The bestowment of Life Membership is the highest honour an individual can receive at the Leeming Spartan Cricket Club, and as such, it is awarded to only those who have dedicated years of service to furthering the Club’s success.

Awarded at a yearly Life Members meeting held at the clubhouse every February, the existing Life Members select in a majority vote from select individuals the next line of inductees into this prestigious category.

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Decades worth of servitude to the Leeming Spartan Cricket Club is the prime requirement into being nominated, but it is certainly much more than that.

Commitment and contribution are key. To simply have played at Leeming Spartan for decades does not fit the bill – you must have helped out repeatedly and actively off the field for that amount of time.

As such, it is a very difficult honour to receive, and only the greatest Spartans have Life Membership next to their name or are in the running to do so. In fact, despite one hundred years of operation, and over a thousand representatives, only 74 Spartans have been inducted as Life Members.

Many of our Life Members have served as members of our Executive Committee, as Captains of the Club, have been involved in the facilitation of years worth of events and functions, and been significant members at the Leeming Spartan Cricket Club for a large period of time.

Thus, to be awarded Life Membership at Leeming Spartan is the greatest individual award one can be bestowed, and it is a testament to the many fine individuals who have been apart of our great Club.

You can view the full list of Leeming Spartan Life Members below.

Life Members:

Year Inducted Life Member Year Inducted Life Member
1950 Albert E. West 1998 Peter A. McGilvray
1955 George Prince 2002 Antony R Bright
1957 Tom Langlands 2002 Ronald J. McDonald
1962 Jack Knox-Peden 2004 Craig L. Forsyth
1962 W. Joe Rayner 2006 Bradley K. Mant
1966 Colin A. Crompton 2006 Graham Pound
1967 Brian M. Waterer 2007 Gary K. Boyes
1968 Alfred E. Dyer 2007 Shayne J. Hersey
1968 W. Laurie Farmer 1998 Peter A. McGilvray
1969 George Pluske 2007  Andrew S. Wragg
1970 Lew F. Read 2008 Mick J. Bennett
1971 Ron B. Stanton 2008 Jim Leinasars
1972 Harold Bell 2010 Mrs. Deborah F. Blight
1973 Roy E. Gough 2010 Mrs. Sandy J. Boyes
1973 Harry Wortley 2010 Graeme R. Bond
1974 John Spencer 2010 Darren J. Rose
1974 Peter J. Dama 2010 Andrew F. Walker
1974 Mrs. F. Lydia Read 2011 Sean P. Wright
1974 Mrs. Patricia Wortley 2012 John R. Ipsen
1976 Bevan G. James 2012 Matthew Smith
1977 Mrs. Marion Farmer 2013 Gareth A. Finlay
1978 Barry Maher 2014 David W. Abercrombie
1980 Morrie Pietroniro 2016 Craig T. Pereira
1982 E.J. Barry Preedy 2017 Shannon J. Davies
1983 Peter A. Read 2017 Kevin M.  Poller
1983 Stephen A. Carter 2018 Blake Carter
1983 Ted Vesey 2019 Glenn Hack
1985 Terry J. Wortley 2019 Adam Seaward
1987 David J. Blight 2020 Mrs Tabetha Bond 
1987 George S. Mazzini 2021 Paul A Kalleske
1987 Ray R. Turnbull 2021 Anthony McGhie
1989 Keith Warner 2022 Geoff Burgess
1990 Malcolm B. Johnson 2022  Peter R. Coombs
 1991 Graeme E Ashley  2022 Graeme A. Tysoe
 1991 Mrs June James   
 1991 Mrs Maureen Preedy   
 1993 Mervyn K Smith   
1994 Eric F. Thurkle   
1994 Noel R. Wood  
1995 Lee J. Donovan
1997 Chris W. Bibrlik  

Life Members Positions:








	#Year InductedFirst NameSurnamePositions HeldBody Of WorkNotesMatchesExecutive YearsFirst Season






	1.1950AlbertWestPresident

Secretary		Deceased1014 Seasons1941/1942




	2.1955GeorgePrinceCommittee351945/1946




	3.1957TomLanglandsVice PresidentLongtime Spartan

First Grade Stalwart

Committee		Deceased571 Season1945/1946




	4.1962JackKnox-PedenPresident

Vice President

Secretary		Deceased30 Seasons1945/1946




	5.1962JoeRaynerVice President

Secretary

Treasurer		Deceased1139 Seasons




	6.1966ColinCromptonVice President

Treasurer		Club CaptainDeceased1316 Seasons1956/1957




	7.1967BrianWatererPresident

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer		Club Captain44643 Seasons1958/1959




