Glenmore Park Cricket Club

Glenmore Park Redbacks Cricket Club is the largest local cricket club in the Penrith district.

This season GPCC has 20 sides & boasts almost 500 club members. They are affiliated with both the Penrith Junior Cricket Association & Nepean District Cricket Association.

History

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Humble beginnings

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Founded in 1996, the Glenmore Park Redbacks was established as a junior club in its early days also going by the name Glenmore Park Junior Cricket Club. Borne out of the needs of a rapidly expanding local district populated mostly by young families, the club provided a local identity for the children of the suburb and surrounding areas to play cricket entering teams into the Penrith Junior Cricket Association. Meanwhile, across town, the Glenmore Park Cricket Club had already been in operation since 1993 entering teams into the local senior competition run by the Nepean District Cricket Association.

Becoming One

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Towards the end of the 90's both clubs soon realised each would both benefit from joining forces rather than duplicating their efforts, and in 2000 the two merged forming the club as we know it today, officially adopting the Glenmore Park Cricket Club name and generally referred to as simply The Redbacks.

Ascendency

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n less than two decades the Redbacks have gone from strength to strength emerging from its humble beginnings to become what is now the district's largest club in both local junior and senior associations.

Current Committee

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  • President - Colin Rowe
  • Vice President - Michael Pelle
  • Senior Secretary - Adrian D'Agostino
  • Junior Secretary - Grant Kean
  • Treasurer - Munish Grover

Premierships

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Senior Premierships
Season Grade Captain
2000/01 9th Grade Scott Bugg
2001/02 4th Grade Michael Clague
2002/03 3rd Grade Michael Clague
2002/03 5th Grade Brad Dickson
2003/04 5th Grade Michael Clague
2005/06 9th Grade Paul Campbell
2007/08 3rd Grade Ben Biernat
2008/09 4th Grade Adrian D'Agostino
2008/09 5th Grade Mick Carthey
2008/09 8th Grade Altaf Khan
2009/10 3rd Grade Mick Carthey
2010/11 7th Grade Luke Belotti
2012/13 4th Grade Adrian D'Agostino
2015/16 5th Grade Adam Buckley

Club Championships

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NDCA Club Champions
2009/10
2012/13

PJCA Club Champions
2008/09
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13

Perpetual Trophy Winners

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Glenmore Park Cricket Club awards four major awards at the conclusion of each season, Clubman of the Year, a senior & junior Player of the Year & Player of the Finals.

Clubman of the Year

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The Clubman of the Year award is considered the highest honour awarded each season by GPCC. Its recipient is considered to have gone above and beyond the call of duty over the season in promoting the values considered most important.

Player of the Year

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The Player of the Year awards are selected each year based on a points based system - 15 points a wicket, 1 point per run & 5 points per fielding dismissal. These are then modified by a set percentage based upon which grade the player has performed in. A player of the year is crowned from both the Senior & Junior club.

Player of the Finals

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The Player of the Finals was introduced as a senior award in 2009/10, and is awarded to the player that is considered to have produced the performance that has had the biggest impact on a team in the finals series. It is voted on by each of the team captains.

Season Clubman of the Year Junior Player of the Year Senior Player of the Year Player of the Finals
2012/13 Irene Johnson Daniel Woods Richard Cooling
2011/12 Alan Jones Justin Gregory Mark Smith
2010/11 Darren McMillan Luke Belotti Liam Wilson
2009/10 Robert Collins Adam Buckley David Harvey
2008/09 Jack D'Agostino
2007/08 Fred Marzano John Shamon David Harvey
2006/07 Mark Sajowitz Max Fraser Greg Petterson
2005/06 Max Fraser Adrian D'Agostino
2004/05 Rod Hunt Christian Samuels Craig Kells
2003/04 Adrian D'Agostino Max Fraser Adrian D'Agostino
2002/03 Mick & Donna Carthey Christian Samuels David Harvey
2001/02 Tim McKay Jarryd Lane Rod Hunt
2000/01 Vince D'Agostino Daniel Corboy
1999/00 John Hastings
1998/99 Greg Williams Greg Hunt
1997/98 Michael Jenks Matthew Williams
1996/97 John McKay Dean Carr