108th Annual Report

For presentation to members at the 107th Annual General Meeting 19 August, 2014

Mr G. Schembri President Season 2013–14

VCA Umpires and Scorers’ Association Inc. Incorporated in Victoria, Registered Number A0009407F Contents Section A: Reports President’s Report...... 5 Secretary’s Report...... 7 Treasurer’s Report...... 9 Financial Statements...... 10 Badges and Accessories...... 14 Annual Election...... 15 Social Report...... 16 Miscellaneous Appointments...... 17 Law 43...... 18 Website...... 19 Cricket Victoria Umpiring Manager...... 20 Umpires’ Advisers...... 23 Congratulations...... 24 New Zealand Exchange...... 26 Members’ Milestones...... 31 2014 Annual Dinner and Presentation Night...... 35 2014 Annual Award Winners...... 36 Around the grounds …...... 37 Vale: Rex Whitehead...... 38 Section B: Records Life Members...... 40 Presidents...... 41 Annual Awards...... 42 Committees of Management...... 46 Victorian Test Umpires...... 48 Victorian First Class Umpires...... 49 Cricket Victoria 200 Club...... 52 Senior Level Appointments: 2013-14...... 53 Cricket Victoria Finals Umpires...... 54 Cricket Victoria Finals Scorers...... 56 Umpire Exchange...... 57 R.M. (Bob) Crockett Shield...... 59 Results of matches...... 60 VCAUSA Crockett Shield Records...... 61 The Ian McGregor Medal...... 64 The Keith C Butler Trophy...... 64 Senior Careers Summary...... 65 Cricket Victoria Careers Summary...... 66 VCAUSA Membership 2013–14...... 70 VCAUSA v 49ers...... 72

2 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Annual General Meeting: Agenda

19 August 2014, 7.30pm Delegates Room, Cricket Victoria, 86 Jolimont Street, Jolimont

1. Welcome – President, Mr G Schembri

2. Apologies

3. Confirmation of the Minutes of the 107th Annual General Meeting held on 20 August, 2013

4. Presentation of 108th Annual Report – President

5. Presentation of Financial Statements for year ended 30th April 2014 (incorporated in 108th Annual Report) – Treasurer, Mr T Finlayson

6. Acceptance of 108th Annual Report (incorporating Financial Statements)

7. Election of Office Bearers and Committee of Management

8. Installation of new Office Bearers and Committee

9. Confirmation of Annual Membership Fees for 2014–15

10. Special General Business – address by CV Umpiring Manager

11. Statement by President for 2014–15 and questions

12. Meeting Close

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 3 Administration

Committee of Management President Gerry Schembri Vice-President Alan McCarthy Secretary Dan Bomford Treasurer Trevor Finlayson Committee Members Luke Edwards Janet Howard Tony Ventura

Social Committee Social Organiser John Collins

Other Office Bearers Appointments Officer Darrell Holt Badges and Accessories Controller Glenn Cumming Lecture Organiser Bill Ellemor

Electoral Officers Returning Officer Cyril Andrews Scrutineers Ralph Francione Peter Smith

Coordinator Law 43 Editor Phillip Shanahan Website coordinator Luke Edwards

4 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Section A: Reports

President’s Report

At last year’s Annual General Meeting of the VCAUSA, I agreed to accept the position of president of our Association. In doing so, I took over from Trevor Finlayson who had served five years as president, the longest number of consecutive years in the history of the VCAUSA and equalling the late Ian Stuart in terms of total years served. Trevor‘s strong leadership and commitment to the role would be a hard act to follow. From a reading of the list of names of past presidents I did indeed feel both humble and honoured to lead this Association. At the start of the year, I set a five point action plan for the 2013/14 year and it is interesting to now look back and assess how we performed against this plan.

Firm up our program of activities and events for 2013/14 Pass. Thanks to the efforts of our hard working committee of management, an interesting and varied program was put in place including some fresh ideas. The annual Melbourne Cup Day BBQ was this year held at the Laverton RAAF Base thanks mainly to the efforts of Tony Dolin and was preceded by a round of golf on the challenging 9-hole course on the base. Evening social activities included the tramcar restaurant night and a theatre night and two Sunday social cricket matches were again arranged. In January the VCAUSA formed a members table at the MUCC Business Breakfast and received good support. Because our members are spread so far and wide across Melbourne and due to the heavy demands of the Premier Cricket schedule, it is difficult to expect that members are easily able to attend organised activities. With this in mind, the committee approached Richard Patterson to run a sausage sizzle prior to the February T&D meeting and this was a great success. We also agreed to staff the umpires & scorer’s tent at the First XI Grand Final held at the Junction Oval and over 50 members and panel umpires visited the tent. Finally our annual dinner and presentation night was again held at the Veneto Club in Bulleen and over 50 people again had a great night. Congratulations to all the award winners and particularly to Dorothy Bugg on receiving the prestigious Robin Bailhache commitment award for 2013/14.

Find ways to encourage more CV umpires to join and increase our membership numbers from 82 Pass. I am pleased to report that our membership numbers have again increased this year. We received good support from the new intake of panel umpires with 8 out of 11 umpires deciding to join our association. At the close of the year, our total membership consisted of 91 members comprising 3 associate members, 8 scorer members, 65 CV panel umpire members and 15 non paying life members. The Association is only as strong as its membership so it is hoped this trend can continue.

Continue to work with the CV Umpiring Manager on matters of mutual interest Pass. Building on the good relationship already established with Bob Parry, this relationship was further enhanced in our dealings with the new umpiring manager, Richard Patterson. I found Richard to be very approachable and supportive towards ideas and suggestions put forward during the season. After being advised that the CV Umpires Liaison Committee had been disbanded, Richard and I agreed to meet over a cup of coffee to discuss a range of issues including remuneration, scorer training, support for Easter 2015 and future meetings. At the date of writing we have not yet received a formal response from CV to the issues raised but I am hopeful they will be addressed over the coming months.

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 5 Progress the development of the website as a communication tool for members Pass. It is fair to say that the VCAUSA website has undergone a huge transformation and is still evolving as time goes on. During the year we migrated the site over to the new Cricket Australia updated format and with the assistance of Simon Webb from Cricket Victoria, the new site is now able to include the latest News and Events items making it a valuable tool for readers to be able to keep up to date with Association matters. The changed layout is now more user friendly and allows much easier access to both VCAUSA information and CV related umpire information. During the year we also sought feedback from members via a questionnaire and one of the outcomes was a suggestion for a section on the website to record umpire and scorer milestone games. This is also now in place. I am hopeful that in the near future, the website can also be used to store forms and that a scorers page can be developed. Thanks to Luke Edwards, the VCAUSA also created a Facebook account and this has now been linked to the website. Our thanks are extended to Cricket Victoria for continuing to fund the costs of maintaining this valuable resource.

Address the problem of what we can do for scorers Fail. Not surprisingly, we continue to struggle when it comes to trying to attract scorer members to join our association and then involving them in our activities. During the year, Jan Howard agreed to rejoin our committee of management with a view to having some form of scorer representation and this was a positive development. At the start of the season member fees for scorers were set at 50% of the umpire membership fee but this seemed to make little or no difference to membership interest. It was pleasing to see Glenn Davey participate in a social cricket match and to have Craig Davenport and Shaun Rodgers attend our presentation night. I would welcome feedback from any scorer as to how the VCAUSA can improve scorer membership and involvement. An important VCAUSA contribution at CV Training and Development nights is the presentation of milestone certificates to all Premier Cricket umpires and also to scorers at other times. My thanks are extended to Bill Ellemor for continuing to produce these certificates each month during the season. Bill was also instrumental in arranging all medals, trophies and engraving for the annual presentation night. This year Bill stepped away from the committee of management to pursue other interests after having been involved as an active committee member continuously since 1997. Presentations of VCAUSA memorabilia were also made to the visiting New Zealand exchange umpires, Eugene Sanders and Glynn Hammond who in turn have provided their own insights into their exchange experiences, contained elsewhere in this annual report. I would like to thank and acknowledge all of my fellow volunteer committee members for their contribution and support during the year. New Vice President, Alan McCarthy brings a fresh approach to Association matters and was always willing to lend a hand when needed. Our Secretary, Dan Bomford, provided his usual thorough and meticulous approach to maintaining communication with members and recording minutes of meetings. Our new Treasurer, Trevor Finlayson eagerly took over the accounting workload and was also mainly responsible for producing the seven issues of Law 43. John Collins helped to organise all of our social events and my thanks are extended to both John and Suzanne for their efforts throughout the season. Tony Ventura was again in charge of organising our social cricket matches and Luke Edwards acted as our principal contact with CV regarding all social media issues. During the year there were five committee of management meetings held at my home and last but not least special thanks are extended to my wife Sylvie for arranging the nibbles and refreshments each meeting. Finally I would like to mention all the planning work that has already commenced in relation to the Easter 2015 event to be held in Melbourne. Next year all functions will be held at the Novotel Hotel Glen Waverley and the Crockett Shield cricket match will be played at nearby Wesley College also in Glen Waverley. A short meeting involving representatives of both the VCAUSA and SACUSA is scheduled for June 2014 at the halfway point in Penola SA to discuss the arrangements for next Easter. I would encourage anyone interested in attending this memorable weekend to get in early as it promises to be another great event.

Gerry Schembri

6 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Secretary’s Report

Looking back and looking forward The Association continues to develop, in our relationships with Cricket Victoria, as a communicator with members and colleagues, as a social organiser and opportunist. Regrettably, we don’t meet every stakeholder’s needs and we don’t create opportunities that every member is able, or can choose, to access. Nevertheless, we strive to do so. I understand, as Gerry indicates, our members are diversely spread, have other commitments and limitations, are affected by the demands of the Premier Cricket schedule, so we cannot expect that all members can attend organised activities. At least we can strive to create opportunities. There are other external challenges, too, for the Committee to overcome, not least being levels of resistance to change. The Association is grateful for the involvement of those who can or choose to participate—particularly in social events including functions where partners and families can be involved. And your Committee is grateful for the contribution from members: Phil Shanahan for his role as Law 43 Editor; Glenn Cumming for his role as Badges Comptroller; Luke Edwards for his role as Webmaster and Social Media guru, especially for invigorating our website; Alan McCarthy, Tony Ventura, members, partners and family members who organise, support and participate in social cricket matches; Damian Herft, Dorothy Bugg, Glenn Cumming, Janet Howard, David Meagher, Trevor Finlayson, Scott Olufson and others for their roles as paparazzi (some results are reproduced in this report, others reproduced in various Law 43 editions, others appear on the website); Daryl Cox and other supporters at Cricket Victoria for their roles in Law 43 production; Bill Ellemor (in addition to Gerry’s comments) for his role in Annual Report production and the process of Incorporation. The Association appreciates the time and effort contributed by John and Suzanne (John’s “Fair Lady”) Collins and other supporters for arranging social functions with composure and proficiency; Alan McCarthy for arranging our Presentation Night guest speaker, journalist Ron Reed; members and colleagues who provide snippets that we reproduce in Law 43—such as an article that appeared in the Moreland Leader on Lou Tenace. All of these are behind-the-scenes, and our Association can flourish because of these silent contributions. Thanks also to those who have attended and supported various events, such as the MUCC Business Breakfast, Melbourne Cup Day barbecue, sausage sizzle, the umpires and scorer’s tent and particularly for supporting “Louis Looking Forward”. Thanks also to members and colleagues for their participation in Richard’s team photo. I also acknowledge and thank Richard Patterson and David Meagher for their consent to reproduce the team photo on the cover of this report. Thanks to Steve Wain of St Kilda CC for his assistance with functions conducted at the Junction Oval. Your Committee has been planning and liaising with our western neighbours from Adelaide, conspiring to provide an enjoyable Easter event in Melbourne in early April 2015. My personal thanks to the partners and families of members and colleagues who allow (either willingly or otherwise) those members and colleagues to participate in the umpiring and scoring profession, to organise and/or attend social functions, and to be away from home in any capacity as a result of cricket!

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 7 The Association runs and is strengthened through the direct involvement of its leadership, and we are grateful for Gerry Schembri’s vigour and immersion in the role of President. I, too, am grateful for the contribution from all Committee members as they share the management and administration of finances and projects—and the furtherance of the Association’s usefulness, its values and its ethos. The Association is grateful for the continued strength of relationships with Cricket Victoria through Richard Patterson. Thank you, Richard, for your willingness to be involved, for your encouragement, for your sense of humour, breadth of management understanding, and for acceding to our suggestions—our membership has increased, in part due to you. Thank you Daryl Cox, for all your work (also silent, nonetheless appreciatively recognised here), most of which is behind-the-scenes. Thank you, Peter Binns, for all your direct support of our Association and for your efforts in conducting the cricket competition that we all cherish. Thanks to other Cricket Victoria staff for their assistance. With sadness, we recognise and offer sympathies to members and colleagues who have been bereaved including the Whitehead family and the Smith family; and the Fitzroy Doncaster CC who lost Don Patrick and Les Allan. And we say farewell to those umpires and scorers who leave Cricket Victoria or even their respective professions, and thank them for their contributions to cricket, Cricket Victoria and our Association, and wish them well on all their future enterprises. On a cheerier score, the Association offers its congratulations to many members and colleagues who have achieved well—John Ward in particular; umpires and scorers who are recent inductees into their respective professions; those who are appointed to higher levels and finals; those who have reached milestone heights; and those who were appointed to regional male and female cricket carnivals. Congratulations to all achievers, some of whom are recognised in our “congratulations” page; and to those whose exploits are especially highlighted in this report. Dorothy Bugg received quite a surprise when Trevor Finlayson announced that she was the recipient of the Bailhache Commitment Award—an appropriate selection! Congratulations to Ray Isherwood who was invited onto the SACUSA selection panel for the SACUSA Hall of Fame inductees. So, on to “What’s Next?” The Association needs some of those recent inductee umpires and scorers (say, from the past 10 years) to emerge, become Committee Members and hold office. We need to cultivate our relationships with Cricket Victoria. I am heartened to report that our Association has never been better prepared for an Easter event as we head towards Easter 2015, thanks to a broadminded Easter Sub-Committee, a commitment to our solidarity with the SACUSA, and a commitment to giving members a value-for-money outcome. Could we be doing more? Probably not more social events, but the variety works—as we have attempted over many years—so that we hopefully cater for all, in some way and by some means. How does the Association cater for the majority? Maybe a trip to the Melbourne Star Observation Wheel, or a trip on Port Phillip Bay/Hobsons Bay? And where’s that restaurant night and visit to a winery? How can the Association hold events close to everyone’s domicile, at a time when everyone can attend? It cannot—and so, like our umpiring and scoring appointments, we need to undertake some travel as we take attractions into consideration. Members and colleagues are welcome to provide feedback and input in terms of the variety—and your Committee should seek a level of appeal via an expression of interest process. It was interesting to note that there was a significant minimalist response to our publicising the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 advance ticket release—indisputably we’re saving ourselves for Easter!

Dan Bomford

8 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Treasurer’s Report

In my first year as Treasurer, it is my pleasure to present the financial report and associated statements for the year ended 30th April, 2014, on behalf of the Committee of Management. For this financial year your Association recorded an operating surplus of $4,481.64, due in part to a pleasing increase in memberships for season 2013/14 (91 compared with 82 in season 2012/13.) However, I must point out that this surplus figure is a little inflated on account of the particular timing of the Association’s Annual Dinner and Presentation Night, in relation to the end of our financial year. The cash balance of Association funds at the end of the financial year was $18,073.66, compared to $12,213.81 at the same time last year. Sales of assets which included ties and some port, amounted to $255. Membership subscriptions for the year totalled $7,920 (including $220 in late payments for season 2012/13) compared to $6,930 in 2012/13, although it must be noted that while the annual subscription for an umpire member remained at $110, that for a scorer member was reduced to $55, the same as that for an associate member, consistent with the resolution regarding membership subscriptions at the 2013 Annual General Meeting. In summary, the membership fees for season 2013/14 as covered by this financial statement were from 65 CV panel members, 8 premier scorers and 3 associate members (together with 15 life members). During the year the Association subsidised a Cup-Day Golf Morning/BBQ Lunch—advertised as a Welcome Function for new members—to the amount of $435.20, conducted most successfully at the Point Cook RAAF Base Golf Club. Certain events, namely a Tramcar Restaurant night (29/08/2013) and a theatre night (17/10/2013) were run at cost to attendees while two social cricket matches (vs ACS on 17/11/2013 and vs The 49ers (23/02/2014)) and a VCAUSA presence at the Annual Business Breakfast organised by the Melbourne University Cricket Club at the RACV Club, Melbourne, on 31/01/2014, were subsidised by the Association to the total amount of $540. In this report I must also draw your attention to two initial deposits for a total of $1,936, in relation to the Easter 2015 event which will be hosted by the VCAUSA. Two new activities which were introduced this year were the February T&D BBQ, catered for by the VCAUSA, and the umpires’ and scorers’ tent on Day 2 of the 1st XI Grand Final at the Junction Oval, when all umpires and scorers were served at no charge but all others in attendance were sold barbequed sausages and drinks at a most reasonable price. Both occasions were applauded by all involved. The former resulted in an Association expenditure of $74.86 while for the latter it is pleasing to report that the Association made a donation of $200 to the “Louis Looking Forward” fund. The Annual Consumer Affairs Victoria registration fee for incorporation, amounted to $50.10 but in addition this financial year, given that the Associations Rules of Incorporation had to be revised and re-registered, this incurred an additional fee of $75.20. In accord with our Rules of Incorporation, there is no need for the Association accounts to be audited, but I can report that your Committee of Management has accepted the regular financial reports tabled at each of its meetings throughout this past financial year. The following pages contain the annual financial statements for the VCA Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association Incorporated, for the year ended 30th April, 2014, comprising a Statement of Income and Expenditure and a Balance Sheet presenting the Associations assets at this same date. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with conventional accounting practices and the format is similar to that used in recent years.

Trevor Finlayson

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 9 Financial Statements

1. Detailed Income and Expenditure Statement Note This Year Last Year Income Interest Received A 406.30 540.87 Badges & Accessories - proceeds from sales 255.00 1,100.00 End of Season Dinner B 3,379.00 4,481.00 Donations 55.00 128.00 Special Efforts & Fundraising 284.00 – Easter – 8,461.00 Membership Fees C 7,920.00 6,930.00 Member Contributions to Events 2,580.00 1,140.80 Gross loss from trading (905.21) (941.42) 13,974.09 21,840.25 Expenses Accountancy & Auditing Fees 363.00 363.00 Annual Report 1,496.00 1,837.00 Annual Dinner & Presentation Night D 200.00 6,864.83 Cricket Match Expenses 340.00 444.00 Cup Day BBQ 435.20 620.31 Depreciation 65.00 73.00 Donations 200.00 – Easter Expenses 1,936.00 12,401.95 Secretary Honorarium 660.00 660.00 Postage & Stationery 505.88 531.15 Reimbursements 100.00 100.00 Registration Fees 125.30 42.80 Social & Meeting Expenses 184.37 120.19 Trophies, Engraving & Certificates 101.70 168.65 Sundry Expenses – 257.52 Theatre Costs 2,780.00 1,140.80 9,492.45 25,625.20 Operating Surplus (Deficit) 4,481.64 (3,784.95) Retained earnings at the beginning of the financial year 16,230.47 20,015.42 Total available for appropriation 20,712.11 16,230.47 Retained earnings at the end of the financial year 20,712.11 16,230.47

10 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 2. Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2014 This Year Last Year Member Funds Retained earnings 20,712.11 16,230.47 Total Member Funds 20,712.11 16,230.47 Represented by:

Current Assets Cash at Bank 8,713.61 1,259.54 Investment Deposit – Uniting Church Development Fund 9,360.05 10,954.27 Sundry Debtors – 408.00 Stock on Hand 2,050.50 2,955.71 Total Current Assets 20,124.16 15,577.52

Non Current Assets Fixed Assets Plant & Equipment 938.95 938.95 Less: Accumulated Depreciation (351.00) (286.00) 587.95 652.95 Total Fixed Assets 587.95 652.95 Total Non Current Assets 587.95 652.95 Total Assets 20,712.11 16,230.47 Total Liabilities – – Net Assets 20,712.11 16,230.47 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. Unaudited/This report is to be read in conjunction with the attached compilation report.

