the history of western suburbs district cricket club 1921-2002

-12-1. That in 1923-1924 season, Jack McAndrew playing for West’s A team against Toombul, at TheExhibition Grounds, bowled 13 overs (9 maidens) and took 4 wickets for 9 runs, only 4 ballsbeing scored off.2. That F M Brew was the club’s first representative in Sheffield Shield Cricket which began in the1926-27 season.3. That W Cain (of Wests) in association with P Hornibrook (of Toombul), while playing forQueensland against England, established a ninth-wicket record partnership for Queensland.4. That in the season 1933-34, playing for West’s Primary Schools’ Team against Valley’s Schools’Team, D G Phillipe scored 129, and Nev Donaldson 89.5. That, at Sydney, during 1938-39 season, Geoff Cook was associated with W A Brown in theestablishment of a Queensland first-wicket record partnership of 265. The game was againstNew South Wales and Geoff’s share was 93.6. That in the 1939-1940 season, Nev Donaldson, playing for Wests against Colts, scored a centuryin 70 minutes and finished with 172 runs scored in 94 minutes.7. That at Melbourne in 1940-40 season, playing for Stan McCabe’s eleven against Bradman’seleven, John Ellis of Wests dismissed Don Bradman with his first ball. Bradman was caught byTamblyn.8. That in a one-day fixture, played against Eastern Suburbs, Wests batted first on a rain-affectedwicket and were dismissed for 86. Easts with no wickets down for 32 appeared to have thematch well in hand.Jack Kennedy (former Prahran, Melbourne player) then came to the bowling crease. Off 8 overshe captured 8 wickets for 25 and brought about East’s dismissal for 83 runs, thus gaining aVictory for Wests by 3 runs.9. That three members of Wests have acted as managers of Queensland Touring sides when onthe Southern Tour. They are: G W Ward, T M Keir, T E Williams.10. That at a meeting held in the early years of the club’s existence, a ballot became necessary todecide who was to fill one of the offices. The chairman appointed as scrutineers for the ballot:Messrs. Brew, Drew and Frew.11. That F M Brew represented Queensland against England, New Zealand, West Indies, New SouthWales, Victoria and South Australia.12. That W (Bill) Morris made the following scores in his first season in Interstate Cricket:46 and 51 v New South Wales at Brisbane16 N.O. and 48 v Victoria at Melbourne25 v South Australia at Adelaide52 N.O. and 7 v New South Wales in Sydney104 N.O. and 66 N.O. v Australian Services at Brisbane16 and 0 v South Australia at Brisbane4 and 31 v Victoria at Brisbane.Aggregate of 466 runs at an average of 51.8.MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS1. RECORD PREMIERSHIP POINTSIn the 1942-43 season our club won the premiership with:a. 98 points (greatest number of club points ever scored in one season)b. 31 points margin (largest premiership points margin ever scored)c. 7 outright wins out of 13 matches (most outright wins ever scored in a single season.