Moonee Valley Cricket Club combined a Life Members get-together with a poker night on February 27, and we turned the clubrooms into a full house.
Club founders Ray Storey and Rod McLeod led the charge, and other life members in attendance included Sandro Capocchi, Ian Denny, Darren Nagle, Mick Harvey, Joe Ansaldo, Bob Sciacchitano, Dean Jukic, Mark Gauci, Jim McKenzie, Danny Terzini, Jim Polonidis, Greg Peters, Kevin Gardiner and Charlie Walker.
The life members got to watch the end of the First Eleven game against Maribyrnong Park St Marys and have a feed, before the diehard card players sat down to a night of Texas Hold'em poker.
The poker night was a big success in terms of the Club's budget, and thanks to Michael Ozbun, Channa DeSilva, Matt Thomas and the other members for organising it.
At left: Moonee Valley royalty: L-R Rod McLeod, Mick Harvey, Ian Denny, Ray Storey and Greg Peters.
***For more pictures from the day, click HERE

                         
The Labor Day long weekend may have marked the end of our finals campaign for the 2015/16 season, but our significant performances on the field were acknowledged in the Most Valuable Player and Fieldlow vote counts.
Held in the upstairs function room of club sponsor the Laurel Hotel in Ascot Vale, the March 13 night enabled the players to let their hair down after a hard-fought season, which saw three of our senior teams make finals.
Our overseas players Nadeera "Tuffy" Thuppahi and Chanaka Silva fought out the MVP award for the First Eleven right down to the wire, and in the end couldn't be separated, while Anthony Riggio, in his first season at Moonee Valley, was a clear winner of the fielding award.
About three dozen players, plus a strong contingent of partners, enjoyed the chance to dress up and celebrate the night.

At top: The old blokes need to sit down (just joking!). L-R: Back - Paul Hobbs, Simon Thornton, Mark Gauci, Charlie Walker, Matt Thomas, Michael Ozbun, James Harris, Peter Golding, Danny Terzini and Sam Carbone. Front - David Tuck, Jim Polonidis, Dean Jukic and Brett Curran.

Above: Our Most Valuable Players: L-R Matthew Esmore (4ths), Danny Terzini (5ths), Nadeera "Tuffy" Thuppahi (joint 1sts), Mark Gauci (2nds and 3rds) and Chanaka Silva (joint 1sts).
**FOR MORE PICTURES FROM THE NIGHT, CLICK HERE

Our 2014/15 Senior Wisden. Note that this document hasn't been final-proofed. It will be taken down and replaced when finalised.
 

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


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Last updated: March 16, 2016.

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