EIGHTIETH ANNUAL REPORT

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1 Victorian Country Cricket League Incorporated EIGHTIETH ANNUAL REPORT and Statement of Accounts for period ending 31/05/2012 Hon. Secretary: K.W. Thompson 45 Monbulk-Seville Rd Seville 3139 Telephone: Hansen Printing & Labels 1 Hansen St, Wangaratta, Vic P: (03) F: (03) E: hansen@netc.net.au VCCL@asn.cricketvictoria.com.au or

2 Victorian Country Cricket League REGION GROUPINGS 2011/12 NOTES 1. MALLEY-MURRAY Northern District Ouyen & District Red Cliffs Robinvale & District Sunraysia Swan Hill District 2. western waves Casterton District Grassmere Hamilton & District Horsham Mount Gambier Portland & District South West Warnambool & District West Wimmera Wimmera/Mallee 3. central Ballarat Castlemaine & District Daylesford & District highlands Gisborne & District Grampians Grenville Maryborough & District Pyranees 4. barwon Bellarine Peninsula Colac & District Geelong 5. northern Rivers Bendigo District Campaspe Emu Valley Kyabram District Murray Valley Northern United Seymour District Shepparton Upper Loddon 6. north-east Benalla & District Cricket Albury Wodonga country Mansfield Junior Rutherglen Junior Wangaratta & District Yarrawonga & District (in recess) Tumbarumba District 7. gippsland pride Alberton Bairnsdale Caledonia (in recess) Central Gippsland Leongatha & District Sale-Maffra Traralgon & District Warragul & District 8. south-east Ferntree Gully & District Mornington Peninsula West Gippsland country Yarra Valley Structure adopted by Special Meeting of the League held on 22nd August Above groupings to be confirmed at Annual Meeting, K.W. Thompson, Honorary Secretary.

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4 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKET LEAGUE OFFICE BEARERS 2011/2012 President: W.D. RICHES Derrimut, 465 Ondit-Warrion Road, Warrion Tel: Fax: Vice-Presidents: E.W. PARKER 1/8 Murra Court, Ashwood 3147 Tel: Mob: D.E. COOPER 32 McLean Street, Yarrawonga 3730 Tel: Mob: Secretary: K.W. THOMPSON 45 Monbulk-Seville Rd Seville 3139 Tel: Fax: Bus: Mob: Assist. Secretary: W.J. WILLIAMS PO Box 363, Echuca Tel: Mob: Treasurer: G.F. KERR 25 Hardisty Street, Wangaratta 3677 Tel: Fax (W): Mob: Region 1 Mallee-Murray G.J. McGLASHAN PO Box 2899 Mildura 3502 Tel: Mob: midgemcg@bigpond.com.au Region 2 Western Waves K.R. WHITE 109 Walker Street Cobden 3266 Tel: Fax: Mob: kwh84567@bigpond.net.au Region 3 Central Highlands A.J. MARTIN PO Box 158 Stawell Mob: marjam45@hotmail.com Region 4 Barwon JAN NOWICKI PO Box 63 Geelong 3220 Tel: Fax: Mob: pjstick@bigpond.com.au Region 5 Northern Rivers K.D. DANIEL 40 Heywood Crescent Seymour 3660 Tel: Fax: Mob: kendaniel@bigpond.com Region 6 North East Country T.J SAKER 24 Thomas Street Benalla 3672 Tel: Mob: tjsaker1@iinet.net.au NOTES 1

5 NOTES Region 7 Gippsland G.W. MUNRO 9 Sunderland Circuit, Traralgon 3844 Tel: Mob: gmunro@ablefinservices.com.au Region 8 South East Country J.F. O BRIEN PO Box 256, Cranbourne 3977 Tel: johnfob3977@gmail.com Administration Manager P.L. McCUDDEN PO Box 363 Wangaratta 3676 Tel: Fax: Mob: VCCL@asn.cricketvictoria.com.au Delegates to Cricket Victoria:...W.D. RICHES, K.W.THOMPSON (Proxy) Delegate to Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association:... K. W.THOMPSON Playing Rules Committee:... E. PARKER, N.PURDEY, K.THOMPSON, G.KERR, K. O MEARA Honorary Auditor:...Mr N.V. KENNY, FCA Honorary Solicitor: Mr A. SPLATT VSDCA Delegate to VCCL:... Mr J. SHEAHAN Life Members W. Stubbs OBE (Ballarat, 1939) A.D. Freedman (Castlemaine, 1946) W.J. Golding (Donald, 1951) W. Glasscock (Lang Lang, 1958) F. Just (Geelong, 1959) R.E. Davey (Hamilton, 1963) E.C. Kirton B.E.M. (Ballarat, 1963) A.V. Rankin (Dimboola, 1963) E.J. Cleary (Benalla, 1972) W.H. Heinz (Ballarat, 1974) H.F. Lightfoot M.B.E. (Shepparton, 1977) A.R. Cardwell (Morwell, 1977) J.L.C. Young (Hamilton, 1978) L. Dunkley-Smith (Ballarat, 1981) R.Salter (Bendigo, 1983) T.C.Trewin (Benalla, 1984) R.F.Merriman (Geelong, 1988) K.T.Sherwill (Benalla, 1995) E.W.Parker (Geelong, 2000) G.M.McRae (Ballarat, 2001) K.J.Ryan (Geelong, 2003) B.Wrigglesworth (Sale, Maffra, 2004) B.Weightman (Sunraysia, 2005) W.E.Foley (Mornington Peninsula, 2006). W.R. Riches (Colac, 2011) R.F.Merriman Service Award (For meritorious contributions to the conduct of VCCL programs and competitions) 2000 V.Cahill (Ballarat) 2001 M.Roberts (Cobden) 2002 K.T.Sherwill (Benalla) 2003 W.E.Foley (Mornington Peninsula) 2004 N.Reeves (Ferntree Gully) 2005 W.Chisholm (Murray Valley) 2006 P.McAninly (Alberton) 2007 K.Myers (Hamilton) 2008 J. Donegan (Casterton) 2009 G. Freshwater (Gippsland) 2010 _ G. Underwood (Kyabram) 2011 L. Norquay (Bellarine Peninsula) 2

