2017/2018 ANNUAL REPORT WAKEHURST REDBACKS CRICKET CLUB INCORPORATED Your committee has much pleasure in submitting for your consideration and approval the Annual Report for the 2017/2018 season. President: David Nimmo Secretary: Deanne Hutt Treasurer: Jenny Pittar WAKEHURST REDBACKS CRICKET CLUB INCORPORATED (ABN: 71 887 994 585) Annual Report For the year ended 30 April 2018 This is the 37th Annual Report of the Wakehurst Redbacks Cricket Club Incorporated. We are a Cricket Club based on Sydney's Northern Beaches playing in the Manly Warringah Cricket Association (Seniors) and the Manly Warringah Junior Cricket Association (Juniors). We have a proud history and over 500 players across in2CRICKET, T20 Blast, Sixers Girls Cricket League (SGCL), Juniors (Under 9 to Under 18) and Seniors. The Preamble – The Spirit of Cricket Taken from the MCC’s Laws of Cricket 2000 Code 4th Edition - 2010 Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws but also within the Spirit of the Game. Any action which is seen to abuse this spirit causes injury to the game itself. The major responsibility for ensuring the spirit of fair play rests with the captains. 1. There are two Laws which place the responsibility for the team's conduct firmly on the cap- tain. Responsibility of captains The captains are responsible at all times for ensuring that play is conducted within the Spirit of the Game as well as within the Laws. Player's conduct In the event of a player failing to comply with instructions by an umpire, or criticising by word or action the decisions of an umpire, or showing dissent, or generally behaving in a manner which might bring the game into disrepute, the umpire concerned shall in the first place report the matter to the other umpire and to the player's captain, and instruct the latter to take action. 2. Fair and unfair play According to the Laws the umpires are the sole judges of fair and unfair play. The umpires may intervene at any time and it is the responsibility of the captain to take action where required. 3. The umpires are authorised to intervene in cases of: Time wasting Damaging the pitch Dangerous or unfair bowling Tampering with the ball Any other action that they consider to be unfair 4. The Spirit of the Game involves RESPECT for: Your opponents Your own captain and team The role of the umpires The game and its traditional values 5. It is against the Spirit of the Game: To dispute an umpire's decision by word, action or gesture To direct abusive language towards an opponent or umpire To indulge in cheating or any sharp practice, for instance: a) to appeal knowing that the batsman is not out b) to advance towards an umpire in an aggressive manner when appealing c) to seek to distract an opponent either verbally or by harassment with persistent clapping or unnecessary noise under the guise of enthusiasm and motivation of one's own side 6. Violence There is no place for any act of violence on the field of play. 7. Players Captains and umpires together set the tone for the conduct of a cricket match. Every player is ex- pected to make an important contribution to this. Page 4 2017/2018 Office Bearers Life Members Bob Philpott * Warwick Brady John Kleem Bruce Gotting Bob Lind * Tony Rainey * Neville De Brincat Arman Cosentino Gary Fitzsimmons Danny LeMoy Simon Crombie David Sheedy Warren Staples Matthew Murray Ross Denny Adam Stenner * deceased Patron Shawn Bradstreet Committee President: David Nimmo Secretary: Deanne Hutt Treasurer: Jenny Pittar Vice President - Juniors: Laurie Zanella Vice President - Seniors: Kevin Hume Vice President - Womens: Deanne Hutt Registrar: Matthew Murray Coaching Coordinator: Ross Denny Gear Steward: Kieran Young Newsletter / Publicity: Deanne Hutt Blake Gregory Website Blake Gregory Sponsorship: David Nimmo Laurie Zanella Statistician: David Nimmo Ross Denny Annual Report: Bernadette Chang MWJCA Delegates: David Nimmo Ross Denny MWCA Delegates: Kevin Hume Matthew Murray General Committee: Peter Candotti Brett McLennan Warren Staples Kevin Wesson Matthew White Page 5 2017/2018 Age Coordinators Age Group Coordinator Girls Cricket Deanne Hutt in2CRICKET (Under 4-6) David Nimmo T20 Blast David Nimmo Under 9 Matthew White Under 10 Bernadette Chang Under 11 Brett McLennan Under 12 Laurie Zanella Under 13 Stuart Banham Under 14 Ian Bassett Under 15 Deb Kasmar Under 16-18 Ross Denny Seniors Kevin Hume Page 6 2017/2018 Team Officials Team Coach Manager Under 13 Girls SGCL Diamonds Anthony Nicey Amanda Nicey Under 13 Girls SGCL Sapphires Greg Jones Laura Salier Under 15 Girls SGCL Greg Hough Shane Guyot T20 Blast Funnelwebs Amanda Nicey T20 Blast Huntsmen Alister Taylor T20 Blast Trapdoors David Casey Sean Moran Under 9 Funnelwebs Sam Johnstone