Ninth Annual Report 2009-10

Randwick Petersham’s Simon Katich - Australian Test Player of the Year

• 2nd Grade Qualifying Finalist • 3rd Grade Qualifying Finalist • 5th Grade Semi Finalist • AW Green Shield Semi Finalist www.randwickpetershamcricket.com.au

Councillor Bruce Notley-Smith Mayor of Randwick We are delighted to wishes announce that BT Financial Randwick Petersham will be a major sponsor of Club RPCC for 2010-11 a safe and successful 2010-2011 season

Supporting Randwick Petersham Cricket

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• Probate & Wills Your Premier Club • Business Law of the Inner West • Liquor Licensing • Litigation Well done to all grades for another outstanding season and congratulations Liability limited by a scheme approved to everyone involved. under Professional Standards Legislation Randwick Petersham Cricket

2009-10 Overview ……….

x Simon Katich and Nathan Hauritz played for x Nathan Hauritz played cricket for Australia x Nathan Hauritz played cricket for Australia including the Twenty20 World Cup x Simon Katich played Sheffield Shield and Ford Ranger Cup for NSW x played Sheffield Shield, Ford Ranger Cup and T20 cricket for NSW x Burt Cockley played Sheffield Shield and Ford Ranger Cup cricket for NSW x Jason Gray was selected in the Green Shield Merit Team Second XI x Greg Hartshorne served a fourth term as a NSW Cricket selector x We won all 5 grades against Gordon and Bankstown to record our 10th “Greenwash” x We lost all 5 grades against Sydney University to record our 2nd “Whitewash” x A W Green Shield team made the Semi-Finals for only the second time x 5th Grade made the Semi-Finals for the eighth successive season x Usman Khawaja’s 189 against Fairfield-Liverpool set a new 1st Grade record x Usman Khawaja batted throughout the innings against Easts for 112 x Green Shield wicketkeeper Alex Wynn took 6 catches in the Qualifying Final x 1st Grade chased down 345 and 354 for wins against Fairfield-Liverpool and Gordon x Eddie Otto (163) and John McLoughlin (157 not out) created a new 1st Grade and club record with a 293 run partnership for the second against Gordon x Las Kannangara (65 not out) and David Howe (37 not out) set a new 4th Grade partnership record of 93 for the eighth wicket against Gordon x Mike Grillis scored 104 in his grade cricket debut in 5th Grade x Roger Smith’s 32 dismissals was a new club wicketkeeping record in 3rd Grade x Nigil Singh was named SCA 3rd Grade of the Year x The 33 scored by 5th Grade against Sydney Uni was the club’s lowest in any grade x 4th Grade completed it’s 7th successive victory from 7 matches against Easts x 5th Grade completed it’s 7th successive victory from 7 matches against Bankstown x 3rd Grade completed it’s 6th successive victory from 6 matches against Blacktown x 4th Grade lost to Hawkesbury for the first time in 8 matches x 3rd Grade’s loss to Sydney University was it’s 7th from 7 matches

Our Heritage

Randwick Petersham Cricket Club came into being on 19 July 2001 following the merger of Randwick CC (1900-2001) and Petersham-Marrickville DCC (1951-2001). The creation of Petersham-Marrickville DCC itself was the of an amalgamation in 1951 between Petersham DCC (1899-1951) and Marrickville DCC (1910-1951).

The collective lifespan of each of the four foundation clubs together with the nine seasons of Randwick Petersham to 2009-10 represents a total of 252 cricket playing years. This number is well in excess of the 223 years history of the MCC at Lord’s which was founded in 1787.

While the MCC is indoubtedly the world’s most famous cricket club, with its heritage spanning 252 years, Randwick Petersham may well be the oldest cricket club in the world.

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Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated Founded 2001

www.randwickpetershamcricket.com.au

NINTH ANNUAL REPORT 2009-10

Notice of Annual Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Ninth Annual General Meeting of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated will be held at Petersham RSL Club, Regent St., Petersham on Thursday 15 July 2010 at 7.00pm.

Business

1. Welcome by President Michael Whitney

2. To receive the Ninth Annual Report and Financial Statement

3. Presentation of Annual Awards

4. Presentation of 50 year service to cricket awards

5. To elect the following Office Bearers and a Management Committee for the ensuing year:

Patron President Chief Executive Officer Asst. Chief Executive Officer Financial Controller Asst. Financial Controller Management Committee (5) Delegates to SCA (2) Delegate to NSWCA Honorary Auditor

6. To consider any business brought forward in conformity with the club rules.

David Holland Chief Executive Officer

Please note that only last season’s financial members are entitled to vote.

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OFFICE BEARERS 2009-10

Patrons Noel Hughes and Alan Turner

President Michael Whitney

Chief Executive Officer David Holland

Assistant Chief Executive Officer Matthew Hilder

Financial Controller Bernie Dagg

Assistant Financial Controller Nigil Singh

Management Committee President, Chief Executive Officer, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Financial Controller, Assistant Financial Controller, Delegates to Sydney Cricket Association together with Alan Wright, David Townsend, Bill Anderson, Neale Anderson and Steve Devlin (elected at AGM) plus Chris Sullivan, Peter Devlin and Bob Barter (appointed by Committee)

Honorary Auditor Wayne Tilley

Delegate to NSW Cricket Association Peter Wright

Delegates to Sydney Cricket Association Peter Wright and David Holland

Webmaster and Publicity Officer Mark Coles

Statistics Ray Stafford

Director of Cricket Operations Club Coaching Co-ordinator Bill Anderson Rob Huxley

Club Captain Brett Hunter

Selection Committee Alan Wright (Chairman), Rodney Stafford and Usman Khawaja (1st Grade), David Mitchell (2nd Grade), Nigil Singh (3rd Grade), David Townsend (4th Grade), Peter Devlin (5th Grade), Denis Hinds (Metropolitan Cup)

Grading Committee Alan Wright (Chairman), Bill Anderson, Peter Devlin, Rodney Stafford and David Skuthorpe

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Operational Committees

Annual Report: Ray Stafford (Chairman), Lyall Gardner OAM, Steven Smith, Chris Sullivan.

Coaching: Rob Huxley (Coaching Co-ordinator), Peter Devlin, David Skuthorpe, Ron Crippin, Andrew Millican, Jason McLean

Cricketwear: Matthew Taylor

Grounds: Steve Devlin

Junior Development: David Townsend

Publicity: Lyall Gardner OAM

Social: Chris Sullivan (Chairman), Nigil Singh, Neale Anderson, Lee Farlow

Sponsorship Neale Anderson (Chairman), Michael Whitney, Chris Sullivan, & Events: Nigil Singh, Graeme Hughes

Team Admin: David Holland

Life Members (Life Members No. 03 to 38 are listed in the year order of election by the founding clubs) (Former Randwick Life Members are marked *)

03 - Noel Hughes (1971) 19 - Alan Wright (1992)* 34 - Robin Gardner (2000) 04 - Arthur Purvis (1971) 20 - Neale Anderson (1992) 35 - William Anderson (2001) 05 - John O’Loughlin (1973)* 21 - Michael Whitney (1993)* 36 - Wayne Mulherin (2001) 06 - John Hayward (1975)* 22 - Patricia Hughes (1995) 37 - Paul McGee (2001) 07 - Alan Cripps (1981)* 23 - Helen Milford (1995) 38 - John King (2001) 09 - Alan Turner (1983)* 24 - Timothy Dein (1996) 39 - Andrew Millican (2003) 10 - John Johnson (1983)* 25 - Alan Staunton (1996) 40 - Peter Johnston (2004) 11 - Lyall Gardner (1984)* 26 - John Pearson (1996) 41 - Robert Barter (2005) 12 - Peter Bain (1988) 27 - Richard McCord (1997) 42 - Richard Chee Quee (2005) 13 - David Chardon (1988) 28 - Chris Sullivan (1997) 43 - Denis Hinds (2006) 14 - Greg Hartshorne (1988) 29 - Paul Stepto (1997) 44 - Rhys Banwell (2007) 15 - Trevor Jay (1989)* 30 - Brian Proops (1998) 45 - Darren McCoy (2008) 16 - Ross Davies (1989)* 31 - David Skuthorpe (1998) 46 - Peter Wright (2008) 17 - Graeme Hughes (1991) 32 - Peter Rolls (1999) 47 - David Townsend (2009) 18 - Stephen Devlin (1992)* 33 - Peter Devlin (2000)*

Association Life Members

NSW Cricket Association Sydney Cricket Association Lyall Gardner OAM (1988) Trevor Jay (2002) Alan Turner (1997) Greg Hartshorne (2005) Michael Whitney (2002)

Vice Presidents

Mayor of Botany Bay City Council Mayor Marrickville Council Major Randwick City Council

John Affleck Jeff Hill Tom Regan Alan Austin Brian Hughes Ron Rimmer Chris Burke Garry Hughes Jeff Sayle OAM Len Cartwright Mark Hughes John Soames John Chapman AM Les Johns Harry Solomons Madge Devlin Arthur Kelleher John Sullivan Ken Devlin Ruth Kelleher Steve Sullivan Phil Green David Kelly Bruce Turpin Steve Greentree Bruce Livingston Barry Wood Tom Harrison Barry McDonald Anthony Woodward Peter Harrison Carl Mower Geoff Wright

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Playing Members Lindsay Anderson Will Halstead David Mitchell Marcus Bain Andrew Harrison Sam Muir Brenton Barker Joe Harrison Armaan Nawaz Chris Barket Nathan Hauritz Dene Neilsen David Bourke Fabian Heaton Eddie Otto Philip Bracken Denesh Hewa-Gamage William Passas Troy Brewster Kieran Hewar Nathan Price Gabriel Budwee Matthew Hilder Kushal Ram James Byrne Denis Hinds Andrew Redman Glen Carroll Thomas Holland Grant Rimmer Nick Charlwood David Howe Sam Rochaix Robert Close Duncan Hunt Jay Rowles Steve Clarke Mitchell Hunt Nicholas Saady Burt Cockley Brett Hunter Darren Sabadina Andrew Coles Robert Huxley Ollie Savory Matthew Coles Brett Jackson Karl Schubert Scott Coyte Josh James Alex Sciascia Peter Cross Jeremy Jastrzab Giordano Scuglia Charith De Silva Gordon Jones Adam Semple Peter Devlin Mitchell Jones Sathvik Shetty Rachmat Djajadikarta Manuel Kandara Matthew Simmons Ashley Doolan Lasanga Kannangara Chris Singh Rob Farhenheim Simon Katich Melvin Singh Dane Fisher Mohan Kessani Nigil Singh Julian Foster-Pullman Sagar Khadka Roger Smith Cameron Fowler Govind Kharki Andrew Sprowls George Frazakis Usman Khawaja Rodney Stafford Matthew Frith Anthony Kikiras Nicholas Stapleton Ryan Faulkner-Hogg Daniel Laus Callum Stewart Julian Foster-Pullman Tim Laws John Stewart Paul Gorick Barton Lynch Matthew Taylor Cameron Gray Jordan Magro Alex Tomkins Jason Gray Lachlan Maroon David Townsend Scott Gray Tony Martin James Tyson Trent Griffiths Tim Matthews Damien Wall Mike Grillis Tom McCarthy Matthew Wallis Addison Grinham Anthony McGinness Glen Whichello Ethan Grinham Brandon McLean Robert Wilson Michael Haddad Hayden McLean Alexander Wynn Vinaay Halasagi John McLoughlin Matthew Yiend

A W Green Shield Members Andrew Coles Nicholas Saady Jay Rowles Julian Foster-Pullman Adam Childs Hayden McLean Jason Gray Sam Muir Andrew Sprowls Alexander Wynn Tom McCarthy Ryan Faulkner-Hogg Joe Harrison Armaan Nawaz Giordano Scuglia

5 Report from the President

Once again I am delighted to present my report to you on the activities of the club which I have had the pleasure of doing for the past nine seasons. And during that time I have continually made mention of the fact that the merger of the Randwick and Petersham-Marrickville clubs in 2001 brought together 200 years of history making it one of the oldest cricket clubs in Australia. It now appears I was wrong. In all our calculations, as Bobby Barter recently pointed out, we omitted to take into consideration the individual lifespans of the separate Petersham and Marrickville clubs which means we short changed ourselves by 41 years! Taking those missing years into account and adding our past nine seasons, our history now encompasses 252 cricket playing years making ours the oldest cricket club in the world! Even older than the MCC!

As President of the oldest cricket club in the world I am therefore delighted to present to you my report for 2009-10.

While we didn’t bring home a Grade premiership cup this season we came pretty close with three teams in the finals. This was a marked improvement on last year when we were entitled to be disappointed by what was an ordinary season, culminating in a slump to 15th in the Club Championship. But in a real turnaround, this season we finished 7th, an improvement of eight places on the Club Championship ladder. The fact we have finished in the top 5 in just 9 seasons is testimony to the playing strength and talent we have in the club which I feel sure will carry us to greater glory in the seasons ahead.

At first class cricket level we were again a real force with Simon Katich and Nathan Hauritz taking all before them on the international scene while Usman Khawaja made giant steps forward in his quest for a Test call- up which I feel sure will come his way sooner than later. The only disappointment was the breakdown of Burt Cockley forcing the fast bowler to cool his heels on the sideline for almost the entire summer. Having been there and done that I can sympathise with him but knowing how hungry having a season off can make you, I have no doubt he’ll be back bigger, better and faster than ever!

In the SCA Grade competition we were a real force throughout the season in four of the five grades. 1st Grade faltered only in the final few games when a finals place looked a definite prospect. 2nd, 3rd and 5th Grades were always in the firing line and each made the Qualifying Finals with 5ths going one better only to be eliminated in the Semi. While our 4th Grade team wasn’t the force of past seasons, shortly after Christmas they had made sufficient progress to put themselves in a position to also make the final series before wilting at the business end of the season. Interestingly, the three teams which made the finals all had new captains with David Mitchell (2nds), Nigil Singh (3rds) and my old mate and 1st Grade captain from many years ago at Randwick, Peter Devlin, looking after our youngsters in 5’s. Well done, boys with a special mention of Nigil Singh who was named SCA 3rd Grade Captain of the Year.

I was delighted to see our A W Green Shield team make the Semi-Finals for only the second time and with an ounce of luck we could well have taken out the trophy this season. That we beat the eventual premiers Bankstown by 9 in the last round of the competition shows what great talent we have in our junior ranks. A bit of stage-fright playing them in the Semis no doubt contributed to our downfall in that match. And while we celebrated the performance of our Green Shield boys, we despaired with our Poidevin Gray lads who failed to win a game and finished at the tail of the competition ladder. They are a young bunch much better than their performances this season and I feel confident that the experience gained will see each of them turn it all around next summer. My thanks to all associated with these teams. It’s quite a commitment to get involved with these junior teams although the eventual outcome can be most rewarding.

There were again some amazing performances this season. The knock of 189 by Usman Khawaja in 1st Grade at Coogee Oval against Fairfield-Liverpool to help his side chase down 345 was simply outstanding and set a new mark for the highest score in our top grade. Ussie’s efforts this season in grade cricket have pushed him to a total of 4,905 career runs and he looks certain to be the first to crack the 5,000 runs mark for the club. And Eddie Otto and John McLoughlin also hit personal highest score figures when they scored 163 and 157 respectively in putting on a 1st Grade record of 293 for the second wicket as they ran down a mammoth Gordon total of 354. And we may have a new wicketkeeping sensation in Alexander Wynn who held 6 catches behind the stumps in the A W Green Shield Qualifying Final!

We also experienced the highs and lows of team performances this season when all 5 grades went down to Sydney University in round 6 to record only our second “whitewash” in our nine year history. That disappointment was quickly erased in just the next round however, when we “greenwashed” Gordon in all 5 grades! And to prove it was no fluke we did the same thing again in the last round of the season when we defeated the highly-performed and one-time Club Championship leader Bankstown in all 5 grades. What a way to finish a season! Our 10th “greenwash”!

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In last season’s report I made mention of how the global finance crisis had affected our finances and sponsorship options. A major sponsor at that time, Babcock and Brown, run by a great mate of mine Phil Green, was an early victim and went to the wall. With our sponsorship funding drying up it was a real struggle to make ends meet. However, through the generosity of our sponsors and the efforts of Life Member and committeeman Neale Anderson, we have been able to finish on the right side of the ledger, albeit by a relatively minor amount.

We are grateful for the continuing support of our many sponsors and particularly our major sponsors Petersham RSL and Randwick Rugby Club. We were also delighted to welcome back a former sponsor, the Newington Inn. Our big news however, is that well known financial services firm BT Financial will join us next season under a 3 year deal. BT representatives came along to our Annual Dinner at Randwick Rugby Club in April and met many club members. This arrangement seems certain to be a fruitful partnership for all concerned.

It was a real blow last season to report that club stalwarts Greg Hartshorne and Wayne Mulherin had decided to retire from active club administration. Contributors of their capacity are difficult to replace and therefore we were very fortunate to have a person of the calibre of David Holland put up his hand to take on the demanding role of Chief Executive Officer. And what a great job he did in his first year. As a dedicated promoter of young talent through our involvement in the Metropolitan Cup competition, David has the necessary drive and enthusiasm to make a success of this important position. As someone who relies heavily on the CEO because of my constant absences from Sydney, I am truly grateful for David’s outstanding contribution to the efficient running of this club. Well done, David. A sensational effort!

With the increasing demands on club administrators, it was pleasing to have three “new” faces elected to the committee at last year’s AGM. Neale Anderson and Steve Devlin were valuable and experienced additions while Nigil Singh came on as Assistant Financial Controller while also handling website and other social tasks. Neale was particularly active in the important role of sponsorship co-ordinator while Steve took over the role of Grounds Manager which Wayne Mulherin had handled so capably for many seasons. All three made a significant contribution to the management of the club and their efforts are most appreciated.

The Club Constitution provided the committee with an opportunity to appoint up to three more individuals to the committee and that option was exercised with Peter Devlin, Chris Sullivan and Bob Barter joining the elected members. It was an important move by the committee as each appointee contributed greatly to the club’s progress. Bobby Barter continued with his fantastic work on the club museum and a special article on this outstanding facility is included elsewhere in this report. We are indeed fortunate to be able to call on people such as these three gentlemen.

Thanks once again to Alan Wright who handled the role of Chairman of Selectors in his inimitable style. It is difficult to imagine a more dedicated official than Alan as he is the only person to hold this position since the merger in 2001. In many ways it is a thankless task and we are fortunate to have someone of the calibre of Alan looking after this important job. Alan’s brother Peter is another wonderful contributor and has been our Sydney and NSW Cricket Association delegate since 2001. This is an important role and we are in good hands with Peter representing us. He is also Chairman of the RPCC Foundation.

Our “Social Guru” Chris Sullivan was assisted this season by Nigil Singh and Neale Anderson and together they produced a most enjoyable social program. A committee has already been formed to cater for our 10th year celebrations which should be sensational next season. David Townsend is another who has had an important role with the club for a lengthy period, taking over as Director of Junior Development in our second year. He juggles the role with his work for Cricket NSW, the 4th Grade captaincy and many MC gigs at club functions.

As I mentioned earlier, it has been another difficult year for finance and Bernie Dagg has served us well as Financial Controller in trying circumstances. Balancing the budget when funds are at a premium is no easy feat and Bernie was able to get us back into the black which is far from what it was looking like at one stage of the season. Many thanks, Bernie.

The disappointment of the season was the unavailability of Petersham Oval. Fortunately a new wicket has now been laid and our fantastic ground preparer Green Options will have a hand in its future. It will be back on deck next season due in no small part to the work undertaken by the Inner Western Cricket Group, which is made up of the Cricketer’s Club of NSW, South Sydney CC and ourselves. My eternal thanks to the members of that Group for their untiring efforts. My thanks also to Green Options for their expertise in ensuring Coogee continued as one of the best cricket grounds in Sydney. Kensington and Snape ovals also shaped up well and will continue to improve.

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The strength of this club is undoubtedly our volunteers. This happy band of people go about their work year in, year out without a complaint. Without them we would be sunk. It takes a great number of willing hands to keep this club operating at the efficient level we are able. They are listed in a bit more detail elsewhere in this report and I am continually amazed at our growing number of helpers. It is quite outstanding. Cricket Australia has also this year decided to recognize those particular volunteers who have made a contribution to cricket for 50 years or more. 50 years! An absolute lifetime! And we had eight individuals qualify! Congratulations to Noel and Pat Hughes, Helen Milford, Bob Barter, Alan Austin, Ross Davies, Lyall Gardner and Bill Anderson. A separate article detailing their lifelong contribution is included elsewhere in this report.

A major part of Bill Anderson’s contribution to cricket over the past 50 years relates to his work for this club and this season was no exception. Apart from his management committee duties, Bill this season took over the new role of Director of Cricket Operations. In this role he developed strategies for the retention and acquisition of players, liaised with players, provided advice and assistance to the coaching staff while generally directing the club’s overall cricket strategy. He was on hand at all 1st Grade matches and many other club games. Rob Huxley undertook the role of coaching co-ordinator and put into place some outstanding programs which gave our players every opportunity to perform to the best of their ability. Rob and his team were somewhat hamstrung due to the unavailability of Petersham Oval and certain training facility restrictions at Snape Oval yet managed to get some good results despite the difficulties.

For the past nine seasons I have been promoting certain ideals which as a young bloke I came to appreciate after a few hard knocks. They are of course, trust, respect and humility. By trust I mean that we should have trust in our ability to perform to the highest standard we can while at the same time showing respect for our opponents, our club and team mates and most of all for the game itself. When we are victorious we need to display a sense of humility in enjoying our success while acknowledging the achievements of others along the way. We have an outstanding reputation and it is up to everyone associated with the club through their words and actions, to guard our good name jealously. The last thing I want to have to deal with is bad behaviour and if everyone adopts the above ideals I am certain that will be the last thing I will need to do. As I have said on many occasions, we want Randwick Petersham to be everything that is good about sportsmanship, friendship and honour. And may it ever be so.

Last season I outlined a number of challenges which lay ahead but which I believe we are capable of achieving. They were to take out the 1st Grade premiership, win the Club Championship again and do a lot better in the age competitions, the Poidevin Gray Shield and A W Green Shield. Well, we were much improved in the Green Shield by making the semis and we jumped eight spots in the Club Championship which was a move in the right direction. 1sts did better as well but that 1st Grade premiership remains elusive. PG’s was clearly our greatest disappointment but the youth of the side is a positive and the team could be a serious contender in the next season or two. We certainly hope so.

Next season is a big one. It is our 10th. It’s hard to believe that it’s almost 10 years since the Randwick and Petersham-Marrickville clubs dropped a bombshell in Sydney grade cricket circles by announcing a merger. And what a successful merger it has been. We know it. Sydney cricketers know it and the SCA knows it. What we have done in a relatively short time for the new club, for our people and for cricket itself has been simply fantastic. Far more than anyone could have imagined. There will be much to be celebrated next season and I look forward to it with a great deal of excitement and expectation. It would be even better if some of those challenges I mentioned above, could be realised. May the Randwick Petersham journey continue.

Michael Whitney President

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Our Volunteers

We are in a unique and enviable position. Very few other clubs have the depth and strength of our volunteer support. These are the people who give their time and energy to be part of this great club. The people who care about our club, and the people in it. They are our heart and soul. Thank you one and all!

1 Bill Anderson Director of Cricket Operations, 1st Grade Manager 2 Rob Huxley Club Coaching Co-Ordinator 3 Peter Devlin Assistant Coach, Committee 4 David Skuthorpe Assistant Coach, AW Green Shield Coach 5 Andrew Millican Assistant Coach 6 Ron Crippin Assistant Coach, Manager PG’s 7 Chris McLeod 1st Grade Scorer 8 Michael Aratoon 1st Grade Scorer 9 Stan Beal 2nd Grade Manager and Scorer/Practice Captain 10 Angela Redman 2nd / 3rd Grade Canteen 11 Peter Carroll 3rd Grade Manager 12 Anyes McLean 3rd Grade Canteen 13 John Connell 4th Grade Manager, Gear Steward 14 Richard McCord 4th Grade, Poidevin Gray Scorer, Practice Captain 15 Mark Coles 5th Grade Scorer and Website Manager 16 Helen Fowler 5th Grade Canteen 17 Nellie Budwee 5th Grade Canteen 18 Mike Sprouls 6th Grade Scorer and support 19 Simon Foster-Pullman 6th Grade Scorer and support 20 Pasquale Scuglia 6th Grade Manager and support 21 Jason McLean A W Green Shield Coach 22 Glenn Lynch A W Green Shield Manager 23 Robin Gardner Coogee and Petersham Oval canteens 24 Sue Hill Petersham and Coogee Oval canteens 25 Ray Stafford Statistics and Annual Report 26 Matthew Taylor Clothing and Special Events 27 Auctioneer and Photographer 28 Dave Kelly Memorabilia 29 Brett Hunter Club Captain 30 Neale Anderson Director of Marketing and Sponsorship 31 Andrew Harrison Social Committee and MVP nights 32 Lee Farlow Social Committee 33 Cec Orrock Match Day Manager at Coogee Oval – No. 1 Supporter 34 Peter English Match Day Manager and Petersham Oval BBQ 35 John Sullivan Coogee and Petersham Oval BBQ 36 Graeme Hughes Annual Dinner and Businessman’s lunch MC 37 Lyall Gardner OAM Annual Report, Legends Chairman, General Administration 38 Peter Harrison Handyman, BBQ 39 Dean White Grounds Handyman and supporter 40 Wayne Tilley Honorary Auditor 41 Noel Hughes Patron 42 Alan Turner Patron 43 Mike Whitney Club President 44 David Holland Chief Executive Officer 45 Matthew Hilder Asst Chief Executive Officer 46 David Townsend Committee, Junior Development 47 Bernie Dagg Committee, Financial Controller, Insurance 48 Nigil Singh Committee, Ass Financial Controller, Website, Social 49 Bob Barter Committee and Museum 50 Chris Sullivan Committee, Social Chairman, Golf Day Organiser 51 Steve Devlin Committee, Chairman Grounds, Administration 52 Alan Wright Committee, Chairman of Selectors 53 Peter Wright Committee, NSWCA and SCA Delegate, Legal Advice 54 Team Captains Usman Khawaja, Rod Stafford, David Mitchell, Nigil Singh, David Townsend, Andrew Harrison, Peter Devlin, Denis Hinds, Anthony McGuinness, Robert Close (PG’s), Nick Saady (AWG)

9 Report of the Management Committee

What constitutes a ‘good season’?

I’ve asked this question throughout the season of players, volunteers and supporters and discussed the issue at committee level and the general view is that (a) to be consistently within the top 4 as determined by Club Championship points and (b) to have 2-3 teams in the top six competing in finals, is a good and realistic benchmark.

This season we came 7th in Club Championship points and had three teams compete in finals (two’s were 6th, three’s were 5th and five’s were 3rd). It’s a ‘not bad’ result and certainly up on the previous season when we finished 15th but our aims and expectations are that we can do better to create what we want to be – a ‘Great Cricket Club’.

There have been other notable ‘on field’ achievements during the season. These include the following.

1. Two of our players, Simon Katich and Nathan Hauritz holding down regular places in Australian teams with two others, Usman Khawaja and Burt Cockley representing the State.

2. Three teams in the Qualifying Finals with 5th Grade going on to compete in the Semi-Final. Congratulations to Peter Devlin and the young team that he captained. They did a great job.

While our efforts on the field have been good it’s been our ‘off field’ endeavours that have made this season a success. These include the following.

1. At the commencement of the season the Club migrated the existing website to the new MyCricket website. A lot of work was undertaken to ensure our player, supporter, legend and volunteer information was correct and successfully transitioned. The database has been in operation for the duration of the season and is more flexible and contains a wealth of data and information including week to week match scores and player performance data. Thanks go to Mark Coles and Nigil Singh for their considerable efforts.

2. The increase in sponsorship dollar was hugely important this year. In 2007-08 our sponsorship takings were $59.9k. In 2008-09 it dropped with the onset of the global financial crisis to $19.5k. However in 2009-10 it rose to $36k. This has largely been the result of the hard work of Committee newcomer Neale Anderson who has in his first year made a significant contribution. His efforts are much appreciated.

3. Over the past few years we have held meetings with Marrickville Council discussing the Petersham wicket and our preference to have the club’s external contractors prepare the wicket and outfield on a week to week basis. Recently our efforts came to fruition. The wicket was dug up and replaced in November 2009 at Council expense. Council approved our request to use Green Options to undertake management of the wicket in the ensuing six months and more recently approved our using an external contractor for the upcoming 2010- 11 season. This is a huge breakthrough and will allow us to use the wicket for higher grade matches throughout next season. My thanks to both Alan Wright and Mike Whitney for their help in liaising with Council.

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Following installation of museum memorabilia we lodged an application for a grant under the NSW Government Community Building Partnership program. To our delight (and surprise) the program approved a grant of $55k to undertake the refurbishment of the Coogee Grandstand Museum room. While our discussions with Randwick Council are continuing we hope to be able to refurbish the kitchen area, upgrade toilet facilities, provide new display cabinets, install new floor coverings and refurbish the meeting table. Thanks are extended to Alan Wright for help with obtaining of quotes and plans and preparation of the submission.

5. Investigation is currently underway regarding an upgrade to the Snape training facilities. We understand that Randwick Council has a small amount set aside to upgrade the synthetic wickets. However in recent meetings with them we have stressed the need for overhead covering of nets to prevent balls being hit into nearby child playground and recreational areas. We have indicated to Council that this is an OH & S issue that should have priority. This is a work in progress.

Can I finally thank the many volunteers who help with the running of our club. I would like in particular to thank newcomers Nigil Singh for his efforts both on the field, and in helping with finance, website and social tasks; Neale Anderson for the outstanding job he has done with sponsorship, and Steve Devlin who took on the difficult task of ground management, but did it extremely well.

We look forward to continuing the hard work required to make ours a great club.

For and on behalf of the Management Committee,

David Holland Chief Executive Officer

11 Sponsorship

Thank you to all our sponsors for your support. Your funds allow us to provide vital facilities and programs such as Junior Development, the RPCC Academy, coaching, clothing, player awards and pay operational expenses. Most of our sponsors have been with us for many years, while some are new. All are vitally important to our success and future.

In turn we aim to recognise their support by giving back what we can in terms of business and referrals while helping develop their businesses through use of their facilities, expertise and products. Their contact details are located elsewhere in this report and we implore all club members, supporters and Legends to support our sponsors.

These are the sponsors of Randwick Petersham Cricket for season 2009-10:

Continues to be a Major Sponsor of RPCC. They provide financial support to our Junior Development Program and modern social facilities at the RSL Club.

Craig and his team are valued sponsors again this season, renewing a partnership established many years ago. We hope this partnership can continue to develop and grow. The Newington was the venue for a number of social events this season.

. Both clubs have sponsored junior development in our local community. Their support allows us to send coaches into schools and junior associations, and to help . young cricketers become the best they can be.

Special thanks to Harry Solomons, Ray Stafford and the team at KSC. Harry is renowned for his generosity and assisted the club with a substantial cash sponsorship this season and the provision of memorabilia for the President’s luncheon.

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Became an important partner this season, providing cash and contra support. The successful Players Awards Night was held there as was the club trivia night. RRC also supported Ladies Day at Coogee.

A new sponsor for the Randy Pete’s – and a perfect fit – a cricket club and a holistic health care provider in the heart of Petersham and Waterloo. Smack bang in Randy Pete’s territory. We hope this is a long term relationship. .

12 David Trodden and DTA Lawyers in Balmain Dave Trodden has always been a supporter of the Petes’ and continues to help the Randy Pete’s. His donation of the Tigers package for our President’s lunch is an example of his generosity. .

Mike Whitney is both an outstanding President and sponsor.

. Alan is on Committee and also Chairman of Selectors. Although both roles are voluntary and take a huge amount of time, Alan also gives as a sponsor.

Anthony Woodward from accounting firm B P Woodward and Associates has been a long term supporter of the club. For all your personal and business accounting needs.

Denis Hinds, from C E Chapman Lawyers is the effervescent skipper of the Metro Cup team, a life member and long time supporter of the club.

Cartwright Insurance Brokers have been sponsors of Randwick and now the Randy Pete’s for many moons. The first call for your business insurance needs.

The Union Bank Wine Store runs the RPCC wine club. For each bottle sold we get a slice of the action. And a great restaurant in Orange as well. Sponsored the highly successful RPCC wine tasting season opener.

A new sponsor for 2009 –10, Flight Centre provides discounted travel packages for club members and supporters and a % goes back to RPCC.

Thanks also to BARDWELL BLOOMS FLORIST who sponsored the ladies day at Coogee Oval this season.

BREAKING NEWS – SPONSORS FOR 2010-11 We are delighted to announce that BT Financial will be a major sponsor of RPCC for 2010-11

Thank you all! We greatly appreciate your support.

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THANKS AND APPRECIATION

We couldn’t do it without help and support from a lot of other people. Thank you.

1 The Mayors of Marrickville, Randwick and Botany and their staff for their assistance and co- operation, particularly in relation to our grounds 2 Tony Herman and his company Green Options, and groundsmen Dane and Steve at Coogee, Snape and Kensington 3 Paul Fitzgerald, Kingsgrove Sports, Margaret Bayley, Alan Austin, Chris Burke and Ross Davies, Alan Wright, John Pearson, Len Cartwright, and Cartwright Insurances, John Benaud, Ken Devlin, John Watson and Watson Buchan, Mark Sundin, the Phil Tresidder family Christine and Chris Hall, Penny and the Duncan Scott-Glassock family, Peter Rolls, Greg Hartshorne, Wayne Mulherin, John Connell, Lyall Gardner, Bill Anderson and Mike Whitney for the donation of Annual Awards 4 Chris Sullivan, Ross Davies, Lyall Gardner, Matt Hilder and Tony Martin who organised a great Club Golf Day at Randwick Golf Club 5 Gavin Burt and Michael Oliver who organised the Randy Petes Masters golf event 6 Cricket NSW staff and the SCA Committee 7 NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association 8 Steven Smith for his many photographic favours 9 Patrons Noel Hughes and Alan Turner 10 Life Member Graeme Hughes for being the most professional MC in Australia 11 Lyall Gardner OAM for his work with the annual report, general administration advice and assistance. Also for his work as Chairman of Randwick Petersham Legends 12 Bobby Barter for his efforts with the Randwick Petersham Museum 13 Ray Stafford who continues to make a fantastic contribution to the club statistics and annual report 14 Nigil Singh who organised the Trivia Night and Nigil and David Holland who organised the Awards Night 15 Denis Hinds and Alan Wright for their continued efforts with Sixth Grade 16 Neale Anderson for his significant contribution to the raising of the sponsorship dollars

The Nervous Nineties

While we had our share of centuries this season, it is quite amazing just how many of our players did not made it through the 90’s.

It was something of a hoodoo in Test matches with falling just short of the coveted ton on three occasions while our own Simon Katich did the same thing. Simon made 92 in the First Test against the West Indies in only to follow up with a heart-stopping 99 in the Third Test in . And in the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in , we were all on the edge of our seats when he got to 98 only to see him caught on that score. Bellerive Oval brought some relief when he managed an even 100.

On the Grade scene it was much the same with Scott Coyte missing out on a century three times in 1st Grade while in the 90’s. He was run out for 95 against Sydney in round 8 before holing out for 98 (off just 68 balls) the very next match against Penrith. To top it all off, in round 12 he was caught for 99 off 86 balls against his old club Campbelltown-Camden at Coogee in his team’s total of 316!

In lower grades it was a simliar trend with each team experiencing a near “ton”. In 2nd Grade, Tim Laws was caught for 93 against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval; 3rd Grade’s Alex Sciascia managed 93 against Penrith at Cook Park before being caught; David Howe remained 95 not out in 4th Grade against Sydney at ELS Hall (which was more than half his team’s total of 193) while Trent Griffiths plundered 96 in the side’s last game against Bankstown at Kensington before being adjudged lbw; and Addison Grinham was left 98 not out in 5th Grade’s second innings against Sydney University at Snape after his team had been bowled out for a record low 33 in the first.

14 1st Grade 2009-10 Limited Overs and Twenty/20 Competition

Round 1 v University of NSW @ Village Green Sat 26 September 2009 Won 167 to 121 This was a good win after being a shaky 6-89 before new recruit Nathan Price (50) and Eddie Otto (13) put on a valuable 56. Burt Cockley (2-29) and new boy Scott Coyte (3-40) quickly had the students on the back foot and when James Byrne took 3 for 18 the issue was beyond doubt.

Round 2 v Mosman @ Rawson Sat 10 October 2009 Lost 139 to 5-177 Another rain affected Saturday which proved to be a winner for Mosman as they recorded their first win against us in 1st Grade. Their 97 opening partnership in a reduced 31 overs-a-side game meant the match was always going to be hard to win and so it proved to be. Scott Coyte (38) and Matt Frith (21) were the only bats to get past 20 in the chase and we were all out in the 30th over.

Round 3 v Sutherland @ Coogee T20 Match Sun 25 October 2009 Match Drawn Rain commenced shortly before the scheduled start of play at 3pm and never let up, washing out the match.

Round 4 v Wests@ Pratten T20 Match Sun 25 8 November 2009 Lost 9-137 to 9-160 Wests batted first with NSW reserve ‘keeper Daniel Smith belting 82 from 47 balls. Wests score represented 8 runs an over from their 20 and in reply only Usman Khawaja with 30 and Eddie Otto with 26 got going although Semple, Price and Doolan got into the teens. Our final score was 23 short.

Round 5 v Northern District @ Coogee T20 Match Sun 22 November 2009 Won 6-140 to 6-126 Sent in to bat at Coogee this turned out to be the club’s first ever T20 win in any competition. Usman Khawaja’s 38 off 31 balls and Scott Coyte (36 from 26), Adam Semple (29 from 33) and Ashley Doolan (21 from 18). Their efforts gave us a competitive score of 140. James Byrne removed state player Dom Thornely early and with some tight , especially from Scott Coyte (4-10 from 4 overs), we were able to control the match and post a win by 14 runs.

Round 6 v St George @ Hurstville Sun 20 December 2009 Lost 155 to 3-158 A sound start of 31 was soon followed by a middle order collapse when four batsman failed to make double figures. Scott Coyte was the hope of the side hitting a controlled 71 in a very gettable score of 155. Two early wickets to Coyte (2-47) put Saints on the backfoot but they recovered well to put on 94 for the third wicket and take the game away from us.

Round 7 v Easts @ Coogee Sat 16 January 2010 Lost 9-241 to 8-275 Easts were sent in to bat and scored consistently all day leaving them with a competitive total of 275. Five of their top 6 bats scored at least 32. Nathan Price did well to take 3 for 59 from 10 overs while Rod Stafford took 2-51 off 10. Although Usman Khawaja batted throughout the innings for a magnificent 112 not out, he couldn’t get anyone to stay with him. Jim Byrne no. 9 was next best with 25 giving Easts the points by 34 runs.

Round 8 v Blacktown @ Coogee Sat 23 January 2010 Won 5-328 to 214 Batting first, we lost Paul Cross (14) with the score at 19. When Usman Khawaja departed for 116, the score had climbed to 269 after a 250 run partnership with Matt Frith who went on to total 128. Nathan Price hit lustily for 28 and the final total of 328 represented a huge ask for Blacktown. And so it proved to be with Price (3-44) and new recruit Rob Close (3-58) not letting the batsmen get away with the final wicket falling with almost 6 overs to spare.

15 The 2009-10 Grade Season in Summary

Round 1 v University of NSW (Limited Overs) Sat 26 September 2009 A great start with 4 wins to put us into 4th place in the Club Championship. 1sts had a good win after being a shaky 6- 89 before new recruit Nathan Price (50) and Eddie Otto (13) put on a valuable 56. Burt Cockley (2-29) and new boy Scott Coyte (3-40) quickly had the students on the back foot and when James Byrne took 3 for 18 the issue was beyond doubt. Another new player, Peter Cross (48) was the mainstay of the 2nd Grade batting while all 5 bowlers took at least 2 wickets with Rob Close the best (3-26) on debut in 2’s. While Uni got close in the chase the win was always safe. In 3rd Grade, Jordan Magro (4-45) did well but Uni’s 9-200 was a competitive score. A top innings of 73 by consistent Troy Brewster was the backbone of the batting which chased down the target with almost 6 overs to spare. Gab Budwee’s 2 for 18 off 7 in 4th Grade helped keep Uni to a gettable 160 but a flurry of early wickets kept us on the backfoot and despite Alex Tomkins’ 36 we were never in the hunt. A disappointing start for the mighty fours. A grade debut 104 by Mike Grillis set up a good total of 232 in 5th Grade. Some tight bowling kept the students under control before skipper Peter Devlin (3-13) wrapped them up in the 48th over.

1st won by 46 runs @ Village Green 167 to 121 (+1 bp) 2nd won by 26 runs @ Kensington 160 to 134 3rd won by 4 wkts @ D Phillips North 6-201 to 9-200 4th lost by 38 runs @ Snape 122 to 7-160 5th won by 43 runs @ D Phillips South 6-232 to 189

Round 2 v Parramatta (2 Day Matches) Sat – Mon 3-5 October 2009 The long weekend in October has become notoriously wet and this season was no exception with only two matches getting a start. After having the Eels 4-63 the heavens opened at Old Kings and the game was called off at 4-99 with James Byrne on top with 3-22. This same round against this same opponent was rained out the previous season.

1st drawn @ Old Kings 0-0 to 4-99 2nd drawn @ Kensington 3rd drawn @ Merrylands Oval 4th drawn @ Snape 0-0 to 0-49 5th drawn @ Princes Park

Round 3 v Mosman (Limited Overs) Sat 10 October 2009 Another rain affected Saturday which proved to be a winner for Mosman as they recorded their first win against us in 1st Grade. Their 97 opening partnership in a reduced 31 overs-a-side game meant the match was always going to be hard to win and so it proved to be. Scott Coyte (38) and Matt Frith (21) were the only bats to get past 20 in the chase and we were all out in the 30th over. In 2’s, the Whales were doing well at 3-95 but Mel Singh (4-47) and Grant Rimmer (3-27) hauled them back for a gettable 164. Matt Taylor (66) and John McLoughlin (63 not out) quickly put the issue beyond doubt knocking off the target in just 38.1 overs. A clean-up by both teams in 4th Grade at Marrickville managed to get a 28 overs-a-side match going. Only Matt Hilder (23) achieved any sort of a score in the difficult conditions and despite having a sniff of a chance when the Whales were 5 for 49 in the chase of our 94, they managed to get through and take the points. In 5’s it was much the same with the match reduced to 43 overs each. Bowling 36 wides didn’t help our cause and although the 183 target was gettable we struggled from the word go and finished 23 behind at the end. Kensington was a bog and not a ball was bowled in 3rd Grade. Not a good round for us against a club we have dominated in recent times.

1st lost by 38 runs @ Rawson 139 to 5-177 2nd won by 7 wkts @ Coogee 3-167 to 164 (+1 bp) 3rd drawn @ Kensington no play 4th lost by 5wkts @ Marrickville 9-94 to 5-96 5th lost by 23 runs @ Balmoral 160 to 6-183

Round 4 v Fairfield-Liverpool (2 Day Matches) Sats. 17 & 24 October 2009 1st Grade skipper Usman Khawaja blasted a club record score of 189 to give his team the points in a high scoring game at Coogee Oval. Assisted by Adam Semple, the pair put on 154 for the 3rd wicket in a sensational chase of a huge 346 for victory. Day 1 had belonged to Fairfield with Grant Lambert hitting 175. Only James Byrne (2-33) and Matt Frith (2-19) had any real success with the ball. In 2nd Grade, Fairfield were on target at 4 for 168 chasing our modest 238 before Grant Rimmer (3-30) and Robert Wilson (2-46) struck to wrap them up for the addition of only 23 runs. Earlier James Tyson had taken 3 for 33 from 22 overs in a terrific spell. That was the last of our good news however, with our three lower grades all going down. 3rd Grade folded for only 157 chasing a very gettable 201. Matt Hilder (3-10) and Brandon McLean (3-56) were the best of the bowlers but while 6 batsmen got into double figures, Troy Brewster’s 35 was the highest score in a disappointing result. 4th Grade recorded their third successive loss when they failed to chase down 253. At 2 for 124 with Matt Yiend (85) and Will Halstead (40) in full cry we were well on target to take the points. When Yiend went however, the last 7 wickets quickly folded for just 51 runs. Nick Charlwood had bowled beautifully day 1 to take 5 for 63. 5th Grade had it all to do at Marrickville chasing 254 and when early wickets fell it

16 looked like an early finish. However, fast bowler Josh James (63) and debutante Duncan Hunt with a fantastic 73 gave our boys a sniff only to fall 12 runs short.

