2024/25 in Review

✅ Monbulk Cricket Club – Season 2024/25 Summary

MCC Season Report 2024-25

 ⭐ Major Club Award Winners

• Best Clubman Award: Lucas Jurey

• President’s Award: Pam Hepworth, Jenny Nash, Grace Emmett

🏏 1st XI Summary

Season Overview:
A difficult year results-wise, with injuries, washouts and inconsistent play. Finished near the bottom but showed significant individual improvement.

Key Performances:

• Brian Martin: 330 runs

• Chamindu Samarasinghe: 18 wickets + 170 runs (Club Champion)

• Duncan Maher: 26 wickets, leading the attack

• Young talent debuted (Hooper, Blenkiron, Brockwell, Rowe)

Captain: Shane Cosstick

🏏 2nd XI Summary

A highly successful season, finishing 2nd on the ladder and reaching the grand final, which was unfortunately washed out.

Key Stats:

• Brad Trinnick: 478 runs

• Lucas Jurey: 439 runs

• Daniel Rowe: 27 wickets

• Daniel Cleary: 19 wickets + 158 runs

Captain: Lucas Jurey

🏏 3rd XI Summary

A challenging season with tight availability, lots of youth, and flashes of quality. Finished with 2 wins but strong player development.

Key Performances:

• Tom Watson: 267 runs

• Matt Winzenreid: 205 runs

• Jake Mackay: 4/25 highlight performance

• Young core impressed: Blenkiron brothers, Meyer, Tudor

Captain: Matt Winzenreid

🏏 4th XI Summary

A rollercoaster year with player shortages early but a strong finish—2nd on the ladder and grand final washed out after being well placed.

Highlights:

• Mark Bailey: Century vs Olinda

• Nick Taylor: 169 runs @ 42

• Bailey Trinnick: Breakout season

• Bowling stood out via Heppell, Adams, Fleming

Captain: Craig Mackay

🏏 Women’s XI Summary (Inaugural Season)

A historic year — the launch of the first Women’s XI. Great improvement, team bonding and competitiveness.

Key Performances:

• Grace Emmett: 148 runs @ 49.33

• Caitlin Utting: 44* & 4 wickets

• Best partnership: Licciardi 37* & Utting 44* (108-run stand)

• Multiple players took first ever wickets and made maiden scores.

Captain: Grace Emmett

🧓 Vets XI Summary

Dominant home & away season, finishing top of the ladder, but knocked out in semifinal.

Key Performances:

• Dave Anderson: 213 runs (retirement-restricted)

• Brad Trinnick: 122 runs @ 40.6

• Todd Scholes: 7 wickets

• Selby, Grigg, Haines: consistent with ball

• Fielding outstanding (Cutler & Ratten standouts)

🧒 Junior Program Summary

Five junior teams plus Blasters program reached strong participation levels again.

Under 16s – PREMIERS

• Combined with Knox City

• Finished 2nd & won semi-final

• Awarded premiership due to rain

• Strong team performance across the season.

Under 12s (Two Teams)

• Excellent skill development

• Strong bonding and improvement

• One team made semi-final (lost on ranking after a tie)

Super 7s

• Two teams, strong numbers and outstanding improvement

• Government grant allowed hiring of specialist coach (Muthu)

Blasters

• Another successful season under Tom Badgery & Daniel Cleary

Junior Best Clubman: Brad Trinnick (Stuart Lever Award)