Weekend highlights

A snapshot of achievements this week:

• In Junior Boys:
• Batting
  • Cameron Tunks (U16 White) scored 100* Vs Berowra @ Normanhurst Oval
  • Arvi Lath (U16 White) scored 51 also against Berowra

  Bowling

  • Angus Weeden 2/5 for U11 Blue Vs Thornleigh Gold @ Cedearwood
  • Luc White 3/15 for U16 Blue Vs Kenthurst @ Greenway
  • Louis Wang 3/16 U14 Red Vs Castle Hill Green @ Glenhaven
  • Arnav Kapdia 3/20 U15s Vs Oakhill Drive @ Dural Park

  Team

  • • 4/248 by the U16 White’s Vs Berowra @ Normanhurst Oval
  • In the Girls – they had their Grand Finals on Saturday and our U13s went through undefeated and won the Premiership.
  • In Seniors:
    • Not a lot of results through yet due to the storm and no power for our folks.

Greenway Park update

Earlier this year we confirmed that the Federal Government, through the great support of Julian Leeser, our Federal Member approved $3.6m to improve Greenway Park including construction of Community Centre on the bank between the top and lower ovals.

This is the result of tremendous collaboration between the local sporting groups that will help to make Greenway Park into a showpiece for our community.

During the week the Federal Sports Minister (Bridget McKenzie) and Julian Leeser met Representatives from the sports users to give an update on next steps. It is still happening but will be delayed until later next year. Thanks to our folks who represented us with the Minister – Rob and Aden Hanich, Jane and Cameron Bish.

Watch this spot for ongoing updates.

Association News

While our Club is good, the association is having an issue with Coaches / Managers / Parents contacting Council (Hornsby and also Ku-ring-gai) about ground conditions. There was recently an approach made about Mills Park in an U12s game and this causes issues.

The Association has asked that Clubs let our parents know that all contact about grounds, ground maintenance, issues with grounds must go through the endorsed Club Representative to the Association to avoid any conflicts between Council and the Association.

Coming up

Planning is underway for a Club function at the WPH Sports Club. Jane Bish and Indranil Mukherjee are organising a whole Club function as follows:

• When:              either Saturday 16^th or 23^rd February
• Where:             WPH Sports Club
• Function:         Bogan Bingo Night – by all reports this is a lot of fun

We have a maximum of 110 people who can attend and more details will be advised as information becomes available.

Holiday break

With the Christmas coming up the Competition is also taking a break. For your planning purposes please note the following break:

Blowfly Cricket

• Last game: Friday 14^th December
• Next game: Friday 1^st February 2010

Girls

• Last game: Saturday 1^st December (Spring Season)
• Next game: Saturday 2^nd February 2019 (Summer Season)

Junior Blasters (Kanga)

• Last game: Saturday 15^th December
• Next game: Saturday 2^nd February 2019

Junior Boys

• Last game: Saturday 8^th December
• Next game: Saturday 2^nd February 2019

Seniors

• Last game: Saturday 15^th December
• Next game: Saturday 12^th January 2019

Blowfly cricket

It is never too late to be involved as a player in Blowfly cricket. It is open to young people aged between 5 and around 25 years with autism, cerebral palsy and down syndrome the chance to play organised sport. Check out the website link to find more information – here

If someone in your family is affected or if you know someone who would love to participate then please contact Bill Peterkin on here or 0488 110 942

Coaching

Association Holiday Coaching Clinics

The HK&HDCA Coaches Association are again running their fantastic School Holiday Clinics. The Clinics are run by the legendary Bruce Wood and have a fantastic reputation extending well beyond our Association. They are targeted at boys and girls aged between 6 – 14 years and all levels of ability.

This season we are running 3 Clinics in the upcoming school holidays – 2 at Mark Taylor Oval (Waitara) and one at George Thornton Reserve (West Pennant Hills). The accompanying link has all the information and is thoroughly recommended – here

At a snapshot though:

• When:
  • Clinic 1 – Tuesday (8^th) & Wednesday (9^th) January at Mark Taylor Oval
  • Clinic 2 – Tuesday (15^th) & Wednesday (16^th) January also at MTO
  • Clinic 3 – Wednesday (23^rd) & Thursday (24^th) January at George Thornton reserve WPH
• Cost – $135 for the 2 days or $200 if 2 children register.

These sessions are very popular, are run on a cost recovery basis and have high quality coaches with Rod Hokin (Level 3) running each session.

These are highly recommended and if you want to know more info then feel free to call Josh Miller 0434 820 806

Please get in early as Registrations always close once places are filled.

