ------the same number of times we were dismissed for under 100. Batsmen were often guilty of poor shot selection or failing to work hard enough in difficult situations to keep their wicket intact. The reality is if you’re going to push for the playoffs, you need 4 or 5 players scoring around the 600 and 700 runs mark.
Out of necessity our bowlers became our strength. New ball specialists Glenn Farquharson, Andrew Harrison and Nigil Singh gave it their all whenever they were called upon, often bowling 3 and 4 spells each.
The fielding lacked the desperation expected at this level, thus making it difficult to maintain pressure on opposition batsmen. A more mobile and athletic fielding unit would have had a considerable impact on results.
The season did however provide a number of positives.
The team made the semi-finals of the one day Limited Overs competition and with 2 rounds to go, we still had a remote chance of making the premiership playoffs. Centuries by Mathew Mott and Usman Khawaja were highlights.
The most notable feature of the year was the emergence of young players being blooded in the top grade. These included James Byrne, David Mitchell, Rod Stafford, Matt Taylor and Nigil Singh. Usman Khawaja confirmed his status as an opening batsman with a bright future.
There is no doubting the talent of our younger brigade. Once they acquire the capacity to apply themselves totally to the task at hand and develop the self belief that they belong in first grade, there will be no holding them back.
Having said all of that, where to from here?
All of our players need to be working towards continual personal and team improvement. To do so requires a fundamental attitudinal shift in what we expect of ourselves in relation to the physical and mental preparation necessary. To fulfil our potential we must be honest with ourselves and be personally accountable for our performances. It starts with a commitment to self and to others to work as hard as you possibly can at your own game. Only through self analysis and repetitious and constant practice can we develop confidence in ourselves and our team mates. The only way to get great results is to earn them. The bonds of team work and mateship are borne from the sweat we all share on the practice field.
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At this point some special thank you’s are in order:
To Daryl Parmenter, for his outstanding service to the club over many years. On behalf of everyone, Daryl and Belinda, enjoy life in northern NSW.
Thank you to scorer Brian Proops, to Peter Devlin and family, and to the ladies at Petersham and Coogee for your dedication and support.
To all the others who work behind the scenes ensuring our players have an enjoyable and rewarding cricket experience – Ray, Noel, Lyall, Peter, Terry and so many other supporters – your efforts are greatly appreciated.
To my good mate Bob, thanks for your unique support.
Matt the Bat
We were very fortunate this season to gain the services of former first class player Matthew Mott. Matthew transferred from Victoria to take up a coaching role with NSWCA but wanted to keep playing cricket at club level. Matthew came to us with a first class record of 3,723 runs including 7 centuries and 20 half centuries for both Victoria and Queensland, with a top score of 216. Matthew made an immediate impact in Sydney Grade Cricket this season scoring 839 runs, the seventh highest in 1st Grade while his top score of 168 not out was the season’s fourth best. Apart from his value as a run getter, his value to the club was further emphasised when he took over as captain when former 1st Grade skipper Paul Toole stood down for family reasons. Matthew did a great job as skipper this season and while the side didn’t have a good a year as anticipated, big things are expected next season.
In the Company of Champions
Richard Chee Quee became the first Randwick Petersham player to pass 3,000 club runs when he finished the season with a total of 643 runs. His season’s aggregate also gave him a career total of 10,345 1st Grade runs, the 12th highest in the history of Sydney Grade Cricket. A minimum of 361 runs next summer would see him elevated to 7th place with the prospect of even higher honours. He is also just 111 runs away from overtaking a famous Randwick player in Jack Chegwyn.
The following Sydney Grade cricket Top 12 batting “honour roll” makes interesting reading: 1. Warren Bardsley (Glebe, Wests), 1893-1933, 12,119 runs; 2. T J E Andrews (Petersham), 1909-1943, 11,672 runs; 3. Greg Hayne (UTS Balmain, Gordon), 1987-present, 11,437 runs; 4. Sid Carroll (Gordon), 1939-1966, 11,314 runs; 5. Jim Burke (Manly, ND’s), 1946-1972, 11,231 runs; 6. Rod Bower (Bankstown, Penrith, Balmain), 1977-1998, 11,219 runs; 7. Albert Alderson (Cumberland, Syd Uni), 1941-1968, 10,705 runs; 8. Brian Booth (St George), 1952-1977, 10,674 runs; 9. Jack Chegwyn (Randwick), 1926-1956, 10,455 runs; 10. Phil Marks (Balmain, Manly, Nth Sydney), 1979-2001, 10,413 runs; 11. Warren Saunders (St George) 1951-1973, 10,400 runs; 12. Richard Chee Quee (Randwick / Randwick Petersham), 1987-present, 10,345 runs.
From the above list, Warren Bardsley, Tommy Andrews, Jim Burke and Brian Booth all played for Australia. All 12 (with the exception of Bert Alderson) played for NSW.
In moving up the list from 16th to 12th place this season, Richard went past some famous names in Sydney Grade Cricket such as M A Noble (10,127), Bob Simpson (10,111, Greg Bush (10,033) and Mort Cohen (9,731).
30 Bobby Barter…. “Oz Knockabout Cricket Manager” by Lyall Gardner
When Bobby Barter went to Coogee Oval to watch son Ian play cricket for Randwick back in 1991, he would not have imagined that 14 years later he would be nominated as a Life Member of that club, albeit sporting a new name in Randwick Petersham. But then again, those of us who know Bobby are not surprised, such has been his commitment and dedication to a club which has given him as many years of satisfaction and enjoyment as he has given it help and assistance as one of its most valued volunteers.
Bob has been a Vice President of the club for 13 years and since 1995-96, has been the manager of our 1st Grade team. He had plenty of practice for that task as he managed many other lower grades and Poidevin Gray teams before that. He got himself involved when he started to help with afternoon teas and the running of the 3rd and 4th Grade teams back in 1992-93. He also produced the club weekly newsletter and an annual compilation, which was distributed to all and sundry.
His approach to 1st Grade manager however, has been far beyond the call of duty. Apart from his obvious managerial duties, he acts as dressing room and drinks attendant, provider of breakfast, first aid attendant, transport officer for food, ice and everything else one could want in the dressing room as well as chauffeur for those players needing a lift to and from games and occasionally to hospital. One of his favourite catch cries is the comment that “a dressing room without ice is like a desert without an oasis!”. Simon Katich has commented that the Australian team doesn’t get treated as well as when Bob’s in charge!
He is the donor of the weekly 1st Grade Man of the Match trophy while spending the better part of his summer, every Saturday and often Sunday from 8.00 am to 7.00 pm, looking after his boys. He takes it upon himself to welcome new players to the team and to ensure they quickly feel part of the side. Good for their nerves, he says. He was also the ideas man behind the 1st Grade “capping system” and takes great pride in seeing the number on each of their shirts as they take the field. It’s no wonder the players love and respect him for the time and effort he unselfishly puts into the team.
And at the end of each round, be it 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th Grade, you can hear a familiar song being belted out by our winning teams….the “club song” which Bobby penned in our first season. He takes great delight in joining in with the team chorus and so he should as the song adds a huge amount of enthusiasm to each win! It’s also interesting to note that after the amazing win in the Pura Cup Final in Brisbane this year, the NSW “Blues” belted out a victory song in the middle of the Gabba, written for them of course, by our Bob!
One of Bob’s great pastimes is writing poems on just about any subject. There’s hardly been a major event or moment within the club where Bob hasn’t knocked out a poem under his “Oz Knockabout Storyteller” monicker to record the occasion. Many people associated with the club have been on the receiving end of Bobby’s generous nature by being presented with a laminated or framed poem covering a particular moment or event. The Richard Chee Quee Testimonial was a particular occasion where a Bobby Barter poem headed the tributes and set the tone for what was an outstanding function.
Other clubs have also benefited from Bob’s skill and generosity. An instance being where Bob learnt that the widow of the late Australian wicketkeeper Bert Oldfield, visited a park at Killara named after him each Tuesday to sit beneath the tree where Bert’s ashes were scattered. The very next day, Bob presented a beautifully framed poem capturing the emotion of that weekly visit, to the Gordon club to be passed on to Mrs. Oldfield, who received it most graciously.
Bob Barter is not your average volunteer. He is one happy to work behind the scenes without fuss or favour. A lot of what he does goes unnoticed yet adds great value and comfort to the club, its players and its members. He is the ultimate quiet achiever. He has made our 1st Grade team the envy of other clubs through the level of effort and support he provides. The players say that on match day, there’s no more important “Randy Pete” than Bobby Barter. And so say all of us!
31 1ST GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Matthew Mott 17 21 2 839 44.16 168* 5 Richard Chee Quee 18 20 0 643 32.15 83 8 Usman Khawaja 17 19 2 486 28.59 120 5 Joseph Hill 17 19 1 432 24.00 90 14 Brett Hunter 18 19 4 348 23.20 55 8 Paul Toole 10 10 1 165 18.33 38 2 Paul Horton 9 9 2 164 23.43 88 4 Simon Katich 3 3 1 136 68.00 70 1 Daryl Parmenter 10 12 2 136 13.60 34 Glenn Farquharson 16 15 4 136 12.36 53 5 Nathan Rosser 6 7 1 84 14.00 39 3 David Mitchell 8 9 0 81 9.00 33 1 James Byrne 8 6 4 61 30.50 22* 2 Andrew Harrison 12 8 1 59 8.43 36 Melvin Singh 6 3 2 35 35.00 34* 1 Nigil Singh 12 7 3 24 6.00 10 1 Andrew Millican 1 1 0 20 20.00 20 Rodney Stafford 7 5 2 19 6.33 12 2 Matthew Taylor 4 4 0 12 3.00 7 Justin Gale 1 1 0 11 11.00 11 James Le Huray 1 1 TOTAL BATTING 201 198 32 3891 23.44 168* 63
1ST GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Glenn Farquharson 204.33 33 36 741 20.58 3.63 4/28 Andrew Harrison 151.83 28 29 540 18.62 3.56 5/36 Nigil Singh 160.67 34 22 537 24.41 3.34 4/75 James Byrne 93.00 17 12 367 30.58 3.95 3/35 Nathan Rosser 73.00 15 9 197 21.89 2.70 5/33 Brett Hunter 157.00 25 9 598 66.44 3.81 2/38 Usman Khawaja 51.00 1 7 298 42.57 5.84 3/32 Melvin Singh 64.17 6 6 227 37.83 3.54 2/38 Rodney Stafford 80.83 6 6 312 52.00 3.86 2/37 Matthew Mott 41.17 7 4 186 46.50 4.52 2/5 Paul Toole 13.00 1 3 52 17.33 4.00 3/38 Richard Chee Quee 9.00 0 1 51 51.00 5.67 1/28 Simon Katich 15.00 0 1 68 68.00 4.53 1/40 Justin Gale 9.83 1 0 35 3.56 0/35 James Le Huray 4.00 0 0 23 5.75 0/23 TOTAL BOWLING 1127.83 174 145 4232 29.19 3.75 5/33
1ST GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Daryl Parmenter 9 3 12 18 Matthew Taylor 6 1 7 15 David Mitchell 5 1 6 3 Andrew Millican 0 0 0 4
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32 LIMITED OVERS - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Richard Chee Quee 7 7 0 271 38.71 78 4 Joseph Hill 7 7 1 229 38.17 90 5 Brett Hunter 7 7 1 172 28.67 46 5 Usman Khawaja 6 4 0 152 38.00 58 1 Matthew Mott 6 6 0 137 22.83 47 2 Paul Toole 5 5 1 72 18.00 38 2 Simon Katich 2 2 1 66 66.00 52* 1 Paul Horton 3 2 1 45 45.00 36 David Mitchell 4 3 0 39 13.00 33 1 Glenn Farquharson 6 5 3 38 19.00 18* 2 Daryl Parmenter 3 3 0 37 12.33 29 Nathan Rosser 2 2 1 33 33.00 27* 1 Matthew Taylor 2 2 0 12 6.00 7 James Byrne 3 1 1 8 8* 2 Andrew Harrison 5 2 0 4 2.00 4 Rodney Stafford 2 1 0 1 1.00 1 Nigil Singh 5 2 1 0 0.00 0 1 Melvin Singh 1 James Le Huray 1 1 TOTAL BATTING 77 61 11 1316 26.32 90 28
LIMITED OVERS - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Andrew Harrison 34.00 3 8 158 19.75 4.65 3/30 Nathan Rosser 20.00 0 7 86 12.29 4.30 5/33 Glenn Farquharson 44.83 1 7 239 34.14 5.33 3/57 Usman Khawaja 24.00 0 6 152 25.33 6.33 3/32 Nigil Singh 35.00 2 5 161 32.20 4.60 3/42 Brett Hunter 62.00 3 5 271 54.20 4.37 2/38 Paul Toole 12.00 0 3 52 17.33 4.33 3/38 James Byrne 23.00 2 3 114 38.00 4.96 2/38 Melvin Singh 10.00 1 2 38 19.00 3.80 2/38 Rodney Stafford 13.00 0 2 69 34.50 5.31 1/27 Richard Chee Quee 7.00 0 1 46 46.00 6.57 1/28 Matthew Mott 7.00 0 1 54 54.00 7.71 1/8 Simon Katich 15.00 0 1 68 68.00 4.53 1/40 James Le Huray 4.00 0 0 23 5.75 0/23 TOTAL BOWLING 310.83 12 51 1531 30.02 4.93 5/33
LIMITED OVERS - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Daryl Parmenter 2 2 4 4 Matthew Taylor 3 1 4 0 David Mitchell 1 0 1 0
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33 2nd Grade Report by Greg Hartshorne, Captain Position in Competition: 1st --Premiers
It’s all about a weekend in April…….
Each week we thought about that goal, and on a weekend in April, Jimmy Byrnes hit the winning runs to give Randy Pete’s it’s first 2nd Grade Premiership. But there is far more to it. We play the game with passion because we love it and enjoy it. We play to do well as individuals, to get better, to move up the grades and to win that special number on our shirt. We play to enjoy the mateship with players across the grades, our supporters, committee, opposition and umpires.
This season had everything. There were some excellent individual performances, the team played as one, relentless in our effort to overcome the opposition, we had great support from many wonderful people, we laughed and joked, we hurt when we failed and we felt the ultimate euphoria of charging home and winning the Final. These are memories we will hold forever.
Thank you to our special band of supporters, which included many parents, girlfriends, wives and friends. It is so much more enjoyable when there are people there who care. Thank you to my “vice captain”, Bernie Bayley, who assisted manager John Connell on a few occasions and who always gave me thought provoking and valuable ideas on the game. Thank you to our coaching staff, Peter Devlin, David Skuthorpe and Andrew Millican. We greatly appreciate your efforts to bring out our best. Our scorer Richard McCord is a legend and we love having him about. Congratulations Dick, on scoring your first Premiers team after over 1,000 games with the club. We would particularly like to thank the very special people who work so hard at Petersham and Coogee. Pat, Helen, Robin, Noel and Peter at Peto, and Madge and Ashleigh at Coogee. You are part of our family. The game would not be the same without you. Thank you. John Connell our great mate, and the best manager there is. Thank you. One of the funny moments of the final, when the tension was high, and the skipper telling a story of a donkey caught in a well, fighting and scratching to survive, and how we should bat with courage and grit in the vital first session on the second day, with our backs against the wall, he responded with “eeor.. eeor.. He always tells that story!!” You gotta laugh.
Matthew Taylor began the year in 3rd Grade, where he kept wicket and scored prodigiously. Although the 2nd Grade team was winning and the opening pair doing well, he forced his way into Seconds as an opening bat. Again he excelled and scored an amazing 405 runs in 9 matches. Some of his innings were as good as I have seen. Although Matt was disappointed with his finals form, it is all part of the journey. I expect enormous things from him over the next few seasons as he makes his future in 1st Grade. There was no doubt he was the club’s Player of the Season.
Ritchie Phillips started the season with the disappointment of selection in 2nd Grade after a solid 1st team performance in 2003-4. He took on the challenge with a passion, and proved to be the “heart and soul of the team”. He scored runs when it counted. The knock against Mosman in the semi final when all around him fell away was his finest, he took some excellent catches, led us in the field (“come with me fellas”), and was there with encouragement and ideas when it got tough. We will miss this man and his wife Dan.
Troy Brewster was our 3rd opener and lost his position purely due to Matt Taylor’s mountain of runs in 3’s. Although Troy may be disappointed with his 2nd team results, he played some excellent cricket in both grades, and proved too good for 3’s. His overall attitude and constant effort no matter where he played, was respected by all of us. Well-done mate.
David Mitchell had an outstanding season in Second Grade and showed he is far too good for this grade. He is in this period where the leap to 1st Grade takes a bit of time. I have no doubt he will be a class player in the 1st team for years to come. It is just going to take a little time to adjust. One of the exciting things is the improvement in his fielding since deciding to put the gloves away to concentrate on his batting. He began to own the mid-wicket area and put enormous pressure on opposing teams. Great stuff for the bowlers!
Michael Watson was our number 4 and exquisite cover point. “Wato” was disappointing for much of the middle of the season, and almost lost his spot. However, he kept on working hard, fielded exceptionally and remained 34 very positive throughout. His reward was runs in the finals series under pressure, particularly his 47 against UTS in the Final. These runs were so vital, and should be all he thinks about as he prepares to advance his career into 1st Grade over the next couple of seasons.
Paul Toole relinquished the 1st Grade captaincy mid way through the season due to family reasons, and was selected in 2nd Grade. Everyone respected the big man for this decision and for all the wonderful effort he has put in over the past few years. What a gain for our team! “Tooley” is 100% committed no matter what. His passion for the game, his insight, his solid, controlled and determined batting, and his soft hands, helped mould this team. I think we all learnt plenty from the big man and felt honoured to have shared the dressing room with him.
Neil Cohen was our genuine all rounder, batting 6 and keeping wicket. His wicketkeeping was outstanding, winning him the club award for the season. “Cuddles” has the great ability to take almost every opportunity, caressing the ball with soft hands and deft footwork. His finest catch was in the final and proved to be the inspiration to get us going in that tense second innings. Although he had limited opportunities with the bat, and difficult circumstances, he consistently played for the team and made many valuable contributions. “Cohey” is another player who will become a key member of the 1st team.
Paul Horton played a number of games before securing a regular 1st team position. “Horto” is a class player, who knows how to accumulate big scores. His knowledge of one-day cricket was quality, and gave me an increased insight into this part of the game. We all hope he returns next season.
The team was blessed with 3 quality all rounders with both Jimmy Byrne and Rod Stafford also making huge contributions with bat, ball and in the field. Both also played a lot of 1st Grade and will surely establish themselves in the coming seasons.
Jimmy has enormous potential. Throughout the year he bowled with good pace and excellent bounce. Although a little wayward at times, he really stepped up in the final series. As his line improved, he began bowling with real penetration. I will long remember his jaffas against Mosman and UTS. The ball to take the Mosman dangerous skipper, pitching leg and taking off stump, the final ball of the innings, which cannoned into middle stump with the bat only half way down, and the inswing and seam, which deceived Maxwell in the final, to remove him LBW. He won the player’s Man of the Finals Series with 7/20 v Mosman and 4/24 v UTS the highlights.
Rod also had an excellent year averaging 20 with the ball and 32 with the bat. “Rocket” played some outstanding “back to the wall” innings. The 2 he played against Mosman in the Semi (38), and UTS in the final (39), were crucial, and played an enormous part in winning those vital games. His bowling was also excellent. “Rocket” is a wicket taker, a captain’s dream. I think he has a lot more improvement in his game, and as he develops, will become a consistent wicket taker in 1sts. His highlights included 11 wickets v Northern Districts, 3/45 v Mosman in the semi and 3/22 v UTS in the final, including that amazing last ball which gently rolled onto the wicket to finish the innings on day 2.
Chris Singh was the club’s most improved player and leading wicket taker. Starting in 4th Grade, he worked his way into Seconds with some excellent performances, including that amazing double hat trick. He batted strongly, and when bowling at his best he troubled everyone. “Singhy” had a great debut game against Penrith scoring 53 and taking 3/ 57. Throughout the finals series he bowled with good control, and was rewarded in the Final with a sensational opening spell taking 3 for 12 off 9. A great team man and real fighter.
Peter Bayley was our leading wicket taker with 37 wickets at 21, and was dismissed only 3 times during the season to finish with a batting average of 13. Batting at number 11, he was involved in some outstanding partnerships (Manly, Mosman and UTS), which were some of the keys to our success. However, his relentless line and length, his cunning change of pace and seam were his strength. In games where the wicket was flat (North Sydney 4/37, Hawkesbury 3/25 & Fairfield 5/48), he toiled away, and where there was a bit in it (eg Bankstown 6/29, and UTS 5/59 off 38 overs), he was devastating.
The Singh brothers, Nigil and Mel both played 5 games before moving up to the 1st team. Both played their role in getting us to the line with Nigil taking 17 wickets at 14 and Mel 15 at 19. Great to see them move on to the show. A great year. A superb team effort. Something special. 35 SECOND GRADE FINAL
Randwick Petersham v UTS Balmain Friday, Saturday, Sunday 1,2,3 April 2005
It was how a Sydney Second Grade Cricket Final should be. A three days match between the two best teams in the competition on a first class ground under cloudless skies. Add to that two of the most experienced and competitive cricketers captaining each side in Greg Hartshorne and Neil Maxwell, and the scene was set for the perfect encounter. And so it proved to be with the low-scoring match keeping everyone on the edge of their seats until the last ball.
Losing the toss may have been a blessing in disguise for the Randy Pete’s, with the Tigers opting to bat on a grassy wicket which had been covered for a couple of days with rain about earlier in the week. It turned out to be a seamer’s delight, as Chris Singh would agree after he quickly despatched the top three batsmen to have UTS reeling at 3 for 11. Tight bowling made runs hard to come by and when Peter Bayley and skipper “Prince” chipped in with a wicket apiece, Neil Maxwell may have regretted his decision to bat with the lunch time score 5 for 54. The danger men, Maxwell and Colbran also went quickly after the break as fast bowler James Byrne, wicketless in the morning session, hit his straps to wrap up the remainder for an unexpected final score of 78. Byrne finished with 4 for 24 in a powerful display of fast bowling to go with his sensational 7 for 20 in the semi final a week earlier.
The run chase was not without its problems for us either, and the top three were soon back in the pavilion to catches behind the wicket with the total only 12. With the score on 20, a lucky break! Michael Watson, who was looking good, mistimed a drive and looped up a “dolly” to the mid-on fielder who inexplicably dropped it! He would have taken it 99 times out of 100. The miss proved costly for the Tigers as Michael combined with last year’s 1st Grade skipper Paul Toole, to put on 56 before Paul went for a well made 24 and get us within striking distance of the target. That was safely achieved shortly after to the relief and cheers from our large contingent of supporters at the ground.
We lost Neil Cohen (14) and top scorer Watson (47) just before the end of play but hopes were held high to improve on the stumps score of 6 for 111 and take the game away from UTS. It was clear this was to be a two innings match.
Saturday morning didn’t bring the results we wanted with skipper Hartshorne (7) and Chris Singh (9) both out to a fired-up Maxwell. At 8 for 123, the lead was just 45 with plenty of cricket left in the match. But the resolve of the side was never more evident than the way the tail batted. James Byrne (26) and Rodney Stafford got together in an exhibition of courageous and controlled batting against a desperate attack as they put on 36 and extended the lead to 81. Peter Bayley joined Rodney after Byrne departed and the good work continued until Stafford was caught in the gully for a hugely valuable 39. The pair had put on 34 for the last wicket and take the lead past the psychological 100 to 115. Bayley will never score a more valuable 8 runs!
The adrenalin rush of the first innings appeared to have taken its toll on our bowlers when UTS batted a second time. Line and length was hard to find until first change Peter Bayley enticed an outside edge for ‘keeper Cohen to dive fully stretched and pull in a “blinder” centimetres from the turf with the score at 35. Skipper Hartshorne wasn’t out of the action for long either with the left hander grabbing a return catch with an outstretched right hand while airborne about a metre above the ground! It was final cricket at its best and clearly lifted the side. At 2 for 72, tea was taken with the Tigers under real pressure!
Cricket breaks often bring wickets and the tea interval was no exception with the final 8 wickets falling for just 85. The session was as good as it gets with fielders charging the ball and runs at a premium under relentless and inspirational bowling from Byrne, Bayley, Hartshorne and Stafford. The pressure soon told and another three UTS batsmen had gone by the time they had reached the lead figure of 115. We needed to keep it tight from there on and the side really stood up, particularly when the dangerous Maxwell went to a square leg catch by James Byrne off “Prince”. Rodney Stafford’s two wickets in the final over of the day saw the end of the Tigers innings leaving us just 43 runs to get for the premiership.
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Sunday morning showed just how difficult it can be chasing a small target. Season batting hero, Matthew Taylor went in the first over, but by the time 26 was on the board we were coasting. The introduction of Maxwell to the bowling crease however, soon dried up the runs and wickets started to tumble. Five wickets fell for just 10 runs and it was panic stations! Michael Watson was the hope of the side, standing tall against a pace barrage. At 6 for 36, needing just 7 runs for an historic premiership, James Byrne, so nervous you could hear his knees knocking, joined Watson and managed to score 5 magic runs including a cut through point for the win! The 2004-05 2nd Grade Premiership belonged to Randwick Petersham! And the celebrations began!
While the win was a brilliant result for the team and the club, it was an outstanding game of cricket helped in no small way by the terrific support from an army of club barrackers and supporters. It was also great to see the parents of the players turning up in their numbers. Alison and Chris Mitchell were present along with Debbie and John Watson, Bernie and Margaret Bayley, Nicki and Brendan Taylor, Debra and Trevor Cohen, Caroline Byrnes, Robert Phillips and Ray Stafford.
The win also capped a special moment for Life Member and team scorer, Richard McCord, who celebrated his first premiership after completing scoring duties in more than 1,000 grade matches over many, many years. Team manager John Connell also shared in the spoils with his third win in as many years accompanying captain Greg Hartshorne in the pairs’ wins in 3rd and 4th Grades over the past two seasons.
The ground management for the Final was first class and the club’s thanks and appreciation are extended to the Sydney Cricket Association and Bankstown club President Brian Freedman and his many helpers for their outstanding contribution throughout the match. Our thanks also to umpires Darren Goodyer and Shane Reed whose expertise ensured this would be a match to be remembered for many years to come.
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The Scoreboard
UTS Balmain 1st innings Randwick Petersham 1st innings P Whitehead c Mitchell b Singh 7 R Phillips c Maxwell b Skinner 3 D Cody b Singh 0 M Taylor c Lane b Maxwell 0 V Sithloo lbw b Singh 0 D Mitchell c Lane b Maher 6 J Gordon c Taylor b Bayley 10 M Watson lbw b Ball 47 E Dix lbw b Hartshorne 16 P Toole c Whitehead b Colbran 24 N Maxwell lbw b Byrne 11 N Cohen lbw b Maher 14 R Colbran c Phillips b Byrne 14 G Hartshorne b Maxwell 7 N Ball b Byrne 1 C Singh lbw b Maxwell 9 C Lane c Phillips b Bayley 0 J Byrne lbw b Colbran 26 A Maher not out 11 R Stafford c Sithlo b Maxwell 39 S Skinner b Byrne 1 P Bayley not out 8 Sundries 7 Sundries 10 TOTAL 78 TOTAL 193
Fall: 1,4,11,36,37,62,63,64,70,78 Fall: 1,3,12,68,94,105,114,123,159,193
Bowling: J Byrne 19.5-8-24-4, Bowling: N Maxwell 17.1-5-40-4, C Singh 9-2-12-3, P Bayley 15-3-29-2, S Skinner 2.3-1-2-1, A Maher 16.3-3-36-2, R Stafford 2-0-5-0, G Hartshorne 3-1-2-1 N Ball 16-1-63-1, R Colbran 14-3-34-2 Batting time: 195 mins Overs: 48.5 E Dix 3-1-14-0 Batting time: 180 mins Overs: 69.1
UTS Balmain 2nd innings Randwick Petersham 2nd innings D Cody b Hartshorne 36 R Phillips lbw Ball 12 P Whitehead c Cohen b Bayley 10 M Taylor b Ball 0 V Sithloo c & b Hartshorne 16 D Mitchell c Colbran b Maxwell 11 J Gordon c Byrne b Stafford 35 M Watson not out 3 E Dix lbw b Hartshorne 9 P Toole c Maher b Maxwell 1 N Maxwell c Byrne b Hartshorne 10 N Cohen c Colbran b Maxwell 7 R Colbran c Phillips b Bayley 5 G Hartshorne b Maxwell 0 N Ball not out 13 J Byrne not out 5 C Lane c Cohen b Bayley 2 Sundries 4 A Maher lbw Stafford 9 TOTAL 6 wkts for 43 S Skinner b Stafford 0 Sundries 12 TOTAL 157
Fall:35,69,72,90,108,131,136,148,157,157 Fall: 2,26,26,27,36,36
Bowling: J Byrne 21-6-53-0, Bowling: A Maher 4-0-10-0, C Singh 7-0-30-0, G Hartshorne 13-7-14-4, N Ball 7-2-23-2, N Maxwell 5-2-5-4, P Bayley 19-10-30-3, R Stafford 8.5-3-22-3 R Colbran 1.2-0-5-0 Batting time: 265 mins Overs: 68.5 Batting time: 83 mins Overs:17.2
Umpires: Darren Goodyer and Shane Reed Scorers: Richard McCord (Randwick Petersham); Andrew Harrison in action…1st Grade Narelle Johnston (UTS Balmain) Final at Coogee Oval. Photo Don Arnold Team Managers: John Connell (Randwick Petersham); John Johnston (UTS Balmain)
38 2ND GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct David Mitchell 11 16 0 581 36.31 140 3 Richard Phillips 15 20 1 554 29.16 72 13 Paul Toole 10 15 1 453 32.36 104 4 Michael Watson 17 21 3 410 22.78 75 5 Matthew Taylor 9 10 1 405 45.00 111 4 Paul Horton 8 9 3 346 57.67 126 3 Neil Cohen 16 15 3 253 21.08 49* Troy Brewster 11 14 0 221 15.79 57 3 Rodney Stafford 10 9 3 193 32.17 41* 7 Greg Hartshorne 17 14 5 153 17.00 48 14 James Byrne 10 11 3 126 15.75 26 2 Chris Singh 12 8 2 86 14.33 53 1 Peter Bayley 17 8 5 39 13.00 12* 6 Melvin Singh 5 2 1 4 4.00 3* 1 Nigil Singh 5 2 2 1 1* 1 Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches. Daryl Parmenter 3/3/2/92/2, Dean White 2/1/0/29/1, Paul Greentree 2/3/1/27/1, Eddie Otto 4/2/1/15/2, Andrew Harrison 2/1/0/13/0, James Le Huray 2/1/0/2/2, Marc Anderson 1/0/0/0/0. TOTAL BATTING 189 185 37 4003 27.05 140 73
2ND GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Peter Bayley 255.67 49 37 791 21.38 3.09 6/29 Rodney Stafford 191.67 36 29 591 20.38 3.08 6/69 James Byrne 164.83 41 24 483 20.13 2.93 7/20 Greg Hartshorne 178.84 44 23 445 19.35 2.49 4/14 Chris Singh 167.00 28 18 504 28.00 3.02 4/47 Nigil Singh 81.00 17 17 247 14.53 3.05 5/23 Melvin Singh 89.50 10 15 289 19.27 3.23 5/104 Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. Andrew Harrison 29/4/127, James Le Huray 31/3/87, Eddie Otto 30/3/91, Dean White 9/2/25, Michael Watson 5/2/34, Paul Toole 8/2/39, Paul Horton 8/2/59, Matthew Taylor 2/0/15. TOTAL BOWLING 1316.50 239 181 3827 21.14 2.91 7/20
2ND GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Neil Cohen 27 11 38 21 David Mitchell 7 3 10 9
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39 Two right out of the Hat!
The dream of any bowler is to take 10 wickets in an innings. The next best thing is to take a hat-trick, three wickets in three successive balls.
Swing bowler Chris Singh, achieved the second of those dreams this season with a fantastic hat-trick. Not content with that part of the dream, he did it again in the second innings! A double whammy!!
Playing against Sydney University at Uni. 2, Chris’ 4th Grade team was knocked over for a disappointing 191. Taking their turn at the crease, the students soon found “Singhie” on-song with his in- swingers as he quickly despatched two early hopefuls. An LBW decision for his third wicket was followed next ball by a swinging yorker which spread-eagled the stumps leaving him to contemplate what ball he would bowl next over for the dream.
He remembered that Shane Warne once said that when bowling a hat-trick ball, bowl the ball you know best. First ball of his next over was what he knows best, a big in-swinger which hit middle stump half way up. Hat-trick! Celebrations! Champagne! Sydney Uni all out 47! Chris Singh 7 for 23!
Next week, business as usual, with Uni batting a second time. At eight down, a nuisance partnership looked like preventing the outright result the team was seeking. Enter Chris Singh. Next three balls…BOWLED, LBW, BOWLED! Hat-trick again! Celebrations again! Champagne again! Chris Singh 6 for 38 and match figures of 13 for 61! How good can it get…especially as the team went on to win outright!
When asked how did a double hat-trick feel, Chris commented that at “Watto’s” party that night he “chewed everyone’s ears off” but what felt great, and what he said he will remember forever, was the feeling of being able to share it with his mates.
Only a Mother…..
