2021/22 News
300 Senior Games | Paul Hartle
Arnie plays his 300th senior game for our club this weekend & we
will always be forever grateful & proud of his impact
on & off the field for making the club what it was, what it is and
what it will be.
Arns contribution to the club has been nothing short of phenomenal over
a long period of time (93/94 onwards)
leading our club for 11 years as Captain/Coach & playing in 6 1st
XI premierships (we'll never forget that 6..) to still playing now.
His stats up to this week read;
673 wickets @ 17.65
7289 runs @ 30.81
8 x 100s
6 x 7fas
10 x 1st XI bowling awards
4 x 1st XI batting awards
7 x Gordie McLeod medal winner
3 x Wally Wedgewood medalist
If you're around on Saturday, he'll be in action at home from 1pm -
come up and watch Arn in action and say thanks with buying him a corona
Milestone | 5,000 Runs
Neil 'Striker' Kent ticked over 5,000 runs on the weekend after a lengthy time away from the game with 41* and 2 groin strains.
Striker passed the milestone in his 254th senior game with a batting
average of 26 alongside hs 6 x 100's with a high score of 141
which sits nicely besides his 6 x 1st XI premierships, 3 x 2nd XI flags
& a flag in the 3rd XI & Jack Peacock!
He's part of Long Island royalty and it's great to have him back playing
Function | International Night
Saturday 4 December.
Gates open at 7.30pm for check in.
Boarding at 8.00pm.
Fare: $60 pp or $100 a couple.
RSVP: 2 December for catering purposes
With the borders now open, it's time for the return of International
Night. Let the Captain of the Long Island skies take you around the
world to drink cocktails, beer & food from 3 different countries.
Past Players Day | Saturday November 13
Round 1 is fast approaching & we want our past players back at our great club as we unfurl the 20/21 Peninsula flag and take our first step back in Provincial!
Come from 1pm for the first ball as we take on our old friends Langwarrin in a cracking first up clash ??
We'll put on food and a couple of happy hours to keep you entertained on the deck!
Tag a past player below to get them to our return to Provincial!
A message from the coaches
Howdy all,
We're getting closer to Round 1 - Josh & Rob have released their
roadmap to R1 below. Whilst not officially confirmed, we can pencil
in Round 1 for all senior grades on Saturday November 13.
Full club training starts from next Tuesday night. It's a limited preseason
due to COVID and whilst people have been getting some training in small
groups lately, the hard work starts next week! Access to the rooms is
for toilet only but we'll be able to serve a post training beverage
to outside if the weather permits. We'll have full access to the rooms
once we hit 80% double dose come late October. There's still no confirmation
either way from the government on vaccination status for playing but
we encourage you to get the jab to protect yourself & your team-mates
and we will strictly enforce any gov mandates around community sport.
Clothing orders will be available to pick up from next week.. we will
need payment for baggy caps and/or vests before we release. Vests are
likely another week away though - can only wear them at 80% double dose.
So far, we have 33 player sponsors which is an amazing effort! Well
done to all those who have made the effort to find one ?? - still plenty
of time to get one so keep trying - $100 off your fees! On the fee structure,
it'll be released later this week - early payment encouraged as always.
Any questions, let me know otherwise see you all soon
Good morning all,
After the news on the weekend that cricket training will be permitted
in small groups,
it’s time to get our heads around pre-season training, and the
fact that Round 1 is potentially only 7 weeks away!
In a normal scenario, at this point in time before our first official
game we would’ve had at least had a week or two of pre-season
training, so we are already behind. It will most likely be another month
before we are able to train in large groups again, so this next 4-5
weeks is crucial to our preparation for the upcoming season.
The current government restrictions (predicted to be) starting Sunday
26th September allow for training to occur between 5 people from 2 two
different households. Whilst this may be beneficial to some, we understand
that most of you will only be able to train with one other person.
