Founded in 1919, the Northbridge Cricket Club has always been more than a place to play cricket—it has been a hub for the community, where friendships are formed, skills are developed, and tradition is passed from one generation to the next. This page traces the club’s journey, from humble beginnings to today’s thriving teams, highlighting the people and moments that have defined its unique story.
A Grade
1952-53, 1953-54, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1994-95, 2000-01 (Limited Overs), 2001-02, 2010-11 (Limited Overs)
A Reserve
1996-97, 1996-97 (Limited Overs), 2008-09 (Limited Overs)
B Grade
1965-66, 1966-67, 1975-76, 2006-07, 2006-07 (Limited Overs), 2017-18
C Grade
1961-62, 1963-64, 1993-94, 1999-2000 (Limited Overs), 2017-18
D Grade
1950-51, 1952-53, 1961-62 (GDCA)
D1 Grade
2014-15
D2 Grade
1955-56
Life Members
The great traditions of our club include a long list of Life Members. Life Members are those who have served the club over 10 or more years, and are voted in by the NCC general committee. The list of NCC Life Members is listed below, and we thank the individuals for the significant contribution they have made to our club.
1971–72 S Morrison
1977–78 Noel Maxwell
1983–84 John Faulks
1991–92 David Mills
1998–99 David Sheekey
1999–00 Tim Perry
2000–01 Barry Cline
2000–01 John Leslie
2001–02 Neil Rickard
2003–04 Rod Winsor
2004–05 Peter Stankovic
2008–09 Francis von Demleux
2009–10 Mitch Whyman
2011–12 Ben Maw
2015–16 David Allan
The Ken Wood Cup
The Club’s perpetual major award, the “Ken Wood Cup”, is awarded each season to the outstanding member of the club. This award was first awarded in the 1947/48 season in memory of Sergeant Ken Wood, who sadly died during World War II. When deciding the recipient of this award, the general committee takes into account performances on the cricket field, sportsmanship and other services rendered to the club.
1970-71 Graham Johnstone
1971-72 Bob Fenton
1972-73 John Yates
1973-74 Noel Maxwell
1974-75 Barry Cline
1975-76 Steve Blockley
1976-77 Jim Freeman
1977-78 Kevin Keegan
1978-79 David Sheekey
1979-80 Martin Smith
1980-81 Ian Brown
1981-82 Martin Smith
1982-83 Roger Moore
1983-84 Chris Greleck
1984-85 Tony Thornby
1985-86 Frank Foy
1986-87 David Mills
1987-88 Rod Winsor
1988-89 Steve Cameron
1989-90 Chris Woodhouse
1990-91 Pat Fisher
1991-92 David Mills
1992-93 Jim Woodhouse
1993-94 David Sheekey
1994-95 Chris Woodhouse
1995-96 Brett Watts
1996-97 Daryl Daniels
1997-98 Peter Stankovic
1998-99 Francis von Demleux
1999-00 David Sheekey
2000-01 Stephen Keating
2001-02 Chris Leslie
2002-03 Chris Leslie
2003-04 Rob Hobday
2004-05 Anthony Greenhill
2005-06 Mitch Whyman
2006-07 Mitch Whyman
2007-08 Mark Naglost
2008-09 Mitch Whyman
2009-10 Damian Fuller
2010-11 David Allan
2011-12 Mitch Nicholls
2012-13 Mitch Nicholls
2013-14 Chris Olver
2014-15 Mitch Nicholls
2015-16 David Allan
2016-17 Mitch Nicholls
2017-18 Monty Noble
The Lance Thornton Cup
The Lance Thornton Cup is awarded each season to the outstanding junior member of the club. Lance Thornton played cricket for Northbridge and was our Club Secretary. Lance was also Treasurer for the NSCA, and NCC Club Patron from 1979-80.
1970-71 Scott Dobson & Robert Adams
1971-72 Christopher Richardson
1972-73 Terry Moore
1973-74 Michael Hill
1974-75 Don Callope
1975-76 Tony Thornby
1976-77 John Moore
1977-78 Don Callope
1978-79 Emile Borror
1979-80 Mark Roger & David Hoffman
1980-81 David Hoffman
1981-82 Justin Shakeshaft
1982-83 Chris Higgins
1983-84 Chris Woodhouse
1984-85 Chris Woodhouse
1985-86 Edgar Penollar
1986-87 Chris Woodhouse
1987-88 Chris Leslie
1988-89 Chris Leslie
1989-90 David Stratton
1990-91 Chris Leslie
1991-92 David Stratton
1992-93 Tim Paillas
1993-94 Rob Bailey
1994-95 Mark Pointer
1995-96 Scott Reid
1996-97 Dominic Brogan
1997-98 Chris Snyder
1998-99 Derek Allen
1999-00 Richard Kidd
2000-01 Anthony Allen
2001-02 Liam Moy
2002-03 Anthony Allen
2003-04 Ben Hobday
2004-05 Ben Hobday
2005-06 Alex Stankovic
2006-07 Sam Dempsey
2007-08 Alex Stankovic
2008-09 Abishek Devaraj
2009-10 Michael Stankovic
2010-11 Sam Gunderson-Briggs
2011-12 Justin Riess
2012-13 Divyesh Thakkar
2013-14 Michael Vamvakaris
2014-15 Divyesh Thakkar
2015-16 Lakshay Kumar
The Stephen Peak Trophy
The Stephen Peak Trophy is the major players-player award introduced in 2006/07. Stephen played cricket for Northbridge, was our Club Treasurer and Vice Captain of our A-Reserve Grade Team in 2005/06. Stephen tragically passed away in the off-season at the age of 33. This award is in memory of Stephen and his commitment on and off the field. The award is designed to recognise the Players-Player – voted by the players on a 3-2-1 basis, week in week out. Any member, in any team of the club, can win this award.
