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Kingston Hawthorn Cricket Club
Affiliated with Cricket Victoria, Cricket Southern Bayside, & S.E.C.A.
Kingston Hawthorn is the trading name of the
St. John Vianneys – St. Bedes –
Hawthorn – East Melbourne Cricket Club Inc.
ARBN A0092274T ABN 158 793 530 65
ANNUAL & FINANCIAL REPORT
SEASON 2020/2021
Presented to Members
18th August 2021
Kingston Hawthorn Cricket Club Annual Report | 2020/21
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Office Bearers & Positions of Responsibility ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Sponsors.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Hall of Fame & Life Members ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Test Cricketers (whilst a playing member of the club) ....................................................................................................................... 6
Grounds .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
President’s Report .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Financial Report ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Audit Report...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Celebrations ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Head Coach’s Report......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Junior Reports ................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Obituaries ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
From the Pressbox ............................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Club Premiership List ........................................................................................................................................................................ 35
Major Club Awards ........................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Batting/Bowling Awards ................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Junior Awards ................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Ryder Medal Votes ............................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Statistics ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Best Partnerships – Club ................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Individual Summary .......................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Best Fielding ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Centuries ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
5 Wickets or more (Innings) .............................................................................................................................................................. 40
Hattricks ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 40
Harry Boyle Award – Club Champion ................................................................................................................................................ 41
Ladders.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
2020/21 Averages ............................................................................................................................................................................. 46
Cricket Victoria – Club Awards .......................................................................................................................................................... 58
Guest Speaker Functions .................................................................................................................................................................. 60
Cover Photo: Newcomer Harvinder (Harry) Singh picks up a wicket at Walter Galt. The new scoreboard is in the background
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OFFICE BEARERS & POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Patrons: Messrs: R. M. Cowper and I. K. Law
No. 1 Members: Cr Tamsin Bearsley & Cr Geoff Gledhill - Kingston City Council
President: Brett Sebire
Vice President: Phil O’Meara
Secretary: John R Noonan
Treasurer: Danny Stevenson
Director of Cricket: Phil O’Meara
Committee: Sue Cater, Greg McLeod, Jono Boyd, Matthew Acocks, Robyn McLeod, Lyle D’Rozario, Janitha Katugampola, Jake
Marnie
Administration Manager Tom Brain
Head Coach: Peter Marshall
Coaching Staff Alan Manning, Asanka Gurusinha, Jono Boyd
Captains: 1st XI Shorye Chopra
2nd XI Lyle D’Rozario
3rd XI Kaidin Jackson, Jake Marnie, Matt Acocks
4th XI Arun Mannarsamy
5th XI John Noonan
6th XI Stephen McMahon
Masters John R Noonan
Junior Coordinator: Sue Cater
Ground Maintenance: Grass Up (Adam, Chris, Fish & team), Brian Hunt, Tom Brain, Paul Crowe and Phil O’Meara
Delegates: Cricket Victoria: Brett Sebire
SECA: Sue Cater, John R Noonan
CSB: John R Noonan
Scorers: 1st XI Craig Reece
2nd XI James Maloney
Scoreboard Attendant: Ms Annette Cann
Team Manager/s 1st XI Janitha Katugampola
The first Executive Committee following the merger of Kingston Saints & Hawthorn-East Melbourne Cricket Clubs.
L-R: Phil O’Meara – Director of Cricket, Brett Sebire – Vice President, Petar Ivetic – President, John R Noonan – Secretary, Danny Stevenson - Treasurer
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SPONSORS
Kingston Hawthorn Cricket Club would like to thank and endorse our loyal Corporate
Sponsors:
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HALL OF FAME & LIFE MEMBERS
HALL OF FAME
The following people have achieved the most prestigious award the Club has to offer. Their individual efforts equate to more
than 400 years of service. We thank them for their extraordinary contribution.
Inductee Date Inducted Inductee Date Inducted
Tom Horan 17 Feb 2007 John Chambers 16 Feb 2008
Harry Boyle 17 Feb 2007 Bob Cowper 23 Mar 2012
Joyce Bath 17 Feb 2007 Alfred Clarke 23 Mar 2012
Ray Steele 17 Feb 2007 Ian Law 23 Mar 2012
John Atkinson 17 Feb 2007 Craig Reece 8th Apr 2017
Jack Cahill 17 Feb 2007 Brian Hunt 8th Apr 2017
Peter MacAlister 16 Feb 2008 Greg McLeod 8th Apr 2017
Frank Laver 16 Feb 2008
LIFE MEMBERS
The list below represents Life Members who are still with us. Their service to the Club has been outstanding, and we sincerely
thank them for their efforts.
John Atkinson Peter Artaud Hamish Bremner Graham J Christie Geoff Cormack
Bob Cowper Peter Cracknell Paul Crowe Ted Cusack Paul Eddy
John Etherington John Evans Chris Fildes Trevor Finlayson Leo Gamble
Tim Godfrey Lew Green Peter Hanson John H Harvey Martin Horton
Rod Howe Paul Hulett Brian Hunt Andrew Huntington Tom Hynes
Brian Irving Peter Ivetic Barry Kirk Peter Knuppel Ian Law
Peter Lewis John Maher Dennis Mason Graham Matthews OAM Mrs Robyn McLeod
Martin Mulcahy Chris Murphy John R Noonan John T Noonan Mrs Anne O’Meara
Philip O’Meara Jeff O’Rourke Michael O’Shea Craig Reece Joe Reilly
Bill Rhoden Peter Roach Peter Robinson Mrs Gwen Rowe John Salmon
David B Scott David Shepard Marcus Spencer Mark Spencer Danny Stevenson
Kevin Sullivan Paul Sundberg Bernie Symons Michael Symons Geoff Terrell
Kenneth B Thomas Steve Wadsworth Bruce Wilson Chris Warne Peter Wintle
Unfortunately the Life Members listed below have since passed on. We thank them and their families for their service to the
Club.
Bro Finian Allman Benjamin Barnett AM Gordon Bate Harry Boyle Jack Cahill
David Caithness Harrold Carroll John Chambers Alfred Clarke Peter Corboy
Bryan Cosgrove Harry Davidson Reginald Dufty Len Eddy Bill Ellis
W Fleming Ronald Francis Jack Goldsbury Edwin Healy Eugene Healy
William Hickford Frederick Hilke Tom Horan George Horsburgh Rev Canon Ernest Hughes
Rev Walter Jona Alexander Kelso Kevin Ladd Frank Laver John Law
Peter MacAlister Greg McLeod John McNaughton A.R. (Bunny) Mills Charlie Nodrum
Bernie Noonan John Plumridge Jonathon Pyke William Rayson Phillip Reece
A. C. Richardson Lou Richardson William Rigball Stanley Rimington Mrs Helen Roach
John Roach Peter Robertson Louis Salvana Ed Seitz Harry Smith
John P Smith Ken Stevens Ray Steele Kenneth A Thomas J C Whyte
Peter Wingrave Vic Woolf
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TEST CRICKETERS (WHILST A PLAYING MEMBER OF THE CLUB)
Player Years Tests Player Years Tests
Tom Horan * 1877-1885 15 John Harry 1895 1
Harry Boyle 1879-1884 12 Albert Trott 1895 1
Tom Groube 1880 1 Frank Laver 1899-1909 15
Henry Scott * 1884-1886 8 Peter McAlister 1903-1909 8
William Midwinter 1894 3 Edgar Mayne 1921-1922 2
Henry Musgrove 1885 1 Keith Rigg 1930-1931 1
Bill Robertson 1885 1 Ben Barnett 1938 4
Patrick McShane 1885 1 Bob Cowper 1964-1968 27
Joe Worrell 1886-1888 4 * Denotes Captain
GROUNDS
Walter Galt Reserve (Turf) 1st & 2nd XI Premier Cricket
Turner Road Reserve Oval 2 (Turf) 3rd & 4th XI Premier Cricket
St. Bede’s College (Turf) 5th XI CSB Division 5, Saturday One Day & Masters
Turner Road Reserve Oval 3 (Synthetic) SECA Under 16B
St. Bede’s College (Synthetic) SECA Under 14B
Walter Galt Reserve Oval 2 (Synthetic) SECA Under 12D Gold & Under 12D Blue
Again, many thanks to St Bedes College for allowing the use of their facilities for cricket. The Club is indeed grateful of our
partnership with the College.
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
12 months ago I sat down to write my report in the midst of a State wide lockdown due to increased numbers
of the Corona virus working their way through the Community. Tonight as I tap away on the keyboard we are
mid-way through Lockdown 6.0 in a world vastly different from what we all new.
Globally there has been in excess of 204 million cases of the virus with 4.3 million deaths.
So how did this impact on our cricket season ? We were indeed fortunate to start as scheduled albeit a week
later than anticipated, with a predominately un-interrupted program, with the exception of a one week lockdown in January.
As mentioned in last year’s report, Pete Marshall took over the reigns as Head Coach, with Al Manning, Asanka Gurusinhe and
Jono Boyd providing great assistance. Asanka was duly appointed as the Head Coach for Nigeria and moved overseas just before
the Christmas break.
These guys are passionate about our Cricket Club, and certainly displayed that passion and commitment across a difficult and
logistically challenging season. I thank them for their time and effort, and am pleased to say that both at Board level and across
the Coaching Group we share the same vision and mission to improve our Club.
The season provided some new challenges as we all felt our way along the Covid safe journey, having to check in at training,
matches and when entering the Clubrooms. Afternoon teas were a thing of the past as it was no longer possible for Clubs to
provide food and drinks to players, each having to bring their own. Change rooms were off limits and cricket balls required to be
sanitised every 14 overs.
With restrictions on crowd numbers, our social activities were severely hampered, with capacity limits on our social rooms and
numbers within the facility. This provided a major fund raising challenge and pretty much destroyed opportunity for sponsorship
arrangements with many local businesses going through tough times.
With social gatherings permitted outdoors, we were indeed fortunate to be supported by our regular friends and spectators,
supporting our Blaster cricket on Friday nights and our home games on Saturdays.
Off field we made some significant in-roads with our debt reduction program, and we secured Turner Road No 2 in Highett as our
second Premier ground, returning our 5th and 6th XI’s to St Bedes College. We unveiled our new electronic scoreboard in Round 1,
completing our current infrastructure projects, and saved our regular attendant Annette some pain and suffering from the
elements.
This now puts us in place to focus on our strategic cricket direction and improving our on-field capability. We have a secure plan
including processes to re-build and improve, so I’d encourage all our current players to get on board.
On the cricketing side we bolstered a secure supporting relationship with SECA to foster young players to the Premier system, and
we saw the return of the Under 16 Dowling Shield to the Premier cricket fixture. These are indeed important initiatives for the
Club, opening a defined pathway for talented young players to the Hawks in coming seasons. The Dowling format will migrate to
an Under 17 competition in 2021/22, and will now culminate in a final series.
Many thanks to those involved in providing support to the SECA representative and Dowling sides.
Our performances across the season showed promise, drastically increasing our win/loss ratio from the previous season across all
grades. We realise that we need to improve, and our focus is to attract and foster young local talent to the Club, moving forward.
We have some of the best facilities in Premier cricket, an outstanding Coaching team, and a well-supported, Community focused
environment, so the opportunity is available for all players to hone their skills, work hard, and improve their performances.
