ELAIDE AD ffal the BuBu os allrounder Official Newsletter of the Adelaide Cricket Club The New Era Begins... I have much pleasure developing an open all-year-round in confirming that community sporting club for Adelaide season 2001/2002 has Cricket Club members. been a big success on and off the field. My Our Club’s Executive Committee and congratulations go to Dean Satterthwaite (as the community both the U/16 Reds representative) and Phil Greaves (as and the ‘C’ Grade for Principal of the Black Forest Primary not only finishing as School) will help manage the complex minor premiers but also going all the and will endeavour to generate income way to achieve the ultimate premiership to help redevelop the facilities for the success! betterment of the users of the complex. With these two premierships plus the Although details are still to be finalised U/14 Reds and the B grade also reaching with Marion Council, I can confirm that the semi finals, these results surely will the Adelaide Buffalos Junior Football uphold the Adelaide Cricket Club as one Club and Westminster Old Scholars of the premier clubs in the grade cricket Football Clubs will be playing football at competition. Glandore this year. Both clubs look Although it was very disappointing the forward to your support this season. In ‘A’ Grade did not feature in the finals, it particular you are urged to come out on was still a very successful year with a Sundays and support the Buffalos, as number of younger players entrenching some of the players you will no doubt themselves in the team and/or getting a also recognise as Adelaide Cricket Club taste of ‘A’ Grade cricket. In fact, with cricketers. even greater discipline and hard work, I would like to take this opportunity to I’m certain they can again repeat the thank all members that contributed to Inside: success of 98/99. our Club in one way or another during ‘Bugsy’ breaks On a slightly sadder note, Erin ‘Bison’ this season. In particular I would like to Bernhardt has retired from ‘A’ Grade thank all those team managers, scorers, an Adelaide captains and parents for the support Club Record! cricket, and our Club wishes him every success in his retirement, while also provided to Senior Club Coach Shane congratulating him on a distinguished Bernhardt and to our Junior Coach, Eric A ‘Bradman’ and memorable career... Freeman. it’s not - but Finally, a reminder to all members of the a ‘Butler’ will do... This year considerable work has gone into improving our cricketing facilities. Club’s Presentation Night on Saturday, The Glandore ‘centre square’ is now April 13th. 2002 at 7.30 in the Goodwood Summary of amongst the best in the competition and Community Centre, at 32 Rosa Street, season’s Junior both the Glandore practice wickets and Goodwood. This is the biggest night of the club’s social calendar where we performances Park 23 have been relaid in readiness for next season. Along with the purchase of gather to honour the season’s many fine a new mower and a full centre square individual performances. I look forward Are YOU in cover, this will ensure all our cricketers to seeing you there !!! Billy Buffalo’s play on the very best facilities. A huge Damien Kitto, Wicket Whispers? amount of extra energy has gone into Adelaide Cricket Club President Adelaide Cricket Club Newsletter, Edition 3: Number 3, 2001/2002 Page 1 FROM THE ARCHIVES A.J. Ryan The great A J Ryan was born in Adelaide in 1904 and went on to play 32 matches of cricket for South Australia between 1925 and 1937, as well as becoming a household name at the South Adelaide Football Club. In an outstanding thirteen year ‘A Grade’ career with the Adelaide Cricket Club from 1922, A J Ryan scored 6220 runs at a remarkable average of 56.03. Becoming our third highest run scorer, his club aggregate rates behind only the great Cec Starr and Bob Lee. His 151 wickets at 25.53 came in very handy also, in a period where the ‘TriColours’ were a star-studded lineup. For his State, he averaged just under 30 with the bat and took 19 wickets, but his extraordinary ability is most noticeable when looking at the Adelaide club’s Honour Board at Glandore. In a quite amazing thirteen year stretch, between 1922 and 1935, A. J. Ryan won the ‘A Grade’ batting award 10 times, with Cec Starr chipping in for the other three. Ryan has won this title (now the ‘Roly Vaughton Memorial Batting Award’) more than any other person in our club’s history. Ron Sharpe B u f f a l o s Ron Sharpe was a much celebrated slow bowler for the Adelaide Cricket Club, Farewell playing in the club’s ‘A Grade’ side for an amazing 21 years, from 1927 to 1948. to ‘Bison’ With an untouchable 587 wickets at 20.39 in ‘A Grade’ he remains the highest wicket Adelaide’s genial giant of taker for the Adelaide Cricket Club in it’s a fast bowler, Erin ‘Bison’ 98 year history,. This was the only district Bernhardt, has suggested club for which Ron played, and this record he may be retired (that’s places him the top 10 on SACA’s District his mates at right giving wicket taking list, alongside the likes of him a final send-off at the other past players Clarrie Grimmett, Joe end of the last game down Travers and Andrew Sincock. at Woodville Oval). During this time, Ron was the winner of In typical fashion he took the ‘A Grade’ club bowling award (now the a few wickets and struck a ‘Clarrie Grimmett Memorial Bowling few strong blows in mock Award’) on 9 occasions, with his best anger - before braving the return yielding a season’s tally of 56 ‘gauntlet of the bats’ as he wickets. With unlucky timing that meant left the arena, possibly for competition for higher honours included the last time. Clarrie Grimmett himself, Ron never got the opportunity to represent his State at The Bison leaves us with As a hard-hitting bat score of 71 not out!) first class level. 216 ‘A’ Grade wickets for he had 106 innings, the club (at 23.45) which (with 34 Not Outs), Not bad stats to show The ‘Ron Sharpe Memorial Fielding puts him at 12th. on the belting 1,466 runs at for 10 yrs. of fun - so Trophy’ for the best fielder in A Grade is all-time Adelaide wicket- the healthy average of thanks for the happy named in his honour. taking list. 20.36 (with a highest memories, big fella! Adelaide Cricket Club Newsletter, Edition 3: Number 3, 2001/2002 Page 2 Another successful season! Firstly, my heartiest congratulations Whilst talking about the ‘B’ Grade, it to our two Premiership Teams this was fabulous to see Nathan Job win season! With convincing wins in their the Keith Butler Medal (judged by the Grand Finals, both our ‘C’ Grade & umpires as the most outstanding Under/16 Red teams ensured the player in the grade). Nathan's solid Adelaide Cricket Club again achieved performances during the season Major Round success. Junior Coach certainly contributed to the success of Eric Freeman covers the Under/16 the ‘B’ Grade, and, having made his ‘A’ premiership in more detail on the Grade debut for the club in the final Junior Page, but from a senior minor round game, a second ‘B’ Grade perspective, our ‘C’ Grade really did Premiership would have really topped us proud! off a great year! Although 'Pos' and his boys absolutely As for the ‘D’ Grade, Neil Gillespie’s Shane Bernhardt, dominated the competition for the boys did a good job. Though winless Senior Club Coach, entire season, only losing one game, prior to Christmas the ‘D’s continued reflects on the they won with one of the most to persevere and won two of their five inexperienced line-ups ever so their games after the break. A great effort - highs (and lows) of Premiership was richly deserved. considering there were to up to five our just-completed changes to the side every match! season... Disappointingly, our ‘A’ Grade missed the finals by less than one win and can Finally, as Club Coach, as a Life now only look forward to next season. Member, and as a long-serving ‘part of the furniture’ at Adelaide, I guess I am On the plus side, we were able to definitely and proudly biased towards ‘blood’ some more new young faces the Adelaide Cricket Club, but even into our top side and, after having allowing for this, I consider we have secured Major Round participation in now established ourselves as one of the West End Cup for the fourth time the most dominant Clubs in Grade in five years, a place in the Grade Cricket. We have at this time more finals would have been a fitting current Test Players than any other reward for our Club. At the end it was Club; more contracted State Players perhaps a little disappointing (for a than any other Club; and we have also number of reasons) that it was not won at least one Premiership in each quite possible this year. of the four Senior Grades over the past four seasons! Our ‘B’ Grade again competed in the finals but were disappointing in the Considering the high number of new semi-final against arch-rival Sturt. We youngsters we have also introduced were genuine Premiership contenders to senior cricket during this period I in this grade, yet just one poor hour of am personally exceptionally proud of batting after lunch on the first day our club’s recent efforts..