Season Trent Sier. Dillon Bettess. Trent Sier MERRIL ANDERSON CLUB CHAMPION ROBERT PENDREY JUNIOR CHAMPION

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1 MERRIL ANDERSON CLUB CHAMPION Trent Sier ROBERT PENDREY JUNIOR CHAMPION Dillon Bettess ROSS FRANCIS BEST CLUBMAN Garry Walles Season DERRICK GUYE BOLT AWARD Most Valuable Player 1 st XI Darren Walles 2 nd XI Trent Sier 3 rd XI Jamie Davison 4 th XI Jordan Klewer 5 th XI Garry Walles 6 th XI Matt Thomas Senior 1 st XI Most Valuable Player Trent Sier

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3 Ainslie Park Cricket Club Annual Report Season AFFILIATED RINGWOOD & DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION Table of Contents COMMITTEE, OFFICIALS AND LIFE MEMBERS 1 PRESIDENT S REPORT 2 SECRETARY S REPORT 4 TREASURER S REPORT 6 BAR MANAGER S REPORT 10 SOCIAL SECRETARY S REPORT 11 COACH S REPORT 14 WILKINS CUP 1 ST XI 15 A GRADE 2 ND XI 19 D GRADE 3 RD XI 24 F GRADE 4 TH XI 29 I GRADE 5 TH XI 34 L GRADE 6 TH XI 39 SENIOR AWARDS 44 SENIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 45 KFC BAYSWATER SUPER SIDE 53 TOP 20S AT END SEASON MASTERS 1 56 LEGENDS 57 JUNIOR COORDINATOR S REPORT 60 UNDER 16/3 61 UNDER 14/2 63 UNDER 12/3 65 JUNIOR AWARDS 67 JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 69 CLUB SPONSORS 70

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5 Committee, Officials and Life Members PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER VICE PRESIDENT JUNIOR COORDINATOR REGISTRATION SECRETARY JUNIOR REGISTRATION SOCIAL COORDINATOR BAR MANAGER CANTEEN COORDINATOR PROPERTY OFFICER PUBLICITY OFFICER SENIOR S REPRESENTATIVE VETERAN S REPRESENTATIVE SENIOR COACH CHAIRMAN of SELECTORS Barry Westgarth Jamie Davison Stuart Minetti Garry Walles Peter Bolger & Dave Scott Scott M c Kibbin & Nic Berry Ryan Willmott Leigh Walles Matt Thomas Jess Peacock Geoff Anderson Trent Sier Sean Minetti Keiran Croker Ben Springett David Delahunty SENIOR Darren Walles (1 st XI Captain) Trent Sier (2 nd XI Captain) SELECTION COMMITTEE Jamie Davison (3 rd XI Captain) Joel Guye (4 th XI Captain) Garry Walles (5 th XI Captain) Matt Thomas (6 th XI Captain) JUNIOR COACHES Under 16 Ryan Willmott Under 14 Colin Wadsworth Under 12 Matt Delahunty Milo In2Cricket Ashley Miller LIFE MEMBERS Messrs. Phil McCallum Alan Wadsworth (dec) Robert Pendrey (dec) Chris Anderson Lindsay Foulis Russell Davison Frank Colverson Les Eaton Andrew Peters Ian Brittnell Jeff Berry Derrick Guye Graham Young Dom Valeri Geoff Anderson Garry Walles Jamie Davison Stuart Minetti Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 1 of 74 Annual Report Season

6 President s Report Through the many reports on the season available to you, it does not take another report from me to highlight that the on field performance of the club during season was extremely disappointing. With the exception of the Vets, no other team in the club was able to compete in the finals. Enough said. At Christmas the senior ranks were in state of chaos with a genuine concern that our Wilkins team were facing relegation. Some strong resolve quickly developed across the club to turn this performance around and pleasingly, the post Christmas period did show our 1 st XI in a much improved light, ultimately just missing out on a finals place. It is this strong resolve that our senior teams must take into season right from the first pre-season training session. If we are not prepared to show some fight, develop a plan, and execute it with discipline, then we will go nowhere. We have already started our planning for next season. Sean Nugget Arbuckle has been appointed as senior coach and we are delighted that he has put his hand up for this important role. We are very grateful for the role that Ben Springett has played as coach for the last two seasons. Work commitments mean he will not be able to have an extensive role in the club next year, but Ben has laid a solid foundation at the club in terms of what is required at training and this will no doubt be a great asset to Nugget as he seeks to take our performances to the next level. While discussing the playing side, it is again important to acknowledge the efforts of our captains who do play such a critical role in getting our teams on the ground each week. Our seconds and thirds did not have a lot of stability in terms of captaincy, so thanks to the numerous players who put their hand up to support the on field leadership each Saturday along with our regulars, Coma, Joel, Gazza, and Matt for their super efforts. Thanks too to Dallas for his work as Chairman of Selectors. Our junior ranks suffered a similar fate in terms of on field performance with no team competing in the finals. While we struggled for numbers early, some determined recruiting mid-season did see the ranks of our Under 12 team swell. This, along with further consolidation of our Milo in2cricket program (thanks largely to Ash Miller), was as an important step in fostering a more successful Junior program going forward. Wonderful to see Matt Delahunty put his hand up to support the under 12 s this year. Ryan continued to be a great contributor to the Junior program. Colin Wadsworth was, as always, tireless in his work with the Under 14 s. Dave Scott and Peter Bolger put their hands up as joint Co-ordinators and did a sterling job keeping the program on track. My goal for next year is to see more support from within our senior ranks and I know a couple of players are keen to help out here. Off the field, the club continues to be in good shape. Financially we are very strong and this is the product of a well administered fee program (thanks Stuart), a superbly run Bar (Matt s contribution here is awesome), some excellent social functions (good on ya Lethal) and of course the willingness of all our members (well the majority) to support us. From a social perspective, I have certainly been delighted with the way the club comes together we do have a very strong social fabric and this is important in attracting and retaining players. Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 2 of 74 Annual Report Season

7 Again Jamie Davison as Secretary has been the tower of strength on the committee. He just does so much work behind the scenes it is quite amazing he has such huge passion for Ainslie Park Cricket Club. Garry Walles has continued in his role as Vice President and as always has been a huge support to me and is ever reliable. Finally the task of getting 11 teams on the ground each week is not an easy one. It takes the dedication of a relatively small number of individuals who offer their time voluntarily to ensure our members get a game - our ability to engage in our passion is only made possible by the efforts of these people. Please make sure that you don t take any of these wonderful people for granted. They make YOUR CLUB tick! Have a safe winter. Bash Barry Westgarth Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 3 of 74 Annual Report Season

8 Secretary s Report I have much pleasure in presenting the 33rd Annual Report for the Ainslie Park Cricket Club. I hope people do read everything in this report and take in what committee members, coaches and captains have to say, as a lot of time and effort goes into presenting such a detailed document. My report each year is fundamentally about thanking all the hard workers around the club who give up so much time voluntarily to make our club so successful. It is always my aim to convince others to join this group and see how much enjoyment you can get by being more than just a player at the club. My first big thank you is to Barry Westgarth who continues his great work as President. Your support and ideas for the club will bring new success to our great club. Stuart Minetti is more than just our club Treasurer. Stuart is involved and assists in all aspects of the club. I am sure people are still not aware all the work this guy does behind the scenes. In fact Stuart and Sean are currently working with other clubs in the RDCA on the restructure of senior grades and finding a better fixture format. Stuart is also responsible for finalising the format and printing of our Annual Report which is extremely professional. Thank you to Garry Walles who continues as Vice President and as always is an important and valued member of the committee. Garry was the deserved recipient of the Best Clubman award. This not only acknowledges all he did this season but for 20 years he has fulfilled nearly every role... and always without fuss. Leigh Walles continues as Social Co-ordinator and with some valuable assistance was able to produce some excellent social functions. The social side of the club this season was a huge success with great numbers not only from members, but people outside the club. It is great that people feel comfortable bringing their friends (especially the girls) to our functions. I know the highlight was the Hypnotist Night, which no doubt will be the talking point for months to come and is definitely on the agenda for next season. Matt Thomas as Bar Manager does an amazing job. I know he had a lot of assistance, but it still takes someone to oversee it all, which Matt does so very well. This is massive time consuming job, but also the financial backbone of the club. Matt thanks for bringing in some excellent profits for the club on the Bar again this season. I huge thank you also to Jess Peacock who took over the role as Canteen Co-ordinator. The ordering system with IGA East Ringwood seemed to work well again and Jess and her helpers did a great job of Junior Canteen and afternoon teas. To Scott McKibbin who works very hard behind the scenes keeping our statistics up to date, it is very much appreciated. He gets all the figures formatted for the Annual Report, which takes a lot of time. Nic Berry looked after the week by week entering of scores on the Internet and keeping all at RDCA up to date, which is one of those unnoticed jobs that is done so well. To our Junior Club a huge thank you to Peter Bolger and David Scott. They combined the role this season and in a tough battle with numbers did finish the season well. With a strong group of Under 12s and supportive parents, the future looks bright. They were greatly assisted as always by Ryan Willmott. Ryan has been involved in the Junior program for many years now and is very well respected by the kids and parents alike. We would also like to thank the individual team coaches and managers. Our Juniors are so important and without your help these kids just would not get a game. A side note is to thank the Bettess family who did an extensive letter box drop in our local area at Christmas to promote the club and get some more Juniors along and it worked. We value your time and support in doing this. Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 4 of 74 Annual Report Season

9 Thank you to Keiran Croker for his excellent work coordinating the Veterans section of the club. We really hope this can be continued for many years to come as it is a very important part of our club. To Geoff Anderson for looking after all our property issues including all the line marking at the grounds and general maintenance. Sean Minetti joined the committee as senior rep and bought some new ideas to the table. I hope the experience will see him fulfil a role on the committee for many years to come. I also want to thank David Dallas Delahunty who continues as Chairman of Selectors this season and did a brilliant job. It is not easy phoning guys each week to play and working with the captains on the teams, but you fulfilled the role very, very well. From the club and committee I would like to thank Ben Springett who has been our coach for past two seasons. Due to work commitments he is unable to continue but I am sure we will see him around the club supporting wherever he can. He had an unfortunate accident at start of season, but still put in time and effort to make sure we had a training program and we truly appreciate that. Ben also did a lot of work in organising the new playing shirts with individual numbers on them for 1 st XI and have proved a huge hit. Thanks to all the captains of the teams for a time consuming and often frustrating job, but your roles are greatly appreciated by all at the club. The club has so many great people working for it in so many ways, but as always, we could have more. Don t be one of those people who sit back and says someone else will do the job, and then be critical of their efforts. Aim to be a part of the committee and/or do something positive and go out of your way to help our great club build to even better and bigger things in seasons to come. It is time for some of our players in the age bracket to get involved in the committee to bring new ideas to the table, but also to have a say. I know I for one cannot spend as much time at the club anymore so need assistance in keeping this great club running. We have some very important sponsors who I must thank for all their support. Our major sponsors Ultra Tune Croydon and Stockdale & Leggo Croydon. Our new sponsor in KFC Bayswater who helped us supply new playing shirts and jackets. They also sponsored some Junior awards. Long time sponsors in Croydon Travel, Mayerling Cellars, AKT Trophies, Considines Insurance, The Good Guys Bayswater and Completely Bazaar Whitegoods. Also to Chris Allan from Field Group Accountants and Financial Planners in Lilydale. Now onto next season and the committee is very excited to have appointed Sean Nugget Arbuckle as senior coach for season Sean brings a wealth of experience as a player and as we know is a great club person. He has very good ideas on discipline, a strong focus on fielding and fitness and involving all in training. I know the players are excited with the appointment and now hope they will follow his lead. Obviously it was disappointing not to get a senior premiership this season however I know we are not far away from ultimate success. We need to work harder on the field and earn these achievements not just expect them. We have a new generation at Ainslie Park now and I look forward to seeing new history being made in the very near future. Can I finally thank my wife Karen. She supports me so much with all the time and extra workload in this role as Secretary. I am extremely lucky to have such a supportive wife. I have pleasure in presenting this Annual Report for all the players, families and life members. I hope you enjoy what we have put together and I look forward to seeing you all safe and well back at Ainslie next season. Jamie Davison Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 5 of 74 Annual Report Season