Nothing can put a cricketer off his game more than having to get used to new or borrowed gear on the eve of a big match. That’s the scenario which faced Randy Petes’ batting star Michael Watson when he discovered his kit had been stolen from his car, just days before the Second Grade Final. Having celebrated the team’s win in the Semi Final the previous Sunday, Michael stayed overnight at Matty Taylor’s place before moving on to the Royal Easter Show the following day. Returning to his parked car at Padstow that night, Michael was horrified to find his kit with all his clothes, his pads, his $600 bat and smelly socks, all gone. A sorry story to tell team mates and family, and some urgent phone calls to borrow gear for the weekend’s match! But it was mother Debbie to the rescue, scouring the streets for 2 hours with an eagle eye while Michael slept early next morning, finding the kit with his treasured belongings spread all over a Padstow car park! The gear was quickly gathered, dusted off and returned to our hero just in time for him to top score with 47 for Randwick Petersham and bring home the Second Grade trophy. Good on you, Mum!
40 Saving the best ’til last
A Tribute to Greg Hartshorne by Lyall Gardner
Greg Hartshorne is an extraordinary cricketer. At a time of life when most grade cricketers have hung up their boots and are keen to follow the trials and tribulations of their club at matches and through press results, Greg has become even more engrossed in the playing of the game. As one of Sydney’s best known cricketers, he has just finished his 37th grade cricket season having joined the old Petersham Marrickville club as a Green Shield boy in 1968.
This season he led the Second Grade team to a premiership—the first in 2’s for the club and the third premiership for Greg in the past three years. Last season we were singing his praises for having led the 3rd Grade team to premiership honours. And the year before we did the same when he held aloft the 4th Grade premiership trophy. Greg Hartshorne’s qualities as a captain, his knowledge of the game, his people skills and his gentle but firm nature, have combined superbly to mould each of those teams into premiership material. It’s an amazing statistic, but Greg has won more Grade Cricket premierships since he turned 50 than he did before that age!!
This season can be argued as being one of his best. Apart from captaining the Second Grade team with all the skill he possesses, he is still able to maintain his place in the side through his playing performances. While he hit a top score of 48 in his season’s aggregate of 153 runs, it was his bowling and fielding, which dominated. His 23 wickets at just 19.35 runs per wicket with his left hand tweakers, was an outstanding performance in a premiership winning team. His 4 wickets for just 14 runs from 13 overs in the Second Grade Final however, had a touch of brilliance about it. As did his amazing caught-and-bowled in that innings where he snared the ball in his outstretched right hand in an airborne position parallel to the ground! It was mighty stuff and explains why he was the leading “catcher” in 2’s this season with a total of 14.
After 463 grade games, 10,727 runs, 508 wickets, 198 catches and an amazing 255 sixes, Greg is entitled to feel proud about his cricket achievements. And he rates the last 4 seasons as some of the more rewarding, having gained great satisfaction in the development of many of his young charges. A generous comparison for a guy who has played in 7 finals, played State Colts and Second XI, and captained First Grade for 7 seasons!
Apart from his magnificent playing career, Greg has been an outstanding cricket administrator and this season was no exception. He has been at the forefront since the merger was announced four years ago and this season served as a member of the Management Committee, the Selection Committee, the Grading Committee, the Cricketwear Committee and had a major input into the successful A W Green Shield team. In the past couple of years he has worked tirelessly to build up our sponsorship base, which has allowed us to implement many development and other programs well ahead of schedule. His contribution over the past four years has been one of the reasons the club has progressed to the extent it has. While his involvement has been recognised in many ways, it was a fitting tribute that Greg should be awarded the club’s highest accolade in 2003—Clubman of the Year.
The success of Greg Hartshorne over the past three years has defied logic in terms of the longevity of the average grade cricketer. But then again, Greg Hartshorne is no average grade cricketer. Logic does not enter the equation when you have the enthusiasm, dedication and youthful outlook that Greg possesses. That he is moving up the grades at a time when he could be expected to be going down, is no surprise to those close to him. His love of cricket and the lifetime friendships he has made from the sport are the sort of things which make it easy for him to pull the boots on each match day. May he continue to do so for many seasons to come.
In a fitting tribute, the Sydney Cricket Association Committee of Management has announced that it will be putting forward the name of Greg Hartshorne for election as a Life Member of the Sydney Cricket Association at its Annual General Meeting scheduled for 8th August 2005.
41 3rd Grade Report by Tony Martin, Captain Position in Competition: 5th
As defending 3rd Grade Premiers, this was always going to be a difficult season, and while we didn’t go on to take out the title again this year, the frustration was that we had the team to do it but faltered in a match that really counted… the Qualifying Final.
Having finished second on points behind Minor Premiers, Sydney University, we were drawn to play Penrith in that match, our opponents in last year’s final. Batting first at Petersham and with the score 0 for 60, everything was on track for another crack at the premiership. But the loss of 4 quick wickets for just 11 runs started a batting collapse from which we failed to recover. In all, we lost our 10 wickets for only 89 runs to leave the Panthers with a gettable 150 for victory, which they did on day 2 just 4 wickets down. With Sydney University also going down we didn’t get a second bite in the Semi Final and our season, which had promised so much, had come to an abrupt end.
That disappointment aside, there were a number outstanding performances and notable milestones achieved. Five partnership records were broken throughout the season an indication the talent in this side. All our batsmen had a good season with the bat, with centuries going to Tony Martin (107 vs. Penrith), Troy Brewster (102 vs. Blacktown) and Matthew Taylor (102no vs. North Sydney).
Our batting at times this season was nothing short of exceptional. From game one our batsmen dominated all opposition attacks. Sometimes statistics don’t tell the real story, but in this case they do. A quick look at the stats will show just how successful our top order was. All batsmen performed very consistently throughout the season, Matthew Taylor (402 runs), Brenton Barker (364 runs), Alex Sciascia (341 runs), Paul Greentree (346 runs), John McLoughlin (425 runs) and Troy Brewster (269 runs) were the backbone of the top order. Others to make vital contributions were Eddie Otto, Cameron Gray, Dean White, Tony Martin and Glen Carroll. Cameron Gray played 7 games in 3’s and soon became a very valuable member of the team, batting in the middle order and bowling at number 4 or 5, Cam gave the team some real depth.
We had an excellent bowling side and several big-hearted displays, along with some very sharp fielding, made scoring against us a difficult task. Dean White led the attack well and bowled with plenty of enthusiasm. Marc Anderson also bowled well and always seemed to trouble the batsmen. Eddie Otto, after working his way through a tough patch early in the season, found excellent rhythm and was one of our main weapons with the ball. These three bowled the bulk of the overs and were supported well by James LeHuray who only played in 5 matches but showed his obvious talents. Peter Spurr continued his progress through the grades but an injury cut Scuds season short and he only played in 7 games. David Bourke bowled an interesting variety in all spells and the fielders seemed to be on the alert whenever the ball was thrown to Bourkey, he ended up with 15 wickets for the season at an average of 20.67.
John McLoughlin was the standout catcher bagging 14 mostly sharp ones in the slips. Greeny (8), and Marto (9) also dipped in with some good snares. Tayl’s took the catching/stumping’s stats with a total of 13 dismissals, but after Matt was promoted to smash the Second Grade bowlers, Brenton Barker put his hand up to cover the ‘keeping role and he did this well, finishing with 9 dismissals and improving his glove work with every match.
Other players to make one or more appearances in 3rd Grade in 2004-05; Steve Bidwell-Brown, Rod Stafford, Chris Singh, Mel Singh, Peter Devlin and Chris Goode.
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On behalf of 3rd Grade I would like to pass on our sincere gratitude to our Manager, Peter Harrison. Never have our players been so spoilt with the abundance of drinks, fruit, lollies, snacks and of course the odd VB stubbie. Pete’s effort all season did not go unnoticed and it’s blokes like him who help make this club the success it is. I would also like to thank Steve Greentree who only missed games for very important race meetings and Paul Spurr for his help in the early part of the season. Peter Devlin’s help along with all the coaches assisted greatly in our strong year.
On behalf 3rd Grade I would also like to congratulate each of our other teams on their performances throughout the season. Congratulations to 2nd and 4th Grades on making it through to the Final and Prince and the 2nd Grade side on taking out the Premiership Title. The side was packed full of future 1st Graders and was led exceptionally by the Prince himself.
Once again the ladies at both Petersham and Coogee have excelled themselves and thanks for supplying the best afternoon teas in the competition.
In losing only 2 games, we enjoyed many after match drinks singing the Randy-Pete’s song. Maybe soon we’ll be able to hold a note!
Looking forward to seeing you all again next season. Go RPC!
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43 3RD GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct John McLoughlin 15 14 5 425 47.22 64* 14 Matthew Taylor 6 7 2 402 80.40 102* Brenton Barker 14 14 1 364 28.00 83 4 Paul Greentree 12 12 3 346 38.44 79* 8 Alex Sciascia 15 14 2 341 28.42 61 6 Troy Brewster 5 5 0 269 53.80 102 2 Tony Martin 14 9 2 193 27.57 107 9 Cameron Gray 7 6 2 144 36.00 52 2 Dean White 12 5 1 119 29.75 69* 5 Eddie Otto 11 7 0 112 16.00 59 4 Glen Carroll 7 6 1 62 12.40 24 1 Marc Anderson 14 7 1 52 8.67 27* 2 David Bourke 10 4 1 24 8.00 11 3 Peter Spurr 7 2 1 1 1.00 1* 2 James Le Huray 5 2 2 0 0* Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches. Rodney Stafford 1/1/1/28/0, Steve Bidwell-Brown 3/3/2/26/1, Chris Singh 1/1/0/2/0, Peter Devlin 1/1/0/0/0,Melvin Singh 2/0/0/0/1, David Downing 1/0/0/0/0, Simon McKenzie 1/0/0/0/0, Chris Goode 1/0/0/0/1, Nathan Rosser 1/0/0/0/1, Matthew Tilley 1/0/0/0/0. TOTAL BATTING 167 120 27 2910 31.29 107 66
3RD GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Marc Anderson 180.00 53 24 421 17.54 2.34 4/65 Eddie Otto 148.00 39 21 386 18.38 2.61 4/66 Dean White 165.17 39 19 460 24.21 2.79 4/56 David Bourke 76.00 7 15 310 20.67 4.08 5/48 James Le Huray 67.50 14 12 184 15.33 2.73 6/39 Peter Spurr 81.67 12 12 279 23.25 3.42 2/27 Cameron Gray 53.00 13 9 192 21.33 3.62 4/41 Chris Singh 29.00 4 7 61 8.71 2.10 4/33 Steve Bidwell-Brown 28.33 4 6 86 14.33 3.04 4/46 Melvin Singh 24.33 5 6 107 17.83 4.40 3/35 John McLoughlin 47.00 11 5 145 29.00 3.09 3/11 Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. Rodney Stafford 10/3/19, David Downing 7/2/19, Tony Martin 19/2/83, Simon McKenzie 4/1/25, Peter Devlin 10/1/32, Chris Goode 10/0/30, Nathan Rosser 3/0/14, Brenton Barker 3/0/20, Alex Sciascia 2/0/27. TOTAL BOWLING 967.67 212 145 2900 20.00 3.00 6/39
3RD GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Matthew Taylor 10 3 13 4 Brenton Barker 9 0 9 32 Matthew Tilley 2 0 2 4
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44 4th Grade Report by David Townsend, Captain Position in Competition: 2nd
‘Grand Final’s are not just any other match. Don’t let anyone tell you that’. So said Graeme Hughes to the 4th Grade boys before we started our Final match of the year. He was right. They stay with you for a long time and it is a time that reputations are made, where stories that live for years are carved out.
This year was not to be our time. However, it is not a season I look back on with disappointment. We were outstanding at times, consistently good and deserved our place in the final. We forged a tremendous team spirit and enjoyed many hours of laughter. We prepared incredibly well for the Finals Series and as we walked out on that first weekend in April I knew we had done everything we could to be ready to win the game.
More of that later. The season started with a side that had changed quite markedly from the team that made the qualifying final the year before. New blood in the form of Pete Conomos and Glen Carroll came into the batting line up. Older heads like Pete Devlin were recruited to assist the skipper and the side looked to have a good mix.
We started well with a solid one day win against reigning Premiers Mosman in Round 1. We followed it up with an awful batting collapse against a weak Sutherland side. Round 3 provided the turning point of the year. Having seen North Sydney bat into Day 2 and set us 211, we were going nicely until a collapse after tea left us in an awful hole. Suddenly, we needed 39 runs off 3 overs to win a game we were cruising in. Enter Trent Griffiths. Taking control and smashing balls everywhere he got the target down to 11 off the last over. He was accompanied by the ‘Welder’ Dave Downing. ‘Doss’ was rapidly getting sick of running 2’s but watched as ‘Griffo’ hit a six and suddenly one was needed off the last. An appeal, Leg bye, scramble and we were home. Scenes of jubilation. These games can haunt you at season’s end and the players knew we had dodged an early bullet.
We didn’t lose again until Round 13. Next came an even more incredible win against Sydney University. Scoring a disappointing 190 on a wicket that was getting better, we suddenly tore through the University line up in 25 overs, bowling them out for 47 with Chris Singh not only taking 7 for 34 but a hat trick as well! Suddenly, their openers were trudging out for a second time before stumps and the thought of getting out twice in a day seemed to become the topic of the day! Week 2 saw normality restored. The game was drifting to a close. Hang on – let’s give Singhy one more crack. 10 overs to go, 3 wickets to get, opposition 75 ahead.
He doesn’t just have a go, he takes another hat-trick to end their innings in the next 3 balls. Next thing we are chasing 75 off 7 overs and Bidwell Brown is hitting their opening bowler into the trees! 9 off the last and it’s Griffo again hitting the 4th ball for 6. Another miracle win! A draw against an incredibly negative Campbelltown sets us back a bit until we really found our game.
To me cricket is all about rhythm. As a batter or bowler you know you will play well when you have it. As a team you love nothing better than slotting into it. People know their roles, the bowling follows a consistent pattern with guys doing what they do best in tandem with others. Games tend to follow similar patterns. Your team knows how to win batting first and knows the formula for limiting the opposition. There is a comfort level within the side that puts people at ease in tight games. We definitely found this rhythm in our next 6 games.
Parramatta were dismantled at Coogee Oval, where Glen Carroll recorded his first grade hundred. The score was not only great for Glen but the rest of the team as his dad Pete decided to buy a case to celebrate! We continued to inform Glen for the rest of the year how important it was to get hundreds!
Good wins against Penrith and Hawkesbury took us into Xmas, with the Hawksebury win seeing the return of Darren McCoy. This was the final piece in the jigsaw for us as it gave us the quality all rounder and competitive streak we needed. Easts and Blacktown followed before we started a tough run home. We played 3 of the top 6 sides in our final 3 matches.
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We started with a great win at Manly where we chased 211 and saw the blooming of Bryce Young as an opener. His controlled stroke play along with a rejuvenated Bourkey saw them put on 120 and take us most of the way home. It was here also that we were able to use the talents of Barry Spencer. Having blokes like Barry play as all rounders was giving the side a tremendous depth. It was a shock and an absolute shame to see him break his thumb next round and be out for the season.
Next came a tough loss against Gordon. We had matched them result for result, point for point for the past 6 rounds. The sides were evenly matched. We played them on a green Killara Oval and staged a great recovery to bowl them out for 151. The following week we got to see what we were up against as they bowled and fielded superbly to bowl us out for 111.
We knew we would see them again and tried to make mental notes of how we would put it right.
A good win against Northern Districts took us into the final match. By this time we had secured the services of Nathan Rosser. ‘Testa’ is a quality first grade all rounder so despite his inability to bowl we knew he was our ‘secret weapon’. He wasn’t secret for long blasting an even 100 against Bankstown, that included 5 big sixes. Even Ted Neaves was impressed enough to finish a story of a ‘date gone wrong’ to applaud him!
It was now semi-final time. We had finished second and were to play Penrith at North Sydney Number 1 where Devo had prepared a belter. It turned out to be an absolute nail biter where the fluctuations of a 2 day game of cricket were at their most bizarre. At 3 for 15 we were reeling but major contributions from all batters including a 4hour 50 from Fabian Heaton took us to 8 for 250 at day’s end. This despite Penrith dropping 10 catches that left their opening bowler reaching for the Panadol from the first over of the day! We carried on to reach 282 and thought the game was safe. We had bowled them out for 70 earlier in the season.
They started slowly, but came out swinging after tea., suddenly they needed less than 6 an over with 5 wickets left. Some great death bowling from Testa Rosser whom the skipper had told to forget any knee problems he thought he might still have and superb catching and they needed 11 off the last, with one wicket left. Thankfully a nick first ball and we were home.
This game saw the emergence of Chris ‘ Fous’ Sullivan as semi finals manager. Working in with his ‘apprentice’ Pete Carroll, Fous provided some new aspects to the position such as a permanent refusal to be sober when picked up, provision of a minimum of 3 cases of beer per match and a series of stories that seemed to revolve around his shooting 3 under par at NSW Golf Club!
Next came Sydney University in the semi final. We arrived at Coogee knowing that we only needed a draw and that they had a vastly changed side from the one we had beaten outright. The first day saw a series of showers that confined us to the Randwick Rugby Club and where we saw Fous backing far more winners than he does on the circuit! We finally, made it on to the field at 5-35 pm! Unfortunately, we lost Bryce 3rd ball and the following day a mini collapse before lunch had our season on the line at 5 for 85. However, a dazzling hundred from Nathan Rosser and a superb display of concentration from Fabien Heaton saw him record his first, grade hundred. This innings spread over 5 hours and there was no one happier than his team mates when he walked off with an unbeaten 108.
So to the final. We were up against Gordon at their home ground at Killara Oval.
Everything went to plan early. We won the toss hoping to set a score and have Gordon batting for an hour that night. Despite losing Macca and Fabs early, we were on course. Bryce was superb hitting a series of scorching boundaries and at 2 for 80 after 19 overs Gordon were dead in the water. However, as so often happens in Finals, pressure changes everything. After Bryce holed out we became bogged down and lost a series of wickets to poor shots caused by the tension. Approaching tea we still had a chance but 2 run outs completed the misery and we were all out for 141. Gordon finished at 1 for 41 after 28 overs that night so we still had a shot at it.
Day 2 we tried everything. A dropped chance at 75 didn’t help us, but as time and a series of bowling changes ticked by, we slowly saw our title taken from us. We never gave up. Devlin, McCoy and the rest
46 of the bowlers kept pounding in but it wasn’t to be our day. Finally, at 1-30 pm Testa was pulled for four and it was over. Gordon had won by 9 wickets.
We were gutted. Who wouldn’t be.Yet in a funny sort of way the decisive nature of the defeat eased the pain. We had had our chances and at 2 for 80 the game was ours.
In these situations the next couple of hours turned from the worst into the best. The room filled with Randy Petes supporters, Lynette tucked into her 4th beer and we reminisced about a great year. There was a lot to like and admire about this team. A good mix of experience and quality, plenty of competitive cricketers and a healthy dose of respect for the team ethic. Throw in a great deal of humour and you can see why it was a year to remember.
Many Thanks to all those that assisted us.
Firstly, to Lynette who is the heart and soul of our team. Never letting us down and managing to hand the book into the changing room with her eyes shut, she has been a brilliant addition to this club. We hope she is back on board next year. To Pete Carroll and Fous who created the managerial equivalent of Morecombe and Wise! To the tea ladies at both Coogee and Petersham who could never do enough for us and in particular Robin Gardner, who offered words of encouragement all year and always sees the bright side of life. To Pommy Hughes who I know all the guys have great respect for and who watches over games with a knowing nod each week.
Congratulations to all other Grades and to 2’s, on lifting the trophy. We look forward to reaching that goal next year.
THE PLAYERS Peter Devlin: ‘Devo’ is a Captain’s dream. He brought an air of experience and competitiveness that is invaluable in lower grades. He spoke thoughtfully to the guys all year and you just knew that when you threw him the ball or saw him walk to the wicket that he was going to produce some kind of performance for the team. I loved playing with him and having him as my right hand man all year. How he bowls no balls off 5 paces I’ll never know, but he prepared the best bourbon and cokes ever seen after the Grand Final!
Darren McCoy: ‘Macca’ was my other voice of experience and shoulder to lean on during the season. Despite starting a little late, he made up for it with some superb performances and prepares and gets ready to perform in a way that all players should take note of. His competitive streak and desire to win rub off on everyone and it was no surprise that he took on the role of opener with such success or bowled superbly on all wickets. Always enjoy playing cricket with this guy not least because of our walks around the boundary discussing some glory days at Petersham Oval!
Bryce Young: ‘Brycey’ is a bundle of talent that showed itself on many occasions. When he took on the role of opener he gave our team another dimension as his strokeplay could get the team off to an absolute flyer, as seen in the Final. If he can temper this by being selective once he has made the initial burst he will turn thrilling 60’s into big hundreds. Always valuable with the ball, he was one of the few that could back up some of Ted’s stories!
Glen Carroll: Despite Glen’s season tailing off a little towards the end, he made some big strides this year. His concentration and determination are two of his biggest selling points. He sells his wicket dearly. After good early performances and an excellent maiden hundred v Parramatta, he moved up to 3’s and lost a bit of form. He knows that rotating the strike and finding a second gear in his batting are tasks that lie ahead. A great year, we look forward to him rapidly moving up the ranks. He has the attitude to do it.
David Bourke: ‘Bourkey’ took some more steps towards capitalising on his potential this year. I have always rated his batting ability and he repaid that faith with a great innings under pressure versus Manly and another vital knock of 49 v Penrith in the qualifying final. In these games he combined watchful defence with selective strokeplay. This ease makes it harder to watch him nibble to gully off a bowler who should never get him out. His bowling brought some interesting wickets but the highlights were seeing him prowl around before batting and the delight on his face when the case of VB’s arrived in the
47 changing room after the game! There is no ego with Bourkey and he truly delights in the team, which is a great strength.
Fabian Heaton: ‘Fabs’ was my Player of the Season this year. There is something very special about the delight this guy takes in playing cricket and the great outlook on the game he takes onto the field. His batting was superb throughout. He was happy to bat anywhere, but found a home at 3 and batted brilliantly to help win both semi finals. His keeping is also very underrated, as there was no end of times that I looked at ‘byes’ to see zero written. ‘Fabs’ was also never short of advice on bowling changes and would regularly rush up with his theories to be met with ‘look mate great idea but I’ve only got 9 fielders’!Also showed some form in the drinking stakes after Grand Final night!
Trent Griffiths: ‘Griffo’ is explosive. His batting never changed gears, it was always in 5th! This is Griffo’s great strength but also caused him some early dismissals. However, he is a match winner which he proved in a number of games such as North Sydney, Sydney University and at a vital moment in the qualifying final. His ability to play shots and time the ball so early caused him to hit a massive percentage of boundaries. If he can keep the ball on the ground more he could easily go a lot higher. His bowling was also excellent and made many breakthroughs for us and he took many vital catches. Could also be relied upon for good racing titbits!
Nathan Rosser: ‘Testa’ spent the last 7 matches with us and gave us some ‘star’ power. We knew he could bat but saw how good he was at that level with a couple of superb hundreds v Bankstown and Sydney University. He was also good enough to forget about injury and bowl some handy overs come Finals time! ‘Testa’ also brought a great exhuberance and laid back attitude to the sheds where he not only improved fashion stakes but provided Fous with a sought after new audience! A great addition to this team i want him to achieve his potential in First Grade where he has much unfinished business.
Steve Bidwell Brown: ‘Bidders’ moved up a notch, both in terms of pace and consistency this year. He led the attack in the early part of the year, moved up to 3’s, then returned to be a key in our Finals run. His extra pace and zip took good top order wickets and he had the ability to come back and take wickets with the old ball. He also showed his value as a pinch hitter in the memorable win over Sydney University and should look to turn himself into a number 7. Wearer of bizarre sunglasses, he provided a throwback to the Beatles at times!
Kenny Attanayake: Kenny was up there in terms of real ‘team’ players. An unselfish yet highly determined cricketer, Kenny bowled superbly, particularly in one dayers, where his control and changes of pace kept all batters on edge. If he can take this up a notch next year and create more sideways movement and consistency with his arm ball, he will get the same results in the longer games. Kenny also was great as a night watchman, often fooling the opposition into thinking he was the number 3, much to the distress of the other opener! With the ability to throw himself around in the field and give 100 per cent in every facet of his game, he was a joy to play with and we are glad he chose to play with us.
Pete Conomos: Although his season petered out a little, Pete was a major part of our team for most of the year. His shot making and in particular front foot driving made him a solid opener in the first half of the year as well as an athletic fielder. What he needs to do now to step up a level is to find the concentration to last the game. Coming back into a full day of Grade cricket is not easy, and his run of low scores when he had to bat at the end of the day, was noticeable. With better concentration next year he will turn his natural ability into week in week out performance.
Grant Rimmer: Grant was one of these guys that you really find it hard to drop. He does everything at maximum effort and provides a lead to others in his quiet, unassuming way. He did some great things in his time in fours, including, a 5 for v Hawkesbury, great partnership with Doss v Penrith and all round quality fielding. If he can add an outswinger and a yard of pace to his repertoire then I know he has the determination and drive to keep getting better. Definitely, the outfielder of the year. Thanks also to all the other guys who contributed to the team this year including Doss, Ted, Brighty, Hilder, Spencer, Tilley, Passas, Macka, Walters and anyone else I have forgotten! We thank you all for your efforts in helping us make the Final.
48 4TH GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Trent Griffiths 16 17 4 402 30.92 59* 10 David Townsend 17 16 0 397 24.81 96 11 Fabian Heaton 12 11 3 378 47.25 108* Glen Carroll 11 13 3 349 34.90 114* 3 Nathan Rosser 7 6 0 298 49.67 112 1 Peter Conomos 11 10 0 248 24.80 66 6 Darren McCoy 9 9 0 208 23.11 88 Bryce Young 6 6 0 188 31.33 61 1 Peter Devlin 15 11 2 154 17.11 39 2 David Bourke 7 7 0 136 19.43 60 1 Matthew Hilder 8 7 0 84 12.00 33 4 Steve Bidwell-Brown 11 9 4 83 16.60 32 2 Kanchana Attanayake 10 8 2 77 12.83 51* 1 Grant Rimmer 7 5 5 32 24* 2 Simon McKenzie 5 3 2 27 27.00 20* Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches. Ben Hill 2/2/0/92/2, Chris Singh 4/4/0/92/1, David Downing 4/4/3/73/2, William Passas 4/4/0/69/1, Edward Neaves 4/4/0/51/0, Matthew Tilley 4/4/1/46/0, Steve Bright 3/2/1/34/1, Barry Spencer 2/2/1/13/0, Andrew Walters 1/1/0/12/0, Cameron Gray 3/2/0/12/0, Steve Pryde 3/2/0/3/1, Andrew Millican 1/1/0/1/0, James Le Huray 1/0/0/0/1. TOTAL BATTING 188 170 31 3559 25.60 114* 54
4TH GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Peter Devlin 231.00 57 25 520 20.80 2.25 4/55 Chris Singh 71.16 16 18 163 9.06 2.29 7/24 Darren McCoy 111.16 25 18 278 15.44 2.50 5/61 Grant Rimmer 57.67 11 12 157 13.08 2.72 5/28 Steve Bidwell-Brown 130.00 33 12 332 27.67 2.55 2/8 Trent Griffiths 59.00 10 10 200 20.00 3.39 3/17 Kanchana Attanayake 106.83 30 10 271 27.10 2.54 4/51 Bryce Young 31.17 6 8 99 12.38 3.18 4/44 Barry Spencer 37.00 8 7 100 14.29 2.70 5/57 David Downing 56.50 13 7 143 20.43 2.53 2/11 Simon McKenzie 60.00 13 7 165 23.57 2.75 2/36 Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. Steve Bright 28/4/86, Cameron Gray 23/4/87, Nathan Rosser 30/4/94, David Bourke 18/3/78, James Le Huray 22/3/79, Matthew Hilder 9/2/23, Steve Pryde 16/2/33, Peter Conomos 1/0/2, David Townsend 1/0/3, William Passas 5/0/22. Total Bowling 1104.66 243 156 2935 18.81 2.66 7/24
4TH GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Fabian Heaton 14 3 17 22 Matthew Tilley 7 0 7 19 Andrew Millican 1 2 3 5
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49 5th Grade Report by Alan Wright, Captain Position in Competition: 3rd – Minor Premiers
After making the Final in 2003-04 only to be beaten by the weather, we approached this season with the desire to go one better. This was always going to be a difficult task as eight of the team which competed in the Final, were graded in higher grades. However, this year’s team, which was made up largely of grade debutantes, exceeded expectations by finishing Minor Premiers before going down in the Semi-Final to a strong Parramatta side.
The opening pair were generally Andrew (Dougie) Walters and George Frazakis with Peter Conomos stepping in near the end of the season. In his first season of grade cricket, Andrew performed creditably, averaging 23. His batting matured greatly during the season and he will be a very valuable club member next season. George had, by his standards, a less than satisfactory season. However, his good humour and eccentricities were a great source of team bonding. Peter stepped in for the last few matches after performing well in 4th Grade and then missing three matches. He is a talented player and a good fielder. The middle order consisted of Matthew Shiner, Ted Neaves, Mark Carroll and Matt Hilder. With the exception of Matt Hilder, all were debutantes in Sydney Grade cricket. Matt Shiner performed creditably and is a talented middle order batsman and off spin bowler who will benefit greatly from the experience. Mark Carroll is a young “Green Shielder” of outstanding talent. While we lost him to school cricket for most of the season, big things are expected from him next season. Ted Neaves was a debutante who undoubtedly added to the team’s colourful mix. Besides providing solid batting in the middle order, his weekly episode of “Ted’s Excellent Adventures” was a must for all. Matt Hilder later in the season, provided solid batting and bowling performances, after joining us from 4th Grade.
Ian Paterson, another debutante, was a great success. As well as some solid batting performances he responded to the urgent appeal for a ‘keeper and despite not having kept before, put his hand up. He did a great job during the season to be second in the club in terms of wicketkeeping dismissals.
The bowling was the strength of the side led by the experienced Denis Hinds (31 wickets at 14.16) and Steve Bright (25 wickets at 14.24). Both players were invaluable with their performance and support for other players. Who can forget Steve’s 135 minutes rearguard action with the bat to get us through in the Qualifying Final!
Simon McKenzie, Grant Rimmer and Jon Tierney all provided valuable support although Simon and Grant spent most of the season in higher grades. Special mention must be made of Green Shield player Peter Alevizos who showed enormous potential and next season will be a great asset to the club. Finally, I must single out Bryce Young in his comeback after a number of years away from the club. With both bat and ball, Bryce was a great team man and the side was definitely the poorer when he was moved up to 4th Grade. Thanks to Neville Walters for his great support as manager.
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BACK ROW – Simon McKenzie, Andrew Walters, Grant Rimmer, Matthew Shiner, Ian Patterson, Peter Conomos FRONT ROW – Matthew Hilder, Steve Bright, Alan Wright (Captain), Denis Hinds, Ted Neaves
50 5TH GRADE - BATTING Batsman M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Alan Wright 14 14 1 319 24.54 49 4 Andrew Walters 13 14 0 301 21.50 56 1 Edward Neaves 9 10 0 259 25.90 57 Ian Paterson 14 14 3 224 20.36 55 George Frazakis 10 12 1 218 19.82 57 1 Matthew Shiner 10 10 1 194 21.56 60* 5 Bryce Young 7 7 3 179 44.75 74 8 Matthew Hilder 7 7 0 158 22.57 71 4 John Tierney 9 10 3 124 17.71 35* 2 David Downing 6 6 2 106 26.50 51 1 Mark Carroll 6 6 1 106 21.20 32 Steve Bright 10 8 0 91 11.38 29 4 Simon McKenzie 6 6 1 63 12.60 28* 1 Denis Hinds 15 8 3 26 5.20 10 3 Grant Rimmer 8 6 4 24 12.00 8 4 Peter Alevizos 5 4 1 12 4.00 7 1 Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches. Barry Spencer 2/2/0/68/0, Steve Pryde 2/3/0/46/0, Nathan Rosser 1/1/1/42/0, Kanchana Attanayake 4/2/1/35/0, William Passas 1/1/0/25/0, Jake Berry 2/2/0/23/1, Peter Conomos 3/3/0/19/0, Mark Holland 1/1/0/12/0, Garry Cuddy 2/2/1/8/0, Sean Sampson 1/1/0/8/0, Tim Mall 1/2/0/8/0, Ben Chaplin 2/1/0/6/0, Thomas Quinn 1/1/0/5/1, Sean Porter 1/1/0/4/1, Chris Goode 1/1/0/2/3, Fabian Heaton 1/1/0/0/0, Maurice Preston 1/0/0/0/0, Ben West 1/1/0/0/0. TOTAL BATTING 177 169 28 2715 19.26 74 45
5TH GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Denis Hinds 198.83 57 32 506 15.81 2.54 5/15 Steve Bright 157.67 26 29 430 14.83 2.73 4/31 Simon McKenzie 97.00 7 16 279 17.44 2.88 5/53 John Tierney 73.17 14 10 218 21.80 2.98 5/31 Grant Rimmer 89.50 13 9 289 32.11 3.23 4/22 Kanchana Attanayake 47.00 7 8 150 18.75 3.19 3/18 Bryce Young 74.00 16 8 169 21.13 2.28 3/31 Matthew Hilder 41.00 8 6 127 21.17 3.10 3/34 Matthew Shiner 45.00 7 6 149 24.83 3.31 3/35 David Downing 43.00 13 4 98 24.50 2.28 2/21 Peter Alevizos 58.00 12 4 182 45.50 3.14 2/32 Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. Garry Cuddy 22/4/78, Thomas Quinn 9/3/46, Nathan Rosser 6/2/9, Sean Sampson 18/2/60, Jake Berry 8/1/38, William Passas 8/1/48, Barry Spencer 27/1/99, George Frazakis 1/0/1, Ben West 11/0/24, Sean Porter 11/0/28, Peter Conomos 3/0/9, Ian Paterson 3/0/13, Steve Pryde 8/0/39, Ben Chaplin 8/0/51, Andrew Walters 1/0/7. TOTAL BOWLING 1067.67 197 146 3147 21.55 2.95 5/15
5TH GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Ian Paterson 17 7 24 36 Fabian Heaton 0 3 3 11 Mark Holland 0 1 1 15
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51 6th Grade Report by David Holland, Manager Position in Competition: Gold 5th; Green 6th
The club took a leading role in managing and administering the Metro Cup Competition in 2004-05 following the departure of key administrative personnel in 2003-04. Both Alan Wright and David Holland were involved in the organisation and set up, establishment of the draw, and the week-to- week administration of the various issues that arise in running a competition. They were assisted by personnel from the clubs that contributed teams – UTS Balmain (2 teams), North Sydney, University of NSW, Sydney University, Penrith, Blacktown and South Sydney.
