Valley at the NWMCA awards night

Above: A happy trio at the NWMCA awards night - L-R James Smith with his batting award, Sarah Fenn with the Premiership pennant and Katherine Baker with her bowling award.

Moonee Valley featured strongly at the North West Metropolitan Cricket Association awards night on April 11.
James Smith won the Clissold Shield batting award for his mammoth 703 runs in our Fifth Eleven, at the stellar average of 140.6. He had previously won a batting award in 2021/22, in our Fourths on turf in Mercantile Cricket Association.
Katherine Baker beat all comers in the bowling in the Women's Division 3, netting eight wickets @ 17.38.
And Katherine then joined captain Sarah Fenn to receive the pennant for winning the Division 3 premiership.
At left: L-R Katherine Baker and Sarah Fenn receive the Premiership flag from NWMCA Women's Committee member Jayde Lee.
James actually scored 740 runs for the season, but his two games in the Fourths and the over he faced in our washed-out final don't count for the comp awards.
James' aggregate was up with the best in the NWMCA, and his average was better than any of the other men's grades other than a player who scored less than half his runs, but for once out.
The women's premiership was our fourth in five seasons, and the first for Sarah as captain - although she's featured in two others as a player.
And Katherine has also played in three of the flags.
James hit two centuries this season, and has already scored more than 2000 runs in just five seasons at Moonee Valley.