We’ve tried to go for an Olympics flavour with our latest Past Player Profile, featuring WCC Life Member, Jim R. Elmslie. Jim’s niece, Brittany Elmslie, is a retired competitive swimmer who represented Australia at the 2012 London & 2016 Rio Olympics, winning five (5) medals, including two (2) golds, as a member of Australia’s […]
It’s time for our next Past Player Profile, featuring former longtime Echidna, James Stratfold. Stratty debuted for Wistow in U13s as a 9 yo way back in 1997/98 before commencing senior cricket in the 2003/04 season. He would remain a regular player for the next fourteen (14) seasons until the end of the 2016/17 season […]
Today it’s time for our first Past Player Profile of 2024 featuring wicketkeeper-batter, Elliot Pryor. Elliot had a brief but memorable seniors career for the Echidnas, becoming a regular in 2009/10 as a 15 year old and playing his final season in 2013/14. Best mates with previous Past Player Profile recipient Liam Bentley, Elliot was […]
Debuting in the mid 90’s, Murf immediately found a role in A Grade as a steady and reliable middle order contributor with the bat, scoring over 200 runs in A Grade in each of his first 3 seasons at the Club and averaging at least 20 with the bat in each of his first 4 […]
Debuting in the late 90’s during an era when the Club was stacked with bowling options in each grade, Isaac’s journey is one of steady perseverance, as he spent his first three seasons of senior cricket solely in C Grade, collecting 19, 22 and 33 wickets across the 1999/00 to 2001/02 seasons, as he would […]
Big one today as we’re taking a look at the only player in WCC history to play in the AFL, Neil Hein. An extremely tall, lanky and talented footballer and cricketer from a young age, Nugget initially played footy for Ramblers before going on to play SANFL for Norwood through the 1980’s whilst also playing […]
Today’s past player profile goes in a slightly different direction to other recent ones, as by popular request, we’re taking a look at the relatively brief career of Brett Ferris. Following his older brother, Matt Ferris “Bueller” into cricket for the Echidnas, “Bobby” commenced in Under 12’s in 1998/99 before making his senior debut during […]
The original WCC “Moose”, Damien Nettle began playing senior cricket for the WCC in the 1986/87 season whilst still playing U16’s, tasting immediate success as he would win Premierships in both B Grade and U16’s that season to kick off a 21 season career as a regular player for the Echidnas. Within a few years […]
Liam began playing senior cricket for the WCC in the 2006/07 season as a 14 year old before breaking out at age 15, when he won the C Grade Batting trophy for the 2007/08 season, scoring 379 runs @ 25.27 featuring 2 50’s. Moving on to B Grade, he scored over 200 runs the following […]
Today we’re taking a look back at the career of long time Echidna, Matt Hutchinson a.k.a. “Hutchy”. Hutchy debuted in senior cricket for the WCC as a 14 year old during the 1997/98 season, playing Under 16’s in the morning and then C Grade in the afternoon as the C’s would go on to […]
