Epping District Cricket Club Inc. Annual Report 2016-17 www.eppingbulls.com.au Epping District Cricket Club Inc. 84th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE You are cordially invited to attend the Eighty Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Epping District Cricket Club Inc. to be held at North Epping Oval on 5th July 2017 at 7.30 pm. BUSINESS 1. The reading and the confirmation of the Minutes of the Eighty Third Annual General Meeting. 2. To receive and consider the Eighty Third Annual Report and the Financial Statements for the 2016- 17 season. 3. To elect Office Bearers and Management Committee for the 2017-2018 season. 4. To receive nominations for Team Captains for the 2017-2018 season. These nominations will be considered by the incoming Management Committee. 5. To transact any other business brought forward in accordance with the rules of the Club. NOTE: Only financial members of the previous season are entitled to vote. G. BAIRD Honorary Secretary P.O. Box 104 Epping NSW 1710 Annual Report Season 2016-17 1 Epping District Cricket Club Inc. OFFICE BEARERS - SEASON 2016-17 PATRON F.J. Clark OAM LIFE MEMBERS (Year elected) 1st A Taylor # Pre 1948 12th Perc Turnbull # 1975 2nd S.J. Mayne # 1947 13th Barry Williams # 1982 3rd John Martin 1960 14th Frank Clark OAM 1989 4th Doug Wotton# 1960 15th Keith Lego 1989 5th Jack Brodie # 1961 16th Stuart Young 1992 6th John Coverdale 1961 17th Graeme Kightley 1995 7th Phil Dunnicliff # 1963 18th Graeme Baird 1999 8th Jim McKenzie # 1964 19th Tim Creer 1999 9th Ray Rowell # 1964 20th Mick Sedgers 2004 10th John Salter# 1964 21st Ken Willcox 2012 11th Ron Payne # 1975 22nd Matt Boorer 2015 # Deceased member PRESIDENT M. Boorer Esq SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT A. Boorer Esq D. McCarthy Esq VICE PRESIDENTS R. Bartlett Esq K. Hutton Esq R. Richards Esq I. Bloom Esq A.S. Ingram Esq Mrs C. Stewart T. Brooks Esq Mrs W. Lindsay Mrs P. Stodart C. Carruthers Esq C.W. Peck Esq J.J. Turner Esq F. Clark OAM J.W. Pegg Esq F. Wicks Esq Mrs H. Williams B.E. Williams Esq HONORARY SECRETARY HONORARY TREASURER G. Baird M. Sedgers HONORARY AUDITOR SUPERVISOR OF JUNIORS P. Ager D. McCarthy OFFICIAL RECORDER M. Sedgers CLUB COACH J. Coleman SELECTION COMMITTEE M Wirth (Chair) M McKeough A Boorer J Howes P. Balzen C Creer N. Wilson 2 Epping District Cricket Club Inc. www.eppingbulls.com.au CLUB PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE For a decade the Bulls have been there or there about and Season 16/17 will go down once again as a successful season but without any silverware. We remain a competitive force within the Shires competition and whilst our lower grades have been constant performers making finals every year that elusive premiership eludes us. The rain played havoc with the finals campaign; our 2nd grade held the most promise and AB was confident he would bring it home but a complete wash out against Burwood cut straight to the heart of every Bull and yet again another season of what ifs. 3rd and 4th grade also made the finals and whilst it’s was a very young group of players in those grades the Bulls were gallant in defeat knowing there is a very strong future ahead of us. A mixed year for 1st grade, being competitive in patches and knowing all the players in that squad they know where things need to improve and what they have to work on. It’s a simple game but sometimes the simplest things can seem very hard. Mick McKeough our first grade captain is developing as a strong leader and hopefully next season we can recruit some players to help take our first grade back to the top. We all know that the success of 1st grade transitions into the rest of the club and our focus for this off season is to make that happen. We were only able to field one team this year in the Tim Creer Cup and it was led but Chris Creer. This is never an easy job but Chris did so with ease and had a core group of players around him helping make the team competitive. Our cricketer of the year came from the 5th Grade side this season and whilst his abilities as a cricketer are far better than the grade he was playing in we need players like Alex Tay to help other younger players in the club be competitive. Alex had a great season opting to play with his brother and I’m sure it was more the sibling rivalry that drove him and now he has one of Patty. Well Done Alex you had a great year and what’s more you enjoyed playing cricket with mates and your best mate of all. The Under 