ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 THE 149TH ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2020 IS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) OF THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION LTD (SACA) WHICH WILL BE HELD IN THE WILLIAM MAGAREY ROOM, LEVEL 3, RIVERBANK STAND AT ADELAIDE OVAL ON TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2020 AT 5PM CONTENTS 4 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 6 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT 8 HIGH PERFORMANCE 10 TEAM REPORTS 18 STATE AWARDS 20 CENSUS 22 INTERNATIONAL CRICKET 23 SA BUSHFIRE APPEAL 24 SACA MEMBERSHIP 28 COMMUNITY CRICKET 32 UMPIRING 33 A SPORT FOR ALL 37 COMPETITIONS 39 TOYOTA SECOND XI 40 PREMIER CRICKET 43 PREMIER CRICKET FINAL SCORECARDS 46 PREMIER CRICKET TABLES AND AWARDS 51 SACA BOARD AND OFFICE BEARERS 53 FINANCIAL REPORT Front cover: Statewide Super SA Scorpions captain Megan Schutt helped Australia to their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup triumph over India in front of a record MCG crowd. Inside cover: West End Redbacks and Adelaide Strikers captain Travis Head celebrates his second Test century in the Boxing Day Test against New Zealand at the MCG. SACA ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 3 PRESIDENT’S REPORT The South Australian Cricket Association is now in its 150th From 1947-48 until 1976-77 the Sheffield Shield was a five-team year, facing extraordinary challenges but remaining focused competition and the Redbacks finished: First on five occasions, on cricket and delivering value for Members. Second on four occasions, Third on six occasions, Fourth on The triumph of the summer of 2019-20 was Australia’s T20 three occasions, and Fifth on 12 occasions. During this period, World Cup success, yet the tragedies that were the Bushfires 50 per cent of the time SA finished second-last or last. From and then COVID-19 will have widespread, lasting implications. 1977-78 to present the Sheffield Shield has been a six-team competition and the Redbacks finished: First two times, The setting of an appropriate SACA Membership fee for Second five times, Third six times, Fourth nine times, Fifth nine the 2020-2021 year has been taken most seriously by the times, and Sixth 14 times. During this period being a six-team SACA Board and was extremely difficult. We appreciate the competition, 23 times out of 43 (i.e. 53.48 per cent) SA finished understanding and patience of SACA Members when, for the in the bottom two. first time, Membership renewals were delayed until August 2020 to allow us to best assess the year to come and the South Australia is a State with a relatively small population. content that will likely be available at the Adelaide Oval. However, the Hussey review was driven by a desire to achieve results that suggest we are “punching above our weight” rather SACA is committed to its Members and will do its utmost to secure content for the summer, culminating in an Indian than continuing the above long-term historical performances. tour of Australia which is looking increasingly likely at time of I am well aware of our lack of success over the last decade. publication. However, in my view this is just part of a long-term problem, as evidenced by the above statistics. SACA will reach 150 years in May 2021 - testament to all those Members who have gone before to provide the resilient In terms of individual performance, we strive to produce and much-loved organisation that is the SACA. Its strong Australian players and we have improved in that area over the financial position will undoubtedly assist in weathering this last few years. Our State captain Travis Head is the vice-captain COVID-19 financial storm. Many years of wise leadership and of the Test team. Alex Carey has been vice-captain of our one- management have us well placed, but this financial position day and Twenty20 national teams and Kane Richardson has could be rapidly eroded unless we make difficult decisions. become one of the best death bowlers in international cricket. The Board focus is two-fold: to promote and develop the However, we have not achieved the same success at a men’s game of cricket in South Australia, and to provide outstanding Member opportunities. team performance level. I know our passionate SACA Members crave Sheffield Shield success. This too is a goal of the Board. The 2019-20 summer began as normal with the SACA Members’ Test Match Dinner. However, far from normal was The Hussey Review set out 13 recommendations to right the that we were blessed with West Indies legend Clive Lloyd as ship. This will take time but I hope in