ROUND 5 WRAP

Round 5 delivered some interesting results for our club – with one round (two for the 1sts) before Christmas, 2 out of the 4 senior sides are in the top 4 and could be in by Christmas with some positive results.

Senior Division First Eleven

               

               SBOCCC made 182 with captain Craig Osborne and VC Chris Spinella both making half centuries. Unfortunately Greenvale went past us 9 wickets down for a narrow loss. Craig Osborne took 4/33 with Tristan Kassis and Romain Grenville taking 2 each. The firsts are now 2 wins / 2 losses with a very important next two weekends with 1 x 2 day game and a 1 x one day this Sunday versus Keilor.

Senior Seconds.

                SBOCCC chased down 151 runs made by Greenvale with James Davey carrying his bat on the way to 138 NOT OUT – well done James. Good support from Luke Marinelli with the bat whilst Chris Davis look near career best figures last week with 6 / 42.

   

Senior Thirds.

              SBOCCC chased down Seddons’ 9/183 finishing at 3 / 375 with Jason Bourke 178 Justin Cluer making 71, Trav Carrick 60 and Max Jaggard 54* - well done to this team who are improving each week and defeating Seddon who were previously on top of the ladder. Great bowling and fielding display last week.

Senior Fourths

                SBOCCC defeated Flemington in a one day game 186 v 107

Under 16

                SBOCCC defeated St Francis 160 v 131with Max Jaggard and Matthew Catterall taking two wickets each.

Under 14A

                SBOCCC defeated St Francis 186 v 6/163- well done to Myles Gollant for his 61 not out – a great knock.

Under 14E

                SBOCCC defeated Roxburgh Park 8/130 v 10/108 – well done on a great team effort with wickets and runs shared around

Under 12A

                SBOCCC were defeated by West Coburg 9/95 v 7/131

Under 12E

                SBOCCC were defeated by Pascoe Vale 4/84 v 2/186 with Tyler Willis taking 2/9

Under 10

                SBOCCC won one of the two games with the other not up on the website.

PLAYER SUBSCRIPTIONS DUE

Club members

We have held back on requesting this years’ playing subs until the new training shorts, stubbie holders and key rings came in from the suppliers.

They are now in and as such subs are now due.

Senior playing subs are $200 this season which includes a pair of training shorts, a SBOCCC stubbie holder and key ring / bottle opener.

Subs go towards paying for the curator and ground rentals.

 

Payment is due to Terry Davis or myself or direct debit to:

Please see Luke Davis for any merchandise that you would like to buy including the hoodies, trucker caps and t shirts.

 

Training and Playing shirts are also available.

 

MILO CRICKET UNDERWAY AT STBERNARDS

With some great work done by Brendan Davey and Duncan Hefter our Milo junior cricket program started on Friday 9^th at the Home of Cricket.

27 junior players have signed up to learn the basics of our great game.

The milo program will run on the same nights as our under 10 games so Friday nights will be a busy place.

Well done to Brendan and Duncan.

ALEX TURNER SNARES 7 WICKETS

Second XI opening bowler Alex Turner produced one significant highlight in what was a fairly dark and miserable round for the Snowdogs, taking an incredible 7/43 off 28 overs in the round 3 match against Airport West/St.Christophers.

Alex broke into the 2nd XI last season after showing promise in the lower XI's over the past few seasons and has this season cemented himself a spot as one of the lead bowlers in the side. Opening the day with ball in hand he bowled 21 overs straight as the Snowdogs tried to defend their 1st innings score of 120. The incredible workman-like spell of bowling included 7 maidens as he claimed the wicket of 4 of the top 5 Airport West batsmen.

A fantastic effort by a young player with plenty of promise, who will hopefully have higher honours bestowed upon him in the not to distant future.

Well done Turner!

SNOWDOGS FINISH ROUND THREE 0-4

Oval one is back after a successful renovation of the wicket table, one positive after a poor round 3 for the Snowdogs with all four teams failing to bring home the chocolates.

The First XI playing at home for the 2nd match in a row failed to chase down 287 for victory after they at one stage had the visiting Airport West side 6/90. Romain Grenville (78), Craig Osborne(26), Tristan Kassis(26), Jordan Mills(33) and Chris Spinella(44) all got a start in the Snowdogs chase, but it wasn't enough as they fell 27 runs short.

