The official
Newsletter of
the Banyule
Cricket Club
Volume 10, 2008/09
Proudly Sponsored by:
22nd January 2009
Web Address: www.banyulecc.com.au
1st’s into one-day final!
It was a great weekend for third and fourth grade, both getting
important wins. Fourth grade still sit a game out of the top
four, but with two out of their three remaining games against
top four sides, their fate is in their own hands.
Third grade remain top of the ladder by one game.
Unfortunately, they just missed out on taking the one-day
premiership by 0.25% from Bellfield. Another win this game
will go a long way to ensuring a top two finish.
Due to Sunday’s loss against Rosanna, second grade have now
slipped to second, but are only 2-points behind this round’s
opponent, Heidelberg. A win here will see them return to the
top of the table, a loss could see them slip to third, so it is a
big match for the boys. We finished third on the one-day
ladder, but even if we had won on Sunday, Greensborough
and Heidelberg had a far stronger percentage, so we wouldn’t
have made the final.
Despite Sunday’s loss, first grade still see themselves sitting
top of the ladder in both forms, having booked a place in the
one-day grand-final against Heidelberg on the 1st of February.
We still hold a 15-point buffer on third and fourth, so one
more win will see us hosting a semi-final. We still sit 9-points
clear of Heidelberg, so can’t lose top spot this round, but a win
this round would see us 15-points clear on top with 2-games
remaining.
Courtesy of our strong positions in the top three grades, we
still sit top of the ladder in the Pilkington Shield, 29 points
clear of Heidelberg. With first and second grade both playing
Heidelberg this round, two wins would just about guarantee
we take home the Pilkington Shield this year!
Congratulations to everyone who played in the victorious
20twenty match against Keilor on Tuesday night. It was an
extremely exciting finish to an excellent game for Banyule.
Next round we have Ashburton at Ashburton.
The Australian Open Edition
This Week’s Games
Seniors:
A Grade V Heidelberg @ Warringal Park
B Grade V Heidelberg @ Home
C Grade V Greensborough @ Chelsworth MW
D Grade V Viewbank @ Home
Social Calendar
Youngies v Oldies....one of the most anticipated events
of the year, is finally upon us. Will Mulholland get his
revenge on Wilson? Will P.Barnes consign Poyser to the
Hartnett’s kabana once more? Keep an eye on the
noticeboard for the all important pairings.
24th January
Youngies v Oldies
@ The Tower
5th February
Lawn Bowls Training
Night
Mid February
20/20 Semi Final v
Ashburton
22nd February
Double Wicket Day
28th February
End of Year BBQ
TBA
Presentation Night
Web Site News
The club website is up and running at the following
address:
www.banyulecc.com.au
The HDCA has a new website, containing all results,
statistics and fixtures at: http://hdca.vic.cricket.com.au/
If any past players would like to sponsor a player at the
club or form a syndicate, it is a great way to stay
involved in the club, please also contact Daniel.
Also on the Banyule website, are all scores and statistics
from the VB 20/20 Cup. See how the rest of the
competition is playing out.
Junior News
Juniors don’t start back until the 30th of January, so
expect to see some extras down at training. Introduce
yourselves to these young kids, as one day, they will no
doubt be taking all our places!
Club Shirts
No real change to prices of clothing this year.
Remember, that all senior members will receive a white
one day shirt as a part of their membership package.
White one day shirt $35
Blue club shirt $35
Baseball Caps $10
Traditional Cricket Caps $30
Membership
As announced at training last week, the club will be
enforcing a strict “no pay, no play” policy for finals. If
you haven’t paid up yet, make sure you do, as with three
teams sitting top-two on the ladder, there are going to be
plenty of blokes keen to fill the place of anyone who
hasn’t paid up!
Senior
Student/
Unemployed
Social
Payment after
20 Dec 08
$235
$165
$20
Separated at birth?
Jamie Oliver
Scott Butler hits out against Rosanna in 2nd grade on the way
to making 47.