Junior Boys

Competition results

This is the last game before we break for Christmas / New Year. We return again on Saturday 2^nd February 2019. We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a relaxing, enjoyable Christmas & New Year / Holiday / Festive season. We also would like to thank everyone – players, Family, friends, supporters for helping to make this season so much fun.

High achievements from Round 7 will be updated as scores come through but the best so far are:

High achievements from Round 7 will be updated as scores come through but the best so far are:

Batting

• Cameron Tunks (U16 White) scored 100* Vs Berowra @ Normanhurst Oval
• Arvi Lath (U16 White) scored 51 also against Berowra

Bowling

• Angus Weeden 2/5 for U11 Blue Vs Thornleigh Gold @ Cedearwood
• Luc White 3/15 for U16 Blue Vs Kenthurst @ Greenway
• Louis Wang 3/16 U14 Red Vs Castle Hill Green @ Glenhaven
• Arnav Kapdia 3/20 U15s Vs Oakhill Drive @ Dural Park

Team

• 4/248 by the U16 White’s Vs Berowra @ Normanhurst Oval

Competition Tables

U16s – Blue 3^rd; White 4^th

U15s – 4^th

U14s – Red =1^st (1^st  on quotient), Orange =1^st(2^nd on quotient), White 8^th

U13s – Red 2^nd, Purple 4^th, Green 7^th,Green 7th Orange 9^th, Blue 10^th

U12s – Orange 3^rd, Gold 6^th Green =10^th (10^th on quotient), Red =10^th (11^th on quotient), Blue =15^th (15^th on quotient)

U11s – Green 5^th, Blue 6^th, Red 11^th,, Gold 16^th

U10s – non competition

U9s – non competition

U8s – non competition

Girls Cricket

The results from the Final Round of the Spring Competition, played on Saturday 1^st December are listed below. Congratulations to our Undefeated Premiership winning U13s:

U13s

WPHC 4/76 defeated Thornleigh 56 – our amazing team went undefeated through the Competition and despite a low score with the bat today they bowled out Thornleigh to win by 20 runs. Special mention to Trinity who was undefeated with the bat and followed up with 3 wickets plus 2 run outs. Our team ranged in age from 7 through to 12 and for almost half the team it is their first season of cricket.

U15s

WPHC Red 2/91 defeated Thornleigh 7/90 – a plate final for the Reds. Tight bowling with wickets shared around meant chasing 91 to win. Ellen and Danielle added 48 without taking any chances to chase down easily the Thornleigh score

WPHC Blue 77 lost to Castle Hill 4/79 – contested the Grand Final and we failed to post a big total. However they fought back well with the ball and got Castle Hill 4 down with 34 still needed but they just could not break the 5^th wicket but a great effort by the girls.

Competition table

U13s

• WPHC 1^st and Premiers

U15s

• Blue = 2^nd (2^nd on quotient)
• Red = 2^nd (3^rd on quotient)

Spring Season finished

Congratulations to the Girls who now finished the Spring season and have a break over the Christmas / New Year period before staring up again in the New Year.

Well done to our Undefeated U13s who won the Grand Final.

Seniors

Round highlights – Round 9, Day 1

• Not a lot of results through yet due to the storm and no power for our folks.

Training

Training has been running since the season start but with Daylight savings now in place it becomes more of an option for people to turn-up who have work or other commitments. Details are:

• Wednesday @ John Purchase from 4.30 pm
• Friday @ WPH Sports Club nets also from 4.30 pm.

Points Table

Standings after 8 Rounds are:

• A1 Grade – =3rd (3^rd on quotient)
• A2 – 1^st
• B1:
  • Blue (Rick) – 8^th
  • Red (Gunny) – 2^nd
• B2 – 5^th
• C1 – 5^th
• C2:
  • Blue (Fieds) – 1^st
  • Red (Indranil) – 5^th
• C3 – 2^nd
• D1 – 2^nd
• D2 – 5^th

“Bistro WPH” Photo of the Month November winner

Congratulations to Jane Bish who has won the Bistro WPH Photo of the Month prize. Jane has provided us with a number of photos this season but series of Photos taken at BlowFly Cricket have been great. Check them out – here

Jane has won a $50 voucher at the fabulous Bistro for – here

To is easy to enter:

• Just take a photo of anything to do with our Club – Kanga, Girls, Boys and Seniors
• The photo can be of our players batting, bowling or fielding
• Also, we are keen to get any ‘quirky’ photos that are a bit of fun.

Next steps

For our next winner, just take a photo and send it to Ross Anderson (here ) with some brief commentary and it is that easy.