The Sinclair Johansen led 2nd XI travelled around the corner to Airport West for their local grudge match and were only able to get 120runs on the board on day one with Matt Bergin(42) and Ivan Jurcic(26) the only batsmen to get a start. The hosts were able to chase down the small target with little trouble, although they did lose 3/4 in the middle of the innings. Special mention must go to Alex Turner for his 7/43 off 28 overs - A fantastic effort.

The Third XI had a match to forget against Taylors Lakes at Albion being bowled out for 81 on day one. The hosts then amassed 9/201dec before giving the Snowdogs a major scare taking 5/36 off 34 overs.

The 4th XI hosted the RMIT first team in a one day match at St.Bernards on the Hilbert Oval at St.Bernards and batting first were bowled out for 83 which was chased down with ease by RMIT on their way to 7/157 at stumps.

A disappointing round of cricket for the Snowdogs, the challenge now is to bounce back from four losses. Some key in's for the 1st XI should see stronger XI's filter

ROUND 3 SELECTION

ROUND 3 SELECTION

FIRST XI VS AIRPORT WEST- C.Osborne(c), R.Grenville, J Mills, C Spinella, T Kassis, P O'Connell, Jake Dunell, N Hawkes, J Davey, L Wade, M Thom

2nd XI @ AIRPORT WEST- S Johansen(c), M Bergin, L Marinelli, I Jurcic, A Turner, A Jordan, T Chrystie, J Sullivan, S Hefter, M Jaggard, T Carrick

3rd XI @ TAYLORS LAKES- B Davey(c) J Bourke, J Cleur, P Commerford, Josh Dunell, T Isaacs, H Jaggard, M Cooper, J Bielecki, B Manassa, K Colaco

Well done to Lachie Wade on his first game in the First XI after an impressive outing in the 2nd last week also welcome back to our English import from two seasons ago - Nathan Hawkes. Other notables from the round 3 selection are Jake Dunell into the ones for the first time this season, Max Jagard and Jeremy Sullivan into the twos for their first games.

Good luck to all teams!

4TH XI HAT-TRICK FOR VETERAN GREG COOK

Coming back after a solid opening spell Greg Cook continued where he left off bowling to the middle order of Greenvale.

Greg’s first wicket was to a ball pitched just short of a length outside off stump, the ball cut off the seam and caught the inside of the bat and was played onto the stumps.

The new batsman has come in and with confidence faced up a metre out of his crease, seeing this, Cookie has thrown the ball wide and with the ball cleanly taken by the wicket keeper Blake Manassa, the batsman did not have enough time to get back to his crease before he was out stumped.

With the arrival of the next batsman it was business as usual for Cookie, he went back to his mark, thought about the ball he was going to bowl, and with a ball pitched perfectly on off stump Cookie swung the ball back into the batsman and with enough movement through the air clean bowled the batsman middle stump.

4TH XI ROUND 4 SELECTION

4th XI Selection- Vs Altona at home, Sunday. Meet 12:30

J.Jordan(c), G.Cook, P Conlan, B Manassa, M Ramsay, K Colaco, J Birlecki, T Carrick, M Webster, M Sargeant, M Castles

ROUND 2; WEEK ONE WRAP-UP

A solid start for the St.Bernards Old Collegians Cricket Club in their first day of play for the 2012/13 season. Opening the season at home the First XI amassed 285, the highest score by the first XI in over 5 seasons. New coach Romain Grenville debuted with 96, while Captain Craig Osborne made 75 against last years Senior South premiers - Old Mentone.
The 2nd XI will be chasing 198 for victory after they had the hosts 5/60 at tea, but dropped 6 catches to allow Mentone to post a competitive score.
The Third XI collapsed to be all out for 115 at Greenvale only to close the day taking 7 wickets for 57 and hold the upper hand heading into week 2.
The 4th XI had a final over victory against Greenvale in their one day match at St.Bernards on Sunday. Veteran opening bowler Greg Cook snared himself a hat-trick, while his good mate Phil Conlan brought up the winning runs in the final over, ending on 48*.

ROUND 2 SELECTION

This weeks selection is brought to by Bendigo Bank Strathmore Branch. Bendigo Bank have been a sponsor of the snowdogs for 4 years now and their contribution helps us with the day to day running of the club.

1st XI vs Old Mentonions (Home) (Afternoon Tea) Be at ground 11.30am

Osborne (c), Grenville, Mills, Spinella, Kassis, J. Davey, L.Davis, Serrano, D.O'Connell, P.

