Passing of our Club's first leader

Passing of our Club's first leader

Moonee Valley Cricket Club has lost an important link to its early history with the passing of our founding President, Alex McLeod.
Alex, whose sons Rod and Ken were legends of our Club, passed away on December 16. He was 93.
Players wore black armbands on the February 6/7 weekend to mark his passing.
Alex took the reins when our Club was founded in 1971 by his son Rod and by Ray Storey, in a breakaway from the Moonee Ponds Salvation Army Cricket Club.
The club set up base at Ormond Park, and we've been here ever since.
 In our foundation year we had a single team playing under the name of Moonee Ponds, and from these beginnings came the club that would grow into the Moonee Valley Cricket Club. Alex was president for our first two seasons.
Alex had a memorable gathering at Ormond Park almost three years ago, when the Club gathered with our bowls colleagues in June 2013 to farewell his son Ken - the first player to pass on from our inaugural team.
Alex had a chance to get together with players from our founding era, with other past presidents in Darren Nagle, Ray Storey and Peter Gardiner, and with current president Charlie Walker.

On be-half of the Moonee Valley Cricket Club, Charlie Walker records his appreciation for the immense legacy created for our Club by our founding President Alex McLeod, and passes on our condolences to the McLeod family.

Above right: A gathering of greats: At a 2013 gathering at Ormond Park, founding president Alex McLeod is flanked by (L-R) past president/club founder Ray Storey, gun fast bowler from our first-ever team Colin Netherclift, son and club founder Rod McLeod, and past president Peter Gardiner.




At left: Players in our Third Eleven wearing their black armbands. L-R: Rear - James Beilken, Paul Hobbs, Brett Curran, Jesse Felle, Norm Wright, Brendan Powell, Jordon McDonald, Kevin Gardiner. Front - Michael Cumbo, Charlie Walker.