President’s Address- Anthony Gill

Season 2015/16 was certainly a busy one! From various on field matches to off field events, the clubrooms were used 7 days a week this season. The Natives continued to prosper as evidenced by our strong junior numbers & senior playing list.

On the playing front, the First XI struggled to replicate the efforts of last season due to the departure of a number of senior players. However, it was pleasing to see new players welcomed to the club and having an impact, along with new faces getting an opportunity to play “ones” for the first time.

The Second XI and Fourth XI’s both played finals and were unlucky not to reach the grand final in their respective grades whilst the Third XI continued to blood our junior kids into senior cricket and they will be better for the experience next season. Well done to all the junior boys and girls who played this season and represented the club proudly. ANA is blessed that we have such a great bunch of kids (and their

parents) that will lead the club well into the future! This season saw the club, with the assistance of James Coyne & Luke Forrest, host a T20 Cricket charity event for Click, an organisation that’s support people living with Epilepsy.

It was a great day and the feedback received from both

members and visitors to the club was heart-warming. To our sponsors, a huge thank you once again for your ongoing support and financial assistance which allows the club to thrive. Finally, to all the volunteers who gave up their time to assist the club this season, a massive thank you! ANA cannot function without your help. As we look forward to our 87th year, stay safe and enjoy the winter break and we look forward to another summer back at King George

in 2016/17!

APRIL 2016 NATIVES NEWSLETTER

Luke Forrest

After an interupped preseason and with some players moving on, I am proud of the boys this year and how they

fought to finish the season off.

I truly believe we are only a few players off from being a consistently competitive side.

It was a huge honour and a massive show of trust for the

committee to name me coach of the club

Together with James Coyne we arranged the Click Club which, apart from raising some funds for the Click Foundation, opened the eyes of the community to our great club. Shortly after I received another great honour of leading the First XI.

There are some things that need to be addressed if we are to be successful.

Structure needs to be addressed moving forward and despite my best efforts we need some more assistance with the development of our young blokes as well as

managing the flow of the nets and drillls

Training needs to get better throughtout the club. We will see in the next two season a real fight for spots. Something that has been lacking due to numbers at some stages this season. We saw with the 2s and 4s that unfortunately some people do miss out come finals time.

Congrats to Arryn Sipposs on the season you have had mate. Apart from your 20 or so wickets you have really added some freshness & drive to the playing group.

Much thanks to Chair, Whitey, Mina, Gaz and Marty for their ongoing support on game days as well as

throughout the season. Also to James White for leading the boys in my absence. 2016/17 will be your year mate, embrace it.

Past Player Profile

Adam Kain

Who got you down to ANA? Neil Vorbach after I moved onto Mawby Rd Achievements? Saving the club from relegation. Too many personal highlights to mention. 99/00 Flag a highlight. Favorite Memories? Premiership Celebrations of 95/96, 99/00 and 05/06’s Mad Monday at The McKinnon Favorite ANA Player? Cedric Jansz, John Smith, Graham Johnson. And my spinning mentor; Graeme Bodley. The scariness of Keith Schleiger and the lunacy of Adam Stone. Dream Team Opening Bowlers? With Wind: Schleiger, into it: Paul Dixon Worst Batsman you’ve seen at ANA? Wes Craven Ground that haunts you? 3RD XI Home games at Kingston Heath in the 90s “A’s” or “Natives” A’s for tradition, Natives for a bit of flavour Where are you playing now? Retirement pending

CAPTAIN’S REVIEW –1ST XI

James Coyne For the second season in a row, the 2ND XI made finals, something that hasn’t been achieved in over 10 years. However we fell short of a Grand Final berth, finishing the season with 9-1 record with a draw.

Over the course of the campaign we were able to snare some handy former players. Chris Fulco & Stu Craven recommitted to the club after a brief stint away, & we were able to get some games into Mark Gesheke, Brody Lawford & Bart Stanes. All 1st/2nd XI standard cricketers.

It was also great to see the development of Jack Morrison and Jackson Kirby. “Moose” returned to the team after spending pre-Christmas with the 1s. When he arrived back he showed enthusiasm to the cause as well as leadership that will hold him in great stead for next year. Pre Xmas, Jack averaged 8, & after Round 11 he averaged 41.2. This is due to his attitude & making sure he got to training twice a week. Something few were able to do over the season.

‘Kirbs’ also did the right thing & got down to a few sessions of pre-season & was rewarded with 2nd XI selection & eventually two games with the 1st XI. Both he and Tannum Shipp have probably come in to the team when bowling options have been plentiful after some lean years. Unfortunately the opportunities weren’t always there.

