About the MWBL
The Melbourne Winter Baseball League Inc. is the largest baseball league playing baseball in winter in Australia. Encompassing over 31 clubs, 83 junior and 115 senior men’s teams and 11 Women’s teams, and 2500 registered players.
The MWBL was formed in 1984 when the 3 Melbourne metropolitan leagues amalgamated – City Baseball League, Diamond Valley Baseball Association and the Ringwood District Baseball League. Originally known as the Victorian Winter Baseball League, the league’s clubs in 2010 voted to change the name to the MWBL to better reflect the geographical representation of the clubs.
MWBL Executive Board
2026 EXECUTIVE BOARD
President – Natalie Kilby
Vice President – RDJBA Chairperson – Ali Moini
Vice President – DVJBA Chairperson – Vacant
Vice President – CWJBL Chairperson – Dean Hayhow
Vice President – Pennant Committee Chairperson – Patrick White
Vice President – Women’s Chairperson – Sarah Anton
MWBL Umpires Panel Chairperson – Geoff Dunn
Secretary – Slade Squire
Treasurer – Peter Clapp
Administrator – Michael Chambers
Past Officials
Edit
Name
Period
John Goldsworthy
1985 – 1986
Don Gough
1987 (Dec)
David Rice
1988 – 1993
Vacant
1994
Doug Bartlett
1995 – 1997
Peter Mascoll
1998 – 2000
Peter Clapp
2001 – 2005
Rob Leary
2006 – 2007
Peter Dihm
2008
Mark Le Grew
2009 – 2012
Peter Dihm
2013 – 2019
Slade Squire
2020 – 2023
Elizabeth Every
2024
Natalie Kilby
2025
Presidents
Vice Presidents
Edit
Name
Period
Don Gough
1986 – 1993 (Dec)
Doug Brownley
1986 – 2007
David Boell
1986 – 1992
Phil Barclay
1993 – 2019
Peter Clapp
1994 – 1997
Brian Sullivan
1998
Michael Smith
1999 – 2001 (Dec)
Gary Hicks
2002 – 2004 (Dec)
Cameron Rogers
2005 – 2006
Anne-Maree Crivelli
2008 – 2011
Matt Devine
2008 – 2012
John King
2013 – 2015
Gary Mack
2013 – 2014
Doug Bartlett
2015 – 2018
Diamond Valley
Edit
Name
Period
Slade Squire
2017-2019
Elizabeth Every
2020-2022
Neil Southwell
2023-2024
Matt Whyte
2025
Edit
Name
Period
Chris Nicholas
2020
Natalie Kilby
2021 – 2022
Ali Moini
2025
Ringwood District
City West
Edit
Name
Period
Mark Riches
2021 – 2024
Carla Jamieson
2025
Women’s
Edit
Name
Period
Shannon Crawford
2021 – 2022
Megan Kelly
2023
Pennant Commitee Chairs
Edit
Name
Period
Murray Hanley
1985 – 1986 (Dec)
Jack Kirby
1987 – 1988
Peter Clapp
1989 – 1993
Jim Leigh
1994 (Part)
Mark Le Grew
1994 – 1995
Don Begbie
1996 – 1999
Gary Hicks
2000 – 2002 (Dec)
Andrew Kent
2003 – 2005
Brian Sullivan
2006 – 2007
Andrew Dale
2008 – 2009
Mark Le Grew
2010
Peter Dihm
2011 – 2012
Gary Mack
2013 – 2014
Doug Bartlett
2015 – 2018
Matt Nichol
2019
David Rice
2020 – 2024
Patrick White
2025
Registration Secretaries
Edit
Name
Period
Jack Kirby
1986
Bernie Bailey
1987 – 1989
Len Heyward
1990
Secretaries
Edit
Name
Period
Margaret Hopcraft
1985 (Dec)
Bernie Bailey
1986 – 1989
Len Hayward
1990 – 1991
Judy Hayward
1992 – 1994
Maralyn Benness
1995 – 1996
Judy Heyward
1997 – 2002
Lyn Stokes
2002 – 2006 (Part)
David Rice
2006 (Part) – 2008
Lyn Stokes
2008 (Part) – 2010
Michael Vogt
2011 – 2012
Matt Nichol
2013
David Rice
2014 – 2015
Lisa Ruggiero
2016 – 2017
Matt Nichol
2018
Michael Chambers
2019
John Weichard
2020 – 2023
Sally Friend
2024
Slade Squire
2025
Treasurers
Edit
Name
Period
Jack Kirby
1985 – 1986
Josie Bailey
1987 – 1989
Noel Allan
1990
David Rice
1991 – 1998
Brian Sullivan
1999 – 2000
Alan O’Toole
2001 (Dec)
Lynn Stokes
2002 – 2003
Helen Callinan
2004 – 2005
James Hope
2006 – 2007
Mark Le Grew
2008
Anne-Maree Crivelli
2009 – 2011
Paul Cummings
2012
Mark Le Grew
2013 – 2017
Vacant
2018
Shannon Crawford
2019 – 2020
Tony Wyatt
2021 – 2024
Peter Clapp
2025
Umpires’ Coordinators
Edit
Name
Period
Murray Hanley
1985 – 1999 (Dec)
Graeme Polanski
2000 – 2001 (Dec)
Gary Hicks
2002 – 2005 (Part) (Dec)
Doug Bartlett
2005 (Part)
Barry Exton
2005 (Part)
Doug Bartlett
2006 – 2014
Richard Mason
2019 – 2020
David Welsh
2021
