Don Donaldson (#1)

Inducted 1960’s

• Played between 1959/60 & 1974/75 (A1 to C2 Grades) – 1,920 runs & 72 wickets
• Club Secretary between 1959/60 to 1962/1963
• Played a key role in building our Club from the early years into a community Club with the WPH Sports Club (Netball, Soccer, Little A’s).

Passed away – 26th April 2007.

Les Methven (#2)

Inducted 1960’s

• Founding father of our Club
• Played between 1946/47 & 1956/57(A1 to C2 Grades) – 2,877 runs & 56 wickets
• Played a key role in forming our 1^st Seniors Team in 1946.

Passed away – January 1998.

Charles Booth (#3)

Inducted 1960’s

• Founding player between 1946/47 & 1952/53 (A1 to C1 Grades) – 1,150 runs & 57 wickets
• Vice President 1966/67 to unknown
• Coached Junior Teams in the startup days of Juniors
• Died in 1969 during the cricket season while coaching the U13s. Set standards of sportsmanship & shared participation that forms the basis of our ‘Participation over Results’ policy
• The Charles Booth Memorial Trophy’ named after Charles in 1969/70 for high standards on citizenship. It is our longest standing Perpetual Trophy.

William Allum (#4)

Inducted 1960’s

• Founding player between 1946/47 & 1953/54 (B1 & C1 Grades) – 1,235 runs
• Played an important role in forming our first senior Team in 1946

Neil Franks (#5)

Inducted 4th August 1966

• Founding player in 1946/47 (B1 Grade)
• Vice President
• Little detail on record other than active involvement in establishing our 1^st Senior Team.

George Smith (#6)

Inducted 1960’s

• Founding player between 1946/47 & 1973/74 (A1 to C2 Grades) – 665 runs & 67 wickets
• Little detail on record other than active involvement in establishing our 1^st Senior Team

Wally Childs (#7)

Inducted 1970’s

• Played between 1951/52 & 1969/70 (A1 to B1 Grades) – 3,210 runs & 22 wickets
• Club President 1964/65 to 1967/68.

Passed away 17th June 2014.

Wally Howard (#8)

Inducted 1970’s

• Played between 1960/61 & 1974/75 (A1 to B1 Grades) – 1,408 runs & 342 wickets
• 10^th highest wicket taker in our history
• First Club President 1946/47 to 1949/50 + between 1969/70 to 1970/71
• Important early role in establishing our Club.

Passed away – 24th December 2019

Keith Robinson (#9)

Inducted 1970’s & represented 3rd May 2003

• Played between 1965/66 & 1983/84 (A1 to C2 Grades) – 2,920 runs & 285 wickets
• Coached & managed Junior Teams (U10s to U16s) in the 1970s
• Club Auditor 1966/67 to unknown
• Club President (1969/70)
• Association Treasurer (1975-76)
• Association Rep Umpire for a number of seasons

Jim Fuggle (#10)

Inducted 1970’s

• Played between 1969/70 to 2001/02 (A1 to C1 Grades) – 4,020 runs
• Club:
  • President 1970/1 to 1976/77;
  • Snr Vice President 1983/84 to 2001/02;
  • Seniors Convenor (Director) 1998/99 to 2001/02;
  • Seniors Captain for over 20 years;
  • Premiership winning Captain:
    • B1 x 2;
    • B2 x 1;
    • Runner-up – A2 x 1; B1 x 4; B2 x 4
  • Association:
    • Senior Competition Secretary;
    • Life Member (1994);
    • President Northern Cricket Council (1996 to 2002);
    • Senior Vice President (1984 to 2002);
    • Jim Fuggle Award for exemplary service instituted 2008.
  • CNSW (DCA):
    • Vice President NSW JCU (1996 to 2002)

Ross Anderson (#11)

