PRESENTATION NIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Michael Williams has been awarded Life Membership of the Ormond Cricket Club. He has currently played 160 1st XI games, been selected in VSDCA representative teams, made five centuries at 1st XI level, served on the General  Committee and has been significantly involved  in other administrative/social activities at Ormond over a period stretching back to almost twenty years…a very worthy Life Member.

presentation night awards 2009-10

Club Championship Winner of the John Robertson Trophy - Christo Otto
  2nd - Mat Cousins
  3rd - Leon Dewitt
  4th - Ted Plant

Most Outstanding Club Person - Russell Oaten

Butch Rogers Trophy (Best performance by a junior playing senior cricket) - Tom Cameron

Special Awards - Michael Williams - 150 VSDCA 1st XI games
                       - Simon Beshara - 100 VSDCA 1st XI games

1st XI Awards - Batting Average - Christo Otto
                     - Bowling Average - Simon Beshara
                     - MVP Votes - 1st Christo Otto (16 votes)
                                       - 2nd Simon Beshara (14)
                                       - 3rd Russell Oaten (7)

2nd XI Awards - Batting Average - Luke Abbey
                      - Bowling Average - Sean Clark
                      - MVP Votes - 1st Sathish Prabakharan (9 votes)
                                        - 2nd Luke Abbey (6)
                                        - 3rd Tony Meyer (5)

3rd XI Awards - Batting Average - Nick Blandford
                     - Bowling Average - Abhi Duseja
                     - MVP Votes - 1st Abhi Duseja (8 votes)
                                        - 2nd Sathish Prabakharan (7)
                                        - 3rd Shane Blandford, Scott McManus, Jack Singleton, Brad Wilson (6)

4th XI Awards - Batting Average - Ted Plant
                     - Bowling Average - Rick Morris
                     - MVP Votes - 1st Ted Plant (14 votes)
                                        - 2nd Jag Mangat, Dave Pelosi (7)
                                        - 4th Rick Morris (6)

Details of the round by round MVP votes are available here. 

INTERNATIONAL NIGHT OF NIGHTS 

Teams Line Up For The National Anthems	Aussie Openers Boyle and Read
Willo Going The Tonk	Internationals  Abhi and Imran
Gunn Bay 13	Christo Otto Belts Besh Out of the Park
Aussies Sing the Victory Song	Thumbs Up From The Boys

On Cup Eve Monday 2nd November the inaugural Omond Aussies v Internationals Twenty20 Match was held.  In perfect weather conditions a good crowd assembled, many dressed in the sporting colors of their country of origin.  The boundary close to the grandstand was shortened to provide a carnival atmosphere, and the crowd enjoyed the opportunity to sit on the ground under the umbrellas.  The international food wagon and bar did a roaring trade.  Our Club President Geoff Cowen presided over the festivities in a regal manner, and his colourful costume was certainly impossible to miss.

After the teams lined up for the playing of the National Anthems, the Aussies batted first and amassed an impressive score of 210 from their 20 overs.  Top scorer was Simon Beshara, who retired after scoring 45 runs including 2 sixes.  Willo also retired after scoring 26 runs.

The Internationals started well with Arvind Krishnamoorthy dismissed for 24.  The highlight of their innings was the batting display by Christo Otto, who hit 3 consecutive huge sixes to the horror of the bowler, Club Captain/Coach Simon Beshara.  Christo retired with 34 runs including 5 sixes.  Despite the Internationals co-opting some local help, they fell short in their chase and finished their 20 overs with 162 runs.

Many of the spectators and participants then retired to the clubrooms for the International Banquet/Smorgasbord.  A wonderful meal of lasagnas and curries followed by pavlova and gelatis was enjoyed by all.  Some great entertainment was provided by Sam Kindlen and his fellow band member.  Some of us invested in Melbourne Cup Sweep horses. and congratulations to those who chose winning horses.

Thanks to Shane Blandford and all his helpers who were involved in organising the evening and the wonderful food.

R.M. Hatch COMPETITION

After winning the RM Hatch Competition for the first time in 2008 and being runners-up in 2009, the Ormond Cricket Club is preparing to perform well again in 2010.  Training and selection trials begin on Sunday 1st November 2009.  Further information is available here. 

Annual Report 2008-09 

The Ormond Cricket Club Annual Report 2008-09 is available here. (PDF File - 493kb)

Photos

David Watts has been very busy attending lots of games and taking many photos. These photos are available for you to view and download. They can be found at http://occlub.spaces.live.com/. Thanks David.