the history of western suburbs district cricket club 1921-2002

-41-Flay, Ben Mason, Matthew Lane, Anthony Murnane, Rick Wallace and Steve Magoffin. In 1994 hecaptained the third grade team prior to being convinced that he should again play higher grades. Hisbrother Brett played for the club the year before. He reinstituted Wests Whispers. Steven Ryan wasan aggressive RHB and medium paced bowler. By 2001-2 he had scored 7511 runs at 31.96 in 224matches with 12 centuries in all grades. He was unfortunate in not being selected in more first gradematches particularly early in his career when he was scoring heavily in second grade, year in year out.Darren Whitney first played for the club in 1987-8 after transferring from Ipswich. In later years he wasa second grade captain and Chairman of Selectors. He was a lively RAFB and finished playing in 1998-9.David Walker (1988-9) was a correct elegant RHB who scored a number of second grade centuries.His cricket was interrupted by medical studies, whereupon like Terry Coyne he went on to become aneurosurgeon. Greg Ward was a RAOS who transferred from Easts and also played for Colts. Hesubsequently returned to Easts where he was an active participant the Crab Pot becoming a good friendof Graham Kersey. Andrew Cowan (1989-90) was a RAFB who seamed the ball excellently from agreat height. Good judges believed he had the ability to play for Queensland. In all grades he took 245wickets at 24.56 with a best of 21//7/45/7. He was a next door neighbour of Glen Stirling and his familyhome was later purchased by Robert Walker. In 1998 he transferred to the Gold Coast to take up ateaching appointment. He had earlier been a teacher at the Kooralbyn Academy, coaching Aaron Nye.David Lossberg was a RHOB, WK and medium pace bowler. He scored three first grade centuries.He formed an excellent opening partnership with Leigh Dalton peaking against Beenleigh Logan in1998-9 when the pair put on a first grade record of 276 runs for the first wicket with Leigh scoring 181and David 102 at Graceville No 1. By 2001-2 he had scored 4708 runs at 32.47 with nine centuries, 137wickets in 130 matches. He returned in 2001-2 to play prominent roles in the semifinal and final for thesecond grade team. He had missed some years due to hockey umpiring and flying commitments whenhe became a professional pilot.Scott Moody was a RALS who went to the CBCA in Adelaide and subsequently stayed there to play anumber of years of first grade cricket and for the South Australian Second XI. He also played in Darwinand returned to Brisbane in the late 1990's to play for Toombul. Dean Reynolds was the son of Ray andas an 18 year old had been twelfth man for Queensland. He had earlier played for Easts and Colts andlike his father who became State and University coach he was a RHB. He migrated to Japan to teachEnglish. Chris Torrisi commenced with the club as a 13 year old. After obtaining a Level 2 CoachingCertificate he transferred to University as club coach in season 1999-00, although wishing to continueto play for Wests. In 51 first grade games for Wests he scored 1441 runs at 24.02, HS 84 in six seasons.In three seasons at University he scored more than 1500 runs including four centuries (HS 193). Hebatted at No. 6 below a number of state players. In all matches for WSDCC he played 119 matches,scored 3920 runs at 32.67 including three centuries HS 147. With WSDCC he was initially an openingbatsman but for most of his career batted No 4. In the off season he played and coached professionallyat Bexley in Kent, Graham Kersey’s first club. He was a quick footed aggressive batsman with excellenttiming whose best shot was the cut. Bruce Worthington played many years of third grade as a RAOSafter transferring from Adelaide where he played first grade. He finally played first grade in his mid 30'sat WSDCC and in two successive matches at Graceville No 1 on 14-9-97 and 20-9-97 took 5 for 19 and5 for 20 in first grade. The former match was a Metway Cup One Day match but during this period Brucebowled well enough to play Shield cricket, with excellent flight and loop. In 1994-5 he captained thesecond grade side when he took 28 wickets at 21.60. When injury prematurely ended his career in hislate 30's in 1999-00, Bruce had taken 235 wickets at 25.66 with a best of 8 for 41.Dennis Albion (1991-2) was a WK and RHB who worked his way up the grades after coming fromIpswich. In six seasons he played 83 games, scoring 2194 runs at 30.47 with an HS of 104. He caught147 players and effected 16 stumpings. Wayne Kelly was a strongly built RAFB who played forQueensland U17 but transferred to the Gold Coast prematurely to concentrate on his passion of surfing.Craig McDermott played two seasons for the club but in that time only played four two day first gradematches where he took 9 for 164 and two one day matches where he took 3 for 80. He had previouslyplayed for Souths and Norths and with his relocation to the Gold Coast later played for that club. Hethplayed 71 test matches for Australia between 1984-5 and 1995-6 taking 291 wickets for 28.63 (4 highestthfor Australia and 20 for all countries) with a best of 8 for 97 and 940 runs as 12.21. He took 5 wicketsin an innings 14 times and twice 10 wickets in a match. He took 203 wickets at 24.72 (RPO 4.04) in 138one day matches. For Queensland in 77 first class matches he took 329 wickets at 26.05 and 1590 runsat 19.16. Andrew Scotney was an aggressive RHB who played for Queensland Colts in 1994-5 in amatch in which Mott, Symonds, Perrin, Hayward, Cassell for Queensland and Richards, Turner andGlassoch played for NSW. In that game Andrew scored 32 and 51. He retired in 1996 at age 22 afterscoring 2367 runs at 32.88 in 77 matches to concentrate on rugby where by 2002 he had played nineseasons of first grade for Easts after debuting in the 1992 grand final. His rugby culminated in RedsSuper XII selection in 2002 in a game in South Africa. He scored two centuries, highest of 158. Hisfinest innings was in partnership with Dean Tuckwell on a wet wicket and against a rampant Paul Jacksonin the losing 1993-4 semifinal at Graceville against University. His father was a first grade rugby referee.Garry Yates played one year with the club in 1991-2 scoring 257 runs at 51.40 and taking 8 for 346 at43.25 with his off spinners. He subsequently played 10 years with Lancashire County Cricket Club.Jim Fox (1992-3) was one of the fastest bowlers to play in the era after transferring from Melbourne.He used to terrify batsmen in the nets with his beamers. Andrew Harris was the nephew of Glen Stirling.He was a RHB who after his transfer from North Queensland and playing for Queensland Country sharedtha club record 7 wicket (any grade) 227 run partnership with Paul Everingham (100 not out) againstSouth Brisbane at Fehlberg in 1991-2. He scored 132 but soon after transferred to Souths where he was