20th Season Award Winners

Randwick Petersham congratulates our 20th season Award Winners who have been recognised for their outstanding performances throughout 2020-21.

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In the 2020-21 awards we celebrate Riley Ayre whose dominant all-round season with bat, ball and in the field, is recognised with his second Player of the Season in 3 seasons. To win one award is a great achievement but to win 4 of the most contested awards is testament to Ayre’s development over the past few seasons to become a dominant force in NSW Premier Cricket.

Two seasons ago, Riley Ayre was our Player of the Season. And after the brilliant performance he turned in this season, it will be no surprise to anyone that he has once again taken out that award.
Put simply, Riley had an amazing summer. It was claimed two summers ago that he was one of the best all-rounders in the 1st Grade competition and his efforts this season confirm that assessment. He topped the batting with 798 runs and was second only to Adam Semple in the most wickets contest with 27.

In the 15 rounds of the Belvidere Cup, to win the Ken Devlin Memorial Award for Most Runs Ayre scored 533 runs at the excellent average of 44.42. In that number were four half-centuries while he cracked a maiden century in round 3 against Bankstown at Bankstown Oval hitting a brilliant 108 made in a massive 326 minutes off 247 balls with 12 boundaries.

To highlight his skills as ‘the complete cricketer’ his efforts in the field were just as dynamic. An extremely versatile fielder, he was great support for the new ball bowlers as an agile and safe slipper while he was excellent in the ring or as a boundary rider. A quick mover to the ball, he possesses a strong and accurate throwing arm and his 12 catches added to his tally of 38 in just 4 seasons.

To round out his all round efforts Riley was duly awarded the Bistro Rex Most Valuable Player Award with 17 points.

Congratulations to “The Little Master” Fabian Heaton whose dedication is unquestioned leading 5th Grade and providing steady guidance to the youngesters. On a personal note Fabs has now recorded 3,643 runs and 216 dismissals. A master tactician with the ability to impart his experience and knowledge in a trusting and purposeful manner, he has been the perfect role model at a time when the club has needed his skills the most. One of nature’s gentlemen, it is fitting in every respect, that our playing Club Member of the Year for 2020-21 is Fabian Heaton.

Adrian Dodd‘s sons represent Randwick Petersham with his eldest, Jackson, developing into a fine all-rounder, in 5th Grade / Metro. While his youngest, Will, is a confident opening bat who played in AWGS/Metro., Adrian, over the past 2 seasons has provided great support of the club and becoming a valued member. On match days, his enthusiasm is infectious and he is a captain’s dream being a person who is willing to go above and beyond to assist the team.

Puru Gaur is a very exciting cricketer as well as a promising one. Born in Delhi, India, in 1999, the Delhi High School product ventured to Australia in 2019 with the sole purpose of developing his cricket. A punishing and at times, solid right hand bat, he joined Wests CC in Newcastle scoring 646 runs for the season. He made five half-centuries and 115 in a 1st Grade opening partnership of 230. He confirmed that form when he joined Randwick Petersham this season, ending with a total of 669 runs across all competitions, including 301 in 1st Grade and a record 367 in Poidevin-Gray. Forced to bat down the list in a strong batting line-up, it was a slow start to NSW Premier Cricket for the talented youngster, totalling just 39 1st Grade runs by Christmas. However, the tide turned in the very first match of the New Year when he scored a brilliant 92* off just 75 balls with five fours and five towering sixes in a LO match against Western Suburbs at Pratten Park. He came to the wicket at 4-102 that day and joined Riley Ayre in a partnership of 139, which set-up the team for a convincing win. But his most valuable and important innings occurred two matches later playing Sutherland at Glenn McGrath Oval. Chasing 241, the side was struggling at 6-86 before Puru got together with club “Iron Warrior” Adam Semple. The pair batted purposely and cautiously knocking up an unconquered partnership of 158 to take the points. Gaur’s share was 61* off 125 balls with Semple scoring 86* off 143. Despite the precarious situation, Puru still managed to hit three over the fence in an impressive performance of skill and concentration. His development is sure to be followed with great interest.

