Representative Cricket

Please check this page regularly and keep yourself up-to-date with all the latest information about our representative teams competing for the VMCU Neil Wright, Keith Mackay, Russell Allen and Keith Mitchell Shields in addition to our annual inter-association challenges. Team managers and officials please be aware that your teams' news and exploits can only be posted here if you provide our webmaster with the relevant details in a timely manner.

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NEXT PLEASE !   (posted 16 Feb '10)
(RDCA v BHRDCA @ Cheong Park Sun 21 Feb)

Fri 19 Feb (update) - The above team has been updated to reflect a number of forced changes made due to late withdrawals. The last two named will be designated bowler & batter.

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BHRDCA IS BACK !   (posted 7 Feb '10)
(BHRDCA def ECA @ Morton Park East this afternoon)

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JUNIOR CHALLENGE v EASTERN CA   (posted 3 Feb '10)
(Sunday 14 Feb @ Donvale Reserve)

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OPEN-AGE DOUBLE-HEADER IN FEBRUARY   (posted 25 Jan '10)
(Sundays 7 Feb v ECA and 21 Feb v RDCA)

For the first time in several years the association's open-age representative team will play against traditional rivals Eastern CA and Ringwood & District CA.

The first of these encounters is scheduled for Sunday 7 Feb '10 at Morton Park East from where it is hoped our team can send ECA home empty-handed. Then just two weeks later they will venture into the wilderness on the fringes of civilized society to wrest bragging rights from RDCA which the 'boys from the bush' brazenly claimed after mixed success against our Veterans before Christmas. A venue for the RDCA match is yet to be announced and will be posted here when available.

These games are traditionally hard-fought and well worth the trip to lend support, not only to your team but also the hoast clubs that put so much effort into helping their respective associations and playes deliver a worthy spectacle. Good luck to all teams and hopefully February 2010 will usher in a new age of open inter-associations rivalry between our three worthy community cricket organizations.

Fri 5 Feb (update) - The final squad of 15 has been announced as follows with the first thirteen named to play against ECA Sun 7 Feb '10 at Blackburn CC (Morton Park East - Players to be at the ground by 11:45am for a 12:30pm start).

01	Amor	Michael	Bulleen/Templestowe CC
02	Berry	Jack	Bulleen/Templestowe CC
03	Jones	Mark	East Burwood/Bennettswood CC
04	Keys	Ashley	Nunawading Churches of Christ CC
05	Mason	Luke (c)	Bulleen/Templestowe CC
06	Odermatt	Leigh	Heatherdale CC
07	O'Dwyer	Heath	Blackburn CC
08	Phillips	Jamie (vc)	Box Hill North CC
09	Rowe	Travis	East Box Hill CC
10	Staddon	Steve	Vermont South CC
11	Tabacchiera	Adrian	Bulleen/Templestowe CC
12	Yze	Damien	East Box Hill CC
13	Steele	Andrew	Blackburn CC
14	de Krester	Sean	Heatherdale CC
15	Wise	Jordan	Kerrimuir United CC

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SUCCESS FOR UNDER-12s IN VMCU JUNIOR CARNIVAL   (posted 20 Jan '10)

At the weekend (Sun 17 Jan) our under-12 representative team took out Keith Mitchell Cup against Ringwood & District CA at Chelsworth Park in front of a large gallery of family, friends and cricket lovers from all over greater Melbourne. Set a credible 7/197cc the Ringwood team ultimately ran out of overs and fell short finishing with 9/178 although as the score suggests they made every effort to close the gap. In addition to the fine win over a traditional foe, BHRDCA's Lucas Grierson was named "Man-of-the-Match". In this VMCU under-12 competition, teams play for one of two awards, the Keith Mitchell Shield and Cup. Which teams ultimately compete for them is determined by their finishing positions on the ladder at the end of home and home games. This season the top four fought it out for the Shield while the next four had the Cup up for grabs. Congratulations to all players and team officials on a satisfying conclusion to your VMCU campaign.Full details of this and other teams' performances during the 2009/10 VMCU Junior Shield Carnival can be accessed from MyCricket.