O'Connell, Thom

2nd XI vs Old Mentonions (Away) Be at St Bernard's at 10.45am to get a lift to the ground

Johansen (c), Jake Dunell, Bergin, Wade, Turner, S.Herfter, A.Jordan, Chrystie, Scarborough, Marinelli, Jurcic

3rd XI vs Greenvale (Away SUNDAY) Be at ground 12.30pm

B.Davey (c), Bourke, Cleur, Josh Dunell, Comerford, Sullivan, H.Jaggard, M.Jaggard, Raffle, Isaacs, Cave

4th XI vs Greenvale (Home SUNDAY) Be at ground 12.30pm

J.Jordan (c), Cook, Conlan, Ramsey, Manassa, Cooper, Colaco, Bielecki, Webster, Rodgers/B.Jordan/A.Hefter

Good luck to all teams! Go Dogs!

PLAYER SPONSORS WANTED

Players are encouraged to have themselves sponsored to play cricket this season. A tax deductable sponsorship covers your playing subs and contributes to providing the coaching, equipment and facilities that will lead us to a successful season ahead.

Player sponsorship is $300 and your sponsors will be acknowledged on our website and listed within our clubrooms

For further information, please see Simon Cave or Jason Bourke

1ST XI AT HOME AND RACES ON THE BIG SCREEN

With the weather looking clear for this weekend the Snowdogs are finally set to commence season 2012-13. The First XI will be at home and with the Caulfield Cup on this week, and Cox Plate next week there is no better time to get down and support the Mighty Snowdogs while watching the races on the big screen.

As a special for the first home game for the First XI stubbies will be $3 and Four 'n Twenty pies will be $2 from 1-6. Get down and support your club!

SNOWDOGS FEED MOONEE PONDS

The committee has taken on the raising of funds beyond the norm this year.

On Sunday 14^th we conducted our second sausage sizzle outside Woolworths in Moonee Ponds raising funds that will be put towards equipment and coaching.

The next BBQ is in mid November.

Thanks to those who have volunteered so far.

SPONSORS ON BOARD FOR 2012-13 SEASON

With the season ahead just days away, it is timely to thank our sponsors who enable us to play cricket.

We welcome back as sponsors the North Suburban Sports Club, Bendigo Bank – Strathmore Branch, Geotech, CBD Group, Wheeler Insurance Brokers and Arcuri and Associates

We welcome as new supporters to our club – Abbe Corrugated, Nelson Alexander Real Estate, Paul Sadler Swimland, The Union Hotel, Turn2 Workforce Solutions, Goofies Pizza, Four N Twenty Pies, True Care Dry Cleaning, Moonee Valley Physiotheraphy, and Tobin Brothers.

The support from these sponsors allows us to invest in coaching to develop our young players, giving them the opportunity to become the best cricketers and people that they can be through our Club.

We will give our players excellent coaching, great leadership and support along with providing a great club culture to maximise their personal and sporting development.

Please use the goods and services of our sponsors and recommend them to others.

St Bernard's Hilbert Oval - Couch Grass Roll Out

With the generous funding from the St Bernard's College, our Hilbert Oval has had a major renovation.

The wicket table has been laser levelled, raised and had roll out instant Santa Anna couch applied to 5 of the 6 wickets.

The 6th wicket has been seeded with normal RYE grass for use whilst the couch grass beds into the merry creek clay soil.

Resulting from this will be a significantly improved cricket playing wicket for both the College teams and the Old Collegians.

Previously many of the College games have had to be rescheduled onto the Murphy oval or off site as the quality of the wickets was below standard. This renovation will enable our College teams to play on above standard wickets - safer in terms of reliable bounce and competitive with more harder wearing grass. The Old Collegians club has been criticised for the last 2 years for sub standard wickets.

The better, more consistent and harder wearing grass will be a much improved benefit through the football season whilst the raising and flattening of the wicket deck should reduce the amount of water held due to the poor natural drainage.

Our club aims to play round 2 on the Hilbert Oval with the couch wickets being used from Round 3 or 4.

SBOCCC DONATE TO GRASS ROOTS CRICKET IN FIJI

Cricket4Kids would very much like to thank the SBOCCC for their contribution of cricket equipment to our 2012/2013 Drive. The equipment will be sent to Fiji in December and distributed to villages where grassroots cricket is loved and played, yet equipment is scarce.