The aim of the competition is to encourage and develop players of all standards particularly those recently finishing junior cricket and making the transition to senior grade cricket. The club places an emphasis upon integration of players, the development of their abilities and performance on the field. A key aspect is the emphasis upon training where new players, particularly younger players can mix with and learn from experienced grade players. There is no promotion for a player to a grade team without a rigorous training routine evident.
Randwick Petersham contributed two teams this season and had a total of 42 players who played at least one match. However, there was a core of 30 players who played on a regular basis. Of the 30 players, 17 were under the age of 19.
While both teams did not make the final four, Gold were unlucky not to do so and were sitting in 4th position for most of the season only to be tipped out by Penrith in the last round. Gold came in 5th and Green 6th, with both teams having similar performances,winning 5, losing 5 and drawing 2.
Particularly pleasing was the performance of two young players – both aged 15.
The first player - Jake Berry, continued his promising form of last season with 253 runs at an average of 36. His 97 at David Phillips against Uni NSW was a significant knock for him personally and set up a great win for the team. He also bowled well taking 8 wickets at 18.63 runs. Jake also contributed to the well performed A W Green Shield team.
The second player - Ben Chaplin, in his initial season was the top run scorer in Sixth Grade with a total of 527 at an average of 52.7. He scored two centuries. The first against RP Gold (111) and the second - 153 off 126 balls against UTS Balmain 2. He also scored two half centuries - 82 against Blacktown and 71 against Penrith. Ben, who has had a stunning season, also captained the U16 Randwick junior cricket team, which won the minor premiership. In that competition, he scored 441 runs from 11 innings at an average of 49 including 1 century and 3 half centuries. He was the Randwick Junior Cricket Player of the Year and the South Eastern Junior Cricket Association Batsman of the Year. This is an outstanding result for Ben.
In addition, Mark Hall (349 at an average of 50) and Graham Hinds (203 at an average of 41) both in their initial seasons, performed impressively and were solid contributors. Graham was also a member of the A W Green Shield team.
Other players to score 50 or more runs include Sean Porter (56 v Uni NSW), Mark Hall (50 and 52 v Blacktown, 58 v Penrith, 60 v Uni NSW), Shane Brien (63 v UTS Balmain 2), Maurice Preston (59 v UTS Balmain 1), Nick Pryde (94 v RP Gold), Steve Bidwell-Brown (104 v Blacktown), Jock Walsh (69 v UTS Balmain 2), Paul Varughese 112 and 121, Darren Shepherd 58, Graham Hinds 70 and 53, Mattt Ryder 68 and Tim Mall 63.
52 On the bowling front, Shane Brien took the bowling honours taking 19 wickets at 16. Along with Shane, Scott Shepherd (19 wickets at 22), James Pryde (18 wickets at 10) and Sean Porter (19 wickets at 24) were the best bowlers. Stalwart Gavin Dennett continued to bowl well this season taking 14 wickets at 25. Players to take five or more wickets include Sean Porter (5/42 v Uni NSW), Shane Brien (5/53 v Blacktown), Nick Pryde (6/80 v North Sydney). Occasional player Daniel Gardner took 5/31 and 5/42 v Blacktown.
Both teams were well captained with Murali Chandrashekeran and Gavin Dennett captaining the Gold team, and Sean Porter and George Frazakis captaining Green. David Holland and Steve Bidwell-Brown captained on one occasion each.
This season was a successful one for the club with many young players emerging who developed their abilities and contributed to their teams. It is hoped that they will continue to build upon the successes this season in the future.
MATCH RESULTS 2004-05 SEASON
Round Date GOLD 1 2-Oct Match Drawn - Rained out 2 9-16 Oct RP Gold 145 and 8/175 def Sth. Sydney 87 and 107 outright 3 23-Oct Match Drawn - Rained out 4 31-Oct and 7-Nov RP Gold 193 lost to Nth. Sydney 227 5 14-21-Nov RP Gold 8/192 def Blacktown 135 6 27-Nov RP Gold 4/372 def UTS Balmain (2) 75 7 4-11-Dec RP Gold 9/304 def Penrith 212 8 18-Dec RP Gold 48 lost to Sydney Uni 1/61 9 8-Jan RP Gold 180 lost to UTS Balmain (1) 8/283 10 16-23-Jan RP Gold 139 lost to RP Green 9/275 11 30-Jan and 6-Feb RP Gold 247 and 5/48 def Sth. Sydney 165 and 5/174 12 13-20-Feb Match Drawn. Rained affected day 2. UNSW 8/272 13 26-Feb and 5-Mar RP 161 lost to Nth. Sydney 7/166 14 12-19-Mar Match Drawn. Rained affected day 2. Blacktown 6/290
Round Date GREEN 1 2-Oct Match Drawn - Rained out 2 9-16 Oct RP Green 151 def Uni NSW 117 3 23-Oct Match Drawn - Rained out 4 31-Oct & 7-Nov RP Green 153 and 5/129 lost to Blacktown 6/182 5 14-21-Nov RP Green 7/282 def UTS Balmain (1) 209 and 7/68 6 27-Nov RP Green 108 lost to Sydney Uni 0/111 7 4-11-Dec RP Green 172 and 164 lost to Sth. Sydney 270 and 4/52 8 18-Dec RP Green 7/180 lost to UTS Balmain (1) 8/270 9 8-Jan RP Green 8/246 lost to Penrith 5/264 10 16-23-Jan RP Green 9/275 def RP Gold 139 11 30-Jan & 6-Feb RP Green 224 def Uni NSW 119 12 13-20-Feb Match Drawn. RP 0/40 drew with Nth Syd 206 13 26-Feb & 5-Mar RP 279 drew with Blacktown 5/200
53 6TH GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Ben Chaplin 10 10 0 527 52.70 153 2 Mark Hall 5 8 1 349 49.86 60 1 Paul Varughese 8 8 0 296 37.00 121 8 Jake Berry 8 8 1 253 36.14 97 0 Graham Hinds 5 6 1 203 40.60 70 1 George Frazakis 9 10 0 197 19.70 49 0 Tim Mall 10 8 2 192 32.00 63 1 Sean Porter 11 12 0 175 14.58 56 1 Mohit Kumar 7 10 0 166 16.60 49 2 Shane Brien 11 12 3 155 17.22 63 2 Maurice Preston 8 9 2 144 20.57 59 5 Barton Green 13 14 0 138 9.86 35 3 Adam Lee 8 10 1 133 14.78 29 1 Matthew Ryder 7 5 0 131 26.20 68 3 Darren Shepherd 5 6 1 130 26.00 58 1 Daniel Gardner 2 3 0 126 42.00 91 1 Steve Bidwell-Brown 2 2 1 121 121.00 104 0 Scott Shepherd 12 11 2 107 11.89 25 2 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 6 7 0 101 14.43 49 1 Gavin Dennett 12 11 2 100 11.11 27 4 Thomas Quinn 6 5 0 77 15.40 35 0 Alex Tompkins 5 7 1 56 9.33 29 0 Murali Chandraskeharan 8 6 3 35 11.67 11 3 Thomas Holland 5 5 1 32 8.00 9 0 John Stewart 12 6 2 20 5.00 10* 3 Harrison Gavell 7 4 2 16 8.00 12* 6 Carl Fernandez 5 3 1 12 6.00 5 0 Patrick Egan 9 6 1 2 0.40 1 4 Jonathan Elias 5 4 1 1 0.33 1* 0 James Pryde 5 2 0 0 0.00 0 1 Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches. Nick Pryde 1/1/0/94/0, Jonathan Walsh 4/4/0/88/1, Robbie Passas 3/4/2/63/0, Steven Chakarovski 1/1/0/44/0, Tim Sullivan 4/3/0/41/1, Toby Maughan 2/3/0/37/0, Mark Holland 3/3/1/34/0, David Holland 3/3/0/32/2, Simon McKenzie 1/1/0/27/0, Richard Worrall 3/4/0/25/0, Shahzad Ali 1/1/0/230, Mitchell Doherty 1/1/0/15/1, Kieran Routh 1/1/0/3/0, Ashley Doyle 1/1/0/2/0, Peter Spurr 1/0/0/0/0, Mitch Bartlett 1/0/0/0/0. TOTAL BATTING 264 249 32 4523 20.84 153 61
6TH GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Shane Brien 99.00 11 19 308 16.21 3.11 5/53 Scott Shepherd 129.00 22 19 417 21.95 3.23 4/17 Sean Porter 153.00 14 19 460 24.21 3.01 5/42 James Pryde 63.00 10 18 186 10.33 2.95 6/80 Thomas Quinn 68.00 2 14 249 17.79 3.66 3/21 Gavin Dennett 136.00 29 14 349 24.93 2.57 3/26 Daniel Gardner 43.00 6 13 119 9.15 2.77 5/26 John Stewart 125.00 19 13 367 28.23 2.94 3/11 Graham Hinds 32.00 1 12 121 10.08 3.78 4/25 Adam Lee 47.00 3 10 181 18.10 3.85 4/16 Jake Berry 40.00 6 8 149 18.63 3.73 3/8 Patrick Egan 36.00 0 8 151 18.88 4.19 3/20 Ben Chaplin 34.00 3 5 130 26.00 3.82 3/31 Harrison Gavell 61.00 6 4 194 48.50 3.18 1/15 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 32.00 2 4 210 52.50 6.56 2/50 Murali Chandraskeharan 42.00 3 3 191 63.67 4.55 1/34 Paul Varughese 31.00 4 2 87 43.50 2.81 1/7 Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. Tim Mall 28/4/90, George Frazakis 9/3/20, Simon McKenzie 18/3/25, Robbie Passas 7/3/37, Tim Sullivan 26/3/67, Matthew Ryder 6/2/21, Alex Thompkins 10/2/40, Kieran Routh 14/2/44, Carl Fernandez 18/2/78, Darren Shepherd 20/2/105, Maurice Preston 27/2/143, Thomas Holland 1/1/5, Shahzad Ali 3/1/26, Mark Hall 14/1/37, Peter Spurr 11/1/50, Mohit Kumar 3/0/3, Steven chakarovski 8/0/20, Steve Bidwell-Brown 1/0/5, Jonathan Elias 14/078, David Holland 1/0/6. TOTAL BOWLING 1412 165 217 4780 22.03 3.39 6/80
6TH GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes George Frazakis 3 1 4 6 Mark Holland 3 1 4 17 Darren Shepherd 2 0 2 20 Thomas Holland 2 0 2 43
54 CURRENT PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS Metropolitan Competition - Grades 6 and 7
S= Season, M= Matches, R= Runs,W= Wickets, Ct= Catches, D= Dismissals, HS = Highest Score 100s = Centuries, B/B = Best Bowling, 5W = 5 Wickets in Innings, 10W = 10 Wickets in Match, Player S M R W Ct D HS 100s B/B 5W 10W Sharzad Ali 2 8 218 21 2 0 56 4/11 Jake Berry 2 15 380 8 0 0 97 3/8 Steve Bidwell-Brown 1 2 121 0 0 0 104 0/5 Shane Brien 1 12 155 19 2 0 63 5/53 1 Mark Carroll 2 2 87 0 0 0 60 Steven Chakarovski 3 22 437 27 7 0 101 1 3/7 Murali Chandraskeharan 3 22 168 31 9 0 36 6/34 1 Ben Chaplin 1 10 527 5 2 0 153 2 3/31 Gavin Dennett 3 39 367 36 14 0 30 5/21 1 Patrick Egan 1 9 2 8 4 0 2 3/20 Jonathan Elias 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0/5 Carl Fernandez 2 18 125 16 3 0 22 3/5 George Frazakis 4 43 1620 21 12 3/1 135* 4 3/20 Daniel Gardner 1 2 126 13 1 0 91 5/26 2 Harrison Gavel 2 20 107 16 11 0 26* 3/28 Cameron Gray 1 1 34 0 0 0 34 Barton Green 1 13 138 0 3 0 35 Mark Hall 1 5 349 1 1 0 60 1/37 Fabian Heaton 1 3 56 0 0 3/1 39 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 4 40 386 70 12 0 49 5/73 1 Matthew Hilder 1 1 103 1 3 0 103 1 1/0 Graham Hinds 1 5 203 12 1 0 70 4/25 David Holland 3 8 59 0 0 0 26 0/6 Mark Holland 3 32 383 0 0 33/10 52 Thomas Holland 3 7 40 0 0 2/0 9 Mohit Kumar 4 31 559 9 4 4/1 74 3/36 Adam Lee 1 8 133 10 1 0 29 4/16 Tim Mall 2 24 541 21 7 0 77* 3/5 Simon McKenzie 1 1 27 3 0 0 27 3/25 Robbie Passas 1 3 63 3 0 0 37* 3/6 Ian Paterson 1 6 78 1 0 0 57 1/35 Sean Porter 2 25 413 24 2 1/0 73 5/42 1 Maurice Preston 3 22 439 6 11 0 59 2/29 James Pryde 1 5 0 18 1 0 0 6/80 Nick Pryde 1 1 94 0 0 0 94 Thomas Quinn 1 6 77 14 0 0 35 3/21 Grant Rimmer 2 11 61 10 8 0 26 3/54 Kieran Routh 4 36 609 49 15 0 85 4/23 Matthew Ryder 1 7 131 2 3 0 68 2/9 Darren Shepherd 1 5 130 2 2 2/0 58 1/9 Scott Shepherd 1 12 107 19 1 0 25 4/17 Peter Spurr 3 16 465 29 1 0 74* 4/25 John Stewart 2 24 28 19 4 0 10* 3/11 Tim Sullivan 1 4 41 3 1 0 29 3/27 Matthew Taylor 1 3 103 0 0 8/0 57 John Tierney 2 16 268 20 4 0 104 1 5/24 1 Alex Thompkins 1 5 56 2 0 1/0 29 2/23 Paul Varughese 3 23 775 16 10 0 121 3 5/24 1 Jonathan Walsh 2 11 405 0 1 3/0 172 1 Michael Watson 1 1 43 0 0 0 43 Richard Worrall 1 3 25 0 1 0 19 Alan Wright 3 9 447 0 5 0 125 2
55 Poidevin Gray Shield (Under 21 years) by John Connell, Manager Position in Competition: 4th (semi-finalists)
The side that promised so much last season, yet won only two games, came of age this season and made the semi finals against eventual premiers St George. In doing so, they made the Dragons fight every inch of the way despite being soundly defeated by the same team only a little over a month before. The side was again capably led by Paul Greentree whose 167 runs aggregate put him in the top 4 leading rungetters in the side. His highlight was a pugnacious 85 against UTS Balmain in the first match in which he combined with Matt Taylor for a match winning partnership of 170.
Matt “the baby faced assassin” Taylor, would be well pleased with his 295 runs in the competition, in addition to some 800 in the grade arena to be the team’s top run scorer. He was consistent throughout, with his 100 against UTS Balmain and 80 against Mosman, both match winning scores. His wicketkeeping was also outstanding but due to injury he had to forgo the gloves in favour of the capable Matt Tilley for four of the eight games.
The ever dependable Eddie Otto scored 223 runs and took 9 wickets but the highlight for everyone in the club was his 106 in the semi final against St.George. In recording his first ever century for the club, he scored exactly half of the sides’ total. Eddie is the epitome of a team player. A great fielder, accurate left arm spin bowler and an excellent batsman who revels in the role of opener. The club is lucky to have Eddie backing up next season in PG’s for what will be his 8th season in grade.
First Grader Usman Khawaja would have been happier with his returns this year compared to last, scoring 190 with a top score of 99. His bowling was a bonus with the way he ran through UTS Balmain in taking 5 for 57, a highlight. Ussie will also be returning next year to PG’s and his great talents will be appreciated in the 05/06 season. Michael Watson filled the all-rounders role with 121 runs and 9 wickets, while his fielding was as always, a delight to behold with 5 run outs. “Watto” was an effective vice captain to “Greeners”, always encouraging the troops and captaining the side to a victory in Pauls’ absence against University of NSW. His 58 against Hawkesbury, while suffering from heat exhaustion, was indicative of his application.
With a competition total of 105 runs, James Byrne is developing into a very good batsman and was seen to advantage in that role in the premiership winning Second Grade side. While only taking 5 wickets, James bowled well and with great economy. His fielding was as always, first class.
Matthew Tilley, who scored 89 for the season, was a steady back up wicketkeeper. He enjoyed his first season in the side and will benefit from the experience next season. Peter Conomos, Glen Carroll and Andrew Walters all made contributions with the bat and benefited greatly from the experience. Each player looks certain to be a force in the competition next season.
The leading wicket taker was Steve Bidwell-Brown with 10 wickets at 25.00 runs each. “Bidders” confidence seems to grow each season. His troublesome back bothered him through the summer but he toiled hard at all times and will take many wickets over the coming years. Peter Alevisios and Peter Conomos also bowled well when called upon, however the side missed the incisiveness of Peter “Scud” Spurr who was injured early and only played two games.
All players can be justifiably proud of their efforts this season, which produced the club’s best result in the competition to date. They played the game in keeping with the clubs ideals of Trust, Respect and Humility and the umpires did not have any occasion to censure any member of the team. Their behaviour was beyond reproach at all times.
The players accepted their wins gracefully and their losses with a commitment to do better in the next game. In Peter Devlin, the boys were lucky to have such an experienced coach. “Devo” allowed the captain and senior players to run the game and was there in an advisory capacity, quietly suggesting tactics from time to time when needed. It was great to be your manager Dev, and I’d love to do it again next year.
The team was lucky to have a guy like Richard (Dick) McCord, with his experience passion and statistical genius, looking after the scorebook. He did a great job, as usual. 56
Helen, Pat and Robin, our support staff at Petersham, and Mrs Devlin at Coogee, kept us supplied with delicious food and cold drinks at all times and we are truly grateful for their continued support. To Noel, Dick and Peter at Petersham, a big thank you for all your help throughout the season as well as our No 1 supporter Cec Orrock.
Steve Greentree was another who was always there to assist, as were the parents of the players who came along to the games. Probably the most disappointed parent would have been Barry Otto, who missed son Eddie’s maiden century due to theatre commitments in Brisbane.
As I have said in my previous reports, it has been a pleasure to be PG ‘s manager and to be able to assist in some small way. You have all conducted yourselves in a sportsmanlike manner and were gentlemen at all times. The club as always, is extremely proud of your efforts.
POIDEVIN GRAY - BATTING
Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Matthew Taylor 8 8 3 295 59.00 100* 1 Eddie Otto 8 6 2 223 55.75 106 Usman Khawaja 6 6 1 190 38.00 99* 4 Paul Greentree 7 5 0 167 33.40 85 3 Michael Watson 8 7 1 121 20.17 58 James Byrne 8 5 0 105 21.00 44 2 Matthew Tilley 8 6 1 89 17.80 26 2 Peter Conomos 6 6 0 44 7.33 30 Glen Carroll 7 6 0 35 5.83 16 2 Andrew Walters 1 1 0 20 20.00 20 Steve Bidwell-Brown 7 5 2 17 5.67 6* 2 Peter Spurr 2 1 0 2 2.00 2 1 William Passas 6 4 1 2 0.67 1* Peter Alevizos 3 1 1 0 0* 1 Matthew Shiner 2 Chris Goode 1 TOTAL BATTING 88 67 12 1310 23.82 106 18
POIDEVIN GRAY - BOWLING
Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Steve Bidwell-Brown 61.00 3 10 256 25.60 4.20 3/25 Michael Watson 44.34 1 9 182 20.22 4.10 4/47 Usman Khawaja 46.83 6 9 190 21.11 4.06 5/57 Eddie Otto 78.00 12 9 209 23.22 2.68 3/14 James Byrne 64.00 9 5 239 47.80 3.73 2/34 Peter Conomos 37.00 5 2 93 46.50 2.51 1/16 Peter Alevizos 25.00 3 2 95 47.50 3.80 2/35 Matthew Shiner 1.00 0 1 9 9.00 9.00 1/9 Peter Spurr 19.00 0 1 82 82.00 4.32 1/38 William Passas 2.00 0 0 17 8.50 0/17 TOTAL BOWLING 378.17 39 48 1372 28.58 3.63 5/57
POIDEVIN GRAY - WICKETKEEPING
Wicket Keeping M Ct St Total Byes Matthew Taylor 4 7 1 8 4 Matthew Tilley 4 3 0 3 4
57 A.W.Green Shield Report by Peter Carroll Position in Competition: 4th (Semi-finalists)
The 2004-05 season was a tremendous experience for the players and most rewarding for all involved. The side was our most successful in the brief history of the club, while it was also the most successful for many years in terms of the old Randwick and Petersham-Marrickville clubs.
The achievement of the team can be measured not only in making the semis, but also by the team statistics, which illustrate what good, solid cricket the boys played.
In comparing last year’s stats with this year’s, the massive improvement is clearly evident. This season the team’s batting averaged 205 runs per innings at an average of 26.6 per wicket, while the previous season the side averaged just 126 runs per innings at an average of 15.8 per wicket. In the bowling, this season only 148 runs per innings were scored by opposing batsmen at an average of 15 runs per wicket, while in 2003-04, 176 runs per innings were scored at an average of 30.1 per wicket.
The entire side fought hard to achieve success and on a number of occasions our plight was made more difficult by the loss of the toss. However, these setbacks appeared to make the boys more determined.
The team broke numerous club records throughout the course of the season as evidenced by the following:
Batting Aggregate: Sean Gardner - 336 runs Bowling Aggregate: Peter Alevizos - 19 wickets Bowling Average: Prinya Khan - 11.9 runs per wicket Wicketkeeping Dismissals: Campbell Dash - 15 (equals record) Fielding Catches: Sean Gardner - 5 Highest Team Score: 4-264 Lowest Team Score Against: 109 1st Wicket Partnership: Campbell Dash / Sean Gardner 134 5th Wicket Partnership: Mark Carroll / Sean McInnes 104* 10th Wicket Partnership: Peter Alevizos / Tim Sullivan 19
While cricket is a team game, special mention must be made of the players individually.
Campbell Dash (Captain) - led the team well and had the full respect of the players and coaching staff. Campbell did not have a great deal of luck but still managed to score 240 runs with his 75 against Mosman the highlight. Furthermore, he kept superbly at all times, effecting 15 dismissals while only conceding 12 byes in 9 matches, despite ‘keeping up to the stumps for nearly all our medium pace bowlers.
Mark Carroll - scored 260 but more importantly scored on a number of occasions when we were in trouble. His 61 against fellow finalist Easts, on a difficult pitch was a highlight. However, Mark let himself down by losing his concentration at times, which greatly reduced his aggregate runs and does not emphasize highly enough his dominance at the crease. Mark also tried very hard in the field.
Louis Talay - bowled 73 overs for 11 wickets, at an average of 16.5 in the preliminary rounds. His spin bowling against St. George and Mosman was, in particular, quite superb. A number of teams know Louis and attempted to counteract him by attempting to hit him out of the attack, without great success. Louis also took a couple of great catches.
Peter Alevizos - bowled superbly. In the preliminary rounds, he bowled 75 overs for 18 wickets at an average of 9.2, while he also picked up another wicket in the finals series to break the club wicket record. Peter was the leading wicket taker in the competition and also had the lowest bowling average at the end of the preliminary rounds. A highlight was his 3 wickets in 4 balls against UTS Balmain. Peter was outstanding in the field and was part of an unforgettable partnership against Easts with Graeme Hinds to ensure victory.
58 Sean Gardner – opened the batting and showed a lot of maturity and determination and never worried about the previous ball. He went on to break the club runs scoring record with 336 runs, a great achievement. Sean was unluckily run out for 95 against UTS Balmain. He also has a good pair of hands and broke the club record for fielding catches, including 4 in the opening round.
Graham Hinds - a tremendous team player. He opened the bowling with Peter and bowled well numerous times. He played some valuable innings at 8 or 9 when required, none more so than his innings against Easts. He scored 134 runs in total with 3 not outs, while he also fielded with great athleticism.
Jake Berry - always gave 100% and when given the opportunity he scored a few 30’s at the top of the order. He also bowled well on a number of occasions. He was always solid in the field and as Jake gets stronger we’ll see the best of him in grade cricket in coming years.
Matt “Big Unit” Ryder - was always a great guy to be around but unfortunately did not have a lot of luck. He was injured early on and then dismissed via a couple of run outs. However, he still produced some solid not out knocks to close our innings and took 3 for 8 in round 1 with the ball.
Luke Towers - was our most outstanding fieldsman, always bowled well and while he didn’t get as many runs as he would have liked, batted superbly in the semi-final, scoring 64.
We have a number of young players available next year and special mention should be made of them. Andrew Redman is only 13 years old, yet still scored 150 runs batting predominantly at number 3. He showed tremendous courage and composure, especially against fellow finalist Wests. Prinya Khan batted well in the middle order on a number of occasions and fielded beautifully. He also took 12 wickets off 49 overs at an average of 11.9 breaking the club bowling average record. Sean McInness had limited opportunities but showed great application in all he did. A highlight was his 41 not out and involvement in an unbroken century stand with Mark Carroll against UNSW. Tim (Turtle) Sullivan, nephew of Chris “Fous” Sullivan also had limited chances, but always bowled steadily with the new ball. His best bowling performance was in the semi-final against eventual Premier Campbelltown- Camden and was unlucky not to dismiss their “gun” batsman, which may have altered the result. Will Halstead also had limited opportunites but scored valuable runs against Easts, which contributed to our win.
Every player contributed to the success of the team.
Peter Alevizos, Sean Gardner and Mark Carroll all made the Combined A.W. Green Shield team, while Louis Talay and Campbell Dash were selected as reserves and were later called up to play although Campbell was unfortunately unavailable. Furthermore, all but Campbell made it to the final trial for the Sydney under 17’s squad, in which Peter was deservedly selected.
It should be noted that Campbell Dash, Mark Carroll and Louis Talay have played in every Green Shield game over the last three years.
Thank you to all the officials and grade players of the club for your support. At Hawkesbury the Poidevin Gray players waited to the end of our game and then helped teach the boys the club song.
Special thanks to Pat Walsh at Petersham and Dane and his Green Options mates for the effort they put in on training and match days. All parents were very supportive and encouraging but special mention should be made to those who helped with the scoring, Leo Alevizos, John McInnes, Denis Hinds and Mrs. Ryder.
Further, I would like to thank our train-on boys, Robbie Passas, Scott Manning, Nathan McCoy and Dimitri Alevizos. These boys turned up to nearly all practices and matches. I wish you all success next season as your efforts really helped us this year. Finally, to Macca, Laurie and Prince, thanks for your efforts. There is not much more to say, you all know how much I respect and admire you all for your cricket knowledge and as friends. It was a pleasure to be involved with you. To Macca and the boys, good luck for next year.
59 Summary of Matches
Round 1 v Hawkesbury at Bensons Lane 2, Richmond A great start to the season with a resounding win in sweltering heat at Richmond. A solid batting display from the top order with Mark Carroll (53), Andrew Redman (43) and Luke Towers (34) in good form, enabling a good score of 235 to be posted. The bowlers were also on target with Matt Ryder returning 3-8 from 5 overs and Peter Alevizos 1-19 from 11. Jake Berry (2-19) and Louis Talay (1-12) also contributed to the Hawks demise in the 46 th over for a solid win. Sean Gardner also had a good day in the field with 4 catches
Won by 126 runs RP 235 v Hawkesbury 109
Round 2 v University of New South Wales at Petersham Oval Sent in to bat, openers Campbell Dash (68) and Sean Gardner (55) knocked up a club opening partnership record of 134 to set the scene for a club record team score of 4-264. Mark Carroll (73 not out) and Sean McInnes (43 not out) added to the record book setting a new mark of 104 for the 5th wicket. Peter Alevizos (3- 25) and Graham Hinds (2-16) made quick inroads into Uni’s batting having them 5-53 after 30. Recovery was always going to be difficult and they were finshed with 125 in the 51st over. The RP fielding was again outstanding and drew favourable comments from the opposition.
Won by 139 runs RP 4-264 v UNSW 125
Round 3 v UTS Balmain at Petersham Oval Another outstanding win against one of the top teams! Batting first, Sean Gardner came within an ace of the club’s second century in the competition when dismissed for a fantastic 95. He was assisted by Prinya Khan (34). Fast bowler Peter Alevizos (5-34) was again the main destroyer while Graham Hinds (1-13) bowled tightly when it counted most.
Won by 81 runs RP 6-237 v UTS Balmain 9-156
Round 4 v Western Suburbs at Coogee Oval A wet pitch and a broken down roller had a major hand in the team’s first defeat of the season. Batting second on a deteriorating surface we slumped from 2-115 to be all out for 151 chasing Wests’ 182. Andrew Redman (49) and Jake Berry (34) provided a solid start but the low and slow wicket didn’t allow any margin of error for the following batsmen. Prinya Khan (2-23), Graham Hinds (2-28) and Peter Alevizos (1-23 off 12) bowled well earlier to restrict Wests to a gettable total.
Lost by 31 runs RP 151 v Western Suburbs 182
Round 5 v Eastern Suburbs at Coogee Oval A real nail biter with the win arriving just in time! Our bowlers did a great job in containing Easts to a competitive score of 174. Peter Alevizos (2-37) once again did the business and was well supported by Prinya Khan who returned excellent figures of 3-34. The run chase developed into a real struggle after Mark Carroll was out for a terrific 61 in difficult conditions, ably assisted by Will Halstead (24), however Graham Hinds (34 not out) batted very responsibly combining with number 10 Peter Alevizos in an exciting 28 run partnership for the ninth wicket to ensure victory.
Won by 2 wickets RP 8-176 v Eastern Suburbs 9-174
Round 6 v St. George at Hurstville Oval A disappointing loss in a match we dominated most of the day. Our bowlers were well on top on a beautiful batting deck when Saints batted first. At 7-63 a win looked almost a formality but a dropped catch allowed a lower order batting rally, enabling Saints to reach 175. Best of the bowlers were Louis Talay (3-28) in his best spell of the series and Peter Alevizos (2-15 off 12). In reply RP were dismissed for a disappointing 137 with Sean Gardner (54) the best of the batsmen.
Lost by 38 runs RP 137 v St George 175
60 Round 7 v Mosman at Allan Border Oval, Mosman A great win to catapult us into 3 rd place and into the Qualifying Finals. Batting first we were always in control and set to post a good score. Best of the batsmen were Campbell Dash (75) unluckily run out in a great captain’s knock and Sean Gardner (59). In reply the Whales were never really in the hunt being dismissed for 115 for a decisive win. Peter Alevizos (3-8), Prinya Khan (1-14 off 8) bowled well, while the spinners Louis Talay (3-24 off 12) and Jake Berry (1-12 off 10) bowled well in tandem.
Won by 124 runs RP 6-239 v Mosman 115
Qualifying Final v Penrith at Coogee Oval Not the desired result but our semi-final aspirations remained alive. Penrith batted first and while we didn’t take many wickets, the bowling was tight and the fielding athletic to restrict for the run scoring until a late flourish of runs in the final overs saw Penrith reach a respectable 4-182. Jake Berry was the best performed bowler with (2- 27). Tight bowling by Penrith made runs hard to come by with RP steadily progressing to 2-97 but as the required run rate increased, wickets were lost. The final few overs were thrilling until RP were dismissed in the final over 3 runs short. Mark Carroll (32), Jake Berry (29) and Andrew Redman (27) were the best of the batsmen. As the highest losing team we were able to progress to the semi final.
Lost by 3 runs RP 179 v Penrith 4-182
Semi Final v Campbelltown Camden at Raby No.1 A great effort by our boys, but just not quite good enough, against the undefeated Ghosts outfit. Considering we were 3-11 and 4-36, it was a terrific and gutsy batting display to post a very competitive 205. Luke Towers was at his best with 64 crucial runs, while Graham Hinds (34), Campbell Dash (27) and Sean McInnes (22) further assisted. The Ghosts struggled early to be 3-36 off 17 to give us a great chance but once their free scoring batsmen got going they took the game away from us. Some injuries to our bowlers didn’t help our cause but it was no shame to go down to the eventual Champions who destroyed Bankstown in the Final.
Lost by 5 wickets RP 205 v Campbelltown Camden 5-206
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61 AW GREEN SHIELD - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct Sean Gardner 9 9 0 341 37.89 95 5 Mark Carroll 9 9 1 260 32.50 71* 1 Campbell Dash 9 9 0 240 26.67 75 Andrew Redman 7 7 0 150 21.43 44 1 Luke Towers 9 9 1 147 18.38 64 5 Graham Hinds 9 7 3 134 33.50 34* Sean McInnes 7 7 1 113 18.83 43* Jake Berry 8 7 2 96 19.20 34 Prinya Khamphounvong 7 6 0 83 13.83 34 1 Will Halstead 4 3 0 48 16.00 24 1 Matthew Ryder 7 6 2 48 12.00 19 1 Peter Alevizos 9 6 3 31 10.33 12* 5 Tim Sullivan 5 2 0 6 3.00 5 Louis Talay 9 3 TOTAL BATTING 108 87 13 1697 22.93 95 23
AW GREEN SHIELD - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Peter Alevizos 101.00 19 19 236 12.42 2.34 5/34 Prinya Khamphounvong 49.00 6 12 143 11.92 2.92 3/23 Louis Talay 93.00 15 12 264 22.00 2.84 3/28 Jake Berry 44.00 3 9 160 17.78 3.64 2/19 Luke Towers 69.33 16 7 188 26.86 2.71 1/14 Graham Hinds 67.33 11 6 214 35.67 3.18 2/16 Matthew Ryder 17.00 3 4 49 12.25 2.88 3/8 Sean Gardner 6.17 2 2 26 13.00 4.21 1/5 Tim Sullivan 29.00 4 1 88 88.00 3.03 1/19 Mark Carroll 0.67 0 0 7 10.45 0/7 TOTAL BOWLING 476.50 79 72 1375 19.10 2.89 5/34
AW GREEN SHIELD - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping M Ct St Total Byes Campbell Dash 9 11 5 16 11
As the proud major sponsor of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club, Petersham RSL Club would like to extend its appreciation to all the teams for their on-going support throughout the season.
