true blue club handbook SEASON 2017–2018 prahran cricket club club handbook SEAson 2017–2018 president’s welcome Club Patrons Welcome to all players, members, coaches, with international experience), Ajay Bahtt, committee, parents, brothers and sisters and Vamsy Doddala and Ben Puzny who joins supporters of the Prahran Cricket Club to the club this season. Welcome back to Barry, Patron-in-Chief season 2017/18. After stepping back from the Bryce, Dimi, Vamsy and Ajay and a very warm Evelyn Danos President’s role 5 or so years ago, and now welcome to Ben. taking the step back into the role this season, Carl Sandri and David Williams will lead it is amazing to see how far the club has come the Women’s Club again in season 2017/18 Patrons in that time and how much more complicated and we sincerely hope for many more a club it is to administer. Ian Crawford following. The dynamic duo will be joined on David Jukes The amalgamation with Brunswick Park the Coaching Panel by Tomos Fowler from John Malligan Cricket Club and welcoming the players to the UK and Tomos’s role will be to provide become part of the Prahran Cricket Club is coaching support at training but also focus in my view the most important decision that on the development of the Women’s 2nd has been made in the club’s history. However, X1. We warmly welcome Tomos to the club. having seven teams for the coming season Kath Hempenstall will continue to lend her means that there are many more elements for wonderful hand of experience and we are a committee to coordinate and as such lots so pleased to have Kath as part of the team more challenges that when it was just four this season. Major Sponsors men’s teams. I challenge any club to have the number and We have a great committee in place that quality of coaching staff that we have for the are up to the task, but we ask you if there a coming season. way that you may be able to help? It might So, no excuses for PCC not having massive be something very simple like helping with success in the coming season! You will hear East Malvern afternoon teas to being able to introduce us to lots of information about the Toorak Park Community Bank® Bendigo Bank a major sponsor. Please give some thought to Branch redevelopment as the season gets underway how you can help our great club take another as the final Master Planning process has 300 Waverley Road, East Malvern Bigger than a bank step forward. There is lots to do and sharing just been announced by our friends at Phone 9563 6044 the load would be great for all involved. Stonnington Council. We will share details One of the things I am incredibly proud of is with you once we have had a chance to digest the Coaching Panel we have for the coming and have input. Fair to say, the next five years season. We sincerely thank Peter Divenuto for will be the most significant in the club’s history his efforts over the past three seasons and are as we totally reshape facilities at Toorak Park thrilled that Div will continue to work on some on and off the field. A great time to be part of special off field projects for the Committee this amazing club. At the end of that period this coming season. we will have the best playing and coaching facilities in the state! We warmly welcome back Barry Neivandt to the club as Men’s Head Coach. Barry had six Yours in cricket, seasons previously as our Head Coach and Phil Williamson has an unbelievable history of achievement President in the game. Barry’s Coaching Panel includes Bryce McGain, Dimitri Mascerenhas (both 2 PRAHRAN CRICKET CLUB CLUB HANDBOOK SEASON 2017-2018 3 contents Part One Part Two Part Three About Our Club 07 Club Awards, Playing Cricket Records & Honours 33 at Prahran 69 A Short History 08 Premierships 34 Club Teams 70 Australian Representatives 12 Club Legends 36 Club Grounds 71 Maddie’s Shield #2 13 Hall of Fame 37 Development Program 72 Sam Coates hangs up his gloves 14 DWN Jukes Medal 38 Coaching and Training 73 Nathan McNally appointed as new skipper 16 Julie Calvert Medal 40 Values and Behaviours 74 Honorary Life Members 17 AA Horneman Award 41 Selection Policy 75 Club Administration 18 IN Crawford Award 41 Code of Conduct 76 Club Membership 19 Batting, Bowling and Fielding Awards 42 Inclement and Extreme Weather 77 Club Policies 20 Cricket Victoria Awards 44 Men’s Match Fixture 78 Season Highlights 25 Career Records 46 Women’s Match Fixture 79 Season Records 54 Location of Premier Cricket Grounds 84 Individual Records 56 Contact Information 86 Team Records 60 Club Song 88 Men’s First Eleven Cap Numbers 62 Sponsors 89 From top bottom: David