CONTENTS

Office Bearers 1

President’s Report 2

Finance Report 6

Profit & Loss Statement 6

Balance Sheet 9

Notes to the Financial Reports 10

Independent Audit Report to Members 11

Declaration by Members of the Committee 12

Acknowledgements 13

Club Supporters 14

Club Coach: Season Review 15

1st XI: Season Review 23

1st XI: Award Winners 25

1st XI: Season Statistics 25

Batting 25

Bowling 25

2nd XI: Season Review 26

2nd XI: Award Winners 29

2nd XI: Season Statistics 29

Batting 29

Bowling 30

3rd XI: Award Winners 31

3rd XI: Season Statistics 31

Batting 31

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Bowling 32

4th XI: Award Winners 33

4th XI: Season Statistics 33

Batting 33

Bowling 34

Award Winners 35

Outstanding Performances 37

Batting 37

Bowling 37

Honour Roll 38

Honorary Life Members 43

Hall of Fame & Club Legends 43

Club History 44

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Office Bearers

President – Graeme Cook Treasurer – Alex Steenberg Secretary – Alice Barrow

Committee Members

Mike Delves, Stephen Stanley, Wayne Stewart, Leigh Watts

Cricket Victoria Delegate

Graeme Cook, Leigh Watts (Alternate)

Cricket Sub-Committee

Jeff Harvey (Chair), Alan Melbourne (Secretary), Graeme Cook, Peter Dickson, Phil Lovell, Michael O’Sullivan

Hall of Fame Sub-Committee

Jeff Harvey (Chair), Alan Melbourne (Secretary), Denis de Lacy, Rob Goldin, George Murray, Roger Page, Ralston Wood

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Presidents Report

The 2015/16 season marked the 30th anniversary of the merged Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club and it will remain etched in our memories for a very long time. Winning a First XI premiership is an outstanding achievement by any measure and one that everyone involved with our Club can be proud of and celebrate.

As I always mention, our aim is to be a successful cricket club measured by our ability to provide quality facilities and an inclusive environment in partnership with the community to attract, develop, and retain talented and passionate players and supporters.

We also have a crucial role as part of the Victorian cricket pathway to produce quality players across all Cricket Victoria high performance levels of cricket.

We had confidence that if we achieved the above, and with the right focus on field, that we would achieve this reward.

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I would like to reflect on some of the key factors leading to our success this year

In recent seasons, we have worked towards the following goals, which we identified. These included our on-field mental and physical toughness, the need to have an enjoyable club, recruitment and leadership.

We are always talking about the Lions spirit, our culture and what this means to us.

The appointment of Michael O’Sullivan as Coach in 2014 was critical for us achieving our ambitions. When we appointed Michael, we felt we had a short window of opportunity to win a premiership whilst we had our current senior players. Therefore, although we faced disappointment again in 2014/15 when we narrowly missed finals, we did not dwell, we learnt, and from that reflection together with more hard work, we succeeded.

Despite some significant injuries, and the ongoing family stress for the O’Sullivan’s our season has been a remarkable success. Achieving the following:

 First XI finishing the home and away season Minor Premiers;  The Club finishing third in the overall Club Championship;  The Second XI playing another finals campaign;  First XI (white ball) Premiers; and ultimately  The First XI (two day) Premiers. We had seventeen players play First XI this season but I can’t emphasise it enough that every player at the club played a role in our success, and they all supported, encouraged and pushed our first and second XI teams hard to perform. So thankyou to all the players

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I need to mention a special thankyou to Sean Pietersz who after the 2014/15 season stepped down from coaching. We were so fortunate that Sean stepped back into the role pre-season whilst Michael was overseas for 3 months.

We were also pleased when Phil Lovell returned from Darwin and slid back into the role managing the Harvey Watts Development Squad and Assistant Coach of the 3rd and 4th XI’s due to the resignation of Chris Cunningham.

Together with the efforts of Wayne Stewart and Chris Moore, the Squad took another step forward this season with how it operates and the quality of the young players continues to grow.

On that note, I am pleased to report that all of our coaching staff, including Steve Cashen, are already re-appointed for next season.

Importantly I would like to congratulate all the other Premiers in men’s and women’s Premier Cricket this season and to the Monash Tigers on winning the Club Championship; something that we aspire to.

Finance

I am extremely pleased to report that the Club has posted a profit this season, managing to turn around several years of loss. More details are in the Treasurer’s report but this profit is on top of the prize money we have received from Cricket Victoria.

We have achieved this through maintaining a very strong focus on cost control throughout the season, together with the efforts of our supporters such as Michael Fletcher organising our very successful T20 Breakfast function. Throughout the season, the playing group were amazing with their support, organising and attending social functions and supporting our sponsors such as KFC and The Harp Hotel. That said, although we achieved our fundraising target on the social side, we did not achieve our overall fundraising target.

We are grateful to all our sponsors for their generous support, and we achieved our sponsorship target for this season.

This financial achievement has provided the Committee with the confidence to keep going with the current operating plans, including the coaching and playing budget. The Committee did not make the decision lightly to increase the budget last season but made it with the objective of remaining competitive on field. To remain competitive in the competition, the Committee is determined to stay on par with the coaching and playing budget.

Operations

I am pleased to report that Schramms Sports Club under the Chair of Mal Smith is progressing with Council the plan for the lower ground pavilion. With funding from Council, State Government and Cricket Victoria, we will hopefully commence building in the 2017/18 financial year.

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We would like to think that the condition of the main pavilion could be improved in the near term. We are grateful to Council for couching the wicket this season, and I would like to recognise the effort from our curator David Blackley leading up to and during the finals campaign.

It was pleasing to have some new volunteers on board this year including Mike Delves and Alice Barrow who joined the Committee and thankyou to Jean Emmins and Marita Cook for the popular lunches and afternoon teas, and support for our social functions! I would like to say a special thankyou to Marita for her patience, understanding and support that she provides to me.

Throughout the year, the Presidents and Delegates have spent much time with Cricket Victoria establishing the premier cricket strategy. The Committee will re-focus our strategic plan for future seasons to ensure alignment. Cricket Victoria is determined to ensure cricket in Victoria remains relevant and appeals to everyone long into the future.

An important matter to report is the implementation of Cricket Australia’s Accreditation Scheme, which over time will influence funding to Clubs from Cricket Australia.

Whilst it is pleasing to report that we rated well across the fifteen categories in the Scheme, there is always room for improvement, mostly in areas that the Committee has already identified. However, the main category, which we need to do more, is facilitating female involvement in the game both on and off field.

Due to the efforts of Wayne Stewart, once again we “opened the doors” at Schramms for a number of Cricket Victoria and community matches.

• 2 weekends of School Sports Victoria selection trials & matches • VMCU U/18 Grand Final • BHRDCA U/18 & U/16 Practice Matches • VMCU U/21 Round 2 Match • U/14, U/16, U/18 Inner East Emus Pathway Trials plus 5 Matches including two Quarter Finals • Deaf Exhibition Match • 3 Days of Infinity Cricket Finals Games (Community Cricket). As mentioned last season, these types of events at Schramms are important opportunities for us to show case our facilities to Cricket Victoria. The Committee believes Schramms Reserve is in a great location, with good facilities and easy access from the city, to be a key cricketing venue in the City of Manningham and we will continue to work with Council with the aim of developing the facilities accordingly.

In closing, I would like to acknowledge the hard work and support of everyone (as listed) on the three Committees and together with those mentioned above also say thank you to the following.

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Our volunteers and parents who have helped throughout the season on match day and Thursday nights, particularly: Graeme, Ilva and Glenn Woollard, Kris Hinz, Michael Fletcher, David White, Almaaz and Emrana Alavi Rowan Kayll and Ric Cattanach.

Bill Jackson who tirelessly ran the raffle, which raised over $4000 to purchase new honour boards for our Life Members, Hall of Fame Legends and Don Patrick Award recipients. James Considine who continues to put an amazing amount of time into providing all the great footage and social media we enjoy. Tim Considine for his ongoing support and to acknowledge his role as a Cricket Victoria Director, and a special acknowledgment to Roger Page who has put down his scorers pen after 40 years.

Finally, as always, I would like to again acknowledge all of our great sponsors and also Cricket Victoria and Manningham Council whose support is invaluable.

Go Lions!

Graeme Cook

President

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Finance Report

Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club Inc. For the year ending 30th April 2016

PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT

2016 2015 $ $ Income Cricket Victoria & Grants - General grants 66,314 37,221 - Administration Grant - 17,500 - Sponsorship Grant - 4,000 - Country Game Allowance 545 1,300 - Country Week Allowance 1,000 900 - Other Grants 10,000 9,500 - Prize Money 24,000 -

Cricket Victoria & Grants 101,859 70,421

Players Contributions - Membership subscriptions 21,655 16,229 - Clothing sales 15,026 1,564

Player Contributions 36,681 17,792

Sponsorship 28,377 29,075

Fundraising 14,800 31,243

Bar & Canteen Sales 21,534 18,524

Other Income - Ground Hire & Other Catering 4,426 4,393 - Other 3,874 2,857 - Bank interest 3,562 6,303 - Investment Income 1,000 - - Gain on Investment 3,000 -

Other Income 15,863 13,553

Total Income 219,115 180,609

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2016 2015 $ $ Expenses Players Expenses - Training & Coaching 60,500 50,200 - Clothing 15,085 4,706 - Pre-season expenses 2,188 3,540 - Indoor nets 5,956 4,236 - Umpire Fees 12,515 10,801 - Scoring 3,362 2,960 - Travel & accommodation 1,091 1,182 - Trophies 761 867 - Development Squad costs 136 1,623 - Medical 509 461

Players Expenses 102,103 80,575

Bar & Canteen 20,385 17,188

Labour Costs 16,699 17,680

Facilities & Equipment - Ground Rental 9,711 10,418 - Cricket equipment 5,690 6,903 - Electricity & Gas 4,505 4,561 - Depreciation 3,611 3,610 - Pavillion Rental 2,794 2,765 - Cleaning 1,607 2,493 - Water Rates 4,429 - - Maintenance 422 11,980 - Signage 1,045 784

