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Junior Smash Series
Smash Series is a turn-up-and-play format with no weekly training, no full-season commitment, just an hour of cricket during the week.
Soccer has futsal, Rugby has touch footy and Cricket needs to fill the social gap which is Smash Cricket. It’s perfect for:
- Kids who love cricket but can’t commit to Saturday cricket
- Multi-sport juniors who want flexibility
- Friends who want to play socially
Program Overview
- When: Starts Wednesday 12th November (6-week competition)
- Where: Mark Taylor Oval
- Time: 5:30- 6:30pm
- Cost: $69.50 per participant
- Ages: 7-14 (boys & girls)
This is a Cricket Australia backed initiative and will be promoted nationally in the lead-up to the Ashes giving us a fantastic opportunity to be among the first regions to showcase this new social pathway in junior cricket.
How do I register?
Please Register here
Association News
Captains Ticket accreditation
The Association is running 2 x Seniors Captain’s courses. These are a requirement to be able to Captain a side.
Each course is one night only. Cost is free and details are:
- Hornsby RSL – Tuesday 21st October 7pm
- WPH Sports Club – Wednesday 5th November from 7.00 pm
Please let Ross A know who will be attending, either course, so that Association can be advised for booking purposes.
Club News
New Club Sponsor
We are thrilled to welcome George Fine Meats as one of our valued Sponsors. Georges has been an Institution at Cherrybrook Shopping Village for a generation and is known for the high quality meat and great service.
George is sponsoring our future generation of players and volunteers through our Blast cricketers (4 to 6 years of age) by providing their beautiful sausages (beef & chicken) after games.
Please show your support by shopping at Georges whenever there is an opportunity. They are ofcourse located at: Cherrybrook Village 41-47 Shepherds Dr, Cherrybrook.
New Training shirts & shorts are now available on-line
Our new Training shirts and shorts have arrived and are available both in-store at Nth Parramatta and now on-line.
To purchase them on-line you can purchase them via: Kingsgrove Sports – Merchandise
Junior Leadership & Resilience Program
A great initiative that we run each year is our Junior Leadership Program.
This is a fantastic initiative that provides expert guidance to our Junior Mixed and Girls players, a fast-moving guidance on critically important matters for young people on resilience, mental health and tips for improving on-field performance.
The program is run by Tim Affleck who has done this for the last 2 x years. He is also a Sports Psychologist who works with CNSW, a number of NRL Clubs plus some high profile International cricketers.
Details are:
- When:
- Tuesday 11th November
- Thursday 13th November
- Where: WPH Sports Club
- Time: 7.00 pm
- Cost: $Nil
Stay tuned for Registration details.
Registration status
Registrations are closed for all Divisions with just the following still OPEN:
- Blast (ages 4 to 6 years)– Blast registrations remains open all season
- Blowfly (All Abilities) – Blowfly information
- Girls – Girls information
- Juniors Mixed (U8 only) – Juniors Mixed information
Blowfly Cricket Registrations:
- James Henty Oval – Register here
New Female Competition is coming
CNSW is launching the new CNSW Inaugural Women’s Metropolitan Competition – an exciting new female pathways initiative for females 16 years of age and over.
We are inviting interest from current players, past players who wish to return to the game, and anyone looking for a welcoming Club to continue their cricketing journey.
Competition Details: Cricket NSW Women’s Metropolitan Cup
- Season Start & End: Every Sunday starting mid October 2025 finishing on 8th March 2026
- Match Day: Sunday’s
- Pitch: Played on synthetic wickets
- Age Group: Open to players aged 16 and over
- Format: A combination of T20 and T30-over matches
- Holiday Break: A four-week break from 21st December 2025 to 11th January 2026.
- Semi-Finals: Sunday, 1st March 2026
- Grand Final: Sunday, 8th March 2026
- Reserve Day: Sunday, 15th March 2026
Ready to be part of something special?
You can register via the following link – Register here
Feel free to reach out to Girls Director for any questions.