10 Treasurer s Report Season proved to be a challenging one both on and off the field. Our on field exploits are well documented throughout the bulk of the other reports. Our off field performance proved challenging, but it is pleasing to report we remain in a very strong financial state and yet were still able to present some real value to our membership. Sponsorship was maintained or improved with most existing sponsors and a change to our KFC sponsorship to Bayswater proved to be an inspired piece of work by our sponsorship guru, the travel agent from top of Main Street, Croydon (aka Tacka). A much improved package from KFC enabled the club to significantly subsidise a full range of playing and social clothing to our members. Thanks to all our sponsors; your support is invaluable to local community sport. Grants received from Maroondah City Council for our Gracedale Park synthetic replacement combined with a successful grant from Cricket Victoria which covers both Gracedale and the replacement of the synthetic at Ainslie Park already booked in for late August We are confident that a grant request to Maroondah City Council for this pitch will also prove successful in coming months. We made a number of improvements last season including the above mentioned synthetic pitch replacement at Gracedale. We also replaced some canteen equipment and purchased the new trestle tables and some chairs. The new season will see another synthetic pitch replacement at Ainslie Park and replacement of the long overworked temprite in our Bar. We will also need to look closely at replacing the vinyl floor covering in clubrooms. Our canteen managed to maintain its income quite well and much of this is attributable to a well managed canteen with special thanks to Jess Peacock as Canteen Manager for a job well done. Thanks also to all those girls/partners/mums/players who manned the canteen at various times throughout the season. Our Bar income was down due to a number of factors most of which were out of our control. However the one in our control was to get teams into finals and the resultant extra nights at the club. Hopefully better news next season. I have now completed 15 years on committee and have filled a number of roles at Ainslie and written reports for each of those years. Those who take the time to read our reports will know that we always thank the relatively small number of hard workers at our club. We should never take these people or the need to recognise their efforts for granted. The super workers tend to be on or closely associated with the committee and thanks to all those people and you will read each of their reports in this Annual Report. But I d also like to recognise a few others who keep on putting in with extra work here, there and everywhere. Working bees, call s for help with this or that, cleaning dishes, sweeping, cleaning up after social evenings. I know I ll miss someone, but the ones that stand out from my viewpoint include Geoff Leonard, Dave Delahunty, Lewis Davison, Ryan Willmott, and Ian Cubitt. And those of our younger players who made the time after the season was over to help clean up or rooms it is truly appreciated. My report wouldn t be complete without the most sincere of thanks to Jamie and Barry; great blokes to work with to keep our club working so well off field. Finally to Garry Walles, a true gentleman and deserving winner of Best Clubman. To our wives, Sue, Karen, Linda and Wendy for your wisdom in letting your partners use their spare time so well! Stuart Minetti Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 6 of 74 Annual Report Season

11 Ainslie Park Cricket Club Profit & Loss May 2007 through April /09 vs Description Actual Actual 07/08 07/08 Notes Directly attributable Income Administration Clothing $4, $1, % 1 Clubroom Hire $1, $1, % Sponsorship $10, $6, % 2 Reimbursed Expenses (Insurance) $ Veterans End-of-Season Trip $4, $4, $22, $14, % Playing Registration - Juniors $3, $4, % Registration - Seniors $10, $9, % Registration - Veterans $1, $1, % Registration $14, $14, % 4 Training - indoor $1, $1, % $16, $15, % Social Bar $29, $35, % 5 Canteen $11, $10, % 6 Dinners $ $ % 5 Fundraising $4, $4, % 7 Social Functions $5, $5, % $49, $56, % TOTAL INCOME $88, $87, % Directly incurred Expenses Administration Bad debts written-off $1, Bank charges/merchant Fees $ $ % Business costs $4, $3, % 9 Capital improvements $5, $2, % 10 Clothing $10, $ % 1 Ground Rent/Rates (MCC) $1, $1, % Maintenance $2, $4, % 11 Sundries $ $ % Trophies $1, $1, % Utilities (electricity, gas, telephone, water) $1, $2, % 12 Veterans End-of-Season Trip $4, $4, $34, $21, % Playing Coaching $3, $4, % 13 Player Payments (Game wins & E-o-S) $3, $1, % 14 Playing equipment and balls $4, $5, % 15 RDCA $1, $2, % 16 Training - indoor $1, $3, % 17 Umpires $3, $2, % 18 $18, $19, % Social Bar $14, $16, % 5 Canteen $9, $8, % 6 Dinners $2, $1, % 5 Fundraising $1, $4, % 7 Social Functions $4, $4, % $33, $36, % TOTAL EXPENSES $85, $76, % Actual surplus (deficit) for season $3, Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 7 of 74 Annual Report Season

12 Financial report notes These notes are provided in the interest of clarifying key aspects of the Ainslie Park Cricket Club Financial Report for season 2008/09. Focus is where there is a change in income or expenditure from season 07/08 that is sufficient to warrant clarification. 1. Clothing income increased considerably due to a complete new package of clothing being made available to members also at substantially reduced rates from sponsorship. Accordingly expenditure also increased markedly, but it shows unsponsored costs to club. 2. Sponsorship and grants received continued to improve extra income from new sponsors and grants from Cricket Victoria. 3. Reimbursed expenses are a one-off entry for insurance payout for carpet damage. 4. Little overall change, however reduced Juniors and Veterans (3 to 2 teams), but improved senior membership fees payment. 5. Bar shows a significant drop in patronage due to a variety of factors. 6. Canteen showed a modest increase in income and expenses. Most of the increase in expenses was payment for Canteen Manager which included maintaining supplies, making afternoon teas and staffing canteen in the mornings. 7. Fundraising maintained its income with reduced expenses. 8. Bad debts written off include the past few seasons to properly close off this accounting entry. 9. Business costs include a donation of $1,930 to Victorian Bushfire Appeal raised at Hypnotist Night. 10. Capital improvements include items such as replacement synthetic at Gracedale Park, a new scoreboard and new trestle tables for clubrooms. 11. Maintenance returns to normal without one-off expense of replacing light fittings. 12. Utilities reduced as we had been significantly overcharged for electricity due to estimates being made as electricity meter was unable to be accessed until lock was replaced. 13. Less expenses for specialist coaching. 14. Improved player performances and a paid player. 15. Reduction due to less expenditure on equipment. 16. Less in fines and charges to RDCA. 17. No mid-winter training program. 18. Increased fees for professional umpires and more umpires available for A Grade. Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 8 of 74 Annual Report Season

13 ASSETS Current Assets Chequing/Savings BB - Bar BB - Operating 20, Cash (Floats) 1, CBA Co-Operative Total Chequing/Savings 21, Accounts Receivable Accounts Receivable 4, Total Accounts Receivable 4, Total Current Assets 26, TOTAL ASSETS 26, LIABILITIES 0.00 NET ASSETS 26, EQUITY Ainslie Park Cricket Club Balance Sheet May 2008 through April 2009 Opening Bal Equity 15, Retained Earnings 7, Net Income 3, TOTAL EQUITY 26, Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 9 of 74 Annual Report Season

14 Bar Manager s Report Another good year from behind the Bar, although numbers will be down from last year. This is due to a variety of factors the lack of action in March being the main one, but the loss of the temprite and a couple of weather affected games hasn t helped either. Overall everything seemed to work fine with the exception of the temprite finally dying late January after 16 years of loyal and hard service. A new temprite will be in action next season and a memorial session will be announced to show our respects early in the season. The Slurpee machine continues to be a success both from a function and a hire perspective and we re now making a return on our investment including several hires to other clubs. Al this wouldn t have been possible without help so I d like to thank all the guys who helped pick up stock and jump in when I wasn t available to lock up. If it wasn t for people like Lewis, Tacka, Barry, Dallas, and Garry to mention a few, not only would some of the nights have been shorter, but there would be a lot less cash in the bank for next season. Thanks to the guys who help run the Bar when I can t be there - it is the major source of income for the club and it makes a difference to be able to run it like we do which comes down to having a team that the committee feels it can trust. Other clubs don t have this so I hope all the players respect it. Thanks again and I ll see everyone next season. Matt Thomas Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 10 of 74 Annual Report Season

15 Social Secretary s Report After putting the hand up for another season of socializing it was down to work from the very start. With a few boys putting their hands up to help organising and running the events it made life a little easier. So we sat down as a group and came up with ideas and plans for each night. This was a huge help and made the social outlook for the year look good. As per usual the first event of the year was Grand Final day. This year was a little different as the mighty Hawks were playing the pussycats in the big one. So the day was left up to others to run. They did are great job and they day ran smoothly. We did pop our heads in to help clean up (the beer). The next two functions were the regulars on the calendar. Trivia Night which was a great turn out yet again and the Christmas party which also a good turn out, especially the kids. Congratulations to Ryan s table on winning the Trivia Night and thanks to Andrew Peters for running the program. Thanks also to Santa for doing a great job with the kids (Cubes) After the Christmas interval if was of course the Ladies Day/Night. This was a change from previous years with the RDCA making all sides participate in the Saturday game. So we changed from the day to the night with great success. If was a fantastic turn out on the ladies behalf and of course if there are ladies around there are also plenty of blokes. Back to School was the next function on the calendar. An old favourite for the boys and although not a huge turnout, a fun night until a few unwanted guests turned up. Luckily some quick thinking and sensibility from some of the guys and the incident was quickly avoided. Thanks to those with level heads. Last but not least was the big Hypnotist Night. Plenty of organising, mainly by Jamie and the night was a huge success. It was a risk to pay a lot of money to the entertainer, but it paid great rewards. It looks in the future there will be more of these nights and let me tell you if you missed this one don t miss the next one. Thanks go out to all the people that help before, during and after the events. It was another successful year and hopefully members keep supporting these events and the club will be successful. Thanks also to my girlfriend Dee for all the flyers during the season. Leigh Walles Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 11 of 74 Annual Report Season

