MANLY WARRINGAH CRICKET ASSOCIATION

SINCE 1920 2010/2011

NINETY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT

SEASON 2010-11

MANLY WARRINGAH CRICKET ASSOCIATION

ESTABLISHED 1920, INCORPORATED 1992

91 st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

A cordial invitation is extended to all people interested in local cricket to attend the 91 st Annual General Meeting on the Manly Warringah Cricket Association to be held at Belrose Bowling Club on Thursday, 6 July, 2011.

BUSINESS

(a) To confirm the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting.

(b) To receive and consider the 91 st Annual Report and Financial Statement.

(c) To elect Officers for Season 2011/12.

(d) To transact business in accordance with the notice of motion given. 1

(e) To transact any other business that may be brought forward in accor- dance with the rules.

1 Under Para 5.11.3 of the MWCA By-Laws any motion to amend the Code of Conduct, By-laws and Playing Conditions must be received by the MWCA Secretary in writing no later than three (3) weeks prior to the AGM and advised to all Clubs no later than two (2) weeks prior to the AGM. A motion to amend the Constitution probably constitutes a special resolution requiring 21 days notice.

MANLY WARRINGAH CRICKET ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT - SEASON 2010-11

Patrons: Mr. Lyle J. Pearce, Mr Brian J. Ferguson

OFFICE BEARERS

President: Mr. David P. Sheedy Vice President: Mr. Brenden W. Ball Hon. Secretary: Mr. Stephen B. Shepherd Hon. Treasurer: Mr. William B. Clark Hon. Assistant Secretary: Ms. Elizabeth A. Donnelly Webmaster: Mr. Mathew I. Meers Committee: Mr. David P. Lang Committee: Mr. Carl D. Pymble Committee: Mr. Alistair J. Fry Committee: Mr. Brett R. Holliday

Umpires' Co-ordinator: Mr. Errol J. Cranney

DELEGATES

Manly-Warringah-Pittwater Sporting Union: David Sheedy & Mathew Meers

NSW District Cricket Association: David Sheedy & Stephen Shepherd

Council : David Sheedy & Mathew Meers

SUB COMMITTEES

Martin Shield: B.Clark, B.Ball, D.Lang

T/20: S.Shepherd, M.Meers, B.Holliday, D.Sheedy, AJ.Fry

Judiciary : L.Donnelly, B.Ferguson

Grounds : C.Pymble, D.Sheedy

Main Draw : M.Meers, B Ball

Presentation Night : L.Donnelly, C.Pymble, D.Lang, S.Shepherd, M.Meers

LIFE MEMBERS

A. (Alex) Anderson George W. Lowe MBE J. W. Ryan Mrs Joyce Anderson W. (Bill) Mancell D.S. (Des) Sainsbury JP Ron Boroughs Peter G. Moses J. Smith Allyn J. Coggan John Mountain Bruce S. Strudwick Errol J. Cranney Jill Pearce Brother Ray Walker John D. Durham Lyle J. Pearce Colin J. Walker Brian J. Ferguson* A.B. (Tony) Rainey Harry C. Wallach R. J. (Alley) Freeman James Randall Charles S. Watson Thomas G. Gosper Leonard M. Ray Frank A. Gray Edgar F.C. Routh JP

Life Members Lyle and Jill Pearce with MWCA President David Sheedy at the MWCA Presentation Night on June 4, 2011.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Dear Members

It gives me great pleasure to present for your consideration and adoption the 91 st Annual Report of your Association for the financial year 2010/11

This is my first season as President and I was privileged to work with this year’s Committee, the energy and commitment provided by all contributed to the successful management of our Association.

The first six months for this newly formed Committee was momentous, some of the issue presented and goals achieved including:

• Re-incorporation.

• Reviewing, fine tuning and amending the MWCA By Laws and Playing Conditions.

• Successfully applying for an extension to the Warringah Shire Council Sporting Grant approved in 2009.

• Negotiating new quotations then issuing new contracts for four new pitches totaling $48,000 in turnover.

• Working with council and contractors to relocate two of the four pitches.

• Re-establishing close dialogue between the MWCA and MWJCA, including having a MWCA committee member attend all of the MWJCA monthly meetings. (Mat Meers and myself)

• Entering into direct negotiations with Peninsular, Warringah and Manly councils, after Peninsular and Warringah decided to deal directly with sporting associations rather than through the Sporting Union.

This year we decided to introduce sub committees and it was an outstanding success. Utilising the abilities of all Committee Members is an important step forward and the results I believe speak for themselves.

• Martin Shield: Brenden Ball, David Lang and Bill Clark selected players from six different clubs after a series of trials. After winning their first game outright they went on to win the minor premiership undefeated and were very unlucky that weather played against them in both the Grand Final and Grand Final replay.

• Main Draw : Brenden Ball and Mat Meers, never an easy job, further challenges coming when a team withdrew before a ball had been bowled, and then two others at various stages in the season.

• T/20 : Steve Shepherd, Mat Meers, Brett Holiday, AJ Fry and myself organised this seasons competition, and again it appeared to be enjoyed by all that played, an increase from 8 to 12 teams this season.

• Judiciary : Liz Donnelly and Brian Ferguson, fortunately they were only called upon once this season on a disciplinary case. Lyle Pearce, Brendon Ball and I also presided. I believe all appeals were dealt with appropriately and professionally.

• Grounds: Carl Pymble and myself were certainly challenged this season delivering four new pitches. Many hours were spent with the council and contractors.

• Presentation Night: Liz Donnelly, Carl Pymble, David Lang, Steve Shepherd and Mat Meers put together a very entertaining night held at the Steyne Hotel. I have received numerous calls congratulating the organisers on hosting the “best Presentation Night for many years”. It was also very special to see six Life Members attending, representing 146 combined years of service to the MWCA in office bearing roles alone.

I would also like to thank the Clubs, their Committees, Team Captains and Association Delegates for their continued work. Without your effort we would not have a game.

Finally, I am proud to announce that MWCA Life Member and Patron Lyle Pearce was awarded a Gold Service Medal for 50 Continuous years of service by Cricket Australia, recognising his outstanding contribution to cricket.

David Sheedy President

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SECRETARY’S REPORT

Dear MWCA,

The Manly Warringah Cricket Association (MWCA) has a rich history, reaching back in time, in one form or another, to 1920. I considered it a great honour to be elected the 19 th Secretary of the MWCA at the AGM on August 5 in the heavily lit back room at Belrose Bowling Club. What must it have been like for James Randall (1920-23)? Did he have a type writer? Or a phone? And even if he did, who would he call?

There have been some wonderfully enduring MWCA Secretaries: R.A Baker (1936-8, 1944-54), Alex Anderson (1954-69), Frank Gray (1973-1989) and Peter Moses (1989-2004) just to name a few. Having spent just one season in the job, I am in awe of the contribution those men have made, along with the many other long serving office bearers in the MWCA's 91 year history.

Reinstatement as an Incorporated Association

Due to a self perpetuating oversight (apparently caused by something as simple as a former Secretary changing address), the Association had not been complying with its reporting obligations to the Department of Fair Trading for some years. In our application for reinstatement as an Incorporated Association we were required, among other things, to provide financial statements from the last seven years and minutes from the last three. In essence we had to show that the MWCA, believing itself to be incoporated, had been managing its affairs as an Incorporated Association should. I am thankful to the outgoing Committee, particularly Brian Ferguson, Simon Hutchinson, Mark Kemp and Stuart Wraggs, that we were able to demonstrate our credentials in quick time, and were reinstated as MWCA Inc. by notice in the New South Wales Government Gazette on 17 August 2010.

Life Membership

The nomination of Brian Ferguson for Life Membership was unanimously endorsed at the AGM on 5 August, 2010. Brian becomes the 28 th Life Member in the 91 year history of your Association.

Registrations

46 teams representing 17 Clubs registered to play in the Saturday afternoon competitions. A further 11 teams from 8 clubs, and a MWCA Barbarians team organised by Brenden Ball, registered to play in the MWCA's Sunday T/20 competition, named this season “The Mike Pawley Cup”.

Unfortunately, the number of Clubs dropped to 16 when Balgowlah Golf Cricket Club withdrew their only team (4 th Grade) during the early rounds due to a lack of numbers. We also lost the Belrose A1s teams over the Christmas break, reducing to total number of teams going the distance in the main competitions to 44.

These are not good numbers. Putting T/20 to one side, 44 teams is the lowest participation we've had in the Saturday afternoon competition since the Tied Test. Better liasion with the Manly Warringah Junior Cricket Association and the District Clubs, as well as the development of more flexible competition formats have been identified as possible solutions. I hope that the next Annual Report will be able to report postive developments in these areas.

There is no doubt that cultural developments such as Saturday afternoon shopping, longer working hours, enhanced fatherhood duties and the increased pace of life generally have had an impact on cricket participation since the heady days of the mid 1980s. Having all those golden beaches nearby adds to the challenge. But junior participation is high and I sense a mood that the MWCA, and its delegates, believe cricket faces a healthy and thriving future in this district, especially with increased co-ordination between local cricketing bodies.

By the way, I've never met anyone who regretted playing cricket and we should continue to encourage our youth (and the older blokes as well) to keep doing so.

Meetings

The MWCA and its Delegates met eight (8) times during the 2010/11 season including the AGM (5/8/10), a Special General Meeting (26/8/10), Captains' Night (9/9/10) and Delegates Meetings on 7/10/10, 4/11/10, 16/12/10, 3/2/11 and 3/3/11. I thank all the Clubs for their attendance. Only one $50 fine was issued for non attendance, which was paid promptly by the Club involved and will form the start of a charity fund for Bear Cottage.

The MWCA Committee met on 11 occasions, including the dates set out above and three others. Only Mat Meers and Steve Shepherd attended all 11 meetings, but the attendance was commendable at roughly 85%.

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On behalf of your Association David Sheedy attended numerous meetings with pitch contractors, Council, the Sporting Union, the MWJCA, the NSWDCA and the District Clubs. Also attending meetings were Mat Meers (Council, MWJCA, Sporting Union), Stephen Shepherd (NSWDCA, Sporting Union) and Carl Pymble (pitch contractors, Steyne Hotel).

Judiciary

There was one match protest hearing, one Judiciary hearing and one Judiciary Appeal panel hearing held this summer. There were also a couple of guilty pleas taken, and I can't help but note that those who took the guilty plea tended to fare better and let everyone move on with their lives. In general terms I would commend the level of on field behaviour. It's not perfect but what I mainly see is a dominant culture of respect and goodwill that the odd incident only partially erodes.

Rule Changes

There were 28 amendments to the By Laws and Playing Conditions this year as the Association continued to refine the new and comprehensive Handbook presented by Simon Hutchinson in 2009. The most interesting changes were:

• The repeal of the Squads and Availability rule in favour of a general rule where a player's 5 th , instead of 3 rd appearance in a higher grade is deemed as registration in that Grade. • Extension of the “Switcheroo” rule to semi final and finals matches. • Introduction of a bonus point system for One Dayers in the event of a greater than 20% margin of victory.

Pitch Installation Program

The generosity of our Clubs in agreeing to a $250 per team pitch levy in 2009 is paying dividends with the installation of four new pitches at District Park this summer (Nolans 2, Nolans 3, Nolans 4 and Passmore 1). On top of the new Nolans 1 track installed in 2009/10 District Park has never looked so good insofar as the tracks its provides for our local batsmen, bowlers and, dare I say it, wicket keepers. Much credit must go to David Sheedy and Carl Pymble for implementing this outcome, particularly their attention to quality assurance.

Martin Shield

Under the Management of our Vice President Brenden Ball and the Captaincy of our Treasurer Bill Clark, Manly-Warringah put in its best performance in the 104 history of the coveted Martin Shield, ultimately missing out on the title on run rate in a rain affected Grand Final replay against Blacktown at Manly Oval on 13 Feb.

The Martin Shield selection process cast its net a little wider this year and produced an excellent team. The success of this year's side can only help inspire plans to expand the MWCA's representative program, in the short term towards the reinstatement of an U23s Telegraph Shield side. I consider 19-23 an extremely important age period in the development of a cricketer. If the MWCA doesn't foster late bloomers, they could be lost to the game. But a Telegraph Shield team will only happen with the assistance and enthusiasm of our Clubs - a whole new team of volunteers, players and mentors will be needed.

Umpires

The provision of umpires in the MWCA has rarely if ever been better. There are currently 12-13 regular umpires devoting their services to the MWCA. Grades 1-3 were routinely allocated umpires during the season. The T/20 knockout phase was also umpired at the MWCA's expense. The semi final weekend presented a challenge but thanks to the sterling efforts of our legendary Umpire Co-ordinator Errol Cranney all 12 semi finals and 6 finals were allocated at least one official, MWCA appointed, ticketed umpire.

Press

Thanks are extended to The Manly Daily for the publication of cricket results and news. Apart from publishing the results sent promptly to them by Mat Meers, the Daily also wrote a number feature articles on our Martin Shield side. Thank you also to those players who made themselves available for photo shoots and interviews.

In an attempt to attract players we also advertised twice in The Manly Dail y, however I cannot report those attempts met with any discernible level of success.

New Competitions and Trophies

The 2010/11 season saw the introduction of a T/20 Plate, while the T/20 Cup, in its second season, was named after former NSW Sheffield Shield player and local cricketing guru Mike Pawley. (As a 13 year old in 1957/8, Mike took 46 wickets at 8.28 in Fourth Grade. The following summer he scored 619 runs at 36.4 and took 45 wickets at 11.5 in thirds, playing for Manly Warringah District).

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The Committee also introduced three inaugural individual awards to go with the longstanding Douglas Darby Trophy for Cricketer of the Year and the Arthur Little Trophy for Sportsman of the Year. The new awards are:

• The Jill Pearce Rising Star Award • The Umpire of the Year • The Representative Player of the Year

There's also been some new silver wear picked up during the season. Thanks you to David Sheedy who purchased, on behalf of the Association, the grand new Mike Pawley Cup on a trip to North Korea (for 10,000 kwan, about $200). Thanks also to Brenden Ball and David Sheedy for donating $200 each to the purchase of a magnificent Club Championship Cup, a replica of the FA Cup, and without doubt the most glittering trophy in the cabinet. The Premiership Shields, however, are approaching their used by date and it will soon be time for renewal.

Presentation Night

Over 100 people attended the Presentation Night on 4 June, 2011. Its not easy to find a venue older than than the MWCA but we did, convening at the Steyne Hotel, which was built in 1859. The Verandah Bar proved to be an ideal location, providing an atmosphere that added greatly to the night. The jubilant reception from the bleeches as Life Members were introduced at the commencement of the proceedings was, personally, my highlight of the season.

Association Awards are hard earned and it was the determination of the Committee that there should be a venue and event to fit the occasion. Credit must go to Carl Pymble and Liz Donnelly for proposing and organising the evening, though they were in form, having organised their own wedding on April 16. Thank you also to David Lang for arranging an unparalleled array of trophies, and to Mat Meers for his invaluable help in MC-ing the evening.

In all 39 Presentations were made including 9 Premiership Awards, 24 Batting/Bowling Awards, five keynote awards and the induction of Brian Ferguson as Life Member.

Key Note Awards

Life Membership : Brian J. Ferguson

Douglas Darby Cricketer of the Year: David Brady (Long Reef)

Arthur Little Sportsman of the Year : Stephen Shepherd

Umpire of the Year : Martin Edgell

Representative Player of the Year : Rob Lavery (Manly Breakers)

Jill Pearce Rising Star Award : Daniel Schimek (Collaroy Plateau)

Committee

I would like to express my gratitude to the MWCA Committee of 2010/11. To David Sheedy for his leadership and enthusiasm. No one has attended more meetings or made more phone calls on behalf of your Association than Sheeds. To Brenden Ball for his sound judgment and foresight – without Brendo we wouldn't have even registered in time for the Martin Shield, let alone gone so perilously close to winning it. For Bill Clark to take on the role of Treasurer and Martin Shield Captain was a monumental commitment, and that he led the Martin Shield team with such aplomb is no surprise. Liz Donnelly introduced minute taking lap tops to MWCA meetings and spoke honestly and fearlessly to the male dominated group, a brave and invaluable member of the Committee. Mat Meers was again Mr Reliable – faced with significant MyCricket challenges his turnaround time, inventiveness and mathematical ability were priceless commodities. To Carl Pymble, without Carl's pitch construction inspections we might well have ended up with a dodgy pitch or two. He was also the driving force behind the relocation of the Presentation Night to the Steyne Hotel, which was a resounding success. David Lang, now the longest serving member on the Committee, was, as always, a bastion of fairness, and the meticulous care he took in organising the trophies and engravings is indicative of his contribution to, and appreciation of, local cricket. Brett Holliday excelled in his first year as a Committee Member, a promoter of new ideas including the introduction of the bonus point system for One Dayers, which proved extremely popular. The youngest member of our Committee, AJ Fry, showed great promise as a minute taker at Judiciary meetings and will find himself encouraged to take on larger roles down the track. And finally, to our Umpire's Co-ordinator Errol Cranney, who is effectively running an Umpires Association. It can't be easy managing a “Cantankerous Bunch of Old Penguins” but Errol has compiled an umpiring team that other Associations would envy and that we should not take for granted. I can honestly say its been a pleasure working with the MWCA Committee of 2010/11 and I've learned a great deal.

Regards Shep

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TREASURER'S REPORT

I am pleased to report that despite considerable investment during the 2010/11, the finances of the MWCA are in an increasingly healthy state.

We successfully installed four new pitches at Nolans 2,3,4 and Passmore 1. Pitch Replacement Associated Costs include $7,500 to Rubber & Synthetic, $704 for Edwards & Son Earth Moving and $250 to Carl Pymble for grass work around the new Nolans pitches. In all, the MWCA spent nearly $33,000 on the new pitches during the reporting period, in conjunction with the MWJCA and Warringah Council. While Warringah Council were to cover 50% of the construction costs under the grant agreement, a cap on this resulted in a shortfall of $1674.45 payable by your Association.

The generous Kookaburra rebate of $4,707 covers two seasons because the 2009/10 rebate was not recovered until this reporting period. Kookaburra also donated a full player kit for our last two Players of the Year and a Brad Haddin signed bat that we were able to auction at the MWCA Presentation night on 4 June 2011.

The MWCA's Umpire expenses of $7935 represented a $2,235 increase on last season, thanks mainly to the better provision of umpires for finals matches, the Association's decision to fund umpires for all knock out T/20 games, and the prescribed fee increases set out in By Law 5.5.2. The Presentation Night also ran at a loss, but was a great success and well worth the investment.

Martin Shield expenses do not include approximately $990 yet to be invoiced by Manly Grade for ground hire at Graham's Reserve and Manly Oval. Martin Shield expenses were up this year as a direct result of us playing more games, all the way to a Grand Final replay. New uniforms were also provided.

Sporting Union Fees are also awaiting invoice, and are likely to exceed $5,000. So I calculate the real annual profit for 2010/11 to be around $4,608.10, which will roll into next years result.

Note also that during the year we upgraded to MYOB to help manage our accounts, and changed our Westpac Bank Account to Community Not for Profit accounts, attracting better interest rates and lower fees. Interest was earned for the first time on our higher cash balance accounts, the John Mountain Fund and Pitch Levy Fund.

