JUNIORS

SEASONS REPORT

2014/2015

Monbulk Cricket Club Inc. PO Box 181, Monbulk Vic 3793 A.B.N 659 366 057 09

Main Ground – Monbulk Recreation Reserve, Moores Rd Website: http://monbulkcc.vic.cricket.com.au/

Season 2014/15

Juniors Steve Utting - Junior Co-ordinator / U13 Coach

Brian Martin – U17 Coach Carolyn Gillard – U17 Team Manager

Tom Watson – U15 Coach Bronwyn Badgery – U15 Team Manager

David Richardson – U15 MyCricket Manager Kerrin Turney – U13 Team Manager Duncan Maher – U11 Gold Coach

Alastair Hylton-Stewart – U11 Gold Team Manager Steve Bohun – U11 Maroon Coach

Bernadette McKay – U11 Maroon Team Manager Chris Defina – U10 Gold Coach

Fiona McDade – U10 Gold Team Manager Clayton Spooner – U10 Maroon Coach

Jo & Max McIntosh – U10 Maroon Team Manager Damian Howard - Milo in2Cricket Co-ordinator

Senior Executive Committee

Chris Defina – President Daniel Clark – Vice President Bronwyn Badgery – Treasurer

Steve Utting - Secretary

Junior Premierships Under 12's - 1997/98, Under 13's - 2006/07, Under 14' - 1984/85, 1987/88

Under 15's - 2004/05, Under 16's - 1981/82, 1985/86, 1989/90, Under 17's - 2002/03 (Note: In the Year 2000, U12's, U14's, U16's changed to U11's, U13's, U15's and U17's. U11's don't play finals)

Monbulk Cricket Club was named the Melbourne Stars ‘Stars Club’ in 2014/15 winning

$10,000 and enjoying a great night at the MCG

1st XI Premierships 1940/41, 47/48, 51/52, 54/55, 55/56, 56/57, 57/58, 88/89, 93/94, 98/99, 2006/07, 07/08, 12/13 2nd XI Premierships 1959/60, 62/63, 64/65, 67/68, 78/79, 85/86, 87/88 3rd XI Premierships 1979/80, 1982/83, 2002/03, 04/05, 06/07 4th XI Premierships 1982/83, 87/88, 95/96 5th XI Premierships 1988/89

JUNIOR CO-ORDINATORS REPORT

What a great year the Monbulk Juniors had in season 2014/15. In many ways it was one of our most successful. We fielded 7 junior teams and had over 100 kids participate in our Milo in2Cricket program. But the highlight for me wasn’t the amount of kids we have playing cricket it’s the amount of quality kids, with great parents, who play cricket with exceptional sportsmanship and effort. This is the culture of the MCC that has been built up over many years. The following email is one I received from an umpire from one of our U15 games. I was really proud of Tom and the U15’s, but this email also sums up our whole club I believe: ……………….Hi Steven, In today's society people are sometimes quick to criticise and complain, especially when it involves our youth. I want to do the opposite. Last night I umpired a game involving your u15(2)'s in a 20/20 game. These are my reflections. While batting every batsman offered support and encouragement to the striker virtually every ball. Every defensive shot was met with a "Well played" etc and every scoring shot was met with "Great shot", "Well done" etc. Even near misses brought about a "Don't worry, you're still here." This was maintained throughout the batting innings. When it came to bowl/field the same pattern of encouragement and support occurred. All good balls were acknowledged and even after a not so good delivery/fielding error your players still shouted words of encouragement. This was in contrast to their opposition while they were bowling. A point I highlighted to their coach. After an opposition player was hit by a full toss players from MCC continued to ask about his welfare showing a genuine concern. To see the MCC u15 players play so enthusiastically and visibly and audibly enjoy the game of cricket and each other was wonderful. As a teacher and having being involved in sport a long time I have witnessed some inappropriate behaviour, etc when sport is involved. The MCC players last night exemplified sportsmanship at many levels. Although I spoke to Tom about this last night, I felt you, as Junior Co-Ordinator should be aware. It is apparent he has led this team well and instilled in them a sense of fairness and enjoyment. Credit must also go to the parents of these boys who reinforce these positive values. MCC has a wonderful culture and if the efforts and behaviour of these boys are any indication I'm confident it will remain so. Well done…………….. Our U17’s just missed the finals this year, but nearly all of the boys played in our senior teams throughout the season. With the junior age groups changing next season, this was the last season of juniors for most of these boys. Congratulations to these boys on their junior careers and we look forward to them continuing to play seniors next season and for years to come. Our seven junior teams were once again very lucky to be coached by seven senior payers from our club, four of which have no kids themselves. A massive thanks in particular to these four: Brian Martin, Tom Watson, Duncan Maher and Clayton Spooner. Whilst this coaching set up worked well this season, I don’t think it’s sustainable and we definitely need more dads to take on a coaching role next season or in the future. Please consider this and contact me to discuss. Many thanks to the Team Managers and scorers of all the teams: Carolyn, Bronwyn, David, Kerryn, Al, Bernadette, Fiona, Jo & Max - Your efforts are much appreciated by myself and all of your team I’m sure. Thank You to: Chris Defina and the senior club for their ongoing support of our juniors, Damian Howard for his amazing work with our Milo program this season, and to Bronwyn Badgery for all of her work including organising the successful junior xmas raffle. Finally, thanks again to all families for being apart of the MCC this season, a season when we became the Melbourne Stars ‘Stars Club’ 2014/15 season, further recognition of a very successful season. The $10,000 prize money will also be very handy. Congratulations also to the U13’s for reaching the Grand Final and finishing Runners Up. Have a great winter everyone and hopefully see you all next season. Go Hawks, Steve Utting