Inducted 6th October 1989

• Played between 1975/76 to current (A1 to D1 Grades) – 8,000+ runs & 138 wickets
• Club:
  • President – 1980/81 to 1982/1983;
  • Secretary – 1983/84;
  • Finance Director (Treasurer) – 1984/85;
  • Secretary / Director Operations – 1985/86 to current;
  • 4 x President’s Award winner: 1983/84; 1984/85; 1991/92 & 1998/99
  • Highest run scorer in Club history;
  • Premiership winning Captain (1^st Club x A2 Premiership);
  • Ross Anderson Trophy (U11 Rising Star Award instituted 2016/17);
  • Along with Arthur Souter, led the establishment of Kanga Cricket (1990) & Girls Cricket 1995)
  • Led the name change from West Pennant Hills CC to West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook CC (1993)
  • Developed and implemented the Club strategy that included ‘One Club’ with organic growth through Junior development
  • Pushed for the development of the 1^st Club internet site (1999) and numerous iterations
  • Club History – wrote the definitive history and developed with Dave Carey the Club Wisden;
  • Established Schools Clinics (2008) & ongoing Schools relationships.
• Association:
  • WPHC Delegate (1978 to 2002);
  • Minutes Secretary (1981/82);
  • Assistant Secretary (1983/84);
  • Life Membership (2008);
• Other:
  • Australian Sports Medal (2000);
  • CNSW Volunteer of the Year (2004/05).

Barry McDonald (#12)

Inducted 1993

• Played between 1978/79 to 1991/92 (A1 to B1) – 3,096 runs
• Club:
  • President (1985 to 2014;
  • Chair (2014 to current).
• Association:
  • Life Member;
    • Association (1995);
    • Umpires Association (2010);
  • Treasurer (1985 to 1997)
  • Girls Treasurer (2002 to 2003)
  • Auditor (2010 to current);
  • Junior Vice President (2011 to 2014);
  • Patron: Umpires Association (2007 to current);
  • Umpired over 350 games;
  • Integrity Cup Award winner – 2013/14 & 2016/17;
• Other:
  • Australian Sports Medal 2000;
  • SportsNSW Distinguished Long Service Award (2019);
  • Wrote the revised Club Constitution (2019).

Arthur Souter (#13)

Inducted 1994

•  Club:
  • Director Juniors (1989/90 to 1991/92);
  • Vice President (1991/92 to 1993/94);
  • Kanga:
    • Established Kanga program (1992/93) – by 2019/20 there was 2,836 registrations;
    • Director Kanga (1992 to 1998).
  • Girls:
    • Established Girls Cricket 1996/97 – by 2019/20 there was 899 registrations;
    • Director Girls (1996 to 1999);
  • President’s Award winner 1996/97;
  • Arthur Souter Award initiated 2003/04.
• Association:
  • Kanga Convenor (1992/93 to 1998/99);
  • Girls Convenor (1996/97 to 1998/99);
• Other:
  • Australian Sports Medal (2000).

Mark Stevens (#14)

Inducted 1998

• Played between 1990/91 to 1996/97 (B1 to C2) – 1,312 runs & 38 wickets;
• Juniors Director (1991/92 to 1997/98) – later years with no children involved;
• 2 x President’s Award winner 1994/95 & 1996/97;
• Oversaw growth in Junior numbers from 17 Teams to 29 Teams;
• Association Delegate to HK&HDCA (1991/92 to 1997/98).

Jon Burns (#15)

Inducted 5th May 2000

• Club Junior
• Played Seniors between 1984/85 to 2007/08 (A2 to D2) – 2,292 runs & 292 wickets;
• Director Kanga (Junior Blasters) – 1998/99 to 2001/02;
• President’s Award winner 1997/98.

David Carey (#16)

Inducted 27th April 2001

• Club Junior
• Played Seniors between 1979/80 to 2001/02 (A1 to C2) – 2,632 runs & 623 wickets;
• Highest wicket taker in Club’s history;
• Developed Club Wisden including over 10 years research on historical player stats;
• Seniors Treasurer 1986/87 to 1990/1991;
• President’s Award winner 1998/99;
• Seniors Captain for over 10 years;
• Club statistician (1994/95 to 2014/15).

John Coulthard (#17)

Inducted 3rd May 2003

• Played between 1983/84 to 1993/94 (B2 to C2 Grades) – 1,424 runs & 97 wickets;
• Coached Junior Teams for approx. 6 years without a child participating;
• Captained Seniors Teams (1983/84 to 1993/94 and actively promoted the involvement of young players and transition of players from Juniors to Seniors;
• Premiership winning Captain – 1 x C1 Grade;
• In 1992/92 had the Junior Player of the Year Trophy named after him for long term service to promoting young players;
• Director Kanga between 2002/03 to 2011/12 and grew numbers by 1,034 players.

