ACT CRICKET ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 Cricket ACT express their appreciation to the following for their invaluable support of cricket in the Canberra region: Cricket Australia Kookaburra Sports ACT Government Canberra Southern Cross Club Abode Hotels Beyond Bank Canberra Toyota RSM Bird Cameron McDonald’s ACT ACT Academy of Sport Konica Minolta WIN Television ISC Canberra Times Lord’s Taverners Appreciation is expressed to all those who have contributed material for this Annual Report Editor Sarah Browne Design and production Brindabella Print Cover image acknowledgements Captain of the PM's XI Nathan Lyon leads his team onto the field during the One Day Tour Match between the Prime Minister's XI and England at Manuka Oval on February 2, 2018 in Canberra, Australia (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images). Photography Powershots Photography Getty Images The Canberra and region cricket community ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2017-18 | Table of Contents AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY CRICKET ASSOCIATION ....................................... 2 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE .................................................................................................... 5 ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE ........................................................................................ 10 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT ........................................................................................ 12 IN MEMORIAM ................................................................................................................... 14 ACT METEORS ................................................................................................................. 16 ACT/NSW COUNTRY COMETS ........................................................................................ 22 HIGH PERFORMANCE ...................................................................................................... 27 GAME DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................... 32 UMPIRES & SCORERS ..................................................................................................... 38 PREMIER CRICKET .......................................................................................................... 39 JUNIOR CRICKET ............................................................................................................. 46 INDOOR CRICKET ............................................................................................................ 49 VETERANS CRICKET ....................................................................................................... 53 PRIME MINISTER’S XI ...................................................................................................... 57 SPONSORSHIP ................................................................................................................. 59 FINANCIAL REPORT ......................................................................................................... 62 Committee’s report ............................................................................................... 63 Treasurer’s report ................................................................................................. 64 Auditor’s statement .............................................................................................. 65 Statement of comprehensive income ................................................................... 67 Statement of financial position ............................................................................. 68 Statement by members of the committee ............................................................. 69 AWARDS ............................................................................................................................ 70 STATISTICS ....................................................................................................................... 73 THE OFFICIALS ............................................................................................................... 102 ASSOCIATION STAFF ..................................................................................................... 106 ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2017-18 | 1 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY CRICKET ASSOCIATION Patrons Major General Steve Gower AO Mil and Ian McNamee Board J Miller (Chairman), L Barrington-Smith, C Body, S Day, G Badcock, G Elliot, M McConnell, G Nichols, S Michele, Chief Executive CD French Premier Cricket Committee C Body (Chairman), B Ryan (CACT), M Radcliffe (ANUCC), M Taylor-Briscoe (ECC), B Healy (Ginninderra CC), T Rowe (NCGCC), S Cross (QDCC), J Kidd (TVCC), L McGann (WDUCCC), S Kimber (WCMCC), A Jones (Female Cricket Committee) and A Crozier (ACTU&SCA). Female Cricket Committee L Barrington-Smith (Chairperson), B Ryan (CACT), E Madden (ECC), C Griffin (Ginninderra CC), A Jones (NCGCC), B Kidd & J Kneebone (TVCC), Z Cooke (WDUCCC) and C McPherson (WCMCC) Umpires and Scorers Council Executive P Edwards (Chairman), A Crozier (Deputy Chairman), G Rees (Secretary), A Kopras (Finance Representative) and T Keel (Director of Umpiring). Junior Cricket Council Executive A Costello (Chairperson), D Rousch (Deputy-Chair), A Mielens (Executive) and B Ryan (CACT). Indoor Cricket Committee C Walter (Chairman), C Floros (Weston), S Mogg (Kambah), B Santosuosso (Kaleen). Discipline Committee WH Hall (Chairman), G Besgrove, J Clark and S Knight. Independent Tribunal Panel J Buxton (Chairman), BE Harvey and P Woulfe. ACT Meteors Coach J Allsopp ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2017-18 | 2 ACT Comets Coach K Piper ACT Rockets Coach W Floros Statistician A Morehouse Auditors RSM Partners Premier Clubs Club President Secretary Australian National University Cricket Club M Vergano W Armstrong Eastlake Cricket Club P Winter J Doolan Ginninderra Cricket Club C Griffin C Ravinuthala North Canberra Gungahlin Cricket Club P Coe H Axelby Queanbeyan District Cricket Club R Ditton R Bates Tuggeranong Valley Cricket Club J Evans L Barrington-Smith Western District UC Cricket Club J Harrison A Clark Weston Creek Molonglo Cricket Club C Brown R Arthur ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2017-18 | 3 ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2017-18 | 4 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE John Miller – Chairman This has been my second season as Chairman of Cricket, and I am very pleased with the continued growth and development of our game in this region. We continue to build towards becoming Australia’s number one talent hotspot and supporting Australian Cricket’s goal of being the number one sport for all Australians. Cricket ACT’s 2017/18 season saw some remarkable individual and team performances. The highest score in the regular season was made by Jake Floros from Tuggeranong Valley Cricket Club in Second Grade in Round 14 against Ginninderra, making an unbeaten 230 runs including 24 fours and 4 sixes. The best bowling figures of 8-43 went to Alexander Floros from Tuggeranong in their Round 9 match. I would also like to acknowledge Blake Dean, who made an outstanding 291 for Weston Creek Molonglo in their semi-final win against Queanbeyan in the Douglas Cup. We saw Western-District UC win the Konica Minolta Twenty20 Cup in October with a win over Weston Creek Molonglo, while the Women’s Twenty20 Glenda Hall Shield also saw Western-District UC victorious. Weston Creek Molonglo had better fortunes in the John Gallop Cup final with a nail-biting final over victory against ANU. The Douglas Cup final saw a great standard of cricket being played with a John Rogers-led Weston Creek outfit claiming their first Douglas Cup title in three years while Western District – UC celebrated after claiming the Lynne O’Meara Cup. ACT Cricket Association | Annual Report 2017-18 | 5 The quality of the games in the McDonald’s ACT Premier Competition would not be possible without our umpires, scorers, administrators, club officials, volunteers and curators. I would like to recognise their tireless work to keep cricket in the ACT running efficiently and successfully throughout the season. It is because of your coordinated work that the ACT is highly regarded as a quality Premier competition within Australian Cricket. I’d like to turn out attention to our Abode Hotels ACT Meteors. This year has been a historic year for female cricketers across the country with the pay deal between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Associations lauded as the biggest pay rise in the history of women's sport in the country. We have seen some of our players progress from part-time to full-time cricketers in the space of 12 months, and while there is still some way to go, we have seen the results on the field with the standard of women’s cricket, both internationally and domestically, truly outstanding. Our Meteors had a fantastic start to their WNCL season this year, defeating Victoria and Queensland at home at Manuka Oval. We saw two brilliant centuries from Katie Mack and Claire Koski throughout the season, as well as a five-wicket haul from Hayley Jensen in Round 2. Whilst missing out on finals this season, there is plenty of excitement ahead for the Meteors with Head Coach James Allsopp relocating to Canberra and more and more of our players calling the ACT home. We have no doubt that there is plenty of success coming up for this talented group of players. Our ACT/NSW Country Comets took on a new look and feel this year but it was one quickly embraced by the players and coaching staff involved. We