3. Notes to the Financial Statements 1. Statement of Significant Accounting Policies The VCAUSA is an Incorporated Association under the Association Incorporation Act (Victoria). The significant accounting policies that have been adopted in the preparation and presentation of the financial report are: (a) Financial reporting framework: The financial charging money values or current valuations of report is a special purpose financial report and noncurrent assets. Cost is based on the fair values has been prepared in accordance with Australian of the consideration given in exchange for assets. Accounting Standards except where otherwise The accounting policies have been consistently noted. The financial report has been prepared on applied unless otherwise stated. a cash basis and is based on historical costs and except where stated, does not take into account

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 11 (b) Going Concern: The financial report has been applicable, any accumulated depreciation or prepared using the going concern concept. The amortisation. The depreciable amount of all appropriateness of adopting this concept is fixed assets is depreciated on a diminishing value dependent upon the VCAUSA continuing to basis over the estimated useful life of the entity receive sponsorship and other income sufficient commencing from the time the asset is held ready to meet its liabilities as and when they fall due. for use. (c) Income Tax: Income tax has not been provided (e) Inventories: Inventories are valued at the lower for in the financial statements of VCAUSA, as it of cost and net realisable value. is an exempt sporting organisation in accordance (f) GST: Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised with Section 50 - 45 of the Income Tax Assessment inclusive of the amount of GST, as the Association Act 1997. is not registered or required to be registered for (d) Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, GST purposes. plant and equipment are carried at cost or at independent or directors’ valuation, less where

Notes This year Last year a. Interest Received Bank 406.30 540.87 406.30 540.87 b. Annual Dinner and Presentation Night: income Current Year 3,379.00 3,435.00 Prior Year – 1,046.00 3,379.00 4,481.00 c. Membership Fees Membership Fees – Current Year 7,700.00 6,930.00 Membership Fees – Prior Year 220.00 – 7,920.00 6,930.00 d. Annual Dinner and Presentation Night: expenses Current Year 200.00 4,134.48 Prior Year – 2,730.35 200.00 6,864.83

12 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 4. Equipment Depreciation Schedule Opening Closing Purchase Original Depreciation Written Written Description (Disposal) Date Cost Rate Dow n Value Dow n Value Cricket Equipment 1 May 2008 707.00 10% 463.00 417.00 Cricket Kit 1 Jan 2011 142.00 10% 111.00 100.00 Cricket Kit Bag 1 Feb 2012 90.00 10% 79.00 71.00 939.00 653.00 588.00

5. Compilation Report

We have compiled the accompanying special purpose The specific purpose for which these special purpose financial statements of VCA Umpires & Scorers financial statements have been prepared is to provide Association Inc. which comprise the balance sheet as information relating to the performance and financial at 30 April 2014, income and expenditure statement position of the company that satisfies the information for the year then ended, a summary of significant needs of the director set out in Note 1. accounting policies and other explanatory notes. The responsibility of the Committee of Management The Committee of Management is solely responsible basis of accounting used is appropriate to meet their for the information contained in these special purpose needs and for the purpose for which the financial financial statements and have determined that the statements were prepared. Our responsibility On the basis of information provided by the a financial report. Our procedures do not include Committee of Management we have compiled the verification or validation procedures. No audit or accompanying special purpose financial statements review has been performed and accordingly no in accordance with the significant accounting policies assurance is expressed. adopted as set out in Note 1 to the financial statements The special purpose financial statements were and APES 315: Compilation of Financial Information. prepared exclusively for the Association. We do not Our procedures use accounting expertise to collect, accept responsibility to any other person for the classify and summarise the financial information, content of the special purpose financial statements. which the Committee of Management provided, into

Name of Firm: The ieldF Group – Accounting Name of Director: Jon Traynor Address: Suite 10, Level 1, 248 Maroondah Highway, Chirnside Park Vic 3116 Dated: 27th May, 2014

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 13 Badges and Accessories

Blue Jumper 10 $10.00 A total of 39 items (three cases of port and three ties) were sold during the season with Cream Jumper 3 $3.00 $255.00 banked. No purchases were made during the season. Chambray Shirt 17 $17.00 The VCAUSA continues to hold large stocks of jumpers (both blue and cream), chambray shirts and bottles of port. 1st XI Polo Shirt 26 $26.00 Two centenary polo shirts and two bottles of port were provided as gifts to the visiting NZ umpires. Centenary Polo Shirt 16 $16.00 During April 2014, the VCAUSA Committee agreed to revalue many of the remaining items held as stock. The monetary value of this revaluation is shown in the financial report. Efforts will again be made during the coming Socks (Black) 19 $19.00 season to sell as much of the old stock as possible. Tie 1 $1.00 Purchases of additional items (for example polo shirts) will need to be considered by the incoming Committee. Tie Bar 20 $20.00 My thanks to the VCAUSA Committee for their advice and guidance. Cuff Link 4 $4.00

Tom Smith’s Umpiring & Scoring 1 $1.00 Stock of Badges and Accessories as at 30th April, 2014 Ball Counter 1 $1.00 Spike Adjuster 3 $3.00 VCAUSA Item No. Value Item No. Value Pocket Badge (White) 5 $5.00 Blue Jumper 10 10.00 Kookaburra Shoe 1 1.00 Key Ring 4 $4.00 Cream Jumper 3 3.00 Cap 6 6.00 Kookaburra Shoe 1 $1.00 Chambray Shirt 17 17.00 Centenary Port 253 632.50 Cap 6 $6.00 1st XI Polo Shirt 26 26.00 Ties—2013 new style 57 1,254.00 Centenary Polo Shirt 16 16.00 Total Value of VCAUSA Stock 2,023.50 Centenary Port 253 $632.50 Socks (Black) 19 19.00 Ties—2013 new style 57 $1,254.00 VCAUA Tie 1 1.00 Cream Jumper 8 8.00 Total Value of VCAUSA Stock $2,023.50 Tie Bar 20 20.00 Maroon Jumper 1 1.00 Cuff Link 4 4.00 VCAUA White Polo Shirt Tom Smith’s Umpiring 4 4.00 Navy Blue Polo Shirt Item No. Value & Scoring 1 1.00 1 $1.00 Lapel Pin Cream Jumper 8 $8.00 Ball Counter 1 1.00 5 $5.00 Spike Adjuster Shirt/Coat Badge 8 $8.00 Maroon Jumper 1 $1.00 3 3.00 Total Value of VCAUA Stock 27.00 Pocket Badge (White) 5 5.00 White Polo Shirt 4 $4.00 Total Value of Stock 2,050.50 Key Ring 4 4.00 Navy Blue Polo Shirt 1 $1.00 Lapel Pin 5 $5.00 Glenn Cumming Shirt/Coat Badge 8 $8.00 Total Value of VCAUA Stock $27.00 Total Value of Stock $2,050.50

14 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Annual Election

In accordance with Rules 17 and 22 of the VCA Umpires and Scorers’ Association Incorporated in Victoria, nominations were received by the Secretary for the following Committee of Management positions: President, one Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and two Committee Members, together with four miscellaneous positions, these being Social Organiser, Lecture Organiser, Badges and Accessories Controller and Appointments Officer. Therefore, I declare the following personnel elected unopposed for the Cricket Season 2013/14:

President Gerry Schembri Vice President Tony Ventura Secretary Dan Bomford Treasurer Trevor Finlayson Committee Members Luke Edwards (umpire) Alan McCarthy (umpire) Social Organiser John Collins Lecture Organiser Bill Ellemor Appointments Officer Darrell Holt Badges and Accessories Controller Glenn Cumming

As there were no further nominations for one Vice President position, one Committee Member (scorer) position and the two Social Committee member positions, the elected Officers of the Committee of Management will need to act in accordance with Rules 15(8) and 22(8) to fill these vacancies. I extend my thanks to Ralph Francione and Peter Smith, the appointed Scrutineers, for making themselves available should their services have been required.

Cyril Andrews

Secretary’s Note The Committee positions of Vice President and one Committee member (umpire) were changed during the year, in accordance with our new Rules 58 and 59. Tony Ventura resigned as Vice President, and the position of Vice President was filled by Alan McCarthy. The vacancy of Committee member (umpire) was then filled by Tony Ventura. The references above to Rules 15(8) and 22(8) are references to, and need to be read in context with, the previous Rules that were current at the time of the election and which were subsequently replaced at the AGM. My thanks to Cyril Andrews for acting in the honorary roles of Returning Officer/Scrutineer for 23 years! Cyril has overseen quite some changes to our Association over those years.

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 15 Social Report

Another 12 months have passed and passed very quickly and yet again Suzanne has commented: “You will not be Social Organizer again next season, will we?” I have to admit at times it is a very frustrating position but it is also at times quite a rewarding one. Frustrating in the fact that the time and effort put into arranging functions is not matched by having the desired response to the events, but the rewards come from those who do attend and thoroughly enjoy themselves. Our first function was pre-season on 29 August 2013 when only six umpires accompanied by their wives ventured onto the Tram Car Restaurant. Being 12 in number we were allocated to the front half of the tram (depending which way we were travelling) which seated just 12 people. A great time was enjoyed by all with some finding the need to sit for a while once the journey was over before heading off for home. The Cup Day BBQ in November 2013 was held at the Laverton RAAF Golf Club thanks to Tony Dolin. A small group of keen golfers arrived early and play a round of golf with the barbeque starting about 12 midday. It was good to see some newer members attending along with the usual core group who come and support the Association at all times. Trevor was again the bookie for the day and was well assisted by his two grandchildren. The weather for the day was perfect and the facilities were excellent. I would like to thank the ladies who provided nibbles, cheese and crackers, salads and desserts for the day and to Sharnie (a golf club member) who operated the well-stocked bar. This is a function put on for first year umpires to come and meet other panel members in a social environment. It was disappointing that not one new member attended. A new function this season was the BBQ prior to our February T&D. It was a 6.00pm start which meant arriving earlier that the usual 7.00pm time. It was a good time to get together and have sausage and drink before the T&D. This will more than likely become a regular fixture on our future social calendar. Our presentation night was again held at the Veneto Club in Bulleen and once again we were well looked after by the club staff. Congratulations go to those who were awarded medals and to Dorothy Bugg, the nominated winner of the Bailhache Award. Our guest speaker Ron Reed was well received by all in attendance as he spoke about his life as a sports writer with the Herald Sun. Numbers again were just over 50 of which only 26 were panel umpires. Considering we have over 90 umpires listed on the panel it is a poor percentage attendance. A theatre night was held on the 15 May 2014 where 35 umpires, family and friends saw a great performance of My Fair Lady at the Whitehorse Centre in Nunawading. General consensus was there is no need to pay big dollars to see a live show in the city. As always each year there are a number of people to thank for their help during the year but none more than Suzanne who, at times, I believe, does more of the organising than I do.

John Collins

16 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Miscellaneous Appointments

The Association again received regular requests seeking umpires for a wide range of matches. All requests were filled thanks to an eager group of umpires happy to enjoy some additional umpiring. October–November and February–March were peak times, mainly due to requests made by schools. The bulk of requests for umpires originated from the following: • Associated Catholic Colleges—St Bernards Thomas Carr College (Tarneit) and Westbourne (Essendon), Mazenod College (Waverley), Penola Grammar (Truganina) College (Broadmeadows). • Crusaders Cricket (schools programs, veterans • Associated Co-Educational Schools—Loyola and Twenty/20 carnival) College(Watsonia), Overnewton Anglican • Eltham College College (Taylors Lakes), St Michaels Grammar (St Kilda), St Leonards Grammar (Brighton), • MCC Club XI—21 teams • School Sports Victoria Requests for umpires are for mid-week matches, the exception being the MCC Club XI competition which requires a panel of umpires for both Saturdays and Sundays. The Associated Co-Educational Schools again needed large volume appointments with full rounds of matches each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during Terms 1 and 4. The MCC Club XI competition again expanded and will grow next season to 3 Divisions with 26 teams. This competition provides good standard cricket with excellent facilities. Richmond CC have re-entered this competition. With Melbourne and Melbourne University Cricket Clubs already involved there is a growing influence of CV Premier Clubs. Regularly available CV panel umpires provided the bulk of schools, MCC and Crusaders appointments: Eric Kelly, Bill Ellemor, Trevor Finlayson, John Collins, John Richards; with former CV panel members John Mellett, Adrian Fisher, Paul Jensen and Tim Dey. These umpires often officiated in multiple matches each week. To fill over 400 appointments, we were assisted by reliable umpires from suburban cricket associations. By conducting matches in a professional manner, all appointed umpires contributed to the many appreciative reports received from our clients, satisfied with umpires provided under our Miscellaneous Appointments program.

Darrell Holt

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 17 Law 43

It is with much pleasure that I present this report to the Association for the year 2013/14. Over the period from September 2013 to March 2014 we were able to provide to the members issues of Law 43 as planned at what I believe was a very high quality. Once again members were very good with the provision of articles to me for inclusion into our monthly publication. I would like to send my personal thanks to all of the contributors for the quality and quantity of articles. This year I believe that the variety of topics provided us all with many points of discussion. It seemed that every issue had something of interest. One of the more pleasing aspects for me was to receive good feedback from some of our past and life members who were still receiving copies of Law 43. It showed me that it is a publication that is well appreciated. As with most publications of this type there are many who are involved in the production. For me it is a privilege to be known as the Editor and the public face of Law 43, however it is those behind the scenes that deserve the kudos. To the members, as I have already said, thank you for the articles. The publication is all about you and your experiences, your profiles and your questions. Law 43 needs your continual contributions. Trevor Finlayson has worked tirelessly throughout the year and has used his wizardry to turn the drafts that I supplied to him into the quite polished end product. His knowledge and resources have been a real asset to me. Dan Bomford has also put in a lot of work to ensure that the distribution of each issue was completed with hard copies going to life members. Cricket Victoria has also provided a very high level of support. Firstly Daryl Cox with the production of the hard copies that our members received at our T&D meetings and also Richard Paterson for his many high quality articles. It was very pleasing for me to be able to approach both of these gentlemen as I was assured of their full co-operation. For the years that I have been the editor I believe that this year has provided the Association with a high quality publication. My thanks again to those I have mentioned and apologies to others I may have missed.

Phil Shanahan

18 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Website

The current address: http://vcausa.vic.cricket.com.au/ Since the transition to the MyCricket style, we were able to consolidate and develop the content of the website over the course of the 2013/14 season. The new website has now become a very useful tool to share and disseminate information for Members and visitors. Members and visitors can now readily access more information than before, can easily see news and other items of interest, and can review a level of historical documents like Law 43 and Annual Reports. The challenges that were set for the season of website maintenance and an up-to-date look and feel have been well met, so members and visitors have had access to current information. Many Association functions have been publicised in advance, so I encourage members to regularly review the various sections of the website for up-to-date information. We have been able to launch an Association Facebook page, so I encourage members to search for and like us at: Victorian Cricket Umpires & Scorers Association Note that the acronym VCAUSA was already taken! The Association Facebook page should be another useful communication tool, and we look forward to expanding the information that we share. Another one of our goals for the 2014/15 season will be to respond to the requests of some members who would like to see officiating statistics appear on the website. We aim to enhance the website with both umpiring and scoring records. Again, the constraints of time will challenge us to maintain the currency of the website content but, with assistance from our President Gerry Schembri, we should be OK. Thanks for your help during the 2013/14 season, Gerry. I again look forward to the upcoming season. Luke Edwards

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 19 Cricket Victoria Umpiring Manager

This year saw a changing of the guard in regards to the appointment of a new Umpiring Manager following the promotion of Bob Parry to Cricket Australia as Umpires Education Officer. I took up the cudgels in August 2013 and to say that the next seven months to the end of the 2013/14 season was a steep learning curve would be an understatement. It has been a great experience and I am certainly looking forward to continuing the role over many years to come.

Premier Cricket There were 12 new members invited to join the Cricket Victoria Umpires Panel for the 2013/14 season. This meant that we had 97 umpires for the year. As per previous years there were some availability issues that impacted upon the appointments. Along with Cricket Australia appointments and these availability issues it meant that we did not achieve 100% coverage of two umpires to each Premier Men’s and Women’s matches throughout the year. However there were only three games out of approximately 800 that were not covered by two umpires. This figure may have been worse if it were not for those members who are able to stand in two matches per weekend. Their assistance is greatly appreciated. Again MyCricket was used for the administration of the Umpiring Panel. The information captured on MyCricket is instrumental in providing both the mid-season and end of season reviews. These reviews reflected the Captains assessments and comments along with details of games umpired for the year and an overall total of matches officiated in each grade. The Mentor panel, which has operated successfully over several seasons, was again in full use this season. The panel which consisted of Darrell Holt, Eric Kelly, Russell Turner, John Collins, Colin Hall, Glenn Cumming, Dennis Garde, Paul Baleisa, Graeme Lloyd and early in the season Malcolm Gunn all provided insightful and positive feedback to their partners during the year. The feedback was provided individually and detailed reports were submitted to the Umpiring Department after each match. Once again for those that officiated in matches in Geelong, Daryl Cox, was an off-field presence and he supplied feedback both verbally and through video footage to the umpires observed. As is the usual practice, all reviews were perused and countersigned by the Chairman of the Pennant Committee, John McConville. The practice of selection on merit continued during this season. There was significant movement within the panels this season and this is continually required to refresh our Umpiring Panel. Of the new umpires appointed this year nine were appointed to Finals Panels and four new members went on to officiate in Grand Finals. I congratulate those members for this achievement. During the season four members, Vinnie Borg, Daryl Brigham, Alan Jones and Stephen Pitts debuted in the 1st Eleven. I would like to congratulate all panel members who achieved significant milestones during the season. Russell Turner received the Service to Umpiring Recognition Award at the Bartercard Premier Cricket Awards night for his ongoing commitment to cricket.

20 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Cricket Australia Panel Umpires Cricket Australia selected the following umpires to officiate on the CA National Umpiring Panel. Ash Barrow, Geoff Joshua, John Ward and Tony Ward stood in multiple First Class matches as well as Ryobi Cup and BBL Twenty20 games. John Ward again stood in the Sheffield Shield, Ryobi Cup and BBL Finals. John is also to be congratulated in standing in his first One Day International match where Australia played England in Brisbane in late January. Geoff Joshua stood in the Ryobi Cup and BBL Semi Finals along with the Women’s T20 Final. Geoff also stood in Women’s International Australia v England. Both Ash Barrow and Tony Ward also stood in Women’s International matches during the year. Shawn Craig stood in his first Women’s International during the season and also officiated in the Women’s National League Final between New South Wales and Victoria. During the BBL season Cricket Australia appointed 4th umpires to these games. The Victorian State Panel of Shawn Craig, Phil Gillespie and Ange Sammartino completed these duties at the MCG and Etihad Stadium during the series. We also had three representatives attend the U19 Championships in Hobart. These umpires were Shawn Craig, Phil Gillespie and Ange Sammartino. David Shepard attended Adelaide for the U17 Championships in January. It is pleasing to note that all representatives acquitted themselves well at these National Underage Championships.

New Zealand Exchange Adam Hawking and Stephen Brne represented Cricket Victoria in Christchurch and Auckland respectively. As per previous years they maintained the expected standards. As usual they both received the marvellous hospitality from their hosts in New Zealand. I am sure that they will both benefit from the experience they gained from umpiring in a different country in different conditions. Our New Zealand visitors representing Christchurch and Auckland were Eugene Sanders and Glynn Hammond. Both performed well in the matches they were appointed to which included both Premier and Country weeks fixtures. The experiences that they gained in Australia will hold their future umpiring in good stead.

