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SEASON 2012-2013

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Office Bearers 2012-2013 ....................................................................................................................................... 2 NDCA Officials 1892-2013 .................................................................................................................................... 3 Chairman’s Report ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Secretary’s Report ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Obituaries ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Hunter Development Manager Report ............................................................................................................ 8 Representative Cricket 2012-2013 .................................................................................................................. 12

Newcastle v ACT ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Country Cricket Championships ........................................................................................................... 13 Country Colts Carnival ................................................................................................................................ 15 Representative Statistics .............................................................................................................................. 16 Under 17 Northern Carnival .................................................................................................................... 17 Bradman Cup .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Kookaburra Cup .............................................................................................................................................. 19

From the Vault ........................................................................................................................................................ 20 De Courcy Club and De Courcy Cup ............................................................................................................. 28 Warren Tennant Memorial Scholarship and Contribution Award .................................................. 30 NDCA Club Championship ............................................................................................................................... 30 Season Review by Josh Leeson .......................................................................................................................... 31 Club Competitions ................................................................................................................................................. 32

Commonwealth Bank First Grade Premiership ............................................................................. 32 SCG Country Cup ........................................................................................................................................... 36 Tom Locker Cup ............................................................................................................................................. 37 NDCA T20 Competition ............................................................................................................................. 38 Second Grade .................................................................................................................................................... 39 Third Grade ........................................................................................................................................................ 41 Fourth Grade ..................................................................................................................................................... 44 Denis Broad OAM Cup ................................................................................................................................ 46 Under 21 Competition ................................................................................................................................. 46 Under 15 T20 Competition ......................................................................................................................... 47 Club and Individual Award Winners 2012-2013 ............................................................................ 48

NDCA Financial Statements ............................................................................................................................. 50 NDCA Honour Board .......................................................................................................................................... 52 NDCA Records ........................................................................................................................................................ 61

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OFFICE BEARERS 2012-2013 Co-Patrons: A Cornwell and T Owen Chairman: P H Marjoribanks Deputy Chairman: J R Tombleson Financial Controller: P G Robertson Secretary: R D McCormack Grade Administrator: J P C Wenta Three (3) Committee Members: S R Burley A E Nichols S N Roxby Delegate to NSWCCA: P H Marjoribanks Alt Delegate to NSWCCA: R D McCormack Newcastle Zone Administrator: R D McCormack Cricket Zone Delegates: P H Marjoribanks, P G Robertson, J R Tombleson Code of Conduct Commissioner: A G Jefferies District Senior Coaches: G K Pinches S Taylor District Colts Coach: G K Pinches Regional Director of Coaching: M S Curry Solicitor: M P Trisley Gear Steward: D J Broad OAM Historian: T D J Hay

Standing Committees Management P H Marjoribanks (Chairman), J R Tombleson (Deputy Chairman), P G Robertson (Financial Controller), R D McCormack (Secretary), J P C Wenta (Grade Administrator), S R Burley, A E Nichols, S N Roxby, Appeals E P Owens (Chairman), T C Morgan, J T Smith Selection Committee P J Stanbridge (Chairman), R C Faraday-Bensley, M J Littlewood Fixtures and Permits Committee J P C Wenta (Chairman), J K Bailey, N D McDonald, A E Nichols Judiciary Committee P G Robertson (Chairman), K J Burke, A E Hawgood, M R McEntyre Umpires Appointments Committee J R Tombleson (Chairman), P H Marjoribanks, D J Price (NDCUA Representative) Club Advisory Committee S Thomas (Belmont) M Maher (Cardiff-Boolaroo) C Oliver (Charlestown) S McInnes (Hamilton-Wickham) K Beckett (Merewether) C Tegg (Newcastle City) R Hancock (Stockton) A Gray (Toronto Workers DC) B Smee (University) J Bailey (Wallsend) P Burke (Waratah-Mayfield) S Robertson (Wests CC)


NDCA OFFICIALS 1892-2013 Patrons 1889 - 1909 Mr C H Hannell 1909 - 1917 Mr E W Bearby 1917 - 1930 Mr W E Bramble 1930 - 1949 Mr M C Reid 1949 - 1983 Mr H L Wheeler OBE 1983 - 1998 Mr N D Wheeler 1998 - 2011 Mr C Rogers 2011 - Mr A Cornwell & Mr T Owen President 1889 - 1890 A Ross 1890 - 1907 S Keightley 1907 - 1935 T H Raysmith 1935 - 1947 H J Ireland 1947 - 1968 R M Wilson 1968 - 1990 T J Locker 1990 - 1993 A G Jefferies 1993 - 2005 K R Clifford 2005 - 2007 P G Robertson Secretary 1889 - 1900 J D Beeston 1900 - 1901 M C Reid 1901 - 1905 W P Hewitt 1905 - 1907 K A Mathieson 1907 - 1916 W P Hewitt 1916 - 1917 A C Terry 1917 - 1921 R H Rogers 1921 - 1926 R A Houston 1926 - 1930 H N Bryant 1930 - 1935 O Gavin 1935 - 1941 H R Morris 1941 - 1954 A D Dodds 1954 - 1956 J Steele 1956 - 1957 G W Clapham 1957 - 1960 K G Booth 1960 - 1962 G W Clapham 1962 - 1972 M A Baker 1972 - 1974 L P Trisley 1974 - 1979 M A Baker 1979 - 2003 D J Broad OAM 2003 - 2004 M A Connolly 2004 - R D McCormack Treasurer 1889 - 1906 R J Bond 1906 - 1907 H Norman 1907 - 1911 C V Horton 1911 - 1915 H MacFarlane 1918 - 1921 R A Houston 1921 - 1922 A Gilbert 1922 - 1936 R M Wilson 1936 - 1941 A D Dodds 1941 - 1950 N Waller 1950 - 1954 A Gammidge

1954 - 1961 T W Wright 1961 - 1964 J A Wingrove 1964 - 1969 C S Jones 1969 - 1980 W W Peady 1980 - 1989 N F Gibson 1989 - 2001 N D McDonald 2001 - 2003 M A Connolly 2003 - 2006 P M Williams 2006 - 2007 M A Connolly (Resigned) 2007 - 2008 P M Williams (Appointed) Assistant Secretary 1921 - 1925 D K Rodgers 1925 - 1927 W J Shepherd 1946 - 1947 S Mears 1947 - 1954 G Frith 1954 - 1956 G W Clapham 1956 - 1957 R K Howie 1957 - 1959 J Hills 1959 - 1962 M A Baker 1962 - 1963 S Mears 1963 - 1965 A Atkin 1965 - 1971 H Bradford 1971 - 1972 L P Trisley 1972 - 1973 H Bradford 1973 - 1974 N F Gibson 1974 - 1975 B Barrett 1975 - 1976 R Clarke 1976 - 1979 G E Corling 1979 - 1981 B Dennis 1981 - 1983 W Shultz 1983 - 1984 B Dennis 1984 - 1987 C S Traill 1987 - 2005 G H Halton 2005 - 2007 J A Brooks Assistant Secretary Junior (1976-2007) 1976 - 1979 D J Broad OAM 1979 - 1980 A R Edwards 1980 - 1983 H Bradford 1983 - 1984 C S Traill 1984 - 1985 H Bradford 1985 - 1986 S Walters 1986 - 1987 R Neal 1987 - 1991 T Taylor 1991 - 1995 R D McCormack 1995 - 2000 K A Pink 2000 - 2005 G H Halton 2005 - 2007 J A Brooks Delegate to NSWCA and Country Cricket NSW 1959 - 1960 K G Booth 1960 - 1962 G W Clapham

1962 - 1967 R M Wilson 1967 - 1972 M A Baker 1972 - 1974 L P Trisley 1974 - 1980 M A Baker 1980 - 2009 D J Broad OAM 2009- P H Marjoribanks Registrar Statistician 1958 - 1959 G W Clapham 1960 - 1969 J P Sciffer 1969 - 1993 K R Clifford 1993 - 1996 M A Connolly 1996 - 2000 A E Hawgood 2000 - 2001 M A Connolly 2001 - 2002 C N McGinn 2002 - 2007 S M Liddell The AGM in 2007-2008 saw positions retitled:

Chairman 2007 - P H Marjoribanks Deputy Chairman 2007 - 2008 S D Robertson 2008 - J R Tombleson Financial Controller 2007 - 2008 P M Williams 2008 - 2011 N D McDonald 2011 - P G Robertson Grade Administrator 2007 - J P C Wenta Life Members (* indicates deceased) * N Waller 1950 * H R Morris 1951 * A D Dodds 1955 * E Clarke 1969 * G A Fraser 1975 * C G Harvey 1975 * J O’Hearn 1978 * M A Baker 1981 * T J Locker 1984 * W R Tennant 1984 W W Peady 1984 K R Clifford 1984 D J Broad OAM 1991 G A Moase 1991 G E Corling 1991 R G Holland 1993 I J Gorton 1997 T D J Hay 1997 G J Gilmour 2003 J W Hartigan 2003 G H Halton 2004 N D McDonald 2004 A G Jefferies 2007 J R Tombleson 2007


CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Merewether was again the dominant club in Newcastle cricket in season 2012-13. With the addition of Mark Cameron and the improvement in Dan Morton, their bowling attack had extra firepower. This complimented a very strong batting line-up with Troy Goodwin, Simon Moore and Pat Darwen all scoring over 500 runs for the season. As well as their victories in the CBA Premiership and the T20 competition, Merewether also added the prestigious SCG Cup to its list with an emphatic victory over Albury-Wodonga in the final. Merewether also won the NDCA Club Championship for season 2012-13. Special mention should go to Wests CC who had their best season for many years. They made the final in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades, with victory in 2nd grade. Hamilton-Wickham also showed continued good form in taking out the minor premiership in 1st grade and winning the Tom Locker Cup 1 day competition. The representative season was again hampered by rain. The senior rep team easily won matches against North Coast and Central North at the country carnival but with its third match washed out, the team did not qualify for the final based on its net run rate. Captain Mark Littlewood scored a dominant century against Central North and Josh Bennett emerged as the number one fast bowler in NSW Country cricket. Josh was subsequently named NSW Country player of the year following his performances with NSW Country at the Australian Country Championships. Next seasons representative program will be enhanced with the invitation from the Sydney Cricket Association for Newcastle to enter a team in the SCA T20 competition. This will provide increased exposure and opportunities for Newcastle players and will hopefully be the start of a closer relationship with the SCA. The DeCourcy Club continues to be a great supporter of Newcastle cricket. Thank you to Robert Faraday-Bensley and his committee for their ongoing assistance. This season the NDCA major award winners were announced at the DeCourcy Club finals luncheon. This move away from a dedicated presentation night had the support of all clubs and the luncheon was extremely well supported by the Newcastle cricket clubs. Sam Webber was awarded the Herald Player of the Year for the second year in a row. At this season’s finals lunch, the DeCourcy Club also announced the provision of a new annual scholarship to assist young cricketers with funding for cricket related activities. The inaugural winner was 17 year old Bayley McGill from Cardiff Boolaroo club who was selected in the NSW Combined High Schools team to tour the UK during the winter. Bayley also had the thrill of sitting with one of the special guests in Simon Katich during the lunch. 2012-13 was a season in which the NDCA Management Committee looked to introduce some reform into the structure of Newcastle District cricket competition. This reform was ultimately rejected by the clubs. At the time of writing it appears a number of the NDCA Management Committee will not be seeking re-election for next season. To lose over 30 years of cricket administration knowledge at the one time will create a large void and will require a long time to

NDCA Representative Cricketer of the Year Josh Bennett (University)

Photo Courtesy of the Newcastle Herald


rebuild this level of experience. In particular I would like to thank the following three committee members who have given tremendous service to Newcastle cricket in many roles over many years – Jerry Tombleson, Paul Robertson and Joseph Wenta. They have given me great support, counsel and advice during our time together on the committee and at all times held the future of Newcastle cricket as paramount. I would like to thank the local media for their ongoing support of Newcastle cricket - Josh Leeson at the Newcastle Herald, Mitchell Hughes at NBN TV, and Craig Hamilton from ABC radio. Newcastle cricket is currently receiving unmatched coverage across all forms of media. I would also like to thank our main sponsors – the Commonwealth Bank, Kingsgrove Sports, Kookaburra, and South’s Leagues Club. Finally, thank you to my fellow committee members for their contribution during the season and looking forward to season 2013-14 when Newcastle makes its first foray into the SCA competition. P H (Paul) Marjoribanks Chairman, NDCA

Australian Country Cricket Championships - NSW Country Team 2012/2013 Back Row (left to right): Ron Hancock (Manager), Glenn Rowlands (Coach), Andrew Maher, Josh Bennett,

Tim Laws, Cameron Belshaw, Pat Darwen, Brett Davies, Matt Whelan (Physio), John Olding (Scorer) Front Row (left to right): Andrew Hicks, Pat Rosser, Dale Scifleet, Graeme Batty (Captain),

Simon Moore, Trent Coley, Tom Groth


SECRETARY’S REPORT The Committee of Management of the Newcastle District Cricket Association (NDCA) has much pleasure in presenting the 124th Annual Report covering the 2011/2012 season. Congratulations are extended to the Final winning clubs

• First Grade – Merewether DCC • Second Grade – Wests CC • Third Grade – Newcastle City and Eastern Districts CC • Fourth Grade – Merewether DCC • First Grade T20 Competition – Merewether DCC • Tom Locker Cup – Hamilton-Wickham DCC • Denis Broad OAM Cup – Belmont • Under 21 Competition – Toronto Workers DC • Under 15 T20 Competition – Cardiff-Boolaroo DCC

The Annual General Meeting in August 2012 saw some changes to the makeup of the management committee. With constitution change the committee was reduced from ten to eight. Peter March, Ben Smee and Philip Stanbridge did not seek re-election. Alan Nichols joined the committee for this season. The Management Committee appointed the following persons as Chairman of the standing committees for season 2012/2013:

• Appeals Committee – Peter Owens • Judiciary Committee – Paul Robertson • Selection – Philip Stanbridge • Fixtures and Permits Committee – Joseph Wenta • Umpires Appointments – Jeremy Tombleson

The NDCA website (www.ndca.asn.au) again proved a major source for cricket followers of the local competition with well over 50,000 visits on all various pages of the site. The Annual Presentation evening was discontinued this season with falling attendances over recent years. This decision was welcomed by clubs as representative from the management committee attended each presentation evening of the clubs and presented trophies won by that club and to individual winner’s on the evening. The Newcastle District Cricket Umpires Association (NDCUA) continued to supply as many umpires as possible to Saturday Grade fixtures and the various Sunday competitions. An off season campaign will hopefully see increased numbers on field in season 2013-2014.

NSW Country Championship – Northern Division Umpires 2012/2013 (left to right):

David Went, Michael Connolly, Kevin Fraser, Bruce Whiteman and Keith Griffiths

(CCNSW Umpires Coordinator)

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Cricket New South Wales (CNSW) and Country Cricket New South Wales (CCNSW) are also thanked for their support of Newcastle cricket. Newcastle City Council and Lake Macquarie City Council are also thanked for providing many grounds that are available to allow competitions to proceed smoothly throughout the season. The Committee discussed many issues during the season including the rules of competition, a premier league, the presentation evening, continuing sponsorship, representative coaches and the overall representative program. My personal thanks are extended to all members of management and members of sub committees who give up their time freely to assist in the running of the various competitions. Grade/Association Secretaries are also thanked for giving up their time voluntarily to assist their respective clubs and the NDCA as a whole. R D (Royce) McCormack Secretary, NDCA

OBITUARIES Ken Hill (1918-2012) is widely regarded as one of the finest cricketers that Newcastle has ever produced. A life member of the Lambton-New Lambton club, Ken also played for both Merewether and Newcastle City in a First Grade career which spanned three decades. A prolific all-rounder, Ken scored more than 5000 runs and took more than 500 wickets in the First Grade competition, including a remarkable 82 wickets in the 1942-1943 season. Ken represented Newcastle on many occasions, and was also selected in the NSW Sheffield Shield squad alongside some of the greats of Australian cricket, including Arthur Morris, Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller.

Kevin McDonald (1926-2013) was a long standing servant of Newcastle cricket, familiar to many players as a First Grade umpire. Kevin was President of the Newcastle District Cricket Umpires Association from 1992 to 1996, and held a number of other offices within the Umpires Association. Kevin also served as a member of the Management Committee of the Association from 1993 to 2004.


HUNTER DEVELOPMENT MANAGER’S REPORT In July 2012, Cricket NSW Game Development Department re-aligned staff and regions to reflect the shift in population across NSW in recent years and to take into account projected growth. The Newcastle-Central Coast region was split into two with the Central Coast having its own dedicated Development Manager. Hunter Valley Cricket Council was added to Newcastle Cricket Zone to form the “Hunter Region” and after coaching the NSW Breakers for two seasons, I was fortunate to return to manage the same area I served previously between 1999 and 2005. The Local Government Areas of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens are amongst the fastest growing populations in coastal areas while inland LGA’s of Maitland and Cessnock achieved the largest growth for regions outside the Sydney metropolitan area. The need to support these areas has never been more apparent than now if we are to grow cricket in the community. The primary objective of Game Development is to increase participation and inspire the next generation of players, fans and volunteers in NSW through an Operation Plan. Key stakeholders include Cricket authorities, affiliate clubs, Schools, Universities, Local Government Authorities, Australian Sports Commission, indoor cricket centres and the community. Key functions of the plan are School Engagement, in2CRICKET, Junior Club Cricket and Community, BBL & Multicultural Engagement. This report provides a summary of Game Development activities initiated in the Hunter Region during the season. A detailed version is available from the Newcastle Cricket Zone website. SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT Cricket NSW is one of the few sports providing school programs that are linked to syllabus outcomes and schools are very pleased with the sessions provided by our enthusiastic staff. Many schools require a term or more to coordinate visits or commit to programs making targeted recruitment visits difficult to coordinate. School visits can be physical (Mega Clinics, School Heroes Programs, one-off in2cricket promotions) or non-physical (eg assembly addresses) depending on the timing and outcome. Traditionally T20 Blast gala days have traditionally been scheduled during 4th term of school however in 2012/13, Year 5-6 events were brought forward to 3rd term to assist with club recruitment. Nine events were staged across the region attracting 205 boys and girls teams to play small-sided cricket matches with modified rules that encourage participation. At many events, high school students assisted Cricket NSW staff with umpiring and scoring duties. A number of events were also held for Year 3-4 students using a similar format to the Year 5-6 games except that players batted in pairs. Cricket Australia Participation Census Cricket participation in NSW increased by 4.5% in 2012-13 however both Newcastle and Hunter Valley Associations recorded a reduction in the number of junior and senior club team entries compared with the previous season. The decline continues the trend of recent seasons and is concerning given the rate of population growth over the same period. Growth was achieved in entry level programs such as Milo in2CRICKET and school engagement programs highlighting the increased work occurring in the school yard by CNSW Development Managers. The success or failure of recruitment and retention strategies often rely on the support of clubs and committed volunteers. Junior and senior associations need to urgently consider if their current


playing formats are attractive to potential customers while clubs need to implement strategies that will retain participants and volunteers. MILO IN2CRICKET PROGRAMS The Hunter Region was the first country area to reach its target number of Milo in2CRICKET centres and it was pleasing to see a number of new centres established during the season. The benefits to clubs from coordinating Milo in2CRICKET centres are well documented with the player retention into junior teams and recruitment of parent volunteers into the club being major features of the program. The focus for the coming season will be to establish more centres in Newcastle while building strong growth at existing centres. JUNIOR CLUB CRICKET Recruitment Cricket NSW provided collateral to clubs and in2CRICKET centres to assist with player recruitment and retention for the 2012-13 season in addition to information distributed during school engagement activities. The MyCricket website allowed potential recruits to search for their local junior or senior club, Milo in2CRICKET or T20 Blast centre from information entered by club administrators or Milo Coordinators and a microsite launched by Cricket NSW provided clubs with downloadable templates to print their own posters, flyers, newsletter inserts and retention letters. Weetbix Cup T20 Pilot The Weetbix Cup T20 competition has been running in metropolitan areas for the last four seasons. The format was piloted in country areas in 2012-13 and it was pleasing to work with Maitland Juniors to run the competition in U12 and U14 age divisions. The mid-week games of T20 had a few modified rules to boost participation and designed to replace net training with centre-wicket practice. Feedback was very positive with comments including players had improved their running between wickets, more spectators attended than on Saturdays and clubs running BBQ’s during matches. MyCricket Two MyCricket training seminars were held for administrators at Maitland and the Upper Hunter. Upper Hunter Juniors used the system to manage their junior competition for the first time. Establishing MyCricket websites for clubs and providing training support will be a major focus in 2013-14 to ease the demands on volunteer’s time. “Well Played” CA Policy Guidelines Cricket Australia launched their revised “Well Played” Policy Guidelines in December updating the first policy issued in 2005. The guidelines are a very useful tool for associations and clubs and a PDF copy can be downloaded from the cricket.com.au website. Coach Education U9-U10 Bowling Clinics After discussing the ‘negative’ experiences in early age cricket, Newcastle JCA and Cricket NSW combined to run a seminar to teach bowling basics to coaches involved with teams in the U9-U10 age groups. This was followed by two sessions with junior players being put through drills to teach bowling basics and thus provide players with a better cricket ‘experience’. Coach Education “Training to Play” Refresher Clinic NSW Coach Educator David Drew joined me to run a practical skills clinic for Maitland coaches focusing on drills and skills that provide education and variety at team training sessions. More than 20 coaches attended with Maitland junior representative cricketers used to demonstrate the drills.


