Blackburn Cricket Club

FRANK HORNE MEMORIAL CUP GAME

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A yearly match between great rivals East Burwood/Bennettswood and Blackburn Cricket Club is to honour the memory of cricketing great, Frank Horne.

The East Burwood Bennettswood Cricket Club not only lost a champion cricketer but also a champion bloke.  Frank was awarded life membership at Bennettswood Cricket Club in 1991 and was treasurer of the club at the time of his death.  He was during various seasons, captain/coach, captain, vice-captain, club champion, leading wicket taker, leading run maker and above all, a tough yet sporting competitor.  He played in a total of four senior premierships at Bennettswood in B1, A1 and two in Shield grade.

To commemorate his memory, the E.B.B.C.C instigated the idea of an annual match against a team and a club that Frank respected and loved to compete against.  This team and club was immediately picked as Blackburn.  Evidence of the esteem Frank was held in and the mutual respect between him and Blackburn,  Blackburn immediately accepted the offer.

The annual Frank Horne Memorial Cup game commenced in the 1997/98 season and we hope will continue indefinitely.  We were unfortunate to lose the first cup but it has been evenly spread over the years.

At the conclusion of the game, the umpires award the man of the match trophy to the best player and once again this has been shared between the two clubs.

Both club’s teams in all grades celebrate at the home club’s rooms at the end of the game joining in reliving Frank’s memory and the clashes and events of previous seasons.  The presentation of the cup and man of the match trophy are normally made by a member of Frank’s immediate family, either Kerry, Colleen, Angela, Gerard or Kathy.

We hope and generally achieve a huge attendance at this function.  To ensure Frank’s memory, contribution and performances are always remembered, we must continue to support this match and the function afterwards.

For the first time in 2008, and at the suggestion of the Blackburn CC, the Frank Horne Memorial Club will be played as a twilight Twenty20 match.

So get along its always a great night of cricket, big hits and laughs and support your

BURNERS

When: Monday 1st November-Cup Eve

Where:East Burwood Reserve

Time: 5pm

FRANK HORNE MEMORIAL CUP
1997/98

East Burwood Bennettswood 6/202cc defeated Blackburn8/182cc
Man of the Match:  M. Kiraly (East Burwood Bennettswood)

1998/99

East Burwood Bennettswood 142 defeated Blackburn 136
Man of the Match:  M. Jones (East Burwood Bennettswood)

1999/00

Blackburn 239 defeated East Burwood Bennettswood 149
Man of the Match:  W. Twite (Blackburn)

2000/01

Blackburn 8/230ccdefeated East Burwood Bennettswood 123
Man of the Match:  P. Brown (Blackburn)

2001/02

East Burwood Bennettswood 9/241cc defeated Blackburn 47 & 1/73
Man of the Match:  G. Angelis (East Burwood Bennettswood)

2002/03

East Burwood Bennettswood 9/194cc defeated Blackburn 169
Man of the Match:  D. MacKechnie (East Burwood Bennettswood)

2003/04

Blackburn 211defeated East Burwood Bennettswood 89
Man of the Match:  S. Clement (Blackburn)

2004/05

East Burwood Bennettswood 135 v Blackburn 7/107 - Match Drawn
Man of the Match:  M. Jones (East Burwood Bennettswood) & P. Meilak (Blackburn)

2005/06

Blackburn 95defeated East Burwood Bennettswood 73 & 5/161
Man of the Match:  P. Brookes (Blackburn)

2006/07

Blackburn 3/181decdef East Burwood Bennettswood 6/179cc
Man of the Match:  R. Willis (Blackburn)

2007/08

Blackburn 7/160ccdefeated East Burwood Bennettswood 9/114cc
Man of the Match:  B. Byrnes (Blackburn)

2008/09

Twenty20 match  Monday 3rd November 2008 at Morton Park, Blackburn
East Burwood Bennettswood 9/130 def Blackburn 9/124
Man of the Match:  S. Bramstedt (East Burwood Bennettswood)

2009/10

Twenty20 match Monday 2nd November 2009 at East Burwood Reserve

Blackburn 6/144 def East Burwood Bennettswood 111

Man of the Match: H.O'Dwyer (Blackburn)