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PRESENTATION NIGHT

SEASON 2015 / 2016

SETTLERS TAVERN

WEST GOSFORD

21st MAY 2016

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GCC / MKCC / BWCC – HALL OF FAME – TOP 25 (as at end of season 2015/2016)

TOP RUN SCORERS TOP WICKET TAKERS TOP DISMISSALS TAKEN

Andrews Trevor 8745 Pickup Tony 527 Talbot David 233

Shelley Chris 6748 Cherniayeff Paul 479 Yeo Bill 222

Pieroz Ken 5340 Billins Stuart 457 Ryan James 207

Lammi George 5323 Bugden Gary 447 Ronson Mark 152

Mulligan Warren 5020 Hobson Adam 424 Baker Trevor 151

Evans Scott 4991 Carlaw Barry 414 Herbert Robin 147

Gardiner Glen 4675 Scott Chris 400 Scott Hayden 142

Hills Steve 4474 Hills Steve 393 Binskin Trevor 134

Friend Michael 4311 Mayles Paul 375 Scarborough David 134

Yeo Bill 4240 Herft Keith 374 Andrews Trevor 131

Duncan Peter 4224 Walpole Mark 318 Minister Robert 129

Collien Arthur 4199 Amaral David 312 Ball Garth 114

Walpole Mark 4095 Searle Kevin 309 Mulligan Warren 105

Belcher Tony 3922 Betts Darren 305 Belcher Tony 102

Shelley Tim 3898 Frost Richard 297 Nicholls Matthew 101

Nicholls Matthew 3891 McGinty Phil 268 Evans Scott 99

Taylor Dave 3854 Plumb Aidan 261 Rooksberry Robert 99

Betts Darren 3787 McDonald Andrew 259 Taylor Brendan 99

Taylor Brendan 3632 Starkey Brian 251 Hills Steve 97

Billins Stuart 3581 Carr David 250 Herft Keith 94

Howard Alan 3482 Collien Arthur 244 Leadbitter Christian 93

Baker Trevor 3458 Nicholls Greg 241 Howard Alan 92

Binskin Trevor 3314 West Aaron 228 Hanlon Robert 92

Harris Jason 3292 Calbert Geoff 224 Shelley Chris 92

Carlaw Barry 3288 Hobson Darren 221 Cherniayeff Paul 91

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BRISBANE WATER CRICKET CLUB – PRESENTATION NIGHT

SEASON 2015/16

PRESIDENT’S REPORT – SEASON 2015/16

Three years ago, a committed group of cricket people form the Gosford and Mountains Districts, sat

down to map out the future for cricket in the region. They came to the conclusion that the way forward

from the position that cricket in the region was in within Central Coast Cricket, was a pooling of

resources and a merging of clubs. The birth and subsequent growth of the Brisbane Water Cricket

Club has been a real challenge for all involved, the players, administrators, volunteers and parents

and friends. The objectives we set were ambitious, the road to success looked long, but those who

started the job went into it with a will to see those ambitions realised.

Tonight, we are able to celebrate one of our key ambitions being achieved, that of winning the 2nd

tier competition and guaranteeing our position in top tier cricket on the Central Coast for the first time

in 3 years. This was a clear goal for the new club, and to see it has been achieved by a playing

group including some of our young up and coming stars, is a great indication of the strength the club

is building but also further proof that more of the ambitions set by the club early on are starting to

come to fruition. Huge congratulations to Adam Skinner and his playing group for a sensational effort

in becoming Second Grade Major and Minor Premiers and one day premiers in the same season,

and realistically not lose a competition match after the first 4 rounds – an achievement which may

not be matched in the future of the club.

While this is clearly the high point of the season, there have been other significant achievements.

Our 9th and 10th grade sides were crowned one day premiers, our Under 19 side made the final for

the third time in four years, this time unfortunately being beaten in a rain shortened match, and four

of our teams played semi-final cricket and, apart from the 2nd Grade’s success, our 7th Grade side

also made the Grand Final. In the junior ranks, four of our teams made the finals series, though

unfortunately none went on to the Grand Final. We had the first Blue Tongue capped to represent

NSW in Sophie Shelley and many other junior players represented the district in representative

games. Finally, we took on preparing our own turf wicket for the first time this season – thanks to

Brian Hoffman (Hoffy) who came onboard and did a terrific job, and also thanks to in particular Tony

Belcher and Mark Brown who did the heavy lifting in securing the necessary gear (roller, mower

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etc….). Clearly, together we have had an outstanding season, with plenty of hope and promise for

the future - congratulations to all who participated and contributed throughout the season in any

capacity – player or behind the scenes or both.

A further highlight was the recently completed U19 tour of Sri Lanka, put together principally by

Russell Guest, whose efforts, in conjunction with Geoff Drury with this part of the club have been

enormous. This was an unprecedented program for a club on the Central Coast and I’m sure

thoroughly appreciated by all who took part. Initiatives such as this make us the envy of other cricket

clubs on the Central Coast

Of course, success brings its own challenges. Next season, our teams will be part of a different style

competition, which will mean in many cases stepping up to a higher level than the last couple of

seasons. That then is the challenge amongst the well-deserved celebrations this evening – when we

come back for next season we need to lift things to another level. That includes our club

administration and support – please consider getting involved in what is clearly a very progressive

and exciting club at an exciting time in its short history. Even a small contribution of time or ideas or

help makes a significant difference. Remember, it is your club, and its success will always depend

on how much you want to put into it.