Encouraging coaches to attend Level 1 courses and coordinating more refresher courses will increase coaching knowledge, session quality and boost player engagement and retention. COMMUNITY, BBL & MULTICULTURAL ENGAGEMENT Toyota Country Blitz Sydney 6ers Development regions across the state were divided into support bases for the two NSW BBL teams, the Sydney 6ers and Thunder. Regions to the north and north-west of Sydney were aligned to the 6ers, those to the south and south-west aligned to the Thunder. Recruitment collateral and show bags were designed to promote the teams in each region. Fan engagement and memberships are very important for the 6ers in metropolitan and country areas and player engagement and club support mechanisms are at the top of their list of priorities for the 2013/14 season. Australian Sports Commission Cricket NSW maintains a close relationship with ASC staff particularly in the roll-out of their Active After Schools Programs where Cricket is one of the preferred sports delivered by staff in the Hunter Region. The after school programs provide a great opportunity for clubs to be involved with volunteers delivering programs and potential club recruitment. Cricket NSW works in partnership with the ASC providing lesson plans for after school programs and hosting gala days. Indoor Cricket The partnership between Cricket Australia and Indoor Cricket has grown stronger in recent years and Game Development Managers are committed to working closely with centre owners to maximise opportunities to run cricket programs indoors. In the Hunter, Cricket NSW is working with Thornton and Charlestown centres to coordinate coach education programs, in2CRICKET centres, pre-season club and representative training sessions and provide cross-promotion of indoor-outdoor cricket competitions. Female Cricket Initiatives There were three major female cricket initiatives implemented in the Hunter during 2012-13:

• The Australian Sports Commission, Swansea Junior cricket club, Cricket NSW and local primary schools joined forces to establish a girl’s cricket program run during 3rd term at Caves Beach demonstrating what can be achieved by working together with external providers to coordinate grants and resources.

• Newcastle Juniors have been long-term supporters of female cricket programs. This season the girl’s twilight competition received a facelift with skill sessions preceding matches that used modified rules, a softer ball and played over a short time-frame.

• An inter-region girl’s gala day was piloted during March involving Central Coast, Newcastle, Hunter Valley and Northern Inland. Inter-region competitions are the way of the future as we grow club participation and I encourage Country Cricket Zones to ignite competitions between neighboring zones when scheduling traditional male representative programs.

Holiday Clinics Joint Cricket-AFL Clinics were run during the September school holidays targeting 5-10 year olds to promote in2CRICKET centres. The clinics were well attended in Forster, Newcastle, Maitland and Muswellbrook. Clinics were also conducted with the Office of Communities Sport & Recreation in the January holidays for primary school students. Facilities & Grants An extensive audit of facilities is being undertaken across the Hunter to provide a single-point of reference to identify the need and quality of grounds and amenities used by cricket and to identify


upgrades. Providing quality facilities is a key-pillar of retention and the ability to access grants to assist with the cost of new or replacement equipment and structures is important. To make this process easier, Cricket NSW have a dedicated staff member experienced in grant writing available to assist clubs in completing applications. Recently the NSW Government released successful applicants for their Community Building Partnership (CBP) Grants. Eleven projects were allocated $261,050 and cricket clubs and associations in the Hunter were well represented as Grant recipients. LOOKING AHEAD - THE ASHES 2013-14 The Ashes Series and BBL3 provide a great platform to ignite Australia’s Favourite Sport in Australia’s Biggest State. Population growth and history of club cricket participation strongly suggests there is capacity to grow the game across the Hunter region. Planning really begins at the end of each season and discussions held with associations in the post-season period have been extremely positive. Cricket NSW is committed to working with clubs and associations throughout the region to implement strategies to grow participation that include:

• Modified game formats where needed that appeal to the community and stimulate participation.

• Implementation of Cricket Australia’s “Well Played” Policy Guidelines within clubs and associations.

• Provision of recruitment collateral to cricket clubs and associations to promote registration dates.

• Assist clubs and associations in educating the community on available cricket products. • Club entry of registration dates and contacts on MyCricket websites to activate

playcricket.com.au, the national recruitment website. • Encourage all junior clubs and associations to coordinate Milo in2CRICKET centres. • Support associations in the use of MyCricket to manage competitions and clubs to establish

websites where none exist. • Encourage associations to endorse CA’s Introduction to Cricket on-line course as a minimum

coaching qualification. • Provide education and training opportunities for volunteers (in-services, Level 1, refresher

courses). • Support associations and clubs implementing CNSW programs in facility grant applications.

Volunteers are the driving force behind cricket in associations and clubs across the Hunter Region who contribute literally hundreds of hours through the summer and winter to make it all happen. Often they complete thankless tasks but in the end, if we didn’t have them, we wouldn’t have a game. To everyone who volunteered to assist their team, club or association during 2012-13, “thank you” on behalf of Cricket NSW. Building sustainable participation is a team effort requiring the commitment of associations and clubs to drive this aspiration and I’m looking forward to working with cricket volunteers during the coming season to achieve this outcome. N D (Neil) McDonald Hunter Development Manager

The Hunter Development Manager’s Report for Season 2012-2013 is available in full via the NCZ website (http://www.ncz.nsw.cricket.com.au/).

http://www.ncz.nsw.cricket.com.au/


REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET 2012-2013 Newcastle again hosted Cricket ACT for two pre-season trial matches in September 2012. With the ACT side returning from a training camp in Central Queensland, Newcastle was confronted with a well-prepared and near full strength team which contained a number of players who would feature in the Futures League in season 2012/2013. The NDCA appreciates the support of the Hamilton-Wickham District Cricket Club and curators Victor Cook and Chad Sutton, who prepared a high quality wicket at Hawkins Oval for these fixtures.

ACT 6/115 (M Gawthrop 67*, J Montgomery 2/32) def Newcastle 111 (J Montgomery 26, J Trappel 23)

Newcastle won the toss and elected to bat in clear conditions at Hawkins Oval. The ACT bowlers applied pressure from the start, taking regular wickets to restrict Newcastle to a meager total of 111 from 35 overs. Hamilton-Wickham’s Josh Trappel (23) was the only top order batsman to provide any resistance, with Wallsend’s Jake Montgomery (26) helping Newcastle to pass the century mark in his senior representative debut. Newcastle’s bowlers performed valiantly, and were able to contain the ACT batting line up despite some early season rust in the field. However, former Newcastle player Matthew Gawthrop’s quality innings of 67 not out guided ACT to a four wicket victory. ACT 8/139 (B Dean 46, M Spaseski 37, G West 4/21) def Newcastle 9/136 (J Trappel 50, S Taylor 3/18)

ACT won the toss and elected to bat in the T20 fixture played on Sunday 23 September 2012. Newcastle City’s Greg West bowled with good pace and energy to lead the attack, impressing both the Newcastle and ACT selectors in taking 4/21 from his four overs. The experience of the ACT batting line up showed, with senior players Blake Dean and Mick Spaseski taking the Comets to a very competitive total of 139 from their allotted overs. Hamilton-Wickham’s Josh Trappel compiled a half century which kept Newcastle in the match, and Josh Emerton’s (18) hitting took Newcastle within sight of victory. Despite a spirited effort, the young Newcastle side fell just three runs short of victory. These matches provide the ACT with an opportunity to prepare for their participation in the Futures League, and allow Newcastle’s most talented cricketers to showcase their skills against a talented opposition. As a result of the relationship that the NDCA has established with Cricket ACT, a number of Newcastle based players represented the Comets in several tournaments throughout the season. Andrew Maher featured for the ACT Comets in the Futures League, finishing among the top 10 wicket takers in the 2012/2013 competition. Josh Bennett made his Futures League debut late in the season, whilst former Newcastle players Beau McClintock, Matthew Gawthrop and Greg West also represented the ACT in that competition. Cameron Roxby, Ben Evans and Jake Montgomery were provided with the opportunity to participate at the Under 19 National Championships (held in Adelaide in January 2013). The NDCA thanks Cricket ACT for their continued support over the past season.


COUNTRY CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIPS The Northern division of the Country Cricket Championships was hosted by Newcastle in November 2012, with all matches played at Cahill Oval and Miller Field, Belmont. The Belmont Sporties Club provided superb facilities which were appreciated by players and officials alike. Curator Steve Clarkson worked tirelessly to ensure that matches went ahead, and deserves recognition for his efforts. Friday 16 November 2012 Newcastle v Central Coast Cahill Oval, Belmont Poor weather enveloped Newcastle and Lake Macquarie for the first day of the Country Championships. Play commenced in overcast conditions, with Central Coast winning the toss and asking Newcastle to bat. Newcastle were making steady progress when play was interrupted after 15 overs. Consistent rain saw the match abandoned without any further play. Saturday 17 November 2012 Newcastle v North Coast Miller Field, Belmont Newcastle captain Mark Littlewood won the toss and asked North Coast to bat in the second round match played at Cahill Oval. Newcastle’s bowlers took advantage of the friendly conditions, with Nick Foster leading the attack with figures of 5 for 30 from 8 overs. Newcastle made quick work of the run chase, securing victory in 13 overs. Opening batsman Simon Moore dominated the North Coast attack in scoring a quick fire 48. North Coast Innings J Hoare b Foster 20 S Reading lbw b Bennett 2 N De Giusti b Foster 0 M Rees st Hainsworth b Foster 0 B Cole b Lawson 7 J Hellyar c Gilmour b Evans 2 D Welsh c Hainsworth b Foster 5 J Willman b Foster 12 D Angus-Crouch c Foster b Evans 0 S Robb not out 2 D Rees c Foster b Evans 3 Sundries 11 Total 71 Overs 29. Bowling J Bennett 6-2-1/12, S Gilmour 6-2-0/14, J Lawson 5-2-1/7, N Foster 8-1-5/30, B Evans 4-2-3/5

Newcastle Innings S Moore c Statham b Willman 48 J Trappel b Statham 3 M Littlewood not out 10 P Darwen not out 1 Sundries 10 Total 2/72 Overs 13 Bowling D Rees 4-0-0/14, T Statham 4-0-1/26, J Willman 3-0-1/18, S Robb 2-0-0/14

Newcastle won by 8 wickets (with two bonus points)

Umpires Michael Connolly and Bruce Whiteman Sunday 18 November 2012 Newcastle v Central North Miller Field, Belmont Newcastle won the toss and elected to bat in the final round match against Central North. Aware that the winner of the Northern Division would likely be determined by net run rate, Newcastle set


out to amass a sizeable total. With Josh Geary, Simon Moore and Mark Littlewood layed a solid platform in the first part of the innings, before Littlewood and Pat Darwen combined for a 166 run partnership for the third wicket. Josh Bennett and Jace Lawson excelled with the new ball, leaving Central North well behind the required run rate. Some missed chances allowed Central North to stay alive, with their lower order steering them to a total of 200. Despite winning both of their matches in emphatic fashion, Newcastle finished second in the Northern pool on net run rate; Central Coast progressed to the Final. Newcastle Innings J Geary c Groth b McHugh 25 S Moore run out 59 M Littlewood not out 118 P Darwen c Rixon b Norvill 63 M Hainsworth not out 2 Sundries 21 Total 3/288 Overs 50 Bowling A McNeil 10-0-0/78, S McHugh 10-2-1/26, B Neaves 7-0-0/43, R Whelden 7-0-0/33, G Sheehan 10-1-0/50, A Trappel 2-0-0/17, M Rixon 3-0-0/22, S Norvill 1-0-1/6

Central North Innings M Rixon lbw b Lawson 5 S Norvill lbw b Lawson 1 T Irwin run out (Emerton) 14 N Pearson c Littlewood b Lawson 52 L Cameron c Littlewood b Evans 24 G Sheehan c Hainsworth b Foster 38 A Trappel b Lawson 2 T Groth lbw b Lawson 3 B Neaves c Bennett b Gilmour 4 R Whelden not out 18 S McHugh lbw b Evans 22 Sundries 12 Total 200 Overs 45.4 Bowling J Bennett 10-3-0/17, J Lawson 10-2-5/24, N Foster 8-0-1/38, S Gilmour 7-0-1/36, B Evans 4.4-0-2/46, J Geary 2-0-0/14, M Littlewood 4-0-0/19

Newcastle won by 88 runs (with one bonus point)

Umpires Bruce Whiteman and Kevin Fraser

Newcastle Country Championships Squad 2012-2013

Back Row: Michael Corrigan (Physio), Garry Pinches (Co-Coach), Andrew Maher, Josh Geary, Jace Lawson, Josh Bennett, Mark Littlewood (Captain), Simon Moore, Steve Taylor (Co-Coach)

Front Row: Josh Emerton, Sam Gilmour, Ben Evans, Marcus Hainsworth (Wicketkeeper), Josh Trappel, Nick Foster, Pat Darwen


COUNTRY COLTS CARNIVAL The Country Colts Carnival was hosted by the Illawarra zone in late January 2013. Persistent rain unfortunately saw the carnival abandoned after the completion of the first round of matches. Coach Garry Pinches and physiotherapist Michael Corrigan must be thanked for the time devoted to the Newcastle representative squads this season.

Saturday 26 January 2013 Newcastle v Riverina Figtree No 1 Oval, Illawarra

Riverina Innings D Beattie c&b Evans 47 B Garvey c Hanlon b McGovern 4 J Winkler b Ninness 0 J Thompson lbw b Durrheim 14 J Cahill b Durrheim 10 J Winkler c Forsyth b Durrheim 5 A Mackinlay c Forsyth b Durrheim 0 N Carn b Evans 2 R Brown run out (Arms) 1 B Loudon b Ninness 16 S Graf not out 11 Sundries 21 Total 132 Overs 48.3 Bowling D McGovern 9-1-1/26, J Ninness 8.3-2-2/20, M Magann 7-3-0/19, D Bailey 4-0-0/18, B Evans 10-0-2/29, J Durrheim 10-0-4/13

Newcastle Innings D Arms not out 57 H Bartlett b Cahill 21 J Goninan not out 45 Sundries 13 Total 1/136 Overs 27.3 Bowling J Cahill 3-1-0/17, R Brown 8-2-1/27, R Hartnett 6.3-1-0/35, B Loudon 4-0-0/21, S Graf 4-0-0/17, J Thompson 2-0-0/17

Newcastle won by 9 wickets Umpires – Kieran Knight and Kim Norris

2012/2013 Newcastle Colts Side Back Row: Michael Corrigan (Physio), Josh Forsyth, Daniel Bailey, Jarrad Ninness,

Daniel McGovern, Jonty Durrheim, Rhys Hanlon Front Row: Max Magann, Hamish Bartlett, Bayley McGill, Jeff Goninan (Captain),

Ben Evans, Daniel Arms, Garry Pinches (Coach).


SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE STATISTICS

Batting Player M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average

Simon Moore 3 3 1 59 129 64.50 Pat Darwen 3 2 1 63 064 64.00 Hamish Bartlett 1 1 0 21 021 21.00 Josh Geary 2 2 0 25 028 14.00 Josh Trappel 3 1 0 04 004 04.00 Mark Littlewood 3 3 3 118* 148 - Daniel Arms 1 1 1 57 057 - Jeffrey Goninan 1 1 1 45 045 - Marcus Hainsworth 3 1 1 002* 002 - Daniel Bailey 3 - - - - - Josh Bennett 4 - - - - - Jonty Durrheim 3 - - - - - Josh Emerton 3 - - - - - Ben Evans 4 - - - - - Nick Foster 1 - - - - - Sam Gilmour 3 - - - - - Rhys Hanlon 1 - - - - - Jace Lawson 1 - - - - - Max Magann 1 - - - - - Andrew Maher 1 - - - - - Bayley McGill 1 - - - - - Daniel McGovern 1 - - - - - Jarrad Ninness 1 - - - - -

Bowling Player O M W R Average

Jonty Durrheim 10 0 4 13 03.25 Jace Lawson 15 4 6 31 05.17 Jarrad Ninness 8.3 2 2 20 10.00 Nick Foster 16 1 6 68 11.33 Ben Evans 18.4 2 7 80 11.43 Daniel McGovern 09 1 1 26 26.00 Josh Bennett 16 5 1 29 29.00 Sam Gilmour 13 2 1 50 50.00 Josh Geary 02 0 0 14 - Daniel Bailey 04 0 0 18 - Mark Littlewood 04 0 0 19 - Max Magann 07 3 0 19 -

Wicketkeeping Player Catches Stumpings Total

Marcus Hainsworth 2 1 3 Josh Forsyth 2 0 2

Centuries Player Score Opponent

Mark Littlewood 118* Central North

Partnerships Players Partnership Opponent

Mark Littlewood - Pat Darwen 166 Central North Daniel Arms - Jeff Goninan 104* Riverina


UNDER 17 NORTHERN CARNIVAL The 2012/2013 Under 17 Country Championships were hosted by the Central North Zone at the King Park complex in Raymond Terrace. Round 1 – Newcastle 212 (B McGill 79, J Forsyth 55, J Stephenson 4/24, R Johnson 2/42) def North Coast 165 (J Dobson 37, D Bourke 26, T Beatty 3/27, M Clune 2/30)

Newcastle won the toss and elected to bat in good conditions on the first morning of the carnival. After the loss of two early wickets, captain Josh Forsyth and Cardiff-Boolaroo’s Bayley McGill combined for a 93 run partnership for the third wicket. Newcastle continued to play positively to finish with 212 from their allotted 50 overs. The Newcastle bowling attack was accurate, with wickets shared as North Coast were reduced to 7/74. A lower order fightback saw North Coast fall just 47 runs short of the Newcastle total. Round 2 – Riverina 9/178 (C Bridle 47, T Beatty 3/26, L Taylor 2/27) def Newcastle 166 (B Balcomb 74*, M Clune 46, S Perry 3/36, L Hutchinson 2/25)

Riverina won the toss, and achieved a competitive total of 9/178 from their 50 overs. Despite taking wickets at regular intervals, Newcastle were not able to prevent Riverina from posting a defendable total. Tyson Beatty again lead the Newcastle attack, capturing 3 for 26 from 8 overs. Despite a strong opening stand of 63 from Morgan Clune and Ben Balcomb, Newcastle were not able to produce another substantial partnership. Newcastle were dismissed on the final ball of the match. Round 3 – Central Coast 2/105 (M Nicholson 59) def Newcastle 103 (B Balcomb 26, M Nicholson 3/21, D Heuston 2/10, C O’Bierne 2/21, D Cox 2/25)

Newcastle won the toss and elected to bat in the final match of the tournament. The Newcastle batsmen struggled to pass the century mark. Hamilton-Wickham’s Ben Balcomb continued his good form, leading the Newcastle batting lineup with a composed innings of 26. Central Coast made light work of the run chase, taking just 13 overs to reach the target. Ben Balcomb, Morgan Clune and Josh Pettigrew were selected to represent the NSW Country Under 17 team, who played the NSW City Under 17 team in Bowral the weekend after the carnival.

BRADMAN CUP The 2013 Bradman Cup was hosted by Southern Zone, with matches played at Nowra in mid-January 2013. The tournament was played in extreme weather conditions, which caused difficulties for all players. Newcastle ultimately won one match, defeating the eventual champions (Illawarra) in the final preliminary round. Round 1 – Western 5/270 (A Johnston 83, D Donato 49*, J Judge 49, A Crowther 32, T Beatty 2/43) def Newcastle 6/178 (H Macansh 48, B McGill 47, R Brooks 38, J Ford 2/19)

Newcastle won the toss and after taking an early wicket were never in the contest. Fielding errors and the inability to bowl a consistent line and length with 25 sundries contributed to Western taking control of the match. In reply the Newcastle batsmen were steady but unable to reach the required run-rate required. A partnership between Harry Macansh and Jason Sangha accelerated the scoring rate and provided a highlight on what was otherwise a disappointing start to the carnival.


Round 2 – North Coast 3/102 (T Burvill 41*) def Newcastle 99 (D Morrison 3/10, T Burvill 2/13)

Newcastle again won the toss and elected to bat in a match reduced to a 30 overs-a-side format owing to a weather forecast of a 42 degree day. The Newcastle innings again didn’t reach any great highlights although Josh Pettigrew (20) and Logan Johnson (18) made starts. Newcastle was bowled out in the 28th over which would strangely come back to haunt them. Despite a lack of wickets, North Coast made heavy work of the run-chase and with 4 overs to play, they still required 30 to win the game. With wickets in hand, they achieved the target with 5 balls to spare despite desperate Newcastle fielding and bowling – a missed opportunity! Round 3 – Newcastle 9/176 (B McGill 85, R Brooks 27, A Purdevski 3/20, P Astill 2/22, M Phillips 2/30) def Illawarra 142 (D Constable 35, C Waldock 31, J Pettigrew 3/42, L Edwards 2/11, T Beatty 2/30)

After an overnight meeting emphasizing pride in performance and continual improvement, Newcastle lined up against the undefeated Illawarra team. Another toss win saw Newcastle bat first and Captain Bayley McGill batted through most of the innings to reach 85 with the other batsmen making worthwhile contributions around him. 176 was competitive however Illawarra had played very well in their opening two games and were 42 without loss at drinks. After the resumption Newcastle picked up wickets in groups through some excellent efforts in the field and solid line and length bowling to have the locals 3-69. The 4th, 5th and 6th wickets fell at 102 and the remaining 4 wickets fell for 10 runs leaving the eventual Final Winners 34 runs short - a good win by the Newcastle boys. Bayley McGill (Cardiff-Boolaroo) and Josh Pettigrew (Wallsend) were selected to attend the Country Boys Coaching Class in Sydney in April 2013; Tyson Beatty (Newcastle City) was selected as a shadow player for the camp. Bayley McGill won the Player’s Player Award for the tournament. I would like to thank Peter Edwards (Assistant Coach) and the parents who travelled to Nowra, who provided outstanding support throughout the carnival. Neil McDonald – Bradman Cup Coach, 2012-2013

Newcastle Bradman Cup Team 2012/2013

Back Row (left to right): Neil McDonald (Coach), Logan Johnson, Quinn Fowler, Harry Macansh, Liam Wilson, Jackson Redmond, Lachlan Edwards, Tyson Beatty, Peter Edwards (Assistant Coach).

