All photographs are courtesy of “The Courier” unless stated otherwise
Wistow players preparing for a day’s play at Flaxley Oval – 1950
SA Country Carnival Rep. team feat. WCC players Lloyd Paech (top left), Doug Blight (top, third from left) & Brian Blight (top, wearing wicketkeeping gloves) – Mar 1954
SA Country Carnival Rep. team feat. WCC players Dave Will (top right), Doug Blight (Capt, bottom, third from right), Ron Potts (bottom, second from right) & Lloyd Paech (bottom right) – Mar 1966
Lloyd Paech swinging hard at this loose delivery as Callington wicketkeeper Clive Wundersitz moves to collect it – 30 Mar 1974
Keith Miller strokes one through the offside on the way to 136 v Mt Barker at the Hill – 14 Oct 1978
Brian “Sting” Nettle & Tom Thring share a drink after each scored centuries in A Grade action vs Echunga at the Hill – 6 Jan 1979
Wistow fielders John Mahomet & Keith Miller watch on in A Grade action at Lenswood Ranges – 1 Dec 1979
Wistow wicketkeeper Gavin Frith tracks a legside delivery during A Grade action at Mt Barker Showgrounds – 28 Feb 1981
Mark Paech works one through the onside on his way to 111 during A Grade action at Echunga – 21 Feb 1981
Wistow players John Mahomet & Roger Falk celebrate as an Onkaparinga batter loses his off stump in A Grade action at the Hill – 7 Nov 1981
Wistow players John Mahomet & Mark Prokopec watch this delivery travel past the bat in A Grade action at Balhannah – 20 Feb 1982
Mark Prokopec swings hard at this delivery on his way to 77 during the Semi Final clash with Mt Barker at Echunga – 6 Mar 1982
Lloyd “Bing” Bilney skies one on his way to 57 in the Grand Final Clash with Lenswood Ranges at Echunga – 27 Mar 1982
Lloyd Bilney sweeping this delivery in A Grade action at Nairne – 23 Oct 1982
John Mahomet driving elegantly in A Grade action at the Hill vs Echunga – 6 Nov 1982
Brian “Sting” Nettle is bowled for 26 in the 1982/83 Grand Final vs Echunga played at Nairne – 26 Mar 1983
Wicketkeeper Paul Marston and captain Mark Paech celebrate the dismissal of this Echunga batter by opening bowler Lloyd “Bing” Bilney during the 1982/83 Grand Final at Nairne – 27 Mar 1983
Lloyd “Bing” Bilney drives aggressively on his way to a score of 58 in the opening round of the 1983/84 season at Nairne – 22 Oct 1984
Wicketkeeper Mick Perry watches on during the A Grade clash vs Strathalbyn at the Hill – 29 Oct 1983
Mark Paech works this delivery through the onside during his unbeaten innings of 176* against Mt Barker at Wistow – 26 Nov 1983
The legendary Ken Nettle guides this delivery into the offside during his innings of 18 against Bremer/Callington at the Hill – 21 Jan 1984
Lloyd “Bing” Bilney poses for a photograph at the Mt Barker Showgrounds to celebrate being awarded with the Courier Sports Star of the Month for March 1984 – 17 Apr 1984
Lloyd “Bing” Bilney celebrates his appointment to the SACA Country XI for the 1984/85 season having recently played for a South Australian side against the touring West Indian side in October 1984. Playing as an opening bowler, Bing dismissed Gordon Greenidge for 14 to finish with figures of 1/52 from 10 overs – 24 Nov 1984
A young Craig “Buster” Paech watches this ball intently in A Grade action against Echunga at the Hill – 9 Feb 1985
Lloyd Bilney being awarded Courier Sports Star of the Year for 1984 – 27 Feb 1985
WCC wicketkeeper John Murphy takes evasive action from this pull shot as Lloyd “Bing” Bilney watches on from slip in A Grade action against Mt Barker at the Hill – 2 Nov 1985
