the history of western suburbs district cricket club 1921-2002

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-62-LIFE MEMBERSRoger Joseph HARTIGANGeorge William WARDThomas Edward WILLIAMSCharles William Cecil ARTHYJuly 1942 Francis Malcolm BREWJuly 1947 Thomas McKenzie KEIR27 July 1950 Charles Percival CHRIST31 July 1952 George DRANEYJuly 1953 Bert Henry SHAW29 July 1954 Alfred Clifford ARTHY28 July 1955 Leonard SMELT1956 George F Stafford25 July 1957 William James NOWLAN30 July 1959 Cyril John Henry KRICKER30 July 1964 F L SMITH28 July 1966 Robert Llewellyn FRANKLIN27 July 1967 Alan Neville DONALDSON25 July 1968 Owen Daniel DRISCOLL23 July 1970 Robert SPENCE26 July 1972 Samuel Christy TRIMBLE25 July 1973 John Joseph McLAUGHLIN25 July 1974 Glen Lochiel CAMERON23 July 1975 Daniel ROWLEY28 July 1977 Mostyn EALESJuly 1989 Robert G STIRLING14 June 1995 Maurice D GRAYApril 1999 Paul MOONEYBIOGRAPHIES OF PROMINENT ADMINISTRATORSOWEN D DRISCOLL SeniorOwen Driscoll passed away on 26-1-96. As well as being a long time Executive Officer and Life Memberof the QCA, Owen's association with Wests was as follows:Playing CareerA Grade 1940/41, 1941/42, 1946/47, to 1954/55R H Bat and WicketkeeperINNS NO HS R AV112 15 101 1902 19.61From 1946/47 to 1954/55 inclusive he played 86 matches.C S TOTAL113 23 135In 1948/49 the club won the A Grade Premiership with O D Driscoll as Captain.He scored the only century (101) in 1950/51 against Toombul. Following retirement from A Grade andwhilst Chairman of Selectors he played when the following teams were short.1959/60 Reserve GradeINNS NO HS R AV4 - 7 11 3.751961/62 B GradeINNS NO HS R AV2 - 8 13 6.501962/63 Reserve GradeINNS NO HS R AV2 - 29 33 16.501967/68 Played one match in Reserve Grade but did not bat.He served on the Executive Committee from 1948/49 when he was co-opted on the SelectionCommittee. He joined the Executive Committee on 12-11-58 and in 1958/59 was a member of theGrading Committee. He remained a member of the Executive Committee 1967/68 and was alsoChairman of Selectors for this period. In 1965/66 he was elected Junior Vice-President and in 1966/67and 1967/68 was Senior Vice-President.His earlier career included playing with a QCA Affiliated Club Junior Division (later Second Division) in1935. In 1939 he was nominated by Second Division as a member of QCA Colts teams. In 1941/42 hewas a member of the State Squad. During service with the RAAF (1942/43 to 1945/46) he wastransferred to Sydney and played First Grade with Western Suburbs in the Sydney Grade competition.He was discharged from the RAAF in February 1946. After serving as a delegate to QCA he wasappointed to QCA Executive from Western Suburbs on 14 March 1973, a position he held as chairmanfrom 1980/81 until 1985/86. He was president of the club from 1980 to 1991, having been made a LifeMember in 1968. In 1975/76 he was Manager of the Queensland Team on their Southern Tour.ROBERT GLEN STIRLINGAppointed to Executive Council 12 September 1973.Appointed Delegate to QCA 1977-78 and served to 1985-86.He was re-appointed as a delegate on 8 October 1986 and served in this capacity until his death.
