2012/13 Annual Report
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2012/13 Annual Report
Annual Report 2012/13 Cricket. Oh what a feeling! From a sunset game on the beach to a Test match on the mighty MCG, we too love our cricket. At our Altona plant, we’ve been building Australian cars such as new Camry for Australian families for nearly 50 years, so we know it takes commitment, teamwork and passion in the quest to improve and continually be at our best. These are qualities we share with the Australian cricket team. That’s why Toyota is a proud sponsor of Cricket Australia. OFFICIAL AUTOMOTIVE PARTNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM toyota.com.au Toyota and cricket… oh what a feeling! Contents 2 Members Of The Association 3 Cricket NSW Staff 4 From the Chairman 6 From the Acting Chief Executive 8 Strategy for NSW Cricket 2012-2015 73 Commonwealth Bank Australian Country Cricket Championships 75 2013 Imparja Cup 76 Sydney Grade – Men’s Competition 80 Sydney Grade – Women’s Competition 10Retirements 82 Sydney Shires 11 The 2012/13 84 State Cricket Steve Waugh Medal Dinner 12 Australian Representatives – Men’s 14 Australian Representatives – Women’s 15 International Matches Played in NSW 87 NSW Women’s Cricket Committee 89 NSW Districts Cricket Association 90 The Sydney Cricket Association 92 Game Development 16 NSW SpeedBlitz Blues 95 Commercial Partners 17 2012/13 Bupa Sheffield Shield 96 Commercial Operations and 28 NSW First Class Records 34 2012/13 Ryobi One Day Cup Communications 98 NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association 39 NSW One Day Records 100 Country Cricket NSW 42 2012 Champions League T20 103 NSW Schools Cricket Association 44 Sydney Sixers – BBL|02 106 The Bradman Foundation 46 Sydney Thunder – BBL|02 107 Association Notes 49 2012/13 Lend Lease Breakers 112 Summarised Financial 50 2012/13 Women’s National Statements Cricket League 57 2012/13 WNCL Records 58 2012/13 Women’s T20 2012/13 Cricket NSW Annual Report 67 NSW Women’s T20 Records Editor: Sudesh Arudpragasam 69 U/19 Male Program 70 NSW U/18 Female Program 71 NSW U/17 Male Program 72 U/15 Female Program Contributors: David Townsend, John Warn, Michael Dalton Statistics: Adam Morehouse, Dr Colin Clowes, Bob Brenner Design and Printing: Proactive Graphics Photography: Delly Carr/Sports Shoot, Steve Christo, Peter Baningan, Ian Bird Photography, Getty Images and James West. Front Cover: The Lend Lease Breakers celebrate their maiden WT20 title, making them the first team to win both the WNCL and WT20 in the same season. Back Cover: The Sydney Sixers became the second team from NSW to win the Champions League T20 tournament. Contents: 2012/13 Steve Waugh Medallist, Gurinder Sandhu (top), and Belinda Clark Medallist, Alex Blackwell. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 68 Futures League/NSW Second XI 1 Members of the Association The 2012/13 NSW Cricket Board. Back row (l-r): John Knox, The Hon. Kevin Greene, Dr David Dilley, Ian Hogg, Greg Monaghan. Seated (l-r): Marshall Rosen, Michael Dalton (Acting Chief Executive), John Warn (Chairman), The Hon. Patricia Forsythe. NSW CRICKET BOARD DIRECTORS LIFE MEMBERS Retire 2013 G Atwell (2003); J Benaud (2004); MJ Bennett (2005); NWL Bergin OAM (1986); MG Bevan (2003); BC Booth MBE (1971); R Brenner (2007); R Brewer (2003); C Brierley OAM (2003); DJ Broad OAM (1992); RF Burgess (1975); BJ Clark AM (2007); FJ Clark OAM (1995); C Clowes (2007); DH Cole (2011); M Cornish (2003); ID Craig OAM (1979); AB Crompton OAM (1983); AK Davidson AM MBE (1963); M Davies (2003); J Dyson (2002); PA Emery (2002); BF Freedman OAM (2000); RA French OAM (1996); BJ Gainsford OAM (2003); LR Gardner OAM(1988); JW Gleeson (1979); HJ Griffith (2003); RH Guy (1981); DB Hair (2009); GK Harinath OAM (2010); RN Harvey MBE (1963); BC Hazell OAM (1977); RG Holland (2009); RA Hore (2005); RE Horsell OAM (2002); AJ Hughes OAM (1984); THJ Iceton OAM (2005); V Jackson (2003); WJ Jocelyn (2003); LM Keightley (2007); NS Laming (1998); L Larsen (2003); GF Lawson OAM (2002); NG Marks (2000); K Marshall (2010); GRJ Matthews (2002); RB McCosker OAM (1990); GD McGrath AM (2008); JT McMahon OAM (2005); P Meyers (2005); A Mitchell OAM (2003); A R Morris MBE (1967); JT O’Dwyer OAM (2006); MB Pawley OAM (2008); PI Philpott OAM (2004); M Picton (2003); SJ Rixon (1996); WJ Saunders OAM (1977); BA Sellers AM (2009); MJ Silver OAM (2009); RB Simpson AO (1970); O Smith (2003); SB Smith (2010); HB Taber (1979); JMA Tait (1999); MA Taylor AO (2002); G Thomas (2011); L Thomas MBE (2003); RF Tozer (1996); A Turner (1997); KD Walters MBE (1979); ME Waugh AM (2003); SR Waugh AO (2003); W Weir AM (2003); MR Whitney (2002); TH Wholohan OAM (1995); R Wright OAM (2001). Dr DF Dilley, Messrs GK Monaghan, MF Rosen, JWM Knox (Appointed) Retire 2014 Mr JA Warn, Hon KP Greene, Mr IR Hogg, Hon P Forsythe (Appointed). DELEGATES Sydney Cricket Association Incorporated Messrs R Adby (from 03/03/13), W Ball (from 04/03/13), P Brown, DH Cole, A Connolly, RF Cook, M Ezekiel, I Finlay, S Foster (from 04/02/13), BF Freedman OAM, G Gavin (to 03/03/13), KP Greene, SM Hamman, J Hanshaw (to 03/02/13), THJ Iceton OAM, M Langford, GK Monaghan, DB O’Neil, M O’Sullivan, J Penrose (to 02/03/13), MF Rosen, M Sanders, JA Warn, P Wright Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 NSW Country Cricket Association Incorporated 2 Messrs TJ Clayton, DC Cox, PG Creighton, IR Hogg, P Marjoribanks, JG Moriarty, RJ Myatt, T Psarakis NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association Incorporated Dr DF Dilley NSW Districts Cricket Association Incorporated Mr JC Evans NSW Schools’ Cricket Association Incorporated Mr GK Kightley NSW Women’s Cricket Committee Ms RA Hore ACT Cricket Association Incorporated Mr BG Dockrill Cricket NSW Staff as at 30 June 2013 Administration Tom Halliday Michael Dalton Acting Chief Executive Officer Craig Beed General Manager, Administration Renée Cassell Office Administrator Louise Barclay Receptionist Janine Stainer Facilities Manager Commercial Operations and Communication Brett RichardsonGeneral Manager, Commercial Operations and Communication Development Officer – Sydney Harbour Jason Russell-Jones Development Manager – Sydney North Julie Stafford Leader – Participation and Programs Hans de Koning Project Officer David Drew Coach Educator Eric Myatt Secretary, NSW Districts Cricket Association State Cricket David Thompson General Manager, State Cricket Trevor Bayliss State Coach – NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Christina Voyage Ticketing and Sponsorship Manager Lauren Boyle Events Manager James West Events and Sponsorship Officer David Townsend Communications Manager Paul Chapman Sudesh Arudpragasam Corporate Communications and Digital Advisor Murray RyanState Squad Physiotherapist – NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Benjamin Cuevas Digital Media Officer Joanne Broadbent State Coach – Lend Lease Breakers Renai Manning Hospitality and Mark Taylor Club Manager Bruce Whitehouse Country Programs Manager Jim Robson SCG Indoor Centre Manager Donna Anderson State Cricket Administrator Bronwyn Munday State Cricket Administrator Chandika Assistant Coach – NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Hathurusinghe Strength and Conditioning Coach – NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Cricket Operations Michael Maclennan Youth Programs Manager – Male Ian Field Lisa Sthalekar Youth Programs Manager – Female David Freedman State Talent Manager Ryan Gibson Trainee General Manager, Cricket Operations Roy FormicaCricket Operations Officer – Sydney Cricket Association Kate Evans Cricket Operations Officer – Female Cricket BBL Finance Taryn Brighten BBL Advisor Michael Dalton Chief Financial Officer Jodie Hawkins Media Consultant Hari Shan Senior Accountant Elena Peridis Marketing Coordinator Alister Galletly Payroll Accountant Tara Cuthbert Accounts Officer Brad PettittMembership and Community Engagement Coordinator Kathy Topham Website and Social Media Officer Cameron French General Manager, Game Development Craig McLean Development Leader – Thunder Region Gerard Price Development Manager – GWS Paul BrockleyDevelopment Manager – Illawarra & Southern Region NSW Cricket Umpires’ & Scorers’ Association Darren Goodger Executive Officer/State Director of Umpiring Development Manager – Riverina Region Troy Penman Umpires Administration Manager Matthew Tabbernor Development Manager – Western Region Sharad Patel Umpires Administration Officer Robbie Mackinlay Nathan Wadds Development Officer – GWS Lauren Hopper Development Officer – GWS Jason Lawless Development Leader – 6ers Region Michael ProcajloDevelopment Manager – Sydney Harbour Region David Szumowski Development Manager – North Coast Region Francis Walsh Development Manager – Central Coast Region Neil McDonald Development Manager – Hunter Region Kathy Barber Development Manager – Central Northern Region Library Dr Colin Clowes Honorary Librarian Bob Brenner Honorary Librarian Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Game Development 3 From the Chairman The Lend Lease Breakers created more history by becoming the first team to win both the Women’s T20 and Women’s National Cricket League competitions in the same year. This was their maiden WT20 trophy, but their eighth WNCL crown in as many summers. Congratulations to all of the players, and to new Head Coach Joanne Broadbent on an outstanding first season with NSW. Special mention of the Lend Lease Breakers’ captain, Alex Blackwell, who produced an amazing season filled with personal milestones. During 2012/13, Alex averaged 92.80 in the WNCL and was the leading run scorer in the WT20. She played her 100th WNCL match and joined an elite group of players to have scored over 3000 WNCL runs. She also moved into outright second on the list of most centuries scored in WNCL history. It was no surprise to see her receive the Belinda Clark Medal as the Lend Lease Breakers Player of the Year! Cricket NSW’s vision is to “Ignite Australia’s Favourite Sport in Australia’s Biggest State”. It is a statement that recognises the important role NSW has in ensuring the success of cricket in this country, and one that governs the operations of our organisation at all levels. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Over the last year, 10 NSW players represented the Australian men’s team in either Test, ODI or T20 cricket, while another 10 NSW players played in the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars team that won the ICC 50 over Women’s World Cup, World T20 and Rose Bowl tournaments. This is a wonderful result. We were also delighted to see a number of NSW-developed players in Jackson Bird, John Hastings, Usman Khawaja, Phil Hughes and Ed Cowan also wear the Baggy Green cap. 4 The Sydney Sixers excelled on the International scene by winning the Champions League T20 in South Africa. Indeed, the team was undefeated. Brad Haddin led the group superbly and all the players and support staff deserve congratulations on a successful campaign. This victory was punctuated by some outstanding individual performances, with Michael Lumb and Mitchell Starc finishing as the tournament’s leading batsman and bowler respectively, and Josh Hazlewood voted as the Sydney Sixers’ Player of the Tournament. At a domestic level, NSW won six out of the 12 National Championships, male and female, run by Cricket Australia in 2012/13. The Lend Lease Breakers were the icing on the cake in what was outstanding summer for NSW women’s cricket. For the first time since 2008/09, NSW achieved a clean sweep of all Cricket Australia Female National Championships, with our U/15s, U/18s and Imparja Cup teams adding to the celebrations. This was also the ninth time NSW has won the U/18 title, which was previously an U/17 Championship, and the sixth occasion that NSW has won the women’s division at the Imparja Cup. The NSW Country men’s team was another to taste success after defending its title at the Australian Country Cricket Championships. This was the team’s 11th Championship overall, and maintains this State’s wonderful record at this competition. It was a tough season for the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues. They rallied after Christmas to miss the Bupa Sheffield Shield Final by one competition point, and placed a disappointing fourth in the Ryobi Cup. While the team results were below expectations, there were a number of individual performances of note. Moises Henriques had a terrific season, scoring his maiden First Class century and earning his Test debut. Brad Haddin and Steve Smith were recalled to the Australian team on the back of some excellent form while Scott Henry and Gurinder Sandhu emerged as players to watch. The rise of Gurinder Sandhu was especially thrilling. To win the Steve Waugh Medal as a Rookie contracted player was testament to his potential and he looks to have a big future. In reflecting on our season, it is vital that we acknowledge areas of strength, and where we can continue to improve. Changes to our coaching structure set a great platform for improved on-field performances and future success. We have appointed Trevor Bayliss as Head Coach of the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues. He brings significant experience to this role having guided the side to both Shield and One Day titles during his previous stint as coach, and of course he has international experience having successfully coached Sri Lanka. Trevor will also continue to coach the Sydney Sixers in the KFC T20 Big Bash League while Chandika Hathurusinghe, who has been confirmed as the NSW Assistant Coach, will take charge at the Sydney Thunder. After disappointing results in BBL|02, it is crucial that we turn around the on-field performances of both the Sixers and Thunder in 2013/14, while also establishing them as national leaders in off-field areas including membership and attendances. Over the last 12 months, Cricket NSW has continually looked for ways to engage communities and promote cricket at the grass roots. During 2012/13, NSW participation numbers grew by 4.9%, with much of this due to the expansion of our school programs, including the MILO T20 Blast Schools Cup. The Game Development team is highly focused on further growing participation, with Schools, Country and youth cricket each as vital as the other to growing our game. Our Mosaic Strategy endeavours to broaden the appeal of cricket by reaching out to multicultural communities who have traditionally not been involved in the game. As well as delivering initiatives such as MILO in2CRICKET during winter, and working with English as a Second Language classes in schools, the Mosaic Strategy provides education tools for clubs and associations to assist them in attracting and understanding players from different cultures. Grade cricket continues to provide the best preparation for the rigours of First Class cricket. Therefore we will continue to ensure our First Class players are available for Grade cricket as often as possible. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate St George (Belvidere Cup), North Sydney (Limited Overs) and Fairfield-Liverpool (T20) on their First Grade titles, and St George on winning the prestigious Club Championship. Congratulations also to Women’s First Grade T20 Premiers, Universities, First Grade Premiers Bankstown Sports and Women’s Grade Club Champions, St George-Sutherland on their outstanding seasons. I must also acknowledge the fine careers of Grant Lambert and Steven Green. Two of the stalwarts of the Sydney Grade competition announced their retirements at the end of last season and leave the game with the respect and admiration of their peers. For the 2012/13 Financial Year, it is pleasing to advise that Cricket NSW will record a surplus of $1.7 million. This result, during the ‘long GFC’ when sponsorship and commercial markets are weaker was much needed. Moving forward, the Board has endorsed the implementation of a new Financial Model between Cricket Australia (CA) and the States. Under this arrangement, CA will accept the risk and rewards associated with hosting International fixtures, and in turn provide each State with a minimum guaranteed return for the next four years and beyond. This model was piloted in Victoria and NSW during 2012/13, and we are confident that Cricket NSW will benefit from this arrangement in the future. We were also delighted to confirm that Transport for NSW will continue as our Major Sponsor for a further three years. Through this sponsorship, Cricket NSW and the NSW Government have worked to deliver a number of road safety messages to the community, including the recent “What’s Your Plan B?” campaign, which encourages fans to find a safe way home from a night out, other than driving. We sincerely thank Transport for NSW and the State government for their ongoing support. The last 12 months has seen several retirements from the Cricket NSW family and it is important that we pay tribute to their contribution to the sport. Lisa Sthalekar first represented NSW in the WNCL back in 1998, shortly after finishing high school. She went on to become the most capped player in the history of the WNCL and its leading wicket taker. She played in 16 straight WNCL Finals and won 14 titles, including five straight as captain! She retired from all cricket immediately after Australia won the ICC World Cup in India. Her 12 year International career saw her win two Ashes series, two World Cups and two World T20s, as well as captaining Australia on several occasions. Lisa is one of the legends of Australian women’s cricket and behalf of everyone at Cricket NSW, we congratulate her on a stellar career. Mark Taylor stood down from the NSW Cricket Board at the Annual General Meeting in September 2012, bringing to an end almost 30 years continuous involvement with Cricket NSW as both a player and administrator. I am delighted to advise, that with the Delegate Members’ support, a strategic decision was led by the Board that amended our constitution, allowing the NSW Cricket Board to appoint Mark as an independent representative on the Cricket Australia Board in June 2013. We are delighted that his knowledge and expertise will be used at this level. I would like to thank Director, Dr David Dilley, who stepped in selflessly through an interim period in 2013, and represented NSW on the Cricket Australia Board with distinction. Mark’s resignation from the NSW Cricket Board was one of a number of changes over the last 12 months. Mike Silver and Doug Cole both concluded their service following the Annual General Meeting after several distinguished years on the Board, along with Richard Cook, while former Chairman Dr Harry Harinath also stepped down from his post in February 2013. Harry served as Chairman from 2008 to 2013 and played a major role in the development of facilities around the State. On behalf of the organisation, I would like to extend my thanks to these Directors who have all played a major role in shaping Cricket NSW over a long period of time. I would like to acknowledge former Chief Executive, David Gilbert. David was a driving force behind a period of great change in Cricket NSW. A respected administrator, David’s 11-year tenure helped significantly grow not only the organisation itself, but also the resources that could be invested back into the game. Thank you also to my colleagues on the NSW Cricket Board, Marshall Rosen, Ian Hogg, John Knox, Patricia Forsythe, David Dilley, Kevin Greene and Greg Monaghan for their support over the past 12 months, and also Acting Chief Executive Michael Dalton and the Cricket NSW staff for their dedication. 2013 is a special year for the NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association who celebrated their Centenary on 15 August 2013. Umpires and scorers play a major role in cricket at all levels and we are extremely grateful for the contribution they make to this sport. I suspect Cricket NSW has never experienced as much change as we have seen in the past year. The pleasing news is that we have a well-rounded Board, some exciting new appointments, and a real sense of optimism within our great people. We welcome our new Chief Executive Andrew Jones, who commenced in July 2013, and we look forward to the season ahead with strong expectations. With the 2013/14 Ashes Series in Australia and the 2015 ICC World Cup not far away, it is certainly an exciting time for cricket. Finally, I would like to convey my gratitude to all of the volunteers, club supporters, parents and lovers of cricket who are the foundations on which our wonderful sport is built. Your support and commitment to cricket is greatly appreciated, and we thank you all. John A Warn Chairman Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Sydney Grade cricket continues to provide an important stepping stone to the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues and Lend Lease Breakers. Having personally been involved in the SCA Grade set-up for the past 20 years as a player and administrator, I firmly believe that our men’s and women’s competitions are the two strongest in the country and we must keep them that way. In particular, we must engage Clubs and players to understand socio-demographic challenges that may reduce player availability and affect retention of experienced players. 5 From the Acting Chief Executive Cricket NSW is extremely proud of the Lend Lease Breakers who in 2012/13 took their game to another level by becoming the first team to win both the WNCL and WT20 in the same season. The Lend Lease Breakers lost just one match on their way to meeting Queensland in the WNCL Final at the SCG. In an outstanding team performance, the Breakers prevailed by 15 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis Method to secure an amazing eighth consecutive title, and their 15th in 17 seasons. Less than a week later, they celebrated again with a five wicket victory in the WT20 Final against Western Australia in Perth. This win completed an undefeated T20 season for the team, with the players delighted to finally receive a trophy that had eluded them since the tournament’s inception four summers ago. 2012/13 was one of the most challenging years in the recent history of Cricket NSW. However, there was still plenty to celebrate through the on-field success of our teams and the high representation of NSW cricketers at International level. The summer opened with the Sydney Sixers’ comprehensive victory at the Champions League T20 in South Africa. Despite losing coach Trevor Bayliss to his IPL franchise, as well as having some key players unavailable, the Sixers rallied to go through the tournament undefeated and become the second team from NSW to win this prestigious crown. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The NSW SpeedBlitz Blues had an up-and-down summer, but showed plenty of determination and class to finish the season strongly. They finished fourth in the Ryobi Cup after winning their last three matches, and were unlucky not to reach the Final of the Bupa Sheffield Shield, missing out by a single point, the result of a deduction due to a slow over rate. 6 This was a season of opportunity for the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues. We saw Daniel Hughes, Gurinder Sandhu and Adam Zampa make their First Class debuts, while Scott Henry, in his first full season of Interstate cricket, was a consistent performer and scored a double century for the Chairman’s XI against Sri Lanka. Senior players Brad Haddin, Moises Henriques, Steve Smith and Josh Hazlewood all performed well, and earned call-ups to the Australian team at different stages during the summer. There is a tremendous amount of potential in this side, and we eagerly wait to see what they can achieve under new Head Coach, Trevor Bayliss, in 2013/14. The Lend Lease Breakers were wonderfully led by captain Alex Blackwell, vice captain Rachael Haynes, and Joanne Broadbent, who has made an immediate impression on women’s cricket in this State during her first season as Head Coach. Securing the WNCL and WT20 double were just two of the many highlights for NSW women’s cricket. Our U/18, U/15 and women’s Imparja Cup teams also won their respective competitions, which meant a clean sweep of all Cricket Australia Female National Championships, a feat that we last achieved in 2008/09. Our congratulations to all of the players, coaches and support staff involved in this remarkable achievement! The NSW Country men’s team was another of our sides to return home with a trophy, claiming back-to-back Australian Country Cricket Championships. This was the 11th time NSW has won this tournament, with the effort made all the more remarkable by the fact that there were seven new faces in the team from the side which won this competition in 2011/12. NSW also placed second in the men’s Imparja Cup and U/17 Male National Championships, and fourth in the U/19 Male National Championships. Cricket NSW aims to be Australia’s number one producer of International cricketers. An outstanding 10 NSW SpeedBlitz Blues were selected in National teams in 2012/13. Captain Michael Clarke, Shane Watson, David Warner and Mitchell Starc were regulars in the side, while Moises Henriques thoroughly deserved his Test debut during the series against India. Steve Smith and Brad Haddin also returned to Test cricket in 2012/13 after a number of appearances in One Day cricket, with Josh Hazlewood called up to the squad for the Third Test against South Africa. Josh and Ben Rohrer made their T20 International debuts in Brisbane while Pat Cummins represented Australia at the World T20 in Sri Lanka before injury curtailed the remainder of his International season. Our presence in the Australian women’s team was equally impressive. Alex Blackwell (vice-captain), Rachael Haynes, Ellyse Perry, Lisa Sthalekar, Alyssa Healy, Sarah Coyte, Nicola Carey, Leah Poulton and Erin Osborne were all part of the Southern Stars squad which won the World T20 in Sri Lanka at the start of the summer. Blackwell, Haynes, Perry, Sthalekar, Healy, Coyte and Osborne then helped Australia win the 50 over World Cup at the end of February, capping off an outstanding few months for Australian women’s cricket. After the success at Champions League, the results of the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder in BBL|02 were disappointing, finishing seventh and eighth respectively. In light of these results, the NSW Cricket Board has completed a comprehensive review of our BBL operations, with a number of steps taken ahead of BBL|03. These includes the appointment of NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Head Coach, Trevor Bayliss, and Assistant Coach, Chandika Hathurusinghe to lead the Sixers and Thunder respectively, while we are excited to have Mike Hussey join the Thunder’s playing roster. Promoting and developing cricket at the grass roots remains a major focus for Cricket NSW. A number of successful initiatives were launched during 2012/13, and in particular we were delighted to introduce our Mosaic Strategy across the State. Our Mosaic Strategy aims to engage participants from non-traditional cricket backgrounds by addressing the cultural and awareness issues that have previously impeded children from getting involved in this sport. The Program culminated with a Citizenship Ceremony at the KFC T20 International on Australia Day where we welcomed over 20 new Australians and their families. Another new initiative was to expand the MILO T20 Blast Schools Cup by introducing a competition for boys and girls in Years Three and Four to complement the existing program for Years Five and Six. There were more than 28,000 boys and girls involved in this program which was a significant contributor to the 4.9% growth in participation for the season. Both the MILO T20 Blast School Cup and Mosaic Strategy focus on teaching new participants the basic skills of the game, then encourage them to pursue their interest through a local club. The Lend Lease Breakers celebrate their eighth straight WNCL title. We will continue to increase our Game Development resources throughout the State. In the last 12 months we appointed an additional staff member to service the Central Coast, which was previously joined to our Newcastle region, and we are planning to employ additional staff for other keys areas across NSW, including regional areas. we look forward to assisting them to deliver vital road safety messages for many seasons to come. Financially, Cricket NSW will record a profit of just over $1.7 million for the 2012/13 Financial Year. This is primarily due to the $1.5 million in prize money won by the Sydney Sixers at the Champions League, as well as special grants from Cricket Australia totalling $1.1 million. This is an excellent result for the Association after several difficult years. I would especially like to extend my gratitude to former Chief Executive David Gilbert and Chairman, Dr Harry Harinath OAM. These two men have made a major contribution to the growth of cricket in this State over a number of years, and on behalf of the staff, I wish them well for their future endeavours. The financial responsibility for income and expenses associated with International cricket will now be covered by Cricket Australia, thereby removing a significant level of risk from one of our major revenue streams and allowing us to plan for the future with more certainty. Thank you also to all of the volunteers around NSW who have helped to foster the game from the grass roots, right up to the elite level. Your efforts and commitment are greatly appreciated by everyone at Cricket NSW. Finally, I would like to welcome Andrew Jones as the new Chief Executive of Cricket NSW. Andrew has a long history with Cricket NSW and played a key role in the development of our Strategic Plan. We look forward to working closely with him as we prepare for an exciting 2013/14 season. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 All of the State Associations and Cricket Australia have agreed to implement a new financial model from 2013/14. Under this arrangement, Cricket Australia has negotiated a four year minimum guarantee with each State to replace the income that the host State would expect to generate from International matches. Our success over the last 12 months could not have been possible without the dedicated staff at Cricket NSW, and the tireless efforts of the NSW Cricket Board, led by Chairman, John Warn. Michael Dalton Acting Chief Executive Cricket NSW is fortunate to receive wonderful support from a number of outstanding sponsors. 2012/13 was especially significant, with Transport for NSW agreeing to renew our partnership for a further three years. Now in its 12th year, this sponsorship is already one of the most enduring in Australian sport and Michael Clarke (top) and Moises Henriques. 7 8 V. Secure premium fixtures for Sydney in the 2015 Cricket World Cup IV. Blues and Breakers remain prestigious, aspirational teams/brands in the NSW cricket community III. Cricket has [30%] share of sports media voice in NSW II. International match attendance average of ≥33k per day for FY12-FY15 iv. Top 4 in every fan engagement category iii. Highest average ratings and reach ii. Highest membership i. Highest average attendance I. Sixers and Thunder have the biggest, most engaged fan bases in the BBL Performance targets to 2015 Put fans first Grow cricket’s NSW fan base significantly especially via the BBL 1 CNSW Strategic Goal Interpretation CA Strategic Pillars roduce the best teams, P players and officials in the world VII. Ensure BISP is a state of the art facility VI. National standards targets across all physiology, psychology and welfare met V. NSW umpires form 25-33% of the national panel as soon as practicable IV. All coaches within junior DCA and schools program to be accredited. III. Re-accreditation of elite coaches at 95% per annum, with total coach numbers maintained (550+ Level 2, 100+ Level 3); 75% accredited II. NSW Blues & Breakers in Top 2 each year for Shield and Ryobi Cup /WNCL comps ii. 25% of national underage squads i. 30% of Australian caps (male & female) I. NSW and NSW-developed players form at least: Be the No.1 producer of talent in Australian Cricket 2 I ncrease participation substantially and inspire the next generations of players and fans VI. Long-term: NSW has participation in line with its share of population (33%) V. 1000 registered volunteers IV. 1000 active umpires in NSW competitions, 100% umpire coverage of SCA Grade matches, and 100% coverage of SCA Shires Grades 1-3 III. Total coach numbers maintained (5000+ Level 0, 5000+ Level 1), with 75% accredited vi. 4k Indigenous participants v. 8k Multicultural participants iv. 40k Indoor cricket participants iii. 120k Club participants ii. 120k in2CRICKET participants (1/3 girls) i. 15% of participants are female II. Formal participants exceed 308k by 2015, incl.: I. NSW becomes the No. 1 Participation State in all categories Increase participation substantially and inspire the next generations of NSW players, fans and volunteers 3 P rovide world-class leadership and management and unify Australian Cricket row investment in the G game IV. Maintain balanced investment policy between High Performance, Game Development and BBL in line with strategic goals and deliver operating surpluses over the cycle V. Maintain reserves at appropriate target VI. Recommendations from CA governance review implemented as appropriate III. Maintain the real value of CNSW’s other commercial activities II. Sixers and Thunder break even at minimum by FY13 and provide agreed surplus to reinvest into NSW cricket thereafter I. Implement recommendations from CA Financial Model Review to ensure NSW receives an appropriate share of Australia’s total cricket investment Significantly grow investment in NSW Cricket 5 V. Highest staff alignment, satisfaction and engagement levels in Australian cricket, based on appropriate benchmark survey IV. CNSW reputation excellent with all stakeholders (based on annual survey) III. Sydney Sixers and Thunder regarded as the benchmark among all BBL teams II. Expected roles of CA and affiliates clear, complementary and communicated I. CNSW strategy and performance clearly communicated to all NSW cricket stakeholders on an annual basis Energise NSW Cricket and be a positive force in Australian cricket at a crucial time of change 4 3-year imperative: Continue to produce the most Australian, first-class and BBL players. Firmly establish the Sixers and Thunder as teams to rival the biggest NRL clubs in popularity. Grow participation significantly in partnership with the many cricket-friendly people of NSW. Provide strong leadership to NSW and Australian cricket in a time of change, and secure significant additional investment in cricket in NSW. Aspiration: No. 1 State for production of Australian players, attendance, fan passion, team success, participation and investment in the game Cricket NSW’s Vision: to Ignite Australia’s Favourite Sport in Australia’s Biggest State Australian Cricket’s Vision: to be Australia’s Favourite Sport STRATEGY FOR NSW CRICKET 2012-2015 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 9 D. Develop and promote other high value, NSW-specific fan engagement initiatives vi. Using databases to engage fans v. Specific promotion of NSW teams, the Sixers and Thunder, plus Grade & Country Cricket iv. Active & engaging public communication year round iii. Compelling players and personalities ii. Outstanding experiences at every point of contact (including media, online and venues as above) i. Ongoing research into fans’ needs C. Work with CA to increase fan engagement through iv. Secure prime CWC 2015 fixtures – including bidding for the CWC 2015 final – and build awareness and excitement in the community iii. Ensure an outstanding event experience for every fan, including at the key venues ii. Optimise the mix, timing, marketing and pricing of NSW ODI and T20I fixtures i. Build on the iconic status of the New Year’s Test B. Work with CA, government and other key stakeholders to maintain and grow NSW’s international cricket attendances iii. Building on cross-Sydney rivalry ii. Promoting the Sixers and Thunder in all game development programs i. Dividing all of NSW into Sixers and Thunder regions A. Support and drive vibrant and successful BBL teams that engage all NSW fans – especially kids, females and families – including by: Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Main supporting strategies I. Preserve quality of SCG facilities, enhance quality of ANZ Stadium facilities & secure appropriate investment in BISP H. Increase the number and quality of leading umpires and ground staff using the best available technology and education programs G. Thereby create team players who perform consistently in international and domestic cricket – for NSW and other States F. Build quality of coaching at all levels and actively manage the coaching pathway E. Maintain and enhance Sydney Grade cricket and ensure it is resourced in line with its importance to Australian Cricket. Implement the findings of the Grade Cricket Review viii.Selections vii. Collaboration on Individual Player Plans and compliance with National Standards and the Athlete Management System vi. Administration and technology v. CNSW Academy programs including pathway, Futures League and 2nd XI iv. Vibrant competitions (including Grade) iii. Personal development and player welfare ii. Physical and mental conditioning i. Coaching and skill development D. In conjunction with CA, deliver Australia’s best High Performance cricket programs in metro & regional NSW including: C. In conjunction with CA, attract and retain talented athletes in cricket using leading talent identification, development and academy programs in metro & regional NSW B. At the same time, ensure State and BBL teams perform strongly and have the appropriate support to succeed A. Focus first and foremost on developing Australian representative players and being the talent factory for Australian Cricket F. Support CNSW’s talent development programs as required E. Actively convert participants into fans, especially via promotion of the Thunder and Sixers D. Protect & improve cricket’s facilities by increasing utilisation & working with clubs, associations, schools, government & other sports C. Attract and retain high quality coaches & umpires via appropriate promotion, training & recognition iv. Ensure funding models for programs are sustainable iii. Actively engage volunteers and other cricket-friendly people to help drive growth. Acknowledge their efforts and ensure they have access to appropriate training and resources (e.g. via MyCricket). ii. Work closely with CA to ensure maximum impact with minimum duplication i. Develop and implement specific strategies for each key growth area B. Use a Statewide, region-based model to drive growth, supported by appropriate specialist roles iv. Balance attraction and retention, i.e. both sampling and long-term participation iii. Deliver pathways for lifelong involvement in cricket – as participants, coaches, umpires, volunteers, ambassadors, members & fans ii. Match game and competition formats – including in2CRICKET, T20Blast, Community T20, indoor cricket and traditional formats – to the needs and interests of participants. i. Promote participation actively to NSW’s diverse population, inclusive of race, ethnicity, age, disability and gender. Focus in particular on driving passion among primary school-aged children A. Work with CA, affiliates, clubs, schools, educational authorities and private providers to: D. Strive to be the leading State in Australian cricket across all areas of operation. C. Maintain highest ethical and governance standards at CNSW, and a culture of openness, excellence and adherence to CNSW values B. Attract, retain and develop top quality staff at all levels. Ensure HR and recruitment strategy is clear, appropriate and consistent with CA’s strategy for Australian Cricket vi. Consider the recommendations and implications of the CA Governance review and implement at CA/CNSW as appropriate v. Communicate proactively with CNSW stakeholders - including members, delegates, affiliates, volunteers, players, government, media, commercial partners and CA – to ensure clarity and support for the NSW Cricket Strategy iv. Adopt ‘one company behaviour’ across CNSW and CA to minimise duplication and maximise results for NSW cricket iii. Ensure management processes are robust and performance-focused ii. Create optimum Board and management structures for each BBL team including separate Boards if appropriate i. Retain and attract top class leaders to the CNSW Board, management team and affiliate bodies A. Ensure the best management and governance structures are in place to deliver the NSW Cricket strategy and in turn contribute effectively to the Australian Cricket Strategy G. Preserve the real value of the Investment Portfolio F. Maintain productive venue arrangements in partnership with CA E. Manage costs and address key business risks responsibly D. Continuously improve the efficiency of all CNSW’s operations including by taking advantage of shared services opportunities with CA and BBL teams C. Secure government support (Federal, State and local) for infrastructure, participation and other relevant initiatives (e.g. CWC) B. Maximise total value from sponsorship, hospitality, BBL local revenues. international ticket sales (if applicable) and CNSW’s other commercial sources (including indoor nets and new sources), by understanding and meeting the needs of fans, participants and sponsors A. Support and implement a change in the financial model to align Australian Cricket’s expenditure more closely with strategy and performance, and increase total investment in NSW Cricket Retirements Lisa Sthalekar (NSW 1998 – 2013) STHALEKAR, Lisa Caprini | Born: 13 August, 1979, Poona, Maharashtra, India | Right Hand Bat – Right Arm Off Spin Bowler Lisa Sthalekar’s career is one that most cricketers only dream about. After making her State debut in January 1998, she went on to play 190 matches for NSW over 16 seasons. Tests Her amazing record includes an astonishing 16 straight WNCL Finals between 1997/98 and 2012/13. In that time she won 14 titles with the Lend Lease Breakers, including five consecutive crowns as captain. Sthalekar is one of the legends of NSW cricket. Just under two months after finishing high school, she was selected to play her first match in the WNCL against Queensland at Old Kings Oval in Parramatta. It was the first of 145 WNCL matches, the most of any player in the history of the competition. She retired as the leading wicket taker in the history of the competition with 166 victims at an average of 21.95. She is also one of only seven players to have scored more than 3,000 WNCL runs, finishing with 3,414 at 34.14. In T20 cricket, Sthalekar represented NSW on 45 occasions. Her last appearance came in the 2012/13 Final against Western Australia in Perth where the Lend Lease Breakers won their maiden WT20 crown. In this format she scored 587 runs at 21.74 and was the first player to take 50 wickets in Australian women’s domestic T20 history. She won the Belinda Clark Medal as the Lend Lease Breakers Player of the Year on four occasions, including three consecutive Medals in 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08, while she shared the honour with Leah Poulton in 2011/12. One Day Internationals WNCL International T20 Dom. T20 Inn NO Runs HS 50s 100s Avge Ct Wkts Avge Best 8 15 2 416 120* 2 1 32.00 3 23 20.96 5-30 125 11 22 2728 104* 16 2 30.65 49 146 24.97 5-35 145 129 29 3414 108* 17 2 34.14 52 166 21.95 4-7 54 50 14 769 52 1 - 21.36 16 60 19.35 4-18 45 36 9 587 53 2 - 21.74 18 50 14.94 5-11 toured England in 2001. Her role in the team back then was primarily as an off-spin bowler, however, over the next few years Sthalekar found herself moving up the batting order as she started to establish herself as one of the rising all-rounders in the game. In 2003 she made her Test debut in Brisbane in the first of two home Tests against England. Australia won that match easily only for England to fight back in the second match at Bankstown Oval. It was here that Sthalekar’s skills and spirit first came to the fore. Australia were 4-60 in their second innings at tea on Day Three, a lead of just seven runs with Sthalekar not out on 18. She went on to make an unbeaten 120, sharing in a record breaking fifth wicket stand of 136 with Alex Blackwell (58) which not only saved the game for Australia, but gave them a chance of winning the Test on the last day. That would be Sthalekar’s only Test century, but one of three hundreds she made in Australian colours. One of Sthalekar’s greatest strengths as a cricketer was her ability to evolve with the game. As the game got faster, she got fitter and smarter. Her small frame meant she wasn’t always able to hit over the infield or bomb sixes into the crowd. However, her ability to work the ball into gaps was second to none, while her combination of classical and inventive strokeplay made her a constant danger to all bowling attacks. In the field, she was dynamic at mid-wicket while her off-spin was continually ranked as some of the best in the world. Sthalekar’s last game for Australia was the World Cup Final against the West Indies in India. Having already won the World T20, WNCL and WT20 in the same season, Sthalekar had earmarked this tournament, in the country of her birth, to be her swansong. Not surprisingly she played a major role in the match, snaring the key wickets of Merissa Aguilerra and Deandra Dottin, then finishing the game with a spectacular one-handed diving catch. Though she may have packed away her playing gear, Sthalekar will not be lost to women’s cricket. As the Manager of Female Programs at Cricket NSW, she has already overseen the development of players such as Sarah Coyte, Alyssa Healy, Erin Osborne and Ellyse Perry, with the next generation of Lend Lease Breakers not far behind. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 A former captain of the Australian Youth team, Sthalekar made her International debut when the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars M 10 Left: Acknowledging her maiden Test century; Right: Taking wickets for NSW. The 2012/13 Steve Waugh Medal Dinner Clockwise from top: Cricket NSW Chairman, John Warn, with Hall of Fame Inductees Greg Matthews, Judy Duck on behalf of the late Amy Hudson, and Mark O’Neill on behalf of the late Norm O’Neill; Daryl Braithwaite opened the evening with some classic hits; Trent Copeland and Steve Waugh share a laugh on the Blue Carpet; Gurinder Sandhu and Alex Blackwell with Steve Waugh. Lend Lease Breakers captain Alex Blackwell was an overwhelming favourite to be named the Lend Lease Breakers Player of the Year after an amazing few months. The skipper had scored close to 500 runs in the WNCL at an average of over 90, while she also topped the list of leading run scorers in the WT20. The winner of the Steve Waugh Medal, however, was a complete surprise with 19-year-old fast bowler, Gurinder Sandhu, claiming the coveted award. Sandhu enjoyed an outstanding start to his career with the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues, taking 14 wickets in just two Bupa Sheffield Shield matches, and 14 wickets in four Ryobi One Day Cup appearances. Making his achievement all the more remarkable was the fact that he did not make his State debut until the end of January. Receiving the Steve Waugh Medal from Waugh himself was a wonderful experience for Sandhu, who was also voted the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Ryobi Cup Player of the Year, and was named the joint Male Rising Star alongside Scott Henry. During the evening, Norm O’Neill, Amy Hudson and Greg Matthews were inducted into the Cricket NSW Hall of Fame, with Matthews delivering a passionate address about his time representing “the most successful State, province or county in the world”. Award Winners The Steve Waugh Medal Gurinder Sandhu The Belinda Clark Medal Alex Blackwell Cricket NSW Hall of Fame Amy Hudson Greg Matthews Norm O’Neill NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Ryobi Cup Player of the Year Gurinder Sandhu NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Bupa Sheffield Shield Player of the Year Trent Copeland Sydney Sixers Player of the Tournament (Champions League) Josh Hazlewood Sydney Sixers Player of the Tournament (BBL|02) Luke Feldman Sydney Thunder Player of the Tournament (BBL|02) Dirk Nannes Lend Lease Breakers WNCL Player of the Year Alex Blackwell Lend Lease Breakers WT20 Player of the Year Alyssa Healy Cricket NSW Rising Stars Nicola Carey Scott Henry Gurinder Sandhu Alan McGilvray Memorial Scholarships Stefanie Daffara Damien Mortimer Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The winners of the 2012/13 Steve Waugh and Belinda Clark Medals were a stark contrast. 11 Australian Representatives – Men’s Stats at 30 June 2013 CLARKE, Michael John | Born: April 2, 1981 Liverpool NSW | Right Hand Batsman; Slow Left Arm Orthodox First Class Sheffield Shield Test One Day Internationals Dom. Limited Overs International T20 NSW List A M 158 40 92 227 38 34 39 Inn 271 73 154 207 36 28 36 NO 25 6 15 42 5 5 5 Runs 11879 2964 7275 7375 1058 488 1058 HS 329* 201* 329* 130 101* 67 101* 50s 43 10 26 54 7 1 7 100s 39 11 23 7 1 1 Avge 48.28 44.34 52.34 44.69 34.13 21.22 34.13 Ct 169 36 105 93 12 13 12 Wkts 41 9 30 56 14 6 14 Ct 1 1 1 1 1 1 Wkts 16 9 7 7 0 11 5 0 Avge 44.51 33.11 37.43 37.53 18.43 37.50 18.43 BB 6-9 3-22 6-9 5-35 3-20 1-2 3-20 CUMMINS, Patrick James | Born: 8 May 1993, Westmead, NSW | Right Hand Batsman; Right Arm Fast Bowler First Class Sheffield Shield Test One Day Internationals Dom. Limited Overs Domestic T20 International T20 NSW List A M 4 3 1 5 2 6 2 2 Inn 6 4 2 3 1 2 1 NO 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 Runs 25 10 15 21 0 3 0 HS 13* 6 13* 11* 0* 2 0* 50s - 100s - Avge 8.33 5.00 15.00 21.00 0.00 1.50 0.00 Avge 33.37 46.33 16.71 30.57 14.09 10.20 - BB 6-79 3-111 6-79 3-28 4-16 3-25 - HADDIN, Bradley James | Born: 23 October 1977, Cowra, NSW | Right Hand Batsman; Wicketkeeper First Class Sheffield Shield Test One Day Internationals Dom. Limited Overs Domestic T20 International T20 NSW List A M 155 91 44 96 95 18 26 88 Inn 254 155 73 90 94 18 24 86 NO 32 20 8 8 6 4 7 Runs 8824 5644 2307 2614 3089 424 364 2721 HS 169 154 169 110 138* 76 47 138* 50s 47 33 10 16 18 3 16 100s 16 11 3 2 6 5 Avge 39.74 41.81 35.49 31.87 35.10 23.56 18.20 34.44 Ct 491 278 164 133 128 9 12 123 St 35 24 5 9 35 8 4 35 HAZLEWOOD, Josh Reginald | Born: 2 October, 1991, Moree, NSW | Left Hand Batsman; Right Arm Fast Medium Bowler First Class Sheffield Shield One Day Internationals Dom. Limited Overs Domestic T20 International T20 NSW List A M 18 17 1 16 8 1 16 Inn 18 17 8 3 8 NO 6 5 2 1 2 Runs 146 144 23 8 23 HS 22 22 8 6* 8 50s - 100s - Avge 12.16 12.00 3.83 4.00 3.83 Ct 7 6 5 5 Wkts 58 54 1 19 8 1 19 Avge 28.63 29.35 41.00 40.47 30.38 36.00 40.47 BB 4-51 4-51 1-41 3-34 3-32 1-36 3-34 HENRIQUES, Moises Constantino | Born: 1 February 1987, Funchal, Portugal | Right Hand Batsman; Right Arm Fast Medium First Class Sheffield Shield Test One Day Internationals Dom. Limited Overs Domestic T20 International T20 NSW List A M 43 29 3 5 46 44 1 46 Inn 73 49 6 5 41 41 1 41 NO 10 7 1 1 5 5 5 Runs 1980 1350 156 32 918 690 1 918 HS 161* 161* 81* 12 78 70 1 78 50s 14 8 2 3 1 3 100s 1 1 - Avge 31.42 32.14 31.20 8.00 25.50 19.17 1.00 25.50 Ct 18 12 1 1 18 23 18 Wkts 81 53 2 4 40 21 40 Avge 28.23 28.98 77.50 30.75 39.60 41.52 39.60 BB 5-17 5-17 1-48 3-32 3-29 2-19 3-29 Ct 15 15 10 8 10 Wkts 4 4 - Avge 26.25 26.25 - BB 4-13 4-13 - Wkts 47 38 4 22 16 22 17 16 Avge 56.55 49.55 70.75 35.45 42.75 14.05 21.94 42.75 BB 7-64 7-64 3-51 3-33 3-43 4-13 3-20 3-43 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 ROHRER, Ben James | Born: 26 March, 1981, Bankstown, NSW | Left Hand Batsman; Right Arm Medium Bowler 12 First Class Sheffield Shield Dom. Limited Overs Domestic T20 International T20 NSW List A M 34 34 26 31 1 26 Inn 57 57 22 28 1 22 NO 9 9 1 6 1 Runs 1901 1901 504 670 16 504 HS 163 163 80 57 16 80 50s 10 10 3 2 3 100s 4 4 - Avge 39.60 39.60 24.00 30.45 16.00 24.00 SMITH, Steven Peter Devereux | Born: 2 June, 1989, Sydney, NSW | Right Hand Batsman; Right Arm Leg Spin Bowler First Class Sheffield Shield Test One Day Internationals Dom. Limited Overs Domestic T20 International T20 NSW List A M 43 27 7 33 29 30 20 29 Inn 75 46 14 22 27 28 15 27 NO 7 4 1 4 5 7 4 5 Runs 2807 1857 420 380 970 508 165 970 HS 177 177 92 46* 99* 58 34 99* 50s 15 8 3 7 2 7 100s 6 5 - Avge 41.27 44.21 32.30 21.11 44.09 24.19 15.00 44.09 Ct 56 42 4 14 20 14 16 20 STARC, Mitchell Aaron | Born: 13 January, 1990, Baulkham Hills, NSW | Left Hand Batsman; Left Arm Fast-Medium Bowler First Class Sheffield Shield Test One Day Internationals Dom. Limited Overs International T20 Domestic T20 NSW List A M 35 17 9 19 10 10 12 10 Inn 41 18 14 7 4 2 4 4 NO 15 7 4 4 2 1 3 2 Runs 638 147 327 122 69 3 12 69 HS 99 54* 99 52* 34* 2 8* 34* 50s 3 1 2 1 - 100s - Avge 24.53 13.36 32.70 40.66 34.50 3.00 12.00 34.50 Ct 17 12 3 4 2 1 1 2 Wkts 104 47 30 37 25 15 19 25 Avge 31.72 32.49 34.03 19.91 19.84 16.40 17.32 19.84 BB 6-154 5-66 6-154 5-20 5-39 3-11 3-17 5-39 WARNER, David Andrew | Born: 27 October, 1986, Paddington, NSW | Left Hand Batsman; Right Arm Leg Spin Bowler First Class Sheffield Shield Test One Day Internationals Dom. Limited Overs Domestic T20 International T20 NSW List A M 31 9 19 39 27 25 44 27 Inn 53 15 34 38 27 25 44 27 NO 3 1 2 0 2 4 2 2 Runs 2264 595 1263 1133 875 797 1206 875 HS 211 148 180 163 165* 102* 90* 165* 50s 10 1 7 6 4 5 9 4 100s 6 2 3 2 1 1 1 Avge 45.28 42.50 39.46 29.81 35.00 37.95 28.71 35.00 Ct 21 4 15 11 5 9 25 5 Wkts 5 1 4 0 3 3 Avge 69.00 111.00 51.25 39.33 39.33 BB 2-45 1-0 2-45 1-11 1-11 WATSON, Shane Robert | Born: 17 June 1981, Ipswich, Queensland | Right Hand Batsman; Right Arm Medium Bowler M 113 54 41 159 43 6 36 1 Inn 200 95 75 139 41 5 35 1 NO 18 9 2 24 3 1 3 - Runs 7950 3595 2580 4791 1089 161 980 6 HS 203* 201* 126 185* 96 69* 81 6 50s 46 16 19 29 8 2 10 - 100s 17 9 2 7 - Avge 43.68 41.80 35.34 41.66 28.66 40.25 30.62 6.00 Ct 86 40 26 53 10 2 13 - Wkts 196 105 62 156 24 6 35 - Avge 27.98 25.90 30.06 28.89 43.75 19.33 20.42 - BB 7-69 7-69 6-33 4-36 3-42 2-19 4-15 - Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 First Class Sheffield Shield Test One Day Internationals Dom. Limited Overs Domestic T20 International T20 NSW List A Ben Rohrer and Josh Hazlewood made their T20 International debuts against the West Indies. 