MCC Junior Award Winners

Season 2014 / 2015

U17’s Batting- James Fenby – 156 runs @ 19.5 Bowling- Josh Rak – 13 wickets @ 11.23 Coach’s Award- Nic Boundy

U15’s Batting- Scott Buckley – 130 Runs Bowling- Brenden te Boekhorst & Josh Spencer – 10 wickets each

Coach’s Award- Daniel Rak & Thomas Badgery

U13’s Batting- Josh Spencer - 201 Runs Bowling- Campbell Dennison – 18 wickets

Coach’s Award- Ryan DeHaan & Tyren Utting

Participation Awards

U11 Gold Connor Scheid, William Copelin, Jay Spencer, Ben Willoughby, Jamie Turpin, Isaac Hylton-Stewart, Barnaby Smith-Major, Jai Farmer, Charlie Barge, Oscar McCurdy, Ben Smith, Declan Howie, Alex McDonald U11 Maroon Ainsley Bohun, Max Fitzgerald, Tim Roe, Nathan Stack, Jack Loveridge, Josh Langrish, Jake Mackay, Fletcher Russell, Jack Vranjes, Ryan Sturt, Oskar Smethurst, Lachlan Smith, Timothy Rickard U10 Gold Jacob Defina, Gus Ryan, William Tyquin, Joshua Czaja, Matthew Dickinson, Charlie Horn, Todd Mackay, Oscar Woodward, Hamish Strathairn U10 Maroon Camden McLean, Tom Donald, Moesen Handley-Hughes, Jake Hosie, Matt Abraham, Lucas McIntosh, Brodie McIntosh, Brandon Rowbell Jason Fraser Shield (Most Outstanding Junior Clubman) 2014/15 Winner: Aaron Gillard This medal was struck in 2009-10 in honour of a club great. Jason played all of his junior cricket at the Monbulk Cricket Club before playing District cricket at Richmond. He then returned to play at Monbulk in 1997 and is still currently playing. In this time he has dominated the FTGDCA like very few have. This award is awarded to an U17 player who has shown loyalty to the Monbulk CC, has great work ethic at training and in matches, is helpful, and is a consistent performer. Past Winners: Josh Rak (2013/14), Clayton Spooner (2012/13), Chris Rak (2011/12), Shannon Tibballs (2010/11), Brodie Emmett (2009/10)

Stewart Lever Best Junior Clubman 2014/15 Winner: Brian Martin & Tom Watson Past Winners: Duncan Maher (2013/14), David Richardson (2012/13), Bronwyn Badgery (2011/12), Carolyn Gillard (2010/11), Sue Rak (2009/10) Outstanding Achievements Daniel Cleary – 62 runs- U17’s v Knox Rebels Campbell Dennison – 5 wickets for 7 runs - U13’s v Saint Lakers

FTGDCA Representatives Well done to following boys who represented the FTGDCA at the VMCU Junior carnival over the xmas break: -Daniel Cleary, Travis Wills, & James Fenby (U16’s) (James was voted best player in the U16 Green team, Travis was equal 3rd) -Austin Richardson (U14’s) -Ben Grimes (U12’s) Below: James & Travis (Left), Aussie (Middle), Ben (Right).

Ball Sponsors The Monbulk Cricket Club would like to thank the following families for their generous ball sponsorship: Travis Wills, Thomas Badgery, Brenden te Boekhorst, Rab & Tam Noonan, Tim Roe, Jamie Turpin, Matt Abraham.

Monbulk U17 – 2014 / 2015 – Coach’s Report

It was a challenging year for the Monbulk U17's team this season. After last season making the finals but being bundled out the boys were determined to push themselves this year and go further. This proved too difficult a task this season though with our lack of experience showing with a whole team of first year U17's players. Even the second year players weren't able to play last year as it is the first time we had an U17's team in quite a while which is a great achievement for the club and shows the improvement and positive direction we are taking the club in for the future. The boys were in most games and probably lacked 10% in most games to get the wins. This was probably highlighted with only one score above 50 for the season with a few of the boys making some 30's not out and more. We were a very competitive side led with the ball by Daniel Cleary, Josh Rak and Travis Wills who were able to get early wickets in most games. All of the boys have a big future at the club with some great batting performances this year in the morning and also in the seniors where everyone in the team played a game this season. The boys just missed out on finals this year with a last round loss in the last over sealing their fate. Overall the boys should be very proud of themselves this season. They demonstrated great sportsmanship on the field and showed a high dedication to their training. They at times carried the seniors with their training habits and were always there and ready to go every Tuesday and Thursday. Hopefully next year is a successful year for everyone at Monbulk cricket Club. Brian Martin