Division specific News
Cricket Blast
Registrations for this season are OPEN. You can register via the following link – Winter Blast – Register here
More details on the Blast program can be found on the Club website at – WPHC Blast Information
Blowfly Cricket
To find out more about Blowfy cricket for next season checkout the website – Blowfly Home Page
Details
Game details are:
- Where: James Henty Oval
- Day: Friday’s
- When: 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm
What if I need more information?
Please contact Bill Peterkin
How do Register?
You can register and pay online through the following link – Register here
Channel 10 – The Project story
Check out the News report on Channel’s 10 ‘The Project’ – Channel 10 report from about 1:43 secs.
ABC News coverage
Also worth looking at is a great story that aired on the ABC News on Sunday 2nd March 2025 – ABC News Report
Girls
Competition start details are:
- Junior Girls:
- HK&HDCA (Hornsby):
- Stage 1 – Friday 10th October
- Stage 2 – Saturday 11th October
- NSJCA (North Shore):
- Stages 1, 2 & 3 – Saturday 20th September
- PDCA (Parramatta):
- Stage 3 – Saturday 20th September
- HK&HDCA (Hornsby):
HK&HDCA
After Round 4 – 18/11/2025
HK&HDCA Draw & Ladder
Stage 1
Harris (=1st)
Annetts (=6th)
Stage 2
Lanning (=3rd)
NSJCA
After Round 3 (18/11/2025)
Draw & Ladder is available on: NSJCA Draw and Ladder
Stage 1
Gardner (3rd)
Stage 2
Clark (=9th)
Stage 3
Perry (=6th)
Parramatta DCA
After Round 4 (18/11/2025)
Draw & Ladder is available: Parramatta DCA
Stage 3
Sutherland (7th)
Juniors (Mixed)
Tables as at the end of Round 5 (18/11/2025) are:
No competition
U8
Blue & Red
U9
Blue; Green; Gold; Red; White
U10
Blue; Green; Gold; Red; White
U11
Blue; Green; Gold; Red; White;
Competition
Draw & Ladder is available on: HK&HDCA Draw and Ladder
U12
Yellow (=1st); Red (=1st); Purple (4th); White (=6th); Gold (=6th); Blue (=13th)
U13
Green (=3rd); Gold (=11th); Purple (14th); Yellow (=19th);
U14
Purple (1st); Gold (=2nd); Blue (5th); Red (6th); Black (=7th)
U15
Gold (=11th); Green (=11th);
U17
Gold (=4th)
Seniors
Seniors News
Checkout the Seniors section of our website for detailed information on things like:
- Team selections
- Season format
- Grade allocations and Team colours from the Association
The link is – Seniors website page
2025-26 – main changes
Feedback received suggests artificial Byes are not popular. Too many playing days missed (especially in a wet season). So instead, one grade per round will likely play on a Sunday (excluding A1 and A2 and dependent on total number of teams nominated)
- D1 Only – After receiving feedback D1 will be playing One Day matches only (including finals). Each team will play each other team 3 times (equally). This will be on a trial basis and further feedback will be sought before 26/27. This is a change to what was previously communicated, and we have reverted D2s for the 25/26 season to the same formats as all other grades.
- C3 to D2 Only – These grades will adopt a rule similar to Mixed Juniors regarding total number of players that can participate in a match. The aim is to increase participation. Full detail will be provided prior to the season start.
- Any number of players is okay
- Any number can bowl
- Any number can bat
- 10 wickets per innings
- 11 max on the field.
- Time off the field rule waived
- Teamsheet still required.
- A Grade Only – as suggested by the A Grade forum, we will be holding an A Grade One Day final on the Sunday prior to Semi Finals. The two highest ranked teams in One Day matches only (played through the season) will play off for One Day champion. Again, more details to come prior to the season start.
Training
Season training arrangements are:
- When: Wednesday’s starting 10th September
- Where: George Thornton Reserve
- Time: 4.00 pm (pre-daylight savings) and then from 5.00 pm (post daylight savings)