Brian Waterer

Brian Waterer

The Brian Waterer Shield is named in honour of Leeming Spartan and Association legend Brian Waterer.

Brian is the current Patron of the SMCA and has served previously as both a senior and junior vice president to the SMCA. Brian was president of the Fremantle and Districts Mercantile Cricket Association from 1965 to 1982. He is a Life Member of that Association, the SMCA and Leeming Spartan Club. In 2008 Brian was awarded the Cricket Australia 50 Year Service Award.

The current criteria to win this award is covered in By-Law 74.

a. To be eligible for either award each club must have at least three teams participating in the relevant competition.

b. The formula for calculation of the championship is:Points scored for each team in a club (as per the current ladders) are then divided by the number of matches played by each team.The points are then added across each team in a club, then divided by the total number of teams in the club to give the total for that club.

c.  In the event of a tie between two or more clubs, then the club whose top side is closest to top position of the First Grade in seniors shall be the winner of the Senior Club Championship and the club whose top junior side is closest to top position shall be the winner of the Junior Club Championship.