By CHRIS ANDERSON
THE year of the Tiger continued at the Yarra Valley Cricket Association’s recent presentation night.
After securing back-to-back premierships in the premier grade, DJ Strachan Shield, Woori Yallock players picked up many individual honours.
Former captain Daniel Mock was the toast of the town, as his season of skill and consistency was rewarded with the YVCA’s highest individual honour for the most outstanding player, the THR Drummond Medal.
In an exciting count, Mock (21 votes) held off the competition’s other stellar performers Warburton-Millgrove’s David Lever (20 votes) and Healesville captain Ash Hamer (17 votes).
Mock’s consistent all-round season netted 375 runs at 125, and 25 wickets at 8.48, helping him clinch both the DJ Strachan Shield batting and bowling trophies.
Teammate Ryan Smith claimed the Harry Emerson Memorial Award for the best player of the DJ Strachan Shield Final on the back of a match-winning half century, along with some useful overs of leg-spin.
Meanwhile, Seville’s Roger Oates was rewarded for an outstanding season, taking out the VJ Haag Medal for the best cricketer in the second-tier RA Finger trophy competition.
For many seasons, Oates has long been a consistent performer.
After leading his team to premierships, and finishing in the top few in this award over many seasons, Oates finally got his just desserts.
Coldstream captain Ben Walsh, who was consistent with both bat and ball, was recognised for his excellent season as he came in a close second.
For the junior competition, Mount Evelyn’s Alex Brisbane-Flynn was judged the season’s most outstanding performer in the YVCA, clinching the Keith Thompson Medal.
Brisbane-Flynn’s outstanding performances crossed all competitions he competed in, taking out the YVCA Under 16s Batting Aggregate, scored an unbeaten century in the RA Finger Trophy, made his DJ Strachan Shield debut, and showed his wares on the representative stage starring in the YVCA Under 16s team during the VMCU Carnival in January.
Female star Caitlyn Parker is a cricketer going places, as she clinched the Di Day Medal as the YVCA’s most outstanding female cricketer of the season.
Caitlyn’s development has been staggering and this season among adult competition in the VWCA One Day Competition.
Caitlyn scored an impressive 262 runs, claimed 18 wickets and, to top it off, took six catches.
YVCA award winners 2015-’16
Seniors
*THR Drummond Medal – Daniel Mock (Woori Yallock)
*VJ Haag Medal – Roger Oates (Seville)
Best Player for YVCA in Country Week Carnival
*John Lane Memorial Trophy – Ryan Smith (Woori Yallock)
Best Grand Final Player
*Harry Emerson Memorial Award – Ryan Smith (Woori Yallock)
*ER ‘Ossie’ Garner Medal – Mitchell Parma (Coldstream)
YVCA Team of the Year
Ryan Smith (Woori Yallock), Marcus Hottes (Yarra Junction), David Lever (Warburton-Millgrove), Daniel Mock (c) (Woori Yallock), Gareth Fraser (Mount Evelyn), Ash Hamer (vc) (Healesville), Brenton Derix (Hoddles Creek), Andy Kay (Seville), Quinton Hodgkinson (Yarra Junction), Michael Walker (Warburton-Millgrove), Daniel Lever (wk) (Warburton-Millgrove), Simon Young (Woori Yallock)
Batting and bowling awards
*DJSS Batting – Daniel Mock (Woori Yallock) 375 runs at 125
*DJSS Bowling – Daniel Mock (Woori Yallock) 25 wickets at 8.48
*RAFT Batting – Leigh Aitkin (Gruyere) 409 runs at 68.16
*RAFT Bowling – Matthew Tilney (Gruyere) 32 wickets at 7.81
*C Grade Batting – Brendan Keeling (Healesville) 949 runs at 158.17
*C Grade Bowling – Dermott Colling (Launching Place) 25 wickets at 10.40
*D Grade Batting – Thomas Ward (Wandin) 415 runs at 83.00
*D Grade Bowling – Stuart Thompson (Powelltown) 20 wickets at 7.30
*One Day Grade Batting – Darren Trembath (Wandin) 403 runs at 80.60
*One Day Grade Bowling – Aaron Knight (Seville) 20 wickets at 9.55
Premiers
DJ Strachan Shield – Woori Yallock; RA Finger Trophy – Coldstream; C Grade – Yarra Glen; D Grade – Coldstream; One Day Grade – Seville; Twenty20 – Mount Evelyn.
Juniors
*Keith Thompson Medal – Alex Brisbane-Flynn (Mount Evelyn)
*Di Day Medal – Caitlyn Parker (Launching Place and Yarra Valley Stars)
Under 16s
*Batting Average – Ned Macdonald (Warburton-Millgrove) 276 runs at 69
*Batting Aggregate – Alex Brisbane-Flynn (Mount Evelyn) 337 runs
*Bowling Average – Francis De Varga (Warburton-Millgrove) 16 wickets at 7.50
*Bowling Aggregate – Francis De Varga (Warburton-Millgrove) 16 wickets
*Premiers – Yarra Glen
*Twenty20 Premiers – Yarra Glen
*Super 8 Premiers – Healesville
Under 14s
*Batting Average – Mitch Sinnott (Wandin/Launching Place) 208 runs at 69.33
*Batting Aggregate – Mitch Sinnott (Wandin/Launching Place) 208 runs
*Bowling Average – Liam Kay (Seville) 14 wickets at 2.64
*Bowling Aggregate – Liam Kay (Seville), Jordan Birnie (Wandin/Launching Place) & Harrison Keeling (Healesville) 14 wickets
*Premiers – Yarra Junction/Hoddles Creek
*Twenty20 Premiers – Wandin/Launching Place
Under 12A
*Batting Average – No qualifier
*Batting Aggregate – Liam English (Healesville) 147 runs
*Bowling Average – Willem Cooney (Healesville) 18 wickets at 3.50
*Bowling Aggregate – Willem Cooney (Healesville) 18 wickets
*Premiers – Warburton-Millgrove
*Twenty20 Premiers – Warburton-Millgrove
*Super 8 Premiers – Healesville
Under 12B
*Batting Average – Curtis Adamson (Yarra Glen) 150 runs at 75.00
*Batting Aggregate – Aidyn Thompson (Yarra Glen) 163 runs
*Bowling Average – Curtis Adamson (Yarra Glen) 12 wickets at 5.25
*Bowling Aggregate – Thomas Noar (Gruyere) 13 wickets
*Premiers – Yarra Glen
*Twenty20 Premiers – Mount Evelyn
*Super 8 Premiers – Launching Place