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I would urge all our players to focus on their cricket, their fitness, and their improvement, and not let trivial distractions hamper
the chance to get better; leave the Club stuff to the Committee, the ground activities to the Curating team, and the coaching to
the Coaches.
Once again our Committee worked harder than ever to facilitate the Covid requirements, ensuring that all designated processes
were followed, and keeping our members in a safe and healthy environment. Many thanks to new Administration Officer Tom
Brain for his assistance, and for following the ever changing Covid protocol journey in his supplementary role of Covid officer. I’m
not sure many people realise how much extra time the Covid protocols took to prepare, revise, and implement, so I thank all our
Committee members for their efforts and commitment.
To Jake Marnie, Lyle D’Rozario, Jono Boyd and Matty Acocks, not moving on in a Committee role, I thank you for your efforts, and
hope that you gained something for the experience. To Lyle in particular, we wish you well in your coaching endeavours and thank
you for your efforts across many years at the Club, and to Matty, many thanks for looking after the Friday Night Blaster program.
Many thanks to all our Captains across all grades and competitions, particularly Jonty Noonan for taking on the 5th XI and guiding
them to a final’s appearance, only to be shafted by the weather.
Our Junior program, again brilliantly led by Sue Cater, stepped up another level, with participation levels on the increase, and with
the Under 12 teams again utilising Walter Galt No 2 as a home base, adding a whole new dimension to our Friday night Community
cricket events.
A special thank you to all our Junior Coaches, team managers, parents, supporters and players who have made the Junior Program
an outstanding area of Club culture.
Thanks also to our volunteers who provide great assistance in the roles they undertake:-
Liam Pidd – Friday night/ function barman
Jo McKenzie – Saturday/function barperson
Mark Ruddy – BBQ king, Cleaner, dishwasher
Craig Reece – 1st XI scorer & Historian
James Moloney – 2nd XI scorer
Annette Cann – Scoreboard attendant
Brian Hunt – Wicket/Nets maintenance/Cleaner and general handy work
Kevin Sullivan – Clubroom cleaning
Darren Sheehan for his general assistance and the Club Room cleaning in Kev’s absence
Paul Crowe – Managing and maintaining our bar stock, and assistance with our meals on Thursday and Friday nights.
Tony Hawkins for setup and dismantling the practice nets
In a year very different to normal, our social activities were kept to a minimum. We were indeed fortunate enough to celebrate
the naming of our pavilion in honour of Brian Hunt and Greg McLeod. Unfortunately Greg lost his battle last October. The passing
of Greg, a stalwart of the Club, Life member and Hall of Famer, has left a huge hole in the operations of the Club, and our
Community in general. It is difficult to quantify the number of tasks undertaken by Greg, and it is only as we move forward, the
enormity of the parts that Greg played in the Club’s development. He is, and will continue to be, sorely missed by all of us.
The upcoming 2021/22 season is approaching quickly, however we have a strange sense of de ja vu with the lead up to last season
and the imposition of the Corona virus and our adaptive lifestyle. Our pre-season training regime has been interrupted and again
proving a challenge for both coaches and players.
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Lockdowns are a part of our regular daily life, and we now have several vaccines, and an important rush to get everyone vaccinated
to enable some form of resemblance of a normal way of life.
We need to be brave and follow the imposed rules, getting vaccinated when we can, as this is the only opportunity for society to
move forward. We need to undertake our own fitness work when permitted, and keep tabs on our mates.
There will be a cricket season, and I urge all supporters and our Community to get behind the Club, our young playing group,
support where you can, stay safe and positive, and reach out to a mate, if and when it becomes a challenge.
We are all doing it tough, but if we remain positive and stay focused we will get through.
This cricket season signals the start of our new journey, fostering youth, empowering young players, and fostering gradual
improvement.
Let us all get on board and support our charges.
Go Hawks!
Brett Sebire
President
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FINANCIAL REPORT
KINGSTON HAWTHORN CRICKET CLUB INC Reg. No. A0092274T A.B.N 15 879 353 065
Trading, Profit and Loss Statement
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st May 2021
Unaudited Audited Audited
Income 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019
Grants $79,633 $78,228 $107,207
Fundraising Activities $5,513 $13,096 $15,463
Donations $5,099 $4,925 $3,601
Functions and Presentation Nights $1,282 $13,660 $1,197
Sponsorship and Advertising $2,389 $11,847 $11,506
Memberships
Dues and Subscriptions $31,896 $31,191 $30,493
Other income
Interest Received $0 $0 $0
Bar and Canteen Sales $45,740 $58,475 $49,195
Sundry Income $3,314 $5 $0
Uniform Sales $10,455 $16,078 $8,721
TOTAL INCOME $185,320 $227,505 $227,383
Expenditure
Administration Expenses
Bank Charges $941 $1,076 $1,065
Fines and Penalties $150 $200 $25
Interest on CV loans $0 $752 $1,125
Postage $186 $187 $177
Printing and Stationery $44 $256 $106
Sponsorship Expenses $0 $450 $175
Telephone, Mobile and Fax $0 $0 $0
Electricity and Gas $3,296 $4,347 $4,377
Cricket Expenses
Affiliation Fees $1,285 $852 $708
Clubroom Expenses $3,224 $4,836 $3,147
Equipment and Match Day Expenses $17,699 $9,406 $10,242
Ground and Facilities Hire $28,007 $10,363 $19,756
Payments to Players, Coaches, Umpires $37,616 $50,346 $51,148
Repairs and Maintenance $3,665 $39,825 $37,881
Other Expenses
Bar & Canteen Purchases $27,799 $38,783 $36,768
Clothing Purchases $11,077 $27,089 $13,555
Donations $0 $0 $0
Sundry Expenses $3,974 $9,455 $6,696
Trophies and Presentation Expenses $1,777 $1,379 $3,437
TOTAL EXPENSES $140,741 $199,602 $190,388
Surplus/(Deficit) from ordinary Activities $44,579 $27,903 $36,995
These statements should be read in conjunction with the attached notes and audit report, when available.