Facilities & Maintenance 33,814 43,514

Functions & fundraising costs - Room Hire - 10,982 - Catering 8,648 2,465 - Event Management 1,550 1,500 - Cricket Vcitoria Events 4,427 3,455 - Corporate golf day - 6,705

Functions & fundraising costs 14,625 25,106

Administration & Other Expenses - Bank charges 497 396 - Bereavements 123 135 - Computer (software & subscriptions) 545 381 - Donations - 100 - Fees & lodgements 227 344 - Postage 110 109 - Printing & stationery 371 1,516 - Telephone & internet 1,201 1,902

Administration & Other Expenses 3,073 4,884

Total Expenses 190,700 188,947 7 Net Profit / (Loss) 28,415 (8,338)

2016 2015 $ $

Operating Profit (Loss) for the Year 28,415 (8,338)

Income tax expense attributable to - - operating profit

Operating Profit (Loss) for the Year 28,415 (8,338) after income tax

Retained profits at the beginning of the 210,495 218,833 financial year

Retained profits at the end of the 238,910 210,495 financial year

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BALANCE SHEET

2016 2015 $ $ Assets Current Assets Cash & Term Deposits 103,137 195,159 Recievables 3,009 6,591 Inventories 5,048 5,048 Accrued Income 53,864 - Investment - Bendigo Index Fund 83,000 -

Total Current Assets 248,058 206,798

Non-Current Assets Plant & Equipment 12,966 16,577

Total Non-Current Assets 12,966 16,577

Total Assets 261,024 223,375

Liabilities Current Liabilities Creditors & Other Payables 387 12,880 Prepaid Revenue 5,500 - Accrued Expenses 16,227 -

Current Liabilities 22,114 12,880

Total Liabilities 22,114 12,880

NET ASSETS 238,910 210,495

Equity Members Funds Retained Earnings 238,910 210,495

TOTAL EQUITY 238,910 210,495

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Note 1: Statement of Significant Accounting Policy

This financial report is a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (Victoria).

The committee has determined that the association is not a reporting entity.

The financial report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (Victoria) and the following Australian Accounting Standards: AAS 5 Materiality AAS 8 Events Occurring After Reporting Date

No other applicable Accounting Standards, Urgent Issues Group Consensus Views or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board have been applied.

The financial report has been prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values, or except where specifically stated, current valuations of non -current assets.

The following material accounting policy, which is consistent with the previous period unless otherwise stated, has been adopted in the preparation of this financial report. Fixed Assets

Office equipment are carried at cost less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation. The depreciable amount of all fixed assets are depreciated over the useful lives of the assets to the association commencing from the time the asset is held ready for use.

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Independent Audit Report to Members

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Declaration by Members of the Committee

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Acknowledgments

Cricket Victoria

Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club would like to fully acknowledge the support it receives from Cricket Victoria. In particular we acknowledge its Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tony Dodemaide, the Premier Cricket management team including Mike Ronchi and Peter Binns and all their staff for their assistance throughout the season.

Congratulations

We, as a club offer our congratulations to:  Steven Taylor, Northcote Cricket Club, winner of the Jack Ryder Medal  St Kilda Cricket Club, 2nd XI Premiers  Melbourne University Cricket Club, 3rd XI Premiers  Dandenong Cricket Club, 4th XI Premiers  Monash Tigers, Club Championship  Carlton Cricket Club, Spirit of Cricket Award  Jess Cameron, Prahran Cricket Club, winner of the Una Paisley Medal  Box Hill Cricket Club – Women’s 1st XI Premiers  Melton Cricket Club – Women’s 2nd XI Premiers

 Andrew Perrin - Premier team of the season  Matthew Bremner – 2nd XI Player of the season  Ejaaz Alavi – Premier All Stars team

A big congratulations to our very own State and National Representatives:

 Glenn Maxwell (Australia, Victoria, Melbourne Stars, Kings XI Punjab)  Trent Lawford (Sydney Sixers)  Ejaaz Alavi (Victorian second XI )  Andrew Perrin (Victorian second XI)  Nick Fletcher (Victorian U19  Liam Banthorpe (Victorian U19)

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Club Supporters

Strategic Partners

Supporters

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Club Coach Season Review

Premiership Edition

Michael O’Sullivan

We are the 2015/16 CV Premier Cricket Premiers. A special experience and outstanding performance that will forever resonate in our thoughts. The triumph capped off a superb season which also saw the 1st XI take out the one day (white ball) title as well as finishing the home & away season Minor Premiers. We also finished 3rd in the Club Championship and the 2nd XI excelled again and were only 5 runs short of playing in their 3rd Grand Final in a row.

Winning the club's 9th premiership was a fitting result and much deserved reward for the commitment, determination and tireless work by all at this great and historic club.

After the disappointment of the previous year the players took on a greater responsibility and responded magnificently and were unbelievably consistent throughout the home and away season finishing clear on top of the ladder, while losing just 2 games.

The elimination & semifinals were classic finals' battles. They were tough, tense and tight, with the semifinal against Prahran an epic encounter which required every bit of our collective energy, skill and will and a herculean performance by our spiritual leader Andrew Perrin to ultimately prevail in the toughest game of the year.

We were the best team all year and produced our best cricket with a complete performance on the biggest stage. Our attack was sensational; they all bowled superbly, rolling the reigning premiers Ringwood for 96. We then dug in and amassed an extraordinary 435 on the back of a double century (226no) from our captain & John Scholes medalist Peter Dickson; arguably the best batting performance in Premier Cricket history.

We are all excited to be part of history and understand that we are very privileged to be premiership players as over the last 15 seasons only 7 clubs have won one (multiple winners), which means from 270 club attempts only 7 have prevailed. Although we all want to win a premiership and we dream about it, it certainly doesn't define who we are. Too many great players and great teams have never won one. What it did define, was our effort, our attitude, how much we have learned, our strong will, our ability to perform under extreme pressure as well as our cohesiveness and camaraderie. We also endured our fair share of adversity and many challenges throughout the season and showed great courage & resilience.

Significantly there were important elements that made us the group, club, team we are today.

Firstly our A.C.T.I.O.N.S. and our values established by the players reflect our club, our culture and our game and shows how this & quality people drive performance.

Adding to this we now have players who are consistent & reliable and want to make a difference and happy to be the driver and not the passenger anymore.

Most importantly and critically significant when you drill down into our games and performances; we shared the load & when it was someone's turn to put their head over the ball, they did. We also shared the load as a club and we were unbelievably cohesive on & off the field. We, as a

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club did things together; the players, coaches, committee, volunteers and parents, whether it was being social, putting the covers down, making Thursday dinners or cleaning the club rooms; we enjoyed each other's company.

More importantly, this was a club premiership rather than a 1st XI one!

The club was one and there was no better evidence than the celebration that took place at the FDCC on the Monday after lifting the premiership cup. Everyone felt included and that is why there were so many supporters, volunteers, parents, girlfriends, wives etc as they all felt they owned a little piece of it.

It was an enormous & special performance by the players but it was also an enormous effort by the greater FDCC and that's everyone.

A special season gave us many highlights, outstanding performances and memorable moments. I would like to recognize and acknowledge the following as well as our Premiership Players.

. It would be impossible to do this role without the encouragement, patience and inspiration of my lovely wife Carolyn and children Emily, Amy, Des, Max & Anh . Graeme Cook deserves the title of Premiership President more than anyone I have ever known. He has orchestrated a brought together an outstanding team of people and we are very fortunate to have a person of not just his wisdom & professional standing but someone who inspires and leads from the front. Apart from his all in approach in his role as President, he is forever attending meetings both at FDCC & CV, checking in on his people, the ground, facility and has this ability to makes things happen and get the job done. I would also like to acknowledge Graeme's wife Marita for the extraordinary amount of work she does in, around and away from the club to make the place run smoothly and thank them very much for their great support and friendship. . Premierships don't just fall out of the air! They come from much planning, strategy, thought, list management, tough decisions, culture and involve an exorbitant amount of time, effort as well as persistence & patience. That's why people such as Ben Waterman & Leigh Watts have played such an important role behind the scenes. They do many little things that go unnoticed that really makes the club tick. Their generosity with their time & assistance has been exceptional. More importantly their positive outlook & support to me personally & professionally as well as their encouragement and great sense of enjoyment and friendship has truly made my time at this club a special life experience. . The same can be said of Jeff Harvey & Alan Melbourne who head up the cricket sub - committee as Chairman & Secretary and play an enormous and critically important role in looking after all things cricket. They make sure that everything from training & playing conditions, resources, coaches, planning, recruiting as well as the Academy and development programs are working as they should be. On behalf of the coaches & playing group, we are extremely grateful for the work and time you both put in as you bring a wealth of wisdom, knowledge, commitment & experience from your many years of great service to cricket & this club. . To the other committee members in Stephen Stanley, Alex Steenberg, Wayne Stewart, Alice Barrow, Mick Delves & Leigh Watts; we (on behalf of the players, coaches et al), appreciate your professionalism, time, skill & effort in making this place work & always looking to improve it. . We are very grateful for the special work & time that past presidents in Mal Smith & Tim Considine & others continue to put in to improve the facility and work with local council for our benefit.