Front Row (left to right): Jason Sangha, Ryan Brooks, Bayley McGill (Captain), Josh Pettigrew, Jordi van Kemenade, Brendon Frost.


KOOKABURRA CUP The Newcastle team for the Kookaburra Cup was selected from the various Under 14 and Under 13 Newcastle representative sides. After a number of training sessions, the squad travelled to the Manning Valley region for the carnival, which was held from 14-17 January 2013. Round 1 – North Coast 2/144 (K Prosper 84*, L Johnson 39) def Newcastle 8/140 (C Edstein-Boyes 43, J Sangha 25, Z Honeybrook 3/21, S Frost 2/28)

Newcastle batted and at 23 overs were 3-70, a half hour rain-break was taken and on resumption Newcastle managed to get to 140 runs in 46 overs. North Coast tightened the bowling and field placings in the second half of the innings, and managed to restrict the Newcastle total. Newcastle missed a number of chances in the field, but despite managing better in the second half of North Coast’s innings lost with only 3 overs to go. Round 2 - Central North 140 (C Cust 47, J Sangha 3/15, G Lea 2/9, R Droop 2/25) def Newcastle 90 (J Sangha 47*, R Meppem 3/15, N Trindall 2/8, J Tasker 2/8, T Scobie 2/23)

With more commitment and better tactics we restricted Central North to 140 runs; Jason Sangha was the best of the bowlers, taking 3-15 in 8 overs. Although we dipped in the middle of the innings it was a far better fielding and catching performance. In reply, only Jason Sangha (45*) offered any resistance and we were put out for 90 runs. With more positive batting we could have made a better fist of the run chase. Round 3 – Newcastle 6/175 (P Huolohan 42*, B Roberts 39, A Somerville 32*, T Engelbrecht 3/23, Z Blattner 2/33) def Southern 7/174 (C Dummer 74, K Evans 30, Z Mace 2/17, R Droop 2/22) With a marked improvement in the field Newcastle again pulled back a situation that could have resulted in chasing 220+ and bowled out Southern for 174. All of the bowlers did well, with each bowler sharing in the wickets; Zac Mace lead the attack with 2 for 17 from 8 overs. Newcastle batted with aggression and purpose and passed the Southern total with 5 overs to spare, the Captain Patrick Huolahan (42*) and Andrew Somerville (32*) bringing us home with a unfinished 74 run partnership. Overall, the progress made by the Squad from Day 1 through to Day 3 was excellent, although no batsman managed to score a 50 some notable performances were recorded with the bat and ball. In the end the players managed to become a good cricketing unit but we needed to start the way we finished. I would like to thank Bill Bannon (Assistant Coach) and Marino Lea (Manager) for their assistance throughout the carnival. Mike Mackenzie – Kookaburra Cup Coach, 2012/13


FROM THE VAULT

Officials discussing the 1955/1956 season at the NDCA Management Committee Dinner held at

Mara Lyn Function Centre, Broadmeadow on 13 April 1956 (left to right): Mr R M Wilson (President, NDCA), Mr J Bull (Captain of Hamilton DCC, winners of the First Grade Final), Mr J S Dinan (Member of the NSW Country Committee), Mr A H Vincent (Chairman of the NSW Selection Committee) and Mr

G W Clapham (Secretary of the NDCA and Hamilton DCC)

Season 1989/1990 Lambton-New Lambton First Grade team (Semi Finalists) Back Row (left to right): Murray McKeough, Scott Robertson, Anthony Poore, David Lewis,

Paul Howard, John Liddle, Jeremy Barnes Front Row (left to right): Warren Terry (Wicketkeeper), Jonathon Lewis, Bernie Ryan,

Bradley Bannister, Neil McDonald


Season 1982/1983 - University First Grade Premiers (left to right): Neil Went, Alan Northey, David Johnston, Bill Wileman, Graham Faraday,

Tim Curran, Geoff Evans, Andrew Butler, Wilfred Schultz, Cameron Ross, Robert Whitelaw

Season 1958/1959 – Hamilton players at No 1 Sportsground (left to right): Jack Anderson, John Watkins, Jack Bull (captain),

Col Stephenson, Bill Evans


Season 1983/84

Ken Clifford, John Lowry and Robert Wellham (University and Hunter Academy Coach) at University No 1 Oval

Stockton District Cricket Club – Winners of the Winn and Light Shields as NDCA Premiers, Season 1925/1926

Back Row (left to right): D Jones, D Keldie, V Shearman, C Hubbard, J Hodges, T Wilson Middle Row (left to right): R Marshall (scorer), O Osland, A Dodds (Secretary),

Dr E P Barbour (captain), W Jones, W Sullivan, D Evans (President) Front Row (left to right): A Staratt, K Torpey


Gary Gilmour (Manager/Assistant Coach), Mick Ninness (Physio) and Garry Pinches (Coach) Newcastle Colts 2009-10 NSW Country Colts Carnival Hughes Lilienthal Shield Winners

NDCA Tasmanian Tour 1948/1949 Back Row (left to right): Joe Taylor (co-Manager), Jim Mannix (Waratah-Mayfield),

Ossie Lambert (Lambton New Lambton), Alan Gammidge (Merewether), Gordon Frith (co-Manager), Arch Fraser (Waratah-Mayfield), Ron McDonald (Waratah-Mayfield), RM (Bob) Wilson (President NDCA)

Front Row (left to right): Ron Camps (Wickham), Jim de Courcy (Lambton New Lambton), Reg Beatty (captain, Belmont), Geoff Lambert (Lambton New Lambton), Bob Roxby (Merewether)

Absent: Wal Pickles (Waratah-Mayfield) and Jack Mayes (Waratah-Mayfield)


Wallsend SCG Country Cup Winning Team – Season 2005/2006 Back Row (left to right): Luke Penfold, Scott Beveridge, Rhys Soper, Nathan Price, Matthew Baker,

Brett Jackson, Scott Williams, Jack Brown (Scorer). Front Row (left to right): Daniel Clarke, Gary Geise, Scott Sharma, Gavin Wilson (Captain),

Chad Penfold, Matthew Latham (wicketkeeper), Trent Deane.

Season 1971/1972 – New South Wales v South Australia at Adelaide Oval Back Row (left to right): Kerry Mackay, Geoff Davies, Steve Bernard, Hugh Martin, John Benaud,

David Colley, Bruce Francis Front Row (left to right): Alan Turner, Gary Gilmour, Brian Taber (captain), Roger Wotton (Manager),

John Watkins, Doug Walters


Season 1960/1961 Wallsend opening batsmen Sam

Tiplady and Joe Thomson going out to open the innings against Lambton-New Lambton at Harker Oval on

Saturday 15 December 1961

Season 1995/1996 Wallsend’s Darren Hall

and Greg Geise celebrate after Geise broke Jim DeCourcy’s

record with his 26th century in the NDCA

First Grade competition


AW Green Shield Team at Redfern Oval, Season 1957/1958

Back Row (left to right): Kerry Ross, Tony Wright, Gordon Goffet, Bert Atkin (Manager),

Ken Clifford, Robert Walker, Doug Page Front Row (left to right): Alf Skelly,

Alan Nelson, Don Fox (wicketkeeper), Terry Collins, John Watkins

Season 1961/1962 Hamilton players John Watkins and

Col Stephenson going out opening the batting for Hamilton against

Newcastle City at No 1 Sportsground


Season 1959/1960 – University of Newcastle First Grade team taking the field at Empire Park against Newcastle City Saturday 10 February 1959 (left to right): Joe Thomson (captain),

Arthur Archer (vice-captain), Don Cross, Alan Andrews, Warren Brock, Colyn Whitehead, John Rogers, Lester Maltman (wicketkeeper), Doug March, Harold Bofinger and John Hinde

Season 1961/1962 – Newcastle v South Australia at No 1 Sportsground (left to right): Gordon Goffet (West Lakes), David Sincock (South Australia), Grahame Corling (Merewether),

Sir Garfield Sobers (South Australia), John Watkins (Hamilton)


DE COURCY CLUB AND DE COURCY CUP The De Courcy Club was formed in 2009 with the aim of raising funds for a diverse range of cricket programs and charity organizations across Newcastle and NSW. Newcastle District clubs compete for the De Courcy Cup, with the holder of the Cup defending it during each round of the Commonwealth Bank Premiership. Hamilton-Wickham entered the 2012-2013 season as holders of the De Courcy Cup, and retained the Cup until Round 9 of the competition. The University club defeated Hamilton-Wickham, and held the Cup for seven rounds before losing their clash with Wests CC. Wests CC finished the 2012/2013 season as the winners of the De Courcy Cup. The NDCA greatly appreciates the De Courcy Club’s ongoing support of the De Courcy Cup and cricket in Newcastle. The De Courcy Club also held a successful Finals luncheon on Thursday 28 March 2013, with more than 200 guests attending the event which featured former Australian captain Ian Chappell and former Australian opening batsmen Simon Katich as guest speakers. The inaugural De Courcy Club scholarship was awarded to Cardiff-Boolaroo’s Bayley McGill. The luncheon was a great success, and is fast becoming a regular part of the Newcastle cricket calendar.

2012-2013 DE COURCY CUP WINNERS

Wests CC’s Chris Young hits out in the First Grade Final (Saturday 20 March 2013, No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle)


De Courcy Club Finals Luncheon – Thursday 28 March 2013 (Town Hall, Newcastle) (left to right): Paul Marjoribanks, Julian Slater, Simon Katich, Chad White, Ian Chappell,

Robert Faraday-Bensley, Steven Threadgold.

Simon Katich and Bayley McGill discuss the finer points of the game at the De Courcy Club Finals Luncheon – Thursday 28 March 2013 (Town Hall, Newcastle)


WARREN TENNANT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE GAME AWARD

The Warren Tennant Awards are presented by the NDCA as a result of a gift left to the Association by long serving player and official Warren Tennant. Warren held a number of positions on various NDCA Committees, including serving some 26 years as Vice President of the Association. Warren’s generous support of cricket in Newcastle is continued through the Warren Tennant Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a young NDCA cricketer who is achieving at a high level in playing the game, plays according to the spirit of the game and is a good ambassador for both the NDCA and his grade club. The 2012/2013 Warren Tennant Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Ben Evans (Charlestown). After making his First Grade debut during the 2011/2012 season, Ben continued his success during the past season, securing 17 wickets at an average of 19.76. Ben was selected in the Newcastle Senior Representative Squad prior to the 2012/2013 season, and represented Newcastle in the Country Cricket Championships in November 2012, taking 5 wickets in the carnival. Ben also represented the Newcastle Colts side with distinction.

Warren Tennant Memorial Scholarship

2004/2005 – Scott Montgomery (Cardiff-Boolaroo) 2005/2006 – Marcus Hainsworth (Belmont) 2006/2007 – Burt Cockley (Waratah-Mayfield) 2007/2008 – Nathan Price (Wallsend) 2008/2009 – Kurt Neely (University) 2009/2010 – Ray Cooper (Cardiff-Boolaroo) 2010/2011 – Josh Bennett (University) 2011/2012 – Matthew Wicks (Wallsend) 2012/ 2013 – Ben Evans (Charlestown)

Warren Tennant Contribution to the Game Award 2004/2005 – Steven Mace (Charlestown) 2005/2006 – Russell Neal (Belmont) 2006/2007 – Ian Gorton (Cardiff-Boolaroo/NDCA) 2007/2008 – Greg Geise (Wallsend) 2008/2009 – Robert Holland (Toronto Workers DC) 2009/2010 – Peter Barnett (Belmont) 2010/2011 – Lance Manning (NDCUA) 2011/2012 – George and Brenda Piggford

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2012-2013 Merewether secured the club championship for the 14th time on the final day of the 2012/2013 season. The final round of one day matches promised an exciting conclusion to the club championship, with Merewether and Hamilton-Wickham requiring wins in all four grades to guarantee success. Wests CC completed a stunning reversal in the club’s fortunes, and entered the final round with an outside chance of securing the Bramble Shield. Merewether were successful in all four of their matches against Wallsend, leaving Hamilton-Wickham needing victory in all four of their matches against the Belmont club to pass the Merewether total. Unfortunately, the wet weather which plagued the second half of the season again interfered with cricket, and no play was possible in the

Club Points Merewether 971 Hamilton-Wickham 959 Wests CC 857 University 810 Cardiff-Boolaroo 736 Charlestown 663 Toronto Workers DC 661 Newcastle City 580 Stockton 563 Wallsend 489 Belmont 452 Waratah-Mayfield 347


Third Grade match at Miller Field. A second successive finish as runners up has Hamilton-Wickham well placed to go one better as the merged club celebrates its 50th anniversary in the 2013/2014 season.

SEASON REVIEW 2012-2013 BY JOSH LEESON

SEASON 2012-13 was the summer that the Lions continued to roar throughout Newcastle District Cricket. For the second consecutive season Merewether claimed the two-day premiership with a 31-run victory over a revived Western Suburbs. Merewether also defended their Twenty20 title with victory against Hamilton-Wickham and recovered from the disappointment of 2012 by winning their fourth SCG Country Cup against Albury-Wodonga. The only blemish to a clean sweep of all available silverware, was a lost to Hamwicks in the Tom Locker Cup final. Mark Cameron’s return to the Newcastle cricket with the Lions created headlines, plenty of buzz and nerves among the city’s batsmen. But it was Hamwicks all-rounder Sam Webber who again caused the most trouble for batsman, claiming 53 wickets at 11.38. His master-blasting also generated 467 runs at an average of 35.92 to win back-to-back Newcastle Herald cricketer of the year awards. Former NSW Second XI batsman Brett Jackson made a brilliant start to his captaincy career at Wallsend, toppling the batting aggregate with 729 runs at 72.9. Jackson’s season included two centuries and five fifties. Overall the bridge between the powerful and weaker clubs was exposed over the course of the season. Three distinct groups formed; the minor premiership contenders (Merewether, Hamwicks, University), fourth-spot contenders (Wests, Stockton-Terrace, Cardiff-Boolaroo) and the rest (Toronto Workers, Wallsend, Charlestown, Waratah-Mayfield, Belmont and Newcastle City). Led by captain Ben Woolmer and all-rounder Anthony Hobson, Wests became the feel-good story of the summer when they upset Hamwicks in the semi-finals to reach the two-day final against Merewether. Two seasons earlier the Rosellas failed to win a single game. Cardiff also bounced back from a win-less season to challenge for a semi-final berth. Charlestown and Belmont were both big disappointments. The Magpies fielded a largely unchanged batting line-up, but repeated collapses meant they recorded just three wins. At Cahill Oval, Belmont struggled with Mark Littlewood forced to carry the burden of an inexperienced side. On the representative front, Newcastle cricketers again starred in NSW’s success at the Australian Country Cricket Championships at Bundaberg. Uni fast bowler Josh Bennett took a tournament-high 22 wickets at an average of 13.32 and was later drafted into the ACT Comets Futures League squad. Other Novocastrians in the Bush Blues side were Simon Moore, Andrew Maher and Pat Darwen. At the NSW Country Championships at Belmont, Newcastle failed to reach the final after rain marred the tournament. Newcastle won their matches against North Coastal and Central Northern, but missed out due to their lower seeding. Western won the final over Central Coast.

Newcastle Herald Cricketer of the Year Sam Webber (Hamilton-Wickham)

Photo Courtesy of the Newcastle Herald


COMMONWEALTH BANK FIRST GRADE PREMIERSHIP Hamilton-Wickham again retained the Commonwealth Bank Shield, finishing the 2012-2013 season as Minor Premiers in the First Grade competition. A number of dominant outright victories saw Hamilton-Wickham, Merewether and University surge clear of the pack in the early part of the season. Wet weather again affected the second half of the season, with a number of rounds reduced to one day matches. A one run victory over Merewether in Round 16 ultimately guaranteed a fourth consecutive minor premiership for the Hamilton-Wickham

club. By contrast, Wests CC secured the fourth semi-final position with victories over University and Cardiff-Boolaroo in the final two rounds of the regular season. The Semi Finals saw Hamilton-Wickham face off against Wests CC in excellent conditions at Passmore Oval. Batting first, Wests CC amassed a total of 272, with Anthony Hobson (96) and Aaron Wivell (56) the major contributors to that total. Hamilton-Wickham were restricted to 167, with captain Kirk Mullard (58) and Matt Trappel (41) the only batsmen to threaten the Rosellas. Bradley Aldous (3/37) and Scott Sharma (3/30) lead the Wests CC attack. A devastating spell of fast bowling from Mark Cameron (5/64) lead Merewether to a 25 run victory in the second semi-final played at No 1 Sportsground. Troy Goodwin’s innings of 78 was the major contribution to the Lions’ total of 192, before the Merewether attack reduced University to 5/26 on the first evening of the match. University’s Ian Slapp (65) lead a rearguard action before University were dismissed for 167. Friday 29 March and Saturday 30 March 2013 Merewether v Wests CC No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle After the second half of the season was affected by continued wet weather, it was no surprise that an overcast morning greeted the players at No 1 Sportsground. Having won the toss, Merewether captain Simon Moore elected to bat, and compiled a fluent half century to steer his side to the luncheon interval with the loss of just two wickets. Wests CC’s Peter Lojszczyk ripped through the Merewether middle order, claiming the scalps of Troy Goodwin and Pat Darwen to leave Merewether in some trouble. Although Moore and David Celep steadied the ship, their departure saw Merewether in a precarious position. A counter-attacking innings from Mark Cameron saw Merewether reach a total of 192, which was competitive in the relatively slow conditions. Cameron then claimed the wicket of Shaun Hassall before stumps to ensure that the match was evenly balanced heading into the second day. Todd Griffith and Rodhri Evans withstood the early onslaught on the second morning, and ensured that the Wests innings progressed steadily. An inspired spell from Dan Morton tore through the heart of Wests batting lineup, leaving the Rosellas precariously placed at 6/71. Chris Young lead a lower order fightback, but Wests were ultimately unable to overhaul the Merewether total, as the Lions retained the Dr EP Barbour Shield with a 31 run victory. Mark Cameron was named Man of the Match for his all-round performance of 51 and 3/59.