Player Sponsorship
Player sponsorship forms an integral part of the ability
for the club to provide such fantastic facilities and keep
membership as such a low level. It is imperative every
player makes the effort to get a player sponsor this
season. This will also see you get a discount on your
membership!
Please see Daniel Barnes for the particular information
about player sponsorship.
Spud
Quotes of the Week
“The number is 000”
Scott Butler, on Tom Woodman asking him “how you
feeling?” during his 47 on Sunday
“No wonder we’re on the bottom of the ladder”
After a wide was signaled against Viewbank, Drakey, felt that
the whole competition is conspiring against Viewbank as
“they don’t get any wides”
“You’ve never faced anything as quick as this,
champ”
Keilor “speedster” to Steve Pinner in the 20twenty match after
playing and missing at a ball.
20twenty vs. Keilor
huge one for the opposition. Mumbles was joined by Arj
with a run a ball needed. The tension on the ground & in the
crowd was palpable as the sun disappeared from sight & semi
darkness enveloped the ground. 5 to win off the last over
brought back the painful memories of the clash with Epping
last season but there was to be no Banyule heartbreak this time
as Arj proceeded to pull the first ball for four down the ground
& then the next through mid wicket for the winning runs. A
fantastic team effort against an opposition that rated
themselves way too highly and keeps us in this exciting
competition. One win from the MCG! Only Ashburton
stands in our way! Go Bears!
The boys walk off victorious…one win away from the “G”
Banyule 6/116
Keilor 9/112
B. O'Connor 32
B. O'Connor 3/20
P. McMurray 26
P. Davis 2/19
S. Pinner 14
D. Barnes 1/1
A. Arora 10*
P. McMurray 1/24
The quarter final of the Cricket Victoria VB Twenty20 Cup
saw the underdogs from Banyule journey to the wilds of
Keilor to take on the North West representatives. With
images of the classic 'Mighty Ducks' movie franchise in our
minds, Captain Gordon Bombay (Brent O'Connor) implored
us to take note of Keilor not bothering to warm up and ignore
the main runway of Tullamarine that seemed to be very
adjacent to the ground. Not surprisingly we took to the field
as is our habit & Rowdy opened up from the Old Calder
Highway end. 11 runs later we thought we might be chasing
something approaching 200 as the Keilor openers enjoyed a
very uncharacteristically expensive over from the Rowdy one.
Ocka & PD got use back on track with PD bowling an
immaculate line & length that made every run hard work.
Chopper entered the attack & maintained the pressure as did
D-Lo for.... 4 balls. A well struck drive saw Daniel abandon
the 'bum fielding' technique that he has mastered & field the
ball with his left hand. A badly broken & gashed ring finger
resulted as Barnesy headed off to the Western Hospital for
treatment. Moshy was introduced & continued the miserly
bowling that was being backed up with a first class effort in
the field. Regular wickets continued to fall & Keilor's final
total of 112 would have been taken at the beginning of play.
Ocka & Doc headed out to get things going, with Doc aiming
to continue his solid 20/20 form that has eluded him in other
forms of the game! Some seriously sharp bowling on the turf
pitch was handled ably with Doc racing to 14 before being run
out. Rowdy joined Ocka for a vital partnership that saw the
score tick over to about 70 before Rowds was out to a brilliant
catch. A few quick wickets followed with Ocka's being a
Dlo leaves the field in obvious discomfort. Occa and PD are
concerned for the hospital staff.
Results – Round 10 & 11
A GRADE
Banyule 2/133
B O’Connor 91*
S Pinner 24
Def
Viewbank 131
P McMurray 2/16
B O’Connor 3/12
S Clapton 2/25
P Davis 2/25
The quick trip across the swamp to the bunker saw the good
guys take on the improving Viewbank side,that had knocked
Greensborough over & were chock full of confidence. With
Chopper unavailable, Spudda came back into the 11 after
missing the previous week do to 'Hasselhoff' commitments.
