ANNUAL REPORT ANDFINANCIAL STATEMENT

SEASON 2013-2014SEASON 2015-2016

ON THE COVER

Top Image – Merewether celebrate after retaining the Dr E P Barbour Shield (First Grade MajorPremiership) and winning the E Tiplady Shield (Second Grade Major Premiership) (30 March 2014)

[Photo Courtesy of the Newcastle Herald]

Bottom Images Left to Right –Mitchell Claydon in action for Newcastle City[Photo Courtesy of the Newcastle Herald];

Mark Cameron bowling for Merewether at No 1 Sportsground; Umpire Terry Collins watches on[Photo Courtesy of the Newcastle Herald]

Jacob Montgomery sends one down in the Under 21 Final (Sunday 9 March 2014)[Photo Courtesy of the Newcastle Herald]

ON THE COVER

Top Image - Mark Littlewood raising the Country Championship Cup

Bottom Image left to right -

Matt Webber – Hamilton-WickhamKen Clifford

Simon Moore – Victorious Merewether Captain celebrating with the team

(Photos courtesy of the Newcastle Herald)

TABLE OF CONTENTOffice Bearers 2015-2016NDCA Officials 1892-2016Chairman’s ReportSecretary’s ReportObituariesHunter Game Development Manager ReportNewcastle ZoneRepresentative Cricket 2015-2016

State ChallengeSCA T20Country ChampionshipsCountry Final

Representative StatisticsCountry Cricket Championships Country Colts CarnivalUnder 17 Northern CarnivalBradman CupKookaburra CupFrom the VaultDe Courcy Club and De Courcy CupWarren Tennant Memorial Scholarship and Contribution AwardClub Competitions

Season ReviewNDCA Club Championship Point scoreCommonwealth Bank First Grade PremiershipTom Locker CupNDCA T20 CompetitionSecond GradeThird GradeFourth GradeDenis Broad OAM CupUnder 15 T20 CompetitionUnder 21 Competition

Club and Individual Award Winners 2015-2016NDCA Financial StatementsNDCA Honour BoardNDCA Records

OFFICE BEARERS 2015 - 2016

Chairman: P H Marjoribanks

Deputy Chairman: P J Kembrey

Financial Controller: P G Robertson

Secretary: R D McCormack

Grade Administrator: A E Nichols

Three (3) Committee Members: T Caimakamis,

A J Gray

D M Redden

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,

T Caimakamis

A E Nichols

Code of Conduct Commissioner: J R Tombleson

District Senior Coaches: S R Burley

S J Taylor

TP Colley

Regional Director of Coaching: M A Cameron

Bradman Cup Coach N D McDonald

Kookaburra Cup Coach R Fowler

Solicitor: M P Trisley

Historian: T D J Hay

STANDING COMMITTEES

Management: T Caimakamis

A J Gray

P J Kembrey

P H Marjoribanks *

R D McCormack

A E Nichols

P G Robertson

D M Redden

Appeals: P J Kembrey *

T C Morgan

J T Smith

Fixtures & Permits: J K Bailey

G F Bruce

A E Nichols*

P G Robertson

Judiciary: K J Burke

A E Hawgood

M R McEntyre*

J L Price

Selection: G A Arms*

M J Littlewood

M A Cameron

Umpire Appointments: G F Bruce

D Shah

J R Tombleson*

Club Advisory: K Beckett

P Burke

R Hancock

M Maher

S McInnes

TMorgan

A Nichols

C Oliver

C Slavek

S Storey

C Tegg

J Wallace

* Indicates Chairman

NDCA OFFICIALS 1892-2016

Treasurer1889 - 1906 R J Bond1906 - 1907 H Norman1907 - 1911 C V Horton1911 - 1915 H MacFarlane1918 - 1921 R A Houston1921 – 1922 A Gilbert1922 – 1936 R M Wilson1936 - 1941 A D Dodds1941 - 1950 N Waller1950 - 1954 A Gammidge1954 - 1961 T W Wright1961 - 1964 J A Wingrove1964 - 1969 C S Jones1969 - 1980 W W Peady1980 - 1989 N F Gibson1989 - 2001 N D McDonald2001 - 2003 M A Connolly2003 - 2006 P M Williams2006 - 2007 M A Connolly2007 - 2008 P M WilliamsThe AGM in 2007-2008 sawposition retitled

Financial Controller2007- 2008 P M Williams2009- 2011 N D McDonald2011 - P G Robertson

Registrar Statistician1958 - 1959 G WClapham1960 - 1969 J P Sciffer1969 - 1993 K RClifford1993 - 1996 M AConnolly 1996 - 2000 AE Hawgood 2000 -2001 M A Connolly2001- 2002 C N McGinn2002 - 2007 S M LiddellThe AGM in 2007-2008 sawposition retitled

Grade Administrator2007 - 2013 J P C Wenta2014 - A E Nichols

President1889 - 1890 A Ross1890 - 1907 S Keightley1907 - 1935 T HRaysmith1935 - 1947 H J Ireland1947 - 1968 R M Wilson1968 - 1990 T J Locker1990 - 1993 A G Jefferies1993 - 2005 K R Clifford2005 - 2007 P GRobertsonThe AGM in 2007-2008Saw position retitled

Chairman2007 - P H Marjoribanks

Secretary1889 - 1900 J D Beeston1900 - 1901 M C Reid1901 - 1905 W P Hewitt1905 - 1907 K AMathieson1907 - 1916 W P Hewitt1916 - 1917 A C Terry1917 - 1921 R H Rogers1921 - 1926 R A Houston1926 - 1930 H N Bryant1930 - 1935 O Gavin1935 - 1941 H R Morris1941 - 1954 A D Dodds1954 - 1956 J Steele1956 - 1957 G W

Clapham1957 - 1960 K G Booth1960 - 1962 G WClapham1962 - 1972 M A Baker1972 - 1974 L P Trisley1974 - 1979 M A Baker1979 - 2003 D J BroadOAM2003 - 2003 M A Connolly

Resigned Nov 20032003 - R D McCormack

Assistant Secretary1921 – 1925 D K Rodgers1925 - 1927 W J Shepherd1925 - 1947 S Mears1947 - 1954 G Frith1954 - 1956 G W Clapham1956 - 1957 R K Howie1957 - 1959 J Hills1959 - 1962 M A Baker1962 - 1963 S Mears1962 - 1965 A Atkin1965 - 1971 H Bradford1971 - 1972 L P Trisley1971 - 1973 H Bradford1973 - 1974 N F Gibson1974 - 1975 B Barrett1975 - 1976 R Clarke1974 - 1979 G E Corling1979 - 1981 B Dennis1981 - 1983 W Shultz1983 - 1984 B Dennis1984 - 1987 C S Traill1987 - 2005 G H Halton2005 - 2007 J A BrooksThe AGM in 2007-2008Saw position removed

Assistant SecretaryJunior(1976-2007)1976 - 1979 D J Broad OAM1979 - 1980 A R Edwards1979 - 1983 H Bradford1983 - 1984 C S Traill1984 - 1985 H Bradford1984 - 1986 S Walters1984 - 1987 R Neal1984 - 1991 T Taylor1991 - 1995 R D McCormack1995 - 2000 K A Pink2000 - 2005 G H Halton2005 - 2007 J A BrooksThe AGM in 2007-2008 Sawposition removed

Life Members

N Walker 1950 * H R Morris 1951 * A D Dodds 1955 *E Clarke 1969 * G A Fraser 1975 * CG Harvey 1975 *J O’Hearn 1978 * M A Baker 1981 * T J Locker 1984 *W R Tennant 1984 * W W Peady 1984 D J Broad OAM 1991G A Moase 1991 K R Clifford 1991 * G E Corling 1991R G Holland 1993 I J Gorton 1997 G J Gilmour 2003 *J W Hartigan 2003 * T D J Hay 1997 N D McDonald 2004A G Jefferies 2007 G H Halton 2004 J R Tombleson 2007P G Robertson 2013 G G Geise 2013

*Indicates deceased

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

Newcastle cricket season 2015-16 was highlighted by a number of firsts.

The Newcastle Steel representative team qualified for the playoffs of the Sydney Cricket AssociationKingsgrove Cup in its third season in the competition. With victories over Sutherland, Mosman and Illawarra inthe preliminary rounds, the Steel was defeated by the eventual competition winner Randwick-Petersham in thesemi-finals. This was a fabulous effort by the team and fully justifies the inclusion of regional teams in theSydney based competition. Further to this, the Newcastle team won the NSW Country Championshipsdefeating the revitalized Southern Zone which now includes ACT based players. Congratulations to coachShane Burley, captain Mark Littlewood, the players and the dedicated support group on a fantasticrepresentative season. I have had the privilege of travelling with the team in recent seasons and witnessingfirsthand the hard work and sacrifices that are made to achieve these results.

The spare day was needed to complete the final of the NDCA competition after bad light stopped play with 10overs still be bowled at the end of day 2. The largest cricket crowd in memory turned out on Good Friday to

watch the conclusion of anenthralling final. Merewether

won their 5th consecutive finalover Hamilton-Wickham andcontinued to state their case asone of the best club sides in thehistory of Newcastle cricket.Merewether were superbly ledby Simon Moore who hasdeveloped into a cricket captainof the highest order. To cap avery successful season, Simonwas named Herald Player of theYear and won the first gradebatting Dickinson Shield award.Hamilton-Wickham openingbowler Sam Webber was aworthy winner of the Clifford

medal as Player of the Final with his ten wicket haul.

The use of pink balls in the twilight T20 round at No. 1 Sports Ground saw the NDCA become one of the firstcompetitions in Australia to introduce this concept. The pink balls were well received by all clubs and created aunique and enjoyable round of cricket. Match day crowds were good and with live streaming coverage, tens ofthousands of viewers tuned into NDCA T20 cricket.

The performance and development of Wallsend’s Jason Sangha was the most significant individual event of theNewcastle cricket season. Jason advanced from a Newcastle under 16 Bradman Cup player to a NSW 2nd XIplayer with a NSW rookie contract within 12 months. Jason represented Australia at under age level and hasrisen to every challenge that he has been set. Jason scored a century in the NDCA competition, representedNewcastle at the NSW Country Championships and was the recipient of the Warren Tenant scholarship forseason 2015-16. All Newcastle cricket supporters will be closely following the future developments in Jason’scareer.I would like to thank the media for their continued support of Newcastle cricket – Josh Leeson from theNewcastle Herald, Mitch Hughes from NBN TV and Craig Hamilton from ABC Radio. I would also like tothank our major sponsors – CBA, Newcastle Herald, Kingsgrove Sports, DeCourcy Club, and KookaburraSports.

To conclude, I would like to thank the media for their continued support of Newcastle cricket – Josh Leesonfrom the Newcastle Herald, Mitch Hughes from NBN TV and Craig Hamilton from ABC Radio. I would alsolike to thank our major sponsors – CBA, Newcastle Herald, Kingsgrove Sports, DeCourcy Club, andKookaburra Sports. Also a special mention to the recently appointed NDCA Honorary Auditors and the auditpartner – PKF Lawlers and Martin Matthews.

I would also like to thank the many volunteers who give freely of their time to support the NDCA and myfellow NDCA committee members for their support and guidance during the summer your work does not gounnoticed and is much appreciated.

Merewether congratulate Simon Moore on another premiership.

P. H. (Paul) Marjoribanks (Chairman – NDCA)

SECRETARY’S REPORTThe Committee of Management of the Newcastle District Cricket Association has much pleasure inpresenting the 126th Annual Report covering the 2015/2016 season.

