Edinburgh Cricket Club Inc Established 1978 25 Club Premierships ECC Annual Report 2005 - 2006 Vision To be regarded as one of the best grassroots community-based amateur cricket clubs in Australia. Characteristics and Values We value the commitment and contribution to our people and the community. To provide cricket opportunities for a significant cross-section of our immediate and neighbouring suburbs. To earn and enhance a high level of respect throughout the local community. To develop and grow positive and productive relationships with other sports organisations in the local community. To develop a strong partnership with the City of Yarra, it’s staff and departments. To provide significant family support and involvement. To foster a strong sense of history and connectedness. To liaise effectively with other community agencies and organisations. To be recognised as a safe, healthy, successful and enjoyable sporting and social environment. We are an inclusive and progressive club. No one is excluded from playing cricket due to their cultural background, religious beliefs, social and/or any economical disadvantage. Discrimination of any form is not tolerated. Brendan Bolton – Round 10 Page 2 | ECC Annual Report 2005-06 Contents Ladies XI Bowling ________________________ 27 Executive _________________ 4 President’s Report _______________________ 4 Junior Teams ______________ 28 Executive Committee _____________________ 5 Junior Trophy Winners __________________ 28 Constitution ____________________________ 5 Under 17s Report ______________________ 30 Coach’s Report _________________________ 5 Under 16 Gold Report ___________________ 30 Communication _________________________ 6 Under 16 Green Report __________________ 30 Cricket Operations _______________________ 6 Under 14 Gold Report ___________________ 31 Affiliations ______________________________ 6 Under 14 Green Report __________________ 31 Membership ____________________________ 7 Under 14 Green – Maroons Report _________ 31 Membership Numbers ____________________ 7 Under 12 Gold Report ___________________ 32 Life Members ___________________________ 7 Under 12 Green Report __________________ 32 Duke Of Edinburgh _______________________ 7 Under 12 Kookaburras Report ____________ 33 Senior Teams ______________ 8 Finance & Marketing ________ 34 Trophy Winners _________________________ 8 Treasurer’s Report _____________________ 34 First XI Report __________________________ 9 Sponsorship __________________________ 34 Second XI Report _______________________ 11 Membership___________________________ 34 Third XI Report _________________________ 12 Annual Dinner _________________________ 34 Fourth XI Report ________________________ 13 Presentation Nights _____________________ 35 One Day XI Report ______________________ 14 Grants _______________________________ 35 First XI Statistics _______________________ 15 Other Functions ________________________ 35 First XI Batting ___________________________ 15 Insurance_____________________________ 35 First XI Bowling___________________________ 16 Coaching _____________________________ 35 Second XI Statistics _____________________ 17 Merchandise ___ Error! 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Second XI Batting _________________________ 17 Second XI Bowling ________________________ 18 Cricket Expenses ______________________ 35 Third XI Statistics _______________________ 19 Conclusion____________________________ 35 Third XI Batting ___________________________ 19 Income & Expenditure ___________________ 36 Third XI Bowling __________________________ 20 Members’ Funds _______________________ 37 Fourth XI Statistics ______________________ 21 Fourth XI Batting _________________________ 21 Sponsors _________________ 38 Fourth XI Bowling _________________________ 22 Major Sponsor _________________________ 38 One Day XI Statistics ____________________ 23 Gold & Maroon Sponsors ________________ 38 One Day XI Batting ________________________ 23 One Day XI Bowling _______________________ 23 Club Sponsors _________________________ 39 Player Sponsors _______________________ 39 Ladies Team ______________ 24 Trophy Winners ________________________ 24 Honours Board ____________ 40 Ladies XI Report _______________________ 24 Club Premierships ______________________ 40 Ladies XI Statistics ______________________ 26 Office Bearers _________________________ 41 Ladies XI Batting _________________________ 26 www. edinburgh cc.asn.au | Page 3 Executive President’s Report Our ladies continued to improve and progressed from their inaugural semi-final - Barry Calnon appearance in 2004-05 to their inaugural grand final appearance in 2005-06. A tremendous In the second (and final) year of my effort by the Ladies, in particular Irene (of Presidential