1st won by 5 wkts @ Coogee 5-349 to 7-345 dec 2nd won by 47 runs @ Rosedale 238 to 191 3rd lost by 44 runs @ Kensington 157 to 201 4th lost by 78 runs @ Don Dawson 175 to 253 5th lost by 12 runs @ Marrickville 242 to 6-254 dec

Round 5 v North Sydney (2 Day Matches) Sats. 31 Oct. & 7 Nov. 2009 A sensational round winning 4 out of 5 and missing out on a “Greenwash’ by just 32 runs when 2’s went down. 1st Grade had a terrific win passing Norths total just 2 down courtesy of a maiden Grade century by Matt Frith who hit 18 fours and a six in his 120. He was well supported by Usman Khawaja (41) and John McLoughlin (39) after Scott Coyte (4-42) and Rod Stafford (4-70) had set the scene with some good bowling on day 1. 2nds tried hard to chase down 327with Tim Laws (93) just missing out on another ton but only Will Passas (46) could muster any support from the remaining batsmen and they went down. 3rd Grade’s Matt Yiend batted beautifully for 114 to haul in Norths 288 and take the points ably supported by Matt Hilder who had a great double with 47 and 4-81. 4ths won their first match of the season with Josh James leading the way with the ball to take 4 for 33 while Steve Clarke celebrated his return after a season’s absence with a fine 64. 5ths Gabe Budwee virtually destoyed Norths single-handedly, taking 6 for 22 in the first dig to have them out for just 84. David Bourke followed up with a maiden century to put the issue beyond doubt. Matt Coles’ 3 for 11 and Budwee’s 2 for 33 to give him 8 for 55 for the match gave the side a sniff of an outright but chasing 95 they finished 6 for 47in a run-flurry at the death. A great round for the Club Championship with 90 points.

1st won by 72 runs @ Coogee 285 to 213 & 1-90 2nd lost by 33 runs @ Noth Sydney 2 294 to 6-327 dec 3rd won by 4 wkts @ Kensington 6-294 to 8-288 dec 4th won by 32 runs @ Tunks 249 to 217 5th won by 9 wkts @ Marrickville 1-182 dec & 6-47 to 84 & 192

Round 6 v Sydney University (2 Day Matches) 14 & 21 November 2009 An absolute disaster losing all 5 grades in what can only be described as a hiding. It was only the second time we had experienced such a humiliating defeat. 1st Grade leaked almost 400 and in reply lost their last 8 wickets for just 63 runs. New boy Peter Cross top scored with 45 while Jim Byrne’s 4 for 93 was the best of the bowlers. 2’s were demolished for 164 in perfect batting conditions with Tim Laws’ 39 the best. After that we were never in the hunt. 3rd Grade continued an amazing losing streak against Sydney Uni losing their 7th straight match from 7 attempts. At 2 for 99 chasing 220 we were a show of breaking our but after Grillis went for 54 only Nick Charlwood, who had a good double with 50 and 2-40 offered any real resistance. Chris Singh kept the target within reach with 5 for 53 in 4th Grade but in the run chase only Roger Smith (42) and David Townsend (37) showed any application and side recorded its 4th loss of the season. It was a record low score for 5th Grade when they could only muster 33 in reply to 270. They did better in the follow-on with Addison Grinham finishing the day undefeated on 98. The team’s previous lowest score was 80 against Hawkesbury.

1st lost by 215 runs @ Coogee 174 to 6-389 dec 2nd lost by 115 runs @ Syd Uni 1 146 & 5-200 to 4-261 dec 3rd lost by 23 runs @ Kensington 197 to 220 4th lost by 91 runs @ Syd Uni 2 165 to 256 5th lost by 237 runs @ Snape 33 & 7-213 to 7-270 dec

Round 7 v Gordon (2 Day Matches) Sats. 28 Nov. – 5 Dec. 2009 Hot on the heels of a real whitewash against Sydney Uni, we did a complete turnaround with a “Greenwash” against Gordon winning all 5 grades! And it was done in spectacular fashion. We weren’t in the best of positions in a number of matches after day 1, so it was quite amazing how the results turned out. In 1st Grade, Eddie Otto (163) and John McLoughlin (157 not out) put on a new record partnership of 293 for the club and 1st Grade to cement the win. Similarly in 2nd Grade, Troy Brewster (48), Matt Taylor (76), Matt Yiend (64 not out) and Will Passas (86 not out) got together to chase down 331 and take the points. In 3’s, Alex Sciascia hit an even 100 on day 1 to set up a solid target but it was the seven bowlers (who all took wickets) used in the two innings of Gordon to bring home an unexpected outright win. The result was all the more meritorious considering Gordon were 0-54 after just 6 overs in the first innings before being bowled out for 125. 4th Grade looked gone at 7 for 55 chasing Gordon’s 142, but a record 8th wicket partnership record of 93 between Las Kananngara (65 not out) and David Howe (37 not out) grabbed a win from the jaws of defeat. In 5th Grade, Gordon were cruising chasing our ordinary score of 167 but young “Chinaman” bowler Cameron Fowler produced his best-ever figures of 7 for 35 to take the points with just 9 runs to spare. 136 points in the Club Championship and 8th place.

17 1st won by 7wkts @ Chatswood 3-357 to 9-354 dec 2nd won by 6wkts @ Coogee 4-333 to 7-331 dec 3rd won outright by 22 runs @ Killara 290 to 125 &143 4th won by 3 wkts @ Kensington 7-151 to 142 5th won by 9 runs @ Beauchamp 167 to 158

Round 8 v Sydney (2 Day Matches) Sats. 12 & 19 December 2009 An outstanding win by 1st Grade catapulted the side into 4th place in the competition. Batting first we racked up a season-high score of 400 plus with Scott Coyte unluckily run out for 95. Brett Jackson (75), Matt Frith (73) and Nathan Price (67) were the other major contributors. In the chase, we looked gone at 2 for 265 then 6-363. However, a wicket and a run out with just 5 to get gave us the win. It was Scott Coyte again with 5 for 96 the main man while Rod Stafford took 3 for 98. In 2nds, only Peter Cross returning from 1’s did anything with the bat scoring 46 in a major collapse to be all out for 114. Rob Close and James Tyson took the fight up to the Tigers and soon had them 5-28 before they were all out for 93. Setting a target of 193 in the second dig, they were 8-81 from 40 overs when stumps were drawn. Rob Close added 4-20 to his 3-26 in the first innings to give him match figures of 7 for 46. A good win. In 3’s, Alex Sciascia followed up his previous round ton with a fine 63 but it was left to tail-enders Roger Smith (40) and Nigil Singh (36) to offer the only support. While Daniel Laus (4-41) and Nigil Singh (3-45) did well with the ball, it wasn’t enough to achieve the win and the Tigers took the points with the last man at the crease. 4th Grade continued there poor form conceding 265 with the ball while only managing 193 in reply. The highlight was last round’s hero David Howe who remained 95 not out batting at the tail. “Old-timer” Peter Devlin managed a fighting half-century batting no.7 in 5th Grade to give his side a winning total with 5 bowlers sharing the spoils.

1st won by 4 runs @ Coogee 7-403 dec to 399 2nd won by 21 runs @ Drummoyne 114 & 171 to 93 & 8-81 3rd lost by 1 wkt @ Kensington 222 to 9-224 4th lost by 72 runs @ ELS Hall 193 to 9-265 dec 5th won by 73 runs @ Marrickville 6-196 dec to 123

Christmas Summary Going into the Christmas break, the position of teams in each grade was as follows: 1st Grade 6 wins 2 draws 4 losses 33 points 9th position 2nd Grade 5 wins 1 draw 2 losses 31 points 6th position 3rd Grade 3 wins 2 draws 3 losses 22 points 10th position 4th Grade 2 wins 1 draw 5 losses 12 points 17th position 5th Grade 4 wins 1 draw 3 losses 24 points 9th position Club C’ship 561 points 8th position

Round 9 v Penrith (2 Day Matches) Sat /Sun 9/10 January 2010 Despite extreme heat and losing the toss, 1st Grade managed to bowl out the Panthers for a low 152. It could have been much lower with the first 6 wickets falling for just 43 runs. Nathan Price caused the early damage to finish with 3-34 while Adam Semple (2-6), Scott Coyte (2-27) and Rod Stafford (2-44) also shared the spoils. In reply there were some nervous moments when we lost 4 for 32 early on day 2 after being 3 for 97 overnight before Scott Coyte returned to the crease after retiring hurt to smash a match-winning 98 off just 68 balls and bring home the points. In 2nds, it was a matter of the wagging tail which caused our defeat. Having bowled first, we had Penrith on the ropes at 8 for 156. However, a 139 run partnership for the 9th wicket took away our advantage and in the run chase we finished 34 short. Grant Rimmer (3-74) and Mel Singh (3-48) were best with the ball while Andrew Redman (68) and Will Passas (50) and Rob Wilson (47) were the better contributors with the bat. 3rd Grade’s Alex Sciascia continued his good form with a solid 93 to be the background of his side’s 254. That was enough to grab the points as the Panthers finished 29 short with Matt Hilder (3-34 and 30) completing a fine double. In 4th Grade, wicketkeeper Karl Schubert (39) came to the rescue to help Alex Tomkins (67) get the team total past the 200 run mark. That proved to be enough as Andrew Harrison produced one of his season’s best spells taking 5 for 39 to destroy the Panthers charge and record a good win. 5th Grade showed the value of having runs on the board with Penrith failing by 60 runs to get near our rather ordinary 129. Mitchell Jones bowled well for 5-20.

1st won by 3 wkts @ Howell 202 to 152 & 2-98 2nd lost by 34 runs @ Coogee 261 to 295 3rd won by 29 runs @ Cook 254 to 225 4th won by 67 runs @ Kensington 202 to 135 5th won by 60 runs @ Rance 129 & 119 to 69 & 0-55

18 Round 10 v Eastern Suburbs (Limited Overs) Sat. 16 January 2010 A great round which produced 4 wins and 7 bonus points. The only downer was the loss in 1st Grade. In that match Easts scored consistently all day and their 275 was a competitive total. Although Usman Khawaja batted throughout the innings for a 112 not out, he couldn’t get anyone to stay with him. Jim Byrne batting no.9 was next best with 25. In 2’s, skipper David Mitchell hit a fine 68 but the final score of 178 was a gettable total at Waverley. Although James Tyson struck twice with the score on 19 in the run chase, Easts looked comfortable at 2-84. However, good bowling by Grant Rimmer (2-16), Rob Wilson (2-28) and Mel Singh (2-35) soon had them in trouble and they collapsed to lose 8 for 47 and concede a bonus point as well. In 3rd Grade, the Dolphins were looking solid at 0 for 67 after just 12 overs. But determined bowling by Nigil Singh (2-23), Jordan Magro (2-21), David Howe (2-30 and Matt Hilder (3-13) soon had the 4th placed Easts in bother and they collapsed to lose 10 for 46 and post a poor 113. In reply, Mike Grillis (31) and Troy Brewster (28) set the scene and when the target was achieved in just 23 overs, we had gained 2 bonus points. 4th Grade weren’t looking too flash at 5 for 52 until Karl Schubert hit 41and Andrew Harrison 27 while young Brandon McLean was the star of the show with a fantastic 66 to take the game away from Easts. With Harrison (2-11) and Chris Singh (3-24) on target Easts were quickly in trouble and at 7 for 70 looked unlikely to recover. Alex Tomkins (3-30 and Brandon McLean (2-3) applied the finishing touches and gained 2 bonus points. In 5th Grade it was the Addison Grinham show as he rattled up 83 not out. He was well supported by Nick Stapleton (35) and Jason Gray (46). Nick capped a fine double taking 4-15 while Mitchell Jones grabbed 3-27 for an easy win and another 2 bonus points.

1st lost by 34 runs @ Coogee 9-241 to 8-275 2nd won by 47 runs @ Waverley 178 to 131 (+1 bp) 3rd won by 5 wkts @ Kensington 5-117 to 113 (+2 bp) 4th won by 138 runs @ Trumper 9-225 to 87 (+ 2 bp) 5th won by 108 runs @ Snape 4-216 to 108 (+2 bp)

Round 11 v Blacktown (Limited Overs) Sat.23 January 2010 It was the hottest day of the summer with temperatures in the Blacktown area up around 43 degrees. We were even hotter however, winning 4 of our 5 matches. 1st Grade hit a score of 5-328 which is huge for a 50 overs match. Matt Frith (128) and Usman Khawaja (116) put on 250 for the 2nd wicket which would have been a new club record but for the 293 by Eddie Otto and John McLoughlin against Gordon earlier this season. In reply there was a steady fall of wickets with Nathan Price (3-44) and new recruit Rob Close (3-58) bowling well to ensure a solid victory. 2nd Grade did well to restrict Blacktown to 228 after they were 0-112 through some tight bowling. Loosing Redman fifth ball didn’t help the run chase and when we were 5-101 things weren’t looking flash. But Will Passas (48) steadied the ship and when Jordan Magro hit 61 not out off 51 balls and Glen Whichello slogged 22 off 17 we were able to get there with 3 balls remaining. Batting first in 3rd Grade, Alex Sciascia (38), Troy Brewster (68) and Brenton Barker (66) had a picnic as they amassed a match winning score. In reply, the Blacktown boys were never secure against Nick Charlwood (4-27) and Alex Tomkins (2-17) and finished well behind while conceeding us 2 bonus points. In 4th Grade, Josh James (5-34) and Govind Karki (4-21) made life difficult for the Blacktown batsmen and it was surprising they managed 136. A hard-hitting 60 by Trent Griffiths not only ensured the win but grabbed a much-needed bonus point. In 5th Grade we managed only 166 with experienced Tony Martin (47) and Peter Devlin (38) the only scorers of note. Nick Saady (2-18 off 10) bowled well but with two half-centuries Blacktown was well placed and despite the loss of a few wickets towards the end got the points with 2 overs to go.

1st won by 114 runs @ Coogee 5-328 to 214 2nd won by 3 wkts @ Joe McAleer 7-231 to 7-228 3rd won by 139 runs @ Kensington 9-268 to 129 (+2 bps) 4th won by 7 wkts @ Jim Hanshaw 3-137 to 136 (+1 bp) 5th lost by 2 wkts @ Marrickville 8-167 to 166

Round 12 v Campbelltown-Camden (2 Day Matches) Sats. 30 Jan. - 6 Feb. 2010 A hot start day 1 with day 2 completely washed out across Sydney resulting in 4 draws and a 5th Grade loss on day 1. In 1sts, it was a magnificent performance by Scott Coyte to enable us to post 316 after being 4-76. Unfortunately, Scott was caught for 99, his third 90 for the season. In 2’s we chased leather all day and required a big effort to get the points. In 3rd Grade, we were chasing just 155 and although losing 2 for 17 by stumps day 1, were favourites to take the points. Like 3’s, 4ths were disappointed to see the rain come as they were also in a position to roll on towards the semis with the Ghosts 1 down for 27 chasing our 198. Scott Gray hit a great 75to be the mainstay of the batting. In 5th Grade, 8 of our batsmen didn’t make double figures in a disappointing total of 66. Gabe Budwee made it hard for our opponents as he grabbed 4 for 32 but they managed to get the points with a total of 97. The washout on day 2 didn’t give us any chance of coming back. 1st drawn @ Coogee 316 to 0-27 2nd drawn @ Raby 1 0-0 to 6-360 3rd drawn @ Kensington 2-17 to 155 4th drawn @ Raby 2 198 to 1-27 5th lost by 31 runs @ Marrickville 66 to 97 19 Round 13 v Manly (2 Day Matches) Sats. 13 & 20 February 2010 Winning the toss after a 3 inch storm the previous evening seemed a real bonus as Manly were asked to bat in 1st Grade. At 5 for 58 it looked all over for the Sea Eagles until Nat Hill, a son of former Randwick star Denis Hill, took to the attack to rattle up 115 during a partnership of 164. The 270 target looked a tough mark and so it proved to be with no.10 batsman Rod Stafford the leading rungetter with just 28. Ash Doolan hit a highest score of 89 in the second dig but the bird had flown. In 2’s, it was left to Grant Rimmer (35) to put any sense of respectability into the 210 total after Matt Taylor (41) and David Mitchell (44) made a solid start. At 2-80 on day 2 in brilliant sunshine, Manly were in cruise control. However, good bowling from Glen Whichello (3-43) and Mel Singh (3-30) turned the match around and at 9- 205 tension was high until Manly edged past our score to take the points. 3rd Grade had the comp.leaders on the ropes day 1 bundling them out for just 116 courtesy of Nick Charlwood (4-34) and Matt Hilder (4-25). In reply we were doing it easy 3 down with 18 to get before losing 5 for 12. Roger Smith (16 not out) guided the side through however, for a good win. 4th Grade struggled in the wet conditions day 1 to total only 107. Despite a few hiccups, Manly cruised through early on day 2 ruining our hopes of a finals berth. No play day 1 in 5th Grade but day 2 saw Alex Tomkins (44) and Nick Saady (24) the main scorers in our 177 total. In the run chase, Sam Muir (2-33) made early inroads leaving skipper Peter Devlin (3-18) to clean up. 1st lost by 143 runs @ Manly 127 &3-137 to 270 2nd lost by 1 wkt @ Coogee 210 to 9-211 3rd won by 2 wkts @ Graham 8-131 dec & 3-82 to 116 & 8-191 dec 4th lost by 6wkts @ Kensington 107 & 8-99 to 7-177 dec 5th won by 22 runs @ Mike Pawley 177 to 155

Round 14 v Hawkesbury (2 Day Matches) Sats. 27 Feb. – 6 March 2010 It was this round which put an end to our 1st Grade hopes. Forced to send in the Hawks in perfect batting conditions looking for an outright, it all came undone with a 207 run third wicket partnership. In reply it was a dismal batting performance with Mr Consistency Scott Coyte’s 71 the only score of note. It was a cliffhanger in 2’s with 12 needed and the last man in. Mel Singh’s 17 not out, aided by Grant Rimmer, was the difference however, as our boys edged past the 230 target. 3 rd Grade’s Matt Grillis (64) and Alex Sciascia (46) set the tone for a big total which proved the difference with Brandon McLean cleaning up with 4 for 47 in the run chase. Despite Chris Singh’s 5 for 47 the Hawks ran up a competitive total which was no match for our batting. Only Karl Schubert showed any form with a fine 69 in a disappointing loss. 5th Grade took the points day 1 after steady bowling which netted 5 bowlers 2 wickets each. Forced to follow on, the Hawks were gone for just 97 which our boys ran down in 20 overs despite losing 7 wickets along the way to record a very valuable outright win.

1st lost by 170 runs @ Coogee 199 to 369 2nd won by 1 wkt @ Owen Earle 9-233 to 230 3rd won by 109 runs @ Kensington 8-259 dec to 150 4th lost by 63 runs @ Benson’s Lane 2 181 to 9-244 dec 5th won outright by 3wkts @ Snape 5-143 dec & 7-82 to 127 & 97

Round 15 v Bankstown (Limited Overs) Sat 13 March 2010 This was one of the greatest playing days in the club’s history with a “Greenwash” of Bankstown, one of the leading clubs for the past 20 years. It also netted us 143 points in the Club Championship, our second highest match total. In 1sts it was one-way traffic with the match all over in less than 54 overs. Bankstown began well losing their first wicket at 25. But the bowling of Scott Coyte (3-35) and Nathan Price (4-46) was simply outstanding and the ‘Dogs were all out for 125. Eddie Otto quickly crunched 47 off 67 balls to put the issue beyond doubt and grab 2 bonus points. 2nd Grade didn’t have it all there own way at Coogee after John McLoughlin (89) and Matt Taylor (55) had set a competitive target of 250. But the bowling was just what we needed with Grant Rimmer (3-61), Rob Close (2-33), James Tyson (2- 30) and Mel Singh (2-46) sharing the spoils to have them out 25 runs short. 3rd Grade produced the club’s largest one- day winning margin this season with a huge 141 run victory at Jensen. Jordan Magro had a sensational match with 36 and 6 for 25 while Roger Smith’s 53 and Nick Charlwood (41 not out and 1-12 off 7) complemented his efforts to help gain 2 bonus points. 4th Grade finished off a disappointing season with a solid win and a bonus point to boot. Trent Griffiths’ 96 was simply outstanding while 3 wickets to each of Andrew Harrison and Sam Muir ensured the victory. 5th Grade extended their historical win ratio over Bankstown to 7 from 7 with a narrow but decisive victory. Addison Grinham hit a magnificent 119 not out with 11 fours and 5 sixes while David Bourke’s 83 at the top of the order set the tone. Five bowlers shared the wickets to defend our 285 and have 25 to spare at the end and secure 4th spot on the competition ladder. 2nds, 3rds and 5ths each made the Qualifying Finals.

1st won by 7 wkts @ Bankstown 3-116 to 115 (+ 2 bps) 2nd won by 25 runs @ Coogee 9-250 to 225 3rd won by 141 runs @ Jensen 7-221 to 80 (+ 2 bps) 4th won by 64 runs @ Kensington 6-255 to 201 (+ 1 bp) 5th won by 25 runs @ Grahame Thomas 6-285 to 9-260

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Qualifying Finals (2 Day Matches) Sat./Sun. 20/21 March 2010 2nd Grade v St George @ Coogee Lost 129 to 235 Early on Saturday we were in the box seat with St George slumping to 5 for 58 at the hands of Glen Whichello and Rob Close. And at 7 for 104 we were still on top as we were at 8 for 127. But in true keeping with the tradition of Coogee Oval this season, the tail began to wag. And wag it did with nos. 9 and 10 launching into the bowling to such an extent they put on 70 for the 9th wicket and another 38 for the 10th. Their final score of 235 was respectable but gettable. In the run chase we lost Peter Cross early but it wasn’t until the following day we lost our next wicket when John McLoughlin went for 29 with the score at 49. Three quick wickets followed and at 5 for 75 we had it all to do. At 5 for 115 with Matt Yiend (38) in control, hopes were high. Those hopes were short lived however, as we lost our next 5 wickets for just 14 and the season was over. All out for 129 chasing 235 was a disappointing end to the season. 3rd Grade v St George @ Harold Fraser Lost 170 to 4-172 Winning the toss and having first use of the wicket at a spectacular Harold Fraser Oval at Blakehurst, we were looking good at 2 for 94 with Troy Brewster (41) in full flight. Even at 4 for 141 we were threatening to post an imposing score. However, a couple of run outs and a few ordinary shots and the final 6 wickets fell for just 29 and we were all out for 170. In reply, a cautious St George struggled against some keen bowling and when Brandon McLean stuck when the score was 63 and again at 64 our boys had a sniff. But the strong resolve of the Saints batsmen proved too much in 33 degree heat and they edged past us 4 wickets down. A great season for our boys, who all played well and deserved their success in making the qualifying final. 5th Grade v Western Suburbs @ Pratten Won 2-194 to 139 After winning the toss and batting, Western Suburbs were looking good at 0-36. But that signalled the start of the Gabe Budwee show as the promising young pace bowler went through the Magpies taking 6 for 34 in a spirited display which reduced them to 137 all out. The determination in our boys was clear in the run chase with Wests using 8 bowlers in an attempt to make inroads into our batting. After 117 minutes David Bourke was the first to go for 22 with the score at 64. Duncan Hunt would not be denied however, and when he finally was caught for a masterful 58 off 158 balls, the score had climbed to 101 and Wests were gone. Addison Grinham (41 not out) and Scott Gray (51 not out) then got together to seal the win and ensure our 5th Grade boys a place in the semi-finals for the 8th successive season.

Semi-Final (2 Day Match) Sat./Sun. 27/28 March 2010 5th Grade v North Sydney @ Coogee Lost 194 to 5-198 Having won the toss and batted in perfect conditions it was a disappointing effort to be bowled out for 194. At 5 for 84 it looked like being a lot less than that before evergreen skipper Peter Devlin managed a half-century (51) with support from tailender Gabe Budwee (36). David Bourke’s 39 at the top of the order was also a major contribution. Three quick wickets in the run chase had Norths on the back foot at 3 for 57 but a 92 run partnership for the 4th wicket all but put paid to our chances and when the target was reached we only had 5 wickets in the bag. Disappointment not to take part in our 6th Final in nine years.

2009-10 TEAMS SUMMARY 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th PG's AWG CC Final Points 54 56 64 41 60 0 30 Final Position on Table 9th 6th 4th 13th 4th 20th 3rd C/Championship Pts 324 280 256 123 120 0 90 1193 Final Position 9th 6th 5th 13th 3rd 20th 3rd 7th Wins 9 9 9 6 10 0 6 49 Losses 7 5 4 7 6 6 3 38 Draws / Tie 3/0 2/0 3/0 2/0 1/0 1/0 0 D12/T0 Tosses Won/Lost W7/L11 W7/L8 W6/L8 W3/L12 W10/L6 W2/L5 W3/L6 W36/L54 Runs Scored 3701 3315 2880 2553 3238 834 1354 17875 Wickets Lost 126 136 114 131 148 53 73 781 Batting Average 29.37 24.38 25.26 19.49 21.88 15.74 18.55 22.89 Runs Conceded 3850 3497 2730 2445 3002 1310 1314 18148 Wickets Taken 125 136 147 116 167 38 76 805 30.80 25.71 18.57 21.08 17.98 34.47 17.29 22.54 Byes 66 36 34 17 75 3 9 240 Leg Byes 90 109 38 32 83 15 18 385 Wides 69 32 59 73 149 67 65 514 No Balls 59 39 57 47 54 9 43 308

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GRADE COMPETITION TABLES - 2009/2010

FIRST GRADE: Sutherland 86 Eastern Suburbs 70 St George 69 Manly-Warringah 66 Northern District 64 Sydney University 60 Parramatta 55 Bankstown 54 Randwick Petersham 54 UNSW 50.9 Campbelltown-Camden 49 Penrith 41 Western Suburbs 40 North Sydney 32 Gordon 32 Hawkesbury 31 Mosman 30 Fairfield-Liverpool 29 Sydney 26 Blacktown 20.

FIRST GRADE LIMITED-OVERS: Sutherland 38 Sydney University 36 Eastern Suburbs 33 St George 28 Campbelltown-Camden 25 Manly-Warringah 24 UNSW 22 Northern District 21 Parramatta 19 Fairfield- Liverpool 17 Randwick Petersham 16 Bankstown 14 Gordon 14 North Sydney 14 Sydney 14 Western Suburbs 12 Penrith 11 Mosman 11 Blacktown 8 Hawkesbury 7.

FIRST GRADE TWENTY20 CUP: Bankstown 6 Sydney University 4 Manly-Warringah 4 Fairfield- Liverpool 4 Penrith 4 Campbelltown-Camden 4 Mosman 4 Gordon 2 Eastern Suburbs 2 Sutherland 2 Western Suburbs 2 St George 2 North Sydney 2 Northern District 2 Randwick Petersham 2 Blacktown 2 UNSW 2 Hawkesbury 0 Parramatta 0 Sydney 0.

SECOND GRADE: St George 80 Sutherland 73 Sydney University 72 Bankstown 59 Northern District 56 Randwick Petersham 56 Manly-Warringah 51 North Sydney 50 Eastern Suburbs 48 Penrith 44 Parramatta 39 UNSW 38 Hawkesbury 30 Blacktown 30 Gordon 30 Western Suburbs 24 Campbelltown- Camden 18 Sydney 18 Fairfield-Liverpool 13 Mosman 13.

THIRD GRADE: Manly-Warringah 74 Parramatta 68 St George 67 Randwick Petersham 64 Eastern Suburbs 58 Fairfield-Liverpool 57 Bankstown 52 Sydney University 48 Gordon 47 Sutherland 43 UNSW 37 Campbelltown-Camden 36 North Sydney 36 Northern District 34 Mosman 25 Penrith 24 Hawkesbury 20 Western Suburbs 18 Sydney 6 Blacktown 6.

FOURTH GRADE: Sutherland 76 St George 62 North Sydney 61 Sydney 59 Eastern Suburbs 55 Northern District 52 Manly-Warringah 51 UNSW 48 Gordon 48 Sydney University 47 Bankstown 44 Campbelltown-Camden 43 Randwick Petersham 41 Penrith 34 Mosman 25 Western Suburbs 24 Parramatta 22 Fairfield-Liverpool 18 Hawkesbury 13 Blacktown 0.

FIFTH GRADE: Campbelltown-Camden 69 St George 65 Western Suburbs 61 Randwick Petersham 60 North Sydney 59 Sydney University 55 Gordon 51 Sutherland 50 Bankstown 41 Blacktown 41 Northern District 37 Manly-Warringah 36 Sydney 36 Fairfield-Liverpool 34 Penrith 30 Eastern Suburbs 30 Mosman 26 Parramatta 13 UNSW 12 Hawkesbury 12.

POIDEVIN-GRAY SHIELD: St George 32 Penrith 31 Sydney University 24 Parramatta 23 Eastern Suburbs 20 Bankstown 18 Sutherland 16 Gordon 16 Sydney 16 Northern District 16 Fairfield-Liverpool 15 Blacktown 14 Campbelltown-Camden 13 Manly-Warringah 12 Western Suburbs 10 Mosman 9 North Sydney 8 Hawkesbury 8 UNSW 2 Randwick Petersham 0.

AW GREEN SHIELD: Parramatta 36 Sutherland 36 Sydney 36 Manly-Warringah 36 Bankstown 30 Randwick Petersham 30 Western Suburbs 24 Gordon 24 Sydney University 18 Northern District 18 Campbelltown-Camden 18 Blacktown 18 Eastern Suburbs 18 Fairfield-Liverpool 18 Penrith 12 St George 12 UNSW 6 North Sydney 6 Hawkesbury 6 Mosman 6.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP: St George 1562 Sutherland 1553 Manly-Warringah 1328 Sydney University 1313 Eastern Suburbs 1251 Bankstown 1203 Randwick Petersham 1193 Northern District 1148 Parramatta 1089 North Sydney 937 Gordon 912 Campbelltown-Camden 901 Penrith 884 UNSW 837.4 Western Suburbs 738 Fairfield-Liverpool 703 Sydney 691 Hawkesbury 529 Mosman 526 Blacktown 486.

22 2009-10 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP The Sydney Smith Cup - Points Summary RPC RPC Round Opposition 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th PG GS Total Leader Points Pos. 1/LO1 Uni NSW 42 30 24 0 12 108 108 3 Manly 2 Parramatta 0 0 0 0 0 0 108 4 Manly 3/LO2 Mosman 0 35 0 0 0 35 143 10 Sutherland 4 Fairfield-Liverp. 36 30 0 0 0 66 209 11 Sutherland T/20 1 Sutherland 0 0 209 11 Sutherland PG1 Sutherland 0 0 209 11 Sutherland 5 North Sydney 36 0 24 18 12 90 299 8 St George T/20 2 Wests 0 0 299 8 St George PG2 Wests 0 0 299 8 St George 6 Syd Uni 0 0 0 0 0 0 299 eq 11 Syd Uni T/20 3 Nthn District 12 12 311 eq 12 Syd Uni PG3 Nthn District 0 0 311 eq 11 Syd Uni 7 Gordon 36 30 40 18 12 136 447 8 Bankstown PG4 St George 0 0 447 8 Syd Uni PG5 Blacktown 0 0 447 9 Bankstown 8 Sydney 36 30 0 0 12 78 525 8 Bankstown LO6 St George 0 0 525 8 Bankstown GS1 St George 18 18 543 8 Bankstown GS2 Nthn District 18 18 561 8 Bankstown GS3 Blacktown 0 0 561 8 Bankstown GS4 Wests 18 18 579 8 Bankstown 9 Penrith 36 0 24 18 12 90 669 7 Bankstown GS5 Penrith 18 18 687 7 Bankstown GS6 Sutherland 0 0 687 7 Bankstown 10/LO7 Easts 0 35 32 24 16 107 794 7 Bankstown PG6 Bankstown 0 0 794 7 Bankstown GS7 Bankstown 18 18 812 7 Sutherland 11/LO8 Blacktown 42 30 32 24 0 128 940 7 Sutherland PG7 Penrith 0 0 940 7 Sutherland 12 Campbelltown 0 0 0 0 0 0 940 8 Sutherland 13 Manly 0 0 24 0 12 36 976 8 Sutherland 14 Hawkesbury 0 30 24 0 20 74 1050 8 Sutherland 15 Bankstown 48 30 32 21 12 143 1193 7 St George TOTAL 324 280 256 123 120 0 90 1193 Competition Points 54 56 64 41 60 0 30 Final Position on Table 9th 6th 5th 13th 3rd 20th 3rd 7th

2009-10 SCA Competition Winners First Grade = St George Club Champions = St George Second Grade = St George 1st Grade LO = Sutherland Third Grade = Parramatta 1st Grade 20/20 = Manly Warringah Fourth Grade = Sutherland Poidevin Gray = Penrith Fifth Grade = Campbelltown AW Green Shield = Bankstown

23 BATTING - TOP 20 RUN SCORERS : 2009-10 Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct/RO Scott Coyte 18 15 1 610 43.57 99 6/0 Alex Sciascia 14 14 0 538 38.43 100 8/1 John McLoughlin 17 17 4 525 40.38 157* 6/0 Addison Grinham 18 17 7 512 51.20 119* 6/0 Usman Khawaja 11 8 1 506 72.29 189 3/1 Troy Brewster 13 14 1 496 38.15 73 0/1 Matthew Yiend 15 14 1 441 33.92 114 1/0 William Passas 14 15 2 431 33.15 86* 6/1 Mike Grillis 16 15 0 424 28.27 104 4/0 Eddie Otto 18 14 1 409 31.46 163 3/2 David Bourke 17 18 1 396 23.29 100* 7/0 Matthew Frith 13 13 0 395 30.38 128 4/0 Peter Cross 18 15 0 388 25.87 66 5/0 Matthew Taylor 13 15 0 371 24.73 71 9/0 Scott Gray 11 12 1 319 29.00 75 0/3 Andrew Redman 13 12 0 313 26.08 68 2/0 Jordan Magro 15 14 3 294 26.73 61* 6/0 David Mitchell 13 14 1 260 20.00 68 7/2 Roger Smith 15 12 3 258 28.67 53 0/0 Peter Devlin 16 12 2 253 25.30 52* 5/0

BOWLING - TOP 20 WICKET TAKERS : 2009-10 Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Matthew Hilder 189.83 38 30 527 17.57 2.78 4/25 Robert Close 200.00 37 30 630 21.00 3.15 4/30 Jordan Magro 183.83 37 28 515 18.39 2.80 6/25 Melvin Singh 227.00 39 28 753 26.89 3.32 4/47 Gabriel Budwee 151.00 30 27 350 12.96 2.32 6/22 Nick Charlwood 162.00 35 27 555 20.56 3.43 5/63 Grant Rimmer 217.67 46 27 693 25.67 3.18 3/27 Scott Coyte 203.17 41 27 736 27.26 3.62 5/96 Chris Singh 141.83 19 26 456 17.54 3.22 1/30 James Tyson 206.17 45 25 578 23.12 2.80 3/26 Brandon McLean 127.00 22 23 431 18.74 3.39 4/47 Nathan Price 185.50 36 23 603 26.22 3.25 4/46 Nigil Singh 182.67 48 21 441 21.00 2.41 3/15 Joshua James 148.00 17 21 490 23.33 3.31 4/31 Rodney Stafford 216.00 37 21 774 36.86 3.58 4/70 Andrew Harrison 144.50 35 20 347 17.35 2.40 5/39 Nicholas Saady 112.83 18 19 315 16.58 2.79 3/17 James Byrne 171.17 32 19 640 33.68 3.74 4/93 Govind Karki 175.00 25 18 516 28.67 2.95 4/21 Matthew Coles 84.17 14 16 278 17.38 3.30 3/12

WICKETKEEPING - TOP 5 : 2009-10 Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Roger Smith 23 10 33 35 Matthew Yiend 21 2 23 16 Ashley Doolan 15 3 18 53 Karl Schubert 13 2 15 14 Scott Gray 10 1 11 22

24 BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES : 2009-10 BATTING : CENTURIES Grade First Name Surname Score Opponent Venue Round Date 1 Usman Khawaja 189 Fairfield-Liverpool Coogee Oval 4 24-Oct-09 1 Usman Khawaja 112 Eastern Suburbs Coogee Oval 10 16-Jan-10 1 Usman Khawaja 116 Blacktown Coogee Oval 11 23-Jan-10 1 Matthew Frith 120 North Sydney Coogee Oval 5 07-Nov-09 1 Matthew Frith 128 Blacktown Coogee Oval 11 23-Jan-10 1 Eddie Otto 163 Gordon Chatswood Oval 7 05-Dec-09 1 John McLoughlin 157* Gordon Chatswood Oval 7 05-Dec-09 3 Matthew Yiend 114 North Sydney Kensington Oval 5 7-Nov-09 3 Alex Sciascia 100 Gordon Killara Oval 7 28-Nov-09 5 Mike Grillis 104 University NSW David Phillips Sth 1 26-Sep-09 5 David Bourke 100* North Sydney Marrickville Oval 5 31-Oct-09 5 Addison Grinham 119* Bankstown Grahame Thomas 15 13-Mar-10

BOWLING : 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS Grade First Name Surname Bowling Opponent Venue Round Date 1 Scott Coyte 5/96 Sydney Coogee Oval 8 19-Dec-09 1 Matthew Frith 5/36 Manly Warringah Manly Oval 13 13-Feb-10 3 Jordan Magro 6/25 Bankstown Jensen Park 15 13-Mar-10 4 Nick Charlwood 5/63 Fairfield-Liverpool Don Dawson Oval 4 17-Oct-09 4 Chris Singh 5/53 Sydney University Sydney Uni 2 6 14-Nov-09 4 Chris Singh 5/47 Hawkesbury Bensons Lane 2 14 27-Feb-10 4 Andrew Harrison 5/39 Penrith Kensington Oval 9 10-Jan-10 5 Gabriel Budwee 6/22 North Sydney Marrickville Oval 5 7-Nov-09 5 Gabriel Budwee 6/41 Western Suburbs Pratten Park QF 20-Mar-10 5 Cameron Fowler 7/35 Gordon Beauchamp Oval 7 5-Dec-09 5 Mitchell Jones 5/20 Penrith Rance Oval 9 9-Jan-10

WICKETKEEPING : 5 OR MORE DISMISSALS (INNINGS) Grade First Name Surname Outs Opponent Venue Round Date AWG Alexander Wynn 6C Parramatta Old Kings Oval QF 19-Jan-10

25 New Partnership Records this season

New Club Records (All Grades) Eddie Otto (163) and John McLoughlin (157 not out) put on 293 in 287 minutes for the 2nd wicket in the successful 1st Grade chase against Gordon’s 9- 354 declared at Chatswood Oval. Their performance was the highest-ever 1st Grade partnership for any wicket and the second best for the club behind last season’s 309 for the 5th wicket in 2nd Grade by Tim Laws and Brenton Barker. While the previous record 2nd wicket partnership in 1st Grade was 214 by Usman Khawaja and Matthew Mott against North Sydney in 2004-05, that mark was broken in round 11 this season against Blacktown when Usman Khawaja (116) and Matthew Frith (128) put on 250 for the 2nd wicket.

New Club Individual Grade Records i Coming together at 7-55 chasing Gordon’s 142, 4th Grade’s Las Kananngara (65 not out) and David Howe (37 not out) put on a sensational 96 at Kensington Oval to grab the win and easily pass the former 4th Grade record of 71 for the 8th wicket set in 2002-03 by Marc Anderson and Zachary Levien. i Batting first against North Sydney at Kensington Oval in 3rd Grade, Matthew Yiend (114) and Matthew Hilder (47) put on 130 to take the score from 3 for 89 to 4 for 219 and set the groundwork for a good win. This passed the previous 4th wicket record of 103 set by Tristan Marshall and Tim Laws in 2006-07. i At 8 for 153 chasing Fairfield-Liverpool’s 6-254 dec. in 5th Grade at Marrickville Oval, Alexander Wynn (27) and Joshua James (63) put on 88 for the 9th wicket to get within 13 runs of the target. And while the team didn’t come away with a win, the 88 runs exceeded by 15 the previous 5th Grade record of 73 set in 2002- 03 by Jon Griffiths and Jeremy Dwyer and later equalled in 2005-06 by Will Halstead and Jake Berry. i Chasing 128 in the Poidevin Gray match against Western Suburbs at Pratten Park, things were looking pretty grim with the score 7 for 59. Nick Charlwood (15 not out ) and Gabe Budwee (38) however, gave their side a real shot at victory with a record-breaking 52 for the 8th wicket. The team eventually went down by 13 runs but the new record broke the previous mark of 45 set by James Byrne and Peter Conomous set in 2004-05. i In scoring a fantastic 9 wicket win over Bankstown at Grahame Thomas Oval, Alex Wynn (55 not out) and Andrew Coles (52 not out) put on an undefeated 126 for the 2nd wicket to set a new A W Green Shield record for the club. The previous record of 65 was held by Will Passas and Nicholas Lennings established in 2003-04 against North Sydney. i At 3 down for 48 chasing St George’s 6-231 at Coogee, we had it all to do before Adam Childs (68) and Jason Gray (56) got together and put on a record- breaking 79 for the 4th wicket and set their team up for a great win. The previous record of 74 was held by Mark Carroll and Andrew Redman.

26 The Pride of the Baggy Green

To recognise the achievement of players selected in the Randwick Petersham First XI, the club introduced a capping system in 2001-02, its first season.

A player who plays in the First Grade team is presented with a Randwick Petersham “Baggy Green” bearing the club’s logo and becomes listed as a club “capped” player. The player is also allocated a sequential number that is displayed on his Nathan Price, Scott Coyte and Matthew Frith playing shirt. Numbers are allocated in order of selection although when two or more players are selected at the same time, the allocation is in surname alphabetical order.

Players retain the number they are allocated for all time. The last number allocated will also reflect the total number of players to play in the club’s First Grade team. A total of 71 players have now played in the First XI since the club’s creation nine years ago.

This season, seven players made their debut as first graders with Randwick Petersham. Each was presented with his cap by an official or representative of the club, before the start of play in their first match in the top grade.

The capped players this season were:

No. 65 Scott Coyte This former New South Wales all-rounder joined us from the Campbelltown- Camden club. He made his debut in the green and gold baggy green in round 1 v University of NSW where he scored 19 runs opening the batting and took 3 wickets for 40 opening the bowling.

No. 66 Matthew Frith Matthew joined us from Newcastle after a number of successful seasons. An opening batsman, he debuted for us in round 1 against University of NSW where he unfortunately got a good ball early and failed to score.

No. 67 Nathan Price Another successful Newcastle batsman who made his Sydney 1st Grade debut for us with a half century against University of NSW in round 1. His 50 came at an important time in the match enabling the team to post a match-winning total and earn Nathan man-of-the-match honours.

No. 68 Damien Wall Joined the club from Campbelltown-Camden and made his RP debut in round 4 against Fairfield-Liverpool at Coogee. A wicketkeeper/batsman he scored 1 not out, took one catch and conceded 13 byes.

No. 69 Peter Cross After great success in 2nds, this opening batsman made his debut in round 6 against Sydney University at Coogee. He made 45 from 106 balls which was top score in a losing match.

No. 70 Robert Wilson A former off-spinner with the Eastern Suburbs club, he made his RP debut in round 8 against Sydney. He wasn’t required to bat while he finished with 0 for 32 from 11 overs with the ball.

No. 71 Robert Close After some sound all-round performances in 2nd Grade, Robert was promoted for the round 6 limited overs match against St George at Hurstville Oval. He scored 0 from 5 balls and finished with 0 for 23 from 7 overs.

27 1st Grade Report by Rod Stafford, Captain Position in Competition: 9th

Season 2009-10 saw a marked improvement for our 1st Grade side in comparison to the previous year. Unfortunately, we still weren’t able to push our way into the finals in any of the 3 competitions. We finished the year in 9th place with 9 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses despite continually hovering around the edge of the top 6 throughout the season.

For most of the summer we never seemed to win more than a couple in a row or lose more than a couple in a row, although winning more than losing. This left us reasonably well placed throughout the year for a top 6 berth provided we could step up at the business end of the season.

A couple of highlights included chasing 345 vs Fairfield in Round 5 with Usman Khawaja scoring 189 not out, chasing 355 v Gordon with Eddie Otto and John McLoughlin both scoring 150’s as they put on 293 for the 2nd wicket, and a dominant display v Blacktown in Round 11 with Matt Frith and Usman Khawaja both scoring centuries as they put on 250 for the 2nd wicket in a 114 run victory.

We struggled to maintain pressure and bowl sides out at times but were well led by Scott Coyte and Nathan Price who were consistently tough to play. Our last round demolition of Bankstown saw this pair rip through their top and middle order as well bowled them out for 115.

We were unlucky to be washed out v Campbelltown with 315 on the board leaving us just outside the top 6. Unfortunately, when the pressure was on in a must win game against Manly we failed to capitalise and their 5-58 became 270. We then succumbed for 127. We also lost easily to Hawkesbury to end our season.

