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THE CITY & SUBURBAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION 1903 – INCORPORATED

116th ANNUAL REPORT SEASON 2018-19

City & Suburban Association - 1903 2018-19 Annual Report

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ASSOCIATION PATRON

Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC


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CITY AND SUBURBAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION

1903 INCORPORATED

Office Bearers – Season 2018-2019 Patron Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC Governor of New South Wales President Mr. R. G. Marshall Vice Presidents Messrs. G.E. Reed, R.A. French OAM, J.R.R. Simpson Secretary Mr. B.G. Breakspear JP Assistant Secretary Position Vacant Treasurer Mr. G. Winney Delegate to Sydney Cricket Association Mr. E. Smith Executive Committee Messrs. R.G. Marshall, B.G. Breakspear, G. Winney Management Committee Executive Committee Members, Messrs. R.J. Sadler, and J.R.R.

Simpson Active Life Members Messrs. R.G. Marshall, G.O. Aird, R.J. Sadler, J.J.R. Simpson Deaceased Life Members C.A. Fairland, N.I. Blue, J.R. Gillam R.K. Matthews,

K.O. Johnstone MBE, K.M. Gracie, C.R. Hogue, J.Pace W. Ray, J.A. Thompson, E.A. Webster, B.R.W. Bavin, A. Law, J.R. Russell

Legend Members J. Pace, W. Douglas, B.R.W. Bavin, R.A. French OAM, G.E.Reed, J.R.

Russell, R. Glover OAM, M. Halliday. Hon. Auditor Mr. E. Weiss


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CITY & SUBURBAN CRICKET ASSOCIATION – 1903 INC.

NOTICE OF 117th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

TO ALL CLUB DELEGATES AND REPRESENTATIVES:-

TAKE NOTICE - The 117th Annual General Meeting of the City & Suburban Cricket Association – 1903 Incorporated shall be set down for Tuesday, 30 July 2019, to be held at the Club York, 1st Floor, 95-99 York Street, Sydney, just North of Market Street. The meeting shall commence at 7.30pm sharp.

AGENDA

1. President’s welcome address to Life Members, Cricket Legends of the Association, Special Guests and Delegates present.

2. Apologies

3. Incoming Correspondence

4. Treasurer’s Report

5. Secretary’s Report

6. Delegate to the SCA Report (Mr. Ed Smith)

7. Adoption of the 116th Annual Report

8. Election of Office Bearers for 2019-20 Season

9. Invitation by President for Special Guests to address the meeting

10. General Business

A. MyCricket CSCA website facilitation by Clubs – Mr. Craig Hambleton. B. Nominations for the position of CSCA Website Manager. C. Discussion on Cricket Australia’s recommendation for wearing a helmet -refer to

Assn. Secretary. D. Review update on the JPS Competition Playing Conditions –Refer to Secretary E. Matters without notice.

Brian Breakspear JP Secretary


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PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2018 – 19 Although many parts of Australia, including Sydney itself, have been experiencing drought conditions wet weather in the latter days of many weeks or on weekends resulted in 2018 – 19 being a frustrating stop / start season for cricket with an extraordinary number of washed out matches. Three of the first four rounds of C & S Association scheduled matches were unable to go ahead because of rain, and overall there were at least 6 weekends where most fixtures were not played. However, the City & Suburban Cricket Association still provided cricket for 18 clubs in a friendly but competitive environment with 23 rounds of matches scheduled during the season, which includes the 5 Jack Pace Shield preliminary rounds. For those teams that qualified there was also the JPS finals. One of the attractions of the C&S Association is the flexibility for clubs to play as many or as few matches as they wish. Some clubs such as Cricketers’ Club of NSW scheduled 13 matches, plus the 5 rounds of the JPS during the season, while others like Old Sydneians only scheduled 3 fixtures. Fortunately, the wet weather only restricted Round 1 of the Jack Pace Shield from being played. Once again Knox Old Boys and Old Aloysians were the stand out clubs winning all four of their preliminary matches as well as their Quarter and Semi Final fixtures to make the JPS final. In a wonderful final played on a beautiful summer’s day at Goddard Park it was Old Aloysians that prevailed in a closely fought encounter. Goddard Park was in superb condition and is a credit to the Groundsman and the City of Canada Bay Council. Winning the toss Old Aloysians batted first and were all out in the 35th over for 149 with J. Clarke (49) and J. Goh (30) the main run scorers. Knox Old Boys seemed to be on their way to a 4th straight win in the competition until the introduction of spin bowler D. Goh who completely changed the game with 3 wickets in his first over. He eventually took 4 / 19 from his 6 overs. The bowlers were very well supported with some of the best fielding I have witnessed in C&S Cricket and in the end Knox Old boys were all out for 122 in the 33rd over. Congratulations to Old Aloysians on their win, and to both clubs for the manner in which the final was played. Many thanks to Geoff Wheeler and Mark Hughes, our Umpires for the final, and to all the other umpires that officiated during the JPS finals series. It is pleasing to see that most clubs are now recording match results and batting and bowling statistics in MyCricket. There were still some reminders required during the season and I can only ask that all clubs make this a priority after every match.


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I noted in my role with Yaralla CC that our home ground at Goddard Park, Concord was only used for 7 Saturday fixtures involving Yaralla throughout the year. While rain prevented play on 7 weekends there were several other scheduled matches that did not go ahead because clubs withdrew from their fixture after the draw was made official, or Yaralla’s opponents were involved in JPS finals on the Sunday and therefore, understandably, withdrew from their Saturday fixture against Yaralla CC. While we cannot control the weather, and the issue that I refer to only affects Yaralla CC this time, similar problems could impact the City & Suburban club’s that use other Council grounds such as Camperdown, Waterloo and Boronia Park. Yaralla CC has had the use of Goddard Park since 1891, but other Cricket Clubs and Associations would love to have the use of such a fantastic ground and if it is not fully utilised Yaralla CC and our Association may have difficulty when the next lease is negotiated with Council. We therefore must ensure that our Association Fixtures Committee allocates as many matches as possible to our Council controlled venues. I record for interest that in First Class Cricket in Australia that India dominated the Test Series defeating the Aussies 3 – 1. Australia’s batting was the main problem with not one century scored during the series. It could be argued that our two best batsmen, Steve Smith and David Warner, were unavailable while still serving their 12 month bans from the ball tampering scandal in South Africa, but there were still professional cricketers wearing the Baggy Green. Fortunes changed in a two-match series against Bangladesh which Australia won easily with 1 century in the 1st test and 3 more in the 2nd test played at Manuka Oval, Canberra – the first time a test has been played in the nation’s capital. Australia’s One Day team then completed a successful tour and series win against Pakistan and now move on to the World Cup in the UK before an Ashes series in England. I sincerely thank His Excellency the Honourable General David Hurley AC DSO (Ret’d), Governor of NSW, who has been our Association Patron since October 2014 and congratulate him on his appointment as the next Governor General of Australia. We also extend a very warm welcome to the new Governor of New South Wales, the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC. In anticipation, the Association warmly welcomes our Governor, as our Vice Regal Patron. I also thank Craig Hambleton, Deputy Chairman, Sydney Cricket Association, member of the IZingari Club, for his time and commitment looking after our Association on MyCricket, and for his assistance in compiling and printing of this annual report. I also thank Ed Smith for his continued service to C&S Cricket as our delegate to Sydney Cricket Association. Lastly, I want to acknowledge the tireless efforts of your Association Secretary Brian Breakspear and the continued great work of Treasurer Garry Winney. Thank you, gents, for your efforts which are greatly appreciated by me and our member clubs. Bob Marshall


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SECRETARY’S REPORT

I submit my report for your reading and adoption. I would like to begin by thanking His Excellency, the Honourable, General David Hurley AC DSO (Ret’d), Governor of New South Wales for his gracious tenure as our Vice Regal Patron of the City & Suburban Cricket Association – 1903 Incorporated. General Hurley consented to be our Patron in October 2014. Historically, the Association has had as its Patron, the successive Governors of New South Wales since the year 1913. The Association membership extends its best wishes to General Hurley on his appointment as Governor-General of Australia. As a matter of protocol, your Association Secretary has been in communication with the Office of the Governor of New South Wales regarding the application for renewing Vice Regal Patronage appointment for the Association. Her Majesty the Queen upon receiving recommendation from the NSW Premier, appointed Her Excellency, the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO QC as the 39th Governor of NSW. The Association looks forward to receiving Patronage consent from Her Excellency in the ensuing period The opening of the 2018-19 City and Suburban Cricket Season was subject to weather variations of drought, which had gripped the east coast of the continent as reported in our President’s submission. Upon review of the CSCA website fixture results, it was interesting to note that there were only ten (10) drawn matches in the Jack Pace Memorial Shield Competition. Round 1 of the competition was washed out and in Round 2, there was only one (1) washed out game with one match being a tie. However, in the regular Round fixtures there was a total of twenty-six (26) washed out fixtures of the nineteen (19) Rounds from the commencement of the season to it’s conclusion. Considering the weather imposition, the JPS Competition and regular Rounds managed to be played during the season with relative success. 100 YEARS AGO – 1918-1919 “…In presenting this Annual Report, the Association has the satisfaction of knowing that there was an improvement in the number of Clubs playing during the last season although the War was still in progress at the opening of the season. In all, there were fourteen teams playing of club members of the Association, and this enabled clubs in almost every instant to have full programmes as fixtures were made with some outside clubs to carry out this for each Saturday. The Association secured Redfern Oval for all Saturday dates. For the coming season it is hoped, that the pre-War strength will be largely restored, although it will be found that some of the old Clubs may not be able to reform owing to the dispersing of their members. This will be much regretted by the older Clubs, still remaining in the Association. It will always be a pleasing fact of remembrance and enjoyable and interesting games partaking by many of the Clubs in the season before the Advent of the Great War…” C A Fairland, Association Secretary, 28th August 1919