For many of the executive, the time is now to consider our futures. For most of us, cricket

administration and volunteering has taken up much of the last 10 years or more. No one can go on

forever, but rest assured that those of us who do decide to move on will be around to offer advice to

those who choose to follow. It is so important for you all to consider attending our AGM (date to be

advised) so that we can together start to plan for the future that beckons after a strong three year

history.

So now to some recognition to some of the really hard working individuals in our club. Firstly, to our

hard working vice presidents Tim Shelley and Simon Scarr, thanks for all of your efforts in helping

the club tick. To Geoff Drury for all his efforts in making the cricket function run and continually going

above and beyond the call, many thanks. To Tony Belcher, another club stalwart thanks for your

efforts with the books and your counsel. To Dave and Alicia Amaral, who left us mid-year after a job

relocation but somehow Dave still found the time to put much of this booklet together, thanks for all

of your efforts, we know you won’t be strangers. Many thanks to Jackie Brown who jumped in and

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took up the social activities work thanks also for helping out as you always seem to do. To the

captains, selectors, coaches and managers and everyone else who made this season such a

success – thank you all. I hope I haven’t missed anyone, if I have then please accept my apologies,

and know that you have also made a difference.

Lastly, my thanks and congratulations to Mark Brown, the best club secretary on the coast and the

guy who continually made everything tick during the season, not just in the doing but also in the

organising and communicating of all things cricket. The respect Mark has earned this club at

association level is testament to his level of professionalism and his thoroughness. Mark will be

retiring at the AGM, and will be almost irreplaceable. Thanks Mark, for all of your help and support.

That’s it then. Enjoy this evening and let’s look forward with confidence to the future of this club.

Mark Ronson

President – Brisbane Water CC

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BRISBANE WATER CRICKET CLUB – PRESENTATION NIGHT SEASON 2015/16

DIVISION TEAM PERFORMANCES - 2nd Grade

Aggregate / Averages: Batting Ben Sunshine 345 runs @ 34.50 Bowling Geoff Drury 48 wickets @ 7.06 Highest Score Ben Sunshine 97 Rd 11 vs Warnervale 5 Wickets or More Geoff Drury 6- 39 Rd 8 vs Wyong Geoff Drury 5- 9 Rd 9 vs Kincumber Geoff Drury 5- 33 Rd 10 vs Northern Power Geoff Drury 5- 36 Rd 7 vs The Entrance 3rd Grade

Aggregate / Averages: Batting Nithin Shetty 217 runs @ 16.69 Bowling Gary Bugden 19 wickets @ 7.68 Highest Score Ben Grogan 79 Rd1 vs Terrigal 5 Wickets or More Tim Scarr 5-10 Rd9 vs The Entrance

Gary Bugden 5- 11 Rd 6 vs Northern Power Robert Brown 5- 13 Rd 11 vs Kincumber Robert Brown 5- 18 Rd 2 vs The Entrance Dane Crocker 5- 21 Rd 11 vs Kincumber Josh Doolan 5- 28 Rd 8 vs Terrigal James Murphy 5- 32 Rd 7 vs Lisarow 4th Grade

Aggregate / Averages: Batting Ben Campbell 140 runs @ 46.67 Bowling Peter Foote 11 wickets @ 10.36 Josh Doolan 11 Wickets @ 12.73 Highest Score Ben Campbell 115 Rd 7 vs Lisarow 5 Wickets or More Josh Doolan 6- 3 Rd 2 vs The Entrance Simon Morrison 5- 39 Rd 6 vs Wyong Peter Foote 5- 39 Rd 14 vs Norther Power

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DIVISION TEAM PERFORMANCES (cont’d) - 5th Grade

Aggregate / Averages: Batting John Thew 398 runs @ 23.41 Bowling Richard Frost 36 wickets @ 10.94 Highest Score John Thew 112 Rd 3 vs Narara Glen Gardiner 100 Rd 2 vs Southern Spirit 5 Wickets or More Craig Garland 6- 20 Rd 3 vs Narara Richard Frost 5- 10 Rd 9 vs Southern Spirit Ewan Wilcox 5- 13 Rd 12 vs The Entrance Richard Frost 5- 25 Rd SF vs Southern Spirit 7th Grade

Aggregate / Averages: Batting James Fenning 226 runs @ 20.55 Bowling Anthony Pickup 25 wickets @ 15.72 Highest Score Michael Studdert 86* Rd 11 vs Wyong 5 Wickets or More James Fenning 6- 25 Rd SF vs Warnervale White 9th Grade

Aggregate / Averages: Batting Steven Cheal 520 runs @ 40.00 Bowling Steven Cheal 33 wickets @ 12.73 Highest Score Steven Cheal 190 Rd 8 vs Narara 5 Wickets or More Jackson Smith 6- 13 Rd 10 vs The Entrance Nathan Coates 6- 23 Rd 8 vs Narara Steven Cheal 6- 38 Rd 13 vs Southern Spirit Steven Cheal 5- 13 Rd 12 vs Wyong Steven Cheal 5- 32 Rd 13 vs Southern Spirit Jackson Smith 5- 34 Rd 10 vs The Entrance 10th Grade Aggregate / Averages: Batting Thomas Waterhouse 206 runs @ 15.85 Bowling Rhys Foody 20 wickets @ 12.65 Highest Score Graham Porter 67 Rd 8 vs Southern Spirit Purple 5 Wickets or More Joel Ryan 5- 7 Rd 2 vs Warnervale White

