eagle eye february 2018 - cricket

WEST TORRENS DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB A founding member of the SACA Grade Club Competition

(Established 1857)

EAGLE EYE FEBRUARY 2018

Proud | Resilient | United

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2011-12 A founding member of the South Australian Cricket Association

1stGRADE PREMIERS:1932-33, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1961-62, 2006-07, 2016-17

Eagle Eye February 2018

DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS 2017 - 2018

Board of Management President Scott Jones Chairman Matt Loveder Secretary Charlie Rumbelow Treasurer Gary Rennie Elected Members Julie Brown, Andrew Capel, Leigh Drennan (Players Rep), Marty Edmunds (Junior Co-ordinator), Brooke Harris, Daryl Marshall, Sharon Harris (Women’s Co-ordinator), Peter Hutton, Blair Wickham, Tony Jones (SACA Delegate), Jess Joseph (Players’ Representative), Kent Sendy (Sponsorship Co-ordinator), Greg Stanford, Brenton Woolford and Tom Woolford. Junior Committee Chairman Daryl Marshall Secretary/Treasurer Julie Brown Marty Edmunds (Junior Coordinator), Tracy Croft (Clothing Coordinator), Adam Davies (Country Rep), Bengy Paolo (Safety Officer), Chook Barratt (WSJCA Parent Liaison), Karen Zunic/Karen Parparella (U16 Parent Liaison Officer), Catherine Terry (Under 14Admin Officer), Emily Smith (Events & Trophies Coordinator), Donna Mowling (Milo Coordinator), WSJCA Coaches, U14 Coaches, U16 Coaches; RSS Coaches. Senior Cricket Committee Brenton Woolford (Chairman – Cricket Director) David Bourn, Andrew Capel and Jack Dugan Cricket Director Brenton Woolford Women’s Cricket Co-ordinator Sharon Harris Junior Co-ordinator Marty Edmunds Practice Co-ordinators Richard Williams and Tim Loughry Senior Men’s Coaching Panel Mark Harrity (Senior Coach), Dan Cullen (Assistant Coach), David

Bourn (Assistant Coach), Brenton Woolford (Cricket Director) Senior Women’s Coach Leigh Drennan (Senior Coach) Senior Team Managers Richard Williams (Men’s 1st Grade) Greg Stanford (Men’s 2nd Grade) Tim Loughlin (Men’s 3rd Grade) Mark Harris (Women’s 1st Grade) Men’s Selection Panel Brenton Woolford (Chairman), Mark Harrity and the Captains Women’s Selection Panel Leigh Drennan and the Captains Junior Coaching Panel Under 16 Tom Maegraith, Jack Dugan Under 14 Nick Maegraith, Tom Cousins, Darren Joseph, Jack Dugan Under 12 Nick Maegraith, Tom Cousins WSTCA Under 14 Blue Cameron Gammon Under 14 Gold Brandyn Galletti Under 12 Callum Agnew Young Eagles Development Squads Boys Denis Brien, Eric Freeman, David Mundy Girls Jess Joseph, Caitlin Edmunds Junior Managers Under 16 Red Kent Lewis, James Agnew Under 16 White Adrian Jones, Dean Hoy Under 14 Red Mick Thornton, Tim Cook Under 14 White Bengy Paolo, Andrew Boeyen


DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS 2017 - 2018

Ray Sutton Shield Greg Hawke Under 12 Chook Barratt, Greg Campbell Under 12 Shield Tracy Croft Captains Senior Men Manager Scorer 1st Grade Kelvin Smith Richard Williams Rhys Negerman 2nd Grade Nick Maegraith Greg Stanford Brian LeCornu 3rd Grade Jordan Capel Various Peter Hutton 4th Grade Jack Dugan Various Laurence Joseph Captains Senior Women 1st Grade Jess Joseph 2nd Grade Rotation Milo In2Cricket Donna Mowling Editorial Eagle Eye Denis Brien (Editor) and Charlie Rumbelow (Formatting/Printing) Fortnightly Newsletter Charlie Rumbelow Non-Playing Membership Co-ordinators Noaline and Denis Brien Historian/Archivist Denis Brien Fund Raising/Sponsorship Co-ordinators Kent Sendy, Alan Hutton, Julie Brown Canteen/Catering Committee Latisha Polkinghorne (Convenor), Michelle Capel, Alan Hutton, Peter Hutton, Jenny and Richard Williams Social and Events Committee Tyson Negerman (Convenor), Jordan Capel, Daniel Drew, Jack Dugan, Blair Wickham Liaison Henley Football Club Scott Jones Henley High School Alan Hutton, Charlie Rumbelow Facilities Charlie Rumbelow Grounds Trent Kelly Web Site www.westerneagles.com Web Master Blair Wickham SACA Cricket Development Officers Metropolitan Lachlan Tosh Country Ben Brown

CLUB CONTACTS Chairman Scott Jones 0403 439 193 [email protected] Secretary Charlie Rumbelow 0407 603 998 [email protected] Treasurer Gary Rennie 0403 339 267 [email protected] Membership Noaline Brien 8356 7132 [email protected] Women’ Co-ordinator Sharon Harris 0408 155 095 [email protected] Junior Chairman Daryl Marshall 0414 378 177 [email protected] Junior Secretary Julie Brown 0431 713 417 [email protected] Junior Co-ordinator Marty Edmunds 0408 120 470. [email protected]

Bank Transfers BSB 105 900 Account 145 274 840 Bank SA

Handball Receivers Charlie and Scott (and still sometimes Rocka)


LIFE MEMBERS

Tim Allen Don Beitz Thomas Bishop Rex Blundell David Bourn Marlene Bourn Max Bourn Hugh Bridgman Denis Brien Noaline Brien Jack Carr David Cassidy Ron Cassidy Charles ChittleboroughJames Chittleborough Max Conroy Percy Coombe H.J. (Bert) Day Keith DeBoar Geoff Delbridge Roger Dugan Ian Edgley Brian Flaherty Bob Hank Ron Hamence Andrew Haslett Bert Heairfield Ben Higgins Bob Hitchcox David Hookes Pat Hookes Malcolm Howell Brian Isaac Arthur (Affie) Jarvis Scott Jones Trent Kelly Frank Kennedy Brian Kerr Norm King Helen Lewis Kevin Lewis Malcolm Lewis Daniel Lynch John Lynch Don Manson Ray McCormick Chris Miles Matt Minagall Daniel Murdoch Rick Niehuus Tim Nielsen Chris O’Reilly Ivor Paech Logan Pastyn James Pyke Ian Ravenscroft Chris Read David Rex Dean Rex Neil Richardson Sid Ridings Phil Ridings Adam Rumbelow Charlie Rumbelow Fred Shaw Alan Smith Andy Smith Ben Smith Brian Smith Dean Smith Kevin Smith B.S.C. (Wally) SmithGraham Stanford Greg Stanford Ross Stanford Maurie Sykes Jarrad Taylor H.W. (Dick) Tomkins Lloyd Turner Hiram Varley Daniel Voyzey Aub Webster John Wilde Steve Weinmann Peter Wiles Daryl Wood Angus Woolcock Brenton Woolford Doug Wyman Grant Wyman Murray Yates Hindmarsh C.C. A.J.Barnes G.H.Tolley

