The Strathdale-Maristians Cricket Club (SMCC) has a long and proud history of it’s players representing the Bendigo District Cricket Association (BDCA) at the annual Melbourne Country Week (MCW) competition.
Below are the career stats of the 39 SMCC players who have represented the BDCA at MCW since our clubs formation.
VCCL Hall of Fame (Instigated 2022/23)
Number (#) |
Name |
Year |
| 1 | Linton Jacobs | 2022/23 |
| 2 | John Hewitt | 2022/23 |
VCCL – R.F. Merriman Service Medal – For the meritorious contributions to the conduct of VCCL programs and competitions (instigated in 2000)
Number (#) |
Name |
Year |
| 1 | John Hewitt | 2012 |
SMCC Players Representing Bendigo at Melbourne Country Week - Player Stats 1952 - 2024
| # | Name | MCW Career Span* | Games |
|
1 |
Crawford, Kevin | 1960 - 1971 | 32 |
| 2 | Foley, Kevin | 1960 - 1962 | 2 |
| 3 | McGregor, Ian | 1960 - 1964 | 5 |
| 4 | Bourke, Terry | 1964/65 | 5 |
| 5 | Higgins, Shane | 1964 - 70 | 15 |
| 6 | McFarlane, Frank | 1966/67 | 4 |
| 7 | Southby, Geoff | 1968 - 1972 | 5 |
| 8 | Sheehan, Kevin | 1969 - 1972 | 10 |
| 9 | Gibson, Mick | 1973 - 1981 | 28 |
| 10 | Norton, Les | 1975/76 | 2 |
| 11 | O'Connor, Kevin | 1976/77 | 5 |
| 12 | Barker, Geoff | 1977 - 1979 | 7 |
| 13 | Findlay, Barry | 1981 - 1989 | 20 |
| 14 | O'Brien, Greg | 1981 - 1998 | 41 |
| 15 | Tippett, Barry | 1983 - 1989 | 14 |
| 16 | Neylon, John | 1984 - 2001 | 38 |
| 17 | Jubber, Paul | 1994/95 | 4 |
| 18 | Crawford, Nicholas | 2000 - 2010 | 19 |
| 19 | Price, Andrew | 1989 - 2003 | 14 |
| 20 | DeAraugo, Ben*** | 2003 - 2020 | 60 |
| 21 | Jacobs, Linton | 2003 - 2018 | 41 |
| 22 | Polglase, Hayden* | 2004 - 2008 | 17 |
| 23 | Howard, Craig* | 2006/07 | 4 |
| 24 | O'Shea, Brad | 2007 - 2009 | 7 |
| 25 | Taylor, Dominic | 2007 - 2012 | 8 |
| 26 | Chalkley, Andrew | 2011 - 2019 | 6 |
| 27 | Davidson, Jonathon | 2011/12 | 3 |
| 28 | Taylor, Cameron | 2011 - 2016 | 21 |
| 29 | King, Travis | 2013/14 | 4 |
| 30 | Pappin, Adrian | 2013 - 2017 | 12 |
| 31 | Johnston, Sam* | 2011 - 2024 | 26 |
| 32 | Hicks, Jayden | 2015/16 | 4 |
| 33 | Neylon, Jack* | 2018 - 2024 | 11 |
| 34 | Waldron, Grant* | 2019 - 2024 | 11 |
| 35 | Clohesy, Daniel | 2022 - 2024 | 8 |
| 36 | Pysing, Jack | 2022/23 | 4 |
| 37 | Vlaeminck, James | 2022/23 | 2 |
| 38 | Wilkinson, Matt | 2022 - 2024 | 8 |
| 39 | Barri, James | 2022 - 2024 | 7 |
* Players listed have played at least one concurrent season of SMCC and MCW, however, MCW Career Span and stats consist of the players entire MCW career - regardless of how long they represented SMCC.
* Denotes Provincial group premierships whilst representing SMCC the same season.
Stats compiled and provided by Darren Rodda.
The Strathdale-Maristians Cricket club is proud to have had 13 of it's players graduate from it's junior program to go on to play First XI cricket in the Victorian Premier Cricket Competition (VPCC).
Some notable achievements/performances are:
- Mark Sheehan being a member of the Footscray CC's inaugural First XI Premiership in 1979/80,
- Tim Edwards combining with Brad Hodge to put on a 75 run last wicket partnership in 2002/03,
- Trent McCormick being a part of a 358 run opening partnership - himself making an unbeaten 185 in 2011/12 and
- Andrew Chalkley making a century (116) on debut in 2012/13.