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Rhys Foody 5- 16 Rd 9 vs Southern Spirit Purple Highest Partnerships

1st 126 – Jordan Vilensky & Jason Harris – 2nd Grade – Rd 1 vs Wyong 2nd 116 – Brad Ryan & Jack Shelley – Under 19’s – Rd 4 vs The Entrance 3rd 137 – Jason Pereira & Ben Sunshine – 2nd Grade – Rd 11 vs Warnervale

4th 99 – Geoff Barrett & James Fenning – 7th Grade – Rd 3 vs Wyong 5th 99 – Ben Sunshine & Hayden Scott – 2nd Grade – Rd 7 vs The Entrance = 99 – Ben Cohen & Jason Pereira – 2nd Grade – Rd SF vs Warnervale 6th 107 – Jeremy Belcher & Damian Hurd – 4th Grade – Rd 8 vs Terrigal 7th 133 – Steven Cheal & Aaron Hayde – 9th Grade – Rd 8 vs Narara 8th 82 – Ben Campbell & Peter Foote – 4th Grade – Rd 7 vs Lisarow 9th 72 – Adam Howe & Craig Garland – 5th Grade – Rd 5 vs Northern Power 10th 43 – Adam Howe & Brock Lyon – 5th Grade - Rd GF vs Warnervale INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES - Most Runs for Year (including rep & finals games)

Steven Cheal 593 @ 34.88 (5th, 7th & 9th Grade) Most Wickets for Year (including rep & finals games)

Geoff Drury 48 @ 7.06 (1st Grade) Most Dismissal by a Keeper

Hayden Scott – 22 Dismissals (20 Catches & 2 Stumpings) Most Catches by a Fielder

Steven Cheal – 18 Catches

Hat – Tricks

Tim Scarr Round 9 vs The Entrance – 4th Grade 10 Wickets in a Match

Jackson Smith 11- 47 Rd 10 vs The Entrance Steven Cheal 11- 70 Rd 13 vs Southern Spirit Geoff Drury 10- 48 Rd 8 vs Wyong

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BRISBANE WATER CRICKET CLUB – PRESENTATION NIGHT SEASON 2015/16

“MILESTONES – SEASON 2015/2016”

Batting Bowling Dismissals

Steven Cheal 190 Josh Doolan 6/3 Hayden Scott 22

Ben Campbell 115 Jackson Smith 6/13 Jordan Vilensky 21

John Thew 112 Craig Garland 6/20 Steven Cheal 18

Glen Gardiner 100 Nathan Coates 6/23 Mark Corkery 15

Ben Sunshine 97 James Fenning 6/25 Jackson Smith 14

Runs Wickets

Steven Cheal 593 Geoff Drury 48

John Thew 398 Richard Frost 36

Ben Sunshine 378 Steven Cheal 34

Jordan Vilensky 370 Jason Periera 31

Jason Harris 331 Nathan Coates 30

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BRISBANE WATER CRICKET CLUB LIFE MEMBERS

Trevor Andrews Neil Cadigan Michael O’Brien Brian Starkey

Anthony Belcher Arthur Collien Ken Pieroz Dr D. Tilley (dec)

Gary Bugden Wayne Davies Mark Ronson Ian Trethewy

Trevor Baker Peter Duncan James Ryan Stuart Ware

Eric Benson (dec) Barry Frost Chris Scott Rob Wilcox

Mark Brown George Lammi Chris Shelley George Wilkinson (dec)

Frank Bushell (dec) Greg Nicholls Tim Shelley

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2015 / 2016 – CAPTAIN’S SEASON SUMMARIES

I’ll just start off with Wow, What a Season! We started out at Baker Park with a crushing

victory over Wyong in Round 1 & little did we know we would finish there with a big Grand

Final victory 6 or so months later!

Our season proper was very dominant with only back to back one day losses in November

the only speed bumps. Those losses against Warnervale & Northern Power I believe steeled us for

bigger games later in the season. We also had a testing period just in January with a few key players

missing but guys such as Gary Budgen, Shannon Gall, Kevin Searle & Will Byrne stepped in and we

didn’t miss a beat. We truly were a team with everyone performing and doing their part throughout

the season.

We wrapped up the Minor Premiership in the last round even after washouts against the 2 lowly

ranked Narara & Lisarow mid-season. This was an amazing achievement ensuring Brisbane Water

CC go back up to 1st Grade where we belong.

ONE DAY GRAND FINAL

The day after clinching the minor premiership we played in the One Day Grand Final v Northern

Power at Fagan Park. Again we faced a challenge with our spearhead Geoff Drury unable to play,

Jason Harris who was in hospital unwell the night before & Ben Sunshine under the weather on the

day of the game. We stepped up to the challenge again.

Alex Searle & Matty Sunshine took the new ball and bowled

beautifully. Matt picking up 3 wickets. Lewis Cavender bowled

some handy overs in Geoff’s absence which helped us also.