This 3-2-1 votes are scaled based on the number of games played by each team. This is to compensate for our One Day sides, which play a significantly larger number of games each season compared to our other teams.
2006-07 Jesus Luque
2007-08 Mitch Nicholls
2008-09 Amit Gade
2009-10 Ben Munro
2010-11 Aadil Khalil
2011-12 John Christodoulakis
2012-13 Aadil Khalil
2013-14 Amrish Bhatia
2014-15 Alex Davey
2015-16 Karthik Rangasamy
Club Patron
A Patron is defined as: …one who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work, a furtherer and a promoter; a person who protects, supports, or countenances, a defender, a advocate or a person of distinction under whom a person [or club] places himself / itself.
The role of the Club Patron can be summed up as – No. 1 supporter, part promoter who can be called upon at anytime for advice or guidance and someone who the members of the club hold the utmost respect for as an individual! The Club Patron serves on the NCC executive committee.
1986–87 Lance Thornton
1990–00 John Faulks
2000–07 Tim Perry
2008– David Allan
Honorary President
The President is the principle leader of the Northbridge Cricket Club and has overall responsibility for the club's administration. The President overseas the overall committee agenda (consistent with the views of members), helps the committee prioritise its goals and keeps the committee on track by working within that overall framework.
1969–73 Percy Ryman
1973–77 Noel Maxwell
1977–81 John Faulks
1981–82 Noel Maxwell
1982–00 Tim Perry
2000–03 Rod Winsor
2003–07 David Mills
2007–14 Mitchell Whyman
2014– Mitch Nicholls
Honorary Vice President
The Vice-President has the role of assisting the President of the Northbridge Cricket Club. The Vice-President primarily manages the committee agenda (consistent with the views of members), and assists in the prioritising of committee goals.
2003–09 Rod Winsor
2007–09 David Mills
2008–09 Tim Perry
2010–13 Damian Fuller
2010–14 Peter Stankovic
2012–13 Mark Naglost
2014–15 Amrish Bhatia
2015 – Jonas Berglund
Honorary Secretary
The Secretary is the chief administration officer of the Northbridge Cricket Club. This person provides the coordinating link between members, the management committee and the NSCA. From entering player registrations into the player management system, chasing up captains for selections, finding additional players when teams are short, the secretary is the heart and soul of the club.
1974–80 David Sheekey
1980–81 Charlie Clark
1981–82 Terry Moore
1982–90 David Sheekey
1990–91 John Leslie
1991–01 David Sheekey
2001–02 John Barton
2002–03 Steve Keating
2003–04 Jon Hanna
2004–07 Mitch Whyman
2007–09 Mark Naglost
2010–14 Mitch Nicholls
2014– Chris Olver
Honorary Minute Secretary
The Minute Secretary maintains the attendance register and the official minutes of all meetings for the Northbridge Cricket Club, as well as providing the previous meetings minutes as necessary.
A job that may not immediately sound appealing, the Minute Secretary provides the heart beat of the Executive Committee by being on top of the details and decisions that are made throughout the season.
1982–95 Roger Moore
1995–04 Peter Stankovic
2004–06 Ben Maw
2006–07 Peter Stankovic
2007–09 Ben Maw
2009–10 Jonathan Davis
2010–11 Ben Maw
2012–13 Stephen Sharah
2013–14 Chris Olver
2014–15 Andrew Belger
2015 – Dale Webster
Honorary Treasurer
The Treasurer is the chief financial management officer for the Northbridge Cricket Club. They are in charge of the finances, ensuring that there is enough money coming in and out of the club to keep the teams on the park, as well as making sure that the President and Secretary don’t spend too much!
1969–74 S Morrison
1974–02 Barry Cline
2002–04 Rod Winsor
2004–06 Steve Peak
2006–15 Anthony Greenhill
2015 – Alex Davey