BDCC Annual Report 2020-21

1st GRADE T20 CHAMPIONS

BANKSTOWN DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB INCORPORATED SEVENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21

bankstown district cricket club incorporated

OFFICE BEARERS

Patrons

John Murray OAM

Daryl Melham AM

President

Scott Grant

Senior Vice Presidents

Reza Bilimoria and Darryn Bull

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 R Bilimoria

Management Committee

Scott Grant, Meegan SmithGrant, Linsey Roworth, Mark Grant, Martin Klumpp OAM, Eris Dignam, Brian Freedman, David Clifton, Rob Smith (BSWCC), Phil Kelly, Geoff Price, Reza Bilimoria, Darryn Bull, Suresh Weerasingham, Kash Patel, Gus Fernando (BSWCC), Andrew Divan (BDCA), Iain Ridley, Chris Ridley, Jehan Bilimoria, Troy

Freeman

Cricket Operations Committee

M Grant PSM, P Kelly, G Crowfoot, L Roworth, C Ridley, I Ridley, J Bilimoria

Selection Committee

Dean Magee (Chair) D Solway, T Clark, A Kouventaris, J Bilimoria, T Ramage

Publicity Officer

M Stephenson (with support from P Kelly and D Clifton)

Webmaster D Clifton

Instagram and social media

R Patel

Honorary Solicitor

K J Scully of Scully Lawyers

Auditors

Bentleys NSW Audit Pty Ltd

SUCCESSFUL CLUBS

Club Championship

“Sydney Smith” Cup

Northern District

Spirit of Cricket

Northern District

PREMIERS

First Grade - Belvidere Cup

Sydney

First Grade - Limited Overs

Randwick Petersham

First Grade - Twenty20 Cup

Bankstown

Second Grade Manly Warringah

Third Grade Northern District

Fourth Grade Sutherland

Fifth Grade Northern District

Poidevin-Gray Gordon

AW Green Northern District

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 Daniel Solway and Nathan McAndrew

Second Grade Tony Clark

Third Grade Alex Kouventaris

Fourth Grade Jehan Bilimoria

Fifth Grade Tom Ramage

Poidevin-Gray Liam Marshall

AW Green

Manoj Weerasingham

premiersHip teams

Twenty20 Kingsgrove Sports Cup Winners2020-2021

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

service roll

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

1975-1977S F Boddy

1977-1979S 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

J F Mackinnon

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

2020-2021S A Grant

R J Bower

M H Klumpp

M H Klumpp

M H Klumpp

M H Klumpp

M H Klumpp

1st Grade scorers

1951/52

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.)

M Smith-Grant season/s

1952/53-1955/56 Ralph Sloane

1956/57-1958/59 John Smith

1959/60-1965/66 Laurel Boddy (Kirton)

1966/67-1974/75 James Doherty

1975/76-2003/04 Arthur Couper

2004/05-2010/11 Sherrol Gane

2011/12- Geoff Price

annual General meetinG

Notice is hereby given that the 70th 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 31st July 2020 at 10.30am. You are most cordially invited to attend.

BUSINESS

1. Confirmation of the minutes of the 69th Annual General Meeting.

2. To consider the 70th Annual Report and Financial Statement from the Management Committee.

3. Presentations

4. To consider any recommendations tabled by the Management Committee.

5. Election of Office Bearers for Season 2021/2022

• 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

Phone 0417 257 984

Email: mklumpp@bigpond.net.au

president’s report

For our club, the 2020/21 season promised a lot with a playing group consisting of a strong mix of young exciting talent and experienced players all supported by a well-established coaching program that we know delivers opportunity for success. When the season wrapped up we had an outstanding win in the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup and we finished in the top half of the table in 1’s, 2’s and 3s.

There is much to be celebrated at Bankstown and it isn’t always a trophy but rather a consistent sense of purpose and belonging for all that pass through the gates. One of the highlights for the year was the ongoing enthusiasm at training and the spirit in which games were played. The Bulldog fighting spirit, the community involvement, the extensive network of volunteers and the authenticity in which we open our arms and welcome everyone are all great examples of our “community spirit”.

The 2020/21 season was a season like no other as we collectively grappled with the impact of the global Pandemic. Whilst we staggered the start of the season, varied fixtures and implemented a range of COVID safe measures, the cricket continued throughout the summer without incident and that’s a credit to all players, officials and the SCA and CNSW for their strong leadership and guidance in managing the competition.

I would like to thank Canterbury Bankstown City Council for their enduring support and indeed we are fortunate to have access to incredible grounds that are always superbly presented. In fact our grounds are the standard by which others are measured, of which we are all exceedingly proud.

I would like to thank the Bankstown Sports Club, long term sponsors and great friends of cricket and the broader community. In my view the Sports Club is the best of the best, an organisation of great drive, integrity and compassion. I feel our partnership has endured for so many years because of common values and a “can do” attitude that just finds a way.

Further work was completed in 2020/21 to garner support and funding for our latest building project and we thank everyone involved across the club for their backing and effort in developing the vision. With the necessary financial planning comprising grants,

donations, general fundraising, sponsorships and the support of council and key Cricket stakeholders I hope the facility enhancements can be realised soon.

I would also like to give thanks to all that contributed to the successful running of the club – the various committee members, selectors, captains, in fact all volunteers who contributed in so many ways –we couldn’t exist without your support & involvement.

I hope you enjoy the Annual Report - another outstanding production by the genius of David Clifton and Marty Klumpp.

Cheers, Scott Grant – President BDCC

Scott Grant

HonorarY secretarY’s report

I have pleasure in presenting the Club’s 70th Annual Report.

Highlights of our 2020/21 season were:

• Maintaining a sense of humour, personal and group resilience as we managed our way through a Coronavirus affected 2020 offseason and pre-season. The challenges included delayed A W Green Shield trials, split grade trials timetables and delayed competition start dates and changed match formats for 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.

• Winning the ‘Kingsgrove Sports T20 Trophy’ following several near misses in recent seasons.

• 2nd Grade (5th) and 3rd Grade (4th) reaching the finals qualifying series.

• Hosting Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup (Final) matches at Memorial Oval.

• Hosting the NSW Women’s Premier Cricket final at Memorial Oval.

• Securing a major financial commitment from Bankstown Sports Club for the Memorial Oval Masterplan project. This will see BSC match other project funding $ for $ to a maximum of $1.5m over three years. We also secured Cricket NSW’s support via an application for a Cricket Australia Infrastructure Grant (April 2021) and CB City Council’s support to lodge a Greater Cities Sports Facility Fund submission (July 2021).

The Club’s coaching team was led by former 1st Grade Captain and Life Member Gary Crowfoot. Gary was supported by James Bourne, Michael Polson and Aaron Bird. Nic Carruthers and Chris Ridley coached the Poidevin Gray Shield and AW Green Shield sides respectively. Gary’s enthusiasm for his role and the Club in general is amazing. He literally lives and breathes this Club 24/7; there is no more committed and passionate Bulldog than Gary Crowfoot. Gary has orchestrated a major change to the Coaching Team for 2021/22. One of our favourite sons, former Australia A, NSW and Bankstown batsman Corey Richards, is taking on the Head Coach role. In Gary’s own words “I felt the time was right for a new face in the sheds; someone to

inject new ideas and give the boys different perspectives”. In truth, Gary has been lobbying Corey to “come home” for a few years. Gary will remain part of the coaching team, providing specialist batting coaching and supporting our Junior Bulldogs Academy and Women’s cricket needs. James Bourne announced at our end of season function that family and work pressures will mean he needs to take a back step from coaching for a few years; the resulting standing ovation said it all; James is much admired and appreciated and we can’t wait for him to be back in the kennel in any capacity.

Life Member Dean Magee again performed the role of Chairman of Selectors with 100% commitment amid the uncertainty (chaos) caused by COVID. With split trials

timetables, lower grades only playing LO formats until Christmas, challenges with player availability, sudden lockdowns (e.g., Northern Beaches cluster), the challenges seemed to compound every week. But Dean always remained focussed and levelheaded to ensure we got the best 11 on the paddock in every grade, every match. Huge thanks Deano; a great effort under trying circumstances that would have left many flailing. Whether scoring, lifting wicket covers or providing afternoon teas, we value every contribution from our volunteers. There are however some people who go way ‘above and beyond’, making exceptional contributions to ensure our club continues to function as efficiently as possible…

Marty Klumpp

Scott Grant

Scott will hand over the reins at our AGM in July following a highly successful 15-year stint as President. During this time Scott has developed us into a more professional club, establishing strategies, policies and procedures that are recognised as a benchmark for Premier Clubs nationally. This work was recognised when BDCC won the inaugural Cricket Australia ‘Premier Cricket Club of the Year Award’ in 2016-17. Scott isn’t just a big picture person; he has a great capacity for hard work, never walks past a broom without picking it up and putting it to work and through that example, encourages others to do the same.

Perhaps Scott’s biggest legacy will be the enduring relationships he’s established with our major sponsors. Whether it’s Canterbury Bankstown City Council, Bankstown Sports Club, Revesby Worker’s Club or the different levels of cricket administration, these relationships have been crucial to past successes and will underpin our future development as a club.

To steal a line that’s popular at present “how good is it to…”

• have played your junior cricket in the BDCA (with the South Bankstown Club)

• have played AW Green Shield for Bankstown DCC and captained the winning side in 1982-83

• have captained NSW Under 16 in 1983-84

• have represented NSW Schoolboys at Cricket, Soccer and Rugby Union in the same year

• have won a 1st Grade Premiership with the Bulldogs, scoring a match winning century in the final

• be awarded the Benaud Medal as ‘Player of the Belvidere Cup Final’

• serve as a Committeeman for over two decades

• lead the c lub as President for one and a half decades

• drive change in a way that unites not divides your fellow volunteers

• enjoy a successful business career including earning an MBA and… remain the same decent, smart, and down to earth bloke that started the journey. Thanks Shrub.

Meegan Grant

Meegan was a huge support in ensuring we provided lunches and afternoon teas in a COVIDSAFE manner. She designed a process to provide individual meals; bought the food, packed the food and served the food. Pretty much every match day during season 2020-21. In between times, she worked a full-time job and acted as Club Treasurer! A gem.

Eris and Margaret Dignam

Margaret and Eris continued their tradition of selfless support for the Club from canteen duty, practice co-ordination, club uniforms and assisting with banking. Eris was his usual busy self, always doublechecking details to ensure things don’t are done right and on time. Margaret was a tower of strength during the representative matches when her calm manner and capacity for hard work kept the hungry and thirsty customers moving at the front of the canteen queue.

Brian Freedman

Brian finalised another successful Uganda container load of equipment in January; this project literally has a life of its own these days but it’s also fair to say Brian remains the inspiration for its success. Brian was a huge help during the COVID affected pre-season, always on hand to open the indoor centre when training sessions had to be split across different timetables due to number restrictions. He singlehandily managed the set-up of the 4-day Sheffield Shield match in March and pretty much slept at the ground for a week to enable the bump-

in for the Marsh Cup final that was staged at short notice in the ‘unusual’ April timeslot. Admired from the upper echelons of the game’s administration to local junior associations, women’s cricket, umpires etc, Brian remains our moral compass, our keeper of traditions, our hardest worker… the best of the best.

David Clifton

David is an amazing volunteer. His photography, social media posts and live streaming are of themselves a huge effort but, just for good measure, David also manages our successful Disability Cricket program. This is our 70th Annual Report; it is the 16th in succession that David has produced and there’s no doubt it remains the gold standard across premier cricket clubs and indeed amateur sporting clubs nationally.

Geoff Price

Pricey completed his 10th season as 1st Grade scorer, helped Eris with practice co-ordination and Brian with Uganda collections and packing. Thanks Geoff, we appreciate everything you do to support the Club. Thanks also to Michelle Price for helping in the canteen, especially for major matches when things can get ‘crazy busy’.

SPONSORS and SUPPORTERS

Bankstown Sports Club suffered a severe hit to trade in 2020 caused by COVID related closures but through the tireless efforts of staff all levels, operations have rebounded well. We thank Chairman John Murray and CEO Mark Condi and his management

team for their on-going support. BSC continues to support local charities and its 46 sporting clubs. We are always grateful for the guidance we get from Marie Kanaan and Shannon Harley from the Community and Sport team.

APPRECIATIONS

BDCC Patrons Daryl Melham 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 for your enthusiastic support for our club and our community. Tania’s recommendation helped BDCC to secure two NSW Government Local Sports Grants - $14k for a shade shelter at Grahame Thomas Oval and $5k for a FLICX portable wicket; much appreciated.

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.

Matthew Stewart General Manager Canterbury Bankstown City Council

Graeme Beattie, Director Community Services, CB City for advice on operational matters and future planning

Andrew Smithwick, Manager City Plan, James Coorey Manager Customer Experience and Recreation and Sean Mooney Team Leader Urban

Policy and Planning at CB City for your valuable guidance and support for the Memorial Oval Masterplan project.

Ryan Borg, Jessica Atoui and Madison Mooney from CB City for your support and assistance with facilities bookings and general recreation and sports administration matters.

Pat Towle and the team of electricians who maintain the digital screen at Memorial Oval. Your prompt and courteous support is always appreciated.

Dean Magee our hardworking Chairman of Selectors.

New South Wales Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association headed by Darren Goodger and Troy Penman and Bede Sajowitz

Bankstown District Cricket Association. Sincere thanks to President Peter O’Shea and Secretary Dianne Ford and all executive members.

Andrew Divan, BDCA Junior President is working tirelessly to grow the number of kids playing the game through better social media, co-operation between clubs and take up of CNSW Master Blaster type programs. Andrew is also a strong advocate of the Bulldogs Pups Program that develops representative level players and is working closely with Gary Crowfoot to add a professional edge to the work we do in the

area. Darren McLean also works tirelessly in this area and is a big support for Andrew. Darren is also one of the key coaches in our Disability Cricket program.

Nick Carruthers for your support of our Poidevin-Gray Shield team.

Chris Ridley our AW Green Shield coach.