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JACK PACE MEMORIAL SHIELD COMPETITION The Competition was played in good spirit. All teams that competed, played in the preliminary Rounds one (1) to five (5). After the quarter-final table was declared the following cricket clubs Knox, Yaralla, Old Aloysians, Hunters Hill, Primary Club of Australia, CCNSW, Balmain-Sth. Sydney, I Zingari Australia, played for a spot in the semi-finals. The competition semi-finals were played out by Knox, Old Aloysians, Primary Club of Australia and I Zingari Australia, with Knox and Old Aloysians CC’s advancing to the Final. The competition final was contested between Knoxonians CC and Old Aloysians CC at Goddard Oval, Concord on Sunday, 3 March 2019. The match was officiated by Umpires Mark Hughes and Geoff Wheeler and the Association thanks both of them for their service. The Final was played in good spirit with the Umpires commenting very highly on the cricket standard of both teams. Old Aloysians CC scored 149 runs of 35 overs defeated Knoxonians CC 122 runs off 33 Overs. Congratulations are extended to Old Aloysians CC for winning the competition Shield and also to Knox for their application to the spirit of the game. UMPIRES On behalf of the Association, I would like to thank Mr. Stephen Blomfield, Secretary of the Sydney Shires Cricket Umpires Association for organising and coordinating Umpires for the Jack Pace Memorial Shield Competition Final Series. MY CRICKET – CSCA WEBSITE It is pleasing to note that the CSCA website is being used by the Clubs. There are still Clubs that have not submitted their Club Logo to be downloaded on the website. A review of the regular Round match results reveals that a few match results are yet to be completed. There is a very strong need for our Clubs to contributed a club’s history, news, players wanted, match highlights, team photographs, statistical information and media attention to attract, and promote our Association’s image to the wider cricket community. I call upon all member Clubs to contribute with information, ideas in support of the Association’s continued existence. It is imperative to promote our Association’s image. GROUND AUDIT I recently emailed a ground audit survey for those Clubs that have grounds available for facilitation by the Association. The primary purpose of the audit was to ascertain and overview of what facilities were available at the available grounds. General access, toilet facilities, change rooms, water access, kitchen area were matters for important consideration. The collation of this information assists the Association to present to Councils a review of what is existing and what is required to upgrade to acceptable standards, particularly where seasonal payment is required. I thank those Clubs who contributed to the survey. A review of the survey results will be circulated to all Clubs in due course.


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PROPOSED RESTORATION TO GODDARD OVAL PAVILION During the previous off season, our Association President and Secretary met with City of Canada Bay Council officers regarding the proposed restoration additions to the existing building. Suggested draft proposed plans have been drawn up for the consideration by the Association, Yaralla CC and the Burwood Rugby League Club. Council has funding, but not sufficient to completely cover the overall costs. Inquiries are continuing with Council and a further consideration for the Heritage Council to be approached. As information comes to hand, so the Association will be informed of the outcomes. SIGHT SCREENS FOR GODDARD OVAL Discussion has taken place between the Association, Yaralla CC and Council concerning the proposed installation of sight screens at Goddard Oval. Your Association Secretary has submitted a proposed sight screen model to Executive Committee and Yaralla CC for information, discussion and decision. The type of screen suggested is cost effective, wheel mounted, secured, with a retractable screen to avoid damage and vandalism. Can be demounted and stored beneath the Pavilion. REQUESTS TO CLUB MANAGEMENT It is important that all Clubs respond to emailed information in a timely manner. The Association Secretary needs to address matters within time frames. To delay the flow of information is poor management. Point in question, email reminders to submit club annual reports for season 2018-19. I would ask that an improvement be undertaken by all Clubs generally in this area of administration. VOTE OF THANKS I acknowledge and thank the following entities that have assisted the Association throughout the past season. The private schools for arranging and allowing our Clubs to use the ground facilities; to the Mayors and their Staff of the City of Canada Bay Council and the City of Sydney Council; Mr. Steve Deamer and Mr. Jonathan Langan representing their Councils for Parks and Recreation valued assistance; the Ground Staff for ground and pitch preparations, particularly, Goddard Oval; NSW Cricket Association for their fiscal donation ad continued support; Sydney Shires Cricket Umpires Association for the services of Umpires; and finally, to Craig Hambleton Dep. Chairman, Sydney Cricket Association and member of I Zingari Australia CC for his most valued work as Administrator of our website and assistance in preparing the Association’s 116th Annual Report; likewise, to Ed Smith for his role as our Delegate to the NSWCA, we thank you, and to all Club’s and their management teams, as well as your Association Executive Committee and Management Committee members, for their continued support in the interests of the Association membership. Brian Breakspear JP


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Club Reports

Balmain – South Sydney Rangers

Played 6 Won 3 Lost 3 Cancelled 4 (3 Natural + 1 Sprinkler) The past couple of years have seen Rangers pull together a solid core group of players. These players have supported a vast improvement in our on field performance which resulted in us making the quarter finals of Jack Pace for the first time in a very long time! Some might say it has something to do with the maturing of the “younger” Rangers whose preparation, timeliness and general appearances at games has improved with age. With a good night's sleep, you get bowlers who can hit a length and batsmen capable of building an innings; no wonder this has been a season of some success. A couple of highlights The incredible power hitting from the unorthodox yet effective Tele who managed to hit one bowler for 30 runs in a single over! What an over to watch that one was; for everyone bar the bowler that is. In our second game with Yaralla (after being absolutely flogged by them in the opening game of the season where we fielded a side that would have made Dad's Army seem like young 'uns) the star of our season, Satyen, managed to score a superb 90 with stroke play that his namesake “Sachin” would have been proud of. Looking to next season we need to find another gear with our bowling and fielding but given we made the quarters of Jack Pace we have to be stoked with our efforts. One might say the future looks bright…..as long as game day concentration levels continue to improve.


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Beavers

Played 14 Won 5 Lost 8 Drawn 1 Cancelled 5 Beavers had a great season this year in 2018 / 2019 compared to the previous year. The team played 14 games in great spirit and there were some great highlights and exceptional performances in almost every game. Our Beaver rookie Tom Nash played his first season with the team and stood out as the club’s highest run scorer. We had two bowlers picking a 5’for - David Abreu and Mrigank “Gankster” Pawar. The other competing clubs in the CSCA also played the games in good spirit. A highlight was against Primary Cricket Australia, where we realised that we were playing on the War Memorial ground at Shore, on 11th November 2018 and both sides agreed to remember those who lost their lives for our beautiful country. The teams observed a minute of silence and we played the game in a fair and competitive spirit where Beavers played very strongly and made it difficult for PCA to win. The strangest outcome as a game was a TIE between Beavers and CCNSW which was an exceptional game of cricket. Beavers could have won but in the last over in turned into a tie with the 9th Beaver wicket putting on an amazing 50 runs. With only 1 run our final partnership couldn’t quite get there. It was an absolute thriller. In addition, we also lost two very close games which we should have won however those games provided a great learning platform for our younger Beavers who demonstrated big hearts, openness and willing to learn attitude. On a sad note our Club President Jeremy “Golden Arm” Gilling” passed away after a long battle with cancer. We will miss you Jeremy. Thanks to the Association and also to Colleagues for paying their respects. Overall, a great and memorable season and the newly rejuvenated Beavers can not wait to step on the field again in October 2019.


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Colleagues

Played 7 Won 5 Lost 2 Drawn 0 Cancelled 0 In the season opener we suffered a heavy defeat to the hands of I Zingari. The highlight was the batting performance of Charlie Gulliver who scored 63 Not Out. Game two we defeated a gallant Paddington with Ed Nankiville taking 5 for 26 off 5 overs and remains on a hattrick. In game 3 we lost to Hunters Hill with no star performances however David Starkey scored all day with great zest. In game 4 we beat the Beavers with James Paterson taking 5 for 34 off 5.3 overs. Game 5 we played CCNSW we won the game with Hamish McCathie scoring 76. The highlight of this game was the hospitality shown by CCNSW. The game was most enjoyable. I game 6 we had a victory over the Beavers James Devlin string with the bat with 73 and Justin Van Kiekirk taking 5 for 31 off 8 overs. The last game of the season for the Blue Giants in the local Derby against OCCC. OCCC had beaten us for the past 11 seasons so it was a fantastic result from our lads to finally win the CCC/OCCC trophy. The hero of the day for us was Al Russell who scored an unbeaten 98 off not many balls. Thanks to all teams that we played against throughout the season and to Brian for his tireless work behind the scenes.