NON PLAYING MEMBERS

Blue and Gold Eagle Rex Blundell Dr Peter Byrne AM (Mil) Paul Caica MP Jack Carr Keith DeBoar Brian Isaac John Jarvis Kym Laslett Brian LeCornu Anita Lynch John Lynch Ian McPhee Ian Ravenscroft Chris Read Adam Rumbelow Charlie Rumbelow Dean Smith Greg Stanford Lloyd Turner Annabelle Waugh Michael Waugh Daryl Wood Doug Wyman Murray Yates Golden Eagle Chook Barratt Denis Brien Noaline Brien Roger Dugan Rosemary Edgley Barry Fry (OAM) John Gazzola MLC Jenny Haslett Alan Hitchcox Alan Hutton Greg Mahoney Mary McCormick James Parrington Garry Rennie Des Rowe Gerard Treloar Joan Turner John Voyzey Peter Wiles Brenton Woolford Blue Eagle Rex Adams Kingsley Allen Amy Agnew Jamie Agnew Lola Blundell Graham Bullard Chris Cunningham Rob George John Humphries Dean Hoskin Joylene Hoskin Murray Heinicke (Hon) Rod Hill Malcolm House Tony Jarvis Annette Johnson Peter Kelly Robert Manning Heather Mickan Kym Mickan Andrew Muirhead John Nielsen Gayleen Richardson Murray Richardson Gordon Rowe Sue Woolford


PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Once again we have a team representing the club in a Grand Final with the Women’s First Grade making it through to the T20 Grand Final! This side has been performing well across both formats so far this season and we hope can bring home our first silverware for the season! This is an outstanding effort given the loss of coach Leigh Drennan but the combined efforts of people like Jess Joseph, Ange Treloar, Caroline Ward and Lauren Ebsary have ensured the girls have been well looked after – we hope to make a formal announcement on the Women’s Coach in the near future.

We are starting to face challenges with selection in our senior men’s sides due to the recommencement of college cricket and having a few players still out injured or selected for higher honours. I’d like to thank the junior players and coaches for helping to ensure we can field sides, although this does make it more and more difficult as the selection difficulties slide down from team to team. However, our club is a proud, united and resilient one which operates on a philosophy of club first, team second and individual third. These experiences will only benefit the club in the long term, so I ask that we all stay positive and think of the big picture, while we deal with such challenges. Although the on-field results have not been to the level we would like for our senior men, the opportunities that have been offered to younger players will be invaluable to the future of our club and it has been great to see many young men step up and perform well in higher grades. We still have a few junior teams right in the hunt for finals this season and after the U17 Shield team also made a Grand Final, it is clear there is much to look forward to for the future of this club.

It has been great to see Kelvin Smith regain his place in the Redbacks, joining Callum Ferguson, Kane Richardson and Spencer Johnson as Eagles selected for the Redbacks this season. It would be remiss not to mention a former junior of ours, Harry Nielsen, who also debuted for the Strikers and Redbacks in recent weeks and of course made a magnificent century in his first innings. Many people at the club maintain close contact with Harry and I’m sure there were many proud people to see him succeed at this level as another product of our junior pathways.

Our 20-year celebration of the move to Henley Oval was a great event, adding to other successful member functions including the 100 Club and Christmas Show. I look forward to catching up with past players and members for the Golden Eagle Luncheon at Glenelg Oval on Friday 16th March.

Finally, I would like to congratulate immediate past President Denis Brien on the overwhelming response to his book “All the Kings’ Men”. We could not have anticipated such a strong response, which included an article in The Weekend Australian, and Denis has generously donated all the profits back into Junior Development for the club. There are still copies available, so please contact Denis if you have not yet secured yours!

Good luck to all teams for the remainder of the season.

Scott Jones

STOP PRESS

The Women’s WTDCC T20 Premiership Team


OBITUARIES

Audrey HANK Audrey, widow of Bob Hank, former A Grade batsman and Life Member, passed away peacefully February 13th aged 89. Audrey was the mother of Barry a former WTDCC player and mother-in-law of Roger Sweet a former A Grade player. She is survived by her four children Judy, Lindy, Barry and Mandy and their families.

Barry FRY (‘Fryso’) OAM Barry, a great supporter of our Club, passed away on 17th February in Hospital. He was a left arm Medium pacer who made his A Grade debut (#294) v Port Adelaide at Thebarton Oval, November 1956. He eventually moved to the Grange C.C. in the Adelaide and Suburban C.A. and successfully led them into the Adelaide Turf C.A. where the Club became a force.

Barry served more than 50 years at Grange and was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for his services. His granddaughter, Teagan, is a promising young player for West Torrens.

Barry is survived by his wife May and extended family.

The deepest sympathy of the West Torrens players, Members and supporters is extended to both families.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to former West Torrens, Scorpions and Australian player, Julie Page (nee Woerner) and her husband on the birth of their son Jackson John in Darwin on 22 January. They are starting to master the whole feeding, playing and sleeping business. Jackson has been sleeping well during the night, with one decent 5-7hr sleep. We hope to see them in Adelaide when on vacation.

ALL THE KINGS’ MEN

Our Club History ALL THE KINGS’ MEN – A history of the Hindmarsh Cricket Club 1857-1897 has received popular support and copies are selling above expectations. The publication received an excellent review in The Weekend Australian (10-11 February) by one of the world’s leading cricket writers Gideon Haigh. Gideon writes

“The chief excellence of All The Kings’ Men is presenting cricket in the context of working life. Denis argues repeatedly for the significance to sport of the coming of the eight-hour day and the 44-hour week.”

And further:

“Now and again a proper historian twigs that games concern more than wiling away time.”

He was referring to the approach taken to writing – not just another cricket book but the significant changes in Society told through a working-class Cricket Club.

Michael Sexton – ABC Journalist – sent an email:

“To be honest I was expecting a telling of colonial cricket in SA (which I got) but was entranced by the social, political and economic history woven into it. Congratulations. It is no easy thing to weave a story like that but almost every page offered me something to pause and think about.”

Copies are available for $40.00 (plus postage if required) through me and at Rex’s Findon Newsagency and Groves’ Port Canal Shopping Centre Newsagency. All monies raised will go towards Junior Development of girls and boys at West Torrens. Denis Brien


Stan the Statistician

Stan the Statistician from Semaphore South says:

Jessica Joseph (15 no) and Tamsin Jones (16 no) set a record for the Women’s 1st Grade 10th wicket partnership of 30 (unfinished) v Kensington at Colonel Waite Oval in January. This was Tamsin’s first 1st Grade game aged 14y. 174d.

On Saturday 20th January former star U16 Eagle’s cricketer and former Glenelg and South Adelaide footballer Josh Giddings made a comeback in the 4ths. He showed he has lost nothing and is still a potential 1st Grader in making 156 no the highest score ever in the West Torrens 4th Grade eclipsing Bradley Cocks’ 154 no v Adelaide at Park 23 in October 2015. With Jarrod Adamson (44) he also set a new 6th wicket partnership record of 167. They dismantled the previous record of 127 set by Steve Weimann and Dan Voyzey v Tea Tree Gully at Park 25 #3, in December 2003.

