News – 9 November 2025

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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 12^th 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

Coaches’ Association Clinics – School Holidays Clinics

Registrations are OPEN for the Coaches’ Association / Northern District CC school holiday Junior cricket (2-day) clinics held during the School Holidays. Details are:

• When:
  • Wednesday 14 & Thursday 15 January 2026
  • Monday 19 & Tuesday 20 January 2026

• Ages: boys & girls aged 6 to 14 years
• Where: Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara
• Time:     8.30 am to 2.00 pm

How do I Register?

Online registrations can be made via this link – Register here

During the past 16 years, the Coaches’ Association has conducted 91 successful school holiday cricket clinics.

They cater for all standards from beginners to representative level players.

The Coaches’ Association is a not-for-profit cricket body affiliated with HK&HDCA and its fee structure is subsidised, with further discounts available for previous attendees (wearing the blue t-shirt and white cap), siblings, and players attending both clinics.

Lots of awards and certificates are presented at the end of each cricket clinic.

These popular clinics always generate excellent feedback from the players and their parents.

For more information, please go to the Coaches’ Association’s new  website Coaches’ Association website and/or Facebook page: Coaches’ Association Facebook

Club News

Tapeball is coming

WPHC is about to introduce Tapeball in a first for our District. Details will follow but keep a lookout for more information on these 2 major initiatives:

Tapeball Holiday Smash

• When:    Thursday 22^nd January 2026
• Where:   Greenway Park
• Ages:      7 to 14 years
• Time:      9.00 am to 3.00 pm
• Cost:      $Nil

Tapeball Junior Holiday Program

• When:    mid-February 2026 (6-week program)
• Where:   Greenway Park
• Ages:      7 to 14 years
• Time:      5.30 pm to 6.30 pm
• Cost:      $69.50

In 2026/27 we will also be introducing a Seniors Program so….stay tuned.

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 11^th November
  • Thursday 13^th November
• Where:   WPH Sports Club – Cedar Room
• Time:      6.00 pm
• Cost:      $Nil

How do I Register?

Via the following link – Register here or by the following QR Code

New Female Competition is coming in early 2026

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 early 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 21^st December 2025 to 11^th January 2026.
• Semi-Finals: TBA
• Grand Final: TBA
• Reserve Day: TRBA

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 2^nd March 2025 – ABC News Report

Girls

HK&HDCA

After Round 6 – 8/11/2025

HK&HDCA Draw & Ladder

Stage 1

• Harris (2^nd)
• Annetts (=8^th)
• Healy (=8^th)

Stage 2

Lanning (2^nd)

NSJCA

After Round 5 (8/11/2025)

Draw & Ladder is available on: NSJCA Draw and Ladder

Stage 1

Gardner (=3^rd)

Stage 2

Clark (=7^th)

Stage 3

Perry (6^th)

Parramatta DCA

After Round 6 (8/11/2025)

Draw & Ladder is available: Parramatta DCA

Stage 3

Sutherland (=6^th)

Juniors (Mixed)

Tables as at the end of Round 7 (8/11/2025) 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

Red (2^nd); Yellow (=3^rd); Purple (=3^rd); Gold (7^th); White (12^th); Blue (=16^th)

U13

Green (5^th ); Gold (11^th); Purple (16^th); Yellow (=18^th)

U14

Purple (1^st); Gold (=2^nd); Blue (=5^th); Black (=5^th); Red (8^th)

U15

Green (=9^th); Gold (13^th)

U17

Gold (=4^th)

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

Competition tables

PlayHQ link – Association Draw and points table

• A1 (Cam #25) – =1^st (18 points)
• A2:
  • Blue (Warren) –6^th (8 points)
  • Red (Todd) – =7^th (3 points)
• B1 (Prats) – =1^st (18 points)
• B2 (Sparsh) – =5^th (8 points)
• C1 (Aniket) – =6^th (3 points)
• C2 (Indranil) – =7^th (3 points)
• C3:
  • Blue (Chintan) – =1^st (18 points)
  • Red (Karl) – =6^th (2 point)
• C4:
  • Blue (Rob) – =2^nd (13 points)
  • Red (Ravi) – 1^st (18 points)
• D1: Note: 1-day competition
  • Blue (Roger) – =2^nd (25 points)
  • Red (Diggers) – =4^th (15 points)
• D2 (Ross S) – =1^st (13 points)

Training

Season training arrangements are:

• When:                    Wednesday’s starting 10^th September
• Where:                   George Thornton Reserve
• Time:                      4.00 pm (pre-daylight savings) and then from 5.00 pm (post daylight savings)