Cricket Victoria Panel Training and Development This year saw the introduction of teams for the T&D nights. The teams were made up of umpires from all four panels. This allowed the new umpires to the CV panel and even those who had been on the panel for two to three years to interact with umpires who have had many years’ service with CV. The training was centred on both man and match management. Along with the personal development of umpires there was training on the various forms of matches played within CV and the calculations required for these types of games. The VCAUSA assisted with Laws Quiz at the February meeting which followed a BBQ organised by the Umpires & Scorers’ Association. The after meeting social gatherings also provided the opportunity for colleagues to get to know each other and share experiences.

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 21 Winter Umpiring Classes The classes continue to be successful with good numbers at all venues. Applicants for the Cricket Victoria Panel are generally sourced from this program. The classes are the most productive recruiting ground for umpires. Interested people are directed to competitions around metropolitan Melbourne. There were approximately thirty to forty prospective umpires introduced to other associations prior to and during the season.

Seminar (SINS) A one day Umpires Seminar was held this year with the full panel required to attend on the Sunday of the AFL Preliminary Final. Guest speakers on this day were John Shannon and Chris Kamolins. John Shannon a former 1st XI player for Essendon and North Melbourne is one of Victorian Cricket’s most experienced curators and this proved to be a very informative session. Chris Kamolins is a current AFL field umpire and he informed us of the training and match requirements of an AFL umpire. The program at SINS allows the pre-season rules and match calculations to be disseminated without the need for a separate rules night. The new 1st year umpires to the CV Panel were required to attend on the Saturday of this weekend to outline expectations and the CV manner of umpiring. The sessions were conducted both indoors and outdoors and were well received. The seminar as always will be reviewed by CV Umpiring Department and the Pennant Committee to ensure that it remains a relevant training and development program.

Country Lectures Lectures were again offered to all regions. Visitations were held at Sale, Traralgon, Geelong, Swan Hill, Mildura and Shepparton. The sessions held were tailored to the host associations and they covered topics such as the changes to the Laws of Cricket and umpiring techniques. Visits were also held at metropolitan associations and they also covered topics such as Law changes and techniques.

CA National Umpires Accreditation Level 2 Accreditation continues to be well accepted throughout the State. There are currently 2,065 Level 2 accredited umpires throughout Victoria. Approximately 103 new umpires have purchased accreditation packs in the last 12 months. The Cricket Victoria Board and Pennant Committee fully support the accreditation process and it remains mandatory for CV Panel Umpires. Re-accreditation has commenced and will continue as the 4-year accreditation cycle rolls around. Level 1 Entry Level 1 Umpire Accreditation continues to be well supported with already over 120 potential officials attending a workshop. These workshops have been conducted throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria. Although tailored for volunteers involved with junior and school cricket, the program is also suitable at club level.

22 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Level 1 has been rebranded Community Officiating and will be available online for new participants. The Umpire Accreditation database is currently being migrated to the MyCricket system which will allow better ongoing administration for individuals and State/Territory managers.

Richard Patterson

Umpires’ Advisers

The following Cricket Victoria umpires acted as Advisers for the Cricket Associations listed below during the 2013–14 season: Metropolitan Associations: Dandenong District Cricket Association Dale Ireland (VCAUSA member) Eastern Cricket Association Dan Bomford (VCAUSA member) Gisborne District Cricket Association Chris Allan (VCAUSA member) North West Metro Cricket Association Darrell Holt (VCAUSA member) Eric Kelly (VCAUSA member) Ringwood District Cricket Association Graeme Lloyd Southern District And Churches Cricket League Francesco Fabris Victorian Turf Cricket Association Stuart Edwards Williamstown District Cricket Association Bill Sheahan Regional Associations: Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association Ron Birch Bendigo District Cricket Association Darrell Holt (VCAUSA member) Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association Phillip Gillespie (VCAUSA member) Geelong Cricket Association Bill Sheahan Yarra Valley Cricket Association Gordon Jones

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 23 Congratulations

The congratulations of the VCAUSA are extended to: • Tony Ward on winning the Jim Phillips 1st • Tony Ventura for officiating in 250 Cricket XI Umpire of the Year Award Victoria matches • Daryl Brigham on winning the Dave Elder • Jeff Diamond-Smith for officiating in 100 2nd XI Umpire of the Year Award Cricket Victoria matches • Lou Tenace on winning the Ron Wright 3rd • Cricket Victoria 200 Club new members, XI Umpire of the Year Award inducted at the 200 Club Dinner in January 2014: George Murray (as a result of non- • Greg Azzopardi on winning the Andy Barlow playing matches coached in the 1980s), Matt 4th XI Umpire of the Year Award Chasemore, Ben Fletcher, Graeme Rummans • Craig Davenport on receiving the Cameron and Darren Pattinson. Medal for Scorer of the Year and for officiating • First XI debutant umpires Vinnie Borg, in 500 Cricket Victoria matches Daryl Brigham, Alan Jones and Stephen Pitts • Dorothy Bugg on receiving the Robin • James Miller (Prahran CC) on winning the Bailhache Commitment Award Jack Ryder Medal • Russell Turner on receiving Cricket Victoria’s Umpiring Service Recognition Award • Darrell Holt for officiating in 550 Cricket Victoria matches • Bill Sheahan for officiating in 550 Cricket Victoria matches • Eric Kelly for officiating in 400 Cricket Victoria matches • Bill Ellemor for officiating in 350 Cricket Victoria matches • Malcolm Gunn for officiating in 350 Cricket Victoria matches • Rod McKinnon for officiating in 300 Cricket Victoria matches • Phil Shanahan for officiating in 300 Cricket Victoria matches • Tony Ward for officiating in 300 Cricket Victoria matches • Paul Baleisa for officiating in 250 Cricket Victoria matches Bill Ellemor (top) and Malcolm Gunn receive 350 Game certificates from President Gerry Schembri

24 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 • Sarah Elliott (Dandenong WCC) on winning • Geoff Joshua for umpiring the Women’s T20 the Una Paisley Medal final, Ryobi Cup and BBL Semi Finals • Cameron White (Richmond CC) on winning • Ashley Barrow, Shawn Craig, Phillip Gillespie, the Domestic Player of the Year; the RYOBI Geoff Joshua, Richard Patterson, Ange One-Day Cup Player of the Year; the Sammartino, John Ward and Tony Ward on DM (Dean) Jones Medal (for the Bushrangers being selected to officiate at Championships/ One-Day Player of the Year); and the WM (Bill) Carnivals or at higher levels Lawry Medal (for the Bushrangers Sheffield • The st1 XI Final umpires: Geoff Joshua and Shield Player of the Year) Tony Ward (Reserve: Ashley Barrow) • Sarah Elliott (Dandenong WCC) on winning • The nd2 XI Final umpires: Daryl Brigham and the Sharon Tredrea Trophy for the VicSpirit Alan Jones (Reserve: Scott Olufson) Player of the Season • The rd3 XI Final umpires: Lou Tenace and • Elyse Villani (Brunswick Park CC) on winning George Vajda (Reserve: John Collins) the Cathryn Fitzpatrick Award for the VicSpirit Twenty20 Player of the Season • The th4 XI Final umpires: Greg Azzopardi and Bruce Sutton (Reserve: Andrew Crompton) • Trent McCormick (Carlton CC); Max Tomkinson (Melbourne CC); and Prashant • The ootscrayF Edgewater CC for winning the Jhala (Hawthorn-Monash University CC), the 1st XI pennant respective winners of the 2nd XI, 3rd XI and • The itzroyF Doncaster CC for winning the 2nd 4th XI Player of the Season awards XI pennant • Lucy Uncles (Brighton District CC) on winning • The tS Kilda CC for winning the 3rd XI pennant the Sue Woolcock Award for Women’s 2nd XI • The Hawthorn-Monash University CC for Player of the Season winning the 4th XI pennant • Shanuka Dissanayaka (Footscray Edgewater • The Essteele Cup (VWCA Premier 1st XI) Final CC) on winning the John Scholes Medal for umpires: Malcom Gunn and Russell Turner the Player of the Premier 1st XI Final (Reserve Rodney Kerrison) • Darren Motschall (Fitzroy Doncaster CC) on • TheEssteele Cup (VCWA Premier 2nd XI) winning the Player of the Premier 2nd XI Final Final umpires: Stephen Pitts and John Walker • Lachlan Holmes (St Kilda CC) on winning the (Reserve Samy Muthugounder) Player of the Premier 3rd XI Final • Box Hill CC on winning the Women’s 1st XI • Blair Dawson (Northcote CC) on winning the Premiership Player of the Premier 4th XI Final • Coburg CC on winning the Women’s 2nd XI • Adam Hawking and Stephen Brne on being Premiership selected for the New Zealand Umpire Exchange • The tS Kilda CC on winning the Men’s Premier program JA Seitz Club Championship • John Ward for umpiring his first One Day • The elbourneM University CC on winning the International in Brisbane Men’s Premier Spirit of Cricket Award • John Ward for umpiring the Sheffield Shield, Ryobi Cup and BBL finals

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 25 New Zealand Exchange

Christchurch Umpire Exchange, December 6–15, 2013

Day 1: Friday December 6th An early start with a 9:20 flight out of Melbourne to Christchurch. Great flight on Air NZ, only a little bit rough as we crossed over the Southern Alps. Plane was late arriving in Melbourne due to fog and was wondering if this was something of an omen of the days to come. But on arrival into Christchurch I was greeted with blue skies with high cloud and about 26 degrees, I thought this could be a good week! I was greeted upon exiting NZ customs by Tony Scott, the local head of the Canterbury Umpires Association. A short drive to the Quality Inn on Pampanui Road was our destination for my accommodation for the next nine days. I quickly dropped my bags in my room and Tony invited me back to his place for a coffee and to watch the Adelaide Test match on telly, with the odd few minutes of the NZ/WI game for good measure. About 6:00 we headed off to the local pub for a bite to eat (steaks over here are great!) and then back to the hotel for an early night.

Day 2: Saturday December 7th I was picked up by the #2 ranked umpire in the region and the nominated umpire to return to Australia in February on the return exchange, Eugene Sanders. We immediately hit it off and had a great drive to our ground about 40 minutes away. The ground was changed late on the Friday from Manderville to Sefton, the fixture was a men’s 1st XI One Day semi final between East Christchurch Shirley and Canterbury Country. ECS won the toss and batted first and put together what was thought a below par 233. They have an under 19 player who is also in the National U19 team and is a very good bat; he made 80-odd out of their total and looks the goods. I think he is destined for higher honours. ECS then took the field after our 40 minute break and at one stage CC looked in the running but a mid order collapse saw them 30-odd short when the 10th wicket fell. This particular pitch was on quite a slope, with the far end of the pitch on such a slope that when standing at the stumps I couldn’t see the keeper’s feet such was the upwards angle on the wicket! The wicket had a definite green appearance to it and I was surprised that it actually started to dust up and take spin late in the day, contrary to how a green looking wicket would normally behave. Eugene drove me back to the hotel and we went to the bar for a few light refreshments and talked about cricket in Victoria and what he could expect when standing in a Premier Cricket game when he comes over. He is also destined for great things in NZ Cricket; in January he will be standing in two ICC World Cup qualifying games that will be played at Main Power Oval in the first week of Jan. I have no doubt that he will do extremely well and wish him the best in his games.

Day 3: Sunday December 8th Today I was off to Willows Cricket Club, a private club with approximately 600 members run by NZ businessman Mike Dorman. Mike is one the most passionate men of cricket I think I have ever met. Mike established the club 19 years ago to enable schools around NZ to come to the ground and play against some ex First Class players or some of the better 1st XI players from around the region. Games are played on Sundays under traditional two-day game rules (start at 11:00, lunch at 1:00 for 40 mins, tea at 3:40 etc) but the games are all one-dayers. My partner for the game today was Eddy Brownlee who was the exchange umpire in 1995. The game was to be Willows vs Kings High

26 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 School from Dunedin, a six hour drive south of Christchurch. Such is the prestige of playing at Willows, teams come from as far away as Auckland, and they have hosted teams from as far away as Sri Lanka and Australia! Weather was fine but there was a forecast of late showers. Willows won the toss and batted first. One of the very unusual playing conditions that Mike insists on is that no batter can be out LBW until they have scored. Apparently Sir Richard Hadlee, who is also the club’s patron, played at Willows one day and was given out LBW first ball. Thousands of people had come to the club to watch the legendary Hadlee play and were extremely disappointed when he was out first ball, so Mike introduced the playing condition. The Kings team had some very good players and their bowling was impressive, both openers bowling a good line and length. One of the openers was a big hitter and he hit a pretty quick 30 before being bowled. The number 3 for Willows was ex NZ rugby fullback Ben Blair, a very handy left hander who batted pretty much through the innings and made a very classy 80-odd before being the 8th wicket to fall. The next ball was the plumbest LBW you will ever see and I had to give it not out. The bowler laughed it off and as he walked back he asked if it was a bit high. I was laughing so much I could barely answer. Willows finished with 9/217 from their 50 overs. Kings openers were very impressive against consistent bowling before a few rash shots and good fielding had them 2 for. Shortly after the tea break, the clouds started to look menacing and soon the heavens opened up. It rained so hard that we didn’t even have time to put covers down and the game was over. Willows Captain Mario was fantastic, they were all so interested in cricket in Australia, especially the kids and their coach; even though the game was over at 4:20, we didn’t leave the ground until after 6:00. For the record, Willows won on D/L.

Willows clubrooms Day 4: Monday December 9th After the rain yesterday I wasn’t overly confident that we would get a game. I was scheduled to stand in an Under 19 Regional Championship game at Main Power stadium. Main Power stadium is awesome. It would be easily comparable and then some to the best Premier Cricket 1st’s grounds in Melbourne. This ground will be hosting the ICC Qualifying games in January, and I believe was the preferred ground to host Test match cricket in Christchurch until Hagley Park won that battle. AMI stadium used to host these matches but has been tagged for destruction following the earthquake, so a replacement ground had to be found. This game was to be between Canterbury Country and Metro Black. Metro had Kenny McClure in it and Country had an 18 year old quick (Harry Shipley) that they tell me already bowls in the mid 130s and it looks like it as well. Country won the toss and batted compiling a reasonable but probably below par 217. In reply Country’s bowlers steamed in fast and furiously and some good short pitched bowling had Metro not just on the back foot, but also 4 for very little. Kenny tried hard to build partnerships but wickets continued to fall with too much regularity and they were bowled out for 106 in the 37th over. After the close of play, we met up with some of the other umpires from the Canterbury region and had dinner at a nice pub on the way back into town. Dallas, a previous exchange umpire 4–5 years ago, spoke very fondly of his week back in Oz which was great to hear.

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 27 Day 5: Tuesday December 10th Free Day. Today was a chance to have a bit of a sleep in. After brekkie I took the bus out the front of the hotel into the city centre. Nothing I had read prepared me for what I was about to see. The roads around the city are generally pretty rough and the closer we got into the city the bouncier it became, all a result of the earthquake. I am told that the first quake was what they all call a standard quake in that two plates rubbed together to create the quake. The second one in Feb 2011 however was vertical, and the damage it caused was catastrophic. As we got closer to town there were city blocks that had half of the block missing, the buildings having already been demolished. In other parts of town it resembles a war zone, with streets completely deserted and buildings fenced off as being too dangerous to be occupied. Yet the locals go about their everyday business almost as if nothing has happened. I walked around Christchurch today for about 3–4 hours, visited the shipping container mall and the museum and went for a ride on the electric tram system. Nothing like Melbourne’s but was great nonetheless.

Tram line in the shipping container mall Earthquake damaged Christchurch Cathedral

Tony picked me up in the afternoon and took me for a drive down the coast to the south east, a little town called Sumner. This town was virtually cut off from Christchurch following the earthquake. The road was so badly damaged that they detoured the locals up through the hills to get home, a journey that took them several hours as the speed limit was also just 10kmh, the road so bad it would shake the fillings out of your teeth! The road is now repaired, but there is a wall of 40ft shipping containers that protects the road from the cliff face and falling rocks, and from what I could see behind the containers it has no doubt worked. Following the quake they bought in over 7,000 shipping containers. Some are used as shops, others to hold buildings up or to just protect infrastructure from any further damage from ongoing tremors etc.

Day 6: Wednesday December 11th Protective wall of shipping containers A rainy start to the day, fine drizzle greeting me this morning when I went for breakfast. I was picked up this morning by Jason Woods, another previous exchange umpire from 2011. Our game for today was another regional Under 19 game. Today was Metro Red vs Mid Canterbury played at one of the grounds that surround Hagley Oval. The early morning drizzle cleared and we were able to start just 30 minutes late with Metro Red winning the toss and batting and making a respectable 7/239. This team is meant to be a strong bowling team so we were both interested to see

28 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 how they went. It didn’t take long to see why. They had a quick that took 3 wickets in his 3rd over and it was always going to be a struggle after that. Mid Canterbury were eventually bowled out for 101 in the 32 over and it was an early drinks session for Jason and myself. We were back at Hagley for their T&D at 7:00pm, held in what is claimed as one of the oldest cricket pavilions in the world and definitely in NZ; it was built in 1863 and moved to its current position at Hagley oval in 1869 where it has stood ever since. Sixteen umpires turned up and we discussed in detail Law 42.11–15 regarding damaging the pitch—a very well presented presentation from their training officer that sparked a bit of conversation regarding a batsman stepping into the danger area when they bat outside their crease and whether to step in and get the batter to move back or to let them go. I then spoke briefly about what Premier cricket was and our T&D nights etc. They were quite amazed at the size of just the PC panel compared to their competition. I was dropped back at the hotel about 9:00 and settled in to watch some highlights of the first day of the NZ/WI Test match from Wellington. Tomorrow is another free day, so I am planning to go the Antarctic Centre over near the airport where there is also a US Air Force base from where they launch there Antarctic supply flights. Should be good.

Day 7: Thursday December 12th Slept in today, luckily it was a day off for me. Finally got going about 8:30, grabbed a quick bite for brekkie and then was off to the Antarctic Centre. Located near the airport, the actual centre is the administration centre for everything that goes to Antarctica from NZ. The USAF has three flights a week between November and March. The start of the season is flown by C-17 Globemasters similar to that used by the RAAF, they can take a lot more cargo and passengers than the Hercules that do the rest of the trips and they are about three hours quicker! I spent nearly three hours walking through the centre, with such attractions such as penguin feeding, 4D Antarctic movie—and 10 minutes in an Antarctic storm at –20°C. Not a good day to wear shorts! I jumped on the Antarctic shuttle back into town and visited the cardboard cathedral. Made from cardboard tubes, it is lightweight and a place of worship for the town since the earthquake, with the normal cathedral severely damaged and unusable. I then walked back into the container mall for a little bit of shopping for the family and back to the hotel to watch some of the second NZ/WI Test match. Inside the cardboard cathedral Day 8: Friday December 13th Today is another U19 game, this time at Ilam College between Canterbury Country and South Canterbury. Neither team was playing for first place; that had already been wrapped up by Metro Red. Country won the toss and batted first on what looked like a reasonable deck. South Canterbury bowled well with little reward until the slower bowlers came on—this was a pitch for them. They bowled Country out for 226. Considering the start they got, they would be pretty happy to keep them down to that; at one stage they could have easily have got away from South and made closer to 300. In reply, South lost their NZ rep opener in the first over cleaned bowled—with middle stump lying flat on the ground— by Harry Shipley. He bowled very fast for very little reward but beat the bat so many times he really deserved 5 for. South lost a procession of wickets and was eventually bowled out for 166 in the 44th. A short drive back to the hotel to settle in to watch the first day of the Perth Test.