13 Australian Representatives – Women’s Stats at 30 June 2013 BLACKWELL, Alexandra Joy | Born: 31 August 1983, Wagga Wagga, NSW | Right Hand Bat; Right Arm Medium Bowler Test One Day Internationals WNCL International T20 Domestic T20 M 8 100 106 53 45 Inn 15 88 97 47 39 NO 1 17 23 6 14 Runs 308 2235 3426 827 1144 HS 74 106* 157 61 99* 50s 3 15 22 1 5 100s 2 8 - Avge 22.00 31.47 46.29 20.17 45.76 Ct 3 35 39 21 20 Wkts 6 2 - Avge 10.50 114.50 - BB 2-8 1-14 - Ct 1 11 6 9 Wkts 1 26 30 23 42 Avge 42.00 21.69 22.76 22.17 15.43 BB 1-24 4-39 4-25 4-5 3-7 Avge 34.75 34.00 36.79 15.00 17.88 Ct 5 17 13 23 Wkts 2 5 9 4 10 Avge 19.00 16.40 26.88 16.00 17.00 BB 1-0 3-10 2-6 3-19 3-16 Avge 37.00 11.33 25.59 18.52 23.97 Ct 1 13 30 6 28 St 3 14 6 37 Avge 21.00 6.00 0.00 - Ct 8 5 Wkts 4 37 1 46 Avge 72.50 29.94 62.00 15.61 BB 1-40 4-24 1-21 5-10 Avge 20.60 17.22 4.40 8.57 Ct 12 19 9 9 Wkts 41 44 24 33 Avge 26.43 18.65 21.95 20.42 BB 3-9 4-18 3-13 4-13 Ct 3 17 13 14 8 Wkts 9 78 69 47 34 Avge 24.89 21.97 16.20 19.31 17.21 BB 4-56 5-19 5-11 4-20 3-12 Ct 1 12 19 7 8 Wkts 3 5 2 1 Avge 36.33 33.40 10.00 20.00 BB 2-9 3-10 2-20 1-20 Avge 20.96 24.97 21.95 19.35 14.94 BB 5-30 5-35 4-7 4-18 5-11 COYTE, Sarah Jane | Born: 30 March 1991, Camden, NSW | Right Hand Bat; Right Arm Medium Bowler Test One Day Internationals WNCL International T20 Domestic T20 M 1 18 30 21 37 Inn 1 12 25 12 26 NO 4 11 6 5 Runs 0 249 396 78 413 HS 0 51* 54 17* 55 50s 1 1 1 100s - Avge 0.00 31.12 28.28 13.00 19.67 HAYNES, Rachael Louise | Born: 26 December 1986, Carlton, Victoria | Left Hand Bat; Left Arm Medium Bowler Test One Day Internationals WNCL International T20 Domestic T20 M 2 31 63 25 45 Inn 4 26 61 19 34 NO 3 2 6 10 Runs 139 782 2171 195 429 HS 98 83 156 25 37 50s 1 6 10 - 100s 4 - HEALY, Alyssa Jean | Born: 24 March 1990, Gold Coast, Queensland | Right Hand Bat; Wicketkeeper Test One Day Internationals WNCL International T20 Domestic T20 M 1 12 49 30 47 Inn 1 10 37 27 43 NO 1 5 6 6 Runs 37 102 819 389 887 HS 37 62* 89* 90 68* 50s 1 7 2 6 100s - MILLANTA, Sharon Anne | Born: 28 May 1980, Auburn, NSW | Left Hand Bat; Right Arm Medium Bowler One Day Internationals WNCL International T20 Domestic T20 M 6 53 4 46 Inn 3 4 1 3 NO 2 2 0 3 Runs 21 12 0 2 HS 15* 4* 0 1* 50s - 100s - OSBORNE, Erin Alyce | Born: 27 June 1989, Taree, NSW | Right Hand Bat; Right Arm Off Spin Bowler One Day Internationals WNCL International T20 Domestic T20 M 41 36 28 39 Inn 20 13 8 11 NO 10 4 3 4 Runs 206 155 22 60 HS 34 65* 11* 15 50s 1 - 100s - Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 PERRY, Ellyse Alexandra | Born: 3 November 1990, Wahroonga, NSW | Right Hand Bat; Right Arm Fast Bowler 14 Test One Day Internationals WNCL International T20 Domestic T20 M 3 54 40 44 35 Inn 5 34 22 13 16 NO 2 12 8 5 6 Runs 68 481 332 103 97 HS 21 51 66 29* 25 50s 1 1 - 100s - Avge 22.67 21.86 23.71 12.87 9.70 POULTON, Leah Joy | Born: 27 February 1984, Newcastle, NSW | Right Hand Bat; Right Arm Leg Spin Bowler Test One Day Internationals WNCL International T20 Domestic T20 M 2 48 90 40 47 Inn 3 45 87 40 47 NO 4 7 2 7 Runs 45 1033 2182 784 1518 HS 23 104* 86 61 103* 50s 4 17 2 7 100s 2 1 Avge 15.00 25.19 27.27 20.63 37.95 STHALEKAR, Lisa Caprini | Born: 13 August 1979, Poona, Maharashtra, India | Right Hand Bat; Right Arm Off Spin Bowler Test One Day Internationals WNCL International T20 Domestic T20 M 8 125 145 54 45 Inn 15 11 129 50 36 NO 2 22 29 14 9 Runs 416 2728 3414 769 587 HS 120* 104* 108* 52 53 50s 2 16 17 1 2 100s 1 2 2 - Avge 32.00 30.65 34.14 21.36 21.74 Ct 3 49 52 16 18 Wkts 23 146 166 60 50 International Matches Played in NSW Vodafone Test Series Australia Vs Sri Lanka Third Test – Sydney Cricket Ground, 3-7 January 2013 Australia 9 dec 432 (M Wade 102no, P Hughes 87, D Warner 85, M Clarke 50, P Siddle 38; R Herath 4-95, N Pradeep 2-114) & 5-141 (E Cowan 36, P Hughes 34, M Clarke 29, M Hussey 27no; R Herath 3-47) defeated Sri Lanka 294 (L Thirimanne 91, M Jayawardene 72, T Dilshan 34; J Bird 4-41, M Starc 3-71, P Siddle 2-46) & 278 (D Karunaratne 85, D Chandimal 62no, M Jayawardene 60; M Johnson 3-34, J Bird 3-76) by 5 wickets Commonwealth Bank One Day Internationals Rose Bowl Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars Vs New Zealand Game One – Sydney Cricket Ground, 12 December 2012 New Zealand 2-252 (S Bates 122no, A Sattherthwaite 98) defeated Australia 248 (M Lanning 87, J Fields 51, E Osborne 34; R Candy 4-35, S Ruck 2-37, M Neilsen 2-39) by 8 wickets Game Two – North Sydney Oval, 14 December 2012 Australia 6-289 (M Lanning 72, R Haynes 70, S Coyte 51no, J Cameron 36, J Fields 31; M Neilsen 3-36) defeated New Zealand 6-288 (A Satterthwaite 109, S Bates 59, S McGlashan 51, K Perkins 31no; S Coyte 2-55) by 4 wickets Women’s Youth One Day International Series Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars Vs New Zealand Emerging Players Game One – Blacktown International Sportspark No.2, 14 November 2012 Australia Youth 4-91 (M Neilsen 3-27) defeated New Zealand Emerging Players 90 (M Green 35; J Barsby 5-12, R Chappell 3-11) by 6 wickets Game Two – Blacktown International Sportspark No.2, 16 November 2012 New Zealand Emerging Players 6-161 (N Dodd 50, A Peterson 32no, K Perkins 26; R Chappell 2-30) v Australia Youth 3-84 (S Coyte 37no) – No result due to rain Australia Vs Sri Lanka Game Three – North Sydney Oval, 17 December 2012 Game Three – Blacktown International Sportspark No.2, 19 November 2012 Game Four – Sydney Cricket Ground, 20 January 2013 Australia 1-178 (M Lanning 103, A Healy 62no) defeated New Zealand 177 (N Browne 42, S Bates 39, E Bermingham 25; E Osborne 3-32) by 9 wickets Australia Youth 7-279 (B Mooney 107no, E Villani 67, S Coyte 57; M Neilsen 2-30, L Tahahu 2-44) defeated New Zealand Emerging Players 95 (G Triscari 5-9, M Schutt 3-38, H Ferling 2-23) by 184 runs Australia 9-222 (D Warner 60, M Starc 52no, M Wade 31; N Kulasekera 3-30, L Malinga 2-33, R Herath 2-37, T Perera 2-64) v Sri Lanka 0-14 – No result due to rain Australia Vs West Indies Game Four – Sydney Cricket Ground, 8 February 2013 Australia 5-221 (S Watson 76, M Clarke 37, A Voges 28, A Finch 25; S Narine 2-34, T Best 2-38) defeated West Indies 220 (K Pollard 109no, D Sammy 25; M Johnson 3-36, B Cutting 3-45) by 5 wickets Game Four – North Sydney Oval, 19 December 2012 Australia 9-267 (J Cameron 66, M Lanning 38, E Perry 33no, R Haynes 32; L Tahahu 3-47, A Sattherthwaite 3-59) defeated New Zealand 8-260 (N Browne 63, S Bates 54, K Perkins 40, A Sattherthwaite 38, L Doolan 30, M Schutt 2-43, E Perry 2-44) by 7 runs Game Four – Blacktown International Sportspark No.2, 21 November 2012 Australia Youth 3-151 (N Bolton 68, E Villani 38) defeated New Zealand Emerging Players 150 (A Peterson 55, R Chappell 2-14, G Harris 2-23, H Ferling 2-25, N Carey 2-39) by 7 wickets KFC T20 International Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Australia Vs Sri Lanka Game One – ANZ Stadium, 26 January 2013 Sri Lanka 5-139 (A Mathews 35no, K Perera 33; G Maxwell 2-15, XJ Doherty 2-21) defeated Australia 3-137 (D Warner 90no, A Voges 25no) by 5 wickets Mike Hussey leaves the field in his final Test. 15 NSW SpeedBlitz Blues As we reflect on the 2012/13 season, it was definitely a case of what might have been. With Chandika Hathurusinghe taking over the coaching reins after the KFC T20 Big Bash League, the standard of cricket the team played in both the Bupa Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup competitions was certainly deserving of a trophy. We only lost two matches out of 10 in the Sheffield Shield, which was fewer than any other State. However, we missed out on the Final by just one point, after being penalised for a slow over rate against Victoria. This was frustrating to say the least. In the Ryobi Cup, the team played some outstanding One Day cricket towards the end of the season, winning the last three matches convincingly to finish only two points short of a place in the Final. Some disappointing early season performances, with only one win from the first five matches, made the mountain to the decider too tough to climb. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 He was a standout winner of the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues’ Sheffield Shield Player of the Year. Three players, Adam Zampa, Gurinder Sandhu and Daniel Hughes, made their First Class and One Day debuts during 2012/13 and exciting futures await these talented young players. Doug Bollinger (28 wickets) and Steve O’Keefe (24) both enjoyed excellent seasons, picking up vital wickets to change the course of several matches. Josh Hazlewood and Adam Zampa also bowled several telling spells throughout the year. All batters showed glimpses of their best at various stages, but the inability to build big totals was the main reason the team didn’t take part in either Final. Only five centuries were scored by NSW players in the Bupa Sheffield Shield and two in the Ryobi Cup. There were several individual highlights throughout the season. The work ethic and professionalism of Brad Haddin continues to set a wonderful example for younger members of the squad. The bulk of his 468 runs at 52.00 were made when the team was under pressure and highlighted his attitude and ability to take the game by the scruff of the neck. Whilst it would appear easy to say the season was not a successful one, closer inspection indicates otherwise. 13 NSW, or NSW-developed players, represented the National team across all formats during 2012/13, maintaining our strategic goal of being the number one producer of cricketing talent in Australia. After an indifferent 2011/12, Nic Maddinson showed in the second half of the season why he is so highly regarded by his peers. He finished the season as NSW’s leading run scorer with 532 runs at 35.46, highlighted by a brilliant 154 against Tasmania in Hobart. His selection for the Australia A Tour of the United Kingdom and South Africa will hopefully be the springboard for a long International career. The highlight was Moises Henriques becoming Australia’s 432nd Test Cricketer during the tour of India in February and March. Moises’ undoubted cricketing skills are now coupled with a technique and a temperament to withstand the demands of International cricket. Moises Henriques’ breakthrough First Class century, 161 not out, against Tasmania at Bankstown, was an innings of the highest quality and the catalyst for his elevation to the National team. The International T20 debuts of Josh Hazlewood and Ben Rohrer against the West Indies were wonderful rewards for their outstanding performances in this format. Also, their inclusion for Australia A for the one day matches against the England Lions series in February were further recognition for their efforts. 16 23 players wore the Baggy Blue Cap in First Class cricket during 2012/13, whilst 22 represented NSW in the Ryobi Cup. The meteoric rise of Gurinder Sandhu into First Class cricket has been a pleasure to witness. His consistency, execution and ability to extract bounce out of seemingly docile surfaces is rare in a bowler so young. Picking up 14 wickets at 11.85 in only two Sheffield Shield matches, and 14 wickets at 14.57 in four Ryobi Cup matches saw him at only 19-years-old become the youngest player ever to win the prestigious Steve Waugh Medal. His inclusion for Australia A for the Limited Overs matches against the England Lions indicates he is firmly on the National radar. We look forward to his continued development with great anticipation. In conclusion, thanks to Michael Clarke, Stephen O’Keefe, Ben Rohrer and Peter Nevill for their selfless contributions in performing the captaincy role during the season. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the efforts of all the hard working staff within the State Cricket Department. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. David Freedman State Talent Manager/Chairman of Selectors A feature of the team’s late season improvement were the significant contributions amongst several of the bowling group. 2012/13 NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Squad Trent Copeland, with 30 wickets at 26.86, once again provided the backbone of the attack, wheeling away for 315 overs with his customary durability and accuracy. His vastly improved batting produced 382 runs at 34.72, including his maiden First Class century. Michael Clarke (captain) Sean Abbott Doug Bollinger Trent Copeland Tim Cruickshank Patrick Cummins David Dawson Brad Haddin Josh Hazlewood Moises Henriques Scott Henry Daniel Hughes Josh Lalor Nic Maddinson Peter Nevill Stephen O’Keefe Kurtis Patterson Ben Rohrer Steven Smith Mitchell Starc Chris Tremain David Warner Shane Watson Rookies: Nic Bills Harry Conway Luke Doran Gurinder Sandhu Adam Zampa 2012/13 Bupa Sheffield Shield Round 1: Western Australia vs NSW SpeedBlitz Blues The WACA Ground, 18 – 21 September 2012 Starting the season early due to the appearance of the Sydney Sixers in the Champions League, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues achieved a rare victory at a ground that had subjected them to much misery over the years. Australian captain, Michael Clarke, skippered NSW for the First Class match, taking the field alongside several Test colleagues with the national selectors using the chance to see players in action in Shield cricket before the first Test against South Africa. Making the decision to bowl first was an attacking move in itself and it paid off as the Warriors were dismissed for 217. A pace attack of Doug Bollinger, Trent Copeland, Josh Hazlewood and Moises Henriques would be difficult to face anywhere, but they exploited a seaming pitch well, with Bollinger taking the honours with 19.1-2-55-3, and the others providing great support. To take advantage the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues needed to create a big first innings lead and they did this thanks to excellent contributions from Clarke (78), Henriques (78) and O’Keefe (74), to take an advantage of 141 runs into the second innings. It was déjà vu for the home side second time around, with the quick bowlers again providing frequent breakthroughs. Copeland led the way this time, picking up 4-57, as the Warriors crumbled to 248 all out to leave the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues chasing 108 for victory. Peter Nevill did not let the chance slip as he belted 65 not out from 73 balls to see the visitors home by eight wickets. W EST E R N AU ST R A L I A v NE W S OUT H WAL E S Scorers: LW Catchpole & SA Wheeler Referee: RJ Evans Close of play: Day 1: New South Wales 0-2 (Nevill 2, Henry 0) Day 2: New South Wales 9-358 (O’Keefe 74, Bollinger 5) Western Australia LM Davis c Haddin b Copeland 8 c Hazlewood b Bollinger MS Harris c Haddin b Henriques 35 lbw b Copeland SE Marsh c Haddin b Bollinger 1 c Clarke b O'Keefe *MJ North c Bollinger b Hazlewood 12 c Smith b Copeland AC Voges lbw b Copeland 44 (7) lbw b Henriques MR Marsh lbw b Bollinger 67 (5) c Smith b Copeland +TIF Triffitt lbw b O'Keefe 23 (6) c Smith b Hazlewood NM Coulter-Nile b O'Keefe 1 c Haddin b Hazlewood MG Johnson c Copeland b Henriques 6 c Smith b Copeland NJ Rimmington b Bollinger 5 not out MA Beer not out 0 b Henriques Extras 2b, 7lb, 6w 15 7b, 5lb (351 min, 82.1 overs) 217 (275 min, 66 overs) Fall: 14 26 48 66 135 181 183 210 212 217 Fall: 30 33 58 68 155 170 170 172 220 248 Bowling: First Innings: Bollinger 19.1-2-55-3; Copeland 25-9-54-2; Hazlewood 21-6-57-1; Henriques 8-2-20-2; O’Keefe 9-2-22-2. Second Innings: Bollinger 13-1-73-1; Copeland 19-7-57-4; O’Keefe 12-2-25-1; Hazlewood 14-3-55-2; Henriques 8-1-26-2. New South Wales PM Nevill lbw b Rimmington 34 not out SO Henry b Johnson 39 b Coulter-Nile NJ Maddinson c Triffitt b Rimmington 0 c Johnson b Rimmington *MJ Clarke c SE Marsh b Coulter-Nile 78 not out SPD Smith c SE Marsh b Rimmington 0 +BJ Haddin lbw b Coulter-Nile 2 MC Henriques lbw b Rimmington 78 SNJ O'Keefe c SE Marsh b Coulter-Nile 74 TA Copeland c Triffitt b Johnson 6 JR Hazlewood c Rimmington b Beer 22 DE Bollinger not out 5 Extras 7b, 5lb, 8w 20 (434 min, 103 overs) 358 (93 min, 24.1 overs) Fall: 54 54 109 112 128 215 291 308 347 358 Fall: 28 102 Bowling: First Innings: Johnson 25-7-88-2; Rimmington 22-6-70-4; Beer 21-6-65-1; MR Marsh 9-2-39-0; Coulter-Nile 26-3-84-3. Second Innings: Johnson 4-0-16-0; Rimmington 6-1-18-1; Coulter-Nile 6-2-26-1; Beer 8.1-1-48-0. 73 10 3 11 4 10 51 1 28 43 2 12 248 65 13 30 0 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/2013 At The WACA Ground, Perth, September 18, 19, 20, 2012 New South Wales won by 9 wickets Toss: New South Wales New South Wales 6 pts Player of the Match: TA Copeland Umpires: GA Abood & SD Fry 0 (2 wkts) 108 Doug Bollinger (top) and Michael Clarke. 17 2012/13 Bupa Sheffield Shield Round 2: NSW SpeedBlitz Blues vs Tasmania Bankstown Oval, 26 – 29 September 2012 In a match that they dominated throughout, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues finally had to settle for a draw after bad light brought proceedings to a close early on day four. With the Test players available for a second consecutive match, NSW got off to a terrible start before being rescued by a superb sixth wicket partnership of 168 between Brad Haddin and Moises Henriques. Haddin (114) was all class as he showed why he is the best keeper-batsman in the land, while Henriques brought up a major milestone in his career with his maiden First class century. The all-rounder’s unbeaten 161, contained 15 fours and four sixes and was a defining moment for a player that had threatened so often to play this controlled type of innings. A final total of 442 provided a great springboard but Tasmania were dogged in their response, with Mark Cosgrove (84), Luke Butterworth (65no) and Jason Krejza (48) all contributing before the Tigers made a surprise declaration 144 runs in arrears. With the game now wide open, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues scored quickly through Nic Maddinson (86) and Henriques (50no) to set the visitors a gettable target of 343 from 88 overs on the final day. At 4-124, with Ponting dismissed for 34, the victory looked in sight but dogged defence from Aiden Blizzard (88) and Tim Paine (40) held out the Blues before the match finished early due to bad light, with the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues three wickets short of victory. Moises Henriques capped off a superb Man-of-the-Match performance with 12-0-41-3 in the second innings. N E W S OUT H WAL E S v TAS MANIA At Bankstown Memorial Oval, September 26, 27, 28, 29, 2012 Match Drawn Toss: Tasmania New South Wales 2 pts Player of the Match: BJ Haddin Umpires: AP Ward & P Wilson Referee: PL Marshall Close of play: Day 1: New South Wales 7-302 (Henriques 83, Copeland 0) Day 2: Tasmania 3-111 (Cosgrove 73, Blizzard 6) Day 3: New South Wales (2) 3-77 (Maddinson 34, Smith 16) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/2013 New South Wales PM Nevill lbw b Bird 1 lbw b Butterworth 0 SO Henry c Bird b Butterworth 0 c Paine b Bird 3 NJ Maddinson c Ponting b Bird 0 b Maher 86 *MJ Clarke b Maher 37 c Paine b Faulkner 22 SPD Smith run out (Faulkner) 64 c Butterworth b Bird 17 +BJ Haddin c Butterworth b Bird 114 b Bird 7 MC Henriques not out 161 not out 50 SNJ O'Keefe b Cosgrove 2 not out 8 TA Copeland c Blizzard b Faulkner 55 JR Hazlewood run out (Blizzard) 2 DE Bollinger lbw b Krejza 5 Extras 1nb 1 1lb 1w 3nb 5 (545 min, 131.3 overs) 442 (184 min, 40 overs) (6 wkts dec) 198 Fall: 1 1 9 64 124 292 302 426 430 442 Fall: 0 10 51 78 94 180 Bowling: 1st Innings: Butterworth 20-4-63-1; Bird 25-5-75-3; Krejza 29.3-0-109-1; Faulkner 18-1-61-1; Maher 29-5-101-1; Cosgrove 9-2-26-1; Blizzard 1-0-7-0. Second Innings: Butterworth 9-1-38-1; Bird 10-2-46-3; Krejza 7-0-41-0; Faulkner 8-0-38-1; Cosgrove 1-1-0-0; Maher 5-1-34-1. 18 Tasmania MJ Cosgrove c Henriques b Copeland 84 (2) c O’Keefe b Henriques EJM Cowan b Copeland 17 (1) lbw b Copeland 44 8 AJ Doolan c Smith b Bollinger 5 st Haddin b Copeland 21 RT Ponting lbw b Hazlewood 9 c Haddin b Bollinger 34 AC Blizzard c Clarke b Hazlewood 7 c Haddin b Henriques 88 *+TD Paine c Haddin b Smith 23 c Hazlewood b O'Keefe 40 JP Faulkner c Maddinson b Bollinger 28 lbw b Henriques 0 LR Butterworth not out 65 not out 18 JJ Krejza b Bollinger 48 not out 6 JM Bird not out 6 AJ Maher Extras 1b, 5lb 6 Extras 1b, 2lb 3 (447 min, 109 overs) (8 wkts dec) 298 (77 overs) (7 wkts) 262 Fall: 40 65 79 123 123 154 194 282 Fall: 8 41 101 124 235 236 241 Bowling: 1st Innings: Bollinger 24-8-60-3; Copeland 29-14-66-2; O’Keefe 25-5-54-0; Hazlewood 19-6-62-2; Smith 5-2-16-1; Henriques 5-1-20-0; Clarke 2-0-14-0. Second Innings: Bollinger 15-5-45-1; Copeland 18-4-51-2; Hazlewood 16-0-64-0; O’Keefe 16-2-58-1; Henriques 12-0-41-3. Brad Haddin (top) and Moises Henriques. Round 3: Queensland vs NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Allan Border Field, Brisbane, 2 – 5 November 2012 In the team’s first match back after the Sydney Sixers had returned victorious from the Champions League in South Africa, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues went down by six wickets despite having a full array of internationals available for the third consecutive match. With the match played at Allan Border Field, both teams had to deal with a wicket offering extravagant movement and NSW struggled early on, slumping to 184 all out with only Peter Nevill (42), Nic Maddinson (36) and Shane Watson (33) offering much resistance. In reply, the presence of Mitchell Starc produced two wickets and the much vaunted pace attack again kept the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues in the game, holding the home side to a slender lead of 72 runs. The game was now there for the taking but without Shane Watson, who had succumbed to a calf injury, the batting failed again and NSW were bowled out for 175 to leave the home side chasing a meagre 106 for victory with the match only three days old. There was a hope that the small total could prove difficult but despite an early scalp to Doug Bollinger, Queensland reached the target for the loss of only four wickets with former NSW player, Usman Khawaja, completing his second half-century of the match. Q UEE N S L A N D v N E W S OUT H WAL E S Scorers: BL FitzGerald & C Howard Referee: RJ Evans Close of play: Day 1: Queensland 3-66 (Khawaja 36, Burns 17) Day 2: New South Wales (2) 5-121 (Nevill 10, Starc 4) New South Wales SO Henry c Hartley b McDermott 4 (2) c & b McDermott DA Warner c Hauritz b Feldman 2 (1) c & b Feldman SR Watson c Hauritz b Feldman 33 absent injured * MJ Clarke c Hartley b Gannon 8 c Hartley b Gannon NJ Maddinson c Khawaja b McDermott 36 (3) b Hauritz + PM Nevill c Kemp b Hauritz 42 (5) c Hartley b Gannon SNJ O'Keefe c Hartley b Gannon 20 (6) c Kemp b Gannon MA Starc c Hartley b McDermott 3 (7) b Feldman TA Copeland c Kemp b Feldman 16 (8) c Hauritz b Feldman JR Hazlewood not out 8 (9) c Hauritz b Gannon DE Bollinger c Forrest b Feldman 0 (10) not out Extras 1lb 4w 7nb 12 2lb 1w (260 min, 67.2 overs) 184 (182 min, 44.4 overs) Fall: 8 13 44 52 121 150 155 167 178 184 Fall: 72 79 95 113 117 152 170 174 175 Bowling: First Innings: McDermott 18-4-54-3; Feldman 19.2-6-47-4; Gannon 16-8-35-2; Hauritz 13-0-39-1; Reardon 1-0-8-0. Second Innings: McDermott 13-3-43-1; Feldman 13-0-58-3; Gannon 15.4-5-61-4; Hauritz 3-1-11-1. Queensland WJ Townsend c Nevill b Copeland 3 (2) c Nevill b Bollinger AR Kemp c Maddinson b Bollinger 0 (1) c Nevill b Starc UT Khawaja c Nevill b Bollinger 54 c Starc b Copeland PJ Forrest c Nevill b Hazlewood 3 not out JA Burns c Maddinson b O'Keefe 64 c Nevill b Copeland NJ Reardon c Warner b Hazlewood 42 not out *+CD Hartley c sub b Copeland 54 NM Hauritz c Henry b O'Keefe 15 CJ Gannon b Starc 6 AC McDermott b Starc 0 LW Feldman not out 0 Extras 7lb 1w 7nb 15 1lb 1w (338 min, 81.5 overs) 256 (93 min, 22.1 overs) Bowling: First Innings: Starc 12-3-46-2; Bollinger 14-5-58-2; Copeland 21.5-8-42-2; Hazlewood 18-3-72-2; Watson 4-4-0-0; O'Keefe 12-4-31-2. Second Innings: Starc 6-0-36-1; Bollinger 3-2-6-1; Hazlewood 6-1-24-0; Copeland 5.1-1-33-2; O'Keefe 2-1-6-0. 31 39 28 6 28 0 25 10 4 1 3 175 0 10 54 27 0 13 2 (4 wkts) 106 Mitchell Starc (top) and Shane Watson. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/2013 At Allan Border Field, Brisbane, November 2, 3, 4, 2012 Queensland won by 6 wickets Toss: Queensland Queensland 6 pts Player of the Match: UT Khawaja Umpires: GC Joshua & BNJ Oxenford 19 2012/13 Bupa Sheffield Shield Round 4: NSW SpeedBlitz Blues vs Victoria Sydney Cricket Ground, 13 – 16 November 2012 With rain taking out the majority of day four, the match was decided on first innings with the Victorians taking the two points after the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues failed to post a commanding enough total on day one. With Scott Henry (78) holding the top order together, NSW were again indebted to Brad Haddin who remained undefeated on 108 as the visitors posted a below average 293. At 5-175 the game was in the balance but the main stumbling block was opener Chris Rogers, who ground his way to 125 from 258 balls before being dismissed with 38 runs to get. However, it was too late to mount a final charge as Cameron White, batting in the lowly position of number seven, added 72 to see the away side finally dismissed for 330 with a lead of 37. The NSW SpeedBlitz Blues then set out to make a game of it by offering a challenging declaration on day four. The plan started well as they reached a competitive 3-184 at the end of the penultimate day. Unfortunately, the rain intervened, washing out all but five overs on the final day and ruining any chance of a result. It was a major disappointment to a NSW side that had the bowling line-up to win the match if they had received the opportunity. N E W S OUT H WAL E S v V ICTORIA At The Sydney Cricket Ground, November 13, 14, 15, 16, 2012 Match Drawn Toss: New South Wales Victoria 2 pts, New South Wales -1 pt for slow over rate Player of the Match: CJL Rogers Umpires: IH Lock & AP Ward Scorers: CL Bennison & CG Wilcoxon Referee: D Levens Close of play: Day 1: Victoria 0-12 (Rogers 4, Carters 8) Day 2: Victoria 5-177 (Rogers 84, White 2) Day 3: New South Wales (2) 3-184 (Henry 78, Nevill 54) New South Wales SO Henry c White b Hastings 78 (2) not out DG Dawson c White b Cameron 4 (1) c Carters b Hussey NJ Maddinson c White b Cameron 6 c Rogers b Hussey SPD Smith c Maxwell b Herrick 30 lbw b Herrick PM Nevill c Hussey b Herrick 12 not out +BJ Haddin not out 108 MC Henriques c Keath b Hastings 20 *SNJ O'Keefe c White b Maxwell 9 MA Starc c & b Maxwell 0 JR Hazlewood b Herrick 21 DE Bollinger c Keath b Cameron 1 Extras 4lb 4 5b (353 min, 90 overs) 293 (238 min, 64 overs) Fall: 8 26 95 117 136 193 242 242 276 293 Fall: 78 88 89 Bowling: First Innings: Herrick 21-4-72-3; Cameron 19-2-61-3; Hastings 19-2-72-2; Keath 5-1-20-0; Maxwell 6-1-12-2; White 20-2-52-0. Second Innings: Cameron 3-0-19-0; Herrick 16-4-65-1; Hastings 11-4-24-0; Maxwell 21-5-50-0; Hussey 7-1-16-2; White 6-3-15-0. 81 40 6 1 61 5 (3 wkts) 194 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/2013 Victoria 20 CJL Rogers c Dawson b Starc 125 RGL Carters c Haddin b Henriques 33 AJ Finch c Haddin b Henriques 8 DJ Hussey b Starc 9 GJ Maxwell c Starc b O'Keefe 39 +PSP Handscomb lbw b Hazlewood 0 *CL White c Haddin b Starc 72 AR Keath c Starc b Hazlewood 0 JW Hastings lbw b O'Keefe 18 JM Herrick not out 21 LDB Cameron b Starc 0 Extras 3b, 1lb, 1w 5 (473 min, 111.3 overs) 330 Fall: 69 81 94 175 175 255 260 289 326 330 Bowling: First Innings: Bollinger 20-7-70-0; Starc 22.3-4-72-4; Hazlewood 24-1-83-2; O’Keefe 24-4-55-2; Henriques 19-6-36-2; Smith 2-0-10-0. Scott Henry (top) and Brad Haddin. Round 5: NSW SpeedBlitz Blues vs Queensland Manuka Oval, Canberra, 27 – 30 November 2012 A trip to the Nation’s Capital saw the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues just edge out Queensland in a State of Origin fixture played on neutral turf. The match could not have started better for NSW after Queensland opted to bat first, with the visitors reduced to 4-18. From here a recovery took place with Nathan Reardon (71) and Chris Hartley (66) adding 117 for the fifth wicket before the return of Doug Bollinger (4-57) helped wrap up the Queensland innings for 243. The main story of the day though was the First Class debut of leg-spinner Adam Zampa. Having been touted by many observers as one to watch, Zampa didn’t disappoint, showing remarkable poise and accuracy to pick up two wickets on day one. In reply, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues found it hard against some accurate bowling but Steve Smith (90) and Brad Haddin (73) laid the platform for a declaration at 8-319, with a lead of 76 runs. It seemed like it would be hard work to force a result but an opposition collapse to 173 all out, again saw the skill of Zampa as he picked up another three wickets to leave him with five for the match and a great start to his career for NSW. It wasn’t over though, as NSW fell to 7-88, requiring another 10 runs to win. Fortunately Sean Abbott (10no), who was a late inclusion in the team, saw them home in a nail-biter. It was a good tonic for the team heading into Christmas. However, they could not afford any slip-ups after the break if they were to make the Final. NEW S OUT H WA L E S v QUE E NS L AND At Manuka Oval, Canberra. November 27, 28, 29, 30, 2012 New South Wales won by 3 wickets Toss: Queensland. New South Wales 6 pts Player of the Match: BJ Haddin Umpires: PR Reiffel & DJ Walker Scorers: TJ Lorraine & RL Sanday Referee: PL Marshall Close of Play: Day 1: Queensland 7-197 (Cutting 23, Gannon 4) Day 2: New South Wales 6-291 (Smith 90, O’Keefe 17). Day 3: New South Wales (2) 4-47 (Smith 18, Haddin 5). Queensland WJ Townsend lbw b Bollinger 0 b Henriques JA Burns c Henry b Lalor 1 c Haddin b Lalor UT Khawaja lbw b Bollinger 0 lbw b Bollinger PJ Forrest lbw b Lalor 17 b Henriques NJ Reardon c Haddin b Zampa 71 lbw b Henriques *+CD Hartley lbw b Zampa 66 c Haddin b Abbott NM Hauritz lbw b O'Keefe 9 b Lalor BCJ Cutting c Haddin b Bollinger 37 lbw b Zampa CJ Gannon c Smith b Henriques 7 c Dawson b Zampa CJ Boyce c Zampa b Bollinger 14 not out LW Feldman not out 10 c Dawson b Zampa Extras 8lb 3nb 11 11b 4lb 1nb (305 min, 73.4 overs) 243 (294 min, 73 overs) Fall: 0 0 11 18 135 163 193 214 222 243 Fall: 22 60 70 87 95 104 121 136 171 173 Bowling: First Innings: Bollinger 21.4-6-57-4; Lalor 13-4-28-2; O’Keefe 10-2-35-1; Henriques 15-2-56-1; Abbott 5-0-29-0; Zampa 9-2-30-2. Second Innings: Bollinger 13-6-21-1; Lalor 14-4-31-2; O’Keefe 14-2-25-0; Smith 4-0-15-0; Henriques 16-4-31-3; Abbott 6-1-18-1; Zampa 6-0-17-3. 39 13 8 22 5 3 8 31 6 21 1 16 173 SO Henry lbw b Feldman 0 (2) b Cutting 13 DG Dawson b Cutting 32 (1) c Hartley b Gannon 6 PM Nevill b Feldman 55 c & b Cutting 0 SPD Smith c Hartley b Gannon 90 c Hartley b Cutting 22 MC Henriques lbw b Gannon 5 b Cutting 0 +BJ Haddin c Gannon b Hauritz 73 c Feldman b Boyce 33 SA Abbott c Hartley b Hauritz 4 (8) not out 10 *SNJ O'Keefe not out 26 (7) run out (Hauritz-Boyce) 6 A Zampa c Hartley b Gannon 18 not out 0 JK Lalor DE Bollinger Extras 4b 5lb 5w 2nb 16 4b 4lb 8 (422 min, 109.2 overs) 8 wkts dec 319 (157 min, 37.3 overs) (7 wkts) 98 Fall: 5 79 102 109 224 238 291 319 Fall: 11 23 28 28 53 88 88 Bowling: First Innings: Feldman 26-7-74-2; Gannon 28.2-11-51-3; Cutting 23-1-76-1; Hauritz 23-3-71-2; Boyce 9-0-38-0. Second Innings: Feldman 2-1-1-0; Gannon 9-5-16-1; Hauritz 3-1-8-0; Boyce 11-1-35-1; Cutting 12.3-4-30-4. Adam Zampa (top) and Steve Smith. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/2013 New South Wales 21 2012/13 Bupa Sheffield Shield Round 6: NSW Speedblitz Blues vs Western Australia Blacktown International Sportspark, 24 – 27 January 2013 The NSW SpeedBlitz Blues ventured out to Blacktown International Sportspark as part of an initiative to take cricket to the people of Western Sydney, but came away frustrated after rain on the final day deprived them of a deserved victory. After making the tough decision to leave out leg-spinner Adam Zampa, the home side bowled well on the first day to dismiss the Warriors for 242 with captain Stephen O’Keefe taking on the bulk of the work to record figures of 29.2-9-55-4. The opportunity now existed to close out the game, but NSW couldn’t quite manage this despite contributions from Steve Smith (72) and Moises Henriques (71), as they were bowled out for 344 and a lead of 102. With the wicket offering plenty of spin, the Warriors looked out of it when they slipped to 6-102 before some frustrating lower order partnerships allowed them to suck up valuable overs. The visitors were 8-211 at stumps on day three with a lead of just 109. The game seemed all over but heavy rain on day four kept the players off the field for nearly the whole day meaning that the match petered out to a draw. Stephen O’Keefe was the standout performer, adding another four wicket haul to finish the match with eight victims and the Man-of-the Match award. With no outright victory it meant that the team faced a difficult road to the Final with little room for error in the coming weeks. N E W S OUT H WAL E S v WE ST E RN AUST RAL IA At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, January 24, 25, 26, 27, 2013 Match Drawn Toss: New South Wales New South Wales 2 pts Player of the Match: SNJ O’Keefe Umpires: GA Abood & SJ Nogajski Scorers: CL Bennison & TJ Lorraine Referee: DJ Harper Close of Play: Day 1: Western Australia 9-232 (Behrendorff 0). Day 2: New South Wales 6-263 (Henriques 62, O’Keefe 16). Day 3: Western Australia (2) 8-211 (Agar 29, Behrendorff 4). Western Australia LM Davis lbw b O'Keefe 39 lbw b O'Keefe 32 MS Harris c Bollinger b O'Keefe 25 c Copeland b Tremain 43 MJ North b Bollinger 9 c Dawson b O'Keefe 6 *MEK Hussey c Dawson b Tremain 29 lbw b Copeland 8 JW Rogers lbw b O'Keefe 45 c Dawson b O'Keefe 0 HWR Cartwright run out (Henry) 0 lbw b Copeland 29 +SM Whiteman lbw b Copeland 41 c Dawson b O'Keefe 0 NM Coulter-Nile lbw b Henriques 8 lbw b Bollinger 42 AC Agar b Copeland 10 not out 34 JP Behrendorff lbw b O'Keefe 0 not out 7 MG Hogan not out 10 Extras 8b, 9lb, 9nb 26 4b 8lb 1w 5nb 18 (394 min, 98.2 overs) 242 (312 min, 84 overs) (8 wkts) 219 Fall: 62 76 91 123 128 186 199 231 232 242 Fall: 67 87 100 102 102 102 155 205 Bowling: First Innings: Bollinger 17-4-42-1; Copeland 28-8-71-2; O'Keefe 29.2-9-55-4; Tremain 15-4-35-1; Henriques 9-1-22-1. Second Innings: Bollinger 15-2-50-1; Copeland 23-9-42-2; Smith 4-0-30-0; O'Keefe 32-14-47-4; Tremain 10-0-38-1. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/2013 New South Wales 22 SO Henry b Agar 39 DG Dawson c North b Coulter-Nile 26 PM Nevill c Hussey b Agar 26 SPD Smith c Harris b Behrendorff 72 BJ Rohrer lbw b Behrendorff 5 +BJ Haddin c Behrendorff b Coulter-Nile 10 MC Henriques c Rogers b Coulter-Nile 71 *SNJ O'Keefe c & b Hogan 36 TA Copeland c North b Hogan 39 DE Bollinger c Cartwright b Agar 6 CP Tremain not out 2 Extras 4b, 7lb, 1nb 12 (417 min, 111.2 overs) 344 Fall: 68 72 112 117 145 217 277 331 336 344 Bowling: First Innings: Coulter-Nile 27-7-89-3; Behrendorff 19-5-52-2; Hogan 24-7-59-2; Cartwright 2-0-19-0; Agar 37.2-5-103-3; North 2-0-11-0. Stephen O’Keefe (top) and Trent Copeland. Round 7: Tasmania vs NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Blundstone Arena, Hobart, 6 – 9 February 2013 In a match that ebbed and flowed, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues finally did well to avoid outright defeat after a final day collapse had them hanging on for dear life. The first day saw a master-class from former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. Finishing the season in domestic colours, Ponting was sublime as he picked off all bowlers to finish day one undefeated on 138, before reaching a superb double century on day two which allowed the home side to declare at 6-425. NSW looked out of the contest but mustered the energy to retaliate through Nic Maddinson (154) and the under-rated Trent Copeland, who scored a maiden First class century (106) batting at number seven. After reaching 500 all out, and a lead of 75, the momentum in the game had now changed and the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues went for the kill, bowling out the Tigers for 245 with Chris Tremain picking up five wickets. This left a chase of 171 from 25 overs on the final afternoon, but the task proved too much, with the visitors slumping to 8-114 before holding on for the draw. The result was disappointing, but with other results going in their favour NSW’s season was still alive with three matches to go. TASM A N I A v N E W S OUT H WAL E S At Blundstone Arena, Hobart, February 6, 7, 8, 9 2013 Match Drawn Toss: Tasmania New South Wales 2 pts Player of the Match: RT Ponting Umpires: GA Abood & GC Joshua Scorers: R Godfrey & GW Hamley Referee: RW Stratford Close of Play: Day 1: Tasmania 6-310 (Ponting 138, Krejza 71). Day 2: New South Wales 1-145 (Dawson 70, Cruickshank 37). Day 3: Tasmania (2) 1-30 (Cosgrove 10, Doolan 20). Tasmania BR Dunk lbw b Tremain 13 (2) lbw b Bollinger MJ Cosgrove b Hazlewood 36 (1) c Bollinger b Zampa AJ Doolan lbw b Hazlewood 4 c Copeland b Hazlewood RT Ponting not out 200 b Hazlewood JW Wells lbw b Copeland 5 lbw b Tremain *+TD Paine b Copeland 10 not out LR Butterworth c Nevill b Hazlewood 13 c Nevill b Maddinson JJ Krejza not out 118 b Tremain EP Gulbis c Nevill b Tremain BW Hilfenhaus b Tremain AJ Maher lbw b Tremain Extras 1b 19lb 1w 5nb 26 11b 3lb 1w 2nb (530 min, 129 overs) (6 wkts dec) 425 (287 min, 72.2 overs) Fall: 53 57 57 81 101 132 Fall: 2 99 136 174 174 226 241 241 241 245 Bowling: First Innings: Bollinger 25-10-50-0; Copeland 33-7-102-2; Hazlewood 24-5-76-3; Tremain 20-4-67-1; Zampa 23-2-93-0; Rohrer 3-1-10-0; Henry 1-0-7-0. Second Innings: Hazlewood 19-3-54-2; Bollinger 10-2-38-1; Copeland 12-2-35-0; Tremain 12.2-1-57-5; Zampa 16-4-41-1; Maddinson 2-1-3-1; Dawson 1-0-3-0. 0 92 52 12 10 27 24 11 0 0 0 17 245 SO Henry c Paine b Butterworth 27 (2) c Wells b Hilfenhaus 5 DG Dawson lbw b Butterworth 75 (6) not out 19 TD Cruickshank lbw b Butterworth 39 b Gulbis 25 NJ Maddinson b Maher 154 (1) c Ponting b Hilfenhaus 31 *BJ Rohrer lbw b Hilfenhaus 47 (4) lbw b Gulbis 9 +PM Nevill b Butterworth 0 (5) c Doolan b Hilfenhaus 12 TA Copeland lbw b Krejza 106 c Dunk b Maher 6 A Zampa b Maher 2 c Hilfenhaus b Gulbis 7 JR Hazlewood b Krejza 13 b Gulbis 0 DE Bollinger lbw b Butterworth 4 did not bat CP Tremain not out 0 (10) not out 1 Extras 9b 20lb 4nb 33 4b 4lb 8 (584 min, 147.1 overs) 500 (108 min, 25 overs) (8 wkts) 123 Fall: 69 149 170 289 290 478 482 482 500 500 Fall: 17 53 67 84 90 100 114 114 Bowling: First Innings: Hilfenhaus 24-7-60-1; Butterworth 32-9-83-5; Maher 28-6-82-2; Gulbis 23-3-100-0; Krejza 31.1-2-112-2; Cosgrove 7-4-25-0; Wells 2-0-9-0. Second Innings: Hilfenhaus 9-0-37-3; Butterworth 5-0-35-0; Gulbis 7-0-36-4; Maher 2-1-3-1; Krejza 2-1-4-0. Nic Maddinson (top) and Trent Copeland. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/2013 New South Wales 23 2012/13 Bupa Sheffield Shield Round 8: South Australia vs NSW SpeedBlitz Blues The Adelaide Oval, 19 – 22 February 2013 A disappointing performance at the Adelaide Oval saw the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues fail with the bat in both innings to go down meekly to the Redbacks. Being bowled out for 157 after choosing to bat is not the usual course of events in the “City of Churches” and without a gallant 56 from Brad Haddin, the situation could have been much worse! It is difficult to come back from this position on such a good batting wicket, but four scalps each to Copeland and Bollinger limited the damage to such an extent that the home side only took an 83 run lead into the back end of day two, before another NSW collapse sealed the match. After such a poor effort first-time around the visitors were expected to post a challenging target, but by the end of day two had slumped to 7-141, as former New South Welshman Joe Mennie took four wickets to leave his former State in tatters. A final day miracle was required to keep the game alive after posting a lowly target of only 91. Hopes were raised for a short while as four wickets to Doug Bollinger caused some panic, however, it wasn’t to be as the home side reached the score for the loss of six wickets to secure outright points and put a major dent in the finals aspirations of the visitors. Two outright wins and results going their way were now required if the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues were to have any hope of extending their season. S OUT H AU ST RAL IA v NE W S OUT H WAL E S At The Adelaide Oval, February 19, 20, 21, 2013 South Australia won by 4 wickets Toss: New South Wales South Australia 6 pts Player of the Match: CJ Sayers Umpires: AJ Barrow & MD Martell Scorers: RM Artis & NA Ricketts Referee: D Levens Close of Play: Day 1: South Australia 5-100 (Brown 23, Ludeman 27) Day 2: New South Wales (2) 7-141 (O’Keefe 3, Zampa 6) New South Wales SO Henry b Sayers 6 (2) c Ludeman b Sayers DG Dawson c Ludeman b Mennie 26 (1) lbw b Mennie TD Cruickshank c Ludeman b Sayers 0 c Brown b Sayers NJ Maddinson b Sayers 5 c Ludeman b Worrall PM Nevill b Sayers 5 c Ludeman b Mennie +BJ Haddin b Sayers 56 lbw b Sayers TA Copeland c Ludeman b Worrall 28 c Ludeman b Mennie *SNJ O'Keefe b Mennie 2 c Brown b Worrall A Zampa lbw b Mennie 3 c Ludeman b Mennie DE Bollinger c Ludeman b Mennie 2 c Klinger b Worrall CP Tremain not out 8 not out Extras 11lb 5nb 16 2b 6lb 1nb (229 min, 54.2 overs) 157 (267 min, 63.2 overs) Fall: 18 18 27 33 108 112 119 125 131 157 Fall: 10 10 12 49 97 123 134 152 166 173 Bowling: First Innings: Sayers 20-1-54-5; Mennie 20-6-39-4; Brown 1-0-8-0; Worrall 9.2-0-35-1; Botha 4-1-9-0. Second Innings: Mennie 23-7-48-4; Sayers 9-4-19-3; Botha 9-1-37-0; Worrall 21.2-5-52-3; Brown 1-0-9-0. 5 2 1 28 36 27 25 16 11 9 4 9 173 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/2013 South Australia 24 M Klinger lbw b Copeland SJ Raphael b Bollinger AT Carey lbw b Copeland TLW Cooper c Nevill b Copeland TM Head lbw b Bollinger JM Brown c Haddin b Copeland +TP Ludeman c Copeland b Bollinger *J Botha c Haddin b Bollinger JM Mennie not out CJ Sayers b Zampa DJ Worrall lbw b Zampa Extras 2lb 1nb (325 min, 82.5 overs) Fall: 37 47 51 51 51 171 182 195 240 240 17 26 2 4 0 65 60 15 24 24 0 3 240 (2) c Nevill b Bollinger (1) st Haddin b Zampa c Cruickshank b Bollinger c Copeland b Bollinger c Copeland b Bollinger c O'Keefe b Zampa not out not out 2lb (139 min, 32.3 overs) 4 34 17 9 10 14 4 0 2 (6 wkts) 94 Fall: 15 50 63 74 90 90 Bowling: First Innings: Bollinger 22-1-77-4; Copeland 26-6-56-4; Tremain 10-0-47-0; O'Keefe 20-3-42-0; Zampa 4.5-0-16-2. Second Innings: Bollinger 11-1-31-4; Copeland 10-3-19-0; Zampa 10.3-2-42-2; O'Keefe 1-1-0-0. Doug Bollinger (top) and Trent Copeland. Round 9: Victoria vs NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Melbourne Cricket Ground, 7 – 10 March 2013 A must-win game at the MCG saw the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues triumph inside three days, with paceman Gurinder Sandhu taking a remarkable seven wickets on First Class debut. A strong Bushrangers line-up was torn apart by Sandhu on day one as he finished with figures of 11-3-31-5, to see the home side ousted for 128. While their response was not dominant, NSW did enough to create a first innings lead of 140 after contributions from Nic Maddinson (76) and Trent Copeland (51) helped nullify the Victorian attack. With a chance to make amends, the home side got themselves into a strong position at 5-234, before the dismissals of Cameron White (73) and David Hussey (62) initiated a collapse which saw the Bushrangers lose 4-12, leaving the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues to chase 150 for victory. Quite remarkably, the speed of the game meant that there was a possibility that the result could be achieved by the end of day three and this eventuated after contributions from Nevill (37) and Rohrer (38no) saw the target reached for the loss of only four wickets. This was a tremendous victory for the NSW SpeedBltiz Blues which also kept their hopes of reaching the Final alive, if they won their last match outright and other results went their way. VI C TOR I A v N E W S OUT H WAL E S At Melbourne Cricket Ground, March 7, 8, 9, 2013 New South Wales won by 6 wickets Toss: Victoria New South Wales 6 pts Umpires: DB Mealey & AP Ward Referee: RJ Evans Close of Play: Day 1: New South Wales 6-201 (Copeland 20, O’Keefe 11) Day 2: Victoria (2) 4-224 (White 68, Hussey 59) Victoria RJ Quiney c Haddin b Bollinger 18 (3) st Haddin b Copeland 45 CJL Rogers c Nevill b Hazlewood 17 (1) c Nevill b Copeland 30 MW Hill c Copeland b Hazlewood 1 (2) lbw b Hazlewood 6 +PSP Handscomb c Henry b Sandhu 4 c Haddin b Hazlewood 4 *CL White c Haddin b Sandhu 4 b O'Keefe 73 DJ Hussey b Hazlewood 2 c Copeland b Sandhu 62 JW Hastings c O'Keefe b Sandhu 5 c Nevill b Sandhu 17 WD Sheridan c & b Sandhu 2 c Sandhu b Copeland 23 CJ McKay c Sandhu b O'Keefe 41 c & b O'Keefe 9 JM Herrick b Sandhu 8 lbw b O'Keefe 3 F Ahmed not out 18 not out 0 Extras 4b 3lb 1nb 8 6b 9lb 2nb 17 (178 min, 39.3 overs) 128 (413 min, 102.1 overs) 289 Fall: 23 27 40 46 46 50 54 55 79 128 Fall: 8 72 83 97 234 234 277 277 284 289 Bowling: First Innings: Bollinger 9-2-29-1; Copeland 7-0-12-0; Hazlewood 11-2-39-3; Sandhu 11-3-31-5; O'Keefe 1.3-0-10-1. Second Innings: Bollinger 1.3-0-3-0; Hazlewood 26-4-71-2; O'Keefe 22.4-5-54-3; Sandhu 27-11-57-2; Copeland 24-8-74-3; Rohrer 1-0-15-0. SO Henry c Handscomb b McKay 4 (2) lbw b Herrick DG Dawson c Hussey b Sheridan 26 (1) c Handscomb b Hastings PM Nevill b McKay 4 c Handscomb b White NJ Maddinson st Handscomb b Fawad Ahmed 76 lbw b Ahmed *BJ Rohrer c Hill b Herrick 24 not out +BJ Haddin c Rogers b McKay 23 not out TA Copeland lbw b White 51 SNJ O'Keefe c Rogers b Fawad Ahmed 33 GS Sandhu st Handscomb b White 1 JR Hazlewood not out 7 DE Bollinger c McKay b White 3 Extras 5b 5lb 6nb 16 4b 1lb (286 min, 68.3 overs) 268 (200 min, 51 overs) Fall: 8 34 50 110 163 181 254 258 258 268 Fall: 42 42 60 128 Bowling: First Innings: McKay 19-4-72-3; Herrick 11-1-64-1; Sheridan 6-1-27-1; Hastings 12-2-56-0; Ahmed 16-5-35-2; White 4.3-2-4-3. Second Innings: McKay 6-4-4-0; Sheridan 8-1-26-0; Ahmed 19-5-49-1; Hastings 6-1-23-1; Herrick 9-3-21-1; White 3-0-22-1. 16 22 37 17 38 15 5 (4 wkts) 150 Josh Hazlewood (top) and Gurinder Sandhu. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/2013 New South Wales 25 2012/13 Bupa Sheffield Shield Round 10: NSW SpeedBlitz Blues vs South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, 14 – 17 March 2013 A tremendous win in the last match by eight wickets was not quite enough to reach the Final as the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues were left to rue a one point deduction for a slow over rate from earlier in the season. Going into the match, NSW needed to win outright to even stand a chance of progressing further. After winning the toss and deciding to bowl they were rewarded when the Redbacks’ collapsed to 182 all out with Gurinder Sandhu adding four more scalps to his season tally. In reply, a weak batting effort saw NSW slump to 7-151 before contributions from Trent Copeland (40), Stephen O’Keefe (46) and Sandhu (45) saw them reach a score of 219 and a first innings lead of only 37 runs. The NSW SpeedBlitz Blues were equally devastating with the ball second time around with Sandhu adding another three wickets to see him finish the season with 14 wickets from only two matches. This form was to see him pick up the Steve Waugh Medal as Player of the Season despite playing in fewer than half the games. With the Redbacks bowled out for a measly 127, NSW were again in position to finish the match inside three days and they duly did this with Nic Maddinson going crazy, hammering an unbeaten 41 from 17 balls with five enormous sixes! The team now temporarily stood in first position but victories to Tasmania and Queensland saw them do enough to reach the Final, with the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues finishing third after an outstanding second half of the season. N E W S OUT H WAL E S v S OUT H AUST RAL IA At The Sydney Cricket Ground, March 14, 15, 16, 2013 New South Wales won by 8 wickets Toss: New South Wales New South Wales 6 pts Player of the Match: GS Sandhu Umpires: SD Fry & JD Ward Scorers: AD Morehouse & RL Sanday Referee: RW Stratford Close of Play: Day 1: New South Wales 1-38 (Henry 23, Hughes 4). Day 2: South Australia (2) 4-93 (Ferguson 23, Brown 21). South Australia AT Carey c Copeland b Sandhu 10 c Nevill b Hazlewood SJ Raphael b Sandhu 5 b Sandhu M Klinger c Copeland b Sandhu 22 c Dawson b Hazlewood CJ Ferguson c Nevill b Hazlewood 17 not out TM Head c Dawson b Copeland 14 c Hughes b Tremain JM Brown c Dawson b Sandhu 1 c Nevill b Sandhu +TP Ludeman c Hughes b Copeland 17 lbw b Sandhu *J Botha lbw b O'Keefe 53 c Nevill b Hazlewood CJ Sayers c Maddinson b Hazlewood 9 b Copeland GD Putland c Maddinson b Tremain 19 c Dawson b O'Keefe PR George not out 2 c Hughes b O'Keefe Extras 4b 6lb 3nb 13 4lb 1nb (287 min, 66.3 overs) 182 (227 min, 50 overs) Fall: 20 21 56 62 65 85 106 124 174 182 Fall: 0 22 22 64 93 95 108 109 127 127 Bowling: First Innings: Copeland 17-3-56-2; Hazlewood 13-9-11-2; Sandhu 17-4-58-4; O'Keefe 6.3-2-14-1; Tremain 13-2-33-1. Second Innings: Hazlewood 14-5-35-3; Tremain 6-1-32-1; Sandhu 11-4-20-3; Copeland 17-7-36-1; O'Keefe 2-2-0-2. 0 6 16 44 25 21 1 4 0 5 0 5 127 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/2013 New South Wales 26 SO Henry lbw b Putland DG Dawson lbw b Sayers DP Hughes lbw b Sayers NJ Maddinson c sub (Bailey) b Sayers *BJ Rohrer lbw b Putland +PM Nevill c & b Putland TA Copeland c Brown b Sayers SNJ O'Keefe c Raphael b Brown GS Sandhu st Ludeman b Botha JR Hazlewood c Carey b Sayers CP Tremain not out Extras 1lb 1nb (326 min, 80.5 overs) Fall: 22 68 76 83 83 95 151 217 217 219 35 9 26 10 1 3 40 46 45 2 0 2 219 (2) c Ludeman b Sayers (1) c Raphael b George not out not out 2b 1w (90 min, 21.2 overs) 9 17 21 41 3 (2 wkts) 91 Fall: 18 44 Bowling: First Innings: Sayers 28.5-7-53-5; Putland 20-5-66-3; George 17-4-62-0; Botha 12-3-35-1; Brown 3-2-2-1. Second Innings: Sayers 11-4-29-1; Putland 2-0-7-0; George 6-1-25-1; Botha 2.2-0-28-0. David Dawson (top) and Chris Tremain. Nic Maddinson 2012/13 SHEFFIELD SHIELD POINTS TABLE Team Tasmania Queensland New South Wales Victoria Western Australia South Australia Played 10 10 10 10 10 10 Won Wickets 4 1 4 1 4 3 4 1 4 0 4 0 Drawn 0 0 0 0 0 0 LI 2 0 1 1 1 1 LO 3 5 2 4 5 5 50 2 2 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 - 100 1 2 1 1 - Points 30 30 29 28 28 26 Quotient 1.376 0.989 1.153 0.945 0.820 0.853 Outright win 6 points; lead on first innings in a drawn or lost game 2 points. Quotient is runs scored per wicket divided by runs per wicket conceded. Tasmania won the Sheffield Shield after drawing the Final against Queensland. 2012/13 SHEFFIELD SHIELD PERFORMANCES BOWLING TA Copeland DE Bollinger SNJ O'Keefe JR Hazlewood GS Sandhu MC Henriques A Zampa CP Tremain MA Starc JK Lalor NJ Maddinson SA Abbott SPD Smith BJ Rohrer SR Watson MJ Clarke SO Henry DG Dawson M 8 7 10 10 5 8 7 5 9 3 4 7 2 1 2 1 3 9 1 2 4 1 1 M 8 9 9 7 2 5 3 4 2 1 8 1 5 4 1 3 10 7 Inn 16 11 18 19 7 11 13 8 13 6 6 9 4 2 2 2 6 10 1 3 6 2 Overs 315 253.2 239 225 66 92 69.2 86.2 40.3 27 2 11 15 4 4 2 1 1 NO 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 6 1 Mdns 96 64 60 48 22 17 10 12 7 8 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 Runs 532 468 421 408 385 382 304 296 278 173 124 79 65 47 46 41 41 36 33 28 15 14 Runs 806 765 533 703 166 252 239 309 154 59 3 47 71 25 0 14 7 3 H.S 154 114 65* 81* 161* 106 75 90 74 78 47 22 39 26 45 39 18 9 33 25 8* 10* Wkts 30 28 24 24 14 14 10 10 7 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Avge 26.87 27.32 22.21 29.29 11.86 18.00 23.90 30.90 22.00 14.75 3.00 47.00 71.00 - Avge 35.47 52.00 26.31 22.67 77.00 34.73 25.33 37.00 25.27 34.60 24.80 11.29 16.25 47.00 23.00 20.50 8.20 4.50 33.00 9.33 14.00 Best 4-56 4-31 4-47 3-35 5-31 3-31 3-17 5-57 4-72 2-28 1-3 1-18 1-16 - Ct 5 19 19 3 1 10 11 7 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 5I 1 1 - St 3 10M - Trent Copeland. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 BATTING NJ Maddinson BJ Haddin PM Nevill SO Henry MC Henriques TA Copeland DG Dawson SPD Smith SNJ O'Keefe MJ Clarke BJ Rohrer JR Hazlewood TD Cruickshank DP Hughes GS Sandhu DA Warner A Zampa DE Bollinger SR Watson MA Starc CP Tremain SA Abbott JK Lalor 27 NSW First Class Records Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 MOST APPEARANCES 28 Player Greg MATTHEWS Phil EMERY Geoff LAWSON Mark WAUGH Steve RIXON Michael BEVAN Doug WALTERS Mark TAYLOR Brad HADDIN John DYSON Mike WHITNEY Brian BOOTH Steve WAUGH Stuart MacGILL Alan KIPPAX Richie BENAUD Warren BARDSLEY Bert OLDFIELD Charlie MACARTNEY Syd GREGORY Rick McCOSKER Johnny MARTIN Monty NOBLE Steve SMALL Phil JAQUES Alan TURNER Peter TOOHEY Tommy ANDREWS Michael SLATER Victor TRUMPER Brian TABER Shane LEE Alan DAVIDSON Greg MAIL David COLLEY Norm O’NEILL Stuart CLARK Grahame THOMAS Dirk WELLHAM Bob HOLLAND Arthur MAILEY Jim BURKE Bob SIMPSON Kerry O’KEEFFE Dominic THORNELY Doug FORD Brad McNAMARA Harry DONNAN Mark O’NEILL Trevor BAYLISS Wayne HOLDSWORTH Nathan BRACKEN Simon KATICH Charles KELLEWAY Geoff DAVIES Tom GARRETT Frank IREDALE Sid BARNES Stan McCABE Ian CRAIG Bill O’REILLY Dave RENNEBERG Len PASCOE David FREEDMAN James KELLY Doug BOLLINGER Albert HOPKINS Herbie COLLINS Peter PHILPOTT Murray BENNETT Corey RICHARDS Trevor CHAPPELL Arthur MORRIS Ray LINDWALL Jim deCOURCY Keith MILLER M 135 120 115 108 107 105 103 100 95 94 94 93 93 90 87 86 83 82 81 81 79 78 77 77 77 76 76 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 71 70 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 65 64 63 59 58 58 58 58 58 58 57 57 56 56 56 55 55 54 54 54 54 53 53 52 52 52 52 52 51 50 50 50 50 Inn 200 169 132 182 155 183 279 172 159 170 86 146 159 113 135 121 132 115 123 136 140 111 124 131 142 142 128 115 138 123 111 123 100 132 107 115 90 105 111 73 89 105 116 99 110 65 93 102 93 96 63 76 95 90 101 98 95 91 89 83 81 71 54 62 84 61 85 86 79 70 95 89 77 61 74 68 NO 35 43 25 24 26 36 21 3 21 17 31 18 15 32 16 10 11 12 13 8 17 14 10 4 5 8 11 6 4 9 21 18 17 5 20 12 24 7 14 19 32 19 16 30 16 23 14 10 17 10 16 25 9 10 11 8 4 4 5 5 20 26 14 17 17 26 5 5 12 20 4 9 4 7 8 6 Runs 6266 3284 1523 8416 3229 9309 6612 6997 5761 6773 321 5577 6946 789 8005 4116 6419 2393 5581 5329 5998 2582 5653 4610 5659 4171 4572 4869 5257 5823 1489 3690 2753 4085 2106 5419 941 4351 4297 618 835 3901 5317 1880 4224 545 2195 3026 3074 3060 375 872 5309 3031 3065 1952 3360 4733 4556 3379 746 380 366 602 1521 236 2437 3622 2309 1215 2606 2681 4660 1140 2362 3538 HS 184 100* 74 229* 128 216 253 199 154 241 28* 177 216* 56* 315* 158 235 129 221 201 168 101 281 184 240* 127 158 247* 204 292* 109 183* 122* 176 101 233 62 229 166 53 66 220 359 81* 261* 36* 137* 160* 178* 163 34 63 306 168 127 163 196 200 229* 213* 47 26 51* 54* 108 31* 218 282 156 59* 164 150 253 134* 114 214 Avge Wkts 37.98 417 26.06 14.23 395 53.27 60 25.09 63.33 24 41.84 119 41.40 41.75 44.27 1 5.84 314 43.57 6 48.24 87 9.74 357 67.27 13 37.08 322 53.04 23.23 50.73 148 41.63 48.76 2 26.61 293 49.58 230 36.30 41.31 31.12 1 39.08 44.66 82 39.23 51.07 33 16.54 35.14 102 33.16 273 32.17 14 24.20 203 52.61 46 14.26 228 44.39 44.30 11.44 228 14.64 334 45.36 60 53.17 79 27.24 211 44.94 32 12.97 27.78 116 32.89 24 40.45 34 35.58 8 7.98 188 17.10 190 61.73 35 37.88 215 34.05 86 21.68 125 35.80 5 54.40 39 54.23 60 43.32 12.22 325 8.44 190 9.15 203 13.38 159 22.70 6.74 179 30.46 126 44.71 16 34.46 153 24.30 131 28.64 33.51 58 63.83 1 21.11 196 35.78 57.06 119 Avge 28.65 23.37 41.10 59.50 35.00 46.00 27.33 72.16 31.54 33.07 63.92 26.01 23.41 72.00 30.67 23.38 10.00 29.42 34.96 41.05 21.45 40.29 32.08 35.15 29.36 31.64 27.68 32.46 42.46 27.05 48.25 26.83 34.07 49.44 26.50 32.14 25.60 26.49 23.89 33.81 23.48 35.80 31.76 28.86 16.52 30.48 26.07 30.28 28.27 25.67 34.37 31.07 28.72 22.74 63.83 22.70 25.36 Best 8-52 6-31 4-130 3-6 7-63 1-0 7-75 2-53 6-51 6-64 4-66 7-18 7-85 2-28 8-97 7-44 1-6 5-41 4-32 4-20 7-31 4-18 6-30 4-40 8-58 9-83 8-81 6-60 5-37 6-49 3-52 6-43 3-14 3-47 4-64 7-41 7-4 7-130 7-35 6-43 6-55 3-1 3-20 5-36 9-41 7-33 8-41 8-49 6-47 5-17 2-21 7-53 6-32 4-12 1-5 7-45 7-12 Ct 118 332 51 124 249 54 54 132 287 78 41 63 93 42 35 106 48 165 32 50 105 83 67 73 58 57 53 35 45 51 207 59 54 63 39 40 19 61 33 42 74 27 102 53 38 120 35 21 25 41 26 15 54 43 59 38 41 32 38 22 38 23 20 17 83 19 30 36 42 37 23 30 30 32 36 29 St 46 49 25 106 35 57 45 - Brad Haddin (top) and Michael Clarke. Batsman M Inn N.O Runs 100s Michael BEVAN 105 183 36 9309 37 Mark WAUGH 108 182 24 8416 25 Alan KIPPAX 87 135 16 8005 32 Mark TAYLOR 100 172 3 6997 17 Steve WAUGH 93 159 15 6946 22 John DYSON 94 170 17 6773 14 Doug WALTERS 103 279 21 6612 19 Warren BARDSLEY 83 132 11 6419 20 Greg MATTHEWS 135 200 35 6266 9 Rick McCOSKER 79 140 17 5998 19 Victor TRUMPER 73 123 9 5823 15 Don BRADMAN 41 69 10 5813 21 Brad HADDIN 95 159 21 5761 11 Monty NOBLE 77 124 10 5653 19 Charlie MACARTNEY 81 123 13 5581 22 Brian BOOTH 93 146 18 5577 11 Phil JAQUES 77 142 5 5659 14 Norm O’NEILL 70 115 12 5419 18 Syd GREGORY 81 136 8 5369 11 Bob SIMPSON 67 116 16 5317 15 Simon KATICH 58 95 9 5309 15 Michael SLATER 74 138 4 5257 13 Tommy ANDREWS 74 115 6 4869 11 Sid BARNES 56 91 4 4733 19 Arthur MORRIS 50 77 4 4660 17 Steve SMALL 77 131 4 4610 7 Peter TOOHEY 76 128 11 4572 11 Stan McCABE 55 89 5 4556 9 Grahame THOMAS 68 105 7 4351 15 Dirk WELLHAM 68 111 14 4297 9 Alan TURNER 76 142 8 4171 4 Dominic THORNELY 64 110 16 4224 10 Richie BENAUD 86 121 10 4116 9 Jim BURKE 67 105 19 3901 9 Greg MAIL 65 120 5 3745 8 Shane LEE 73 123 18 3690 7 Herbie COLLINS 52 86 5 3622 14 Keith MILLER 50 68 6 3538 10 Ian CRAIG 55 83 5 3379 7 Phil HUGHES 38 69 5 3360 10 Frank IREDALE 56 95 4 3360 5 Phil EMERY 120 169 43 3284 1 Steve RIXON 107 155 26 3229 6 Jack FINGLETON 49 80 6 3178 8 Mark O’NEILL 58 93 17 3074 8 Geoff DAVIES 57 101 11 3065 5 Trevor BAYLISS 58 96 10 3060 5 Charles KELLAWAY 57 90 10 3031 10 Michael CLARKE 42 77 7 3026 11 Harry DONNAN 58 102 10 3026 5 The highest average for NSW is 118.50 by Harry Rock who in five matches, seven innings, in the season 1924/25 and 1925/26 scored 711 runs. Avge 63.33 53.27 67.27 41.40 48.24 44.27 41.84 53.04 37.98 48.76 51.07 98.52 41.75 41.75 50.73 43.57 41.31 52.61 41.63 53.17 61.73 39.23 44.66 54.40 63.83 36.30 39.08 54.23 44.39 44.30 31.12 44.94 37.08 45.36 32.57 35.14 44.71 57.06 43.32 52.50 35.80 26.06 25.03 42.94 40.45 34.05 35.58 37.88 43.23 32.89 YOUNGEST PLAYER TO SCORE A CENTURY Player Archie JACKSON (100) Ian CRAIG (213*) Doug WALTERS (109*) Kurtis PATTERSON (157) Nic MADDINSON (113) Norm CALLAWAY (207) Eric BARBOUR (124*) Arthur MORRIS (148) Bob SIMPSON (104) Years 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 Days 97 205 9 236 294 320 339 342 345 Opponent Queensland South Africans Victoria W.Australia South Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland Victoria City Sydney Sydney Melbourne Sydney Adelaide Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Season 1926/27 1952/53 1963/64 2011/12 2010/11 1914/15 1909/10 1940/41 1954/55 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 LEADING RUN SCORERS Moises Henriques (top) and Steve Smith. 