Bill Clark MWCA Treasurer Season 2010/11

PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT 2010/11

Income Registration Fees $35,425 Kookaburra Rebate $4,707 Presentation Night $1,795 Miscellaneous Income $824 Interest Income $97. 02

Pitch Fund Levy $21,704

Total Income $63,922. 02

Expenditure Pitch Replacement Associated Costs $8,425 Umpires Fees $7,935 Presentation Night $3,500 Martin Shield $3,331. 09 Presentation Night Trophies $3,068. 94 Staff Amenities $634. 30 Laws of Cricket Books $600 Other Employer Expenses $393. 03 Dues & Subscriptions $347. 60 Accounting Fees (MYOB) $238. 25 Insurance $200

Pitch Replacement $24,461. 80

Total Expenditure $53,164. 01

Net Profit/(Loss) $10,758. 01

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BALANCE SHEET

As of June 2011

Assets Cash On Hand Cheque Account $10,110. 78 Pitch Fund Levy $10,510. 53 John Mountain Fund $20,514. 43 Total Cash On Hand $41,135. 74

Trade Debtors $3,190

Liabilities nil

Net Assets $44.325. 74

Equity Current Year Earnings $10,758. 01 Historical Balancing $33,567. 73

Total Equity $44.325. 74

MWCA Committee 2010/11 (l to r): David Lang, Stephen Shepherd, Bill Clark, Brenden Ball, Mat Meers, Liz Donnelly, Carl Pymble, David Sheedy. (absent: Brett Holliday, AJ Fry)

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PREMIERSHIPS

Congratulations to all Premiership winning sides. Every competition was keenly contested and played with considerable intensity. Premierships aren't won easily and all Clubs on the list below have carved themselves a little bit of history. Special mention also to Harbord Bowling Club who qualified for Grand Finals in each of the top four grades, and to Collaroy Plateau who qualified for the semi finals in all six grades. I believe both achievements are unprecedented.

I do note however my regret that the Saturday afternoon Grand Finals scheduled for March 19 & 20 were substantially washed out. We have not traditionally had a reserve weekend but the vote taken at the Captain's Night to make the semi Final Sat/Sun instead of Sat/Sat meant we did have a reserve weekend this year. And we should've used it. As an issue more within my jurisdiction than anyone else's I wish I'd shown more foresight on this.

But the rules were clear and the same for everyone. Nothing should be allowed to diminish the achievements of the teams listed below. They won as fair and square as any team that has gone before them.

Premiers Runners Up

First Grade – The Clifton D. Leake Shield Wakehurst Redbacks Harbord Bowling Club Second Grade – The Lyle Pearce Shield Harbord Bowling Club North Steyne Tigers Third Grade – The J.D. Durham Shield Harbord Bowling Club Long Reef Fourth Grade – The Alan Lee Shield Harbord Diggers Harbord Bowling Club Fifth Grade – The Des Sainsbury Shield Collaroy Plateau Long Reef Sixth Grade – The Alex Anderson Shield Collaroy Plateau Cromer

T/20 – The Mike Pawley Cup Harbord Bowling Club Wakehurst Redbacks T/20 – The T/20 Plate Collaroy Plateau Long Reef

Club Championship Collaroy Plateau Harbord Bowling Club

Individual Batting/Bowling Awards

First Grade Batting Average: 40.29 Michael Gainsford (Wakehurst Redbacks) First Grade Bowling Average: 9.04 Col Huxley (Collaroy Plateau) First Grade Batting Aggregate: 429 Rob Minnett (Collaroy Plateau) First Grade Bowling Aggregate: 41 Daniel Venables (Harbord Bowling Club)

Second Grade Batting Average: 76.40 Thomas Bitmead (Wakehurst Redbacks) Second Grade Bowling Average: 9.75 Ben Bridges (Belrose Rugby League) Second Grade Batting Aggregate: 691 Zaven Jordan (Harbord Bowling Club) Second Grade Bowling Aggregate: 36 Matthew Boland (Long Reef)

Third Grade Batting Average: 60.40 Paul Heffernan (Harbord Bowling Club) Third Grade Bowling Average: 8.77 Dave Dwyer (Manly Leagues) Third Grade Batting Aggregate: 674 Cade Watson (Harbord Bowling Club) Third Grade Bowling Aggregate: 47 David Brady (Long Reef)

Fourth Grade Batting Average: 85.57 Adrian Webb (Harbord Bowling Club) Fourth Grade Bowling Average: 9.71 Viv Meth (Harbord Diggers) Fourth Grade Batting Aggregate: 599 Adrian Webb (Harbord Bowling Club) Fourth Grade Bowling Aggregate: 36 Michael Counsell (Cromer)

Fifth Grade Batting Average: 84.83 Nick Beaton (Collaroy Plateau) Fifth Grade Bowling Average: 11.54 Peter Bruzzano (Cromer) Fifth Grade Batting Aggregate: 527 Peter Lusted (Dee Why RSL) Fifth Grade Bowling Aggregate: 33 Michael Vangelder (Cromer)

Sixth Grade Batting Average: 85.50 Scott Kenna (Cromer) Sixth Grade Bowling Average: 8.97 Scott Kenna (Cromer) Sixth Grade Batting Aggregate: 684 Scott Kenna (Cromer) Sixth Grade Bowling Aggregate: 35 Ben O'Brien (Manly Leagues)

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Life Membership

Brian Ferguson

Brian Ferguson was born in 1944 and while he had a cricketing pedigree in his school years (once taking 7/3 from 8 overs for Newington Firsts) he never played any organised cricket from age 17 to 46, from 1961 to 1990.

In 1990 he joined the Manly Leagues Cricket Club. Personable and outspoken, the career sales rep is described in the Club's history for that season as a “charismatic middle aged debutante”. In 1991/2 Fergo became captain of the C1s side and it was as a captain that he excelled. He took the side to the premiership that summer and was a popular leader amongst younger players. He took an interest in them and knew how to get the best out of them. The Club always gave Fergo the most difficult players to manage, the wilder, tougher young guys, but they all behaved themselves under Fergo, who possessed a personality that the younger generation could relate to. In 1993/4 he led another team of young players to a convincing B3s premiership victory, a side that contained future A1s stars such as Paul Killalea, Jarrod Hitchcox, Simon Gillespie and Tyrone Tedman, just to name a few. In that season Fergo not only took 30 wickets with his halting off spinners, he also became the first player in the history of Manly Leagues CC to captain two premiership winning sides.

Fergo continued in a mentoring role throughout the 1990s, serving as Vice President of the Club and delegate to the MWCA. He was elected to the MWCA Committee in 1995 and it was around this time that his interests turned to umpiring and administration of the game. Fergo quickly emerged as an objective and talented umpire, the 50 year old moving from Park to Grade to First Grade in quick time. In the late 1990s, when his First Grade match was cancelled, he umpired an A1s match involving his former Club at Nolans 1. His impartiality as an umpire was on show even then, the Club's Newsletter noting: “ Apart from one LBW he raised his index finger only once when we bowled, picking his nose in the 54 th over ”.

In 2000 Brian Ferguson was elected President of the MWCA. His easy going nature and common sense approach made him a pleasure to work with. Brian was a tireless worker in his decade as President and spent thousands of hours attending and chairing committee meetings, delegates meetings, judiciary hearings and the like on behalf of the Association. And at those meetings he was clearly in charge. No one could win an argument with Fergo. He commanded respect. But he could always take a joke, especially if directed at him.

As President, Brian's leadership was instrumental in the discernible improvement in on field (and off field) behaviour seen over the last decade, as well as better working conditions and provision of umpires. He also actively promoted innovation, such as the adoption of Results Vault/My Cricket, the development of the new and modern Handbook passed at the 2009 AGM, and the introduction of a pitch replacement fund.

During his time as MWCA President Fergo's umpiring career continued to advance. Currently, he's umpired over 240 grade games, nearly 140 of them in First Grade, and a couple of Grade Finals. He's also been ranked in the top five Grade Umpires in NSW six times in ten years and was elected to the Board of the NSW Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association in 2009. His achievements in cricket are particularly remarkable when you consider that he effectively took up the game as a 46 year old. He is an inspiration to anyone in their 40s, 50s or 60s who feel they're getting too old to contribute to the great game of cricket.

Brian J. Ferguson served as MWCA President from 2000-2010, joining an exclusive band who've had the energy to take on that responsibility for a decade or longer, namely Clifton D. Leake (1931-1944), Des S. Sainsbury (1955-65), Lyle J. Pearce (1976-89) and Tony B. Rainey (1989-2000)

The 28 th Life Member of the MWCA is Brian Ferguson.

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The Douglas Darby Trophy for Cricketer of the Year

The 32 nd recipient of the MWCA Douglas Darby Trophy for Cricketer of is David Brady from Long Reef.

A former tennis pro once ranked 1413 in the world, David joined the Long Reef Cricket Club as a 27 year old in 2006 to “play with his mates ”. In a recent interview with the Manly Daily he made some salient comments: “ It was a lot of fun going out on Saturday and playing with a good group of friends ”. And “ I have enjoyed it, but you can't compare it to what I did in tennis because I aspired to make tennis my career ”. That is not to say many cricketers participating in the MWCA do not aspire to a career in the sport. The more that do the better.

A notable performer in recent seasons, David Brady's cricket reached new heights in 2010/11 with both bat and ball. The 32 year old, who came into the summer as a top order batsman and handy leg spinner, became the leading wicket taker in the Association with 48 scalps at 12.48 in the highly competitive Third Grade competition. His batting also found another gear, the talented left hander accumulating 547 runs at 54.7, including 100 in the Third Grade semi final against Manly Leagues. David also played four T/20 games during the season, scoring 86 runs and taking six wickets.

A close runner up for the Award this year was Zaven Jordan from Harbord Bowling Club, who compiled 811 runs in Second Grade, including 103no in the semi final against Belrose Rugby League. His 211 against Wakehurst Redbacks in Round 14 is the highest individual score in that Grade in the history of the MWCA, breaking a 58 year old record (K.Clark's 200no for Narrabeen Lakes in 1952/3). Zaven was also Man of the Match in the Mike Pawley Cup Final, pummelling the bowling with 61 runs from only 20 odd balls.

Year Name Club 1979-80 Ken Webb Mona Vale Junior Sports Club 1980-81 David Rosa Manly Leagues 1981-82 Richard Fry Warringroos 1982-83 Michael V. Smith Forest Anglicans 1983-84 Glenn Dunsmore St. Augustines 1984-85 Greg Bartlett Pittwater House 1985-86 Greg Thorpe Manly AFA 1986-87 David Batty Davidson OB 1987-88 Neil Coltman Dee Why RSL 1988-89 John Dixon Manly AFA 1989-90 Michael Rolleston Terrey Hills 1990-91 Bob Gibson Cromer 1991-92 Matthew Suttling Terrey Hills 1992-93 Neil Gray Manly Leagues 1993-94 Lee Pedrola Balgowlah Rugby Union 1994-95 Matthew Phillips Beacon Hill 1995-96 Garry Mills Dee Why RSL 1996-97 Jack Dreghorn Harbord Bowling Club 1997-98 Rob Easterbrook St Peters Manly Vale 1998-99 Richie Plummer Belrose Rugby League 1999-2000 Andrew Morris Seaforth 2000-01 David Jeffs Belrose Rugby League 2001-02 Anthony Papandrea Manly Civic 2002-03 David Kirkland Mona Vale 2003-04 Darren Hooker Long Reef 2004-05 Craig Currie Manly Leagues 2005-06 Tony Want Harbord Bowling Club 2006-07 Jason Ferris Collaroy Plateau 2007-08 Andrew Heywood Mona Vale 2008-09 Dan Peters Collaroy Plateau 2009-10 Tristan Lever Wakehurst Redbacks 2010-11 David Brady Long Reef

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The Arthur Little Trophy for Sportsman of the Year

There were no less than six nominations for Sportsman of the Year this season. The nominations included:

Bill Clark : Took on the role of Treasurer and the Captaincy of the Martin Shield side, leading Manly over seven dramatic games to its best finish in history. Errol Cranney : Has always been a great Umpires Co-ordinator and its been taken for granted how much work he does. Mat Meers : In the electronic age Mat Meers has made the role of Webmaster his own. Continued excellence. David Kirkland : His draw re-design when Belrose pulled out at an inconvenient time was a work of genius, a great effort to reach agreement of all First Grade captains for what turned out to be a better draw. Scott Dolman : Has led efforts to modernize the growing Long Reef Cricket Club

But the winner of this years Sportsman of the Year Award is Stephen Shepherd . Shep has played in the MWCA competition since the 1992/3 season and has developed a reputation as a gutsy but dour opening batsman, in the Geoffrey Boycott mode. Despite good stats in the early to mid 1990s, Shep has sometimes struggled to score runs fluently with his blocking style of play, though he did find some lost form during 2010/11 with scores of 70 in 6 th grade, a match winning 62no in a one dayer against the eventual premiers in fifths, and 18no batting with a groin strain against Long Reef in thirds. As the Manly Leagues captain in the T/20 Shep led his side to Mike Pawley Cup Quarter Finals but on a personal level only managed to prove that T/20 is a young man's game, with scores of 4,2,0 and 0.

Shep's real standout performance was off the field, volunteering to take on the role of Secretary for 2010/11 and working hard to restore the Association's incorporation status. The time, effort and professionalism Shep brought to the role of Secretary was exemplary. The MWCA was reincorporated within 14 days of Shep taking office and the many emails he sent after midnight are perhaps the best pointer to the work he put in. Shep also found time to refine the MWCA Handbook and open up the lines of communication between the MWCA Committee and its Clubs. DS

Year Name Club 1979-80 Peter Gallagher Malboro 1980-81 Bill Inglis Dee Why RSL 1981-82 John Campbell Wanderers 1982-83 Mike Ryan Terrey Hills 1983-84 John Elston Mona Vale 1984-85 Greg Jepsen Harbord 1985-86 Andrew McAlister Forest Anglicans 1986-87 Stuart Wragg Seaview 1987-88 Chris Black Harbord 1988-89 Bob Williams Collaroy Plateau 1989-90 Dave Ryan Terrey Hills 1990-91 Fred Rosa Manly Leagues 1991-92 Mark Boyd Manly Leagues 1992-93 Chris Sullivan Terrey Hills 1993-94 Ross Jacobson Dee Why RSL 1994-95 David Vance Terrey Hills 1995-96 Cameron Black Harbord Diggers 1996-97 Jason Haithwaite Manly Civic 1997-98 Brian Watson Harbord Bowling 1998-99 Emerson Wilshier Seaforth 1999-2000 Bill Chapman Dee Why RSL 2000-01 Ron Watkins Seaforth 2001-02 Peter Henriksen Collaroy Plateau 2002-03 Mark Kemp Harbord Bowling 2003-04 Peter Woodyatt Manly Leagues 2004-05 Eric Galloway Belrose Rugby League 2005-06 Peter Thomas Mona Vale 2006-07 Doug McGrath Manly Warringah District 2007-08 Rob McGoven Harbord Diggers 2008-09 Brian Ferguson Manly Leagues 2009-10 John Jackson Collaroy Plateau 2010-11 Stephen Shepherd Manly Leagues

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Umpire of the Year

This is the inaugural MWCA Umpire of the Year award.

Martin Edgell qualified for his NSW Umpires ticket at a course run by Errol Cranney at Melwood Oval in 1997 (thus exploding the popular myth that he found it in a Weet-Bix packet). Marty spent his first season umpiring in our local parks before moving to Grade in 1999. He quickly advanced up the Grades, becoming an established First Grade umpire who would officiate often at Manly Oval, and in Grade Grand Finals.

He ranked as high as fourth in the First Panel of the NSWCU&SA, in the mix with famous umpiring names such as Taufel, Tucker and Abood, until retiring due to a painful ankle spur injury which required cortisone injections to get him on the paddock. Despite this, Marty attempted a comeback as a player in 2007/8 and 2008/9, scoring 109 runs at 12.11 in 11 appearances for Cromer in the MWCA, until hamstring tears ensured this would be a short lived career option.

Heeding the advice of his umpiring mentor Errol Cranney, Marty returned to officiating in the MWCA in 2009/10 and has been an outstanding performer. Marty didn't win this award due to his background, he won it on the basis of the glowing references received from players. To quote only the best of them: “ When you see Marty out on the field, the grin he has on his face tells you that there's no other place in the world he would rather be. But also you know that he is in total control of the game, he has an aura about him that despite how calm and relaxed he looks, you know he is the man. He has the respect of every player that walks onto his field. ”

2010-11 Martin Edgell

Representative Player of the Year

There was a question mark over whether Rob Lavery, playing his first season of A1s, would be able to handle Martin Shield. Not only did he handle it, he mastered it. Loping in but bowling fast and relying primarily on seam, Rob took 18 wickets at the stunning average of 8.06, including 6/54 in the nail biting semi final against Sutherland at Manly Oval. Rob was also the leading wicket taker in the whole Martin Shield competition of 2010/11.

2010-11 Rob Lavery

Jill Pearce Rising Star Award

There were four nominations for the inaugural Jill Pearce Rising Star Award. Jill Pearce served for 30 seasons (1978 to 2007) as the MWCA's Ground Manager and its great to see this award named after a woman. Maternal support is often so vital in the development of young cricketers. To be eligible for the Award, players must not have turned 21 before the end of January of the relevant season, which is consistent with the President's Cup criteria.

The nominations were:

16 year old Matthew Terry scored 662 runs in Sixth Grade at 60.18, with two centuries and three fifties. Including U17s and the T/20 NSW Weet-Bix Cup, Mat scored 1003 runs for Collaroy Plateau during the summer of 2010/11, a key member of premiership winnings teams in both the MWCA 6 th Grade and MWJCA U17s.

18 year old Sam Curruthers marked himself as a pace bowler of the future with some lively spells during the season (including one that split open the Association Secretary's finger in the first round of the T/20). Sam played every game for Harbord Bowling Club's premiership winning Third Grade side and was their leading wicket taker with 37 scalps at 12.22, including 5/26 in the ultimately crucial semi final win against Collaroy Plateau.

For the third year in a row 20 year old Andrew Bitmead was prolific with both bat and ball for Wakehurst Redbacks. This season he scored 541 runs at 41.62 in Second Grade with a high score of 148, and also took 23 wickets at 14.43. Andrew has been a key contributor to the Redbacks' trailblazing T/20 “A” side and represented his District in its most successful Martin Shield season, scoring 37 on debut in Round 2. He was a close runner up for this Award.

The winner of the Inaugural Jill Pearce Rising Star Award is 17 year old Daniel Schimek of Collaroy Plateau. Playing his first season of seniors cricket, Daniel took on the role of opening batsman in Second Grade and compiled 541 runs at 33.81 with a highest score of 121. He also made a match-winning 78 in the T/20 Plate Final and can roll his arm over as well, taking 6 wickets during the season.

2010-11 Daniel Schimek

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NSWDCA MARTIN SHIELD

The MWCA Committee resolved to give a renewed emphasis to its representative program, starting with the Martin Shield of 2010/11. A Sub-Committee comprising Brenden Ball (Team Manager), Bill Clark (Captain) and David Lang (Assistant Manager) was set up to take responsibility for the program. But the campaign was nearly over before it began.

A change of MWCA secretariat and email address meant that your Association was unaware that registrations were due as early as Monday, 20 September. Fortunately, at 9.20am on Monday 20 September, the inquisitive Brenden Ball took it upon himself to send an email to Steve Mullaly (Sydney North Area Manager for Cricket NSW) seeking info/guidance on what we needed to do to register. At 9.31am Mullaly replied in detail as he forwarded Ball's email to the relevant authority, Eric Myatt of the New South Wales District Cricket Association (NSWDCA). By 11.17am Myatt had accepted Ball's intuitively timed application.

The tall and charismatic Bill Clark, winner of the A1s batting average award in 2009/10, was a popular choice as captain. Your Association pursued the policy of casting the net as wide at possible, holding well publicised selection trials (attended by players from First to Fifth Grade) and selecting a squad of players representing no less than six clubs.

Team spirit was fostered, a ritual game day breakfast (at the Zest Cafe' in Balgowlah) instituted before Round 1. The first round match against Hornsby, scheduled for Grahams' Reserve on Sunday, 7 November, was in danger of being washed out but local knowledge saved the situation, the match relocated to the well drained Terrey Hills Oval. This only served to accentuate the home ground advantage, Clark winning the toss and sending the opposition in, the bowling quartet of Westall, Osborne, Lavery and Langby combining beautifully as Hornsby were bowled out out for 86. The run chase was convincing, the first five drops exceeding 20, including 41 to veteran Simon Osborne as Manly made 194. Hornsby were sent back in with only 30 overs to go but were dismissed in 27.3 overs as Manly registered the only outright victory of the 2010/11 Martin Shield competition, Osborne returning the stunning figures of 5 wickets for 1 run from 9 overs. The solitary single came from a misfield by his flatmate Justin Waters who would later tell the Manly Daily, under the headline ONE HE WON'T FORGET: “ If I knew he wouldn't let up on it I wouldn't have misfielded ”.

