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Warehouse Cricket Association Qld (Inc) Warehouse Cricket Association Qld (Inc) 93rd Annual Report 2013 – 2014 Warehouse Cricketers with Brett lee and Adam Zwar in ABC Television Bodyline Documentary Allan Border Oval – 30th August 2013 The Cast of ABC BodyLine Back Row Left: Umpire Peter Mathieson, Ben Armstrong, Dane Hutchinson, Michael Narracott, Andrew Roiko, Gurrinder Singh, Luis Hermida, Umpire Laurence Christie Front Row: Tom English, Sam Gannon, Lance Roudenko, Adam Zwar, Brett Lee, Julian Millichamp Evan Christie Cover Photo: Warehouse Cricketers with Brett lee and Adam zwar in ABC Bodyline Series Allan Border Oval August 2013 In 2013, Warehouse Cricketers in conjunction with Serendipity Films, participated in an ABC documentary at Allan Border Oval. Comedian, writer & self-confessed cricket tragic, Adam Zwar presented and starred in a documentary, putting his body on the line to see if a “mere mortal” could have faced up to Bodyline in the modern era wearing that “equipment” used by players in one of cricket's most controversial cricket seasons. Brett Lee played a starring role along with Umpire Peter Mathieson looking every part, the 1930s Umpire. Warehouse Cricketers provided support roles. Warehouse Cricket wishes to thank Bruce Permezel and Lavinia Riachi as well as Adam and Brett for providing Warehouse Cricket with the opportunity to be a part of this excellent production. Special thanks go also to Lance Roudenko of the Roudenko Cricket Academy for his coordination with myself in making this event possible and to Gabba Sporting Products who outfitted the cast for playing uniforms on the day. Laurence Christie (Development Officer) “BodyLine” went to air on ABC on 17th November and 19th December 2013. PAGE 2 This Annual Report printed with the support of Konica Minolta Qld Major Sponsor of Warehouse Cricket WAREHOUSE CRICKET ASSOCIATION NOTICE OF 93RD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING MONDAY 28TH JULY 2014 This report has been prepared for presentation at the 93rd Annual General Meeting of the Warehouse Cricket Association which is set down for Qld Cricket Offices at Greg Chappell St, Albion on Monday, 28th July 2014, commencing at 7.30 p.m. Business to be conducted: 1. Receive the Annual report that includes the Financial Statement for the Year ended 31 May 2014, 2. Election of Office Bearers for 2014/2015, 3. Consideration of Amendments to the Constitution & By-Laws (where applicable), 4. Any other business considered necessary and properly brought forward for an Annual General Meeting. Clubs or intending clubs for Summer 2014/2015 are advised to hold their own Annual General Meeting as early as possible so that affiliation applications are finalised. On behalf of the Committee SUMMER SEASON COMMENCES SATURDAY 20th SEPTEMBER Peter Pfeffer (Secretary) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Subject 3-5 Notice of Annual General Meeting & Office Bearers 6 President’s Report 8 Chairman’s Report 11 Competitions and Representative Team Report 15 Code of Conduct Report 14 Warehouse Cricket Umpires' Report 14 Qld Cricket Delegates Report 17-29 Treasurer’s Report with Audited Financial Statement Warehouse Cricketers 63 Sponsor Recognition are encouraged to 32 - 33 Competitions and Statistics commence support the Kedron 60 - 62 Historical Roll Call - 1921> 2013 Wavell Services Club 63 Sponsor Recognition and consider taking out Membership PAGE 3 This Annual Report printed with the support of Konica Minolta Qld Register of Life Members of Warehouse Cricket: (*) = deceased Year Year Awarded Name Awarded Name 1923 *F. J. Bardwell 1970 *W.B. Clark 1924 *L. G. Oxley 1976 *G.S. Grey (Mrs) 1925 *O.W. Harris 1977 *W.J. Richards 1926 *W.P. Falton 1978 *G.C. Hastie 1927 *H. J. Tozer 1984 F.T. Pope 1929 *L. Whalley 1985 *C. Flynn (Snr) 1930 *V. Harry 1986 *A.J. Lawrie 1931 *H. MacKechnie 1988 P.J. Jorgensen 1932 *J. George 1992 *J. R. Lambert 1936 *J. Lawrie 1997 L. D. Christie 1936 *C.F. Moroney 1998 M. Kydd 1939 *A. Hall 1999 N. Simpson 1947 *A.T. Brady 2000 J.L. Forrest 1948 *W.J. Scott 2001 P. Cooke 1949 *M. J. Whalley 2004 P.G. Mathieson 1951 *V.W. Holland 2006 *C. Jones 1954 *H. A. Dawes 2009 G.M. Cartwright 1957 *A.B. Gollan 2012 L. A. Webster 2013 D. A. Webster 2013–2014 Warehouse Cricket Office Bearers Patron Brian Gaskell President Damian Sharry Vice Errold LaFrantz Bill Colhurst Presidents Lionel Brown Lloyd Ostwald President Damian Sharry Chairman (Exec Committee) Barry Peacock Secretary/Treasurer Peter Pfeffer Statistician Peter Pfeffer Members of the Troy Burns Andrew Middleton Executive Committee Haroon Khan Michael Osborne Representing Clubs Angeline Lowther Blair Steele Prashant Vazirani Development Officer Laurence Christie Umpire’s Delegate Peter Mathieson & Neil Simpson Auditor Peter Stokes & Co Delegates to Qld Cricket Damian Sharry & Laurence Christie Honorary Solicitor Mullins & Mullins PAGE 4 This Annual Report printed with the support