Daniel Drew (116) and Isaac Johnson (39 no) v Northern Districts at Salisbury Oval, October 2017, established a new 4th Wicket record of 94 for the Men’s 1st Grade in a 50 over match. It surpassed the 92 put on by Ben Higgins (63) and Darren Reeves (46) v Northern Districts at Henley Oval in October 2001.

The Men’s 1st Grade T20 score of 6/168 (20 overs) v Port Adelaide at Port Adelaide Reserve in January 2018 was our highest losing score in a T20 game. (Port Adelaide scored 5/176 from their 20 overs).

The 3/211 scored by the Women’s 1st Grade v Port Adelaide at Port Adelaide Reserve in October 2017 is the Club’s highest T20 score (male or female). During the match Angela Treloar (nee Symonds) (84) and Lauren Ebsary (64 no) established a new T20 3rd wicket Record of 118. The previous best was 100 (unfinished) by Annette Johnson (47 no) and Angela Symonds (57 no) v Southern Districts at Christies Beach High School in February 2011.

Erik Carrington became the 6th youngest West Torrens male player to make a 2nd Grade century when he scored 122 no v Port Adelaide at Port Adelaide Reserve in January (age: 16 years 134 days). He has some eminent batsmen ahead of him in Test player Ron Hamence (2x), First class players James Smith and Lindsay Head, and former regular 1st Grader Chris Underwood.

Carl Mickan scored his fifth 2nd Grade century for the Club when he notched 145 no v East Torrens in Round 7 to move into 4th place on the all-time list behind Bob Hank 9 and Roy Haverland and Darryl Jacobs 6. ‘Micko’ scored his runs from 142 balls while the opposition scored their total of 144 from 376 balls.

There have been three very young 1st Grade debutantes this season. In the Women’s competition: Paris Hall 14 years 58 days v Kensington at Colonel Waite Oval, January 2018 and Tamsin Jones 14 years 174 days v Kensington at Colonel Waite Oval, January 2018. In the Men’s competition Nicholas Crouch 16 years 215 days v Port Adelaide at Henley Oval, January 2018.


Best with the Bat – December 1 to February 4 50 runs plus or 30 plus (T20s, Women’s Grades, RSS, U.14s (WSJCA), U12s)

Josh Giddings 156 no (164 b) Men’s 4th Grade v. Port AdelaideCarl Mickan 145 no (142 b) Men’s 2nd Grade v. East Torrens Eric Carrington 122 no Men’s 2nd Grade v. Port AdelaideCarl Mickan 108 (87b) Men’s 2nd Grade v. University Adam Rumbelow 101 Men’s 4th Grade v. East Torrens Nathan Marshall 82 Under 14 Red v. Prospect Kelvin Smith 77 Men’s 1st Grade T20 v. Port AdelaideNick Crouch 70 Men’s 2nd Grade v. University Clay Muirhead 67 Men’s 2nd Grade v. University Daniel Drew 66 Men’s 1st Grade T20 v. Tea Tree GullyLachie Russell 64 no (46 b) Men’s 2nd Grade v. Port AdelaideLauren Ebsary 61 no (44 b) WBBL Perth Scorchers v.

Melbourne RenegadesCallum Agnew 60 Men’s 3rd Grade v. Port AdelaideCoby Grindlay 60 Under 16 Red v. Kensington Bradley Cocks 59 Men’s 3rd Grade v. Woodville James Reuther 59 Under 14 Red v. Sturt Alex Hutton 57 Men’s 3rd Grade v. Woodville Ben Davies 57 Under 16 Red v. East Torrens Brooke Harris 56 no Women’s 1st Grade v. Sturt Murphy Short 56 no Men’s 2nd Grade v. Port AdelaideDaniel Drew 56 Men’s 1st Grade v. University Tom Woolford 55 Men’s 1st Grade v. University Luke Terry 54 Under 14 Red v. Kensington Erik Carrington 54 no Men’s 2nd Grade v. University Nathan Marshall 53 no W.S.J.C.A. U.14 Gold v. Fulham Red Bradley Cocks 53 Men’s 3rd Grade v. Port AdelaideLuke James 50 Under 16 Red v. Kensington Daniel Drew 49 no Men’s 1st Grade T20 v. Southern DistrictsTamsin Jones 48 Women’s 2nd Grade v. Sturt Ellie Falconer 42 Women’s 1st Grade T20 v. Northern DistrictsXavier Smith 41 no WW.S.J.C.A. U12 v. Fulham WhiteRyan Paul 35 no W.S.J.C.A. U.14 Blue v. Woodville SouthLuke Terry 33 no W.S.J.C.A. U.14 Gold v. West Torrens BluePat Fisher 32 Men’s 1st Grade T20 v. Southern DistrictsBailey Capel 31 Men’s 1st Grade T20 v. Tea Tree GullyJack Hawke 30 no W.S.J.C.A. U.14 Blue v. West Torrens GoldNathan Marshall 30 no W.S.J.C.A. U.14 Gold v. Woodville RechabitesAngela Treloar 30 Women’s 1st Grade T20 v. Northern Districts


Best with Ball – December 1 to February 4 4 Wkts. Plus or 3 Wkts. Plus (T20s, Women’s Grades, RSS, U.14s (WSJCA) U.12s)

Luke Hodder-Trenwith 5/20 and 3/37 Under 16 Red v. East Torrens Sean O’Dwyer 5/29 Men’s 2nd Grade v. Port AdelaideJosh Joseph 5/59 Men’s 4th Grade v. Port AdelaideSean O’Dwyer 5/57 Men’s 2nd Grade v. East Torrens Harrison Cook 5/64 Under 14 Red v. Kensington Jess Joseph 4/5 Women’s 1st Grade v. Port AdelaideBrooke Harris 4/8 Women’s 1st Grade v. Sturt Ryan Niloleaff 4/15 Men’s 4th Grade v. East Torrens Sean Feleppa 4/16 Under 14 White v. East Torrens Jack Hawke 4/18 Under 14 Red v. East Torrens Lucas Gammon 4/31 Men’s 2nd Grade v. Woodville Jack Hawke 3/2 W.S.J.C.A. U.14 Blue v. Grange Navy Nathan Marshall 3/5 W.S.J.C.A. U.14 Gold v. Woodville RechabitesLaura Niejalke 3/10 Women’s 1st Grade T20 v. Northern DistrictsBen Williams 3/37 Men’s 1st Grade T20 v. Tea Tree GullyCaoimhe Roche 3/42 Women’s 2nd Grade v. Kensington

Best in the Field – December 1 to February 4 (3 + Dismissals)

Eric Carrington 3c. + 2c. Men’s 2nd Grade v. Port AdelaideMorgan Cocks # 2c. + 2c. Men’s 3rd Grade v. Port AdelaidePat Fisher # 3c. Men’s 1st Grade v. University Angela Treloar 2c. 1st. Women’s 1st Grade T20 v. Southern DistrictsAdam Rumbelow 1c. 1st. 1 ro Men’s 4th Grade v. Port AdelaideAdam Rumbelow 3c. Men’s 4th Grade v. Woodville Matthew Bowls # 3c. Under 16 White v. East Torrens Jed Walker # 3c. Under 14 White v. Prospect Jack Hawke 2c. 1 ro W.S.J.C.A. U.14 Blue v. Grange White

# Non wicketkeeper


Men’s 1st Grade

Round 6: Our luck with the toss continued and we were sent in on a wet deck, eventually all out for 172 with Isaac Johnson top scoring with 33. Uni were in trouble at 4/73, before their Pommy keeper got them over the line five down. Braedon Renshaw the pick of the bowlers with 3/36. We then batted time in the second dig on a much better wicket to finish 5/231 with Daniel Drew making 56 and Tom Woolford 55.

