News – 12th December 2020

All games cancelled for Saturday 19/12

The following note came from the Association on Friday night:

“With the growing Covid cluster in Sydney’s northern beaches, the HKHDCA executive have decided to abandoned play for Saturday 19th December.

 The executive has made the difficult decision in the interest of the welfare of players, coaches and parents. We believe this is a responsible approach to the health alert in helping reduce the risk of spread.

 Earlier today CNSW cancelled games in the NSW men’s and women’s Premier and Shire competitions, as well as postponing the NSW Youth Championship grand finals. This was based on CA’s chief medical officer’s advice of the strong possibility that the outbreak will extend to other parts of Sydney.

All IDCA games scheduled for Sunday have been postponed to 31st January.

 Home teams scheduled on turf wickets are reminded to put covers and hessian away tomorrow morning.”

 Greenway Park

Work is progressing well with the Greenway Park Community Centre. Fit-out is progressing and Hornsby Council has excavated more of the underneath section creating an opportunity to create more storage underneath the Centre.

Target opening date is February. The next stage usage is being managed by a consortium of local sporting Groups that: WPHCCC, Westbook AFL, Penno Stags & Baseball. Andrew Miedler (our President) is Chairing this Committee and the future is exciting.

In addition to the obvious – great elevated viewing, air conditioned comfort, TV and kitchen facilities there are some other significant benefits to look forward to:

  • each of the Sporting groups listed above will have their own dedicated section so that we can display Life Members and players who have achieved significant Milestones
  • meeting rooms
  • significant amount of space to hold presentations
  • there is the potential to use it as a meeting place after games. This would require a lot of work though with the logistics around RSA requirements.

Association News

Juniors Draw

All draws are out with grounds being added 2 rounds at a time

Seniors Teams re-grading

The Association meets after this weekend to review how Teams are placed in each Grade. So expect to see the Competition structure change in some Grades after this review takes place.

Selected Teams in MyCricket

To comply with Covid-19 obligations all Teams are required to enter players selected in Teams for each match into MyCricket by no later than 9.00 am, Sunday following the start of each Match. This is the only record we have for contact tracing purposes should a positive case be found.

This is going to be closely audited from the start of Round 3 and there will be penalties for non-compliance.

Christmas Gift idea

With life starting to approach normality, Christmas is now less than 2 weeks away here is a good option:

Monopoly cricket

One of our Cricket community has a supply of Monopoly Cricket games available. This is the genuine Monopoly game we are all familiar with but with a cricket theme. It is not available through any retail outlet and can only be obtained here. This is a fabulous initiative and the game is a quality production.

The cost is only $20 and has been reduced from $60. This is an amazing offer and would make a fabulous gift for family or friends. To get a copy contact details follow:

  • Who – Kate Davis
  • Phone – 0428 793 011
  • Suburb – Castle Hill

Just call Kate and arrange collection from her direct.

Girls & Women’s Programs

Girls Only School Holiday Program

Cricket NSW is again running their very successful Girls Holiday Program. The aim is to introduce more Girls to our Woolworths Cricket Blast programs/ Girls Only Master Blasters Hub for 2021.

Basic details are:

  • Girls Only Holiday Program
    • 12th January 2021 @ Normanhurst Oval – 9am-3pm
    • Girls aged 5-12 and just $50
    • Direct feeder to Girls Only Master Blasters

Registration:

Register or enquire at here – search “Sydney Sixers Holiday Program Hornsby”.

New Come and Try Holiday Program

Another great initiative from CNSW who are producing some quality initiatives:

  • Come and Try Holiday Program
    • 22nd January 2021 @ Normanhurst Oval – 9am-3pm
    • Boys and Girls aged 5-12 and $60
    • Designed for kids in their first couple of seasons and those who haven’t played before
    • Direct feeder to Junior, Master Blasters and Stage 1 Junior Cricket where applicable

Registration:

Register or enquire at here – search “Sydney Sixers Holiday Program Hornsby”.

Women’s Social Cricket – coming up

The hugely popular initiative from last season – Women’s Social Cricket is coming.

Keep an eye out next week for an announcement regarding Sixers Social Women’s Cricket in Term 1, 2021….

Coaching

School Holidays Clinic – January 2021

The Coaches’ Association has scheduled three junior cricket clinics (8.30am – 2.00pm each day) in the January 2021 school holidays, in partnership with Northern District CC.

These Clinics have established a reputation of excellence over many years and are usually fully subscribed. The quality is high and it has the added benefit of getting the kids out and active during the School holidays.

