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OVER 60s TOURING TEAM 2015

Colin Cooke, is the Captain of the Australian Over 60s Touring team to UK in 2015. Nicknamed Cookie or Burra, he was born in Harrisville in country Queensland. Colin and Leah have 2 children. He is a retired Technical Co-ordinator for Queensland Rail and has played with the Valley District Club Brisbane, Waysiders Cricket Club Ipswich and Brothers Cricket Club Ipswich. Colin played for Queensland in the 1970s in the Sheffield Shield as a right arm fast bowler and middle/lower order batsman. He was ‘at the other end’ to the feared Jeff Thomson in the days when Thommo sent shudders through many a good batsman. Colin was selected in the Valleys Team of the Century in 1997. He played 1st Grade Rugby League in Ipswich in 1968 before concentrating on cricket. Later he played representative touch football for Ipswich. Colin toured UK in 2011 and 2012, NZ in 2013 and 2015 and South Africa in 2014 with Australian Over 60s. He still enjoys social tennis. Colin is the only member of the 2012 England touring team to be selected for this tour. His motto: Time marches on, more so when we are in our 60's, so let’s play!

Murray Harrison is the Vice-Captain. He was born in Melbourne and lived in Perth before moving to Canberra for work. Murray and his wife, Anne, are retired public servants who enjoy travelling to spend time with their children, one in Jakarta and the other in London. He played cricket in Perth for both Murdoch and Curtin Universities. He was a Director of the WA Suburban Turf Association and captained representative teams on tours to Singapore and Hong Kong. He also played in Victoria and even for Australia House in the UK. Murray is a top order batsman, and a medium pace bowler who has frequently kept wicket. Murray enjoys golf, tennis, fishing and sailing. He is captain of the ACT Over 60s team and a passionate supporter of the Melbourne ‘demons’ AFL team. He toured UK in 2014 with ACT/NSW and NZ in 2015 with the Australian Over 60s.

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John Dedman was born in Sydney and played cricket Patrick Logue was born in Rhodesia, and went to up to 1st grade with the Gordon club for 20 years. school in South Africa. He played rep. cricket and After injury as a bowler, John hockey at school and hockey for switched to batting. 30 years Rhodesia, touring the UK at age ago John was lured to the 18. Patrick was a detective in the beautiful Far South Coast of British South African Police in NSW. He has been heavily Rhodesia. Patrick and Mandy involved in cricket as a player, migrated to Australia in 2001 and coach and administrator for work in horticulture and real estate over 22 years in Bega. He also in Bundaberg. They have three prepares the only turf wicket in children, Lisa is a teacher at John Paul College, the area. John has a background in the employment Brendan is with Hudson Recruitment and Sean is industry and spent 14 years as an Executive Officer of completing a degree in architecture. In senior a community based Regional Development cricket, Patrick represented Midlands and organisation. John and wife Dianne have 3 Matabeleland (Rhodesia) in the 1970s and children. In his retirement John plays in the ACT Mashonaland Country in 1980s. He toured with Over 60s team. He toured with the ACT/NSW team to Zimbabwe Country Districts on tours to South England in 2014 and the Australian Over 60s to NZ in Africa, NZ and Australia in 1984. He toured South 2015 where his hard hitting batting was noted. Africa with Aust. Over 60s in 2014.

James Martin was born in Sydney. After studying at Brian Scott was born in Lane Cove where he has Sydney University, he became a teacher and retired played for over 40 years. In April 2007 he was after 38 years in NSW public inducted as a Legend of Sydney Shires Cricket and schools. He is married to Linda has captured over and has four children and one 1100 wickets with his grandchild. His two youngest right-arm opening children keep him young at heart. bowling. Brian, and 3 James is a left hand middle order of his 4 children (who batsman and left arm orthodox all played cricket), spin bowler. His cricket career are Chartered highlights include umpiring with Accountants. He has Test umpire, Tom Brooks, playing been on 4 world tours 20 seasons in first grade in and 1 to New Sydney, WA and on the NSW South Coast, coaching Zealand with the some wonderful, talented young people and touring Australian Old Collegians, starting in 1978, and has England in 2001 with an ACT side. He currently plays played throughout the UK, USA, West Indies, for Queanbeyan where he is a Life Member and the Zimbabwe and New Zealand, bowling to many club’s leading wicket-taker. His interests include international players. His wife Sharon is his greatest Wests Tigers Rugby League, ACT Brumbies, history, supporter. Toured NZ 2013 and 2015 and South reading and his loving family. Africa in 2014 with Aust. Over 60s.

