1987/88 YEAR BOOK

1 INTRODUCTION

TRISTRAM FLETCHER

This year book has been created in 2018, to fill a gap in our history.

If there is an error in this publication, please bring it to our attention so we can update the club’s history. If you are one of the captains listed or played a part in one of the teams and think you can write a report, feel free to write something up and send it to me for inclusion. Also, if you have any photos forward them to me at [email protected]

I hope you enjoy the 1987/88 year book.

Regards

Tristram Fletcher President – Applecross CC (2018)

Cover Photograph: Our latest life member Peter Hewitt (#3)

2 PRESIDENTS REPORT VAL STEENHOLDT

In a season of many highlights, including the introduction of a fourth XI and 3 out of 4 teams making the finals, the major achievement was the second grade premiership, which gave the club promotion to first grade for the first time.

Peter Spencer was again captain/coach, Eric Taylor was awarded fifth grade captaincy and Val Steenholdt retained captaincy of the seventh grade. The success of the previous season had attracted the interest of a number of cricketers and the decision was taken to introduce a fourth XI in eighth grade. To gain Association approval for the extra team the club negotiated the use of Winthrop Oval as a home ground. Melville City Council had laid a new pitch at the oval and it was used by seventh and eighth grade during the season.

Foundation member Tim Searson and early years player Rob Adair returned to the club to coincide with the introduction of the 4th team. Rob was awarded captaincy of the team, although it was taken over by Terry Clark during the season. Included amongst the names to join the club this season were Adrian Reynolds and John Scarff.

The club awarded life membership to Peter Hewitt in recognition of his services to the club on the field and in administrative roles over the past 10 years.

3 TREASURERS REPORT RUSSELL KINGDON

Need details of the Treasurers report.

4 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT TREASURER SECRETARY VAL RUSSELL LORRAINE STEENHOLDT KINGDON STEENHOLDT

5 LIFE MEMBERSHIP PETER HEWITT

This year the club bestowed the honour of Life Membership on Peter Hewitt. He becomes the 3rd life member of the ACC. This is recognition of his tireless services both on and off the field for the last 10 years. He has been President for 3 years (1978/79, 1980/81, 1982/83). He has also captained both our 2nd XI and 3rd XI teams.

6 1ST XI CAPTAINS REPORT PETER SPENCER Played: 11 Won: 8 Lost: 2 Ties: 1 Position Finished: 2nd PREMIERS

The 1st XI (2nd Grade) captained by Peter Spencer, although not the invincible team of the previous year, second grade still had a very strong season, winning 8 games, losing 2 and tying 1 to finish in 2nd place. The team went 19 games without defeat under Peter Spencer's captaincy.

For the 2nd straight year, Peter Spencer surpassed 500 runs, making 524 runs. Phil Holman arrived as a top line player, making 424 runs. Tom Morgan (286) and Richard Mulroney (217) provided good support.

The bowling attack was very solid. Nick Ashbrook lead the way with 25 , Alex Weir took 24 wickets, Glen Spencer 18 wickets and Rob Pulley 16 wickets. Steve Melville returned the best figures for the season, taking a sensational 7/62 against Teachers. Nick Ashbrook also excelled as a tail end batsman, scoring 130 runs in 9 innings with only 1 dismissal, giving him an average of 130!

Under Peter Spencer, the first XI had developed a reputation for never giving up and this was perfectly illustrated in the semi-final against South Perth. first, the opposition pasted the attack, scoring 6/310. Nick Ashbrook and Rob Pulley took 2 wickets each. The odds are stacked heavily against a team reaching such a large total in a final, but a great 2nd partnership of 133 between Peter Spencer (75 runs) and Tom Morgan (61 runs) kept us in the hunt. Then strong batting from Phil Sexton, Richard Mulroney and Alex Weir took us to within 40 runs with 4 overs remaining. Glen Spencer then took the attack apart, smashing 23 runs including 2 sixes ( one of which lost the ball). With 1 ball to go Nick Ashbrook tied the scores with 1 wicket in hand, but the last ball was never bowled. Having finished ahead of South Perth on points during the season a draw was enough to gain a grand final berth and knowing this, the large group of club members and supporters who had gathered to watch the final few overs broke into pandemonium, invading the pitch in celebration. The umpires were forced to abandon the game and a grand final spot and promotion to first grade was ours. A sensational end to what must rank as the best team batting performance in the club's history.

