First Annual Report 2001-02 The first Randwick Petersham First Grade Team Left to Right: Andrew Millican, Ian Barter, Richard CheeQuee, Daryl Parmenter, Grant Parmenter, Andrew Harrison, James LeHuray, Adam Warren, Graham Doig, Paul Toole (Captain), Paul Staunton (front) www.randwickpetershamcricket.com.au In the beginning… the birth of Randwick Petersham Cricket No-one could have predicted that the NSW Cricket Board’s proposal in December 2000 to reduce the Sydney Grade Cricket competition from 20 clubs to 16, would have been the catalyst for the birth of a new, exciting and competitive cricket entity. And so it was that two of Sydney’s oldest and most successful cricket clubs became a single body under the banner of Randwick Petersham. Under the NSW Cricket Board plan, Hawkesbury, Mosman, Petersham and Randwick were destined for the chop. In preparing final submissions for presentation to the Board, discussions commenced between Petersham and Randwick as to the prospects of a merger. The benefits of such an amalgamation soon became evident and a firm agreement was reached prior to the separate presentations to the Board by each club. That proposal, together with other issues presented by the threatened clubs, resulted in the Board deciding to maintain the status quo of 20 clubs for two seasons when it would again revisit its restructure plans. Despite the reprieve, the Petersham and Randwick clubs felt there was much to be gained by continuing with its merger plans and on 19 July 2001, Sydney’s newest grade club—Randwick Petersham Cricket Club, was born. Hatched from an idea by Randwick CEO Laurie Heil and pursued to reality by Alan Wright and Wayne Mulherin, the merger brought together two of Sydney’s oldest and most famous clubs, each with a similarity in culture and 101 years of grade cricket tradition and experience. In formally announcing the amalgamation, new President Mike Whitney said “While this move represents the end of an era for two of grade crickets’ great clubs, it is also the dawning of a new and exciting period for the combined club as well as for cricket in the whole Randwick Petersham area”. The terms of the merger included an agreement that the colours of the new club would be green, gold and white (a combination of the colours of both former clubs) while Coogee and Petersham Ovals would rotate as the first grade home ground. For the Petersham club, this was it’s second merger, having been through the process when Petersham and Marrickville combined in 1951-52, a season which saw the new club take out the club championship, the third and fourth grade premierships and the Poidevin Gray competition. The contribution to Australian, New South Wales and grade cricket by the Petersham and Petersham Marrickville clubs has been outstanding, having produced players of the calibre of Sid Barnes, Jack Moroney, Tommy Andrews, Ernie Toshack, Bobby Simpson and Johnny Martin together with administrators such as Dudley Seddon, Sydney Smith and Brian Hughes. The latter two gentlemen went on to become President and CEO respectively of the NSWCA. Randwick’s record of 7 First Grade Premierships and 8 Club Championships stamps it as one of the great grade clubs of the past century. Names such as Jack Chegwyn, Alex Marks and Dave Sherwood are synonymous with the club while Randwick has been home to Test stars John Benaud, Alan Turner, John Dyson and Mike Whitney. Prior to 1998-99, the NSW State team included a Randwick player for each of the previous 34 seasons. When Randwick Petersham took the field against University of New South Wales as a Sydney Grade club on 29 September 2001, it was history in the making. We are proud to have been part of it. Front Cover: The first Randwick Petersham First Grade team in their new “baggy green” caps- from left: Andrew Millican, Ian Barter, Richard CheeQuee, Daryl Parmenter, Grant Parmenter, Andrew Harrison, James LeHuray, Adam Warren, Graham Doig, Paul Toole (Captain), Paul Staunton (front) 1 RANDWICK PETERSHAM CRICKET CLUB INCORPORATED Founded 2001 www.randwickpetershamcricket.com.au FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 2001-02 Notice of Annual Meeting Notice is hereby given that the first Annual General Meeting of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated will be held at the Coogee-Randwick RSL Club, Carr Street, Coogee on Thursday 11 July 2002 at 7.30pm. Business 1. Welcome by President Michael Whitney 2. To receive the First Annual Report and Financial Statement 3. Presentation of Annual Awards 4. To elect the following Office Bearers and a Management Committee for the ensuing year: Patron President Chief Executive Officer Asst. Chief Executive Officer Financial Controller Asst. Financial Controller Management Committee (5) Delegates to SCA (2) Delegate to NSWCA