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18 Coach s Report First of all I would like to thank all those people throughout the year that helped me out. There are too many to mention but you know who you are. I would like to make special mention to the Big Ship who did take over the role a bit with some help from others when I stupidly decided that ten fingers were too many and that nine and stump was much better for me; so thanks for that help. Well another cricket season that started with such promise has come to an end. And unfortunately it didn t end the way in which we anticipated with not one senior side to play in a final series. The year started off so well with a few new signings that made for a lot of excitement around the club that once again we would be a force in RDCA cricket. But with an unlucky start with injury, the signs weren t looking good early with the 2s struggling for experience and depth which in turn filtered down through the grades. Unfortunately we as a club couldn t overcome the slow start and struggled even to fill all sides. Towards the end though, things did start to turn. The 1s started winning games; the 2s were getting closer and closer to some wins. There were some really good individual performances in the second half of the year, so hopefully as a club we can build on the positives that have come out of this season and move forward because I feel that we are not too far away from becoming a strong club again. I would like to make mention of some people I feel have come away from the season with some positives. First of all to those early to mid twenty year old players in the 1s, you guys are starting to get the feel for 1s cricket and starting to believe in your ability and the results are starting to come with all your hard work. Blokes like Hammy, Crooty, Karl and Cyrus are starting to play more consistent cricket. Especially the Big Ship who not only got his first half century in the 1s, but also managed to get his first century in consecutive weeks. Well done to Cody to; this bloke has come from indoor cricket and not played too many games of outdoor before. But we threw him in the deep end and asked him to keep in the 2s where he did a great job; not only that he came away with a ton towards the end of the season. Some of the best cricketers don t ever make centuries (like me) in their whole career, so well done. I would also like to make mention young Josh Bettess. This young bloke has still got a couple of years of Juniors left in him, but still manages to teach some of the senior cricketers a thing or two about how we should be playing the game. He turns up to 90% of training, trains hard and he has been rewarded for all his effort. The guy started in the 5s and by the end of the year was playing 2s cricket; well done. So well done to all for the season passed. Hopefully we can see you all next season in which I know will be a more successful year and keep at it because we aren t too far away from that premiership. Ben Springett Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 14 of 74 Annual Report Season

19 Wilkins Cup 1 st XI After finishing 5th in our first year of Wilkins in , unfortunately ended up with the same result, just missing out on the finals by one game. In what was an even competition all year a couple of close one-day losses would prove costly. In the end we only managed to win one of the 8 games we played against the top 4 sides. Having said that I thought our performances this season were much better, despite injury setbacks and some close losses. We won 4 of the 5 games after Christmas with some good signs for next year. We need to be better adapted to the one-day game from Round 1 next year, and be more committed to winning games, not just playing well. The time and excuses for getting used to the one-day format, and playing sides in Wilkins is over; it is time for results next year. Bowling Again the bowling appeared to be one of our strengths, and on occasions this was certainly the case. However results and statistics suggest our best bowling was not consistent enough to earn a finals berth. Adam Bryant was an early standout but was unfortunately hampered by injuries from round 2 onwards. This didn t stop him winning the bowling average so well done AB. The signs are good for next year if we can get the big fella playing on a consistent basis and he is certainly the type of bowler you can build a premiership team around. Ashley Moore was a handy addition to the team with his tight bowling and wicket taking abilities. Josh showed some great signs in his first full season for a couple of years and Pea was his consistent self yet again. Pat Marulli was also hampered by injury, but showed in spells he is still causing trouble for batsmen at the top level. Craig Ham was a welcome addition after the Christmas break with consistent effort and line. The ability is there, we just need to manage our injuries (pre-season effort), establish some bowling plans specific for the one-day format, and we have a bowling attack more than capable of winning a flag in Wilkins next year. Batting Was an area of improvement from the previous year, but realistically most batsmen probably underperformed against their natural ability. Nathan Croot had a solid year and took out the batting average award (well done Crooty). He is good enough to tear them apart in Wilkins, and hopefully with a more settled year next year he can really show people what he is capable of. Deano played his part well after slipping down the order for team balance and played a vital role in controlling the innings. Aydn was doing well before his departure and Moorey contributed well when required. Our batting is our biggest area for improvement and we showed in glimpses what the batting is capable of; we just need to put it together more consistently and with confidence. Sean Minetti and Trent Sier came into the side after Christmas and it is no coincidence that is when we started winning with their solid opening contributions setting the platform each innings. They should both be looking to exciting times next year. Congratulations to Trent on winning numerous awards for a stellar season, most of all the Club Champion and Bolt Medal awards. You won t find a more deserving clubman and all round good bloke, well done Shippa; super effort that. Fielding Still an area for improvement and cost us at least 2 games I can think of. Thank you to Trent for filling the vacant wicket keeping role post Christmas. This year I thought our commitment to the team and club was much improved and we started to bear the fruit in our performances after Christmas. All players had a full year (barring injury), which is a great sign for commitment and team dedication. We introduced Davin to first grade cricket, welcomed Adam Bryant to the club and had some younger blokes play their first games in the first XI. All good signs for next year. On a personal note, thank you to all the guys who played for the firsts at various stages. I believe we are getting that winning mentality back and I hope to see everyone back next year, committed, hungry and believing we are on the verge of something great. It has been a long time coming, but finals beckon, and based on this year we should have every reason to believe we can go all the way next year, not just simply aim for finals. Again a big thank you to Geoff Anderson for scoring all year and supporting us as always. Darren (Coma) Walles Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 15 of 74 Annual Report Season

20 Wilkins Cup CAPTAIN : Darren Walles 100's SCORED : Darren Walles 114 vs East Ringwood Dave Tucker 110 vs St. Andrews Trent Sier 107 vs Mooroolbark 50's SCORED : Cameron Eustice 86 vs Lilydale Darren Walles 55 vs Bayswater Park Nathan Croot 84 vs Bayswater Park Nathan Croot 86 vs Lilydale Trent Sier 51 vs East Ringwood Trent Sier 82 vs Bayswater Park 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN INNINGS : Ashley Moore 5/49 vs St. Andrews Craig Ham 5/17 vs East Ringwood Darren Walles 6/55 vs Mooroolbark BATTING AVERAGE : Nathan Croot BOWLING AVERAGE : Adam Bryant PHIL McCALLUM / CAPTAIN'S AWARD : MOST VALUABLE PLAYER : Cameron Eustice Darren Walles HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL : 10/281 vs Bayswater Park LOWEST TEAM TOTAL : 10/64 vs St Andrews MOST RUNS : Nathan Croot 359 MOST WICKETS : Ashley Moore 19 MOST CATCHES : Aydn Sier 12 HIGHEST SCORE : Darren Walles 114 vs East Ringwood Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 16 of 74 Annual Report Season

21 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS : WICKET RUNS BATSMEN SUNDRIES OPPOSITION 1 83 Se. Minetti 32 T. Sier 49 2 Bayswater Park C. Eustice 84 N. Croot 82 8 Lilydale 3 84 N. Croot 24 D. Walles East Ringwood 4 38 C. Eustice 26 D. Walles 10 2 East Ringwood 5 61 C. Eustice 22 T. Sier 33 6 Mooroolbark 6 71 A. Sier 28 D. Tucker 39 4 St. Andrews 7 35 A. Moore 14 D. Mulready 21 0 Mooroolbark 8 20 D. Mulready 8 A. Moore 12 0 St. Andrews 9 17 S. Panozza 6 A. Bryant 9 2 Mooroolbark 10 7 A. Bryant 5 D. Van Den Hoek 2 0 Mooroolbark GAMES : 14 WON : 5 LOST : 7 DRAW : 2 RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYED : BYE: 0 FORFEIT: 0 TIE: 0 ROUND APCC OPPOSITION SCORE RESULT 1 7/167 Warrandyte 10/107 Win 2 9/164 Mooroolbark 7/176 Loss 3 9/257 St. Andrews 7/272 Loss 4 7/242 Lilydale 6/231 Win 5 9/125 Montrose 9/129 Loss 6 2/15 Lilydale 10/212 Draw 7 10/127 Montrose 10/180 Loss 8 Warrandyte NP 9 10/64 St Andrews 9/105 Loss 10 5/185 Bayswater Park 8/192 Loss 11 7/257 East Ringwood 7/225 Win 12 7/255 Mooroolbark 10/251 Win 13 2/156 East Ringwood 10/150 Win 14 10/281 Bayswater Park 7/327 Loss Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 17 of 74 Annual Report Season

22 BATTING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Innings Not Out Runs H S Average Nathan Croot Darren Walles Cameron Eustice Trent Sier Aydn Sier Sean Minetti Dave Tucker Ashley Moore Andrew Peters Kelton Maguire Davin Mulready * Dylan Vertigan Adam Bryant * Jarrod Cooke * 7.00 Craig Ham * 6.00 Josh McMullen Scott Panozza Daniel Vandenhoek * 3.00 Pat Marulli BOWLING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Overs Maidens Wickets Runs Average Adam Bryant Josh McMullen Ashley Moore Andrew Peters Darren Walles Craig Ham Davin Mulready Pat Marulli Daniel Vandenhoek Scott Panozza Kelton Maguire N/A Aydn Sier N/A Jarrod Cooke N/A Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 18 of 74 Annual Report Season

23 A Grade 2 nd XI Captaining a side is something I have wanted to have a go at for a while now so when I was asked before the season I didn t hesitate and was excited for the challenge. Looking at the players I thought I might have at my disposal, and the side making the previous season s grand final, I believed anything could be possible. Hoping to achieve that elusive flag that has evaded our grasp at Ainslie for so long. The loss of players through injury to the club hurt the firsts badly, with players like Springo, Pat, Dan, Adam, Dillon, coupled with the late starts of Joshy and Hammy and the mid-season departures of Aydn and Dave, meant that the depth that promised so much for the club had disappeared and left holes throughout the seconds and indeed the whole club. None the less, finishing last and getting relegated is unacceptable and we must bounce back. The main positives for me were some of the guys getting their first taste in the firsts. Davin, new to the club, started in the seconds and made it look easy went to the ones and is a good addition to the club. All the young guys who got their first taste, Dan, Scott, Dillsy and Cookey all should be looking to get back in to the firsts and establish themselves as ones cricketers and not be happy with playing seconds. Other positives were the introduction of some good young players into the seconds for the first time. Guys like Della, Nick and Boony who got a taste early showed good signs and should be pushing to get back in. Cody impressed all, first with his keeping, then with making his first ton and Levi who came in for the last game and smashed it all round. I would like to see some more young guys like Westy, Chuck, Doshy and Funky take over and become top 2s players and push for higher honours. I would like to thank all the guys that played in the twos this year, although we didn t get as many wins we would have liked, we still had some fun. Springo, who scored for me when he was unable to play because of injury and then captained a few times after Christmas before work commitments meant he couldn t play, then Lewis who took the captaincy for the last couple of games. I would also like to thank all the girls, headed up by Jess, who worked in the canteen and always had delicious arvo teas for us. Even though the twos finished last, I think that the club is on the right track and results shouldn t be far off. We need all hands on deck to make sure the success we desire is achieved. Let s make sure that we all make it to pre-season training and return Ainslie to the premiership winning powerhouse it should be. Trent (Ship) Sier Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 19 of 74 Annual Report Season