In wet conditions in Round 2, Manly compiled a handy 159 (Astin 47) against joint defending champions Hawkesbury at Richmond Oval. Although no more play was possible it was a successful day if for no other reason that the team bonding session at the Mean Fiddler and the raucous bus ride home. In Round 3, drawn against the other joint defending champions Moore Park & South East at Kensington Oval, Manly completely dominated, dismissing the ten time Martin Shield premiers for just 75, speedster Cas Westall leading the charge with 6/28. Manly took only an hour to run down that total (Astin 41) for a nine wicket win that secured the minor premiership.

Despite finishing the group stage in first position a change to the finals format meant Manly's tough draw was to continue, scheduled to play 8th placed Moore Park again in a sudden death quarter final at Grahams Reserve. Moore Park batted better this time and, though restricted to 147, a significant run chase was required. Manly made no mistake, Bill Clark unbeaten on 61 as the Waratahs won by seven wickets.

Manly Oval was secured as to location for the semi final against Sutherland and the teams would produce a match fitting the occasion. Batting first, Sutherland were looking home and hosed when they compiled 8/252 from their 55 overs, and it could have been more but for Rob Lavery's 6/54. The run chase would be a gut wrencher. Manly needed more than a run a ball for much of the innings, the batsmen forced to scramble singles and ride their luck, wickets lost in the process. At the start of the final over, Manly were 9/244, needing 8 runs to progress to the Grand Final. It is now folklore that a mesmerising Justin Water cover drive hit the pickets with enough force to tip the balance, a single off the final ball securing Manly's first Grand Final birth in the 104 years of Martin Shield history. Remarkably, it was the second year in a row that Sutherland had been eliminated as the lower ranked team in a semi final tie.

Grand Final opponents Blacktown would be a team to be reckoned with, boasting the likes of 32 year old former NSW quick Don Nash. In hot, steamy conditions at Mike Pawley Oval on 13 February, Blacktown won the toss and batted first, Manly bowling well to restrict them to 156. Manly were still in the box seat at 2/23 from 6.5 overs but the muggy conditions whipped up a vicious storm that abruptly ended the possibility of any further play.

Although NSWDCA By Law 21.5 provides that a Grand Final replay may only be considered if there are less than three hours of play in the original, the MWCA raised no objection when the NSWDCA waived that provision to allow a replay to take place one week later. Manly Oval was secured as the venue for the Grand Final Replay, the match attracting considerable interest and media attention.

It would be another drama charged day. Again, the luck and the weather threw challenges at the Manly side. In damp, overcast conditions Blacktown won the toss and sent Manly in on a sticky deck that was popping and seaming. Despite receiving some unplayable balls, the Manly batsmen scrambled their way to 119, defendable in the conditions. But, as the Manly Daily noted in its next edition, “ three rain delays ensured a cat and mouse afternoon...It was a decider that had it all. Runs, wickets, dropped catches and multiple rain delays. Even a streaker” .

Blacktown finally scraped home by the barest of margins, awarded the game on superior run rate after being 7/109 from 30 overs. In fact, under the the NSWDCA By Laws, had any of the three rain delays lasted a minute or two longer Blacktown would have batted for only 29 overs, and Manly would have been made joint premiers (30 overs per side is the minimum for a game). Manly's 119 was not actually breached. They had gone the distance like perhaps no runners up ever have before.

Congratulations to Blacktown on their maiden Martin Shield premiership. Meanwhile, this was the best performance by a Manly Warringah side in the 104 year history of the Martin Shield. It is hoped that the efforts of Bill Clark's 2010/11 team will invigorate the MWCA's representative program, which will hopefully expand into the U23s and U19s competitions. That would be a great thing for grass roots local cricket.

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Martin Shield Competition Table

P Bye W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS Quotient Manly Warringah 3 - 1 1 1 - - 16 2.5941 Bankstown 3 - - 2 1 - - 13 2.3247 Blacktown 3 - - 2 1 - - 13 2.1625 Churches Cricket 2 1 - 1 1 - - 13 1.3531 Sutherland 3 - - 2 1 - - 13 1.1795 Parramatta 3 - - 1 2 - - 11 0.7575 Inner West Harbour 2 1 - 1 - 1 - 11 0.7028 India Sports Club 2 1 - - 1 1 - 9 1.1923 Camden 3 - - 1 - 2 - 7 0.9501 Moore Park & South East 3 - - - 2 1 - 7 0.4730 Hawkesbury 3 - - - 1 2 - 5 0.7406 Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills 3 - - - 1 1 1 4 0.6498 Fairfield-Liverpool 3 - - - - 3 - 3 0.3350

Quarter Final v Moore Park & South East, 16 Jan 2011 at Grahams Reserve Moore Park & South East 147 (53.2) [Frazer 4/16 (9), Lavery 3/25 (12), Westall 2/18 (8), Bitmead 1/25 (12.2), Munday 0/19 (5), Langby 0/34 (7)] Manly Warringah 3/148 (42) (Astin 38, Minnett 0, Frazer 10, Clark 61no, Purcell 33no) (Dessaix, Waters)

Semi Final v Sutherland, 30 Jan 2011 at Manly Oval Sutherland 8/252 (55) [Lavery 6/54 (17), B.Purcell 1/27 (8), Westall 1/51 (12), Langby 0/23 95), Frazer 0/42 (6), Munday 0/43 (7)] Manly-W 9/252 (55) (Astin 46, Minnett 13, Langby 54, Clark 9, Frazer 36, Purcell 8, Dessaix 26, Waters 26no, Lavery 4, Chesher 5, Munday 2no)

Grand Final v Blacktown, 6 Feb 2011, at Mike Pawley Oval Blacktown 156 (52.3) [Munday 3/69 (14), Purcell 2/17 (7), Lavery 2/23 (12), Frazer 1/14 (9.3), Westall 1/27 (10)] Manly Warringah 2/23 (6.5) (Astin 0, Minnett 16no, Langby 5, Clark 0no)

Grand Final Replay v Blacktown,13 Feb 2011, at Manly Oval Manly Warringah 119 (49) (Astin 25, Minnett 4, Langby 17, Clark 26, Frazer 6, Dessaix 5, Bitmead 2, Waters 0, Lavery 11, Killalea 1no, Munday 0) Blacktown 6/111 (30) [Lavery 3/27 (10), Westall 3/42 (12), Bitmead 1/3 (3), Munday 0/20 (5)] {Blacktown won on run rate as both teams batted at least 30 overs}

Batting/Fielding Statistics

M Inn NO H.S Runs Ave Catches

Nick Astin 7 7 - 47 212 30.28 3 Bill Clark 7 6 2 61 * 129 32.25 5 Lucas Frazer 6 5 1 36 92 23.00 1 Glenn Langby 5 4 1 54 86 28.67 - Phillip Dessaix 6 3 - 39 70 23.33 5 Brad Purcell 6 4 1 33 * 69 23.00 1 Robert Minnett 7 7 2 16 * 60 12.00 1 Simon Osborne 2 2 - 41 48 24.00 - Andrew Bitmead 3 2 - 37 39 19.50 - Justin Waters 7 3 1 26 * 36 12.00 2 Mitch Chesher 2 2 - 22 27 13.50 - Robert Lavery 6 2 - 11 19 9.50 3 Paul Killalea 5 3 - 8 11 5.50 7 Cass Westall 7 1 - 2 2 2.00 1 James Munday 5 2 1 2* 2 2.00 1 Brenden Ball 2 1 1 0* - - - Mathew Meers 1 - - - - - 1

Bowling Statistics

Overs Md B/B Wkts Ave Econ

Robert Lavery 67. 4 24 6/54 21 8.19 2.54 Cass Westall 66 13 6/28 16 14.38 3.48 Simon Osborne 17 9 5/1 6 3.50 1.24 Glenn Langby 22. 3 3 4/16 6 15.17 4.04 Lucas Frazer 24. 3 5 4/16 5 14.40 2.94 James Munday 40 4 3/69 5 36.40 4.55 Brad Purcell 15 1 2/17 3 14.67 2.93 Andrew Bitmead 15. 2 2 1/10 2 17.50 2.28 Brenden Ball 4 - 0/9 - - 2.25

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FIRST GRADE - THE CLIFTON D. LEAKE SHIELD

The First Grade competition was looking like a bit of a basket case during the first half of the season as everything that could go wrong did. The Committee chose an 8 team structure but that never got off the ground. Cromer, who'd applied for Second Grade, withdrew before a ball had been bowled. Belrose, meanwhile, struggled with numbers, forced to forfeit a number of games, while Manly Breakers, in their debut First Grade season and also short of players, were suffering some heavy losses. Collaroy Plateau were also feeling the pinch, several players in their ageing squad succumbing to injury.

It came to head during the Sydney Test when Belrose, having used 29 players in just 6 appearances, advised they could no longer go on like this and withdrew from the competition. As Belrose had played Collaroy Plateau more than once, the MWCA rules required a 7 team structure with not not only a bye, but also a forfeit each round.

The turning point came soon after when David Kirkland of Mona Vale, showing considerable mathematical genius, proposed an alternative draw that would protect previous results, extend the competition to 13 instead of 12 rounds, and ensure a flow of competitive cricket for the best players in our Association. It did involve some minor points adjustments but in a commendable display of goodwill all First Grade captains promptly agreed to the proposal.

From this moment the A1s competition turned into a cracker. Everyone had been predicting a replay of the 2009/10 Harbord Bowling Club v Harbord Diggers Grand Final but this competition was destined for many twists and turns. Diggers continued on their winning way but, heading into the final round, the next four teams (HBCCC 38, MVCC 37, WRCC 37, CPCC 34) faced sudden death. With 2008/9 champions Harbord Diggers too strong for Mona Vale (175-100) and Wakehurst Redbacks overcoming a much improved Manly Breakers side (193-155), much rested on the Harbord Bowling v Collaroy Plateau clash at Harbord Park. Collaroy Plateau made 6/260 on day one thanks to 90s from veterans Rob Minnett and Dave Bennetts, Harbord Bowling Club replying with just 134 after some controversial top soiling during the week. Mona Vale had been displaced in the final round of musical chairs, while Harbord Bowling Club dropped to fourth in the seedings.

The Harbord Diggers v Harbord Bowling Semi Final at Nolans 1 would have felt more like a Grand Final for the two sides who met in the decider last year. Harbord Bowling Club prevailed again, 6/174 chasing 173 (having beaten Diggers 175-111 in the 2009/10 Grand Final). But the other semi would be the game of the season. Wakehurst Redbacks and Collaroy Plateau didn't know it yet, but they were playing for the title. On the Saturday at Harbord Park (ironically) Collaroy made 234, propelled along by 71 from that man Rob Minnett. Then another leading member of Dad's Army, Col Huxley, had Wakehurst on the rack at 2/4. However a crucial 133 run partnership between Ryan Valentine and captain Mark Callanan kept Wakehurst afloat. When both fell to Bennetts with the score on 211 Huxley came in for the kill and the young Redbacks side were fighting for their lives. Congratulations to Ryan Campbell (7no) and Justin Lever (2no) who took Wakehurst to stumps on the Sunday at 9/227 after 77 overs. Its noteworthy that, had this been any other grade, they would have been compulsory closed at 75 instead of 80 overs, the unique rules for First Grade (A1s) making all the difference.

Harbord Bowling Club went into the Grand Final as favourites but Wakehurst Redbacks, placed third in the minor premiership, were higher ranked. As at close of business on Friday, 18 March, all Warringah Sports Grounds were open for play. But in the early hours of Saturday morning the heavens opened. The rain stopped briefly and the Harbord Bowling Club made brave attempts to mop up the field. They did manage to get on, Bowlos 1/21 from 10 overs after Josh Sheedy had rattled Nick Astin's stumps. Then the rain reared again, and that was that.

The 2010/11 First Grade Premiership represents a dream return to the top grade, after many years, for the Wakehurst Redbacks. They have produced a young and interesting side who finished 4 th in A2s last season but took the step up this year and shocked the pundits. Not a team of champions, but a well balanced team, particularly noted for their fielding and good humour, Wakehurst Redbacks are worthy and memorable winners of the Clifton D. Leake Shield.

This is the Wakehurst Redbacks' maiden Clifton Leake Shield. They're the 19 th Club to put their name on the trophy, joining Queenscliff (1), Manly Colts (6), Manly Catholics (4), Dee Why RSL (11), Narrabeen Lakes (1), Wanderers (6), Red Hill (2), Foresters (1), Manly Leagues (10), Collaroy Plateau (3), Terrey Hills (4), Balgowlah Rugby Union (3), Manly AFA (1), Seaview (1), Seaforth (3), Harbord Bowling Club (3), North Manly Bowling Club (2), Harbord Diggers (1).

Premiers: Wakehurst Redbacks Minor Premiers: Harbord Diggers Runners Up: Harbord Bowling Club

P Bye W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS Quotient Harbord Diggers 11 1 2 8 - - 1 57 2.0553 Wakehurst Redbacks 11 2 - 6 2 2 1 42 0.9434 Collaroy Plateau 11 1 1 5 1 4 - 39 1.3049 Harbord Bowling Club 11 2 2 3 1 5 - 39 1.3019 Mona Vale 11 2 1 5 - 5 - 38 0.9702 Manly Breakers 11 2 - 1 2 7 3 10 0.3584 Belrose Rugby League 6 1 - - - 5 1 3 0.5860

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Semi Final 1: Harbord Diggers v Harbord Bowling Club, 12, 13 March 2011 at Nolans 1 Harbord Diggers 173 (47) (Capp 35, L Frazer 34, Meechan 24) [Venables 4/44 (12), Suttling 3/26 (6)] Harbord Bowling Club 6/174 (64.1) (Langby 43, McIllwraith 34, Dessaix 32) [Westall 3/43 (16.1), Munday 3/50 (15)]

Semi Final 2: Wakehurst Redbacks v Collaroy Plateau, 12, 13 March 2011 at Harbord Park Collaroy Plateau 234 (68.5) (Minnett 71, Malam 51, Van Dam 38) [Gainsford 4/73 (17.5), Schober 3/35 (13)] Wakehurst Redbacks 9/227 (77) (Valentine 87, Callanan 48, Cameron 36, T.Lever 36) [Huxley 5/33 (16), Bennetts 2/25 (5)]

Grand Final: Wakehurst Redbacks v Harbord Bowling Club, 19,20 March 2011 at Nolans 1 Harbord Bowling Club 1/21 (10) (Langby 11no, McIllwraith 5no, Astin 2) [J.Sheedy 1/12 (5), Schober 0/7 (5)]

Honour List

Batting Average : Michael Gainsford (Wakehurst Redbacks) 40.57 Batting Aggregate : Robert Minnett (Collaroy Plateau) 429 Bowling Average : Col Huxley (Collaroy Plateau) 9.04 Bowling Aggregate : Daniel Venables (Harbord Bowling) 41 Highest Individual Score : Ben McNaughton (Belrose Rugby League) 135 Best Bowling Figures : Daniel Venables (Harbord Bowling) 8/35 Best Partnership : Nick Astin/Glenn Langby (Harbord Bowling Club) 188 Most Catches : Nick Buxton (Collaroy Plateau) 21

Leading Run Makers (Non finals – Qual. 6 Innings & 215 runs (adjusted from 250 due to shortened draw)

M Inn NO H.S Runs Ave

Robert Minnett (Collaroy Plateau) 12 13 2 90 429 39.00 Anthony Papandrea (Collaroy Plateau) 10 11 - 62 314 28.55 Bill Clark (Harbord Diggers) 11 11 2 102 * 313 34.78 Lucas Frazer (Harbord Diggers) 11 12 2 126 300 30.00 Glenn Langby (Harbord Bowling Club) 11 10 - 122 292 29.20 Chris Meechan (Harbord Diggers) 10 12 1 128 285 25.91 Michael Gainsford (Wakehurst Redbacks) 11 9 2 101 284 40.57 Andrew Heywood (Mona Vale) 9 9 1 52 267 33.38 Timothy Cameron (Wakehurst Redbacks) 11 12 3 56 * 265 29.44 Max Frazer (Harbord Diggers) 9 10 1 55 251 27.89 Luke Treadwell (Harbord Diggers) 10 11 2 80 251 27.89 Nick Astin (Harbord Bowling Club) 11 11 - 66 247 22.45 Phillip Dessaix (Harbord Bowling Club) 10 11 1 66 237 23.70 Dan Peters (Collaroy Plateau) 10 11 1 50 231 23.10 Dave Bennetts (Collaroy Plateau) 11 9 3 91 * 226 37.67 Nick Buxton (Collaroy Plateau) 11 11 - 74 221 20.09

Leading Wicket Takers (Non finals – Qual. 22 wkts (adjusted from 25 due to shortened draw))

Overs Md B/B Wkts Ave Econ

Daniel Venables (Harbord Bowling Club) 155. 3 32 8/35 41 10.59 2.79

Col Huxley (Collaroy Plateau) 79. 5 14 6/23 26 9.04 2.94

Simon Osborne (Harbord Diggers) 107. 2 25 6/25 26 9.08 2.20 Cass Westall (Harbord Diggers) 149. 5 41 5/10 26 13.46 2.34 Peter Henriksen (Collaroy Platuea) 141. 5 32 7/29 26 15.04 2.76 Timothy Cameron (Wakehurst Redbacks) 96. 5 7 4/25 24 16.46 4.08 Charles Mayson (Mona Vale) 144. 5 31 6/73 24 19.50 3.23 James Munday (Harbord Diggers) 106. 1 23 5/30 22 13.45 2.79

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Centuries (Non Finals) Harbord Diggers : Chris Meechan 128, Lucas Frazer 122, Bill Clark 102no Harbord Bowling Club : Glenn Langby 122 Mona Vale : Craig Gaul 107no Belrose Rugby League : Ben McNaughton 135

Half Centuries (Non Finals) Harbord Diggers : Luke Treadwell 80, Adrian Capp 76, Max Frazer 55 Wakehurst Redbacks : Tristan Lever 85, Adam Schober 59, Timothy Cameron 56no Collaroy Plateau : Dave Bennetts 91no, 52, Rob Minnett 90, 60, 51, Nick Buxton 74, David Moss 68no, Anthony Papendrea 62, 61, Chris O'Hara 56no, Dan Peters 50 Harbord Bowling Club : Damien McIllwraith 67, Nick Astin 66, Phillip Dessaix 66, Daniel Venables 61no, Matthew Kaye 58, 50 Mona Vale: Richie Butterworth 76, David Kirkland 76, Steven Gibbons 68no, James Gibbes 61, Andrew Heywood 52, 51 Manly Breakers : Robert Lavery 76, Rhys Bittner 52 Belrose Rugby League : Ryan Malam 74, 50

Hat Tricks Harbord Bowling Club : Phillip Dessaix (3/34 – Rnd 1)

10 Wickets in a Match (Non Finals) Harbord Bowling Club : Daniel Venables 11/34 (6/14 & 5/20 - Rnd 2)

5 or more Wickets in an Innings (Non finals) Harbord Diggers : Brad Purcell 6/13, Simon Osborne 6/25, Cass Westall 5/10, James Munday 5/30 Wakehurst Redbacks : Adam Schober 6/30, Tristan Lever 5/61 Collaroy Plateau : Peter Henriksen 7/29, 5/34, Col Huxley 6/23, 5/23, 5/26 Harbord Bowling Club : Daniel Venables 8/35, 6/14, 6/35, 5/20, Glenn Langby 7/33 Mona Vale: Charles Mayson 6/73 Belrose Rugby League : Andrew Walker 6/24, 5/104

2010/11 First Grade Premiers the Wakehurst Redbacks

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SECOND GRADE - THE LYLE PEARCE SHIELD

The most controversial grading decision of early September was the promotion of the ageing single team club North Steyne Tigers to Second Grade. It was, the MWCA concedes, a tough decision. Some Committee members looked on with grimaced faces as North Steyne sunk like a stone towards the bottom of the table, just nine competition points after five rounds. But something happened! From adversity came strength as the Tigers won nine in a row to qualify equal first in terms of competition points, denied the Minor Premiership on percentages only. Indeed, Harbord Bowling Club had to produce something special to secure the Minor Premership, winning their Round 14 match against Wakehurst outright on the back of an all time record individual score for this grade from Zaven Jordan (211).