The grand final against grade winners Bassendean, was reduced to a one day game because of rain during the week. Batting first on a soft track the opposition struggled to reach 140. Alex Weir took 3/30 while Nick Ashbrook, Rob Pulley and Richard Mulroney took 2 wickets each. In reply we were in big trouble at 4/25 but then Phil Holman and George Prince took the attack apart, adding 113 in just 65 minutes. Phil smashed 78 (13 fours and a six) and was dismissed 3 runs short of victory. George finished 38 and we won by 5 wickets.

To top the season off Tom Morgan won his third association fielding award.

7 Back Row: George Prince, Phil Holman, Nick Ashbrook, Glen Spencer Front Row: David Wells (scorer), Tom Morgan, Peter Spencer, Robert Pulley, Richard Mulroney Absent: Dave McIlwraith, Phil Sexton, Alex Weir

8 1ST XI BATTING PARTNERSHIPS

WKT RUNS BATSMAN OPPONENT 1 55 Peter Spencer – Dave McIlwraith Nedlands

2 133 Peter Spencer – Tom Morgan South Perth

3 114 Peter Spencer – Dave McIlwraith Bentley

4 32 Peter Spencer – George Prince Murdoch University 5 113 Phil Holman – George Prince Bassendean

6 54 Peter Spencer – Phil Holman Teachers

7 67 Phil Holman – Alex Weir South Perth

8 69 Phil Sexton – Nick Ashbrook Nedlands

9 26 Peter Spencer – Nick Ashbrook Mosman Park

10 56 Nick Ashbrook – Glen Spencer Mosman Park

SIRS

PLAYER OPPOSITION FIGURES

Steve Melville Teachers 7/62

NOMINATIONS FOR THE GREATEST PERFORMANCES IN THE CLUB HISTORY

9 2ND XI CAPTAINS REPORT ERIC TAYLOR Played: 11 Won: 8 Lost: 3 Draws: 0 Position Finished: 3rd

LOST GRAND FINAL

The 2nd XI (5th Grade) captained by Eric Taylor, after winning just 1 of the first 4 games, fifth grade stormed into the finals, winning the last 7 qualifying games to finish in 3rd place. The turning point came in round 5, when a fine 109 by Phil Sexton and bowling figures of 7/23 by Paul Brooks set up a strong victory over Tuart Hill.

Eric Taylor had a terrific season with the bat, scoring 456 runs, the highlight being an innings of 105 not out in the opening game against Hammersley - Carine. He was unlucky not to score another century, making 96 against Whitfords. Eric received good support from Tim Downey (328 runs) and Trevor Goddard (264 runs).

The bowling attack was very even, a number of players getting amongst the wickets. Leading wicket taker was Brett McGregor with 28 wickets, followed by Steve Melville with 20 wickets. Nick Ashbrook took 16 wickets in the first 4 games, giving him 41 wickets for the season when combined with his first grade efforts. The bowling highlight of the season was Nick's haul of 6/26 against Wembley, which included the 5th hat trick in the club's history.

In the semi-final against Wembley, we dismissed the opposition for 146, although we did let them off the hook having had them 7/57. Paul Linehan took 3/32 whilst Steve Melville and Eric Taylor took 2 wickets each. Reaching the target was a struggle and we lost 8 wickets in doing so. Steve Melville top scored with a solid 46.

The grand final against grade winner Nollamara was the one that got away. Bowling first we had the opposition 6/57 but they recovered to total 136. Brett McGregor bowled superbly, taking 6/30 off 16.3 overs. In reply, the premiership seemed well in hand at 3/86 after some good batting from Peter Marshall, who top scored with 47. But then came a disastrous collapse, the last 7 wickets falling for 37 runs, and we fell short of victory by an agonizing 12 runs.