6 Record of Office Bearers PATRON 1928/ /30 E. Currie PRESIDENT 1926/ /28 E Currie 1928/ /39 A.D. Freeman OBE (Castlemaine) 1939/ /45 Recess 1945/ /58 F. Just (Geelong) 1958/ /68 R.E. Davey (Hamilton) 1968/ /87 W.H.Heinz (Ballarat) 1987/ /91 R. F. Merriman (Geelong) 1991/ /01 G.M. marae (Ballarat) 2000/01 (part) B. T. Struthers (Hamilton) 2001/02 (Current) W. D. Riches (Colac) VICE-PRESIDENTS 1926/ /28 A.D. Freeman OBE (Castlemaine) 1926/ /39 E. Perkins 1928/ /38 W. Stubbs (Ballarat) 1938/39 G. Keast (Mornington Peninsula) 1939/ /45 Recess 1945/ /58 R.E. Davey (Hamilton) 1945/ /58 A. Glasscock (Lang Lang) 1958/ /77 E. J. Cleary (Benalla) 1959/ /68 W. H. Heinz (Ballarat) 1968/ /71 A. V. Rankin (Dimboola) 1971/ /94 H. F. Lightfoot MBE (Shepparton) 1977/ /92 T. C. Trewin (Benalla) 1992/ /01 W. D. Riches (Colac) 1994/ /01 J. F. Harris )Bendigo) 2000/ /08 W. E. Foley (Mornington) 2001/01 (Current) D. E. Cooper (Yarrawonga) 2008/09 (Current) E.W. Parker In season 2000/2001 this competition became part of a Victoria-wide U18 competition administered by the Victorian Cricket Association. It is now the Commonwealth Bank Cup played in January each year. UNDER 23 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2000/01 Gippsland Western Country 2001/02 Barwon Northern Rivers 2002/03 Northern Rivers Mallee Murray UNDER 21 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2003/04 Gippsland Central Highlands 2004/05 Central Highlands Northern Rivers 2005/06 Central Highlands North East 2006/07 North East Western Waves 2007/08 Central Highlands Gippsland Pride 2008/09 Central Highlands Northern Rivers 2009/10 Central Highlands Gippsland Pride 2011/12 Western Waves Barwon HONORARY SECRETARY 1926/ /28 H Patemoster (Seymour) 1928/ /33 G. Keast (Mornington Peninsula) 1932/ /37 H. Wyndham (Leongatha) 1937/ /39 E. C. Kirton BEM (Ballarat) 1939/ /45 Recess 1945/ /77 E. C. Kirton BEM (Ballarat) 1977/ /84 R. F. Merriman (Geelong) 1984/ /87 E. M. Allen (Geelong) 1987/ /08 E. W. Parker (Geelong) 2008/09 (Current) K.W. Thompson (Yarra Valley) HONORARY TREASURER 1926/ /28 G. Keast (Mornington Peninsula) 1928/ /33 H. Wyndham (Leongatha) 1933/ /38 G. Keast (Mornington Peninsula) 1938/39 J. S. Stevens (Maryborough) 1939/ /45 Recess 1945/ /59 J. S. Stevens (Maryborough) 1959/ /68 A. V. Rankin (Dimboola) 1968/ /85 A. R. Cardwell (Morwell) 1985/ /87 E. W. Parker (Geelong) 1987/88 E. M. Allen (Geelong) 1988/ /02 K. J. Ryan (Geelong) 2002/ /12 G. F. Kerr (Wangaratta) HONORARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY 1978/ /82 E. M. Allen (Geelong) 1982/ /87 E. W. Parker (Geelong) 1987/88 E. M.Allen (Geelong) 1988/ /92 K. J. Ryan (Geelong) 1992/93 (Current) W. J. Williams (Echuca) 3 40

7 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKETERS PREMIERSHIP RECORD Season Group Winners Runners-Up 2010/11 Provincial Geelong Murray Vvalley Division 2 Leongatha Warrnambool Division 3 Benalla Yara Valley Division 4 Morningto Peninsula Shepparton 2011/12 Provincial Geelong Murray Valley Division 2 South West Bairnsdale Division 3 Yarra Valley Colac Division 4 Sunraysia Albury/Wodonga INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CUP 1975/76 Barwon Goulburn 1976/77 Barwon Goulburn 1977/78 Goulburn Central Highlands 1978/79 Gippsland/South Gippsland Central Highlands 1979/80 Barwon North East 1980/81 Mornington Peninsula Corangamite 1981/82 South Gippsland North East JUST JEANS CUP 1982/83 Central Highlands Barwon 1983/84 Corangamite Barwon STATEWIDE CUP 1984/85 Barwon Central Highlands 1985/86 Mornington Peninsula Loddon 1986/87 Mallee Gippsland VCA COUNTRY CUP 1987/88 Gippsland Corangamite KLEENEX CUP 1988/89 Central Highlands Barwon 1989/90 Goulburn Murray Central Highlands 1990/91 Goulburn Murray Mornington Peninsula EASTON SPORTS CUP 1991/92 Barwon Mornington Peninsula 1992/93 Mornington Peninsula Corangamite COCA-COLA CUP 1993/94 Mallee Barwon 1994/95 Mornington Peninsula Wimmera 1995/96 Gippsland Barwon 1996/97 Central Highlands Loddon 1997/98 Central Highlands Gippsland 1998/99 Corangamite South Gippsland 1999/2000 East Group Winners - Gippsland West Group Winners - Barwon VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKET LEAGUE COUNTRY WEEK ASSOCIATIONS, Bairnsdale Rodney Bidmade, PO Box 343, Bairnsdale, VIC 3875 (03) Ballarat Don Jacobsson, PO Box 14N, Ballarat North, VIC 3350 (03) Benalla & District Garry Dillon, PO Box 52, Northcote, VIC Bendigo District John Hecker, PO Box 535, Bendigo, VIC 3552 (03) Central Gippsland Matt Clarke, PO Box 3340, Morwell Mail Centre, VIC 3841 (03) Colac & District David Treweek, 81 Hart Street, Colac, VIC 3250 (03) Cricket Albury Wodonga John McMillan, PO Box 68, Albury, NSW Ferntree Gully & District Steve Brown, PO Box 134, Ferntree Gully, VIC 3156 (03) Geelong Jan Nowicki, PO Box 63, Geelong, VIC 3220 (03) Gisborne & District Robert McIntyre, 7 McIntyre Lane, Bolinda, VIC 3432 (03) Grassmere Paul Cameron, PO Box 903, Warrnambool, VIC, Hamilton & District Talitha Prendergast, PO Box 667, Hamilton, VIC 3300 (03) Kyabram District Brooke Cleveland, 15 Julia Street, Stanhope, Vic 3620 (03) Leongatha & District Gary Adams, 13 Victoria Street, Korumburra, VIC 3950 (03) Mornington Peninsula Paul Pelzer, PO Box 380, Seaford, VIC (03) Murray Valley Anthony Holmes, 80 Jerilderie Street, Berrigan, NSW, 2717 (03) Sale-Maffra Ross McMillan, PO Box 1017, Sale, VIC 3850 (03) Seymour District Ken Daniel, PO Box 285, Seymour, VIC 3661 (03) Shepparton Jenny Mears, PO Box 501, Shepparton, VIC 3632 (03)

8 South West Grant Myers, 22 Robinson Street, Camperdown, VIC 3260 (03) Sunraysia Peter Hahn, PO Box 6166, Mildura West, VIC 3501 (03) Traralgon & District Gavin Foenander, PO Box 630, Traralgon, VIC 3844 (03) Wangaratta & District Cassy Roberts, PO Box 702, Wangaratta, VIC Warrnambool & District Andrew Sloane, PO Box 1416, Warrnambool, VIC West Gippsland Jason Viney, PO Box 5383, Cranbourne VIC 3977 (03) Yarra Valley Keith Thompson, PO Box 418, Lilydale, VIC 3140 (03) OTHER AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS, Alberton Leigh Roberts, 898 Tap Tap Road, Binginwarri, VIC 3966 (03) Bellarine Peninsula Daryl Burns, PO Box 9151, St Albans Park, VIC 3219 (03) Caledonia Neil Purdy, C/- 233 York Street, Sale, VIC 3850 (in recess) (03) Campaspe Grant Harrison, PO Box 15, Echuca, VIC Casterton District Gary Carlin, 5800 Glenelg Highway, Casterton, VIC 3311 (03) Castlemaine & District Dick Mack, PO Box 141, Castlemaine, VIC 3450 (03) Daylesford & District Terry Noonan, 35 Leishman Street, Allandale, VIC 3364 (03) Emu Valley Paul Price, PO Box 379, Huntly, VIC 3551 (03) Grampians Jakob Davis, PO Box 503, Stawell, VIC Grenville Mark Drinkwater, 505 Mortchop Road, Snake Valley, VIC 3351 (03) Horsham Luke Brunckhorst, PO Box 453, Horsham, VIC 3402 (03) Mansfield Junior Cheryl Christopher, Lot 1/44 Reardon Lane, Mansfield, VIC 3722 (03) VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKETERS PREMIERSHIP RECORD Season Group Winners Runners-Up 2000/01 Provincial Mornington Peninsula Ballarat Division 2 Kyabram Ferntree Gully Division 3 Traralgon Maryborough Division 4 Benalla Portland Division 5 Colac Geelong Churches Division 6 No competition 2001/02 Provincial Kyabram Bendigo Division 2 Traralgon Warnambool Division 3 Sunraysia Maryborough Division 4 Leongatha West Gippsland Division 5 Caledonia Warnambool /03 Provincial Sale-Maffra Geelong Division 2 Sunraysia Shepparton Division 3 Leongatha Bairnsdale Division 4 Horsham South Gippsland Division 5 Warnambool 2 Yarra Valley /04 Provincial Mornington Peninsula Sunyrasia Division 2 Warnambool 1 Albury & Border Division 3 Bairnsdale Benalla Division 4 Colac Campaspe Division 5 Caledonia Ferntree Gully /05 Provincial Mornington Peninsula Sunraysia Division 2 Kyabram Albury & Border Division 3 Ferntree Gully 1 Benalla Division 4 West Gippsland Warnambool 2 Division 5 Seymour Wodonga 2005/06 Provincial Sale-Maffra Mornington Peninsula Division 2 Ferntree Gully 1 Sunraysia Division 3 Hamilton West Gippsland Division 4 Yarra Valley 1 Ferntree Gully 2 Division 5 Bellarine Peninsula Mornington Peninsula /07 Provincial Bendigo Mornington Peninsula 2 Division 2 Murray Valley Warragul Division 3 Yarra Valley Wangaratta Division 4 Colac South West 2007/08 Provincial Ballarat Geelong Division 2 Sunraysia Bairnsdale Division 3 Wangaratta Yarra Valley Division 4 Mornington Peninsula 2 Ferntree Gully /09 Provincial Mornington Peninsula 1 Ballarat Division 2 Murray Valley Leongatha Division 3 West Gippsland Ferntree Gully 2 Division 4 South West Horsham 2009/10 Provincial Bendigo Kyabram Division 2 Traralgon Bairnsdale Division 3 South West Wangaratta Division 4 Seymour Horsham 38