Another team to come from the clouds was Belrose Rugby League, and while they may have benefited from the withdrawal of their First Grade team, it was still a remarkable performance to recover from last position after nine rounds to finish fourth and qualify for the semi finals. Collaroy however, who'd led the topsy turvey competition against the odds, limped into the finals in third position, unable to record a win in their last four outings. Meanwhile, 2008/9 and 2009/10 premiers Harbord Diggers, at unbackable odds at the start of the season, could only manage sixth spot.

Into the semi finals and the fairytale continued for the North Steyne Tigers. Against Collaroy at Terrey Hills a couple of their veterans again stood tall, Tim Ryan making 75 before Daniel Lovett took 6/20 in the first innings victory. Meanwhile, at Nolans 4, Harbord Bowling Club copped a scare from the resurgent Belrose. A huge cheer echoed around District Park just after 1pm and that was no doubt caused by the dismissal of star batsman Zaven Jordan, bowled by “Tex” Walker for a duck. The Bowlos still managed 157 and defended it well, prevailing by 28 runs despite 76 to Ben McNaughton.

The Grand Final scheduled for Nolans 4 promised to be a tantalising contest until torrential rain intervened, though the players somehow managed to get on for 22 overs despite this being the wettest March weekend in northern beaches history. The Harbord batsmen remaining calm with 2/71. Their Round 14 outright win had been critical, Harbord Bowling Club securing their first Lyle Pearce Shield in a fascinating and highly entertaining Second Grade competition.

Premiers: Harbord Bowling Club Minor Premiers: Harbord Bowling Club Runners Up: North Steyne Tigers

P W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS Quotient Harbord Bowling Club 14 2 8 - 3 1 57 1.4254 North Steyne Tigers 14 - 10 - 4 - 57 1.1124 Collaroy Plateau 14 2 5 1 6 - 53 1.0538 Belrose Rugby League 14 3 3 - 6 2 46 0.9532 Wakehurst Redbacks 14 1 5 - 7 1 37 0.8923 Harbord Diggers 14 - 6 1 7 - 36 0.9836 Long Reef 14 - 5 - 7 2 32 0.9253 Cromer 14 - 5 - 7 2 30 0.7577

Semi Final 1: Harbord Bowling Club v Belrose Rugby League, 12, 13 March 2011 at Nolans 4 Harbord Bowling Club 157 (41.3) (McKinnon 48, Springett 35no, King 29) [Alexander 5/40 (14.3), Walker 3/77 (18)] Belrose Rugby League 129 (34.1) (McNaughton 76) [Wilson 4/43 (14), S Taylor 4/44 (13.1), King 2/10 (3)] Harbord Bowling Club 1/199 (20) (Jordan 103*, Rosnell 68)

Semi Final 2: North Steyne Tigers v Collaroy Plateau, 12, 13 March 2011 at Terrey Hills North Steyne Tigers 9(dec)/160 (43) (Ryan 75, Krutz 38) [Love 3/40 (12), Fudali 2/35 (9.4)] Collaroy Plateau 103 (40) (Schimek 34) [Lovett 6/20 (12), Peteh 3/27 (13)] Collaroy Plateau 7(dec)/140 (23) (Mackin 44, Schimek 37) [Lovett 3/24 (4), Allsop 2/53 (11)] North Steyne Tigers 0/85 (20) (Anastasia 63*)

Grand Final: Harbord Bowling Club v North Styene Tigers, 19,20 March 2011 at Nolans 4 Harbord Bowling Club 2/71 (22) (McGowan 26*, Jordan 23)

Honour List

Batting Average : Thomas Bitmead (Wakehurst Redbacks) 76.4 Batting Aggregate : Zaven Jordan (Harbord Bowling Club) 691 Bowling Average : Ben Bridges (Belrose Rugby League) 9.75 Bowling Aggregate : Matthew Boland (Long Reef) 36 Highest Individual Score : Zaven Jordan (Harbord Bowling Club) 211 Best Bowling Figures : Dean Zorn (Belrose Rugby League) 7/30 Best Partnership : Andrew Bitmead/Thomas Bitmead (Wakehurst) 240 Most Catches : Darren McDermott (Collaroy Plateau) 30

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Leading Run Makers (Non finals – Qual. 8 Innings & 250 runs)

M Inn NO H.S Runs Ave

Zaven Jordan (Harbord Bowling Club) 12 13 3 211 691 69.10 Andrew Bitmead (Wakehurst Redbacks) 12 13 0 148 541 41.62 Steve Albanese (Collaroy Plateau) 14 16 0 107 485 30.31 Brad Perriott (Long Reef) 12 14 0 93 475 33.93 Daniel Schimek (Collaroy Plateau) 13 12 0 121 470 33.57 Michael Anastasia (North Steyne Tigers) 12 14 4 73 * 467 46.70 Dave Rosnell (Harbord Bowling Club) 11 13 0 78 384 29.54 Anthony King (Harbord Bowling Club) 11 13 1 112 384 32.00 Thomas Bitmead (Wakehurst Redbacks) 9 9 4 118 382 76.40 Richard Goodwin (Belrose Rugby League) 10 13 0 66 374 28.77 Tristan Krutz (North Steyne Tigers) 11 11 0 94 366 33.27 Scott Dolman (Long Reef) 11 14 0 62 362 25.86 Matthew Baseley (Cromer) 10 13 0 56 354 27.23 David Reading (Belrose Rugby League) 13 18 1 96 * 352 20.71 Michael Samojlowicz (Harbord Diggers) 10 8 0 100 350 43.75 Greg Allsop (North Steyne Tigers) 14 14 6 60 341 42.63 Tim Ryan (North Steyne Tigers) 14 13 1 91 340 28.33 Jonothan Ives (Wakehurst Redbacks) 8 9 1 100 325 40.63 AJ Fry (Wakehurst Redbacks) 13 15 2 38 317 24.38 Tim Boorman (Belrose Rugby League) 13 14 0 75 304 23.38 Matthew Woodruff (Cromer) 11 13 0 100 304 23.38 Sean Bilton (Harbord Diggers) 9 8 2 77 * 300 50.00 Josh McKinnon (Harbord Bowling Club) 11 10 1 90 * 289 32.11 Jack Ross (Collaroy Plateau) 13 13 1 62 286 23.83

Leading Wicket Takers (Non finals – Qual. 25 wkts)

Overs Md B/B Wkts Ave Econ

Matthew Boland (Long Reef) 174. 4 44 6/24 36 12.92 2.66 Ben Fudali (Collaroy Plateau) 163. 4 37 5/43 35 19.80 4.23 Mick Mackin (Collaroy Plateau) 131. 1 21 6/44 32 19.28 4.70 Ben Bridges (Belrose Rugby League) 84. 5 22 4/19 28 9.75 3.22 Dean Zorn (Belrose Rugby League) 88 4 7/30 27 16.78 5.15 Matthew Woodruff (Cromer) 130. 1 23 5/61 27 18.33 3.80 Craig Murphy (Cromer) 107. 3 33 4/35 25 15.44 3.59

Centuries (Non Finals) Harbord Bowling Club : Zaven Jordan 211, 144*, Anthong King 112 Collaroy Plateau : Sam Marsh 136, Daniel Schimek 121, Steve Albanese 107 Wakehurst Redbacks : Andrew Bitmead 148, Thomas Bitmead 118, Jonothan Ives 100 Harbord Diggers : Adrian Wroe 114, Michael Samojlowicz 100 Long Reef: Chris Dolman 111 Cromer: Matthew Woodruff 100

Half Centuries (Non Finals) Harbord Bowling Club : Josh McKinnon 90*, 61, Anthony King 84, Dave Rosnell 78, 73, 68, 61, 58, Geoff Munn 77*, Zaven Jordan 73*, 58, 52, William Ross 55, Dave McGown 53, Matt Lake 53 North Steyne Tigers: Tristan Krutz 94, 72, 65, 64, Tim Ryan 91, 75, Michael Anastasia 73*, 63*, 53* Greg Allsop 60, 57. Collaroy Plateau : Steve Albanese 94, 87, 51, Daniel Schimek 92, Jack Ross 62 Belrose Rugby League: David Reading 96*, 91, Ben McNaughton 76, 59*, Tim Boorman 75, 53, Richard Goodwin 66, 62, 57, Andrew Walker 54, Alex Hayes 50* Wakehurst Redbacks: Jonothan Ives 98, 68, Thomas Bitmead 76, 65* Danny Le Moy 74, Jason Russell-Jones 65, 51, Andrew Bitmead 64, 64, 52 Harbord Diggers : Nathan Smith 92, Ben Furzey 88, Michael Samojlowicz 84, Sean Bilton 77*, 65, 58* Long Reef: Brad Perriott 93, 78, 72, Darin Warburton 67, 54 Craig McGowen 67, 60, Scott Dolman 62, 55 Cromer : David Wilson 71, Matthew Woodruff 68, Matthew Baseley 56, Greg Rollins 53*

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10 Wickets in a Match Collaroy Plateau : Mick Mackin 11/101 (5/57 & 6/44 - Rnd 3)

5 or more Wickets in an Innings (Non finals) Harbord Bowling Club : Adam Vincent 6/49, Scott Taylor 6/58, William Ross 5/15, 5/48, Matthew Taylor 5/21, 5/24, North Steyne Tigers: Tristan Krutz 6/35, Greg Allsop 6/56, Tim Ryan 5/63 Collaroy Plateau : Mick Mackin 6/44, 5/44, 5/57, Stuart Love 5/13, David Quarford 5/33, Ben Fudali 5/43 Belrose Rugby League : Dean Zorn 7/30, 5/57, R Sheeke 6/26, Robert Alexander 6/46, 5/40 Wakehurst Redbacks : Jake Fry 6/83, Andrew Bitmead 5/63 Harbord Diggers : Ben Hewett 5/30 Long Reef: Matthew Boland 6/24, 5/43, Josh Andersen 5/31, Chris Dolman 5/48, Milan Uzelac 5/50 Cromer: Matthew Baseley 6/26, Matthew Woodruff 5/61

THIRD GRADE - THE J.D DURHAM SHIELD

Apart from some good mid season form from Belrose Rugby League, third grade had been largely a four horse race, the semi finalists decided several weeks out. Harbord Bowling Club, defending premiers, again emerged as the team to beat, winning all their games but for a five wicket loss to the young Collaroy side in Round 6. But they were kept on their toes by a dangerous Manly Leagues side who recorded four outright wins, and a consistent Long Reef who lost only three times.

Boasting a prolific batting line up, Harbord Bowling Club amassed 8/302 from their 75 overs in their semi final against Collaroy, Lee and Ryan Dunstan putting on 124 for the first wicket in a patient opening stand. At 2/66 the Collaroy chase got off to a reasonable start but, in the face of such a daunting target the pressure quickly mounted, the Towers side losing their last 8 wickets for 53 as young speedster Sam Carruthers grabbed a five wicket haul.

Meanwhile at Griffith Park, Long Reef were also surging into the Grand Final, recording a comprehensive win over Manly Leagues. Despite the early loss of their openers Long Reef made a solid 8/214 on day one, David Brady making an even 100. In brilliant Sunday sunlight, 2003/4 Cricketer of the Year Darren Hooker made early inroads into the Manly Leagues batting order, reducing them to 3/19. There was no way back for the Leaguees, bundled out in just 26 overs as Long Reef prevailed by 150 runs.

The Grand Final battle between two in-form sides promised to be a tense affair as the Long Reef Club looked to recover the Shield they won in 2008/9. But no play was possible due to inclement weather, the minor premiers awarded the title. This is Harbord Bowling Club's third J.D Durham Shield, all of them coming in the past four seasons.

Premiers: Harbord Bowling Club Minor Premiers: Harbord Bowling Club Runners Up: Long Reef

P W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS Quotient Harbord Bowling Club 14 1 12 0 1 0 71 2.4016 Manly Leagues 14 4 5 0 5 0 65 1.5311 Long Reef 14 1 10 0 3 0 63 1.6253 Collaroy Plateau 14 1 7 1 5 0 50 1.1779 Belrose Rugby League 14 0 4 0 8 2 28 0.7536 Cromer 14 1 3 0 9 1 28 0.6649 Harbord Diggers 14 1 2 1 6 4 25 0.6126 St Peters, Manly Vale 14 0 3 0 9 2 22 0.5652

Semi Final 1: Harbord Bowling Club v Collaroy Plateau, 12, 13 March 2011 at Nolans 3 Harbord Bowling 8/302 (75) (L Dunstan 75, R Dunstan 51 Peirce 44, West 44* ) [Davis 3/62 (19), Gilkes 2/39 (10), McIntyre 2/63 (11)] Collaroy Plateau 119 (42) (Ferris 34, Le 26) [Carruthers 5/26 (12), West 3/30 (9), L Dunstan 2/43 (13)]

Semi Final 2: Manly Leagues v Long Reef, 12, 13 March 2011 at Griffith Park Manly Leagues 64 (26) (Maryska 30) [G Hooker 3/10, D Hooker 3/15, Francis 2/18] Long Reef 8(dec)/214 (73) (Brady 100, Herlihy 39, G Hooker 32) [Thomas 3/29, Montgomery 2/52]

Grand Final: Harbord Bowling Club v Long Reef, 19,20 March 2011 at Nolans 3 No play was possible

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Honour List

Batting Average : Paul Heffernan (Harbord Bowling Club) 60.40 Batting Aggregate : Cade Watson (Harbord Bowling Club) 674 Bowling Average : Dave Dwyer (Manly Leagues) 9.46 Bowling Aggregate : David Brady (Long Reef) 48 Highest Individual Score : Ladi Smok (Cromer) 140 Best Bowling Figures : Gavin Young (St Peters) 8/69 Best Partnership : Paul Heffernan/Craig McLennan (Harbord Bowling Club) 188* Most Catches : Dom Wheeler (Collaroy Plateau) 25

Leading Run Makers (Non finals – Qual. 8 Innings & 250 runs

M Inn NO H.S Runs Ave

Cade Watson (Harbord Bowling Club) 13 13 1 122 674 56.17 Scott Read (St Peters, Manly Vale) 13 16 2 116* 655 46.79 Andrew Cimino (Harbord Diggers) 14 20 0 79 630 31.50 Luke Hammond (St Peters, Manly Vale) 13 13 1 139 616 51.33 Gary Searles (Belrose Rugby League) 11 13 1 99 449 37.42 David Brady (Long Reef) 14 13 4 78* 447 49.67 Ladi Smok (Cromer) 12 13 2 140 407 37.00 Joshua Franklin (Harbord Diggers) 14 20 3 58* 393 23.12 Michael Keegan (Long Reef) 13 12 0 75 393 32.75 Craig McLennan (Harbord Bowling Club) 12 11 3 74* 374 46.75 John Walton (Manly Leagues) 13 15 3 68 368 30.67 James Hunt (Cromer) 14 16 2 61 337 24.07 Ryan Dunstan (Harbord Bowling Club) 14 13 3 77* 326 32.60 Greg Peirce (Harbord Bowling Club) 9 9 3 79* 305 50.83 Nick Bonner (Collaroy Plateau) 14 17 4 64 305 23.46 Paul Heffernan (Harbord Bowling Club) 9 9 4 124* 302 60.40 Varun Sahlotra (Cromer) 14 17 3 105* 296 21.14 David Le (Collaroy Plateau) 12 13 4 101* 292 32.44 Sandheep Gopalakrishnan (Cromer) 7 9 0 66 265 29.44 Neil Herlihy (Long Reef) 11 8 0 114 265 33.13 Tom Carden (Collaroy Plateau) 11 11 1 61 263 26.30 Dom Wheeler (Collaroy Plateau) 13 15 2 64* 263 20.23 Jake Trbojevic (Manly Leagues) 9 10 1 55 262 29.11 Donny Freudenstein (Harbord Diggers) 12 18 2 53* 250 15.63

Leading Wicket Takers (Non finals – Qual. 25 wkts

Overs Md B/B Wkts Ave Econ David Brady (Long Reef) 150 17 5/53 47 12.74 3.99 Brenden Ball (Collaroy Plateau) 184. 1 30 4/40 40 16.38 3.56 Sam Carruthers (Harbord Bowling) 135. 3 34 4/35 32 13.31 3.14 James Rolland (Belrose Rugby League) 199. 1 34 6/53 32 23.91 3.84 Andrew Montgomery (Manly Leagues) 126. 5 23 5/10 31 11.26 2.75 Gary Searles (Belrose Rugby League) 173. 1 29 6/74 30 18.20 3.15 Chris Thomas (Manly Leagues) 114. 3 38 5/17 29 10.14 2.57 Matthew Richards (Collaroy Plateau) 124. 3 15 5/38 29 18.28 4.26 Lee Dunstan (Harbord Bowling Club) 111 20 5/44 28 12.25 3.09 Matthew Farmer (Cromer) 90. 3 12 4/14 27 13.33 3.98 Dave Dwyer (Manly Leagues) 77. 1 22 5/12 26 8.77 2.95 Varun Sahlotra (Cromer) 147. 2 20 6/44 25 21.76 3.69

Centuries (Non Finals) Harbord Bowling Club : Paul Heffernan 124*, Cade Watson 122, 106, 105, Manly Leagues : Brad Dixon 100* Long Reef: Neil Herlihy 114 Collaroy Plateau : David Le 101* Cromer: Ladi Smok 140, Varun Sahlotra 105*

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St Peters Manly Vale : Luke Hammond 139, Scott Read 116*, 112, 109,

Half Centuries (Non Finals) Harbord Bowling Club : Greg Peirce 79*, 54*, 50, Cade Watson 77, 63*, 50, Ryan Dunstan 77*, 71, Craig McLennan 74*, 60, 58*, 55, 50*, Paul Heffernan 64, Lee Dunstan 64, 56 Manly Leagues : Charlie Wiggins 70, John Walton 68, 66, Craig Currie 65, Jake Trobjevic 55, Andrew Montgomery 54 Long Reef: Neil Herlihy 87, Grant Hooker 84, David Brady 78*, 73*, 68, 67, 53, Michael Keegan 75, 51, Darren Hooker 68*, Michael Maher 53* Collaroy Plateau : Andrew Davis 97, Jim Maroulis 94, David Gilkes 71*, Dom Wheeler 64*, Nick Bonner 64, 53*, Tom Carden 61, Jeff Porter-Denning 59, David Le 53*, Jason Ferris 53 Belrose Rugby League : Gary Searles 99, 97, Aaron Archer 62, Mathew Duff 58, 58, Dorian Smith 55, Matt Westren 54* Cromer : Ladi Smok 86, 66* Cavan Pugh 85, Sandheep Gopalakrishnar 66, 52, James Hunt 61, Varun Sahlotra 55 Harbord Diggers : Adam Kent 89, Andrew Cimino 79, 67, 54, Ben Ryan 64, Joshua Franklin 58*, 55, 53*, 52, 50, Donny Freudenstein 53*, Nicholas Paul 52* St Peters Manly Vales: Luke Hammond 93, 72, 68, 65*, 51, Scott Read 64, 63*, Ronny Lim 63, 53

Hat Tricks Harbord Bowling Club : Sam Carruthers (4/47 – Rnd 3) Collaroy Plateau : Josh Toth (4/16 – Rnd 7)

10 Wickets in a Match (Non Finals) Collaroy Plateau : Matthew Richards (5/38 & 5/42 – Rnd 12)

5 or more Wickets in an Innings (Non finals) Harbord Bowling Club: Lee Dunstan 5/44, 5/51 Manly Leagues : Andrew Montgomery 5/10, Dave Dwyer 5/12, Chris Thomas 5/17, 5/34 Collaroy Plateau : Matthew Richards 5/38, 5/42 Harbord Diggers : Michael Visser 5/28, Andrew Cimino 5/75 Belrose Rugby League : James Rolland 6/53, Gary Searles 6.74 Cromer: Varun Sahlotra 6/44, Aidan Stimson 5/31 Long Reef: Grant Hooker 5/28, David Brady 5/53, 5/54, 5/95 St Peters Manly Vale: Gavin Young 8/69, Ryan Davis 5/63

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FOURTH GRADE - THE ALAN LEE SHIELD

The withdrawal of Balgowlah Golf Club early in the season meant that Fourth Grade became a seven team competition with 12 rounds. This contributed to the tightness of the competition, the top four teams separated by just four points at the completion of the regular season. Coming into Round 14 Harbord Diggers, with the bye in that round, had a nervous wait to see if they would hang onto the Minor Premiership, but a mini upset by Collaroy Plateau over Cromer gave them the box seat heading into the semis.