With this in mind, we encourage you to try and do the following at least
once a week:
60-90 minute session
Slow jog and run through's before you start any skill work. 5 mins
Bats to get plenty of throw downs and drop balls to get the feet moving
and feel bat on ball (don't go straight into a standard bat vs bowler
scenario). 10 mins each
Bowlers to do plenty of stretching and warm up accordingly. Maybe start
with some 'one step' bowling into the net or half way down the wicket
to ease in. 5-10 mins
Bat vs Bowler: Bats to concentrate on protecting wicket early. Aim for
at least 5 mins of not getting out before trying some more aggressive
shots. Bowlers to work on line and length (5th stump) with stock ball.
Look to introduce variations in later sessions. 10-15 mins each
50 underarm catches each and 20 overarm throws at the stumps from the
bowlers end.
Keepers: 50-100 catches from various lengths, including half volleys
and throws on the full. Try some from crouched positions to start conditioning
glutes and quads.
Extras
Try some running in your pads. Sprints of 1s, 2s and 3s between the
creases.
10-15 minute jog
More catches and ground ball fielding. Don't go too hard on the throwing.
Whilst its important to get back into training, let's make sure we don't
over do it (bowlers particularly)! Listen to your body and if you're
feeling sore, don't push it.
If you have any questions in regards to training or equipment, please
don't hesitate to contact either of us.
Let's get cracking!
Josh and Rob
A message from the President
Hi all,
We just had the Presidents Meeting - there's no update on COVID vaccination
policies from the government yet but should be by next week. Our position
as a committee is to encourage you to get vaccinated but understand
there's reasons not to such as medical etc. We'll be guided by the government/Cricket
Victoria on our policy however and will be enforced.
Option 1 for Senior fixturing is a start date of 13 November for all
grades finishing on 18 December with a 3 week break with all grades
returning 15th January. The last round will be 5th March with finals
over the next 2 weeks with 3 reserve days for Grand Finals.
Option 2 is if the season starts on the 20th, we will only break for
2 weeks over Christmas.
There's other options but we'll cover those off as we get closer to
a start date.
All in all, the more of us that get the jab, the closer we get to getting
out of this shit show and we can be back drinking great northerns on
the deck.
Anyone got a player sponsor yet? Currently the skipper of the 1st XI
and the President have. I'd love to see a few more come in.
Shout out if there's any questions but we'll know more next week.
Cheers, Moose.
(A message from the MPCA)
Dear Member Clubs
The MPCA Board would like to confirm that due to current COVID restrictions
and timelines required to complete a 2 Day/1 Day competition,
the 2021/22 MPCA Season will be played as a 14 Game One Day Competition.
Rd 1 to 7 will be White Clothing/Red Ball and Rd 8 to 14 and Finals
will be played in Coloured Clothing/White Ball format as per 2020/21.
No start date can be confirmed as yet, we are in discussions currently
with CV and Local Councils
regarding other aspects to do with what is required to Train/Play this
coming season due to the
uncertainty of COVID and will communicate info regarding this as soon
as we can.
There will be flexibility required within the fixture to ensure we
complete a season.
Further details regarding fixtures and its structure will be provided
at the
Presidents Meeting on 22nd September.
Senior Captains | 2021/22
We're pleased to announce our senior captains for the upcoming 2021/22
season.
1st XI - Tom Boxell
Womens - Taylor Mullins
2nd XI - Peter Edwards
3rd XI - Stephen Hocking
4th XI - Curtis Lang
5th XI - Laurie Hall
6th XI - Matthew Green
7th XI - Luke Forsyth & Graham French
8th XI - Stebin Stephen
Congratulations and we look forward to seeing you all lead our teams
into success! Bring on Provincial!
Howdy all,
Hope everyone is going ok!
Please see below comments from Cricket Victoria - we're clearly delayed
until we hit 70% minimum vaccination...
which fingers crossed is end of October.
So we're definitely looking at a season of one day games which you can
assume will start as the same time as last season.
I'll receive an outline from the league in a couple of weeks of what
it looks like plus a presidents meeting the week after to confirm it.
Fingers crossed we can ramp up very small group non official training
soon with hopefully some restrictions
easing with outdoor exercise hours & amount of people able to train
together at first dose 70% which we'll hit by 23 September at worst.