9 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKETERS PREMIERSHIP RECORD Season Group Winners Runners-Up 1993/94 Provincial Mornington Peninsula Albury & Border Division 2 Shepparton Kyabram Division 3 Warragul Murray Valley Division 4 Colac Yarra Valley Division 5 Seymour Panton Hill Division 6 Yarrawonga Geelong Churches Division 7 No competition 1994/95 Provincial Shepparton Bendigo Division 2 Geelong Murray Valley Division 3 Bairnsdale West Gippsland Division 4 Ferntree Gully Maryborough Division 5 Swan Hill Panton Hill Division 6 Yarrawonga Geelong Churches Division 7 No competition 1995/96 Provincial Sale-Maffra Murray Valley (No play Division 2 Bairnsdale Kyabram on last Division 3 Yarra Valley Wangaratta two days) Division 4 Swan Hill Horsham Division 5 Yarrawonga South Goppsland Division 6 Emu Valley Ovens & Kiewa Division 7 No competition 1996/97 Provincial Mornington Peninsula Albury & Border Division 2 Geelong Central Gippsland Division 3 Ballarat Ferntree Gully 1 Division 4 Hamilton Traralgon Division 5 Portland Emu Valley Division 6 Ferntree Gully 2 Wangaratta Sinday 1997/98 Provincial Mornington Peninsula Geelong Division 2 Ballarat Wangaratta Division 3 Gisborne Yarra Valley 1 Division 4 Portland Maryborough Division 5 Ferntree Gully 2 Yarra Valley 1 Division 6 South West Leongatha 1998/99 Provincial Albury & Border Geelong Division 2 Bendigo Sunraysia Division 3 Ferntree Gully 1 Traralgon Division 4 Ferntree Gully 2 Maryborough Division 5 Benalla Wangaratta Sunday Division 6 Caledonia East Gippsland 1999/2000 Provincial Mornington Peninsula Albury & Border Division 2 Ballarat Ferntree Gully 1 Division 3 Warragul Hamilton Division 4 Maryborough West Gippsland Division 5 South West Caledonia Division 6 Alberton Yea Maryborough & District Peter Humphries, PO Box 336, Maryborough, VIC 3465 (03) Mount Gambier David Doyle, PO Box 1023, Mount Gambier, SA 5290 (08) Northern District John Arthur, 105 Channel Street Cohuna, VIC 3568 (03) Northern United Mark Turner, 30 Mitchell Avenue, Colbinabbin, VIC 3559 (03) Ouyen & District Riley O Connor, 59 Farrell Street, Ouyen, VIC 3490 (03) Portland & District Richard Kot, PO Box 474, Portland, VIC 3305 (03) Pyrenees Luke Dridan, 1010 Lydiard Street Nth, Ballarat, VIC 3350 (03) Red Cliffs Shane Bobbin, PO Box 838, Red Cliffs, VIC 3496 (03) Robinvale & District Glen Bussell, PO Box 383, Robinvale, VIC 3549 (03) Rutherglen Junior Ray Pepper, 3 Frederick Street, Wahgunyah VIC 3687 (02) Swan Hill District Allan Hatcher, 740 Swan Hill VIC 3585 (03) Tumbarumba District Michael Kirkman, Lt Albury Sreet, Tumbarumba, NSW 2563 (02) Upper Loddon Michael Rose, Market Street, Inglewood, VIC 3517 (03) Warragul & District Michael Wardle, PO Box 449, Warragul VIC, 3820 (03) West Wimmera Peter Hedt, 72 Victoria Street, Nhill, VIC Wimmera/Mallee Mark Bowen, 109 Cumming Avenue, Birchip, VIC 3483 (03) Yarrawonga & District Trevor Manley, PO Box 412, Yarrawonga, VIC 3730 (in recess this season) (03)

10 7 PRESIDENT S REPORT The high light and low light of the season occurred in the first two weeks of January We had the privilege of staging the Australian Country Cricket Championships in Geelong and what a magnificent job the Geelong Organizing Committee and their wonderful group of volunteers performed. They staged the Best Championships Ever according to those, who have attended all Carnivals since the inaugural Championship was held in Beenleigh,Queensland in However, despite a tight competition, we finished last with only two wins, our worst performance since the Championships began. It was unacceptable for such a cricket-proud State as ours. A thorough review of everything we do involving selection and preparation for the Championships has taken place and we now look forward to the 2013 Championships to be staged in Bundaberg, Queensland, and our reputation being restored. I would like to acknowledge our management, leadership team and selectors for their efforts leading up to and during the Championships. In particular I would like to thank Gerard Wood who filled in at a relatively short notice as masseur while Cheryl Connelly continues her battle with health issues. Thanks also to the people and Clubs involved in providing practice facilities for us at Ferntree Gully, Kilmore and the M.C.G. indoor nets. In thanking Cricket Victoria Chairman, Geoff Tamblyn, CEO, Tony Dodemaide and their staff for our continued close-working relationship, I would especially like to thank Country Development Manager, Chris Harris who, at the Board s invitation, now attends all of our Meetings and was instrumental in the successful Curator Education Tour of our country regions at the end of February conducted by Les Burdett. The updating of Cricket Victoria s five-year Strategic Plan, following our lobbying, has seen our performance at the National Country Cricket Championships become a key performance indicator for cricket in Victoria. We look forward to working with General Manager of Cricket, Shaun Graf who, following a number of meetings, has prepared a paper for the Cricket Victoria Board recommending ways of assisting us to return to a consistent cutting-edge performer at the National Championships. The Cricket Australia Country Cricket Reference Group, which met during the Championships in Geelong, whilst continuing to find its feet in the big picture, did highlight the importance of country cricket on the national scene with 17 of the 25 current Cricket Australia contracted players being country boys and 48% of all past Test players, who have represented Australia, were originally from country areas. We also provide up to one third of all debutants in the Victorian Premier League each year, which proves country cricket is vital to the health and well- being of the Sport in Australia. VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKETERS PREMIERSHIP RECORD Season Group Winners Runners-Up 1987/88 Provincial Warnambool Geelong Division 2 Mornington Peninsula Traralgon Division 3 Albury & Border Kyabram Division 4 Horsham Yea-Ferntree Gully Division 5 Yarra Valley Geelong Southern Division 6 Euroa Timboon Stoneyford Division 7 Seymour Yarrawonga 1988/89 Provincial Warnambool Geelong Division 2 Albury & Border Kyabram Division 3 Horsham Grampians Division 4 Murray Valley Swan Hill Division 5 Euroa Benalla Division 6 Yarrawonga Geelong & District Division 7 Geelong Churches Rutherglen 1989/90 Provincial Albury & Border Bendigo Division 2 Mornington Peninsula Sale-Maffra Division 3 Wangaratta Central Gippsland Division 4 Benalla Alexandra-Mansfield Division 5 Geelong & District Yarra Valley Division 6 Gisborne Alberton Division 7 Leigh Hopkins-Nullawarre 1990/91 Provincial Mornington Peninsula Geelong Division 2 Warnambool Leongatha Division 3 Sunraysia Echuca Division 4 Yarra Valley West Gippsland Division 5 Gisborne Mount Emu Creek Division 6 Seymour Wodonga Division 7 Wangaratta Sunday Nathalia 1991/92 Provincial Sale-Maffra Mornington Peninsula Division 2 Bairnsdale Sunraysia Division 3 Benalla Grampians Division 4 Maryborough Hamilton Division 5 Colac Ouyen Division 6 Nathalia Wangaratta Sunday Division 7 No competition 1992/93 Provincial Geelong Mornington Peninsula Division 2 Bendigo Central Gippsland Division 3 Campaspe Wangaratta Division 4 Murray Valley Gisborne Division 5 Portland Wangaratta Sunday Division 6 Ferntree Gully West Wimmera-Donald Division 7 No competition 36