First Grade Premiership 2012-2013 Club Points %

Hamilton-Wickham 96 1.5923 Merewether 89 1.8686 University 78 1.5809 Wests CC 60 1.1421 Stockton-Terrace 58 0.9507 Cardiff-Boolaroo 51 0.7592 Toronto Workers DC 38 0.9672 Wallsend 38 0.8737 Charlestown 31 0.7768 Waratah-Mayfield 31 0.6954 Belmont 30 0.8428 Newcastle City 20 0.6906


Merewether Innings J Geary b Lojszczyk 30 J Dunn c Latham b Woolmer 10 S Moore c Hobson b Lojszczyk 53 T Goodwin c Hassall b Lojszczyk 8 P Darwen c Hobson b Lojszczyk 0 D Celep lbw b Hobson 25 M Cameron c Woolmer b Hobson 51 S Gilmour lbw b Aldous 2 J Ford lbw b Hobson 0 T O’Neill c Latham b Hobson 1 D Morton not out 0 Sundries 12 Total 192 Overs 80.4 Bowling A Hobson 23.4-8-4/44, B Aldous 16-6-1/37, B Woolmer 17-3-1/32, S Sharma 5-0-0/14, P Lojszczyk 19-6-4/55

Wests CC Innings S Hassall c Geary b Cameron 0 T Griffith c Ford b Cameron 15 R Evans c Ford b Morton 28 A Hobson c Goodwin b Geary 12 S Sharma c Ford b Morton 5 B Woolmer b Morton 1 A Wivell c Ford b Cameron 18 C Young c Moore b O'Neill 44 M Latham c Darwen b Morton 15 P Lojszczyk lbw b O’Neill 9 B Aldous not out 1 Sundries 13 Total 161 Overs 61.2 Bowling M Cameron 21-5-3/59, S Gilmour 17-3-0/48, D Morton 10-3-4/22, J Geary 8-2-1/22, T O’Neill 5.2-0-2/6

Merewether won the Dr EP Barbour Shield by 31 runs Umpires: Royce McCormack and Kim Norris

First Grade Statistics 2012-2013 Batting

Player Club M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average Brett Jackson Wallsend 13 14 4 131* 729 72.90 Pat Darwen Merewether 10 10 2 102 542 67.75 Troy Goodwin Merewether 16 16 2 096 588 42.00 Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 15 15 4 108* 461 41.91 Simon Moore Merewether 12 12 0 079 430 35.83 Ben Woolmer Wests CC 15 16 2 100 494 35.29 Anthony Hobson Wests CC 15 17 2 110* 525 35.00 Marcus Hainsworth Belmont 11 13 1 071 420 35.00 Mark Littlewood Belmont 12 14 1 079 415 31.92 Luke Bird University 16 16 0 075 497 31.06

Merewether celebrates the wicket of Wests CC captain Ben Woolmer in the First Grade Final (Saturday 30 March 2013, No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle)


Joseph Clarke Stockton-Terrace 16 17 2 092* 422 28.13 Luke Blackaby Waratah-Mayfield 14 17 1 102 438 27.38 Nathan Hudson Waratah-Mayfield 15 18 1 057 438 25.76 Bowling

Player Club O M W R Average Mark Cameron Merewether 136.2 37 34 315 09.26 Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 210.4 52 48 524 10.92 Matthew Trappel Hamilton-Wickham 088.5 24 25 285 11.40 Josh Emerton University 107.3 16 27 318 11.78 Daniel Morton Merewether 134.5 37 27 331 12.26 Luke Bird University 203.3 40 42 562 13.38 Anthony Hobon Wests CC 178.5 46 30 405 13.50 Jace Lawson Belmont 179.3 44 34 483 14.21 Matt Webber Hamilton-Wickham 169 47 32 473 14.78 Max Magann Charlestown 120 26 26 395 15.19 Ashley Weekes Toronto Workers DC 169.5 41 33 505 15.30 Parth Shah Charlestown 157.2 40 32 497 15.53 Sam Gilmour Merewether 162.2 30 36 564 15.67 Michael Radnidge University 180.5 48 31 496 16.00 Joseph Price Toronto Workers DC 189.4 45 36 585 16.25 Mark Littlewood Belmont 150.4 32 26 429 16.50 Nick Foster Stockton-Terrace 120.3 15 26 504 19.38 Ray Cooper Cardiff-Boolaroo 174 35 29 635 21.90 Matthew Willett Cardiff-Boolaroo 192.2 37 34 772 22.71 Benn West Stockton-Terrace 210.5 56 28 640 22.86 Wicketkeeping

Player Club Catches Stumpings Total Matthew Latham Wests CC 29 1 30 Dane Macourt Charlestown 25 2 27 Joseph Wenta Cardiff-Boolaroo 25 1 26 Joshua Brackenbury Waratah-Mayfield 21 2 23 Ben Balcomb Hamilton-Wickham 21 0 21 Jeffrey Goninan Stockton-Terrace 18 2 20 Liam McKechnie University 20 0 20 Jeremy Ford Merewether 16 2 18 Allen Sullivan Toronto Workers DC 17 0 17 Marcus Hainsworth Belmont 9 2 11 Kurt Neely University 9 1 10 Centuries

Player Club Score Opponent Richard Wharton Newcastle City 140 Wallsend Jeffrey Goninan Stockton-Terrace 137 Wallsend Kurt Neely University 131 Cardiff-Boolaroo Brett Jackson Wallsend 131* Cardiff-Boolaroo Ignatius McBride Toronto Workers DC 113 Cardiff-Boolaroo Tim Prescott University 110 Waratah Mayfield Anthony Hobson Wests CC 110* Merewether Tom Jewell Cardiff-Boolaroo 109 Hamilton-Wickham Brett Jackson Wallsend 108* Cardiff-Boolaroo Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 108* Stockton-Terrace Daniel Clarke Wallsend 108 Cardiff-Boolaroo Jesse Major Newcastle City 103 Wallsend Patrick Darwen Merewether 102 Toronto Workers DC Luke Blackaby Waratah Mayfield 102 Stockton-Terrace Patrick Darwen Merewether 101 University Bayley McGill Cardiff-Boolaroo 101 Waratah Mayfield Scott Beveridge Wallsend 100* Cardiff-Boolaroo Benjamin Woolmer Wests CC 100 Charlestown Liam McKechnie University 100* Newcastle City


Partnerships Players Club Partnership Opponent

Brett Jackson - Scott Beveridge Wallsend 193* Cardiff-Boolaroo Joshua Trappel - Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 188* Stockton-Terrace Brett Jackson - Jacob Higgimbotham Wallsend 146* Cardiff-Boolaroo Simon Moore - Jonathon Dunn Merewether 143 Waratah Mayfield Anthony Hobson - Benjamin Woolmer Wests CC 133 Cardiff-Boolaroo Kurt Neely - Joshua Emerton University 133 Cardiff-Boolaroo Daniel Clarke - Jacob Montgomery Wallsend 131 Cardiff-Boolaroo Kurt Neely - Joseph Curk University 122 Cardiff-Boolaroo Tim Prescott - Joseph Curk University 121 Waratah Mayfield Simon Moore - Troy Goodwin Merewether 120 Wests CC Joseph Clarke - Kerryn Ball Stockton-Terrace 119 University Jeffrey Goninan - Samuel Jenkinson Stockton-Terrace 116 Newcastle City Daniel Maher - Richard Green Cardiff-Boolaroo 114 Merewether Luke Blackaby - Nathan Hudson Waratah Mayfield 111 Cardiff-Boolaroo Matthew Webber - Ben Balcomb Hamilton-Wickham 109 Toronto Workers DC Scott Sharma - Aaron Wivell Wests CC 108 Wallsend Jonathon Laverick - Daniel Bailey Belmont 105 University Simon Porter - Luke Blackaby Waratah Mayfield 105 Belmont

Outstanding Bowling in a Match Player Club W R Opponent

Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 10 59 Toronto Workers DC Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 10 95 Cardiff-Boolaroo

Outstanding Bowling in an Innings Player Club W R Opponent

Ashley Weekes Toronto Workers DC 7 59 Waratah Mayfield Rhys Gallen Newcastle City 6 6 Merewether Mark Cameron Merewether 6 10 Newcastle City Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 6 27 Toronto Workers DC Parth Shah Charlestown 6 53 Wests CC Wayne Nichols Newcastle City 6 70 Hamilton-Wickham

Mark Cameron and Brad Bannister celebrate Merewether’s victory with the Dr EP Barbour Shield; Merewether life member Roy Clarke is in the background.


SCG COUNTRY CUP The Newcastle Zone again enjoyed a successful SCG Country Cup competition, culminating in Merewether’s success in the final at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The Hamilton-Wickham club also enjoyed a prosperous SCG Country Cup campaign, reaching the Semi Finals before suffering a close defeat at the hands of Cricket Albury-Wodonga. NDCA Management and all member clubs greatly appreciate the ongoing support of the competition provided by Country Cricket NSW and the SCG Trust. Merewether v Cricket Albury Wodonga Sunday 3 February 2013 Sydney Cricket Ground Merewether Innings D Celep c Kohler b Scammell 25 J Geary c Weighell b Butters 80 S Moore b Butters 73 T Goodwin not out 4 P Darwen not out 5 J Ford T Bush M Cameron S Gilmour T O’Neill J Agnew Sundries 16 Total 3/203 Overs 50 Bowling J Weighell 9-1-0/46, M Butters 10-2-2/36, L Scammell 6-0-1/16, T Wells 5-0-0/22, G Daniel 10-0-0/42, A Ranaweera 10-0-0/36

Cricket Albury Wodonga Innings R Jackson lbw b Gilmour 1 T Ball b Cameron 0 L Scammell c Ford b Gilmour 1 B Kohler b Cameron 10 L Restall c Ford b Gilmour 4 J Tonkin b Cameron 32 T Wells c Moore b Morton 8 S Drury c Cameron b O’Neill 4 G Daniel not out 15 J Weighell c Bush b O’Neill 3 A Ranaweera run out 0 Sundries 8 Total 86 Overs 28.3 Bowling M Cameron 7-0-3/24, S Gilmour 7-1-3/22, D Morton 7-1-1/18, T O’Neill 7-2-2/19, J Agnew 0.3-0-0/1

Merewether won the SCG Country Cup by 117 runs

Merewether DCC players and officials celebrate their SCG Country Cup success in February 2013


TOM LOCKER CUP The Tom Locker Cup competition was again hard fought, with Merewether and Hamilton-Wickham only securing positions in the Final after wins in their final preliminary matches against Wallsend and Belmont respectively. The competition saw some outstanding individual achievements, with Rhys Gallen securing the remarkable figures of 6 wickets for 6 runs in 9 overs against Merewether. His effort was matched by Mark Cameron, who took 6 wickets for just 10 runs as Merewether defended their total of 67 to win the match. Wallsend’s Brett Jackson (108*) and Scott Beveridge (100*) combined for a 193 run partnership against Cardiff-Boolaroo at Cardiff Oval; however, the CB’s had the last laugh, overhauling Wallsend’s total of 3/257 as Gautam Gandha scored 6 runs from the final three deliveries of the match. Merewether v Hamilton-Wickham Sunday 17 March 2013 No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle Having elected to bat, Hamilton-Wickham found the going tough against a hostile and accurate Merewether attack. Having been reduced to 4/35, the Ham-Wicks middle order fought to accumulate a competitive total. Patient innings from Rhys Hanlon and Matt Trappel took Hamilton-Wickham past the century mark, before captain Kirk Mullard added a quick fire 36 to take his team to a competitive total of 9/187. The Hamilton-Wickham attack applied pressure to the Merewether batting line-up from the beginning, with the absence of Andrew Maher proving no obstacle. A resolute half-century from captain Simon Moore kept the Lions hopes alive, but his run out saw the innings fold as Hamilton-Wickham secured the Tom Locker Cup by 39 runs.

Hamilton-Wickham Innings D Stevenson c Moore b O’Neill 15 A Watkins c Geary b Cameron 2 J Trappel c Bush b Cameron 1 M Dries c Darwen b Gilmour 9 R Hanlon b O’Neill 32 M Webber c Moore b O’Neill 21 M Trappel c Ford b Geary 34 K Mullard c Gilmour b Morton 36 S Webber c Gilmour b Morton 6 A Price not out 17 B Balcomb not out 2 Sundries 12 Total 9/187 Overs 50 Bowling M Cameron 10-2-2/29, S Gilmour 10-1-1/43, D Morton 10-2-2/34, T O’Neill 10-2-3/23, J Geary 10-1-1/48

Merewether Innings J Dunn c Balcomb b S Webber 10 J Geary lbw b Price 8 S Moore run out 62 T Goodwin b M Trappel 5 P Darwen lbw b M Webber 11 T Bush c M Webber b M Trappel 7 S Gilmour c M Webber b Dries 20 M Cameron c M Webber b Dries 6 J Ford not out 12 T O’Neill b S Webber 0 D Morton c Mullard b S Webber 0 Sundries 7 Total 148 Overs 46 Bowling S Webber 8-1-3/23, A Price 9-0-1/40, M Trappel 9-1-2/26, M Webber 10-4-1/24, M Dries 10-2-2/34

Hamilton-Wickham won the Tom Locker Cup by 39 runs

Umpires Ross McKim and Kim Norris

Tom Locker Cup Pool A Club Points

Hamilton-Wickham 24 University 18 Stockton-Terrace 15 Belmont 11 Charlestown 11 Waratah-Mayfield 11

Tom Locker Cup Pool B Club Points

Merewether 25 Cardiff-Boolaroo 20 Wests CC 12 Toronto Workers DC 11 Wallsend 11 Newcastle City 5


NDCA T20 COMPETITION Waratah-Mayfield were again the surprise packets of the NDCA First Grade T20 Competition in season 2012/2013. Having qualified for the Semi Finals in 2011/2012, the Tahs repeated the dose to qualify as the best performed team in Pool A of the competition. An unfortunate washout of the final round of preliminary matches meant that Belmont and University were eliminated from the competition on net run rate despite not having lost a match in the competition. Hamilton-Wickham’s Sam Webber again displayed his talent in compiling a ferocious century against Stockton; the innings of 108* included 10 sixes and 5 fours. Merewether captain Simon Moore saved his best performance for the Final of the T20 competition, scoring an imperious 95 to guide Merewether to an above par total of 7/166. In an interesting move, Mark Cameron was not used

with new ball; the decision paid off when he claimed the wicket of Sam Webber for 0, and Merewether proceeded to secure victory by some 67 runs. Merewether v Hamilton-Wickham Sunday 10 March 2013 No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle Merewether Innings S Moore c Balcomb b Maher 95 J Geary c Stevenson b Maher 39 P Darwen c&b Maher 0 T Goodwin run out 3 S Gilmour b Maher 3 M Cameron c M Webber b M Trappel 6 T Bush run out 7 J Dunn not out 3 H Bartlett not out 0 Sundries 10 Total 7/166 Overs 20 Bowling A Maher 4-0-4/21, S Webber 4-0-0/40, A Price 4-0-0/28, M Trappel 2-0-1/13, M Webber 4-0-0/34, M Dries 2-0-0/24

Hamilton-Wickham Innings K Mullard c Morton b Gilmour 24 D Stevenson run out 13 J Trappel c Gilmour b Morton 12 S Webber c Ford b Cameron 0 M Dries c Bartlett b Morton 3 M Webber run out 15 M Trappel c Geary b Cameron 0 A Price b Morton 17 S Hughes b Geary 1 B Balcomb not out 4 A Maher c Moore b Cameron 3 Sundries 7 Total 99 Overs 16.3 Bowling T Bush 3-0-0/37, S Gilmour 4-0-1/24, D Morton 4-0-3/16, M Cameron 2.3-0-3/2, J Geary 3-0-1/16

Merewether won the NDCA T20 Competition by 67 runs

Umpires Terry Collins and Ross McKim

First Grade T20 Pool A Club Points NRR

Waratah-Mayfield 4 1.4408 Belmont 4 0.9582 Charlestown 0 -1.5071

First Grade T20 Pool B Club Points NRR

Hamilton-Wickham 4 2.8776 University 4 1.2297 Stockton-Terrace 0 -1.8750

First Grade T20 Pool C Club Points NRR

Merewether 4 2.1500 Newcastle City 0 -1.0500 Cardiff-Boolaroo 0 -2.0021

First Grade T20 Pool D Club Points NRR

Wests CC 2 0.9250 Toronto Workers 2 -0.4412 Wallsend 0 -2.2656


SECOND GRADE The Second Grade competition was closely fought in season 2012/2013. The talented Wests CC team raced out of the blocks, with three outright wins in the first five rounds taking the Rosellas to a clear lead in the competition. Merewether overcame a slow start to the season to again reach the finals, with a number of outright victories identifying them as the team most likely to challenge Wests. A revitalized Cardiff-Boolaroo team lost only two matches all season, but only qualified for the Semi Finals on the final day of the season. University also waited

until the last round to secure fourth place, with a bonus point win allowing them to sneak past Toronto Workers DC on quotient. Whilst it was not surprising that Wests and Merewether reached the Final, the two sides had a contrasting Semi Final experience. While Merewether easily accounted for Cardiff-Boolaroo at Townson Oval, Wests were reduced to 8/92 by University before No 10 Anthony Young struck a polished 92* to lead his team to safety. The Final was played to much the same script, with Merewether taking early wickets in defence of their total of 157. Young again showed great composure, with his innings of 39* steering Wests to a nail biting victory.

Second Grade Final – Harker Oval Wests CC 9/158 (A Young 39*, D Carlton 34, D Hughes 24) def Merewether 157 (H Temple 2/10, S Davies 2/11, A Young 2/32, A Jenkins 2/56)

Wests CC won the Tiplady Shield by 1 wicket Umpires: Michael Connolly and Ross McKim

Second Grade Statistics 2012-2013 Batting

Player Club M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average Cameron Lawes Merewether 7 7 3 073 228 57.00 Nathaniel Cavaliere Toronto Workers DC 7 9 3 113 301 50.17 Andrew Le Bas Hamilton-Wickham 10 11 7 064* 200 50.00 Hamish Bartlett Merewether 8 8 0 140 360 45.00 Josh Gill Toronto Workers DC 6 7 0 089 302 43.14 Samuel Brynes Cardiff-Boolaroo 8 8 3 069 210 42.00 Leigh Osmond Stockton-Terrace 12 14 0 120 550 39.29 Richard Green Cardiff-Boolaroo 12 13 1 142 451 37.58 Laurence Kelly Stockton-Terrace 8 9 2 054 257 36.71 Samuel Davies Wests CC 6 7 1 084 202 33.67 Thomas Croft Merewether 10 9 2 070* 223 31.86 Mitchell Ray Hamilton-Wickham 8 9 0 083 266 29.56 Matthew Richards Merewether 10 10 2 074 229 28.63 Ben Egan Merewether 10 10 0 087 279 27.90 Andrew Casey University 12 12 2 065 278 27.80 Ian Winpenny Charlestown 12 11 3 061 220 27.50 Michael Redpath Waratah-Mayfield 7 9 0 075 246 27.33 Lachlan Maher Cardiff-Boolaroo 8 8 0 089 217 27.13 Christopher Mace Charlestown 10 12 3 066 234 26.00 Mitchell Cox Hamilton-Wickham 10 12 2 080 233 23.30 Trevor Van Kemenade Newcastle City 12 14 3 060* 256 23.27 Francis Walsh Newcastle City 9 11 1 062 211 21.10

Second Grade Premiership 2012-2013 Club Points %

Wests CC 74 1.4344 Merewether 73 1.8121 Cardiff-Boolaroo 64 1.2715 University 61 1.4573 Toronto Workers DC 61 1.1208 Hamilton-Wickham 53 1.0124 Charlestown 48 1.2648 Newcastle City 42 1.1616 Belmont 29 0.6745 Stockton-Terrace 28 0.7685 Waratah-Mayfield 22 0.5588 Wallsend 18 0.4363


Bowling Player Club O M W R Average

Bradley Aldous Wests CC 074.1 24 21 163 07.76 Simon Wall Merewether 102.2 20 27 253 09.37 Samuel Brynes Cardiff-Boolaroo 067 16 20 208 10.40 Angus Kirk University 112.4 35 22 238 10.82 Mitchell Fox Wests CC 104.3 26 24 261 10.88 Callum Single Hamilton-Wickham 102.3 10 27 308 11.41 Mark Ramsland University 115.4 31 27 334 12.37 Barrett Campbell University 140.4 48 21 274 13.05 John Hodgson Newcastle City 097.2 22 23 318 13.83 Adam Lowe Waratah-Mayfield 102.4 15 29 429 14.79 Isaac Wallace Charlestown 084.3 17 20 296 14.80 Lincoln Melmeth Stockton-Terrace 103.2 16 21 312 14.86 Anthony Young Wests CC 116.5 31 24 368 15.33 Christopher Dickson Toronto Workers DC 211.4 54 42 656 15.62 Brent Ingham Newcastle City 122.3 25 25 411 16.44 Liam Taylor Toronto Workers DC 102.1 16 23 384 16.70 Wicketkeeping

Player Club Catches Stumpings Total Andrew Casey University 13 6 19 Andrew Shakespeare Wests CC 17 2 19 Christopher Mace Charlestown 12 6 18 Alex Schmaler-Loomes Belmont 13 2 15 Dru Tonks Newcastle City 11 2 13 Mitchell Ray Hamilton-Wickham 10 1 11 Simon Thibault Waratah-Mayfield 5 6 11 Centuries

Player Club Score Opponent Richard Green Cardiff-Boolaroo 142 Wallsend Hamish Bartlett Merewether 140 Wallsend Aaron Gray Toronto Workers DC 137 Waratah Mayfield Hamish Bartlett Merewether 130 Waratah Mayfield Brock Crane Charlestown 124* Toronto Workers DC Leigh Osmond Stockton-Terrace 120 Toronto Workers DC Allen Sullivan Toronto Workers DC 116* Wallsend Nathaniel Cavaliere Toronto Workers DC 113 Cardiff-Boolaroo Leigh Osmond Stockton-Terrace 107 Belmont Leigh Osmond Stockton-Terrace 103 Wallsend Steven Threadgold Charlestown 102* Hamilton-Wickham Richard Green Cardiff-Boolaroo 100 Hamilton-Wickham Neil Crittenden Merewether 100 Hamilton-Wickham Joseph Clarke Newcastle City 100* Toronto Workers DC


Richard Stark - Nathaniel Cavaliere Toronto Workers DC 192 Cardiff-Boolaroo Aaron Gray - Allen Sullivan Toronto Workers DC 166* Wallsend Aaron Gray - Oliver Sims Toronto Workers DC 149 Waratah Mayfield Richard Green - Johnny Santarelli Cardiff-Boolaroo 133 Wallsend Samuel Palmer - Brendon Cutmore Merewether 133 Wests CC Daniel Hughes - Anthony Young Wests CC 127 University Patrick Sumner - Josh Gill Toronto Workers DC 125 Newcastle City Hamish Bartlett - Matthew Richards Merewether 125 Waratah Mayfield Jacob Maher - Michael Corrigan Cardiff-Boolaroo 109 Hamilton-Wickham Samuel Davies - James King Wests CC 104 Merewether Lachlan Maher - Jarryd Johnson Cardiff-Boolaroo 102 Newcastle City Krish Sharma - Andrew Casey University 101 Waratah Mayfield