2012 in 2012 Campaign
 We are also continuing our campaign to double our intake of equipment. We are well on the way to achieving our target of collecting and shipping 2012 kilograms this year.

The equipment you have donated has also contributed 20 kilograms toward our target of 2012 kilograms in 2012.   

As you play out the season remember to discuss Cricket4Kids within your club. We will happily accept any equipment of reasonable quality that you no longer require. We are particularly keen to 'tap' into the equipment hiding out at the homes of players within your club. If you could circulate this email to your player list, we are very confident we will access far more equipment to give a second home.

Again, thank you St Bernard’s for your efforts. They will be making a difference to children in Fiji. When you have a moment, jump on our Cricket4Kids Facebook page and 'like' us! 

For further information please see our website: www.cricket4kids.org, or email me directly at luke@cricket4kids.org. 

VALE HARRY OVERMAN

St Bernard’s Old Collegians Cricket club is mourning the tragic loss of Harry Overman who passed away this week.

Harry played Junior and Senior Cricket with our Club since under 12’s before dedicating himself to developing into the best footballer that he could be going on to win the SBOCFC U19 and competition wide B&F in 2010.

 He played Junior Cricket in the morning and Senior Cricket in the afternoon then was often seen practicing in the nets after play alongside his brother Tom and other close Snowdog mates.

He had a breakout season in 2008/09 when as a 15 yr old, after playing in the juniors on Saturday made a 100 in the Senior Competition on the Sunday followed by a score of 87 a few weeks later. He no doubt would have gone on to represent our club in the first XI but unfortunately for us, Football was Harry’s main love.

Harry’s energy, smile, dedication and big heart will be sadly missed around the St Bernard’s community.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mick, Kerry, Tom, Will and Sarah and the extended Overman family who have been a large part of the St Bernard’s Old Collegians club since formation. 

-Jason Bourke

JUNIOR AND MILO IN2CRICKET

St Bernard’s Cricket Club would like to invite all boys and girls who are interested in playing cricket to come and play at St Bernard’s.
Our Club is located at the college, where we have excellent playing and training facilities.
At St Bernard’s Cricket Club, we encourage all children to have FUN and ENJOY playing cricket, while developing the skills to see them progress into great cricketers. Our senior 1st XI plays in the highest grade in the VTCA, and is predominantly made up of cricketers who have learnt the game through our junior system.
Our club prides itself on sportsmanship and mateship; we have ACCREDITED COACHES and welcome players of all abilities and have produced many outstanding cricketers.
Feel free to come down to training and see if you would like to play this coming season.
St Bernard’s field sides in the following grades.
U/10s, U/12’s, U/14’s, & U/16’s, in the NWMCA (age before 1st Sept 2012)

U/10s play Friday nights from 5.15pm until 7.45pm, and all other games are played on Sat Mornings, 8.00am till 11.30am, training commences 28/8/12 (U10&12) and 30/8/12 (U14&16)
All cricket equipment is supplied, players need to wear white clothing and either runners or cricket runners.
As a part of the registration fee, all players will be provided with a White Club shirt and junior club cap.

We also run the IN2CRICKET program for all boys and girls 5-10 beginning in cricket, this
program will be run on Friday nights commencing in November 2012 for all details contact:

Duncan Hefter - SBOCCC Junior Coordinator Brendan Davey – In2Cricket coordinator
0438365245 0422174911
duncan.hefter@konecranes.com davey.brendan@gmail.com

SBOCCC Bowling Coach - Dean Solomon

It is with great pleasure that we welcome back to the club in a formal capacity Dean Solomon in the role of bowling coach.

We have a number of exciting bowling prospects within both the Junior and Senior teams that will benefit from the technical knowledge and passion for the Club that Dean will pass onto them.

From winning the JP Mitchell Most Promising Award in 1984/85, Dean went on to win 3 Beau Redmond Club Championships, a PJ Mitchell Best Clubman award in 1982/83. Dean led the bowling attach at the club during the mid 1980’s into the mid 1990’s.

Dean played over 234 games for St Bernard’s taking a club record 465 wickets and played in 3 premierships including taking 7/56 in 85/86 GF and was awarded Life Membership.

Dean has committed to be at the club as much as he can during training and we both welcome him back and thank him for his commitment

AGM & SEASON LAUNCH A SUCCESS

The 2012/13 campaign is officially underway, with the AGM and season launch being held Monday night at the St.Bernards pavilion. The night was a good chance for many to meet new coach Romain Grenville as well as the selection of the new committee for the upcoming season. Anthony Jordan, as planned, stepped down from his role as President after 5 years to allow more time with him family and give greater attention to his business ventures.

