Mike Slattery and Bill Cavanagh notch up 60 years and 55 years respectively of community cricket volunteering
Mike Slattery
- St Kevins College 1962- 1967 Player Juniors and 1st XI
- Camberwell Cricket Club Juniors and Seniors Player1963 - 1966
- St Kevins Old Boys Cricket Club 1968 - 1986 Player
- Eastern Cricket Association (ECA) Umpire 1987- present
- ECA Umpires Association 1987 - present
- ECA Senior Executive 2005 - present
- Vets Cricket Victoria Umpire Coordinator 2019 - present
- Vets Umpire Over 60's World Cup & 2 ODI's Australia V England Over 70's
- Treasurer & Committee Member St Kevins Old Boys CC
- President, Vice President, Operations Manager and Assistant Operations Manager ECA
- Vice President, Secretary and Umpire Appointments Officer ECA Umpires Association
- Umpire Appointments Vets Cricket Victoria
- Member CV Steering Committee on Region Restructure
Bill Cavanagh
Bill Cavanagh: 55 years service.
From Gavin Collopy
- “St Barnabas CC Senior player from 1970/71 - 2018/19.
- 8 x Premiership player
- 6 x Premiership Captain
- St Barnabas CC Life Member
- St Barnabas CC Games Record Holder (403 not including Juniors games)
- St Barnabas CC Committee Member 1988-2009 including:
- - St Barnabas CC Club President 1995-2003
- - St Barnabas CC Club Secretary 2004 - 2009
- St Barnabas CC Club Captain/Coach 1985-1991
- St Barnabas CC Team of the Century Selector (and did not select himself!)
- St Barnabas Club Champion (B&F) - 2007/08
- Club delegate to Eastern Suburban Churches Cricket Association (ESCCA) for 10 years
- Club delegate to Eastern Suburban Churches & District Cricket Association (ESC&DCA) for a further 10 years & Selector of the ESC&DCA Team of the Century.
- Played in Rep games against other associations on several occasions.
They say “there’s no show without Punch”, … well, there’s no Club without Bill whose impact at St Barnabas/Balwyn Saints has been immeasurable. His efforts over the years saw the club grow from a minnow to a powerhouse through the late 70s, 80s, and 90s. People stayed because of him. Bill remains as important today as he was during his storied 403-game career or his presidency and committee years. The conduit between past and present players, Bill organises 200/300 game player events, is a presence at all club events, and awards life memberships (and still has final approval of who gets one). In my years playing cricket everyone has spoken fondly of Bill. The quintessential clubman: kind, generous, welcoming, humble. A cricketing treasure, the room is always better when Bill is in it.”