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Life Members Roll

12 July 2008

** Deceased

** Deceased.

N.B. Pre 1942 the club was an adjunct of the Church of Christ in Fremantle. It disbanded as such in 1942 with the outbreak of World War II.

After the war Albert E.West ( ex Essandee cricket club who disbanded in 1942 and never resumed) and Jack Knox-Peden ( ex RANR cricket club who also disbanded and never resumed) combined forces to refound the Spartan Club.

Life Memberships were not awarded until 1950.

F&DMCA Life Memberships were transferred to the SMCA when the two associations merged in 1997.

1.	Albert E. West **	1945-59	Awarded 1950
	Refounded Spartan Club after World War II
	Club President	1945-59
	Association Secretary	1919-59
	Association Life Member 1938
	Was the backbone of the Club in its early reformative years in the 1940's and 50's.
	Best playing years were pre war when he was a member of the Essandees Club
2.	George Prince **	1937-56	Awarded 1953
	Committee and club delegate either side of World War II
	Leading player and outstanding fast bowler
3.	Tom Langlands **	1936-60	Awarded 1957
	Club Vice President	1959-60
	Committee and Club delegate either side of World War II
	Outstanding country player who joined Spartans when he shifted to Fremantle looking for work.
4.	Jack Knox-Peden **	1945-84	Awarded 1962
	Club President	1959-78
	Club Vice President	1949-59
	Club Secretary	1948-49
	F&DMCA Delegate	1945-75
	Association Life Member 1951
	With Albert West stabilised Club during the early post-war years and during his presidency led the Club as it
	expanded from a single to a multi team club. Preferred to be an administrator rather than a player.
5.	W.Joe Rayner **	1946-69	Awarded 1962
	Club Vice President	1960-68
	Club Secretary	1952-53
	F&DMCA Delegate	1953-68
	Club Committee	1950-68
	Hall of Fame	2005
	Association Life Member 1973
	Outstanding clubman and first grade player who left the Club in 1969 to be Captain Coach of the newly formed
	Medina Club where he also earned a Life Membership.
6.	Colin A Crompton	1956-74	Awarded 1966
	Club Vice President	1968-73
	Club Secretary	1958-59
	F&DMCA Delegate	1956-72
	Team Captain	86 games
	Association Life Member 1970
	A capable cricketer and hard working committee man who kep a steadying hand on the Club in it's
	initial years in the first grade (1957-60)
7.	Brian M. Waterer	1958-	Awarded 1967
	Club President	1978-82	1983-2000 : 2002-07
	Club Vice President	1973-78
	Club Secretary	1959-70	1975-76
	F&DMCA /SMCA Delegate	1959-2007
	Team Captain	225 games
	Hall of Fame	2005
	Australian Sports Medal	2000
	LSA President	1988-
	LSA Vice President	1986-88
	Association Life Member 1972
	Noted administrator who also served as Association President 1965-81 and Leeming Sports Association
	President 1986-. A reliable bat who captained four Premiership teams.
8.	Alfred E Dyer	1945-69	Awarded 1968
	Club Committee	1948-66
	F&DMCA Delegate	1955-66
	Association Life Member 1975
	Superb clubman who was also Association Secretary 1961-66.
	Steady opening bat and wicket-keeper.
9.	W.Laurie Farmer **	1956-2000	Awarded 1968
	Club Vice President	1976-77	1983-85
	Bar Manager	1985-95
	Best Clubman	1976-77	1986-87
	F&DMCA/SMCA Delegate	1960-98
	Association Life Member 1980
	Hard working committee man who served two terms as Association President (1980-84 and 1992-96)
10.	George Pluske	1955-74	Awarded 1969
	Club Secretary	1956-58
	Club Committee	1957-70
	Club Captain Coach	1961-65
	Team Captain	45 games
	Hall of Fame	2005
	Outstanding fast bowling all rounder who would rank very high on the list of the Club's best ever players.
	Outstanding Captain Coach.
11.	Lewis F. Read **	1946-80	Awarded 1970
	Club Vice President	1975-76	1978-80
	Club Treeasurer	1958-59
	Club Captain Coach	1966-70
	Team Captain	89 games
	Hall of Fame	2005
	F&DMCA Delegate	1960-73
	Association Life Member 1976
	Possibly the best batsman produced by the Club. Outstanding leader who also served on the
	Association Executive 1972-80.
12.	Ron B. Stanton	1957-78	Awarded 1971
	Club Treasurer	1971-75
	Club Committee	1962-76
	Team Captain	21 games
	Hall of Fame	2005
	An excellent all round cricketer who also dev eloped into an excellent administrator.
13.	Harold Bell	1959-80	Awarded 1980
	Club Committee	1964-74
	Hall of Fame	2005
	Outstanding all round cricketer who was prominent in all the Club's off field activities.
14.	Roy E. Gough	1961-83	Awarded 1973
	Club Vice President	1977-81
	Club Committee	1965-82
	Team Captain	51 games
	Best Clubman	1978-79	1980-81
	One of the hardest working committeemen in the history of the Club. Also a very tough competitor on
	the playing field as a wicket-keeper batsman, who also bowled.
15.	Harry Wortley **	1957-75	Awarded 1973