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. Special thanks to our exceptional volunteers & special supporters particularly Graeme, Ilva and Glenn Woolard, Roger Page, Kris Hinz, Billy Jackson, Ralston Wood and all his cohorts including Denis, Bruno et al and the parents who have assisted on match days, social functions and Thursday night dinners. . Special acknowledgement & recognition to Roger Page on an outstanding career and achievement in scoring for FDCC. We all thank you for your great work, wit, encouragement & support for 650 'odd' games; it will never be the same! . It was sensational to have such wonderful people in Jean Emmins & Marita Cook prepare such outstanding lunches and afternoon teas as well as assist in many other functions and areas around the club. Many thanks for your wonderful support. . I would like to acknowledge & congratulate our premiership curator David Blackley for his efforts & skill in preparing and maintaining our turf wickets & ground. We also acknowledge your extra special efforts during our finals campaign in relation to center wicket training & your superb track vs Prahran in the semi - final. Remember Blackers; this is the most important 22 yards in all of Doncaster! . We are very fortunate in having the number one Administration Manager in the competition in Wayne Stewart and he deserves as much as anyone to enjoy and bask in the glory of our success this season. As well as being always available, he does so much for the club during the week and his enthusiasm, passion & encouragement around the place as well as his ability to 'to get the job done' is first class. He continues to go above & beyond the call of duty. . I am extremely grateful for the assistance & superb support from the club’s assistant, support & specialist coaches, captains & match committee which included Sean Pietersz, Steve Cashen, Phil Lovell, Peter Dickson, Eben Martin, Mick Sacchetta, Mark Sheedy and others who filled in. . The skippers in Eb, Dicko, Sacc & Sheeds deserve special mention for their untiring efforts, insight and understanding of what we are trying to achieve. They all worked tirelessly and gave so much time, thought and support to their respective teams and go above & beyond week in and week out in their many game day roles. They all showed and played with great leadership skills, passion and poise. . An extra special mention to my co coach in Seanos Pietersz, who retired before the start of the season but he wasn't retired for long!! With yours truly being away in Germany, Seanos put his hand up to come back & take on the head coaching duties which was sensational as he would have been unbelievably missed. His outstanding and unyielding support and encouragement of me and the job at hand was extraordinary. I always have said that a good assistant is better than a good coach as he makes the coach look great. We weren't just thrilled to have Sean back but became unbelievably excited when he decided to stay on for the entire season. He is not just a terrific coach; he is a great friend and an outstanding person with great player management & senior coaching skills & is a senior first class coach in his own right. We also congratulate he and wife Bridie on the birth of their 3rd child and first son in Aubrey to add to their lovely family with their two daughters Miller & Jess. . We were fortunate again to have Steve Cashen as specialist coach within our coaching group. He provides a wealth of experience, knowledge and skill that is difficult to find and our players benefited greatly from his time, effort and many chats. . We were extremely fortunate and pleased to have been able to 'recruit' Fabulous Phil Lovell back to Schramms after his successful stint with Darwin cricket. He filled an important void with his knowledge of the East & other recruiting areas and players as well as being appointed one of our assistant coaches and managing the Harvey Watts Academy (HWA) & Development Squad.

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. I would also like to thank & acknowledge the efforts of Chris Moore in his role of Development Coach for the HWA and together with the assistance of Wayne Stewart & Phil Lovell make up a formidable team. . Many thanks to all our supporters, player sponsors, club sponsors, parents & families of the FDCC for all their positive support and encouragement throughout the entire season. Special mention to Mick Fletcher, Almaaz & Emrana Alavi, Craig Banthorpe, John Rudd, Mick Fletcher, David White, Peter Korkolis, Rohan Kyall, Gary Trevenen, Andrew Martin, Rick Cattanach & others who subbed in and helped with team management, scoring, dinner & other duties during the season. . It was terrific to once again have a team manager and we thank and congratulate Mick Delves for the part he played in our special season. His support & assistance was critical in making the game day run smoothly & efficiently. . We wish James Considine well in his 'early' retirement/rest after giving the club outstanding service as a player, leader, captain and putting in much time and effort to provide all the great vision from all the game recordings as well as looking after the social media we enjoy so professionally. Many thanks for your enormous assistance.

On the playing side:

. There is no doubt Peter Dickson's performances in the final series were heroic and he played arguable the best innings in Premier Cricket history. Although he won the John Scholes medal for the best player in the game and his finals series netted him an amazing 418 runs @ 209 with innings of 226rh, 80no, 77 & 35; it is his leadership and what he does for his players and the club that makes him so endearing & irresistible. Dicko's the best captain & leader I have been involved with and you would pick him if he was averaging zero. That's how important he is. He leads men, he inspires them, they go with him, he's strong, he's tough and he also cares. You deserved everything you got Dicko; let's do it again! . Matthew Frith once again excelled and had an all-round first class season. Frithos was at his best when the competition was toughest and it was no surprise that he played pivotal roles and was a key player in all our 4 finals wins. He is a big game, big time performer and always put his hand up when we needed him during the season. His finals performances were superb and showed tremendous courage & will to play 3 clutch innings as well as take an extraordinary 3/2 in 9 overs to knock over Ringwood in the Big Dance. . Tim Sheehan was the perfect No 3 and like Frith shone when it was toughest and played his most important innings in the 2 biggest games of the season. Shifta was outstanding in both Grand Finals successes and played crucial innings in both. He was in at 1/10 and it was 2/17 in the white ball GF when Frith joined him and they put on 73 for the 3rd wicket. When Tim eventually departed with the score at 158 he had contributed 60 and had done a superb job. The red ball GF was extremely tense when Dicko joined Shifta at 2/36 and with the pressure cooker it was, we had the right two players in! They bunkered down and set the game up with an outstanding 110 run partnership which in a Grand Final was gold dust. Shifta was also great assistance to Dicko & the team with his experience, poise and leadership. His fielding, particularly his slip catching is the best I have seen in Premier Cricket. . We were ecstatic to secure boom recruit Trent Lawford during the preseason as the club pro. The ex South Australian Redbacks & Adelaide Strikers player played a key role in our success. Lawf is the most destructive cricketer I have witnessed and a genuine game changer with a classic x factor & he didn't let us down. I would like to acknowledge and congratulate Lawf for his fantastic achievements on winning the Arthur Liddicut Medal as

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our Club Champion, for making the Sydney Sixers BBL team as well as being runner up in the Ryder Medal. Lawf also took the Premier twenty20 competition by storm and dominated with both bat and ball. His best all round performance came in the One Day white ball final where he took us to a competitive score smashing 48 off 34 balls which included four sixes and then bowled us to victory taking 4/21 off eight overs to win man of the match honours. He also bowled a mammoth 283 overs for the season, 50 more overs than any other quick in the Premier competition. . Andrew Perrin had an extraordinary season; was our No 1 bowler, winning the bowling award, the Alex Cox Memorial Trophy as well as the Don Patrick Medal. Although Pez missed a number of games and played injured often, he took a staggering 50 wickets @ 10.62 and clearly had the best KPI's in the competition. Pez was enormous for us and his energy & passion for the club was unsurpassed. Pez's effort, courage & performances when the game was really & truly on the line was as breathtaking as it was extraordinary. He single handedly bowled us into three finals; the white ball final taking 3/13 in his 4 twenty20 overs vs Ringwood, the elimination final vs Northcote where at 2/50 they needed just 129 runs with Stoinis in control. Pez rolls both Stoinis and captain & Ryder Medalist Taylor in 2 balls, finishing with 4/21 to progress us to the semi - final vs. Prahran. Then when all looked lost in the semi he bowled us into the Grand Final with one of the greatest finals spells of all time, taking 7/71. This achievement was made all the more amazing as he carried significant injuries into each of these games. We also congratulate the great man for making the Premier Cricket Team of the year and more importantly has been rewarded with a two year state contract to train & play for Tasmania and we wish him every success. . We all acknowledge & applaud Jacques Augustin in being awarded the best clubman in a premiership year. Jacques was absolutely sensational in his efforts all season at training and the way he cared & looked after his lion's mates. This was especially difficult in situation he found himself in with Banners taking over his role as our preferred wicketkeeper to kick off the season. He should be proud of how he handled himself & supported his fellow players throughout the entire season and was rewarded with the position of 12th man in the grand final for his consistent performances during the year and wicket keeping sensationally for the 1st XI when Banners was away with the Vic U19 team. He deservedly was presented with the special Doug Rumble Trophy for Best Clubman for his great efforts, selflessness, leadership excellence & work around the club during the season. He also showed a unbelievable sense of clubmanship & spirit at all times and I don't believe there has ever been a more worthy winner. . Congratulations to Nat Vardi on a stellar year as well as making his maiden century (171no) vs. Dandenong. His 638 runs at 39.88 placed him 8th on the competition's runs aggregate and is great reward for his continued hard work, patience & persistence. Vard's also had an extremely mature innings of 43 in the GF and more or less assisted in icing the game with a patient and well thought out partnership of 128 with Dicko. Vard's break out year after winning the coach’s award last year was also due to his commitment, attitude and dedication and is a great role model to our young & formative players. His improvement & development continues to gain momentum and I have no doubt there are big things around the corner for Vards. . We congratulate both Liam Banthorpe and Nick Fletcher on being selected in the Victorian U19 team. Fletch & Banners represented their side with distinction and were terrific ambassadors for our club. Liam also represented Victoria in the futures league & played his part in the 1st XI's triumphant year. With some impressive innings & partnerships during the season Banners ended up with a respectable 392 runs @ 24.5 and along with his 39 catches & 1 stumping and his notable GF knock of 45 & 6 excellent catches, he is developing into one of Victoria's young brigade on the rise. Fletch in his first