24 A Grade CAPTAIN : Trent Sier 100's SCORED : Cody Watterson 100 vs Chirnside Park Davin Mulready 100* vs Eastfield Sean Minetti 111 vs Kilsyth Trent Sier 117* vs Croydon North 50's SCORED : Brendan McArdle 52 vs Kilsyth Davin Mulready 61 vs Norwood Dylan Vertigan 58 vs Croydon Nth Kelton Maguire 68 vs Warranwood Kelton Maguire 71 vs Warranwood Levi Millar 68 vs Kilsyth Trent Sier 54 vs Chirnside Park Trent Sier 66* vs Norwood 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN INNINGS : Greg Jones 7/81 vs Chirnside Park BATTING AVERAGE : Trent Sier BOWLING AVERAGE : Scott Panozza ALAN WADSWORTH / CAPTAIN'S AWARD : MOST VALUABLE PLAYER : Jarrod Cooke Trent Sier HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL : 10/307 vs Kilsyth LOWEST TEAM TOTAL : 10/106 vs Warrandyte MOST RUNS : Trent Sier 286 MOST WICKETS : Scott Panozza 14 MOST CATCHES : Trent Sier 4 HIGHEST SCORE : Trent Sier 117* vs Croydon North Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 20 of 74 Annual Report Season

25 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS : WICKET RUNS BATSMEN SUNDRIES OPPOSITION 1 99 Se. Minetti 33 T. Sier Croydon North 2 72 T. Sier 42 D. Vertigan 25 5 Chirnside Park 3 92 B. Springett 35 T. Sier Croydon North 4 90 S. Panozza 27 K. Maguire Warranwood 5 64 G. Jones 20 C. Watterson 37 7 Chirnside Park 6 67 N. Westgarth 35 K. Maguire 30 2 Warranwood 7 45 I. Cubitt 28 D. Mulready 17 0 Eastfield 8 63 B. Springett 29 C. Watterson 29 5 Chirnside Park 9 30* G. Jones 16 D. Van Den Hoek 11 3 Warranwood A. Miller 6 J. Cooke Eastfield GAMES : 14 WON : 3 LOST : 9 DRAW : 2 RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYED : BYE: 0 FORFEIT: 0 TIE: 0 ROUND APCC OPPOSITION SCORE RESULT 1 10/106 Warrandyte 4/173 Loss 2 10/199 Chirnside Park 10/203 Loss 3 10/180 Croydon Nth 10/339 Loss 4 5/189 Norwood 8/185 Win 5 8/182 Eastfield 5/196 Loss 6 Norwood 10/186 Draw 7 10/170 Eastfield 7/200 Loss 8 Warrandyte NP 9 5/233 Croydon North 8/145 Win 10 10/193 Kilsyth 9/215 Loss 11 8/183 Warranwood 6/217 Loss 12 10/219 Chirnside Park 10/268 Loss 13 8/224 Warranwood 7/261 Loss 14 10/307 Kilsyth 10/238 Win Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 21 of 74 Annual Report Season

26 BATTING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Innings Not Out Runs H S Average Trent Sier * Sean Minetti Davin Mulready * Levi Millar Ian Cubitt Kelton Maguire Cody Watterson Dylan Vertigan Daniel Vandenhoek * Ben Springett Jarrod Cooke Brendan McArdle Lewis Davison Greg Jones * Nic Westgarth Pat Marulli Scott Panozza Prashant Mishra Daniel Allan Josh McMullen Ashley Miller Ashley Moore Matt Delahunty * 2.50 Nic Berry Craig Ham Nick Dobell Adam Bryant Josh Bettess Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 22 of 74 Annual Report Season

27 BOWLING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Overs Maidens Wickets Runs Average Scott Panozza Greg Jones Jarrod Cooke Kelton Maguire Trent Sier Josh McMullen Pat Marulli Daniel Vandenhoek Josh Bettess Craig Ham Ashley Moore Ashley Miller Prashant Mishra Ian Cubitt Daniel Allan Nic Westgarth Lewis Davison Matt Delahunty Ben Springett Sean Minetti N/A Davin Mulready N/A Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 23 of 74 Annual Report Season

28 D Grade 3 rd XI The 3s started off the season with nominated captain Andrew Johnstone unavailable due to family commitments. I knew I would be in the side for most of the year but was keen for a younger player to take a more active role with the captaincy, especially when we were fielding. In round 1 Ashley Miller took on this role and did a great job as we defeated Wonga Park in a great game. I thought we were in a great position to challenge these top sides for most of the season. Unfortunately this was to be our only win in a frustrating season. Ashley was injured the next week and out for a few weeks and I was stuck with the job. The season is probably summed up a lot in the stats with no centuries, only two half centuries and only one batsman over 200 runs for the season and in the bowling department no one over 10 wickets. It was a real shame as we had a good group of guys who really did try hard but were just outclassed from much more experienced opponents. Most weeks we had 80-90% of the side under 25yo when most sides we played were the opposite. I am not sure how these other clubs get these veterans to help out and play Saturdays but we always seemed to have it against us. Saying that I want to focus on some positives. Early in the season I would like to thank Chris Allan who came down and offered some great experience and I know enjoyed playing with his son Daniel on many occasions. Later in the season the help I received from Glen Bluey Thomas and Lethal was invaluable. I know both of them admitted to me they shouldn t be playing threes however I needed the experience so thanks heaps for helping me out. Also to Dallas and Dave Mckibbin who filled in on many occasions at late notice. In the bowling stocks we had Matt Delahunty, Nick Dobell and Daniel Allan for most of the season. They all bowled without a lot of luck. All of these guys have been severely hampered by the switch between one and two day games and getting consistency in what they needed to do. I would like to thank Cale Nelson who wicket kept most of the season. I think Cale needs to work harder on some areas of his game including concentration and patience with batting. I encourage him to work hard as I can see a bright future if he wants it. Another highlight for me was bringing 14yo Josh Bettess into the side. He was our best bowler on a consistent basis. I hope the experience he gained from playing against guys 2 and 3 times his age will stand him in good stead for future. Later in the season the inclusion of Levi Millar into the side was also great to see and I hope he plays a full season next year as has a lot of ability. Although we didn t win another game a real highlight for me was playing against Scoresby away in a two day game. We bowled first and did a great job for 70 overs in keeping them to 250. After our efforts the weeks before this, this may not look like a great effort but believe me it was. It was a shame we couldn t have a consistent younger guy captaining the side but due to injuries and needing to fill other sides it had to be. However next season I really encourage someone to take on the role. I know they will enjoy the challenge. I also hope a few more of our veteran players consider helping out the seniors on a Saturday as we need the experience I also think we ALL need to work a lot harder on our fielding and fitness. We don t need to be super athletes but we need to do the simple things better. Our ground fielding, catching, patience when batting and bowling was consistently below that of other sides. We all need to try and train harder and the results will come. Good luck to all next season Jamie (Tacka) Davison Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 24 of 74 Annual Report Season

29 D Grade CAPTAIN : Jamie Davison 100's SCORED : 50's SCORED : Daniel Allan 55* vs East Ringwood Jamie Davison 74 vs East Ringwood Levi Millar 55 vs Lilydale 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN INNINGS : BATTING AVERAGE : Jamie Davison BOWLING AVERAGE : Nick Dobell JEFF BERRY / CAPTAIN'S AWARD : MOST VALUABLE PLAYER : Daniel Allan Jamie Davison HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL : 7/293 vs East Ringwood LOWEST TEAM TOTAL : 10/95 vs Scoresby - Ferndale MOST RUNS : Jamie Davison 267 MOST WICKETS : Prashant Mishra 15 MOST CATCHES : Cale Nelson 5 HIGHEST SCORE : Jamie Davison 74 vs East Ringwood Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 25 of 74 Annual Report Season

30 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS : WICKET RUNS BATSMEN SUNDRIES OPPOSITION 1 99 J. Davison 42 C. Nelson Bayswater Park 2 56 A. Miller 30 J. Davison East Ringwood 3 67 C. Allan 22 A. Miller Templeton 4 46 L. Walles 27 J. Davison 12 7 East Ringwood 5 57 M. Sealey 37 J. Davison 17 3 East Ringwood 6 69 L. Millar 55 J. Davison 9 5 Lilydale 7 53 J. Davison 20 D. Allan 33 0 East Ringwood 8 41 D. Allan 17 N. McKenzie Norwood 9 15 N. Dobell 8 J. Bettess 4 3 Scoresby - Ferndale M. Delahunty 10 S. Donald 9 3 Norwood GAMES : 14 WON : 1 LOST : 11 DRAW : 2 RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYED : BYE: 0 FORFEIT: 0 TIE: 0 ROUND APCC OPPOSITION SCORE RESULT 1 9/130 Wonga Park 8/122 Win 2 10/141 Scoresby-Ferndale 10/189 Loss 3 10/127 Norwood 10/257 Loss 4 9/147 Bayswater Park 1/168 Loss 5 5/162 Templeton 5/179 Loss 6 Bayswater Park 5/332 Draw 7 10/102 Templeton 6/191 Loss 8 Wonga Park NP 9 10/96 Norwood 10/187 Loss 10 10/185 East Ringwood 6/283 Loss 11 9/125 Lilydale 6/181 Loss 12 10/95 & 6/44 Scoresby - Ferndale 9/250 Loss 13 10/240 Lilydale 2/289 Loss 14 7/293 East Ringwood 7/300 Loss Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 26 of 74 Annual Report Season

31 BATTING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Innings Not Out Runs H S Average Jamie Davison Dave Tucker Mark Sealey Levi Millar Nic Westgarth Nathan Hose * Ashley Miller Steve Donald * Ian Cubitt Josh Bettess Daniel Allan * Matt Delahunty Nic Berry Cale Nelson Chris Allan Ben McCallum Nick Dobell * Leigh Walles Sean Arbuckle Scott McKibbin Nick McKenzie Glen Thomas Cody Watterson David McKibbin Brett Jones Prashant Mishra Phil Moore Ryan Willmott * 2.33 Brendan McArdle Andrew Johnstone David Delahunty Sean Cubitt * 0.00 Dale Freeman Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 27 of 74 Annual Report Season

32 BOWLING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Overs Maidens Wickets Runs Average Nick Dobell Daniel Allan Sean Arbuckle Mark Sealey Prashant Mishra Levi Millar Josh Bettess Sean Cubitt Ashley Miller Cody Watterson Ryan Willmott Nick McKenzie Brendan McArdle Matt Delahunty Leigh Walles Ian Cubitt Nic Westgarth N/A Ben McCallum N/A Chris Allan N/A Glen Thomas N/A Nathan Hose N/A Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 28 of 74 Annual Report Season