Evan Hutchings (#18)

Inducted 7th May 2010

• Kanga & Juniors Coach (1999/2000 to 2007/08);
• Juniors Director between 2001/02 and 2005/06;
• President’s Award 2005/06;
• Junior Teams numbers grew from 24 to 29 Teams;
• Established a first true pathway between Juniors and Seniors;
• Continued on Club Executive as Snr Vice President after his term as Juniors Director ended;
• Association:
  • Club Delegate for 5 years;
  • Grounds Coordinator (2 seasons);
  • Association Representative Coach for 6 season.

Simon Smyth (#19)

Inducted 5th May 2015

• Club Junior
• Played Seniors 1997/98 to current (A1 to C1) – 2,849 runs & 406 wickets having played continuously from Juniors since 1989/90
• 6^th highest wicket taker in Club history
• Captained:
  • A1 between 2005/06 and 2007/08 & a number of A2 sides over 5+ years.
  • 5 x Premiership Teams:
    • 1 x A2 & 1 x runner up
    • 1 x 2^nd Grade T20
    • 3 x Sunday Premier League & 1 x Runner up
  • Seniors Director between 2007/08 to 2008/09
  • Club Captain between 2010/11 and 2012/13
• Co-wrote Club song with Bill Peterkin (2003)

Andrew Fiedler (#20)

Inducted 6th May 2016

• Played 1986/87 to current (A1 to D1) – 6,751 runs & 29 wickets;
• 2^nd highest run scorer in Club history;
• Seniors Director between 2009/10; 2012/13 to 2015/16 & 2018/19
• Club ExCo Member & Vice President 2012/13 to 2013/14;
• President’s Award winner 2012/13;
• Junior Age Convenor over many Age Divisions;
• Coach of 4 x Country Carnivals Teams;
• Captained many Senior Teams including Premiership winning sides:
  • 2 x C1;
  • 2 x C2;
  • 1 x 3^rd Grade T20;
• Wrote the business requirements and managed implementation of the Club website.

James Makin (#21)

Inducted 5th May 2017

• Club Junior;
• Played Seniors 1989/90 to current (A1 to D1) – 5,694 runs & 370 wickets;
• 4^th highest run scorer &8^th highest wicket taker;
• Most Capped Premiership Captain with 7 Premierships & most successful A1 Captain with 4 consecutive Premierships:
  • 4 x A1 to a record 4 consecutive Premierships;
  • 1 x A2;
  • 2 x 1^st Grade T20’s;
• Most capped A1 Captain (8 years);
• Club Captain 2012/13 to current;
• Universally regarded throughout the Association as an outstanding leader setting high standards of behavior and sportsmanship;
• Deputy Seniors Director between 2007/08 to current;
• Developed the A1 player number system where each player has a unique number;
• Enhanced and maintains the Club Wisden into a sophisticated data base.

Bill Peterkin (#22)

Inducted 5th May 2017

• Club Junior;
• Played Seniors 1992/93 to current (A1 to D2) – 3,864 runs & 52 wickets;

• Seniors Director 2003/04;
• Seniors Deputy Director 2002/03 & 2004/05 to 2005/06;
• Seniors Treasurer 2009/10;
• 2 x President’s Award winner 2003/04 & 2018/19;
• Junior Blasters (Kanga) Director 2015/16 to current;

• Blowfly cricket:

• • Director 2018 to current despite not having a child involved;
  • Started, implemented and managed (WPHC Chapter);
  • Vice-President of Blowfly (parent organization) – 2017 to present;

• Co-wrote Club song with Simon Smyth (2003);

• Association:

• • Executive Member (2003 to 2006);
  • Senior Competition Secretary (2004-05);
  • Representative Coach Durham Shield (3 seasons);

Peter Lees (#23)

Inducted 26th April 2019

• Played Seniors 1994/95 to current (B1 to D1) – 5,458 runs & 22 wickets;
• President’s Award winner 2018/19;
• Seniors Treasurer – 2010 to current;
• Club Finance Director 2013/14 to current. The Club Finance role included coverage of the Juniors, Seniors, Junior Blasters, Girls & Blowfly;
• To quote from his nomination: “The Club is in a strong financial position despite significant headwinds’.

Rob Hanich (#24)

Rob Hanich with Barry McDonald – Juniors Presentation Day,

Oakhill Drive Public School 18 March 2017.

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Inducted 22nd July 2021

Club

• Managed Junior Teams, Age Convenor (2013/14 to 2018/19) and was Juniors Secretary between 2010/11 and 2018/19
• Juniors Director between 2016/17 and 2018/19 and remained on the Club Executive Committee as Vice President
• Seniors Captain since 2019/20.

