The Cricketer Annual Report & Year Book 2003-2004 Contents
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WesternThe Cricketer Annual Report & Year Book 2003-2004 Contents BOARD Patron .................................................................................................. 3 Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc.) Board Structure .............. 4-5 President’s Report / Board Attendance Register .................................. 6-7 Chief Executive’s Report...................................................................... 8-9 REPRESENTATIVE Retravision Warriors ING Cup Winning Team .................................... 11 Feature Article – Paul Wilson ING Cup Final Report .......................... 12 Lilac Hill Report.................................................................................. 13 Feature Article – Murray Goodwin and Kade Harvey .......................... 14 Season Review – Wayne Clark ............................................................ 15 Retravision Warriors at International Level .......................................... 16-17 Feature Article – Justin Langer.............................................................. 18-19 Pura Cup Season Review .................................................................... 20-22 Pura Cup Averages................................................................................ 25 Pura Cup Scoreboards .......................................................................... 26-30 Feature Article – Jo Angel .................................................................... 31-32 ING Cup Season Review .................................................................... 34-35 ING Cup Scoreboards .......................................................................... 37-42 Feature Article – Adam Gilchrist .......................................................... 50-51 VB Series ............................................................................................ 52-53 Feature Article – Michael Hussey.......................................................... 62-63 WACA Honour Board.......................................................................... 69 WACA Committees and Administration .............................................. 70 Appreciation ........................................................................................ 71-74 GAME DEVELOPMENT WACA District Cricket 2003-04 .......................................................... 77-79 WACA District Cricket League Averages.............................................. 82 Vodafone Cup Club Review ................................................................ 83-86 Olly Cooley Medal .............................................................................. 87 Junior Cricket Council Competitions .................................................. 91-92 Cricket Operations .............................................................................. 93-94 SunSmart Metropolitan Junior Cricket Report .................................... 96-98 The Lord’s Taverners (Australia) Western Australia Branch (Inc.)............ 99-100 Western Australian Women’s Cricket Association Season Review .......... 102-105 Country Cricket Report ...................................................................... 106-111 OBITUARIES ...................................................................................... 113-114 FINANCIAL REPORT...................................................................... 117-134 STATISTICS ........................................................................................ 135-200 CONSTITUTION .............................................................................. 201-214 Office: WACA Ground, Nelson Crescent, East Perth 6004 • PO Box 6045, East Perth 6892 Telephone:(08) 9265 7222 • Facsimile: (08) 9221 1823 • Internet: www.waca.com.au Editor: Shaun Taylor • Graphic Design: Christian Komnick Photography:Allsport & Contributors • Statistics: Charlie Bull Cover: Retravision Warriors Vice-Captain Michael Hussey with the 2003-04 ING Cup Trophy The Western Cricketer 1 Western Australian Cricket Association (Inc.) Board 2003-2004 Chief Executive Officer CHAIRMAN: Mr A.I.C. Dodemaide C.A.C. Fear Mrs K.M.White (Retired 26 February 2004) PRESIDENT: ASSOCIATION SECRETARY: P.B. Rakich G. Havercroft VICE PRESIDENTS: Senior Management W.M. Bryant, C.A.C. Fear,W.J. Edwards, F.D. O’Driscoll GENERAL MANAGERS HONORARY TREASURER: CRICKET OPERATIONS: A.D. Rule R.S. Langer MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIVES: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/MARKETING: D.H. Foster,W.D. Hill, R.G. Paulsen, P.Loveridge K.J. Penter, J. Shepherd, P.A.Sullivan D.M. Beazley (Until 20 May 2004) CLUB CRICKET COUNCIL OPERATIONS: REPRESENTATIVES: W.D. Howells P.L.Murphy, M. Mascarenhas, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: I.Waite, J.A.Worland R.H. Nelson AUDITORS: HEAD CURATOR: KPMG R.Winter Relationship to Cricket Australia The WACA is part of the decision making structure for cricket in Australia and its financial distributions from all of its activities. The two directors appointed by the WACA Board to represent the Association on the Board of Cricket Australia in 2003-2004 were WJ Edwards and RG Paulsen. Cricket Australia Meetings Board International IR Game Devel Play Cond Total WJ Edwards 6(6) 3(3) 4(4) -* 1 14 RG Paulsen 6(6) -* -* 2(2) -* 8 *Not a Member 2 The Western Cricketer Patron The WACA was again honoured when His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia, Lieutenant General John Sanderson AC, continued as the Association’s Honorary Patron thus perpetuating a Vice Regal tradition that has endured and has been a great privilege for the WACA since the inception of the Association more than a Century ago. Western Australia’s extremely popular Governor possesses a great love and knowledge of sport.We are always very pleased when their commitments permit that His Excellency and Mrs Sanderson are able to attend WACA matches and functions. His Excellency again strongly supported the Governor’s XI vs WACA President’s XI cricket match played at the WACA Ground in March of this year. The Governor’s XI played with great distinction, soundly defeating the WACA President’s XI and thus restoring some parity to results of recent years in this prestigious annual fixture. The Western Cricketer 3 WACA Board Structure 2003 - 2004 P.B. (Brian) Rakich C.A.C. (Charles) Fear A.D. (Alan) Rule President Chairman of the Board Honorary Treasurer W.J.(Wally) Edwards W.M.(Bill) Bryant F.D.(Frank) O’Driscoll Vice President Vice President Vice President Cricket Australia Director Retired 30 June 2004 A.I.C. (Tony) Dodemaide G.(Geoff) Havercroft Chief Executive Officer Association Secretary 4 The Western Cricketer WACA Board Structure 2003 - 2004 Elected Members Representatives K.J. (Kevan) Penter D.H. (Daryl) Foster J.L. (Justin) Shepherd OAM W.D. (Wayne) Hill R.G.(Bob) Paulsen P.A.(Paul) Sullivan Cricket Australia Director Retired 30 June 2004 Club Cricket Council Elected Representatives P.L.(Peter) Murphy I.(Ian) Waite M. (Malik) Mascarenhas J.A.(John) Worland The Western Cricketer 5 WACA President’s Report Brian Rakich,WACA President The period under We congratulate Ricky Ponting on his appointment review was a challenging as Australian Captain and note the seamless and one for the Association. successful transition that has taken place. While there were some We acknowledge our own Adam Gilchrist, Justin excellent performances Langer, Damien Martyn, Brad Hogg and Brad from our State cricketers Williams for their Test selection and performances giving cause for late and our other national team member Mike Hussey. season celebrations and for future optimism, It was great to welcome Wayne Clark back into our financial results the fold as State Coach after successfully coaching were concerning. Yorkshire in English County Cricket. Wayne has enjoyed immediate success with the team in his The results were adversely first season back and we are pleased that his contract affected by an early Test has been extended for another two seasons. match against Zimbabwe which severely impacted After a slow start to the season the Retravision match attendance and in turn, traditional revenue Warriors stormed home to win the ING Cup in sources particularly Membership; reduced seasonal amazing circumstances. We will long remember distributions from Cricket Australia and an alleged Kade Harvey and Darren Wates needing 50 runs from fraud, the amount of which now appears will be the last 30 balls and bringing off a memorable victory. fully covered by the Association’s insurance. In the four day competition, the team finished We already have advice of a much improved their Pura Cup campaign only one victory short programme for the coming season, interest in of making the final. Membership has picked up considerably and Cricket I acknowledge the outstanding career of Jo Angel Australia have advised of substantially increased who has retired as WA’s greatest ever wicket taker distribution for the WACA in 2004-2005. and second only to the immortal Clarrie Despite our difficult year, I am confident that we Grimmett in Sheffield Shield and Pura Cup will handle our current borrowing in the same prudent records. Jo is the epitome of a Retravision Warrior manner as we did when we borrowed $15 million and we thank him for his contribution to WA for the last major WACA Ground redevelopment cricket and for the exemplary manner in which he in the late 1980’s, which we repaid over a 15 year has played the game. time-frame. During the year Members approved a new constitution At the beginning of the season the WACA secured after an enormous amount