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2 OUT OF 3 WINS FOR RDCA   (posted 14 Dec '09)

On Sunday 13 Dec our three representative Veterans' teams ventured fourth into the bad-lands beyond Heathmont in the east. It is through these very waste lands that marauders are known to periodically sweep down from the foothills of the Dandenongs striking fear into the hearts of men. It was here at the weekend that 33 of Box Hill's elders drew a line in the sand and stood their ground at an outpost of the Commonwealth known simply as "Croydon Oval". That name will henceforth be remembered for generations as the place where RDCA was stopped in its tracks and denied a clean sweep of the 2009/10 Veterans' Challenge.

The following report from Paul Hooper covers well the events of that fateful Sunday afternoon -

"Veterans Representative Cricket Alive and Well.
By:  Paul Hooper

Sunday saw the Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association take on Ringwood & District Cricket Association in Veterans' cricket at Croydon Cricket Club.

Three games were played in Over-40’s, Over-50’s and the newly created Over-60’s team.  A fierce rivalry between the BHRDCA and RDCA Vets has developed over the years and Ringwood were looking for revenge after the BHRDCA won both the Over-40’s and Over-50’s games last year.

The day started with some light drizzle and plenty of cloud but soon cleared to a sunny day, perfect for cricket.

In the Over 40’s, the RDCA won the toss and batted. Jeff Mollison for the BHRDCA got the first 2 wickets and the visitors were off to a good start. Frank McCann was in good touch behind the stumps taking a couple of good catches and when Shane Keneally took 2 wickets in his fourth over, the RDCA were in trouble at 5 for 56. Keneally left the field soon after with what looked like a torn achilles and took no further part in the game.

Out strode the RDCA Captain, Dale Goldsmith who batted with patience to resurrect the home side’s batting total with a quality 39.  Unfortunately the RDCA’s tail didn’t wag and they were dismissed for 116. Several players got into the teens but couldn’t go on with the job. For the visitors, Mollison took 3/12 and Keneally 3/13. Spin bowler, Andrew Davidson chipped in with 2/22 from his six overs.

The BHRDCA innings stared slowly losing a wicket early and the RDCA bowlers were on top. Excellent bowling by Paul Clark (1/11 from 6 overs) and Kevin Smith strangled the BHRDCA batsmen who were 1/16 after eight overs.

But Wicketkeeper/Batsman Frank McCann broke the shackles making 31 and Turnbull chipped in with 21. The RDCA bowlers responded and took a couple of quick wickets to have the visitors in trouble at 5/67. BHRDCA Captain Chris Box was starting to hit out and Andrew Davidson was playing a support role until the wicket of the skipper fell. The game was in the balance but Davidson (25 no) and Anthony Uhr-Henry managed to guide the visitors home with a score of 7/118 in the 35th over.

The Over-50’s is always a close contest and BHRDCA batted first. Captain Kim Albiston made 40-retired and the visitors were cruising at 3/96 until an amazing batting collapse where they lost 7 for 9 to be all out for 105. A fantastic comeback by the RDCA and the pick of the bowlers was Westgarth with 3 for 4.

RDCA were confident of getting the runs but BHRDCA bowlers, Simon Albiston (3 for 23) and Nuttall (3 for 12) were having something to say about that. Great fielding saw this game go down to the wire with the RDCA victorious by one run with one wicket in hand. Their score 9/106 with pick of the batsmen, Schumann, 22 and Ruffle, 21.

The Over-60’s inaugural game was also played on Sunday. The BHRDCA won the toss and batted making 6/105 with Stephen Peter-Budge making 39 and the RDCA’s Ian Leach taking 2 for 12.

RDCA had no problems getting the runs and their innings finished at 4/120. Stephen Pascoe made 42-retired and Ian Sharp 30-retired. The best of the BHRDCA bowlers was Sara with 3 for 30.

The fielding in all games was impressive and although there may be a few radox baths and sore bodies, a great time was had with all games being played in great spirit."