We'll be announcing captains for the season shortly so keep an eye out
for that leadership announcement.
Any questions or anti vax weird facebook videos, shout out.
Cheers, Moose.
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Peninsula 1st XI Batting Award | Tom Boxell
Tom has been rewarded for an amazing year with the bat with the Peninsula
1st XI batting award,
Well done Tom after captaining the 1st XI premiership in his second
year with the club leading the way with the willow -
483 runs @ 69, 12 innings, 5 not outs, 3 half centuries & a highest
score of 100*.
Tom tonight also came 2nd in the league medal count to cap off a fantastic
year.
Onwards and upwards in Provincial
Peninsula 1st XI Bowling Award | Daniel Kelly
DK has been rewarded for his stunning first year at Long Island with
the Peninsula 1st XI league bowling award.
Congrats from all of us DK - 26 wickets @ 13.73 with best bowling of
4/26 with a strike rate of 22 & economy rate of 3.74.
Onwards and upwards in provincial
Coaching Update | For those who didn't make it on Friday night, here's
parts of the coaches presentation to read over
- first picture is expectations for training during the year, team selection
& an outline of our preseason by month
Josh will post re captaincy applications this week & we'll be opening
the merchandise online store.
Pre-season starts August 10th - so lets make sure we all make and are
prepared for a big year.
Venue | Players Meeting: Friday July 30
The venue for the Players Meeting is now at the club starting at 7:30..
Josh & Rob will lay out our preseason and expectations for the upcoming
season and it’s a great opportunity for us to get together.
All players are welcome and we’d love for as many players to attend
who are keen to play competitive cricket this season!
Any questions, let us know.
Cheers, Royal Blue Moose
Coaching Announcement | Joshua Dowling &
Rob Birnie
We’re excited to announce two of our new coaches for the 21/22
season.
Josh Dowling comes on board as our Head Coach.
Josh has Premier cricket experience, played Vic Country & has coached
at 4 senior clubs previously
winning 3 senior premierships and is a more than handy middle order
bat. J
J osh will bring a new training structure to the club across all 8 teams
and ensure that we’re well coached across the board into our new
era.
To help Josh, we’ve appointed Rob Birnie as his assistant coach.
Rob played in our 1st XI the season before last bowling ripping leggies
and is known around the club and well liked.
Rob has plenty of First XI experience in the Ferntree Gully competition
& played country week for the association
and will work closely with Josh to ensure the training structure is
maintained throughout the grades.
Both are PE teachers, organized, structured and are looking forward
to ensuring our club is successful in the step up to Provincial
and we continue to develop our talent throughout the club.
Welcome Josh, Rob & their families to the club!
Womens Cricket | Our Second Season
After a successful debut season of womens cricket where we had a ball,
we're looking to grow to two teams this season and continue on the momentum!
Players information night details where Mell will outline the preseason
and the season ahead is Wednesday 28 July at 6pm at Ballam Park East
Clubrooms.
All skills & ages welcome - you'll get plenty of coaching &
meet great people.
For more info, tag a friend here and Mell will get in touch otherwise
call her on 0419 597 606
Player Signing | Matt Shimell
We’re excited to announce Matt Shimell has signed on to play at
the club for 21/22!
Matt’s a fast bowler with premier experience playing 75 1st XI
games at Richmond taking 134 wickets with a best of 8/69
as well as playing in a 1st XI flag alongside our skipper.
Matt had a year off last season and played Sub District with his home
club Elsternwick the previous two years.
He’s recently bought a house in the area and we welcome Matt,
his wife Natalie and son Jack to the club
and look forward to competing in our first season back in Provincial!
Player Signing | Jurgen Andersen
We’re excited to announce Jurgen Andersen has signed on to play
at our club for 21/22
Jurgen is a fast swing bowler who can also bat middle order.
Jurgen has spent the last 2 years at Eildon Park in the Ferntree Gully
league as Captain and coached last season.
H e also represented the FTGDCA in Country Week.