29 NSW First Class Records HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS Score 452* 383 359 340* 321 315* 306 297* 292* 282 281 277 271 271* 264* 263 261* 260* 258 253 253 253 253 248 247* 247* 241 240 239 238 235 235 235 233 231 230 230 229* 229 229 229* 224 221 220 Batsman Don BRADMAN Charles GREGORY Bob SIMPSON Don BRADMAN Billy MURDOCH Alan KIPPAX Simon KATICH Harry MOSES Victor TRUMPER Herbie COLLINS Monty NOBLE Bob SIMPSON Reggie DUFF Alan KIPPAX Ray FLOCKTON Steve SMITH Dominic THORNELY Alan KIPPAX Don BRADMAN Victor TRUMPER Don BRADMAN Arthur MORRIS Doug WALTERS Alan KIPPAX Tommy ANDREWS Bob SIMPSON John DYSON Phil JAQUES Percy MCDONNELL Don BRADMAN Warren BARDSLEY Warren BARDSLEY Harry ROCK Norm O’NEILL Neil HARVEY Victor TRUMPER Monty NOBLE Stan MCCABE Neil HARVEY Grahame THOMAS Mark WAUGH Tommy ANDREWS Charlie MACARTNEY Don BRADMAN Opponent Queensland Queensland Queensland Victoria Victoria Queensland Queensland Victoria Tasmania Tasmania Victoria Queensland South Australia Victoria South Australia Victoria Western Australia Victoria South Australia N.Zealanders Queensland Queensland South Australia South Australia Victoria Western Australia South Australia Queensland Victoria Victoria South Australia South Australia Victoria Victoria South Australia Victoria South Australia Queensland Queensland Victoria Western Australia M.C.C. Canterbury Victoria City Sydney Brisbane Brisbane Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Melbourne Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Melbourne Sydney Melbourne Adelaide Sydney Sydney Brisbane Adelaide Sydney Sydney Sydney Adelaide Bankstown Melbourne Sydney Sydney Adelaide Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Brisbane Sydney Melbourne Perth Sydney Christchurch Sydney Season 1929/30 1906/07 1963/64 1928/29 1881/82 1927/28 2007/08 1887/88 1898/99 1912/13 1905/06 1967/68 1903/04 1925/26 1959/60 1982/83 2004/05 1928/29 1930/31 1898/99 1933/34 1951/52 1964/65 1923/24 1919/20 1963/64 1983/84 2004/05 1886/87 1932/33 1920/21 1920/21 1924/25 1957/58 1962/63 1900/01 1903/04 1931/32 1960/61 1965/66 1990/91 1924/25 1923/24 1930/31 Score 220 219 218 217* 217* 216* 216* 216 214 214 213 213 213* 212* 211 210* 210 208 207 206 206 205 205 205* 204 203* 203* 203 202* 202* 201 201* 201 201 201* 201* 201* 201* 200 200 200 200 200 200* Batsman Jim BURKE Don BRADMAN Albert HOPKINS Alan KIPPAX Phil JAQUES Roy MINNETT Stephen WAUGH Michael BEVAN Keith MILLER Usman KHAWAJA Monty NOBLE Monty NOBLE Ian CRAIG Alan KIPPAX Steve WAUGH Austin DIAMOND Arthur MORRIS Victor TRUMPER Norman CALLAWAY Bill WATSON Steve WAUGH Bill BROWN Bob SIMPSON Simon KATICH Michael SLATER Michael BEVAN Michael BEVAN Jim MACKAY Steve WAUGH Michael BEVAN Syd GREGORY Victor TRUMPER Charlie MACARTNEY Alec MARKS Keith MILLER Doug WALTERS Michael BEVAN Michael CLARKE Monty NOBLE James BOGLE Don BRADMAN Sid BARNES Allan BORDER Mark WAUGH Opponent South Australia South Africans South Australia Victoria South Australia Victoria Western Australia Tasmania M.C.C. South Australia South Australia Victoria South Africans Victoria Victoria Victoria Victoria Queensland Queensland Western Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Queensland Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia Queensland Victoria South Australia Victoria South Australia Victoria Queensland Queensland M.C.C. Western Australia Queensland South Australia South Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland West Indians City Adelaide Sydney Adelaide Sydney Sydney Sydney Perth Sydney Sydney Adelaide Adelaide Sydney Sydney Sydney Melbourne Sydney Melbourne Sydney Sydney Perth Hobart Sydney Perth Sydney Perth Sydney Sydney Brisbane N. Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Sydney Brisbane Sydney Sydney Sydney Adelaide Adelaide Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane Sydney Season 1956/57 1931/32 1908/09 1926/27 2004/05 1911/12 1990/91 2003/04 1950/51 2010/11 1908/09 1908/09 1952/53 1924/25 2002/03 1906/07 1951/52 1899/00 1914/15 1956/57 1994/95 1933/34 1962/63 2006/07 2002-03 1993/94 2001/02 1905/06 1997/98 1998/99 1907/08 1912/13 1913/14 1935/36 1950/51 1970/71 2002/03 2005/06 1899/00 1919/20 1933/34 1945/46 1979/80 1992/93 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 YOUNGEST FIRST CLASS PLAYERS FOR NEW SOUTH WALES 30 Player Ian CRAIG Bob SIMPSON Doug WALTERS Victor TRUMPER Archie JACKSON Edgar WADDY Francis DOWNES John VAUGHAN Charles OLIVER Patrick CUMMINS Eric BARBOUR Years 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 Days 249 355 8 64 82 134 196 242 246 299 339 Opponent South Australia Victoria Queensland South Australia Queensland Queensland Victoria Western Australia Victoria Tasmania Queensland City Sydney Sydney Sydney Adelaide Brisbane Brisbane Melbourne Sydney Melbourne Hobart Sydney Season 1951/52 1952/53 1961/62 1894/95 1926/27 1896/97 1881/82 1925/26 1865/66 2010/11 1908/09 Batting 91 44* & 8* 1 & 50 11 & 0 5 & 86 1 1 & 4* 3 6* & 29 0* & 0* 40 & 0 Bowling 1-24 & 0-11 0-7 2-75 & 0-26 2-80 2-58 & 1-22 LEADING WICKET-TAKERS Ttl Batsmen Wkt Opponent City Season 1st 319 John DYSON & Rick McCOSKER Western Australia Sydney 1980/81 308 Bob SIMPSON & Grahame THOMAS Western Australia Sydney 1963/64 298 Victor TRUMPER & Reggie DUFF South Australia Sydney 1902/03 2nd 378 Lynn MARKS & Doug WALTERS South Australia Adelaide 1964/65 334 Archie JACKSON & Don BRADMAN South Australia Adelaide 1930/31 323 Ian CRAIG & Neil HARVEY Queensland Sydney 1960/61 3rd 363 Don BRADMAN & Alan KIPPAX Queensland Sydney 1933/34 345 Warren BARDSLEY & Johnny TAYLOR South Australia Adelaide 1920/21 280 Wendell BILL & Alan KIPPAX Queensland Brisbane 1930/31 4th 325 Norm O’NEILL & Brian BOOTH Victoria Sydney 1957/58 315 Monty NOBLE & Syd GREGORY Victoria Sydney 1907/08 293 Reggie DUFF & Monty NOBLE South Australia Sydney 1903/04 Western Australia Perth 1990/91 5th 464* Mark WAUGH & Steve WAUGH 397 Warren BARDSLEY & Charles KELLEWAY South Australia Sydney 1920/21 334 Simon KATICH & Brad HADDIN Queensland Sydney 2007/08 6th 332 Neil MARKS & Grahame THOMAS South Australia Sydney 1958/59 271 Steve WAUGH & Greg MATTHEWS Tasmania Hobart 1989/90 258 Victor TRUMPER & Frank IREDALE Tasmania Sydney 1898/99 7th 255 Grahame THOMAS & Richie BENAUD Victoria Melbourne 1961/62 208 Charlie MACARTNEY & Albert HOPKINS Queensland Sydney 1906/07 191 Dominic THORNELY & Brad HADDIN South Australia Sydney 2007/08 8th 270 Victor TRUMPER & Eric BARBOUR Victoria Sydney 1912/13 236 Reggie DUFF & Albert HOPKINS Ld Hawk XI Sydney 1902/03 218 Charlie MACARTNEY & John SCOTT Queensland Sydney 1913/14 9th 226 Charles KELLEWAY & Bert OLDFIELD Victoria Melbourne 1925/26 221 Ernest WADDY & Bill HOWELL South Australia Adelaide 1904/05 201 Edward FORSSBERG & Hammy LOVE Queensland Sydney 1920/21 Victoria Melbourne 1928/29 10th 307+ Alan KIPPAX & Hal HOOKER 219 Dominic THORNELY & Stuart MacGILL Western Australia Sydney 2004/05 169 Roy MINNETT & Cecil McKEW Victoria Sydney 1911/12 Note: Jack Fingleton, Bill Brown & Don Bradman shared a first wicket partnership of 340 against Victoria at Sydney in 1933/34. Fingleton retired hurt on 78 with the total at 0 for 148. He resumed at 4-486 the next day. MOST WICKETS IN A MATCH Figures 16-79 15-125 15-174 15-175 14-45 14-59 14-65 14-73 14-87 14-98 14-189 14-192 Innings 8-39 & 8-40 7-51 & 8-74 8-74 & 7-100 7-77 & 8-98 8-23 & 6-22 8-32 & 6-27 7-47 & 7-18 7-48 & 7-25 5-19 & 9-68 9-41 & 5-57 6-123 & 8-66 8-84 & 6-108 Bowler Charles TURNER Tom McKIBBIN Charles TURNER Syd CALLAWAY Bill O’REILLY Charles TURNER Syd CALLAWAY Charles LAWRENCE Tom McKIBBIN Bill O’REILLY Tom McKIBBIN John FERRIS Opponent England XI South Australia Victoria New Zealanders Queensland England XI Wellington Victoria Queensland South Australia South Australia South Australia City Sydney Adelaide Sydney Christchurch Sydney Sydney Wellington Domain Brisbane Adelaide Sydney Adelaide Season 1887/88 1896/97 1890/91 1895/96 1939/40 1886/87 1895/96 1862/63 1894/95 1937/38 1894/95 1890/91 MOST WICKETS IN A SEASON Wkts 63 62 59 55 55 53 53 52 51 Bowler Charles TURNER Stuart MacGILL Robert MASSIE Bill O’REILLY Arthur MAILEY Charles TURNER Wayne HOLDSWORTH Greg MATTHEWS Richie BENAUD Season 1887/88 2004/05 1912/13 1939/40 1922/23 1886/87 1992/93 1991/92 1958/59 M 7 12 10 7 9 5 12 12 8 Balls 2513 2771 2261 1974 2384 1425 2245 2896 2611 Mdns 262 92 84 52 52 178 57 153 81 Runs 865 1441 1101 832 832 377 1376 1116 995 Avge 13.73 23.24 18.68 15.12 21.63 7.11 25.96 21.46 19.50 Best 8-39 6-65 7-110 8-23 6-45 8-32 7-41 6-63 7-32 ONE HUNDRED RUNS AND TEN WICKETS IN A MATCH Player Clem HILL Greg MATTHEWS Batting 17 & 91 85* & 67 Bowling 7-18 & 5-49 6-63 & 5-70 Opponent Queensland Queensland City Sydney Sydney Season 1932/33 1991/92 Bowler Greg MATTHEWS Geoff LAWSON Stuart MacGILL Arthur MAILEY Bill O’REILLY Richie BENAUD Mike WHITNEY Johnny MARTIN Alan DAVIDSON Charles TURNER Monty NOBLE Bob HOLLAND Stuart CLARK Charles KELLEWAY Kerry O’KEEFFE Len PASCOE David COLLEY Ray LINDWALL Bill HOWELL Dave RENNEBERG Nathan BRACKEN Wayne HOLDSWORTH Tom McKIBBIN Doug BOLLINGER Albert COTTER David HOURN David FREEDMAN Matthew NICHOLSON Peter PHILPOTT John SCOTT Charlie MACARTNEY Edwin EVANS Hughie CHILVERS Gary GILMOUR Syd CALLAWAY Murray BENNETT Grahame CORLING John GLEESON Albert HOPKINS Tom GARRETT Fred JOHNSON Trent COPELAND Keith MILLER Doug WALTERS Brad McNAMARA David GILBERT Brett LEE Hunter HENDRY Sam EVERETT Shane LEE John FERRIS Graeme BEARD M 135 115 90 67 54 86 94 78 72 43 77 68 69 57 65 54 71 50 48 54 58 58 25 53 38 41 54 45 52 35 81 27 32 42 33 52 46 35 52 56 35 30 50 103 59 43 23 38 28 73 19 40 Wkts 417 395 357 334 325 322 314 291 273 263 230 228 228 215 211 203 203 196 195 190 190 188 181 179 171 161 159 155 153 150 148 145 142 140 139 131 129 126 126 123 123 121 119 119 116 113 109 105 103 102 101 100 Avge 28.65 23.36 33.07 27.66 16.52 26.01 27.33 30.88 21.45 16.18 23.34 31.64 29.36 23.90 27.06 26.07 32.08 22.71 24.07 30.48 25.60 32.14 21.11 28.27 23.42 27.47 30.28 28.46 31.07 22.42 23.41 14.95 25.38 33.36 17.36 28.72 32.28 25.63 25.67 23.48 29.45 25.85 25.36 35.00 26.83 33.27 25.37 26.12 26.44 41.05 17.20 26.91 5WI 20 13 18 28 26 17 13 12 10 29 13 8 9 7 12 9 6 7 11 8 9 10 17 8 10 11 7 3 7 9 3 15 11 3 14 5 5 7 6 9 5 4 3 5 5 3 7 4 8 7 6 MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDSMAN Fieldsman Mark TAYLOR Mark WAUGH Greg MATTHEWS Richie BENAUD Rick McCOSKER Bob SIMPSON Johnny MARTIN Steve WAUGH John DYSON Arthur MAILEY Steve SMALL Matches 100 108 135 86 79 67 78 93 94 67 77 Catches 132 124 118 106 105 102 103 93 78 74 74 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 HIGHEST WICKET PARTNERSHIPS 31 NSW First Class Records HAT-TRICKS Most runs in Season Runs 1506 1312 1269 1205 1186 1174 1153 1127 1065 1052 1051 1036 1024 1019 1015 1009 1005 Batsman Simon KATICH Michael BEVAN Phil JAQUES Dirk WELLHAM Steve SMALL Mark TAYLOR Rick McCOSKER Don BRADMAN Dominic THORNELY Rick McCOSKER Don BRADMAN Don BRADMAN Grahame THOMAS Michael SLATER John DYSON Mark WAUGH Norm O’NEILL Season 2007/08 1993/94 2004/05 1982/83 1990/91 1988/89 1982/83 1928/29 2004/05 1974/75 1929/30 1933/34 1965/66 1992/93 1983/84 1989/90 1957/58 M 11 12 12 13 13 12 13 7 12 10 7 6 9 10 11 12 8 Inn 17 22 21 23 23 22 25 12 20 19 11 9 16 19 19 17 14 NO 1 5 2 5 1 4 4 3 1 2 2 2 3 4 2 HS 306 203* 240* 136* 126 152* 124 340* 261* 164 452* 253 229 143 241 198* 233 100s 5 5 3 2 4 3 3 5 4 4 2 4 4 3 3 5 4 Avge 94.12 77.17 66.78 66.94 51.56 55.90 54.90 140.87 62.64 58.44 116.77 148.00 64.00 59.94 63.43 77.61 83.75 Score Opponent 166 Queensland 207 Queensland 145 Victoria 143 Queensland 130 Queensland 127 South Australia 130 Queensland 118 South Australia 117 M.C.C. 115 Tasmania 128 Tasmania 102 South Australia 148 Queensland 118 South Australia 121 Western Australia 180* South Australia 122 South Australia 100 Victoria 165 Victoria 133* Tasmania 163 Tasmania 113 South Australia 157 Western Australia City Brisbane Brisbane Sydney Sydney Brisbane Sydney Brisbane Adelaide Sydney Sydney Sydney Adelaide Sydney Adelaide Perth Sydney Sydney Melbourne Melbourne Sydney Hobart Adelaide Sydney Season 1896/97 1914/15 1918/19 1920/21 1923/24 1924/25 1926/27 1927/28 1929/30 1929/30 1929/30 1931/32 1940/41 1946/47 1952/53 1958/59 1971/72 1980/81 1984/85 1993/94 2006/07 2010/11 2011/12 T his was Callaway’s only first-class innings. It was made in New Wales’s last First-Class match until after World War 1. Callaway was killed at the 2nd Battle of Bullecourt, in France, on May 3, 1917. Also scored a century (111) in the second innings. *** Youngest to do so. ** Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKETKEEPER Catches 332 287 249 165 207 120 81 81 85 99 Stumpings 46 25 49 106 35 57 45 40 30 15 The highest score by a ‘keeper for NSW is 321 by Billy Murdoch. Season 1857/58 1886/87 1898/99 1902/03 1903/04 1913/14 1928/29 1948/49 1954/55 1958/59 1962/63 1980/81 1984/85 1997/98 2006/07 2007/08 2010/11 Runs Avge H.S 3284 26.06 100* 5761 41.75 154 3229 25.03 128 2393 2323 129 1489 16.54 109 545 12.97 36* 1521 22.70 128 1262 23.37 149 1427 25.94 90 1332 27.18 88* MOST WICKETS IN AN INNINGS Wkts 9-41 9-50 9-52 9-68 9-77 9-83 8-14 8-23 8-31 8-32 8-33 8-33 8-39 8-40 8-41 8-49 8-50 8-52 8-56 8-58 8-66 8-74 8-74 8-81 8-81 8-84 8-92 8-93 8-97 8-98 8-109 8-111 8-111 Bowler Bill O’REILLY Bill O’REILLY Bill HOWELL Tom McKIBBIN David HOURN Bob HOLLAND Sydney AUSTIN Bill O’REILLY Edward WHITE Charles TURNER Hunter HENDRY Bob HOLLAND Charles TURNER Charles TURNER Len PASCOE David FREEDMAN Roy MINNETT Greg MATTHEWS Andrew NEWELL Stuart CLARK Tom McKIBBIN Charles TURNER Tom McKIBBIN Herbert HORDERN Arthur MAILEY John FERRIS Trent COPELAND Tom McKIBBIN Johnny MARTIN Syd CALLAWAY Sam COSSTICK Michael PIERCE Tom McKIBBIN Opponent South Australia Victoria Victoria Queensland Victoria South Australia Hawks Bay Queensland South Australia England XI New Zealanders New Zealanders England XI England XI Tasmania West Indians Victoria Western Australia Victoria Western Australia South Australia Victoria South Australia Queensland South Australia South Australia Queensland Victoria Victoria New Zealanders Victoria South Australia Victoria City Adelaide Melbourne Melbourne Brisbane Sydney Sydney Napier Sydney Sydney Sydney Wellington Sydney Sydney Sydney Hobart Newcastle Melbourne Sydney Sydney Perth Sydney Sydney Adelaide Sydney Sydney Adelaide Sydney Melbourne Sydney Christchurch Melbourne Adelaide Sydney Season 1937/38 1933/34 1902/03 1894/95 1978/79 1984/85 1893/94 1939/40 1935/36 1886/87 1923/24 1985/86 1887/88 1887/88 1981/82 1995/96 1914/15 1992/93 1897/98 2006/07 1894/95 1890/91 1896/97 1905/06 1920/21 1890/91 2009/10 1895/96 1962/63 1895/96 1865/66 1892/93 1896/97 CENTURIES IN BOTH INNINGS OF A MATCH Batsman Jim MACKAY Monty NOBLE Charlie MACARTNEY Alan KIPPAX Archie JACKSON Don BRADMAN Stan McCABE Arthur MORRIS* Bob SIMPSON Rick McCOSKER Rick McCOSKER Mark TAYLOR Mark TAYLOR Steve SMALL Greg MAIL Phil JAQUES * Brad Haddin. 32 M Dismissals 120 378 95 312 107 298 82 271 73 242 63 177 53 126 44 121 40 115 42 114 City Melbourne Melbourne Sydney Sydney Sydney Brisbane Sydney Sydney Brisbane Sydney Perth Adelaide Sydney Newcastle Perth Perth Brisbane ** * Wicketkeeper Phil EMERY Brad HADDIN Steve RIXON Bert OLDFIELD Brian TABER Doug FORD James KELLY Hanson CARTER Ron SAGGERS Greg DYER Opponent Victoria Victoria Tasmania Queensland South Australia Queensland Victoria Queensland Queensland Queensland Western Australia South Australia Victoria New Zealanders Western Australia Western Australia Queensland Hal Hooker took four wickets in four balls, three in the 1st innings, one in the 2nd innings. John Treanor took his hat-trick on debut. * CENTURY ON FIRST CLASS DEBUT Batsman Leslie PYE Norman CALLAWAY* Jim BOGLE Edward FORSSBERG Des MULLARKEY Harry ROCK Harry STEELE Don BRADMAN Arthur ALLSOPP Wendell BILL Len LEABEATER Richard NUTT Arthur MORRIS** Eric LUKEMAN Ron BRIGGS Neil MARKS Gary GILMOUR Dirk WELLHAM Wayne SEABROOK Rodney DAVISON Ben ROHRER Nic MADDINSON Kurtis PATTERSON*** Bowler George GILBERT Charles TURNER Monty NOBLE Tom HOWARD Albert HOPKINS Charles KELLEWAY Hal HOOKER* Alan WALKER John TREANOR** Gordon RORKE Alan DAVIDSON Len PASCOE David GILBERT Stuart MacGILL Stuart CLARK Doug BOLLINGER Scott COYTE Runs 105 & 102* 176 & 123 119 & 126 127 & 131 131 & 122 131 & 133* 106 & 103* 148 & 111 121 & 142* 138 & 136* 123* & 118* 107 & 152* 127 & 100 115 & 126 128 & 152* 129 & 125 Opponent City South Australia Sydney Victoria Sydney South Africans Sydney Queensland Brisbane South Australia Sydney Queensland Brisbane Victoria Sydney Queensland Sydney South Australia Sydney Western Australia Sydney Victoria Sydney Western Australia Perth Queensland Sydney Wellington Nth Sydney South Australia Sydney Victoria Melbourne Season 1905/06 1907/08 1910/11 1926/27 1927/28 1928/29 1931/32 1940/41 1964/65 1974/75 1981/82 1988/89 1989/90 1990/91 2003/04 2010/11 rthur Morris became the first player in world cricket to register a century in each A innings on First-Class debut scoring 148 and 111 against Queensland at the S.C.G. in 1940/41 (not a Sheffield Shield fixture). CENTURY AND FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS Player Monty NOBLE Monty NOBLE Monty NOBLE Tommy ANDREWS Colin McCOOL Richie BENAUD Alan DAVIDSON Johnny MARTIN Peter PHILPOTT Doug WALTERS Geoff DAVIES Doug WALTERS Steve SMITH Runs 100 155 147 111* 100 158 108 101 125 253 112 176 100 Wkts 5-128 6-91 5-67 5-41 5-65 5-88 7-31 5-126 6-65 7-63 6-43 6-51 7-64 Opponent Victoria Victoria South Australia Canterbury South Australia Queensland Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia South Australia Queensland Victoria South Australia City Sydney Sydney Adelaide Christchurch Adelaide Brisbane Perth Perth Sydney Adelaide Sydney Sydney Sydney Season 1898/99 1899/00 1903/04 1923/24 1940/41 1953/54 1961/62 1963/64 1964/65 1964/65 1967/68 1972/73 2009/10 City Sydney Brisbane Melbourne Christchurch Sydney Auckland Sydney Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Brisbane Season 1953/54 1926/27 1882/83 1895/96 1964/65 1889/90 1929/30 1886/87 1935/36 2006/07 2009/10 YOUNGEST PLAYER TO TAKE FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS Player Bob SIMPSON (5-37) Jim CAMPBELL (6-118) James CLEEVE (6-95) Dave NOONAN (7-98) Doug WALTERS (6-66) Andrew NEWELL (5-53) Stan McCABE (5-36) John FERRIS (5-28) Allan COOPER (6-128) Moises HENRIQUES (5-17) Mitchell STARC (5-74) Years 18 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 Days 6 66 316 340 355 107 171 248 269 270 334 Opponent West. Aust Queensland Victoria Canterbury Pakistanis Auckland Queensland Victoria Victoria Queensland Queensland Bowler John McKONE Edward WARD George RICHARDSON Edwin EVANS James CLEEVE Michael PIERCE Bill HOWELL Dave NOONAN Tom HOWARD Jack MARSH Herbert HORDERN Leslie MINNETT Cyril DOCKER Bernard FOLKARD Arthur MAILEY Charles MORRISSEY Hal HOOKER Jim CAMPBELL Ernest O’BRIEN Francois DUPAIN Robert ROXBY John TREANOR Wally WELLHAM Wayne HOLDSWORTH Greg McLAY Glenn McGRATH Trent COPELAND Gurinder SANDHU Gurinder Sandhu (top) and Dough Bollinger. 5-25 5-15 6-42 6-25 6-95 8-111 5-44 7-95 6-59 5-181 8-81 7-131 5-67 6-37 5-46 6-30 5-81 6-118 5-99 5-44 5-84 5-146 6-43 6-55 5-55 5-79 8-92 5-32 Opponent Victoria Victoria Victoria Victoria Victoria South Australia AE Stoddart’s XI Canterbury Queensland South Australia Queensland M.C.C. Queensland South Africans Western Australia Queensland Queensland Queensland South Australia Tasmania South Australia Queensland Queensland Victoria Western Australia Tasmania Queensland Victoria City Melbourne Domain Melbourne Albert Melbourne Adelaide Sydney Christchurch Sydney Adelaide Sydney Sydney Brisbane Sydney Sydney Brisbane Sydney Brisbane Sydney Sydney Adelaide Brisbane Brisbane Melbourne Sydney Sydney Sydney Melbourne Season 1855/56 1856/57 1859/60 1874/75 1882/83 1892/93 1894/95 1895/96 1899/00 1900/01 1905/06 1907/08 1909/10 1910/11 1912/13 1924/25 1924/25 1926/27 1926/27 1927/28 1953/54 1954/55 1959/60 1988/89 1990/91 1992/93 2009/10 2012/13 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS ON FIRST CLASS DEBUT Blacktown International Sportspark. 33 2012/13 Ryobi One Day Cup Round 1: Western Australia vs NSW SpeedBlitz Blues The WACA Ground, 16 September 2012 Round 2: NSW SpeedBlitz Blues vs Victoria North Sydney Oval, 18 November 2012 With an early start to the season due to the Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers both going to the Champions League in October, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues ventured to Perth for their first match of the campaign and came away with a victory. With the second match of their season coming eight weeks after their first, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues were on the end of an Aaron Finch and David Hussey whirlwind as they were unable to defend 350 at the picturesque, but tiny, North Sydney Oval. Sent into bat, NSW were boosted by some early season form from List A debutant, Scott Henry (66) at the top of the order. The main partnership, however, came from Moises Henriques and Steve Smith who added 126 for the fifth wicket. With boundaries flowing from the first over, major contributions from Scott Henry (61), Brad Haddin (35), Sean Abbott (40) and Peter Nevill (39) were built on by Steve Smith, who racked up a 90 for the second consecutive match when he was dismissed for 92 from 68 balls. Henriques was magnificent in hammering 78 from 45 balls, including five sixes, while Smith was desperately unlucky to fall one run short of a century as he ended the innings unbeaten on 99 from 88 balls. A final total of 350 seemed enormous, but previous matches at the ground had shown how easily these totals can be chased down, and Aaron Finch set about dismantling the home attack from the outset. He did this with ease and after David Hussey joined him, the boundaries flowed. The final total of 5-281 seemed well above par and proved to be such. The home side fell to 6-129, before a brief respite from Mitch Marsh (78) gave their score some respectability. Eventually, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues ran out winners by 27 runs, with Doug Bollinger taking the bowling honours with figures of 4-67 from 13 overs. The pair added 156 in 20 overs for the third wicket before Finch (140) departed. The NSW SpeedBlitz Blues sensed a chance, but Hussey (140no) quickly closed that down to take his side to victory by six wickets, with an amazing 20 balls to spare. His innings contained 10 fours and eight sixes. While most bowlers received some punishment, Moises Henriques finished with the best figures of 2-66 from 11 overs. W E ST E R N AU ST RAL IA v NE W S OUT H WAL E S Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 At The WACA Ground, Perth 16 September 2012 New South Wales won by 27 runs Toss: Western Australia New South Wales 4 pts 34 N EW SOUTH WALES v VIC TORIA Umpires: GA Abood & SD Fry Scorers: LW Catchpole & SA Wheeler Referee: RJ Evans Player of the Match: DE Bollinger At North Sydney Oval 18 November, 2012 Victoria won by 6 wickets Toss: Victoria Victoria 4 pts Umpires: GA Abood & AP Ward TV Umpire: IH Lock Scorers: TJ Lorraine & OJ Ridge Referee: D Levens. Player of the Match: AJ Finch New South Wales SO Henry c SE Marsh b Johnson 66 (105) +BJ Haddin c SE Marsh b MR Marsh 7 (32) NJ Maddinson b Coulter-Nile 15 (22) *MJ Clarke c SE Marsh b Johnson 1 (6) SPD Smith not out 99 (88) MC Henriques c Rimmington b Coulter-Nile 78 (45) SNJ O’Keefe not out 1 (1) SA Abbott TA Copeland JK Lalor DE Bollinger Extras 1b 7lb 6w 14 (214 min, 50 overs) (5 wkts) 281 Fall: 27 64 69 134 260 Bowling: Rimmington 13-2-65-0; Johnson 12-2-68-2; MR Marsh 6-0-34-1; Coulter-Nile 12-1-69-2; Beer 7-0-37-0. New South Wales SO Henry c Herrick b Boland PM Nevill c Maxwell b Boland + BJ Haddin c Hussey b Hastings SA Abbott c Finch b Herrick NJ Maddinson c & b White SPD Smith c Maxwell b Rose MC Henriques c Keath b Boland BJ Rohrer c Finch b Boland * SNJ O'Keefe c Rose b Herrick JR Hazlewood c Keath b Herrick DE Bollinger not out Extras 4b 2lb 4w (210 min, 49.3 overs) Fall: 82 128 141 174 282 285 319 328 350 350 Bowling: Herrick 11.3-0-82-3; Boland 13-1-85-4; Rose 10-1-75-1; Hastings 11-0-73-1; White 3-0-27-1; Hussey 1-0-2-0. Western Australia LM Davis c Henry b Bollinger 6 SE Marsh lbw b O'Keefe 37 AC Voges b Bollinger 0 SM Whiteman lbw b Copeland 31 *MJ North c Maddinson b Abbott 18 MR Marsh c Bollinger b Lalor 78 +TIF Triffitt c Haddin b Lalor 0 NM Coulter-Nile c Lalor b Bollinger 29 MG Johnson c Smith b Bollinger 16 NJ Rimmington c Abbott b Clarke 19 MA Beer not out 3 Extras 8lb 9w 17 (215 min, 49.4 overs) 254 Fall: 22 23 75 85 122 129 208 231 232 254 Bowling: Bollinger 13-0-67-4; Copeland 9-2-29-1; Lalor 10-1-60-2; O’Keefe 7-0-25-1; Abbott 6-0-35-1; Henriques 4-0-26-0; Clarke 0.4-0-4-1. Victoria AJ Finch c Henry b Henriques 140 (124) CJL Rogers lbw b Hazlewood 26 (27) GJ Maxwell c Henry b Henriques 9 (19) DJ Hussey not out 140 (82) *CL White run out (Nevill-Henriques) 2 (5) +PSP Handscomb not out 22 (23) SM Boland JW Hastings JM Herrick AR Keath CA Rose Extras 7lb 6w 13 (207 min, 46.4 overs) (4 wkts) 352 Fall: 65 107 263 290 Bowling: O’Keefe 7-0-51-0; Hazlewood 9-0-75-1; Bollinger 9-0-58-0; Henriques 11-0-66-2; Abbott 8.4-0-67-0; Smith 2-0-28-0. (6) (74) (5) (58) (31) (65) (4) (26) (11) (14) (5) 61 39 35 40 12 92 34 5 14 8 0 10 350 (72) (30) (44) (16) (20) (68) (22) (7) (12) (5) (0) Round 3: Queensland vs NSW SpeedBlitz Blues The Gabba, 21 November 2012 Round 4: NSW SpeedBlitz Blues vs Queensland Manuka Oval, 2 December 2012 A second consecutive heavy defeat was not the bounce-back the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues were looking for as a batting collapse saw them lose by 110 runs to old rivals, Queensland. In their final match in the competition before breaking up for the KFC T20 Big Bash League, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues suffered a third consecutive defeat as their batting again let them down against the Bulls. The start of the match saw an interesting encounter as former NSW batsman, Usman Khawaja, played his first match against his former State. He was able to create a solid start for the home side before the introduction of Stephen O’Keefe (3-65) slowed the scoring rate. The innings saw regular contributions from several of the Bulls’ batsmen, with a final score of 8-252 being about par. The chase was definitely there for the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues, but after the dismissal of Nic Maddinson (18) to make it 2-72, things fell away dramatically as only Brad Haddin (31) offered any real resistance. The loss of 9-69 was a disaster with NSW bowled out for just 142. What was unacceptable was wasting 13.1 overs as the middle order caved in against some accurate pace bowling. It was a definite reality check for the team early in the season. After Usman Khawaja (85) and Chris Hartley (87) gave the visitors a great start with a 154 run opening stand, NSW struggled to halt the onslaught although they did enough to keep the final total under 300. Most of the bowlers found the wicket tough to get movement on, but Moises Henriques toiled hard to record the best figures of 3-67 off 13 overs. The Canberra wicket had held up well during the Shield match so the target of 293 to win was achievable, if a good start kicked things off. Unfortunately, after early inroads by Scott Henry (65), a middle order collapse left the home side at 7-140 and the game looked over. Enter Ben Rohrer, who was at his brilliant best as he chipped the ball around and kept the score ticking over in conjunction with Josh Lalor. The pair added 81 for the ninth wicket and had brought the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues within 33 runs of victory when Lalor departed for 26. Two runs later Rohrer was caught on the boundary for a brilliant 80 from 60 balls to confirm his place as one of Australia’s premier limited-overs batsmen. Unfortunately, the 30 run loss gave the side little chance of qualifying for the Finals after Christmas. At Brisbane Cricket Ground 21 November, 2012. (Day/Night) Queensland won by 110 runs Toss: Queensland Queensland 5 pts N EW SOUTH WA LES v QU EEN SLA N D Umpires: AJ Barrow & PR Reiffel TV Umpire: DB Mealey Scorers: BL FitzGerald & JI Harris Referee: RW Stratford Player of the Match: MG Gale At Manuka Oval, Canberra 2 December, 2012 Queensland won by 30 runs Toss: Queensland Queensland 4 pts Umpires: PR Reiffel & DJ Walker Scorers: D Mattison & OJ Ridge Referee: PL Marshall Player of the Match: CD Hartley Queensland UT Khawaja st Haddin b O'Keefe 33 (47) *+CD Hartley c & b Abbott 50 (79) JA Burns c Haddin b Hazlewood 7 (6) PJ Forrest run out (Rohrer) 62 (96) NJ Reardon c Haddin b Henriques 8 (23) CA Lynn c Nevill b O'Keefe 39 (28) BCJ Cutting run out (Rohrer) 1 (3) NM Hauritz c Hazlewood b O'Keefe 21 (17) MG Gale not out 2 (2) CJ Gannon AC McDermott Extras 1b 1lb 26w 1nb 29 (208 min, 50 overs) (8 wkts) 252 Fall: 64 71 120 140 209 211 234 252 Bowling: Bollinger 12-1-48-0; Hazlewood 10-0-41-1; Henriques 11-0-54-1; O’Keefe 13-1-653; Abbott 4-0-42-1. Queensland UT Khawaja run out (Henriques) 85 *+CD Hartley st Haddin b Zampa 87 BCJ Cutting c O'Keefe b Henriques 39 LA Pomersbach lbw b Henriques 2 NJ Reardon b Henriques 0 PJ Forrest not out 23 JA Burns b Bollinger 32 MG Neser not out 12 NM Hauritz CJ Gannon AC McDermott Extras 4b 2lb 6w 12 (204 min, 50 overs) (6 wkts) 292 Fall: 154 211 224 224 225 279 Bowling: Bollinger 12-0-74-1; Lalor 11-1-67-0; Henriques 13-1-67-3; O’Keefe 9-0-41-0; Zampa 5-0-37-1. New South Wales SO Henry c Hartley b Gannon +BJ Haddin c Hartley b Gale NJ Maddinson c Cutting b Gannon SPD Smith c Gannon b Cutting PM Nevill run out (Gale) MC Henriques c McDermott b Gale BJ Rohrer c Hartley b Gale *SNJ O'Keefe c Hauritz b McDermott SA Abbott c Hauritz b McDermott JR Hazlewood c Hartley b McDermott DE Bollinger not out Extras 12lb 9w (169 min, 36.5 overs) Fall: 37 73 80 91 95 103 121 122 122 142 Bowling: McDermott 10.5-3-26-3; Gale 9-0-48-3; Gannon 9-3-36-2; Cutting 8-1-20-1. New South Wales SO Henry c Forrest b Gannon 65 (74) +BJ Haddin c Cutting b McDermott 15 (18) NJ Maddinson c Forrest b Neser 6 (24) SPD Smith c Hartley b Cutting 4 (3) PM Nevill b Cutting 9 (16) MC Henriques c Hartley b Gannon 22 (18) BJ Rohrer c Cutting b Gannon 80 (60) *SNJ O'Keefe c Hartley b Gannon 6 (14) A Zampa c Gannon b Neser 19 (25) JK Lalor c Cutting b Gannon 26 (25) DE Bollinger not out 2 (7) Extras 3lb 5w 8 (203 min ,47.2 overs) 262 Fall: 35 52 57 78 127 128 140 179 260 262 Bowling: McDermott 10-0-60-1; Gannon 11.2-0-38-5; Cutting 8-2-41-2; Neser 11-0-66-2; Hauritz 7-0-54-0. 20 31 18 3 14 4 5 9 0 7 10 21 142 (30) (58) (16) (14) (36) (5) (7) (25) (5) (7) (18) (102) (109) (32) (5) (3) (18) (25) (6) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Q UEE N S L A N D v N E W S OUT H WAL E S 35 2012/13 Ryobi One Day Cup Round 5: NSW SpeedBlitz Blues vs Western Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, 30 January 2013 Round 6: Tasmania vs NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Blundstone Arena, 11 February 2013 In the first match back after breaking to take part in the KFC T20 Big Bash League, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues knew that they needed to win their remaining fixtures in the competition to have any hope of making the Final. Showing the sort of form with the bat that they had been seeking all season, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues won a vital match against Tasmania to keep their slim Finals hopes alive. Unfortunately, they were totally outplayed by the Warriors who took advantage of a good SCG batting wicket to post an above par score of 7-266 after the home side won the toss and sent them in. The star of the show from a NSW point of view was debutant Gurinder Sandhu, who claimed the bowling honours with 3-64. The tall paceman was a revelation in the match, moving the ball sharply off the seam and bowling a superb length. With Shane Watson making a rare appearance, the chase was reliant on a good start, but at 3-15, with Watson gone for six, the target suddenly seemed a long way off and the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues were never able to recover. Solid contributions from Steve Smith (30) and Stephen O’Keefe (34), kept the score respectable, but a final total of 155 all out with 4.5 overs to spare, was extremely disappointing. The team needed to re-group quickly and hope that results went their way if they were to salvage something from a season that had started with such confidence, before hitting a wall in the middle. N E W S OUT H WAL E S v WE ST E RN AUST RAL IA Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 At The Sydney Cricket Ground 30 January, 2013. (Day/Night) Western Australia won by 111 runs Toss: New South Wales Western Australia 5 pts 36 The day belonged to David Dawson who batted through the 50 overs to score an unbeaten 124 from 139 balls. His ability to provide the backbone of the innings allowed other players to flourish, with Tim Cruickshank (61) providing the most help. Having represented the Sydney Sixers a few weeks earlier, List A debutant Daniel Hughes, batting at number six, helped put the finishing touches to the innings with 17 from 20 balls, as NSW finished on an impressive 4-246. The big question mark in response was whether the visitors could contain Ricky Ponting, but emerging leg-spinner Adam Zampa claimed a historic scalp when he had him caught behind for 28. From here the bowling performance constricted the Tigers’ batsmen. After a great start in the competition, Gurinder Sandhu confirmed his ability to bowl economically and take wickets, with a superb spell of 5-35 from 9.3 overs, that tore the heart out of the home side’s chase. He was well backed up by spinner Luke Doran (3-64) who had opened the bowling to great effect. A final score of 209 all out meant victory by 37 runs and a step up in confidence for the NSW side. TASMA N IA v N EW SOUTH WA LES Umpires: GA Abood & DB Mealey TV Umpire: GC Joshua Scorers: CL Bennison & CG Wilcoxon Referee: PL Marshall Player of the Match: AC Voges At Blundstone Arena, Hobart 11 February, 2013. (Day/Night) New South Wales won by 37 runs Toss: New South Wales New South Wales 4 pts Umpires: GA Abood & GC Joshua TV Umpire: SJ Nogajski Scorers: D Gainsford & GW Hamley Referee: RW Stratford Player of the Match: DG Dawson Western Australia SE Marsh run out (Smith) 7 (17) LM Davis lbw b Sandhu 39 (65) +SM Whiteman c Maddinson b Sandhu 74 (103) *AC Voges not out 77 (82) MEK Hussey b Bollinger 30 (21) JW Rogers c Maddinson b Bollinger 0 (1) HWR Cartwright run out (Nevill) 15 (12) NM Coulter-Nile c O'Keefe b Sandhu 0 (1) AC Agar JS Paris MG Hogan Extras 3b 10lb 9w 2nb 24 (223 min, 50 overs) (7 wkts) 266 Fall: 19 92 179 240 240 266 266 Bowling: Bollinger 9-0-42-2; Copeland 6-1-24-0; Hazlewood 13-1-75-0; O’Keefe 10-0-48-0; Sandhu 12-0-64-3. New South Wales SO Henry run out (Doolan) 5 (19) DG Dawson not out 124 (139) TD Cruickshank b Fekete 61 (85) NJ Maddinson b Johnston 19 (19) *+PM Nevill c Silk b Johnston 18 (18) DP Hughes not out 17 (20) SA Abbott A Zampa GS Sandhu DE Bollinger LA Doran Extras 2w 2 (199 min, 50 overs) (4 wkts) 246 Fall: 27 120 153 191 Bowling: van der Gugten 10-1-57-0; Allanby 11-1-45-0; Fekete 8-1-35-1; Gulbis 8-0-40-0; Krejza 5-0-30-0; Johnston 8-0-39-2. New South Wales SO Henry c MR Marsh b Coulter-Nile SR Watson c & b Paris DG Dawson c MR Marsh b Hogan SPD Smith c Voges b Hogan NJ Maddinson lbw b Agar +PM Nevill run out (Whiteman-Paris) *SNJ O'Keefe c Paris b Hogan TA Copeland c Coulter-Nile b Cartwright JR Hazlewood c Hussey b Agar GS Sandhu c Whiteman b Cartwright DE Bollinger not out Extras 1b 2lb 3w (178 min, 45.1 overs) Fall: 7 15 15 66 69 118 128 128 139 155 Bowling: Coulter-Nile 9-0-31-1; Paris 10-1-35-1; Hogan 11-1-29-3; Agar 13-1-43-2; Cartwright 2.1-0-14-2. Tasmania *+TD Paine c Nevill b Sandhu JW Wells b Doran RT Ponting c Nevill b Zampa AJ Doolan c Maddinson b Doran JC Silk c Maddinson b Sandhu MJ Johnston c Hughes b Abbott JJ Krejza c Abbott b Doran EP Gulbis c Maddinson b Sandhu HJ Allanby c Nevill b Sandhu T van der Gugten c Nevill b Sandhu AL Fekete not out Extras 4lb 4w (186 min, 45.3 overs) Fall: 6 58 58 101 119 132 163 186 187 209 Bowling: Bollinger 9-0-45-0; Doran 13-0-64-3; Sandhu 9.3-1-35-5; Zampa 9-0-44-1; Abbott 5-0-17-1. 3 6 4 30 22 20 34 21 0 4 5 6 155 (9) (23) (15) (33) (39) (36) (62) (26) (4) (13) (11) 30 0 28 21 54 8 7 45 8 0 0 8 209 (44) (3) (29) (19) (71) (20) (9) (54) (16) (2) (6) Round 7: NSW SpeedBlitz Blues vs South Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, 14 February 2013 Round 8: South Australia vs NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Adelaide Oval, 17 February 2013 The resurgence of the side in the second half of the season continued as another solid team effort with the bat laid the platform for a comprehensive victory. Winning the toss and batting on a good SCG wicket meant a score of 250 plus was a minimum requirement. This was achieved thanks to Nic Maddinson, who had re-discovered the form that had Australian selectors talking about him for the previous two years. His 85 from 74 balls contained a remarkable seven sixes as he lofted all bowlers down the ground on a regular basis. Two matches in four days against the same opposition proved to be a bonus for the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues as they produced a similar victory to the previous encounter on the back of a Brad Haddin century. He was backed up by the industrious Tim Cruickshank (61) and the reliable Ben Rohrer (41) as NSW posted a challenging 8-264 from their 50 overs, despite Kane Richardson recording career best figures of 6-51. As in all run chases, the start is everything, and it was here that the home side immediately gained the ascendancy by reducing the visitors to 3-28 as Trent Copeland showed that he could be a force in the one day game. The story of the chase, however, was Gurinder Sandhu. His three wickets tore the heart out of the Redbacks batting and he again showed a happy knack of taking wickets by producing deliveries that were unplayable. His support came in the form of leg-spinner Adam Zampa, who produced the figures of 13-0-55-3 and impressed coach Darren Berry enough for him to sign Zampa to play for the Redbacks in the months afterwards. A final victory by 56 runs was an accurate reflection of the dominance of NSW on the day. South Australia M Klinger c Dawson b Sandhu 4 +TP Ludeman c Nevill b Copeland 0 CJ Ferguson c Rohrer b Copeland 78 TM Head c Nevill b Sandhu 4 DT Christian b Zampa 22 AI Ross c Nevill b Sandhu 32 *J Botha c Nevill b Zampa 5 KW Richardson c Abbott b Zampa 26 CB Bailey not out 19 CJ Sayers not out 7 JA Haberfield Extras 4b 4lb 3w 11 (206 min, 50 overs) (8 wkts) 208 Fall: 8 22 28 88 150 152 180 183 Bowling: Sandhu 12-0-50-3; Copeland 12-1-42-2; Tremain 8-0-33-0; Zampa 13-0-55-3; Abbott 5-0-20-0. Sandhu finished with 11-0-55-3 to finish the season with 14 wickets from four matches, and take out the Player of the Year award for the Ryobi Cup. He was well backed up by Sean Abbott who took three wickets to finish the season in style. The result meant that the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues finished fourth in the table, a point behind the Redbacks. SOUTH AU STR A LIA v N EW SOUTH WA LES Umpires: SJ Nogajski & P Wilson TV Umpire: GA Abood Scorers: RL Sanday & CG Wilcoxon Referee: D Levens Player of the Match: NJ Maddinson New South Wales SO Henry c Ferguson b Haberfield 26 DG Dawson c Ludeman b Richardson 2 TD Cruickshank c Ludeman b Botha 61 NJ Maddinson b Richardson 85 *BJ Rohrer c Christian b Richardson 41 +PM Nevill c Ludeman b Richardson 2 SA Abbott c Botha b Richardson 10 TA Copeland b Richardson 6 A Zampa not out 8 CP Tremain not out 4 GS Sandhu Extras 5lb 1b 13w 19 (219 min, 50 overs) (8 wkts) 264 Fall: 9 51 138 226 233 244 244 253 Bowling: Richardson 13-0-51-6; Sayers 9-2-37-0; Haberfield 6-0-31-1; Botha 13-0-61-1; Bailey 4-0-43-0; Christian 5-0-35-0. Contributions from Peter Nevill (25) and Sean Abbott (36no) helped the visitors to 8-266 from their 50 overs and challenged the Redbacks to do what they hadn’t been able to at the SCG days earlier. This time the home side started well and at 2-100, they seemed set to reach the target before losing three wickets for no runs as they began to implode. They surged again through Johan Botha (53) and Tim Ludeman (52), before the return of Gurinder Sandhu quickly finished matters as he clean bowled the final three batsmen. At The Adelaide Oval 17 February, 2013 (Day/Night) New South Wales won by 18 runs Toss: New South Wales New South Wales 4 pts (49) (13) (86) (74) (36) (7) (8) (6) (13) (8) (8) (2) (119) (8) (52) (39) (8) (13) (26) (25) Umpires: SD Fry & MD Martell TV Umpire: AJ Barrow Referee: D Levens Player of the Match: BJ Haddin New South Wales DG Dawson c Carey b Sayers 16 SO Henry run out (Mennie) 29 TD Cruickshank c Carey b Haberfield 0 NJ Maddinson c Ludeman b Haberfield 18 +BJ Haddin c Christian b Mennie 125 *PM Nevill run out (Botha) 25 SA Abbott not out 40 TA Copeland run out (Ludeman-Botha) 1 A Zampa c Klinger b Botha 0 GS Sandhu not out 0 DE Bollinger Extras 8lb 4w 12 (221 min, 50 overs) (8 wkts) 266 Fall: 30 31 55 77 168 239 255 262 Bowling: Mennie 12-0-61-1; Sayers 13-2-67-1; Haberfield 6-0-35-2; Botha 13-0-54-1; Christian 6-0-41-0. South Australia M Klinger run out (Henry) 44 DT Christian c Nevill b Bollinger 12 A Carey lbw b Bollinger 38 TLW Cooper c Haddin b Abbott 3 AI Ross lbw b Abbott 0 TM Head c Abbott b Zampa 20 *J Botha c Maddinson b Abbott 53 +TP Ludeman b Sandhu 52 JM Mennie not out 11 CJ Sayers b Sandhu 0 JA Haberfield b Sandhu 4 Extras 4lb 6w 1nb 11 (215 min, 48 overs) 248 Fall: 28 87 100 100 100 139 222 241 241 248 Bowling: Bollinger 11-1-49-2; Copeland 8-0-46-0; Sandhu 11-0-55-3; Zampa 7-0-46-1; Abbott 11-0-48-3. (28) (62) (5) (13) (112) (43) (34) (2) (2) (1) (61) (11) (62) (8) (1) (26) (53) (41) (12) (1) (10) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 NEW S OUT H WA L E S v S OUT H AUST RAL IA At The Sydney Cricket Ground 14 February, 2013 (Day/Night) New South Wales won by 56 runs Toss: New South Wales New South Wales 5 pts Winning the toss and choosing to bat, NSW struggled early before Haddin took control. Pacing his innings beautifully, Haddin held the side together with a score of 125 from 112 balls, including 17 fours and three sixes. 37 2012/13 Ryobi Cup Statistics 2012/13 RYOBI CUP POINTS TABLE Team Victoria Queensland South Australia New South Wales Tasmania Western Australia Played 8 8 8 8 8 8 Won 5 4 4 4 3 3 Lost 3 3 4 4 4 5 No Result 0 1 0 0 1 0 BP 3 1 2 1 1 2 Points 23 19 18 17 15 14 N/R/R 0.701 -0.632 0.269 -0.331 -0.025 -0.029 Net run-rate was calculated by subtracting runs conceded per over from runs scored per over. Queensland defeated Victoria by two runs in the Final on Duckworth-Lewis Method. 2012/13 RYOBI One Day CUP PERFORMANCES BATTING SO Henry SPD Smith BJ Haddin NJ Maddinson DG Dawson MC Henriques BJ Rohrer PM Nevill TD Cruickshank SA Abbott SNJ O'Keefe TA Copeland A Zampa JK Lalor DE Bollinger DP Hughes JR Hazlewood SR Watson GS Sandhu CP Tremain MJ Clarke LA Doran BOWLING GS Sandhu DE Bollinger A Zampa MC Henriques SA Abbott SNJ O'Keefe LA Doran TA Copeland JK Lalor JR Hazlewood MJ Clarke CP Tremain SPD Smith Inn 8 5 5 8 4 4 4 7 3 4 5 3 3 1 4 1 3 1 2 1 1 M 4 7 4 4 6 5 1 4 2 3 1 1 5 NO 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 - Overs 44.3 75 34 39 39.4 46 13 35 21 32 0.4 8 2 Runs 275 228 213 195 146 135 134 127 122 90 64 28 27 26 17 17 15 6 4 4 1 Mdns 1 4 1 1 3 2 1 - HS 66 99* 125 85 124* 78 80 39 61 40* 34 21 19 26 10* 17* 8 6 4 4* 1 - Avge 34.38 57.00 42.60 24.38 48.67 33.75 33.50 18.14 40.67 30.00 16.00 9.33 13.50 26.00 5.00 6.00 4.00 1.00 - Runs 204 383 182 213 229 230 64 141 127 191 4 33 28 50 3 2 1 1 1 2 Wkts 14 9 6 6 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 100 1 1 Avge 14.57 42.56 30.33 35.50 38.17 57.50 21.33 47.00 63.50 95.50 4.00 0.00 0.00 Ct 2 1 4 7 1 1 11 5 2 1 1 1 - St 2 Best 5-35 4-67 3-55 3-67 3-48 3-65 3-64 2-42 2-60 1-41 1-4 - Stk-Rt 65.63 110.68 80.68 85.53 74.87 153.41 119.64 68.65 69.32 142.86 56.14 82.35 67.50 104.00 47.22 85.00 93.75 26.09 28.57 50.00 16.67 RPO 4.60 5.11 5.35 5.46 5.81 5.00 4.92 4.03 6.05 5.97 10.00 4.13 14.00 Gurinder Sandhu. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 38 M 8 5 5 8 4 4 4 7 3 6 5 4 4 2 7 1 3 1 4 1 1 1 Scott Henry. NSW One Day Records Opponents Queensland Western Australia Victoria Tasmania South Australia Others Total First Game 1969/70 1971/72 1972/73 1973/74 1975/76 1969/70 M 50 53 47 40 41 29 260 Won 24 29 21 26 22 19 140 MOST DISMISSALS BY WICKETKEEPERS Wicketkeeper Brad HADDIN Phil EMERY Steve RIXON Peter NEVILL Daniel SMITH Greg DYER M 88 65 28 21 23 22 D 158 90 38 34 22 20 C 123 76 29 31 19 15 Matches 77 63 49 78 56 60 NR 1 1 2 4 T 1 1 2 4 Records Highest total for: Highest total against: Lowest total for: Lowest total against: Highest score for: Highest score against: Best bowling for: Best bowling against: 4-397 4-352 92 80 179* 165 6-25 6-23 v Tasmania at Bankstown by Victoria at North Sydney v Queensland at Brisbane by Tasmania at Devonport DL Smith vs Victoria at North Sydney MW Goodwin (Western Australia) at Perth BE McNamara v Tasmania at Sydney B Laughlin (Queensland) at Cairns 2000/01 2012/13 1972/73 1984/85 2011/12 2000/01 1996/97 2008/09 LEADING RUN SCORERS S 35 14 9 3 3 5 MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDSMAN Fieldsman Mark WAUGH Shane LEE Mark TAYLOR Dominic THORNELY Simon KATICH Corey RICHARDS Lost 25 23 24 12 19 9 112 Catches 47 34 32 27 26 24 Batsman Brad HADDIN Michael BEVAN Mark WAUGH Phil JAQUES Steve WAUGH Dominic THORNELY Simon KATICH Shane LEE Corey RICHARDS Mark TAYLOR Trevor BAYLISS Michael SLATER Michael CLARKE Steve SMALL M 88 62 77 66 58 78 56 63 60 49 50 53 40 35 Inn 86 62 73 64 57 71 50 56 56 49 47 49 36 35 NO 7 20 7 5 11 6 4 7 6 7 2 5 0 Runs 2721 2571 2412 2341 2315 1864 1846 1545 1501 1499 1196 1139 1058 1008 HS 138* 135* 123 171* 131 108 136* 115 151 84 104* 115 101* 101 50 16 23 13 9 13 11 16 7 9 15 6 7 7 4 100 5 1 3 5 5 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 Avg 34.44 61.21 36.55 39.68 50.33 28.67 40.13 31.53 30.02 30.59 29.90 24.23 34.13 28.80 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE Score 179* 171* 165* 164 158* 152* 151 138 138* 136* 136 (Balls) (122) (143) (139) (144) (141) (141) (149) (137) (116) (129) (140) Batsman Daniel SMITH Phil JAQUES David WARNER Rick McCOSKER Phil JAQUES Phil JAQUES Corey RICHARDS Phil JAQUES Brad HADDIN Simon KATICH Matthew PHELPS Opponent Victoria Queensland Tasmania South Australia South Australia Queensland Western Australia Tasmania Tasmania Victoria South Australia City North Sydney Sydney Hurstville Sydney Adelaide Sydney Perth Hobart Hobart Bowral Drummoyne Season 2011/12 2009/10 2008/09 1981/82 2005/06 2005/06 2001/02 2005/06 2007/08 2003/04 2003/04 Balls 24 25 30 31 31 31 33 35 35 38 38 38 38 Batsman Don NASH David WARNER Michael BEVAN Mark HIGGS Phil JAQUES David WARNER Steve SMALL Brad HADDIN Phil JAQUES Brad HADDIN Simon KATICH Dominic THORNELY Brad HADDIN Opponent Western Australia Tasmania Victoria Queensland Tasmania South Australia South Australia Queensland Tasmania A.C.T. Tasmania Western Australia Victoria City North Sydney Hurstville Sydney Sydney Sydney Wollongong Adelaide Brisbane Hobart Canberra Hobart North Sydney Sydney Season 2000/01 2008/09 1992/93 2001/02 2004/05 2009/10 1992/93 2001/02 2006/07 2000/01 2003/04 2004/05 2004/05 Opponent Tasmania Tasmania Victoria Tasmania Victoria Western Australia South Australia Queensland Tasmania Western Australia Western Australia City Bankstown Hurstville North Sydney Hobart North Sydney Sydney Adelaide Brisbane Bankstown North Sydney North Sydney Season 2001/02 2008/09 2011/12 2007/08 2008/09 2006/07 2010/11 1999/00 2001/02 2003/04 2004/05 FASTEST CENTURIES Brad Haddin. Balls 74 76 77 82 87 88 88 90 92 93 94 Bowler Brad HADDIN David WARNER Daniel SMITH Brad HADDIN Dominic THORNELY Brad HADDIN Usman KHAWAJA Shane LEE Mark WAUGH Steve WAUGH Brad HADDIN Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 FASTEST FIFTIES 39 NSW One Day Records LEADING WICKET TAKERS Bowlers Stuart MacGILL Stuart CLARK Nathan BRACKEN Doug BOLLINGER Shane LEE Mike WHITNEY Greg MATTHEWS Brad McNAMARA Geoff LAWSON Shaun BRADSTREET Brett LEE Dominic THORNELY Nathan HAURITZ Moises HENRIQUES Wayne HOLDSWORTH Steve WAUGH Gavin ROBERTSON Aaron BIRD Mark WAUGH Glenn McGRATH Matthew NICHOLSON Trevor CHAPPELL Mitchell STARC Anthony STUART M 64 85 70 48 63 49 60 46 44 50 29 78 34 46 31 58 33 25 77 23 25 24 10 16 Overs 538.5 752.2 619.0 423.1 385.1 438.0 441.4 353.4 381.3 303.4 283.5 262.1 299.4 296.1 247.5 199.0 252.5 187.0 202.2 208.0 209.2 185.0 100.5 138.4 Mdns 25 58 60 25 13 49 31 23 49 20 22 12 13 11 17 21 19 7 10 26 9 12 9 11 Runs 2812 3165 2655 2011 1812 1625 1720 1365 1340 1496 1293 1288 1327 1584 1040 937 1035 1051 1027 736 1174 715 496 612 Wkts 127 105 91 62 61 59 59 58 53 47 43 40 40 40 36 35 34 34 31 30 30 27 25 25 Avg 22.14 30.14 29.18 32.44 29.70 27.54 29.15 23.53 25.28 31.83 30.06 32.20 33.18 39.60 28.89 26.77 30.44 30.91 33.13 24.53 39.13 26.48 19.84 24.48 5W 4 1 1 1 1 1 - Best 5-40 4-24 5-38 4-24 4-35 4-13 4-22 6-25 4-31 4-23 5-47 3-20 3-25 3-29 5-28 4-32 4-46 5-26 4-52 4-17 3-34 4-35 5-39 4-22 RPO 5.22 4.20 4.29 4.75 4.70 3.71 3.89 3.86 3.51 4.93 4.55 4.91 4.43 5.34 4.20 4.71 4.09 5.62 5.08 3.54 5.61 3.86 4.90 4.41 BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS Wkts 6-25 6-60 5-11 5-21 5-26 5-28 5-28 5-28 5-35 5-38 5-39 5-40 5-44 5-47 5-50 Bowler Brad McNAMARA Scott COYTE Scott THOMPSON Richard DONE Aaron BIRD Wayne HOLDSWORTH Bob HOLLAND Len PASCOE Gurinder SANDHU Nathan BRACKEN Mitchell STARC Stuart MacGILL Trent COPELAND Brett LEE Stuart MacGILL Opponent Tasmania Tasmania Canterbury Zimbabweans Queensland Queensland Wellington Western Australia Tasmania Victoria Queensland A.C.T. Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia City Sydney Hobart Christchurch Bulawayo Sydney Brisbane Wellington Sydney Hobart Melbourne Brisbane Canberra Sydney Perth Sydney Season 1996/97 2011/12 1993/94 1985/86 2008/09 1990/91 1984/85 1979/80 2012/13 2001/02 2011/12 1998/99 2011/12 2010/11 2001/02 MOST ECONOMICAL BOWLING (MINIMUM 10 OVERS) Wkts 1 2 4 1 2 2 2 Batsman Nathan BRACKEN Graham SPRING Greg MATTHEWS Stuart MacGILL Glenn McGRATH Greg MATTHEWS Geoff LAWSON Len PASCOE Mike WHITNEY Warwick ADLAM Opponent Queensland South Australia Victoria A.C.T. Queensland Victoria Tasmania Victoria Western Australia England A City Sydney Sydney Sydney Canberra Brisbane Sydney Launceston Melbourne Perth Bowral Season 2006/07 1982/83 1986/87 1997/98 1993/94 1996/97 1983/84 1980/81 1991/92 1991/92 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Runs 12 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 20 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET Wkt 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 6th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Runs 253 199 240 180 171* 105 105* 105* 116 93 96* 54 Batsman Rick McCOSKER & John DYSON Richard CHEE Quee & Michael BEVAN Steve WAUGH & Mark WAUGH Graeme RUMMANS & Shane LEE Phil JAQUES & Dominic THORNELY Michael BEVAN & Greg MATTHEWS Steve WAUGH & Mark HIGGS Peter FORREST & Stephen O’KEEFE Corey RICHARDS & Brad HADDIN Stephen O’KEEFE & Nathan HAURITZ Scott THOMPSON & Shawn BRADSTREET Brad McNAMARA & Gavin ROBERTSON Opponent South Australia Western Australia Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Queensland Western Australia South Australia Victoria Queensland South Australia City Sydney Sydney North Sydney Brisbane Adelaide Perth Sydney Hurstville North Sydney Sydney North Sydney Adelaide Season 1981/82 1993/94 1991/92 1999/92 1999/00 2005/06 2000/01 2001/02 2000/01 2010/11 1998/99 1996/97 Josh Hazlewood. 41 2012 Champions League T20 The Sydney Sixers conquered all before them in South Africa, winning six out of six matches on the way to winning the coveted Champions League T20 crown. The Sixers went into the tournament without Head Coach Trevor Bayliss and pace spearhead Brett Lee, with both men called upon to represent IPL franchises, while Shane Watson was only permitted to play a few of the Group matches before returning home to prepare for the Test series against South Africa. In reply, the Sixers looked like they would cruise to victory with Michael Lumb (33 off 19) and Stephen O’Keefe (32 off 21) piling on 54 runs before Lumb fell in the fifth over. O’Keefe was the next to go with the score on 85, then a string of quick wickets saw them slump to 7-132. This failed to dull the team’s ambition and they easily finished on top of Group B with victories over the Lions, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Yorkshire. Ben Rohrer was now the key, and he answered the challenge with 21 off 24 balls before holing out two deliveries into the 20th over with six runs still needed. The third ball of the over to Cummins was a wide, and he then hit the next ball for two. The next two resulted in leg byes to level the scores, with one run needed from the last delivery to prevent a Super Over. Their Semi Final clash with the Titans at Centurion was a thriller. Batting first, the home team made 5-163 from their 20 overs with Josh Hazlewood (1-19), Mitchell Starc (2-33), Pat Cummins (1-51) and Moises Henriques (1-36) the wicket takers. The final ball was a slow bouncer which beat Cummins and went through to the wicketkeeper, who attempted to throw down the stumps as the batsmen scampered through for a bye. He missed, the run was counted and the Sixers were through to the Final. After the thrill of the Semi, the Final saw the Sixers produce a dominant and clinical performance to smash the Lions by 10 wickets. They bowled the home side out for just 121 with Josh Hazlewood (3-22) and Nathan McCullum (3-24) leading the way. The winning run was scored in just the 13th over with Michael Lumb (82no off 42) and Brad Haddin (37no off 33) finishing the job in quick time. As they had done in BBL|01 at the start of the year, the Sixers were made to play both their Semi Final and Final at the opposition’s home ground and it was an amazing team effort to lift the trophy. There were also a couple of outstanding individual efforts, with Michael Lumb finishing the tournament as the leading run scorer while Mitchell Starc was the top wicket taker. 