Congratulations are extended to the Final winning clubs

First Grade – Merewether DCCSecond Grade – Charlestown DCCThird Grade – Newcastle City and Eastern Districts CCFourth Grade – Toronto Workers DCFirst Grade T20 Competition – Hamilton-Wickham DCCTom Locker Cup – Merewether DCCDenis Broad OAM Cup – Merewether DCCUnder 21 Competition – Wallsend DCCUnder 15 Competition – Newcastle City and Eastern Districts CC

Club Championship - Toronto Workers DC

The Management Committee appointed the following persons as Chairman of the standing committeesfor season 2015/2016:

Appeals Committee – Peter KembreyJudiciary Committee – Michael McIntyreSelection – Greg ArmsFixtures and Permits Committee – Alan NicholsUmpires Appointments – Jeremy Tombleson

The NDCA website (www.ndca.asn.au) again proved a major source for cricket followers of the localcompetition with well over 60,000 visits on all various pages of the site throughout the season.

Matt Webber – Hamilton Wickham

The Newcastle District Cricket Umpires Association (NDCUA) continued to appoint as many umpiresas possible to Saturday Grade fixtures and the Sunday competitions. An increase in numbers this pastseason has seen third grade with regular umpires appointed. An offseason campaign again willhopefully see increased persons on field for the coming season.

Cricket New South Wales (CNSW) and Country Cricket New South Wales (CCNSW) are also thankedfor their support of Newcastle cricket.

Newcastle City Council and Lake Macquarie City Council are also thanked for providing many groundsthat are available to allow competitions to proceed as smoothly as possible throughout the season.

The Committee discussed many issues during the season including the rules of competition, groundsissues, T20 Sundays, registration of players and the overall representative program.

My personal thanks are extended to all members of management and members of sub-committees whogive up their time freely to assist in the running of the various competitions held. Grade/AssociationSecretaries are also thanked for giving up their time voluntarily to assist their respective clubs and theNDCA as a whole.

R. D. (Royce) McCormack – Secretary NDCA

OBITUARY

Past President of the NDCA

Kenneth Russell Clifford (02/12/1942-01/09/2015)

President (1993-2005)

Registrar (1969-1993)

Ken Clifford will be remembered as one of the most influential figures in Newcastle cricket in the 20th

and early 21st century. Leaving aside his notable service both as a player and administrator with 3clubs, his tenure of 36 seasons on the NDCA Management Committee including 12 terms as Presidentis truly remarkable.

Having joined the Committee as Registrar in 1969 he then succeeded Graeme Jefferies as President in1993, a position he held until 2005. In that time Ken sat every season on more sub-committees than hedid not, was heavily involved in Country Cricket and all things cricket in the Hunter Region.

Cricket was more than a hobby to Ken, he simply loved the sport. In recent years, the Clifford Medalhas been awarded for the player of the NDCA 1st Grade Final, only fitting given his importantcontribution to the success of the game generally over his life. This award will ensure to perpetuateKen’s legacy to the game.

The below obituary penned by Newcastle Herald journalist James Gardiner accurately sums up notonly Ken’s massive contribution to cricket but sport generally in the region. Vale Ken Clifford.

Passionate, committed, meticulous, a pioneer, straight shooter, an advocate for the Hunter and itsyoung sportspeople and a thorough gentleman.

Few, if any, have made a greater contribution to Hunter sport than Ken Clifford.

One of the region’s best-known sportsmen and administrators,Clifford died on Monday September 1 2015, after a battle withcancer. He was 73.

A former teacher, Clifford devoted his life to sport and family.

A president and life member of Newcastle District CricketAssociation and Newcastle Basketball, Clifford was the HunterAcademy of Sport chief executive for 27 years until hisretirement last year.

Ken, John Lowry & Robert Wellham

Under his stewardship, the academy grew from an initial program for basketball in 1988 to encompass 28different programs and involve more than 550 elite young sportspeople.

‘‘Sadly, we have lost a legendary figure in Hunter sport,’’ former Olympic basketballer and close friend TerryCharlton said.

‘‘Without a doubt one of our greatest sporting administrators.

‘‘If you look at the number of sports he crossed, there would not be anyone more involved. He has been adedicated servant to sport.

‘‘He built the Hunter Academy basically from nothing and was always available, 24/7.

‘‘He was very strong on sports ethics and people doing the right thing. I think the way he presented himself wasborn from his teaching background.

‘‘He liked to take control and was certainly a leader.’’

Cricket was Clifford’s first love. A fast bowler, he made his first-grade debut at 14 and had stints with Waratah-Mayfield, University and Merewether.

In 1968 he took up the role of NDCA registrar, serving 34 years, before taking the role of president from199394 until 2004-05.

He was awarded life membership in 2005, and the Clifford Medal for the player of the first-grade final wasstruck in 2015 in recognition of his contribution.

‘‘It’s a sad day for sport and specifically Newcastle cricket,’’ NDCA president Paul Marjoribanks said. ‘‘He hasbeen president, registrar, a selector, has sat on junior committees, fixture committees ... every possible rolewithin cricket Ken has been involved and worked tirelessly in at some stage.’’

Article supplied by James Gardner – Newcastle Herald

Ken Clifford with the Hunter Institute of Sport Cricket Academy

GAME DEVELOPMENT REPORTExecutive Summary

Cricket NSW Game Development Department continues to support the strong growth of cricket across NSW.Implementing Cricket NSW Strategic Plan Pillar 3, we aim to “increase substantially and inspire the nextgeneration of cricket players, fans and volunteers”.

This report provides a summary of Game Development initiatives delivered in the Hunter Region whichencompasses Newcastle Zone and the Hunter Valley Cricket Council during 2015-16.

Cricket is winning:1. Participation (Game Development)

• NSW is the No.1 state for participation (393K, 24% Female)• 73 new girls’ teams participated in the inaugural Sixers and Thunder Girls Cricket Leagues• Successful inaugural PLAN B Regional Bash competition• Positive outcomes achieved by Associations and Clubs working with Game Development staff

2. Players (Cricket Performance)• NSW has won every national title at least once in the past three years• Inaugural Thunder Double, Matador Cup 2015/16• NSW provides 35% of players for Australian men’s and women’s teams

3. Fans• 2015/16 set attendance and viewership records• All International and BBL matches viewed by over 1 million people• BBL is the highest rating league in Australia of ANY SPORT• WBBL is the highest rating women’s league, recently copied by Netball• There were over 1 million fans that attended BBL matches

Hunter Region is winning:• Delivered 44% of Entry Level and 31% of School Programs for the

Northern NSW hub• Strong growth of Newcastle junior teams achieved on the back of

changes to playing formats• The Plan B Regional Bash match between Newcastle Blasters and Hunter

Hitmen was an outstanding event• Newcastle, Maitland and Singleton junior cricket associations have

created Strategic Plans to focus their future aims and objectives

Impact of Participation Programs in the Hunter Region

The Hunter Region population is 22% higher than Tasmania, with almost 300 schools, 8 Local GovernmentAuthorities, 12 Cricket Associations and 203 playing facilities.

Entry Level Programs MILO in2CRICKET and MILO T20 Blast performed strongly while school engagementthrough products including MILO T20 Blast School Cup, MILO in2CRICKET Skills, Sporting Schools andSchool Ambassador delivered programs had enormous effect driving cricket inthe schoolyard and providing information to support club recruitment.

National Census 2015-16 Participants

School Programs 10,331 +20%

Entry Level Programs 1,443 +37% Junior Club cricketers

4,800 +15% Senior Club cricketers 7,865 +10%

A Sport for All (Female, Indigenous, All-abilities)

Females – A MILO T20 Blast centre was established at New Lambton with over 40 girls involved in all-femaleteams, Newcastle City’s all-girl team remained undefeated in traditional competition until the Final and a

combined Newcastle-Central Coast team won the NSW DCA Mollie Dive Shield. Newcastle girls combined withCentral Coast to form Newcoasters U15 and U18 teams for the McDonald’s NSW Country Championship. In2016-17, a strategy will be implemented to grow the base by introducing a Sixers Girls’ Cricket League to supportexisting programs.

Indigenous - NSW male and female teams won their Finals at the National Indigenous Cricket Championships inAlice Springs, for the girls it was their 9th title in succession. Novocastrians Jemma Astley and Veronica Gordonrepresented the region and it was an honour to again be involved coaching the team. Jemma was subsequentlyselected in an Australian Indigenous team to tour India during May.

All-Ability - Cricket was involved in annual DET multi sports days for Primary and Secondary students at theUniversity Forum. In addition, MILO T20 Blast Schools Cup gala days were held for High School teams. Thesedays are very rewarding to be involved with and the participants really enjoy themselves.

Indoor Cricket - Improved methods of data collection contributed to an increase in Indoor Cricket participants.There are some great opportunities for kids to represent their state and country through indoor cricket with thehighlight in 2015/16 being the Indoor Cricket World Cup hosted in Brisbane during September.

Clinics – Cricket NSW Winter Development Squad eight week pre-season program attracted 46 participants anincrease of 300% on the previous season. Participants from 8-13 years of age were engaged in a range of cricketskills using contemporary training methods. A two-day Sydney Sixers holiday clinic was conducted in Newcastleduring the September holidays and will be expanded in 2016-17.

Events – The inaugural Plan B T20 Regional Bash featuredknock-out matches between sixteen regional teams. TheHunter Hitmen played the Newcastle Blasters at MaitlandPark after the fixture was transferred from Newcastle No.1Sports Ground owing to the state of the ground. Despite

the late change of venue the match was a highly successful event whichengaged the cricket and wider communities, government, sponsors andthe media. More than one hundred kids participated in a Sydney Sixerscommunity clinic prior to the match which ended in a tie beforeNewcastle won after a Super Over.

Volunteers

Volunteers are the life-blood of clubs and associations and there are a number of resources available to supportthem to build vibrant organisations. They include:-

Governance – The Australian Cricket Club and Association Framework has been released with a strategicplanning template available for volunteers to use to align their club and association aims and objectives underfive pillars:- Players, People, Places, Partnerships and Promotion. Strategic plans are a regular feature inpresentations to local government and potential sponsors.

www.community.cricket.com.au – A comprehensive website to support club volunteers, coaches and playersto manage competition formats, club administration and facilities. The site includes:-- “Well Played” Junior Cricket Policy - Coach Development- A Sport For All resource and training program - Umpire Recruitment- Australian Cricket Pathway - National Facility Audit- National Community Cricket Facility Guidelines - ACA Past Players Program

McDonald’s & CNSW Community Grants – are available each year to support clubs seeking to upgrade orestablish new facilities.

Toyota “Good for Cricket” Raffle – Clubs and associations continue to benefit from this fundraisingopportunity with prizes provided by Toyota and the proceeds of ticket sales remaining with the club.

Volunteer Recruitment & Recognition #CNSWHero – a Cricket NSW initiative recognizing volunteers thathave contributed to the growth of the game.

PlayCricket promotional Materials – the opportunity for clubs to create their own ‘flyer’ from a range oftemplates to promote recruitment and playing formats.

administrators, sponsors including Rebel Sport, McDonalds, Toyota and Transport for

2016-17

Thank you to everyone who supported our development initiatives in 2015-16 and we looking forward tosupporting all associations to grow cricket in the season ahead. We expect the Hunter Region to enjoy continuedgrowth through entry level programs and the junior club segment combined with a strategy to significantly growfemale participation. Senior cricket can play its part by ensuring that a strong pathway exists between junior andsenior clubs together with a suite of contemporary playing formats.

