WESTERN ZONE CRICKET ANNUAL REPORT 2010/11 Western Zone Cricket Committee Inc. Annual Report – 2010/11 WZ Chairman - Dennis Cox CCNSW Delegate - Dennis Cox WZ Administrator - Colin Wood NSW Western Region Cricket Manager – Matthew Tabbernor WZ Women’s Cricket - Marie Cornish WZ Selector – Matthew Crawley WZ Volunteer of the Year WZ Cricketer of the Year - Male WZ Cricketer of the Year - Female WZ Cricketer of the Year Youth - Lloyd Keir Medal WZ Inter Council Competitions WZ Umpires Representative - Stephen Poole The Poole Theory: A study in Physics for the Howzat Award, 2011. K Pye Max Shepherd WZ Open – Matthew Crawley WZ Colts – Neil Doherty WZ Academy and WZ Under 17 – Rod Kershaw WZ Bradman Cup – Rod Kershaw WZ Kookaburra Cup – Garth Dean WZ Match Results 2010/11 WZ Past Competition and Award Winners WZ Officials WZ Members Register 2010/11 Financial Report COVER: Cooper Bingham and the Millthorpe Junior Cricket Club members take their new artificial wicket at Redmond Oval for a test drive. Western Zone grants to affiliate Councils and Association totalled in $13,118.75 in 2010/11. Photo Dan Blyde. CWD October 2010. WZ Chairman and CCNSW Delegate - Dennis Cox Western Zone representative teams had improved success this season. Some of this success can be attributed to the renewed enthusiasm of coaches and managers and I congratulate all coaches and managers for their efforts throughout the season. All age Coach – Mark Gardner Manager - Matt Crawley Colts Coach – Jordan Moran Manager – Neil Doherty Under 17 Coach – Mark Gardner Manager – Rod Kershaw Under 16 Coach – Jordan Moran Manager – Rod Kershaw Under 14 Coach – Garth Dean Manager – Trevor Thomas Women’s Under 19 Coach – Carolyn Sheehan Manager – Roslyn Tucker Women’s Under 15 Coach – Marie Cornish Manager – Maureen Visser-Connelly State Representatives NSW Breakers – Lisa Griffith Women’s NSW Under 18 – Keeghan Tucker Women’s NSW Under 15 – Amy Edgar Country Representatives Men’s All Age – Tim Cox Colts – Josh Toole, Jackson Coote Under 17 – Jack Wells, Declan Hoare and Andrew Page Women Under 18 – Keeghan Tucker and Rebecca Cady Under 15 – Rebecca Bailey, Amy Edgar and Tayler Gilbert Volunteer of the Year Greg Morrissey NSW All Age Country Championships The Championships this year was held in Tamworth in late November 2010. After a narrow loss to Illawarra in the first game Western Zone finished with two good wins to finish fifth. The NSW Country Team was selected after the carnival and congratulations to Tim Cox on his selection. The Country Team finished third in the Australian Championships at Bunbury WA. Country Colts Championships The Carnival was held in Dubbo from 21st to 23rd January 2011. Western Zone played well and finished third with Newcastle defeating Central Coast in the final. Congratulations to Josh Toole and Jackson Coote on their selection to the Country Colts Team. SCG Country Cup The final 8 teams competed on the Central Coast on the 28 and 29 December 2011. Western Zone winners Orange were defeated by Tamworth in the first round in very wet conditions. In the final played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 16 January 2011 Tamworth DCA defeated Newcastle City and Eastern Districts. Country Plate The final four teams Goulburn, Dungog, Blue Mountains and Temora competed in Orange on the 28 and 29 December. In the final played at Wade Park Orange, Goulburn defeated Blue Mountains. Bradman Cup The Under 16 carnival was played at Wollongong in early January 2011. Western Zone’s only victory was against eventual winners Newcastle in a rain shortened match. In the final Newcastle defeated Central Coast. In the Under 16 State Challenge Newcastle defeated Bankstown in a Twenty20 match held at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 13 February. Kookaburra Cup The Under 14 carnival was held in Southern Highlands from the 17 to 20 January 2011. Western Zone had a tremendous carnival winning all three games in their pool and were defeated in the final at Bradman Oval by Central North 3 for 337 to 9 for 245. In the Under 14 State Challenge played at the Sydney Cricket Ground as a Twenty20 fixture Sydney South East defeated Central North Zone. Women’s Cricket The Under 19 and Under 15 carnivals were held in Newcastle on the long weekend in October 2010. Western Under 19 lost to North Coast in the final and Western Under 15 were defeated by Central Coast in the final. Many thanks to Marie Cornish and Carolyn Sheehan for their continued enthusiasm and guidance of female cricket in Western Zone Regional Manager In August 2010 long serving Western Regional Manager, Max Shepherd announced his retirement from his position. Max was a great servant of NSW Cricket and Ambassador for Western Zone Cricket in his 19 years based in Dubbo. Max and his wife Penny made many great friends and I am sure all Western Zone Cricket followers