John Stackpoole. Stacky is a Senior Maths teacher David Cordy. Cords is a right hand opening who was born and has mostly lived in Brisbane. He batsman and medium pace bowler. He played for played First Grade Cricket for Footscray in the Melbourne over 15 years with Sandgate District competition and for NAB, Redcliffe, starting with the Sunbury, Gisborne and Kyneton club in 1959. He still plays in Cricket Clubs in other Victorian Over 40s, is a Life Member of associations. He has captained, the club and has an oval scored centuries and won named in his honour. Stacky premierships for those clubs. is a left arm orthodox bowler Cords was a member of the and a right hand higher order Victorian Country team which batsman. Australian Rules won the 2014 National Over 60s was his other passion, being named in the championship. Married to Leanne they have a son Queensland AFL Team of the Century. He played 26 Shaun. In a remarkable coincidence a couple of times for his State and was Captain on 7 occasions. years ago both David and Shaun scored identical John is married to Pauline, has two children and two scores of 83 n.o. on the same day, in different grandchildren. He has coached young cricketers and grades for their club. David was the Regional 3 of his protégés are now playing first class cricket in Manager for the Victorian Electricity Commission Australia. Stacky was awarded an Australian Sports before starting his own consulting business. Golf is Medal in 2000 for his services to cricket. his second sport.

Kevin Meikle (Meeks) is a right-handed middle order Rex Bennett (Wrecka) is a Victorian who played batsman who loves his fielding. He played cricket for with the Footscray Club and later represented in the the Peninsula Warehouse Victorian sub-Districts side. club. Meeks has been a He is a right arm batsman member of Queensland Over and bowler. Wrecka has 60s Cricket team for the past coached or played at a few years and also plays total of 18 clubs and brings hockey for Queensland Over a wealth of experience to 60s. Kevin is a keen the team. His previous UK sportsman and other visit was in 1980 when he interests include squash, was the professional player baseball, body surfing and for a Northern Ireland bushwalking. Karen and Kevin have two boys and team. Rex is married to Geraldine and they have 2 Karen will join him towards the end of the tour. Kevin daughters and 4 grandchildren. Geraldine will join has lived most of his life at Redcliffe, a Brisbane Rex for the latter part of this tour. Rex is still suburb, and was a school teacher. His love of travel working and operating his Ascot Splicing and took his teaching career to Canada and Hong Kong Supplies rope business. In his spare time golf and, and now he is semi-retired and wanting to see more of course, Aussie Rules Football keep him of the 7 continents he has visited. occupied.

Greg Johnson. Johnno is a right hand middle order Robin Court was born in Malvern, England and batsman and slow/medium bowler. After playing his moved to Australia via New Zealand at a very formative cricket at young age. He is Boroondara (including 175 as now retired after captain in a winning Grand a long career as Final team with his father), an engineer in the then Camberwell and Prahran telecommunicatio clubs, he played nearly 300 ns industry. He is games for Deepdene CC in married to Vicki Melbourne’s Eastern Cricket who is a Librarian Association (ECA). Greg was and they have 3 selected in the ECA Team of sons and 3 the Century. He has 2 daughters and 2.5 grandchildren. grandchildren. Greg is an avid golfer, enjoys lawn His cricket has bowls and follows 'the mighty Hawks'. Greg been with the Baden Powell CC and Bayswater volunteers as an advocate for Melbourne East Park CC. He is a life member of both having been Disability. Spent most of his working life in Health- President, Secretary, Treasurer, Captain, Coach related administration and retired after 8 years as etc. Most of his cricket has been as an opening Victorian State Manager for Medicare Australia. batsman and wicketkeeper but he has now moved Retirement has seen Greg enjoy cricket trips to UK, on to bowling RH medium pace, usually uphill and France, Spain, NZ, USA, Sri Lanka and Iceland. He into the wind. His interests include sport of any has played 21 Division 1 games for Victoria Over 60's. kind and family history.