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ANNUAL VETERANS' CHALLENGE v RINGWOOD & DISTRICT CA   (posted 11 Dec '09)
(Hosted by RDCA Sunday 13 Dec '09)

All venues have now been advised for our traditional Veterans' clash with RDCA -

• Over-40 at Croydon Oval (turf), Hewish Rd Croydon (Mel: 50.K4).
• Over-50 at Fred Geale Oval. Town Park, Norton Rd Croydon (Mel: 50.K5).
• Over-60 at Cheong Park, Eastfield Rd Croydon (Mel: 50.F7).

The BHRDCA also wishes to thank United Petroleum for their ongoing support of this annual cricket challenge.

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FINAL JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVE SQUADS ANNOUNCED   (posted 10 Dec '09)
(Under16, 14 & 12 for VMCU Junior Carnival)

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2nd ROUND OF JUNIOR PRACTICE MATCHES   (posted 3 Dec '09)
(Sunday 6 Dec at Terrara Park & H.E. Parker Reserve)

The under-12 match will be held at H.E. Parker Reserve (Heathmont Rd, Heathmont - Mel: 64.C2).  where Heathmont CC will be running a canteen with food and drinks available at club prices.  Under-14 and under-16 matches will be at Terrara Park (Terrara Rd, Vermont South - Mel: 62.K6). The under-16 match will be the west oval and under-14s on the middle oval where Vermont South CC will be running a canteen with food and drinks available at club prices. All players should be at the grounds  no later than 8:15am as warm ups will commence at 8:30am. Matches will start at 9:00am and finish around 3:30pm. All players should be in FULL Cricket Whites wearing their club shirt. Of course you can bring your own food and drinks. Please bring your own chair(s) and if you have a sun shade, it would be appreciated if you could bring that along for yourself and others to share.

We will again need help with scoring, team management etc as per last Sunday. So please make your self known to the team manager if you can assist.

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ANNUAL VETERANS' CHALLENGE v RINGWOOD & DISTRICT CA   (posted 27 Nov '09)
(Hosted by RDCA Sunday 13 Dec '09)

Earlier this month all clubs with veteran teams competing were contacted seeking nominations of their brightest and best for the annual 'grey brigade' to engage traditional foe RDCA at cricket, this time in three age-groups -

• getting past it (over-40),
• well past it (over-50),
• forget it (over-60) ...

... and of course then there's the cricket. A venue has been confirmed for the over-40 match which will be hosted for the RDCA by Croydon CC at Croydon Oval (turf), Hewish Rd Croydon (Mel: 50.K4). Venues for the over-50 and over-60 games will be posted here when advised and are expected to be in the same general area.

In the previous years we have built a terrific rivalry playing the RDCA Vets Competition in annual challenge rounds. This is a great opportunity for our “better” players to compete in a higher standard game than regular home & home matches, in addition to maintaining regional bragging rights for another year. We did manage to prevail in 2008/09 but are reliably informed that RDCA is extremely keen to make amends.

Everyone is urged to keep an eye on this web page for advice of the remaining venues and make sure you drop in to support our not so old guys.

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INTERIM OPEN-AGE REP' SQUAD ANNOUNCED   (posted 25 Nov '09)
(Training and get-together with Volunteers at Whitehorse Reserve Wednesday 9 Dec)

An interim squad of open-age representative players has been selected (below) with at least two inter-association matches currently being arranged for late in the season. The initial squad members will be formally invited to a light training session at Whitehorse Reserve on Wednesday 9 Dec '09 for an hour from 5:30pm. After training the players will be joined by our Neil Wright Shield under-21 squad and invited volunteers representing every club and the association.

Hosted by Marty Fincher with Mr Tom Cullen to speak about BHRDCA representative cricket this will be a first for the association. It combines what is hoped will become an annual event to recognize the valuable contribution of our volunteers with the re-launch of our open representative presence in community cricket.The meal and initial rounds of drinks are compliments of the association after which it is hoped everyone will stay a while and take advantage of the East Box Hill Cricket Club's facilities, reasonable bar prices and inviting atmosphere to enjoy.