Monbulk CC U17’s 2014/15

Back Row: Kenny Beecroft, Darcy Myring, Aaron Gillard, Daniel Cleary, Travis Wills, Josh Grestle Front Row: Nic Boundy, Josh Rak (captain), Hamish Emmett, Scott Bennett, James Fenby

*Many thanks to Cliff Cleary and Chlli Obsession for sponsoring the new U17 shirts in

2014/15. Much appreciated Cliff. We would love to find a sponsor of new U16 shirts next season ??

Monbulk U17 – 2014 / 2015 – Batting

PLAYER MAT INN NO 50S HS RUNS AVE. 1 Cleary, Daniel 10 9 0 1 62 162 18.00 2 Fenby, James 10 10 2 0 39* 156 19.50 3 Rak, Joshua 9 8 0 0 34 147 18.38 4 Gillard, Aaron 10 10 1 0 31 110 12.22 5 Myring, Darcy 10 9 3 0 36 104 17.33 6 Wills, Travis 10 8 0 0 23 71 8.88 7 Gresle, Josh 9 7 1 0 18 39 6.50 8 Emmett, Hamish 10 8 0 0 14 34 4.25 9 Bennett, Scott 10 8 3 0 5 15 3.00

10 Boundy, Nic 10 6 3 0 4* 11 3.67 11 Beecroft, Kenny 9 5 2 0 3 8 2.67

Note: Award / Trophy qualifications are minimum of 150 runs and 15 wickets.

If no qualifier for average than highest aggregate will win the award

Monbulk U17 – 2014 / 2015 – Bowling

PLAYER MAT O M R W BBI AVE. 1 Rak, Joshua 9 35 6 146 13 3/3 11.23 2 Gillard, Aaron 10 29 3 91 10 4/8 9.10 3 Cleary, Daniel 10 57 12 132 9 2/5 14.67 4 Emmett, Hamish 10 37 7 148 7 3/19 21.14 5 Wills, Travis 10 45 8 146 6 3/9 24.33 6 Bennett, Scott 10 17 1 98 5 4/21 19.60 7 Myring, Darcy 10 27 3 143 5 1/3 28.60 8 Gresle, Josh 9 6 0 44 2 1/7 22.00 9 Fenby, James 10 14 1 75 2 ½ 37.50

10 Boundy, Nic 10 12 0 91 2 1/11 45.50 11 Beecroft, Kenny 9 22 5 136 2 1/14 68.00

Below Left: U17 Coach Brian Martin congratulating his team after the last round at Mazenod. For most of the U17’s this was their last Junior game. Looking forward to seeing all of them

continue to play in the Monbulk seniors next season.

Above Right: U17 captain Josh Rak after his last Junior game. This season he won the U17 bowling award as well as playing in the senior 3rd XI team.