Suresh Weerasingham, our AW Green Shield Manager.

PG Manager Shane Cormack for a cracking job with the young lads.

Mike Simpson for snapping great photos and match videos that we used in the TORCH newspaper, our social media platforms and in this report.

Kash Patel for your enthusiastic support across a range of areas including My Cricket administration, scoring of matches, co-ordinating training sessions etc.

David Debono, Gamini Perera, Ron Heward and Suresh Weerasinngham for your efforts with E-scoring and general help to Team Captains.

Cassidy Brady for regular help with canteen and at social events.

Kirstie Cordingly for assistance with canteen during representative duties (and of course the fantastic work you do supporting administration and fundraising for the Bankstown

Sports Junior CC). Troy Freeman for jumping in and sorting odd jobs as they crop up; ‘Mr Fix It’ and his toolbox of tricks is much appreciated.

Rohin Patel for your efforts to lift the quality of our Instagram account; the quantity and quality of content last season was a huge leap forward; thanks heaps for this. Thanks also to Niran Wijewardene for the assistance you provided with developing special content for the Team of the Decade Instagram series.

Lee Germon CEO of Cricket NSW.

Teale Blessington, State Infrastructure Manager Cricket NSW for your assistance with the development of grant applications for the Memorial Oval Masterplan project.

Roy Formica, Premier Cricket Manager, CNSW

Daryl Shortland Development Officer

Canterbury Bankstown at CNSW with whom we have a great relationship. Thanks for organising the trial of a FLICX wicket as assisting Kash Patel with setting up our registration products in My Cricket.

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.

uGanda communitY project

Brian FreedMan

Because of the uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we originally planned not to make a shipment to the Uganda Cricket Association in 2020 but undertake a strong collection period. However, the remarkable support of this program by Bankstown Sports Club enabled us to dispatch a container late in 2020.

As well as the normal contents this shipment contained a slightly unusual donation of school uniforms. When the Marton School at Engadine offered us approximately 400 of each summer, winter and sports uniforms we enquired of the UCA if they could use them and were delighted with their immediate response that they would be pleased to receive them and distribute them to

underprivileged schools and orphanages.

For a scheme that started in 2005 with the intention of shipping one container, the fact that we will ship container number 15 later this year is truly remarkable. The only publicity we use is word of mouth and some of our donors are contributing multiple times. Cricket clothing now makes up a significant part of our shipments and it is not unusual to see teams all over Uganda decked out in uniforms once regularly seen around Sydney.

It is very gratifying to see the difference this project is making to the development of cricket in Uganda with a 600% increase in participation credited to having the available equipment. Even

more importantly it is gratifying to see the difference it is making to peoples lives, described by past chairman of the Ugandan Cricket Association Bashir Badu as life changing.

It is very expensive to ship containers to land locked Uganda and we could not run this scheme without the fabulous support of the Bankstown Sports Club. Costing as much as $14,000 for a 40 foot container the Sporties have met the shipping cost of every consignment and we owe a huge thank you to their board and management. We are fortunate to have the Sports Club as part of our community.

“This program has seen a 600% increase in player participation in Uganda”

all abilities cricket proGram

At our first session back in over a year, Matt Brown sends his pace attack down to Gareth Donohue, while Matt Beer prepares to bowl.

Unfortunately, COVID-19 really savaged our All Abilities program (as it did with all aspects of life world-wide)... with play suspended from January 2020 until 1st May, 2021. After 14 months away from the game, our players returned with passion and commitment - there was such a fun atmosphere as they got into stride very quickly indeed.

It was as if we’d had just a two-week break for many players - they were that good so quickly.

The players appreciated the addition of a new volunteer coach - local grade women’s cricketer Angie Genford - who would have completed her Level 2 accreditation by the time this report is printed.

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 and especially for socialising with other sportspeople.

david cliFton and darren Mclean

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.

We are always grateful for 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.

Amanda Sivier about to bowl after Brianna Russell, while Ed Smith sends his wily spin down to Brian Finacato.

Coach Ian Russell (centre) keeps the action flowing, as Mark Bekir comes in to bowl.

obituaries

We oFFer our sincere condolences to all MeMBers WHo Have lost loved ones in tHe Past Year

Peter Power (1932 – 2021)

It is with great sadness that we pass on the news that Peter Power, a stalwart of the Club’s early years, has passed away aged 89 years. Peter Power played with the Club in our inaugural season, 1951/52, and continued to play lower grades until 1959/60. Outside of cricket, Peter built a meritorious career with NSW Police. Peter’s crowning achievement for the Bulldogs was as our first ever Premiership winning Captain, leading the 1953/54 Poidevin Gray Shield side that included former NSW and Australia representative Grahame Thomas.

Peter was known as a talented all-rounder who gave his all every time he donned the Royal Blue and White. In 1951/52 the Annual Report records the following profile “Peter’s attacking Captaincy was instrumental in the sides success; he led by example whether batting, bowling or through his brilliant fielding”. Underlining Peter’s ability with bat and ball was the fact he represented NSW in Baseball.

Peter continued his engagement with the club throughout his life and was a familiar face at Annual General Meetings until ill health prevented him from attending.

Lisa Freedman

It was with enormous sadness that the Bulldog Family shared the news that Lisa Freedman, wife of Bulldog 1st Grade Cap number 170 Mark Freedman, passed away in December 2020.

A dedicated public educator, Lisa became Principal of Tathra Public School in 2014 and was a well-known and highly respected member of the close-knit South Coast community.

Lisa’s legacy will live through her amazing daughters Allara and Lia and the positive influence she had on so many students, teachers, and families during her thirty years as a public educator. Her positive approach to life was never more evident than in recent years following her cancer diagnosis as she zestfully went about enjoying life to the full.

Lisa was a Vice President and patrolling member of the Tathra Surf Lifesaving Club and a driving force behind the highly successful ‘Tathra Wharf to Waves’ swimming carnival. Many Bulldog players, volunteers and supporters will remember Lisa’s friendly face and vivacious personality, certain to brighten up any room.

The Club places on record its deepest condolences to Husband Mark, Daughters Allara and Lia, Mother Helen and Brother Geoff along with BDCC Life Members Brian Freedman OAM and David Freedman.

Lisa Freedman with Life Member Brian Freedman and husband Mark Freedman (1st grade cap #170)

John Burns

The Club was deeply saddened with the passing in November 2020 of John Burns, father of Bulldog 1st Grade players Daniel Burns (Cap 231) and Tim Burns (Cap 254) following a long battle with cancer.

Along with wife Maryann, John was a keen supporter of Daniel and Tim at the Bankstown District Junior Association and during their careers at BDCC. John always busied himself preparing drinks for players and running covers on and off when rain affected play, as well as providing plenty of vocal support when the Dogs needed encouragement. Daniel’s current 2nd grade skipper Tony Clark paid a heartfelt tribute to John and led a minute silence for both sides prior to play at Raby Oval. The Club offers its heartfelt condolences to Maryann, Hannah, Daniel, Tim and the extended Burns family.

club Grounds and facilities

The Club was again lucky to have access to high quality on field and off field facilities that are the envy of all Premier Grade Clubs.

Memorial Oval supported representative matches Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup LO and hosted the Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup Final and the NSW Women’s Premier Grade Final as well as a full season of Men’s and Women’s Premier Grade matches.

Warwick Starr headed the team until his retirement in March following a hand operation. 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 Club we are indebted to Warwick for the diligence he has shown towards preparing Memorial Oval no matter whether it was a high-

profile representative match or a grade fixture. We wish Warwick and Colleen all the best in retirement and look forward to catching up when they venture back down to the big smoke!

Following Warwick’s retirement, Nick Mamolis stepped into the role at short notice and performed admirably, gaining very positive feedback from match officials and players following the Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup matches. Warwick has been instrumental in Nick’s career development and the changeover has been seamless. We are hopeful Nick will be appointed permanently to the role as we have a gold class working relationship and believe strongly that Nick has the capacity to perform in the top echelon of curators.

Grahame Thomas Oval is a not an enclosed ground and its location within a high-density housing area means it gets a huge amount of recreational use. Despite this constraint, Warwick and Nick and the team always ensure that grade training facilities and match wickets at GT Oval are of the highest order. Nick has taken on board the challenge of getting more

consistent quality practice wickets at GT Oval in 202122 and has already commenced repair work to ensure he has good grass coverage to work with when spring arrives.

The Kelso Park North square has only been in place for two seasons and experienced some issues with soil levels. Former Memorial Oval and SCG Curator Tom Parker kindly provided Nick with some feedback on how to remediate the issues and we are very hopeful Kelso North will start to hit its straps in 2021-22.

The Club formally places on record its genuine thanks to Senior Curators Warwick Starr and Nick Mamolis, and team members Mitch Gardner, Darryl Thatcher and Neville Rae. We appreciate the efforts of this group very much and enjoy the friendly working relationship we’ve established over many years. Special thanks also to senior managers Nathan Watson and Brett Luth for their guidance and support, especially with the hastily organised Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup representative matches.

bankstown sports club plaYer of tHe Year

Honour roll

1982-83IMcRae 1983-84GPatterson PKelly 1984-85PTalbot 1985-86RBilimoria 1986-87GSpotswood 1987-88DFreedman 1988-89PTalbot 1989-90SMoss 1990-91DFreedman 1991-92SThompson 1992-93KFerris 1993-94KRoberts 1994-95GTrevena 1995-96DPWaugh 1996-97DMagee SDeitz 1997-98SThompson 1998-99SThompson 1999-00GSpotswood MBetsey 2000-01GRoden 2001-02MBright

2002-03PMoy PMaraziotis 2003-04ABird 2004-05CRichards MBeaven 2005-06DFreedman 2006-07BVanDeinsen DEttridge 2007-08ABird 2008-09SKeen 2009-10JBurke 2010-11ELeten 2011-12JBurke 2012-13PWells 2013-14JBurke 2014-15PWells 2015-16MKelly 2016-17MKelly MBrown 2017-18AKouventaris 2018-19DSolway 2019-20NCarruthers

This year marked the 39th 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…

Equal 5th place on 22 points

Nathan McAndrew

Macca missed a third of our season due to his commitments to Sydney Thunder but still finished in the top five. An absolute leader and a champion on and off the field, his move to Adelaide next season will give him the opportunity to play a lot more first class cricket and he can be assured we will all be cheering for him from afar.

Jake Cormack

Jake returned this season after some time off and was in terrific form from ball one. 737 runs @43.35 with two centuries is a season of which he should be very satisfied.

4th place on 23 points

Basit Ali

In his second season with the club Basit had a cracker season with 27 wickets at the miserly average of 11.07

3rd place on 24 points

Brady Polkinghorne

Using his height to advantage together with the ability to bowl straight and a good work ethic was the mix for Brady to achieve the excellent season figures of 26 wickets @ 9.53

bankstown sports club joint winners on 29 points players of the Year 2020/2021

Ben Taylor and Niran Wijewardene

Ben Taylor

Pipped on the post by Dan Solway and Alex Kouventaris over the last two seasons BT had another battle on his hands this year with Niran but his 49 wickets at 19.71 and 316 runs @ 24.31 could not be denied. It is pleasing to note that this most prestigious award is shared by two of the most popular and respected members of the club. Heartiest congratulations Ben for another great season.

Niran Wijewardene

What a story, 4th grade last season, 3rd grade for the early part of this season and promoted to 2nd grade for the last 7 matches where he scored 329 runs @ 65.8 to go with his 551 runs in all grades @ 50.9. Will undoubtedly be pushing for 1st grade next season and there is no reason why he will not achieve this goal. Extremely well done, Wije.

1st grade T20 PREMIERS

Firstly, I want to say a huge thank you to everyone that has been involved in getting this season up and running. The committee, the volunteers, the SCA have all done an outstanding job of allowing so much cricket to be played given the challenging circumstances that were faced. While training and games may have been played in a different way this year, the players and coaches got on with the job and we saw some fantastic results on the park.

This year saw the club claim its inaugural First Grade T20 championship – which was a huge achievement. As far as campaigns go, to win a premiership, we simply could not have asked for a better performance. The season was faced with challenges right from the start with modified training and with players unavailable throughout the season, yet the team adapted so well. Everyone performed their different roles to such high standards throughout the season and it truly was a team effort. In the batting group, Nick and Zeeshaan were getting us off to such fast starts then Jake and Brownie used their experience through the middle overs, before Noddy would close out the innings with such a high strike rate.

Then the bowling group as a collective was impeccable. BT led the way, with his ability to shut the board down while taking wickets, and often worked in tandem with Ben Le Bas. There truly were not many teams who were able to handle our spin through the middle overs. The quicks also did a great job with Macca showing his class when available, as well as the young quicks in adjusting to their roles each and every game and doing a great job. Also, a special mention must go to Birdy - while not playing as much cricket as he has done

1st Grade batting 2020-21

playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsruns avg Carruthers,Nick1518112641311255132.41

Cormack,Jake131302246910252540.38

Ahmed, Zeeshaan 15180014059739421.89

McAndrew, Nathan 992023669234449.14

Nicotra,Daniel12155013478333233.20

Taylor,BenJ15143022268027424.91

Solway, Daniel 10101011209516418.22

Brown, Mitch 44001925915037.50

Hinds, Mitchell 77100944812120.17

Simpson, Matthew 15122001202611311.30

Marshall, Liam 15119009025*10452.00

Le Bas, Ben 12910080358210.25

Singh, Mansukh 1200020142412.00

Simpson, Bradley 1583003012*244.80

Heward, Dayne 53100105*52.50

Bursa,

Simpson, Bradley 15169196722403/4228.0042.253.98

Marshall, Liam 15166.1226112204/7327.7745.323.68

McAndrew, Nathan 970.1142431103/2322.0938.273.46

Le Bas, Ben 12108183111103/4828.2758.912.88

Heward, Dayne 536.53128502/2625.6044.203.48

Brown, Mitch 4290140302/3246.6758.004.83

Nicotra,Daniel1237.31161201/1480.50112.504.29

Bursa, Matthew 448.312161201/2080.50145.503.32

previously - the importance of his role and his execution was first class. His experience around the group and the work he puts in with Brad and Liam at training has been invaluable.