Our priorities working with Associations, Clubs and the community in 2016-17 are very clear with a strategicfocus on:-

• Cricket aiming to be No.1 for men and women, boys and girls. Therefore growing the base of femaleplayers and fans is vital.

• Implementing customer-friendly formats at all levels of the Australian Cricket Pathway.• Integrating BBL and WBBL in the participation pathway to leverage the success these competitions have in

attracting fans and promoting cricket participation.

Neil McDonaldDevelopment Manager – Hunter RegionCricket NSW

NSW NEWCASTLE ZONE ACADEMY REPORT

The NSW Academy program has been running in its current format for the past three years. The goalof the program is to develop cricketer’s skills, knowledge and fitness to enable them to representNSW in firstly under age competitions and ultimately in the NSW men’s first XI, Sydney Sixes orThunder sides. The 2015/16 season was also the second season Cricket Australia had allowed a newteam (ACT / NSW Country) into the Under 17 and U19 national carnival. This would be picked fromorigin, allowing Sydney based players that originally come from the country to play for ACT/NSWCountry, meaning the NSW Metro squad was only city based. This was different from previousseasons where ACT would invite players from NSW Country to play for the ACT in these carnivals.

The coaching staff comprised of the following structure:

Head Coach and Bowling Coach– Mark Cameron Head Batting Coach– Trent Colley Fielding and Wicket Keeping Coach– Shane Burley Assistant Coach– Pat Darwen Assistant Coach– Mark Littlewood Strength and Conditioning Coach– Benn West

The 2015/16 squad was selected using the Newcastle Zone Junior selection committee and the agerange selected was U13 to U19 with a major focus on the age groups U14 – U16 as was required byCricket NSW. Nineteen players were selected, ensuring an elite group.

The 2015/16 season was a pre-season based program that incorporated nineteen (19) sessions thatranged from strength and conditioning sessions, skills and drill based sessions, net sessions and gamescenario sessions. The program was divided into three major cycles:

1. Basic Skills and Strength and Conditioning, This involved:a. Basic technical drills and advice was provided to the squad. The focus was on building

a repeatable technique that would be called up on under pressureb. Basic Cardiovascular fitness and an introduction to preventative rehabilitation (prehab)

exercises designed to improve mobility and stability in key joints in the body in anattempt to reduce injury risk

2. General Preparation and transition of skills, this involved:a. A continuation of the basic skills outlined above, albeit under pressure and net based

sessions, where the focus was on applying the techniques developed in the first cycleb. Slightly more specific strength and conditioning. Interval based running was used as

well as an increase in the strength program to include position specific exercises

3. Specific prep and competition based skills, this included:a. Competition based net sessions, where the focus was the battle between bat and ball,

technical advice was still provided where required, however, the focus was mindset andgame planning

b. Game Situations. Games would be played in an undercover area where, the batting sidewould be given a target with a specific set of rules as dictated by the coaches. Theserules provided the ability to control which skills would be required to win the games.These games were very competitive in nature and allowed the coaching staff to seewhat happens to the players under pressure and enable accelerated learning frommistakes

c. The strength and conditioning phase was minimised at this stage, however, pre-hab andshort interval based running sessions were conducted as a part of the skills sessions.

The program was successful in the fact we had five players (Griffin Lea, Peter McCredie, AndrewSomerville U17’s, Jason Sangha – CA XI U17’s & U19’s and Jayden Park – U19’s) representingACT / NSW Country. Jayden Park then successfully transitioning to Sydney first grade cricket andmade his futures league Debut. The dramatic rise of Jason Sangha has also been pleasing after aparticularly good season in regards to age based cricket, has secured a rookie contract with the Plan BBlues. Also of note was the first grade debut of Belmont Leg spinning all-rounder Toby Gray at theage of 14.

It was also pleasing to see many Academy players featuring in various Newcastle representative sides,From the Newcastle Blasters, which was used as a development side, to the Men’s Open CountryChampionship team that ultimately won the Country Carnival.

In December, a High Performance alignment workshop was conducted where the Newcastle Zonedelegates and major coaches within the region came together and provided a blueprint ofNewcastle’s strategic direction in the next few years. This has provided a number of actions includingthe potential development of a high performance facility within the region.

In February, Trent took over the role of Zone Academy Coach, beating some very strong competition.I personally wish him well and look forward to working closely with Trent, taking the academyforward.

In summary, the 2015-16 NSW Academy program was successful due to the number of playersrepresenting ACT / NSW Country in various age groups and their selection in the Newcastle Men’srepresentative teams.

Yours sincerely,

REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET 2015 -2016

SENIORSThe Newcastle Senior representative program kicked off on 27th of September 2015 with the Newcastle Steeltravelling to Glenn McGrath Oval to take on Sutherland in the Sydney Grade Cricket – Kingsgrove SportsTwenty20 Cup. The Steel were grouped in the Sydney Sixers Conference.

Sutherland won the toss and the home side elected to bat first. Newcastle did an excellent job with the ball andin the field to restrict Sutherland to 5/129 off their 20 overs with no bowler going for more than 28 off their 4overs.

In reply the Steel started aggressively with Joey Price hitting the first ball of the innings down the ground forsix. The Steel compiled a steady run chase on a slow early season wicket with Greg Hunt 35 off 33 balls (5 x4s) and Captain Mark Littlewood 25 off 23 (1x4, 1x6) working hard to see the Steel home off 19.2 overs for theloss off 7 wickets.

Next round saw the Steel have its first ever home game in the competition, a double header at a fantasticallyprepared Waratah Oval vs the eventual champions Randwick-Petersham. Steel Captain Mark Littlewood passeda fitness test on the morning of the match after straining his hamstring the day before and the match also sawthe inclusion of current Kent First Class player Mitchell Claydon for his first match of the campaign.Randwick-Petersham won the toss and elected to bat and amassed a very competitive score of 7 for 171 off its20 overs, Novocastrian Nathan Price top scored for Randwick-Petersham with 44 off 31 balls with MitchClaydon the best of the Steel bowlers with an economical 2-22 off 4 overs. In reply the Steel struggled and werebowled out for 109 in 18 overs with Mark Littlewood top scoring with 26 off 23 overs.

The Steel had to regather quickly as it played another game that day against country rivals Illawarra. Illawarrawon the toss and elected to bat on a very good batting wicket and finished their overs with a competitive 6 for146. Mitch Claydon again showed his quality with 2-24 off 4, Dan Morton 2-30 off 4 and DanielMcLauchlan 1-14 off 4 also doing a great job with the ball. In reply Joey Price bludgeoned the Illawarra attackto all parts of the ground as he made the Steel’s highest ever score in the competition with 93 off only 47 ballsas he and Mark Littlewood 38 not out off 36 balls ,added 123 for the 2nd wicket. Price fell only 10 runs short ofthe Illawarra total and heavy rain came shortly after ending play with the Steel on 139 off only 14.4 oversseeing it win comfortably on Duckworth Lewis method.

Newcastle travelled to Allan Border Oval at Mosman knowing it needed to win to secure a spot in theconference semi-finals. Mosman won the toss and chose to bat and came out extremely aggressively with theiropener Scott Rodgie smashing 77 off 47 balls as Mosman made a very good score of 5-160. Mitch Claydon ledthe way with the ball again with a miserly 1-19 off 4 and Dan Morton taking 2-28 off 4. The Steel needing astrong effort with the bat to earn a semi-final spot got off to a great start thanks to a 133 run opening stand fromToronto duo Joey Price 80 off 60 balls (8x4s & 3x6s) and Greg Hunt 45 of 39 (6x4s). The Steel got home in the18.3 over to earn a historic first finals appearance in only its 3rd year of the competition.

In the Sixers conference semi-final at the picturesque Coogee Oval, the Steel took on a strongRandwickPetersham who had won 17 of its last 19 Twenty20 games including a win over the Steel in the roundgames.Newcastle won the toss and struggled with the consistent loss of wickets and finished on 6-127 with PatDarwen top scoring with 46 not out off 38 balls. Newcastle bowled well and fought hard until the end but wereunable to restrict Randwick-Petersham who got the runs in 16.3 overs for the loss off 4 wickets. Randwick-Petersham went on to win the final of the competition. Joey Price finished the competition as the5th highest run scorer with 219 runs at 43.80 with a strike rate of 142.2. The team should be very proud ofwhat they achieved in this competition with 3 wins out of 4 games in the group stage and an inaugural semifinalappearance.

After a short break in the program the squad reassembled with a few changes to travel to Gunnedah for theNorthern pool of the McDonalds Country Championships the carnival saw the Newcastle debuts of JackMcVey, Nathan Hudson and Jason Sangha. Newcastle took on Central Northern in the first game at a bowlerfriendly Wolseley Park. Central Northern won the toss and elected to bat and lost wickets at regular intervals tobe bowled out in the 46th over for 136. It was a solid team bowling performance with Bryan Warren 3-26, JackMcVey 2-21, Grant Stewart 2-21 and Joey Price taking 2-26. In reply Newcastle lost early wickets to be 441before experienced duo Mark Littlewood 46no and Joey Price 48no put on an unbroken 96 run partnership tosee Newcastle home 4 down in the 38th over to earn the win and 1 bonus point.

Day 2 saw Newcastle move to another bowler friendly wicket at Kitchener Park to take on Central Coast. Withfavourable bowling conditions Newcastle Skipper Mark Littlewood won the toss and elected to bowl. Hisdecision proved to be the correct one with the Central Coast going from 2-112 to be all out for 150 in the 42nd

over with the spin duo of Nick Foster 3-30 and Nathan Hudson 3-37 well supported by opening bowler GrantStewart with 2-19. Newcastle made light work of the run chase passing the Central Coast passing the total inthe 37th over 4 wickets down with Jeff Goninan 42, Mark Littlewood again unbeaten on 40 and Matt Gawthrop25no putting on 65 to again see Newcastle earn a bonus point.

Newcastle faced North Coastal at Kitchener Park on Day 3 of the carnival, who won the toss and elected to bat.Newcastle put in a very professional display as Nick Foster ripped through the batting to take 5-14 to dismissNorth Coastal for a poor total of 86. Foster was well supported by Hudson again who took 2-26 and GrantStewart who took 2-15. Newcastle passed the total 2 down after only 17.2 with Nathan Hudson finishing on47no for an excellent all round game that saw Newcastle earn a double bonus point and comfortably win theirgroup with 16 points from 3 games in a very professional display.

Victorious Skipper – Mark Littlewoodraising the championship cup

The McDonalds Country Championship Final was played on Sunday 29th of November at No1 Sportsground inNewcastle vs Southern/ACT who won the Southern group. Newcastle batted first and scored a competitive9257 off its 50 overs with Pat Darwen and Grant Stewart both scoring 55, Mark Littlewood 45 and LukeStewart scoring 32 on his Newcastle debut in a valuable 62 run partnership with his brother. In replySouthern/ACT were always in the game. The spin duo of Pat Darwen 4-38 off 10 and Nick Foster 1-25 off 10did a fantastic job in the middle overs to haul Southern/ACT back before some sensational late order hittingsaw them get back in the game. Grant Stewart bowled the last over and held his nerve and saw Newcastlesecure the McDonalds Country Championship by 3 runs. Pat Darwen’s excellent all round game saw himawarded thePlayer of the Final. Newcastle will now play the winners of the Sydney One Day competition, Bankstown in theState Challenge. Mark Littlewood finished the Championships with 131 runs at an average of 131, to cap anexcellent representative season and Nick Foster was the Championships leading wicket taker with 10 wickets at7.70 and was well supported by Grant Stewart with 7 wickets at 13.57.