33 F Grade 4 th XI Captaining F-Grade for the first time was indeed an interesting experience. It was a season where I learnt the difficulties a captain faces each year: Afternoon tea, drinks, keys, scorebook, pen and new pill and organising blokes. This was before I had even stepped out on the ground. On the field I encountered challenges that taught me a few lessons. We began the season with a new group of blokes that had a handful of F-Grade games between them. We had old stagers like Bolt and Block, guys like Jordan, Swaino and Lukey, and a mix of Juniors including Jimmy Hunter and Little Cubes. I realised from the first game against Eastfield that it was going to be a long and challenging season. We struggled to set a decent score early on in the season. In a couple of games we struggled to make over fifty. This may have been due to our 11 players consistently changing due to availability in the higher grades. However, as the season progressed a small core group of players played regularly throughout the season. This meant that some form of stability in the team could be maintained. Jordan Klewer has proved this season that he is an asset in this grade as a bowler and batsman. He made several good scores and developed constructive partnerships that not only assisted in the team being competitive, but also brought other players into the game. His value as an opening bowler was second to none. He consistently bowled overs in his opening spells and was very much unwilling to relinquish the ball. Jordan s contributions to discussions on the field demonstrated that he has a keen sense for the game and is always thinking about where the next wicket might come from. Another player that was a regular contributor to the team was Luke Deacon. Luke kept for every game and provided insightful interpretations on which direction the game might be heading. Luke s batting improved over the course of the season and his overall approach to cricket matured. A highlight of the season was in the final game when Lukey took the ball and snared 6- for. Jordan took the gloves and managed to take a catch and stumping off Lukey s bowling. Luke has the potential to take on a leadership role at the club in the near future and I look forward to seeing him take the next step. I would also like to thank Block for his tireless efforts this season. Sometimes it is not easy for a leggy to bowl in the lower grades, especially if the batsman swing out of their arse. However, Block was always happy to take the ball, from either end, and roll the old arm over. Block is a wicket taker and I hope that he can continue to improve and outfox batsmen at whatever level he plays. I played most of the season with Bolt. We had many interesting conversations on the pitch, some were productive, some were counterproductive, but all were valuable. Even though we did not see eye-to-eye on every occasion (if any), I did value his experience on the field. Another highlight from this season was batting with Dad against Warrandyte and seeing him cop bouncer after bouncer. I m not a sadist, but instead his steely determination to duck, weave, cringe and cower short delivery after short delivery just to survive was something every young cricketer should experience in their time. Finally, I would like to thank everyone else that came and pulled on the whites this season. I got to meet many new faces around the club and also reinforced some of the relationships I had developed in years gone by. I have thoroughly enjoyed the company of all those players that played in F-Grade and hope that they all come back next season to develop their skills further. I did not achieve any of the personal goals I set myself this season, but feel that I learnt more than any other year that I have played. Joel (King) Guye Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 29 of 74 Annual Report Season

34 F Grade CAPTAIN : Joel Guye 100's SCORED : 50's SCORED : Ashley Miller 70 vs Wonga Park Chris Allan 97* vs Mooroolbark Glen Thomas 93 vs Mooroolbark Ian Cubitt 98* vs Wonga Park Jordan Klewer 78 vs Mooroolbark 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN INNINGS : Barry Westgarth 5/40 vs Croydon North Craig Colverson 5/69 vs St. Andrews BATTING AVERAGE : Jordan Klewer BOWLING AVERAGE : Craig Colverson LAURIE DELL / CAPTAIN'S AWARD : MOST VALUABLE PLAYER : Luke Deacon Jordan Klewer HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL : 6/226 vs Mooroolbark LOWEST TEAM TOTAL : 10/58 vs St. Andrews MOST RUNS : Jordan Klewer 206 MOST WICKETS : Craig Colverson 18 MOST CATCHES : Luke Deacon 6 HIGHEST SCORE : Ian Cubitt 98* vs Wonga Park Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 30 of 74 Annual Report Season

35 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS : WICKET RUNS BATSMEN SUNDRIES OPPOSITION 1 71 S. McKibbin 40 P. Moore Warranwood 2 24 N. Berry 8 J. Guye 10 6 Warranwood 3 27 I. Cubitt 5 D. McKibbin 14 8 Warranwood J. Klewer 78 C. Allan Mooroolbark 5 56 G. Thomas 49 J. Eaton 6 1 Mooroolbark 6 109* I. Cubitt 59 L. Millar Wonga Park 7 78 S. Cubitt 23 A. Miller Wonga Park 8 37 D. Freeman 21 A. Miller 13 3 Wonga Park 9 55 J. Guye 28 N. Hose 23 4 St. Andrews L. Murray 10 C. Colverson 0 2 Warranwood GAMES : 14 WON : 3 LOST : 10 DRAW : 1 BYE: 0 FORFEIT: 0 TIE: 0 RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYED : ROUND APCC OPPOSITION SCORE RESULT 1 6/168 Eastfield 8/246 Loss 2 10/58 St. Andrews 7/129 Loss 3 10/209 Wonga Park 10/135 Win 4 8/99 Warrandyte 5/227 Loss 5 10/92 Croydon North 10/116 Loss 6 10/62 Warrandyte 3/190 Loss 7 10/146 Croydon North 10/190 Loss 8 Eastfield NP 9 5/207 Wonga Park 8/199 Win 10 7/166 Warranwood 3/230 Loss 11 10/223 Mooroolbark 8/217 Win 12 10/119 St. Andrews 10/268 Loss 13 6/226 Mooroolbark 10/239 Loss 14 10/135 Warranwood 10/373 & 5/145 Loss Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 31 of 74 Annual Report Season

36 BATTING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Innings Not Out Runs H S Average Jordan Klewer Chris Allan * Ashley Miller Glen Thomas Ian Cubitt * Sean Arbuckle Matt Donald Levi Millar * Scott McKibbin Nathan Hose Wade Guye James Hunter * David McKibbin Steve Donald Darcy Higgins Tim Legg Jason Eaton Sean Cubitt Matt Swain Joel Guye Barry Westgarth Ben McCallum Leigh Walles Craig Colverson * 9.86 Andre Massih Nick McKenzie Phil Moore Dale Freeman Luke Deacon Daniel Allan * 6.00 Ryan Willmott * 5.00 Derrick Guye Hugh Glenn Nic Berry Sebastian Best Luke Murray Tom Berry Josh Murray Glenn Childs Geoff Leonard Andrew Stray Arijit Dey David Malvaso Jessie Spittle Matt Scanlon Daniel Perry Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 32 of 74 Annual Report Season

37 BOWLING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Overs Maidens Wickets Runs Average Craig Colverson Jordan Klewer Hugh Glenn Ian Cubitt Luke Deacon Ashley Miller David Malvaso Barry Westgarth Dale Freeman Sebastian Best Darcy Higgins Tom Berry Tim Legg Leigh Walles Nic Berry Jason Eaton Ryan Willmott Derrick Guye Matt Swain Nathan Hose Daniel Allan James Hunter Sean Arbuckle Glen Thomas Luke Murray Nick McKenzie Steve Donald Sean Cubitt Phil Moore Joel Guye Levi Millar N/A Scott McKibbin N/A Andre Massih N/A Arijit Dey N/A Daniel Perry N/A Geoff Leonard N/A Matt Donald N/A Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 33 of 74 Annual Report Season

38 I Grade 5 th XI Having been promoted up a grade from last season this season was always going to be a challenge. Going into the first game we had a competitive side, but unfortunately we lost to Lilydale by one run and this seemed to set our season up badly. As hard as the whole team tried we took until the game before Christmas to win and that was thanks largely to a quick 70 odd from Scott Mckibbin and a great century from Leigh Walles including 10 sixes. Unfortunately that was virtually the last we saw of these two players as they were promoted and this left our team short on experience. At the same time young Josh Bettess was rewarded for good performances and promoted to the Thirds. We won 2 games after Christmas, one was against East Ringwood who were Grand Finalists and we also beat Boronia to knock them out of the finals. Overall we won 3 games and lost 9 with a couple of those being very honourable ones but we also had some heavy losses. We played Juniors during the season and they can all hold their heads high as they gave their all in every game they played. As mentioned above, Josh Bettess performed very well all year. Other juniors to play were Josh White, James Hunter, Darcy Higgins, Rowan Peters, Josh Murray, and Simon Chiem. James & Darcy only played a couple of games, Rowan played many and performed admirably and has a great future in cricket, handles pressure well. Josh Murray played one long innings in a pressure game and I am sure he learnt a lot from it. Josh White shows a lot of promise as a bowler. Simon Chiem has a very good temperament. Although our season was largely unsuccessful result wise I was heartened by our players great attitudes even though we struggled in a lot of games, everyone tried their best and all gave great team support. Apart from one incident we gained respect from our opponents throughout the season. I would like to thank all the ladies that provided us with great afternoon teas at home games. They are much appreciated when you see some the opposition ones supplied. Thanks to all the other captains for their support at selection particularly Matt who works in well to get last 2 teams on the field. Also thanks to Dave Scott and Barry Westgarth for helping out early in the season when numbers were down. Trevor Panozza and Tim Flahavin are a constant support also and help a lot on Saturdays. I also thank the club for allowing me to be captain for another season and being able to play a couple of games with Leigh; this was most appreciated. Congratulations to all trophy winners and well done Trent Sier on a great season. On closing I just hope next season can be a lot more productive for all sides and we can celebrate some premiership success. Garry Walles Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 34 of 74 Annual Report Season

39 I Grade CAPTAIN : Garry Walles 100's SCORED : Garry Walles 159 vs Templeton Leigh Walles 107* vs North Ringwood 50's SCORED : David Sykes 58 vs Boronia David Wright 57 vs Templeton Evan Panozza 57 vs Boronia Garry Walles 62* vs East Ringwood Nick McKenzie 55 vs Boronia Scott McKibbin 74 vs North Ringwood Steve Donald 63 vs Bayswater Park Steve Donald 60* vs East Ringwood 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN INNINGS : BATTING AVERAGE : Garry Walles BOWLING AVERAGE : Garry Walles BOB COLVERSON / CAPTAIN'S AWARD : MOST VALUABLE PLAYER : Rowan Peters Garry Walles HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL : 10/279 vs Templeton LOWEST TEAM TOTAL : 10/80 vs Warrandyte MOST RUNS : Garry Walles 288 MOST WICKETS : Garry Walles 17 MOST CATCHES : Garry Walles 11 HIGHEST SCORE : Garry Walles 159 vs Templeton Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 35 of 74 Annual Report Season

40 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS : WICKET RUNS BATSMEN SUNDRIES OPPOSITION 1 95 D. Sykes 58 T. Panozza Boronia 2 40 D. Wright 9 D. Higgins Templeton 3 96 N. McKenzie 55 E. Panozza Boronia 4 45 J. Klewer 25 S. Donald 16 4 East Ringwood 5 53* T. Panozza 14 B. Westgarth 36 3 Boronia 6 59 T. Flahavin 9 G. Walles 45 5 Templeton 7 59 T. Lamb 30 T. Flahavin 24 5 Bayswater Park G. Walles 91 J. Murray 17 7 Templeton 9 21* L. Dullens 13 T. Flahavin 7 1 Bayswater Park D. Guye 18 G. Walles 44 9 East Ringwood GAMES : 14 WON : 3 LOST : 9 DRAW : 2 RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYED : BYE: 0 FORFEIT: 0 TIE: 0 ROUND APCC OPPOSITION SCORE RESULT 1 9/99 Lilydale 8/100 Loss 2 8/152 Bayswater Park 8/175 Loss 3 10/114 North Ringwood 10/198 & 1/81 Loss 4 10/80 Warrandyte 6/210 Loss 5 7/135 Templeton 8/197 Loss 6 1/38 Warrandyte 10/222 Draw 7 10/279 Templeton 4/303 Loss 8 Lilydale NP 9 7/251 North Ringwood 6/181 Win 10 5/190 East Ringwood 7/185 Win 11 4/166 Boronia 7/251 Loss 12 10/199 Bayswater Park 10/297 Loss 13 5/164 Boronia 9/115 Win 14 10/147 East Ringwood 8/467 Loss Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 36 of 74 Annual Report Season