A major feature of the season was the addition of three fantastic all-rounders who all had excellent seasons.

Scott Coyte joined us from Campbelltown and finished the season as our highest run scorer with 610 runs at 43. After Christmas he consistently scored at a run a ball between 70 and 99 including 3 nervous nineties. With the ball, Coytey was often unlucky if not a little impatient, and he finished as our highest wickettaker with 27 wickets at 27. Coytey finished his first season with the Randy Petes as the club’s “Player of the Season” proving his class once again.

Matthew Frith relocated from Newcastle to the Coogee Bay Hotel and proved himself a quality first grader. Two centuries saw him finish the season with 395 runs at 30. His straight drive play at Coogee was a pleasure to watch. Handy medium pace saw Frithy lurk 13 wickets at 13, which will no doubt see him bowl more overs next season. Most notably Matthew’s aggression and competitiveness added great value to the side, although a post-match centre wicket practice after a couple of ducks may have gone too far.

Nathan Price is a natural at everything he does, and really came into his own when he took the new ball after Christmas. He finished with 23 wickets at 26 (18 after Christmas) and 251 runs at 23 in a solid all round first season. He was consistently one of our best in the field making it all look too easy. I look forward to Nathan improving both areas of his game and becoming one of the dominant all rounders in the competition.

Usman Khawaja was brilliant at the top of the order for us and also for New South Wales. He finished the season on the verge of Australian selection, and in 1st Grade scored 506 runs at 72 including 3 centuries. It’s a testament to Uss that he keeps committing to the Randy Petes as much as he does, and the boys learn a lot about the art of batting when he is at the crease.

There were solid performances from most of the guys this season, and in order to make the finals these players would all be looking to step up another notch next year.

Eddie Otto had another solid year with the bat remarkably taking on the opening role vs Gordon and scoring 163 to cement his spot there for the rest of the season. He finished with 409 runs at 31 and was our best fieldsman all season in his trademark point position.

Ashley Doolan had a lean year with the bat for the majority but came good with a classy 93 v Manly to finish with 224 runs at 19. Dools was tremendous behind the stumps taking 15 catches and 3 stumpings.

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Jimmy Byrne started the year on fire with the ball and ended up finishing with 19 wickets at 33. He scored handy runs with the bat averaging 17, and with increased opportunities will score plenty of big runs in the top grade.

John McLoughlin batted patiently at 3 for most of the 2 day matches and scored 299 runs at 33 including an outstanding 157 not out v Gordon.

We had solid contributions from a few others in the squad including Adam Semple who had a recurrence of his knee injury late in the year. Fingers crossed the knee comes good for Sempy as he is the sort of guy that everyone wants to play with week in and week out. Peter Cross was a welcome addition from Shires cricket and split the year between 1st and 2nd Grade. His aggressive left hand batting and great team ethic was well received by the boys. Rob Wilson also bowled some handy spells of when up in 1st Grade in his first season since joining us from Easts.

Glen Whichello bowled some quality spells for us early in the year without luck, and was a welcome addition to 2nd Grade as he regained some form. Big Burt Cockley had an injury ridden year and we all know that he will be back next season ready to rock for the Randy Petes and NSW. Rob Close and Damien Wall made their debuts this year for RPC 1st Grade and both are talents who should play plenty of 1st Grade in years to come.

Without our volunteers cricket wouldn’t be as enjoyable as it is and the week in week out banter with these cricket lovers is a highlight of every weekend. Huge congratulations to Cec Orrock and Peter English for winning Clubman of the Year Awards. Their pitch marking and positive support is second to none. Sue Hill and Robin Gardner continued to do great things at the Coogee Oval canteen and we thank them for their continued support. Our coaching staff, Bill Anderson, Rob Huxley, David Skuthorpe, Ron Crippin and Andrew Millican did a tremendous job once again putting in hours and hours of work. Many thanks go to our scorers Michael Arratoon and Chris McLeod for their efforts and the time they put in. Stan Beal and Richard McCord offered all grades support throughout the year, in particular at practice at Snape Park and we thank them for their contribution.

In closing, congratulations to the club on an improved performance on last season, with 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade making the Qualifying Finals with 5th Grade and Green Shield on making the semi finals. To keep on improving our position in the Club Championship and for 1st Grade to reach that elusive first Premiership we need to keep pushing ourselves to the next level on and off the field.

1st Grade 2009-10 Back Row: Bill Anderson (Director of Operations), Peter Cross, Burt Cockley, James Byrne, Nathan Price, Rob Huxley (Coaching Co-ordinator), Michael Arratoon (Scorer), Chris McLeod (Scorer). Front Row: Eddie Otto, Scott Coyte, Rod Stafford (Captain), Ashley Doolan, Matthew Frith, Rob Wilson 29 1ST GRADE - BATTING

Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct/RO Scott Coyte 18 15 1 610 43.57 99 6/0 Usman Khawaja 11 8 1 506 72.29 189 3/1 Eddie Otto 18 14 1 409 31.46 163 3/2 Matthew Frith 13 13 0 395 30.38 128 4/0 John McLoughlin 11 11 2 299 33.22 157* 3/0 Nathan Price 18 14 3 251 22.82 67 9/2 Ashley Doolan 17 14 2 224 18.67 89 0/0 Brett Jackson 8 8 0 187 23.38 75 6/0 Adam Semple 13 10 0 144 14.40 64 2/1 James Byrne 18 11 3 140 17.50 28* 3/2 Peter Cross 9 6 0 134 22.33 52 3/0 Rodney Stafford 16 10 3 125 17.86 40 1/0 Robert Wilson 8 3 0 52 17.33 35 2/0 Tim Laws 7 3 0 15 5.00 8 1/0 Burt Cockley 5 1 1 6 6* 0/0 Robert Close 6 3 2 6 6.00 6 2/0 Glen Whichello 7 3 2 4 4.00 3* 1/0 Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches/Run Outs. Damien Wall 1/1/1/1/0, Robert Huxley 1/0/0/0/1. TOTAL BATTING 205 148 22 3508 27.84 189 50/9

1ST GRADE - BOWLING

Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Scott Coyte 203.17 41 27 736 27.26 3.62 5/96 Nathan Price 185.50 36 23 603 26.22 3.25 4/36 Rodney Stafford 216.00 37 21 774 36.86 3.58 4/70 James Byrne 171.17 32 19 640 33.68 3.74 4/93 Matthew Frith 52.17 6 13 175 13.46 3.35 5/36 Adam Semple 22.00 3 3 99 33.00 4.50 2/6 Robert Close 22.00 1 3 105 35.00 4.77 3/58 Glen Whichello 66.00 7 3 314 104.67 4.76 1/42 Burt Cockley 12.00 0 2 44 22.00 3.67 2/29 Usman Khawaja 7.00 1 1 29 29.00 4.14 1/23 Robert Wilson 44.00 5 1 156 156.00 3.55 1/47

Also Bowled : Overs/Wickets/Runs. Brett Jackson 1/0/6, Eddie Otto 4/0/13. TOTAL BOWLING 1005.67 169 116 3694 31.84 3.67 5/36

1ST GRADE - WICKETKEEPING

Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Ashley Doolan 15 3 18 53 Damien Wall 1 0 1 13

30 2nd Grade Report

by David Mitchell, Captain

Position in Competition: 6th

Randwick Petersham 2nd Grade had a terrific season this year in qualifying for the preliminary finals. Unfortunately, we bowed out to the eventual premiers St George in a close game where we had our chances to win but ultimately came up just short. In the end this was a fair reflection on our season, we played some very good cricket, but we never quite hit our straps to play as consistently well as we were capable to win the comp.

Firstly, as skipper I would have to say that it was an absolute pleasure playing with what was dubbed by the rest of the club as the “Good blokes XI”. A particularly strong bond was forged early on in the season when Troy Brewster ran a warm up drill involving each player divulging a personal insight. The intimacy of Mel Singh’s extremely candid confession left a lasting impression on the lads, in particular, the younger lads.

From this early bonding we went on to play in the great traditions of both Randwick and Petersham- Marrickville clubs, playing an old brand of cricket which was tough and direct, and always at our opponents. However at the end of the day, we would head up to the top of Coogee grandstand regardless of the result and have a beer with the opposition and umps. Sitting amongst all those past players looking down from the walls of Coogee grandstand, there was hardly a post-game umpires meeting where we weren’t congratulated on the spirit we played the game with (Bobby Barter you are a living legend in showcasing the great history of both clubs in the refurbished museum).

From the very first game of the year, our matches were characterised by the collective team performance as opposed to the individual. The fact that not one of our batsmen scored a hundred, or a bowler took 5 wickets in an innings is testament to how evenly the performances were shared throughout the squad. Watching Andrew Redman develop into a rock at the top of the innings, seeing ‘Prince’ William Passas develop into a top class player and our club favourite Grant Rimmer rise through the grades and establish himself as a 2nd Grade wicket taker were highlights shared by all.

Our bowlers shone for us all year, with each one taking 20-odd wickets and averaging in the 20’s. They all took wickets at crucial times and there wasn’t a bowler that I couldn’t call on who wouldn’t get us a wicket. Starting off the innings with James Tyson slinging his agro ‘lefty’ Tasmanian contempt at the unwitting batsmen, he could be counted on throughout the day to pound away with skill and guile. His partner in crime Rob “Choppy” Close was the perfect foil, lulling the batsmen with his devilish features before trapping them plum in front as the batsmen looked up bewildered.

Glen “Whinchy” Whichello would follow up, bounding in all day like one of Stan’s greyhounds when he’s trying to put it in the box. We were very lucky whenever we got Glen back from 1’s as he would put in a gut-busting spell that would get us a wicket. Rims would then follow on with his mesmerising, wobbling pace and could be guaranteed of getting a wicket. Throw a quality veteran leg spinner in Mel Singh into the mix and you have a very good 2nd Grade attack. Also when we were lucky enough to have Rob Wilson when he wasn’t playing 1’s, we were even more difficult to come up against. Rob in his first season with the Randy Pete's was a great addition fitting in seamlessly to the club and to meet the guy, you’d never know he played for Easts.

The Paul Toole Randy Pete’s ‘squeeze’ was always applied with great effect from this attack and was well supported by a very good fielding side. There were only a couple of games where we struggled to bowl teams out, however we did play on some pretty good tracks throughout the year.

To summarise our batting would be to say that we didn’t reach our potential. There is some quality batting in this side, however we didn’t reach the consistency that we would probably have been expecting from ourselves. In saying that, the two men who really stepped up this year was Andrew “Redders” Redman and Will “Pass” Passas.

31 Redders proved that his mums watermelon and lollies weren’t his only contribution to the team as he became our rock at the top of the order. He had an excellent season as he continues to grow into his body (and what a body), the muscled 6’s over midwicket testament to this growth.

Our standout batsmen this year, Will Passas was awesome. Pass played every innings with a calmness and touch that looked out of place in 2nd Grade. It was a great season and a well deserved platform to again push for 1st Grade honours which will inevitably come.

Johnny McLoughlin and Peter Cross were two of our other batsmen that we were very lucky to have in 2’s. They both performed well in 2nd Grade and performed very well when given the chance in 1st Grade. In Crossy’s first season with the club he embodies all the things that are great about our club. He’s tough, classy, chirpy yet respectful. And he has a beautiful girlfriend.

Johnny Mac showed in every innings in 2nd Grade why he shouldn’t be playing 2nd Grade. It was a great achievement to score a big ton in 1’s Johnny, and we all enjoyed it with you. The great Matthew Taylor provided many wonderful moments in 2’s. His belligerent batting set against his rapier wit from 2nd slip make Matthew a very difficult opponent.

Newcomer Matt Yiend took over the gloves from the injured Redders this year and his first innings of 60 not out showed the talent that saw him rise from 6th Grade to 2nd Grade in the space of a few games. Yiendy had a solid start to his career with the club performing well with the gloves and bat. He is a great addition to the club and I’m looking forward to a big upcoming year from our favourite Zimbabwean/Pommy/Australian.

Troy Brewster and Tim Laws both performed very well for the games they played with us. Both are very talented and have consistently scored heavily for the club and I look forward to them both having big seasons for us next year.

Jordan Magro performed well for us each time he was called up, highlighted by an unbelievable innings at Blacktown scoring 60 not out in explosive fashion when we were dead and buried to get us the 6 points. Jordy is pushing very hard, and will no doubt be looking to cement his place in 2’s next season and which he is very capable of.

Finally I would like to thank our support staff. To put into context how well supported we were I would like to mention some of our finest.

2nd Grade 2009-10 Back Row: Alex Tomkins, Peter Cross, Rob Close, Glen Whichello, Grant Rimmer, Will Passas, James Tyson. Front Row: Matthew Yiend, Mel Singh, John McLoughlin, David Mitchell (Captain), Matthew Taylor, Andrew Redman 32 Firstly, “Mitch, don’t tell anyone, but you boys are my favourite boys” Unnamed Randy Pete's Canteen lady of two. And secondly, on turning up to Coogee 3 hours early to go for a swim and get a coffee before warm-ups to see our two legends Cec Orrock and Peter English sitting on their chairs having already swept out the sheds, taken off the covers, readied the scoreboard and canteen and having a discussion as to which end Whichy should bowl from!!

A big thank you to our scorer, Stan Beal for putting in a huge effort this year and getting through 62.4 over’s through the year. On asking Stan his scoring highlight, “the gumnuts falling out of the tree and hitting me on the head was the only thing keeping me awake at Drummoyne” was his usual dry response. Stan put in a big effort as training Captain this year so we’ll let him off his 2nd Grade duties. Angela Redman and Nicole soon-to-be-Mrs Yiend, were terrific scoring throughout the year and you were both a big part of our team. We were a very well supported team.

In summary we had a very enjoyable season, and I’m looking forward to us going the next step this coming season and taking home the premiership.

2ND GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct/RO William Passas 14 15 2 431 33.15 86* 6/1 Matthew Taylor 13 15 0 371 24.73 71 9/0 Andrew Redman 13 12 0 313 26.08 68 2/0 David Mitchell 13 14 1 260 20.00 68 7/2 Peter Cross 9 9 0 254 28.22 66 2/0 John McLoughlin 6 6 2 226 56.50 89 3/0 Troy Brewster 6 7 0 224 32.00 71 0/0 Matthew Yiend 9 9 1 217 27.13 64* 0/0 Tim Laws 4 6 0 207 34.50 93 1/0 Melvin Singh 15 13 4 127 14.11 28* 2/1 Robert Wilson 9 7 1 112 18.67 47 3/0 Glen Whichello 8 7 0 94 13.43 21 2/0 James Tyson 15 12 6 78 13.00 14* 3/0 Jordan Magro 3 3 1 75 37.50 61* 1/0 Grant Rimmer 14 11 5 60 10.00 35 7/0 Robert Close 12 12 0 52 4.33 21 2/0 Brenton Barker 2 1 0 15 15.00 15 0/0

Also Batted: Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches/Run Outs. Damien Wall 1/1/1/11/2/0, Alex Sciascia 1/0/0/0/0/0, Mike Grillis 1/0/0/0/0/1. TOTAL BATTING 168 160 24 3127 22.99 93 52/5

2ND GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Melvin Singh 227.00 39 28 753 26.89 3.32 4/47 Robert Close 178.00 36 27 525 19.44 2.95 4/30 Grant Rimmer 208.67 46 27 661 24.48 3.17 3/27 James Tyson 206.17 45 25 578 23.12 2.80 3/26 Glen Whichello 94.00 13 12 343 28.58 3.65 4/62 Robert Wilson 104.33 18 10 353 35.30 3.38 2/28 Jordan Magro 37.00 8 2 123 61.50 3.32 1/20 John McLoughlin 4.00 0 0 16 4.00 0/16 TOTAL BOWLING 1059.17 205 131 3352 25.59 3.16 4/30

2ND GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Matthew Yiend 18 0 18 16 Andrew Redman 2 2 4 20

33 3rd Grade Report by Nigil Singh, Captain Position in Competition: 5th

So it came to pass that The Little Team That Could almost did it this year. On reflection, that we finished 4th on the ladder was a somewhat misleading indicator of our talent. We were at times a team that was unstoppable, twice beating teams in the top 6 gaining 2 bonus points. We were also capable of playing some very poor cricket, losing meekly to the team that ultimately finished last on the points table. In my opinion, we were a team that, once knowing our limitations, played to our strengths well and did not deviate from the task we set ourselves. That is, we set tight fields, bowled straight and held our catches and backed our batsmen to somehow get more runs than the opposition. A key indicator of this is that collectively we only scored two hundreds (Matt Yiend 114 and Alex Sciascia 100) and took one five wicket haul (Jordan Magro 6 for) for the season.

If we had a weakness, I think it was our inability to play out long innings ie bat boring when needed to and work on rotating the strike. Though to be fair, this I think is a problem endemic to the club as a whole and is something that we can all work on addressing through the grades. The playing surfaces that we played on before Christmas may not have helped in this task. The positive was our ability to hunt as a pack in the field. I firmly believe that we had more fun in the field than any other team, and this alone got us over the line a few times.

I am sure everyone has their favorite moment of the last season. Maybe some of you are hardcore Sir Cameron Gray fans who insist that his unbeaten 21 against UNSW round 1 was not merely the highlight of 2009-10, but also the single greatest achievement in the history of all sport. Maybe there was a particular shot, , catch, umpiring signal, appeal, use of the heavy roller, misspelling of Lasanga Kannangara's name by an opposition scorer, or helmet-kissing, that particularly spoke to your cricketing soul. My 10 highlights of the season however are - in no particular order:

1. Mike Grillis organising a lamb-on-a-spit after our game against Hawkesbury. Sitting in the sheds until 11pm in our whites as a team chowing down caveman style on a leg of lamb, getting through 3 cases of beer and talking about cricket - it doesn't get much better than that!

2. Roger Smith trying the same joke every game. And no-one laughing at it every game.

3. The opening partnership of Alex Sciascia and Mike Grillis. Not so much for the runs – of which they were plenty - but because they were at each other’s throats like two top surgeons in a one-on-one emergency tracheotomy competition thoughout the year.

4. Las Kannangara's diving catch against Manly - with dislocated finger. By general acclaim, by everyone who saw it, one of the top 5 catches seen with their own eyes.

5. Trent Griffiths hitting the ball to short cover and claiming he didn't hit it.

6. The song against Bankstown at Jensen after smashing them with 2 bonus points. Probably the worst dressing room in Grade cricket - but memories of that song give me goosebumps.

7. The continuation of the rise of Nick Charlwood and Brandon McLean.

8. Matt Hilder hitting a ball barely over the short fence at Kenso (career 6 number 2) and immediately claiming himself to be a "long ball hitter".

9. Peter Carroll’s afternoon teas. I waxed lyrical about them through the year because as a fat man, my stomach is important, but they were truly top shelf and recognized as such by the opposition and umpires.

10. Welcoming Will Halstead into the team against Campbelltown to be told, "I'd rather be in 4's"!

The Merry Band of Men (Min 7 games) Brenton Barker: Safe to say that Brenno did not have the year that he was planning on after making his 1st Grade debut last year. But I’m sure this will just be an aberration in his prolific career for the Randy Petes and that he will come back much stronger next year.

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Troy Brewster: The man is a run machine, quite easily the best lower grade batsman RPC has produced, and maybe even the best in the SCA. Great to see Brewy convert his chances in 2’s this year. A menace on the circuit and great guy to tell you how your captaincy is going at 3am on a Sunday morning via text message/voice mail.

Nick Charlwood: A player of the future. Coming into the team after serving an apprenticeship in 4’s, Charlie came on in leaps and bounds this year. Leading the team with the ball well, almost always making the initial breakthrough, he also impressed with his lower order hitting and great throwing arm – I defy anyone to out throw this kid. A bit of work in bowling with the older ball and I expect Nick to work his way through to 1’s. Will need to do some work to catch Coytey as the fastest red-head in the club, though.

Jason Gray: The amount of talent this kid has is crazy. Never really got going in 3’s but his strength and agility for a youngster his age is phenomenal. The biggest threat to his cricket is his footy, but if he stays with cricket the possibility is endless. By general consensus of both teams and the umpires, dropped the easiest catch in the history of cricket against Penrith.

Mike Grillis: Lucky Grills started off the season in 5's and turned out to be one of our most consistent performers. An intense character on the field, I think he will improve next year as he learns to relax at the crease. Punished his opening partner so much that he refused to meet him in the middle of the pitch between overs! Also had the most memorable dummy spit of the season.

Matt Hilder: A disappointing year with the bat, but a fantastic year with the ball for Matt, this year backing up his heroics from last year to again take the Ken Devlin award. His bowling/keeping partnership with Roger was one of my highlights throughout year. A great pair of hands and great cricket brain, Matt was invaluable to the team. Ended up with the most stumpings in the comp off his bowling- not bad for a med!

Jordan Magro: This year we started to see glimpses of The Kid who came to the club 4 seasons ago. Mags is a great guy to have in your team with his wholehearted bowling, great middle order batting and safe hands in the field. I think as Jordan believes in himself more, we will see him rise through the grades. A future leader. Must work on his haircut in the off season, or get some work as a Lyle Lovett impersonator.

Brandon Mclean: Another kid to watch. Brandon had a solid year with the ball but impressed even more with his attitude. As Brandon gets to know his game better and learns which snippets of advice work best for him he will be a world beater – another future 1st Grade player. Needs to work on his singing though and has a lot to answer for inputting “Jason Derulo” in everyone’s head before the semi-final.

Alex Sciascia: Guido was a colossus at the top of the order for us. Such was his form, he narrowly missed out on scoring the most runs in the comp. That he played through pain with chronic back problems all season makes his effort doubly impressive. Great in motivating the team, and always providing a laugh in the sheds. As always when scoring runs, Guido had his shirt off more than the rest of team combined!

Roger Smith: Easily the best wicket keeper in the comp, though he may not win the training award! Roger showed the talent that has seen him play loads of 1st Grade. An easy target for dressing room banter, Rog was a leader in the sheds and wasn’t afraid to put in marathon spells on the scorebook.

To everyone who contributed in 3rd Grade at various times through the year, thanks for all your hard work in getting us into the finals.

Personally, I would like to thank Matt Hilder, for acting as my VC/sounding board on many occasions. It’s lonely being a skip sometimes but Matt helped to take the burden where possible. I’d also like to thank Peter Carroll for all that he did for the team. Peter informed us that this year was his last in a managerial capacity. He will be sorely missed by the guys for he did the little jobs that let us concentrate on winning cricket matches. Also thanks to Anyes McLean for helping out where needed and being a good sport. And as always, my girlfriend Amy for putting up with me coming home very grumpy after a loss.

In closing, I believe we started something this year. The onus is upon us to work harder next year and go one step closer to playing that magical weekend in April!

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3rd Grade 2009-10 Back Row: Alex Sciascia, Michael Grillis, Jordan Magro, Nick Charlwood, Brandon McLean, David Howe. Front Row: Matthew Hilder, Roger Smith, Nigil Singh (Captain), Brenton Barker, Lasanga Kannangara

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3RD GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct/RO Alex Sciascia 10 11 0 452 41.09 100 7/1 Mike Grillis 11 12 0 307 25.58 62 3/0 Troy Brewster 7 7 1 272 45.33 73 0/1 Brenton Barker 13 13 1 235 19.58 66 5/0 Jordan Magro 12 11 2 219 24.33 42* 5/0 Roger Smith 14 11 3 216 27.00 53 0/0 Matthew Hilder 14 12 1 183 16.64 47 5/0 Nick Charlwood 11 10 3 181 25.86 50 0/2 Matthew Yiend 3 3 0 124 41.33 114 1/0 Jason Gray 8 7 0 109 15.57 40 4/0 Brandon McLean 14 12 4 93 11.63 31* 5/0 Nigil Singh 15 7 2 68 13.60 36 10/0 Lasanga Kannangara 5 4 0 68 17.00 28 4/0 David Howe 6 3 0 60 20.00 33 3/0 Matthew Wallis 2 2 1 36 36.00 30* 1/1 Alex Tomkins 5 3 1 21 10.50 11* 1/0 William Halstead 2 2 2 15 15* 0/0 Trent Griffiths 5 3 0 13 4.33 9 3/1 Daniel Laus 3 3 2 6 6.00 6* 3/0

Also Batted: Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches/Run Outs. Cameron Gray 1/1/1/21/0/0, Chris Singh 1/1/0/1/1/0, Brett Hunter 1/0/0/0/1/0, Grant Rimmer 2/0/0/0/0/0, Addison Grinham 1/0/0/0/0, Nicholas Stapleton 1/0/0/0/0/0. TOTAL BATTING 167 138 24 2700 23.68 114 62/6

3RD GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Matthew Hilder 179.83 38 29 476 16.41 2.65 4/25 Jordan Magro 146.83 29 26 392 15.08 2.67 6/25 Nick Charlwood 127.00 29 22 414 18.82 3.26 4/27 Brandon McLean 125.67 22 21 428 20.38 3.41 4/47 Nigil Singh 182.67 48 21 441 21.00 2.41 3/15 Daniel Laus 22.50 0 7 79 11.29 3.51 4/41 David Howe 38.00 7 6 130 21.67 3.42 2/30 Alex Tomkins 37.00 6 6 136 22.67 3.68 2/17 Chris Singh 11.00 3 1 38 38.00 3.45 1/38 Matthew Wallis 17.00 2 1 49 49.00 2.88 1/18

Also Bowled: Overs/Wickets/Runs. Brett Hunter 4/1/8, Grant Rimmer 9/0/32, Cameron Gray 6/0/35. TOTAL BOWLING 906.50 186 141 2658 18.85 2.93 6/25

3RD GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Roger Smith 22 10 32 34 Matthew Yiend 0 1 1 0

37 4th Grade Report by David Townsend, Captain Position in Competition: 13th

A season that meandered between below-par to excellent and had some outstanding moments, eventually could be consigned to the ‘might have been’ category as the 4th Grade side failed to make the finals. This can be the only real barometer of success of the team as a whole.

The side went through 36 players during the season which is a good indication of form, unavailability and stability. It is hard to gain momentum with this many changes but it seems to be the natural order in the climate of cricket clubs today.

Some of the statistics from the season make interesting reading and offer an insight into the year : - 6 wins and 7 losses for a final finishing spot of 13th - 2 wins from 9 pre Christmas and 4 wins from 7 post Christmas matches - we scored 200 plus runs four times in the season and won every match when we did - we won three one-day matches each with at least one bonus point - our highest run scorer produced 247 runs that put him 53rd in the list of run-scorers in the grade

All of the above pointed to a team that : - bowled very well with teams struggling to post 200 against us - struggled with the bat with the top 5 wickets failing to set up the lower order - could be outstanding in the field on our day but next week could drop 4 to 5 catches an innings - won mainly against teams ranked above us at the time

Statistics don’t tell the full story though. The spirit in the side was good throughout, we definitely enjoyed our time on the field and younger players produced performances that offered great hope for the future.

With 3 losses and a draw in the first 4 matches the side played catch up. Excellent wins over North Sydney and Gordon were then sandwiched between losses to Sydney University and Sydney. Steve Clarke’s 64 against North Sydney was followed up by Chris Singh’s 5 for 53 against Sydney University. What is it with Singhy and Sydney Uni? Did he get rejected there once!

Against Gordon a record 8th wicket partnership between Las Kannangara (65 not out) and David Howe (37 not out) grabbed a win from nowhere, before a sad loss to Sydney where David Howe was left stranded on 95 not out as we fell short in a chase.

After Christmas a couple of crushing one-day wins over Eastern Suburbs and Blacktown were followed by disappointing losses to Manly and Hawkesbury. Brandon McLean, in a rare appearance, got a superb 66 against Easts, while Josh James (5-34) and Govind Kharki (4-21) tore Blacktown apart before Trent Griffiths (60 not out) saw us home.

Chris Singh (5-47) was again outstanding against Hawkesbury before we finished in style with a final-round win against Bankstown where Trent Griffiths’ 96 from 91 balls laid the foundation for a bonus-point win.

The Players (minimum 7 matches)

Karl Schubert The Schoo led the way with the bat topping the aggregate for the season with 247 runs, and putting scores together in different spots in the order. At times he attacked with vigour and took the game away from the opposition and he was never less then supportive and enthusiastic. His form with the gloves didn’t quite hold up as well and a lack of practise time meant that he could resemble a set of cymbals on occasions! He never stopped trying though. Great to play with and loves competing, any side needs guys with his energy.

Steve Clarke Clarkey is always good fun to have in the team with his dry sense of humour and cynical wit. He had some great moments with the bat where he showed flashes of his ability but got out early in his innings more times than I can remember. Worked hard in the field although realised that sunglasses don’t suit him when he wore them for the first time against Sydney and didn’t lay a hand on a skier at cover! Took some time out to get married and go on honeymoon, but was still back afterwards to finish off the year. Hope to see him back next year.

38 Andrew Harrison The Big Fella was all bustle and competition as he again provided the bowling thrust in the team. Although lacking the extra nip of his ‘glory years’ he continued to teach the younger guys how to get the ball in the area that openers don’t like to play. He then did his ‘Funky Miller’ impression by bowling off-spin very economically without worrying about the need to beat a batsman off the pitch! 20 wickets at 17.35 was another great season return from him. Pulled off a couple of great catches, although he would be the first to admit his batting lacked a bit of consistency! Still not quite sure what his right spot in the order is! A pleasure again Big Fella.

Chris Singh Singhy again led all wicket-takers with 24 at 16.17 and once again was the star with the ball with 2 five wicket hauls. At this level Singhy is a gem as he bowls well with the new and old ball and tries hard despite looking a little like he’s pulling a sleigh these days for his second and third spells! Didn’t quite get there with the bat this year averaging just over eight, but always willing to bat anywhere for the side and perform any role (apart from slogger which he struggles with!). What people need to understand about Singhy is his effort to play with injury and sometimes to get off overseas flights on Saturday morning and come straight to the game. He is always right at the top of the group of best lower grade cricketers going around.

Will Halstead Will had a tricky year with an adjustment to Uni, late night bar work and an operation throughout the season (not to resemble Owen Wilson even more!). He tried hard as always and you could see how much he wanted to do well, but he couldn’t quite find the form he desired. A good early 40 was the highlight and after that he mixed a couple of bad decisions with some over-aggressive shots to average just over 10, which is far too low for his talent. His inability to get to practise really showed in the field where someone of his athletic ability should not drop as many catches as he did. It was classic under-prepared results. That all changes next year with a good pre-season and regular practise. He will then start to rise up the grades and play the level he should. He knows that.

Tom Holland Tom battled a little this season with results although he showed in the final match, with a sensible 39 not out against Bankstown, what he is capable of. Tom was moved to different parts of the order and he will need to find a spot where he is suitable. He may be best aiming at tightening his defence and opening in two-day matches and playing as a middle order finisher in one-dayers. This will give him a defined role. His fielding is excellent and he should continue to develop as a slipper as he has great hands. Great around the team and willing to do whatever was required to help out I would like to see him move into being a mainstay of the side rather than a contributor next year.

Josh James Josh did ok taking 14 wickets at an average of 20 and now needs to work out where his Grade future lies. To move ahead of others in a strong pace bowling line-up he will need to find consistency and greater fitness. His great balls are superb and can get anyone out but he knows that too many land in the wrong spot and at times he is difficult to set fields for. He must also become a more complete bowler and learn to bowl into the wind, come around the wicket to left-handers and develop a good slower ball that he can trust. With the bat he has potential also. I would give him one challenge here next year. Look to be not out each match and you will soon find your way up the order. Taker of some of the best catches all year he did resemble a man in quicksand at times when chasing to the boundary! He’s a guy we all like and want to see reach his potential.

David Bourke An average of 9.17 in six innings is pretty poor so I won’t dwell on it here. Bourkey seemed to reserve his best for 5th Grade and rarely showed the commitment or determination in fours to get through the tough periods. I know he likes playing fours so the question now becomes ‘what do I need to change’? Friday night routines might be a start although they tend to resemble Monday to Thursday! I say every year that he should be a 500 runs a year man in 4th Grade and above and I hope Bourkey gets there next season. Tried hard in the field and is definitely improving there and as we know is guaranteed to be there for post game chats over a beer at 3am! Lets see it next year Bourkey.

Daniel Laus Lausey was a big improver this year and I would have to say that his 9 wickets at 36 do not go near to doing him justice. I would say he was the unluckiest bowler in the team and got let down quite a bit by missed chances. He should have doubled that wicket tally. The one thing I would suggest to him is that he needs to

39 control his pace in situations where batsmen are coming down the wicket to him. He needs to spot this early and bowl a line or length that defeats them as he will get this a lot in future years. Good in the field and taker of the catch of the season at slip versus Easts. He didn’t get a great chance with the bat which is a shame as he can hit a nice ball.

The Ger (John Connell) ‘Libations’ as always held the team together this year. Had a few more 50th birthday parties and family get- togethers on Saturdays than in previous years, but when he was around he was gold. Would keep the boys amused with the odd ‘spit’ about the fridge or someone owing for beers, but his post match banter was spot on and he could sniff a ‘coat’ out from a mile away! Soda had a good year also going through 300 ham sandwiches at last count!

A big thank you to all the other guys who represented 4th Grade this year. Many of them had their moments and all had achieved in 5th Grade before moving up or went on to better things in 3rd Grade.

A big thank you also to scorer Dick McCord who continued to be so accurate with the scores and who made my journeys home from away matches memorable with his jovial wit and memory of disco in the Eighties! A big thanks also, to all the ladies who helped provide drinks and look after canteens as well as all those involved in the club at a volunteer level and with grounds and training.

4th Grade 2009-10 Back Row: Trent Griffiths, Chris Singh, Steven Clarke, Andrew Harrison, David Townsend (Captain) Will Halstead, John Connell (Manager). Front Row: Samuel Muir, Daniel Laus, Karl Schubert, Thomas Holland, Cameron Fowler. Absent: Richard McCord (Scorer).

4TH GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Karl Schubert 13 2 15 14 Lasanga Kannangara 3 0 3 2 Matthew Yiend 3 1 4 0 Roger Smith 1 0 1 1

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4TH GRADE - BATTING Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct/RO Karl Schubert 9 9 0 247 27.44 69 1/0 Trent Griffiths 4 4 1 175 58.33 96 0/0 Steven Clarke 8 8 0 160 20.00 56 0/0 David Townsend 11 9 2 157 22.43 37 3/0 David Howe 3 3 2 132 132.00 95* 0/0 Lasanga Kannangara 3 3 2 124 124.00 65* 0/0 Alex Tomkins 3 3 0 121 40.33 67 1/0 Matthew Yiend 3 2 0 100 50.00 85 0/0 Andrew Harrison 12 10 0 95 9.50 27 3/0 Chris Singh 12 12 2 84 8.40 22 2/0 William Halstead 7 7 0 76 10.86 40 1/1 Duncan Hunt 6 7 0 73 10.43 35 2/0 Thomas Holland 7 6 1 72 14.40 39* 2/0 Joshua James 9 8 3 67 13.40 28 5/0 David Bourke 7 6 0 55 9.17 21 2/0 Tony Martin 5 5 0 52 10.40 39 1/0 Gabriel Budwee 5 4 1 40 13.33 24 1/0 Nick Charlwood 5 4 1 25 8.33 10 0/0 Khadka Sagar 4 3 0 25 8.33 24 1/1 Daniel Laus 10 7 4 8 2.67 3* 3/0

Also Batted: Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches/Run Outs. Alex Sciascia 3/3/0/86/1/0, Scott Gray 2/2/0/83/0/0, Brandon McLean 1/1/0/66/1/0, Burt Cockley 2/3/0/48/1/0, Matthew Hilder 2/21/46/0/0, Roger Smith 1/1/0/42/0/0, Matthew Wallis 1/1/0/16/0/0, Khadka Sagar 4/3/0/25/1/1, Samuel Muir 2/1/0/13/2/0, Addison Grinham 2/1/0/12/0/0, Cameron Fowler 2/1/1/8/2/0, Jason Gray 1/1/0/6/0/0, Mike Grillis 2/1/0/4/0/0, Matthew Coles 3/4/0/3/0/1, Glen Carroll 2/1/0/0/0/1. TOTAL BATTING 168 152 21 2367 18.07 96 37/4

4TH GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Chris Singh 123.83 16 24 388 16.17 3.13 5/47 Andrew Harrison 144.50 35 20 347 17.35 2.40 5/39 Joshua James 90.00 10 14 281 20.07 3.12 4/31 Govind Karki 66.00 11 11 194 17.64 2.94 4/21 Daniel Laus 79.00 7 9 330 36.67 4.18 3/65 Alex Tomkins 27.00 8 5 53 10.60 1.96 3/30 David Howe 43.00 10 5 131 26.20 3.05 4/61 Nick Charlwood 35.00 6 5 141 28.20 4.03 5/63 Samuel Muir 20.00 2 4 79 19.75 3.95 3/48 Gabriel Budwee 39.00 6 3 81 27.00 2.08 2/18 Khadka Sagar 30.00 6 2 81 40.50 2.70 1/23 Matthew Coles 18.00 1 2 90 45.00 5.00 1/37 Duncan Hunt 9.67 0 1 44 44.00 4.55 1/26 Cameron Fowler 16.00 1 1 49 49.00 3.06 1/11 Matthew Hilder 10.00 0 1 51 51.00 5.10 1/51 Also Bowled: Overs/Wickets/Runs. Brandon McLean 1/2/3, Trent Griffiths 3/2/17, Matthew Wallis 4/1/13, Addison Grinham 2/0/8, Tony Martin 7/0/15. TOTAL BOWLING 768.50 120 112 2396 21.39 3.12 5/39

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5th Grade Report

by Peter Devlin, Captain Position in Competition: 3rd

The Club’s, team and captain’s goals for the season were to finish in the top six and continue the youth development program that commenced with the 5th Grade team last year. We achieved that goal only to be denied a consecutive grand final appearance by North Sydney, who outplayed us in the Semi Final at Coogee Oval.

This season saw an increase in the turnover of players from 34-40 from the previous summer. This made it difficult for the younger players to settle into a team with a consistent role to help develop their skills, but it certainly gave plenty of opportunity to all players. During the season, 6 of the Green Shield squad played and exciting 14 year old Ethan Grinham made his grade debut.

We finished with an outright win against Hawkesbury, 8 first innings wins and 5 losses. All losses went down to the wire with us being belted only by Sydney Uni in Round 6.

There were many outstanding individual performances during the season. Centuries to David Bourke, 100 not out against North Sydney and Addison Grinham, 119 not out against Bankstown. Outstanding bowling performances from Gabriel Budwee 6-22 against Norths and 5-41 against Wests, Cameron Fowler 7-35 against Gordon, Mitchell Jones 5-20 against Penrith and Nick Stapleton 4-15 against Easts were the standouts.

A part of our successful season was that we played as a team, enjoyed each other’s successes and played with the expectation that we could win from any situation.

Our Qualifying Final was a clash against Western Suburbs at Pratten Park, known for the fiery battles in the past and this final was no different. Wests won the toss and elected to bat on a good wicket. After the first hour, they were 0-36 before Gab Budwee changed the course of the day taking 4 wickets in the next hour leaving them 4-69 at the lunch break. After lunch the wickets continued to fall seeing Wests all out for 139 off 71 overs. Gab finished with the brilliant figures of 6-41 off 21 overs and was well supported by all other bowlers who kept it tight at the other end.

With 22 overs to face that afternoon we finished 0-40 after some hostile bowling form the Wests pace attack. Sunday was our day finishing at 2-194 with great digs from openers Duncan Hunt 58, David Bourke 22, Addison Grinham 41 and a swash buckling innings from Scott Gray, 51 of 66 balls. All knocks made for a comprehensive victory.

We hosted the Semi Final against North Sydney at Coogee Oval, won the toss and batted on a good wicket hoping the overcast conditions would burn off early. To my dismay it didn’t and Norths used the conditions well and we were 6-107 just after lunch. We fought hard but kept losing wickets as partnerships started. David Bourke was the pick of the top order scoring a solid 39. With some fight from the lower order, Peter Devlin 51 and Gab Budwee 36 saw us scratch out a competitive score of 194 from 86 overs. Norths survived 10 overs to be 0-15 at the end of the day’s play.

Day two saw perfect conditions to bat. We managed early wickets with Sam Muir grabbing two and Nick Saady one, leaving Norths 3-57 and we knew it was ‘game on’. They steadied after lunch putting on 88 for the fourth wicket and although we threw everything at them while missing a couple of half chances, in the end they were too good on the day, finishing at 5-198 off 84 overs.

During the Semi Final series we were fortunate to have “Sir Robert Barter” as our Manager. He looked after us as if we were the Australian XI team. I’m sure all the players, umpires and parents enjoyed what he did over the two weekends to make the game days so special. Bob Barter you are a LEGEND!

Many thanks to our No.1 scorer and statistician, Mark Coles and all the parents who helped out with afternoon teas. They were first class and the best in the 5th Grade competition. Their efforts in picking up players and undertaking all the odd jobs that needed to be done was just terrific and enabled all players to concentrate on their game. 42

A special thank you to my wife Jennie, daughters Kacey and Ashleigh for all their help and support during the season.

I personally enjoyed the season, seeing the team develop into better players and their commitment to training was excellent.

The Players

Duncan Hunt – Developed into a promising opening batsmen and a handy bowler. Great knocks against Fairfield 73 and Wests 52 in the Semi Final ensure he will develop into a higher grade cricketer.

David Bourke – One of the elder statesmen of the team. Played 9 matches in and out of 4th and 5th Grade. Scored his maiden grade century against Norths, 100 not out off as many balls including 5 sixes over mid wicket. Great vice-captain. Thanks for all your help with the youth of the Club.

Addison Grinham – Great season from a ‘jack of all trades’ all-rounder to our No. 3 bat with 500 runs at 55.56 including 119 not out and 98 not out, 12 wickets at 17.50 and some handy catches in the slip cordon.

Scott Gray – Very talented batsmen/wicketkeeper. Scott can impose himself in higher grades, has shots all round the ground and power to clear the boundary. With a full pre-season I am expecting big things from Scott next season.

Matt Coles – Matt continued to improve his all-round game. A dedicated trainer who will benefit in future years through hard work. Matt took 14 wickets with his attacking off spinners at 13.43 and played some handy knocks with the bat. Keep up the hard work at training and further success will come your way.

Tony Martin – A tough competitor who played on one knee. Tony was great to have around imparting his experience with the younger players and played some handy knocks during the season.

Nick Saady – The A W Green Shield Captain enjoyed a successful season. Scoring some useful runs and bowling many useful spells with the ball. Will develop into a genuine all rounder and play higher grades.

Gabriel Budwee – Missed a few games during the year but when available produced a couple of match winning spells, 6-22 against Norths and 6-41 against Wests. Gab’s game will certainly continue to develop with a season in the UK.

Sam Muir – Our big Green Shield left arm opening bowler. His game came on in leaps and bounds finishing the season with a more consistent line and length. The big improver with the bat, ball and fielding – look for him moving up a grade during next season.

Mitch Jones – I compared him to possibly be another Trevor Jay. A left arm finger spinner who can bowl in consistent areas, with subtle variations and a good arm ball. His 5-20 off 20 overs against Penrith with only 125 on the board was outstanding.

Cameron Fowler – Our young ‘chinaman’ bowler who bowled some outstanding spells during the season. His match winning 7-35 against Gordon was the spell of the season. Great in the field and an outstanding team and club man. Keep ripping them “Chook”. Other youngsters who played when school and junior commitments permitted were opening bat Barton Lynch, exciting wicketkeeper-batsman Alexander Wynn, all-rounder Andy Coles and batsman Tom McCarthy who showed they were grade players of the future.

Many thanks to all 40 players who played 5th Grade this season. A special thanks to the “little master” Fabian Heaton and Rob Huxley, who played a couple of games at short notice.