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year bowling at this level due to Jacques now keeping in the 2nd XI excelled and not just collected a magnificent 25 wickets @ 17.24 but also picked up the bowling trophy for being the 2nd XI's best bowler. A rare feat which makes him the best cricket utility & most flexible player going around. . Jack Blyth & Matthew Bremner did some great hard yards over the season at the top of the order and showed the way in some very tricky conditions. They are both very responsible & gritty players and are at their best when the going is tough. They had four significant opening partnerships of over 50 with 103 being their best vs Frankston Peninsula in the last home & away game. Both players certainly did their bit as opening batsmen with Jack making 347 @ 31.5 & Brem 388 @ 29.84 with a sensational energy sapping 129 vs. Prahran in 42 degrees. They are both brilliant in the field and took 21 catches between them. Brem also won the 2nd XI batting award making 399 runs at an excellent average of 44.33 which gave him a superb total of 787 club runs @ 35.8. . Our vice-captain and spinning all-rounder Ejaaz Alavi had a terrific season as leader and was great support and back up to Dicko and played a critical role with the ball. His maturity, poise and class as fill in captain was sensational and became the youngest player to ever captain the 1st XI at Fitzroy Doncaster. Ejaaz had a profound impact with the ball, bowling the 5th most overs (215) in the competition, capturing 27 wickets @ 21.59 while going for a miserly 2.71 runs/over which was the 3rd best in premier cricket. This meant he never let the opposition off the hook and supported the bowling group with his skill, intelligence & by keeping the pressure on was the perfect partnership bowler. He also had an outstanding twenty20 series bowling his 16 overs for only 103 runs and taking 10 wkts @ 10.3 with an extraordinary economy of 6.44. Importantly Ejaaz had his best batting performance of the season in the elimination final vs Northcote. He was involved in the two best partnerships of the game (65 & 81unbeaten) when we were under extreme pressure in both innings and was instrumental in us progressing to the semifinal. . What a terrific way for Ducky to retire from Premier Cricket. After 179 stellar games Steve Duckworth is a premiership player and no one deserves this accolade more than him. He was an important cog of this exceptional attack that claimed an unprecedented 218 wickets at 18.45 and as a group had their best bowling performance of the year in the biggest game of the year. Ducky used his guile, experience and skill to weave his own magic in the GF, bowing out with his best performance of the season; bowling 16 overs which included 9 maidens and taking 2/24 as well as capturing the biggest wicket of his career in the competition's best batsmen in David King. Ducky finished the year with 27 wickets at 18.75 without playing until round 7; so it was a fantastic way to finish a sensational career which netted him 305 wickets at 24.64. The duck will be remembered for much more than his cricket abilities as he was an outstanding club person who went above & beyond his duties around the club in mentoring young players, initiating & running social activities, organising and looking after the club clothing, coaching the HWA and development squad and was awarded the prestigious Doug Rumble Trophy for best clubman in 2013/14. We thank the Duck for his years of service and wish him well as he continues his career at the Balwyn Cricket Club. . Congratulations to Chris Moore on winning the coach’s award for his persistence, consistency, commitment, attitude and dedication to training. He is a superb example & role model on how to dedicate yourself, concentrate & work hard and his rehab work in coming back from a significant injury preseason was outstanding. Moorey's development & progression especially with his strength & conditioning was sensational. He also was the go to man for our many injuries during the season and performed at a high standard whenever he was in the 1st XI. He played 11 games taking 16 wickets @ 27.3. The opportunities for him & others with Perrin and Duckworth moving on are considerable and perfect timing and we look forward to bigger and better things from Moorey.

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. I would like to acknowledge and recognise the following players for being part of the 1st XI at some stage during the year and playing such an important role in our overall success & triumph of 2015/16 season. They are: Lee Stockdale who played so courageously vs St Kilda and after being KO'd got back up to single handedly get us across the line by smashing 14 runs off the last over of the day (he only needed 5 balls!). Stocky ended up with 43no of just 31 balls. Stock was also a member of the one day premiership team. Jack Rudd who played the first 5 games of the season in the 1st XI but unfortunately didn't get the opportunities he or we would have liked. Ruddy went back to the two's and performed admirably winning the L.J. Tully Shield for the best 2nd XI player and capped it off with an astonishing double century; where he scored 222 of only 239 balls which included 27 fours & 6 sixes. More importantly he handled himself outstandingly well & is a terrific role model and mentor to our younger players and is waiting patiently for his next opportunity. Four players in Matt Grace, Josh White, Kam Nayager & Glenn Maxwell played one game and all acquitted themselves very well and competed at a high level. We also congratulate both Matt Grace & Josh White as the one game they played was their 1st XI debut. Daine Watts was selected to assist as one of the 12th & 13th men during the finals series and his efforts, attitude and hard work across all the finals were of the highest standard and he like Jacques Augustin (official 12th man for the Grand Final) was rewarded with the opportunity of fielding during the grand final (Dicko & Pez injured) which they both richly deserved. Jacques is acknowledged above for being the recipient of the Doug Rumble Trophy for the best clubman in the 2015/16 season & playing superbly in the 1st XI when the chance presented itself.

. There were also a number of players who showed development & progression in their performances which included: Noah Korkolis won the Warren Hockey Memorial Shield as the most improved/best Under 21 player. He worked his way up from the 4th XI after finishing his VCE and showed sensational patience, understanding and superb skill which saw him play and perform at a very high level in 2nd XI in the last 6 games of the season. He partnered Ruddy in two massive partnerships being 146 & 159 respectively, finishing the season with 623 runs @ 31.2 overall & making 254 2nd XI runs at 36.3 with top scores of 81 & 67 opening the batting. Sam Milne received the R. G. Wood Shield for the Development Player of the Year. As well as coming through our Academy (HWA) he was selected for the National U17 Championships playing for Northern Territory and acquitted himself very well. He still has a year and a half to go at St Kevin's College and is a prodigious cricket & sporting talent and we look forward to seeing him progress in the years ahead. We are very pleased that Charlie Simondson is playing at the FDCC as he is a very talented cricketer and his school and representative cricket reflects this. His 61 vs. Prahran before Xmas was a match winning innings and showed he will be a player to watch. Mitch Chappell was probably the recruit of the year progressing from the 4ths during the preseason to the 2nd XI where he performed as though he had been there before. His batting & wicket keeping was of a high standard and his training attitude & effort is first class. He made 333 runs@ 22.2. Watch this space. Liam Smith after winning the 4th XI batting award last season has backed it up with another superb development & progression year amassing 473 runs @ 33.8, including 2 magnificent centuries and a superb 81 in his debut innings in the 2nd XI. He also won the 3rd XI batting award & collected the H.J.Noonan Shield for the Champion 3rd XI player (best). Kieren Vanderwal after taking out the 4th XI bowling award last year, has done a Smithy and followed up by winning the 3rd XI bowling award with 17 wickets @24.88. Alex Cattanach also

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had a very consistent season finishing with 18 wickets @ 19.67 and was the backbone of the 4th XI attack. A number of players in the 3rd & 4th XI also stepped up and have developed & matured throughout the season. These include Josh Cruse (new from Bendigo) and Alex Smith left arm orthodox from Nth Balwyn Cricket Club. Others to also progress & perform during the season were James Trevenen, Vasish Vasan, Ben White and Joel Reid. We are looking forward to Matthew Bullen being back to full tilt next season as his numbers and what he has to offer are extremely encouraging. 18 wickets @ 15.7 is a lot to like. Along with Joe Blyth, Josh White & Zac Parr who missed most of the year with significant injuries should see some red hot competition for places. Congratulations to first year player Rohan Saric-Skewes for winning the N.R.Dowell Shield - 4th XI Champion player award. Rohan made 304 runs @ 21.71 and took 13 catches & 5 stumpings and was a very important member of the 4th XI team. Bailey Eustance was elevated to the 3rd XI after consistent performances in the 4th XI of where he has won the batting award for 2015/16 making 218 runs @ 27.25

The club's future continues to be exciting and progressive. The exciting thing is we can get better as we have only scratched the surface of our capabilities.

Although the 1st XI excelled in the Final Series we have as a Club the skill & talent to progress much further.

There is so much more to achieve and we have much to do.

If we keep turning up for each other, keep turning up with effort & attitude and always be prepared,

WE CAN DO THIS AGAIN.

Michael O'Sullivan Go Lions!

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1st XI Season Review – Peter Dickson

2015 / 16 was a season both myself and my team mates will never forget. Cricket is all about belief and momentum and chasing down over 240 in the first game of the year against St. Kilda showed us we were capable of matching it with the best teams. Lee Stockdale was instrumental in getting us over the line in this match hitting 17 off the final over off test spinner Michael Beer. Our one day form in the first five games was very solid with some strong wins against powerful premier teams including Melbourne, St. Kilda, Footscray and Melbourne University. We had a slight slip up against Monash Tigers but went in after the first block of one day games 4- 1. Despite our positive start we also recognized we were in this very position the previous year and the hard work was only just about to start with two day cricket commencing. The next two, two day games saw us comprehensively take care of Greenvale and Kingston Hawks, both games just falling short of outright points. After this we went into a four game block of T20 action where we saw some amazing cricket from our experienced players. Lawford, Frith and Perrin all had fantastic campaigns in the T20's and this proved to be a great springboard into the next phase of our season. With one game left before Christmas we played Prahran where we had Lawford and Perrin both missing due to state duties and injury. Despite toiling hard and long Prahran made a well compiled 300+ score. The following week we watched a magnificent century from Matthew "Billy" Bremner but unfortunately fell around 10 runs short. A tough loss to swallow, but all in all a solid start to the season and went into the break on top of the premier cricket ladder.

With a good win in low scoring conditions against Northcote in the first game back it secured us a home final in the one day final, the first time the club had ever competed for this title. In bizarre circumstances the fixture saw us play Camberwell in the first two day game after Christmas and then meet them in the one day final the next day. After securing 6 points on day 1 of the two day match we went into the one day final full of confidence and definitely believing we could take the honour’s once again. Despite us being the form side, almost all other premier cricket captains had said Camberwell would be to good, most quoting Simon Hill would be the difference. Simon Hill may well have been the best batsman in both side's but we were a much better side and as they say a champion side always beats a team of champions. We had a very strong win compiling 218 and winning by 46 runs. Lawford was man of the match, but Frith and Sheehan both unbelievable with the bat. We went onto beat Geelong, Dandenong and Frankston with very comfortable wins ending our season with only two losses and fifteen wins. The highlight of these matches was Nat Vardi's incredible 172no against Dandenong.

Finals were upon us, first up Northcote. Both finals were extremely tough contests! Northcote were 2 for 50 chasing 178 to be all out for 78. Whilst Prahran 3 for 210 and 4 for 230 chasing 310 to eventually be bowled out for 275. A couple of great fighting wins but also some fantastic personal performances. Senior players really stood up during these games with fighting 50's in both matches to Frith along with regular wickets, whilst Perrin was the star with 4 wickets and 7 wickets respectively. All players fought hard but cream rises to the top and both these players should be extremely proud with what they achieved.

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GRAND FINAL! Guess what, everyone said Ringwood would be too good again.

As captain I have now not slept for two weeks throughout finals. Amazingly I arrived at training on Tuesday and watched our players train, compete fiercely and respect the players and coaching staff who gave us their time to help out at training. At this stage I knew we were unbeatable! We not only had gun players in form but we also had the best team culture I had ever been a part of. The rest is history; we completed the perfect match for the most important game of the year. The usual suspects were relentless with the ball including Duckworth, Frith, Alavi and Lawford. We went on to make 435 in which we had great contributions from all batsman.

We have now secured both titles and can be crowned 2015 / 16 premier. So many young talented players such as Vardi, Banthorpe, Alavi and Blythe having their personal best seasons and can call themselves premiership players along with our experienced campaigners. To all coaching staff we are so very blessed to have a group a people who all believed in us and did everything they could to help us along the way. To the President and committee, an amazing job off the field to give us the best conditions and support to help us. To all players thank you for making my job easy.