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Cricketers’ Club of New South Wales

Played 7 Won 5 Lost 2 Drawn 0 Cancelled 0 14 games were played of the 19 fixtures arranged. 33 players turned out for the C&S side this season. Of these, 26 were Club members and 7 were guest players. A core of 13 players played 5 or more games,. We again lost in the quarter-final of the Jack Pace Trophy. One team forfeited v us. 4 games were cancelled by rain. A year that did not reach many heights but was enjoyed by all. It was great to see some new additions to the team this year in Mark Henwood, Jed Wesley-Smith and Subhav Gupta. Great team men who made the year very enjoyable. The highlight of the year would be the tie versus Beavers with Greg Brooks taking the 9th and 10th wickets with the scores level on 154, something he enjoyed thoroughly. It was only achievable thanks to Paul Nash’s earlier 92 which picked us off the floor when we were 4 for 10. Other notable performances were Mike Weavers’ maiden hundred for the Club. A great club man and thoroughly deserved. All watching were very happy for Mike; a few tears of joy were shed. Paul Nash also gets another mention for his 7 for 20 in a Jack Pace game which stands as the best figures ever in the Jack Pace (as recorded in MyCricket). Many thanks to Simon James’s selfless captaincy. He is a class above our current batting stocks but he always made sure others had a go before him. Hopefully that will change next year. Peter Buruma, a bowler who always gave 100%, a real team man who loves winning and wants us to do well. Next year Brooms!, My vice captain Soren Hughes, a fantastic all rounder and the guy I admire the most (can you ask Gwen if I still get a lift home next year?). Curtis Leigh Murray, our number one keeper and best guitarist in the Club. Greg Brooks, the Club glue: a very competitive spirit whom we love to death. Special thanks to our gentle giant Ian Allmey. I for one love playing cricket with Ian and I’m hoping he can squeeze out one more season. There’s always one more season Ian! Cricket should be an expression of the character of those playing on and off the field. I for one love the C&S for holding close to these principles: - enjoying a well fought game, a solid afternoon tea and a few beers (or tonic waters) after the game is what cricket is about. To Brian Breakspear and the Association's Management Committee thank you for your work during the season and to all the clubs thank you for the games this year and we look forward to hosting you at Camperdown Oval next season!


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Cricketers’ Club of New South Wales Tour of Sri Lanka

I Zingari Australia at Lords 2018


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I Zingari Australia

Played 11 Won 8 Lost 3 Drawn 0 Cancelled 6 I Zingari Australia would like to thank the C&S administration for organising another enjoyable season of Club cricket. The unique charm of the C&S allows our Club to organise a schedule that suits the needs of our members and allows us to put a competitive team of the field for each fixture. Congratulations to Old Aloysians who won the Jack Pace Shield. Knox Old Boys, reached the final again, and have been a continual thorn in our side. We have rarely beaten them in the past decade and they again soundly defeated us in the semi final this season. Yet, our matches against them are highly enjoyable encounters; strongly competitive and eagerly anticipated by our members. Like most Clubs, the weather played havoc with our season with 6 matches being cancelled. Ben van der Merwe was again the outstanding contributor in C&S matches for I Zingari Australia. He scored 389 runs at an average of 97.25 The Club began the season coming off a highly successful tour of England in July where we won 10 of 11 games. Our only loss was against the MCC on the Nursery Ground at Lords. Our thanks are extended to Shore who again provide us access to their wonderful playing fields at Northbridge during the first half of the season. It would be enjoyable to host more of our opponents at our ground in Camden Park. For those Clubs willing to travel, it offers a very enjoyable setting in the Australian bush. Looking forward to the 2019/20 season.


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Nondescripts CC

Played 9 Won 3 Lost 5 Drawn 0 Cancelled 1 The season just gone was a fair one for the Nondescripts and reflective of where the club sits at present. Numbers have been a considerable struggle the past few seasons as the playing group ages and procreates. All told we completed eight games, registering four wins and four losses with a few obligatory washouts into the equation. Pre-Christmas we recorded a Jack Pace Shield record of two wins, two losses and a washout. We ended up on the same points score as several teams and regrettably missed the finals for the first time in a decade. This was largely due to a woeful net run rate, thanks to the 240 run spanking we received at the hands of eventual Jack Pace Shield winners Old Aloys. That abomination aside, we recorded a high scoring win against Sydney University and a narrow away win at Old Cranbrook - the first time we’d achieved that feat since many of our mid-30s cohort were propping up the bars of Sydney’s various universities. Post-Christmas we went two and two. First up we were soundly beaten by Primary Club, recovering from - do not adjust your sets - 7/4, to ultimately post nearly 100. The following week Paddington triumphed over us in a 9 run thriller. Pleasingly we finished our year on a high, recording comfortable wins over Hunters Hill and Beavers. Our star performer was captain Viv Samdarshi, who in seven games led the way with 213 runs at an average of 43 with three 50s. He was well supported, particularly late in the season, by new recruit Aaron Gaulke who scored 193 runs at an average of 39 with two 50s of his own. Tariq Uzun and Cameron Mason were the other two Nondos to post 50s - Cam’s 65 in his only game an equal season high. With the ball, Viv also led the wicket taking, proving our only consistent spinner. He snared 14 wickets at an average of 15 with two excellent hauls of 4/32 and 4/33. Newcomer Anis Bakti was lethal throughout, snaring 12 wickets at 14 with hauls of 4/27 and a particularly ruinous 4/13 in the away win over Cranbrook. They were ably supported by Tom Colebatch, Aaron Gaulke (our newest all-rounder) and Zain Khan, who contributed 10, 9 and 7 wickets respectively. Our only ‘Michelle’ of the season was taken by Aaron, who snagged 5/48 in a herculean display against Paddington. Behind the stumps, duties were shared by the loquacious Tim Philips and the agile George Leipnik who managed a few blinders and stumpings apiece. For the coming season the Nondescripts will be working hard on recruitment, returning to the Jack Pace Finals and completing a few more fixtures.


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Old Aloysians

Played 9 Won 9 Lost 0 Drawn 0 Cancelled 6 After going close the past three seasons with Quarter Final followed by a Semi Final and then a Grand Final defeat the Old Aloysians’ were keen to continue the improvement seen over the years and go one further in the 2018/2019 season. The season started off strongly with the team entering the final series of the Jack Pace Shield undefeated. The team picked up victories against Sydney Uni, Balmain South Sydney, Paddington, Nondescripts and Reg Bartley, with the first four matches cancelled due to the wet weather. The Quarter Final saw the Old Aloysians’ put a very strong performance on the field against Hunters Hill, dismissing the opposition for 63 at the College Oval and chasing the total 2 wickets down to progress to the Semi Finals. The Semi Final was played in great spirits, batting first every batsmen made a contribution resulting in a very competitive total of 8/183 being set off the 35 overs. Another impressive bowling performance from the likes of Steve Goh and Daniel McGirr saw the Primary Club being dismissed for 70, meaning a second Grand Final berth in as many years. The Grand Final was repeat match up of the 2018 Final, but the team was determined to have a different result against the old enemy Knox, a rivalry that dates back to our schoolboy days. Winning the toss at Goddard Park the Old Aloysians’ elected to bat and posted a total of 149 from the allotted 35 overs being led from the front by Captain Joey Clarke with 49. The bowling attack looked sharp once again with a Goh doing most of the work, however this time it was Dave Goh picking up 4/19. Knox were kept to just 122 meaning that the Old Aloysians’ has won their maiden Jack Pace Shield and also finishing up as undefeated for the season. Congratulations must go to Jason Oei who top scored with an impressive 118 not out against Paddington. While the team had 2 other player score hundreds this season with Tom Goh scoring 116 not out against Nondescripts and Aaron Hickey scoring 101 against Paddington. Steven Goh picked up the best figures for the season with 6/26 against Hunters Hill in the Quarter Final with Daniel McGirr picking up 5/25 against Sydney Uni. Off the field Joey Clarke did an amazing job gathering the players for the week, being able to pick a team consistently without making wholesale changes each week. A thanks must also go to those players for making a commitment for the season and not only playing selective weeks. Stuart Emanuel ran the club from the position of secretary for the season.


