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WDCA LIFE MEMBERS | No. | NAME | YEAR INDUCTED | | 1 | * A W Nicoll | | | 2 | * Clem W R Fisher | | | 3 | * E G Quinlivan | | | 4 | * A G Fraser | 1958 | | 5 | * B G Morris | 1958 | | 6 | * K O Kneebone | 1960 | | 7 | * A R Kendall | 1962 | | 8 | * J D Johnston | 1965 | | 9 | * Len H. Hill | 1968 | | 10 | * James K. "Ken" Stewart | 1969 | | 11 | Jeff K Wallace | 1971 | | 12 | Max S Bussell | 1971 | | 13 | Graham F Kerr | 1974 | | 14 | John C Welch | 1981 | | 15 | Geoff L Welch | 1984 | | 16 | John F Hill | 1988 | | 17 | * R "Mac" N Holten | 1990 | | 18 | A J "Joe" Pilkington | 1993 | | 19 | Brian A Fisher | 1993 | | 20 | Noel W Gilbert | 1994 | | 21 | * W "Bill" G Daniel | 1998 | | 22 | Kevin B Hill | 2002 | | 23 | Rob T Worthington | 2003 | | 24 | Alan D Harris | 2006 | | 25 | Gary Lidgerwood | 2007 | | 26 | Peter McCudden | 2008 | | 27 | | | | 28 | | | | 29 | | | | 30 | | | | | | * Deceased |
WDCA Life Membership Criteria Please feel to read the attached criteria for WDCA Life Membership Life Member - Profiles Wils Nicoll A run machine for Whorouly CC, his WDCA career extended from 1927 to 1961 and has few parallels for consistency. An easy going character, he was murderous when in full flight. His career spanned the WDCA era of the 1930's through to the 1950's. Also a right arm slow bowler of note.Club - Whorouly CCWDCA Record Centuries - 14Highest Score - 178 * Winner of WDCA Batting Average - 1957/58, 1959/60,Winner of WDCA Batting Aggregate - Chronicle Trophy - Runs - 7723Wickets - 302Premierships - 5Games - 225 Melbourne Country Week Trips - 13 between 1931 & 1956.Captain - 1952.Centuries - 2Half Centuries - 8Five wicket hauls - 2Batting Partnerships - Figured in two double century partnerships. Career HighlightHelping to keep Whorouly CC at, or around the top during his long career. 
Clem Fisher A larger than life figure who bestrode Wangaratta cricket for 40 years. A tough competitor and a solid batsman he was at the forefront of WDCA Rep teams, either as a player or administrator, for most of his career. Clubs - Tarrawingee, Brookfield, East Wangaratta, Wangaratta. WDCA Record - 6323 runs, 8 centuries, 23 half centuries, 382 wickets. Melbourne Country Week - 20 trips as a player. Manager through the 1950's and early 1960's. Two centuries and six half centuries. WDCA Life Member, President - 1946/47 to 1949/50; 1964/65 to 1973/74. (14years). Career Highlight - Opening partnerships of 243 and 250 with Alec Fraser at Melbourne Country Week. Alec Fraser - One of Wangaratta's finest all round sprtsman, Fraser was a champion batsman for three decades. Modest and a fine man, he scored the first ever century on the Wangaratta Showgrounds new turf wicket in 1928. He was to make it his own until his retirement in the late 1950's. He won the WDCA batting averages 22 years apart and was a prolific runs scorer at rep level. Clubs - Wangaratta, St. Patricks, and Magpies WDCA Record - 7131 runs, 15 centuries, 37 half centuries, two times winner of the WDCA batting averages. Melbourne Country Week - 10 trips to Melbourne ( between 1929 and 1950), five centuries ( a WDCA shared record with Barry Grant), nie half centuries. Scored weekly aggregates of 340, 307, 273 & 260 between 1933 & 1938. Captain in 1949 & 50. He and Clem Fisher were a feared opening pair. WDCA Life Member, Secretary - 1937/38. Career Highlight - Opening partnerships of 243 and 250 with Clem Fisher at Melbourne Country Week. Ken O. Kneebone He was one of a number of highly rated speedsters in the competition, but they say that Ken had the smoothest action and many claim he was the quickest bowler of his era. A member of the region's best known cricket family. He figured in a bowl off along with 120 others at Benalla, from which he was selected in