Amor. Michael   (Bulleen/Templestowe)
Arnott. Mark   (Vermont Sth)
Berry. Jack   (Bulleen/Templestowe)
Bright. Matthew   (Vermont Sth)
Burton. Dean   (Blackburn Nth)
Carroll. Phil   (Box Hill Nth)
Davis. Ben   (Blackburn Nth)
Davis. Luke   (Vermont Sth)
De Kretser. Sean   (Heatherdale)
Hampshire. Paul   (Mitcham)
Jones. Chris   (East Burwood/Bennettswood)
Jones. Mark   (East Burwood/Bennettswood)
Keys. Ashley   (Nunawading CofC)
Lang. Chris   (Heatherdale)
Mason. Luke   (Bulleen/Templestowe)
Masters. Adam   (Eley Park)
Odermatt. Leigh   (Heatherdale)
O'Dwyer. Heath   (Blackburn)
Pearce. Brenton   (Heatherdale)
Phillips. Jamie   (Box Hill Nth)
Rowe. Travis   (East Box Hill)
Scott. Matt   (Vermont)
Staddon. Steve   (Vermont Sth)
Steele. Andrew   (Blackburn)
Tabaccheria. Adrian   (Bulleen/Templestowe)
Taun-Henderson. Aaron   (Forest Hill)
Taylor. Brad   (Vermont)
White. Chris   (Vermont)
Wise. Jordan   (Kerrimuir United)
Yze. Damien   (East Box Hill)

Once our fixtures have been finalized this squad will be cut to a final fifteen available players. For further information contact -

Team Manager:  Jasvinder Mudher (04 1719 3619) or
Assistant Manager:  Marty Fincher (04 0012 1070)

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JUNIOR PRACTICE MATCHES SCHEDULED   (posted 23 Nov '09)
(Sunday 29 Nov at Terrara Park)

Practice Matches will be held on Sunday 29 Nov '09 at the Terrara Park, Terrara Rd Vermont Sth (Mel: 62.K6). All players should be at the ground no later than 8:15am as warm ups will commence at 8:30am. Matches will start at 9am and finish around 4:30pm. The U16 match will be on the west Oval, U14s on the middle oval and U12s on the east oval.Squads will be divided into two teams each to be announced at 8:30am on Sunday morning. Batting will be in pairs for a nominated number of overs regardless of dismals.You may bring your own food/drinks although Vermont South CC will opperate a canteen where these may be purchased during the day. Please bring your own chair(s) and if you have a sun shade, it would be appreciated if you could bring that along for yourself and others to share.

Help required.

For these practice matches to be successful the following assistance is required on the day. Please review and advise Darren Walton by email without delay if you can assist.Each match will require the following assistance:

2 x Scorers - While the results are not important the player stats are VERY important.
2 x Team managers – Assist with warm-ups, organize fielding rotations, batsman preparation, etc.
Umpires – Association umpires will be used at the bowling end, however square leg umpires will be needed.

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NEIL WRIGHT (U21) SHIELD FINAL SQUAD ANNOUNCED   (posted 20 Nov '09)

The final BHRDCA squad from which a team of 12 will be drawn each round has been announced as follows with their first encounter against Southern District & Churches Cricket League on Sunday (22 Nov) at Adrian Butler Oval, Jubilee Park Frankston (Mel: 102.H4).Luke Davis (cpt), Travis Parsonage (v/cpt), Matt Roughan, Nick Mill, Nathan Mill, Matt Yeo, Cam Sekula, Mitch Rickarby, Sean Barry, Peter Gustas, Ross Brown, Stewart Thomas, Vin Huyhn.

A further four players have been invited to train with the primary squad. They are William Knight, Beau Bugeja, Chris Ryan, Ryan Sneddon.Players for round-1 are required at the venue in Frankston by 10:45am. Our umpire for the day will be Neil Cameron. Congratulations to all those representing the association in this prestigious competition, especially any first-time squad members.