Round 7: What a cracker of a game, going down to the last over with either team a chance to win! East Torrens batted and batted and batted till all out for 335, leaving us only 73 overs to chase the target. Drewy bowled nearly 40 overs taking an impressive 4/79. After making several 50's, Bailey Capel finally got into the 60's and went on to make his first A Grade century, finally being dismissed for a brilliant 106. He was well supported by Drewy who fell short of another ton making 92. With three balls to go and 9 wickets down, our Pom Kristian Martin and Josh Slee were under the pump. Sleesy decided to hit and run and scraped home for his most important run ever to bring up a memorable win going into the Xmas break.

Round 8: BYE

Round 9: After a lengthy break, we returned against Port and were a bit rusty early. Then after Hags encouraged Josh Slee to bowl short and quick, he returned his best figures for the Club finishing with 5/77 to dismiss Port for 265. Tom Woolford batted for a lot of the innings making 74, with Drewy chipping in with 56. But in the end, we fell 19 runs short and left us needing to win the remaining games to defend our title.

Round 10: In a must win game against rivals Woodville, we were dismissed for only 162. Again, Daniel Drew top scored with 57, ably supported by captain Kelvin Smith who made 49. Woodville then passed our score three down before stumps on Day 1, and then declared at the start of Day 2. In the 2nd innings we batted a little bit better with Pat Fisher finishing unbeaten on 70 and the team making 198. We were some chance of winning outright with them slumping to 6/97, but they blocked out the last few overs ending in a disappointing loss.

Richard Williams 1st Grade Team Manager

Bailey Capel with teammates, Kristian Martin, Pat Fisher, Bailey, and Leigh Drennan, ~ after Bailey’s First Grade ton against East Torrens.


Women’s 1st Grade

After a strong start to the season the 1st Grade, the Sheagles, have continued to put in consistent performances across both the One Day and T20 competitions holding the top of the table position in both formats. Kayla McGrath and Ange Treloar at the top of the order, as well as Laura Niejalke with the ball, have consistently played their role, but it has been Brooke Harris who has come into the new year firing, being effective with both ball and bat posting a match winning 56no against Sturt in Round 5.

Unfortunately, we have lost 3 of our players to injury in Tayla Gordon, Emily Hinze and Caroline Ward, leaving a big hole in our bowling attack and experience on the field. However, this has also given many of our aspiring 2nd graders the opportunity to step up and make their debuts in the 1st grade. Paris Hall in particular has been brilliant in the field and is starting to find her confidence with the bat. Like the rest of the West Torrens community we have also had to bid farewell to our coach of four seasons, Leigh Drennan. As a playing group we can’t thank him enough for all his guidance and support over the years and wish him all the best as he heads back to Queensland.

With just two T20 matches left that will be played in the Riverland as part of Country Round, and three One Day matches, we have put ourselves in a great position to play finals as long as we can finish of the season as strong as we started.

Jess Joseph (Captain)

P.S. The team won one game and lost the other at Berri and Loxton – enough to put the Sheagles into the T20 Grand Final at Adelaide Oval.

P.P.S. The SHEAGLES won the T20 Grand Final at Adelaide Oval Sunday February 18th. Kensington batted first and was bowled out for 65 (17.3 overs) with Lauren Ebsary taking 4/5. West Torrens replied with 4/66 from 15.3 overs with Lauren scoring 29 n.o. from 27 balls. Ed. The girls can’t remember previously getting Kensington out for less than 100!

Men’s 2nd Grade

The second grade enjoyed an undefeated period, having the better of a draw with Adelaide University in Round 6 before following with three consecutive wins either side of the Christmas break.

Chief amongst these improved results were excellent batting displays which saw the side pass the magic 300 mark on three separate occasions. This momentum was kick-started by Carl Mickan, who made 2 centuries in as many matches before the Christmas break, therefore earning a richly deserved recall to the first grade. His efforts have been ably backed up by youngsters Nick Crouch and Erik Carrington, whose efforts have been instrumental to the side over this period. Of particular note was the innings of 122* played by Erik against Port Adelaide in round 9, making his maiden second grade and senior hundred at just 16 years of age, a truly magnificent effort. Coming in at 4/86 in less than ideal batting conditions, Erik showed poise and class well beyond his years to steer the team to a commanding total.

The vastly improved batting has been complimented by sustained excellence from the fast bowling group. Sean O’Dwyer has led the way, bowling with great pace, control and consistency to pick up 5 wicket hauls in consecutive matches either side of Christmas, against East Torrens and Port Adelaide. He has been ably supported by Lucas Gammon, who has cemented his spot in the second grade and bowled with much improved consistency and flourished in his role of sharing the new ball with Sean. The return of mercurial all-rounder Murphy Short has also proven a great catalyst for the success of the team.

Although finals appear probably out of the question, the strength of form of both the individuals and collective in the second grade indicate that the future of the young playing group is extremely bright.

Nick Maegraith (Captain)


Women's 2nd Grade

Rounds 1 to 4 of the 40 over competition:

After Xmas, the competition changed from T20 matches to 40 over matches. This has been welcomed by our young players as they have had more opportunities to bat and bowl. The first four rounds have resulted in three losses and one game cancelled due to heat. After a competitive loss in Rd 1, the team had two losses against very strong opposition. Both of these matches were on hot days and our team showed excellent determination and team spirit to get through some tough times.

The team has been boosted by the addition of several new players since Xmas. The Club welcomes you all particularly those who travel from the Country each week.

Caroline Ward

Men’s 3rd Grade

Rounds 6-10:

A mishap against Port Adelaide in round nine has put us in a challenging position in terms of finals this year. We currently sit sixth on the ladder, half a game outside of the four. However, it is likely we will have to win our final three matches to make the finals.

It was a difficult few rounds for the third grade as we won two and lost two in mixed performances. Once again, our team looked quite different each week making it hard to get a constant group together. To our credit, the boys fought hard and never gave up.

Round six saw us have a demanding win over Adelaide University with a strong team performance. We bowled the Blacks out for 135 before passing their score six down after 34 overs. Callum Agnew 33 not out and Alex Hutton 32 were strong performers with the bat.

In round seven we had a tough loss to East Torrens. They piled on 215 runs, while we could only manage 174 in reply. A 44 not out from Bradley Cocks gave us a glimmer of hope, but it wasn’t to be. Alex Hutton (38) and Callum Agnew (36) also chipped in.

A round eight bye led us to our round nine clash with Port Adelaide. It was a difficult first day getting bowled out for 102 and being passed with only five down. A second innings fight back with the help of Callum Agnew (60) and Bradley Cocks (53) on our way to 178 gave us 27 overs to bowl Port out. Unfortunately, we fell one wicket short of an outright victory.