Finally, to Crowy, Bourney and Pols - your effort, commitment, and attitude to the group has been second to none, and it is great to see hard work rewarded with a flag. To Crowy, the group cannot thank you enough for all your years as head coach, your passion for the club and for the group is amazing and has been for a very long time. In your time as head coach to have won every major first grade flag and a club championship, truly reflects and is deserving of your passion – well done!

Overall, to win a premiership is extremely hard to do and to do so in what was a challenging year and to do so undefeated sums up what a tight knit and extremely talented group we have at this club. We can be so proud of this achievement for many years to come and thank you again to everyone that has been a part of making this fantastic achievement possible.

1st Grade twenty 20 batting 2020-21

playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsruns avg str Cormack,Jake76301797421170.33117.22

Carruthers,Nick7710121869*17529.17173.27

Ahmed, Zeeshaan 770011355315021.43128.21

Solway, Daniel 44001915610927.25101.87

Nicotra,Daniel7610034328116.20120.90

Hinds, Mitchell 5310041374924.5085.96

Brown, Mitch 3300020243913.0084.78

Taylor,Ben7530011133015.00125.00

McAndrew, Nathan 3200021272814.0096.55

Bird, Aaron 720001014147.0087.50

Le Bas, Ben 72200006*77.00116.67

Marshall, Liam 71100002*22.00100.00

1st Grade twenty 20 bowling 2020-21

playermat overs mr w5wi bbi avg strecn

Taylor,Ben726.301311615/138.199.944.94

Bird, Aaron 721.11881103/68.0011.554.16

Le Bas, Ben 72701521004/2115.2016.205.63

McAndrew, Nathan 310.3060703/228.579.005.71

Marshall, Liam 716.41119702/1517.0014.297.14

Simpson, Bradley 716.30125702/1517.8614.147.58

Nicotra,Daniel79.1049101/2049.0055.005.35

Brown, Mitch 36051101/1351.0036.008.50

PLEASE NOTE: All

2nd grade

First of all I’d like to congratulate the whole club for another successful season as there are many clubs in Sydney who would be very happy with Top 10 in Club Champions, their First Grade side winning a Twenty20 Premiership as well as making finals again in the One Day Competition, 2nd and 3rd Grade playing finals Cricket again and their PG side unluckily missing a chance to play finals due to rain – but most of all, just competing week in week out with so many issues at all levels to overcome due to COVID-19, is an outstanding achievement. Everyone played their part again as best they could from the Committee to the Coaches to the players in achieving another successful Premier Cricket Season. Again, there is a lot to celebrate.

I would like to congratulate Daniel and the 1st grade team on their hugely successful season in white ball cricket – Sols I’m not sure if you remember what I said in last season’s report… “that silverware was just around the corner with such a talented group of players and they had now found a leader who can take the team to another level” – well, a huge congratulations and the boys did it. I know the whole club felt part of 1st Grade team throughout the Twenty20winning journey and I’m sure that the success will be remembered for a long time for those that played and it will motivate everyone at the club for years to come. Also, a special mention to Alex and his 3rd grade team for another outstanding year in again playing finals cricket.

Now about the 2nd Grade 2020/2021 season.

To all of the 22 guys that represented 2nd grade this season congratulations on another fantastic year, we fought hard to play finals cricket again after an indifferent start – but a good win in round 11 against Sydney showed me we were heading in the right direction to finish well and make a run at the finals. But history will show the worst rain seen in years hit Sydney for a week before the Quarter Final weekend and our season was over without a ball being bowled in anger. In my mind we had Wests covered and who knows what could have happened from there. But it was not meant to be and after 2 days watching it rain we finished 5th. From there after an even finals series Minor Premiers Manly - who had an outstanding season finishing on 83 points - won the Albert Cup in a well-fought out final against St George at Manly Oval.

Within 3 seasons this group has gone from 15th in 2018 to 4th in 2019, Premiers in 2020 and 5th in 2021 – which is a great achievement and something to all be proud of. Again we had the luxury of great experience within the group to choose from each week in Dan Nicotra, Matt Bursa, Mitch Hinds, Joel Brockley, Daniel Burns (who was a welcome return to the club from South Australia) and Gurinder Hara who had come across from Blacktown always

2nd Grade batting 2020-21

playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsruns avg

Singh, Mansukh 1415213501710250739.00

Brockley,Joel151521171310743733.62

Hinds, Mitchell 992123510102*35150.14

Wijewardene, Niran 772043297332965.80

Clark,Ryan15123001504413715.22

Felsch,Justin2210116282*121121.00

Middleton, Cameron 151130011027*11514.38

Nicotra,Daniel33000714510635.33

Debono,Ethan641011226610334.33

Clark,Tony15820040249415.67

Hara, Gurinderjeet 1591005114759.38

Le Bas, Ben 332002123*3737.00

Burns,Daniel822003129*3737.00

Pearson,Blake43000208155.00

Heward, Dayne 73000108155.00

Bursa, Matthew 105500009*1111.00

Dedes, Matthew 4300000441.33

Momandi, Modacer 44100002*20.67

Ali,Basit3100000000.00

Kouventaris, Alex 1100000000.00

2nd Grade partnerships by wicket 2020-21

wktrunsplayers round opposition 1211 Mansukh Singh - Justin Felsch 1 UNSW

277 Joel Brockley - Mitchell Hinds 8 St George 3162 Mansukh Singh - Niran Wijewardene 10NorthernDistrict

429 Mitchell Hinds - Ryan Clark 15 Blacktown Mounties

5 No partnerships of 25 runs or greater

646RyanClark-TonyClark9Parramatta

738 Ethan Debono - Gurinderjeet Hara 5 Manly-Warringah

836 Mitchell Hinds - Daniel Burns 14 Sydney University

9 No partnerships of 25 runs or greater

1029 Tony Clark - Matthew Bursa 7 Campbelltown-Camden

leading from the front and combine that with the improving class of Mansuk, Justin, Cameron, Ryan, Ethan, Dane and Ben that have been in the team for some time now, we have a playing roster any club would kill for. The improvement of our younger group this season was exciting as they are the future of our club and I would like at this time to congratulate Dane, Mansuk and Ethan for making their 1st Grade Twenty20 debuts - which was well deserved. We also had Blake, Koby and Modacer come from 3rd Grade and showed they are ready for the step-up next season. Alex, Muhammad, Matthew and Basit proved they are 2nd Grade cricketers at any other club in Sydney and I’m sure will be very important to the team moving forward.

Also, a special mention has to go to Niran Wijewardene who with 329 runs @65 was the turning point of our season. Wij came into the team in round 10 scoring 66 in his first game and was a star from that point on as he gave everyone in the team a sense of confidence we were missing. He was a pleasure to have in the team, admired by all his teammates and showed if you put the hard work in, it does pay off in the end. Congratulations Niran on your performances in 2020/2021 and look forward to watching your progress in the coming season.

Some individual statistics to come out of this season that I thought were important to mention:

Our leading batsmen were: Mansuk 507 runs h/s 102 @ 39 was in another class after Christmas, Joel 437 runs h/s 107 @ 33 again got us off to great starts again and we are always a better team when we have Mitch Hinds at No 3 and again, he showed how important he is to us scoring 351 h/s 102 @ 51 well done again Mitch another wonderful season and thanks for all your support throughout a long year. I am also looking forward to seeing Justin and Ethan back after injury and work respectively as they started the season so well with big runs and it looks promising from both.

2nd Grade bowling 2020-21

playermat overs mr w5wi bbi avg strecn

Clark,Tony15168434882104/5823.2448.002.90

Hara, Gurinderjeet 15147.3275071715/4229.8252.063.44

Clark,Ryan15176226111704/2635.9462.123.47

Bursa, Matthew 10113263341503/422.2745.202.96

Burns,Daniel888142561103/823.2748.002.91

Heward, Dayne 775.4113681104/5133.4541.274.86

Salman, Muhammad 659.411206702/1629.4351.143.45

Pearson,Blake433.43175604/2129.1733.675.20

Nicotra,Daniel3377116404/5429.0055.503.14

Le Bas, Ben 3281127303/3642.3356.004.54

Ali,Basit315527202/413.5045.001.80

Momandi, Modacer 49131202/3115.5027.003.44

Singh, Mansukh 14213101/33.0012.001.50

Wijewardene, Niran 73024000/24--8.00

Layton, Koby 16025000/25--4.17

Our bowling was shared around nicely with everyone doing their job week in week out with myself 21, Ryan C 17, Gurinder 17, Matt B 15, Dane and Daniel 11 wickets each our main bowling group but we had Blake, Mahammad, Ben and Basit also contributing in important games. Special mention must go to Basit Ali who supported us both on and off the field. He had a great season with 25 wickets @ 10 in all grades and was my most improved cricketer in the club.

Also, a special mention to Middo on his contribution to the side with 26 dismissals which included some outstanding snares – his keeping after Christmas was of the highest level.

To be successful 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 our Coach Gary Growfoot and his staff James, Aaron, Ray, Alan, Mick Poulson and all the

helpers at training including Geoff, Eris and Kash, it was a long and at times tough season for you all to navigate through – so thank you for your dedication to the cause as there is always a quality session for the players week in week out to help them improve.

Special mention to James, Ron and Gary for being our support staff each week on game day, we could not have been as successful as we have been without you all being involved.

To James Bourne, you know how much I respect you, the whole team thanks you for all you have done for us and you will be missed greatly.

I would like to congratulate Dean and my fellow Captains for a job well done and thank them once again for their friendship and support in 2020/2021.

To all our sponsors thank you 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 the only afternoon teas in Sydney Grade Cricket - thank you so much on behalf of the 2nd Grade team for all your efforts and support over 2020/2021 season and congratulations to you all for an outstanding year.

In closing: Most players over the last 3 seasons have bought into the culture I have tried to bring to this team. It may not have suited everyone and for that I’m truly sorry - especially for those where it has affected their love for the game - but ultimately it is your own results on the field that you

will be judged on. It has been a pleasure to be your Captain over that time as you are all such a mature and talented group of young men and I hope we can do it again next season.

Again I would like to thank my wife Jodie and all my family for their support as you have all been part of another wonderful season.

Last but not least I want to wish all involved at Bankstown DCC a safe offseason and look forward to whatever lies ahead for us all.

Regards Tony Clark

3rd grade

The 2020/21 3rd Grade season was a rollercoaster that nobody wanted to end. With an unclear start date, everyone turned up each week during pre-season to ensure we carried on last season’s run. After a disappointing end with us not being able to play the quarter final last year due to Covid, we all knew where we wanted to be in March. Special mentions go out to the entire coaching staff, the committee, parents, volunteers and to all the players. Everyone’s efforts played a massive role in the success Bankstown had this year.

From round one it was evident that everyone had a very positive attitude to the upcoming season. With a strong 2019/20 season behind us, 3rd grade had a tight and unique bond that gave everyone confidence going forward created by prior success lead by Iain Ridley and Matthew Dedes. I would also like to acknowledge Dean Magee. The effort and commitment Dean puts in each week to not only 3rd grade but towards the whole club is greatly appreciated. I would like to personally thank Dean for the trust and support he has given me over the years, for which I’ll be forever grateful.

I would like to extend special mentions to Gary Crowfoot, James Bourne, Brian Freedman and Marty Klumpp for their tireless efforts week in and week out. I would also like to thank Scott Grant and the management committee for all your hard work behind the scenes. To Geoff Price and Eris Dignam, the effort and commitment you two provide every week, every season is nothing short of amazing and for that, the club thanks you both. The 2020/21 season for 3rd Grade showed a determined group of young men had one goal, and that was to play finals cricket. After missing out the season before due to Covid, nothing was getting in our way. This was proven by us making the semi finals in a challenging but very rewarding season.

Every individual who played a game in 3rd Grade should be proud of what they achieved and everyone played a massive role in the success that our team had this year, whether it was Niran Wijewardene and Anthony Melynk scoring runs for fun, making difficult wickets look easy, through to Basit Ali, Koby Layton and Rhys Ward taking bags full of wickets.

Even after a tough loss in the semis, everyone walked away from that game with their heads held high, knowing we did our best. The most pleasing part about the season was the bond built between the boys and regardless of the result, we always walked on and off the field knowing we were playing for each other. That’s what made this team so special and successful. I can safely say that this season has been by far one of my most challenging but rewarding seasons. It was an absolute pleasure to lead and play alongside all of you. Many memories were made over the season and I can’t wait to do it all again.

As my good friend Matthew Dedes once said, “There will always be more to life than cricket, but spending Saturdays with your best mates will always be hard to beat.”