2012 Champions League T20 Squad Brad Haddin (captain) Patrick Cummins Josh Hazlewood Moises Henriques Michael Lumb Nathan McCullum Nic Maddinson Ian Moran Peter Nevill Stephen O’Keefe Ben Rohrer Steven Smith Mitchell Starc Dominic Thornely Shane Watson Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Coach: Corey Richards 42 Assistant Coaches: Greg Mail and Chandika Hathurusinghe Manager: Steve Bernard Physiotherapist: Patrick Farhart Moises Henriques. Results Round 1: Sydney Sixers 5-185 (S Watson 46, M Henriques 49no; R Ashwin 2-32) defeated Chennai Super Kings 9-171 (F du Plessis 43, S Raina 57; M Starc 3-31, M Henriques 3-23) by 14 runs Round 2: Sydney Sixers 2-98 (M Lumb 43no, B Haddin 41) defeated Yorkshire 9-96 (P Jaques 21, J Root 25; M Starc 3-22, P Cummins 2-13, S Watson 2-27) by 8 wickets Round 3: Sydney Sixers 5-141 (S Watson 47, B Haddin 32; A Phangiso 3-14) defeated Lions 9-137 (G Bodi 61; M Starc 3-19, J Hazlewood 2-18, S Watson 2-25) by 5 wickets Round 4: Sydney Sixers 7-136 (S Smith 41) defeated Mumbai Indians 8-124 (M Starc 2-32, P Cummins 2-16, M Henriques 2-29) by 12 runs Semi Final: Sydney Sixers 8-164 (S O’Keefe 32, M Lumb 33) defeated Titans 5-163 (H Davids 59no, D Wiese 61; M Starc 2-33) by 2 wickets Final: Sydney Sixers 0-124 (M Lumb 82no, B Haddin 37no) defeated Lions 121 (J Symes 51; N McCullum 3-24, J Hazlewood 3-22) by 10 wickets 2012 Champions League Performances MJ Lumb BJ Haddin SR Watson SPD Smith MC Henriques NJ Maddinson SNJ O'Keefe BJ Rohrer NL McCullum PJ Cummins PM Nevill DJ Thornely MA Starc JR Hazlewood Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 6 6 3 6 6 5 6 4 3 6 1 2 6 6 6 6 3 4 4 4 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 - 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 - 226 133 104 95 86 59 38 21 20 18 5 1 - 82* 41 47 41 49* 27 32 21 20* 14* 5 1* 0* - 56.50 26.60 34.66 31.66 28.66 19.66 19.00 21.00 20.00 5.00 1.00 - 145 100 74 89 50 45 34 24 13 17 8 2 1 - 155.86 133.00 140.54 106.74 172.00 131.11 111.76 87.50 153.84 105.88 62.50 50.00 0.00 - - 1 - B OW L I N G MA Starc MC Henriques JR Hazlewood PJ Cummins SR Watson NL McCullum SNJ O'Keefe DJ Thornely BJ Haddin Mat 6 6 6 6 3 3 6 2 6 Inns 6 5 6 6 3 2 5 1 - Overs 24.0 16.0 24.0 24.0 11.0 5.0 15.0 1.0 - Mdns 1 2 1 - Runs 173 116 113 187 83 32 76 14 - Wkts 14 8 7 6 5 3 2 - BBI 3/19 3/23 3/22 2/13 2/25 3/24 1/11 - Ave 12.35 14.50 16.14 31.16 16.60 10.66 38.00 - Econ 7.20 7.25 4.70 7.79 7.54 6.40 5.06 14.00 - SR 10.2 12.0 20.5 24.0 13.2 10.0 45.0 - 5 - Ct 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 11 St - Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 BATTIN G 43 Sydney Sixers – BBL|02 After tasting success in both BBL|01 and the 2012 Champions League, the Sydney Sixers finished seventh on the competition ladder in BBL|02. However, arguably the biggest signing for the Sixers was David Warner, with the former Sydney Thunder captain crossing over along with wicketkeeper-batsman, Daniel Smith. There were several changes to the Sixers squad from the previous summer. Ben Rohrer and Peter Nevill both joined the Melbourne Renegades while Shane Watson returned home to represent the Brisbane Heat. Key players Brad Haddin, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc and Michael Lumb also missed sections of the tournament due to International duty. The Sixers opened their title defence at the SCG with a ‘grudge match’ against cross town rivals, the Sydney Thunder. The result was a comprehensive seven wicket victory for the champions with Brad Haddin, Steve Smith and Nic Maddinson all contributing with the bat, while Mitchell Starc and Luke Feldman were the standouts with the ball. Included in the roster were NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Daniel Hughes and Kurtis Patterson, with Josh Lalor returning to the SCG after spending BBL|01 with the Perth Scorchers. Luke Feldman arrived from Queensland while West Indian Sunil Narine and Sri Lankans Jeevan Mendis and Sachithra Senanayake joined Michael Lumb in the team’s overseas contingent. The Sixers’ next assignment was the replay of the BBL|01 Final against Perth, which ended in a seven wicket defeat at the SCG. This was followed by further losses to the Melbourne Stars, Hobart Hurricanes and Adelaide Strikers. some of the rising stars. Josh Lalor featured with the ball, taking 2-20 including the key wicket of Chris Gayle, while it was Daniel Hughes who got his side over the line with a smart 54 not out. Another win against the Heat saw the Sixers enter their final home match with a mathematical chance of reaching the play-offs if they could beat the top-of-thetable Melbourne Renegades. Alas, they found themselves on the wrong end of a whirlwind innings from young Englishman Alex Hales, who smashed 89 off just 52 deliveries just hours after stepping off the plane. Ben Rohrer also made a half-century as the Renegades posted 5-178. The Sixers managed just 149 in reply to end their season. Brad Haddin finished the season as the team’s leading run scoring, hitting 186 at 26.57 while Luke Feldman was the top bowler with 10 wickets at 17.20. Feldman’s efforts also saw him voted by his peers as the team’s Player of the Tournament. Desperately needing a win to keep their Semi Final hopes alive, the Sixers prevailed in the second derby match against the Thunder, this time at ANZ Stadium. Despite plenty of big guns in their side, this victory belonged to BBL|02 Squad Brad Haddin (captain) Luke Feldman Josh Hazlewood Moises Henriques Daniel Hughes Josh Lalor Brett Lee Sachithra Senanayake Daniel Smith Steven Smith Mitchell Starc Dominic Thornely David Warner Michael Lumb Nic Maddinson Jeevan Mendis Ian Moran Sunil Narine Stephen O’Keefe Kurtis Patterson Head Coach: Trevor Bayliss Assistant Coach: Corey Richards Physiotherapist: Patrick Farhart Manager: Steve Bernard BBL | 02 POINTS TABLE Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 TEAM 44 Played Won Lost Points Net Run Rate Melbourne Renegades 8 7 1 14 0.791 Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 10 1.409 Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 10 0.180 Brisbane Heat 8 4 4 8 0.464 Adelaide Strikers 8 4 4 8 -0.162 Hobart Hurricanes 8 4 4 8 -0.569 Sydney Sixers 8 3 5 6 -0.380 Sydney Thunder 8 0 8 0 -1.360 Results Round 1: Sydney Sixers 3-147 (B Haddin 59, S Smith 41, N Maddinson 39; C Tremain 2-27) defeated Sydney Thunder 5-143 (R Carters 33no; M Starc 2-27, L Feldman 2-19) by 7 wickets Round 2: Perth Scorchers 3-114 (H Gibbs 40) defeated Sydney Sixers 9-113 (A Thomas 2-27, M Beer 2-19, H Cartwright 2-41) by 7 wickets Round 3: Melbourne Stars 6-177 (B Hodge 51, G Maxwell 82; B Lee 2-25, I Moran 3-30) defeated Sydney Sixers 5-156 (D Smith 32, S O’Keefe 42, B Haddin 39; S Warne 2-37) by 21 runs Round 4: Adelaide Strikers 1-136 (M Klinger 53, T Ludeman 71no) defeated Sydney Sixers 6-135 (S Smith 58, M Henriques 32; S Tait 2-13) by 9 wickets Round 5: Hobart Hurricanes 3-158 (A Blizzard 48, R Ponting 63; L Feldman 2-21) defeated Sydney Sixers 8-154 (M Lumb 34, S Smith 34; B Laughlin 4-31, X Doherty 2-26) Round 6: Sydney Sixers 6-136 (D Hughes 51; D Nannes 3-24, C Gayle 2-17) defeated Sydney Thunder 6-132 (U Khawaja 66no; J Lalor 2-20, L Feldman 2-23) by 4 wickets Round 7: Sydney Sixers 5-128 (M Lumb 61; D Christian 2-21, B Cutting 2-9) defeated Brisbane Heat 9-127 (L Pomersbach 37; S O’Keefe 3-21, L Feldman 2-26, J Hazlewood 3-32) by 5 wickets Round 8: Melbourne Renegades 5-178 (A Hales 89, B Rohrer 57) defeated Sydney Sixers 149 (S O’Keefe 41; W Sheridan 3-28, N Rimmington 3-28, D Pattinson 3-34) by 29 runs BBL|02 Performances B OW L I N G Mat LW Feldman SNJ O'Keefe B Lee JR Hazlewood MC Henriques IA Moran MA Starc JK Lalor SMSM Senanayake SP Narine BMAJ Mendis SPD Smith BJ Haddin DP Hughes MJ Lumb NJ Maddinson KR Patterson DLR Smith DJ Thornely DA Warner Inns Overs Mdns Runs Wkts 8 8 8 2 8 2 1 3 2 5 4 7 7 4 4 4 1 4 5 1 8 7 8 2 5 1 1 3 2 5 3 1 - 26.2 20.5 32.0 8.0 11.5 3.0 4.0 9.0 8.0 20.0 10.0 2.0 - 2 - 172 177 213 76 115 30 27 71 38 136 73 16 - 10 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - Runs 186 169 136 129 82 78 72 56 50 31 20 15 14 11 6 4 0 0 0 - HS 59 58 61* 42 51* 32 39 32 22* 13 20 8 12* 6* 6 4 0 0 0 - BBI Ave Econ SR 5 2/19 3/21 2/25 3/32 1/9 3/30 2/27 2/20 1/19 1/23 1/19 - 17.20 6.53 35.40 8.49 53.25 6.65 19.00 9.50 38.33 9.71 10.00 10.00 13.50 6.75 35.50 7.88 38.00 4.75 136.00 6.80 73.00 7.30 - 8.00 - 15.8 25.0 48.0 12.0 23.6 6.0 12.0 27.0 48.0 120.0 60.0 - - Ct St 2 1 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 - 2 1 - BJ Haddin SPD Smith MJ Lumb SNJ O'Keefe DP Hughes MC Henriques NJ Maddinson DLR Smith B Lee DJ Thornely IA Moran BMAJ Mendis LW Feldman SP Narine SMSM Senanayake KR Patterson JR Hazlewood DA Warner JK Lalor MA Starc M 7 7 4 8 4 8 4 4 8 5 2 4 8 5 2 1 2 1 3 1 Inn 7 7 4 7 4 8 4 4 5 4 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - NO 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 - Avg 26.57 33.80 45.33 21.50 27.33 11.14 18.00 14.00 25.00 15.50 20.00 5.00 11.00 6.00 4.00 - BF 159 147 107 118 71 75 63 62 39 38 14 15 12 9 6 2 1 2 3 - SR 116.98 114.96 127.10 109.32 115.49 104.00 114.28 90.32 128.20 81.57 142.85 100.00 116.66 122.22 100.00 200.00 - 100 - 50 1 1 1 1 - Stephen O’Keefe and Michael Lumb (top) and Luke Feldman. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 BATT I N G 45 Sydney Thunder – BBL|02 To say that the Sydney Thunder’s BBL|02 campaign was a disappointment is an understatement. While there was plenty of optimism before the start of the tournament, the team failed to win a match despite coming close on a number of occasions. The campaign opened with a successful recruitment period which included the prized signature of Australian captain, Michael Clarke. A proud product of Western Sydney, Clarke was named captain of the Thunder squad for BBL|02. Unfortunately, injury ruled him out of his only appearance for the team in the opening match of the season against the Sydney Sixers at the SCG. Chris Rogers led the side in his absence. After winning the Thunder’s Player of the Year award in BBL|01, Chris Gayle agreed to another season while Shahid Afridi was also lured to Sydney after playing the previous summer with the Adelaide Strikers. Unfortunately, Afridi was later ruled unavailable for tournament by the Pakistan Cricket Board with countryman, Azhar Mahmood, taking his place. England wicketkeeper batsman, Matt Prior, and New Zealand batsman, Martin Guptill, completed the quota of International players. The Sydney Thunder also welcomed veteran fast bowler Dirk Nannes to the squad. A player with significant domestic and International experience, Nannes provided crucial guidance to a young bowling attack which included young NSW SpeedBlitz Blues squad members Chris Tremain, Adam Zampa and Gurinder Sandhu. Unfortunately, the off-field promise failed to convert into on-field results. There were matches where victory slipped through their fingers, including a four wicket loss to the Sydney Sixers at ANZ Stadium and a 13 run loss to the Melbourne Stars at the MCG. Dirk Nannes was the Sydney Thunder’s standout performer during the season. He won the team’s Player of the Tournament award after taking 11 wickets at 18.90 and was ranked in the top 10 bowlers for the competition. Chris Tremain and Adam Zampa also impressed with the ball at different stages, taking six wickets and five wickets for the tournament respectively. In the batting department, Usman Khawaja was a key signing after electing to play another season with the Thunder, with Chris Rogers and Ryan Carters recruited from Victoria. Mark Cosgrove and Rhett Lockyear joined the team from Tasmania, while Cameron Borgas arrived from South Australia. Usman Khwaja was the Sydney Thunder’s best with the bat. Despite coming in and out of the squad due to National duty, he scored 206 runs at 41.20 with a strike rate of 119.76. Martin Guptill Simon Keen Usman Khawaja Rhett Lockyear Azhar Mahmood Dirk Nannes Matt Prior Chris Rogers Gurinder Sandhu Chris Tremain Adam Zampa Head Coach: Shane Duff Assistant Coach: Phil Jaques Physiotherapist: Danny Redrup Manager: Mark Gilbert Strength and Conditioning Coach: Corey Bocking BBL|02 Squad Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Michael Clarke (captain) Sean Abbott Cameron Borgas Ryan Carters Mark Cosgrove Adam Coyte Scott Coyte Luke Doran Chris Gayle 46 Results Round1: Sydney Sixers 3-147 (B Haddin 59, S Smith 41no, N Maddinson 39; C Tremain 2-27) defeated Sydney Thunder 5-143 (R Carters 33no; M Starc 2-27, L Feldman 2-19) by 7 wickets Round 2: Melbourne Renegades 5-117 (A Finch 31; A Mahmood 2-18) defeated Sydney Thunder 7-116 (C Tremain 37no; A O’Brien 3-15, M Muralitharan 2-16) by 5 wickets Round 3: Adelaide Strikers 6-177 (M Klinger 60, T Ludeman 46, N Reardon 42; D Nannes 4-17) defeated Sydney Thunder 126 (S Coyte 33; K Richardson 3-9, S Tait 3-22, C Boyce 2-24) by 51 runs Round 4: Hobart Hurricanes 4-177 (R Ponting 63, T Paine 40, G Bailey 30; A Zampa 3-26) defeated Sydney Thunder 9-147 (X Doherty 3-32, B Laughlin 2-23) by 30 runs Round 5: Brisbane Heat 5-127 (C Lynn 51; D Nannes 2-31 C Tremain 2-27) defeated Sydney Thunder 126 (D Christian 5-26) by 5 wickets Round 6: Sydney Sixers 6-136 (D Hughes 51no; D Nannes 3-24, C Gayle 2-17) defeated Sydney Thunder 6-132 (U Khawaja 66no; J Lalor 2-20, L Feldman 2-23) by 4 wickets Round 7: Perth Scorchers 1-117 (S Marsh 56no, M North 39no) defeated Sydney Thunder 9-113 (U Khawaja 56; B Hogg 4-29, J Behrendorff 2-16, M Beer 2-23) by 9 wickets Round 8: Melbourne Stars 8-145 (B Hodge 39, D Hussey 32; G Sandhu 2-33, C Gayle 2-5) defeated Sydney Thunder 132 (C Gayle 65, U Khawaja 23; J Faulkner 3-24, D Mascarenhas 2-27) by 13 runs BBL | 02 POINTS TABLE Played Won Lost Points Net Run Rate Melbourne Renegades TEAM 8 7 1 14 0.791 Perth Scorchers 8 5 3 10 1.409 Melbourne Stars 8 5 3 10 0.180 Brisbane Heat 8 4 4 8 0.464 Adelaide Strikers 8 4 4 8 -0.162 Hobart Hurricanes 8 4 4 8 -0.569 Sydney Sixers 8 3 5 6 -0.380 Sydney Thunder 8 0 8 0 -1.360 BBL|02 Performances Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts DP Nannes CP Tremain CH Gayle A Zampa GS Sandhu SA Abbott Azhar Mahmood RJG Lockyear SJ Coyte LA Doran SJC Keen 8 5 7 6 3 7 3 1 5 3 5 32.0 20.0 13.0 18.2 11.0 16.4 9.0 1.0 14.0 7.0 - 1 1 22 208 156 84 154 72 154 80 6 99 60 - 11 6 5 5 3 3 2 - BBI 4/17 2/27 2/5 3/26 2/33 1/28 2/18 - Ave Econ 18.90 26.00 16.80 30.80 24.00 51.33 40.00 11.50 6.50 7.80 6.46 8.40 6.54 9.24 8.88 6.00 7.07 8.57 - SR 5 Ct St 17.4 20.0 15.6 22.0 22.0 33.3 27.0 - - 3 3 2 - - BATTIN G UT Khawaja CH Gayle RGL Carters CJL Rogers SJ Coyte SJC Keen SA Abbott MJ Cosgrove CP Tremain MJ Guptill M 6 7 8 6 5 5 7 5 5 1 Inn 6 7 8 6 5 5 7 5 3 1 NO 1 2 1 2 1 - Runs 206 137 102 87 72 66 65 65 38 20 HS 66* 65 33* 24 33 24 24* 19 37* 20 Avg 41.20 19.57 17.00 14.50 18.00 13.20 13.00 13.00 19.00 20.00 BF 172 142 109 96 43 54 53 69 27 27 SR 119.76 96.47 93.57 90.62 167.44 122.22 122.64 94.20 140.74 74.07 100 - 50 2 1 - Dirk Nannes (top) and Usman Khawaja. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 B OW L I N G 47 RECOGNISING AND RESPECTING DIVERSITY Diversity of experience, diversity of thought and a collaborative environment leads to innovation. Lend Lease is committed to growing and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Where people can bring their whole self to work and where we can tap into the varied experiences, unique value and diverse thinking of our people. At Lend Lease we are committed to building strong relationships of mutual respect with our communities. It delivers better outcomes for our people, ensures our business delivers on our vision to create the best places, and helps our communities to grow and prosper. Supporting women’s cricket complements this ethos. Lend Lease is committed to diversity and is proud to be the sponsor of the Lend Lease Breakers. lendlease.com 2012/13 Lend Lease Breakers 2012/13 Lend Lease Breakers Squad Alex Blackwell (captain) Rachael Haynes (vice-captain) Sarah Aley Nicola Carey Sarah Coyte Alyssa Healy Claire Koski Katie Mack Sharon Millanta Erin Osborne Ellyse Perry Leah Poulton Angela Reakes Lisa Sthalekar Kara Sutherland Hannah Trollip Keeghan Tucker The Lend Lease Breakers squad remained unchanged from the previous season, with Rachael Haynes elevated to the vice captaincy to work alongside Alex Blackwell. There was a good mix of youth and experience amongst our highly skilled playing group, and this balance within the squad allowed us flexibility, as well as creating a level of competition where players had to earn their place in the team. Throughout September and October we conducted the City vs Country series, Country Championships and trial matches against the ACT. These fixtures were especially important for the development of our younger players, with several Academy and U/18 squad members relishing the opportunity to play against, and alongside, Australian representatives. The WNCL and WT20 commenced in October and importantly we continued to build momentum as the season progressed, to the point where we were arguably playing our best cricket at the time of the Finals. We won seven out of our eight preliminary round matches in the WNCL. The Final against Queensland was a hard fought affair. The team’s experience in big matches came to the fore when it counted, and we lifted the Ruth Preddey Trophy for the eighth straight season. We went through the WT20 undefeated, including two decisive victories against the defending champions, Victoria, to knock them out of the competition. Our performance in the Final against Western Australia could best be described as professional with the five wicket victory producing an enormous sense of achievement amongst the group. Amongst several outstanding team performances, Alex Blackwell was a standout. In addition to playing her 100th WNCL match, she was the leading run scorer in the WT20 and averaged over 90 in the WNCL. It came as no surprise that she was voted by her team mates as the Belinda Clark Medallist, as well as the team’s WNCL Player of the Year. Alyssa Healy won the WT20 Player of the Year Award and we also had several players named in the ACA WNCL and WT20 Teams of the Year. The Lend Lease Breakers were very well represented in International cricket, with Alex Blackwell (vice captain), Nicola Carey, Sarah Coyte, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Sharon Millanta, Erin Osborne, Ellyse Perry, Leah Poulton and Lisa Sthalekar all selected for the Southern Stars in 2012/13. Building on her list of achievements, Alex Blackwell played her 100th One Day International in the World Cup Final. This was also the last appearance in Australian colours for Lisa Sthalekar, who retired from all cricket after 16 outstanding seasons at the elite level. Leah Poulton announced her retirement from One Day Internationals, however, I am delighted that she will continue to play for NSW and make herself available for T20 Internationals. It is a great feeling to be part of such a talented team and organisation, and while the Lend Lease Breakers have produced outstanding performances on the field, they are fully supported by our staff. Our thanks go to the following people who challenge our players to be better at what they do: Michael Maclennan (Assistant Coach), Kate Leslie (Physiotherapist), Matt Dwyer (Strength and Conditioner), Ben Sawyer (Assistant/Specialist Coach), Bronwyn Munday (Administrator) and Kerry Marshall (Team Manager). Thanks also to Sudesh Arudpragasam, Grahame Cassell, Cheryl Williams, Hamish Solomons, Richard Lynch, Corey Richards, David Freedman, Jim Robson, Janine Stainer and Kath Koschel for their assistance throughout the season. This season saw the inclusion of Alex Blackwell on the Selection Panel alongside the Chair of Selectors, Kerry Marshall, and myself. Selection is a difficult role and I thank both Kerry and Alex for their time and effort. On behalf of the squad, I would like to thank former Cricket NSW Chief Executive, David Gilbert, for his support over many years, and we wish him well for the future. Finally, we are extremely grateful to the NSW Cricket Board, our Major Sponsor Lend Lease, and Cricket NSW State Cricket General Manager, David Thompson, for their ongoing support, without which it would be difficult for us to achieve our best. Joanne Broadbent Lend Lease Breakers Head Coach Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 We planned and prepared to win “the double”, and we won “the double”, becoming the first team to achieve the milestone of claiming both the WNCL and WT20 competitions in the same season. We were also very proud to take out the Benaud Spirit of Cricket award. 49 2012/13 Womens’ National Cricket League Round 1: Lend Lease Breakers vs ACT Meteors Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 20 October 2012 Round 2: Lend Lease Breakers vs Queensland Fire Allan Border Field, Brisbane, 27 October 2012 The Lend Lease Breakers opened their title defence with a local derby against the ACT. This was a match where both teams held the ascendency at different stages, however, it was the Lend Lease Breakers’ depth which eventually prevailed for a convincing bonus point victory. These teams had met at this venue just a few weeks earlier in a trial where the ACT won a hard fought match. However, this was a different ball game with NSW welcoming back eight players from International duty. Batting first, the ACT were reduced to 3-38 early on before Kris Britt (54 off 73) launched a fight back with a gritty half-century. Kate Owen (28 off 56) and Lynsey Askew (37 off 55) provided invaluable support as they finished their 50 overs at 9-202. It was a clinical performance by the Lend Lease Breakers in the field, with many of the players picking up from where they left off for Australia at the World T20. Erin Osborne was the pick of the bowlers for the Breakers, taking 3-20 off 10 overs, with Ellyse Perry (1-31), Sharon Millanta (2-33) and Lisa Sthalekar (1-46) also taking wickets. Capitalising on the excellent work done by the bowlers, the batters knocked off the required runs in just over 30 overs, with Rachael Haynes (64 off 67), Alex Blackwell (51 off 40), Alyssa Healy (50 off 50) and Lisa Sthalekar (29no off 23) all contributing to the seven wicket win. N E W S OUT H WAL E S v AUST RAL IAN CAP ITAL T E R R ITORY At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1 20 October, 2012 New South Wales won by 7 wickets Toss: ACT New South Wales 4.5 pts* Batting first, Queensland posted 7-210 from their 50 overs. At one stage they had been reduced to 7-107, before an unbeaten seventh wicket partnership of 103 runs between Delissa Kimmince (65no) and Kirby Short (41no) saw them to a total that was defendable, if they bowled well. The Lend Lease Breakers lost a couple of early wickets but recovered to reach 2-120 in the 22nd over, with Leah Poulton (42) and Alyssa Healy (52) in control. However, three quick wickets put the cat amongst the pigeons and at 5-138 it was anyone’s game! If Queensland were sensing victory, the sensation didn’t last long as Erin Osborne combined with Kara Sutherland for a match winning 67 run sixth wicket stand. Osborne was the aggressor, striking an unbeaten 65 off just 39 deliveries, while Sutherland played the foil with a patient 22 off 35 balls. While the win itself was cause to celebrate, this was also the 100th WNCL match for Lend Lease Breakers captain, Alex Blackwell, who joined Lisa Sthalekar, Lisa Keightley, Leonie Coleman and Michelle Goszko in an exclusive club. QU EEN SLA N D v N EW SOUTH WALES Non-Batters: NJ Carey (NSW) & ZE Cooke (ACT) Player of the Match: RL Haynes Umpires: NW Findlay & DJ Went Scorers: CG Wilcoxon & IE Wright Referee: GE Reed At Allan Border Field, Brisbane 27 October, 2012 New South Wales won by 4 wickets Toss: Queensland New South Wales 5 pts Non-Batters: SA Millanta (NSW) & HE Ferling (Qld) Umpires: B Farrell & C Hoffman Referee: JF Torpey Scorers: GM Cartwright & T Williams. *New South Wales penalised 0.5 points for slow over rate. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Australian Capital Territory +LE Wright c Healy b Perry 5 AC Smith run out (Haynes) 15 SL Hungerford c Osborne b Millanta 5 *KL Britt run out (Haynes) 54 KA Owen c & b Osborne 28 LRF Askew c Blackwell b Millanta 37 RS Dick b Osborne 11 SA Moylan b EA Osborne 0 SEA Ruck c Poulton b Sthalekar 0 A Harris not out 17 AJ Parkin not out 3 Extras 9lb 16w 2nb 27 (50 overs) (9 wkts) 202 Fall: 16 35 38 106 131 160 162 163 195 Bowling: Perry 10-2-31-1; Millanta 10-3-33-2; Aley 8-0-50-0; Reakes 2-0-13-0; Osborne 10-1-20-3; Sthalekar 10-0-46-1. 50 (11) (35) (14) (73) (56) (55) (18) (9) (3) (24) (4) New South Wales RL Haynes b Parkin 64 (67) LJ Poulton c Dick b Ruck 0 (3) *AJ Blackwell run out (Ruck) 51 (40) +AJ Healy not out 50 (50) LC Sthalekar not out 29 (23) K Sutherland EA Perry EA Osborne AR Reakes SE Aley SA Millanta Extras 1lb 8w 1nb 10 (30.2 overs) (3 wkts) 204 Fall: 3 86 154 Bowling: Ruck 10-1-54-1; Cooke 3.2-0-28-0; Dick 1-0-10-0; Askew 3-0-24-0; Moylan 5-0-290; Owen 3-0-19-0; Parkin 2-0-17-1; Harris 3-0-22-0. Queensland MJ Bulow c Healy b Aley 8 (32) BL Mooney c Healy b Aley 6 (19) JA Jonassen c Osborne b Sutherland 19 (44) *+JM Fields c Sthalekar b Osborne 36 (58) GM Harris c Blackwell b Reakes 3 (19) F Whittaker run out (Sthalekar) 4 (9) JL Barsby c Sthalekar b Osborne 17 (25) K Short not out 41 (49) DM Kimmince not out 65 (48) JC Coleman KE Pike Extras 4lb 6w 1nb 11 (176 min, 50 overs) (7 wkts) 210 Fall: 10 23 66 80 80 92 107 Bowling: Perry 2-0-5-0; Millanta 10-2-23-0; Coyte 5-0-37-0; Aley 8-1-35-2; Sthalekar 10-242-0; Sutherland 4-0-12-1; Osborne 7-0-35-2; Reakes 4-0-17-1. New South Wales RL Haynes c Harris b Coleman 4 LJ Poulton c Kimmince b Barsby 42 *AJ Blackwell c Harris b Coleman 10 +AJ Healy c Harris b Ferling 52 LC Sthalekar lbw b Harris 4 K Sutherland c Harris b Coleman 22 EA Osborne not out 65 SJ Coyte 0 EA Perry AR Reakes SE Aley Extras 5lb 8w 1nb 14 (135 min, 37.5 overs) (6 wkts) 213 Fall: 16 35 120 120 138 205 Bowling: Coleman 7-1-42-3; Ferling 8-1-26-1; Kimmince 3-0-10-0; Jonassen 6-0-42-0; Pike 4-0-35-0; Barsby 6-1-21-1; Harris 3.5-0-32-1. (8) (61) (12) (58) (15) (35) (38) (0) Round 3: Lend Lease Breakers vs Western Fury Blacktown International Sportspark No. 1, 24 November 2012 Round 4: Lend Lease Breakers vs Tasmanian Roar Blacktown International Sportspark No. 1, 7 December 2012 The Lend Lease Breakers flexed their muscle with the bat against a young Western Fury side on the rise. The Lend Lease Breakers defeated Tasmania by three wickets in an enthralling, low scoring match. Lisa Sthalekar (74 off 70) and Leah Poulton (50 off 76) both scored halfcenturies, however the highlight was a brilliant ton by Alex Blackwell, who smashed 112 off 97 balls including 14 boundaries. Batting first, Tasmania were in trouble early at 5-56, however, a determined effort from their middle order saw them fight their way to 9-170 at the end of 50 overs. The Lend Lease Breakers completed their 50 overs at 3-312, which was also the sixth highest team score in the history of the WNCL. Surprisingly, it was not the highest team score of the day as the Victorians piled on a recording breaking 3-418 against South Australia. Where the morning session was nothing short of spectacular, the afternoon’s play could best be described as frustrating. Faced with a flat pitch offering no assistance, the NSW bowlers struggled for regular wickets and there were some missed chances in the field. Western Australia were never in the hunt to chase victory but batted out 48.4 overs on their way to posting 161 runs, scraping past the key figure of 156 which denied the home side a second bonus point. Western Australia +JCL Wallace lbw b Aley 16 *NE Bolton run out (Poulton) 12 C Piparo c Carey b Osborne 37 RK Chappell c Koski b Sthalekar 8 C Hunter lbw b Carey 28 NJ Shaw c Sthalekar b Reakes 3 H Graham c Sutherland b Carey 6 B Devchand b Millanta 13 S Fragomeni c Aley b Osborne 14 EL King lbw b Millanta 1 GL Triscari not out 4 Extras 4b 15w 19 (170 min, 48.4 overs) 161 Fall: 24 50 69 100 104 123 128 156 156 161 Bowling: Millanta 9.4-1-26-2; Aley 4-0-23-1; Sutherland 6-0-34-0; Sthalekar 10-1-21-1; Osborne 9-2-20-2; Reakes 5-0-26-1; Carey 5-2-7-2. In the end it was calm heads on young shoulders which came to the rescue. 21-year-old Sarah Coyte (34 off 64) steadied the ship to take the score to 7-130, then 19-year-old Nicola Carey got the team over the line in the 45th over with a mature 46 not out off 70 balls. N EW SOUTH WA LES v TASMA N IA Non-Batters: AR Reakes (NSW) & KAD Burns (WA) Umpires: JA Evans & M Hughes Referee: GE Reed Scorers: CH McLeod & SJ Woodhouse New South Wales LJ Poulton c Wallace b King 50 RL Haynes c Bolton b King 26 *AJ Blackwell not out 112 LC Sthalekar c Piparo b Graham 74 +AJ Healy not out 30 NJ Carey EA Osborne K Sutherland CJ Koski SA Millanta SE Aley Extras 4b 6lb 10w 20 (181 min, 50 overs) (3 wkts) 312 Fall: 58 98 231 Bowling: Shaw 9-1-36-0; Fragomeni 8-0-58-0; Burns 10-0-52-0; King 9-0-51-2; Triscari 6-0-44-0; Chappell 5-0-43-0; Bolton 1-0-8-0; Graham 2-0-10-1. Batting on this pitch wasn’t easy. Rachael Haynes (46 off 39) was the only player in the top five to pass 20 runs and when the Breakers were reduced to 5-95, Tasmania were smelling an upset. At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1 7 December, 2012 New South Wales won by 3 wickets Toss: Tasmania New South Wales 4 pts Player of the Match: V Pyke (76) (31) (97) (70) (26) (19) (20) (54) (23) (62) (13) (19) (44) (18) (9) (11) Non-Batters: S Millanta (NSW) & K Fryett (Tas) Umpires: AR Hamilton & DM Taylor Referee: GE Reed Scorers: SJ Woodhouse & IE Wright Tasmania E Thompson c Carey b Millanta 0 (6) E Divin lbw b Sthalekar 36 (122) C Ryan c Healy b Sutherland 9 (11) EA Burns c Carey b Millanta 1 (5) CL Hall st Healy b Reakes 12 (35) B Page c Aley b Reakes 6 (6) *V Pyke c Reakes b Coyte 51 (69) AJ Silva b Osborne 27 (27) +T Kafoa c Blackwell b Coyte 0 (5) L Da Costa not out 6 (11) B Hepburn not out 2 (3) Extras 3b 1lb 16w 20 (180 min, 50 overs) (9 wkts) 170 Fall: 0 15 16 44 56 125 159 162 166 Bowling: Millanta 10-2-27-2; Sutherland 5-1-17-1; Aley 5-0-16-0; Sthalekar 7-0-24-1; Coyte 7-1-19-2; Reakes 5-0-23-2; Osborne 5-1-9-1; Carey 3-0-16-0; Poulton 1-0-3-0; Haynes 2-0-12-0. New South Wales LJ Poulton lbw b Pyke RL Haynes b Burns *AJ Blackwell c Hall b Burns LC Sthalekar lbw b Pyke +AJ Healy lbw b Burns SJ Coyte b Burns EA Osborne c Hall b Da Costa NJ Carey not out K Sutherland not out AR Reakes SE Aley Extras 1lb 8w 1nb (152 min, 44.3 overs) Fall: 38 53 74 75 95 96 130 Bowling: Fryett 10-1-49-0; Pyke 10-2-34-2; Burns 10-1-36-4; Da Costa 10-1-23-1; Silva 2.3-0-23-0; Hepburn 2-1-5-0. 16 46 4 5 5 34 0 46 5 10 (7 wkts) 171 (28) (39) (8) (13) (18) (64) (2) (70) (26) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 NEW S OUT H WA L E S v WE ST E RN AUST RAL IA At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1 24 November, 2012 New South Wales won by 151 runs Toss: New South Wales New South Wales 5 pts Player of the Match: AJ Blackwell Amazingly, Lend Lease Breakers captain Alex Blackwell used 10 different bowlers with only Sharon Millanta (2-27) completing her 10 overs. The skipper had felt in control throughout the Roar’s innings and saw this as a chance to test a few of her charges, should she need to call on them at the business end of the tournament. 51 2012/13 Womens’ National Cricket League Round 5: South Australia Scorpions vs Lend Lease Breakers Prospect Oval, Adelaide, 22 December 2012 Round 6: Vic Spirit vs Lend Lease Breakers Junction Oval, Melbourne, 5 January 2013 The Lend Lease Breakers went to the short Christmas break undefeated after accounting for South Australia by 129 runs. The Vic Spirit handed the Lend Lease Breakers their first loss in over two seasons of the WNCL, prevailing in an entertaining encounter by three wickets with just nine balls to spare. Batting first, the Lend Lease Breakers were bowled out for 273 in 48.4 overs. There were several highlights, including half-centuries to Leah Poulton (50 off 52) and Alex Blackwell (59 off 89), while Sarah Coyte made a rapid 47 not out from 43 deliveries at the death. A solid effort with the bat saw them reach 6-221 from their 50 overs with Alex Blackwell (51 off 100), Nicola Carey (33 off 38), Kara Sutherland (37no off 44) and Claire Koski (20no off 13) the main contributors. In reply, South Australia capitulated to be all out for 92 in 40 overs. Fast bowlers Sharon Millanta (2-15) and Sarah Aley (2-13) impressed early in the innings, while leg spinner, Angela Reakes, was outstanding in collecting 4-10 from nine overs. With just one round left before the Semi Finals, the Lend Lease Breakers’ momentum was building nicely. Throughout the season the squad’s depth had been tested, and passed with flying colours, as the likes of Carey, Sutherland and Reakes all produced telling performances at different stages. A few weeks earlier the Victorians had posted the highest team score in the history of the WNCL and they quickly set about chasing the 274 runs needed for victory. Thanks to Meg Lanning (59 off 56), Elyse Villani (39 off 53) and Jess Cameron (59 off 64), they cruised to 2-198, before three quick wickets got NSW back into the match. However, this respite was short lived as Briana Binch (27 off 33) and Kelly Applebee (35 off 39) put Victoria back in charge with a 68 run sixth wicket partnership. Both fell within sight of victory but by then the job was done, with Molly Strano (4 off 1) hitting a boundary to end the match. It was a disappointing result for NSW. They had failed to bat out their overs, while their bowlers did not put the ball in the right areas consistently enough, resulting in the end of their 23 game winning streak which stretched back to 2009. Fortunately, the loss made no difference to the Lend Lease Breakers’ place on the competition ladder as they held on to top spot by half-a-point. S OUT H AU ST R AL IA v NE W S OUT H WAL E S Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 At Prospect Oval, Adelaide 22 December, 2012 New South Wales won by 129 runs Toss: New South Wales New South Wales 6 pts 52 VIC TORIA v N EW SOUTH WA LES Non-Batters: SE Aley (NSW) & SC Morrison (SA) Umpires: K Chanrakumar & L Donisthorpe. Referee: KD Perrin At Junction Oval, St Kilda 5 January, 2013 Victoria won by 3 wickets Toss: New South Wales Victoria 4 pts Player of the Match: EJ Villani Non-Batters: SE Aley (NSW) & KM Hempenstall (Vic) Umpires: PJ Gillespie & AJ Sammartino Referee: D Cox Scorers: S Baulch & N Noblett New South Wales LJ Poulton c Wellington b Schutt 12 (19) *AJ Blackwell c McPharlin b Peate 51 (100) +AJ Healy c Ebsary b Wellington 19 (26) LC Sthalekar c Morrison b Hill 13 (23) SJ Coyte run out 19 (37) NJ Carey c Morrison b Stockley 33 (38) K Sutherland not out 37 (44) CJ Koski not out 20 (13) RL Haynes AR Reakes SA Millanta Extras 5lb 11w 1nb 17 (50 overs) (6 wkts) 221 Fall: 16 62 98 123 136 184 Bowling: Schutt 9-0-28-1; Stockley 8-0-48-1; Betts 6-1-21-0; Morrison 2-0-14-0; Wellington 6-0-25-1; Price 5-0-18-0; Hill 6-0-24-1; Peate 4-0-14-1; Ebsary 4-0-24-0. New South Wales LJ Poulton c Villani b Binch RL Haynes c Lanning b Strano *AJ Blackwell c Inglis b Lamb LC Sthalekar c Inglis b Lamb +AJ Healy c Elliott b Strano SJ Coyte not out NJ Carey run out (Hempenstall/Beams) CJ Koski run out (Strano) K Sutherland run out (Applebee) AR Reakes st Inglis b Binch S Millanta run out (Applebee) Extras 1b 3lb 16w 1nb (189 min, 48.4 overs) Fall: 42 104 164 178 181 202 260 260 269 273 Bowling: Strano 10-0-66-2; Lamb 8-0-53-2; McIntyre 10-0-36-0; Hempenstall 8-0-40-0; Binch 8-0-55-2; Beams 4.4-0-19-0. South Australia A Price run out (Poulton) +TJ McPharlin lbw b Millanta *LK Ebsary c Reakes b Millanta BE Patterson b Aley BL Morgan lbw b Aley A Wellington c Blackwell b Carey RJ Peate c Koski b Reakes ML Schutt c & b Reakes SM Betts c Sutherland b Reakes JL Hill not out K Stockley c Healy b Reakes Extras 1b 15w 1nb (40 overs) Fall: 5 30 30 39 41 44 44 53 91 92 Bowling: Millanta 6-0-15-2; Sutherland 5-0-20-0; Coyte 6-0-15-0; Aley 6-1-13-2; Reakes 9-3-10-4; Carey 4-1-10-1; Sthalekar 4-2-8-0. Victoria MM Lanning c Sutherland b Aley 59 EJ Villani lbw b Sutherland 39 JE Cameron c Haynes b Sutherland 59 +EJ Inglis c & b Carey 27 *KM Applebee c Carey b Millanta 35 E McIntyre lbw b Carey 3 BC Binch run out (Poulton) 27 SJ Elliott not out 0 M Strano not out 4 KM Beams K Lamb Extras 5b 3lb 14w 22 (186 min, 48.3 overs) (7 wkts) 275 Fall: 82 124 198 199 203 271 271 Bowling: Millanta 5.3-1-30-1; Sthalekar 8-0-69-0; Coyte 10-0-45-0; Sutherland 7-0-32-2; Aley 8-1-37-1; Reakes 4-0-25-0; Carey 6-0-29-2. 10 2 13 5 4 8 3 0 12 18 0 17 92 (33) (7) (29) (19) (9) (24) (11) (9) (63) (34) (3) 50 17 59 36 4 47 10 21 0 5 3 21 273 (52) (20) (89) (46) (8) (43) (10) (15) (2) (4) (4) (56) (53) (64) (39) (39) (6) (33) (0) (1) Semi Final: Lend Lease Breakers vs Western Fury Blacktown International Sportspark No. 1, 11 January 2013 The Lend Lease Breakers marched into their 17th straight WNCL Final with a massive 110 run victory over Western Australia. As she had done at the start of the season, Alex Blackwell tormented the Fury bowlers by smashing 135 not out off 110 balls, with 13 fours and one six. It was her eighth WNCL century, moving her into outright second on the list of most tons scored in the history of the competition. The Lend Lease Breakers went on to post 5-331 from their 50 overs, with Leah Poulton (52 off 57) and Alyssa Healy (51 off 54) making half-centuries, while Rachael Haynes (25 off 29) and Lisa Sthalekar (38 off 42) played important hands. Western Australia suffered a disastrous start to their chase when Ellyse Perry removed their leading run scorer, Nicole Bolton, for a duck. However, their remaining batters fought hard to complete the innings and finish on 8-221. Former NSW player, Jenny Wallace, stood firm against her former teammates to make 96, while several others made starts. As they had done all season, the NSW bowlers shared the spoils with Perry (2-25), Sarah Coyte (1-35), Sarah Aley (2-38), Angela Reakes (2-30) and Nicola Carey (1-22) taking wickets. It was an all-round team effort which ensured everyone would be firing for the Final in two days’ time. SEM I F I N A L - N E W S OUT H WAL E S v WE ST E RN AUST RALIA Non-Batters: EA Osborne (NSW) & KAD Burns (WA) Umpires: AR Hamilton & AP Ward Referee: RJ Evans Scorers: CH McLeod & CG Wilcoxon New South Wales LJ Poulton b Biss 52 RL Haynes b Burns 25 *AJ Blackwell not out 135 LC Sthalekar c & b Shaw 38 +AJ Healy lbw b Biss 51 SJ Coyte st Wallace b Shaw 8 NJ Carey not out 5 EA Perry AR Reakes SE Aley SA Millanta Extras 1b 16w 17 (200 min, 50 overs) (5 wkts) 331 Fall: 49 102 194 290 312 Bowling: Shaw 8-0-48-2; Triscari 5-0-42-0; Burns 8-0-49-1; Bates 5-0-30-0; Biss 8-0-55-2; Chappell 6-0-37-0; Bolton 6-0-42-0; King 3-0-18-0; Fragomeni 1-0-9-0. Western Australia *NE Bolton b Perry 0 +JCL Wallace st Healy b Reakes 96 C Piparo c Perry b Coyte 21 SW Bates c & b Aley 20 H Graham c Sthalekar b Reakes 5 NJ Shaw c Haynes b Perry 17 RK Chappell c Perry b Aley 21 GL Triscari not out 22 S Fragomeni c Coyte b Carey 0 E Biss EL King Extras 1lb 17w 1nb 19 (190 min, 50 overs) (8 wkts) 221 Fall: 1 48 90 99 146 177 211 221 Bowling: Perry 5-0-25-2; Millanta 7-0-36-0; Coyte 7-1-35-1; Sthalekar 6-0-23-0; Aley 9-1-38-2; Reakes 10-2-30-2; Carey 4-0-22-1; Osborne 2-0-11-0. (57) (29) (110) (42) (54) (5) (3) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1 11 January, 2013 New South Wales won by 110 runs Toss: New South Wales Player of the Match: AJ Blackwell (5) (127) (26) (24) (25) (32) (37) (23) (2) Alex Blackwell. 53 2012/13 Women’s National Cricket League Final: Lend Lease Breakers vs Queensland Fire – Sydney Cricket Ground, 13 January 2013 The Lend Lease Breakers defeated Queensland by 15 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis Method to record their eighth consecutive WNCL title and their 15th in 17 seasons. Both these teams entered the Final on the back of convincing Semi Final victories, with NSW accounting for Western Australia and Queensland knocking out Victoria. Winning the toss, Alex Blackwell elected to bowl first. She was keen to let her bowlers use up any life in the pitch while remaining confident that her International strength batting line-up could chase down any target Queensland could set them. Queensland made a steady start, reaching 1-58, before a couple of quick wickets gave the home side the upper hand. However, Queensland and Australian captain Jodie Fields was determined to cause an upset, going on to become just the second player, after Rachael Haynes, to score a century in a WNCL Final. She finished unbeaten on 102. Fields also found some willing allies along the way, forging crucial partnerships with Delissa Kimmince (16 off 39), Jude Coleman (24 off 34) and Jemma Barsby (27 off 29), to get the Fire to a competitive 7-232 at the end of their 50 overs. The Lend Lease Breakers lost Leah Poulton early, but Rachael Haynes and Alex Blackwell soon had them heading in the right direction. Haynes, was eventually dismissed for 36 off 33 balls with the score on 72, then Sthalekar holed out for just one run in what would be the retiring star’s last knock on the SCG. With storm clouds forming overhead, the Lend Lease Breakers now had to keep one eye on the Duckworth-Lewis Par score with the knowledge that the game might be destined for a premature end. It was here that the big match experience of the NSW girls came to the fore, with Blackwell and Alyssa Healy giving their side a comfortable buffer. Even when Healy fell for 22, the Lend Lease Breakers were still able to stay far enough ahead of the Par score to ensure victory. Alex Blackwell was 42 not out when the rain came. It was another superb knock from the skipper in difficult circumstances, and a wonderful reflection of her match winning ability. At 5pm Alex Blackwell and Jodie Fields walked out on to a sodden SCG to greet the umpires. A simple hand shake between the captains was all the Lend Lease Breakers needed to confirm what had become apparent when the rain arrived earlier. The match was over. They were champions. FI NA L - N E W S OUT H WAL E S v QUE E NS L AND Non-Batters: S Millanta (NSW) & HE Ferling (Qld) Umpires: DB Mealey & AP Ward Referee: RJ Evans Scorers: CG Wilcoxon & IE Wright Queensland MJ Bulow lbw b Coyte 19 BL Mooney c Coyte b Millanta 10 *+JM Fields not out 102 K Short c & b Reakes 7 DM Kimmince c Healy b Aley 16 F Whittaker c Blackwell b Reakes 0 JC Coleman run out (Millanta) 24 JL Barsby c Reakes b Coyte 27 GM Harris not out 1 KE Pike C Hill Extras 3b 12lb 11w 26 (190 min, 50 overs) (7 wkts) 232 Fall: 12 58 68 110 113 168 230 Bowling: Perry 10-1-40-0; Millanta 7-0-43-1; Aley 8-0-40-1; Coyte 10-1-34-2; Reakes 5-0-23-2; Sthalekar 10-1-37-0. New South Wales LJ Poulton c Short b Coleman 12 RL Haynes c & b Kimmince 36 *AJ Blackwell not out 42 LC Sthalekar c Fields b Kimmince 1 +AJ Healy st Fields b Barsby 22 SJ Coyte not out 11 NJ Carey EA Perry K Sutherland AR Reakes SE Aley Extras 11w 11 (104 min, 27 overs) (4 wkts) 135 Fall: 25 72 74 119 Bowling: Coleman 6-0-23-1; Ferling 5-0-38-0; Harris 7-0-34-0; Kimmince 5-0-16-2; Hill 2-0-12-0; Barsby 2-0-12-1. (45) (9) (122) (16) (39) (5) (34) (29) (1) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 At The Sydney Cricket Ground, 13 January, 2013 New South Wales won by 15 runs (D/L) Toss: New South Wales Player of the Match: JM Fields (15) (33) (63) (11) (32) (8) Jodie Fields and Alex Blackwell mark the end of the WNCL Final. 55 2012/13 WNCL Season Statistics 2012/13 WOMEN’S NATIONAL CRICKET LEAGUE POINTS TABLE Team Played Won NR Lost BP Points NRR New South Wales 6 5 0 1 5 24.5* 1.5885 Queensland 6 5 0 1 4 24 0.9075 Victoria 6 4 0 2 4 20 0.4160 Western Australia 6 3 0 3 4 16 0.0290 ACT 6 3 0 3 1 13 -0.0670 South Australia 6 1 0 5 0 4 -1.8489 Tasmania 6 0 0 6 0 0 -1.3760 Net run-rate was calculated by subtracting runs conceded per over from runs scored per over. *NSW penalised 0.5 points for slow over rate vs ACT 2012/13 WOMEN’S NATIONAL CRICKET LEAGUE PERFORMANCES BATTING M Inn NO HS Runs Avge 50 100 Ct St Stk-Rt AJ Blackwell 8 8 3 135* 464 92.80 3 2 5 - 89.40 LJ Poulton 8 8 - 52 234 29.25 3 - 1 - 75.24 AJ Healy 8 8 2 52 233 38.83 3 - 6 2 85.66 RL Haynes 8 7 - 64 218 31.14 1 - 2 - 96.04 LC Sthalekar 8 8 1 74 200 28.57 1 - 4 - 82.30 SJ Coyte 6 6 3 47* 119 39.67 - - 2 - 75.80 NJ Carey 7 4 2 46* 94 47.00 - - 5 - 77.69 EA Osborne K Sutherland CJ Koski 5 7 3 2 4 2 1 2 1 65* 37* 21 65 64 41 65.00 32.00 41.00 1 - - 3 3 2 - 162.50 59.81 146.63 AR Reakes 8 1 - 5 5 5.00 - - 5 - 125.00 SA Millanta 8 1 - 3 3 3.00 - - - - 75.00 SE Aley 8 - - - - - - - 3 - - EA Perry 4 - - - - - - - 2 - - B OW L I N G Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avge Best RPO 8 44 5 167 12 13.92 4-10 3.80 SA Millanta 8 65.1 9 233 10 23.30 2-15 3.58 SE Aley 8 56 4 252 9 28.00 2-13 4.50 EA Osborne 5 33 4 95 8 11.88 3-20 2.88 NJ Carey 7 22 3 84 6 14.00 2-7 3.82 SJ Coyte 6 45 3 185 5 37.00 2-19 4.11 K Sutherland 7 27 1 115 4 28.75 2-32 4.26 EA Perry 4 27 3 101 3 33.67 2-25 3.74 LC Sthalekar 8 65 6 270 3 90.00 1-21 4.15 RL Haynes 8 2 0 12 0 - - 6.00 LJ Poulton 8 1 0 3 0 - - 3.00 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 M AR Reakes 56 Ellyse Perry, Sharon Millanta and Alyssa Healy celebrate a wicket. Angela Reakes (top) and Sarah Coyte. 2012/13 WNCL Records First Game 2009/10 1996/97 1996/97 2010/11 1996/97 1996/97 M 5 34 34 3 53 34 W 4 30 28 3 34 33 163 132 L NR 1 4 6 17 1 1 - T 1 - 29 1 1 145 111 106 101 98 91 90 83 80 80 76 74 66 MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER Fielder Lisa STHALEKAR Alex BLACKWELL Belinda CLARK Julie HAYES Sarah ALEY Lisa KEIGHTLEY Bronwyn CALVER Michelle GOSZKO Martha WINCH Matches 145 106 47 111 74 91 80 101 66 Catches 52 38 35 33 29 26 24 24 23 BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS Wkts Bowler Opponent Venue 5-11 ACT Drummoyne Oval Victoria Glen Waverley 2005/06 South Australia Bankstown Oval 2009/10 Victoria Glen Waverley 2005/06 Tasmania North Sydney Oval 2010/11 Prospect 2012/13 Allan Border Field 2002/03 5-16 5-19 4-7 4-10 4-10 4-12 4-12 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-18 Angela REAKES South Australia Julie Queensland HAYES Lisa South STHALEKAR Australia Jo South GAREY Australia Lisa Western STHALEKAR Australia Therese Western MCGREGOR Australia Erin OSBORNE Victoria Season 2010/11 Manly Oval 2011/12 Park 25 1996/97 Aquinas College 2009/10 Scotch College 1997/98 Hurstville Oval 2008/09 MOST DISMISSALS BY WICKETKEEPERS Wicketkeeper Leonie COLEMAN Alyssa HEALY Jenny WALLACE 5-395 7-275 71 45 157 141* 5-11 6-22 vs Tasmania at Nth Sydney Oval by Victoria at St Kilda vs Victoria at Bankstown Oval by South Australia at Bankstown Oval Alex Blackwell v Tasmania at North Sydney Oval by Karen Rolton (S.Australia) at Newcastle No.1 Sports Ground Ellyse Perry v ACT at Drummoyne Oval Catherine Fitzpatrick (Vic) at Glen Waverley 2010/11 2012/13 2004/05 2009/10 2010/11 2005/06 2010/11 2006/07 LEADING RUN SCORERS Most Appearances Lisa STHALEKAR Julie HAYES Alex BLACKWELL Michelle GOSZKO Leonie COLEMAN Lisa KEIGHTLEY Leah POULTON Sarah ANDREWS Bronwyn CALVER Emma LIDDELL Kate BLACKWELL Sarah ALEY Martha WINCH Ellyse PERRY Sarah ANDREWS Ellyse PERRY Nicole GOODWIN Ellyse PERRY Records Highest total for: Highest total against: Lowest total for: Lowest total against: Highest score for: Highest score against: Best bowling for: Best bowling against: M 98 49 28 D 98 41 22 C 61 27 18 S 37 14 4 Batters Alex BLACKWELL Lisa STHALEKAR Lisa KEIGHTLEY Michelle GOSZKO Leah POULTON Belinda CLARK Kate BLACKWELL Martha WINCH Shannon CUNNEEN Alyssa HEALY Sally GRIFFITHS Rachael HAYNES Julie HAYES Bronwyn CALVER M 106 145 91 101 90 47 76 66 41 49 30 15 111 80 Inn 97 129 91 98 87 47 65 62 38 37 28 14 73 43 NO 23 29 8 8 7 8 22 13 6 5 2 21 16 Runs 3426 3414 3081 2416 2182 2170 1448 1155 911 819 665 620 578 509 HS 157 108* 144* 85 86 122* 102 101* 72 89* 95 156 58* 61* 50 22 17 21 14 17 22 10 4 5 7 6 3 1 2 100 8 2 3 2 1 1 1 - Avg 46.30 34.14 37.12 26.84 27.27 55.64 33.67 23.57 28.47 25.59 25.58 44.29 11.12 18.85 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE Score (Balls) 157 (111) 156 (139) 144* (158) 138 (143) 135* (110) 132* (125) 130 (133) 122* (153) 121* (107) 112* (97) 112 (156) 108* (126) 108* (93) 108 (111) 102* (138) 102 (114) 101* (77) Batters Alex BLACKWELL Rachael HAYNES Lisa KEIGHTLEY Alex BLACKWELL Alex BLACKWELL Alex BLACKWELL Alex BLACKWELL Belinda CLARK Alex BLACKWELL Alex BLACKWELL Lisa KEIGHTLEY Belinda CLARK Lisa STHALEKAR Lisa STHALEKAR Lisa KEIGHTLEY Kate BLACKWELL Martha WINCH Opponent Tasmania Victoria Queensland Western Australia Western Australia Tasmania Western Australia Western Australia ACT Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia Western Australia South Australia Western Australia Venue Nth Sydney Oval SCG Beenleigh Trinity College Blacktown Int Sportspark Bellerive Oval The WACA Hurstville Oval Manuka Oval Blacktown Int Sportspark Floreat Oval Waitara Oval Trinity College The WACA Waitara Oval Newcastle No.1 Sports Ground Nth Sydney Oval No.2 Season 2010/11 2011/12 1996/97 2009/10 2012/13 2011/12 2005/06 2000/01 2009/10 2012/13 1999/00 1998/99 2009/10 2003/04 1996/97 2005/06 2004/05 LEADING WICKET TAKERS Bowler Lisa STHALEKAR Julie HAYES Emma LIDDELL Bronwyn CALVER Sarah ANDREWS Ellyse PERRY Therese MCGREGOR Sarah ALEY Erin OSBORNE Sharon MILLANTA Charlotte ANNEVELD Angela REAKES Sarah COYTE Debbie NELSON Nicole GOODWIN Jo GAREY M Overs 145 1203 111 955.1 80 678.5 80 697 83 599.5 40 323.3 46 398 74 323.5 36 260.1 53 305.3 29 194 33 150.1 30 160.2 32 181.4 30 172 15 118 Mdns Runs 188 3644 163 3030 117 2109 134 2172 89 1992 39 1118 76 1224 31 1268 31 821 39 1108 22 712 6 658 11 683 24 692 20 638 24 393 Wkts 166 112 100 94 89 69 63 48 44 37 34 31 30 29 22 21 Avg 21.95 27.05 21.09 23.11 22.38 16.20 19.43 26.42 18.66 29.95 20.94 21.23 22.77 23.86 29.00 18.71 5 1 2 1 - Best 4-7 4-12 4-33 3-18 5-16 5-11 4-15 3-10 4-18 4-24 4-29 4-10 4-25 3-9 5-31 4-13 RPO 3.03 3.17 3.11 3.12 3.32 3.46 3.08 3.92 3.16 3.63 3.67 4.38 4.26 3.81 3.71 3.33 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET Wkt 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Runs 170 165 228 125 122 72 80 51 54 38 Batters Leah POULTON & Alex BLACKWELL Belinda CLARK & Sally GRIFFITHS Alex BLACKWELL & Lisa STHALEKAR Lisa KEIGHTLEY & Sally GRIFFITHS Lisa STHALEKAR & Sarah COYTE Julie HAYES & Bronwyn CALVER Kate BLACKWELL & Sarah ALEY Therese MCGREGOR & Leonie COLEMAN Ellyse PERRY & Sarah ANDREWS Leonie COLEMAN & Rene FARRELL Opponent Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Western Australia Victoria South Australia Queensland Victoria Queensland South Australia Venue Nth Sydney Oval SCG Trinity College Floreat Oval Blacktown Intl Sportspark Nth Dalton Park Allan Border Field Hurstville Oval Nth Sydney Oval Bankstown Oval Season 2010/11 1996/97 2009/10 1999/00 2011/12 2001/02 2006/07 2002/03 2009/10 2007/08 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Opponents ACT Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Total 57 2012/13 Women’s T20 Round 1: Lend Lease Breakers vs ACT Meteors Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 19 October 2012 Round 2: Lend Lease Breakers vs ACT Meteors Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 21 October 2012 It had been two weeks since Australia won the World T20 in Sri Lanka. With nine NSW players part of that squad, the Lend Lease Breakers were able to hit the ground running as they went in search of the one trophy missing from their impressive collection. The Lend Lease Breakers completed their opening weekend of matches with a straight forward eight wicket win over the ACT. In their first match under new Head Coach, Joanne Broadbent, NSW scored 4-166 from their 20 overs with Alyssa Healy (55 off 36) and Alex Blackwell (58no off 31) the dominant figures. Healy helped set the tone for the innings, sharing in an 81 run opening stand with Leah Poulton (29 off 40), while Blackwell ensured a big finish by striking seven fours and two sixes in her short stay at the crease. After playing only one match in the 2011/12 season, veteran Sarah Aley celebrated her return to the State side with a brilliant 4-13 from four overs, while off-spinner Erin Osborne produced the remarkable figures of 1-3 from her four over spell with the new ball. In the field, the Lend Lease Breakers bowlers consistently hit their marks while receiving excellent support from a well drilled fielding unit. As a result, the ACT struggled to keep the scoreboard ticking over and in the end fell well short of the victory target. Bowling first, NSW produced an outstanding effort in the field to restrict their rivals to 9-76. The Lend Lease Breakers top order easily knocked off the runs required for victory in just 13.2 overs. Leah Poulton (40 off 46) top scored, with Alyssa Healy (16 off 19), Angela Reakes (14 off 14) and Lisa Sthalekar (4 off 1) the other batters used. Two of their key batters, Asha Smith (0 off 3) and Kris Britt (6 off 6), were both dismissed cheaply with only Laura Wright (19 off 21), Sara Hungerford (22 off 24) and Rhiannon Dick (19 off 24) making starts. After starring for Australia in the World T20, Lisa Sthalekar (2-21) and Ellyse Perry (2-11) did an excellent job for the Lend Lease Breakers with the new ball, with Erin Osborne (1-14), Angela Reakes (1-14) and Nic Carey (1-12) the other wicket takers. N E W S OUT H WAL E S v AUST RAL IAN CAP ITAL T E R R ITORY Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 19 October, 2012 New South Wales won by 64 runs Toss: ACT Non-Batters: SE Aley (NSW) & CA Anneveld (ACT) 58 N EW SOUTH WA LES v AU STR A LIAN CA PITA L TERR ITORY Player of the Match: AJ Healy Umpires: AR Hamilton & DM Taylor Referee: GE Reed Scorers: CG Wilcoxon & SJ Woodhouse New South Wales LJ Poulton c Owen b Moylan 29 +AJ Healy c Wright b SA Moylan 55 *AJ Blackwell not out 58 LC Sthalekar c Moylan b Ruck 12 RL Haynes c Owen b Ruck 4 K Sutherland not out 2 EA Perry EA Osborne AR Reakes NJ Carey SA Millanta Extras 2lb 3w 1nb 6 (20 overs) (4 wkts) 166 Fall: 81 98 127 155 Bowling: Ruck 4-0-29-2; Pulford 2-0-23-0; Anneveld 3-0-18-0; Cooke 1-0-11-0; Dick 2-0-17-0; Askew 4-0-36-0; Moylan 4-0-30-2. ACT +LE Wright c Perry b Sthalekar 19 AC Smith c Poulton b Perry 0 *KL Britt run out (Millanta) 6 SL Hungerford st Healy b Carey 22 KA Owen c Blackwell b Reakes 11 LRF Askew c Reakes b Sthalekar 5 RS Dick b Perry 19 SA Moylan lbw b Osborne 7 ZE Cooke not out 3 SEA Ruck not out 0 KL Pulford Extras 2lb 5w 3nb 10 (20 overs) (8 wkts) 102 Fall: 8 27 30 52 65 79 90 102 Bowling: Sthalekar 4-0-21-2; Perry 3-0-11-2; Millanta 2-0-17-0; Osborne 4-0-14-1; Aley 3-0-11-0; Reakes 3-0-14-1; Carey 1-0-12-1. At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 21 October, 2012 New South Wales won by 8 wickets Toss: ACT Non-Batters: SA Millanta (NSW) & ZE Cooke (ACT) (40) (36) (31) (8) (4) (2) (21) (3) (6) (24) (12) (11) (24) (13) (7) (2) Player of the Match: SE Aley Umpires: AR Hamilton & DM Taylor Referee: GE Reed Scorers: SJ Woodhouse & IE Wright ACT +LE Wright b Millanta 2 AC Smith run out (Haynes) 9 *KL Britt c Millanta b Osborne 2 SL Hungerford c Osborne b Sthalekar 0 KA Owen c Haynes b Aley 5 LRF Askew c Blackwell b Reakes 11 RS Dick b Aley 2 A Harris c Healy b Aley 0 AJ Parkin not out 15 SEA Ruck c Blackwell b Aley 2 SA Moylan not out 15 Extras 1b 1lb 10w 1nb 13 (20 overs) (9 wkts) 76 Fall: 2 9 9 13 31 33 38 41 49 Bowling: Millanta 3-0-15-1; Osborne 4-2-3-1; Sthalekar 3-1-6-1; Reakes 3-0-17-1; Aley 4-1-13-4; Sutherland 1-0-5-0; Carey 2-0-15-0. New South Wales +AJ Healy c Parkin b Dick 16 LJ Poulton not out 40 AR Reakes b Owen 14 LC Sthalekar not out 4 RL Haynes *AJ Blackwell K Sutherland CJ Koski EA Osborne SE Aley NJ Carey Extras 3w 3 (13.2 overs) (2 wkts) 77 Fall: 37 72 Bowling: Ruck 4-0-20-0; Moylan 3-0-17-0; Dick 2-0-10-1; Owen 3-0-18-1; Harris 1.2-0-12-0. (5) (18) (6) (1) (17) (12) (8) (1) (29) (8) (16) (19) (46) (14) (1) Round 3: Queensland Fire vs Lend Lease Breakers Allan Border Field, 26 October 2012 Round 4: Queensland Fire vs Lend Lease Breakers Allan Border Field, 28 October 2012 This match was a homecoming of sorts for Lend Lease Breakers Head Coach, Joanne Broadbent, who had also coached the Queensland Fire for a number of years. The Lend Lease Breakers recorded their fourth win of the competition by defeating Queensland by seven wickets. Batting first, the Lend Lease Breakers scored 5-150 from their 20 overs thanks mainly to a 95 run second wicket stand between Alyssa Healy and Alex Blackwell. Healy struck nine fours and a six on her way to 62 runs off 45 balls, while Blackwell made 56 off 45 balls with eight boundaries. Following on from their efforts two days earlier, Mel Bulow (34 off 29) and Jodie Fields (43 off 45) were the mainstays of the innings, combining for a 49 run second wicket stand. Jess Jonassen (22 off 11) launched an early assault that saw Queensland race to 27 runs from just 2.3 overs. Erin Osborne then claimed her wicket before Mel Bulow (19 off 16) and Jodie Fields (14 off 21) took the score past 50. Queensland batted first and posted 8-117 off their 20 overs. Lisa Sthalekar led the way with the ball for NSW, snaring 4-25 from four overs, while Ellyse Perry took 2-20. Sarah Aley (1-11) and Angela Reakes (1-29) were the other wicket takers. Leah Poulton then ensured a comfortable victory with 45 runs off 36 deliveries at the top of the order, while Alex Blackwell continued her outstanding form with an unbeaten 36 off 31 balls with the target reached in the 15th over. Sharon Millanta finally secured Bulow’s scalp, with Rachael Haynes accepting her second catch of the innings, followed by Jodie Fields being run out by Sarah Coyte with only three more runs added to the score. From here the Lend Lease Breakers took control with the next five wickets falling for 27 runs. The task was too great for the remaining batters and Queensland were bowled out for 116. Erin Osborne (2-19), Sarah Coyte (2-24) and Sarah Aley (2-9) were the multiple wicket takers with Coyte, Aley and Haynes also contributing to run outs. QU EEN SLA N D v N EW SOUTH WA LES Player of the Match: AJ Healy Umpires: C Hoffman & JJ Kangur Referee: JF Torpey Scorers: GM Cartwright & T Williams New South Wales LJ Poulton c Fields b Ferling 9 +AJ Healy c Short b Jonassen 62 *AJ Blackwell run out (Pike) 56 LC Sthalekar c Barsby b Harris 2 RL Haynes c Pike b Ferling 2 K Sutherland not out 8 EA Perry not out 2 EA Osborne AR Reakes SE Aley SJ Coyte Extras 2b 1lb 6w 9 (20 overs) (5 wkts) 150 Fall: 13 108 114 122 146 Bowling: Coleman 3-0-33-0; Ferling 4-0-21-2; Kimmince 2-0-15-0; Barsby 3-0-24-0; Jonassen 4-0-24-1; Pike 2-0-19-0; Harris 2-0-11-1 Queensland MJ Bulow c Haynes b Millanta JL Jonassen c Haynes b Osborne *+JM Fields run out (Coyte) BL Mooney run out (Aley) GM Harris c Blackwell b Coyte DM Kimmince c Healy b Aley K Short c Healy b Aley JC Coleman c & b Osborne JL Barsby c Sthalekar b Coyte KE Pike not out C Hill run out (Haynes) Extras 2lb 9w (20 overs) Fall: 27 53 56 63 73 73 81 90 105 116 Bowling: Osborne 3-0-19-2; Perry 3-0-19-0; Sthalekar 4-0-21-0; Millanta 2-0-12-1; Coyte 3-0-24-2; Aley 2-0-9-2; Reakes 3-0-10-0. 