11 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKETERS PREMIERSHIP RECORD Season Group Winners Runners-Up 1978/79 Provincial Ballarat Bendigo A Benalla Kyabram B Bairnsdale Central Gippsland C Ritherglen Wodonga 1979/80 Provincial Ballarat Warragul A Ferntree Gully Geelong B South Gippsland Castlemaine C Gisborne Albury & Border 1980/81 Provincial Benalla Ballarat A Central Gippsland South Gippsland B Albury & Border Murray Valley C Hampden Wodonga 1981/82 Provincial Geelong Bendigo A Rochester Sunraysia B Gisborne Castlemaine C Alexandra-Mansfield Ouyen 1982/83 Competition abandoned due to drought 1983/84 Division 1 Geelong Warragul Division 2 Sale-Maffra Warnambool Division 3 Mornington Peninsula Maryborough Division 4 Horsham West Gippsland Division 5 Alexandra-Mansfield Grampians Division 6 Swan Hill Yea Division 7 Seymour Geelong Churches 1984/85 Division 1 Warnambool Warragul Division 2 Mornington Peninsula Shepparton Division 3 Bairnsdale Albury & Border Division 4 Hampden Kyabram Division 5 Yarra Valley Swan Hill Division 6 Rutherglen Wodonga Division 7 Ranceby Portland 1985/86 Provincial Ballarat Shepparton Division 2 Sale-Maffra Hamilton Division 3 Hampden Echuca Division 4 Wangaratta Grampians Division 5 Ouyen Yea Division 6 Ranceby Portland Division 7 Geelong Southern Alberton 1986/87 Provincial Ballarat Geelong Division 2 Warragul Bairnsdale Division 3 Maryborough Leongatha Division 4 Kyabram Alexandra-Myrtleford Division 5 Murray Valley Portland Division 6 Ovens & Kiewa Geelong Southern Division 7 Geelong & District Donald 35 I would also like to acknowledge, the work of the Cricket Victoria Game Development Committee under the Chairmanship of Russell Thomas. The Volunteer Awards breakfast on the Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test Match and 50 Year Service Awards luncheon during the final Sheffield Shield game at the MCG are occasions when the future of the game are highlighted. The use of the MCG for the Kookaburra T20 Final, which was won yet again by a country team, this time Wendouree CC, who defeated the Metropolitan s Bentleigh Uniting, was another impressive occasion for the game. The staging of another successful round of Premier Cricket in the country regions was not as easy this season, as the timing of these games in October, weather wise, was an obstacle in some areas and we look forward to these games moving back into a January time slot next season, even allowing for the Big Bash commitments. We again thank the Premier League and Sub District Clubs for the use of their grounds and hospitality during our Platypus Melbourne Country Cricket Week in February and I congratulate the Provincial winners Geelong, South West in Division 2, Yarra Valley in Division 3 and Sunraysia in Division 4. Also thanks to Sub District President, Jack Sheehan and especially all the workers at Caulfield CC for the luncheon on the Thursday of Country Week and the staging of our annual battle on the field, which is an important practice match for our State team in the annual Australian Country Championships, and which we won again at the Noble Park ground in December. We also continue to enjoy a good working relationship with President Kevin Noy and his Victorian Metropolitan Cricket Union which I m also pleased to report we defeated the City team in our annual Under 21 challenge match this year played at Seymour. Our gratitude is extended to Ken Daniel and his Eastern Hill CC for their great hospitality on that day. Congratulations go to Kelvin White and the Western Waves team on their comprehensive victory in our Regional Under 21 Final defeating a gallant Barwon and staged at the picturesque Warrion Cricket Ground. Congratulations also were extended to Leigh Norquay from the Barwon Region and the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association who was awarded this season s R.F.Merriman Service Award. With great sadness I note the passing during the season of three Victorian Country Cricket League servants - Ron Lomax who served as Upper Goulburn-Port Phillip Zone 9 representative from , Wayne Collins who served as GippslandÆs Region 7 representative for a season only two years ago and Murray Allen who was Assistant Secretary from 1978 to 1982 and in season held both that position and the Treasurer s role and was also our League Secretary from 1984 till May they rest in peace. 8

12 We welcomed two new members to the League Board this Season in George Munro, who replaced Kevin Lanigan in Region 7 and John O Brien who replaced Jeff Wallace in Region 8. Thank you Kevin and Jeff for your service to the League. To our eight Regional Board Members, Secretary Keith Thompson, Administration Manager Peter McCudden, Assistant Secretary Bill Williams, Treasurer Graham Kerr, Vice Presidents Ed Parker and Don Cooper who, also being our Chairman of Selectors Don Cooper, did a great job despite personally enduring a difficult year. Please accept my personal thank you one and all for your efforts on behalf of grass roots cricket in the bush. Finally, we could not operate effectively at the level we do without our sponsors, so to Top Caps, Platypus - Gray Nicolls, Healthguard First Aid, Knox Tavern, Primary Edge, Clads, Subway (Seville), thank you one and all on behalf of the League and Country Cricket in Victoria. Remember T.E.A.M. - Together Everybody Achieves More Yours in Cricket Warren Riches, VCCL President Warren Riches President of the Victorian Country Cricket League. VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKETERS PREMIERSHIP RECORD Season Group Winners Runners-Up 1966/67 Provincial Euroa Wangaratta A Central Gippsland Sunraysia B Grampians Berwick-Pakenham-Bunyip C Colac-Stoneyford Arapiles-Kowree-Goroke 1967/68 Competition abandoned due to drought 1968/69 Provincial Euroa Wangaratta A Ballarat Geelong B Yea Wonthaggi-Westernport-Phillip Is. C Hamilton Bunyip 1969/70 Provincial Warnambool Geelong A Bendigo Shepparton B Hampden Echuca C Bairnsdale Swan Hill 1970/71 Provincial Ballarat Wangaratta A Leongatha-Stony Creek Central Gippsland B Horsham Gtampians C Colac-Stoneyford Bunyip 1971/72 Provincial Geelong Ballarat A Mornington Peninsula Leongatha B Alberton-Boolarra Traralgon C Ferntree Gully Robinvale 1972/73 Competition abandoned due to drought 1973/74 Provincial Geelong Shepparton A Traralgon Stony Creek B Yarra Valley Outtrim C West Wimmera Ouyen 1974/75 Provincial Geelong Warnambool A Sale-Maffra Leongatha B Hamilton Ferntree Gully C Berwick-Pakenham Alexandra 1975/76 Provincial Leongatha Warnambool A Maryborough Wangaratta B Castlemaine Kyabram C West Wimmera Robinvale 1976/77 Provincial Geelong Ballarat A Bendigo Shepparton B West Wimmera Berwick-Pakenham C Yarrawonga Mininera L.Norquay from Bellarine Peninsula receives the R.F Merriman Award for 2012 from Mr Bob Merriman 1977/78 Provincial Ballarat Geelong A Warragul Traralgon B Hamilton Horsham C Ovens & Kiewa Colac 9 34

