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WDCA - Hall of Fame The WDCA has decided to introduce an inaugural WDCA - Hall of Fame, with a sub - committee set up in the early part of the 2007/08 cricket season, to plan and adopt and set of selection criteria rules, prior to selecting five outstanding contributors into the inaugural WDCA Hall of Fame since the WDCA's inception in 1895/96. The set of WDCA Hall of Fame criteria rules have been adopted by the WDCA Executive and are attached below on the pdf file. Hall of Fame - Selection Criteria Rules The WDCA Hall of Fame selection sub - committee started off with a list of 80 former players and / or administrators, which will be cut down to a final group of five inductees. The WDCA Hall of Fame function will be incorporated into the - Annual WDCA Senior Presentation Night / Hall of Fame to be held on Monday evening, 10th March, 2008 at the Wangaratta Rovers FNC Function Centre $20 / head (includes a two course meal) Neat casual dress The night will require each of the 13 WDCA club's to on - sell a minimum of one table of 12 x tickets to club personnel, players and former players and partners are certainly encouraged to attend. The function will provide a two course meal for $20.00 / head and pay for your own drinks. The WDCA would appreciate any feed back / suggestions with regards to this function and look forward to a full house come the 10th March, 2008 ! YEAR | NAME | STATUS | 2008 | Clem Fisher | Hall of Fame | 2008 | Wils Nichol | Hall of Fame | 2008 | Max Bussell | Hall of Fame | 2008 | Graham Kerr | Hall of Fame | 2008 | Geoff Welch | Hall of Fame | 2009 | | | 2009 | | | 2009 | | | 2009 | | | 2009 | | * DECEASED |
The thunderbolt kid..............Another legend of the WDCA opens up
20/02/2008
| THE name Geoff Welch is synonymous in local cricketing circles with the image of a thick set man, much in the mould of the great Mervyn Hughes, thundering towards the popping crease, a glint of malice in his eyes and a look of determination across his face, ready to unleash another thunderbolt at an already terrified batsman. In the history of the WDCA, few have caused so much terror with the ball as the now amalgamated United Cricket Club’s opening speedster. With moustache flowing, curly locks, and leather bullet loaded, the potential for a wicket was always a ball by ball proposition for Welch, who often took delight in rattling the nerves of the poor soul at the other end with a well placed bouncer, or an unplayable yorker. In 215 A Grade games for United, Welch took a staggering 646 career wickets including match figures of 14/28 against the City Colts in the 1976/77 season, with his best figures in a single innings being 9/26, yet again against the Colts. However, for all the sleepless nights he caused opposition captains and the many bumps and bruises he inflicted on those who dared to face up to him, Geoff was, and still is, known as a gentle and kindly man off the field. Written by - DARCY BOOTH. 
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