As has become the norm we started off with the ball in our
hands, which brought about instant success with Rowdy
claiming a wicket with his very first ball. Ocka chimed in
soon after for #2 & when Rowdy got another the 'bankers
were 3-12. With a vastly improved effort in the field the
opposition was all about survival with the small & reasonably
quick ground not being taken advantage of. A couple of small
partnerships coincided with a few slips up in the field (mostly
off the luckless D-Lo) and a reasonably respectable 131 was
reached by Viewbank by the close of their innings (all out of
40 overs).
Ocka & Doc started off solidly against a few quick spell from
Fernando (both thought it was the quickest spell either had
faced in a long time) and kept the score ticking over at the
other end. Both found the boundary regularly with Ocka's
square drives off Fernando being exquisite. A 10 wicket win
looked a possibility until Doc was beaten by a late in swinger,
out LBW for 24. 1-77. The remaining runs all seemed to
flow from Ocka's in form Slazenger with Spud & Rowdy both
contributing 1 & Ocka finishing 91 not out. Banyule 2-133
off 24.2 overs, our first comprehensive win of the one dayers.
Banyule 116
be going at nearly 4 runs an over and with 5 wickets in the
shed, we were looking at a potentially big score. Thankfully
through some tight bowling by Moshie, Cheesy and Johno we
were able to restrict them and keep the score to an attainable
8/172.
Def by Rosanna 8/155
P McMurray 26
R Hartnett 21
D Barnes 3/25
J Wilson 2/29
Sunday saw a vital clash against the arch rivals from De
Winton Park that would see us guarantee a home one day final
with victory. This time it was Ocka who was unavailable
with Chopper returning to the side. No change with the toss
though with Rosanna winning & deciding to bat first. Rowdy
was again got us off to a great start, combining with Larry
who took a great diving catch. Larry then chimed in with his
own scalp & the 'Zannas were 2-10. A few reasonable
partnerships began to grow the Rosanna totals while fantastic
bowling from D-Lo continued to maintain the pressure. The
man with a million nicknames finished with 3-25 which was
an excellent reward after bowling with no luck the previous
day. Sam Norman's 2nd A grade spell was a very promising
indication of things to come, finishing with an unlucky 0-17
off 4 overs. Rosanna closed out their innings with some lusty
hitting to set the good guys a very gettable 155.
Sam and Pierre were able to push the score along nicely to 22
when Sam received another shocker of a decision (no luck this
year at all) when he was given out LBW to an inside edge
onto the pad. From there both Pierre and Cheesy took the
game out of West Ivanhoe hands with a brilliant partnership of
93, before Pierre (55) was run out attempting a 3rd run.
Throughout the innings both Pierre and Cheesy showed some
solid defence, with some sensible attacking shots and some
aggressive running, with Pierre close to giving Cheesy a
coronary from all of the 3’s they ran.
From there, the run rate required for the last 10 over’s was a 5
runs an over, and with an aggressive 30 from Smithy the game
was ours to be had, of which we did it with 2 and a bit over’s
to spare.
With the first of the double header done and dusted it was now
onto the second part to try and play side by side with the 1st in
the One Day final.
Banyule 185
Unfortunately our run chase was short circuited by poor shot
selection, tight bowling & a run out that stopped us in our
tracks. Spud, Mumbles & Rowdy were the only bats to get
going along with some big hitting from D-Lo when the game
was all but over. All out for 116 with 6 overs left showed that
were were right in the game with some wickets in hand. A
disappointing loss but our first since October. A huge game
against Heidelberg coming up & another One Day Grand
Final against the Bergers thanks to other results falling our
way.
B GRADE
Banyule 3/174
Def
M Kernaghan 66*
T Woodman 55
W Kazi 30
West Ivanhoe United 8/172
M Kernaghan 2/19
M Johnson 2/29
M Lower 2/51
With a spot up for grabs in the One day final, it was
imperative that we win the first game of the double header.
With only 7 guys at the ground with 30 minutes before the
first ball was bowled and a very ordinary warm up session, the
signs weren’t good. After losing the toss and having to bowl
(and all 11 players finally at the ground) we still didn’t look
totally switched on.