Association:

• Umpires Secretary (2017/18 and 2018/19) and awarded the Integrity Cup in 2017/18
• In 2018/19 to current, Rob was elected as the Association Junior Secretary, despite his son, Aden, finishing his Junior cricket involvement – the 1^st Junior Secretary in our history. His achievements have been significant: negotiated the CA Pathways initiative with CNSW; actively involved Clubs in all decisions affecting the Junior Competition; provided outstanding leadership through Covid-19 with a seamless competition during the challenging period; integrated Girls and Boys competitions into a single entity.

Andrew Miedler (#25)

Andrew Miedler with Tom Hando – Seniors Presentation Night 7^th May 2021.

Inducted 22nd July 2021

• Club
  • Junior Coach – 2002/03 to 2012/13 (strong supporter of participation over results)
  • Tamworth Country Carnival – U14 WPHCCC 2008, 2010 and 2012
  • Armidale Country Carnival – U15 WPHCCC 2009, 2011 and 2013
  • Equipment Coordinator – 2005/06 to 2008/09
  • Coaching Director – 2008/09 to 2012/13 (commenced the first coaching clinics using coaches from Northern Districts 1^st grade players)
  • Club President – 2014/15 to date
  • Member of the Greenway Park Sports Club Centre Organising Committee (opened 30 March 2021) and led Stage 2 of Greenway 2 building development committee.

• HK&HDCA:
  • Executive member – 2014/2015
  • Senior Vice President – 2017/18
  • President – 2018/19 to date (1^st WPHCCC person to hold this position). Achievements include the rebuilding of relationship with Cricket NSW, alignment of junior cricket with Cricket Australia Pathways in partnership with Rob Hanich. Led the Association during COVID-19 seasons 2019/20 and 2020/21.

Steve ' Buzz' Burrows (#26)

Inducted 25th June 2024

Club

• Juniors Team Manager (numerous)
• Juniors Secretary – 2017/18
• Juniors Director – 2019 to present

In May 2021, Steve was awarded the inaugural ‘Special Achievement Award’ acknowledging years of exceptional service.

The sheer scale of the Juniors Director’s job is worth calling out. Since Buzz’s term as Juniors Director started in 2019 we have entered 197 Junior Teams – an average of 39 Teams / season.

While on the Juniors Director’s role, Buzz has continued this role despite his son, Ben, now playing Seniors so has no child playing but wanted to ensure he handed over Leadership once he was confident that the operating structure is sustainable.

His most significant achievements are:

Covid Response

The most challenging administrative hurdle facing us in a generation was during the Covid years between 2019/20 to 2012/22. During this time Buzz led our Juniors and also as a member of our Club Executive, through a period of great uncertainty. This involved delayed starts to the season, changes to the registration cycle and complying with Govt. safeguards.

Driving strategy and structural change

• Working with our Girls Directors to fully integrate the Girls into the Juniors (Mixed) to share administrative responsibilities. This work is ongoing and will provide a lasting legacy
• Restructuring the Juniors to create the role of 2 x Deputy Directors looking after U8 – U11 & U12 to U17). This has established a succession pathway for the Directors role and eased the administrative burden on the Director.

Association

Buzz has been one of our Association delegates since taking on the Juniors Director’s role (2019).

Steve Quanborough (#27)

Playing

Steve joined our Club in 1998/99 and this season notched up his 25^th year of Service. His on-field playing achievements are:

• Has played in 188 games in most Seniors Grades and finished with 196 wickets & 2,767 runs
• Multiple times Seniors Team Captain and has been a strong advocate of transitioning Juniors to Seniors and ensuring that every young player has a great experience with Seniors cricket.

Administrative contribution

Steve has a long history of contributing to our Club & Association:

Club

Steve has held many Leadership roles. His energy and enthusiasm has been consistently outstanding:

• Seniors Director – 2016/17
• Seniors Registrar – 2021/22 to 23/24
• Seniors Captain – numerous Teams
• Junior Blast Coach

Steve has also been a key member if the Seniors Selection Committee for a number of years due to his knowledge of the players, unbiased attitude and having the respect (and ear) of the Captains and Senior players across the Club.

Association

Steve has been an Association delegate at various times throughout his playing career. His most significant contribution has been on the Senior Competition Committee (SCC) where he has played a significant role in supporting the SCC Chair.