term, I have the pleasure of course!), Julie, Anna, Sue and Wendy. I know presenting to our members the Club’s Annual the girls consider their grand final defeat to Report for season 2005-2006. The past twelve Gisborne as ‘unfinished business’ and we look months have been challenging for the Club, forward to their first-ever premiership in the and me, as we continue to grapple with how 2006-07 season. best to extract the greatest efficiencies from our limited resources, including financial and The senior group comprised five teams for the people constraints. fourth year in a row, fielding a team in each of the HDCA grades. The senior men were As custodians of the Club, the Executive is capably and enthusiastically led by a dedicated charged with continuing to develop a club and hard working leadership group. Some of culture of caring for our members, where we the senior guys, particularly Julian Delahunt foster vibrant and contribution-focussed young (social, operations), Todd Delahunt (financial, boys, girls, ladies and men, whom we expect to social, operations), Mike Rowe (web-site), lead the club through its next developmental Cameron Thatcher (Annual Report, web-site, phase. In my view, the Club has continued to communications), Brad Shadbolt (cricket perform admirably for our members in this area operations, set-up), Kristian McCausland as we strive to meet the myriad of challenges (coach, functions, operations) and all Captains issued on an almost daily basis, whilst being (Brad, Andy Olsen, Naresh Pereira, Dave ever-mindful of all our stakeholders, from the Meiklejohn and Sam Buckley), work hard at the broader community, our sponsors, parents of little things around the club that largely go juniors, the City of Yarra, Parks Victoria, unnoticed and unrewarded. Congratulations to Cricket Victoria, supporters, team managers all teams and commiserations to the Twos who and of course our members themselves. almost snatched a win in their semi-final, the Our juniors had a very encouraging year, Ones and the Fours who missed out on finals fielding 9 teams from 3 * Under 12s through to by incredibly low margins and the Fives for Under 17s, with most teams playing finals but pushing the grand final to a third match. The ultimately, alas, no premierships. It continues Club continues to be served by a cohesive, to be absolutely integral to the development of hard-working executive. Although we continue our juniors that new parents to the Club play an to grow, it is with some regret that I am active, participative role to assist in managing, compelled to say that without the support of the umpiring and generally supporting their child’s members, the Club will not continue to prosper endeavours by being ‘present’. I know from and provide the community, based around our personal experience that the rewards are wonderful Brunswick Street Oval, with greatest from being actively involved. This is opportunities to be a part of our Club. I plead the basis of our Club and a great opportunity to with all members, and some more particularly be involved with your kids in sport and to make than others (i.e., senior men), that their support a broader contribution to your community. A is welcome and desirable at Club functions and very special thanks to the continuing and absolutely compulsory in relation to outstanding work by Michael Fry and Jenny membership subscriptions. Webb in particular and all the team coaches The club’s administration will, from 2006-07 and managers. The contributions of Michael onwards be quite different to that of the last and Jenny are not to be under-estimated, who decade or so. There will be a social function through their organisational skills, demeanour calendar that will be set in stone and advertised and sheer persistence managed to field nine and strictly enforced policies in relation to teams on a weekly basis and achieve an outstanding memberships for the 2006-07 almost perfect subscriptions collection % - par season (and for those who have not paid in full excellence. Page 4 | ECC Annual Report 2005-06 for prior years). The Club’s current financial Frank Viola position reflects the lack of attendance at functions and non-payment of membership Constitution subscriptions. At the 2005 Annual General Meeting. The Club is progressing some critical issues Edinburgh Cricket Club members passed the including the safety, and thus compulsory motion put forward by the Executive Committee relocation, of the nets, the re-development of to update and amend our ageing constitution. the Alfred Crescent rooms to serve as our The original constitution was introduced in ‘home’ and the Brunswick Street Oval Pavilion 1981 and could not possibly foresee the re-development. introduction of the GST, new technologies To those