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KINGSTON HAWTHORN CRICKET CLUB INC
Reg. No. A0092274T A.B.N 15 879 353 065
BALANCE SHEET
For the year ended 31st May 2021
Unaudited Audited Audited
Assets 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019
Current Assets
Petty cash $1,519 $1,972 $2,080
HEMCC ING Investment $0 $0 $295
HEMCC NAB $0 $0 $0
KHCC Bendigo Cheque Account $57,542 $21,110 $30,255
KSCC Bendigo Bank $0 $0 $0
PayPal $282 $96 $0
Prepayments $0 $0 $0
Total $59,343 $23,178 $32,629
Non-Current Assets
Plant and Equipment at cost $55,724 $57,166 $15,711
Furniture and Fittings at cost $39,300 $39,300 $39,300
Property Improvement at cost $112,200 $112,200 $112,200
Total $207,224 $208,666 $167,211
Total Assets $266,567 $231,844 $199,840
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Sundry Creditors $0 $0 $0
Provision for GST $761 -$778 $88
$761 -$778 $88
Non-Current Liabilities
Loans - Secured $0 $0 $30,000
Supporter Loans $22,591 $35,000
Total Liabilities $23,352 $34,222 $30,088
Net Assets $243,215 $197,622 $169,752
Equity
Accumulated Surplus $243,215 $197,622 $169,752
Total Equity $243,215 $197,622 $169,752
These statements should be read in conjunction with the attached notes and audit report, when available.
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AUDIT REPORT
Qualified Opinion
The purpose of the audit is to express an opinion on the financial report of Kingston Hawthorn Hawks Cricket Club, which
comprises the Balance Sheet as at 31 May 2021, the Profit & Loss Statement, and notes to the financial statements, including a
summary of significant accounting policies, and the responsible entities declaration.
In our opinion, except for the effect of the matters described in the “Basis of Qualified Opinion” section of our report, the
accompanying financial report of Kingston Hawthorn Hawks Cricket Club gives a true and fair view of the entity’s financial
position as at 31 May 2021 and of its financial performance for the year then ended.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
1. Cash takings in the form of player subscriptions, bar sales and canteen sales are a significant source of revenue for
Kingston Hawthorn Hawks Cricket Club. The control mechanisms surrounding the receipt, collection and recording of cash prior
to entry into its financial records are insufficient or unable to be subsequently verified. Accordingly, as the evidence available to
us regarding this revenue from this source was limited, our audit procedures with respect to cash receipts and payments had to
be restricted to the amounts recorded in the financial records. We, therefore are unable to express an opinion on whether the
recorded cash income and expenses are complete.
2. All assets in the Balance Sheet are represented at the purchase prices rather their current written down or market
values. Additionally, Kingston Hawthorn Hawks Cricket Club does not have a current record of the specific memorabilia that are
in the club’s possession. Such assets have not been valued nor have they been sighted to confirm their continued existence.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are
further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are
independent of the registered entity in accordance with the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical
Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial
report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Other Information
The Kingston Hawthorn Hawks Cricket Club are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the
information included in the registered entity’s annual report for the year ended 31 May 2021, but does not include our auditor’s
report.
Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not express any form of
assurance conclusion thereon.
The scope of the audit does not extend to the other information and, thus, does not consider whether the other information is
materially inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially
misstated. We have nothing to report and express no opinion in this regard.
Responsibilities of Responsible Entities for the Financial Report
The responsible entities of the entity are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in
accordance with Australian Accounting Standards and for such internal control as the responsible entities determine is necessary
to enable the preparation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial report, entities are responsible for assessing the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern,
disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the
responsible entities either intends to liquidate the registered entity or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to
do so.
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The responsible entities are responsible for overseeing the entity’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is
a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards will
always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material
if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the
basis of the financial report.
As part of an audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards, we exercise professional judgement and maintain
professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial report, whether due to fraud or error, design and
perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from
error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the registered entity’s
internal control.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related
disclosures made by responsible entities.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of the responsible entity’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on
the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant
doubt on the registered entity’s ability
to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our
auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial report or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.
Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or
conditions may cause the registered entity to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial report, including the disclosures, and whether
the financial report represents the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with the entity regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant
audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
Lydon Desa CA
22/08/2021
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CELEBRATIONS
In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, for 2019, the former Hawthorn-East Melbourne cricketer, John Etherington, was appointed
a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to the community.
John played for H-EM from 1973 to 1983, playing 30 First XI matches between 1977 and 1980. A right-handed batsman, he
scored one First XI century and was a member of the 1976-77 Second XI premiership team, the first such at the Club, since 1923-
24. In 1983, John commenced to act as the Clubs auditor. It was a function he would continue to fulfil, in order to help a grateful
Club, for the next thirty-two years, before finally retiring in 2015.
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In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, for 2020, the former Hawthorn-East Melbourne cricketer, Kevan Carroll, was awarded the
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to cricket.
Kevan played 12 First XI matches with H-EM and a further 48 matches with University. Kevan’s lengthy career began at
Hawthorn in the late 1950’s and concluded in the early 1990’s. He was also a committeeman, coach to several Dowling Shield
squads, and captain of the Club XI. He was later President and Administration Manager at University and has contributed over
fifty years of service to cricket in Victoria.
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The former Hawthorn wicket-keeper, John Simpson, is congratulated for recently making his International debut, with England in
a Limited Overs International against Pakistan. John played eight matches with Hawthorn during the 2011-12 cricket season. He
had a highest score of 50 at Camberwell. John is the regular Middlesex wicket-keeper and a good lower order batsman.