A sad end to a great season, but the club's second XI had secured promotion to fourth grade in 1988/89.

10 2ND XI BATTING PARTNERSHIPS

WKT RUNS BATSMAN OPPONENT 1 82 Trevor Goddard – Eric Taylor Bassendean

2 47 Trevor Goddard – Tim Downey Marist Newman

3 118 Trevor Goddard – Peter Marshall Murdoch University

4 63 Tim Downey – Eric Taylor Swanbourne

5 61 Eric Taylor – John Scarff Whitfords

6 89 Eric Taylor – George Sawiris Hamersley Carine

7 46 Trevor Goddard – Brad Douglas Whitfords

8 32 Hamish Ch’ng – Brad Douglas Tuart Hill

9 23 Brad Douglas – Lou Beaurtreaux Wembley

10 19 Eric Taylor – Brett McGregor Doubleview

Phil Sexton Tuart Hill 109 Eric Taylor Hamersley Carine 105* Paul Brooks Tuart Hill 7/23

NOMINATIONS FOR THE GREATEST PERFORMANCES IN THE CLUB HISTORY

11 3RD XI CAPTAINS REPORT VAL STEENHOLDT Played: 10 Won: 7 Lost: 3 Draws: 0 Position Finished: 4th

LOST SEMI FINAL

The 3rd XI (7th Grade) captained by Val Steenholdt, had a strong season, losing only 3 games to finish in 4th place.

Captain Val Steenholdt led the batting from the front, scoring 324 runs. Support came from Phil Green and John Scarff, each scoring 226 runs.

Leg spinner Alan Burrough was the leading bowler, taking 32 wickets, including a haul of 7/43 against Tuart Hill. But the best figures for the season came from Val, who took 7/13 against Murdoch University amongst his 16 wickets for the season. Pat O'Dwyer also chipped in with 16 wickets.

Apart from making the finals, the team highlight for the season occured early in the season, when we totaled 9/414 against Bentley, the club's highest ever team total. Paul Linehan provided another highlight against Doubleview, scoring 116, an innings which included an amazing 8 sixes!

In the semi-final against Mosman Park we dismissed the opposition for 115, Terry Clarke the destroyer with 6/18. In reply we crashed, losing our first 8 wickets for 38, before a defiant 34 by Terry took the total to 86, 30 runs short of victory.

12 3RD XI BATTING PARTNERSHIPS

WKT RUNS BATSMAN OPPONENT 1 36 Phil Green – Rod Hays Bentley

2 124 Phil Green – Allan Burrough Bentley

3 82 Rob Adair – Val Steenholdt Murdoch University

4 82 Val Steenholdt – Barry Field Wembley Downs

5 56 Val Steenholdt – John Scarff Bentley

6 52 John Scarff – Phil Green Bedford

7 78 Paul Linehan – Phil Green Marist Newman

8 64 Paul Linehan – Kenn MacPherson Doubleview

9 42 Kenn MacPherson – Terry Clark Mosman Park

10 50 Peter Hewitt – Colin Spark Bentley

Paul Linehan Doubleview 116 Val Steenholdt Murdoch University 7/13 Allan Burrough Tuart Hill 7/43

NOMINATIONS FOR THE GREATEST PERFORMANCES IN THE CLUB HISTORY

13 4TH XI CAPTAINS REPORT ROB ADAIR / TERRY CLARK Played: 11 Won: 5 Lost: 6 Draws: 0 Position Finished: 8th

DID NOT PLAY FINALS

The 4th XI (8th Grade) was captained by the returning Rob Adair initially before Terry Clark took over. A competitive first season from the club's fourth XI, winning 5 out of 11 games to finish in 8th place.

The batting was generally sound, although only 2 players passed 200 runs for the season. Des Baccini scored 239 runs from only 5 games, including an innings of 121 against Victoria Park. Terry Clarke scored 205 runs.

Terry carried the bowling attack, taking 34 wickets, giving him 40 wickets for the season when combined with his performance in the seventh grade semi-final. No other player passed 20 wickets.