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 29 Day 9: Saturday December 14th A fantastic day for cricket today with warm temperatures predicted and what should be good competition. The thing that was really different for me was the ground that we played on. The ground had no less than three other grounds overlap it at different locations! At some stages late in the innings we could have three players from other grounds with their backs to us! Not ideal but no one got hit and I guess the guys are used to it. Today’s game is between Lancaster Park Woolston and Burnside West Christchurch. Burnside had a few players who were Canterbury Wizards players (similar level to Bushrangers) as well as an ex NZ Test capped player, David Sewell, a left arm quick. This was to be week one of a two-day game and they have some really weird playing conditions. If the team batting first declares after 60 overs they basically force the team batting second to try and make the runs to be eligible for bonus points, or something like that! After the game we stayed at the club to have a drink with the players. The players from Burnside were fantastic, very interested and grateful for my efforts on the field which was great for me to hear. You always wonder how things are going and the captain seemed very happy with my day so I’m happy with that. A trip back to the hotel and a quick shower and Tony and I went out for dinner to recap on the week. From all accounts they enjoy having our exchange program and hopefully it will continue for a long time to come.

Day 10: Sunday December 15th A 3:00am wakeup call says it all! Taxi booked for 4:00am to the airport for a 6:20 flight back to Melbourne. Nice smooth flight back and even arrived early. Breezed through customs etc and home by lunch.

Conclusion The exchange is a once in a lifetime opportunity, one that if you are ever given the opportunity, grab it with both hands and run with it. Chances like this don’t come along very often and I have been very fortunate in being given the opportunity to go to Christchurch to umpire in a different country with different playing conditions, players that I have never come across and some of whom are a bit reluctant to trust someone from across the ditch. But that is just one more challenge you need to overcome and you will be a better umpire for doing it. I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to Richard Patterson and Daryl Cox for their faith in sending me to NZ to further develop and improve my umpiring. A big thanks to all the umpires that I have had the privilege of standing with over the past four years. On the field the umpires are a team, and whilst I have had this opportunity, it is only because of the quality of umpires that I have stood with. So thanks guys. Last but not least, a huge thanks to Tony and the six umpires that I stood with whilst in NZ from Canterbury Cricket. Your friendship and hospitality will be long remembered from my 10 days in Christchurch.

Adam Hawking

Ange Samartino and New Zealand exchange umpire Glynn Hammond at Ringwood for a match together

30 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Members’ Milestones

Congratulations are extended to scorers and umpires who reached the following milestones during season 2013–14. Certificates are traditionally presented by the Association for 100 Cricket Victoria games (including Senior matches) and all further multiples of 50. 600 Cricket Victoria Games 50 Cricket Victoria Games Roger Page Gaurav Bawa Shawn Craig Femi Ferzulla Dinesh Gooneratne 550 Cricket Victoria Games Adam Hawking Alan Jones Darrell Holt Bill Sheahan David Meagher Stephen Pitts 500 Cricket Victoria Games Stephanie Shaw Zac Schloeffel Craig Davenport Russell Thomas Jason Whalley 350 Cricket Victoria Games 1st XI Milestones Bill Ellemor Malcolm Gunn Ron Birch (50) Francesco Fabris (50) 300 Cricket Victoria Games Tony Grace (250) Jim Hamilton (300) Rod McKinnon Phillip Shanahan James Higgs (300) Janet Howard (550) Tony Ward Dale Ireland (50) Rod McKinnon (100) Roger Page (600) Craig Reece (500) 250 Cricket Victoria Games Ange Sammartino (50) Michael Symons (350) Paul Baleisa Tony Ventura Tony Ward (200) 100 Cricket Victoria Games Jeffrey Diamond-Smith

We invited two of our umpires who achieved significant milestones during the 2013/14 season to pen some of their favourite recollections. Bill Sheahan umpired his 550th CV game, and we congratulate him on reaching this milestone. Russell Turner was awarded Cricket Victoria’s Umpiring Service Recognition Award at the conclusion of the season, and we congratulate him on this award. Here are Bill’s and Russell’s responses.

550 Games; 33 Years; Over Half Of My Life

My relationship with cricket and, in particular, Cricket Victoria, is the longest relationship I have experienced outside of that with my immediate family. It has occupied a huge amount of my life for the last forty five or so years. And how good has that been. As a player, I was absolutely a park cricketer. I managed to play over one hundred games for my only club, mostly on brown coir matting and later on synthetic. Twenty eight years after my retirement as a player, I made a comeback to play one match with my two sons. I batted number five just ahead of my eldest son and went to the wicket on a hat trick. I survived; however, I was out two balls later although I could swear I never hit it. Sound familiar? Whilst I was still playing, I was also Club Secretary. One day I received a call from a local college asking if the club could provide an umpire for their mid week matches. Being a public servant at the time and working flex hours, I thought this sounded like a plan.

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 31 At one of these games, I was umpiring with an older gentleman named Bill Smyth who would later become the single biggest influence on my career in umpiring. Bill suggested that I may have a future if he could “knock off a few of my rough edges”. Bill had experienced a long and succesful career with the Victorian Cricket Association (as it was then), and also at First Class and International level. Feel free to Google him. At age 25, I had no interest whatsoever. Two years later, following a basketball injury, I contacted Bill and was invited to attend the winter classes and eventually to sit the dreaded exam; nothing has changed in over three decades. Somehow I passed; there must have been an acute shortage of applicants! My first appointment was in the fourths and a very experienced first eleven umpire named Tim Dey, who I knew only slightly, asked if he could work with me in my first VCA match, something I have never forgotten. The years passed quickly and more through good luck than good management, I progressed up through the ranks of the VCA, on to First Class level, and then I had the great honour to become the seventy ninth Australian Test umpire. Along the way, I have met some incredible characters who have all had an influence on me as an umpire and on me as a person. Hopefully, I may have had some miniscule influence on the people that I have encountered. To try to name them all would be a gross injustice to those who I would be sure to forget. Suffice to say, and I have said this many times over the years, I have never met an absolute a***hole in cricket; plenty of looney tunes, and we quite rightly know them as characters of the game. My association with Cricket Victoria has enabled me to travel extensively through cricket. I have umpired in every State and Territory in Australia, including every capital city, and also extensively throughout Asia. My hope is that along the way I have been able to share some knowledge, lighten some situations, assist and encourage some colleages, make some correct decisions and not ruin too many playing careers. I look forward to many more years in the craft that has dominated my life for so long and I sincerely thank every single person who has helped me up to this point. Yours in cricket,

Bill Sheahan

Very Silly, But Thanks

I would like to enlighten all, via this forum, about the journey I am on. I say “am on” because it continues and as long there is enjoyment and the players remain receptive it shall continue. In the Hobart Mercury newspaper 1986 there was an Uncle Sam type advert (We need YOU!) requesting umpires so I thought, why not apply? As a cricketer the selectors of my team thought I was an opening batsman but more often than not I was back in the pavilion soon after the crease markings were dry. I did make two hundreds in my time (each took an entire season!) but when the wicketkeeper was asked to bowl before me I knew there must be another calling. By the time I arrived in Melbourne in 1992 I had ruined enough careers in Tasmania so sought more fertile pastures. Consistency is an excellent trait to have in umpiring and I believe I have maintained that—careers have been ruined in Melbourne as well. Realistically I was not that inexperienced

32 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 when I joined the VCA panel and commenced in the 4ths and gradually worked my way through the grades, meeting and standing with many outstanding people along the way. I have always strived to achieve above my station and in my second season worked out that VCA cricket had Saturday/ Sunday fixtures for the final two rounds plus similar for the semis and finals, so if I was having a better than average season I did not want to “melt” in those last fixtures and miss an opportunity of a Final so decided to join Women’s Cricket in order to umpire the other day of the weekend when not required by the VCA. This would have me working both days of the weekend and I have since maintained that more often than not. This has served me well. As I became even more experienced I was fortunate to assist others with umpire advisory roles with the VWCA, Western Suburbs Churches, Geelong and North West Cricket competitions. This also assisted my own development as I then became the focal point for all knowledge on Laws and local playing conditions. I just had to know—forcing me to look at the Blue Book more regularly and assisting my interaction with colleagues and captains. It was terrific to be accepted so well. Cricket has been a huge part of my life and returned to me so much enjoyment—and I emphasise, for me, having an enjoyable day is paramount. Most participants love to see an umpire enjoying the role so do not hide it—it is not an offence to smile. I remember a case where a Northcote First XI opening bowler was consistently beating the batsman hitting his pads regularly with the same question being put to me every time. I was to constantly disappoint the said bowler so much so that after Ben`s appeals had reached double figures he walked to me, threw his arms around me in a cuddle, leant his head beside mine and cried softly, “I need a hug, and a BLOODY wicket!” And yes, when he batted and was hit on the pads my thoughts on lbw had done a full 180. Still we enjoyed a beer together after the match. The fact I was tuned into doing as good a job as possible but being approachable made it comfortable for players to appear to accept me into their sporting world. I could never have played at the level I’ve umpired and it is a huge buzz to think players and clubs allow me into their day. War stories abound in this sport and another I wish to relate concerns a Women’s T20 match at Footscray. Yes another appeal for lbw (why me?) and on the evidence it seemed straight forward so I wished the batter a good day and off she trudged seemingly disappointed and as we umpires generally do, Courtney and I got together after the dismissal waiting for the incoming Box Hill batter and I mentioned Anna seemed disappointed as though she thought she may have hit it. Courtney politely replied: “I suppose she should have used all of the bat”. I found this terrific as I believe when you want an opinion the truth is what it is—no crap, no false niceties. All umpires should not be afraid of the truth. Errors will occur but remember, at the time of the appeal and on evidence available the umpire makes the decision he believes to be correct. It may turn out not to be the case but you have to be confident to make the decision on the facts as presented then accept it and move on. The next delivery is the most important one. I am now a mentor and it is great to be able to contribute similar to what I received from the likes of Darrell Holt, Paul Jensen and Bill Sheahan among others, on my way up and cannot stress more forcefully to just enjoy the journey. As for the Umpire Recognition Award: very silly, but thanks.

Russ Turner

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 33 2014 Annual Dinner and Presentation Night

Guest speaker Ron Reed presented with a small gift by Vice President Alan McCarthy

President Gerry Schembri Three of our “top dogs” on one of several visits to the microphone … John Ward, Geoff Joshua and Richard Patterson

Jose Bailhache, Margaret Thies and Sandra Kelly Scott Olufson, John Walker, Jennifer and Alan Jones, Adam Hawking

34 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 2014 Annual Dinner and Presentation Night

Glenn Schache, Stephen Pitts, Lou Tenace, Takashi Ohira and Tim Wendelken

Bernadette Bomford, Suzanne Collins and Glenn Schache … and Social Organiser John Collins on one of his visits to the microphone

Pam Ellemor, Cyril Andrews, Margaret Andrews and Bill Ellemor Kevan Carroll and Shaun Rodgers

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 35 2014 Annual Award Winners

Geoff Joshua presents the Andy Barlow Medal … and the Ron Wright Medal to Greg Azzopardi … to Lou Tenace

Richard Patterson presents the Dave Elder Medal … and the Jim Phillips Medal to Daryl Brigham … to Tony Ward

Gerry Schembri presents the Cameron Medal The five Medal winners to Craig Davenport with Bailhache Award winner Dorothy Bugg

36 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Around the grounds …

Daryl Brigham and Alan Jones James Moloney, Craig Reece and Shane Herbert at work in the all smiles after the 2nd XI Grand Final at The Albert scorebox for the 4th XI Grand Final

Greg Azzopardi and Bruce Sutton take the field at Fitzroy Fitzroy Doncaster Scorer Roger Page flanked by teams and umpires Doncaster for the 4th XI Grand Final for his 600th Cricket Victoria match

Cricket in the bush, Swan Hill style … Camberwell Magpies and Frankston Peninsula face each other in the country round (umpires Dan Bomford and Rod McKinnon)

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 37 Vale: Rex Whitehead (26 October 1948 – 27 June 2014)

Rex was a highly respected member of the Cricket Victoria umpires panel, and was an active and highly respected member of the VCA Umpires and Scorers’ Association from the time he joined the Cricket Victoria umpires’ panel and the VCAUSA in September 1972. Rex was on the VCAUSA Committee from 1979/80 until 1983/84, and was President in 1981/82 and 1982/83. With his wife and children, Rex was an avid supporter of our social scene, and loved playing in the VCAUSA social cricket team. He was a highly respected VCAUSA member of several Crockett Shield teams, captained the team in 1979, and performed well with the bat in 1975 and 1981. He was named as a VCAUSA Life Member in August 1982, a fitting and worthy recipient. Rex umpired multiple First Class matches including four Tests. Following his umpiring career and as a result of an employment promotion, he and his family moved to South Australia where he furthered his other passion, lawn bowls. He was a highly respected member of the lawn bowls community. He warmly shared his hospitality with many Victorian and South Australian friends. A large gathering of family and friends attended Rex’s funeral in July, including Test umpires Tony Crafter, Peter Cronin, Dick French, Daryl Harper, Mel Johnson, Len King, Bruce Martin and Max O’Connell, and other First Class umpires. The VCAUSA extends its condolences to Carol and her family, including their children Roxanne and Clayton, and their respective families; Rex’s friends and associates; and the cricket and bowls communities.

Dan Bomford

38 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Following my introduction to cricket umpiring, I received great benefit from Rex in relation to the technical aspects of umpiring. I often mention that Rex taught me most of what I knew about umpiring. Rex was a gentleman, and a very good mate.

Graeme Bugge

I was devastated to find Rex had passed away while I was in hospital, and unable to attend his funeral. I had been good friends with Rex and Carol for many decades sharing some great times with Rex on and off the field. Being western suburbs boys, we learnt a lot about umpiring by drinking at Charlie Suttons hotel, The Albert, after work with Jack and Peter Collins, the late Keith Butler and Terry McKenna who was captain of Footscray thirds at the time. At the same period I sat on a local football tribunal with Rex. I spent many funny times umpiring with Rex—from an Under 16 final at Collingwood to a One Day International in Sydney between Australia and England in January 1980. At the time, Rex had a fear of flying that he later overcame. Following a grade game at South Melbourne vs Carlton, no one from either side spoke to us, so we drank our beer and went home. On another occasion, Rex umpired a one day game at the Gabba with Mel Johnson who said to Rex: “We will go to The Crab Pot after the game.” Rex thought: “Great! Moreton Bay bugs, scallops the lot!” The result? Nothing like it! They went to Easts Cricket Club—sure it’s called The Crab Pot as the big sign on the wall is there for all to see. Not a semblance of seafood to be seen. However as much XXXX as you can drink! Once you’re in, you can’t get out. We played a number of Crockett Shield games together, and Rex followed me as President of our Association. I had been able to maintain our friendship in Adelaide by being members of neighbouring bowling clubs. In recent years I was lucky to spend some great times with Rex and Carol at Test umpire reunions.

Ray Isherwood

Whilst I did not have much social contact with Rex, we did share considerable time in our shared passion and involvement with umpiring. He was a fine umpire, who showed commitment and dedication to umpiring, whose larger than life approach and hearty laugh was a stand out in those sometimes stressful moments that occur in the cricket arena. Rex was a great team member, both on and off the field, a man of integrity.

Robin Bailhache

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 39 Section B: Records

Life Members

Rule 15.1 of the Association’s Rules of Incorporation states: “A person who has been a member for not less than ten years and who has rendered meritorious service to the Association may be appointed a Life Member by the Committee.”

** Barlow, A. (Andy)* 1973 Stuart, I.McG. (Ian)* ** Cousland, H. (Herbert)* 1974 Collicoat, W.K. (Ken) OAM* ** Gilchrist, S.C. (Stan) MM & Bar* 1975 Butler, K.R. (Keith)* ** Mantell, E. (Edward)* 1976 Collins, J.R. (Jack) ** Moore, W. (Wally)* 1978 Isherwood, R.C. (Ray) ** Nicholls, H. (Herbert)* 1979 Howieson, W.H. (Harry) ** Richards, J. (Jack)* 1980 Allday, K. (Kevin) ** Wells, T. (Terry)* 1981 Thies, G.M. (Graeme) ** Wetenhall, W. (Bill)* 1982 Whitehead, R.V. (Rex)* ** White, J. (Joe)* 1987 Bugge, G.J. (Graeme) 1946 Dummett, C.* 1989 Bomford, D.N. (Dan) 1947 Browne, G. (George)* 1990 Andrews, C. (Cyril) 1951 Craddock,W.J. (Jack)* 1994 Bailhache, R.C. (Robin) 1952 Hamid, E. (Ernie)* 1995 Holt, D.W. (Darrell) 1953 Lancaster, J.L. (Lindsay)* 1997 Grant, N.J. (Noel) 1955 Mangan, M.G. (George)* 1999 McGregor, I.S. (Ian)* 1957 Wright, R. (Ron)* 2000 Byrne, D.L. (Denis) 1958 Heintz, E. (Ernie)* 2001 Francione, R.F. (Ralph) 1961 Graham, L.B. (Les) BEM* 2002 King, L.J. (Len) 1962 Smyth, W.J. (Bill) OAM* 2003 Ellemor, W.R. (Bill) 1963 McLaren, L. (Lindsay)* 2005 Hooper, P. (Peter) 1965 Sheehan, J. (Jack)* 2006 Eldridge, A.L. (Anne) 1966 Casey, R.X. (Reg)* 2010 Collins, J.L. (John) 1967 Johnston, F.K. (Frank)* 2011 Howard, J.A. (Janet) 1968 Taylor, W.L. (Lyons)* * deceased ** listed alphabetically – year of award not known 1971 Barker, M.W. (Merv)* 1972 Millard, K.M. (Ken)*

40 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Presidents

1906 Gregg, A.F.L 1962 Taylor, W.L. 1990 King, L.J. 1907 – 14 Not Known 1963 Johnston, F.K. 1991 Grant, N.J. 1915 Rooke, T 1964 Mangan, M.G. 1992 Grant, N.J. 1916 – 37 Not Known 1965 Sheehan, J. 1993 Sinclair, R.J. 1938 Browne, G.A. 1966 Barker, M.W. 1994 Sinclair, R.J. 1939 White, L.C. 1967 Mastin, J.A. 1995 Bailhache, R.C. 1940 Briscoe, A. 1968 Stuart, I.McG. 1996 Byrne, D.L. 1941 Osborn, W. 1969 Collicoat, W.K. 1997 Byrne, D.L. 1942 Craddock, W.J. 1970 Butler, K.R. 1998 Byrne, D.L. 1943 Wells, T. 1971 Smyth, W.J. 1999 Byrne, D.L./ 1944 Drummett, H.C. 1972 Smyth, W.J. Ellemor, W.R. 1945 Gilbert, C. 1973 Smyth, W.J. 2000 Ellemor, W.R. 1946 Coulsand, H. 1974 Howieson, W.H. 2001 Ellemor, W.R. 1947 Hamid, E. 1975 Stuart, I.McG. 2002 Shanahan, P.J. 1948 Hale, H.J. 1976 Stuart, I.McG. 2003 Shanahan, P.J. 1949 James, P.C. 1977 Stuart, I.McG. 2004 Shanahan, P.J. 1950 Lancaster, L.J. 1978 Stuart, I.McG. 2005 Collins, J.L. 1951 Mantell, E. 1979 Isherwood, R.C. 2006 Collins, J.L. 1952 Nicholson, A. 1980 Isherwood, R.C. 2007 Collins, J.L. 1953 Scott, W. 1981 Whitehead, R.V. 2008 Finlayson, T.R. 1954 Wright, R. 1982 Whitehead, R.V. 2009 Finlayson, T.R. 1955 Graham, L.B. 1983 Gamble, A. 2010 Finlayson, T.R. 1956 Atkins, L. 1984 Gamble, A. 2011 Finlayson, T.R. 1957 Smyth, W.J. 1985 Bailhache, R.C. 2012 Finlayson, T.R. 1958 Heintz, E.O. 1986 Bailhache, R.C. 2013 Schembri, G.P. 1959 McDonald, J. 1987 Bugge, G.J. The names of many of the Presidents of the 1960 McLaren, L.J. 1988 Bugge, G.J. Association prior to 1938 are unavailable. The continued assistance of members who 1961 Casey, R.X. 1989 King, L.J. might locate further such missing records would be greatly appreciated.