41 BATTING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Innings Not Out Runs H S Average Garry Walles Steve Donald Evan Panozza Leigh Walles * Tim Lamb Barry Westgarth * David Wright Nick McKenzie Jordan Klewer Scott McKibbin Glen Thomas Dale Freeman David Sykes Tim Legg Mark Corcoran Derrick Guye Josh Murray * Trevor Panozza * Tim Flahavin Josh Bettess * Glenn Childs Matt Donald Brett Jones * Darcy Higgins Matt Thomas Tom Berry Luke Dullens * 7.50 Simon Chiem Chris Allan Rowan Peters Daniel Perry David Corcoran Matt Swain Riaan Fourie Josh White * 1.00 Geoff Leonard Sean Arbuckle Robert Corcoran Luke Murray James Hunter * 0.00 David Scott Joe Mancini James Debney Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 37 of 74 Annual Report Season

42 BOWLING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Overs Maidens Wickets Runs Average Garry Walles Tim Legg James Debney Geoff Leonard Robert Corcoran Luke Murray Tom Berry Sean Arbuckle Tim Lamb Luke Dullens Scott McKibbin Rowan Peters Leigh Walles Evan Panozza Steve Donald Josh Bettess Jordan Klewer Matt Thomas Josh White Mark Corcoran Derrick Guye Trevor Panozza Simon Chiem James Hunter Darcy Higgins Barry Westgarth Chris Allan N/A Glen Thomas N/A Nick McKenzie N/A Daniel Perry N/A Matt Donald N/A Matt Swain N/A David Corcoran N/A David Scott N/A Riaan Fourie N/A David Sykes N/A Tim Flahavin N/A Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 38 of 74 Annual Report Season

43 L Grade 6 th XI While season 08/09 for the 6 ths looks ordinary on paper we finished last, got relegated and had to forfeit 3 games, there were still quite a lot of positives to come out of it. As a team we were competitive all year nearly beating both grand finalists even though they were 3 rd XIs, beating Scoresby s 4s who finished 3 rd and knocking Croydon Ranges out of the finals in our last game for the season with a 100 runs in 10 overs run chase. Where the 6ths has really achieved its goals is by enabling the influx of new senior players Junior Gooch, Perry, Matt Donald and Seb Best amongst others, who ve got involved not only on the field but off it as well. Just as important it has enabled us to keep juniors playing on Saturday afternoons with over 10 different juniors from our 16s & 14s playing over the season. Not only does this give them valuable senior experience but by making them part of a senior team they re much more likely to hang around during the transition to seniors. The biggest challenge for the 6ths is dealing with the wild fluctuations in player availability this season saw 1 dayers where no Juniors, Vets or ring ins were required and 2 dayers where we struggled to get the 5ths on the park. At selection it was not uncommon to see players move from on and off the available list each week. As these movements happened from the 1 s down the effects were felt through the whole club with most teams having to regularly field players out of their grade. Interestingly the 3 times the 6ths had to forfeit we had a team; it just had to be broken up to fill holes in the higher grades. A big thanks to Dallas, Tacka, Ryan Willmott & Garry for your help with selection and the usual Saturday morning shuffle to try and get 6 sides on the park. Thanks also to the Junior parents that have helped out on Saturday mornings with last minute selections, transport etc - especially Phil Styles and Dale Burton who regularly helped out with scoring, organising the team and most importantly of all providing players. Thanks to Hard Man and the Corcoran family as well, it makes my job so much easier having people around that not only do whatever s needed without complaining but take the initiative as well whether it be umpiring, putting stumps out or just sub fielding, thanks. Finally thanks to everyone who had a trundle in the 6ths this year, for the most part people seemed to enjoy themselves and we got to give a lot of people a chance to play cricket that they otherwise wouldn t have. Next season let s see if we can get even more players down, get the right mix of Vets & Juniors in the lower sides and most importantly of all get some senior flags on the wall. Matt Thomas Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 39 of 74 Annual Report Season

44 L Grade CAPTAIN : Matt Thomas 100's SCORED : 50's SCORED : Dale Burton 58* vs Eastfield Daniel Perry 77* vs Scoresby/Ferndale David Corcoran 59 vs Croydon Ranges Mark Corcoran 55 vs Scoresby/Ferndale 5 OR MORE WICKETS IN INNINGS : BATTING AVERAGE : David Corcoran BOWLING AVERAGE : Matt Thomas BOB COLVERSON / CAPTAIN'S AWARD : MOST VALUABLE PLAYER : Daniel Perry Matt Thomas HIGHEST TEAM TOTAL : 7/280 vs Croydon Ranges LOWEST TEAM TOTAL : 10/71 vs Montrose MOST RUNS : David Corcoran 216 MOST WICKETS : Matt Thomas 13 MOST CATCHES : David Corcoran 6 HIGHEST SCORE : Daniel Perry 77* vs Scoresby/Ferndale Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 40 of 74 Annual Report Season

45 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS : WICKET RUNS BATSMEN SUNDRIES OPPOSITION 1 58 A. Massih 20 D. Burton 33 5 Eastfield 2 65 M. Donald 15 M. Corcoran 44 6 Scoresby/Ferndale 3 44 M. Donald 6 S. Best 33 5 Croydon Ranges 4 77 D. Burton 37 D. Corcoran 40 0 Eastfield 5 38 J. Eaton 20 D. Perry 14 4 Scoresby/Ferndale 6 22 M. Thomas 14 T. Legg 8 0 Croydon Ranges 7 63 A. Massih 35 R. Woolmer 26 2 Croydon Ranges 8 36 D. Corcoran 32 R. Corcoran 4 0 Eastfield 9 26 A. Killen 9 D. Perry 15 2 Croydon Ranges L. Murray 23 D. Perry 16 6 Scoresby/Ferndale GAMES : 14 WON : 4 LOST : 6 DRAW : 2 RESULTS OF GAMES PLAYED : BYE: 0 FORFEIT: 2 TIE: 0 ROUND APCC OPPOSITION SCORE RESULT 1 8/149 North Ringwood 6/135 Win 2 Chirnside Park Win 3 10/122 & 3/153 Eastfield 10/219 Loss 4 10/95 South Croydon 5/160 Loss 5 10/89 Montrose 3/135 Loss 6 South Croydon Forfeit 7 Montrose NP 8 North Ringwood NP 9 10/147 Croydon Ranges 8/174 Loss 10 10/245 Scoresby/Ferndale 6/218 Win 11 10/100 Knox City 5/108 Loss 12 10/71 Montrose 6/206 Loss 13 7/280 Croydon Ranges 9/272 Win 14 St. Andrews Forfeit Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 41 of 74 Annual Report Season

46 BATTING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Innings Not Out Runs H S Average David Corcoran Rhys Woolmer * Dale Burton * Kieran Crocker Steve Donald Daniel Perry * Tim Legg Michael Clarke Jason Eaton Mark Corcoran Andre Massih Matt Donald Sebastian Best Dale Freeman Matt Scanlon Matt Thomas * William Killen Patrick Bolger Luke Murray David Scott Andrew Mcintosh Josh Murray Nathan Hose * 7.00 Riaan Fourie Robert Corcoran Shaun Creed Nicholas Burton Simon Chiem David Malvaso Ryan Willmott * 1.00 Luke Deacon Gavin Styles Peter Bolger * 0.00 Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 42 of 74 Annual Report Season

47 BOWLING PERFORMANCES : Name Matches Overs Maidens Wickets Runs Average Nathan Hose Simon Chiem Ryan Willmott Matt Thomas Michael Clarke Daniel Perry Robert Corcoran Dale Burton Steve Donald David Malvaso Mark Corcoran William Killen Riaan Fourie Andre Massih Jason Eaton Nicholas Burton Matt Donald Luke Murray Dale Freeman N/A Sebastian Best N/A David Corcoran N/A Gavin Styles N/A Andrew Mcintosh N/A Rhys Woolmer N/A Tim Legg N/A Kieran Crocker N/A Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 43 of 74 Annual Report Season

48 Senior Awards Merrill Anderson Memorial Club Champion Trent Sier Derrick Guye Most Valuable Player Trent Sier Coach s Award Josh Bettess Best Under 21 Player Scott Panozza Masters 1 Player of the Year Mark Francis Legends Player of the Year Garry Walles Ross Francis Memorial Best Clubman Garry Walles Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 44 of 74 Annual Report Season

49 Senior Club Championship PLAYER WCUP AGR DGR FGR IGR LGR Total Trent Sier Darren Walles Garry Walles Leigh Walles Jordan Klewer Nathan Croot Ashley Moore Kelton Maguire Sean Minetti Steve Donald Davin Mulready Josh Bettess Ian Cubitt Ashley Miller Adam Bryant Andrew Peters Josh McMullen Cody Watteison Scott Panozza Cameron Eustice Jamie Davison Matt Thomas Levi Millar Lewis Davison Prashant Mishra Jarrod Cooke Aydn Sier Nick McKenzie Greg Jones Craig Colverson Daniel Perry Dave Tucker Cale Nelson Mark Corcoran David Corcoran Barry Westgarth Glen Thomas Luke Deacon Chris Allan Matt Donald Scott McKibbin Pat Marulli Rowan Peters Daniel Allan Nic Westgarth Ryan Willmott Daniel Vandenhoek Trevor Panozza Tim Flahavin Nic Berry Dylan Vertigan Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 45 of 74 Annual Report Season

50 PLAYER WCUP AGR DGR FGR IGR LGR Total Craig Ham Nick Dobell Nathan Hose Matt Delahunty Sean Arbuckle Tim Legg Ben Springett Darcy Higgins Dale Burton Brendan McArdle Simon Chiem Joel Guye David Sykes Phil Moore Mark Sealey Dale Freeman Luke Murray Andre Massih Luke Dullens Matt Swain Robert Corcoran Tom Berry Brett Jones David McKibbin Sean Cubitt Jason Eaton Derrick Guye Evan Panozza Tim Lamb Sebastian Best Josh Murray David Wright Michael Clarke James Hunter Rhys Woolmer Riaan Fourie Geoff Leonard Josh White Ben McCallum Kieran Crocker Andrew Johnstone David Malvaso Hugh Glenn James Debney Nicholas Burton Glenn Childs William Killen Wade Guye David Scott Matt Scanlon Patrick Bolger Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 46 of 74 Annual Report Season

51 PLAYER WCUP AGR DGR FGR IGR LGR Total Andrew Mcintosh Joe Mancini Shaun Creed Gavin Styles Andrew Stray Arijit Dey Jessie Spittle Peter Bolger David Delahunty TO QUALIFY FOR THE : BATTING AVERAGE - A BATSMEN MUST BAT IN HALF THE MATCHES PLAYED BY HIS TEAM IN THAT PARTICULAR GRADE AND HAVE SCORED MORE THAN 200 RUNS. BOWLING AVERAGE - A BOWLER MUST BOWL IN MORE THAN HALF THE MATCHES PLAYED BY HIS TEAM AND BOWL NO LESS THAN 400 BALLS (66.4 OVERS) RUNS - 1 POINT PER RUN UNASSISTED WICKET - 15 POINTS ASSISTED WICKET - 10 POINTS FIELDING - CATCHES - 5 POINTS RUN OUT - 5 POINTS DIRECT HIT RO - 10 POINTS STUMPING - 10 POINTS Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 47 of 74 Annual Report Season

