2008 ANNUAL REPORT

and

44th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Barry McFarlane Pavillion,

Queens Rd.Newtown

7.30 PM MAY 26th 2008

GCA Club Champions

1974 - 1975

1983 - 1984

1985 - 1986

1986 - 1987

1987 - 1988

2002 - 2003

2003 - 2004

St Joseph’s Cricket Club Geelong

Est. 1964

Geelong Cricket Association

Division 1

St Josephs Cricket Club ... GCA Division One 2007-2008

General Committee and Other Very Essential Support

President Ken Gannon ON FIELD

Vice-Pres John McKinnon Chairman/Selectors Peter Cramp

Secretary Keith Bishop

Treasurer Chris McFarlane 1st XI Captain Sam Lostus

Canteen Michael Slater Coach Daniel Lowery

Minutes Keith Bishop Development Coach David Harris

Registrar Reg Dean 2nd XI Captain David Harris

Equipment Barry McFarlane 3rd XI Captain Peter Cramp

Sponsorship/Raffle John McKinnon 4th XI Captain Shane Fitzgerald

Players Rep Rick Humphrey 5th XI Captain Ollie Buckley

Juniors Dennis Davie

1st XI Scorer Paul Foster

Social/Fundraising Rick Humphrey Team Mgr Barry McFarlane

Tim Bye

Computer Scores Ken Gannon

Milo Cricket Robyn Gannon & team Keith Bishop

Felicity McFarlane

Rick Humphrey

Bryan Thomas,Justin Foss

Players on Roster

GCA Reps Ian Shawcross,

Barry McFarlane Turf Wickets / Grounds Barry McFarlane

BBQ/Kitchen David Buckley

Reg Dean

Bar Manager Eamon Fitzgerald Working Bees

As Many as possible

thanks to all

Clubrooms Michael Slater

Paul Foster

Michael Lloyd Building Ongoing Reg Dean

Adrian Abbott

Afternoon Tea Felicity McFarlane Mark Flanders

Shaun Bourke

AGENDA

1.0 Minutes of Previous Annual General Meeting May 28th 2007

2.0 Apologies

3.0 Reports

3.1 Committee Report by President

3.2 Recognition of 2007-08 Award Winners

3.3 Treasurer's Report

4.0 Election of Office Bearers

4.1 Committee Members have renominated to continue

4.2 Nominations for new members to join Committee

Plan for the future with some exist C’tee People indicating

their time might be finishing soon.

5.0 General Business

5.1 5 Yr Capital Program

as submitted by Treasurer

5.3 GCA Matters

Competition make Up next Season

5.4 Introduction David Morgan

6.0 Meeting Closure

Minutes of Annual General Meeting Held at the Clubrooms on Monday 28 May, 2007

PRESENT: K. Gannon, Michael Slater, C. McFarlane, B. McFarlane, P. Foster, K. White,

D. Davie, S. Fitzgerald, R. Dean, R. Humphrey, I.Courtney, K. Bishop and J. McKinnon, P. Cramp, D. Buckley, P. Lowery, W. Lowery, P. Clarke and A. Hodgson.

APOLOGIES: D. Foster, M. Gallagher, M. Slater, D. Ford, D. Lowery and J. Stein. Moved that the apologies be accepted. Moved: D. Davie Seconded: K. White PREVIOUS MINUTES: The Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting held were taken as read

as they had been distributed prior to this meeting. Moved that these Minutes be accepted as a true record of that meeting.

Moved: B. McFarlane Seconded: C. McFarlane President’s Report: The Committee wishes to record the sad passing of Peter O’Donoghue. The

sad event, however, did see the club grow as a community. In addition we would like to express our appreciation offered by the Bell Post Hill Cricket Club in relation to the event.

The drought has had a severe impact on the season just gone, with the competition being reduced in quality and quantity of games played. The committee is examining ways in which it can drought proof the Zampatti Oval.

It should be recorded that the 4th XI won the 2006 / 2007 premiership in wet conditions.

The committee would also like to record their thanks to all those involved in the Milo programme for making it such a success.

Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s report was tabled and discussed. The trading result for the year

was a profit of $11,500. The current cash balance stands at $23,374. Receipts from sponsorship were up $3k from the previous whilst sales from the bar and canteen were down by $4k from the previous year, The reduction from sales can be directly attributed to the shortened season caused by the drought.

The margin achieved on sales by the canteen however was maintained at the same margin as for the previous year. Michael Slater is to congratulated on the overall trading performance of the canteen.

