2019/2020 CRICKET NSW ANNUAL REPORT MAJOR PARTNER Contents 1 2 Members of the Association 48 Sydney Thunder – KFC BBL|09 Finals – The Challenger 3 Strategy for NSW Cricket 50 Sydney Thunder General 4 From the Chairman and Chief Manager’s Report Executive 52 Sydney Sixers General 6 Community Cricket Manager’s Report 10 National Cricket Inclusion 54 Toyota Second XI Championships 55 U/19 Male National 12 Women’s Regional Bash Championships 13 Plan B Regional Bash 56 U/18 Female National 14 Cricket NSW 18th Annual Awards Championships BELINDA CLARK MEDALLIST - RENE FARRELL 15 Life Memberships 57 U/17 Male National Championships 16 Australian Representatives 58 U/15 Female National 18 Blues Coach’s Report Championships 20 Marsh Sheffield Shield - 59 U/15 Male National Summary Championships 23 Marsh Sheffield Shield Statistics 60 The Basil Sellers Scholarship 24 Farewells – Steve O’Keefe Program 25 Cricket Performance 62 National Indigenous Championships 26 Marsh One-Day Cup – Summary 63 McDonald’s NSW Premier 27 Marsh One-Day Cup Statistics Cricket – Men’s STEVE WAUGH MEDALLIST - DANIEL HUGHES 28 Breakers Coach’s Report 67 Fox Cricket National Premier T20 Championships On Line 30 Women’s National Cricket Full season and historical statistics: League - Summary 68 Sydney Cricket Association www.cricketnsw.com.au/governance/annual- 32 Women’s National Cricket 70 McDonald’s NSW Premier report League Final Cricket – Women’s Community Cricket Year Book: www.cricketnsw.com.au/community-cricket/ 33 WNCL Season Statistics 72 McDonald’s Sydney Shires YearBook 34 Farewells – Rene Farrell 73 Coach Education and 2019/20 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Development 35 Farewells – Sarah Aley Yearbook 74 Youth Championships Editors: Malcolm Conn & David Gavin 36 Sydney Sixers – KFC BBL|09 75 Match Operations and Venues Consultant: Tom Iceton 38 Sydney Sixers – Rebel WBBL|05 Team Contributors: Cricket NSW Staff 40 Sydney Thunder – KFC BBL|09 Statistics: Adam Morehouse, Dr Colin Clowes. 76 Business Advisory Services Design and Printing: Proactive Graphics 42 Sydney Thunder – Rebel 79 Commercial Photography: AAP, Getty Images, Ian Bird, WBBL|05 Mark and Jenny Evans, Benjamin Churcher, 80 Government and Infrastructure 44 Sydney Sixers - KFC BBL|09 Brody Grogan/Cricket Australia, Ryan Pierse Finals – The Qualifier 83 NSW Country Cricket Association for Getty, Cricket NSW. Cover: The BBL Sydney Smash between the 45 Sydney Sixers – KFC BBL|09 87 NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder at the SCG Finals – The Final Scorers’ Association Inside front cover: Kids play cricket during the 46 Sydney Thunder – KFC BBL|09 90 Association Notes announcement of the Australian Women’s Cricket T20I and ODI teams for the series against Finals – The Eliminator 91 Financials Sri Lanka, at Bradley’s Head, Sydney. 47 Sydney Thunder – KFC BBL|09 Inside back cover: The NSW Blues – Finals – The Knockout 2019/20 Sheffield Shield Champions 2 Members of the Association FROM TOP, L TO R: JOHN KNOX (CHAIRMAN), MIKE BAIRD, ALEX BLACKWELL, ED COWAN, KEVIN GREENE, KAREN ROBBINS, PAUL MARJORIBANKS, NEIL MAXWELL, RICHARD TIMBS. PATRONS NSW Districts Cricket Association Incorporated Patron-in-Chief Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO E Myatt QC Governor of New South Wales. Vice Patrons Mr Alan Davidson AM ACT Cricket Association Incorporated MBE, & The Hon John Howard OM AC. J Miller NSW CRICKET BOARD DIRECTORS Life Members Retire 2020 G Atwell (2003); J Benaud (2004); MJ Bennett (2005); MG Bevan (2003); BC Booth MBE (1971); R Brenner (2007); CP Brierley OAM (2003); DJ Hon Kevin Greene, Paul Marjoribanks, Neil Maxwell, Karen Robbins Broad OAM (1992); RF Burgess (1975); BJ Clark AM (2007); C Clowes (Appointed) (2007); DH Cole (2011); M Cornish OAM (2003); AB Crompton OAM Retire 2021 (1983); AK Davidson AM MBE (1963); M Davies (2003); J Dyson (2002); PA Emery (2002); BF Freedman OAM (2000); RA French OAM (1996); John Knox (Appointed), Alex Blackwell, Ed Cowan, Richard Timbs, BJ Gainsford OAM (2003); LR Gardner OAM (1988); DR Gilbert (2014); Mike Baird (Appointed) HJ Griffith (2003); GK Harinath OAM (2010): RN Harvey MBE (1963); RA Hore (2005); RE Horsell OAM (2002); BP Hughes (2015); THJ Iceton DELEGATES OAM (2005); V Jackson (2003); WJ Jocelyn (2003); SM Katich (2015); LM Keightley (2007); NS Laming (1998); LA Larsen (2003); GF Lawson Sydney Cricket Association Incorporated OAM (2002); B Lee (2019); NG Marks (2000); K Marshall (2010): GRJ S Beatty, J Biviano, R Cook, A Falk (appointed 1.11.19), I Finlay, Matthews (2002); RB McCosker OAM (1990); GD McGrath AM (2008); S Foster, B Freedman OAM, P Goldsmith, G Gorrie, N Govers, JT McMahon OAM (2005); P Meyers (2005); HA Mitchell OAM (2003); Hon. K Greene, S Hamman, T Iceton OAM, P Lindsay, H McKay, G Monaghan (2018); JT O’Dwyer OAM (2006); KJ O’Keeffe (2018); MB G Monaghan, M Richardson, M Rosen (resigned 1.11.19) , Pawley OAM (2008); PI Philpott OAM (2004); SJ Rixon (1996); MH Rosen D Thompson, J Toyer, M van Vugt, C Ward, A Wright (2014); WJ Saunders OAM (1977); BA Sellers AM (2009); C Sheehan (2015); MJ Silver OAM (2009); RB Simpson AO (1970); M Slater (2016); NSW Country Cricket Association Incorporated SB Smith (2010); LC Sthalekar (2017); HB Taber (1979); JMA Tait (1999); T Clayton, P Dilley, M Erdeljac, M Frecklington, IHogg, P Marjoribanks, SJA Taufel (2019); MA Taylor AO (2002); G Thomas (2011); RF Tozer T Psarakis, G Rowlands (1996); A Turner (1997); KD Walters MBE (1979); ME Waugh AM (2003); SR Waugh AO (2003); WM Weir AM (2003); MR Whitney AM (2002); NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association Incorporated R Wright OAM (2001). CRICKET NSW ANNUAL REPORT AND YEARBOOK M Hughes 2019-2020 Strategy for NSW Cricket CRICKET NSW FY20 STRATEGY TO BE AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE SPORT – A SPORT FOR ALL AUSTRALIANS OUR VISION Every significant action in Cricket NSW will ultimately contribute to CNSW PURPOSE TO INSPIRE EVERYONE TO PLAY AND LOVE CRICKET these The values that unite CNSW VALUES HOW WE PLAY BE REAL MAKE EVERY BALL COUNT CLEAR THE BOUNDARIES STRONGER TOGETHER us through a core set of shared beliefs IMPROVE High level themes that FOCUS AREAS GROW PASSION DEVELOP HIGH FINANCIAL STRENGTH SUSTAINED PARTICIPATION we are focusing on as AND CONSUMPTION PERFORMING PEOPLE, TO GROW THE (STRATEGIC PEAK PERFORMANCE DELIVERY AND OF CRICKET CULTURE & EXECUTION GAME we strive to deliver our THEMES) EXPERIENCE purpose and vision. • Deliver the best fan and • Sustained on-field • Deliver the best • Create a high performing • Continue to invest in STRATEGIC member experience in success participant experience in and collaborative culture growth (facilities & These define what OBJECTIVES Australian sport • Produce the best players, Australian sport • Develop leadership & programs) Cricket NSW wants to • Improve our customer- umpires and coaches in • Grow & maintain people potential • Grow CNSW revenue and achieve strategically and focused marketing and the world participation produce surplus • Build a values-driven support our focus areas offerings • Develop the best high- • Provide best practice organisation • Build the home of NSW performance system and support to clubs • Enable strategy execution Cricket environment in world • Develop demand-driven capabilities cricket participation offerings • Improve shared services and efficiencies 3 4 From the Chairman and Chief Executive delineation between the summer sport of cricket and the winter football codes for shared grounds and facilities. It was very heartening to see the increased levels of support that the larger number of dedicated Community Cricket staff were able to provide to our cricket family. Peak Performance FROM THE CHAIRMAN • Claiming an unparalleled 47th Sheffield MESSAGE FROM THE Shield, the Blues’ first Shield title since Season 2019/20 was like one we have CHIEF EXECUTIVE 2013/14. Unfortunately, it was not the way never seen before in our lives. Bushfires, I would like to express my thanks and anyone would have wanted to claim the smoke, extreme heat, floods and finally a appreciation to the many members of our title. The last round and the Final were pandemic disrupted cricket throughout the cricket family across NSW who have pulled cancelled on medical advice because of State. Despite these disruptions, cricket in together during these most difficult of times. the coronavirus pandemic. The Blues were New South Wales continued to grow and we awarded the Shield after finishing more continued to lead the country both on and off The year was challenging in so many ways and than 12 points clear on top of the table with the field. will be recorded in history as one of the most six wins from nine matches, leading the difficult for our sport across the State. The lifeblood of our game is the thousands of competition from the start of the season. volunteers who invest a huge amount of time It also highlights the importance of • Without their international players a young organising cricket and encouraging young relationships, family and the truly meaningful and exciting Breakers side made their 24th boys and girls to love and play our great game. parts of our lives. I have seen cricket play consecutive Women’s National Cricket Over time, some of these youngsters develop a role, albeit small in the context of life League Final before losing to a more into world class players who can inspire others changing experiences, in helping our cricket experienced Western Australian team at like many of our great role models of today. family and wider communities. North Sydney Oval. NSW is fortunate today to have many of the Cricket NSW has a very strong purpose to • The Sydney Sixers won their second Big greatest cricketers in the world setting an inspire everyone to love cricket. We can Bash League title, defeating the Melbourne example for tomorrow’s superstars. all take pride in what cricket has achieved Stars by 19 runs in a rain-shortened Due to the hard work of our volunteers, collectively over this tumultuous period.