62 PLAYER OF THE SEASON : 2004-05 : FINAL POINTS This award is a performance-based award from 1st Grade to 6th Grade. The Player of the Season excludes Sunday 1st Grade Limited Overs games, all PG's & AW Green Shield games and the Final Series. Points are awarded as follows: 1 point for each run scored, 15 points for each wicket taken, 5 points for each catch, 8 points for each stumping and 5 points to the major contributor to a run out. Player Points Player Points 1 Matthew Taylor 895 56 Ian Paterson 338 2 Matthew Mott 858 57 Gavin Dennett 330 3 Chris Singh 770 58 Daniel Gardner 326 4 David Mitchell 649 59 Fabian Heaton 323 5 Rodney Stafford 632 60 Matthew Shiner 310 6 Ben Chaplin 623 61 Alan Wright 307 7 Glenn Farquharson 616 62 Cameron Gray 305 8 Bryce Young 590 63 Andrew Walters 298 9 Paul Toole 573 64 John Tierney 294 10 Steve Bright 562 65 Adam Lee 288 11 Nigil Singh 560 66 Daryl Parmenter 287 12 John McLoughlin 545 67 Peter Conomos 284 13 Trent Griffiths 543 68 James Pryde 275 14 Richard Chee Quee 533 69 Tony Martin 274 15 Paul Horton 530 70 Tim Mall 265 16 Eddie Otto 506 71 James Le Huray 252 17 Denis Hinds 496 72 Edward Neaves 248 18 George Frazakis 488 73 John Stewart 230 19 Troy Brewster 486 74 Barry Spencer 206 20 Sean Porter 484 75 Peter Spurr 206 21 Greg Hartshorne 481 76 Maurice Preston 199 22 Peter Devlin 481 77 Mohit Kumar 176 23 Usman Khawaja 478 78 Matthew Ryder 176 24 Andrew Harrison 477 79 Darren Shepherd 175 25 Peter Bayley 472 80 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 171 26 Steve Bidwell-Brown 472 81 Barton Green 153 27 Richard Phillips 471 82 Patrick Egan 142 28 Simon McKenzie 471 83 William Passas 114 29 James Byrne 466 84 Harrison Gavell 111 30 Brett Hunter 454 85 Robbie Passas 108 31 Shane Brien 450 86 Mark Carroll 106 32 Dean White 445 87 Ben Hill 102 33 Nathan Rosser 435 88 Murali Chandraskeharan 95 34 Melvin Singh 429 89 Nick Pryde 94 35 David Townsend 427 90 Alex Tompkins 94 36 Paul Greentree 418 91 Jonathan Walsh 93 37 Jake Berry 416 92 Matthew Tilley 91 38 Brenton Barker 414 93 Tim Sullivan 91 39 Glen Carroll 404 94 Steve Pryde 84 40 Scott Shepherd 402 95 Simon Katich 84 41 Grant Rimmer 401 96 Peter Alevizos 77 42 Matthew Hilder 397 97 Mark Holland 77 43 Neil Cohen 396 98 Garry Cuddy 68 44 Marc Anderson 396 99 Thomas Holland 57 45 Graham Hinds 388 100 Steven Chakarovski 44 46 Michael Watson 383 101 David Holland 42 47 Kanchana Attanayake 377 102 Carl Fernandez 42 48 David Bourke 376 103 Andrew Millican 42 49 Mark Hall 369 104 Kieran Routh 38 50 Alex Sciascia 369 105 Sean Sampson 38 51 Darren McCoy 368 106 Shahzad Ali 38 52 Paul Varughese 366 107 Toby Maughan 37 53 Joseph Hill 357 108 Mitchell Doherty 25 54 David Downing 354 109 Richard Worrall 25 55 Thomas Quinn 347 110 Chris Goode 22
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The Award Winners
PLAYER OF THE SEASON The O A Taylor / Martin Bedkober Memorial Award Sponsored by Quality Resort Nautilus, Coffs Harbour
Ossie Taylor served the Randwick club as a player and administrator for 64 years before his death in 1976. He scored more than 4,500 runs and was Secretary for 19 years, the longest in the club’s history. The O A Taylor Memorial Player of the Season Award was first presented by the Randwick club in 1977.
Martin Bedkober was a promising opening batsman and wicketkeeper with Petersham Marrickville before his untimely death in a cricket match in 1975 aged just 21. In Green Shield in 1968-69, he scored 645 runs and effected 23 dismissals behind the stumps—both records for the club. The Martin Bedkober Memorial Trophy for the Most Promising Player was first presented by the Petersham Marrickville club in 1976.
Matthew Taylor Matthew Taylor began the year in 3rd Grade, progressed through to Seconds and eventually won a spot in the 1st Grade team being awarded cap number 42. In 6 games in 3’s he scored 402 runs at 80. In 2’s he scored 405 at 45 and in Poidevin Gray, 295 at 59. He also took 23 catches and 5 stumpings. A sensational year! Matt was indestructible, cutting, hooking and driving all that came his way. At full flight, no bowler could stop the onslaught. It was sensational to watch. One of many highlights was in Second Grade against Blacktown at Petersham Oval, where we rolled them for 192 in 61 overs leaving just 33 overs for the balance of the day. The captain’s instructions were to bat the team into a position to win on the second day. That afternoon, all at the ground witnessed something special, as Matt destroyed the attack, scoring 111 with 20 fours and 1 six, allowing his team to pass the Blacktown score with an over or two to spare. Matt is an outstanding prospect with a whole world of opportunity ahead of him. Club members and followers should take the chance next season to see him in full flight. He is something special! With a season like he had, there is no doubt he was the club’s Player of the Season.
CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR The Tim Towers / Stuart Gardner Memorial Award Sponsored by Collex Pty Ltd
Tim Towers was a left hand fast bowler with Randwick. He died in 1991 from cancer aged just 36. Tim played for 11 seasons taking 233 wickets and played in Randwick’s 1977-78 and1979-80 first grade premiership teams. The Tim Towers Clubman of the Year Award was first presented by the Randwick club in 1991.
Stuart Gardner was a left hand spin bowler with Petersham Marrickville. He died in 1994 from cancer aged 51. Stuart played for over 30 seasons taking more than 400 wickets and scoring 2000 runs. He played in the first grade premiership team of 1974-75 and was made a life member of the club in 1991. The Stuart Gardner Clubman of the Year Award was first presented by the Petersham Marrickville club in 1994.
64 Player category: Peter Bayley Every club needs a player like Peter Bayley. A medium pace bowler who bowls a consistent line and length, he is a captain’s dream when the going gets tough. He is able to bowl for long periods and tie up an end to frustrate opposing batsmen while moving the ball just enough off the seam to collect important wickets. Applying his trade, Peter picked up 37 wickets this summer and was a major force in the Second Grade Final where he was able to make breakthroughs at important times. In that match, he took 2 for 29 and 3 for 30 from a total of 34 overs in an outstanding display. But he will also be remembered for his batting in that Final where he and Rodney Stafford put on 34 for the last wicket to virtually take the match away from UTS Balmain. Ironically, it was the same ground as the Final, Bankstown Oval, where Peter returned his best figures of the season…6 for 29 (the first 6 as well) in 2’s in the last match of the competition before the finals series. Peter is a product of the former Petersham Marrickville club having joined in 1995-96. At the time of the merger in 2001, he was that club’s 3rd Grade captain. He has since gone on to take 132 wickets for Randwick Petersham and in 2002-03 made his 1st Grade debut with the club. Peter’s contribution to Randwick Petersham however, goes well beyond his cricketing exploits. He is the club’s webmaster, developing the web site to such a level that it is regarded as the best in Sydney Grade cricket. The many weekends he spent with Ray Stafford on that project last winter, have well and truly proved their worth. From an outstanding field of contenders, it is a true reflection of Peter’s ability, his dedication and his loyalty that he has been awarded the club’s highest accolade for a player----Clubman of the Year.
Clubmen of the Year – John Connell & Peter Bayley with Life Member Robin Gardner
Non-player category: John Connell As Greg Hartshorne’s “right hand man” over the past three seasons, John Connell has carved out almost “legend” status as a team manager. Very few people in cricket carrying out such a role can boast three successive premierships as John can. It is an imposing record but not one achieved by accident. John Connell acted as team manager for a number of the former Randwick club’s lower grade teams before taking a break. In 2002, he responded to a club plea for him to resume the role that he knows best and manage one of the new Randwick Petersham teams. After meeting Greg Hartshorne, the two struck up a repore’ which started them on their way as a management team to a premiership hat-trick, taking the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade trophies in successive years. Johns’ jovial approach to life has had a good influence on the players and they see him as an integral part of the team. He has become an ideal “sounding board” for the skipper although “JC”, as he is affectionately known, is not one to get into on-field strategies. John’s enthusiasm for the club has extended to the development of the younger players and he has provided wonderful support through his role as manager of the under 21 Poidevin Gray team, a position he has held for the past 3 years. He is extremely popular with the boys and his encouragement and good humour has no doubt had an influence in the improved performance of the side in recent years. This season he also took over the demanding job of Gear Steward, which involved storing and distributing cricket clothing and other gear, many times at short notice. That no player took the field without the correct Randwick Petersham attire, is a true reflection of how well he discharged the duties of that role. Clubman of the Year is a prestigious honour and John Connell is entitled to be so honoured.
65 MOST PROMISING PLAYER IN THE CLUB The Keith Austin Memorial Award Sponsored by Alan Austin Keith Austin was a long time supporter of the Randwick club who died in 1948. This award was first presented by his sons, Alan and Stan in 1949. Matthew Taylor In 2001-02, Matthew Taylor was awarded one of the club’s Encouragement Awards. The Annual Report that year commented that in Matthew “we have a player destined for higher grades”. Matthew won his award that year for his batting and wicketkeeping in 5th and 6th grades. They were prophetic words, for this season Matty won his way through to make his 1st Grade debut in a season where he scored a total of 1,114 runs in three grades and the Poidevin Gray Shield. Since his 5th and 6th Grade days, Matt has moved through 4ths, 3rds and 2nds in each of the past three years taking out a premiership in each year. Very few grade cricketers will have gone through their careers winning three premierships in successive years! Starting out as a wicketkeeper and low order batsman, Matt jumped Sponsor of this Award at the chance to open the batting a couple of seasons ago and Alan Austin at Coogee Oval hasn’t looked back. His dynamic style has given his team an early advantage on many occasions and set the scene for some big totals in quick time.
MOST IMPROVED LOWER GRADE PLAYER The Burke and Davies Families Award Sponsored by Chris Burke and Ross Davies Kevin Burke was a senior vice president of Randwick who first presented this award in 1976. Kevin died in 1998. Chris Burke is a former long-term lower grade player with Randwick Haydn Davies, father of Life Member Ross, was a vice president and great supporter of Randwick who died in 1984. His memorial award was first presented in 1992. Ross’ brother Peter, was the captain of Randwick’s first Fifth Grade team in 1978 which made the semi-finals. He died in May 2002.
Chris Singh Chris began the season in 4th Grade but ended it as an important member of the premiership winning 2nd Grade side. Along the way he created somewhat of a cricketing record by taking a hat-trick in each innings of a 4th Grade match against Sydney University with his right arm medium paced in-swingers. No-one in cricket circles can recall a similar feat. Four wickets in four balls is a little more regular than a hat-trick in each innings of the same match! That effort, naturally enough, won him selection in 3rd Grade for the following round where he kept up the good work by taking 4 for 33. After taking another 3 wickets in that grade, selectors elevated him to 2nds where he remained for the remainder of the season taking another 18 wickets. He finished the season with the impressive tally of 43 wickets at 16.93 to be the club’s leading bowler. Apart from his hat- tricks, the most important bowling spell he produced was the first three overs in the Second Grade Final where he knocked over the first three UTS Balmain batsmen for just 6 runs to give his team an early advantage which proved decisive in the end. Chris is no slouch with the bat either, scoring 180 runs this season with two half centuries. With these performances, it was no surprise to see why Chris finished 3rd in the “Player of the Season” competition. Prior to this season Chris had taken 44 wickets and scored 280 runs in 25 matches covering 3 seasons. It is clear from his efforts this summer he has improved his game markedly and is entitled to be regarded as the club’s “ most improved lower grade player”.
MOST PROMISING 6TH GRADE PLAYER The Alan Wright Award Sponsored by Alan Wright Alan Wright has played Grade Cricket for the past 38 years with Randwick / Randwick Petersham. He is a Life Member of the club, a member of the Management Committee and the Chairman of Selectors.
Ben Chaplin We are very fortunate to have so many promising young players in the club. Ben Chaplin is one of the best. In his first season with the club, Ben played for RP Green in the Metropolitan Shield competition, or 6th Grade as the club regards it. He was the top run scorer with a total of 527 at an average of 52.70.
66 A feature of his season was the two centuries he scored. The first was 111 against RP Gold and the second, a sensational 153 off just 126 balls against UTS Balmain 2. He also scored two half centuries - 82 against Blacktown and 71 against Penrith. These results saw him finish 6th in the Player of the Season competition. Apart from his Randwick Petersham successes, Ben also captained the Under 16 Randwick junior cricket team, which won the minor premiership. In that competition, he scored 441 runs from 11 innings at an average of 49 including a century and 3 half centuries. He was the Randwick Junior Cricket Player of the Year and the South Eastern Junior Cricket Association Batsman of the Year. A major disappointment for Ben was that he missed selection in the club’s A W Green Shield team. To his credit, that hiccup made him more determined and many runs flowed from his bat after that. It was interesting to hear a comment from an A W Green Shield selector at the Volunteers night when the annual awards were announced that he liked the way Ben showed the selectors that they had made a mistake in the best possible way---by performances on the field. Ben Chaplin is an outstanding player. He has the right attitude to succeed as well as the ability. A lot will be heard of Ben Chaplin in the seasons ahead and he is a worthy winner of the first Alan Wright Award.
BEST POIDEVIN GRAY PLAYER The Clive Johnston Memorial Award Sponsored by John Pearson Clive Johnston was an outstanding player with the Petersham and Petersham Marrickville clubs, captaining First Grade for 17 of his 21 seasons. He was in three premiership winning teams and scored over 10,500 grade cricket runs. He also played for NSW on 11 occasions including a number as captain. Clive died in 1991 and this award was presented for the first time by Petersham Marrickville that same year. Eddie Otto Eddie Otto is a wonderfully gifted cricketer and he displayed his talents to great advantage in this season’s PG competition. The highlight of his season came in the Semi-Final against eventual Premiers St George, when he scored his maiden century for the club. Normally a lower order batsman, Eddie relished the opportunity to open the innings and was last man out for 106, which was exactly half of the team’s score of 212. He finished the PG season with 223 runs at the excellent average of 55.75. He also chipped in with 9 wickets from his left hand spinners and effected 2 run outs. Amazingly, Eddie will be lining up again next season for what will be his 8th season in PG’s. An outstanding PG ‘s player is Eddie Otto and well recognised with this award.
BEST A W GREEN SHIELD PLAYER The Cartwright Insurances Award Sponsored by Len Cartwright Cartwright Insurances has presented this award since 1975 courtesy of Len Cartwright, who was a First Grade wicketkeeper / batsman with Randwick and is now a vice president of Randwick Petersham.
Sean Gardner Sean’s selection in the Combined AW Green Shield team was an appropriate conclusion to an outstanding season for the promising opening batsman. The son of former Petersham Marrickville player, Mark Gardner, Sean joined the team from Orange and took home two club records for his season’s efforts. He broke the club record for most runs in the competition with 341 and also for most catches by a fielder in an innings when he held on to 4 in the first match. His top score of 95 against UTS Balmain when unluckily run out was worthy of the extra 5 runs. He played with a lot of maturity and determination and is certainly a player of the future.
BEST A W GREEN SHIELD PERFORMANCE The Col Hollingsworth Memorial Award Sponsored by John Benaud Col Hollingsworth was a gifted young cricketer who died tragically at the age of 23 in 1966. He played for four years in the Petersham Marrickville A W Green Shield team before going on to captain NSW Colts. He was a first grader at age 16. The Col Hollingsworth Memorial Award was first presented by the Petersham Marrickville club in 1967.
Peter Alevizos Peter is a most promising fast bowler who had a highly successful A W Green Shield season. He took 19 wickets at just 12.42 runs each to break the club record for most wickets in the competition, before going on to win a place in the Combined A W Green Shield team and the Sydney under 17 years squad. But it was his performance against UTS Balmain where he took 5 for 34, which won him this award. It was bowling at it’s best in that match with Peter also snaring 3 wickets in the space of just 4 balls. Peter also excelled in the field and proved himself a highly competent lower order batsman. Overall, he showed himself to be the complete package and capped the season off with some good performances in the lower grades before acting as 12th man in the 2nd Grade Final. An exciting prospect for the club.
67 THE KEN DEVLIN AWARDS Ken Devlin is a vice president of Randwick Petersham, husband of Madge and father of Steve and Peter, all of whom are involved with the club as they were with Randwick for almost 30 years. Ken first presented these awards at Randwick in 1983.
Note : To ensure all players have an equal opportunity to compete for these awards, the calculation of most runs and wickets excludes the Grade final series of matches and Sunday games in the First Grade Limited Overs Competition.
MOST RUNS: Matthew Taylor This was a great season for Matt, scoring 801 runs in the preliminary grade matches to take out this award. When his PG runs are added plus his final series runs, he finished the season with the outstanding aggregate of 1,114! Mindboggling! As a wicketkeeper who was given an opportunity to open the innings, he has gone from strength to strength. He is a dynamic batsman who quickly takes the game away from opposition bowlers. He scored two centuries and eight fifties this summer and was clearly the player of the season. His top score was 111 in 2nd Grade where he went on to win his third successive grade cricket premiership.
MOST WICKETS: Chris Singh It is hard to find a good swing bowler in Grade Cricket these days. Swing bowling, like spin bowling, is a bit of an art and no-one performed that art more than our great “swinger” Chris Singh this season. Bowling his big inswingers, Chris took a total of 43 wickets, 39 of which qualified him for this award. It is well documented elsewhere in this report how he achieved the “unbelievable” double hat-trick in 4th Grade this season while finishing with match figures of 13 for 61. An amazing performance. While he had a bit of a “dry run” at the end of the season, his 3 for 6 in the first three overs of the Second Grade Final set the scene for an historic win.
THE WICKETKEEPING AWARD The David Sherwood Memorial Award Sponsored by John Watson of Watson Buchan, Surveyors David Sherwood was scorer of the Randwick First Grade team for 52 years. He made six overseas tours as scorer for the Australian team before his death in 1985. The SCA Fifth Grade trophy bears his name.
Neil Cohen He’s taken some magnificent catches behind the stumps during his cricket career but none more valuable than the one he took in the 2nd Grade Final this season to break the opening partnership. At a time when the Tigers were settling in for a solid batting effort and our boys were struggling a little bit to get a much needed break-through, “Cohey” pulled in one right out of the box. With the score at 35, Peter Bayley enticed a low edged flyer, which seemed to be heading into the turf in front of first slip. With a right glove outstretched as far as his airborne body would allow, Neil grasped at the ball to see it stick between thumb and finger just centimetres from the ground. Out! What a catch! And one that turned the tide for his team as they went on to take more quick wickets before taking the title. Neil played the whole season in 2nd Grade with he and David Mitchell sharing the wicketkeeping duties. Neil had a great season behind the stumps, effecting 38 dismissals with 27 catches and an amazing 11 stumpings. He also let through only 21 byes, which is a good measure of just how well he ‘kept. With a total of 253 runs including a top score of 49 not out as well, he stands tall in a club which has been blessed with an outstanding line-up of wicketkeeper/batsmen over the past few seasons.
THE FIELDING AWARD The Johnny Martin Memorial Award Sponsored by Talisman Marketing through former player Mark Sundin Johnny Martin was a left hand ”chinaman” bowler who played 77 times for NSW and 8 times for Australia. He played with Petersham Marrickville for 15 seasons travelling 780kms each weekend from Burrell Creek. He took 450 grade wickets, scored 3500runs and was a superb fieldsman.. He captained the first grade side and won three premierships. The Johnny Martin Memorial Award was first awarded by Petersham Marrickville in 1993 following his death a year earlier.
Joseph Hill First Grade manager Bobby Barter says of Joe that he has an “eye like a mountain duck”. We’re not sure how good mountain duck’s eyes are but Joe Hill’s are pretty good judging by the number of times he throws down the stumps. In the 1st Grade match against Blacktown this season he did it twice to effect two run outs. He’s in the Ricky Ponting mould with his catching and throwing and it’s no surprise that he has taken out this season’s fielding award. He ended up the season with 4 run outs and 14 catches. That takes his tally of catches for the club to 42 in just three seasons which is somewhere near the number of sixes he has hit as well! He is a most athletic fielder and the brilliance of some of his catches has raised the side at times when a lift has been needed. When you take into account that he is one of the most gifted stroke makers in the club, the addition of his fielding ability makes him the perfect cricket package. Pity he doesn’t bowl!
68 THE ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS
THE PETER ROLLS AWARD Peter Rolls is a Life Member of the club and a former First Grade player with Petersham Marrickville. John McLoughlin John was the backbone of the 3rd Grade team this season scoring a total of 425 runs at the healthy average of 47.22 with a top score of 64 not out. He also snared 14 catches as one of the team’s best fielders. While his steady bowling only brought him 5 wickets this season, 3 of those came in the same innings. John is a fine utility player who adds depth to any team he plays in.
THE LYALL GARDNER AWARD Lyall Gardner has been involved in Cricket Administration for over forty years. He was a former player, President, and Secretary with Randwick. Lyall is also Life Member of Randwick Petersham and Cricket NSW and served on the NSW Cricket Board. Matthew Shiner In his first season of Sydney Grade Cricket, Matt performed creditably. He is a talented middle order batsman and off spin bowler who will benefit greatly from this season’s experience. In 5th Grade, Matt scored 194 runs at 21.56, with a top score of 60not out. He also took 6 wickets at 24.83. He looks the goods.
THE RAY STAFFORD AWARD Ray Stafford is the Chief Executive Officer of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. Fabian Heaton Fabian had an outstanding season in the 4th Grade team. His wicketkeeping return of 17 dismissals with just 22 byes was a fine performance but it was his efforts with the bat, which gave him and his team most satisfaction. He scored a total of 378 runs at an average of 47.25, which included his first Grade Cricket century…a fantastic 108 not out in a pressure-packed semi-final to ensure his side a place in the Final.
THE DUNCAN SCOTT-GLASSOCK AWARD Duncan Scott-Glassock is a former First Grade seam bowler with Randwick from the 1970’s. Ian Paterson One of the most improved performers this season was 5th Grades’ Ian Paterson. A former under 16 Australian Hockey player, Ian took the gloves behind the stumps and did a great job. He effected 17 dismissals while allowing only 36 byes throughout the season. He also blossomed as a batsman scoring a total of 224 runs at a 20.36 average with a top score of 55. A natural sportsman, he could well play higher grades next season.
THE WAYNE MULHERIN AWARD Wayne Mulherin is a Life Member and Committee Member of the club and former President of Petersham Marrickville who played Sheffield Shield cricket for NSW. Shane Brien Shane is a right arm spin bowler who was the joint leading wicket taker in the 6th Grade “Green” team. He took 19 wickets at an average of 16 with best figures of 5 for 53. He batted in the middle order and scored 155 at an average of 17. His best score was 63. Shane was a significant contributor and supported the younger players in the team.
THE JOHN CONNELL AWARD John Connell was the manager of this years season’s Premiership winning Second Grade team. James Pryde James joined the 6th Grade “Green” team prior to Christmas and immediately made an impact. Bowling left arm off spin he took 18 wickets at an average of 10 and was used for long spells on difficult tracks. His best bowling was 6 for 80. He was a great contributor to the team and supported and encouraged team mates.
THE TERRY BRENNAN AWARD Terry Brennan is a former First Grade spin bowler and Second Grade captain with Randwick in the 1970’s. Sean Porter Sean is an all rounder who captained the 6th Grade “Green” team. In his second season he has showed great commitment to the club and was respected for his rigorous training ethic. On the bowling front, he took 19 wickets at 24 with best figures 5-42. He batted in the middle order and scored 175 runs at an average of 15. His best score was 56.
THE GREG HARTSHORNE AWARD Greg Hartshorne is a former First Grade Captain, Life Member and the current Second Grade Captain. Jake Berry Jake was a regular member of the 6th Grade “Green” team throughout the season and played as an all rounder. This was Jake’s second season with the club and he scored 253 at an average of 36 with a highest score of 97. As a right arm leg spin bowler, he took 8 wickets at 19 with best figures 3 for 8. Jake also played in the Green Shield team and scored 96 runs at an average of 20 and took 9 wickets at an average of 18.
69 THE COLLEX AWARD Graham Hinds Graham played in the 6th Grade “Gold” team. As an aggressive right hand batsman he scored 203 at an average of 41 in only six innings. His highest score was 70. As a change bowler he took 12 wickets at an average of 10. Graham also played in the well performed Green Shield team and had a batting average of 34 from 7 innings. He is clearly a player of the future.
THE ERNIE TOSHACK MEMORIAL AWARD Sponsored by BeeBee’s Property Management, Cleaning Industry Consultants (Bobby Barter, Principal) Ernie Toshack, a member of Don Bradman’s 1948 “Invincibles”, holds a special place in the history of Randwick Petersham Cricket because he is the only cricketer to have played with the three clubs behind Randwick Petersham – Petersham, Marrickville and Randwick. He died in May 2003 and the club committee introduced this award in July 2003.
2003-04 Winner: Lyall Gardner Because of Ernie Toshack’s unequalled association with Randwick Petersham Cricket, the Management Committee of the club has honoured his memory with the introduction of a special annual award. It was decided that the award will be announced and presented each year at the Annual General Meeting of the club to a person or persons who the Management Committee determines has or have made a significant contribution to the club, either directly or indirectly through the founding clubs over an extended period of time. At the Annual General Meeting on 21 July 2004, Lyall Gardner was announced as the winner of the second Ernie Toshack Memorial Award
Lyall has been involved in cricket administration for 40 years. He held the positions of Secretary and President with the old Randwick club for a period totalling 16 years through the 70’s to the 90’s. Under his administration the club won 20 premierships including four in 1st Grade. He also served as a Director on the NSW Cricket Board for two periods totalling 14 years as well as on many sub-committees of both the NSWCA and SCA since he first attended as a delegate in 1975. He is a Life Member of the NSWCA as well as Randwick Petersham. Lyall has not been an office bearer nor a member of the Randwick Petersham committee, choosing to assist the club in its infant years behind the scenes. When the Randwick Petersham merger was in its embryonic stages, Lyall was there to lead the way forward, taking control of all the administrative and legal arrangements to ensure a smooth transition of the merger and thus the survival of the clubs. He then organised the new club’s Strategy Day and set in place Position Descriptions for Members of the Management Committee and Sub Committees, which remain in operation. Lyall also worked tirelessly to set up an effective communication system for the club. Today we have without doubt, the best website in grade cricket and an email distribution list approaching 250. Lyall has also had a major input in each of the club’s four annual reports, which have set a new standard for Sydney grade cricket. He has also assisted greatly, again behind the scenes, with the general administration of the club. Lyall Gardner’s commitment to cricket is unchallenged anywhere and it was appropriate that in 2001-02 he was named as Clubman of the Year. Similarly, he is without doubt a very worthy winner of the second Ernie Lyall Gardner – Life Member Toshack Memorial Award. & Legends Chairman
This year’s winner of the “Ernie Toshack Memorial Award” will be announced at the club’s AGM on 3 August 2005.
Sponsors of the Randwick Petersham Player Incentives Scheme
70 Thanks for the Memories…
One of the things we pride ourselves on at Randwick Petersham Cricket is the length of service of many of our players. Once a “Randy Pete”, they tend to stay that way and see out their career with the club. Two of our great players over the past few years have now decided to “pull up stumps” and retire from the game. For their contribution to the club and to the game, we are eternally grateful.
Daryl Parmenter Widely tipped to retire last season after the 1st Grade Final, “Parmy” decided to give it another go despite increasing problems with his injured knees. Playing through the pain barrier on most occasions this summer, his injuries finally got the better of him and he has been forced into retirement after a grade career spanning 14 seasons. Daryl was a product of country cricket, moving to Sydney from Gunnedah in his late teens. He spent the past 10 seasons with Randwick / Randwick Petersham during which he firmly established himself as one of the best wicketkeeper / batsmen ever to play Sydney Grade Cricket. In the club’s first season in 2001- 02, he set a new record for two-day match cricket with 64 dismissals. Twice before he had passed the 50 dismissals in a season mark. As a dynamic attacking batsman, he scored 4515 runs including 3969 in 1st Grade with 4 centuries. For the record, he retires with an amazing 339 dismissals behind the stumps. Well done, Daryl…wicketkeeper extraordinaire!
Richie Phillips Left hand opening batsman with the classic cover drive, Richie Phillips, has brought to an end his cricket playing days as he ventures overseas to pursue a specialist environmental career. Richie retires on a high note, going out as a valuable member of the successful 2nd Grade Premiership team in a season he rates as one of his most satisfying. Richie joined the Randwick club from St George in 2000-01. Last season he scored over 600 runs in 1st Grade and opened the batting in the Final. His 114 against a strong Bankstown line up that summer was one of his best knocks. This season he was one of the principal forces behind 2nd Grade making the Final with a seasonal tally of 554 runs. His cover fielding has always been exemplary and an example to younger players. A popular player among team mates, he will be sorely missed. Richie scored a total of 1,913 runs for Randwick / Randwick Petersham with two centuries from 60 matches.
71 The Richard Chee Quee Testimonial
It had a conclusion befitting the fairytale romance of Romeo and Juliet. Far from the famous balcony overlooking a grand garden where lovers ventured after nightfall, the scene was centre stage at Petersham RSL on the occasion of the Richard Chee Quee Testimonial dinner.
And it was “Romeo” Richard Chee Quee, down on bended knee midway through an emotional thank you speech, as he uttered those familiar words while presenting a sparkling diamond ring to his girlfriend Lianna, to the standing applause of 400 startled witnesses. It was stuff to make grown-ups shed a tear!
With an ending like that, it had to be and was, the ultimate cricket dinner. The cream of Australian and local cricket, along with sports people from other codes and some of the country’s best known film stars had come along to pay tribute to Richard Chee Quee, the most outstanding Sydney Grade cricketer of the past 20 years. Former New South Wales team mate and now Australian Vice Captain Adam Gilchrist, was there along with current players Brett Lee, Michael Clarke, Stuart MacGill, and our own Simon Katich as well as Wallaby Coach and former Randwick cricketer, Eddy Jones. The film world was represented by “Lord of the Rings” star Miranda Otto, her actor father Barry Otto and her husband, actor Peter O’Brien. Richard proposing to Lianna
Dignitaries present included Morris Hanna OAM, Mayor of Marrickville Council, Bob Horsell, Chairman, NSW Cricket Board and Reba Meagher MP. A host of club sponsors came along including Danny Fitzgerald, President, Petersham RSL, Phil Green, CEO, Babcock and Brown, Geoff Turner from Quality Resort Nautilus Coffs Harbour, Harry Solomons from Kingsgrove Sports Centre, David Trodden from David Trodden Lawyers, Henry Morris from South Sydney Juniors, Paul Clark from McGuigan Wines and Matt Lightoller from Manna Restaurant.
It was also a special moment for Richard to have his mother Elizabeth, sister Susan and brother Michael present at what he regarded as one of his most “humbling experiences”.
After a rousing welcome from club President Michael Whitney, Master of Ceremonies Graeme Hughes undertook a number of memorable interviews with the various celebrities in attendance. Amid the many informative comments, it was gratifying to hear Adam Gilchrist comment on the wonderful club spirit he was experiencing by being at the dinner. The inimitable Kerry O’Keeffe again laid them in the aisle with his own brand of entertainment. Adam Gilchrist being interviewed by MC Graeme Hughes The outstanding success of the dinner (which was combined with the Randwick Petersham Cricket 4th Annual Dinner) followed an equally successful function the previous month at the “@ Newtown” nite spot featuring the cricket band “Six and Out” which Richard fronts as lead singer. It was principally a function for Richard’s younger fans and they turned up in their numbers.
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Earlier in the season, the club’s Management Committee, in recognition of his loyalty and the outstanding contribution Richard had made to the Randwick and Randwick Petersham clubs throughout his 20 years Sydney Grade Cricket career, decided to grant him a testimonial year which would run from 1 December 2004 until 30 November 2005. It was the first testimonial granted by the club and Richard was a most worthy recipient of the honour.
The tributes to Richard have poured in ever since the testimonial was announced and no doubt will continue to do so in recognition of one of the real ornaments to the game and to Sydney Grade cricket. He has been a great example to anyone who ever played the game. He loved his cricket, thrived on Richard Chee Quee and his Number One Supporter, his Mother Elizabeth the competition, played hard but fair and enjoyed nothing more than to see the ball flying over the cricket fence. That Richard is now the 12th highest scoring batsman in the history of Sydney first grade cricket is a true reflection of his ability as a player and his dedication to the game and his club.