It is hard to be thrilled about this year. It’s the second year in a row that we’ve thrown away. The second year in a row we’ve relied on natural talent. The grit & fight rarely waivered, but once again there only the same 4 to 5 blokes contributing each week.

The Prelim Final loss was one of the most trying days I’ve had at this club. It was like quicksand. The harder we fought, the deeper we sank. A few blokes that had stellar seasons had their colours lowered, some didn’t commit their bodies, & some simply weren’t ready to go. These memories will stick around for 6 months. But it’s about how we turn up to preseason and prepare for round one.

Don’t shirk the issue, get stuck into your mates and get

them back to the club. We had some pretty decent cricketers not play this season, this team is going places but only if we are doing the right thing on & off the field.

Thank you to Tim White for the support he has given me in my first real season as a captain. ‘Fosco’ led from the front & was always respectful of not stepping on my toes. He was the best twos player to poll in the fielding award

this season. Into his 40s some of our younger guys need to step up & follow his lead. We would not have played finals cricket without him.

Frank Loiacono was immense for us this season. Franky is one the last real ANA player of the old ilk playing in the top grades. He’s passion for the club & the side is there for all to see. I was wrapped to see Frank have his best year with the bat in six seasons including scoring 197 runs over

three consecutive innings.

I need to make a special mention to a bloke I called in Round 2 trying to convince to play. Fred Neumann went on to play every game but two. On the eve of finals he pulled me aside and wrote himself out of the finals side due to injury. That took a lot of courage & respect for this

teammates. I have seen plenty of people do the opposite. Be greedy & put themselves before the club & its goals. Fred’s decision is the type of attitude you want displayed across the board. Putting the club before the individual.

Finally thank you to my family, Becs & Harper. They have been supportive despite the nights away from home with work, selection and game days.

CAPTAIN’S REVIEW – 3RD XI CAPTAIN’S REVIEW – 2ND XI

Past Player Profile

Michael J Whelan

The 2015/16 season for the 3rds represented a commitment to the development of the kids at Bentleigh ANA. With both the 2nds and 4ths likely to be finals bound, it left the 3rds with a number of fill in players and it was quite common to have anywhere from 4 to 7 changes every game.

The season started slow losing by 150 runs to Brighton

District in a one day game, which was followed quickly by the only win of the season, when Steve Carter smashed 145 to help chase down Washington Park’s 304.

The thirds were comprehensively beaten in all of the remaining games with a few highlights which included Tim White’s 115 and Michael Whelan Jnr’s 3/53 in losing to Carnegie South by 93 runs, Paul Gower and Nathaniel

Marcinkus’s 10 over last week stand to save outright against Emmanual South Oakleigh, another century to Steve Carter in a 7 wicket loss to ESBC, & a 95 run 7th wicket stand between Anthony Gill & Sam Kalomiris against Omega.

In most of the games this year the 3rds had at least 4 juniors in the team and on one occasion there were 6. It is not right to say that they earnt their spot as thirds

cricketers however they definitely didn’t disgrace themselves when they stepped onto the field.

The future is bright for Bentleigh ANA, and seeing the performances and improvement in our juniors this year leaves me knowing that the club is in good hands.

Andrew West Who got you down to ANA? Poached by some of the boys to leave East Sandy Any Achievements? Cedric Jansz Medalist- 2010 Favorite Memory? Pre-game chats & warm ups with Stu Campbell Favorite ANA Player? Jack Richardson or ‘Kung fu Panda‘Jack Morrison Dream Team Opening Bowlers? Des Falconer & James Coyne Worst Batsman you’ve seen at ANA? Joel Gebert Ground that haunts you? King George “A’s” or “Natives” Natives Where are you playing now? Currently Retired.

CAPTAIN’S REVIEW – 3RD XI

Alastair Richardson

Although we fell short of the ultimate goal of making a

Grand Final and then onto a premiership, the development of the 4th XI side was one that was unmatched. Consistently fielding a side of 4-6 juniors, some from the U16s while most from the U14s, we were able to mix this with a handful regular senior cricketers. After moving down a grade from last season, the side was able to hit it’s strapps with valable contribution across the board. Sam Wolfe always managed to fire when available for selection, and along with new player to the club, Kel Kilner, we were able to make more than

150 on most weekends. Our bowling stocks dramically increased from previous years with Sam Kalomiris, Josh Worrell, Sam Loiacono & Jack Richardson all getting key wickets while Adam Coyne, Kilner and myself were able to tie up ends. The 4TH XI were undefeated up until Round 9, a fair effort when you consider the line up we fielded plus late selection changes, player availabilies and injuries. We finished the year in third after letting slip a double

chance, however I firmly believe that we should have be awarded full points for a walk over the other sides received later in the year. This would be the different between a home final and double chance and rolling the dice in an elimination final. This was a lesson to the younger kids to not rely on other results and to be clinical when in winning positions. We were able to defeat Hampton United at King George, some of our older guys got a real pleasure on being able to play on the deck compared to the usual goat tracks.