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HEAD COACH’S REPORT
Season 2020/21
Committee, Players, Life Members, Sponsors and Supporters, its my pleasure to present the Coaches
report for the 20/21 season.
Certainly a roller coaster ride coming into be Development Coach to Interim, Caretaker and then
appointed Senior Coach in late July. Being a Covid affected season, the landscape was very different,
and limited pre season proved challenging for the Coaching Group. Getting to know the players and
their abilities took time, and to be honest it was a work in progress from round 1 to 17.
Together with my great Friend and good Sporting person Alan Manning, and Jono Boyd we understand the task ahead and will
show the same commitment and passion to improve our performances and provide a good environment for Young cricketers in
the Bayside area,
Facilities, equipment
The centre wicket and practice wickets were terrific and continual rotation helped. Many thanks to Adam and his team, Chris and
Fish, also to our legend Hunty.The purchase of new covers helped, and we need to store them carefully over winter. It would be
of great advantage if we could entertain centre wicket training a few more times throughout the upcoming season.
The new shed proved to be a great asset and enabled us to store and care for our training aids. Our bowling machines used
constantly, and the addition of a new Bola would even be better..
Each team had dedicated warm up kits and these were of great benefit. Our rooms at the Galt were always spotless, you couldn’t
fault our ground and clubhouse with the new scoreboard.
Our outfield played terrific despite some indifferent match reports which we should ignore.. haha, Purely a privilege to play at the
Galt.
The addition of Frogbox live match day video streaming proved to be a vital coaching tool moving forward… many thanks for
that..Brett and committee.
Committee Help
Players and Coaches couldn’t have asked for anymore, and Match day with Geebung, Tom, Brett, Danny, Phil, etc was excellent.
Thurs nite with Danny, Darren, Mark etc all went well, and between Tom and JR we got thru the backroom stuff. Thanks to Jake,
Lyle and Cocksy for sorting apparel and social stuff, however we need more support in this area.
SECA and Dowling Programs
This is our future ! We met with the SECA Board in April and re-connected with Cricket Southern Bayside. We have an agreement
in place to foster the SECA Rep teams, and provide coaches and facilities for the next 3 years. We kept our word with Kim … ran
their representative training, trials, and nets, and then provided coaches and venues. This enabled us to tap into the kids for the
Dowling Team and we put ourselves on the map. Well done to Niv, Al, Patty and Jono. Tom for scoring, Sue for helping and all
involved.
Winter Academy
A 10 Session program has been conducted with assistance from Senior players and Al Manning. We had 36 boys sign up and the
program I believe has run wonderfully.
Both indoor and outdoor sessions have been conducted and this is a prelude to some lads joining the Hawks, some auditioning
for the Dowling Program in Jan 22, and others doing the Academy again next year.
Coaches and Staff
Head Coach: Marshy Asst Coach: Al Manning 3s and 4s Coach: Jono Boydm
Skills Coach: Pre season - Asanka Gurinsinghe
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Practice Captain: Tony did a serviceable job and had the nets for training. Chairman of Selection: Phil O”Meara
Many thanks to all gentlemen, team is better than individuals, and we provided all players with quality support and commitment.
To the Scorers and Team Managers.. Craig, James and Geebung and of course Tom Brain, you all made a wonderful commitment
and great support on match days. Thank you to Annette for scoring and Emma No 1 Supporter.
Captains & Selection
Many thanks and acknowledgement to the Skippers - Shorye, Lyle, Kaidan, Arun and Jonty. Jake, Matt,Tom and Riley also assisted
during the year. To have stability with leadership is vital and everyone carried their duties out with dignity, respect and diligence.
Training…
Structure and variety are 2 key elements to training and with excellent facilities, training was well attended throughout the entire
season. Extra sessions allowed the players to utilize the nets and coaches, however we need to improve as individuals, and as a
team many players need to train with more purpose and intensity.
We conducted some centre wicket nights and of course this proved to be beneficial, and had 3 practice games prior to Rnd 1 which
proved to be worthwhile as we hit the ground running early doors.
Pre-season moving forward has been planned, and will involve outdoor, fitness, and 2 Indoor Centres beginning July thru to
October Rnd 1. A planned weekend to Mooroopna will be a worthy opportunity to play on turf prior to the first game.
2021 Washup
18 wins out of 56 games played - 33% win ratio, 17 honourable losses, 8 bad losses
6 centurions, 25 50’s from 14 diff players,4 bowlers took a 5 for.. Sen twice
In the 1s we had 17 players play with 6 debut, In the 2s we had 27 players play, 4s we used 29 players
4 of our Dowling lads played in the premier grades, with 75 players (I think) representing the Club at Premier level.
The Club finished 16th in Club Championship
1s - 18th 2 w 13 losses 2 draws, 2s - 15th 5 w 9 losses 3 draws, 3s - 10th 7 w 7 losses 2 draws, 4s - 4 wins 9 losses 3 draws, 5s played
finals with 1 win in semi, 16s in the Dowling had 3 w 2 losses and played bloody well.
1s batted our overs out on 5 occassions, 2s batted our overs out on 8 occassions, 1s only had 2 open partnerships over 40, 2s had
6 open partnerships over 40
5 times we were worse than 5/50 in the 1s, Only 2 occasions the 2s were worse than 2/50
Obviously a highlight for me was the Premier U16 Dowling program and our club getting the exposure.
We played two T20 games against local Community clubs which provided great engagement and opening our club up to the SECA
community again a highlight.
Numbers at training justified what we had in place, only twice did we go indoor.
