BANKSTOWN DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB INCORPORATED
SIXTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20
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OFFICE BEARERS
Patrons
John Murray OAM
Daryl Melham AM
President
Scott Grant
Senior Vice Presidents
M Grant PSM, L Roworth, P Kelly
Vice Presidents
The Directors of Bankstown District Sports Club
Life Members
J H Fitzpatrick OAM (dec.), H Toohey (dec.), J L Lewis (dec.), S F Boddy (dec.), M Lilienthal OAM (dec.), L Theobald (dec.), J Theobald, N Murray (dec.), A Taylor (dec.), R Amson (dec.), A Amson (dec.), B Urry (dec.), Mrs M Boddy (dec.), W Silas (dec.), D Bourne (dec.), J Bull, I Gorman (dec.), L Pascoe, MC Stephenson, J Dunn, R J (Bob) Bower (dec.), K Ferris, K Scully, J Scully (dec.), G Crowfoot, M Klumpp
OAM, S Small, B Freedman
OAM, E Dignam, D Freedman, W Holdsworth, S Waugh AM, M Waugh OAM, I Gill, M Grant PSM, S Thompson, G Spotswood, M Dignam, R Freedman (dec.), D Bull, D Magee, S Grant, K Hall, L Roworth, P Kelly, D Clifton
Honorary Secretary
M H Klumpp OAM
Assistant Secretary
B Freedman OAM
Treasurer
M Smith-Grant
Assistant Treasurers
E Dignam and M Dignam
Delegate to the New South Wales
Cricket Association
B Freedman OAM
Delegates to the
Sydney Cricket Association
B Freedman OAM and M H Klumpp OAM
Management Committee
S Grant, M Smith-Grant, L Roworth, M Grant PSM, M H Klumpp OAM, E Dignam, M Dignam (ex officio), B Freedman, D Clifton, R Smith (BSWCC), P Kelly, G Price, R Bilimoria, D Bull
Cricket Operations Committee
M Grant PSM, P Kelly, G Crowfoot, L Roworth
Selection Committee
D Magee (Chair), D Solway, T Clark, M Dedes, M Kelly, R Lenard
Publicity Officer M Stephenson
Webmaster D Clifton
Honorary Solicitor
K J Scully of Scully Lawyers
Auditors
Bentleys NSW Audit Pty Ltd
SUCCESSFUL CLUBS
Club Championship
“Sydney Smith” Cup
Bankstown
Spirit of Cricket
Gordon
PREMIERS
First Grade - Belvidere Cup
R andwick Petersham
First Grade - Limited Overs
Sydney University
First Grade - Twenty20 Cup
Sydney
Second Grade Bankstown
Third Grade Sydney University
Fourth Grade Sydney University
Fifth Grade UTS North Sydney
Poidevin-Gray
Fairfield-Liverpool
AW Green Eastern Suburbs
CAPTAINS
To the following gentlemen, your Committee extends the Club’s appreciation for the sincere and dedicated manner in which you handled your respective teams.
First Grade DanielSolwayand NathanMcAndrew
Second Grade TonyClark
Third Grade MattDedes
Fourth Grade MatKellyand
JamesBourne
Fifth Grade RobLenard
Poidevin-Gray
MatthewSimpson
AW Green
ManojWeerasingham
Club Championship Winners 2019-2020
Second Grade Premiers 2019-2020
First Grade Premiers - Belvidere Cup2015-2016
First Grade Premiers - Limited Overs2015-2016
First Grade Premiers - Limited Overs2014-2015
AW Green Shield Premiers and State Champions 2014-2015
AW Green Shield Premiers and State Champions 2013-2014
Poidevin-Gray Premiers 2013-2014
AW Green Shield Premiers2010–2011
AW Green Shield Premiers2009–2010
Poidevin Gray Premiers 2008-2009
First Grade Premiers - Belvidere Cup2006-2007
First Grade Premiers - Limited Overs2006-2007
Club Champions 2003–2004
AW Green Shield Premiers2003–2004
AW Green Shield Premiers2002–2003
First Grade Premiers 1999–2000
AW Green Shield Premiers1999–2000
AW Green Shield Premiers1998–1999
Second Grade Premiers 1997–1998
Foster’s Light Ice Cup Premiers1997–1998
Diamond Draft Cup - Limited Overs1995–1996
First Grade Premiers 1994–1995
First Grade Premiers 1993–1994
AW Green Shield Premiers1990–1991
Third Grade Premiers 1989–1990
Poidevin Gray Premiers 1989–1990
AW Green Shield Premiers1988–1989
Club Championship Winners 1987–1988
First Grade Premiers 1987–1988
AW Green Shield Premiers1982–1983
Third Grade Premiers 1978–1979
Fifth Grade Premiers 1976–1977
Second Grade Premiers 1974–1975
Fourth Grade Premiers 1971–1972
AW Green Shield (Joint Premiers)1969–1970
Club Championship Winners 1966–1967
Third Grade Premiers 1966–1967
Shires ‘C’ Division Premiers1966–1967
AW Green Shield 1965–1966
AW Green Shield 1964–1965
AW Green Shield 1962–1963
Second Grade Premiers 1961–1962
Fourth Grade Premiers 1961–1962
Second Grade Premiers 1960–1961
Poidevin Gray Premiers 1960–1961
Club Championship Winners 1958–1959
First Grade Premiers 1958–1959
Second Grade Premiers 1957–1958
Poidevin Gray Premiers 1953–1954
Third Grade Premiers 1952–1953
1951-1955 H Toohey
1955-1956 R Sloane (resigned 8/12/55) J L Lewis (elected 13/12/55)
1956-1961J L Lewis
1961-1970J L Lewis
1970-1972J L Lewis
1972-1973J L Lewis
1973-1975S F Boddy
J H Fitzpatrick S Swane
A C McKeon (resigned 6/12/55) S F Boddy (elected 9/12/55)
S F Boddy
S F Boddy
S F Boddy
T T Radanovic
F G Cicutto
1975-1977S F Boddy J F Mackinnon
1977-1979S F Boddy
R J Bower
1979-1982 J Bull R J Bower
1982-1986B F Freedman
1986-1989B F Freedman
1989-2006B F Freedman
2006-2017S A Grant
2017-2020S A Grant
R J Bower
M H Klumpp
M H Klumpp
M H Klumpp
M H Klumpp
N W Wright
N W Wright
N L Murray
D P Bourne
D P Bourne
D P Bourne
D P Bourne
D P Bourne
D P Bourne
D P Bourne
D P Bourne
E Dignam
E Dignam
M Smith-Grant (E & M Dignam Assnt.) season/s
1956/57-1958/59
1959/60-1965/66
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Notice is hereby given that the Sixty-Ninth Annual General Meeting of the Bankstown District Cricket Club Inc. will be held in the Stephen and Mark Waugh Pavilion, Bankstown Memorial Oval, Chapel Road South, Bankstown, on Saturday 25th July, 2020 at 10.30am. You are most cordially invited to attend.
1. Confirmation of the minutes of the Sixty-Eighth Annual General Meeting.
2. To consider the Sixty-eighth Annual Report and Financial Statement from the Management Committee.
3. Presentations
4. To consider any recommendation tabled by the Management Committee for Life membership of the Club.
5. Election of Office Bearers for Season 2020/2021
• Patrons
• President
• Honorary Secretary
• Honorary Assistant Secretary
• Honorary Treasurer
• Delegate to SCA
• Delegate to NSWCA
• Honorary Auditor
• Management Committee (up to 12 members)
6. General Business and to transact any other business brought forward in conformity with the Rules and By-Laws of the Club.
Nominations for Office Bearers must be in writing and received by the Secretary seven days before the Annual General Meeting.
M H Klumpp - Honorary Secretary
67 Thomas Street Picnic Point 2213
30 April 2020
Phone 0417 257 984 • Email: mklumpp@bigpond.net.au • www.bankstowncricket.com
As we all know, in the early days of March 2020 the global pandemic Coronavirus hit. The remainder of the season was cancelled while we were enjoying a positive season on and off the field. We were leading the Club Championship and with multiple teams playing finals we were poised to battle for silverware.
Of course, this was a frustrating end to the season and in the emotion of the moment we think about wins, losses, points, positioning on the table and the momentum that was driving us forward. What was most important was community health and safety. The suspension was completely understandable.
The records will show however that we finished the 2019/20 year as Club Champions and our 2nd grade team was awarded the Albert Cup having been running first at round 15.
By any measure we had a successful year and there are many people to thank for their unwavering commitments:Management committee: Making things tick, hours
2019/20 was an extraordinary season in so many ways A thought?
So who are we? …. We are the Mighty Bulldogs! Throughout the 2019/20 season our club was competitive. We lived and played by the Spirit of Cricket. As is our tradition, players, coaches and administrators connected as a group. On the eve of the finals, spirits were high.
of dedicated work, ensuring smooth operations;
Coaches:
Genuine interest in developing people both on and off the field; Players and supporters: Drive and hard work to compete with integrity; Sponsors and supporters: Financial assistance, transfer of know-how and support:
Canterbury-Bankstown City Council:
Provision of excellent facilities, and Warwick Star for preparing and maintaining Bankstown oval as a Premier oval in Sydney; Cricket New South Wales (CNSW) and Sydney Cricket Association (SCA): Guidance and support, fixture and competition management;
Umpires:
Officiating matches, guidance and knowledge.
At the time of writing, the Covid-19 impact still hovers and there remains uncertainty for the season ahead. Our lives, our club and our communities and business may never be the same in a post Covid-19 world.
Now, more than ever, it’s not about wins and losses. What is important is to be true to our Bulldog spirit, to bond together, to check in and to look after each other, our families, friends and the broader community.
I’m reminded of what Justin Langer says, “Always be ready, so you don’t have to get ready” and that’s a good way to approach 2020/21. There is no doubt our pre-season will be disrupted to an extent and the season itself may require flexibility and agility in order to get games away.
I’m confident that whatever is thrown at us in the coming weeks and months that together we can overcome it and prosper in the long term. My thanks to all that are involved with our great club, I invite everyone to get involved with a strong sense of belonging and I look forward to another outstanding season in 2020/21.
Congratulations to all for the year it was and for the way we represented our club throughout the season and best wishes for the coming season.
Best regards, Scott
Grant
I present the Club’s Sixty-Ninth Annual Report and Financial Statement as the world deals with the COVID 19 virus. It feels a tad self-indulgent writing about sport while there is a mounting toll on the health and economic well-being of all the world’s peoples; that said, we owe it to everyone who worked tirelessly during 2019/20 season to effectively record this part of our history.
It should be noted that the Coronavirus pandemic caused Cricket NSW to abandon the Premier Grade Cricket season at the end of Round 15, prior to any finals matches being played. Premierships were awarded based on positions at the conclusion of the Minor Premiership.
The highlights of our 2019/20 season were:
• W inning the ‘Sydney Smith Club Championship Trophy’ for just the fourth time in 69 seasons;
• W inning the ‘Albert Cup’ Second Grade Premiership;
• F irst and Third Grades finishing third in their competitions;
• Hosting WBBL, Pakistan v CA XI and Sheffield Shield matches at Memorial Oval;
• Developing and presenting to CB City Council a ‘Concept Masterplan’ to upgrade Memorial Oval into a ‘turnkey’ facility capable of hosting day/night fixtures;
• Daniel Solway making his Sheffield Shield debut and Nathan Mc Andrew his Marsh Cup NSW LO debut
• Liam Marshall, Brad Simpson and Zeeshaan Ahmed representing NSW at the U19 National Championships with Liam and Brad selected to represent Australia at the U19 World Cup in South Africa
• Three former Bulldogs players operating in key management roles in the sport. Kevin Roberts as CEO of Cricket Australia, Scott Grant as COO at CA and James Allsopp, CEO of Cricket ACT. Kevin, Scott and James are great examples of our goal of developing not just successful cricketers but successful people.
Life Member and club stalwart Gary Crowfoot again led our coaching group, supported by James Bourne, Michael Polson and Aaron Bird. I see at close hand, perhaps more than most people, just how much time, care and passion Gary puts into his role. I can assure everyone that he is relentless in his drive for success for each player and the club as a whole. James, Michael and Aaron are fantastic specialist coaches who work collaboratively under Gary’s guidance. Thanks to James for stepping in and captaining 4th Grade on a few occasions when injuries etc left us short on experience.
Dean Magee continued in the role of Chairman of Selectors and together with Gary deserves the utmost praise for his role in our outstanding Club performances this season. Dean puts in a huge amount of time selecting teams as injuries, representative player unavailability or workload restrictions, exams etc impact more and more on the selection process. This was at a time of huge change in Dean and Kim’s personal life with the birth of daughter Harper Rose. Dean works very hard at ensuring effective communication between himself, captains and players and he always calls things as he sees them (#nosugarcoating).
As always, enthusiastic, committed volunteers underpinned our great Club in 2019/20. Whether it’s parents and guardians ferrying players to training and matches, helping with scoring, removing and packing up wicket covers or providing afternoon teas, we value every contribution made by our volunteers. It would be remiss of me however, on behalf of all players and supporters, not to single out the following people who make exceptional contributions:
Scott Grant and Meegan Smith-Grant Scott and Meegan’s contribution ranges from strategy, bookkeeping, accounting and public relations to lots of ‘seriously getting your hands dirty’ stuff. No ivory tower attitudes here; the old
club adage of “if there’s a broom lying around, pick it up and start sweeping” is very much in Scott and Meegan’s DNA.
Eris Dignam and Margaret Dignam
Margaret and Eris continue their tradition of selfless support for the Club from canteen duty, practice co-ordination, equipment and clothing to banking. Eris has had some health challenges in recent times and we’re very hopeful that he is over the worst and back to being 110% cheeky in 2020/21.
Brian Freedman
In March 2020 we were honoured to have the President of the Uganda Cricket Association Bashir Badu and UCA CEO Martin Ondeko visit Bankstown. To hear Bashir and Martin speak about the unbelievable impact Brian’s pet project (Uganda Equipment Appeal) has had on the sport and on the lives of people in Uganda, is quite inspiring. Add to that 40+ years of service at every level of the game in Australia and you get one of the most unique and important contributions to the game in Australia.
David Clifton
David gives a huge amount of time supporting photography, our website, social media and running the successful All Abilities/Disability Cricket program. David no longer lives or works locally adding more kudos to his efforts. Awarded Life Membership in 2016 for
his outstanding contribution to the Club, this year’s annual report will be the 15th in succession that David had produced. He continues to introduce innovative graphics and designs to ensure it remains the best publication of its type in the land.
Geoff Price and Michelle Price
Pricey continued as 1st Grade scorer, helped Eris with practice co-ordination and Brian with Uganda collections and packing. We received a stark reminder of the contribution that Geoff and Michelle make when they visited family in NZ in January and all of a sudden there was a yawning gap in our volunteer capability. Thanks Geoff and Michelle, we appreciate everything you do to help keep the Club ticking along.
At the time of writing Bankstown Sports Club is currently in a trading halt (along with all other registered Clubs). This has resulted in the loss of 600 jobs. We thank Chairman John Murray and CEO Mark Condi and his management team for their on-going support. We are confident they will leave no stone unturned to enable the Club’s business operations to resume successfully later in 2020, allowing it to continue to support local charities and its 46 sporting clubs. We are always grateful for the guidance we get from Marie Kanaan, Executive Manager Sport and Community Development and also Marie’s
team members Matthew Starr and Shannon Harley. We also thank Karthik Chidhambaram and the BSC Events team most sincerely for their professional and courteous help.
The closedown of Registered Clubs may lead to some media groups gaining a different insight into the role Clubs play in providing a community hub and underpinning the finances of so many local organisations. BDSC and BDCC have a shared history over six decades and both organisations are committed to working together to build a strong, vibrant and respected City in the future.
President Daryl Melham and the Directors of Revesby Workers’ Club; thank you for your on-going support. We look forward to working together to do good things for our community.
BDCC Patrons Daryl Melhan AM and John Murray OAM.
Mayor Khal Asfour and all Councillors at CB City Council.
Jason Clare MP, Member for Blaxland.