13 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKETERS PREMIERSHIP RECORD Season Group Winners Runners-Up 1955/56 Provincial North & South Peninsula Wangaratta A Mildura Bendigo B Murray Valley-Nathalia Lake Rowan-Yarrawonga C South Gippsland-Alberton Maryborough 1956/57 Provincial Wangaratta Bendigo (No play A Ballarat Central Gippsland on last B Yarrawonga Castlemaine day) C Euroa Yea-Mansfield-Alexandra 1957/58 Provincial Geelong Central Gippsland A Euroa Dandenong-Berwick B South Gippsland-Alberton Yea-Mansfield-Alexandra C Mininera Seymour 1958/59 Provincial Geelong Central Gippsland A North & South Peninsula South Gippsland-Alberton B Horsham Rutherglen C Swan Hill Ferntree Gully 1959/60 Provincial Geelong Warnambool A Mildura Euroa B Maryborough Kerang-Cohuna C Traralgon-Boolarra Kowree 1960/61 Provincial Ballarat Central Gippsland A Echuca Shepparton B Colac-Stoneyford (18 pts, 1.511% Warragul (18 pts, 1.73%) C Mininera (18 pts, 1.511%) Rochester (18 pts, 1.509% 1961/62 Provincial Geelong Wangaratta A Horsham Maryborough B Dunmunkle Traralgon-Boolarra C Ferntree Gully Alexandra 1962/63 Provincial Maryborough Shepparton A Sale-Maffra Dunmunkle B Kyabram Yarra Valley C Swan Hill Mininera 1963/64 Provincial Geelong Horsham A Warragul Ballarat B Leongatha-Stony Creek Castlemaine C Hamilton Mountain District 1964/65 Provincial Warnambool Bendigo A Bendigo Maryborough B Rochester Benalla C Wonthaggi-Westernport-Phillip Is. Upper Murray 1965/66 Provincial Warnambool Bendigo A Cohuna-Kerang Euroa B Hampden Echuca C Ranceby-Outtrim Berwick-Pakenham-Bunyip 33 SECRETARY S ADDENDUM Once again it is a writer s nightmare to produce an addendum when most, if not all, topics are so well covered elsewhere within this annual report. Firstly I would like to extend my thanks to Platypus Sporting Goods Australia and the Brown Family for their continued support of the VCCL and country cricket in general. A number of our affiliates are associated with the Platypus Brand and they enjoy that relationship as does the VCCL. Our link with Platypus goes back decades and the support given to the League has been without question. Many in the cricket world will now be aware of the new operation that will see the Platypus Brand marketed in Australia by the sports giant Gray-Nicholls. We have been successful in arranging the continued support of the Platypus Brand to the League via Gray Nicholls and have established a NEW sponsorship with Gray Nicholls. I look forward to continuing this most enduring Platypus relationship well into the future and the start of the new Gray Nicholls support of the League building to similar levels. Our National Championship team played in the 2012 ACCC, the event hosted by the GCA for the VCCL in and around the city of Geelong. The eight team competition was into season three but sadly we finished bottom of the table with only two wins, these against the eventual first and second placed sides. President Riches has addressed this elsewhere in the annual report. The 2013 competition will be held in Queensland with the hosting duties being awarded to the Bundaberg Cricket Association; this will be the second time the event has been held in that City as it was held there in Last season I noted that I hoped to travel around the State and have the opportunity to attend various Region meetings and catch up with many of the hard working local Region and Association officials. It is nice to report that to a small extent this has commenced and I hope to add more visits. The ever-changing climate for the game of cricket continues, the number of people involved at all levels (loss of numbers), support for volunteers (lack of), technology (rapid changes), funding (withdrawn or lessened), facilities (lost or cost increases), encroachment into our territory (creeping footy seasons) and much more should have all country cricket aware. This applies to the players, to their Clubs and Associations as well as the VCCL, so we need to ensure that we are getting our voices heard and our concerns and ideas given the opportunities they deserve. As these changes occur, and others at the higher levels, they have varying effects on the grassroots game. One area is the loss of continuity with changing personnel as they either move up, across or out depending on the situation which often then requires the rebuilding of links by the volunteer, this can often cause a loss of time due to again having to do what has already been done. Better communication between the professional and volunteer sections of cricket is a must and the improvement of the understanding as to how the volunteers operate will go a long way to keeping what we have and encouraging new ones. 10

14 Of course I would also like to express appreciation to Cricket Victoria, the VSDCA and the VMCU whom we deal with often during a season in making the game of cricket progress. Also to all at the VCCL, most notably President Warren Riches and the team of Office Bearers the Members of the Board, as well as Regions and Member Associations, it has been a pleasure to continue to work with you all. Congratulations to those selected to represent the various Regional and League teams during the season, appointed umpires and officials and to those that generally do a great deal behind the scenes and often go unnoticed, I offer my thanks. I extend the League s thanks to all of our VCCL sponsors which include:- Platypus and the Brown Family, Healthguard First Aid, the Cruse Family & Knox Tavern, Clads, Primary Edge, Top Caps, Subway - Seville/Yarra Valley, Gray-Nicholls and more. In closing a big thanks to our Administration Manager, Peter McCudden, who has worked through the various administration tasks well and his assistance is greatly appreciated. Again I continue to look forward to the seasons ahead. Keith Thompson VCCL Secretary. VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKETERS PREMIERSHIP RECORD Season Group Winners Runners-Up 1938/39 Provincial Geelong Ballarat A Echuca Albury-Wodonga B Werribee Ouyen-Underbool C Mildura-Red Cliffs Euroa Play Suspended during War years 1945/46 Provincial Geelong Bendigo A Castlemaine Barham-Koondrook-Cohuna B Benalla Dandenong-Berwick C No C Group competition 1946/47 Provincial Geelong Ballarat A Albury Wodong Benalla B Numurkah-Cobram South Gippsland-Alberton C Donald Swan Hill 1947/48 Provincial Albury-Wodonga Ballarat A Echuca Mildura B North & South Peninsula Leongatha-Stony Creek-Ranceby C Donald-St Arnaud Warragul 1948/49 Competition abandoned due to rain 1949/50 Provincial Ballarat Albury-Wodonga A North & South Peninsula Dunmunkle B Grampians Leongatha-Stony Creek C Rutherglen Warragul 1950/51 Provincial Albury-Wodonga Geelong A Dandenong-Berwick Castlemaine B Leongatha-Stony Creek Werribee C SouthWest Lakes-Stonyford Euroa 1951/52 Provincial Bendigo North & South Peninsula A Leongatha-Stony Creek Grampians B Sale-Maffra Yea-Mansfield-Alexandra C Warragul Euroa 1952/53 Provincial Bendigo Leongatha-Stony Creek A Geelong Ballarat B Yea-Mansfield-Alexandra Werribee-Bacchus Marsh C Euroa Horsham VCCL President and 2011 Life Member, Mr Warren Riches 1953/54 Provincial Geelong Albury & Border A Wangaratta Shepparton B Hamilton Yarra Valley C Hampden Dunmunkle 1954/55 Provincial Shepparton Geelong A Warnambool Benalla B Bairnsdale Nathalia-Murray Valley C Dunmunkle Seymour 11 32

