THE South East Coasters Cricket Club is seeking new players to continue to compete around the state, the country and further afield.
The club is a member of the SA Veterans Cricket Association who manage Over 40, 50, 60 and 70 cricket competitions in South Australia.
Over the last 10 years it has been a pioneer team in over age cricket in Australia.
SEC has the one team which competes in the Over 60’s Tanner Shield competition, playing mostly against Adelaide-based teams, with home games played at Penola.
The team participates in multi-day carnivals in the South East, the Riverland and Echuca/Moama.
A number of SEC players compete at Over 70’s level at National carnivals including Division 1 standard.
The current playing group is drawn from the wider South East region, with many members achieving South Australian or Australian representation, including the 2019 SA team crowned National Champions.
Following some fine performances at last year’s Nationals in Geelong, Furner’s Dale Bateman has been selected in the Australian Over 60’s team to tour the UK in July this year.
He will play in a test series against the English Over 60’s team, with one of the tests to be played at Edgbaston, the venue of the first test of the forthcoming Ashes series.
Other notable players include Phil Verco (Padthaway), Neil Perry (Mundulla), Max Arney and Phil Dohnt (Penola), Tim Valente (Robe), Tony Legoe (Lucindale), Chris Cother (Frances), Colin Murdoch, Gary Ashby, Grant Humphries, Butch Muhovics, Steve Bell, Michael Young, Hayden Smith, Kevin Smith (Lower South East).
As a member of the SA Veterans Cricket Association there is opportunity to join numerous tours both domestically and overseas.
Some of the players have toured New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, Samoa and India.
Locally, players have also competed in annual carnivals at Mildura, Echuca, Hamilton, Farina and Darwin.
The annual National carnivals are held in different states on a rotating basis.
If you are looking for some comradeship through cricket and you know any of the above-mentioned persons, it would be worth contacting them to chat about their experiences and your intentions. Further information can be obtained from Grant Humphries (0408 858 650), Phil Dohnt (0418 849 153), Steve Bell (0423 352 777) or Tony Legoe (0408 652 277).