Tania Mihailuk MP, Member for Bankstown, your enthusiastic support for our community and on-going support for this club is much appreciated.
Matthew Stewart General Manager Canterbury Bankstown City Council.
Graeme Beattie, Director Community Services, CB
City for advice on operational matters and future planning.
Ryan Borg and Jessica Atoui from CB City for your support and assistance with facilities bookings and general recreation and sports development administration matters.
Pat Towle and the team of electricians who maintain the digital screen at Memorial Oval.
Dean Magee our hardworking Chairman of Selectors.
New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association headed by Darren Goodger and Troy Penman.
Bankstown District Cricket Association. Sincere thanks to President Peter O’Shea and Secretary Dianne Ford and all executive members.
Andrew Divan, BDCA Junior President and St Christopher’s Club President became a fantastic resource during 2019/20 and we are confident his pragmatic approach to cricket administration will enable us to build a stronger working relationship and grow junior numbers and provide quality training for BDCA Representative Teams in future.
Nick Carruthers for your support of our Poidevin-Gray Shield team.
Shane Cormack our PG Shield Manager.
Chris Ridley and Ben Taylor our AW Green Shield coaching crew.
Suresh Weerasingham our AW Green Shield Manager.
Mike Simpson for snapping so many great photos for use with the TORCH newspaper and our social media platforms.
Ron Heward for your support of our 2nd Grade Premiers.
David Debono, Gamini Perera, Suresh Weerasinngham and Kash Patel for your efforts with e-scoring and general help to our team captains.
Lee Germon CEO of Cricket NSW.
Roy Formica, Premier Cricket Manager, CNSW.
Daniel Solway Development Officer Canterbury Bankstown at CNSW. Prior achieving his NSW Playing Contract, Daniel performed as an outstanding professional in this role. Daryl Shortland has taken over Daniel’s role and we look forward to working closely with him.
Kim McLean your reliability and pleasant manner supporting the Club’s canteen was much appreciated by all Bulldog and visiting team players.
Darrren McLean who joined as one of the coaches with the All Abilities Program after the departure of Matt Clifton in 2019.
Mark Eschbank, Graham Coulton and Lindsay Heaven from Blind Cricket NSW. Always a pleasure to work with you on the development of Blind Cricket in NSW.
Bankstown district cricket cluB welcoMes our uGandan Partners
The club was recently honoured to host in Bankstown for a few days during their visit to Australia for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Bashir Badu, the Chairman of the Uganda Cricket Association and CEO Martin Ondeko.
This time together gave us the opportunity to even better understand the benefits this scheme is making to the wider community in this under privileged country as well as the game of cricket.
When asked if they were happy to receive oddment club shirts the reply from Bashir was stark “it might just be another
shirt to people here but when we give it to a teacher or a groundsman and the like back in Uganda, it can be a life changing experience”.
For some time we have been including cricket books, largely donated by members of the Primary Club of Australia in our shipments and often wondered how they were being put to use. We were gladdened to learn the UCA had set up a library to make the books available to the widest possible audience and where they receive multiple copies of the same book they give these to schools to use as prizes for scholastic and sporting achievement.
A significant portion of what we ship is donated to government schools, making it seemingly unfair the Uganda Cricket Association has to pay import tax on what we ship and we are assisting them to apply pressure on their government for some relief in this area.
We currently have almost enough merchandise to fill our 14th container but this will obviously not happen until the Coronavirus situation is brought under control. We are continuing to collect however, and request all to spread the word that our Uganda project remains “open for business”.
“it might just be another shirt to people here… but [in Uganda] it can be a life changing experience”
Unfortunately this was our last game together in February 2020 before all sport was cancelled. Brian Fincato bowls to Cameron Chance, whose batting partner is George Shaloub. In the field is Mundeeb Uddin at mid on and Antonio Pejoski at close mid off.
The All Abilities Cricket Program is a partnership between Recreation, Sports and Aquatics Club (RSAC) and BDCC. It provides cricketers with a disability - of any ability - the opportunity to train for and play cricket to the highest elite level (Special Olympics or NSW Intellectual Disability Cricket) or solely for fun. Since
its inception, Bankstown Sports Club has always supported this program and continues to demonstrate its dedication to helping those in need in our communities.
Running all year round - every second Sunday from 9am to 11am - our program provides a continuity not possible in other cricket programs.
Unfortunately this year saw the entire sports landscape overturned and all sports actitivities ground to a shuddering halt due to the Coronavirus. At the time of going to print we have no idea when the program may re-commence. Stay tuned!
We also lost our main coach during the season - Matt Clifton - who left Australia to travel the globe (or many interesting places) and is now living and working in London.
Fortunately, as one door closes, another opens, and we were very grateful and fortunate to have Bankstown local Darren McLean join us as a qualified
coach in 2020. Darren partners with the great coaching support we get from the parents and carers such as Ian Russell, Bruce Andrews, Michael Katzakis and Manjit Dhupar. Without you all, this program simply could not function to the standard it does - the players and the club thank you sincerely.
We all look forward to coming back to cricket as soon as we can sometime in 2020.
Mark escHBank, President
The 2019/2020 season saw BCNSW celebrate its third year at Bankstown Oval and once again it was successful for a number of reasons.
Firstly the implementation of our juniors programme, which was run by our State Coach Jason Stubbs, this programme saw a number of new young players introduced to Blind Cricket.
Jason along with a good number of our senior players ran a number of clinics and game scenarios where the juniors learnt and improved their basic skills and learnt team work and the benefits of our game. These sessions were held in the mornings prior to our domestic games and all the
youngsters were encouraged to stay and participate in our domestic games. Our season launch was a game against the Sydney Thunder. This match as always was closely contested and saw BCNSW narrowly defeat the Thunder team. This game is now an annual event that allow BCNSW to showcase and explain the nuances of Blind Cricket to the Community Cricket Officers and the Senior Management of the Thunder, which helps us to improve the understanding of Blind Cricket across the greater Cricketing Community.
The National Cricket inclusion Championships were once again held in Geelong in January 2020. Bushfire crisis saw
the competition shortened by two days. BCNSW had a close fought win against Victoria in game 1 with NSW victorious by 5 runs in the end. NSW then played WA and knuckled down to grind out a win by a healthy margin. This game saw the debut of Ethan Scarturchio.
Game 3 NSW were pitted against SA and NSW were once again victorious sending us straight into the grand final. BCNSW faced SA in the final and for the third consecutive season were victorious with an emphatic win in a rain shortened match. NSW passed SA’s total in 10 overs. The team as a whole contributed with outstanding performances from all.
Captain Lindsay Heaven was
named player of the tournament and Shaun Fitzpatrick was the B2 player of the tournament and Oscar Stubbs was player of the final.
It was great to see Scott Grant at the final and want to thank Scott and the BDCC board for their ongoing support of BCNSW.
BCNSW hosted the Primary Club in our annual match at Graeme Thomas Oval. BCNSW had a narrow win but the Primary Club came within a whisker of their inaugural win but just fell short. The Primary Club are wonderful ongoing supporters of Blind Cricket.
The Bushfire Crisis and then Covid 19 has shortened our season but although shortened it was still a fun and fulfilling season for all involved. I must thank all of our hard working volunteers and our board for their effort in 2019-2020 without them things would be a lot different.
we offer our sincere condolences to all MeMBers wHo Have lost loved ones in tHe Past Year
Alex Fulcher
MBE OAM (1935 – 2020)
It is with sadness we advise the passing in of Bankstown Sports Club Director and keen BDCC supporter Alex Fulcher.
A former professional cycling star with three silver and bronze medals in the Australian Pursuit championship, Alex was well known as a racing cyclist for his strong aggressive racing. However, it was Alex’s dedication to cycling as an administrator, sponsor, coach, selector, manager, mentor and helper for which he will always be best remembered. Alex gave 40 selfless years to the sport he loved, supported in large part by his devoted wife Janet. His commitment to track and road cycling as an elite athlete, coach, manager and volunteer was recognized with the awarding of an MBE in 1982 and OAM in 2013.
Apart from cycling and his family, Alex’s other great passion was Bankstown Sports Club and the sporting clubs and community-based charities that sit under BSC’s umbrella. Alex served on the Board of Bankstown Sports Club for 14 years from 2006. He brought the same diligence and commitment that he showed as an elite Cyclist and Sports Administrator to his role as a BSC Director. He never missed a Board meeting and attended literally hundreds of sporting club and charity presentations and AGM’s. People always warmed to his decency, gentlemanly manner and genuine interest in individuals and organisations that were “having a go” as he’s often put it.
Over the past decade Alex also became a great fan of the Bankstown Grade Club and was a regular supporter at Memorial Oval. In his typical style he would often sit in the grandstand watching matches, never seeking a special place or to take up anyone’s time. He’s often phoned the next day to debrief on his interpretation of the team tactics and individual performances –the DNA of an elite sportsman and coach never far from the surface. Alex relished reading every word of our Annual Reports and he attended every BDCC AGM since 2013 in his role as BSC Director.
We offer wife Janet and children Mark, Rik and Jacqueline our sincerest condolences.
Doug Shedden was a popular figure in Bankstown City, having sat on Bankstown City Council between 1977-1987 where he served as Deputy Mayor from 1980–83. He was the elected Member for Bankstown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1999. During this time, he was active on the Bankstown Hospital Board and Management Committee of Bankstown Senior Citizens Centre.
Doug was a Director of Bankstown Sports Club between 2000 and 2014 and was afforded Life Membership in 2010. He served with distinction as a Director on the Board of the club and was an active participant in the Bankstown Sports Bowling club.
While Doug supported any and every Bankstown sporting club and community group, he held a particular soft sport for the efforts of Bankstown District Cricket Club. Immediately he heard that we were planning a re-development of the Bankstown Memorial Oval complex, he called President Brian Freedman and offered his full support. Doug attended several meetings with NSW Sports Minister Gabrielle Harrison and her successor John Watkins and guided the Club through the application process for Government grants. After many years of lobbying, his efforts paid dividends when the NSW Government awarded BDCC a grant that facilitated building the Kevin McCormick Grandstand and the Steve and Mark Waugh Pavilion.
In 2013 Bankstown Memorial Oval was described by Australian Captain Michael Clarke as “the best suburban cricket facility in the world”. As we continue to develop the Memorial Oval precinct, we should always remember that it was the foresight and quiet (but fierce) determination of Doug Shedden that got us our initial break.
Doug was always supported in his community work by wife Pat who sadly passed away suddenly in 2014, a loss that Doug never really got over. To Doug’s loving daughter Leanne, we offer our sincere condolences.
Gwen Briggs was a stalwart volunteer from the Club’s inception; a true pioneer of the great Bulldog tradition of welcoming opposing teams to Bankstown Oval and spoiling them with great afternoon teas.
Gwen was the wife of First Grade Cap Number 3 Ron Briggs, the diminutive right-handed Australia XI, NSW and Bankstown batsman who captained the Bulldogs inaugural Bevidere Cup winning side in 1958-59.
Club Historian Mick Stephenson recalls Gwen “as a lovely lady, who along with Mary Boddy had a huge influence on the club’s early days, especially with our famed afternoon teas”.
Gwen is typical of that great band of volunteers who make any sporting club tick. She and others like her have inspired new generations who carry on the good works, ensuring players are well fed and watered and allowing them to concentrate on the playing the game and not worrying about the things that need to happen off the field.
Gwen is proudly survived by children Troy, Greg, Cheryl and Jann and we offer them and their families our sincere condolences.
The diminutive right hander Alan Ellis joined Bankstown from Balmain in 1953-54 season. He was an aggressive, hard hitting batsman and handy leg spinner. Remembered as a flamboyant captain and brilliant fieldsman, Alan always pushed on for victory regardless of the state of the game. His never say die attitude made him an exemplary role model for younger players, including Bulldog legends Bob Lamaro and John Bull. Alan amassed 5605 runs for Bankstown with 422 in first grade and snared 61 wickets with his leggies. For the trivia buffs, Alan was born on the 28th January, died on the 28th May and was very proud of his Bankstown 1st Grade Cap No. 28 cap, which was displayed in the Hall of Fame of his local Bowling Club for many years until his passing. Alan’s brother Ken played many seasons with Bankstown and was 3rd Grade Captain in our inaugural grade season, 1951-52.
To Alan’s daughter Jennifer Muller and the extended Ellis family, we offer our sincerest condolences.
Canterbury Bankstown City Council provided us with high quality on field and off field facilities that set us apart from many Premier Grade Clubs and underpin our continued success as a Club.
The efforts of CB City Council and curators Warwick Starr,NickMamolis,Mitchell Gardiner,NevilleRaeand DarrylThatcherandhisteam were recognised by Cricket Australia and Cricket NSW awarding Memorial Oval hosting rights for a Women’s BBL match, the CA XI versus Pakistan T20 warmup a Sheffield Shield match. SteveBuckley from Lance Hutchinson Oval also assisted with presenting the Sheffield Shield match and he was a terrific fit with the rest of the crew.
WarwickStarr has advised that he will be retiring in August 2020. Warwick took over at Memorial Oval from Tom Parker in 1996. During that time Warwick has prepared wickets for visiting international teams, Sheffield Shield, Limited Overs and T20 matches not to mention over 10 Belvidere Cup finals. He has won the coveted Ground of the Year Award on numerous occasions and consistently received the highest accolades from professional match officials and team captains. As a Grade Club we
are indebted to Warwick for the diligence he has shown towards preparing Memorial Oval no matter whether it was a highprofile representative match or a grade fixture. Warwick has always accommodated us when we asked for extra playing dates, for centre wicket training setups and was always keen to get feedback about how the facilities performed and take it on board. Last season we successfully completed the move from Jensen Oval to Kelso North Oval. NickMamolis transferred form Jensen and he applied his usual diligence towards bring up the new wicket square at Kelso North. The wicket was performing above expectations in the first few rounds but a service vehicle damaged the square resulting in the ground being taken out of service for a couple of rounds while laser levelling was completed. Nick is very committed to preparing wickets of the highest order and we know Kelso will be a top-class field – every new turf square takes time to settle and realistically Kelso will take another half / full season before it hits its straps. The outfield lacks a first-class drainage system (aka Memorial Oval) but the grass cover is the equal, if not superior to Memorial Oval. We appreciate the support of TimHall from the Bullsharks AFL Club and Peterand
JillArcher from East Hills Baseball Club with whom we share the amenities block. In particular Peter and Jill were very understanding as we got our processes right, especially coming to grips with the security system for the amenities block.
Grahame Thomas Oval is an open ground and it continues to gets a huge amount of recreational traffic. The playing of unauthorised ‘social’ sport at GT Oval is definitely taking a toll on the outfield with many of these groups using the same patch of ground (or the turf square) every time they turn up. Despite these challenges, Warwick and his team always ensure that grade training facilities and match wickets at GT Oval are of the highest order.
The Club also manages under license from CB City Council the John Mackay Sports Centre, The Bankstown Sporting Hall of Fame and Stephen and Mark Waugh Pavilion. These facilities support Men’s and Women’s Premier Grade Clubs. CNSW elite Academy Programs as well as a range of other community hirers including Bankstown Public School, Bankstown Girls High School, RSAC Disabled Cricket, Lakemba Sports Club and NSW Blind Cricket Association.
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This year marked the 38th year of this great competition. The winner is decided by each of the five grades awarding 3, 2 and 1 point(s) to the best contributors in each grade where all grades play.
A batting bonus point can be earnt for scoring 50 with a further point for every 25 thereafter. Bowlers and wicketkeepers earn a bonus point for taking three wickets or dismissals with an additional point awarded for each further wicket and each team decides a fielding point for each match.
After15 rounds the top five were…
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MitchBrown
Mr Reliability with his attacking approach again proved his importance with both bat and ball. Always there to help the younger brigade, Mitch is the player everyone wants in their team.
From AW Green Shield last season to 2nd grade and PGs this season is a clear indication of Blake’s potential. His attitude to training is evidence of his desire to be the best he possibly can.
