quiet achiever

bob moyes award

Who was Bob Moyes?

W.R (Bob) Moyes was Parkwood (one of our founding Clubs) Cricket Club’s first life member in 1984. He was the scorer for the first XI for as long as anyone can remember. His last role as scorer was 10 days before he died and this is the role that most people saw but his involvement with the club was far greater.

Bob was not a young man - in his mid seventies he was always at the annual uncovering of the pitches. This is a time at most clubs where the gathering is small but Bob made sure he always had his shovel. Every winter Bob would repair the boundary flags, carry out maintenance on the scoreboards and numbers, if the scoreboard was beyond repair he would make a new one.

Bob served on the committee for over 10 years and was Secretary for many. He was the club's RDCA delegate; he regularly painted the creases on the pitches, made sure that the wicket boxes were full of soil and always had chewing gum for the players. Senior and Junior ladders were constantly updated and displayed in the club rooms thanks to Bob.

Bob was a special person who never said a bad word about anyone, a true gentleman and highly respected not only by our club but by all who met him throughout the RDCA and many other sporting and community groups.

Bob was a ‘Quiet Achiever’ and the Moyes family has donated this perpetual trophy in his honour.

What is this awarded for?

Awarded to a Club member who is deemed to have helped the Club throughout the Season in ways not always visible to everyone, as selected by the Management Committee.

Past Winners

1997/98 David Sherlock

1998/99 Mick English

1999/00 Dale Hewitt

2000/01 Steve Fraser

2001/02 Nathan McFarlane

2002/03 Nathan McFarlane

2003/04 Paul Gowar

2004/05 Gregor Mason

2005/06 Mark Whitaker

2006/07 Mark Whitaker

2007/08 Steve Hassell