While batsmen had generally been on top during the season, the bowlers dominated in a low scoring semi final series. No less than 40 wickets fell for just 231 runs in this Grade on the weekend of March 12,13. At Nolans 2 (which, even with a new deck, continues to be haunted somehow and can be difficult to bat on) Harbord Diggers made only 66, Michael Rohanek taking 4/6 from 10 overs for Collaroy. But Diggers pulled it out of the fire. Viv Meth, who'd already top scored for his side with an invaluable 23 runs, also led with the ball, extracting three edges to the keeper and bowling two other victims on his way to 5/24 as Harbord Diggers produced an unlikely 17 run win.

The other semi final was eerily similar. Like Harbord Diggers, Harbord Bowling Club batted first and were dismissed cheaply, all out for 73 as Michael Counsel, leading wicket taker in the Grade this summer, looked to have won the game for Cromer with 4/19 off 17 overs. But someone forgot to tell Harbord Bowling Club that it was over, Aaron Campbell taking 7/17 in one of the spells of the season as Bowlos bundled Cromer out for 43 to complete a 30 run first innings win.

The Grand Final would have been another great battle of Harbord, however the wet conditions prevented any play. This was Harbord Diggers third Alan Lee Shield, their previous victories in this Grade coming in 1971/2 and 2006/7.

Premiers: Harbord Diggers Minor Premiers: Harbord Diggers Runners Up: Harbord Bowling Club

P W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS Quotient Harbord Diggers 12 2 5 1 4 - 49 1.6121 Cromer 12 1 6 1 4 - 46 1.0984 Harbord Bowling Club 12 1 6 1 3 1 45 1.3996 Collaroy Plateau 12 - 8 - 4 - 45 1.1137 Dee Why RSL 12 - 5 1 6 - 34 0.8494 Seaforth 12 - 4 - 7 1 24 0.8390 Wakehurst Redbacks 12 - 2 - 8 2 17 0.5033

Semi Final 1: Harbord Diggers v Collaroy Plateau, 12, 13 March 2011 at Nolans 2 Harbord Bowling Club 66 (33.5) (Meth 23, Calacouras 21) [Rohanek 4/6 (10), Coates 3/7 (3), Chung 2/16 (7)] Collaroy Plateau 49 (36) (Moore 19, Pressley 8) [Meth 5/24 (16), Spillane 3/8 (11)]

Semi Final 2: Cromer v Harbord Bowling Club, 12, 13 March 2011 at Kierle Park 1 Harbord Bowling Club 73 (45) (Bartlett 27, Vamvouklis 11) [Counsell 4/19 (17), C MacGregor 2/15 (6)] Cromer 43 (27) (Brigden 12, Perry 10) [Campbell 7/17 (10), Watts 2/5 (5)]

Grand Final: Harbord Diggers v Harbord Bowling Club, 19, 20 March 2011 at Nolans 2 No play was possible

Mayor of Warringah and Fourth Grade player for Dee Why RSL Michael Regan at the Presentation Night with his wife Bronwen.

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Honour List

Batting Average : Adrian Webb (Harbord Bowling Club) 85.57 Batting Aggregate : Adrian Webb (Harbord Bowling Club) 599 Bowling Average : Viv Meth (Harbord Diggers) 9.71 Bowling Aggregate : Michael Counsell (Cromer) 36 Highest Individual Score : Adrian Webb (Harbord Bowling Club) 205* Best Bowling Figures : Ewen Chung (Collaroy Plateau) 8/36 Best Partnership : Ewen Chung/Blake Conde (Collaroy Plateau) 258 Most Catches : James Humberstone (Collaroy Plateau) 10

Leading Run Makers (Non finals – Qual. 6 Innings & 215 runs (adjusted from 250 due to shortened draw)

M Inn NO H.S Runs Ave

Adrian Webb (Harbord Bowling Club) 11 12 5 205* 599 85.57 Christian Smith (Seaforth) 12 14 2 76 416 34.67 Ewen Chung (Collaroy Plateau) 10 10 - 151 411 41.10 Mark Godfrey (Dee Why RSL) 10 11 1 130* 407 40.70 Aaron Biddle (Cromer) 10 12 2 107* 395 39.50 Chris Hurley (Wakehurst Redbacks) 11 15 2 133 394 30.31 Matthew Murray (Wakehurst Redbacks) 11 16 1 70 350 23.33 Damien Westall (Harbord Diggers) 11 11 1 97 346 34.60 Jason Perry (Cromer) 10 12 2 96* 340 34.00 Blake Conde (Collaroy Plateau) 10 10 1 97 311 34.56 Matt Hills (Seaforth) 12 14 2 59 301 25.08 Steve Walker (Dee Why RSL) 11 12 - 58 287 23.92 Matthew Moore (Collaroy Plateau) 10 11 2 63* 269 29.89 Jye Blackley (Harbord Diggers) 11 11 1 91 269 26.90 Scott Waygood (Seaforth) 10 12 - 61 267 22.25 Viv Meth (Harbord Diggers) 11 10 2 83* 266 33.25 Brad Spillane (Harbord Diggers ) 11 11 - 59 247 22.45 Steve Calacouras (Harbord Diggers) 7 7 2 67 244 48.80 Jeremy Farr (Harbord Bowling Club) 9 11 1 56 233 23.30 Scott Pepper (Dee Why RSL) 11 12 2 108* 232 23.20 Kurt Brigden (Cromer) 7 6 - 88 225 37.50 Blake Smith (Seaforth) 11 13 2 39* 219 19.91

Leading Wicket Takers (Non finals – Qual. 22 wkts (adjusted from 25 due to shortened draw)

Overs Md B/B Wkts Ave Econ

Michael Counsell (Cromer) 172 53 6/23 36 11.00 2.30 Matthew Moore (Collaroy Plateau) 154. 1 25 7/54 33 19.03 4.07 Viv Meth (Harbord Diggers) 105. 2 31 6/14 28 9.71 2.58 Damien Cooper (Harbord Bowling Club) 120 26 4/18 27 12.78 2.88 Brad Spillane (Harbord Diggers) 98. 1 8 5/45 27 13.70 3.77 Michael Rohanek (Collaroy Plateau) 158. 1 37 6/20 27 19.81 3.38 Ashley Wilson (Harbord Diggers) 149. 4 24 5/27 26 18.96 3.29 Jeremey Wilkinson (Dee Why RSL) 146 26 5/27 26 19.35 3.45 Andrew Wyllie (Cromer) 80. 2 12 4/13 20 14.10 3.51 Blake Smith (Seaforth) 83 14 5/33 19 13.89 3.18 Robert McColl (Wakehurst Redbacks) 126 25 6/45 19 20.95 3.16

Centuries (Non Finals) Cromer: Aaron Biddle 107*, Daniel Waygood 104 Harbord Bowling Club: Scott Altman 100, Adrian Webb 205*, 122 Collaroy Plateau: Ewen Chung 151 Dee Why RSL: Mark Godfrey 130*, Scott Pepper 108* Wakehurst Redbacks: Chris Hurley 133

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Half Centuries (Non Finals) Harbord Diggers : Jye Blackley 91,60, Steve Calacouras 67,51*, Simon Hutchinson 66*, Viv Meth 83*,62, Brad Spillane 59, Dan Spillane 56, Damien Westall 97,70,57 Cromer : Aaron Biddle 74,73, Homeher Bana 72*,60*, Kurt Brigden 88,68, Scott Kenna 79*, Jason Perry 96*,70 Harbord Bowling Club: Sam Bartlett 62,53, Damien Cooper 57,52, Jeremy Farr 56, Bill Messenger 61, Yioti Vamvouklis 67, Adrian Webb 89*,67*,52*, Evan Wright 77 Collaroy Plateau: Blake Conde 97,57, Nick Eade 51, Matthew Moore 63*,53*, Adam Pressley 69,68*, Garry Rudder 53, Rob Steel 55 Dee Why RSL : Phil Atkinson 61, Mark Godfrey 65,53,52, Amardeep Khera 65,54*, Michael Regan 59*, Steve Walker 58,52 Seaforth : Matt Hills 59, Christian Smith 76,70,59, Scott Waygood 61,50 Wakehurst Redbacks : Randall Hinds 67, Chris Hurley 61*, Philip King 54, Jamie Murray 53, Matthew Murray 70,54, Robert Smythe 70

Hat Tricks Wakehurst Redbacks : Robert McColl (6/45 – Rnd 7)

10 Wickets in a Match Harbord Bowling Club : Ashley Wilson 10/88 (5/27 & 5/61 - Rnd 3)

5 or more Wickets in an Innings (Non finals) Harbord Diggers : Steve Calacouras 5/38, Viv Meth 6/14, 5/38, Simon Osborne 6/71, Brad Spillane 5/45, 5/67, Ashley Wilson 5/27, 5/28, 5/61 Cromer : Michael Counsell 6/23, 5/41, 5/61, Daniel Waygood 5/25 Harbord Bowling Club: Ben Andrews 5/33, Aaron Campbell 5/21, Yioti Vamvouklis 5/18 Collaroy Plateau : Ewen Chung 8/36, Matthew Moore, 7/54, 6/58, 5/46, Michael Rohanek 6/20, Rob Steel 5/97 Dee Why RSL: Jeremey Wilkinson 5/27, 5/59, 5/77 Seaforth : Blake Smith 5/33, Christian Smith 5/36, Scott Waygood 7/58, Wakehurst Redbacks : Robert McColl 6/45, Matthew Murray 5/15, 5/44,

FIFTH GRADE - THE DES SAINSBURY SHIELD

The promotion of Harbord Diggers to Fourth Grade meant there were no Defending Premiers in this Grade, but there were a range of Clubs ready to stake their claim. Despite the closeness of the final competition table Cromer had actually led all the way, however Manly Leagues, Collaroy Plateau and Long Reef had closed the gap and were finishing strongly.

Round 14 saw some innovation from the Dee Why RSL and Terrey Hills clubs. Outside of semi final contention they offered to trial the “Double Switcheroo”. A bright game ensued, the integrity of the game was preserved, the walls did not come tumbling down, Terrey Hills springing a minor upset with their 182 to 160 victory.

Meanwhile, the top four teams were paired off in the final round. The young Collaroy Plateau side, despite losing gun batsman Nick Beaton to injury, continued their gutsy late season form, knocking over Minor Premiers Cromer 254 to 242 in an enthralling game at St Mathews Farm. This gave Collaroy only a 50/50 chance of sneaking into third place, but when Manly Leagues beat Long Reef by one wicket in a thriller at Kierle Park 1, Collaroy had taken a small but giant leap forward heading into the semis.

In the first semi at Passmore 1, Long Reef were 4/48 before batting well as a team to make a useful 203. In a game of continual twists and turns Cromer were in strife at 3/6 but battled their way out of trouble and were in good shape at 5/138. Then a late bowling flourish from Long Reef legend Jonathon Hynes decided the match, Long Reef eliminating the Minor Premiers with a 52 run victory.

No one knew it yet, but this meant the second semi final between Manly Leagues and Collaroy Plateau was, effectively, the premiership decider. The seasoned Manly Leagues side had their younger opponents on the ropes at 8/58, but a wagging tail got the Plateau to 102, Chris Wiles top scoring with 18. Ultimately, it would prove the turning point, Wiles also weighing in with the ball, taking 6/24 from 21 overs in a Man of the Match performance, Manly Leagues falling 22 runs short under the undeniable pressure of a semi final run chase.

And so it was that Collaroy Plateau, against the odds, were the highest ranked team to qualify for the Grand Final. It would be an enticing battle between youth and experience in the Grand Final. Courageously, the sides played 32.4 overs in the atrocious conditions. Collaroy were in some bother at 5/53, though still going better than in the semi they won. We'll never know what would have happened had the rain not intervened, Collaroy deserved winners of their fourth Des Sainsbury Shield, their previous wins coming in 1973/4, 2003/4 and 2007/8.

This was the only Grade in which the Premiers, Minor Premiers and Runners Up came from three different teams, and that perhaps speaks well for the semi final format we have.

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Premiers: Collaroy Plateau Minor Premiers: Cromer Runners Up: Long Reef

P W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS Quotient Cromer 14 2 8 - 4 - 60 1.4054 Manly Leagues 14 - 11 - 3 - 58 1.2081 Collaroy Plateau 14 - 10 - 4 - 54 1.4100 Long Reef 14 1 7 1 5 - 53 1.1541 Dee Why RSL 14 1 4 - 6 3 34 0.8443 Harbord Bowling Club 14 1 2 2 9 - 32 1.0510 Terrey Hills 14 - 3 1 9 1 31 0.7039 Manly Breakers 14 - 4 - 9 1 27 0.5723

Semi Final 1: Cromer v Long Reef, 12, 13 March 2011 at Passmore 1 Long Reef 203 (64.5) (Stevens 40, Scoon 40, Georgeson 29, Watt 27) [T Macri 3/50 (15), Dwyer 2/28 (10), Duxbery 2/35 (12), Haines 2/49 (9)] Cromer 151 (46.2) (Haines 49, D Macri 42, Simonetta 26) [Hynes 4/21 (10), Thomas 2/21 (10.2)]

Semi Final 2: Manly Leagues v Collaroy Plateau, 12, 13 March 2011 at Millers 2 Collaroy Plateau 102 (56.1) (C.Wiles 18, Forbes 15) [Bass 3/27 (11.1), Hodgson 2/7 (13), Price 2/20 (7)] Manly Leagues 80 (45.2) (Price 13, Booker 12) [Wiles 6/24 (21), Forbes 3/23 (6.2)]

Grand Final: Collaroy Plateau v Long Reef, 19, 20 March 2011 at Passmore 1 Collaroy Plateau 5/53 (32.4) (Fox 13no, Graham 13)

Honour List

Batting Average : Nick Beaton (Collaroy Plateau) 84.83 Batting Aggregate : Pete Lusted (Dee Why RSL) 527 Bowling Average : Peter Bruzzano (Cromer) 11.54 Bowling Aggregate : Michael Vangelder (Cromer) 33 Highest Individual Score : Jason Fox (Collaroy Plateau) 147 Best Bowling Figures : Josh Meteyard (Dee Why RSL) 8/100 Best Partnership : Nick Beaton/ Jack Fox (Collaroy Plateau) 228 Most Catches : Matthew Brennan (Manly Leagues) 24

Leading Run Makers (Non finals – Qual. 8 Innings & 250 runs)

M Inn NO H.S Runs Ave

Pete Lusted (Dee Why RSL) 12 14 1 85 527 40.54 Nick Beaton (Collaroy Plateau) 8 8 2 122 509 84.33 Kevin Linden (Long Reef) 13 13 3 110 * 481 48.10 Kyle Cannon (Harbord Bowling Club) 12 12 2 124 * 466 46.60 Jack Fox (Collaroy Plateau) 9 9 1 112 * 463 57.88 Brad Wilson (Harbord Bowling Club) 13 14 2 81 406 33.83 Peter Jackson (Cromer) 12 13 1 88 397 33.08 Dave Macri (Cromer) 11 11 2 115 * 396 44.00 Mitch Chesher (Dee Why RSL) 12 14 1 80 385 29.62 David Taifalos (Terrey Hills) 11 13 - 93 377 29.00 Jason Fox (Collaroy Plateau) 13 11 1 147 373 37.30 Sam James (Harbord Bowling Club) 11 13 - 106 336 25.85 Henry Warhurst (Harbord Bowling Club) 12 13 3 121 * 329 32.90 Keith Duxbury (Cromer) 11 12 4 113 * 314 39.25 Cale Whiting (Harbord Bowling Club) 13 14 3 71 311 28.27 Christopher Kettlewell (Manly Breakers) 8 10 1 104 303 33.67 Ben Richards (Manly Leagues) 11 13 1 76 294 24.50 Andrew Hodgson (Manly Leagues) 12 12 3 54 294 32.67 Thomas Walker (Manly Breakers) 11 13 1 78 265 22.08 Matthew Brennan (Manly Leagues) 14 14 3 65 260 23.64

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Leading Wicket Takers (Non finals – Qual. 25 wkts)

Overs Md B/B Wkts Ave Econ

Michael Vangelder (Cromer) 170. 5 38 5/9 33 14.24 2.75 Cale Whiting (Harbord Bowling Club) 115. 5 9 4/33 30 16.87 4.37 David Taifalos (Terrey Hills) 142 29 7/32 29 12.87 2.65 Josh Meteyard (Dee Why RSL) 122. 3 25 8/100 29 16.48 3.90 Peter Bruzzano (Cromer) 99 24 6/9 28 11.54 3.26 Chris Wiles (Collaroy Plateau) 147. 2 20 6/142 28 21.18 4.02 Sheldon Smith (Long Reef) 103. 3 17 6/44 26 13.42 3.37 Brad Wilson (Harbord Bowling Club) 160 44 6/35 26 14.88 2.42 John McLennon (Dee Why RSL) 123 29 5/32 25 14.48 2.94 Stephen Ryan (Cromer) 116. 4 24 5/29 25 16.16 3.46

Centuries (Non Finals) Cromer : Dave Macri 115*, Keith Duxbury 113* Manly Leagues : Jesse Chester 112* Collaroy Plateau : Jason Fox 147, Nick Beaton 122, 118*, 117*, 100, Jack Fox 112*, 109 Long Reef: Kevin Linden 110*, 109, Richard Georgeson 105 Harbord Bowling Club : Kyle Cannon 124*, Henry Warhurst 121*, Sam James 106 Manly Breakers : Christopher Kettlewell 104

Half Centuries (Non Finals) Cromer : Dave Macri 95, 50, Peter Jackson 88, 80, 68, 68, Avindra Jayewardene 70, 53, Anthony Simonetta 66*, Stephen Ryan 62*, Keith Duxbury 52* Manly Leagues : Ben Richards 76, Craig Helmers 75, Mark Maryska 72*, Matthew Brennan 65, 60*, Steve Shepherd 62*, Bishnu Katuwal 61, Andrew Hodgson 54, Jesse Chester 50* Collaroy Plateau : Jason Fox 95, Jack Fox 89, 80, Doug Wiles 84, Anthony Johnson 74, Andrew Graham 63, Adam Peacock 62, Daniel Evans 58*, David Liuzzo 50 Long Reef: Richard Georgeson 69, Kalyan Ganne 59*, Darryl Stevens 50*, Kevin Linden 50 Dee Why RSL: Pete Lusted 85, 85, 77, 75, 53, 51*, Mitch Chesher 80, 67*, Josh Meteyard 58, Tony Chesher 55, Sapan Deshmukh 54, Mike Urquhart 50* Harbord Bowling Club : Kyle Cannon 84, 50*, 50, Brad Wilson 81, 67*, 63, Sam James 75, Cale Whiting 71, 69*, David Watts 50, Terrey Hills : David Taifalos 93, 70, Nathan Gow 75 Manly Breakers : Thomas Walker 78, Christopher Kettlewell 71, Dean Mayall 68, Justin Barbaroux 63, 56, Arthur Smith 51*

10 Wickets in a Match Dee Why RSL : Josh Meteyard (8/100 & 2/18 – Rnd 12)

5 or more Wickets in an Innings (Non finals) Cromer: Peter Bruzzano 6/9, 5/24, Michael Vangelder 5/9, Keith Duxbury 5/25, Steven Ryan 5/29 Manly Leagues : Cameron Price 6/11, Ben Blundell 5/12, Andrew Hodgson 5/26, Andrew Montgomery 5/54 Collaroy Plateau : Hamish Evans 7/77, Chris Wiles 6/142, 5/30, Steve Bull 5/40 Long Reef: Kevin Linden 6/7, Sheldon Smith 6/44 Dee Why RSL : Josh Meteyard 8/100, John McLennon 5/32 Harbord Bowling Club : Brad Wilson 6/35, Jack Mestie 5/23, 5/49 Terrey Hills: David Taifalos 7/32, 5/14, Matthew Connellan 5/39 Manly Breakers : Christopher Kettlewell 7/40

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SIXTH GRADE - THE ALEX ANDERSON SHIELD

The MWCA has the stated aim of a Presidents Cup competition, designed to provide a transitionary competition from junior to senior cricket under the guidance of senior cricketers. The rules were widened this year to allow a minimum of 4 players aged under 20, and a maximum of 4 players aged between 20 and 40. Most, but not all teams, would have met this requirement in this Grade in 2010/11. But that's OK. In reality, the President Cup rules have become more a guide to which teams will be given preference to register for the lowest grade, rather than a law to be strictly applied.