To retiring player Steven Duckworth, good luck at your new club and congratulations on a wonderful career. Very much underrated player who never let his team mates down and for many years carried the attack. Andrew Perrin all the best in Tasmania, you are a ready-made first class player ready to take the big stage.

To all else I'm looking forward to starting pre-season.

Dicko

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1st XI Award Winners

Award Player Figures Batting Peter Dickson 20-Inn, 3-NO’s, 226*-HS, 896 -Runs, Avg- 52.71 Bowling Andrew Perrin 171.1-O, 27-M, 50-Wkts, 531-Runs, Avg-10.62, BBI-7/71

1st XI Season Statistics Batting Player MAT INN NO 50's 100's HS RUNS AVE Timothy Sheehan 21 22 2 2 0 84 499 24.95 Peter Dickson 19 20 3 6 1 226* 896 52.71 Steven Duckworth 15 9 4 0 0 22* 57 11.40 Andrew Perrin, 16 9 5 0 0 24 51 12.75 Lee Stockdale 15 14 2 0 0 43* 225 18.75 Trent Lawford 20 20 1 1 0 51* 386 20.32 Kamasen Nayager 1 1 1 0 0 1* 1 0.00 Matthew Bremner 12 13 0 2 1 129 388 29.85 Jack Rudd 5 3 1 0 0 6 13 6.50 Matthew Frith 20 20 1 4 0 70 525 27.63 Nat Vardi 19 20 4 1 1 171* 638 39.88 Ejaaz Alavi 21 15 2 0 0 34* 137 10.54 Liam Banthorpe 18 18 2 2 0 58 392 24.50 Matthew Grace 1 1 0 0 0 9 9 9.00 Chris Moore 11 7 2 0 0 14 36 7.20 Jacques Augustin 3 2 2 0 0 11* 12 0.00 Jack Blyth 14 13 2 2 0 61* 347 31.55

Bowling PLAYER MAT R W 5WI 10WM BBI AVE. Andrew Perrin 16 531 50 3 0 7/71 10.62 Trent Lawford 20 867 47 1 0 5/28 18.45 Matthew Frith 20 339 29 0 0 3/2 11.69 Ejaaz Alavi 21 583 27 0 0 3/32 21.59 Steven Duckworth 15 610 27 0 0 3/27 22.59 Chris Moore 11 436 16 0 0 2/17 27.25 Peter Dickson 19 157 7 0 0 2/10 22.43 Glenn Maxwell 1 55 3 0 0 2/33 18.33 Joshua White 1 15 1 0 0 1/15 15.00 Lee Stockdale 15 167 1 0 0 1/34 167.00 Nat Vardi 19 0 0 0 0 0/0 NA Matthew Bremner 12 5 0 0 0 0/0 NA Matthew Grace 1 29 0 0 0 0/29 NA Kamasen Nayager 1 43 0 0 0 0/43 NA Jack Blyth 14 54 0 0 0 0/0 NA

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2nd XI Season Review – Eben Martin

Finishing as runners up the previous season, as a second eleven we had a lot to prove that we were still serious contenders for the flag this year, and having the taste of bitter defeat from the year before, we were very hungry as a group for the ultimate prize this year. The club was full of quality players, which meant competition for spots was going to be hot especially within the top two grades, and this was clearly seen with a number of long term First XI players spending the first few games of the season in the seconds. Our season was off to a perfect start on grand final day eve, with an essentially flawless victory over the saints, historically a very strong side. Matthew Bremner started his season off nicely with a well compiled 64. This was just the start of what was to come for Brem, as he amassed further scores off 43, 95, 72, 65no, by just round 6 to carry our batting line up, and as a result finally find himself back in the first eleven line up. This was true testament to his determination and skill, which was in full flight as he scored his top score of 129 against Prahran in the First XI only a few round later. The first block of one day games, presented a few challenges to us as a side. There were a number of injuries to fast bowlers in the top two grades, which meant our stocks were depleted, however not only did we manage to cover these, we actually uncovered some hidden gems. Nick Fletcher was certainly one of these. More well renowned for his work behind the stumps, in Round 4 against Melbourne University, I threw Fletch the ball to come down the hill at the Uni Main. Not exactly knowing what to expect, what occurred next out did everybody’s expectations, and put Fletch in the spot light to be a future First Eleven Bowler. In his first ever spell of bowling he showed supreme aggression, accuracy and very good pace to dismiss some of Uni’s top order bats, and finished with the figures of 3/38 (10). Just to prove that this was not a fluke, the very next game against Melbourne he returned figures of 3/21 (10). During this time, he was recognized with selection in the Victorian Under 19 team for the national carnival, and had some good success at national level. He took his first 5 for against Dandenong in Round 16, finishing with 7 wickets for the match. Also having a lot of talent with the bat, he will most definitely be an all-rounder to look out for in the coming years. By Round 7 we had 4 wins, and 2 losses (one of which was an extremely unlucky result where rain determined the result when we were in an almost unlosable position against last years’ premiers Monash), and we had our first two day game of cricket for the year against the new Kingston Hawks. This was a game we were expected to win easily, however there was nothing easy about obtaining these 6 points. After being bowled out for 201, a well below par score, we managed to snare victory from the jaws of defeat by just one run. After some time out of cricket, young quick Matt Bullen steamed in and took the last wicket to secure victory. He finished his return game in the seconds with figures of 3/34, and showed us what a class bowler he is. Unfortunately his season was somewhat interrupted by further injuries, however I am sure that if he can stay fit, he will be a serious contender for higher honours. The other stand out performance in this game which was crucial to our victory was Matt Grace. His first 2nd XI 50 came at a time when we were in deep trouble, and he was able to guide us, along with the help of the tail, to a score of just over 200. Matt is one of the cleanest strikers of a cricket ball you will ever see, and it was great to finally see this come to pass. He had had an up and down season with the ball to this point, and this certainly showed how valuable he was as an all-rounder. The T 20’s came and went as they do, and we won 2 from 4. A disappointing outcome, given the quality of our side, however again there were some individual performances which really showed the

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quality of young players we have. Mitch Chappell had an opportunity to keep wicket due to state commitments of other players, and it was not only his work behind the stumps that impressed. Against Carlton in Round 9, he was able to resurrect our innings alongside Jack Rudd from 5/35 to ensure that we obtained a competitive total of 122. His stoke play, and composure under high pressure was very impressive and certainly showed what he has to offer. No doubt he will get his chance in the not too distant future. We went into the Christmas break after a strong defeat over Prahran in 6th position on the ladder, a position that probably reflected our season well to date, a highly talented team which at times had been a little inconsistent. But we knew what we had to do after the Christmas break, and we knew that we were able to defeat any team on any day. There has always been a strong ‘win from any position’ mentality within the second XI group, and this has, and will continue to, serve us very well.

With one one day game, and only four two day games before finals, it did not leave much time to get things right. The first game against Northcote was a slight setback with a heavy defeat to the hands of an understrength Northcote side. This was a very disappointing result; however the one positive to come out of this game was the return of big Joshie White. Having significant back troubles following the end of last season, he had taken some time to return to his best. However it was most definitely on show against the Dragons, taking 5/33 from 10 overs, and being our main shining light for the day.

The next four two day games held some strong challenges. Camberwell, the best team in the competition, were first up, and despite putting in a very gallant effort, we went down by just two wickets, with the Magpies surpassing our total of 285. But this was the start of a significant upturn in our batting performances. Up to date we had been very inconsistent with the bat, but in the next two games we scored over 300 both times, and against Dandenong scored 3/410. The game against Dandenong was one which I will never forget, and undoubtedly a young man by the name of Jack Rudd will remember for the rest of his life. Having never scored a senior hundred, Jack decided to go one better. Opening the batting at Schramms Reserve, Jack batted for 2 and a half sessions to compile a mammoth 222, an unbelievable performance which will forever be known as #Ruddy222. Jack had had a frustrating start to the season with limited opportunity, and had not had the success with the bat that he would have hoped. However he used this time to improve his bowling and became our number one spinner in the second XI. Now his batting was back, he had established himself as probably the best all round cricketer in the competition, with his fielding an absolute pleasure to watch. The other two batsmen who very much impressed that day were Noah Korkolis and Liam Smith. Having debuted 2 weeks earlier, and scoring 81 against Geelong the week prior, Noah continued his form with a very elegant 67. Noah looked completely comfortable at the crease and absolutely showed that he was not only ready to compete at this level, but indeed command at this level. The game against Dandenong was Liam Smith’s debut, and what better ways to show case his talent than to blast 81. Liam is a young man, but full of talent and maturity beyond his years, so definitely look out for his name over the coming years.

Come the final game for the season, we were assured a spot in the finals, and although suffering a loss, it was our performance on the second day to come within one wicket of securing a convincing reverse outright which left us full of confidence for our finals assault. We faced a

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Camberwell Magpies team full of first eleven experiences at Camberwell in the Quarter Final. After being sent in on quite a juicy wicket, I knew this was our opportunity to take charge of the game and put some real pressure on the pies. We managed to get to 192 before being bowled out early in the final session. Although not being a huge score, we knew that given the conditions this was definitely defendable. We just needed to be disciplined, and take our opportunities when they came our way. And that is exactly what we did. Enter Chris Moore. Very unlikely to be dropped from the First XI, Chris was the head of our attack, and his skill and smarts were all on display at Camberwell. His 6/51 was the main reason we were able to bowl Camberwell out just 15 runs short of our total. By the end of his spell he could barely walk, yet he still wanted the ball in his hand. No doubt we won’t be seeing much of Chris next season, and this is rightly so. So the Semi Final meant an opportunity to meet the Students once again at the University Main Oval. However, the game was not off to the best of starts, with play being delayed until 4:30pm due to water leaking under the covers. This meant we were under extreme pressure to push for a result for a chance to have another crack at the premiership. So I urged the boys to never give up hope, and always believe that we could win. From any position we are in we can make it happen and we all truly believed. So overnight Uni were 2/90ish, having taken a wicket off the last ball of the day. The next morning was quite surreal. By lunchtime Uni were 8 down, and we had bowled them out one hour after the break for 163. An amazing effort considering the quality of opposition and the pressure on us. It was an all-round performance by the bowlers. Now we had 45 overs to chase it down, a very achievable target. Unfortunately our batting frayed, and we looked completely out of the game, that is until Matt Grace and Kam Nayager came together at 8 wickets down. Matt had been dropped for the QF, which was an extremely difficult decision. However he took it on the chin, and was put back into the side to boost our batting line up. And that was exactly what he did. He and Kam put together a 71 run partnership to bring us within 7 runs of victory, when we lost 2 quick wickets to have us 5 runs short. Matt finished with 50, and Kam 23, and got us so close to victory. If it were not for them we would have had an early finish. So although it was a loss, it was a tremendous effort by the boys to even force a result given the circumstances.