Nick Foster, Grant Stewart, Joe Price and Greg Hunt were all rewarded with selection for the NSW Countryteam that competed in the Australian Country Championships.

Significant thanks must go to the people involved in the Senior representative program, Assistant Coach JodyWhitehead and David Redden did a fantastic job in supporting the needs of the players, the selection committeeof Greg Arms, Mark Cameron and Mark Littlewood who have a thankless job but still commit their time andknowledge to the program and Chairman Paul Marjoribanks and the NDCA Committee of Management who doso much for the Representative program and are truly appreciated by the players and staff for all their support.Lastly special thanks must go to the entire squad for the commitment and professionalism they showed throughthe course of the program and represented the city of Newcastle proudly.

S R (Shane) BurleyCoaching Staff

SENIOR REPRESENTATIVESTATISTICS

COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Batting

Name M I Runs N O 50's 100's HS AveLittlewood, Mark 4 3 131 2 0 0 46 131.00Darwen, Patrick 1 1 55 0 1 0 55 55.00Stewart, Grant 4 1 55 0 1 0 55 55.00Price, Joseph L 4 3 78 1 0 0 48 39.00Stewart, Luke 1 1 32 0 0 0 32 32.00Hudson, Nathan A 4 3 58 1 0 0 47 29.00Goninan, Jeffrey d 4 4 95 0 0 0 42 23.75Gawthrop, Matthew 4 3 32 1 0 0 25 16.00Hunt, Greg 3 3 28 0 0 0 25 9.33Sangha, Jason 3 3 17 1 0 0 15 8.50Foster, Nicholas S 4 1 4 0 0 0 4 4.00Balcomb, Ben 4 1 15 1 0 0 15 N/a

BowlingName M O Md 5 W/I Best W Runs Ave

Foster, Nicholas S 4 30 7 1 5/14 10 77 7.70

Stewart, Grant 4 34 9 0 2/15 7 95 13.57

Warren, Bryan 4 23 5 0 3/26 6 97 16.17

Hudson, Nathan A 4 29 4 0 3/37 5 135 27.00

Darwen, Patrick 1 10 1 0 4/38 4 38 9.50Price, Joseph L 4 19 3 0 2/26 3 91 30.33

McVey, Jack 4 18 3 0 2/21 2 72 36.00

Fielding

Name M Catches Stumpings

Balcomb, Ben (W/K) 4 9 2

Goninan, Jeffrey d 4 1

Gawthrop, Matthew 4 2

Foster, Nicholas S 4 0

Price, Joseph L 4 4

Darwen, Patrick 1 0

Hudson, Nathan A 4 2

Stewart, Grant 4 0

Sangha, Jason 3 0

Littlewood, Mark 4 4

Hunt, Greg 3 1

Warren, Bryan 4 0

Stewart, Luke 1 0

McVey, Jack 4 1

Outstanding Performances

BattingScore Name Opponent

55 Patrick Darwen Southern/ACT Final

55 Grant Stewart Southern/ACT Final

Bowling

Name O M W Runs Opponent

Foster, Nicholas S 7 4 5 14 North Coast

SCA T20 (STEEL)Batting

Name M I Runs N O 50's 100's HS Ave

Price, Joseph L 5 5 219 0 2 0 93 43.80

Littlewood, Mark 5 5 108 1 0 0 38* 27.00

Hunt, Greg 5 5 92 0 0 0 45 18.40

Darwen, Patrick 5 3 64 1 0 0 46* 32.00

Goninan, Jeffery D 5 5 50 2 0 0 27 16.67

Stewart, Grant 5 4 35 1 0 0 13* 11.67

McLauchlan, Daniel 4 1 15 0 0 0 15 15.00

Hainsworth, Marcus 5 2 13 1 0 0 13 13.00McGill, Bayley 4 1 9 0 0 0 9 9.00Foster, Nicholas S 5 2 4 1 0 0 7* 7.00Claydon, Mitchell 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 2.00Morton, Daniel R 5 1 4 1 0 0 4* N/aGawthrop, Matthew 1 1 2 1 0 0 2* N/aCameron, Mark 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 N/aHudson, Nathan 1 0 0 0

Bowling

0 0 0 N/a

Name M O Md 5 W/I Best W Runs AveMorton, Daniel R 5 19 0 0 2/28 7 146 20.86

Claydon, Mitchell 4 18 0 0 2/22 6 80 13.33

Darwen, Patrick 5 7 0 0 1/6 3 51 17.00

McLauchlan, Daniel 4 16 0 0 1/14 3 106 35.33

Foster, Nicholas S 5 13 0 0 2/39 3 108 36.00

Price, Joseph L 5 9 0 0 1/21 2 69 31.50

Cameron, Mark 1 4 0 0 1/31 1 31 31.00

Stewart, Grant 5 13.3 0 0

Fielding

1/18 1 129 129.00

Name M Catches Stumpings

Hainsworth, Marcus 5 4 0

Littlewood, Mark 5 3

Hunt, Greg 5 0

Darwen, Patrick 5 0

Goninan, Jeffery D 5 5

Stewart, Grant 5 2

McLauchlan, Daniel 4 2

Price, Joseph L 5 0

McGill, Bayley 4 0

Foster, Nicholas S 5 2

Claydon, Mitchell 4 1

Morton, Daniel R 5 0

Gawthrop, Matthew 1 0

Cameron, Mark 1 0

Hudson, Nathan 2 0

Outstanding Performances

BattingScore Name Opponent

93 Joseph L Price Illawarra80 Joseph L Price Mosman

PartnershipsScore Name Opponent133 Joseph L Price & Greg Hunt Mosman 123 Joseph L Price &Mark Littlewood Illawarra

NEWCASTLE BLASTERS

2015 saw the inaugural season for the Cricket NSW initiative, the Plan B Regional Bash be adopted as thepremier T20 competition in Country NSW. The Newcastle Blasters concept was born and a squad of 15 playerswas chosen that included a range of young players mixed with some seasoned first grade cricketers inNewcastle.

Round 1 saw the Blasters come up against the Hunter Hitmen at Robins Oval, Maitland. In front of a largecrowd and with all the bells and whistles for all spectators to enjoy an exciting afternoon of cricket, both sidesplayed out a thrilling contest with a super over to decide the winner. Ray Cooper was the hero for the Blastersbowling the super over taking 3 wickets and went for only 3 runs with those runs being knocked off with twoballs of our super over. Key performers on the day were Jed Dickson opening the batting aggressively for a wellcompiled 29 and skipper Nathan Hudson with 23. With the ball, teenage quick Griffin Lea was the standoutwith 4-26 from his 4 overs. Bowling beyond his years, Griffin consistently hit the right length and bowled attwo paces which made it very difficult to contain.

Skipper - Nathan Hudson leading the way at training

In round 2, the Blasters had to travel to Wollongong to take on the Flames at Figtree Oval. The Blasters got offto a flying start with Matt Gawthrop (21), Nathan Hudson (14), Jason Sangha (27) and Pat Darwen (22) allcontributing in the top 4. From 1-51 and then 2-87, the middle order crumbled to be all out for 114 after 19overs. With the ball, the Blasters seemed in control of the innings at all time with Ray Cooper (0-13 off 3) andNathan Hudson (2/9 off 3) restricting the Flames scoring opportunities. Needing 17 off the last over forvictory, the Flames reached their target after some calculated hitting to open parts of the ground. Adisappointing result but a great game nonetheless.

The Hunter Hitmen & Newcastle Blasters played in the inaugural Plan B Regional Bash Competition at Maitland Park

In 2016, the Blasters need a clearly defined identity for all players to be aware of where this side fits in therepresentative pathway and to ensure future success. I would like to thank the coaching staff of Steve Taylorand Benn West for their efforts over the course of the month and General Manager Aaron Gray for hisorganisation. All three brought key enthusiasm to their roles and a passion for Newcastle to do well on and offthe field. A key thank you also goes to David Redden who accompanied the side to Wollongong as bus driverand scorer.

Note: Stats not available

JUNIORS

UNDER 17 NORTHERN CARNIVALExecutive Summary

The NSW U17 Country carnival was hosted by Central North Zone at King Park Raymond Terracefrom 31 October to 2 November 2015. The Newcastle team played some outstanding cricket to remainundefeated in its three matches to win the carnival for the first time in twenty years.

The Newcastle team included:- Harry Macansh (Captain)(NC), Jonty Dicks (CB), Liam Dwyer (HW),Quinn Fowler (NC), Logan Johnson (CB), Griffin Lea (TW), Peter McCredie (TW), Jake Radford (BE),Jason Sangha (WA), Andrew Somerville (TW), Jordy Toby (HW), Ryan Van Kemenade (NC).

The win was very much a team effort with all players contributing to the result. Harry Macansh providedastute leadership and he was backed up by some outstanding efforts in the field. Special thanks toAssistant Coach Greg Hunt and support coaches Mark Cameron and Mark Curry for their pre-carnivaland match-day expertise while the organizational skills of Manager Aaron Gray ensured the playerswere organized and focused on their task.

Match Reviews

Newcastle posted a solid total in the first game against North Coastal with Jake Radford, Macansh andopener Logan Johnson the main contributors. Newcastle’s pace bowlers then took charge with accuratestump-to-stump deliveries on a wearing pitch to roll North Coastal for 145.

Newcastle’s next opponent was neighbouringCentral Coast. Once again Newcastle calledsuccessfully and batted with more batsmenstepping up. Half centuries to Jordy Toby andPeter McCredie set the tone for a large total at theend of their 50 overs. Newcastle’s pace bowlersbacked up their efforts of the previous day todestroy the Central Coast innings, eventuallywinning by 94 runs.

In the round 3 match, Central North batted firstwith Newcastle needing a win to claim the U17title. The Central North boys were in troublethroughout their innings with the pace of Fowler

and leg-spin of McCredie backed up by enthusiastic fielding. Newcastle found themselves in earlytrouble (3/20) chasing the 128 required but lost only one further wicket in reaching the total.

Match Results

Round 1 - Newcastle 7-196 (Radford 58, Macansh 34, Johnson 30) def. North Coastal 145 (VanKemenade 3/6, Somerville 3/22, and Fowler 2/46) by 51 runs.

Round 2 – Newcastle 7-256 (Toby 59, McCredie 51, Dwyer 42*, Sangha 28) def. Central Coast 162(Dwyer 3/18, Van Kemenade 3/18, Fowler 2/29) by 94 runs.

Round 3 – Newcastle 4-129 (Johnson 75*, Dwyer 28*) def. Central North 128 (P. McCredie 4-26,Fowler 3/25) by 6 wickets.

Opener Logan Johnson led the batting with 120 at 60.0 while Ryan Van Kemenade’s medium-pacersclaimed 7 wickets at 5.8. Jonty Dicks returned from winter knee surgery to claim 10 victims behind thestumps (7 Ct, 3 St) in an impressive display.

Four (4) players were selected for the NSW State Challenge matches including Griffin Lea, PeterMcCredie, Logan Johnson and Andrew Somerville. Griffin Lea and Peter McCredie were subsequentlyselected for the combined NSW Country-ACT team that participated in the National U17 Championshipin Hobart.

Thank you to Newcastle Zone for its support and congratulations to the team on their achievements.

N D (Neil) McDonald Coach

BRADMAN CUPExecutive Summary

The NSW Country Cricket Association U16 Bradman Cup carnival was played in Newcastle from 11-14January 2016. Newcastle was drawn in a pool with Central Coast, Central North and North Coastal.