The reports were briefly discussed and the meeting was advised that there

would be expenditure during the coming season on upgrading the main wicket square and practice wicket areas.

It was moved that the reports as presented be accepted.

Moved by W. Lowery Seconded by P. cramp The motion was carried. Election of Office Bearers: Before declaring all positions vacant the President, Ken Gannon thanked all

outgoing Committee members for their support and effort during the past year. The President declared all positions on the Club Committee vacant. D. Davie nominated for the position of Junior Coordinator to replace Kevin

White who was not standing for that position. Otherwise all other current members of the committee were willing to remain on the committee.

It was moved that these nominations be accepted. Moved by I. Courtney Seconded by P. Cramp Motion was carried. General Business:

1. The meeting was advised that with the assistance of Barry McFarlane and Arthur Hodgson, the club had received a grant of $2,500 from the GCA to assist with ground preparation.

2. The President outlined the planned programme of capital expenditure that was proposed for the coming year. It was stressed that the club would need to continue trading profitably to maintain this expenditure.

3. The meeting was given an update on the GCA’s promotion / relegation system as well as the assessment process used.

4. The club has yet to appoint a coach for the 2007/ 2008 season. Sam Loftus will remain as Captain of the First XI. If no individual is found to fit the role of coach, it is proposed that a group of senior players will be nominated to share the workload.

5. Dennis Davie wish to acknowledge the work put in by Kevin White to the development of the club’s junior grades. Dennis explained how he saw his role as Junior Coordinator and that he wished to develop a closer relationship with the GCA.

6. It was agreed that the club needed to take some action to ensure the Milo participants be retained as future players with the club..

There being no further business, the meeting was declared closed at 8.20pm. Keith Bishop Secretary

President’s Annual Report 2007/08 Season

Last season will certainly go down as one of mixed outcomes. Some good and what a club is all about

and some especially our collective team results not so great.

The club has been able to meet the greatest challenge we have ever had….extreme water restrictions as

well as could be expected. After not being included in the water allocation that Barwon Water made

available to local cricket clubs because we were not a Council ground, the club was successful in an

application direct to Barwon Water for a limited exemption for the Zampatti Oval. Key to the

application was

The Warm Season grasses we have installed on both the centre wicket and practice areas.

Water tanks installed in partnership with SJC. The tanks allow the storage of over 100,000

litres of water on site.

The water exemption granted doesn’t extend to Carey and Noble St. ovals however. The future still

looks bleak in that regard and each year we have to apply to gain the support of Barwon Water given

we are not a council ground.

On field results were probably our worst as a club for some years. The firsts failed to make the finals, all

other teams were in the finals yet we did not reach one grand final game. Our junior grades also have not

had a great season with only the under 15 team making a strong showing. Numbers in junior teams

however are large and we can look forward with hope for future seasons.

I would like to express our collective thanks to the leadership group that works to get our teams on the

field each week. Chairman of Selectors Peter Cramp was given an enormous task this season with all the

comings and goings of players each week. Thanks very much to Pete. To our Coach for last Season Dan

Lowery and club captain Sam Loftus as well as all the captains we say thanks for the effort over the

whole season.

Neither Sam nor Daniel will be with us next season and we pass on our thanks and best wishes to them.

Sam over the last 5 years has made an outstanding contribution with bat and ball and his records will

stand well into the future. We are all disappointed to see him go to Geelong West but we always knew

that West was his original club and that he wanted to play there at some time with his life long friends.

Dan of course closes a great cricket career not just at this club but in VCA cricket and we thank him for

stepping forward to help us last season. Both Sam and Daniel will always be welcome here with us at

anytime.

Numbers in all grades are a concern over the next few seasons and I would encourage all players to

invite players that they consider appropriate to play at the Club. Should any of the existing player ranks

seek to retire then replacements will be most valued and needed.

On the individual playing side I congratulate all the award winners and especially David Harris for also

winning the GCA Seconds batting award. Of special note is Damien Foster who in winning the firsts

batting average joined Graeme Beaumont and John Connoley as a 4 time winner of the award.

Congratulations also to the players who made their first eleven debut this season. When Jonathon Casey

played his first game he became the 196th player to reach the standard with our club.

The Club continued to improve in the junior area with the off field team lead by Dennis Davie and

Shane Irwin amongst others. So many young players are moving on from Milo cricket that it is most

important to have the right development environment at the club for them to become good cricketers

in the future. Thanks to all the parents and others who help in this very important area.