Unfortunately we were defeated by Kingston Heath under disappointing cicumstances a week later. I really enjoyed playing this season as I know all the senior players did. The opportunity for us to play with so many fantastic up and coming junior cricketers who not only demonstrated their talent but also showed what great kids they are too. Special mention must go to a few players.

Jack Richardson, did personal coaching during the winter months to improve his bowling well before club Pre-Season started. He was rewarded with 2 wickets in his first game, finishing the season with 9 wickets at an average of 13. Jacob Curry was a rock for us. Not only with the bat and ball but his constant talk and enthusasim. Jacob finished the season with 215 runs & 6 wickets. It won’t be long until he is climbing up the grades.

Another young gun, and what would turn out to be the Junior Club Champion, Luke Domaschenz was a pleasure to have played the season with us. He opened the batting with confidence and really stood up when facing seasoned bowlers. Luke, like Jacob is quietly confident in

his ability & his passion for the club is going to be a fantastic attribute as he plays higher. Sam Kalomiris with his inswingers had a number of high impact games with 3 for 8 in the final against Hampton United a good demonstration of what he is capable of doing. Well done to Sam Loiacono who had a solid all round year with the bat and ball. James Oswald put his hand up to open the batting on a couple of occasions this year

and in fact opening with Jason Hartley achieved his highest batting partnership of 52, James scoring 8. Joel Nankervis & Rhys Brady shared the keeping duties during the year with Rhys making a real impact behind the stumps in the latter part of the season. Thank you to the older heads. Sam Wolfe, Darren Domaschenz, Jason Hartley, Kel Kilner, Dave Curry and Adam Coyne. Without your commitment and experience

we would not have been able to reach the heights we got, as well as the lows! I know the kids learnt a lot from having you in the team.

CAPTAIN’S REVIEW – 4TH XI

U16s- Matt Withers + Jackson Kirby

The 15/16 season has brought about much improvement

to a side which has consistently produced great effort levels. Considering this was a team which had next to no wins in the previous season, the performance from this group was very pleasing.

It was clear from the outset that although this was a team that needed to improve their skill set, their enthusiasm alone was enough to get over the line in round one with

a very memorable defence of 60. This demonstrated how if you can stick together and never give up, success will follow.

The improvements this year have not solely been in regards to the skills of the players, there have been great improvements in the leadership of the group. The captains, Michael Whelan & Anthony Corrone, rallied the

troops with much maturity throughout the year. Their ability to listen & improve as the year went on was impressive. It would not be fair to forget the efforts of some of the other senior members of the group such as Dean Moriatis who was always alert, while looking to provide suggestions to the captains as he saw fit (something that would simply not have happened at the start of the year).

Every player in the team provided something to the team whether that was Brendon Guy’s exceptional fielding, Michael Booker opening up with the new ball, or Sam Kalomiris's overall ability to impact the game.

The most pleasing part of coaching this group was their ability to listen to instruction & apply themselves out on the field, which, by season end, resulted in clear improvements across the board.

Everyone in this team has the potential to succeed at a very high level, & I implore all of you to never limit your potential and always strive to be the best you can be. The whole group has committed themselves this season & everyone should be proud of their achievements.

We do wish to continue coaching this group and hope that we will see all of you later in the year during preseason.

U14B: Paul Richards

The U14B boys had an inconsistent year after playing off

in a grand final the previous season. We finished out of the finals in 7th place with a 3- 4 -2 Record. Unluckily we were in a winning position in both the drawn games however wins in these would not have gotten us into the top 4.

A couple of batting collapses in games that were in the balance or where we were on top hurt also our finals chances. The team scored the 4th highest runs & had the

5th highest percentage in the competition, but highlighting our inconsistency, took the 3rd lowest number of wickets. There were plenty of team & individual highlights:

· Harry Gower making 3x 50s. · Sam Loiacono scoring 2x 50s* post hand injury. · Several players making over 100 runs for the year · Jack Richards’ 51* v Washington Park · Jacob Curry/Matt Canning 50* v Brighton District · Josh Hailstone scoring 37 v Brighton District · Nick Carter’s best season with the ball. - 4x in Rnd 2 · Harry Gower’s 4x wickets v Brighton in Rnd 6 · Tom Cornell’s return from injury- 3 wickets v Union · Our First T16 Tournament in trying conditions.

Thanks to Frank Loiacono for his coaching in a tough season and to all the parents who assisted over the course of the season.’