So when it all comes down to it, a semifinal finish was I think a very true reflection on our season. A season where we did not quite live up to potential however played some extraordinary cricket along the way with some performances which were once in a lifetime.

So, as we move forward with this talented group, there is undoubtedly far more success to follow for us as a second XI, and more importantly as a club.

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2nd XI Award Winners

Award Player Figures Batting Matthew Bremner 10-Inn, 1-NO’s, 95-HS, 399 -Runs, Avg-44.33

Bowling Nick Fletcher 120.5-O, 20-M, 25-Wkts, 431-Runs, Avg-17.24, BBI-5/52

2nd XI Season Statistics Batting

Player MAT INN NO 50's 100's HS RUNS AVE Darren Motschall 11 10 3 0 0 43* 125 17.86 Steven 3 2 1 0 0 26 45 45.00 Duckworth Lee Stockdale 6 7 0 1 0 84 184 26.29 Kamasen 16 12 3 0 0 31 146 16.22 Nayager Matthew Bremner 10 10 1 4 0 95 399 44.33 James Considine 2 1 1 0 0 23* 23 0.00 Matthew Bullen 6 5 2 0 0 10.1 35 11.67 Jack Rudd 15 16 1 1 1 222 519 34.60 Max Tomkinson 11 10 1 0 0 44 147 16.33 Charles 1 1 0 0 0 15 15 15.00 Simondson Eben Martin 19 17 3 4 0 70 371 26.50 Nat Vardi 2 3 0 1 0 66 148 49.33 Michael 3 2 1 0 0 9* 13 13.00 Sacchetta Luke Joyce 5 4 2 0 0 14 27 13.50 Milne, Sam 4 4 0 0 0 16 38 9.50 Liam Smith 3 4 0 1 0 81 99 24.75 Joshua Cruse 7 2 2 0 0 1* 1 0.00 Nicholas Fletcher 17 16 3 0 0 48 136 10.46 Shane Findlay 12 12 2 1 0 65* 186 18.60 Mitchell Chappell 4 4 0 0 0 20 50 12.50 Matthew Grace 18 13 1 3 0 50 230 19.17 Chris Moore 3 4 1 0 0 6 9 3.00 Noah Korkolis 6 7 0 2 0 81 254 36.29 Joshua White 8 5 1 0 0 11 23 5.75 Jacques Augustin 17 17 3 1 0 52 377 26.93 Jack Blyth 6 6 0 1 0 53 134 22.33 Joseph Blyth 6 1 1 0 0 1* 1 0.00

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Bowling

PLAYER MAT R W 5WI 10WM BBI AVE. Nicholas Fletcher 17 431 25 1 0 5/52 17.24 Kamasen Nayager 16 414 21 0 0 3/31 19.71 Matthew Grace 18 506 15 0 0 4/35 33.73 Jack Rudd 15 232 13 0 0 3/30 17.85 Chris Moore 3 160 11 1 0 6/51 14.55 Matthew Bullen 6 176 11 0 0 4/32 16 Darren Motschall 11 179 11 0 0 4/21 16.27 Lee Stockdale 6 198 11 0 0 4/42 18 Joshua White 8 215 10 1 0 5/33 21.5 Joseph Blyth 6 192 8 0 0 4/41 24 Jack Blyth 6 153 7 0 0 3/22 21.86 Matthew Bremner 10 85 5 0 0 3/41 17 Joshua Cruse 7 147 4 0 0 1/16 36.75 Steven Duckworth 3 36 3 0 0 2/21 12 James Considine 2 51 3 0 0 2/23 17 Nat Vardi 2 1 0 0 0 0/1 NA Adam Deccico 1 28 0 0 0 0/28 NA Luke Joyce 5 36 0 0 0 0/6 NA

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3rd XI Award Winners

Award Player Figures Batting Liam Smith 12-Inn, 2-NO’s, 125-HS, 374 -Runs, Avg-37.40 Bowling Kieren Vanderwal 101-O, 13-M, 17-Wkts, 423-Runs, Avg-24.88, BBI-3/24

3rd XI Season Statistics Batting

Player MAT INN NO 50's 100's HS RUNS AVE Motschall, Darren 1 1 0 0 0 15 15 15.00 Watts, Daine 18 18 3 0 0 37 164 10.93 Potter, Dylan 9 9 0 0 0 33 95 10.56 Considine, James 15 15 2 1 0 51 152 11.69 Bullen, Matthew 6 6 1 1 0 63 129 25.80 Vanderwal, 18 11 3 0 0 10 39 4.88 Kieran Tomkinson, Max 7 8 0 0 0 44 168 21.00 Haynes, Troy 9 8 2 0 0 9* 27 4.50 Simondson, 7 5 0 1 0 61 89 17.80 Charles Smith, Alex 18 2 2 0 0 2.1 2 0.00 Sacchetta, 15 16 2 0 0 48 215 15.36 Michael Joyce, Luke 4 4 0 0 0 23 69 17.25 Milne, Sam 1 1 1 0 0 24* 24 0.00 Smith, Liam 13 12 2 0 2 125 374 37.40 King, Josh 8 6 2 0 0 8 28 7.00 Cruse, Joshua 11 10 4 0 0 23* 46 7.67 Eustance, Bailey 6 7 1 1 0 55 117 19.50 Grace, Brendan 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.00 Findlay, Shane 6 7 0 0 1 133 261 37.29 Chappell, Mitchell 14 14 3 1 0 90 283 25.73 Reid, Joel 4 3 0 0 0 37 57 19.00 Moore, Chris 2 2 0 0 0 14 27 13.50 Korkolis, Noah 11 11 0 2 0 72 295 26.82 Cattanach, Alex 2 1 1 0 0 24* 24 0.00 White, Joshua 3 2 0 0 0 4 4 2.00 Blyth, Joseph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 White, Ben 5 4 0 0 0 7 8 2.00

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Bowling

PLAYER MAT R W 5WI 10WM BBI AVE. Vanderwal, Kieran 18 423 17 0 0 3/24 24.88 Smith, Alex 18 471 16 0 0 3/32 29.44 Cruse, Joshua 11 316 14 0 0 4/45 22.57 Considine, James 15 371 12 0 0 3/38 30.92 Bullen, Matthew 6 106 7 1 0 5/16 15.14 Tomkinson, Max 7 104 5 0 0 2/18 20.8 King, Josh 8 213 5 0 0 2/28 42.6 White, Joshua 3 62 4 0 0 2/23 15.5 Joyce, Luke 4 95 4 0 0 2/26 23.75 Haynes, Troy 9 268 4 0 0 1/20 67 White, Ben 5 99 3 0 0 2/21 33 Motschall, Darren 1 38 2 0 0 2/38 19 Potter, Dylan 9 64 2 0 0 2/26 32 Simondson, 7 94 2 0 0 1/2 47 Charles Findlay, Shane 6 14 0 0 0 0/14 NA Trevenen, James 1 21 0 0 0 0/21 NA Eustance, Bailey 6 22 0 0 0 0/5 NA Cattanach, Alex 2 43 0 0 0 0/16 NA Reid, Joel 4 61 0 0 0 0/11 NA

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4th XI Award Winners

Award Player Figures Batting Bailey Eustance 9-Inn, 1-NO’s, 63-HS, 218 -Runs, Avg-27.25 Bowling Alex Cattanach 110.1-O, 25-M, 18-Wkts, 354-Runs, Avg-19.67, BBI-5/25

4th XI Season Statistics Batting

Player MAT INN NO 50's 100's HS RUNS AVE Jackson, Matthew 2 2 0 0 0 10 11 5.50 Jephcott, Michael 14 16 2 3 1 103* 369 26.36 Potter, Dylan 9 10 0 1 0 67 192 19.20 Sheedy, Mark 14 10 3 0 0 46 104 14.86 Bullen, Matthew 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1.00 Haynes, Troy 7 5 1 0 0 20* 47 11.75 Duquesne, Chad 1 1 0 0 0 16 16 16.00 Kayll, Zac 10 5 4 0 0 2* 6 6.00 Argoon, Thyler 5 3 0 0 0 12 21 7.00 King, Josh 11 10 2 0 0 28 102 12.75 Eustance, Bailey 9 9 1 2 0 63 218 27.25 Grace, Brendan 13 14 0 0 0 34 184 13.14 Lester, Nathan 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2.00 Reid, Joel 11 11 1 1 0 55 190 19.00 Vasan, Vasish 13 15 3 0 0 35* 190 15.83 Chanel, Zaron 4 4 2 0 0 12 32 16.00 Trevenen, James 12 10 0 0 0 17 71 7.10 Korkolis, Noah 2 2 0 1 0 68 74 37.00 Gardner, Ryan A 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 3.00 Cattanach, Alex 13 11 7 0 0 12* 69 17.25 Saric-Skewes, 14 15 1 2 0 76 304 21.71 Rohan White, Joshua 4 4 1 0 0 16* 43 14.33 Thompson, 10 9 0 0 0 32 120 13.33 Benjamin White, Ben 10 6 1 0 0 23 59 11.80

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Bowling

PLAYER MAT R W 5WI 10WM BBI AVE. Cattanach, Alex 13 354 18 1 0 5/25 19.67 Vasan, Vasish 13 254 14 1 0 5/16 18.14 Grace, Brendan 13 211 12 0 0 3/15 17.58 Trevenen, James 12 340 11 0 0 2/9 30.91 White, Ben 10 228 10 0 0 4/67 22.8 King, Josh 11 291 8 0 0 2/18 36.38 Reid, Joel 11 253 7 0 0 3/23 36.14 Kayll, Zac 10 242 6 0 0 3/32 40.33 Eustance, Bailey 9 159 5 0 0 3/14 31.8 Argoon, Thyler 5 126 4 0 0 2/25 31.5 Haynes, Troy 7 101 3 0 0 1/11 33.67 Sheedy, Mark 14 135 3 0 0 1/12 45 Potter, Dylan 9 46 2 0 0 2/8 23 Crosbie, Glen 1 14 1 0 0 1/14 14 Jackson, Matthew 2 46 1 0 0 1/46 46 Chanel, Zaron 4 109 1 0 0 1/18 109 White, Joshua 4 13 0 0 0 0/13 NA

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Award Winners

Award Trophy Player Best Clubman Doug Rumble Memorial Trophy Jaques Augustin

Doug Rumble was a wicketkeeper who played 187 games for Fitzroy and University. He was born in 1955 and played his first game in 1970 at the age of 15, keeping to the likes of Eddie Illingworth and ‘Froggy’ Thompson, the most feared opening bowling combination in district cricket. He made 1658 runs, took 286 catches and 25 stumping's throughout his career. After two seasons at University, Doug returned to Fitzroy to become captain coach for the club for two years in the early 1980s.