Phillip Shanahan John Collins Trevor Finlayson President 2002–2004 President 2005–2007 President 2008–2012

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 41 Annual Awards

2013–14 Winners The Robin Bailhache Commitment Award Dorothy Bugg The Jim Phillips 1st XI Umpiring Award Tony Ward The Dave Elder 2nd XI Umpiring Award Daryl Brigham The Ron Wright 3rd XI Umpiring Award Lou Tenace The Andy Barlow 4th XI Umpiring Award Greg Azzopardi The Cameron Medal for Scorer of the Year Craig Davenport

Background to the Awards The six Annual Awards not only recognise the outstanding performances by six of our active umpire/scorer members, but also honour the names of celebrated predecessors. The major award, the Robin Bailhache Commitment Award, was first awarded in 1992–93 as the Norwich Umpiring Commitment Award. At a 1996 General Meeting, the following motion was passed: “That in the light of the distinguished service given to the VCAUA by Robin Bailhache, the Annual Commitment Award should be renamed the Robin Bailhache Umpiring Commitment Award.” In the 1999–2000 season, following the introduction of official VCA scorers to the Association, the conditions of the Award were changed so that both active umpires and scorers could be considered for the Association’s most prestigious award, which would in future be known as the Robin Bailhache Commitment Award. The criteria for award of the Robin Bailhache Commitment Award are that the member has made a significant contribution to the Association off the field; has performed very well on the field (or in the scorebox); and is committed to their own and their colleagues’ performance. Selection is made by a process of confidential consultation between the President of the Association and other executive officers. The four umpiring awards were established in 2000 and were named after four celebrated Victorian Test umpires of past years, viz. Jim Phillips, David Elder, Ron Wright and Andy Barlow, whose names had not been honoured in any other Association Award. During the 2005–06 season, the award criteria were modified to require the winning umpire to have officiated in at least half of the matches played in the grade for which each award is made. Selection is based on the umpires’ performance throughout the season as determined by the office of Cricket Victoria’s Umpiring Manager. The scorers’ award was presented for the first time in 2001 and, for that year, was named the VCAUSA Scorers’ Award. It was the unanimous wish of the Association’s scorer members that their medal should be named after two of the most distinguished scorers in Victorian cricket history, viz. Jack Cameron snr. and Jack Cameron jnr. Selection is made by the scorer representatives on the Committee of Management, in consultation with the office of Cricket Victoria’s Premier Cricket Manager.

42 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 The Robin Bailhache Commitment Award The criteria for award of the Robin Bailhache Commitment Award is that the member has made a significant contribution to the Association off the field; has performed very well on the field (or scorebox); and is committed to their own and their colleagues’ performance. Dorothy Bugg, like previous recipients of the Robin Bailhache Commitment Award, is a fitting winner. Dorothy ably meets the criteria for this award: • having shown a significant level of commitment to our Association, consistently over a number of years. Our Association has received the value of a most visible commitment for the entire length of her membership. • having served on the Committee for three years and, in that role, being a strong debater of challenges that have confronted the Association, and a defender of Association values, specifically, according to the ideals of Association membership, through: (a) spending time on Association activities; and (b) attendance at most functions and events. • having demonstrated an overall commitment to cricket umpiring and scoring and been a supporter of Association members, be they scorers or umpires—encouraging and challenging fellow members to develop, improve and strengthen their umpiring and scoring skills. Dorothy contributes to all discussions, in particular on matters such as the VCAUSA Constitution and Cricket Victoria Premier Cricket playing conditions. She is a great supporter of cricket, cricket umpires and cricket scorers; is proud to be a member of our Association; and proud of being associated with cricket, umpires and scorers. She publicly challenges all other members to attend Association events and displays dismay when member attendance numbers are low. Dorothy has three strong principles: • a commitment to personal development and that of colleagues; • an involvement at all levels; • an enthusiasm for the Association, and the Association before the individual. In addition, Dorothy has provided excellent Committee service to Melbourne University Cricket Club including a period as Club Secretary, and was honoured with Life Membership of that Premier Club. Her Cricket Victoria statistics read as follows: 177 Premier matches (120 First XI; 36 Second XI; 12 Third XI and 9 Fourth XI) as well as multiple Women’s Representative Carnivals which are not recorded by CV.

Congratulations, Dorothy, from the The Robin Bailhache Commitment Award presented by Robin to a very surprised Dorothy Bugg Committee and members of the VCAUSA at the 2014 Presentation Dinner

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 43 Previous Annual Award Winners

The Robin Bailhache Commitment Award 1999–00 A.L. Eldridge 2000–01 C.J.T. Allan Umpired in 27 Test matches, 2001–02 J.L. Collins 93 First Class matches, and 26 2002–03 R. McKinnon Limited Overs Internationals. One of the world’s most 2003–04 P.J. Shanahan respected umpires during his 2004–05 P.J. Smith international career in the 2005–06 J.A. Howard 1970s and 1980s. 2006–07 R.F. Francione 1992–93 R.W. Stratford 2007–08 L.C. Howard 1993–94 D.W. Holt 2008–09 C. Andrews 1994–95 D.N. Bomford 2009–10 A. Ventura 1995–96 W.R. Ellemor 2010–11 E. Kelly 1996–97 I.S. McGregor 2011–12 G.W. Slater 1997–98 D. Clement 2012–13 T.R. Finlayson 1998–99 S.J.P. Phillips

The Jim Phillips 1st XI Umpiring Award 2003–04 R.L. Parry 2004–05 R.L. Parry The world’s greatest umpire of 2005–06 G.T.D. Morrow the late 19th and early 20th 2006–07 R.L. Parry century. Victorian born, he stood in 29 Tests in Australia, 2007–08 R.L. Parry England and South Africa. A 2008–09 R.L. Parry fierce enforcer of the Laws, he 2009–10 J.D. Ward was respected by players and administrators alike. 2010–11 J.D. Ward 2011–12 A.P. Ward 1999–00 R.L. Parry 2012–13 A.P. Ward 2000–01 R.L. Parry 2001–02 R.L. Parry 2002–03 R.G. Patterson

The Dave Elder 2nd XI Umpiring Award 2002–03 M. Hanton 2003–04 S.T. Davis 2004–05 C.L. Stevens Stood in 14 Tests between 1911 and 1928. Umpired such 2005–06 J.F. Leehane champions as Trumper, Hobbs, 2006–07 E.J. Kelly Bradman, Ponsford, Rhodes 2007–08 G. Jones and Barnes. One of Australia’s greatest umpires. 2008–09 K. Hatherley 2009–10 F.J.P. Fabris 2010–11 R. Birch 1999–00 C.L. Stevens 2011–12 S.T. Davis 2000–01 C.J. Hall 2012–13 S. Brne 2001–02 D. Herft

44 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 The Ron Wright 3rd XI Umpiring Award 2002–03 A. Ventura 2003–04 M. Hrvatin 2004–05 P. Proctor Stood in 13 Tests between 2005–06 M.G. Gunn 1947 and 1959. Described by 2006–07 G.D. Steart his good friend Bill Smyth as the best umpire with whom 2007–08 C.J. Barton he stood. 2008–09 A. Thomas 2009–10 A.J. Sammartino 2010–11 V. Borg 1999–00 D. Herft 2011–12 S. Brne 2000–01 D. Boyd 2012–13 A. Hawking 2001–02 P. Orchard

The Andy Barlow 4th XI Umpiring Award 2002–03 P. Baleisa 2003–04 G. Vajda A veteran of World War 2004–05 B. Davies One, he stood in 11 Tests 2005–06 C. Orgill over a twenty year period, 2006–07 S. Tighe and umpired such greats as Bradman, Ponsford, Grimmett, 2007–08 M. Muthugounder Lindwall and Miller. A strong 2008–09 L. McKay and fearless umpire. 2009–10 P. Gillespie 2010–11 K. Kumar 1999–00 R. Conlin 2011–12 A.E. Jones 2000–01 A.J. Miller 2012–13 C. Hill 2001–02 S.A. Rooke

The Cameron Medal for Scorer of the Year 2003–04 S.A. Herbert 2004–05 L.C. Howard Jack Cameron senior and junior 2005–06 M.K. Walsh have an unbroken association 2006–07 S.E. Rodgers with North Melbourne and Victorian cricket from 1939– 2007–08 D.A. Bugg 40 to 2002–03, with some 800 2008–09 C.D. Skyring District and over 600 State 2009–10 M.F. Symons and international matches between them. 2010–11 K. O’Neill 2011–12 M. Brignell 2000–01 J.W. Hamilton 2012–13 J.K.E. Higgs 2001–02 J.A. Howard 2002–03 R. Page

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 45 Committees of Management

The following members have served on the Committee of Management of the VCAUA/VCAUSA since the 1972–73 season. Beginning with the 2000–01 season, Committee Member positions were increased to three, with at least one position each set aside for an active scorer and an active umpire.

Vice Committee Year President Presidents Secretary Treasurer Members 2013–14 G.P. Schembri A. Ventura/ D.N. Bomford T.R. Finlayson L. Edwards A. McCarthy J.A. Howard A. McCarthy/ A. Ventura 2012–13 T.R. Finlayson W.R. Ellemor D.N. Bomford G.P. Schembri L. Edwards A. Ventura 2011–12 T.R. Finlayson W.R. Ellemor D.N. Bomford G.P. Schembri L. Edwards A. Ventura 2010–11 T.R. Finlayson W.R. Ellemor D.N. Bomford G.P. Schembri D.A. Bugg A. Ventura J.A. Howard P.J. Shanahan 2009–10 T.R. Finlayson D.N. Bomford J.A. Howard G.P. Schembri D.A. Bugg W.R. Ellemor A. Ventura 2008–09 T.R. Finlayson D.N. Bomford P.J Shanahan/ J.A. Howard D.A. Bugg W.R. Ellemor D.A. Bugg & A. Ventura J.A. Howard 2007–08 J.L. Collins D.N. Bomford J.A. Howard P.J Shanahan D.A. Bugg P.J Smith W.R. Ellemor 2006–07 J.L. Collins D.N. Bomford J.A. Howard J.A. Howard W.R. Ellemor G.W. Slater 2005–06 J.L. Collins D.N. Bomford J.A. Howard P.J. Shanahan W.R. Ellemor G.W. Slater C.D. Skyring P.J. Smith 2004–05 P.J. Shanahan J.L. Collins J.A. Howard P. Nicholson/ S. Abrahams G.W. Slater J.A. Howard H. Babray S.J.P. Phillips 2003–04 P.J. Shanahan C.J.T. Allan S.A. Rooke/ D.C. Jones J.A. Howard/ C.J. Hall J.A. Howard S.A. Rooke G.W. Slater G.D. Steart 2002–03 P.J. Shanahan D.W. Holt S.J.P. Phillips D.N. Bomford W.R. Ellemor J.D. Law D.C. Hansen J.K.E. Higgs 2001–02 W.R. Ellemor D.W. Holt R.F. Francione D.N. Bomford J.W. Hamilton J.D. Law S.J.P. Phillips P.J. Shanahan 2000–01 W.R. Ellemor D.W. Holt R.F. Francione D.N. Bomford I.S. McGregor J.D. Law M.A. Peterson P.J. Shanahan 1999–00 D.L. Byrne/ W.R. Ellemor/ R.F. Francione D.N. Bomford J.D. Law/ W.R. Ellemor J.D. Law P.J. Shanahan D.W. Holt I.S. McGregor 1998–99 D.L. Byrne W.R. Ellemor R.F. Francione D.N. Bomford J.D. Law D.W. Holt I.S. McGregor 1997–98 D.L. Byrne W.R. Ellemor R.F. Francione D.N. Bomford D.S.K. Cox D.W. Holt I.S. McGregor / – indicates a change of position during the year

46 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Vice Committee Year President Presidents Secretary Treasurer Members 1996–97 D.L. Byrne D.S.K. Cox R.F. Francione D.N. Bomford A.J. Johanson D.W. Holt I.S. McGregor 1995–96 R.C. Bailhache D.L. Byrne P.H. Jensen/ D.N. Bomford I.S. McGregor R.W. Stratford/ R.F. Francione D.S.K. Cox/ D.S.K. Cox R.F. Francione/ I.McG. Stuart 1994–95 R.J. Sinclair N.J. Grant P.H. Jensen D.N. Bomford I.S. McGregor D.W. Holt R.W. Stratford 1993–94 R.J. Sinclair N.J. Grant P.H. Jensen D.N. Bomford L.W. Johnson D.W. Holt R.W. Stratford 1992–93 N.J. Grant D.W. Holt P.H. Jensen K.F. Skahill D.N. Funnell R.J. Sinclair R.W. Stratford 1991–92 N.J. Grant D.W. Holt P.H. Jensen K.F. Skahill D.N. Funnell R.J. Sinclair T.M. Rogers 1990–91 L.J. King K. Allday P.H. Jensen K.F. Skahill T.M. Rogers D.W. Holt R.J. Sinclair 1989–90 L.J. King G.J. Bugge P.H. Jensen K.F. Skahill R.C. Bailhache M.N.L. Day D.W. Holt 1988–89 G.J. Bugge R.C. Bailhache N.J. Grant D.G. Forbes M.N.L. Day L.J. King D.W. Holt 1987–88 G.J. Bugge R.C. Bailhache D.N. Bomford M.G. Gandy/ D.G. Forbes/ L.J. King D.G. Forbes K. Allday D.W. Holt 1986–87 R.C. Bailhache G.J. Bugge D.N. Bomford M.G. Gandy D.G. Forbes L.J. King D.W. Holt 1985–86 R.C. Bailhache G.J. Bugge D.N. Bomford M.G. Gandy D.G. Forbes L.J. King D.W. Holt 1984–85 A. Gamble D.G. Forbes G.J. Bugge D.N. Bomford R.C. Bailhache L.J. King D.W. Holt 1983–84 A. Gamble D.G. Forbes G.J. Bugge D.N. Bomford R.C. Isherwood R.V. Whitehead L.J. King 1982–83 R.V. Whitehead A. Gamble G.J. Bugge G.M. Thies L.J. King R.C. Isherwood D. Pickering 1981–82 R.V. Whitehead R.C. Isherwood G.J. Bugge G.M. Thies W.K. Collicoat I.McG. Stuart A. Gamble 1980–81 R.C. Isherwood I.McG. Stuart G.J. Bugge G.M. Thies W.K. Collicoat R.V. Whitehead A. Gamble 1979–80 R.C. Isherwood W.K. Collicoat D. Shaw G.M. Thies R.V. Whitehead I.McG. Stuart A. Gamble 1978–79 I.McG. Stuart W.K. Collicoat K.M. Millard G.M. Thies D.G. Forbes R.C. Isherwood A. Gamble 1977–78 I.McG. Stuart W.J. Collicoat K.M. Millard G.M. Thies D.G. Forbes R.C. Isherwood G. Hamilton 1976–77 I.McG. Stuart W.K. Collicoat K.M. Millard G.M. Thies J.R. Collins R.C. Isherwood D.G. Forbes 1975–76 I.McG. Stuart W.K. Collicoat K.M. Millard G.M. Thies D.G. Forbes R.C. Isherwood P. Hooper 1974–75 W.H. Howieson W.K. Collicoat K.M. Millard G.M. Thies P. Hooper I.McG. Stuart R.C. Isherwood 1973–74 W.J. Smyth W.H. Howieson K.M. Millard M.W. Barker W.K. Collicoat I.McG. Stuart R.C. Isherwood 1972–73 W.J. Smyth W.H. Howieson K.M. Millard M.W. Barker K.R. Butler I.McG. Stuart W.K. Collicoat / – indicates a change of position during the year

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 47 Victorian Test Umpires

The following umpires who have played in or umpired in Victoria for all or part of their careers, have stood in Test Matches within or without Australia since the First Test played in Melbourne in March 1877.

First Last Name Test Test Eng SAf WI NZ Ind Pak SL Other Total Bailhache, R.C.1 1974–75 1988–89 12 – 6 3 2 3 1 – 27 Barlow, A.N. 1930–31 1951–52 4 – 3 – 4 – – – 11 Coady, P. 1878–79 1878–79 1 – – – – – – – 1 Collins, J.R. 1972–73 1975–76 – – 1 2 – 2 – – 5 Copeland, W.J. 1979–80 1979–80 1 – – – – – – – 1 Cosstick, S. 1876–77 1876–77 1 – – – – – – – 1 Coulthard, G. 1878–79 1881–82 2 – – – – – – – 2 Crockett, R.M. 1901–02 1924–25 27 5 – – – – – – 32 Elder, D.A. 1911–12 1928–29 14 ––––––– 14 Elliott, E.H. 1882–83 1884–85 6 – – – – – – – 6 Flynn, T. 1892–93 1894–95 4 – – – – – – – 4 French, R.A.2 1977–78 1987–88 7 – 2 2 4 4 – – 19 Garing, C. 1924–25 1924–25 1 – – – – – – – 1 Hannah, W. 1907–08 1910–11 2 2 – – – – – – 4 Hele, G.A.3 1928–29 1932–33 10 5 1 – – – – – 16 Hodges, G.J. 1884–85 1884–85 1 – – – – – – – 1 Isherwood, R.C. 1984–85 1985–86 – – 1 1 1 – – – 3 King, L.J. 1988–89 1992–93 1 – 2 – 1 1 1 – 6 McShane, F.G. 1884–85 1884–85 1 – – – – – – – 1 Phillips, J.4 1884–85 1897–98 13 –––––– 16 29 Reid, C.A. 1876–77 1876–77 1 – – – – – – – 1 Richards, J. 1930–31 1930–31 – – 1 – – – – – 1 Sheahan, W.P. 1993–94 1993–94 – 1 – 1 – – – – 2 Smyth, W.J. 1962–63 1965–66 3 – – – – 1 – – 4 Tarrant, F.A.5 1933–34 1933–34 – – – – – – – 2 2 Terry, R.B. 1876–77 1876–77 2 – – – – – – – 2 Whitehead, R.V. 1980–81 1982–83 1 – – – 3 – – – 4 Wright, R.R. 1947–48 1958–59 7 3 2 – 1 – – – 13 Young, W.A. 1911–12 1911–12 1 – – – – – – – 1 1. Includes 9 Test matches when resident in South Australia. 2. Includes 14 Test matches when resident in New South Wales and 3 Test matches when resident in South Australia. 3. All his Test matches were umpired while resident in South Australia. 4. Includes 11 Test matches in England and 5 in South Africa. 5. Both Test matches were the first two games of the 1933–34 India v England series played in India. NB. Off-field appointments (i.e. video) are not included.