The Newcastle squad was Wilson McTaggart (Captain), Sam O’Sullivan (Vice-Captain), James Beatty, JoshClaridge, Will Davis, Luke Hitchcock, Rory Kalnins, Zac Mace, Alex Matthews, Keith Moody, Luke Muddleand Glenn Winsor. Jason Sangha was originally selected and appointed as Captain however his extraordinaryachievements over the previous twelve months led to his selection in the Australian U19 team to tour the UAEwhich conflicted with the Bradman Cup. Jason’s loss obviously weakened the Newcastle line-up however hisselection is a great reward for himself, Newcastle cricket and to provide another player with the opportunity toperform at this level.

The team played some quality cricket during the opening rounds of the carnival and was in line to play in theFinal until a 10th wicket partnership by North Coast in the final round of matches led to defeat for the homeside. Central Northern, who Newcastle had convincingly defeated the day before, gained passage into the Finalagainst Southern-ACT who they duly defeated.

Once again Newcastle had some quality support staff involved with the group and I wish to acknowledge theassistance of Assistant Coach Lyle McGuigan, Manager Michael O’Sullivan and NSW Country representativeSteve Mace coordinating training and warm-ups. Special mention also goes to the parents who volunteered theirtime to assist with the scoring duties.

Match Reviews

Round 1 was played at Ron Hill Oval. Newcastle started positively with a 50-run opening stand before LukeHitchcock, batting at No.3 combined with Alex Matthews and Josh Claridge to pile on 274 from the 50 oversallotted. Central Coast were slow in reply and reached 135 when play ceased due to afternoon storms andlightning. This continued until the run-rate required became insurmountable and Central Coast conceded thematch.

Newcastle 5-274 (Hitchcock 98, Matthews 47, Claridge 34*, Kalnins 25) def. Central Coast 5-135 (Beatty 2/29)on run-rate. Play suspended due to storms and lightning.

Round 2, played at Townson Oval saw Central North win the toss and bat. The Newcastle medium-pacersWinsor, O’Sullivan and Mace were very effective and had Central Northern in early trouble. Beatty chimed inwith two wickets to wrap the innings up with 145 on the board. The Newcastle top order again started well withWill Davis going on with the job to post a fine 69 not out, ably supported by Josh Claridge who backed up his34 from the previous day to make 38 not out to complete a strong win by the home side.

Newcastle 3-146 (Davis 69*, Claridge 38*) def. Central Northern 145 (Winsor 2/12, Mace 2/25, Beatty 2/27,O’Sullivan 2/41) by 7 wickets.

Round 3 was played at Cardiff Oval and while the pitch was used by both teams on the day, it is fair to say thepitch standard was poor at best with good length balls running along the ground or taking off over the shoulder.Newcastle had first use of the pitch and posted a paltry 125 with Hitchcock making 30. In reply, North Coastalrode their luck to be in a winning position at 2-60 however a flurry of wickets through pressure saw slump to 8-88 still requiring 36. The 9th wicket proved hard to break however it fell at 123 however the last two batsmensaw North Coastal home with a single wicket to spare.

North Coastal 9-126 (O’Sullivan 3/35, Winsor 2/23) def. Newcastle 125 (Hitchcock 30) by 1 wicket.

For the players it was a bitterly disappointing way to end the carnival having won all sessions except the lasthour of cricket, especially as the team that won through to the Final had been beaten on the previous day.The players gained valuable experience from playing against other regions which I’m sure will stand them ingood stead for the years ahead. The players also received a video package of highlights from the carnivalproviding them with valuable feedback.

Neil McDonaldCoach

KOOKABURRA CUPWe travelled to Griffith for this carnival and our performance disappointing from a performance point of viewwith the team winning only 1 match that being against North Coast, we simply were poor in the battingdepartment particularly in game 1 where we did not handle the conditions well, we batted without patiencemaking many poor shot selections.

Central Coast 2/65 (B Hardy 25*) defeated Newcastle 64 (E Jones 4/12, J Heuston 3/6)

For game 2 of the carnival we changed our approach attempting to win each session this was more successfuland I believe that we shared the honours in this match going down in a close match in which Jasper scored 71and we just missed out falling 3 runs short. The major difference was their batsmen were more mature than us,had bigger bodies, and could hit the boundaries with ease. This game provided the coaching staff with a verypleasing result, all the boys valued their wicket and batted in partnerships, and the bowlers, after adisappointing second session, really fought back with the ball - led by some good and insightful captaincy byKain.

Central Northern 159 (B Miller 45, M Lynch 33, N Twelvetree 3/15, T Gray 3/27) defeated Newcastle 9/156 (JMcGill 71, C George 3/32)

The final game of the carnival was much better our batters fought much harder and valued their wickets a hugeimprovement from the first day and we posted a respectable target in the conditions. In response, the bowlersattacked with both accuracy and venom particularly the first spell of both opening bowlers Ned & Nathan set upthe victory.

Newcastle 113 (T Gray 49, C Maladay 3/9, L Larance 2/18) defeated North Coast 83 (O Cronin 34, K Anderson2/9, N Twelvetree 2/10, N Hillier 2/10, E Brichta 2/12)

There is plenty of potential in the team we were are one or two solid batsman short of being a complete unit, butthis could well change in the coming year as the boys mature into their bodies and minds. Technically ourbatters would benefit greatly from simple drills designed to improve head and body position.

The spin triplets all bowl very well and have quite diverse roles:

Kain is quick through the air and can tie down an end very well he should increase his spin when he maturesand grows a little.

Toby bowls very tidily and should continue to hone his wrong-un using it less frequently.

Edan is a lot bouncier at the crease and as a result gets a lot more bounce he needs to keep practicing, work onrelaxing in the first spell and use Benny Woolmer as a role model and example of how effective a fastthrough-the-air leggy can be.

Areas for improvement:

Throwing – the boys require specialist training in this area specifically their Kids technique.

Mentoring – game knowledge could be improved with the involvement of some younger higher level playerswho could mentor the boys.

Batting – drills aimed at technique improvement.

Russel Fowler.

FROM THE VAULT – CHAMPIONS OF THE PAST

1956-57 Premiers Lambton New Lambton

Back Row Jim O'Hearn (Secretary), John O'Brien, Graham Sutcliffe, Royce Stewart (President), Ted Cullin, Fernao "Sonny" DeCarvalho, Eric Kelly (Treasurer)

Second Row Keith McDonald, Jim De Courcy, Gordon "Pop" Woolmer (Gear Steward), Ken Hill (Captain), Noel HayesFront Row Jack Lennox, Michael Riley (Scorer), Bob Freeman

Inserts John Cox and Ossie Lambert (Wicketkeeper)

1989 - 90 Final Captains Tim Caban & Mark Hall enjoying a quite post game ale

1989 – 90 Charlestown Celebrations in the shedBack Row - Paul Ross, Brett Winchester, Steven Mace, Tony Gilbertson

Second Row - Mark Hall (Captain), Wayne Fowler,Front Row - Tim Towers, Mark Curry, David Marjoribanks, David Brown (Wicketkeeper), Tony Bristow

3 OUT OF 4 FOR MEREWETHER

1986 – 87 University CelebrateBack Row : Chris Rudd, David Johnson, Tim Curran (Captain), Robert Merlo (Wicketkeeper), Greg Lloyd.

Middle Row : Wilfred Schultz, Tony FortFront Row : Graham Turner, Adam Dwyer, Ian Robertson, Parker Magin Absent from photo - Cameron Ross

1989-90 Opposing Captains Greg Geise (Wallsend) & Peter Chapman (Newcastle City)

Hamilton-Wickham Premiers 1971-72Back Row - Les Ellis, Max Fraser (Wicketkeeper), John Scobie

Middle Row - Denis Broad (Club Secretary), Robert Morris, Peter Thurlow, John Watkins, Charlie Traill, Andy Watson (Club Treasurerand Scorer), Des Tinson (Club Patron)

Front Row - Bill Crowin, Lindsay Gailey, Charlie Baker (Captain), Greg Wilson and John Hartigan

The Stockton Brains Trust 1972 – 73 Stan Allanson (President),Tony Steele (NSW First Class player) and Ron Hancock (Secretary)

Southern Lakes 1994Back Row Robert Holland (Club President), Stephen Woodbridge, Matthew Hodges, Phillip Bancroft, David Smith & Scott Thomson.

Front Row Douglas Muncaster, Greg Andrews, Geoff Smith (C), Kevin Parsons, Matthew Wagstaff & Luke Edwards.

Newcastle V ACT No 1 Sportsground Feb 15 1987Back Row Denis Broad (Sec), Ken Shine (Coach), Tim Towers, Neil Budden, Wayne Fowler, David Palmer, Stephen Christie, Peter

Schacht, G McNeil, Tony Fort, Cec. Somerville (Scorer)

Front Row Chris Rudd, Stuart Bridges, James Hogg (v.c) Greg Arms (C) Robert Dan, Robert Holland, Ross Sadler

Northern NSW Team V West Indies at Newcastle No 1 Sports Ground 7 and 8 February 1969Back Row Tom Locker (NDCA President), Ian Hodge, Ken Solway W/K, Ian Barton, Robert Morris, George Claridge, Gary Gilmour,

Wayne Bush and Jim O’Hearn (NDCA Vice President).Front Row Geoff Newton, Michael Hill, Charlie Baker (C), Robert Holland and Brian Schweitzer

.

Season 1960-1961 Waratah-Mayfield players after a day inthe field

Hugh Marjoribanks, Bill Ryan (Captain) and Keith Wood

UNSUNG HEROES

Jack Brown & Graeme Jenkinson scoring at Ron Hill Oval

The De Courcy Club was formed in 2009 with the aim of raising funds fora diverse range of cricket programs and charity organizations acrossNewcastle and NSW. Newcastle District clubs compete for the De CourcyCup with the holder of the Cup defending it during each round of theCommonwealth Bank Premiership.

As was the case last season, in season 2015-16 again only 3 clubs held theDeCourcy Cup – University for 6 games, Toronto for 2 games, andHamilton-Wickham for 7 games. Hamilton-Wickham held the Cup atseasons end defeating Belmont in the final round and are the De CourcyCup winners for season 2015-16.

James Harry DeCourcy

The De Courcy Club held another successful grand final luncheon with special guest speaker beingformer Australian opening bowler Jeff Thomson. The venue was Merewether Surf house whichprovided a tremendous backdrop prompting Jeff Thomson to remark that if he had been born aroundthat area he would have spent more time surfing and not played much cricket. Thommo was a veryentertaining guest who was extremely giving of his time and added to an enjoyable finals luncheon.The NDCA thanks the De Courcy Club for its ongoing investment in Newcastle cricket through thecup, junior cricket, the sponsorship of the Newcastle Steel T20 team and other special cricket relatedinitiatives.

Chad White, Paul Marjoribanks, and Jeff Thompson at the LuncheonJeff declined the jacket

WARREN TENNANT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AND CONTRIBUTION TOTHE GAME AWARD

The Warren Tennant Awards are presented by the NDCA as a result of agift left to the Association by long serving player and official WarrenTennant. Warren held a number of positions on various NDCACommittees, including serving some 26 years as Vice President of theAssociation.

Warren’s generous support of cricket in Newcastle is continued throughthe Warren Tennant Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded toa young NDCA cricketer who is achieving at a high level in playing thegame, plays according to the spirit of the game and is a good ambassadorfor both the NDCA and his grade club.

