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Australia in Bangladesh 67-69 Office Address: WACA Ground, Nelson Crescent, East Perth 6004 • Postal Address: PO Box 6045, East Perth 6892 Telephone: [+61 8] 9265 7222 • Facsimile: [+61 8] 9265 7275 • Email: [email protected] • Website: www.waca.com.au Editor: Simon Moore-Crouch • Design: Christian Komnick • Photography: Getty Images & Contributors • Statistics: Charlie Bull Cover: Retravision Warriors Captain and Australian Test Opener Justin Langer celebrates another Test hundred. Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc.) 1 Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc.) Board Administration CHAIRMAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DJ Williams AIC Dodemaide PRESIDENT Management DK Lillee MBE CRICKET VICE PRESIDENTS D Clear - Game Development WJ Edwards, CAC Fear, GM Wood, JB Gannon D Harris - High Performance HONORARY TREASURER R Evans - Umpiring AD Rule W Clark - Coach MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIVES BUSINESS OPERATIONS DH Foster OAM, WD Hill, RM McLean AM, WD Howells KJ Penter, JL Shepherd, DJ Williams CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CLUB CRICKET COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES RH Nelson PL Murphy, I Waite, MA Weinman, JA Worland CURATOR C Sutherland Association Secretary MEMBERSHIP G Havercroft R Cripps Auditor PKF Relationship to Cricket Australia The WACA is part of the decision making structure for cricket in Australia and the financial distribution from its activities. Directors appointed by the WACA Board to represent the Association on the Board of Cricket Australia in 2005-2006 were WJ Edwards and DH Foster. Cricket Australia Meetings Full Meeting Game Industrial of Directors Development Relations International Cricket Review WJ Edwards 9/9 - 2/2 6/7 - DH Foster OAM 9/9 1/2 - - 3/4 2 Patron The WACA is pleased to advise that Western Australia's newest Governor, His Excellency Dr Ken Michael AC accepted an invitation to become the Association's Patron during his term of Office, thus perpetuating a Vice Regal tradition of affinity with the WACA, extending over a period of more than one hundred years. Before assuming his present Office, Dr Michael was well known to the WACA not only as one of the State's most dis- tinguished citizens and community servants but additionally as a WACA Member (Dr Michael's nephew Con Michael having represented WA three times) and as Chairman of the East Perth Redevelopment Authority, a Government Body with whom the WACA has enjoyed a close relationship over the past decade. With Dr Michael's love and interest in cricket, we look forward to his and Mrs Michael's attendance at WACA Ground fixtures and functions as and when other Vice Regal commitments permit. The WACA is pleased to learn that His Excellency is keen to continue the tradition of the Annual Governor's XI vs. WACA President's XI match at the WACA Ground each season. We are sure that all WACA Members join in congratulating Dr Michael on his appointment as Governor of Western Australia and extend him and Mrs Michael every good wish for an enjoyable and productive time during the term of Office. His Excellency Dr Ken Michael AC Government House, Perth Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc.) 3 Board DK (Dennis) Lillee DJ (David) Williams AD (Alan) Rule MBE Chairman of the Honorary Treasurer President Board Vice Presidents WJ (Wally) Edwards CAC (Charles) Fear GM (Graeme) Wood JB (Sam) Gannon Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Cricket Australia Director Members' Representatives KJ (Kevan) Penter DH (Daryl) Foster JL (Justin) Shepherd WD (Wayne) Hill DJ (David) Williams RM (Ross) McLean OAM AM Cricket Australia Director Club Cricket Council Representatives Administration PL (Peter) Murphy MA (Mark) Weinman I (Ian) Waite JA (John) Worland AIC (Tony) Dodemaide G (Geoff) Havercroft CEO Association Secretary 4 President Dennis Lillee MBE It is after a season of considerable On the playing side, the Retravision Warriors fell just short of achievement that I write my second places in the finals of all three of the domestic competitions. report to the WACA Membership as The way Wayne Clark and Justin Langer’s team turned their sea- your President. son around after a disastrous start was a credit to their character After another season of great change as well as their ability. The Board has made it a priority to put on and off the field it gives me great resources into enabling the Retravision Warriors to embark on an pleasure to focus on a number of posi- overseas tour prior to the start of the coming domestic season, tives that the Association has achieved to ensure that the team hits the ground running. in the past year. The progress that has Their tour to India in late September will be a great opportunity been made by your Board, the Senior for the team to finalise their preparations for the summer as well Management and staff of the WACA as renewing some old acquaintances. since I last reported to you has been very pleasing but it is impor- tant to note that it is simply the beginning of a crucial period in I also would like to congratulate the Warriors who have contin- the Association’s history. ued the proud tradition of Western Australia providing a strong contribution to the Australian Test and One-day teams. Brett The organisational review that your Board conducted towards Dorey, Adam Gilchrist, Brad Hogg, Mike Hussey, Justin Langer the end of the last financial year and the resultant changes in and Damien Martyn have donned the green and gold in the past the Association’s structure had its true test over the course of year and are to be congratulated on their achievements. the summer and I think it is fair to say that it came through with flying colours. To WACA Members and our corporate partners I would like to extend a sincere thank you. Your support over the past two The new structure saw a number of changes in how the years has been exceptional and it is with your support that we Association runs its business and I’d like to acknowledge the will continue to build on the strong foundation we have laid in sterling efforts of our Chief Executive Officer Tony Dodemaide recent times. and his staff who took up the challenge of implementing the changes. Finally, the upcoming 3 mobile Ashes Series is the most antici- pated that I can recall and the public, the media and the players The change in structure together with fantastic attendances at the alike are highly excited about this upcoming season. It promises 3 mobile Test Match against South Africa, the VB Series and the to be one of the best series the Australian public and WACA Retravision Warriors Twenty20 match helped the Association to con- Members have seen in decades, I trust you will enjoy it. tinue its recent path towards regaining a stable financial result. Dennis Lillee This Annual Report shows the WACA enjoyed a solid year finan- cially, with another significant improvement on the bottom line. This important financial result would not have been possible without the diligence of the Finance and Audit Committee, led by Treasurer Alan Rule and Chief Financial Officer Roger Nelson. We expect the finances of the Association to continue to improve in the coming financial year with a particularly strong internation- al program to be complemented by two home Twenty20 fixtures. Your Board was once again hard at work lobbying Cricket Australia over the course of the summer to ensure that the WACA Ground would host a high quality program of interna- tional matches and we are delighted that we have been awarded the crucial Third Test Match in the 3 mobile Ashes Series together with an Australia vs. New Zealand One-day international. One of the major issues that the Board has been grappling with in the past year has been the State Government’s Major Stadia Taskforce, led by John Langoulant, and what it could mean for the WACA Ground and Western Australian cricket. The release of the report at the beginning of June I’m sure prompted a response of shock from most Members, as it did feel- ings of disappointment from the Board. I can assure Members, as well as all the WACA’s other stakeholders, that we will continue Dennis Lillee and Channel 9's our work to push towards a stadium solution that is beneficial Michael Thomson at the 2006 Gold Cup Dinner.
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