	8.1968AlfredDyerCommitteeClub DelegateDeceased1191945/1946




	9.1968LaurieFarmerVice President

Committee		Bar ManagerDeceased1383 Seasons1956/1957




	10.1969GeorgePluskeSecretary

Committee		Club Captain

Club Coach		1612 Seasons1956/1957




	11.1970LewReadVice President

Treasurer		Club Captain

Club Coach		Deceased2054 Seasons1956/1957




	12.1971RonStantonTreasurer

Committee		Administrator2154 Seasons1957/1958




	13.1972HaroldBellCommitteeOff-Field Achievements2191959/1960




	14.1973RoyGoughVice President

Committee		Team CaptainDeceased1944 Seasons1961/1962




	15.1973HarryWortleyCommitteeCommittee

Social		Deceased




	16.1974JohnSpencerCommitteeCoach

Team Captain

F&DMCA Delegate		Deceased1771965/1966




	17.1974PeterDamaPresident

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer		Committee20512 Seasons1966/1967




	18.1974LydiaReadSub CommitteesSocial

Canteen

Fundraising		Mrs.




	19.1974PatriciaWortleySocial CommitteeSocial

Canteen		Deceased

Mrs.		




	20.1976BevanJamesCommitteeCommittee

Fundraising		Deceased2801960/1961




	21.1977MarionFarmerFundraising

Bar

Social		Mrs.




	22.1978BarryMaherClub Captain1411965/1966




	23.1980MorriePietroniroCommitteeClub Captain

Team Captain		Deceased

3291967/1968




	24.1982BarryPreedyVice President

Committee		Team Captain2624 Seasons1968/1969




	25.1983PeterReadPresident

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Committee		Committee

Team Captain		4009 Seasons1972/1973




	26.1983Stephen CarterTreasurerClub Captain

Team Captain		1072 Seasons1973/1974




	27.1983TedVeseyCommitteeCommittee

Fundraising		




	28.1985TerryWortleyVice President

Secretary

Treasurer		Committee

Team Captain		1356 Seasons1970/1971




	29.1987DavidBlightVice President

Treasurer		Committee

Team Captain

Selector		4887 Seasons1975/1976




	30.1987GeorgeMazziniSecretaryCommittee

Social		2002 Seasons1974/1975




	31.1987RayTurnbullSecretaryCommittee

Team Captain		3212 Seasons1974/1975




	32.1989KeithWarnerLong Time Player1821973/1974




	33.1990MalcolmJohnsonCommittee

Equipment Maintenance		Deceased






	34.1991GraemeAshleySecretary

Treasurer

Registrar		Committee

Team Captain 

Bar Manager		32618 Seasons1976/1977




	35.1991JuneJamesCanteen

Social

Fundraising		Mrs.




	36.1991MaureenPreedyCanteen

Social		Mrs.




	37.1993MervynSmithVice President

Secretary		Committee

Team Captain

Bar Manager		933 Seasons1975/1976




	38.1994EricThurkleCommitteeCommittee

MCC liaison		1161981/1982




	39.1994NoelWoodVice President

Treasurer		LSA Treasurer2793 Seasons1981/1982




	40.1995LeeDonovanTreasurerCommittee

Team Captain

Registrar		2042 Seasons1982/1983




	41.1997ChrisBibrlikLong Time Player2961981/1982




	42.1998PeterMcGilvrayVice PresidentClub Coach

Team Captain		2195 Seasons1988/1989




	43.2002AntonyBrightCommitteeJunior Coach

Team Captain		2501986/1987




	44.2002RonMcDonaldVice President

Committee		Committee

Selector

Team Captain		Actively Playing4124 Seasons1988/1989




	45.2004CraigForsythVice PresidentCommittee

Team Captain		2183 Seasons1987/1988




	46.2006BradleyMantVice PresidentCommittee

Fund Raising

Team Captain		Actively Playing4014 Seasons1990/1991




	47.2006GrahamPoundCommitteeTeam Captain1931992/1993




	48.2007GaryBoyesVice PresidentCommittee

Team Captain

Bar Manager		3543 Seasons1990/1991




	49.2007ShayneHerseyPresident

Committee		Committee

Team Captain		 3141 Season1991/1992




	50.2007AndrewWraggCommitteeCommittee

Team Captain		3401990/1991




	51.2008MickBennettCommitteeCommittee

Selector

"Collector of Monies"		 2611992/1993




	52.2008JimLeinasarsLong Time Player3151990/1991




	53.2010DeborahBlightSecretaryCanteen

Social		Mrs.




	54.2010SandyBoyesSecretaryCanteen

Bar		Mrs.