wish them the very best in their new life based in Albury, Max’s home town. Congratulations to Matthew Tabbernor on his appointment as Western Zone Cricket manager. With the position changing to a predominately administration role Matthew appears to be settling in well and I believe will continue to be of great value to Western Zone Cricket. Administrator Colin Wood continues to do a magnificent job in control of the finances and programs for Western Zone cricket. My appreciation to the many people who have made a great contribution to the efficient organisation of Western Zone cricket: Neil Doherty – Deputy Chairman Matt Crawley – Chairman of Selectors Stephen Poole – Umpires Co-ordinator, Mitchell Selector Tim Cox – Macquarie Valley Selector Marie Cornish – Women’s co-ordinator Garth Dean – Mitchell Coaching Director Tony Wells – Mitchell Coaching Director Jordan Moran – Macquarie Valley Coaching Director Rod Kershaw – Lachlan Coaching Director Carl Sharpe – Mitchell Council Secretary Warren Saunders - Macquarie Valley Council Secretary Greg Morrissey – Lachlan Council Secretary All Association executives across the Zone Country Committee of Management It has been my pleasure to again represent Western Zone on the Country Committee. As Orange DCA is celebrating their 100 year anniversary this year the Country Committee has organised the Country AGM and Dinner to be held in Orange on the 20th August 2011. Hopefully as many Cricket Representatives will be able to attend and help celebrate Orange’s Cricket Centenary. NSW Cricket The Sydney Test Match against England provided some improved financial benefits and this has allowed some grants to be approved. The big change for the 2011-2012 season will be the Twenty20 Big Bash League competition. It will be made up of eight teams with NSW having two teams, the Sydney Sixers based at SCG and the Sydney Thunder based at Sydney Olympic Park. Contracted players to these franchises will be announced in the next few months. WZ Administrator - Colin Wood I am pleased to present the twenty seventh Annual Report of the Western Zone Cricket Committee Inc. I thank everyone who has contributed to the compilation of this report and recommend it as the definitive record of our Zone in 2010/11. Over the last two seasons we have seen great change in the people involved in the administration and management of cricket in our Zone. Most notably Western Region Cricket Manager Max Shepherd and his wife Penny said goodbye in August 2010, after serving cricket and cricketers in Western NSW for 19 years. Matthew Tabbernor replaced Max and has settled into the role very well. A complete turnover and a partial re distribution of our Regional Directors of Coaching has also occurred, with new RD of C’s in Lachlan (Rod Kershaw 2009/10), Macquarie Valley (Jordan Moran 2010/11) and Mitchell (Garth Dean 2009/10 and Tony Wells 2010/11), which has invigorated our coaching ranks. They continue to do a wonderful job. Matthew Crawley replaced Stephen Poole as our senior Chairman of Selectors. Steven had been our senior Chairman of Selectors for the previous five seasons and remained as the Mitchell representative on the panel. Tim Cox was also a new face of this panel and all three combined very well under the pressure of selecting our Open and Colts teams. My thanks to Cowra (Southern Under 17), Dubbo (CCNSW Colts) and Orange (Country Plate) Cricket Associations, who all successfully staged Carnivals on behalf of CCNSW last season. Doug Wright (Cowra), Warren Saunders (Dubbo) and Pete Jarick (Orange) all made valuable contributions to the success of these Carnival. Greg Morrissey, Warren Saunders and Carl Sharpe are all household names in Western Zone. Their role as Secretary to their own Council is paramount to the successful operation of our Zone and I can’t thank them enough for their help and support during the season. Our Chairman and CCNSW Committee of Management member Dennis Cox continues to provide rousing leadership. Never afraid to get his hands dirty, his continued enthusiasm for the game remains undiminished. I thank him for his support and guidance in 2010/11. Marie Cornish and her administration of female cricket in Western Zone is well know across the state. With Carolyn Sheehan, the contribution she makes in organising our female cricket program is extraordinary. To all our Managers and Coaches of our male and female Western Zone teams, a big THANK YOU. Ian Hogg (CCNSW Chairman), John Sullivan (CCNSW Executive Office) and Bruce Whitehouse (CCNSW Coordinator) continue to show confidence in our Zone, which is very much appreciated. Our strong financial position is made possible by two things 1. The continued support of CNSW Chief Executive David Gilbert and the Board of Directors and 2. The very careful way in which our expenditure is monitored. I sincerely hope both continue into the future.