U15 2014 / 2015 – Coach’s Report

What a year for the under 15’s of the Monbulk Junior Cricket Club! Moving up to the under 15’s competition with only 1 top age player was always going to result in a challenging year. Coming off a grand final the year before, we boys certainly had the talent but just needed to continue to do the right things at training. We also needed to find a few more players, which we were able to do by welcoming the Buckley boys, Scott and Luke, to the club. We were also lucky to have a steady stream of under 13’s, not only topping up our numbers, but excelling in the age group above theirs. This was particularly vital when we were beset by injuries to several of our players, meaning at times we had 4 under 13’s filling in at one time. The year itself was a mixed bag as we found ourselves in winnable positions many times but lacked the ability to take control of games with a vital wicket or a big batting partnership. The end results show that we finished the season with 2 wins and 8 losses, with the main area for improvement to be found in our attitude on the training track. Too many times in games were we unable to keep the good balls out, or apply dot ball pressure to batting teams. This all comes back to discipline during training to continually practice a solid defence and bowling on the off stump, rather than trying to hit boundaries every ball and bowl off spin, leg spin and medium pace. There were many highlights throughout the season. The steady development of Austin’s technique in both wicket keeping and batting was excellent to see. The all-round abilities of Scott Buckley and Daniel Rak was consistent, with Daniel retiring several times throughout the season, and Scott striking in the 40s twice. Luke Buckley proved to be our most economical bowler, bowling an excellent line and length and picking up consistent wickets. Michael Hill, Tam Noonan and Flynn Trewavis were all hampered by injury throughout the season, but managed to make valuable contributions to the team when they played. Bowling Award: Brendan te Boekhorst – Coming back from a year off, Brendan wasted no time in collecting wickets, picking up a bag of 3 in his 3rd game back. Throughout the season he worked hard in the nets, tweaking his action and working on a consistent line and length. With his height and high release point, he is able to get plenty of bounce and movement with the ball. He finished the season with 10 wickets at an average of 11.6. Great job Brendan Bowling Award: Josh Spencer – The bowling award was shared this year between Brendan and Josh! Josh played in most of the matches this season, often showing up his older teammates with tight lines and a full length with the ball. Josh was never bothered about who he was bowling to or at what stage of the innings he bowled at, he just focussed on dot balls. Josh also finished with 10 wickets with an average of 9.8. Batting Award: Scott Buckley – A new addition to the team, Scott demonstrated the ability to work on his batting, especially his defence. He was able to construct many important innings, often when the game seemed done and dusted. He twice scored in the mid 40’s, easily the highest scores for the team this year. Scott finished with 130 runs at an average of 14.44 with a top score of 46. Coaches Award: Daniel Rak – Mr Reliable of the team, Daniel was able to show that he is clearly committed to improving his skills all the time. One of the team’s best trainers, Daniel was happy to take feedback on board and work on improving consistent batting and bowling skills. He ended up retiring 3 times throughout the season with the bat and was a tight new ball bowler. Coaches Award: Thomas Badgery – As captain, opening batsman and leg spinner Thomas had his cricketing plate full this season! Throughout the season his batting increased immensely, which is a testament to not missing a training and doing extra work away from the main sessions. Thomas shouldered the responsibility of captaincy well, leading the team with confidence and innovation while giving everyone a chance to shine. A final big thank you to the parent helpers we had throughout the year. Simply driving our cricketers to their trainings and games is a great thing and to be there to cheer them on from the sidelines means plenty to them. Thanks to David Richardson who continued to hone his scoring skills in an impeccable manner and to Steve Utting who does an amazing job as not only junior co-ordinator, but as my fellow training manager. Thanks also to Bronwyn Badgery, who without a doubt made my job throughout the season much easier by organising…everything and everyone! Lastly, I would just like to say a word about the role senior cricket has played this year with the boys from the under 15’s. By playing in teams that set high standards and by playing with and against players with vast experience, several of our boys were able challenge their skills. A special mention to Daniel Rak (10 senior games), Thomas Badgery (11 senior games) and Austin Richardson (7 senior games, including 3 as 2’s keeper). Tom Watson

U15 – 2014 / 2015 – Batting

PLAYER MAT INN NO HS RUNS AVE.

1 Buckley, Scott 10 10 1 46 130 14.44 2 Rak, Daniel 9 9 3 26* 109 18.17 3 Badgery, Thomas 10 10 2 25* 107 13.38 4 Richardson, Austin 10 10 0 35 84 8.40 5 Hill, Michael 9 9 1 20 54 6.75 6 Spencer, Joshua 9 6 3 17* 47 15.67 7 te Boekhorst, Brendan 9 7 0 18 41 5.86 8 Noonan, Tam 5 5 0 14 28 5.60 9 Trewavis, Flynn 6 6 2 19* 27 6.75

10 Buckley, Luke 10 9 0 11 25 2.78 11 Noonan, Rab 7 5 2 13* 23 7.67 12 Grimes, Ben 6 4 3 11* 19 19.00 13 Viragh-Mill, Zak 3 3 0 7 15 5.00 14 Bennett, Scott 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 15 Utting, Tyren 7 3 1 3* 3 1.50

Above: Brendan teBoekhorst (left) won the bowling award and Scott Buckley (middle) won the batting award in his first year at Monbulk. Tom Watson and Bronwyn Badgery (right) again did a great job as

Coach and Team Manager of the U15’s

U15 – 2014 / 2015 – Bowling

PLAYER MAT O M R W BBI AVE. 1 Spencer, Joshua 9 35 5 98 10 2/6 9.80 2 te Boekhorst, Brendan 9 25 1 116 10 3/11 11.60 3 Badgery, Thomas 10 22 1 124 6 1/4 20.67 4 Buckley, Luke 10 37 3 148 6 3/15 24.67 5 Grimes, Ben 6 13 2 32 5 2/9 6.40 6 Noonan, Tam 5 19 5 51 5 2/9 10.20 7 Utting, Tyren 7 11 0 60 5 2/4 12.00 8 Hill, Michael 9 26 2 88 5 2/13 17.60 9 Noonan, Rab 7 9 0 27 4 2/9 6.75

10 Rak, Daniel 9 35 3 121 4 2/11 30.25 11 Buckley, Scott 10 38 6 126 3 2/21 42.00 12 Bennett, Scott 1 4 0 11 1 1/11 11.00 13 Viragh-Mill, Zak 3 12 1 66 1 1/10 66.00 14 Trewavis, Flynn 6 20 3 90 1 1/13 90.00 15 Richardson, Austin 10 4 0 14 0 NA

Monbulk CC U15’s 2014/15

Left to Right: Luke Buckley, Daniel Rak, Thomas Badgery, Scott Buckley, Tam Noonan, Flynn Trewavis, Austin Richardson, Brendan te Boekhorst, Michael Hill.

* The U15’s had 9 regular players this season. U13 players: Josh Spencer, Ben Grimes,

Tyren Utting & Rab Noonan were often used throughout the season to fill the team.

