KEV'S BIG DAY OUT - DOUBLE HAT-TRICK

Kevin O'Connell created Snowdogs history in the 2nd XI on Saturday taking a Double Hat-Trick, 4 Wickets in a row, against Westmeadows.  In a fantastic spell of spin bowling, taking 6 for 18 off 4.2 overs, Kev had the batsmen in a complete spin as he cleaned up the last 4 wickets of the innings for 0 runs, to have Westmeadows all out for only 77 in a massive 1 day win for the Snowdogs 2s.

Kev's 4 wickets in the Double Hat-Trick occured as follows:

Over 3.5 - Caught by Mick Di Natale at backward square leg from a top edged pull shot that was skied.

Over 3.6 - Bowled with a perfect spinning ball that came back through the gate between bat and pad to take the top of middle stump. End of the over gave everyone a chance to catch their breath while Dina bowled a maiden at the other end, with Kev then able to have a crack at the hat-trick.

Over 4.1 - Caught by Greg Garth at short cover from a full blooded drive that only went a few centermetres above the turf.  An extremely sharp catch low down at his ankles by Garthy sparked huge celebrations for Kev's hat-trick.

Over 4.2 - Stumped by keeper Ben Jordan as the Westmeadows No.11 foolishly took the suggestion from the Snowdogs close fielders to advance down the wicket and have a go.  Kev spun one past the bat and BJ did the rest, taking the bails off to leave him stranded and more celebrations resulted, the rare double hat-trick a special moment for Kev and all Snowdogs!

It is the first time a double hat-trick has been taken by a Snowdogs player in 40 years of senior cricket.  It was Kev's first wickets at 2nds level, and what a way to do it!  Surely there will be many more to come at the higher levels for this promising young left arm wrist spinner!  Well done Kev!

BEN JORDAN SMASHES RECORD HIGHEST SCORE

A fantastic innings of 188 by Ben Jordan on Saturday in the 3rd XI saw BJ break the club record for the highest individual score by any Snowdog player in our proud history.  In one of the best innings ever played at the Home of Cricket, BJ despatched the ball to all parts of the ground, and single handedly destroyed the Strathmore attack. 
His innings was chanceless and included 28 4s an d 2 6s.  He came in at No.4 when the score was 2/57 and at the end of the epic innings was last man out, in the second last over of the day for 188 as he chased the rarely made feat in local cricket of a double ton.  The 3rd XI racked up a mammoth score of 339 on the back of BJ's work as a number of useful partnerships contributed to a huge win.
The previous record of 165 was held by current veteran Andre Noonan who made his then club record score in the 2nd XI way back in 1990/91.
It is BJ's first ton in a long career for the Snowdogs, and what a big one it was!  Let's hope there are more to come.  Great work BJ! 

NEW COMMITTEE FOR 07-08

Ross Rodgers, President for the past 6 years, had decided not to seek re-election due to more pressing work and family commitments. The club thanks Ross for his untiring endeavours in the President's hotseat over the past 6 years, he has achieved much in his time at the helm. He will continue to serve on the Committee of the club as a Vice-President.
A number of club members put their hands up and were elected to the Committee, who are all enthusiastic at helping out in running the operations of the club. Those new committee members are Duncan Hefter, Travis Carrick, Tristan Kassis and Kevin O'Connell.

Anthony Jordan was elected as the new President of the club and we wish him all the best in his new role.a

INTERNATIONAL RECRUIT

We are happy to announce that we have secured the services of an English player as our international recruit for the season, Andrew Parkin-Coates.

Andrew is a 22 year old top/middle order bat, who also bowls medium pace, from Yorkshire. Andrew has played for England under age teams, and has had a stint at County Cricket, playing for Nottinghamshire. He is currently playing in the Yorkshire League, where he regularly locks horns with Duncan Snell, our previous English player from 2 seasons ago. Duncan recommended Andrew as a quality player who will add a lot to our club.

Andrew also has played before in Australia, having spent a season in 2004/05 playing District/Premier cricket with North Melbourne CC, where he made his way up the grades and finished the year with some strong performances in the North 1sts.