The official
Newsletter of
the Banyule
Cricket Club
Volume 2, 2008/09
Proudly Sponsored by:
9th October 2008
Web Address: www.banyulecc.com.au
Trade Week Edition
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Round One
Welcome back for round one. Two from four to start the
season. Moshy firing in Second grade’s thrashing of
Heidelberg, and Billy going well in The Dream Team’s
narrow loss to Greensborough. Good to see a few blokes get
amongst the runs (Hartnett, Wallwork, Brown) in the other
losses.
This week is the first two day game of the season. So lets
concentrate on batting out our overs and doing the smart
things in the field.
Lets build on the positives from round one, and have four
from four this round!
This Week’s Games
First 2-day game of the season.
Seniors:
A Grade V East Ivanhoe Saints @ Chelsworth Main
B Grade V East Ivanhoe Saints @ Home
C Grade V Heidelberg West @ Heidelberg Park
D Grade V Bellfield @ Home
Social Calendar
The social calendar for this year has been set, please see the
dates below and mark them in your diary. Social functions are
critical to the survival of our great club. Johnno and the
committee have done their best to ensure there are the right
number and variety of functions. It should be a great social
year ahead, look out for some great initiatives from Johnno
who has already put a lot of time into it.
13th November
20/20 Sponsor’s Night
22nd November
Trivia Night
29 November
Past Player’s Day
20th December
Christmas Break Up
26th January
Double Wicket Day
5th February
Lawn Bowls Training
Night
28th February
End of Year BBQ
TBA
Presentation Night
TBA
Youngies v Oldies
@ The Tower
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/
Junior News
The juniors kick off this Friday Night at 5pm. Stop by and
support the future of the club. The coaches always appreciate
players who turn out to support the kids.
U/17– Home
U/15 Gold – Home
U/15 Green – Chelsworth East
U/13 Gold – Heidelberg Park
U/13 Green – Banyule Flats North
Club Shirts
Quote of the Week
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.
When hitting catches at training, a ball flies past
Cheesey at catchable height, Alex Mullhollond:
“Cheeseyyyy...like you were stuck to the hot plate!”
White one day shirt $35
Blue club shirt $35
Baseball Caps $10
Traditional Cricket Caps $30
-Some of the great man’s finest work. No doubt Mull
will feature prominently in this segment throughout the
year.
Player Sponsorship
Separated at Birth?
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.
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.
Mr. Ed
Membership
Welcome back to another season at the BCC. I am pleased to
announced the committee has decided not to change the
membership prices for this season however their is a slight
change to the cost structure, the table below shows what each
member is due to pay. This year we have decided to include a
playing shirt in the membership package, we have added $25
for each member to cover the majority of this cost the rest will
be paid for by the club. These match shirts are compulsory for
all grades to ensure that we give adequate coverage to our
major sponsors. We will be wearing the one shirt for all
grades and games this season so you will not need to purchase
two separate shirts.
The majority of the clubs costs come through in the first
half of the season so we urge all players to ensure they pay
their membership as early as possible, to encourage this we
have again included the penalty system at set dates. If you
envisage that you will have trouble paying your membership
in time please speak to me and we can arrange something.
Good luck to everyone this season, let's hope we have an
enjoyable year both on and off the field.
Darren
Senior
Student/
Unemployed
Social
Payment by
22 Nov 08
$185
$115
Payment by
20 Dec 08
$205
$135
Payment after
20 Dec 08
$235
$165
$20
$20
$20
Tom Woodman
The State of the Economy
The US Treasury Department has released a new dollar
bill to reflect the state of the economy
Interview with the Vampire
Name: Garrick Melton
Age: 19
Playing weight: Skinny
Star Sign: Capricorn
Job: Fish and Chipper
Brothers/sisters: 1 Brother
Marital status: Single
Hobbies outside cricket: sleeping and eating
Favourite TV show: Seinfeld, The Office, Entourage and Old
Simpsons
Favourite movie: Back to the Future and One night in Paris
Favourite beer: Carlton Draught
Favourite meal: Late night kebab
Next favourite beer: Heineken
Favourite drink: Milk
Favourite band: The Funkoars and Hilltop Hoods
Least favourite beer: Victoria Bitter
Favourite song: Metallica- One
Outside love interests: I love lamp
Animal that best describes you: Gazelle
TV character that best describes you: Toadfish
Dream rotten egg victim: Hitler
Dream date: Scarlett Johansson
Worst bowler to face at training: Rowdy
Why: because he is a freak
Dream player to bowl bouncers at: Scott Shelton
Why: Rosanna scum
Highest score for Banyule: 54*
Best bowling haul for Banyule: any of my multiple 5 wicket
hauls
Ambitions for 07-08 season: To hopefully stay in ‘A’ grade
Most admired player at the club: Skull
Best Banyule player seen: Michael Butera
Biggest disappointment at BCC: The singing at Karaoke
Most memorable moment at BCC: Under 16 Grand Final and
singing u2’s “Beautiful day” for the 20th time after winning
the Third grade grand final.
Most embarrassing moment on a cricket field: Getting hit over
the Banyule club rooms.