The 2015/2016 Warren Tennant Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Jason Sangha (Wallsend). Jasonstarted the season with his first century in 1st Grade then he enjoyed a meteoric rise through the juniorranks last summer, starting the season in the New South Wales Under-15 Schoolboys team before alsobeing picked in the Cricket Australia Invitation sides for both the Under-17 and Under-19 NationalChampionships.

Jason was also picked in Australia's Under-19 team in January and scored 102 on Youth ODI debutagainst Pakistan in Dubai. He will juggle his training with the Blues and his Year 11 high-schoolcommitments throughout the rest of 2016. The Sixteen-year-old batsman has become the youngest playerever contracted by New South Wales after he was handed a rookie deal for the 2016-17 season

Warren Tennant Memorial Scholarship Warren Tennant Contribution to the Game Award2004/2005 – Scott Montgomery (Cardiff-Boolaroo) 2004/2005 – Steven Mace (Charlestown)2005/2006 – Marcus Hainsworth (Belmont) 2005/2006 – Russell Neal (Belmont)2006/2007 – Burt Cockley (Waratah-Mayfield) 2006/2007 – Ian Gorton (Cardiff- Boolaroo/NDCA)2007/2008 – Nathan Price (Wallsend) 2007/2008 – Greg Geise (Wallsend)2008/2009 – Kurt Neely (University) 2008/2009 – Robert Holland (Toronto Workers DC)2009/2010 – Ray Cooper (Cardiff-Boolaroo) 2009/2010 – Peter Barnett (Belmont)2010/2011 – Josh Bennett (University) 2010/2011 – Lance Manning (NDCUA)2011/2012 – Matthew Wicks (Wallsend) 2011/2012 – George and Brenda Piggford2012/2013 – Ben Evans (Charlestown)2013/2014 – Jacob Montgomery (Wallsend)2014/2015 – Jayden Park (Cardiff-Boolaroo)2015/2016 – Jason Sangha (Wallsend)

CLUB COMPETITIONS

FIRST GRADE YEAR IN REVIEW

The 2015-16 season was the summer that the Merewether juggernaut continues its dominance in firstgrade continuing to write Newcastle district cricket history. Their finals victory over HamiltonWickhamgoing into a 3rd day was epic and their fifth straight two-day premiership.

Merewether 5 in a row now chasing therecord of 6

Not since Hamilton won six consecutive premierships in the 1950s has a Newcastle club been sodominant. The result of the final was a nail bitter and required extra time to decide the winner withMerewether holding a 1 run lead on the first Innings and the being dismissed by Hamilton in the secondinnings for 110 giving Hamilton a target of 112 to win in 18 overs, day 2 was cut short due to bad lightHamilton still required 75 runs required off 10 overs with 6 wickets remaining it was decided to continuethe match on Good Friday.

About 1000 supporters turned out at No.1 Sportsground to see if Hamwicks could score 75 in 10 overswith six wickets in hand against a Merewether attack led by Mark Cameron. Captain Josh Trappel andman of the match Sam Webber gave Hamwicks hope with a 35-run stand, but Josh Geary (3-16) trappedTrappel in front on 19. Matt Webber joined his brother at the crease, but he chopped a ball onto hisstumps off left-arm spinner Tim O’Neill on nine. Sam had smashed a towering six off Cameron oversquare leg but on 22 flicked a slower ball from the former NSW quick to deep backward square, whereDave Celep juggled it then trapped it between his knees. Cameron (3-43) and O’Neill (2-26) cleaned upthe tail to end Hamwicks’ innings at 87.

Hamilton’s Ben Balcomb catches Jeremy Ford(Toronto) in an intriguing semi-final at No 1

Sportsground

Merewether’s dominance was again evident in the Tom Locker Cup 50-over competition, defeatingUniversity in a one sided match, batting first Merewether were dismissed for 170 in 47.1 overs withthe wickets shared between Michael Radnidge, Luke Bird and Tim Prescott, University could nothandle the pressure being bowled out in 28 overs for 111 with Mark Cameron and Josh Geary leadingthe way.

The T20 competition was a very different matter with Hamilton-Wickham accounting forCharlestown, Josh Trappel led from the front with a hard hitting 64 N O to have Hamilton concludetheir innings at 7/137. Colby Gallagher was the only Charlestown batsman to put up resistance with awell complied 37 NO off 23 balls as Charlestown capitulated for 94 with Mark Dries claiming 4/14 of4 and Sam Webber 3/6.

On the individual front, the evergreen SimonMoore was the Newcastle Herald cricketer ofthe year for 934 runs at 62.27 including 3centuries Simon now sits in second place with30 centuries behind Greg Giese 36 a recordthat is not likely to be broken he also is insidethe top 10 for most runs scored in a season anrightly won the Dickinson Shield for the bestfirst-grade batting average.

In somewhat of a surprise the Heath Trophyfor bowling was collected by Pat Darwen ofMerewether 29 wickets at 11.38 edging outthe more fancied bowlers. Waratah’s JoshBrackenbury just edged out Toronto’s JeremyFord for the wicket-keeping award.

Simon get a shower after the final

The highly coveted Club Championship was won by Toronto Workers by finishing 2nd in all gradeshaving a comfortable win over Merewether and Charlestown.

The competition in general is in fairly good shape however some of the clubs that are continually atthe bottom will need to improve specifically in the lower grades where there are distinct divisionsbetween some clubs.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPClub Points

Toronto Workers Cricket Club 985

Merewether Cricket Club 929

Charlestown District Cricket Club 882

University Cricket Club 796

Hamilton-Wickham Cricket Club 774

Newcastle City Cricket Club 740

Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club 727

Belmont Cricket Club 594

Wallsend District Cricket Club 568

Cardiff-Boolaroo District Cricket Club 560

Wests Cricket Club 483

Waratah-Mayfield District Cricket Club 328

THE OVERALL COMPETITION

P W2 W1 D L1 L2 Pt %

Merewether 19 3 11 3 2 0 93 2.0178

Toronto 19 3 6 3 7 0 75 1.3984

Hamilton-Wickham 19 0 13 3 3 0 72 1.6201

University 19 1 11 2 5 0 72 1.3308

Belmont 19 1 9 2 6 1 62 1.2035

Charlestown 19 1 9 3 6 0 61 1.3188

Stockton 19 1 8 2 7 1 55 0.8150

Wallsend 20 0 7 2 9 2 45 0.8335

Wests 19 0 7 3 8 1 42 0.8828

Newcastle 20 1 5 2 9 3 40 0.6873

Cardiff 19 0 1 3 15 0 24 0.5769

Waratah 20 0 2 2 14 2 20 0.4886

FINAL SCORE CARD

Merewether First Innings

Batsman How out Bowler Score FOWM Cameron lbw B Owen 1 1J Geary c M Webber S Webber 6 24S G Moore c B Balcomb S Webber 12 21P Darwen lbw M Dries 53 116T Goodwin c M Dries S Webber 4 34D Celep c J Trappel M Webber 20 74B Egan b S Webber 0 77T Bush c D Stevenson M Dries 24 127T O’Neill c B Balcomb S Webber 20 146S Palmer c B Balcomb M Webber 0 138C J Moulton not out 1I Hillery DNB

Sundries 5Overs 56.4

TOTAL 146

A Maher 0/19, B Owen 1/25, S Webber 5/52, M Webber 2/36, M Dries 2/13

Hamilton-Wickham First Innings

Batsman How out Bowler Score FOW D Stevenson c B P Egan M Cameron 0 0B Balcomb b M Cameron 30 75R Hanlon c J Geary M Cameron 0 0J Trappel b J Geary 12 37M Webber c B P Egan J Geary 0 37M Dries not out 53L Dwyer lbw S Palmer 0 79S Webber c B P Egan J Geary 14 117AMaher lbw M Cameron 6 148B Owen c S Moore J Geary 6 139A Gibson lbw T O’Neill 0 145J Toby DNB

Sundries 24Overs 53.4

TOTAL 145

M Cameron 3/6 3, S Palmer 1/28, T A O’Neill 1/12, J Geary 4/40, C J Moulton 0/2

Merewether Second Innings

Batsman How out Bowler Score FOW J Geary c L Dwyer S Webber 0 0D Celep c B Owen S Webber 1 1S G Moore c D Stevenson S Webber 0 0P Darwen c B Balcomb B Owen 27 39T Goodwin b M Webber 8 39M Cameron c A Gibson S Webber 14 79B Egan lbw M Dries 22 80T Bush run out (L Dwyer) 1 80T O’Neill not out 21S Palmer c B Balcomb S Webber 3 91C J Moulton b A Maher 5 110I Hillery DNB

Sundries 8Overs 50.4

TOTAL 110

S Webber 5/31, A Maher 1/13, M Webber 1/28, B Owen 1/18, A Gibson 0/3, M Dries 1/12

Hamilton-Wickham Second Innings

Batsman How out Bowler Score FOWD Stevenson run out (D Celep, 7 11

T O’Neil)B Balcomb c B Egan J Geary 10 21R Hanlon c T Bush M Cameron 5 25J Trappel lbw J Geary 19 69M Dries run out (P Darwen, 5 34

M Cameron)S Webber c D Celep M Cameron 22 85M Webber b T O’Neill 9 83L Dwyer c B Egan M Cameron 0 79AMaher not out 1B Owen c T Bush T O’Neill 2 87A Gibson c S Moore T O’Neill 0 87J Toby DNB