The most important aspect of the eighth grade performance was the club's successful expansion to 4 teams with no detrimental effect on playing performance and player numbers.

14 4TH XI BATTING PARTNERSHIPS

WKT RUNS BATSMAN OPPONENT 1 68 Des Baccini – Kenn MacPherson Curtin University 2 60 Jason Ramsay – Tim Searson Bassendean 3 39 Jason Ramsay – Russell Kingdon South Perth 4 122 Des Baccini – Ray Alberts Victoria Park 5 64 Russell Kingdon – Rob Adair Melville 6 45 Terry Clark – Barry Field Nollamara 7 41 Nick Sayers – Monty Dale Curtin University 8 82 John Harris – Monty Dale Murdoch University 9 47 John Harris – Hedley Skehan Bedford 10 30 Terry Clark – Greg Lindsay Swanbourne

SIRS

PLAYER OPPOSITION FIGURES

Des Baccini Victoria Park 121

NOMINATIONS FOR THE GREATEST PERFORMANCES IN THE CLUB HISTORY

15 TROPHY WINNERS

1st XI (2nd Grade)

1st XI Best & Fairest Peter Spencer

1st XI Batting Aggregate Peter Spencer 524 runs

1st XI Batting Average Peter Spencer 43.67

1st XI Bowling Aggregate Nicholas J Ashbrook 25 wickets

1st XI Nicholas J Ashbrook 14.36

1st XI Fielding

2nd XI (5th Grade)

2nd XI Best & Fairest

2nd XI Batting Aggregate Eric Taylor 456 runs

2nd XI Batting Average Eric Taylor 45.6

2nd XI Bowling Aggregate Brett McGregor 22 wickets

2nd XI Bowling Average Paul Brooks 8.86

2nd XI Fielding

3rd XI (7th Grade)

3rd XI Best & Fairest

3rd XI Batting Aggregate Val Steenholdt 324 runs

3rd XI Batting Average John R Scarff 45.2

3rd XI Bowling Aggregate Allan Burrough 32 wickets

3rd XI Bowling Average Allan Burrough 10.84

3rd XI Fielding

4th XI (8th Grade)

4th XI Best & Fairest

4th XI Batting Aggregate Des Baccini 239 runs

4th XI Batting Average Des Baccini 47.8

4th XI Bowling Aggregate Terry Clark 34 wickets

4th XI Bowling Average Kenn MacPherson 11.27

4th XI Fielding

Perpetual

Best Clubman Val Steenholdt

Coaches Award

The 'Russell Kingdon' Presidents Trophy

Best All Round Cricketer Eric Taylor

Most Improved

Best Future Prospect

Best 1st Year Player

The 'Brett McGregor' Most Determined to Succeed

16 Wood Duck

Aubrey King Club Trip Medallion

Life Membership Peter Hewitt #3

Association Award Winners

WASTCA 2nd Grade Fielding Award Tom Morgan

17 CLUB ACHIEVEMENT

Grade Winners Club Championship Position Finished: ? None Points : ?

Premierships 1st XI (2nd Grade)

18 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE SEASON ALL GRADES

WKT RUNS BATSMAN GRADE OPPONENT 1 82 Trevor Goddard – Eric Taylor 5th Grade Bassendean

2 133 Peter Spencer – Tom Morgan 2nd Grade South Perth

3 118 Trevor Goddard – Peter Marshall 5th Grade Murdoch University

4 122 Des Baccini – Ray Alberts 8th Grade Victoria Park

5 113 Phil Holman – George Prince 2nd Grade Bassendean

6 89 Eric Taylor – George Sawiris 5th Grade Hamersley Carine

7 78 Paul Linehan – Phil Green 7th Grade Marist Newman

8 82 John Harris – Monty Dale 8th Grade Murdoch University

9 47 John Harris – Hedley Skehan 8th Grade Bedford

10 56 Nick Ashbrook – Glen Spencer 2nd Grade Mosman Park

23 MILESTONES

GAMES WICKETS RUNS CATCHES

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