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Thanks must go to Brian Breakspear, Bob Marshall, Garry Winney, Craig Hambleton and the entire City and Suburban Cricket Association team and clubs for a much enjoyable and successful season. Brian has again put his heart and soul in the association this season spending countless hours and sending countless emails to ensure everything works as it should. Brian you efforts and commitment are noticed and appreciated by the Old Aloysians’ as well as all other clubs in the association. The season had a number of standout performances including: Batting:

• Jason Oei – 118* vs Paddington • Tom Goh – 116* vs Nondescripts • Aaron Hickey – 101 vs Paddington • Luke Hyland – 81 vs Old Cranbrookians • Joey Clarke – 71 vs Nondescripts • Tom Comerford – 66 vs Sydney Uni • Joey Clarke – 57 vs Paddington • Chris McKenzie – 53 vs Nondescripts • James Comerford – 53 vs Paddington • Jason Oei – 52 vs Balmain South Sydney • Farjaam(Fudge) Atshan – 50 vs Old Cranbrookians

Bowling: • Steve Goh – 6/26 Quarter Final vs Hunters Hill • Daniel McGirr – 5/25 vs Sydney Uni • Steve Goh – 4/4 Semi Final vs Primary Club • Dave Goh – 4/19 Grand Final vs Old Knoxians • Steve Goh – 3/10 vs Nondescripts • Sam Mathias – 3/17 vs Balmain South Sydney • Steve Goh – 3/14 vs Balmain South Sydney • Farjaam(Fudge) Atshan – 3/20 vs Sydney Uni • Daniel McGirr – 3/34 vs Old Cranbrookians


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Old Knoxonians

Played 13 Won 10 Lost 3 Drawn 0 Cancelled 4 The 2018/19 season was another successful one for the Old Knoxonians Cricket Club. We managed to make the final of the Jack Pace Shield knock out competition for the 7th year in a row and competed for our fourth title in a row. Unfortunately we lost to Aloys Old Boys in a hard fought contest. We didn’t perform how we would have liked but congratulations must go to Aloys who were too good on the day. The competition in the City and Suburban this season was strong and we had two good wins in the quarter and semi finals and the team should be proud for once again making it to the grand final. We had many stand out performers across the season who contributed to this success. Ollie Morton won the Kelynack Cross Shield for player of the year which was very well deserved and highlights the strength of the younger players in the team contributing with the bat, ball and in the field. Lachy Fenwick took out the Players’ Player award after another great season contributing on and off the field. We’ve had a great group of Old Boys join the club that left the school within the last few years which has made us overall one of the younger teams in the competition. Fraser Wilson is the latest recruit and had a great first season. He is very talented with the bat and behind the stumps making him a great addition to the club. It’s very encouraging to see the club benefitting from a strong relationship with the school which has put us in such a healthy position. This year was the 70th year of the OKCC and we celebrated with a function bringing together current players, past “Legends” and supporters. It’s clear that many great friendships have been forged though the OKCC over the years and it’s great to see the strong culture and mateship continue across decades. Once again we must offer our thanks to Knox Grammar School and the Old Boys Association for continuing to provide a pathway for kids from the school teams to the Old Boys team. Many thanks also to the City and Suburban Cricket Association for facilitating another great season of cricket. I know all players are keenly anticipating season 2019/20, hoping to go one better and win the JPS Premiership.


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Old Cranbrookians

Played 15 Won 9 Lost 6 Drawn 0 Cancelled 3 The 2018/2019 season once again saw the OCCC win more games than it lost - although a good performance in the Jack Pace Shield again eluded us, with a couple of frustrating losses leaving us just outside the top eight. We generally bowled and batted well - with our only real shortcoming being that we got bogged down in the middle overs of a few games and could not chase down the required scores. After the almost-traditional washing out of the first couple of games, we began poorly against Cricketers Club - with the only real highlight being James Pinter's patient 45. However we clicked into gear with a good win against Nondescripts in the JPS after scoring 146 on a wicket where that was not quite par. Some very tight bowling left our opposition 3 for 26 after 14 overs and despite a late innings flurry, Nondescripts fell 9 runs short. Our batting problems then held us back in our next game against IZ's - whom we restricted to 6 for 148. However we just couldn't get the runs flowing and despite an opening stand of 67, we finished up 10 runs short. A solid win followed against Hunters Hill in the JPS, with a standout performance from Hugo Martyr who managed 92 not out and 5 for 13. But our batting problems resurfaced against Knox and we could only manage 142 (with the only real highlight being Jackson Lemon's 61) and Knox had little difficulty catching that score with several overs to spare. We bowled well against St Aloysius in the next JPS game and when they were 4 for 59, we thought were in with a chance. We still thought we were in with a chance when they finished up 8 for 217 but once again we just couldn't get the scoreboard ticking over and, notwithstanding a brilliant 52 from Simon Baggott, we fell a fair way short. No such problems against Beavers, where Hugo Martyr scored his first century for the club (110 not out) and was ably supported by Jackson Lemon's 49. Beavers were never really in the hunt and finished up all out for 157, with Alistair Little taking 4 for 40. And so our Jack Pace Shield fate rested on our second game against Nondescripts - where, on a slow and difficult wicket, and with a patched up team, we did very well to dismiss our opponents for 109. However a cataclysmic top order collapse saw us 6 for 30 and despite a few scores lower down the order, we never mastered the slow wicket and again fell a long way short. The new year saw us play much better and we started by beating Paddington by more than 100 runs. Once again Martyr and Lemon scored runs and Martyr chipped in with a useful 3 for 5 as well. A comfortable win followed against St George, with contributions throughout the team, followed by a win in a very entertaining T-20 game against the Australian Club.


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Our winning streak continued with a very comfortable win against Cranbrook School, with James Pinter picking up 2 for 20 and following it up with 49 runs. Our traditional club match was, as is traditional, won by the A's team - with James Pinter again starring with 73 not out and Angus Hayward taking a memorable 5 for 23 off five overs. We then moved onto a game that we always win - the match against Colleagues. However this time we unaccountably lost. Some very good batting by Colleagues saw our competitive score of 188 (Oscar Zangolies 50) run down fairly easily. We finished the season by winning a game that we always lose - namely the match up at Barker. Once again Pinter (64) and Martyr (46) led the way with the bat before we ran through the Barker top order and finished up with a comfortable win. Unsurprisingly from what is set out above, the star performers for the year were Hugo Martyr and James Pinter. At our end of season awards night, Hugo deservedly won the Player of the Year Award, the Hands Dalco Award (for most outstanding performance in a single match) and the bowling award. James deservedly picked up the batting award for his 454 runs at an average of 50.44. Other useful contributions came from Jackson Lemon with the bat and Alistair Little with the ball. And we clocked up a few milestones. A couple of batsmen remain agonisingly short of their season targets and so it was the (veteran) bowlers who took the limelight here- with James Bush passing 600 wickets; David Ulm passing 650 wickets; and Alistair Little reaching exactly 700 wickets All in all it was a good season. Once again we introduced a number of younger players to Old Cranbrookians cricket and many of them played several games during the season. The future is looking bright enough for us to give consideration to a tour to Sri Lanka next year, which will give everyone something to play for during the forthcoming season. In closing I want to thank Cranbrook School for its continued generosity in allowing us to use 2 of the most attractive grounds in Sydney and to my fellow committee members James Marshall, James Bush and Matthew Ramsay. Particular thanks are due to Matt for his tireless effort in tracking down the players -something that often forced him to visit various pubs in the eastern suburbs on Thursday and Friday nights in order to locate and convince any waverers. .


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Old Sydneians

Played 3 Won 1 Lost 1 Drawn 1 Cancelled 0 The Old Sydneians played 3 games last season. Our club is in the midst of changing management for the 2019-20 season.

Paddington District This season was like many we have had in the past. We put a team on the paddock for every game we committed to. We won some but lost more. We had 6 washouts or rain affected draws. No one forfeited against us. We enjoyed ourselves. Getting players to commit to more than a few games a season is a problem and as a result our consistency on the paddock was also a problem. It’s not getting any easier to fill our sides each week and as a result we ask ourselves the same question each winter, will we go again next season? Of course we will. We love it too much. See you next season.

Tony Beattie, Paddington stalwart and a true Gentleman of the Game.


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Primary Club of Australia

Played 12 Won 8 Lost 4 Drawn 1 Cancelled 3 The Primary Club took significant steps forward in their second year of re-entry to the City & Suburban competition, strengthening to a core of 14 or 15 players and reaching the semi-finals of the Jack Pace Shield only to lose to ultimate winners Old Aloys. We played 12 games, winning seven, losing four, winning one by forfeit and a washout against Hunters Hill. The highlight of the season was our surge to the semi-final of the Jack Pace Shield. Our first three matches of the preliminary stage ended in comfortable wins (and two bonus points) against Old Sydneians, Beavers and Reg Bartley. The final match of the group stages against Knox Old Boys – winners the past four years – was probably the best game of the year. The game ebbed and flowed back and forth as we aimed to chase down 193 – ably led by Christian Patterson’s swashbuckling 59 (does he have any other type of innings?). With one ball to go Euan Robertson needed to hit a six to win… and failed. But we still walked away feeling we could compete with the very best in the competition. We ended up third on the table – behind Knox and Old Aloys but ahead of some very strong sides like I Zingari and the Cricketers Club. In the quarter finals against close friends CCNSW we bowled superbly to keep them to just 96 and chased the runs down with 8 wickets and 11 overs to spare. Jason Theng bowled superbly to take 3 for 12 off 7 overs while skipper and ex CCNSW tourist Nathan Reay took 4 for 18. Sadly in the semi-finals our strongest possible batting line up failed to show up and we were reduced to 7 for 36 by Old Aloys chasing 184 to win. We had earlier bowled extremely well and at drinks had probably been ahead in the game - in large part due to Brad Oldridge bowling 7 overs, 1 for 4 and as usual finding batsman with an irritating habit of missing the ball entirely rather than edging behind as he so deserved. In non-Jack Pace games, we beat Yaralla in a close game which ebbed and flowed, comfortably beat Nondescripts at Jubilee Oval, were smashed by Sydney Uni when our batsmen failed to adhere to some fairly basic principles, and won our last game of the year against I Zingari at Camden. We benefited throughout the year from a very strong bowling unit, with any of Brad Oldridge, David Ince, Nathan Reay, Damien Langley, Damian Frittum or Joe Scarcella worthy of opening the bowling for most sides.


