Randwick Petersham 16th Annual Report 2016-17 16th Annual Report & Club Records 2016-17 5th Grade Premiers enjoy the moment at Hurstville Oval 5th Grade Premiers 1st Grade Limited Overs Cup Minor Premier and Semi-Finalist Metropolitan Cup Semi-Finalist TRUST * RESPECT * HUMILITY www.rpcc.tv To My Brothers and Sisters, In the Randwick Cricket Club Jubilee Book (1900-1950), Ossie Taylor, who held the Randwick Petersham 16th Annual Report 2016-17 positions of President and Secretary of the club between 1928 and 1951, made the following comment which is as valid today as it was then: “Certainly cricket should be played to win. But in winning, do not allow the spirit and sportsmanship of the game to be sunk in a morass of ill-feeling.” TRUST RESPECT HUMILITY Michael Whitney - President Randwick Petersham Cricket 2016-17 Overview ………. The club won the 5th Grade premiership for the third time in 16 seasons 1st Grade made the Semi-Finals of the Limited Overs Competition after being Minor Premiers 1st Grade finished equal second on points but missed a place in the Twenty20 Cup finals on run rate Jason Sangha played for Cricket Australia XI in the Matador BBQs One-Day Cup; for Cricket Australia XI in the National under 19 Championships in Victoria; in the Australian under 19 series against Sri Lanka in Tasmania in April 2017; in the Prime Ministers XI v Sri Lanka, for Cricket Australia XI v Pakistan, for NSW 2nd XI v Canterbury (NZ) and was a Sydney Thunder Big Bash rookie Daniel Sams, Anthony Sams and Nathan Price played NSW 2nd XI against Canterbury (NZ) and participated in the Sydney Sixers Academy. All three were also named in the Kingsgrove Sports Merit XII-1st Grade Team of the Year Soumil Chhibber was a member of the Sydney Sixers squad Greg West and James Psarakis played Futures XI for ACT Mac Jenkins made the NSW under 15 team which played in the Under 15 National School Carnival in Brisbane in April Mac Jenkins played in the under 16 Australian Schoolboys team against Pakistan and named in the NSW under 17 squad Nathan Price played for NSW and Ben Stares for NT in the National Cricket Indigenous Championships in Alice Springs Charith de Silva represented Cricket NSW in the inaugural National Cricket Inclusion Championships In round 8 all five grades defeated North Sydney—known in club circles as a “Greenwash”—our 16th! In round 15 all five grades defeated Easts (a tie in 2nd Grade) —our 17th “Greenwash” 1st Grade chased down 9-373 in the match against Blacktown to win by 5 wickets--a record winning high-run chase Alex Kemp and Anthony Sams set a new 1st Grade opening partnership record of 254 against Blacktown Anthony Sams scored 1,062 runs in 1st Grade including 528 in the first five rounds of the Belvidere Cup competition Anthony Sams hit 130 boundaries in the season—more than any other 1st Grade batsman In the 2nd Grade drawn match at Coogee against Northern District, 775 runs were scored but not one six was hit 3rd and 4th grades lost to Blacktown for the first time in our 16 years Nigil Singh passed 450 wickets for the club—the first player to do so Rodney Stafford became only the second player behind Nigil Singh to take 400 Randwick Petersham wickets John McLoughlin became the first player to pass 6,000 runs for the club. Adam Semple and Nathan Price both passed the 4,500 1st Grade runs milestone Anthony Sams passed 250 wicket-keeping dismissals and the 3,500 runs milestone in 1st Grade Adam Semple brought up 200 1st Grade games for the club in round 5 Nathan Price brought up 150 1st Grade games in round 6 Alex Kemp hit 104* off just 68 balls with 14 fours and 5 sixes against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval Daniel Sams hit 86 off 43 balls with 6 fours and 7 sixes in a Twenty20 match against Manly at Manly Oval 1st Grade won a T20 match by 3 runs against Gordon when Daniel Sams achieved a lbw decision off the last ball In the drawn 1st Grade match against Mosman at Allan Border Oval, the team hit 15 sixes with Nathan Price belting 9 Karl Schubert became the first lower grade wicketkeeper to achieve 200 dismissals Corey Parker and Jaya Murdita put on a record 126 for the seventh wicket in 4th Grade against Blacktown Kel Mullins and Neale Crawford set a new opening partnership record for Metro Cup with 178 against Blacktown 3rd Grade played a tied match against Penrith for the second time in three seasons at Coogee Oval 2nd Grade played a tied match against Easts at Coogee Oval--the second tied game on the ground this season Against Manly at Manly Oval 2nd Grade lost by 10 wickets—a new club losing margin record 3rd Grade lost to Sydney when the last pair put on an unconquered 27 for the 10th wicket Against