Monbulk CC U13’s 2014/15 – Runners Up

Back Row: Toby Hepworth, Tahlen Fleischer, Ben Grimes, Campbell Dennison, Ryan DeHaan, Zac Teese, Tyren Utting Front Row: Kerrin Turney (Team Manager), Will Fahey, Rab Noonan, Steve Utting (Coach), Josh Spencer, Sage Farmer

Monbulk U13 – 2014 / 2015 – Coach’s Report I had the privilege of again coaching this terrific group of kids. With the addition of Zac Teese we had a full team of 11 each week. The season started slowly, actually really slowly – we lost our first five games. All loses were against quality teams and we didn’t actually play that bad. The boys continued to train hard, support each other on and off the ground and guess what we didn’t lose another game for the season…..…….until the Grand Final. Over the xmas break, the boys lived in the nets, watched a lot of cricket on TV and came back a different side. These boys love their cricket and their time in the nets no doubt turned them into a much better team. Like anything in life, the more you do something, the more you practise, the more effort you put in, the better you will become and the more rewards you get. Going into the last game we were in 5th position, needing a win against the 3rd team (Upwey) and needing the 4th team to lose to make the finals. Chasing Upwey’s 111 off 20 overs, Ryan DeHaan hit the winning 4 down the ground in the 2nd last over to win a very exciting game. The 4th team lost and we were into the finals. We played top side Johnson Park in the Semi Final, and the boys showed how much they had all improved putting on an amazing team performance winning 131 to 94. In the Grand Final we played a strong Rowville team and after the first night we were behind in the game 5/59 to 2/80. To the boys credit and another sign the teams overall improvement, we managed to bat out our overs making 9/121 thanks largely to Ben Grimes 38*. We then got two early wickets and really made Rowville earn their win passing our score in the 36th over. It was a great experience to play in a Grand Final and the boys put on a great show. Congratulations to all the boys this season and thanks for your efforts. Well done to Campbell Dennison (Bowling Award), Josh Spencer (Batting Award) and Ryan DeHaan and Tyren Utting (Coaches awards) Many thanks to Kerryn Turney for doing a great job Team Managing, scoring and entering the scores onto Mycricket every week. You do a great job and is much appreciated. Thanks to all the parents for your wonderful support (and food) at every game and assistance at trainings. Every Friday night was fun and a great end to the week, especially our home games at Silvan. Thanks also to Tom Watson and the U15’s for sharing our Monday night trainings. I look forward to watching these boys further develop as cricketers next season. Have a great winter everyone. Cheers, Steve Utting

U13’s after winning Semi Final v Johnson Park

Monbulk U13 – 2014 / 2015 – Batting

PLAYER MAT INN NO HS RUNS AVE. 1 Spencer, Joshua 12 12 8 32* 201 50.25 2 Grimes, Ben 11 11 6 39 181 36.20 3 Noonan, Rab 12 11 4 32* 121 17.29 4 Farmer, Sage 12 12 2 18 106 10.60 5 Hepworth, Toby 12 12 2 31* 105 10.50 6 Utting, Tyren 12 12 4 30* 103 12.88 7 Fleischer, Tahlen 12 10 1 16 70 7.78 8 Dennison, Campbell 12 10 4 15* 53 8.83 9 de Haan, Ryan 12 12 1 13 37 3.36

10 Fahey, Will 10 8 2 11 36 6.00 11 Teese, Zac 12 10 4 8 23 3.83

Above: The U13’s celebrate a great win in the last round v Upwey which put them into the finals. Campbell Dennison (bowling) and Josh Spencer (batting) were the U13 award winners.

Monbulk U13 – 2014 / 2015 – Bowling

PLAYER MAT O M R W BBI AVE. 1 Dennison, Campbell 12 45 7 130 18 5/7 7.20 2 Spencer, Joshua 12 45.2 10 119 7 1/2 17.00 3 Fleischer, Tahlen 12 21 2 82 7 2/7 11.70 4 Farmer, Sage 12 44 7 133 5 2/7 26.60 5 Teese, Zac 12 24.3 1 120 5 1/2 24.00 6 Noonan, Rab 12 28 3 91 4 2/12 22.80 7 de Haan, Ryan 12 26 2 99 4 2/14 24.80 8 Hepworth, Toby 12 33 4 118 4 2/16 29.50 9 Utting, Tyren 12 36 6 156 4 1/5 39.00