24s were led once again by Nic Wilson in his final year, and had plenty to prove with a side full of 1st graders and the odd Howsey thrown in to help get them across the line. We finished 2nd in our group and weren’t able to make it count when it was needed. Another finals appearance but still no silverware to spruik about. Thanks Nic for your service as captain, you have been the glue in the side and although a premiership will not be part of your history the team is being handed on to carry on what you have set in place. The Phil Dunnicliff award is the second most prestigious award in the club and comes from the group of under 24s players, this year Anthony Azize had his breakout season becoming a regular 1st grader and making his maiden 1st grade century against SDs. Anthony is developing as a leader within the club and I firmly see him there leading our team of young Bulls next year. Well done on a great season Anthony! There were many wonderful individual performances during the season, and those that produced these most often were rewarded by winning the player of the year medals available to each of the grades and the overall medal. The winners were: Dave Gilbert Medal – Hugh Fisher, Gavin Robertson Medal – Anthony Boorer, Ron Payne Medal – Blake Wassell, Tim Creer Medal – Patrick Balzen, Graeme Baird Medal – Alex Tay, Ian Wheatley Medal (under 24s) – Anthony Azize, Gary Bensley Medal – Anthony Azize. All were deserved winners and each player had an outstanding season, congratulations. As it is most seasons the same band of people front up and help administer the club, Vice President & 2nd Grade Captain – Anthony Boorer, Secretary & Shires legend– Graeme Baird, Treasurer and Life member - Mick Sedgers, Committee member and 1st Grade Captain Mick McKeough, committee member & 4th Grade captain Pat Balzen, Committee member & Under 24s Captain Nic Wilson and committee member Mark Bruce, Committee member and The Chairman as he likes to be known as Mike Wirth, and we welcomed new committee members Tom Wilson and Anthony Azize this year. Thank you for your efforts this season and your dedication to running this club. It is a pleasure to work with you to make the Bulls a strong force in the Sydney Shires competition. As part of the running of the club our captains form a strong part of that and whilst most are on the committee 3rd Captain James Howes, and 5th grade captain Chris Creer were also key members and I thank all the captains for the weekly dedication to being a captain and managing their side each week. This season saw a group of young 14/15 and 16 year old Bulls come through and begin their journey as senior bulls. Whilst playing 4th grade mainly they more than showed they were ready for the step up to senior levels. We look forward to see you all next year with bigger and brighter things to come. Our juniors had a marvellous season and on the back of a few of the young Bulls making their debut on the senior ranks our juniors had 4 teams playing in grand finals and wining 3 premierships which was a remarkable effort by the juniors and a big congratulations should go to Derek McCarthy for his running of the juniors it’s the strongest it’s been in decades Annual Report Season 2016-17 3 and a strong junior base means a bright future for the senior Bulls. Well Done Derek and congratulations to the teams that one premiership this season. 7 years in the making and finally we can say our practice nets are done and were utilised many times this season when the turf nets were washed out. I need to say a massive thank you to Anthony Boorer for everything he did in building these nets. AB spent countless weekends constructing them and many frustrating hours dealing with fencers and suppliers to get them done but in all the result was first class and this saw us be nominated by NSW cricket for the Facility of the year in Community partnership. Outstanding AB, and I appreciate as do the rest of the club in your efforts to make these nets a reality. Our preseason will be at home for the first time and with first class facilities. All clubs are under financial strain to supply everything to their members and keep costs down and we can’t do it without the financial support of our sponsors. This season we welcomed a new sponsor and while it was a small investment by the Eastwood Businessmen’s Club that investment returned massive dividends for them resulting in the Bisso coming back on board next season with a much more substantial financial contribution.