15 31 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKETERS PREMIERSHIP RECORD Season Group Winners Runners-Up 1921/22 Ballarat Hamilton 1922/23 Ballarat Kyabram 1923/24 Maryborough Kyabram 1924/25 Bendigo Geelong 1925/26 Turf Corangamite Wimmera Matting Gippsland West Seymour 1926/27 Turf Maryborough Geelong Matting Donald Swan Hill-Mologa 1927/28 Turf Echuca Bendigo Matting Yallourn Dunmunkle 1929/30 Turf Geelong Grampians Matting Pakenham-Koo Wee Rup-Bunyip Pyrenees 1930/31 A Ballarat Bendigo B Warnambool City, Traralgon-Yallourn Dual Premiers C Horsham Sale 1931/32 A Grampians Ballarat B Swan Hill-Nyah-Piangil Shepparton C Pakenham-Koo Wee Rup-Bunyip Pyrenees 1932/33 A Ballarat Yallourn-Traralgon B Sale-Maffra Shepparton C Wangaratta Beechworth-Myrtleford 1933/34 A Echuca Wangaratta B Albury & Border Warnambool C Beechworth-Myrtleford Wonthaggi-Phillip Island- Westernport-Glen Alvie 1934/35 A Geelong Echuca B Numurkah-Cobram/St James Colac C Dandenong & Berwick Warnambool-Port Fairy 1935/36 Provincial Echuca Bendigo A Wangaratta Warnambool-Port Fairy B Sale-Maffra Barham-Koondrook-Cohuna C 1936/37 Provincial Geelong Ballarat A Seymour Benalla B Barham-Koondrook-Cohuna Kyabram C Pyrenees-Avoca Forest Dunmunkle 1937/38 Provincial Geelong Bendigo A Wangaratta Colac B South Gippsland Sheppaarton C Peninsula Mildura-Red Cliffs VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKET LEAGUE INC. ABN STATEMENT OF INCOME & EXPENDITURE FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2012 INCOME $ $ $ Affiliation Fees 4, ,320 Grants - Cricket Victoria Administration 5, ,360 Under 21 Inter Region Competition 13, ,000 Administration Manager 17, ,500 Australian Country Cricket Championships 12, , ,500 Government Grant re Curator Education Tour 5, Sponsorship - Events Worldwide 5, Healthguard & Knox Tavern - 5, ,100 Australian Country Cricket Championships Levy 12, ,912 Travel Equalization - 12, ,110 Country Cricket Week Entry Fees 5, ,500 Cricket Victoria re Balls (120) 5, ,760 Sponsorship Platypus Sporting Goods Pty Ltd 3, , ,272 Interest Earned Term Deposit 2, ,211 Sale of Clothing TOTAL INCOME 91, ,345 EXPENDITURE Administration Administration Manager's Allowance 17, ,292 Travel allowances - Board Members 5, ,845 Internet allowances - Board Members 4, ,200 Board Meeting Expenses Postage, Stationery and Petty Cash Honoraria 1, ,600 Printing - annual report 1, Filing Fees re Incorporated Associations Awards and Presentations , ,408 Australian Country Cricket Championships (Geelong 2012/Bunbury WA 2011) Levy - 5,500 Air Fares Travel and Accommodation 5, ,895 Clothing/Uniforms 2, ,888 Travel Allowances - Players 1, Trial Matches and VSDCA Match Expenses Team Meals & Drinks ,188 Match Requisites and Sundry Expenses Selectors' Travel and Telephone Expenses 1, ,174 Team Photographs Presentation Dinner and Sportsman's Night (2012) Travel Equalization Levy 3, , ,836 Under 21 Inter Region Competition 9, ,694 Country Cricket Week Administration Expenses incl Accommodation/Meals/Travel 2, ,957 Trophies Engraving and Awards including Repairs to Cup Stationery Postage Photocopying Cricket Balls 6, ,478 9, ,844 Other Curator Education Tour 6, Floral Tributes/Obituaries Ryder Medal Dinner Clothing , ,399 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 73, ,181 OPERATING SURPLUS FOR YEAR $17, $7,164 This financial report should be read in conjunction with the attached notes to the financial statements. 12

16 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKET LEAGUE INC. ABN BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MAY $ $ $ EQUITY Accumulated Equity brought forward 71, ,876 Operating Surplus for year 17, ,164 TOTAL EQUITY $88, $71,040 Represented by: CURRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank 28, ,130 Investment - Term Deposit Commonwealth Bank due 07/09/ , ,000 Debtors Clothing re 2013/2014 Australian Championships TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 89, ,840 TOTAL ASSETS 89, ,840 CURRENT LIABILITIES Donations Held in Trust re Flood Victims TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS $88, $71,040 Region 5: Northern Rivers 1. Paul Newman (Shepparton) 2. Scott Johnson (Bendigo) 3. Paul Aranot (Seymour) 4. Cam Taylor (Bendigo) 5. Ronan Larkin (Shepparton) 6. Divid Newman (Kyabram) 7. Linton Jacobs (Bendigo) 8. Jason Tarran (Seymour) 9. Paul Parsons (Kyabram) 10. Chris Keady (Shepparton) 11. Hayden Polglase (Bendigo) 12. Daniel Kent (Kyabram) Region 6: North East Country 1. David Farrell (Albury/Wodonga) 2. Simon Holmes (Benalla & District) 3. Luke Restall (Albury/Wodonga) 4. Andy Squires (Benalla 7 District) 5. Andrew Taylor (Albury/Wodonga) 6. Robbie Jackson (Wangaratta & District) 7.Kent Brayden (Wangaratta & District) 8. Gangabadawatta Arachchige Shantha (Wang&D) 9. Andrew Lade (Albury/Wodonga) 10. Ben Milliken (Benalla & District) 11. Brendan Klein-Boonschate (Albury/Wodonga) 12. Liam Scammell (Albury/Wodonga) Region 7: Gippsland Pride 1. Tom Shippen (Captain)(Traralgon) 2. Andrew Philip (Central Gippsland) 3. Tom Tudor (Sale Maffra) 4. Greg Pickles (Leongatha) 5. Jason Wilson (Leongatha) 6. Brett Lanigan (Sale Maffra) 7. Mitchell Clark (Leogatha) 8. Brad Wadlan (Warragul) 9. Shaun Barbour (Traralgon) 10. Ashley Taylor (Alberton) 11.Todd Mann (Warragul) 12. Jack Moore (Traralgon) Region 8: South East Country 1. David Lever (Yarra Valley) 2. Tom Hussey (West Gippsland) 3. Matthew Mulcahy (Captain)(Ferntree Gully) 4. Anthony Blackwell (Mornington Peninsula) 5. Sam Taylor (Ferntree Gully) 6. Robert Wilson (Mornington Peninsula) 7. Kane Jones (Mornington Peninsula) 8. Callum O Hare (West Gippsland) 9. Luke Popov (Mornington Peninsula) 10. Simon Young (Yarra Valley) 11. Mark Butters (Ferntree Gully) 12. Dwayne Doig (West Gippsland) 13 This financial report should be read in conjunction with the notes to the financial statements. 30