	Club Committee	1959-75
	One of those rare breed who put in a lot of service on committee but never played a game. His house
	in White Gum Valley was the headquarters of the Club for over a decade.
16.	John Spencer **	1965-83	Awarded 1974
	Club Committee	1970-80
	Captain Coach	1970-71
	Team Captain	9 games
	F&DMCA Delegate	1972-77
	Hall of Fame	2005
	Association Life Member 1982
	A top class wicket-keeper/batsman despite being a severe diabetic. Also a hard
	working committee man who served a term on the Association Executive (1972-77).
17.	Peter J Dama	1966-94	Awarded 1975
	Club President	1982-83
	Club Vice President	1980-82	1990-93
	Club Secretary	1971-75
	Team Captain	17 games
	Best Club Junior	1967-68	1968-69
	The first Club member to join as a junior and receive a Life Membership. A good cricketer and a very
	hard working member of committee.
18.	F.Lydia Read	1955 -	Awarded 1975
	Many sub committees	1960-2000
	Best Club Person	1988-89
	Social, fundraising and canteen.
	An outstanding behind the scenes worker who contributed a great deal to the off field welfare of the Club.
19.	Patricia Wortley **	1957-75	Awarded 1975
	Many social committees	1957-75
	Contributed a great deal of work to social functions, canteen operations and windups.
20.	Bevan G.James	1960-89	Awarded 1976
	Club Committee	1965-87
	An outstanding clubman who could always be relied on when there was work to be done, especially with the
	Club's various fund raising activities. An outstanding cricketer with over 600 wickets and 5 Premierships.
21.	Marion Farmer		Awarded 1977
	Considerable service to fund raising, bar operations and social events (1960-94) over 34 years.
22.	Barry Maher	1965-80	Awarded 1978
	Club Captain	1977-78
	Hall of Fame	2005
	Best Club Junior	1969-70
	Excellent left hand opening bowler who took 389 wickets in his 15 season with the Club. Moved to
	Phoenix Cricket Club where he was a leading player and Club President.
23.	Morrie Pietroniro	1967-95	Awarded 1980
	Club Captain	1979-83
	Team Captain	82 games
	Club Committee	1973-92
	Hall of Fame	2005
	Best Club Junior	1970-71
	Outstanding left hand bat and spin bowler who carried the first grade in the early 1980's.
24.	E.J.Barry Preedy	1970-99	Awarded 1982
	Club Vice President	1985-89
	Club Committee	1975-95
	Team Captain	62 games
	A great contributor on and off the ground, especially in the off-field where his business sense was
	of great value as the Club expanded.
25.	Peter A.Read	1972-2002	Awarded 1983
	Club President	2000-02
	Club Vice President	1988-89	1999-2000
	Club Secretary	1979-82
	Club Treasurer	1985-87
	Club Committee	1973-2002
	Team Captain	114 games
	Best Clubman	1981-83	1985-86
	Best Club Junior	1973-74
	Hall of Fame	2006
	Gave great service to the Club at various times held every executive position in the Club.
26.	Steven A.Carter	1973-89	Awarded 1984
	Club Treasurer	1975-77
	Captain Coach	1977-79
	Team Captain	19 games
	A hard working club man whose financial expertise helped stabilise the Club's financial well being.
27.	Edward (Ted) Vesey	1957-95	Awarded 1984
	Club Committee	1960-70
	Steady worker behind the scenes at functions, serving in the bar and telephone book drops.
28.	Terry J.Wortley	1971-91	Awarded 1985
	Club Vice President	1981-83
	Club Secretary	1975-76
	Club Treasurer	1994-95
	Club Committee	1973-95
	Team Captain	23 games
	Best Club Junior	1972-73
	From the time he started as a junior Terry was prominent in all Club activities. A talented player who
	became a dependable committee man.
29.	David J.Blight	1975-	Awarded 1987
	Club Vice President	1984-88	1993-94
	Club Treasurer	1987-89
	Club Committee	1979-94
	Team Captain	120 games
	Hall of Fame	2008
	Another who started with the Club as a junior and has given outstanding service both on and off the ground.
	A talented cricketer and conscientious administrator.
30.	George Mazzini	1974-97	Awarded 1988
	Club Secretary	1985-87
	Club Committee	1983-93
	Best Club Junior	1980-81
	Hall of Fame	2005
	One of the most talented players to represent the Club. Was a constant volunteer when it came to
	activities off the field. Lost to the Club when his employment took him to Manjimup.
31.	Ray R.Turnbull	1974-2004	Awarded 1988
	Club Secretary	1982-84
	Club Committee	1980-90
	Team Captain	22 games
	Hard working committee man who was a constant source of ideas to promote the Club.
32.	Keith Warner	1973-93	Awarded 1989
	A very good player who gave long service to the Club.
33.	Malcolm B.Johnson		Awarded 1990
	Club Committee
	One of the few Life Members who never played a game for the Club. Made an outstanding contribution
	as a committee man and as a handyman keeping the Club facilities in good repair.
34.	Graeme E.Ashley	1976-2006	Awarded 1991
	Club Secretary	1990-2001
	Club Treasurer	1978-82	1995-96 2004-06