Our treasurer Chris McFarlane will present the finance report to the meeting, but is it most important

for all members to understand the results and position of the club.

In addition to the normal Treasurer’s Report we have prepared a 5 year analysis of what has happened

at the club. Please note the growth in activity since we have made the building extensions. When

compared to 6 years ago the movement in our business is very noticeable and makes us a very viable

cricket club in the GCA.

Our revenue is up $31k or over 40 % on 2002-03 season

Our canteen sales are now over $50k

Expenses are contained but we still need $83k just to operate the club each year.

Operating surpluses have allowed us to invest $57k in capital items to

The Club is without debt except to pay SJC rent of $5k per season for the 8 yr balance in our 10 yr

commitment made at the time of the Building Extensions.

Again the Club received a high assessment from the GCA and is affiliated in Division 1 for the 2008-

09 Season. The GCA assessment is conducted now over a 5 year rolling average and under such a

system the club has a secure future in Div 1.

Often the regular contributors can be taken for granted in a club, this should not be so in our Club, I

would especially like to acknowledge,

Felicity McFarlane for the tremendous effort in making and arranging the Club’s weekly

afternoon tea.

Barry for all the wicket preparation and all the little things that need to be done around the place.

Reg Dean for not only being the world’s greatest registrar but also for the weekly efforts on the

BBQ especially at Milo and Saturday morning room preparation.

Rick Humphrey for leading a social group and always going that yard further to help the club.

This year his extra work with Brian Thomas in Milo Cricket was great.

To the players who helped in the junior and Milo areas. Andrew Hodgson, Brendan Weymss and

Patrick Lowery thank you.

Robyn for all the work revolving around Milo Cricket as well as the band of helpers who attend

each week.

An area that over the years we have been slow on was player’s history in all teams throughout the

club. Michael Jaques took on the role of chasing player history and the first step in recognizing players

who have made a significant contribution to the club was taken on our Presentation Night.

The club now recognizes players who play over 250 games across all grades and has created The

Shane Fitzgerald Club which also formally recognizes Shane himself for a great playing contribution

at the Club. Shane’s playing days started at SJCC in October 1964 and he is still playing, truly

remarkable, well done to Shane and the players inducted to the club. The players were -

INDUCTION OF 250 CLUB GAMES PLAYERS to SHANE FITZGERALD CLUB

in sequence of achievement

1 Noel Mullen

2 Barry McFarlane Club Games Record 420

3 Dennis Davie

4 Shane Fitzgerald

5 Wayne Lowery

6 Marshall Harris

7 David Buckley

8 Chris Dolley

9 Mark Gallagher

10 Tim DeGrandi

11 Dom DeGrandi

12 Jason Stein

13 Chris McFarlane

14 Shaun Bourke

15 Peter Cramp

Whilst this report is mainly an assessment of the season gone it would be remiss of us not to look

forward. We wish Patrick Lowery all the best in his endeavors at Geelong CC, Patrick of course has

been at the club since before he could play and we trust he will have great success at the highest level

possible.

It is with great pleasure I welcome back to the Club David Morgan as our Captain Coach and Daniel

Fanning in support. Both players have had distinguished careers at Geelong and for David at

Richmond as well, it is certainly a great feeling to have them at the club. Already a players meeting

has taken place as we look forward to next year and new players may yet join the club as David and

Daniel talk to those interested in playing. The challenge must be to win the next FIRST ELEVEN

Premiership.

So all in all the Committee is pleased to present the Annual Report to the members as one that sees the

club in good position to move forward. We are sure first eleven successes will come if we move

forward from a solid base, but that success must be with the entire club not at the expense of the club.

We believe the club is in that position now.

