Hello to all current members, past players and sponsors, I hope this report finds you well! This update finds us well into the season with several fantastic performances. I want to make special mention of a few of those:
Ben Gray making his maiden century in our 2nd XI was great to see. Son of Life Member Scott and his lovely wife Nicole, Ben has grown up around the Club, and to see his hard training pay off in a century was fantastic for all of us to see! Great stuff Benny!
Matt Blunden with a century in Round 2 in our 1st XI game against Elwood. Fantastic effort Matt, keep it going!
Umar Khayam peeling off a ton against Melbourne Wanderers for our 2nd XI in round 5 was great to watch!
A new player to the Club this year, Chris Benn, smashed 148 off 67 balls against Cheltenham Park with 12 fours and 15 sixes! Chris has fitted into the Club fantastically well! Fantastic knock Chris, great to have you at ESCC
1st XI Captain, Ben Pryor and his teammate Henry Munnings have had consistent starts to the season, a really big score is just around the corner for both of these lads.
Special mention to Maxy Burns, who brought up his maiden half-century in the 1st XI against Kingston Heath! Maxy has trained really hard this year, and it is starting to pay off! Awesome Max!
I want to make special mention to our Women's 1st team, the “Black Stripes” who have started the season brightly, only losing 1 game thus far. But most impressive was their last performance in Round 5 against Old Haileybury, where with 8 players in the team (1 short), restricted OHCC to 103 and then proceeded to pass them without losing a wicket! A fantastic opening partnership between skipper Fi Cozens (50*) and Alysia Coventry (45*) got the team over the line in 11 overs.
I want to also especially call out those players that have played their first games for our club so far this season. It’s great to have you here, and I trust you are having a great time!
SPONSORS UPDATE
Following the departure of Hodges Real Estate as the Club’s platinum sponsor, I am delighted to announce that Belle Property Group – Sandringham and in particular, Ryan Castles has taken up the opportunity to be our Club’s platinum sponsor!
Ryan is a long-time supporter of our Club and we are ecstatic to have him, and his colleagues at Belle Property Group – Sandringham on board as a platinum sponsor for this season and beyond!
Please make sure you give Ryan a call for any advice on selling your property, or if you’re looking at buying in the area. Ryan will look after you!As always, I’d like to thank our key sponsors of the club for their generous and ongoing support of our great Club, we simply do not exist without them. In particular, our Gold partners:
Harley Bond – Elite Plaster Melbourne (0431 215 761)
Rob Cotton-Stapleton – RCS Constructions (0400 069 030)
Ian Cellantano – Mortgage Choice Sandringham (0423 663 463)
I want to also thank the Bendigo Bank – Sandringham for their generous and continued support of our Club.
WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK
As part of our Commitment to Child Safety at our Club, this year I am asking all junior parents and team managers and Senior captains to apply for a volunteer Working With Children Check. This is free, and is a crucial for us to ensure the safety of our junior players. Please follow the link below and nominate ESCC as your organisation you volunteer at.
ELSA CORP JUSTICE PROJECT
This year the club will be supporting the Elsa Corp Justice Project again after the run-club fundraiser that was run by Matt Harris last year. The cause is a very dear one to the Corp family and the East Sandy community. Please see the link below to read more on the issue and please consider donating.
LOCK IN THESE DATES
December 16th, Christmas Drinks - Shane Warne Oval
January 27th, Ladies Day – Shane Warne Oval
February (TBC) – Sponsors Day/Past Players' Day
March (TBC) – Junior Presentation Day
Also please save the date SENIOR (Men and Women teams) PRESENTATION NIGHT – SATURDAY APRIL 20, 2024. This will be a fantastic night, which this year will be held at Sandy by the Bay, Beach Rd, Sandringham. Stay tuned for more details.
That’s enough from me for now! I look forward to seeing you all soon down at Shane Warne Oval!
Cheers,
Scott Campbell