Sundries 6Overs 16

TOTAL 87

M Cameron 3/43, T A O’Neill 3/26, J Geary 2/16

Umpires: K Norris & P Tate

FIRST GRADE STATISTICS 2015-6

Batting

Name Club M I NO 50's 100's 0's HS Runs Ave

Moore, Simon G Merewether 20 22 4 4 3 1 150 972 54.00

Wivell, Aaron Wests 17 17 2 4 2 0 228 760 50.67

Littlewood, Mark J Belmont 15 16 5 2 2 1 126 666 60.55

King, James Wests 14 14 2 4 2 2 139 628 52.33

Trappel, Joshua Hamilton-Wickham 15 16 1 4 1 1 158 616 41.07

Gawthrop, Matthew University 18 18 2 3 1 1 164 586 36.63

Hudson, Nathan A Toronto Workers 18 22 2 0 1 2 116 567 28.35

Stewart, Luke University 18 18 1 2 1 2 100 522 30.71

Webber, Sam Hamilton-Wickham 17 15 4 3 1 0 106 509 46.27

Goninan, Jeffrey d Stockton 16 19 3 2 1 1 102 507 31.69

Rushford, James T Charlestown 18 20 1 5 0 2 63 489 25.74

Montgomery, Jacob Wallsend 16 17 1 3 0 1 80 484 30.25

Darwen, Patrick Merewether 18 20 2 2 0 2 89 477 26.50

McKechnie, Liam R University 17 17 1 2 1 2 108 469 29.31

Macourt, Dane F Charlestown 14 12 1 6 0 1 86 464 42.18

Hanlon, Rhys Hamilton-Wickham 19 20 3 2 1 2 117 455 26.76

Whittock, Chris Belmont 15 16 1 4 0 0 64 454 30.27

Price, Joseph L Toronto Workers 15 15 2 1 1 1 160 439 33.77

Dickson, Jed Charlestown 18 19 3 2 0 0 57 435 27.19

Geary, Joshua Merewether 20 23 2 0 1 3 100 431 20.52

Garrett, Bryce J Newcastle City 17 21 0 2 0 1 69 418 19.90

Stewart, Grant University 16 15 3 1 1 0 103 411 34.25

Mackenzie, Scott Waratah-Mayfield 18 19 0 1 0 1 84 410 21.58

Bird, Luke M University 15 13 0 2 0 0 92 400 30.77

Balcomb, Ben Hamilton-Wickham 19 19 0 2 0 2 85 388 20.42

Durrheim, Jonty Cardiff-Boolaroo 15 16 3 2 0 1 58 380 29.23

Prescott, Tim University 16 16 0 0 1 1 136 380 23.75

Roxby, Cameron Wallsend 15 16 1 2 0 0 63 370 24.67

Foster, Nicholas S Stockton 9 10 1 3 0 0 83 361 40.11

Dries, Mark Hamilton-Wickham 8 10 2 5 0 2 73 358 44.75

Stevenson, David Hamilton-Wickham 14 16 0 2 0 2 72 356 22.25

Webber, Matthew Hamilton-Wickham 15 15 2 2 0 1 61 340 26.15

Downing, Jack W Newcastle City 16 20 1 2 0 4 65 338 17.79

Hunt, Greg Toronto Workers 11 13 1 1 1 0 103 334 27.83

Goodwin, Troy W Merewether 11 12 1 2 0 0 86 320 29.09

Van Kemenade, Ryan Newcastle City 17 20 2 1 0 5 85 312 17.33

Hainsworth, Marcus Belmont 13 15 2 0 1 1 109 307 23.62

Thomas, Jaymes R Stockton 14 15 2 1 0 3 67 302 23.23

Hunter, Dylan J Newcastle City 12 12 1 0 1 2 105 296 26.91

Arms, Daniel Charlestown 18 17 2 1 0 2 68 293 19.53

Jenkinson, Samuel l Stockton 12 12 3 2 0 2 70 292 32.44

Morley, Blake Waratah-Mayfield 14 17 1 2 0 2 63 289 18.06

Chew, Ben Wests 16 17 2 2 0 0 60 283 18.87

Barrell, Mark Waratah-Mayfield 16 17 1 1 0 0 61 281 17.56

Connors, Chris Charlestown 18 14 0 1 0 1 89 279 19.93

Osmond, Leigh c Stockton 13 16 0 1 0 2 54 279 17.44

Bailey, Daniel Belmont 16 15 2 2 0 3 61 275 21.15

Everett, Matthew J Cardiff-Boolaroo 15 15 0 2 0 2 53 273 18.20

McLauchlan, Daniel Cardiff-Boolaroo 13 12 2 3 0 2 72 268 26.80

Chad, Adrian Toronto Workers 7 8 1 2 0 1 72 262 37.43

Gallagher, Colby Charlestown 16 14 1 0 0 1 47 259 19.92

Rendina, Chris S Charlestown 13 12 4 1 0 0 50 250 31.25

Qualification 250 Runs

Bowling

Name Club M O M W Runs Best 5W/I 10W/M Ave

Webber, Matthew Hamilton-Wickham Cricket Club 15 249 62 44 640 6/28 1 0 14.55

Price, Joseph L Toronto Workers Cricket Club 15 215 60 42 582 6/16 3 1 13.86

Webber, Sam Hamilton-Wickham Cricket Club 17 177 36 40 491 5/29 3 1 12.28

Cooper, Ray Belmont Cricket Club 15 143 28 39 466 7/29 2 1 11.95

Osland, Brinn J Toronto Workers Cricket Club 17 194 28 37 658 5/45 1 0 17.78

Radnidge, Michael M University Cricket Club 16 179 48 36 482 4/12 0 0 13.39

Wilson, Liam Waratah-Mayfield 18 155 21 35 724 5/27 2 0 20.69

Palmer, Samuel Merewether Cricket Club 20 142 30 32 417 5/40 1 0 13.03

Lawson, Jace W Belmont Cricket Club 14 157 25 32 534 4/55 0 0 16.69

Stewart, Grant University Cricket Club 16 195 41 31 547 5/34 1 0 17.65

Darwen, Patrick Merewether Cricket Club 18 86 9 29 330 4/22 0 0 11.38

Allen, Thomas Wests Cricket Club 16 147 21 29 608 6/71 1 0 20.97

McVey, Jack Stockton & Northern Districts 17 208 25 29 743 4/44 0 0 25.62

Payne, Aaron Charlestown District Cricket Club 15 134 29 28 481 5/73 1 0 17.18

Maher, Andrew Hamilton-Wickham Cricket Club 17 187 33 28 603 4/40 0 0 21.54

Lojszczyk, Peter Wests Cricket Club 16 164 17 27 724 5/99 1 0 26.81

Geary, Joshua Merewether Cricket Club 20 136 28 26 390 4/40 0 0 15.00

McLauchlan, Daniel Cardiff-Boolaroo 13 164 37 25 375 5/25 2 0 15.00

Roxby, Cameron Wallsend District Cricket Club 15 134 18 25 498 7/44 1 0 19.92

Gibson, Abraham Hamilton-Wickham Cricket Club 19 132 18 25 513 4/82 0 0 20.52

Qualification 25 Wickets

Wicket Keeping

Player Club M W/k C S Catches

Ford, Jeremy W Toronto Workers Cricket Club 14 32 3 0

Balcomb, Ben Hamilton-Wickham Cricket Club 19 31 4 0

Brackenbury, Joshua R Waratah-Mayfield District Cricket Club 19 25 7 0

Egan, Benjamin P Merewether Cricket Club 16 25 9 0

Stewart, Luke University Cricket Club 18 22 5 2

Hainsworth, Marcus Belmont Cricket Club 13 20 2 0

Burley, Shane a Wests Cricket Club 14 19 2 0

Everett, Matthew J Cardiff-Boolaroo District Cricket Club 15 18 2 0

Macourt, Dane F Charlestown District Cricket Club 14 15 3 1

Thomas, Jaymes R Stockton & Northern Districts Cricket Club 14 13 3 1

Garrett, Bryce J Newcastle City Cricket Club 17 11 3 2

Qualification 10 dismissals

FieldingPlayer Club M C

Hudson, Nathan A Toronto Workers Cricket Club 18 17Hunt, Greg Toronto Workers Cricket Club 11 11Trappel, Joshua Hamilton-Wickham Cricket Club 15 10Lojszczyk, Peter Wests Cricket Club 16 10

Qualification 10 dismissals

Outstanding Performances

Batting

Score Player Club Opposition228* Aaron Wivell Wests CC University164 Matthew Gawthrop University Wests CC

160 Joseph L Price Toronto Workers DC Cardiff-Boolaroo

158 Joshua Trappel Hamilton-Wickham Wallsend

150* Simon G Moore Merewether Waratah Mayfield144* Simon G Moore Merewether Stockton-Raymond Terrace

139 Simon G Moore Merewether Hamilton-Wickham

139 James King Wests CC Waratah Mayfield

136 Tim Prescott University Stockton-Raymond Terrace128 Aaron Wivell Wests CC Stockton-Raymond Terrace

126* Mark J Littlewood Belmont Cardiff-Boolaroo126* Mark J Littlewood Belmont Hamilton-Wickham122 Nathan A Price Wallsend Waratah Mayfield120 James King Wests CC University118 Jason Sangha Wallsend Waratah Mayfield117 Rhys Hanlon Hamilton-Wickham Waratah Mayfield116 Nathan A Hudson Toronto Workers DC Cardiff-Boolaroo109 Marcus Hainsworth Belmont Stockton-Raymond Terrace

108* Liam R McKechnie University Newcastle City106* Sam Webber Hamilton-Wickham Waratah Mayfield

105 Jack Norton Belmont Stockton-Raymond Terrace105 Luke Blackaby Waratah Mayfield Newcastle City105* Dylan J Hunter Newcastle City Wallsend103* Grant Stewart University Newcastle City103 Greg Hunt Toronto Workers DC Wallsend102 Jeffrey d Goninan Stockton-Raymond Terrace Newcastle City101 Shaun Eaton Stockton-Raymond Terrace Wests CC

100* Joshua Geary Merewether Belmont

100 Luke Stewart University Wallsend

* Not out

Bowling 6 Wickets/Innings

Player Club OpponentRay Cooper Belmont 7/29 Newcastle City

Daniel m Upward Stockton-Raymond Terrace 7/29 CharlestownCameron Roxby Wallsend 7/44 Belmont

Patrick Magann Wallsend 6/12 Cardiff-Boolaroo

Joseph L Price Toronto Workers DC 6/16 Hamilton-Wickham

John D Hodgson Newcastle City 6/19 WallsendRyan T Mannix Belmont 6/22 Toronto Workers DC

Ray Cooper Belmont 6/26 Waratah MayfieldMatthew Webber Hamilton-Wickham 6/28 Toronto Workers DC

Mark Dries Hamilton-Wickham 6/40 Toronto Workers DC

Joseph L Price Toronto Workers DC 6/65 WallsendThomas Allen Wests CC 6/71 UniversityAlex Jenkins Wests CC 6/80 Newcastle City

Bowling 10 Wickets/MatchPlayer Club Opponent

Ray Cooper Belmont 10/76 Newcastle CitySam Webber Hamilton-Wickham 10/83 Merewether (Final)Joseph L Price Toronto Workers 11/109 Wallsend

Daniel M Upward Stockton Raymond Terrace 10/123 Charlestown

Hat TricksPlayer Club Opponent

Matthew Webber Hamilton-Wickham WallsendGrant Stewart University Hamilton-Wickham

Partnerships

Runs Players Club Opposition281 Aaron Wivell - James King Wests University

247 Marcus Hainsworth - Jack Norton Belmont Stockton217 Liam McKechnie - Matthew Gawthrop University Wests CC 212 Ben Balcomb -Joshua Trappel Hamilton-Wickham Wallsend

200 Luke Stewart - Tim Prescott University Stockton190 Joseph Price - Greg Hunt Toronto Workers Cardiff-Boolaroo

189 Liam McKechnie - Grant Stewart University Newcastle City

171 Nathan Hudson - Joseph Price Toronto Workers Cardiff-Boolaroo160 Ryan Wilson - James King Wests Cricket Club Waratah Mayfield

160 Chris Connors - Dane Macourt Charlestown Waratah Mayfield

155 Greg Hunt - Adrian Chad Toronto Workers Wallsend

147 Mark Littlewood - Daniel Bailey Belmont Hamilton-Wickham146 Brent Ingham - Ryan Van Kemenade Newcastle City Stockton

124 Jeffrey Goninan - Shaun Eaton Stockton Wests121 Joshua Trappel - Mark Dries Hamilton-Wickham Belmont

117 David Stevenson - Ben Balcomb Hamilton-Wickham Newcastle City113 Rhys Hanlon - Matthew Webber Hamilton-Wickham Stockton

113 Grant Stewart - Luke Bird University Belmont

112 Simon Moore - Hamish Bartlett Merewether Hamilton-Wickham111 Sam Webber - Jake Gordon Hamilton-Wickham Waratah Mayfield

108 Colby Gallagher - Jed Dickson Charlestown District Stockton105 Cameron Roxby - Josh Forsyth Wallsend Wests

102 Aaron Wivell - Samuel Davies Wests Belmont

TOM LOCKER CUPAnother dominant display by Merewether being undefeated in Pool A playing the other undefeatedPool B winner University in what was expected to be a tight tussle at No 1 however this was not to be.Merewether easily winning a one sided match, batting first Merewether were dismissed for 170 in47.1 overs with the wickets shared between Michael Radnidge, Luke Bird and Tim Prescott,University could not handle the pressure being bowled out in 28 overs for 111 with Mark Cameronand Josh Geary leading the way