	Club Registrar	1990-
	Club Committee	1978-2006
	Bar Manager	1994-
	Team Captain	79 games
	LSA Delegate	1993-
	LSA Secretary	2004-
	An outstanding administrator and clubman with a great penchant for dotting the "I's" and crossing the "T's" in
	whatever he has done. Acknowledged by the SMCA as the most reliable Club official in the competition.
	A capable batsman and better than average wicket-keeper who was the first to achieve 400 dismissal for the Club
35.	Mrs June James	1960-89	Awarded 1992
	Outstanding contributor to all the Club's off field activities.
36.	Mrs Maureen Preedy	1970-90	Awarded 1992
	Made a great contribution to the off field activities when the Club was domiciled at Trevor Gribble Park.
37.	Mervyn K.Smith	1975-91	Awarded 1993
	Club Vice President	1990-92
	Club Secretary	1984-85
	Club Committee	1989-91
	Team Captain	13 games
	An extremely good clubman who was the driving force behind several fund raising activities,
	including the role of bar manager.
38.	Eric F.Thurkle	1981-96	Awarded 1994
	Club Committee	1984-95
	A hard working committee man who spent many hours establishing a working relationship between
	the Club and the Melville City Council.
39.	Noel R.Wood	1981-	Awarded 1994
	Club Vice President	1989-90
	Club Treasurer	1989-94
	LSA Treasurer	1989-
	Did a huge amount of work both as the Club and LSA Treasurer.
40.	Lee J.Donovan	1982-2000	Awarded 1995
	Club Treasurer	1996-98
	Club Committee	1985-95
	Team Captain	15 games
	Reliable clubman who did a great deal of work to place Club finances on a firm basis.
41.	Chris W.Bibrlik	1981-2002	Awarded 1997
	Team Captain	10 games
	Only the second Club member to be awarded a Life Membership without serving time as a committee member.
	Did a great deal in helping lower grade teams to get organised and develop a Club spirit.
42.	Peter A.McGilvray	1988-2004	Awarded 1998
	Club Vice President	1993-98
	Club Coach	1988-2004
	Team Captain	126 games
	Hall of Fame	2008
	Gave outstanding service to Club as a coach, administrator and player. Moved to Phoenix CC as coach in 2004.
43.	Antony R.Bright	1986-	Awarded 2002
	Club Committee	1990-95
	Club Junior Coach	1996-99
	Team Captain	41 games
	A consistent behind the scenes worker, especially with his coaching of Juniors which was a major
	factor in the juniors amalgamating with the senior club.
44.	Ron J.McDonald	1988-	Awarded 2002
	Club Vic President	2007-
	Club Commitee	1993-
	Team Captain	60 games
	A solid commitment to the Club on and off the field. Contributed to all Club functions and events
	whether or not he was on committee.
45.	Craig L.Forsyth	1987-2005	Awarded 2004
	Club Vice President	2003-06
	Club Committee	1992-99
	Team Captain	3 games
	A hard working committee man who was the driving force behind the telephone delivery contract in
	the 1990's which led to the Club establishing a very solid financial footing.
46.	Bradley K.Mant	1990-	Awarded 2006
	Club Vice President	2000-04
	Club Committee
	Team Captain	21 games
	Contributed to fund raising activities over the years and generally assisted with off field
	activities and functions, such as sports nights, clothing requirements
47.	Graham Pound	1992-2006	Awarded 2006
	Club Committee
	Team Captain	63 games
	Quiet achiever off the field, contributing to many fund raising and presentation functions. Quality player who
	captained third grade in development role for a number of seasons when his first grade playing days were over.
48.	Gary K.Boyes	1990-	Awarded 2007
	Club Vice President	1996-99
	Club Committee
	Team Captain	102 games
	Long time committee man who also assisted as bar manager. Extended period as lower grade captain,
	especially keeping the one day side together and winning a number of premierships.
49.	Shayne J.Hersey	1991-	Awarded 2007
	Club Committee
	Team Captain	23 games
	Valuable Club member who assisted in all facets of off field activities over many years. Captained second
	grade to premiership. Reliable bowler at first/second grade level.
50.	Andrew S.Wragg	1990-	Awarded 2007
	Club Committee
	Team Captain	33 games
	Always available to assist in any way with Club activities. Took on captaincy of various grades over
	the years to assist the Club when would have been playing at a higher level.
51.	Mick J.Bennett	1992-	Awarded 2008
	Club Committee
	Long time committee man who assisted with fund raising and social activities. Of great assistance as
	"collector of monies" over the years. Quality left arm opening bowler who played across all grades with distinction
52.	Jim Leinasars	1990-	Awarded 2008
	Awarded a Life Membership without serving time as a committee man. Has done a great deal in helping players
	in lower grade teams. Fantastic all round player over many years.

Article by Brian Waterer