Steven Brooks edge this delivery towards first slip during A Grade action at the Hill vs Bremer/Callington – 16 Nov 1985
WCC wicketkeeper John Murphy watches this ball being swept away against Strathalbyn at Strathalbyn Oval – 7 Dec 1985
Brian “Sting” Nettle driving through the offside on his way to 103 in an A Grade match at Dunn Park against Milang – 11 Jan 1986
Peter Mahomet cuts this delivery behind point in the final round A Grade clash at Nairne – 8 Mar 1986
WCC Life Member, Robin “Pud” Crompton ‘on the run’ at the Hill against Mt Barker – 1 Nov 1986
Lloyd Bilney & wicketkeeper Brian Sasche celebrate the dismissal of Milang’s David Ball at the Hill – 22 Nov 1986
Brian “Sting” Nettle watches from the non-striker’s end during A Grade action at Echunga Oval – 29 Nov 1986
Club Legend Lloyd “Bing” Bilney on his way to 200* vs Mt Barker after being dropped on naught – 31 Jan 1987
Brian “Sting” Nettle whips one away during his innings of 141* in a successful run chase against Bremer/Callington at Dunn Park – 14 Feb 1987
Wistow wicketkeeper Brian Sasche watches as this delivery is smacked through the onside by Nairne’s Fred Mitchell during an A Grade match at Nairne Oval – 28 Feb 1987
Lloyd “Bing” Bilney is forced to retire hurt in the 1987/88 Grand Final at Strathalbyn after being struck in the jaw – 29 Mar 1987
Strathalbyn players rush to aid “Bing” – 29 Mar 1987
Robin “Pud” Crompton drives confidently on his way to 60 during the opening round of the 1987/88 season against Mt Barker at the Showgrounds – 17 Oct 1987
Newly appointed A Grade captain Roger Falk strikes this delivery during his innings of 91 during an opening round clash at Mt Barker Showgrounds – 17 Oct 1987
WCC fielders Brian “Sting” Nettle, Steven Brooks, Anthony Huppatz & Roger Falk (foreground) appeal confidently for the wicket of this Strathalbyn batter during their A Grade match at Strathalbyn – 21 Nov 1987
Lloyd “Bing” Bilney lashes out at this delivery during an inter-association match on the Australia Day long weekend. Note he is wearing a helmet after being struck on the jaw in the previous season’s Grand Final – 24 Jan 1988
Lloyd “Bing” Bilney racing to 91 from approx. 55 deliveries in an A Grade Clash with Narine played at Dunn Park – 20 Feb 1988
Brian “Sting” Nettle steers this delivery through the onside during his innings of 30 as Milang wicketkeeper Robert Ball watches on during a Semi Final at Nairne Oval – 5 Mar 1988
Opener Lloyd “Bing” Bilney (foreground) sends down a bouncer, watched on by wicketkeeper Brian Sasche, during Nairne’s second innings at the Hill – 3 Dec 1988
Dennis Kennedy hooks this short ball during Rotary Cup action against Stirling at the Hill – 19 Nov 1989
Graeme Brentson sweeps hard during his unbeaten knock of 17* causing Nairne’s short leg fielder to take evasive action in their A Grade matchup at Nairne Oval – 2 Dec 1989
Gary Duns and wicketkeeper Craig “Buster” Paech watch as this delivery is dispatched by Milang’s Graham Vivian during play at the Hill – 20 Jan 1990
Travis Capper firing one down during an A Grade clash with Echunga at the Hill – 5 Feb 2011
Young Dylan Ware smashes a ball back down the pitch during an A Grade clash with Mt Barker at the Hill – 5 Mar 2011
Bowler Matt Hein watches on as this delivery eludes wicketkeeper Dave Kinlough during an A Grade match against Strathalbyn at the Hill – 5 Nov 2011
Life Member Jim Elmslie watches on from slip as Strathalbyn’s Simon Kemp drives this delivery during an A Grade matchup at the Hill – 5 Nov 2011