This all changed once Johno bowled their opener on the third
ball of the day and we were away. With Hodgy bowling
beautifully at one end and Johno picking up a second, the
score was 2/10 off 6 and we were right on top. With Hodgy
bowling out his whole allotment of 8 over’s (1/14) and Cheesy
and Moshie taking up the attack to see us through to drinks
West Ivanhoe were 3/45 at the half way mark.
From drinks West Ivanhoe were able to put on some big
over’s in between the 20th and 30th over’s to all of a sudden
S Place 34
W Kazi 38
S Butler 47
Def by Rosanna 6/189
M Kernaghan 2/36
Some stiff and sore bodies (Johno) were on display during a
much improved warm up and it appeared the guys were ready
to go. With Butt’s and The Mull coming in from Saturday’s
side, we were there to play some good cricket.
Things got off to a great start with Tom and Sam pushing the
score along at 4 runs an over, when Pierre was run out (2nd
time for the weekend) by an unlucky direct hit from side on to
be out for 22 and the score was 1/45. Unfortunately the very
next ball we were 2/45 as Cheesy went from Chocolate’s to
Boiled Lollies and was out LBW for a golden duck on a ball
that didn’t get up on their deck like it does ours and the
momentum was stifled a little.
Smithy and Sam then went about consolidating the innings
and moved the score onto 92, when Sam was given out the last
ball before drinks, caught behind off a spinner when it came
off his pad (seriously needs to buy a Tatts Lotto ticket). Just
after drinks Smithy was dismissed when the score was 4/110
with 13 over’s to go and Butt’s batting brilliantly (one thinks
his pure spite for Rosanna was the motivating factor). With a
partnership of 30 with Moshie (15) and 42 with Johno (12),
Butt’s was in serious need of some oxygen and an IV drip off
VB.
With quick runs the key of the last couple of over’s we
unfortunately lost our last 5 wickets for 3 runs, to set up a total
of 185. The ground was quick and the deck was lifeless, so we
really had to be on our game to protect the score.
Johno and Moshie opened the bowling, with both bowling
well but with no luck, the first breakthrough coming from a
good piece of fielding from Moshie to Josh and a run out
occurred. With the introduction of Cheesy and The Mull
(otherwise known as the Hawk), the scoring rate slowed down
and a couple of wickets fell. Cheesy picked up an obvious
LBW and created a snick to gully where Johno snaffled it,
whilst The Mull grabbed his first 2nd grade wicket with a
great caught behind with Josh standing up to the stumps and
we were right in the game at 4/68.
From there, unfortunately Rosanna were able to get on top of
our bowlers with some lusty hitting and some pressurised
running on an uneven outfield, which caused us to loose our
way a little. From there they only lost 2 more wickets and
passed our score 6 down and with 4.5 over’s to spare.
The efforts of all involved could not be questioned, as for the
whole game all 11 players busted the gut in an effort to pull
off a victory, so well done to everyone involved.
With results not going our way, it now means the 2nd grade
didn’t make the One Day final, so the focus is now the three 2
day games we have against Heidelberg (home),
Greensborough (away) and Old Ivanhoe (home) to ensure we
win those in the lead up to the finals and to get out and enjoy a
few beers whilst supporting the 1st in the One Day final.
C GRADE
Banyule 5/216
G Renshaw 36
C McDonald 86*
T Veal 30*
Def
Old Ivanhoe 8/194
P Barnes 2/20
M Harte 2/46
With Scooby out due to a broken rib from some hitherto
unknown West Ivanhoe speedster who must bowl at 150kmh
the week before and Fez going down with something fluey on
the morning of the game another couple of changes hit the
3rds. Luckily we were able to call on Cam McDonald and
Nick Botham to help and Renna also makes a welcome back
up from the 4ths and we call Usher from retirement to again
improve average age but balance that with Gordo making his
maiden 3rd grade appearance.