Ashish Bhat in his debut season became a key leader and strike bowler in Metro Gold. On debut, Ashish Bhat took a wicket in each of his first three overs to send the Gold team on the way to an opening win against Hawkesbury at Bensons Lane. He had a happy knack of picking up wickets, but sometimes struggled with control. Undeterred, through hard work and perseverance, he came to be one of our most reliable bowlers, marrying that happy knack with control through the middle of the season, with figures of 4-21 and 2-20 in post-Christmas losses. With an idiosyncratic technique and (surprising) clarity of mind, his season was dotted with batting cameos, including a maiden 58 at this season’s Metro derby, and 22* which helped seal a finals spot. In a must win qualifying final, Ashish regaled the team with a stirring speech; backing up his words with a marathon effort of 18 over taking 5 wickets for 22 runs to help bowl Warringah out for 85. Not content with this, Ash also was at the crease when the first innings points were taken. A reliable fielder, he finished the season with 8 catches all over the park, 195 runs at 17.73, 20 wickets at 15.05 and a 5th Grade debut in the second last round.

In 2017-18, Joshua Segal was recognised in his first season as the Metropolitan Cup Player of the Year. In the Annual Report of that season, it was stated that “It’s the inner steel and drive to recover from the early blows alongside his burgeoning capability in all facets of the game that Josh has shown, that led to a dip in the 5th Grade pool and much warranted excitement for subsequent seasons.” Three seasons later, his ability as a stand-alone batsman came to fruition in the second half of the season. He was a mainstay in 3rd Grade and his 93 to defeat Hawkesbury was an outstanding innings as was his 57 in the defeat of Sydney Uni. “Seags” is a worthy recipient of this award finishing the season with 328 runs at 21.87.

Ever since he followed his older brother, Alex, to Whalan Oval as an 11 year old, William Deller has been looking to leave his mark on the AW Green Shield competition. After playing a support role the previous season, Will took front and centre stage this season as the team’s vice captain and lead all-rounder. While his fiery competitiveness wouldn’t have been too pleased with the overall results, he did finish the team’s leading run scorer with 137 runs at 22.83, and leading wicket taker with 10 wickets at 20.40, as well as taking a catch and a pair of run outs. While statistically, 40* and 3-31 against Sydney may look good on paper, it was his 37 and 2-37 against Fairfield-Liverpool in sweltering conditions that put the team’s campaign back on track after a rough start. It was certainly the crowning achievement that January.

Having been first identified at Green Shield trials prior to season 2018-19, Josh Bird – the younger brother of Lachie – showed that even though he wasn’t the biggest player there, his heart and tenacity stood out. Come season 2019-20, and Josh had the opportunity to put that potential to play on the field. Against Campbelltown-Camden, with the fixtures playing musical chairs, we still had an outside opportunity of making finals after beating Fairfield-Liverpool two days prior. The Ghosts had started well and their captain (who had been playing 2nd Grade) took the game to our bowlers. At 2-69, it looked like a long day in the field, before a run-out took place and Josh got to deploy his accurate off-breaks to make use of a tired pitch. He got the opposition skipper to haul out to Max Robinson at mid-on, after which the Ghosts got spooked. Their number 6 tried to take on the cow boundary, only to find Sriram Suresh, while their last three wickets fell for 5 runs, as Josh induced a pair of edges to Max at slip to sandwich an assisted run-out. Campbelltown-Camden lost their last 8 wickets for 29 runs and Josh finished with 4-21 – our best figures in the 2020-21 campaign

Twenty year old newcomer, Puru Gaur, had a brilliant introduction to under 21 Poidevin-Gray cricket, racking up an impressive 367 runs–the most by any batsman in the club’s 20 year history. It was also the second highest aggregate in the competition, just 13 behind Sydney CCs, Harry Manenti, who hit 380. While his performances in 1st Grade were more than meritorious, he was clearly a dominating factor in the PGs competition. His scores were 31, 53, 115, 6, 76, and 86*. His highlight was of course, his century against Gordon at Chatswood Oval. His 115 came batting no. 3 off 134 balls with nine fours and a six. He and Lachie Bird (51*), put on 121 in just 75 minutes for the sixth wicket–a new club record. He also had a chance of picking up another two tons, firstly being unluckily adjudged lbw for 76 off 93 balls against Sutherland at Coogee, while playing University of NSW, he remained 86* off 125 when the winning runs were scored, bringing the game to an end. Earlier Puru scored his first half-century for the club making 53, opening against St George. And while his 367 runs was a new club record, so was his season average of 73.40.