10 Grimes, Ben 11 34 4 124 3 1/10 41.30 11 Fahey, Will 10 15.4 1 69 1 1/12 69.00

Monbulk U11 Maroon – 2014 / 2015 – Coach’s Report What a fantastic season the under 11 Maroons had! There were up’s and downs, friendships formed and new understandings of the game. The start of the season was all about understanding field positions, bowling accurately and putting value on each and every wicket. The boys rose to the challenge and tried really hard, showing everyone just how much they listened, practiced and improved both in the nets and on the field. Everyone was given the opportunity to bowl, change fielding positons, bat and wicket keep. Our main focus in the early stages, and throughout the season was to concentrate, respect the effort of all teammates and have a positive attitude – regardless of the outcome of their personal and team contributions. The middle of the season saw a shift in these attitudes with the boys starting to understand how to work as part of a team. The improvement in their attitude towards their team mates lead to higher team morale and performance both in the field and with the bat. This was an encouraging sign, and to see how happy they were working together made coaching them highly enjoyable and rewarding. The end of the season showed a vast and continued improvement in their performances, skill level, and understanding of the game. The boys not only understood the game, but also learnt how to have fun! Whether this was cheering each other on for a wicket or two or three…. to really having a good hit and trying to get that elusive “four” or “six”. The boys can feel extremely proud of what they have achieved this season and their commitment to their training has shown that they can accomplish anything they set their mind to. I would like to thank Bernadette Mackay for taking on the thankless role as team manager, making sure everyone knew where they were going for the day and those lovely “mum” reminders of hat and water bottles! Thank you to Philip Roe and Matt Rickard for their dedication to the score book. To Roger Langrish and Paul Stack for helping out with the umpiring, giving me the opportunity to watch and coach from the boundary. Thanks to all the boys for their hard work and dedication, you can feel proud of your achievements, and hope that you all continue on for the next season. Steve Bohun

Monbulk CC U11 Maroon 2014/15

Back: Tim Roe, Max Fitzgerald, Fletcher Russell, Jack Loveridge, Tim Rickard, Oskar Smethurst, Steve Bohun Front: Ryan Sturt, Lachlan Smith, Josh Langrish, Jack Vranjes, Nathan Stack, Ainsley Bohun, Jake Mackay

Monbulk U11 Gold – 2014 / 2015 – Coach’s Report

Once again, September rolled around and brought the some warmer weather and the start of cricket for the Under 11’s. Such was the success of the program last year that we grew from 19 kids to 24 and saw the junior committee decide to create two Under 11 teams with myself and Steve Bohun taking on the responsibility. The boys were as keen as ever to start their training and show off all their new gear that they had received. This year saw the first use of a real leather ball (albeit slightly smaller) and the first few training sessions were dedicated to learning to throw, catch and bowl a much heavier ball. Trainings proved to be a great resource for the kids with several dads and even some older brothers providing much needed guidance and extra eyes. Many of the kids throughout the year started to provide advice to their teammates, showing their love and knowledge of the game. The boys were as confident as ever coming into the start of the season. Some very strong games with the bat, ball and in the field followed and saw us playing very positive cricket with plenty of encouragement. The hard work put in at training was paying dividends as many new personal bests were set for most and technical aspects improved on a weekly basis such as backing up, bat sliding and throwing accuracy. The season ended with us playing Upwey and putting our best team effort together. The kids were trying their all for the other kids out on the field and it was an absolute joy to be a part of. Needing 7 runs off the last 3 overs it was up to Declan and Ben Willoughby to finish the chase that all the boys contributed to. All the parents and kids were as a group on the sidelines cheering on the two batsmen and as we passed Upwey’s score in the last over the celebrations from parents and children alike was wonderful to witness. Hopefully, as next season nears, they take the attitude and teamwork from the last game into next season. I would like to give a big thanks to my Assistant Coach and Team Manager Al Hylton-Stewart for all of his hard work throughout the season. He managed to coordinate all of us, organise new awards and help with umpiring all year and I cannot imagine how much harder the season would have been without his assistance. I’d also like to give a mention to the parents who either watched and encouraged every week or helped with training. Your efforts with driving, feeding and braving the weather allowed the kids and I to have some great times this year and as someone who has come through junior cricket I appreciate the commitments that you have to forego to provide such an experience. To my boys from Under 11 Gold – you have been a pleasure to coach this year and I am glad that you are willing to learn, encourage each other and give it your all at training and on game day. I look forward to coaching many of you in the years to come and I hope that we can continue to improve and have fun doing so. Lastly, to Josh Spencer, Sage Farmer and TJ Utting – thank you very much for your assistance throughout the year boys with all areas of the game. You all really went above and beyond what anyone would expect kids of your age and I’m glad that Monbulk Cricket Club has exceptionally talented and considerate juniors coming through that I’ll get the opportunity to play with in years to come. Until next season – Go Hawks! Duncan Maher

 Monbulk CC U11 Gold 2014/15

Back Row: Alex McDonald, Duncan Maher (Coach), Ben Willoughby, Ben Smith, Charlie Barge, Jamie Turpin, Declan Howie, Connor Scheid, Al Hylton-Stewart (Team Manager), Will Copelin  

Front Row: Jay Spencer, Jai Farmer, Isaac Hylton-Stewart, Oscar McCurdy, Barnaby Smith-Major