Jukes; Tara Norris, Carl Sandri, Bronwyn Daws 4 PRAHRAN CRICKET CLUB CLUB HANDBOOK SEASON 2017-2018 5 part one about our club 6 PRAHRAN CRICKET CLUB CLUB HANDBOOK SEASON 2017-2018 7 A successful junior club, Hawksburn The period after the War proved to be sought affiliation with the Victorian Cricket a golden era for Prahran. The Victorian Association and became a senior club in Cricket Association offered the Victory Cup the colony’s peak competition in 1895. They to the first club to win three consecutive played one season in ‘B’ division – in which premierships. Prahran achieved the feat a short both the First and Second XIs won every within just four seasons, winning the 1920-21, game – and were promoted to ‘A’ division for 1921-22 and 1922-23 titles. the 1896-97 season. Clarrie Grimmett, who would go on to The first game of the 1896-97 season, represent Australia, led the way with the ball against East Melbourne, serves as the starting taking 174 wickets over the three summers. history point for the club’s “official” history. Included The leading batsman for the premiership Originally founded as Hawksburn in the XI for that first match were three Rush years was Gerald Healy, whose 1557 runs brothers – Harry, Eddie and Tom – the first of included 230 in the famous final of 1921-22 Cricket Club in 1879, the club played on three generations of a family that continued where Prahran accumulated 688 runs against grounds in Hawksburn and Albert Park its association with the club until the 1970s. Collingwood. This remains Prahran’s best before moving in 1893 to Toorak Park Harry Rush went on to become a leading team total and is the highest score by any administrator within both Victorian and Premier team in a final. Healy amassed 7527 where it has remained to this day. Australian cricket circles, including a stint runs during his career, a club record which as Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board stood until the 1990s. in the 1920s. Eddie’s score of 293 not out The 1940s and 50s proved notable in against Carlton in 1897-98 still stands Prahran’s history as they produced numerous as the highest score by a Hawksburn/ names rightly considered to be giants of the Prahran batsman. club. Bob Parish captained the First XI, served Hawksburn’s first premiership came in the as club President for 27 years and was twice 1899-1900 season, overpowering a strong Chairman of the Australian Cricket Board; East Melbourne side in the Final, with the David Mandie, a player and administrator club’s first Victorian representative John who is best remembered for his generosity to ‘Dodger’ O’Connor taking four wickets. Six the club in difficult times; and Bruce Murray, seasons later came the club’s second flag – whose games and wickets records stood for Hawksburn’s wicketkeeper for that season more than 40 years. was William ‘Barlow’ Carkeek, the club’s first Towering above all was Sam Loxton – he Australian representative. debuted in Prahran’s Third XI at the age of District cricket was introduced in the 1906- twelve, captained the First XI, scored over 07 season, after which, on May 31 1907, the 5000 runs, took more than 300 wickets club’s name was changed to Prahran to better and almost single-handedly won Prahran’s reflect the district it represented. In the years premiership in 1954-55. leading up to the First World War, Prahran won In that season, he took 58 wickets and two more First XI premierships and its first scored 626 runs, the finest all-round Second XI flag. performance in the club’s history. 8 PRAHRAN CRICKET CLUB CLUB HANDBOOK SEASON 2017-2018 9 a short history In the Final, he top-scored with 129 and took 1985-86. In the same season, Neil Schlittler seven Hawthorn-East Melbourne wickets. broke the club’s games record finishing his Loxton also represented Victoria, scoring career with 233 games. In 2014, the club’s 232 not out, still the highest score on debut seventh Test representative, Chris Rogers, in Australian first class cricket, and Australia, became the first Prahran player to be named touring England with Bradman’s Invincibles. one of Wisden’s Cricketers of the Year. After his playing days, he continued his In Prahran’s long and illustrious history, association with all levels of cricket, serving few events have been as significant as the as Vice-President at Prahran, a delegate with announcement on July 15 2014 that the Victorian cricket, tour manager and selector club was to amalgamate with Brunswick for the Australian team and turned to umpiring Park Ladies Cricket Club, a strong club when in his seventies.