Richard Chee Quee Career Statistics Batting Matches Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Catches First Class 1992-1998 21 37 1 1,029 105 28.58 1 6 16 Interstate Limited Overs 24 23 1 876 131 39.81 1 5 15 1993-1998 Grade 1985-2005 First 291 316 21 10,940 182 37.08 20 164 Second 428 Third 202 Fourth 51 Fifth 52 Poidevin Gray 973 136* 2 AW Green Shield 424 108* 1 Total Grade 342 13,070 182 23 212
Centuries: 1st Grade: Bankstown (182;148*;105); UTS Balmain (160;115); Campbelltown (165); Easts (139*;102*); Gordon (101*); Hawkesbury (116;111); Manly (112*); ND’s (147*;106); Penrith (102*); Syd Uni (103*); Sutherland (146; 122); Wests (113); Petersham-Marrickville (116). Poidevin-Gray: Wests 136*; Sutherland 101* AW Green Shield: ND’s 108*
73 A Special Thank You
I have always held the view that no greater accolade could be paid a sportsman than to be granted a Testimonial by his club. That the Randwick Petersham committee has seen fit to honour me in this way has been a truly gratifying and very humbling experience.
I didn’t realise the work involved in organising a Testimonial Year until I saw the effort put in by a very devoted and dedicated committee. In this regard I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the committee members Wayne Mulherin (Chairman), Jennie Devlin (Secretary), Steve Devlin (Treasurer), Peter Devlin and Chris Sullivan. Apart from being outstanding organisers and helpers, I am also grateful that they are all close friends.
Cricket has been a major part of my life and it was a proud day for me when I played my first game for Randwick some 20 years ago. I have played for Randwick, now Randwick Petersham, all my cricket career for the very good reason that this was my club, the club where I learnt my cricket, the club where I always wanted to play and the club where I will finish my career.
In thanking the committee for their decision to grant me this Testimonial Year, I would also like to take this opportunity to thank those many players, officials, sponsors and supporters who have given me such valuable assistance and support throughout my playing career. It is something I will never forget. Thank you one and all.
Richard Chee Quee
Richard Chee Quee with Life Members Robin Gardner and Patricia Hughes
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Simon Katich……1,000 up! by Lyall Gardner
A second Test century, a milestone of 1,000 Test runs for Australia and selection in the Test and ODI Squads for the 2005 Ashes Tour to England. With these results, 2004-05 just had to have been a great season! And it was for Simon Katich……when he got the opportunity. Otherwise it was a season of sheer frustration for the talented left hander, struggling for long periods just to get a game.
Named as New South Wales captain following the retirement of Steve Waugh, the summer of 2004-05 started on a bright note. The early Test series against New Zealand however, brought its first disappointment with Simon left out of the Australian side despite some outstanding performances in Sri Lanka and India in the months prior where he finished third in the batting averages on both tours. Following the experiment in Sri Lanka when he was left out of the first two Tests, it was a bitter pill to swallow although selection in the Australian ODI squad for the VB Series in Australia provided some consolation.
Selected to tour New Zealand, Simon was given an opportunity in the First Test at Christchurch and he grabbed it with both hands. Batting at number 7 after a nightwatchman was used, Simon put on 212 with Adam Gilchrist for the seventh wicket with Simon hitting a superb 118, his second Test century. It was a match where Australia was in some difficulty chasing the Black Caps’ 433. When Simon went to the crease, the score was 5 for 160. When he was dismissed, the score was 8 for 418. There is no doubt Simon’s resolve went a long way towards Australia eventually winning that match.
In the Third Test match of that series, Simon had the distinction of passing the 1,000 Test runs milestone when he scored 35 in his only innings of the match. His total now stands at 1,010 runs at the healthy average of 43.91 in 16 Tests. Simon’s 9 appearances in ODI’s (One Day Internationals) this season netted him 234 runs with two half centuries (76 and 58) to take his record to 278 runs at 25.27 in 15 matches.
For Randwick Petersham, Simon only got to play 3 matches averaging 68 for his two completed innings. For NSW he played just 2 Pura Cup games and 3 ING Cup matches. Ironically, he finished third in the national ING Cup averages with 84.66.
In April of this year, Simon returned to play another season with English County Club, Hampshire under the captaincy of fellow Australian Test player, Shane Warne. In the first match of the County Championship it was somewhat of a Randwick Petersham affair with Jon Lewis, our fast bowler from last season, heading the attack for Gloucestershire. While Simon took the honours in the first innings of that match with an undefeated 72 for Hampshire, Jon had his revenge when he bowled “Kat” for 20 in the second dig. Hampshire won the match.
For the man who has the unusual record of being the last player to bat with Steve Waugh in his final Test Match and the first player to bat with Michael Clarke in his first Test Match, season 2004-05 has been one where determination and endurance became important personal qualities for Simon Katich. He proved that he has what it takes to overcome the many hurdles cast his way this season by the tenacity he showed in fighting his way back to secure a place and become an integral part of the Australian Test team…one of the best ever.
Well played Simon Katich.
76 CRICKET’S GAME IS PLAYED BY MEN ELEVEN BLOKES T’GETHER GRASSY GREEN BEAUT FIELD OF DREAMS WOOD BATS ‘N BALLS O’ LEATHER
SCORER’S WITH THEIR SCOREBOOKS NEAT TWO UMP’S T’ SUPERVISE MOB WHO’S WATCHIN’ FROM THE HILL SPECTATORS OLD ‘N WISE
BUT – DON’T FORGET THAT BLOKE IN CHARGE IT’S MOST IMPORTANT BOD HIM WHO DECIDES EXACT YER DEAL THE GOOD OLD CRICKET GOD
I TELL YOU TRUE - NO BULL AT ALL HE’S THERE - MOST EVERY DAY RIGHT CENTRE OF THE ACTION OR OUTSIDE WATCHIN’ PLAY
HE RULES OVER THEM SPECIAL THINGS HAT TRICKS - THAT KINDA STUFF WHO’S GONNA WIN THE BATTLE IF THE GOIN’S CLOSE ‘N TOUGH
WHEN YOU ARE HIT SPOT ON IN FRONT TO UMP YOU STRONG ARE PRAYIN’ IT’S THE CRICKET GOD DECIDES MATE IF YER GOIN’ OR YER STAYIN’
YOU HIT IT IN THE MIDDLE - OR IF YER GET A SNICK HE REGULATES WHAT IS YOUR FATE TOP CATCHES MATE THAT STICK
AS SURE AS DOGS GOT FLEAS ‘N SCRATCH THE CRICKET GOD IS THERE SWING ‘N SEAM OR WIN THE TOSS DECIDIN’ WHAT IS FAIR
SO - WHEN NEXT YOU PLAY OR WATCH MATE YOU’VE GOTTA UNDERSTAND CRICKET’S GOD DECIDES THE LOT THE DEAL IS IN HIS HANDS !
77 The Phil Tresidder Memorial Cup
Annual Golf Day
With the memory of the legendary Phil Tresidder still fresh in the minds of everyone connected with him during his life, Randwick Petersham cricketers and their many friends and supporters took to the fairways of Randwick Golf Course in the now annual battle for the Phil Tresidder Memorial Cup.
The event was an “Ambrose” conducted jointly by the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club and Randwick Petersham Cricket Legends Society on Friday 29 October 2004. Hit-off was 8am with a “shotgun” start from each of the 18 tees.
A total of 85 golfers participated which included 28 “Legends”, 21 current players and groups from South Sydney Juniors Leagues Club, Randwick Rugby Club and Randwick Golf Club. The field total was 30 more than last year due in no small measure to “Legend” Ross Davies, who, as organiser of the event, left no stone unturned in contacting as many prospective starters as possible. Phil Tresidder
Winners of “The Phil Tresidder Cup” were the “Bayley” group…Bernard Bayley, Peter Bayley, Greg Bayley and Stephen Crook with a net score of 48. They “fell” across the line with only one point separating the first 5 groups. In fact, only 4 points separated the first 14 groups! Now that’s competition! The “Bradman” prize for finishing in 23rd spot went to the President’s group…..Mike Whitney, Michael Tresidder, Chris Hall and Mark Coleman.
Once again we were fortunate to have Phil Tresidder’s nephew, Michael Tresidder in attendance and he was able to present the “Phil Tresidder Memorial Cup” to the winners. The names of the 4 winners will be engraved on the Cup as the event’s second champion group.
There were a number of “nearest the pin” awards with the winners being Paul Greentree (3rd hole), Greg Bayley (5th and 11th), Donn Ledwidge (10th), David Townsend (13th) and Tony Martin (17th).
The day would not have been the success it was without the generosity of a number of clubs and businesses donating prizes for the event. We are extremely grateful to Talisman Marketing, South Sydney Juniors, NSW Rugby League Referees, Matraville Retravision, Randwick Rugby Club, Randwick Rugby Football Club, Brookes Sports, Clovelly Hotel, Maroubra Pharmacy, Hills Butchery and Randwick Golf Club for their assistance and friendship.
As mentioned above, Ross Davies was the man behind the day and he worked long and hard to ensure the success of the event. Congratulations “Roscoe”…a great job! He’s a real “Legend”!
While Phil Tresidder was never one to be the subject of focal attention, he would have been proud to have been such an integral part of what was a great day.
78 Obituary
It is with regret we record the passing of the following people associated with the club since the publication of the club’s 2003-04 Annual Report.
• Dorothy Bain – died 8 October 2004 aged 78 Dorothy was the mother of Life Member Peter Bain and former Petersham Marrickville player John Bain.
• Bill Alley – died 24 November 2004 aged 85 years Bill played with the Petersham club in the 1940’s. His 1,413 runs scored in 1943-44 remains the most runs scored in a Sydney Grade Cricket season. For the past 50 years he lived in England and became a Test umpire after playing for Somerset in County cricket where he accumulated 19,612 runs as a left handed batsman and 768 wickets as a right hand medium fast bowler. Interestingly, he made his debut for Somerset at age 38 and played until he was 50 before standing in the first of his 10 Test Matches as an umpire.
• Rose Crippin – died 23 January 2005 aged 88 Rose was the mother of former Randwick 1st Grade captain and NSW opening batsman Ron Crippin.
• Alf Debnam – died 24 August 2004 aged 87 As a long term administrator, Alf served as Treasurer of the Petersham Marrickville club for 25 years between 1953-1978. As a player, he captained the club’s 4th Grade team for 4 years between 1954-58. He was made a Life Member of Petersham Marrickville in 1965 and as such was Randwick Petersham’s longest surviving Life Member prior to his death.
79 Grounds Report by Wayne Mulherin, Grounds Manager
What another fantastic year for our club with the 2nd Grade trophy and every team experiencing a finals game…the outcome being a very worthy 3rd in the Club Championship. It was another step forward in terms of results of previous seasons. As we have repeatedly identified, the need to be looking for continuous improvement is critical and congratulations are extended to all players, coaches, volunteers and officials on this achievement.
I am pleased to report that the outcomes for the club in 2004-05 in regard to grounds, reveals similar improvement in the ratings of our playing facilities.
Ratings for the year were: • 1st Grade ranking 5th compared to the last year’s 6th. • Lower grade ground ranking 2nd compared to last year’s 3rd. Detailed analysis shows that: • Petersham Oval ranked 4th overall and 1st in Sydney for pitch grass and 2nd for the wicket square and outfield. • Coogee Oval ranked 12th overall and 2nd behind Hurstville Oval for pitch hardness.
Improvement direction for next year for both grounds needs to be in the area of pitch bounce where the rating for both grounds was the same at equal 12th overall in the Sydney Cricket Association ratings. The importance of ground ratings for the season is however questioned, when grounds rated 19th – 20th hosted the 1st and 4th Grade finals.
Some of the other achievements during the year were: • the successful renegotiation of the Deed of Agreement with Randwick Council; • hosting of charity days for The Heart Foundation and The Schizophrenia Fellowship and Aftercare, which celebrated Mental Health Week; • reduction in the overall costs of the grounds from the 2003-04 figures of $25,000; and • hosting SCA and NSWCA representative games.
During the season a great deal of work went into research of a proposal for the installation of an electronic scoreboard at Petersham Oval. Unfortunately, Council did not accept the final proposal.
Planning is underway to improve our practice facilities in terms of the run-ups at Snape Oval and the wickets at Petersham Oval. It is expected work on both of these areas will be completed for the start of 2005-06 season.
As with previous seasons reports, I would like to thank everyone who helped with the grounds this year. The canteen/afternoon tea ladies and our “chefs” including the odd celebrity chef. Thank you.
Our grounds staff and Council support has been excellent and with more timely feedback from the association, I know we can further improve our grounds for the players.
Thank you Tony, Dane and Steve from Green Options, Sean and Pat from Marrickville Council and Council staff who have supported us during the season – Tim McCarthy, Peter Stone, Brian Longbottom, Trevor Stoltz (before he left), Maureen and Ken from Randwick Council and Morris Harris (Mayor), Richard Herring, John Summergreene, John Lee and Sean from Marrickville Council.
80 Junior Development Report
by David Townsend, Junior Development Manager
One of our principal aims this season was to provide youngsters of all age groups interested in playing cricket, to actually experience playing the game.
To this end, our team of Development Officers were available to visit both schools and clubs to run coaching clinics and assist in the preparation of teams.
Our team of Development Officers this year had some new faces.
Richard Chee Quee was able to step into the big boots of Jon Lewis from the previous season and provide a wealth of experience with his coaching. Richard, a former Cricket Academy Staff Coach under Rod Marsh, was able to work with different age groups through the Randwick Junior Club as well as assist in a 4 weeks program at Casimir Catholic College.
In addition to Richard, we were lucky enough to have the services of our two Overseas Players for the season, Chris Goode and Paul Horton. Chris, who is a current all rounder with the county of Northamptonshire in England, provided enthusiasm and experience, particularly in the area of fast bowling. Chris is a Level 2 coach and had worked extensively with former England all rounder David Capel in previous years.
Paul Horton came to us from Lancashire CCC in England having made his first class debut the previous year. A top order batter, Paul assisted in all areas with a particular emphasis on batting technique.
In addition, we were able to call upon the first year services of Glen Carroll and John McLoughlin. Glen, in particular, was ever present with the Randwick Junior sessions and worked enthusiastically with all age groups.
In a new development this year we were able to work in with the Sydney Coastal Club, where John McLoughlin performed the role of Club Coach.
Below is a list of highlights for the year;
- continued support of the Randwick Junior Club with coaches provided for over 40 sessions at the SCG throughout the season - John McLoughlin acting as Development Coach for the Sydney Coastal Club - Christmas coaching clinics with selected Sydney Coastal members - visits to both Primary and Secondary Schools within the Inner West and Eastern Suburbs - a new 5 weeks skills program with the Casimir Catholic College in Marrickville - visits to various junior clubs within the South Eastern JCA and Canterbury Wests JCA to run skills clinics with nominated teams - continued involvement with both the South Eastern and Inner West Cricket Councils
The Club wishes to thank all our Junior Development Sponsors. It is an area that we see as vital to the future of our club.
In addition we throw out an open invitation to any school or club in the area that wishes to receive a visit next year to contact us. We want to be involved.
81 Publicity Report by Sean Sampson
This year the club continued to promote itself, with exposure through all forms of media.
PRINT MEDIA
Randwick Petersham currently has agreements with several local newspapers to carry match details. These newspapers are:
The Glebe Southern Courier Inner Western Suburbs Courier Cooks River Valley Times
It is often very difficult to gain independent coverage, rather these papers will carry results from all local clubs, and for example The Glebe carries details of four Grade clubs.
Regardless, RPC was able to accumulate nearly $80,000 in potential advertising equivalent value from our weekly coverage. The Glebe printed 15 articles concerning RPC, the highlight of which was a half page article about Chris Singh and his two hat-tricks against Sydney University.
Randwick Petersham managed to feature in 73 published articles throughout the season. Some highlights were mentions in the Sydney Morning Herald’s Fitz Files (written by Peter Fitzsimon) where Chris Singh was named as part of his ‘Team Of The Week’, the SMH’s Spike column making reference to an American cricketer who formerly played for Randwick CC (pre-merger). The Daily Telegraph reported that Sean Gardner, one of RPC Green Shield stars, had been selected in the NSW Under 15 team.
RADIO
This season, ABC Radio, through its “Grandstand” sports program, conducted a competition to find the “Grandstand Cricket Club of the Year”. The competition attracted hundreds of entries from all over Australia. Lyall Gardner our Legends Chairman sent in a entry on the service to cricket by our Petersham Oval “Tea Ladies” Pat Hughes, Helen Milford and Robin Gardner. We didn’t win, but it was a great thrill for the club to be named as one of the 5 finalists.
Greg Hartshorne, Second Grade Captain, was interviewed on radio 2SM following his victory in the Grand Final, Hartshorne’s third successive Premiership! The interview went for 8 minutes and was great exposure for the club.
WEBSITE
This season the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club webpage (www.randwickpetershamcricket.com.au) has continued to thrive with weekly updates about game scores, club news, social events and sponsor news. A new fantasy league competition was started this year with some small success. With a bit of fine-tuning it is sure to be a hit in future years.
News was emailed to a list of 287 people, a list that continues to grow each year. The website was also given a makeover at the start of the season to make it more user friendly and easy on the eye. Comments from players and officials indicated that it was a success. Peter Bayley – Webmaster
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Social Report by Chris Sullivan
Season 2005 proved yet again that the Randy Pete’s love a good time off the field!
First event this season was our pre-season trip to Stockton. It was a chance for our players to get out into the middle and gain some valuable time while experiencing an environment where new and established players could spend some quality time off the field. A special thank you to the Stockton Cricket Club and Ron Hancock for making this a great weekend.
Throughout the year a number of functions were held at Randwick Rugby Club. This proved to be a wonderful venue and all functions were of great value. I would like to thank Paul Russell and Debbie Terracciao for their tireless efforts to ensure that everything ran smoothly, while Nick in the kitchen kept the taste buds happy with top quality food. We look forward to functions there again next year.
The Phil Tresidder Golf Day was another success held at Randwick Golf Club. A big “thank you” to Ross Davies, Lyall Gardner and their band of helpers who made the day so successful. Details are included in a separate article in the Annual Report.
Without a doubt, the social highlight of the season was the Richard Chee Quee Testimonial Dinner held at Petersham RSL in February. While it was a very special night for Richard, it was also great entertainment for every Randwick Petersham player, official, volunteer and their friends. The work carried out by Wayne Mulherin and Jennie Devlin in conjunction with all at Petersham RSL, in particular Christine and Melinda, Carl and Peter, was simply magnificent. Their efforts laid the foundation for a very successful evening.
Special thanks to Graeme Hughes for his usual top class MC display, to President Mike Whitney for his words of wisdom and of course, to the star himself, Richard Chee Quee.
To Donald and Steve Smith, a huge “thank you” for capturing those “magic moments” that you do so well for Randwick Petersham every year.
Popular rock band “Six and Out” headed by Richard, also put on a great gig @ Newtown in January with a little help from their friends, while the “Sandman’s” performance had every one going ”nuts”!!!!
Thanks to Carl Mower from @ Newtown as well as Danny Fitzgerald at Petersham RSL for their total support of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.
As well as mentioning the people above, I must also make special mention of those who were so supportive throughout the whole season, starting with Peter and Steve Devlin, John Connell, Peter Carroll, Sean Sampson, Kate and Tony Martin, Sue Otto, Dave Townsend, Peter Harrison, Peter English, my “big brother” John and of course, Noel Hughes.
To our fantastic ladies around the grounds, a big “thank you”. Madge, Ashleigh and Jennie at Coogee and Pat, Robin and Helen at Petersham… you are our greatest assets!!
Many thanks to all supporters. Your support is certainly appreciated by everyone associated with the club.
83 “The Legends”
The purpose of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Legends Society is to develop and maintain closer links between current and former players to ensure the many friendships created through the old Randwick and Petersham Marrickville clubs are not lost. Membership is open to anyone who has been involved with the club or the two founding clubs whether as a player, administrator or supporter.
This season we welcomed two new members in Bernard Bayley and Ray Stafford. Unfortunately, despite much prompting, a number of our members from our first two years didn’t get around to renewing their membership which is a great pity as the Society is quite unique in terms of maintaining relationships from years gone by and is highly regarded by the current players because of that very philosophy. It has been good for the club let alone those former players and supporters.
We added a new member to the committee this season in the shape of Ross Davies who took on responsibility for the “Phil Tresidder Memorial Cup” Golf Day at Randwick Golf Course on 29 October 2004 and did a great job. Proceeds for the day were aimed at the planned Phil Tresidder Memorial Trust and it was pleasing that an amount of $1,905.00 was donated towards that cause. Full details of the event are included elsewhere in this report. The committee this year comprised Lyall Gardner (Chairman), John Pearson, Shane Redenbach, Bill Anderson and Ross Davies.
The Society funded the cost of framing many of the club photos and other memorabilia now on display at the club’s major sponsor, Petersham RSL and at Petersham Oval. We hope to also gain some space in due course at the new Randwick Rugby Club where we can display further photos. We also funded the cost of framed team photos presented to each of the members of the successful premiership 3rd Grade Randwick Petersham team at the club’s Annual General Meeting last year and plan to do the same thing this year for the 2nd Grade Premiers.
In view of the outstanding contribution by Richard Chee Quee to the club throughout his 20 years grade cricket career and to cricket generally, your committee contributed an amount of $500 towards the Richard Chee Quee Testimonial on behalf of all “Legends” and those many people who have enjoyed watching Richard wield the willow in such entertaining fashion. Richard was most gracious in acknowledging this contribution.
In terms of the Society's finances, we finished the year with a net profit of $411.58 following income of $1,845.40 and expenditure of $1,433.82. We received $1,840 in subscriptions, which of course included many members paying one year’s membership in advance for which we are very grateful. Expenditure included presentations of $848.32 for the 4th Grade premiership photos. At 30 April 2005, the net bank balance of Randwick Petersham Cricket Legends Society stood at a healthy $5,868.75. There were no outstanding accounts.
The annual fee for the 2005-06 season is $25 and is due and payable from 1 September 2005. To join, please contact Lyall Gardner at 1 Jefferson Crescent, Bonnet Bay, 2226 or by phone on 9528 4126 or email [email protected] We are very keen to hear from as many “oldies” as possible as the Society is a fun way of keeping involved and Legends & Life Members - Noel and Pat Hughes in remaining in touch with each other.
84 ABC Grandstand’s Cricket Club of the Year Competition
This season, ABC Radio 107, through its “Grandstand” sports program, conducted a competition to find the “Grandstand Cricket Club of the Year”. Nominees were to specify, in 300 words or less, something historically appealing, something which demonstrated remarkable club spirit, details about a special personality within the club or some unique achievement by the club. The competition attracted hundreds of entries from all over Australia.
We felt that one of the greatest examples of the spirit, uniqueness and personality within Randwick Petersham Cricket could be demonstrated by the contribution of our long serving “tea ladies” at Petersham Oval, Pat Hughes, Helen Milford and Robin Gardner. A story on their combined contribution, which is nearing 150 years, was subsequently submitted for consideration by the Grandstand Team of Jim Maxwell, Glenn Mitchell, Kerry O’Keeffe, Geoff Lawson, Kim Hughes and Greg Chappell.
We didn’t win, but it was a great thrill for the club to be named as one of the 5 finalists. The winner was the Payneham Cricket Club in Adelaide, which was formed in 1932–33 and recently changed its playing name to “The Dukes” in honour of their former Secretary Keith Duke who had served in that role for 60 years. Other finalists were A.K.A. Sports Club, Parramatta, Poowong / Loch Cricket Club, South Gippsland (Vic) and the East Coburg Cricket Club (Vic).
Interestingly, our entry attracted the attention of Channel 9’s “A Current Affair” program. Reporters and cameramen from the show subsequently spent a day at Petersham Oval filming our three heroes going about their “cricket chores” with a plan of going to air early in January. The Tsunami disaster at that time took precedence however, and our ladies didn’t get to Sydney’s TV screens. But, there’s always next season…..
The following is our entry in the ABC Grandstand Cricket Club of the Year competition.
“Are you being served?”
“With sausages, onions and bacon sizzling on the barbeque, platters of sliced fresh fruit in plentiful supply, buttered buns and thick creamy sponge cakes awaiting selection, boiling hot tea and icy cold drinks at the ready, visitors could be forgiven for thinking they were dining in one of Sydney’s top restaurants. But no, it’s just another Randwick Petersham cricket day at Petersham Oval.
The canteen ladies at Petersham Oval, Pat, Helen and Robin are true “legends” of Sydney Grade Cricket. Pat Hughes (mother of NSW cricket and rugby league representative Graeme Hughes) has been serving afternoon tea at Petersham Oval for 58 years. She served her first ”cuppa” in 1946 and is still going strong. Helen Milford joined Pat in 1952 from the Marrickville club while Robin Gardner came to Petersham Oval in 1966 as the fiancé of the late Petersham Marrickville cricketer Stuart Gardner, and has been helping out ever since.
With 148 combined years of service, these dedicated volunteers are highly valued Life Members of the club and were fittingly honoured by the Governor-General in 2000 when they were each awarded the Australian Sports Medal.
There is hardly a Sydney Grade cricketer in the past 58 years who has not been served a cup of tea at Petersham Oval by one of these three ladies. In that time they have poured an estimated 50,000 cups without spilling a drop!
In recognition of their amazing contribution to Sydney Grade Cricket, a special presentation was made to Pat, Helen and Robin at the Sydney Cricket Association Premier’s Dinner in 2002 and drew a standing ovation from the 700 in attendance. As none of them had ever wielded a willow or sent down a fast yorker, it was a rare and wonderful moment in the history of Sydney Grade Cricket.”
85 Randy Pete’s Masters Golf Classic – 2005 Horizons Golf Course by Peter Rolls
Captain’s retain the trophy after play off! Worm Sullivan “Dalai Lama” inspires high handicappers by winning “Green Jacket”!
Another amazing tour…they just keep getting better!!! The 2005 tour transcended time with players ranging in age from 21 to 60 who forgot there was a generation gap. Especially, Harro senior after Saturday night clubbing played Euca with his son and cohorts until reveille was called for 7am tee-off. (PS - After his round of 14 stableford points he was found comatose in his van!)
Day One saw another tight tussle between Captains and Presidents with 9 points each. Day Two the Captain’s jumped ahead 20 to 16. Day Three after “the gas” on Saturday night the scores were locked at 27 points a piece. Much confusion reined, as this phenomenon had never previously been experienced. After much deliberation, a play off between the opposing leaders and a nominated partner was agreed. Wrighty chose his reliable 2004 Green jacket winner and 2005 runner up Paul ‘Bubba” Mc Gee while Skewey confided in the new Green jacket inductee Steve “Worm” Sullivan to attempt to break the deadlock.
By the tension in the air, you could swear it was Tiger and Chris Demarco striding back to the first play off hole. 20 Masters tourists lined up behind the ropes to see Wrighty and Bubba tee-off down the middle. Worm dug a trench under the tee to see his ball dribble 20 metres forward while the pressure packed calves of Skewey saw his ball hook perilously close to “out-of-bounds”. Wrighty and Bubba uncharacteristically miss the green in regulation but were tantalisingly close. Skewey squirts his way up the rough side of the course to be 2 metres away from hole for 4 with a shot. Worm slams a 6 iron into the thick woods behind the green but miraculously finds his ball wedged between fallen trees. He bludgeons through a stump to propel his ball to the edge of the green for 4. Which is duly greeted by great applause and raucous from the gallery….”he’s got two blows on this hole…da Lama your da man!!!” He knocks the 20 metre putt to 2 metres. Bubba taps in for a 5 /1, Skewey matches him with a 6/1. Wrighty lips out on a one footer for a 6/0 and a stunned hush comes over the gallery. This leaves Worm to seal the President’s fate by getting down in two, which he does with great aplomb. Another Masters tour is over!
Well done also to Burty (the usual suspect) tying for runner up with Buba. Congrats to young gun debutante Nathan “Testa” Rosser who together with Worm won the “Best Pair” award. “Testa” also added new dimensions to “the circuit”!!! Commiserations to Bushy for collecting the “Hackers Cardy” on a count back from Harro senior.
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Thanks to Roller and Mully who again facilitated a fantastic tour. Top man JC the GER and what “hearty” feeds he formulates (fills Fous up!).Top job MC Towno who was able to harness great levity even while “gassed”. Prince for his “error in judgement” comment that allowed Worm to “bring the house down”! “Super” sponsors in Devo, Burty, Worm, Oli (nice shirts!), Skewey and Big Timer (Raspberry Vodka…whatda!!). A BIG tour!!!
The Pride of the Baggy Green
To recognise the achievement of players selected in the Randwick Petersham First XI, the club introduced a capping system in 2001-02, its first season.
A player who plays in the First Grade team is presented with a Randwick Petersham “Baggy Green” cap bearing the club’s logo and becomes listed as a club “capped” player. The player is also allocated a sequential number that is displayed on his playing shirt. Numbers are allocated in order of selection although when two or more players are selected at the same time, the allocation is in surname alphabetical order.
Players retain the number they are allocated for all time. The last number allocated will also reflect the total number of players to play in the club’s First Grade team. A total of 42 players have now played in the First XI since the club’s creation four years ago.
This season, 6 players made their debut as first graders with Randwick Petersham. Each was presented with his cap by an official or representative of the club, before the start of play in their first match in the top grade.
The capped players this season were:
No. 37 Matthew Mott Made his debut with the club on 25 September 2004 at Petersham Oval and scored 35 runs and took one wicket. Matthew was appointed NSW Cricket Assistant Coach and our club were delighted that he chose to play with us.
No. 38 James Byrne Made his debut with the club on 4 October at Caringbah Oval against Sutherland. His first wicket was NSW opener Phil Jaques, and he finished with 1 for 29 from 4 overs.
No. 39 Paul Horton Made his debut with the club on 27 November in the match against Parramatta at Merrylands Oval. Paul scored only 1 but took two great catches.
No. 40 Nigil Singh Nigil also made his debut in this game against Parramatta had instant success in his first game taking by 4 for 75 off 18 overs.
No. 41 Melvin Singh Played his first match in a one day game against UTS Balmain on 16 January at Drummoyne Oval. Mel took 2 for 38 from 10 overs.
No. 42 Matthew Taylor Matthew also made his first grade debut against UTS Balmain on 16 January at Drummoyne Oval and scored 7 runs and took a catch as wicket keeper.
87 The Randy Petes’ helpers
One of our great strengths as a club is represented by the number of helpers or volunteers we have. It is those many people who give of their time and energy for the benefit of the club, which makes our club the success it has been. They are our lifeblood. Without them we couldn’t survive. That we have such an abundance of people willing to pitch in and help out where needed, makes us the envy of many clubs.
The contribution by our volunteers is not taken lightly. To show our appreciation and provide the appropriate recognition to all involved, a “Volunteers Night” was held at Petersham RSL shortly after the conclusion of the season. At that function, each volunteer was mentioned by name and their role in the running of the club acknowledged. The following list says it all.
1 Brian Proops 1st Grade Scorer 2 Bob Barter 1st Grade Manager and “team poet” 3 Bill Anderson Director of Coaching 4 John Connell 2nd Grade Manager, Poidevin Gray Manager, Gear Steward 5 Richard McCord 2nd Grade Scorer, Poidevin Gray Scorer, Practice Captain 6 Bernard Bayley 2nd Grade Assistant Manager 7 Peter Harrison 3rd Grade Manager, Handyman, BBQ 8 Steve Greentree 3rd Grade Scorer 9 Lynette Jackson 4th Grade Scorer 10 Neville Walters 5th Grade Manager 11 Chris Sullivan Committee, 4th Grade Manager, Social Chairman, BBQ 12 Peter Devlin Club Coach, Poidevin Gray Coach, BBQ 13 Tariq Khawaja Results Vault Statistics and Scorer 14 David Holland Committee, 6th Grade Manager - Green 15 Phil Green 6th Grade Manager - Gold 16 Peter Carroll AW Green Shield Coach 17 Darren McCoy AW Green Shield Assistant Coach 18 Laurie Heil AW Green Shield Manager 19 Andrew Millican Coaching Staff, Club Captain 20 David Skuthorpe Assistant Coach 21 Tony Martin Committee, 3rd Grade Captain 22 David Townsend Committee, Junior Development, Sponsorship, 4th Grade Captain 23 Glen Carroll Junior Development 24 Richard Chee Quee Junior Development 25 Paul Horton Junior Development 26 Chris Goode Junior Development 27 Pat Hughes Petersham Oval Canteen 28 Helen Milford Petersham Oval Canteen 29 Robin Gardner Petersham Oval Canteen, Social Committee 30 Sue Otto Petersham & Coogee Canteen 31 Madge Devlin Coogee Oval Canteen 32 Ashleigh Devlin Coogee Oval Canteen 33 Noel Hughes Patron, Match Day Manager at Petersham Oval 34 John Sullivan Petersham Oval BBQ 35 Graeme Hughes Annual Dinner MC 36 Lyall Gardner Annual Report, Legends Chairman, General Administration 37 Wayne Tilley Honorary Auditor 38 Don Arnold Photography 39 Steve Smith Auctioneer and Photography 40 Ross Davies Golf Day Organiser 41 Matthew Mott 1st Grade Captain 42 Paul Toole 1st Grade Captain 43 Greg Hartshorne Committee, 2nd Grade Captain, Gear Chairman 44 Paul Greentree Poidevin Gray Captain 45 Campbell Dash A W Green Shield Captain 46 Bernie Dagg Committee, Financial Controller 47 Wayne Mulherin Committee, Chairman Grounds & Richard Chee Quee Testimonial 48 Alan Wright Committee, Chairman of Selectors, 5th Grade Captain 49 Peter Wright Committee, SCA and NSWCA Delegate, Legal Advice, Insurance 50 Ray Stafford Chief Executive Officer, Registration, Statistics, Annual Report 51 Mike Whitney Club President
88 Report from the Financial Controller
While acknowledging that the Club has recorded a deficit of $26,317.25 for the 2004-2005 season, it should be noted that an amount of $34,050 has been transferred to the Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation. This will further enhance this substantial fund, enabling monies to come back to the Club in future years for ongoing coach and player development.