John Matthews University 10 49 Charlestown


Scott Woods Hamilton-Wickham 7 24 Belmont Brett Hoban Belmont 6 19 Hamilton-Wickham Callum Single Hamilton-Wickham 6 23 Waratah Mayfield Anthony Young Wests CC 6 25 Waratah Mayfield Callan Harvey Cardiff-Boolaroo 6 28 Belmont Simon Wall Merewether 6 32 Wests CC Liam Taylor Toronto Workers DC 6 37 Waratah Mayfield Courtney Moulton Merewether 6 44 Belmont Lincoln Melmeth Stockton-Terrace 6 44 Waratah Mayfield Joshua Newell Wallsend 6 54 Hamilton-Wickham Joshua Newell Wallsend 6 59 Merewether Christopher Dickson Toronto Workers DC 6 81 Merewether

THIRD GRADE Wests CC dominated the Third Grade competition, reaching the Final without suffering defeat. The remaining teams seemed evenly matched, with Newcastle City emerging from a nail biting Semi Final victory over Charlestown to host the Third Grade final at Learmonth Park. Both teams found scoring difficult in the Final, with Wests reaching a total of 97 from 49 overs. Newcastle City took advantage of the time afforded them, and scored the winning runs in the 65th over of their innings. Wests made City work hard for their victory, with Chad Sutton securing

the figures of 6/48 from some 32 overs to lead the frugal Wests CC attack. Third Grade Final – Learmonth Park Newcastle City 7/98 (R Hungerford 30, C Sutton 6/48) def Wests CC 97 (C Malone 26, M Gray 5/29, Q Fowler 3/14)

Newcastle City won the Rogers the Jewellers Shield by 3 wickets Umpires Terry Collins and Bruce Muddle

Third Grade Statistics 2012-2013 Batting

Player Club M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average Michael Corrigan Cardiff-Boolaroo 5 5 1 108 298 74.50 Daniel Satherly Hamilton-Wickham 9 9 4 110* 359 71.80 Mark Conway Newcastle City 10 10 4 083 357 59.50 Laurie Moody Stockton-Terrace 9 10 3 114* 375 53.57 James Lister Wests CC 13 12 3 109 475 52.78 Samuel Logan Charlestown 11 12 1 126* 572 52.00 James Anderson Stockton-Terrace 6 6 1 099 247 49.40 Daniel Foster Stockton-Terrace 12 10 4 079* 284 47.33 Logan Johnson Cardiff-Boolaroo 9 9 2 100* 291 41.57 Robert Hungerford Newcastle City 5 6 1 080 205 41.00

Third Grade Premiership 2012-2013 Club Points %

Wests CC 79 1.7487 Newcastle City 62 1.5054 Charlestown 59 1.4678 Stockton-Terrace 57 1.3019 Wallsend 50 0.9690 Hamilton-Wickham 47 1.0662 Cardiff-Boolaroo 43 1.0462 Toronto Workers DC 37 0.9769 Merewether 34 0.8503 University 26 0.8243 Belmont 21 0.4225 Waratah-Mayfield 18 0.6264


Stephen Storey Wallsend 12 13 3 059* 392 39.20 Scott Richardson Cardiff-Boolaroo 12 9 2 098 264 37.71 James Stokes Wests CC 11 8 1 065 234 33.43 Christopher Malone Wests CC 9 8 1 075 231 33.00 Christopher Kuszelyk Toronto Workers DC 13 13 0 054 417 32.08 Adam Walker Merewether 11 10 2 105* 240 30.00 Anthony Poore Wests CC 12 8 1 058 206 29.43 Mathew Maher Cardiff-Boolaroo 12 10 2 064 224 28.00 Richard Thomson Wests CC 13 9 1 060 216 27.00 Adam Bannon Toronto Workers DC 11 11 2 076* 242 26.89 Nicholas Bennie University 9 9 1 103* 201 25.13 Tim Caimakamis Waratah-Mayfield 9 10 2 051* 200 25.00 Darren Edwards Wests CC 12 12 0 057 271 22.58 Fleet Calder-Hoinville University 11 12 2 083* 215 21.50 Bowling

Player Club O M W R Average Chad Sutton Wests CC 103.1 26 28 211 7.54 Stephen Storey Wallsend 126.1 20 38 336 8.84 Jonathon Leto Wests CC 098.4 32 23 222 9.65 Andrew Standing Charlestown 104.4 35 20 261 13.05 Mitchell Batey Stockton-Terrace 092.2 16 20 265 13.25 Matthew Jordan Merewether 108 21 20 340 17.00 Wicketkeeping

Player Club Catches Stumpings Total Matthew Bench Charlestown 12 1 13 Adam Bannon Toronto Workers DC 10 2 12 Mark Conway Newcastle City 8 2 10 Jonty Dicks Cardiff-Boolaroo 7 3 10 Centuries

Player Club Score Opponent Samuel Logan Charlestown 126* Merewether Matthew Harris Wallsend 118 Cardiff-Boolaroo Mark Forster Merewether 118 Wests CC Laurie Moody Stockton-Terrace 114* Belmont Daniel Satherley Hamilton-Wickham 110* Charlestown James Lister Wests CC 109 Belmont Michael Corrigan Cardiff-Boolaroo 108 Toronto Workers DC Adam Walker Merewether 105* Belmont Daniel Satherley Hamilton-Wickham 104* Cardiff-Boolaroo Nicholas Bennie University 103* Cardiff-Boolaroo Samuel Logan Charlestown 101 Wallsend Samuel Logan Charlestown 101 Cardiff-Boolaroo Logan Johnson Cardiff-Boolaroo 100* Charlestown


Samuel Logan - Martin Moate Charlestown 174 Wallsend Michael Corrigan - Scott Richardson Cardiff-Boolaroo 163 Belmont Matthew Harris - Brendon Frost Wallsend 158 Cardiff-Boolaroo Mathew Williams - Nathaniel Cavaliere Toronto Workers DC 150 Belmont Daniel Foster - David Mehan Stockton-Terrace 144 Cardiff-Boolaroo James Anderson - Laurie Moody Stockton-Terrace 137 Toronto Workers DC Samuel Hennessy - Jack Dundas University 128 Merewether Jason Gregory - Mathew Maher Cardiff-Boolaroo 123 Hamilton-Wickham Darren Edwards - Richard Thomson Wests CC 121 Merewether Jeffrey Young - Daniel Foster Stockton-Terrace 120 Waratah Mayfield Joshua Terry - Andrew Beath Hamilton-Wickham 119* Belmont Michael Corrigan - Geoffrey Taylor Cardiff-Boolaroo 113 Belmont


Martin Moate - Geordie Oliver Charlestown 108* Wallsend Christopher Kuszelyk - Corey Brown Toronto Workers DC 108 Belmont Richard Thomson - James Lister Wests CC 107 Wallsend John Hodgson - Lachlan Swan Newcastle City 104 Waratah Mayfield James Richardson - Nicholas Bennie University 103 Cardiff-Boolaroo Mark Conway - Brendan Gray Newcastle City 102* Belmont Robert Hungerford - Mark Conway Newcastle City 101 Cardiff-Boolaroo Daniel Satherley - Timothy Studdert Hamilton-Wickham 100* Charlestown


Quinn Fowler Newcastle City 10 33 Stockton-Terrace


Mitch King Wests CC 7 27 Merewether Chad Sutton Wests CC 6 20 Belmont Simon Kennedy University 6 22 Charlestown John Hodgson Newcastle City 6 25 Wallsend Stephen Storey Wallsend 6 28 Merewether Chad Sutton Wests CC 6 37 Merewether Chad Sutton Wests CC 6 48 Newcastle City (Final) Samuel Logan Charlestown 6 59 Merewether Hat-Tricks

Player Club Opponent Quinn Fowler Newcastle City Stockton-Terrace

Newcastle City – Third Grade Major Premiers 2012/2013 Back Row (left to right): Tom Anderson, Bailden Pepperall, Harry Macansh, Quinn Fowler,

Samuel Brentnall, Ben Jeffries Front Row (left to right): Adrian Mannel, Mitch Gray, Mark Conway, Brendan Gray (captain),

Rob Hungerford, Michael Wilkinson


FOURTH GRADE The Fourth Grade competition was closely fought in the past season, with the Minor Premiership and finals qualification only determined on completion of the final round of the competition. Toronto Workers DC emerged as the Minor Premiers, which was a just reward for a season of consistent performances. Charlestown and University were also rewarded for solid seasons with a semi-final birth. By contrast, Merewether required a double bonus point win to sneak into the fourth semi-final position. Merewether were able to progress to the

Final by defeating the minor premiers, whilst Charlestown proved much too strong for University in the second semi-final. The Final was a tense, low scoring affair, with the Merewether lower order managing to grind their way past the Charlestown total; Mitchell Piller’s composed innings of 11* ultimately proved the difference between the two sides in an excellent match. Fourth Grade Final – Kahibah Oval Merewether 9/93 (K Ramkumar 38, D Sharpe 3/17, D Brown 3/29) def Charlestown 92 (T O’Brien 4/26, M Forster 3/8, A Palmer 2/6)

Merewether won the Tom Brown Shield by 1 wicket Umpires Steve Cooper and Tony Mulroy

Fourth Grade Statistics 2012-2013

Batting Player Club M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average

Rodney Mace Charlestown 13 12 5 121 682 97.43 Steven Wratten Toronto Workers DC 12 10 4 205* 371 61.83 Peter Hiscox Hamilton-Wickham 10 10 3 142* 409 58.43 Chad Cook Wests CC 12 12 4 125* 381 47.63 Liam Dwyer Hamilton-Wickham 11 12 3 074* 419 46.56 Peter McCredie Toronto Workers DC 13 9 4 068* 222 44.40 Daryl Daniels Merewether 8 8 1 091* 288 41.14 Wayne Martin Hamilton-Wickham 12 13 0 103 490 37.69 Andrew Stevens Hamilton-Wickham 9 9 0 088 337 37.44 Mathew Metcalfe Wallsend 9 7 0 143 248 35.43 Gareth Hancock Cardiff-Boolaroo 14 13 1 122* 402 33.50 Alexander Riley Cardiff-Boolaroo 12 12 2 074* 315 31.50 Matthew Krevs Newcastle City 12 11 2 080* 278 30.89 Steven Claridge Charlestown 12 10 1 066 273 30.33 Colin Cox Stockton-Terrace 13 14 1 093 394 30.31 Joshua Power Belmont 10 9 2 125* 209 29.86 Luke Garaty Toronto Workers DC 10 9 0 057 258 28.67 Troy Arnold Newcastle City 10 8 0 167 229 28.63 Stefan Kardamis Toronto Workers DC 13 12 3 056* 230 25.56 Thomas Pugh Stockton-Terrace 11 12 1 063* 245 22.27 Brayden Downie Cardiff-Boolaroo 12 13 2 053 245 22.27 Arnold Bartlett Wests CC 11 10 0 056 205 20.50

Fourth Grade Premiership 2012-2013 Club Points %

Toronto Workers DC 68 1.8912 Charlestown 67 2.4629 University 64 1.0300 Merewether 58 1.0323 Belmont 57 1.0749 Newcastle City 55 1.0801 Cardiff-Boolaroo 49 0.8891 Hamilton-Wickham 45 1.0503 Waratah-Mayfield 30 0.6184 Wallsend 29 0.6679 Wests CC 23 0.9537 Stockton-Terrace 23 0.5285


Bowling Player Club O M W R Average

Craig Mitchell Charlestown 90.5 26 21 219 10.43 Wicketkeeping

Player Club Catches Stumpings Total Alex Thomas Toronto Workers DC 11 3 14 Centuries

Player Club Score Opponent Steven Wratten Toronto Workers DC 205* Cardiff-Boolaroo Troy Arnold Newcastle City 167 Waratah Mayfield Mathew Metcalfe Wallsend 143 Cardiff-Boolaroo Peter Hiscox Hamilton-Wickham 142* Newcastle City Ben McWilliam Toronto Workers DC 128* Belmont Chad Cook Wests CC 125* Stockton-Terrace Joshua Power Belmont 125* Waratah Mayfield Gareth Hancock Cardiff-Boolaroo 122* Hamilton-Wickham Rodney Mace Charlestown 121 Merewether Wayne Martin Hamilton-Wickham 103 Newcastle City


Andrew Stevens - Peter Hiscox Hamilton-Wickham 176 Newcastle City Scott Elkovich - Gareth Hancock Cardiff-Boolaroo 167 Hamilton-Wickham Chad Cook - Victor Cook Wests CC 159 Stockton-Terrace Steven Wratten - Luke Garaty Toronto Workers DC 137 Cardiff-Boolaroo Mark Davison - Darryl Sharpe Charlestown 135 Wallsend Rodney Mace - Joshua Edwards Charlestown 129 University Geordie Oliver - Rodney Mace Charlestown 122 Wests CC Anthony Fernandez - Sam Dickson Wests CC 112 Stockton-Terrace Wayne Martin - Liam Dwyer Hamilton-Wickham 108 Newcastle City Clae Faulkner - Beau Faulkner Waratah Mayfield 107 Cardiff-Boolaroo Peter McCredie - Luke Garaty Toronto Workers DC 105 Wests CC Daryl Daniels - Mitchell Piller Merewether 101* Wallsend Andrew Stevens - Mitchell Marks Hamilton-Wickham 100 Charlestown Rodney Mace - Mark Davison Charlestown 100 Hamilton-Wickham


Matthew Thompson University 6 9 Waratah Mayfield Jacob Pockney Newcastle City 6 19 Stockton-Terrace Mark Brady University 6 21 Belmont Peter McCredie Toronto Workers DC 6 29 Merewether


DENIS BROAD OAM CUP The Denis Broad OAM Cup competition again proved popular, with all clubs reporting significant interest amongst players in the competition. Despite struggling in the Second and Third Grade competitions, Belmont were able to field a strong side in all Denis Broad OAM Cup matches. University, Merewether and Wests CC all boasted experienced sides, and each qualified for the Semi Finals with relative ease. Both Semi Finals were closely contested, with Belmont prevailing over University, whilst Merewether accounted for Wests. The destructive Belmont batting line up took advantage of friendly conditions at No 1 Sportsground in the Final, taking just 15 overs to chase down Merewether’s total of 8/125. Final - Belmont v Merewether – No 1 Sportsground, Newcastle Belmont 2/126 (J Short 59, C Brauer 32) def Merewether 8/125 (C Moulton 32, M Richards 26, B Richardson 4/23, J Short 2/15)

Belmont won the Denis Broad OAM Cup by 8 wickets Umpires Graeme Bruce and Ray Younger

UNDER 21 COMPETITION Some of the finest young cricketers in Newcastle were on display in the Under 21 Competition during the past season. A number of fine individual performances were recorded in the competition, with three batsmen completing centuries in the round robin matches. Amongst the best performed players in the competition was Toronto Workers DC captain Josiah McCredie, who was awarded the Robert Holland Trophy in recognition of his achievements in the competition. An unfortunate sequence of wet weekends made it impossible for the Semi Finals of this competition to be played, with Wests CC and Charlestown eliminated from the competition as a result. The Toronto Workers DC side was a formidable unit, which ultimately accounted for Newcastle City in the Final of the

competition to secure the Bert Atkin Shield for the second time in the past four seasons.

Denis Broad OAM Cup Pool A Club Points NRR

Belmont 4 2.2943 Charlestown 2 -0.0606 Waratah-Mayfield 2 -0.8250

Denis Broad OAM Cup Pool B Club Points NRR

University 4 1.8750 Hamilton-Wickham 4 1.6000 Stockton-Terrace 0 -0.7000

Denis Broad OAM Cup Pool C Club Points NRR

Merewether 4 1.8500 Newcastle City 0 -0.2500 Cardiff-Boolaroo 0 -2.7373

Denis Broad OAM Cup Pool D Club Points NRR

Wests CC 4 3.2000 Toronto Workers 0 -2.2000 Wallsend 0 -3.7750

Under 21 Pool A Club Points NRR

Toronto Workers DC 17 2.5800 Stockton-Terrace 10 0.0441 Belmont 6 -0.5600 Hamilton-Wickham 6 -1.7500

Under 21 Pool B Club Points NRR

Newcastle City 16 1.5794 Charlestown 16 0.8500 Waratah-Mayfield 4 -1.2033 Merewether 4 -1.2059

Under 21 Pool C Club Points NRR

Wests CC 11 0.4669 Wallsend 11 0.4277 Cardiff-Boolaroo 10 0.0844 University 10 -0.9193


Under 21 Statistics 2012-2013 Batting

Player Club M Inn NO HS Aggregate Average Josiah McCredie Toronto Workers DC 2 2 1 110 174 174.00 Jeffrey Goninan Stockton-Terrace 2 2 1 105* 105 105.00 Matthew Gabriel University 2 2 1 110* 111 111.00 Wicketkeeping

Player Club Catches Stumpings Total Justin Frazer Wests CC 6 0 6 Centuries

Player Club Score Opponent Matthew Gabriel University 111* Cardiff-Boolaroo Josiah McCredie Toronto Workers DC 110 Hamilton-Wickham Jeffrey Goninan Stockton-Terrace 105* Toronto Workers DC


Josiah McCredie - Jonty Durrheim Toronto Workers DC 169 Hamilton-Wickham Matthew Gabriel - Jake Moore University 116* Cardiff-Boolaroo


Josiah McCredie Toronto Workers DC 6 53 Stockton-Terrace

UNDER 15 T20 COMPETITION The 2012/2013 season saw the NDCA further develop the “club T20 day” concept through the addition of an Under 15 T20 competition. Designed to further encourage senior-junior club linkage, the competition appeared to have the desired effect, with large crowds observed at a number of matches. The standard of cricket in the competition was quite high, with a number of players relishing the opportunity to play on better quality wickets on First Grade grounds. A number of players registered significant individual performances, with Charlestown’s Hayden Moore registering an impressive 96* against Waratah-Mayfield, and Cardiff-Boolaroo’s Brett Spierings delivering 4 maidens in a remarkable performance in his club’s victory over Wallsend in the Semi Finals. The Final of the competition was no exception, with Hamilton-Wickham and Cardiff-Boolaroo players fighting out a nail-biting match at No 1 Sportsground on Monday 3 March 2013. Cardiff-Boolaroo elected to bat first, but struggled to find any rhythm in posting a total of just 78 runs. A high standard of bowling and fielding made life difficult for the Hamilton-Wickham side, who remained cool under pressure to pass the Cardiff-Boolaroo total on the last ball of the match.