19 22 14 3 12 6 0 10 5 8 6 11 116 At Allan Border Field, Brisbane, 28 October, 2012 New South Wales won by 7 wickets Toss: New South Wales Non-Batters: K Sutherland (NSW) & C Hill (Qld) (9) (44) (45) (4) (4) (6) (3) (16) (11) (21) (5) (7) (5) (1) (15) (6) (18) (12) Player of the Match: LJ Poulton Umpires: B Farrell & JJ Kangur Referee: JF Torpey Queensland MJ Bulow c & b Sthalekar 34 JL Jonassen b Aley 1 *+JM Fields c Poulton b Perry 43 BL Mooney c Perry b Sthalekar 0 GM Harris c Sthalekar b Perry 1 DM Kimmince c Healy b Reakes 18 K Short c Osborne b Sthalekar 9 JC Coleman not out 3 JL Barsby b Sthalekar 0 KE Pike not out 5 HL Ferling Extras 1lb 1w 1nb 3 (78 min, 20 overs) (8 wkts) 117 Fall: 4 53 60 66 92 107 111 112 Bowling: Millanta 2-0-11-0; Aley 2-0-11-1; Perry 4-0-20-2; Sthalekar 4-0-25-4; Reakes 4-0-29-1; Osborne 4-0-20-0. New South Wales +AJ Healy c Fields b Barsby 8 LJ Poulton c Coleman b Ferling 45 *AJ Blackwell not out 36 LC Sthalekar c Hill b Barsby 18 RL Haynes not out 0 EA Perry EA Osborne AR Reakes SE Aley SJ Coyte SA Millanta Extras 1b 10w 11 (59min, 14.5 overs) (3 wkts) 118 Fall: 18 95 116 Bowling: Barsby 3.5-0-25-2; Ferling 4-0-34-1; Coleman 2-0-17-0; Harris 1-0-12-0; Hill 2-0-10-0; Kimmince 2-0-19-0. (29) (3) (45) (3) (3) (13) (19) (2) (1) (3) (9) (36) (31) (12) (1) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 NEW S OUT H WA L E S v QUE E NS L AND At Allan Border Field, Brisbane, 26 October, 2012 New South Wales won by 34 runs Toss: New South Wales Non-Batters: SA Millanta (NSW) & HE Ferling (Qld) 59 2012/13 Women’s T20 Round 5: Lend Lease Breakers vs Western Fury Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 23 November 2012 Round 6: Lend Lease Breakers vs Western Fury Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 25 November 2012 Though the final margin of 25 runs may suggest otherwise, this win by the Lend Lease Breakers was closer than they would have liked after a below par performance with the bat. The Lend Lease Breakers registered a convincing victory over the Western Fury in the second of their WT20 matches, winning by nine wickets after restricting their opponents to fewer than 100 runs in the first innings. Sent in, the home side only posted 5-114. Leah Poulton (25 off 23) and Lisa Sthalekar (23 off 27) were the shining lights as the majority of the top five failed to fire. In the end it was left to Alex Blackwell (29no off 21), batting at number six, to get her side to three figures. The Fury put 25 runs on the board comfortably before losing their first wicket, with Sharon Millanta clean bowling the dangerous Nicole Bolton (7 off 12). Two overs later, Millanta had her second after Chloe Piparo was caught by Claire Koski for a duck to give the Lend Lease Breakers a sniff. That was all the incentive they needed as wickets began to fall regularly, with off-spinners Lisa Sthalekar (2-11) and Erin Osborne (1-16) accounting for the next three batters. At 5-81 it was still anyone’s game, however, the Lend Lease Breakers were quick to go for the jugular, taking the last five wickets for just eight runs. The final wicket fell three balls into the 19th over, with Alyssa Healy stumping Gemma Triscari from the bowling of Sarah Aley. Western Australia made just 7-96 from their 20 overs. Sharon Millanta (2-14) struck early, while Osborne secured the important scalp of Nicole Bolton (10 off 18). Angela Reakes (2-22), Lisa Sthalekar (1-15) and Nicola Carey (1-19) picked up the middle order wickets as the Fury struggled to get the run rate above five runs an over. Leah Poulton starred with the bat for NSW. She hit 52 runs off just 32 balls, including seven fours and a six. Alyssa Healy (16 off 15) was the only player to be dismissed with Nicola Carey finishing unbeaten on 31 off 26 balls after being promoted to number three in the batting order. The winning runs were achieved one ball into the 13th over, allowing the Lend Lease Breakers to further extend their lead at the top of the WT20 ladder with six wins from as many starts. It capped off an outstanding afternoon in the field for Healy who finished with five dismissals, made up of three catches, a run out and the stumping. N E W S OUT H WAL E S v WE ST E RN AUST RAL IA At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 23 November, 2012 New South Wales won by 25 runs Toss: Western Australia Non-Batters: CJ Koski (NSW) & KAD Burns (WA) New South Wales LJ Poulton c Bolton b Burns +AJ Healy c Hunter b Shaw LC Sthalekar c Devchand b Fragomeni RL Haynes run out (Graham) K Sutherland c Wallace b Fragomeni *AJ Blackwell not out EA Osborne not out NJ Carey AR Reakes SE Aley SA Millanta Extras 2LB (20 overs) Fall: 6 44 52 69 93 N EW SOUTH WALES v WESTER N AU STR A LIA Player of the Match: AJ Blackwell Umpires: AR Hamilton & DM Taylor Referee: GE Reed 25 4 23 5 15 29 3 At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 25 November, 2012 New South Wales won by 9 wickets Toss: Western Australia Non-Batters: SA Millanta (NSW) & S Fragomeni (WA) (23) (3) (27) (12) (32) (21) (4) 2 (5 wkts) 114 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Bowling: Shaw 4-0-32-1; Chappell 4-0-23-0; Burns 4-0-14-1; Triscari 4-0-18-0; Fragomeni 4-0-25-2. 60 Western Australia *NE Bolton b Millanta +JCL Wallace c Healy b Sthalekar C Piparo c Koski b Millanta RK Chappell c Healy b Osborne C Hunter lbw b Sthalekar NJ Shaw lbw b Aley H Graham c Healy b Carey B Devchand run out (Healy) S Fragomeni not out EL King run out (Sutherland) GL Triscari st Healy b Aley Extras 1lb 12w 2nb (18.3 overs) Fall: 25 27 36 55 81 81 82 86 88 89 Bowling: Aley 3.3-1-20-2; Millanta 4-0-13-2; Osborne 4-0-16-1; Reakes 1-0-12-0; Sthalekar 4-0-11-2; Carey 2-0-16-1. 7 37 0 9 8 6 4 0 2 1 0 15 89 (12) (44) (5) (7) (8) (9) (10) (7) (5) (3) (3) Player of the Match: LJ Poulton Umpires: AR Hamilton & DM Taylor Referee: GE Reed Western Australia *NE Bolton c Koski b Osborne +JCL Wallace c Sthalekar b Millanta C Piparo c Carey b Millanta H Graham c Blackwell b Carey C Hunter c Millanta b Reakes NJ Shaw c Blackwell b Reakes B Devchand c Healy b Sthalekar EL King not out GL Triscari not out RK Chappell KAD Burns Extras 14w (20 overs) Fall: 10 16 40 68 83 84 93 Bowling: Sthalekar 3-0-15-1; Millanta 3-0-14-2; Aley 4-0-18-0; Osborne 3-0-8-1; Reakes 4-0-22-2; Carey 3-0-19-1. 10 7 5 26 13 10 6 3 2 (18) (7) (7) (38) (27) (9) (5) (7) (2) 14 (7 wkts) 96 New South Wales +AJ Healy st Wallace b Graham 16 LJ Poulton not out 52 NJ Carey not out 31 *AJ Blackwell EA Osborne K Sutherland RL Haynes CJ Koski LC Sthalekar AR Reakes SE Aley Extras 0 (12.1 overs) (1 wkt) 99 Fall: 25 Bowling: Shaw 2-0-11-0; Graham 3-0-20-1; Triscari 1-0-18-0; Chappell 2-0-16-0; Burns 1-0-6-0; King 2-0-11-0; Fragomeni 1.1-0-17-0. (15) (32) (26) Round 7: Lend Lease Breakers vs Tasmanian Roar Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 8 December 2012 Round 8: Lend Lease Breakers vs Tasmania Roar Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 9 December 2012 The Lend Lease Breakers staved off a spirited challenge by Tasmania to win by eight wickets at Blacktown International Sportspark. The Lend Lease Breakers’ second T20 victory over Tasmania in as many days was set up by a ruthless performance in the field. Winning the toss, Tasmania elected to bat first and were rewarded by an 89 run first wicket stand between Emma Thompson (45 off 48) and Carly Ryan (51 off 58). Erin Burns (21 off 12) then played a useful cameo in the final overs to get her team to 4-127 at the end of their 20 overs. Winning the toss and electing to bat, the Roar were quickly reduced to 4-25 inside six overs as veteran fast bowler, Sharon Millanta, claimed the outstanding figures of 4-11 from four overs. The remaining wickets went to the spinners with Lisa Sthalekar (1-12), Erin Osborne (2-13) and Angela Reakes (2-12) sharing the spoils. Rachael Haynes was also heavily involved, taking three catches, with Alyssa Healy securing three dismissals behind the stumps. NSW off-spinner Erin Osborne again impressed with the new ball, conceding just 18 runs from her four overs, while Lisa Sthalekar also finished with 0-18 from her four over spell. Sarah Coyte (2-28) and Nicola Carey (1-17) were the only wicket takers, while Rachael Haynes added another run out to her season tally. It was a professional and calculated run chase by the Lend Lease Breakers batters. While there were no spectacular fireworks, the experience of Leah Poulton (22 off 20), Alyssa Healy (53no off 49), Alex Blackwell (33 off 29) and Lisa Sthalekar (11 off 9) ensured that victory was never in doubt, with the winning runs scored in the 18th over. N EW SOUTH WA LES v TASMA N IA Player of the Match: AJ Healy Umpires: WD Hendricks & BW Whiteman Referee: GE Reed Tasmania E Thompson c Aley b Coyte 45 C Ryan st Healy b Carey 51 EA Burns c Millanta b Coyte 21 B Page run out (Haynes) 1 *V Pyke not out 0 CL Hall SK Maloney L Da Costa +T Kafoa AJ Silva K Fryett Extras 6b 3lb 9 (20 overs) (4 wkts) 127 Fall: 89 126 126 127 Bowling: Osborne 4-0-18-0; Coyte 4-0-28-2; Millanta 4-0-24-0; Sthalekar 4-0-18-0; Aley 2-0-13-0; Carey 2-0-17-1. New South Wales LJ Poulton lbw b Pyke +AJ Healy not out *AJ Blackwell c Pyke b Hepburn LC Sthalekar not out EA Osborne RL Haynes NJ Carey SJ Coyte AR Reakes K Sutherland SA Millanta Extras 4b 6w (17.5 overs) Fall: 39 101 Bowling: Fryett 4-0-32-0; Pyke 4-0-18-1; Burns 4-0-24-0; Hepburn 3.5-0-32-1; Da Costa 2-0-19-0. This victory was a terrific way for the Lend Lease Breakers to end the first part of their campaign. The competition would now take a short break to allow for the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars’ series against New Zealand, which would involve nine NSW players. 22 53 33 11 10 (2 wkts) 129 At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 9 December, 2012 New South Wales won by 6 wickets Toss: Tasmania Non-Batters: AR Reakes (NSW) & B Hepburn (Tas) (48) (58) (12) (1) (0) (20) (49) (29) (9) Player of the Match: SA Millanta Umpires: AR Hamilton & DM Taylor Referee: GE Reed Tasmania E Thompson c Haynes b Millanta C Ryan c Blackwell b Millanta EA Burns c Healy b Millanta CL Hall c Haynes b Millanta B Page c Blackwell b Osborne SK Maloney b Osborne *V Pyke st Healy b Reakes L Da Costa run out (Reakes/Sthalekar) +T Kafoa c Haynes b Reakes AJ Silva not out K Fryett st Healy b Sthalekar Extras 1lb 4w (19.4 overs) Fall: 2 16 16 25 50 58 61 61 64 70 Bowling: Sthalekar 8.4-0-12-1; Millanta 4-1-11-4; Aley 3-0-18-0; Osborne 4-0-13-2; Reakes 3-0-12-2; Carey 2-0-3-0. 7 0 12 0 18 14 5 3 0 5 1 5 70 New South Wales +AJ Healy c Page b Fryett 4 CJ Koski c Silva b Da Costa 0 *AJ Blackwell b Burns 14 LC Sthalekar b Pyke 14 RL Haynes not out 27 LJ Poulton not out 3 EA Osborne NJ Carey SE Aley SA Millanta K Sutherland Extras 9w 9 (12.1 overs) (4 wkts) 71 Fall: 4 14 25 52 Bowling: Fryett 1-0-9-1; Burns 4-0-18-1; Da Costa 4-0-20-1; Silva 1-0-9-0; Pyke 2-0-11-1; Hepburn 0.1-0-4-0. (14) (3) (8) (1) (26) (23) (7) (10) (2) (15) (9) (4) (6) (18) (19) (17) (9) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 NEW S OUT H WA L E S v TAS MANIA At Blacktown International Sportspark No.1, 8 December, 2012 New South Wales won by 8 wickets Toss: Tasmania Non Batters: SE Aley (NSW) & B Hepburn (Tas). Despite losing Alyssa Healy (4 of 4) and Claire Koski (0 off 6) early, the Lend Lease Breakers registered a comfortable six wicket win in just 12.1 overs. Rachael Haynes (27no off 17) saw the team home with Alex Blackwell (14 off 18) and Lisa Sthalekar (14 off 19) also contributing. 61 2012/13 Women’s T20 Round 9: SA Scorpions vs Lend Lease Breakers Park 25, No.1, Adelaide, 21 December 2012 Round 10: SA Scorpions vs Lend Lease Breakers Adelaide Oval, 23 December 2012 The Lend Lease Breakers re-assembled for the first time in over two weeks at Sydney Airport prior to flying to Adelaide for their weekend matches against South Australia. It had been a busy few weeks with the majority of the squad involved in Australia’s series against New Zealand. The Lend Lease Breakers defeated South Australia by 11 runs in a match that was played as a curtain raiser to a KFC T20 Big Bash League fixture between the Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers. Batting first, NSW posted 8-135 from their 20 overs. There were a couple of rare failures from Alyssa Healy (0 off 3) and Alex Blackwell (3 off 11), however, the contributions from Leah Poulton (31 off 29) and Lisa Sthalekar (50 off 34) helped get the team to a defendable total. That afternoon, they played the Scorpions in the first of two T20 fixtures where a dynamic performance in the field made up for a sub-par performance with the bat. After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, NSW only posted 6-128 from their 20 overs. Alyssa Healy (56 off 50) was the only batter to make a significant contribution, with just three other batters reaching double figures. South Australia’s chase was a disaster with their top four batters all falling to run outs inside the first five overs. Sarah Coyte then ripped through the middle order, finishing with 3-7 off four overs. Erin Osborne was miserly, going for just three runs from her three overs and picking up a wicket. South Australia were eventually bowled out for just 51 in 17.3 overs, giving the Lend Lease Breakers victory by 77 runs. S OUT H AU ST R AL IA v NE W S OUT H WAL E S Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 At Park 25 No.1, Adelaide, 21 December, 2012 New South Wales won by 77 runs Toss: New South Wales Non-Batters: SE Aley (NSW) & K Stockley (SA) 62 It was a brilliant performance by the veteran Sthalekar. After a tiring couple of weeks with the Australian team, she had been rested from the first T20 clash with South Australia two days early. The short break appeared to have done her a world of good as she struck five fours and a six in a crucial innings. In reply, South Australia made 8-124 to fall just short. Australian allrounder, Lauren Ebsary, played a lone hand to get her side so close, scoring 74 off 61 deliveries with only one other batter reaching double figures. For NSW, Sarah Coyte continued her outstanding weekend with the ball, snaring 3-24 off four overs, with Angela Reakes (1-30), Sharon Millanta (1-15), Sarah Aley (1-21) and Lisa Sthalekar (1-17) the other wicket takers. Still undefeated, the Lend Lease Breakers could enjoy their Christmas break knowing that with two matches remaining, their place in the WT20 Final was now secure. SOUTH AU STR A LIA v N EW SOUTH WALES Umpires: K Chanrakumar & C Thomas Referee: KD Perrin At The Adelaide Oval, 23 December, 2013 New South Wales won by 11 runs Toss: New South Wales Non-Batters: EA Osborne (NSW) & SM Betts (SA) Umpires: LG Donisthorpe & C Thomas Referee: DJ Harper Scorers: RM Artis & NA Ricketts New South Wales LJ Poulton c McPharlin b Stockley 8 (14) +AJ Healy st McPharlin b Wellington 56 (50) *AJ Blackwell c Morgan b McGrath 14 (18) RL Haynes b Wellington 0 (2) NJ Carey st McPharlin b Wellington 3 (3) AR Reakes c Hill b Ebsary 15 (15) K Sutherland not out 13 (11) SJ Coyte not out 9 (7) EA Osborne SA Millanta CJ Koski Extras 3lb 7w 10 (20 overs) (6 wkts) 128 Fall: 29 68 71 84 94 113 Bowling: Schutt 4-0-22-0; Hill 3-0-31-0; Stockley 3-1-15-1; McGrath 4-0-21-1; Wellington 4-0-21-3; Ebsary 2-0-15-1. New South Wales +AJ Healy b Schutt 0 LJ Poulton c Betts b Hill 31 *AJ Blackwell b Schutt 3 LC Sthalekar c Schutt b Price 50 NJ Carey c Schutt b Price 12 CJ Koski c Morgan b Betts 8 SJ Coyte c Ebsary b Price 9 K Sutherland st McPharlin b Price 2 AR Reakes not out 14 SA Millanta not out 1 SE Aley Extras 5w 5 (79 min, 20 overs) (8 wkts) 135 Fall: 1 19 62 91 102 115 118 122 Bowling: Schutt 4-0-18-2; Stockley 4-0-17-0; McGrath 1-0-14-0; Ebsary 2-0-23-0; Hill 2-0-24-1; Price 4-0-27-4; Betts 3-0-12-1. South Australia RJ Peate run out (Osborne) K Rattray run out (Koski) *LK Ebsary run out (Poulton) BE Patterson run out (Coyte) BL Morgan lbw b Coyte ML Schutt b Coyte +TJ McPharlin st Healy b Aley TM McGrath b Coyte A Wellington c Aley b Carey JL Hill b Osborne SM Betts not out Extras 2lb 8w (17.3 overs) Fall: 5 13 24 24 28 33 33 39 40 51 Bowling: Osborne 3-2-3-1; Millanta 3-0-12-0; Carey 3.3-0-15-1; Coyte 3-1-7-3; Reakes 2-0-7-0; Aley 3-1-5-1. South Australia A Price lbw b Reakes 4 (7) RJ Peate c Coyte b Aley 11 (20) *LK Ebsary c Koski b Coyte 74 (61) BE Patterson run out (Koski) 5 (7) BL Morgan lbw b Coyte 0 (1) ML Schutt b Millanta 5 (7) +TJ McPharlin lbw b Sthalekar 4 (5) A Wellington c Reakes b Coyte 2 (4) JL Hill not out 3 (4) TM McGrath not out 3 (3) K Stockley Extras 8b 1lb 4w 13 (79 min, 20 overs) (8 wkts) 124 Fall: 5 38 49 49 85 102 117 119 Bowling: Coyte 4-0-24-3; Reakes 4-0-30-1; Millanta 4-0-15-1; Aley 4-0-21-1; Carey 1-0-8-0; Sthalekar 3-0-17-1. 6 2 4 4 5 0 4 0 12 1 3 10 51 (7) (7) (5) (10) (9) (3) (11) (2) (24) (13) (15) (3) (29) (11) (34) (12) (11) (12) (3) (7) (2) Round 11: Vic Spirit vs Lend Lease Breakers Junction Oval, St Kilda, 4 January 2013 Round 12: Vic Spirit vs Lend Lease Breakers Melbourne Cricket Ground, 6 January 2013 The Lend Lease Breakers dealt a massive blow to Victoria’s hopes of defending their WT20 title with a 27 run victory. The Lend Lease Breakers and Vic Spirit met in the last match of the preliminary rounds. Played as a double header with the Big Bash League, this game started at 3pm and earlier that day Western Australia had beaten the ACT to jump into second place. It meant a simple equation for the Vic Spirit. Win and they would defend their title in two weeks’ time. Losing would guarantee an end to their three year WT20 winning streak. NSW made 7-149 from their 20 overs with Alex Blackwell in scintillating touch, top scoring with 51 runs off 44 balls. She received terrific support from Leah Poulton (29 off 25) and Lisa Sthalekar (16 off 15), combining with both for partnerships worth 58 runs and 41 runs respectively. Again taking the new ball, Sthalekar made an early breakthrough by trapping Elyse Villani (4 off 4) lbw and 10 runs later, Sharon Millanta removed Meg Lanning (13 off 11). Angela Reakes then struck a double blow by removing Emma Inglis (10 off 19) and Jess Cameron (12 off 13) in quick succession to put her side well and truly on top. Despite Kelly Applebee (21 off 28) forming a resistance movement with Emily McIntyre (11 off 13) and Kristy Lamb (29no off 17), the Lend Lease Breakers were still able to keep their rival’s scoring in check and Victoria gradually fell further and further behind the required run rate. Victoria batted out the overs, finishing at 9-122. There were no real standouts amongst the NSW bowlers with the whole team contributing. Lisa Sthalekar (2-20), Sarah Coyte (2-30), Angela Reakes (2-5), Sharon Millanta (1-20) and Nicola Carey (1-20) all claimed wickets. Victoria’s chase needed to start well, however, their top three of Meg Lanning, Elyse Villani and Jess Cameron were all dismissed before the score had passed 30. From here the Lend Lease Breakers tightened the screws to hold the Spirit to 9-123. After 12 rounds the Lend Lease Breakers were still to drop a match in this competition and now they were just one win away from lifting the elusive trophy. VIC TORIA v N EW SOUTH WA LES Player of the Match: AJ Blackwell Umpires: PJ Gillespie & SM Sciacca Referee: D Cox Scorers: S Baulch & N Noblett At Melbourne Cricket Ground, 6 January, 2013 New South Wales won by 50 runs Toss: New South Wales Non-Batters: SA Millanta (NSW) & KM Hempenstall (Vic) Player of the Match: AJ Blackwell Umpires: A Sammartino & SM Sciacca Referee: RW Stratford Scorers: S Baulch & N Noblett New South Wales LJ Poulton st Inglis b McIntyre 29 (25) +AJ Healy c Inglis b Lamb 9 (9) *AJ Blackwell c Beams b Binch 51 (44) LC Sthalekar b Binch 16 (15) RL Haynes c Beams b Lamb 13 (12) SJ Coyte st Inglis b Strano 14 (9) NJ Carey c Villani b Lamb 1 (3) EA Perry not out 0 (0) K Sutherland not out 5 (3) AR Reakes SA Millanta Extras 2lb 9w 11 (80 min, 20 overs) (7 wkts) 149 Fall: 12 70 111 115 143 144 144 Bowling: Strano 4-0-22-1; Lamb 4-0-20-3; Hempenstall 2-0-18-0; Binch 4-0-35-2; McIntyre 4-0-33-1; Hunter 2-0-19-0. New South Wales +AJ Healy c Villani b McIntyre 3 LJ Poulton c Applebee b Lamb 25 *AJ Blackwell c Applebee b Beams 43 LC Sthalekar b Hempenstall 17 RL Haynes c Hempenstall b Elliott 37 SJ Coyte not out 26 NJ Carey run out (Applebee/Hempenstall) 11 EA Perry not out 1 K Sutherland AR Reakes SE Aley Extras 10w 10 (70 min, 20 overs) (6 wkts) 173 Fall: 4 36 68 121 145 171 Bowling: McIntyre 4-0-30-1; Strano 3-0-23-0; Lamb 2-0-20-1; Hunter 1-0-15-0; Hempenstall 4-0-36-1; Beams 4-0-34-1; Elliott 2-0-15-1. Victoria MM Lanning c Haynes b Millanta 13 EJ Villani lbw b Sthalekar 4 JE Cameron c Blackwell b Reakes 12 *+EJ Inglis c Healy b Reakes 10 KM Applebee lbw b Coyte 21 E McIntyre lbw b Sthalekar 11 K Lamb not out 29 JL Hunter st Healy b Carey 2 BC Binch st Healy b Coyte 5 M Strano run out (Millanta) 7 KM Beams Extras 2lb 6w 8 (76 min, 20 overs) (9 wkts) 122 Fall: 8 18 40 49 75 86 97 104 122 Bowling: Millanta 3-0-20-1; Sthalekar 4-0-20-2; Coyte 4-0-30-2; Sutherland 3-0-13-0; Reakes 2-0-5-2; Aley 1-0-12-0; Carey 3-0-20-1. Victoria MM Lanning c Aley b Sthalekar 13 EJ Villani b Sthalekar 12 JE Cameron c Healy b Aley 2 *+EJ Inglis lbw b Reakes 35 KM Applebee c Healy b Perry 8 E McIntyre c Blackwell b Perry 6 SJ Elliott c Millanta b Carey 14 K Lamb st Healy b Carey 7 KM Beams not out 14 JL Hunter st Healy b Reakes 2 M Strano not out 5 Extras 2b 2lb 1w 5 (72 min, 20 overs) (9 wkts) 123 Fall: 25 26 28 50 68 79 95 97 102 Bowling: Millanta 4-0-33-0; Sthalekar 3-0-9-2; Aley 2-0-11-1; Coyte 4-0-28-0; Perry 2-0-13-2; Reakes 4-0-18-2; Carey 1-0-7-2. (11) (4) (13) (19) (28) (13) (17) (3) (4) (8) (4) (18) (35) (9) (25) (19) (9) (1) (8) (15) (4) (26) (12) (8) (13) (8) (14) (3) (9) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 VI C TOR I A v N E W S OUT H WAL E S At Junction Oval, St Kilda, 4 January, 2013 New South Wales won by 27 runs Toss: New South Wales Non-Batters: SE Aley (NSW) & KM Hempenstall (Vic) It was enough incentive for the home team to put in a big performance, however, the prospect of knocking their arch rivals out of the competition was just as motivating for the Lend Lease Breakers. It was almost the perfect game by the women in sky blue. Alex Blackwell had no hesitation in batting first after winning the toss and in 20 overs they piled on 6-173. The onslaught was unrelenting with Leah Poulton (25 off 18), Blackwell (43 off 35), Lisa Sthalekar (17 off 9), Rachael Haynes (37 off 25) and Sarah Coyte (26no off 19) all scoring freely. 63 2012/13 Womens’ T20 WT20 Final: Lend Lease Breakers vs Western Fury The WACA Ground, Perth, 19 January 2013 The Lend Lease Breakers travelled to Perth desperate to claim their first WT20 title in four attempts. They had been the dominant team in the country, winning all of their round games, while just six days earlier they had won their eighth straight WNCL crown. The Final was being played as a curtain raiser to the KFC T20 Big Bash League Final but as the higher ranked team, the Lend Lease Breakers had the ‘home ground advantage’ and Alex Blackwell found herself tossing the coin despite standing in the middle of The WACA. Batting first in front of a healthy crowd, Western Australia made a great start with Suzie Bates and Jenny Wallace putting on 42 runs in six overs. Sarah Coyte made the first breakthrough by removing Wallace for 21, however, Bates and Bolton kept the momentum going with a 66 run second wicket stand. Despite the lack of wickets, the NSW bowlers did a terrific job in keeping Western Australia’s run rate in check and following Bolton’s dismissal in the 16th over, the Breakers were able to hold their opponents to 5-126. In reply, the Lend Lease Breakers made the most of their power play by striking 42 runs in five overs before losing their first wicket, Alyssa Healy (20 off 16). Poulton was the next to go, but not before posting 41 off 31 deliveries, which also made her the first player to score 1500 runs in Australian domestic T20 cricket. At 2-106 in the 15th over, the Lend Lease Breakers were cruising to victory. The loss of three quick wickets slowed them down, but while Alex Blackwell remained at the crease, it was only delaying the inevitable. The skipper had led from the front all year and two balls into the final over, she smashed a ball from Bates straight back past the bowler and to the boundary to confirm the win. Blackwell was named Player of the Final for her 40 not out from 38 balls and she also had the honour of finally raising the WT20 Trophy on behalf of her team. This victory gave NSW a little slice of history too, becoming the first team to win both the WT20 and WNCL in the same season. FI NA L – W E ST E R N AUST RAL IA v NE W S OUT H WAL E S Player of the Final: AJ Blackwell Umpires: MP Hall & DC Trigg TV Umpire: NR Johnstone Referee: RJ Evans Western Australia SW Bates st Healy b Coyte 41 +JCL Wallace c Poulton b Coyte 24 *NE Bolton c Haynes b Osborne 41 NJ Shaw run out (Blackwell) 8 GL Triscari run out (Aley) 4 H Graham not out 2 S Fragomeni not out 1 C Piparo RK Chappell EL King E Biss Extras 4w 1nb 5 (20 overs) (5 wkts) 126 Fall: 42 108 113 123 123 Bowling: Sthalekar 4-0-30-0; Millanta 1-0-12-0; Coyte 4-0-18-2; Aley 4-0-21-0; Reakes 1-0-8-0; Osborne 4-0-21-1; Sutherland 1-0-9-0; Carey 1-0-7-0. New South Wales LJ Poulton c Fragomeni b King 41 +AJ Healy c Wallace b Triscari 20 *AJ Blackwell not out 40 LC Sthalekar b Burns 14 RL Haynes c & b Bates 8 SJ Coyte run out (Chappell) 0 NJ Carey not out 6 EA Osborne K Sutherland AR Reakes SE Aley Extras 1w 1 (19.2 overs) (5 wkts) 130 Fall: 42 72 106 117 118 Bowling: Shaw 4-0-28-0; Biss 2-0-18-0; Triscari 3-0-21-1; Burns 2-0-16-1; King 4-0-22-1; Chappell 2-0-16-0; Bates 2.2-0-9-1. (48) (16) (40) (10) (4) (2) (1) (31) (16) (38) (12) (15) (1) (3) The Lend Lease Breakers celebrate victory (top) and Alex Blackwell with the Trophy. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 At The WACA Ground, Perth, 19 January, 2013 New South Wales won by 5 wickets Toss: Western Australia Non-Batters: SA Millanta (NSW) & KAD Burns (WA) 65 2012/13 Women’s T20 Season Statistics 2012/13 WOMEN’S T20 POINTS TABLE TEAM Played Won Tied Lost New South Wales 12 12 0 0 Points 24 Net Run Rate 2.1202 Western Australia 12 7 1 4 15 -0.1479 Victoria 12 6 1 5 13 0.2446 Australian Capital Territory 12 6 0 6 12 -0.0418 Queensland 12 5 0 7 10 -0.2526 Tasmania 12 4 0 8 8 -0.5225 South Australia* 12 1 0 11 1.5 -1.2278 Net run-rate was calculated by subtracting runs conceded per over from runs scored per over. * South Australia penalised 0.5 points for slow over rate. 2012/13 WOMEN’S T20 PERFORMANCES Batting M Inn NO HS Runs Avge 50 100 Ct St Stk-Rt AJ Blackwell 13 11 4 58* 377 53.86 3 - 10 - 117.45 LJ Poulton 13 13 3 52* 359 35.90 1 - 3 - 108.13 AJ Healy 13 13 1 62 306 25.50 4 - 12 11 117.24 LC Sthalekar 12 11 2 50 181 20.11 1 - 4 - 120.67 RL Haynes 12 9 2 37 96 13.71 - - 8 - 104.35 NJ Carey 11 6 2 31* 64 16.00 - - 1 - 114.29 SJ Coyte 8 5 2 26* 58 19.33 - - 1 - 120.83 K Sutherland AR Reakes CJ Koski 13 13 6 6 3 2 4 1 - 15 15 8 45 43 8 22.50 21.50 4.00 - - 2 3 - 78.95 119.44 47.06 EA Osborne 11 1 1 3* 3 - - - 3 - 75.00 5 3 3 2* 3 - - - 2 - 75.00 SA Millanta 13 1 1 1* 1 - - - 4 - 50.00 SE Aley 13 - - - - - - - 3 - - EA Perry Bowling M Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avge Best RPO LC Sthalekar 12 43.4 1 205 16 12.81 4-25 4.72 SJ Coyte 8 26 1 159 14 11.36 3-7 6.12 SE Aley 13 37.3 3 183 12 15.25 4-13 4.91 AR Reakes 13 34 0 184 12 15.33 2-5 5.41 SA Millanta 13 39 1 209 12 17.42 4-11 5.36 EA Osborne 11 37 4 135 10 13.50 2-13 3.65 NJ Carey 11 21.3 0 139 8 17.38 2-7 6.53 EA Perry 5 12 0 63 6 10.50 2-11 5.25 13 5 0 27 0 - - 5.40 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 K Sutherland 66 Lisa Sthalekar. Alex Blackwell and Nic Carey (top) and Sarah Aley. NSW Women’s T20 Records Opponents First Game ACT 2009/10 Queensland 2009/10 South Australia 2007/08 Tasmania 2009/10 Victoria 2008/09 Western 2007/08 Australia Total M 6 7 9 7 11 9 W 5 7 8 7 5 9 L NR 1 1 5 1 - T - 49 41 7 - 1 47 47 46 45 45 42 39 37 36 35 35 MOST DISMISSALS BY WICKETKEEPERS M 47 4 1 D 63 3 1 C 26 1 1 S 37 2 2 MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER Fielder Alex BLACKWELL Lisa STHALEKAR Angela REAKES Rachel HAYNES Claire KOSKI Sarah COYTE Erin OSBORNE 2-181 5-161 75 51 103* 74 5-10 4-27 v ACT at Manuka Oval by Victoria at Adelaide v Victoria at Adelaide by South Australia at Park 25 Leah Poulton v ACT at Manuka Oval Meg Lanning for Victoria at Adelaide Oval Sharon Millanta v ACT at Manuka Oval A Price for South Australia at Adelaide Oval 2011/12 2010/11 2009/10 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 LEADING RUN SCORERS Most Appearances Leah POULTON Alyssa HEALY Sharon MILLANTA Lisa STHALEKAR Alex BLACKWELL Angela REAKES Erin OSBORNE Sarah COYTE Sarah ALEY Ellyse PERRY Claire KOSKI Wicketkeeper Alyssa HEALY Leonie COLEMAN Claire KOSKI Records Highest total for: Highest total against: Lowest total for: Lowest total against: Highest score for: Highest score against: Best bowling for: Best bowling against: Matches 45 45 42 24 35 37 39 Catches 20 18 15 12 10 9 9 Batters Leah POULTON Alex BLACKWELL Alyssa HEALY Lisa STHALEKAR Sarah COYTE Claire KOSKI Kate BLACKWELL Rachel HAYNES M 47 45 47 45 37 35 10 24 Inn 47 39 43 36 26 19 9 17 NO 7 14 6 9 5 6 6 6 Runs 1518 1144 887 587 413 166 155 152 HS 103* 99* 68* 53 55 29 67* 37 50 7 5 6 2 1 1 - 100 1 - Avg 37.95 45.76 23.97 21.74 19.67 12.77 51.67 13.82 HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE Score 103* 99* 76 (Balls) (61) (68) (45) Batters Leah POULTON Alex BLACKWELL Leah POULTON Opponent ACT ACT Victoria Venue Manuka Oval ANZ Stadium Adelaide Oval Season 2011/12 2010/11 2010/11 75* (47) Alex BLACKWELL Western Australia The WACA 2011/12 75 69 68* 67* 67 (55) (42) (49) (46) (45) Leah POULTON Leah POULTON Alyssa HEALY Kate BLACKWELL Leah POULTON Queensland South Australia Victoria South Australia Western Australia Allan Border Field Alan Davidson Oval Blacktown Intl Sportspark Alan Davidson Oval The WACA 2010/11 2007/08 2011/12 2007/08 2011/12 LEADING WICKET TAKERS Bowler Lisa STHALEKAR Sharon MILLANTA Sarah COYTE Ellyse PERRY Erin OSBORNE Angela REAKES Sarah ALEY M 45 46 37 35 39 42 36 Overs 151.4 134.3 118 118 131 84 61.3 Mdns 3 5 2 4 7 4 Runs 747 718 648 585 674 482 325 Wkts 50 46 42 34 33 30 16 Avg 14.94 15.61 15.43 17.21 20.42 16.07 20.31 5 1 1 - Best 5-11 5-10 3-7 3-12 4-13 4-19 4-13 RPO 4.93 5.34 5.49 4.96 5.15 5.74 5.28 Wkts 5-10 5-11 4-8 4-8 4-11 4-13 4-13 4-19 4-25 Bowler Sharon MILLANTA Lisa STHALEKAR Kate BLACKWELL Charlotte ANNEVELD Sharon MILLANTA Erin OSBORNE Sarah ALEY Angela REAKES Lisa STHALEKAR Opponent ACT ACT South Australia South Australia Tasmania Victoria ACT Queensland Queensland Venue Manuka Oval ANZ Stadium Alan Davidson Oval Adelaide Oval Blacktown Intl Sportspark MCG Blacktown Intl Sportspark Allan Border Field Allan Border Field Season 2011/12 2010/11 2007/08 2008/09 2012/13 2010/11 2012/13 2010/11 2012/13 HIGHEST PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET Alyssa Healy. Wkt Runs 1st 108 2nd 122 3rd 71 4th 94 5th 32 6th 56 7th 22 8th 18 9th 22 10th 16 Batters Alex BLACKWELL & Leah POULTON Leah POULTON & Sarah COYTE Alex BLACKWELL & Lisa STHALEKAR Alex BLACKWELL & Sarah COYTE Rachael HAYNES & Sarah COYTE Kath KOSCHEL & Nicola CAREY Hannah TROLLIP & Kara SUTHERLAND Corinne Hall & Leonie COLEMAN Sarah COYTE & Erin OSBORNE Erin OSBORNE & Sarah ANDREWS Opponent Queensland Queensland South Australia ACT Queensland South Australia South Australia Victoria ACT ACT Venue Allan Border Field Allan Border Field Manly Oval ANZ Stadium Drummoyne Oval Adelaide Oval Glenelg ANZ Stadium Manuka Oval Manuka Oval Season 2010/11 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 2011/12 2010/11 2010/11 2008/09 2009/10 2009/10 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS 67 Futures League / NSW Second XI The NSW Futures League and Second XI teams took part in another busy and very productive program of matches in 2012/13. The Futures League schedule again comprised four Four Day matches and in a very evenly matched competition, NSW were crowned champions after securing comprehensive outright victories over Victoria and the ACT. In addition to these fixtures, two further Second XI matches were played in October against Western Australia and Victoria to provide some “red ball” cricket whilst the bulk of the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues squad were taking part in the Sydney Sixers’ successful Champions League T20 campaign. Once again, the compressed domestic schedule and National representation allowed for 28 players to take part in Futures League or Second XI matches during the season. As in previous years, these matches were instrumental in the rise of some of our best young talent, with Gurinder Sandhu, Adam Zampa and Daniel Hughes all making their First Class debuts. Futures League Round 1: South Australia 338 (A Zampa 3-69, G Sandhu 2-66, L Doran 2-41 ) and 252 (G Sandhu 5-45, A Zampa 3-70, N Bills 2-27) defeated NSW 332 (D Hughes 74, S Abbott 64, T Cruickshank 62, A Zampa 53) and 220 (A Zampa 69, S Abbott 44) by 38 runs Round 2: NSW 9 dec 465 (D Dawson 148, M Foster 77no, T Cruickshank 72, L Doran 52no) defeated ACT 221 (J Kennedy 4-11, S Abbott 3-31) and 232 (A Zampa 5-68, L Doran 4-29) by an innings and 12 runs TEAM Mat WO WI D LO LI Pts Quot NSW U/23 4 2 0 0 2 0 12 1.1475 Western Australia U/23 4 2 0 0 1 1 12 1.0796 ACT 4 2 0 0 1 1 12 0.9252 Tasmania U/23 4 1 3 0 0 0 12 1.1142 Queensland U/23 4 1 2 0 2 0 10 1.1529 South Australia U/23 4 1 0 0 2 1 6 0.8379 Victoria U/23 4 1 0 0 1 2 6 0.8229 Consistent performance from squad members Sean Abbott, Josh Lalor and Nic Bills highlighted their continued development, whilst the likes of Harry Evans, Manjot Singh, Jay Lenton and Adam Semple enhanced their reputations with some impressive displays. David Freedman NSW State Talent Manager/ Chairman of Selectors Second XI Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Round 4: NSW 293 (M Singh 79, D Hughes 61, H Evans 43, J Lalor 40, J Lenton 36) and 8 dec 282 (S Abbott 125no, D Hughes 67) defeated Victoria 236 (J Lalor 5-38, S Abbott 2-41) and 286 (M Singh 3-63, J Lalor 3-69, S Cassel 2-56) by 53 runs 2012/13 Futures League Points Table Also, the prolific run scoring of David Dawson and Scott Henry in early season Second XI matches resulted in them both playing important roles for the NSW team through 2012/13. 68 Round 3: Queensland 183 (S Abbott 4-55, N Bills 3-25) and 6-233 (J Lalor 3-46) defeated NSW 164 (H Evans 61, N Maddinson 44) and 248 (H Evans 79, S Abbott 42) by 4 wickets NSW 7 dec 542 (K Patterson 149, S Henry 104, A Semple 103no, D Dawson 91) and 2 dec 173 (D Hughes 112no, D Dawson 36no) drew with Western Australia 9 dec 417 (L Doran 4-51, J Lalor 2-102) and 4-134 (G Sandhu 3-35 ) Victoria 7 dec 455 (G Sandhu 3-59, S Abbott 2-67) and 6-260 defeated NSW 346 (S Henry 124, A Semple 73no, D Hughes 42) and 6 dec 361 (D Dawson 136, A Semple 56no, T Cruickshank 52) by 4 wickets Daniel Hughes U/19 Male Program The Program commenced in March 2012 with the selection of a Development squad, with the Strength and Conditioning component of the training commencing in May. This was followed by skill sessions starting in June. This skill development period featured a particular focus on building a base, with players put through a number of intensive drills. The final NSW squad was selected following a number of matches, including the U/19 State Challenge which featured four Regional teams and two City sides, and two City vs Country matches. The team trained during December, which included a two day intensive training camp at Blacktown International Sportspark, with former NSW and Australian batsman, Michael Bevan, assisting throughout the Championship preparation phase. The National Championships were successful from a player development and learning perspective. From a team perspective the result on the points table was not great although we still won three matches and lost only two. Amongst the highlights were centuries to Jake Doran and Damien Mortimer, and five wickets in a match to Harrison Kelly (5-43). Damien Mortimer was also named in Merit Team of the Tournament. This was a young squad and we look forward to seeing what we can achieve next summer with seven players still eligible to play in this age group in 2013/14. Finally, thank you to all support staff and the NSW Cricket Board for the continued support of the U/19 Program. Michael MacLennan Youth Program Manager - Male Results Round 3 (Two Day): NSW 7 dec 321 (J Doran 125, D Mortimer 87, S Reading 29) defeated Victoria 240 (S Chhibber 3-46, T Rogers 2-47, S Cassel 2-54) on first innings Round 4 (Two Day): Western Australia 200 (H Kelly 5-43, T Rogers 3-16, J Maher 2-28) defeated NSW 151 (B Dwarshuis 45, J Doran 38) on first innings Round 5 (Two Day): Queensland 8-371 (J Maher 2-38, T Skelly 2-45) defeated NSW 280 (D Mortimer 122, R Gibson 38, S Chhibber 34, J Cormack 29) on first innings Highlights Top Batters (minimum 200 runs) Damien Mortimer - 267 at 53.40 Jake Doran - 211at 52.75 Top Bowlers Tom Rogers 9 wickets at 17.33 Soumil Chhibber 9 wickets at 21.67 There was also a late change to the team’s coaching structure prior to the Championships. NSW SpeedBlitz Blues Assistant Coach, Chandika Hathurusinghe, was originally appointed to coach of the side, however, he was unable to fulfil this role after being appointed Head Coach of the NSW team in December. As such, Michael Maclennan took over as Head Coach, with Anthony Clark named as Assistant Coach. Round 1 (50 over): NSW 6-246 (J Scicluna 91, J Cormack 47, J Doran 36no, D Mortimer 28) defeated Tasmania 124 (J Maher 3-8, S Chhibber 3-19, B Dwarshuis 2-32) by 122 runs Squad (club/zone in brackets) Jake Cormack (Bankstown) Sam Reading (North Coast) Jake Doran (Fairfield-Liverpool) Jake Scicluna (Randwick Petersham) Ben Dwarshuis (Sutherland) Tom Skelly (Southern Zone) Harrison Kelly (Central North) Coach: Michael Maclennan Manager/Assistant Coach: Anthony Clark Physiotherapist: Shiblee Dowla Tom Rogers (captain – University of NSW) Ryan Gibson (vice-captain – Penrith) Soumil Chhibber (Randwick Petersham) Shane Cassel (Parramatta) Scott Copperfield (Parramatta) Round 2 (50 over) NSW 7-221 (J Cormack 48, B Dwarshuis 39no, T Rogers 27no) defeated South Australia 210 (T Rogers 3-27, S Chhibber 3-32) by 11 runs Jeremy Maher (Fairfield-Liverpool) Damien Mortimer (Campbelltown-Camden) Honours Australian U/19 team: Damien Mortimer, Jake Doran, Jeremy Maher, Riley Ayre Australian U/18 Talent Camp: Damien Mortimer, Jake Doran, Jeremy Maher, Riley Ayre, Soumil Chhibber Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The Cricket Australia U/19 Male National Championships were held in Adelaide from 7-17 January 2013, with NSW finishing fifth. 69 NSW U/18 Female Program The U/18 National Championships were held in Ballarat from 16 – 22 January 2013. This was a largely inexperienced team with only four players returning from last season, while the remainder of the squad were graduates of the U/15 Program who were yet to win a National title. This fact made it more important than ever that our senior players stood up to be counted. Despite losing their first match against Victoria, the team was able to bounce back and improve their performances in each round. Even though on paper our batting wasn’t as strong as it has been in recent years, our top order certainly turned it on in the Final where we avenged our first round loss to the Vics in fine style. This was NSW’s ninth consecutive U/18 National Championship, and a real credit to the support staff that looked after these players for over nine months. Lisa Sthalekar Youth Programs Manager - Female Results Highlights Round 1 (50 overs): Victoria 9-188 (M Gibson 2-31, A Gardner 1-21) defeated NSW 137 (A Gardner 26, J Taffs 21) by 51 runs Top Batters (minimum 140 runs) Round 2 (50 overs): NSW 208 (S Daffara 67, J Taffs 46) defeated Queensland 78 (T Heddo 2-15, A Gardner 2-10, E Newman 2-12) by 130 runs Round 3 (T20): NSW 1-132 (J Taffs 87no, M Molloy 35) defeated Western Australia 8-58 (S Daffara 2-3, A Horton 2-11, A Gardner 2-9) by 74 runs Round 4 (T20): NSW 5-83 (S Daffara 25, J Taffs 18) defeated South Australia 82 (M Gibson 3-8, T Heddo 2-15) by 5 wickets Round 5 (T20): NSW 2-49 (J Taffs 20no) defeated Tasmania 7-48 (S Daffara 3-9, A Gardner 3-6) by 8 wickets Round 6: Bye Round 7 (50 overs): NSW 7-116 (A Gardner 40, S Daffara 19) defeated Australian Capital Territory 115 (A Gardner 4-27, M Gibson 2-15) by 3 wickets Jenny Taffs, 192 runs at 32 Stefanie Daffara, 147 runs at 29.4 Mary Molloy, 142 runs at 20.29 Top Bowlers (minimum 8 wickets) Ashleigh Gardner, 14 wickets at 8.07 Maisy Gibson, 8 wickets at 9.63 Stefanie Daffara, 8 wickets at 10.13 Honours Team of the Tournament: Jenny Taffs, Ashleigh Gardner Fielder of the Tournament: Lily Bardsley (joint) Cricket Australia U/18 Talent Camp: Stefanie Daffara, Amy Edgar (U/15), Ashleigh Gardner, Taryn Heddo, Tess Noble*, Jenny Taffs *U/18 State Squad but represented ACT at National Championships Final (50 overs): NSW 7-253 (L Bardsley 82, M Molloy 82) defeated Victoria 133 (A Horton 2-16, A Gardner 2-24) by 120 runs Squad (club/zone in brackets) Lily Bardsley (Captain - Northern District/ Central Coast) Maitlan Brown (Sydney/ North Coast) Emma Newman (Bankstown) Ashleigh Gardner (Bankstown) Keira Perry (Campbelltown/Camden) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Maisy Gibson (Universities/ Central North) Stefanie Daffara (Vice Captain - Campbelltown- Taryn Heddo (Gordon/ Central Coast) Camden/Illawarra-Southern) Anna Horton (St George/Sutherland) Tanya Bailey (Campbelltown/Camden) Mary Molloy (St George-Sutherland) 70 Lauren Smith (Northern Districts/Central Coast) Jenny Taffs (Northern Districts/North Coast) Coach: Hamish Solomons Manager: Jessica Henry Physiotherapist: Claire Rees NSW U/17 Male Program Championships, while Riley Ayre, Daniel Fallins and Jake Doran were chosen to attend the Cricket Australia U/18 Talent Camp. It was a successful tournament with many players performing well with bat and ball. The Championships consisted of two Limited Overs matches and three Two Day games, with the loss of the two T20 fixtures meaning that not all States played one another. The squad was a tremendous group of young men, and all should be proud of the efforts that they gave not only during the carnival, but throughout the Program. The road to the National titles began with trials in March 2012 where we named a Development Squad for pre-season training. The squad was chosen following a net session and two trial games involving players from the combined AW Green Shield teams and Country Boys Coaching Class teams. Strength and Conditioning commenced in May with skills training starting in June. The final selection trial comprised two Limited Over City vs Country matches at Bradman Oval, which allowed selectors to have a closer look at players. NSW won four out of their five matches at the Championships, with the only loss coming against Victoria in the first of our Two Day matches. There were many outstanding individual performances with Riley Ayre and Thomas Jagot named in the Team of the Squad (club/zone in brackets) Jake Doran (captain - Fairfield-Liverpool) Daniel Arahu (St George) Riley Ayre (Central North) Kyle Brockley(Illawarra/Sutherland) Ayden Brown (Bankstown) Thanks are extended to all support staff, the Bradman Foundation and the NSW Cricket Board for the continued support of the U/17 Program. Round 4 (Two Day) NSW 9-291 (J Shepherd 67no, T Jagot 63, B Chapman 46, R Ayre 42) defeated Western Australia 289 (D Arahu 2-10, J Shepherd 2-40, D Fallins 2-50, A Brown 2-56) on first innings Round 5 (Two Day) NSW 6 dec 310 (T Jagot 87, J Doran 65, Z Churchill 57, J Rose 37no, N Craze 26) defeated Queensland 225 (D Holloway 4-41, K Brockley 2-30, R Ayre 2-54) and 1-110 on first innings Michael MacLennan Youth Program Manager - Male Highlights Results Top Batters (minimum 150 runs) Round 1 (50 over): NSW 9-177 (J Doran 31, D Fallins 27no, D Arahu 26, Z Churchill 26) defeated Tasmania 83 (A Brown 3-22, D Fallins 2/8, K Brockley 2-22) by 94 runs Thomas Jagot: 206 runs at 41.20 Round 2 (50 over): NSW 6-285 (D Arahu 119, T Jagot 48, J Doran 30) defeated South Australia 231 (J Shepherd 3-39, B Chapman 2-41) by 54 runs Daniel Arahu: 195 runs at 39 Top Bowlers (minimum 10 wickets) Riley Ayre 13 wickets at 14.14 Daniel Fallins 12 wickets at 22.33 Honours Round 3 (Two Day) Victoria 159 (D Fallins 5-69, R Ayre 3-11) and 8-162 (R Ayre 5-18, B Chapman 2-30) defeated NSW 123 on first innings Team of the Championship: Riley Ayre, Tom Jagot Ben Chapman (Illawarra) Jonathan Rose (Sutherland) Zachary Churchill (University of NSW) James Shepherd (Western Suburbs) Nicky Craze (Campbelltown-Camden) Coach: Ben Sawyer Manager/Assistant Coach: Michael Maclennan Physiotherapist: Shiblee Dowla Daniel Fallins (Sutherland) Dugald Holloway (Eastern Suburbs) Thomas Jagot (University of NSW) Cricket Australia U/18 Talent Camp: Jake Doran, Daniel Fallins, Riley Ayre. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The 2012/13 U/17 Male National Championships were held in Hobart from 10-20 December 2012 with NSW finishing second. 71 U/15 Female Program The U/15 National Championships were held in Western Sydney from 28 November – 4 December 2012. In a welcome change from previous summers, only one match in this tournament was affected by rain with players not only enjoying the chance to get on the field, but relishing the opportunity to get on a roll! Lisa Sthalekar Youth Programs Manager - Female Highlights Results+ This victory is the first time NSW has won the Christina Matthews Shield since the 2008/09 season. There were also a number of individual honours for the NSW players, with Mikayla Hinkley named Player of the Tournament. She was the tournament’s fourth leading run scorer with 172 at an average of 34.40, with a high score of 93 not out. Round 2 (40 over): NSW 9-218 (A Edgar 124, A Day 14) defeated South Australia 8-120 (B Vakarewa 3-19, C Leeson 2-18) Amy Edgar was the tournament’s leading Squad (club/zone in brackets) Mikayla Hinkley (captain – Penrith) Lauren Cheatle (vice-captain – Campbelltown-Camden/ Illawarra-Southern) Danielle Armstrong (St George-Sutherland) Jemma Astley (Newcastle-Central Coast) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Final (40 over): NSW 0-54 (C Iemma 23no, A Edgar 18no) defeated Victoria 53 (C Leeson 4-13, A Lea 3-7) The NSW team dominated the Championships from the outset, opening with a convincing win against Western Australia. They continued to build momentum up until the Final where they annihilated Victoria, wrapping up the match before lunch. Saskia Horley was the tournament’s leading bowler with 15 wickets at an average of 5.80, with best figures of 7-12. This set a new record for the most wickets taken in a single tournament, with the previous best mark of 12 wickets shared by Lend Lease Breaker Kara Sutherland, Queensland’s Jemma Barsby and Western Australia’s Heather Graham, all of whom now play in the WNCL. 72 batter with 313 runs at 78.25 and a high score of 124. She broke the record for the most runs scored a single tournament. That record of 304 runs was held by Lend Lease Breakers and Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars allrounder, Sarah Coyte. Round 1 (40 over): NSW 5-236 (C Iemma 67, A Edgar 65, L Cheatle 49) defeated Western Australia 17-78 (S Horley 7-12, B Vakarewa 2-10) Round 3 (T20): BYE Round 4 (T20): NSW 4-148 (A Edgar 91no, M Hinkley 15) defeated Australia Capital Territory 6-94 (S Horley 2-16, A Lea 1-16) Round 5 (T20): NSW 4-158 (M Hinkley 93no, C Iemma 28no) defeated Tasmania 6-100 (J Astley 2-7, B Vakarewa 2-22) Round 6 (T20): NSW 13-116 (L Cheatle 33) defeated Victoria 5-82 under Duckworth-Lewis Method (T Power 1-5, L Cheatle 1-8) Round 7 (28 over rain affected): NSW 12-136 (M Hinkley 26, L Cheatle 24) defeated Queensland 11-77 (D Armstrong 2-2, S Horley 2-8, L Cheatle 2-8) + Under tournament rules, teams were permitted to continue to bat their overs after losing 10 wickets. Top Batters (minimum 150 runs) Amy Edgar, 313 runs at 78.25* Mikayla Hinkley, 172 runs at 34.40 Clara Iemma, 154 runs at 38.5 Top Bowlers (minimum 8 wickets) Saskia Horley, 15 wickets at 5.8* Belinda Vakarewa, 9 wickets at 10.78 Angel Lea, 8 wickets at 9.88 *Tournament Record Honours Player of the Tournament: Mikayla Hinkley Team of the Championship: Amy Edgar, Saskia Horley, Mikayla Hinkley, Khiarni Cornish (ACT) Leading Run Scorer for the Tournament: Amy Edgar Leading Wicket-taker for the Tournament: Saskia Horley Ashley Day (Penrith) Tilly Power (Penrith/Western) Amy Edgar (Penrith/Western) Hannah Trethewy (Campbelltown-Camden) Saskia Horley (Gordon) Belinda Vakarewa (Campbelltown City) Clara Iemma (Universities) Coach: Lisa Sthalekar Manager/Assistant Coach: Sarah Aley Physiotherapists: Kate Leslie and Andrew Renkert Angel Lea (Sydney) Carly Leeson (North Coast) Commonwealth Bank Australian Country Cricket Championships Captained by Illawarra’s Graeme Batty, a solid all-round effort by the team was a feature of the “Bush Blues” performances in Bundaberg, with all players stepping up to the mark when the side was under pressure. As such, this team was never beaten, even when faced with challenging circumstances, and the pride in the NSW Baggy Blue cap was always evident. Newcastle’s Josh Bennett was the outstanding player for the side, taking 22 wickets to win the Bill O’Reilly Shield for the most wickets in the Championships. Josh managed three five wicket hauls, including a best return of 7-86. The experienced Andrew Maher from Newcastle was the next best with the ball with nine wickets. Graeme Batty led the way with the bat, compiling 347 runs, including a match winning 122 against Victoria, while Western’s Pat Rosser enjoyed a fine all-round Championship with 327 runs, including 110 against East Asia Pacific, and eight wickets. Josh Bennett, Pat Rosser and Tom Groth were all selected in the Australian Country T20 XII to play a Queensland Bulls XII. Squad: Graeme Batty (captain – Illawarra), Andrew Maher (Newcastle), Josh Bennett (Newcastle), Tim Laws (Illawarra), Cameron Belshaw (Southern), Pat Darwen (Newcastle), Brett Davies (Riverina), Andrew Hicks (Illawarra), Pat Rosser (Western), Dale Scifleet (Illawarra), Simon Moore (Newcastle), Trent Colley (Western), Tom Groth (Central North). Coach: Glenn Rowlands (Central Coast) Manager: Ron Hancock (Newcastle) Physiotherapist: Matt Whalan Results Round 1 (Two Day): NSW 153 (T Groth 65; C Suidgeest 4-20, F Stewart 2-36) and 7 dec 212 (P Rosser 52no, P Darwen 45, S Taylor 2-17, C Suidgeest 2-33) defeated ACT 120 (A Hewitt 51; J Bennett 5-44, A Maher 5-46) and 3-70 (A Nichkawade 45no; A Hicks 2-12) on first innings Round 2 (Two Day): NSW 280 (S Moore 82, T Laws 66; T Sorohan 2-37, C Ward 2-49) and 2-100 (G Batty 39, T Colley 31) defeated Queensland 206 (S Fitzsimmons 70, M Burton 27; J Bennett 7-86, A Maher 2-48) on first innings Round 3 (T20): NSW 6-183 (G Batty 53, T Laws 38; A Sommerfield 2-35, N Savage 2-38) defeated South Australia 8-174 (B Wall 55, A Frick 46; C Belshaw 3-24, D Scifleet 2-36) by 9 runs Round 4 (T20): NSW 2-96 (P Rosser 69no) defeated Western Australia 90 (M Green 24, A Hicks 3-13, J Bennett 2-9) by 8 wickets Round 5 (Two Day): NSW 331 (P Rosser 110, A Hicks 44; P Matautaava 3-64, N Vanua 2-45) and 8-188 (P Darwen 55, G Batty 43; T Ura 3-3) defeated East Asia Pacific 199 (A Vala 68no, C Amini 51, J Bennett 5-60, P Rosser 2-21) on first innings Round 6 (50 over): NSW 4-117 (P Rosser 34, T Laws 33; U Weerasinghe 2-30) defeated Northern Territory 116 (B Gardiner 22no, A Bleakley 20; C Belshaw 3-19, B Davies 3-32) Round 7 (50 over): NSW 8-293 (G Batty 122, D Scifleet 51; R Yze 4-61) defeated Victoria 9-292 (E Vines 97, R Wilson 46; G Batty 4-70, P Rosser 2-50) Awards • Bill O’Reilly Trophy – Bowling Aggregate: Josh Bennett - 22 wickets • NSW Player of the Series: Josh Bennett Feature Match Australian Country T20 XII V Queensland Bulls XII Queensland Bulls 2-120 (A Robinson 46, A Kemp 39; U Weerasinghe 1-20) defeated Australian Country XII 8-116 (A Vala 22, A Burgeil 22; R McDonald 2-24) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The undefeated NSW team won back-to-back Championships, and its 11th title overall. This was an even more impressive result considering there were seven new faces from the team which won the 2011/12 tournament in Geelong, with Josh Bennett, Tim Laws, Cameron Belshaw, Brett Davies, Andrew Hicks, Dale Scifleet, Trent Colley all joining the team, along with a new physio in Matt Whalan. 