The Club has continued to go from strength to strength in attracting sponsorship and it is pleasing to note that Dave Townsend ably filled Greg Hartshorne’s position and attracted some $100,000 in funding.
Wayne Mulherin continued the success of last season in grounds management and recorded a surplus of $7,000 in the hiring and maintenance areas.
As usual, our volunteers at the canteens at Coogee and Petersham worked tirelessly through the season and our thanks go to Pat, Helen, Madge, Robyn and their assistants for their efforts.
Special mention should be made of the Richard Chee Qee testimonial night which served a dual purpose as the Club’s major fundraiser for 2004-2005. This night was widely acknowledged as an outstanding success and special mention should be made of the hard work done by Chris Sullivan, Steve Devlin and Wayne and Anne Mulherin.
Bernie Dagg Financial Controller
Auditor’s Report
INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF RANDWICK PETERSHAM CRICKET CLUB INCORPORATED
Scope
We have audited the financial accounts of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated for the year ended 30 April 2005, consisting of an Income and Expenditure Statement and a Balance Sheet.
The committee is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial accounts and the information contained therein. We have conducted an independent audit of the financial accounts in order to express an opinion to the members of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated on their preparation and presentation.
Our audit has been conducted to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial accounts are free of material misstatement. Our procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial accounts.
Audit Opinion
In our opinion, the financial accounts of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated for the year ended 30 April 2005 are drawn up to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Incorporation for the financial year ended on that date.
STEPHENS TILLEY Chartered Accountants
Wayne R Tilley FCA Partner Dated in Sydney this 27th day of June 2005.
89 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30 APRIL 2005
Assets 2005 2004
Cash at Bank - St George $19,765.91 $707.16 Term Deposits OA Taylor Memorial Trust $0.00 $500.00 WH Metherill Trust $0.00 $500.00 H Davies Trust $0.00 $1,000.00 D Sherwood Trust $0.00 $1,000.00 D Carney Trust $0.00 $750.00 Tim Towers Trust $0.00 $300.00 Total Term Deposits $0.00 $4,050.00 Other Debtors $36,921.84 $93,488.00 Clothing on Hand $650.00 $6,060.00 Total Assets $57,337.75 $104,305.16
Other Creditors $20,286.43 $40,936.59
Total Liabilities $20,286.43 $40,936.59
Net Assets $37,051.32 $63,368.57
Represented By: Equity
Accumulated Surplus $63,368.57 $40,063.45 Current Year Surplus (Loss) (26,317.25) $23,305.12 Total Equity $37,051.32 $63,368.57
As the proud major sponsor of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club, Petersham RSL Club would like to extend its appreciation to all the teams for their on-going support throughout the season.
7 Regent Street, Petersham NSW 2049. Ph No. 9560 8355 www.petershamrsl.com.au
90 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2005 2005 2004 Income Canteen $3,351.51 $6,631.85 Coaching $0.00 $745.00 Functions $11,976.64 $59,103.20 Grants $21,125.00 $27,616.42 Ground Hire $90,345.62 $72,959.94 Interest $819.56 $389.96 Rent Received $570.00 $4,480.00 Sales of Cricket Clothing $1,448.08 $225.45 Sponsorship / Donations $94,054.55 $110,107.23 Subscriptions $20,425.92 $18,634.54 Sundry Income $0.00 $1,485.00 Total Income $244,116.88 $302,378.59
Expenditure AGM Expenses $740.18 $702.64 Annual Report $2,250.00 $1,683.95 Bad Debts $0.00 $4,683.18 Bank Charges $880.84 $809.68 Canteen Supplies $1,848.32 $3,460.26 Coaching / Development $41,590.50 $39,766.70 Opening Clothing on Hand $6,060.00 $0.00 Cricket Clothing $19,176.99 $32,941.91 Less: Clothing on Hand -$650.00 -$6,060.00 Filing Fee - Dept Fair Trading $40.00 $40.00 Functions $19,346.79 $26,805.91 Grade Expenses $21,533.37 $20,606.90 Ground Hire and Maintenance $83,379.93 $97,539.78 Incentives - Player Performance $3,945.00 $8,661.34 Incentives - First Grade Team $12,355.00 $11,550.00 Indoor Training $556.36 $2,151.00 Insurance - General $431.96 $1,385.36 Insurance - Public Liability $1,353.81 $527.27 Legal Fees $0.00 $200.00 Maintenance - Website $631.23 $1,726.41 Marketing Expenses $1,471.00 $3,251.37 Miscellaneous $1,162.82 $837.98 Postage, Printing & Stationery $252.31 $830.38 Presentation / Awards $2,549.99 $3,174.51 Scorebooks $163.64 $147.27 Sponsorship $0.00 $2,612.23 Telephone $315.43 $422.62 Umpire Fees $340.00 $280.00 Gift to RPC Foundation $34,050.00 $0.00 Equipment Expenses - Balls $10,101.83 $8,658.00 - Stumps $0.00 $248.18 - Covers $2,192.73 $9,003.64 - Retractable Nets $2,364.10 $425.00 Total Expenditure $270,434.13 $279,073.47
Operating Surplus -$26,317.25 $23,305.12
91 CURRENT PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS Grades 1 to 5
S= Season, M= Matches, R= Runs,W= Wickets, Ct= Catches, D= Dismissals, HS = Highest Score 100s = Centuries, B/B = Best Bowling, 5W = 5 Wickets in Innings, 10W = 10 Wickets in Match, Player S M R W Ct D HS 100s B/B 5W 10W Peter Alevizos 1 5 12 4 1 0 7 2/32 Marc Anderson 4 59 891 65 15 0 95 4/65 Kanchana Attanayake 1 14 112 18 1 0 51* 4/51 Brenton Barker 4 32 935 0 12 9/0 106 1 0/20 Peter Bayley 4 58 279 132 17 0 32* 6/29 6 Jake Berry 1 2 23 1 1 0 15 1/38 Steve Bidwell-Brown 2 29 279 41 3 0 61* 6/48 1 David Bourke 4 65 965 39 9 0 67 5/21 2 Troy Brewster 4 50 1569 0 9 0 148 6 Steve Bright 4 60 514 125 13 0 52* 6/18 4 James Byrne 3 48 578 81 17 0 46* 7/20 1 Glen Carroll 3 37 799 3 7 0 114* 3/22 Mark Carroll 2 8 185 0 0 0 73 Ben Chaplin 1 2 6 0 0 0 6 0/13 Richard Chee Quee 4 81 3427 6 54 0 139* 6 Neil Cohen 4 61 1780 0 0 88/26 128* 2 Peter Conomos 1 14 267 0 6 0 66 0/2 Garry Cuddy 1 2 8 4 0 0 8 2/2 Peter Devlin 2 20 162 35 6 0 39 6/69 1 David Downing 2 21 342 20 12 0 51 3/6 Glenn Farquharson 2 38 231 79 11 0 53 5/44 1 George Frazakis 4 25 471 0 9 0 63* 0/1 Justin Gale 1 1 11 0 0 0 11 0/35 Chris Goode 1 2 2 0 4 0 2 0/30 Cameron Gray 3 27 580 29 5 0 84* 3/41 Paul Greentree 4 62 1319 0 36 15/3 79* Trent Griffiths 4 53 1032 32 16 0 60 4/39 Andrew Harrison 4 67 275 131 12 0 36 6/51 5 Greg Hartshorne 4 67 1321 84 40 0 97* 4/14 Fabian Heaton 4 47 1326 1 6 34/8 108* 1/0 Matthew Hilder 4 61 1124 28 30 0 75 4/39 Ben Hill 2 19 469 0 4 0 70 Joseph Hill 3 59 1841 0 42 0 126 2 Denis Hinds 3 62 122 136 17 0 13* 6/35 6 Mark Holland 1 1 12 0 0 0/1 12 Paul Horton 1 17 510 2 7 0 126 1 2/41 Brett Hunter 4 70 1208 42 34 0 86 3/46 Simon Katich 3 17 810 12 5 0 177 3 3/30 Usman Khawaja 3 49 1574 9 14 0 120 2 3/32 James Le Huray 2 24 60 45 8 0 18* 6/39 1 Tim Mall 1 1 8 0 0 0 8 Tony Martin 3 51 1286 6 24 0 155 2 1/4 Darren McCoy 3 36 646 59 9 0 88 5/42 2 Simon McKenzie 2 29 215 61 5 0 28* 8/34 2 John McLoughlin 4 38 950 11 25 0 95 3/11 Andrew Millican 2 8 113 0 3 1/2 37 David Mitchell 4 67 2179 0 7 92/19 140 5 Matthew Mott 1 17 839 4 5 0 168* 2 Edward Neaves 1 13 310 0 0 0 57 Eddie Otto 4 61 435 86 21 0 59 4/19 Daryl Parmenter 4 71 1656 0 2 124/28 134* 1 William Passas 2 6 94 3 1 0 NA 2/21 Ian Paterson 2 18 312 0 0 17/7 55 0/13
92 CURRENT PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS Grades 1 to 5
S= Season, M= Matches, R= Runs,W= Wickets, Ct= Catches, D= Dismissals, HS = Highest Score 100s = Centuries, B/B = Best Bowling, 5W = 5 Wickets in Innings, 10W = 10 Wickets in Match, Player S M R W Ct D HS 100s B/B 5W 10W Richard Phillips 4 60 1913 0 29 0 129* 2 Sean Porter 1 1 4 0 1 0 4 0/11 Maurice Preston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Pryde 2 23 137 19 10 0 36 4/34 Thomas Quinn 1 1 5 3 1 0 5* 3/46 Grant Rimmer 5 44 114 72 21 0 24* 5/28 2 Nathan Rosser 2 37 578 52 10 0 112 2 5/33 1 Sean Sampson 4 46 195 78 7 0 33 5/31 1 Alex Sciascia 4 62 1519 5 22 0 135 1 5/49 1 Matthew Shiner 1 10 194 6 5 0 60* 3/35 Chris Singh 4 42 460 87 5 0 79 7/24 5 Melvin Singh 3 40 159 84 11 0 34* 6/58 4 Nigil Singh 4 67 187 147 12 0 33* 6/35 7 Barry Spencer 1 4 81 8 1 0 52 5/57 1 Peter Spurr 4 32 110 48 6 0 28 5/35 1 Rodney Stafford 4 54 636 104 28 0 58 6/62 6 1 Matthew Taylor 4 63 1855 0 13 80/17 144 3 0/5 John Tierney 2 20 256 17 4 0 59 5/31 1 Matthew Tilley 1 5 46 0 0 9/0 37 Paul Toole 4 73 2439 5 26 0 104 2 3/38 David Townsend 4 62 1676 4 27 0 118* 2 1/4 Andrew Walters 1 14 313 0 1 0 56 0/7 Michael Watson 4 64 1816 2 21 0 125 3 1/16 Dean White 4 54 712 98 12 0 49 6/49 1 1 Alan Wright 4 38 789 1 7 1/0 74 1/22 Bryce Young 1 13 367 16 9 0 74 4/44 MILESTONES "The following milestones were achieved this season …. the club's fourth."
3000 Runs Richard Chee Quee (3,427) 2000 Runs Paul Toole (2,439); David Mitchell (2,179); 1000 Runs Richard Phillips (1,913); Matthew Taylor (1,855);Joseph Hill (1,841); Michael Watson (1,816); Neil Cohen (1,780); David Townsend (1,676); Daryl Parmenter (1,656); Usman Khawaja (1,574); Troy Brewster (1,569); Alex Sciascia (1,519); Fabian Heaton (1,326); Greg Hartshorne (1,321); Paul Greentree (1,319); Tony Martin (1,286); Brett Hunter (1,208); Matthew Hilder (1,124); Trent Griffiths (1,032). 100 Wickets Nigil Singh (147); Denis Hinds (136); Peter Bayley (132); Andrew Harrison (131); Steve Bright (125); Rodney Stafford (104). 75 Wickets Dean White (98); Chris Singh (87); Eddie Otto (86); Greg Hartshorne (84); Melvin Singh (84); James Byrne (81); Glenn Farquharson (79): Sean Sampson (78). 100 Dismissals Daryl Parmenter (152); Neil Cohen (114); David Mitchell (111). 25 Catches Richard CheeQuee (54); Joseph Hill (42); Greg Harshorne (40); Paul Greentree (36); Brett Hunter (34); Matthew Hilder (30); Richard Phillips (29); Rodney Stafford (28); David Townsend (27); Paul Toole (26); John McLoughlin (25). Centuries Richard Chee Quee (6); Troy Brewster (6); David Mitchell (5); Simon Katich (3); Matthew Taylor (3); Michael Watson (3). 5 Wkts in Innings Nigil Singh (7); Peter Bayley (6); Denis Hinds (6); Rodney Stafford (6); Andrew Harrison (5); Chris Singh (5); Steve Bright (4); Melvin Singh (4).
93 Significant Events and Milestones Season Details 2001-02 1st Grade team wins 11 successive matches on first innings 2001-02 1st Grade loses minor premiership and relegated to 4th following protest by Fairfield-Liverpool 2001-02 Richard Chee Quee wins Bill O'Reilly Medal as Player of the Season 2001-02 1st Grade wins Sydney Morning Herald Club of the Year competition 2001-02 Petersham Oval wins SCA Most Improved Ground Award 2001-02 1st Grade scorer Ruth Kelleher appointed official scorer for Test Match at SCG Aust. v South Africa 2002-03 All 5 grades win against Fairfield-Liverpool and Blacktown 2002-03 1st Grade loses Final of Limited Overs Competition to Sutherland 2002-03 Tailend batsman Matt Barnes hits 32 from one over in 2nd Grade match v Penrith at Howell Oval 2002-03 30 centuries scored for season in five grades 2002-03 Troy Brewster scores five grade centuries for the season 2002-03 Andy Hollingsworth scores club's first double century--218 in 4th Grade 2002-03 Simon Katich hits 9 sixes in innings of 177 against Mosman at Petersham Oval 2003-04 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade teams play in Grade Qualifying Finals 2003-04 1st, 3rd and 5th Grade teams play in Grade Semi Finals and Finals 2003-04 Greg Hartshorne named 3rd Grade Captain of the Season 2003-04 Joseph Hill hits 26 sixes in 1st Grade season total of 780 runs 2004-05 Simon Katich appointed NSW Cricket captain 2004-05 Chris Singh takes 4th Grade hat-trick in each innings against Sydney University at Petersham Oval 2004-05 All 5 grades win against Blacktown (second time against this club within past 3 seasons) 2004-05 Sean Gardner selected in NSW Schoolboys under 15 years representative team 2004-05 Greg Hartshorne takes a hat trick against Bankstown in 2nd Grade…his first in 38 years of Grade cricket 2004-05 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade teams play in Grade Qualifying Finals (2nd successive year 4 teams qualify) 2004-05 2nd, 4th and 5th Grade teams play in Semi Finals (2nd successive year 3 teams qualify) 2004-05 2nd and 4th Grade teams play in Grade Finals 2004-05 Greg Hartshorne achieves third successive premiership as captain in three grades….4th, 3rd and 2nd
As the proud major sponsor of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club, Petersham RSL Club would like to extend its appreciation to all the teams for their on-going support throughout the season.
7 Regent Street, Petersham NSW 2049. Ph No. 9560 8355
94 Team Performances in Finals Season Grade Match Result Opposition Venue Scores 2001-02 1st Qual Final Lost UTS Balmain Drummoyne 220 to 280 2001-02 1st LO Semi Lost Mosman Coogee 158 to 201 2001-02 4th Qual Final Lost Sutherland Petersham 163 & 9-152 to 202 & 5-118 2002-03 1st LO Semi Won Eastern Subs. Waverley 2-232 to 231 2002-03 1st LO Final Lost Sutherland Caringbah 187 to 6-188 2002-03 2nd Qual Final Won Uni NSW Village Green 8-262 to 261 2002-03 4th Qual Final Won UTS Balmain Coogee 405 to 81 2002-03 5th Qual Final Won St George Petersham 5-212 to 211 2002-03 2nd Semi Final Lost St George Hurstville 307 to 368 2002-03 4th Semi Final Drawn St George Coogee 365 to 7-167 2002-03 5th Semi Final Won Bankstown Petersham 251 to 190 2002-03 4th Final Won Manly Petersham 237 to 185 2002-03 5th Final Lost Sydney Uni Caringbah 220 to 239 2003-04 1st Qual Final Won Mosman Coogee 7-236 to 234 2003-04 3rd Qual Final Won Mosman Petersham 95 & 161 to 75 & 172 2003-04 4th Qual Final Lost Gordon Killara 9-216 dec to 9-217 2003-04 5th Qual Final Drawn Gordon Kensington 8-232 to 294 2003-04 1st Semi Final Drawn UTS Balmain Coogee 6-310 to 5-318 dec 2003-04 3rd Semi Final Drawn Bankstown Petersham 258 to 9-255 2003-04 5th Semi Final Won Penrith Kensington 9-236 to 232 2003-04 1st Final Lost Eastern Subs. Coogee 234 to 273 & 4-187 2003-04 3rd Final Drawn Penrith Petersham 207 to 5-105 (rain) 2003-04 5th Final Drawn Campbelltown Raby No.1 1-18 to 221 (rain) 2004-05 1st LO Semi Lost Sydney Uni Syd Uni No.1 115 to 200 (25 overs match) 2004-05 AWG Qual Final Lost Penrith Coogee 179 to 4-182 2004-05 AWG Semi Final Lost Campbelltown Raby No.1 205 to 5-206 2004-05 PG Semi Final Lost St George Hurstville 212 to 7-247 2004-05 2nd Qual Final Won Fairfield Liverpool Coogee 5-205 to 204 2004-05 3rd Qual Final Lost Penrith Petersham 149 to 8-199 2004-05 4th Qual Final Won Penrith Nth Sydney 1 282 to 272 2004-05 5th Qual Final Drawn Sutherland Kensington 8-165 to 7-315 dec 2004-05 2nd Semi Final Won Mosman Rawson 184 to 110 2004-05 4th Semi Final Drawn Sydney Uni Coogee 7-311 to DNB 2004-05 5th Semi Final Lost Parramatta Kensington 136 to 2-150 2004-05 2nd Final Won UTS Balmain Bankstown 193 and 6-43 to 78 and 157 2004-05 4th Final Lost Gordon Killara 141 to 2-141
SCA Season Winners Season Winner Grade Performance 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee 1st Leading runscorer with 1,003 runs 2001-02 Daryl Parmenter 1st Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 64 (53c / 11s) 2002-03 Richard CheeQuee 1st Leading fielder with 23 catches 2002-03 Geoff Hodgkinson 3rd Best batting average of 100.20 2002-03 Troy Brewster 4th Leading runscorer with 676 runs 2002-03 Anthony Martin 5th Leading runscorer with 640 runs 2002-03 Denis Hinds 4th Most wickets with 37 2002-03 David Mitchell 2nd Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 41 (36c / 5s) 2002-03 Neil Cohen 3rd Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 30 (23c / 7s) 2002-03 Matthew Taylor 4th Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 38 (30c / 8s) 2002-03 Steven Yates 5th Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 33 (29c / 4s) 2003-04 Richard CheeQuee 1st Leading runscorer with 907 runs 2004-05 Peter Alevizos AWG Most wickets with 19
95 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS Qualification: Batting = 8 Innings or 200 Runs; Bowling = 85 Overs or 15 Wickets GRADES 1 to 5 - RECORDS GRADES 1 to 5 PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Richard CheeQuee 1st 1003 2001-02 1st Matthew Hilder-Troy Brewster 189 v Easts 5th 2002-03 Highest Individual Score Andy Hollingsworth 4th 218* 2002-03 2nd Usman Khawaja-Matthew Mott 214 v Nth Sydney 1st 2004-05 Bowling Aggregate Adam Warren 1st 63 2001-02 3rd Troy Brewster-David Townsend 265 v Blacktown 4th 2002-03 Best Bowling in Innings Simon McKenzie 5th 8/34 2003-04 4th Paul Toole-Joseph Hill 197 v UTS Balmain 1st 2003-04 Most W/K Dismissals Daryl Parmenter 1st 64 2001-02 5th Jeff Hemming-Matthew Parker 197 v Sutherland 2nd 2002-03 Most Catches-Fielder Richard CheeQuee 1st 23 2002-03 6th Fabian Heaton-Nathan Rosser 163 v Sydney Uni 4th 2004-05 High Team Score - For v Mosman 1st 6/428 2002-03 7th David Fraser-Marc Anderson 133 v Parramatta 3rd 2001-02 High Team Score - Agst v St George 2nd 368 2002-03 8th Aaron Moseley-Scott Obey 106 v Parramatta 2nd 2001-02 Low Team Score - For v North Sydney 3rd 51 2002-03 9th Nathan Rosser-Rodney Stafford 102 v Mosman 1st 2003-04 Low Team Score - Agst v Northern District 4th 57 2002-03 10th Steve Bidwell-Brown-Grant Rimmer 81 v Parramatta 5th 2003-04 FIRST GRADE RECORDS FIRST GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Richard CheeQuee 1003 2001-02 1st Joseph Hill-Paul Toole 165* v Gordon 2002-03 Best Batting Average Simon Katich 55.00 2002-03 2nd Usman Khawaja-Matthew Mott 214 v North Sydney 2004-05 Highest Indivudal Score Simon Katich 177 2002-03 3rd Richard CheeQuee-Ian Barter 156 v Fairfield 2001-02 Bowling Aggregate Adam Warren 63 2001-02 4th Paul Toole-Joseph Hill 197 v UTS Balmain 2003-04 Best Bowling Average Jon Lewis 15.29 2003-04 5th Joseph Hill-Brett Hunter 122 v Campbelltown 2003-04 Best Bowling in Innings Jon Lewis 7/35 2003-04 6th Jeff Hemming-Daryl Parmenter 89 v Bankstown 2002-03 Most W/K Dismissals Daryl Parmenter 64 2001-02 7th Richard CheeQuee-Paul Staunton 117 v Sydney University 2001-02 Most Catches-Fielder Richard CheeQuee 23 2002-03 8th Matthew Mott-James Byrne 110* v Campbelltown 2004-05 High Team Score For v Mosman 6/428 2002-03 9th Nathan Rosser-Rodney Stafford 102 v Mosman 2003-04 High Team Score Agst v Gordon 355 2001-02 10th Glenn Farquharson-Nigil Singh 51 v Penrith 2004-05 Low Team Score For v Sutherland 69 2004-05 Low Team Score Agst v Hawkesbury 86 2002-03 SECOND GRADE RECORDS SECOND GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate David Mitchell 581 2004-05 1st Richard Phillips-Matthew Taylor 122 v Gordon 2004-05 Best Batting Average Usman Khawaja 97.25 2003-04 2nd Matthew Taylor-David Mitchell 126 v University of NSW 2004-05 Highest Indivudal Score David Mitchell 140 2004-05 3rd Richard Phillips-David Mitchell 168 v St George 2002-03 Bowling Aggregate Peter Bayley 37 2004-05 4th David Mitchell-Paul Toole 189 v Gordon 2004-05 Best Bowling Average Scott Obey 13.31 2001-02 5th Jeff Hemming-Matthew Parker 197 v Sutherland 2002-03 Best Bowling in Innings James Byrne 7/20 2004-05 6th Steve Zantides-David Mitchell 104 v Manly Warringah 2002-03 Most W/K Dismissals David Mitchell 41 2002-03 7th Kallin Davies-Rhys Banwell 101 v Fairfield Liverpool 2001-02 Most Catches-Fielder Greg Hartshorne 14 2004-05 8th Aaron Moseley-Scott Obey 106 v Parramatta 2001-02 High Team Score For v Gordon 358 2004-05 9th Brett Hunter-Rodney Stafford 69* v University of NSW 2002-03 High Team Score Agst v St George 368 2002-03 10th Andrew Harrison-Matthew Barnes 74 v Penrith 2002-03 Low Team Score For v Fairfield Liverpool 108 2003-04 Low Team Score Agst v UTS Balmain 78 2004-05 THIRD GRADE RECORDS THIRD GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Geoff Hodgkinson 612 2001-02 1st Brenton Barker-Matthew Taylor 162 v Parramatta 2004-05 Best Batting Average Geoff Hodgkinson 100.20 2002-03 2nd Alex Sciascia-Brenton Barker 198 v Mosman 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score Matthew Taylor 144 2003-04 3rd Paul Greentree-John McLoughlin 144* v Mosman 2004-05 Bowling Aggregate Nigil Singh 38 2003-04 4th Michael Watson-Paul Greentree 99 v Campbelltown 2003-04 Best Bowling Average Greg Hartshorne 15.34 2003-04 5th John McLoughlin-Tony Martin 154 v Penrith 2004-05 Best Bowling in Innings Nigil Singh 6/35 2002-03 6th Cameron Gray-Paul Greentree 74 v Sydney University 2001-02 Most W/K Dismissals Neil Cohen 30 2002-03 7th David Fraser-Marc Anderson 133 v Parramatta 2001-02 Most Catches-Fielder John McLoughlin 14 2004-05 8th Cameron Gray-Dean White 70 v Blacktown 2004-05 High Team Score For v University of NSW 9/327 2003-04 9th Dean White-Eddie Otto 86 v Manly Warringah 2004-05 High Team Score Agst v UTS Balmain 305 2002-03 10th Sean Sampson-Nigil Singh 41 v St George 2003-04 Low Team Score For v North Sydney 51 2002-03 Low Team Score Agst v Mosman 75 2003-04 FOURTH GRADE RECORDS FOURTH GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Troy Brewster 676 2002-03 1st Matthew Taylor-Troy Brewster 155 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 Best Batting Average Matthew Banes 139.50 2002-03 2nd Steve Clarke-David Bourke 173 v Manly Warringah 2003-04 Highest Indivudal Score Andy Hollingsworth 218* 2002-03 3rd Troy Brewster-David Townsend 265 v Blacktown 2002-03 Bowling Aggregate Denis Hinds 42 2001-02 4th David Bourke-Neil Cohen 142 v Campbelltown 2001-02 Best Bowling Average Chris Singh 9.06 2004-05 5th Michael Watson-Darren McCoy 87 v St George 2002-03 Best Bowling in Innings Chris Singh 7/24 2004-05 6th Fabian Heaton-Nathan Rosser 163 v Sydney University 2004-05 Most W/K Dismissals Matthew Taylor 38 2002-03 7th David Townsend-Peter Devlin 95 v Penrith 2004-05 Most Catches-Fielder David Townsend 11 2004-05 8th Marc Anderson-Zachary Levein 71 v Manly Warringah 2002-03 High Team Score For v UTS Balmain 405 2002-03 9th Greg Hartshorne-Jeremy Dwyer 68 v UTS Balmain 2001-02 High Team Score Agst v Parramatta 290 2001-02 10th Marc Anderson-Denis Hinds 44 v University of NSW 2003-04 Low Team Score For v Gordon 68 2001-02 Low Team Score Agst v Sydney University 47 2004-05
96 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS Qualification: Batting = 8 Innings or 200 Runs; Bowling = 85 Overs or 15 Wickets FIFTH GRADE RECORDS FIFTH GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Tony Martin 640 2002-03 1st Matthew Hilder-Troy Brewster 189 v Eastern Suburbs 2002-03 Best Batting Average Nathan Silvy 55.25 2001-02 2nd Steve Clarke-Grant Frakes 136 v Manly Warringah 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score Tony Martin 155 2002-03 3rd Fabian Heaton-John McLoughlin 98 v Penrith 2001-02 Bowling Aggregate Steve Bright 36 2002-03 4th Steve Clarke-Tony Martin 187 v Western Suburbs 2002-03 Best Bowling Average Trent Griffiths 10.69 2001-02 5th Michael Watson-Navnith Chetty 115 v Western Surburbs 2001-02 Best Bowling in Innings Simon McKenzie 8/34 2003-04 6th Alan Wright-Barry Spencer 115 v Eastern Suburbs 2004-05 Most W/K Dismissals Steven Yates 33 2002-03 7th John Tierney-Mark Carroll 113 v Bankstown 2003-04 Most Catches-Fielder Grant Rimmer 9 2003-04 8th Nathan Silvy-Steve Bright 90 v Balmain 2001-02 High Team Score For v Hawkesbury 7/331 2003-04 9th Jon Griffiths-Jeremy Dwyer 73 v Sutherland 2002-03 High Team Score Agst v Sutherland 7/315 2004-05 10th Steve Bidwell-Brown-Grant Rimmer 81 v Parramatta 2003-04 Low Team Score For v North Sydney 87 2004-05 Low Team Score Agst v Northern District 43 2004-05 POIDEVIN-GRAY RECORDS POIDEVIN-GRAY PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Matthew Taylor 295 2004-05 1st Usman Khawaja-Eddie Otto 160 v Western Suburbs 2004-05 Best Batting Average Matthew Taylor 59.00 2004-05 2nd Brenton Barker-Alex Sciascia 127* v Sydney University 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score Eddie Otto 106 2004-05 3rd Michael Watson-Matthew Taylor 98* v Mosman 2004-05 Bowling Aggregate James Byrne 13 2002-03 4th Matthew Taylor-Paul Greentree 170 v UTS Balmain 2004-05 Best Bowling Average Usman Khawaja 15.17 2003-04 5th Efren Cruz-Paul Greentree 62 v St George 2001-02 Best Bowling in Innings Usman Khawaja 5/57 2004-05 6th Scott McGeachie-Neil Cohen 69 v Hawkesbury 2001-02 Most W/K Dismissals Neil Cohen 8 2002-03 7th Paul Greentree-James Byrne 78 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 Matthew Taylor 8 2004-05 8th James Byrne-Peter Conomos 45 v St George 2004-05 Most Catches-Fielder Usman Khawaja 4 2004-05 9th Eddie Otto-Chad Greenberg 47 v University of NSW 2002-03 High Team Score For v UTS Balmain 4/227 2004-05 10th Steve Bidwell-Brown-Zachary Levine 13 v Manly Warringah 2003-04 High Team Score Agst v St George 7/247 2004-05 10th Eddie Otto-Steve Bidwell-Brown 13 v St George 2004-05 Low Team Score For v Northern District 96 2001-02 Low Team Score Agst v Fairfield 103 2002-03 A W GREEN SHIELD RECORDS A W GREEN SHIELD PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Sean Gardner 341 2004-05 1st Campbell Dash-Sean Gardner 134 v University of NSW 2004-05 Best Batting Average Usman Khawaja 55.40 2002-03 2nd William Passas-Nicholas Lennings 65* v North Sydney 2003-04 Highest Indivudal Score William Passas 103 2003-04 3rd William Passas-Mark Carroll 156 v Northern District 2003-04 Bowling Aggregate Peter Alevizos 19 2003-04 4th Mark Carrol-Andrew Redman 74 v Eastern Surburbs 2004-05 Best Bowling Average Prinya Khamphounvong 11.92 2003-04 5th Mark Carroll-Sean McInnes 104* v University of NSW 2004-05 Best Bowling in Innings Shahzad Ali 5/25 2001-02 6th Shahzad Ali-Glen Carroll 57 v Northern District 2001-02 Most W/K Dismissals Campbell Dash 16 2004-05 7th Mark Carroll-Nirjon Kader 66 v Campbellton 2002-03 Most Catches-Fielder P.Alevizos,S.Gardner,L.Towers 5 2004-05 8th Graham Hinds-Luke Towers 48 v Campbelltown 2004-05 High Team Score For v University of NSW 4/264 2004-05 9th Denesh Hewa-Gamage-Shahzad Ali 43 v St George 2001-02 High Team Score Agst v Hawkesbury 7/253 2001-02 10th Graham Hinds-Peter Alevizos 28* v Eastern Surburbs 2004-05 Low Team Score For v University of NSW 58 2002-03 Low Team Score Agst v Hawkesbury 107 2004-05 SIXTH GRADE RECORDS SIXTH GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Ben Chaplin 527 2004-05 1st Peter Johnson-Grant Frakes 147 v South Sydney 2001-02 Best Batting Average Alan Wright 66.67 2002-03 2nd Alan Wright-Grant Frakes 189 v Eastern Suburbs 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score Jock Walsh 172 2003-04 3rd John Tierney-Tim Wright 158 v Sydney University 2003-04 Bowling Aggregate Denesh Hewa-Gamage 24 2003-04 4th Jock Walsh-Mark Holland 174 v Gordon 2003-04 Best Bowling Average James Pryde 10.33 2004-05 5th Phillip Traynor-Peter Johnson 102 v Gordon 2001-02 Best Bowling in Innings Nathan Boyd 7/41 2001-02 6th Ben Chaplin-Nick Pryde 118 v RP Gold 2004-05 Most W/K Dismissals Mark Holland 21 2003-04 7th Peter Spurr-Kieren Routh 100 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 Most Catches-Fielder Grant Rimmer 8 2002-03 8th Gavin Dennett-Mitch Doherty 59 v South Sydney 2003-04 High Team Score For v Gordon 8/377 2001-02 9th Gavin Dennett-Mohit Kumar 48 v Blacktown 2003-04 High Team Score Agst v Penrith 355 2003-04 10th Gavin Dennett-Graham Hinds 59 v North Sydney 2004-05 Low Team Score For v Sydney University 48 2004-05 Low Team Score Agst v Eastern Suburbs 53 2001-02 SEVENTH GRADE RECORDS SEVENTH GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate George Frazakis 611 2002-03 1st George Frazakis-Mohit Kumar 88 v Macquarie Uni 2001-02 Best Batting Average George Frazakis 87.29 2002-03 2nd George Frazakis-Barry Greenwood 120 v Maccabi 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score George Frazakis 135* 2002-03 3rd Chris Johnston-Marshall Moir 77 v UTS Balmain (1) 2002-03 Bowling Aggregate Keiran Routh 28 2001-02 4th Paul Chapman-Osman Quereshi 130 v Burwood 2001-02 Best Bowling Average Denesh Hewa-Gamage 11.67 2001-02 5th Tim Frankcombe-Daniel Mulvenna 89 v Blacktown 2001-02 Best Bowling in Innings Murali Chandraskeharan 6/34 2002-03 6th George Frazakis-Chris Johnston 46 v UTS Balmain (2) 2002-03 Most W/K Dismissals Mark Holland 18 2002-03 7th Mark Holland-Tim Hancock 73 v Maccabi 2002-03 Most Catches-Fielder G.Dennett, T. Hancock 7 2002-03 8th George Frazakis-Damian Fuller 88 v Roseville 2002-03 High Team Score For v Maccabi 336 2002-03 9th Chris Rutherford-K Hewa-Gamage 46 v Blacktown 2001-02 High Team Score Agst v South Sydney 347 2002-03 10th Damian Fuller-Gavin Dennett 21 v Roseville 2002-03 Low Team Score For v Lindfield 92 2002-03 Low Team Score Agst v Canterbury Bexley 41 2001-02