Replacing Anthony will be 200 game legend Jason Bourke, who showed on Monday night he will give a new fresh approach to the job with a clear vision of where he see's the club heading in the years to come under his reign - following on from the brilliant position Anthony has left the club in.

Simon Cave and Michael Thom have filled the vacant Vice-Presidency roles while Tom Isaacs and Terry Davis will again fill their roles as Secretary and Treasurer, as will Duncan Hefter as Junior Co-Ordinator. Returning to the committee are Kevin O'Connell, Luke Davis, Jordan Mills, Brendan Davey, Tristan Kassis, Sinclair Johansen.

The committee would like to welcome two new comers in Nick Serrano and Patrick O'Connell. It is fantastic to see people willing to give up their time and show their commitment to the club as we strive to become a power house in Senior Division.

CLUB HONORS FOR ANTHONY JORDAN AND ANDRE NOONAN

AT Monday nights' AGM, the club voted to induct two legends as Life Members, It is with great pleasure to report that outgoing President Anthony Jordan, and club legend Andre Noonan are now St.Bernards Old Collegians Cricket Club life members. Combined these two legends have 6 premierships, over 370 games and over 40 years experience - as ratified by the club Monday night both are now worthy Life Members of our great club.  

            

Anthony, our retiring President of the last 5 years, could be referred to as representing all that our club would like to promote. He is a St Bernard’s Old Boy, long standing committee representative and has played over 220 senior games as a player.

Anthony has spent close to 20 years on the committee. In this time, he has been a long standing Secretary, only stopping this role due to overseas travel and his ascendancy to the Presidency for the last 5 seasons.

Anthony’s on field contribution to our club is considerable – he has won first XI and Second XI playing awards, Captained both the first and second XI sides and is a three times premiership player at 2^nd XI level including captaincy in his first year as club President and making a solid contribution to our first XI premiership in 08/09, assisting a largely young side develop with determination, sound preparation and on field leadership.

Anthony's contribution across the club during his years is equalled by few. 

Andre has been involved in our club since 1989/90 season and developed into a proficient player at First and Second XI level over a 20 years period only halting intermittently whilst living interstate and at the arrival of children. A past committee member and a long time contributor off field, his efforts in promoting and supporting our club have been significant.

Andre has played over 150 games, won two premierships at second XI level, played in the two losing grand finals including the First XI grand final in 07/08, long held the highest score and won both bowling and batting awards at first and second XI levels.

Andre’s contribution to the club has extended beyond playing in his efforts to support our international players over the last few years – a commitment that has enabled our club to recruit highly skilled players offering the ability to financially support their cricket ambitions whilst playing for our club. This has involved significant financial support to these players along with an opportunity for these people to gain skills for a future career.

Life membership recognises Andre's contribution to our club over a long period of time.

Well done to both clubmen.

NATHAN HAWKES SIGNS ON FOR 2012-13

Nathan Hawkes, the 2010/2011 season Beau Redmond Medal winner and VTCA team of the year representative is returning from England for another season with the Snowdogs. Nathan was the clubs number one target in the off season as one of our international players and will again offer us much needed stability at the top of the batting order and leadership both on and off the field. Since his last season here Nathan has overcome some injury concerns and is excited about the prospect of playing for the Snowdogs once again this coming season.

In his previous season at the club Nathan made 492 runs @ 44.73 with one century and four fifties. We look forward Nathan being a part of our club once again this season.

ROMAINE GRENVILLE APPOINTED COACH

It is with much pleasure that we formally announce the appointment of our new Club Coach, Romain Grenville.

The Club is excited by the appointment and we believe that it is a positive step forward for our Club as we enter a new phase of our development.  We believe Romain has the attributes to effectively lift the club to a higher playing level being an accomplished cricketer himself, as well as continuing to develop our many promising young cricketers.  Romain ha s apassion for developing talent and will also be working with some of the more promising juniors to work in with our successful junior program, as well as promoting a strong cricket ethic among the club.

