SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 - OUR SEASON OPENER EVENT IS STILL ON!

Despite the rain dampening the cricket today, our Moonee Valley Cricket Club SEASON OPENER is still on!
Most of our teams may have missed play for the first four weeks of the season now, but our function this afternoon/this evening will debut season 2022/23 for the Moonee Valley Cricket Club.
There's an excellent barbecue meal - with four separate packages available for food and drinks ranging from $15 to $60. You decide!
The club will be open from midday until late. The chefs will be in action from 5pm - so get ready for your meal soon after.
The big(gish) screens will be showing the Cox Plate and other sporting entertainment through the afternoon, and there will be plenty of club members and supporters on hand to help celebrate.
This evening will be our first opportunity to "unfurl" the three flags we won in 2021/22 - the Thirds, our Women's team and the all-conquering Under 14s - and if we don't have them on hand to unfurl we can still acknowledge our achievements.
You can buy tickets at the clubrooms, or get in early now and secure your ticket at the club online shop, www.mooneevalleycricketstore.com.au

Moonee Valley cricket - junior and senior spots still available

Moonee Valley will welcome new senior and junior players for the 2022/23 season.
There are vacancies still in our Under 12 and Under 10 teams, which both play Friday evenings.
We have good squads of players for Under 16s and Under 14s, but can still top up with extra players. They are also Friday evening teams.
We have senior men's turf and hard wicket teams, playing in both Saturday and Sunday grades, as well as women's cricket. We can accommodate extra players in both men's and women's teams, so anyone interested in playing or making a comeback to cricket should get in touch.
Anyone interested in playing for Moonee Valley in the coming season - seniors, juniors or our premiership-winning women's team - can phone or text President Charlie Walker on 0411 705 381 or Vice President Mark Gauci on 0457 778 335.

It's here - our 2021/22 Wisden
The Moonee Valley 2021/22 Senior Wisden is now out, and offers hours of reading, reviews and statistics.
It's a bumper edition - 144 pages - and chronicles our great club's past as well as our present.
It's all in the Wisden - so have a look and see.
Try and find:
* Which 12 players made the Wisden Team of the Year?
*Who has been our leading wicket-taker two years running?
*Who took a senior hat-trick in 2021/22?
*Who has the best bowling average (minimum 30 wickets) in our history of more than 50 years?
*How many times has Ian Denny been selected as one of our five Wisden Cricketers of the Year?
This information is all available - you just have to look.
So start reading - here's the link
Cheers,
Charlie Walker, Editor, Moonee Valley Wisden

OUR CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED

The appointment of captains to our senior teams for the 2022/23 season has now been finalised.
*Jack Newman has been reappointed as First Eleven captain for his fifth season. Jack is a Premiership-winning captain.
*Dom Gibaldi has been promoted from Fourths skipper to Seconds captain. Dom drives standards among his players, and expects to have a good blend of experienced players and exciting youngsters.
*Rahul "Sunny" Sharma has been reappointed captain of our Thirds. With the 2021/22 Premiership under his belt Sunny will lead his team, expected to be promoted to B Grade, in the defence of their flag.
*Our 2020/21 Premiership-winning Fourths captain, Manpreet "Manu" Singh is back in charge of his team after a season away due to work commitments. He has the ability to pull together a strong squad of players.
*Experienced skipper Allan Cumming is captain of the Fifths this season. He has put up his hand to captain whenever required, across eight seasons since 2009/10, and skippered teams from the Fourths down.
*Andreas Skiotis has been appointed captain of the Sixths. Andreas relishes leadership roles, and has demonstrated his capabilities as a member of the Club committee and as coach of the Under 12s last season.
*Tara Newman has been reappointed captain of our Women's team. Tara led the girls to a premiership last season, and has become a real leader at our club.
**We have not entered a Seventh team (Sunday hard-wicket) this season, but if our player numbers continue to grow we will consider a late entry.



OUR COACHES FOR 2022/23 

Moonee Valley Cricket Club is taking an innovative panel approach to our coaching personnel for 2022/23 - tapping into a range of skills across the club.
Life Member and past senior coach Mark Gauci (pictured below) is playing a key role, helping to co-ordinate the coaching and keeping a particular eye on developing the skills of lower grade and emerging younger players.
Gauch has also been appointed Chairman of Selectors.
We are utilising the skills and experience of First Eleven captain Jack Newman and former Carlton Premier player Sam Younghusband to focus on the training and development of the players who will be in and around Firsts selection.
Our overseas player and former Pakistan first class player Wasim Abbas is playing an up-front role across the whole of the senior section of the club. Wasim, who arrived in Australia on September 13, has a Level 1 coaching qualification from Pakistan and is keen to get a Level 2 Australian qualification.
At right: International player/coaching panel member Wasim Abbas teaching one of his junior Pakistan players.
Wasim has coached the Under 16 and Under 19 rep teams for Dera Ismail Khan District - the equivalent of coaching State cricket or one level below.
With his background and expertise in coaching top-level juniors, Wasim also has a strong presence in Moonee Valley's junior program, with a particular emphasis on our Under 16s.
A right-handed bat and right-arm offspinner, he has a load of experience to help bring on our juniors.
Two junior coaches from last season - Andreas Skiotis and Pat Taylor, have been reappointed. Both are moving up an age group with their young charges - Andreas to Under 14s and Pat to the Under 12s.
Kevin Gardiner is back as our Under 10 coach. Paul Simon has been appointed Junior Co-ordinator.

Buy club clothing, pay your membership, buy tickets to club functions - do it all at www.mooneevalleycricketstore.com.au

Junior Registration - link here - https://play.cricket.com.au/club/moonee-valley-cricket-club/147223ea-86d8-eb11-a7ad-2818780da0cc

     Main Club contact details:

* Charlie Walker - President 0411 705 381; 9370 1802
* Peter Golding - Treasurer 0419 009 721
* Michael Ozbun - Secretary 0448 548 860
* Mark Gauci - Vice President 0457 778 335 
* Paul Simon - Junior Co-ordinator - 0400 946 117 mooneev@club.cricketvictoria.com.au    

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 : October 22, 2022.
For more of our history, including our Premierships, click HERE