TOM LOCKER CUP LADDER

Pool A P W L D W Runs W Run Pts %Lost For Taken Against

Merewether 5 4 0 1 28 958 40 685 29 1.9979Charlestown 5 3 1 1 29 754 40 655 26 1.1578Stockton-RaymondTerrace

5 2 2 1 29 809 37 868 19 1.1891

Newcastle City 5 2 2 1 34 801 32 910 16 0.8284Wallsend 5 1 3 1 26 797 23 665 14 0.7657Waratah Mayfield 5 0 4 1 38 614 22 950 4 0.3742

Pool B P W L D W Runs W Run Pts %Lost For Taken Against

University 5 4 0 1 34 719 35 607 27 1.2194Belmont 5 3 1 1 25 927 39 744 24 1.9437Toronto Workers DC 5 2 2 1 28 554 32 573 20 1.1050Hamilton-Wickham 5 2 2 1 31 689 36 717 18 1.1159Cardiff-Boolaroo 5 1 3 1 34 462 29 588 13 0.6702WestsORWK

5 0 4 1 39 532 20 654 6 0.4172

TOM LOCKER CUP FINAL

Merewether 170 (L Bird 2/24, M Radnidge 2/38, T Prescott 2/41) defeated University 111 (M Cameron 4/23,J Geary 3/26, S Palmer 2/36)

Umpires: S Cooper & P Tate

TAKEN

NDCA T20 COMPETITION

The T20 competition was a very different matter withHamilton-Wickham leading Pool A and Charlestown

PoolB at the conclusion of the pool stage. The final sawHamilton account for Charlestown, Josh Trappel led fromthe front with a hard hitting 64 N O to have Hamiltonconclude their innings at 7/137. Colby Gallagher was theonly Charlestown batsman to put up resistance with a wellcomplied 37 NO off 23 balls as Charlestown capitulated

for 94 with Mark Dries claiming 4/14 of 4 and Sam Webber 3/6.Toronto V Stockton (Lyn Oval)

NDCA T20 LADDER

Pool A P W L D W Runs W Run Pts %Lost For Taken Against

Charlestown 5 5 0 0 30 739 46 538 10 2.1062Merewether 5 3 2 0 25 614 42 618 6 1.6691University 5 3 2 0 38 685 35 648 6 0.9736Belmont 5 2 3 0 35 547 33 622 4 0.8292Newcastle City 5 2 3 0 42 586 29 622 4 0.6505Cardiff-Boolaroo 5RANK TEAM P W D L WKTSLOST

0 5 0 41 497 26 620 0 0.5083

Pool B P W L D W Runs W Run Pts %Lost For Taken Against

Hamilton-Wickham 5 4 1 0 29 830 40 593 8 1.9306Stockton-Raymond 5Terrace

4 1 0 38 765 34 733 8 0.9338

Wests 5 3 2 0 25 699 36 713 6 1.4117Wallsend 5 2 3 0 38 694 33 683 4 0.8824Toronto Workers DC 5 1 4 0 41 609 39 694 2 0.8347Waratah Mayfield 5R

1 4 0 38 649 27 830 2 0.5556

T20 FINALTS

Charlestown 94 (C Gallagher 37*, M Dries 4/14, S Webber 3/6) defeated by Hamilton-Wickham 7/137 (JTrappel 64*, S Webber 33, A Payne3/8)

Umpires: P Davis & R McKimm

SECOND GRADEThe second grade competition was a race between three clubs for the minor premiership, withCharlestown DCC (64) eventually winning the tight battle for top honours without dropping a gamehowever rain played it part with a large number of wash outs, second placed Toronto Workers (60) andthird placed Newcastle City (57) were well clear of fourth place University (47). As the season drew toan end it was a tight battle for fourth between Uni, Stockton, Cardiff and Merewether. .

In contrast to last season there were only 5 outright results. Congratulations go to Charlestown whocompleted the season undefeated taking out the final against Newcastle City outright with DrThreadgold contributing with both bat and ball.

The competition in general was well balanced, with many experienced ex-first grade players blendedwith youth throughout each team. When the statistics were finalised at the end of season it was theexperience that shone through:

Season Highlights:

BatsmenJesse Major (NC) - 462 runs @ 42.00Jason Gregory (CB) - 411 runs @ 34.25Joseph Curk (NC) - 361 runs @ 40.11Samuel Logan (C) - 341 runs@ 26.23Joshua Logan (C) - 306 runs @ 34.00

BowlersJames Wallace (U) - 35 wickets @ 12.49Steven Threadgold (C) - 33 wickets @ 7.06Corey Piccirillo (TW) - 27 wickets @ 11.67Joseph Hart (TW) - 27 wickets @ 16.67

Minor Premiers: Charlestown DCC

Major Premiers: Charlestown DCC

SECOND GRADE LADDERRank Team P W2 W1 D L1 L2 Wkts

LostRunsFor

WktsTaken

RunsAgainst

Points %

1 Charlestown 12 1 7 4 0 0 69 1822 107 1227 64 2.3027

2 Toronto 12 0 8 3 1 0 70 1646 103 1880 60 1.2883

3 Newcastle City 12 2 4 2 4 0 68 1914 114 1809 57 1.7738

4 University 12 0 6 2 4 0 98 1800 107 1675 47 1.1733

5 Stockton- RaymondTerrace

12 1 4 2 5 0 86 1877 94 2114 45 1.1733

6 Cardiff-Boolaroo 12 0 5 1 6 0 106 2338 94 2075 42 0.9992

7 Merewether 12 0 5 4 3 0 77 1683 94 1646 41 1.2482

8 Hamilton-Wickham 12 1 3 4 4 0 87 1913 79 1524 40 1.1398

9 Belmont 12 0 4 2 5 1 107 1603 77 1717 32 0.6718

10 Wallsend 12 0 3 2 6 1 112 2051 76 1984 30 0.7015

11 Wests 12 0 2 2 6 4 117 1467 74 1968 21 0.4715

12 Waratah Mayfield 12 0 1 2 8 1 105 1646 83 2141 20 0.6077

SECOND GRADE FINAL

Charlestown 107 (A Winchester 44, S Threadgold 31, J Hodgson 5/28, S O’Sullivan 3/25) & 1/24 defeatedNewcastle City 57 (R Bruce 7/17, S Threadgold 2/9) & 73 (M Nesbitt 33, S Threadgold 4/20 S Mostyn 2/17)

Umpires: R McCormack & R McKim

SECOND GRADE STATISTICS 2015 – 6

BattingPlayer Club M I NO 50s 100s HS Runs Average

Major, Jesse R Newcastle City 10 13 2 3 0 95 462 42.00Gregory, Jason Cardiff-Boolaroo 11 12 0 2 1 144 411 34.25Curk, Joseph L Newcastle City 10 12 3 1 1 168 361 40.11Logan, Samuel Charlestown 12 14 1 3 0 80 341 26.23Claridge, Joshua Charlestown 12 12 3 2 0 66 306 34.00Casey, Andrew M University 11 13 1 0 0 46 279 23.25Hitchcock, Luke Charlestown 13 13 3 0 1 117 277 27.70Jones, Matthew T Hamilton-Wickham 8 8 0 3 0 77 270 33.75Horne, Dion J Stockton 9 10 3 2 1 101 261 37.29Moody, Laurie a Stockton 9 10 0 3 0 79 261 26.10Hughes, Shane Hamilton-Wickham 8 8 1 1 1 119 254 36.29Conway, Mark D Newcastle City 8 11 1 0 1 121 254 25.40Loveday, Corey Toronto Workers 7 8 0 3 0 70 252 31.50

Qualification 250 Runs

BowlingPlayer Club M O M 5/I 10/M Best R W Ave

Wallace, James University 11 147.5 23 3 0 5/38 437 35 12.49Threadgold, Steven Charlestown 14 105 32 1 0 5/33 233 33 7.06

Piccirillo, Corey Toronto Workers 8 112 24 2 0 6/13 315 27 11.67Hart, Joseph Toronto Workers 9 114.3 10 2 0 6/40 450 27 16.67

Hodgson, John Newcastle City 10 137.5 32 1 0 5/28 319 26 12.27Major, Jesse Newcastle City 10 138.5 38 1 1 7/11 386 25 15.44

Chillingworth, Daniel Charlestown 14 83.3 16 1 0 5/8 253 23 11.00Mostyn, Sam Charlestown 12 122.5 33 2 0 6/29 253 22 11.50Lowe, Adam Waratah-Mayfield 9 95.2 20 0 0 4/26 256 20 12.80

Redmond, Jackson Stockton 10 93.4 12 1 0 5/54 367 20 18.35

Qualification 20 Wicket

Wicket KeepingPlayer Club M C S Field

catchesLoveday, Corey Toronto Workers 7 19 4 0Casey, Andrew University 11 13 7 0

Mace, Christopher Charlestown 12 16 2 1Nesbitt, Mitchell Newcastle City 6 11 0 0

Ray, Mitchell Hamilton-Wickham 9 9 1 1

Qualification 10 dismissals

Outstanding Performances

Batting

Runs Player Club Opponent168 Joseph Curk Newcastle City Stockton Raymond Terrace144 Jason Gregory Cardiff-Boolaroo Stockton Raymond Terrace134 Ben Herring Wallsend Wests121 Mark Conway Newcastle City Wests119 Shane Hughes Hamilton-Wickham Charlestown117 Luke Hitchcock Charlestown Cardiff Boolaroo113* Michael Muller Toronto Workers Wallsend101* Kye Zanardi Stockton Raymond Terrace Wests101* Dion Horne Stockton Raymond Terrace Cardiff Boolaroo

Bowling 6 Wickets/InningsPlayer Club Opponent

Jesse Major Newcastle City 7/11 Wests

Ronan Bruce Charlestown 7/17 Newcastle City

Evan Graham University 6/13 Wallsend

Cory J Piccirillo Toronto Workers DC 6/13 Merewether

Callum Single Hamilton-Wickham 6/14 Wallsend

Kye Zanardi Stockton Raymond Terrace 6/21 Wests

Thomas Dwyer Hamilton-Wickham 6/28 Wallsend

Sam Mostyn Charlestown 6/29 Waratah Mayfield

Zach Symons Belmont 6/31 Hamilton-Wickham

Joseph Hart Toronto Workers 6/40 University

Aiden White Wallsend 6/40 University

Bowling 10 Wickets/MatchPlayer Club Opponent

Jesse Major Newcastle City 11/38 Wests

THIRD GRADE

This season’s Third Grade competition was almost split in halve with 5 clubs vying for the top 4 itfinished with Merewether, Toronto, Charlestown & City qualifying for the semi’s and University justmissing on quotients.

The remaining seven clubs unfortunately lacked the necessary player strength to mount any substantialchallenge.

The final this season was played between Toronto and Newcastle City reaching 6/186 at the close ofplay on day 1 with Jonty Major dominating the batting with 79 NO to conclude a very good seasonwhich saw him with over 300 runs and 23 wickets. Toronto were the runner up for the second seasonin succession, never really in the hunt as they capitulated for 102 with Michael Wilkerson being thechief destroyer with 4/30

Newcastle City provide most of the highlights for the season:

BatsmenJake Miller (M) - 394 runs @ 65.67William Davis (NC) - 416 runs @ 41.60Ahmed Badat (NC) - 347 runs @ 43.38Samuel Hennessy (U) - 345 runs@ 49.29Jonty Major (NC) - 304 runs @ 50.67

BowlersBrett Timney (SRT) - 27 wickets @ 11.56Mitchell Gray (NC) - 23 wickets @