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E.S.C.C. Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club (Waverley) Inc. Season 2016-2017 ANNUAL REPORT TWENTY FIRST ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WAVERLEY DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THIRD ANNUAL REPORT #upthedolphs Headquarters: Waverley Oval 1 @Easts_Dolphins #upthedolphs Follow us on Twitter @Easts_Dolphins THIS LOCAL BUSINESS #upthedolphsARE PROUD SUPPORTERS OF Like us on Facebook Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club @Easts_Dolphins Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club 2 MAJOR PARTNER 2016/17 3 MAJOR PARTNER 2016/2017 CONTENTS 2 Sponsors 10 Club Premierships 11 Notice of AGM 12 President’s Report 14 Social Report 16 Local Legends 18 Sponsorship Report 19 Obituaries 20 Representative Players 16/17 21 Twenty First Annual Report 23 Treasurer’s Report 23 Financial Statements 27 Auditor’s Report 28 Office Bearers 28 Committees 30 MC Attendence 31 Associate VPs 31 Life Members 32 Senior Playing Members 33 Green Shield Players 33 Non Playing Members 34 Grade Cricket Highlights 35 Coach’s Report 37 1st Grade 44 Kingsgrove Sports T20 Report 46 2nd Grade 50 3rd Grade 56 4th Grade 60 5th Grade 64 6th Grade 67 Poidevin-Gray Shield 72 A.W. Green Shield 74 Masters Report 76 Juniors Report 79 in2CRICKET Report 81 Player of the Year Points 83 Award Winners 84 2016/17 Milestones 85 Batting Statistics (All Matches) 87 Bowling Statistics (All Matches) 89 Club Records 91 Club Performances 93 123 Years of Office Bearers 96 1st Grade Players: 1894 to Present 99 Appreciation 100 Congratulations 4 5 WAVERLEY PARTNERS 2016/2017 TRUMPER PARTNER 2016/2017 6 COMMUNITY PARTNERS 2016/2017 7 STRATEGIC PARTNERS 2016/2017 8 STRATEGIC PARTNERS 2016/2017 ® 9 STRATEGIC PARTNERS 2016/2017 CLUB PREMIERSHIPS Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Championships Grade Grade Grade Grade 1922-23 1902-03 1912-13 1912-13 1934-35 1926-27 1920-21 1913-14 1914-15 1938-39 1927-28 1921-22 1914-15 1919-20 1949-50 1938-39 1922-23 1921-22 1922-23 1956-57 1949-50 1944-45 1923-24 1929-30 1998-99 1975-76 1928-29 1996-97 2013-14 1991-92 1938-39 2003-04 1940-41 1941-42 1945-46 1948-49 1949-50 1951-52 State Challenge 1st Grade 1952-53 One-Day Champions Limited Overs 1968-69 1991-92 1980-81 2003-04 2003-04 2007-08 (Joint) Poidevin-Gray A.W. Green Shield Shield 1926-27 1943-44 1928-29 1952-53 1931-32 1963-64 1971-72 1976-77 10 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Twenty-First Annual General Meeting of Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club (Waverley) Incorporated (123rd Annual General Meeting of Waverley District Cricket Club), will be held at Woollahra Hotel, Cnr Queen and Moncur Sts, Woollahra on Sunday 16th July, 2017 at 10:30am. AGENDA 1. Welcome and introduction of guests and visitors 2. Apologies 3. Minutes of 2016 Annual General Meeting 4. Correspondence 5. Presentation of 2016-2017 Annual Report 6. Presentation of Balance Sheet and Income and Expenditure Report 7. To receive and consider the Statement by the Committee in accordance with the Associations Incorporations Act, 2009 8. Election of Office Bearers and Management Committee: • President • Vice-President • Honorary Secretary • Honorary Treasurer • Committee (8) • Delegates to the Sydney Cricket Association (2) 9. Election of Provisional Selection Committee • Non-playing member • Club Coach • Playing members 10. Election of Honorary Auditor or Auditors 11. Other Business ADRIAN THAM Honorary Secretary 11 PRESIDENT’S REPORT The Eastern Suburbs Dolphins competed strongly across all grades but all missed out on finals qualification in 2016/17. This was disappointing after some remarkable performances headlined by First Grade’s win chasing over 400 to beat eventual runners-up Bankstown, which included a superb debut century from Mark Morley. Overall the performances were erratic and inconsistent. Milestones featured more often than victories and Ian Moran was top of the class becoming the second highest run scorer of all time in First Grade. Around him Test batsman Sam Robson produced the best batting scoring 792 runs at an average of 88 with seven 50s and two hundreds in 11 innings. Elsewhere Nic Maddinson made his Test debut and Peter Nevill performed strongly for NSW after being dropped from the Australian team. It was a harsh call given Peter’s outstanding glove work and we wish both Nic and Peter well for the Ashes season ahead. Returning to Easts, off-spinner Will Somerville played regularly for NSW with some outstanding performances and fast bowler Henry Thornton showed his development as a future Big Bash and First Class player after captaining the Poidevin-Gray team. Kevin Pillay captained the Seconds and retired at the end of the season with a distinguished record of trophies and premierships. Along the