'John Scholes Medal' announced
Cricket Victoria has paid homage to one its favourite sons by naming thePlayer of the Match in the Premier 1st XI Final, the John Scholes Medal.
Cricket Victoria
16-Sep-2003
Cricket Victoria has paid homage to one its favourite sons by naming the
Player of the Match in the Premier 1st XI Final, the John Scholes Medal.
Scholes, who tragically passed away in July this year, had held discussions
with the Cricket Victoria Board about the prospect of naming the Medal after
him in recognition of his outstanding performances in Premier/District
Cricket, and particularly in Finals.
"John was always reluctant about this whilst he was still involved in
coaching," said Cricket Victoria Chief Executive Officer Ken Jacobs.
"I have recently had discussions with John's family about the concept, and
they are delighted that his name will live on in Premier Cricket ranks, a
competition which was always very close to his heart," he added.
In a record 396 games for Carlton and Fitzroy Doncaster, "Barrel" as he was
affectionately known, amassed 12,693 runs including 26 centuries.
Scholes played in 9 VCA Finals - a record he jointly holds with Blackie,
Ironmonger and Ponsford - for 5 premierships. His performances in VCA
Finals were outstanding. Listed below, he totalled 620 runs @ 77.50 in
these matches.
1968/69 | 132 & 28 | Carlton defeated Melbourne |
1971/72 | 55 | Hawthorn-East Melb defeated Carlton |
1974/75 | 118 | Collingwood defeated Carlton |
1977/78 | 51 | Carlton defeated Richmond |
1978/79 | 122* | Carlton defeated Richmond |
1980/81 | 78 | Carlton defeated Richmond |
1982/83 | 36 | Richmond defeated Carlton |
1984/85 | 0 | St Kilda defeated Carlton |
1993/94 | DNB | Fitzroy Doncaster defeated Melbourne |