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Moonee Valley's coaching structure's now in place

Experienced premiership players and past captains Daniel Phillips and Matt Thomas have been appointed as assistants to new Moonee Valley senior coach Mark Gauci.

Daniel Phillips (left) played in our Second Eleven flag in 2014/15, while Matt Thomas (below left) was First Eleven captain for the past two seasons and was honored as captain of the VTCA North B1 Division Team of the Year last season. He is not playing this season due to knee surgery.

Mark Gauci (right) is a Life Member of our Club, our most recent First Eleven premiership captain and more recently, captain of our Premiership-winning Sixth Eleven team in 2014/15

The three-man coaching panel will also be assisted by premiership player Channa DeSilva, who has been appointed our Director of Junior Cricket and will oversee the coaching of all our junior teams.

Matt Thomas

As well as his junior coaching duties, Channa DeSilva (right) will play an important role assisting in senior coaching and training.

Senior coach Mark Gauci said he was pleased to have such an experienced structure around him, and was confident that it would lead to an excellent season for the Club.

Our next Saturday training session is from 10am to midday on August 29, while we will resume Tuesday and Thursday senior training at 5.30pm at our Ormond Park home from September 1.

At this stage Moonee Valley is still looking for an Under 10 coach and a third Under 12 coach. Anyone interested in the roles should ring joint Junior Co-ordinator Peter Pickering on 0414 800 145.

Players interested in joining Moonee Valley Cricket Club, or wanting more information about the pre-season schedule, should phone coach Mark Gauci on 0457 778 335, president Charlie Walker on 0409 237 543 or send an inquiry to our email, mooneev@club.cricketvictoria.com.au

Our annual general meeting details - 2014/15

The Moonee Valley Cricket Club's annual general meeting on July 27 was pleased to receive the report of a small financial surplus for the 2014/15 season.
About 20 members attended the AGM at the Moonee Ponds Club - one of our major sponsors - and received copies of the annual report.
The members also elected the committee for the 2015/16 season.
The office bearers are:
*Graeme "Charlie" Walker (right) - re-elected president for his eighth year.
*Simon Thornton - re-elected vice-president.
*Peter Golding - re-elected treasurer.
*Adam Patchell - re-elected secretary.
*Matt Thomas, Allan Cumming, Jesse Nankivell-Sandor - re-elected to the general committee.
*Michael Ozbun, Channa DeSilva - re-elected to the general committee after being appointed to fill vacancies during the previous season.
*Peter Pickering and Leigh Holder - elected jointly as junior co-ordinator, which is a position on the general committee.
*Former junior co-ordinator Kevin Gardiner - elected to the general committee.
New coach Mark Gauci outlined to the meeting his coaching philosophy and aims, and the plan and timetable he has prepared leading in to the season.
The meeting was also told Channa DeSilva has been given the role of Director of Junior Cricket, so he will play a vital role representing our junior section on the senior committee along with the joint junior co-ordinators.
*Abridged copies of the annual report are available from Charlie Walker. Only members of our Club are entitled to see the full annual report, including the financial statements.

OUR WINTER WARRIORS

Moonee Valley is again leading the charge in the winter cricket, with three good wins and a narrow loss to start off the season.

We've built up a strong squad of players under second-year skipper Michael Ozbun, to the extent we're already planning for an expansion the following year.

Our Valley team plays out of Fairbairn Park in Ascot Vale, as Ormond Park is not available due to winter sport requirements.

We've got a mix of regular Valley summer players and others who join us for the winter season - such as Kern Kapoor, a crafty spinner and solid bat who has been a Valley player right from our first season in the Mid Year Cricket Association in 2013.

Here's our Round 1 team: L-R. Back - Ben Thomas, Anthony Cafari, Nate Wolland, Kern Kapoor, Amandeep Singh, Matt Thomas, Michael Ozbun, Jatinder Singh and Mahir Rahman. Front - Gaurav Malhotra and Neil King with Queenie.

Main Club contact details:

* Charlie Walker - President 0409 237 543; 9370 1802
* Adam Patchell - Club Secretary 0407 552 141
* Peter Golding - Club Treasurer 0419 009 721
* Simon Thornton - Vice President 0417 570 779
* Leigh Holder - Joint Junior Co-ordinator 0423 226 532 allleigh@bigpond.net.au
* Peter Pickering - Joint Junior Co-ordinator 0414 800 145 pjp@vicbar.com.au
* Channa DeSilva - Director of Junior Cricket 0402 833 592

Email: mooneev@club.cricketvictoria.com.au

For more contacts, see " Office bearers & Officials " under "Club News & Info" at the top of the page

Last updated: August 24, 2015.

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