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Farewell
After 32 seasons with West Penno we bid farewell to one of our all-time great players.
Eric Junkkari joined us in the 1992/93 season and started in C1 Grade. Over the next 32 years he has played in A2 to C3 Grades and scored 6,128 runs and taken an amazing 520 wickets.
In terms of records, Eric is our:
• 3rd highest wicket taker in our 93 year history with a personal best of 5/31, bowling 3,152 overs
• 6th highest run scorer in our history
• Association B2 Grade 6th record partnership holder with a partnership of 248* between Brent
Larkham (200* and Eric 57*) on 4/11/2017
• Equal 2nd highest hat-trick taker with 2 x hat-tricks.
Also, Eric is the ‘Founding Father’ of our prestigious Space Cadet Award first awarded in the 2026/17 season for his attempt at assembling a sun shelter at Gilroy College.
Thanks for being such an important part of our great Club and for the amazing contribution you have made as a player and a great bloke.
Photo: Ryan Loveridge & Eric Junkkari @ Kenthurst Park - 21 March 2021
A Life Member reflects
At the AGM, Steve Quanborough was approved as our 27th Life Member. Have a read of Steve’s thoughts on what this great honour means to someone who has red, white, blue & green flowing through their veins:
“Today it was very fitting to be presented life membership of the West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Cricket Club from none other than James Makin who brought me along a quarter