1 ENGADINE DRAGONS CRICKET CLUB INC. 49TH ANNUAL REPORT AND YEAR BOOK 2007/2008 Season Presentation Nights JUNIOR Heathcote High School Auditorium Friday MAY 23, 2008 SENIOR Engadine Family Tavern St. Moritz Room Saturday MAY 24, 2008 We invite you to join with the Management Committee, the members and the players of the Club, and our sponsors in sharing this report with us. We thank all those who have contributed to its compilation and production. It gives us great pleasure to support all those who play this fine Australian sport and hope that through our efforts we can promote not only the game but encourage the participation of local residents and children to be part of our Club. The Management Committee. 2 2007/2008 COMMITTEE MEMBERS EXECUTIVE President: Steve Jones Vice President: Brad Loder Secretary: Craig Rice Treasurer & Public Officer: Colin Berry MANAGEMENT Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary Junior & Intermediate: Anthony Marciante Senior: Allan Lofthouse Junior Registrar: Anthony Marciante Senior Registrar: Judy Lofthouse Minutes Publicity Secretary: Brad Loder Officer: Bob Price Property Officers: Bill Knowles (Uniforms) Paul Waddell (Equipment) Special Projects Officer: Ian Latham Coaching Media Co-ordinator: Peter Schofield Officer: Harry Robbins Nathan Alterator Promotions & Committee Men: Brad Moreland Advertising Officer: Rob Knight Ken Newman Peter Ward Dennis Pendergast SUB-COMMITTEE & REPRESENTATIVES Anzac Youth & Recreation Centre 527 Committee Delegates: Steve Jones & Bill Knowles Sutherland Shire Junior Cricket Association Inc Delegates: Anthony Marciante & Craig Rice Sutherland Shire Cricket Association Delegates: Allan Lofthouse; Matt Sambuco; David McMillan Newsletter Co-ordination & Publication: Bob Price & Val Tever Web Master: Andrew Mazurkiewicz We are grateful to the following sponsors who have supported our Club: CLUB SPONSORS ENGADINE RSL & CITIZENS CLUB LTD SUTHERLAND CREDIT UNION ENGADINE FAMILY TAVERN WIZARD HOME LOANS ENGADINE ACTIVE SPORTS COACHING MARINE PRODUCT MARKETING MICKS QUALITY FAMILY MEATS WHITTOS PIZZA GNP MARINE TRIMMING KFC ENGADINE SPORTZONE ENGADINE A1 METALTECH THRIFTY SKIPS 3 HONOUR ROLL LIFE MEMBERS Barry McManus (1966) (Dec’d) Bob Vannan (1994) Harry Robbins asm (1978) Russ Waddell asm (1996) Ray Noakes (1980) (Dec’d) Bill Knowles (1998) Col Keenan (1982) Bob Price (1999) Mike Fordyce (1984) Greg Heffernan (1999) Alf Lemmon (1985) John Carlisle (2002) Clem Heffernan (1992) Ian Latham (2003) Val Tever (1994) Drew Lake (2004) Ken Tever (1994) SUTHERLAND GRADE CLUB 2007/2008 James Bills Ryan Shepherd Ben Marciante Mitchell Floyd Sam Newman Nathan Loder Daniel Ward Mark Rice WESTERN AUSTRALIA WARRIORS Daniel McLauchlan REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS 2006/2007 Watson Shield Weblin Shield Moore Shield Jordan Duncan Nathan Loder Ryan Almond Ryan Marlow Joel D’Imperio Mark Rice Jordan Dow John Watson Ben Dwarshuis Matthew Hobden Gee Shield Creak Shield Nicholas Chamberlain Brendan Curtis Brayden Heffernan Hayden Smith Jacob Heffernan Nathan Marciante Dylan Rae Presidents U/16 Presidents U/14 Presidents U/12 Nick Bird Patrick Bird Joel Beattie Blake Duncum Liam Herne Marcus Beattie U/10 Development Squad Joel Almond Joey Cox Joshua Johnston Jarrod Mazurkiewicz Lachlan Smith PSSA Sydney East PSSA NSW CHSSA Sydney East Brendan Curtis, Dylan Rae Brendan Curtis Mitch Floyd, Sam Newman, Grant Johnson CHSSA NSW Combined Catholics Schools NSW U/19 All Schools NSW Sam Newman Joel D’Imperio Sam Newman Sutherland District C.C. AW Green Shield Joel D’Imperio Ben Dwarshuis Nathan Loder Sam Newman (c) Mark Rice (vc) City Combined AW Green Shield Mark Rice Sutherland District C.C. Academy Joel D’Imperio Ben Dwarshuis Nathan Loder Sam Newman Mark Rice U/14 Emerging Blues U/15 Emerging Blues U/16 Emerging Blues U/17 NSW City Hayden Smith Joel D’Imperio Nathan Loder Sam Newman Ben Dwarshuis Mark Rice Ryan Almond SSJCA & SSCA COMPETITION HONOURS 2007/2008 PREMIERS - B1, B2, B8, 10A, 14A & 16C Team MINOR PREMIERS - B1, B2, C1, 10A & 16C Team RUNNERS UP - C1, 12A & 16A Team SEMI FINALIST - A2 & B7 4 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Another great year for the “Dragons” and its gives me great pleasure to submit my report for the 2007/08 season. Some highlights for this season include: - • Premiership to the B1, B2 & B8 senior teams. • Premiership to the 10A, 14A, & 16C junior teams. • Winner of the SSJCA Junior Club Championship • The Club competed in all junior “A” grade finals (10’s – 16’s) • Our young 8A1 side went through the season undefeated for the second year in a row • Our 10A side also were undefeated throughout the season • Expansion and rewiring of our cricket nets facility at Anzac Oval. • The purchase of Sun Shades & Scorebook holders for all teams. Congratulations to our 10A, 14A, 16C, B1, B2 & B8, teams