For a player who has taken 383 1st Grade wickets for the club–151 more than next best Daniel Sams– it’s difficult to comprehend that this is the first time Adam Semple has won this award. And in a strange twist, he has won it in a season where his availability was restricted due to new baby and family commitments. Adam played in only 10 of the 15 Belvidere Cup rounds taking 25 wickets at the brilliant average of just 19.00. A real “Iron Warrior”, he took wickets in the nine innings in which he bowled, with 5-21 off nine overs against Western Suburbs at Pratten Park his best. That day, he took a wicket with his first and third balls to have the Magpies reeling at 2-0. It was his seventh career “five-for”. He also took a wicket first ball in the win over Penrith while his 4-23 off 12.2 overs helped knock over Hawkesbury for just 132 and set up another good win. Returns of 3-47 off 10 overs and 3-56 from 24 playing UTS North Sydney emphasised his consistency. In other matches which did not count towards this award, Adam took the first three wickets to have red-hot favourite Manly-Warringah on the ropes at 3-37 in the Limited Overs Cup semi-final. His 3-25 that day ensured the side a place in the Grand Final which led to premiership glory. The champion all-rounder created another milestone when he passed the 6,000 1st Grade runs mark during the season. An award win by a simply brilliant cricketer.

Champion wicket-keeper Anthony Sams has taken out this award for the seventh time in the past 11 years. And there is no disputing the “champion” tag as he completed the season with a club career tally of 401 dismissals in 1st Grade. Needless to say, he is the first to achieve such a milestone in the history of the club and its founders. It was a season of milestones for the talented stumper. In the first round, his two catches took him past Andrew Millican’s all-time record of 363 1st Grade dismissals but he had to wait until round 14 to snare his 400th. He also snared six dismissals in the most important match of the season–the Grand Final of the Limited Overs Cup which was won. Having top-scored with 44 he deservedly took out the Man-of-the-Grand-Final award. He capped a brilliant season by passing the 5,500 1st Grade runs milestone after scoring 565 to take him to 5,678. He also hit his ninth century to confirm himself as one of the most outstanding all-rounders to play for the club. What a cricketer!

It is easy to understand why our esteemed President has nominated Peter Devlin as the winner of this very special award. Peter has served Randwick Petersham Cricket and Randwick CC before that, for almost 50 years as a player, a 1st Grade captain, a coach, a selector, a mentor, a grounds advisor, a committee member and in a number of various other roles, all of which have had a single purpose—to benefit the club. He has been an active menber of the Management Committee for the past 12 years and continues to contribute to the well-being and development of the club and its members, with the same enthusiasm as he did when he first arrived at Coogee Oval.
Peter made his debut with Randwick in 4th Grade in 1973-74, going on to complete 27 seasons as a player and proving himself to be one of Randwick / Randwick Petersham’s greatest all-rounders with a career record of 5,379 runs and 619 wickets at all levels. In 1st Grade he played 153 matches scoring 2,138 runs and taking 200 wickets.
In 2001, Devlin took on the demanding job of Club Coach in Randwick Petersham’s first season. He was at the coaching helm of
seven premierships and a Club Championship in the eight years to the end of the 2008-09 season when he vacated the position.
He then captained the 5th Grade side for two seasons before retiring at age 51. He was awarded Life Membership in 1999 and 17 years later, was named the recipient of Randwick Petersham’s coveted Ernie Toshack Award.
As part of a family who shares his commitment, this award to Peter carries with it the thanks from all at Randwick Petersham for a lifetime of dedication, devotion and loyalty.

Dale Hackney joined the Randy Petes following an introduction from Chris Sullivan. His Clubmanship, friendly nature and dedication was evident throughout pre-season and these qualities led to him being asked to assist as Vice-Captain in 4th Grade. On the field; he enthused the team behind the stumps and by his standards would have enjoyed a few more runs. Furthermore, his involvement in the club extended to an invaluable mentoring role with AW Green Shield. He was also a key member of the “keeping cartel” and highlighted his dedication as a Clubman off the field where he was one of the first to answer the call. Dale’s commitment makes him a worthy recipient of the Bill Anderson Commitment Award.

