GDCC PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2007/08

Brendan McDonald wins Chatswood classic Cars "Player of the year" award

The final point scores have been calculated for the prestigious Player of the Year Award sponsored by our long term sponsors Chatswood Classic Cars.

This years award was one of the closest ever and so close that an extensive exercise was conducted ensuring all points were correctly allocated, missing run outs verified and the numbers audited so that we could be sure we got the correct winner.

(Brendan in action at Chatswood)

The end result was a three point margin between the winner and runner-up. The top 10 places have been listed below. Please remember our Player of the Year award includes all Grade games from Round 1 to 15 and excludes Sunday 1^st grade one-dayers, PG’s and semi-finals to try and ensure it is an even contest across the grades.

Top 10 Places – 2007/08

10th – Beau Casson (973 points) – Beau was leading at one stage during the season but representative commitments took the opportunity of winning away from him. Beau had a great season for Gordon and NSW culminating in a Pura Cup victory and selection in the Australian squad to tour West Indies. For Gordon he scored 484 runs at 26.9 and 29 wickets at 29.7 including his first Gordon century against a strong Fairfield side in Round 2.

9th - Adam Cubbage (975) – Cubby is a great Gordon team man and was an integral part of 4th grade push to the semi’s. He filled in for one Colts game to help us out and scored a century. Unfortunately his points from this game were not counted as this would have pushed him further up the list. Adam scored 439 runs at 39.9 and took 18 wickets at 28.9.

8th - Shenal Siriwardhane (976) – Shenal had his best season for Gordon and another important member of the 4th grade side. His bowling was particularly effective and he took 23 wickets at 22.1 as well as compiling a handy 190 runs at 23.8.
7th - Elliot Richtor (983) – Elliot had his first full season in 2nd grade and continues to impress as he climbs through the grades. In 2nd grade he scored 473 runs at 33.8 and chipped in with 4 wickets and 5 catches.
6th Ben Garratt (1022) – Ben had a great season in 2nd grade scoring 2 centuries and deservedly being promoted to 1st grade for part of the season. He finished the season with 575 runs at 41.1.
5th James Campbell – (1040) – James in his 1st full season of grade had a great season being one of the club’s leading wicket takers. He played 4ths at the end of the season and took 4 for 28 off 19 overs in the semi-final. James finished with 39 wickets at 13.1.
4th Ed Howitt – (1142) – Ed is consistently in the top places in this award. It is a credit to his contribution to the club both on and off the field. As 3rd grade captain Ed took 28 wickets at 15.9 as well as 192 runs at 24.
3rd Iqbal Ahmed (1199) – Iky had a great season as 4th grade captain guiding his side into the semis. His contribution on the field was strong with 31 wickets at 20.8. This included 3 five for’s in an innings.
2nd Craig Simmons (1330) – Craig was last year’s winner and nearly recorded a double finishing only 3 points behind the winner. Craig had another great season breaking the 1st grade batting aggregate record that he created last season. He finished the season with 958 runs at 43.5 and chipped in with 17 wickets and 14 catches.
1st Brendan McDonald (1333) – Brendan is this year’s Player of the Year award following an excellent all-round season in 1st grade. His bowling was exceptional and although he started as the number 2 spinner in the side behind Beau he consistently stepped up when Beau was not available. He also batted well and is an excellent fieldsman. Brendan finished with 43 wickets at 24.3 and was the leading wicket taker in the club. He also scored a handy 330 runs at 19.4 and took 19 catches and 3 run outs to deservedly be the 2007/08 Player of the Year. Congratulations Brendan on behalf of all members of the club.

 The final points score for every player is as follows: