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

(Established 1857)

NEWSLETTER NO 1 2014/2015 – JUNE 2014

Season 2014 / 2015 Febr

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

A good roll-up of members, 48 in all, playing and non-playing at the 2014/15 AGM resulted in the following persons being elected to your Board of Management:

President Denis Brien Secretary Charlie Rumbelow Treasurer Steve Weinmann Committee: Tim Allen, Andrew Capel, Jack Dugan, Alan Hutton, Peter Hutton, Latisha Polkinghorne, Greg Stanford, Brenton Woolford. Additional representatives are: Women’s: To be advised Junior: To be advised

THANKS TO: President in his report to members expressed his thanks to the committees and specifically to retiring persons for their contributions to WTDCC:

Geoff and Sue Delbridge – long time (25 years plus) Secretary and Minutes Secretary for their efforts over the years.

Ian Bogisch, for his contribution as assistant coach and coach.

Michelle Capel, for her contribution as Minutes Secretary for much of the season.

Kerryn Williams, as a B of M member and women’s cricket representative.

Adam Rumbelow Secretary for the second part of the season.

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This Newsletter is being delivered via email. WTDCC has 160 supporters (and will grow rapidly when all players are included) receiving our email. Email is an easy way to get in contact with supporters. If you know of someone, a friend or past supporter, who may be interested in what is happening at WTDCC get them to advise their email address to the email address above. They will be welcomed and added to our list!

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS: IN THE BLACK While not a significant amount our financial year saw WTDCC return a positive result – see the full figures detailed in the Annual Report – on the web site, to you by email, or contact Denis Brien for a copy.

THE CANTEEN Latisha Polkinghorne took charge of the canteen and assisted by Richard Williams and Alan Hutton the return has exceeded expectations.

SPONSORSHIP The efforts of Tim Allen and Brenton Woolford resulted in just over $9K to the bottom line – a great effort – with this base becoming the base for further effort.

NON PLAYING SUBSCRIPTIONS A good return but could be much better given the supporter base of the Club. This is where YOU come in – make 2014/2015 our best ever! Full details in the AGM Eagle Eye. PLAYING THIS COMING SEASON

Appointments are: Senior Men: • Senior Coach - Adam Rumbelow • Cricket Director - Brenton Woolford • Chairman Selectors - Roger Dugan

As we are aware WTDCC has had an outstanding success rate with our juniors in the Bank SA Shield – this is at U17 level. Many of those winning juniors are now gravitating to senior level. A decision not to actively recruit – but develop from within has been taken! We have lost a couple – but there are players returning as well – and we are looking for players to develop what was shown late last season. It looks good!

Appointments are: Senior Women: • Senior Coach - Susie Smith • Cricket Coordinator – To be advised

Appointments are: Juniors • Cricket Coordinator – To be advised on

Junior Committee meeting.

ONE OF OUR BEST MOVES TO QUEENSLAND

Sadly, (for WTDCC), Peter George and wife Suzie, and their lovely dog Maverick, are moving to Queensland to pursue Peter’s ambition to regain his spot in First Class cricket. (Another lost to SACA?). At the Annual General Meeting Peter’s contribution was recognised by club President, Denis Brien, and club Coach, Adam Rumbelow. Rumbles endorsed Rocka’s comments and gave an insight to Peter’s statistics. While Peter is best noted for his accurate fast bowling Rumbles highlighted his lower order batting which got us over the line in the preliminary final in our last premiership year – with a grand final and premiership the result of his dedicated performance. Peter is not noted for big scores, with quick scores being the order of the day – subject to the match position. You didn’t have to wait around too long for the runs to accumulate – normally straight drives for six! A club man who was always available to assist younger players – and a player developed from within our junior structure. A person the WTDCC is proud to have been associated in his rise to Test Cricket status. No doubt Peter has his eye on emulating Ryan Harris and getting his First Class career, and higher, back. Universally all WTDCC wish him and Suzie well in their endeavours. Rocka will produce Peter’s statistics in full in the Eagle Eye – including his 2 test wickets with him rocketing Sachin Tendulka out – alas, for Australia, Sachin was on 214 at the time!

VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers are pivotal to our existence. So are active supporters, particularly at home matches each Saturday and on most Sundays. Matches are scheduled at our home ground – Henley and Grange Memorial Oval. Volunteering is a two way affair too. A volunteer gets the satisfaction of:

• knowing his or her contribution makes a difference • provides an interest in an activity • beneficial to the community and self • meet and make friends with persons of like interest

And we do need you.

THERE ARE VARIOUS COMMITTEES (OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE) VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUESED TO CONSIDER SERVING ON.

GRADE CRICKET REVIEW

The topic of the moment is the SACA Grade Cricket Review. SACA wish to:

• reduce the number of grade clubs to 10 • establish a further club to the north of Adelaide – to service the Barossa Valley

and areas north • perhaps based at Gawler or near-by, and • resource Southern Districts to rejuvenate the southern area.

The outcomes envisaged are: • provide a much more competitive and higher skilled grade competition • increase the expertise of players vide the higher level of competition (make SA

more competitive in inter-State competition) • expand the grade competition to service a larger metropolitan area • provide a grade club throughout the greater metropolitan area • and several other initiatives including a re-vamp of the country zones

The SACA review paper has been prepared (over the past 12 months) and SACA officials are now engaging with club committees to discuss the proposal.

Several clubs have been invited to consider a merger with other neighbouring clubs. It has been suggested WTDCC consider a merger. The club mentioned in the report is Glenelg.

The report has only just been provided to the Board of Management and it is too early to provide any responses as the board has not had a chance to meet and discuss the matter in detail.

SACA board member Rod Phillips (a long time grade cricketer/coach) is leading the meetings with Shane Bernhardt from SACA administration assisting.

A result is not expected to be known for about two years, and should action be taken to move to a merger – THE MATTER WILL BE PUT TO MEMBERS FOR A FINAL DECISION – vide the provisions within WTDCC Constitution. CLUB CONSTITUTION AMENDED

Members were advised of the need to change WTDCC Constitution (in minimal ways) so that the constitution reflected what was being done in practice. These amendments:

• date of financial year to conclude on 30 April • Annual General Meeting to be conducted subsequent to completion of

financial year, but prior to the 31 July following. These amendments were put, and carried, and they now become the guiding dates. For your information the previous dates did not allow sufficient time to have the books audited for presentation at the Annual General Meeting.

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