73 2013 Imparja Cup Over the last three seasons, Cricket NSW has continued to lift the profile of the Imparja Cup and the NSW Indigenous teams and as a result, we are finding more players eager to represent their State at this prestigious tournament. Our sides now boast many players from the Sydney men’s and women’s Grade competitions, as well as players from Cricket NSW Academy Development squads and regional country representatives. On the field, NSW dominated. Jeff Cook and Harrison Kelly were outstanding for the men’s team, making several important contributions as the team headed into the Final undefeated. On the women’s side of the draw, Julie Muir, Roxsanne Van Veen and Ashleigh Gardner also produced some terrific individual performances. Both these teams have bright futures with five men and seven women all under 21. Many thanks to the support staff for their assistance during the week. Managers Peter Cooley and Kathy Barber made the job of the coaches a little easier while our physio, Tim Croft, did a terrific job in keeping both teams on the park in the hot conditions. Coaches Michael Maclennan and Darren Beckett provided our teams with the same professional attention received by all NSW representative sides. NSW Indigenous men’s team: Jeff Cook (Captain/ Coach), Daniel Caldwell, Damien Duroux, Andrew Gordon, Nathan Price, Jack Manning Bancroft, Harrison Kelly, Lain Beckett, Aaron Muir, Pat Rosser, Tyrone Thomas, Jake Turner, Kris Halloran. Coach: Michael Maclennan Manager: Peter Cooley Physiotherapist: Tim Croft NSW Indigenous women’s team: Julie Muir (Captain), Nicole Honeysett, Ashleigh Gardner, Veronica Gordon, Samantha Hinton, Roxsanne Van Veen, Renee Melville, Madison McCooey, Rhiannon McCooey, Jemma Astley, Rheanna Lotter, Ricki Lee Bell-Sloan. Coach: Darren Beckett Manager: Kathy Barber Black Cap Honour Squad: Jeff Cook, Harrison Kelly Women’s Merit Squad: Roxsanne Van Veen, Ashleigh Gardner, Rheanna Lotter, Julie Muir Indigenous Development Squad: Aaron Muir, Harrison Kelly, Jake Turner, Peter Cooley (Manager) Women’s U/18 Talent Camp: Ashleigh Gardner NSW Female Player of the Final: Roxsanne Van Veen Women’s Player of the Series: Julie Muir Men’s Results Round 1: NSW 7-116 (K Halloran 30) defeated Tasmania 103 (J Cook 3-10, A Gordon 3-15, J Turner 3-8) by 13 runs Round 2: NSW 7-108 (J Cook 42) defeated Queensland 7-102 (J Cook 3-9) by 6 runs Round 3: NSW 6-131 (A Muir 35, J Cook 28no, H Kelly 27) defeated South Australia 6-85 (J Cook 2-13) by 46 runs Round 4: NSW 9-135 (J Turner 36, K Halloran 36) defeated Victoria 7-117 (N Price 3-22) by 18 runs Round 5: NSW 7-119 (H Kelly 38, J Turner 26) defeated ACT 73 (H Kelly 2-17, L Becket 4-12, N Price 2-6, P Rosser 2-12) by 46 runs Round 6: NSW 0-37 def Northern Territory 36 (H Kelly 4-9, D Caldwell 2-11, P Rosser 2-12, L Beckett 2-12) by 10 wickets Round 7: NSW 3-154 (D Duroux 50, N Price 40, J Cook 28no) defeated Western Australia 85 (A Gordon 2-7) by 69 runs Final: Queensland 5-150 defeated NSW 7-111 (D Duroux 43no) by 39 runs Women’s Results Round 1: NSW 0-26 defeated Western Australia 22 (J Muir 4-4, A Gardner 3-1, R Lotter 3-8) by 10 wickets Round 2: NSW 5-140 (S Hinton 27) defeated Northern Territory 5-118 (J Muir 3-25) by 5 wickets Round 3: NSW 9-75 (R Lotter 25no) defeated Invitational XI 7-74 (R Van Veen 2-6, J Muir 2-10, V Gordon 2-11) by 1 wicket Final: NSW 3-134 (R Van Veen 64, N Honeysett 27no) defeated Invitational XI 6-88 by 46 runs Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 NSW again tasted success at the Imparja Cup with the women’s team claiming their sixth title, while the men were narrowly missed out on their goal of three titles in a row after going down to Queensland in the Final. 75 Sydney Grade – Men’s Competition Sydney Grade – Men’s Competition The Sydney Grade competition again comprised 20 clubs, with 16 rounds scheduled for First Grade, and 15 rounds for each lower grade. Those grades, together with the Poidevin-Gray Shield and AW Green Shield, contributed to the Club Championship. The 2012/13 season’s T20 Cup competition, consisting of three preliminary round matches, was a stand-alone competition that did not count towards the First Grade competition. Club Championship - The Sydney Smith Cup St George won the Club Championship for the 24th time overall, and for the first time since 2009/10, by a margin of 143 over Bankstown. They were closely followed by Sutherland in third place. Table: St George 1,482; Bankstown 1,339; Sutherland 1,338; Sydney 1,250; University of NSW 1,242; Parramatta 1,190; North Sydney 1,183; Gordon 1,166; Randwick Petersham 1,137; Sydney University 1,099; Blacktown 1,034; Northern District 989; Fairfield-Liverpool 976; Campbelltown-Camden 926; Manly-Warringah 924; Western Suburbs 910; Hawkesbury 907; Penrith 842; Eastern Suburbs 634; Mosman 474. First Grade – The Belvidere Cup St George won the Belvidere Cup for the fourth time in the past six seasons, and for the 17th time overall, by defeating Sutherland in the Grand Final. Leading Batsman: Matthew Hughston (Sutherland) – 876 runs Leading Bowler: Nathan Fitzgerald (Sutherland) – 59 wickets Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Leading Wicketkeeper: Tim Doonan (Blacktown) – 45 dismissals 76 Table: University of NSW 92; St George 74; Sutherland 62; Randwick Petersham 62; Blacktown 55; Sydney 54; Bankstown 52; North Sydney 52; Gordon 50; Campbelltown-Camden 45; Fairfield-Liverpool 43; Sydney University 43; Northern District 42; Hawkesbury 36; Penrith 35; Parramatta 34; Manly-Warringah 31; Mosman 24; Western Suburbs 24; Eastern Suburbs 6 Qualifying Finals University of NSW 417 defeated Sydney 243 on first innings at Village Green St George 184 defeated Blacktown 8 dec 52 and 118 by an innings and 14 runs at Hurstville Oval Randwick Petersham 6-212 defeated Sutherland 207 on first innings at Glenn McGrath Oval Semi-Finals Sutherland 5-259 defeated University of NSW 258 on first innings at Village Green St George 4-199 defeated Randwick Petersham 115 on first innings at Hurstville Grand Final St George 177 (T Copeland 62, K Pillay 25; N Fitzgerald 5-42, A Zampa 2-18) and 1-140 (K Patterson 58no, S McCabe 51no) defeated Sutherland 224 (N Maddinson 107, A Zampa 50, M Hughston 33; S Green 2-39, C MacDougal 2-48, T Copeland 2-59) and 88 (M Brown 27; T Copeland 7-43, J Hazlewood 2-29) by 9 wickets at Bankstown Oval Benaud Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Trent Copeland (St George) First Grade Limited Overs North Sydney defeated Northern District in the Grand Final at Bankstown Oval, which was the club’s fifth title in this competition and their first since 1994/95. Leading Batsman: Glenn Aitken (North Sydney) - 322 runs Leading Bowler: Nic Bills (North Sydney) - 22 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Jay Lenton (North Sydney) - 22 dismissals Table: Sutherland 31; North Sydney 25; Northern District 24; University of NSW 19; Randwick Petersham 19; Sydney 18; St George 18; Parramatta 16; Campbelltown-Camden 15; Gordon 13; Manly-Warringah 13; Sydney University 13; Fairfield-Liverpool 13; Bankstown 12; Penrith 12; Western Suburbs 12; Blacktown 12; Mosman 6; Eastern Suburbs 6; Hawkesbury 6 Quarter-Finals Parramatta 7-245 defeated Sutherland 165 by 80 runs at Glenn McGrath Oval North Sydney 3-247 defeated St George 9-246 by 7 wickets at North Sydney Oval Northern District 3-175 defeated Sydney 9-174 by 7 wickets at Mark Taylor Oval University of NSW 228 defeated Randwick Petersham 136 by 92 runs at Village Green Semi-Finals North Sydney 9-232 defeated Parramatta 174 by 58 runs at North Sydney Oval Northern District drew with University of NSW at Mark Taylor Oval (ground unfit for play due to rain) Grand Final North Sydney 197 (G Aitken 86, R Aitken 31; M Phillips 5-30 H Conway 2-30) defeated Northern District 156 (D Lowery 43, J Whealing 33, R Nelson 25; R Aitken 5-17, N Bills 3-32) by 41 runs at Bankstown Oval Michael Bevan Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Robert Aitken (North Sydney) T20 Cup Fairfield-Liverpool won the T20 Cup by defeating University of NSW in the Grand Final at North Sydney Oval. This was the club’s first T20 Cup title. Leading Batsman: Tim Cruickshank (Manly-Warringah) - 197 runs Left: First Grade Premiers, St George; right: Michael Clarke returned to Grade cricket for Western Suburbs at Pratten Park this summer. Leading Wicketkeeper: Jake Doran (Fairfield-Liverpool) - 6 dismissals Table: University of NSW 18; Sutherland 18; Manly-Warringah 18; Fairfield-Liverpool 12; St George 12; Campbelltown-Camden 12; Sydney University 12; Western Suburbs 12; Hawkesbury 12; Sydney 12; Parramatta 9; Bankstown 6; Gordon 6; Randwick Petersham 6; Blacktown 6; Eastern Suburbs 6; North Sydney 3; Penrith 0; Northern District 0; Mosman 0 Quarter-Finals University of NSW 3-102 defeated Western Suburbs 9-101 by 7 wickets at Village Green Sutherland 3-145 defeated Sydney University 6-142 by 7 wickets at Glenn McGrath Oval Campbelltown-Camden 9-188 defeated ManlyWarringah 3-182 by 6 runs at Manly Oval Campbelltown-Camden 37; Western Suburbs 36; Manly-Warringah 30; Mosman 30; Penrith 30; Hawkesbury 24; Gordon 22 Sutherland 228 and 1-39 defeated North Sydney 111 on first innings at Bon Andrews Oval Qualifying Finals: Gordon 6-176 defeated Bankstown 133 on first innings at Chatswood Oval Sydney University 7 dec 288 defeated Parramatta 95 on first innings at Old Kings Oval Bankstown 178 and 0-90 defeated Randwick Petersham 104 on first innings at Bankstown Oval St George 191 defeated Sydney 74 and 196 on first innings at Waverley Oval Semi-Finals Parramatta 6-271 defeated Bankstown 162 on first innings Bankstown Oval Sydney University 283 defeated St George 83 and 183 on first innings at North Sydney Oval Grand Final University of NSW 7-157 defeated Campbelltown-Camden 7-119 by 38 runs at North Sydney Oval Sydney University 468 (B Larkin 151, L Robertson 98, W Hay 61, J Pattison 45; R Rizwan 3-57, N Chant 2-58) defeated Parramatta 211 (R Rizwan 71, L Forbes 60; T Kierath 3-16, K McPherson 3-29, N Cowell 2-50, L Robertson 2-52) on first innings at Blacktown International Sportspark No.1 Fairfield-Liverpool 6-55 defeated Sutherland 54 by 4 wickets at Bon Andrews Oval SCA Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Ben Larkin (Sydney University) Fairfield-Liverpool 8 -131 defeated St George 7-121 by 10 runs at Rosedale Oval Semi-Finals Grand Final Fairfield-Liverpool 3-123 (G Lambert 78no J Doran 25no) defeated University of NSW 9 -121 (J Day 34 D Dawson 30 G Sandhu 2-13 L Doran 2-23 P Hangyasi 2-24 J Maher 2-24) by 7 wickets at North Sydney Oval Third Grade – The Mitchell Cup The Mitchell Cup was won by Gordon for the first time since 2008/09 and for 12th time overall, by defeating Sydney University in the Grand Final at University Oval 1. Semi-Finals Sydney University 6-295 defeated Sutherland 294 on first innings at Glenn McGrath Oval Grand Final Gordon 3-151 (D Livermore 63no, C Spratt 31, D Visser 2-29) defeated Sydney University 147 (R Edwards 40; A Durie 8-56) on first innings at University No.1 Oval SCA Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Adair Durie (Gordon) Fourth Grade – The Reid Cup The Reid Cup was won by St George for the first time since 1983/84 and for the eighth time overall, by defeating Sydney in the Grand Final at Hurstville Oval. Leading Batsman: Iain Ridley (Bankstown) – 716 runs Leading Bowler: Chris Stefanish (Parramatta) – 43 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Shayne Lin (Gordon) – 29 dismissals Table: Sydney 73; Western Suburbs 66; Bankstown 63; Gordon 62; St George 59; Northern District 59; North Sydney 54; Randwick Petersham 50; Manly-Warringah 44; Sutherland 43; Penrith 41; Fairfield-Liverpool 37; Parramatta 31; Eastern Suburbs 31; University of NSW 25; Sydney University 25; Mosman 22; Hawkesbury 19; Blacktown 18; Campbelltown-Camden 13 David Warner Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Grant Lambert (Fairfield-Liverpool) Leading Batsman: Mark Atkinson (Gordon) – 702 runs Second Grade – The Albert Cup Leading Bowler: Adair Durie (Gordon) – 46 wickets Northern District 7-216 defeated Sydney 212 on first innings at Drummoyne Oval Leading Wicketkeeper: Max Newman (Gordon) – 29 dismissals St George 8-190 defeated Western Suburbs 100 on first innings at Pratten Park Table: Bankstown 68; Gordon 61; North Sydney 60; Sutherland 56; Hawkesbury 55; Sydney University 54; Parramatta 52; Sydney 43; Penrith 43; Manly-Warringah 42; St George 37; Northern District 36; Randwick Petersham 31; University of NSW 30; Campbelltown-Camden 30; Western Suburbs 30; Blacktown 24; Eastern Suburbs 18; Fairfield-Liverpool 12; Mosman 0 Bankstown 9 dec 509 defeated Gordon 187 on first innings at Grahame Thomas Oval For the second consecutive season, and for the fifth time overall, the Albert Cup was won by Sydney University by defeating Minor Premiers Parramatta in the Grand Final at Blacktown International Sportspark 1. Leading Batsman: Damian Bourke (St George) – 594 runs Leading Bowler: Nigel Cowell (Sydney University) – 49 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Jarryd Biviano (Randwick Petersham) - 30 dismissals Table: Parramatta 71; Bankstown 61; St George 57; Sydney 55; Randwick Petersham 53; Sydney University 52; Blacktown 50; Sutherland 49; Fairfield-Liverpool 49; University of NSW 46; Eastern Suburbs 43; Northern District 41; North Sydney 39; Qualifying Finals Sydney University 5 dec 352 defeated Bankstown 252 on first innings at Jensen Park Gordon 232 defeated Hawkesbury 65 on first innings at Chatswood Oval Qualifying Finals Semi-Finals Sydney 204 and 4-101 defeated Bankstown 92 and 8 dec 251 on first innings at Grahame Thomas Oval St George 367 defeated Northern District 204 on first innings at Harold Fraser Reserve Grand Final St George 191 (C Fogarty 99no; J Townsend 4-81, R Colbran 3-20, P Caruso 2-40) defeated Sydney 88 (S Wark 4-23, J Berry 4-24, C Fogarty 2-17) on first innings at Hurstville Oval Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Leading Bowler: Jeremy Maher (Fairfield-Liverpool) - 14 wickets 77 Sydney Grade – Men’s Competition SCA Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Corey Fogarty (St George) Fifth Grade – The Sherwood Cup The David Sherwood Cup was won by Gordon, for the second consecutive season and for the fifth time overall, by defeating St George in the Grand Final at Pratten Park. Leading Batsman: David Monaghan (Gordon) – 545 runs Leading Bowler: Paul Witherly (St George) – 51 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Martin Faulkner (St George) – 29 dismissals Table: St George 79; Gordon 73; Penrith 62; Parramatta 56; Fairfield-Liverpool 56; Blacktown 54; North Sydney 50; Eastern Suburbs 49; Bankstown 49; Sydney 47; Sydney University 44; Western Suburbs 36; Northern District 36; Campbelltown-Camden 30; Randwick Petersham 28; Manly-Warringah 25; Hawkesbury 25; Mosman 24; Sutherland 19; University of NSW 6 Qualifying Finals St George 264 defeated Blacktown 9 dec 79 and 3-52 on first innings at Harold Fraser Reserve Gordon 208 defeated Fairfield-Liverpool 146 on first innings at Beauchamp Park Parramatta 4-279 defeated Penrith 276 on first innings at Howell Oval Semi-Finals St George 346 defeated Penrith 140 on first innings at Jensen Park Semi-Finals Gordon 139 (D Monaghan 46; P Witherly 5-64, G Dennett 3-30) and 6-146 (D Monaghan 62, N Miller 39; P Witherly 2-28, R Orr 2-52) defeated St George 121 (D Horton 38, M Ridge 27; M Selby 5-15, J Richardson 3-22) on first innings at Pratten Park Hawkesbury drew Blacktown at Owen Earle Oval (no play due to rain) SCA Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Matt Selby (Gordon) Parramatta 194 (N Bertus 94, B Abbott 43; D Brown 3-32, P Lawrence 2-32, S Timbs 2-37) defeated Hawkesbury 149 (T Decent 35, A Graham 34; S Cassel 7-31, M Taylor 2-15) by 45 runs at Owen Earle Oval Poidevin – Gray Shield (U/21) Parramatta won the Poidevin-Gray Shield for the first time since 1982/83 and for the second time ever, by defeating Hawkesbury in the Grand Final at Owen Earle Oval. Leading Batsman: Nick Bertus (Parramatta) – 396 runs Leading Bowler: Andrew Walsh (St George) – 21 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Tom Decent (Hawkesbury) – 14 dismissals Table: Hawkesbury 34; Sutherland 33; Parramatta 32; North Sydney 30; Campbelltown-Camden 27; St George 27; Blacktown 22; Western Suburbs 22; Randwick Petersham 20; Manly-Warringah 19; Sydney 19; Gordon 18; Bankstown 16; University of NSW 16; Eastern Suburbs 12; Mosman 12; Sydney University 10; Fairfield-Liverpool 10; Northern District 10; Penrith 0 Quarter-Finals Hawkesbury 8-193 defeated Western Suburbs 189 by 2 wickets at Owen Earle Oval Blacktown 5-186 defeated Sutherland 184 by 5 wickets at Glenn McGrath Oval Parramatta 8-210 defeated St George 9-207 by 2 wickets at Old Kings Oval North Sydney 4-115 defeated Campbelltown-Camden 114 by 6 wickets at Bon Andrews Oval Parramatta drew North Sydney at Old Kings Oval (no play due to rain) Grand Final Shane Lee Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Shane Cassel (Parramatta) AW Green Shield (U/16) Fairfield-Liverpool won the A W Green Shield for the first time since 1993/94 and for the second time overall, by defeating Sutherland in the Grand Final at Glenn McGrath Oval. Leading Batsman: Arjun Nair (Hawkesbury) – 505 runs Leading Bowler: Dylan Bent (Blacktown) – 19 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Oliver Hing (Northern District) – 24 dismissals Table: Northern District 33; Sutherland 30; Fairfield-Liverpool 30; Sydney University 30; St George 30; University of NSW 27; Gordon 24; Blacktown 24; Campbelltown-Camden 24; Penrith 21; Bankstown 21; Randwick Petersham 18; Manly-Warringah 18; Parramatta 12; Western Suburbs 12; Hawkesbury 12; North Sydney 12; Eastern Suburbs 12; Mosman 6; Sydney 6 Quarter-Finals Blacktown 8-172 defeated Northern District 175 under the Duckworth-Lewis Method at Mark Taylor Oval Sutherland 2-139 defeated Gordon 138 by 8 wickets at Glenn McGrath Oval Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Gordon 261 defeated Parramatta 195 on first innings at Beauchamp Park Grand Final 78 Poidevin-Gray Shield Champions, Parramatta. Members of the SCA Merit XI. Sydney University 6-205 defeated St George 169 by 36 runs at University Oval 1 SCA Merit XII Harry Evans (Captain- Gordon), O’Reilly Medallist; 589 runs & 35 wickets Matthew Hughston (Sutherland), 876 runs Toro Grounds of the Year First Grade (joint): Rosedale Oval (Fairfield-Liverpool) and Memorial Oval (Bankstown) Semi-Finals Simon Chu (St George), 813 runs Sutherland 0-166 defeated Blacktown 165 by 10 wickets at Glenn McGrath Oval Philip Wells (Bankstown), 791 runs Fairfield-Liverpool 7-228 def Sydney University 129 by 99 runs at Rosedale Oval David Dawson (University of NSW), 665 runs Season Highlights Stephen Cush (Sutherland), 663 runs Grand Final Timothy Doonan (Blacktown), 45 dismissals Fairfield-Liverpool 3-147 (H Sandhu 72no, N Grant 36no) defeated Sutherland 145 (N Marciante 32, D Fisher 30, J Rose 25; H Sandhu 4-15, L Gilbert 2-17, N Grant 2-34) by 7 wickets at Glenn McGrath Oval Nathan Fitzgerald (Sutherland), 59 wickets Fairfield-Liverpool allrounder and former NSW SpeedBlitz Blues player, Grant Lambert, announced his retirement after the final preliminary round, but not before recording his 24th First Grade century and passing 11,000 First Grade career runs during Round Seven of the Sydney Grade competition. Kevin Cunningham Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Harmon Sandhu (Fairfield-Liverpool) O’Reilly Medal – Player of the Year The O’Reilly Medal for the First Grade Player of the Year, named after former Australian and NSW leg-spinner, and journalist, Bill O’Reilly, was judged by umpires who award votes on a 3-2-1 basis at the end of each match. In 2012/13 the Medal went to Gordon’s Harry Evans, who scored 589 runs, took 35 wickets and was named Player of the Match on four occasions during the season. Evans finished the summer on 21 votes, seven clear of Fairfield-Liverpool’s Anthony Clark, with Mitchell Gowland (University of NSW) in third position. Leading players: Harry Evans (Gordon) – 21 votes; Anthony Clark (Fairfield-Liverpool) – 14; Mitchell Gowland (University of NSW) – 13; James Day (University of NSW), David Dawson (University of NSW), Simon Keen (Campbelltown-Camden), Luke Morrissey (Penrith), Daniel Sams (Randwick Petersham) and Scott Rodgie (North Sydney) – 12 Sydney Cricket Association Merit XII – First Grade Team of the Year The First Grade Merit XII was introduced for the first time this season to recognise the leading players in the First Grade competition. Selection into the team was based on statistics in First Grade competition matches during the season. The team includes the six highest run-scorers, the four leading wicket takers, the leading wicketkeeper and the O’Reilly Medallist as captain. Lower Grade Ground of the Year: Tunks Park (North Sydney) Matthew Day (Mosman), 709 runs Steven Green (St George), 50 wickets David Jackson (Parramatta), 47 wickets Jake Wilson (Randwick-Petersham), 41 wickets Captains of the Year First Grade: Anthony Clark (Fairfield-Liverpool) Second Grade: Damian Bourke (St George) Third Grade: Craig Little (Manly-Warringah) and Matthew Kelly (Bankstown) Fourth Grade: Ryan Bolger (Northern District) Fifth Grade: Paul Witherley (St George) Spirit Of Cricket Sydney University won this award in 2012/13, judged by officiating umpires who assessed each team’s support for the Spirit of Cricket, as set out in the Preamble to the Laws of Cricket, during each match. Leading Clubs: Sydney University 8.257 points average; Randwick Petersham 8.250; St George 8.241; Northern District 8.134; Gordon 8.099; Sutherland 8.000 Bob Simpson Award Coach of the Year Blacktown’s Greg Small won the Bob Simpson Award for Coach of the Year. His club was the most improved in the Club Championship and First Grade competition from the previous season’s 20th and 19th positions respectively. Blacktown also gained Finals Series qualification in First Grade and Fifth Grade competitions. Lambert is now the only player in the history of Sydney Grade to have made 11,000 runs and taken 600 wickets, with his overall tally standing at an imposing 11,250 runs and 624 wickets. Lambert was part of two First Grade Premiershipwinning teams and, on both occasions, was awarded the Benaud Medal for Player of the Final. In the 2001/02 Final he contributed 65 and 5-52 against North Sydney, while in the 2005/06 Final against Manly-Warringah, he scored 232 runs and claimed 5-89 and 2-55. After 202 First Grade matches, St George fast bowler, Steven Green, announced his retirement from Grade cricket following his team’s Grand Final victory over Sutherland. During Green’s outstanding career, he captured 379 First Grade wickets at an average of 19.35 including 17 five-wicket hauls and a best bowling performance of 7-31. Green was also part of four First Grade Premiership-winning teams for St George, and in 2008/09, he was awarded the Benaud Medal for Player of the Final, for his match figures of 8-46. Sydney University batsman, Greg Mail, hit his 37th and 38th First Grade centuries during the season, going past Victor Trumper and Warren Bardsley to become the most prolific scorer of First Grade hundreds in the competition’s history. Mail is already the leading First Grade run scorer of all time, with 13,146 runs at an average of 47.28. The Award is designed to recognise the contribution of coaches towards the development of the teams and individual players in their respective clubs. Bob Simpson was a key figure in Australian cricket for more than four decades, and has made a significant contribution to Sydney Grade cricket as a player and coach. Commemorative caps were kindly donated by Harry Solomons of the Kingsgrove Sports Centre. Retiring allrounder, Grant Lambert. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Fairfield-Liverpool 5-101 defeated University of NSW 98 by 5 wickets at Rosedale Oval 79 Sydney Grade – Women’s Competition Club Championship The Ann Mitchell Shield St George-Sutherland claimed the Club Championship for the fourth consecutive season, with two of their four teams reaching Grand Finals. Table: St George-Sutherland 1154.6; Universities 973.1; Bankstown Sports 947.8; Northern District 923.3; Gordon 906.3; Campbelltown-Camden 755.2; Sydney 720.8; Penrith 292.3; Parramatta-Blacktown 198.2 First Grade The Ruth Preddey Trophy Bankstown Sports claimed their sixth successive, and sixth ever, First Grade Premiership. They overcame Minor Premiers, Universities, in the Grand Final played at Sydney University No.1. Kingsgrove Sports Centre First Grade Player of the Year: Kira Churchland (Sydney) Leading Batter: Lily Bardsley (Northern District) – 470 runs Leading Bowler: Alison Parkin (Universities) – 22 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: The Christina Matthews Shield: Georgia Redmayne (Universities) – 20 dismissals Table: Universities 96; Bankstown Sports 80; Northern District 69; Campbelltown Camden 59; Sydney 56; St George-Sutherland 53; Gordon 53 Semi-Finals Grand Final Bankstown Sports 7-165 (S Aley 51, C Ryan 32, C Hall 25; R Haynes 3-7, M Gibson 2-41) defeated Universities 164 (K Sutherland 51; S Aley 3-21, B Allard 2-28, S Millanta 2-29) by 3 wickets at Sydney University No.1 Player of the Final: Sarah Aley (Bankstown Sports) 80 Leading Wicketkeeper: Michelle Rigney (St George-Sutherland) – 14 dismissals Table: St George-Sutherland 117; Northern District 93; Bankstown 81; Gordon 79; Universities 59; Campbelltown-Camden 57; Sydney 51; Penrith 37; Parramatta-Blacktown 31 Semi Finals St George-Sutherland 2-236 defeated Gordon 9-178 by 8 wickets at Glenn McGrath Oval Northern District 8-204 defeated Bankstown Sports 156 by 48 runs at Mark Taylor Oval First Grade T20 Grand Final The First Grade T20 competition was played as part of the overall Premiership, with a separate Finals Series prior to the Finals of the First Grade competition. St George-Sutherland 2-84 (M Rigney 42no) defeated Northern District 81 (A Wills 5-21, R Lotter 2-13) by 8 wickets at Sydney University No.2 Unfortunately, for the second season in a row, the entire T20 Finals Series was abandoned due to inclement weather with Universities crowned Premiers by virtue of finishing on top of the table. Player of the Final: Amy Wills (St George-Sutherland) Table: Universities 44; Campbelltown-Camden 43; Northern District 37; Sydney 31; St George Sutherland 30; Bankstown Sports 28; Gordon 25 The Second Grade T20 competition was conducted within the overall competition, culminating in a T20 Finals Series prior to the Premiership deciding Final Series played in 50-over format. Second Grade Minor Premiers, St George-Sutherland, claimed their seventh successive premiership by defeating a young Northern District side at Sydney University No.2. Kingsgrove Sports Second Grade Player of the Year: Kelsey Miller (Campbelltown-Camden) Leading Batter: Kelsey Miller – 588 runs Leading Bowler: Peta Horsnell (Gordon) – 29 wickets Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Universities 3-240 defeated CampbelltownCamden 5-238 by 7 wickets at Village Green Bankstown Sports 5-129 defeated Northern District 128 by 5 wickets at Grahame Thomas Oval First Grade Premiers, Bankstown Sports, and First Grade T20 Premiers, Universities. Second Grade T20 Unfortunately, no play was possible in the Final Series due to inclement weather. St George-Sutherland, who remained undefeated throughout the season, were crowned Premiers by virtue of finishing on top of the table. Table: St George-Sutherland 70; Northern District 55, Bankstown Sports 51; Gordon 49; Sydney 31; Campbelltown-Camden 30; Universities 29; Penrith 21; Parramatta-Blacktown 16 Third Grade Brewer Shield (U/17) In the 40-over competition, held after Christmas, Minor Premiers St GeorgeSutherland won their fourth consecutive title by defeating Gordon in the Grand Final. The 40-over competition saw Minor Premiers Sydney win their first Brewer Shield title in 10 years by defeating Penrith in the Grand Final. Third Grade Player of the Year: Melissa Halton (Parramatta-Blacktown) Leading Batter: Melissa Halton – 424 runs Leading Bowlers: Leisa Johns (St George-Sutherland) and Jessica Mather (Parramatta-Blacktown – 16 wickets Leading Wicketkeepers: Sara Balasumbramaniam (Sydney) and Margaret Harpham (St George-Sutherland) – 6 dismissals Table: St George-Sutherland 36.3; Gordon 34.3; Universities 28.5; Northern District 23.2; Parramatta-Blacktown 19.0 Qualifying Final Gordon 1-30 defeated Universities 29 by 9 wickets at Forsyth Park 1 Grand Final St George-Sutherland 6-173 (L Pond 44, F Fernando 27, A Gillett 21; N Cole 2-15) defeated Gordon 67 (M Lloyd 22; F Fernando 2-7, E Moon 2-14, L Pond 2-14, D Elrick 2-18) by 106 runs at Forsyth Park 1 Brewer Shield Player of the Year – The Trish Langsford Trophy: Clara Iemma (Universities) Leading Batter: Clara Iemma – 412 runs Leading Bowlers: Noni Cole (Gordon) and Renee Hebden (Universities) – 16 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Hannah Trethewy (Campbelltown-Camden) – 6 dismissals Table: Sydney 46.2; Campbelltown-Camden 42.9; Penrith 39.7, St George-Sutherland 31.4; Universities 29.5, Gordon 23.0; Bankstown Sports 19.6 Semi-Finals Sydney 5-47 defeated St George-Sutherland 43 by 5 wickets at Birchgrove Park Penrith 6-183 defeated Campbelltown-Camden 8-179 by 4 wickets at Raby 1 Grand Final Sydney 3-79 (I Laker 31, AE Wells 21) defeated Penrith (A Lea 4-23, R Minella 2-1, K Smith 2-1) at Asquith Oval Player of the Final: Isabelle Laker (Sydney) Player of the Final: Leanne Pond (St George-Sutherland) Brewer Shield T20 The Reg Tulk Shield Third Grade T20 In the pre-Christmas T20 competition, Northern District defeated CampbelltownCamden to be named Twenty20 Champions. Held prior to Christmas, the T20 competition saw the undefeated Minor Premiers, St George-Sutherland, defeat Sydney in the Grand Final. Table: St George-Sutherland 73.7; Sydney 49.1; Gordon 46.3; Universities 21.9; ParramattaBlacktown 18.1; Northern District 3.6 Semi Finals Campbelltown-Camden 3-82 defeated Bankstown Sports 7-81 by 7 wickets at Blacktown International Sportspark No.2 Northern District 3-130 defeated St George-Sutherland 6-114 by 16 runs at Blacktown International Sportspark No.2 Grand Final Northern District 0-59 (R Minella 31rt, A Lea 21no) defeated Campbelltown-Camden 58 (S Burns 3-12, M Williams 2-5, A Lea 2-5) Blacktown International Sportspark No.1 Player of the Final: Rebecca Minella (Northern District) Spirit Of Cricket Award This Award is judged by officiating umpires who assess each team’s adherence to the Spirit of Cricket, as set out in the Preamble to the Laws of Cricket. Having re-entered the competition only two years ago, Penrith CC won this award for the second consecutive year. Bob Curtin Memorial Umpires’ Award The award is judged by umpires who allocate points on a 3-2-1 basis in each match to players. This award was won by ParramattaBlacktown’s Melissa Halton who polled the most points across all grades. Table: Bankstown Sports 55.0, Northern District 50.9, St George-Sutherland 35.8; Campbelltown-Camden 34.5; Gordon 31.7; Universities 22.6; Penrith 8.4 Qualifying Final Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Sydney 3-94 defeated Gordon 3-93 by 7 wickets at Russell Park Grand Final St George-Sutherland 4-144 (S Smith 33rt, A Gillett 31rt, M Harpham 23) defeated Sydney 109 (R Minella 32, A Lea 26, S Balasubramaniam 21; F Spowart 2-9) by 35 runs at Gifford Park Player of the Final: Sharmain Smith (St George-Sutherland) First Grade Player of the Year, Kira Churchland with Kingsgrove Sports Centre’s Harry Solomons. 81 Sydney Shires The 2012/13 Sydney Shires competition comprised 14 clubs, including Mount PritchardSouthern Districts CC who were formerly known as Southern Districts. The four grades, together with the Frank Gray Shield, comprised the Club Championship. Club Championship The David Tribolet Trophy Burwood Briars claimed the Shires Club Championship for the 16th time overall. A strong performance during the season saw them rewarded with Premierships in each of the top three grades. The margin to second placed Warringah was 402 points, with North West Sydney third. Table: Burwood Briars 1,385 points; Warringah 983; North West Sydney 953; Strathfield 937; Lane Cove 878; Epping 874; Auburn 782; Lindfield 777; Georges River 706; Roseville 649; Mount Pritchard-Southern Districts 548; Pennant Hills 479; Macquarie University 344; South Sydney 264 First Grade – The RB Clark Cup The RB Clark Cup was won by Burwood Briars for the first time since 2005/06, and for the 14th time overall, by defeating Epping in the Grand Final. Leading Batsman: Adam Rezek (Lindfield) 547 runs Leading Bowler: Stephen Davis (Burwood Briars) - 50 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Andrew Jalalaty (Burwood Briars) - 35 dismissals Table: Burwood Briars 74; Lane Cove 62; Auburn 60; Epping 42; Lindfield 40; Roseville 39; North West Sydney 36; Strathfield 32; Mount Pritchard-Southern Districts 27; Pennant Hills 24; Warringah 24; South Sydney 15; Georges River 15; Macquarie University 13 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Qualifying Finals: 82 Burwood Briars 189 and 2-52 defeated Roseville 74 and 166 by 8 wickets at Rothwell Park Lindfield 254 and 1-40 defeated Lane Cove 169 and 5(dec)-180 on first innings at Tantallon Oval Epping 156 and 4-42 defeated Auburn 108 and 89 by 6 wickets at George Parry Oval Semi-Finals Burwood Briars 118 and 1-73 defeated Lane Cove 108 and 81 by 9 wickets at Rothwell Park Epping 380 defeated Lindfield 339 on first innings at North Epping Oval Grand Final Burwood Briars 8-159 (D McLauchlan 33no, C Hart 25, S Blaszczyk 25,M Squire 24; A Boorer 5-37, B Eves 2-47) defeated Epping 157 (S Commons 56, P de l’Epine 21; M Seymour 4-36, I Gibson 2-25, D McLauchlan 2-39) at Blacktown International Sportspark 1 Shires Ground of the Year Lane Cove’s Tantallon Oval won its fifth Ground of the Year title. Leading Grounds: Tantallon Oval (Lane Cove) 8.28 points average; Bexley Oval (Georges River) 7.77; Bruce Purser (North West Sydney) 7.35; Rothwell Park (Burwood Briars) 7.21; George Parry Oval (Auburn) 7.01; North Epping Oval (Epping) 6.92 Second Grade The SJ Mayne Trophy Peter Toohey Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Daniel McLauchlan (Burwood Briars) Burwood Briars won the SJ Mayne Trophy for the first time since 2008/09, and for the 16th time overall, by defeating the Lane Cove in the Grand Final. Shires Player of the Year Leading Batsman: Andrew Kemmis (Lindfield) - 643 runs Burwood Briars’ Marc Seymour won the award with 16 points. Seymour scored 468 runs at an average of 33.4, took 49 wickets at an average of 13.8 and recorded three Man-of-the-Match performances during the season. Leading players: Marc Seymour (Burwood Briars) 16 points; Alexander Bloomfield (Strathfield), Arshad Khan (Mount Pritchard-Southern Districts) 13; Glen Sharman (South Sydney), Mayuran Pasupati (Macquarie University), John Blake (Roseville) 12; Stephen Davis (Burwood Briars), Cosikan Beadle (Pennant Hills) 11; Peter Gallichan (Lane Cove), Cameron Eve (Lane Cove), Joel Scurr (North West Sydney) 10 Leading Bowler: Cameron Bezer (Lane Cove) - 51 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Pieter Mees (Lane Cove) - 25 dismissals Table: Epping 58; Lane Cove 58; Burwood Briars 52; Warringah 51; Roseville 39; Pennant Hills 38.8*; North West Sydney 36; Mt Pritchard-Southern Districts 34; Strathfield 33; Auburn 32; Lindfield 24; Georges River 24; South Sydney 18; Macquarie University 9. *Pennant Hills deducted 1.2 points for slow over rate penalty. Qualifying Finals First Grade: Adam Rezek (Lindfield) Epping 296 and 0-62 defeated Pennant Hills 102 and 9 dec 257 on first innings at North Epping Oval Second Grade: Cameron Beames (Burwood Briars) Lane Cove 8-154 defeated Roseville 153 on first innings at Lance Hutchinson Oval Third Grade: Matthew Leslie (Mt Pritchard-Southern Districts) Warringah 117 and 6-135 defeated Burwood Briars 82 and 180 at Bexley Oval Shires Captains of the Year Fourth Grade: Greg Flanagan (Lindfield) Spirit of Cricket Award Warringah won this award for the fourth time in 2012/13. Leading Clubs: Warringah 7.284 points average; Macquarie University 7.279; Georges River 7.274; Epping 7.200; Burwood Briars 7.139; Mt Pritchard-Southern Districts 7.033 Shires Umpire of the Year This award was won by Stephen Blomfield. Semi-Finals Burwood Briars 267 defeated Epping 228 on first innings at Epping Oval Lane Cove 195 defeated Warringah 146 on first innings at Tantallon Oval Grand Final Burwood Briars 281 (C Beames 88, B Sculley 66, J Rogers 41, W Grimson 23; L O’Hare 3-47, C Bezer 3-56, P Nirmalendran 2-44) defeated Lane Cove 134 (O Fisher 68; S Khalkho 3-6, P Catalovski 3-27, B Sculley 2-31) on first innings at North Epping Oval SCA Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Cameron Beames (Burwood Briars) Fourth Grade The Harry Culbert Trophy Burwood Briars won the JB Hollander Trophy for the third consecutive season, and for the 13th time overall, by defeating Strathfield in the Grand Final. Georges River won the Harry Culbert Trophy for the first time ever after defeating Burwood Briars in the Grand Final. Leading Batsman: George Baldock (Georges River) - 476 runs Leading Bowler: David Spears (Strathfield) - 46 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Chris Steel (North West Sydney) - 21 dismissals Table: Burwood Briars 82; Strathfield 67; North West Sydney 62; Warringah 58; Georges River 56; Lindfield 42; Auburn 40; Epping 34; Macquarie University 26; Mt Pritchard-Southern Districts 22; Roseville 21; Lane Cove 21; Pennant Hills 6*; South Sydney 0 Pennant Hills deducted 12 points for breach of Playing Condition 1.1.1 (c) (ii) Qualification of Players. * Qualifying Finals Burwood Briars 299 defeated Lindfield 210 on first innings at Ron Routley Park Strathfield 235 and 0-39 defeated Georges River 209 and 7 dec 119 on first innings at Airey Park Warringah 136 and 6-126 defeated North West Sydney 106 at Bruce Purser Oval Semi-Finals Burwood Briars 176 defeated North West Sydney 141 on first innings at Ron Routley Park Strathfield 161 defeated Warringah 112 on first innings at Airey Park Grand Final Burwood Briars 129 (L Andrews 30, G Robson 20; D Spears 7-35, R Soni 2-18) defeated Strathfield 74 (J Bolster 31; J Kovacic 7-24, S Nardo 2-15) and 4-16 (A O’Keeffe 4-9) on first innings at Bruce Purser Oval SCA Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Jack Kovacic (Burwood Briars) Leading Batsman: Rohan Soni (Strathfield) - 549 runs Leading Bowler: Rohan Soni (Strathfield) 64 wickets Leading Wicketkeeper: Anmol Singh (Auburn) - 24 dismissals Frank Gray Shield (U/24) Warringah won the Frank Gray Shield for the third consecutive season, and for the sixth time overall, by defeating North West Sydney in the Grand Final. Leading Batsman: Tom Roe (Lindfield) - 351 runs Leading Bowler: William Cook (Lindfield) 21 wickets Leading Wicketkeepers: Tom Roe (Lindfield) and Joe Barnes (Epping) - 14 dismissals Table: Burwood Briars 83; Warringah 72; Strathfield 68; Georges River 56; North West Sydney 43; Pennant Hills 39; Macquarie University 39; Auburn 34; Lane Cove 28; Roseville 28; Epping 28; Lindfield 19; South Sydney 12; Mt Pritchard-Southern Districts 0 Table: Lindfield 48; North West Sydney 45; Warringah 34; Mt Pritchard-Southern Districts 32; Epping 28; Strathfield 27; Burwood Briars 26; Georges River 26; Roseville 13; South Sydney 12; Lane Cove 12; Pennant Hills 0; Auburn 0; Macquarie University 0. Qualifying Finals Qualifying Finals Burwood Briars 400 defeated Pennant Hills 95 and 3-41 on first innings at St Lukes Oval North West Sydney 214 and 5-44 defeated Warringah 108 and 159 on first innings at Weldon Oval Georges River 159 and 4-62 defeated Strathfield 153 on first innings at Bark Huts Reserve Semi-Finals Burwood Briars 9-126 defeated Warringah 125 on first innings at St Lukes Oval Georges River 265 and 3-140 defeated North West Sydney 188 on first innings at Lance Hutchinson Oval Grand Final Georges River 8-195 (A McGuiness 47, M Ellis 39no, B Dodd 38, A Ali 29; M Towells 3-47, P Pannuti 2-48) defeated Burwood Briars 194 (P Panta 59, O Kirkham 52, M Towells 20; M Stevens 4-53, D Carew 2-26, M Ellis 2-31) on first innings at Alan Davidson Oval SCA Medal for Player of the Grand Final: Brendan Dodd (Georges River). Lindfield 5-152 defeated Strathfield 151 by 5 wickets at Lindfield Oval Epping 9-168 defeated North West Sydney 9-118 by 50 runs at Bruce Purser Oval Warringah 5-274 defeated Mt PritchardSouthern Districts 170 by 104 runs at Weldon Oval Semi-Finals North West Sydney 5-161 defeated Lindfield 9-160 by 5 wickets at Lindfield Oval Warringah 5-103 defeated Epping 102 by 5 wickets at Weldon Oval Grand Final Warringah 3-129 (M Butcher 59no, E Collett 41no) defeated North West Sydney 125 (M Sutcliffe 29, D Knowles 23no; L Jones 3-23, M Rose 2-12, J Wigney 2-21, M Butcher 2-37) by 7 wickets at Airey Park The David Gilbert Medal for Player of the Final: Matthew Butcher (Warringah) Frank Gray Shield Player of the Year Each season, the Frank Gray Shield Player of the Year is assessed by officiating umpires on a 3-2-1 basis. In 2012/13, this award was jointly won by Shaun Bridges (Mount Pritchard-Southern Districts) and Tom Roe (Lindfield). Both players polled 12 points and during the competition. Leading players: Shaun Bridges (Mount Pritchard-Southern Districts), Tom Roe (Lindfield) 12 points; Luke Morgan (Georges River) 10; Alexander Bloomfield (Strathfield) 9; Gavin Drayton (Mt Pritchard-Southern Districts) 8; Joel Scurr (North West Sydney) 8 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Third Grade The JB Hollander Trophy 83 State Cricket Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The 2012/13 State Cricket Department. 84 Our strategic goal is to be the “number one producer of talent in Australian cricket”. Cricket NSW certainly met this target in 2012/13 with in excess of 30% of Australian caps awarded across both the men’s and women’s teams, going to players either currently representing NSW or products of the NSW Development Pathway. Chandika Hathurusinghe, who was the interim coach for the post-BBL period, improved performance and consistency and got the best from the team. O’Keefe and Coach Chandika Hathurusinghe, for a 16 day spin bowling camp. I am pleased to report that this initiative will continue for the next three years. Trent Copeland, Gurinder Sandhu, Brad Haddin and Moises Henriques produced great individual performances throughout the season, while Nic Maddinson finished strongly with the bat. The Lend Lease Breakers continue to excel, winning both the WNCL and WT20 competitions for the first time, with their WNCL record now standing at a sensational eight consecutive crowns. Gurinder capped off a fantastic debut season by winning the Steve Waugh Medal and the Ryobi Cup Player of with Year Awards, with Trent Copeland voted Sheffield Shield Player of the Year. The Grade Club Advisory Panel continued in 2012/13 with John Benaud, Bill Anderson and Anthony Clark joined by Evan Atkin and Greg Davidson to provide feedback to the NSW Selection Panel on performances in the Sydney Grade competition. Greg Mail was a member of this Advisory Panel in 2011/12, but served as a State Selector in 2012/13. Under new coach, Joanne Broadbent, the Lend Lease Breakers continued to improve with captain Alex Blackwell a standout with inspirational leadership and dominating with the bat. She was certainly a deserving winner of the Belinda Clark Medal as the Lend Lease Breakers Player of the Year and the WNCL Player of the Year award. The Gujarat NRE Youth Programs continued to identify metropolitan and regional players and provide them with development opportunities. Alyssa Healy’s fine form earned her the WT20 Player of the Year trophy with Lisa Sthalekar, in what has turned out to be her final season, again showing some of the great skills which made her one of the greatest female cricketers of all time. With a blend of talented youth and experience, the Lend Lease Breakers continue to be the benchmark for women’s cricket in Australia. This standard extends to all levels of the women’s game in this State, with NSW teams winning all five Cricket Australia National Championships contested in 2012/13! The NSW SpeedBlitz Blues again showed glimpses of promise and after an inspiring second half of the competition, fell an agonising one point short of reaching the Bupa Sheffield Shield Final. The NSW Youth teams had varying success, the highlight of which was victories for the NSW U/18 and U/15 female teams while the U/19 male team placed fifth and the U/17s second at their respective National Championships. From these Programs, Amy Edgar, Jenny Taffs, Tess Noble, Stefanie Daffara, Taryn Heddo, Ashleigh Gardner, Soumil Chibber, Jeremy Maher, Damien Mortimer, Daniel Fallins, Riley Ayre and Jake Doran were selected to attend Cricket Australia’s U/18 Talent Camps. Jake Doran, Damien Mortimer, Riley Ayre and Jeremy Maher were also named in Australian U/19 teams during the season as part of preparations for next summer’s U/19 World Cup in Dubai. The Basil Sellers Scholarship Program continued with nine young players benefitting from Basil’s support. As part of this Program, young spin bowlers Shane Cassel, Soumil Chibber and Daniel Fallins were able to travel to Sri Lanka, along with mentor Stephen The Sydney Grade Club Coach Support Program assisted the Grade clubs in specialist coaching areas. Cricket NSW staff attended 50 training sessions, providing a valuable resource for clubs to complement their existing coaching structure. The NSW AIME Indigenous teams were, as always, impressive at the 2013 Imparja Cup in Alice Springs. The men’s team unfortunately lost their Final while shooting for their third consecutive crown, while the women’s team won their division for the sixth season in a row. This success meant that NSW teams won six of the 12 National competitions contested during 2012/13. Finally, I wish to express my thanks to the State Cricket Department staff, part-time support staff and officials for their much valued efforts throughout the season. I would like to thank our selectors and part-time coaches of all teams for their commitment and passion. I would especially like to thank Basil Sellers for his amazing support of NSW cricket and its players, and his ongoing interest in our performance. David Thompson General Manager – State Cricket Cricket NSW Academy Now in its second season, the Academy was launched in 2011/12 as a replacement for the Emerging Blues and Emerging Breakers. It aims to offer a clear and consistent program that is always preparing players for the next challenge in their career. The Academy’s Male Programs operate in the U/13 – U/19 age groups, with the Female Programs catering to the U/13 and U/18 age groups. The Academy also works with selected players to continue their development after graduating from underage squads. Male Programs This season’s City Program consisted of two squads for the U/13s and U/14s, with one squad for the U/15s and U/16s. Each squad consisted of 24 players with sessions held at the Gujarat NRE Indoor Centre at the SCG, and Blacktown International Sportspark (BISP). In regional NSW the Programs were run at the Zone and Council levels. The Male Programs consisted of six pre-season sessions, held on Sundays starting in late July, followed by intra-squad games and matches against regional teams. We also introduced two training sessions and another game after the Christmas School Holidays following the conclusion of the DCA representative season and AW Green Shield competition. This provided the opportunity for coaches to see how the young players had developed through the season. for camps held in April and September. The 2012/13 TAP Camps included Country U/17 and U/19 players. This initiative continues to be an outstanding success, providing 36 regional athletes exposure to the quality training facilities and methodologies that provide them with further opportunities to push selection claims for State U/17 and U/19 teams. Our second camp focused on 36 players from our two City U/13 Squads, with players undertaking specialist skills coaching, video assessment, fitness testing and team building activities. Interactive lectures were held covering topics such as, education and its importance for young athletes, injury prevention, alcohol and drugs in sport, nutrition, psychology and social networking etiquette. The Sydney Academy of Sport was also instrumental in providing a synthetic wicket to expose the U/13 players to more game based training. Our thanks go to our specialist coaches, with special mention to Mark McInnes for coordinating the U/13 Camp. Cricket NSW would once again like to thank the staff of the Sydney Academy of Sport for their continued support. Female Programs The Cricket NSW Academy Female Programs comprised 10 Programs across the State, with six based regionally and four in metropolitan areas. Regional Programs cater for players aged between 12 and 18 years, with metropolitan squads incorporating the U/13, U/14, U/15 and U/16 age groups. This is very specialised Program. Each session has a very specific focus for player development in both a technical and tactical aspect. It is at these early learning stages where Cricket NSW really aims to build the base required by many players to progress to higher honours. The squad coaches during the 2012/13 Cricket NSW Academy program were; Talented Athlete Program U/15: Jason Lawless (Head Coach), Michelle Goszko (Assistant Coach) The Talented Athlete Program (TAP) again played a significant role in the Cricket NSW Academy Programs. BISP and the Sydney Academy of Sport provided excellent facilities U/13: Kate Owen (Head Coach), Matt Morgan (Assistant Coach) U/14: Michelle Goszko (Head Coach), Sam Greentree (Assistant Coach) U/16: Mechelle Hare (Head Coach), James Turner (Assistant Coach) Central North: John Rixon (Head Coach), Luke Knight (Assistant Coach) North Coast: Troy McKerinan (Head Coach), Michael Wood (Assistant Coach) Western: Carolyn Sheehan (Head Coach), Greg Griffith (Assistant Coach) South Coast: Stephen Davies (Head Coach), Andrew Hick (Assistant Coach) Newcastle/Central Coast: Sue Allen (Head Coach), Steve Taylor (Assistant Coach) Riverina: Steven Weckert (Head Coach), Phil Jenkins (Assistant Coach) Specialist coaches included Jonathan Freeston (Throwing), Ben Sawyer (Fast Bowling), Leonie Coleman (Wicketkeeping), Hamish Solomons (U/18 Head Coach), Sarah Aley (U/18 Assistant Coach), Lisa Sthalekar (U/15 Head Coach) and Richard Lynch (Strength and Conditioning). Each Program covered a number of areas, including skill development, strength and conditioning, and tactics. All Female Programs ran from June to September to give players a chance to work on their game prior to State selection and the club season. A new initiative this year was to create a Coaches’ Manual in conjunction with Specialist Coaches and the State Cricket Department. This manual enabled coaches to understand the type of drills and intensity that we are looking for in the Cricket NSW Academy Program. All players within the Cricket NSW Academy were also entered into Cricket Australia’s Athlete Management System, allowing coaches to compile a file on players which included coach’s notes, fitness results and match performances. The other advantage of using this software is that different coaches involved in the players’ development are able to get a better understanding of the areas the player has been working on. Finally, thank you to all of the coaches who gave up their weekends and weeknights to support the Cricket NSW Academy. Without their efforts, Cricket NSW’s Female Programs would not have had such a successful 2012/13 season. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The Cricket NSW Academy is a State wide program responsible for the identification and development of talented male and female cricketers. 85 The Basil Sellers Scholarship Program Since its inception, seven recipients have progressed through the ranks to play Test cricket for Australia and receive their Baggy Greens. They are Phillip Hughes, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Usman Khawaja, Patrick Cummins, Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry. 2012/13 Highlights The Basil Sellers Scholarship Program was established in 2006. Presented to male and female cricketers aged between 16 and 19, the aims of the scholarship are to: • facilitate the development of young talented cricketers • support a cricketer’s move from regional to city life, if necessary • assist the cricketer with education, training, employment and social skills • Retain in cricket talented young sports people who have considerable ability in multiple sports. • Harry Conway, Gurinder Sandu and Shane Cassel were selected in the Australian team that finished second at the U/19 World Cup during August 2012. • Gurinder Sandhu represented Australia A, the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues, Sydney Thunder and Prime Minister’s XI. To cap off an amazing debut season, he also won the Steve Waugh Medal as the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues’ Player of the Year. • Jake Doran was selected in the Australian U/19 team that played against New Zealand in March 2013. • Naomi Stalenberg was provided the opportunity to represent the Northern Spirit in the New Zealand domestic competition. 