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Our batting line-up stuttered at times, but between Greg Stark, Adam Young, Brendan Povey, Damien Langley and Jason Theng there is some serious top order talent. Our player of the year was Jason Theng who led the batting charts with 176 runs at over 50 and also took the most wickets with 14. JT has added real quality to the side this year, bringing quality strokeplay and fizzing legspin. Some individual efforts of note:

• Damian Frittum picked up a hat trick against Nondescripts at Jubilee Oval – the third wicket a stunning juggled catch at slip by Peach Povey. These wickets came in the middle of a spell where we reduced Nondos to seven (wickets) for just four runs.

• Nathan Reay steered us home against Yaralla when the collapse was well and truly on (chasing 117 to win we collapsed from 1 for 86, to 7 for 96 until Nathan scored the coolest 17 not out you will ever see).

• Jason Theng smashed 70 against Reg Bartley XI (chasing only 116), waiting until many of us had confidently predicted the bonus point was out of reach to begin smashing sixes down the ground and getting the bonus point comfortably.

• Against Beavers Damien Langley demonstrated that (for some) cricket is an irritatingly easy game, taking 4 for 12 and scoring 51.

• Vinny Creagh showed that age and fitness are merely incidental and took a remarkable 4 for 21 against Yaralla.

We will be back bigger and better next year with some impressive recruits already lined up and hoping to go (at least) one better and make the Jack Pace final.


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Reg Bartley XI

Played 13 Won 1 Lost 7 Drawn 1 Cancelled 5 In an otherwise disappointing season for Reg Bartley due to a loss of several key players, the highlight of the 2018/19 season was our first ever match to be played at the Bradman Oval in Bowral which ended in victory against Cricketers Club NSW by 6 wickets. Stand out performances in the match by Sandy MacLeod and James Allen set us up for victory in the middle overs and Nick Fletcher and James Bleakman saw us home with 2 overs to spare.

Reg Bartley XI at Bradman Oval, March 4


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Ryde Hunters Hill Pirates

Played 14 Won 5 Lost 8 Tied 1 Cancelled 2 We had an excellent pre Christmas break season, winning 4, tieing 1, losing just 2 and having 2 wash outs. Unfortunately after the Christmas break the wheels fell off and we only one 1 of 7 games. Nonetheless, it was a season thoroughly enjoyed by the team James Woods took our batting honours this season. The big hitting lower order batsman scored 328 runs in 11 innings for an average of 29.82. This include 2 half centuries (90 and 71). Our wonderful opener, Joel Brooks, scored 278 runs in 10 innings for an average of 27.8. This included one half centuries (55). Alex Miller, our allrounder, scored 242 runs in 14 innings for an average of 17.29. This included 2 half centuries (56 and 64) Other notable contributions were: Marco Angeline 43 and 46 no Rodney Bourgonjen 37 and 60 Sumer Hingorani 47 Andrew Hobden 43 no Bowling honours this season went to our opening bowler Manish Misra. The indefatigable Manish took 17 wickets over 96 overs for 328 runs at an average of 20.71. Manish’s most successful spell was 3 for 22 off 10 overs. Manish was ably supported by our skipper, Andrew Hobden, who took 12 wickets over 67 overs for 229 at an average of 19.08. Andrew’s most successful spell was 4 for 22 off 8 overs. Other notable performances were: Adrian Kennedy 4 for 33 off 7


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St George Vets

Played 9 Won 0 Lost 9 Drawn 0 Cancelled 6 The 2018/19 season was one of those seasons for the STG. There were 15 games scheduled but, we only played 9 games. Unfortunately, 6 games were washed out due to weather. In terms of player attendances we struggled with numbers throughout the season. One of the reasons for the lack of numbers could be attributed to not having a home ground to play on regularly thus, we were travelling each game. There is a possibility we could secure regular games at a home ground which is to be confirmed. A positive to look forward for the coming season was an influx of new players that we gain in the last few rounds. Although, we did not win a game, participation and enjoyment were the most important aspects of our involvement in the C&S competition. I would like to thank our club administrator/player Dean Bell for his support and efforts in organising all the requirements needed for the clubs participation in the competition. The Club will hold an AGM night out before the start of 2019-2020


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Sydney University Lions Played 20 Won 9 Lost 4 Drawn 0 Cancelled 7 A season that promised much, after a closer alliance with the Sydney University Grade cricket club, which some might say was finally and properly consummated this year, figuratively so, delivered much and more. There were games where we welcomed players who were unable to get a game for the Grade club into our side. This always helped, and we have consistently appreciated that in the last 3-4 seasons. But the real difference this year for our group of willing, but ageing players, who always enjoy their cricket whether we win, lose or draw, was an injection of a group of younger guys who’d played in the odd comp here and there, such as Last Man stands. They did say they were just looking for a game and didn’t really want to train much. But I should really say they were fit, young, generally on time, or 30 minutes earlier than us ‘veterans’, which highlighted their enthusiasm. In effect it reminded the rest of us what it’s like to play cricket when your body is in its prime. Toward the end of the season, as wins started to roll in, it even spurred us all on to train regularly. Many would say there is a cause and effect in there as well. There was a rather sorry start to the season, with rain regularly preventing games. We saw 2 washouts, 2 good JPS wins, against Beavers and St.George Vets, and 2 losses by mid-November with one spectacular thunderstorm preventing a potential victory against Paddo. Bulger, Beard and Stevens all batted well in that game, as they did regularly whenever they played. But this would be reversed against Paddo later in the season when they were in charge but another thunderstorm wrecked that result too. Before Christmas 2 more club round losses and then a very close loss in the 4th round of the JPS against Nondos didn’t really reflect how the side was progressing. I also need to add that Cricketers Club (CCNSW) deservedly beat us in our last JPS game to halt our momentum to a finals berth. That was to be their last win against us in the season. We had to wait until after the break to see our momentum really build. As an astute cricket observer once said, batsman think they’re important, but it’s bowlers who win games. Pretty spot on really. Our bowlers really started humming after the break. While there were 2 more abandoned games, including the fore mentioned storm vs Paddo, we won every other game… Other SU Vets stalwarts will hopefully get to read that and take solace after a few narrow losses in the last few seasons and the odd thumping we took.


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Possibly the win to satisfy most SU Vets stalwarts was our last ball win against our good friends CCNSW in early Jan. That last ball win in a low scoring game, with all drenched in sweat on that oppressively hot and humid day, was unexpected after our side slumped to 7-39 chasing 134. An 80 run partnership between 2 old blokes (one of them was Lawrence Smith’s Dad, sorry again about the run out!), showed that age does not always weary them. 20 off 3 overs, 14 off 2 overs, then 9 in the last kept both sides in with a chance. But it took a younger bloke to come and swing the bat lustily to hit the 2 runs required off the last ball. After that, the strong bowling attack lead by K McEwen, Aitken and Turnbull tore through sides in the last few games. They were well supported by Paul Moorhouse, who according to one match report “…can rarely turn the taps in his showers let alone the ball’, Bulger, who can and does bowl great leg-spinners; Al Hunter, who turned the ball beautifully in a couple of games; Angus Stevens, who turns a couple of balls every season and Ross Anderson who takes a wicket every 15 balls (thankyou RT stats) so should bowl, and play, more often. Turnbull also, somewhat successfully, alternated with some looping left arm spin late in the season with 92% of the team encouraging him to do so. 1 mate couldn’t cope with his growing ‘skill-set’. Smokey played as he always does, with unbridled passion for the game, and disdain if anyone suggested he have a rest. Cameos from Mo Ghumman, Andrew Spring (St Ignatius), Will Sammuri and many more were always welcomed. But none will beat Ashwin ‘Shoe shuffling’ Singh who appeared for one game, said “Hi, I bowl a little, thanks for my 6-24 and see you next season”. A bit more needs to be said about our leading wicket taker for the season; Kieran ‘Middle Overs, then opening overs’ McEwen. Early season, I think all could see Kieran’s potential. Tall, hitting the wicket from his gangly, side on approach, to some reminiscent of a lethal Richard Hadlee but I digress, you could see if he could only pitch the bloody ball up, he’d take a couple. Not as fast as one of his lethal mates, Aitken, nor as accurate as the ever reliable Bobby big turns Turnbull (and hey, what an effective foil for all bowling partners was Robby/Bobby/RTS), he would quickly develop, take a couple of suggestions and bam watch out opposition batsman. By the last 4 games, K Mac had become more reliable and was now trusted with the new pill, was the fastest bowler in the comp, from what we had faced, became unplayable and definitely had the measure of any batsman in this comp. He knocked over openers and middle order batting guns from all opposition like he was some club version of Mitchell Johnson, except by late season he wasn’t needing to target their ribs, just their stumps. He saved that for training, ‘softening’ up all his mates in the nets in our mid-week sessions along the way. LB’s rib bruising attested to this. This scribe would be happy to suggest any of the young guns would not look out of place trying out for grade with SUCC. Kieran could easily play a higher grade and succeed.