The general buy in was pleasing and the assistance from all to set up, pack up was noted. All teams had warm up kits which have
been returned and we have a plentiful supply of balls which I did not start with. Tools for training were adequate and we have set
up some good standards and routines. Yes we can change it up, split groups etc, pool, beach, other sports. I just felt the wickets
were so good and our skills needed work, and with weekly selection we need to train our arses off….
Thurs nites were normally well attended. Well done again to Committee for the Dinners etc, and Match day was always in order
by the Committee. Our Coaches prepared well and most players attended on time. Communication with the group was largely
left to the Coaches and Geebung. Moving forward we will engage more and have more Strategy based meetings, plus some
bonding sessions.
As for the list, I understand players come and go. I am disappointed 1 or 2 have chosen to go to other Premier clubs, however I
wish them well but I cant hide my disappointment when we give so much of our time to them.
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To Alex, Lyle, Jake, Tom and Kaidin thank you for your time at the Hawks, espec Lyle D’Rozario a 10 year loyal servant and
outstanding player and leader, Best wishes to these guys.
Premier lists need to be continually massaged and opportunity given, and we will do this. Our list is young and we will get games
into the players with a mix of leadership and experience.
The pluses Moving Forward
We have Great Facilities, Ownership and control of our ground, Unwaivering support from a loyal and stable committee, and
Committed coaches and players, going into 2nd year understanding each other
This season saw a huge upside from previous years in field performance, with a young group invested and growing together. A
return to Red Ball Cricket, gives us more time to learn our game and our mate’s game also. Super Slam will be back on Tuesday
evenings, and we will continue to provide games with local clubs involving all players
Continuation of Dowling Program at Under 17 level next season and we will continue with a Local bayside feel and support
We need to Improve in :
Our Work Rate at Training, Fitness and Fielding levels, Understanding your role and level of ability what is your best fit, Game
smarts, and Leadership. We will provide enhanced Coaching with more 1 on 1 sessions and further develop our young playing list
We will increase our Feedback to Players and offer more engagement.
Pre Season will be structured and we will look to bring experienced players to the fold through targeted recruiting
We also need to Tidy up our on and off field behaviour etc...
In closing:-
In a year/season where we stop/started and ran into Game 1 on short notice, our early indicators were very positive. Practice
games and training saw great vibe and that continued most of the year, however the weekly grind caught up with our group with
injury, form and some players found wanting- desire and application , together with fitness.
The ability to compete and get into the contest and challenge was heartening in most grades in most games. We had significant
good press and our brand is out there. Overall, we have a future to be the Destination Club in the Bayside area.
Let’s get more good cricket heads into the Club, stick tight, adopt a NO Dickhead Policy and engage young men who want to be
good cricketers and good people. We need Stability and solid Group togetherness to achieve.
The Club in general is in a much better and stronger place than it was a couple of years ago. The coaching team and leadership
group have prioritized giving opportunities where possible, and adding depth to the side where necessary (which we are also
actively recruiting for and working on). The Club's plan is strong, and the improvements can be seen in a quantifiable manner in
the win% throughout the grades
Stick together, work hard together, each player understand their role, have trust in team mates, captain and coaches, and all
working towards a common goal.
Lets make the Kingston Hawthorn Cricket Club a great place to come and play and execute your skills in the best competition in
Melbourne.
My door is always open, Yours in cricket .
Peter Marshall
Head Coach
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FIFTH XI
Covid 19, how it changed the landscape & presented challenges for cricket for Season 2020/2021!
With Covid restrictions & the season being all One Day games, it made for an interesting one!
When Chris (Porno) Murphy & I were approached &offered the captaincy of the 5 th XI, the club wanted someone with age,
experience, a great cricket brain & a great leader. Porno, the obvious choice, said “No”! This old has-been hack, with a broken
down body & stuff all captaincy experience said ‘Yeah, I’ll give it a crack!” It was one of the most fun & enjoyable years of cricket
I’ve ever had!
We played 36 players this season, many being given an opportunity to play 4ths & even 3rds Premier cricket, which was the aim,
with the 5ths being classed as a development side.
Thank you all for your support all year & the opportunity to lead you. WE HAD A GREAT YEAR, I hope you enjoyed the season &
playing alongside & under me. To those that filled in when we were short, your efforts & contributions were noticed & muchly
appreciated by all. To those moving on, good luck with your cricket & careers elsewhere. For the rest, I look forward to seeing
you all next season.
Our best wins, playing really good team cricket, were against Beaumaris at home, Bonbeach (Premiers) at home & Cheltenham
twice at home, including the Semi Final. We didn’t lose a game at home all season! We won 8 games, including the Semi Final,
lost 6 & had 2 Did Not Plays. We finished 3 rd (those 2 non games, one of which for Covid against the bottom side away, proving
costly) &were defeated away in the Preliminary Final by rain &the eventual premiers.
We had some great wins, as mentioned, but also some hard losses &narrow ones too, with Beaumaris away (6 runs) & the first
round away (against Mordialloc by one wicket.) The losses I took hard & take full responsibility for, but were also due to
different factors (low numbers, poor batting, poor bowling, poor captaincy &some bad luck!) One of my best calls of the year
was in that first game giving the experience & opportunity to & backing two U/16 boys ( Luke Sullivan &Cory Cater) to bowl out
the last 8 overs of the innings. Whilst we lost the game by one wicket, I was full of praise for their efforts &how they bowled, &
we all learnt a lot. (These two boys having really good seasons, with them playing 4ths &even 3rds Premier Cricket! Well done
boys!)
There were some great bowling performances this season, with Seb Anderson 6/9 &Kovid Katta 5/13 our stand outs, & with all
of our bowlers toiling hard & bowling pretty well. Our batting was good at times through the year, with 4 players posting scores
above 50 (Seamus McIlroy, Cory Cater, James Vakis & Ishpreet Singh). There were plenty of 40’s, 30’s &starts too, with Kovid &
Anarug Thakur having very consistent games & seasons with the bat. With our fielding, we were the best fielding side in our
grade, getting quite a few direct-hit runouts, we were considered the benchmark & set high standards.