SMCC players who have graduated from the club's junior program to play First XI cricket in the VPCC - 1952 - 2020.
# |
Name |
Career Span |
Club |
Player # |
Games |
| 1 | SHEEHAN, Mark | 1979 -1987 | Footscray | 143 | 35 |
| 2 | FINDLAY, Barry | 1986 - 1990 | Footscray | 168 | 18 |
| 3 | O'SHEA, Bradley | 1993 - 1997 | Carlton | 566 | 27 |
| 1997 - 2005 | Richmond | 515 | 78 | ||
| 4 | JUBBER, Paul | 1996 - 2003 | Melbourne | * | 27 |
| 5 | NIHILL, Damien | 1997 - 2005 | Richmond | 514 | 79 |
| 6 | BAKER, Nicholas | 1998 - 2001 | Northcote | 396 | 11 |
| 7 | McBURNEY, Ian | 1998 - 2000 | North Melbourne | 530 | 13 |
| 8 | TAYLOR, Dominic | 2000/01 | Richmond | 522 | 1 |
| 9 | EDWARDS, Tim | 2001- 2003 | Melbourne | * | 11 |
| 10 | TAYLOR, Cameron | 2006 - 2009 | Richmond | 560 | 25 |
| 11 | McCORMICK, Trent | 2009 - 2016 | Carlton | 651 | 59 |
| 12 | CHALKLEY, Andrew | 2012 - 2018 | Richmond | 591 | 74 |
| 13 | VLAEMINCK, Tayla | 2012 - 2019 | Plenty Valley | 312 | 26 |
* Denotes Melbourne Cricket Club do not have player numbers due to the lack of formal records in its formative years dating back to 1838.
The Strathdale-Maristians Cricket club is proud to have had 20 players go on to represent their state or their country. Below is a list of senior players who have concurrently played with SMCC and represented at state/country level as well as players who have come through our junior program and had been selected for higher honours.
The below listing highlights our two Australian representatives:
- Nick Baker representing Australia U/15 side in 1995/96.
- Tayla Vlaeminck making her Australian International debut in the ODI format in 2018 (cap #140), followed by her test debut in 2019 (cap #176).
# |
Name |
Season |
Representative Side |
| 1 | CRAWFORD, Kevin | 1962/63 | Victorian Country v England |
| 2 | FINDLAY, Barry | 1981/82 | Victorian Country U/19 National Championships |
| 3 | TIPPETT, Barry | 1987/88 | Victorian Country v Sri Lanka |
| 4 | O'SHEA, Brad | 1992 - 1994 | Victorian U/17 - U/19 |
| 5 | CRAWFORD, Nicholas | 1992/93 | Victoria U/17 |
| 6 | BAKER, Nick | 1995/96 | Australia U/15 |
| 1995 - 97 | Victoria U/17 | ||
| 7 | TAYLOR, Dominic | 1996/97 | Victorian Primary School |
| 8 | McCORMICK, Blair | 1998 | Victorian Primary School |
| 9 | O'MEARA, Matthew | 1998 | Victorian Primary School |
| 10 | McCORMICK, Trent | 2000 | Victorian Primary School |
| 2004 | Victoria U/15 | ||
| 11 | HOLMES, Blair | 2001 | Victorian Primary School |
| 12 | DeARAUGO, Ben | 2002/03 | Victorian Country U/23 |
| 2008/09 | Victorian Country (National Championships) | ||
| 13 | VLAEMINCK, Tayla | 2013 - 16 | Victoria U/15 - U/18 |
| 2017 - | Victoria WNCL | ||
| 2018 - | Australian Womens National Team | ||
| 14 | KING, Travis | 2013/14 | Victorian Country (National Championships) |
| 15 | TAYLOR, Cameron | 2013 - 23 | Victorian Country (National Championships) |
| 16 | JACOBS, Linton | 2013/14 | Victorian Country (National Championships) |
| 17 | VLAEMINCK, James | 2015/16 | Victorian Country U/15 |
| 2018/19 | Victorian Country U/19 | ||
| 18 | NEYLON, Jack | 2017 - 2019 | Victorian Country U/21 |
| 19 | PYSING, Jack | 2021/22 | Victorian Country U/17 |
| 20 | REAPER, Brodie | 2022/23 | Victorian Country U/17 |