I had a few overs as we were short a bowler or

two and managed to pick up 3 for 12 bowling in

tandem with Jason Pereira who picked up 2

for 20 off his 9 overs. A great team effort to bowl them out for

137.

In our chase we got off to a tough start losing 2 early wickets but again we fought back through

Hayden Scott, JP & Ben Sunshine who hit back after being sick to top score with 33. Ben Shelley &

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I combined to take us past the target with 14 overs to spare. This victory meant a lot to our boys who

were the best throughout the year and to overcome the challenges we faced that day. We enjoyed

getting our medals but we knew that we had another challenge of the Semi Final v Warnervale

approaching in the overall comp the next weekend.

SEMI FINAL

We lost the toss & were sent in by Warnervale. Conditions definitely favoured

the bowling in that first few hours but young Jordan Vilensky & the experienced

Jason Harris toughed that first hour out which was critical for us. We lost Jason

with the score on 45 & Hayden got an absolute peach first ball so we soon

became 2 for 45. I joined Jordy at the crease & we dug in for 2 hours where I

must say it was tough to score. I like to get on with it but was tough at that point. We put on 50 odd

in 30 or so overs with myself holding out in the deep for 35 off 100 balls. Ben Cohen strode to the

crease & changed the game only as he can do. The run rate lifted and he blasted a quick-fire 54 off

52 balls. Jordy departed for 47 in a mentally tough innings beyond his years. JP joined the party with

41 also.

Unfortunately, a late order collapse after being well placed to score 300+ we only

ended up with 238. But runs on the board in a final, we will take that.

Our bowling yet again up front was superb! I brought on Ben Sunshine first change

who picked up their key batsman early. Big wicket & clearly Hilly is Ben’s bunny!

Geoff was sensational & picked up 3 wickets in first 9 overs and Warnervale collapsed under our

pressure to be 5 for 28 off 20 overs. A great bowling and fielding display continued as we rolled them

for 108 off 63 overs. JP was super with his off spin and took 4 for 15 off 11 overs. A shout out to

Kevin Searle who bowled beautifully in tandem with JP & ended up with 1 for 17 off 10 overs. An

amazing effort against a team I thought were our biggest threat throughout the season. Onto the GF

we march!!

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GRAND FINAL

With rain around the days before the Grand

Final the toss was always going to be crucial.

I came up with the goods & sent them into

bat. You could see by the look on their

captain’s face that he knew it would be tough

going against our attack on a wicket that

would do plenty. We had to bowl in the right areas as we had done almost all season and be patient

and we would go OK.

Geoff was again absolutely relentless early grabbing 3 wickets bowling great areas. Alex Searle &

Matty Sunshine yet again backed him up to perfection grabbing a wicket each and again showing

patience and sticking to the plans I set. For the 2 young fellas to do that on the big stage of the GF

was incredible. Now JP come on and finished off for us and picked up 4 for 3 off 5 overs!! This guy

ceases to amaze me & I have played most of my cricket with him over the past 15 or so years! We

bowled them out for 52 off 38 overs. I told the boys that we had to bat for 90 and the title was ours &

to not take the small total lightly.

Harris & Vilensky did just as they had in testing times in the Semi Final! They put on 35 and put away

the bad balls and practically took The Entrance out of the game with

that partnership. They set it up for us yet again! Hayden then combined

with Jordy to not only pass their score but almost double it before

Haydos was out for 40. Late in the day we lost JP for 2, Ben Sunny for

14 & Cohen for 1. At the end of day 1 we were 5 for 119 with Jordy

unbeaten on 34 & myself on 1.

My instructions in the sheds were to just keep batting until they wanted

to shake hands and go home on the Sunday. However, their captain

called me out of the sheds and said that we were too good and the

game was over on the first day! That was a slight surprise as I thought

they would try and fight on even though they were well behind and

needed a miracle really.

We then had a great rendition of our club song with the supporters we

had down watching us play which we all appreciated! We had a great afternoon & evening together.

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We achieved everything possible throughout the season.

Minor Premiership (ensuring club is back in 1st Grade)

1 Day Premiers

2 Day Major Premiership

Thanks to Geoff Drury & the club for appointing me skipper this

season. It was my most enjoyable season in 30 years not just from

a results perspective but more so the players & supporters we had

in and around the team.

Jase Harris & Geoff Drury…Thanks for your support & to play with

you guys has been great fun. I am glad Jase come back up after not

enjoying it as much last year. I’m happy we had a team environment

that you enjoyed. Enjoy the Golf you two!

Ben Cohan…What a mid-season acquisition you were for us. You gave us that middle order X Factor

& I hope you had as much fun as we did watching you destroy the attacks. Haha.

The Young Brigade – Jordy, Ben Shelley, Alex Searle… You guys have the cricketing world at your

feet. I am being fair dinkum too boys! If you keep on with the attitude you have shown this season

for me then our club is in good stead for the future as is your cricket careers if you went to Sydney

etc. Keep learning from the senior blokes around you and take that on-board

and you guys can do anything as you are very talented.

Ben & Matt Sunshine….Thanks for making me laugh on and off the field &

also bringing your talents to the table again this year. You blokes can do

anything. You boys were great to have around this year!

Buggo…Was great playing with you for half the season mate after playing a

lot together in our earlier years. Sorry we had a w inning thing going so we couldn’t get you back in

the team for semis but you were great for us this season. I respect you a lot and have learned a lot

from you over the years.