pathway for junior talent, the AW Green Shield team reached the quarter finals, the Junior Academy was re established, a promising group of youngsters played strongly in Sixth Grade and Easts won SEJCA competitions from under tens to under fifteens, claiming the Junior Club Championship. The Club was involved with Dream Cricket, a program for special needs children to play cricket alongside those participating in the ever-popular in2CRICKET program. The Junior Committee had another impressive season and Brendan Lyon’s holiday cricket camps were well attended. Our major sponsor, the Intercontinental Hotel Sydney Double Bay, hosted a very successful Sporting Legends Lunch in March, a strong fund raiser for the Club and largely dedicated to supporting our Juniors. I’d like to acknowledge the wonderful sponsorship support of the Woollahra Hotel where most of the Committee meetings and a number of functions were held. A big thanks to all the hard workers and volunteers who have helped steer the Club more strategically than ever before. 12 Adrian Tham has been a tireless Secretary and scorer, Tim Brown reached another personal wicket-taking milestone as a leg spinner while keeping the books and Liz Thorp and Marcus Van Vugt organized the Juniors brilliantly. On Saturdays and many Sundays Andrew Taucher, David Smyth and Geoff de Mesquita manned the BBQ and kiosk at Waverley Oval, with hands on from Tony Adams and Steve Abbott to make sure everything was done. Again Owen Ridge kept the scoreboard alight from his hutch in First Grade. There are many tireless workers in the Club and Vice President Peter Lovitt has been conspicuous in driving your club to excellence. Thanks to all the Dolphins on and off the field for your commitment! JIM MAXWELL President TOP: LEE KIRK, GREG CLARENCE AND STEVE ABBOTT BOTTOM: GREG CLARENCE AT THE TOSS 13 Sporting Legends Lunch 14 SPORTING LEGENDS LUNCH AT INTERCONTINENTAL SYDNEY DOUBLE BAY SOCIAL REPORT As no teams qualified for the finals in season 2016/17, there was plenty of form to be recovered on the tiles of Sydney’s best watering holes. Led ably by the fresh club captains, the Club enjoyed an improved year off the field. In a year when some of the most consistent performers in all of Sydney Grade Cricket took their drinking abilities to other cities, there were some big shoes to fill. In the place of Angus Robson and Daniel Rootes, the likes of Matthew Sarkies, Peter Lazarus, Jono Bank and Mark Morley frequently filled their boots while consistent performers such as Oliver Maxwell and David Dunne stayed true to form. The Christmas party was once again a raging success. General consensus was that we don’t spend enough time in white clothing so the club happily embraced the all-white theme of the night. Despite the tonal theme, Andrew Taucher insisted on serving up copious amounts of beetroot on dodgy sandwiches that stained shirts and ended people’s chances of attracting any attention from the large number of women present on the night. The fact that recall of this night is minimal as this report is written in March would suggest that a great night was had by all! The formal events of the year were once again a roaring success. The gods came to the party, as nearly 100 mills of rain fell in the week of the Corporate Lunch. As games were slowly called off through that Friday afternoon, beers flowed and stories became more and more tainted by tax. As the only grade not called off on the Friday, a few of the Second Grade boys sighed a great relief when the game was eventually called off on Saturday morning – Jacob Taucher was heard yelling “Great Pepsi boys, you little beauty” after the umpires informed the captains of the washout. The highlight of the presentation night was undoubtedly Sandman’s “Rare XI”, captained by Terry Mystakas and managed by Dave Smyth. Nathan Rowe, Reuben Taucher and Kevin Pillay were other members in a formidable outfit. The hosts of the night had the crowd in stitches and started getting frustrated by how many compliments they received at El Topo later in the night. Other highlights included an afternoon of drinking games led by Club Coach Murray Creed and several successful “Dolphin multis” (Woolhara Hotel into El Topo – a combination that consistently pays out). Well done to all those involved, plenty of momentum to be carried into next year. Cheers! TOM “GAL” GALLOP & JACOB “COB” TAUCHER 15 Millar Munro Inspires Us All Millar Munro is one of our more lively young cricketers at Easts Cricket Club. Last year Millar was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. Against the odds, he is surviving but he has been left with significant deficits and the Club held a match to help raise funds. Millar’s Story Local Legends Local One morning in September 2016 a young six year old boy’s life would change forever.
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