Collaroy Plateau, many of them Seventh Grade premiers in 2009/10, produced a classic Presidents' Cup side, bursting with talented teenagers but at times with over 200 years of experience in the slips, especially when John Jackson was playing. Yet it was Long Reef who emerged as competition leaders before Christmas, their blend of youth and (extreme) experience working well during the early, cooler months. But Collaroy shook them off with an outright win at Dee Why Oval in early December and then Cromer emerged as the Plateau's main threat, knocking them over in a one dayer on January 15, Collaroy's only loss of the regular season.

By Round 14 Collaroy had emerged as clear Minor Premiers, Cromer also winning consistently to secure second spot. Long Reef, despite winning only one of their last six games, hung on for third while Manly Leagues held off the talented Manly Warringah District for fourth spot. Special mention must go to the Wakehurst Redbacks Sixth Grade side. They were the only MWCA team to go through the season without a win, but turned up every week, never forfeited a game despite losing key players to injury, played the game in fine spirit, enjoyed their cricket, and as the season wore on improved their performance, Joel Willey in particular playing some pretty special innings when batting with the tail.

The 2 nd v 3 rd semi at Millers 1 was over almost before it began. Long Reef had limped into the finals, their nine man team all out for 31 in just 13 overs, the prolific Scott Kenna taking 5/17, the skipper Tom Cooper snaring 3/13. It took Nick Worsely and Matt Kenna just 6 overs to race to 0/48, Long Reef conceding defeat.

Had Cromer known that the Grand Final would be washed put, they might have come and watched their fate play out at Nolans 5. Manly Leagues, a club known for timing its run, produced their best bowling and fielding performance of the season, bundling out the Minor Premiers for 105, the Grade's leading wicket taker Ben O'Brien returning stunning figures of 7/18 from 18.5 overs. Manly Leagues were 0/31 in reply at stumps, a major boilover virtually assured.

But the following day Collaroy Plateau were re-energised. Mitch Curran returned serve with his own 7/18, albeit off 18 overs instead of O'Brien's 18.5, straightening the ball onto the stumps during a spell that yielded seven LBWs. But at 8/54 Manly Leagues teenagers, and former Peninsula Juniors, Jeremy Toolin and Angus Mackenzie commenced a partnership that kept the crowd on the edge of their seats for the next two hours, Toolin the attacker, Mackenzie solid as a rock. But when Toolin was adjudged LBW to the Collaroy captain (also named Angus Mackenzie) and 13 year old Aaron Mahbood was bowled, the Leagues Club had lost by 9 runs. Sunday, the 13 th of March 2011 will live in infamy for the Manly Leagues Club. All three teams had started the day well positioned to advance to their respective Grand Finals, only to end the day with no survivors, having lost all 30 wickets for just 240 runs.

Only 13 balls were bowled in the Grand Final, Cromer 1/2. The Grand Final washout must have been particularly disappointing for the Cromer side, who's semi final experience had also been something of a non-event. Collaroy Plateau, however, had hardly put a foot wrong all season, thoroughly deserving to win the Club's first Alex Anderson Shield.

Premiers: Collaroy Plateau Minor Premiers: Collaroy Plateau Runners Up: Cromer

P W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS Quotient Collaroy Plateau 14 4 8 1 1 - 78 2.3823 Cromer 14 4 5 - 4 1 65 1.8759 Long Reef 14 2 5 1 4 2 48 0.7140 Manly Leagues 14 1 5 - 6 2 45 0.9789 Manly Warringah District 14 - 7 - 6 1 40 0.7786 Wakehurst Redbacks 14 - - - 9 5 6 0.4245

Semi Final 1: Collaroy Plateau v Manly Leagues, 12, 13 March 2011 at Nolans 5 Collaroy Plateau 105 (51) [O’Brien 7/18 (18.5), Forster 2/18 (7)] Manly Leagues 96 (65) (Toolin 34, Shepherd 18) [Curran 7/18 (18) (inc hat-trick) ]

Semi Final 2: Cromer v Long Reef, 12, 13 March 2011 at Millers 1 Long Reef 31 (13) [S Kenna 5/17 (7), Cooper 3/13 (6)] Cromer 0/48 (6) (M.Kenna 24no, Worsley 21no)

Grand Final: Collaroy Plateau v Cromer, 19,20 March 2011 at Nolans 5 Cromer 1/2 (2.1) [A.Mackenzie 1/2 (1.1)]

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Honour List

Batting Average : Scott Kenna (Cromer) 85.50 Batting Aggregate : Scott Kenna (Cromer) 684 Bowling Average : Scott Kenna (Cromer) 8.97 Bowling Aggregate : Ben O'Brien (Manly Leagues) 35 Highest Individual Score : Scott Kenna (Cromer) 187 Best Bowling Figures : Victor Vu (Cromer) 5/6 Best Partnership : Barry O’Keeffe/Thomas Cooper (Cromer) 166 Most Catches : Rob Melchiore (Manly Leagues) 14

Leading Run Makers (Non finals – Qual. 8 Innings & 250 runs)

M Inn NO H.S Runs Ave

Scott Kenna (Cromer) 10 12 4 187 684 85.50 Matthew Terry (Collaroy Plateau) 13 12 2 129 647 64.70 Joel Willey (Wakehurst Redbacks) 10 13 5 120 575 71.88 Toby Horstead (Collaroy Plateau) 12 12 1 133 * 531 48.27 John Byrnes (Long Reef) 14 19 2 84 510 30.00 Thomas Cooper (Cromer) 14 15 1 160 440 31.43 Angus Mackenzie (Collaroy Plateau) 13 12 3 137 * 400 44.44 Matt Varjavandi (Manly Warringah District) 9 12 - 94 395 32.92 William Shaw (Manly Warringah District) 13 17 5 102 380 31.67 Barry O’Keeffe (Cromer) 11 13 1 105 * 348 29.00 Peter Bonner (Collaroy Plateau) 14 14 - 70 341 24.36 Sam Forster (Manly Leagues) 10 13 2 110 322 29.27 William Russell (Manly Warringah District) 11 13 2 90 * 303 27.55 Hayden Byrnes (Long Reef) 14 16 - 65 288 18.00 Ben O’Brien (Manly Leagues) 14 17 - 95 283 16.65 Ian Thompson (Wakehurst Redbacks) 14 22 1 53 260 12.38 Andrew Davies (Wakehurst Redbacks) 14 22 3 77 * 256 13.47

Leading Wicket Takers (Non finals – Qual. 25 wkts)

Overs Md B/B Wkts Ave Econ

Ben O’Brien (Manly Leagues) 153. 3 18 4/32 35 18.91 4.31 Trent Vaughan (Cromer) 118. 3 12 4/12 34 11.26 3.23 Angus Mackenzie (Collaroy Plateau) 155. 4 37 4/28 33 14.45 3.06 Scott Kenna (Cromer) 107 22 5/19 31 8.97 2.60 Dylan Mazza (Collaroy Plateau) 83 15 4/8 30 9.37 3.39 Angus MacKenzie (Manly Leagues) 88. 3 5 5/40 28 16.46 5.21 Thomas Cooper (Cromer) 143 22 5/33 28 16.82 3.29 Mitchell Curran (Collaroy Plateau) 95 20 4/12 26 10.42 2.85 Aaron Redmond (Long Reef) 135 19 5/46 25 18.16 3.36 Hayden Byrnes (Long Reef) 122. 4 7 3/21 25 19.64 4.00

Centuries (Non Finals) Collaroy Plateau : Angus Mackenzie 137*, 101*, Toby Horstead 133*, Matthew Terry 129, 100* Cromer: Scott Kenna 187, 114*, 103*, Thomas Cooper 160, Barry O’Keeffe 105*, Nicholas Worsley 103 Long Reef: Brad Hoban 108 Manly Leagues : Sam Forster 110, Jake Trbojevic 101* Manly Warringah District : Ross Trewartha 136, Daniel Schacher 108, William Shaw 102 Wakehurst Redbacks : Joel Willey 120, 102*

Half Centuries (Non Finals) Collaroy Plateau : Peter Bonner 70, 63, Matthew Terry 64, 61, 59, 53, Toby Horstead 60, 58, Damon Twight 60, 56, Paul Fabbro 59 Cromer : Scott Kenna 81, Tom Cooper 76, Nicholas Worsley 76, Adam Smuts 57*, Barry O’Keeffe 55, Brad Moore 52*, Jack Isackson 50 Long Reef: John Byrnes 84, 76, 70*, 52, Hayden Byrnes 65, 58, Aaron Redmond 60* Manly Leagues : Ben O’Brien 95, Adam Blount 80, Sam Forster 76*, Steve Shepherd 70, Jerry Toolin 60, Ben Humphries 59*, Paul Humphries 53, Angus MacKenzie 51* Manly Warringah District : Matt Varjavandi 94, 76, 56, 51, William Russell 90*, 66* James Trickey 72, Nicolas White 66, 61, William Shaw 56, Adam McCormack 56*, Ned Sanders 53 Wakehurst Redbacks : Joel Willey 98, 70*, 62*, Brad Moody 91, Andrew Davies 77*, Reece Liddy 70, 50, Ian Thompson 53,

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5 or more Wickets in an Innings (Non finals) Long Reef: Aaron Redmond 5/46 Cromer: Victor Vu 5/6, Scott Kenna 5/19, 5/32, Mitchell Finch 5/11, Nicholas Worsley 5/18, 5/31, Craig Murphy 5/53, Thomas Cooper 5/33 Manly Leagues : Angus MacKenzie 5/40, 5/63, Jerry Toolin 5/9 Wakehurst Redbacks: Matt Cooper 5/13, Joshua Faulkner 5/57

T/20 – THE MIKE PAWLEY CUP & T/20 PLATE

The MWCA's T/20 program developed significantly during 2010/11. In its second year participation increased from 8 teams from 6 different clubs to 12 teams from 9 different clubs. Teams placed 1-4 in 2009/10 were ranked in that order, with other teams ranked acording to size of club and number of teams entered. To make up a 12 th team there was also the introduction of an MWCA Barbarians team under the management of MWCA Vice President Brenden Ball. The later starting time on a Sunday was also generally well received, however while most teams prefer the 3pm start, a substantial number of teams would like to kick off earlier in the day.

At the completion of the pool games the teams were ranked again, the top six paired off to play a knockout series for the Mike Pawley Cup, the remaining teams to complete for the inaugural T/20 Plate.

There were some surprise packets in the teams who qualified for Mike Pawley Cup, Wakehurst B, Cromer B and Manly League all springing some upsets despite starting the season ranked outside the top six. In the qualifying finals, Cromer BBQs were drawn to play their club-mates Cromer B on Nolans 1 and, sure enough, the B side prevailed in one of the boilovers of the season. Wakehurst Redbacks also sprung an upset win over Manly Leagues, the two B teams joining the much fancied Wakehurst Redbacks A and Harbord Bowling Club A in the semi finals.

However, there would be no miracles for the B sides in the semi finals. The Wakehurst A side, undefeated in winning the tournament in 2009/10, continued their unbeaten run with a 47 run win over their club-mates. In the other semi Cromer B , despite giving the star studded Harbord Bowling side a scare, fell 15 runs short in their run chase.

Meanwhile, Long Reef and Collaroy had qualified for the T/20 Plate Final which was to be played as the first part of a Double Header at Nolans 1. In warm conditions the Plate final was arguably the game of the season, Collaroy racing out to a big lead thanks to 78 from 17 year old opener Daniel Schimek. Long Reef chased valiantly, increasing their run rate just when they needed to and were closing in on the total until 16 year old David Morris bowled a cool final over.

In the big one Wakehurst Redbacks A, undefeated in nine games since the inception of the MWCA T/20 in 2009, batted first but early wickets had them under pressure, Dale Pymble and Glen Langby turning the screws. The defending Cup Champions made just 9/110 from their 20 overs, Harbord Bowling Club peeling that off in just 12 overs, Zaven Jordan scoring a brusing 61 of 20 odd balls. Harbord Bowling Club had won their first Mike Pawley Cup.

In addition to being presented with the Cup, Harbord Bowling were also the recipient of twelve $100 vouchers generously donated by Mike Pawley Sports. The decision to name the T/20 Cup after Mike Pawley had been made during an email exchange prior to a Deegate's meeting that night. It was decided to approach Mike to see if he would accept the naming after that meeting. But before the MWCA could infiorm Mike of its plans, he made the $1200 pledge, completely unaware that the Committee had decided to name its premier T/20 Premiership the Mike Pawley Cup.

The addition of the T/20 competition is an exciting development for the MWCA and its players. Its like having an Amco Cup, Challenge Cup or FA Cup competition. The take up is highest among young players and your Association is playing more Sunday cricket, which is appreciated by players who work on Saturdays and adds a unique atmosphere. And the cricket is fast, tense and enterprising, tactics still important, games still shifting in momentum.

Mike Pawley Cup Premiers: Harbord Bowling Club A Runners Up: Wakehurst Redbacks A

MWCA Plate Premiers: Collaroy Plateau Runners Up: Long Reef

P W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS % Wakehurst Redbacks A 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 4.1176 Harbord Bowling Club A 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 3.9667 Cromer BBQs 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 2.4159 Wakehurst Redbacks B 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 3.0189 Manly Leagues 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 0.0775 Cromer B 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 -0.5792

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Collaroy Plateau 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 1.6024 Long Reef 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 -0.8253 Harbord Diggers 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1.0750 MWCA Barbarians 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 -2.4957 Harbord Bowling Club B 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 -4.7108 Manly Breakers 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 -5.1583

Mike Pawley Cup

Qualifying Final 1: Cromer BBQs v Cromer B, 9 Jan 2011 at Nolans 1 Cromer B won

Qualifying Final 2: Wakehurst Redbacks B v Manly Leagues, 9 Jan 2011 at Nolans 2 Wakehurst Redbacks B 2/92 (15) (Russell-Jones 50*) [Hawling 2/17] Manly Leagues 6/88 (20) (Muhammad 34*) [Koschel 2/14]

Semi Final 1: Wakehurst Redbacks A Wakehurst Redbacks B, 23 Jan 2011 at Nolans 1 Wakehurst Redbacks A 8/179 (20) (A Bitmead 43, Callanan 37, Gordon 25*) Wakehurst Redbacks B 7/132 (20) [A Bitmead 3/26]

Semi Final 2: Harbord Bowling Club A v Cromer B, 23 Jan 2011 at Nolans 2 Harbord Bowling Club A 6/125 (20) (T Kaye 34, McIllwriath 28) Cromer B 110 (18) [Wright 4/21, Meers 3/15, Dessiax 2/2]

Grand Final: Wakehurst Redbacks A v Harbord Bowling Club A, 20 Feb at Nolans 1 Wakehurst Readbacks A 9/110 (20) [Pymble 2/13, Langby 2/8] Harbord Bowling Club A 2/115 (12) (Jordan 61, Dessiax 30*)

MWCA Plate

Qualifying Final 1: Harbord Diggers v Manly Breakers, 9 Jan 2011 at Nolans 4 Manly Breakers won on forfeit

Qualifying Final 2: MWCA Barbarians v Harbord Bowling Club B, 9 Jan 2011 at Nolans 5 MWCA Barbarians 44 (10.1) [Cooper 4/17, West 3/13] Harbord Bowling Club B 4/189 (20) (Watson 70, Webb 64)

Semi Final 1: Collaroy Plateau v Harbord Bowling Club B, 23 Jan 2011 at Nolans 4 Collaroy Plateau 4/148 (19) (Minnett 46*, Nascimento 36, Bonner 27) [Cooper 2/11, James 2/34] Harbord Bowling Club B 8/147 (20) (West 43, Watson 39) [McDermott 2/15]

Semi Final 2: Long Reef v Manly Breakers, 23 Jan 2011 at Nolans 5 Long Reef 9/191 (20) (Keegan 47, Brady 41) [Hanson 2/16, Adams 2/21] Manly Breakers 9/105 (20) (Sweet 26) [Keegan 5/13, Brady 2/15]

Grand Final: Long Reef v Collaroy Plateau, 20 Feb 2011 at Nolans 1 Long Reef 6/174 (20) (Herlihy 47, Linden 42, G Hooker 25) [Fudali 2/29, Ball 2/31] Collaroy Plateau 7/183 (20) (Schimek 78, Minnett 35) [D Hooker 2/26, Keegan 2/26]

Honour List

Batting Average : George Wyllie (Cromer) 70.50 Batting Aggregate : Cade Watson (Harbord Bowling Club) 144 Bowling Average : Matthew Woodruff (Cromer) 3.50 Bowling Aggregate : Michael Keegan (Long Reef), Tristan Lever (Wakehurst Redbacks), Damien Cooper (Harbord Bowling Club) All 10 Highest Individual Score : Michael Gainsford (Wakehurst Redbacks) 100 Best Bowling Figures : Tristan Lever (Wakehurst Redbacks) 5/11 Best Partnership : George Wyllie/Scott Kenna (Cromer) 140 Most Catches : Timothy Cameron (Wakehurst Redbacks) 6

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Leading Run Makers (All games)

M Inn NO H.S Runs Ave

Cade Watson (Harbord Bowling Club) 3 3 0 70 144 48.00 George Wyllie (Cromer) 3 3 1 59 * 141 70.50 Michael Gainsford (Wakehurst Redbacks) 5 4 0 100 137 34.25 Phil Dessiax (Harbord Bowling Club) 4 4 1 68 121 40.33 Jarryd Watters (Wakehurst Redbacks) 3 2 0 87 115 57.50 Zaven Jordan (Harbord Bowling Club) 2 2 0 61 104 52.00 Rob Minnett (Collaroy Plateau) 3 3 1 46 * 103 51.50 Daniel Schimek (Collaroy Plateau) 2 2 0 78 98 49.00 Scott Kenna (Cromer) 3 3 0 81 96 32.00 Josh Andersen (Long Reef) 4 4 1 62 * 95 31.67

Leading Wicket Takers (All games)

Overs Md B/B Wkts Ave Econ Michael Keegan (Long Reef) 12 1 5/13 10 5.40 4.50 Tristan Lever (Wakehurst Redbacks) 13 0 5/11 10 6.20 4.77 Damien Cooper (Harbord Bowling) 16 2 4/17 10 7.00 4.38 Scott Francis (Long Reef) 12 0 3/14 8 7.50 5.00 Evan Wright (Harbord Bowling Club) 13 0 4/21 8 9.25 5.69 Dane Pymble (Harbord Bowling Club) 10 0 4/29 6 10.33 6.20 Charlie Hawling (Manly Leagues) 11 0 2/17 6 11.17 6.09 Brendan Ball (CPCC/MWCA) 12 0 2/18 6 12.00 7.08 David Brady (Long Reef) 15 1 4/12 6 14.33 5.73 Mathew Meers (HBCCC/MWCA) 12 0 3/15 6 15.33 7.67

Centuries Wakehurst Redbacks : Michael Gainsford 100

Half Centuries Wakehurst Redbacks : Jarryd Watters 87, Ryan Campbell 52, Jason Russell-Jones 50* Manly Leagues : Jerry Toolin 55*, Peter Bass 53* Collaroy Plateau : Daniel Schimek 78 Harbord Diggers : Paul Killalea 88* Harbord Bowling Club: Cade Watson 70, Phil Dessiax 68, Adrian Webb 64, Zaven Jordan 61, Kyle Cannon 50 Cromer : Scott Kenna 81, George Wyllie 59*, 54, Andrew Wyllie 54, Brett Holliday 53 Long Reef: Josh Andersen 62*

5 or more Wickets in an Innings Wakehurst Redbacks: Tristan Lever 5/11 Long Reef: Michael Keegan 5/13 Cromer: Todd Schuiling 5/22

2010/11 Mike Pawley Cup Champions Harbord Bowling Club

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CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

The Club Championship was reintroduced by the MWCA in 2009/10, when it was won by Harbord Bowling Club (???). The Club Champions are determined on the basis of accumulated competition points according to the following table:

First Grade Competition Points x5 = A Second Grade Competition Points x4 = B Third Grade Competition Points x3 = C Fourth Grade Competition Points x2 = E Fifth Grade Competition Points x1 = F Sixth Grade Competition Points x1 = G T/20 Competition Points x1 = H

TOTAL POINTS = A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H

Only 17 points separated the top two Clubs this season, and that shows the real value in the concept. One can envisage a situation where teams, playing otherwise dead rubbers in the late rounds, will also be playing a match on which the Club Championship could depend, thus enriching the season for all. It does not hurt that a grand piece of silverware has been purchased to celebrate the achievement.