17 Region 1: Mallee - Murray 1. Thomas Vadlja 2. Jeremy Giddings 3. Richard Wyld 4. Adam Thompson 5. Andrew Petrie 6. Bradley Thomas 7. Chris Williams 8. Benjamin Harris 9. Timothy Smith 10. Mathew Walder 11. Shane Trinnick 12. Mathew Cameron All Region 1 players are from the Sunraysia Cricket Association Region 2: Western Waves 1. Micheal Fitzpatrick (Hamilton) 2. Tim Hunt (Grassmore) 3. John Houston (Captain)(Warnambool) 4. Ben Grinter (South West) 5. Alister Stannard (Portland) 6. Heinrick Joyce (Hamilton) 7. Toby Knight (Hamilton) 8. Sam Kerber (Hamilton) 9. Matt Killey (Casterton) 10. Matt Jeffreys (South West) 11. Bruce Hando (Vice Captain)(Wimmera Mallee) 12. Jarred Combe (Horsham) Region 3: Central Highlands 1. Matthew Goonan (Ballarat) 2. Jason McDonald (Gisborne) 3. Clint McLeod (Castlemain) 4. Tristan Dixon (Ballarat) 5. Ryan Ballinghurst (Gisborne) 6. Marc Cassidy (Maryborough) 7. Heath Pyke (Captain)(Ballarat) 8. Sam Bartlett (Maryborough) 9. James Hughes (Vice Captain)(Gisborne) 10. Tim McDougall (Grampians) 11. Matthew McMahon (Ballarat) 12. Ashley Ringin (Ballarat) Victorian Country Cricket League Inc ABN NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY Statement of Significant Accounting Policies This Financial Report is a special purpose financial report prepared for use by the members of the Victorian Country Cricket League Inc (the association). The committee has determined the the association is not a reporting entity. The financial report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the following Australian Accounting Standards. AASB1031 AASB110 Materiality Events after the Balance Sheet Date No other Accounting Standards, Australian Accounting interpretations or other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards have been applied. The financial report is prepared on an accruals basis and is based on historic costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except where specifically stated, current evaluations of non-current assets. Region 4: Barwon 1. Glen Talarico (Geelong West) 2. Sam Loftus (Geelong West) 3. Nick Peterson (Grovedale) 4. Clinton Peake (South Barwon) 5. Simon Pearce (Grovedale) 6. Damien Vassiliou (Geelong West) 7. Mark Hanley (East Belmont) 8. Shaun Campbell (Teesdale) 9. Ryan Lang (Warrion) 10. Trent Walerys (St Josephs) 11. Kent Agg (Geelong City) 12. Gareth Yelland (Grovedale) 29 14

18 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKET LEAGUE INC INDEPENDENT AUDITOR S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKET LEAGUE INC VCCL Team of the Year Report on the Financial Report I have audited the accompanying financial report, being a special purpose financial report of Victorian Country Cricket League Inc (the association), which comprises the balance sheet as at 31 May 2011, the income statement and summary of significant accounting policies and the statement by members of the committee. Committee s Responsibility for the Financial Report The committee of the association is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report and has determined that the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements, which form part of the financial report, are consistent with the financial reporting requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (Victoria) and are appropriate to meet the needs of the members. The committee s responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error; selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies; and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances. Auditor s Responsibility My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on my audit. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used, as described in Note 1, are appropriate to meet the needs of the members. I conducted the audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. These Auditing Standards require that I comply with relevant ethical requirements relating to audit engagements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity s preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by the committee, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. The financial report has been prepared for distribution to members for the purpose of fulfilling the committee s financial reporting under the Associations Incorporation Act (Victoria). I disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this report or on the financial report to which it relates, to any person other than the members, or for any purpose other than that for which it was prepared. I believe that the audit evidence I have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for my audit opinion. Independence In conducting the audit, I have complied with the independence requirements of Australian professional ethical pronouncements. Qualification It is not practical for Victorian Country Cricket League Inc to maintain an effective system of internal control over Grants and Sale of Clothing/Uniforms until their initial entry in the accounting records. Accordingly, my audit in relation to Grants and Sale of Clothing/Uniforms was limited to amounts recorded. Qualified Audit Opinion In my opinion, subject to the effects of such adjustments, if any, as might have determined to be necessary had the limitations discussed in the qualification paragraph not existed, the financial report of Victorian Country Cricket League Inc presents fairly in all material respects the financial position of Victorian Country Cricket League Inc as of 31 May 2011 and of its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting policies described in Note 1 to the financial statements and the Associations Incorporation Act (Victoria). Tim Hunt Tom Hussey Luke Restall Ben Grinter Rohan Larkin Robert Wilson Robbie Jackson Shaun Campbell James Hughes Mathew Walder Mather McMahon Western Waves South East North East Western Waves Northern Rivers South East North East Barwon Central Highlands Sunraysia Central Highlands KERR ANDISON AND KENNY Accountants and Advisors Paul Arandt Northern Rivers NORMAN V KENNY - Partner 18 Baker Street Wangaratta Vic July

19 VCCL Regional Secretaries: Region 1: (Mallee Murray) Gary McGlashan PO Box 2899, Mildura 3502 Tel: Mob: Region 2: (Western Waves) Lloyd Ilet 3 Rasmussen Ave, Hamilton 3300 Tel: Mob: ilett63@hotmail.com VCCL 2012 Provincial Champions - Geelong Region 3: (Central Highlands) Anthony Martin PO Box 158, Stawell 3350 Mob: marjam45@hotmail.com Region 4: ( Barwon) Jan Nowicki PO Box 63, Geelong 3220 Tel: Mob: pjstick@bigpond.com.au Region 5: (Northern Rivers) Graeme Mansfield 5 Birch Street, Shepparton 3630 Tel: Mob: mansfield@sov.net.au Region 6: (North East Country) Jock Campbell 26 Stephenson Street, Wodonga 3690 Tel: (02) Mob: jock.campbell@bigpond.com Region 7: (Gippsland Pride) Garry Goodman 26 Birch Drive, Churchill 3842 Tel: Mob: garry.goodman@churchillnewsagency.com.au Region 8: (South East Country) Keith Thompson PO Box 418 Lilydale 3140 Tel: Mob: keiththompson@bigpond.com 27 16

20 Round 1: Sunday,13th November 2011 Gippsland Pride 10 for 141 (32 overs) J.Robinson 59, J.Serong 39, L.Mottram 2 for 2, D.White 2 for 29 defeated by Central Highlands 4 for 150 (46 overs) A.Taylor 80 no, J.James 33, T.Reece 25, M.Floyd 2 for 36 Man of the Match: Anthony Taylor (Central Highlands) Played at Traralgon Mallee Murray 10 for 159 (54 overs) L.Jones 26, M.Seton-Stewart 24, B.walter 24, M.Bignell 4 for 44, H.Schlaghecke 3 for 17 defeated by Western Waves 7 for 174 (31 overs) C.Williams 54, M.Bignell 38, B.Grinter 31, A.Shepherd 3 for 37 Man of the Match: Cameron Williams (Western Waves) Played at Swan Hill Recreation Reserve North East Country 10 for 232 (47 overs) D.Wild 83, N.Rhodes 28, Z.Moore 28, R.Findley 24, S.Kingwell 3 for 33, D.weigel 2 for 20, B.Nguyen 2 for 30, S.Condy 2 for 50 defeated by Barwon 3 for 235 (40 overs) E.Vines 91, B.Nguyen 81 no, D.Peel 26 no, N.Flood 2 for 24 Man of the Match: Eammon Vines (Barwon) Played at South East Country defeated Northern Rivers on forfeit. Semi-Finals: Sunday, 20th November 2011 South East Country 10 for 94 (36 overs) J.Bradbury 22, S.Condy 2 for 16, B.Nguyen 2 for 19 defeated by Barwon 1 for 95 T.Hogg 49, E.Vines 43 no Man of the Match: Eammon Vines (Barwon) Played at Grovedale Central Highlands 8 cc for 163 (50 overs) A.Taylor 50, L.Mottram 40, C.Roscholler 25, J.Higgins 2 for 23, B.Grinter 2 for 26 defeated by Western Waves 6 for 172 (49 overs) S.Close 55, W.Chapples 30, S.Ogilvie 3 for 24, B.Weatherson 2 for 34 Man of the Match: Simon Close (Western Waves) Played at Tatyoon Final: Sunday 29th January 2012 Western Waves 10 for 219 (46 overs) S.Close 50, C.Williams 43, W.Chapples 33, N.Butters 27, S.Condy 4 for 34, S.Kingwell 2 for 46 defeated Barwon 10 for 92 (28 overs) B.Howarth 22, T.Bowman 4 for 20, J.Higgins 3 for 24, D.Jones 2 for 31 Man of the Match: Cameron Williams (Western Waves) Played at Warrion 17 VCCL Under 21 Regional Competition: Final ladders were: Provincial Team Played Won Lost Draw Total Points Geelong Murray Valley Leongatha Sale-Maffra Ballarat Bendigo Mornington Peninsula Traralgon Division 2 Bairnsdale South West Ferntree Gully Warrnambool Hamilton West Gippsland Benalla Kyabram Division 3 Colac Yarra Valley Wangaratta Mornington Peninsula Gisborne Seymour Division 4 Sunraysia Albury Wodonga Central Gippsland Shepparton Grassmere The finals in all divisions were played on Friday, 11th February with the following results: Provincial (played at the Albert Ground): Geelong 8 cc 217 defeated Murray Valley Man of the Match: Mark Handley (Geelong) Division 2 (played at the Camberwell Sports Ground): South West 8 cc defeated Bairnsdale Man of the Match: Simon Baker (South West) Division 3 (played at Balwyn Park): Colac 7 cc 154 defeated by Yarra Valley Man of the Match: Travis Nightingale (Yarra Valley) Division 4 (scheduled to be played at Yarraville) Match abandoned at am by the umpires due to the state of the ground. Sunraysia declared Premiers under the Country Week Rules. Peter McCudden VCCL Administration Manager 26