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Kev Searle & Josh Plint….Thanks for playing in Semi-Final Kevin in place of Shell who was away.

Was hard leaving you out of GF side but I had to make that decision. & Plinty thanks for being 12 th

man in both SF & GF. Much appreciated.

Jeff Vilensky…Thanks for being there each and every game this season supporting our guys. You

always come over to me at Tea Breaks or drinks breaks to let me know anything required as far as

scoring or run rates etc. You are a big part of our group & club. I can certainly see where Jordy gets

his calm head from!

Cheryl/Phil Sunshine & Vicki Vilensky… Thanks to Cheryl & Vicki

for your efforts with arvo teas & food prep. Sorry that some of us

didn’t bring good food sometimes haha. & Phil….Love seeing you

walk around the ground mate & supporting us. I am glad you got to

share in your son’s achievements this season!

JP…Man what do I say. We have shared a lot on and off the field over past 15 or so years. You are

my best mate & you are the man. We have been through tough times with finishing last on table

some years back in Gosford days but we kept on believing. We managed to come together for the

Bluetongues and played some great cricket together again! To win the 1 day comp at our old

stomping ground Fagan Park was something I’ll never forget and to win the Major Premiership with

my best mate is the pinnacle. Thanks for supporting me on and off the field.

Finally to Haydos my VC….Thanks for being my wingman

throughout the season. You are a great player & more

importantly a great person and one who I respect as much as

anyone I have played with or against over my career. You will

be a great leader for these younger guys moving forward.

Mark Ronson, Tim Shelley & The committee of BWCC – Thanks for all the support this season. You

guys do a great job of running the club & leaving the on field stuff to Geoff & the club runs seamlessly.

I am very happy that I was able to lead the boys back to the 1st grade comp for 2016/17 & I see

nothing but success for the club in the future with our great junior base also.

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Sorry this season review is so long BUT If we had a season where we run last it would have been 3

lines long but I had so much to cover with all the success the guys had

Adam Skinner

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It was a great start to the season by 3rd grade with a comprehensive win by 67 runs. Groges

entertained the huge crowd in scoring 79 runs.

Rounds 2 and 3 both brought close losses with Nithin's 48 and plinny's 44 were the only real positives

on sad Bluetongues batting scorecards. Rob took the first 5 for in round 2.

The previous two losses were made to feel worse when the following 2 rounds were washed out and

we were going into round 6 with only one win under our belts.

At 7/29 with tempers frayed, Mandalong was not a happy place to be for a Bluetongue. The

Bluetonges tail may well have dropped off at this stage , but instead it wagged and we made it to 94.

The match continued to see saw right to the death when we received our fourth LBW of the innings

(with no official) to dismiss the opposition for 91 with Buggo bagging 5/11 and Damo proving a

possible good catch can be made a great catch by having to make up late ground because :

A: you start running the wrong way.

B: you sitting playing in the dirt.

C: your not watching the game but really enjoying the scenery that is Mandalong.

D: your texting your girlfriend

Answer:[ ]

The next 2 rounds we failed to score more than 80 runs in our first innings when it matters,which was

a disturbing trend. As disappointing as this was to all players there was still a great belief whenever

we took to the field ,which produced consistent fielding and bowling performances ,as jimmy took a

well deserved 5/32 and Dool's continued his great form with the 4 piece ball by taking 5/28 in a score

of 190.

The first game back after Christmas and new we had to start turning good performances in the field

into points on the table and with a team that averaged in age less than 20 for the ten youngest players

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we put together one of our best displays in the field with Tim taking a hat trick and finishing with 5/10

Chasing only 58 it was over fairly quick with Plinny 33 not.

After another washout we made our highest team score of 9/176 and biggest win of the season by

116 runs thanks to Danes 5/21 and Robs 5/13.

Defending 134 in round 12 things didn't look good at 2/90 but that belief we had carried all year was

justified again as we had them all out for 123 with Wilbur taking 4 catches and a run out and damo

throwing down the stumps from the boundary with the stunned batsmen just short of his ground.

The last round was here and when we turned up for the second days play we were assured of

finishing third in the competition if we could chase down the 123 runs set. Not so hard you would

think, but we stayed true to form in the two day format finishing the season without a win in a two

day game.

However we finished the regular season winning all the one day games we contested which gave us

one more chance at glory in the one day final.

Taking on the minor premiers we posted 8/155 which normally would have been enough but dropped

catches and missed runout opportunities probably cost as they past us 8 down with six balls

remaining. All in all it was great effort by the Bluetongues up against a far more experienced side.

Thanks to all 30 players that made the scorebook in third grade for such an enjoyable season. I hope

see you all back next season.

Kevie Searle

Go the BT's

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This season in comparison to last season was a great step up for the Bluetongues. This team was

once again made up of a lot of young men and a few old heads, which took the field each week to

play their hearts out for themselves and their club.

Deane Maslen, who stepped into the captaincy role for a good part of the season, did a great job.

So on behalf of the club and most of all myself and the player’s, thank you mate for all your

support.

2015/16 was a very successful season with our homegrown youth stepping up on many occasions

to challenge and often outplay our opposition.

The talent and game sense the young men showed was outstanding and it was a pleasure to play

along side these guys. Not to mention playing the game hard but in the right spirit, by showing

great respect to fellow team mates and also our opposition.