3rd Grade batting 2020-21

playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsruns avg

Melnyk, Anthony 76211292106*25263.00

Wijewardene, Niran 7710215266*22237.00

Freeman,Ryan10102001704021026.25

Kouventaris, Alex 13130001804120615.85

Momandi, Modacer 880011305015118.88

Ridley, Chris 44102318114046.67

Dedes, Matthew 660001104612420.67

Ali,Basit11102007220749.25

Alam, Rahid 9710050206611.00

Weerasingham, Manoj 7710020166210.33

Perera,Johann4400051376015.00

Handunneththi, Bryan 111013055*5555.00

Layton, Koby 1394002221479.40

Ward, Rhys 14860040364623.00

Pearson,Blake330002194615.33

Prideaux, Ethan 550001018346.80

Freeman,Ryan2200020283417.00

Pearson,Blake541003014258.33

Ali, Zain 540003014235.75

Bilal,Ali220001013147.00

Slane, Daniel 1100010111111.00

Burns,Daniel1100020999.00

Malcolm, Ryan 1100000888.00

Salman, Muhammad 6300000662.00

Debono,Ethan1100010666.00

Barrett, Hayden 2100000444.00

Polkinghorne, Brady 33000333.00

Leten, Ethan 1100000333.00

Low, Travis 11000222.00

3rd Grade partnerships by wicket 2020-21

wkt runsplayers round opposition

135 Alex Kouventaris - Daniel Burns 13 Gordon

251 Modacer Momandi - Matthew Dedes

SF NorthernDistrict

345 Ethan Prideaux - Niran Wijewardene 1Penrith

475 Modacer Momandi - Niran Wijewardene 3 UNSW

587 Niran Wijewardene - Alex Kouventaris 2 Manly-Warringah

630 Daniel Slane - Johann Perera 10NorthernDistrict

7 No partnerships of 25 runs or greater

832 Anthony Melnyk - Bryan Handunneththi

SF NorthernDistrict

9 No partnerships of 25 runs or greater

1080 Bryan Handunneththi - Rhys Ward SF NorthernDistrict

3rd Grade bowling 2020-21

playermat overs mr w5wi bbi avg strecn

Ali,Basit11115.4292722504/010.8827.762.35

Layton, Koby 13129.4174152415/7917.2932.423.20

Ward, Rhys 14143412812104/1613.3840.861.97

Salman, Muhammad 647.5111111004/1811.1028.702.32

Pearson,Blake562.49212903/4223.5641.783.38

Pearson,Blake324386704/4312.2920.573.58

Melnyk, Anthony 722.4747615/137.8322.672.07

Wijewardene, Niran 721.1083502/316.6025.403.92

Polkinghorne, Brady 18218404/184.5012.002.25

Slane, Daniel 110036303/3612.0020.003.60

Ali, Zain 517058302/2219.3334.003.41

Freeman,Ryan26129202/2914.5018.004.83

Burns,Daniel1214101/44.0012.002.00

Polkinghorne, Brady 215519101/819.0090.001.27

Barrett, Hayden 211133101/1833.0066.003.00

Leten, Ethan 11010000/10--10.00

Handunneththi, Bryan 16214000/14--2.33

Clissold, Max 15028000/28--5.60

Freeman,Ryan105133000/0--6.60

Momandi, Modacer 810157000/5--5.70

4th grade

To say the 2020/21 season was a frustrating one would be an understatement. After a delayed start to the season, 4th Grade started with a bang, a bonus point win over Penrith promised so much, however as a team we were unable to put this level of performance consistently week in week out.

A devastating loss to Parramatta in round 9 summed up our season, needing 12 runs to win and 5 wickets down, we managed to lose by 1 run, followed up by a loss on the 3rd last ball against Sydney, combined with a 2-day washout, where all but 1 other game was able to get a result. We were left wondering if small results going a different way could have changed the course of the season. When no one scores above 200 runs in the season it makes it very difficult to be a consistently successful side.

There were positives throughout the season, a strong win against eventual champions Sutherland before Christmas, with Brady Polkinghorne and Hayden Barrett leading the way with the ball - as they so often did during the season in bowling us to victory.

We also had some success towards the end of the season, beating then firstplaced side Sydney Uni in a match they expected to comfortably win, was a great achievement. Tom Ramage stepping up to 4th grade in style with 91 against the best bowling attack in the competition, and everyone contributing with the ball lead to a memorable victory and showing that on our day we could compete with any team in the competition.

Brady was outstanding this season with 21 wickets in only 8 games of 4th grade, showing that he is easily one of the better bowlers in the competition and had learnt how to get batsmen out in various conditions.

It was also great to see many players who began the season in 4th grade push up through the grades, with Rahid Alam, Ryan Freeman and in particular Anthony Melnyk all playing key parts in 3rd Grades’ finals run.

A special thank you to Daniel Slane, driving down from Newcastle throughout the season and consistently performing with the bat and ball, showing that he still has the ability to play much higher grades when soccer allows.

In a difficult season, the efforts of the committee and coaches in getting us on the field was greatly appreciated by all players. Dean Magee doesn’t get the credit he deserves, finding 55 fit and available players was very challenging throughout the season, and the efforts and endless phone calls he has each week is greatly appreciated by all captains.

Lastly I want to take the opportunity to thank our two coaches Gary Crowfoot and James Bourne. Although their roles are changing in the future, they have been immense assets to the club and to myself. Bourney has been a great mentor from when I started at the club, as some of my best personal performances were in sides that he played in, he always made cricket seem easier and less stressful when he was in the lineup. The support he has provided since joining the coaching staff has been a massive asset. Gary has been the only head coach I’ve had at Bankstown, and the past decade of success could not have been possible without him and the endless effort he puts in on and off the field 12 months a year. Two Green Shields, One Poidevin-Gray, Two Limited Overs Cups, a T20 Premiership, a 2nd Grade Premiership, a Belvidere Cup and a Club Championship is an enviable legacy. He also helped me become a better cricketer with bat and ball than I ever thought possible, and for that I will be forever thankful.

I look forward to seeing as many players as possible back at the club next year, and pushing for another successful Bulldogs season.

4tH Grade partnerships by wicket 2020-21

wkt runsplayers round opposition

177 Johann Perera - Ethan Prideaux 7 Randwick Petersham

254 Ethan Prideaux - Ali Bilal 7 Randwick Petersham

367 Johann Perera - Bryan Handunneththi 6 Campbelltown-Camden

437 Manoj Weerasingham - Thomas Ramage 14 Sydney University

542 Johann Perera - Anthony Melnyk 6 Campbelltown-Camden

699 Daniel Slane - Anthony Melnyk 5 Sutherland

742 Ali Bilal - Hayden Barrett 2 Manly-Warringah

8 No partnerships of 25 runs or greater 9 No partnerships of 25 runs or greater 10 No partnerships of 25 runs or greater

4tH Grade bowling 2020-21

playermat overs mr w5wi bbi avg strecn

Polkinghorne, Brady 869.3121852104/158.8119.862.66

Bilimoria,Jehan1396183041403/4021.7141.143.17

Barrett, Hayden 1061.142441303/2218.7728.233.99

Handunneththi, Bryan 97572841003/4828.4045.003.79

Cheetham,James854.37197903/2121.8936.333.61

Sivapragasam, Prashanthan 7486163602/1727.1748.003.40

Stefanish, Chris 219273503/2914.6022.803.84

Slane, Daniel 326567402/1316.7539.002.58

Clissold, Max 6392174302/2658.0078.004.46

Freeman,Ryan211.3154201/2227.0034.504.70

Weerasingham, Manoj 616261201/2630.5048.003.81

Ejaz, Mudassir 216169201/1834.5048.004.31

Singh, Harjapan 110042101/4242.0060.004.20

Hewitt, Liam 110145101/4545.0060.004.50

Ali, Zain 21011000/1111.00

4tH Grade batting 2020-21

playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsruns avg Perera,Johann880012526418723.38

Raina, Arnav 111110014241*17717.70

Prideaux, Ethan 770011215913118.71

Handunneththi, Bryan 97000503512517.86

Ramage,Thomas22001109111457.00

Weerasingham, Manoj 66000504210417.33

Bilal,Ali651001114410025.00

Bilimoria,Jehan13110006029978.82

Melnyk, Anthony 222017058*9090.00

Low, Travis 11100002028818.10

Alam, Rahid 55100111327919.75

Slane, Daniel 311017266*6666.00

Malcolm, Ryan 4410050245919.67

Freeman,Ryan2200080375628.00

Clissold, Max 6530010203819.00

Sivapragasam, Prashanthan 751003118369.00

Polkinghorne, Brady 861002015346.80

Christensen, Brad 1100031333333.00

Barrett, Hayden 107300109297.25

Ali, Zain 2200010222713.50

Cheetham,James841002112165.33

Weerasingham, Sanjiv 330002013144.67

Leten, Ethan 1100000141414.00

Stefanish, Chris 22100006*1010.00

Ejaz, Mudassir 2100010777.00

Singh, Harjapan 11100003*33.00

Shahid, Subtain 2200000110.50

Hewitt, Liam 1100000000.00

With the year that was 2020, we were incredibly fortunate as a club and sport, that the 2020/21 season was able to go ahead. The club excelled in its approach to making sure we had a proper pre-season and season, with as little friction from the pandemic as possible.

5th grade

With a young and ever-changing side, it was difficult to consistently put results on the board. Starting with the season with six debutants from the Green Shield squad against some very good 5th Grade sides proved to be a baptism of fire. The boys fought valiantly for the first few rounds but were outsmarted by more experienced players. Unfortunately, we did not register a win in the first 5 rounds, although we came extremely close a couple of times. I hope they all learned from the experiences and bring them to situations in the future.

We were able to bring some more experience with the return of players from HSC exams and in higher grades, managing to string together 4 wins out of 5 games either side of Christmas and another Covid breakout. Unfortunately, a couple of losses and a washout to finish the season left us lingering in the bottom half of the table, lower than I believe our performances and efforts warranted.

There were many breakout performances and players this year. Subtain Shahid’s two magnificent centuries in a season, a feat rarely achieved in 5th Grade, will surely see him gain the confidence and self-belief to rise through the grades. Subtain’s partnership with Lachlan Johnson, who raised his bat with a fifty against Sydney saw us chase down 250 – also rarely seen in 5th Grade. Charlie Fitzjohn, whose efforts week in, week out, saw him lead the wicket-taking tally for the competition for most of the season and also added a fine half century early in the season. Harjapan Singh’s fivefor at the death saw us beat Randwick-Petersham in a nail-biter. Sanjiv Weerasigham and Rohin Patel’s courageous partnership chasing down Fairfield on a difficult wicket in difficult circumstances – which ws paired with Mudassir Ejaz’s five wicket haul in the same game.

I want to thank and congratulate Prash, for taking the captaincy reins for the last two games of the season. I am sure there will be more opportunity to lead in the future if he wants it.

I want to thank every parent who helped our side throughout the season. Every little bit was hugely appreciated. With a group of such young players, it sometimes feels like herding cats setting up the field, packing covers, etc. Without the parents, I am not sure if we would have been ready to take the field every week.

I want to thank Kash Patel, who made my life as captain as easy as possible, handling scoring and administration issues I would not have been able to control or fix. Thank you again.

A huge thank you to Dean Magee who, as Chairman of Selectors, took a lot of weight off my shoulders with selections and helping manage my team each week. He kept me level-headed with decisions when I really wanted to pick 15 players every week.

Gary Crowfoot and James Bourne were instrumental in our succes this season. I cannot thank them enough for their efforts and dedication to each individual player. Both have been pivotal in creating our exceptional club culture. As a club and personally, we are going to miss Bourney and wish him the best in future. His positivity, motivation and insight have benefitted every player in the club, and for that I want to say thank you.

Thank you to Eris Dignam and Geoff Price for their efforts at training every week and helping us set up for home games at Grahame Thomas Oval. Also thank you to Marty Klumpp, Brian Freedman and the committee for their selfless work running the club as it is very much appreciated.

I also must congratulate – of the 28 players that we had in 5th Grade – every single player conducted themselves and played within the Spirit of Cricket. Not a game went by without the umpires, opposition or even opposition parents and scorers, approaching me and commending our side’s approach to the game. It is a credit to the club and culture that has been built that we consistently bring players who contribute as custodians of the sport.

It has been an absolute pleasure captaining 5th Grade this year. I hope the boys enjoyed it as much as I did. Bring on next season.

5tH Grade batting 2020-21

playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsruns avg Shahid, Subtain 1011420363106*32846.86

Ramage,Thomas11110022617830828.00

Johnson, Lachlan 10121012205220418.55 Patel,Rohin12124009035*15219.00

Gotsis, Andrew 79000813212213.56

Handunneththi, Bryan 221019085*105105.00

Raina, Arnav 11001102909090.00

Fitzjohn,Charlie11710170508514.17

Weerasingham, Sanjiv 551007138*7819.50

Christensen, Brad 4400091407218.00

Melnyk, Anthony 1100080464646.00

Condon, Maximilian 341003017*4113.67

Ejaz, Mudassir 8410041103411.33

Hewitt, Liam 7300050153010.00

Hebeston,Nathan650004022275.40

Sivapragasam, Prashanthan 550005016265.20

Clissold, Max 2200001222412.00 Penna,Bailey541001017*237.67

Perera,Johann1100010141414.00

Cheetham,James3320010799.00

Louka, Daniel 3310010773.50

Kelly, Mathew 2210000555.00 Carr,Daniel21100001*11.00

Ali, Zain 1100000111.00

Kulkarni, Ronit 3200000110.50

Polkinghorne, Brady 1100000000.00

Clark, Brendan 1100000000.00

Singh, Harjapan 53100000*00.00

5tH Grade partnerships by wicket 2020-21

wkt runsplayers round opposition

152 Bryan Handunneththi - Brad Christensen 3 UNSW 2101 Lachlan Johnson - Subtain Shahid 11 Sydney 3118 Subtain Shahid - Thomas Ramage 6 Campbelltown-Camden 492 Subtain Shahid - Thomas Ramage 11 Sydney 553 Thomas Ramage - Brad Christensen 10NorthernDistrict 6 No partnerships of 25 runs or greater 760 Sanjiv Weerasingham - Rohin Patel 12 Fairfield-Liverpool 866 Anthony Melnyk - Charlie Fitzjohn 4 Eastern Suburbs 9 No partnerships of 25 runs or greater 10 No partnerships of 25 runs or greater

Ejaz, Mudassir 877.573471615/5521.6929.194.46

Singh, Harjapan 53931701015/4517.0023.404.36

Hewitt, Liam 762.57263702/2937.5753.864.19

Hebeston,Nathan6506177602/3829.5050.003.54

Penna,Bailey5436202602/3933.6743.004.70

Sivapragasam, Prashanthan 543.111138402/2534.5064.753.20 Carr,Daniel216366303/3722.0032.004.13 Cheetham,James317183302/2527.6734.004.88

Handunneththi,

Having a less than ideal pre-season due to the Covid-19 outbreak and regulations imposed resulted in the main group of players training separately, that didn’t stop the squad being primed and ready for a successful campaign after bowing out last season in the Thunder Conference Semi Finals. The matches in the Thunder Conference always ebbs and flows, tough cricket with nail-biting endings and this season was every bit of it.