Over the past eight seasons, Peter Bannigan has captured on camera, almost every historic moment of Randwick Petersham. In 2016-17 he was honoured with the Clubman of the Year Non-Player award as the club’s official photographer and for his many photographic favours restoring many of the club’s historic photos. In 2020-21 he is duly recognised with the Community Spirit Award as it is through that friendly attitude and approach that he exudes constant support for the club at home and away matches. His trusty telescopic lens has captured some remarkable action shots which are reflected throughout this, and other, annual reports. Additionally, no request for “that special shot” is too difficult and he has certainly met the multiple requests from players for an individual or team action shot for the “Gram!” A committed and enthusiastic club member, we thank Peter for his ongoing support.

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Jordan Segal: In his first full season for the Randy Petes in Metro Cup, Jordie started slowly with a top score of 36 in his first four innings. But that 36 against UNSW highlighted his natural talent and power as he dominated the attack at Kensington with 32 of those runs in boundaries. His next foray at the crease was an even 50 to lead Metro Gold to victory over Blacktown at Petersham and two rounds later he made his maiden hundred (110) reversing the team’s fortunes v Sydney Uni. after a disappointing first innings. In the QF v Warringah, his 51 capped off his development over the season as he mixed smart cricket and power to blunt the attack and set the foundations for a victory. Jordie finished the season with 302 runs at 33.56 and we look forward to this form continuing

Will Dodd: William Dodd, the younger brother of Jackson, may not have had the game time that he would have liked in Green Shield, but made up for it in spades playing Metropolitan Cup. Rather than opening the bowling, Will was thrown in to open the batting and ensure that an end was held up. Often taking on the hardest conditions in the morning, or being forced to survive late in the day, the younger Dodd showed impressive maturity and resolve to understand his limitations, soak up plenty of balls and taking pressure
off more free-flowing partners at the other end. Will made sure that the middle and lower order could make hay when we beat Metro Cup ladder leaders, UNSW at Kensington, while his graft at the top took us a long way to beating Blacktown the next round. In coming years, he’ll be a handy change bowler, and his fielding efforts are improving game-by-game.

E-Young Khoo: E-Young ‘Pingu’ Khoo has gone from strength-to-strength since coming to the club in 2015-16 to volunteer as part of his Duke of Edinburgh program. Statistics tell far from the full story, as they belied the ability of a cricketer with the maturity beyond his years. Pingu has shown the value of spending time with 1st Grade, as their work ethic and ability to read the game has certainly rubbed off on him. Intelligent and guileful with the ball, courageous and patient with the bat and ever improving in the field, Pingu could be relied upon for the important breakthrough, to be standing at the crease not out when the target was passed or endlessly encouraging his teammates in the field. On top of that, he continued to be a regular fixture at the scorer’s table at 1st Grade, Metro and AW Green Shield, as well as a tireless helper whenever anything needed to be done.

Sadeep Deepak: Sadeep Deepak joined the Randy Petes this season from Mosman and exuded dedication throughout the preseason. Graded in 3s, he had the greatest impact with the ball taking 3-46 v Manly-Warringah in his third match for the club. In the next round at Petersham, Sadeep bettered those figures with 4-31, including knocking over the top three bats in quick succession before the match ended in an exciting but heartbreaking draw. He was also a member of the PGs squad. Overall, Deepak finished with 19 wickets at 23.89 and we look forward to a greater impact on the field with bat and ball in 2021-22.

Mandar Mariguddi: Mandar Mariguddi was another recruit this season having also represented the Whales. A strapping all-rounder, he was a mainstay in 3rd Grade with his best figures of 3-27 coming against Penrith at Petersham in an agonisingly close loss. Unfortunately, his power with the bat was unwitnessed. In a PGs victory over Sutherland at home, he returned best match figures of 3-24 to rip through the middle order. He was also rewarded with a couple of matches in 2s. Mandar finished the season with impressive returns of 22 wickets at 25.09

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