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MitchHinds
Continually the backbone of 2nd grade’s batting, Mitch set a club record that can never be broken. His 106 against Penrith in the most trying of conditions is the first century on debut in 1st grade in the club’s history.
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BenTaylor
Another excellent season for BT has seen him be runner-up for this award for the 2nd consecutive year. He grasped the opportunity to bat higher up the list with 396 at 30.46.
of the year 2019/2020
Player of the year
His statistics say it all.
2 centuries, 5 fifties, 105 boundries, 31 sixes, 969 runs @ 44.05 with a strike rate of 87.8.
Nick’s commitment and enthusiasm for the game has been rewarded with a fabulous season. He continually put opposition opening attacks under pressure with his attacking approach while his 150 against Hawkesbury was one to remember.
Centuries in T20 matches are a rarity making his ton against Parramatta one for the record books.
A richly deserved award.
Brown 79
Le Bas 3/29
Taylor 3/56
3/33
90
109 & 4/33
L Marshall 4/26
Brown 50no
Le Bas 4/29
L Marshall 3/23
Carruthers 51
L Marshall 4/8
Taylor 5/52
McAndrew 3/57
Hinds 106no
Carruthers 93
Nicotra 59
L Marshall 3/47
Brown 82 Stoneman 57
Carruthers 150
Ahmed 83
Garg 3/43
Taylor 3/49
Bursa 3/52
Solway 122
Taylor 4/32
Garg 3/26
Taylor 54
Carruthers 70
McAndrew 3/48
Carruthers 88
L Marshall 3/15
Lysaught 3/17
Brown 97no
McAndrew 69
Firstly what an Incredible season it was for the club, with success across the entire board and to bring home the club championship, along with the second-grade title is a phenomenal effort by all the players, coaches, families and volunteers involved with the club! As a club we showed great signs of what was to come way back in the pre-season where we started with the largest turnout I have seen to our fitness program and this was just a sign of what was to come!
The year ahead posed many challenges for our club and the first-grade group, with a young and relatively inexperienced but talented side ready to take on the season, and boy wasn’t it a thrilling start to the season. Winning by the barest of margins of just one run! The boys showed tremendous fight, discipline and teamwork to set the tone of what would be a great season ahead. Throughout the year our first-grade side was characterised by its Bulldogs’ spirit and contributions all throughout the team, with many players stepping up to showcase their ability as proven first grade cricketers. This season would see many of our long time Bankstown boys step up to the challenge with Marshy, Simmo, Ben Le Bas, Zeeshan & Gargy all showing their class in the top grade as well as embracing some new and exciting talent to the club from both this year and last in Hindsy, Burs, JL and Noddy (Nicotra) who are extremely great additions as both players and as people.
The emergence of those players in combination with the teams experienced players led to some of our season highlights! One that comes to mind is the youthful Marshy opening the bowling with Macca to have ND’s 7/8 and show what a force to be reckoned with we would be throughout the season.
However, the season wasn’t without its ups and downs, after being undefeated through the T20 competition which saw Nick belt teams everywhere – including a brilliant T20 hundred (to go with all other runs he scored this season). We fell agonisingly short of our Maiden T20 Thunder Conference title with Hawkesbury chasing down our total in the last over of the fixture.
There is no doubting that coming so close was tough to bear but being the resilient side we were, we bounced back and pushed on towards the Belvidere Cup in true Bulldog style, with many players stepping up to the challenge, from Zeesh’s swashbuckling 80, Hindsy’s incredible hundred on his club first grade debut in 40 degree heat, to the ever-reliable performances of players like BT, Macca, Browny and Nick to come charging towards the finals series.
1st Grade batting 2019-20
playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsrunsavg
Carruthers,Nick1414015691515065646.86
Brown,Mitch9920427297*38254.57
Taylor,Ben14132023169037333.91
McAndrew,Nathan10801141410929336.63
Solway,Daniel121211016212225323.00
Stoneman,Mark10100023205824624.60
Lysaught,Jarred772002154816833.60
Nicotra,Daniel760011325913622.67
Ahmed,Zeeshaan540011528313333.25
LeBas,Ben13102001003511414.25
Hinds,Mitchell21110121106*106106.00
Garg,Tushaar951009042*7418.50
Ridley,Chris6600041186711.17
Dignam,Peter3300061366321.00
Middleton,Cameron1081007118507.14
Bursa,Matthew533003020*3232.00
Fawcett,Jake330001119268.67
Marshall,Liam107300109*164.00
Simpson,Bradley86300104*113.67
1st Grade partnerships by wicket 2019-20 wktrunsplayersroundopposition
1 74MarkStoneman-DanielSolway11Hawkesbury
2 102DanielSolway-NickCarruthers5Campbelltown-Camden
3 223NickCarruthers-ZeeshaanAhmed11Hawkesbury
4 117MitchBrown-NathanMcAndrew9WesternSuburbs
5 189NathanMcAndrew-BenTaylor3NorthernDistrict
6 77MitchBrown-BenTaylor9WesternSuburbs
7 59BenTaylor-BenLeBas6Manly-Warringah
1st Grade bowling 2019-20 playermatoversmrw5wibbiavgstrecn Taylor,Ben14177.5266122715/5222.6739.523.44
Marshall,Liam1093222622004/813.1027.902.82
McAndrew,Nathan1099.3173171904/3316.6831.423.19
LeBas,Ben1365.492231304/2917.1530.313.40
Brown,Mitch968.2112411203/3020.0834.173.53 Garg,Tushaar975162311103/2621.0040.913.08
Simpson,Bradley8645242903/3326.8942.673.78
Bursa,Matthew5476136803/5217.0035.252.89
Lysaught,Jarred75913188803/1723.5044.253.19
Nicotra,Daniel722.2396302/3632.0044.674.30
Fawcett,Jake3110000/0--0.00
Stoneman,Mark10204000/4--2.00
Ahmed,Zeeshaan53016000/16--5.33
We were gaining momentum right up until the last round with an incredible outright victory against Fairfield and a rain affected last round victory against Sutherland, to see us charging into the finals full of confidence, in form and full of confidence for what would lie ahead!
Whilst we may never know how successful our finals campaign would have been, to finish 3rd in the first-grade competition and to win the club championship is something everyone can be extremely proud of!
On behalf of all the team I’d like to say a huge “thank you” to
• Scott Grant and the Management Committee for looking after all the off-field requirements to keep the Club humming along
• Gary Crowfoot and James Bourne and the coaching group for your commitment to ensuring we had every chance to prepare and play to our potential
• Geoff Price, our dedicated 1st grade scorer for the past nine seasons, for your amazing commitment to the Club. We realised as soon as Geoff was overseas in January just what a vital role he plays every Saturday (and also on training days, along with the redoubtable Eris Dignam)
• Margaret Dignam, Meegan Smith-Grant, Kim McLean, Michelle Price for your efforts in the canteen
So, enjoy the break from cricket, and ensure you and your families stay safe over these challenging times for the country and I can’t wait to see what we can do in this competition next season!
1st Grade twenty20 batting 2019-20
playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsrunsavgstr
Carruthers,Nick88011361610731339.13176.84
Brown,Mitch883021877622244.40137.04
Solway,Daniel441027275*18461.33105.14
Bird,Aaron861006332*11523.00127.78 Stoneman,Mark6610111156*9819.60103.16
Nicotra,Daniel7420165669246.00184.00
McAndrew,Nathan8610042287114.20118.33
Taylor,Ben8200001212311.50115.00
Fawcett,Jake42000009105.0062.50
Brockley,Joel21100106*66.00120.00
LeBas,Ben8210000466.00100.00
Simpson,Bradley31100004*44.00200.00
Dignam,Peter1100000444.00100.00
Lysaught,Jarred63200002*22.0050.00
Marshall,Liam51100001*11.00100.00
1st Grade twenty 20 bowling 2019-20
playermatoversmrw5wibbiavgstrecn Taylor,Ben82702131103/1519.3614.737.89
Brown,Mitch81801111004/1711.1010.806.17
McAndrew,Nathan8200116702/1916.5717.145.80 LeBas,Ben8290172703/2024.5724.865.93 Bird,Aaron8240195602/2132.5024.008.13
Lysaught,Jarred68067402/2316.7512.008.38
Marshall,Liam5140101302/2833.6728.007.21
Nicotra,Daniel74.5026101/1326.0029.005.38 Simpson,Bradley35046101/1646.0030.009.20 Garg,Tushaar46066101/2266.0036.0011.00
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First of all I’d like to congratulate the whole club for a such an outstanding season, in lots of ways 2019/2020 will never be forgotten in one way or another. It will be remembered as the season that Bankstown DCC were the best performed Club in the competition with 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, PG’s and Green Shield all making Finals and also winning what I believe is the hardest and most prestigious award to win, the CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP by a staggering 234 points. I have been lucky enough to be a 4 time winner of this award but to prove how hard is it to win that is over a 40 year career so do the maths 1 every 10 years means it doesn’t come around to often and it needs everything to go to plan from the front office to the coaches and most importantly the players. Everyone played their part perfectly in achieving this success and what has happened to the world since March should not take away from what we have all achieved in the 2019/2020 season so lets celebrate as best as we can.
I would also like to congratulate Daniel and the 1st grade team on their hugely successful season in all competitions, Sol’s I’m sure silverware is just around the corner with such a talented group of players and they have now found a leader who can take the team to another level. We will never know how far the team could have gone if the finals had been played, also congratulations Sol’s on all your personal achievements for both Bankstown and NSW in 2019/2020, I know the whole club feels part of your journey and I’m sure it will continue for a long time to come. Also a special mention to Matty Dedes and his 3rd grade team for an outstanding year as well.
Now about the 2nd Grade Albert Cup winners for the 2019/2020 season.
To all of the 20 guys that represented 2nd grade this season, congratulations on a fantastic year. You all thoroughly deserve to be called Premiers as each and everyone of you contributed to the success of the team both on and off the field at some point. Within 2 seasons this group has gone from 15th 2018 to 4th 2019 and now Premiers in 2020 what an achievement. One of the major reasons we did come up winners was the great blend of both youth and experience within the whole group highlight by most opposition Captains at the end of each game “ saying you have the perfect team this season that can take out the Premiership “ and we did. We had a great base of experience players each week due to the addition of proven 1st grade cricketers Dan Nicotra, Matt Bursa from Blacktown and Jarrod Lysaught from Campbelltown arriving to the club and combined with Mitch, Joel, Stef, Chris and then add the brilliance of our younger group and you have a winning formula which only comes around so often. Also 15 of the 20 squad members have played 1st grade in their careers at some stage with 12 playing a role in Dan’s team this season with great success when given the opportunity which no other club could match but interestingly we only had 3 players who played every game in 2nd grade being Dayne,Joel and Ryan.
Some interesting statistics to come out of a winning season that I thought were important, we were able to win 10 out of 14 tosses which allowed us to control the game from the outset and we were also unbeaten at our home grounds whether it be Bankstown or Kelso.
2nd Grade batting 2019-20
playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsrunsavg
Hinds,Mitchell13151134210105*41329.50
Brockley,Joel14170015138639022.94
Singh,Mansukh11143014527632129.18
Nicotra,Daniel780024047328035.00
Ahmed,Zeeshaan8911032113827834.75
Simpson,Matthew1010210332123*24530.63
Clark,Ryan141430226056*22820.73
Clark,Tony13740011038*11137.00
Ridley,Chris77101716510717.83
Debono,Ethan7640061467939.50
Lysaught,Jarred3510062467518.75
Middleton,Cameron3420090256231.00
Sowden,Thomas3210062445555.00
Garg,Tushaar6310040143316.50
Felsch,Justin442002128*3316.50
LeBas,Ben1100000303030.00
Bursa,Matthew1042001012189.00
Stefanish,Chris942000011*178.50
Heward,Dayne146300008*165.33
2nd Grade partnerships by wicket 2019-20
wktrunsplayers round opposition 172JoelBrockley-MansukhSingh12Penrith 2218ZeeshaanAhmed-MitchellHinds3NorthernDistrict 364JoelBrockley-MansukhSingh4Mosman 4114MitchellHinds-RyanClark7Gordon 5121DanielNicotra-MatthewSimpson8UNSW 685MatthewSimpson-EthanDebono8UNSW 7Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater
8Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater
9Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater
10Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater
Our batting was not much different than last year scoring 3167 in 2018 to 2954 this season except there were more centuries scored, once again Mitch Hinds was our leading run scorer with 413 runs @ 29.5 but without doubt the biggest moment of his season was an outstanding 106 n/o against Penrith in 1st grade achieving something he has wanted to do for a long time, congratulations Mitch on another great year.
I think the biggest improvement was our disciplined bowling only conceding 2458 runs with a difference of 1106 from 2018, this allowed us to build and keep extreme pressure on the opposition batting side and I can not speak more highly of the bowling group. Also I believe our catching and ground fielding improved greatly which we must thank James for all his hard work on a Wed/Thurs in this area.
Chris Ridley: I would like to make special mention of how important Chris was to us at the back end of our season, just having you around the
group helped us all more than you will ever know and I’m so glad you finished the season with a brilliant 65 after a tough time of it but class lasts forever mate and never based on 1 season, now you have a Premiership win to call your own, thanks for everything over the last 2 seasons as you have been a huge part of not only 2nd grades success but the ongoing success whole club.
Also a special mention to Matthew Simpson on his contribution to the side with 27 dismissals which included some outstanding snares, it was great to have him back playing cricket at the club once again.
I would like now to write a little about each player as to what I thought was their most important moment of the season in our Premiership Win, with only 1 point between 1st / 2nd place and no finals that’s what it came down to: KEY MOMENTS!
Mansukh Singh: Round 13 Randwick 13 n/o We were
2nd Grade bowling 2019-20
4-17 when Mansukh and Jarrod came together with 29 overs to bat in the dark and rain, against his natural game showed how much he improved over the season facing 80 balls which allowed us to hang on to 2 points.
Zeeshaan Ahmed: Round 3 Northern District 138 Showed all his class facing 210 balls combining with Mitch for a 218 run partnership chasing 274. 6 points chasing at Kelso.
Daniel Nicotra: Round 2 St George Although we ending up losing outright his first innings of 40 off 17 balls on a tough green wicket allowed us to take 6 first innings points and after losing outright day 2, his innings on day 1 meant we kept 4 very important points.
Joel Brockley: Round 6 Manly after dismissing Manly for 206 on a soft wicket Joel scored a solid 34 off 45 balls opening the batting which allowed us to creep over the line in the end. 6 points at Manly Oval chasing no easy thing to do.
Mitch Hinds: Round 4 Mosman Topped scored with 79 off 119 balls holding the
playermatoversmrw5wibbiavgstrecn
Clark,Tony13161.5552923336/208.8529.421.80
Heward,Dayne14133.5214872015/5624.3540.153.64
Bursa,Matthew10102.3262741803/2515.2234.172.67
Stefanish,Chris983.5262081716/5612.2429.592.48
Garg,Tushaar670121971404/3314.0730.002.81
Clark,Ryan14119.210392602/3265.33119.333.28
Felsch,Justin43912126502/1925.2046.803.23
LeBas,Ben121548404/4812.0031.502.29
Lysaught,Jarred3438128402/3732.0064.502.98
Nicotra,Daniel7474202201/22101.00141.004.30
Pearson,blake25112101/1212.0030.002.40
Sowden,Thomas313440101/4040.0078.003.08
Debono,Ethan7110000/0--0.00
batting together to get passed 200 giving us something to bowl at in the afternoon, Mosman crumbled to be all out 119. 6 points away from home again.
Ryan Clark: Round 14 Fairfield At 7-99 chasing 203 for victory winning was a long way off but Ryan played his best innings of his season scoring 56 n/o off 145 balls in 2 partnerships with Ben and Tush to get us home 8 down. 6 points gained against all odds.
Matthew Simpson: Round 8 UNSW Chasing 324 on day 2 in 45 degree heat and then after being 4-24 we were gone until Simo decided it was going to be his day scoring a wonderful 123 off 192 which will be talked about for a long time to come. 6 points chasing great dig.