52 WILKINS PLAYER RUNS WICKETS FIELDING TOTAL CC Unassiste d Assisted Catch Run Out Direct Hit Stumping (x1) Darren Walles Nathan Croot Ashley Moore Trent Sier Adam Bryant Andrew Peters Cameron Eustice Aydn Sier Josh McMullen Dave Tucker Kelton Maguire Davin Mulready Sean Minetti Craig Ham Pat Marulli Scott Panozza Daniel Vandenhoek Dylan Vertigan Jarrod Cooke A GRADE PLAYER RUNS WICKETS FIELDING TOTAL CC Unassiste d Assisted Catch Run Out Direct Hit Stumping (x0.96) Trent Sier Kelton Maguire Scott Panozza Lewis Davison Jarrod Cooke Greg Jones Sean Minetti Cody Watteison Davin Mulready Nic Westgarth Daniel Vandenhoek Dylan Vertigan Ben Springett Pat Marulli Brendan McArdle Josh McMullen Ian Cubitt Levi Millar Prashant Mishra Ashley Miller Matt Delahunty Craig Ham Ashley Moore Daniel Allan Josh Bettess Nic Berry Adam Bryant Nick Dobell Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 48 of 74 Annual Report Season

53 D GRADE PLAYER RUNS WICKETS FIELDING TOTAL CC Unassisted Assisted Catch Run Out Direct Hit Stumping (x0.92) Jamie Davison Cale Nelson Josh Bettess Prashant Mishra Ashley Miller Levi Millar Daniel Allan Nick Dobell Leigh Walles Nick McKenzie Nic Berry Matt Delahunty Chris Allan Mark Sealey Ryan Willmott Cody Watteison Glen Thomas Ian Cubitt David McKibbin Dave Tucker Sean Arbuckle Brett Jones Nic Westgarth Andrew Johnstone Steve Donald Nathan Hose Sean Cubitt Ben McCallum Dale Freeman Scott McKibbin Phil Moore Brendan McArdle David Delahunty Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 49 of 74 Annual Report Season

54 F GRADE PLAYER RUNS WICKETS FIELDING TOTAL CC Unassisted Assisted Catch Run Out Direct Hit Stumping (x0.88) Jordan Klewer Craig Colverson Luke Deacon Ian Cubitt Steve Donald Glen Thomas Barry Westgarth Chris Allan Nathan Hose Ashley Miller Joel Guye Phil Moore Scott McKibbin Matt Swain Darcy Higgins Nick McKenzie Leigh Walles Sean Arbuckle Sean Cubitt Ryan Willmott Levi Millar James Hunter Matt Donald Tim Legg Jason Eaton Dale Freeman Derrick Guye Tom Berry Nic Berry Hugh Glenn David McKibbin Daniel Allan Luke Murray Wade Guye David Malvaso Sebastian Best Ben McCallum Andre Massih Andrew Stray Glenn Childs Geoff Leonard Josh Murray Matt Scanlon Arijit Dey Daniel Perry Jessie Spittle Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 50 of 74 Annual Report Season

55 I GRADE PLAYER RUNS WICKETS FIELDING TOTAL CC Unassisted Assisted Catch Run Out Direct Hit Stumping (x0.84) Garry Walles Leigh Walles Rowan Peters Trevor Panozza Tim Flahavin Steve Donald Josh Bettess Scott McKibbin Barry Westgarth David Sykes Luke Dullens Matt Thomas Mark Corcoran Evan Panozza Tim Lamb David Wright Nick McKenzie Tim Legg Darcy Higgins Tom Berry Sean Arbuckle Brett Jones Simon Chiem Luke Murray Matt Donald Derrick Guye Jordan Klewer Robert Corcoran Josh Murray Josh White Geoff Leonard Glen Thomas Dale Freeman James Debney Glenn Childs James Hunter Daniel Perry David Corcoran Matt Swain Riaan Fourie Chris Allan Joe Mancini David Scott Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 51 of 74 Annual Report Season

56 L GRADE PLAYER RUNS WICKETS FIELDING TOTAL CC Unassisted Assisted Catch Run Out Direct Hit Stumping (x0.80) Daniel Perry David Corcoran Matt Thomas Mark Corcoran Matt Donald Dale Burton Andre Massih Simon Chiem Steve Donald Michael Clarke Sebastian Best Tim Legg Rhys Woolmer Robert Corcoran Riaan Fourie Jason Eaton Luke Murray Josh Murray Ryan Willmott Kieran Crocker Nicholas Burton William Killen Nathan Hose Matt Scanlon David Malvaso Dale Freeman Patrick Bolger Andrew Mcintosh David Scott Shaun Creed Gavin Styles Luke Deacon Peter Bolger Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 52 of 74 Annual Report Season

57 KFC Bayswater Super Side Trent Sier catches 1 stumping Sean Minetti Darren Walles (C) Nathan Croot Davin Mulready Garry Walles Jordan Klewer Ashley Moore Josh Bettess Josh McMullen Prashant Mishra Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 53 of 74 Annual Report Season

58 Top 20s at End Season Games Runs Wickets 1 Chris Anderson Chris Anderson Andrew Peters Derrick Guye Steve Foulis Geoff Leonard Dom Valeri Dom Valeri Derrick Guye Andrew Peters Kelton Maguire Chris Anderson Geoff Leonard Scott Powell Frank Colverson Garry Walles Cameron O'Donnell Ian Cubitt Bob Pendry David Tucker Jim Pumphrey Scott Powell Cameron Eustice Eugene Kear Kelton Maguire Garry Walles Craig Colverson David Tucker Jason Foulis Pat Marulli Cameron Eustice Rohan Shade Mark Seegets Jamie Davison Trent Sier Wes Britton Craig Colverson Sean Arbuckle Graham Britnell Sean Arbuckle Jamie Davison Garry Walles Darren Walles Gary Pereira Steve Lithgow Ian Cubitt Craig Berry Darren Walles Leigh Walles Bob Pendrey Nick Bole-Brown Steve Foulis Jim Pumphry Phil Thorneycroft David Werner Glen Thomas Mark Sealey Glen Thomas Nick Monaghan Josh McMullen 173 Ashley Moore 173 Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 54 of 74 Annual Report Season

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60 Masters 1 For the second in a row, our season came to a screaming halt following a comprehensive semifinal loss this time at the hands of Croydon. In summary, We won 5 of 8 games losing 3 of the last 4 games of the season. At Christmas we were undefeated and atop the ladder. Tough games against Wonga and Croydon loomed after the break. We were defeated in both games. Most comprehensive victory of the year was against Lilydale winning by 70 runs. Batting stars for the season - o Turnley 189 runs o Werner 188 runs o Francis 177 runs o Wright 174 runs Bowling stars o Colverson 11 wickets o Nixon 9 wickets The last 2 games we played, both against Croydon, proved the lowlights where we were spanked for an impressive 400 runs yet only captured 3 wickets clearly lacking penetration in our bowling. Missing Geoff Nixon in both these games was a big loss. Improved batting from Dave Werner and Dave Wright along with the continued impressive form of Larry Turnley were the season batting highlights. Craig Colverson s bowling, especially before Christmas, was the bowling highlight along with the very steady Geoff Nixon. Congratulations to Mark Frances for winning the season MVP award with his 177 runs, 5 wickets and continued outstanding fielding. A couple of young recruits for next season is what is needed for the team to remain competitive at the level. Thanks to all who were involved. While we had come to expect better results, the season was still highly enjoyable. Finally, on behalf of the Vets, our deepest sympathies are passed on to our team mate Russell O Toole on the very sad loss of his beautiful wife Sandy in March. Our thoughts are with you Russell and your boys. Cheers Bash Barry Westgarth Veteran s 1 Report Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 56 of 74 Annual Report Season

61 Legends Overall, a very satisfactory season for the Legends. As all Veterans games were on the same Sunday, the Club only fielded 2 teams, but this meant filling teams was not a great problem. The standard of Veterans crickets is improving rapidly at all levels, so leading up to finals, the Legends did well to win 4 of their 6 games. The team, coming off a flag, is renowned for its strong batting (rather than its bowling), and this was seen in the first 2 rounds when only a total of 7 wickets were lost. Consecutive losses to the 2 Grand Finalists, Warranwood and North Ringwood were setbacks, but the last 2 games were very satisfying wins against perennial finalists Croydon and Bayswater Park. Unfortunately, the lack of bowling depth stood out in the semi final against eventual premiers North Ringwood, who now show the way in Over 50s with their tremendous depth in both batting and bowling. There were many strong contributors with the bat. Openers, C Allan and B Kane scored well in excess of 150 runs, and were well supported by Fuehrer Walles, Quick walker Leonard and Father of Adam Bryant,who all scored in excess of 100 runs. Amongst the bowlers, Terry Bryant took 6 wickets, Captain Bobby Toogood took 5 wickets and Luke Dullens took 4 wickets. But it was the lack of wicket takers that was eventually our undoing. Andrew Stray did a sterling job each week behind the stumps, while Keiran Croker (one sensational catch) Hedley Ham, Derrick Guye, Alan Kent and Jimmy Moore (another sensational catch) provided solid contributions each week. The team contributed 3 players to the 2 Representative games, in Chris Allan, Brendon Kane and Terry Bryant. The strength within the club in batting in both Legends and Masters stood out, in the first rep game, where Ainslie provided 3 of the 4 opening batsmen for the Legends and Masters game against Box Hill. The club encourages all older cricketers and the friends to come and have a game. There is a perception amongst some that Vets cricket is hit and giggle and certainly all games in Legends games were very friendly and enjoyable. However, we do a month of Sunday morning pre season, as the standard in all competitions, and particularly with the batting, just gets stronger and stronger. Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 57 of 74 Annual Report Season

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63 Junior Competition Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 59 of 74 Annual Report Season

64 Junior Coordinator s Report Junior cricket at Ainslie Park this season saw three competitive teams entered in the RDCA, at Under 16, 14, and 12 age groups and a non-competitive side at Under 10. Clinics were conducted early in the season at three local primary schools with a view to create an interest in the club at the Under 12 and 10 age groups. Thanks to all those who gave their time to help conduct the clinics. We ran Milo In2Cricket program on Friday evenings for a ten week period. Ash Miller was terrific with the kids as they all responded and looked up to Ash. Some of the expressions were priceless. One example was Nick Delahunty having fun in the down time between drills making sure his new Milo hat was well broken in by jumping on it. Well done Nick! Also, I like to thank Nick Westgarth and Daniel Allan for filling in at very short notice on a couple of nights when Ash couldn t make it. You kept the fun going and it was seamless for the kids. Unfortunately the Under 10 non-competitive side that was started had to be cancelled and the majority of the available players joined our Under 12 side. The Under 12s struggled for numbers early in the season, although by the end of the season we had used eighteen players. Special thanks to Gemma (aged six) and Emily (aged ten) who played early in the season to help get this team on the field. The majority of this side will be able to play in the Under 12s for at least the next season. The Under 14s were once again coached by Col Wadsworth. This side was fairly static throughout the season and were unlucky not to get a couple more wins. Ryan Willmott s Under 16 team also struggled for numbers in the latter part of the season. This gave the opportunity to some of the Under 14s to play in a higher age group which will a valuable experience for those players. This season saw no Junior teams in finals, although the experience gain by our bottom age Under 12s will stand them in good stead for future seasons. Congratulations to all the Junior Award winners for this season with a special mention the Dillon Bettess who won the batting and the bowling averages for the Under 12s and the Junior Club Champion that s a fantastic achievement Dillon. Many thanks to Peter Harper for his collation of the scores for the RDCA each game for all grades. Peter did a great job getting the stats in on time. Thanks to all the coaches and team managers who put in a lot of time and effort so that we can field sides each week. I would like to personally thank Dave Scott for his large contribution to the Junior Club this season. I look forward to seeing you all safe and well in season Peter Bolger Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 60 of 74 Annual Report Season