I’d like to thank the leadership crew of my Vice Captain Riley Sheldon, Matt Miles, Porno (early on) Kovid & Blake Foreshew. We
got as far as we did, (and we know we could’ve gone further) through your help, insights, nous, advice &ideas, &your leadership,
application &efforts in the games & at training, & on & off the field.
Congratulations to our award winners & to all of our club award winners, especially also to Sue Cater on winning the “Brian Hunt
Best Club Person Award”. Speaking of Hunty, thank you so much for preparing a wicket for us to play on each week. To Pete
Marshall, Al Manning & Jono Boyd for your coaching, Phil O’Meara & the selection team, especially to the best President in
Premier Cricket Brett Sebire, the committee, Coxy, JR Noonan &Tommy Brain, & G Bung with the Social Media support, you all
worked so hard this year keeping the club running & in making it a really good season under trying conditions &difficult times,
thank you ALL (and to Sheeza) so much for your help, guidance &support all year!
To all of the players, sponsors &supporters, thank you for making, what was such a difficult & memorable season, a more
enjoyable one!
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Finally, the 5 th XI will continue to be a development side, with the importance & main priority being the 4 Premier sides above
us!
The club will give players the opportunity for a game each week in the 5ths that have missed out in playing Premier Cricket. The
captain will give the players all of the opportunities he can, they will be encouraged, monitored, appraised & then promoted due
to consistent performances, & we continually will push & feed players into the 4ths & 3rds.
BUT we, the 5ths, were left with a sour taste in our mouths at season’s end, & a fire still burns deep in our bellies!
We have unfinished business, our aim is to get redemption by going a few steps further in Season 2021/2022 & hoisting up some
silverware for the club.
John Noonan
Captain 5th XI
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JUNIOR REPORTS
Season 2020-2021 has been a successful season seeing the highest number of junior players representing our club since the
forming of Kingston Hawthorn and the formation of a strong Cricket Pathway for the future.
A successful Junior Blasters program was run by Matt Cox with contributions from the senior playing group.
An U16 representative side representing Kingston Hawthorn coached by Peter Marshall, Nivin Sathyajith (past Kingston Saints
Junior player), Prajay Paramesh and Jono Vincent. This sets up the pathway for the juniors to progress into District Cricket. Both
Luke Sullivan and Cory Cater making it into the squad.
Cory Cater and Jonny Roser (KHCC/Bayside) representing SECA in the U16 Keith Mackay Sheild making the grand final - Coached
by Hawthorn Players Jono Vincent and Pat Parsons.
2020-2021 Junior players playing seniors for the club Luke Sullivan, Cory Cater, Joseph McMahon, Kane McInerney, Josh
McInerney, Will Hunter and Josh White
A big thank you to our senior players who took time out to help our juniors progress in their cricket.
U16B- A successful merged side of 14 players from Kingston Hawthorn and Bayside Cricket Clubs that has been together for the
last two seasons. Coached by Chris Sullivan and Stephen McMahan. They won 6 of their 11 matches drawing one and losing 4 to
finish 4th on the ladder. They played their best game of the season beating Aspendale to make it into their first Grand Final
unfortunately going down to Le Page.
The U14B’s played their first season with a full side of Kingston Hawthorn players. They had to play in the Central B grade
competition which is the most competitive of the B Grade competitions, this was another step up from what they have played
before. The team coached by Chris Reeves and Andrew Hunter, played well together and had a lot of fun, their skills had
noticeably improved with some great individual performances. They won 3 of their matches with some very close losses and
improved in every game.
U12d Gold Coached by Jake Ellen had 12 players for a competition of 9 a side. The team won 10 games losing only once. There
were many outstanding performances during the season both batting and bowling. The team mainly top age U12’s in their
second season of cricket are looking forward to a tougher competition in the U14b grade side next season. A special mention to
young allrounder Jordy Ellen for winning the Junior Club Championship award.
U12d Blue coached by Mark Davies also had 12 players for a competition of 9 a side. They were ecstatic to win the first game of
the season and were able to grab another win towards the latter stages of the season. The youngsters improved their skills week
after week again with some awesome individual performances. They all have another season in U12’s
A big thank you to all of the coaches and Senior players that contributed, parents, committee and of course players for
everything they contributed.
Kingston Hawthorn Junior Awards 2020/21
Junior Club Champion - Jordy Ellen
Under 16B Bowling Ave - Cory Cater - 10 wickets @ 12.20
Under 16B Batting Ave - Kane McInerney - 170 runs @ 42.50
Under 16B Fielding Award - Joseph McMahon
Under 16B Coaches award - Luke Sullivan
Under 14B Batting Ave - Josh White - 168 runs @ 28
Under 14B Bowling Ave - Josh McInerney - 8 wickets @ 7.88
Under 14B Fielding Award - Will Reeves
Under 14B Coaches Award - Hunter Lynch
Under 12D Gold Batting Ave - Jordy Ellen - 220 Runs @ 110
Under 12D Gold Bowling Ave - Ryder Donald - 9 Wickets @ 6.56
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Under 12D Gold Most improved - Charles Meunier
Under 12D Gold All-Rounder - Charlton Humphrey
Under 12D Blue Batting Ave - Charlie MacGeorge - 89 runs @ 44.5
Under 12D Blue Bowling Ave - Archie Smith - 12 wickets @ 8.25
Under 12D Blue All-Rounder - Eoin Jessop
Under 12D Blue Most Improved - Jack Stephens
Sue Cater
Junior Coordinator.
U12D BLUE REPORT
Not available at the time of printing.
Mark Davies.