Honorary Auditor 5. To consider any business brought forward in conformity with the club rules. Laurie Heil Chief Executive Officer Please note that only last season’s financial members are entitled to vote. 2 OFFICE BEARERS 2001-02 Patrons Noel Hughes and Phil Tresidder President Michael Whitney Chief Executive Officer Laurie Heil Assistant Chief Executive Officer Ray Stafford Financial Controller Steve Devlin Assistant Financial Controller Alan Wright Management Committee President, Chief Executive Officer, Assistant Chief Executive Officer, Financial Controller, Assistant Financial Controller together with Greg Hartshorne, David Skuthorpe, Chris Sullivan, David Townsend, Dean White and Peter Wright. Honorary Auditor Wayne Tilley Delegate to NSW Cricket Association Peter Wright Delegates to Sydney Cricket Association Peter Wright and Chris Sullivan Registrar / Statistician Ray Stafford Director of Coaching Bill Anderson Club Coach Peter Devlin Club Captain Andrew Millican Selection Committee Alan Wright (Chairman), Paul Toole (1st Grade), Rhys Banwell (2nd Grade), Steve Yates (3rd Grade), Greg Hartshorne (4th Grade), Alan Wright (5th Grade) Phil Traynor, Metropolitan Cup (6th Grade) and Mohit Kumar, Metropolitan Shield (7th Grade) Grading Committee Alan Wright (Chairman), Peter Devlin, David Skuthorpe, Dean White, Paul Toole Development Officer Grant Parmenter 3 Operational Committees Annual Report : Lyall Gardner(Chairman), Ray Stafford, Chris Sullivan, Wayne Mulherin Coaching : Bill Anderson (Director), Peter Devlin (Club Coach), Greg Hartshorne, David Skuthorpe, Paul Fitzgerald, Andrew Millican Cricketwear : Steve Devlin (Chairman), Tony Parker, Shane Redenbach, Greg Hartshorne, Lyall Gardner Grounds : Wayne Mulherin (Chairman), Peter Devlin, Alan Wright, David Skuthorpe, Dean White Incentives : Steve Devlin (Chairman), Peter Devlin, Richard CheeQuee, David Townsend Junior Development : Alan Wright (Chairman), Laurie Heil, Grant Rimmer, Grant Parmenter, Peter Johnson Publicity : Greg Hartshorne (Chairman), Lyall Gardner, Phil Tresidder, Peter Bayley, Sean Sampson Social : Chris Sullivan (Chairman), Dean White, Mark Sundin, Olly Hodges, Lee Farlow, David Kelly Sponsorship : David Townsend (Chairman), Steve Devlin, Michael Whitney, Graeme Hughes, Shane Redenbach, Greg Hartshorne Team Admin. : Ray Stafford (Chairman), Laurie Heil Life Members (Listing is in the year order of election by the founding clubs.) (Former Randwick Life Members are marked *) 1. Stroy Donnan (1950)* 14. Greg Hartshorne (1988) 27. Richard McCord (1997) 2. Alf Debham (1965) 15. Trevor Jay (1989)* 28. Chris Sullivan (1997) 3. Noel Hughes (1971) 16. Ross Davies (1989)* 29. Paul Stepto (1997) 4. Arthur Purvis (1971) 17. Graeme Hughes (1991) 30. Brian Proops (1998) 5. John O’Loughlin(1973)* 18. Stephen Devlin (1992)* 31. David Skuthorpe (1998) 6. John Hayward (1975)* 19. Alan Wright (1992)* 32. Peter Rolls (1999) 7. Alan Cripps (1981)* 20. Neale Anderson (1992) 33 .Peter Devlin (2000)* 8. Philip Tresidder (1982)* 21. Michael Whitney (1993)* 34. Robin Gardner (2000) 9. Alan Turner (1983)* 22 .Patricia Hughes (1995) 35. William Anderson (2001) 10. John Johnson (1983)* 23. Helen Milford (1995) 36. Wayne Mulherin (2001) 11. Lyall Gardner (1984)* 24. Timothy Dein (1996) 37. Paul McGee (2001) 12. Peter Bain (1988) 25. Alan Staunton (1996) 38. John King (2001) 13. David Chardon (1988) 26. John Pearson (1996) Vice Presidents Mayor of Leichhardt Municipal Council, Maire Sheehan Mayor of Marrickville Council, Barry Cotter Mayor of Randwick City Council, Dominic Sullivan Mayor of Botany Bay City Council, Ron Hoenig John Affleck Peter Harrison Anthony Parker Alan Austin Jeff Hill Tom Regan Robert Barter Brian Hughes Ron Rimmer Bernard Bayley Garry Hughes Jeff Sayle Mary Beath Mark Hughes John Soames Chris Burke Les Johns Harry Solomons Len Cartwright Arthur Kelleher John Sullivan Bernie Dagg Ruth Kelleher Steve Sullivan Madge Devlin David Kelly Barry Wood Ken Devlin Bruce Livingstone Anthony Woodward Phil Green Barry McDonald Geoff Wright Steve Greentree Carl Mower Tom Harrison Ernie Page MP 4 Members Awais Ali David Fraser Matthew Parker Ejez Ali George Frazakis Daryl Parmenter Mark Anderson Cameron Gray Grant Parmenter Brett Asquith Paul Greentree Richard Phillips Michael Bailey Mark Grice Osman Quereshi Rhys Banwell John Griffiths Grant Rimmer David Barclay Trent Griffiths Kirk Rimmer Brenton Barker Adam Harris Judy Robinson Ian Barter Paul Harris Chris Rollinson Peter Bayley Andrew Harrison Keiran Routh Stan Beal Michael Harrison Chris Rutherford Justin Bell Greg Hartshorne Sean Sampson David Bourke Fabian Heaton Alex Sciascia Nathan Boyd Brett Heil James Scott Steve Bright Laurie Heil Todd Shipp Caleb Brown Denesh Hewa-Gamage Nathan Silvy Kris Buckham Krishan Hewa-Gamage