Cricket Wellington Annual Report 2016/2017 Wellington Hospitality Group Proudly Supporting Wellington Cricket CONTENTS Funding Partners ................................................................................................................................... 2 Wellington Club Cricket ....................................................................................................................... 3 Office Bearers ........................................................................................................................................ 4 President’s Report ................................................................................................................................. 5 Chair's Report ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Members ................................................................................................................................................ 9 Eastern Suburbs' Triumphant Season .............................................................................................. 10 Gordon Dry's Outstanding Contribution ......................................................................................... 11 Woody Breaks Records ...................................................................................................................... 12 National Provincial Over-60’s Championship .................................................................................. 13 Melbourne Stars outshine Wellington ............................................................................................. 14 Former Wellington Blaze players recognised ................................................................................. 15 International Cricket ........................................................................................................................... 16 Firebirds' .............................................................................................................................................. 18 Blaze ..................................................................................................................................................... 24 Norwood Awards ................................................................................................................................ 26 Women’s Cricketer of the Year .......................................................................................................... 27 Men’s Cricketer of the Year ................................................................................................................ 28 High Performance ............................................................................................................................... 29 Provincial A Men.................................................................................................................................. 31 Under-21 Women ............................................................................................................................... 32 Under-19 Men ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Under-18 Girls ..................................................................................................................................... 34 Under-17 Boys ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Kilbirnie Sports Development Awards ............................................................................................. 36 Community Cricket ............................................................................................................................. 37 Female Cricket .................................................................................................................................... 39 Men's Club Cricket ............................................................................................................................. 42 Rothbury Wilkinson Awards............................................................................................................... 46 Premier Grades Competition Points ................................................................................................. 46 College Cricket ................................................................................................................................... 48 CWUSI .................................................................................................................................................. 49 Wellington Wanderers ....................................................................................................................... 50 New Zealand Cricket Museum .......................................................................................................... 51 Obituaries ............................................................................................................................................ 52 Basin Reserve Trust ............................................................................................................................. 53 Wellington Cricket Trust ..................................................................................................................... 55 Financial Statements........................................................................................................................... 56 Averages and Short Scoreboards ..................................................................................................... 70 2017/18 Schedules ............................................................................................................................. 77 Honours Board .................................................................................................................................... 78 Acknowledgments: Design and print by: Apex Print & Design Photos courtesy of: Photosport, Dave Lintott and Jo Murray Editing: Todd Foster Statistics: Ian Smith Cover: Happy Firebirds players and their wider support group celebrate winning the McDonald’s Super Smash Trophy against the Central Stags at Pukekura Park in January. funding partners Norwood Trust NZ Cricket Foundation Inc commercial partners Expert eye care mgoptometrist.co.nz 2 Cricket Wellington | Annual Report 2016/17 Cricket Wellington acknowledges the contribution of the many volunteer club administrators who Wellington form the backbone of the game in our region. Their passion and commitment to the delivery and Club Cricket future growth of cricket in our community is highly valued by everyone involved in our sport. Brooklyn Cricket Club Petone-Riverside Chair Daryl Giles Chair Allan Hewson Junior Convenor Geordie Tsourgas Junior Convenor Mark James SIKHs Sports Cricket Club Eastbourne Cricket Club Chair Michael Ferrier Chair Preetam Kalsi Junior Convenor Michael Ferrier Sri Lankan Sports Club Eastern Suburbs Cricket Club Chair Nal Ariyawansa Chair Doug Pollock Junior Convenor Marty Brooky Stokes Valley Cricket Club Chair Brendan Wood Junior Convenor Julie Scanlon Hutt District Cricket Club Chair Dave Harle Junior Convenor Peter Borich Taita District Cricket Club Chair David Little Johnsonville Cricket Club Junior Convenor Dave Gillespie Chair Julian Allan Junior Convenor Rick Mudgway Te Aroha Cricket Club Chair Mark Stratford Karori Cricket Club Chair John Sewell & Jono Sole Upper Hutt Cricket Club Junior Convenor Steve Rogers Chair Glen Taylor Junior Convenor Rob McMahon Naenae Old Boys Cricket Club Chair Adam Williams Victoria University Cricket Club Junior Convenor Danielle Deans Chair Colin Owens Junior Convenor Colin Owens North City Cricket Club Wainuiomata Cricket Club Chair Dominic Rogerson Chair Greg Ross Junior Convenor Porirua – Andrew Scott Junior Convenor Greg Ross Tawa – Steph Pettersson Wellington Collegians Cricket Club Northern Park Cricket Club Chair Alan Orpin Chair John Bradbury Junior Convenor John Chandler Onslow Cricket Club Wellington Indians Sports Club Chair Shailesh Patel Chair David Ireland Junior Convenor Anthony Tuck Cricket Wellington | Annual Report 2016/17 3 OFFICE BEARERS Patron Sir Ron Brierley President A D McBeth Immediate Past President M F Quigg Life Members Sir John Anderson KBE; Sir Ron Brierley; E J Chatfield MBE; L E Cooper; B S Gibson; M A Horsley; A R Isaac CNZM; P M McCaw; Ms P F McKelvey CNZM, MBE; B D Morrison; J F M Morrison MNZM; D O Neely MNZM, MBE; J R Reid CNZM, OBE; I Smith, I N Taylor; P J Wright. Past Presidents D O Neely MNZM, MBE, 1999-2002; B A G Murray QSO, 2004-2008, M F Quigg, 2009-2013 Vice Presidents W T Armstrong; R B P Beale; T J Borren; T J Castle; D H Catley MNZM; W N Chamberlain; D J Cook; D E A Copps; P J Dawson (dec); A E Dick; B A Edgar; T G G Evans (dec); C G Ferguson; B P Fitzgerald; R H Gall; P A Garty; D H Goodall; J P Greenwood; S M Hall; P F Hampton; D V Hannah; D G Head; M R Heissenbuttel; G M Hooper; D H Housden; T E Jeffries; G F Kelly; R S Kirton QSO; D M Locke; W M Loewenthal; A D McBeth; K R Macdonald; T G McMahon; G S Martin; W T Martin MBE (dec); R A S Mitchell; B H Nightingale; M H Peters; D J Pollock; I L Possenniskie; M D Priest; M F Quigg; I G Robertson; P J Ross; M B Sherlock; R W Smith; M M Spring; J E Stribling; C Styles; R A Swain; B R Taylor; J J Terris QSO; P Tindill; E A Watkin QSM;