Congratulations to Paul Bradley - inducted into the Victorian Country Cricket League Hall of Fame today for services to Country Week and to Victorian Country Cricket at the Australian Country Cricket Championships.
Paul attended 12 ACC Championships, seven as a player and five as a Coach. He first represented Victoria at Townsville in 1991 and returned to the team in 1999. Five more appearances as a player from 2004 until 2008 before beginning his five year coaching stint from 2009 to 2013. Paul played 33 matches, scoring 710 runs @ 23.67. His highest score was 108. His tight spin-bowling was his forte in ACCC matches – 666 overs, 191 maidens, 75 wkts @ 22.39.
Best figures 6/34. Economy rate 2.52. Victoria Country won Championships in 1991, 2004 and 2007 while Paul was playing. Paul won the R M Hooper Trophy as Victoria’s best player five times – once on debut (1991) and four more between 2005 and 2008. No surprise, Paul was selected in the ACCC‘s 25 year anniversary team in 2008. He also played at St Kilda CC for several years and represented Mornington Peninsula CA at Melbourne Country Week for more than ten years, playing in eight premier teams and winning two Robert Bedford Medals.
On behalf of the Board of the MPCA and the MPCA cricket community, we say congratulations to you Paul for this wonderful honour in recognition to the service given.
