2003/2004 Report - B6 Grade
It is with a strange, unsettling feeling of pride in my team that I write this report. For the first time in the team's history and it's quite a long one, we made the final and for me the achievement for the team was not just making the finals but the way we did it.
Seeing the grit and determination of all the players in our semi against Wenty Waratahs was inspiring and that same grit was taken into the final against Hills Barbarians, unfortunately we needed to take another twenty runs with us as well. As a team I think we have bonded as never before, wanting to win not just for ourselves but for our team mates as well. This in itself puts us in a position for the 2004/2005 season that we have never been, not only do we have a hunger to win but a new found confidence as a team.
With Cameron tripping around Europe, this season saw the introduction of young Adam Meakins. Whilst he made me look like Bill Lawry as far as his defensive batting technique was concerned, Adam proved himself a handy left arm bowler particularly in the first half of the season and as such a perfect replacement for Cameron, good luck Adam.
I have a few special thankyous. To Darren my Vice-Captain, thankyou for your support and your sound advice on the field. To Jeremy, thankyou again for doing a great job as the team manager, a support role I do cherish.
Congratulations on a great year with the bat Brett, I hope you have a few others to join you next year. Dean, Roger and Darren, well done for a great year with the ball.
I have enjoyed my time leading on the field again with you guys and believe it or not have enjoyed my time having a quiet beer afterwards as well. I look forward to next season as we forge ahead toward doing one better than this year.
All the best lads,
Dave Henry
Captain
| B6 GRADE - STATISTICS 2003/2004 | ||||||
| BATTING | ||||||
| Player | Innings | N.O. | H.S. | Runs | Average | Catches |
| Brett Stapleton | 14 | 3 | 63* | 358 | 32.55 | 4 |
| Darren Tipton | 14 | 2 | 66* | 238 | 19.83 | 5 |
| Jim Wright | 11 | 0 | 48 | 151 | 13.73 | 3 |
| Roger Deane | 13 | 1 | 39 | 157 | 13.08 | 4 |
| Dean Stapleton | 16 | 3 | 24* | 145 | 11.15 | 2 |
| Matthew Deane | 7 | 1 | 34 | 59 | 9.83 | 1 |
| Richard McInerney | 12 | 0 | 27 | 110 | 9.17 | 8 |
| Brian King | 16 | 0 | 43 | 141 | 8.81 | 8 |
| Harry Izmirlian | 15 | 1 | 28 | 123 | 8.79 | 3 |
| Adam Meakins | 11 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 8.13 | 3 |
| David Henry | 10 | 1 | 22* | 71 | 7.89 | 2 |
| Jeremy Billings | 13 | 7 | 11* | 39 | 6.50 | 24 |
| S Waterhouse | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
| Andrew Murphy | 13 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 5.60 | 6 |
| BOWLING | |||||
| Player | Overs | Maidens | Wickets | Runs | Average |
| Darren Tipton | 72 | 14 | 31 | 214 | 6.90 |
| Jim Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 |
| Brian King | 27.5 | 5 | 12 | 120 | 10.00 |
| Dean Stapleton | 126.3 | 32 | 32 | 328 | 10.25 |
| Adam Meakins | 54 | 7 | 16 | 233 | 14.56 |
| Roger Deane | 143 | 28 | 20 | 409 | 20.45 |
| Harry Izmirlian | 25.4 | 2 | 5 | 112 | 22.40 |
| Richard McInerney | 11.2 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 31.00 |
| Brett Stapleton | 68.2 | 9 | 8 | 271 | 33.88 |
| Jeremy Billings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | #DIV/0! |