Monbulk U10 Maroon – 2014 / 2015 – Coach’s Report

It’s been a great season in the Under 10’s Maroon team, with each and every player significantly improving not only from ‘season’s start’ to ‘season’s end’, but on a week to week basis. I believe that this was shown towards the end of the year and especially in the last round with the boys getting five run outs and keeping a team to well under 50 runs. As for the batting, the boys showed real skill and patience in not trying to hit every ball to the boundary but instead trying to play the ball on its merits. I am proud to have coached this team and I hope they have lots of success and enjoyment with the Monbulk CC for years to come. Thanks to Jo and Max McIntosh for doing a great job Team Managing and to all of the other parents for their help during the season. Clayton Spooner

Monbulk CC U10 Maroon 2014/15

Back Row: Clayton Spooner (Coach), Camden McLean, Tom Donald, Moesen Handley-Hughes, Lucas McIntosh  

Front Row: Brandon Rowbell, Brodie McIntosh, Matt Abraham, Jake Hosie

U10 Gold – 2014 / 2015 – Coach’s Report

G’day everyone, Well it’s hard to believe that we have just marched through a full season of cricket. For me the season has flown by so quickly. I thoroughly enjoyed coaching a team of great boys who each brought something different to the team. For me it was fantastic that I knew a lot of the boys from last year’s Milo – Bushrangers team and we had a few new faces join the club. Each of the boys made me laugh in lots of different ways, their innocence when it came to cricket was in some ways infectious, just hit the ball as hard as you can and run. The start of the season was very exciting with everyone receiving their new Monbulk Cricket Club Caps and brand new playing shirts. Those club caps drove me nuts at the start, when the boys decided it was easier to catch the ball with them instead of their hands, but we managed to overcome that pretty quickly. Before we knew it, our first game came around pretty quickly, the boys were excited and so were Azza and I. Funny enough I did not know what to expect and it was a real eye opener for me and totally changed my approach when it came to training. Why would they know after you bowl a ball you run back to the stumps to help the run out, why would they know that you walk in when the bowler is running in to bowl, why would they know you run behind another fielder to back up their fielding, there were just so many little things I took for granted that the boys needed to learn which meant for fun times ahead. The first half of the season we just concentrated on playing cricket without pads and helmets, the second half we introduced, pads, helmets and of course boxes. I told the boys to wear two pairs of jocks to games and training to hold their boxes in place, well the giggles and subsequent questions were hilarious and one of my funniest memories of the season. Well I can say by our last game at our MCG, all of our boys were running to the stumps, they encouraged one another superbly, bowling was awesome, we were hitting fours, straight and cover drives, loud calls, backing up and grounding our bats when we were batting. This was all confirmed when a parent from the opposition came to me, shook my hand and congratulated me on how good our boys were, their sportsmanship and behaviour………one of my proudest moments. Well done to Clayton and the Maroon team, we got to train as a total group each week and it was always great to see both teams working out how to go about it together. Thanks for everything Clayton, you’re a good lad. On that note of course you always need help and I was so lucky to have a huge amount of support this year. To my little mate Azza Gillard, you are a champion in my eyes. Azza, is still a junior himself at our club and he gave up every Wednesday and Friday night to coach our team. Azza plays in our Senior second XI as well as well as our juniors and has a bright future at our club. I couldn’t have managed Friday nights without him and can’t thank this young man enough. Fiona our team manager – thank you so much, you always put your hand up to help our community and your efforts this year were greatly appreciated, your communication was awesome, I am crap at it, you worked that out pretty quickly and your organisation was spot on. Matt Ryan………… Matt Ryan…………..Matt Ryan, thanks for everything and stepping up to score and pack up, really appreciate it and thanks for everything. Max, thanks for your help behind the stumps on training nights, we had lots of laughs and those boys did give you a hard time with their throwing, it was good fun though. To all of the other parents and helpers, thank you so much, we always need help and it’s much appreciated. Last but not least, thank you to my wife and my two girls who put up with a lot of last minute calls when I had forgotten something, picking up Azza and just making sure we had everything. It’s time for footy, have fun over the winter and I can’t wait to see everyone back at the club next season. Take care Chris ‘Funky’ Defina

Monbulk CC U10 Gold 2014/15

Back: Todd McKay, Gus Ryan, Joshua Czaja, Aaron Gillard (Ass, Coach) Jacob Defina, Chris Defina (Coach) Logan McDonald, Charlie Horn, Alex McDonald. Front: Will Tyquin, Matthew Dickinson

The season once got started with some indoor sessions including the Stuart Lever

Junior Indoor Development Clinic’ in the September school holidays.

