By Nick Creely
Current Springvale South captain and legendary cricketer Craig Slocombe has joined the Executive Committee of the Dandenong District Cricket Association (DDCA) after the sudden resignation of Dee Field as the Junior Vice-President.
Field had been on the DDCA Executive Committee for four years, with her last two years as Junior Vice-President, but has had to give up the role due to family reasons.
Joe Aszodi will be elevated from his executive title and will fill the spot left by Dee as Junior Vice-President of the association.
Slocombe is set to add some essential cricket knowledge and fresh ideas to the DDCA executive as a current star player of the competition, and arguably the finest cricketer produced in the competition’s history.
He has previously filled the role of the Under 21 coach and has been a DDCA selector for a number of years in representative matches, in which the association has enjoyed plenty of success.
Slocombe only recently signed on again with the Bloods for the 2017/18 season, along with former Cranbourne star Steven Spoljaric.
DDCA president Michael Hawking will once again lead the competition in 2017/18, Hilary Wijeratne has been nominated once again as Vice-President (Seniors), Neil Evans will occupy the role of Treasurer, while Ray Nicholls will hold his place as DDCA Secretary.
The DDCA Executive Committee for 2017/18 will be: Craig Slocombe, Peter Barnes, Lance Draper, Neil Shaw and John Brooks.
Brooks is the only new member of the committee.
Robert Williams will also take on the role as Umpires’ Representative for the DDCA.
