Our Mick takes a trick:

Life Membership for

Mickster

Moonee Valley's much-loved Michael "Mickster" Cumbo was rewarded with Life Membership at the MVCC annual presentation night on April 22.
Mickster had been counting down all year as he notched up the games leading up to the 200-match qualification, and he celebrated long and hard when he reached that milestone.
Mick is now on 201 games, and shows no sign of letting up on his love for cricket and for Moonee Valley.
His parents, Joe and Carol were on hand to see the honor bestowed on Mickster, who becomes our 26th Life Member.
At left: Michael Cumbo proudly wears his Life Member badge and holds the memento plaque celebrating his honor.
As fellow Life Member Jim Polonidis said in speaking to the honor, few have been as deserving of the honor.
Simon Thornton was awarded Moonee Valley's highest honor, the Lindsay Jones Award for Best Clubman. After joining our Club in 2009/10 "fresh off the boat" from Yorkshire, Simon was elected Vice President the following season.
He has since been tireless in promoting Moonee Valley "back home", and with key money-making activities such as running the bar and clothing shop and ensuring memberships are paid when they fall due.
Chanaka Silva was a clear winner of the Club Champion Award, while Liam Shaw was a runaway in the Moonee Valley Award - based on points for runs, wickets and catches in all grades other than the First Eleven.
A surprise winner of the Bendigo Bank Most Improved Player Award was Jesse  Felle, who took all before him this season.
The award is determined by the Coach. As Lou Raffaele pointed out, in his earlier days Jesse was quite a handful. But the maturity  he has shown over the past couple of seasons has reaped its rewards as Jesse has established himself as a legitimate turf player with bat and ball, and a proven matchwinner moving up the grades.




At right: Their just desserts: Nadeera Thuppahi (left) and Chanaka Silva with their trophies. Chanaka was the Club Champion for 2016/17, following on from Tuffy the previous season.

***** To see more photos and details of the night, click on the link HERE

OUR POLLY MAKES THE

Moonee Valley's First Eleven opening bowler Chris Pollock was at the VTCA presentation night on April 21 to receive a trophy after being selected in the Team of the Year.

Chris had a sensational season spearheading the team to the top of the North A ladder, taking 30 wickets at 14.2.

He wasn't alone in the North A Team of the Year, with teammate Chanaka Silva also selected for his season's haul of 29 wickets at 12.93 and 378 runs at 27.0.

At right: Chris Pollock with his Team of the Year trophy.

The team is selected in batting order by the captains of all teams in the grade, with the only criteria being a captain is not allowed to select anyone from their own club.

While chuffed to be selected in the best team of the grade, Chris wasn't too sure about the batting order - which had him coming in last. And Chanaka seemed to be batting a bit low at No. 7, considering the great work he did for Moonee Valley this season coming in at No. 5. 

Chanaka, one of our two Sri Lankan First Class players this season, joins his fellow import Nadeera Thuppahi - who was selected in the previous year's Team of the Year.

Past Moonee Valley player Amit Chaudhary, now with Haig Fawkner, was selected in the North West Division Team of the Year.



                              

                                         

Main Club contact details:

* Charlie Walker - President 0409 237 543; 9370 1802
* Peter Golding - Club Treasurer 0419 009 721
* Simon Thornton - Vice President 0417 570 779
* Peter Pickering - 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: May 2, 2017.
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