Jarred Lysaught: Round 13 Randwick When we looked like losing outright Jarrod’s partnership with Mansukh help saved us, on 1 leg through injury he survived 71 balls and together they lasted 26 overs to save 2 very important points.
Ethan Debono: Round 8 UNSW Together with Matt chasing 324 to win, Ethan came in and hit 46 off 68 in a partnership of 85 and was a perfect foil for Matt as he was tiring in the heat, great finisher most improved batter of the season. 6 points chasing.
Thomas Sowden: Round 7 Gordon After a long partnership Tommie came to the crease and showed his class scoring 44 off 47 balls and taking the game away from Gordon when it could have gone another way. 6 points chasing again.
Chris Stefanish: Round 8 UNSW Stef had a great season and was well liked by all in the team and on day one against UNSW he excelled taking 6-for 56 off 21.5 overs on a very flat wicket, always gives 100%. 6 points set up by his efforts day 1
Matt Bursa: Whole Season I didn’t want to break Matt’s contribution into 1 game because wether it be game day or training he was the difference between our team finishing 4th in 2018/19 and 1st 2019/2020. Thanks Matt for what you brought us this season.
Dayne Heward: Round 7 Gordon On a very flat Bankstown wicket Dayne ran in hard and bowled a great spell taking 5-56 off 16.5 overs and set up our run chase. Most improved bowler for season 6 points chasing again.
Tushaar Garg: Round 13 Fairfield We didn’t see Tushaar much as he was in and out of 1st grade but when he was with us he always lead from the front, his all round game against Fairfield was a his best taking 3-25 and his partnership with Ryan 11 of 60 balls saved the game.
Also played in this Premiership side but had limited opportunities were Ben Le Bas 1 game 4-48 off 21 overs and 30 runs, Justin Felsch 4 games 33 runs 5 wickets, Blake Pearson 2 games 1 wicket, Cameron Middleton 62 runs 8 dismissals.
To win Premierships is not all about the 11 players that take the field each week – it is a collective achievement from some fantastic people and Bankstown DCC has plenty of them. To the Coach of The Year Winner Gary Growfoot and his staff James, Aaron, Ray, Alan, Mick Poulson and all the helpers at training including Geoff and Eris, thankyou for your dedication to the cause as there is always a quality session for the players week in week out to help them improve.
I would like to congratulate Dean and my fellow Captains for a job well done and thank them for their friendship and support in 2019/2020.
Special mention to James, Ron and Mike for being our support staff each week, it makes my life so much easier having you all involved and this win is as much yours as it is the players. To all our sponsors thankyou for all your ongoing support, without it we do not get to do what we all love doing so much.
To Scott, Brian, Marty and all the committee plus the ground staff at both Bankstown and Kelso Ovals and also the wonderful canteen ladies with again the best afternoon teas in Sydney Grade Cricket thankyou so much on behalf of the 2nd Grade team for all your efforts and support over 2019/2020 season and congratulation’s to you all for an outstanding year culminating in another CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.
In closing: Everyone over the last 2 season has bought into the culture I have tried to bring to this team, sometimes not always happy about it eg “The Thanks For Coming Award” won this year by Mitch Hinds the official winner of the plastic toilet seat but it is never disrespectful. Ultimately it is the results on the field that win you games but the fun and camaraderie we had together off the field is just as important and it has been a pleasure to be in charge of this mature and immensely talented group of men.
Again I would like to thank my wife Jodie and all my family for their support as you have all been a part of another wonderful season.
Last but not least I want to wish all involved at Bankstown DCC a safe off season and look forward to whatever lies ahead for us all.
Felsch
Sowden 3/45
The 2019/2020 3rd grade season was a momentous, enigmatic and rewarding season for players, coaches and the Bankstown cricket club. Winning Second Grade, qualifying three home finals and achieving an all-lucrative club championship was a remarkable effort during the midst of utter adversity (Covid-19). I would personally like to begin by thanking every player, coach, helper and parent for the outstanding contribution toward 3rd grade cricket this year, which is a testament to the community, which we continue to strive for here at Bankstown Premier Grade Cricket Club.
Early on it was evident there was a very positive feeling surrounding the 3rd grade season. With a strong 2018/2019 campaign behind our backs, 3rd Grade drew confidence leading into the 2019/2020 season as a definite favorite. Losing our forever-trusted captain Iain Ridley, saw the onset of a new dynasty closely supported by Dean Magee – whom week in, week out altruistically ensured leadership qualities were instilled with necessary life lessons upon request. I would like to extend a special mention to Dean, entrusting me with the captaincy and continually helping and guiding me throughout the season. Thank-you!
Other special mentions go to Gary Crowfoot, Brian Freedman and Marty Klumpp for their consistent and selfless dedication to helping 3rd grade achieve almighty heights this season. Thanks also to President Scott Grant and the management Committee and Eris Dignam and Geoff Price for your help at training sessions.
The 2019/2020 season saw the emergence of a team determined to go one better than the last. Comprising of past superstars, up and coming youngsters and some experienced grade cricketers, the season really lived up to all the hype. “Always at the death” will forever be instilled within my memory and my blood pressure levels, as the motto for our season. We tended to want to win games by the slightest of margins. Every week. Without a doubt. The tenacity and camaraderie on display, along with the ability to make something out of absolutely nothing provided the boys with memories I promise will last a lifetime. It’s what it will always be about.
Whether it was our trusted “king of spin” Thomas Sowden taking 3 wickets at the death, with only 10 runs to spare; Billa running in “snicking” off kids for fun; Kobe Layton hitting 3 sixes to end an innings; Basit Ali scoring 49 off 12 balls to bring it home for us; and of course who could forget Alex Kouventaris’ 70 to save the innings for us at Northern Districts – it was the overall ability to make something out of nothing that made this team so special.
There’s no doubt in my mind and I’m sure people will agree with me, that this year was by far our favorite and most rewarding in grade cricket. People often prioritise results and awards around individual performances but what made this team so special was the culture and willingness to grow. There were no superstars, only a team prepared to work for one another. It was an absolute pleasure to captain all the boys that came and went through my team, something I will cherish forever. To all the youngsters, study hard, listen to your mothers and for all the veterans, rest up for another year!
There will always be more to life than cricket, but spending Saturday’s with your best friends will always be hard to beat.
3rd Grade batting 2019-20
playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsrunsavg
Felsch,Justin11911124212736345.38
Dedes,Matthew141101122010433530.45
Debono,Ethan5530226068234117.00
Kouventaris,Alex1281011807715922.71
Cotter,Cameron1310000203415015.00
Sowden,Thomas870001503513719.57
Ali,Basit1382004449*11919.83
Clark,Brendan871014056*10417.33
Pearson,Blake94000804310025.00
Bilimoria,Jehan1292005040*9613.71
Layton,Koby842002024*4522.50
Acharya,Jeswanth3300020254113.67
Simpson,Matthew2200031283618.00
Slane,Daniel552004026*3411.33
Stefanish,Chris751003012*328.00
Hayes,Daniel1100050313131.00
Wijewardene,Niran760005014315.17
Malcolm,Jacob531004023*3015.00
Singh,Mansukh33000108165.33
Khan,Daniel2100020151515.00
Freeman,Ryan41100001*11.00
Polkinghorne,Brady411000*0-
Bilal,Ali1100000000.00
3rd Grade partnerships by wicket 2019-20
wktrunsplayersroundopposition 159CameronCotter-JustinFelsch3NorthernDistrict 2128JustinFelsch-EthanDebono14Fairfield-Liverpool 3143BrendanClark-MatthewDedes7Gordon 470MatthewDedes-blakePearson8UNSW 549blakePearson-JustinFelsch8UNSW 653AlexKouventaris-BrendanClark3NorthernDistrict 737JacobMalcolm-JehanBilimoria1UTSNorthSydney 825JacobMalcolm-BasitAli1UTSNorthSydney 825JehanBilimoria-blakePearson2StGeorge 825EthanDebono-JehanBilimoria6Manly-Warringah 953AlexKouventaris-EthanDebono3NorthernDistrict 1043BasitAli-KobyLayton9WesternSuburbs
playermatoversmrw5wibbiavgstrecn Layton,Koby8103212601804/2314.4434.332.52
Bilimoria,Jehan12101.5193001703/2317.6535.942.95
Ali,Basit13112.5143621715/4521.2939.823.21
Pearson,Blake971.3142121415/6315.1430.642.97
Malcolm,Jacob556.581921316/2014.7726.233.38
Sowden,Thomas876.3102651304/4720.3835.313.46
Stefanish,Chris778.4241891115/3617.1842.912.40
Slane,Daniel556.27160802/1720.0042.252.84
Polkinghorne,Brady431779604/2513.1731.002.55
Dedes,Matthew1424074404/2618.5036.003.08
Felsch,Justin11615195402/2648.7591.503.20
Freeman,Ryan4302115302/3938.3360.003.83
Acharya,Jeswanth36025101/2525.0036.004.17
Khan,Daniel27111000/11--1.57
Wijewardene,Niran7242109000/22--4.54
2019-20 Club Champions! What a wonderful achievement and testimony to all players who represented the Club this year as well as all the amazing off field support. A true team effort from all our volunteers, coaching staff, parents and players. Congratulations to Tony and the Second-grade side for their Premiership win. It’s great to get some more silverware back at the club again especially in a lower grades.
Rolling into round 1 saw a 4th grade side led by Kouvy with half the team playing their first game of 4th grade. By round 3 Kouvy was promoted to 3rd grade and the captaincy was shared between Bulldog great James Bourne and myself. By round 6 we had won 5 of the 6 games and were sitting close to the top of the table. A major influence on this early season form I believe was the performances of Blake Pearson, who was scoring runs at 3 and taking wickets with the new ball. Apart from Blake though we saw a number of young players having break through performances such as Brody Polkinghorne’s 7 for 35 vs Gordon, Daniel Khan’s early season batting form with scores of 51, 78 no, 47 and 45. At the Christmas break 4th grade sat in 3rd place and were well positioned for a finals birth.
When we returned from the break we remained undefeated in our first 3 games back including our best win of the season against a strong Hawksbury team coming first at the time. This game featured the best batting partnership of the season. In a pressure situation Ryan Freeman walked to the crease at 6 for 63 chasing 175 with James Bourne not long at the crease. The pair batted superbly together with Bourney as the anchor and Freeman playing an innings of pure class and controlled aggression with the pair getting us over the line with Bourney 50no and Freeman 62no.
A heatwave at Penrith round 12 ended in a draw before we capitulated with the bat against Randwick Round 13 resulted in us needing to win one of our remaining last 2 games. A disappointing draw against Fairfield Round 14 where we were washed out with 26 runs to win when all other teams got on the paddock and got results soured our campaign.
A further wash out Round 15 saw us go from 3rd place to 8th almost overnight, which while disappointing was still a very decent effort for an inexperienced team. I think the players who played in 4s this season should be proud of what they achieved and the performances as a team. Our batting ultimately let us down at key stages of the year and proved the difference. A lot was learned and we take our experience into next season with expectations to be even better.
Special mention to Anthony Melnyk who played every game of 4th grade this season and took out the bowling aggregate with 18 wickets at 16. More impressive to me however was Anthony week in week out being the first to put his hand up to score, pack away equipment, bowl the hard spells, bat down the order and hold up an end with dogged determination. Bulldog qualities indeed – so, well-done mate.
Other notable mentions for the season would be Rahid Alam and the energy he brought to the team whilst doing a great job behind the stumps and showing glimpses of brilliance with the bat. Ryan Freeman likewise already mentioned but a player of immense talent and one to watch.
Thirty-one players used for the season – too many to mention them all but thank you to everyone who played in the side this season and for your efforts.
Thank you to the tireless efforts of our volunteers who without them we wouldn’t have the great club that we have. Thank you to the coaches led by life member and the inspirational Gary Crowfoot, Bourney and co. Thanks to Chairman Dean Magee for his support and guidance throughout the year and congratulations to other captains who led their teams well throughout the season. To Kouvy and Bourney (also Ryan Malcolm for looking after a round) great team effort guys. Once again as always, it’s an honour and a privilege to play for this great club. We must continue to pass on this club culture that is so rich and special to all those who have worn the Bulldogs colours or been involved over the years.
I guess it’s hard to know what lays in store for the upcoming season during these unprecedented times. What I do know is that during times like these you do appreciate things that can be taken for granted. Putting on the Bulldogs kit and walking out onto that field is something special and something to not take for granted. I’m sure we are all looking forward to getting back onto the field with our mates, having a win for the mighty Bulldogs and belting out our team song at the end of the day.
Up the Dogs!
Stay safe all.
4tH Grade batting 2019-20
playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsrunsavg
Khan,DanielN111110224278*29029.00
Pearson,blake440031116118646.50
Freeman,Ryan10930110262*14824.67
Kelly,Mathew880011609814117.63
Momandi,Modacer770011408914020.00
Melnyk,AnthonyB14104008135*13222.00
Alam,Rahid1210100713912614.00
Bourne,James662016250*12330.75
Kouventaris,Alex220011406411356.50
Acharya,JeswanthM11010113101101101.00
Clark,Brendan6600190609916.50
Prideaux,EthanC6610040399619.20
Johnson,Lachlan55001110568617.20
Malcolm,Ryan442006137*7738.50
Wijewardene,Niran33000122416923.00
Weerasingham,Sanjiv870002031639.00
Hebeston,Nathan4400042225513.75
Sivapragasam,Prashanthan4100032414141.00
Layton,Koby6420041203015.00
Shahid,Subtain660001015274.50
Handunneththi,Bryan440001011256.25
Cheetham,James8420020102412.00
Polkinghorne,Brady54200109*2412.00
Debono,Ethan1100050212121.00
Bilimoria,Jehan220001011126.00
Perera,Johann44000006112.75
Lenard,RobertJ1100020999.00
Weerasingham,Manoj2200010663.00
Clissold,Max1100010555.00
Bilal,Ali1100010444.00
Barrett,HaydenJ1100000000.00
4tH Grade partnerships by wicket 2019-20 wktrunsplayersroundopposition 1Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater 2132MathewKelly-blakePearson3NorthernDistrict 3127BrendanClark-AlexKouventaris2StGeorge 459ModacerMomandi-NiranWijewardene8UNSW 5121JeswanthAcharya-DanielKhan6Manly-Warringah 652RyanMalcolm-RyanFreeman14Fairfield-Liverpool 7113JamesBourne-RyanFreeman11Hawkesbury 834RahidAlam-NathanHebeston7Gordon 958AnthonyMelnyk-PrashanthanSivapragasam13RandwickPetersham 1033AnthonyMelnyk-KobyLayton2StGeorge
4tH Grade bowling 2019-20 playermatoversmrw5wibbiavgstrecn Melnyk,Anthony1490.4212891804/2716.0630.223.19 Pearson,Blake440.161111415/197.9317.212.76 Polkinghorne,Brady551.3141371417/359.7922.072.66 Kelly,Mathew859.5211141203/69.5029.921.91 Freeman,Ryan1054.572131203/4717.7527.423.88 Cheetham,James8417147804/3518.3830.753.59 Khan,Daniel1161.515189802/1523.6346.383.06 Hebeston,Nathan4337104703/3214.8628.293.15 Layton,Koby6578182702/3426.0048.863.19
Bilimoria,Jehan223360404/3715.0034.502.61 Wijewardene,Niran317368302/2022.6734.004.00 Sivapragasam,Prashanthan417173303/2824.3334.004.29 Acharya,Jeswanth17221202/2110.5021.003.00 Handunneththi,Bryan4317101/77.0018.002.33 Perera,Johann4102000/2--2.00
Weerasingham,Sanjiv8212000/2--1.00
Kouventaris,Alex2543000/3--0.60 Momandi,Modacer73111000/3--3.67 Clissold,Max16117000/17--2.83
Ali,Basit16122000/22--3.67
Barrett,Hayden18327000/27--3.38
Prideaux,Ethan68038000/38--4.75
A season that could (and then couldn’t due to pandemic) have been for 5s. Coming off a mid-table finish from a young and inexperienced side in 18/19, expectations were high, due in no small part to an excellent preseason (the best I’ve witnessed in 15 years) and an obvious depth of talent amongst those trialling. With trial games disrupted, we went into Round 1 against what turned out to be a vastly experienced North Sydney side slightly under-done and copped a bit of a reality check early doors. This was the catalyst for some serious reflection and then an inspiring win against the odds against Saints, after losing the toss on a sticky, setting a meagre total yet rolling them for less than 100 in reply. We followed this up with two draws frustrating draws (both of which we were the dominant side in) and then a string of wins going into Christmas that had us firmly entrenched in the 6.