Romain has a varied and impressive cricketing pedigree and has played Premier 1st XI Cricket with both Frankston Peninsula and North Melbourne, and was a member of the Victorian representative U17 & U18 squads.  He most recently played with and coached Sunshine Cricket Club in Sub-District last season.  He has also had extensive stints playing league cricket in England and the West Indies.  Romain is a true all rounder who is an opening bolwer as well as being a capable top order batsman. 

We look forward to having Romain on board at the Snowdogs!

CLUB AGM MONDAY, AUGUST 6

Attention is starting to turn towards cricket and therefore please find notification of the upcoming St Bernard's Old Collegians Cricket Club 2012 Season Launch & Annual General Meeting.

 

Date:  THIS COMING MONDAY NIGHT - Monday 6 August 2011

Time:  6.30pm for 7.00pm Meeting Start

 

Where:  St Bernard's Pavilion

 

The bar will be open.  Please note that this year it will be held at St Bernard's, not at North Suburban Sports Club as in past years.

 

Plenty of announcements will be made about the upcoming cricket season, including the introduction of our new Coach, Romain Grenville.  There has been a lot of work occuring in the off season so come along to hear all about it!

 

The AGM will also be held with presentation of last years annual reports and financials and the confirmation of the Committee for the upcoming season. 

 

If you are interested in being nominated for the Committee or are aware of someone who may be interested, can you please let me or Tom Isaacs know prior to Monday night.  Any assistance is most welcome.

 

It would be great to see you along as we commence the countdown to the 2012 / 2013 Cricket Season.  If you are unable to attend and would like your apology minuted or a copy of the Annual Report please email Tom Isaacs on his email address above.

PUPS TO HAVE OWN WEB PRESENCE

For the first time in the history of the St.Bernards Old Collegians Cricket Club, the junior sector of the club will finally have a dedicated web presence. It is hoped that throughout the season the junior power brokers will be keeping the pups up to date with match reports, upcoming events, training schedules and much more.

Junior players, make sure you bookmark this page, and check back regularly throughout the season!

Go Dogs!

ROUND 11 SELECTION

THE final round of the 2011-12 season is upon us and with plenty to play for. The first XI are still trying to keep out of the relegation zone with a trip to Yarraville Club for some quality scones at afternoon tea, the second XI will be at home against 2nd placed Yarraville Club, after a thrilling victory last week a win this week can see them secure a home final, while a loss can see them miss out on March all together. The 3rd XI are away to Spotswood needing to secure a big win to be any chance of finals while the 4th XI are in the same boat at home to Hoppers Crossing 6.

While this round holds significant importance for the future of this great club, it is also a week to celebrate a fantastic achievement by two great clubman. Craig Osborne, 1st XI captain, 7 time Beau Redmond medalist, 1st XI Premiership captain, and best clubman award winner celebrates his 150th game in the same week Luke Davis 3 time premiership player, social committee leader, and best clubman award winner celebrates his 150th game.  It is hard to find two players at the club who encompass more what it is to be a 'Snowdog' and the entire club wish them the very best this weekend in what is a major accomplishment. Both were huge in getting us into Senior Division, and hopefully both can have a big game this week and keep us there - where we belong.


Selection

1st XI @ Yarraville Club, meet at 11:45 Osborne(C) Mills P.O'Connell McIntyre Serrano Kassis Thom McMahon L.Davis Cave Spinella

2nd XI V Yarraville Club, meet at 11:45 K.O'Connell(C) Garth Raffle Chrystie Cooper J.Dunell Turner Driscoll Jurcic Riley A.Jordan

3rd XI @ Spotswood, meet at 12:30 B.Davey(c) Cowan Bourke Clure Hefter Browne Wade Josh.Dunell Isaacs Bergin Carrick

4th XI V Hoppers meet 12:30 J.Jordan N.Rule Jones Conlan Cooke Craig Castles Rodgers Sullivan Maloney Comerford


Good Luck Snowdogs!

ROUND 10 SELECTION 11/2 & 18/2

Round 10 is the most important round of cricket for the St.Bernards OCCC in many years, for the first XI a win will all but secure a spot in Senior Division for next season, for the 2nd XI & 4th wins on the road will put them in the top 4, while the 3rd XI will also need a win if they want to compete in March.

With the First XI playing at home, it would be great to see the clubs supporters and ex-players get down to support the guys in their battle to stay in senior division.

