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It was decided at a committee meeting in December 1999 that we hold a function to commemorate our first 25 years and to select a team from the players who played during that period. The team would be selected by three stalwarts of the club, Bruce Sykes, Mick Streiff and Garry Nolan. The selection criteria was that each player had to have played a minimum of 20 first XI games. The selection panel spent a number of hours selecting the team. More than half of the team were unanimous selections with the rest being a little more difficult to finalise. The most contentious positions were the wicketkeeper, all rounder, spinner and 12th man. This culminated with a function held on Saturday 3rd February 2001 at the clubrooms. Past players were contacted and invited to come along and share in this historic occasion. Unfortunately some past players could not be contacted or were unable to attend on the night. Some had to be coaxed to come along. The night was a huge success with many stories being re-lived and enjoyed by those present. 
| Back row (l-r) | Mark Leehane (Vice captain), Carey Smith, David Ashen, Rex Bennett | | Front row (l-r) | John Forder, Steve Sandri (Captain coach), Steve Goodwin, David Lawson | | Absent | Rohan Buultjens, Yohan Goonesekera, Peter Goulding, Russell Guy |
The Team in Batting Order with complete Statistics (up until 1999-2000 season) is: | John Forder (1977-2000) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 181 | 200 | 24 | 4261 | 138* | 4 | 18 | 24.21 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 988 | 28 | 542 | 18 | | 30.11 | 54.89 | 54.86 | 4/17 | | | | Steve Sandri (1990-1993) (Captain Coach) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 41 | 41 | 3 | 923 | 92 | | 4 | 24.29 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 219 | 9 | 93 | 3 | | 31.00 | 73.00 | 42.47 | 1/5 | | | | David Ashen (1977-1986) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 89 | 106 | 6 | 2067 | 112 | 2 | 8 | 20.67 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 852 | 28 | 396 | 18 | | 22.00 | 47.33 | 46.48 | 4/53 | | | | Mark Leehane (1991-2000) (Vice Captain) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 89 | 92 | 15 | 3113 | 160 | 7 | 16 | 40.43 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 2057 | 83 | 888 | 44 | 1 | 20.18 | 46.75 | 43.17 | 5/60 | | | | Rohan Buultjens (1986-1991) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 65 | 70 | 9 | 1612 | 100* | 1 | 6 | 26.43 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 168 | 6 | 93 | 5 | | 18.60 | 33.60 | 55.36 | 2/29 | | | | Yohan Goonesekera (1987-1991) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 46 | 53 | 4 | 1261 | 110 | 1 | 9 | 25.73 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 4278 | 194 | 1370 | 73 | 1 | 18.77 | 58.60 | 32.02 | 7/40 | | | | David Lawson (1989-2000) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 114 | 111 | 8 | 2120 | 114 | 2 | 7 | 20.58 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 12 | | 7 | | | | | 58.33 | | | | | Peter Goulding (1978-1982) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 46 | 51 | 9 | 730 | 50* | | 1 | 17.38 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 4028 | 177 | 1529 | 86 | 3 | 17.78 | 46.84 | 37.96 | 5/16 | | | | Carey Smith (1990-1993) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 41 | 32 | 10 | 478 | 53 | | 2 | 21.73 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 4836 | 202 | 1918 | 128 | 13 | 14.98 | 37.78 | 39.66 | 7/45 | | | | Rex Bennett (1982-1984) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 26 | 26 | 2 | 274 | 42 | | | 11.42 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 2911 | 113 | 1245 | 85 | 7 | 14.65 | 34.25 | 42.77 | 7/20 | | | | Steve Goodwin (1996-2000) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 46 | 31 | 19 | 193 | 33 | | | 16.08 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 3245 | 99 | 1685 | 90 | 4 | 18.72 | 36.06 | 51.93 | 6/33 | | | | Russell Guy (1975-1984) (12th man) | | Games | Innings | No | Runs | HS | 100's | 50's | Avg | | | 57 | 63 | 12 | 955 | 88 | | 5 | 18.73 | | | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | 5WI | Avg | SR | ER | Best | | 4799 | 107 | 2079 | 103 | 3 | 20.18 | 46.59 | 43.32 | 5/34 |
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