I can’t forget the older guys who also were a pleasure to play along side. The mentoring and

generally having a laugh on and off the field was great to see.

The future is very bright for this club.

The Season in Short:

After starting the season off strongly and winning more than we lost, we suffered from losing 6

points due to an oversight of playing too many players in one game and then having 4 washouts

against weaker teams made it even tougher.

However, we were within striking distance of making our way into the semi finals come the

business end of the season with two games to go, only to be beaten narrowly by Warnervale and

Northern Power in the final games. We were in a position to knock them over but unfortunately it

was not to be.

Ultimately these teams made it into the semi finals with the overall winner being Terrigal, whom we

had beaten earlier in the season.

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Some highlights:

Round 2 : An outright win by the BT’s over the Entrance. The first outright for a few seasons.

(Callum Harris 65, Dean Maslen 51, Josh Doolan 6/3 off 9 overs, Dane 4/19 and Lewy with match

figures of 6/25.

Round 4: 1st Innings win to the BT’s. Keegan Colwell 52, Howey a majestic 32* to finish the game

off.

Round 6: A 1st innings win to the BT’s. Simon Morrison 5/39,

Round 7: Outright loss but with a fight. Ben Campbell 115, Peter Foote 50*

Round 8: 1st innings win against the overall winner’s Terrigal. Ben Campbell 4/4, Damo Hurd 71*

Round 12: 1st innings win over Lisarow

Round 14: A narrow loss to Northern Power: Peter Foote 5/39 and Richard Harvey 68.

In closing a big congratulations to 2nd Grade for completing the season as “WINNERS”.

To the rest of the teams there were also some outstanding performances throughout the season.

So well done to everyone.

To the selectors and committee thank you for all your efforts week in and week out getting teams

on the park.

Special mention to Geoff Drury who apart from playing in a premiership side, he played a huge part

in the complete success of the club. Any mention of retirement is just a myth. Thank you.

See you all next season.

Peter Foote

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Firstly I would like to thank Richard Frost for helping me captain the side,

you were a big part of the reason as how far we got this year and to his

mum for making the sandwiches

each home game. Next, I would like to thank the

core group of guys in our team, I thank you for giving up your time on a

Saturday afternoon. Everyone did the job that they had to

do, we did a good job getting to the finals but just missed

out on bring the trophy home I hope we can stick together and win title ( not

like parramatta). And to all the guys that filled in for us though out the season I thank you for your

efforts and contribution to the side. I also so want to thank Croc (David Amaral ) For his

contributions to this side you were a big part of this side for many years and helping us and the

club

Chris Gentles

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The Brisbane Waters 7th Division finished the 2014-15 season by making the

Semi Finals.

It was a goal for 7th to try and repeat the same target for the 2015-16 season.

The first game saw us come up against a very strong Warnervale

Blue team in a one day match, it came down to the last ball of the

day, where we needed the last wicket and the opposition need 6 off

the last ball. Needless to say I could not believe when their last

batsman took a huge swipe at the ball and placed it over the boundary

for 6 unbelievable.

The following matches our team of now and old players combine to

mesh and find success it winning games throughout the season.

During the season the players in 7th division showed good sportsmanship and respect for other teams

and more importantly their own team.

When you have team mates

coming up to you stating I am

not bowling my best for the team

take me off and put someone else on, or players stating

I am happy just playing cricket in this team and bat me

anywhere in the order that best suits the team.

These comments and attitude make it pleasurable to

play with great teammates.

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It came to the end of the season and we finished third a good effort.

The semi-final we played against Warnervale White and played our

best to defeat this team who on paper and past performance were

favourites.

Grand Final here we come.

We played Warnervale Blue in the Grand final who only lost one game

all year and had a very competitive side. The weather did not help us

as the second day it

rained and they won.

It was a pleasure to play with a great bunch of guys, let

us see what happens next season.

A big thanks to everyone in the team helped throughout the year, and

thanks to Steve Ayton for being vice-

captain.

Stuart Blocker Billins

7th Division Captain

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“Go The Mighty Ninth Grade – BTER’S”

Well, I didn’t know what was in store for me in season 2015/2016. It was time to step down the grades

and let our younger talented players to come through. When I was asked to captain a team of

newcomers and some odds / ends, I was wondering what this

season would be like.

In fact; I had one of the most enjoyable seasons in a long time,

helping to mould a team of mates into a really successful team

who ‘almost got there’. This team was made up of the

following –

Tony Belcher (Belch)

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Nathan Coates (Chicken)

Jackson Smith (Jacko)

Matt Cunningham (Stix)

Mitch Giannini (Noddy)

Mark Corkery (Corkers)

Andre Cheverall (The Giant)

Phil McGinty (McGinty)

Sumeet Sharma (Sharms)

Sam Maschichi (Subway)

Robert Wilson (Robbie)

Bill Bolte (Bolto)

Steve Cheal (Chiddy)

Mick McDonald (The Wall)

These bunch of guys managed to finish second, 2 points behind the minor premiers with 3 outright

and 6 first innings wins; winners of the one-day

competition and unfortunately in probably our

worst display lost the semi-final to the eventual

Premiers.

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There were a number of outstanding efforts competition and club wide. This included –

Steve “Chiddy” Cheal – 593 runs (club and competition highest), 34 wickets and 18 catches.