Parramatta 3rd and 5th grades lost by 10 and 9 wickets respectively—both new club losing margin records At 17 years and 15 days Jack James became the youngest century maker in 3rd Grade with 105* v UNSW at Petersham 4th Grade took 10-14 (including 9-6) to reduce Manly from 0-43 to all out 57 5th Grade defeated Penrith and Sydney outright in successive matches after being behind on the first innings with Jack Eldridge scoring 58* and 77* in the second innings of each game 5th Grade lost outright to Uni. of NSW after leading on the first innings In the 5th Grade semi-final, Minor Premiers Gordon were bowled out for 25 after being 0-14. They lost 10-11. This was the lowest score by an opposing team IN ANY GRADE in our 16 years The outright win by 10 wickets in the 5th Grade semi-final equalled the team’s previous record winning margin In the 5th Grade semi-final Matt Hilder was given out “handling the ball” after he innocently picked up the ball laying on the pitch from a defensive stroke and threw it to the bat-pad fielder Nigil Singh was named Player of the 5th Grade Grand Final after taking 4-19 off 15 overs to set up the win Jackson Eldridge scored his maiden Premier Cricket century with 105*against Manly at Graham Reserve in 4th Grade Playing against Mosman at Coogee, Mac Jenkins, at 15 years and 117 days became our youngest-ever PG player 1 Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated Founded 2001 www.rpcc.tv SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 Notice of Annual Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Sixteenth Annual General Meeting of Randwick Petersham Cricket Club Incorporated will be held at Petersham RSL Club, Regent Street, Petersham on Thursday 27 July 2017 at 7.00pm. Business 1. Welcome by President Michael Whitney 2. To receive the Sixteenth Annual Report and Financial Statement 3. Presentation of Annual Awards including framed team photographs to members and officials of the winning 5th Grade team 3. 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 (five) Delegates to Sydney Cricket Association (two) Delegate to New South Wales Cricket Association Honorary Auditor 4. To consider any business brought forward in conformity with the club rules. David Holland Chief Executive Officer 40 Duncan Street Maroubra NSW 2035 (02) 9344 5310 Please note that only last season’s members are entitled to vote. 2 Randwick Petersham 16th Annual Report 2016 - 17 CLUB MANAGEMENT 2016-17 Patron President Alan Turner (8th term) Michael Whitney (16th term) Chief Executive Officer Asst. Chief Executive Officer David Holland (8th term) David Bourke (5th term) Assistant Financial Controller Nigil Singh (8th term) Financial Controller James Tyson (5th term) Delegates to Sydney Cricket Delegate to NSW Cricket Association Peter Wright (16th Association Peter Wright term) David Holland (8th term) (16th term) Management Committee All the above together with elected members Alan Wright (16th term), Bill Anderson (9th term), Neale Anderson (8th term), Peter Devlin (8th term), Robin Gardner (2nd term) plus Chris Sullivan (16th term), John Stewart (4th term) and Rod Stafford (2nd term) appointed by the elected members of the committee. Historian Website, Facebook and Twitter, Lyall Gardner OAM Publicity Officers David Bourke, John McLoughlin and John Stewart Museum Curator Statistics John Stewart John Stewart, David Bourke and Ray Stafford Club Coaching Director of Co-ordinator Cricket Operations Alan Wright Bill Anderson Honorary Auditor Club Ambassador Club Captain Omniwealth Accounting and Audit Brett Hunter Karl Schubert 3 Selection Committee Alan Wright (Chairman), Bill Anderson, Peter Devlin, Alex Kemp (1st Grade), Tom Holland (2nd Grade), Rod Stafford (3rd Grade), David Bourke (4th Grade), Nigil Singh (5th Grade), Jeremy Jastrzab/John Stewart (Metropolitan Cup) Practice Captain Stan Beal Operational Committees Annual Report: Lyall Gardner OAM (Chairman), John Stewart, Ray Stafford, David Bourke, Chris Sullivan, Jeremy Jastrzab, Sam Boyns Coaching: Greg Small (Club Coach), Simon Gould, Alan Wright, Peter Devlin, Bill Anderson, David Skuthorpe, Alex Kemp, Eddie Otto, Rehaan Nawaz, Jaya Murdita Cricketwear: John Stewart Grounds: David Bourke, Peter Devlin, David Holland Junior Development: Eddie Otto Social: Chris Sullivan (Chairman), Robin Gardner, David Bourke, Nigil Singh Sponsorship & Events: Neale Anderson (Chairman), John Stewart, David Bourke, Carmel Soames, Anthony Sams, Chris Sullivan, Robin Gardner MEMBERS 2016-17 Life Members (Life members up to 2001 were elected by the founding clubs. Former Randwick Life Members are marked *) 06 - John Hayward (1975)* 21 - Michael Whitney (1993)* 37 - Paul McGee (2001)