	55.2010GraemeBondCommitteeCommittee

Team Captain		Actively Playing2881991/1992




	56.2010DarrenRoseVice President

Committee		Committee

Team Captain		2451 Season1991/1992




	57.2010AndrewWalkerTreasurerTeam Captain2623 Seasons1991/1992




	58.2011SeanWrightVice PresidentFundraising3015 Seasons1991/1992




	59.2012JohnIpsenPresident90th Anniversary

Sponsorship

Projects

Fundraising			

847 Seasons2005/2006




	60.2012MatthewSmithCommitteeCommittee

Club Coach		2141992/1993




	61.2013Gareth FinlayLong Time PlayerActively Playing2811994/1995




	62.2014DavidAbercrombieCommitteeLong Time Player3001994/1995




	63.2016CraigPereiraTreasurerCommittee

Team Captain		2163 Seasons1999/2000




	64.2017KevinPollerTeam CaptainActively Playing2531995/1996




	65.2017ShannonDaviesSecretaryCommittee

Team Captain		Actively Playing2284 Seasons1999/2000




	66.2018BlakeCarterActively Playing2481996/1997




	67.2019GlennHackVice PresidentFunctions/Captain

Committee		Actively Playing2194 Seasons2002/2003




	68.2019AdamSeawardPresidentFund raising

Committee		Actively Playing3207 Seasons2001/2002




	69.2020TabithaBond[Mrs]SecretaryFund raising/Social5 Seasons




	70.2021PaulKalleskeVice President1st grade Captain, fund raising, committee

Actively Playing2125 Seasons2008/09




	71.2021AnthonyMcGhieCommittee memberSelector, fund raising

Actively Playing2672003/04




	72.2022GeoffBurgessTreasurerCommittee, Fund Raising, Bar, FunctionsActively Playing2307 Seasons2009/10




	73.2022GraemeTysoeVice PresidentCommittee, Selector, Captain, Fund RaisingActively Playing1957 Seasons2007/08




	74.2022PeterCoombsPresidentChairman of Selectors, Bar, Fund Raising etc etc277 Seasons2013/14

Last Updated: March 2023

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Life Members Overview:








	#Year InductedFirst NameSurnamePositions HeldNotes






	1.1950AlbertWestPresident

Secretary		Deceased




	2.1955GeorgePrinceCommittee




	3.1957TomLanglandsVice PresidentDeceased




	4.1962JackKnox-PedenPresident

Vice President

Secretary		Deceased




	5.1962JoeRaynerVice President

Secretary

Treasurer		Deceased




	6.1966ColinCromptonVice President

Treasurer		Deceased




	7.1967BrianWatererPresident

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer		




	8.1968AlfredDyerCommitteeDeceased




	9.1968LaurieFarmerVice President

Committee		Deceased




	10.1969GeorgePluskeSecretary

Committee		




	11.1970LewReadVice President

Treasurer		Deceased




	12.1971RonStantonTreasurer

Committee		




	13.1972HaroldBellCommittee




	14.1973RoyGoughVice President

Committee		Deceased




	15.1973HarryWortleyCommitteeDeceased




	16.1974JohnSpencerCommitteeDeceased




	17.1974PeterDamaPresident

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer		




	18.1974LydiaReadSub CommitteesMrs.




	19.1974PatriciaWortleySocial CommitteeDeceased

Mrs.		




	20.1976BevanJamesCommitteeDeceased




	21.1977MarionFarmerMrs.




	22.1978BarryMaherClub Captain




	23.1980MorriePietroniroCommitteeDeceased




	24.1982BarryPreedyVice President

Committee		




	25.1983PeterReadPresident

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Committee		




	26.1983Stephen CarterTreasurer




	27.1983TedVeseyCommittee




	28.1985TerryWortleyVice President

Secretary

Treasurer		




	29.1987DavidBlightVice President

Treasurer		Actively Playing




	30.1987GeorgeMazziniSecretary




	31.1987RayTurnbullSecretary




	32.1989KeithWarner




	33.1990MalcolmJohnsonCommitteeDeceased




	34.1991GraemeAshleySecretary

Treasurer

Registrar		




	35.1991JuneJamesMrs.




	36.1991MaureenPreedyMrs.




	37.1993MervynSmithVice President

Secretary		




	38.1994EricThurkleCommittee




	39.1994NoelWoodVice President

Treasurer		




	40.1995LeeDonovanTreasurer




	41.1997ChrisBibrlik




	42.1998PeterMcGilvrayVice President




	43.2002AntonyBrightCommittee




	44.2002RonMcDonaldVice President

Committee		Actively Playing




	45.2004CraigForsythVice President




	46.2006BradleyMantVice PresidentActively Playing




	47.2006GrahamPoundCommittee




	48.2007GaryBoyesVice President




	49.2007ShayneHerseyPresident

Committee		Actively Playing




	50.2007AndrewWraggCommitteeActively Playing




	51.2008MickBennettCommitteeActively Playing




	52.2008JimLeinasars




	53.2010DeborahBlightSecretaryMrs.