We kicked off the season with a 27-run home T20 win against Campbelltown. After winning the toss and electing to bat, we wanted to put the sword to the Ghosts and make our presence felt. Our openers Mansukh Singh 35 from 29 and Zeeshaan Ahmed 79 off 45 did that with an opening stand of 96 from only 10 overs. Ethan Debono’s power hitting 23 off just 14 balls laid the platform to set a nice total of 174 after 20 overs. The Ghosts were vanquished for 147 with Blake Pearson 2-30, skipper Liam Marshall 2/18 and Koby Layton 2/22. It was a fine all-round effort from the bowlers.

Round 2 we were on the road to Hawkesbury and losing the toss and bowling first we able to bowl them out for 169 off 42 overs. Liam Marshall lead from the front with figures of 4/22, Brad Simpson claimed two of the top 3 Hawks with sheer pace, Blake Pearson and Ryan Clark were both hard to put away and bowled great together during the middle overs. In reply, we lost 2 wickets in the first over then 4/20 and looked to be in troubled waters but to the rescue came Modacer Momandi 65 and Matt Simpson 73no with grit and determination to steer us to victory with 10 overs remaining.

Next round we suffered our first defeat of the season to Sydney Uni in the tightest of matches. Our openers Zeeshaan Ahmed and Mansukh Singh put on a healthy 56 for the opening stand before Zeeshaan was out for 29, Mansukh was caught for 30 with the score on 70 before Modacer Momandi capped a great weekend with a brilliant 83 in support of Matt Simpson who carried his bat with 82no. Ethan Debono finished our innings off with 24 from just 12 balls to reach a very healthy 4-264 off 50 overs. However, Sydney Uni’s Ben Mitchell got in the way with a magnificent 130no off 118 balls which got the students home with 3 balls to spare. The pick of our bowlers were Blake Pearson 2/43 and Brad Simpson 2/55.

The side took on the Parramatta at home and what a thriller it was. We won the toss and elected to bat first in great conditions and posted 304 runs. The confidence was high for a victory, but Parramatta almost proved too slippery with 302. Our top order clicked straight into top gear. Mansukh Singh hammered the ball from the outset and was a delight to behold in full flight with 72 off 82 with nine boundaries and two sensational sixes. Zeeshaan Ahmed scored 29. However, the day belonged to a rampaging Ethan De Bono who was at his dynamic best with a superlative 126 from 101 balls. De Bono batted for 105 minutes in an innings he will always remember. Matt Simpson compiled 36 and ran beautifully between the wickets with Ethan. This was crucial as the game developed. The Bulldogs were very confident with 300 plus in the bank and Liam Marshall added to that with his usual breakthrough claiming 3 wickets along with Blake Pearson chimed in with three poles and Ryan Clark with 2 wickets, however Parramatta fought valiantly, and it came down to the last over as Parramatta needed 28, then 4 off the last ball in a memorable victory!

poidevin-GraY sHield batting 2020-21

playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsruns avg Simpson, Matthew 6620220382*22857.00

Singh, Mansukh 660022847222437.33

Debono,Ethan4411091212619565.00

Momandi, Modacer 550021318318336.60

Ahmed, Zeeshaan 660011847916527.50

Marshall, Liam 644003029*4343.00

Middleton, Cameron 660000016355.83

Clark,Ryan65100007246.00

Freeman,Ryan532000013*1818.00

Simpson, Bradley 61100006*66.00

Felsch,Justin1100000111.00

Our last round game we defeated the Fairfield-Liverpool Lions convincingly at home. The Lions never really took the initiative against our fired-up attack. They battled their way to 154, which was well short of a competitive total. Very good early work by Liam Marshall silenced the Lions as he claimed 1/9 from an immaculate 5-over spell. Brad Simpson claimed 2/15, Ryan Clark went wicketless with his extremely accurate offies he conceded a meagre 24 runs to apply the pressure required to stall the FairfieldLiverpool innings – totally frustrating the Lions and they never really recovered.

Rhys Ward claimed 1/27 from 6 useful overs whilst enthusiastic Koby Layton was in superb form and hunted down the Lions with 3/46 in a productive 9-over spell was a masterly effort. A special mention to Zeeshaan Ahmed who chimed in with 1/6 which excited the crowd. Matt Simpson had a great day behind the stumps with 3 smart catches and 2 lightning-like stumpings. In reply, Mansukh Singh got the Bulldogs off to a flier with a dashing 37 at the top of the order hammering 6 sizzling boundaries. Skipper Liam Marshall is renowned for his bowling but guided his team to victory with the willow. When the team needed him most, he took control and guided them to 155 with a brilliant 29 not out. Matt Simpson completed a wonderful weekend with a very responsible 28 whilst in form Modacer Momandi hammered 25 useful runs.

Making the semi-finals for the 3rd straight year is a nice achievement, however our match against Campbelltown-Camden was washed out and due to us running 4th on the ladder we didn’t progress to the Thunder Conference Final. The whole team was extremely disappointed to end our campaign like this as we all felt we were a huge chance of winning the last game of the comp (Grand Final) but it shows how important winning all your 50 over matches are as they are worth 6 points, where T20 wins are only worth 3 points.

The whole group would like to thank Shane Cormack once again for being our manager, Dave Debono for scoring and even at times when Ethan wasn’t playing and especially to all the volunteers who help during our home games by setting up the ground and having a canteen available. A special mention to Justin Felsch for your continuing support on game day whilst being injured for the whole season, the team really valued your commitment and energy towards the group.

To Matt Simpson, Ryan Clark, Cameron Middleton and Mansukh Singh who all bow out. Thank you for all your efforts in the past couple of years – it’s unfortunate we couldn’t collect any silverware during our time, however you all have left a great platform for the next group of players to come into the squad and continue the success that this team I believe really deserves.

See you all again next year!

NickCarruthers

poidevin-GraY sHield bowling 2020-21

playermat overs mr w5wi bbi avg strecn

Marshall, Liam 63801791204/2214.9219.004.71

Simpson, Bradley 639.322031203/1516.9219.755.14

Clark,Ryan6482193702/2427.5741.144.02

Pearson,Blake5320182602/3030.3332.005.69

Layton, Koby 4270147503/4629.4032.405.44

Ahmed, Zeeshaan 6216101/66.0012.003.00

Ward, Rhys 16127101/2727.0036.004.50

Momandi, Modacer 510066101/1366.0060.006.60

Freeman,Ryan5190118101/57118.00114.006.21

Felsch,Justin11022000/22--22.00

WEERASINGHAM

green shield

Firstly, I would like to thank Gary Crowfoot and James Bourne for their incredible help this year co-ordinating everything from Covid-safe numbers at the trials to the training sessions leading up to the start of the competition – it is greatly appreciated to have so much assistance in developing the youth of the club.

For the last 4 years Suresh has undeniably been the backbone of the AW Green Shield set-up at this great club along with his partner in crime, Milani. Their tireless work behind the scenes from corralling the parents to sit together, to the massive effort of setting out individual bagged lunches for the boys throughout the Covid period has not gone unnoticed – so thank you for your wonderful contribution.

A special mention to Iain and Nic for the preparation help on match day enabling me to focus on the boys’ roles. The 2020/21 campaign didn’t quite end up the way it was pictured in the lead up to the first round. With the pre-season sessions cut in half due to the ever-changing landscape of the Covid situation, the boys toiled hard to little prevail. We had a couple very close games against Sydney University and Blacktown and couldn’t manage to get over the line – but this was not through lack of hunger. The disappointment on the boys’ faces said it all, especially after the closer games. In saying that we came up against some very strong opposition - some of the quickest bowlers I have seen at this level over my time and some of the more disciplined fielding performances that I have witnessed.

I believe the boys will have learnt many valuable lessons throughout the seven games as different situations would have been put in front of them that many would not have had the opportunity to tackle before i.e. the faster bowlers or the disciplined fielding displays. In the end, the boys pulled together and enjoyed the challenges that had been thrown their way.

Finally, I want the thank the Management Committee for the continued support and for providing what is needed to get the boys on the park.

To all the boys who played in this year’s Green Shield team, I wish you all the best for the off-season and hope you all continue your cricket careers with this wonderful club.

Chris Ridley, Coach

aw green shield batting 2020-21 playermatinnno100s50s4s6shsrunsavg Raina,Arnav760022027718931.50 Malcolm,Lachlan441016076*12140.33 Louka,Daniel7700040198111.57

Kulkarni,Ronit41100002*22.00 Raza,Ilyaan7200000110.50

aw Green sHield partnerships by wicket 2020-21 wkt

aw green shield bowling 2020-21

playermatoversmrw5wibbiavgstrecn

Weerasingham,Manoj741.441341003/3413.4025.003.22 Raza,Ilyaan7634183803/1322.8847.252.90 Penna,Bailey6407142702/2220.2934.293.55 Singh,Harjapan648.35176703/2025.1441.573.63

Fitzjohn,Charlie7461185602/2530.8346.004.02

Kulkarni,Ronit4224103403/4625.7533.004.68 Kulkarni,Ronit1319000/9--3.00

Jayawardana,Minol52011000/11--5.50

King,Jordan62011000/11--5.50

Malcolm,Lachlan410053000/4--5.30

Smith,Jake213061000/27--4.69

women’s cricket

The Bankstown Sports Women’s Cricket Club 2020-21 season once again proved very successful. However, the club had to cope with COVID-19 global pandemic training and playing requirements although fortunately the season was not materially impacted due to COVID, as well as continuing to focus on player development as the playing strength continued to build. Unfortunately, the weather curtailed 1st Grades season when their elimination final was washed out without a ball being bowled.

The club fielded 4 sides this season being 1st, 3rd Grades and U18 Brewer Shield teams in the Women’s Premier Cricket Competition and U15 Sixers Cricket League as well as contributing players in the Youth Championships representative teams. Congratulations to Ashleigh Gardner on winning the NSW Women’s Premier Cricket

First Grade Player of the Year award for this season & also to Ashleigh Gardner & Jannatul Sumona for being named in the NSW Women’s Premier Cricket First Grade Team of the Year for this season – both outstanding achievements.

There was also a NSW Women’s Premier Cricket First

Grade Team of the Decade announced this season with Laura Wright (WK), Rhiannon Dick, Sarah Aley and Emma Newman selected in this team.

We are grateful to these players for their commitment, support & obviously performances over the past 10 years and congratulate these players for being recognised by being selected in the team.

Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, most of the elite and representative teams were either not held this season or had very limited matches – hopefully these will return next season. Towards the end of this season there was a series of under-age matches played where Tahlia Dunne & Angelina Genford

represented NSW Metro U16 and U19 in matches against South Australia and Victoria.

Also, this season our club had 8 junior players selected in Academy squads from U15 through to the U19 age groups.

We continue to be extremely proud to have so many younger players in our club selected in these squads and are very pleased that the talents of so many of our younger players continue to be recognised outside our club.

Our thanks to Emma Newman & Paul Stathis for their work in coaching and managing the junior teams as well as parents who also contributed to running these teams. Our 1st and 3rd Grades,

as well as the Brewer Shield team, were also filled mainly with players who have made their way through our junior ranks over recent seasons which is confirmation that the Player Pathway in place within our club is allowing junior players the opportunity to develop their cricketing skills and giving them opportunities to play at higher levels.

In regard to player development, special acknowledgement to the Club’s Coaching team led by dedicated Club Coach Sarah Aley –known to most of us as “Mitsy” – who also continued to play in the 1st Grade team. We have been privileged to have an exInternational, National League & WBBL player as our Club Coach. Coaching assistants including Club Legend Therese Stewart and Laura Wright, Gary Crowfoot and Chris

Ridley from the Bankstown District Cricket Club also contributed significantly throughout the season as did Chloe Butler who coached the SCL team in the Spring competition and parent coaches including Gus Fernando, Brendan Dunne, Paul Stathis, David Gibson, Stephen Peters and Venkatesh Thirupathy who shared their expertise at training or on game day.

The club also acknowledges the contributions of parents and players including Virginia Errington, Alanna Yates, Brianna Fraser and Stephen Peters who managed teams so well and to our brilliant 1st Grade scorer Jennifer Campbell who this season took over from Kerrie Dick.

Volunteers are such an integral part of any club and we are extremely fortunate to have so many committed

volunteers within our club. To this end our thanks to Virginia Errington who stepped into the role of Club Secretary this season having taken over from Justin Newman who had filled the role for numerous seasons. Virginia was meticulous in all the meetings held (and there were many this season due to both COVID and the number of new committee members) as well as handling all the correspondence and being the primary club contact point. Our appreciation also to Gus Fernando who stepped into the Vice-President role this season taking over from Gary Penman who had filled this role for even longer than Justin had been Secretary. Gus also assumed the role of Head of the Cricket Operations Committee and Head of Selectors during the season which was much appreciated. Thank You also

to Meegan Smith-Grant who once again filled the role of Club Treasurer handling all our income & expenditure meticulously. Finally, a special call out to Rose Whelan for not just maintaining supply of our current playing and training clothing, however, also researching for a potential full clothing refresh hopefully next season.

Our club’s social media covering the club’s publicity, website & facebook pages was operated extremely effectively by Emma Newman, Rose and Alice Whelan. Social media continues to be a crucial part in everyone being kept up-to-date on club activities. The publicity not only enhances the brand of our club, it also enhances the positioning of female cricket in our area.

Our thanks to all members of the club’s Management Committee for their untiring efforts this season in enabling the club to operate so smoothly once again this season especially given the many uncertainties and additional administration requirements - everyone rolled up their sleeves and got on with it!

Unfortunately this season we had insufficient registrations to be able to field a 2nd Grade team – the club’s Management Committee is working hard to recruit additional players for next season with the aim of once again being able to nominate 4 teams in the NSW Women’s Premier Cricket Competition being a team in each of 1st, 2nd & 3rd Grade and Brewer Shield. Once again this season a number of players from our club also achieved selections

including playing in the WNCL and WBBL06 competitions. Congratulations to Sarah Aley, Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns, Maddie Penna, Katie Mack and Erica Kershaw who all played at the 1st Class level this season with Ashleigh also being a regular member of the Australia Women’s Team. Our congratulations and thanks to Sarah Aley (“Mitsy”) for your service to NSW & Australia cricket following your retirement from 1st class cricket this season.

