Presentation Night 2026 - Page 2

Club Awards
Moonee Valley Cricket Club
Club Champion 2025/26
Hayden Rayner 913 points

At right: Hayden Rayner receives his Club Champion award from past First Eleven captain Jack Newman (far right).

Moonee Valley Cricket Club
Sean O’Kane Award 2025/26
Best Player – all other grades
Chand Shrestha 704 points

Most Improved Player Award
Coach’s Award 2025/26
JORDY WALSH

LINDSAY JONES MEMORIAL AWARD
IN MEMORY OF A TRUE & RESPECTED CLUB PERSON
A perpetual record of the best Clubperson Of Moonee Valley Cricket Club
Season 2025/26
DARREN NAGLE

LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Life Membership awarded to
TONY GLEESON
Season 2025/26 in recognition of Outstanding and Dedicated Service to the Moonee Valley Cricket Club

At right: Dean Jukic was presented with his Fourths Player of the Finals medallion by Andreas Skiotis (far right).Life Membership awarded to

IAN “SPIDER” BEEL
Season 2025/26 in recognition of Outstanding and Dedicated Service to the Moonee Valley Cricket Club

BATTING AWARDS
First Eleven Batting Award 2025/26
HAYDEN RAYNER 453 runs @ 41.18

At right: Oscar McKeown receives his Wicketkeeper of the Year award from Allan Cumming (far right).

Second Eleven Batting Award 2025/26
NATHAN WAITES 337 runs @ 67.40

Third Eleven Batting Award 2025/26
AMMY KAHLON 393 runs @ 32.75

Women’s Firsts Batting Award 2025/26
FIONA BATHIE 346 runs @ 86.5

Fourth Eleven Batting Award 2025/26
JASON RIPA 323 runs @ 29.36

Fifth Eleven Batting Award 2025/26
JAMES SMITH 212 runs @ 53.0

At right: Coach/Firsts captain Brayden McGregor (far right) receives his bowling award from the night's MC, Brendan "Jonty" Rhodes.

BOWLING AWARDS

First Eleven Bowling Award 2025/26
BRAYDEN McGREGOR 16 wickets @ 11.93

Second Eleven Bowling Award 2025/26
JIM POLONIDIS 16 wickets @ 13.19

Third Eleven Bowling Award 2025/26
JOSHUA NORSETTER 16 wickets @ 5.50

At right: Ben Baldacchino (far right) receives his Fourths fielding award from captain Manu Singh.

Women’s Firsts Bowling Award 2025/26
KYLIE RUSSO 16 wickets @ 11.38

Fourth Eleven Bowling Award 2025/26
SHIVA CHHABRA 21 wickets @ 9.43

Fifth Eleven Bowling Award 2025/26
LACHLAN SMITH 14 wickets @ 10.57

FIELDING AWARDS

First Eleven Fielding Award 2025/26
HAYDEN RAYNER 18 Votes

At right: Ammy Kahlon with his Third Eleven batting award and his MVP medallion.

Second Eleven Fielding Award 2025/26
Equal: OLIVER McKEOWN 9 votes
Equal: GEOFF McKEOWN 9 votes

Third Eleven Fielding Award 2025/26
CHAND SHRESTHA 18 votes

Women’s Team Fielding Award 2025/26
FIONA BATHIE 17 votes

Fourth Eleven Fielding Award 2025/26
BEN BALDACCHINO 16 votes

Fifth Eleven Fielding Award 2025/26
XAVIER MANSON 19 votes

At right: Jason Ripa receives his Fourths batting award from captain Manu Singh (far right), holding the Premiership shield.

GAMES MILESTONES
Dean Jukic
350 games

Joshua Norsetter
150 games

Maks Rahman
100 games

Manu Singh
100 games

Paul Sevenson
50 games

Sandra Verschoor
50 games

Sudarshan Devkota
50 games

Chand Shrestha
50 games

At right: The table for our Women's team: L-R Kylie Russo with Cleo, Yasmin King, Emily Seery, Sandra Verschoor, Sarah Fenn and Fiona Bathie.

WICKETS MILESTONES

Dean Jukic
450 wickets

Bede Gannon
350 wickets

At right: Life Members on the stage to welcome inductee Tony Gleeson. L-R Mark Gauci, Allan Cumming, John Talone, Darren Nagle, Jack Newman, Tony Gleeson, Geoff McKeown, Dean Jukic, Danny Terzini and Charlie Walker.

Joshua Norsetter
150 wickets

Sudarshan Devkota
50 wickets

Mitchell Higgs
50 wickets

RUNS MILESTONES
Glen Courts
3000 runs

Maks Rahman
2000 runs

Sandra Verschoor
1000 runs

At right: Seconds captain Nathan Waites (far right) received his batting award from MC Brendan Rhodes.

Brayden McGregor
1000 runs

Chand Shrestha
1000 runs

Vinny Singh
1000 runs

Luca Nimorakiotakis
1000 runs

Pat Taylor
1000 runs

At right: Our Sunil Bhandari was acknowledged at our awards night for making the Australian Over 55s team, while played and won a series in New Zealand. He's congratulated here by Sagar Bhatia.

FIVE-FOR WICKETS

Hayden Rayner 6/31 First Eleven v Melton South Round 8

Shiva Chhabra 5/12 Fourth Eleven v Barnawartha Round 10

Sudarshan Devkota 5/23 Fourth Eleven v Flemington Colts Round 19

Bede Gannon 5/39 Fifth Eleven v Flemington Colts Round 1

HAT-TRICK
Shiva Chhabra Hat Trick Fourth Eleven v Thornbury Turf Strokers Round 5 2025/26

At right: Our teen tyros were among the awards and the Premierships. L-R Aksha Perera, Oliver McKeown, Luke Sevenson, David Lubansky, Jeremy Sevenson and Oscar McKeown.

Centuries:
Nathan Waites 110no Second Eleven v East Keilor Round 10
Paul Sevenson 103no Fourth Eleven v Youlden Parkville Round 2

At right: Family support: We couldn't survive without it. L-R Clare Henderson, Rebecca Lubansky and Adele Walker.

James Smith 100no Fifth Eleven v Pascoe Vale Hadfield Round 6
Lachlan Smith 103no Fifth Eleven v Taylors Lakes Round 15

Best Wicketkeeper all Grades
OSCAR McKEOWN
2025/26 

MVP medallions
MVP First Eleven
HAYDEN RAYNER

MVP Second Eleven
MAX JONES

At right: Geoff McKeown and son Ollie were joint winners of the Seconds fielding award. They received their trophies from captain Nathan Waites (far right).

MVP Third Eleven
AMMY KAHLON

MVP Fourth Eleven
SHIVA CHHABRA

MVP Fifth Eleven
JAMES SMITH

MVP Women’s First Eleven
FIONA BATHIE

Player of the Finals
Fourth Eleven
DEAN JUKIC

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