Friday night saw one of Australia's great sporting, after dinner speakers, at the Te Puna Tavern.

Terry played 9 times for Australia and played 131 first class matches, taking 389 wickets as a leggie.
His present fame is probably two-fold. He was the man who helped bring Shane Warne through. He was his mentor and guided him over his career. Similar to the way Cus D'Amato guided Mike Tyson at the outset of his career. He tells of the time he and Shane met and they shook hands and he said you could feel the respect between them, which was unspoken with no ‘b.s.'
Terry was also very well known for spending time in jail for embezzlement after he lost control of his gambling. He never hid it and admitted to his faults.
After his release from prison, one of the most moving moments in sport occurred when he returned to the SCG. He had to walk through the members' stand and he very likely could have been completely shunned. The members were led by Ian Chappell. Ian walked down the steps of the members' stand on a full day at the test, with not a spare seat in the house. He took Terry by the arm and led him up the steps of the hallowed members' turf in front of thousands. The members stood as one to a standing ovation for Jenner.
Terry commented that the comradeship and trust he has from his former team mates means more to him than anything and is what sport can bring a person.
Besides that, there were some amusing anecdotes and incidents from the night at the revamped Te Puna Tavern, organised by John Howell and Paul Dwight.
The event had five prizes for the guests; three premier prizes and two minor prizes. The two minor prizes were One Day International shirts of Jacob Oram and ‘two metre' Peter Fulton.
For the minor prizes, everyone got a card or three from two decks of playing cards.
There were two winners for the one day shirts. One was former international Chris Pringle; as if Chris did not have enough one day clothing of his own. To decide who got which shirt they had to pick the highest number. Chris lost and won Fulton's shirt. Reports are that he was quite happy with it.
The other prizes were very prestigious. First was a day in the commentary box with Mark Richardson.
Terry commented about ‘Rigger', "Only good thing he ever did was catch Warne for 99."
Catherine Smalberger won that for her boys.
The next were two mounted cricket balls inside protective cases. The first was of the master and the mentor - Warne and Jenner, which was won by lawyer Michael Stemmer. The premier prize of the evening was the mounted ball - 1271 - Warne and McGraths' careers wickets. Jimmy Conway of Green Park School took that away.
Terry made some interesting observations during the night, "Ponting being from Tasmania had not captained much spin until Warne, and how do you captain other spinners after that?
'There lately have been several firsts for Aussie cricket. Beaten at home by South Africa and beaten twice in ashes under the same captain."
He also said, "We Aussies rated Patel (not Dipak) when he first came on the scene as he used to get over the ball, now he just goes around it, who is telling him what to do?"
Other notable attendees at the event were Kane Williamson and Zac Scott from the Bay squad. Kane had just returned from India with the NZ ‘A' team. Kane said the conditions and passion for cricket were amazing there. He is set for a big season with the Knights in my view. One only improves from playing different players and in different conditions abroad.
The main reason for Terry's visit was five days at the Howell academy coaching leg spinners from the Bay and ND. This was organised by John Howell. The kids and coaches who attended loved it, especially the quality of the information.
Terry's great concern at the moment is that kids are not being coached to really spin the ball anymore. Accuracy is seen to be the key and maidens. He sees this all over the world and thinks it is terrible to watch.
Shane Warne actually says, "When I attack with the ball I defend with the field and when I bowl defensively I attack with the field."
Terry says, "I will refuse to watch any cricket on TV if a guy just rolls in and tries to bowl a day of dots without seeing any skill in trying to get a guy out. It will be the death of cricket as a sport for me."