Best birthday prezzy ever: Money
Something you can't live without: Oxygen
Best holiday: What I remember from Rye at schoolies was
pretty good
Best bloke to go to a pub with? Alex Mulholland
Favourite nightspot: Bay 13 during the cricket season goes off
Worst movie seen: Lord of the Rings
If you were stranded on a deserted island, who would you
want to be with? Macgyver, Steven Segal and Jean-Claude
Van Damme because I’m sure they will somehow find a way
off the island
Best pick up line: Alcohol
Hairstyle tips: If you are getting hairstyle tips from me your
struggling
Word Associations
Ashes: Dead
Boony: Beer
Metrosexual: Tom Woodman
Words of advice: Don’t smoke crack
Results – Round 1
A GRADE
Banyule 115
Def By Heidelberg 5/200
R Hartnett 51
P McMurray 2/24
No match report. Mumbles getting amongst the runs, but no
one else. Rowdy chimes as always.
B GRADE
Banyule 9/143
Def
S Place 34
M Lower 26
M Phillips 24
L Delaney 5 catches
Heidelberg 78
M Johnson 2/9
M Lower 3/7
M Hodges 3/11
No match report. Moshy on fire.
C GRADE
Banyule 8/150
S Butler 22
B Sier 25
M O’Ryan 38
T Veal 21*
Def
Greensborough 141
C Carroll 2/34
B Sier 4/19
M O’Ryan 2/28
The Dream Team.
A bit cold early but Philo wore the shorts nonetheless and the
sun soon appeared. Young Josh De Stefanis pulled out and
replaced by equally young Geoff Place, average age
skyrocketing, then Moshie taken up to the two’s but we got
Micky Abrahams so some youth at last. Opposition watched
with amusement as Scooby, Fez, Veally, Billy, Philo & Pricey
struggled with the shade awning but Renna and Jed came to
our rescue (thanks teachers). We had a bat and captain
courageous and Pricey set off with Pricey soon back enjoying
some shade. Butts happily passed the money target of 10 and
even played a paddle around leg (its not a pull shot Butts!)
before getting bowled for 22. Billy smacked a few lusty shots
making quick 25 with Scooby scratching around at the other
end. Fez came and went for 8 ($5) and Abrahams also not a lot
for 6. Philo got a big head after a beautiful off drive and then
bowled for 4 ($5) before the partnership of the game between
Veally and Scooby put on 50. Scooby eventually out tired for
great 38 whilst the big guy hurt his arm so played some one
handed shots but managed 21no and we got 8/150. Jed run out
(again) for 3.
Borough sent all their kids in early and Fez with 2/34 and
Billy 4/19 ripped through them, Philo far too polite (another
$5). At 6/61 Yule’s enjoying the day but late partnerships saw
the green guys back in the game. Mulholland Drive came into
the attack and bowled magnificent line and length 1/34 to
break the major partnership. To Borough’s credit they batted
low and Scooby came on and bowled excellent spell 2/28 to
keep the game in the Yule’s grasp. Captain braniac mistook
the bowler’s allocations so Jed had to bowl last over with 13
needed to win. Suddenly we were nervous again but Jed with
all fielders on the fence showed a bit only going for 4 runs and
getting the last wicket of the day to win by 9 runs.
We blew some cobwebs out, collected some cash and promise
to be better with the sun shade in future. That high school
pitch is a beauty isn’t it!!
Philo
D GRADE
Banyule 121
B Wallwork 40
Def by Viewbank 4/128
J Fraser 1/16
A Brown 43
With the off field lead up involving the following: Captain
Clapton unavailable due to a wedding, Ralph booking in for
pre game surgery, The Puppeteer told by the stand in Captain
to go fishing on Saturday, 9 players picked in the team, Adrian
Brown turning up unannounced on match day, James Fraser
sent to the wrong ground (The Captain forgot that he picked
him Thursday), Ralphy arguing with his wife about having to
play because 4th grade were short, James Fraser eventually
turning up and Beasty deciding not to ring Ralph, who arrived
in his whites to be told he is now 12th Man, it was a relief to
actually start the game.
Our pre game huddle began with Captain Araldite (bowled the
most over’s) extracting from his pocket the cheat notes
Graham had written to help him through the day!!!
With an introduction to our senior debutants in Jake Rice,
Steve Stancombe, Ray Paine and a welcome back to Brian
Wallwork we were batting first after Beasty won the toss.
Mark Pengilly and Brian opened the batting. Brian asked the
umpire (The Puppeteer) for middle stump and can’t have been
convinced with the answer so moved his bat and asked again,
after being given the same answer a perplexed Brian took face
to a bemused opening bowler!!! Mark (2) got a beauty which
saw him depart very early and this brought Browny (43) to the
crease. He and Brian (40) began to tear apart Viewbank’s
bowlers with some powerful stroke play. At 3 for 91 we were
well placed for a competitive score. However, Beasty (2)
holed out with a soda pop to mid on, the Puppeteer (13)
missed one and the rest of the team fell to some good bowling
and a bundle of nerves for 121.
We had an early tea (watermelon) then hit the ground full of
determination to get Viewbank out for less than 121. Beasty
and Lindsay Paine opened up the bowling and whilst bowling
well, didn’t get the early wickets we desired to put the
pressure back on the batsmen. The fielding was great and a
desire to save every run and chase the ball down was great to
see. An unfortunate knee injury to Ray Paine (father of
Lindsay) saw him carried off late in the day. Our 12th man
was nowhere to be seen???? Our debutants had a memorable
game with Steve having the impressive figures of 1 for 1 off 2
balls, Jake with a catch & some nice bowling and
unfortunately for Ray a date with the surgeon.
Banyule Cricket Club Sponsors
2008/09
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2008/09
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