The Inaugural St Albans Bowl-off, 2006/07

The inaugural St Albans bowl-off took place between November 2006 and January 2007 with Premier women's player Erin Bermingham emerging as the ultimate champion ahead of 33 other contestants.

Erin was the last name drawn out of the hat at the beginning of the competition but happily went on to defy the predictions that spin bowlers wouldn't prosper in this type of competition. She won five matches in a row, including surviving three successive sudden-death bowl-offs in the second round, quarter-final and semi-final stages.

Keeping pride of place on Erin's mantelpiece for the next year will be the Johnstone-Bermingham Trophy, named after the two most demanding net bowlers in St Albans Cricket Club history (although now it can be fairly argued as to which Bermingham it really refers to).

Dean Bermingham (left) and Aaron Johnstone present the trophy to bowl-off winner Erin Bermingham

Results:

  First round:   Second round:   Quarter-finals:   Semi-finals:   Final:
 
1
 
 Bryce Hackett
Dean Kircher
Craig Linton 		1
-
0		 >> Bryce Hackett
Dan Johnston		 0
2		 >> Dan Johnston
Luke Piper		 1
0		 >> Dan Johnston
Jonathan Redfern		 2
0		 >> Dan Johnston
Erin Bermingham		 0
1
 
2
 
 Dan Johnston
Jonathan Collins
Brad Smith 		0
0
0
 
3
 
 Dean Bermingham
Kevin Truesdale 		0
1		 >> Kevin Truesdale
Luke Piper*		 0
1
 
4
 
 Kadion McDonald
Amy Turner
Richard Davidson 		-
-
Q
 
5
 
 Neil Cross
Ben Langrope 		Q
-		 >> Neil Cross
Jonathan Redfern		 0
1		 >> Jonathan Redfern
Joel Huston		 0
0
 
6
 
 Jonathan Redfern
Sarah Burke 		1
1
 
7
 
 Richard Hooper
Joel Tratt 		0
0		 >> Richard Hooper
Joel Huston		 0
2
 
8
 
 Aaron Johnstone
Joel Huston
Andrew Cuttriss 		0
2
-
 
9
 
 Andy Bryant
James Kilgour
Matt Munro 		0
2
0		 >> James Kilgour
Stephen Cunis		 1
0		 >> James Kilgour
Michael Davidson		 0
1		 >> Michael Davidson
Erin Bermingham		 1
1
 
10
 
 Stephen Cunis
Angus Bruce 		1
0
 
11
 
 Luke Piper
Justin Gourlie 		0
0		 >> Justin Gourlie
Michael Davidson		 0
2
 
12
 
 Adam Iyer
Jonathan Hanson
Michael Davidson 		1
0
3
 
13
 
 Dave Guthrie
Scott Bermingham
Kim Smythe 		0
1
0		 >> Scott Bermingham
Stephen Cunis*		 0
1		 >> Stephen Cunis
Erin Bermingham		 1
1
 
14
 
 Lea Tahuhu
Richard Carrigan 		0
0
 
15
 
 Duane Pettet
Matt James 		1
0		 >> Duane Pettet
Erin Bermingham		 0
0
 
16
 
 Amy Satterthwaite
Erin Bermingham 		0
1

* Due to the absence of Richard Davidson and Lea Tahuhu at the time the second round bowl-offs were held, a "lucky losers" redraw was done and Luke Piper and Stephen Cunis (respectively) took their places.