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The batting saw regular and strong contributions from Smith (Jr), Bulger, Stevens, Aitken, McEwan and Croft but none came close to Lewis Beard, even though there was one who wanted to wager he’d pass LB with a few rounds left. Again there were cameos; from Mo Ghumman, Will Sammuri, Olly Young, who reminded us with one elegant on drive that class never fades, Harish, J Le Couteur, Sanjeev Tadapelli (SUCC), Blayney (SUCC) and Smith (Snr). Lewis’s batting style was solid as a rock, if you call pulling anything off middle ¾ of the way up solid. But I can’t remember him getting bowled as his defence was actually technically good. His defining innings was on a soft wicket against Primary Club at RB Oval. While all fell around him, at one stage we were 5-27. But then with support from the ever reliable John Le Couteur, and K Mc not for the first time, pushed our score to a defendable total of 141. The skip that day (me) said 80 would be enough on that wicket. And it was. The quicks; K Mc 3-8; Croft 2-6; Aitken was back to bowling fast too, then Ross A (2-7), Angus (1-0) and Big Turns (2 wickets off some ‘looseners’ – 14) again took apart a strong batting side. Through the season there were also great innings from Bulger, Stevens and Smith (Jr) who all had 2 ½ centuries. In all, season 2018/19 was a very enjoyable season. This was welcomed by all, but especially the long serving SU Lions/ Vets players, who savoured the opportunity to not only play cricket in the right spirit, but be competitive across all games, and have the odd one-sided victory. We thank all of our gracious opposition who all play cricket in the right spirit in the C + S competition and the competition organisers and we look forward to season 2019/20.


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Yaralla Cricket Club

Played 9 Won 5 Lost 4 Forfeit 1 Cancelled 8 2018 / 19 was a frustrating, stop / start season for the Yaralla Cricket Club with inclement weather preventing play in many of the scheduled fixtures, and other matches not played due to unfortunate scheduling. Three of the first four matches, including Round 1 of the Jack Pace Shield, could not be played due to wet weather. A further 5 fixtures during the season were also washed out. Our Rounds 13 and 15 matches against Old Aloysians and Knox Old Boys respectively also could not be played because of those clubs’ involvement in JPS finals on those particular weekends. Whilst the JPS competition is important, the late cancellation of these two fixtures for Yaralla CC meant our players missed out on playing, and just as importantly meant that Goddard Park was not used. The more times the ground is not played on when available may impact Yaralla’s bargaining power when the next lease arrangement is negotiated with Council. While these two weekends particularly affected Yaralla CC, it could also apply to other City & Suburban clubs and is something we would like the Association to address. Overall only 9 matches could be played during the season with Yaralla CC winning 5 of these fixtures. This included winning two the four JPS rounds played and qualified Yaralla for the Quarter Finals where we played eventual finalists Knox Old Boys in a Sunday fixture at their ground. This Sunday match proved difficult and with a number of our top players unavailable Knox won comfortably. It also meant that there was no play on the Saturday at Goddard Park where we were scheduled to play. In the nine matches played Yaralla CC scored 1,024 runs for the loss of 58 wickets @ 17.6 per wicket, while our opponents scored 1,308 runs and lost 78 wickets @ 16.2. A total of 21 players appeared for Yaralla during the season. The leading run scorer for the season was Daniel Legge-Nicholls with 267 at an average of 89.0. He scored 87 n.o. in one of the matches against St George and another knock of 80 in the January fixture against Hunters Hill. Three other batsmen scored over 100 runs for the season – Aaron Royal (122 @ 40), Craig Hilton (109 @ 18) and David Telfer (107 @ 26). Wickets were shared with Aaron Royal’s 11 wickets @ 6.5 just in front of Jarrod Hardwick’s 10 scalps @ 12.4. Aaron took 4 wickets against both Primary Club and CCNSW and Jarrod enjoyed conditions in the match v St George Vets in December taking 5 / 22. Cameron Bedford also took 5 wickets in our January match against St George, and Clayton Telfer took 4 / 27 from 7 overs against Balmain South Sydney.


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A highlight should have been our visit to Bradman Oval, Bowral in January to participate in a round robin fund raising event between Yaralla CC, the NSW and Federal Police teams and a Pakistani side. Again, rain intervened and it was only possible for a 20 / 20 fixture to be played where a combined Yaralla and some of the Pakistan team played the Federal Police team on a nearby synthetic wicket. Our home ground, Goddard Park, was once again in magnificent condition and is a credit to James, the Head Groundsman, and the City of Canada Bay Council. We record our appreciation for the effort to make this the Premier C&S Association ground. To highlight the ground condition, it should be noted that Yaralla CC accommodated a request from Sydney Grade Club to move our 15 December fixture against Sydney University Lions to Birchgrove Oval. Unfortunately, wet weather again prevented play that day and also stopped any play the following weekend when the Sydney Club’s two-day match was to conclude at Goddard Park. Craig Hilton was again in charge of the team and, along with Vice Captain Daniel Legge-Nicholls, chased players most weeks to ensure Yaralla had 11 players on the park. This is an ongoing challenge and their efforts are greatly appreciated by the club’s executive. We record our appreciation to all clubs that Yaralla played during the season. In particular to St George Vets, CCNSW and Balmain South Sydney who answered our calls for fixtures even if it meant playing each other 3 or 4 times during the season. As it turned out rain prevented some of these matches from going ahead. Thank you to all players that turned out for the Club during the season, and to the C&S Association executive for continuing to arrange the competition for our club to enjoy. No report received from Barker Old Boys


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JACK PACE SHIELD 2018/19 SEASON

The Jack Pace Shield final for 2018-19 was conducted at Goddard Park on Sunday, March 3. In a close fought match, Old Aloysians scored 140 and were able to restrict Old Knoxonians to 122 in reply. It was the first success for Old Aloysians in the Jack Pace Shield.

Old Aloysians - Winners

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JACK PACE SHIELD 2018/19 LADDER

Club P W L D Tie Bye BP Pts Net Run

Rate Old Knoxonians 5 4 0 1 2 28 2.1282 Old Aloysians 4 3 0 1 1 2 24 3.5296 Primary Club of Australia 5 3 1 1 2 22 1.7640 Balmain-South Sydney 5 3 1 1 2 22 1.3891 I Zingari Australia 5 3 1 1 1 21 1.3085 Cricketers' Club of NSW 5 3 1 1 20 0.1473 Hunters Hill Pirates 4 2 1 0 1 1 17 -0.3193 Yaralla 5 2 2 1 1 15 -0.2170 Old Cranbrookians 5 2 2 1 14 0.2786 Sydney University Lions 5 2 2 1 14 0.1365 Colleagues 5 2 2 1 14 -0.4254 Nondescripts 5 2 2 1 14 -1.5357 Barker Old Boys 3 0 2 1 2 7 -1.8286 Paddington 4 0 2 2 1 6 -0.4171 St George Veterans 4 0 3 1 1 4 -1.1987 Beavers 5 0 4 1 2 -1.4111 Reg Bartley XI 5 0 4 1 2 -2.7678 Old Sydneians 1 0 1 0 0 -2.8609

JACK PACE SHIELD PAST WINNERS

2005-06 Colleagues 2013-14 Cricketers’ Club of NSW 2006-07 I Zingari Australia 2014-15 Barker Old Boys 2007-08 Kings Old Boys 2015-16 Old Knoxonians 2008-09 I Zingari Australia 2016-17 Old Knoxonians 2009-10 Cricketers’ Club of NSW 2017-18 Old Knoxonians 2010-11 Cricketers’ Club of NSW 2018-19 Old Aloysians 2011-12 Cricketers’ Club of NSW 2012-13 Old Knoxonians (Tied) I Zingari Australia (Tied)


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STATISTICAL SECTION 2018/19 SEASON

• > Batsmen who scored 175 runs or more • > Centuries scored • > Partnerships of 100 runs or more in an innings • > Partnerships of 50 runs or more in an innings • > Batsmen who scored 50 runs or more in an innings • > Bowlers who have taken 20 or more wickets in the season • > Bowlers who have taken 4 or more wickets in an innings • > Dismissals by wicket-keepers (10 or more to qualify).