Post-Christmas is something that I believe all of the developing players within the side will never forget, for all the wrong reasons. Chasing a sub-par total of 230 against Wests to kick off the back half of the season, eight of our batsmen scored between 15 and 31 to have us rolled for 180. I truly believe that this was the key to our lack of success in the second half of the year; our ability with the stick was on show during every match but for far too little time from a few too little batsmen. Bryan’s composed and gritty 51* against Fairfield in Round 14 was the only time one of our batsmen made a score of note after Christmas, though if anyone goes back through the scorecards they will note 15+ innings of around 30. Put simply, starts don’t win games of cricket.
Draws against Easts, Penrith and Sutherland due to weather and a couple of horrible tosses to lose meant that very quickly our season nose-dived in regard to competition points, seeing us finish almost exactly where we did last season after a blinding start. This is extremely disappointing from my perspective as I truly believe that the core of this 5th Grade side is destined for much higher honours in years to come and I know that if everyone takes the time to look back on their seasons, we all left runs and wickets out there which could very well have seen us be one of the premier sides in the competition (albeit an abandoned one).
One absolute positive from this season is the excellent standards in regarding to fielding and general effort on display amongst this group. Young sides are always expected to be able to field due to athleticism but oftentimes the nous required to put in repeated, high-quality performances isn’t there in developing squads; not the case with these blokes. Time and time again, the effort on display from our pups was commented on by opposition skippers and umpires alike and this is one of the reasons why I’m sure that the core of this side, as well as those who made it in for their debuts this season will be the foundations of higher grade sides in seasons to come.
It would be absolute remiss of me not to express my sincerest thanks for all of the efforts that people have put in for us as a club this year. Firstly to all of the volunteers, parents and supporters who front up for training/games each and every week, you are a credit to yourselves and the club and are a fundamental reason that we were able to win the Club Championship this season. I’m loathe to mention names as I know that I’ll forget people but I know the Dogs on the field are eternally grateful for all that you do off it. Great clubs are built on the back of you and I hope that you give yourselves the credit you deserve for what we were able to achieve on the field this season.
To Crowie, Bourney, Deano and all of the other skippers involved in leading this great club around in 2019/20, I’d like to express my sincerest thanks on behalf of both myself and my playing group. Your care for player wellbeing and the general confidence that your hard work has instilled amongst these blokes is something that all other clubs and players in the SCA should be envious of and the ship that you’re running, despite a heap of potential speed-bumps this season shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. Well done and thanks for letting me be a part of it.
5tH Grade batting 2019-20
playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsrunsavg
Perera,Johann101130244986*30037.50
Handunneththi,Bryan11102032006825632.00
Shahid,Subtain8701031013421230.29
Ramage,Thomas14132002603818917.18
Weerasingham,Sanjiv650012638317935.80
Prideaux,Ethan1091002404917221.50
Weerasingham,Manoj1081001914015722.43
Johnson,Lachlan762001824912531.25
Lenard,Robert1191001232811614.50
Sivapragasam,Prashanthan10840116250*11428.50
Hayes,Peter44000126338320.75
Barrett,Hayden1390009019788.67
Raina,Arnav5400060285513.75
Hewitt,Liam861003023489.60
Patel,Rohin7620040184711.75
Christensen,Brad4400041224411.00
Cheetham,James7310060283919.50
Clissold,Max962003022307.50
Polkinghorne,Brady3100030262626.00
Alam,Rahid2200010112211.00
Krishan,Aryan330001010206.67
Hebeston,Nathan520000017199.50
Qasmi,Hafiz11000333.00
Ridley,Iain1100000222.00
5tH Grade partnerships by wicket 2019-20
wktrunsplayersroundopposition
195EthanPrideaux-BryanHandunneththi8UNSW 248ThomasRamage-SubtainShahid12Penrith 3108JohannPerera-SanjivWeerasingham6Manly-Warringah 4173SubtainShahid-SanjivWeerasingham3NorthernDistrict 562SubtainShahid-PeterHayes3NorthernDistrict 646LachlanJohnson-AryanKrishan4Mosman 734BradChristensen-RobertLenard9WesternSuburbs 860LachlanJohnson-MaxClissold3NorthernDistrict 941BradyPolkinghorne-PrashanthanSivapragasam4Mosman 1076PrashanthanSivapragasam-JamesCheetham7Gordon
5tH Grade bowling 2019-20
playermatoversmrw5wibbiavgstrecn Clissold,Max994.4302491304/1319.1543.692.63
Sivapragasam,Prashanthan1096202981103/3027.0952.363.10
Barrett,Hayden1391.2202891003/2128.9054.803.16
Hewitt,Liam8441888915/159.7829.332.00
Cheetham,James7548192904/5921.3336.003.56
Handunneththi,Bryan11105.527335903/2637.2270.563.17
Polkinghorne,Brady323672403/2418.0034.503.13
Prideaux,Ethan1028.14125402/4531.2542.254.44
Hebeston,Nathan525459302/1619.6750.002.36
Weerasingham,Sanjiv627679202/4339.5081.002.93
Krishan,Aryan321381201/140.5063.003.86
Lenard,Robert11549168202/2384.00162.003.11
Qasmi,Hafiz14026101/2626.0024.006.50
Raina,Arnav5100000/0--0.00
Perera,Johann10217000/7--3.50
Johnson,Lachlan71.4019000/5--11.40
Carr,Daniel110237000/37--3.70
Weerasingham,Manoj1015337000/5--2.47
Thank you again to Ben Taylor who really pushed the boys to excel at training, which enabled each playing member to perform at a regular occurrence, which was shown with great team and individual results throughout the competition.
To Gary Crowfoot, James Bourne and Nick Carruthers plus all the other bulldog players that had a word to the AWG side either at training or during the season, I thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience and helping to build the future of this great club.
In 2019/20 season we had seven players back up from the 2018/19 series and I want to thank these players for taking on the responsibility of the senior roles; a task they were probably not expecting. Standing up and showing the way to the fresher faced players was a great help for BT and me.
Finishing 5th is a great achievement. Looking back on the competition we had some boys who were able to hit the ground running, while others found their feet along the way. The challenges we gave the squad were met with great positivity, whether it was a bowling plan that they had only practised a hand full of times or just simply running more singles then their previous innings, it was great to see a group respond to these challenges.
Hayden and Ilyaan were our top performers with the ball with 15 wickets a piece, with five other players capturing six or more wickets each. The batting performances where lead by Arnav putting his best foot forward with 347 @43.0 average. Opening the batting Arnav scored three half centuries to add to his century in the first round. Manoj was next in line scoring 290 @ 36.0 average; with a couple of matches finely balanced, his timely middle order contributions swung the momentum back in our favour and set us up for victory.
The side won seven of the nine games played, unfortunately losing to the eventual Premiers in the semi-final. The games against Mosman and Manly certainly will be spoken about in the coming years; everyone that was privileged to witness the final overs of each game will appreciate the work put in by the boys to put themselves into a winning position. They also contributed to me needing blood pressure tablets!
Finally, I want the thank the Management Committee for continual support you have shown towards Ben and me in our AWG coaching roles. Also, to our fantastic Manager Suresh Weerasingham and lunch catering supremo Malini, thank you on behalf of all the boys for your tireless efforts. Thanks too to Kash Patel who led our on-line scoring efforts – maintaining your concentration and remaining calm in a couple of those tight finishes must have been very difficult.
To all the boys who played in this year’s Green Shield team, I wish you all the best for the offseason and hope you all continue your cricket careers with this wonderful Club.
aw Green sHield partnerships by wicket 2019-20
wktrunsplayersroundopposition 138EthanPrideaux-ArnavRaina1Sutherland 273EthanPrideaux-AryanTotade5Fairfield-Liverpool 3125ArnavRaina-ManojWeerasingham6Mosman 465ArnavRaina-RyanFreeman7UNSW 598ManojWeerasingham-LachlanMalcolm6Mosman 626ArnavRaina-ThomasLynch1Sutherland 7Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater 8Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater 971RahidAlam-LiamHewittQFManly-Warringah 10Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater
aw green shield bowling 2019-20
playermatoversmrw5wibbiavgstrecn Raza,Ilyaan980.292501503/2116.6732.133.11 Ferguson,Hayden960.462731503/2318.2024.274.50 Malcolm,Lachlan936.12176703/6125.1431.004.87 Prideaux,Ethan9331108603/4118.0033.003.27 Hewitt,Liam9362156603/1526.0036.004.33 Freeman,Ryan953.51237602/2639.5053.834.40 Lynch,Thomas962.13300603/5350.0062.174.83 Weerasingham,Manoj912148202/1424.0036.004.00 Mathews,Alan9395133101/16133.00234.003.41 Macdonald,Blake53020000/9--6.67 Freeman,Ryan7272135000/14--5.00
With quite a few players finishing up their underage cricket careers last season it meant positions up for grabs. With some of these boys narrowly missing out the year before, we came into the 2019/2020 season with a point to prove.
Our season kicked off with a T20 against Penrith. Our two young quicks Brad Simpson and Liam Marshall straight away showing the competition what they’re made of by blasting some serious heat through the Penrith top order. With excellent efforts from spin twins Ryan Clark and Justin Felsch, supported by experienced paceman Dayne Heward, we managed to restrict Penrith to 155. Peter Dignam and Zeeshaan Ahmed took it upon themselves to just about secure the win with Cameron Middleton hitting a quick fire 20 to bring home the first win for the Dogs.
Round 2 saw us play Wests at Pratten Park, our first 50 Over match of the season. Bowling first our attack made very good use of the short ball rattling the Magpies top order. With some tight bowling through the middle overs once again we tied Wests to 201. After losing quick wickets we looked in some trouble but with a brilliant knock from wicket-keeper batsmen Cameron Middleton (65 off 51) saw us chase down the total in 39.5 overs.
Round 3 was home at Memorial Oval v Parramatta. Unfortunately, we lost Peter Dignam who suffered an injury in the Wests match. We batted first and after a cautious start Mansukh Singh and young gun Cameron Cotter performed well. Cotter was excellent in his debut game and Singh continued his display of elegant stroke play to notch 55. The middle order chipped all with starts but no one was able to capitalize on good starts and we ended 10/211. With some fantastic energy we made it known we were hungry for success and that we wouldn’t roll over. Once again with a ruthless cartel of quick bowling we tore through Parramatta’s batting line up, bowling them out for 70.
The half way mark; after some training talks and extra yards with our fielding we went into game 4 with confidence; Northern Districts at home. Some confusion at the start over who was batting and who was bowling it was finally settled that we would bat first, With a strong start from our openers and Mansukh Singh notched up 59 from 47 balls unfortunately that’s all we had to bark about; knocked over for 145. As We still took the field with confidence as T20 is a funny game and anything can happen. As our start to the day seemed to follow us in every way shape and form we did well to restrict Northern Districts with some dropped catches and some missed bowling executions we struggled to contain our opposition. At the death we thought we’d secured a lucky win but were advised that we’d received a 5 run penalty for time restrictions and this led to a super over. Unfortunately, we went down but a real credit to the young quicks who stood up in difficult circumstances.
In Round 5 we played arch rivals Campbelltown Ghosts at Bankstown. We compiled 298 at the overs with excellent knocks from Mansukh Singh 48 and Zeeshaan Ahmed 51. But once again Cameron Middleton stole the show with a magnificent knock of 100. Justin Felsch was also great with a quick fire 50 off 37 balls. We knew the job was only half done and that proved correct as Campbelltown shot towards our target only losing their third wicket at 255 and still having one batsman on 100 not out. But, cricket is a funny game and our young quicks Ryan Freeman and Blake Pearson, led by the reliable Dayne Heward, saw the Dogs pull off a miracle win. Dayne took the leadership role with a match winning 7 wickets and the other two
poidevin-Gray sHield batting 2019-20
playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsrunsavg
Ahmed,Zeeshaan7710327260*31252.00
Middleton,Cameron7821116510026944.83
Singh,Mansukh780022815924230.25
Simpson,Matthew761011225115130.20
Dignam,Peter2200164646934.50
Felsch,Justin753015150*6733.50
Sowden,Thomas4300050214916.33
Clark,Ryan761002016479.40
Debono,Ethan2200030283316.50
Cotter,Cameron440003015256.25
Acharya,Jeswanth1210020182020.00
Heward,Dayne75300007126.00
Pearson,Blake5210010799.00
Marshall,Liam3100000333.00
Simpson,Bradley31100002*22.00
Polkinghorne,Brady21100000*00.00
poidevin-Gray sHield partnerships by wicket 2019-20
wktrunsplayersroundopposition
152MansukhSingh-ZeeshaanAhmed6Hawkesbury 2143JeswanthAcharya-CameronMiddleton4NorthernDistrict 392ZeeshaanAhmed-CameronMiddleton5Campbelltown-Camden 466MansukhSingh-CameronMiddleton2WesternSuburbs 558CameronMiddleton-MatthewSimpson2WesternSuburbs
6Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater
779CameronMiddleton-JustinFelsch5Campbelltown-Camden
8Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater
9Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater
10Nopartnershipsof25runsorgreater
youngRound 6 was our last game of the season v Hawkesbury at Bensons Lane Hawkesbury. Rain caused some adverse conditions resulting in some PG matches being abandoned including conference leaders Blacktown Mounties. As this news came in we most certainly grew some hunger to get on and try and wrap up a win and finish first. We lost the toss and no surprise were sent in to bat. The wicket was very slow but we crawled our way. After more rain delays we eventually took the field ready to constitute a match. With Hawkesbury chipping away at us all the way it was once again the young quicks and our experienced spinners who dried up the runs and took the wickets. A mention to young tall quick Brady Polkinghorne who in his first PG game took a handy 3-16 off 8.5 overs. Dayne Heward and Blake Pearson who also chipped in with some reliable bowling but it was our spinners who did the damage in the middle overs. Ryan Clark bowled 10 overs 3-31 and really stole the game from Hawkesbury with his spin twin Tom Sowden tearing his leggies and embarrassing the batsmen with his near unplayable wrong’un. In the end a comfortable win that put us top of the table in our conference.
With the finals being knock out format, the competition table meant nothing with Fairfield and Penrith both advancing through after finishing 3rd and 4th. Our game against Penrith was disappointing to say the least we lost the toss and were sent out to bowl with some costly dropped catches and poorly executed bowling plans to start with we did well to bring it back to restrict Penrith to 219. With the low total set we took nothing for granted as most of us knew scoreboard pressure is a big contender especially in underage cricket this certainly proved to be a difficult task, we started off strong as any other game but shortly fell in a heap. Some poor shot selection mixed with some excellent bowling and plans set by Penrith we were out of ideas and collapsed for 157.