Doug was tragically killed in a skiing accident in 1986, just before the commencement of the first season of the amalgamated Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club. He left behind his wife Glenda and two young children, Jessica and Thomas. Fitzroy Doncaster lost a great clubman. Such was the respect of both Fitzroy and University had for Doug, the clubs now play for the ‘Doug Rumble Cup’ each time they meet. Doug earned this respect not only for the way he went about his cricket, but for the qualities he possessed as a person. On the field, you knew that if the side was in trouble, he would be the one fighting back in the lower order. Off the field, he was a great clubman, who was only too keen to help others. He was respected by both his teammates and opposition alike, and was probably one of the most popular players in the game.

This trophy is not for the best wicketkeeper, it is for the player who has best demonstrated those qualities that Doug possessed as a player, a clubman, a teammate and a friend. It is a very important trophy for the club to honour Doug’s memory, his contribution, and to encourage those qualities in the current generation of players.

Winners have included:

1986-1987 G Salamito 1996-1997 S Helmot 2006-2007 P Lovell 1987-1988 A Melbourne 1997-1998 A Dyer 2007-2008 D Campbell 1988-1989 D Jensen 1998-1999 K Drennan 2008-2009 D Campbell 1989-1990 R Watts 1999-2000 D McNees 2009-2010 D Robertson 1990-1991 L Watts 2000-2001 J Travaglia 2010-2011 B Waterman 1991-1992 J Klein 2001-2002 D Motschall 2011-2012 J Considine 1992-1993 J Harvey 2002-2003 W Hunter 2012-2013 M Bremner 1993-1994 A Melbourne 2003-2004 B Joyce 2013-2014 S Duckworth 1994-1995 A Dyer 2004-2005 D Laidlaw 2014 - 2015 D Watts 1995-1996 G Vavasseur 2005-2006 G Kellar

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Award Trophy Player First XI Champion A.E. Liddicut Medal Trent Lawford (31 votes)

Arthur played 167 1st XI matches for Fitzroy Cricket Club over 23 seasons during the period 1914-15 to 1936-37. An all-rounder, he amassed 6855 runs at an average of 35.40 that included 13 centuries. Arthur also took 542 wickets at 17.09. The club won its first premiership in 1930-31 against South Melbourne on the back of the great contribution of a century and a four wicket haul from captain, Arthur Liddicut. He was a long serving committee man for the club and delegate to the Victorian Cricket Association for 39 years. Arthur is regarded as one of the club’s greatest servants.

The A.E. Liddicut Medal recognises the player in our Club considered the best player in the 1st XI based on the Jack Ryder Medal voting. Winners have included:

1972-1973 E Illingworth 1987-1988 G Watts 2002-2003 C Street 1973-1974 A Duff & E Illingworth 1988-1989 T Considine 2003-2004 B Waterman 1974-1975 A Thompson 1989-1990 L Watts 2004-2005 L Mash 1975-1976 T Cullen 1990-1991 M Ridgway 2005-2006 P Dickson 1976-1977 E Illingworth 1991-1992 M Ridgway 2006-2007 P Dickson 1977-1978 L Joslin 1992-1993 M Ridgway 2007-2008 P Dickson 1978-1979 G Watts 1993-1994 G Watts 2008-2009 B Knowles 1979-1980 R Watts 1994-1995 G Watts 2009-2010 L Mash 1980-1981 S Cook 1995-1996 B Joyce 2010-2011 L Mash 1981-1982 R Watts 1996-1997 G Watts 2011-2012 L Mash 1982-1983 R Watts 1997-1998 L Childs 2012-2013 P Dickson & L Mash 1983-1984 G Watts 1998-1999 G Watts 2013-2014 P Dickson 1984-1985 L Watts 1999-2000 L Childs 2014 - 2015 P Dickson 1985-1986 R Bailey 2000-2001 B Joyce 1986-1987 L Watts 2001-2002 D Plumpton

Award Trophy Player Club’s best Bowler Alex Cox Memorial Trophy Andrew Perrin 2nd XI Champion L.J. Tully Shield Jack Rudd 3rd XI Champion H.J. Noonan Shield Liam Smith 4th XI Champion N.R. Dowell Shield Rohan Saric-Skewes Most Improved/Best U21 Player Warren Hockey Memorial Noah Korkolis Shield Development Player of the Year R G Wood Shield Sam Milne Coaches Award Chris Moore

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Outstanding Performances

Batting

Runs Player Grade Round Opponent 226* Peter Dickson Firsts GF Ringwood 222 Jack Rudd Seconds 16 Dandenong 171* Nat Vardi Firsts 16 Dandenong 133 Shane Findlay Thirds 2 Footscray Edgewater 129 Matthew Bremner Firsts 12 Prahran 125 Liam Smith Thirds 15 Geelong 108* Liam Smith Thirds 6 Greenvale Kangaroos 103* Michael Jephcott Fourths 14 Camberwell Magpies

Bowling

Player O M R W Grade Round Opponent Andrew Perrin 18 3 71 7 Firsts SF Prahran Chris Moore 29 10 51 6 Seconds PF Camberwell Magpies Matthew Bullen 4 0 16 5 Thirds 11 Ringwood Vasish Vasan 8.2 4 16 5 Fourths 16 Dandenong Alex Cattanach 12.1 4 25 5 Fourths 17 Frankston Peninsula Andrew Perrin 9 1 26 5 Firsts 4 Melbourne Uni Trent Lawford 12 4 28 5 Firsts 6 Greenvale Kangaroos Andrew Perrin 13.1 4 29 5 Firsts 7 Kingston Hawthorn Joshua White 6.4 33 5 Seconds 13 Northcote Nicholas Fletcher 15 0 52 5 Seconds 16 Dandenong

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Honour Roll Fitzroy Cricket Club 1st XI 2nd XI Year Batting Bowling Batting Bowling 1873-1874 W Field W Field No records No record 1874-1875 J Kennedy T A Wilkinson W Cowley T Collins 1875-1876 T Smart T A Wilkinson F Dyall F Dyall 1876-1877 No record No record No record No record 1877-1878 W Field W Field J Power J Clayton 1878-1879 W Field P A McAnulty G Mitchell No record 1879-1880 J W Ward P A McAnulty J O’Hara T McMillan 1880-1881 J W Ward J W Hayes J De Young H De Young 1881-1882 J B O’Hara J B O’Hara F Topping C Newman 1882-1883 J Trinnick J B O’Hara E Prentice T Dent 1883-1884 G Watsford J H Allen W Welsford W Welsford 1884-1885 J T Hayes G Smart W Welsford P Joseph 1885-1886 R Mitchell C Newman A Whitelaw R Newman 1886-1887 A Whitelaw J T Hayes G Smart T Goodenough 1887-1888 R Mitchell J C McKirdy S Conning W Hayes 1888-1889 T Lederman J C McKirdy J Barnes W Park 1889-1890 J T Hayes J Brideson J D Muir P Fairway 1890-1891 J Worrall J Worrall E Melling J Baird 1891-1892 J Worrall J Worrall T Lederman J C McKirdy 1892-1893 J Worrall W Hannah T Lederman E Twentyman 1893-1894 A Fox R Mitchell E Melling E Twentyman 1894-1895 C Campbell E Twentyman E Snow T Cook 1895-1896 A Tarrant G Beacham W Delves E Snow 1896-1897 A Tarrant G Beacham A O’Leary A O’Leary 1897-1898 A Tarrant G Beacham C Best J A Ross 1898-1899 G Beacham F Tarrant E Brown A O’Leary 1899-1900 A Tarrant R Mitchell J C McKirdy H Walton 1900-1901 M Ellis F Tarrant G Beacham N Bath 1901-1902 J Smith M Ellis A Dakin J C McKirdy 1902-1903 A Tarrant R Mitchell T Hocking H Walton 1903-1904 M Ellis R Mitchell W Griffiths J Sharp 1904-1905 M Ellis C Best G Chesswass W Punch