JUNIOR REVIEW – U16s / U14s

U14D- Peter Bishop Hi everyone from a proud & very happy coach. My U/14 boys had an incredibly good home and away season finishing on top of the ladder with an amazing 7 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Our finals campaign didn’t quite

go to script as we were narrowly beaten in the semi-final. The contribution by each and every team member was very pleasing. Each boy was able to either make their own highest score or achieve their own personal best bowling figures and our catching and ground fielding was outstanding, in fact by far the best in the whole comp! A special thanks to my Co-Coach and Team Manager Darren & Sarah Domaschenz. Also thanks to Pete

Gibbons for umpiring for me and to all the mothers that prepared the fruit each week and to all the parents that came and supported throughout the season. Thank you as we wouldn’t have a team if it weren’t for all of you. Lastly I’d like to thank my team, Luke, Anthony, James, Kaelem, Jeremy, Tyler, Sam, Nevo, Hannes, Nikita, Cooper, Olie and Vasunta. Well done boys. Hopefully you all enjoyed your season and hope to see you next season to go one better!

Go the little Natives!

U12B- Ian Campbell

What a FANTASTIC SEASON by our children to come runners up out of 12 sides this year in our division. Who would have thought at the start of the season? I must start with a big thank you to you the team my 12

very talented super stars. It was an absolute pleasure to coach each & every one of you this season. Round 1 All the way back last October was a one day game against McKinnon and we didn’t really start the season the way we would of hoped to. McKinnon 8/102 defeated Bentleigh Ana 7/77 Hugh Douglas scored an unbeaten 23 along with Rachel Heenan 13no and Flynn Healy 11no. The bowling started with Shaun Heenan taking 3 wickets also with Ash & Aris getting 1 wicket each.

Ollie Campbell started with 1 catch behind the stumps as the keeper also with Mark getting 1 catch, 1 run out and 1 stumping and Ash Curry also got 1 run out. So we didn’t get the win but we had some great efforts. Round 2 BANA defeated Washington Park by 77 runs a very convincing win. Great batting by Atmaj 30no, Ash 32no, Mark32no, Ollie 16no, Shaun 29no, Aris 14 and Rachel 20no. A great team effort with the batting with 6 not outs. The bowling side of things with Saxon Bates

opened his account with 1 wicket along side Rachel with 2, Atmaj with 1 and Ash also with 1 wicket. There were 3 catches and 1 run out. Round 3 BANA faced a challenging game in the wet against

Brighton. The score was Brighton 9/231 defeated BANA 8/127. This game showed the team where we had to be to be able to compete in B GRADE. The batting in this game Ollie Campbell made a great 17 before he ran himself out and Flynn Healy made a great score of 24 and with Atmaj 21no. Round 4 BANA 5/279 defeated a very young Elwood side 5/90 The game was down at Elwood near the beach and yes it was cold and wet again. Wicket takers this week were

Harry Clifton 2 wickets. What a great start for Harry in under 12’s and with Ash, Shaun and Ollie all getting 1 wicket each. There was 4 catches for the match. There was Atmaj, Rachel, Ollie, Ash and Mark scoring 30 and higher. Round 5 BANA 6/165 defeated South Melbourne Districts 6/153 in a very tight game that came down to the wire. Harry Clifton a new player to the team this year cleaned up with 3 wickets and with Ash and Tyler getting 1 wicket

each. A special thanks to Tyler Bishop for playing more than half the season when we really needed him with a number of players away. You ended up just being a great member of the team. Round 7 BANA 5/200 DEFEATED Elsternwick 6/130 Aris made an unbeaten 36no along side Tyler Bishop 47no, Ash Curry 32no and Hugh 20. Aris also had a great game with the ball getting 2 wickets with Tyler, Hugh and Ollie all getting 1 wicket each. There was 2 catches and 2 run outs.

Round 8 BANA 6/317 Defeated Elwood All out for 80 This was BANA Highest score for the season. WOW. What a score. There was 6 scores 30 and higher Mark 32no, Tyler 30no, Ash 30no, Ollie 35no, Shaun 31no and Aris making 49 what a knock. Flynn had a day out with the ball getting 3 great wickets, then Hugh with 2 and Ollie, Ash, Shaun and Saxon all with 1 wicket each. Round 9 BANA 7/316 Defeated Brighton District 8/80 Another AMAZING SCORE SECOND HIGHEST SCORE

FOR THE SEASON. TWO IN A ROW. Mark Banducci 100no 9/ FOURS and 9/ Sixes, Ash Curry 81no 6/Fours, Tyler Bishop 57no 10/Fours and 1/Six and with Harry Clifton making a great 17 runs. Mark and Atmaj both got 2 wickets and with 1 wicket each to Shaun, Hugh and Harry. There was 5 catches and 3 run outs for the A’s. What a GAME.