Jackson (Jacko) Smith – 248 runs, 19 wickets including 11- 47.

Others – Nathan Coates 30

wickets; Bill Bolte 24

wickets; Andre Cheverall 21

wickets; Sharma 9 catches

and Matt “Stix” Cunningham

8 catches.

To sum it up, I can’t say how much I enjoyed this season. The camaraderie

between all the players, the team spirit / performances and the help provided setting up the field,

doing the markers and umpiring. These guys enjoyed each other’s company; were regulars back at

The Settlers and readily supported other teams in our clubs. There was nothing better

than the team huddle when a wicket had fallen.

I did not want to single out any players for a special mention as they all

deserve accolades. However, I would like to thank Bill Bolte for his help,

captaincy (role and advice) and enthusiasm; Mitch “Noddy” Giannini in his first season

for all his help and willingness to learn to score, umpire etc and to Andre “the Giant”

Cheverall for maturity this season in

opening the bowling and the batting when asked; his

enthusiasm at all times when we were playing.

I really look forward to seeing and playing with these

guys again in season

2016/2017; as they

are a vital part of our

club.

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Lastly, it would be remiss of me to not acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our Bluetongue

Second Grade, being Minor Premiers, One Day comp winners and most importantly, “MAJOR

PREMIERS” ensuring promotion to the Premier League in season 2016/2017.

“KEEP ON BLUE

TONGUING IN

SEASON 2016/2017”

Tony Belcher –

Captain 9th Grade

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I

would first like to congratulate 2nd grade on the treble finishing the season as minor premiers,

premiers and one-day competition premiers. And also 9th grade on becoming one day competition

premiers as well, and to all the other teams, who made it to their respective grade finals and one

day finals.

After a few tough seasons as captain, we from

seasons past with Peter Hoynes, Kris

Armstrong, Ken Pieroz, Sam Maschchi, Mick

Littlejohn and Jarad Cameron. We also

welcomed a few new players who came up from last season u/17s in Thomas

Tranmer, Rhys Foody, Tom Waterhouse and Brock Lyon who all had a good year whether it was

with bat or the ball. We also had three players from the

u/16a's who were permanent members of the team as well in

Joel Ryan, Graham Porter and Chaz Schram, as well as

Liam Rittie and Darcy Larkins of the

u/16b's who all showed that the future of

Brisbane Water is looking good. I would like

to thank the other 10 players who

contributed whether it was playing one or two games with the team when we were

short.

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I would also like to thank all the parents of all our new seniors and juniors who helped with scoring

without your help the scorebooks would not have been as close as they were.

Brisbane Water 10th Grade side finished the season with 6 wins, 5

losses, 2 byes and a tie finishing on roughly 40 points with no ladder

for the grade it's hard to see where we finished , and finished the One

Day Fixture Competition in 2nd place on 26 points and made it into

the grand final.

We took on Warnervale White at EDSACC North after winning the toss and batting first the team

managed to finish with a total of 7-108 from our 35 overs with the runs going to Chaz 28no,

Graham 28, Joel 16 and Ken 15. Warnervale went out after the

afternoon tea break and were bowled out for 101 on the final ball of

the day with the wickets going to Graham 3-7, Joel 2-10, Thomas 1-

16, Mick 1-16 and Chaz 1-23. I'd like to thank all the players who

were in the team for the grand final and congratulations on winning.

The team was very lucky with bowling options this season with Rhys Foody

taking 20 wickets at 12.65 with best figures 5-16, Joel Ryan 19 wickets at

5.16 including 5-7 & 4-9 in the one match with figures of 9-16, Graham

Porter 13 wickets at 8.23 with best figure 4-9 and

Thomas Tranmer 11 wickets at 25.45 with best figure 3-29.

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Figures not including one day final. And with the bat Tom Waterhouse 206 runs averaging 15.85

with highest score 55, Graham Porter 142 averaging 14.20 with highest score 67, Joel Ryan 130

averaging 13.00 with highest score 35, Sam

Masachchi 121

averaging 40.33 with

highest score 42 and

Ken Pieroz 120

averaging 24.00 with

highest score 42.

Bring on season 2016/17

Mitchell Rodgers

10th Grade Captain

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CURRENT CAREER PLAYER STATISTICS

AS AT

SEASON 2015 / 2016

Name 2015/16 Grand Total

Runs Wickets Dismissals Runs Wickets Dismissals

Allen Zak 9 0 0 9 0 0

Amaral David 66 7 1 1587 312 79

Anderson Michael 74 6 2 206 11 3

Armstrong Kris 46 1 6 263 21 25

Ayton Stephen 101 0 5 2573 124 68

Barrett Geoff 54 0 0 2568 15 23

Belcher Jeremy 119 4 8 389 12 17

Belcher Tony 208 1 5 3922 21 102

Billins Corey 120 5 5 823 9 28

Billins Stuart 95 19 2 3581 457 47

Bolte William 180 24 6 443 54 12

Brown Robert 42 16 1 830 176 54

Bugden Gary 15 22 3 1148 447 54

Byrne Wil 116 3 6 2024 62 54

Cameron Jarad 40 5 2 554 21 13

Campbell Ben 237 11 10 237 11 10

Carr David 78 22 3 1530 250 58

Cattanach Rodney 137 0 1 137 0 1

Cavender Lewis 141 18 7 434 45 17

Cheal Steve 593 34 18 646 34 22

Cheverall Andre 93 22 2 106 25 3

Coates Nathan 65 30 4 100 30 7

Cohen Ben 191 2 3 232 14 6

Colwell Keegan 278 1 7 278 1 7

Colwell Mason 7 0 0 7 0 0

Conaghan Ryan 61 9 4 370 41 18

Corkery Mark 87 0 15 87 0 15

Crawford Russell 174 0 6 1841 24 48

Crocker Dane 105 26 3 128 29 3

Cunningham Matthew 59 4 7 59 4 7

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Doolan Josh 16 25 2 191 58 14