Round ten saw us chase down a strong Woodville score of 5/176 in the last over of the match. Bradley Cocks tight figures (2/14 off 8) helped restrict the Peckers. While Bradley Cocks (59) and Alex Hutton (57) were key contributors in the five-wicket victory.

Jordan Capel - Captain

Men’s 4th Grade

R6 - Uni 6/142 d WT All Out 72 (One Day Game) Skipper Jack Dugan was a late withdrawal, a mix up with report time with one player and two players forgetting their whites was a good start to the day. However, we continued our improvement with bowling and in the field on recent weeks and restricted Uni to 6/142 after the 40 overs. Darren Joseph coming down from 3rd grade was the pick of the bowlers with 3/5 off 8 and Harry Russell returning to cricket with 2/28 with others supporting well. And with the two DJs (Darren and Daniel Joseph) opening the batting, we were off to a good start. Due to the mix up earlier in the day with report time, the fill in player who had been padded up, had to leave for work earlier. But it didn’t look like it would matter at 0/48. However, there are no words that can explain the rest of the innings: 1/48. 2/48. 3/48. 4/48. 5/48. 6/57. 7/57. 8/62. All out 9/72.

R7 – WT 289 d East Torrens 120 With the whole Joseph family away (half the team and scorer), former junior premiership player Josh Giddings returned to fill in. We batted first and Nidal must have been the unluckiest batter in the world as the first over was the worst in cricketer history – double bounces, off the pitch, beamers to the keeper, only one ball landed on target…yep out lbw. We then moved quickly to 2/138 after 24


Men’s 4th Grade….continued

overs with Adam Rumbelow out for an entertaining 101 (7 x 6,8 x 4) which the team clapped his ton while on 99. Luckily got 2 more runs before being out! This set the foundation for some of the younger first year players to bat freely. Akshat Joshi (41 not out) and Shelby Grinlay (46) took the attack up to the bowlers. Harry Russell (27), Cam Gammon (19) and Josh Giddings (18) all contributed positively. The second day saw a direct hit run out from fine leg from Josh Giddings (thankfully “no shoulders” Jack Dugan swapped that ball with him) to start our day. David Bourn was expensive with 7 overs for 2 and his first wicket in 22 years in 4th Grade. The 2 runs were from a misfield! Josh Giddings picked up 2/10 in his return, but it was Ryan Nikoleaff with 4/15 that crushed East Torrens and ended the game early.

R8 – BYE

R9 – WT 9/277 d Port Adelaide 272 Port Adelaide were in trouble early at 3/10 but after some of the worst fielding you will ever see, they put on over 200 for the 4th wicket. With two of their players making triple figures having both been dropped 3 or 4 times each, we managed to bowl them out for 272. Only one other person in their team passed 7 so the fielding errors were very costly. We struggled to 5/61 before Josh Giddings and Jared Adamson put on 167. Jared finished with 44. We lost 3 wickets late and still needed 14 runs when the number 11, Brendan Hutton, came to the crease. Josh Giddings managed to carry his bat for 156 not out (12 x 4,6 x 6) finished the game with a six! One area Port outdid us was fielding, they managed to drop even more catches than we did!

R10 – Woodville 6/144 (39.4) d WT 8/142 (40.0) (One Day Game) A must win game to make finals for us. Jared Adamson continued his good form top scoring with 28 supported well by Woodville’s bowlers with 27 extras (25 wides) and Harry Russell (25), we set them 144 in their 40 overs. Having Woodville at 5/61 and needing over 6 an over, we stuffed it all up with some poor bowling and fielding. Josh Joseph (2/13) and Harry Russell (2/24) were the pick of the bowlers but we simply couldn’t break their 6th wicket partnership of 76 until the game was almost over. Captain Jack, bowling off one step, managed to claim the wicket first ball but it was too-little-too-late. They chased the score down with 2 balls to spare!

Rumbles

Under 16 Red

Rounds 5 – 8 for the boys turned out to be a reasonably successful period. A close one-day win against Prospect before Christmas was team lifting after some disappointing efforts to start the season. Congratulations to Luke James on his first half century.

Playing Kensington post-Christmas break left a little to be desired about our focus. Losing outright occurred much too easily. The next two matches however, were handled with confidence. A convincing win against East Torrens, and a nail biting finish chasing down what was thought to be a small target against an expected stronger team in Sturt.

Individual half centuries to Luke James (v Prospect), Coby Grindlay (v Kensington 2nd innings) and Ben Davies (v E Torrens). Bowling figures, Lachlan Hodder-Trenwith 5/20 (v E Torrens) Consistent bowling performances are being noticed from Lachlan Hodder-Trenwith and Curtis Groves. Riley Williams also stepping up in recent weeks with good spells in the hot weather.

Notable that each match Ben Davies has been available to play, the boys have won the match. A lucky charm maybe, or perhaps his little bit of extra experience is giving those around him some confidence to display their own ability. Regardless, it’s a learning curve for the boys and hopefully they realise the opposition players are no different in that they all have (no more than) two arms and two legs.

It is expected the next few rounds to be challenging with school returning and loss of availability of some. Opportunity arises for others stepping in!

Jamie Agnew - Manager


Under 16 White

Recent matches have been generally described as ‘hard days at the office’. A couple of outright defeats has had us focussing on small improvements in individual performances and creating batting and bowling partnerships of substance.

The team has maintained high spirits and have continued to work with coach Tom Maegraith with a view to development of skills and stamina.

Some notable bowling partnerships have been Max Parsons and Angas Tayleur combining to keep spin pressure on during long days in the field, and Tom Nattrass and Matt Bowie combining with the newer ball to make things dangerous as quicks.

From a batting perspective, Heath Nikolaeff and Kyla Beech recently had a partnership of over 100 against Port Adelaide, with Heath top scoring with 72 runs. We hope this will be an example which will be repeated more often.

We have recently been joined by Aiden, Archie and Patrick from the York Peninsula which has been excellent - thanks to them and their families for all the travelling this entails. They have certainly injected some talent and enthusiasm into the team.

Lastly thanks to Wajeeh Rahman for contributing his all-round skills to the team - we will miss him now that he has moved with his family to Melbourne.

Adrian Jones - Co-Manager

Under 14 Red

Round 5 saw us travel to the lush green pastures of the parklands to play the Pirates from Prospect. Batting first we were in trouble at 4/35 and then 5/62 before a 92-run partnership between Nathan Marshall (82 off 88) and Thomas Brown (27no) steadied the ship. Our total of 7/174 never looked to be in danger with very economical bowling supported by excellent fielding. The Player of the Match Award was Nathan with the Encouragement Award going to Thomas.

Next round we were back home against Kensington who won the toss and batted first making 9/230. Our run chase on day two got off to a good start with important partnerships around Luke Terry (55 off 106) and Jack Hawke (49 off 108) having us well placed at 3/133 at tea. After tea we lost 4/15 and then 3/1 to be all out for 208 and experiencing our first loss. Man of the Match was Harrison Cook with 5/64 and the Encouragement Award went to Luke Terry.