JUNIOR REVIEWS – U14s / U12s JUNIOR REVIEWS – U14/U12s

The Semi-Final BANA V CLUDEN This was the best the whole team has played as one complete team. It was the Best bowling and fielding performance for the entire season. What a great win for BANA 7/212 Defeated Cluden 8/107. The first ball of the innings started with a wicket for the A’s Mark Banducci

lighting quick bowled there opening Batsmen which was one of the best batters in the division out first ball for Zero. What a Start. The opposition coach made a comment that the one ball sent shivers down the rest of Cluden’s side. The bowling ended up with Atmaj and Rachel getting 2 wickets and Mark, Aris, Hugh and Harry all chipping in with 1 wicket each. The batting all started with the openers Hugh 30no and Tyler a great 25 then Atmaj came in and fort out a great 29, Ash, Aris and Shaun all got starts with 12’s and 13 and with Mark making a well deserved 27.

HAMPTON 5/184 Defeated BANA 10/132 The players that picked up wickets were Ash Curry 2 and the following got 1 wicket each Shaun, Tyler, and Flynn Healy. We ended up with 2 catches. The opening batters started in a fantastic manner again with Hugh 15no and Tyler 24no there running between the wickets was a pleasure to watch. Atmaj chipped in with 12, there was other starts of 4,8, 5,6 and then Aris came in a made a great 24.

The under 12 B’s had an AMAZING SEASON. As a junior coach and parent I couldn’t be any happier the way all the team played in such a great spirit and respectful manner all season. Special thanks to all the parents for all your support for a very enjoyable season in 2016. To Wendy Banducci thank you VERY VERY much for all your hard work with emails and entering scores in record time. Thanks to everyone who had a go at scoring this season. Thanks to Jacob Curry & Kaelem Campbell for

umpiring and helping out with training. Thanks to parents that helped out with umpiring this year. Thanks to all parents for arranging fruit on a weekly basis. To Frank and Ruth on behalf of the total team and parents we would like to thank you for all the work you both do behind the scenes. We are very lucky at ANA with out people like you two things just don’t get done. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A special thanks to the committee for all your hard work in 2016 for the complete club. REMEMBER WE ARE THE FAMILY CLUB

AND MOST OF ALL IT’S ALWAYS ABOUT THE KIDS.

U12 Central Rookies- Tom Garcia

The U12 Rookies Central team had a great year and a first

introduction to cricket for a number of players. The focus was on fun, teamwork & respect, with plenty of effort put into building the basics of batting, bowling and fielding. For a team of 8 & 9 year olds, they all did incredibly well & their skills improved noticeably.

They competed hard, but fairly & ended up with 10 wins and 4 losses – 9 year olds have a great ability to keep score!

Most impressive was the final game when the team set a pretty low first innings total & seemed to be in “footy mode”. A good half time chat resulted in a patient bowling & fielding effort which showed a belief in themselves, their teammates & a hard fought, but comprehensive win that they all should be very proud of.

There were some standout players, but more important

was the respect of each other & the team. They were a pleasure to coach and watch grow.

JUNIOR REVIEWS – U12s

U12C- Tim White

After some recruiting in the off season this season saw a

new look under 12c team which consisted of the following players: Jack Loiacono, Will Simos, Willem Ashton, Henry Ashton, Luke Trainor, Liam Brauer, Nick Polycronopolous, Matthew Gibbons, Charles Wilson, Gus White & Maddy White. All these kids were straight out of rookies the season before so just learning the basics of playing 40 over cricket was always going to be paramount in their development.

The team got off to a sluggish start to the season but when they all knuckled down and concentrated on the game and at training they had some very good moments in games. With one win & a tie before Christmas the team was a little disappointed in their results but to their credit from that point on the improvement in attitude towards training certainly paid off.

After Christmas the team played exceptionally well together & worked hard on improving their own individual skills as well as being part of the team. We had some outstanding individual performances but more importantly some fantastic team wins which really showed this group of kids were understanding the basics of cricket and executing them on match day.

The “little natives” from the under 12c team ended up having four wins & a tie just missing out on finals and finishing in fifth place on the ladder. This was a fantastic achievement for a group of kids that were all just out of ‘rookies’ cricket the year before.

The highlights were the fact that the team beat Mckinnon who finished fourth & a very exciting tie against Port

Melbourne who finished 3rd. From these two results it was clear to see that when the team played their best they could match it with the best teams in the competition. The team also lost two other very close games in the last couple of overs which showed that overall this group of kids was very competitive.

I was extremely proud of the way this group of kids came

together & played as a team and showed the spirit in which the game should be played. This was especially tested in a game when clearly the opposition coach was not playing in the spirit of the game & our team took it in their stride & one of our players in particular showed great sportsmanship under some very trying circumstances.

