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-64-years in a row in the late 1990's he obtained a major sponsorship for the club because of his personalcontacts. His wife, Denise scored for U17, U18 and first grade for 16 seasons. She was club recordingofficer for ten years and Queensland Cricket scorer occasionally from 1997-8. Maurie was made a LifeMember of WSDCC in 1995.PAUL MOONEYAt the Annual Trophy Night in April 1999 the Club President, Paul Mooney, was elected a Life Member.thPaul’s association with the club dates back to the 13 November 1974 when he was elected to theCommittee. Paul is well known in Queensland Rugby circles for his playing career in which herepresented Australia and his coaching career which continues to this day at Ipswich Grammar School.He is a life member of the QRU and Wests Rugby.Paul played lower grade cricket with South Brisbane being kept out of the upper grades as wicketkeeper by Don Tallon and Wally Grout. He had a long and distinguished career with Toowong CricketClub.Paul served WSDCC on the general committee (20 years) as Queensland Executive Officer andDelegate (10 years) and for 10 years as Club President. Paul’s son, Phillip, played for the club from1981-81 until 1992-93 and is currently Wests Rugby first grade coach. Philip played 127 matches for theclub scoring 3708 runs at 30.39 including 5 centuries (highest score of 207), including a first gradecentury. In all he played 36 first grade games scoring 780 runs at 21.1. Tribute should also paid to thecontribution Paul’s wife, Jean, has played in the club.AUSTRALIA SPORTING MEDAL AWARDS 2000(to commemorate the Centenary of Federation)David J Cook - WSDCC player for 17 years, committee member for 14 years, five of those asChairman of the Financial and Social CommitteeJon B Dooley - WSDCC player for 12 years; Club Captain for five years and Treasurer for threeyears.John D R Draney - WSDCC player for 10 years; groundsman for eight years; U18 manager for twoyears.Eddie J Ebert - WSDCC player for 17 years; served for five years on committee, three of those asGrounds Committee Chairman.Robert L Franklin - WSDCC player for 20 years; Committee member for 15 years with five years asChairman of the Executive; Honorary Club Architect for 40 years; Life Member.Maurice D Gray - WSDCC Committee member for 19 years with four years as Chairman of Selectors;Life Member of the club.Stephen J Le Flay - WSDCC Committee member for 7 years, Treasurer for six years, QC Delegate for5 years.Jack J McLaughlin - see “Profiles” - Section 2 and “Trophies” Appendix 1.Thomas P Mooney WSDCC Committee member for 20 years, 10 years as President, QC ExecutiveOfficer and Delegate for 10 years.Roger L Prentice WSDCC player 27 years; Captained lower grade teams 1974-6 and 1985-9.Committee member 1974-6, 1985-90, 1991-2002; Secretary 1988-90, 1991-2000;QC Delegate 1988-90, 1991-2002. Honorary Club Historian 1997-2002.Sam C Trimble - see “Profiles” - Section 2Daniel Rowley - WSDCC Committee member for 20 years. Life Member WSDCC.HISTORY OF WSDCCThis was a talk given to Oxley-Chelmer History Group by Mr Jack McLaughlin on Friday 31 August 2000.To condense 80 years of cricket history in our district into a 20 minute talk is rather difficult. Not onlywere there many famous personalities associated with Western Suburbs Cricket Club, but the statisticalinformation about its players makes interesting reading for any person so inclined.Today I do not propose to name every player who graced the fields of the Graceville Oval but would liketo mention those whom I consider have contributed in no small way to the club’s history.Before the club could be formed it had to have a ground. The 16 acres on which it now stands waspurchased by the Sherwood Shire Council in 1904 and was taken over by the Brisbane City Council in1925. The first cricket club in the area was known as “The Sherwood Forest Cricket Club”.At a special meeting of the Toowong Electorate Cricket Club and the Goodna Cricket Club held in theY.M.C.A. on 9 May 1921 it was decided on a motion of Messrs T. Shield and H Henley that a new clubbe formed and that it be named the Western Suburbs Electorate Cricket Club.Another motion was that it be put to the Queensland Cricket Association for its approval that theboundaries of this new club include Toowong, Ithaca, Paddington, that portion of Enoggera (south ofKelvin Grove Road) and the subdivision of Sherwood and Goodna.A motion moved by Mr R J Hartigan, seconded by Mr B V Davis and carried after keen discussion wasthat the home ground be at Graceville.Thus a new club was born - a club whose players were destined “to make the welkin ring” by their sterlingperformances and whose annals are bedecked with the illustrious names of those who served it faithfullyon the playing fields or in the committee room.The first president was H C Morrow and the first secretary W C Currey. It is unknown if they were usingthe oval at this stage but the club made its initial appearance during the 1921-2 season. The 1924season appears to be the beginning of the association between the club and the Graceville Memorial