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BATSMEN WHO SCORED MORE THAN 175 RUNS OR MORE (min. 5 innings)

Player Club Inns NO HS Runs Avge 100 50 B.van der Merwe I Zingari Australia 7 3 83* 389 97.25 0 4 D.Legge-Nicholls Yaralla 5 2 87* 267 89.00 0 2 J.Oei Old Aloysians 5 2 118* 237 79.00 1 1 H.Martyr Old Cranbrookians 8 2 110* 412 68.66 1 1 T.Goh Old Aloysians 7 3 116* 264 66.00 1 0 O.Morton Old Knoxonians 10 5 74 295 59.00 0 1 J.Theng Primary Club of Australia 6 3 70* 176 58.67 0 1 J.Pinter Old Cranbrookians 10 1 78 460 51.11 0 3 J.Clarke Old Aloysians 7 2 71 245 49.00 0 2 J.Stocks Old Knoxonians 8 2 76 276 46.00 0 3 S.James Cricketers' Club NSW 9 3 62 261 43.50 0 1 V.Samdarshi Nondescripts 6 1 65 213 42.60 0 3 H.McGilvray Old Knoxonians 8 1 82 285 40.71 0 2 T.Robertson Cricketers' Club NSW 11 3 72* 317 39.63 0 2 C.Sennitt Old Knoxonians 9 2 100 277 39.57 1 2 A.Gaulke Nondescripts 8 3 58* 193 38.60 0 2 J.Lemon Old Cranbrookians 9 1 62 282 35.35 0 3 T.Kerr Reg Bartley XI 7 2 69* 175 35.00 0 2 T.Nash Beavers 10 0 86 321 32.10 0 2 L.Beard Sydney University Lions 8 0 56 230 28.75 0 1 F.Wilson Old Knoxonians 8 0 49 227 28.38 0 0 P.Nash Cricketers' Club NSW 8 0 92 206 25.75 0 1

BATSMEN WHO SCORED CENTURIES

Player Club Score Opposition J.Oei Old Aloysians 118* Paddington T.Goh Old Aloysians 116* Nondescripts A.Hickey Old Aloysians 101 Paddington M.Weaver Cricketers' Club of NSW 105* Reg Bartley XI C.Sennitt Old Knoxonians 100 Barker Old Boys H.Martyr Old Cranbrookians 110* Hunters Hill Pirates


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PARTNERSHIPS OF 100 RUNS OR MORE IN AN INNINGS

Wkt Score Players Club Opposition 2nd 173 J.Oei & A.Hickey Old Aloysians Paddington 2nd 164 R.Malcolm & B.van der Merwe I Zingari Australia Beavers 1st 145 J.Oei & T.Comerford Old Aloysians Sydney University Lions 4th 143 T.Goh & C.McKenzie Old Aloysians Nondescripts 4th 136 O.Morton & T.Lazarus Old Knoxonians Barker Old Boys 1st 135 W.Knight & B.van der Merwe I Zingari Australia Colleagues 2nd 133 G.Boyer & B.avn der Merwe I Zingari Australia Cricketers' Club of NSW 5th 129 L.Hyland & F.Atshan Old Aloysians Old Cranbrookians 4th 125 T.Robertson & P.Burum Cricketers' Club of NSW Old Knoxonians 1st 124 C.New & B.van der Merwe I Zingari Australia Old Knoxonians 2nd 116 M.Weaver & M.Hetherington Cricketers' Club of NSW Reg Bartley XI 2nd 114 M.Bryant & B.van der Merwe I Zingari Australia Balmain-South Sydney 6th 105 J.Stocks & O.Morton Old Knoxonians Reg Bartley XI 2nd 103 H.Denning & H.McGilvray Old Knoxonians Hunters Hill Pirates 2nd 100 J.Theng & B.Povey Primary Club of Australia Reg Bartley XI

PARTNERSHIPS OF 50 RUNS OR MORE IN AN INNINGS

Wkt Score Players Club Opposition 3rd 94 C.Sennitt & M.Glover Old Knoxonians Barker Old Boys 1st 89 M.Weaver & C.Murray Cricketers' Club of NSW Reg Bartley XI 1st 89 M.Lovell & M.Strong I Zingari Australia Primary Club of Australia 2nd 85 U.Biyanwila & C.Sennitt Old Knoxonians Barker Old Boys 3rd 83 J.Oei & J.Comerford Old Aloysians Paddington 1st 82 J.Clarke & J.Oei Old Aloysians Paddington 2nd 80 J.Clarke & T.Goh Old Aloysians Reg Bartley XI 2nd 76 M.Wesley & F.Wilson Old Knoxonians Barker Old Boys 2nd 74 S.Millar & M.Hetherington Cricketers' Club of NSW Paddington 1st 70 L.Anthony & S.Mangalarapu Beavers Hunters Hill Pirates 5th 69 S.James & P.Nash Cricketers' Club of NSW Sydney University Lions 3rd 68 B.Pove & J.Theng Primary Club of Australia Old Sydneians 5th 68 J.Theng & D.Langley Primary Club of Australia Old Sydneians 3rd 68 M.Beergah & T.Robertson Cricketers' Club of NSW Old Cranbrookians 2nd 67 G.Stark & B.Povey Primary Club of Australia Yaralla 1st 66 J.Oei & T.Comerford Old Aloysians Balmain-South Sydney


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PARTNERSHIPS OF 50 RUNS OR MORE IN AN INNINGS (cont)

Wkt Score Players Club Opposition 4th 66 M.Papworth & J.Isakka I Zingari Australia Balmain-South Sydney 3rd 65 J.Comerford & C.McKenzie Old Aloysians Primary Club of Australia 3rd 65 C.Hilton & D.Telfer Yaralla St George Vets 4th 65 C.Patterson & D.Langley Primary Club of Australia Old Knoxonians 2nd 64 J.Clarke & J.Comerford Old Aloysians Nondescripts 4th 63 D.Langley & E.Robertson Primary Club of Australia Beavers 3rd 62 C.Hilton & S.Barclay Yaralla St George Vets 2nd 62 H.Denning & C.Sennitt Old Knoxonians Old Cranbrookians 3rd 59 J.Stocks & C.Sennitt Old Knoxonians Old Cranbrookians 5th 59 O.Morton & J.Stocks Old Knoxonians Cricketeters' Club of NSW 1st 59 T.Story & G.Boyer I Zingari Australia Cricketeters' Club of NSW 3rd 57 J.Purnell & N.Hodge Beavers Barker Old Boys 2nd 57 C.Murray & S.James Cricketers' Club of NSW Sydney University Lions 4th 57 S.James & J.Hopkins Cricketers' Club of NSW Sydney University Lions 4th 57 C.Kitson & S.Hughes Cricketers' Club of NSW Colleagues 3rd 55 M.Singh & S.Mangalarapu Beavers Old Cranbrookians 4th 55 J.Stocks & C.Sennitt Old Knoxonians I Zingari Australia 5th 54 S.James & M.McCormick Cricketers' Club of NSW Old Knoxonians 3rd 54 H.Denning & J.Stocks Old Knoxonians I Zingari Australia 1st 53 M.Desai & T.Nash Beavers St George Vets 2nd 53 M.Weaver & D.Benson Cricketers' Club of NSW Hunters Hill Pirates 2nd 52 L.Anthony & S.Morvan Beavers Nondescripts 3rd 52 S.James & P.Nash Cricketers' Club of NSW I Zingari Australia 6th 52 S.James & S.Hughes Cricketers' Club of NSW Reg Bartley XI 5th 51 D.Telfer & M.Vaghela Yaralla St George Vets 9th 50 S.Veerakamaraj & M.Pawar Beavers Cricketeters' Club of NSW 2nd 50 T.Robertson & S.James Cricketers' Club of NSW I Zingari Australia 6th 50 H.Todoroski & O.Morton Old Knoxonians Barker Old Boys 6th 50 M.Bryant & B.van der Merwe I Zingari Australia Old Cranbrookians


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BATSMAN WHO SCORED 50 RUNS OR MORE IN AN INNINGS

Player Club Score Opposition P.Nash Cricketers' Club of NSW 92 Beavers R.Malcolm I Zingari Australia 90* Beavers J.Woods Hunters Hill Pirates 90 Old Cranbrookians D.Legge-Nicholls Yaralla 87* Cricketers' Club of NSW T.Nash Beavers 86 Colleagues C.New I Zingari Australia 84 Old Knoxonians B.van der Merwe I Zingari Australia 83* Beavers H.McGilvray Old Knoxonians 82 Primary Club of Australia L.Hyland Old Aloysians 81 Old Cranbrookians T.Nash Beavers 81 I Zingari Australia B.van der Merwe I Zingari Australia 81 Cricketers' Club of NSW D.Legge-Nicholls Yaralla 80 Hunters Hill Pirates J.Stocks Old Knoxonians 76 Yaralla O.Morton Old Knoxonians 74 Barker Old Boys H.McGilvray Old Knoxonians 73 Hunters Hill Pirates T.Robertson Cricketers' Club of NSW 72* Old Knoxonians G.Boyer I Zingari Australia 72 Cricketers' Club of NSW J.Clarke Old Aloysians 71 Nondescripts J.Theng Primary Club of Australia 70* Reg Bartley XI T.Kerr Reg Bartley XI 69* Barker Old Boys R.Bulger Sydney University Lions 69 Paddington M.Ghummann Sydney University Lions 69 Barker Old Boys T.Lazarus Old Knoxonians 69 Barker Old Boys W.Knight I Zingari Australia 69 Colleagues G.Stark Primary Club of Australia 68* Hunters Hill Pirates R.Bulger Sydney University Lions 68 Nondescripts D.Telfer Yaralla 67* St George Vets T.Comerford Old Aloysians 66* Sydney University Lions J.Stocks Old Knoxonians 66 Reg Bartley XI V.Samdarshi Nondescripts 65 Old Cranbrookians C.Mason Nondescripts 65 Paddington B.van der Merwe I Zingari Australia 64* Colleagues