1st XI V McKinnon, Meet at 11:45 - Osborne(c), Cave, Mills, Serrano, McIntyre, P.O'Connell, Linton, Kassis, L Davis, McMahon, Thom

2nd XI @ McKinnon, Meet at St.Bernards 10:45 - K.O'Connell (c), Jordan, Cooper, Chrystie, Raffle, Garth, Davey, Dunnel, Turner, Bergin, Johansen

3rd XI V Seddon, Meet at 12:30 - B.Davey(C), Cowan, Clure, Jaggard, Hefter, Sullivan, Wade, Browne, Dunnel, Rodgers, Bourke


4th XI @ St.Francis, Meet at 12:30 - J.Jordan(c), Rule, Jones, Comerford, Maloney, Cook, Castles, Conlan, M.Cooper, M.Webster, DiPaolo

Home sides - don't forget afternoon tea. 

Good Luck to all sides, especially the First XI!

Go Dogs!

FIRST XI FALL SHORT

With the season inching closer to completion every game is taking on new importance and significance. For the First XI the trip to Beaumaris was a match they needed to win, sitting just 3 points away from the relegation zone. Losing the toss and bowling the hosts were able to amass 9/218 off their 80 overs. Luke Davis was the best of the bowlers with 3/41 while Nick Serrano chipped in with 2/27. The run chase got off to a bad start with both openers gone early. From there on all batsmen got starts with no one able to grab the match by the throat and turn it in St.Bernards favor. A good sing for the club though that 3 youngsters Davey, P.O'Connell and J.Riley all had an impact.
The 2nd  XI were looking to erase their heartbreaking loss the week before by registering a win and getting their season back on track at home against Beaumaris. Bowling first the hosts ran through their South side counterparts for 121, with all bowlers contributing- Gay, Turner, Raffle and K.O'Connell all taking two wickets each. the chase got off to a shaky start late on day one as the hosts fell to 3/30 before and then 7/97 early on day two before Tim Raffle and Brad Cooper steered the ship home safely and Bernards were eventually bowled out for 208 after a 28(14) cameo from Alex Turner.
The 3rd XI were up against rivals Altona North and batting first were bowled out for 148, with skipper Brendan Davey top scoring with 45 while Jeremy Sullivan continued his good form with a 32. Brendans boys were well and truly up against it when Altona were 5/123 requiring only 25 for victory until young spinner Jarrod Cowan turned the match along with Tom Gleeson to pull off a famous 3rd XI victory - early similar to the semi final a few years ago, this time Bernard's coming out on top .
The 4th XI lead by Giles Craig were at home to Yarraville Club. Losing the toss and being sent in Bernards were in trouble early, losing both openers for the score of 13 until some middle order resistance from Michael DiPaolo(31), Captain Giles(23), and youngster Max Jaggard(33) to get the score to 3-109 before the tail collapsed and the dogs were dismissed for 157. In response the visitors amassed 9/223 off their 72 overs.

Round 8 Review

It was disappointing round for all teams concerned with St Bernard’s OCCC suffering 4 defeats. A few teams, mainly the second’s and fourth’s were from winnable positions. The 1st’s were set a sizeable total after restricting against Airport West to 258. Luke Davis and Nick Serrano on his 1st’s debut for a few years were the pick of the bowlers taking 2 apiece. The run chase began badly with the pitch causing some concerns due to it being wet. After crumbling to a meager 76 in the first dig and again 4 for 68 in the second there wasn’t much to note with regards to batting performances.
The seconds were at home after making 191 the first week with some very good performance namely Kev O’Connell and third cousin Dan O’Connell making 68 and 50 respectively. This crucial partnership provided some much needed stability after some early cheap wickets. Brad Cooper Chimed in for a well compiled 29. It was a shame the two’s couldn’t capitalize on such a good position with Airport West chasing down the runs. Dan O’Connell and Greg Garth led the way with 2 wickets each.
The third’s and fourths suffered a similar fate being bundled out for 132 and 73 respectively. Sean Hefter with 31 and Brendan Davey with 19 were the only standouts with the bat. Jack gay back from a lengthy hiatus grabbed 2 wickets as did Josh Dunnell. With youth and experience on their side, the fourth eleven couldn’t manage to reel in 164 set by Taylors Lakes. Jake Jones with 20 runs and Patty Moloney grabbed 2 for 27 from his spell.
With four losses the club has much to do if a finals berth is to happen. Batting appears to be the weakness with some low scores made. The one’s fighting to stave off relegation and other teams hoping to make the final 4, it is going to be an interesting few weeks