The coaching staff did an outstanding job this season. Many thanks to Bill, Rob, Ron and Dave. Look forward to next season – go the Randy Pete’s 43 5TH GRADE - BATTING Batsman M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct/RO Addison Grinham 15 16 7 500 55.56 119* 6/0 David Bourke 10 12 1 341 31.00 100* 5/0 Peter Devlin 16 12 2 253 25.30 52* 5/0 Scott Gray 9 10 1 236 26.22 57 0/3 Duncan Hunt 8 8 0 175 21.88 73 0/1 Matthew Coles 13 10 1 163 18.11 36 6/2 Barton Lynch 4 4 0 130 32.50 55 4/0 Tony Martin 8 6 1 124 24.80 47 1/1 Mike Grillis 2 2 0 113 56.50 104 1/0 Alex Tomkins 3 4 1 102 34.00 44 3/0 Nicholas Saady 14 10 2 81 10.13 24 2/1 Chris Barket 6 8 0 79 9.88 17 4/1 Joshua James 6 5 0 78 15.60 63 4/0 Tom McCarthy 5 6 0 70 11.67 30 2/0 Gabriel Budwee 7 4 1 66 22.00 36 1/0 Govind Karki 8 6 2 42 10.50 17 2/0 Samuel Muir 8 6 2 20 5.00 9 1/1 Mitchell Jones 9 4 3 13 13.00 12 1/0 Cameron Fowler 7 4 2 11 5.50 5 1/1

Also Batted : Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches/Run Outs. Robert Huxley 3/4/0/46/1/0, Fabian Heaton 3/3/0/43/0/0, Alexander Wynn 3/2/0/37/0/1, Cameron Gray 1/1/0/36/0/0, Nicholas Stapleton 2/2/0/35/0/0, David Howe 3/4/0/26/1/0, Glen Carroll 4/5/0/23/0/0, Kushaal Ram 4/4/2/18/0/1, Andrew Coles 2/3/0/18/0/1, Lasanga Kannangara 4/4/0/16/0/0, Steven Clarke 2/1/0/10/0/0, Chris Singh 1/1/0/10/0/0, Thomas Holland 1/1/0/10/0/0, Denesh Hewa-Gamage 1/1/0/3/1/0, Mitchell Hunt 1/1/0/2/0/0, Hayden McLean 1/1/0/1/0/0, Ethan Grinham 1/1/0/1/0/0, Marcus Bain 2/0/0/0/0/0, Manuel Kandara 1/0/0/0/0/0, Anthony Kikiris 1/0/0/0/0/0, Tim Matthews 1/0/0/0/0/0. TOTAL BATTING 200 176 28 2932 19.81 119* 54/13

5TH GRADE - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Gabriel Budwee 112.00 24 24 269 11.21 2.40 6/22 Nicholas Saady 112.83 18 19 315 16.58 2.79 3/17 Cameron Fowler 57.00 7 14 165 11.79 2.89 7/35 Matthew Coles 66.17 13 14 188 13.43 2.84 3/12 Peter Devlin 101.83 23 13 217 16.69 2.13 3/13 Mitchell Jones 86.50 20 13 221 17.00 2.55 5/20 Addison Grinham 84.00 17 12 210 17.50 2.50 2/5 Samuel Muir 72.00 16 10 163 16.30 2.26 2/8 Joshua James 58.00 7 7 209 29.86 3.60 2/27 Govind Karki 109.00 14 7 322 46.00 2.95 2/32 Nicholas Stapleton 16.00 0 6 53 8.83 3.31 4/15 Robert Huxley 22.00 2 6 86 14.33 3.91 3/23 David Howe 62.00 9 5 183 36.60 2.95 2/20

Also Bowled: Overs/Wickets/Runs. Chris Singh 7/1/30, Duncan Hunt 15/1/44, Kushaal Ram 12/1/45, Alex Tomkins 14/1/70, David Bourke 3/0/14, Hayden McLean 3/0/14, Marcus Bain 3/0/26. TOTAL BOWLING 1016.33 176 154 2844 18.47 2.80 7/35

5TH GRADE - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Byes Scott Gray 10 1 11 22 Fabian Heaton 4 0 4 17 Alexander Wynn 4 0 4 18 Lasanga Kannangara 2 1 3 14 Thomas Holland 1 0 1 4 44

5th Grade 2009-10 Back Row: Mark Coles (Scorer), Matthew Coles, Nicholas Saady, Addison Grinham, David Bourke, Josh James, Scott Gray Front Row: Mitchell Jones, Gabe Budwee, Peter Devlin (Captain), Duncan Hunt, Alex Tomkins.

45 6th Grade Report

METROPOLITAN CUP COMPETITION

The Metro season was one where luck of the draw played a huge part. Our Green team, the defending premiers and with substantially the same line up, had a dreadful run. They had 5 draws and had to play the eventual premiers Sydney Uni twice. The Gold team had only 2 draws and got to play the two bottom teams twice. Metro Cup is an unpredictable competition. The quality of teams can change radically from week to week. With one team having a bye each round and sometimes others forfeiting the results can be erratic.

More importantly this season we got to play nearly all youngsters in our Gold team, something we have been targeting for about four seasons. It proved tough on the occasions they came up against some of the better quality older teams but on others they clicked and delivered some quality individual and team performances. Interestingly, in the competition Penrith, Bankstown and Wests also fielded Colts sides with the odd “old gelding” included for guidance. Taking on senior sides like the ones North Sydney and Sydney Uni fielded is not easy for youngsters and as a result, they can be proud of their efforts. Sydney Uni won the premiership in a tough final against North Sydney at Tunks Park.

RPCC GOLD by Denis Hinds The fickle draw gave us an unbalanced season as we played all the top teams before Christmas and all the bottom ones after the break. As we went from a couple of outright losses against top teams to winning every game after Christmas (except the last one but we don’t want to talk about that) we saw the development of our younger players at a rate more overt than usual. The transformation of Giordano Scuglia and Kushaal Ram sticks out. After some early stumbles they each pressed to take on the opening batsman role and formed a partnership which worked beautifully as they grew in confidence. An ideal left/right tall/short combination they took on the best the opposition had. Kushaal’s 70 against UNSW Black was a dominating innings where he put their spinners to the sword with good footwork. He finished with 227 runs @ 28.38. Kushaal is also a brilliant ground fielder. Giordi’s 57 against the then competition leaders Penrith was a quality dig. It came after he had taken 6-15 to demolish their batting. His right arm wrist spin was twice as good as last year and he should do the same next year and command a spot in 5th Grade. He finished the season with 196 runs @ 19.60 and 19 wickets @ 14.84.

There were plenty of other “finds” who we look forward to seeing next year. We had the quiet guys Lindsay Anderson (“the blonde Botham”) and Julian Foster-Pullman and the not-so-quiet Tom McCarthy and Andrew Sprowls. All four of these guys are potential top all rounders. When the two quiet guys realise how good they can be if they push themselves to the max with each aspect of their game, they will be extremely useful assets. Andy Sprowls has a great work ethic and is so keen, he can’t go wrong.

There are lots more youngsters who the club needs next year to form the basis of our lower grades. Vinnay Halasagyi, Lachlan Maroon, Tim Matthews, Michael Haddad, Ethan Grinham and Dane Fisher all left an impression. Tim’s 70 against Bankstown was a great dig and Vinnay’s 40 against Penrith as the rain fell made Laxman look ungainly. Ethan and Dane did the unbelievable and guided us to a win against UNSW batting together under enormous pressure. Michael is another left arm wristie who is starting out on that roller coaster ride that comes with his trade but he has a classic action that could take him along way. We had one “old” young bloke in Marcus Bain who should not be missed just because he was in his third season. He has developed into a very consistent right arm wrist spinner, he has mastered the basics and is ready to go on the attack with his new hussle style (don’t give the batsman a chance to look up). He is poised for a big year next up. At times it was a difficult job to use bowlers when we had three wrist spinners in the team. What’s more, we often had 10 blokes who were bowlers, so some did not get the opportunities they would normally have.

While so many all rounders was our strength, it was also our weakness when it came to batting. I think we lacked the hunger that batsman who don’t bowl possess. They put more value on their wicket because they don’t get a second chance with the ball.

We need to mention our special guest from Gloucestershire Callum Stewart. He turned out to be a really nice bloke which might hinder his career as a fast bowler. But he came here to work and did just that, putting in some marathon practice efforts. Another all-rounder, he managed to put in his great performances for the Green team instead of us, but we won’t hold that against him. He finished with the second most fielding catches in the Metro competition as the ball seemed to follow him around. Another special guest from NQ via NIDA was Darren Sabedina who bats and acts – look out for his scores and part in Sea Rescue.

46 We scored the highest 2nd wicket partnership of the competition when Giordano Scuglia 57 not out and Darren Sabedina 70 not out, put on an unbeaten 143 against Penrith. Tim Matthews 75 and Kushaal Ram 71 put on 130 against Bankstown for the competition’s best 4th wicket partnership.

At times our fielding was outstanding and Anthony Kikiras’ catching was a highlight. He took three catches in one innings against UNSW including a one hander running around the square leg boundary. It was play like that which lifted our team when we needed it and turned a couple of games our way. He opened the bowling and taught himself to bat so all up he had a good year.

Despite all the good play by the blokes as described above I can’t go past two guys whose keenness outshines all of us. These guys would go to Antarctica or Baghdad if you asked them and they would smile when they saw the ice/desert oval. They train every week and they are both studying the team song ready to lead when they get that man of the match award. Thank you Charith De Silva and Jeremy Jastrzab. Guys like you make a club.

It was a good learning development season for the young Golds, but spectacularly a whole team of youngsters ready to take on 5th Grade or higher next year.

And thanks to the mums and dads who transported their kids around, did the scoring, supplied arvo tea and even put the covers down at Marrickville (thanks Pasquale and Simon). Thanks to Ron Crippin for paying special attention to our boys at training.

RPCC GREEN by Anthony McGinness Despite being defending premiers, and two extra final spots up for grabs in a revised competition structure, it wasn’t the season we were hoping for. Despite playing some good cricket and a number of strong individual performances, we finished with a disappointing 2 wins, 6 losses and a very frustrating 5 draws. We didn’t have the luck we had last year, such as a one run grand final victory, and too often (and too easily) let games slip from our control. The fact that our percentage was the fifth best of the competition, but we finished 11th is a strong indicator of this.

We made a promising start to the season and were set 276 for victory in our first 50 over game. We then witnessed the finest performance of the season as Mat Yiend smashed an incredible 177 and led us to a first up victory. It was almost a little too good… we knew we would not see Matt in 6th Grade again. Congratulations to Matt who went on to play as high as 2nd Grade in a breakout season. We will however, take some credit in building his confidence.

Unfortunately this particular performance was not a sign of things to come. We followed this with 4 draws, which was much more indicative of our season. After this long layoff without any cricket due to washouts, we put together another strong performance against UNSW with a first innings victory. We were led by strong performances from Kieran Hewer (6-34) and Mitch Hunt (74). This signalled the end of our winning ways for the remainder of the season and there isn’t much to report in terms of team performances from thereon. We came close on a number of occasions, but somehow managed to continually snatch defeat, or a draw, from the jaws of victory.

Despite these poor results, a number of individuals excelled throughout the season. Not the least of which was Mitch Hunt – he amassed 334 runs at an average of 33.4 and quickly became the backbone of our batting lineup. His ability to take the attack to an opposition and turn a match in a number of overs is not to be underestimated. Unfortunately we were not able to build partnerships around this platform. Mitch also proved more than useful with the ball and his consistent line and length saw him claim 8 wickets. This isn’t a true indication of the important role he played for us.

It would come as no surprise to anyone familiar with our team that the most dangerous with the ball was Kieran ‘Kiwi’ Hewer. He never failed to entertain us, or the opposition, with his energetic and mostly entertaining behaviour. He bowled with as much fire as his mouth and in only 9 matches, took 18 wickets at an average of 14.8. Anthony McGinness also toiled hard throughout the year and led the wickettaking with 21 wickets. He also provided some valuable support with the bat and finished with 157 runs to his name.

One of the big additions to our squad from last year was the stalwart George Frazakis. He added some much needed stability at the top of the order and while he didn’t go on to make the big scores he so desired, he consistently got us off to solid starts (thanks no doubt to his miracle collagen tablets and strict fitness regime). He was also effective behind the stumps even if he made it look very difficult at times, but it was later in the year when we discovered his leg spinning talents. George quickly became our strike bowler picking up 8 wickets at an average of 8.8 and is likely to start next year as our #1 spinner. 47 This year also saw some good young talent starting to come through with players such as Ollie Savory, Lachlan Maroon and Rachmat (Ronnie) Djajadikarta making good contributions. Ollie was a late recruit from the UK and averaged 41.75 at the top of the order. We are hoping he comes back next year and can become the player able to make the big scores we so desperately need. Ronnie continued to improve with his leg breaks and as always, was brilliant in gully. Likewise, Lachlan Maroon was great in the field and showed real promise with both bat and ball.

A big thank you to our regular players and in particular, Phil Bracken, Chris Barket, Manual Kandara, John Stewart and Mohan Kessani who all made valuable contributions throughout the year. Thanks also to Sam Rochaix, who did not play as often as he would have hoped due to injury, but was always there to help.

As a Metro team, we cannot forget those cameo appearances that characterise our constantly changing team. We had over 27 players throughout the season, however, the efforts of players such as Callum Stewart (who often played on Saturday for Metro Gold and Sunday for Metro Green) are to be congratulated. Callum is another one of our UK imports and we will be making a strong play for him as a permanent member of the Green team next year (if he isn’t playing grade cricket that is). His highlights included 111 on debut, followed up by 46 and 9 wickets spread over three games. Other strong cameo performances included Thomas Holland and Denesh Hewa-Gamage who both made 89 in their one-off appearances.

All in all, I would be lying if I was reporting anything but a disappointing season. We scored enough runs and took enough wickets to challenge the best teams, but never seemed to put it all together when it mattered. That said, we can still take a lot of good things away from the season. We need to build on the strong individual performances mentioned previously and start batting and bowling in partnerships. It will be hard to get as unlucky as we did this year, so assuming we can turn this around, I look forward to more good cricket and good times in Metro Cup next summer.

Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct/RO George Frazakis 13 16 3 346 26.62 111* 0/2 Mitchell Hunt 11 12 2 334 33.40 74 2/0 Callum Stewart 9 11 1 245 24.50 111 8/1 Kushaal Ram 8 9 1 227 28.38 71 5/2 Giordano Scuglia 10 12 1 200 18.18 57* 2/1 Julian Foster-Pullman 10 11 0 191 17.36 44 2/0 Sathvik Shetty 12 13 0 183 14.08 40 2/0 Matthew Yiend 1 1 0 177 177.00 177 0/0 Ollie Savory 5 5 1 167 41.75 65 0/0 Tim Matthews 7 7 1 162 27.00 75 0/1 Anthony McGinness 11 13 2 157 14.27 46 3/1 Chris Barket 10 13 1 150 12.50 47 2/2 Philip Bracken 6 7 0 116 16.57 61 2/0 Manuel Kandara 11 12 0 97 8.08 23 0/0 Lindsay Anderson 6 8 3 93 18.60 36 3/0 Paul Gorick 4 7 0 84 12.00 19 2/0 Vinaay Halasagi 5 6 0 68 11.33 39 1/0 Anthony Kikiras 11 10 2 64 8.00 14 6/0 Lachlan Maroon 5 5 1 61 15.25 30* 1/1 Denis Hinds 11 6 2 57 14.25 21 4/0 Marcus Bain 8 9 2 42 6.00 20 2/0 Kieran Hewar 9 5 1 34 8.50 20 2/1 Samuel Muir 5 6 0 24 4.00 7 4/0 John Stewart 8 7 2 24 4.80 10 1/0 Mohan Kessani 8 6 2 17 4.25 6* 2/0 Cameron Fowler 4 3 0 14 4.67 10 1/0 Samuel Rochaix 5 2 1 14 14.00 14* 0/0 Rachmat Djajadikarta 9 5 4 8 8.00 6* 0/0 Charith De Silva 6 6 1 4 0.80 1* 0/0 Jeremy Jastrzab 4 4 2 2 1.00 1* 0/0

Also Batted: Matches/Innings/Not Out/Runs/Catches/Run Outs. Thomas Holland 3/3/1/144/0/1, Darren Sabadina 3/3/1/135/0/0, Duncan Hunt 2/2/0/94/1/0, Denesh Hewa-Gamage 1/1/0/89/0/1, Tom McCarthy 1/1/1/50/0/0, Rob Fahrenheim 1/1/0/48/0/0, Denesh Nielsen 1/1/0/36/0/0, David Howe 1/1/0/33/0/1, Ethan Grinham 1/1/1/25/0/0, Mitchell Jones 3/2/1/15/0/0, Gordon Jones 1/1/0/11/0/0, Dane Fisher 1/1/1/6/0/0, Matthew Simmons 2/2/1/5/0/0, Andrew Sprowls 2/2/0/2/1/0, Michael Haddad 2/1/0/1/0/1, N Saady 1/0/0/0/0/0. TOTAL BATTING 258 260 43 4056 18.69 177 59/16

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METROPOLITAN CUP - BOWLING Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Anthony McGinness 103.16 10 21 384 18.29 3.72 4/52 Giordano Scuglia 100.00 18 19 315 16.58 3.15 6/15 Kieran Hewar 107.50 22 18 267 14.83 2.48 6/34 Callum Stewart 108.50 26 15 296 19.73 2.73 3/29 Cameron Fowler 39.00 9 9 121 13.44 3.10 4/45 George Frazakis 27.34 5 8 70 8.75 2.56 4/18 Mitchell Hunt 59.00 6 8 172 21.50 2.92 3/28 Anthony Kikiras 75.00 11 7 295 42.14 3.93 2/36 Mohan Kessani 10.34 1 6 53 8.83 5.13 4/19 Samuel Muir 49.00 11 6 153 25.50 3.12 2/29 Kushaal Ram 44.00 5 6 172 28.67 3.91 4/37 Rachmat Djajadikarta 43.00 0 6 206 34.33 4.79 3/47 Denis Hinds 35.83 11 5 85 17.00 2.37 2/11 Julian Foster-Pullman 41.00 6 5 141 28.20 3.44 2/51 Matthew Simmons 25.00 9 4 63 15.75 2.52 2/20 John Stewart 31.00 0 4 220 55.00 7.10 2/41 Paul Gorick 43.00 14 3 106 35.33 2.47 2/18 Andrew Sprowls 21.00 7 2 47 23.50 2.24 1/19 Samuel Rochaix 26.00 1 2 88 44.00 3.38 2/40 Marcus Bain 44.00 5 2 171 85.50 3.89 2/33 Lachlan Maroon 20.00 1 1 102 102.00 5.10 1/28

Also Bowled: Overs/Wickets/Runs. Tom McCarthy 6/3/15, Lindsay Anderson 19/3/100, Ethan Grinham 9/2/30, Charth DeSilva 12/2/41, Philip Bracken 16/2/52, Nicholas Saady 9/1/13, Sathvik Shetty 5/1/14, Rob Fahrenheim 5/1/24, Mitchell Jones 11/1/46, Ollie Savory 9/1/54, Chris Barket 16/1/81, Michael haddad 1/0/13, Vinaay Halasagi 7/0/13, Denesh Hewa-gamage 3/0/22, David Howe 7/0/10, Darren Sabadina 3/0/14. TOTAL BOWLING 1191 195 175 4069 23.25 3.42 6/15

METRO CUP - WICKETKEEPING Wicket Keeping Ct St Total Tim Matthews 5 6 11 George Frazakis 10 0 10

METRO CUP - BEST INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES : 2009-10 BATTING : CENTURIES Grade First Name Surname Score Opponent Venue Round Date 6 Matthew Yiend 177 Georges River Marrickville Oval 1 26-Sep-09 6 George Frazakis 111* South Sydney Alan Davidson 1 27-Sep-09 6 Callum Stewart 111 Bankstown Bankstown Oval 5 1-Nov-09

BOWLING : 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS Grade First Name Surname Bowling Opponent Venue Round Date 6 Kieran Hewar 6/34 University NSW David Phillips Sth 6 22-Nov-09 6 Giordano Scuglia 6/15 Penrith Snape Park 9 9-Jan-10

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Poidevin Gray Shield (under 21 years) by Ron Crippin, Coach Position in Competition: 20th

This season was always going to be one of learning for the PG squad and thus the results were not indicative of the future potential of the players. When one takes into account their youthful age, higher grade inexperience, restricted training opportunities and playing uniform shortages, this squad fought above their weight in every game. The decision to play the first 3 games as T20 matches was also, in my view, detrimental to the development of young players.

The oldest player was 19 and the squad contained five schoolboys and no 1st Grade players. The four “senior” batsmen went overseas, or were injured or sick and thus the youngsters were left to assume senior rolls. As a result we never gave our bowlers a chance to put pressure on the opposition. Andrew Redman and Nick Stapleton never looked in trouble as openers and gave us good starts in most games. They were the only batsmen to score fifties and their good work should have led to much higher totals. Despite batsmen wishing to bat as high in the order as possible and looking comfortable at the start, none were able to press on to big scores. Only Brandon McLean, once he gave away the “theory” and reverted to his natural talent and positive attitude, was able to score some worthwhile runs in the middle order.

Our bowling lacked the firepower to contain 1st Grade batsmen and while we normally made early inroads, we lacked the experience to contain the opposition for long periods. Having to use a wet ball in three innings did not help either. Rob Close and Nick Charlwood tried hard with the new ball but were often left with a difficult task at the end. Our three 5th Grade spinners were never going to contain 1st / 2nd Grade batsmen on good wickets or with a wet ball. Mitch Jones was brought up from the Metro team and at 16 was not overawed by the opportunity. Our bowling lacked patience and direction and many valuable runs were given away in wides and no-balls. Our inability to bowl tight spells with consistent line and length was caused by a desire to bowl six different balls per over. Nick Stapleton showed what can be achieved by not being too “fancy” with some good spells.

The fielding was excellent under great pressure and never let up. Some great catches were held and the throwing and backing up showed the effort put in by the players.

Only 19 years of age, captain Rob Close had a tough job with his limited resources and showed great maturity as a leader. Even though his batting form deserted him he never lost his composure. The team spirit was always strong and their excellent behaviour was often noted by the umpires. Despite their lack of results, this squad was a credit to the club and I am sure has a resolve to look to the future in a positive light.

John Connell as always was a terrific manager and made sure the boys were looked after at home and away games. His fatherly figure combined with the strong support from the parents was significant in keeping the players positive. Thanks must go to our scorer Chris McLeod who, apart from his 1st Grade duties and accountancy studies, gave his time freely for the now complex scoring role.

The future of these players and the club depends on their progress in coming years. Many are much too good to stay in 5th Grade for too long. The important thing to remember is that these players do attend training, are fit, can catch and throw and want to play at the highest level.

Summary of Matches

Round 1 Twenty/20 v Sutherland @ Coogee Oval Match Drawn RP 0-00 to 5-142 Batting first under overcast skies, Sutherland were away to a flyer. However, with the score at 5 for 142 after 14.2 overs the heavens opened and the rain which settled in for the day washed out the match.

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Round 2 Twenty/20 v Wests @ Pratten Park Lost by 13 runs RP 115 to 5-123 A wicket to Nick Charlwood first ball was the start we needed. When Rob Close (2-20) and Brandon McLean (1-22) chipped in along with a run-out, we were looking well placed with Wests struggling at 5 for 72. However, a heavy rain shower turned the ball into a cake of soap and allowed their middle order to score some easy runs in the final 5 overs. In reply we were always on the back foot and at 7 for 59 the bird appeared to have flown. Gabe Budwee had other ideas however, and a quickfire 38 gave us a bit of a sniff before the last three wickets fell in the space of 4 runs and our charge was over.

Round 3 Twenty/20 v Northern District @ Coogee Oval Lost by 8 wkts RP 7-116 to 2-117 A good start by Nick Stapleton (24) and Tom Holland (20) gave us 47 for the first wicket but when they went, it was a regular procession back to the pavilion. Only Brandon McLean with 31 off 26 gave us any real hope and the final total of 117 was extremely disappointing. In response, ND’s were never out of second gear knocking off the target in a little over 12 overs to record an emphatic win.

Round 4 v St George @ Hurstville Oval Lost by 124 runs RP 147 to 7-271 The return to the 50 overs format didn’t help our cause with Saints hitting 216 for the second wicket after losing their first with just 2 runs on the board. Nick Charlwood bowled well to take 3 for 33 from his maximum 10 overs but the other bowlers went for plenty as the Saints batsmen belted 32 boundaries and 2 sixes. At 2-80 in reply we were doing well before yet another collapse which saw the last 8 wickets fall for just 67 runs. Four of the top 6 batsmen got to 20 but none made 30. A huge loss by 124 runs to a good side.

Round 5 v Blacktown @ Coogee Oval Lost by 71 runs RP 175 to 9-246 This was only our second ever match against Blacktown and unfortunately the result was the same with Blacktown winning handsomely. Batting first, the western Sydney boys’ first four batsmen piled on 160. Some hard hitting from the middle order gave them a challenging total of 246. In the run chase Andrew Redman played a good innings for 59 but it was left to Rob Close with 47 coming in at no.8 to be the only other batsman to get past 20. While our 175 was our best score this season, we were never in the hunt.

Round 6 v Bankstown @ Bankstown Oval Lost by 4 wkts RP 144 to 6-145 Batting first we had a good start with Andrew Redman (28) and Nick Stapleton (18) putting on 46 before Nick was run out. Unfortunately that wicket triggered a mini collapse and we lost 5 wickets for the addition of just 42 runs. Brandon McLean offered some resistance with 39 but when he departed the innings wrapped up quickly. In the run chase we had a sniff at 5 for 107 but couldn’t go on with it and they won 6 down.

Round 7 v Penrith @ Howell Oval Lost by 124 runs RP 6-137 to 4-261 The long drive to Penrith for our last game saw us down to 11 players as we arrived at a very wet oval. Heavy rain, which would normally have seen the game abandoned, continued to fall. The team sportingly stayed to help the locals in their quest for the semis. A 3pm start, another wet ball and a very strong Penrith team saw our worst effort of the season with the Panthers amassing 261 runs off their 35 overs. In poor light, Nick Stapleton with his new bat scored a brilliant 61 and along with several others lost their wickets in the silly run chase. Brandon McLean again looked good in scoring 29 not out before the game was called off after 32 overs.

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POIDEVIN GRAY - BATTING

Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct/RO Nicholas Stapleton 7 6 0 139 23.17 61 2/1 Andrew Redman 6 5 0 124 24.80 59 0/1 Brandon McLean 7 6 1 113 22.60 39 2/0 Robert Close 7 6 0 67 11.17 47 1/1 Thomas Holland 5 4 0 58 14.50 27 4/0 Nick Charlwood 7 6 1 53 10.60 22 0/0 Gabriel Budwee 3 3 0 44 14.67 38 0/1 Alex Tomkins 4 3 0 44 14.67 18 2/0 William Halstead 4 3 0 40 13.33 40 1/0 Addison Grinham 5 4 0 32 8.00 12 1/0 Matthew Coles 6 3 1 19 9.50 13* 1/0 Barton Lynch 4 4 2 15 7.50 9* 1/0 Joshua James 6 4 2 14 7.00 5* 1/0 Cameron Fowler 3 2 0 6 3.00 6 0/0 Mitchell Jones 3 2 1 5 5.00 5* 0/0 TOTAL BATTING 77 61 8 773 14.58 61 16/4

POIDEVIN GRAY - BOWLING

Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Nick Charlwood 40.00 2 9 247 27.44 6.18 3/32 Brandon McLean 29.33 2 6 192 32.00 6.55 3/33 Robert Close 38.67 0 6 243 40.50 6.28 2/20 Mitchell Jones 20.00 1 4 92 23.00 4.60 2/34 Nicholas Stapleton 23.00 2 3 96 32.00 4.17 2/29 Joshua James 23.00 0 3 157 52.33 6.83 1/20 Alex Tomkins 6.00 0 1 73 73.00 12.17 1/39 Matthew Coles 9.33 0 1 77 77.00 8.25 1/2 Gabriel Budwee 15.00 1 1 83 83.00 5.53 1/83 TOTAL BOWLING 210.33 8 34 1292 38.00 6.14 3/32

POIDEVIN GRAY - WICKETKEEPING

Wicket Keeping M Ct St Total Byes Andrew Redman 6 4 0 4 3

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52 A W Green Shield (Under 16 years) by Glenn Lynch, Manager Position in competition: 3rd

To win the Green Shield competition - all the planets must be aligned. It cannot be left to chance if the team is to perform in arguably the toughest Under16 grade cricket competition in the world.

The brains trust of coaches Jason McLean and David Skuthorpe along with the manager drew up plans very early in the season to give the club its best shot at winning the shield. The season was helped by the legacy left by the previous Green Shield custodians, Grant Rimmer and the late great Neville Walters and the coaching succession provided by Skuey.

The club conducted an arduous three day academy in the October school holidays, generously organised by Bill Anderson and conducted by Eddie Otto. This combined with two solid trial games against a touring team from Armidale and a strong Sutherland outfit had the boys well primed for the competition.

The decision to train on Thursday afternoon at Snape and to mingle with the senior grade players in drills was a great experience for the boys and an investment in the club’s future. Thanks to all the players and coaches within the club for making the boys feel well at home and offering them advice in a friendly way.

The statistics of winning 5 out of 7 games within the normal competition and then trouncing the minor premiers in the qualifying semi-final speak for themselves but this was achieved after being handed probably the toughest draw!

Highlights of the season included; keeping our unbeaten record in recent years intact after winning all of our games at the fortress (Coogee Oval); chasing down scores of 234 and 230 respectively; smashing the eventual premiers Bankstown in round 7 by bowling them out for 122 and passing them 1 down and then smashing minor premiers Parramatta by 91 runs in the qualifying final.

The team was strong right down the order and the commitment and performances of the 15 man squad provided long and very difficult selection meetings. Obviously much of the team’s success lies with the fact that we had 9 of the boys playing within the club’s grades. This is a great achievement for the club and augers well for our future.

Behind any successful team is a good captain - Nicholas (Nick) Saady led the team superbly and gained confidence with his own performances and his tactics as a skipper grew immensely as the competition progressed. His handling of the bowlers and field placements were excellent – well done ‘Saads’.

Another positive factor for the team’s success was the understanding and support of the parents – they were all part of ‘team RP’ and we all had a great time as a group, not just on game days but at the several social functions both prior to, during and after the competition. The afternoon teas provided at Coogee Oval were also a huge culinary hit thanks to all the mums. And led by Anyes McLean, we were able to make a worthwhile donation to the McGrath Foundation from proceeds of lunches provided at Coogee Oval.

We were also grateful to Grant Rimmer and John McLoughlin for their active involvement in the team; Mark Coles for scoring and entering the scores on the MyCricket website; Peter Devlin for his support of the team at every game (and monitoring the form of the players on behalf of the club’s selection committee); David Holland for his support; and the numerous senior grade players who came down to Coogee Oval to support their club mates – thanks guys – it is probably more appreciated by the Greenies than you think. Thanks also to Usman for presenting the caps to the players at our presentation dinner and the senior players and committee members who attended and supported the night.

53 Many of the players had an outstanding season and it would be unfair to mention individuals. The game summary provides those performances but it is with great pleasure we congratulate Jason Gray on his selection in the NSW Cricket Combined Green Shield team as just reward for a very solid season.

In signing off, what gives the coaches and manager most delight is the fact that the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club once again assembled a Green Shield team that is respected for their sportsmanship, talent and never-say- die attitude. Plans are already in place to improve on 3rd place!!!

AW GREEN SHIELD - BATTING

Batsmen M Inn N.O. Runs Ave HS Ct/RO Jason Gray 9 8 1 254 36.29 66 3/3 Andrew Coles 9 9 1 194 24.25 52* 1/1 Alexander Wynn 9 9 2 156 22.29 55* 0/0 Nicholas Saady 9 8 0 142 17.75 57 4/1 Adam Childs 8 7 0 118 16.86 68 1/0 Samuel Muir 9 8 3 111 22.20 22 3/2 Tom McCarthy 9 9 0 89 9.89 56 3/0 Jay Rowles 7 6 2 48 12.00 17* 3/1 Hayden McLean 9 7 4 37 12.33 14 0/0 Andrew Sprowls 8 5 0 30 6.00 19 2/0 Ryan Faulkner-Hogg 9 5 1 26 6.50 9 1/1 Julian Foster-Pullman 7 6 0 14 2.33 7 0/1 Giordano Scuglia 4 0 0 0 NA DNB 1/0 Armaan Nawaz 1 0 0 0 NA DNB 0/0 Joe Harrison 1 0 0 0 NA DNB 0/0 TOTAL BATTING 108 87 14 1219 16.70 68 22/10

AW GREEN SHIELD - BOWLING

Bowler Overs M's Wkts Runs Ave RPO Best Nicholas Saady 80.83 21 15 215 14.33 2.66 3/15 Samuel Muir 91.17 17 13 241 18.54 2.64 3/29 Hayden McLean 49.83 14 11 112 10.18 2.25 4/9 Ryan Faulkner-Hogg 58.00 11 10 184 18.40 3.17 3/10 Andrew Coles 34.83 6 6 110 18.33 3.16 3/15 Jason Gray 53.17 10 5 141 28.20 2.65 3/22 Andrew Sprowls 38.00 2 4 141 35.25 3.71 2/31 Armaan Nawaz 5.00 1 1 17 17.00 3.40 1/17 Giordano Scuglia 23.00 0 1 110 110.00 4.78 1/52 Tom McCarthy 1.00 1 0 0 NA 0.00 0/0 Julian Foster-Pullman 1.00 0 0 1 NA 1.00 0/1 Joe Harrison 1.00 0 0 6 NA 6.00 0/6 Jay Rowles 2.00 0 0 9 NA 4.50 09 TOTAL BOWLING 438.83 83 66 1287 19.50 2.93 4/9

AW GREEN SHIELD - WICKETKEEPING

Wicket Keeping M Ct St Total Byes

Alexander Wynn 9 23 0 23 9

54 Summary of Matches

Round 1 v St George at Coogee Sun 20 Dec 2009 Won by 1 wkt RP 9-234 to 6-231 Saints batted first after winning the toss and put on 104 for the first wicket. At 2 for 158 they looked dangerous against our attack which was struggling. Four run outs in a row however, emphasised the commitment in the field and their final tally of 231 left us in with a chance. Having never beaten St George in this competition the odds were in their favour and at 3 for 48 it looked a safe bet they would win. But the application by Adam Childs (68) and Jason Gray (56) to put on 59 for the 4th wicket followed by 38 for the next with skipper Nick Saady scoring 20 gave us real hope. With wickets falling around him, Alex Wynn played a gem of an innings for 40 not out including the winning runs with just two balls to spare! A fantastic win!

Round 2 v Northern District at Asquith Tues 22 Dec 2009 Won by 3 wkts RP 7-230 to 227 The decision to send ND’s into bat may well have backfired when they rattled up 227. Jason Gray (3-22) was the best of the bowlers although skipper Nick Saady (1-27) and Andrew Sprowls (2-31) were very tight. In the run chase, Andy Coles (48) and Tom McCarthy (56) were quickly into stride hitting 75 for the first wicket. Adam Childs (17) maintained the momentum but it was the outstanding batting of Jason Gray with an unconquered 57 which proved the difference as he hit the winning runs with once again, just two balls to spare for a nerve wracking win!

Round 3 v Blacktown at Joe McAleer Tues 5 Jan 2010 Lost by 6 wkts RP 93 to 4-94 Sent in to bat after a weeks rain proved damaging and we struggled from the outset. With our top 5 in the shed and only 28 on the board, runs were like gold and it was only the fine effort by Jay Rowles to hit out with an undefeated 17 which gave us a final tally of 93. In reply, there was a little hiccup for the Blacktown boys when they were 3 for 22 but the 4th wicket pair took the score to 91 before the winning runs were achieved in just 27.2 overs.

Round 4 v Western Suburbs at Coogee Thur 7 Jan 2010 Won by 1 wkt RP 9-112 to 109 What a thriller! The undefeated Wests were sent in to bat in high humidity and made a cautious but safe start to get to 27 before losing their first wicket after 45 minutes. That breakthrough triggered a collapse which saw 7 wickets fall for 22 runs with Hayden McLean and Ryan Faulkner-Hogg each grabbing 3 wickets. A bit of a tail- end rally saw them finish at 109 with McLean finishing with 4 for 9 and Faulkner-Hogg 3 for 14. Our chase for the points started disastrously with both openers gone with just 10 on the board. Worse was to follow with Adam Childs (13) and Jason Gray (28) the only batsmen getting to double figures as the score slumped to 9 for 89. With Hayden McLean and Sam Muir the remaining two at the crease, the situation looked hopeless. However, with Muir hitting out and McLean hanging on, anything was possible. And so it proved to be with Muir belting 19 off 17 balls and McLean defending stoically for an undefeated 4 in 51 minutes from 44 balls. With the score at 9 for 108, Sam Muir crashed a boundary to take the points and seal a sensational victory!

Round 5 v Penrith at Coogee Tues 12 Jan 2010 Won by 3 wkts RP 7-125 to 122 A terrific effort to knock over the Panthers for just 122 in the full 60 overs. While 8 bowlers were used, all were steady with Hayden McLean returning the magic figures of 3 for 5 from 6.3 overs. Opening bowlers Sam Muir with 2 for 16 from 12 overs and Nick Saady with 2 for 18 from 10 also made it hard for the Penrith batsmen to get settled. In the run chase we lost 2 wickets on 11 and at 5 for 39 were a little bit vulnerable before Jason Gray settled the side down with a top score of 39. Nick Saady’s 25 and Sam Muir’s 20 not out completed a good match for them both and sealed the win with almost 18 overs to spare.

Round 6 v Sutherland at Tonkin Thurs 14 Jan 2010 Lost by 4 wkts RP 158 to 6-160 Sent in to bat after a storm the night before, we were soon in trouble at 4 for 58. Jason Gray however, settled ino his work and hit a determined 66 to give us a competitive 158. With the Sharks 4 for 72 we were right in it but a 61 run partnership all but took the game away from us. Sam Muir’s 3 for 37 off 9 was the best return although all bowlers kept a tight line in a hard fought match.

Round 7 v Bankstown at Grahame Thomas Sun 17 Jan 2010 Won by 9 wkts RP 1-126 to 122 In a must-win match, Bankstown took first blood when they won the toss and batted. However, Sam Muir and Nick Saady made it tough for the batsmen and they were soon 3 for 10. With Faulkner-Hogg and Hayden

55 McLean also chipping in, the Dogs quickly slumped to be 8 for 55. A 50 to their no.9 got them to 122 but the adavantage was clearly with us. Not a good start in the run chase with Tom McCarthy going first ball. However, that was the last reason Bankstown had to cheer as Andy Coles and Alex Wynn dug in and batted for 50.2 overs to snatch victory with a partnership of 126, Coles finishing with 52 and Wynn 55. A fantastic win to grab a place in the finals.

Qualifying Final v Parramatta at Old Kings Tues 19 Jan 2010 Won by 91 runs RP 191 to 100 Sent in to bat, runs came steadily with Alex Wynn hitting a well-compiled 39. However, at 6 for 94 there were a few nervous moments. A determined innings by skipper Nick Saady of 57 in 116 minutes supported by Sam Muir (20) was the saving grace and took the score to a respectable level. In reply, Saady and Muir each grabbed 2 wickets to have the Eels reeling at 4 for 28. The change bowlers then chipped in and Parra was never going to make the target going down in the 37th over, giving us a spot in the semi-final for only the second time. Alex Wynn took an amazing 6 catches behind the stumps.

Semi-Final v Bankstown at Bankstown Thurs 21 Jan 2010 Lost by 64 runs RP 85 to 149 Batting first after winning the toss, Bankstown had 2 of their bats in the pavilion with only 8 runs on the board. The next breakthrough occurred 51 runs later and when Andy Coles took 3 for 15, they were struggling at 6 for 93. Some good rearguard action managed to add another 56 runs but their final score of 149 on a perfect batting wicket in hot conditions looked far from enough. It was a very nervous display of batting in the run chase however, with 7 of our top 8 bats failing to make more than 4 runs. At 8 for 38 the cause appeared lost and although the tail wagged a little the final score of 85 was a huge disappointment. Number 10 Sam Muir was the top scorer with 22.

AW Green Shield 2009-10 Back Row: Glenn Lynch (Manager), David Skuthorpe (Coach), Andrew Coles, Andrew Sprowls, Ryan Faulkner-Hogg, Nicholas Saady (Captain), Jason Gray, Samuel Muir, Jason McLean (Coach). Front Row: Adam Childs, Tom McCarthy, Jake Rowles, Alexander Wynn, Hayden McLean, Julian Foster- Pullman, Giordano Scuglia, Joe Harrison. Absent: Armaan Nawaz.

56 PLAYER OF THE SEASON : 2009-10 : FINAL POINTS This award is a performance-based award from 1st Grade to 6th Grade. The Player of the Season excludes Sunday 1st Grade Limited Overs games, all PG's & AW Green Shield games and the Final Series. Points are awarded as follows: 1 point for each run scored, 15 points for each wicket taken, 5 points for each catch, 8 points for each stumping and 5 points to the major contributor to a run out. Player Points Player Points 1 Scott Coyte 939 56 Julian Foster-Pullman 281 2 Jordan Magro 715 57 Glen Whichello 267 3 Matthew Yiend 696 58 Thomas Holland 254 4 Matthew Hilder 677 59 Lasanga Kannangara 245 5 Addison Grinham 654 60 Brenton Barker 244 6 Nathan Price 646 61 Tim Matthews 240 7 Matthew Frith 610 62 Trent Griffiths 238 8 Nick Charlwood 606 63 Tim Laws 228 9 Alex Sciascia 583 64 Mitchell Jones 227 10 Usman Khawaja 541 65 Brett Jackson 216 11 Melvin Singh 529 66 Sathvik Shetty 208 12 John McLoughlin 526 67 Adam Semple 199 13 George Frazakis 526 68 Anthony Kikiris 199 14 David Howe 516 69 Tony Martin 183 15 Callum Stewart 515 70 Ollie Savory 182 16 Joshua James 505 71 Tom McCarthy 175 17 Brandon McLean 504 72 David Townsend 172 18 Giordano Scuglia 500 73 Steven Clarke 170 19 Anthony McGinness 500 74 Philip Bracken 156 20 Chris Singh 500 75 Lindsay Anderson 153 21 Grant Rimmer 499 76 Denis Hinds 152 22 Robert Close 483 77 Barton Lynch 150 23 Mitchell Hunt 466 78 Robert Huxley 146 24 William Passas 462 79 Paul Gorick 139 25 Troy Brewster 460 80 Nicholas Stapleton 137 26 Peter Devlin 458 81 Darren Sabadina 135 27 James Tyson 452 82 Jason Gray 135 28 Alex Tomkins 449 83 Mohan Kessani 117 29 Roger Smith 444 84 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 102 30 James Byrne 444 85 William Halstead 101 31 Rodney Stafford 430 86 Rachmat Djajadikarta 98 32 Nigil Singh 428 87 Manuel Kandara 97 33 Mike Grillis 418 88 Matthew Wallis 92 34 Cameron Fowler 418 89 Burt Cockley 89 35 Andrew Harrison 410 90 John Stewart 89 36 Eddie Otto 407 91 Lachlan Maroon 86 37 Matthew Taylor 407 92 Marcus Bain 82 38 Matthew Coles 405 93 Vinaay Halasagi 73 39 Gabriel Budwee 395 94 Khadka Sagar 65 40 Peter Cross 395 95 Matthew Simmons 65 41 Kushaal Ram 390 96 Rob Fahrenheim 63 42 Govind Karki 366 97 Fabian Heaton 63 43 David Bourke 365 98 Alexander Wynn 62 44 Nicholas Saady 363 99 Cameron Gray 57 45 Robert Wilson 354 100 Ethan Grinham 56 46 Samuel Muir 352 101 Samuel Rochaix 44 47 Andrew Redman 349 102 Andrew Sprowls 37 48 Duncan Hunt 334 103 Dene Nielsen 36 49 Karl Schubert 333 104 Charith De Silva 34 50 Kieran Hewar 319 105 Damien Wall 32 51 Scott Gray 312 106 Glen Carroll 28 52 Ashley Doolan 306 107 Andrew Coles 28 53 David Mitchell 291 108 Brett Hunter 20 54 Chris Barket 289 109 Gordon Jones 11 55 Daniel Laus 284 110 Dane Fisher 6

57 The Award Winners 2009-10

PLAYER OF THE SEASON The O A Taylor / Martin Bedkober Memorial Award Sponsored by Paul Fitzgerald

Ossie Taylor served the Randwick club as a player and administrator for 64 years before his death in 1976. He scored more than 4,500 runs and was Secretary for 19 years, the longest in the club’s history. The O A Taylor Memorial Player of the Season Award was first presented by the Randwick club in 1977.

Martin Bedkober was a promising opening batsman and wicketkeeper with Petersham-Marrickville before his untimely death in a cricket match in 1975 aged just 21. In A W Green Shield in 1968-69, he scored 645 runs and effected 23 dismissals behind the stumps—both records for the club. The Martin Bedkober Memorial Trophy for the Most Promising Player was first presented by the Petersham Marrickville club in 1976.

