IN RECOGNITION The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association would like to thank all volunteers, players, supporters, members, patrons, local councils, affiliates, employees and kindred bodies for their hard work and dedication. The continual success and growth of a non-profit sporting organisation can only occur as a function of the community support and goodwill that is extended by so many. Countless hours were contributed in ensuring that no stone was left unturned and no job was too complicated. It is with great pride we recognise those responsible for the grass-roots success of the game we love, the game we play with pride, respect and joy, and the game we will leave in better shape for the next generation; the national summer sport, Cricket. Furthermore, we would like to recognise and thank the following member/clubs for their affiliation with the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association; Affiliated Member / Club Girls Teams U/11-16 Teams Senior Teams Kanga Players CricHit (Girls) In2Cricket (Boys) In2Cricket (Girls) Asquith Rugby League - - 3 0 0 0 0 Beecroft - - 1 0 0 27 1 Berowra - 5 7 0 0 76 15 Castle Hill RSL 1 6 5 0 0 40 6 Galston-Glenorie - 2 2 0 0 32 0 Glenhaven - - 2 0 0 0 0 Berowra Masters – O40 - - 1 0 0 0 0 Hornsby Masters – O50 - - 1 0 0 0 0 HK&HDCUA - - - 0 0 0 0 Hornsby District 1 7 6 0 18 55 3 Kenthurst / - - 6 0 0 0 0 Upper Hills - 7 - 0 0 21 2 Kissing Point - 5 6 0 0 35 1 Ku-ring-gai Chase - - 1 0 0 0 0 Mt Colah - 3 2 11 11 0 11 Normanhurst-Warrawee - 7 7 0 0 21 0 Pennant Hills - 5 - 0 0 0 0 Pymble - - 1 0 0 0 0 Redfield College - 3 - 0 0 0 0 St Ives - - 6 0 0 0 0 Thornleigh - 2 1 0 0 27 2 West Pennant Hills-Cherrybrook 3 25 11 110 8 0 0 CONTENTS OFFICE BEARERS 5 MEETING ATTENDANCES 6 EXECUTIVE REPORT 8 FINANCIAL REPORT 15 JUNIOR COMPETITION REPORT 17 SENIOR COMPETITION REPORT 19 REPRESENTATIVE COMPETITION REPORT 22 IN PARTNERSHIP 25 AWARDS 28 SPECIAL EVENTS AND SCORECARDS 32 HKHDCUA REPORT 38 HK&HDCA COUNCIL REPORTS 39 OBITUARY (MR. JOHN HOPKINS) 42 SPONSORS & FUNDRAISING 43 COMPETITION RECORDS 45 HK&HDCA Inc. ROLL OF HONOUR 53 PHOTOS 55 AGENDA OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given for the Annual General Meeting for the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Association, to be held 27th July, 2009 from 7.30pm at Asquith Bowling and Recreation Club. Welcome by President, Mark Rushton, and apologies. Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting (82nd AGM) Correspondence received Presentation of annual report and balance sheets Election of office bearers Presentations Notices of motion Other business Benjamin Gussey HK&HDCA Executive Officer PO Box 72, Hornsby, 1630 NSW OFFICE BEARERS 2008-2009 PATRONS The Mayor, Hornsby Shire Council The Mayor, Baulkham Hills Shire Council The Mayor, Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council Mr Tom Richmond, OAM Mr John Hayne, AM Mr Colin Cooper Ms Lisa Sthalaker Ms Denise Annetts EXECUTIVE President Senior Vice President Mr Mark Rushton Mr Geoff Hasler Vice President Honorary Treasurer Mr Nathan Tilbury Mr David Toose Honorary Minutes Secretary Honorary Senior Competition Secretary Mr Andy Bayles Mr Steve Wilson Honorary Junior Cricket Secretary Honorary Assistant Junior Cricket Secretary Mr Bruce Kimberley Mr Paul Hyam Honorary Representative Secretary Honorary Umpires Organising Secretary Mr Clint Johnson Mr Bruce Wood Executive Members Messrs Murray Macdonald, Joshua Brown, Bob Dewstow, Brian Gibson COMMITTEE MEMBERS Senior Competition Committee Messrs Steve Wilson, Geoff Hasler, Murray Macdonald, David Donnison, Joshua Brown Disputes & Disciplinary Committee (D&D) Messrs Bob Browne (Chairman), Bob Dewstow, David Lea, Martin Watts Junior Divisional Secretaries Jonathon Loveday, Richard Johnson, Jack Johnson, Joshua Miler, Robert Gerometta, Morgan Loveday Representative Age Conveners Judy Gussey, Martin Watts, Michael Eggenhuizen, Warren Jackson, Sean Miller Ross Anderson, Peter Thorburn , Mike Blackwood, John O’Loughlin, Clint Johnson DELEGATES & OTHERS NMCC NSWDCA Bob Somerville Alfred James OAM Geoff Hasler Clint Johnson NDCC Liaison Officer IDCA / Presidents Cup James Whealing Hornsby Sports Council Clint Johnson Auditor Bob Somerville Executive Officer/s Mr JS (Stuart) Russell Mark Rushton Messrs Graeme Kurtz, Benjamin Gussey MEETING ATTENDANCES Club Delegates (9 meetings held) Asquith Rugby League Josh Brown (8) Melinda Brown (3) Beecroft Geoff Findlay (6) Scott Reid (2) Mitchell Burger (2) Berowra Nathan Tilbury (9) Murray Thompson (2) Phil Reid (1) Berowra Masters Alfred James OAM (3) Castle Hill RSL Michael Burgin (7) Phil Pearce (5) Karl Burgin (1) Galston-Glenorie Bernie Triebe (7) Glenhaven Martin Watts (7) Nick McIntosh (4) Hornsby District Clint Johnson (7) Murray Macdonald (4) Scott Burrows (2) Tracey Johnson (2) & 2 others