Our club also congratulates the Bankstown Men’s Cricket Club on another successful season - we are very appreciative of the continued support we receive from the Men’s Club –we are extremely fortunate to be associated with such a wonderful Men’s Club.

Many people contributed to making this season such a success:

The Management Committee members included:

President: Robert Smith

Registrations: David Gibson

Vice-President: Gus Fernando

Publicity & Website: Emma Newman

Secretary: Virginia Errington

Junior Development: Samantha Devlin

Treasurer: Meegan Smith-Grant

Club Coach: Sarah Aley

Committee members:

Marty Klumpp, Brian Freedman, Sharon Cooper, Rose Whelan.

Cricket Operations Committee: Brendan

D unne / Gus Fernando (Chair), Sarah Aley, Paul Stathis, Roger Errington.

Team Managers: 1st Grade: Virginia Errington; 3rd Grade: Brianna Fraser, Alanna Yates; Brewer Shield: Stephen Peters. Scorers: 1st Grade: Jennifer Campbell; 3rd Grade: Denise Martin, Andrew Martin, Belinda Gibson; Brewer Shield: Lyn Stathis, Denise Martin; SCL: David Dancy, Brad Abrook, Jennene Abrook. Coaches: Sarah Aley, Emma Newman, Therese Stewart, Laura Wright, Brendan Dunne, Paul Stathis, Stephen Peters, Chloe Butler, Clint Gaughan, Chris Lauchlan Craig Stevens, Venkatesh Thirupathy, Maeve Martin.

Captains: Club Capt.: Sarah Aley; 1st Grade: Samantha Devlin; 3rd Grade: Brianna Fraser; Brewer Shield: Chrissa Stathis.

The club congratulated Melissa & Gary Penman on being recognised in 2019-20 with Life Membership. The club continues to be supported by all Life Members Sharon Cooper, Megan Wilson, Therese MacGregor, Sue Hewitt and Richard Phillips.

Finally, the club once again acknowledges the ongoing support Bankstown Sports Club provides including the Sporting section led by Marie Kanaan and Shannon Hartley as well as Marty Klumpp, Beverley and Richard Phillips Our club continues to be extremely proud and grateful to be part of Bankstown Sports Club and appreciates all the support provided to our club in so many ways.

The major award winners for the 2020-21 season included:

Dick Phillips Award (for Outstanding Performance) Maddie Penna (117 runs off 104 balls vs Sydney)

Rookie of the Year (for best 1st year player to the club) Chrissa Stathis

President’s Award

Emma Newman

Megan Wilson Award (Wicket Keeper of the Year) Maeve Martin (10 wk catches, 4 stumpings, 8 ro)

Max McLeay Memorial Award (U18 Player of the Year) Mridula Thirupathy

Representative Awards:

Australia

NSW Breakers

Sydney Sixers

ACT Meteors

Adelaide Strikers

Melbourne Renegades

NSW U19 Metro XI

NSW U16 Metro XI

Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns

Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns

Ashleigh Gardner, Erin Burns, Sarah Aley

Katie Mack, Maddie Penna, Erica Kershaw

Katie Mack, Maddie Penna

Erica Kershaw

Angelina Genford

Tahlia D unne

Player service awards for 18+ games played during 2020-21 season:

26 Matches: Rosalyn Ou

25 Matches: Maeve Martin

19 Matches: Solonaima Aoina, Litara Aoina

Service Loyalty Awards:

5 Years Felicia Aoina, Solonaima Aoina, Litara Aoina, Tyra Cooper, Rosalyn Ou, Brinly Peters

10 Years Prudence Roebuck, Ashleigh Gardner

15 Years Samantha Devlin, Emma Newman

20 Years Sarah Aley, Melissa Penman

Outstanding Performances:

Batting:

Madeline Penna 1st Grade Rd 15 v Sydney 14/2/21 Bankstown Oval 117 runs off 104 balls (16 x 4s)

Erica Kershaw 1st Grade Rd 17 v Parramatta 28/2/21 Merrylands Oval 99 runs off 100 balls

Bowling:

Jannatul Sumona 1st Grade Rd 13 v Gordon 31/1/21 Bankstown Oval 5 wickets (8.3/1/5/21)

NSW Women’s Premier Cricket “Team of the Decade”:

Laura Wright (WK) Rhiannon Dick Sarah Aley Emma Newman

Club Contribution Acknowledgement:

Gary Penman Kerrie Dick Rob Mack Justin Newman

Robert Smith, President - May 2021

Awards 2020-21

1st Grade

Batting AwardAshleigh Gardner 280 runs @ av 56.00

Bowling AwardJannatul Sumona 20 wickets @ av 17.50

Fielding AwardTahlia Dunne

Player of Year Jannatul Sumona

3rd Grade 40 over competition

Batting AwardMaeve Martin 94 runs @ av 31.33

Bowling AwardBrianna Fraser 5 wickets @ av 9.40

Fielding AwardLitara Aoina

Player of Year Alanna Yates & Rosalyn Ou (11.40 points each)

3rd Grade T20 competition

Batting AwardMaeve Martin 113 runs @ av 18.83

Bowling AwardHannah Gibson 9 wickets @ av 8.78

Fielding AwardBrianna Fraser

Player of Year Hannah Gibson

U15 Sixers Cricket League Spring

Batting AwardKatie Abrook 102 runs @ av 34.00

Bowling AwardKatie Abrook 5 wickets @ av 9.60

Fielding AwardBismah Choudhry

Player of Year Katie Abrook

U15 Sixers Cricket League Summer

Batting AwardJessica Robertson 57 runs @ av 28.50

Bowling AwardJessica Robertson 5 wickets @ av 6.80

Fielding AwardMarium Mahmood

Player of Year Jessica Robertson

Mollie Dive – U13 DCA competition

Batting AwardSyeda Bareen Haider 63 runs @ av 15.75

Bowling AwardBella Stevens 13 wickets @ av 6.85

Fielding AwardSummer Hession

Player of Year Rayani Jayawardana

U18 Brewer Shield

Batting AwardMridula Thirupathy 375 runs @ av 25.00

Bowling AwardBrinly Peters 17 wickets @ av 12.00

Fielding AwardMaeve Martin

Player of Year Mridula Thirupathy

first Grade plaYers and cap numbers

1951 to 2019/20

1 Fred Johnston

2RoyAmson

3RonBriggs

4GeorgeConnelly

5BillGibson

6 Jack Giffen

7HerbHarris

8 Ted Miller

9RonNay

10 Jack Theobald

11BruceUrry

12GeorgeAllen

13RayDeFries

14 Bill Devine

15RonDuncan

16 Max Fox

17 Neil Holden

18 Roy McHarg

19 Lloyd Thomas

20 Arthur Asquith

21BillBritton

22NoelCarroll

23 Ern Condran

24 Kevin Lang

25 Gordon Russell

26NormWright

27 John Clift

28AlanEllis

29 Peter Power

30 Bill Silas

31 Leo Smith

32JackFitzpatrick

33JackUrry

34 Don Rixon

35 Dave Stanley

36GrahameThomas

37 Reg Hobden

38 Derek Lonsdale

39 Ken Rogers

40 Ken Hall snr

41 Norm Seach

42WalPickles

43 Alan Kelly

44 Graham Sylvester

45BruceWebster

46 Bobby Madden

47 Jeff Hickey

48 Charlie Smithers

49 Ken Gray

50 Norm Morrissey

51 Alan McDonald

52 Les White

53DionBourne

54DonBreeze

55 Roger Ingham

56DonJones

57BarryBates

58 Dave Cathro

59BobbyJustice

60 Graham McMillan

61 Paul Scahill

62ArthurTaylor

63BobPareezer

64 David Paull

65 Kevin Tyson

66JohnDunn

67JoeFrench

68JohnCorbett

69 Geoff Doyle

70 Ken Ferguson

71HarryBunton

72 Wayne Boardman

73BobByrne

74RonErickson

75GregHinks

76 Brian Lewis

77 Bob LeFevre

78 John Convery

79 Les Johns

80GregBeisler

81 Mick Stephenson

82PaulFitzpatrick

83 Ian King

84 Dennis Madden

85BillPalmer

86 Ken Thorpe

87 Ian Gorman

88 Bob Lamaro

89 Ken Jones

90 Len Pascoe

91 Jeff Thomson

92 Tony Radanovic

93 Ian Madden

94GarryHeggie

95 Ken Scully

Dick McDermott

Barry Thebridge

Bob Holland

Kevin Chevell

Ken Robinson

Ken Dixon

Nev Girardin

Trevor McDonald

Laurie D’Costa

Alan Lamb

Les Andrews

112 Mark Fisher

Steve Small

John Brand 115GraemePitty 116GrahamThorpe

Ken McDonald

Bob Vidler

120 Mick Maude 121FrankCicutto 122 Chris Heywood

Greg Irvine 124 Rod Bower 125 Luke Orlovich

Ian Davis

Ken Ferris 128 Geoff Spotswood

Martin Vaughan

144 David Thompson 145 Ian McRae

146PhilHarmer 147 Mark Willey 148 Tim Sullivan 149 Mark Waugh

150 Steve Waugh

151GregBriggs 152 Stuart Green 153 Greg Swanson 154 Andrew Divall 155 Craig Sinclair 156 Peter Vidler 157 Shane Cusick

158 David Freedman

159 Mark Grant 160JimWilson

161NickGeale

Kevin Everson

Peter Summers

Gary Crowfoot

Steve Smith

Brett McKirdy

Glen Tyndall

Lee Sterrey

162 Gary Lovett

163 Darren Mitchell

164 Steve Sydes

165 Wayne Holdsworth

166 Scott Prestwidge

167BillyYork

168DeanWaugh

169 Todd Crameri

170 Mark Freedman

171BrettPatman

172BrettHugo

173 Steve Moss

174 Ken Hall

175 Scott Thompson

176 Mick Bartley

177GlennCubitt

178 Scott Philipson

179 Steve Dignam

180 Sean Pope

181 Rob Luc

182 Steve Luc

183BrettElliott

184 Chris Madden

185DarrynBull

186 Greg Trevena

187 Kevin Roberts

188 Ben Smith

189 Scott Vidler

190DannyWaugh

191 Scott Grant

192NathanBracken

193 Shane Deitz

197 Dean Magee

198 Gary Baldwin

199 Kym Beazleigh

200 Graeme Smith

201JasonDeitz

202 Anthony Smith

203 Shane Duff

204DamienBenson

205 Grant Roden

206 David Sidie

207PaulClarke

208 Matt Betsey

209 Paul Maraziotis

210 Vaughan W illiams

211HilalDannaoui

212 Daniel Moy

213 Troy Brown

214JamesAllsopp

215ChrisGane

216 Scott Jamieson

217 Andrew O’Brien

218 Brad Roworth

219 Aaron Bird

220 Michael Bright

221CraigParkinson

222ClintinPrice

223PeterDugmore

224 Gian Scuglia

225 Darren Ettridge

226JamesBourne

227 Bevan Van Blerk

228 Pat Darwen

229 Gavin Atkin

230 Simon Keen

231DanielBurns

232 Chris Small

233 Chris Ridley

234 Brett Van Deinsen

235 Scott Truashiem

236 Mick Polson

237 Anthony Sams

238 Dave Ward

239 Jackson Bird

240JerryCassell

241ByronHackshall

242DeanBurke

243 Jarrad Burke

244TimFreeburn

245 Daniel McLauchlan

246 Ben Smith

247 Daniel Sams

248 Luke Reece

249JakeCormack

250BrettCollison

251PhilipWells

252NickCarruthers

253 Mitchell Phelps

254TimBur ns

255 Daniel Solway

256 Daniel Harding

257 Alex Patterson

258 Darryl Tuffey

259 Nathan McAndrew

260HarryGurney

261 Ryan Beaven

262 Andrew Jamieson

263 Ashley Paddison

264AaronYabsley

265 Mark Stoneman

266 Matt Smith

267 Ethan Leten

268 Michael Stretton

269 Michael Arblaster

270 Kerrod White

271 Jason Haywarrd

272 Ayden Brown

273 Mitch Farag

274RhysWilliams

275 Adam Coyte

276 Brendan Smith

277DanielHayes

278 David Lozinski

279 Thomas Sowden

280 Mitch Brown

281 Mitch Claydon

282 Luke Docherty

283JoelBrockley

284 Alistair McDermott

285 KyleBrockley

286 Ben Le Bas

287BenTaylor

288 Matt Simpson

289 Wallace Marshall

290TushaarGarg

291PeterDignam

292 Liam Marshall

293 Brad Simpson

294 Matthew Waite

295RyanClark

296 Jake Fawcett

297 Jarred Lysaught

298 Cameron Middleton

299 Zeeshaan Ahmed

300DanielNicotra

301 Matt Bursa

302 Mitch Hinds

303 Dayne Heward

304 Mansukh Singh

current plaYers’ career statistics

for bankstown district cricket club

Z Ahmed 71826883406 55

R Alam 526526

B Ali 689689 4444

Z Ali 5151 33

H Barrett 291201 3333

J Bilimoria 21922192 155155

R Bhat 1414

A Bird 4144357450140831439

J Bourne 2668386864 1515

J Brockley 7322812354

M Brown 2569 256979 79

D Burns 501519102070102172

M Bursa 194766103343

D Carr 6363 5757

N Carruthers 3301 3301

J Cheedham 8888 2929

B Christensen 36903690 5050

B Clarke 15241524 1414

R Clark 157357415556

T Clark 345345 7171

M Clissold 9797 1717

M Condron 7171

J Cormack 316828445948 44

E De Bono 12181218

M Dedes 11621162 66

M Ejaz 4141 1818

J Felsch 585585 1111

C Fitzjohn 152152 2424

R Freeman 742742 3232

A Gotsis 122122

B Handunneththi 862862 6767

G Haka 7575 1717

N Hebeston 167194 3333

D Heward 54854905187192

L Hewitt 105105 2525

M Hinds 27612091485

M Jayawardana 4444

L Johnson 415415

M Kelly 21962196 204204

J King 4444

A Kouventaris 24262426 5757

R Kulkami 33 55

K Layton 370370 129129

B Le Bas 229238726165399152

E Leten 36438424206 3838

D Louka 8888 T Low 8383

N McAndrew 2686538322426956325

J Malcolm 10121012 1919

R Malcolm 926926

L Marshall 14115930070128198

A Melnyk 520520 2424

C Middleton 5019281978

M Momandi 476476 22

D Nictora 656386104210616

R Patel 246246

B Pearson 685685 113113

B Penna 7575 1313

J Perera 12351235

B Polkinghorne 145145 7171

E Prideaux 571571 66

A Raina 858858

T Ramage 11831183 33

I Raza 11

C Ridley 106456986762 11

M Salman 66 1717

S Shahid 568568

B Simpson 62921544966115

M Simpson 11525022617

M Singh 1424522466 2121

H Singh 1414 1818

P Sivapragasam 242242 3535

D Slane 696696 8484

J Smith 1919

D Solway 565024878137 22

C Stefanish 407407 149149

B Taylor 98511911041668174

M Weerasingham 878878 2727

S Weerasingham 920920 2525

N Wijewardene 22782278 152152

Please note: Metropolitan Cup (6th Grade) figures are not included above

Honour board and statistics update

SPECIAL NOTE RE STATISTICS: In order to align with MyCricket reports and the usual practice of a majority of DCA clubs, the career records of current (page to left) and honour board-listed players (below) have now been adjusted to include A.W. Green Shield and Poidevin-Gray Shield performances.