-65-Park.The first groundsman of whom there is any record was Mr Randall Newman who prepared and rolled thewickets in his periods of leisure. In 1925 Mr Jack McAndrew, himself an old interstate player, becamethe full-time curator and in association with Mr Norris and their horse drawn roller set about fashioninga club ground whose playing surface was recognised as amongst the best in Australia. The presentgroundsman is Mr John Draney also a former Sheffield Shield player.In 1930 a fence was built around the No 1 oval at a cost of £50. A gate was erected to the oval by MrW H Huet as a donation to the club.On 10 January 1933 the Brisbane City Council decided to fund the erection of a grandstand.Construction of the grandstand commenced in 1935 and on 5 September 1936 the official opening wasperformed by the club’s president Mr R J Hartigan. It cost approximately £1000 ($2000) and wasdesigned to accommodate 250 spectators.The club canteen was designed by Mr Robert Franklin, a prominent member of our club. Mr Robert Auld,also a club member, guaranteed sufficient finance to enable the club to proceed with the project. Theconstruction was carried out by a local builder Mr George McLeod. In 1968 the fence surrounding No.1 oval was removed, since the grounds have been reconfigured and practice wickets inserted.Before Queensland was allowed into the Sheffield Shield competition in 1926-27, the State playedmatches against other States. Five Wests players were selected in that period viz. Jack Farquhar, ClivePage, F M Brew, W Cain, J McAndrew and E C Knowles.Since Queensland was introduced to the Shield, now Pura Cup, competition Western Suburbs DistrictCricket Club has provided 63 players. F M Brew was the club’s first Sheffield Shield representativeplaying in the inaugural Shield match against New South Wales.Only eight players who were associated with the club have played Test cricket for Australia. They wereW A Brown, G J Cosier, R J Hartigan, L J Johnson, J N Maguire, C J McDermott, C G Rackemann andH M Thurlow.H M Thurlow and L J Johnson are the only club players who made their Test debut while playing withWestern Suburbs District Cricket Club.S C Trimble and R B Phillips toured with Australian teams but did not play in a Test.B Fisher and S C Trimble toured New Zealand with a Second Australian team. Matches played on thesetours were not regarded as Tests.During the Second World War 1939-45 Wests provided 63 members of the club in service to theircountry, five of these losing their life in action. They were K J Fletcher, C Greenup, R M Hamilton, CKinauer and E E Quinlan. Not only have Wests players represented their State in cricket, they have alsodone so in other sports viz. Rugby League, Rugby Union, Australian Rules, Bowls, Snooker, Tennis,Baseball and Lacrosse.There are only two father and sons who were members of the club and represented the State in ShieldCricket viz. B W and C G Cook and A and B Fisher.No club can exist without good administrators and hard working committeemen. Wests have certainlybeen blessed in this area.Names that spring readily to mind during my fifty years with the club were; Presidents, R J Hartigan, GF Stafford, Dr D Nothling, Dr S A McDonnell, G L Cameron, O D Driscoll and T P Mooney; SecretariesT E Williams, B H Shaw, H V Henley, W J Nowlan, R L Spence and R L Prentice; Treasurers L Smelt,G Draney, M Eales and C J Kricker; Scorers L Smelt, R Spence and Mrs D Gray.There are many more who have unselfishly contributed to the club’s development and whose namesescape me. To them I ask your forgiveness but say a sincere thanks.Of all the names mentioned both players and officials the most outstanding contributor to Queenslandcricket both on and off the field was R J Hartigan. Roger was president of the club from 1926- 1958. Hewas the first Queenslander to play in a Test match. In 1907-08 season, playing at Adelaide, he scored116 in his first Test match and in association with Clem Hill he established a record 8th wicket partnershipof 243 which stood for many years. In 1909 he toured England with the Australian team.In an administrative capacity together with J Hutcheon he was Queensland's representative on theAustralian Cricket Board for 35 years. Hartigan worked very hard to win a Shield place for Queenslandand a Test match for Brisbane. During that time the southern states were vigorously opposingQueensland's entry on the grounds that the wicket at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground could not last 4days.Both Hutcheon and Hartigan were finally rewarded for their efforts when Queensland were admitted tothe Shield in 1926-27 and the first Test was played at the Exhibition Ground in 1928. Incidentally thatwas Don Bradman's debut on the Test scene. He scored 18 and 1. He was dropped for the second Testin Sydney. But the rest is history.In his four years with the club as a player Hartigan scored 1234 runs. For his contribution to the gameRoger Hartigan became the first Life Member of the club and also a Life Member of Queensland CricketAssociation.During the 1940's and 1950's, Roger used to take teams away to the country. The teams mainlycomprised Shield players and young hopefuls. I was privileged to be amongst the latter.There were many outstanding players in the club notable for their feats. Geoff Cook, represented theclub for 26 years. A great all rounder who scored 6699 runs and took 626 wickets. He also battledthrough an innings against the MCC team at the Gabba in 1946-47. C P (Chilla) Christ, had 21 years withthe club. He took 588 wickets and was considered by Don Bradman to be one of the best left armbowlers in his time. Unfortunately he was never picked for Australia.S C Trimble had 17 years with the club. He scored 6699 runs at an average of 50.37.Jack Ellis was a right arm fast bowler. He was another who must have received consideration by theAustralia selectors. He took 176 wickets in his 11 years. In a match at the MCG between StanMcCabe's XI and Don Bradman's XI in 1940-41 season, Jack took 3 for 23 off 10 overs including thewicket of Don Bradman with his first delivery.
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THE HISTORY OFWESTERN SUBURBS DISTR
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GENERAL FOREWORDWestern District Cr
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