-63-He was appointed as a Vice President in 1973-74.Following illness of Owen Driscoll in October 1985 Glen served as QCA Executive Officer from 2December 1985 to 24 July 1986. He was made a Life Member in July 1989.C W (Craig) Stirling a twin brother of Glen was appointed to the Club Committee on 7 October 1970 andserved on the Committee until his death on 10 August 1984.PLAYING RECORDBATTINGBOWLINGINNS NO HS RUNS AV 0 M R W AVRESERVE GRADE (NOW SECOND GRADE)1949-50 TO 1962-63 26 9 18 91 5.35 304.1 55 913 71 12.85B GRADE (NOW THIRD GRADE)1949-50 TO 1962-63 59 29 20 330 11.00 504 101 1387 147 10.43C GRADE (NOW FOURTH GRADE)1957-58 TO 1969-70 19 9 42 161 16.10 199.5 31 614 54 11.37TOTAL ALL GRADES 104 47 42 582 10.21 1007.6 187 2914 272 10.71Glen Stirling played from 1949-50 to 1950-51 and again from 1957-58 to 1969-70.Records of club during most of Glen's career do not record matches played but in 1968-69 and 1969-70he played 7 matches in Fourth Grade.ROBERT SPENCERobert Spence, a Brisbane accountant from 1951 but a lifelong cricket follower joined the club for thest1960-61 season as first grade scorer. On 1 February 1961 he was appointed to the Committee and laterthat season scored the first grade final when the club won the first grade premiership by beatingToombul. Bob served in the following positions for the club:1. Honorary Secretary 1965/66 - 1987/882. Honorary Treasurer 1972/73 - 1987/883. First Grade Scorer 1960/61 - 1987/884. Recording Officer 1966/67 - 1987/885. Trustee 1965/66 - 19906. Finance Committee 1965/66 - 1987/887. Ground Committee 1965/66 - 1987/888. Gear Committee 1965/66 - 1983/849. Fund Raising Committee 1965/66 - 1969/7010. Social Committee 1965/66 - 1969/7011. Honorary Auditor 1988 - 1989rdBob was made a Life Member of Western Districts Cricket Club on 23 July 1970. He retired from hisaccountancy practice and all executive positions at WSDCC following a fractured leg resulting from afall in April 1988. The last game he scored for Wests was the 1987/88 first grade grand final win overSouth Brisbane.In 1989 following a further fall Bob moved to Autumn Lodge Nursing Home, Greenslopes where hethremained till his passing on 7 February 1997. He maintained a very keen interest in the club over thelast nine years and held positions of Honorary Statistician and Historian, providing valuable assistancein compiling statistics for annual reports.He was the Queensland Cricket Association scorer from February 1961 until March 1988, not missingscoring a first class game at the Gabba from 1961 to 1986. He was QCA Treasurer from 1962 until 1988and was made a QCA Life Member in 1972. He donated annual trophies for the Queensland MostImproved Player Under 21 and to the Umpires Association for the Umpire of the Year. In 1995 our clubinstituted the Bob Spence Medal for the Players Player of the Year. In 1997-8, at the suggestion ofGlenn Scarffe a medal was awarded for the winner of the player of each round and has beensubsequently.MAURIE GRAYEighteen years service from 1981-2 to 2001-2 (11 years consecutive)Maurie served in the following positions in the club:1. U18 Coach/Manager 7 years2. U19 coach/manager 5 years3. Committee Member 11 years4. Chairman Cricket Committee 10 years 1993-present5. Selection Committee 19 years (Chairman 3 years)6. Ground Committee 8 years (Chairman 1 year)7. Canteen Committee 7 years (Chairman 3 years)8. Queensland Cricket Practice U19 Squad 1999-02As a young man Maurie Gray was a keen cricketer and rugby league player mainly in countryQueensland but also in Brisbane. He joined Western Suburbs District Cricket Club in 1981-2 as coachmanager of the U18 and U19 teams in which his son was captain. The following year the U18 team wonthe premiership. After a year’s break in 1984-5, he returned in the next four seasons as coach/managerof successful U17 and U18 teams which regularly made the semifinals and finals.From 1993-4 he was Chairman of the Cricket Committee, the most onerous position in the club. Duringthis period he has played major roles with the grounds and running the canteen. For approximately four
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THE HISTORY OFWESTERN SUBURBS DISTR
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GENERAL FOREWORDWestern District Cr
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-5-THE BIRTH OF “WESTS”At a spe
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-7-PRESIDENTSH C Morrow (1921-1923)
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-9-INTERSTATE (BEFORE SHIELD CRICKE
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Page 20 and 21: -20-FIRST CLASS STATISTICS - WESTER
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