Two of MUCC’s great club men and young guns Hugh van Cuylenburg and Nick Williams (pictured) have been appointed club coach and 1st XI captain respectively.
Van Cuylenburg, who came close to captaining the 2nd XI to a flag, said: "It’s a great honour to coach such a prestigious and successful club. There is no doubt MUCC has plenty of talent. However, talent alone is not enough. My challenge is to create a disciplined, hard-working and honest culture to ensure our talent is realised."
Williams, whose younger brother Tom is also at the club, said: "I feel honoured to be leading a club with a proud cricket history and outstanding reputation in the community. We can build on the 1st XI's modern day record and hopefully achieve an era of dominance in the Premier Cricket competition."
Tim Grant who, along with Van Cuylenburg and Williams, also has a younger brother at MUCC, is to be 1st XI Coach and manager of the High Performance Squad. His goal is to help several players "emerge for Victorian selection over the next few seasons".
Cricket Director Charles Sutherland says: "The new structure presents three outstanding MUCC people to lead the club into a new phase. Their passion and enthusiasm for University cricket is undeniable. Their challenge will be to find better ways of doing things, so we can achieve the breakthroughs in performance we crave."
Outgoing coach Shawn Flegler, who is moving to Sydney due to work commitments, won the 1st XI batting award at the club’s presentation night. Others to win batting awards were Jarrod Leggett, Henry Minson, Adam Scambler and Tim Newhouse, who has moved to Hawarden in North Wales.
Nick Elsmore won the best first-year player trophy and the 2nd XI bowling award. Ashley Robertson, personality of the year Tony Sidebottom, Scholars Cross winner Hamish Bull and fellow spinner Amrit Wijesuriya also took out bowling honours.