97 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: SEASON RECORDS Qualification: Batting = 8 Innings or 200 Runs; Bowling = 85 Overs or 15 Wickets BATTING BOWLING FIRST GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Richard CheeQuee 1003 Paul Toole 50.71 2001-02 Adam Warren 63 Adam Warren 18.43 Richard CheeQuee 874 Simon Katich 55.00 2002-03 Scott Obey 53 Scott Obey 18.04 Richard CheeQuee 907 Richard CheeQuee 47.74 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis 52 Jonathan Lewis 15.29 Matthew Mott 839 Matthew Mott 44.16 2004-05 Glenn Farquharson 36 Andrew Harrison 18.62 SECOND GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE David Mitchell 517 Brett Hunter 39.17 2001-02 Melvin Singh 30 Scott Obey 13.31 Matthew Parker 487 Richard Phillips 57.38 2002-03 P Bayley/R Stafford 36 Peter Bayley 17.50 Neil Cohen 430 Usman Khawaja 97.25 2003-04 J.Byrne/A.Hildred 23 Neil Saker 19.56 David Mitchell 581 Paul Horton 57.67 2004-05 Peter Bayley 37 Nigil Singh 14.53 THIRD GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Geoff Hodgkinson 612 Geoff Hodgkinson 55.64 2001-02 Dean White 30 Dean White 18.13 Geoff Hodgkinson 501 Geoff Hodgkinson 100.20 2002-03 Melvin Singh 27 Eddie Otto 20.50 Matthew Taylor 458 Michael Watson 64.25 2003-04 Nigil Singh 38 Greg Hartshorne 15.34 John McLoughlin 425 Matthew Taylor 80.40 2004-05 Marc Anderson 24 Marc Anderson 17.54 FOURTH GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Neil Cohen 463 David Townsend 31.43 2001-02 Denis Hinds 42 Jeremy Dwyer 15.63 Troy Brewster 676 Matthew Banes 139.50 2002-03 Denis Hinds 37 Aaron Hildred 12.97 David Bourke 283 Steve Clarke 66.75 2003-04 Denis Hinds 25 Darren McCoy 15.46 Trent Griffiths 402 Nathan Rosser 49.67 2004-05 Peter Devlin 25 Chris Singh 9.06 FIFTH GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Michael Watson 325 Nathan Silvy 55.25 2001-02 Grant Rimmer 30 Trent Griffiths 10.69 Tony Martin 640 Tony Martin 49.23 2002-03 Steve Bright 36 Sean Sampson 13.73 Alan Wright 305 Steve Bright 45.00 2003-04 Grant Rimmer 28 Chris Singh 13.73 Alan Wright 319 Edward Neaves 25.90 2004-05 Denis Hinds 32 Steve Bright 14.83 POIDEVIN GRAY PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE David Mitchell 159 John McLoughlin 27.25 2001-02 Sean Sampson 10 Kirk Rimmer 16.00 Alex Sciascia 285 Alex Sciascia 47.50 2002-03 James Byrne 13 Eddie Otto 15.64 Michael Watson 165 Daniel Loader 35.25 2003-04 James Byrne 8 Usman Khawaja 15.17 Matthew Taylor 295 Matthew Taylor 59.00 2004-05 Steve Bidwell-Brown 10 Michael Watson 20.22 AW GREEN SHIELD PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Matthew Tilley 223 Glen Carroll 32.00 2001-02 Shahzad Ali 12 Shahzad Ali 18.75 Usman Khawaja 277 Usman Khawaja 55.40 2002-03 Usman Khawaja 17 Usman Khawaja 13.24 William Passas 302 William Passas 50.33 2003-04 Peshala Kariawasam 7 Dean Bowen 20.17 Sean Gardner 341 Sean Gardner 37.89 2004-05 Peter Alevizos 19 P. Khamphounvong 11.92 SIXTH GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Peter Johnson 460 Peter Johnson 51.11 2001-02 Nathan Boyd 19 Nathan Boyd 13.89 Alan Wright 400 Alan Wright 66.67 2002-03 D. Hewa-Gamage 24 Peter Spurr 11.14 Paul Varughese 465 George Frazakis 87.33 2003-04 D. Hewa-Gamage 24 Sharzah Ali 12.80 Ben Chaplin 527 Ben Chaplin 52.70 2004-05 Shane Brien 19 James Pryde 10.33
98 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: SEASON RECORDS
WICKETKEEPING - DISMISSALS
FIRST GRADE SECOND GRADE SEASON THIRD GRADE FOURTH GRADE PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL Daryl Parmenter 64 David Mitchell 31 2001-02 Steven Yates 25 Neil Cohen 29 Daryl Parmenter 46 David Mitchell 41 2002-03 Neil Cohen 30 Matthew Taylor 38 Daryl Parmenter 30 David Mitchell 13 2003-04 Matthew Taylor 9 Steven Yates 9 Daryl Parmenter 12 Neil Cohen 38 2004-05 Matthew Taylor 13 Fabian Heaton 17
AW GREEN FIFTH GRADE POIDEVIN GRAY SEASON SHIELD PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL Matthew Taylor 23 David Mitchell 6 2001-02 Matthew Tilley 15 Steven Yates 33 Neil Cohen 8 2002-03 Campbell Dash 9 Fabian Heaton 14 Matthew Taylor 4 2003-04 Campbell Dash 7 Ian Paterson 24 Matthew Taylor 8 2004-05 Campbell Dash 16
RANDWICK PETERSHAM AWARD WINNERS “HONOUR ROLL”
PLAYER OF THE SEASON CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR PLAYER NON PLAYER 2001-02 Adam Warren 2001-02 Greg Hartshorne 2001-02 Lyall Gardner 2002-03 Matthew Cassar 2002-03 Paul Toole 2002-03 Peter Devlin 2003-04 Jon Lewis 2003-04 Alan Wright 2003-04 Ray Stafford 2004-05 Matthew Taylor 2004-05 Peter Bayley 2004-05 John Connell
MOST PROMISING PLAYER MOST IMPROVED LOWER MOST PROMISING IN THE CLUB GRADE PLAYER 6TH GRADE PLAYER 2001-02 David Mitchell 2001-02 Neil Cohen 2004-05 Ben Chaplin 2002-03 Rodney Stafford 2002-03 Troy Brewster 2003-04 Usman Khawaja 2003-04 Peter Spurr 2004-05 Matthew Taylor 2004-05 Chris Singh
POIDEVIN GRADE AW GREEN SHIELD AW GREEN SHIELD BEST PLAYER AWARD BEST PLAYER BEST PERFORMANCE 2001-02 Paul Greentree 2001-02 Matthew Tilley 2001-02 Shahzad Ali 2002-03 Alex Sciascia 2002-03 Usman Khawaja 2002-03 Usman Khawaja 2003-04 James Byrne 2003-04 William Passas 2003-04 William Passas 2004-05 Eddie Otto 2004-05 Sean Gardner 2004-05 Peter Alevizos
MOST RUNS MOST WICKETS WICKETKEEPING AWARD 2001-02 Richard Chee Quee 2001-02 Adam Warren 2001-02 Daryl Parmenter 2002-03 Geoff Hodgkinson 2002-03 Scott Obey 2002-03 Matthew Taylor 2003-04 Richard Chee Quee 2003-04 Jon Lewis 2003-04 Daryl Parmenter 2004-05 Matthew Taylor 2004-05 Chris Singh 2004-05 Neil Cohen
FIELDING AWARD ERNIE TOSHACK 2001-02 Geoff Hodgkinson MEMORIAL AWARD 2002-03 Michael Watson 2002-03 Phil Tresidder 2003-04 Paul Greentree 2002-03 Noel Hughes 2004-05 Joseph Hill 2003-04 Lyall Gardner
ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS 2001-02 Michael Watson 2001-02 Matthew Taylor 2001-02 George Frazakis 2001-02 Peter Spurr 2001-02 Grant Frakes 2001-02 Keiran Routh 2001-02 Nathan Silvy 2002-03 Nigil Singh 2002-03 Peter Spurr 2002-03 Chad Greenberg 2002-03 James Byrne 2002-03 Eddie Otto 2002-03 Zachary Levien 2002-03 Neil Cohen 2003-04 Marc Anderson 2003-04 Cooper Devine 2003-04 Ben Hill 2003-04 Grant Rimmer 2003-04 Glen Carroll 2003-04 Steve Bidwell-Brown 2003-04 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 2004-05 John McLoughlin 2004-05 Fabian Heaton 2004-05 Matthew Shiner 2004-05 Ian Paterson 2004-05 Shane Brien 2004-05 James Pryde 2004-05 Sean Porter 2004-05 Jake Berry 2004-05 Graham Hinds
99 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: PERFORMANCE RECORDS BATTING - CENTURIES FIRST GRADE FOURTH GRADE SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee Sydney University 103* 2001-02 David Townsend Sydney University 100* 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee Western Suburbs 113 2001-02 Clive Cachia Parramatta 116* 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee Northern District 106 2002-03 Michael Watson Sutherland 125 2001-02 Paul Toole Gordon 100 2002-03 Andy Hollingsworth Western Suburbs 218* 2002-03 Joseph Hill University of NSW 123* 2002-03 Matthew Banes Hawkesbury 181 2002-03 Simon Katich Mosman 177 2002-03 Troy Brewster North Sydney 103 2002-03 Simon Katich Eastern Suburbs 100* 2002-03 Troy Brewster Blacktown 135* 2002-03 Richard Chee Quee Eastern Suburbs 139* 2002-03 Troy Brewster UTS Balmain 112 2002-03 Richard Chee Quee Penrith 102* 2002-03 Troy Brewster Manly Warringah 148 2002-03 Darren Wotherspoon North Sydney 100* 2002-03 David Townsend Blacktown 118* 2002-03 Matthew Cassar Blacktown 123 2003-04 Steve Clarke Manly Warringah 117 2003-04 Simon Katich Manly Warringah 110* 2004-05 Glen Carroll Parramatta 114* 2003-04 Richard Phillips Bankstown 114 2004-05 Nathan Rosser Bankstown 100 2003-04 Daryl Parmenter Blacktown 134* 2004-05 Nathan Rosser Sydney University 112 2003-04 Joseph Hill UTS Balmain 126 2004-05 Fabian Heaton Sydney University 108* 2003-04 David Mitchell Parramatta 108 FIFTH GRADE 2003-04 Richard CheeQuee Hawkesbury 111 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2004-05 Usman Khawaja North Sydney 120 2001-02 Neil Cohen University of NSW 128* 2004-05 Matthew Mott North Sydney 157 2001-02 Nathan Silvy UTS Balmain 116 2004-05 Matthew Mott Campbelltown 168* 2002-03 Steven Yates Mosman 101* SECOND GRADE 2002-03 Tony Martin Western Suburbs 155 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2002-03 Steve Clarke Manly Warringah 109 2001-02 John Moffatt University of NSW 116* 2002-03 Troy Brewster Eastern Suburbs 136 2001-02 Matthew Parker Manly Warringah 101 2003-04 Brent McNee UTS Balmain 119 2001-02 David Mitchell Manly Warringah 107 POIDEVIN GRAY 2002-03 Jeff Hemming Sutherland 115 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2002-03 Jeff Hemming Western Suburbs 112* 2004-05 Matthew Taylor UTS Balmain 100* 2002-03 Matthew Parker Sutherland 118* 2004-05 Eddie Otto St George 106 2002-03 David Mitchell Manly 105 AW GREEN SHIELD 2002-03 Richard Phillips Northern District 129* SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2003-04 David Mitchell Mosman 123* 2003-04 William Passas Northern District 103 2003-04 Usman Khawaja Parramatta 110* 2003-04 Michael Watson Hawkesbury 119 2004-05 David Mitchell Sydney University 140 2004-05 Paul Horton Campbelltown 126 2004-05 Matthew Taylor Blacktown 111 2004-05 Paul Toole Gordon 104 THIRD GRADE SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2001-02 Geoff Hodgkinson Gordon 104 2001-02 Geoff Hodgkinson Bankstown 101 2002-03 Geoff Hodgkinson Mosman 119 2002-03 Geoff Hodgkinson Western Suburbs 122* 2002-03 Alex Sciascia Mosman 135 2002-03 Brenton Barker Sutherland 106 2002-03 Kallin Davies Western Suburbs 119 2002-03 Neil Cohen Northern District 120 2003-04 Michael Watson St George 105 2003-04 Matthew Taylor University NSW 144 2004-05 Matthew Taylor North Sydney 102* AW GREEN SHIELD 2004-05 Tony Martin Penrith 107 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2004-05 Troy Brewster Blacktown 102
100 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: PERFORMANCE RECORDS BOWLING - 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS FIRST GRADE THIRD GRADE SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES 2001-02 Adam Warren Parramatta 6/59 2003-04 Sean Sampson Manly Warringah 5/31 2001-02 Adam Warren Balmain 5/76 2003-04 Peter Spurr Penrith 5/35 2001-02 Adam Warren North Sydney 7/36 2003-04 Nigil Singh Fairfield 5/22 2001-02 Adam Warren UTS Balmain 5/84 2003-04 Nigil Singh Mosman 5/73 2001-02 Scott Obey Manly Warringah 5/39 2004-05 David Bourke Parramatta 5/48 2001-02 James Le Huray Eastern Suburbs 5/55 2004-05 James Le Huray Northern District 6/39 2001-02 Andrew Harrison Campbelltown 5/52 FOURTH GRADE 2002-03 Robert Smith Western Suburbs 7/82 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES 2002-03 Scott Obey St George 7/64 2001-02 Peter Bayley Parramatta 5/62 2002-03 Scott Obey North Sydney 6/50 2001-02 Peter Bayley North Sydney 6/55 2002-03 Adam Warren Eastern Suburbs 5/43 2001-02 Denis Hinds Western Suburbs 6/35 2002-03 Adam Warren Gordon 5/52 2001-02 Denis Hinds Campbelltown 5/52 2003-04 Rodney Stafford UTS Balmain 6/85 2001-02 Denis Hinds Fairfield - Liverpool 5/26 2003-04 Rodney Stafford Eastern Suburbs 6/62 2001-02 Alex Sciascia Western Suburbs 5/49 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis Sydney University 6/41 2002-03 Denis Hinds Manly Warringah 5/34 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis Mosman 7/35 2002-03 Denis Hinds UTS Balmain 5/18 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis Fairfield - Liverpool 5/35 2002-03 Nigil Singh Penrith 5/44 2003-04 Glenn Farquharson Eastern Suburbs 5/44 2002-03 Nigil Singh Blacktown 5/43 2004-05 Nathan Rosser Mosman 5/33 2002-03 Aaron Hildred Northern District 5/71 2004-05 Andrew Harrison Penrith 5/36 2002-03 Aaron Hildred Blacktown 5/17 2004-05 Andrew Harrison Blacktown 5/54 2003-04 Darren McCoy St George 5/42 SECOND GRADE 2003-04 Neil Saker Fairfield Liverpool 5/33 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES 2004-05 Chris Singh Sydney University 7/24 2001-02 Scott Obey University of NSW 5/47 2004-05 Chris Singh Sydney University 6/39 2001-02 Scott Obey Parramatta 7/68 2004-05 Grant Rimmer Hawkesbury 5/28 2001-02 Andrew Harrison Northern District 5/29 2004-05 Barry Spencer Gordon 5/57 2001-02 Andrew Harrison North Sydney 5/51 2004-05 Darren McCoy Northern District 5/61 2001-02 Melvin Singh Campbelltown 6/74 FIFTH GRADE 2001-02 Melvin Singh Fairfield - Liverpool 5/76 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE 2002-03 Peter Bayley Western Suburbs 5/31 2001-02 Steve Bright UTS Balmain 6/18 2002-03 Rodney Stafford Eastern Suburbs 6/84 2001-02 Aaron Hildred Campbelltown 5/19 2002-03 Matthew Barnes Gordon 7/88 2002-03 Steve Bright Manly Warringah 6/43 2003-04 Peter Bayley Eastern Suburbs 6/41 2002-03 David Bourke Gordon 5/21 2003-04 Peter Devlin Hawkesbury 6/69 2003-04 Steve Bright Campbelltown 5/35 2004-05 Nigil Singh Mosman 5/23 2003-04 Simon McKenzie Bankstown 8/34 2004-05 Melvin Singh Sydney University 5/103 2003-04 Steve Bidwell-Brown Eastern Suburbs 6/48 2004-05 Rodney Stafford Blacktown 6/69 2003-04 Grant Rimmer Gordon 5/52 2004-05 Rodney Stafford Northern District 6/71 2003-04 Chris Singh Penrith 5/43 2004-05 Rodney Stafford Northern District 5/32 2004-05 Denis Hinds Campbelltown 5/15 2004-05 Peter Bayley Bankstown 6/29 2004-05 John Tierney Blacktown 5/31 2004-05 Peter Bayley Fairfield 5/45 2004-05 Simon McKenzie Gordon 5/53 2004-05 James Byrne Mosman 7/20 POIDEVIN GRAY THIRD GRADE SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES 2004-05 Usman Khawaja UTS Balmain 5/57 2001-02 Nigil Singh Penrith 6/49 AW GREEN SHIELD 2001-02 Kallin Davies UTS Balmain 5/70 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE 2001-02 Dean White North Sydney 6/49 2001-02 Shahzad Ali Eastern Suburbs 5/25 2002-03 Chris Singh Mosman 5/53 2002-03 Usman Khawaja Sydney University 5/37 2002-03 Chris Singh Eastern Suburbs 5/55 2002-03 Usman Khawaja Fairfield 5/36 2002-03 Nigil Singh Western Suburbs 6/35 2004-05 Peter Alevizos UTS Balmain 5/34 2002-03 Melvin Singh North Sydney 6/58 2002-03 Kallin Davies Blacktown 5/13
101 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: PERFORMANCE RECORDS BATTING - CENTURIES 5 WICKETS IN AN INNINGS SIXTH GRADE SIXTH GRADE SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE 2001-02 Peter Johnson Gordon 165 2001-02 Ben Ezekiel Eastern Suburbs 5/22 2001-02 Peter Johnson South Sydney 107 2003-04 Cooper Devine University of NSW 6/29 2002-03 Matthew Hilder UTS Balmain 103 2003-04 Denesh Hewa-Gamage Blacktown 5/73 2002-03 Alan D'Arcy Maccabi 107 2003-04 Paul Varughese Gordon 5/24 2002-03 Alan Wright Eastern Suburbs 125 2004-05 Daniel Gardner South Sydney 5/31 2002-03 Alan Wright South Sydney 101 2004-05 Daniel Gardner South Sydney 5/26 2003-04 Jonathon Walsh Gordon 172 2004-05 Sean Porter University of NSW 5/42 2003-04 George Frazakis UTS Balmain 113 2004-05 Sean Brien Blacktown 5/53 2003-04 John Tierney Sydney University 104 2004-05 James Pryde North Sydney 6/80 2003-04 Paul Varughese Gordon 100 SEVENTH GRADE 2004-05 Paul Varughese UTS Balmain 112 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE 2004-05 Paul Varughese Penrith 121 2001-02 Jeremy Dwyer South Sydney 5/13 2004-05 Ben Chaplin RP Gold 111 2001-02 Nathan Boyd South Sydney 7/41 2004-05 Ben Chaplin UTS Balmain 153 2002-03 John Tierney George River 5/24 SEVENTH GRADE 2002-03 M Chandraskeharan Auburn 6/34 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2002-03 Gavin Dennett UTS Balmain (1) 5/21 2001-02 Paul Chapman Burwood 114 2002-03 David Fraser Maccabi 100* 2002-03 Steven Chakarovski Lindfield 101 2002-03 George Frazakis Georges River 135* 2002-03 George Frazakis Roseville Gordon 105 2002-03 George Frazakis UTS Balmain (1) 100* 2002-03 Barry Greenwood Macquarie University 102
BOWLING - HAT-TRICKS
SEASON GRADE BOWLER OPPOSITION DATE 2004-05 2nd Greg Hartshorne Bankstown 12-Mar-05 2004-05 4th Chris Singh Sydney University 30-Oct-04 2004-05 4th Chris Singh Sydney University 06-Nov-04 2001-02 5th Steve Bright Northern Districts 22-Dec-01 2001-02 AWG Shahzad Ali Eastern Suburbs 03-Jan-02 BOWLING - 10 OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH
SEASON GRADE BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES WKTS 2001-02 1st Adam Warren North Sydney 11/87 7/4 2002-03 1st Scott Obey North Sydney 10/93 6/4 2004-05 2nd Rodney Stafford Northern District 11/103 6/5 2001-02 3rd Dean White North Sydney 10/105 6/4 WICKETKEEPING - 6 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A INNINGS
SEASON GRADE WICKETKEEPER OPPOSITION DISMISSALS 2001-02 1st Daryl Parmenter Parramatta 7 5C/2S ` 2001-02 2nd David Mitchell Gordon 6 3C/3S 2001-02 2nd Paul Greentree North Sydney 6 5C/1S
WICKETKEEPING - 8 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A MATCH
SEASON GRADE WICKETKEEPER OPPOSITION DISMISSALS 2001-02 1st Daryl Parmenter North Sydney 8 3C/5C
PARTNERSHIPS OF 200 RUNS or MORE
RUNS WKT BATSMEN OPPOSITION GRADE SEASON 265 3rd Troy Brewster-David Townsend Blacktown 3rd 2002-03 214 2nd Usman Khawaja-Matthew Mott North Sydney 1st 2004-05
102 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: CAPPED PLAYERS No. PLAYER YEAR No. PLAYER YEAR 1 Paul Toole 2001-02 22 Chris Benjamin 2002-03 2 Daryl Parmenter 2001-02 23 Richard Phillips 2002-03 3 Ian Barter 2001-02 24 Jeff Hemming 2002-03 4 Richard CheeQuee 2001-02 25 Peter Bayley 2002-03 5 Graham Doig 2001-02 26 Matthew Banes 2002-03 6 Andrew Millican 2001-02 27 Glenn Farquharson 2003-04 7 Paul Staunton 2001-02 28 Tim Lloyd 2003-04 8 Grant Parmenter 2001-02 29 Nathan Rosser 2003-04 9 Adam Warren 2001-02 30 Jonathan Lewis 2003-04 10 Andrew Harrison 2001-02 31 Rodney Stafford 2003-04 11 James LeHuray 2001-02 32 Usman Khawaja 2003-04 12 Matthew Parker 2001-02 33 Geoff Hodgkinson 2003-04 13 John Moffatt 2001-02 34 Eddie Otto 2003-04 14 Brett Hunter 2001-02 35 Neil Cohen 2003-04 15 Scott Obey 2001-02 36 Aaron Hildred 2003-04 16 David Mitchell 2001-02 37 Matthew Mott 2004-05 17 Matt Cassar 2002-03 38 James Byrne 2004-05 18 Joseph Hill 2002-03 39 Paul Horton 2004-05 19 Simon Katich 2002-03 40 Nigil Singh 2004-05 20 Robert Smith 2002-03 41 Melvin Singh 2004-05 21 Darren Wotherspoon 2002-03 42 Matthew Taylor 2004-05
CLUB POSITION IN COMPETITION TABLE Year 1st 1st LO 2nd 3rd 4th 5th PG's AWG CC 2001-02 5th 3rd 17th 12th 5th 7th 15th 15th 7th 2002-03 7th 2nd 3rd 10th 1st 2nd 6th 19th 5th 2003-04 2nd 5th 13th 1st 5th 2nd 14th 16th 4th 2004-05 10th 4th 1st 5th 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd
PREMIERSHIPS SEASON GRADE CAPTAIN MANAGER CLUB COACH 2002-03 Fourth Grade Greg Hartshorne John Connell Peter Devlin 2003-04 Third Grade Greg Hartshorne John Connell Peter Devlin 2004-05 Second Grade Greg Hartshorne John Connell Peter Devlin
RANDWICK PETERSHAM: REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS AUSTRALIA 2003-05 Simon Katich Australia U19 2004-05 Usman Khawaja
AUSTRALIA - 1 Day 2003-05 Simon Katich NSW U19 2004-05 Usman Khawaja
NSW 2002-05 Simon Katich Comb. Green Shield 2002-03 Usman Khawaja Comb. Green Shield 2003-04 William Passas NSW - Captain 2002-05 Simon Katich 2004-05 Sean Gardner 2004-05 Peter Alevizos Australia "A" 2002-03 Simon Katich 2004-05 Mark Carroll
Aust "A" - Captain 2002-03 Simon Katich NSW Schoolboys 2003-04 Usman Khawaja 2004-05 Sean Gardner NSW 2ND XI 2001-02 Adam Warren
103 CLUB RECORDS OF FOUNDING CLUBS RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE
FIRST GRADE FIRST GRADE Highest Score Alan Turner 230no 1979-80 Highest Score Con Karantz 228no 1999-00 Most Runs Jack Chegwyn 939 1941-42 Most Runs Graeme Hughes 784 1983-84 Best Batting Average Rodney Davison 86.83 1984-85 Best Batting Average Graeme Hughes 84.80 1991-92 Most Wickets Scott Obey 65 1998-99 Most Wickets Dave Chardon 69 1983-84 Best Bowling Average Trevor Bennetts 9.14 1980-81 Best Bowling Average William Moffatt 11.00 1973-74 Most Dismissals Alan Campbell 58 1981-82 Most Dismissals Ray Phillips 39 1976-77 SECOND GRADE SECOND GRADE Highest Score Jim Noonan 244 1906-07 Highest Score Brian Riley 182no 1977-78 Most Runs Les Turner 943 1916-17 Most Runs David Baxter 741 1971-72 Best Batting Average Greg Doyle 129.00 1986-87 Best Batting Average Barry Holland 60.50 1969-70 Most Wickets Eric Voges 93 1943-44 Most Wickets Robert McLean 75 1966-67 Best Bowling Average Barry Corry 3.84 1954-55 Best Bowling Average Clem Baldwin 10.70 1955-56 Most Dismissals Barry Wood 33 1965-66 Most Dismissals John Millington 40 1974-75 THIRD GRADE THIRD GRADE Highest Score Gary Landow 220no 1934-35 Highest Score John Sherring 161 1951-52 Most Runs Alan Ward 634 1930-31 Most Runs Robert Pearce 677 1956-57 Best Batting Average Paul Toole 296.00 1992-93 Best Batting Average Colin Munford 65.85 1972-73 Most Wickets Eric Smith 81 1923-24 Most Wickets Barry Holland 70 1971-72 Best Bowling Average Les O'Brien 3.55 1932-33 Best Bowling Average Darren McCoy 7.50 1998-99 Most Dismissals Geoff Field 35 1976-77 Most Dismissals Shane Penson 39 1995-96 Most Dismissals Paul Foster 35 1987-88 FOURTH GRADE FOURTH GRADE Highest Score Les Wilson 199 1984-85 Highest Score Tim Levinson 159 1998-99 Most Runs Ray Dever 554 1959-60 Most Runs Graham Brown 586 1969-70 Best Batting Average Greg Doyle 202.00 1993-94 Best Batting Average Ross Hardy 69.00 1987-88 Most Wickets Peter Brennan 60 1968-69 Most Wickets Nick Sterrey 53 1973-74 Best Bowling Average John McCauley 6.04 1956-57 Best Bowling Average Shaun Murphy 4.80 1986-87 Most Dismissals Michael Meadows 40 1996-97 Most Dismissals Barry McDonald 30 1954-55 FIFTH GRADE FIFTH GRADE Highest Score Alex Williams 192 1991-92 Highest Score Tony Wright 171no 1995-96 Most Runs Geoff Hodgkinson 605 1994-95 Most Runs Todd Shipp 462 1995-96 Best Batting Average Paul Homann 159.00 1983-84 Best Batting Average Michael Harrison 44.70 1986-87 Most Wickets James Le Huray 66 1994-95 Most Wickets Steven Green 28 1995-96 Best Bowling Average James Le Huray 8.58 1994-95 Best Bowling Average David Kelly 10.90 1988-89 Most Dismissals David Mitchell 24 1997-98 Most Dismissals Alan Biddle 27 1992-93 Most Dismissals Rowan Brewster 27 1994-95 POIDEVIN GRAY POIDEVIN GRAY Highest Score Craig Wiseman 179 1993-94 Highest Score Ian Moran 163 1998-99 Most Runs Craig Wiseman 512 1993-94 Most Runs Jamie Bray 494 1993-94 Best Batting Average Malcolm Brown 139.00 1979-80 Best Batting Average Bob Simpson 236.00 1952-53 Most Wickets Keith Lee 38 1930-31 Most Wickets Colin Hollingsworth 29 1961-62 Best Bowling Average Darren Quint 6.28 1991-92 Best Bowling Average Pat Crawford 6.20 1952-53 Most Dismissals Richard Bennison 19 1988-89 Most Dismissals Martin Bedkober 23 1970-71 AW GREEN SHIELD AW GREEN SHIELD Highest Score John Letson 130no 1960-61 Highest Score David Carson 183 1991-92 Highest Score Mark Sundin 130 1985-86 Most Runs Martin Bedkober 645 1968-69 Most Runs Michael Watson 358 1991-92 Best Batting Average Bob Simpson 156.70 1951-52 Best Batting Average Robert Duff 73.25 1964-65 Most Wickets Russell Waugh 37 1957-58 Most Wickets Alan Heatley 37 1956-57 Best Bowling Average Jim Kazaglis 6.30 1995-96 Best Bowling Average Peter Barnes 6.60 1963-64 Most Dismissals Martin Bedkober 23 1968-69 Most Dismissals Keith Edwards 20 1960-61
104 CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS OF FOUNDING CLUBS PAST 20 SEASONS : 1ST GRADE BATTING