the team to play the touring MCC. Clubs - Kneebone's, Brookfield, Whorouly, Tarrawingee.WDCA Record - Best figures - 12/30. Also 8/13 and 8/35. one century, Two premierships with Brookfield. Melbourne Country Week - ten trips to Melbourne between 1932 & 1955. Best bowling - 7/49.Represented the VCCL V's England in 1938. WDCA Life Member. Ken played several seasons in the late 1940's and 1950's in the O & K C A. James Kenneth (Ken) Stewart Born - 12th July, 1922 to 5th July, 2008 Jeff Wallace - 1970 During his career as a primary teacher in the Benalla and Wangaratta areas, Jeff was an outstanding player, captain, coach and administrator. Jeff played cricket with Combine Schools CC in the WDCA. He was made a Life Member of the Wangaratta District Cricket Association in 1970. *Played and captained St. Andrews Cricket Club in the Warragul District Cricket Association 1971-73. *Coached Warragul District junior teams. *Captain Dandenong Cricket Club 1975-78. *WGCA Umpire 1973-1997. *President WGCA Umpires 1995-97. *Current secretary WGCA, 1996- Max Bussell The classic allrounder. He was a right arm fast bowler with a smooth action and an excellent middle order batsman. The premier player in Wangaratta for over a decade and a key figure in WDCA rep. Later gave excellent service off the field. Would of been a walk up start had he wished to play district cricket.
Club
WDCA Record
- Games - 197 games.
- Runs - 5413.
- Wickets - 529.
- Centuries - 8.
- Five wicket hauls - 31.
- Ten wicket hauls - 3.
- Wangaratta Chronicle Trophy – 1958/59, 1961/62.
- WDCA Batting average - 1. Best bowling - 14/24.
- Took two WDCA hat tricks in the same V's Moyhu CC
Melbourne Country Week
22 country week trips as a player
Two country titles.
Five wicket hauls - 7 ( including 8/27 in 1954 final).
Half Centuries - 3.
Captain - 1960 - 64, 1969.
- Took 21 wickets in 1954 and 17 in 1960.
WDCA Admin
Life Member
President - 1976/77 - 1978/79 - Three years
Representative Career
Long term rep in N E (Ensign) Cup matches. Rep VCCL V England - 1959. VCCL V England - 1962. VCCL Captain V South Africa - 1963. VCCL V's South Australia - 1957. VCCL V's Victoria - 1961.
Career Highlight
· Proving himself against the best in at Melbourne Country Week. Graham Kerr
Scarcely anyone could equal the devotion that he has poured into cricket at all levels. As an enthusiastic player he was a feisty competitor; as an administrator, he was the association "conscience" and insisted on high standards being maintained on and off the field. People of his quality appear very rarely.
Clubs –
- Methodists, Tarrawingee, Magpies, Wang Magpies,
WDCA Record –
- WDCA A Grade Premierships - 5
- Centuries - 1.
- Best bowling - 7/7.
Melbourne Country Week –
- Trips - 3, including as a member of Wang's last Provincial Premiership side in 1957.
Bendigo Country Week –
- Trips - 6, three as captain.
Administration –
- WDCA President - 1980/81, 1987/88, 1988/89. 3 years.
- WDCA Secretary - 1969/70 to 1976/77, 1981/82. 9 years.
- WDCA Treasurer - 1964/65 to 1969/70, 1991/92 to 1999/2000. 15 years.
- Long term WDCA Executive member
- Long term NEDCCC Executive member
- VCCL Executive.
Life member of -
- WDCA, NEDCCC.
- Current curator of Norm Minns Oval wicket.
Career Highlight –
- Guiding the Magpies CC through some rocky times, the merge with Wangaratta and then to see the Wang Magpies become the WDCA pace setter.
John Welch - An inspirational player who was the key figure in the rise of United CC to its period of dominance during the 1960's and 1970's. As a youngster he was a breath of fresh air in local cricket with his astute captaincy, run a minute batting and superb running between wickets showing the way for his young team mates. John recovered from a severe car accident to be a key figure in WDCA cricket into the mid 1980's.