for being crowned premiers for 2007-08 whilst our 16A, 12A & C1 teams were pipped at the post. Our under 8’s & under 10’s, who are our future of this mighty club, impressed both spectators and officials with the way they improved their cricket throughout the year. To our other teams your achievements did not go unnoticed and are acknowledged in your end of year reports. Well Done. The willingness and ability of our army of volunteers never ceases to amaze me ensuring all tasks are completed on time. To our Coaches, Managers and Scorers we say a big thank you for your tireless efforts throughout the year. We hope you enjoyed the sunshades and the scorebook holders which hopefully made your job a little easier. Our committee members were again magnificent in their roles and combined to ensure our players had every opportunity to play their cricket. Appreciation is extended to Ken Newman who once again hosted our annual Trivia Night at Engadine RSL and a big thank you to all the parents and contributors on the night. From all reports everyone took something away with them on the night and the committee table ran last again !!! Andrew Mazurkiewicz is our new webmaster and is to be congratulated on the time, effort and expertise he has brought to our Website and Webpage. Not only is this good for the club to attract new sponsors but also entrench our existing sponsors with exposure to a wider audience. Why don’t you check out our site at www.engadinedragonscc.org.au Our sponsors provide valuable assistance in maintaining the services that we provide at a reasonable cost. So when you are next looking for that special item or service, be sure to look up our sponsors and tell them you are from the Dragons Cricket Club. On 26th October this year we celebrate the club’s 50th Anniversary with a luncheon at the St Moritz Room, Engadine Hotel. Players, friends, committee persons and parents from many eras will be in attendance so I encourage you to book your seat early as we are expecting a full house, with a first in first paid policy. The MC will be a former Test Cricketer, with some surprise entertainment also on the agenda. This will be one event not to be missed. We have seen that many of our current and former players have excelled in representative teams and are also furthered their careers with the Sutherland District Grade Club. The club acknowledges their achievements and extends our ongoing support to these players. We are also fortunate that many of our prior juniors are now playing in our men’s competition and coaching or assisting some of our junior teams. This is also encouraged and your contributions certainly do not go unnoticed. It is hoped that you enjoy your off season, and look forward to catching up with everyone in 2008/9 and close with the message “We are a proud club with a proud history for developing juniors”. Steve Jones 5 SECRETARY’S REPORT I would like to thank all the volunteers this year that have made my job that little bit easier – my fellow committee members, coaches, managers, captains, scorers etc. As a club we have had a very successful year, equaling the most number of premierships (junior and seniors) in any year. It was therefore a great honour for Engadine Dragons Club to have won the Junior Club Championship for season 2007/08. This is one of the most prestigious SSJCA awards and reflects the consistency of performances across all grades throughout the season. Every junior team has contributed to this great result - no matter where you have finished in the comp. Off the field has also been very important to the future of the club: • Thanks to the ongoing support of our advertisers and sponsors – remember to support them as they support our club financially • Thanks to Jan Forshaw and all at Sutherland Council for the upgrade of the ANZAC Oval nets completed at the beginning of the season • Thanks to Ian Latham for project managing the extensions to the concrete run ups at the nets. The club thanks the 527 Committee (the hard working committee that runs the entire ANZAC Oval complex) for their contribution to the overall cost. • Your support of the club’s fund raising initiatives is also acknowledged – our raffle and trivia night. Ken Newman did another fantastic job in running the night and the many positive comments on the relaxed atmosphere throughout the night were provided • The revamp of our website this year has been nothing short of incredible. Andrew Mazurkiewicz has done a wonderful job. It has become a key reference point for all club members and the community when it comes to cricket and the mighty Dragons • Our end of season functions for juniors and seasons after the finals were well attended, reflecting the great club spirit We look forward to the 50th anniversary of our club next season – some special events are planned, so keep an eye out for the details on our website.