Under 15 T20 Pool A Club Points NRR

Charlestown 2 2.3750 Belmont 2 -1.2750 Waratah-Mayfield 2 -2.9250

Under 15 T20 Pool B Club Points NRR

Hamilton-Wickham 2 1.4500 Stockton-Terrace 2 -1.2464 University 0 -1.7214

Under 15 T20 Pool C Club Points NRR

Cardiff-Boolaroo 4 2.5722 Newcastle City 2 0.0867 Merewether 0 -0.6893

Under 15 T20 Pool D Club Points NRR

Wallsend 4 2.3500 Toronto Workers 4 1.1848 Wests CC 0 -2.1430


CLUB AND INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS 2012-2013

DENIS BROAD OAM CUP Presented by the NDCA to the winners of the NDCA Lower Grade Competition Belmont

UNDER 15 T20 COMPETITION Presented to the winners of the NDCA Under 15 T20 Competition Hamilton-Wickham

UNDER 21 COMPETITION Robert Holland Trophy Presented by the Toronto Workers Club to the best Player in the Under 21 Competition Josiah McCredie (Toronto Workers DC)

Albert Aitkin Shield Donated by the late Mr A (Bert) Atkin to the winners of the U21 Final Toronto Workers DC FOURTH GRADE Batting Average: Rodney Mace (Charlestown) – 682 runs, Average 97.43 Bowling Average: Craig Mitchell (Charlestown) – 21 wickets, Average 10.43 Wicketkeeping: Alex Thomas (Toronto Workers DC) – 14 Dismissals WJ Smith Memorial Shield Presented by the NDCUA to the winners of the Fourth Grade Minor Premiership Toronto Workers DC Tom Brown Shield Donated by the late Mr Tom Brown to the winners of the Fourth Grade Major Premiership Merewether

THIRD GRADE Batting Average: Michael Corrigan (Cardiff-Boolaroo) – 298 runs, Average 74.50 Bowling Average: Chad Sutton (Wests CC) – 28 wickets, Average 7.54 Wicketkeeping: Matthew Bench (Charlestown) – 13 Dismissals

HL Wheeler Shield Donated by the late Mr H.L. Wheeler Esq. OBE to the winners of the Third Grade Minor Premiership Wests CC Rogers The Jewellers’ Shield Donated by the late Mr A. Rogers to the winners of the Third Grade Major Premiership Newcastle City and Eastern Districts CC

SECOND GRADE Batting Average: Cameron Lawes (Merewether) – 228 runs, Average 57.00 Bowling Average: Bradley Aldous (Wests CC) – 21 Wickets, Average 7.76 Wicketkeeping: Andrew Casey (University) – 19 Dismissals Andrew Shakespeare (Wests CC) – 19 Dismissals

Wilson Shield Donated by the late Mr R.M. Wilson to the winners of the Second Grade Minor Premiership Wests CC

E Tiplady Shield Presented by the Wallsend to the winners of the Second Grade Major Premiership Wests CC

T20 COMPETITION Presented to the winners of the NDCA T20 Competition Merewether


TOM LOCKER CUP Presented to the winners of the First Grade Limited Overs Competition Hamilton-Wickham

FIRST GRADE Jimmy Dickinson Memorial Shield and First Grade Batting Aggregate Presented by Stockton-Terrace Cricket Club for the best First Grade Batting Average (min 400 runs and 5 innings) Brett Jackson (Wallsend) – 729 runs, Average 72.90

H Heath Trophy and First Grade Bowling Aggregate Presented by the NDCUA for the best First Grade Bowling Average (min 25 wickets) Mark Cameron (Merewether) – 34 wickets, Average 9.26

NDCA Trophy Presented by the NDCA for the most number of Dismissals by a Wicketkeeper in First Grade Matthew Latham (Wests CC) – 30 Dismissals

Commonwealth Bank Shield Presented by Commonwealth Bank to the winners of the First Grade Minor Premiership Hamilton-Wickham

Dr EP Barbour Shield Presented by Stockton-Terrace Cricket Club to the winners of the First Grade Major Premiership Merewether

Rogers the Jewellers’ Trophy Donated by the late Mr A Rogers to the winners of the First Grade Final Records the names and performances of the Player of the Match in the First Grade Final Mark Cameron (Merewether) – 51 and 3/59

TEAM AWARDS Spirit of Cricket Award Donated by Lord Taverner’s Australia Newcastle Branch Wests CC

WE Bramble Shield Presented by WE Bramble Limited to the winners of the Club Championship Merewether Newcastle Herald Team of the Year - Merewether

MAJOR AWARDS Kingsgrove Sports Centre Trophy Presented by Kingsgrove Sports Centre to the most outstanding Junior Representative Cricketer of the Year Bayley McGill (Cardiff-Boolaroo)

Warren Tennant Memorial Scholarship and Gordon Fraser Trophy Donated by the late Mr Gordon Fraser Ben Evans (Charlestown)

Newcastle Herald Player of the Year Sam Webber (Hamilton-Wickham)

Representative Cricketer of the Year Josh Bennett (University)


NDCA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2012-2013

NEWCASTLE DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION PROFIT & LOSS 1 June 2012 to 31 May 2013

INCOME

2012/13

2011/12

Bradman Cup Carnival Funding (Received in Error) $ - $ 32,972.73 Clubs Affiliation $ 21,818.18 $ 21,818.16 Country Championships - Northern Carnival $ - $ 14,895.45 Bank Interest $ 2,895.58 $ 4,113.74 Insurance Rebate $ 343.75 $ - Loan Commission - Commonwealth Bank Promotion to Clubs $ - $ 844.90 Miscellaneous $ 250.99 $ 422.30 NDCUA Loan $ 8,800.00 $ 10,000.00 No 1 Sportsground Payments by Users $ 11,357.00 $ 8,130.11 No 5/6 Sportsground Payments by Users $ 4.067.00 $ 3,547.22 NDCA Presentation Night $ - $ 4,821.86 NDCA Presentation Night Raffle $ - $ 926.95 Regional Director of Coaching Funds $ - $ 7,195.00 Representative Cricket Program $ - $ 31,620.59 SCG Cup Expenses $ - $ 9,493.64 SCG Cup Prizemoney $ - $ 7,600.00 NDCA Sponsorship/Royalties $ 11,825.45 $ 15,084.54 Zone Administrator Expenses Reimbursement $ - $ 2,727.27 Zone Administrator Honorarium $ - $ 6,000.00 Insurance Charges – JLT – Recoup from Clubs $ 5,236.36 $ - Zone Account – Income $ 101,919.92 $ -

TOTAL INCOME $ 168,514.25 $ 182,214.36 EXPENDITURE

AGM and Annual Report Expenses $ 1,529.81 $ 2,339.82 Bradman Cup Carnival Funding (Received in Error) $ - $ 32,972.73 Country Championships - Northern Carnival $ - $ 14,981.82 NDCA Honoraria $ 13,515.00 $ 15,000.00 Insurance Rebate – Received in Error $ 184.75 $ - Loan Commission - Commonwealth Bank Promotion to Clubs $ - $ 844.90 Miscellaneous/Other $ 658.13 $ 192.49 NDCUA Loan $ 8,800.00 $ 10,000.00 No 1 Sportsground Expense $ 10,992.84 $ 8,130.11 No 5/6 Sportsground Expense $ 4,765.00 $ 3,613.63 Office Supplies/IT Maintenance $ 152.42 $ 930.86 Travel Expense $ 1,735.53 $ 3,138.36 Phone Expense $ 1,832.93 $ 2,856.91 Postage Expense $ 380.32 $ 348.59 NDCA Presentation Night $ - $ 6,002.19 Regional Director of Coaching Funds $ - $ 6,522.62 Representative Cricket Program $ - $ 31,699.71 SCG Cup Expenses $ 1.36 $ 9,370.09 SCG Cup Prizemoney $ - $ 7,600.00 Score & Fixture Books $ 2,616.23 $ 2,338.91 Shield Game Hosting Costs from Prior Season $ - $ 9,090.91 NDCA Storage Facility $ 1,062.27 $ 1,028.64 Tenant Scholarship $ 2,727.27 $ 5,845.45 NDCA Trophies $ 1,741.41 $ 3,486.32 Umpire Recruitment $ - $ 427.95 NDCA Website $ 2,403.64 $ 612.73 Zone Administrator Honorarium $ - $ 6,000.00 Zone Affiliation $ 300.00 $ - Insurance Charges – JLT $ 5,236.36 $ - Zone Account – Expenditure $ 94,559.91 $ -

TOTAL EXPENDITURE $ 155,195.17 $ 185,375.74 NDCA SURPLUS / (LOSS) $ 5,959.07 $ -3,161.38 NDCA AND ZONE SURPLUS / (LOSS) $ 13,319.08 $ -3,161.38


NEWCASTLE DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MAY 2013

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank

Cash at Bank

NDCA Club Commission A/C Comm Bank 10330230 $ Business Online Saver Comm Bank 10298922 $ NDCA Working Account Comm Bank 10329547 $

$

- 92,821.11 23,500.00

116,321.11

less Unpresented Cheques $ -

Total Cash Funds $ 116,321.11

Other Current Assets

Total Other Current Assets

Stock on Hand Clothing Prepayments Trade Debtors

$ - $ - $ - $ -

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $ 116,321.11

NON-CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS $ -

TOTAL ASSETS $ 116,321.11

LIABILIITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIES

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

Trade Creditors Accrued Expenses GST Payable

$ 4,690.00 $ - $ 0,567.87 $ 5,257.87

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES $ -

TOTAL LIABILIITES $ 005,257.87

NET ASSETS $ 111,063.24

EQUITY

Retained Earnings $ 105,104.17 Net Income $ 5,959.07

TOTAL EQUITY $ 111,063.24


NDCA HONOUR BOARD

Herald Club of the Year Award Season Pts 1968-69 Cardiff-Boolaroo 50 Merewether 1969-70 Merewether 1970-71 Merewether 80 1971-72 Hamilton-Wickham 68 1972-73 Wallsend 1973-74 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1974-75 Cardiff-Boolaroo 68 1975-76 Merewether, Wallsend 61 1976-77 Charlestown 76 1977-78 Belmont, Wallsend 70 1978-79 Wallsend 1979-80 Hamilton-Wickham 92 1980-81 Belmont 82 1981-82 Waratah-Mayfield 76 1982-83 Charlestown 68 1983-84 Belmont, Charlestown 78 1984-85 Charlestown 83 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 76 1986-87 Merewether 96 1987-88 Charlestown 95 1988-89 Stockton 72 1989-90 University 68 1990-91 Belmont 80

1991-92 Belmont 66 1992-93 Belmont 71 1993-94 Southern Lakes 74 1994-95 Waratah-Mayfield 61 1995-96 Wallsend 105 1996-97 Southern Lakes, Wallsend 69 1997-98 Wallsend 105 1998-99 Hamilton-Wickham 93 1999-00 Charlestown 91 2000-01 Hamilton-Wickham, Merewether, Waratah-Mayfield 71 2001-02 Merewether 88 2002-03 Hamilton-Wickham 95 2003-04 Hamilton-Wickham 79 2004-05 Wallsend 82 2005-06 Hamilton-Wickham 2006-07 Merewether 74 2007-08 Stockton 51 2008-09 Toronto Workers 50 2009-10 University 45 2010-11 Merewether 64 2011-12 Merewether 62 2012-13 Merewether 72

Herald Player of the Year Award Season Pts 1968-69 C Whitehead (University) 1969-70 C Whitehead (University) 1970-71 M Hill (Merewether) 27 1971-72 M Hill (Merewether) 23 1972-73 R Wilkinson (University) 1973-74 R Brook (Merewether) 1974-75 G Davies (Belmont) 26 1975-76 G Corling (Merewether) 21 1976-77 M Hill (Charlestown) 26 1977-78 C Williams (Belmont) 23 1978-79 R Neal (Belmont) 1979-80 G Davis (Ham-Wicks) 23 M Hill (Charlestown) 23 I Neely (Merewether) 23 1980-81 R Holland (Sthn Lakes) 21 R Williams (Belmont) 21 1981-82 J.Hogg (Stockton) 25 1982-83 G Gilmour (Belmont) 22 1983-84 T Caban (Stockton) 23 J Hogg (Stockton) 23 1984-85 M Hill (Charlestown) 29 1985-86 P Burke (Waratah) 19 1986-87 D Palmer (Merewether) 26 1987-88 G Geise (Wallsend) 22 1988-89 M Curry (Charlestown) 22

1989-90 G Geise (Wallsend) 26 1990-91 M Curry (Belmont) 22 1991-92 M Curry (Belmont) 15 G Geise (Wallsend) 15 M Waugh (Wallsend) 15 1992-93 M Curry (Belmont) 26 1993-94 M Curry (Belmont) 21 1994-95 M Curry (Belmont) 23 1995-96 S Storey (Wallsend) 32 1996-97 M Hodges (Sthn Lakes) 30 1997-98 S Storey (Wallsend) 39 1998-99 D Herbert (Ham-Wicks) 33 1999-00 M Curry (Charlestown) 21 2000-01 R Faraday-Bensley (Uni) 18 2001-02 B Bannister (LNL) 24 2002-03 D Herbert (Ham-Wicks) 26 2003-04 S Gilmour (Waratah) 16 2004-05 B Jackson (Wallsend) 17 2005-06 M Webber (Ham-Wicks) 31 2006-07 R Soper (Wallsend) 30 2007-08 R Soper (Wallsend) 16 2008-09 J Price (Toronto Workers) 19 2009-10 J Anderson (University) 21 2010-11 M Dries (Newcastle City) 19 2011-12 S Webber (Ham-Wicks) 24 2012-13 S Webber (Ham-Wicks) 25


Burleigh Surf Award Season Pts 1991-92 C White (Cardiff-Boolaroo) 16 1992-93 M Curry (Belmont) 31 1993-94 D Smith (Sthn Lakes) 28 1994-95 M Curry (Belmont) 33 1995-96 P Stanbridge (Merewether) 37 1996-97 B Bannister (LNL) 33 1997-98 S Storey (Wallsend) 51 1998-99 S Storey (Wallsend) 42

1999-00 M Cameron (Lambton) 32 2000-01 R. Faraday-Bensley (Uni) 34 2001-02 B Bannister (LNL) 2002-03 D Herbert (Ham-Wicks) 2003-04 S Moore (Merewether) 2004-05 T Crittenden (Stockton) 2005-06 M Webber (Ham-Wicks) 2006-07 R Soper (Wallsend)

Whitakers Representative Cricketer of the Year 1994-95 Greg Arms (Waratah-Mayfield) 1995-96 David Wrixon (Belmont) 1996-97 Rhys Soper (Waratah-Mayfield) 1997-98 Steve Storey (Wallsend) 1998-99 Steve Storey (Wallsend) 1999-00 Darren Herbert (Ham-Wicks) 2000-01 Glenn Grimmond (LNL) 2001-02 Rhys Soper (Ham-Wicks) 2002-03 Michael Gerits (Newcastle City) 2003-04 Duncan McIlveen (Merewether)

2004-05 Ben Woolmer (Charlestown) 2005-06 Simon Moore (Merewether) 2006-07 Mark Littlewood (Belmont) 2007-08 Michael Hogan (Merewether) 2008-09 Troy Goodwin (Merewether) 2009-10 Andrew Maher (Ham-Wicks) 2010-11 Josh Anderson (University) 2011-12 Andrew Maher (Ham-Wicks) 2012-13 Josh Bennett (University)

Charles Wiley Curator of the Year 1995-96 John Redman (Passsmore Oval) 1996-97 David Edwards (Wallsend Oval) 1997-98 Neil Evans (Harker Oval) 1998-99 Neil Evans (Harker Oval) 1999-00 Peter Terry (No 1 Sportsground) 2000-01 Peter Terry (No 1 Sportsground) 2001-02 Peter Terry (No 1 Sportsground) 2002-03 Peter Terry (No 1 Sportsground) 2003-04 Russell Neal (Cahill Oval)

2004-05 Jody Whitehead (Lynn Oval) 2005-06 Graham Jenkinson (Ron Hill Oval) 2006-07 Nicholas Foster (Lynn Oval) 2007-08 David Edwards (Harker Oval) 2008-09 Greg Askew (No1 Sportsground) 2009-10 Simon Porter (Waratah Oval) 2010-11 Grant Matthews (University Oval) 2011-12 Tom Anderson (Kahibah Oval)

NDCA Trophy - Best Umpire in First Grade 1987-88 Michael Sargent 1988-89 Phillip Gordon 1989-90 Kevin Burke 1990-91 Kevin Burke 1991-92 Kevin Burke 1992-93 Phillip Gordon 1993-94 Kevin Burke 1994-95 Kevin Burke 1995-96 Phillip Gordon 1996-97 Kevin Burke 1997-98 Kevin Burke 1998-99 Shane Reed

1999-00 Martin Jones 2000-01 Martin Jones 2001-02 Martin Jones 2002-03 Martin Jones 2003-04 Kevin Burke 2004-05 Martin Jones 2005-06 Kim Norris 2006-07 Martin Jones 2007-08 Royce McCormack 2008-09 Kim Norris 2009-10 Michael Connolly 2010-11 Royce McCormack


Club Championship Winners 1927-28 Waratah-Mayfield 1928-29 Merewether 1929-30 Waratah-Mayfield 1930-31 Waratah-Mayfield 1931-32 Waratah-Mayfield 1932-33 Wickham 1933-34 Hamilton 1934-35 Hamilton 1935-36 Waratah-Mayfield 1936-37 Waratah-Mayfield 1937-38 Waratah-Mayfield 1938-39 Wickham 1939-40 Waratah-Mayfield 1940-41 Waratah-Mayfield 1941-42 Waratah-Mayfield 1942-43 Merewether 1943-44 Maitland 1944-45 Merewether 1945-46 Lambton-New Lambton 1946-47 Merewether 1947-48 Waratah-Mayfield 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1949-50 Waratah-Mayfield 1950-51 Waratah-Mayfield 1951-52 Lambton-New Lambton 1952-53 Waratah-Mayfield 1953-54 Waratah-Mayfield 1954-55 Waratah-Mayfield 1955-56 Hamilton

1956-57 Waratah-Mayfield 1957-58 Waratah-Mayfield 1958-59 Waratah-Mayfield 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield 1960-61 Lambton-New Lambton 1961-62 Belmont 1962-63 Belmont 1963-64 Belmont 1964-65 Waratah-Mayfield 1965-66 Wallsend 1966-67 Belmont & Waratah-Mayfield 1967-68 Wallsend 1968-69 Belmont 1969-70 Wallsend 1970-71 Merewether 1971-72 Wallsend 1972-73 Wallsend 1973-74 Southern Lakes 1974-75 Newcastle City 1975-76 Charlestown 1976-77 Charlestown 1977-78 Wallsend 1978-79 Charlestown 1979-80 Belmont 1980-81 Belmont 1981-82 Belmont 1982-83 University 1983-84 Belmont 1984-85 Merewether

1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 1986-87 Merewether 1987-88 Charlestown 1988-89 Stockton 1989-90 Charlestown 1990-91 Charlestown 1991-92 Charlestown 1992-93 Belmont 1993-94 Belmont & Stockton 1994-95 Stockton 1995-96 Wallsend 1996-97 Southern Lakes 1997-98 Wallsend 1998-99 Charlestown 1999-00 Charlestown 2000-01 Merewether 2001-02 Merewether 2002-03 Charlestown 2003-04 Stockton 2004-05 Merewether 2005-06 Charlestown 2006-07 Charlestown & Merewether 2007-08 Merewether 2008-09 Toronto Workers 2009-10 Toronto Workers 2010-11 Newcastle City 2011-12 Merewether 2012-13 Merewether

First Grade Premiership Winners 1916-17 Dockyard 1917-18 Dockyard 1918-19 Wickham 1919-20 Fire Brigade 1920-21 BHP 1921-22 Hamilton 1922-23 Merewether 1923-24 Stockton 1924-25 Lambton 1925-26 Stockton 1926-27 Stockton 1927-28 Waratah-Mayfield 1928-29 Merewether 1929-30 Merewether 1930-31 Merewether 1931-32 Stockton 1932-33 Wickham 1933-34 Wallsend 1934-35 Newcastle 1935-36 Wickham 1936-37 Waratah-Mayfield 1937-38 Wickham 1938-39 Wickham 1939-40 Waratah-Mayfield 1940-41 Waratah-Mayfield 1941-42 Stockton 1942-43 Merewether 1943-44 Maitland 1944-45 Lambton-New Lambton 1945-46 Lambton-New Lambton 1946-47 Merewether 1947-48 Waratah-Mayfield 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield

1949-50 Waratah-Mayfield 1950-51 Hamilton 1951-52 Hamilton 1952-53 Hamilton 1953-54 Hamilton 1954-55 Hamilton 1955-56 Hamilton 1956-57 Lambton-New Lambton 1957-58 Merewether 1958-59 Hamilton 1959-60 Lambton-New Lambton 1960-61 Lambton-New Lambton 1961-62 Lambton-New Lambton 1962-63 Waratah-Mayfield 1963-64 Belmont 1964-65 Waratah-Mayfield 1965-66 Lambton-New Lambton 1966-67 Waratah-Mayfield 1967-68 Merewether 1968-69 Belmont 1969-70 Wallsend 1970-71 Newcastle City 1971-72 Charlestown 1972-73 Stockton 1973-74 Southern Lakes 1974-75 Newcastle City 1975-76 Newcastle City 1976-77 Charlestown 1977-78 Stockton 1978-79 Wallsend 1979-80 Belmont 1980-81 Belmont 1981-82 Waratah-Mayfield

1982-83 University 1983-84 Charlestown 1984-85 Charlestown 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 1986-87 Merewether 1987-88 Charlestown 1988-89 Charlestown 1989-90 Wallsend 1990-91 Belmont 1991-92 Charlestown 1992-93 Merewether 1993-94 Belmont 1994-95 Belmont 1995-96 Waratah-Mayfield 1996-97 Waratah-Mayfield 1997-98 Wallsend 1998-99 Charlestown 1999-00 Charlestown 2000-01 Hamilton-Wickham 2001-02 Merewether 2002-03 Hamilton-Wickham 2003-04 Merewether 2004-05 Stockton 2005-06 Hamilton-Wickham 2006-07 Merewether 2007-08 Stockton 2008-09 Toronto Workers 2009-10 Hamilton-Wickham 2010-11 Hamilton-Wickham 2011-12 Hamilton-Wickham 2012-13 Hamilton-Wickham


Second Grade Premiership Winners 1916-17 Dangar Park 1917-18 Tarro 1918-19 Wickham 1919-20 Waratah 1920-21 Boolaroo 1921-22 Charlestown 1922-23 Wallsend 1923-24 Merewether 1924-25 Wallsend- Maryland 1925-26 Adamstown 1926-27 Adamstown 1927-28 Lambton-New Lambton 1928-29 Waratah-Mayfield 1929-30 Waratah-Mayfield 1930-31 Hamilton 1931-32 Adamstown 1932-33 Wickham 1933-34 Hamilton 1934-35 Hamilton &

Waratah-Mayfield 1935-36 Waratah-Mayfield 1936-37 Wallsend 1937-38 Wallsend 1938-39 Merewether 1939-40 Merewether 1940-41 Waratah-Mayfield 1941-42 Merewether 1942-43 Merewether 1943-44 Waratah-Mayfield 1944-45 Newcastle 1945-46 Lambton-New Lambton 1946-47 Hamilton 1947-48 Waratah-Mayfield

1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1949-50 Hamilton 1950-51 Waratah-Mayfield 1951-52 Waratah-Mayfield 1952-53 Lambton-New Lambton 1953-54 Waratah-Mayfield 1954-55 Wickham 1955-56 Hamilton 1956-57 Waratah-Mayfield 1957-58 West Lakes 1958-59 Waratah-Mayfield 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield 1960-61 Belmont 1961-62 Waratah-Mayfield 1962-63 Wallsend 1963-64 Waratah-Mayfield 1964-65 Waratah-Mayfield 1965-66 Wallsend 1966-67 Waratah-Mayfield 1967-68 Wallsend 1968-69 Belmont 1969-70 Merewether 1970-71 Wallsend 1971-72 Belmont 1972-73 Wallsend 1973-74 Newcastle City 1974-75 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1975-76 Lambton-New Lambton 1976-77 Charlestown 1977-78 Newcastle City 1978-79 Charlestown 1979-80 Belmont 1980-81 University