All in all our under 12c team had a fantastic year. They

played well, enjoyed each others company and most of all they had FUN!! All the parents should be very proud of these kids as I know I am. Thank you to all the kids for making my year so enjoyable, I loved being your coach. Thank you to my wife Emma on being a fantastic Team

Manager. Your work behind the scenes is very much

appreciated.

Thank you to all the for scoring, bringing morning tea, getting the kids to training & games, & also for supporting me. Thank you to Frank and Ruth for running such a fantastic junior program & for your support. I hope all the kids continue to enjoy playing cricket together & play well into the future & go onto bigger & better things with their

cricket. As long as you keep trying to improve & have fun I’m sure the future is very bright for you all.

“UP THE NATIVES”

U12 North Rookies- Adam Moss

From a player fracturing his leg during our 1st training session to every parent getting a parking ticket on our first game. It certainly was an eventful season!

Being that most of the group had experienced hard ball cricket previously, we were all a bit more prepared this season, & it showed. While we didn’t have any absolute standouts this year, we equally didn’t have any passengers & those who were playing hard ball cricket for the 1st time, picked it up really quickly. There was a really good bond between the players and the positiveness and comradery was a real highlight. Equally the improvement throughout the season in technique and cricket awareness resulted in us being

competitive in every game we played. This season we were lucky to have a ‘brains trust’ equal to any professional sports team going around! They organised and controlled every facet of the team, from coaching, coordinating, managing, scoring and communicating. A big thanks to Kayno for the technical advice, umpiring and everything else he did. Ditto to Bernie for his positivity, encouragement and scoring detail and of course Cath for keeping the coaches, parents and players on task – and also the coffee runs!

But it was the 12 boys that deserve the greatest recognition. Each one committed themselves to the team and the club, and reaped the rewards as the season went on. They always played in the true spirit of the game and the encouragement they gave each other on the field was noticeable to parents and opposition alike. I would like to thank each one of them for this and hope that we can keep the team intact in the future.

JUNIOR REVIEWS – U12s JUNIOR REVIEWS – U12s

In its third season, the ISEC All Girls Cricket Competition

saw further expansion from one competition and six teams, to two competitions with 15 teams. A 13 and under Wednesday afternoon competition & a 16 & under Sunday morning competition.

Bentleigh ANA fielded teams in both competitions, one of only two clubs and the only founding member club to do so. In all, 27 individual girls represented Bentleigh ANA in

one or both teams during the season.

U13 All Girls

The 13 & under team had a mixture of experienced players & new players, with 8 players making their debut. The

experience mixed with the raw talent, gave our team a huge advantage going into the season, where the majority of the clubs were fielding teams for the first time.

That being said the girls still had to perform well, & perform well they did. Taking all before them with an unblemished record of 10 wins & 1 wash out from the seasons matches to enter the Grand Final as favourites.

It was incredible to watch the players grow week in, week out, in their maturity, skill & confidence. With eight players never having played before it was a fantastic achievement, highlighted by the fact we only lost 17 wickets in total in our 10 games & finishing with a staggering percentage of 7.5027 (next best 1.81).

Despite the favouritism, the final was a hard fought affair

with Glen Waverley posting a credible 7/91 off their 20 overs, bowling honours were shared amongst several players, as was typical during the season. Off to a slow but steady start, the opening pair of Ella Hayward (19no) & Madison Taylor had BANA at 0/10 off the first 3 overs, before they unleashed an 18 run fourth over to have us 0/28 after their allotted four overs. Maddy White, Rachel Heenan, Megan Pask, Mimi Sturt & Emma Stuber kept the run rate high as they got us to 2/82 off 12 overs and in sight of victory. A flurry of late wickets in the final stages saw us finish at 5/92 off 16 overs.

It was a great team effort in what was arguably our hardest game for the year. It was particularly pleasing that, with the participation rules, everyone had to play their part with the bat and ball and rotating on and off the field, throughout the season & final.

Congratulations to our premiership winning 13 & under All Girls Cricket team: Rachel Heenan (Captain); Ella Hayward; Madison Taylor; Maddy White; Megan Pask; Mimi Sturt; Emma Stuber; Megan Medland; Jacinta Crawford; Clover Rossiter; Essie Wilson; Ruby Hartley and Daria Pollock (absent).

Special thanks to our scorers Emma White and Kerri Medland, and Tim White for the coaching.

JUNIOR REVIEWS – ALL GIRLS

U16 All Girls

The 16 and under team also had a wonderful season. Despite the frustration of a 5 team competition and the resultant byes, the Bentleigh ANA girls finished the season a game clear on top of the ladder with 7 wins 2 losses & 2 byes. It was difficult at times to field a consistent line up in the Sunday competition.