Highlights from this season’s performances include…

Daniel Solway

To go with his 5000 runs (5650) in 1sts, Daniel has passed 8000 runs (8137) in all grades.

Jake Cormack

Jake’s return coincided with his terrific season with the bat – which sees him passing 3000 runs (3168) in 1st grade and 5000 runs (5948) in all grades. A double entry on the honour board.

Aaron Bird

Birdy has now achieved the double of 4000 runs (4144) and 400 wickets (408) in 1st grade.

Chris Ridley

Chris’s runs in all grades has soared to 6762.

Nick Carruthers

Nick’s great form continued – passing 3000 runs (3301) in 1st grade meaning he is now on the honour board.

Those nearing personal milestones include:

Dayne Heward

192 wickets in all grades

Liam Marshall

196 wickets in all grades

Cameron Middleton 1978 runs in all grades

Ben Taylor

166 wickets in 1st grade

annual reports - our HistorY

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.

plaYers wHo Have represented wHile plaYinG for

bankstown district cricket club

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 Thomas1960-61

J Thomson1972-73

L Pascoe1976-77

S Smith1982-83

S Waugh1984-85

M Waugh1988-89

W Holdsworth 1992-93

AUSTRALIANX1

R Briggs1953-54

G Thomas1959-60

D Freedman 1992-93

AUSTRALIA‘A’

S Waugh 1995-96

D Freedman 1995-96

S Thompson1995-96

C Richards1998-99

AUSTRALIAUNDER19

S Waugh1983-84

M Waugh1983-84

S Prestwidge1986-87

W Holdsworth 1986-87

N Bracken1995-96

A Bird 2002-03

M Bright2002-03

S Keen 2005-06

D Burns 2006-07

B Smith2015-16

L Marshall2018-19

B Simpsom2019-20

AUSTRALIAINDIGENOUS

Brendan Smith2017-18

Player and Year First Represented AUSTRALIAUNDER16

B Dickinson 2015-16

T Sowden2015-16

B Simpson2017-18

N. Radhakrishan 2017-18

NEWSOUTHWALES

R Amson1952-53

R Briggs1952-53

G Thomas1957-58

R Madden1959-60

J Thomson1972-73

L Pascoe1974-75

R Vidler1977-78

I Davis 1979-80

S Smith1981-82

R Bower1983-84

S Waugh1984-85

M Waugh1985-86

S Small1987-88

W Holdsworth 1988-89

D Freedman 1991-92

K Roberts1994-95

S Thompson1994-95

DP Waugh 1995-96

C Richards1995-96

N Bracken1998-99

V Williams2001-02

A Bird 2005-06

S Keen 2009-10

D Solway 2019-20

N McAndrew2019-20

Player and Year First Represented NSWCOUNTRY/ACT

M Phelps2014-15

N McAndrew2014-15

K White2015-16

D Solway 2016-17

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 Waugh1984-85

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 Betsey2000-01

P Maraziotis2001-02

V Williams2001-02

M Bright2002-03

A Bird 2002-03

S Keen 2008-09

D Burns 2008-09

J Bird 2009-10

C Small2010-11

P Wells 2013-14

D Solway 2014-15

Player and Year First Represented NSWTwenty20/SydneyThunder

S Keen 2008-09

N McAndrew2015-16

NSWColts

R Nay 1955-56

B Bates 1961-62

R LeFevre1965-66

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 Waugh1984-85

D Freedman 1984-85

S Prestwidge1986-87

W Holdsworth 1988-89

S Thompson1992-93

G Trevena1994-95

S Deitz 1995-96

N Bracken1995-96

J Allsopp2001-02

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 Trevena1991-92

S Deitz 1991-92

S McKiernan1995-96

L Piper 1995-96

B Roworth1999-00

J Allsopp2000-01

S Jamieson2001-02

S Keen 2002-03

P Darwen 2003-04

R Beaven2003-04

C Bennett2004-05

D Burns 2004-05

C Ridley2004-05

C Small 2004-05

A Sams 2005-06

B Smith 2009-10

D Solway 2011-12

A Brown2012-13

D Hayes 2014-15

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 Waugh 1984-85

Player and Year First Represented NSWUNDER19

S Waugh1981-82

M Waugh1982-83

D Freedman 1982-83

S Prestwidge1985-86

D Mitchell 1985-86

W Holdsworth 1986-87

G Lovett1986-87

R Luc 1991-92

G Trevena1992-93

V Williams1994-95

N Bracken1994-95

S McKiernan1996-97

K Beazleigh1997-98

T Brown1999-00

B Roworth2001-02

J Allsopp2001-02

M Bright2002-03

A Bird 2002-03

S Jamieson2003-04

P Darwen 2004-05

S Keen 2005-06

D Burns 2005-06

C Ridley2006-07

C Small 2006-07

A Sams 2007-08

B Smith 2011-12

D Sams 2011-12

J Cormack

Brendan Smith 2012-13 2015-16

T Sowden2016-17

W Marshall2017-18

L Marshall2019-20

B Simpson2019-20

Z Ahmed2019-20

– 2007/08193

– 2009/10249

– 1966/67218

– 1997/98190

plaYers wHo Have scored 3000 runs in 1st Grade plaYers wHo Have scored double centuries in 1st Grade

plaYers wHo Have scored 5000 runs in all Grades

naMe seasons innings not outs runs avg.

M Grant 1981/82 – 2012/133871111070038.76

G Spotswood 1977/78 – 2016/17466641057926.31

D P Bourne 1960/61 – 1980/81 34631913128.98

D Magee 1990/91 – 2016/1733433883829.36

K Ferris 1968/69 – 1997/9844266882023.45

J Dunn 1960/61 – 1983/8439038836523.76

A O’Brien 1995/96 – 2016/1730626825629.48

D P Waugh 1982/83 – 1997/9829631822931.05

D Solway 2008/09 – 2019/2025142813738.93

S Thompson 1987/88 – 2009/1030241808730.98

G Crowfoot 1975/76 – 1995/9633050805828.77

S Small 1975/76 – 1996/9726040782935.58

R Bower 1974/75 – 1985/8624035768137.46

D Thompson 1976/77 – 2006/0735024767023.52

C Richards 1996/97 – 2007/0819327741544.94

MC Stephenson1962/63 – 1984/8533425713023.07

J Bourne 1996/97 – 2019/2030318686424.08

DJ Waugh 1990/91 – 2010/1125343682732.50

C Ridley 2003/04 – 2020/2122225676234.32

B Urry 1951/52 – 1974/7524426657430.15

C Gane 1998/99 – 2010/1121824655433.78

A Divall 1980/81 – 1996/9723618629628.88

J Theobald 1951/52 – 1970/7123336628131.88

S Dignam 1984/85 – 2003/0425425626327.34

A Smith 1990/91 – 2004/0523014613228.38

R Vidler 1972/73 – 1986/8727438592425.10

G Thomas 1953/54 – 1965/6614230586152.33

J Cormack 2008/09 – 2020/2121434565630.75

A Ellis 1953/54 – 1968/6922535560529.50

D Moy 1995/96 – 2016/1722324552728.02

L Reece 2005/6 – 2017/1821425544828.82

P Wells 2011/12 – 2016/1712820540750.00

D Mitchell 1982/83 – 1993/9419526520230.84

S Cusick 1981/82 – 2005/0625341519624.50

T McDonald 1972/73 – 1986/8721320512726.56

K Roberts 1993/94 – 2000/0113519510844.03

plaYers wHo Have scored centuries in 1st Grade

score/sopposition season

C Richards

154Balmain 1997/98

115St George 1997/98

104St George 1999/00

108 Fairfield 1999/00

117Balmain 2000/01

130 Northern District 2000/01

112Uni of NSW 2002/03

125Gordon 2002/03

126 Northern District 2002/03

162*Randwick Petersham203/04

120St George 2004/05

101Balmain 2005/05

123Eastern 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

177Sutherland 2014/15

184 * St George 2014/15

128 * Western Suburbs2014/15

101 Hawkesbury 2016/17

110Cambelltown2016/17

102Mosman 2017/18

168 North Sydney2017/18

177St George 2017/18

174 Northern Districts 2017/18

125Sutherland 2017/18

104 * Central Coast2017/18

146Cambelltown2018/19

118 *Gordon 2018/19

107St George 2018/19

106 Northern Districts 2018/19

122Campbelltown2019/20

P Maraziotis

109 * Hawkesbury 2000/01

138 *Manly 2000/01

119 *Sutherland 2000/01

115 *Uni of NSW 2001/02

110 * Northern District 2001/02

137Campbelltown2001/02

135St George 2001/02

162 *Blacktown 2002/03

106 *Parramatta 2002/03

125 *Campbelltown2002/03

186Gordon 203/04

101Campbelltown Camden2003/04

102 *Mosman 2003/04

K Roberts

115 *Campbelltown1993/94

134Balmain 1993/94

131North Sydney1993/94

139Parramatta 1993/94

160Penrith 1994/95

133 *Petersham Marrickville1994/95

134 Northern Districts 1995/96

119 Sydney University 1995/96

score/sopposition season

107St George 1996/97

116 *St George 1997/98

119Gordon 1997/98

102 Hawkesbury 1998/99

163Campbelltown1998/99

P Wells

157 *North Sydney2012/13

107 *Sydney 2012/13

121 *North Sydney2013/14

150St George 2014/15

138 Manly-Warringah2014/15

106 *Eastern Suburbs2014/15

109Manly-Warringah2014/15

190 *St George 2014/15

150 *Blacktown 2015/16

146 *Mosman 2015/16

114 *North Sydney2015/16

103Sydney 2015/16

152Blacktown 2015/16

127St George 2016/17

170Eastern Suburbs2016/17

100Sutherland 2016/17

G Thomas

139 *Paddington 1956/57

110 *Petersham Marrickville1957/58

125North Sydney1958/59

113 *Gordon 1960/61

155 * Northern District 1961/62

151Paddington 1962/63

147University 1962/63

100Mosman 1962/63

143Cumberland 1963/64

105Glebe 1963/64

102Paddington 1963/64

162Petersham Marrickville1964/65

R Bower

100 * Petersham Marrickville1982/83

101 * Cumberland 1982/83

101 * Northern District 1982/83

109 * Uni of NSW 1983/84

122Sutherland 1983/84

143Mosman 1983/84

115St George 1984/85

116Uni of NSW 1984/85

124Gordon 1985/86

176Balmain 1985/86

Dean Waugh

100 Fairfield 1988/89

125 * Campbelltown1991/92

114Mosman 1992/93

110St George 1992/93

104Balmain 1994/95

167Campbelltown1995/96 106 * Waverley 1995/96 131Campbelltown1996/97

J Giffen

109Waverley 1951/52 114 * Glebe 1953/54

102St George 1953/54 102Gordon 1953/54

score/sopposition season

103University 1955/56

124Paddington 1955/56 117University 1956/57 118 Northern District 1956/57 109University 1957/58 S