U12D GOLD REPORT
Not available at the time of printing.
Jake Ellen.
U14B REPORT
Over the past few seasons we have struggled to fully field a side without assistance (ie transient merger) from other clubs.
Hence, it was quite a pleasant surprise for Andrew and myself when we realised we would have a full contingent to start the
2020/21 season.
We were quietly optimistic about our season ahead and being placed in the 'B' section, we knew we were going to be facing
some strong opposition. In round 3 we faced off with Bentleigh 3 and unfortunately went down in a nail biter by just 1 run! (8-95
v 5-96) Some individual performances to acknowledge include 41* not out to Josh White (notching his retirement with a massive
6 over mid wicket), 13 runs to both Lincoln Mackenzie and Will Reeves, and a very tidy 1/2 off 2.0 overs from Will Hunter.
This strong form continued into Rd 4 where we successfully notched up our first win for the season, defeating Beaumaris 2 (3-
105 v 6-96). Significant contributions with the willow from Noah Ryan (41* not out) and Max Sullivan (19 runs), and with the ball
2 wickets each to Alex Fenech (2/17) and Lachlan Sullivan (2/10).
In Rd 6 we also put in a super team performance to beat East Sandringham2 by 38 runs. Alex Fenech was again on fire with the
ball in hand (4/15 off 4 overs) and was well supported in the field by his 'wickie', Will Reeves, taking 4 catches and being involved
in 1 run out. From a batting perspective, there were multiple contributors and it was pleasing to see confidence and self belief
growing with more time spent in the middle, this displayed no more so than Lachie Sullivan (13 runs) and Hunter Lynch (16* not
out).
The final round also stands out as our most comprehensive win for the season, overcoming the 1 run defeat in Rd 3 against
Bentleigh (and extreme hot and windy conditions), to have their measure and win. They made 6-83, with our 'work in progress
leggie' Lachie Sullivan claiming 3/13, and the 'outswing king' Will Hunter claiming 3/8. We passed their score only 12 overs in
and 3 wickets down, and given the trying conditions were happy to call it a day. Josh McInerney saved his best batting until the
last round, starting timidly and then growing in confidence with each run, making 26* not out (and well and truly on his way to
retiring as well).
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As it turns out, we finished the season in 8th position (out of 10), however, had we batted on in the last round, we would have
surpassed Beaumaris on percentage and comfortably claimed 7th position.
I would also like to acknowledge the efforts of Tom 'Spizz-a-lish', Lachie Mulcahy and Xavier Beck, all of whom are valuable
members of the team, and are always attentive and eager to improve with every training session. The bottom age fellas (Lachie,
Lincoln and Xavier) will retain their positions in u14's again next season, and I have no doubt they will be great role models for
the younger kids and lead the way exceptionally.
Although it is a team game, there were some individual awards to acknowledge:
Batting Award: Josh White (168 runs, avg 28)
Bowling Award: Josh McInerney (8 wickets, avg 7.88)
Fielding Award: Will Reeves (9 catches, 2 stumpings as WK)
Coaches Award: Hunter Lynch
On behalf of Andrew and myself, I would like to commend the boys on their efforts this season. They are an extremely coachable
and impressionable group of young men, and we have thoroughly enjoyed the camaraderie and banter displayed both on and
off the field.
A final thank you to all parents who happily volunteered their time to score, assist with set-up and simply be there to support
the team. And of course, the junior cricket club would not be where it is today without the outstanding efforts of its co-
ordinator, Sue Cater. Thank you Sue !
We're looking forward to the 2021/22 season, fingers crossed our kids can get out there and enjoy what is a fabulous team game
- without any restrictions!
Go Hawks
Chris Reeves and Andrew Hunter.
U16B REPORT
The U/16’s took to the field with a very similar team to last season as a merged side with Bayside. With 13 players to choose we
had to sit two players out each week however everyone took it in their stride and there were never any complaints.
With Covid resulting in a late start to the season, the league mandated that all games would be one day fixtures of 20 overs a
side. With the previous season having not gone our way in terms of wash outs or heat affected games, it was important to try
and get away to a good start. And to the boy’s credit they did exactly that, with one of our best performances of the year in Rd 1
where we made a competitive 4/109 and then rolled Le Page Park for 60 in under 15 overs.
At the Christmas break, the boys were sitting equal top of the ladder having only lost one game in the first five matches - a close
loss to Aspendale at home. The restart after Christmas saw us continue where we left off with 3 great wins before Covid struck
at the start of February that resulted in a lost round. The boys stumbled a little losing twice to Mordialloc in the space of 3 days
(quirk of the SECA draw) before taking on St Brigids/St Louis in the final round where a win would guarantee finals and a loss
would leave us fighting for 4th spot. In a tight game the boys went down by 5 runs but fortunately we still managed to scrape
into 4th by 0.06%.
Despite going into finals having dropped our last 3 games of the season, both coaches and players knew that our best was still
definitely good enough against any of the finalists. The semi final proved exactly that, with what was the best game the group
had played in the two years of being a merged side. Taking on the top side Aspendale at their home ground, we rattled off 3/106
in our 20 overs with Cory and Kane making great contributions. In reply Aspendale were on the ropes from the first over and a
great team performance saw us roll them for 70. It was fitting reward for the boys, resulting in (for the Kingston Hawks boys at
least) their first grand final since starting juniors over 6 years ago.
In the grand final we were up against Le Page Park at their home ground, the side we had convincingly beaten way back in Rd 1.
In what was a complete reversal of that game, unfortunately we were on the back foot from the first ball and a continuous loss
of wickets saw us at one stage stumble to 6/9. A great knock from Johnny at the end saw us scramble to 82 off our 20 overs.
Unfortunately we couldn’t replicate our bowling effort from the semi final and they eventually passed us in the 13th over.
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