While this was an unfortunate way to end such a fantastic season I personally enjoyed every moment as Coach. With only Dayne Heward moving on next year, I’m excited to see what the 2020/2021 season will hold for this young group of talented players. Some really promising signs and a special mention to the Brady, Blake and Ryan for stepping up when Brad and Liam left on state and national duties. Even though the unfortunate end it was still a successful year for the PG side finishing first in our conference laying a good platform for our campaign next season. A. huge thank you to Shane Cormack who was there every Sunday preparing the drinks and doing all the behind the scenes work. And last but not least thanks to our scorer Ron Heward who was there week in week out working the books and laptops. Your effort doesn’t go unnoticed mate so thank you on behalf of the 2019/2020 BDCC Poidevin Gray Squad.
poidevin-Gray sHield bowling 2019-20
playermatoversmrw5wibbiavgstrecn
Heward,Dayne75232161617/3313.5019.504.15
Simpson,Bradley319.3265602/1710.8319.503.33
Clark,Ryan7462196603/3132.6746.004.26
Marshall,Liam319093504/2318.6022.804.89
Felsch,Justin7320204402/6651.0048.006.38
Polkinghorne,Brady216.5246303/1615.3333.672.73
Sowden,Thomas4250127302/4742.3350.005.08
Pearson,Blake5270143302/4747.6754.005.30
Freeman,Ryan214083201/2041.5042.005.93
Acharya,Jeswanth12018101/1818.0012.009.00
Debono,Ethan22012000/12--6.00
Cotter,Cameron44023000/23--5.75
TheBankstownSportsWomen’sCricketClub2019-20seasononceagainprovedverysuccessful. However,atthestartoftheseasonno-onecouldhavepredictedthatallplaywouldbebroughttoan abruptendjustasthefinalsseriesforthe50-overcompetitionwasscheduledtocommenceasaresult oftheCOVID-19globalpandemic.Thiswasparticularlyunfortunateforour2ndGradeteam,which hadalreadywontheT20competitionearlierintheseasonandwasonarollleadingintothe50-over competitiondeciders.
The club fielded sides in 13 separate competitions covering Women’s Premier Cricket, Sixers Cricket League and Youth Championships representative teams. We also continued to have a high number of representative players across all grade/age groups which is an excellent reward for the development of our players over recent seasons. The experience that our many talented younger players have gained over recent years and the consequent improvement in skills and confidence was certainly on show on many occasions during this season.
This season Bankstown Sports made the finals in 6 of the competitions we entered with the highlight being 2nd Grade’s triumph in their T20 Final against St George-Sutherland played at North Sydney Oval. In that match JadeErrington reinforced her potential with a PlayeroftheFinal performance, top scoring with 85 runs. 2nd Grade also made the top 4 in the 50 over competition although unfortunately the final series was abandoned due to COVID-19. 3rd Grade reached the finals in both competitions – their semifinal in the T20 competition was unfortunately washed out
while they were defeated by Gordon in a close match in the 40 over competition. In that semifinal ChloeButler was outstanding scoring 51no and taking two wickets. Our Under 15 team in the Sydney Premier competition were also placed 4th and only lost one game in the home & away competition to the eventual premiers, the undefeated Penrith team. They should have finished higher, however, were unlucky to experience the highest number of washouts during the season.
Our Under 15 Spring Sixers side reached the Final, however, were also unfortunate to be washed out. Our club also,
once again, provided every player in both the Bankstown DCA Mollie Dive (U13) and Margaret Peden (U15) Representative teams. Both these teams performed very well each winning 4 of their 7 matches and being placed just outside the top 4.
In season 2019-20 the club continued to invest in our junior players, and it was very pleasing to see an increasing number of players now extending their cricket into senior grade teams. Our Premier Cricket (1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade) teams are now regularly made up of players who have made their way through our junior ranks – it is very rewarding for everyone involved in the club to see our “home grown” juniors showing their talents. It demonstrates that the club’s Player Pathway,
which has been in place for a number of seasons, is allowing junior players the opportunity to develop their cricketing skills and giving them opportunities at higher levels. Unfortunately, the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic closed down all cricket operations at the end of the season and prevented the selection of the Cricket NSW Academy 2020-21 squads. It was expected that a large number of our players would again have featured in these squads.
In regard to the talent development at the club, special mention must be made to our coaching staff this season again led by our dedicated and selfless ClubCoachRobMack. Rob did a brilliant job in investing his coaching expertise in all players – the coaching leadership Rob
has provided over recent seasons has contributed significantly towards the development of our junior players.
Thank you also to a growing number of our senior players past and present who have acted as coaching assistants to Rob including ClubLegend ThereseStewartand1st GradersRhiannonDick,Laura WrightandEmmaNewman. Therese’s experience gained from opening the bowling for Australia was invaluable in her coaching, Rhiannon honed the batting, bowling and fielding skills of a number of junior girls, Laura started up her own wicketkeeping academy – an area that was in need of focus at the club while Emma once again mentored many of our younger players. The experience and coaching of all these ladies
was invaluable and it is great to see club stalwarts giving back to the club – the commitment and dedication shown by these ladies was very much appreciated.
Thank you also to 2nd Grade Coach BrendanDunne, and parent coaches including AthavanNatkunamanickam, PaulStathis,StephenPeters andVenkateshThirupathy who shared their expertise at training and on game day. Special mention to ChloeButler who also passed on her skills to girls not much younger than herself – Chloe is already a terrific club person.
Finally, acknowledgement must also be given to other parents including ScottFraser, ClaireSpencer,LynStathis, BrookeButler,DeniseMartin andCraigStevens who
managed teams so well and to our brilliant scorers Kerrie DickandJenniferCampbell who were outstanding and so reliable in their roles. It takes many people to make a great club – and there were times also when other parents put their hands up to assist when required such as when the club provided outstanding lunches at home matches. We continue to be extremely fortunate to have so many people who are willing to assist in every dimension of the club’s administration & game day activities – this support is very much appreciated.
Once again this season a number of players achieved elite level selections highlighted by our two Australian representatives Ashleigh GardnerandErinBurns
Ashleigh has established herself in the top order of the World Cup winning team. Special congratulations to Erin whose selection came after many years of effort and endeavours. The club is very proud of these two ladies who are representing at the highest level in the World’s best team. SarahAley also added to her long history playing for the NSW Breakers and the Sydney Sixers. Sarah has become a key player for the Breakers since debuting in 2005 and is one of the most successful players in the history of the Australian domestic competition. Every time Sarah played for our club this season it was no surprise that the rest of the team lifted to perform at its best.
The club was also very fortunate to have KatieMack return for a number of matches – Katie showed her class with two brilliant half centuries. This season Katie represented the ACT and the Adelaide Strikers in the WBBL. Finally, one of our most gifted younger players MaddiePenna made her debut at the 1st class level when she was selected for both the ACT
and the Melbourne Stars in the WBBL. At the Underage State level AngelinaGenford,Hayley ElliottandEmilyLawler represented the NSW Metro Under 18’s and TahliaDunne the NSW Under 15 Metro team. All these players have a very bright future in cricket.
Our club also congratulates the Bankstown Men’s Cricket Club on another successful
season including winning the Premier Cricket Club Championship and the 2nd Grade Premiership which is an amazing result. We are very appreciative of the continued support we receive from the Men’s Club – BSWCC is extremely fortunate to be associated with such a wonderful Men’s Club.
1FredJohnston
2RoyAmson
3RonBriggs
4GeorgeConnelly
5BillGibson
6JackGiffen
7HerbHarris
8TedMiller
9RonNay
10JackTheobald
11BruceUrry
12GeorgeAllen
13RayDeFries
14BillDevine
15RonDuncan
16MaxFox
17NeilHolden
18RoyMcHarg
19LloydThomas
20ArthurAsquith
21BillBritton
22NoelCarroll
23Er nCondran
24KevinLang
25GordonRussell
26NormWright
27JohnClift
28AlanEllis
29PeterPower
30BillSilas
31LeoSmith
32JackFitzpatrick
33JackUrry
34DonRixon
35DaveStanley
36GrahameThomas
37RegHobden
38DerekLonsdale
39KenRogers
40KenHallsnr
41NormSeach
42WalPickles
43AlanKelly
44GrahamSylvester
45BruceWebster
46BobbyMadden
47JeffHickey
48CharlieSmithers
49KenGray
50NormMorrissey
51AlanMcDonald
52LesWhite
53DionBour ne
54DonBreeze
55RogerIngham
56DonJones
57BarryBates
58DaveCathro
59BobbyJustice
60GrahamMcMillan
61PaulScahill
62ArthurTaylor
63BobPareezer
64DavidPaull
65KevinTyson
66JohnDunn
67JoeFrench
68JohnCorbett
69GeoffDoyle
70KenFerguson
71HarryBunton
72WayneBoardman
73BobByr ne
74RonErickson
75GregHinks
76BrianLewis
77BobLeFevre
78JohnConvery
79LesJohns
80GregBeisler
81MickStephenson
82PaulFitzpatrick
83IanKing
84DennisMadden
85BillPalmer
86KenThorpe
87IanGorman
88BobLamaro
89KenJones
90LenPascoe
91JeffThomson
92TonyRadanovic
93IanMadden
94GarryHeggie
95KenScully
96JohnBull
97BobGrange
98DickMcDermott
99BarryThebridge
100BobHolland
101GrahamRobinson
102KevinChevell
103KenRobinson
104KenDixon
105NevGirardin
106TrevorMcDonald
107LaurieD’Costa
108AlanLamb
109BobWyatt
110LesAndrews
111ClaytonJones
112MarkFisher
113SteveSmall
114JohnBrand
115GraemePitty
116GrahamThorpe
117KenMcDonald
118BobVidler
119RossWheatley
120MickMaude
121FrankCicutto
122ChrisHeywood
123GregIrvine
124RodBower
125LukeOrlovich
126IanDavis
127KenFerris
128GeoffSpotswood
129MartinVaughan
135SteveSmith
136BrettMcKirdy
137GlenTyndall
138LeeSterrey
139GrantPride
140CraigHogan
141TerryDavies
142PhilKelly
143GeoffLiddle
144DavidThompson
145IanMcRae
146PhilHarmer
147MarkW illey
148T imSullivan
149MarkWaugh
150SteveWaugh
151GregBriggs
152StuartGreen
153GregSwanson
154AndrewDivall
155CraigSinclair
156PeterVidler
157ShaneCusick
159MarkGrant
160JimW ilson
161NickGeale
162GaryLovett
163DarrenMitchell
164SteveSydes
165WayneHoldsworth
166ScottPrestwidge
167BillyYork
168DeanWaugh
169ToddCrameri
170MarkFreedman
171BrettPatman
172BrettHugo
173SteveMoss
174KenHall
175ScottThompson
176MickBartley
177GlennCubitt
178ScottPhilipson
179SteveDignam
180SeanPope
181RobLuc
185DarrynBull
186GregTrevena
187KevinRoberts
188BenSmith
189ScottVidler
190DannyWaugh
191ScottGrant
192NathanBracken
193ShaneDeitz
194TrentWoodhill
195CoreyRichards
196SeanMcKier nan
197DeanMagee
198GaryBaldwin
199KymBeazleigh
200GraemeSmith
201JasonDeitz
202AnthonySmith
203ShaneDuff
204DamienBenson
205GrantRoden
206DavidSidie
207PaulClarke
208MattBetsey
209PaulMaraziotis
210VaughanWilliams
211HilalDannaoui
212DanielMoy
213TroyBrown
214JamesAllsopp
215ChrisGane
216ScottJamieson
217AndrewO’Brien
218BradRoworth
219AaronBird
220MichaelBright
221CraigParkinson
222ClintinPrice
223PeterDugmore
224GianScuglia
225DarrenEttridge
226JamesBour ne
227BevanVanBlerk
228PatDarwen
229GavinAtkin
230SimonKeen
231DanielBur ns
232ChrisSmall
233ChrisRidley
234BrettVanDeinsen
235ScottTruashiem
236MickPolson
237AnthonySams
238DaveWard
239JacksonBird
240JerryCassell
241ByronHackshall
242DeanBurke
243JarradBurke
244T imFreeburn
245DanielMcLauchlan
246BenSmith
247DanielSams
248LukeReece
249JakeCormack
250BrettCollison
251PhilipWells
252NickCarruthers
253MitchellPhelps
254T imBurns
255DanielSolway
256DanielHarding
257AlexPatterson
258DarrylTuffey
259NathanMcAndrew
260HarryGur ney
261R yanBeaven
262AndrewJamieson
263AshleyPaddison
264AaronYabsley
265MarkStoneman
266MattSmith
267EthanLeten
268MichaelStretton
269MichaelArblaster
270KerrodWhite
271JasonHaywarrd
272AydenBrown
273MitchFarag
274RhysWilliams
275AdamCoyte
276BrendanSmith
277DanielHayes
278DavidLozinski
279ThomasSowden
280MitchBrown
281MitchClaydon
282LukeDocherty
283JoelBrockley
284AlistairMcDermott
285KyleBrockley
286BenLeBas
287BenTaylor
288MattSimpson
289WallaceMarshall
290TushaarGarg
291PeterDignam
292LiamMarshall
293BradSimpson
294MatthewWaite
295R yanClark
296JakeFawcett
297JarredLysaught
298CameronMiddleton
299ZeeshaanAhmed
300DanielNicotra
301MattBursa
302MitchHinds
Z Ahmed 13315001633
R Alam 205205
B Ali 689689 1717
J Archarya 142142 33
H Barrett 140140 1010
J Bilimoria 20882088 141141
A Bird 4130 4130397 397
J Bourne 2661386164 1515
J Brockley 7318441917
M Brown 2342 234275 75
M Bursa 18325081826
N Carruthers 2481 2481
J Cheedham 6363 1717
B Christensen 36183618 5050
B Clarke 14651465 1414
R Clark 131831912021
T Clark 251251 5050
M Clissold 3535 1313
C Cotter 10461046 99
E De Bono 739739
M Dedes 10341034 66
P Dignam 231744975
J Fawcett 261036
J Felsch 396396 99
R Freeman 196196 1919
T Garg 8674783310108124
B Handunneththi 460460 3535
D Hayes 768768 33
P Hayes 156156
N Hebeston 167167 2727
D Heward 415415 131131
L Hewitt 4848 99
M Hinds 106858964
L Johnson 211211
M Kelly 21812181 202202
D Khan 305305 88
A Krishnan 2020 22
A Kouventaris 21962196 5656
K Layton 277277 9494
B Le Bas 19216191811266995
R Lenard 229229 1010
J Lysaught 1707524512416
N McAndrew 2297285258225027277
J Malcolm 892892 1919
R Malcolm 823823
L Marshall 3511014541110151
A Melnyk 132132 1818
C Middleton 5012901340
M Momandi 140140
D Nictora 228280508426
R Patel 4747
B Pearson 497497 6363
J Perera 899899
B Polkinghorne 9292 3434
E Prideaux 268268 44
H Qasmi 33 11
T Ramage 761761 33
A Rawa 5555
C Ridley 106441865270 11
I Ridley 46124612 5555
S Shahid 239239
B Simpson 246791173754
M Simpson 216841686
M Singh 12241224 2020
P Sivapragasam 180180 2525
D Slane 448448 6868
D Solway 5363154469072 2
T Sowden 709571027156479
C Stefanish 397397 144144
M Stoneman 1360 13601 1
B Taylor 788 788117 117
A Totade 5959
M Weerasingham 257257 22
S Weerasingham 736736 2020
N Wijewardene 14301430 110110
Please note: Metropolitan Cup (6th Grade) figures are not included above
Daniel Solway
Daniel has now passed 5000 runs (5363) in 1st grade and with 6907 in all grades will pass the 7000 mark early next season.
Highlightsfromthisseason’sperformancesinclude…
Aaron Bird
With 397 wickets and 4130 runs, Birdy is now on the cusp of the 400/4000 double
Nathan McAndrew
Nathan has now taken 250 1st grade wickets and moving quickly towards the 300/3000 double with 2297 runs.
Nick Carruthers
Nick’s form will surely see him make the 3000 1st grade honour board next season with 2481 already in the bank.
Every annual report of our cricket club since its inauguration in 1951 is now bound into A4 volumes for both safe-keeeping and to preserve the rich history of our cricket club. All past and present members - and even those doing research on how cricket developed in the Bankstown region - are welcome to peruse and use these bound copies. While all of the recent annual reports are all still, and will continue to be, available on our website in digital format as pdf files, we will continue to add to these hard copy versions for future reference.
The following statistics were added in 2002/03 after extensive work by Michael C. Stephenson and Brian Freedman using available reference sources. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions and let us know about them so they can be corrected for future prints.
