Country Cricket: A brief overview
Country Cricket Board
1980: Country Cricket Advisory Committee formed (chaired by WACA Cricket Council Chairman)
1983: Country Cricket Executive established (sub-committee of WACA Cricket Council)
1983-94: Chair - Neil Ballard
1987: Regional Junior Cricket Program launched & first Regional Boards formed
1994-2004: Chair - Lyle Jones
2001: Country Cricket Executive re-named Country Cricket Board
2004-16: Chair – Peter Silinger
2005-11: member of Statewide Cricket Committee (SCC)
2007: celebrated centenary of SCW
2008: formally affiliated with WACA
2008: first CCB member elected as WACA Board Director – Peter Silinger (2008- )
2011: member of Statewide Game Development Committee (replaced SCC)
2011: Central Districts & Wheatbelt Regions merged
2012: Peel joined CCB
2013: Pilbara joined CCB
2015: 2 x Independent members appointed
2016- : Chair - Rob Marshall
Country Cricket Board Executive Officers
? -2002: Colin Bettles (Secretary)
2003-06: Troy Starcevich (Secretary)
2006-08: Derek Mott (Secretary)
2009: Tim Lees (Secretary)
2009-10: Nesan Jayakumar (Secretary)
2010: Lisa Crowther (Secretary)
2011: Caroline Brough (Secretary)
2011-16 (Country Programs Manager/Country Cricket Coordinator)
2016- Andrew Hayes (CCC)
Other Country Cricket Support staff
2008-10: Steve Philippe (Cricket Officer Manager)
2010-13: Steve Philippe (Cricket Operations Manager)
2013- : Steve Philippe (Country Cricket Manager)
Competitions
1907 – Senior Country Week
1949 – Junior Country Week
1981 – Country Cup
1986 – Australian Country Cricket Championships (ACCC)
2007 – Girls Country Cricket Championships (GCCC)
2012 – Masters Carnival (Over 40s)
2012 – Seniors Australian Championships (Over 60s and 70s)
Medals
2011- Terry Waldron (Best CXI player - male)
2013 – Barry Shepherd (Best SCW player)
2014 – Brad Hogg (Best Country Cup player)
2017 - Avril Fahey Medal (Best CXI player - female)
Cups
2013 – Arthur Marshall Cup (Winner Masters Carnival)
2013 – David Natt Cup (Winner Masters v Colts)
Scholarships
2007 – Geoff Marsh (Junior Male)
2007 – Charlie Sandstone (Junior Aboriginal)
2007- 13 Wendy Chaloner (Junior Female)
Awards
2005 - Recognition
2013 – Regional Volunteer of Year
2013 – Regional Club of Year
WACA Honorary Life Member
1983 – Wally Scott
1996 – Neil Ballard
2005 – Lyle Jones
2010 – Bill Reynolds