	54.2010SandyBoyesSecretaryMrs.




	55.2010GraemeBondCommitteeActively Playing




	56.2010DarrenRoseVice President

Committee		




	57.2010AndrewWalkerTreasurer




	58.2011SeanWrightVice President




	59.2012JohnIpsenPresident




	60.2012MatthewSmithCommittee




	61.2013Gareth FinlayActively Playing




	62.2014DavidAbercrombieCommitteeActively Playing




	63.2016CraigPereiraTreasurerActively Playing




	64.2017KevinPollerTeam CaptainActively Playing




	65.2017ShannonDaviesSecretaryActively Playing




	66.2018BlakeCarterActively Playing




	67.2019GlennHackVice PresidentActively Playing




	68.2019AdamSeawardPresidentActively Playing




	69.2020TabethaBondSecretary




	70.2021PaulKalleskeVice PresidentActively Playing




	71.2021AnthonyMcGhieCommitteeActively Playing




	72.2022GeoffBurgessTreasurer,Team CaptainActively Playing




	73.2022PeterCoombsPresident, Selector, MCC Liaison, Sponsorship




	74.2022GraemeTysoeV.President, Team Captain, Selector, Fund RaisingActively Playing

Last Updated: March 2023

History Of Life Membership:

The first Life Membership was awarded to President Albert West in 1950, when the Club itself was into its thirty second year.

Previously, our founding fathers, the Church Of Christ in Fremantle had elected not to introduce Life Membership into the Club, believing it to be a pointless exercise.

This lasted for over two decades since our 1918 foundation, but with the several years that followed, the Club was placed into hiatus during World War Two between 1942 and 1945, and with our return for the 1945/46 season, new attitudes and ideals towards this honour had emerged.

With that, the Club saw its first introduction of Life Membership. However, in keeping with the traditions of years past, it was decided that the Club would honour the wishes of those who had come before, and no Life Membership awards were given to those before 1942, although there were certainly many who deserved such recognition.

Mr. Albert West, the first Spartan Life Member.

Since the first Life Membership was awarded to Albert West in 1950, there have been another 65 recipients in the almost seven decades that have followed, equating to less than one new entrant per season.

It is evident then that this accolade is not one handed out at will or simply because it seems like it should be done. In fact, there are a number of years when there has not been an update to the list.

It is certainly the highest individual honour one can receive at the Leeming Spartan Cricket Club, and to those men and women above who have earned their place in Club history, they are without doubt most deserving.

Becoming a Life Member is a hugely prestigious honour for the recipient, and those who have been awarded the honour for the Club are amongst our greatest assets and are the most genuine Spartans one could meet.

We encourage all members to try to replicate even some of the incredible achievements – both on and off the field – that our Life Members have accomplished.

Facts About Life Membership:

  • Life Membership was first awarded in 1950.
  • Albert West, our former President, was the first recipient of the award.
  • There have been 68 Spartans to receive Life Membership.
  • Albert West, Brian Waterer, Peter Dama, Peter Read, John Ipsen, Shayne Hersey, Adam Seaward and Peter Coombs are the only Spartans who have both served as President and are Life Members.
  • A total of eight women have been inducted as Life Members, most recently Tabetha Bond  in 2020.
  • The first ladies to receive Life Membership were Lydia Read and Patricia Wortley in 1974.
  • Geoff Burgess, Peter Coombs and Graeme Tysoe are the most recent inductees of Life Membership, in 2022.

Photos:

Some of our Leeming Spartan Life Members at the Club Windup in 2016, celebrating the most recent inductee, Craig Pereira.

Back Row: B. Mant, S. Wright, P. Read, G. Boyes, D. Abercrombie, Mrs. D. Blight, G. Ashley

Front Row: J. Ipsen, S. Hersey, N. Wood, C. Pereira, B. James, Mrs. J. James, D. Blight, Mrs. S. Boyes

Leeming Spartan Life Members at our Windup in 2017, celebrating the induction of our most recent Life Members, Kevin Poller and Shannon Davies.

Back Row: D. Abercrombie, G. Boyes, M. Bennett, G. Ashley

Front Row: Mrs. S. Boyes, K. Poller, S. Davies, R. McDonald

Spartan Legend Lew Read receives his Life Membership (presented by our President at the time Jack Knox-Peden) at our 1970 Club Windup at the Jandakot Hall.

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