of Konica Minolta Qld Back left: Michael Osborne, Blair Steele, Peter Pfeffer, Andrew Middleton, Troy Burns, Prashant Vazirani (Insert Haroon Khan) Front left: Angeline Lowther, Barry Peacock, Damian Sharry, Peter Mathieson, Laurence Christie LIST OF ATTENDANCES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS - 2013-2014 Name Position Attendances Damian Sharry President 7 of 10 Barry Peacock Chairman 7 of 10 Peter Pfeffer Secretary/Treasurer 9 of 10 Troy Burns Committee Member 10 of 10 Haroon Khan (res. April) Committee Member 6 of 8 Angeline Lowther Committee Member 2 of 2 Andrew Middleton Committee Member 8 of 10 Michael Osborne Committee Member 7 of 10 Blair Steele Committee Member 8 of 10 Prashant Vazirani Committee Member 8 of 10 Laurence Christie Development Officer 10 of 10 Peter Mathieson Umpires Representative 10 of 10 PAGE 5 This Annual Report printed with the support of Konica Minolta Qld President’s Report Plunkett Cup Success. The highlight of the year was the success of the Plunkett Cup team, who defeated Sub-Districts in the final, on their home ground. The decision to appoint a coach was the key to unlocking the talent that is in our playing ranks. Lance Roudenko did a great job in bringing the side together as the coach and coupled with the captaincy of David Brain, the team defended a moderate total brilliantly to win the final. I have said this in the last few reports, but again Troy Burns cannot be commended highly enough for his work with our representative side. Without his drive and passion for this role, representative cricket would just be a memory for Warehouse Cricket. Umpires : (Right: Neil Simpson – Secretary of Warehouse Cricket Umpires Association since 1987) Once again, our umpires association, led by Neil Simpson and Peter Mathieson, have done a great job again with our umpiring fraternity. We all realise that a game of cricket can live or die by the quality of umpiring, and with the training program in place, we are seeing a source of quality umpires coming into the ranks. It is great to see former Laurence Christie Medal winner Peter Collins donning the black and white and giving back to our Association. My personal thanks go to Neil and Peter for their ongoing work in this unsung role for us. Game Development Laurence Christie has continued to do a great job as Development Officer. We secured additional funding from Queensland Cricket to allow this role to continue on. Increased playing numbers (particularly in the summer T20 competition), is a big plus, along with increased junior numbers for winter are the fruits of his work. He has done an excellent job in securing additional sponsorship for the Association, in an era where finding sponsors has become more difficult. Warehouse Cricket would struggle without his endless supply of energy he puts into the role. (Left: Umpire Peter Mathieson “on duty” as Royal Tigers plays Macgregor in T20 finals at Kianawah Park in March. Canteen The success of Warehouse Cricket is continually assisted by our canteen operators at Marchant and Kianawah Parks. The Webster and Finegan families make sure our players are fed and watered, fees are collected, balls are sold, stumps are supplied and problems solved. On behalf of the executive, I would like to again thank them for their work. PAGE 6 This Annual Report printed with the support of Konica Minolta Qld Social Media After our initial foray into the world of Facebook and Twitter, we were lucky enough to have Angeline Lowther come and work with us via Queensland Cricket, to polish up our offerings in this area. We now have over 800 Facebook supporters and well over 200 Twitter followers, which is allowing us to reach our playing group more quickly and also more cheaply. The Chairman’s report expands on how her expertise has enhanced Warehouse Cricket’s offerings and I can only echo the comments from Barry Peacock in this regard. Ground Staff Our ground staff, led by Chris Doughty, yet again continues to do great work. Given some of the wet weather challenges they are faced with, the wickets at Marchant and Seventh Brigade Park continually are of a high standard. The work done by Errol and Nyall with Chris, enable our cricketers to play on quality surfaces week in and week out. Sometimes, our clubs and players do not realise how hard these guys work to make sure games are played wherever possible. My thanks, and that of the Executive, go out to them these guys Financial Report Once again Peter Pfeffer has done a fantastic job in looking after our financials. Once again we are in a sound financial position, and given our reduced general funding from Queensland Cricket, and the increased burden of paying the Player Insurance Costs, Peter is to be congratulated on his work in this area. Executive Committee We have had a coherent and hard-working executive committee in place over the last 12 months, where all members have contributed to the workings of Warehouse Cricket.
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