Scott Coyte Scott Coyte’s move to Randwick Petersham at the start of the season was eagerly anticipated. Players who have played for NSW, can bowl at 140km plus and bat anywhere in the order with ease, are extremely rare. Scott delivered all that was hoped for and plenty more. Scoring 610 runs and taking 27 wickets was in itself an achievement, but Scott also provided toughness, a relentless will to win, admirable qualities of leadership and a sharp cricket brain. He was one of the leading all-rounders in the 1st Grade competition as well as his team’s top runscorer and wicket taker. With the new ball he had some great returns including 3-40 against Uni of NSW, 4-42 against North Sydney, 3-35 against Bankstown while his best performance was 5 for 96 off 23 overs against Sydney. In that match, his “5 for” came after he hit 95 with the bat. And to top off an outstanding individual performance he took the last wicket to give his side a win by just 4 runs! If there was a disappointment, at least to his supporters, it was the fact that he scored three 90’s without managing the elusive three figures. A 98 and a 99 to go with his 95 somehow seemed unjust. Scott has been a wonderful addition to our club and was clearly the outstanding player of the season.

CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR - PLAYER The Tim Towers / Stuart Gardner Memorial Award Sponsored by Kingsgrove Sports

Tim Towers was a left hand fast bowler with Randwick. He died in 1991 from cancer aged just 36. Tim played for 11 seasons taking 233 wickets and played in Randwick’s 1977-78 and 1979-80 1st Grade premiership teams. The Tim Towers Clubman of the Year Award was first presented by the Randwick club in 1991.

Stuart Gardner was a left hand spin bowler with Petersham-Marrickville. He died in 1994 from cancer aged 51. Stuart played for over 30 seasons taking more than 400 wickets and scoring 2000 runs. He played in the 1st Grade premiership team of 1974-75 and was made a life member of the club in 1991. The Stuart Gardner Clubman of the Year Award was first presented by the Petersham-Marrickville club in 1994.

Nigil Singh Nigil Singh is one of those great contributors which every cricket club needs to succeed. He has captained the 3rd Grade team in each of the past two seasons in such a fashion that the side has been one of our better performed teams. Last season he went within an ace of making the finals but this season there was no stopping him and his “Little Team That Could” as they made the Qualifying Finals. While they couldn’t manage the next step it was testimony to Nigil’s drive, enthusiasm and talent that they got to where they did. And it was no surprise to anyone to see Nigil named by the Sydney Cricket Association as “3rd Grade Captain of the Year”. A well earned award to a deserving leader of men. Apart from his on-field contribution, Nigil has been a major contributor off-field. At last year’s AGM he was elected Assistant Financial Controller and apart from his duties in that role and on the Management Committee, had extensive input in other areas. He was initially involved in the design, preparation and printing of the player handbook and then assisted with the transfer of player, supporter and volunteer data and layout for sponsors logos in the new website. He also helped with the organisation of social events and was the main organiser for the quiz night and the instigator of the hugely successful annual dinner. It is a fitting tribute to his dedication to this club that he is recognised with this most prestigious award.

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CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR – NON PLAYER The Bernie Bayley Memorial Award Sponsored by Margaret Bayley

Bernie Bayley was a popular and enthusiastic volunteer who was manager of the Second Grade team for 5 years prior to his death in February 2009. Bernie’s wife Margaret sponsors this award on behalf of the Bayley Family.

Joint Award – Peter English and Cec Orrock Volunteers have been the lifeblood of this club and we are indeed fortunate to have in our midst two dedicated workers such as Peter English and Cec Orrock. Peter and Cec were both a tower of strength this season as they have been for a number of years. They were the “back room boys” ensuring that everything went according to plan at home 1st Grade matches, marking and sweeping the pitch during breaks in play, providing drinks for thirsty players, looking after the umpires and their room and attending to all the other minor issues which go hand in glove with staging a successful top grade cricket match. At 83, Cec has had a lifetime in sport representing St George in the 1st Grade Rugby League competition back in 1953. Prior to that he was a high order batsman for South Sydney in Telegraph Shield cricket. In 1966 he joined David Jones and met Ray Stafford and the pair have been friends ever since. Cec followed the fortunes of Ray’s kids in sport which eventually led him to Coogee Oval as a supporter of young Rodney when he joined Randwick in the late 1990’s. He is now an entrenched and dedicated supporter of Randwick Petersham. Peter English, affectionately known as “The Moose”, was a supporter of the old Petersham-Marrickville club, which he had followed since 1952 when his father first took him to watch a match at Marrickville Oval as a 10 year old. Since the merger in 2001, the 68 year old has become more involved with the club and is one of those valuable volunteers who has no hesitation in putting up his hand when any help is needed.

MOST PROMISING PLAYER IN THE CLUB The Keith Austin Memorial Award Sponsored by Alan Austin Keith Austin was a long time supporter of the Randwick club before his death in 1948. This award was first presented by his sons, Alan and Stan in 1949. Rob Close After Rob Close had topped the bowling analysis in the club’s A W Green Shield side of 2005-06 and won a spot in the Combined Green Shield team, a comment was included in the Annual Report of that season to the effect that “many good judges have him pencilled in as one of the club’s better players in the seasons ahead”. Those “good judges” were proved correct this season when Rob was presented with 1st Grade cap number 71 as he made his debut against St George at Hurstville Oval after some solid all- round performances in 2’s. And while he didn’t take a wicket in his 7 overs for 23 against the eventual premiers, he impressed enough to win three more games in the top grade. His big moment came in his third game at Coogee against Blacktown where he was a major player in the team’s win taking 3 for 58. A product of Orange in western NSW, Rob Close is a cricketer of untapped potential. If he continues to make the progress he has displayed in each of the past three seasons he could command a regular 1st grade place for many seasons to come.

MOST IMPROVED LOWER GRADE PLAYER The Burke and Davies Families Award Sponsored by Chris Burke and Ross Davies Kevin Burke was a senior vice president of Randwick who first presented this award in 1976. Kevin died in 1998. Chris Burke is a nephew of Kevin and a former long-term lower grade player with Randwick Haydn Davies, father of Life Member Ross, was a vice president and great supporter of Randwick who died in 1984. His memorial award was first presented in 1992. Ross’ brother Peter, was the captain of Randwick’s first 5th Grade team in 1978 which made the semi-finals. He died in May 2002. Matthew Yiend Matthew Yiend began the season in Randwick Petersham’s Green 6th Grade team against Georges River. He hit 177 causing selectors to have an immediate rethink before promoting him to 4th Grade. After an 85 against Fairfield-Liverpool in 4’s he was quickly despatched to 3rd grade where he opened his account with 114 against North Sydney. This was clearly some serious batsman! Within 4 weeks he was in 2’s belting 64 not out against Gordon batting at no.6 and featuring in an unconquered 121 partnership with Will Passas. And while the remainder of the season didn’t produce the spoils of the early summer, Matthew remained a competitive performer who contributed much to the success of the 2nd Grade team making the finals. He ended up scoring 441 runs in three grades. But he was not just a batting success. Promoted to 2nd Grade he took over the wicketkeeping duties with plenty of success finishing the season with 18 dismissals. 59

MOST PROMISING 6TH GRADE PLAYER The Alan Wright Award Sponsored by Alan Wright Alan Wright played Grade Cricket for over 40 years with Randwick / Randwick Petersham. He is a Life Member of the club, a member of the Management Committee and Chairman of Selectors.

Giordano Scuglia A right hand bat and wrist spinner, this 15 year old is one of the most enthusiastic players in the club. Last season in the Metropolitan Cup competition, he copped an intimidatory welcome from a big Sydney Uni quick batting at number 8 and retired hurt. This season he put his hand up to open the innings against the same big quick and came out on top. His development has been rapid and he was probably the best wrist spinner in the Metro comp this year. He decimated the competition leaders Penrith with 6-15 and then came out to open the batting and scored 50 not out as we passed them 1-160. His season performance was 18 wickets at 14 and 196 runs at 19. A dedicated trainer, he is sure to put pressure on for a spot in one of the grade teams in the not-too-distant future.

BEST POIDEVIN GRAY PLAYER The Clive Johnston Memorial Award Sponsored by John Pearson Clive Johnston was an outstanding player with the Petersham and Petersham-Marrickville clubs, captaining 1st Grade for 17 of his 21 seasons. He was in three premiership winning teams and scored over 10,500 grade cricket runs. He also played for NSW on 11 occasions including a number as captain. Clive died in 1991 and this award was presented for the first time by Petersham - Marrickville that same year. Nick Charlwood It seems only fitting that a player who set the club bowling records in his A W Green Shield season two years ago should progress to take the bowling honours at the next age level, the Poidevin Gray Shield. And while it was a tough year with not too much success in the PG competition, Nick Charlwood enhanced his reputation as one of the real prospects in the club. Although only taking 9 wickets from his 40 overs, there was a lot to like about his perseverance and commitment. His 3 for 32 off 10 overs against St George on a belter at Hurstville Oval was a particularly fine effort considering the final score of 271. While his bowling continues to develop, his batting and fielding have taken a most noticeable step forward to such extent that he is fast entering the all-rounder mould. His late order batting has been a real boon to all teams he played in this season while his throwing arm is more like a bullet express.

BEST A W GREEN SHIELD PLAYER The Cartwright Insurances Award Sponsored by Len Cartwright Cartwright Insurances has presented this award since 1975 courtesy of Len Cartwright, who was a 1st Grade wicketkeeper / batsman with Randwick and is now a vice president of Randwick Petersham.

Jason Gray Jason Gray was named last season as the most promising player in the club and duly took home the Keith Austin Memorial Award. He was just 14 years of age. He had played two seasons in Green Shield and a handful of lower grade games. This season, in his third summer in the AWG competition, he showed just what promise he possessed with another outstanding performance which saw him selected in the NSW Cricket Combined Green Shield team. As the captain and leading rungetter he was one of the prime reasons the team made the semi-finals. In 8 innings he scored 254 runs including three scores over 50. His best efforts included 56 v St George; 57 not out v Northern District; and 66 v Sutherland at Tonkin Oval on a wicket affected by a storm the previous evening. A product of Randwick Juniors, Jason also rolls his arm over and he was the best of the bowlers in the win against Northern District where he managed 3 for 22 from 8 overs. With an Encouragement Award in his first year in 2007-08 and the prestigious Keith Austin trophy last year, this season he adds a well deserved award to his glowing cricket achievements.

BEST A W GREEN SHIELD PERFORMANCE The Col Hollingsworth Memorial Award Sponsored by John Benaud Col Hollingsworth was a gifted young cricketer who died tragically at the age of 23 in 1966. He played for four years in the Petersham-Marrickville A W Green Shield team before going on to captain NSW Colts. He was a first grader at age 16. The Col Hollingsworth Memorial Award was first presented by the Petersham-Marrickville club in 1967.

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Alexander Wynn Alex was one of the top all-rounders in this season’s team. As a wicketkeeper / batsman he had an outstanding season. His ability with the bat was on display for all to see in Round 1 where he played a gem of an innings to hit 40 not out including the winning runs with 2 balls to spare and the last man in! He expanded his reputation as a batsman of great promise in a must-win match against Bankstown at Bankstown Oval when he batted at number 3 for 164 minutes to score 55 not out and put on an unbroken partnership of 126 with Andy Coles to beat the Dogs by a massive 9 wickets. But it was not those performances or his tally of 176 runs which won him this coveted award. It was his wicketkeeping in the Qualifying Final against Parramatta at Old Kings Oval. In that match he took an amazing 6 catches behind the stumps while conceding just one bye. It was simply a classic display by an outstanding cricketer and was no surprise to anyone who had followed the team. With 4 dismissals against Northern District and 3 each in the Bankstown and Penrith matches, he was clearly building up to a “big one”. Alex finished the season with 23 wicketkeeper catches in A W Green Shield just one dismissal behind the overall winner who collected 24 but 10 more than any other ‘keeper.

THE KEN DEVLIN AWARDS Ken Devlin is a vice president of Randwick Petersham, husband of Madge and father of Steve and Peter, all of whom have been involved with the club as they were with Randwick for over 30 years. Ken first presented these awards at Randwick in 1983. Note : To ensure all players have an equal opportunity to compete for these awards, the calculation of most runs and wickets excludes the Grade final series of matches and Sunday games in the 1st Grade Limited Overs Competition.

MOST RUNS: Matthew Yiend 580 runs It would be difficult to imagine a player missing out on this award after hitting 177 in his first match for the club. This is what Matt did in 6th Grade when making his RPCC debut. And so it proved to be with his 580 runs being the most scored by a player for the club this season excluding the final series. He was quickly promoted of course, scoring a fine 114 along the way in 3rd Grade before finishing as a regular in the 2nd Grade side. His 3rd Grade performance was part of a new record partnership of 130 for the 4th wicket. As a 2nd grader, he was an integral part of the team with his wicketkeeping skills adding to his value as a batsman of the highest order. He was one of the “real finds” and great successes of the season. It takes an exceptional effort to beat Scott Coyte after the season Scottie had, but Matt did it in style.

MOST WICKETS: Matthew Hilder 29 wickets Last year’s winner Matt Hilder has shown it was no fluke by repeating the dose this year, albeit in a higher grade. In a season where wickets were hard to come by, Matt bowled his medium pacers with great guile and accuracy to grab 29 wickets and finish just one wicket behind the leading wicket taker in the whole of 3rd Grade. His best performance was a 4 for 25 effort, but it was his consistency in taking vital wickets at crucial times which not only gave him the club’s best haul but ensured a place for his team in the finals. His 51 wickets last season in 5th Grade took him to a club career tally of 148 and with this season’s 29 to lift him to 177 he is knocking on the door of the “200 Wickets Club”, which could well be realised by next Christmas.

THE WICKETKEEPING AWARD The David Sherwood Memorial Award Sponsored by John Watson of Watson Buchan, Surveyors David Sherwood was scorer of the Randwick 1st Grade team for 52 years. He made six overseas tours as scorer for the Australian team before his death in 1985. The SCA 5th Grade trophy bears his name.

Roger Smith Roger Smith was the leading wicketkeeper in the club this season. Not only did his 32 dismissals set a new club record in 3rd Grade but it was the best performance by a wicketkeeper in the SCA 3rd Grade competition. In just his second season with the club, Roger was one of the reasons behind the 3rd Grade team making the Qualifying Final. An outstanding gloveman, he proved what a valuable asset he was with a massive 10 stumpings in his 32 dismissals. And he also showed that standing up to the fast men can pay dividends as of those 10 stumpings, 5 were off pace bowler Matt Hilder. He also conceded only 35 byes. Roger’s cricketing talent is not restricted to ‘keeping either, as his performances with the bat showed, finishing the season with a total of 258 runs at the tidy average of 28.70. In keeping with modern trends, Roger is the complete wicketkeeping all-rounder and a worthy winner of this award.

61 THE FIELDING AWARD The Johnny Martin Memorial Award Sponsored by Talisman Marketing through former player Mark Sundin Johnny Martin was a left hand ”chinaman” bowler who played 77 times for NSW and 8 times for Australia. He played with Petersham-Marrickville for 15 seasons travelling 780kms each weekend from Burrell Creek. He took 450 grade wickets, scored 3500runs and was a superb fieldsman. He captained the 1st Grade side and won three premierships. The Johnny Martin Memorial Award was first awarded by Petersham-Marrickville in 1993 following his death a year earlier.

Nathan Price From the first day Nathan joined us from Newcastle, he looked like a player destined to go places. A genuine all-rounder, Nathan could hold his place as a new ball bowler or a batsman in any 1st Grade team. On top of all this, he is a superb fieldsman who is equally at home in the slips cordon or in the outfield. Nathan took some phenomenal catches throughout the season and like most quality fielders, made them look relatively easy. Nathan’s powerful throwing arm was never better demonstrated than in the last game against Bankstown, where a direct hit from the boundary to effect a run-out turned the game. We are very fortunate to have so many great fielders in the club. Each season the winner of this award is someone who has been particularly brilliant in the field and this year was no exception.

THE ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS

THE PHIL TRESIDDER FAMILY AWARD Phil Tresidder was a Life Member and Patron of the club who died in 2003. Phil was involved with the Randwick club for 60 years and served as President for 10 years. This award is sponsored by his niece Christine Hall and her husband Christopher. Kushaal Ram Kushaal is a 16 years old left hand bat, right arm medium fast bowler and fieldsman extraordinaire. The best ground fielder in Metro Cup by a country mile. He took a one hander on the mid wicket boundary, never dropped one and picked up 2 run outs. He learnt that his speed to pick up and throw intimidated batsmen and he discovered the enjoyment of good fielding. He also found his feet with his batting this year. He generally goes for it when he bats but this year he found the desire to stay in and produced two dominating innings - 71 against Bankstown and 67 against UNSW. He matured this year into a tough competitor and his attitude pushed the rest of the team along whenever they looked like drifting off. In Metro he scored 227 runs at 28.

THE PETER ROLLS AWARD Peter Rolls is a Life Member of the club and a former 1st Grade player with Petersham-Marrickville. Duncan Hunt A solid opening batsman with a sound technique, Duncan showed his ability last season in both 4th and 5th Grade. After starting the season in the 6th Grade Gold side, Duncan made an immediate impact in his initial 5th Grade match with an impressive 73 runs. From there he quickly moved into 4th Grade and showed his temperament by opening the batting and selling his wicket dearly. He produced an excellent innings of 35 against Campbelltown and then helped the 5th Grade side make the semi-finals contributing a match-winning 58 against Western Suburbs in the Qualifying Final. In addition he is a handy leg-spin bowler and good all-round fielder.

THE DUNCAN SCOTT-GLASSOCK MEMORIAL AWARD Duncan Scott-Glassock was a former 1st Grade seam bowler with Randwick in the 1970’s who died in 2006 aged just 57. This award continues in his name through the generosity of his wife Penny and family. Andrew Sprowls A 16 years old right hand bat and opening bowler, Andrew joined the Metro team after Green Shield and impressed with his attitude to training and playing. He does not keep anything in reserve when he bowls. He turned in a scary performance against some experienced UNSW higher order bats and had them jumping. There was a bit in the wicket but showing the brains of a much more experienced bowler, he kept hitting the zone just short of a length near off stump bringing a tear to the eye of his short leg fielder who was reminded of the days of uncovered wickets. He looks a strong bat also and that is sure to come through next year.

THE WAYNE MULHERIN AWARD Wayne Mulherin is a Life Member and Committee Member of the club and former President of Petersham-Marrickville who played Sheffield Shield cricket for NSW. Brandon McLean Brandon this year started the transition from promising player to genuine performer. Only 17 years old, the right arm leg-spin bowler and handy lower order bat, showed the faith shown in him the past season is beginning to pay off taking 21 wickets at an average of 20.38 in 3rd Grade. This was no further evidenced than his performance in the pressure cooker that is finals cricket taking 2-45 off 18 overs. As he continues to work on his game he will surely push higher grades before too long.

62 THE JOHN CONNELL AWARD John Connell has been a manager of many club teams including a number which have won premierships. Addison Grinham Addison is an outstanding prospect and set a new club batting average record for 5th Grade when he finished the season with 500 runs at the excellent average of 55.56. A highlight was his 119 not out against Bankstown when he hit an amazing 11 boundaries and 5 sixes in setting up a magnificent win for his team. He also starred when he hit 98 not out against Sydney University in the second innings after his team was dismissed for a record low 33. His development will be followed with much interest.

THE GREG HARTSHORNE AWARD Greg Hartshorne is a former CEO of the club, a Life Member and former 1st Grade Captain of Petersham-Marrickville who played in four successive Randwick Petersham premiership teams from 2002 to 2006. He is currently a NSW State Selector. Mitchell Jones Another of our promising 16 year olds, Mitch is a left hand bat and finger spin bowler. He has already shown that he has the cricket brain of a veteran and is rapidly adopting the bowling style of our former champion Trevor Jay. He’ll never be accused of bowling lolly pops and he wears down the batsman with a mean line and length and thimble full of spin. Promoted from Metro Cup into 5th Grade, in only his second match he was called on to open the bowling, just like TJ, and excelled. He took 5 for 20 off 20 overs against Penrith to knock them over for just 69 and ensure his team an emphatic win. He finished the season with 13 wickets in 5th Grade at an average of 17.

THE MIKE WHITNEY AWARD Mike Whitney is the President of the club, a Life Member and former Australian and NSW left hand fast bowler who played for Randwick from 1976 until 1994. Sam Muir Starting in the 6th Grade Gold side, Sam worked his way into 5th Grade with some outstanding performances. Bowling left-arm at good pace, Sam had an excellent Green Shield season taking 13 wickets in 9 games. This allowed him to force his way into the 5th Grade side that made the semi-finals as well as producing 3-48 in one of his two 4th Grade appearances. An excellent outfielder and strong hitter of the ball, Sam always plays the game with a smile on his face.

THE BILL ANDERSON AWARD Bill Anderson is the club’s Director of Cricket Operations, a Life Member and was one of Sydney’s leading batsmen as a member of the Petersham-Marrickville 1st Grade team during the 1970’s and 1980’s. Robert Wilson Joining Randwick Petersham from Easts, Robbie fitted in immediately to his new surroundings. A reliable grade cricketer, Robbie waited patiently for his opportunity to step into the top grade to make his mark. Robbie epitomises the qualities of a true club man. He attends all training sessions, selflessly gives of his time to assist others, goes about his business without any fuss, attends all club functions and always gives of his best, on and off the field.

THE ERNIE TOSHACK MEMORIAL AWARD Sponsored by Lyall Gardner Ernie Toshack, a member of Don Bradman’s 1948 “Invincibles”, holds a special place in the history of Randwick Petersham Cricket because he is the only cricketer to have played with the three clubs behind Randwick Petersham – Petersham, Marrickville and Randwick. He died in May 2003 and the club committee introduced this award in July 2003.

2008-09 Winner: Robin Gardner Because of Ernie Toshack’s unequalled association with Randwick Petersham Cricket, the Management Committee of the club has honoured his memory with a special annual award. The award is announced and presented each year at the Annual General Meeting of the club to a person or persons who the Management Committee determines has or have made a significant contribution to the club, either directly or indirectly through the club or founding clubs over an extended period of time.

At the Annual General Meeting on 24 July 2009, Robin Gardner was announced as the winner of the seventh Ernie Toshack Memorial Award. It was no surprise to anyone that Robin won this award having regard to the outstanding contribution she has made to the Randwick Petersham and Petersham-Marrickville clubs. Robin first visited Petersham Oval in 1966 as the fiance’ of then Petersham-Marrickville 1st Grade spin bowler Stuart Gardner. And she was only too happy to help Pat and Helen serve afternoon teas in the canteen that day. The remarkable thing is she is still doing it 44 years later! In fact, she has expanded her expertise these days to include Coogee Oval. The dedication and commitment of Robin was acknowledged by Petersham-Marrickville in 2000 when she was made a Life Member of the club. It was that same year that she was also awarded the Australian Sports Medal for her outstanding contribution to the club and to sport. In both instances there would not be a person more deserving of such awards. In similar light, Robin was named Randwick Petersham Clubman of the Year in the non-playing category in 2006. This club has many prized possessions. And one of its greatest is Robin Gardner—volunteer extraordinaire and a person entitled to be in honoured with this prestigious award.

The 2009-10 winner of this award will be announced at the club’s AGM on 15 July 2010. 63 50 Years Service to Cricket

In a bid to acknowledge volunteers who have provided 50 years or more service to cricket within the community, Cricket Australia introduced a program to formally recognise such contributors. Service to cricket in this context covered people who were players, coaches, administrators, umpires, ground staffers, scorers, school volunteers or general helpers. Each recipient was awarded a gold plated Cricket Australia pin in a velvet case together with a certificate signed by the Cricket Australia Chairman. We were pleased to have eight people who have been acknowledged with this prestigious and well deserved award. They are as follows:

Noel Hughes: 67 years service. Noel or “Pommie” as he is affectionately known, joined the former Marrickville club in 1943-44 as a 15 year old, beginning a career in cricket which today sees him the joint Patron of this club. A 1st Grade captain and scorer of more than 11,000 runs for the founding clubs, Marrickville, Petersham and Petersham-Marrickville, he also spent no less than 42 years as a committeeman. Noel was made a Life Member of Petersham-Marrickville in 1971.

Patricia Hughes: 61 years service. As the girlfriend of Noel, Pat was introduced to the Petersham Oval canteen in 1947-48 as a 19 year-old to help out with afternoon teas. And she continued in that role for the next 61 years! There wouldn’t be a Sydney Grade cricketer in that time who wasn’t served a cup of tea by Pat at Petersham Oval and in recent years, at Coogee Oval. Pat was made a Life Member of Petersham-Marrickville in 1995.

Helen Milford: 61 years service. Like Pat Hughes, Helen Milford remains one of the service heroes of Sydney Grade cricket stretching over more than half a century. As a 24 year old she ventured to Marrickville Oval to watch her father play for the local team. A request to help with the afternoon tea that day saw the start of a voluntary service career which continued for the next 61 years. She joined Pat at Petersham a couple of years later and together they provided a level of canteen service to the Sydney Grade cricket community which to this day has no equal. Helen retired in 2006 at age 88. She was made a Life Member of Petersham-Marrickville in 1995.

Bob Barter: 62 years service. Bob was just 9 years old when he first played cricket for Oatley Public School in 1947. At 19 he joined Penshurst CC in the Georges River Penshurst DCA men’s comp. where he participated for the next 36 years as a player, administrator and umpire. In 1994 he joined Randwick as a lower grade team manager and within a couple of years was manager of the 1st XI. His excellence in that role was quickly identified by Cricket NSW and for the past 5 years he has been the home team manager at the for every NSW team (both male and female) as well as the Australian team for all Test, ODI and T20 matches. Bob established and continues as the curator of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Museum. He was made a Life Member of Randwick Petersham in 2005.

Alan Austin: 60 years service. When Alan’s father Keith died in 1949 just two years into presenting an annual award at the Randwick Cricket Club, Alan and his brother Stan decided to continue the award in memory of their late father. And for each of the next 60 years, Alan attended and presented the award at Randwick and Randwick Petersham annual meetings. During that period Alan and Stan acted as honorary auditors for the Randwick club for over 40 years. While Alan never played cricket, his interest in the game and the club has never wavered.

Ross Davies: 57 years service. Ross first took up cricket in 1953 as an 8 year old at Bathurst Primary School. By age 15 he was playing in the local Bathurst competition before venturing to Sydney and joining Randwick in 1966 where he played for the following 26 seasons. He served as Assistant Secretary for 7 years and as a committeeman for 20 years. He was an original committeeman of the Randwick Legends when it commenced in 1996 and continues in that role under the Randwick Petersham banner. In recent years he has been responsible for the annual Legends golf day as well as continuing as a joint donor to the club of an annual award. He was made a Life Member of Randwick in 1989.

64 Lyall Gardner: 52 years service. Lyall played in 1958 as a 14 year old with the Newcastle Police Boy’s Club. At age 20 he became Secretary/Treasurer of Hamilton-Wickham before moving to Sydney where he played for Waverley, Randwick CYM in the Catholic CA and Wanderers in the Gordon CA. He toured West Indies in 1973 before joining Randwick. He was Randwick Secretary between1975- 1989 and President between 1989-1991. He was a club Delegate to NSWCA/ SCA for 17 years and a member of the NSW Cricket Board for 13 years. He established the South Eastern Junior Cricket Association in 1976; the Randwick Legends Society in 1996 and the Randwick Petersham Foundation in 2003. In 1984 he was made a Life Member of Randwick and in 1988 received life membership of NSWCA. In 2006 he received the Order of Australia for service to cricket. He remains Legends Chairman and a member of the club Annual Report committee.

Bill Anderson: 51 years service. Glebe Public School was Bill’s first team as an 11 year old in 1959 before he moved on to Fort Street High. As a 15 year old schoolboy he joined Petersham- Marrickville and in the seasons which followed became one of the most dominant 1st Grade batsmen in Sydney Grade cricket. Apart from his playing ability, his aptitude for coaching was quickly recognised by Cricket NSW which employed him in various coaching roles during the period 1970- 1985. In that same time he was also Coach of Gymea High School for 14 years. When he retired as a player he continued with Petersham-Marrickville as Club Coach until the merger with Randwick in 2001. Since the introduction of Randwick Petersham, Bill has held the positions of Director of Coaching and Director of Cricket Operations and in 2008 was awarded the Bob Simpson Coach of the Year Award. He is also a current member of the club Management Committee.

Tribute to Alan Austin

The annual award for the most promising player in the club is The Keith Austin Memorial Award. It is presented in memory of a cricketer who last played for the old Randwick club in 1910, just on 100 years ago.

Keith Austin was a promising Randwick all rounder who gave cricket away in 1912 when he went off to sea. Over 30 years later at the end of World War II, Keith decided to get involved again with the cricket club and donated an annual award. He was on hand to present the first of his awards at the club’s 1946 annual general meeting but passed away just two years later.

To maintain the memory of Keith with Randwick, his two sons Stan and Alan decided after his passing to continue the award. That was 1949. Last year marked the 60th presentation of that award by either Stan or younger brother Alan.

Stan and Alan never played cricket for Randwick but were club auditors for 40 years having first taken on the role in 1955. In recent years Stan has not been in the best of health and it has been left to Alan to represent the family and present the award. Despite his 85 years, Alan has been a wonderful supporter of Randwick Petersham over the past few years and apart from annual meetings he has been a regular at club matches at Coogee and Petersham ovals.

A sponsor of a cricket club award for 60 years is an amazing contribution but to be on hand to present the award in each of those 60 years is even more amazing.

Alan was again on hand to make the presentation last year and to mark the occasion President Mike Whitney welcomed him to the stage and after a few appropriate words, made a special presentation to him which included something he has never worn before. A Randwick Petersham baggy green cap!

65 First Class Honours

An important aspect of this club’s charter is to develop and supply first class cricketers to New South Wales and ultimately to Australia. It is therefore a wonderful feather in our cap that over the past three seasons we have had four representatives at first class cricket level. Two of those players, Simon Katich and Nathan Hauritz have gone on to become regular and important members of the Australian cricket team while Usman Khawaja and Burt Cockley are knocking on the door of national representation. Usman in particular made giant strides this summer while Burt, after getting the call to join the Aussie side in India, suffered a heartbreaking injury which saw him sit out most of the summer. Here’s a synopsis of their season.

Simon Katich The Australian Test player of the year. Simon was quite surprised when his name was read out as the winner of that award at the night last February. But the surprise to those of us who have followed closely his career, was that he was surprised. When his performances over the past 12 months are analysed it is clear that this was an award to an obvious winner. Since his return to the Australian Test team in 2008 as an opening batsman, Simon has become a run-machine. He is the batting backbone of the side. In that time he has played 27 Tests for 2,534 runs at an average of 55.08. This figure places him second on the all-time averages list of Australia’s openers with only his mentor, Bobby Simpson ahead of him. It also places him sixth on the international list of all-time great Test openers which is simply an astonishing record for a player who was dropped from the Australian side twice before fighting his way back. Simon was Australia’s leading runscorer last summer with 804 runs from 7 Tests while he knocked up 1,111 in 2009 from 13 matches. He has now rattled up 10 centuries and could have had more but for four scores in the 90’s, three of them last summer. Apart from leading NSW in Sheffield Shield and Ford Ranger Cup cricket, Simon led the Blues to an historic win in the inaugural Twenty20 Champions League in India. The competition was played between the best domestic and provincial teams from the world’s cricket playing countries with the Blues’ prize as the winner totalling $US2M. Off the cricket field, Simon showed his versatility last year as a contestant on Channel 10’s “Celebrity Master Chef “ where he got through to the second round after cooking a delicious looking soufle’.

Nathan Hauritz What a season! What a year! As one of the few Australian players to play all three forms of the game, the past 12 months have been a pipedream for Nathan. During that time he has played Tests against England (3) on the 2009 Ashes Tour, West Indies (3), Pakistan (3) and New Zealand (2) taking a total of 44 wickets. He had the thrill of taking his first 5 wicket haul in first class cricket in the Melbourne Boxing Day Test against Pakistan when he finished with 5 for 101 in the second innings. He repeated the effort in the next Test in Sydney when he took 5 for 53. Another 6 wickets in the third Test left him the leading Australian wickettaker in the Pakistan series with 18 scalps. His overall Test record stands at a healthy 57 wickets. Squeezed in between those Test matches was a 5 match ODI series against Pakistan in Dubai /Abu Dhabi in April 2009; 8 ODI’s v England; one in Scotland; another 5 in the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa in September which Australia won, a 6 ODI series against India last

66 November in India, 5 ODI’s in the West Indies and 6 ODI’s against the New Zealanders. He also played in 3 T20 matches for Australia and was a member of the squad in the T20 World Cup in the West Indies in May 2010 although he didn’t get to play a game. He was also selected to play in the Test and T20 series against Pakistan and the ODI series against England in England in June-July 2010. Needless to say he didn’t get to play a game with the Blues this summer or with the club in what was an exhausting but most satisfying year for this talented off-spinner.

Usman Khawaja Usman has Australian Test cricketer written all over him after another outstanding season at state and club level. For the NSW Blues in Sheffield Shield, Ussie scored 698 runs at 63.45 including centuries against Queensland (132 not out) at the ‘Gabba, Victoria (107) at Newcastle and South Australia (102) at the SCG. He also had scores of 80 and 89. It was no surprise to anyone that his name was being bandied about in media speculation about the makeup of the Test squad for the New Zealand tour in March. Unfortunately a broken thumb in a club match just on Christmas robbed him of three first-class matches and any hope of a trip across the Tasman. At club level, his season was just as brilliant with 3 centuries and 506 runs including a club record 189 against Fairfield-Liverpool. A baggy green is a season closer for this elegant left-hander.

Burt Cockley Sadly for Burt, he will remember 2009-10 as a season he had when he wasn’t having a season. A real Clayton’s. After just a handful of matches he suffered a stress fracture of the back and watched from the sidelines for the remainder of the summer. All that after being called to India by Cricket Australia in November 2009 as cover for some injured quicks in the Australian one-day international line up. And with the prospect of making his Australian debut in the last match of that series, the heavens opened and not a ball was bowled. His start to the season was full of promise with a 4 for 39 man-of-the-match performance in NSW’s win over Western Australia in the Ford Ranger Cup at North Sydney Oval. Keen to get back on the field he played as a batsman in Randwick Petersham’s last two 4th Grade games. With plenty of lost opportunity to make up, season 2010-11 can’t come quickly enough for this promising fast bowler.

New Record for Randwick Petersham

When threw the ball to Simon Katich towards the end of the Pakistani innings on the third day of the Fourth Test in Hobart, little did he know he was creating an exciting record for Randwick Petersham.

With Simon bowling his over-the-wrist spinners in tandem with Randwick Petersham team mate and off-spinner Nathan Hauritz, it was the first time two spinners from the same cricket club had bowled together for Australia in a Test match for 82 years! Simon finished with 3 for 34 and Nathan 3 for 94.

This may be a NSW record as well, as the last known club-team-mate spin bowling duo was Bert Ironmonger and Don Blackie who both played for the Melbourne club St Kilda when they bowled together for Australia in 1928.

67 A Walk Back In Time The Randwick Petersham Cricket Museum

With a cricket playing history of 252 years, one can only imagine that the extent of memorabilia relating to this club and its predecessors would be nothing short of mind-boggling. And judging by the number of historic photos, bats, balls, caps, trophies and various other cricket items of interest now on display in our museum, this is certainly the case.

The Randwick Petersham Cricket Museum, which is now housed at the top of the pavilion at Coogee Oval, is the brainchild of popular Life Member and “cricket tragic”, Bobby Barter. As manager of the old Randwick and subsequent Randwick Petersham 1st Grade team since 1995-96, Bob has long had a passion for a museum to display the club’s heritage and promote it’s place in the history of Sydney Grade cricket.

Bob’s dream came true a couple of years ago when he set up a fascinating display of club memorabilia in the Petersham Oval pavilion. To ensure greater security and a more spacious display venue, Bob relocated the museum to Coogee in October 2009. During a rain stoppage in play in the 1st Grade match against Sutherland, Bob officially opened the museum with a speech which sums up the background, purpose and anticipated future of the museum. Here’s what Bob had to say:

Ladies and Gents – As a starter it’s important to mention that a few days ago our friends out at Campbelltown had a fire at their Raby ground. The “Ghosts” clubhouse and canteen were destroyed and we feel for Campbelltown in that a significant part of their club history - caps, photos, trophies etc and irreplaceable club memorabilia has been lost forever.

That disaster indeed highlights the significance of a club’s artefacts within the fabric of it’s very existence and identity in Sydney Grade cricket and really is what we’re about here in opening our club museum today.

This cricket club museum club house has been quite a few years in the planning, going far back into the mid 90’s and prior to the merger between Randwick and Petersham-Marrickville clubs in 2001. It initially had a temporary home at Petersham Oval but is now perfectly located here at Coogee and today is the official launch by the club of its museum and clubhouse project.

As a bit of brief history attaching to our cricket club, the Randwick Petersham entity as it stands today, arises out of several founding clubs: Petersham Cricket Club established in 1899 and Marrickville Cricket Club established in 1910. These two famous clubs merged in 1951-52 and became Petersham-Marrickville - that was when Bankstown C.C. was introduced into the grade comp. Randwick Cricket Club - which was established in 1900 - joined up with Petersham-Marrickville in 2001 and thus the Randy Pete’s as a Sydney grade club entered today’s scene. 68

The mighty MCC - - at Lords, which many consider the oldest cricket club in the world, was formed in 1787 and has a cricket club existence of 222 years. That’s truly outstanding. But it’s worth noting that the continuing playing history of our founding clubs and the Randy Pete’s is at present 252 years - albeit with several separate club involvements.

I would suggest that’s quite unmatched by any organisation anywhere within the cricket playing world.

Decidedly a unique, longstanding and rich history that our players and administrators of today have inherited - but a history that we at the Randy’s wholeheartedly cherish and fervently protect for those who follow in our footsteps.

During that 252 years of our overall existence, 252 club committees have kept the ball rolling and most probably well over 100,000 players nurtured our continuing cricket club life. That is the heavy responsibility that remains with all of us at Randwick Petersham in maintaining the rage and advancing cricket’s good cause in the name of the club and in respect of our forbearers.

This museum is set up as a tribute to our cricketing ancestors who look down from the many photos adorning its walls. It is also here as a mark of respect for every single cricketer since 1899 who’s trod – and those that will tread - a bit of shoe leather out to the centre of a wicket to play for the Randy Pete’s as we now are.

There’s some pretty big boots to fill when we look back and see who’s gone before in this club and who has had the honour of fostering and playing a significant role in the careers of blokes like Bill Brown, Ron Saggers, Ernie Toshack, Sid Barnes, John Benaud, Johnny Martin, Alan Turner, John Dyson and our current preso Mike Whitney to name just a few. No less than 17 internationals have graced the Randwick Petersham cricket stage - going right back to Sid Emery in 1911-12 - up until this present time where Simon Katich and Nathan Hauritz are doing their bit for Australia.

But as proud we are of those superb international cricketers dating back to 1911 for being on our books and embracing our rich heritage, we are certainly no less proud of any young bloke who straps on his boots in Green Shield and joins us in a bid to become a cricketer and a Randy Pete grade player.

That’s what we are all about here at Randwick Petersham - and it’s the hope of the club that somewhere along the line every young bloke will enjoy his cricket and aspire to someday have his name or photo highlighted within our museum.

That maybe not possible for some – but it sure is possible for every one of our cricketers to carry the banner of simply being a Randwick Petersham player - drop into this museum with his mates and opponents – have a drink and a squizz at whatever we have on show – and be justifiably proud of being a member of the club.

This museum is only in it’s infancy. Nevertheless there’s over 500 different photos and artefacts on display and all indeed have a story to tell for those who have a bit of cricket magic running through their veins.

One of our treasured items is a state cricket cap worn by Clive Johnston back in the 50’s when he skippered the state side.

Another cap belonged to John O’Loughlin back in 1943 when he was a young Randwick Green Shield player. Here we are nearly 70 years on and John O’Loughlin is here today – still bright eyed and bushy tailed – still out and about at the cricket most Saturdays - and with his cricket creams in his bag in case he gets the call!

Johnno is a fair dinkum - ridgy didge - true blue - Randwick Petersham legend and done just about everything with the club during his lifetime - as a player, administrator, committeeman - and whatever - and serves as a prime example of what good club blokes are about and what clubs are built around. As I say he’s just about done it all – and yesterday he was still doing it out in the centre - sweeping and remarking the pitch. How bloody good is that!

Other great blokes like Noel “Pommie” Hughes who can’t be here today but served the club so well over decades of dedicated honorary service both on and off the field. An absolute mountain of a man.

By all means have a meander through the museum and ump’s room - have a peek at what we’ve got - and flick through the pages of time. Close yer eyes in there and I guarantee a ghost of the past will tap you on the shoulder. And you just might get a bit of a shiver down the old backbone.

We’re doing our best to honour the rich history that has gone before and we’ve had bestowed on us – and we’re dead set on doing our best to create a bit of history of our own. Thanks folks for being here today on this auspicious occasion for the club.

69 The Ump’s Room

When Bobby Barter relocated the club’s museum from Petersham to the pavilion at the top of the grandstand at Coogee Oval, he took the opportunity to also refurbish the room next door into an Umpires Room. That room in fact was the dressing shed for the Randwick team in years gone by. And while in those times it may have housed 11 sweating and smelly cricketers jostling for a bit of space, the same cannot be said for the umpires officiating at Coogee Oval matches these days. Bob has catered for their every want and need. In a sense it’s like the Qantas Frequent Flyers Club for umpires! Apart from the usual bathroom and tea making facilities, the room contains two plush lounge suites, a refrigerator, a coffee table decorated with cricket magazines, a canvas wall mural depicting that epic club match at Cessnock surrounded by bush fires, various umpire artefacts including blazers and trophies and an area described as “Ron Crippin Corner” which is where the former Randwick skipper sat in his heyday. Memories of the SCG also adorn the room such as a hacksaw bearing the name of the famous curator of the ground, Athol Watkins. Bob also set up a whiteboard to gain umpire feedback and the visiting umpires have been most generous with their comments. Since the end of the season the following comments have been received.

John Evans and Greg Lill: “As the first umpires to utilize the room, we feel it is wonderful what Randwick Petersham is doing to maintain tradition within the cricket fraternity with a facility like this.”

Karl Wentzel: “Awesome and stunning facilities have been provided at Coogee Oval for the hard working umpires. I have been privileged to play or umpire in many clubs throughout most cricket playing countries and I am pleased to say that I have now enjoyed and experienced the best room for umpires in the world”.

Ben Nicholls: “I had the pleasure of standing in a few games at Coogee this past season and it is fitting that the umpires’ room is now as special as the ground and the rest of its surrounds. It is quite a humbling experience sitting there with so much history around you and thinking you have played your part, albeit small. It’s good to see this type of cricket history not going unnoticed and that such a respected club is dedicated to this important legacy of the game we, umpires and players alike enjoy so much”.

Peter Tate: “The new Umpires Room at Coogee Oval is an absolutely outstanding facility. I'm sure it's the envy of not only every metropolitan stadium and clubhouse around the country, moreover every national venue in all the capital cities. Quite simply, there is no equal. It is a great credit to Bobby Barter and the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club. Bobby is a tremendous supporter and friend to all within the cricket family, including the black 'n' white umpires. It is both a privilege and a treat officiating at Coogee Oval, and I look forward to my next appointment there”.

Trevor Leeden: “Outstanding character and without doubt the best umpires' facilities I have had the pleasure of occupying. It gives umpires an immediate sense that RPCC values and respects the efforts of those who do their best in adjudicating - bravo to your club”.

Chris Taylor: “As a guest Pommie umpire for your summer I had the privilege to make my 1st Grade debut at Coogee this last season. How thoughtful of you to arrange the room as an exact replica of my own quaint living room back here in England. Cricket memorabilia abounded which pretty well is how it is at my place. One thought I would offer. It is entirely possible that the umpires might not reappear after a break. It is far too comfortable in there and the temptation to have a snooze might be too great.”

Darren Goodger, Education and Development Manager of NSW Umpires said: “Many clubs put on a great afternoon tea, all clubs offer the umps a beer or two at the end of a tough day in the Sydney sun, but there is only one umpires room like the Coogee Oval room. I could actually live in it, it's bigger than my flat! What a great place to prepare for play, and relax during intervals and at the end of the day. We are indeed blessed to be appointed there. Thanks a million to Bobby and all the Randy Pete’s crew for putting the effort into making the umpires room what it is - only problem is we now have umpires fighting for an appointment to Coogee and wanting to stay overnight after enjoying a drink at the Rugby Club”.

70 Gallery of Champions

A reflection on the cricket careers of those many champions of the past who shaped the club into what it is today. Presented by Life Member Lyall Gardner OAM

Bob Simpson

One of Australia’s finest opening batsmen, most brilliant slip fielders and greatest allrounders, Bob Simpson was a product of the Marrickville District Cricket Club, a founding club of Randwick Petersham.