Player and Year First Represented AUSTRALIA
G Thomas 1960-61
J Thomson1972-73
L Pascoe1976-77
S Smith 1982-83
S Waugh 1984-85
M Waugh 1988-89
W Holdsworth1992-93
AUSTRALIANX1
R Briggs1953-54
G Thomas 1959-60
D Freedman 1992-93
AUSTRALIA‘A’
S Waugh 1995-96
D Freedman 1995-96
S Thompson1995-96
C Richards1998-99
AUSTRALIAUNDER19
S Waugh 1983-84
M Waugh 1983-84
S Prestwidge1986-87
W Holdsworth 1986-87
N Bracken 1995-96
A Bird 2002-03
M Bright 2002-03
S Keen 2005-06
D Burns2006-07
B Smith 2015-16
L Marshall2018-19
B Simpsom 2019-20
AUSTRALIAINDIGENOUS
Brendan Smith2017-18
Player and Year First Represented AUSTRALIAUNDER16
B Dickinson 2015-16
T Sowden2015-16
B Simpson2017-18
N. Radhakrishan 2017-18
R Amson 1952-53
R Briggs 1952-53
G Thomas1957-58
R Madden 1959-60
J Thomson1972-73
L Pascoe1974-75
R Vidler1977-78
I Davis 1979-80
S Smith 1981-82
R Bower1983-84
S Waugh 1984-85
M Waugh 1985-86
S Small 1987-88
W Holdsworth 1988-89
D Freedman 1991-92
K Roberts1994-95
S Thompson 1994-95
DP Waugh 1995-96
C Richards 1995-96
N Bracken1998-99
V Williams 2001-02
A Bird 2005-06
S Keen 2009-10
D Solway 2019-20
N McAndrew 2019-20
Player and Year First Represented NSWCOUNTRY/ACT
M Phelps2014-15
N McAndrew2014-15
K White 2015-16
D Solway2016-17
B Taylor2018-19
NSW2NDX1/FUTURESLEAGUE
R Briggs1954-55
R Nay 1955-56
L Pascoe1973-74
B Thebridge1973-74
R Bower1982-83
B McKirdy1983-84
M Waugh 1984-85
W Holdsworth 1987-88
S Prestwidge1989-90
P Talbot1989-90
D Freedman 1991-92
S Thompson1992-93
K Roberts1993-94
S Pope 1994-95
DP Waugh 1995-96
M Betsey 2000-01
P Maraziotis 2001-02
V Williams 2001-02
M Bright 2002-03
A Bird 2002-03
S Keen 2008-09
D Burns2008-09
J Bird 2009-10
C Small2010-11
P Wells 2013-14
D Solway2014-15
Player and Year First Represented NSWTwenty20/SydneyThunder
S Keen 2008-09
N McAndrew 2015-16
NSWColts
R Nay 1955-56
B Bates 1961-62
R LeFevre 1965-66
I Gorman1968-69
T Radanovic1968-69
L Pascoe1968-69
B Thebridge1971-72
R Vidler 1979-80
G Pitty 1979-80
R Bower1979-80
S Smith 1979-80
B McKirdy1979-80
G Crowfoot1983-84
S Waugh 1984-85
M Waugh 1984-85
D Freedman1984-85
S Prestwidge1986-87
W Holdsworth 1988-89
S Thompson1992-93
G Trevena1994-95
S Deitz 1995-96
N Bracken 1995-96
J Allsopp 2001-02
A Bird 2002-03
M Bright2003-04
Player and Year First Represented NSWUNDER17
C Hughes 1986-87
B Hugo 1986-87
S Collins1990-91
D J Waugh 1991-92
G Trevena 1991-92
S Deitz 1991-92
S McKiernan 1995-96
L Piper 1995-96
B Roworth 1999-00
J Allsopp 2000-01
S Jamieson 2001-02
S Keen 2002-03
P Darwen2003-04
R Beaven2003-04
C Bennett2004-05
D Burns2004-05
C Ridley2004-05
C Small 2004-05
A Sams 2005-06
B Smith 2009-10
D Solway 2011-12
A Brown 2012-13
D Hayes2014-15
B Smith 2014-15
D Lozinski
T Sowden 2014-15 2016-17
L Marshall2017-18
Z Ahmed2018-19
NSWUNDER16
S Grant 1983-84
W Holdsworth 1984-85
G Lovett1984-85
D P Waugh1984-85
Player and Year First Represented NSWUNDER19
SWaugh1981-82
MWaugh1982-83
DFreedman1982-83
SPrestwidge1985-86
DMitchell1985-86
WHoldsworth1986-87
GLovett1986-87
RLuc1991-92
GTrevena1992-93
VWilliams1994-95
NBracken1994-95
SMcKiernan1996-97
KBeazleigh1997-98
TBrown1999-00
BRoworth2001-02
JAllsopp2001-02
MBright2002-03
ABird2002-03
SJamieson2003-04
PDarwen2004-05
SKeen2005-06
DBurns2005-06
CRidley2006-07
CSmall2006-07
ASams2007-08
BSmith2011-12
DSams2011-12
JCormack
BrendanSmith 2012-13 2015-16
TSowden2016-17
WMarshall2017-18
LMarshall2019-20
BSimpson2019-20
ZAhmed2019-20
G Spotswood1977/78 – 2016/1746664 10579 26.31
M Grant 1981/82 – 2012/13372108 10225 38.73
D P Bourne 1960/61 – 1980/81346 31 9131 28.98
K Ferris 1968/69 – 1997/98442 66
D Magee 1990/91 – 2016/17307 29 8456 30.39
J Dunn 1960/61 – 1983/84 36936
D P Waugh 1982/83 – 1997/98264 30 7731 33.03
A O’Brien 1995/96 – 2016/1728024 769729.71
S Thompson 1987/88 – 2009/1027437 7423 31.32
C Richards 1996/97 – 2007/08 193 27 741544.94
G Crowfoot 1975/76 – 1995/96 290 47 7323 30.13
D Thompson1976/77 – 2006/07 322 24
S Small 1975/76 – 1996/97 232 37
D Solway 2008/09 – 2019/20 20129 6907 39.69
MC Stephenson 1962/63 – 1984/85308 19 664222.98
B Urry 1951/52 – 1974/75244 26 6574 30.15
J Theobald 1951/52 – 1970/71 23336 628131.88
C Gane 1998/99 – 2010/11189 20 6190 38.62
J Bourne 1996/97 – 2019/2027218 616424.26
R Bower 1974/75 – 1985/86 20029 6111 35.73
J Bourne 1996/97 – 2019/2027218 616424.26
S Dignam 1984/85 – 2003/0422817 6003 28.45
A Divall 1980/81 – 1996/97 21516 5831 29.30
DJ Waugh 1990/91 – 2010/11214 39 5820 33.25
A Smith 1990/91 – 2004/05 20312 574530.07
A Ellis 1953/54 – 1968/69 22535 560529.50
P Wells 2011/12 – 2016/17128 20 5407 50.00
D Mitchell 1982/83 – 1993/94 19526 5202 30.84
G Thomas 1953/54 – 1965/66 125 28 518253.42
T McDonald1972/73 – 1986/87 21320 5127 26.56
K Roberts 1993/94 – 2000/01 13519 510844.03
D Moy 1995/96 – 2016/17 19512 507927.25
L Reece 2005/6 – 2017/18197 22 5063 28.93
S Cusick 1981/82 – 2005/06 239 38 5057 25.15
R Vidler 1972/73 – 1986/87 236 34 505025.00 players wHo Have scored
score/s opposition season
C Richards
154Balmain 1997/98
115 St George 1997/98
104St George 1999/00
108Fairfield 1999/00
117Balmain 2000/01
130 Northern District2000/01
112 Uni of NSW 2002/03
125 Gordon 2002/03
126 Northern District2002/03
162*Randwick Petersham203/04
120 St George 2004/05
101 Balmain 2005/05
123 Eastern Suburbs2005/06
140St George 2005/06
121 Sydney University 2006/07
111 *Gordon 2006/07
100 *Randwick Petersham2006/07
113 Sydney University 2006/07
115 *Randwick Petersham2007/08
D Solway
154 * Sutherland 2013/14
177 Sutherland 2014/15
184 * St George 2014/15
128 * Western Suburbs 2014/15
101Hawkesbury 2016/17
110Cambelltown 2016/17
102Mosman 2017/18
168 North Sydney2017/18
177St George 2017/18
174Northern Districts2017/18
125Sutherland 2017/18
104 * Central Coast 2017/18
146 Cambelltown 2018/19
118 *Gordon 2018/19
107St George 2018/19
106 Northern Districts2018/19
122Campbelltown 2019/20
P Maraziotis
109 * Hawkesbury 2000/01
138 * Manly 2000/01
119 * Sutherland 2000/01
115 *Uni of NSW 2001/02
110 *Northern District2001/02
137 Campbelltown 2001/02
135 St George 2001/02
162 *Blacktown 2002/03
106 *Parramatta 2002/03
125 * Campbelltown 2002/03
186Gordon 203/04
101Campbelltown Camden 2003/04
102 * Mosman 2003/04
K Roberts
115 * Campbelltown 1993/94
134Balmain 1993/94
131 North Sydney1993/94
139 Parramatta 1993/94
160 Penrith 1994/95
133 *Petersham Marrickville1994/95
134Northern Districts1995/96
119 Sydney University 1995/96
score/s opposition season
107St George 1996/97
116 *St George 1997/98
119 Gordon 1997/98
102Hawkesbury 1998/99
163Campbelltown 1998/99
P Wells
157 *North Sydney2012/13
107 * Sydney 2012/13
121 *North Sydney2013/14
150 St George 2014/15
138 Manly-Warringah 2014/15 106 *Eastern Suburbs2014/15 109Manly-Warringah 2014/15
190 *St George 2014/15
150 *Blacktown 2015/16 146 * Mosman 2015/16 114 *North Sydney2015/16
2015/16
Blacktown 2015/16
George 2016/17
Suburbs2016/17
2016/17
G Thomas
139 *Paddington 1956/57 110 *Petersham Marrickville1957/58 125 North Sydney1958/59 113 *Gordon 1960/61 155 * Northern District1961/62
Paddington 1962/63
1962/63
1962/63
Cumberland 1963/64
Glebe 1963/64 102 Paddington 1963/64 162 Petersham Marrickville1964/65
R Bower
* Petersham Marrickville1982/83
Cumberland 1982/83
Northern District1982/83
Uni of NSW 1983/84
1983/84
Mosman 1983/84
St George 1984/85
Uni of NSW 1984/85
score/s opposition season
S Waugh
127 * University 1983/84
110 Waverley 1984/85
136 * Gordon 1984/85
141University 1992/93
182Northern District1995/96
C Gane
141Balmain 2006/07
116 Blacktown 2006/07
129 Eastern Suburbs2006/07
113 Randwick Petersham2008/09
144Blacktown 2008/09
J Burke
116 * Sydney University 2013/14 114Fairfield-Liverpool2009/10
100Manly Warringah 2009/10
147 * Western Suburbs 2010/11
104Blacktown 2011/12
100 Sydney University 2016/17
A Divall
113 University 1986/87
109 Western Suburbs 1990/91
102 Penrith 1991/92
116 Uni of NSW 1993/94
J Cassell
133 Sydney University 2008/09
132 North Sydney2008/09
164 * St George 2008/09 114Fairfield-Liverpool2009/10
S Smith
162 St George 1981/82
181 * Western Suburbs 1987/88
151Mosman 1988/89
R Amson
127 Cumberland 1952/53
103 * North Sydney1952/53
116 Glebe 1952/53
B Urry
101 * Manly 1953/54
103Cumberland 1960/61
112Waverley 1964/65
S Deitz
122 Petersham Marrickville1996/97
109 * Hawkesbury 1996/97
* Sutherland 1996/97 score/s
Waugh
Uni of NSW 1996/97
* Mosman 1997/98
* Western Suburbs 2006/07
156Manly-Warringah 2014/15 106 Randwick Petersham2014/15
105 Eastern Suburbs 2014/15
M Brown
103Sutherland 2016/17
104 Eastern Suburbs 2016/17
161 Gordon 2016/17
126 *North Sydney2018/19
N Carruthers
150Hawkesbury 2019/20 107Parramatta 2019/20
120 Northern Districts2018/19
Suburbs 2015/16
2015/16
University 1959/60
130 * Glebe 1958/59
Petersham
players wHo Have taken 300 wickets in all Grades
players wHo Have taken 9 wickets in 1st
naMe score oPPonent season
K Gray 9/43 Petersham Marrickville 1959/60
L Pascoe 9/59 Sydney 1978/79
A Bird 9/33 Manly 2003/04
players wHo Have taken 8 wickets in 1st
naMe score oPPonent season
K Lang 8/100 North Sydney 1952/53
R Holland 8/55 University 1970/71
B Thebridge 8/53 Randwick 1973/74
L Pascoe 8/57 Sutherland 1978/79
S Thompson 8/29 Fairfield 1993/94
D Tuffey 8/36
Randwick-Petersham 2012/13
players wHo Have taken 7 wickets in
naMe score oPPonent season
LPascoe7/24Sutherland1975/76
7/45UniversityofNSW1975/76
7/76UniversityofNSW1976/77
DFreedman7/68FairfieldLiverpool2006/07
7/102University1992/93
7/143Manly1997/98
JThomson7/34Gordon1968/69
7/44Gordon1972/73
WHoldsworth7/40Mosman1995/96
7/38NorthSydney1997/98
7/62NorthSydney1999/200 BMcKirdy7/46UniversityofNSW1982/83
7/33Mosman1982/83
JBurke7/58Fairfield-Liverpool2016/17 CPrice7/21Manly2009/10
naMe score oPPonent season
DFreedman6/122NorthernDistricts1990/91
6/31WesternSuburbs1993/94
6/76Campbelltown1994/95
6/18Mosman1994/95
6/35Parramatta1995/96
6/45Penrith1998/99
6/42Parramatta1999/00
6/44EasternSuburbs2000/01
6/51Blacktown2005/06
BUrry6/71Glebe1951/52
6/82NorthSydney1955/56
6/53Randwick1956/57
6/56NorthSydney1962/63
6/35Sydney1965/66
6/58WesternSuburbs1965/66
6/54Balmain1966/67
TMcDonald6/46Mosman1980/81
6/39UniversityofNSW1980/81
6/52Randwick1980/81
6/28Manly1980/81
6/27StGeorge1982/83
6/43Waverley1982/83
WBritton6/44NorthSydney1956/57
6/28Waverley1957/58
6/49Waverley1958/59
6/73WesternSuburbs1958/59
6/33Mosman1959/60 WHoldsworth6/48NorthSydney1986/87
6/77Penrith1987/88
6/33WesternSuburbs1991/92
6/34WesternSuburbs1881/92
6/75Sutherland1998/99
JThomson6/44WesternSuburbs1968/69
6/75Mosman1971/72
6/31Mosman1973/74
6/66Penrith1973/74 LPascoe6/37Manly1972/73
6/31NorthSydney1975/76
6/55UniversityofNSW1975/76
6/41NorthernDistricts1983/84 TRadanovic6/89Cumberland1969/70
6/107Randwick1969/70
6/65StGeorge1971/72
6/31UniversityofNSW1974/75 BMcKirdy6/50PetershamMarrickville1981/82
6/22Sutherland1981/82
6/48Sutherland1982/83
6/59Mosman1983/84 EMiller6/94NorthSydney1951/52
6/45WesternSuburbs1952/53 6/84Gordon1953/54
players wHo Have taken 6 wickets in 1st Grade
naMe score oPPonent season
PTalbot6/56NorthernDistricts1988/89 6/58Penrith1988/89 6/45Fairfield1990/91
ABird6/21StGeorge2007/08
6/75UniversityofSydney2002/03
6/65NorthernDistrict2009/10
SThompson6/35Balmain1997/98 6/104Mosman1998/99
6/26Hawkesbury2003/04
KHall(Snr)6/27Randwick1962/63
6/32Paddington1963/64
NMorrissey6/36NorthSydney1963/64
6/37Paddington1963/64
IKing6/47NorthernDistricts1967/68
6/72Cumberland1967/68
GPitty6/79Penrith1978/79
6/92Petersham1984/85
KHall(Emu)6/75NorthSydney1990/91
6/31Parramatta1992/93
NBracken6/49Balmain1995/96 6/14WesternSuburbs1998/99
MBetsey6/34NorthSydney2001/02 6/31NorthSydney2001/02
