Twenty - Weston Creek Cricket Club

Weston Creek, CricketClubassisted by another leading Sydney cricket coach and seniorWeston Creek players. Capital Permanent Building Societysponsored the venture at a time when cricket sponsorship wasunknown in the ACT. The coaching school became an annualevent, serving the needs of youngsters from all parts of Canberraas well as those from Weston Creek. Brian Booth also directedthe next two schools. In subsequent seasons they were directedby the Club's visiting English professionals and later by seniorClub players. Following the success of these schools, theACTCA and other clubs later conducted similar programmeswhich greatly assisted the development of junior cricketersthroughout the ACT.The Club's own cricket magazine "Cover Point", now in its 15thconsecutive season, was launched in 1978. The magazine hasgrown from a simple 12 page publication of monthly matchreports of interest mainly to Club members, to one withpersonality profiles, photographs and articles of general cricketinterest in addition to match reports.Fifteen sponsors helped with the production of the initial "CoverPoint" and many of them have continued their support to this day.In his annual report to the Club's AGM at the end of the 1978-79season, President Don Brooker said: "It was in almost every waya most eventful season, one that saw the Club emerge as asignificant part of the cricket scene in the ACT, both on the fieldof play and administratively. This was not achieved without atremendous amount of dedication and hard work on the part ofthe Club's members and particularly the committee...for achieving,in one season, a standing in cricket circles that some, much longerestablished clubs have yet to achieve."Shortly after the completion of that season the CricketAssociation invited the Weston Creek and Ginninderra Cricket10