Final Ladder Positions & Finals Results 2014 / 2015 U17’s Ferntree Gully and District Cricket Association - Under 17 2s RANK TEAM P BYE W2 W1 L1 L2 WKTS

LOST RUNS FOR

WKTS TAKEN

RUNS AGST

POINTS %

1 Lysterfield Beavers 9 2 0 9 0 0 53 1587 87 836 66 3.1161 2 Knox Rebels 10 1 0 7 3 0 61 1733 81 1162 48 1.9804 3 Mazenod Nodders 10 1 0 5 5 0 57 1395 64 1485 36 1.0548 4 Southen Tigers 10 1 1 3 6 0 62 1366 66 1339 34 1.0860 5 Monbulk Hawks 10 1 1 2 7 0 75 1043 65 1297 28 0.6969 6 The Basin Cubs 10 1 0 1 8 1 105 763 45 1584 12 0.2064 7 Eildon Park Wildcats 9 2 0 0 8 1 93 735 41 1607 12 0.2016

U15’s Ferntree Gully and District Cricket Association - Under 15 2s RANK TEAM P BYE W2 W1 D L1 L2 WKTS

LOST RUNS FOR

WKTS TAKEN

RUNS AGST

POINTS %

1 Johnson Park 11 0 1 7 0 3 0 77 1638 103 1205 52 1.8183 2 Ferntree Gully 11 0 1 6 0 4 0 72 1366 92 1104 46 1.5810 3 Bayswater 11 0 1 5 1 4 0 75 1295 82 1272 43 1.1131 4 Eildon Park Widcats 11 0 0 7 0 4 0 78 1110 82 1244 42 0.9380 5 Lysterfield 10 1 0 4 0 6 0 75 1092 71 1252 30 0.8257 6 The Basin Bears 11 0 0 4 1 6 0 74 1236 74 1303 27 0.9486 7 Monbulk Cricket Club 10 1 0 2 0 8 0 80 980 69 1216 18 0.6951 8 Aura Vale 10 1 0 2 0 5 3 104 882 59 1291 18 0.3876 9 The Basin Cubs 10 1 0 1 0 9 0 81 972 61 1397 12 0.5240

U13’s Ferntree Gully and District Cricket Association - Under 13 2s

U13 Semi Final – Monbulk 131 defeated Johnson Park 94 -Josh Spencer 32*, Sage Farmer 18, Tahlen Fleischer 16, Rab Noonan 14 -Sage Farmer 2/7, Campbell Dennison 2/14 U13 Grand Final – Monbulk 9/121 lost to Rowville 5/122 -Ben Grimes 38*, Tahlen Fleischer 15, Campbell Dennison 9*, Will Fahey 8, Zac Teese 6 -Campbell Dennison 2/13, Josh Spencer – 2 catches U11’s & U10’s

RANK TEAM P BYE W1 D L1 WKTS LOST

RUNS FOR

WKTS TAKEN

RUNS AGST

POINTS %

1 Johnson Park Sharks 10 1 6 1 3 56 1009 63 1023 45 1.1096 2 Rowville Hawks 9 2 5 0 4 49 1271 64 865 42 1.9192 3 Upwey Tigers Gold 10 1 4 2 4 55 1225 67 1059 36 1.4091 4 Monbulk Hawks 10 1 4 1 5 65 1172 52 1119 33 0.8379 5 UFTG Kings 10 1 3 2 5 62 1084 57 1022 30 0.9751 6 Upwey Tigers Black 7 2 1 1 5 37 431 32 796 21 0.4683 7 Saint Lakers 9 1 1 1 7 84 681 44 1315 15 0.2713

Ferntree Gully and District Cricket Association - Non Competitive / No Ladders

Milo in2Cricket 2014 / 2015

Monbulk Milo has had another very successful season with 106 registered participants but also a bunch of pre Kinder kids joining in the program. The program not only underpins the MCC juniors but the Friday night program is a community event providing the opportunity for parents to socialize and wind down after a long week. With 5 groups and the U10, s in the middle of the ground, Friday night showcases the MCC as a vibrant, welcoming club. The program only runs with the selfless support of our volunteers. In particularly our coaches: John Hughes, Rachelle Roberts, Renae Aron-Dawson, Liam Kelly and Dave Daly. But also to all the parents who helped the coaches with groups. Also to all our parents who helped with the BBQ. Again it adds to our program to provide a meal on a Friday night. Thanks to Cliff Cleary and Al Smith for running the bar. It’s a huge commitment. The feedback from parents, other teams has been extremely positive and I think as a club we can be proud of our standing within our community. Moving forward this can only be positive for our club. Thanks Damian Howard Milo in2cricket co-ordinator

Sponsors 2014-15 We have been blessed this year with fantastic support from our generous sponsors. Without their support we would simply not survive. I ask you to show your appreciation by supporting them at every opportunity and making a point of thanking them when you do patronise their various venues, products and services. Some of this year’s sponsors are listed below. We would like to particularly thank Rob from Tim’s Pies and Cakes for supplying our bread for our BBQ’s as well as awards for our Junior players. Other Monbulk businesses that are good enough to supply awards for our Junior & Senior players are: Subway, Edisons Bakery, Charcoal Chicken and Chilli Obsession. .

Bendigo Community Bank Monbulk Branch

Chilli Obsession Cliff Cleary

Monbulk Real Estate

Bulk Handling Australia

Tims Homemade Pies & Cakes -Main St Monbulk, 97567 466 Edison’s Bakery Charcoal Chicken Back In Motion – Tecoma

APC Logistics

Subway- Monbulk

Monbulk Family Butchers 126 Main St, Monbulk, 97566 040

Murphy's Mitre 10 Cnr Main & Silvan Rd, Monbulk

Chisholm Institute