Drury Geoff 15 48 6 407 122 23

Evans Jack 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fenning James 226 18 4 1030 84 23

Fenton Mark 1 1 0 118 15 4

Finch Mick 25 0 7 273 6 59

Foody Rhys 38 20 4 51 20 5

Foote Jordan 74 0 7 125 0 11

Foote Peter 90 11 2 1006 40 23

Frost Richard 204 36 6 1515 297 71

Gall Shannon 116 0 3 116 0 3

Gardiner Glen 327 0 4 4675 23 67

Garland Craig 194 18 8 1816 207 38

Gentles Chris 252 4 2 1020 32 10

Giannini Mitchell 214 4 7 214 4 7

Greenwood Adam 1 0 2 70 2 4 Grogan Ben 114 0 2 2126 59 57

Harper Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 1

Harris Callum 188 1 8 401 10 11

Harris Haydn 1 2 0 1 2 0

Harris Jason 331 0 8 3292 2 45

Harvey Richard 100 12 4 901 109 23

Hayde Aaron 38 0 3 599 0 67

Helman Joshua 46 0 2 46 0 2

Herbert Robin 64 0 11 1869 22 147

Herft Keith 0 0 0 2246 374 94

Hills Steve 23 3 0 4474 393 97

Howe Adam 285 8 9 285 8 9

Hoynes Peter 29 0 1 409 4 23

Hurd Damien 171 0 5 793 3 20

Kelly Simon 18 10 1 84 34 6

Kirby Nicholas 72 2 9 72 2 9

Larkins Darcy 25 2 1 25 2 1

Littlejohn Michael 18 13 7 289 113 21

Lyon Brock 63 24 3 63 24 3

Maraga Lee 167 13 13 167 13 13

Masachchi Sam 174 4 5 1070 45 31

Maslen Deane 139 0 10 625 17 24

McBride Aidan 75 2 6 162 8 8

McBride Rory 0 0 2 15 1 3

McDonald Michael 187 1 2 2025 7 29

McGinty Phil 108 3 7 3111 268 84

Milostic Tom 20 5 1 34 12 5

Morrison Simon 60 9 1 164 13 5

Murphy James 117 14 1 275 36 6

Pereira Jason 299 31 7 3157 110 60

Peteh Zac 7 3 2 22 16 3

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Pickup Tony 124 25 4 1617 527 79

Pieroz Ken 247 0 1 5340 16 55

Plant Jason 46 25 3 711 134 30

Plint Joshua 239 7 4 348 21 12

Porter Graham 142 17 3 142 17 3

Rickards Oliver 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rittie Liam 77 3 4 78 3 4

Rodgers Blake 12 0 0 1290 33 79

Rodgers Mitchell 57 7 2 932 135 32

Ryan Bradley 208 2 2 676 47 10

Ryan Joel 131 21 5 165 26 8

Ryan Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 1

Scarr Simon 4 0 0 50 1 2

Scarr Timothy 20 9 3 22 12 3

Schram Chaz 74 8 5 74 8 5

Scott Brodie 25 0 0 569 33 17

Scott Hayden 326 0 22 1673 0 142

Searle Alex 220 23 3 938 75 25

Searle Kevin 162 18 6 2850 309 85

Sharma Sumeet 199 11 8 199 11 8

Shelley Benjamin 163 14 4 483 36 12

Shelley Jack 215 5 4 332 11 5

Shelley Lachlan 17 0 1 53 2 2

Shelley Tim 7 0 1 3898 43 47

Shetty Nithin 222 1 12 222 1 12

Skinner Adam 227 5 4 2621 18 49

Smith Jackson 248 19 14 248 19 14

Spowart Sean 263 6 4 694 9 9

Story Connor 102 6 3 218 13 8

Studdert Michael 213 5 2 536 19 8

Sunshine Ben 378 14 5 2420 128 36

Sunshine Matt 73 25 6 960 58 38

Thew John 398 25 8 1622 105 32

Thom Daniel 203 1 2 1100 31 32

Thomas Christopher 4 4 0 4 4 0

Thompson Logan 26 1 2 26 1 2

Tranmer Thomas 82 12 6 88 13 6

Vilensky Jordan 370 0 21 1117 0 46

Waterhouse Thomas 206 1 4 218 1 4

Willcox Ewan 47 6 1 2327 77 85

Wilson Dale 105 0 7 1421 10 53

Wilson Robert 39 12 2 290 57 9

Wilson Ryan 90 5 2 900 47 24

Wilson Shaun 0 0 1 779 10 13

Wood Mitchell 6 2 0 6 2 0