Club Championship Table 2010/11

Club Points

1- Collaroy Plateau 781 2- Harbord Bowling Club 764 3- Harbord Diggers 604 4- Cromer 431 5- Long Reef 420 6- Wakehurst Redbacks 408 7- Manly Leagues 302 8- Belrose Rugby League 283 9- North Steyne Tigers 228 10- Mona Vale 190 11- Dee Why RSL 102 12- Manly Breakers 77 13- St Peters, Manly Vale 66 14- Seaforth 48 15- Manly Warringah District 40 16- Terrey Hills 31

The Club Chanpionship has a rich history in the MWCA, previously known as the “Onoto Pen” Club Championship which was recorded in Annual Reports dating back to the 1930s. The MWCA hopes to pull together the strands of that history in future additions of the Annual Report, when research time permits.

HONOUR ROLL 2010/11 – ALL GRADES (excl T/20)

Batting Average : Adrian Webb (Harbprd Bowling Club) (4 th Grade) 85.57 Batting Aggregate : Zaven Jordan (Harbord Bowling Club) (2 nd Grade) 691 Bowling Average : Dave Dwyer (Manly Leagues) (3 rd Grade) 8.77 Bowling Aggregate : David Brady (Long Reef) (3 rd Grade) 47 Highest Individual Score : Zaven Jordan (Harbord Bowling Club) (2 nd Grade) 211 Best Bowling Figures : Daniel Venables (Harbord Bowling Club) (1 st Grade) 8/35 Best Partnership : Ewen Chung/Blake Conde (Collaroy Plateau) (4 th Grade) 258 Most Catches : Darren McDermott (Collaroy Plateau) (2 nd Grade) 30

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HISTORY

First Grade - The Clifton Leake Shield

The Clifton Leake Shield is awarded annually to the club winning the association’s premier grade competition. Mr. Leake President of the association from 1931 - 1943, presented the shield for competition in season 1939-40. The original shield was presented to the Manly Warringah RL Club after winning the competition in season 1990- 91 when space on the shield was exhausted. The Shield remains in the club to this day. A replacement shield perpetuating Leake’s name was instigated the following season.

Shield Winners 1948-49 Queenscliff 1980-81 Manly Leagues 1949-50 Manly Colts 1981-82 Manly AFA 1950-51 Manly Colts 1982-83 Terrey Hills/Dee Why RSL 1951-52 Manly Colts 1983-84 Balgowlah RU 1952-53 Manly Colts 1984-85 Balgowlah RU 1953-54 Manly Colts 1985-86 Manly AFA 1954-55 Manly Colts 1986-87 Terrey Hills 1955-56 Manly Catholics 1987-88 Terrey Hills 1956-57 Dee Why RSL 1988-89 Seaview 1957-58 Narrabeen Lakes 1989-90 Manly Leagues 1958-59 Dee Why RSL 1990-91 Manly Leagues 1959-60 Manly Catholics 1991-92 Manly Leagues 1960-61 Wanderers 1992-93 Manly Leagues 1961-62 Manly Catholics 1993-94 Dee Why RSL 1962-63 Manly Catholics 1994-95 Dee Why RSL 1963-64 Dee Why RSL 1995-96 Dee Why RSL 1964-65 Dee Why RSL 1996-97 Manly Leagues 1965-66 Red Hill 1997-98 Dee Why RSL 1966-67 Foresters 1998-99 Seaforth 1967-68 Wanderers 1999-2000 Harbord Bowling 1968-69 Red Hill 2000-01 Collaroy Plateau 1969-70 Manly Leagues 2001-02 Seaforth 1970-71 Manly Leagues 2002-03 Harbord Bowling 1971-72 Manly Leagues/Collaroy Plateau 2003-04 North Manly BC 1972-73 Wanderers 2004-05 North Manly BC 1973-74 Wanderers 2005-06 Collaroy Plateau 1974-75 Dee Why RSL 2006-07 Seaforth 1975-76 Dee Why RSL 2007-08 Manly Leagues 1976-77 Wanderers 2008-09 Harbord Diggers 1977-78 Terrey Hills 2009-10 Harbord Bowling Club 1978-79 Balgowlah RU 2010-11 Wakehurst Redbacks 1979-80 Wanderers

2010-11 Premiers Wakehurst Redbacks

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Second Grade - The Lyle Pearce Shield

The Beau Brummel Shield was first competed for “A” Grade’s 2nd division in 1947-48. The shield was donated by Mr Arthur Little, a Vice-President of the association who later served as Patron. The Beau Brummel Shield has remained in the possesion of the association since 1988, when space on the shield was exhausted. The associa- tion replaced it the following year with a shield named in honour of Lyle Pearce.

Mr. Pearce was an office bearer of the association for 26 seasons, fourteen as President. He has also been Pa- tron of the association since 1995. During his time as an office bearer, he has also been a delegate to the Manly Warringah Pittwater Sporting Union, a delegate to the NSW Junior Cricket Union and has filled the roles of Treasurer and Senior Vice President of the Warringah Cricket Club.

THE BEAU BRUMMEL SHIELD 1948-49 Caledonians 1981-82 Mona Vale Sports/Terrey Hills 1949-50 Collaroy 1982-83 Terrey Hills/St Thomas 1950-51 Manly Methodists 1983-84 St Thomas 1951-52 Manly Methodists 1984-85 Seaview 1952-53 Mona Vale 1985-86 Ku-Ring-Gai 1953-54 Dee Why 1986-87 Manly Leagues 1954-55 Manly Waratahs 1987-88 Terrey Hills 1955-56 The Ivanhoe THE LYLE PEARCE SHIELD 1956-57 Beau Brummel 1988-89 St Peters Manly Vale 1957-58 Beau Brummel 1989-90 Collaroy Plateau 1958-59 North Manly 1990-91 Cromer 1959-60 Wanderers 1991-92 Manly Leagues 1960-61 Manly Leagues 1992-93 Beacon Hill 1961-62 Harbord Diggers 1993-94 Forest District 1962-63 West Manly/Manly Vale 1994-95 Seaforth 1963-64 Manly Leagues 1995-96 Seaforth 1964-65 Wanderers 1996-97 Terrey Hills 1965-66 St Johns Parish 1997-98 St Peters Manly Vale 1966-67 North Manly/Collaroy Plateau 1998-99 Belrose RL 1967-68 Clifton 1999-2000 Terrey Hills 1968-69 Manly Catholics 2000-01 Wakehurst Redbacks 1969-70 Dee Why RSL 2001-02 Belrose RL 1970-71 Mona Vale 2002-03 Collaroy Plateau 1971-72 Balgowlah Methodists 2003-04 Forest District 1972-73 Balgowlah RU 2004-05 Manly Leagues 1973-74 Terrey Hills 2005-06 Belrose RL 1974-75 Seaforth RL 2006-07 Belrose RL 1975-76 Flowers XI 2007-08 Mona Vale 1976-77 Mona Vale Sports 2008-09 Harbord Diggers 1977-78 Manly Leagues 2009-10 Harbord Diggers 1978-79 Mona Vale 2010-11 Harbord Bowling Club 1979-80 Mona Vale Sports 1980-81 Collaroy Plateau

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Third Grade - The J.D. Durham Shield

John Davidson Durham is one of the most significant figures in over a century of districts cricket in NSW. He was originally involved with the Balmain & District CA where he was Hon. Secretary from 1906-1919, President from 1919-1943 and Patron 1943-1953. After moving to the Manly area, he was a Vice President of the Manly Warrin- gah CA from 1939-43 and President from 1944-50. He also filled a number of officces for the NSW Junior Cricket Union, Including Hon. Secretary 1906-07 and 1939-1945, President from 1916-1939 and Hon. Treasurer from 1945 until his death in 1958. He was made a life member of the New South Wales C. A. In 1943, of our associa- tion in 1950 and the NSWJCU in 1954. The NSW Districts Cricket Association continues to run the John Durham Shield as an inter-district competition for under 19 players.

The A3 grade was initialised in 1964-65 after growing player numbers saw the need for an additional “A” grade. The shield presented that season was named in honour of Alan Lee (see B1 Grade notes). However, the grade was not contested again until 1972-73, this time for the J. D. Durham Shield. The original shield was presented for 5th grade competition from 1958-59 to 1960-61, for the under 16 and D Grade competition from 1961-62 to 1966-67.

THE ALLAN “PAPPY” LEE SHIELD 1990-91 Mona Mates 1964-65 St Johns Parish 1991-92 Dee Why 1992-93 Forest District THE J.D. DURHAM SHIELD 1993-94 St Peters Manly Vale 1972-73 Terrey Hills 1994-95 National Australia Bank 1973-74 Seaforth RL 1995-96 Seaforth 1974-75 Belrose BC 1996-97 Forest District 1975-76 Red Hill 1997-98 Harbord Diggers 1976-77 Belrose BC 1998-99 Belrose RL 1977-78 Terrey Hills 1999-2000 Manly Leagues 1978-79 St Thomas 2000-01 Not held 1979-80 Davidson Park 2001-02 Not held 1980-81 Terrey Hills 2002-03 Not held 1981-82 Killarney Heights 2003-04 Mona Vale 1982-83 Forest Anglicans 2004-05 Belrose RL 1983-84 Balgowlah RU 2005-06 Mona Vale 1984-85 Ku-Ring-Gai 2006-07 Wakehurst Redbacks 1985-86 Forestville RSL 2007-08 Harbord Bowling 1986-87 Belrose RL 2008-09 Long Reef 1987-88 Avalon RSL 2009-10 Harbord Bowling Club 1988-89 Frenchs Forest 2010-11 Harbord Bowling Club 1989-90 Cromer

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Fourth Grade - The Alan Lee Shield

From 1948-49 to 1961-62, the 3rd grade competed for Wigney Shield. This was a donation to the association in 1947-48 by A. E. Wigney & Sons for “B” grade competition. In 1959-60 and 1961-62, the grading system saw 3rd grade split into 2 divisions, with division 2 playing for the Campbell Shield. With the renaming of grades 1962-63, the B1 grade continued to compete for the Wigney Shield until 1964-65. The following season saw this grade compete for the Alan Lee Shield, originally awarded for the inaugural A3 competition. Alan “Pappy” Lee was a long serving Vice-President and committee member of the association, serving in several voluntary capacities. Additionally, he acted on the committee of the Manly Warringah District Club for several years. He is also the father of former Australian Women’s test player Helen Lee, and NSW player Terence Lee.

THE WIGNEY SHIELD 1977-78 Dee Why 1948-49 Warringah 1978-79 St Peters Manly Vale 1949-50 Manly Colts 1979-80 Dee Why RSL 1950-51 Manly Colts 1980-81 Manly Leagues 1951-52 Narrabeen Lakes 1981-82 St Matthews 1952-53 Not held 1982-83 Avalon RSL 1953-54 Manly Waratahs 1983-84 Ku-Ring-Gai 1954-55 Parish 1984-85 Avalon 1955-56 Mona Vale 1985-86 Davidson OB 1956-57 Manly Warringah District 1986-87 Narrabeen YC 1957-58 Manly Veterans 1987-88 Southern Cross 1958-59 Foresters 1988-89 Austral Armenian 1959-60 Manly RU (Div 1) 1989-90 Mona Mates 1960-61 West Manly 1990-91 Terrey Hills 1961-62 Manly Warringah (Div 1) 1991-92 Forestville RSL 1962-63 Manly Leagues 1992-93 Cobras 1963-64 Manly Warringah District 1993-94 Manly Leagues 1964-65 Balgowlah Methodists 1994-95 Peninsula THE ALAN LEE SHIELD 1995-96 Forest District 1965-66 Clifton 1996-97 Wakehurst Subbies 1966-67 Manly Leagues 1997-98 Harbord Bowling 1967-68 Harbord Diggers 1998-99 North Steyne Tigers 1968-69 Collaroy Plateau 1999-2000 Long Reef 1969-70 Malboro 2000-01 Belrose RL 1970-71 Norfolk 2001-02 Forestville RSL 1971-72 Harbord Diggers 2002-03 Harbord Bowling 1972-73 Seaforth RL 2003-04 Manly Leagues 1973-74 Red Hill 2004-05 Long Reef 1974-75 Collaroy Plateau 2005-06 Seaforth 1975-76 Forest Anglicans 2006-07 Harbord Diggers 1976-77 SAOBA 2007-08 Manly Breakers THE CAMPBELL SHIELD 2008-09 Long Reef 1959-60 Manly Leagues (Div 2) 2009-10 Harbord Bowling Club 1960-61 Manly Warringah District (Div 1) 2010-11 Harbord Diggers 1961-62 Brookvale (Div 2)

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Fifth Grade - The Des Sainsbury Shield

From 1948-49 through to 1961-62, the 4th grade competed for the W. D. Thomson Shield. The 1962-63vseason saw 4th grade renamed B2 grade, with the grade playing for the Campbell Shield up to the 1964-65 season. The following season saw teams in this grade compete for the Wigney Shield, previously awarded to the B1 premiers. The Wigney Shield continued to be presented to the B2 premiers up to 1987-88. The following season saw teams in this grade compete for the Des Sainbury Shield, which continues to this day. This original shield is in the pos- session of the association, having been awarded to the C3 premiers from 1976-77 to 1986-87.

A former mayor of Manly, Mr. Sainsbury was president of the association from 1955 to 1965, and later served as patron from 1991 until his death in 1995. He was instrumental in the foundation of the Saturday Morning Boys Competition, which has evolved into the Manly Warringah Junior Cricket Association. He was also the founding president of the Manly Warringah Sporting Union.

THE W D THOMSON SHIELD 1982-83 Killarney 1948-49 Red Hill 1983-84 New Brighton Hotel 1949-50 Waratahs 1984-85 Forestville RSL 1950-51 Mona Vale 1985-86 Belrose RL 1951-52 Dee Why 1987-88 Austral Armenian 1952-53 Dee Why THE DES SAINSBURY SHIELD 1953-54 Manly District 1988-89 Allambie Surf 1954-55 Mona Vale 1989-90 Dee Why Time & Tide 1955-56 New Brighton Hotel 1990-91 Cromer 1957-58 Warringah Shire 1991-92 Forest District 1958-59 Dee Why United 1992-93 Seaforth 1959-60 Balgonians 1993-94 Manly Leagues 1960-61 St Johns Parish 1994-95 Seaforth 1961-62 Manly Leagues 1995-96 Harbord Diggers THE CAMPBELL SHIELD 1996-97 Killarney Heights 1962-63 Norfolk 1997-98 Belrose RL 1963-64 Northside Baptists 1998-99 Harbord Diggers 1964-65 Clifton 1999-2000 Harbord Diggers THE WIGNEY SHIELD 2000-01 Belrose RL 1965-66 Curl Curl YC 2001-02 Harbord Bombers 1966-67 Harbord Diggers/Wanderers 2002-03 Manly Leagues 1967-68 Manly Civic/Dee Why Bakers 2003-04 Collaroy Plateau 1968-69 Mona Vale Junior Sports 2004-05 Seaforth 1969-70 Norfolk 2005-06 Dee Why Hotel 1970-71 Forestville RSL 2006-07 Cromer 1971-72 Manly Leagues 2007-08 Collaroy Plateau 1972-73 St Peters Manly Vale 2008-09 Wakehurst Redbacks 1973-74 Collaroy Plateau 2009-10 Harbord Diggers 1974-75 Forest RU 2010-11 Collaroy Plateau 1975-76 Manly Leagues 1976-77 Harbord Fielders 1977-78 Brookvale Hotel 1978-79 Christian Brothers OB 1979-80 Collaroy Plateau 1980-81 Killarney 1981-82 Avalon/St Augustines

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B3 Grade - The Alex Anderson Shield

With competition numbers expanding, the association instigated the B3 grade for season 1975-76. The following season saw the Alex Anderson Shield presented, named after the former association secretary and president.

In addition to his tireless work for our association, Mr. Anderson also served as secretary of the Manly Warringah District Club, was the first secretary of the Manly Warringah Sporting Union, was a delegate to the NSW Junior Cricket Union as well as serving on it’s committee, and was the first senior vice-president of the Warringah Cricket Club. He also served as patron of the Association from 1985 until his death in 1991.