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1st XI 2nd XI Year Batting Bowling Batting Bowling 1905-1906 M Ellis R Mitchell E Brooks J Gibson 1906-1907 M Ellis R Mitchell T Hocking A Atkins 1907-1908 C McKenzie C Dwyer W Robertson C Owens 1908-1909 C McKenzie A Hartkopf M Grace E Boulter 1909-1910 C Kiernan C Kiernan F Colechin E Boulter 1910-1911 P Shea W H Cannon S C Lansdown A Tarrant 1911-1912 C McKenzie W H Cannon A Brimblecombe T Rennie 1912-1913 E A McDonald W H Cannon A Brimblecombe R Wawn 1913-1914 C Kiernan E A McDonald S C Lansdown A Tarrant 1914-1915 C Kiernan W H Cannon A Tarrant A Tarrant 1915-1916 C Kiernan E A McDonald A J Lansdown C Best 1916-1917 C Kiernan W H Cannon A Brimblecombe S C Lansdown 1917-1918 A E Liddicut A E Liddicut A Tarrant G Brosnan 1918-1919 G Spicer E A McDonald G Brosnan G Brosnan 1919-1920 L A Cody E A McDonald B Phillips G Brosnan 1920-1921 C McKenzie E A McDonald H Cohen G Brosnan 1921-1922 A Dummett R Jones E Tate G Brosnan 1922-1923 A E Liddicut A E Liddicut F D Chapman T Hawkins 1923-1924 B Cosgrave A E Liddicut A Cant T Hawkins 1924-1925 A J Lansdown F D Chapman H Cohen T Hawkins 1925-1926 A E Liddicut F Tarrant H Cohen J Cashman 1926-1927 J A Scaife A E Liddicut J Cashman C Comben 1927-1928 A J Lansdown A Dummett H Brendel B Boyd 1928-1929 A E Liddicut A E Liddicut R Flavell J Sheahan 1929-1930 J A Scaife A E Liddicut H Parkin H Dawson 1930-1931 J A Scaife A E Liddicut H Brendel A E Barrass 1931-1932 A E Liddicut A E Liddicut W Flynn R Thomson 1932-1933 J Frederick F D Chapman H Parkin G Rudolph 1933-1934 A E Liddicut F D Chapman H Parkin A Mc Donald 1934-1935 J Plant M Sievers J Frederick G Rudolph 1935-1936 R Gardner J Frederick D McCarthy T Ruddell 1936-1937 E Williams J Frederick F Chapman A Woodford

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1st XI 2nd XI Year Batting Bowling Batting Bowling 1937-1938 E Williams M Sievers T J Ruddell F D Chapman 1938-1939 M Harvey M Sievers A E Liddicut A E Liddicut 1939-1940 H J Plant E Williams A E Liddicut A E Liddicut 1940-1941 M Sievers H J Plant A Haggar R Liddicut 1941-1942 M Sievers M Sievers R Harvey A E Liddicut 1942-1943 M Harvey T Ruddell A E Liddicut F Caddaye 1943-1944 R Harvey I Clay G Carleton L Scully 1944-1945 J Maroney I Clay D Arnall A Woodford 1945-1946 M Harvey A Woodford A Haggar J Zimmer 1946-1947 M Harvey H J Plant L Straw P Hewitt 1947-1948 C Harvey R Liddicut M Reid J Zimmer 1948-1949 L Straw V Taylor H Shillinglaw R Thomson 1949-1950 R Harvey H Shillinglaw K Cant K Cant 1950-1951 R Harvey B Considine H Sheahan P Hewitt 1951-1952 N Harvey H Shillinglaw H Sheahan J Beitzel 1952-1953 M Harvey K Peters J Beitzel C Adams 1953-1954 R Harvey C Adams L Walker V Lusic 1954-1955 H Shillinglaw C Adams R Pearse V Lusic 1955-1956 N Harvey R Harvey R Milner J Simpson 1956-1957 R Harvey K Peters R Milner J Mercovich 1957-1958 R Furlong C Adams N Turl E Illingworth 1958-1959 R Harvey H Shillinglaw R Milner I Deany 1959-1960 R Furlong C Adams D Anderson B Kann 1960-1961 R Furlong R Harvey W Heller I Deany 1961-1962 J Potter R Bitmead G Harvey D Provis 1962-1963 D Anderson R Bitmead P Huntington G Trivett 1963-1964 D Anderson R Bitmead R Bruce J Paterson 1964-1965 J Potter R Milner D Provis D Provis 1965-1966 J Potter R Bitmead G Murray J Paterson 1966-1967 J Potter A Thomson P Huntington D Ashworth 1967-1968 J Potter R Bitmead P Huntington C Fox 1968-1969 C Dart A Thomson N Buszard D Ashworth

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1st XI 2nd XI Year Batting Bowling Batting Bowling 1969-1970 R Goldin A Thomson J Harvey C Fox 1970-1971 N Buszard D Weir G Measom W Heller 1971-1972 G Harvey A Thomson G Measom T McCann 1972-1973 P Measom A Thomson T McCann T McCann 1973-1974 N Buszard A Duff P Ryan E Illingworth 1974-1975 N Buszard E Illingworth S Wilding A Duff 1975-1976 T Cullen E Illingworth G Watts M Delves 1976-1977 G Watts P Wallace K Roberts M Sutcliffe 1977-1978 L Joslin L Joslin L Hathaway A Melbourne 1978-1979 G Watts S Smith D Trickey M Muir 1979-1980 G Watts S Smith C S Cook Haralambopoulos 1980-1981 K McLaine S Cook K Roberts R Clarke 1981-1982 R Watts T Considine J Harvey R Clarke 1982-1983 R Watts S Smith B Williams S Cook 1983-1984 G Watts S Cook A Melbourne A Peters 1984-1985 I Wheeler L Watts A Melbourne A Melbourne 1985-1986 R Bailey T Considine R Polkinghorne C Widdowson

Doncaster Cricket Club

1st XI 2nd XI Year Batting Bowling Batting Bowling 1974-75 J Ogilvie R Smith D Kellalea S Williams 1975-76 R Smith W Matthewson D Kellalea W Matthewson 1976-77 R Smith J Harmer C Sindrey M Speed 1977-78 G Hansen R Parry J Williamson F De Vries 1978-79 C Dart M Woodhams R McAuley M Speed 1979-80 C Dart B Bell D Warry T Date 1980-81 C Dart D Petty G McMurray S Atkins 1981-82 C Dart M Woodhams D Warry S Woodman 1982-83 C Jackson M Woodhams P Dotchin D Rogers 1983-84 C Jackson M Woodhams S Black S Silberer 1984-85 C Jackson M Woodhams B Gotch D Rogers 1985-86 N Kilpatrick P Jurgenstein G Granland G McMurray 1955-56 to 1973-74 No records available

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Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club

1st XI 2nd XI Year Batting Bowling Batting Bowling 1986-1987 G Watts L Watts P Newton B Walder 1987-1988 G Watts T Considine R McKinlay A Melbourne 1988-1989 R Watts L Watts A Begg S O’Flynn 1989-1990 L Watts C McKissack B Jende J Ferguson 1990-1991 I Wheeler M Ridgway A Begg P Thompson 1991-1992 G Watts M Ridgway B Joyce M Algie 1992-1993 G Watts M Ridgway T Rowe A Muir 1993-1994 L Watts D Hampton T Smith C McKissack 1994-1995 G Watts D Hampton A Mulcahy S Harvey

1st XI 2nd XI Year Batting Bowling Batting Bowling 1995-1996 B Joyce A Melbourne T Smith A Muir 1996-1997 G Watts A Muir C Caldwell S Siede 1997-1998 D Plumpton L Childs D Sampimon J Travaglia 1998-1999 G Watts J Renkin A Mulcahy G Larsen 1999-2000 G Watts C Street D Jakobi D McNees 2000-2001 B Joyce L Childs B Waterman D McNees 2001-2002 D Plumpton C Street B Waterman D Motschall 2002-2003 B Joyce C Street F Tabain J Fagg 2003-2004 D Plumpton B Waterman P Lazer N Owen 2004-2005 L Mash B Waterman K Sloan A Shanahan 2005-2006 L Mash J Fagg M Hunter R Wilson 2006-2007 P Dickson J Fagg G Kellar N Hrovatin 2007-2008 P Dickson J Fagg M Hunter N Hrovatin 2008-2009 P Dickson G Maxwell D Campbell A McCormack 2009-2010 L Mash B Waterman J Court D Kimberley 2010-2011 G Maxwell B Waterman G Kellar D Campbell 2011-2012 L Mash J Fagg M Bright F Stewart 2012-2013 L Mash P Dickson T Sheehan K Nayager 2013-2014 T Sheehan S Duckworth S Villani C Moore 2014-2015 M Frith A Perrin J Blyth J White

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2015-2016 P Dickson A Perrin M Bremner N Fletcher Honorary Life Members

J. Beitzel* G Harvey A Melbourne M Sayer* G Watts L Bliss* M Harvey* G Matthews* J Scholes* L Watts F Cahill N Harvey D Motschall M Smith R Watts J Calleja* R Harvey* G Murray R Smith B Wilson T Considine P Hewitt* H Noonan* A Taggart* R Wood G Crouch* K Hockey S O’Brien* C Thiele* A Woodford* A De Lacy* E Illingworth R Page A Thomson R Young* D De Lacy W Jacobs* D Patrick* R Thomson* L Mash W Delves* B Joyce D Petty B Tully N Dowell K Kearney* H Plant* L Tully* J Harvey D Kellalea* J Potter W Vautin* *deceased

Hall of Fame & Club Legends

Honour Roll – Hall of Fame

2013 Inductees E.A. ‘Ted’ McDonald A.E. Liddicut M.R. Harvey R. Harvey R.N. Harvey W.L. Jacobs J. Potter E.P. Illingworth G.M. Watts L.J. Watts B.A. Joyce G.J Murray

2015 Inductees Morrie Sievers Jo Plant Ron Furlong Alan Thomson Rod Watts Chris Street William Barr

Honour Roll – Club Legends

2013 Inductees A.E. Liddicut R. Harvey E.P. Illingworth

2015 Inductees Neil Harvey Gary Watts

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Club History

Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club

The Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club was formed in July 1986, when the Fitzroy Cricket Club Inc. and the Doncaster Cricket Club Inc. amalgamated.

The original Office Bearers of the merged Club were:

PRESIDENT Mr JA Magee VICE PRESIDENTS Mr J Beitzel Mr M Smith HON. TREASURER Mr F Cahill HON. ASST. TREASURER Mr N Craven HON. SECRETARY Mr K Kearney HON. ASST. SECRETARY Mr D Patrick COMMITTEE Miss R Calder, Mr T Cooney₁, Mr H Day, Mr D deLacy, Mr E Hart, Mr S Jerrard, Mr G Murray, Mr E O’Flynn, Mr J Pearson, Mr D Rogers ₁

Replaced by Mr A Woodford during season

Club Premierships

1930-1931 1939-1940 1960-1961 1993-1994 2015-2016 1938-1939 1953-1954 1966-1967 2001-2002

Cricket Victoria Championships

1939-1940 1957-1958 1960-1961 1961-1962

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