Drafted into Marrickville’s A W Green Shield team as a 13 year old in 1949-50, Bobby quickly caught the eye of officials and good judges in the media. A respected cricket writer with the Sydney Sun newspaper, Albert McKeon strongly recommended to the selectors of the new club following the merger of Marrickville with Petersham in 1951-52, that they find a spot for the young Simpson. Given a berth in the new Petersham- Marrickville 3rd Grade team, club selectors were obviously impressed by the 219 runs he scored after just a handful of matches and promoted him directly into the 1st XI shortly after his 16th birthday.

That same season, Bob hit 627 runs in the A W Green Shield under 16 years competition which included scores of 181 not out, 153 not out and 130 not out for an overall batting average of 156.70. He also took 28 wickets with his leg spinners at an average of 11.67. While the team finished the season as runner-up to Gordon, the Poidevin Gray Shield side won the competition due in no small manner to Bob’s 172 runs with a top score of 52 and his 14 wickets at 13.14.

The next season, 1952-53, State selectors took particular note of Bob’s 1st Grade performances and after his 58 not out and 6 for 68 against Central Cumberland followed by 71 against Balmain, he was called into the NSW Sheffield Shield team. He was just 16 years and 355 days old. His debut match was against Victoria at the SCG where he scored 44 not out and 8 not out while his bowling figures were 1-24 and 0-11. He was retained in the side for the following match against South Australia and scored 69. Interestingly, the first to inform Bob of his state selection was none other than Randwick’s Phil Tresidder, then a cricket writer with The Daily Telegraph.

The summer of 1953-54 saw Bobby continue to develop as an allrounder of immense talent. Just six days after celebrating his 18th birthday, Bob became the youngest NSW player to take “five for” when he finished with 5 for 37 from 10 overs against Western Australia at the SCG. A week later at the same ground he took 4-38 and 2-83 against South Australia to help NSW win the Sheffield Shield and start a run of nine consecutive premiership wins for the State.

The following season was a big one for Petersham-Marrickville winning the 1st Grade premiership. And despite Bob’s first class commitments, he played a major role in the premiership win scoring 729 runs at an average of 72.9 in the 12 matches he played. He snared 12 catches in the slips as well. This was also the season Bob scored the first of his 60 first class cricket centuries when he hit 104 against Victoria at the SCG. To complete an outstanding season, Bob scored 98 against Len Hutton’s touring England team while showing his prowess in the slips catching six English batsmen. In fact, he took 14 of the 15 first class cricket chances which came his way that season.

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Season 1955-56 didn’t begin too well for Bobby as he was hit in the nose by a bouncer in the SCG nets forcing him to have two operations. He managed however, to play seven matches for Petersham- Marrickville which again won the 1st Grade competition with Bob leading the batting with 373 runs at 62.16. At State level, competition for places in the team was fierce and in an endeavour to further his career, Bob switched to Western Australia which had been granted full participation rights in the Sheffield Shield. He remained in WA for the next four years with one of his best performances being his 236 not out and 5-45 against NSW in 1959-60 after he moved up to open the innings. He finished the season with an average of more than 300.

In 1957, during his time in WA, Bob played the first of his 62 Test Matches against South Africa in while the first of his 10 Test centuries came in 1964 when he scored 311 against England at Old Trafford. With Bill Lawry he formed one of Australia’s most formidable opening partnerships. The advent of World Series Cricket in 1977 saw Bob emerge from 10 years of retirement at age 41 to captain Australia in a Test series against India. When he finally hung up his boots the following season, he did so with a Test record of 4,869 runs and 71 wickets plus a then-record 110 catches, mainly at first slip. He remains Australia’s most successful opening batsman with a Test average of 55.51. His overall first class record is also impressive with 21,029 runs and 359 wickets from 257 matches at the outstanding average of 56.22. He also hit 100 fifties to go with his 60 centuries and 383 catches.

Despite Bob Simpson’s commitment to first class cricket as player, captain and in later years as coach, he had a soft spot for Sydney Grade Cricket, turning out whenever the opportunity presented itself. When he returned to Sydney from Western Australia in 1960 he joined the Western Suburbs club where he played for the remainder of his career. With Wests he scored 8,169 runs to go with the 2,019 1st Grade runs he scored with his first club, Petersham-Marrickville District Cricket Club.

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72 Bill Ellison 1913-1987

Season 1930-31 was one of the finest in the 100 years history of the Randwick Cricket Club. Randwick won six of the seven competitions. It was also the season a 17 year old left hand over-the-wrist spinner and hard hitting batsman, Billy Ellison joined the club. He was to become Randwick’s most successful bowler with more than 1,000 wickets as well as one of the greatest ever to play Sydney Grade cricket.

The following season, young Bill was the star of the “A” Shires team which won the competition, taking 38 wickets at 9.50 runs each. But for an appendicitis operation which cut short his season, he would have taken many more. In a remarkable transition, the very next season 1932-33, Ellison was in 1st Grade where he won the bowling average with 19 wickets at 13.05. He was to remain in that team for the next 30 seasons.

A skillful “Chinaman” bowler, Bill turned the ball on most pitches and his “wrong-un” was not easy to pick as many grade batsmen could testify. Like many bowlers of his type, accuracy was a problem and it was generally regarded that it was this tendency which prevented him playing at State level. His skipper Jack Chegwyn regarded him “a match winner or match loser” depending whether he was on line or not. When he struck his length he could drastically change the state of a game. On one occasion when Jack threw Bill the ball against North Sydney who were about to overtake the Randwick score, Bill quipped “You’ve cut it a bit fine, but I think I can do it”. A few balls later Bill had taken 4 wickets and the match was won.

Bill’s best season was in 1951-52 when Randwick won the 1st Grade premiership. That summer Bill was almost unplayable taking 58 wickets at 13.87 each. He was no slouch with the bat either, scoring a total of 5,269 runs in all grades throughout his 36 seasons. However, it wasn’t until 1948-49, his 16th season in 1st Grade that he hit his first century, scoring 108 not out against Paddington. He then ran up 115 against Marrickville.

There were few better cover fieldsmen than Bill Ellison. Baseball had given him a powerfully accurate left arm and his bullet-like returns brought about many run out dismissals. With another excellent fieldsman in Joe Hadley, the two were regarded as one of the best fielding combinations in grade cricket.

Ever the joker, Bill kept his team mates on their toes with plenty of quips and humorous comments while his infectious enthusiasm for the game endeared him to all. He was not backward in coming forward with advice either as evidenced on one occasion when he joined Bill Beath at the wicket and suggested that he had better take fast bowler Harold Butler as “Beathie” wasn’t playing him properly. When one of Harold’s thunderbolts neatly removed Billy’s cap, he changed his tune and quickly recommended that “Beathie” take Harold while he would “look after the other fellow”.

When past his best 1st Grade days, Bill dropped down to Seconds where he won the bowling average and aggregate for three successive seasons prior to 1966-67 when he retired at age 54. He captained the side that season and his 40 wickets at 17.5 took him past the magic 1,000 mark enabling him to hang up his boots with a remarkable tally of 1,013 wickets including 606 in 1st Grade. This was the most wickets ever taken for Randwick and one of the highest totals in all grade cricket.

After developing Parkinson’s disease, Bill passed away in 1987. He was 74 years of age.

73 Sid Barnes 1916-1973

Sid Barnes has been described in many ways. Bizarre, colourful, eccentric, bombastic and possessing an ability second only to Bradman are just a few of the references used in attempting to label a man whose life was anything but standard fare.

Sidney George Barnes was born into a sheep farming family in Queensland before the family moved to Stanmore in Sydney. In 1934-35 aged 18 he joined the Petersham Cricket Club starting the season in 3rd Grade and finishing in 2nds. While his runscoring was a highlight, his wicketkeeping also received rave reviews. Early the following season after scoring 115 not out against Randwick in 2’s and with an average of 103.50, he was promoted to 1sts where he celebrated his elevation with a fine 113.

In 1935-36 he won the 1st Grade batting aggregate for Petersham with 513 runs but it was the following season, 1936-37, where he stamped his mark as one of the most gifted and outstanding cricketers in Sydney Grade cricket. Having hit two centuries (148 and 116) he scored 190 not out against North Sydney taking 40 runs (4 sixes and 4 fours) off one 8 ball over from state fast bowler Ginty Lush. By season’s end he had made his Sheffield Shield debut for New South Wales against South Australia at the SCG scoring 31 and 44. At just 20 years of age, this was the start of a career filled with great exploits and great controversy.

The following season, after just 8 first class games and 492 runs, Barnes was chosen for the 1938 Australian tour of England. On the voyage however, he broke his wrist playing deck games, an injury which forced him to develop his off-side play to such extent that he became one of the greatest off-side players of all time. On that tour, he made his Test debut in the 5th Test at scoring 41 and 33 batting at no.5. This was the match Len Hutton scored 364. Interestingly, Sid bowled 38 overs of leg-spin returning 1 for 84 which was quite impressive for someone who only three years earlier was keeping wickets for Petersham thirds!

The intervention of World War II meant that Barnes didn’t play another Test match for almost 8 years. In that period the Sheffield Shield was also suspended although in 1940-41 interstate matches were played with Barnes the leading scorer with 1,050 runs at 75.00.

Grade matches were played during the war years although almost all were one-day games. From 1938-39, Sid’s highest 1st Grade scores in successive seasons for Petersham were 160, 187, 228,165 and 125 not out in 1942-43 when he hit a Sydney Grade cricket record 1,333 which was broken by his team mate Bert Alley the following summer. The next season Sid played for Waverley before switching to North Sydney then Gordon. He scored 4,487 1st Grade runs in 9 seasons with Petersham.

When Test cricket resumed after the war, Barnes switched to opener at the age of 30. In 1946-47, Barnes’ highest score against England was one of the most controversial Test innings of all time. He batted for almost 11 hours at the SCG to score 234, the same score as Bradman with whom he shared the world record 5th wicket partnership of 405. It was argued that he purposely gave up his wicket when he had equalled Bradman’s score so he would be “better remembered”.

Amid all his expertise, Barnes couldn’t resist clowning and often clashed with officialdom. He batted with a toy bat on one occasion, signed his autograph with a rubber stamp, regularly jumped the turnstiles at cricket grounds after giving away his pass to more “unfortunates” and would give his cap to umpires pretending he

74 was coming on to bowl. On the 1948 England tour, Barnes picked up a stray dog and handed it to the umpire claiming that “every blind man should have one”. Towards the end of his career, he acted as 12th man for New South Wales taking drinks onto the field dressed as a waiter in white tie and tails while sporting a red carnation.

In 1949-50 Barnes declared himself unavailable for Australia’s South Africa tour because of the low pay on offer. Two years later in 1951-52, Barnes was selected to play his “comeback” match in the 3rd Test against the West Indies in but the Board of Control overode the selectors decision and did not allow him to play. That was virtually the end of his first class career. He then became a cricket columnist with a Sydney newspaper where he sniped away at all and sundry until his death in 1973 at age 57 from an overdose of sleeping pills. His 13 Tests produced 1,072 runs with 3 centuries and 5 half-centuries.

Len “Jock” Livingston 1920-1998

An aggressive left-handed batsman and occasional wicketkeeper, Len Livingston joined Randwick in 1945-46. Prior to that season he had given some outstanding Rugby League football displays for South Sydney in his teenage years before beginning his cricket career with the North Sydney club.

His first season with Randwick was not as successful as expected although he won the batting average and aggregate with 464 runs at 30.93. The following summer he showed his attacking flair scoring centuries against Gordon and Balmain to post a season total of 552 runs at an average of 61.3. His batting was described as “most entertaining to spectators and to team mates”. He and his skipper Jack Chegwyn were regarded as the most formidable duo in the Sydney Grade competition. That season Livingston opened the batting with Keith Carmody for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield competition scoring 100 not out at the SCG in the match against Queensland. In all, he played five matches for his state scoring 256 runs at 32.

After his third season with Randwick, “Jock”, pulled up stumps and moved to the UK to play Lancashire League cricket. It was a real exodus of Australians at that time with two other members of the New South Wales team, Ken Grieves and Jack Pettiford going with Jock. Interestingly, another New South Wales team mate Bill Alley, followed Jock shortly after.

Leaving Australia to become a professional cricketer in England was regarded as a virtual death-knell to a possible Test career. And so it proved to be with Jock, always regretting that he never played Test cricket for his country. Many judges at that time considered he would certainly have done so had he remained in Australia.

After a couple of seasons in league cricket, Jock joined Northhamptonshire and commenced an outstanding career which yielded 15,004 runs from 231 matches with 29 centuries and 79 fifties. Three of his centuries were double hundreds.

Jock was not lost to Randwick however, returning to the club in 1952-53 during the English off–season, going on to win both the 1st Grade batting average and aggregate. His 123 against Sydney University that summer was classed as “simply brilliant”.

Livingston was a great friend of Sir Donald Bradman who had coached him as a youngster and the pair corresponded regularly. Jock was also a fine judge of cricket talent and it was he who arranged for Noel “Pommie” Hughes to play with Worcester for a couple of seasons in the mid-fifties. Len “Jock” Livingston died at Hurlstone Park in Sydney in 1998 aged 77.

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Social Report by Nigil Singh

It’s long been an axiom in modern sport that the team which parties together wins together. This year, RPC has perhaps had one of it’s most successful social calendars in recent memory. In order we had:

1. Season Opener at The Newington Inn As always a well attended night, but this years event was among the best we’ve had. A record turnout from Committee through to girlfriends ensured a messy night for all and a great way to kick off the season.

2. Union Bank Wine Tasting Evening at Cargo Bar A new initiative but one that will, I’m sure, become a permanent fixture. Free wine, a great location, and did I mention free wine?

3. Ladies Day at Coogee Oval A day to give back to our long suffering wives, girlfriends and mothers. A 40 degree heatweave did little to detract from the day, as I’m sure did the free massage from ANC Healthcare!

4. Christmas Party at Petersham RSL The airport lounge at the RSL rocked again for the Christmas Party. A fantastic night had by all, and really good to see the support network and volunteers making it down for some free food and a beverage or 5…

5. Trivia Night at Randwick Rugby Who said sportsman were dumb? A controversial win to the 1st Grade table, helped in part by their knowledge of monopoly pieces and iPhone technology. A raving success with over $2000 raised for the club.

6. Annual Dinner at Randwick Rugby A new event this year and already our marquee social event. 130 people crammed into the Randwick Rugby Club to applaud our major award winners and hear a batting master class from Simon Katich.

Many thanks to everyone who helped on the social side this year: All the captains and managers for spreading the good word; our sponsors for their hospitality and generosity; and to Matthew Hilder, Chris Sullivan, Andrew Harrison and Lee Farlow for all putting in the hard yards when asked.

Next year we see the cornerstone event of our Club’s 10 year anniversary and the Social Committee has some great initiatives in place to celebrate accordingly!

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76 Obituary

It is with regret we record the passing of the following people associated with the club since the publication of the club’s 2008-09 Annual Report. i Neville Walters – died 14 October 2009 aged 70 years. Neville was the father of promising young cricketer Andrew and a highly valued volunteer with the club. Neville was the manager of the club’s 5th Grade team which won the premiership in 2007-08 and had also been involved with the A W Green Shield team for a number of seasons. In his Green Shield report of 2007-08, team coach Grant Rimmer commented that Neville had been the common denominator in many of the successful club teams with which he had been associated. i Brian Riley – died 24 October 2009 aged 62 years Brian was the captain of many of the successful Petersham-Marrickville teams of the 1970’s and 80’s. While he was an outstanding batsman who scored more than 5,000 1st Grade runs, he was better known for his Neville Walters controversial behaviour in attempting to unsettle opponents on the field. His win-at-all-costs attitude was legendary throughout Grade cricket although on many occasions it brought him undone with cricket umpires and officials. He will be remembered as one of the real characters of Grade cricket. i Arthur Elvy – died 5 January 2010 aged 70 years Arthur was a fine 1st Grade spin bowler with the Petersham-Marrickville club who played at State Colts level. While many cricket followers know of the famous six which Doug Walters hit into Kippax Lake in Moore Park from SCG no.2 while playing for NSW Colts, few will be aware that the batsman on the other end was none other than Arthur Elvy. i Luke Bush – died 10 April 2010 aged 18 years Luke was an enthusiastic left arm fast bowler who travelled from Goulburn to play in the club’s A W Green Shield and 5th Grade teams during the 2007-08 season. With dark curly hair, plenty of passion for the game and a bit of larrikin built in, he bore a striking similarity to Michael Whitney. Last season he played in the Queanbeyan competition and represented ACT at Under 19 level having played for two years in the Under 17’s. A car accident near his home in Goulburn claimed the life of this outstanding young cricketer who was named Queanbeyan Young Cricketer of the Year the night before Luke Bush his death. i Shirley Anderson – died 12 May 2010 aged 81 years Shirley was the mother of club stalwart Bill Anderson. She was a wonderful supporter of Bill and his brother Peter and sister Kerrie. She encouraged Bill at an early age to participate in sports and took a keen interest in all aspects of Bill’s life including his involvement in cricket, rugby league and the media.

77 Phil Tresidder Memorial Golf Day A Randwick Petersham Legends event

It may have been the smallest field in the 7 years of this event, but the 50 starters lining up for glory in the 2009 Phil Tresidder Memorial Cup were as competitive and enthusiastic as ever. Some say it was even more competitive than the "other Cup" which Shocking won three days earlier!

While the weather was cloudy and windy, the fairways of "Royal" Randwick Golf Club were in superb shape last Friday as a total of 13 teams set out in their quest to have their names inscribed on "The Cup" as 2009 champions.

We marvelled at last year's winners Peter Harrison, Andrew Harrison, Drew Cremin and Michael Williams coming in with an amazing 7 under par (52 off the stick). And this year's winners matched that feat! The team of John McLoughlin (18), Jeff Woolley (9), Trent Griffiths (18) and Wayne Mulherin (18) had 5 of their 7 birdies on the back 9 for a net score of 44.125 to win the day!

Once again we were fortunate to have Phil Tresidder's nephew Michael Tresidder on hand to present the Cup to the winners. Michael, along with Phil's neice's husband Chris Hall who flew down from his home on the Gold Coast, are fantastic supporters of the event and apart from the fact they attend every year, it's just great to have them with us for the day.

Second place went to Chris Burke, Mike Kemp, Kevin Felton and Ben Bourne with a net 45.5 while Trevor Jay, John Johnson, Alan Wright and Gary Bensley finished third with a net 45.875.

Contrary to expectations, the Mike Whitney group did not win the "Bradman" this year mainly because "The Whit" took ill before the event and was confined to quarters. With our President off the scene, the trophy for last place (or 13th to be politically correct) went to Clint Robinson, brother Brian Robinson and Andy Barton who came in with a net 55.

Closest to the Pin prizes went to Trent Griffiths (3rd hole), Rob Long (5th), Richard CheeQuee (8th), Brett Hunter (10th), Mal Booby (11th) and Greg Bayley (13th). Mike Kemp and Ben Bourne were the showoffs winning the long drive prizes.

All in all, a successful day which helped with the on-going funding of The Phil Tresidder Trust which when fully funded, will provide promising young Randwick Petersham cricketers with a development scholarship for a season in England.

Many thanks to Chris Sullivan for the organisation of the day. He does it year in and year out and is a wonderful contributor to the club and to The Legends. Thanks also to all players and a special thank you to our generous sponsors, in particular Honeywell (through Pasquale Scuglia), Coca Cola (through Brett Hunter), Balmain Tigers (through David Kelly) and Talisman Marketing (through Mark Sundin) among many others who made the day possible with the donation of prizes.

Lyall Gardner on behalf of Randwick Petersham Cricket Legends Society

78 Our Legends

A prime purpose behind the Randwick Petersham Cricket Legends Society is to rekindle and maintain closer links between former players, members, supporters and officials to ensure those many friendships created through the old Randwick and Petersham-Marrickville clubs are not lost. Another ideal is that a society such as this provides a real incentive to our current players to see so many people who have been involved with the club and the founding clubs over the years, being there to provide support to them. With those ideals it was a pleasure to welcome this year former Randwick and Randwick Petersham 1st Grade wicketkeeper Daryl Parmenter to the fold along with 1st Grade scorer Michael Arratoon, the wife of the late Bernie Bayley, Margaret Bayley and Bob Wilson, former Easts Hon. Secretary and father of 1st Grader Rob Wilson. Great to have you with us Daryl, Michael, Margaret and Bob!

The main function this season was the “Phil Tresidder Memorial Cup” Golf Day at Randwick Golf Course on 6 November last year. Proceeds for the day were aimed at the Phil Tresidder Memorial Trust although the financial outcome of a profit of just $259 was a little disappointing. It is however, pleasing to report that the value of the Trust Fund has climbed to almost $30,000 at the end of the cricket financial year on 30 April 2010. The plan in due course is to use the earnings from the Trust to fund the development of a promising Randwick Petersham cricketer through a placement with an English club for a season. We still need further funds to be able to get the plan up and running but there is a good chance the scheme could commence next summer. .

In terms of the Society's finances, we finished the year with a surplus of $2,446.18 following income of $2,601.18 and expenditure of $155.00. We received $2,290.00 in subscriptions and bank interest of $211.18 along with a generous donation of $100 from Margaret Bayley on behalf of the late Bernie Bayley family. The major expense was $130 being the cost of a framed Boxing Day Test Match photograph presented to Nathan Hauritz in celebration of his first 5 wicket haul in Test and first class cricket. At 30 April 2010, the net bank balance of Randwick Petersham Cricket Legends Society was a healthy $9,110.91.

The committee comprised Lyall Gardner (Chairman), John Pearson, Shane Redenbach, Bill Anderson, Ray Stafford and Ross Davies while membership totalled 60, four more than 2008-09.

The following 60 were Financial Members in 2009-10: John Affleck, Michael Arratoon, Peter Bain, Margaret Bayley, John Benaud, Richie Benaud, Gary Bensley, Col Booth, Len Cartwright, Richard Chee Quee, Ron Crippin, Ross Davies, Tim Dein, Ken Devlin, Peter Devlin, Steve Devlin, Bob Duff, Harry Ellison, Lyall Gardner, Robin Gardner, Allan Gear, Jen Harrison/Martin Rorke, John Hayward, Wayne Heathcote, Brett Hunter, Paul Jackson, Trevor Jay, John Johnson, Peter Johnston, David Kelly, Mike Kemp, Graeme Marston, Gary Mathew, Royce McCormack, Ian McNeilly, John Mison, Wayne Mulherin, John O’Loughlin, Cec Orrock, Gordon Owen, Daryl Parmenter, Corey Pearson, John Pearson, Mark Preddey, Bruce Ramsay, Shane Redenbach, Tom Regan, Peter Rolls, Ray Stafford, Chris Sullivan, John Sullivan, Peter Taylor, Kevin Thomas, Wayne Tilley, Brad Timbrell, Alan Turner, John Warwick, Mike Whitney, Bob Wilson, Barry Wood..

The following 42 members have paid in advance for next season, 2010-11: John Affleck, Michael Arratoon, Peter Bain, Margaret Bayley, Gary Bensley, Col Booth, Len Cartwright, Richard Chee Quee, Ross Davies, Tim Dein, Ken Devlin, Peter Devlin, Steve Devlin, Bob Duff, Lyall Gardner, Wayne Heathcote, Brett Hunter, Trevor Jay, John Johnson, David Kelly, Mike Kemp, Ian McNeilly, Graeme Marston, John Mison, Wayne Mulherin, Gordon Owen, Daryl Parmenter, Corey Pearson, John Pearson, Mark Preddey, Cec Orrock, Shane Redenbach, Ray Stafford, Chris Sullivan, John Sullivan, Peter Taylor, Wayne Tilley, Brad Timbrell, Alan Turner, John Warwick, Mike Whitney and Barry Wood.

The annual fee for the 2010-11 season is $25 (or $50 for the next two seasons) and is due and payable from 1 September 2010. To renew or join, please contact Lyall Gardner at 1 Jefferson Crescent, Bonnet Bay, 2226 or by phone on 9528 4126 or email [email protected]. We are very keen to hear from as many “oldies” as possible as the Society is a fun way of keeping involved and remaining in touch with each other.



79

by Eddie Otto

The Randwick Petersham Academy was held over three days in early October at our training headquarters at Snape Oval. The aim of the academy was to give our current Green Shield players and future Green Shield prospects a sense of belonging at our club before the helter skelter of regular matches kicked in.

I feel the academy overall was of great benefit for the players, the coaches and more importantly, the club’s future. It achieved simple aims such as the boys familiarising themselves with our facilities and our club’s proud history. The camp allowed the boys to bond with each other and become mates on and off the field. Ultimately the camp provided an opportunity for all the players to improve their skill set in all areas away from the pressure of a game or the time constraints of short training sessions during the season. You only have to look at the outstanding results of our Green Shield side later in the season and the bond they shared to realise the benefits of this Academy.

The thing that impressed me most about this group was their attitude. No big heads, strutters, or sulkers. The boys ripped in at whatever we did. Whether it was fitness and agility work, boxing, fielding drills, net sessions, modified games, centre wicket sessions or touch football games. Even a few of the whiteboard sessions conducted by our coaches saw some of the boys speak up and contribute.

Perhaps the highlight of the camp was the interaction between the senior players and the Academy boys. I know myself as a younger player it was daunting at times turning up to training and being around guys in higher grades and with higher profiles. However, when you get current State players like Burt Cockley and Usman Khawaja as well as established 1st Graders like Ashley Doolan and John McLoughlin giving up their time to talk humbly and freely, it is easy to be inspired. This is how you create a proper club culture.

To get our senior coaches like Bill Anderson, Rob Huxley, Andrew Millican and David Skuthorpe giving up their time on weekdays, I can’t be thankful enough. The coaches were extremely influential in orchestrating different drills, talking about the mental side of the game, analysing techniques and offering advice on anything cricket related.

It was fantastic to see a number of boys from the Academy down at training during the season. Guys like Alex Wynn doing keeping drills with Ashley Doolan and Nick Saady bowling to 1st Graders while not taking a backward step. It was clear the boys felt comfortable, and that is the best environment for young players to express themselves. It was a pleasure to follow these boys’ progress whether it be in grade cricket, Green Shield or their junior reps.

To all the boys who participated, thanks for your efforts and step up even more next season. Train hard, play hard and enjoy being part of a great club and eventually you will be taking the spot of 1st Grade plodders like myself.

80 GROUNDSREPORT         bySteveDevlin

The2009Ͳ10Seasonpresentedawholesetofnewchallengesfortheclub.

PetershamOvalwasfinallyabletoreceivethewicketrenovationssolongoverduewhichmeantwe wereunabletousethegroundfortheentireseason.

OncetheworkwascompletedwewerefortunatetohaveGreenOptionsspend6weeksgivingthe wicket the tender loving care required to ensure it becomes the same standard as Coogee, Kensington and Snape Ovals giving us four of the best wickets in the Sydney Grade Cricket Competition.

WithPetershamoutofaction,thecommitteeauthorisedthetransferofourmuseumtotherooms atthetopoftheCoogeeOvalGrandstandandoldchangerooms.BobBarter,youareatruelegend! YouaretobehighlycongratulatedfortheamazingfeelingyouhavecreatedintheseroomsandI knowtherewillbefurthermentionelsewhereinthisreport.

Congratulations to Green Options on another outstanding season ensuring our teams were given everyopportunityoftakingthefieldevenwhenweatherwasinclement.

Groundcostscontinuetoriseandwearefortunatewewereabletohavegroundsbookedregularly toassistinmeetingourcommitments.OurongoingthankstoEasternSuburbs,SouthEasternJunior CricketAssociation,SouthSydneyShires,MooreParkCricket,SydneyBoysHigh,MarcellinCollege andMaristCollegePagewood.

Women’scricketfeaturedatCoogeeOvalforthefirsttimewithourgroundhostinggamesforthe AustralianWomen’s2ndEleven20/20CarnivalandwewerealsoabletohosttheMen’sU/1820/20 atCoogeeandSnapeOvals.

ThiswasmyfirstseasoninthisroleandImustthankWayneMulherinforhisworkovertheprevious 8seasons.Theframeworkhehadputinplaceassistedmegreatly.ImustalsothankPeterDevlinand histeamforthemovingofcovers,hessianandotherequipmenttoandfromourgrounds.Peterwas alsoabletoensurecleanerswereavailableforKensingtonandCoogeeafterbothhadbeenleftina messbyhirers.Thismatterneedstobeaddressedandapossibilityofaddingcleaningleviestoeach hirer’suseorapplyingasignificantriseinhiringcostsiscurrentlybeingconsidered.

Inconclusionmythankstothefollowing:

RandwickCouncilͲChrisHunter,JasonGaskinandCraigMullins

MarrickvilleCouncilͲRichardHerringandPaulKostis

GreenOptionsͲTonyHerman,Dane,Damianandtherestoftheirteam.Wecouldnotfindabetter teamtobeassociatedwith.Thanksguys.

Lastly,toallourvolunteers,whomarkthewicketsongamedays,operatethescoreboard,runthe canteens,ensureourmuseumiscleanedandleftpresentableeachweek,dotheBBQ’s,updateour honourboardsplusahostofotherjobsthroughtheyear,averybigthankyou.Youallmakeupthe RandwickͲPetershamTEAM.

81 Coaching Report by Rob Huxley, Coaching Co-ordinator

An out of season strength and conditioning program for all fast bowlers in the Club saw the beginning of Randwick Petersham’s 2009-10 campaign. Players were evaluated by Jon Delaney (Exercise Physiologist UNSW) and subsequently given individual exercise prescriptions. These programs were implemented to not only improve on-field performance but also to aid injury prevention. Many thanks to Randwick Rugby Club for use of their gym facilities and thanks to all our bowlers who held back on the bars so to not cause any embarrassment to the Galloping Green forwards!

Pre-season training was conducted at Kingsgrove Indoor Sports Centre for 1st and 2nd Grade in addition to PG players during the month of July. Two sessions were held every week with the bowlers in operation on the Wednesday nights and the batsmen of a Saturday morning. The bowlers had some incredible specialist coaching and experience to source from during these remedial sessions and our heartfelt thanks go to Geoff Lawson, Brad McNamara (), David Freedman and Murray Bennett (spin bowling) for their time and expertise. Our batsmen were overseen by Randwick Petersham’s club batting coach Andrew Millican.

Club pre-season training was held of a Tuesday night at the SCG Power Education Indoor Centre. Due to heavy bookings, lower grades (3/4/5 and Metro Cup) trained from 5.30pm for an hour followed by higher grades (1/2/PG’s) 6.30 - 7.30pm. One of the highlights was a seminar on ‘How to play spin bowling’ conducted by NSW State Coach and former Randwick Petersham 1st Grade captain Matthew Mott.

Club pre season training was also held at Snape Park on Saturday mornings. Players were able to work on all facets of their game including fitness and fielding. We were both fortunate and thankful to have the services of Sam Faulks (fitness) and Gavin Fingleson (NSW fielding coach).

In final preparation for the season proper, trials were carried out across all grades and included games against Stockton, North Sydney and South Sydney cricket clubs in addition to our own internal trials.

Training throughout the season was at Snape Park every Tuesday and Thursday. While it is an adequate training venue, it is in desperate need of an upgrade due to age, condition and no overhead netting which presents safety and public liability concerns. To this end, the club is currently sourcing grant monies from key stakeholders in an attempt to complete works before the August 2010 pre-season. In regard to training itself, much improvement in attendance, work rate, structure and fielding practice is required to take the 2010-11 season to the next level. Players should be reassured that our coaching staff remain committed to future improvement and change where required.

Petersham Oval, the usual Thursday training venue in years gone by, was not used due to ongoing works and issues. Further planning to complement the works executed during the year is currently being undertaken to ensure this popular base is not lost.

Randwick Petersham held a Junior Academy program during the October school holidays at Snape Park. The program was targeted at identifying and developing U14-16’s interested in playing for the club in the Green Shield competition. This program was facilitated by two of Randy Pete’s current 1st Grade players and all round good guys in Eddie Otto and John McLoughlin. The gents put on a fantastic clinic and introduction to our great club which no doubt got the ball rolling this year for the Greenie’s. Whilst on our future stars, congratulations to the lads who had an extremely enjoyable and successful campaign, losing in the semi finals to eventual winners Bankstown.

Randwick Petersham’s Poidevin Gray side was coached by former NSW representative and club stalwart Ron Crippin. While the side didn’t experience much success in terms of results during the season (finished 20th), they have no doubt gained further experience and realise much hard work is required for improvement next year.

At grade level, Randwick Petersham finished the Club Championship in 7th place, an excellent promotion from the 15th position of last year.

82 Individually The Club’s coaching personnel included:

• Bill Anderson (Coaching Operations) • Rob Huxley (Coaching Coordinator) • Andrew Millican (Batting) • David Skuthorpe (Green Shield, Lower grade batting, Club fielding) • Ron Crippin (PG’s and Lower grade batting) • Alan Mullally (Fast Bowling) • Jason McLean (Green Shield)

Many thanks to our representative and 1st Grade players who helped out at training on occasions. Advice, mentoring and friendship from the top end of the playing group are key issues in the development of younger players and future Club successes. Well done to both Stan Beal and Richard McCord for their efforts and professionalism in co-ordinating practice sessions. We couldn’t do it without you fellas! Thank you! A special mention to Mike Grillis and Jordan Magro who helped put up the nets on most training days.

To our canteen crews and in particular Robin and Sue, many, many thanks. Not only is the grub fantastic but your kindness, company and friendship even greater. On behalf of all the coaching staff I would like to make mention of our fantastic partners and family who encourage us and our continued involvement in the game. Cricket takes up an incredible amount of time in all our lives and your understanding and support is admired. Well done and gratitude to the committee for your organisation and support. Finally, to the team managers and all other volunteers on game day, our extended thanks.

The Great Turnaround

While it was arguably one of the greatest rounds in the club’s history it was certainly the club’s greatest-ever turnaround. And all within a fortnight.

In round 7 against Sydney University, the club suffered the humiliation and embarrassment of losing all 5 grades. It was only the second time in the club’s nine year history we had been “whitewashed”. Not only was it a 5 grades defeat, it was a hiding. Nothing less.

1st Grade lost by 215 runs, 2nds by 115, 4ths by 91 while 3rds did “best” losing by only 23 although it was the seventh successive loss to Sydney Uni from 7 attempts. In 5th Grade, not only did we lose by a record 237 runs, but our total of 33 was the lowest ever score for that grade and in fact, was the lowest score ever by a Randwick Petersham team in Sydney Grade. To drag ourselves back from the depths of despair after such a drubbing was going to take something special. And it did.

In the following round against Gordon who had beaten us in 4 of the 5 grades the previous year, we were poorly placed in most matches after an extremely hot and energy-sapping first day. However, the second day brought with it a resolve which defied the beating which had been inflicted on each team just 14 days earlier.

In 1st Grade, Eddie Otto (163) and John McLoughlin (157 not out) put on a new club and 1st Grade partnership record of 293 for the 2nd wicket at Chatswood as they passed Gordon’s 9-354 (declared) just 3 down. That partnership was also the highest in 1st Grade and the second highest in all grades scored for the club. Eddie’s ton was his first in 1st Grade and his second for the club while John’s century was his fourth for the club and second in the top grade. It was one of the team’s best-ever chases to win.

The same could be said about 2nd Grade as they chased down 331 at Coogee for the loss of only 4 wickets. Matt Taylor hit 76, Troy Brewster 48, Matt Yiend 64 not out and Will Passas 86 not out in an outstanding batting performance as they piled on the runs to take the points inside 83 overs.

Not only did 3rd Grade knock over Gordon in just 25 overs but they went on to win outright. It was 3rds first win against Gordon for 5 years and the first time we had beaten them outright in that grade. The win was an outstanding team effort with a total of seven bowlers used in Gordon’s two innings with every bowler taking at least one wicket.

In 4th Grade, it was a new 8th wicket partnership record for that grade which snared the win. Coming together at 7-55 chasing Gordon’s 142, Laz Kannangara (65 not out) and David Howe (37 not out) put on a remarkable 96 to take the points when all looked lost.

And in 5th Grade, 19 years old “Chinaman” spin bowler Cameron Fowler took 7 wickets for 35 off 17 overs to secure a win for his team with just 9 runs to spare. It was his best bowling figures and the best-ever figures recorded for the club against Gordon in that grade.

Footnote: As a follow-up to the above outstanding performance against Gordon, we managed to go one better in the last round of the season when we defeated the strong Bankstown club in all 5 grades for the first time. It was our 10th “all grades Greenwash”. We also managed to gain bonus points in three of those games which gave us a total of 143 Club Championship points, the second highest we have ever achieved in a single round. The highest was 164 against Manly in 2007-08. Strangely enough, this defeat of Bankstown was the third time we have achieved a “Greenwash” in the last round of a season.

83

President’s Report for 2009-10 Season

The 2009-10 season carried on from previous seasons and was another very successful year for South Eastern, with strong playing numbers and well performed representative teams with the W S Gee and Harold Moore sides going on to win their respective finals.

To run an Association of this size requires a dedicated band of volunteers and South Eastern has been lucky to have such people not only at the Committee level but also throughout the junior clubs. Their expertise and love of cricket go a long way to making South Eastern what it is today and provide endless hours of enjoyment and play for over 1000 children.

To run games over the season of course requires strong relationships with local councils and this season the Association is grateful for the tremendous assistance given by both Randwick and Botany councils. On our behalf these councils have undertaken major development work on grounds and pitches and continue to strongly support cricket. The Association is committed to continue with these strong relationships and develop them further so that our training and playing facilities become the envy of many.

Our finances continue to remain strong while at the same time pose a challenge to the Association on how to spend those monies earmarked for development. The development of new grounds and nets will be one of the biggest challenges for 2010-11.

The Association is in a unique position of being in an area where there are 3 grade cricket clubs, Randwick Petersham, UNSW and Easts. I would like to thank the clubs for the assistance they provide through coaching and Randwick Petersham for allowing U16 games to be played on turf at Snape Park and Kensington Oval. The holding of the U16 final at Coogee Oval was a highlight and a great delight for the players involved. Thanks should also go to the Balmain and Mosman clubs for organizing U16 games to be played on turf.

Finally, to my Committee and Michele Dunn our Administrative Officer, I would like to thank you for all the work you have undertaken this past season. In particular, I would like to personally thank Nick Cousins, a former president, who is now stepping down from the Committee but who will continue to be involved with our junior umpires. The Association owes an enormous depth of thanks to Nick who was pivotal in turning the Association’s fortunes around several years ago and for making the Association what it is today. Our strength today is testament to Nick’s endeavours.

Mark Coles President

84 Junior Development by David Townsend, Junior Development Manager

The Junior Development Program this year was able to expand its reach in terms of local Junior Clubs and Schools.

As always, the program set out to offer FREE coaching assistance to schools within the South Eastern and Inner West areas, as well as Primary and High Schools in those regions. The idea of the program was to try and match the needs of the school or club involved. This meant creating a program that suited the development of that particular age group and skill set.

The types of development sessions that took place included :

- Multi-skill net sessions - Centre wicket practises - Fielding drills - Specialist batting and bowling clinics - Preparation for Finals matches - Coach the Coaches

We were lucky to be able to call on a talented set of coaches to assist with the program. Coaches involved were :

- David Skuthorpe (Randwick Petersham Asst Coach) - Glen Carroll (Randwick Petersham player) - Ron Crippin (former NSW and Randwick player) - Burt Cockley (current NSW and Randwick Petersham player)

We enjoyed working with the following schools and clubs this year :

- Marcellin College Randwick - Matraville Sports High School - Darlinghurst Primary School - Newington College - Cleveland St High School - Woollahra Primary School - Coastal Junior Cricket Club - Marrickville Junior Cricket Club - Earlwood Junior Cricket Club - Hurlstone Park Junior Cricket Club - Special Olympics - Marrickville

Congratulations to both Canterbury Wests Junior Cricket Association and South Eastern Junior Cricket Assocation for providing the opportunities for youngsters to play cricket within our area. As a Grade Club, it is important that we continue to foster strong links with these Associations.

We encourage all clubs and schools to take up our offer of free coaching next season, and I would be delighted to sit down with any coaches or teachers to work out how we can best assist them.

85 Report from the Financial Controller

As expected, the 2009-2010 year presented some significant financial challenges. Major concerns about the level of sponsorship were alleviated to a degree by the achievements of the sponsorship sub- committee in gaining new sponsors with a major announcement for the 2010-2011 season to be made in the body of the annual report. Donations and sponsorship, in fact, rose by more than $5000, a significant achievement in uncertain economic times. A great effort was made by Neale Anderson and his sub-committee. The Club will report a small surplus of $5,000, a much improved performance when compared to the $14,000 deficit recorded in the 2008-2009 season. However it should be noted that $12,000 in player incentives accrued at the close of the 2008-09 season were not paid and written back in this financial year.

It was expected that the contribution from the Foundation would be reduced this year but with more positive moves in interest rates for investors we received $14,000 towards our junior development program. Proceeds from various fundraising events were down marginally on previous years but still a tribute to the hard-working organisers who devote so much time to this important source of Club revenue.

Once again, our commitment to our grounds was a major priority. Steve Devlin took on the task of ground maintenance and hire to other clubs, a very demanding job. Ground maintenance was up by $21,000 on the previous year principally due to our commitment to ground maintenance for the newly re-constructed Petersham oval wickets.

Coaching costs were down by $5,000 but this was due to a significant increase of $11,000 in the 2008- 2009 season.

I would like to thank all the members of the management committee for their assistance over the past year. Thanks also go to our sponsors for their continued support. It is also exciting to see a new major sponsor appear for the coming season. We look forward to a very positive 2010-2011 season, both in terms of club finances and on the field. Bernie Dagg Financial Controller

INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF RANDWICK PETERSHAM CRICKET CLUB INCORPORATED Scope

We have audited the financial accounts of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated for the year ended 30 April 2010, consisting of an Income and Expenditure Statement and a Balance Sheet.

The committee is responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial accounts and the information contained therein. We have conducted an independent audit of the financial accounts in order to express an opinion to the members of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated on their preparation and presentation.

Our audit has been conducted to provide reasonable assurance as to whether the financial accounts are free of material misstatement. Our procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial accounts.

Audit Opinion In our opinion, the financial accounts of the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated for the year ended 30 April 2010 are drawn up to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Incorporation for the financial year ended on that date.

STEPHENS TILLEY Chartered Accountants Wayne Tilley FCA Partner Dated in Sydney this 16th day of June 2010.

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INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2010

2010 2009 Income Advertising $5,450.00 $8,422.74 Canteen $5,459.00 $4,617.00 Functions $30,393.63 $21,501.83 Grants $30,500.00 $26,300.00 Ground Hire $97,539.40 $94,936.79 Interest $2.68 $280.52 Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Foundation $14,000.00 $13,512.59 Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Academy $0.00 $400.00 Sales of Cricket Clothing $527.27 $4,995.46 Sponsorship / Donations $35,712.50 $19,485.30 Subscriptions $14,284.04 $19,804.53 Total Income $233,868.52 $214,256.76

Expenditure AGM Expenses $208.91 $762.93 Annual Report $4,609.10 $5,149.55 Bank Charges $561.93 $528.39 Canteen Supplies $3,003.00 $3,390.85 Coaching / Development $24,420.00 $29,341.45 Cricket Clothing $18,415.15 $14,691.37 Depreciation $81.00 $162.00 Filing Fee - Dept Fair Trading $40.00 $40.00 Functions $24,290.45 $16,823.78 Grade Expenses $10,669.64 $9,827.61 Ground Hire and Maintenance $121,726.36 $102,164.36 Incentives - Player Performance ($7,985.00) $7,045.00 Incentives - First Grade Team ($4,000.00) $4,000.00 Indoor Training $6,019.87 $4,238.18 Maintenance - Website $998.19 $1,827.81 Marketing Expenses $2,727.28 $69.00 Miscellaneous $932.73 $3,533.27 Postage, Printing & Stationery $1,491.48 $110.00 Presentation / Awards $1,932.10 $1,054.54 Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Academy $1,877.28 $528.14 Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Museum $1,316.63 $0.00 Scorebooks $204.55 $0.00 Telephone $422.09 $241.87 Umpire Fees $600.00 $200.00 Equipment Expenses - Balls $11,369.99 $10,160.01 - Stumps $1,419.04 $4,299.56 - Covers $1,210.99 $7,816.00 Total Expenditure $228,562.76 $228,005.67

Operating Surplus $5,305.76 ($13,748.91)

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH APRIL 2010

Assets 2010 2009 Cash at Bank - St George $9,920.28 $7,929.61 Other Debtors $10,110.82 $19,792.04 Plant & Equipment - Written Down Value $81.00 $162.00 Total Assets $20,112.10 $27,883.65

Other Creditors $1,032.74 $14,110.05 Total Liabilities $1,032.74 $14,110.05

Net Assets $19,079.36 $13,773.60

Represented By: Equity Accumulated Surplus $13,773.60 $27,522.51 Current Year Surplus $5,305.76 ($13,748.91) Total Equity $19,079.36 $13,773.60

Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation

The Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation was established on 15 April 2003 following the receipt of a generous legacy of $200,000 left to the club by the late Wally South, a former player and patron of the old Randwick Cricket Club. To ensure this legacy would secure Randwick Petersham’s financial future and ongoing viability, the then Management Committee decided to transfer it to a separate fund controlled by an independent trustee set up to manage the donation along with any other monies which may be contributed to the fund from time to time.