Craig McGregor Under 9 Trapdoors Greg Jones Madhura Jayaram Under 10 Red Div 1 Mat Keen Michael Formica Under 10 Green Div 1 Nick Rainey Kevin Wesson Under 10 Black Div 2 Matt White Ciaran Sharp Under 10 Orange Div 2 Steve Ward Greg Szudrich Under 10 White Div 2 Kerry Frew Lisa Frew Under 11 Red Div 1 John Morony Geraldene Britton Under 11 Green Div 1 Andrew Condon Adam McWhinney Under 11 Black Div 2 Darrin Batchelor Stuart Sang Under 11 White Div 2 Murray McLerie Kristen Wyse Under 12 Red Div 1 Laurie Zanella Jennifer Rademan Stephen Cole Under 12 Green Div 1 Regan McCracken Zia Cole Under 12 Orange Div 2 Ben Rourke Stuart Banham Under 13 Red Div 1 Chris Wright Ed Larson Under 13 Green Div 2 Ed Nockolds Robert Thomas Under 14 Red Div 1 Ian Bassett Kathryn Condon Nick Johnson Under 15 Red Div 1 Deb Kasmar Ash Kuchel Under 15 Green Div 2 Stuart White Vanessa White Under 16-18 Red Div 1 Andrew Melville Jeff Cook Page 7 Honour Roll - Club Awards Junior Cricketer of the Year - “Philpott Award” Andrew Boulton Batting: 367 runs at 91.75, highest score 100* Bowling: 16 wickets at 6.75, best 3/6 Fielding: 7 catches & 3 run-outs Junior Rising Star - “Bird Family Award” Laura Judson Batting: 137 runs at 34.25, highest score 30* Bowling: 13 wickets at 3.38, best 3/5 Fielding: 2 catches & 1 run-out Laura was always willing to help out other teams when required. Female Cricketer of the Year Lulu Ryals Batting: 158 runs at 31.6, highest score 40* Bowling: 11 wickets at 5.36, best 3/10 Fielding: 8 catches, 1 run-out & 2 stumpings “Bob Lind” Special Achievement Award Luke Watts Scored the first-ever Wakehurst U11 Division 1 century— 113 vs Harbord in Round 4 Page 8 Honour Roll - Club Awards “Ross Denny” Club Person of the Year Jeff Cook Jeff has been a tireless worker for the club over the past 6 seasons, holding roles such as team manager and age co-ordinator. In addition to the role of team manager Jeff has always taken on multiple tasks including assisting with coaching as well as umpiring and scoring. “Murray Family” Coach of the Year Joint winners Regan McCracken—U12 Green (Div 1) Stuart White—U15 Green (Div 2) Senior Cricketer of the Year Andrew Davies Batting: 556 runs at 55.6, highest score 114* Fielding: 15 catches, 2 run-outs & 4 stumpings David Sheedy Rising Star - Seniors Cormac O’Donnell Bowling: 22 wickets at 8.95 (club record), best 5/17 Fielding: 6 catches Page 9 Honour Roll - Premiership Teams Under 10 Red − U10 Division 1 (Red Pool) Coach: Mathew Keen Manager: Michael Formica Lukas Banham Aidan Boulton Rohan Chang Henry Cook Matthew Dixon Lachlan Formica Luka Karcher Alex Keen George Russell Under 11 White − U11 Division 2 Coach: Murray McLerie Manager: Kristen Wyse Riley Bogaard Jack Evans Oscar McLerie Dylan Nixon Ben Rigney Michael Roache Jordan Siladi Aidan Wyse Under 13 Diamonds − Sixers Girls Cricket League Coach: Anthony Nicey Manager: Amanda Nicey Sophia Chick Caitlin du Preez Emily Horstead Stephanie Hughes Laura Judson Ashleigh Karcher Jaime Loh Maya Nicey Lillian Oosterhoff Lulu Ryals Page 10 Honour Roll - Premiership Teams Under 15 − Sixers Girls Cricket League Coach: Greg Hough Manager: Shane Guyot Natalie Guyot Olivia Hough Renee Hough Alicia Humphrey Annabel Hutt Natalie Jonkers Gemma Lacey Caitlyn Prior Abby Taylor Rome Warnock Seniors 4th Grade Cameron Brown David Brown Luca Candotti (capt.) Peter Candotti Mike Dunn Nick Jarvis Peter Karcher Michael Kovacs Toby Kovacs Will Lynch Matt Martin Adam McKern Iain McKern Gabe Suntup Doug Wright Michael Wright Page 11 Cricket NSW School, Academy and State Representative Honours NSW School Championships Emily Horstead PSSA State Championships (Girls, Polding Catholic Schools) Andrew Boulton PSSA State Championships (Boys, Polding Catholic Schools) Kai Connors PSSA State Championships (Boys, Sydney North) Sarah Turner Schoolgirls Championships (Combined Independent Schools) Cricket NSW Academy The Cricket NSW Academy is a State-wide program responsible for the identification and development of talented male and female cricketers. The following Wakehurst players were selected and participated in the program during the 2017/18 season: Under 15 − Annabel Hutt, Abigail Powell Under 16 − Ned Barnet Under 18 − Saskia Horley, Sarah Turner NSW State Challenge The Cricket NSW State Challenge is designed to increase the level of competition for young players. The following Wakehurst players were selected and participated in the program during the 2017/18 season: Under 14−Toby Cousemacker Under 16 − Lachlan Molyneux Under 18 − Sarah Turner, Abigail Powell Page 12 Representative Honours Congratulations to the following Wakehurst players who represented Manly in Junior and Senior Representative competitions in 2017/2018. Under 10