After the Christmas break we came up against East Torrens at home. They won the toss and had a bat, starting slow and steady before picking up the run rate to be 3/99 at tea. After tea we put the brakes on with great bowling by Jack Hawke (4/18 off 9 overs) and Nathan Marshall (3/15 off 16, 8 maidens) to have them all out for 151 in the 60th over. Like the Kensington game our run chase was looking on track at 3/93 before losing a cluster of wickets to be 7/109. Nathan Marshall (25 off 35) and Chandan Saddi (18 off 20) helped pick up our run rate with the last partnership between Harrison Cook (25 off 53) and Rhys Kozned (5 off 42) getting us home with just over an over to spare. Man of the Match was Nathan Marshall for an all-round effort and the Encouragement Award went to Harrison Cook. Special mention to Charlie Edmunds who was 12th man when we batted having been part of the State Under 12 winning side in the first week of the game. Also a big thank you to the East Torrens keeper’s helmet for 5 valuable penalty runs when it was tight in the closing overs.

Round 8 was reduced to a one-day game after week one was heated out. Sturt batting first and made 1/240 off their 40 overs. We gave the run chase a good shake but were unable to get the desired result. Standouts were James Reuther with a run a ball 59 and Jack Hawke with 28 from only 23 balls.

After 8 rounds we sit fourth with the same number of wins (6) as second and third.

Mick Thornton/Tim Cook (Team Managers)


Under 14 White

U14 Whites Rounds 5 to 8 With 2 wins from 2, the U14 Whites hosted Prospect in the Rd 5 One Day fixture that saw the visitors win the toss and were restricted to 4/105 from 40 overs thanks to tight bowling all round, and 3 catches and a wicket to Sam Turner. The boys made hard work of the chase finding themselves 6/59 before steadying partnerships by Edmunds/Treadwell, Boeyen/Walker and Walker/Turner steered them home to another good win. Edmunds (22) and Walker (32no) top scored.

The good form continued in Rd 6 with the road trip to Kensington with the boys reaching 9/159 with Paolo (35), Chapman (19), Thakker (18) and Turner (18) amongst the runs. A wicket in the 1st over only meant the big hitters came in early and at 6/150 and 3 overs to get 6 runs it looked all over. Whilst the home parents were packing up wine glasses and cheese platters, the boys gave one last tilt crashing through with 4/4 and the win. Hawke (2/7) bowled at the death, Tippins (2/25 and 1 runout), Turner (2/19 and 1 catch), and good fielding stood out.

The Rd 7 away match to East Torrens should not have presented any problems but losing the toss and batting on a wet wicket tested the boys, who managed only 72 with Chapman (22) and Turner (14no). The boys stuck with it in extremely hot conditions the following week with Feleppa (4/16 and 2 catches), Boeyen (1/17), Lewis (1/15), Turner (1/16) working hard but to no avail.

Rd 8 and we welcomed Sturt by winning the toss and batting first on our way to total of 9/115 off 40 overs with Paolo (27), Chapman (23) and Davidson (13) the main contributors. Sturt made quick work of the chase with Lewis (1/13) and Feleppa’s runout the only wickets which saw back to back losses for the first time this season.

Bengy Paolo

WSJCA Under 14 Blue

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BENDIGO BANK YOUNG EAGLES ACADEMIES

Our Young Eagles Academies – both a boys and a girls academy have been in place for 12 years in the case of the boys, and two seasons in the case of girls. These academies bring together talented youngsters identified as possessing the skills required to move to higher grades of cricket.

The Academies are managed and coached by:

Eric Freeman Former Test Player, State Player and former Port Adelaide Cricket player as well as SANFL footballer for the State and Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club. Level 2 Coach.

David Mundy Former Australian Baseball Player – excellent junior cricketer. Level 2 Coach. Jess Joseph Present Captain of WTDCC and current First Grade Player. Level 2 Coach. Caitlin Edmunds Present First Grade Player. Level 1 Coach. Denis Brien Former First Grade Player – Former President and player for 50 years with WTDCC Manager of the Academies and Coach. Level 2 Coach.

Higher Representation Attained: State Spencer Johnson (Redbacks), Daniel Drew (Strikers). Brooke Harris (Scorpions). 1st Grade Warren Peters (Woodville), Ben Williams, Isaac Johnson, Tom Sibley, Harry Sibley, Bailey Capel, Nick Crouch, Erik Carrington. 2nd Grade Nick Maegraith, Clay Muirhead, Lachie Russell, Jack Lukosius, Callum Agnew. W 1st Grade Jess Joseph, Beatrice McDowall, Imogen Carruthers, Tayla Gordon, Scout Carmichael (Northern Districts), Caitlin Edmunds, Laura Niejalke. All the above girls were part of the YE Boys Academy.

Many other boys have reached 3rd and 4th Grades. A lot of the boys and girls have been chosen in the State Junior teams.


WSJCA Under 14 Gold

Round 6 Bye Round 7 This was a twilight game at Gleneagles where the two West Torrens teams played each other in a rematch of round one where our (Gold team) won comfortably and the Blue team was out for revenge. We batted first in the daylight and batted quite poorly with a lot of unnecessary shots that led to wickets and were at one stage 7/96. We finished up making 142 thanks to some late blows from Luke Terry 30 retired not out and Rhys Kozned 25. Not a big score to defend but competitive. We were in the game for a long time but with a combination of 39 sundries, poor fielding and some lusty hitting from the opposition (4 sixes off one over) we lost with 4 overs to go. Best of the bowlers was Nathan Marshall with 2/14 off 4 overs. A great night and atmosphere with friendly rivalry, good on field banter and zinger bails shining up with the dark skies. Now 1-1 with the blue team and looking forward to round 3 – hopefully in the grand final if both teams continue to perform over the final 4 rounds.

Round 8 Round 8 saw the return to Sunday cricket for the western suburbs boys as they took on a low ranked Woodville Rechabites. We won the toss and elected to bowl on a slow Gleneagles pitch. The pressure was applied early and continued throughout the bowling innings, restricting Woodville Rechabites to 10/59 after 24 overs. Best bowlers were Nathan Marshall with 3/5 off 4 overs and first game player Xavier Smith with 2/3 off 2 overs putting us up for the challenge. Our batting innings started slowly but the run rate soon picked up and the batters got a hold of the Woodville bowlers only losing 2 wickets for the entire innings. The boys batted seriously well as they applied themselves and valued their wicket to be 2/145 after 30 overs. Some late striking from Nathan Marshall saw him finish with 30 off just 15 balls, while one of the youngest and future star players, Jake Hill contributed with 19 off not many deliveries. A well-rounded team performance from the lads capped off by good batting, bowling and fielding for the first game for the year, as we push for a finals spot.

Round 9 Heated Out

Round 10 This week we came up against the Fulham Falcons team as we won the toss and elected to field. It was tricky early as their opening pair got on a roll and a few misfields/errors in the field gave Fulham the early momentum. After the first drinks break, the boys lifted and struck back with a few quick wickets. Again, we let ourselves down in the field with poor catching and bowling as Fulham were 9/90 and finished 9/157 after their 50 overs. In our batting innings, it was evident we struggled losing two early wickets in the first 10 overs. However, the middle session was much better as the boys lifted and constructed great partnerships to give us a platform to eventually reach the overall total. Young Jack Gray, Brodie Stevenson, Luke Tippins and Krish Thakker were excellent in valuing their wickets and rotation of the strike. Some lazy running and cricket left us with one wicket in hand and 30-odd runs left. This brought Nathan Marshall to the crease and almost got us over the last hurdle. Unfortunately, he was dismissed for 53 runs looking for a much-needed boundary, thus, falling 10 runs short of the target. The boys were shattered as we only had ten to bat and one batsman more could have made the difference. This result goes to show how important fielding is in the game of cricket and is the difference between a win or a loss. This leaves us with one match remaining and is a must win to finish in the top two and hopefully play in a final.