Pursuant to that objective, the Foundation was created under the management of a trustee company controlled by up to five directors. The current directors are Peter Wright (Chairman), club President Mike Whitney and long established “legends” of the club Alan Turner, John Pearson and Steve Devlin. Lyall Gardner provides administrative assistance to the Foundation.

Responsibility for investing the funds of the Foundation rests with the trustee company directors who also have absolute discretion in determining the extent of any payment. The purpose of the trust is expressed in the Trust Deed as being to hold the capital and income in perpetuity for the promotion and encouragement of the game of cricket at the Randwick Petersham Cricket Club.

Since the establishment of the Foundation the capital has grown to more than $250,000. All such capital is held on interest bearing bank deposit and no part was or is exposed to any investment which may have been subjected to the recent downturn in financial markets. The capital and any accrued interest remains protected by the Australian Government’s bank guarantee.

Over the seven years life of the Foundation, the trustees have exercised their discretion in the distribution of income on a number of separate occasions and have paid a total of $ 74,545.45 to Randwick Petersham Cricket, including $14,000 this financial year. No other payments other than annual Government fees have been paid.

The Randwick Petersham Cricket Foundation is dedicated to the continuation of the club as a major force in Sydney Grade Cricket. While we are extremely grateful to Wally South for his foresight, we are mindful of the need to ensure the capital of the Foundation grows as the years roll by. We therefore welcome any donations from the many friends of Randwick Petersham Cricket.

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AWARD WINNERS “HONOUR ROLL”

PLAYER OF THE SEASON CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR PLAYER NON PLAYER 2001-02 Adam Warren 2001-02 Paul Toole 2001-02 Lyall Gardner 2002-03 Matthew Cassar 2002-03 Greg Hartshorne 2002-03 Peter Devlin 2003-04 Jon Lewis 2003-04 Alan Wright 2003-04 Ray Stafford 2004-05 Matthew Taylor 2004-05 Peter Bayley 2004-05 John Connell 2005-06 Sean Porter 2005-06 David Townsend 2005-06 Robin Gardner 2006-07 Brett Hunter 2006-07 Tony Martin 2006-07 Robert Barter 2007-08 Nathan Hauritz 2007-08 Grant Rimmer 2007-08 Bill Anderson 2008-09 Matthew Hilder 2008-09 Denis Hinds 2008-09 Sue Hill 2009-10 Scott Coyte 2009-10 Nigil Singh 2009-10 Peter English/Cec Orrock

MOST PROMISING PLAYER MOST IMPROVED LOWER MOST PROMISING IN THE CLUB GRADE PLAYER 6TH GRADE PLAYER 2001-02 David Mitchell 2001-02 Neil Cohen 2004-05 Ben Chaplin 2002-03 Rodney Stafford 2002-03 Troy Brewster 2005-06 Graham Hinds 2003-04 Usman Khawaja 2003-04 Peter Spurr 2006-07 Cameron Fowler 2004-05 Matthew Taylor 2004-05 Chris Singh 2007-08 Marcus Bain 2005-06 Peter Alevizos 2005-06 Matthew Wallis 2008-09 Kieran Hewar 2006-07 John McLoughlin 2006-07 Steve Bidwell-Brown 2009-10 Giordano Scuglia 2007-08 Andrew Redman 2007-08 Benn West 2008-09 Jason Gray 2008-09 Grant Rimmer 2009-10 Robert Close 2009-10 Matthew Yiend

POIDEVIN-GRAY SHIELD AW GREEN SHIELD AW GREEN SHIELD BEST PLAYER AWARD BEST PLAYER BEST PERFORMANCE 2001-02 Paul Greentree 2001-02 Matthew Tilley 2001-02 Shahzad Ali 2002-03 Alex Sciascia 2002-03 Usman Khawaja 2002-03 Usman Khawaja 2003-04 James Byrne 2003-04 William Passas 2003-04 William Passas 2004-05 Eddie Otto 2004-05 Sean Gardner 2004-05 Peter Alevizos 2005-06 Jamie Boettiger 2005-06 Sean Gardner 2005-06 Robert Close 2006-07 Usman Khawaja 2006-07 Nick Charlwood 2006-07 Nick Charlwood 2007-08 Brett Jackson 2007-08 Barton Lynch 2007-08 Scott Gray 2008-09 Angus Stewart 2008-09 Brandon McLean 2008-09 Vic Tharmarajah 2009-10 Nick Charlwood 2009-10 Jason Gray 2009-10 Alexander Wynn

MOST RUNS MOST WICKETS WICKETKEEPING AWARD 2001-02 Richard Chee Quee 2001-02 Adam Warren 2001-02 Daryl Parmenter 2002-03 Geoff Hodgkinson 2002-03 Scott Obey 2002-03 Matthew Taylor 2003-04 Richard Chee Quee 2003-04 Jon Lewis 2003-04 Daryl Parmenter 2004-05 Matthew Taylor 2004-05 Chris Singh 2004-05 Neil Cohen 2005-06 Matthew Taylor 2005-06 Matthew Wallis 2005-06 Fabian Heaton 2006-07 Tim Laws 2006-07 Dean White 2006-07 Neil Cohen 2007-08 Usman Khawaja 2007-08 Benn West 2007-08 Ashley Doolan 2008-09 Brett Jackson 2008-09 Matthew Hilder 2008-09 Peter Rogers 2009-10 Matthew Yiend 2009-10 Matthew Hilder 2009-10 Roger Smith

JOHNNY MARTIN 2007-08 Matthew Hilder 2003-04 Lyall Gardner FIELDING AWARD 2008-09 Brett Jackson 2004-05 Patricia Hughes 2001-02 Geoff Hodgkinson 2009-10 Nathan Price 2004-05 Helen Milford 2002-03 Michael Watson 2005-06 Alan Wright 2003-04 Paul Greentree ERNIE TOSHACK 2006-07 Brian Proops 2004-05 Joseph Hill MEMORIAL AWARD 2007-08 Wayne Mulherin 2005-06 Tony Martin 2002-03 Phil Tresidder 2008-09 Robin Gardner 2006-07 Michael Watson 2002-03 Noel Hughes 2009-10

89 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: SEASON RECORDS Qualification: Batting = 8 Innings or 200 Runs; Bowling = 85 Overs or 15 Wickets BATTING BOWLING FIRST GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Richard Chee Quee 1003 Paul Toole 50.71 2001-02 Adam Warren 63 Adam Warren 18.43 Richard Chee Quee 874 Simon Katich 55.00 2002-03 Scott Obey 53 Scott Obey 18.04 Richard Chee Quee 907 Richard Chee Quee 47.74 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis 52 Jonathan Lewis 15.29 Matthew Mott 839 Matthew Mott 44.16 2004-05 Glenn Farquharson 36 Andrew Harrison 18.62 Richard Chee Quee 601 Richard Chee Quee 31.63 2005-06 Andrew Harrison 37 James Byrne 21.31 Usman Khawaja 690 Matthew Mott 51.67 2006-07 Shawn Flegler 29 James Byrne 23.36 Usman Khawaja 1134 Simon Katich 96.83 2007-08 B.Cockley/G.Whichello 36 Burt Cockley 20.08 Brett Jackson 724 Usman Khawaja 58.27 2008-09 Rodney Stafford 31 Rodney Stafford 26.29 Scott Coyte 610 Usman Khawaja 72.29 2009-10 Scott Coyte 27 Nathan Price 26.22 SECOND GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE David Mitchell 517 Brett Hunter 39.17 2001-02 Melvin Singh 30 Scott Obey 13.31 Matthew Parker 487 Richard Phillips 57.38 2002-03 P Bayley/R Stafford 36 Peter Bayley 17.50 Neil Cohen 430 Usman Khawaja 97.25 2003-04 J.Byrne/A.Hildred 23 Neil Saker 19.56 David Mitchell 581 Paul Horton 57.67 2004-05 Peter Bayley 37 Nigil Singh 14.53 Matthew Taylor 433 Matthew Taylor 36.08 2005-06 Peter Alevizos 21 Peter Alevizos 14.57 John McLoughlin 607 Tim Laws 57.20 2006-07 Brett Hunter 39 Brett Hunter 13.97 Shane Pargeter 436 Eddie Otto 61.00 2007-08 Rodney Stafford 37 Eddie Otto 18.45 Michael Watson 411 Tim Laws 131.50 2008-09 Melvin Singh 26 Michael Watson 15.73 William Passas 431 John McLoughlin 56.50 2009-10 Melvin Singh 28 Robert Close 19.44 THIRD GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Geoff Hodgkinson 612 Geoff Hodgkinson 55.64 2001-02 Dean White 30 Dean White 18.13 Geoff Hodgkinson 501 Geoff Hodgkinson 100.20 2002-03 Melvin Singh 27 Eddie Otto 20.50 Matthew Taylor 458 Michael Watson 64.25 2003-04 Nigil Singh 38 Greg Hartshorne 15.34 John McLoughlin 425 Matthew Taylor 80.40 2004-05 Marc Anderson 24 Marc Anderson 17.54 Steve Clarke 343 Steve Clarke 31.18 2005-06 James Le Huray 21 James LeHuray 20.29 Tristan Marshall 458 Troy Brewster 33.67 2006-07 Matthew Wallis 22 Matthew Wallis 21.73 Andrew Redman 343 Noel Ellis 39.71 2007-08 B.West / J.Magro 14 Nigil Singh 23.70 Troy Brewster 474 Troy Brewster 43.09 2008-09 Matthew Wallis 29 Nigil Singh 11.82 Alex Sciascia 452 Troy Brewster 45.33 2009-10 Matthew Hilder 29 Jordan Magro 15.08 FOURTH GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Neil Cohen 463 David Townsend 31.43 2001-02 Denis Hinds 42 Jeremy Dwyer 15.63 Troy Brewster 676 Matthew Banes 139.50 2002-03 Denis Hinds 37 Aaron Hildred 12.97 David Bourke 283 Steve Clarke 66.75 2003-04 Denis Hinds 25 Darren McCoy 15.46 Trent Griffiths 402 Nathan Rosser 49.67 2004-05 Peter Devlin 25 Chris Singh 9.06 David Townsend 508 Greg Hartshorne 37.17 2005-06 Matthew Wallis 30 Chris Singh 13.06 David Townsend 527 Alex Sciascia 57.43 2006-07 S Bidwell-Brown 30 S Bidwell-Brown 10.57 David Townsend 441 Troy Brewster 49.29 2007-08 Chris Singh 38 Chris Singh 14.05 Jason Gray 259 Jason Gray 51.80 2008-09 Andrew Harrison 24 Andrew Harrison 16.96 Karl Schubert 247 Karl Schubert 27.44 2009-10 Chris Singh 24 Chris Singh 16.17 FIFTH GRADE PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Michael Watson 325 Nathan Silvy 55.25 2001-02 Grant Rimmer 30 Trent Griffiths 10.69 Tony Martin 640 Tony Martin 49.23 2002-03 Steve Bright 36 Sean Sampson 13.73 Alan Wright 305 Steve Bright 45.00 2003-04 Grant Rimmer 28 Chris Singh 13.73 Alan Wright 319 Edward Neaves 25.90 2004-05 Denis Hinds 32 Steve Bright 14.83 Matthew Hilder 440 Matthew Hilder 40.00 2005-06 Ben West 28 Matthew Hilder 10.95 Matthew Hilder 442 Matthew Hilder 55.25 2006-07 Daniel Laus 34 Steve Bright 11.74 Darren McCoy 229 Robert Cummings 41.40 2007-08 James Tyson 39 James Tyson 8.67 Mark Carroll 458 Mark Carroll 41.64 2008-09 Matthew Hilder 51 Matthew Hilder 13.37 Addison Grinham 500 Addison Grinham 55.56 2009-10 Gabriel Budwee 24 Gabriel Budwee 11.21

90 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: SEASON RECORDS Qualification: Batting = 8 Innings or 200 Runs; Bowling = 85 Overs or 15 Wickets BATTING BOWLING POIDEVIN GRAY PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE David Mitchell 159 John McLoughlin 27.25 2001-02 Sean Sampson 10 Kirk Rimmer 16.00 Alex Sciascia 285 Alex Sciascia 47.50 2002-03 James Byrne 13 Eddie Otto 15.64 Michael Watson 165 Daniel Loader 35.25 2003-04 James Byrne 8 Usman Khawaja 15.17 Matthew Taylor 295 Matthew Taylor 59.00 2004-05 Steve Bidwell-Brown 10 Michael Watson 20.22 Jamie Boettiger 176 Chris Whelan 57.00 2005-06 Jamie Boettiger 12 Jamie Boettiger 9.75 Usman Khawaja 217 Usman Khawaja 54.25 2006-07 Peter Alevizos 9 Peter Alevizos 24.89 Brett Jackson 211 Brett Jackson 35.17 2007-08 Peter Alevizos 9 Peter Alevizos 17.11 Angus Stewart 256 Angus Stewart 51.20 2008-09 Alevizos/Charlwood 7 Nick Charlwood 21.14 Nicholas Stapleton 139 Andrew Redman 24.80 2009-10 Nick Charlwood 9 Nick Charlwood 27.44

AW GREEN SHIELD PLAYER RUNS PLAYER AVE SEASON PLAYER WICKETS PLAYER AVE Matthew Tilley 223 Glen Carroll 32.00 2001-02 Shahzad Ali 12 Shahzad Ali 18.75 Usman Khawaja 277 Usman Khawaja 55.40 2002-03 Usman Khawaja 17 Usman Khawaja 13.24 William Passas 302 William Passas 50.33 2003-04 Peshala Kariawasam 7 Dean Bowen 20.17 Sean Gardner 341 Sean Gardner 37.89 2004-05 Peter Alevizos 19 Prinya Kham 11.92 Sean Gardner 206 Will Halstead 36.75 2005-06 Robert Close 14 Robert Close 12.21 Declan Lavender 158 Declan Lavender 26.33 2006-07 Nick Charlwood 20 Nick Charlwood 8.30 Barton Lynch 187 Barton Lynch 26.71 2007-08 Devlin Foulis 10 Devlin Foulis 20.90 Brandon McLean 244 Brandon McLean 40.67 2008-09 Vic Tharmarajah 13 Vic Tharmarajah 12.38 Jason Gray 254 Jason Gray 36.29 2009-10 Nicholas Saady 15 Hayden McLean 10.18 WICKETKEEPING - DISMISSALS FIRST GRADE SECOND GRADE SEASON THIRD GRADE FOURTH GRADE PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL Daryl Parmenter 64 David Mitchell 31 2001-02 Steven Yates 25 Neil Cohen 29 Daryl Parmenter 46 David Mitchell 41 2002-03 Neil Cohen 30 Matthew Taylor 38 Daryl Parmenter 30 David Mitchell 13 2003-04 Matthew Taylor 9 Steven Yates 9 Daryl Parmenter 12 Neil Cohen 38 2004-05 Matthew Taylor 13 Fabian Heaton 17 Neil Cohen 16 Matthew Taylor 26 2005-06 Fabian Heaton 17 Fabian Heaton 15 Matthew Taylor 27 Neil Cohen 39 2006-07 Fabian Heaton 11 Andrew Redman 20 Ashley Doolan 37 Matthew Taylor 18 2007-08 Andrew Redman 10 Fabian Heaton 15 Ashley Doolan 19 Roger Smith 20 2008-09 Lasanga Kannangara 15 Karl Schubert 21 Ashley Doolan 18 Matthew Yiend 18 2009-10 Roger Smith 32 Karl Schubert 15

FIFTH GRADE POIDEVIN GRAY SEASON AW GREEN SHIELD PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL PLAYER TOTAL Matthew Taylor 23 David Mitchell 6 2001-02 Matthew Tilley 15 Steven Yates 33 Neil Cohen 8 2002-03 Campbell Dash 9 Fabian Heaton 14 Matthew Taylor 4 2003-04 Campbell Dash 7 Ian Paterson 24 Matthew Taylor 8 2004-05 Campbell Dash 16 Andrew Redman 14 Campbell Dash 10 2005-06 Andrew Redman 19 Andrew Redman 7 Campbell Dash 2 2006-07 Andrew Redman 13 Karl Schubert 13 Ashley Doolan 10 2007-08 Scott Gray 5 James Marlay 14 Ashley Doolan 4 2008-09 Addison Grinham 8 Scott Gray 11 Andrew Redman 4 2009-10 Alexander Wynn 23

91 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: RECORDS AND PARTNERSHIPS Qualification: Batting = 8 Innings or 200 Runs; Bowling = 85 Overs or 15 Wickets GRADES 1 to 5 - RECORDS GRADES 1 to 5 PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Usman Khawaja 1st 1134 2007-08 1st Angus Stewart - Troy Brewster 235 v Mosman 3rd 2008-09 Highest Individual Score Tim Laws 2nd 231 2008-09 2nd Eddie Otto-John McLoughlin 293 v Gordon 1st 2009-10 Bowling Aggregate Adam Warren 1st 63 2001-02 3rd Troy Brewster-David Townsend 265 v Blacktown 4th 2002-03 Best Bowling in Innings Nigil Singh 3rd 9/43 2008-09 4th Paul Toole-Joseph Hill 197 v UTS Balmain 1st 2003-04 Most W/K Dismissals Daryl Parmenter 1st 64 2001-02 5th Tim Laws - Brenton Barker 309 v Bankstown 2nd 2008-09 Most Catches-Fielder Richard CheeQuee 1st 23 2002-03 6th Fabian Heaton-Nathan Rosser 163 v Sydney Uni 4th 2004-05 High Team Score - For v Mosman 1st 6/428 2002-03 7th David Fraser-Marc Anderson 133 v Parramatta 3rd 2001-02 High Team Score - Agst v St George 2nd 3/432 2008-09 8th Matthew Mott-James Byrne 110* v Campbelltown 1st 2004-05 Low Team Score - For v Sydney Uni 5th 33 2009-10 9th Shane Pargeter-Rodney Stafford 156* v Sydney Uni 2nd 2007-08 Low Team Score - Agst v Bankstown 4th 37 2005-06 10th Oliver Saffell-Grant Rimmer 123 v Mosman 5th 2006-07 FIRST GRADE RECORDS FIRST GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Usman Khawaja 1134 2007-08 1st Joseph Hill-Paul Toole 165* v Gordon 2002-03 Best Batting Average Simon Katich 96.83 2007-08 2nd Eddie Otto-John McLoughlin 293 v Gordon 2009-10 Highest Indivudal Score Usman Khawaja 189 2009-10 3rd Usman Khawaja-Simon Katich 188 v St George 2007-08 Bowling Aggregate Adam Warren 63 2001-02 4th Paul Toole-Joseph Hill 197 v UTS Balmain 2003-04 Best Bowling Average Jon Lewis 15.29 2003-04 5th Nathan Hauritz-Shawn Flegler 164* v University of NSW 2006-07 Best Bowling in Innings Jon Lewis 7/35 2003-04 6th Usman Khawaja-Tim Laws 112 v Gordon 2007-08 Most W/K Dismissals Daryl Parmenter 64 2001-02 7th Richard CheeQuee-Paul Staunton 117 v Sydney University 2001-02 Most Catches-Fielder Richard CheeQuee 23 2002-03 8th Matthew Mott-James Byrne 110* v Campbelltown 2004-05 High Team Score For v Mosman 6/428 2002-03 9th Nathan Rosser-Rodney Stafford 102 v Mosman 2003-04 High Team Score Agst v Sydney 399 2009-10 10th Eddie Otto - Burt Cockley 73 v Eastern Suburbs 2008-09 Low Team Score For v Campbelltown 56 2007-08 Low Team Score Agst v Campbelltown 75 2007-08 SECOND GRADE RECORDS SECOND GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate John McLoughlin 607 2006-07 1st Richard Phillips-Matthew Taylor 122 v Gordon 2004-05 Best Batting Average Tim Laws 131.5 2008-09 2nd Matthew Taylor-David Mitchell 126 v University of NSW 2004-05 Highest Indivudal Score Tim Laws 231 2008-09 3rd Richard Phillips-David Mitchell 168 v St George 2002-03 Bowling Aggregate Brett Hunter 39 2006-07 4th David Mitchell-Paul Toole 189 v Gordon 2004-05 Best Bowling Average Scott Obey 13.31 2001-02 5th Tim Laws - Brenton Barker 309 v Bankstown 2008-09 Best Bowling in Innings James Byrne 7/20 2004-05 6th William Passas-Eddie Otto 198 v Gordon 2007-08 Most W/K Dismissals David Mitchell 41 2002-03 7th John McLoughlin-Brett Hunter 121* v Mosman 2005-06 Most Catches-Fielder Michael Watson 15 2006-07 8th Aaron Moseley-Scott Obey 106 v Parramatta 2001-02 High Team Score For v Bankstown 7/389 2008-09 9th Shane Pargeter-Rodney Stafford 156* v Sydney University 2007-08 High Team Score Agst v St George 3/432 2008-09 10th Andrew Harrison-Matthew Barnes 74 v Penrith 2002-03 Low Team Score For v Blacktown 62 2008-09 Low Team Score Agst v Mosman 64 2007-08 THIRD GRADE RECORDS THIRD GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Geoff Hodgkinson 612 2001-02 1st Angus Stewart - Troy Brewster 235 v Mosman 2008-09 Best Batting Average Geoff Hodgkinson 100.20 2002-03 2nd Alex Sciascia-Geoff Hodgkinson 198 v Mosman 2002-03 Highest Indivudal Score Matthew Taylor 144 2003-04 3rd Paul Greentree-John McLoughlin 144* v Mosman 2004-05 Bowling Aggregate Nigil Singh 38 2003-04 4th Matthew Yiend-Matthew Hilder 130 v North Sydney 2009-10 Best Bowling Average Nigil Singh 11.82 2008-09 5th Andrew Redman-Brett Hunter 162 v Gordon 2007-08 Best Bowling in Innings Nigil Singh 9/43 2008-09 6th Will Halsted-Cameron Gray 75 v University of NSW 2007-08 Most W/K Dismissals Roger Smith 32 2009-10 7th David Fraser-Marc Anderson 133 v Parramatta 2001-02 Most Catches-Fielder John McLoughlin 14 2004-05 8th Matthew Wallis-Jordan Magro 92 v Eastern Suburbs 2008-09 High Team Score For v North Sydney 9/374 2006-07 9th Dean White-Eddie Otto 86 v Manly Warringah 2004-05 High Team Score Agst v Sydney University 4/322 2006-07 10th Jordan Magro-Grant Rimmer 92 v Sutherland 2008-09 Low Team Score For v North Sydney 51 2002-03 Low Team Score Agst v Campbelltown 55 2007-08 FOURTH GRADE RECORDS FOURTH GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Troy Brewster 676 2002-03 1st Matthew Taylor-Troy Brewster 155 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 Best Batting Average Matthew Banes 139.50 2002-03 2nd Steve Clarke-David Bourke 173 v Manly Warringah 2003-04 Highest Indivudal Score Andy Hollingsworth 218* 2002-03 3rd Troy Brewster-David Townsend 265 v Blacktown 2002-03 Bowling Aggregate Denis Hinds 42 2001-02 4th David Bourke-Neil Cohen 142 v Campbelltown 2001-02 Best Bowling Average Chris Singh 9.06 2004-05 5th David Townsend-William Passas 156 v Campbelltown 2006-07 Best Bowling in Innings Chris Singh 7/24 2004-05 6th Fabian Heaton-Nathan Rosser 163 v Sydney University 2004-05 Most W/K Dismissals Matthew Taylor 38 2002-03 7th David Townsend-Peter Devlin 95 v Penrith 2004-05 Most Catches-Fielder Melvin Singh 13 2006-07 8th Lasanga Kannangara-David Howe 96* v Gordon 2009-10 High Team Score For v UTS Balmain 405 2002-03 9th Jason Gray-Nick Charlwood 108 v Western Suburbs 2008-09 High Team Score Agst v Gordon 7/295 2008-09 10th Benn West-Grant Rimmer 51 v Blacktown 2007-08 Low Team Score For v Parramatta 40 2008-09 Low Team Score Agst v Bankstown 37 2005-06

92 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: RECORDS AND PARTNERSHIPS Qualification: Batting = 8 Innings or 200 Runs; Bowling = 85 Overs or 15 Wickets FIFTH GRADE RECORDS FIFTH GRADE PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Tony Martin 640 2002-03 1st Matthew Hilder-Troy Brewster 189 v Eastern Suburbs 2002-03 Best Batting Average Addison Grinham 55.56 2009-10 2nd Rob Cummings-David Bourke 154 v Sutherland 2008-09 Highest Indivudal Score Mark Carroll 159 2008-09 3rd Andrew Walters-Sean Porter 169 v UTS Balmain 2005-06 Bowling Aggregate Matthew Hilder 51 2008-09 4th Steve Clarke-Tony Martin 187 v Western Suburbs 2002-03 Best Bowling Average James Tyson 8.67 2007-08 5th Matthew Hilder-Karl Schubert 152 v Sydney 2008-09 Best Bowling in Innings Simon McKenzie 8/34 2003-04 6th Alan Wright-Barry Spencer 115 v Eastern Suburbs 2004-05 Most W/K Dismissals Steven Yates 33 2002-03 7th John Tierney-Mark Carroll 113 v Bankstown 2003-04 Most Catches-Fielder Matthew Hilder 10 2007-08 8th Nathan Silvy-Steve Bright 90 v Balmain 2001-02 Chris Barket 10 2008-09 9th Alexander Wynn-Joshua James 88 v Fairfield-Liverpool 2009-10 High Team Score For v Hawkesbury 7/331 2003-04 10th Oliver Saffell-Grant Rimmer 123 v Mosman 2006-07 High Team Score Agst v Sutherland 7/315 2004-05 Low Team Score For v Sydney University 33 2009-10 Low Team Score Agst v Northern District 43 2004-05 POIDEVIN-GRAY RECORDS POIDEVIN-GRAY PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Matthew Taylor 295 2004-05 1st Usman Khawaja-Eddie Otto 160 v Western Suburbs 2004-05 Best Batting Average Matthew Taylor 59.00 2004-05 2nd Sean Gardner-Campbell Dash 136 v Penrith 2006-07 Highest Indivudal Score Eddie Otto 106 2004-05 3rd Michael Watson-Matthew Taylor 98* v Mosman 2004-05 Bowling Aggregate James Byrne 13 2002-03 4th Matthew Taylor-Paul Greentree 170 v UTS Balmain 2004-05 Best Bowling Average Usman Khawaja 15.17 2003-04 5th Campbell Dash-William Passas 92 v University of NSW 2007-08 Best Bowling in Innings Nick Charlwood 5/28 2008-09 6th Scott McGeachie-Neil Cohen 69 v Hawkesbury 2001-02 Most W/K Dismissals Neil Cohen 8 2002-03 7th Paul Greentree-James Byrne 78 v UTS Balmain 2002-03 Matthew Taylor 8 2004-05 8th Nick Charlwood-Gabriel Budwee 52 v Western Suburbs 2009-10 Most Catches-Fielder Usman Khawaja 4 2004-05 9th Alex Brown-Alex Tomkins 51 v Parramatta 2007-08 High Team Score For v Penrith 7/294 2006-07 10th Stephen Hurworth-Peter Alevizos 38 v Western Suburbs 2006-07 High Team Score Agst v Penrith 4/293 2006-07 Low Team Score For v Northern District 96 2001-02 Low Team Score Agst v Fairfield 103 2002-03 A W GREEN SHIELD RECORDS A W GREEN SHIELD PARTNERSHIPS Batting Aggregate Sean Gardner 341 2004-05 1st Campbell Dash-Sean Gardner 134 v University of NSW 2004-05 Best Batting Average Usman Khawaja 55.40 2002-03 2nd Andrew Coles-Alexander Wynn 126* v Bankstown 2009-10 Highest Indivudal Score Brandon McLean 106 2008-09 3rd William Passas-Mark Carroll 156 v Northern District 2003-04 Bowling Aggregate Nick Charlwood 20 2006-07 4th Adam Childs-Jason Gray 79 v St George 2009-10 Best Bowling Average Nick Charlwood 8.30 2006-07 5th Mark Carroll-Sean McInnes 104* v University of NSW 2004-05 Best Bowling in Innings Nick Charlwood 6/9 2006-07 6th Brandon McLean-Daniel Thomas 61 v Sydney Uni 2008-09 Most W/K Dismissals Alexander Wynn 23 2009-10 7th Addison Grinham-Daniel Thomas 93 v Gordon 2008-09 Most Catches-Fielder Andrew Coles 9 2008-09 8th Robert Close-Alex Tomkins 50 v Campbelltown 2005-06 High Team Score For v University of NSW 4/264 2004-05 9th Denesh Hewa-Gamage-Shahzad Ali 43 v St George 2001-02 High Team Score Agst v Hawkesbury 7/253 2001-02 10th James McKenzie-Nibir Kader 31* v St George 2006-07 Low Team Score For v Penrith 53 2006-07 Low Team Score Agst v North Sydney 64 2006-07

93 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: PERFORMANCE RECORDS BATTING - CENTURIES FIRST GRADE SECOND GRADE (Continued) SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee Sydney University 103* 2006-07 John McLoughlin Manly Warringah 163 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee Western Suburbs 113 2006-07 John McLoughlin Eastern Suburbs 107* 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee Northern District 106 2006-07 Tim Laws Mosman 122 2001-02 Paul Toole Gordon 100 2007-08 Michael Watson St George 103* 2002-03 Joseph Hill University of NSW 123* 2007-08 Shane Pargeter Sydney University 159* 2002-03 Simon Katich Mosman 177 2007-08 Eddie Otto Gordon 124* 2002-03 Simon Katich Eastern Suburbs 100* 2008-09 Sean Gardner Mosman 147* 2002-03 Richard Chee Quee Eastern Suburbs 139* 2008-09 Tim Laws Bankstown 231 2002-03 Richard Chee Quee Penrith 102* 2008-09 Brenton Barker Bankstown 105* 2002-03 Darren Wotherspoon North Sydney 100* 2008-09 Michael Watson North Sydney 112 2002-03 Matthew Cassar Blacktown 123 THIRD GRADE 2003-04 Simon Katich Manly Warringah 110* SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2003-04 Richard Phillips Bankstown 114 2001-02 Geoff Hodgkinson Gordon 104 2003-04 Daryl Parmenter Blacktown 134* 2001-02 Geoff Hodgkinson Bankstown 101 2003-04 Joseph Hill UTS Balmain 126 2002-03 Geoff Hodgkinson Mosman 119 2003-04 David Mitchell Parramatta 108 2002-03 Geoff Hodgkinson Western Suburbs 122* 2003-04 Richard CheeQuee Hawkesbury 111 2002-03 Alex Sciascia Mosman 135 2004-05 Usman Khawaja North Sydney 120 2002-03 Brenton Barker Sutherland 106 2004-05 Matthew Mott North Sydney 157 2002-03 Kallin Davies Western Suburbs 119 2004-05 Matthew Mott Campbelltown 168* 2002-03 Neil Cohen Northern District 120 2005-06 Usman Khawaja Mosman 102 2003-04 Michael Watson St George 105 2005-06 Paul Horton UTS Balmain 110 2003-04 Matthew Taylor University NSW 144 2005-06 Joseph Hill Sutherland 121 2004-05 Matthew Taylor North Sydney 102* 2006-07 Usman Khawaja Blacktown 115* 2004-05 Tony Martin Penrith 107 2006-07 Joseph Hill Fairfield-Liverpool 110* 2004-05 Troy Brewster Blacktown 102 2007-08 Usman Khawaja Sydney University 138 2005-06 Steve Clarke North Sydney 111* 2007-08 Usman Khawaja Western Suburbs 127* 2006-07 Tristan Marshall Bankstown 100 2007-08 Usman Khawaja Northern District 101 2007-08 Brett Hunter Gordon 120* 2007-08 Usman Khawaja Gordon 102 2007-08 Cameron Gray University of NSW 101 2007-08 Usman Khawaja St George 111 2008-09 Troy Brewster Mosman 153* 2007-08 John McLoughlin Blacktown 126 2008-09 Angus Stewart Mosman 112 2007-08 Adam Semple Blacktown 105* 2008-09 Adam Semple Western Suburbs 124 2007-08 Tim Laws Gordon 133 2008-09 Lance Kahler Northern District 103* 2007-08 Simon Katich St George 149* 2009-10 Matthew Yiend North Sydney 114 2007-08 Nathan Hauritz Gordon 122 2009-10 Alex Sciascia Gordon 100 2008-09 Usman Khawaja Mosman 102* FOURTH GRADE 2008-09 Usman Khawaja University NSW 100 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2008-09 Brett Jackson Hawkesbury 106 2001-02 David Townsend Sydney University 100* 2008-09 Matthew Taylor Hawkesbury 103 2001-02 Clive Cachia Parramatta 116* 2009-10 Usman Khawaja Fairfield-Liverpool 189 2002-03 Michael Watson Sutherland 125 2009-10 Usman Khawaja Eastern Suburbs 112 2002-03 Andy Hollingsworth Western Suburbs 218* 2009-10 Usman Khawaja Blacktown 116 2002-03 Matthew Banes Hawkesbury 181 2009-10 Matthew Frith North Sydney 120 2002-03 Troy Brewster North Sydney 103 2009-10 Matthew Frith Blacktown 128 2002-03 Troy Brewster Blacktown 135* 2009-10 Eddie Otto Gordon 163 2002-03 Troy Brewster UTS Balmain 112 2009-10 John McLoughlin Gordon 157* 2002-03 Troy Brewster Manly Warringah 148 SECOND GRADE 2002-03 David Townsend Blacktown 118* SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2003-04 Steve Clarke Manly Warringah 117 2001-02 John Moffatt University of NSW 116* 2004-05 Glen Carroll Parramatta 114* 2001-02 Matthew Parker Manly Warringah 101 2004-05 Nathan Rosser Bankstown 100 2001-02 David Mitchell Manly Warringah 107 2004-05 Nathan Rosser Sydney University 112 2002-03 Jeff Hemming Sutherland 115 2004-05 Fabian Heaton Sydney University 108* 2002-03 Jeff Hemming Western Suburbs 112* 2005-06 Fabian Heaton University of NSW 112 2002-03 Matthew Parker Sutherland 118* 2005-06 David Townsend Western Suburbs 105* 2002-03 David Mitchell Manly 105 2005-06 David Townsend Blacktown 101 2002-03 Richard Phillips Northern District 129* 2005-06 Sean Gardner Blacktown 125* 2003-04 David Mitchell Mosman 123* 2006-07 Campbell Dash UTS Balmain 138 2003-04 Usman Khawaja Parramatta 110* 2006-07 David Townsend Campbelltown 101 2003-04 Michael Watson Hawkesbury 119 2006-07 Alex Sciascia Gordon 100 2004-05 David Mitchell Sydney University 140 2007-08 Troy Brewster Manly Warringah 117* 2004-05 Paul Horton Campbelltown 126 2007-08 Troy Brewster Gordon 148 2004-05 Matthew Taylor Blacktown 111 2004-05 Paul Toole Gordon 104

94 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: PERFORMANCE RECORDS BATTING - CENTURIES FOURTH GRADE (Continued) FIFTH GRADE (Continued) SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2008-09 Angus Stewart Gordon 101 2008-09 Karl Schubert Sydney 122 2008-09 Matthew Wallis Parramatta 108* 2008-09 Mark Carroll Northern District 159 2008-09 Chris Singh Eastern Suburbs 107 2009-10 Mike Grillis University NSW 104 2008-09 Will Halstead Northern District 101 2009-10 David Bourke North Sydney 100 FIFTH GRADE 2009-10 Addison Grinham Bankstown 119* SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE POIDEVIN GRAY 2001-02 Neil Cohen University of NSW 128* SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2001-02 Nathan Silvy UTS Balmain 116 2004-05 Matthew Taylor UTS Balmain 100* 2002-03 Steven Yates Mosman 101* 2004-05 Eddie Otto St George 106 2002-03 Tony Martin Western Suburbs 155 2006-07 Usman Khawaja Blacktown 102 2002-03 Steve Clarke Manly Warringah 109 2007-08 Brett Jackson Mosman 104* 2002-03 Troy Brewster Eastern Suburbs 136 2008-09 Angus Stewart North Sydney 101* 2003-04 Brent McNee UTS Balmain 119 AW GREEN SHIELD 2005-06 Matthew Taylor Northern District 138 SEASON BATSMAN OPPOSITION SCORE 2005-06 Sean Porter UTS Balmain 117* 2003-04 William Passas Northern District 103 2005-06 Matthew Hilder Penrith 105 2008-09 Brandon McLean Manly Warringah 106 2006-07 John Dunne Eastern Suburbs 113 2006-07 Andrew Walters North Sydney 123* 2006-07 Matthew Hilder Parramatta 153*

BOWLING - 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS FIRST GRADE SECOND GRADE (Continued) SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES 2001-02 Adam Warren Parramatta 6/59 2001-02 Andrew Harrison Northern District 5/29 2001-02 Adam Warren Balmain 5/76 2001-02 Andrew Harrison North Sydney 5/51 2001-02 Adam Warren North Sydney 7/36 2001-02 Melvin Singh Campbelltown 6/74 2001-02 Adam Warren UTS Balmain 5/84 2001-02 Melvin Singh Fairfield - Liverpool 5/76 2001-02 Scott Obey Manly Warringah 5/39 2002-03 Peter Bayley Western Suburbs 5/31 2001-02 James Le Huray Eastern Suburbs 5/55 2002-03 Rodney Stafford Eastern Suburbs 6/84 2001-02 Andrew Harrison Campbelltown 5/52 2002-03 Matthew Barnes Gordon 7/88 2002-03 Robert Smith Western Suburbs 7/82 2003-04 Peter Bayley Eastern Suburbs 6/41 2002-03 Scott Obey St George 7/64 2003-04 Peter Devlin Hawkesbury 6/69 2002-03 Scott Obey North Sydney 6/50 2004-05 Nigil Singh Mosman 5/23 2002-03 Adam Warren Eastern Suburbs 5/43 2004-05 Melvin Singh Sydney University 5/103 2002-03 Adam Warren Gordon 5/52 2004-05 Rodney Stafford Blacktown 6/69 2003-04 Rodney Stafford UTS Balmain 6/85 2004-05 Rodney Stafford Northern District 6/71 2003-04 Rodney Stafford Eastern Suburbs 6/62 2004-05 Rodney Stafford Northern District 5/32 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis Sydney University 6/41 2004-05 Peter Bayley Bankstown 6/29 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis Mosman 7/35 2004-05 Peter Bayley Fairfield 5/45 2003-04 Jonathan Lewis Fairfield - Liverpool 5/35 2004-05 James Byrne Mosman 7/20 2003-04 Glenn Farquharson Eastern Suburbs 5/44 2005-06 Peter Alevizos Hawkesbury 5/31 2004-05 Nathan Rosser Mosman 5/33 2006-07 Rodney Stafford Manly Warringah 7/132 2004-05 Andrew Harrison Penrith 5/36 2006-07 Cameron Gray Bankstown 5/64 2004-05 Andrew Harrison Blacktown 5/54 2006-07 Dean White Mosman 5/32 2005-06 Eddie Otto Western Suburbs 5/85 2006-07 Dean White Parramatta 7/37 2005-06 Nathan Rosser St George 5/50 2006-07 Brett Hunter North Sydney 5/25 2005-06 James Byrne Sutherland 5/47 2006-07 Matthew Wallis Campbelltown 5/35 2006-07 Nathan Hauritz Fairfield - Liverpool 5/69 2007-08 Rodney Stafford Sydney University 5/72 2006-07 Adam Semple North Sydney 5/42 2007-08 Rodney Stafford Hawkesbury 6/78 2007-08 Nathan Hauritz Sutherland 5/54 2007-08 Rodney Stafford Penrith 5/50 2007-08 Nathan Hauritz University of NSW 6/48 2007-08 Rodney Stafford Sydney University 7/105 2007-08 Burt Cockley St George 5/48 2007-08 Steve Bidwell-Brown Blacktown 5/35 2008-09 James Byrne Sydney 5/58 2007-08 Steve Bidwell-Brown Manly Warringah 5/68 2008-09 Rodney Stafford Fairfield-Liverpool 5/49 2007-08 Peter Alevizos Campbelltown 6/35 2008-09 Rodney Stafford Western Suburbs 5/83 2007-08 Eddie Otto Sydney 7/42 2008-09 Rodney Stafford North Sydney 6/76 2007-08 Shane Pargeter Manly Warringah 5/33 2009-10 Scott Coyte Sydney 5/96 2007-08 Andrew Downton Mosman 5/17 2009-10 Matthew Frith Manly Warringah 5/36 2008-09 Benn West Sydney 5/32 SECOND GRADE 2008-09 Melvin Singh Bankstown 5/61 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES 2008-09 Michael Watson Penrith 5/28 2001-02 Scott Obey University of NSW 5/47 2008-09 Nigil Singh Northern District 5/71 2001-02 Scott Obey Parramatta 7/68

95 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: PERFORMANCE RECORDS BOWLING - 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS THIRD GRADE FOURTH GRADE (Continued) SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES 2001-02 Nigil Singh Penrith 6/49 2006-07 Steve Bidwell-Brown Mosman 7/41 2001-02 Kallin Davies UTS Balmain 5/70 2007-08 Chris Singh Sydney University 5/45 2001-02 Dean White North Sydney 6/49 2007-08 Chris Singh Manly Warringah 5/42 2002-03 Chris Singh Mosman 5/53 2007-08 Benn West Sutherland 5/62 2002-03 Chris Singh Eastern Suburbs 5/55 2007-08 Benn West Northern District 5/23 2002-03 Nigil Singh Western Suburbs 6/35 2007-08 Melvin Singh Blacktown 5/24 2002-03 Melvin Singh North Sydney 6/58 2007-08 Andrew Harrison Campbelltown 5/16 2002-03 Kallin Davies Blacktown 5/13 2008-09 Robert Close Parramatta 5/16 2003-04 Sean Sampson Manly Warringah 5/31 2008-09 Grant Rimmer Sydney 6/28 2003-04 Peter Spurr Penrith 5/35 2008-09 Matthew Coles Blacktown 6/23 2003-04 Nigil Singh Fairfield 5/22 2009-10 Nick Charlwood Fairfield-Liverpool 5/63 2003-04 Nigil Singh Mosman 5/73 2009-10 Chris Singh Sydney University 5/53 2004-05 David Bourke Parramatta 5/48 2009-10 Chris Singh Hawkesbury 5/47 2004-05 James Le Huray Northern District 6/39 2009-10 Andrew Harrison Penrith 5/39 2005-06 Dean White North Sydney 5/26 FIFTH GRADE 2005-06 Matthew Wallis Hawkesbury 5/29 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE 2005-06 Kenny Attanayake Northern District 5/23 2001-02 Steve Bright UTS Balmain 6/18 2005-06 James Le Huray Western Suburbs 5/51 2001-02 Aaron Hildred Campbelltown 5/19 2005-06 Steve Blissenden Blacktown 5/22 2002-03 Steve Bright Manly Warringah 6/43 2006-07 Matthew Wallis Bankstown 6/55 2002-03 David Bourke Gordon 5/21 2007-08 Benn West Campbelltown 6/29 2003-04 Steve Bright Campbelltown 5/35 2008-09 Nigil Singh Bankstown 9/43 2003-04 Simon McKenzie Bankstown 8/34 2008-09 Nigil Singh St George 6/52 2003-04 Steve Bidwell-Brown Eastern Suburbs 6/48 2008-09 Grant Rimmer Sutherland 5/77 2003-04 Grant Rimmer Gordon 5/52 2008-09 Grant Rimmer Blacktown 5/21 2003-04 Chris Singh Penrith 5/43 2008-09 Benn West Western Suburbs 6/44 2004-05 Denis Hinds Campbelltown 5/15 2008-09 Alex Brown North Sydney 6/21 2004-05 John Tierney Blacktown 5/31 2008-09 Matthew Wallis University NSW 7/37 2004-05 Simon McKenzie Gordon 5/53 2008-09 Matthew Wallis Northern District 5/55 2005-06 Dean White St George 7/70 2009-10 Jordan Magro Bankstown 6/25 2005-06 Matthew Hilder Sutherland 7/45 FOURTH GRADE 2005-06 Steve Bright Fairfield-Liverpool 5/56 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES 2006-07 John Tierney Bankstown 5/37 2001-02 Peter Bayley Parramatta 5/62 2006-07 Steve Bright Eastern Suburbs 6/43 2001-02 Peter Bayley North Sydney 6/55 2006-07 Steve Bidwell-Brown Sydney University 5/21 2001-02 Denis Hinds Western Suburbs 6/35 2006-07 Steve Bidwell-Brown North Sydney 5/33 2001-02 Denis Hinds Campbelltown 5/52 2006-07 Nigil Singh Gordon 5/37 2001-02 Denis Hinds Fairfield - Liverpool 5/26 2007-08 James Tyson Blacktown 7/21 2001-02 Alex Sciascia Western Suburbs 5/49 2007-08 James Tyson Penrith 5/30 2002-03 Denis Hinds Manly Warringah 5/34 2007-08 James Tyson Bankstown 7/16 2002-03 Denis Hinds UTS Balmain 5/18 2007-08 James Tyson North Sydney 6/26 2002-03 Nigil Singh Penrith 5/44 2007-08 Grant Rimmer Campbelltown 6/22 2002-03 Nigil Singh Blacktown 5/43 2008-09 Matthew Hilder Parramatta 5/45 2002-03 Aaron Hildred Northern District 5/71 2008-09 Matthew Hilder Eastern Suburbs 8/69 2002-03 Aaron Hildred Blacktown 5/17 2008-09 Matthew Hilder Sutherland 5/62 2003-04 Darren McCoy St George 5/42 2008-09 Matthew Hilder North Sydney 5/31 2003-04 Neil Saker Fairfield Liverpool 5/33 2008-09 Matthew Hilder University NSW 5/29 2004-05 Chris Singh Sydney University 7/24 2008-09 Marcus Bain Blacktown 5/11 2004-05 Chris Singh Sydney University 6/39 2009-10 Gabriel Budwee North Sydney 6/22 2004-05 Grant Rimmer Hawkesbury 5/28 2009-10 Gabriel Budwee Western Suburbs 6/41 2004-05 Barry Spencer Gordon 5/57 2009-10 Cameron Fowler Gordon 7/35 2004-05 Darren McCoy Northern District 5/61 2009-10 Mitchell Jones Penrith 5/20 2005-06 Darren McCoy Hawkesbury 5/34 POIDEVIN GRAY 2005-06 Chris Singh Bankstown 5/12 SEASON BOWLER OPPOSITION SCORE 2005-06 Chad Greenberg Western Suburbs 6/89 2004-05 Usman Khawaja UTS Balmain 5/57 2005-06 Matthew Wallis UTS Balmain 5/20 2008-09 Nick Charlwood Campbelltown 5/28 2005-06 Matthew Wallis Fairfield-Liverpool 5/40 AW GREEN SHIELD 2006-07 Denis Hinds Fairfield Liverpool 5/43 2001-02 Shahzad Ali Eastern Suburbs 5/25 2006-07 Matthew Hilder Bankstown 6/49 2002-03 Usman Khawaja Sydney University 5/37 2006-07 Oliver Saffell Sydney University 5/60 2002-03 Usman Khawaja Fairfield 5/36 2006-07 Benn West North Sydney 6/51 2004-05 Peter Alevizos UTS Balmain 5/34 2006-07 Benn West Parramatta 5/22 2006-07 Nick Charlwood North Sydney 6/9 2006-07 Steve Bidwell-Brown Campbelltown 5/26 2008-09 Vic Tharmarajah Manly Warringah 5/29