We batted first with the young pairing of Jed and Renna
leading off. Jed played a couple of beauties to the fence before
getting cleaned up and then Captain Courageous Butts got his
usual ching ching and then also left for 22. This pitted Rennna
and Cam McDonald together in a great partnership of 83
which set up the innings. Renna was magnificent in his usual
way knocking it around for 36 and then selflessly sacrificing
his wicket as we upped the ante after the drinks break.
Hunniford and Usher both lost their hobs in quick fashion
before Veally joins young McDonald at the crease. Macca (not
McKinlay but looks the goods) then put on a show for the
boys with drives and hook shots hitting the boundary with
such regularity that Gordo was struggling to keep the
scoreboard up to date. Macca finished with a sensational 86no
to go with his 50 at last start cameo (he can really bat). Veally
provided great support for second week in a row to post 30no.
We got 5/216 off our allotment.
We bowled and Philo and Beefy Botham (Nick Botham; no
he’s actually skinny as a rake), began well. Philo got two
wickets, bowled his 8 overs out and then ran away to some
party and young Jed Place came on and subbed. Beefy was
sensational bowling a fantastic line and length and rightly got
an early wicket. His 8 overs were awesome at 1/17 with 3
maidens (he can really bowl). Usher came on grabbed a couple
of wickets, one a beauty to Jed keeping behind the stumps
(Renna now a star cover fieldsman). At 6/73 we were right on
top but some late hitting down the order gave us a scare big
time. We eventually held the old boys to 8/194 to keep top
spot on the ladder.
D GRADE
Banyule 5/206
B Wallwork 73
R Kernaghan 35
F Chowdary 28
J Samad 23*
Def
Greensborough 8/193
J Fraser 3/39
At home against Greensborough White with a new scoreboard
we were sent in to bat with Brian Wallwork hitting the ball to
all parts of the field for a well made 73. Ralph continued on
from last week with 35 and Feroze 28.We set ourselves to
make 200 plus which looked a long way off at 5/171.Steve
Standcombe and Jordan Samad set about reaching our target
with Steve 17N.O and Jordan 23N.O finish our 40 overs at
5/206. The innings of both Steve and Jordan was one we
needed to reach our target with Jordan showing that he is a
class player and for two players who have not played much
senior cricket their performance was outstanding.
We returned to the field after the break knowing that we had
to bowl and field well to restrict Greensborough. James Fraser
again produced the goods when required to break vital
partnerships to finish with 3 wickets. Brian Wallwork bowled
well to restrict the scoring rate in the final overs to see us over
the line for the win we had to have. Mark Pengilly performed
well behind the stumps with too many balls down leg side
making his job difficult. Our fielding was much better this
week lead by Jordan and Nick Bates.
This week we return to the 2 day format against 2nd placed
Viewbank at home.
Thanks to the committee for approving the purchase of the
scoreboard as now we know the state of the game which
helped with our win on Saturday.
Finally can we have longer tea breaks so that Feroze doesn’t
have to fill his pockets with food and continue to stuff his face
on the field.
Pilkington Sheild
As at Completion of Round 11, season 2008/09
Club
Banyule
Heidelberg
Rosanna
Greensborough
Edinburgh
Heidelberg West
Viewbank
Old Ivanhoe
East Ivanhoe Saints
West Ivanhoe United
Bellfield
First
Grade
Second
Grade
Third
Grade
51
42
36
30
30
36
15
46
48
36
42
30
48
24
42
24
24
40
24
34
24
30
12
24
6
42
Fourth
Grade
48
49
16
Total
Points
489
402
372
324
288
260
171
158
156
133
100
No. of
Teams
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Shield Pts
163.00
134.00
124.00
108.00
96.00
86.67
57.00
52.67
52.00
44.33
33.33
The Pilkington Shield is a Club-based award which will be presented to the club with the highest points in a season
based on the performance of its senior two-day teams. Points will be awarded to clubs as follows:
All First grade points multiplied by 5
All Second grade points multiplied by 3
All Third grade points multiplied by 2
All Fourth grade points
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