Administrators
Edit
Name
Period
Ronda O’Toole
1991 – 2002 (Dec)
David & Anne Rice
2003 – 2007
David Rice
2008 – 2019
Michael Chambers
2020
Life Members
Edit
Name
Period
Jack Kirby
1986
Murray Hanley
1989 (Dec)
Peter Clapp
1994
David Rice
1997
Ian Ball
2001
Doug Brownley
2001
John King
2006
Barry Exton
2011
Doug Bartlett
2013
Philip Barclay
2013
Mark Le Grew
2014
Chris Harmon
2017
Peter Dihm
2021
Edit
Name
Period
John Goldsworthy
1985 – 1986
Don Gough
1987 (Dec)
David Rice
1988 – 1993
Vacant
1994
Doug Bartlett
1995 – 1997
Peter Mascoll
1998 – 2000
Peter Clapp
2001 – 2005
Rob Leary
2006 – 2007
Peter Dihm
2008
Mark Le Grew
2009 – 2012
Peter Dihm
2013 – 2019
Slade Squire
2020 – 2023
Elizabeth Every
2024
Natalie Kilby
2025
Presidents
Vice Presidents
Edit
Name
Period
Don Gough
1986 – 1993 (Dec)
Doug Brownley
1986 – 2007
David Boell
1986 – 1992
Phil Barclay
1993 – 2019
Peter Clapp
1994 – 1997
Brian Sullivan
1998
Michael Smith
1999 – 2001 (Dec)
Gary Hicks
2002 – 2004 (Dec)
Cameron Rogers
2005 – 2006
Anne-Maree Crivelli
2008 – 2011
Matt Devine
2008 – 2012
John King
2013 – 2015
Gary Mack
2013 – 2014
Doug Bartlett
2015 – 2018
Diamond Valley
Edit
Name
Period
Slade Squire
2017-2019
Elizabeth Every
2020-2022
Neil Southwell
2023-2024
Matt Whyte
2025
Edit
Name
Period
Chris Nicholas
2020
Natalie Kilby
2021 – 2022
Ali Moini
2025
Ringwood District
City West
Edit
Name
Period
Mark Riches
2021 – 2024
Carla Jamieson
2025
Women’s
Edit
Name
Period
Shannon Crawford
2021 – 2022
Megan Kelly
2023
Pennant Commitee Chairs
Edit
Name
Period
Murray Hanley
1985 – 1986 (Dec)
Jack Kirby
1987 – 1988
Peter Clapp
1989 – 1993
Jim Leigh
1994 (Part)
Mark Le Grew
1994 – 1995
Don Begbie
1996 – 1999
Gary Hicks
2000 – 2002 (Dec)
Andrew Kent
2003 – 2005
Brian Sullivan
2006 – 2007
Andrew Dale
2008 – 2009
Mark Le Grew
2010
Peter Dihm
2011 – 2012
Gary Mack
2013 – 2014
Doug Bartlett
2015 – 2018
Matt Nichol
2019
David Rice
2020 – 2024
Patrick White
2025
Registration Secretaries
Edit
Name
Period
Jack Kirby
1986
Bernie Bailey
1987 – 1989
Len Heyward
1990
Secretaries
Edit
Name
Period
Margaret Hopcraft
1985 (Dec)
Bernie Bailey
1986 – 1989
Len Hayward
1990 – 1991
Judy Hayward
1992 – 1994
Maralyn Benness
1995 – 1996
Judy Heyward
1997 – 2002
Lyn Stokes
2002 – 2006 (Part)
David Rice
2006 (Part) – 2008
Lyn Stokes
2008 (Part) – 2010
Michael Vogt
2011 – 2012
Matt Nichol
2013
David Rice
2014 – 2015
Lisa Ruggiero
2016 – 2017
Matt Nichol
2018
Michael Chambers
2019
John Weichard
2020 – 2023
Sally Friend
2024
Slade Squire
2025
Treasurers
Edit
Name
Period
Jack Kirby
1985 – 1986
Josie Bailey
1987 – 1989
Noel Allan
1990
David Rice
1991 – 1998
Brian Sullivan
1999 – 2000
Alan O’Toole
2001 (Dec)
Lynn Stokes
2002 – 2003
Helen Callinan
2004 – 2005
James Hope
2006 – 2007
Mark Le Grew
2008
Anne-Maree Crivelli
2009 – 2011
Paul Cummings
2012
Mark Le Grew
2013 – 2017
Vacant
2018
Shannon Crawford
2019 – 2020
Tony Wyatt
2021 – 2024
Peter Clapp
2025
Umpires’ Coordinators
Edit
Name
Period
Murray Hanley
1985 – 1999 (Dec)
Graeme Polanski
2000 – 2001 (Dec)
Gary Hicks
2002 – 2005 (Part) (Dec)
Doug Bartlett
2005 (Part)
Barry Exton
2005 (Part)
Doug Bartlett
2006 – 2014
Richard Mason
2019 – 2020
David Welsh
2021
Administrators
Edit
Name
Period
Ronda O’Toole
1991 – 2002 (Dec)
David & Anne Rice
2003 – 2007
David Rice
2008 – 2019
Michael Chambers
2020
Life Members
Edit
Name
Period
Jack Kirby
1986
Murray Hanley
1989 (Dec)
Peter Clapp
1994
David Rice
1997
Ian Ball
2001
Doug Brownley
2001
John King
2006
Barry Exton
2011
Doug Bartlett
2013
Philip Barclay
2013
Mark Le Grew
2014
Chris Harmon
2017
Peter Dihm
2021
BOARD Opportunities
We are looking for two people for the roles of Treasurer and Vice President – DVJBA Chairperson who have a passion for baseball and want to help our league grow and achieve great things! If either of these positions interest you, send an email to president@mwbl.com.au .