-Jordan Mills

ROUND 9 SELECTION

After 4 losses last week its important to bounce back this week, turn things around and get that winning feeling back at the club

Saturday 28 Jan & 4 Feb

1st XI - @ Beaumaris 11:45 Meet- Osborne (c), Serrano, L.Davis, J.Davey, Kassis, Mills, Jurcic, Cave, Spinella, Riley, P.O'Connell

2nd XI - V Beaumaris 11:45 Meet - Thom(c), K.O'Connell, Jordan, Gay, Bergin, Cooper, Chrystie, Turner, Dunell, Garth, Raffle

3rd XI - @ Altona North 12:30 Meet - B.Davey(c), Sullivan, Hefter, Cowan, Bourke, Browne, Wade, J.Dunell, R.Rodgers, Clure, Gleeson

4th XI- V Yarraville Club 12:30 Meet - Craige(c) Comerford, Moloney, N.Rule, Jones, Sargent, DiPaolo, M.Cooper, Jaggard, M.Webster, J.Garth

Congratulation to Pat O'Connell and James Riley who make their 1st XI debut this week after some strong performances in the 2nd XI. Its a prommising sign for the club with many young guys continuing to push for senior selection

Best of Luck - Lets get this winning feeling back and start enjoying cricket again!

ROUND 8 SELECTION

1ST XI @ Airport West Meet 11:45- Osborne(c), McIntyre, Spinella, Cave, Jurcic, Mills, Kassis, Davey.J, McMahon, Davis.L, Serrano

2ND XI v Airport West, Meet 11:45- Thom(c) O'Connell, O'Connell, O'Connell, Cooper, Chrystie, Turner, Garth, Raffle, Dunnel Jake, Jordan

3RD XI @ Aberfeldie, Meet 12:30 - Davey.B(c) Sullivan, Hefter, Cowan, Gay, Browne, Wade, Josh Dunnel, Bergin, DiPaolo, Isaacs

4TH XI V Taylors Lakes, Meets 12:30 - J.Jordan(c), Craig, Conlan, Comerford, Maloney, Castles, Rule, Rodgers, Jones, Sargent, Bennett

ROUND 7 SELECTION

The First round back after Christmas, the first round for 2012 and as always a big round of games for the mighty Snowdogs.


1st XI V Greenvale, Meet 1145 - Osborne (C), Mills, McIntyre, Jurcic, Spinella, Linton, Kassis, Cave, L.Davis, McMahon, J.Davey

2nd XI @ Greenvale, Meet 1145 - Thom (C), O'Connell, Jordan, Bourke, Serrano, Jake Dunnel, Raffle, Turner, Bergin, Johanssen, Carrick

3rd XI V OEGCC, Meet 12:30 - B.Davey, Clure, Hefter, Sullivan, Cowan, Hefter, Browne, C Davis, Josh Dunnel, Rule

4th XI @ Aberfeldie Park, Meet 12:30 - J.Jordan, Conlan, Comerford, Craig, Maloney, Castles, Jones, Webster, Webster, Sargent, Bennett


GOOD LUCK MEN!

BERNARD'S BITS - EDITION 2

Well the festive season was a big one and it’s fair to say that I over indulged a little. Super Special Scintillating Sexy Sippers was a great night and I enjoyed sampling the many different beers from across the globe.  Christmas was a quiet day at the snake pit as I sheltered from the rain and hail. Boxing Day was its usual enjoyable self but I couldn’t quite cheer Punter over the line for his ton. Fortunately he saluted this week in Sydney. Good to see him back in form.

But now it’s back to the Snowdog cricket season as 2012 comes to town. Needless to say it’s a big round for all XI’s this Saturday (when isn’t it?). But I’m more interested in what everyone’s New Years Resolutions are? Mine is to eat less from the dumpster up at the school and to stop peeing on Millsy’s hub caps. Both of those habits are enjoyable but deep down I know they’re wrong.

Here are a few suggestions for some of our Snowdogs...

Paddle: Improve on facebook status updates.

Peter Korda( J.Mills)

Tom Christie: Be the best life-size tennis ball at the Australian Open.

Bourkey: Ditch the ¾ length red shorts.

Rowdy: Avoid hail damage.

G-tram: Work on tan.

Millsy: Stop looking like everyone.

That last one brings me to the new addition in this column. It’s called “Who Does Millsy Look Like This Round?” With the tennis just around the corner, here is the first entrant...

Regards,

Bernard