1981-82 Charlestown 1982-83 Southern Lakes 1983-84 Charlestown 1984-85 Hamilton-Wickham 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 1986-87 Merewether 1987-88 Charlestown 1988-89 Waratah-Mayfield 1989-90 Wallsend 1990-91 Charlestown 1991-92 Wallsend 1992-93 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1993-94 Stockton 1994-95 Stockton 1995-96 Wallsend 1996-97 Southern Lakes 1997-98 Southern Lakes 1998-99 Southern Lakes 1999-00 Charlestown 2000-01 Lambton-New Lambton 2001-02 Merewether 2002-03 Stockton 2003-04 Waratah-Mayfield 2004-05 Charlestown 2005-06 Charlestown 2006-07 Charlestown 2007-08 Newcastle City 2008-09 Charlestown 2009-10 Toronto Workers 2010-11 Toronto Workers 2011-12 Merewether 2012-13 Wests CC

Third Grade Premiership Winners 1916-17 Lambton 1917-18 Wickham 1918-19 West Wallsend 1919-20 Fullerton Cove 1920-21 Wickham 1921-22 Swansea 1922-23 Central Carrington 1923-24 Cardiff 1924-25 Hexham 1925-26 Cardiff No 2 1926-27 Hexham 1927-28 Waratah Methodists 1928-29 Stockton 1929-30 Hamilton 1930-31 Waratah-Mayfield 1931-32 Stockton 1932-33 Wickham No 1 1933-34 Waratah-Mayfield 1934-35 Charlestown 1935-36 Charlestown 1936-37 Waratah-Mayfield 1937-38 Lambton-New Lambton 1938-39 Waratah-Mayfield 1939-40 Waratah-Mayfield 1940-41 Waratah-Mayfield 1941-42 Waratah-Mayfield 1942-43 Stockton 1943-44 Maitland 1944-45 Merewether 1945-46 Newcastle 1946-47 Waratah-Mayfield 1947-48 Wallsend 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield

1949-50 Waratah-Mayfield 1950-51 Waratah-Mayfield 1951-52 Waratah-Mayfield 1952-53 Lambton-New Lambton 1953-54 Merewether 1954-55 Waratah-Mayfield 1955-56 Waratah-Mayfield 1956-57 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1957-58 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1958-59 Wallsend 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1960-61 Lambton-New Lamb No 1 1961-62 Waratah-Mayfield 1962-63 Belmont 1963-64 Belmont 1964-65 Belmont 1965-66 Belmont 1966-67 Southern Lakes 1967-68 Wallsend 1968-69 Belmont 1969-70 Charlestown 1970-71 Merewether 1971-72 Wallsend No 1 1972-73 Wallsend No 1 1973-74 Charlestown 1974-75 Merewether 1975-76 Belmont 1976-77 Belmont 1977-78 Southern Lakes 1978-79 Southern Lakes 1979-80 Hamilton-Wickham 1980-81 Belmont 1981-82 Hamilton-Wickham

1982-83 University 1983-84 Hamilton-Wickham 1984-85 Hamilton-Wickham 1985-86 Hamilton-Wickham 1986-87 Hamilton-Wickham 1987-88 Hamilton-Wickham 1988-89 Merewether 1989-90 Waratah-Mayfield 1990-91 Wallsend 1991-92 Charlestown 1992-93 Stockton 1993-94 Stockton 1994-95 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1995-96 Charlestown 1996-97 Southern Lakes 1997-98 Wallsend 1998-99 Charlestown 1999-00 Charlestown 2000-01 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2001-02 Merewether 2002-03 Merewether 2003-04 Hamilton-Wickham 2004-05 Stockton 2005-06 Merewether 2006-07 Wallsend 2007-08 Merewether 2008-09 Merewether 2009-10 Newcastle City 2010-11 Newcastle City 2011-12 Newcastle City 2012-13 Wests CC


Fourth Grade Premiership Winners 1916-17 Merewether 1917-18 Islington 1918-19 Wickham 1919-21 No Competition 1921-22 Merewether 1922-23 Merewether 1923-24 Lambton 1924-25 Wallsend 1925-26 Awaba (U20) 1926-27 Awaba 1927-28 Howard Smith 1928-37 No Competition 1937-38 Waratah-Mayfield 1938-39 Wallsend 1939-52 No Competition 1952-53 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1953-54 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1954-55 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1955-56 Hamilton 1956-57 Hamilton 1957-58 Belmont 1958-59 Belmont 1959-60 University 1960-61 Belmont 1961-62 1st Div. Belmont 2nd Div. Stockton

1962-63 Belmont No 1 1963-64 Belmont No 1 1964-65 Lambton-New Lambton 1965-66 Wallsend No 1 1966-67 Belmont 1967-68 Wallsend 1968-69 Wallsend No 1 1969-70 Belmont 1970-71 Wallsend 1971-72 Wallsend 1972-73 Hamilton-Wickham 1973-74 Wallsend 1974-75 University 1975-76 Hamilton-Wickham 1976-77 Charlestown 1977-78 Wallsend 1978-79 Waratah-Mayfield 1979-80 Hamilton-Wickham 1980-81 Hamilton-Wickham 1981-82 Charlestown 1982-83 Waratah-Mayfield 1983-84 Lambton-New Lambton 1984-85 Belmont 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 1986-87 Charlestown 1987-88 Belmont

1988-89 University 1989-90 University 1990-91 Hamilton-Wickham 1991-92 Southern Lakes 1992-93 Stockton 1993-94 Southern Lakes 1994-95 Newcastle City 1995-96 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1996-97 Wallsend 1997-98 Lambton-New Lambton 1998-99 Hamilton-Wickham 1999-00 University 2000-01 Newcastle City 2001-02 Merewether 2002-03 Merewether 2003-04 Stockton 2004-05 Merewether 2005-06 Wests CC 2006-07 Charlestown 2007-08 Merewether 2008-09 Merewether 2009-10 Toronto Workers 2010-11 Merewether 2011-12 Merewether 2012-13 Toronto Workers DC

Fifth Grade Premiership Winners 1975-76 Charlestown No 2 1976-77 Charlestown No 1 1977-78 Merewether No 1 1978-79 Merewether No 1 1979-80 Merewether 1980-81 Belmont No 1 1981-82 Merewether 1982-83 Merewether 1983-84 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1984-85 Stockton No 2 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield No 2 1986-87 University

1987-88 Stockton No 1 1988-89 University No 1 1989-90 Stockton No 1 1990-91 Stockton No 1 1991-92 University No 1 1992-93 University No 1 1993-94 Merewether 1994-95 Merewether 1995-96 Merewether 1996-97 Hamilton-Wickham 2 1997-98 Newcastle City No 1 1998-99 Stockton

1999-00 Merewether 2000-01 Newcastle City 2001-02 Charlestown No 2 2002-03 Newcastle City No 1 2003-04 Newcastle City 2004-05 Merewether No 2 2005-06 Charlestown No 2 2006-07 Merewether No 2 Competition with C & S Association from 2007-2008

First Grade Final Winners 1889-90 Tighes Hill 1890-91 Lambton 1891-93 No Final Played 1893-94 Newcastle 1894-95 Wickham Albions 1895-96 East Newcastle 1896-97 Wickham Albions 1897-98 Newcastle West 1898-99 East Newcastle 1899-00 Wickham Albions 1900-01 Newcastle West 1901-02 East Newcastle 1902-03 East Newcastle 1903-04 Newcastle West 1904-05 East Newcastle 1905-06 Hamilton 1906-07 Wickham 1907-08 Hamilton 1908-09 Wickham 1909-10 Wickham 1910-11 Ironclad 1911-12 Narara 1912-13 Lambton

1913-14 East Newcastle 1914-15 Lambton 1915-16 Wickham 1916-17 Lambton 1917-18 Dockyard 1918-19 Wickham 1919-20 Fire Brigade 1920-21 Fire Brigade 1921-22 Hamilton 1922-23 Merewether 1923-24 Merewether 1924-25 Merewether 1925-26 Stockton 1926-27 Stockton 1927-28 Waratah-Mayfield 1928-29 Merewether 1929-30 Waratah-Mayfield 1930-31 Merewether 1931-32 Stockton 1932-33 Wickham 1933-34 Wallsend 1934-35 Newcastle 1935-36 Wallsend

1936-37 Wallsend 1937-38 Waratah-Mayfield 1938-39 Wickham 1939-40 No Final Played 1940-41 Waratah-Mayfield 1941-42 Waratah-Mayfield 1942-43 Merewether 1943-44 Maitland 1944-45 Lambton-New Lambton 1945-46 Lambton- New Lambton 1946-47 Merewether 1947-48 Waratah-Mayfield 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1949-50 Waratah-Mayfield 1950-51 Hamilton 1951-52 Hamilton 1952-53 Hamilton 1953-54 Hamilton 1954-55 Hamilton 1955-56 Hamilton 1956-57 Lambton-New Lambton 1957-58 Merewether 1958-59 Hamilton


1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield 1960-61 Lambton-New Lambton 1961-62 Merewether 1962-63 Belmont 1963-64 Belmont 1964-65 Newcastle City 1965-66 Lambton-New Lambton 1966-67 Waratah-Mayfield 1967-68 Newcastle City 1968-69 Merewether 1969-70 Merewether &

Wallsend (Tie) 1970-71 Merewether 1971-72 Hamilton-Wickham 1972-73 Wallsend 1973-74 Merewether 1974-75 Charlestown 1975-76 Newcastle City 1976-77 Charlestown

1977-78 Stockton 1978-79 Stockton 1979-80 Stockton 1980-81 Belmont 1981-82 Charlestown 1982-83 Charlestown 1983-84 Charlestown 1984-85 Belmont 1985-86 Belmont 1986-87 University 1987-88 Charlestown 1988-89 Charlestown 1989-90 Charlestown 1990-91 Belmont 1991-92 Belmont & Charlestown * 1992-93 Charlestown 1993-94 Belmont 1994-95 Stockton 1995-96 Wallsend

1996-97 Waratah-Mayfield 1997-98 Wallsend 1998-99 Charlestown 1999-00 Hamilton-Wickham 2000-01 Hamilton-Wickham &

Merewether * 2001-02 Hamilton-Wickham 2002-03 Merewether 2003-04 Hamilton-Wickham 2004-05 Stockton 2005-06 Charlestown 2006-07 Wallsend 2007-08 Merewether 2008-09 Belmont 2009-10 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2010-11 University 2011-12 Merewether 2012-13 Merewether

Second Grade Final Winners 1893-94 Ironclad 1894-95 Burwood 1895-96 Plattsburg 1896-97 Stockton 1897-98 Ironclad 1898-99 Wickham Albions 1899-00 Newcastle West 1900-01 Newcastle West 1901-02 Islington 1902-03 Lambton 1903-04 Railway 1904-05 Waratah 1905-06 Waratah 1906-07 Sacred Heart 1907-08 Sydney Soap & Candle Co 1908-09 Ironclad 1909-10 Adamstown 1910-11 Stockton 1911-12 West Wallsend 1912-13 Sydney Soap & Candle Co 1913-14 Ironclad 1914-15 Dockyard 1915-16 Dangar Park 1916-17 Dangar Park 1917-18 Tarro 1918-19 BHP 1919-20 BHP 1920-21 Boolaroo 1921-22 Lambton 1922-23 Newcastle 1923-24 Merewether 1924-25 Wallsend-Maryland 1925-26 Adamstown 1926-27 Newcastle 1927-28 Newcastle 1928-29 Waratah-Mayfield 1929-30 Waratah-Mayfield 1930-31 No Final Played 1931-32 Adamstown 1932-33 Wickham 1933-34 Hamilton

1934-35 Hamilton & Waratah-Mayfield

1935-36 Wallsend 1936-41 No Final Played 1941-42 Waratah-Mayfield 1942-43 Merewether 1943-44 Maitland 1944-45 Newcastle 1945-46 Merewether 1946-47 Merewether 1947-48 Waratah-Mayfield 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1949-50 Lambton-New Lambton 1950-51 Waratah-Mayfield 1951-52 Lambton-New Lambton

& Waratah-Mayfield (Tie) 1952-53 Waratah-Mayfield 1953-54 Lambton-New Lambton 1954-55 Waratah-Mayfield 1955-56 Hamilton 1956-57 Waratah-Mayfield 1957-58 West Lakes 1958-59 Waratah-Mayfield 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield 1960-61 Belmont 1961-62 Waratah-Mayfield 1962-63 Wallsend 1963-64 Waratah-Mayfield 1964-65 Lambton-New Lambton 1965-66 Charlestown 1966-67 Waratah-Mayfield 1967-68 Charlestown 1968-69 Newcastle City 1969-70 Belmont 1970-71 Wallsend 1971-72 Merewether 1972-73 Belmont 1973-74 Cardiff-Boolaroo &

Stockton 1974-75 Wallsend 1975-76 Hamilton-Wickham

1976-77 Belmont 1977-78 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1978-79 Wallsend 1979-80 Charlestown 1980-81 Charlestown 1981-82 Charlestown 1982-83 Southern Lakes 1983-84 Merewether 1984-85 Waratah-Mayfield 1985-86 Waratah-Mayfield 1986-87 Charlestown 1987-88 Charlestown & Stockton 1988-89 Merewether & Stockton 1989-90 Wallsend 1990-91 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1991-92 Wallsend & Belmont * 1992-93 Cardiff-Boolaroo &

Southern Lakes 1993-94 Charlestown 1994-95 Stockton 1995-96 Stockton 1996-97 Southern Lakes 1997-98 Wallsend 1998-99 Southern Lakes 1999-00 Southern Lakes &

Charlestown * 2000-01 Cardiff-Boolaroo &

University * 2001-02 Merewether 2002-03 Stockton 2003-04 Stockton 2004-05 Merewether 2005-06 University 2006-07 Charlestown &

Merewether 2007-08 Charlestown 2008-09 Toronto Workers 2009-10 Wallsend 2010-11 Merewether 2011-12 Stockton 2012-13 Wests CC


Third Grade Final Winners 1895-96 Tramway 1896-97 Railway 1897-98 YMCA 1898-99 Charlestown 1899-00 Stockton 1900-01 Arnotts 1901-02 Charlestown 1902-03 Fullerton Cove 1903-04 Hamilton 1904-05 Merewether 1905-06 Sacred Heart 1906-07 Hamilton 1907-08 Carrington 1908-09 New Lambton 1909-10 Carrington 1910-11 Waratah 1911-12 Sacred Heart 1912-13 Ironclad 1913-14 Charlestown 1914-15 Rechabites 1915-16 Merewether 1916-17 Lambton 1917-18 Wickham 1918-19 West Wallsend 1919-20 Fullerton Cove 1920-21 Lambton 1921-22 No Final Played 1922-23 Maryland 1923-24 Cardiff 1924-25 Lambton & Awaba

(Unfinished) 1925-26 Mayfield St. Andrews 1926-27 Hexham 1927-28 Mayfield St. Andrews 1928-29 Stockton 1929-30 Hamilton 1930-31 No Final Played 1931-32 Stockton 1932-33 Wickham 1933-34 Lambton-New Lambton

1934-35 Charlestown 1935-36 Charlestown 1936-41 No Finals Played 1941-42 Waratah-Mayfield 1942-43 Stockton 1943-44 Maitland 1944-45 Merewether 1945-46 Belmont 1946-47 Waratah-Mayfield 1947-48 Wallsend 1948-49 Waratah-Mayfield 1949-50 Waratah-Mayfield 1950-51 Waratah-Mayfield 1951-52 Wallsend 1952-53 Lambton-New Lambton 1953-54 Lambton-New Lambton 1954-55 Waratah-Mayfield 1955-56 Lambton-New Lambton 1956-57 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1957-58 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1958-59 Lambton-New Lambton 1959-60 Waratah-Mayfield 1960-61 Waratah-Mayfield 1961-62 Stockton 1962-63 Stockton 1963-64 Lambton-New Lambton 1964-65 Belmont 1965-66 Belmont 1966-67 Belmont 1967-68 Wallsend 1968-69 Charlestown 1969-70 Belmont 1970-71 Lambton-New Lambton 1971-72 Merewether 1972-73 Wallsend 1973-74 Charlestown &

Southern Lakes 1974-75 Merewether 1975-76 Waratah-Mayfield 1976-77 Belmont

1977-78 Charlestown 1978-79 Hamilton-Wickham 1979-80 Newcastle City 1980-81 Belmont 1981-82 Newcastle City 1982-83 Hamilton-Wickham 1983-84 Hamilton-Wickham 1984-85 Charlestown 1985-86 Hamilton-Wickham 1986-87 Waratah-Mayfield 1987-88 Lambton-New Lambton 1988-89 Merewether & Stockton 1989-90 Waratah-Mayfield 1990-91 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1991-92 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1992-93 Belmont 1993-94 Stockton 1994-95 Charlestown 1995-96 Wallsend 1996-97 Wallsend 1997-98 Southern Lakes 1998-99 Wallsend 1999-00 Wallsend &

Charlestown* 2000-01 Wallsend &

Cardiff-Boolaroo* 2001-02 Merewether 2002-03 Merewether 2003-04 Hamilton-Wickham 2004-05 Stockton 2005-06 Wallsend 2006-07 University 2007-08 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2008-09 Toronto Workers 2009-10 Newcastle City 2010-11 Merewether & University* 2011-12 Toronto Workers 2012-13 Newcastle City

Fourth Grade Final Winners 1916-17 Merewether 1917-18 Islington 1918-19 Wickham 1919-21 No Competition 1921-22 Cardiff 1922-23 Merewether 1923-24 Lambton 1924-25 Wallsend 1925-26 Awaba (U20) 1926-27 No Final Played 1927-28 Howard Smith 1928-52 No Competition 1952-53 Waratah-Mayfield No 1 1953-54 Belmont 1954-55 Hamilton 1955-56 Belmont 1956-57 Hamilton 1957-58 Belmont 1958-59 Belmont 1959-60 University 1960-61 Waratah-Mayfield 1961-62 1st Div. Lambton New Lambton 2nd Div. Wallsend No 2 1962-63 Belmont 1963-64 Belmont No 1

1964-65 Lambton-New Lambton 1965-66 Wallsend 1966-67 Southern Lakes 1967-68 Wallsend 1968-69 Wallsend 1969-70 Wallsend 1970-71 Wallsend 1971-72 Belmont 1972-73 Hamilton-Wickham 1973-74 Charlestown 1974-75 Waratah-Mayfield 1975-76 Belmont 1976-77 Belmont 1977-78 Charlestown 1978-79 Waratah-Mayfield 1979-80 Hamilton-Wickham 1980-81 Wallsend 1981-82 Belmont 1982-83 Belmont 1983-84 Lambton-New Lambton 1984-85 Waratah-Mayfield 1985-86 Merewether 1986-87 Charlestown 1987-88 Belmont 1988-89 Belmont & Stockton 1989-90 University

1990-91 Hamilton-Wickham 1991-92 Wallsend 1992-93 Hamilton-Wickham 1993-94 Belmont 1994-95 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1995-96 Charlestown 1996-97 Wallsend 1997-98 Charlestown 1998-99 Wallsend 1999-00 Wallsend & University * 2000-01 Cardiff-Boolaroo &

University* 2001-02 Merewether 2002-03 University 2003-04 Stockton 2004-05 Merewether &

Waratah-Mayfield* 2005-06 Waratah-Mayfield 2006-07 Charlestown & Merewether* 2007-08 Newcastle City 2008-09 Toronto Workers 2009-10 Newcastle City 2010-11 Merewether &

Newcastle City* 2011-12 Hamilton-Wickham 2012-13 Merewether


Fifth Grade Final Winners 1975-76 Belmont No 1 1976-77 Charlestown No 1 1977-78 Merewether No 1 1978-79 Wallsend 1979-80 Belmont 1980-81 Belmont 1981-82 Lambton-New Lambton 1982-83 University 1983-84 Stockton No 1 1984-85 Stockton No 1 1985-86 Cardiff-Boolaroo No 1 1986-87 Belmont

1987-88 Stockton No 1 1988-89 Stockton No 1 1989-90 University No 1 1990-91 Belmont No 1 1991-92 University & Stockton * 1992-93 Southern Lakes 1993-94 Southern Lakes No 1 1994-95 University No 1 1995-96 Newcastle City 1996-97 Newcastle City No 1 1997-98 Newcastle City No 1 1998-99 Newcastle City

1999-00 Newcastle City 2000-01 Merewether 2001-02 Charlestown No 2 2002-03 Merewether No 1 2003-04 Newcastle City 2004-05 Charlestown No 2 2005-06 Merewether No 2 2006-07 Merewether No 2

Competition with C & S Competition from 2007-2008

Denis Broad OAM Cup Final Winners 2005-06 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2006-07 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2007-08 Newcastle City