RANDWICK SEASON PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE P Clifford 615 A Turner 51.00 1981-82 P Taylor 444 G Hartshorne 27.70 P Clifford 766 D Knox 41.83 1982-83 B Riley 533 B D'Jura 61.40 G Mathew 594 P Clifford 72.62 1983-84 G Hughes 784 G Hughes 49.00 G Bensley 706 G Bensley 50.43 1984-85 G Hughes 636 B D'Jura 63.80 G Bensley 420 D Knox 54.86 1985-86 M Kelaher 404 N Anderson 40.40 R Banwell 392 P Devlin 41.50 1986-87 P Taylor 554 B D'Jura 45.50 G Doyle 500 A Millican 46.00 1987-88 B Patman 504 M Atkinson 30.50 P Devlin 349 R CheeQuee 30.70 1988-89 M Atkinson 410 M Atkinson 25.60 R CheeQuee 730 R CheeQuee 45.63 1989-90 G Hartshorne 608 G Hartshorne 55.90 A Millican 519 I Austin 33.21 1990-91 M Atkinson 562 G Hughes 40.00 R CheeQuee 549 R CheeQuee 39.21 1991-92 G Hughes 424 G Hughes 84.80 R Davison 703 R Davison 58.58 1992-93 J Bray 476 G Hughes 73.20 M Haywood 798 R Davison 81.56 1993-94 J Bray 619 G Cunningham 61.20 R Davison 521 R Davison 86.83 1994-95 G Cunningham 783 G Cunningham 46.10 R CheeQuee 526 R CheeQuee 65.70 1995-96 G Cunningham 500 P Stepto 34.20 R CheeQuee 663 R CheeQuee 47.30 1996-97 S Moran 433 T Crosland 34.30 R CheeQuee 621 A Millican 39.23 1997-98 G Cunningham 597 D Arnold 41.70 R CheeQuee 757 R CheeQuee 36.05 1998-99 D Fulton 541 D Fulton 31.80 P Toole 563 A Millican 35.77 1999-00 D Fulton 661 C Karantz 44.00 R CheeQuee 601 O Hodges 36.20 2000-01 G Doig 463 D Smith 30.30 BOWLING RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE E Gordon 51 E Gordon 9.82 1981-82 D Chardon 34 J Sullivan 18.40 T Jay 46 T Jay 13.13 1982-83 W Mulherin 64 D Chardon 16.40 G Bensley 53 G Bensley 12.39 1983-84 D Chardon 69 D Chardon 16.00 T Jay 47 T Jay 16.79 1984-85 D Chardon 33 D Chardon 24.80 T Jay 39 T Jay 16.95 1985-86 M Appleton 22 M Appleton 20.60 T Jay 39 M Whitney 18.76 1986-87 D Chardon 23 M Appleton 21.90 T Jay 27 M Whitney 17.35 1987-88 D Chardon 44 D Chardon/B Patman 19.10 N Javed 38 P Devlin 16.92 1988-89 A Meakin 28 A Meakin 19.80 T Jay 36 M Whitney 16.11 1989-90 W Mulherin 33 J Bain 21.60 T Jay 39 I Austin 16.97 1990-91 W Mulherin 43 W Mulherin 20.80 D Somerville 31 M Whitney 21.00 1991-92 W Mulherin 48 W Mulherin 17.60 P March 36 G Bensley 17.80 1992-93 G McFadden 27 M Cassar 18.30 G Parmenter 29 P Fitzgerald 19.26 1993-94 W Mulherin 38 M Cassar 20.90 A Stuart 39 A Stuart 17.67 1994-95 W Mulherin 42 D Capel 17.80 G Parmenter 34 A Stuart 17.00 1995-96 A Graham 39 R Aitken 19.40 A Downton 43 A Downton 16.07 1996-97 D Wright 48 D Wright 15.60 G Parmenter 43 J Lehuray 19.44 1997-98 M Burton 28 M Burton 25.70 S Obey 65 S Obey 11.11 1998-99 G Farquharson 41 G Farquharson 18.10 J Lehuray 43 J Lehuray 17.95 1999-00 M Cassar 37 M Cassar 20.50 A Warren 34 J Lehuray 18.67 2000-01 R Smith 33 G Doig 18.60
105 CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS OF FOUNDING CLUBS PAST 20 SEASONS : 2ND GRADE BATTING
RANDWICK SEASON PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE S Devlin 333 D Knox 30.57 1981-82 B Sharp 402 B Riley 39.57 A Wright 336 D Knox 35.33 1982-83 S Sullivan 481 S Sullivan 34.30 S Devlin 439 S Hunt 37.11 1983-84 C Sullivan 421 C Sullivan 30.00 R Banwell 497 G Arms 54.66 1984-85 S Irwin 429 C Sullivan 39.30 A Millican 440 A Millican 48.89 1985-86 S Sullivan 515 C Horner 45.00 M CheeQuee 408 G Doyle 129.00 1986-87 H Templeman 497 D Skuthorpe 39.30 M CheeQuee 423 N Herps 63.00 1987-88 D Buchanan 412 B Pozuelo 36.80 M CheeQuee 489 M CheeQuee 48.90 1988-89 S Irwin 489 S Irwin 34.90 G Whitaker 305 D Barclay 37.43 1989-90 D Skuthorpe 374 D Gainsford 38.50 T Greenberg 378 R Banwell 52.25 1990-91 D Skuthorpe 489 J Affleck 56.50 G Davison 565 G Davison 80.71 1991-92 P Clarke 406 P Clarke 40.60 G Davison 510 T Greenberg 54.22 1992-93 P McGee 403 C Eckersley 30.30 R Banwell 571 D Barclay 80.14 1993-94 C Eckersley 459 G Cunningham 49.00 A Harris 576 J Quint 69.40 1994-95 D Townsend 388 P Clarke 45.80 C Mongan 350 D Quint 105.60 1995-96 D Kelly 408 J Aitken 53.20 K Geyer 335 S Zantides 52.83 1996-97 I Moran 463 I Moran 36.10 C Chapman 478 O Hodges 35.60 1997-98 P Staunton 381 J Kelly 35.20 S Zantides 330 S Carpenter 53.50 1998-99 D Smith 494 K Lawrence 44.20 S Zantides 335 D Barclay 75.67 1999-00 J Moffatt 341 J Moffatt 42.70 M Parker 585 D Mitchell 64.33 2000-01 T Crosland 311 T Crosland 44.40 BOWLING RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE G Anderson 21 D Ledwidge 17 1981-82 B Timbrell 37 B Timbrell 14.40 G Anderson 35 R Banwell 18.19 1982-83 P Rolls 27 P Bishell 14.60 M Preddey 31 C Pentecost 14.04 1983-84 P Rolls 35 M England 17.50 C Pentecost 34 C Pentecost 18.2 1984-85 J Gilligan 30 R Buchanan 17.20 W Heathcote 29 G Anderson 10.54 1985-86 B Timbrell 27 B Timbrell 19.10 A Ackerman 31 D Barclay 16.09 1986-87 K McKenna 36 K McKenna 20.20 D Hinds 18 D Hinds 17.11 1987-88 D Gibson 20 D Gibson 16.30 A Ackerman 23 P Fitzgerald 11.72 1988-89 G Duffield 19 C Horner 20.90 R Anderson 24 R Anderson 14.33 1989-90 D Gibson 25 D Gibson 16.60 D Hooper 37 P Homann 20.75 1990-91 M Whitby 38 W Pepper 12.40 D Carroll 24 D Carroll 16.92 1991-92 A Meakin 21 A Meakin 16.80 G Whitaker 28 M Sundin 20.00 1992-93 D White 31 G Mason 18.30 P Devlin 23 P Fitzgerald 17.26 1993-94 A Graham 17 A Graham 27.00 P Devlin 26 A Warren 16.35 1994-95 G McFadden 12 D Wright 19.30 L Murphy 28 L Murphy 22.96 1995-96 A Harrison 22 D Wright 20.90 S Obey 30 S Obey 18.2 1996-97 M Burton 31 R Aitken 15.80 M Barnes 33 M Barnes 13.6 1997-98 P Staunton 23 K Qayyam 24.90 M Barnes 26 A Moseley 17.77 1998-99 S Aamir 28 S Aamir 18.30 M Barnes 34 M Barnes 16.59 1999-00 D White 30 S Greenburg 17.10 G Blake 29 G Blake 20.62 2000-01 D White 18 D Bourke 15.10
106 CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS OF FOUNDING CLUBS PAST 20 SEASONS : 3RD GRADE BATTING
RANDWICK SEASON PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE R Duff 297 S Hughes 29.37 1981-82 M Bourke 367 P Rolls 26.00 R Davies 381 P Wright 64.33 1982-83 P Johnston 428 D Skuthorpe 25.80 R Duff 419 G Gordon 57.67 1983-84 I Maroya 315 K McKenna 25.80 N Zografakis 559 N Zografakis 55.90 1984-85 S Hookey 604 S Hookey 40.30 D Barclay 247 D Barclay 35.29 1985-86 P Hegarty 277 S Quaken 24.70 S Devlin 307 N Zografakis 49.75 1986-87 P Hegarty 360 P Hegarty 32.70 C Jones 463 C Jones 28.94 1987-88 I Blue 411 I Blue 41.10 D Paduch 290 D Paduch 48.33 1988-89 P Toner 285 K McKenna 25.00 A Wright 284 R Montedoro 35.40 1989-90 P Toner 510 P Toner 36.40 R Montedoro 352 J Ramsey 43.50 1990-91 J Nazar 284 C Story 33.30 G Doyle 438 B Young 66.50 1991-92 C Eckersley 302 D Bradstock 29.40 S Cohen 374 P Toole 296.00 1992-93 D Chardon 314 D Chardon 31.40 R Montedoro 331 M Sundin 44.20 1993-94 D Chardon 194 D Cremin 30.00 I Barter 296 D Barclay 97.50 1994-95 C Manning 274 C Manning 27.40 C Mongan 411 C Mongan 82.20 1995-96 M Burton 296 M Burton 32.90 P O'Connell 359 D Barclay 88.00 1996-97 R Brewster 267 R Brewster 26.70 M Parker 433 A Moseley 36.30 1997-98 D Smith 294 D Najdek 51.20 J McLoughlin 342 G Hodgkinson 52.01 1998-99 N Ludgate 190 G Burt 23.30 S Geyer 345 E Irwin 61.33 1999-00 S Marsh 171 G Burt/ R Brewster 20.30 J Holt 172 A Moseley 46.33 2000-01 M Anderson 219 M Anderson 27.40 BOWLING RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE P Ledwidge 23 C Pentecost 17.00 1981-82 J Soames 32 S Sullivan 8.80 G Parker 24 G Parker 18.19 1982-83 W Brown 39 W Brown 15.80 P Ingle 30 C Pentecost 14.04 1983-84 J Gilligan 17 J Gilligan 22.70 W Heathcote 67 C York 18.20 1984-85 G Wilkin 34 G Wilkin 16.30 A Ackerman 40 W Martin 10.54 1985-86 D Bransdon 26 K McKenna 13.40 G Whitaker 20 D Creagh 16.09 1986-87 D Gibson 24 S Murphy 22.90 D Carroll 43 I Brown 17.11 1987-88 G Duffield 29 D Gibson 15.10 D Hinds 29 D Hinds 11.72 1988-89 I Fowler 19 D Gainsford 15.40 I Brown 33 I Brown 14.33 1989-90 G Duffield 23 W Pepper 17.50 P Fitzgerald 57 P Fitzgerald 20.75 1990-91 D Gainsford 15 R Buchanan 12.10 P Fitzgerald 48 P Fitzgerald 16.92 1991-92 C Feltham 16 C Feltham 21.20 P Fitzgerald 42 P Fitzgerald 20.00 1992-93 D Chardon 22 P Rolls 18.20 A Downton 22 D Lawrence 17.26 1993-94 D Rojo 15 D Rojo 16.10 B Barber 29 B Barber 16.35 1994-95 D Rojo 23 D Buckmaster 12.00 D Hinds 39 S Obey 22.96 1995-96 W Mulherin 40 D White 15.30 R Banwell 31 M Sundin 18.20 1996-97 W Mulherin 38 A Clements 12.80 A Hildred 36 A Hildred 13.60 1997-98 D McCoy 29 D McCoy 13.40 D Hinds 31 D Hinds 17.77 1998-99 R Harris 21 D McCoy 7.50 A Hildred 19 M Sundin 16.59 1999-00 B Croker 24 D McCoy 14.70 A Bailey 17 A Bailey 20.62 2000-01 P Bayley 17 E Otto 20.50
107 CLUB RECORDS AND STATISTICS OF FOUNDING CLUBS PAST 20 SEASONS : 4TH GRADE BATTING
RANDWICK SEASON PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE G Gordon 389 G Gordon 48.63 1981-82 C Sullivan 399 C Sullivan 28.50 D Kenny 345 R Banwell 168.00 1982-83 R Oberman 375 C Storey 20.90 B Jones 286 B Jones 35.75 1983-84 G Wilkin 378 G Wilkin 27.00 G Inger 275 L Wilson 44.00 1984-85 D Thomas 387 D Thomas 25.80 A Birimac 260 S Devlin 43.00 1985-86 P Bain 349 P Bain 34.90 C Jones 329 C Jones 47.00 1986-87 S Dawle 259 N Sterry 43.00 R Montedoro 297 R Regan 88.00 1987-88 D Heather 425 R Hardy 69.00 R Charlton 346 R Charlton 49.43 1988-89 D Wood 143 C Storey 34.80 M Sundin 304 T Greenberg 53.66 1989-90 D Meakin 216 D Meakin 43.20 C Jones 395 B Young 80.00 1990-91 D Sue 458 M Cassar 51.60 P Platus 459 P Platus 51.00 1991-92 R Hanzek 189 J Sutton 22.00 A Williams 527 M Whitmee 61.83 1992-93 D Wright 366 R Hanzek 32.10 G McElroy 382 G Doyle 202.00 1993-94 C Story 313 C Storey 28.50 S Cohen 364 S Cohen 91.00 1994-95 A Wright 241 B Harris 29.90 M Parker 453 P Richardson 56.70 1995-96 T Brewster 301 T Brewster 37.60 M Parker 463 C Chapman 63.60 1996-97 S Penrose 282 B Harris 29.40 S Howes 527 S Howes 35.13 1997-98 S McCabe 182 D Mathie 22.00 R Banwell 287 R Stafford 38.17 1998-99 R Bushell/ D Buckley 205 R Bushell 22.80 S Howes 187 T Reilly 42.25 1999-00 D Skuthorpe 173 N Ludgate 22.30 S Clarke 220 N Ross 52.50 2000-01 D Townsend 438 P Greentree 33.50 BOWLING RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE G Eastick 25 E Fletcher 10.92 1981-82 W Brown 41 W Brown 10.20 A Ackerman 34 J Lupton 8.38 1982-83 P Hilder 28 J Gilligan 25.00 W Heathcote 29 W Heathcote 11.62 1983-84 G Wilkin 22 T Panecasio 14.70 J Lupton 24 P Gale 14.00 1984-85 B Pat 35 M Mathews 19.90 S Pal 24 P Gale 14.06 1985-86 B Thompson 17 B Thompson 13.10 J Lupton 12 S Pal 19.54 1986-87 T McMahon 26 S Murphy 1.80 D Hooper 40 I Brown 12.56 1987-88 C Jackson 18 D McCoy 12.50 W Heathcote 29 R Yamine 13.65 1988-89 G McFadden 14 D Gainsford 13.40 R Withers 25 R Withers 13.04 1989-90 K McKenna 26 G McFadden 28.30 D Hinds 45 D Hinds 14.89 1990-91 K McKenna 23 K McKenna 13.50 M Dart 31 D Hinds 13.21 1991-92 D Harrison 22 D Harrison 11.90 D Hinds 21 D Hinds 17.81 1992-93 D Wright 15 R Hanzek 16.60 D Hinds 29 I Brown 14.73 1993-94 D Rojo/ B Lampier 15 D Rojo 22.50 P Richardson 21 S Obey 10.73 1994-95 B Lampier 17 M Chatto 20.90 R Montedoro 34 S Obey 13.50 1995-96 A Meakin 15 R Mear 21.40 D Hinds 44 A Hildred 9.70 1996-97 S Penrose 35 S Penrose 11.90 M Singh 24 M Singh 14.42 1997-98 P Buckley 24 T Payne 19.00 D Willis 26 A Myers 13.79 1998-99 B Croker 12 B Croker 15.80 G Rimmer 289 G Rimmer 12.82 1999-00 A Marsh 15 J Kalagzis 9.10 D Hinds 21 S Sampson 14.74 2000-01 A Marsh 24 A Harrison 6.40
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RANDWICK SEASON PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE N Zografakis 344 D Downing 52.00 1981-82 no team no team B Jones 304 R Scott 44.00 1982-83 no team no team A Birimac 251 P Homann 159.00 1983-84 no team no team P Wright 602 P Smith 43.66 1984-85 no team no team P Homann 291 A Harris 63.50 1985-86 B Pat 289 B Pat 32.10 S Condon 405 P Foster 43.55 1986-87 M Harrison 268 M Harrison 44.70 A Russell 230 P Smith 30.67 1987-88 D Wood 250 D Wood 25.00 O Hodges 338 D Hodges 37.55 1988-89 B Pearce 115 D Redden 28.70 O Hodges 212 A Duffy 44.75 1989-90 J Bray 162 D Harrison 34.60 C York 585 C York 58.50 1990-91 C Eckersley 402 P Geftakis 44.30 A Williams 529 A Williams 75.57 1991-92 G Flint 260 D McClatchley 25.80 D Cashin 261 A Duffy 54.00 1992-93 C Halliday 215 C Halliday 43.00 M Parker 404 D Cashin 46.50 1993-94 J Crain 191 B Harris 31.00 G Hodgkinson 605 G Hodgkinson 75.63 1994-95 A Staunton 228 A Staunton 22.70 T Jay 341 M Parker 40.40 1995-96 T Shipp 462 T Wright 36.90 S Blacker 403 R Betteridge 85.00 1996-97 D Smith 249 D Marsh 29.70 P Lyons 327 A Bridge 24.42 1997-98 P McKenna 449 P McKenna 26.40 T Griffiths 262 T Griffiths 23.82 1998-99 A Sciascia 228 M Robinson 32.60 J Boyle 395 J Boyle 49.38 1999-00 P McKenna 107 P McKenna 26.30 F Heaton 238 S Clarke 69.00 2000-01 M Masters 322 M Masters 32.20 BOWLING RANDWICK PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE G Thompson / R Ingle 18 G Owen 16.00 1981-82 no team no team G Owen 23 P Homann 9.07 1982-83 no team no team G Koufis 33 P Gale 15.35 1983-84 no team no team S Pal 35 G Koufis 11.04 1984-85 no team no team D Simpson 34 S McInnes 11.88 1985-86 R Roberts 21 D McClatchley 13.10 C York 27 D Carroll 10.90 1986-87 J Stone 16 R Hardy 17.70 G Owen / M Griffith 26 G Owen 9.92 1987-88 J Stone 18 D Parker 16.00 R Withers 29 M Griffith 11.86 1988-89 N Sterry 14 D Kelly 10.90 J LeHuray 15 J LeHuray 16.67 1989-90 D Harrison 18 A Chinnery 10.90 A Ramsay 29 A Ramsay 11.00 1990-91 J Helm 24 G Stafford 14.20 A Warren 33 P Barnes 8.93 1991-92 S Stone 15 T Dein 22.20 D Willis 20 W Tilley 11.60 1992-93 A Harrison 26 S Penrose 12.10 D Hooper 22 L Morris 15.89. 1993-94 C Staunton 20 C Staunton 19.40 J LeHuray 66 J LeHuray 8.58 1994-95 S Green 19 P Buckley 17.30 T Jay 38 T Jay 10.00 1995-96 S Green 28 S Green 13.90 K Staples 25 T Jay 8.47 1996-97 A Marsh 17 S McCabe 18.00 R Stafford 41 R Stafford 14.51 1997-98 G Joyce 20 G Joyce 19.30 G Rimmer 37 S Bright 10.40 1998-99 M Milosavljevic 25 S Marsh 12.50 M Devlin 20 N Singh 11.27 1999-00 C Staunton 16 G Greenburg 17.10 C Kruit 28 C Kruit 10.21 2000-01 C Johnston 13 B Murphy 11.50
109 REPRESENTATIVE RECORDS OF FOUNDING CLUBS TEST CRICKET - RANDWICK Test Test Years Years Name Cap Tests Name Cap Tests Played Played No. No. Geoff Davies 12th Man 1 1968-69 John Dyson 289 30 1977-85 John Benaud 261 3 1972-73 Michael Whitney 313 12 1981-94 Alan Turner 273 14 1975-77 TEST CRICKET - PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE Test Test Years Years Name Cap Tests Name Cap Tests Played Played No. No. Sidney Emery 102 4 1911-12 P Ernie Toshack 170 12 1945-48 M Johnny Taylor 112 20 1920-26 P Ron Saggers 182 6 1948-50 M Tommy Andrews 115 16 1921-26 P Jack Moroney 183 7 1949-52 M Bill Brown 150 22 1934-48 M Pat Crawford 202 4 1955-56 Sid Barnes 163 13 1938-46 P Johnny Martin 216 8 1960-67 Note: Petersham Marrickville since 1951/52. P = Petersham, M = Marrickville ONE DAY INTERNATIONALS - RANDWICK ODI ODI Years Years Name Cap ODI's Name Cap ODI's Played Played No. No. Alan Turner 30 6 1975-76 Michael Whitney 77 38 1982-93 John Dyson 60 29 1980-83 Anthony Stuart 131 3 1996-97 NSW LIMITED OVERS - RANDWICK Name Debut Year Name Debut Year John Dyson 1979-80 Martin Haywood 1993-94 Gary Bensley 1981-82 Richard CheeQuee 1993-94 Evan Gordon 1981-82 Rodney Davison 1993-94 Michael Whitney 1981-82 Anthony Stuart 1995-96 Peter Clifford 1983-84 NSW 1ST CLASS CRICKET - RANDWICK NSW First NSW First Name Cap Played at Name Cap Played at No. Club No. Club Claude Achurch 315 1921-22 Geoff Davies 532 1964-65 Norbert Phillips 324 1922-23 Alan Turner 548 1968-69 Hunter Hendry 289 1923-24 John Benaud 537 1969-70 Ray McNamee 349 1926-28 Ron Crippin 556 1970-71 Jack Carter 366 1928-29 John Dyson 573 1977-78 Alex Marks 374 1928-29 Michael Whitney 595 1980-81 Greg Ryan 408 1934-35 Evan Gordon 600 1981-82 Max Ward 420 1936-37 Gary Bensley 606 1983-84 Bede McCauley 425 1937-38 Peter Clifford 610 1983-84 Bill Beath 460 1946-47 Richard CheeQuee 646 1992-93 George Powell 450 1946-47 Rodney Davison 647 1993-94 Len Livingston 449 1946-47 Martin Haywood 641 1993-94 Bill Donaldson 452 1948-49 Anthony Stuart 657 1994-95 Ernie Toshack 455 1949-50
110 REPRESENTATIVE RECORDS OF FOUNDING CLUBS NSW 1ST CLASSTEST CRICKET CRICKET - PETERSHAM - RANDWICK MARRICKVILLE NSW First NSW First Name Cap Played at Name Cap Played at No. Club No. Club John Scott 236 1908-09 P James Murphy 430 1938-39 M Sidney Emery 237 1908-09 P Francis Gilmore 433 1938-39 M Andrew Farnsworth 239 1908-09 P Cyril Solomon 390 1938-39 M George Harvey 242 1909-10 P Ron Saggers 438 1939-40 M Tommy Andrews 271 1912-13 P Arthur Roper 435 1939-40 P Cecil McKew 260 1912-13 P Ken Grieves 458 1945-46 P Johnny Taylor 280 1914-15 P Ernie Toshack 455 1945-46 M Edward Adams 300 1919-20 P Jack Moroney 453 1946-47 M Charles Everett 317 1921-22 P Fred Johnston 465 1948-49 M Albert Scanes 318 1921-22 P Robert Madden 478 1949-50 P Bernard Russell 313 1921-22 M Robert Simpson 488 1952-53 Robert Osborne 331 1924-25 M Clive Johnston 475 1952-53 Ernest Tweeddale 340 1925-26 M Pat Crawford 495 1954-55 Leslie Campbell 342 1925-26 P Johnny Martin 501 1956-57 Dudley Seddon 350 1926-27 P Bruce Livingston 500 1956-57 Harry Steele 351 1926-27 M Russell Waugh 518 1960-61 Gordon Amos 346 1926-27 M Peter Anderson 534 1966-67 Norman Morris 370 1928-29 P Colin Blackman 538 1966-67 Bill Brown 393 1932-33 M David Chardon 574 1975-76 Frank Easton 400 1933-34 P Graeme Hughes 575 1975-76 Sid Barnes 422 1936-37 P Peter Maloney 581 1976-77 Leslie O'Brien 423 1937-38 M Wayne Mulherin 609 1983-84 Cec Pepper 431 1938-39 P Note: Petersham Marrickville since 1951/52. P = Petersham, M = Marrickville NSW COLTS - RANDWICK Name Debut Year Name Debut Year B Smith 1928-29 Peter Clifford 1979-80 Jack Carter 1928-29 Gary Bensley 1979-80 Bede McCauley 1934-35 Evan Gordon 1981-82 John Bolster 1964-65 Richard CheeQuee 1991-92 Geoff Davies 1965-66 Darren Quint 1991-92 Ron Crippin 1969-70 Andrew Downton 1997-98 Trevor Jay 1972-73 NSW COLTS - PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Albert Scanes 1920-21 P Colin Hollingsworth 1963-64 Edward Adams 1920-21 P David Martin 1964-65 Allen Thatcher 1920-21 P David Martin 1964-65 J Yeates 1934-35 P David Chardon 1971-72 Leslie O'Brien 1934-35 M Bill Anderson 1972-73 Ron Saggers 1937-38 M Brian Riley 1973-74 Arthur Roper 1938-39 P Graeme Hughes 1974-75 Robert Madden 1948-49 P Ray Rhillips 1976-77 Ronald Briggs 1948-49 M Greg Hartshorne 1976-77 Noel Hughes 1951-52 Mark Atkinson 1987-88 Johnny Martin 1953-54 Jamie Bray 1992-93 Richard Tovey 1953-54 Matthew Whitby 1992-93 Pat Crawford 1954-55 Matthew Cassar 1993-94 Russell Waugh 1960-61 Corey Pearson 1993-94 Arthur Elvy 1962-63 Graham Cunningham 1994-95
111 REPRESENTATIVE RECORDS OF FOUNDING CLUBS TESTNSW CRICKET 2ND X1 - -RANDWICK RANDWICK Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Alex Marks 1929-30 Gary Bensley 1984-85 Bede McCauley 1933-34 Richard CheeQuee 1991-92 Greg Ryan 1937-38 Rodney Davison 1992-93 Charles McLaughlin 1939-40 Martin Hayward 1993-94 Len Livingston 1947-48 Anthony Stuart 1994-95 Bill Beath 1948-49 Grant Parmenter 1994-95 George Powell 1954-55 Andrew Downton 1998-99 Alan Campbell 1983-84 NSW 2ND X1 - PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Allen Thatcher 1923-24 M Jack Moroney 1946-47 M Bernard Russell 1923-24 M Clive Johnston 1947-48 P Robert Osborne 1924-25 M W Yeates 1947-48 P Dudley Seddon 1925-26 P Ronald Briggs 1948-49 M Gordon Amos 1926-27 M Clive Johnston 1956-57 Harry Steele 1927-28 M Bruce Livingston 1956-57 A J Cleary 1928-29 M Greg Hartshorne 1976-77 J C Armstrong 1935-36 M Brett Patman 1987-88 Ron Saggers 1938-39 M Mark Atkinson 1989-90 Charles Price 1938-39 M NSW UNDER 19 - RANDWICK Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Andrew Ledger 1980-81 Richard CheeQuee 1989-90 David Knox 1980-81 Heath Muller 1992-93 Craig Pentecost 1988-89 Andrew Downton 1994-95 Andrew Millican 1985-86 NSW UNDER 19 - PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Bronco D'Jura 1981-82 Matthew Whitby 1991-92 John Rose 1981-82 Jamie Bray 1991-92 Michael Herbert 1981-82 Graham Cunningham 1993-94 Mark England 1982-83 Craig Eckersley 1994-95 Mark Atkinson 1987-88 Daniel Smith 1999-00 Corey Pearson 1990-91 AUST UNDER 19 - RANDWICK Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Andrew Ledger 1980-81 David Knox 1980-81 AUST UNDER 19 - PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE Name Debut Year Name Debut Year Bronco D'Jura 1981-82 Jamie Bray 1991-92 Mark England 1982-83
112 PREMIERSHIPS OF FOUNDING CLUBS
PETERSHAM 1899 – 1951 MARRICKVILLE 1921 - 19511 1st Grade 1917-18 1st Grade 1943-44 2nd Grade 1905/06; 1924/25; 1926/27; 1932/33 2nd Grade 1922-23 3rd Grade 1917/18; 1925/26; 1944/45 3rd Grade 1923/24; 1931/32 4th Grade Nil 4th Grade 1936/37 Club Champion 1924/25 Club Champion 1922/23
PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE 1951 – 2001 1st Grade 1954/55; 1955/56; 1961/62; 1974/75 2nd Grade Nil 3rd Grade 1951/52; 1963/64; 1968/69; 1976/77; 1981/82 4th Grade 1951/52; 1979/80; 1981/82 5th Grade 1951/52; 1968/69 Club Champion 1951/52; 1968/69
RANDWICK 1900 – 2001 1st Grade 1930/31; 1937/38; 1951/52; 1977/78; 1979/80; 1981/82; 1983/84 2nd Grade 1930/31; 1933/34; 1942/43; 1978/79 3rd Grade 1913/14; 1930/31; 1932/33; 1933/34; 1935/36; 1936/37; 1942/43; 1943/44; 1979/80; 1984/85; 1990/91; 1992/93; 1995/96 4th Grade 1955/56; 1957/58; 1977/78; 1978/79; 1992/93; 1995/96; 1997/98 5th Grade 1984/85; 1985/86; 1990/91; 1997/98 Club Champion 1930/31; 1932/33; 1933/34; 1935/36; 1944/45; 1977/78; 1991/92; 1992/93
DECEASED LIFE MEMBERS
The deceased Life Members of the founding clubs are recorded here as a tribute to their contribution to Randwick Petersham, through their involvement with the Randwick and Petersham Marrickville clubs.
Their memory will always remain.
DECEASED RANDWICK LIFE MEMBERS (The year represents when Life Membership was awarded) 1905 - Isaac Earnshaw 1946 - Frank Merchant 1967 - Bill Beath 1912 - Percival Beveridge 1947 - Alex Marks 1967 - Frederick Snell 1912 - Sydney Brown 1952 - Walter Byrne 1970 - William Ellison 1924 - Henry Parker 1952 - Jack Chegwyn MBE 1973 - Walter Dowd 1931 - Oswald Taylor 1961 - David Sherwood
DECEASED PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE LIFE MEMBERS (The year represents when Life Membership was awarded) 1916 - E A Tyler 1935 - W Henson 1951 - Ernest Russell 1917 - Sydney Smith 1936 - F Banfield 1959 - Sidney Bain 1921 - U Mallett 1936 - E O Tyler 1959 - John Ross 1924 –Thomas Andrews 1940 - Dudley Seddon 1965 - Clive Johnston 1925 - Horace Russell 1948 - Cyril Graham 1966 - Russell Toogood 1931 - Sidney Emery 1949 - Arthur Gee 1972 - John Martin 1931 - D Veron 1949 - Algy Wright 1991 - Stuart Gardner 1935 - R Crane 1951 - Bert Bicknell
DECEASED RANDWICK PETERSHAM LIFE MEMBERS (The year represents when Life Membership was awarded) 1950 - Stroy Donnan (2002) 1982 - Philip Tresidder (2003) 1965 - Alf Debnam (2004)
113 We never ever will forget This game we’re gonna play Our Winnin’ Will ‘n Spirit That got us here t’day
We never ever will forget This Dressin’ Room ‘n stuff How gutsy Mate we’re feelin’ And when we’re paddin’ up
Or runnin’ in t’ bowl bowl at ‘em Or chasin’ in the field Lookin’ round this Cricket Ground How bloody great we feel
Randy Petes t’ gether Balls ‘n All All fight no fear Ticker’s never slippin’ Tough grind that got us here
We never ever will forget This Cricket Game t’ play And – That fire that’s deep burnin’ Don’t let it slip away !
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PRESIDENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CEO 2001-05 Michael Whitney 2001-02 Laurie Heil 2001-02 Ray Stafford 2002-05 Ray Stafford 2002-03 Tony Parker 2003-05 Tony Martin
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER ASST. FIN. CONTROLLER ASST. FIN. CONTROLLER 2001-03 Stephen Devlin 2001-02 Alan Wright 2003-04 Tony Parker 2003-05 Bernie Dagg 2002-03 Bernie Dagg 2004-05 David Holland
NSWCA DELEGATE SCA DELEGATE SCA DELEGATE 2001-05 Peter Wright 2001-05 Peter Wright 2001-02 Chris Sullivan 2003-05 Ray Stafford 2002-03 Greg Hartshorne
COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2001-05 Wayne Mulherin 2001-05 David Townsend 2001-02 Dean White 2001-05 Greg Hartshorne 2002-05 Alan Wright 2001-02 David Skuthorpe 2001-05 Chris Sullivan
CLUB COACH CLUB CAPTAIN FIRST GRADE CAPTAIN 2001-05 Peter Devlin 2001-05 Andrew Millican 2001-04 Paul Toole 2004-05 Matthew Mott
PAST OFFICIALS OF FOUNDING CLUBS (PAST 50 SEASONS) RANDWICK
PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER 1951-58 Walter Byrne 1947-58 Stroy Donnan 1948-64 George Simpson 1958-60 Arthur Brennan 1958-70 Frederick Snell 1964-91 John Hayward 1960-64 Stroy Donnan 1970-72 John Corcoran 1991-01 Stephen Devlin 1964-78 Bill Beath 1972-74 John Letson 1978-89 Alan Turner 1974-75 Frederick Snell 1989-91 Lyall Gardner 1975-89 Lyall Gardner 1991-01 Philip Tresidder 1989-91 Michael Drew 1991-92 Steven Devlin 1992-95 Michael Drew 1995-96 Stanley Beal 1996-97 Ruth Kelleher 1997-98 Stanley Beal 1998-01 Laurie Heil
PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE
PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER 1951-59 Sidney Bain 1951-68 John Ross 1951-53 William Single 1959-68 Dudley Seddon 1968-70 John Crossley 1953-78 Alfred Debnam 1968-88 John Ross 1970-79 Brian Hughes 1978-86 Raymond Brown 1988-91 Clive Johnston 1979-80 Gregory Hancock 1986-88 John Pearson 1991-95 John Pearson 1980-86 Alan Nelson 1988-90 John King 1995-96 Neale Anderson 1986-98 Timothy Dein 1990-91 Steven McIntyre 1996-97 Alan Staunton 1998-01 John King 1991-93 Bruce Turpin 1997-98 John Greenberg 1993-97 John Kelly 1998-01 Wayne Mulherin 1997-98 John Brewster 1998-99 Gavin Burt 1999-01 Bernie Dagg
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Club Song for Randwick Petersham Cricket Club (Sung to the Tune of ‘ Glory Glory to South Sydney‘)
WHEN SPEAKIN’ OF THE CHAMPIONS US RANDY PETE’S ARE IT WE SING OUR SONG – OUR HISTORY’S LONG TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF IT
OUR HEARTS ARE TRUE WE PLAY F’ YOU WE’RE BOLD ‘N GREEN ‘N GOLD WE ARE THE RANDY PETE’S
WHEN SITTIN’ IN THIS DRESSIN’ ROOM WE’RE PLAYIN’ WITH THE BEST WE’RE RANDY PETE’S WE WON T’DAY OUR GUTS WAS PUT T’ TEST
WE FEEL NO PAIN PLAY CRICKET’S GAME WE’RE TOUGH GOT HEAPS O’ FIGHT WE ARE THE RANDY PETE’S
CRRRRR ICKET PITCH RED BALLS ‘N STICKS WE ALWAYS PLAY THE GAME WE LOVE THE UMPS WE BAT T’ STUMPS OUR CRICKET IS OUR FAME
THE MOB NEXT DOOR THEY KNOW THE SCORE HOW BLOODY GREAT WE ARE WE ARE THE RANDY PETE’S
Written by Bobby Barter August 2001 for Randwick Petersham Cricket inaugural season 2001 / 2002
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