Ken Gannon

President

St Josephs Cricket Club

SJCC 2007- 08 Award Winners

SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

BEST CLUBMAN Ollie Buckley

CLUB CHAMPION Daniel Lowery

Junior Cricketer of Year (Bill Mithen Award) Jonathon Casey

First XI Most Valuable

Nathan Harris

First Game Brendan Wemyss No.193 vs Leopold

Andrew Hodgson No.194 vs Manifold Heights

Jack O'Donoghue No.195 vs Newcomb

Jonathon Casey No.196 vs Geelong City

Turf Squad Most Improved

Jack O'Donoghue

Best Individual Game (any grade) Anthony Lourey 215 Fifths vs Highton

Team Award Winners

FIRSTS Batting Avg Damien Foster 469 Runs

46.9

now a 4 time winner as are J.Connoley & G.Beaumont

Bowling Avg Daniel Lowery 21 Wkts 17.14

Centuries Damien Foster 113 vs Leopold Rd 3

Sam Loftus 171 no vs East Belmont Rd 12

SECONDS Batting Avg David Harris 522 Runs 58

Bowling Avg Alexander Bowles 34 wkts 14.68

Centuries David Harris 170 Bell Post Hill Rd 4

James Fitzgerald 154 no Bell Post Hill Rd 4

A.Hodgson 104 no vs Torquay Rd 5

R.Ravee 103 vs Lara Rd 13

C.McFarlane 102 vs Newcomb Rd 9

Bowling 5wi Alexander Bowles 6 - 29 vs Torquay Rd 5

Alexander Bowles 5 - 34 vs Lara Rd 13

THIRDS Batting Avg D.Jelbart 370 Runs 46.25

Bowling Avg A.Carmody 24 wkts 20.25

Bowling 5wi

Centuries A.Hodgson 116 vs Leopold Rd 3

R.Ravee 185 vs Torquay Rd 5

D.Jelbart 173 vs Torquay Rd 5

M.Shawcross 107 vs Geelong City Rd 11

A.Carmody 105 no vs Geelong City Rd 11

FOURTHS

Wayne Lowery Trophy

Batting Avg M.Jaques 652 Runs 65.2

Bowling Avg M.Jaques 23 wkts 19.39

Bowling 5wi Mark Gallagher 5 - 32 vs Torquay Rd 5

Michael Jaques 5 - 42 vs Geelong West Rd 8

Michael Lloyd 5 - 8 vs Manifold Heights

Rd 6

Centuries M.Gallagher 100 vs Bell Post Hill Rd 4

M.Jaques 148 no vs Torquay Rd 5

M.Jaques 109 no vs Bell Post Hill Rd 9

A.Mithen 150 vs Geelong West Rd 8

A.Scadden 118 vs East Belmont Rd 12

FIFTHS Batting Avg A.Lourey 683 Runs 62.1

Bowling Avg D.Salmon 22 wkts 12.27

Bowling 5wi C.Hemley 5 - 17 vs Grovedale Rd 7

Centuries A.Lourey 151 vs Bell Post Hill Rd 10

A.Lourey 215 vs Highton Rd 3

A.Lourey 151 vs Bell Post Hill Rd 5

C.Hemley 122 vs East Belmont Rd 9

D.Salmon 111 vs Bell Post Hill Rd 10

D.Salmon 125 vs Grovedale Rd 2

Match Results Against Opposition Clubs

Won

Lost

Opposition 1st Played Played 1st.Inn Outright 1st.Inn Outright Drawn Tied

North Geelong 1964-65 58 21 32 5

Leopold 1964-65 51 20 2 21 2 5 1

East Belmont 1966-67 50 20 24 2 3 1

Geelong City 1964-65 50 26 18 5 1

Newtown & Chilwell 1964-65 50 17 26 7

South Barwon 1964-65 44 18 20 2 4

Geelong West 1964-65 42 18 21 1 2

Nth.Shore-Norlane 1966-67 23 12 1 6 4

Chanel College 1964-65 10 5 5

Thomson 1971-72 28 13 9 6

Grovedale 1985-86 27 11 13 3

Lara 1985-86 24 13 10 1

Bell Post Hill 1986-87 17 9 1 6 1

Highton 1996-97 10 7 1 2

St.Peters 1997-98 9 3 6

Manifold Heights 1998-99 6 5 1

Bell Park 1999-2000 3 3

Newcomb & District 2003-04 5 3 2

Alexander-Thomson 2004-05 2 2

Torquay 2005-06 3 1 2

TOTALS 512 227 4 221 7 48 3

Combined Club Result season Team P W L D T WIN

2007-08 1 13 6 6 1 Ratio

2 14 11 3

3 15 8 6 1

4 15 8 7

5 11 8 3

Total 68 41 25 2 60.3%

2006-07 1 10 5 5

2 12 8 2 1 1

3 9 5 3 1

4 7 4 3

5 7 4 3 Premiers

Total 45 26 16 1 57.8%

2005-06 1 17 10 4 3

2 15 11 2 2

3 18 14 4 Premiers

4 18 13 4 1

5 14 10 3 1

Total 82 58 17 7 70.7%

2004-05 1 13 7 4 2

2 13 11 2 Premiers

3 13 9

4 12 12 Premiers

5 10 5

Total 61 44 6 2 72.1%

2003-04 1 13 7 5 1

2 13 7 5 1

3 13 7 5 1

4 13 9 3 1 Premiers

5 13 6 7

Total 65 36 25 4 55.4% Club Champions

2002-03 1 13 8 5

2 13 8 5

3 12 9 3

4 13 12 1 Premiers

5 12 6 6

Total 63 43 20 0 68.3% Club Champions

St. Joseph's Cricket Club, Geelong Inc.