2008-09 Toronto Workers 2009-10 Newcastle City 2010-11 Newcastle City

2011-12 Newcastle City 2012-13 Belmont

U23 and U21 Final Winners 1929-30 Merewether 1930-31 Hamilton 1931-32 Wallsend 1932-33 Hamilton 1933-34 Waratah-Mayfield 1934-35 Not Known 1935-36 Wallsend 1936-58 No Competition 1958-59 University 1959-60 Lambton-New Lambton 1960-61 Lambton-New Lambton 1961-62 Lambton-New Lambton 1962-63 Waratah-Mayfield 1963-64 Wallsend 1964-65 Lambton-New Lambton 1965-66 Waratah-Mayfield 1966-67 Southern Lakes 1967-68 Lambton-New Lambton 1968-69 Wallsend 1969-70 Not Known 1970-71 University 1971-72 Not Known

1972-73 Charlestown 1973-74 Lambton-New Lambton 1974-75 Wallsend &

Cardiff-Boolaroo* 1975-76 Wallsend 1976-77 Wallsend 1977-78 Charlestown 1978-79 Stockton 1979-80 Waratah-Mayfield 1980-81 Merewether 1981-82 Waratah-Mayfield 1982-83 Merewether 1983-84 Hamilton-Wickham 1984-85 Charlestown 1985-86 Hamilton-Wickham 1986-87 Lambton-New Lambton 1987-88 Charlestown 1988-89 Newcastle City &

Stockton* 1989-90 University 1990-91 Charlestown 1991-92 Charlestown

1992-93 Belmont 1993-94 Southern Lakes 1994-95 Stockton 1995-96 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1996-97 Wallsend 1997-98 Wallsend 1998-99 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1999-00 Lambton-New Lambton 2000-01 Belmont 2001-02 Newcastle City 2002-03 Hamilton-Wickham 2003-04 Stockton 2004-05 Wests CC 2005-06 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2006-07 Charlestown 2007-08 Charlestown 2008-09 Wests CC 2009-10 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2010-11 Toronto Workers 2011-12 Newcastle City 2012-13 Toronto Workers DC

U17 Final Winners 1972-73 Charlestown (U16) 1973-74 Wallsend (U16) 1974-75 Waratah-Mayfield (U16) 1975-76 Charlestown 1976-77 Waratah-Mayfield 1977-78 Waratah-Mayfield 1978-79 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1979-80 Wallsend 1980-81 Newcastle City 1981-82 Hamilton-Wickham 1982-83 Hamilton-Wickham

1983-84 Hamilton-Wickham 1984-85 Waratah-Mayfield 1985-86 Charlestown 1986-87 Charlestown 1987-88 Belmont 1988-89 Belmont 1989-90 Waratah-Mayfield 1990-91 Wallsend 1991-92 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1992-93 Lambton-New Lambton 1993-94 Wallsend

1994-95 Newcastle City 1995-96 Charlestown 1996-97 Charlestown 1997-98 Wallsend & Belmont * 1998-99 University 1999-00 Lambton-New Lambton (U19) 2000-01 Belmont (U19) 2001-02 Wallsend (U19)

Tom Locker Cup Final Winners 1986-87 Merewether 1987-88 Newcastle City 1988-89 Waratah-Mayfield 1989-90 Charlestown 1990-91 Wallsend 1991-92 Belmont 1992-93 Belmont 1993-94 Waratah-Mayfield 1994-95 Belmont

1995-96 Merewether 1996-97 Charlestown 1997-98 Wallsend 1998-99 Cardiff-Boolaroo 1999-00 Hamilton-Wickham 2000-01 Newcastle City 2001-02 Hamilton-Wickham 2002-03 Merewether 2003-04 Merewether

2004-05 Hamilton-Wickham 2005-06 Merewether 2006-07 Charlestown 2007-08 Merewether 2008-09 Stockton 2009-10 Charlestown 2010-11 Newcastle City 2011-12 Merewether 2012-13 Hamilton-Wickham


NDCA T20 Competition Final Winners 2008-09 Cardiff-Boolaroo 2009-10 University

2010-11 University 2011-12 Merewether

2012-13 Merewether

Note that * indicates that the Final was not completed NDCA Club Competition Premiership Winners A GRADE 1928-29 Howard Smith 1929-30 Adamstown No 2 1930-31 Wentworth 1931-32 Carrington 1932-33 Holmesville

1933-34 Newcastle Railway 1934-35 Holmesville 1935-36 Carrington 1936-37 Carrington 1937-38 BHP

1938-39 BHP 1939-40 Mayfield Methodist 1940-41 ASDS 1941-42 Mayfield Central 1942-43 West Wallsend

B GRADE 1928-29 Adamstown 1929-30 Carrington 1930-31 Carrington 1931-32 Carrington 1932-33 Salty Creek

1933-34 Holmesville 1934-35 Blackalls 1935-36 Adamstown No 2 1936-37 Holmesville 1937-38 United Druids

1938-39 Mayfield Central 1939-40 Marcus Clarks 1940-41 Electric Supply

C GRADE 1932-33 Stockton 1933-34 Adamstown No 2 1934-35 Hamilton North 1935-36 Gully Line

1936-37 Druids 1937-38 Mayfield Central No 2 1938-39 East Lambton 1939-40 Cathedral

1940-41 Mayfield West 1941-42 Mayfield Methodist 1942-43 Mayfield East

Final Winners A GRADE 1928-29 Howard Smith 1929-30 Adamstown No 2 1930-31 Wentworth 1931-32 Carrington 1932-33 Carrington

1933-34 Newcastle Railway 1934-35 BHP 1935-36 Carrington 1936-37 BHP 1937-38 BHP

1938-39 BHP 1939-40 Mayfield Methodist 1940-41 Mayfield Central 1941-42 Mayfield Central 1942-43 West Wallsend

B GRADE - 1ST DIV. 1928-29 Stockton 1929-30 Carrington 1930-31 Carrington 1931-32 Carrington 1932-33 Salty Creek

1933-34 Holmesville 1934-35 Blackalls 1935-36 Adamstown No 2 1936-37 Holmesville 1937-38 Awaba

1938-39 Adamstown Central 1939-40 Electric Supply 1940-41 Electric Supply

B GRADE - 2ND DIV. 1933-34 Marist Brothers 1934-35 Not Known C GRADE - 1ST DIV. 1932-33 Stockton 1933-34 Adamstown No 2

1934-35 Hamilton North 1935-36 Gully Line

1936-37 Druids

C GRADE - 2ND DIV. 1933-34 Islington Triers 1934-35 Albion 1935-36 Albion 1936-37 Cardiff Workshops 1937-38 Mayfield Central No 2 1938-39 East Lambton 1939-40 Cathedral 1940-41 Lysaghts 1941-42 Young Wallsend 1942-43 Mayfield East


NDCA RECORDS Leading Batting Aggregates Season Player Club Aggregate 1923-24 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 1154 1954-55 J DeCourcy Lambton-New Lambton 1028 1925-26 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 1026 1939-40 E Crossan Stockton 1018 1945-46 R Camps Wickham 981 1994-95 G Geise Wallsend 957 1979-80 C Evans Stockton 939 1986-87 R McCosker Lambton-New Lambton 917 2006-07 M Littlewood Belmont 906 1939-40 C O’Brien Waratah-Mayfield 876 1945-46 J Mayes Waratah-Mayfield 857 1940-41 G Lambert Lambton-New Lambton 847 1991-92 G Geise Wallsend 832 1944-45 R Camps Wickham 829 2005-06 T Crittenden Stockton 821 Leading Batting Averages Season Player Club Runs Average 1976-77 G Claridge Charlestown 290 145.00 1989-90 G Geise Wallsend 677 139.40 1993-94 M Curry Belmont 687 137.40 1990-91 G Geise Wallsend 789 112.71 1945-46 C Ernst Merewether 542 108.40 2002-03 M Littlewood Belmont 591 98.50 1971-72 T Walters Wallsend 377 94.25 1994-95 G Geise Wallsend 841 93.44 1925-26 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 931 93.10 2004-05 B Jackson Wallsend 544 90.67 1987-88 M Curry Charlestown 451 90.20 1994-95 P Ross Charlestown 721 90.13 1991-92 P Dyson University 537 89.50 Leading Century Scorers Seasons Player Club Centuries 1976-2003 Greg Geise Wallsend 36 1941-1965 Jim DeCourcy Lambton-New Lambton 25 1993-2012 Simon Moore Cardiff-Boolaroo, Merewether 25 1929-1953 Reg Beatty Wickham, Lambton-New Lambton, 23

Belmont 1975-2009 Mark Curry Charlestown, Belmont 23 1987-2012 Stephen Mace Charlestown 19 1936-1957 Ron Camps Wickham 18 1932-1963 Jack Mayes Waratah-Mayfield 16 1989-2008 Paul Ross Charlestown 16 1974-2002 Greg Arms Waratah-Mayfield 15 1933-1945 Gordon Woolmer Hamilton, Lambton-New Lambton 14 1961-1986 Michael Hill Lambton-New Lambton, Merewether, 13

Charlestown 1992-2010 Rhys Soper University, Waratah-Mayfield, 13

Hamilton-Wickham, Wallsend 1922-1929 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 12 1971-1991 Russell Neal Belmont 12 1894-1906 Tom Hogue Wickham, East Newcastle 10 1949-1971 Ron Harvey Waratah-Mayfield 10 1936-1952 Geoff Lambert Lambton-New Lambton 10


Most Centuries in a Season Season Player Club Centuries 1990-91 Greg Geise Wallsend 5 1989-90 Greg Geise Wallsend 5 1923-24 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 4 1938-39 Gordon Woolmer Lambton-New Lambton 4 1939-40 Ern Crossan Stockton 4 1945-46 Ron Camps Wickham 4 1945-46 Cec Ernst Merewether 4 1951-52 Reg Beatty Belmont 4 1954-55 Jim DeCourcy Lambton-New Lambton 4 1963-64 John McCosker Wallsend 4 1970-71 Michael Hill Merewether 4 1986-87 Rick McCosker Lambton-New Lambton 4 1991-92 Mark Curry Belmont 4 1994-95 Greg Geise Wallsend 4 2003-04 Simon Moore Merewether 4 2011-12 Simon Moore Merewether 4 Highest Individual Scores Season Player Club Score 1991-92 G Geise Wallsend 271 1911-12 A Brown Narara 243* (Final) 2004-05 H Khan Stockton 243 1907-08 P Arnott Waratah 239* 1982-83 D Johnston University 230* 2001-02 R Soper Hamilton-Wickham 222 (Final) 1936-37 G Woolmer Hamilton 219 1992-93 G Arms Waratah-Mayfield 218* 2000-01 G Grimmond Lambton-New Lambton 218 1910-11 J Maloney Hamilton 215 1930-31 O Osland Stockton 215 1974-75 G Thomas Stockton 215* 1990-91 D Johnston University 213 1902-03 TH Hogue Wickham 211* 1942-43 M Gill Lambton-New Lambton 211 (Final) 1986-87 R McCosker Lambton-New Lambton 209 1905-06 TH Hogue East Newcastle 208 2003-04 J Price Stockton 208* 1965-66 G Bodell Newcastle City 207* 2006-07 M Littlewood Belmont 207* 1983-84 R Neal Belmont 206 2003-04 S Mace Charlestown 204* 2011-12 S Moore Merewether 204* 1993-94 A Daly Waratah-Mayfield 203* 1906-07 EL Waddy Waratah 203 1954-55 J DeCourcy Lambton-New Lambton 203 1979-80 G Gilmour Belmont 203 1997-98 S Storey Wallsend 202* 1939-40 C O’Brien Waratah-Mayfield 202 1932-33 J Cunningham Hamilton 201 1936-37 R Broadfoot Wallsend 201 1991-92 G Geise Wallsend 201* 1993-94 M Curry Belmont 200*


Leading Bowling Aggregates Season Player Club Aggregate 1923-24 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 111 1942-43 J Walsh Wallsend 94 1925-26 E O’Brien Merewether 93 1913-14 J Moy East Newcastle 92 1926-27 E O’Brien Merewether 92 1927-28 R Woolston Waratah-Mayfield 91 1952-53 J Passmore Wickham 88 1940-41 J Mannix Waratah-Mayfield 84 1930-31 P Lee Hamilton 82 1942-43 K Hill Merewether 82 1997-98 S Storey Wallsend 81 1952-53 B O’Sullivan Newcastle 80 1960-61 Dr J Blomley Stockton 77 1929-30 R Woolston Waratah-Mayfield 77 1929-30 E O’Brien Merewether 76 1918-19 H Sharp Ironclads 76 1951-52 J Passmore Wickham 75 Leading Bowling Averages Season Player Club Wickets Average 1912-13 W Moy Lambton ?? 5.70 1950-51 J Bull Hamilton 42 6.67 1926-27 E O’Brien Merewether 81 6.72 1924-25 P Shawe Merewether 33 6.75 1999-00 M Curry Charlestown 34 6.88 1930-31 P Jordan Lambton-New Lambton 59 6.96 1914-15 J Longworth Lambton 42 7.00 1918-19 H Sharp Ironclads 76 7.30 1943-44 J Dawson Wickham 63 7.30 1911-12 A Brown Narara ?? 7.50 1933-34 E Drinan Wallsend 61 7.86 1980-81 R Holland Southern Lakes 41 8.09 1929-30 C Page Waratah-Mayfield 63 8.22 1928-29 C Page Waratah-Mayfield 34 8.35 Outstanding Bowling Performances in a Innings Season Player Club Figures 1926-27 E O’Brien Merewether 10/30 2002-03 J Foran University 10/51 1958-59 H Marjoribanks Waratah-Mayfield 10/67 1973-74 G Woods Stockton 9/12 1957-58 C Petherbridge Waratah-Mayfield 9/13 1908-09 J Morgan Ironclads 9/20 1966-67 K Gilbert Waratah-Mayfield 9/30 1999-00 D McIlveen Merewether 9/30 1910-11 P Davies East Newcastle 9/33 1919-20 E Clement Ironclads 9/33 1936-37 D Cluff Newcastle 9/33 1953-54 C Petherbridge Waratah-Mayfield 9/33 1955-56 B Wellham Belmont 9/34 1945-46 M Hinmam Maitland 9/37 1911-12 A Brown Narara 9/39 1948-49 W Pickles Waratah-Mayfield 9/39 2006-07 M Hogan Merewether 9/39 1965-66 R Treloar Southern Lakes 9/40 1975-76 D Carr Wallsend 9/42 1940-41 R Tiplady Wallsend 9/43 1925-26 E O’Brien Merewether 9/44 1933-34 C Walters Lambton-New Lambton 9/45 1923-24 R Woolston Wickham 9/46 1946-47 P Lee Hamilton 9/49 1977-78 C Williams Belmont 9/49


Outstanding Bowling Performances in a Match Season Player Club Figures 1977-78 C Williams Belmont 9/49 & 7/22 1923-24 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 7/34 & 9/69 1915-16 M Lochrin Ironclads 8/22 & 7/22 1985-86 C Williams Belmont 7/31 & 8/22 (Semi Final) 1890-91 J Jones Lambton 15/62 (Final) 1947-48 K Halliday Merewether 8/46 & 7/18 1913-14 J Moy East Newcastle 7/40 & 8/27 1940-41 R Tiplady Wallsend 9/43 & 6/34 1924-25 Dr EP Barbour Stockton 8/35 & 7/47 2000-01 S Morgan Lambton-New Lambton 9/58 & 6/28 1960-61 Dr J Blomley Stockton 8/28 & 7/62 1951-52 J Passmore Wickham 7/41 & 8/73 1940-41 J Mannix Waratah-Mayfield 9/65 & 6/69 1957-58 J Garaty Wallsend 8/35 & 6/31 1925-26 E O’Brien Merewether 9/44 & 5/33 1929-30 R Woolston Waratah-Mayfield 8/29 & 6/48 (Final) 2010-11 J Anderson University 7/22 & 7/80 (Final) 1958-59 H Marjoribanks Waratah-Mayfield 4/57 & 10/67 1940-41 J Mannix Waratah-Mayfield 7/96 & 7/105 (Final) 1950-51 J Bull Hamilton 8/18 & 5/21 1927-28 R Woolston Waratah-Mayfield 8/22 & 5/32 (Final) Notes Figures for Batting and Bowling Aggregates include Semi Finals and Finals. Records for early seasons not complete therefore some performances may not be included. Ken Hill’s 82 wickets have not been authenticated. Seasons 1942-43 and 1943-44 were one-day games.


NDCA Final Centurions Season Player Score Club Opponent 1894-95 A Edgar 101 Wickham Albions Stockton 1897-98 A Terry 108 Newcastle West East Newcastle 1899-00 T Hogue 149 Wickham Hamilton 1902-03 O Scott 110* East Newcastle Wickham 1903-04 A Edgar 138 Islington Newcastle West 1904-05 N Ripon 146* Lambton East Newcastle 1911-12 A Brown 243* Narara Wickham 1912-13 W McKnight 121* Lambton Sacred Heart 1917-18 F Cheadle 153 Dockyard Ironclads 1917-18 J Elliott 136 Dockyard Ironclads 1917-18 W Shepherd 135* Dockyard Ironclads 1917-18 Wal Moy 101 Ironclads Dockyard 1923-24 A Bramble 113 Merewether Stockton 1940-41 J Mayes 143 Waratah-Mayfield Lambton-New Lambton 1940-41 C O’Brien 107 Waratah-Mayfield Lambton-New Lambton 1942-43 M Gill 211* Lambton-New Lambton Merewether 1942-43 L Miller 101 Merewether Lambton-New Lambton 1944-45 G Lambert 115 Lambton-New Lambton Hamilton 1944-45 J Anderson 102 Hamilton Lambton-New Lambton 1949-50 J DeCourcy 100 Lambton-New Lambton Waratah-Mayfield 1953-54 J Steele 126 Hamilton Waratah-Mayfield 1957-58 C Stephenson 101 Hamilton Merewether 1958-59 C Stephenson 153 Hamilton Wickham 1959-60 J Mayes 100 Waratah-Mayfield Lambton-New Lambton 1963-64 I Barton 146 Belmont Hamilton 1964-65 R McDonald 107 Newcastle City Belmont 1967-68 C Baker 119 Hamilton-Wickham Newcastle City 1967-68 K Ross 118 Newcastle City Hamilton-Wickham 1968-69 I Barton 103 Belmont Merewether 1977-78 W Vial 102 Wallsend Stockton 1982-83 M Hill 108 Charlestown University 1991-92 M Curry 109 Belmont Charlestown 1995-96 G Geise 113* Wallsend Waratah-Mayfield 2000-01 R Soper 222 Hamilton-Wickham Merewether 2005-06 B Woolmer 209* Charlestown Hamilton-Wickham 2005-06 S Mace 102 Charlestown Hamilton-Wickham 2009-10 A Hobson 127* Cardiff-Boolaroo Charlestown 2011-12 P Darwen 113 Merewether Wallsend


10 Wickets in a Final Season Player Figures Club Opponent 1890-91 J Jones* 15/62 Lambton Tighes Hill 1898-99 E Clement 5/22 & 8/60 East Newcastle Wickham 1903-04 E Morley 6/? & 4/? Islington Newcastle West 1904-05 T Hogue 4/105 & 6/42 East Newcastle Lambton 1905-06 J Clayton 4/? & 7/? Hamilton Newcastle West 1909-10 E Morley 5/37 & 7/50 Wickham East Newcastle 1910-11 C Lock 5/65 & 6/34 Ironclad Lambton 1911-12 H Walmsley 5/41 & 7/48 Narara Wickham 1913-14 J Moy 6/31 & 7/58 East Newcastle Dangar Park 1917-18 J Wells 3/? & 7/? Dockyard Ironclad 1919-20 W Hogue 5/42 & 6/42 Fire Brigade BHP 1920-21 W Hogue 8/48 & 4/7 Fire Brigade BHP (hat-trick) 1922-23 J Wells 6/24 & 5/28 Merewether Stockton 1924-25 E O’Brien 3/29 & 7/39 Merewether Lambton 1925-26 EP Barbour 7/59 & 3/64 Stockton Merewether 1926-27 E O’Brien 7/41 & 4/44 Merewether Stockton 1927-28 R Woolston 8/22 & 5/32 Waratah-Mayfield Merewether 1928-29 E O’Brien 4/18 & 7/67 Merewether Stockton 1929-30 R Woolston 8/29 & 6/48 Waratah-Mayfield Merewether 1933-34 E Dinan 6/6 & 6/35 Wallsend Lambton-New Lambton 1940-41 J Mannix 7/96 & 7/105 Waratah-Mayfield Lambton-New Lambton 1943-44 M Hinman 4/65 & 8/48 Maitland Wickham 1950-51 A Fraser 3/28 & 7/29 Waratah-Mayfield Hamilton 1951-52 F Simpson 4/63 & 7/25 Lambton-New Lambton Hamilton 1952-53 J Passmore 7/36 & 4/61 Wickham Hamilton 1956-57 C Bettens 5/61 & 5/84 Waratah-Mayfield Lambton-New Lambton 1957-58 B O’Sullivan 7/85 & 4/44 Hamilton Merewether 1957-58 D Watkins 7/64 & 3/92 Merewether Hamilton 1963-64 C McCool 4/37 & 7/43 Belmont Hamilton 1964-65 C Whitehead 7/64 & 5/40 Newcastle City Belmont 1977-78 G Sneesby 7/27 & 3/53 Stockton Wallsend 2010-11 J Anderson 7/22 & 7/80 University Hamilton-Wickham * The 15 wickets taken by J Jones was at a period when a handicap system was in operation allowing Tighes Hill to play 13 men.

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