48 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Victorian First Class Umpires

First Last Shield/ Other Int’n Name Season Season Test Pura Cup State 1st.cl Other Total Alessio, H.J. 1892–93 1924–25 – 4 3 – 1 8 Bailhache, R.C. * 1971–72 1991–92 27 52 – 16 – 95 Barker, M.W. 1969–70 1969–70 – – 1 – – 1 Barlow, A.N. 1928–29 1952–53 11 45 7 15 8 86 Barrass, E. 1897–98 1914–15 – 3 6 5 – 14 Barrett, J.E. 1888–89 1888–89 – – 1 – – 1 Barrow, A.J. 2010–11 – 17 1 – – 18 Benson, F. 1920–21 1920–21 – – – 1 – 1 Bowes, W.J.R. * 1919–20 1928–29 – 5 1 2 – 8 Brodie, J.C. 1861–62 1861–62 – – – – 1 1 Browne, G.A. 1937–38 1937–38 – 3 2 – 1 6 Bruton, W.J. * 1904–05 1913–14 – 11 1 1 – 13 Budd, H.H. 1877–78 1900–01 – – 2 – – 2 Butler, K.R. 1961–62 1977–78 – 14 1 2 – 17 Butterworth, T. 1863–64 1863–64 – – – – 1 1 Cameron, C.F. 1855–56 1860–61 – – 4 – – 4 Carmody, K.J. 1974–75 1979–80 – 16 – 3 – 19 Casey, R.X. 1961–62 1961–62 – – 1 – – 1 Cavenagh, G. 1853–54 1853–54 – – 1 – – 1 Chapman, T.C. 1992–93 1993–94 – 3 – – – 3 Coady, P. 1878–79 1878–79 1 – – – – 1 Collicoat, W.K. 1961–62 1972–73 – 15 – 5 – 20 Collins, J.R. 1965–66 1975–76 5 28 1 9 1 44 Conway, J. 1900–01 1900–01 – – 1 – – 1 Copeland, W.J. 1972–73 1979–80 1 12 – 2 – 15 Cosstick, S. 1876–77 1876–77 1 – – – – 1 Cotter, D.F. 1893–94 1900–01 –– 12 9 1 22 Coulthard, G. 1878–79 1881–82 2 – – 4 – 6 Craddock, W.J. 1933–34 1940–41 – 3 6 – 1 10 Crockett, R.M. 1891–92 1929–30 32 54 10 23 6 125 Crossley, H. 1935–36 1935–36 – – 1 – – 1 Dixon, F. 1925–26 1929–30 – 2 2 1 – 5 Duffy, J.T. 1885–86 1886–87 – – 2 – 1 3 Dwyer, C. 1932–33 1936–37 – 4 2 2 – 8 Elder, D.A. 1906–07 1930–31 14 12 2 1 1 30 Elliott, E.H. 1881–82 1884–85 6 – 8 3 1 18 Elliott, G. 1863–64 1863–64 – – – – 1 1 Figgis, R.T. 1968–69 1972–73 – 6 – 2 – 8 Flynn, T. 1887–88 1894–95 4 9 6 3 – 22 French, R.A. * 1975–76 1988–89 19 43 – 7 – 69 * Umpired in more than one Australian State. *+ Continued to umpire after leaving Victoria; matches listed are only during his time in Victoria ** Also umpired in England and South Africa. NB Off-field appointments (i.e. video) are not included.

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 49 First Last Shield/ Other Int’n Name Season Season Test Pura Cup State 1st.cl Other Total Fry, H.J. 1898–99 1898–99 – – – 1 – 1 Gaggin, W.W. 1874–75 1874–75 – – 1 – – 1 Gandy, M.G. * 1985–86 1988–89 – 5 – 1 – 6 Garing, C. 1921–22 1925–26 1 3 3 3 – 10 Guy, B. 1981–82 1987–88 – 8 – 1 – 9 Hannah, W. 1905–06 1911–12 3 7 – 4 1 15 Heathcote, B. 1928–29 1928–29 – 1 – – – 1 Hele, G.A. * 1920–21 1934–35 16 24 2 11 3 56 Hele, R.G. 1949–50 1960–61 – 17 2 11 1 31 Hodges, G.J. 1883–84 1884–85 1 – 2 – – 3 Holden, D.E. 1984–85 1988–89 – 8 – 1 – 9 Holt, D.W. 1983–84 1995–96 – 22 – 9 1 32 Hope, A. 1882–82 1882–83 – – – 1 – 1 Hughes, J.H. 1933–34 1933–34 – – 1 – – 1 Isherwood, R.C. 1971–72 1985–86 3 23 – 4 – 30 James, B. 1872–73 1872–73 – – 1 – – 1 Jensen, P.H. 1990–91 1997–98 – 12 – 2 1 15 Jones, C.O. 1977–78 1977–78 – 2 – – – 2 Joshua, G.C. 2009–10 – 25 2 1 – 28 Juliff, C. 1931–32 1934–35 – – 3 – – 3 King, L.J. 1983–84 1993–94 6 31 – 4 – 41 Knott, K.A. 1991–92 1992–93 – 3 – – – 3 Lancaster, L.J. 1947–48 1947–48 – 1 – – – 1 Living, G. 1851–52 1851–52 – – 1 – – 1 Lunn, N.E. 1994–95 1994–95 – 2 – – – 1 Lyon, C.H. 1850–51 1850–51 – – 1 – – 1 McGan, B. 1880–81 1882–83 – – 2 – – 2 McLaren, L.J. 1956–57 1960–61 – 7 1 – – 8 McLean, J. 1933–34 1934–35 – – 4 1 – 5 McShane, P.G. 1884–85 1884–85 1 – – – – 1 Mangan, M. 1949–50 1955–56 – 7 2 – – 9 Marshall, V. 1860–61 1860–61 – – 1 – – 1 Martin, E.J. 1914–15 1914–15 – 1 – – – 1 Maxwell, P. 1929–30 1929–30 – – 1 – – 1 Midwinter, W.E. 1886–87 1886–87 – – – 1 – 1 Miller, F.P. 1870–71 1870–71 – – 1 – – 1 Moore, W.J. 1928–29 1937–38 – 10 2 4 – 16 Morris, S. 1894–95 1898–99 – – 3 – – 2 Morrow, G.T.D. 1996–97 2005–06 – 21 – 3 – 24 Nichols, H.E. 1925–26 1931–32 – – 3 3 – 6 Nicholson, A.G. 1947–48 1951–52 – – 2 – – 2 Nicosia, A. 1980–81 1983–84 – 4 – 2 – 6 Oakley, G. 1926–27 1926–27 – – 1 – – 1 O’Connor, J.W. 1912–13 1913–14 – – 2 – – 2 Over, C.E. 1895–96 1907–08 – 1 5 1 – 7 * Umpired in more than one Australian State. *+ Continued to umpire after leaving Victoria; matches listed are only during his time in Victoria ** Also umpired in England and South Africa. NB Off-field appointments (i.e. video) are not included.

50 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 First Last Shield/ Other Int’n Name Season Season Test Pura Cup State 1st.cl Other Total Parry, R.L. 1997–98 2011–12 – 79 – 6 – 85 Patterson, R.G. 1998–99 2005–06 – 16 1 1 – 18 Phillips, J. ** 1883–84 1897–98 13 8 7 20 6 54 Prevot, E. 1875–76 1875–76 – – 1 – – 1 Ramsden, E.C. 1930–31 1930–31 – 1 – 1 – 2 Reaburn, A.D. 1920–21 1924–25 – 4 1 1 – 6 Reid, C.A. 1875–76 1881–82 1 – 2 – – 3 Reiffel, P.R. *+ 2004–05 2009–10 – 29 – 6 – 35 Rhodes, J. 1858–59 1858–59 – – 1 – – 1 Richards, J. 1923–24 1932–33 1 10 1 6 1 19 Rooney, F. 1947–48 1951–52 – 7 – – – 7 Sharp, A. 1937–38 1937–38 – – 1 – – 1 Shaw, R. 1930–31 1930–31 – – – 1 – 1 Sheahan, W.P. 1989–90 1998–99 2 25 – 7 1 35 Sheehan, J.F. 1959–60 1963–64 – 4 – – – 4 Smith, J.A. 1861–62 1882–83 – – 9 1 1 11 Smith, P.E. 1925–26 1928–29 – 6 1 1 1 9 Smyth, W.J. 1955–56 1971–72 4 42 1 11 1 59 Soulsby, A.J. 2000–01 2003–04 – 2 – – – 2 Stafford, J. 1925–26 1926–27 – 1 1 – – 2 Stewart, J.C. 1866–67 1866–67 – – 1 – – 1 Stratford, R.W. 1994–95 2007–08 – 10 – 2 – 12 Strickland, G. 1929–30 1929–30 – – 1 – – 1 Stuart, I.McG. 1960–61 1964–65 – 10 – 4 – 14 Taylor, J. 1886–87 1888–89 – – – 1 1 2 Terry, R.B. 1876–77 1880–81 2 – 5 – 3 10 Thornton, J. 1874–75 1874–75 – – 1 – – 1 Walpole, S.C. 1992–93 1999–00 – 7 – – – 7 Ward, A.P. 2005–06 – 31 1 – 1 33 Ward, J.D. 2003–04 – 48 1 6 – 55 Ward, J.H. 1947–48 1958–59 – 8 1 2 – 11 Wetenhall, W.R. 1930–31 1932–33 – 2 1 – – 3 Wheeler, J. 1959–60 1959–60 – 1 – – – 1 Whitehead, R.V. 1978–79 1982–83 4 9 – 3 – 16 Wills, T.W. 1870–71 1870–71 – – 1 – – 1 Wisden, G. 1865–66 1865–66 – – 1 – – 1 Wood, R. 1886–87 1886–87 – – – – 1 1 Wright, R.J.J. 1945–46 1960–61 13 29 5 13 2 62 Young, W. 1901–02 1912–13 1 8 2 5 – 16 * Umpired in more than one Australian State. *+ Continued to umpire after leaving Victoria; matches listed are only during his time in Victoria ** Also umpired in England and South Africa. NB Off-field appointments (i.e. video) are not included.

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 51 Cricket Victoria 200 Club

The following former and present umpires and scorers have met the conditions for admission to the prestigious Cricket Victoria 200 Club, viz. having umpired, played or scored in 200 or more international or domestic First Class, One- Day and VCA 1st XI matches. For the purposes of 200 Club membership, qualifying matches include 3rd umpire appointments where applicable. Umpires were first admitted in 1994–95; scorers were first admitted in 2008–09. Umpire Other List Name Scorer Seasons Test ODI SS FC A 1st XI Total Bailhache, R.C. U 1977–78 – 1993–94 18 14 45 # 25 206 308 Bomford, D.N. U 1979–80 – ––––– 320 320 Chapman, T.C. S1 1988–89 – 2012–13 – – 3 # 2 240 245 Collicoat, W.K.* U2 1957–58 – 1973–74 –– 22 #– 211 233 Collins, J.R. U 1957–58 – 1981–82 5 – 25 #– 205 235 Copeland, W.J.* U 1963–64 – 1984–85 1 – 14 #– 210 225 Craig, S.A.J. U5 2010–11 – –– 20 – 21 260 301 Davenport, C.M. S 1982–83 – – – – – 5 420 425 Day, M.N.L. U 1983–84 – 2008–09 ––––– 203 203 Forbes, D.G. U 1971–72 – 1990–91 ––––– 209 209 Grace, A.G. S 1999–00 – ––––– 249 249 Hamilton, J.W. S 1986–87 – – 19 33 – 31 307 390 Herbert, S.A. S 1985–86 – ––––– 398 398 Higgs, J.K.E. S 1992–93 – – 17 23 1 26 313 380 Holt, D.W. U 1980–81 – – 1 22 10 6 342 381 Howard, J.A. S 1976–77 – – 38 54 5 39 558 694 Isherwood, R.C. U 1962–63 – 1986–87 3 21 27 # 9 227 287 Jensen, P.H. U 1978–79 – 2010–11 –– 12 2 6 319 339 Joshua, G.C. U 1995–96 – –– 25 3 41 163 232 King, L.J. U 1980–81 – 1993–94 7 26 35 # 6 166 240 Lincoln, B.E. S3 1987–88 – – – – – – 285 285 Morrow, G.T.D.* U 1992–93 – 2005–06 –– 37 # 26 184 247 O’Neill, K.V. S 1971–72 – 27 57 159 20 35 490 788 Page, R. S 1976–77 – ––––– 612 612 Parry, R.L. U 1994–95 – 2011–12 7 34 79 6 79 181 386 Patterson, R.G. U 1998–99 – 1 4 20 2 30 190 247 Radley, J.R. S 1993–94 – ––––– 384 384 Reiffel, P.R. U 2002–03 – 2009–10 –––––– 518 Reece, C.J. S 1973–74 – 19 18 58 3 43 515 656 * deceased 1 Includes 52 games as a 1st XI umpire 2 Includes 51 games as a 1st XI player with the Essendon Cricket Club 3 Includes 23 games as a 1st XI umpire 4 Includes 58 games as a 1st XI player with Collingwood and North Melbourne Cricket Clubs 5 Includes 255 games as a 1st XI and First Class player with St Kilda Cricket Club and Victoria # due to an adjustment to the structure of this table some column figures may be incorrect, although the total games will be correct

52 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Umpire Other List Name Scorer Seasons Test ODI SS FC A 1st XI Total Rodgers, S.E. S 1977–78 – – – 1 – – 488 489 Sheahan, W.P. U 1981–82 – 7 25 26 8 11 389 466 Smyth, W.J.* U 1949–50 – 1971–72 4 – 51 #– 232 287 Stratford, R.W. U 1989–90 – 2007–08 –– 13 # 8 190 211 Stuart, I. McG.* U 1955–56 – 1977–78 –– 12 #– 227 239 Symons, M.F. S 1992–93 – – – – – – 363 363 Thies, G.M. U 1968–69 – 1990–91 ––––– 225 225 Turner, R.R. U 1992–93 – – – – – – 263 263 Walsh, M.K. S 1963–64 – 94 221 73 80 72 549 1,089 Ward, A.P. U4 1997–98 – –– 31 1 41 206 279 Ward, J.D. U 1996–97 – – 2 48 7 64 192 313 * deceased 1 Includes 52 games as a 1st XI umpire 2 Includes 51 games as a 1st XI player with the Essendon Cricket Club 3 Includes 23 games as a 1st XI umpire 4 Includes 58 games as a 1st XI player with Collingwood and North Melbourne Cricket Clubs 5 Includes 255 games as a 1st XI and First Class player with St Kilda Cricket Club and Victoria # due to an adjustment to the structure of this table some column figures may be incorrect, although the total games will be correct

Senior Level Appointments: 2013-14

VCAUSA members offer their congratulations to colleagues who were chosen to umpire or score in senior level matches during the 2013–14 season. The summary provided below is gathered from the official Cricket Victoria appointments lists and from information supplied by scorers and club administrators, and include TV umpire appointments. Scorers Test Kevin O’Neill (1), Craig Reece (1) ODI Jim Hamilton (1), James Higgs (1) Sheffield Shield Jim Hamilton (2), James Higgs (1), Janet Howard (2), Kevin O’Neill (2), Craig Reece (1), Mike Walsh (2) List A * Janet Howard (1), Kevin O’Neill (2) Other matches ** Shelley Baulch (9), Craig Davenport (4), Glenn Davey (4), Jim Hamilton (2), James Higgs (6), Janet Howard (6), Natalie Noblett (9), Kevin O’Neill (4), Mike Walsh (5) Umpires ODI John Ward (2) Sheffield Shield Ashley Barrow (4), Geoff Joshua (5), John Ward (6), Tony Ward (5) List A * Ashley Barrow (4), Shawn Craig (1), Geoff Joshua (6), Richard Patterson (1), John Ward (5), Tony Ward (4) Other matches ** Ashley Barrow (10), Shawn Craig (3), Phil Gillespie (2), Geoff Joshua (12), Ange Sammartino (1), John Ward (8), Tony Ward (11) * List A includes ODD, and tour matches which are not First Class ** Other matches include—State 2nd XI, Futures league, tour matches which are not List A, Women’s ODI, WNCL, WT20, international and interstate T20, and BBL

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 53 Cricket Victoria Finals Umpires

First XI – Men’s Premier Cricket First XI – Men’s Premier Cricket 1945–46 A.N. Barlow R.R. Wright 1992–93 D.W. Holt L.J. King 1946–47 A.N. Barlow R.R. Wright 1993–94 P.H. Jensen W.P. Sheahan 1947–48 A.N. Barlow R.R. Wright 1994–95 D.W. Holt P.H. Jensen 1948–49 A.N. Barlow R.R. Wright 1995–96 W.P. Sheahan R.W. Stratford 1949–50 A.N. Barlow R.R. Wright 1996–97 W.P. Sheahan R.W. Stratford 1950–51 A.N. Barlow R.R. Wright 1997–98 G.T.D. Morrow W.P. Sheahan 1951–52 A.N. Barlow R.R. Wright 1998–99 G.T.D. Morrow W.P. Sheahan 1952–53 R.G. Hele R.R. Wright 1999–00 R.L. Parry R.G. Patterson 1953–54 R.G. Hele R.R. Wright 2000–01 G.T.D. Morrow R.G. Patterson 1954–55 R.G. Hele R.R. Wright 2001–02 G.T.D. Morrow R.L. Parry 1955–56 R.G. Hele R.R. Wright 2002–03 R.L. Parry R.G. Patterson 1956–57 J.H. Ward R.R. Wright 2003–04 R.L. Parry R.G. Patterson 1957–58 R.G. Hele R.R. Wright 2004–05 G.T.D. Morrow R.L. Parry 1958–59 W.J. Smyth R.R. Wright 2005–06 G.T.D. Morrow R.L. Parry 1959–60 R.G. Hele W.J. Smyth 2006–07 R.L. Parry P.R. Reiffel 1960–61 W.J. Smyth R.R. Wright 2007–08 R.L. Parry P.R. Reiffel 1961–62 W.J. Smyth I.McG. Stuart 2008–09 R.L. Parry P.R. Reiffel 1962–63 W.J. Smyth I.McG. Stuart 2009–10 A.P. Ward J.D. Ward 1963–64 W.J. Smyth I.McG. Stuart 2010–11 A.P. Ward J.D. Ward 1964–65 W.J. Collicoat W.J. Smyth 2011–12 A.P. Ward J.D. Ward 1965–66 J.R. Collins W.J. Smyth 2012–13 G.C. Joshua A.P. Ward 1966–67 J.R. Collins W.J. Smyth 2013–14 G.C. Joshua A.P. Ward 1967–68 J.R. Collins W.J. Smyth 1968–69 J.R. Collins W.J. Smyth Second XI – Men’s Premier Cricket 1969–70 R. Figgis W.J. Smyth 1980–81 B. Guy P. Stuchbery 1970–71 J.R. Collins W.J. Smyth 1981–82 N.J. Grant A. Richardson 1971–72 J.R. Collins W.J. Smyth 1982–83 D.E. Holden D. Pickering 1972–73 J.R. Collins R.C. Isherwood 1983–84 M.N.L. Day D. Vollmerhause 1973–74 J.R. Collins W.J. Copeland 1984–85 R. Gainford A. Gamble 1974–75 K.J. Carmody J.R. Collins 1985–86 N.J. Grant K. O’Neil 1975–76 K.J. Carmody W.J. Copeland 1986–87 E. Kelly W.P. Sheahan 1976–77 K.J. Carmody W.J. Copeland 1987–88 D. Funnell H. Petricevic 1977–78 R.C. Bailhache R.C. Isherwood 1988–89 T. Rogers P. Sandars 1978–79 R.C. Bailhache W.J. Copeland 1989–90 D.L. Byrne S.C. Walpole 1979–80 R.C. Bailhache R.A. French 1990–91 R.W. Stratford G.M. Thies 1980–81 R.C. Bailhache R.A. French 1991–92 R. Day J.D. Law 1981–82 R.C. Bailhache R.A. French 1992–93 R. Day I.S. McGregor 1982–83 R.C. Bailhache R.C. Isherwood 1993–94 D.S.K. Cox P.J. Dikschei 1983–84 R.C. Bailhache R.C. Isherwood 1994–95 D.C. Hansen C.J. Lear 1984–85 R.C. Bailhache R.C. Isherwood 1995–96 M.W. McNeil R.L. Parry 1985–86 R.C. Bailhache R.C. Isherwood 1996–97 R.G. Patterson A.J. Soulsby 1986–87 R.C. Bailhache L.J. King 1997–98 D.N. Boucher N. Sievers 1987–88 R.C. Bailhache L.J. King 1998–99 A.J. Barrow A.P. Ward 1988–89 R.C. Bailhache L.J. King 1999–00 G. Brindley C.L. Stevens 1989–90 R.C. Bailhache L.J. King 2000–01 M.G. Gunn C.J. Hall 1990–91 R.C. Bailhache L.J. King 2001–02 D. Herft T.J. Leeden 1991–92 D.W. Holt L.J. King