INCOME 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Movement

Fees, Subs 2002 - 2008

Membership 10,505 9,358 9,670 12,820 12,000 13,109 2,604 A

Match Fees 3,764 3,175 2,994 3,736 1,777 2,327 -1,437 A

Milo (Have-a-go) Registration 2,500 2,765 3,720 5,320 7,375 8,870 6,370 B

Sponsorship 8,070 8,050 5,000 6,750 9,850 11,550 3,480 C

Fundraising Activities 6,480 7,715 9,449 8,225 12,011 7,735 1,255 C

Canteen (Sales) 30,990 38,844 29,011 46,257 42,046 49,537 18,547 D

Miscellaneous 4,728 3,683 1,660 430 2,830 8,115 3,387

GCA - Grounds Grant 2,500 2,500 3,000 2,500 2,500 2,500 0

GCA - Cricket Ball Rebate 204 0 0 193 319 0 -204

TOTAL INCOME $69,740 $76,090 $64,504 $86,231 $90,708 $103,743 $34,003

EXPENDITURE

Geelong Cricket Association 2,977 2,733 3,573 3,147 2,498 3,077 100

Fund Raising Activities 5,020 5,256 4,500 4,600 1,455 2,463 -2,557 C

Playing Requirements 9,800 11,862 11,947 15,545 13,595 16,054 6,254

Umpires 0 0 1,861 4,520 2,621 2,545 2,545 A

Canteen (Purchases) 22,920 28,108 20,613 30,906 27,595 34,645 11,725 D

Room Expenses 945 1,041 973 1,143 1,282 939 -6

Grounds Maintenance 4,721 3,955 3,942 3,657 2,973 3,881 -840

Grounds Rent 3,000 3,000 0 0 5,000 5,000 2,000

Grounds & Training Facility Improvemnts

Couch Wickets - Centre Wicket Upgrade 0 0 0 0 935 1,138 1,138

Hume Turf - Practice Wicket Upgrade 0 0 0 2,104 0 0 0

Concrete - New Hard Wicket 0 0 0 900 0 0 0

Turf Covers 0 0 0 0 0 978 978

Clubroom Renovations 1,636 1,133 0 0 0 485 -1,151

Building Appeal

Launch Costs 0 3,898 0 0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous 3,836 5,529 919 1,471 4,125 3,820 -16

Presentation Night 1,715 2,010 2,300 400 1,500 400 -1,315

Afternoon Teas 3,500 3,345 2,000 2,380 1,500 2,500 -1,000

Milo (Have-a-go) Program 2,160 2,415 3,255 4,650 7,585 7,160 5,000 B

Trophies 953 758 677 672 1,044 1,064 111

TOTAL PAYMENTS $63,181 $75,042 $56,559 $76,095 $73,708 $86,147 $22,966

OPERATING RESULT $6,559 $1,048 $7,945 $10,135 $17,000 $17,596 $11,037

CAPITAL PURCHASES NON TRADING Totals

Turf Wicket Roller 10,797 0 0 0 0 0 10,797

Building Appeal and Renovations 0 0 2,000 15,384 500 6,500 24,384

Bowling Machine 0 0 0 2,200 0 0 2,200

Trophy Cabinet 0 0 0 0 0 2,182 2,182

Sound System 0 0 0 0 0 3,891 3,891

Couch Wicket Mower 0 0 0 0 0 700 700

Water Tanks 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 2,000

Practice Wicket Refurb 0 0 0 0 0 8,924 8,924

Honour Board Updates 0 0 0 0 0 2,208 2,208

Air Conditioning 0 0 0 0 0 SJC 0

TOTAL CAPITAL $10,797 $0 $2,000 $17,584 $500 $26,405 $57,287

CANTEEN PROFIT $8,070 $11,435 $8,798 $14,951 $14,401 $17,092

BANK BALANCE $12,330 $13,378 $19,323 $11,874 $28,374 $19,564