Our cricket season's gearing up for action!
*   All the details on new clothing:
*   Junior Registration Day details - August 31:
*   Senior Pre-season training schedule:
*   Call for nominations for Junior Committee:
*   Get on board with sponsorships - call James Holt:
*   All the details on Senior Membership Fees:
*   Keen to join Moonee Valley? Ring Charlie Walker:

Moonee Valley Cricket Club's getting into the swing as we head into our 2014/15 season.
Pre-season training has started, and Junior Registration Day is being held on Sunday, August 31.
We'll be back in the Ormond Park pavilion as soon as the football season is over.
Congratulations to the Moonee Valley Football Club on the Reserves and  Under 18s making the finals, and the Seniors from being one game away from the finals action.
We want the pavilion back - but we want even more for our partners from the MVFC to go deep into the finals, so we're happy to wait until their campaign finishes.

Moonee Valley Cricket Club Vice President Simon Thornton has been busy in recent weeks organising new clothing lines and merchandise for our members - including personalised kit bags.
Simon is keen to take pre-orders. Look at the flier here to make your choice, and let Simon know on simon.thornton@hotmail.com

Junior Co-ordinator Kevin Gardiner (left) has organised  Junior Registration Day for Sunday, August 31, at the Bowls Club pavilion at Ormond Park. Here's a flier with all the details. Contact Kev at kevingardiner@hotmail.com if you're interested in being part of the Junior Committee this season.

If you haven't yet been to senior pre-season training, now's the time to blow out the cobwebs. Click HERE for the schedule.

Committee member James Holt is taking a priority look at our Club sponsorships leading in to the season. We're a big club with a lot to offer to local businesses, so get in touch and James will tailor a package to benefit both the Club and our supporters. He's on jph1733@yahoo.com.au

And here's the detail of our membership fees for this season. Simon Thornton is looking at some exciting benefits for members - especially those who sign up early. Watch this space!

New or interested senior players? Ring Club President Charlie Walker on 0409 237 543, or email to charlie.walker@optusnet.com.au  and we'll get you signed up.

We're proud of our Winter Comp Grand Finallists

Moonee Valley might have fallen short in the Mid Year Cricket Association Central Division Grand Final, but we didn't lose any friends doing it.

We put in a  hard-fought performance, but probably ended up chasing a few too many runs, and fell short.

But we're proud of our boys, for what was a great season  under first-time skipper Michael Ozbun.

Ozzie was terrific in the way he led the troops, and thanks must also go to Premier player Kern Kapoor, in his second Winter season with Moonee Valley, who was invaluable in advising and assisting Ozzie in the technical and tactical finer points of the game.

The team is pictured here: L-R. Back - Daniel Comande, Adam Patchell, Ben Thomas, Anthony Cafari, Kern Kapoor, Peter Golding and Mick Bannister. Front - Michael Ozbun, Bede Gannon, Jack Newman, Amandeep Singh and Gaurav Malhotra.

***Pre-season training schedule
- started Thursday, August 14 -
see full details in the "Latest News"
column on the right *****

Moonee Valley’s Graeme “Charlie” Walker has been honored with Life Membership of the North West Metropolitan Cricket Association.
The Life Membership was announced and presented to Charlie by NWMCA president Steven Knight at the association’s annual general meeting on July 28.
Charlie was recently re-elected Moonee Valley Cricket Club President for his seventh season, and was our Club’s junior co-ordinator for seven seasons before that.
Charlie, 58, has been the North West’s Under 10 Co-ordinator and a member of the junior committee since 2002/03, and our regular club delegate.
He’s also on the junior wet weather committee and is the regular voice for the recorded message on the NWMCA’s weather line for junior announcements, and on many occasions for senior announcements too.
Charlie said he was honored to be acknowledged with Life Membership and especially pleased to have received it from Steven Knight, with whom he has worked closely for many years on junior cricket initiatives, and on occasions on senior matters.
Charlie is responsible for Under 10 fixturing each season, and also has a keen interest in the Association’s rules and bylaws and discipline and investigations issues at both the junior and senior levels.
“I enjoy being involved as Under 10 Co-ordinator in the entry-level age group for cricket,” he said.

At left: Moonee Valley President Charlie Walker with his Life Member badge bestowed by the North West Metropolitan Cricket Association.

“It is important that things run as smoothly as possible for youngsters in their introductory season to our great sport of cricket, and equally important that their parents can have confidence in the program provided by our clubs and our Association.
“It was particularly pleasing that in the 2013/14 season we had 64 Under 10 teams, which is the most we’ve ever had in my 12 seasons in the role.
“I first became involved with the North West when I raised issues with the timing of the Under 10 fixture. But instead of just complaining I offered to work on a solution, and my involvement has continued since then.”
MVCC parent Paul Brock (right) was elected Junior Vice President at the AGM, and as head of the junior committee this means Moonee Valley will be well placed to raise issues of concern to our Club.
“As members of the junior committee we are representing the interests of junior cricket, rather than our own Club,” Charlie said.
“However, membership gives us the opportunity to ensure that matters of interest to our Club and our parents can at least be brought to the attention of the decision-makers.”
Rob Arnold of Taylors Lakes Cricket Club, who joined the junior committee the same year as Charlie, did the other age groups of junior fixturing and has also served on the NWMCA Board, was also honored with Life Membership.
Rob and Charlie are now among just 35 Life Members of the NWMCA and its predecessors, the North West Cricket Association and the Moreland Moonee Valley Cricket Association.

Rex is back in the coach hot-seat
The Moonee Valley Cricket Club is pleased to announce that Rex Bennett (left) has been reappointed as our senior coach for the 2014/15 season.
Our bylaws require our coach position to be advertised each season. 
That process confirmed to the Committee that Rex was the outstanding candidate, and his reappointment was confirmed on April 30. 
The process also gave us the opportunity to dissect the 2013/14 season with Rex and to plan together how we will progress in 2014/15. 
Both Rex and the Committee had views on areas that could be improved, and we are confident that implementation of some of these initiatives will hold us in good stead in the year ahead.
Our negotiations for the return of our Pakistani internationals Khalid Hassan and Nasir Ahmed for next season are also well advanced.
We will also welcome back Kris Garland next season, along with a couple of outstanding young English prospects.
***Players interested in pulling on the whites for Moonee Valley this season can ring Club President Charlie Walker on 0409 237 543 or Coach Rex Bennett on 0412 472 334.

Moonee Valley's Words of Wisdom Wisden

Here's the long-awaited 2013/14 Moonee Valley Wisden, chock full of stats and information from the just-completed season and harking back to our distant past.
As always, there's hours of reading and stats to pore over.
Some of the questions you'll have answered are:
     *Who's the captain of our Wisden Team of the Year?
     *Who's the opening bowling attack in our Wisden Team of the Year?
     *Who scored most runs over the season?
     *What are our new all-time best partnerships?
     *Who's played our most combined senior/junior games?
There's 102 pages of reading and you'll find out all about the season that was - including the Sixths Premiership.
The 2013/14 Junior Wisden is in the final stages of production, and will be posted on the website shortly.
We should have printed copies of the Senior Wisden available to hand out at the Annual General Meeting on July 7.
*To see the 2013/14 Wisden, click HERE 

* To see the 2013/14 Junior Wisden, click HERE 

 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
* Kevin Gardiner - Junior Co-ordinator 0417 536 896

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 28, 2014.

For more of our history, including our Premierships, click HERE