96 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: PERFORMANCE RECORDS BOWLING - HAT-TRICKS

SEASON GRADE BOWLER OPPOSITION DATE 2004-05 2nd Greg Hartshorne Bankstown 12-Mar-05 2004-05 4th Chris Singh Sydney University 30-Oct-04 2004-05 4th Chris Singh Sydney University 6-Nov-04 2006-07 4th Benn West North Sydney 13-Jan-07 2007-08 4th Benn West St George 22-Sep-07 2001-02 5th Steve Bright Northern Districts 22-Dec-01 2005-06 5th Matthew Hilder Sutherland 25-Feb-06 2001-02 AWG Shahzad Ali Eastern Suburbs 3-Jan-02

BOWLING - 10 OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH

SEASON GRADE BOWLER OPPOSITION FIGURES WKTS 2001-02 1st Adam Warren North Sydney 11/87 7/4 2002-03 1st Scott Obey North Sydney 10/93 6/4 2007-08 1st Nathan Hauritz University of NSW 10/70 6/4 2004-05 2nd Rodney Stafford Northern District 11/103 6/5 2006-07 2nd Dean White Parramatta 10/90 7/3 2001-02 3rd Dean White North Sydney 10/105 6/4 2008-09 3rd Alex Brown North Sydney 10/42 6/4 2004-05 4th Chris Singh Sydney University 13/63 7/6

WICKETKEEPING - 6 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A INNINGS

SEASON GRADE WICKETKEEPER OPPOSITION DISMISSALS 2001-02 1st Daryl Parmenter Parramatta 7 5C/2S ` 2001-02 2nd David Mitchell Gordon 6 3C/3S 2001-02 2nd Paul Greentree North Sydney 6 5C/1S 2005-06 4th Campbell Dash Campbelltown 7 7C 2005-06 4th Karl Schubert Eastern Suburbs 7 6C/1S 2009-10 AWG Alexander Wynn Parramatta 6 6C

WICKETKEEPING - 8 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A MATCH

SEASON GRADE WICKETKEEPER OPPOSITION DISMISSALS 2001-02 1st Daryl Parmenter North Sydney 8 3C/5C 2007-08 2nd Matthew Taylor Mosman 8 8C

PARTNERSHIPS OF 200 RUNS or MORE RUNS WKT BATSMEN OPPOSITION GRADE SEASON 309 5th Tim Laws- Brenton Barker Bankstown 2nd 2008-09 293 2nd Eddie Otto-John McLoughlin Gordon 1st 2009-10 265 3rd Troy Brewster-David Townsend Blacktown 4th 2002-03 250 2nd Matthew Frith-Usman Khawaja Blacktown 1st 2009-10 235 1st Angus Stewart-Troy Brewster Mosman 3rd 2008-09 214 2nd Usman Khawaja-Matthew Mott North Sydney 1st 2004-05 205 3rd Sean Gardner-David Townsend Blacktown 4th 2005-06 202 2nd Brett Jackson-Matthew Taylor Hawkesbury 1st 2008-09

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Grades 1 to 5

S=Season, M=Matches, R=Runs, W=Wickets, Ct=Catches, RO=Run Outs, D=Dismissals, HS =Highest Score 100s = Centuries, B/B = Best Bowling, 5W = 5 Wickets in Innings, 10W = 10 Wickets in Match, Player S M R W Ct/RO D HS 100s B/B 5W 10W Marcus Bain 2 18 28 15 3/0 0 13* 5/11 1 Brenton Barker 8 94 2151 2 33/4 9/0 106 2 1/49 Chris Barket 2 17 243 4 14/1 0 55 2/11 David Bourke 9 147 2701 47 28/1 0 100* 1 5/21 2 Troy Brewster 9 102 3271 0 21/7 0 153* 9 Gabriel Budwee 2 29 392 52 5/0 0 54 0 6/22 2 James Byrne 8 138 1515 210 39/16 0 97 7/20 3 Glen Carroll 6 63 1213 3 15/4 0 114* 1 3/22 Nick Charlwood 4 30 379 46 4/5 0 59 5/63 1 Steve Clarke 6 82 2165 0 17/4 0 117 3 Robert Close 4 38 457 56 11/1 0 69 5/16 1 Burt Cockley 3 32 114 61 9/0 0 34 5/48 1 Andrew Coles 1 2 18 0 2/0 0 11 Matthew Coles 2 31 338 29 14/5 0 50 6/23 1 Scott Coyte 1 18 610 27 6/0 0 99 5/96 1 Peter Cross 1 18 388 0 5/0 0 66 Peter Devlin 5 45 444 59 12/1 0 52* 6/69 1 Ashley Doolan 3 55 975 0 0/4 65/14 89 0/17 Cameron Fowler 4 38 136 59 9/3 0 51 7/35 1 Matthew Frith 1 13 395 13 4/0 0 128 2 5/36 1 Cameron Gray 8 79 1551 78 23/5 0 101 1 5/64 1 Jason Gray 3 28 638 1 14/0 0 71* 1/1 Scott Gray 1 11 319 0 0/3 10/1 75 Trent Griffiths 9 101 2086 37 25/1 0 96 4/39 Mike Grillis 1 16 424 0 4/0 0 104 Addison Grinham 2 20 523 13 6/0 0 119* 1 2/5 Ethan Grinham 1 1 1 0 0/0 0 1 William Halstead 5 38 578 0 9/5 0 101 1 Andrew Harrison 9 136 937 252 31/1 0 55* 6/51 7 Nathan Hauritz 4 40 1344 63 30/3 0 122 1 6/48 3 1 Fabian Heaton 9 96 2538 1 8/1 109/12 112 2 1/0 Denesh Hewa-Gamage 3 3 26 0 2/0 0 18 0/5 Matthew Hilder 9 145 3028 177 77/4 0 153* 2 8/69 7 Thomas Holland 4 42 768 1 15/2 9/3 74 1/21 David Howe 1 12 218 16 4/0 0 95* 4/61 Duncan Hunt 1 14 248 2 2/1 0 73 1/26 Mitchell Hunt 1 1 2 0 0/0 0 2 Brett Hunter 8 107 2061 106 58/8 0 120* 1 5/25 1 Robert Huxley 2 5 46 8 3/0 0 29 3/23 Brett Jackson 3 44 1448 12 19/4 0 106 1 3/27 Joshua James 2 29 291 45 14/0 0 63 4./23 Mitchell Jones 1 9 13 13 1/0 0 12 5/20 1 Manuel Kandara 1 1 0 0 0/0 0 Lasanga Kannangara 2 26 447 0 7/0 18/3 65* Givind Karki 1 14 81 18 3/0 0 17 4/21 Simon Katich 8 38 1693 24 18/0 0 177 4 3/27 Usman Khawaja 9 124 4905 26 43/5 0 189 14 4/26 Anthony Kikiris 1 1 0 0 0/0 0 Daniel Laus 3 31 153 56 14/1 0 36 4/9 Tim Laws 4 57 1786 3 34/3 0 231 3 1/4 Barton Lynch 3 25 476 2 8/1 0 55 2/32 Jordan Magro 4 54 862 65 19/1 0 63 6/25 1 Tony Martin 8 101 2114 9 44/10 0 155 2 3/11

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CURRENT PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS

Grades 1 to 5

S=Season, M=Matches, R=Runs , W=Wickets, Ct=Catches, RO=Run Outs, D=Dismissals, HS=Highest Score 100s = Centuries, B/B = Best Bowling, 5W = 5 Wickets in Innings, 10W = 10 Wickets in Match, Player S M R W Ct/RO D HS 100s B/B 5W 10W Tim Matthews 2 2 7 1 0/0 0 7 1/18 Tom McCarthy 1 5 70 0 2/0 0 30 Brandon McLean 2 28 294 38 13/0 0 66 4/47 Hayden McLean 1 1 1 0 0/0 0 1 0/16 John McLoughlin 9 117 3375 13 59/3 0 163 4 3/11 David Mitchell 8 111 3067 0 27/4 92/19 140 5 Samuel Muir 2 15 35 20 5/1 0 13 3/48 Eddie Otto 9 148 2378 142 47/12 0 163 2 7/42 2 William Passas 7 67 1400 8 16/7 0 86* 2/21 Nathan Price 1 18 251 23 9/2 0 67 4/46 Kushaal Ram 2 5 19 1 0/1 0 18 1/15 Andrew Redman 5 70 1302 0 5/0 53/11 87 Grant Rimmer 9 122 414 195 47/17 0 36 6/22 6 Nicholas Saady 2 20 98 22 5/1 0 24 3/17 Khadka Sagar 1 4 25 2 1/1 0 24 1/23 Karl Schubert 5 47 840 0 1/1 56/13 122 1 Alex Sciascia 9 136 3512 6 46/13 0 135 3 5/49 1 Adam Semple 4 55 1141 57 16/4 0 124 2 5/42 1 Chris Singh 8 116 1122 223 25/2 0 107 1 7/24 10 1 Melvin Singh 8 114 776 196 42/1 0 51 6/58 6 Nigil Singh 9 127 340 243 27/3 0 36 9/43 11 Roger Smith 2 29 454 0 0/0 42/16 76 Rodney Stafford 9 138 1699 250 62/5 0 72* 7/105 14 1 Nicholas Stapleton 3 16 295 6 1/1 11/1 63 4/15 Matthew Taylor 9 148 4239 1 30/9 150/32 144 5 1/8 Alex Tomkins 5 44 800 23 17/3 4/3 93 3/30 David Townsend 9 133 3520 4 47/8 0 118* 5 1/4 James Tyson 3 40 107 87 5/1 0 14* 7/16 4 Damien Wall 1 2 12 0 2/1 1/0 11* Matthew Wallis 5 62 932 124 30/4 0 108* 1 7/37 7 Glen Whichello 4 64 426 85 11/6 0 47 4/20 Robert Wilson 1 17 164 11 5/0 0 47 2/28 Alexander Wynn 1 3 2 37 0/1 4/0 27 Matthew Yiend 1 15 441 0 1/0 21/2 114 1

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PLAYER MILESTONES

Matthew Taylor (148); Eddie Otto (148); David Bourke (147); Matthew Hilder (145); Rodney Stafford (138); James Byrne (138); Andrew Harrison (136); Alex Sciascia (136); Michael 100 Games Watson (135); David Townsend (133); Nigil Singh (127); Usman Khawaja (124); Grant Rimmer (122); John McLoughlin (117); Chris Singh (116); Melvin Singh (114); David Mitchell (111); Brett Hunter (107); Troy Brewster (102); Joseph Hill (102); Trent Griffiths (101); Tony Martin (101). 4000 Runs Usman Khawaja (4,905); Matthew Taylor (4,239); Richard Chee Quee (4,028). David Townsend (3,520); Alex Sciascia (3,512); Michael Watson (3,449); John McLoughlin 3000 Runs (3,375); Troy Brewster (3,271); Joseph Hill (3,138); David Mitchell (3,067); Matthew Hilder (3,028). David Bourke (2,701); Paul Toole (2,638); Fabian Heaton (2,538); Eddie Otto (2,378); Neil 2000 Runs Cohen (2,225); Steve Clarke (2,165); Brenton Barker (2,151); Tony Martin (2,114); Trent Griffiths (2,086); Brett Hunter (2,061); Paul Greentree (2,051). Richard Phillips (1,913); Tim Laws (1,786); Rodney Stafford (1,699); Simon Katich (1,693); 1500 Runs Daryl Parmenter (1,656); Cameron Gray (1,551); Greg Hartshorne (1,546); James Byrne (1,515); Sean Gardner (1,500). 250 Wickets Andrew Harrison (252); Rodney Stafford (250). 200 Wickets Nigil Singh (243); Chris Singh (223); James Byrne (210). Melvin Singh (196); Grant Rimmer (195); Steve Bright (177); Matthew Hilder (177); Dean White 150 Wickets (174); Denis Hinds (164). Eddie Otto (142); Peter Bayley (133); Steve Bidwell-Brown (138); Chad Greenberg (127); 100 Wickets Matthew Wallis (124); Benn West (119); Adam Warren (109); Peter Alevizos (106); Brett Hunter (106). Matthew Taylor (182); Neil Cohen (176); Daryl Parmenter (152); Fabian Heaton (121); David 50 Dismissals Mitchell (111); Ashley Doolan (79); Karl Schubert (69); Andrew Redman (64); Roger Smith (58). Matthew Hilder (77); Joseph Hill (65); Rodney Stafford (62); Richard Chee Quee (61); Brett 50 Catches Hunter (58); John McLoughlin (59); Michael Watson (54). Michael Watson (18); Grant Rimmer (17); James Byrne (16); Alex Sciascia (13); Paul Greentree 10 Run Outs (13); Eddie Otto (12); Tony Martin (10). 100 Wickets Rodney Stafford (250/1699); Chris Singh (223/1122); James Byrne (210/1515); Dean White & 1000 Runs (174/1096);Matthew Hilder (177/3028); Eddie Otto (142/2378); Brett Hunter (106/2061) Usman Khawaja (14); Troy Brewster (9); Richard Chee Quee (6); David Mitchell (5); David Centuries Townsend (5); Matthew Taylor (5); Michael Watson (5); Simon Katich (4); Joseph Hill (4): John McLoughlin (4). Rodney Stafford (14); Nigil Singh (11); Chris Singh (10); Steve Bidwell-Brown (7); Andrew Harrison (7); Denis Hinds (7); Matthew Hilder (7); Matthew Wallis (7); Benn West (7); Peter 5 Wicket Innings Bayley (6); Steve Bright (6); Grant Rimmer (6); Melvin Singh (6); Adam Warren (6); Scott Obey (5); Dean White (5); James Tyson (4).

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100 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS and MILESTONES Season Details 2001-02 1st Grade team wins 11 successive matches on first innings 2001-02 Richard CheeQuee wins Bill O'Reilly Medal as Player of the Season 2001-02 1st Grade wins Sydney Morning Herald Club of the Year competition 2002-03 Andy Hollingsworth scores club's first double century--218 in 4th Grade 2002-03 Simon Katich hits 9 sixes in innings of 177 against Mosman at Petersham Oval 2004-05 Chris Singh takes 4th Grade hat-trick in each innings against Sydney University at Petersham Oval 2005-06 1st Grade fail to win a game until 17th match of season when they defeat St George at Hurstville 2005-06 Simon Katich tours NZ, South Africa and Bangladesh with Australian team 2005-06 Richard CheeQuee retires as 3rd highest run scorer in Sydney 1st Grade Cricket 2005-06 Matthew Hilder takes a hat-trick in 5th Grade as part of a 7 for 45 performance 2005-06 Matthew Taylor hits 7 boundaries in one over in 1st Grade against Blacktown 2005-06 4th and 5th Grade teams play in third Grade Final in past five years 2005-06 Greg Hartshorne wins fourth successive premiership as a member of winning 4th Grade team 2005-06 5th Grade captain Dean White wins first premiership in his 16th Grade Cricket season 2005-06 5th Grade team wins 10th successive match to take premiership 2006-07 Ist Grade hit record Limited Overs score of 6-336 against UTS Balmain including 106 from final 8 overs 2006-07 4th Grade hit record Limited Overs score of 6-325 against UTS Balmain 2006-07 4th Grade lose 9 wickets for 34 runs after being 1 for 161 to lose by 19 runs against Manly 2006-07 Rod Stafford takes a personal best 7 wickets for 132 off 43 successive overs against Manly in 2nd Grade 2006-07 Usman Khawaja scores 174 for Sydney South East v NSW Country in the State League Cup (50 overs) 2006-07 Brett Hunter (51no) and James Byrne (17no) set 1st Grade 10th wkt partnership record of 57 to defeat Mosman 2006-07 Ollie Saffel (97no) and Grant Rimmer (36) set 5th Grade / club 10th wicket partnership record of 123 v Mosman 2006-07 Simon Katich tours India with Australian team 2006-07 Greg Hartshorne appointed NSW State selector 2006-07 1st Grade take 10 wickets for 63 against Sydney Uni after they were 0-103 to record an outright win by 29 runs 2006-07 Benn West takes 4th Grade hat-trick in performance of 6 for 61 against North Sydney at Petersham Oval 2006-07 3rd Grade defeats North Sydney by huge 257 run margin at North Sydney No.2 2006-07 2nd Grade lose only 4 wickets in defeating North Sydney outright at Coogee 2006-07 Dean White records match figures of 10 for 90 (7-37 and 3-53) in 2nd Grade against Parramatta 2006-07 Poidevin Gray team sets new club highest score record scoring 7-294 in win over Penrith 2006-07 2nd Grade defeat Wests in 25 overs in 50 overs match to gain 2 bonus points and win place in Qualifying Final 2006-07 1st Grade lose final 7 matches to slump from 2nd to 12th in 1st Grade competition 2007-08 Club records four tied matches in first 7 rounds (two in 1st Grade ; one in 2nd Grade and 4th Grade) 2007-08 1st Grade dismiss Campbelltown Camden for record low 75, reply with record low 56 yet win outright 2007-08 4th Grade dismissed by Campbelltown Camden for record low 49 before winning outright 2007-08 3rd Grade dismiss Campbelltown Camden for record low 55 2007-08 Rod Stafford takes 7 for 105 in Semi-Final against Sydney Uni at Coogee with remaining 3 batsmen run out 2007-08 All 5 grades win against Manly with 1sts and 2nds winning outright and return 164 Club Championship points 2007-08 All 5 grades win against Uni NSW and return 128 Club Championship points 2007-08 All 5 grades win against St George (1st Grade tie) and return 110 Club Championship points 2007-08 Bill Anderson named Sydney Cricket Association Coach of the Year 2008-09 Usman Khawaja scores record successive double-hundreds in Second XI cricket for NSW 2008-09 20 wickets fell for 99 when RPC was dismissed for 40 before bowling out Parramatta for 59 in 4th Grade 2008-09 4th Grade's loss against North Sydney was the first in seven matches against that club 2008-09 In 1st Grade's outright defeat by Sutherland, 8 wickets lost were ducks including the first 4 in the second innings 2008-09 1,237 runs were scored in one day to win 4 of 5 grades against Mosman with 4th Grade the only loser 2008-09 1st Grade's match against Sydney was the first grade game to be played at historic Bradman Oval, Bowral 2008-09 All 5 grades win against Sydney and return 120 Club Championship points 2008-09 2nd Grade dismissed by Blacktown for record low score of 62 2009-10 Nick Charlwood hit 26 off the last over in the 3rd Grade match v Bankstown at Jensen Oval 2009-10 No 2nd Grade batsman or bowler scored a century or took 5 wickets in an innings yet the team made the Finals 2009-10 Addison Grinham's maiden grade century (119) in 5th Grade against Bankstown included 5 towering sixes. 2009-10 All 5 Grades won against Gordon the round after losing all 5 grades to Sydney University 2009-10 Won all 5 grades against Bankstown in the final round gaining 143 Club Championship points (2nd best ever) 2009-10 5th Grade's win over Bankstown was the team's seventh win from 7 games against that club 2009-10 4th Grade's win over Eastern Suburbs was the team's seventh win from 7 games against that club 2009-10 3rd Grade's win over Blacktown was the team's sixth win from 6 games against that club 2009-10 4th Grade lost to Hawkesbury for the first time after 7 successive victories 2009-10 3rd Grade's loss to Sydney University was the team's seventh successive loss against that club 2009-10 Nigil Singh named SCA 3rd Grade captain of the Year

101 TEAM PERFORMANCE IN FINALS Season Grade Match Result Opposition Venue Scores 2001-02 1st Qual Final Lost UTS Balmain Drummoyne 220 to 280 2001-02 1st LO Semi Lost Mosman Coogee 158 to 201 2001-02 4th Qual Final Lost Sutherland Petersham 163 & 9-152 to 202 & 5-118 2002-03 1st LO Semi Won Eastern Subs. Waverley 2-232 to 231 2002-03 1st LO Final Lost Sutherland Caringbah 187 to 6-188 2002-03 2nd Qual Final Won Uni NSW Village Green 8-262 to 261 2002-03 4th Qual Final Won UTS Balmain Coogee 405 to 81 2002-03 5th Qual Final Won St George Petersham 5-212 to 211 2002-03 2nd Semi Final Lost St George Hurstville 307 to 368 2002-03 4th Semi Final Drawn St George Coogee 365 to 7-167 2002-03 5th Semi Final Won Bankstown Petersham 251 to 190 2002-03 4th Final Won Manly Petersham 237 to 185 2002-03 5th Final Lost Sydney Uni Caringbah 220 to 239 2003-04 1st Qual Final Won Mosman Coogee 7-236 to 234 2003-04 3rd Qual Final Won Mosman Petersham 95 & 161 to 75 & 172 2003-04 4th Qual Final Lost Gordon Killara 9-216 dec to 9-217 2003-04 5th Qual Final Drawn Gordon Kensington 8-232 to 294 2003-04 1st Semi Final Drawn UTS Balmain Coogee 6-310 to 5-318 dec 2003-04 3rd Semi Final Drawn Bankstown Petersham 258 to 9-255 2003-04 5th Semi Final Won Penrith Kensington 9-236 to 232 2003-04 1st Final Lost Eastern Subs. Coogee 234 to 273 & 4-187 2003-04 3rd Final Drawn Penrith Petersham 207 to 5-105 (rain) 2003-04 5th Final Drawn Campbelltown Raby No.1 1-18 to 221 (rain) 2004-05 1st LO Semi Lost Sydney Uni Syd Uni No.1 115 to 200 (25 overs match) 2004-05 AWG Qual Final Lost Penrith Coogee 179 to 4-182 2004-05 AWG Semi Final Lost Campbelltown Raby No.1 205 to 5-206 2004-05 PG Semi Final Lost St George Hurstville 212 to 7-247 2004-05 2nd Qual Final Won Fairfield Liverpool Coogee 5-205 to 204 2004-05 3rd Qual Final Lost Penrith Petersham 149 to 8-199 2004-05 4th Qual Final Won Penrith Nth Sydney 1 282 to 272 2004-05 5th Qual Final Drawn Sutherland Kensington 8-165 to 7-315 dec 2004-05 2nd Semi Final Won Mosman Rawson 184 to 110 2004-05 4th Semi Final Drawn Sydney Uni Coogee 7-311 to DNB 2004-05 5th Semi Final Lost Parramatta Kensington 136 to 2-150 2004-05 2nd Final Won UTS Balmain Bankstown 193 and 6-43 to 78 and 157 2004-05 4th Final Lost Gordon Killara 141 to 2-141 2005-06 AWG Qual Final Drawn Gordon Coogee no play-rain 2005-06 AWG Semi Final Lost Campbelltown Raby No.1 58 to 8-250 2005-06 4th Qual Final Won Sutherland Coogee 333 to 178 2005-06 5th Qual Final Won Fairfield Liverpool Kensington 200 to 198 2005-06 4th Semi Final Drawn Campbelltown Coogee 5-183 to 7-267 dec 2005-06 5th Semi Final Won Penrith Howell 9-267 to 164 2005-06 4th Final Won Fairfield Liverpool Coogee 163 and 7-101 to 128 2005-06 5th Final Won Fairfield Liverpool Village Green 260 to 221 2006-07 1st LO Semi Won Fairfield Liverpool Coogee 4-254 to 6-253 (D/L) 2006-07 1st LO Final Lost Bankstown Coogee 7-270 to 6-281 2006-07 2nd Qual Final Lost Sydney Uni Syd Uni No.1 87 to 6-131 2006-07 4th Qual Final Won Mosman Coogee 150 to 84 2006-07 5th Qual Final Won Penrith Petersham 178 to 133 2006-07 4th Semi Final Won St George Coogee 4-172 to 170 2006-07 5th Semi Final Lost Sutherland Petersham 139 to 170 2006-07 4th Final Lost Sutherland Coogee 123 & 4-144 dec to 147 & 9-98 2007-08 1st Qual Final Won St George Hurstville 5-308 TO 307 2007-08 2nd Qual Final Won Mosman Allan Border 174 and 0-4 to 112 and 64 2007-08 4th Qual Final Won Gordon Coogee 280 and 2-71 to 106 2007-08 5th Qual Final Won Sutherland Petersham 212 to 164 2007-08 1st Semi Final Lost Gordon Chatswood 220 to 6-223 2007-08 2nd Semi Final Lost Sydney Uni Coogee 135 to 307 2007-08 4th Semi Final Drawn Sutherland Kensington 9-176 to 244 2007-08 5th Semi Final Won Bankstown Jensen 7-224 dec to 82 2007-08 4th Final Won Penrith Coogee 9-220 to 218 2007-08 5th Final Won North Sydney Tunks 5-223 to 121

102 TEAM PERFORMANCE IN FINALS Season Grade Match Result Opposition Venue Scores 2008-09 5th Qual Final Drawn Sydney Uni Coogee 9-186 to 243 2008-09 5th Semi Final Drawn St George Coogee 7-216 to 4-309 dec. 2008-09 5th Final Lost Campbelltown Coogee 151 to 7-152 2009-10 2nd Qual Final Lost St George Coogee 129 to 235 2009-10 3rd Qual Final Lost St George Harold Fraser 170 to 4-172 2009-10 5th Qual Final Won Western Suburbs Pratten 2-194 to 139 2009-10 5th Semi Final Lost North Sydney Coogee 194 to 5-198

Nine Year Summary: Played 69 ; Won 30 ; Lost 26 ; Drawn 13 as at 2009-10

SCA INDIVIDUAL SEASON WINNERS Season Winner Grade Performance 2001-02 Richard Chee Quee 1st Leading runscorer with 1,003 runs 2001-02 Daryl Parmenter 1st Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 64 (53c / 11s) 2002-03 Richard Chee Quee 1st Leading fielder with 23 catches 2002-03 Geoff Hodgkinson 3rd Best batting average of 100.20 2002-03 Troy Brewster 4th Leading runscorer with 676 runs 2002-03 Anthony Martin 5th Leading runscorer with 640 runs 2002-03 Denis Hinds 4th Most wickets with 37 2002-03 David Mitchell 2nd Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 41 (36c / 5s) 2002-03 Neil Cohen 3rd Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 30 (23c / 7s) 2002-03 Matthew Taylor 4th Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 38 (30c / 8s) 2002-03 Steven Yates 5th Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 33 (29c / 4s) 2003-04 Richard Chee Quee 1st Leading runscorer with 907 runs 2004-05 Peter Alevizos AWG Most wickets with 19 2005-06 Matthew Wallis 4th Best bowling average of 13.97 2006-07 Melvin Singh 4th Equal Most Catches 14 2007-08 Usman Khawaja 1st Leading runscorer with 1,134 runs 2007-08 Simon Katich 1st Best batting average of 96.83 2007-08 Chris Singh 4th Most wickets with 38 2008-09 Matthew Wallis 3rd Most wickets with 29 2008-09 Matthew Hilder 5th Most wickets with 51 2009-10 Roger Smith 3rd Most wicketkeeping dismissals with 32 (22c / 10s) ALAN L. WRIGHT & ASSOCIATES Consulting Structural & Civil Engineers 13 BEATTIE STREET, BALMAIN 2041 Phone:(02) 9818 1100 (02) 9818 1036 Fax:(02) 9810 1686

103 CLUB POSITION IN COMPETITION Year 1st 1st LO 2nd 3rd 4th 5th PG's AWG CC 2001-02 5th 3rd 17th 12th 5th 7th 15th 15th 7th 2002-03 7th 2nd 3rd 10th 1st 2nd 6th 19th 5th 2003-04 2nd 5th 13th 1st 5th 2nd 14th 16th 4th 2004-05 10th 4th 1st 5th 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 2005-06 19th 20th 9th 14th 1st 1st 9th 4th 16th 2006-07 12th 2nd 6th 9th 2nd 3rd 20th 13th 5th 2007-08 4th 12th 3rd 10th 1st 1st 13th 13th 1st 2008-09 17th 10th 15th 8th 12th 2nd 14th 8th 15th 2009-10 9th 11th 6th 5th 13th 3rd 20th 3rd 7th CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th PGs AWG Club Club Season Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Captain Coach 2007-08 N Hauritz R Stafford N Singh D Townsend D McCoy U Khawaja N Stapleton B Hunter P Devlin PREMIERSHIPS Season Grade Captain Manager Scorer 2002-03 Fourth Grade Greg Hartshorne John Connell Owen Ridge 2003-04 Third Grade Greg Hartshorne John Connell Richard McCord 2004-05 Second Grade Greg Hartshorne John Connell Richard McCord 2005-06 Fourth Grade David Townsend John Connell Lynette Jackson 2005-06 Fifth Grade Dean White Peter Chaplin Janice Chaplin 2007-08 Fourth Grade David Townsend John Connell Richard McCord 2007-08 Fifth Grade Darren McCoy Neville Walters David Holland MINOR PREMIERSHIPS Season Team Captain 2003-04 3rd Grade Tony Martin 2006-07 4th Grade David Townsend 2007-08 4th Grade David Townsend WIN ALL GRADES IN THE SAME ROUND (GREENWASH) Season Round Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th CC Points 2002-03 9 Fairfield-Liverpool WWWWW 120 2002-03 15 Blacktown WWWWW 120 2004-05 11 Blacktown WWWWW 120 2005-06 15 Blacktown W W1B W1B W2B W1B 137 2007-08 1 St George T W1B W W1B W 110 2007-08 13 Manly Warringah WO WO WWW 164 2007-08 14 University of NSW W W W W WO 128 2008-09 3 Sydney WW WWW 120 2009-10 7Gordon WWWO W W 136 2009-10 15 Bankstown W2B W W2B W1B W 143 LOSE ALL GRADES IN THE SAME ROUND (WHITEWASH) Season Round Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th CC Points 2005-06 4Penrith LLLLL 0 2009-10 6Sydney University LLLLL 0 SCA SPIRIT OF CRICKET AWARD Season Team Captain 2004-05 2nd Grade Greg Hartshorne 2004-05 4th Grade David Townsend 2005-06 2nd Grade Rodney Stafford

104 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: CAPPED PLAYERS No. PLAYER YEAR No. PLAYER YEAR 1 Paul Toole 2001-02 37 Matthew Mott 2004-05 2 Daryl Parmenter 2001-02 38 James Byrne 2004-05 3 Ian Barter 2001-02 39 Paul Horton 2004-05 4 Richard CheeQuee 2001-02 40 Nigil Singh 2004-05 5 Graham Doig 2001-02 41 Melvin Singh 2004-05 6 Andrew Millican 2001-02 42 Matthew Taylor 2004-05 7 Paul Staunton 2001-02 43 Jamie Boettiger 2005-06 8 Grant Parmenter 2001-02 44 Michael Watson 2005-06 9 Adam Warren 2001-02 45 Jade Dernbach 2005-06 10 Andrew Harrison 2001-02 46 Paul Greentree 2005-06 11 James LeHuray 2001-02 47 Chris Whelan 2005-06 12 Matthew Parker 2001-02 48 Arun Harinath 2005-06 13 John Moffatt 2001-02 49 Shawn Flegler 2006-07 14 Brett Hunter 2001-02 50 Nathan Hauritz 2006-07 15 Scott Obey 2001-02 51 Jordan Magro 2006-07 16 David Mitchell 2001-02 52 Adam Semple 2006-07 17 Matt Cassar 2002-03 53 Tim Laws 2006-07 18 Joseph Hill 2002-03 54 Glen Whichello 2006-07 19 Simon Katich 2002-03 55 Lance Kahler 2006-07 20 Robert Smith 2002-03 56 Peter Alevizos 2006-07 21 Darren Wotherspoon 2002-03 57 Burt Cockley 2007-08 22 Chris Benjamin 2002-03 58 Brett Jackson 2007-08 23 Richard Phillips 2002-03 59 John McLoughlin 2007-08 24 Jeff Hemming 2002-03 60 Ashley Doolan 2007-08 25 Peter Bayley 2002-03 61 Shane Pargeter 2007-08 26 Matthew Banes 2002-03 62 William Passas 2008-09 27 Glenn Farquharson 2003-04 63 Steve Bidwell-Brown 2008-09 28 Tim Lloyd 2003-04 64 Brenton Barker 2008-09 29 Nathan Rosser 2002-03 65 Scott Coyte 2009-10 30 Jonathan Lewis 2003-04 66 Matthew Frith 2009-10 31 Rodney Stafford 2003-04 67 Nathan Price 2009-10 32 Usman Khawaja 2003-04 68 Damien Wall 2009-10 33 Geoff Hodgkinson 2003-04 69 Peter Cross 2009-10 34 Eddie Otto 2003-04 70 Robert Wilson 2009-10 35 Neil Cohen 2003-04 71 Robert Close 2009-10 36 Aaron Hildred 2003-04

105 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS Australia - Test Cricket 2003-04 Simon Katich v Zimbabwe (1), India (4), (1) 2004-05 Simon Katich v Sri Lanka (2), India (4), New Zealand (3) 2005-06 Simon Katich v England (5), West Indies (1), World XI (1) 2008-09 Simon Katich v West Indies (3), India (4), New Zealand (2), South Africa (6) 2009-10 Simon Katich v England (5), West Indies (3), Pakistan (2), New Zealand (2) 2008-09 Nathan Hauritz v New Zealand (1), South Africa (2) 2009-10 Nathan Hauritz v England (3), West Indies (3), Pakistan (3), New Zealand (2)

Australia - One Day Internationals 2004-05 Simon Katich v India (4), Sri Lanka (1) 2005-06 Simon Katich v Pakistan (4), West Indies (1), New Zealand (4), Bangladesh (1) 2005-06 Simon Katich v England (2), World XI (2), New Zealand (3), Sri Lanka (7), South Africa (8), Bangladesh (3) 2008-09 Nathan Hauritz v South Africa (6), Pakistan (5) 2009-10 Nathan Hauritz v England (8), India (7), New Zealand (6), Pakistan (6), West Indies (5) Scotland (1)

Australia - Twenty20 Internationals 2005-06 Simon Katich v New Zealand (1), South Africa (2) 2008-09 Nathan Hauritz v Pakistan (1), Sri Lanka (1) 2009-10 Nathan Hauritz v England (1), Pakistan (1), Sri Lanka (1)

Australian Overseas Teams 2003-04 Simon Katich Tour of Sri Lanka 2004-05 Simon Katich Tours of India; New Zealand; Ashes, England 2005-06 Simon Katich Tours of New Zealand; South Africa; Bangladesh 2006-07 Simon Katich Tour of India 2005-06 Usman Khawaja Under 19 World Cup, Sri Lanka 2007-08 Simon Katich Tour of West Indies 2008-09 Simon Katich Tours of India and South Africa; England (Ashes) 2008-09 Nathan Hauritz Tours of South Africa & UAE; 20/20 World Cup, England; Ashes, England 2009-10 Simon Katich Tours of England (Ashes), New Zealand 2009-10 Nathan Hauritz Tours of England (Ashes), South Africa (ODI), UAE (Pakistan), India (ODI), South Africa (Champions Trophy), New Zealand New South Wales - First Class / Limited Overs / 20/20 Cricket 2002-03 Simon Katich Sheffield Shield / State LO Competition also Captain 2003-04 Simon Katich Sheffield Shield / State LO Competition also Captain 2004-05 Simon Katich Sheffield Shield / State LO Competition also Captain 2005-06 Simon Katich Sheffield Shield / State LO Competition also Captain 2006-07 Simon Katich Sheffield Shield / State LO Competition also Captain 2007-08 Simon Katich Sheffield Shield / State LO & 20/20 Competition also Captain 2008-09 Simon Katich Sheffield Shield / State LO & 20/20 Competition also Captain 2009-10 Simon Katich Sheffield Shield / State LO & 20/20 Competition also Captain Twenty/20 Champion League (India) 2006-07 Nathan Hauritz Sheffield Shield / State LO Competition 2007-08 Nathan Hauritz Sheffield Shield / State LO & 20/20 Competition 2008-09 Nathan Hauritz Sheffield Shield / State LO & 20/20 Competition 2007-08 Usman Khawaja Sheffield Shield 2008-09 Usman Khawaja Sheffield Shield / State LO Competition 2009-10 Usman Khawaja Sheffield Shield / State LO Competition & 20/20 Competition 2007-08 Burt Cockley Sheffield Shield 2008-09 Burt Cockley Sheffield Shield / State LO Competition 2009-10 Burt Cockley Sheffield Shield / State LO Competition

Australia A 2002-03 Simon Katich v South Africa also Captain

106 RANDWICK PETERSHAM: REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS New South Wales - Second XI 2001-02 Adam Warren 2005-06 Usman Khawaja 2006-07 Usman Khawaja / Nathan Hauritz 2007-08 Usman Khawaja / Nathan Hauritz / Burt Cockley 2008-09 Usman Khawaja / Nathan Hauritz / Burt Cockley

Australia Under 19 2004-05 Usman Khawaja 2005-06 Usman Khawaja Under 19 World Cup, Sri Lanka

New South Wales Under 19 2004-05 Usman Khawaja 2005-06 Usman Khawaja 2007-08 Peter Alevizos

New South Wales Under 17 2005-06 Peter Alevizos

Combined Green Shield Merit Team 2002-03 Usman Khawaja 2003-04 William Passas 2004-05 Sean Gardner / Peter Alevizos / Mark Carroll 2005-06 Robert Close 2006-07 Nick Charlwood 2009-10 Jason Gray

New South Wales Schoolboys 2003-04 Usman Khawaja 2004-05 Sean Gardner 2006-07 Peter Alevizos

107 RANDWICK PETERSHAM OFFICIALS

PRESIDENT CHIEF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CEO 2001-10 Michael Whitney 2001-02 Laurie Heil 2001-02 Ray Stafford 2002-07 Ray Stafford 2002-03 Tony Parker 2007-09 Greg Hartshorne 2003-08 Tony Martin 2009-10 David Holland 2008-09 Wayne Mulherin 2009-10 Matthew Hilder

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER ASST. FIN. CONTROLLER ASST. FIN. CONTROLLER 2001-03 Stephen Devlin 2001-02 Alan Wright 2004-09 David Holland 2003-10 Bernie Dagg 2002-03 Bernie Dagg 2009-10 Nigil Singh 2003-04 Tony Parker

NSWCA DELEGATE SCA DELEGATE SCA DELEGATE 2001-10 Peter Wright 2001-10 Peter Wright 2007-08 Greg Hartshorne 2001-02 Chris Sullivan 2008-09 Chris Sullivan 2002-03 Greg Hartshorne 2009-10 David Holland 2003-07 Ray Stafford

COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2001-10 Chris Sullivan 2001-02 Dean White 2008-10 Matthew Hilder 2001-10 David Townsend 2002-08 Wayne Mulherin 2009-10 Neale Anderson 2001-10 Alan Wright 2006-08 Darren McCoy 2009-10 Steve Devlin 2001-06 Greg Hartshorne 2008-10 Bill Anderson 2009-10 Robert Barter 2001-02 David Skuthorpe 2008-10 Peter Devlin

CLUB COACH FIRST GRADE CAPTAIN FIRST GRADE CAPTAIN 2001-09 Peter Devlin 2001-04 Paul Toole 2008-10 Rodney Stafford 2009-10 Robert Huxley 2004-05 Matthew Mott 2008-10 Usman Khawaja CLUB CAPTAIN 2005-06 Joseph Hill 2001-06 Andrew Millican 2006-07 Shawn Flegler 2006-10 Brett Hunter 2007-09 Nathan Hauritz

PAST OFFICIALS OF FOUNDING CLUBS (PAST 50 SEASONS) RANDWICK

PRESIDENT SECRETARY SECRETARY 1951-58 Walter Byrne 1947-58 Stroy Donnan 1995-96 Stanley Beal 1958-60 Arthur Brennan 1958-70 Frederick Snell 1996-97 Ruth Kelleher 1960-64 Stroy Donnan 1970-72 John Corcoran 1997-98 Stanley Beal 1964-78 Bill Beath 1972-74 John Letson 1998-01 Laurie Heil 1978-89 Alan Turner 1974-75 Frederick Snell 1989-91 Lyall Gardner 1975-89 Lyall Gardner TREASURER 1991-01 Philip Tresidder 1989-91 Michael Drew 1948-64 George Simpson 1991-92 Stephen Devlin 1964-91 John Hayward 1992-95 Michael Drew 1991-01 Stephen Devlin

PETERSHAM MARRICKVILLE

PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER 1951-59 Sidney Bain 1951-68 John Ross 1951-53 William Single 1959-68 Dudley Seddon 1968-70 John Crossley 1953-78 Alfred Debnam 1968-88 John Ross 1970-79 Brian Hughes 1978-86 Raymond Brown 1988-91 Clive Johnston 1979-80 Gregory Hancock 1986-88 John Pearson 1991-95 John Pearson 1980-86 Alan Nelson 1988-90 John King 1995-96 Neale Anderson 1986-98 Timothy Dein 1990-91 Steven McIntyre 1996-97 Alan Staunton 1998-01 John King 1991-93 Bruce Turpin 1997-98 John Greenberg 1993-97 John Kelly 1998-01 Wayne Mulherin 1997-98 John Brewster 1998-99 Gavin Burt 1999-01 Bernie Dagg

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The Mayor of the City of Botany Bay Councillor Ron Hoenig together with the residents, fellow Councillors and the Staff congratulates Randwick Petersham Cricket Club on another successful season.

B.P. WOODWARD & ASSOCIATES CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS PARTNERS Bernice Bolton B.Compt.Hons., C.A. Anthony J. Woodward B.Bus., C.A. Andrew C. Rigney B.Com., C.A.

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PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH RANDWICK PETERSHAM CRICKET

It has been another great year for the club with many wonderful moments to celebrate.

My personal thanks to our players, volunteers and committee for all your hard work.

Next season we must continue to move forward.

“NOTHING GREAT IS EASY” Des Renford

Best Wishes Mike Whitney