2012/13 Basil Sellers Scholarship Holders Harry Conway Shane Cassel Ashley James Gurinder Sandhu Sam Reading Naomi Stalenberg Jake Doran Tom Skelly Celeste Raack THE BASIL SELLERS COMBINED COUNTRY BOYS COACHING CLASS Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The Country Boys’ Coaching Class (CBCC) is the oldest development program within Cricket NSW, and one that is held in very high regard by all involved. Players were selected for the Class based on their performances at the U/16 Bradman Cup. 86 This year’s CBCC was conducted in April 2012. Emphasis was placed on providing country athletes with feedback on areas of their game that can be worked on during the off-season. Each player was videoed and provided a written and verbal report. Videos were also provided for each player to share with their coaches. Continuing a tradition, games were played against the two AW Green Shield merit teams, which also served as a selection trial for the 2012/13 Cricket NSW Academy squad. The following players were selected to attend the CBCC. Central North: James Psarakis, James Thomas, Perry Stapelton, Jake Brayshaw, Jayden Park Past Recipients 2011/12: Brad Chard, Kurtis Patterson, Gurinder Sandhu, Taylor Scott, Sam Reading, David Garness, Nathan Price, Tom Skelly, Keeghan Tucker, Emily Leys, Nicola Carey, Katie Mack, Hannah Trollip 2010/11: Nathan Brain, Sean Abbott, Scott Heaney, Patrick Cummins, Aaron Flaherty, Andrew Harriot, Brendan Reynolds, Taylor Scott, Keeghan Tucker, Lisa Griffith, Sammy-Jo Johnson 2009/10: Sean Abbott, Tim Armstrong, Adam Coyte, Andrew Harriet, Blake Hutchison, Nic Maddinson, Sandy Rogers, Ben Smith, Timm Van Der Gugten, Adam Zampa, Alyssa Healy, Samantha Hinton, Erin Osborne, Kara Sutherland, Ellyse Perry 2008/09: Tim Armstrong, Adam Coyte, Luke Doran, David Farrell, Blake Hutchison, Nic Maddinson, David Miller, James McNeil, Sandy Rogers, Ben Smith, Adam Zampa, Alyssa Healy, Samantha Hinton, Ellyse Perry 2007/08: Adam Coyte, Matthew Day, David Farrell, Jason Haywood, Josh Hazlewood, Phillip Hughes, Simon Keen, Ryan Medley, David Murphy, James Phatanak, Sam Robson, Sandy Rogers, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc 2006/07: Phillip Hughes, Matthew Day, Tom Cooper, Marcus Hainsworth, Phillip Wells, Jordon Magro, Kaine Harmsworth, James Phathanak, Daniel Burns, Usman Khawaja Illawarra: Daniel Constable, Toby Flynn-Duncombe, Aaryn Kornberger, Mitchell Phillips Central Coast: Jonathon Boyd Southern Zone: Nathaniel Jones, Jack Preddey North Coast: Alex Melville, Luke Corlis, Tobyn Burvill Newcastle: Joshua Pettigrew, Bailey McGill Western Zone: Charles Litchfield Riverina: Joe Oliver Finally, special thanks is extended to Basil Sellers for his continued support of the Country Boys Coaching Class. Harry Conway with Greg Chappell (left) and Basil Sellers (right). Below: Gurinder Sandhu. NSW Women’s Cricket Committee The NSW Women’s Cricket Committee again fulfilled its brief to provide advice to the Board in relation to the conduct, organisation, and management of the game of cricket for women in NSW. This was achieved with valuable input from members who bring experience from all levels, and areas of the game. In 2012/13 the Committee set out to broaden the expertise demonstrated by its members, to more widely represent the Female cricketing community in NSW, with two new members joining our ranks. Ms Joanne Broadbent and Mrs Kate Howitt bring with them experience in Elite Cricket/Coaching and School Cricket respectively, and join myself, Mrs Marie Cornish, Ms Jessica Henry, and Mr Robert Smith with our background in Country Cricket, and Grade Cricket. As Chair, I aimed to reinvigorate this new Committee with my passion for the game, and was able to stimulate invaluable and varied discussion on all aspects of female cricket in NSW. I also continued to attend meetings of the Cricket NSW Female Cricket Management Group to be a voice for the Committee, and to improve communication between the groups, and initiate discussion of issues at management level. NSW players again made up the majority of the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars side which performed so impressively in bringing home two World titles! Nine Lend Lease Breakers were a part of the World T20 victory at the start of the summer, while seven players travelled to India to help Australia win the 50 over World Cup at the end of the season. The Shooting Stars home series against New Zealand also featured two NSW players, Nicola Carey and Sarah Coyte. The Lend Lease Breakers continued to dominate by winning their eighth consecutive WNCL title, as well as their first WT20 trophy. This extraordinary effort made them the first team to win both competitions in the same season. The WT20 was again televised live on Fox Sports as a curtain raiser to the KFC T20 Big Bash League Grand Final, which was a great opportunity to promote the women’s domestic competition. The Lend Lease Breakers’ success at the top no doubt assisted NSW with their clean sweep of Cricket Australia’s Female National Championships, with the U/15, U/18 and Imparja Cup sides also victorious. It capped off a very impressive season for NSW female representative programs, and one we are looking to repeat in 2013/14! Congratulations to Belinda Clark Medallist and WNCL Player of the Year, Alex Blackwell, WT20 Player of the Year Alyssa Healy, and to 2012 Country Women’s Player of the Year Lily Bardsley for their outstanding seasons. Congratulations also to Cricket NSW Rising Star Nicola Carey, Alan McGilvray Memorial Scholarship recipient Stefanie Daffara and Basil Seller Scholarship recipients Ashley James, Celeste Raack and Naomi Stalenberg. The SCA Women’s Competition (Grade) showcased a very competitive season in 2012/13 with approximately two wins separating second and fifth place on the Club Championship, while in First Grade only one win separated fourth place (and a berth in the Semi-Finals) and last place. The strength of each club was demonstrated by having eight of the nine clubs represented in Semi Finals across the Grades, with seven of the nine clubs represented in a Grand Final. This competition is continuing to grow with clubs becoming more stable, resulting in a stronger and more competitive competition. In Country Cricket, a very successful Open Women’s Championships was held in Wellington with four teams competing. The Northern Stars (North Coastal/Central Northern) and New Coasters (Newcastle/ Central Coast) contested a very close Final which finished in a tie. The U/15 Country Championships were held in Dubbo, with Western defeating Southern Rivers (Illawarra/ South Coast/Riverina) in the Final. The Women’s Committee are continuing to strive for representation at the Country Cricket of Management meetings following an initial invitation to attend and contribute to meetings in March and June 2012. Following the success of the Female Country Cricket Forum in 2011/12, the Women’s Committee determined it would be ideal to host such a Forum every second year to consider the Country Championships, and relevant female issues facing Country NSW. Of course, our gratitude goes to Cricket Australia for making this important decision, recognising the efforts of female cricketers across the country and helping to make cricket a viable career choice for girls, both on and off the field. Our thanks also goes to Lisa Sthalekar, who in her role as an Executive Member of the Australian Cricketers Association, played a pivotal role in opening up membership, and its many benefits, to past NSW female players. Lisa also announced her retirement from all cricket at the end of the ICC World Cup. On behalf of all members of the Committee, I would like to congratulate Lisa on a fine career with Gordon, Universities, NSW and Australia. She leaves the game as one of its legends and has played a major role in helping grow the game on and off the field. Finally, our thanks go to the NSW Cricket Board, especially former Chairman Dr Harry Harinath OAM and former Chief Executive David Gilbert, and the incumbent Chairman John Warn and Acting Chief Executive, Michael Dalton. The support they provide allows NSW to continue to lead the way for women and girls in Australia cricket. We look forward to another season of NSW dominance on and off the field. Rina Hore Chair, NSW Women’s Cricket Committee Looking forward, 2013/14 will be a landmark year for women’s cricket following an announcement that Cricket Australia would significantly raise the level of the retainer payments for members of the Australian women’s team, as well as increasing tour allowances. Importantly, additional funding has been provided to all teams in the WNCL which has resulted in an increase in the retainer paid to State players. Not only did this announcement help to ease the financial burden previously suffered by female players, but we are now all one step closer to seeing female cricketers being able to class themselves as professional athletes. It is wonderful to see cricket leading the way in this regard, while the progress is a tribute to the work and sacrifice of the generations of players and administrators who have helped make women’s cricket what it is today. The trophies won by NSW female teams in 2012/13. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 2012/13 was a very successful season for Female Cricket in NSW. 87 Lisa Sthalekar and Erin Osborne at the ICC World Cup. NSW Districts Cricket Association The match attracted a good crowd of parents and other supporters which provided a fine atmosphere for the match. We see it as our role to provide Associations with assistance in a number of areas including guidance on constitutional matters, judiciary, preparation of competition draws, Local Government issues, sponsorship and purchasing opportunities and preparation of grant proposals. We receive support and considerable assistance from the Cricket NSW Game Development department in this area and we thank General Manager, Cameron French, and his staff. Administration We continue to encourage Associations and their Affiliated Clubs in the use of the My Cricket website which does reduce the time individuals need to commit to a volunteer position. The coming season will see an all out effort to influence officials to embrace this technology by emphasising the benefits which are available at no cost. Our Inter Association Shield program continues to attract good quality players resulting in a high standard of competition. The Series is well supported by our Associations and provide the core of players who form the Cricket NSW Academy squads. Of course, the various Grade clubs take a close interest in the talent which will become available at a later stage. It is interesting to visit our website where the names of International players who have progressed from the Inter Association series are shown. We also conducted a T20 Carnival in the school holidays for U/13 players, the only qualification being that the players must not have played in the Shield competition. The Carnival was conducted with the assistance of Blacktown CDCA and and Doonside CC who we thank. We are hopeful of attracting additional entries in the coming season. Our Girls Carnival, played for a week during the January holidays, continues to attract teams and the support of parents. The Carnival saw three country teams participating and was played at The Eric Mobbs complex at Castle Hill where we can provide four adjacent grounds to add to the atmosphere. The City Country Challenge in the U/14 age group was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground as a T20 match between North Shore JCA, Harold Moore Shield Premiers, and Central Coast JCA, who won the NSW Country Kookaburra Cup. The Central Coast team was successful this season. Playing on the Sydney Cricket Ground was a big occasion for all players and we thank NSW Country Cricket Association for their organisation of the day. By arrangement, we are responsible for nominating one umpire and that person was Bruce Wood from Hornsby Kuringai Hills DCUA. Bruce has been a strong supporter of our various programs over a number of years and fully deserved his appointment. The following comprised the Committee of Management .The Committee met on 9 occasions during 2012/13 and attendance by members is shown in brackets. Jeffery Evans (Chair) (9) Colin Booth (Deputy Chair) (8) David Toose (Treasurer) (7), Vic Ferrara (8) Patrick Gavin (7), William Glacken (6), William Howard (9), Gregory Liggins (7), Michael Ross (7), Ms Kim Wilkinson (8) Eric Myatt (Executive Officer) (9) In addition a number of Sub Committee meeting were also held. Inter-Association Competitions The NSWDCA offers its congratulations to the following Inter-Association Shield competition and junior Player of the Year award winners. Inter-Association Perpetual Shield Winners Shell Shield (all Junior competitions): Hornsby Kuringai Hills DCA James Searle Memorial Shield (all Senior competitions): Camden DCA GH (Gerry) Meyer Shield (Shield for Associations that meet qualification): Camden DCA Inter-Association Competition Winners Martin Shield (Open Male): Camden DCA Telegraph Shield (U/23 Male): Hornsby Kuringai Hills DCA John Durham Shield (U/19 Male): Camden DCA CS Watson Shield (U/16 Male): South Eastern DCA Player of the Year: Jack Brewer (Fairfield Liverpool CA) Margaret Peden Shield (U/15 Female): Penrith JCA & North Coastal Zone (joint winners after Final washed out) Player of the Year: Mikayla Hinkley (Penrith JCA) EG Weblin Shield (U/15 Male): Camden DCA Player of the Year: Colin D’Arcy (George River St George CA) Harold Moore Shield (U/14 Male): North Shore JCA Player of the Year: Param Uppal (Blacktown City DCA) Mollie Dive Shield (U/13 Female): Camden JCA & Northern Sydney Girls CA (joint winners after Final washed out) Player of the Year: Yardley Polsen (Camden DCA) WS Gee Shield (U/13 Male): Camden DCA Player of the Year: Luke Hawkesworth (Sutherland Shire JCA) T20 Carnival (U/13 ): Parramatta DCA Arch Cawsey Shield (U/12 Male): Sutherland Shire JCA Player of the Year: Hayden Goulstone (Parramatta DCA) JH Creak Shield (U/11 Male): Central Coast JCA Player of the Year: Broc Hardy (Central Coast JCA) WG Foster Shield (U/10 Male): North Shore JCA Player of the Year: Mitchell Crayn (North Shore JCA) Tom Richmond Coach of the Year Award: Peter Maddocks (South Eastern JCA) Appreciation Thanks are extended to: The NSW Cricket Board for their continued support of the NSW Districts Cricket Association and cricket at the level we administer. The Sydney Cricket Association Committee of Management for their support and their recognition of the contribution our Associations make. All Local Government Authorities for their assistance and support. Local Government Authorities are almost the sole providers of facilities, vital for cricket’s longevity, and their ongoing support cannot be underestimated. The Kingsgrove Sports Centre, in particular Harry Solomons, for his continued and most generous support of junior cricket in NSW. The provision of gift vouchers to the player of the year in junior Shield Competitions was appreciated by all. The support provided to various Associations does not go unnoticed. Kookaburra Sport, in particular Leigh Watts, Nathan Pilon, Noel Moig and Cameron Eve for the provision of balls and sponsorship to the Inter-Association competitions and their generous financial assistance to local associations. All Vice Presidents and Life Members, for their assistance and support. Cricket NSW Game Development for their continued involvement with Associations and administration of various cricket programs for the benefit of our players. Volunteers who ensure all boys and girls and senior players have the opportunity to participate throughout the season. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The NSW Districts Cricket Association continued in the role of the affiliate body for Junior and Senior Community cricket, with 34 Affiliated Associations, including winter Senior and Junior competitions, providing organised cricket for in excess of 2,850 teams. The ages of players range from U/7s to seniors, with players able to participate irrespective of their ability due to the grading of teams to best suit their standard. 89 The Sydney Cricket Association Membership of the Association New and Retiring Members BF Freedman, MH Klumpp (Bankstown) A Day, S Foster (Blacktown) A Connolly, T O’Keefe (Campbelltown-Camden) M Ezekiel, J Galbraith (Eastern Suburbs) RF Cook, J Dunn (Fairfield-Liverpool) AJ Falk, MF Rosen (Gordon) P Brown, T Jacobs (Hawkesbury) J Mason, JA Warn (Manly-Warringah) I Finlay, A Frank (Mosman) DH Cole, BO White (North Sydney) C Hambleton, M Langford (Northern District) GK Monaghan, R Wright (Parramatta) G Gavin, J Lalor (Penrith) C Sullivan, P Wright (Randwick Petersham) KP Greene, JM Jobson (St George) E Atkins, THJ Iceton (Sutherland) R Adby, J Penrose (Sydney) G de Mesquita, M O’Sullivan (Sydney University) M Sanders, P Serov (University of NSW) DB O’Neil, W Stead (Western Suburbs) D Rose (Auburn) T Murphy (Burwood Briars) G Baird (Epping) R Buchanan (Georges River) B Scott (Lane Cove) SM Hamman (Lindfield) S Fairlie (Macquarie University) A Smith (Mount Pritchard-Southern Districts) D McDonald (North West Sydney) N Jackson (Pennant Hills) N Stapleton (Roseville) G Workman (South Sydney) D Chappelow (Strathfield) I Bassett (Warringah) E Smith (City and Suburban Cricket Association) DF Dilley (NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association) CW Booth, JC Evans, E Myatt (NSW Districts Cricket Association) Ms J Henry (Sydney Women’s Competition). New Delegate Members were Messrs Day, Foster, O’Keefe, Galbraith, Brown, Mason, Frank, Lalor, Penrose, Stead, Fairlie, McDonald and Smith. They replaced Messrs J Hanshaw, C Michie, D Voegt, G McCanna, M Whybrow, S Lyon, K Jackman, C Silk, D Kelly, I Willis, M Fairlie, I Seath and R De Carvalho respectively. In addition, Mr G Gavin (Penrith) resigned from the SCA during the course of year and was replaced by Mr W Ball. The SCA wishes to record its appreciation of the efforts of all retiring Members, and to welcome all new Members. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Committee of Management 90 At its 26th Annual General Meeting on 13 August 2012, the SCA elected a Committee of Management comprising Messrs Warn (Chairman), Falk (Deputy Chairman), Connolly, Cook, Freedman and Hamman. On the same evening, the SCA approved the Committee’s nominees of Messrs Booth and Hambleton to also serve as Appointed Members of the Committee. On 6 February 2013, Mr Warn resigned from the Committee of Management, following his election to the position of Chairman of the NSW Cricket Board. The Committee then appointed Mr Falk to the vacant position of Chairman, and Mr Hambleton to the vacant position of Deputy Chairman. Shires Competition Sub-Committee The Committee of Management formally delegated specific duties to the above subcommittee, comprising persons elected by Shires clubs, as follows; Messrs SM Hamman (Chairman), D Chappelow, A Clarke, J Lloyd, M Wood and G Workman. The Committee thanks those persons for their contribution to the successful conduct of the Shires competition. Women’s Competition Sub-Committee The Committee of Management formally delegated administration of the Women’s Competition to the above sub-committee, as follows; Ms J Henry (Chair), Ms T Bates, Ms A Blackwell, Ms C Byrnes, Ms E Chappel and Mr R Smith. The Committee thanks those persons for their contribution to the successful conduct of the Women’s Grade competition. AW Green Shield Selection Sub-Committee The Committee of Management formally delegated the selection of the above competition’s two representative teams to the above sub-committee, as follows- Messrs R Brennan (Chairman), M Bradley, J Jobson, M Procajlo, P Sullivan, C Thomas and J Warland. The Committee thanks those persons for their contribution in that regard. Code of Conduct Commissioners and Judiciary Committee The Board again appointed Messrs J McGruther and M Bonnell as the SCA’s Code of Conduct Commissioner and Assistant Code of Conduct Commissioner, respectively. The Judiciary Committee for the season comprised Messrs R Browne (Chairman), G Farmer (Deputy Chairman), G Beard, G Bensley, P Blanchard, R Chee Quee, R Collins, R Green, C Hynes, E Myatt, P Toohey and DA Tribolet. The Committee thanks those persons for their assistance, when required, in considering alleged breaches of the Code of Conduct. During the season, the Commissioners considered 35 alleged breaches of the Code. The Commissioners offered 17 persons a penalty, ranging from a caution to three matches. The Judiciary Committee found 18 persons guilty of breaching the Code, and imposed penalties ranging from a censure to a suspension of 20 months, and included in four determinations the loss of team captaincy. Cricket Australia Cricket Australia again demonstrated its direct commitment to club cricket by allocating $289,463 and $17,194 to Cricket NSW for the development of Grade cricket, and Women’s Grade cricket, respectively. The Board distributed that grant among all clubs, to facilitate projects such as ground improvements and coaching programs. BBM Award The Committee again made a BBM award to a promising young Grade cricketer, to play for Formby CC in England’s Liverpool and District League. Jay Lenton (North Sydney) enjoyed a very successful 2012 winter with that club, while Aaron Flaherty (Western Suburbs) gained the 2013 award. Functions The SCA conducted separate Premiers’ Dinners during April and May 2013 for the Grade, Shires and Women’s Grade competitions. The three functions were a fitting way in which to end a very successful season, and to congratulate all premiership teams and award winners. Media During the season, the SCA’s competitions enjoyed regular media coverage, in particular from metropolitan newspapers, suburban newspapers, and the SCA’s websites. In addition, the SCA’s Grade competition website provided live ball-by-ball coverage of selected preliminary rounds and finals series matches, including the First Grade Final. The SCA again offered the Phil Tresidder Award, in memory of the late sports journalist, Randwick CC member and NSWCA Life Member. Entries were of a high standard, emphasising the support that Grade cricket receives from suburban print media. The award-winners were as follows: Best Season Coverage: Chris Georgakopoulos (The Penrith Press) Best Feature Article: Michael Carayannis (St George and Sutherland Shire Leader) U/16 State Challenge Thanks are extended to the NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association (NSWCUSA), which again appointed accredited umpires to officiate in Grade competition matches. The NSWCUSA also assisted the Sydney Shires Cricket Umpires’ Association and the Sydney Women’s Cricket Umpires’ Association to make similar appointments. SCG, 17 February 2013 Fairfield-Liverpool CC and Illawarra CA qualified to represent the SCA and the NSWCCA respectively, in the annual match between the Premiers of each association’s U/16 competition. On this occasion, FairfieldLiverpool CC recorded a thrilling victory in a T20 match, defeating Illawarra CA with just one ball remaining. Result: Fairfield-Liverpool 4-126 (H Sandhu 60no, A Deitz 17; D Constable 2-18) defeated Illawarra 6-125 (D Constable 50, C Waldock 24; J Brewer 1-15) Player of the Match: Harmon Sandhu (Fairfield-Liverpool) State Challenge Kensington Oval, Sydney, 15 September 2012 Randwick Petersham CC and Illawarra DCA qualified to represent the SCA and Country Cricket NSW respectively, in the annual match between the Premiers of each association’s Limited Overs competition. Randwick Petersham CC enjoyed a comfortable victory on this occasion. Result: Randwick Petersham 3-158 (A Sams 54, J McLoughlin 53) defeated Illawarra DCA 157 (T Laws 40, J McDevitt 29; B McLean 3-36, J Wilson 2-16, S Chhibber 2-50) by 7 wickets SCA Chairman’s Trophy- Sydney XI v Shires XI Memorial Oval Bankstown, 17 February 2013 Sydney XI: Phil Hangyasi (Captain - FairfieldLiverpool), Ryan Gibson (Penrith), Tristen McDonald (Sydney), John DiBartolo (Western Suburbs), Justin Avendano (North Sydney), Jason Hughes (Mosman), Mitchell Brown (Sutherland), Michael Edwards (ManlyWarringah), Tim Ley (Sydney University), Nathan Sowter (Blacktown), Nick McLachlan (Manly-Warringah), Tim Doonan (Blacktown) Shires XI: Don Nash (Captain - North West Sydney), Scott Hutchinson (Lindfield), Michael McKeough (Epping), Lee Ryanhart (North West Sydney), Cosikan Beadle (Pennant Hills), Marc Seymour (Burwood Briars), Pat Bolster (Strathfield), Joe Scarcella (Lane Cove), Dan Lenehan (Roseville), Iain Cowan (Auburn), Will Blunt (Roseville), Sanketh Gitte (Auburn) Umpires: Ken Buckland (NSWCUSA), Ian Tabrett (SSCUA). Result: Shires XI 201 (C Beadle 57, D Nash 23, S Gitte 22; P Hangyasi 3-47, N Sowter 2-34, M Edwards 2-53) defeated Sydney XI 142 (J Avendano 43, J Hughes 22, R Gibson 20; D Lenehan 3-5, M Seymour 2-25, I Cowan 2-29, W Blunt 2-29) by 59 runs. Player of the Match: Cosikan Beadle (Shires XI) U/16 Representative Teams At the completion of the AW Green Shield Grand Final, the competition’s Selection SubCommittee named two teams to each play a match against teams representing the annual Country Coaching Class. AW Green Shield First XI: Jonte Pattison (Captain - Sydney University), Tom Doyle (Sutherland), George Blackwood (Northern District), Arjun Nair (Hawkesbury), Lachlan Cheney (St George), Luke Bartier (St George), Jonathan Rose (Sutherland), Nick Miller (Gordon), Nathan Marciante (Sutherland), Dylan Bent (Blacktown), James Needham (Northern District), David Lozinski (Bankstown) AW Green Shield Second XI: Jack Brewer (Captain - Fairfield-Liverpool), Thomas Henry (University of NSW), Cam Weir (Penrith), Nicky Craze (Campbelltown-Camden), Brendan Smith (Bankstown), Evan Pitt (Parramatta), Andrew Deitz (Fairfield-Liverpool), Harmon Sandhu (Fairfield-Liverpool), Mathew Novak (Blacktown), Declan White (University of NSW), Oliver Hing (Northern District), John Venianakis (University of NSW) Reserve Players: Liam Windel (Gordon), Brandon Crosbie (Blacktown), Tom Mooney (Mosman), Kyle Chisholm (Bankstown), Daniel Carr (University of NSW), Sam Gainsford (Manly-Warringah), Devlin Malone (Sutherland) The matches took place at Blacktown International Sports Park No.1 on 13-14 April 2013. NSW Country Coaching Class 5-244 (B McGill 91no, A Kornberger 69; D Lozinski 2-33, J Needham 2-30) defeated AW Green Shield First XI 226 (T Doyle 62 L Windel 40 J Preddy 3-42 A Kornberger 3-42) by 18 runs AW Green Shield Second XI 5-250 (B Smith 82, J Brewer 68, A Deitz 52no; L Corlis 3-34) defeated NSW Country Coaching Class 7-248 (J Psarakis 130no, C Litchfield 34; D White 2-45 H Sandhu 2-54) by 5 wickets Movember – Men’s Health Awareness The Sydney Cricket Association adopted the Movember cause as its primary charity support for the 2012/13 season. It gained strong support from Grade and Shires clubs, with 108 individual members forming themselves into teams, growing moustaches and seeking donations. At the end of the month almost $39,000 was raised. Warringah CC was the leading club overall with $9,432, while Todd O’Keefe (Campbelltown-Camden CC) was the leading individual, with a mammoth $4,400 in donations. Appreciation The Sydney Cricket Association wishes to record its appreciation of the contribution of the following persons and bodies to the success of its 2012/13 season: • The Sydney Morning Herald- sponsor of the O’Reilly Medal for First Grade Player of the Year • BBM, especially Chief Executive Officer, Mr Symon Scott, and Chairman, Mr Ken Johnstone, sponsor of the BBM award • Toro Australia - sponsor of the Grade Ground of the Year awards • Kookaburra Australia Pty Ltd - sponsor of SCA competitions • Cricket Australia - for its Grade and Women’s Grade Club Funding Program • Australian Associated Press (AAP) - for its promotion of the SCA’s competitions • The NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association, especially Messrs Darren Goodger (Executive Officer and Education & Development Manager), Troy Penman (Administration Manager) and Sharad Patel (Administration Officer), its Board, and all officiating umpires and scorers • The Sydney Shires Cricket Umpires’ Association and all officiating umpires • The Sydney Women’s Cricket Umpires’ Association and all officiating umpires • Messrs Colin Clowes, Bob Brenner and Colin Jefferies (Honorary Librarians, NSWCA) for the provision and maintenance of records and statistics • Mr Bruce Whitehouse, Records Officer for the Shires competition • James Matthey, Shires Website Correspondent • Mr Adam Morehouse, SCA Statistician • First Grade scorers for their valuable contribution in providing timely online match scorecards • Managers and coaches of all AW Green Shield competition teams • Ground Staff and ground authorities of the Sydney Cricket Ground, and all clubs, particularly those that hosted competition finals and representative matches. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Umpires 91 Game Development The 2012/13 Game Development Department. The primary aim of the Game Development department is to “inspire the next generation of players and fans”. Cricket NSW continues to invest strongly in the future of the game, delivering Programs in schools and the community whilst building the capacity of junior clubs. A significant restructure in the Game Development allowed for the introduction of a Regional Cricket Manager for the Central Coast and a unified approach across all of NSW. A further review of NSW, and the adoption of new regions (and associated staff), will continue as a priority for the department as we build an increased staff footprint to service Australia’s largest State. Participation Participation rose 4.9% in the 2012/13 season to 243,217 participants. This growth can be attributed to an increase in the introductory Programs delivered by Cricket NSW staff, as well as the inclusion of veterans in the census for the first time. Whilst Cricket NSW staff are seeing more children than ever, a key focus must be to ensure a transition from the Programs to junior clubs. Outcomes from Participation Programs As well as introducing children to cricket, the Game Development department is evolving its Programs to provide four other clear outcomes; • Articulate a clear participation next step (to junior clubs) • Build a database of contacts to continue the engagement process • Create fans by connecting participants with the BBL sides • Provide media with the opportunity to change the perceptions of cricket This clear blueprint will ensure more players, more fans and more support for our cricketing community. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Participation growth in NSW 92 260,000 240,000 243,217 230,000 232,241 225,502 220,000 Australian Cricket Roadshows The Australian Cricket Road Show was a key activity that has shaped priorities for Game Development in the past season. The feature Road Show, held at Rooty Hill RSL, provided an opportunity for Cricket NSW to engage with key stakeholders to discuss challenges facing the game. Four key areas highlighted that will be addressed in the 2013/14 season include the following: Issue Volunteer Reward and Recognition Intervention Enhanced suite of volunteer recognition activities including regionalised events Facilities Reintroduction of grants Development program in 2013/2014 Support of Introduction of Recruitment www.playcricket.com.au Activities website and supporting collateral Female Develop female pilot programs Cricket to create a participation pathway from in2CRICKET to elite cricket Introducing Children to Cricket in Schools 210,000 MILO T20 Blast School Gala Days 200,000 The MILO T20 Blast Schools Cup commenced for season 2012/13 with the Parramatta competition at Old Kings Oval on July 19, 2012. 190,000 192,433 180,000 170,000 160,000 182,142 170,206 170,492 174,772 150,000 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 This season there were 189 separate days in all census areas, resulting in over 28,000 girls and boys participating. MILO T20 Blast Schools Cup is a fun, fast-paced, modified cricket format that encapsulates the excitement associated with the KFC T20 Big Bash League. It engages teams of girls and boys in a minimum of four 40 minute games which provide an inclusive, safe, equal participation opportunity for every child. A key aspect of the Program is linking club registration periods with the majority of days completed in Term Three ‘feeding’ into junior club promotional activities. On Ground Entertainment at the Vodafone Sydney Test This season the MILO in2CRICKET lunch break entertainment included 706 children from 55 MILO in2CRICKET Centres across four days of the Test Match. The feedback from the children and the parents was incredibly positive with all regions of NSW represented for the first time. In excess of 110 centre volunteers got the chance to accompany the children on the ground during the lunch time break. This was a significant reward for these hard working volunteers who give up many hours to help coordinate the MILO in2CRICKET Centres from all over the State. Recognising and supporting our Volunteer Network Cricket NSW recognises the critical role that volunteers play in supporting cricket throughout the State. In recognition of this contribution a number of events/activities were delivered over the course of the year: • Delegates “Thank You” at the KFC T20 International on Australia Day • Female volunteers invited to the McGrath Foundation High Tea • Volunteer Recognition Day on day four of the Vodafone Sydney Test Our inaugural State Volunteer of the Year awards was held during the KFC T20 Big Bash League match between the Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Renegades on 9 January 2013. Players from NSW Blues Squad visited 8 regional locations. Our State winners were: • Volunteer of the Year – Michael Ross (Camden District Cricket Association) • In2Cricket Coordinator of the Year – Jenny Riseborough (North Sydney in2Cricket) • School Ambassador of the Year – Ian Reeves (Martin Gully Public School) Through our Mosaic Cricket Program NSW will be a vehicle for social cohesion and a source of stable and enduring happiness. Cricket will continue to lead the way in promoting healthy lifestyles in a fun and enjoyable atmosphere. Weet-Bix Cup We would like to thank all volunteers for their contribution to the game. Weet-Bix continued their association with the junior T20 competition, with a spike in interest in the format following the second season of the BBL. Ensuring Cricket is a Sport for All Australians Some of the highlights from this season’s competition where: • An increase in the number of teams involved to 47% • Junior associations delivered the preliminary rounds, with Cricket NSW managing the Finals Series • For the first time, teams from regional NSW were involved in the competition • Games were played under lights at Blacktown International Sportspark Multicultural (Mosaic) Cricket Program Cricket NSW is proud of what our game can offer to everyone. With this pride comes an important understanding of our obligations to ensure our game touches the lives of all Australians. We are committed to delivering on this. Our commitment stretches to all sections of our society, including our multicultural communities. In fact, with over 30% of people in NSW born overseas, Cricket NSW recognises that one area where we can make the greatest difference is to engage the cultural mosaic that is NSW. In order to drive this engagement, Cricket NSW has developed a bold strategy, Mosaic Cricket, which focuses on grassroots access and opportunities to be part of the game that is a sport for all Australians. This is a significant milestone which will see Cricket NSW give more to multicultural NSW and strengthen our relationships with all sections of the community. We will provide young people opportunities to develop an identity that is both reflective of their heritage, and proud of being an Australian. The 2012/13 Weet-Bix Cup Finals Day took place at the SCG on Sunday, 3 March 2013 with the Metropolitan Champion playing off against the Regional Champion for the mantle of State Champion. The winners of each division were: U/12 – Caringbah Cricket Club U/14 – Camden Cricket Club U/16 – Engadine Cricket Club We thank Weet Bix for their ongoing support and look forward to a bigger and better competition in 2013/14! Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 U/12’s Weet-Bix Cup State Champions, Caringbah. 93 Game Development Toyota Country Blitz Toyota Good for Cricket Raffle Cricket NSW Coaching Awards In pursuit of our goal to inspire the next generation of participants and fans, Game Development worked with the State Cricket Department to deliver the Toyota Country Blitz. The inaugural Toyota Good for Cricket Raffle was a partnership between Cricket NSW and Toyota designed to assist clubs, schools and associations raise important funds for projects in their community. John McMahon Award (NSW Country Coach) – Glenn Rowlands (Central Coast) The Toyota Country Blitz took place on from 16-18 October 2013, with NSW SpeedBlitz Blues players visiting eight regional locations promoting the following messages: • Sign up for cricket this season • Toyota as an important partner of Cricket CNSW • Plan B messaging from Transport NSW Over the three days the players took part in a range of activities including: • School Clinics • Junior Club Association Clinics • High Performance Coaching • Launching of MILO T20 Blast Centres • Hosting and presenting at Sportsmans’ nights A full list of the players, and the locations they attended, are listed below. REGION North Coast PLAYERS Tim Cruickshank David Dawson Central Coast/ Kurtis Patterson Newcastle Daniel Hughes Central North Luke Doran Gurinder Sandhu Western Trent Copeland Chris Tremain Illawarra/ Scott Henry South Coast Adam Zampa Riverina Nic Bills Sean Abbott Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Promotion of the Big Bash League Teams 94 A key priority of Game Development is to support the two BBL teams. For 2012/13, the Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder were allocated clear regions in which Game Development staff delivered promotional activities for the teams. Component of support that were provided include: • Game Development staff branded in BBL apparel • Integration of teams with promotional collateral • Support of School and Club Ambassador Program • Support of match day activities The first prize for this year’s event was a brand new Toyota Camry Hybrid HL and in a change from previous years, 100% of the money raised was returned to the organisation responsible for selling tickets. This meant that an outstanding $110,000 was raised for grass roots projects across the State. Our thanks goes to Toyota for their generous support of this raffle. Coach Education Coaching Courses – Introduction to Cricket, Community Representative and High Performance Introduction to Coaching online courses continued throughout the past year. This is the introductory step for prospective coaches to begin their journey. Cricket NSW conducted 40 Level One (Community Coach) courses for 454 candidates (Metro 275, Regional 179). As part of the Level One process, we added an opportunity for school teachers to be accredited in conjunction with the Department of Education. A new scheme accrediting University students was also introduced. This is an excellent initiative from the Game Development Department with the course aimed at up-skilling students to work as part of the Game Development Intern program. Cricket NSW ran two Level Two (Representative) Accreditation Courses at Scots School, Bathurst and the Sydney Academy of Sport. 57 participants attended the course. Former Test and First Class cricketers presented topics at both courses. The Level Three (High Performance) Accreditation was held in Brisbane at the Centre of Excellence in June 2013. Cricket NSW has nominated four candidates; Paul Byrom, Mark McInnes, Steve Taylor and Hamish Solomons. The ACA also nominated NSW’s recently retired Test bowler Beau Casson. An Elite Coaches Conference was held this year in place of a Level Three. It was run at the Centre of Excellence for State squad coaches (Male and Female) as well as coaches of underage state representative teams. A quality group of presenters including Rod Marsh, Kim Hughes, Greg Chappell and Dennis Lillee addressed the group. Bob Simpson Award (Sydney Grade Club Coach) – Greg Small (Blacktown DCC) Tom Richmond Award (NSWDCA Junior Rep Coach) – Peter Maddocks (South Eastern JCA) Behind the Rope Behind the Rope is a forum created to communicate with coaches. It started as part of the Cricket NSW coaching website and has now been transformed into two separate publications sent to vastly different groups who share the common passion, coaching. In conjunction with Bruce Whitehouse we put together an issue for our Regional Directors of Coaching. Their issue looks at things that directly impact on what they are doing in regional areas as well as touching on any other information that we feel relevant for their development. The other issue is for the Grade club coaches. It deals with relevant topics and items of interest which will assist the club coaches. It is expected that the coaches take ownership of this concept and drive the content of the publications. The idea is in its infancy but it is hoped that it will allow greater communication and consistency with and amongst the coaches no matter where they may be. Coach the Coaches The Coach the Coaches session is an initiative introduced to up-skill currently accredited coaches, with a pilot program completed during 2012/13 in conjunction with Bankstown DCC and Bankstown DCA. It is our intention to increase the amount of sessions that we conduct in both Metropolitan and Regional areas during 2013/14. Each session would be different to cater for the varying needs of the coaches in the area. There is a real keenness from coaches to be up-skilled and we see this program as an excellent vehicle to assist them with the latest advances in coaching. Cameron French General Manager - Game Development Commercial Partners Sydney Thunder PRINCIPAL Sponsor Cricket NSW Academy Cricket NSW Events Partner Cricket NSW Auditors and Events Partner Twenty20 Cup Cricket Ball Supplier Soft Drink Supplier Motor Vehicle Supplier NSW DCA Major Sponsor Venue Partner Venue Partner Fleet supplier Print Media Partner Apparel Supplier FM Radio Partner AM Radio Partner Fitness Supplier School Holiday Programs Supplements Supplier SCA Supporter Graphic Design and Print Supplier Charity Partner Charity Partner Charity Partner Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 NSW BREAKERS MAJOR SPONSOR 95 Commercial Operations and Communications The 2012/13 Commercial Operations and Communications staff. International Cricket Sponsorship In 2012/13 Cricket NSW hosted a Vodafone Test match, Commonwealth Bank One Day International and KFC T20 International against Sri Lanka, as well as a Commonwealth Bank One Day International against the West Indies, with a total of 208,733 fans coming through the gates in Sydney to watch International Cricket. In 2012/13 Cricket NSW celebrated its 11th season in partnership with the NSW Government through Transport for NSW’s sponsorship of the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues. We are delighted to report that this partnership has recently been renewed for a further three years. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The Test against Sri Lanka was a historic occasion on several fronts. Not only was it the first time that Sri Lanka had played a Test at the SCG, but it was also the final appearance for Australian legend, Mike Hussey, in an Australian cap. 96 In 2012/13, the sponsorship provided a platform for Transport for NSW to deliver their latest drink driving awareness campaign, “What’s your Plan B?” The campaign encourages people to make sure they have an alternative method to driving to get home after a few drinks. As part of this campaign, Transport for NSW delivered a number of activations including a dedicated at match promotion during a Ryobi Cup fixture at North Sydney Oval, as well as a Clubs Road Show where players travelled to Grade clubs across Sydney to deliver the “Plan B” message. Cricket NSW is grateful for the continued support we receive from all of our commercial partners and suppliers that help us to deliver our programs across the State, and in this regard we welcomed Webjet as the major partner of the Sydney Thunder for BBL|02 and BBL|03. I would also like to acknowledge the outstanding support of Lend Lease, Toyota, Gujarat NRE, Kookaburra Sport, Coca-Cola The KFC T20 International, played on Australia Day, was the second International fixture to be played at ANZ Stadium and this game again received excellent support from Western Sydney with 42,540 fans attending. 2012/13 also saw the successful delivery of a new Financial Model pilot for Australian cricket, whereby the National body assumed the risk associated with running International cricket. This model has now been implemented nationwide, with Cricket Australia providing Crickey NSW with a minimum guarantee for the next four years. In addition to the men’s International fixtures, Cricket NSW also hosted four Rose Bowl matches between the Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars and New Zealand, which were played at the Sydney Cricket Ground and North Sydney Oval. The Plan B message was out in force at International cricket. Amatil, Pitcher Partners, Sanitarium, Summit Fleet Leasing and all of our Corporate Partners. The Toyota Good for Cricket Raffle For the first time, Cricket NSW partnered with Toyota to deliver the Toyota Good for Cricket Raffle. This community based initiative raised over $110,000 for grass roots organisations in NSW. Toyota generously donated a brand new Camry Hybrid HL as first prize in the raffle. This was won by Terry-Lee Harrison from Toormina, who was sold her ticket by the Sawtell Cricket Club. Gujarat NRE Indoor Centre Michael Clarke was presented his Captain’s Blazer at the 2012/13 Season Launch. Corporate Hospitality and Membership Cricket NSW continued its joint venture with SEL/Insite to deliver our International Corporate Hospitality Program and the Mark Taylor Club. The Gujarat NRE Indoor Centre at the SCG continues to be an important source of revenue for Cricket NSW, raising over $400,000 for the organisation with approximately 40,000 people utilising the facility in 2012/13. This is was the third season for the Mark Taylor Club, and Cricket NSW expresses its thanks to Mark Taylor for his outstanding support of this venture. The Centre was used as a training facility for club and school teams during the pre-season and in-season periods, as well as for individual coaching sessions with Cricket NSW staff and School Holiday Camps. Cricket NSW continues to foster excellent relationships with the media with both the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues and Lend Lease Breakers receiving excellent coverage during the season. In 2012/13 cricket received 28.6% share of voice in NSW sports media during the summer months. The Centre also hosted several functions, including the Annual Bradman Foundation Gala Dinner and the NSW Waratahs’ “Tah Bar”, while the Sydney Swans utilised the facility to house away teams during matches at the SCG. Digital and Communications We also continue to work extensively in the digital space, producing large amounts of content for Twitter, Facebook, YouTube Toyota Regional General Manager, Eastern Region, Mr Bernie Smith and first prize winner, Terry-Lee Harrison at the One Day International between Australia and the West Indies. and Instagram. Our website continues to be the hub of our digital strategy with a redevelopment of this site underway, including the implementation of a mobile site. Events It was another big 12 months for Cricket NSW Event Staff who took charge for the presentation of all senior men’s and women’s representative matches as well as all nonmatch events. The highlights from 2012/13 included: • The Cricket NSW Season Launch at The Ivy, where Michael Clarke was presented with his captain’s blazer ahead of leading NSW for the first time in a First Class fixture • The Women’s National Cricket League Finals Series with both Semi Finals played at Blacktown International Sportspark and the Final at the SCG • The annual Cricket NSW Golf Day presented by Pitcher Partners at the Eastlakes Golf Club • The sold-out Doug Walters Club Test Match Luncheon on Day Four of the Vodafone Test Match at the SCG • The Cricket NSW Ladies Night presented by Pitcher Partners during the Commonwealth Bank Series match between Australia and Sri Lanka with guest speakers Leah Poulton and Melinda Gainsford-Taylor • Finally our flag-ship event of the year, the Steve Waugh Medal Night hosted at Doltone House with over 500 people in attendance to celebrate NSW’s best individual performers across the summer. One of the highlights of this evening was a performance by Australian rock legend, Daryl Braithwaite. Brett Richardson General Manager – Commercial Operations and Communications Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Associations, clubs and schools were provided the opportunity to sell raffle tickets at no cost to themselves, meaning 100% of all money raised could be reinvested back into their local community. 97 NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association Sydney Cricket Association Panel 1 Umpire of the Year: Greg Davidson Sydney Cricket Association Panel 2 Umpire of the Year: Gerry Forliano Sydney Cricket Association Panel 3 Umpire of the Year: Dean Martin Sydney Cricket Association Panel 4 Umpire of the Year: Varun Marwaha Internationals, including the Final of the ICC World Twenty20 between Sri Lanka and West Indies in Colombo. Simon also supervised eight matches at the 2012/13 Champions League, including the Final in Johannesburg where the Sydney Sixers defeated the Lions by 10 wickets. Alan Marshall Medal (Rookie Umpire of the Year): Troy Penman The 2012/13 NSWCUSA Administration Staff. Executive Officer/State Director of Umpiring: Darren Goodger Administration Manager: Troy Penman Administration Officer: Sharad Patel Elected Board Directors: Dr Stephen Poole (Chair), Graham Chudleigh, Dr David Dilley, Geoff Garland, Colin Philpott Representative Scorers The following scorer appointments were made to matches played in NSW: Liaison Officer: Neil Findlay Internationals Men’s Patrons: Brian Booth MBE, Alan Davidson AM MBE, Richard French OAM Test Match – Australia v Sri Lanka, SCG: Christine Bennison and Robyn Sanday Annual General Meeting One Day International – Australia v Sri Lanka, SCG: Toni Lorraine and Robyn Sanday Principal Membership was bestowed upon three Full Members for their contribution to the Association – Nick Carson, John Evans and Charlie Stewart (Far North Coast Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association). Annual Dinner Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The First Class debut of scorer member Kay Wilcoxon was acknowledged at the Annual Dinner. Kay is the First Grade scorer for the Fairfield-Liverpool Cricket Club in the Sydney Grade competition. Honorary Treasurer: Laurie Borg The 99th Annual General Meeting of the Association was held at Bowlers’ Club of NSW on 4 July 2013. An election was required for the Board with Geoff Garland, Colin Philpott and Dr Stephen Poole being re-elected as Directors. Laurie Borg was re-elected unopposed as Treasurer and Neil Findlay was re-elected unopposed as Liaison Officer. 98 Malcolm Gorham Award (Scorer Encouragement): David Frede (Universities Women’s Cricket Club) The Annual Dinner was attended by 195 members and guests with outstanding entertainment provided by Sam Kekovich. During the evening, Honorary Membership of the Association was bestowed upon David Gilbert in recognition of his contribution to cricket and support of the NSWCUSA during his 11 years as Chief Executive of Cricket NSW. It was also pleasing for NSWCUSA members to have all three Patrons attend the Annual Dinner. The award winners for 2012/13 were: George Borwick Memorial Award: Ben Treloar One Day International – Australia v West Indies, SCG: Christine Bennison and Adam Morehouse T20 International – Australia v Sri Lanka, Stadium Australia: Adam Morehouse and Robyn Sanday Domestic Men’s Bupa Sheffield Shield: Christine Bennison (3 matches), Toni Lorraine (2 matches), Adam Morehouse (1 match), Robyn Sanday (3 matches), Kay Wilcoxon (1 match) Tour Match – Men’s Australia A vs South Africa: Toni Lorraine and Robyn Sanday International Women’s Rose Bowl Series - Australia v New Zealand: Robyn Sanday (2 matches), Kay Wilcoxon (2 matches), Toni Lorraine (2 matches), Chris McLeod (1 match) Women’s National Cricket League: The Final of the Women’s National Cricket League between the NSW Breakers and Queensland Fire held at the Sydney Cricket Ground was scored by Kay Wilcoxon and Ian Wright. Representative Umpires EF Wykes Association Medal: Peter Friend (Sydney Shires Cricket Umpires Association) Simon Taufel and Rodney Tucker continued as members of the International Cricket Council Elite Umpire Panel. Kevin Pye Medal (Country Umpire of the Year): Bruce Whiteman Simon officiated in three Test Matches, two One Day Internationals and eight T20 Simon Taufel. Simon officiated in his last match at the International level on 7 October 2012 after accepting the position of ICC Umpire Performance and Training Manager. Simon’s International umpiring career closed with him having officiated in 74 Tests, 174 One Day Internationals and 34 Twenty20 Internationals. The Association congratulates Simon on an outstanding career as an International umpire having made his international debut in the 1998/99 season. A five time winner of the George Borwick Memorial Award, Simon also won the ICC Umpire of the Year award from 2004-2008. He has been a wonderful ambassador for NSWCUSA and a true role model for all in the game. He has enormous respect across the cricketing globe for his ability as an umpire, his commitment to excellence and self-improvement, and for his personal qualities and values. He was the first Australian to umpire a World Cup Final. Rod Tucker supervised six Tests, a One Day International and six T20 Internationals, and has now established himself as a highly respected International umpire. He also officiated in eight Champions League matches, including the Semi Final between Delhi Daredevils and the Lions at Durban. Rod’s appointment to a Semi Final of the ICC World Twenty20, Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo, was reward for his ability and consistently strong performances. He has now stood in 25 Tests, 27 One Day Internationals and 14 T20 Internationals. Gerard Abood is going from strength-tostrength as a respected member of the National Umpiring Panel. 2012/13 was his fourth summer on this panel and during the season he officiated in five Sheffield Shield matches, four Domestic Limited Overs matches and five T20 Big Bash League games. Gerard also umpired the Three Day tour match in Canberra between Sri Lanka and the Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI. A Supplementary Panel of umpires was also selected and comprised: The NSW State Panel comprised Greg Davidson, Michael Kumutat, Simon Lightbody and Anthony Wilds. They all officiated in one Futures League match, while Greg was appointed to two U/19 One Day Internationals between Australia and Pakistan. Keiran Knight (Riverina) Greg Davidson, Simon Lightbody and Anthony Wilds were also appointed, by Cricket Australia, to the U/19 Male National Championships held in Adelaide. Ben Treloar was selected by the NSWCUSA to umpire at the U/17 Male National Championships in Hobart. Country Championship – Ricky Field and Kim Norris Umpire appointments to the Women’s National Cricket League and the WT20 were the responsibility of the State Director of Umpiring with the following umpires receiving appointments: John Evans, Neil Findlay, Andrew Hamilton, Bill Hendricks, Mark Hughes, David Taylor, David Went and Bruce Whiteman. Country Cricket NSW We continued to have an Umpire Representative for each of the Country Cricket Zones. This was a proven asset in the communication process between NSWCUSA and Country Cricket NSW. The following were appointed as Zone Umpire Representative: Central Coast – Don Maisey Phil Rainger (Central North) Mark Templeman (North Coast) Umpire appointments to the various Country Cricket NSW Finals were: Third Grade: Gordon v Sydney University at University 1 - Andrew Hamilton and Bill Hendricks Country Shield – Neil Findlay and Keiran Knight Fourth Grade: St George v Sydney at Hurstville Oval - Darren Goodger and David Taylor Country Plate – Michael Connolly and Graham Moon Fifth Grade: Gordon v St George at Pratten Park - Gary Crombie and Greg Lill Bradman Cup – David Cullen and Neil Findlay Poidevin Gray Shield: Hawkesbury v Parramatta at Owen Earle Oval - Darren Goodger and David Taylor Kookaburra Cup – Paul Dilley and Ross McKim Greg Heys, Keiran Knight and Adam Marshall officiated in four matches each at the Cricket NSW U/19 State Challenge at Raby. Membership The Association has 40 member Affiliated Associations and a total of 1235 members, a decrease of three members on the previous season. A total of 99 new members joined the Association after successfully completing the training course on the Laws of Cricket for prospective umpires. This is due to the hard work of the Accredited Trainers who facilitate the various training courses around the state. Sydney Cricket Association Illawarra – Neil Findlay Newcastle – Kim Norris North Coast – Ken Robinson Southern – Bruce Whiteman Neil Findlay (Illawarra) Kevin Fraser (North Coast) Greg Heys (Illawarra) Adam Marshall (Central North) Kim Norris (Newcastle) David Went (North Coast) Bruce Whiteman (Southern) Centenary Year The NSWCUSA is celebrating its Centenary in 2013. The celebrations were launched at the SCG Members’ Bar on 2 January 2013 with 180 members and guests attending a cocktail party which featured the unveiling of a portrait of the late Ted Wykes, our former President, Patron and distinguished life member. The Centenary Year Dinner was held at Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf, on 15 August 2013. During this evening the inaugural inductees into the NSWCUSA Hall of Fame were announced and honoured while the History of NSWCUSA, written by David Jenkins and Ronald Cardwell was also launched. 