Our own girls from last year were joined by several players from other clubs (Carnegie, Murrumbeena and South Melbourne) & a number of fill ins throughout the season.

In the end we had 13 girls qualified for the final. Although

we posted a competitive score of 6 / 101 in the final against Toorak-Prahran / Mt Waverley, it proved not to be enough with Toorak – Prahran passing us 2/102 with 2 overs to spare. It was a game where we just could not seem to get going. Missed opportunities in our batting and bowling eventually costing us the opportunity to win the game.

Well done to all the girls who participated in this team. It was a pleasure to be a part of your cricketing dream & hopefully we will see you all back again next year as you are all still eligible to play (old timer Rebecca Heenan excluded).

Although unsuccessful in the final, it was a great season for the girls. As well as playing for Bentleigh ANA, many of the 16 & under girls were given the opportunity to play for

the MCC Thirds in the South East Womens Community grade cricket. The pathways and opportunities are now there for any of our girls to play on beyond the All Girls Competition and potentially reach the pinnacle of Victorian Cricket in the Womens Premier League.

Special thanks again to Tim White for assistance in coaching the girls & Phil Clifford & Mark Homberg for their

scoring.

Commendations:

As well as several players playing for the MCC this year we have had many players playing representative cricket:

School Sport Victoria 12 and under: Ella Hayward

East Team AGCC: Rebecca Heenan; Jacinta Crawford; Ella Hayward

South East Metro under 18s: Rebecca Heenan;

South East Bayside Breakers under 16s: Stephanie Clifford; Rachel Heenan; Emma Medland

South East Bayside Breakers under 14s: Maddy White

Victorian Club Cricketer of the Week: Rebecca Heenan 6/3 off 4.4 overs versus Beaumauris 29/11/2016

SECA 12 and under team; Scorpions under 16s; Victorian Under 13 Indoor: Annecy Homberg

Congratulations to Rebecca Heenan who has also won both the batting and bowling averages for the entire ISEC 16 and under All Girls Cricket Competition.

Congratulations also to Rachel Heenan who has also won both the batting and bowling averages for the entire ISEC 13 & under All Girls Cricket Competition.

JUNIOR REVIEWS – U16 GIRLS JUNIOR REVIEWS – ALL GIRLS

Click Cup Celebrity T20

Over the Melbourne Cup Weekend, BANA hosted the first Click Cup Celebrity T20 Match to range funds for the awareness and cure of Epilepsy. The day was in honour of

Emma Holmesby, the daughter of Russell and sister to Luke and Sean.

Emma tradically lost her life to the desease and it was fantastic to see the ANA community get behind the day and help either on the BBQ or behind the Bar.

Thank you to all those who donated their time, money and auction items to make sure the day was a success.

Special thank you to Luke Forrest and James Coyne who started to arrange the day back in early August!

Legends Club Luncheon + XMAS Party!

This year’s edition of the ANA Legends Day saw Carlton great David Parkin address the legend’s club.

Sam Wolfe’s mouth was constantly open as David spoke about an era where Carlton were actually decent. Thank you to Russell Holmesby for arranging the day as well as our past players that continue to make this one of the events of the season.

Later that evening, once again the club had over 100

friends & family attend the Xmas Party. Seeing both the seniors & junior members together was fantastic to see & needs to happen more. Thank you to the many friends & partners of our playing group that made this night a success, including Ruth Loiacono, Conny Gill and Emma White.

Vote Count Night

One of the most enjoyable & funniest nights the club has seen for years was held post Round 11 at King George with the club holding its Vote Count

For the first time ever the two voted upon awards were both tied. Arryn Sippos & Alastair Richardson tied for the Cedric Jansz Medal, while Adam Coyne & Graham McInnes took home “Jack” for the fielding shield.

A big thank you must go to our MC for the night, James Coyne, who not only hosted the night but for his half time entertainment that had the crowd in tears of laughter.

Well done James on putting together a hugely successful night as well as everyone who made the effort to come!