1975-76 SAOBA 1994-95 Forest District THE ALEX ANDERSON SHIELD 1995-96 Wakehurst Subbies 1976-77 Brookvale Hotel 1996-97 Forestville RSL 1977-78 Pittwater RSL 1997-98 Long Reef 1978-79 Pittwater RSL 1998-99 Wakehurst Redbacks 1979-80 Forest Anglicans 1999-2000 Manly Leagues 1980-81 Balgowlah RU 2000-01 Manly Leagues 1981-82 Refuge Bay 2001-02 Belrose RL 1982-83 Forestville RSL 2002-03 Cromer “Neville’s” 1983-84 Allambie 2003-04 Harbord Bombers 1984-85 Terrey Hills 2004-05 St Peters Manly Vale 1985-86 Narrabeen YC 2005-06 Harbord BC 1986-87 Collaroy Plateau 2006-07 Cromer 1987-88 New Brighton Hotel 2007-08 Long Reef 1988-89 Terrey Hills 2008-09 Terrey Hills 1989-90 Lobbers 2009-10 Cromer 1990-91 Northside 1991-92 Manly Windies 1992-93 Narrabeen 1993-94 Manly Leagues

T/20 – Mike Pawley Cup

2009-10 Wakehurst Redbacks 2010-11 Harbord Bowling Club

T/20 Plate

2010-11 Collaroy Plateau

Inactive Competitions

B4 Grade - The Matt Little Shield

1983-84 Mona Vale Hotel 1999-2000 Crows XI 1984-85 Lobbers 2000-01 Wakehurst Subbies 1985-86 Converters 2001-02 Narraweena 1986-87 Cromer YC 2002-03 Seaforth 1987-88 Beacon Hill YC 2003-04 North Manly BC 1988-89 Lakeside 2004-05 Harbord Diggers 1989-90 SAOBA 2005-06 Cromer 1990-91 Break O’Day 2006-07 Harbord Diggers 1991-92 Wakehurst 2007-08 Manly Warringah District 1992-93 Harbord BC 2008-09 Not Held 1993-94 Seaforth 2009-10 Collaroy Plateau 1994-95 Clifton 1995-96 Harbord Diggers 1996-97 Wakehurst Redbacks 1997-98 Collaroy Plateau 1998-99 Harbord BC

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C1 Grade

The George Lowe Cup 1976-77 Beacon Hill YC 1948-49 Dee Why 1977-78 Mackellar 1949-50 North Manly 1978-79 St Matthews 1950-51 Manly Methodists 1979-80 SAOBA 1951-52 Balgonians 1980-81 Mona Vale Hotel 1952-53 Mona Vale 1981-82 Christian Brothers OB 1953-54 - 1982-83 Christian Brothers 1954-55 - 1983-84 D.A.D 1955-56 Manly Warringah Dist 1984-85 Forest Anglicans 1956-57 Manly Warringah Dist 1985-86 Bay Packers 1957-58 Dee Why United 1986-87 Allambie The J D Durham Shield 1987-88 SAOBA 1958-59 Manly Warringah Dist 1988-89 Allambie 1959-60 Dee Why United 1989-90 Peninsula 1960-61 Dee Why United 1990-91 Dee Why 1961-62 - 1991-92 Manly Leagues The W D Thomson Shield 1992-93 Belrose RL 1962-63 Dee Why Surf 1993-94 Peninsula 1963-64 Balgonians 1994-95 Forestville RSL 1964-65 Belrose-Forest 1995-96 Not held The Campbell Shield 1996-97 Belrose RL 1965-66 Wanderers 1997-98 Terrey Hills 1966-67 Red Hill 1998-99 Terrey Hills 1967-68 Balgowlah RU 1999-2000 Cromer 1968-69 St Peters Manly Vale 2000-01 Forest District 1969-70 Forestville RSL 2001-02 Belrose RL 1970-71 Manly Catholics 2002-03 Peninsula 1971-72 St Augustines 2003-04 Seaforth 1972-73 Collaroy Plateau The Allyn Coggan Shield 1973-74 Pittwater RSL 2004-05 Manly Waratahs 1974-75 Dee Why 2005-06 Cromer 1975-76 St Augustines 2006-07 Seaforth

C2 Grade

The Presidents Cup 1984-85 Pittwater House 1963-64 Mona Vale Junior Sports 1985-86 Cromer 1964-65 Curl Curl “B” 1986-87 Manly Leagues The W D Thomson Shield 1987-88 Forest District 1965-66 Manly Catholics 1988-89 Collaroy Plateau 1966-67 St Peters Manly Vale 1989-90 Forest District 1967-68 Terrey Hills 1990-91 Redbacks 1968-69 Balgowlah RU 1991-92 Seaforth 1969-70 St Augustines 1992-93 Wakehurst Redbacks 1970-71 Balgowlah RU 1993-94 Forest District 1971-72 Dee Why RSL 1994-95 Not held 1972-73 St Matthews 1995-96 Wakehurst Redbacks 1973-74 Terrey Hills 1996-97 Wakehurst Redbacks 1974-75 St Augustines “A” 1997-98 Not held 1975-76 Dee Why 1998-99 Not held 1976-77 Manly Warringah District 1999-2000 Not held 1977-78 Beacon Hill YC 2000-01 Not held 1978-79 Forest Anglicans 2001-02 Not held 1979-80 St Augustines 2002-03 Not held 1980-81 Christian Brothers 2003-04 Wakehurst Redbacks 1981-82 Christian Brothers 2004-05 Harbord Bowling 1982-83 Forest Anglicans 2005-06 Manly Leagues 1983-84 St Pauls 2006-07 Manly Breakers

C3 Grade - The Des Sainsbury Shield 1981-82 The Bay 1976-77 Manly Warringah District 1982-83 Forestville RSL 1977-78 Forest 1983-84 Rudyard Kipling 1978-79 Mona Vale Hotel 1984-85 Refuge Bay 1979-80 Avalon Soccer 1985-86 North Harbour 1980-81 Clifton 1986-87 Mona Vale Hotel

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C4 Grade 1982-83 Davidson 1985-86 Seaforth YC 1983-84 Forest Anglicans 1986-87 Seaforth YC 1984-85 Not held

D Grade - (Under 16 Competition) The J D Durham Shield 1961-62 Collaroy Plateau 1965-66 St Augustines 1962-63 Wanderers 1966-67 Manly Warringah Dist “G” 1963-64 Collaroy Plateau 1967-68 St Augustines “C” 1964-65 Collaroy Plateau

E Grade - (Under 15 Competition) The Presidents Cup 1965-66 Curl Curl YC

ASSOCIATION RECORDS 1948-49 TO PRESENT

A1 Grade

Highest Team Score Frenchs Forest 7 (dec) / 526 1948-49 Highest Individual Score V. Taylor (Mona Vale) 222 1948-49 Best Partnership A.Holz & P. Russell (Terrey Hills) 262 1992-93 Batting Average N. Coltman (Dee Why RSL) 98.60 1974-75 Batting Aggregate J. Bower (Manly Colts) 1345 1953-54 Bowling Average R. Honeyman (Wanderers) 5.72 1972-73 Bowling Aggregate G. Ball (Manly Catholics) 109 1962-63 Most Team Catches Balgowlah RU 114 1981-82 Most Individual Catches K. McDermott (Time & Tide) 30 1971-72

A2 Grade

Highest Team Score Collaroy 3/496 1949-50 Highest Individual Score Z.Jordan (Harbord Bowling Club) 211 2010-11 Best Partnership G. Burge & M. Richards (NSt Tigers) 252 2006-07 Batting Average M. Richards (North Steyne Tigers) 103.41 2003-04 Batting Aggregate A. Wilkins (Caledonians) 857 1948-49 Bowling Average R. Jones (Harbord Diggers) 5.2 1961-62 Bowling Aggregate P. Gilford (Waratahs) 103 1956-57 Most Team Catches Balgowlah Methodists 126 1971-72 Most Individual Catches K. McDermott (Collaroy Pleateau) 34 1980-81

A3 Grade

Highest Team Score Seaforth 8/416 1993/94 Highest Individual Score M. Keen (SAOBA) 210 1977-78 Best Partnership Ron DeSilva & B. O’Bourke 291 1986-87 Batting Average J. Ferris (Collaroy Plateau) 92.14 2006-07 Batting Aggregate M. Hawke (Terrey Hills) 795 1997-98 Bowling Average L. McMaster (Pittwater RSL) 5.2 1976-77 Bowling Aggregate D. Chandler (New Brighton) 76 1964-65 Most Team Catches Davidson Park 13 1979-80 Most Individual Catches Michael V. Smith (Forest Anglicans) 32 1982-83

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B1 Grade

Highest Team Score Mona Vale 9 (dec) / 429 1956-57 Highest Individual Score M. Buzzard (Balgowlah Methodists) 216* 1959-60 Best Partnership H. Wallace & W. Maddox (Balgowlah Meth) 230* 1965-66 Batting Average G. Daubney (Dee Why United) 153.00 1959-60 Batting Aggregate G. Stevens (Veterans) 94 1955-56 Bowling Average J. Crum (Balgowlah OB) 4.80 1973-74 Bowling Aggregate G. Stevens (Veterans) 94 1955-56 Most Team Catches Clifton 133 1965-66 Most Individual Catches N. Chapman (Dee Why Surf) 43 1965-66

B2 Grade

Highest Team Score Veterans 486 1950-51 Highest Individual Score N. Yakich (Narrabeen CYO) 278 1956-57 Best Partnership W. Allsopp & J. Pearce (Wakehurst Redbacks) 286 1991-92 Batting Average J. Ferris (Collaroy Plateau) 107.33 2003-04 Batting Aggregate H. Primrose (Manly Methodists) 956 1956-57 Bowling Average G. Dunsmore (St Augustines) 5.30 1981-82 Bowling Aggregate R. Inman (Dee Why) 103 1953-54 Most Team Catches Christian Brothers OB 128 1978-79 Most Individual Catches A. Rizzo (Christian Brothers OB) 33 1978-79

B3 Grade

Highest Team Score Brookvale Hotel 422 1990-91 Highest Individual Score N. Dowell 189 2004-05 Best Partnership M. Gainsford & T. Lever (Wakehurst Redbacks) 284 2005-06 Batting Average E. Walters (Forest Anglicans) 127.30 1981-82 Batting Aggregate G. Castles (Belrose RL) 730 1976-77 Bowling Average M. McKeand (Forest Anglicans) 4.80 1981-82 Bowling Aggregate J. Partridge (Belrose RL) 76 1975-76 Most Team Catches Beacon Hill YC 119 1979-80 Most Individual Catches R. Parsons (Dee Why Hotel) 44 1979-80

B4 Grade

Highest Team Score Harbord BC 5/460 1998-99 Highest Individual Score D. Tucker (Belrose RL) 246 1995-96 Best Partnership P.Bilton & R. Van Wegan (SAOBA) 276 1990-91 Batting Average A. Ross (Dee Why) 87.00 2005-06 Batting Aggregate D. Tucker (Belrose RL) 948 1995-96 Bowling Average A. Peacock (Seaforth) 5.60 1995-96 Bowling Aggregate S. Rawlings (Warringah Mall) 77 1983-84 Most Team Catches Belrose RL 107 2004-05 Most Individual Catches B. Robinson (Warringah Mall) 27 1983-84

C1 Grade

Highest Team Score Belrose RL 7 (Dec) / 492 2006-07 Highest Individual Score B. McDonald (Seaforth) 205* 1992-93 Best Partnership S. Lucius & M. Kelly (SAOBA) 266 1987-88 Batting Average A. Ross (Peninsula) 178.25 1993-94 Batting Aggregate R.Watt (Manly Congregational) 1097 1949-50 Bowling Average S. Oledale (Dee Why United) 3.40 1959-60 Bowling Aggregate S. Clarke (Pittwater RSL) 95 1973-74 Most Team Catches D.A.D 129 1990-91 Most Individual Catches P. Wilson (SAOBA) 39 1975-76 J. Hiep (Christian Brothers) 39 1982-83

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C2 Grade

Highest Team Score Seaforth “A” 6/407 1987-88 Highest Individual Score M. Florrie (Allambie Heights) 263 1982-83 Best Partnership P. Dunn & P. Dickson (Allambie) 245 1983-84 Batting Average W. Serong (Manly Breakers) 63.40 2006-07 Batting Aggregate A. Beer (Dee Why) 901 2004-05 Bowling Average D. Ryan (Terrey Hills) 4.50 1967-68 Bowling Aggregate D. Ryan (Terrey Hills) 103 1967-68 Most Team Catches Balgowlah RU 126 1968-69 Most Individual Catches R. Young (Forest Anglicans) 30 1978-79

C3 Grade

Highest Team Score Pittwater House 384 1977-78 Highest Individual Score J. Kobek (D.A.D) 135* 1984-85 Best Partnership A. Campbell & D. Moody (Rudyard Kipling) 202 1983-84 Batting Average J. Kobek (D.A.D) 51.30 1984-85 Batting Aggregate J. Kobek (D.A.D) 923 1984-85 Bowling Average S. Marsh (Tryhards) 4.50 1978-79 Bowling Aggregate M. O’Connell (Forestville RSL) 112 1982-83 Most Team Catches Avalon Soccer 98 1979-80 Most Individual Catches J. Wayte (Manly Soccer) 29 1979-80

C4 Grade

Highest Team Score Warringaroos 8/315 1981-82 Highest Individual Score M. Schroth (Palm Beach) 140 1986-87 Best Partnership N. Gray & R. Vere (Collaroy Plateau) 198 1983-84 Batting Average R. Fry (Warringaroos) 127.30 1981-82 Batting Aggregate R. Fry (Warringaroos) 764 1981-82 Bowling Average M. Welfare (Warringaroos) 5.30 1981-82 Bowling Aggregate R. Donnelly (Forest Anglicans) 84 1981-82 Most Team Catches Pittwater House 87 1982-83 Most Individual Catches S. Harrison (Collaroy Plateau) 20 1981-82

T/20

Highest Team Score Harbord Diggers 3/245 2009-10 Highest Individual Score Tristan Lever (Wakehurst Redbacks) 120 2009-10 Best Partnership George Wyllie/Scott Kenna (Cromer) 140 2010-11 Batting Average Tristan Lever (Wakehurst Redbacks) 227.00 2009-10 Batting Aggregate Tristan Lever (Wakehurst Redbacks) 227 2009-10 Bowling Average Tim Perks (Manly Leagues) 5.33 2009-10 Bowling Aggregate Michael Keegan (Long Reef) 10 2010-11 Tristan Lever (Wakehurst Redbacks) 10 2010-11 Damien Cooper (Harbord Bowling Club) 10 2010-11 Best Bowling Figures Dean Storey (Collaroy Plateau) 5/11 2009-10 Tristan Lever (Wakehurst Redbacks) 5/11 2010-11 Most Individual Catches Timothy Cameron (Wakehurst Redbacks) 6 2010-11

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Numerical Strength of the Association

Season Teams Players Season Teams Players 1926-27 16 317 1971-72 48 865 1927-28 18 331 1972-73 57 934 1928-29 16 287 1973-74 51 860 1929-30 16 284 1974-75 54 958 1930-31 20 349 1975-76 69 1184 1931-32 20 354 1976-77 70 1197 1932-33 24 397 1977-78 80 1319 1933-34 23 360 1978-79 81 1333 1934-35 26 442 1979-80 72 1192 1935-36 24 396 1980-81 74 1237 1936-37 23 367 1981-82 86 1411 1937-38 29 424 1982-83 88 1442 1938-39 30 481 1983-84 84 1394 1939-40 32 440 1984-85 84 1335 1940-41 25 396 1985-86 87 1364 1941-42 20 300 1986-87 80 1216 1942-43 13 211 1987-88 78 1040 1943-44 13 240 1988-89 74 992 1944-45 16 310 1989-90 78 1249 1945-46 17 363 1990-91 75 1361 1946-47 29 523 1991-92 76 1426 1947-48 23 628 1992-93 73 1281 1948-49 39 680 1993-94 62 1021 1949-50 34 593 1994-95 64 1097 1950-51 30 615 1995-96 60 1027 1951-52 30 586 1996-97 66 1135 1952-53 27 469 1997-98 60 1097 1953-54 28 421 1998-99 56 890 1954-55 28 516 1999-2000 67 990 1955-56 34 593 2000-01 59 902 1956-57 42 805 2001-02 58 897 1957-58 44 811 2002-03 57 907 1958-59 43 818 2003-04 58 1050 1959-60 45 780 2004-05 58 1057 1960-61 41 715 2005-06 61 1159 1961-62 49 854 2006-07 60 1176 1962-63 56 1015 2007-08 56 1022 1963-64 59 1050 2008-09 56 903 1964-65 64 1133 2009-10 51 (+8 T/20) 993 1965-66 61 1027 2010-11 46 (+12 T/20) 912 1966-67 54 913 1967-68 46 800 1968-69 54 916 1969-70 51 891 1970-71 47 846

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OFFICE BEARERS OF THE MANLY WARRINGAH CRICKET ASSOCIATION

Season(s) President Secretary Treasurer Asst. Secretary Grounds Officer

1920-23 J.P.Bunting J.Randell A.D.Price W.J.Bunting - 1923-24 H.Austin J.Smyth J.Randell F.Dunn - 1924-25 H.Austin W.J.Bunting J.Randell T.Leahy - 1925-26 H.Austin W.J.Bunting W.Dennett T.Leahy - 1926-27 J.Randell C.S.Watson C.Denby W.Wallach - 1927-28 J.Randell C.S.Watson C.S.Watson W.Wallach - 1928-29 J.Randell C.S.Watson C.S.Watson H.C.Wallach - 1929-30 J.Randell C.S.Watson L.M.Ray H.C.Wallach - 1930-31 J.Randell C.S.Watson T.Leahy H.C.Wallach - 1931-32 C.D.Leake H.C.Wallach T.Leahy C.Denby - 1932-33 C.D.Leake W.C.Lyons L.M.Ray F.Byrne - 1933-35 C.D.Leake W.C.Lyons L.M.Ray H.Moulton - 1935-36 C.D.Leake H.Moulton L.M.Ray A.Hilder - 1936-37 C.D.Leake R.A.Baker L.M.Ray J.Lord - 1937-38 C.D.Leake R.A.Baker L.M.Ray C.Bowyer - 1938-39 C.D.Leake A.Butler L.M.Ray R.J.Freeman - 1939-42 C.D.Leake C.Bowyer L.M.Ray R.J.Freeman - 1942-43 C.D.Leake L.M.Ray L.M.Ray G.Manton - 1943-44 C.D.Leake L.M.Ray L.M.Ray R.J.Freeman - 1944-46 J.D.Durham R.A.Baker R.J.Freeman J.W.Ryan R.J.Freeman 1946-48 J.D.Durham R.A.Baker C.L.Thorburn J.W.Ryan R.J.Freeman 1948-50 J.D.Durham R.A.Baker C.L.Thorburn N.Haydon R.J.Freeman 1950-51 R.J.Freeman R.A.Baker C.L.Thorburn N.Haydon R.J.Freeman 1951-52 R.J.Freeman R.A.Baker J.Mountain N.Haydon R.J.Freeman 1952-53 E.F.Routh R.A.Baker J.Mountain N.Haydon R.J.Freeman 1953-54 E.F.Routh R.A.Baker/ J.Mountain N.Haydon R.J.Freeman A.Anderson 1954-55 E.F.Routh A.Anderson J.Mountain N.Haydon R.J.Freeman 1955-56 D.Sainsbury A.Anderson J.Mountain N.Haydon R.J.Freeman 1956-57 D.Sainsbury A.Anderson J.Mountain D.Cummins A.Anderson 1957-58 D.Sainsbury A.Anderson J.Mountain D.Southwell A.Anderson 1958-61 D.Sainsbury A.Anderson C.J.Walker D.Southwell A.Anderson 1961-62 D.Sainsbury A.Anderson C.J.Walker K.Bowden A.Anderson 1962-63 D.Sainsbury A.Anderson L.J.Pearce K.Bowden A.Anderson 1963-65 D.Sainsbury A.Anderson L.J.Pearce G.Manton A.Anderson 1965-69 B.H.Couston A.Anderson L.J.Pearce G.Manton A.Anderson 1969-70 A.Anderson C.W.Cook K.Richardson A.Hutchinson A.Anderson 1970-71 A.Anderson C.W.Cook K.Richardson L.J.Pearce A.Anderson 1971-73 A.Anderson C.W.Cook L.J.Pearce R.Finlay A.Anderson 1973-76 A.Anderson F.A.Gray L.J.Pearce - A.Anderson 1976-78 L.J.Pearce F.A.Gray R.Honeyman - L.J.Pearce 1978-82 L.J.Pearce F.A.Gray A.J.Coggan - Mrs J.Pearce 1982-85 L.J.Pearce F.A.Gray A.J.Coggan P.Russell Mrs J.Pearce 1985-89 L.J.Pearce F.A.Gray A.J.Coggan Mrs C.Hooker Mrs J.Pearce 1989-2000 A.B.Rainey P.G.Moses A.J.Coggan E.J.Cranney Mrs J.Pearce 2000-04 B.J.Ferguson P.G.Moses A.J.Coggan E.J.Cranney Mrs J.Pearce 2004-05 B.J.Ferguson P.C.Woodyatt S.J Hutchinson - Mrs J.Pearce 2005-07 B.J.Ferguson P.C.Woodyatt S.J.Hutchinson M.L.Kemp Mrs J.Pearce 2007-10 B.J.Ferguson M.L.Kemp S.J.Hutchinson S.Wragg Vice President 2010-11 D.P.Sheedy S.B.Shepherd W.B.Clark E.A.Donnelly B.W.Ball

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