54 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Second XI – Men’s Premier Cricket Fourth XI – Men’s Premier Cricket 2002–03 M. Hanton D.C. Jones 1980–81 K. Guy G. Wykes 2003–04 S.T. Davis N. King 1981–82 M. Donehue D.E. Holden 2004–05 P. Hermann C.L. Stevens 1982–83 J. McKernan J. Ryan 2005–06 J.F. Leehane P. Proctor 1983–84 R. Lindroth B. Wells 2006–07 R. McKinnon P.J. Smith 1984–85 D. Funnell K. Knott 2007–08 P.J Creek G. Jones 1985–86 P. Gigg T. Hodgkins 2008–09 K. Hatherley S. Sciacca 1986–87 A. Grant P. Sandars 2009–10 S.T. Davis F.J.P. Fabris 1987–88 P. Finney S.C. Walpole 2010–11 R. Birch S.A.J. Craig 1988–89 T.C. Chapman G. Tait 2011–12 M. Cervetto S.T. Davis 1989–90 G. Keetley R.W. Stratford 2012–13 V. Borg S. Brne 1990–91 C.D. Baulch G. McDonald 2013–14 D.J. Brigham A.E. Jones 1991–92 T. Hodgkins G. McDonald 1992–93 T. Hodgkins G. McDonald 1993–94 K. Glassenbury G.R. Lloyd Third XI – Men’s Premier Cricket 1994–95 G. Cooper R. Rymarz 1980–81 D.W. Holt D. Pickering 1995–96 M. Sheehan M. Slattery 1981–82 C. Main D. Vollmerhause 1996–97 K. Brewer L. Collins 1982–83 D. Chivers J.D. Law 1997–98 A.J. Barrow C.L. Stevens 1983–84 K. O’Neil M. Sutherland 1998–99 T. Fitzgerald P. Molloy 1984–85 G. Johnstone R. Lindroth 1999–00 R. Conlin T.J. Leeden 1985–86 D. Funnell D. Izod 2000–01 A.J. Miller P. Orchard 1986–87 P. Chase G. Rowe 2001–02 D. Izod S.A. Rooke 1987–88 K. Barker P. Chase 2002–03 P. Baleisa K. Hatherley 1988–89 J. Culver R. Day 2003–04 D. Hellard G. Vajda 1989–90 W. Gray P. O’Brien 2004–05 B. Davies C. James 1990–91 B.A. Farrow D. Garde 2005–06 M. Leckie C. Orgill 1991–92 A. Gellie K. Kavanagh 2006–07 A. Smith R. Stanley 1992–93 G. Burns F.J. Preen 2007–08 D.A. Ireland M. Muthugounder 1993–94 M.W. McNeil R.R. Turner 2008–09 M. Campbell L. McKay 1994–95 G. McDonald R.L. Parry 2009–10 T. Corvell P.J. Gillespie 1995–96 G.P. Coleman G. Cooper 2010–11 A. Gaughan K. Kumar 1996–97 N. Sievers M. Slattery 2011–12 A. Jones R. Kalnins 1997–98 G.C. Joshua A.P. Ward 1998–99 C.J.T. Allan D.L. Byrne 2012–13 N. Ferns C. Hill 1999–00 T. Fitzgerald D.C. Jones 2013–14 G. Azzopardi B.A. Sutton 2000–01 D. Boyd T.J. Leeden 2001–02 N. King P. Orchard First XI – Women’s Premier Cricket 2002–03 D. Izod A. Ventura 2008–09 A. Smith R. Stanley 2003–04 M. Hrvatin G.D. Steart 2009–10 P.J. Smith R.R. Turner 2004–05 J.F. Leehane P. Proctor 2010–11 P.J. Smith R.R. Turner 2005–06 P. Cornford M.G. Gunn 2011–12 T. Corvell S.T. Davis 2006–07 G.W. Slater G.D. Steart 2012–13 R.R. Turner T. Ventura 2007–08 C.J. Barton V. McKerna n 2013–14 M.G. Gunn R.R. Turner 2008–09 De. Jones A. Thomas 2009–10 J.G. Douglas A.J. Sammartino 2010–11 V. Borg M.G. Gunn Second XI – Women’s Premier Cricket 2011–12 S. Brne S. Olufson 2008–09 T. Corvell M. Moore 2009–10 G.P. Schembri D. Woodruff 2012–13 A. Hawking A.E. Jones 2010–11 T. Corvell J. Richards 2013–14 L. Tenace G. Vajda 2011–12 R. Hubbard J. Richards 2012–13 R. Harrison A. Thomas 2013–14 S. Pitts J. Walker

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 55 Cricket Victoria Finals Scorers

First XI – Men’s Premier Cricket Third XI – Men’s Premier Cricket 1998–99 M.A. Peterson C.J. Reece 2001–02 P. O’Rourke 1999–00 J.W. Hamilton M.F. Symons 2002–03 D. Missen 2000–01 R.A. Dodd J.R. Radley 2003–04 T.R. Finlayson 2001–02 M. Peterson R. Page 2004–05 M. Ringham F. Walsh 2002–03 G.P.L. Davey J.R. Radley 2005–06 S. Abrahams G. Schickerling 2003–04 J.R. Radley C.J. Reece 2006–07 G. Heatley T. Sheedy 2004–05 J.R. Radley M.F. Symons 2007–08 D. Barnes M.K. Walsh 2005–06 W. Hunter J.R. Radley 2008–09 M. King M.K. Walsh 2006–07 C.D. Davenport J.R. Radley 2009–10 E. Michael C.D. Skyring 2007–08 J.A. Howard C.D. Skyring 2010–11 2008–09 J.A. Howard K.V. O’Neill 2011–12 2009–10 J.R. Radley M.F. Symons 2012–13 melb stk 2010–11 G.P.L. Davey C.D. Davenport 2013–14 C.D. Davenport A. Fleming 2011–12 C.D. Davenport J.W. Hamilton 2012–13 J.A. Howard M.F. Symons Fourth XI – Men’s Premier Cricket 2013–14 S.E. Rodgers M.K. Walsh 2001–02 S. Abrahams L.C. Howard 2003–04 S. Abrahams Second XI – Men’s Premier Cricket 2004–05 L.C. Howard R. MacRae 2001–02 C.D. Skyring 2005–06 R. Guest M.F. Symons 2002–03 W. Rhoden C.D. Skyring 2006–07 J.K.E. Higgs E. Michael 2003–04 P. O'Rourke 2007–08 N.E. Sakellaropoulos 2004–05 P. O'Rourke 2008–09 B. Black M.F. Symons 2005–06 K.B. Hieser P. O'Rourke 2009–10 S.M. Baulch D. Johnstone/ 2006–07 S.A. Herbert D. Missen G. Voyage 2007–08 L. Allan D. Missen 2010–11 A.G. Grace S.A. Herbert 2008–09 M. Bowles L.C. Howard 2011–12 J. Bell S.A. Herbert 2009–10 D. Missen G. Schickerling 2012–13 camb uni 2010–11 K.B. Hieser D. Missen 2013–14 S.A. Herbert J. Moloney 2011–12 M. Bowles D. Missen 2012–13 P. Wellard K.B. Hieser • Where gaps appear, the names of the 2013–14 B. Guelen R. Page scorers are unknown. The continued assistance of members to locate such missing records would be greatly appreciated

56 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Umpire Exchange

Victoria–New Zealand Umpire Exchange Program The Victoria–New Zealand Umpire Exchange Program commenced in the 1990–91 season due in the main to the initiative of the then Director of Umpiring, Robin Bailhache. The purpose of the program is to provide umpires from Cricket Victoria, the Auckland Cricket Association and the Christchurch Cricket Association with on-field and off-field experiences in different geographic environments.

Year Cricket Victoria Appointments NZ Appointments

1991 Stephen Walpole (Auckland) Brent Bowden 1992 Luke Johnson (Auckland) John Crocker 1993 Norm Lunn (Auckland) Malcolm Glenny Dan Bomford (Christchurch) Graeme Clark 1994 Geoff Morrow (Auckland) Paul Calcott Peter Dikschei (Christchurch) Geoff Talbot 1995 Bob Stratford (Auckland) Bruce Cates Cameron Baulch (Christchurch) Eddie Brownlee 1996 Paul Jensen (Auckland) Barry Frost Colin Lear (Christchurch) Grant Robinson 1997 Bob Parry (Auckland) Glenn Holdem Mark McNeil (Christchurch) Peter Wright 1998 Paul Wallace (Auckland) David Lowe Tony Soulsby (Christchurch) Garry Baxter 1999 Graham Cooper (Auckland) Kevin Manley Ashley Barrow (Christchurch) Graham Smith 2000 Tony Ward (Auckland) Garth Stirrat John Ward (Christchurch) Bernie Hamilton 2001 Chris Allan (Auckland) Wayne Knights Daryl Rooks (Christchurch) Craig Cowper 2002 Chris Stevens (Auckland) Phil Jones Steven Davis (Christchurch) John Varcoe 2003 Dale Boyd (Auckland) Doug Allington Mark Hanton (Christchurch) Neil Croft 2004 Phil Hermann (Auckland) Martyn Barriball Rod McKinnon (Christchurch) Brian deLore 2005 Damian Herft (Auckland) Peter Spall Andrew Miller (Christchurch) 2006 Neil Hitchens (Auckland) Peter Gasston Gerard Abood (Christchurch) Graham Begg

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 57 Year Cricket Victoria Appointments NZ Appointments

2007 Geoff Joshua (Auckland) no exchange Phil Proctor (Christchurch) from New Zealand 2008 Sam Sciacca (Auckland) Jim Henderson Rod Conlin (Christchurch) Hiran Perera 2009 Stephen Tighe (Auckland) Raoul Allen Brad Davies (Christchurch) Rob Armour 2010 Russell Stanley (Auckland) Tony Gillies Stu Edwards (Christchurch) Dallas McIlraith 2011 Phillip Gillespie (Auckland) Mike Drinkall Dale Ireland (Christchurch) Jason Wood 2012 Ange Sammartino (Auckland) Chris Brown Luke McKay (Christchurch) Richard Hooper 2013 Dean Jones (Auckland) Jayath Batuwangala Malcolm Gunn (Christchurch) David Reid 2014 Stephen Brne (Auckland) Glynn Hammond Adam Hawking (Christchurch) Eugene Sanders

58 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 R.M. (Bob) Crockett Shield

One of the feature events on the VCAUSA calendar is the The competition was suspended biennial Easter exchange with our sister Association in during World War II, but South Australia, SACUSA. In 2012, Kristen Thomas was resumed in 1947, playing for commisioned by SACUSA to research the early history of the R.M.(Bob) Crockett Shield; the exchange, resulting in a revision of our understanding matches have been held every of the origin of the exchange. Her findings were published second year since then. Easter in a leaflet unveiled during the Easter exchange in Adelaide exchanges are much more than in 2013 (see image opposite), as follows: simply a cricket match, however. Members of both Let the good times roll—cricket friendships offset The associations and their families get together to make and Great Depression renew friendships; on each occasion there are numerous social events arranged. Why DID a cricket match between Victorian and South Australian cricket umpires begin? And when exactly The Victorian association was known as the Victorian did it occur? Until recently, accessible records indicated Cricket Association Umpires’ Association until 1998 that 1936 was the inaugural year of competition. But when it voted to expand its membership and role to modern technology has enabled research into historic include VCA official club scorers, and changed its name newspapers that reveals plans for the interstate fixture to the Victorian Cricket Association Umpires & Scorers’ were underway as early as 1930, and the actual first Association (VCAUSA). In this edition of these records match was held in Carlton, Victoria in 1931. During it is referred to by the initials VCAUA up to 1997 and the beginning of a significant worldwide economic VCAUSA from 1999 onwards. depression this was a bold undertaking, but one The South Australian association was named the South which was inspired by a desire to promote goodwill Australian Cricket Umpires’ Association (SACUA), and hope. The traditional game that ‘The Vics’ and maintaining this name even after scorers were admitted ‘The Croweaters’ indulge in today was born of a need to membership in 2001. In 2010, however, it changed its to remind people that fun is an essential ingredient of name to properly reflect its membership, becoming the life—especially when life is looking challenging. South Australian Cricket Umpires & Scorers Association As it turned out, the result of the first match was a (SACUSA). In this edition of these records it is referred diplomatically correct ‘draw’. As it was not a limited to by the initials SACUA up to 2009, but will be referred overs game—and it appears that SA declared at 8 for to as SACUSA from 2011 onwards. 125—when Victoria reached 7 for 111 at stumps, the Both Associations are referred to by their current initials game was declared a draw. SA’s Victor Selth (former (SACUSA and VCAUSA) in column headings, but the State level wicketkeeper) was generously awarded historical initials are used in reference to specific matches a trophy by Victoria, for being the best performing prior to the changes of name. visiting player. (Source: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/ del/artitle/45758502). Ernest Ramsden was a Victorian founding player who had the pleasure of umpiring a Sheffield Shield AND a Vic vs West Indies match at the MCG just prior to the umpires’ game. Depression or not, lights were shining brightly for cricket umpires and their beloved game 82 years ago when our partnership began.

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 59 Results of matches

Match Year Result Venue 1 1931 match drawn Carlton (Vic) 2 1936 SACUA won* St Peter’s College (SA) 3 1937 SACUA won* St Peter’s College (SA) 4 1939 SACUA won* Adelaide Oval No. 2 (SA) 5 1947 SACUA won by 56 runs Wattle Park (V) 6 1949 SACUA won by 19 runs St Peter’s College (SA) 7 1951 VCAUA won* not known (V) 8 1953 SACUA won by 58 runs Adelaide High School (SA) 9 1955 SACUA won by 1 wicket Ross Gregory Oval (V) 10 1957 SACUA won by 4 wickets and 42 runs Adelaide Oval No. 2 (SA) 11 1959 VCAUA won by 19 runs Ross Gregory Oval (V) 12 1961 VCAUA won by 102 runs Adelaide Oval No. 2 (SA) 13 1963 SACUA won by 8 wickets Scotch College (V) 14 1965 VCAUA won by 1 wicket British Tube Mills Oval (SA) 15 1967 SACUA won by 89 runs Albert Park No. 8 (V) 16 1969 VCAUA won by 8 wickets and 11 runs Sacred Heart College (SA) 17 1971 SACUA won by 2 wickets and 124 runs Scotch College (V) 18 1973 SACUA won by 95 runs Daws Road High School (SA) 19 1975 VCAUA won by 2 wickets Scotch College (V) 20 1977 SACUA won by 6 wickets Flinders University (SA) 21 1979 VCAUA won by 7 wickets Scotch College (V) 22 1981 VCAUA won by 1 wicket St Peter’s College (SA) 23 1983 VCAUA won by 7 wickets Albert Ground (V) 24 1985 VCAUA won by 93 runs St Peter’s College (SA) 25 1987 VCAUA won by 54 runs Scotch College No. 2 (V) 26 1989 SACUA won by 4 wickets St Peter’s College (SA) 27 1991 VCAUA won by 83 runs St Kevin’s College (V) 28 1993 VCAUA won by 5 wickets St Peter’s College (SA) 29 1995 SACUA won by 24 runs Xavier College (V) 30 1997 VCAUA won by 24 runs Scotch College (SA) 31 1999 VCAUSA won by 26 runs Xavier College (V) 32 2001 SACUA won by 41 runs Scotch College (SA) 33 2003 VCAUSA won by 4 wickets Trinity Grammar School (V) 34 2005 VCAUSA won by 5 wickets Scotch College (SA) 35 2007 VCAUSA won by 8 wickets Cricket Willow (V) 36 2009 SACUA won by 8 wickets Scotch College No 2 (SA) 37 2011 VCAUSA won by 115 runs Cricket Willow (V) 38 2013 SACUSA won by 53 runs Scotch College (SA) * winning margin unknown

60 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 VCAUSA Crockett Shield Records

Best Batting Performances Best Bowling Performances 111* C. Dalkin 2005 6/32 J. McLean 1949 96 L. King 1987 6/44 M. Barker 1961 86 M. Leckie 2009 5/11 C. Stevens 2001 75* K. Carmody 1969 5/17 A. Gamble 1979 73* M. Sheehan 1999 5/26 I. McGregor 1997 67 E. Ramsden 1947 5/28 G. Wetenhall 1955 60 K. Collicoat 1961 5/29 P. Hooper 1965 59 A. Bramwell 1987 5/35 G. Hamilton 1975 58* M. Leckie 2007 4/9 D. Clement 1991 58 D. Funnell 1991 4/15 L. Taylor 1959 58 S. Brne 2011 4/18 C. Lai 2007 56 F. Semmens 1975 4/19 J. Wheeler 1961 55 D. Taylor 2011 4/22 D. Clement 1997 50 R. Winchester 1989 4/22 A. Barrow 2005 47 R. Whitehead 1981 4/23 M. Barker 1959 45 R. Whitehead 1975 4/23 D. Holt 1985 45 D. Rooks 1999 4/30 M. Gandy 1985 43 R. Isherwood 1963 4/35 D. Clement 1993 42 M. Sheehan 1997 4/40 M. Barker 1967 40 A. Ventura 2007 4/52 G. Thies 1973 38* D. Pickering 1983 4/53 G. Wetenhall 1953 38 L. King 1985 3/1 P. Hooper 1971 38 A. Barrow 2009 3/6 S. Brne 2011 38 S. Weerasekera 2013 3/8 G. Hamilton 1979 37* I. Goss 1981 3/11 R. McKinnon 2003 37 P. Dikschei 1997 3/16 C. Dalkin 2005 37 A. Barrow 2005 3/22 D. Holt 1983 36 B. Reid 1995 3/22 A. Johanson 1993 35 M. Barker 1967 3/25 R. Patterson 1999 35 P. Dikschei 1993 3/28 E. Hamid 1955 35 E. Hamid 1955 3/37 G. Thies 1977 35 McLean 1949 3/38 P. Hooper 1973 3/38 W. O’Neill 1987 3/39 I. Goss 1983

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 61 Victorian Captains (since 1953) Most Appearances for Victoria (since 1953) 1953 W. Smyth 12 R. Isherwood 1963–87 1955 L. McLaren 11 D. Bomford * 1983–09 1957 L. McLaren 10 D. Holt 1981–99 1959 L. McLaren 8 M. Barker 1959–73 1961 L. McLaren 8 R. McKinnon 1999– 1963 K. Collicoat 8 A. Ventura 2001– 1965 L. McLaren 7 L. McLaren 1953–67 1967 P. Hooper 7 J. Wheeler 1955–71 1969 P. Hooper 7 P. Hooper 1963–77 1971 P. Hooper 7 G. Bugge 1979–91 1973 R. Isherwood 7 I. McGregor 1989–01 1975 R. Isherwood 7 D. Clement 1991–05 1977 G. Hamilton 7 C. Allan 2001– 1979 R. Whitehead 7 A. Barrow 2001– 1981 G. Bugge 6 G. Thies 1971–81 1983 L. King 5 K. Elmslie 1955–65 1985 A. Bramwell 5 K. Collicoat 1961–71 1987 D. Holt 5 L. Hawkes 1961–71 1989 D. Bomford 5 J. Mastin 1963–73 1991 I. McGregor 5 R. Whitehead 1975–83 1993 R. Stratford 5 A. Gamble 1977–85 1995 C. Lear 5 A. Bramwell 1983–91 1997 D. Clement 4 K. Carmody 1969–79 1999 P. Dikschei 4 F. Semmens 1971–77 2001 C. Stevens 4 L. King 1981–87 2003 A. Barrow 4 M. Gandy ** 1981–87 2005 C. Allan 4 P. Dikschei 1993–99 2007 A. Barrow 4 C. Lear 1993–99 2009 A. Barrow 4 S. Phillips 1997–05 2011 A. Ventura * also 12th man on 7 occasions 2013 A. McCarthy ** represented SACUA 1981 and 1983

62 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Victorian Partnership Records Wicket Score Players and their scores Year 1st 66 A. Ventura (40) & C. Allan (32) 2007 2nd 56 K. Carmody (75no) & H. Howieson (31) 1969 3rd 91 S. Brne (58) & D. Taylor (55) 2011 4th 58# T. Bramwell (29no) & D. Pickering (38no) 1983 58 A. Barrow (38) & M. Leckie (86) 2009 5th 133 T. Bramwell (59) & L. King (96) 1987 6th 46 R. Patterson (33) & B. Reid (36) 1995 7th 59# M. Sheehan (73no) & I. McGregor (14no) 1999 8th 43 E. Hamid (35) & K. McElhinney (13) 1955 9th 24 D. Clement (3) & B. Reid (36) 1995 10th 48 D. Elder (20no) & McNamara (30) 1949 # denotes unfinished partnership

Umpires and Scorers Year SACUSA VCAUSA SACUSA VCAUSA 1993 R. Woods N. Grant R. Glovitch B. Ellemor 1995 P. Cronin R. Bailhache R. Bartlett B. Ellemor 1997 G. McTavish R. Bailhache R. Bartlett B. Ellemor 1999 R. Glovitch R. Bailhache S. Knobben B. Lincoln 2001 P. Cronin B. Ellemor C. Miles G. Cook 2003 R. Woods P. Jensen C. Miles J. Higgs 2005 P. Angley E. Kelly C. Miles I. Stuart 2007 M. Bartlett G. Cumming P. Angley J. Howard 2009 C. Thiele G. Cumming C. Miles L. Howard 2011 G. Slater B. Ellemor C. Thiele J. Howard 2013 A. Collins J. Collins N. Ricketts T. Finlayson * Commencing in 2009 the Peter Cronin Medal was created to be presented to the officiating umpires * Commencing in 2011 the L&J Howard Medal was created to be presented to the officiating Ss

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 63 The Ian McGregor Medal

Following the 2003 Easter Visit, at which time Ian McGregor was known to be terminally ill (he died in August 2003), the committees of the two associations decided to strike a medal for the player of the match to be called the Ian McGregor Medal. One of the medals was presented to Ian and his family a short time before his death. Ian was an enthusiastic participant and key organiser of Easter events from 1989 to 2001.