Prior to this, Jurgen played in the DDCA at Buckley Ridges & North
Dandenong, winning a flag at Buckley Ridges and best figures of 9/79
in Turf 1.
We welcome Jurgen to the club and look forward to him helping us be
competitive in our first year back in Provincial.
Zac’s back | Zachery Wilson
The grand finals best player has signed on for 21/22 and we’re
pumped to have him back!
Zac had a great year with bat, ball & in the field building towards
the top score & best figures in the grand final ??
We look forward to seeing him in action in the mixed game format next
season where we’ll see his game excel even further.
Welcome back Zac - bring on Provincial!
Re-Sign Alert | NJ Tug's back!
We're excited to announce Nick Jewell has re-signed for his third year
at the club!
Fresh off his first flag in the MPCA, Nick will provide valuable experience
in the middle order for the full season in both formats.
Nick's made over 1,100 runs @ 54 for the club and we're wrapt he's signed
on for another year to help us be competitive in the top grade.
Welcome back son - bring on Provincial!
Cricket Victoria League Award | Lauren Saker
Lauren has been awarded the Under 18 MVP for Cricket Victoria South
Competition in our first year in Womens Cricket!
Lauren had a fantastic year taking 10 wickets and making 64 runs in
the womens team,
all whilst playing in our Girls team and debuting for the senior club
too!
Congrats Lauren from all of us at Long Island and we look forward to
seeing you continue to develop!
Victorian Squad | Rhys McKenna
Congratulations Rhys for making the contract list for 21-22 ??
Rhys played in our inaugural girls cricket team not so long ago and
the family connection is strong with Aiden playing in our 1st XI flag
this season -
Jon might have more time for throw downs with his son now ??
Go well, let’s hope a debut is soon!
Life Membership | Michael John Burke
Burkey was made a life member of Long Island Cricket Club at the recent
Presentation Night.
Buttheads played over 250 games with the club, with over 200 in the
1st XI culminating in 4 1st XI flags,
across his 11 flags over his junior & senior career at the club.
Burkeys won 6 Wayne Ross / Peter Conell 1st XI batting awards with over
7,000 club runs, coached the senior club,
captained the club for 3 years & has coached within the junior program
for the last 4 years.
He's also famous for stitching up a few senior players with his now
infamous cocktails, fallen asleep on many nights,
as well as sung us many a tune over the journey especially with the
old jukebox.
He's a well deserved inductee to the life membership club.
Congratulations Mick!
Life Membership | James Khan
Khany was made a life member of Long Island Cricket Club at the recent
Presentation Night.
Khany has played 238 senior games, won 2 x 4th XI Premierships, won
the Player of the Year Award,
the President’s Award and Best Clubman Award. Handy at both, he
averages 19 with the ball and 19 with the bat.
What we love about Khany is he is a giver - he has served on the committee
for the past 15 years which is an extraordinary achievement
- longevity and willingness to put his hand up to do whatever the club
needs
- from stocking the bar, the odd nude run when the night is getting
quiet or turning up from a winery tour and ruining a good comedy night.
Khany is a great Long Island person who bowls left arm wobblers, makes
runs (thought we nearly lost him when he made his first 100 in the heat)
and a well deserved inductee to the life membership club.
Well done Khany!
Life Membership | Nathan Ross
Rosso was made a life member of Long Island Cricket Club at the recent
presentation night.
Rosso has played 211 games with 4 senior premierships with the most
famous being his 0* in the 99/00 1st XI flag
in an important 10th wicket partnership with Arnie to win!
Taking 371 wickets at 19 over his career which is an amazing effort
for a nude bowler.
Not overly known for his batting, he averaged 43 in the mid 90s (he
made 43 runs for the season).
Rosso has also won the Gordie McLeod medal voted as the best player
for the club in 18/19, the inaugural Bob Kent & Presidents award.
Rosso has been a great clubman serving on committee over a number of
years, literally growing up at the club
with his Dad Wayne one of our founding members & running many a
weird trivia night with questions no-one understands apart from Hally.
Nathan joins his Mum & Dad as life members of our club. Congrats
Rosso!