Graeme McIlwain (Macca) was born and raised in Phil Drescher (Dresch) is a medium paced right Brisbane. He is a Civil Engineer, a Director of Cardno hand bowler and a middle order batsman. He and has worked for them advanced from junior for more than 45 years. cricket to A Grade in Graeme made his first Gympie before moving to grade debut for Wynnum Tewantin Noosa and Manly District Cricket Club representing the Sunshine in 1966 as a 17 year old Coast. Dresch started where he played for 14 playing Indoor Cricket at seasons in first grade with age 35 and represented 5 seasons as first grade Queensland 14 times, captain. He is a Life Member of the Club. Graeme is winning 11 national titles a left hand top order batsman and a right arm off spin and making the Australian bowler. His scariest moment in cricket was batting team 12 times. A concreting contractor, he is against Jeff Thompson and Tony Dell in the days married to Jill with 2 children and 2 grandchildren. before helmets. Graeme and Annette have been Phil spends any spare time travelling with Jill and married for 43 years and have 3 children and 6 working around his property (with his dog). He grandchildren. Graeme enjoys golf, tennis and received an Outstanding Achievement Award for cruising and after the tour will cruise to the British Indoor Cricket in 2002 and was Queensland’s 2014 Open Golf at St Andrews in Scotland. Over 60s best player of the National Titles.

Neil King (Kingy) is a left hand middle order Ian Petherick (Petho) played for 40 years for batsman and leg spin bowler. He played junior and Norths Cricket Club in Bundaberg, Queensland. local cricket in He is a right hand top order Essendon, a suburb of batsman and a slow seam Melbourne. Kingy bowler. He achieved 1000 runs played through the in a season 3 times, with a top 1960s into the 1970s score of 214* in a grand-final. and waited to make his Ian represented his city until he return until the Over was 40 and played for various 60s. One of his Qld Country sides, including achievements was games against most Sheffield ‘fielder of the year’ in Shield sides. Ian has coached and been an the early 1960s. He administrator with his Club and the Bundaberg has been married to Cricket Association, and is a Life Member of both. Mary for 37 years and Since 1994 he has toured several countries with they have a son Rotary. A Pharmacist before retiring, Ian and his Wilson. He was the Chief Executive Officer to a wife Alison, moved to Tweed Heads to be near couple of national sports and has been heavily their 2 children and 5 grandchildren. His hobbies involved with the organisation of Masters in include travel, golf, cycling and wine appreciation! Australian Football Rules. Neil is now semi-retired He considers his selections for the Over 60’s 2015 and was a former athletics coach. tours to NZ and UK, as his greatest achievements.

Ian Southall describes himself as an enthusiastic Greg Quinn was born in Kadina on the Yorke cricketer who is committed to fitness and his team. Peninsula in South Australia. He has played over He has played cricket since 450 grade games for East he was 14 in Metropolitan Torrens District Cricket Club, Melbourne. He won 4 including 199 in A Premierships in ‘A Grade’ with Grade. He is a Life Member Rosedale Kilmany. He has and the current record holder represented at Country Week for ‘Most Dismissals by a and for Country Victoria Wicket-Keeper’ in South against Sri Lanka and New Australian Grade Cricket. In Zealand. He has coached for 2005 Greg toured England the past 30 years and played with the Australian Women’s A Grade with Mirboo North team as Assistant Coach. An accredited Level 3 CC in Gippsland until he was 53. Predominantly an coach, he was the Fielding Coach for South opening or first change bowler and a lower order bat, Australian Redbacks for four and a half years. His Ian was recognised for 50 years’ service to Cricket highest level of playing was for the 2nd Eleven for this year. Known as an environmental activist who South Australia. He is currently coaching and runs his own renewable energy business, Ian was a playing for Para Hills Cricket Club in the Adelaide member of the Victorian Country team which won the Turf Division 1 Premier League. Greg has been National Over 60s title in 2014 (see photo). Ian and married to Pru for 29 years. They have a son, his partner Geraldine have 2 children and 2 Mitchell, who now plays cricket with his father at grandchildren. He is keenly interested in the arts, Para Hills. Greg has a keen interest in AFL and is science and the environment. a member of the Geelong Football Club.

Australian 2015 Itinerary

Sun 7 Jun Hampshire - Hursley Mon 22 Jun Essex - Halstead Mon 8 Jun Wiltshire - Goatacre Wed 24 Jun Hertfordshire - Hertford Wed 10 Jun Somerset - Taunton Vale Thu 25 Jun Cambridgeshire - March Thu 11 Jun Devon - Thorverton Fri 26 Jun Bedfordshire - Dunstable or Flitwick Sun 14 Jun Wales - Croesycliog Sun 28 Jun England - Middleton on Sea Mon 15 Jun Gloucestershire - Cheltenham Mon 29 Jun Sussex - Horsham Wed 17 Jun Oxfordshire - Oxford Wed 1 Jul Surrey - East Moseley Thu 18 Jun Berkshire - Henley Thu 2 Jul England - Sunbury on Thames Fri 19 Jun Buckinghamshire - Beaconsfield Fri 3 Jul England - Sunbury on Thames Sun 21 Jun England - Halstead