Life Members

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).

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 1st Seniors Team in 1946.

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

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.

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

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 1st Senior Team.

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

Played between 1960/61 & 1974/75 (A1 to B1 Grades) – 1,408 runs & 342 wickets.  10th 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.

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.

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

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 (1st Club x A2 Premiership);

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

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);

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).

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.

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).

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

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

Club Junior Played Seniors 1997/98 to current (A1 to C1) – 2,849 runs & 406 wickets having played continuously from Juniors since 1989/90 6th 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 2nd Grade T20

Played 1986/87 to current (A1 to D1) – 6,751 runs & 29 wickets; 2nd 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

Club Junior; Played Seniors 1989/90 to current (A1 to D1) – 5,694 runs & 370 wickets; 4th highest run scorer &8th 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 1st Grade T20’s; Most capped A1 Captain (8 years);

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

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

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

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 1st grade players) Club President –

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

Playing Steve joined our Club in 1998/99 and this season notched up his 25th 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