The Academy is here – Registrations are open

Feedback on the Academy last season was amazing – 96% of the 48 participants rated it as being Outstanding. This year will be even better. Our Coaches are among the best around with 1^st Grade, 1^st Class and International cricketers plus our own Seniors. What to look out for:

• We are going to start on Monday 15^th October when school returns for Term 4
• Each session will now be 90 minutes (+30 minutes for each session) over 10 weeks
• A dedicated Girls Academy catering for both experienced and beginners

We will still have the focus on technical drills but we will also include sessions on game sense practice to improve the cricket IQ of our players. We will also be making extensive use of video analysis.

When

• Girls:
  • Monday’s – 5.30 pm to 7.00pm (starting 15^th October 2018)
• Junior Boys:
  • Wednesday’s – U14s to U16s – 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm (starting 17^th October)
  • Friday’s – U12s to U13s – 4.00pm to 5.30 pm (starting 19^th October)
• Seniors:
  • Wednesday’s 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm (starting Wednesday 17^th October).

The Academy runs for 8 weeks between Monday 15^th October and Friday 7^th December 2018. We finish with the final 2 sessions on the 4^th and 11^th February 2019.

Cost

$225 for 10 weeks tuition – a ridiculously cheap price and a fraction of the cost of commercial operations and better quality.

Next steps

To register please contact the following people who will walk you through the next steps:

• Junior Boys – Rob Hanich (U12 to U16s) – here
• Junior Girls – Graham Chivers – here
• Seniors – Ross Anderson – here

Association News

The Association has made some great changes to the Junior and Senior Competitions this season. The major changes are:

Rule changes

Juniors

• U8s to U10s will be using the Cricket Australia Pathways
• For older Age groups, games will start 30 minutes earlier making it easier for older age groups top get to Senior games
• 32 over games will be reduced to 25 overs a side for U11s – U13s
• For u16s, overs will be reduced from 55 / day to 50 overs / day
• We will at last have the full season draw available at the beginning of the season.

Seniors

• Games reduced to 70 overs / day (-5) to allow games to finish on time

These are all very good changes and will make games that much more enjoyable.

2018/19 Registration status

Kanga (Junior Blasters) – OPEN

Like the Girls, we welcome Kanga’s throughout the season. The issue though is that once Teams are put together it gets harder to group mates together so by registering as soon as possible your child gets to play with their friends.

 Junior Girls – OPEN

We always welcome girls throughout the season but, like the Boys, to make sure that you have a chance of playing in a Team with your friends then please register quickly as Teams need to be finalised in 2 weeks.

 Junior Boys (U8s to U16s) – CLOSED

All Teams are now full and no further Registrations are being taken.

Seniors – CLOSED

Registrations for new players are now about full with Teams at or close to capacity. .If you are new our Club and want to play then please contact Andrew Fiedler before registering. Andrew can be contacted on: here or 0414 208 201.

Coaching

School Holiday Cricket Clinics

The Association Coaches’ Association is again running their highly successful School Holidays Clinics. We are fortunate to have a clinic in our own back-yard at George Thornton Reserve at View Street.

Details are:

• Where & When:
  • Mark Taylor Oval (Tuesday 2^nd & Wednesday 3^rd October)
  • George Thornton Reserve, View Street WPH (Thursday 4^th & Friday 5^th October)
  • Mark Taylor Oval (Wednesday 10^th & Thursday 11^th October)
• Who can be involved: Boys and Girls aged 6 to 14 years of age
• Time:
  • 30 am to 2.00 pm
• Cost:
  • $150 / Clinic (cost recovery) with family discounts

We thoroughly support these Clinics and they are run by our Association Coaches’ Association who have a passion for growing cricket and developing children. We recommend that you register promptly as places fill quickly.

You can register online via here

Blowfly Cricket

This season we are starting up a wonderful initiative called BlowFly Cricket – check out the website link to find more information – here

This is a being run as a Chapter under Mark Rushton’s program at James Park Hornsby.

Blowfly Cricket gives young people aged between 5 and 25 years with autism, cerebral palsy and down syndrome the chance to play competitive sport. It also gives families the chance to be involved and enjoy seeing their children having fun and just enjoying life.

Junior Boys

The season started on the weekend. Highlights of each round will be updated as scorecards are completed. Early results show really good first game performances. Congratulations to:

Individual

• 63* by Sumedh Kundu (U13 Purple) Vs WPHC Green (3^rd highest score of the Round)
• 53 by Rigved Sodal (U13 Green) Vs WPHC Purple
• 3/17 from Marley Bennett-Brown (U11 Green ) Vs Normanhurst

Partnership

• 106* 2^nd wicket (U13 Purple) between Sumedh Kundu 63* and Louis Malandrino 42*. This is the 3^rd best partnership in the Association.

Team

• 2/199 – U13 Purple Vs WPHC Green (highest Team score in the Association)
• 4/185 – U16 Blue Vs Castle Hill (2^nd highest Team score).

Girls Cricket

This season we are entering Teams in the U13, U15 and U17 Age Divisions. Check out the Girls link on our website to find out more – here

Girls Try Cricket Day

The Association is running a Girls Try Cricket day that is open to all girls aged between 9 and 17 years of age.

Details are;

• When:              Sunday 23^rd September
• Where:             Montview Oval, Hornsby
• Time:               11.30 am to 1.00 pm

We will have 3 Girls Teams this season (U13, U15 and U17) and with our Registrations always OPEN, we welcome Girls to join at any time to play our great game.

So if you have a daughter, sister or know someone interested in giving it a go then please come along or refer this to the person.

Competition structure

Sixers Girls Cricket League – Stage 1 (U11-13) – Spring Season

• First Round:                 Saturday 20^th October
• Duration:                     7 weeks (of competition)
• Last Round:                 Saturday 1^st December (finals)
• When:                          Saturday 2pm
• Special Invite:              Week 8 – Saturday 8^th December – WBBL Opening Weekend at Nth Sydney Oval – on ground appearance, medal presentation
• Format:                                    Junior Format Stage 1

Sixers Girls Cricket League – Stage 2 (U13-15) – Spring Season

• First Round:                 Saturday 20^th October
• Duration:                     7 weeks (of competition)
• Last Round:                 Saturday 1^st December (finals)
• When:                          Saturday 2pm
• Special Invite:              Week 8 – Saturday 8^th December – WBBL Opening Weekend at Nth Sydney Oval – on ground appearance, medal presentation
• Format:                                    Junior Format Stage 2
• Players:                                   9 on the field

Sixers Girls Cricket League (proposed competition structure)

Summer Season – Stage 1 & 2

• First Round:                 Saturday 2^nd February
• Duration:                     6 weeks
• Last Round:                 Saturday 9^th March

“Bistro WPH” Photo of the Month

The Photo of the Month Competition is on again this season with the best Photo of the month chosen to win a fabulous prize – a $50 dinner voucher at Bistro WPH – 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

Just take a photo and send it to Ross Anderson (here ) with some brief commentary and it is that easy.