65 Under 16/3 The season started with the perennial struggle for numbers. Having 3 Yarra Valley boys was not ideal, but they helped the team immensely when they were available. Sean Cubitt and Ryan McMurray pulled out headline performances at different stages in the season, Sean taking 5 wickets versus Croydon North. Yet all of the boys would be the first to admit that this season was not their finest, for the team, or individually. Many of the team were of top age and we expected to have a bit more of a shot at finals this year, however, due to lack of numbers, not to mention an obvious nosedive in consistency, it was not our year. We only put one win on the board, against Croydon North in the only one day game and managed to lose outright to a team that we dismissed for 116 in their first innings. As well as being restricted by a lack of numbers most weeks, the team also had a horrible run with injuries throughout the season; Darcy Higgins, Josh White, Gavin Styles and Jimmy Hunter were all missing at various stages of the season. Jimmy missed a lot of it with his foot surgery, but managed to play the last game in a moon boot, taking three wickets and making 48, showing just the determined type of player that he is. Josh Bettess development came along nicely making 73no in one superb innings and also playing in the Senior 2nds at the end of the season. Nic Burton continued to improve as did Josh White, both proving to be handy bowlers when called upon. Aside from the morning performances, it must be noted that many of the players also featured regularly in the senior grades, improving as the season endured, and ensuring a smooth transition for the top age players. It is this aspect that I find most pleasing about this team and the members within it. They all put their hand up for selection throughout the year and were willing to fill in when the grades required. Retaining Juniors to play on into Senior competition can be a relatively simple task, that is, put time into them and give them a go, showing them they are required. The ones that you make feel wanted will stay. They may not always have the potential to be a Chandler Grade cricketer, but they will put everything they have into the club. A very big thank you to the effort put in to the Junior club by our Coordinators this season, David Scott and Peter Bolger. Your efforts made the club run very smoothly throughout the season. Thank you to my wonderful girlfriend Jess who ran and coordinated the canteen this season. I know it was greatly appreciated by all in the Junior club. Thank you Jess! To Colin Wadsworth for his support coaching the under 14s. You have been a rock for the team you have coached over the past few years and the club has benefited greatly from your endeavours. Also thanks to Jamie Davison, another who is tireless in his efforts for our club. Barry Westgarth and the committee have supported the Juniors well and their efforts are greatly appreciated by all in the Under 16s and in the whole Junior club. Finally, I would like to farewell James Jimmy Hunter, Cale Major Nelson, Darcy Superstar Higgins, Ari Where is Dey, Robert Corcoran and James Debney from the Junior ranks. It has been a pleasure to coach you for the past few years (in Cale s case, six) and I look forward to playing Seniors with you, and, hopefully, many of the other Juniors coming through in season 2009/10 and beyond. Ryan Willmott Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 61 of 74 Annual Report Season

66 Under 16/3 BOWLING PERFORMANCES Name Matches Overs Wickets Runs Average Josh Bettess Nick Burton Sean Cubitt James Debney N/A Ari Dey Darcy Higgins James Hunter Ryan McMurray David Malvasso Cale Nelson Josh White Ryan Corcoran N/A BATTING PERFORMANCES Name Matches Total Outs Runs Highest Score Average Josh Bettess (no) Nick Burton Sean Cubitt (no) 4.00 James Debney Ari Dey Darcy Higgins James Hunter Ryan McMurray (no) David Malvasso Cale Nelson Josh White Ryan Corcoran (no) N/A Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 62 of 74 Annual Report Season

67 Under 14/2 The Under 14s this season had a fairly ordinary year as far as winning games go. Although, when you look back on the season, we had quite a few games that we only just lost, or with a bit of luck, could have won. To the team s credit, the boys just kept on trying. There are a few guys who deserve a mention and congratulations for their efforts over the season: Our captain Pat Bolger. Pat did a great job of captaining the side, which at times was quite difficult. He made sure everyone had a bowl and tried to make the batting line-up as balanced as he could, with not everyone willing to go up the order. His ability to set the field was a highlight of his captaincy. The batting performance of Brad Wadsworth throughout the season was very reliable. Brad opened most weeks and got us off to a steady start. He had several very consistent games with the bat, winning the team s batting average. One of our new recruits Andy Moore s performance over the season was also fairly consistent with bat and bowl. He won the bowling average for the team and he took some great catches and run outs, which would have been great if they were captured on film. It was also great to see some new faces at the club this year two more new recruits from Croydon Ranges Eden Coombes and Kieran Hogan, and we also welcomed Nick Lant to the team. A special mention also needs to go to Gavin Styles for playing in the Under 16s for most of the year to help out with numbers. When he did get to play Under 14s, he was always welcomed back by his teammates. Thanks to the players for their support and efforts throughout the season and congratulations to another trophy winner - Connor Phelan for winning the coach s award. I would also like to thank the parents for their support of me and their boys. Parent support definitely goes a long way and makes the coach s job a lot easier. On ending my report, I would like to especially thank the following people: Peter Harper my dutiful Team Manager. Peter scored all year without complaint and really loved wearing his colourful jacket!! He would always have the stumps up and circles marked before I arrived at the ground. Peter Bolger and David Scott always helpful as usual in the field. I d like to thank them for their work as Junior Co-ordinators. John Hogan for umpiring when required. Pat Moore for helping at training. Finally, due to work commitments, the season was my last year of coaching. I have worked with most of these boys since Under 10s and the work done over the last six years has been very rewarding. The guys have a lot of talent and character and get along really well. They were a nice group to work with, eager to learn and to have a few jokes and laughs together. Good luck to the boys as they enter Under 16s next season! I know they will be in good hands with their new coaches in season Colin Wadsworth Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 63 of 74 Annual Report Season

68 Under 14/2 BOWLING PERFORMANCES Name Matches Overs Wickets Runs Average Stuart Ardense Pat Bolger Simon Chiem Eden Coombes Ryan Harper Kieren Hogan Nick Lant Andrew Moore Connor Phelan Connor Scott Gavin Styles Brad Wadsworth Lucas Rutherford BATTING PERFORMANCES Name Matches Total Outs Runs Highest Score Average Stuart Ardense (no) 9.50 Pat Bolger Simon Chiem (no) Eden Coombes /11 (5) 4.75 Ryan Harper Kieren Hogan Nick Lant Andrew Moore (no) Connor Phelan Connor Scott (no) Gavin Styles Brad Wadsworth Lucas Rutherford N/A Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 64 of 74 Annual Report Season

69 Under 12/3 The Under 12s started the year without enough players, which made winning games pretty hard. With insufficient numbers in the Under 10s, those who were keen decided to play above their age group in the Under 12s. Despite these challenges, everyone did the best they could. After the first few games the team was re-graded to the 12-4s where they put in some good individual efforts, whether or not a full team was available. The youngest player was only six years old, but was prepared to have a go to help the team bat out their overs and provide an additional obstacle in the field. The team did not have a lot of experience, but it was great to see all the players improve and gain confidence as the season progressed. The players were ably led by captain Dillon Bettess, who put in a number of strong performances with both the bat and the ball, as well as wicketkeeper for some of the time. The newer players were also able to witness some great games from David and William Killen who both show lots of potential, both in their first season for Ainslie Park. As the season went on Liam Hope and Jeremy Burton also began to perform well. The New Year brought some new players to the club and the team, and this helped the team to full strength and some more convincing wins. In the end, the team just missed out on finals, defeating the eventual champions Olinda in the second last round. It is hoped that all the players enjoyed their season and that they all come back ready to play and develop further for the 2009/2010 season. There are plans to get the team back together prior to the 2009/2010 season, build on the lessons learned this year and enjoy some more fun and success next year. The Club did not have an Under 12s team in 2007/2008, so it was great for the club to be able to field a team. If the players all return they should have a strong and very competitive team as all but one still qualify for the Under 12s again in 2009/2010! Thanks go to Matt Delahunty for coaching the boys whenever he was able to do so, and to Ryan Willmott for his constant support and encouragement for the team. Thanks to parents Sheila and Clinton Killen and Allana and Len Bettess for jointly team managing and organising the team generally and to all the other parents who helped and stayed around on Saturday mornings to support the team. Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 65 of 74 Annual Report Season

70 Under 12/4 BOWLING PERFORMANCES Name Matches Overs Wickets Runs Average Dillon Bettess Emily Bolger Jeremey Burton Kade Glaister N/A Madison Glaister N/A Jarrod Hartley Arun Jayasekera Carly Jones N/A David Killen William Killen David Peart Ananda Chu N/A Liam Hope Gemma Bettess N/A Keegan Scheller Ryan Lewis Skye Corcoran Matthew Morris Jayson Fabris N/A BATTING PERFORMANCES Name Matches Total Outs Runs Highest Score Average Dillon Bettess (no) Emily Bolger Jeremey Burton Kade Glaister Madison Glaister Jarrod Hartley Arun Jayasekera Carly Jones N/A David Killen William Killen David Peart Ananda Chu N/A Liam Hope Gemma Bettess Keegan Scheller Ryan Lewis (no) N/A Skye Corcoran Matthew Morris Jayson Fabris Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 66 of 74 Annual Report Season

71 Junior Awards KFC Bayswater U12/4 Coaches Award: William Killen Under 12/4 Bowling Average: Dillon Bettess Under 12/4 Batting Average: Dillon Bettess KFC Bayswater U14/2 Coaches Award: Connor Phelan Under 14/2 Bowling Average: Andrew Moore Under 14/2 Batting Average: Brad Wadsworth KFC Bayswater U16/4 Coaches Award: David Malvaso Under 16/4 Bowling Average: James Hunter Under 16/4 Batting Average: Josh Bettess wickets in an innings: Sean Cubitt 5/25 (5 overs) round 1 Darcy Higgins 5/11 (9 overs) round 3 Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 67 of 74 Annual Report Season

72 Parkers' Pride Award Awarded to the player who best displays the values of Ainslie Park Cricket Club James Hunter KFC CUP KFC Bayswater Colonels Cup perpetual trophy to the Most Improved Junior Cricketer Gavin Styles ROBERT PENDREY MEMORIAL JUNIOR CLUB CHAMPION Dillon Bettess Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 68 of 74 Annual Report Season

73 Junior Club Championship Player 1 Dillon Bettess Brad Wadsworth Josh Bettess Darcy Higgins Andrew Moore Connor Scott David Killen William Killen Cale Nelson Simon Chiem David Malvasso James Hunter Jeremey Burton Connor Phelan Nick Lant Josh White Liam Hope Pat Bolger Skye Corcoran Sean Cubitt Ari Dey Ryan McMurray Kieren Hogan Eden Coombes Stuart Ardense David Peart Nick Burton Ryan Harper Gavin Styles Arun Jayasekera James Debney Emily Bolger Ryan Lewis Jarrod Hartley Keegan Scheller Matthew Morris Lucas Rutherford Jayson Fabris 9 39 Ananda Chu 0 40 Gemma Bettess 0 41 Kade Glaister 0 42 Carly Jones 0 43 Madison Glaister 0 44 Ryan Corcoran 0 Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 69 of 74 Annual Report Season

74 Club Sponsors The Club would like to thank the following businesses for their valuable sponsorship. Ainslie Park Cricket Club Page 70 of 74 Annual Report Season