Jordan Baltman keeping the bat out of the way of this delivery in the A2 Grade at Strathalbyn – 12 Nov 2011 – photo courtesy of the Southern Argus
Brett “Barrel” Lynn drives aggressively during his innings of 28 at Lobethal Oval – 4 Feb 2012
Club legend Ben Judd watches as former Echidna Kym Heinrich drives square of the wicket during an A Grade clash at Nairne Oval – 10 Nov 2012
Brett “Barrel” Lynn sets up to pull this ball through the onside during his innings of 44 in a one day clash at Ashbourne Oval – 19 Jan 2013
Craig Eichler ducks under this delivery during his innings of 59 against Lobethal at the Hill – 2 Feb 2013
Mitch Hein winds up to smash his pad in frustration after losing his middle stump against Lobethal at the Hill – 2 Feb 2013
Matt Hein looks for some turn as he sends this delivery down during an A Grade matchup vs Strathalbyn played at the Hill – 23 Feb 2013
Wicketkeeper Elliot Pryor watches as Strathalbyn captain Ben Cousins cuts this delivery through the offside during A Grade action at the Hill – 23 Feb 2013
Wicketkeeper Dave Kinlough, Matt Hein & Brett “Barrel” Lynn watching this delivery as they take on Langhorne Creek at the Hill – 9 Nov 2013
Mitch Hein watches this delivery on his way to figures of 3/22 from 14.3 overs during Langhorne Creek’s second innings as Wistow won their A Grade clash outright – 9 Nov 2013
Club legend Wayne “Willow” Willis discards the gloves to roll his arm over during an A Grade clash at Hahndorf Oval – 30 Nov 2013
Brett “Junior” Heinrich looks to guide this ball towards third man during an A Grade clash against Nairne at the Hill – 25 Oct 2014
Daniel Hughes works this delivery off his hip as he scored 35 in Wistow’s first innings and 32 in their second dig to assist the Echidnas in avoiding an outright defeat to Nairne at the Hill – 25 Oct 2014
Cameron Roach watches as Strathalbyn captain Mark Abbott allows this delivery to pass through to wicketkeeper Dave Kinlough during A Grade action atop the Hill – 8 Nov 2014
Dave Kinlough drives confidently on his way to 29 against Woodside at Woodside Oval – 15 Nov 2014
Echidnas Daniel Hughes & Dave Kinlough scamper through for a tight single during A Grade action against Lobethal at the Hill – 7 Feb 2015
Andrew “Cobber” Hay maintaining excellent seam position on this delivery during an A Grade match at Ashbourne – 28 Feb 2015
English recruit Nathan Ingleston powers into this stroke as he top scored with 36 during Round 2 action against Woodside at the Hill – 17 Oct 2015
Daniel Hughes watches this ball carefully on his way to 18 in a matchup with Nairne at the Hill – 5 Dec 2015
Jed Cox watching the ball intently onto the bat on his way to a score of 30 as former Australian Test Cricketer, the “Wild Thing” Shaun Tait, watches on from second slip during an A Grade clash vs Nairne at the Hill. “Jedi” would later dispatch Tait for a four as the Wild Thing struggled, conceeding 21 runs from only 2 overs – 5 Dec 2015
Opener Jed Cox painfully misreads this delivery during his innings of 43 against Langhorne Creek in a high scoring affair atop the Wistow Hill – 13 Feb 2016
Captain Dave Kinlough strides down the wicket during A Grade action against Langhorne Creek at the Hill – 13 Feb 2016
Jed Cox offering the full face of the bat to this delivery during A Grade action at Strathalbyn Oval – 27 Feb 2016
Brendan “Barb” Nettle looks to work this delivery through the onside early during the Echidnas’ opening innings of the 2016/17 season at Nairne – 8 Oct 2016
Young Lachlan Elsworthy works this delivery forward of mid wicket during an A Grade clash against Ashbourne at the Hill – 28 Jan 2017
Wistow No. 11 Sam Smith waits for the adjudication of the umpire after being struck on the pads during A Grade action at Woodside Oval – 4 Feb 2017
Teenage Echidna Matt Chapman strides forward to defend this delivery during a Wistow vs Langhorne Creek matchup at the Hill – 25 Feb 2017
WCC A Grade skipper Dave Kinlough drives confidently during an innings of 48 at Ashbourne Oval – 4 Mar 2017
Dan Jenner tucks this delivery off his hips for his only run during a brief stay at the crease at Ashbourne Oval – 4 Mar 2017
Veteran Echidna Michael “Pickle” Paech, sporting his well-worn “Wistow Anglers Club” hat, ducks for cover from this searing delivery during a crucial innings of 32 as Wistow shocked Lobethal to win a final ball thriller during their opening round clash at the Hill – 7 Oct 2017
Dan Jenner gets ready to send this delivery down during a successful clash for the Echidnas at Hahndorf Oval – 21 Oct 2017
Skipper Dave Kinlough gets forward to defend this delivery as the Echidnas traveled to Ashbourne for this A Grade clash – 11 Nov 2017
Dan Jenner lets this delivery travel through the keeper during an unbeaten innings of 32* on the turf at Ashbourne – 11 Nov 2017
Future Sturt District Cricketer Cooper Kupke during a notable A Grade debut as he would collect 4/29 at Nairne – 18 Nov 2017
WCC skipper Dave Kinlough watches as ex-Echidna and former teammate Mitch Hein flicks this ball off his pads during an A Grade clash at Nairne Oval – 18 Nov 2017
Dave Kinlough steers clear of this delivery late in his innings of 85* as he is joined at the crease by young Matt Chapman after a 163 run second wicket partnership with Echidnas’ opener Dan Jenner who compiled a well made 107 – 6 Oct 2018
Lachlan Elsworthy hiding behind a mop of hair as he sends down this delivery in Wistow’s victory against Mt Barker at the Showgrounds – 6 Oct 2018
Dan Jenner drives down the ground on his way to 110 from only 61 balls in a T20 against Mt Barker at the Showgrounds – 11 Nov 2018
Daniel “Fans” Hughes hooks this delivery for six on his way to a knock of 65 from 46 deliveries in an opening stand of 184 during a Sunday T20 matchup against Mt Barker at the Showgrounds – 11 Nov 2018
WCC players Brendan “Barb” Nettle and Matthew Chapman (foreground) and umpire Robin “Pud” Crompton survey the situation as the famous Wistow Doctor threatens to dislodge the matting during an A Grade clash against Hahndorf at the Hill – 1 Dec 2018
Hayden Bolto sends this delivery down in the A Grade, watched on by former Echidna Robin “Pud” Crompton, during action against Hahndorf at the Hill – 1 Dec 2018
Dan Jenner fields at slip during Hahndorf’s innings at the Hill – 1 Dec 2018
Sam Smith readies to send this delivery down during an A Grade fixture with Langhorne Creek at the Hill – 16 Feb 2019
Echidna Dan Jenner attempts to intimidate a Mt Barker batter as he fires in this delivery atop the Hill – 9 Mar 2019
Wicketkeeper Dave Kinlough readies to take this leg-side delivery during an early season clash with Mt Barker at the Showgrounds – 9 Nov 2019
Sam Smtih maintaining terrific seam position on this delivery as the Echidnas’ A Grade were well beaten by Bremer/Callington during their match at the Hill – 23 Nov 2019
Lachlan Elsworthy misses with this cut shot during his innings of 30 against Strathalbyn at the Hill – 15 Feb 2020
Young WCC skipper Matt Chapman misses this delivery during his innings of 78 at Hahndorf – 13 Feb 2021