Brandyn Galletti Coach


WSJCA Under 12’s

Rounds 7-11: Due to some extreme weather the Under 12’s has only been able to play two of their last five games, with both of them being nail biters that unfortunately didn’t go our way. Although the boys still only have the one win to their name, it has been extremely pleasing to see their skills improve, in particular their fielding. At the start of the season it was a rare occurrence for a catch to be held, and quite often ground balls were seen going between fielder’s legs. The last two games however, the boys have shown improvement, with them holding catches, saving runs and even creating and taking run out chances.

Stand out performances over the two games have been Oscar Goodrich (2/9 and 15 off 16, 22*), Finn Crouch (17 off 17, 10 and 1/5) and Jack Terry (2/12).

With five games left in the season hopefully the boys hard work will start to pay off and we can win a few of the last couple of games.

Callum Agnew – Coach

Milo In2 Cricket

We have 45 children registered for Milo In2Cricket this season with participation numbers each week steady at around 30-35.

Our Coaches, Liam Dorward (Head Coach), Alex Hutton and Josh Joseph have done an amazing job with all the drills and activities. The kids are loving it. It was great to have Jess Joseph make a guest appearance for one of the clinics.

I would like to thank: Colin Cocks for all his hard work in the past in making our Milo In2Cricket program what it is today and for all his assistance in getting me set up for my first season as Milo Coordinator. Kent Sendy for arranging the coffee van each week, I know I’m not the only parent who appreciates this. Also, to Scott Jones for his guidance, support and new ideas.

With our season finishing on February 24, I am already looking forward to next season!

Donna Mowling - Milo In2Cricket Coordinator

Eagles Selection in Representative Teams

Congratulations to West Torrens players:

Kane Richardson was selected in the Australian T20 squad for the tri-series against England and New Zealand.

Daniel Drew and Kelvin Smith (BBL), Sophie Devine, Ellie Falconer and Tahlia McGrath (WBBL) were all members of the Adelaide Strikers teams.

Emily Hinze, Tamsin Jones and Jessica Cufone who were selected in the SA Under 15 Girls team which were runners-up in the Australian Championships in Adelaide. Tamsin topped the Bowling Aggregate for the tournament with 14 wickets @ 8.07. Emily has been selected in the Australian U15 Development Squad.

U14 Reds Players Jack Hawke, Rhys Kozned, Nathan Marshall, James Reuther and Luke Terry, were selected in the U14 Western Grit Junior Redbacks team which competed from January 22nd to January 25th at Park 25 Ovals 1,2,3.

SAMCA Teams of the Year: Under 12 Thomas Brown Under 14 Nathan Marshall (Captain) and Luke Terry


Player Profile

BEVAN John Lawrence (Jack) LHB – LAM b. near Swansea, Wales 10 May 1846 d. Portland Estate 31 Mar 1918 Hindmarsh 1875-76 to 1877-78 (25 1st XI games) SA 1877-78 (1 F/c game, 7 x ATO games) Debut No. SA 11 Hindmarsh 23

Hindmarsh: Debut v. Kent at Adelaide Oval, December 1875 92 runs @ 4.38 H.S. 15 v. South Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, March 1877 109 wkts. @ 6.52 Best 8/20 v. Kensington at the Neutral Ground, April 1877 (5WI x 14)

Other A Grade: East Melbourne (VCA) North Adelaide (SACA) 274 runs @ 8.06 H.S. 37 North Adelaide v. Kensington at Adelaide Oval South, November 1881 188 wkts. @ 9.12 Best 7/22 North Adelaide v. Norwood at the Neutral Ground, November 1878 (10 WM x 1, 5WI x 8, 1 x hat trick)

SA Debut v. Tasmania at Adelaide Oval, November 1877 1 inn. for 0 runs 1 catch 14 wkts. @ 4.21 Best 8/36 v. Tasmania at Adelaide Oval, November 1877 (10 WM x 1, 5WI x 2) S.R. 18.21 E.R. 1.38

Other Achievements Hindmarsh 1st XI Bowling Aggregate and Average 1876-77 and 1877-78 SACA 1st Grade Bowling Aggregate 1876-77 Best ever bowling figures on debut for South Australia

Other Teams: Bowden Tyros (1874-75), East Melbourne (1877-78 briefly) and North Adelaide (1878-79 to 1884-85)

Welshman John Bevan is one of the least heard of South Australian First Class players yet this unsung hero does hold a record which has stood for 137 years and is unlikely to be surpassed in the near future. His 14 wickets taken on debut are more than any other South Australian and was within one wicket of the most by any Australian on First Class debut. The web site Cricket Archive lists Bevan as a fast-medium bowler. He normally opened the attack but given the quality of the pitches of the era and the number of stumpings he acquired, he could not have been more than medium pace.

It is likely that the Bevan family arrived at Port Adelaide on 19th January 1857 from Plymouth aboard the ‘Marion’. The passenger list shows that the parents were William 31 (miner) and Maria 29 and siblings John 8, Thomas 6 and Mary an infant who gave their residence as Breconshire, Wales (the county next to Swansea, the place of John’s birth). The date of disembarkation and John’s birth date would indicate that he was actually about 10 years old on reaching Port Adelaide. However, passenger lists were not entirely accurate at that time as parents often falsified ages to secure an assisted passage.

John Bevan came from local Club Bowden Tyros, to try his luck with Hindmarsh in the elite SACA competition. The Tyros played on the sun baked north west parklands and arranged games against other local clubs or scratch matches amongst its members.


Player Profile….continued

During the 1876-77 season, his second in the 1st XI, John Bevan took 44 wickets in the first seven matches and headed the season’s SACA bowling aggregate with 69 wickets @ 5.26. He took five wickets in an innings in nine of the 12 games (one innings per side) and four wickets in each of the other matches with his left arm medium pacers, which turned or cut convincingly. His best figures were an outstanding 8/20 when he helped to remove Kensington for a paltry 41 on a sub-standard Neutral Ground pitch (now Adelaide #2) which had coconut matting laid over it. He may have taken the entire 10 wickets had Kensington not been without two of their batsmen as the match was concluded on a Thursday evening after work. He had previously taken 7/12 in the match against South Adelaide at the Neutral Ground about which The Register (15 January 1877) did not report anything remarkable except that he bowled accurately. It concentrated more on a curious incident where Hindmarsh captain Jim Chittleborough protested to the opposition captain that the South Adelaide umpire Mr. Mortimer (each team furnished an umpire at this time) was allowing their bowler T.Huddlestone to get away with throwing. He then quite strangely stated that Hindmarsh wished to protest at this style of ‘bowling’ but that Huddlestone could continue to operate, which the latter did. After the match Chittleborough stated the reason for his action, was that if he did not publicly protest then other clubs would be compelled to endure Huddlestone’s throwing action each week because Hindmarsh had done so.