a decade there is an ability special guest. Clive shared with the room a number of tales for the Board at that time to reflect on better results. from his phenomenal and far-reaching cricketing journey. The Hussey sat on a senior coach selection panel alongside SACA West Indies team that he led was one so many Members grew CEO Keith Bradshaw, Belinda Clark, Rod Marsh, and Tim Nielsen up watching, let alone marveling at their ridiculous prowess. to decide the new men’s Head Coach role. Jason Gillespie It was a joy to hear from Clive. Australian coach Justin Langer was the selected candidate. We congratulate him and we are and captain Tim Paine were also in attendance, retelling the looking forward to him beginning a new era. journey of redemption for the Australian Men’s Cricket Team, and what a job they have done. Having said that, I want to thank our previous Redbacks coach in The SACA Test Match Dinner is such a wonderful way to begin Jamie Siddons. He gave enormously of his time with some early the most decorated Adelaide Test each year. Our hope is for success in reaching the Sheffield Shield Final twice. We wish him that to continue in the 2020-21 season. well and hope that such a good cricketing talent can find future cricket opportunities in this game. He has much to offer. Hussey Review In April 2020, the SACA Board engaged highly respected On Field Australian cricketer Michael Hussey to conduct a review on the Along with the Australian women’s successful World Cup in which West End Redbacks culture, our State men’s system and High South Australia captain Megan Schutt played a large part, the Performance. This review emanated from the following facts: Strikers women had a sublime season. They are an outstanding group of not only players, but people, and worked so hard to Historically our State men’s team has only won six titles in the make it to the final of the competition. last 70 years and has been at the wrong end of the table far too often. Travis Head continues to be vice-captain of the Australian Test team, and Alex Carey was vice-captain during the 50-over World SHEFFIELD SHIELD WINS SINCE 1950 Cup. Kane Richardson and Adam Zampa were also in the squad. To have such strong South Australian representation on the NSW 23 World Stage is a huge credit to the High Performance staff, and VIC 15 South Australians should be proud. WA 14 It is a dream for all budding cricketers to play in a Boxing Day Test, let alone score a century. For Travis that became a reality QLD 8 against New Zealand at ‘The G’, earning him Player of The Match! SA 6 A bold recommendation from Tim Nielsen to make him South TAS 3 Australian Captain several years earlier has yielded a fantastic outcome. This serves to whet our appetite for more such success. NOTE: Tasmania joined the Sheffield Shield competition in 1977 Earlier in the year Alex Carey had a sublime World Cup in England 4 SACA ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 PRESIDENT’S REPORT in which he was vice-captain and was also named in the ICC Team of the Tournament for his vital innings-saving runs and plethora of dismissals. Megan Schutt continues to lead the young Statewide Super SA Scorpions, along with emerging leader and newly contracted Australian player, Tahlia McGrath. McGrath’s breakout year is being rewarded and it is well-deserved for her allround ability in each format. As mentioned previously, the on-field performances of the South Australian Men have lacked consistency since the fifties. The group had a drought-breaking win against Tasmania this season, followed by a home win against Western Australia, but we need more. Although the Redbacks did not have a chance in the final match to lift off the bottom of the table as the last match was called off on account of the coronavirus, it is another last-place finish in the record books. And one that needs to improve. Financial Note Prior to the March 2020 onset of COVID-19 with working from home orders, SACA was on track for a profitable year. A 2019- 20 season which saw the return of day-night Test cricket to Adelaide with a match against Pakistan along with seven home Adelaide Strikers matches had a positive impact on revenue, yet the unforeseen global pandemic changed everything. Above: Barry Jarman was one of South Australia’s greatest. I would like the SACA Members to understand that the Adelaide In the 2019-20 summer, Barry and wife Gaynor attended Oval SMA Ltd is 50 per cent controlled by the SACA. We benefit Day 3 of the Adelaide Test Match which happened to be their in good years but in bad times need to ride that storm. In March wedding anniversary, a partnership of well over 50 years.