AT A GLANCE
JAMIE FOGARTY
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Born: Warrnambool on July 2, 1974.
Wife: Kate.
Children: Maggie and Will.
Parents: Laurie and Irene.
Siblings: Terry, David and Mick.
Education: St John's Primary School Dennington before going to Warrnambool's Christian Brothers which then became Emmanuel College.
Sporting Highlights: Playing for Dennington Cricket Club in division one when it won premierships in 2004-05 and in 2005-06.
Jamie, let's wind back the clock to those cricket premiership victories with Dennington. What are your memories of those wins?
We defeated Merrivale to win both the flags.
The 2004-05 version was a relief because I had not played in a senior winning side previously.
The grand final back in 2004-05 was over four days and they were hot days.
It was a tight game and the result was not clear until the last hour or so.
We had some very good players in that side including Terry Beks and John Houston.
Both players have been stalwarts for cricket in the Warrnambool District Cricket Association.
Players like Mick Rantall, David Hunt and Peter Herbert were other top cricketers that played in my era.
How did you perform in those two grand final victories?
That's an embarrassing question. I made ducks in both grand finals.
I was batting seventh drop in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 grand finals.
Can you remember who got you out in those grand finals?
I can't really remember but Merrivale's Bill Fary was always hard to play. He was a top spinner.
I was a left-hand batsman and always struggled to pick Bill's wrong-un. Let's just say I was not the only batsman who struggled when they faced Bill.
Did you start your cricket career with Dennington?
Yes. We lived only a stone's throw away from the ground.
I was always down at the ground with my siblings playing cricket or footy.
I was nine years old when I started playing with Dennington's under 13 side. I played through the junior grades before playing in the seniors.
I was 16 years old when I made my senior debut.
I played in the seniors until I was 21 but made a comeback to the seniors at the age of 30.
What's your highest score with the bat?
It was a few years ago now when I made 110 not out against Portland Colts.
I'll never forget it was a long trip home from Portland, as we had a few beers on the way back.
What sort of roles have you been involved in at the Dennington Cricket Club?
I shared the senior coaching duties with Dustin Drew for a few years and also was playing coach in my own right.
I've coached all the junior sides at various stages. I'm still coaching the under 17 cricket side.
It's great being involved with the junior coaching, because you get the chance to see young players develop their skills and develop not only as cricketers but as people.
We've got some really good young cricket players coming through the junior ranks.
The club has the policy to give younger players the chance to play at the senior level, and I'm confident that will stand the club in good stead in the future.
I've been on the committee of the Dennington Cricket Club for many years and I've been the curator of the ground for the last five years with Kevin Fox.
Mal Kelson taught me how to prepare a turf cricket wicket.
We had the division two grand final played at Dennington earlier this year.
It was a great reward from the cricket association to see fit that the grand final would be played at Dennington.
Jamie, in your opinion what are the key points about making a good turf wicket?
I think the first thing is patience.
From what I've seen you can't rush the process of getting the turf wicket right.
There's a lot to do with watering and grass coverage.
I take my hat off to the other curators around Warrnambool who are preparing turf cricket wickets.
They all do great jobs in tough weather conditions.
We were lucky at Dennington last year because there was no footy played on the ground because of COVID, and that gave us the chance to have a great surface for cricket this year.
Having grown up in Dennington and played cricket there, I take it you would have also played footy for Dennington. Is that right?
Yes. I came through the junior grades.
I ended up playing more than 160 senior games of footy for Dennington.
I was fortunate to have seen top players like Chris Stacey and Murray Turner play at Dennington.
I'm proud to say I'm a life member of Dennington's cricket and footy clubs.
I had problems with my right knee and that's when I retired from footy to go back to playing cricket, and in between that I've been kept very busy with work.
Can I ask what line of work are you in?
I'm a district nurse at Warrnambool's South West Healthcare. I've filled various roles in my 25 years as a nurse.
I had seven years working with the palliative care team.
For the last seven years I've been a district nurse, which means in everyday terms we go out and visit people in their home - whether that be every day or a couple of times a week - to make sure they're all right.
I'm one of 15 district nurses who see about 150 patients in a week.
It's wonderful to work with such a caring and compassionate team.
The medical profession appears to be in my family.
My brother David works in the theatre up at the Horsham Hospital while my wife Kate is a nurse in the rehab section at the Base. Our daughter Maggie is studying to be a nurse down at Geelong.
I take my hat off to anyone involved in the medical profession. It's got to be a tough job. Is that a fair comment?
Let's just say it can be challenging at times but I believe it's the most-rewarding job you can have.
It's a privilege and honour to care for people in their time of need.
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