EVENTS

Maddy White Who got you down to ANA? My Dad; The Fossil, & my brother, Gus. Any Achievements? Seca & Bayside Breakers representation. Breakers State Championship (V.C) 2015/16 U13 Premiership Favorite Memory? Winning U13 Girls Premiership Undefeated. Favorite ANA Player? James White, Ella Howard, My Dad (He told me that) Dream Team Opening Bowlers? Ella Howard and myself Worst Batsman you’ve seen at ANA? Jackson Kirby Ground that haunts you? The Peanut Farm “A’s” or “Natives” Natives- Especially when Jack Morrison yells it

Sam Loiacono Who got you down to ANA? My Dad Any Achievements? 14/15 Bowling Award + Best Finals Player Favorite Memory? Making 50 Favorite ANA Player? James White Dream Team Opening Bowlers? Arryn Siposs & Tim Scott Worst Batsman you’ve seen at ANA? Jackson Kirby Ground that haunts you? Whyte Street Reserve “A’s” or “Natives” Natives

Matthew Lloyd Who got you down to ANA? Joel Gebert & Tim Caterson Any Achievements? 117 v East Sandy, 5/21 v Kingston Heath Favorite Memory? Gilly’s face after he dropped 3 catches in 5 balls off T.Shipp Favorite ANA Player? Frank Loiacono/Peter Bishop. Heart & Soul of the club. Dream Team Opening Bowlers? James “Selleys” Coyne & myself. Worst Batsman you’ve seen at ANA? Stu Craven Ground that haunts you? Bricker Reserve. Stumped 2nd ball off a med pace bowler... “A’s” or “Natives” A’s

Matt Withers Who got you down to ANA? Jackson Kirby Any Achievements? U16s Premiership Favorite Memory? Playing under Whelan’s captaincy in the 6ths Favorite ANA Player? Peter Bishop. Nothing not to like about how he goes about it Dream Team Opening Bowlers? Me bowling, straight breaks with Gilly bowling pace Worst Batsman you’ve seen at ANA? Kirby, he has had 5 years to work at it. Keep working mate Ground that haunts you? Beasley Reserve, have nightmares of the sand as well as a Prelim “A’s” or “Natives” Up the Natives!!

PLAYER PROFILES PLAYER PROFILES

Rookies: Batting Average – Dylan Leech @ 40.67 Bowling Average – Bryar Jefford @ 9.00 Fielding Award – Charlie Garcia Most Improved – Josh Hine Rookies: Batting Average – Arya Thearam @ 28.33 Bowling Average – Jonathan Waters @ 5.29 Most Improved – Noah Moss Coaches Award – Alex Reubenicht U12C: Batting Average – Jack Loiacono @ 52.5 Bowling Average – William Simos @ 11.2 Best All Rounder – Gus White Most Consistent – Matthew Gibbons U12B: Batting Average – Ashley Curry @ 87.00 Bowling Average – Shaun Heenan @ 9.44 Century Trophy – Mark Banducci: 100* v Brighton Best All Rounder – Mark Banducci Most Improved – Harry Clifton Best Finals Player – - Hugh Douglas U14D: Batting Average – Luke Domaschenz @ 149.00 Bowling Average – Tyler Bishop @ 5.45 MDB Award – James Rath Most Improved – Cooper Wallace Best Finals Player - Anthony Gibbons U14B: Batting Average – Harry Gower @ 57.00 Bowling Average – Jack Richards @ 8.13 Coaches Award – Nicholas Carter Most Improved – Josh Hailstone U16C: Batting Average – Samuel Kalomiris @ 83.50 Bowling Average – Michael Whelan @ 9.29 Best All Rounder – Dean Moriatis Most Improved – Brendan Guy 13 & Under Girls: Batting Average – Rachel Heenan @ 144.00 Bowling Average – Rachel Heenan @ 4.00 Most Improved – Megan Medland Best First Year Player – Megan Pask Best Finals Player – Ella Hayward

16 & Under Girls: Batting Average – Rebecca Heenan @ 171.00 Bowling Average – Rebecca Heenan @ 3.22 Bowling Award – Rebecca Heenan Best First Year Player – Annecy Homberg Coaches Award – Daria Pollock Best Finals Player – Samira Chowdhary FOURTH XI: Batting Average – Sam Wolfe @ 62.50 Bowling Average – Alastair Richardson @ 9.26 THIRD XI: Batting Average – N/A Bowling Average – Michael Whelan Jnr- @ 40.67 SECOND XI: Batting Average – Peter Bishop @ 39.29 Bowling Average – James Coyne @ 10.19 FIRST XI Batting Average – Geenath Perera @ 34.33 Bowling Average – Arryn Siposs @ 13.55 Best Finals Performance Jack Morrison Best Individual Performance Steve Carter – 145 runs. Most Improved Jack Morrison Batting Aggregate Tim White 351 Frank Loiacono 351 Bowling Aggregate James Coyne – 21 Wickets Junior Club Champion Luke Domaschenz Jason Sherlock/Darcy McCaffrey Best U21 Player: Matt Withers Jack Vorbach Shield: Adam Coyne & Graham McInnes Cedric Jansz Medallist: Arryn Siposs & Alastair Richardson Eddie Benson Best Clubman James Coyne Bob Arnfield Senior Club Champion Tim White

END OF SEASON AWARDS