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BATSMAN WHO SCORED 50 RUNS OR MORE IN AN INNINGS (cont)

Player Club Score Opposition C.Kitson Cricketers' Club of NSW 64 Colleagues M.Bryant I Zingari Australia 64 Balmain-South Sydney A.Miller Hunters Hill Pirates 64 Colleagues S.James Cricketers' Club of NSW 62 I Zingari Australia C.Sennitt Old Knoxonians 62 I Zingari Australia B.van der Merwe I Zingari Australia 60 Balmain-South Sydney C.Patterson Primary Club of Australia 59 Old Knoxonians A.Gaulke Nondescripts 58* Hunters Hill Pirates J.Clarke Old Aloysians 57 Paddington D.Langley Primary Club of Australia 56* Old Sydneians A.Gaulke Nondescripts 56* Primary Club of Australia T.Uzun Nondescripts 56* Beavers V.Samdarshi Nondescripts 56 Sydney University Lions L.Beard Sydney University Lions 56 Primary Club of Australia C.Sennitt Old Knoxonians 56 Old Cranbrookians S.Minhas Reg Bartley XI 55 Barker Old Boys J.Stocks Old Knoxonians 55 I Zingari Australia A.Stevens Sydney University Lions 54 Cricketers' Club of NSW T.Kerr Reg Bartley XI 53* Cricketers' Club of NSW C.McKenzie Old Aloysians 53 Nondescripts J.Comerford Old Aloysians 53 Paddington H.Denning Old Knoxonians 53 Hunters Hill Pirates J.Khatri Beavers 52* Hunters Hill Pirates V.Samdarshi Nondescripts 52 Paddington J.Oei Old Aloysians 52 Balmain-South Sydney T.Robertson Cricketers' Club of NSW 52 I Zingari Australia M.Strong I Zingari Australia 52 Primary Club of Australia D.Langley Primary Club of Australia 51 Beavers M.Hetherington Cricketers' Club of NSW 51 Reg Bartley XI S.Macleod Reg Bartley XI 50* Cricketers' Club of NSW F.Atshan Old Aloysians 50 Old Cranbrookians S.Macleod Reg Bartley XI 50 Cricketers' Club of NSW

BOWLERS WHO HAVE TAKEN 20 OR MORE WICKETS IN THE SEASON

Player Club Ovrs Mdns Wkts Runs Avge C.Bangs Old Knoxonians 67 6 22 230 10.5


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BOWLERS WHO HAVE TAKEN 4 OR MORE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS

Player Club Figures Opposition P.Nash Cricketers' Club of NSW 7-20 Yaralla S.Goh Old Aloysians 6-26 Hunters Hill Pirates A.Singh Sydney University Lions 6-32 Cricketers's Club of NSW T.Wells Old Knoxonians 5-7 Reg Bartley XI H.Martyr Old Cranbrookians 5-13 Hunters Hill Pirates D.Abreu Beavers 5-13 Hunters Hill Pirates J.Hardwick Yaralla 5-22 St George Vets D.McGirr Old Aloysians 5-25 Sdney University Lions M.Pawar Beavers 5-34 Hunters Hill Pirates C.Bedford Yaralla 5-39 Hunters Hill Pirates J.Wesley-Smith Cricketers' Club of NSW 4-7 Sydney University Lions D.Frittum Primary Club of Australia 4-8 Nondescripts A.Spring Sydney University Lions 4-8 Reg Bartley XI M.Tarrant Cricketers' Club of NSW 4-9 Old Cranbrookians N.Reay Primary Club of Australia 4-11 Cricketers' Club of NSW D.Langley Primary Club of Australia 4-12 Beavers S.Veerakamaraj Beavers 4-13 Cricketers' Club of NSW H.Kumar Beavers 4-14 St George Vets A.Royall Yaralla 4-18 Primary Club of Australia M.Hodge I Zingari Australia 4-18 Balmain-South Sydney D.Goh Old Aloysians 4-19 Knoxonians M.Henwood Cricketers' Club of NSW 4-19 Colleagues V.Creagh Primary Club of Australia 4-21 Yaralla A.Royall Yaralla 4-21 Cricketers's Club of NSW G.Brooks Cricketers' Club of NSW 4-21 Beavers C.Telfer Yaralla 4-27 Balmain-South Sydney J.Stocks Old Knoxonians 4-28 I Zingari Australia J.Theng Primary Club of Australia 4-29 Old Knoxonians B.Wilson I Zingari Australia 4-32 Barker Old Boys S.Hughes Cricketers' Club of NSW 4-44 Old Knoxonians

10 OR MORE DISMISSALS BY WICKET KEEPER

Player Club Cts Sts Tot F.Wilson Old Knoxonians 11 3 14 C.Murray Cricketers' Club of NSW 10 3 13


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City & Suburban Cricket Association - 1903 Inc. Statement of Receipts and Payments For the Year Ended 31 May 2019 Receipts

2017/2018 2018/2019 Notes 3,800.00 Club Subscriptions 3,800.00 2,004.00 Ground Fees 2,100.00 738.75 Interest Received 576.78

2,375.00 Secretarial Club Contributions 2,375.00 5,500.00 Contribution NSWCA 0.00 1 1,612.66 Insurance 2,120.00 2

0.00 Other 75.00 16,030.41 Total Receipts 11,046.78

Payments

2,900.00 Ground Hire 2,335.00 3 5,000.00 Secretarial Expenses 5,000.00 1,876.00 Jack Pace Shield Expenses 2,216.53 1,800.00 Insurance 2,090.00 2 743.90 Annual Report Printing 971.73

3,000.00 Purchase Sightscreen 0.00 1,303.00 Sundries 1,231.45

16,622.90 Total Payments 13,844.71 City & Suburban Cricket Association - 1903 Inc. Statement of Financial Position as at 31 May 2019

2017/2018 2018/2019 Accumulation Account

37,275.73 Opening Balance 36,683.24 (592.49) Increase(Decrease) in Cash (2797.93)

36,683.24 Closing Balance 33,885.31

Represented by: Current Assets

12,480.53 Cash at Bank 9,682.60 24,202.71 Term Deposit 24,202.71

36,683.24 33,885.31


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Notes to the Financial Statements The Financial Statements are presented in accordance with the reporting requirements under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 for Tier 2 associations. The Statement of Receipts and Payments is not prepared on an accrual accounting basis. Amounts are accounted for when receipted and disbursed in the year. Material variations from previous year are disclosed by note explanation. 1. There was no grant given by NSW Cricket Association for the season. It is not known if future grants will be forthcoming. 2. The Association pays for insurance which is re-imbursed by the clubs. The insurer costs were higher this season. 3. Ground hire was lower this year as Jubilee oval was not used. I have examined the 2018-19 books and vouchers of the City & Suburban Cricket Association 1903 Inc. for the year and have all information and explanations required. The Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year and the Statement of Financial Position as at 31 May 2019 are in my opinion drawn up so as to exhibit a true and fair view of the Association's financial position according to the books and explanations given. E.Weine CPA Hon. Auditor June 2019


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Association extends its gratitude and appreciation for the support given during the 2018-19 to the following entities:- City of Canada Bay Council City of Sydney Council New South Wales Cricket Association Sydney Cricket Association St. George District CC Inc. South Sydney Shires CC Tattersalls Club, Sydney Association Honorary Auditor, Mr. Eric Weine CPA Private Schools – Shore, Barker, Scots, Old Aloysians, Old Sydneans, Knoxonians, Cranbrook for the use of their grounds and facilities. To all Club Secretaries, who have again tackled the onerous and thankless that they have undertaken during the season.

AFFILIATED CLUBS – SEASON 2018-19 Barker Old Boys CC Old Aloysians CC Balmain – South Sydney Rangers CC Old Cranbrookians CC Beavers CC Old Sydneans CC Colleagues CC Paddington CC Cricketers Club NSW Primary Club Australia CC Hunters Hill – Pirates CC Reg Bartley XI CC I Zingari Australia CC* St. George Vets CC Knoxonians Old Boys CC Sydney University (C&S) CC* Nondescripts CC* Yaralla CC – 1891 Inc. CC* * Denotes foundation Member Club 1903 Dormant Clubs: Scots Old Boys CC, Wyvern CC, Radio Physics CC, AMP CC, Kings Old Boys CC and Sydney Windies CC.

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