Club
United
WDCA Record
- 248 games
- 6740 runs
- Fine leg spinner
- 10 A Grade premierships
- Winner of two batting batting averages - 1967/68, 1971/72.
- Scored over 600 runs in season twice
- 7 centuries
Melbourne Country Week
- 15 trips to Melbourne. 12 as captain.
- 3 half centuries.
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Bendigo Country Week
- Seven trips to Bendigo.
- 3 half centuries.
- Benalla Ensign Cup - 61 games, 989 runs, 16 wickets.
- Represented the VCCL V's Victoria in 1968.
WDCA
- Life member.
- President - 1977/78 - 1979/80 & 1980/81 - 4years.
Career Highlight
- A brief career at Fitzroy CC. One senior game.
Geoff Welch An outstanding left arm bowler who was the quickest of his era in the region, he later reduced his pace and relied more on guile. whatever he gained out of sport he returned many fold and was one of the guiding lights in cricket administration over the last two decades. Geoff, finished off his career captaining Rovers United C Grade and playing alongside son, Shane in 1988/89.
Clubs
- United
- Combined Schools
- North Melbourne
- Rovers - United
WDCA Career
- Premierships - 8
- Games - 253
- WDCA / Wang Chronicle Trophy, 1979/80
- WDCA Cricketer of the Year, 1977/78 & 1979/80
- WDCA Bowling Average – 1975/76, 1982/83
- WDCA Bowling Aggregate – 1973/74, 1976/77, 1983/84
- Best Match bowling figures - 14/18 & 14/28
- Best innings figures - 9/26
- 788 wickets
- Five wicket hauls - 63
- Ten wicket hauls - 5
- Runs – 2245
- Highest Score – 87 * V’s Beechworth – 1983/84
Melbourne Country Week
- Trips : 6
- Five wicket hauls - 2
Bendigo Country Week
- Trips : 6 –
- Five wicket hauls - 3
- 18 wickets in 1977(equal record)
Gary Lidgerwood - 2007 The Wangaratta and District Cricket Association has honored City Colts cricket club
legend, Gary Lidgerwood, by awarding him a life membership at its AGM in August, 2007.
Gary "George" Lidgerwood's career began in 1981/82 when he was recruited from Benalla
to the City Colts Cricket Club by his close friend, Noel Gilbert, when he moved to
Wangaratta in his employment with Patersons Furniture.
In the ensuing 21 seasons of first-eleven cricket for Colts, Lidgerwood won the bowling
averages 15 times.
He also won the second-eleven bowling average in the two seasons following the end of
his first-eleven career.
Lidgerwood is already a life member of the City Colts Cricket Club, having won the club
championship four times, in 1984/85, 85/86, 88/89, and 2003/04.
He also won the first-eleven batting average in 1999/2000.
Lidgerwood was club captain in the 1983/84 season and then again from 1989/90 to
1990/91.
Also a valuable member off the field as he was on it, he was the club treasurer for
four years, secretary for three years and, finally, president for three years from
1997/98 to 1999/2000.
In 1986/87, the Colts' only premiership year, he took a claimed a highly commendable 40
wickets at an average of just 11.6.
He also played in the Colts second-eleven premiership success in 2003/04 where he was
involved in a ninth wicket partnership to snatch an exhilarating victory.
Lidgerwood's success also stood out at Association and higher levels.
He was twice the Association Cricketer of the Year; in 82/83 and 85/86, while winning
the Chronicle Trophy in 82/83.
Lidgerwood has enjoyed a long and successful representative cricket career and is still
actively involved as a selector and team manager of the Colts' senior team.
He represented Wangaratta in the Ensign Cup competition for 21 years from 1981/82 to
2001/02 and was a captain of the team and also a member of 13 premiership teams.
His best returns were 8 for 18 in 1982/83 and 5 for 17, (figures that included a hat
trick) in 81/82.
He represented Wangaratta at Melbourne Country Week for nine years from 1982 to 1991
and was captain of the team for eight of those years during which time his best return
was 7 for 28 in 1987.
He also captained the premiership winning Bendigo Country Week team that played at Swan
Hill in 1983.
Lidgerwood's long cricketing career has been rightfully recognized by the WDCA for his
long list of achievements and dedication to his sport both on and off the field. From the - Wangaratta Chronicle.
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