This year JPCC wants to get to know each and every player at JPCC.
To do so we are creating a player profile section on our website where
two players will be selected to feature each week.

Please fill in the questionnaire
(click here) and email it back
(along with a photo of yourself – otherwise we will come up with one)
to jpsharks2004@yahoo.com.au

Come One Come All to the Annual Johnson Park Sportsmans'
Night on the 26th of August at The Knox Tavern. Bring your
friends, Bring other peoples friends and let's make it a great night.
$50 pp. (Alcohol at bar prices)
Seats filling fast, so contact
Craig Wilkinson on 0407 825 299
FEATURING
DAVID
SCHWARTZ
DARREN
BERRY
DAVE
O'NEIL
ROHAN
CONNOLLY
JPCC HUNDREDS
08/09
David Schwartz set the football world alight until he was struck down with a string of knee
reconstructions in the mid to late 90’s. David finished his career strongly, winning the demons
Club Best and Fairest (B&F) in 1999, playing a role in steering Melbourne to a grand final
appearance in 2000 and coming third in the club B&F. In 2001 David retired from AFL football,
playing 173 games for the one club over an 11 year career. Since retiring, David has pursued a
career in the media. David is part of Channel 7’s AFL commentary team providing Expert
Comments, and appearing on their AFL Gameday program on Sundays
.

Darren Berry played more Sheffield Shield and One day games for Victoria than any other
player in the history of Victorian Cricket. Darren played
153 First Class Games and 87 Domestic
One Day Games (an Australian Record). Over Darren's career he took 552 catches and 51
stumpings. Darren made 4,273 Runs at an average of 22 (Highest Score 166 n.o. vs N.S.W.).
Some of Darren's highlights include representing Australia on the 1997 Ashes Tour in England;
Holder of every First Class Victorian Wicket Keeping Record and represented The Prime
Ministers XI vs South Africa in two occasions. Outside of cricket Darren is a qualified Physical
Education Teacher and is currently employed with MMM Radio covering AFL Football.

Dave O'Neil is a regular on ABC TV’s Spicks and Specks and has appeared on Channel 10’s
The Panel, Rove Live and Australia’s Brainiest Comedian. He was also part of Channel 9’s 2005
World Comedy Tour and Channel 10’s Comedy Festival Gala in addition to guest appearances
on many other TV entertainment shows. You can hear Dave on Vega 91.5fm each morning, this
year with Dicko and Chrissie Swan. Previously co-hosting with comedians Shaun Micallef and
Denise Scott, Dave is probably best known from his radio work on Nova 100 with Kate
Langbroek and Dave Hughes.

Rohan Connolly is a senior football writer for The Age. He analyses the AFL in both the
weekday and weekend editions of the paper as well as providing a weekly video preview on
realfooty.com.au. Connolly began his newspaper career on The Sun News-Pictorial in 1983. He
joined The Age in 1987 as a sports sub-editor but returned to writing shortly after, specialising in
football. He joined The Sunday Age as deputy sports editor in 1990, taking over as chief football
writer in 1993. Rohan has contributed to a number of books about AFL football, has worked
extensively in pay TV, and is a regular part of radio station 3AW's football coverage.
Gaunt 172
W'smith 142
SHARK NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS

"Under 17 Cricket Tour
of Sri Lanka" on
JUNIORS PAGE

click here for the JPCC
UPCOMING EVENTS

UMPIRES WANTED !!!!
for the upcoming 09/10 season.
Juniors and Seniors, please
contact Chrys Abraham
(chrys.abraham@yvm.com.au) for
all enquiries.

JPCC are holding Sausage
Sizzles outside GET FRESH in
Boronia to help kick start our
season in 09. Come and help out
or simply buy a sausage between
9am and 2pm on 20/6, 25/7 or the
15/8. All helpers contact Wilko
on 0407 825 299.
Wenham 8/76
D. Sama' 5/28
J. Simmonds 7/15
R. Wallace 5/21
Johnson Park is proud
to be associated with the
PINNACLE HEALTH
CLUB.
Click here to read all
about the latest
membership specials
Welcome to the Johnson Park Sharks
Cricket Club website. Johnson Park
Cricket Club is a friendly, progressive
and successful cricket club based in the
Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. With six
senior teams, three veterans sides and a
thriving junior section in the Ferntree
Gully District Cricket Association,
Johnson Park Cricket Club offers cricket
to suit all ages and abilities.

Johnson Park CC has two playing fields,
three training nets and specialist
coaching for senior and junior players.
We also have excellent off-field facilities
including a fully equipped bar and social
rooms (which are available for hire)
which caters for Thursday night meals
and social functions and also houses a
Darts Club and Table Tennis Club.

The links on the left hand side of this
page will take you to areas of interest
including Match Reports, the JPCC
Newsletter 'Shark Tales' Club History
and more. If you have any comments or
wish to add something to this site
(especially photos), please contact the
web site manager.
B. Duke 7/9
Founded 1967
Premiers RDCA 1971/72, 1976/77, 1984/85
FTGDCA 1988/89, 2002/03
SIMON BECOMES AN
OFFICIAL JPCC MASCOT !!!

20/12/08 Today the Johnson
Park Cricket Club officially
welcomed Simon as a mascot.
Simon has been down all year
spending time with and helping
out with the 2nd XI guys. We
are pleased to be associated
with Interchange and we hope
we can bring home a flag for
our biggest fan. Pictured above
Tim Reid, Simon and Sharky.
JPCC 5'FERS
08/09
Bourke 5/32
T. Reid 7/33
A. Goyne 5/46
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE JPCC BOYS
FOR DEFEATING FERNTREE  GULLY IN A
ONE RUN THRILLER
Gaunt 127
A. Rattle 6/70
A. Goyne 5/6
Sebo 110
Reynolds 200*
Sebo 101
Bowen 110
Nied 161*
HOME
Meade 100*
CONGRATULATIONS !!!





To Bryn Gaunt for being
selected in the
FTGDCA Team of the Year
2008/2009





To Dulip Samaraweera for
being selected in the
FTGDCA Team of the Year





To Steve Bowen for being
selected in the
FTGDCA Team of the Year
2008/2009





To Chris Nied for winning the
FTGDCA Division 6 Batting
Average 2008/2009
JOHNSON PARK
ANNUAL SPORTSMANS' NIGHT
 
JOHNSON PARK
PLAYER
PROFILES