21 Melbourne Country Week was again organised at the centre at Cricket Victoria headquarters in Jolimont, where the usual communication services were provided. Our gratitude is again extended to IT Manager, Rebecca Brown, and her staff members, Adrian and Matt. Also the daily collection and collation of scores, results, ladders and media releases for Country Week was managed through the national MyCricket on-line competition program with the assistance of Board members, Messrs Riches, Thompson, Williams, Parker and Cooper. As well as the short-scores in all matches being entered from Jolimont, further progress was made towards shifting these functions to the competing teams, with more than half entering the full scores through their own websites. It is my earnest expectation that we will soon have all these recording functions carried out by every competing Association at the end of each day s play. My reports tell me that this is already happening in the vast majority of Associations and Regions throughout the state in their domestic competitions, so why could it not happen at Country Week when there are only 14 or so games a day? From match reports received, the standard of umpiring was all that should be expected, and we thank those gentlemen for their services. There were much fewer complaints from teams regarding the catering by host clubs for lunches and, with the few we did receive, they have been followed up with Cricket Victoria. The competition in Country Week in was again based on four Divisions with eight teams in the first two divisions, six in Division 3 and five in Division 4 following the withdrawal of Horsham and necessitating a bye. All of the expected promotions and relegations as per the League s Rules were implemented and we gladly welcomed the return of Sunraysia. Melbourne Country Week could not be conducted without the enthusiastic support of Cricket Victoria and the League is indebted to CEO, Tony Dodemaide, and his staff for their continual assiatance.the cooperation and assistance of CV Premier Cricket Co-ordinator, Peter Binns, is something that I am personally in debt and am sure Country Week could not function so smoothly without Peter s efforts. The same must be said for our colleagues in the Victorian Sub District Cricket Association, especially Secretary, Ken Hilton, and President, Jack Sheahan. Again the League is very grateful to the VSDCA for hosting the annual match and luncheon for Melbourne Country Week. Again, as for last season, it was hosted by the Caulfield CC at Caulfield Park and the VCCL extends our gratitude to all their Club members, who worked so diligently to provide an excellent meal to the 20 plus guests who attended. It is disappointing and frustrating to me to have to report that the coverage by the State media of Melbourne Country Week 2012 was even sparser than last year, especially from the major newspapers. To the many country folk across the State, who either rang or ed at the lack of coverage on most days, please be aware that the scores and ladders in all Divisions were sent to the distribution agency, AAP, on time every day and it was the Age and Herald Sun who would not publish them. I m at wits end in trying to get their support. Perhaps the weight of complaints from country communities prior to next year s Country Week might have some influence. To those media outlets in regional and local areas, who did report the Carnival enthusiastically, the thanks of the League. Finally, but certainly not last, the VCCL extends our gratitude to all the Premier League and VSDCA Clubs who hosted matches during the week. The Western Waves - VCCL Under 21 Champions, Back Row: C.Williams, H.Schlaghecke, M.Bignell, D.Jones, J.Fish, S.Close, T.Bowman, J.Higgins, K.White (Manager) Front Row: B.Grinter (captain), M.Brophy, J.Stapleton, W.Chapples, N.Butters

22 VICTORIAN COUNTRY CRICKET LEAGUE Report on the Platypus Country Cricket Week 2012 Melbourne Country Cricket Week in 2012 was conducted in the week 13 th 17 th February. Initially 28 teams were entered from 27 Association members with Mornington Peninsula being the only one with a team in two divisions. However, Horsham had to withdraw, which unfortunately left teams in Division 4 with a bye once again, although it was probably the strongest standard that this Division has witnessed for many years with Sunraysia returning to Country Week after missing Man of the Match in the Under 21 Final, Cam Williams, is presented with his trophy by Warren Riches. Once again the annual carnival of Victorian Country Cricket was successful with all scheduled games being played on the first three days, but unfortunately the weather intervened again on the last two. The rain came late on Thursday afternoon, but still in time to force the abandonment of at least half the matches across all divisions. This had a vital influence on the make-up of the finals next day as quite a number of teams lost their chance to gain a Finals berth, when they were reasonably placed to win their Thursday matches. It demonstrates once again how important it is starting the Carnival well and get early victories. The weather was generally fine for the Friday s Finals, but the damage was done the previous night with steady rain throughout most of that period. The Provincial Division at the Albert was fortunately played in its entirety, but the Divisions 2 and 3 Finals had shortened games after late starts, but at least they achieved results. Sadly the Division 4 Final had to be abandoned altogether after the umpires ruled the Yarraville ground unplayable and no alternative venue could be arranged. This year an experiment was tried for the first time with the venues for the Finals. Two grounds were named in the Official Program, one pair for Divisions 1 and 2 and two for the other two Divisions. The decision on where each Final would be played was made on the Thursday evening by the Country Week Sub-Committee, once the competing teams had been finalised. The aim was to best place the teams to allow potential spectators to more easily access the grounds and also to assist the teams in their return home on the Friday evening. It proved rather inconclusive because the weather interrupted the original schedule and before next year Associations will be consulted. Western Waves Captain, Ben Grinter, receives the Chanpionship plaque from VCCL President, Warren Riches. Cricket Victoria again provided the financial base from which Melbourne Country Week was conducted with payments to Premier League and Sub District Clubs for umpires, catering and ground preparation costs. Also in 2012 the League s long-term sponsor, the Platypus Sporting Goods Company, claimed the naming rights for the Carnival, along with their new partner Gray Nicholls. The League is indebted to the Brown family for their many years of support for Country Week and is hopeful their new partner, Gray Nicholls, will continue that sponsorship

23 VCCL Squad - Australian Country Cricket Championship Back: Keth Thompson (Manager), Joshua Vrbovski, Mark Hanley, Alex Cairns, Paul Bradley (Coach), Richard Tibbett, Robbie Jackson Brendan Scott, Bill Williams (Asst. Coach) Front: Chris Bambury, Andrew Fergusson, David Lineen, Brad Hauenstein (Captain), Matt Mulcahy (Vice Captain, Eamonn Vines, Heath Pyke VCCL Under 21 Team 2011/12 Z.Wilson Back Row: J.Brown (Ass. Manager), S.Ogilvie, S.Condy, E.Vines, S.Young, M.Bignell, J.Bradbury, K.White (Team Manager). Front Row: B.Grinter, D.Wild, S.Close, C.Williams, A.Taylor 20