All followers of the BHRDCA are urged to make the journey on Sunday to Frankston and show your support for our young team as they begin the difficult task of winning back our rightful place in tier-1 of the competition. Details of the remaining two rounds and final are available via the MyCricket links at right.

Sun 22 Nov (10am update) - Our match today against Southern District & Churches CL has been cancelled after the ground was closed due to rain and with no reserve day available it will not be rescheduled.

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Our under-21 team manager has advised a shortage of suitable players who are available for the dates required of our team attempting to re-enter the VMCU's under-21 Neil Wright Shield contest having been relegated to tier-2 of the competition two seasons ago. We need a squad of 15 to play three fixtured games on Sundays 22 Nov, 29 Nov and 13 Dec '09 with a final on Sunday 10 Jan '10. Of those initially invited or submitted by their clubs a larger than expected number has withdrawn due to unavailability on the dates of play.

If your club has players under the age of 21 years on 1 Sep this year who are of a standard suitable to be considered for an association representative squad and are available on the dates noted above please contact our team manager Dale Harbinson and register them for a final session at Domeney Reserve (Mel: 35.E9) from 6pm Wed 18 Nov before the squad is finalized.

In addition to the age restriction and availability, candidates must be registered to a club in the BHRDCA and have been named this season in at least one club home and home game to qualify for inclusion in the three tier-2 matches. To qualify for the final at least two such games and one of the three tier-2 matches is required.

Under-21 Team Manager:
Dale Harbinson
Ph:  04 1950 3511 (mbl).
Emal:  dale@smashenterprises.com.auFull details of our representative cricket can be accessed via the website links to MyCricket (top right side-bar) and this webpage. For a wider perspective you can visit the VMCU website.

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JUNIOR PRACTICE-MATCH TRIAL SQUAD ANNOUNCED   (posted 10 Nov '09)

The 2009/2010 under-16, 14 and 12 Box Hill Reporter District CA Representative Squads for Trial Practice Matches on 29 Nov and 6 Dec '09 have been announced (see below).

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REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET PROGRAMME   (posted 11 Oct '09)

The BHRDCA plans to schedule inter-association challenge matches for over-60, over-50, over-40, open, under-16, under-14 and under-12 representative cricket this season. Additionally we have again entered teams in the VMCU Junior Shield Carnival (Keith Mackay U16 Shield, Russell Allen U14 Shield and Keith Mitchell U12 Shield) scheduled annually in January. We have also entered an under-21 team again in an attempt to secure our place back in the VMCU Neil Wright Shield competition after being relegated to tier-2 of the competition two seasons ago.

Team Management positions have all been filled but as always there are plenty of support roles available so don't hesitate to come forward and volunteer your expertise for a few weeks to help our teams succeed.

Squads will ultimately be reduced to just 15 players from which respective teams of 12 will be selected for each game. Invitations will soon be sent directly to clubs for forwarding to junior representative squad hopefuls while under-21 manager Dale Harbinson will consider submissions from clubs of any exceptional players that may not have been initially invited. Open squad selection will likewise be by invitation but if you feel someone exceptional has been overlooked feel free to put them forward to the team manager for special consideration.

It is expected that any player accepting an invitation to be considered for these squads will be available for the required dates of play. Players may face disciplinary action if they are selected to a final squad and subsequently withdraw from availability for a scheduled match unless such unavailability has been advised to the team manager at the outset. VMCU competition dates of play are published on the VMCU website and in MyCricket as they are finalized while Inter-Association Challenge rounds will be posted here together with any squad training information that managers wish to have publicized.

Team Managers and their contact details are available from the Administration page.

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The following, in addition to news of our various annual inter-association challenge rounds, include daily reports for our teams competing in the Neil Wright, Jim Beitzel, Keith Mackay, Russell Allen, Keith Mitchell Shields & Josh Browne Plate.

Season 2008/09

Season 2007/08

Season 2006/07

Season 2005/06   (VMCU Competitions)