50 Years Service to Cricket Recognition Western – Dr Stephen Poole Ricky Field (Central North) AW Green Shield: Sutherland v Fairfield Liverpool at Glenn McGrath Oval – Darren Goodger and Bill Hendricks This was a wonderful evening organised to celebrate 100 years of the Association serving the game of cricket in NSW. Riverina – Pat Kerin OAM The umpires selected on the Country Panel were: Second Grade: Sydney University vs Parramatta at Blacktown International Sportspark No.1 - Michael Kumutat and Ben Treloar SCG Country Cup – David Went and Bruce Whiteman Central North – Sam Rees All worked tirelessly to support cricket in their Zone, and liaised with the Association in relation to the planning and implementation of training and development programs to be conducted within the Zone by NSWCUSA. T20 Cup: University of NSW vs Fairfield Liverpool at North Sydney Oval - Ben Treloar and Anthony Wilds First Grade Grand Final Umpires Anthony Wilds and Greg Davidson. Two umpires were appointed to every match in the Grade competition throughout the season. To have 100% coverage is pleasing and a credit to those members who made themselves available so willingly and who fulfilled their appointments in a professional manner. The umpires appointed to the various Grade Grand Finals were: First Grade: St George v Sutherland at Bankstown Oval – Greg Davidson and Anthony Wilds The Association was advised that the following members received a framed certificate, signed by Cricket Australia Chairman Wally Edwards, to acknowledge their 50 years of service to cricket: John Burgoyne, Graham Chudleigh, John Evans, Dick French, Geoff Garland, Tony Kingsford-Smith, Graham Reed, Wal Smith, Norm Stanton, Dudley Tinyow, Russ Watman. Each has made a sterling contribution to the game and the Association is delighted that Cricket Australia saw it worthy to recognise NSWCUSA members in this manner. R D Goodger Executive Officer - NSWCUSA Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 John Darcy and Bruce Whiteman umpired the Final of the Cricket Australia U/15 National Championships between NSW and Victoria. Michael Connolly (Newcastle) First Grade Limited Overs: North Sydney v Northern District at Bankstown Oval – Greg Davidson and Anthony Wilds 99 Country Cricket NSW Country Cricket Reference Group The Country Cricket Reference Group met on 13 January 2013 at Across the Waves Sports Club, Bundaberg. Ian Hogg and Mike Silver both attended this meeting. Nswcca attendance record The 2012/13 Country Committee of Management. Delegates Central Coast Cricket Association: JG Moriarty OAM, AC Cuddington Central Northern Zone: T Psarakis, MJ Silver OAM Illawarra Cricket Association: IR Hogg, DA Veronese Media The Association wishes to acknowledge all sections of the media for their continued coverage of Country Cricket in Regional NSW and in particular Andrew Moir of WIN TV Albury Wodonga. $160,000 $48,985 $40,075 $41,495 $38,415 $48,314 $50,159 $44,462 $46,394 $190,194 $708,493 Total Investment in Country Cricket Season 2012/13 Riverina Zone: TJ Clayton, EA Koetz BBM Ltd England Scholarship Southern Zone: PG Creighton, J Mitchell Sam Reading (North Coastal – Burringbar) was awarded the 2013 Country Player BBM Ltd Scholarship. Sam will play with the Haywards Heath Cricket Club (Sussex Cricket League) in the United Kingdom from April – September 2013. Vale Maurie Lilienthal OAM Nsw Country Championships A Life Member of the NSW Country Cricket Association and NSW Cricket Association, Maurie Lilienthal OAM passed away on 17 February 2013 following a short illness. Western and Central Coast qualified for the Final, which was played on 25 November 2012 at a beautifully prepared Wade Park in Orange, after topping their respective Pools. Maurie enjoyed a long cricketing career, which included making his AW Green Shield debut for Marrickville in 1935. He was the driving force behind the entry of the Bankstown Cricket Club into the Sydney Grade Competition in 1951, and was associated with the club as both a player and administrator until 2001. The Final was an evenly contested match. Western secured a two wicket victory on the back of fine performances by Trent Colley with the bat (65) and Tim Cox with the ball (4-24), with Colley being named Player of the Final. North Coastal Zone: RJ Myatt, TC Neaves Western Zone: DC Cox, CJ Wood Committee of Management Chairman: Ian Hogg (Illawarra) Deputy Chairman: John Moriarty OAM (Central Coast) Committee: Tim Clayton (Riverina), Dennis Cox (Western), Graeme Creighton (Southern), Paul Marjoribanks (Newcastle), Robert Myatt (North Coastal), Mike Silver OAM (Central North) Management (Cricket NSW Administration) Country Programs Manager/Public Officer: Bruce Whitehouse Treasurer: Michael Dalton Life Members Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Messrs IR Hogg (Chairman) 4; TJ Clayton 4; DC Cox 4; PG Creighton 4; PH Marjoribanks 4; JG Moriarty 4; RJ Myatt 3; T Psarakis 4, C Lobegeier 1 (as proxy for RJ Myatt). 1. SCG Country Cup 2. Country Plate 3. Country Shield 4. Country Colts 5. Women’s Country Championships 6. Bradman Cup 7. Country Championship 8. Commonwealth Bank Australian Country Cricket Championships 9. Kookaburra Cup 10. Other administration costs TOTAL Investment in Country Cricket Country Cricket Programs Coaching Grants General Grants Youth Programs Male Youth Programs Female Regional Game Development Field Force Grants & Loans Allocated TOTAL Newcastle District Cricket Association: PH Marjoribanks, PG Robertson 100 The NSWCCA Committee of Management met on four occasions from 3 September 2012 to 3 June 2013 inclusive: to assist in the conduct of the SCG Country Cup competition. The following programs received the majority of funding: 1993 D J Broad OAM 1995 J T O’Dwyer OAM 2001 B J Gainsford OAM 2003 G R Bennett, M S Curry 2004 G C Browne 2006 J T McMahon OAM 2008 M J Silver OAM The following deceased Life Members of the NSWCCA are recorded here in recognition of their contribution to the Association. I H Ewin OAM, R Heaps OAM, J F McNamara OAM, R C Penberthy, K G Robson OAM and M Lilienthal OAM Maurie managed the NSW Sheffield Shield side in 1957, and was later appointed as manager of the NSW Colts side. It was in his role as Chairman of the NSW Country Cricket Association between 1986 and 1990 that he championed the cause of talent development, as well as promotion of the game, in regional NSW. In recognition of his dedicated service to cricket in NSW, Maurie was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2001. He will be sadly missed. Financial Country Cricket received generous financial assistance from the NSW Cricket Association. Generous financial support was also received from Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust Amount $708,493 $152,145 $254,520 $142,654 $121,298 $895,634 $2,274,745 Final: Western Zone 8-198 (T Colley 65, J Moran 33; B Sunshine 2-19, M Coombs 2-52) defeated Central Coast CA 195 (M Jones 56, D Hokin 42; T Cox 4-24, P Rosser 2-50) by 2 wickets Scg Country Cup In 2012/13, 54 teams nominated for the SCG Country Cup. Following four preliminary rounds, the remaining eight teams participated in the SCG Country Cup Carnival on the Central Coast, which saw Merewether and Cricket Albury Wodonga qualify for the Final. The SCG Country Cup Final was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 3 February 2013, with Merewether taking out the Cup for the fourth time with a comprehensive 117 run victory. Mark Cameron (Merewether) was named Player of the Final following a fiery opening spell with the ball from which Cricket Albury Wodonga never recovered. NSW Country Colts (U/21) U/16 State Challenge Each Zone/Association contested the NSW Country Colts Carnival in Wollongong. Unfortunately, heavy rain saw the Carnival abandoned after only one day. After winning the Bradman Cup, Illawarra played the winners of the Sydney Cricket Association’s AW Green Shield competition, Fairfield Liverpool, in the U/16 State Challenge. This match was played on the 17 February 2013 at the SCG in a T20 format. Zone/Association U/17 Carnivals This year, all eight Zones played in the U/17s carnival in Raymond Terrace (26 – 28 October 2012). The Carnival consisted of a mixture of 50 over and T20 matches. Riverina, Illawarra, Central Northern and Western all won three games, but with a superior run rate, Riverina were crowned victors. The victorious Merewether team. Brian Gainsford Country Shield The Brian Gainsford Country Shield was a new Country Cricket program for teams graded below the SCG Country Cup, and above the Country Plate competitions. In total, 29 teams entered the competition and following four preliminary rounds, the remaining teams played off in the Semi Finals and Finals in Cowra during December 2012. Cricket Albury Wodonga Colts and Armidale qualified for the Final, with the Colts side running out comfortable victors by 92 runs. Nate Sariman from Colts was named Player of the Final with a tidy innings of 45, and as well as taking two catches. Final: Cricket Albury Wodonga Colts 168 (N Sariman 45, D Cameron 24; S Butler 3-34, L Brown 2-24) defeated Armidale DCA 76 (D Moore 24; J Mallichan 3-13, D Tassell 2-16) by 92 runs Country Plate This season saw 42 teams nominate for the Country Plate competition. Following four preliminary rounds, the remaining teams participated in the Country Cup Semi Finals and Final in Yass and Harden during December 2012. Robertson Burrawang and Yass qualified for the Final which was played at Victoria Park, Yass. Robertson Burrawang secured a six wicket victory with Dean Roxburgh taking out Player of the Final honours with 24 and 4-28. This is Roxburgh’s second Player of the Final award, previously winning this honour in 2007/08 as part of the winning Highlands DCA team. Final: Robertson Burrawang CC 4-115 (B Wright 31, M Arnull 24no; M Lawrence 2-12) defeated Yass DCA 114 (D Field 23, D Poidevin 23; D Roxburgh 4-28, D Urquhart 2-12) Following the Carnival, a country team was named to play City on 4-5 November 2012 in two 50 over fixtures at Bradman Oval in Bowral. City proved too strong in the series, winning both matches. Fairfield-Liverpool proved to be too strong for the Illawarra combination, recording a comfortable six wicket victory on the back of a fine 60 not out from opening bat and Player of the Match, Harmon Sandhu. Fairfield Liverpool 4-126 (H Sandhu 60no; D Constable 2-18) defeated Illawarra CA 6-125 (D Constable 50, C Waldock 24; J Brewer 1-15) by 6 wickets Team: Ben Chapman (Illawarra–Captain), Riley Ayre (Central North), Ben Balcomb (Newcastle), Lain Beckett (Southern), Kyle Brockley (Illawarra), Morgan Clune (Newcastle), Tylar Edwards (Illawarra), Darcy I’Anson (Riverina), Kyle James (Central Coast), Lachlan Maddinson (Southern), Max Moran (Southern), Josh Pettigrew (Newcastle). Coach/Manager: Graeme Smith Match 1: City U/17 7-279 (D Arahu 101, J Doran 52; K Brockley 2-32, R Ayre 2-35) defeated Country U/17 118 (B Balcomb 39, M Clune 20; D Fallins 3-12, D Holloway 2-27) Match 2: City U/17 4-126 (T Jagot 52, T Doyle 30; K Brockley 3-35) defeated Country U/17 125 (R Ayre 51, B Chapman 21; J Shepherd 4-38, D Holloway 3-8) At the completion of these two fixtures, Riley Ayre (Central Northern) and Ben Chapman (Illawarra) were chosen in the NSW team for the U/17 Male National Championships. Bradman Cup (U/16) The Bradman Cup was hosted by the Southern Zone’s Shoalhaven DCA in an extremely well run Carnival during January 2013. Central Northern and Illawarra topped their respective pools and qualified for the Final. The young Illawarra combination secured a 32 run win over Central Northern in the Final played at Hayden Drexel Oval in Nowra, reversing last year’s result. Illawarra skipper Daniel Constable was named Player of Final following a classy innings of 73. Final: Illawarra CA 132 (D Constable 73, A Kornberger 56; P Stapleton 4-30, M Dunn 2-33) defeated Central Northern 156 (J Park 43, B Smith 34no; P Astill 3-18, K Flynn-Duncombe 3-36) Kookaburra Cup (U/14) The Kookaburra Cup was held in the Manning Valley in January 2013. Central Coast and North Coastal qualified for the Final at Johnny Martin Oval in Taree after topping their respective pools. In a gripping game of cricket, Central Coast took out the Kookaburra Cup by three wickets with Joseph Farag named Player of the Final for his aggressive innings of 53 which set the platform for victory. Final: Central Coast 7-143 (J Farag 53, R O’Beirne 27; H Nicholson 2-36) defeated North Coastal Zone 7-142 (L Johnson 59no, A Thurgate 30; L O’Dowd 2-29) U/14 State Challenge The U/14 State Challenge was played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 17 February 2013, with Central Coast playing the winner of the NSW DCA’s Harold Moore Shield, North Shore JCA, in a T20 fixture. In a match dominated by the bowlers, Central Coast secured a 33 run victory over. Diminutive leg spinner Nathan Doyle led the way for Central Coast by decimating North Shore’s top order with four wickets. Doyle finished with the fine figures of 4-15 and was awarded the Player of the Match medal. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Final: Merewether DCC 163 (J Geary 80, S Moore 73; M Butters 2-36) defeated Cricket Albury Wodonga (J Tonkin 32; S Gilmour 3-22, M Cameron 3-24) 101 Country Cricket NSW Final: Central Coast CA 100 (J Vilensky 19, J Farag 16; N Onslow 4-12) defeated North Shore JCA 67 (M Magee 22; N Doyle 4-15, J Slee 3-2) Carly Leeson (North Coastal), Kate Lennon (Central Northern), Naomi McDonald (North Coastal), Tilly Power (Western), Alana Ryan (Western), Sarah Lennon (Central Northern – shadow player) Women’s Country Championships U/18: Lily Bardsley (Newcastle Central Coast), Stefanie Daffara (Illawarra Southern), Sarah Darney (Western), Rochelle Davis (Newcastle Central Coast), Maisy Gibson (Central Northern), Taryn Heddo (Newcastle Central Coast), Rebecca Lotter (Illawarra Southern), Rebecca Miller (Riverina), Brittany Naden (Western), Melissa Norup (North Coastal), Lauren Smith (Newcastle Central Coast), Jenny Taffs (North Coastal) This year the Women’s Open and U/15 Country Championships were held in Wellington and Dubbo respectively during September 2012. Open Championships Four sides featured in the Open Championships, Western Zone, and combined sides Northern Stars (Central Northern and North Coastal), New Coasters (Newcastle and Central Coast) and Southern Rivers (Illawarra, Southern and Riverina). The Championships consisted of T20 and 35 over fixtures. After three preliminary rounds, the Northern Stars and New Coasters qualified for the Final at Pioneer Park Wellington. The match finished in a tie, meaning the trophy was shared, with Kara Sutherland (54no) and Maisy Gibson (5-25) also sharing the Player of the Final award. Final: Northern Stars 7-137 (K Sutherland 54no, T Gilmore 25; S Bates 3-27) tied with New Coasters 8-137 (L Bardsley 45, L Smith 24; M Gibson 5-25) Merit Team: Lily Bardsley, Samantha Bates, Lauren Smith (New Coasters), Stacey Cornish, Sarah Darney (Western), Stefanie Daffara, Melissa Harrison (Southern Rivers), Maisy Gibson, Georgia Redmayne, Kara Sutherland, Jenny Taffs, Matisse Iliffe (Northern Stars) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 102 • • NSW Country Women’s Cricketer of the Year – Lily Bardsley –– NSWCCA Selection Panel Members Tim Grosser (Chairman), Graeme Creighton, Greg Arms, Peter Delaney and Greg Smith for their valued contribution throughout the season. Kookaburra U/21 Player of the Year – Sam Reading Congratulations –– Glenn Rowlands (Coach), Ron Hancock (Manager) and Matt Whalan (Physiotherapist) for their contribution to the NSW Country team at the Commonwealth Bank Australian Country Cricket Championships. The Association extends its congratulations to: Josh Bennett (Newcastle), Pat Rosser (Western) and Tom Groth (Central Northern) for their selection in the 2012/13 Australian Country Cricket T20 team • Daniel Hughes (Cowra) and Adam Zampa, originally from Shellharbour, on making their debuts with the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues • Jemma Astley (Central Coast), Lauren Cheatle (Illawarra Southern), Amy Edgar (Western), Carly Leeson (North Coastal) and Tilly Power (Western) for their selection in the NSW U/15 squad • In an exciting game of cricket, Western defeated Illawarra Southern by the slim margin of three runs. Tilly Power (Western) was named Player of the Final with a tremendous innings of 76 and an excellent effort with the ball taking 2-25. Lily Bardsley (Central Coast – Captain), Stefanie Daffara (Illawarra Southern), Maisy Gibson (Central Northern), Taryn Heddo (Central Coast), Lauren Smith (Central Coast) and Jenny Taffs (North Coastal) for their selection in the NSW U/18 squad At the completion of both the Open and U/15 Championships, the following U/15 and U/18 Country sides were named to play City: • Ben Chapman (Illawarra) and Riley Ayre (Central Northern) on their selection for their selection in the NSW U/17 squad U/15: Amy Edgar (captain–Western), Lauren Cheatle (vice captain–Illawarra Southern), Jemma Astley (Newcastle Central Coast), Khiarni Cornish (Central Northern), Mia Davidson (Illawarra Southern), Isabella Fitzgibbon (Newcastle Central Coast), Rhiannon Graham (Central Northern), • Harrison Kelly (Central Northern), Sam Reading (North Coastal) and Tom Skelly (Southern) for their selection in the NSW U/19 squad In addition thanks are expressed to: –– Mike Silver OAM and Ian Hogg for their contributions as the Chairman and NSW Country Delegate of the Country Cricket Reference Group respectively. NSW Country Cricketer of the Year – Josh Bennett (Newcastle) • To the Umpires who officiated at all levels of Country Cricket throughout the season, and to the many honorary administrators and volunteers, the Association records its appreciation for their outstanding contribution and dedicated support. The contribution of local government bodies throughout all of our country regions is also acknowledged. –– The NSW Cricket Board, in particular former Chairman, Dr Harry Harinath OAM, current Chairman John Warn and former Chief Executive, David Gilbert for their continued support of NSW Country Cricket. Nswcca Player Of The Year Awards U/15 Championships Six sides competed in the U/15 Championships, Western, Riverina, Central Northern, North Coastal, and the combined sides of New Coasters (Newcastle and Central Coast) and Illawarra Southern. After finishing in the top two positions on the ladder, Western and Illawarra Southern qualified for the Final at Victoria Park, Dubbo. Appreciations –– Zone Administrators Bob Myatt (North Coastal), Graham Hudson (Central Northern), Graeme Creighton (Southern), Royce McCormack (Newcastle), Aidan Cuddington (Central Coast), Colin Wood (Western), David Nichols (Riverina) and Glyn Stanham (Illawarra) for their valued contribution throughout the season. –– To all NSW SpeedBlitz Blues squad members, and the Regional Cricket Managers who participated in the 2012/13 Country Blitz Promotion. • To all Regional Directors of Coaching for their contribution to the coaching and development of players within their respective regions. • To all Women’s Cricket Representatives for their work with the various Women’s programs in their respective Zones and Associations. • To all members of the Representative and Supplementary Umpires Panels. NSW Schools Cricket Association Patron: David Gilbert President: Tony Lantry OAM Secretary: Graeme Kightley Assistant Secretary: Chris Browne Treasurer: Tim Murray Public Officer: Chris Browne Auditor: (vacant) Delegate to NSWCA: G Kightley Executive Committee: Cameron French, Brian Sawyer, Tim Knight, Gavan Twinning Affiliate Representatives Combined High Schools: Michael Falk He also provided the financial support that allowed each schoolboy and schoolgirl player in NSW to play at the highest level they were capable of, irrespective of their socioeconomic circumstances. We are pleased to have David Gilbert as our Patron, and even more so as he intends to continue in that role into the future. The NSW Schoolboys’ Cricket Championship is the most significant cricket week in our calendar and for the past four years it has not had a major sponsor. However earlier this year we were delighted to secure a generous sponsorship from Hickman and Ritchard Financial Planning. This three year agreement will assist us in meeting the costs of providing the high quality infrastructure required to produce the outstanding cricket we see from our young cricketers each year. In maintaining the standards and vision of NSW Combined Catholic Colleges: School Cricket we have been well served by Tim Spain our hardworking committee. Each year these men give up significant time and effort to assist Great Public Schools: our young cricketers. I would like to thank Michael Curran each and every one of them and also make Associated Schools of NSW: special mention of Tim Murray (Treasurer and Martin Haywood Championship Referee), Brian Sawyer and Tim Combine Country Schools: Spain (Carbine Club Cup management), Tim Andrew Waters Knight (RESI Trophy Series referee), Cameron French (Cricket NSW) and David Freedman (Chairman of Selectors Cricket NSW). Secretary’s Report The 2012/13 season will be remembered for the many unexpected changes that directly affected the administration of schools’ cricket in NSW, and in particular for the sad passing of our long serving President, Mr Tony Lantry OAM. Tony Lantry was a founding member of our Association (1966) and served continually on the Committee until his passing in November 2012. For 32 of these 46 years Tony led the Association with distinction as its President. A full tribute to Tony has been included later in this report. Cricket NSW also experienced a significant change in its leadership with the resignations of both Chairman Dr Harry Harinath, and Chief Executive Mr David Gilbert. Both these men have been wonderful supporters of schools’ cricket, for which we are extremely grateful. In the 11 years that David Gilbert was Chief Executive he provided a listening ear to grass roots cricket, and particularly our Association. He encouraged us to think “outside the square” and try new things to keep the game alive in schools. Having come through the ranks of schools’ cricket, David was aware of the work being done by volunteers and the wider opportunities available to grow the game. His support lifted the Schools’ Association profile and provided the opportunity for schoolboy players to play on the SCG in our bi-annual One Day fixture against Queensland Schools. NSW Schoolboys Championships The 2013 Championships were played in Sydney and produced an excellent level of cricket, with all teams performing well in a tight competition deservingly won by CHS-1. The first day began with all teams respecting the passing of our President, Mr Tony Lantry, with players and officials holding a minute’s silence prior to the first ball being bowled. The grounds were in excellent condition however, the longer grass left on the outfield for winter sports meant scores were lower than expected. Whilst no centuries were scored during the week, Jake Doran did go close with 90 runs on day three. Once again, the final day of competition comprised T20 matches. This provided a marvellous spectacle with six teams based at the same location, with the tournament champion to be decided at the end of the day. In a reflection of the evenness of the competition, all teams won at least two of their five matches, with CHS-1 taking out the Championships with four wins. We again thank Cricket NSW for their continued support through the work of David Freedman and Cameron French, and for the provision of awards to players at the end of the Championships. Their involvement continues a long association between the two groups, and adds to the importance of this week of cricket as a pathway to further representation at higher levels of cricket. The presence of Pat Cummins, as guest speaker at the end of the Championships, after having been in the audience as a player only three years earlier, adds testimony to this. We would like to thank the schools who provided the grounds for our use and in particular, the King’s School, Parramatta, for providing three grounds on the final day as well as the function facilities and catering. Results Round 1 CCC 184 defeated CHS-2 94 CHS-1 8-253 defeated CCSC 182 GPS 9-210 defeated CAS 168 Round 2 CHS-2 6-129 defeated CCSC 126 CHS1 4-128 defeated GPS 126 CCC 6-180 defeated CAS 178 Round 3 GPS 5-125 defeated CCC 123 CAS 3-158 defeated CCSC 8-157 CHS-1 4-238 defeated CHS-2 157 Round 4 CHS-1 8-148 defeated CCC 144 CHS-2 7-181 defeated CAS 4-178 CCSC 5-171 defeated GPS 150 Round 5 CAS 7-141 defeated CHS-1 8-108 CHS-2 8-137 defeated GPS 82 CCSC 5-122 defeated CCC 120 Final Points: CHS-1 24 points, CHS-2 18, CCSC 12, CAS 12, GPS 12, CCC 12 Special Awards NSWSCA Player of the Championship: Nathan Smith (Oakhill College) NSWSCA Batsman of the Championship: Jake Doran (Hills Sports High School) NSWSCA Bowler of the Championship: Daniel Fallins (Kirrawee High School) Spirit of Cricket Awards CHS-1: Caleb Ziebell (Kingscliffe High School) CHS-2: Daniel Arahu (Endeavour High School) CAS: Reagan Klemt (Knox Grammar School) GPS: Marcus Atallah (Newington College) Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Office Bearers 103 NSW Schools Cricket Association CCC: Joseph Kershaw (Hennessey Catholic College Young) Coach: Brian Sawyer (CHS) Manager: Tim Spain (CCC) CCSC: Hamish Batley (Calrossy Anglican School) Withdrawals: Westfield Sports HS defeated Holy Spirit Bellambi Tom Jagot (CCSC) Final – Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara Alex Glendenning (GPS) St Gregory’s College Campbelltown defeated Westfield Sports HS 2013 NSW Schoolboys Team The following players were selected at the conclusion of the Championships in the NSW Schoolboy’s team to play Queensland in Sydney during December 2013. Team Jake Doran (CHS, Hills Sports HS – Captain) Riley Ayre (CCC - St Josephs HS, Aberdeen) Ayden Brown (CCC - Magdalene Catholic HS, Narellan) Matthew Condon (CHS - Batemans Bay HS) Danul Dassanayake (CAS - Trinity Grammar School) Daniel Fallins (CHS - Kirrawee HS) Joseph Kershaw (CCC - Hennessey Catholic College, Young) 50 overs: NSWSCA 9-190 (G Seymour 54, D Mifsud 32, J O’Donnell 21no, D. Singh 20) defeated Queensland Schoolboys 188 (K Stuart 3-26, D Singh 3-28, J Brown 3-29, B Warren 2-30) by 1 wicket Three Day: Queensland Schoolboys 294 (L Strachan 2-25, J Brown 3-39, J O’Donnell 2-43, B Warren 2-60, G McCartin 1-4, D Singh 1-40) and 8 dec 201 (D Singh 3-20, L Strachan 2-23, H Bartlett 1-17, J O’Donnell 1-35, C Edgar 1-38) defeated NSWSCA 143 (G Seymour 41, H Bartlett 41, D Singh 13no) and 170 (H Bartlett 69, G Seymour 33) Winners and Runners Up of School Groups Thanks must also go to the Hornsby Council and Northern District Cricket Club for allowing us to use the Mark Taylor Oval for the Final. Congratulations to St Gregory’s College for winning their first Champion Schools’ Trophy, and to all the semi finalists for the manner in which they played the games. Once again, Mr Tim Knight and Mr Tim Murray provided valuable support in helping organise the Final Series and we thank them sincerely. U/15 National Championships NSW All Schools Team Jordan Gauci (captain - Newington College) Brandon Crosbie (Westfields SHS) Jonathon Sammut (CHS - Hills Sports HS) Maree Cornish Shield Winner: Picnic Point High School Runner-Up: Narara Valley High School Nathan Smith (CCSC - Oakhill College) Douglas Shield Oakhill College Kieran Jayasekera (The King’s School) Wiburd Trophy William Clarke College, Kellyville Callan McKiernan (The Hills SHS) CAS Barker College Anthony Purdevski (Illawarra SHS) Max Moran (CCSC - Oxley College, Bowral) Henry Thornton (GPS - Scots College) Coach: Mr Brain Sawyer Manager: Mr Tim Spain CARBINE CLUB CUP Team: Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Results We would like to acknowledge our sponsor RESI Home Loans for their continued support of this unique competition. We are also grateful to Knox Grammar School and St Pius X College for the provision of two outstanding venues for the semi final matches. Alan Davidson Shield Winner: Hills Sports High School Runner-Up: Kirrawee High School Reagan Klemt (CAS - Knox Grammar School) 104 Cameron Roxby (CCSC) Semi Final 2 – Chaplin Oval, Oxford Falls Jamie Brown (CHS - captain) Hamish Bartlett (GPS) Corbin Edgar (CAS) Grant McCartin (CHS) David Mifsud (CHS) GPS Shore School Downie Trophy Winner: De La Salle College, Revesby Runner Up: Trinity College, Lismore Berg Trophy St Paul’s College, Kempsey Jordan O’Donnell (CCC) Guy Seymour (CCC) Daya Singh (CCC) Daniel Solway (CHS) Lachlan Strachan (GPS) Karl Stuart (CCC) Bryan Warren (CHS) The Resi Trophy This year the weather was kind and there were two full days of excellent cricket. Semi Final 1 – Curragal Oval, North Turramurra St Gregory’s College Campbelltown defeated Endeavour Sports HS Nicholas Badings (Barker College) Axel Cahlin (Marsden HS) Liam Gillies (Crestwood HS) Daniel Hayes (Westfields SHS) Aaryn Kornberger (St.Joseph’s Catholic HS) Arjun Nair (Patrician Brothers College) Lachlan Skelly (Crookwell HS) Samuel Yabsley (St.Joesph’s College) Damian Toohey (Albury HS) Coach: Steve Taylor (Hunter Christian School) Results Round 1 NSW 129 defeated Queensland 128 Round 2 NSW 168 defeated Northern Territory 76 Game 3 NSW 5-171 defeated ACT 9/163 Semi Final Western Australia 7-146 defeated NSW 145 Third-Fourth Play Off NSW 4-191 defeated Queensland 8-185 NSW Schoolgirls Championships CHS-1 won the 2012/13 Lord’s Taverners Schoolgirls Championships, defeating Combined Independent Schools (CIS) by 97 runs in the Final. Match Scores Round 1 (T20) CCC 2-109 defeated CHS-2 5-120 CHS-1 4-103 defeated CIS 7-68 Round 2 (T20) CIS 4-124 defeated CHS-2 2-123 CHS-1 5-116 defeated CCC 6-92 Round 3 (50 over) CIS 6-215 defeated CCC 175 CHS-1 185 defeated CHS-2 9-141 Final (T20) CHS-1 142 defeated CIS 45 Awards Player of the Championships: Jenny Taffs (CIS) Batter of the Championships: Lauren Smith (CCC) – 155 runs @ 38.75 Bowler of the Championships: Carly Lesson (CHS-1 – 9 wickets @ 5.20 Fielder of the Championships: Holly Wilson (CHS-1) – 8 catches Honour Team Jenny Taffs (CIS) Lauren Smith (CCC) Mary Molloy (CHS-1) Rochelle Davis (CHS-2) Lily Bardsley (CHS-1) Ashleigh Gardner (CHS-1) Holly Wilson (CHS-1, wicketkeeper) Carly Lesson (CHS-1) Mailtin Brown (CHS-1) Lauren Cheadle (CIS) Belinda Vakarewa (CHS-2) Tribute to Anthony (Tony) Thomas Lantry OAM On 24 November 2012, Schools Cricket lost one of its greatest advocates and visionaries in Tony Lantry. Throughout Tony’s leadership, the NSWSCA has provided continuous opportunities for schoolboy cricketers to play at the highest level and he received the Order of Australia Medal in 2011 for his service to education and schools’ cricket. I know I speak for all those involved in schools’ cricket in NSW when I say it was an honour to have worked with such a fine man who had the development of the character and skill of our young cricketers as his prime reason to serve. May we all continue his legacy. Graeme Kightley Honorary Secretary It was indeed fitting that the 2012 Championships were held in the Maitland area, the place where Tony was born and spent his early days until he came to St Joseph’s College Hunters Hill as a student, and then following his studies at Sydney University, returned to teach Mathematics. He retired only two years ago after 50 years of outstanding service. Tony served Schools’ Cricket for over 40 years both as a coach and administrator. He was a founding member of the NSW Schoolboys’ Cricket Association in 1966 and served as a member of that committee continuously until his passing. He has held the office of Chairman since 1980 (32 years) and was the GPS representative on the committee from 1966 to 2000. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Mr Tony Lantry. NSW takes on Queensland in the Carbine Cup. 105 The Bradman Foundation and past honourees such as Dennis Lillie, Alan Davidson, Bob Simpson, Arthur Morris and Neil Harvey, as well as politicians, businessmen and captains of industry as the cricket fraternity and wider community came together to celebrate the legacy of Sir Donald Bradman. Cricket NSW and the SCG Trust are valued partners of the event and we are grateful for the ongoing support. This year the Foundation will honour Mark Taylor AO on 30 October 2013. In the Foundation’s second year of the partnership with School Sports Australia’s International Cricket program, the U/16 National team were hosted at Bowral as they prepared to head for the United Arab Emirates. Former Australian captain and Bradman Foundation Chairman, Ian Craig, presented the team with their uniquely numbered Australian Schoolboy Caps and Museum Global Ambassador, Ricky Ponting, gave an inspiring send off interspersed with some valuable seasoned advice via a pre-recorded message. Celebrating World Series Cricket (top) and Michael Clarke. The 2012/13 season at the Bradman Museum remained a busy whirlwind of progress and success, highlighted by the opening of the permanent World Series Cricket Gallery. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The Gallery, opened in late October by Sir Vivian Richards, received unprecedented support from former WSC players to help make the exhibition a success. Through their lending of personal WSC items, recording interviews and actively promoting the exhibition, both its detail and reach has been considerably enhanced. 106 Michael Clarke visited the museum for the launch of the World Series Cricket Documentary that was produced by our Museum Curatorial Staff, with guidance from the late Tony Grieg, Richie Benaud, Gideon Haigh and Dennis Lillee. The 15 minute film was first shown at a WSC Luncheon held at the Museum on 7 February 2013 with players, commentators and administrators from the era attending, including Max Walker, Doug Walters, Rick McCosker, Len Pascoe, David Colley and Richie Benaud. The annual Bradman Gala Dinner, held at the Sydney Cricket Ground, was a highly enjoyable evening with Foundation Patron, Richie Benaud paying tribute to 2012 Bradman Honourees, Glenn McGrath and Rahul Dravid. The evening was a unique opportunity for guests to move among prominent cricketers The Museum’s Schools Education Program which focuses upon curriculum links, has been well received and been extended from Primary Schools to High Schools. The Program focuses upon science, history, geography and physical activity. The various modules tailored to different learning abilities are unique as the Curators’ bring rare and unseen objects out from the archive thereby allowing students a hands-on interactive Museum experience. This principle of a hands-on experience has been extended to the Museum’s School-Holidays Program which allows visitors to handle collection items as part of the daily ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’. The Museum features a number of other unique three hour classes during the holidays with photography, drawing and making scrapbooks, which are in addition to the coaching clinics. These activities provide something for everyone, and are proving very popular with kids and parents working together. The Foundation is excited to announce that it has combined with the University of Wollongong to offer its first scholarship for undergraduate study at the Wollongong campus. Bradman Foundation Deputy Chair, Peta Seaton, accompanied Premier Barry O’Farrell to India along with the Vice Chancellor of UOW, Paul Wellings, and UOW Ambassador Adam Gilchrist. The Foundation is deeply committed to Sir Donald’s vision of investing in youth cricket. In addition to the School Sport Australia events, we held two summer residential coaching clinics with the highlight in January being the attendance of Lend Lease Breakers Head Coach Joanne Broadbent, Acting Head Coach of the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues, Chandika Hathurusingha, and Former Head Coach of the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues, Anthony Stuart. Collectively they announced the establishment of an undergraduate scholarship for an Indian student to study in Australia. It will operate under the title of ‘The UOW Bradman Scholarship’. The Foundation was pleased to welcome Adam Gilchrist to the Museum in November as part of this new partnership. The Bradman U/14 Invitational carnival was held in April with teams from Dubbo, Hornsby, Wagga Wagga, Lachlan, Mid-North Coast, Far-South Coast and Southern Highlands in attendance. Congratulations to Hornsby, who won the title for the first time after many years attending as part of their associations developing pathway. The 1963 Australian Women’s Cricket Team that toured England held their 50 year reunion at the Museum in early April. Hosted by the Museum and Cricket Australia, this was a very successful day with the ladies enjoying a visit by current World Cup champions Rachael Haynes and Ellyse Perry, who kindly brought the ICC OneDay and T20 World Cup trophies with them. As always the Foundation would like to thank the staff at Cricket NSW for providing assistance in all areas of our business. To players of all levels, cricket mums and dads and all the people who volunteer their time to help it undertake its work, from attending functions, supporting Bradman Carnivals and clinics and assisting the Curators’ to maintain the Museum collection. Georgia Redmayne, from Alstonville in northern NSW is the 2013 recipient of the Bradman Scholarship. Georgia is studying Medicine at the University of NSW and plays for the Universities First Grade team. She recently received the award for most dismissals by a wicketkeeper from the Sydney Women’s Cricket Association. Once again the Museum hosted the 2012 Cricket Art Prize which features works by international artists. This year the ‘Players Choice Award’ was introduced which saw the Sydney Sixers select their favourite artwork. The exhibition finished its national tour at the Museum after being exhibited in Sydney at the SCG. We have a new book being released in October, complied by renown author Mike Coward, titled ‘Champions – The World’s Greatest Cricketers Speak’ extracts drawn from the Museum’s extensive player interview archive. Please plan a visit to the museum this summer, as we roll out a detailed events program for the back-to-back Ashes Series. This includes the launch of an ‘Ashes Expo’ designed to celebrate and re-examine cricket’s oldest and greatest rivalry. Visitors are always very welcome! Rina Hore Executive Director Association Notes The 2012/13 Finance and Administration Departments. Cricket NSW wishes to express its sincere thanks to all the staff for their effort and commitment over the past year. We also acknowledge those people who left the Association during the year: Kezia Okulicz, Jane Livesey, Nick Pryde, Nick Guinane, Kane Radford, Kath Koschel, Theresa Moody, Sam Almaliki, Anthony Stuart, Cheryl Williams, Stuart Clark, John Dyson, Tony Peters and Nick Carson. The Association also wishes to pay special tribute to the following people for their lengthy service and significant contribution to Cricket NSW. David Gilbert David Gilbert resigned as the Chief Executive of Cricket NSW after 11 years at the helm. In that time, he oversaw some major changes within the organisation and tremendous growth and development for cricket throughout NSW. During David’s tenure, participation in the game increased by 130% while revenue trebled. The percentage of NSW originated players in Australia’s male and female teams was also higher than any time in the last 30 years. David was also responsible for extending Cricket NSW’s footprint into the major growth area of Western Sydney. He played a key role in the development of training and playing facilities at Blacktown International Sportspark, as well as taking International cricket to ANZ Stadium. Dr Harry Harinath OAM Dr Harry Harinath OAM was elected to the NSW Cricket Board in 2000 and served as Chairman from May 2008 to February 2013. He was a driving force behind many initiatives introduced by Cricket NSW in recent years, and he was particularly involved in facility upgrade projects across the State, negotiating grants worth millions of dollars to assist clubs. Dr Harinath was also heavily involved in the development of Cricket NSW’s state-of-theart playing and training facility at Blacktown International Sportspark, in addition to the new multi-million dollar upgrade of Drummoyne Oval which will enable to the venue to host sporting fixtures at an elite level on a regular basis in the future. In more recent times, has worked heavily to promote cricket to multi-cultural groups and worked closely with ACT Government to take NSW SpeedBlitz Blues home matches to Canberra. He was awarded an OAM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June 2009. Mike Silver OAM Mike Silver played over 35 years of club cricket in Maitland and Gunnedah as a wicketkeeper/ batsman. However, it was his commitment to the administration of cricket that has seen Mike achieve a long and distinguished career from the grass roots level to the Board of Cricket Australia. Mike had been the Central Northern Zone Delegate to Cricket NSW since 1992 and was elected to the NSW Cricket Board in 2006. He also served as the Chairman of the NSW Country Cricket Association from 1997 to 2009, and was a Director on the Cricket Australia Board from 2008 to 2012. He was made a Life Member of the NSW Cricket Association in 2009. Silver was also made a Life Member of the Gunnedah DCA in 2004 and in 2006 was named Official of the Year at the Gunnedah Shire Sports Awards. Doug Cole Doug Cole’s service to Sydney Grade cricket over the past 50 years is immense. He is a stalwart of the North Sydney club where he has served as a player, Secretary, Delegate and President since 1961. He was the club’s President from 1979 to 1990 and was Secretary from 2005 to 2008. He was first elected as the club’s delegate to the Sydney Cricket Association in 1980, and became North Sydney’s delegate to the NSW Cricket Association in 1992/93. Cole also served on the NSW Country Cricket Committee during the 1980s, and twice served on the SCA’s Committee of Management as Deputy Chairman, firstly in 1993/94, then again from 2001 to 2004. Doug was elected as a Director of the NSW Cricket Board in 2004, serving in this role until 2012. During this time, he worked on the Association’s Audit, Constitutional Review and Facilities Upgrade sub-committees, as well as being the Association’s representative on the Cricket Australia Game Development Committee. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Staff 107 Association Notes Governance/Constitutional Change On 3 June 2013 the NSWCA’s Delegates approved, by a comfortable majority in each case, two amendments to the NSWCA’s Constitution. An amendment to its Rule 26 enabled the NSW Cricket Board to appoint a person other than a current Director of the Board, to the Board of Cricket Australia. In addition, an amendment to Rule 27 enabled the Board to appoint a person other than the NSWCA’s current Chief Executive, to the position of the NSWCA’s Company Secretary. The Board and Delegates considered that each above amendment would reflect current best practice, in terms of the governance of both the NSWCA, and Cricket Australia. Obituaries Mr Dion Bourne (former NSWCA Life Member and State Selector) on 18 June 2013 Mr Ron Davies (former NSWCA Life Member and Honorary Treasurer) on 21 April 2013 Mr Tony Greig (former England captain) on 29 December 2012 Mr Ronald ‘Rocky’ Harris (former NSWCA Life Member and international umpire) on 1 February 2013 Mr Tony Lantry OAM (former President of the NSW Schools Cricket Association) on 24 November 2012 Grants/Loans Messrs JA Warn (Chairman), Dr DF Dilley, Hon KP Greene, Mr GK Monaghan Mr Maurie Lilienthal OAM (former Life Member) on 17 February 2013 Doug Walters Club Grants Mr Roger Wotton AM (former NSWCA Life Member and Vice-President) on 6 September 2012 Messrs MF Rosen (Chairman), BF Freedman OAM, THJ Iceton OAM, KD Walters MBE Sub-committees Honours As at 30 June 2013 John Moriarty (NSWCA Delegate, Central Coast CA), OAM in the General Division Audit and Risk Messrs GK Monaghan (Chairman), JA Warn, JMA Tait, Hon Ms P Forsythe Thank You Appeals The NSW Minister for Sport, The Hon Graham Annesley MP Messrs JMA Tait (Chairman), NWL Bergin OAM, L Gould, L King SC, DA Meagher, C Thompson Constitutional Review Messrs M Bonnell (Chairman), NWL Bergin OAM, IR Hogg, THJ Iceton OAM Finance Messrs JMA Tait (Chairman), JA Warn, M Cant, The Hon KP Greene, Hon Ms P Forsythe It takes a real pro to dominate the outfield. The NSW Department of Sport and Recreation and the NSW Institute of Sport for their generous support and assistance The Directors of the NSW Cricket Board and the Management Committees of the Sydney, NSW Country, NSW Districts and NSW Schools’ Cricket Associations, the NSW Cricket Umpires’ and Scorers’ Association and the NSW Women’s Cricket Committee, as well as the various Sub-Committees which met regularly throughout the season for the betterment of cricket in NSW The Toro Reelmaster® 5510/5610 delivers the most professional cut. The Toro Reelmaster ® 5510 and 5610 deliver an exceptional quality of cut and aftercut appearance that no other reel mower can match. These mowers are true professionals with: • New Dual Precision Adjustment (DPA) cutting units 108 • Deluxe seat, new tilt steering wheel and fingertip console control • Reduced engine noise and lighter footprint • Toro® Reduced Simplified Maintenance (RSM) standards. 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TOR0298 Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 • New CrossTrax™ all-wheel drive system www.toro.com.au The Grade Adviser Panel, Messrs Bill Anderson, Evan Atkins, John Benaud, Anthony Clark, Greg Davidson The Women’s National Cricket League Selector, Ms Kerry Marshall CA Code of Behaviour Commissioners, Hon Justice Roger Gyles AO, Hon Justice Terry Buddin Dr John Orchard (Medical Director), Dr Ameer Ibrahim, Dr David Abraham, Dr Scott Burne, Dr David Givney, Dr Cassy Workman Honorary Librarians, Mr Bob Brenner, Dr Colin Clowes All Local Government authorities, schools and universities throughout NSW for the provision of facilities and for their support of the game in general Honorary people at all levels who give so freely of their time and expertise for the benefit of the game All sections of the media for their support over the past year The Alan McGilvray Memorial Scholarship Established by the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation, the Alan McGilvray Memorial Scholarship aims to provide opportunities for young players to develop and enhance their potential to succeed in International cricket by representing NSW and Australia, as well as providing a lasting memorial for the late Alan McGilvray AM MBE, one of Australia’s greatest cricket broadcasters and a former NSW captain. The NSW Department of Sport and Recreation provide an annual grant of $6,000 to the Association as part of the Scholarship. Funding of $3000 is gifted to one male and one female player aged between 17-19 years, to be used in the most appropriate way to facilitate their further development as a cricketer. The 15th Annual Alan McGilvray Memorial Scholarships were presented by the NSW Minister for Sport and Recreation, The Hon. Graham Annesley MP, during the Steve Waugh Medal Dinner on Thursday 28 March 2013. The recipients were Damien Mortimer and Stefanie Daffara. Damien Mortimer Damien Mortimer is a top order batsman who has made terrific progress over the last 12 months. He was part of the NSW team which competed at the U/19 Championships in Adelaide where he finished as the tournament’s third leading run scorer, as well as recording a top score of 140 not out against Queensland. He was subsequently selected in the Team of the Championship and invited to attend the Cricket Australia U/18 Talent Camp. He was later named in the Australian U/19 team to tour New Zealand. Stefanie Daffara Stefanie Daffara has been an important member of the NSW U/18 team for the last two seasons. A talented allrounder, she possesses a tremendous attitude and has demonstrated that hard work can lead to success. At this season’s U/18 National Championships, Stefanie scored 147 runs at an average of 29.40 with a top score of 67. She also claimed eight wickets at the outstanding average of 10.13, with best bowling figures of 3-9. The Cliff Winning Library Report Please feel welcome to join us any Tuesday between 10am and 3pm, at Cricket NSW headquarters in Moore Park, and become immersed with a busy, happy group of researchers and browsers using our vast range of resources to achieve wide and various cricket related goals. Or simply contact us to get information concerning Grade or First Class cricket matters. We have assisted many cricket authors, academic and professional, family and Grade club historians and people just wanting to settle longstanding queries or arguments. Visit us or contact us on 02 8302 6000, or [email protected]. We added many new resources to our vast collection through purchases and generous donations. We particularly appreciated Kershi Meher-Homje’s donation of his final volume, “Cricket Conflicts and Controversies”, following a magnificent cricket writing career. We congratulate Kershi and acknowledge him as one of the worlds most dedicated and sincere cricket authors, and we will miss his genial and industrious visits. We thank Geoffrey Forsaith for his very generous donation of antiquarian 1895 magazines. Many thanks also to prolific authors Ken Piesse and Ric Sissons for copies of their new volumes. Coincidentally to mark receipt of Ric’s “The Terror”, Cricket Australia presented us with a beautiful glass portrait of Charles Turner on his elevation to the Australian Hall of Fame. Thanks to Charlie Wat for his continued updates of international statistics. We acknowledge our longstanding researchers and writers who continue to add to the valuable store of statistics and history: Stephen Gibbs, Peter Sharpham, Lyall Gardner, John Stewart, Sam Buono, Steve McClue, Graham King, John Hiscox and renowned statistician Charles Davis. We congratulate long standing author and cricket publisher Ronald Cardwell on his completion of the official history of the NSW Umpires Association following painstaking research to produce a major, valuable history. Thanks to Bill Hawke for his continued valuable library assistance. Congratulations to Dr Colin Clowes and Colin Jefferies for the amazing effort they have put into the production of the comprehensive Sydney Grade Cricket statistics. Check out the SCA website under “Records and Results” to note their work. Second Grade stats have just been added. Finally we acknowledge the strong support provided to the Library by former Cricket NSW Chief Executive, David Gilbert. His love of cricket history and stats complemented our endeavours to give service to our cricket public. In welcoming our new Chief Executive Andrew Jones, we also note his strong support for Library initiatives. Bob Brenner and Dr Colin Clowes Honorary Librarians Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 The State Selectors, Messrs David Freedman (Chairman), Greg Mail and Steve Smith. 109 Association Notes Department staff worked closely with State Cricket, Commercial Operations and Communications, and NSWCUSA staff in particular, to ensure that each such match was conducted at a very high standard. Following the season’s conclusion, the General Manager, Cricket Operations again assisted Cricket Australia in the preparation of the following season’s domestic programs. Ian Field General Manager, Cricket Operations Attendances The NSWCA met on six occasions between September 2012 and June 2013, with attendances as follows: The 2012/13 Cricket Operations Department. Cricket Operations General Administration Department staff again assumed important administrative responsibilities in a number of diverse areas, including all activities of the Sydney Cricket Association, off-field arrangements of all major representative matches hosted by Cricket NSW, and in particular, scheduling and ground selection. In addition, Cricket Operations staff also managed as follows - the NSW Cricket Board’s Appeals Sub-Committees and its General Grant, CA Grade/Premier Club Funding and Facilities Upgrade programs; taking of Minutes at all meetings of the Board and the NSWCA; and the NSWCA’s register of defaulters to affiliates. Staff During February 2013, Rocky Harris (State Liaison Officer) passed away, and Kath Koschel (Cricket Operations Officer- Representative Cricket) resigned. Rocky and Kath each made a significant contribution to match management over many years, and will be missed. Room attendants Mark Daniel, Brett Evans, David Gardiner, Dennis Johnson, Duncan Kerr, Brad Seath, David Tribolet and Doug Williams played key roles, on a match-by-match basis. Representative Programs The representative cricket season was again an extremely busy one, comprising approximately 250 match days, at 40 different grounds. Cricket Operations acknowledges those Grade and Shires clubs that assisted Cricket NSW by hosting many such matches during the season. Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Grants To Clubs and Affiliates 2012/13 110 Seasonal Grants Grade Clubs Shires Club Country Authorites NSW District Cricket Association Sydney Shires Cricket Umpires TOTAL Amount $315,000 $135,240 $254,520 $100,000 $3,255 $808,015 Description 20 x $15,750 14 x $9,660 8 x $31,815 Coaching Grants Grade Clubs Country TOTAL Amount $289,800 $152,145 $441,945 Description 20 x $14,490 21 x $7,245 CA Grants Men's Grade Clubs Amount $260,000 Women's Grade Clubs $46,500 Description 20 x $13,000 9 Clubs x various amounts TOTAL $306,500 Messrs BF Freedman (Bankstown) 4; E Dignam (proxy for Mr Freedman) 2; S Foster (Blacktown) 2; J Hanshaw (Blacktown) 2; A Connolly (CampbelltownCamden) 4; M Ezekiel (Eastern Suburbs) 6; RF Cook (Fairfield-Liverpool) 4; MF Rosen (Gordon) 4; AJ Falk (Proxy for Mr Rosen) 2; P Brown (Hawkesbury) 2; JA Warn (ManlyWarringah) 6; I Finlay (Mosman) 6; DH Cole (North Sydney) 3; MB Langford (Northern District) 3; C Hambleton (proxy for Mr Langford) 3; GK Monaghan (Parramatta) 6; W Ball (Penrith) 3; G Gavin (Penrith) 3; PJ Wright (Randwick Petersham) 6; Hon KP Greene (St George) 6; Messrs THJ Iceton (Sutherland) 6; B Adby (Sydney) 2; J Penrose (Sydney) 2; MW O’Sullivan (Sydney University) 3; G Whitaker (proxy for Mr O’Sullivan) 2; M Sanders (University of NSW) 2; DB O’Neil (Western Suburbs) 2; G Wright (proxy for Mr O’Neil) 2; SM Hamman (Shires) 6; JG Moriarty (Central Coast) 6; IR Hogg (Illawarra) 6; PH Marjoribanks (Newcastle) 6; T Psarakis (Central North) 6; RJ Myatt (North Coast) 6; TJ Clayton (Riverina) 6; PG Creighton (Southern) 6; DC Cox (Western) 6; BG Dockrill (ACT) 4; Dr DF Dilley (NSWCUSA) 6; Messrs JC Evans (NSWDCA) 4; GK Kightley (NSWSCA) 3; C French (proxy for Mr Kightley) 2; Ms RA Hore (Women’s Committee) 6; Hon P Forsythe (Appointed) 5; Dr GK Harinath (Appointed) 3; Mr JWM Knox (Appointed) 2. Attendance Cricket NSW Board The Board met on 14 occasions from 9 July 2012 to 25 June 2013. Board as at 30 June 2013: Messrs JA Warn (Chairman) 12, Dr DF Dilley 12, The Hon KP Greene 11, IR Hogg 11, JWM Knox 10, GK Monaghan 13, MF Rosen 13, Hon Ms P Forsythe 14. Previous Board Members: Dr GK Harinath (former Chairman) 8, Messrs DH Cole 2, RF Cook 2, MJ Silver 2, MA Taylor 2. Build the perfect partnership. The official Chartered Accountants and Advisors of the NSW SpeedBlitz Blues and Official Events Partner of Cricket NSW. Call us on 02 9221 2099, email [email protected] or visit www.pitcher.com.au for more information. Pitcher Partners is an association of independent firms. An independent member of Baker Tilly International. Summarised Financial Statements Year ended 30 June 2013 NSW Cricket Association & Controlled Entities ABN 27 000 011 987 Revenue & Expenditure Statement 2013 $ Revenue Expenditure Result before Non-Cash Items Surplus/ (Deficit) Non-Cash Items Increased (Decreased) Value of Investments Depreciation Overall Result (Deficit) 2012 $ 35,808,616 33,875,379 1,933,237 34,033,897 34,856,961 (823,064) 271,805 (478,936) 1,726,106 (116,968) (521,965) (1,461,997) BALANCE SHEET 2013 $ Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents Receivables Other Financial Assets Other assets Total Current Assets 1,001,968 1,169,130 8,901,600 197,769 11,270,467 1,945,624 748,783 7,385,354 102,616 10,182,377 30,000 3,157,002 3,187,002 30,000 3,628,040 3,658,040 14,457,469 13,840,417 2,391,336 615,498 760,293 3,767,127 2,405,272 1,233,430 804,357 4,443,059 659,933 659,933 1,093,055 1,093,055 4,427,060 5,536,114 10,030,409 8,304,303 Equity Retained earnings 1,030,409 8,304,303 Total Equity 1,030,409 8,304,303 Non-Current Assets Receivables Property, plant and equipment Total Non-Current Assets Total Assets Cricket NSW Annual Report and Yearbook 2012/13 Current Liabilities Payables Provisions Other liabilities Total Current Liabilities 112 2012 $ Non - Current Liabilities Other liabilities Total Non-Current Liabilities Total Liabilities Net Assets Transport for NSW has proudly supported Cricket NSW and its players for more than a decade.