Hornsby Masters Kenthurst Richard Arnott (6) David Lea (5) Col Griffin (4) Dave Donnison (1) Kissing Point Chris Roden-Smith (7) Peter Aitken (1) Sean Sweeney (1) Ku-ring-gai Chase Chris Wheeler (1) David Marsh (1) Mt Colah Brian Gibson (6) Bruce Kimberley (6) Normanhurst-Warrawee John Corish (8) Cameron Riddett (5) Pennant Hills Jon Loveday (4) Lewis Neal (2) Bob Browne (1) Gordon Nagle (1) Pymble Mat Fabian (2) Redfield College Michael Dolly (1) St Ives Bob Dewstow (6) Chris Brown (1) Gareth Horne (1) Thornleigh Carolyn Ball (7) HKHDCUA John McQuillan (8) Simon Moore (2) WPH-C Ben Frawley (6) Barry McDonald (5) Deepak Narsai (4) & 4 others Members of the Executive Executive Meetings Council Meetings Mark Rushton 10 / 10 9 / 9 Nathan Tilbury 10 / 10 9 / 9 Andy Bayles 10 / 10 9 / 9 Bruce Wood 9 / 10 9 / 9 Geoff Hasler 10/ 10 9 / 9 David Toose 9 / 10 8 / 9 Joshua Brown 10 / 10 8 / 9 Steve Wilson 9 / 10 8 / 9 Clint Johnson 8 / 10 7 / 9 Brian Gibson 8 / 10 7 / 9 Bruce Kimberley 6 / 10 6 / 9 Bob Dewstow 7 / 10 6 / 9 Murray MacDonald 4 / 10 4 / 9 Note: Paul Hyam was excused from attending meetings due to prior commitments EXECUTIVE REPORT President’s Report It is with tremendous pleasure that the Executive of our Association presents the 83rd Annual Report, inclusive of our Financial Accounts. The 2008/09 season continued to be one of progression and consolidation. The hard-working Executive initiated many projects, with some requiring further development in the season to come. We extend our sincere thanks to the respective councils (Hornsby Shire, Ku-ring-gai Shire and The Hills Shire), for the ongoing commitment and hard work of their staff. Additionally to the NSWDCA and Cricket NSW, the efforts and support is truly appreciated here, at the grassroots level of our sport. Our relationship with the Northern District Cricket Club (NDCC) continues to improve in many key areas and it is extremely pleasing to see many of our former representative players move into the higher grades of the SCA competition. Particularly impressive was the rise to prominence of David Lowery (Kenthurst/Upper Hills) with his maiden first-grade century after only a few games in the top grade. NDCC are to be applauded for embarking on the development of an extensive off-season junior cricket academy, “Young Rangers”, to facilitate the ongoing development of our highly talented younger players. This change in direction will evolve to encompass all of our junior players in the years to come. The 2008/09 season has seen many highlights, amongst them being: Congratulations to the Asquith Rugby League (ARL) A-Grade, for winning a 4th successive A-Grade premiership. This equals the second longest winning streak of consecutive A-Grade premierships in the 83 years of competition held within the Association. Congratulations to the West Pennant Hills-Cherrybrook (WPH-C) who won the “Reg Vernon Trophy” (Senior Club Championship) for the sixth consecutive season, an Association record. Barry McDonald (WPH-C) was awarded the "Cricket NSW 2008 / 09 Sydney North Volunteer of the Year", for his tireless work for his Club and the many years of service to the HK&HDCA. Kissing Point who reached the final of the Michael Clarke Twenty/20 Open Age Knockout Competition. The U13 IDCA who won their competition, winning four of the five games they played. The continued support and commitment of our major sponsor, Kookaburra Sports. The HK&HDCA truly appreciate the ongoing support and involvement of all our Patrons, including our two ladies of the game, Lisa Sthalekar and Denise Annetts. Seven clubs shared the senior competition spoils, with three of our smallest clubs experiencing the sweet taste of victory in their respective divisions. Berowra appears to be the big improver, with three premierships. Whilst Normanhurst-Warrawee (2) and WPH-C (4), shared the spoils in the junior competitions. Normanhurst-Warrawee won the “Jonathon Myers Memorial Cup” (Junior Club Championship). Murray Macdonald and his merry band of workers are to be congratulated as they took on the onerous task of overseeing the purchase and delivery of covers to all of our turf grounds. Our A-Grade, Colts, Masters and Representative players will all vouch for the value of this substantial financial outlay, as it appears more “turf” games were played than in the previous season. Warren Jackson has done a tremendous job in a short period of time as the incumbent Representative Secretary. The recent Representative trials at the SCG nets for the U/14-16, organised by Warren, were a great success (attendees: U14 - 37; U15 - 51; U16 - 28). Finally, to our respective Executive Officers (Graeme Kurtz / Benjamin Gussey) and the large number of volunteers, I sincerely thank you for your amazing levels of enthusiasm, drive, energy and commitment as our Association would not prosper without your efforts.