HDannaoui6/48Campbelltown2002/03 6/33Hawkesbury2002/03 JBurke6/29Campbelltown2011/12 6/74NorthernDistrict2011/12 MPhelps6/9SydneyUniversity2013/14 6/41Mosman2011/12 NMcAndrew6/65UniversityofNSW2014/15 6/17EasternSuburbs2015/16 DBull6/21WesternSuburbs1992/93 DCathro6/25Glebe1963/64 KFerguson6/37Balmain1965/66 BThebridge6/39Mosman1971/72 KMcDonald6/41Cumberland1974/75 JBird6/44StGeorge2009/10 RLamaro6/46Sutherland1976/77 GSmith6/53UniversityofNSW2002/03 SWaugh6/53Sydney1984/85 BLewis6/57Balmain1964/65 WPickles6/58Cumberland1960/61 CSinclair6/61Waverley1984/85 TSullivan6/61Hawkesbury1985/86 MWaugh6/63Balmain1985/86 JHayward6/65StGeorge2014/15 CHogan6/71Sydney1981/82 RLeFevre6/89NorthSydney1965/66 BTaylor6/73Parramatta2018/19
most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in 1st Grade
wicketkeeper dismissals in all Grades 2019/20
Benaud Medal 1st Grade 1993/94SteveSmall 1994/95ScottGrant 1999/00MatthewBetsey 2006/07BrettVanDeinsen 2013/14MitchellPhelps
Michael Bevan Medal 1st Grade Limited Overs 2006/07CoreyRichards 2014/15PhilipWells 2015/16JarradBurke
Shane Lee Medal Poidevin-Gray Shield 2003/04AaronBird 2008/09AnthonySams 2013/14EthanLeten
Kevin Cunningham Medal A.W. Green Shield 1998/99BradRoworth 1999/00PeterDugmore 2002/03SimonKeen
2003/04R yanBeaven 2009/10EvanGoodrick 2010/11DamienMortimer 2013/14AlexanderSchipp 2014/15CreedenceKing
Qualifications: Batting - 7 Innings and 250 Runs, Bowling - 15 Wickets
highest batting average by grade
FirstGradePWells101.802014/15 SecondGradeMGrant95.002001/02 ThirdGradeJBourne67.502003/04 FourthGradeHKelly94.001954/55 FifthGradePAmson91.501977/78 AWGreenShieldMHopkins111.002005/06 PoidevinGrayShieldRBower183.501980/81 C.ShiresIMadden31.601965/66
highest batting aggregate by grade
FirstGradePWells15272014/15
SecondGradeGSpotswood8761986/87 ThirdGradeGSpotswood7171997/98 FourthGradeCGane8022003/04 FifthGradeAKouventaris6322017/18 AWGreenShieldCRidley6682003/04 PoidevinGrayShieldRBower3671980/81 C.ShiresRClarke3501965/66
highest individual score by grade
FirstGradeSPope2751993/94
SecondGradeGBaldwin205no1997/98 ThirdGradeMMorley203no2012/13 FourthGradeBenThorpe1701995/96 FifthGradeJHilder2092010/11 AWGreenShieldVWilliams211no1993/94 PoidevinGrayShieldSSmith201no1981/82 C.ShiresJChippendale1481968/69
best bowling average by grade
FirstGradePTalbot8.381987/88 SecondGradeRIngham7.101961/62 ThirdGradeWBritton4.601955/56 FourthGradeJBull6.251968/69 FifthGradeKEverson7.101977/78 AWGreenShieldPGraham5.001971/72 PoidevinGrayShieldDStanley5.001953/54 C.ShiresRWaddington6.671966/67
most wickets by grade
FirstGradeABird682003/04
SecondGradePTalbot551984/85 ThirdGradeATaylor731957/58 FourthGradeHBunton771961/62 FifthGradePMoy502002/03 AWGreenShieldGSargent351982/83 PoidevinGrayShieldGPitty301975/76 C.ShiresRWaddington591966/67
most dismissals by wicketkeeper by Grade CatchesStumpings
FirstGradeSPope29181994/95 SecondGradeSJamieson36102003/04 ThirdGradeIGorman28131966/67 FourthGradeLAndrews27111969/70 FifthGradeACooper23101986/87 AWGreenShieldJMorrice16111965/66 PoidevinGrayShieldSPope1281990/91
Catches Stumpings
2010/11MMorleyFifthGrade219 2011/12JAllsoppFirstGrade132 2012/13JAllsoppFirstGrade251 2013/14JAllsoppFirstGrade441 2014/15MStrettonFirstGrade392 2015/16MStrettonFirstGrade226
2016/17 MStrettonFirstGrade285 MSimpsonSecondGrade303 2017/18MStrettonFirstGrade325 2018/19CMiddletonSecondGrade382 2019/20MSimpsonFirstandSecondGrade355
club statistics
2010/11-2019/20
Team Batting / Bowling Averages prior to 2010-11 can be found at www.bankstowncricket.com
Best BattinG averaGeMost runs in seasonBest BowlinG averaGeMost wickets in season 2010/11SKeen38.88SKeen622JBurke18.41JBurke37 2011/12CSmall29.50NCarruthers488JBurke13.39JBurke44 2012/13PWells56.50PWells791DTuffey8.58JBurke30 2013/14JBurke39.88JBurke638MPhelps18.97MPhelps37 2014/15PWells101.80PWells1527JBurke17.98JBurke58 2015/16PWells66.10PWells1388NMcAndrew17.79JBurke50 2016/17MBrown46.52MBrown977JBurke17.08JBurke52 2017/18DSolway79.25DSolway1268NMcAndrew24.75NMcAndrew28 2018/19MBrown51.80DSOlway841BTaylor19.93BTaylor56 2019/20MBrown50.33NCarruthers969LMarshall13.10BTaylor38
wkt score oPPosition BATsmAn 1 score BATsmAn 2 scoreYear 1246PaddingtonGThomas151AKelly851962/63 2336StGeorgeDSolway177PWells1502014/15 3314u/fWesternDistrictsSSmith181SSmall1231987/88 4205SydneyPWells103JCormack1262015/16 5189NorthernDistrictNMcAndrew109BTaylor902019/20 6164NorthSydneySSmall80SGrant801994/95 7213NorthernDistrictABird116CSmall1122011/12 8147PenrithMBetsey83GSmith832003/04 9118ParramattaWHoldsworth71KHall441993/94 10155u/fNorthSydneyPWells121noMPhelps80no2013/14
Best BattinG averaGeMost runs in seasonBest BowlinG averaGeMost wickets in season 2010/11LReece33.92LReece407MPhelps23.00MPhelps33 2011/12JCormack41.86AO’Brien356AJamieson16.92AJamieson38 2012/13APaddison50.60DMagee438DHarding10.53AJamieson37 2013/14MChallita37.80MChallita378AJamieson17.95AJamieson40 2014/15MFarag53.71LReece646APaddison13.00AJamieson36 2015/16DHayes34.87DHayes523AJamieson20.19AJamieson31 2016/17MSimpson37.13MSimpson557TGarg23.11TGarg MSmith 18 18 2017/18CRidley51.75JBrockley541TGarg21.73TGarg22 2018/19BLeBas42.22MHinds445BSimpson15.13BSimpson30 2019/20DNicotra35.00MHinds413TClark8.85TClark33
wkt score oPPosition
BATsmAn 1 score BATsmAn 2 scoreYear 1338NorthSydneyGBaldwin168noASmith1471997/98 2274WesternSuburbsJBourne179GScuglia87no2002/03 3202Randwick-PetershamCParkinson103AO’Brien80no2001/02 4186ManlyBSmith95DJWaugh911993/94 5188ParramattaMParkins116DJWaugh681992/93 6236NorthSydneySCusick129VWilliams961994/95 7202ManlyGSpotswood138DFreedman631986/87 8229SydneyUniDMagee162noGTrevena59no1996/97 999ManlySWise24ASmith72no2002/03 10110MosmanMGrant64noSBurt652006/07
Best BattinG averaGeMost runs in seasonBest BowlinG averaGeMost wickets in season 2010/11AO’Brien39.00AO’Brien468DBull11.96DBull27 2011/12MBaker35.92MBaker431SPowell14.59DBull21 2012/13MMorley64.00MMorley640MKelly16.94MKelly32 2013/14MBaker36.80MBaker368DLozinski14.89MKelly21 2014/15DHayes60.00DHarding323MSmith19.57CStefanish22 2015/16AO’Brien37.46AO’Brien487CStefanish14.69TGarg20 2016/17JBilimoria66.80JBilimoria334ASchipp20.26ASchipp23 2017/18IRidley44.31IRidley576DSlane12.71ASchipp DHeward 24 24 2018/19DHayes44.60DHayes446CStefanish12.21ASchipp23 2019/20JFeslch45.38JFelsch363KLayton14.44KLayton18
1187SutherlandGCrowfoot101MJStephenson651977/78 2241CampbelltownMBaker181MMorley922011/12 3218CampbelltownMClifton98noMMorley1542012/13 4235BlacktownAO’Brien138noDMoy1152004/05 5201PenrithMWaugh103MCStephenson981980/81 6176StGeorgeGRoden116KRoberts86no2000/01 7104SutherlandJBilimoria118noSMelham372016/17 8149HawkesburyMGrant67SWise71no2002/03 9100RandwickPetershamAMatsoukisnaLJamesna2003/04 1068WesternSuburbsRMonaghan37DStocks281982/83
Best BattinG averaGeMost runs in seasonBest BowlinG averaGeMost wickets in season 2010/11DMortimer43.86DSolway337DMortimer9.41DMortimer17 2011/12DLoy43.20DLoy216DLoy15.56DLoy9 2012/13BrendanSmith46.17BrendanSmith277MLozinski8.00MLozinski17 2013/14BrendanSmith47.43BLeBas343DLozinski6.53DLozinski19 2014/15LHawksworth36.86LHawksworth258DHeward7.67DHeward21 2015/16TSowden42.40TSowden212TSowden10.20TSowden15 2016/17ZAhmed33.00ZAhmed198JEljed13.44NSetter11 2017/18ZAhmed57.50ZAhmed345MBrockwell17.45MBrockwell11 2018/19MWeerasingham50.50BHandunneththi117BPearson22.15BPearson11 2019/20ARaina43.38ARaina347IRaza16.67IRaza15
Best BattinG averaGeMost runs in seasonBest BowlinG averaGeMost wickets in season 2010/11JCormack25.00TBurns129DBush14.46DBush13 2011/12DSolway58.67TBurns287LCondron15.40DBush9 2012/13BenSmith41.57BenSmith291NMcAndrew17.57MPhelps11 2013/14DSolway53.14DSolway372RWilliams15.24RWilliams17 2013/14equalNMcAndrew17 2014/15APaddison52.50APaddison209ASchipp9.27ASchipp11 2015/16DSolway75.75DSolway303RWilliams14.50TGarg15 2016/17TSowden56.00TSowden280LDocherty21.00LDocherty8 2017/18BSmith26.67BSmith240DHeward15.44DHeward9 2018/19BSmith45.33PDignam302BTaylor12.00NWijewardene15 2019/20ZAhmed52.00ZAhmed312DHeward13.50DHeward16
club statistics 2010/11-2019/20
Best BattinG averaGeMost runs in seasonBest BowlinG averaGeMost wickets in season 2009/10MGrant81.75MGrant327DNichols15.35DNichols20 2010/11SWise29.45SWise324MKelly19.91MKelly23 2011/12MGrant54.20MGrant270GRobson14.19GRobson26 2012/13JBourne39.86IRidley714DBull15.50LCondron27 2013/14DHayes51.67JHawkesworth415MLozinski26.63MLozinski14 2014/15AO’Brien35.45AO’Brien390TGarg13.00TSowden22 2015/16KGrove38.50DLoy370DHeward18.88DHeward25 2016/17JGrove39.33JGrove354MSingh20.80RWard19 2017/18CCotter44.13CCotter353CStefanish12.95CStefanish39 2018/19CWilkinson30.10CWilkinson301NWijewardene17.25MHossain17 2019/20DKhan29.00DKhan290BPearson7.93AMelnyk18
wkt score oPPosition BATsmAn 1 score BATsmAn 2 scoreYear 1211MosmanMDavis118MJStephenson811981/82 2169BlacktownKButcher67noTMuir1042007/08 3232GordonCDunn115noBChristensen1412006/07 4156PenrithMCoton569PDugmore1011999/2000 5182BalmainVWilliams109MSmith501993/94 6181ManlyRSchultz100KFerris791993/94 7126BalmainDWard59noJWay150no1999/2000 8165NorthSydneyBChristensen110noJCormack74no2008/09 985Manlys/fLTucker50ASidie331999/2000 10154GordonJBilimoria100noRWilliams66no2012/13
Best BattinG averaGeMost runs in seasonBest BowlinG averaGeMost wickets in season 2010/11ELeten44.78ELeten430LCondron13.94TSims21 2011/12PYannopoulos36.13PYannopoulos289JBilimoria14.71SKhan22 2012/13DHayes50.88DHayes407DLozinski14.50DLozinski24 2013/14BDickinson35.71GSpotswood392LMaloney14.78LMaloney18 2014/15HProbert39.36HProbert315LMaloney19.20LMaloney25 2015/16MKelly32.91MKelly373MKelly15.60MKelly30 2016/17MKelly41.33MKelly496MKelly14.92MKelly26 2017/18HBrett66.43AKouventaris632DCarr14.65AKouventaris36 2018/19AKouventaris28.78JPerera267NHebeston9.10BHandunneththi25 2019/20JPerera37.50JPerera300LHewitt9.78MClissold13
wkt score oPPosition BATsmAn 1 score BATsmAn 2 scoreYear 1223WesternSuburbsELeten135DSolway101no2010/11 2188PenrithMBaker69BChristensen1532005/06 3175ParramattaJHilder209IRidley632010/11 4248u/fFairfieldPCrossan148LStevenson1001994/95 5210RandwickADunn107DAngel1021984/85 6149WesternSuburbsHProbert99noMSimpson52no2014/15 7152*Fairfield-LiverpoolGSpotswood120noMClifton62no2009/10 886Petersham-MarrickvilleFTheodore54PRaymond301985/86 973WesternSuburbsDAllsopp53noPHenry16no2012/13 1078RandwickPTaylor34noAKlumpp371996/97
YearClub1st2nd3rd4th5thPGAWG1stL/OT20
1951/521091254 1952/5359412 1953/549914571 1954/551314101511 1955/56931434 1956/57131114149 1957/5834129 1958/5911562 1959/6035487 1960/61231851 1961/62414121 1962/638124651 1963/64464912 1964/658771051 1965/6611159531 1966/67110314 1967/68671072 1968/699117115 1969/70151510147111 1970/71778973 1971/7289141515 1972/731010131123 1973/741412176133 1974/75109110155 1975/7672513123 1976/778413731 1977/78385353 1978/79398162 1979/801716816119 1980/814935211 1981/821110105173 1982/8342451331 1983/84378232 1984/854631537 1985/8661365122 1986/8791347159 1987/88113374 1988/8944963111 1989/90913811781 1990/911781519916 1991/921210147106 1992/9316111119157 1993/9421975135 1994/952162363 1995/9622297141 1996/973261413122 1997/98314109171 1998/995299141215 1999/004181751015 2000/0171211516911 2001/02373817123 2002/0311131061931019 2003/0413MP243122MP1MP3MP 2004/05587121212826 2005/06159131213158207 2006/0713181419191661 2007/08282892697 2008/0953MP1114715193MP 2009/10684711961123MP 2010/116416285141MP129 2011/121314141411119131715 2012/132723MP4913111412 2013/1411278181911MP89 2014/157231310141511MP3 2015/16121MP19121418531MP4 2016/1714217161320111742(Thunderconf.) 2017/18117151212718645(Thunderconf.) 2018/1978414161131944(Thunderconf.) 2019/20131MP38121(Thunderconf.)471(Thunderconf.)
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