128 * Waverley 1977/78 129 * Western Suburbs1987/88

Fairfield 1988/89 105North Sydney1988/89

* Gordon 1990/91 116University 1993/94

1993/94

Suburbs1980/81

1981/82

1983/84

* Hawkesbury 1985/86

1999/00

Northern District 1999/00

2001/02

Fairfield 2001/02

1993/94

George 1993/94

1951/52

Northern District 1953/54

Marrickville1957/58

wHo Have scored centuries in 1st Grade

score/sopposition season

S Waugh

127 * University 1983/84

110 Waverley 1984/85

136 * Gordon 1984/85

141University 1992/93

182 Northern District 1995/96

C Gane

141Balmain 2006/07

116Blacktown 2006/07

129Eastern Suburbs2006/07

113Randwick Petersham2008/09

144Blacktown 2008/09

J Burke

116 * Sydney University 2013/14 114 Fairfield-Liverpool 2009/10

100Manly Warringah2009/10

147 *Western Suburbs 2010/11

104Blacktown 2011/12

100 Sydney University 2016/17

A Divall

113University 1986/87

109 Western Suburbs 1990/91

102Penrith 1991/92

116Uni of NSW 1993/94

J Cassell

133 Sydney University 2008/09

132North Sydney2008/09

164 * St George 2008/09 114 Fairfield-Liverpool 2009/10

S Smith

162St George 1981/82

181 *Western Suburbs 1987/88

151Mosman 1988/89

R Amson

127Cumberland 1952/53

103 * North Sydney1952/53

116Glebe 1952/53

B Urry

101 * Manly 1953/54

103Cumberland 1960/61

112Waverley 1964/65

S Deitz

122Petersham Marrickville1996/97

109 * Hawkesbury 1996/97

101 * Sutherland 1996/97

score/sopposition season

Daniel Waugh

104 * Uni of NSW 1996/97

105 * Mosman 1997/98

101 *Western Suburbs 2006/07

K White

156Manly-Warringah2014/15

106Randwick Petersham2014/15

105 Eastern Suburbs 2014/15

M Brown

103Sutherland 2016/17

104 Eastern Suburbs 2016/17

161Gordon 2016/17

126 *North Sydney2018/19

N Carruthers

150 Hawkesbury 2019/20

107 Parramatta 2019/20

120 Northern Districts 2018/19

112 Sutherland 2020/21

J Cormack

126 Sydney 2015/16 111 St George 2017/18 101 Eastern Suburbs2020/21 102 Parramatta 2020/21

M Stoneman

142 * Mosman 2015/16

117 Eastern Suburbs 2015/16

K Rogers

103 Northern District 1956/57

1959/60

Glebe 1958/59

Marrickville1959/60

1967/68

* Manly 1970/71

* University 1972/73

1979/80

plaYers wHo Have taken 300 wickets in all Grades

P

– 2001/0244429266421326720.66

S Thompson1987/88 – 2009/1038297635631233424.92

L Pascoe1965/66 – 1983/842457398537861316.03

P Kelly 1975/76 – 1997/983271765521848716.28

D Bull 1988/89 – 2012/1336421091475908319.12

K Tyson 1959/60 – 1977/782404469466818817.57

J Bull 1965/66 – 1981/822321642445619213.91

G Spotswood1977/78 – 2014/154452821440974822.15

A Bird 2002/03 – 2020/212412391439897120.43

B Urry 1951/52 – 1974/752195208403890322.09

G Trevena1989/90 – 2001/022750591388853922.00

K Hall 1990/01 – 2006/0738141338380880423.16

N Morrissey1957/58 – 1966/671781343354507314.33

W Silas 1951/52 – 1970/71132591349497014.24

S Cusick1981/82 – 2001/022568367348769022.09

T Crameri1982/83 – 1997/982694709340923427.15

B Van Blerk1991/92 – 2007/082747553334842425.22

N McAndrew2012/13 – 2020/211865308324701621.65

J Burke 2009/10 – 2016/172223621318598118.80

N Seach1955/56 – 1967/681602283313526616.82

T Radanovic1968/69 – 1977/782283753312678421.74

plaYers wHo Have taken 9 wickets in

1st Grade

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

Grade

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

1st Grade

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

6/122NorthernDistricts1990/91

6/31WesternSuburbs1993/94

6/76Campbelltown1994/95

6/18Mosman1994/95

DFreedman

BUrry

TMcDonald

WBritton

WHoldsworth

JThomson

LPascoe

TRadanovic

BMcKirdy

EMiller

6/35Parramatta1995/96

6/45Penrith1998/99

6/42Parramatta1999/00

6/44EasternSuburbs2000/01

6/51Blacktown2005/06

6/71Glebe1951/52

6/82NorthSydney1955/56

6/53Randwick1956/57

6/56NorthSydney1962/63

6/35Sydney1965/66

6/58WesternSuburbs1965/66

6/54Balmain1966/67

6/46Mosman1980/81

6/39UniversityofNSW1980/81

6/52Randwick1980/81

6/28Manly1980/81

6/27StGeorge1982/83

6/43Waverley1982/83

6/44NorthSydney1956/57

6/28Waverley1957/58

6/49Waverley1958/59

6/73WesternSuburbs1958/59

6/33Mosman1959/60

6/48NorthSydney1986/87

6/77Penrith1987/88

6/33WesternSuburbs1991/92

6/34WesternSuburbs1881/92

6/75Sutherland1998/99

6/44WesternSuburbs1968/69

6/75Mosman1971/72

6/31Mosman1973/74

6/66Penrith1973/74

6/37Manly1972/73

6/31NorthSydney1975/76

6/55UniversityofNSW1975/76

6/41NorthernDistricts1983/84

6/89Cumberland1969/70

6/107Randwick1969/70

6/65StGeorge1971/72

6/31UniversityofNSW1974/75

6/50PetershamMarrickville1981/82

6/22Sutherland1981/82

6/48Sutherland1982/83

6/59Mosman1983/84

6/94NorthSydney1951/52

6/45WesternSuburbs1952/53

6/84Gordon1953/54

plaYers wHo Have taken 6 wickets in 1st Grade

naMe score oPPonent season

PTalbot

ABird

SThompson

KHall(Snr)

NMorrissey

IKing

GPitty

KHall(Emu)

NBracken

MBetsey

HDannaoui

6/56NorthernDistricts1988/89

6/58Penrith1988/89 6/45Fairfield1990/91

6/21StGeorge2007/08

6/75UniversityofSydney2002/03

6/65NorthernDistrict2009/10

6/35Balmain1997/98

6/104Mosman1998/99

6/26Hawkesbury2003/04

6/27Randwick1962/63

6/32Paddington1963/64

6/36NorthSydney1963/64

6/37Paddington1963/64

6/47NorthernDistricts1967/68

6/72Cumberland1967/68

6/79Penrith1978/79

6/92Petersham1984/85

6/75NorthSydney1990/91

6/31Parramatta1992/93

6/49Balmain1995/96 6/14WesternSuburbs1998/99

6/34NorthSydney2001/02

6/31NorthSydney2001/02

6/48Campbelltown2002/03

6/33Hawkesbury2002/03

JBurke 6/29Campbelltown2011/12 6/74NorthernDistrict2011/12

MPhelps

NMcAndrew

6/9SydneyUniversity2013/14 6/41Mosman2011/12

6/65UniversityofNSW2014/15 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 wi cketkeeper in 1st Grade

winners of finals matcH medals

Benaud Medal 1st Grade

1993/94 Steve Small

1994/95 Scott Grant

1999/00 Matthew Betsey

2006/07 Brett Van Deinsen

2013/14 Mitchell Phelps

Michael Bevan Medal 1st Grade Limited Overs

2006/07 Corey Richards

2014/15PhilipWells

2015/16 Jarrad Burke

Shane Lee Medal Poidevin-Gray Shield

2003/04 Aaron Bird

2008/09 Anthony Sams

2013/14 Ethan Leten

Kingsgrove Sports T20 Cup Medal

2020/21 Daniel Solway

Kevin Cunningham Medal A.W. Green Shield

1998/99 Brad Roworth

1999/00PeterDugmore

2002/03 Simon Keen

2003/04 Ryan Beaven

2009/10 Evan Goodrick

2010/11 Damien Mortimer

2013/14 Alexander Schipp

2014/15 Creedence King

club records

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 wi cketkeeper bY Grade

CatchesStumpings

FirstGradeSPope29181994/95 SecondGradeSJamieson36102003/04 ThirdGradeIGorman28131966/67 FourthGradeLAndrews27111969/70 FifthGradeACooper23101986/87 AWGreenShieldJMorrice16111965/66 PoidevinGrayShieldSPope1281990/91

best wicketkeepinG performance 2010/11-2020/21

Catches Stumpings

2010/11MMorleyFifthGrade219 2011/12JAllsoppFirstGrade132 2012/13JAllsoppFirstGrade251 2013/14JAllsoppFirstGrade441 2014/15MStrettonFirstGrade392 2015/16MStrettonFirstGrade226

2016/17 MStrettonFirstGrade285 MSimpsonSecondGrade303 2017/18MStrettonFirstGrade325 2018/19CMiddletonSecondGrade382 2019/20MSimpsonFirstandSecondGrade355 2020/21MSimpsonFirstGradeandPoidevinGray404

club statistics 2010/11-2020/21

Team Batting / Bowling Averages prior to 2010/11 can be found at www.bankstowncricket.com

1st Grade

Best Batting averageMost runs in season Best 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 2020/21JCormack43.35NCarruthers820NMcAndrew17.05BTaylor49

1st Grade HiGHest partnersHips

Wkt score oPPosition BATsmAn 1 score BATsmAn 2 score Year 1246PaddingtonGThomas151AKelly851962/63 2336StGeorgeDSolway177PWells1502014/15 3314u/fWesternDistrictsSSmith181SSmall1231987/88 4205SydneyPWells103JCormack1262015/16 5189NorthernDistrictNMcAndrew109BTaylor902019/20 6164NorthSydneySSmall80SGrant801994/95 7213NorthernDistrictABird116CSmall1122011/12 8147PenrithMBetsey83GSmith832003/04 9118ParramattaWHoldsworth71KHall441993/94 10155u/fNorthSydneyPWells121noMPhelps80no2013/14

2nd Grade

Best Batting averageMost runs in season Best 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/MSmith18 2017/18CRidley51.75JBrockley541TGarg21.73TGarg22 2018/19BLeBas42.22MHinds445BSimpson15.13BSimpson30 2019/20DNicotra35.00MHinds413TClark8.85TClark33 2020/21NWijewardne65.80MSingh507MBursa22.27TClark21

2nd Grade HiGHest partnersHips

Wkt score oPPosition BATsmAn 1 score BATsmAn 2 score Year 1338NorthSydneyGBaldwin168noASmith1471997/98 2274WesternSuburbsJBourne179GScuglia87no2002/03 3202Randwick-PetershamCParkinson103AO’Brien80no2001/02 4186ManlyBSmith95DJWaugh911993/94 5188ParramattaMParkins116DJWaugh681992/93 6236NorthSydneySCusick129VWilliams961994/95 7202ManlyGSpotswood138DFreedman631986/87 8229SydneyUniDMagee162noGTrevena59no1996/97 999ManlySWise24ASmith72no2002/03 10110MosmanMGrant64noSBurt652006/07

3rd Grade

Best Batting averageMost runs in season Best 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/DHeward24 2018/19DHayes44.60DHayes446CStefanish12.21ASchipp23 2019/20JFeslch45.38JFelsch363KLayton14.44KLayton18 2020/21AMelnyk63.00AMeknyk252BAli10.88BAli25

3rd Grade HiGHest partnersHips

Wkt score oPPosition

BATsmAn 1 score

BATsmAn 2 score Year 1187SutherlandGCrowfoot101MJStephenson651977/78 2241CampbelltownMBaker181MMorley922011/12 3218CampbelltownMClifton98noMMorley1542012/13 4235BlacktownAO’Brien138noDMoy1152004/05 5201PenrithMWaugh103MCStephenson981980/81 6176StGeorgeGRoden116KRoberts86no2000/01 7104SutherlandJBilimoria118noSMelham372016/17 8149HawkesburyMGrant67SWise71no2002/03 9100RandwickPetershamAMatsoukisnaLJamesna2003/04 1068WesternSuburbsRMonaghan37DStocks281982/83

aw Green sHield

Best Batting averageMost runs in season Best 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 2020/21LMalcolm40.33ARaina189MWeerasingham13.40MWeerasingham10

Best Batting averageMost runs in season Best BoWling averageMost Wickets in season 2010/11JCormack25.00TBurns129DBush14.46DBush13 2011/12DSolway58.67TBurns287LCondron15.40DBush9 2012/13BenSmith41.57BenSmith291NMcAndrew17.57MPhelps11 2013/14DSolway53.14DSolway372RWilliams15.24RWilliams17 NMcAndrew17 2014/15APaddison52.50APaddison209ASchipp9.27ASchipp11 2015/16DSolway75.75DSolway303RWilliams14.50TGarg15 2016/17TSowden56.00TSowden280LDocherty21.00LDocherty8 2017/18BSmith26.67BSmith240DHeward15.44DHeward9 2018/19BSmith45.33PDignam302BTaylor12.00NWijewardene15 2019/20ZAhmed52.00ZAhmed312DHeward13.50DHeward16 2020/21EDebono65.00MSimpson228LMarshall14.92LMarshall/BSimpson12

club statistics 2010/11-2020/21

Team Batting / Bowling Averages prior to 2010-11 can be found at www.bankstowncricket.com

4tH Grade

Best Batting averageMost runs in season Best 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 2020/21ARaina17.70JPerera187BPolkinghorne8.81BPolkinghorne21

4tH Grade HiGHest partnersHips

Wkt score oPPosition BATsmAn 1 score BATsmAn 2 score Year 1211MosmanMDavis118MJStephenson811981/82 2169BlacktownKButcher67noTMuir1042007/08 3232GordonCDunn115noBChristensen1412006/07 4156PenrithMCoton569PDugmore1011999/2000 5182BalmainVWilliams109MSmith501993/94 6181ManlyRSchultz100KFerris791993/94 7126BalmainDWard59noJWay150no1999/2000 8165NorthSydneyBChristensen110noJCormack74no2008/09 985Manlys/fLTucker50ASidie331999/2000 10154GordonJBilimoria100noRWilliams66no2012/13

5tH Grade

Best Batting averageMost runs in season Best 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 2020/21SShahid48.66SShahid328HSingh17.00CFitzjohn18

5tH Grade HiGHest partnersHips

Wkt score oPPosition BATsmAn 1 score BATsmAn 2 score Year 1223WesternSuburbsELeten135DSolway101no2010/11 2188PenrithMBaker69BChristensen1532005/06 3175ParramattaJHilder209IRidley632010/11 4248u/fFairfieldPCrossan148LStevenson1001994/95 5210RandwickADunn107DAngel1021984/85 6149WesternSuburbsHProbert99noMSimpson52no2014/15 7152*Fairfield-LiverpoolGSpotswood120noMClifton62no2009/10 886Petersham-MarrickvilleFTheodore54PRaymond301985/86 973WesternSuburbsDAllsopp53noPHenry16no2012/13 1078RandwickPTaylor34noAKlumpp371996/97

premiersHip positions

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

YearClub1st2nd3rd4th5thPGAWG1stL/OT20 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.) 2020/219115413163(Thunderconf.)2031

media coveraGe

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