Through his club form Bevan was then chosen for a South Australian XI to play against East Melbourne at Adelaide Oval where he took 2/24 followed by an extraordinary 6/15 from 17.3 (4-ball) overs in the second innings. Consequently, he was then selected for XXII of South Australia to play the visiting all professional English tourists led by James Lillywhite.

Again, he surprised with his performance. Although not required to grace the bowling crease in the Englishmen’s mediocre first innings score of 75, he took 5/30 from 20.3 overs in the second, claiming the scalps of George Ullyett, John Selby, Andrew Greenwood, Tom Emmett and Alfred Shaw all of whom had featured in the first ever Test series at the MCG a few weeks previously. However, South Australia’s XXII could only muster 71 due to the bowling of tourist Allen Hill who took 10/9.

Unfortunately, John was soon to lose his job because he had taken time off from work, presumably without pay, to represent his colony in these two matches. The East Melbourne match was played on a Wednesday and Thursday while the international game was held over a Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. Dr. Astles (Club President) chairing the Hindmarsh Club’s Annual Dinner said:

“the Club deeply felt the annoyance which Mr. Bevan had been submitted to on account of his services in the cricket field, namely the loss of his situation. Without knowing who (sic) were his employers he (the Chairman) could not but think their action in this matter did not speak much in their favour.” (1)

Bevan played just one solitary First Class match for South Australia. This was SA’s inaugural foray into the First Class arena and was played against Tasmania at the Adelaide Oval on 10th and 12th November 1877. His selection was somewhat of a surprise as captain James Gooden made the experienced Kensington club left-armer James Goodfellow 12th man to make way for the raw 31 year old Bevan but it proved to be a prudent decision. Bevan probably consented to play as most of the match took place over the Easter break. SA batted first and made 182 with all of the Hindmarsh players King, Jarvis and Bevan making ducks. Bevan however redeemed himself with the new ball taking 6/23 from his 18 overs while George Giffen took the rest. Tasmania was out for 72 and forced to follow on.

Bevan surpassed his first innings efforts, once more opening the bowling and taking 8/36 (24.3 overs). The figures of 14/59 on first class debut are second only to Tasmanian William Brown’s 15 wickets (at age 50) against Victoria in 1857-58 bowling the traditional underarm deliveries. Again, Giffen took the remainder as Tasmania was dismissed for 97. Whitridge’s SA Cricketers Guide for

1877-78 described Bevan as

“...the mainstay of the Club. With the bat hit freely, but seldom scored. Very inattentive in the field.”

Unfortunately for Hindmarsh John Bevan left the colony soon after to take up an invitation to coach at the East Melbourne Cricket Club. Presumably the Jolimont based Club had been suitably impressed by Bevan’s performance in Adelaide.


Player Profile….continued

He did not stay in Melbourne very long and quickly returned to Adelaide at the invitation of the North Adelaide Club who offered him some kind of inducement (presumably employment) and with whom he turned out for the 1878-79 season. John Bevan remained with the northerners until the end of the 1884-85 season. Although he was a prolific wicket taker for North Adelaide, for reasons best known to the selectors of the day, he was never again chosen to play First Class cricket for South Australia although he did turn out in six ‘against the odds’ matches against Australian and English touring sides. It may have been because he had earlier lost his job due to his services on the cricket field and he probably wasn’t prepared to risk his current employment by making himself available for the colony should there be any risk attached.

His best figures for a single innings for his new club North Adelaide were 7/22 on 16th November 1878 in what The Register described “as perhaps the most exciting Challenge Cup match ever seen in South Australia”. Between 1000 and 1200 people watched at the Neutral Ground as North Adelaide dismissed Norwood, which had remained unbeaten for 25 matches, for 43 due to Bevan’s immaculate 7/22 from 69 balls. Ironically North Adelaide, which had compiled 266 in the previous game, was soon 7/13 and then struggled on to reach a total of 58 as George Giffen wrought havoc with 8/26. However, Bevan’s best match figures were against Kensington in February 1882 when he took 4/12 and then purloined the quite incredible figures of 6/9 from 69 balls in the second innings including a hat trick (all bowled). He decided to retire from all cricket at Christmas 1883 but returned the following season. However, after two games he again settled into retirement – this time in a permanent capacity.

Victorian cricket scribe Felix recounted meeting Jack Bevan when he was in Melbourne for the ‘Cup’ in November 1893 and suggested that Bevan was overweight, but having convinced the 47 year old to come to cricket training (presumably at East Melbourne) Felix continued:

“at practice he showed that he can still play a bit, notwithstanding his advanced stage of obesity. He quotes the immortal bard as freely and accurately as ever.” (2)

(1) The Register 25 May 1877 p.7. (2) The Australasian 4 November 1893

[Taken from All The Kings’ Men – A History of the Hindmarsh Cricket Club 1857-1897 by Denis Brien] Denis Brien - Club Historian

All The Kings’ Men - Denis Brien

A different kind of cricket history – Not only cricket history but that of the social fabric of our club when playing cricket was a pastime the “blue bloods” wanted to have for their own! A history of the changes in Society in the western suburbs in the 19th Century Have you purchased a copy? The book can be obtained from Rex’s Findon Newsagency or Groves Port Canal Newsagency or from Denis. Proceeds to Young Eagles Junior development.


Jim from Da Gym

Jim overheard the following quotes at Da Gym.

Golf - It was back in the 70's and a soon-to-be prominent golfer Ray Floyd was playing at Augusta in his first Masters. Back then the players could not bring their own caddies but had to use one of the locals. Floyd told the caddy master he wanted a big fellow who could handle his bag, but who also could keep quiet, no advice needed.

The caddy who was assigned Floyd said, "Hello Mr. Floyd.” Floyd said "Hello." And followed that with, "That's the last I want to hear from you unless I ask you a question."

Everything went well until the 10th hole when Floyd pushed his drive into the right trees on the par 4. After surveying the scene, he said out loud, "I'm going to hit a low fade out through that opening to carry and land mid green and then roll over the crest down near the hole."

Surprisingly he pulled it off exactly and turned to his caddy and said, "How's that?”

The caddy spoke for the first time and said, "That wasn't your ball."

“If you can’t see the Pennines (UK Mountain Range) it’s raining. If you can see the Pennines rain’s on the way.” BBC Cricketer commentator John Arlott describing the Manchester weather during a Test match.

“Gee this blackberry jam is rather salty, Both.” English player Derek Randall to Ian Botham when sampling the Caviar at an Indian Prince’s palace.

“Never drink and drive. Don’t even try to putt.” Actor, Singer and keen Golfer Dean Martin.

“Fred Titmus begins his third over for Middlesex. Titmus has two short legs, one of them a little square.” Brian Johnston (BBC Commentator)

“Denis Compton was the only player to call his partner for a quick single and wish him luck at the same time.” Barry Norman (Cricket writer)

“Playing in New Zealand isn’t like playing at the end of the earth, but you can just about see it from there.” Wes Hall (West Indian fast bowler)

“Richard Hadlee has the appearance of a rickety church steeple and a severe manner which suggests that women are not likely to be ordained yet.” Peter Roebuck (Cricket writer and commentator)

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