Year Player Association 2005 C. Dalkin VCAUSA 2007 A. Ventura VCAUSA 2009 M. Sheppard SACUA 2011 S. Brne VCAUSA 2013 J. Edwards SACUSA

The Keith C Butler Trophy

Following the 1999 Easter visit a combined meeting of the committees of the two associations decided to commence a new competition between the two associations, to be known as the Keith C Butler Trophy. Keith Butler was a SACUSA member who attended every Easter event from 1936* to 1997. *In view of the new discovery that the exchange actually commenced in 1931, it would be interesting to know whether Keith participated in the earlier exchange(s) Competition is in sport or activity and a format which enables and encourages participation of all members and families. The actual contest is determined for each visit by the host association.

Year Activity Venue Won by 1 2001 Bocce McLaren Vale (SA) SACUA 2 2003 Mini Golf Whittlesea Alpine Toboggan Park (Vic) SACUA 3 2005 Lawn Bowls Adelaide Oval (SA) SACUA 4 2007 Orienteering Ballarat Botanical Gardens (Vic) SACUA 5 2009 Croquet North Adelaide Croquet Club, Prospect (SA) VCAUSA 6 2011 Archery Wendouree Archery Club, Ballarat (Vic) SACUSA 7 2013 Global Games Tea Tree Gully sports oval SACUSA

64 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 Senior Careers Summary

2013–14 Career Other List Other List Test ODI SS FC A Total Test ODI SS FC A Total

Scorers Hamilton Jim – 1 2 – – 3 – 19 33 – 31 83 Higgs James – 1 1 – – 2 – 17 23 1 26 67 Reece Craig 1 – 1 – – 2 19 18 58 3 43 141 Howard Janet – – 2 – 1 3 – 38 54 5 39 136 O’Neill Kevin 1 – 2 2 – 5 27 57 159 20 35 298 Walsh Mike – – 2 – – 2 94 221 73 80 72 540

Umpires Barrow Ashley – – 4 – 4 8 – – 17 1 32 50 Craig Shawn ––––11––––11 Joshua Geoff – – 5 – 6 11 –– 25 3 41 69 Patterson Richard – – – – 1 1 1 4 20 2 30 57 Ward John – 2 6 – 5 13 – 2 48 7 64 121 Ward Tony – – 5 – 4 9 – – 31 1 41 73 NOTES: 1. These tables give details of matches recorded in the following summary table in the ‘Sen’ (senior appointment) column. In line with Cricket Victoria figures, these totals now include 3rd-umpire appointments 2. List A matches include One-Day Domestic matches and tour matches which are not First Class matches

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 65 Cricket Victoria Careers Summary

2013–14 Career First Sen 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Sen 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Season # XI XI XI XI Total # XI XI XI XI Total

Scorers Brignell M 2000–01 – * – 4 183 –– 187 Bugg DA 1998–99 ––––––– 119 36 12 9 176 Davenport CM 1982–83 – 17 – 3 – 20 1 420 30 64 3 518 Davey GPL 2001–02 – 9 9 – – 18 – 172 22 6 5 205 Grace AG 1999–00 – 15 ––– 15 – 259 3 6 3 271 Guelen B 2010–11 –– 20 –– 20 – 6 64 –– 70 Hamilton JW 1986–87 3 16 ––– 19 83 307 2 60 – 452 Herbert SA 1985–86 – 18 1 1 1 21 – 398 23 55 27 503 Hieser KB 1991–92 – 1 16 –– 17 – 44 341 7 1 393 Higgs JKE 1992–93 2 17 1 – – 20 67 313 22 19 9 430 Howard JA 1976–77 3 17 ––– 20 136 558 1 10 6 711 Howard LC 1991–92 –– 17 – 1 18 1 26 363 4 12 406 King M 2008–09 – – 7 – – 7 – – 7 18 6 31 Lincoln BE 1998–99 – 18 ––– 18 – 285 118 32 9 444 Missen D 1998–99 – 1 18 –– 19 – 34 204 58 22 318 O’Neill KV 1971–72 5 16 ––– 21 298 490 8 70 12 878 Page R 1976–77 – 18 ––– 18 – 612 ––– 612 Radley JR 1993–94 – 19 ––– 19 – 384 ––– 384 Reece CJ 1973–74 2 16 – – 1 19 141 515 41 10 5 712 Robinson MJ 2001–02 – 8 – – – 8 – 89 3 – – 92 Rodgers SE 1977–78 – 21 ––– 21 1 488 66 2 2 559 Ross W 2001–02 – 9 7 2 – 18 – 29 37 13 13 92 Schickerling G 2001–02 –– 20 –– 20 – 16 173 4 2 195 Shaw S 2011–12 – 19 1 – – 20 – 53 1 – – 54 Stevens LC 2000–01 –– 18 –– 18 –– 204 – – 204 Symons MF 1992–93 – 16 1 – – 17 – 363 12 5 4 384 Walsh MK 1963–64 2 21 ––– 23 540 587 51 8 2 1188

NOTES: # ‘Sen’ includes all matches listed in the separate Senior Careers Summary tables 1 T. Chapman umpired 86 matches, 1988–89 to 1994–95; career figures include both scoring and umpiring 2 B. Lincoln umpired 157 matches, 1987–88 to 1997–98; career figures include both scoring and umpiring * season 2013–14 details unable to be obtained in time for publication

66 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 2013–14 Career Premier vwca Premier vwca First Sen 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Sen 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd Season # XI XI XI XI XI XI Total # XI XI XI XI XI XI Total

Umpires Allan C 1997–98 – 16 – – 1 1 4 22 – 198 35 22 20 3 8 286 Azzopardi G 2013–14 –––– 20 – 1 21 –––– 20 – 1 21 Baldwin G 2008–09 ––– 15 – – 3 18 – – 1 52 24 3 17 97 Baleisa P 1997–98 –––– 14 2 1 17 –– 68 70 114 4 5 261 Barrow A 1997–98 8 10 ––––– 18 50 165 18 8 15 2 – 258 Bath T 2013–14 – – – 1 15 – 2 18 – – – 1 15 – 2 18 Bawa G 2010–11 –– 15 – 1 1 1 18 –– 16 24 15 3 7 65 Biagioni G 2008–09 –– 12 – – 4 2 18 – 26 27 17 2 7 3 82 Birch R 2009–10 – 15 – – – – 1 16 – 51 19 15 – 2 1 88 Bomford D 1979–80 – 15 2 – 1 2 – 20 – 320 171 3 34 6 1 535 Borg V 2010–11 – 18 – – – 2 – 20 – 18 32 16 4 6 1 77 Brigham D 2013–14 – 8 11 – – 2 3 24 – 8 11 – – 2 3 24 Brne S 2010–11 – 18 – – – 1 – 19 – 24 16 18 11 5 3 77 Cervetto M 2009–10 – 16 – 1 – – – 17 – 40 27 14 – 5 1 87 Collins J 1990–91 ––– 15 4 1 4 24 – 4 231 103 23 9 6 376 Corvell T 2008–09 –––3––1 4––1 28 14 12 13 68 Craig S 2010–11 1 11 – – – 1 – 13 1 45 8 4 1 2 – 61 Crompton A 2013–14 –––– 19 – 1 20 –––– 19 – 1 20 Cumming G 1990–91 ––– 11 4 6 2 23 – 28 79 121 64 11 5 308 Davies B 2004–05 – 17 – –––– 17 – 88 33 18 16 2 – 157 Davis S 1998–99 – 16 ––––– 16 – 94 107 5 33 6 2 247 Diamond-Smith J 2007–08 –––– 16 – 4 20 – – 1 36 44 10 26 117 Dolin T 2011–12 – – 9 – – 1 1 11 – – 9 15 16 1 6 47 Edwards L 2009–10 ––– 13 – – 4 17 – – 1 54 18 2 12 87 Edwards S 2004–05 – – – – – – 2 2 – 1 67 17 11 11 6 113 Ellemor B 1991–92 – – – – – 5 5 10 – 8 181 106 29 19 10 353 Fabris F 2008–09 – 18 ––––– 18 – 65 17 13 2 3 – 100 Ferns N 2012–13 ––– 11 – 1 6 18 ––– 12 16 1 10 39 Ferzulla F 2010–11 –––– 15 – 2 17 – – – 3 51 1 7 62 Finlayson T 2003–04 –––– 13 – 6 19 – – 1 101 50 3 18 173 Garde D 1990–91 –––– 16 – 1 17 – 2 17 150 138 1 8 316 Gaughan A 2009–10 ––– 13 1 1 – 15 ––– 35 29 1 7 72 Gillespie P 2009–10 – 11 – – – 2 1 14 – 46 12 5 19 4 2 88 Gooneratne D 2010–11 –––– 16 – 3 19 – – 1 1 43 – 10 55 Gunn M 1992–93 –– 16 – 2 4 7 29 – 30 179 101 27 15 10 362 Hall C 1997–98 ––– 12 3 – 8 23 – 27 85 97 21 6 15 251 Hanton M 2000–01 – 17 ––––– 17 – 189 33 16 6 – – 244 # ‘Sen’ includes all matches listed in the separate Senior Careers Summary tables

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Umpires Harrison R 2011–12 – – – – 1 11 19 31 – – 1 14 1 17 37 70 Hawking A 2010–11 –– 12 – – 2 1 15 –– 12 17 15 4 7 55 Herft D 1999–00 – 18 ––––– 18 – 189 29 19 2 2 – 241 Hill C 2012–13 – – 2 10 – – 5 17 – – 2 10 17 – 10 39 Hobbs K 2004–05 ––– 16 – 3 1 20 – – 1 108 24 10 8 151 Holt D 1980–81 – 1 17 – – 3 – 21 39 342 150 10 9 12 1 563 Hosking P 2012–13 –––– 17 – 2 19 –––– 17 – 2 19 Hubbard R 2005–06 –– 14 – – 2 2 18 –– 62 11 45 9 6 133 Ireland D 2006–07 – 19 ––––– 19 – 64 15 17 37 3 1 137 James C 1998–99 –– 16 – – 3 – 19 –– 46 73 97 6 6 228 Jones A 2011–12 – 5 14 – – 3 1 23 – 5 14 18 17 4 5 63 Jones Da 1999–00 – – – 1 – 1 1 3 – 138 55 21 6 6 1 227 Jones De 2003–04 –– 13 – – 4 1 18 –– 97 43 22 14 1 177 Jones G 2002–03 –– 18 – – 2 1 21 – 42 84 43 19 8 4 200 Joshi K 2011–12 –––– 11 – 2 13 – – – 1 31 – 9 41 Joshua G 1995–96 11 4 – – – – – 15 69 163 55 27 16 2 – 332 Kalnins R 2011–12 –––5–13 9––– 17 15 4 7 43 Kelly E 1985–86 –– 11 1 1 – – 13 – 104 261 14 17 10 3 409 Kerrison R 2012–13 –– 14 – – 6 – 20 –– 14 15 1 6 2 38 Lai C 2006–07 – – – 9 – 1 3 13 –– 33 32 19 10 5 99 Leach I 2008–09 – – – 7 – – 3 10 ––– 35 28 1 12 76 Leonard-Scott J 2012–13 –––– 18 – 2 20 –––– 18 – 2 20 Lloyd G 1992–93 –––– 14 –– 14 – 1 125 34 155 1 10 326 Lowe D 2010–11 –– 14 1 – 2 2 19 –– 41 18 – 13 8 80 McCarthy A 2008–09 –– 16 – – 1 1 18 –– 46 21 22 6 2 97 McKernan V 1997–98 ––– 12 – 1 1 14 –– 103 63 32 10 6 214 McKinnon R 1994–95 – 14 3 – – 1 – 18 – 106 166 18 10 7 – 307 Meagher D 2010–11 ––– 14 – – 4 18 ––– 27 18 1 11 57 Mistry J 2012–13 –––– 15 – 1 16 –––– 15 – 1 16 Muthugounder S 2005–06 –– 15 – – 2 4 21 –– 54 27 53 10 8 152 Ohira T 2009–10 ––– 16 – – 4 20 – – 1 41 29 1 11 83 Olufson S 2010–11 –– 17 – – 4 1 22 –– 33 31 1 10 5 80 Patterson R 1998–99 1 11 ––––– 12 56 190 21 27 16 2 – 313 Piperno A 2012–13 ––––3–5 8–––1 12 – 7 20 Pitts S 2011–12 – 3 12 – 2 5 2 24 – 3 12 13 19 5 6 58 Rogers M 2012–13 –––– 15 – 5 20 – – – 1 29 – 9 39 Rose M 2008–09 ––– 12 – – 4 16 ––– 36 38 2 11 87 # ‘Sen’ includes all matches listed in the separate Senior Careers Summary tables

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Umpires Sammartino A 2009–10 – 14 – – – 1 1 16 – 57 6 15 – 2 2 82 Schache G 2012–13 ––– 11 – 1 1 13 –– 14 11 – 4 1 30 Schembri G 2006–07 ––– 15 1 1 2 19 –– 14 66 39 7 9 135 Schloeffel Z 2010–11 ––– 12 – 1 3 16 ––– 23 23 4 9 59 Shanahan P 1995–96 –– 13 1 1 2 – 17 – 80 187 5 14 17 4 307 Sheahan B 1981–82 – 18 ––––– 18 77 389 33 38 18 –– 555 Shepard D 2011–12 – 11 – – – 4 – 15 – 22 5 – – 4 – 31 Slater G 2001–02 ––– 16 1 – 3 20 – 4 88 88 27 16 4 227 Soman V 2012–13 –––– 13 – 3 16 –––– 13 – 3 16 Sutton B 2012–13 –––– 18 – 5 23 –––– 18 – 5 23 Tenace L 2012–13 ––– 17 – 5 2 24 ––– 17 – 5 2 24 Thomas A 2007–08 ––– 13 – 1 2 16 –– 18 53 15 5 9 100 Thomas R 2011–12 –––– 17 – 3 20 – – – 1 45 – 10 56 Turner R 1992–93 – 1 12 1 2 2 10 28 – 263 54 19 12 24 16 388 Vajda G 2001–02 ––– 13 – 3 4 20 –– 49 80 39 14 6 188 Ventura T 1999–00 –– 16 – – 2 5 23 – 45 122 36 31 17 7 258 Walker J 2010–11 –– 14 – – 4 3 21 –– 15 16 28 7 8 74 Ward J 1996–97 13 –––––– 13 121 192 24 6 5 1 – 349 Ward T 1997–98 9 13 – – – 1 – 23 73 206 19 15 – 5 – 318 Watson J 2006–07 – – 14 1 – 2 1 18 –– 50 22 40 10 5 127 Weerasekera S 2011–12 ––– 14 – – 3 17 ––– 24 15 – 6 45 Wendelken T 2012–13 –––– 17 – 3 20 –––– 17 – 3 20 Whalley J 2010–11 ––– 12 – 1 5 18 ––– 27 24 2 12 65 Woodruff D 2009–10 –––– 12 – 2 14 – – – 4 56 1 15 76 # ‘Sen’ includes all matches listed in the separate Senior Careers Summary tables

VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 69 VCAUSA Membership 2013–14

First Name Surname Category First Name Surname Category Chris Allan U Dinesh Gooneratne U Kevin Allday L Noel Grant L Cyril Andrews L Colin Hall U Greg Azzopardi U Adam Hawking U Robin Bailhache L Shane Herbert S Gary Baldwin U Damian Herft U Paul Baleisa U Darrell Holt U Ashley Barrow U Peter Hooper L Toby Bath U Jan Howard S Dan Bomford U Lindsay Howard S Vincent Borg U Harry Howieson L Daryl Brigham U Dale Ireland U Stephen Brne U Ray Isherwood L Dorothy Bugg S Paul Jensen A Graeme Bugge L Alan Jones U Denis Byrne L Dean Jones U Matt Cervetto U Geoffrey Joshua U Jack Collins L Robert Kalnins U John Collins U Eric Kelly U Tony Corvell U Rodney Kerrison U Daryl Cox A Len King L Glenn Cumming U Courtney Lai U Glenn Davey S Jason Leonard-Scott U Jeffrey Diamond-Smith U Alan McCarthy U Tony Dolin U Rod McKinnon U Luke Edwards U David Meagher U Anne Eldridge L David Missen S Bill Ellemor U Jason Mistry U Nick Ferns U Takashi Ohira U Femi Ferzulla U Scott Olufson U Trevor Finlayson U Roger Page S Ralph Francione L Stephen Pitts U Alfred Gaughan U John Richards U Phillip Gillespie U Shaun Rodgers S

Summary: Life Members 15 Summary: Life Members 15 Umpires 65 Umpires 65 Scorers 8 Scorers 8 Associate members 3 Associate members 3 TOTAL: 91 TOTAL: 91

70 VCAUSA Annual Report 2014 First Name Surname Category First Name Surname Category Mike Rose U George Vajda U Ange Sammartino U Tony Ventura U Glenn Schache U John Walker U Gerry Schembri U John Ward U Zach Schloeffel U Tony Ward U Phillip Shanahan U James Watson U Graham Slater U Sahan Weerasekera U Peter Smith A Tim Wendelken U Bruce Sutton U Jason Whalley U Lou Tenace U Rex Whitehead L Graeme Thies L David Woodruff U Russell Thomas U Summary: Life Members 15 Summary: Life Members 15 Umpires 65 Umpires 65 Scorers 8 Scorers 8 Associate members 3 Associate members 3 TOTAL: 91 TOTAL: 91

The VCAUSA sponsored barbecue before the February T&D meeting at St Kilda

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Park cricket at its best …

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… umpire no 5 … … umpires? What umpires?