The dates and venues are as follows:

  • Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th January at Mark Taylor Oval
  • 13th & Thurs. 14th January @ MTO
  • 20th & Thurs. 21st January @ Normanhurst Oval

These clinics are now advertised on the Coaches’ Association’s Facebook page and the HK&HDCA MyCricket website – here

Cost

Registration cost is just $120 / clinic or $170 for two clinics.

Registration

Registration is easy – via the following line: here

Blowfly Cricket

Blowfly Cricket has started its 3rd season under the West Penno banner and is an amazing opportunity. We have between 12 and 20 participants each Friday. Games details are;

  • When – every Friday night
  • Time: 00 pm to around 7.15 pm
  • Where: James Henty Oval

Blowfly Cricket gives young people with autism, special needs &/or disabilities the chance to play organised sport. It also gives families the chance to be involved and enjoy seeing their children having fun and just enjoying life. The following link provides a great insight into Blowfly Cricket – here and the Photo Gallery – here

If you have someone in your family or know someone with this disability then let them know about Blowfly cricket. Registrations are open all season and everyone is welcome. Games finish with a BBQ and at times it is hard to work out who enjoys the Blowfly season more – the players or families / carers.

If you want to know more then check out our website here or give Bill Peterkin a call on 0488 110 942 or here

Juniors

Round highlights – Round 7

Each week we will highlight the outstanding performances of the weekend in batting, bowling & fielding. The highlights from Round 7 (4th December) follows. These will be updated each week as scorecards are updated during the week.

Batting

  • Zach Hawkins (*53*) – U14 Red Vs Thomanhurst

Partnerships

  • 168 run 2nd wicket – Zac Irwin (44) & Zach Hawkins (53*) – U14Red Vs Thormanhurst

Bowling

  • No significant bowling performances this Round

Points table

As at the end of Round 8 (5th December 2020):

U17s

 

 Orange 1st  ,White 3rd, Red 4th
U15s Purple =2nd; Blue =3rd (4th on quotient), Orange =7th (7th on quotient), Green =9th (10th )

 
U14s Blue =3rd (3rd on quotient), Red =3rd (4th on quotient); White 7th ,

 
U13s Green =1st (2nd on quotient); Blue =9th (10th on quotient); Orange =16th (17th on quotient)

 
U12s Blue 1st ,Green =2nd (4th on quotient); Red = 2nd (5th on quotient); Orange =6th (6th on quotient); Gold =15th (15th on quotient).

 
U11s No competition

 
U10s No competition

 
MasterBlasters No competition

Women & Girls Cricket

Master Blaster – Girls Only (aged 7 to 12 years)

The Spring Twilight season finished on Friday (11th December) and was another great success. The Comp now goes into recess during Christmas / New Year holidays and starts up again in late January.

The Twilight Comp is run in local Hubs (our hub is Thornleigh Oval) with Girls from:  West Penno / Cherrybrook, Normanhurst/ Warrawee, Beecroft, Pennant Hills, Thornleigh & Castle Hill.

Registration for the Summer Comp

Registration for the Summer Comp is open and you can register via the following link – here

Details are:

  • When:
    • Friday’s from 29th January to 12t March 2021
  • Time: 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm
  • Where: Thornleigh Oval
  • Cost: $50 for the Summer season

Round highlights

Senior Sixers Girls League (Round 7)

Match results will be updated during the week as scorecards are available.

U13 Sixers Girls League

WPHC Annetts 4/121 lost to WPHC Sthalaker 2/175

The local derby was on again. After winning the toss and batting first, Sthalakarscored an imposing 2/175 off their 20 overs. Teyana La Brooy powered to 27* in just 23 deliveries. Maya Singh-Grewal also got to 20 in 20 balls.

The Annetts team did well to score 4/121 but couldn’t run down the big score. Mae Herring 1/11 & Maya 1/17.

U16 Sixers Girls League

WPHC Lanning 4/122 tied with CHRSL Thunder 2/122

An exciting tied result with Lanning running down the Thunder first innings total. For Lanning, the best bowler was Trinity Newbury (1/4).

Our turn to bat and Trinity starred with the bat scoring with 25 in 25 deliveries. Aliya Colburt 18 from 20 and Elysa Oliveri 16/25 also made a significant contribution. The contribution by Cassidy McArthur at the end of the innings proved critical with her innings of 14 in 13 balls being critical at the finish.

Points table

As at the end of Round 6 (4th December 2020):

Senior Sixers Lanning 3rd
 
U13 Sixers Sthalaker 3rd
  Annetts = 4th (5th on quotient)
 

 

 

Seniors

Round highlights

Highlights from Round 4 (Day 2) follows:

Batting

  • Manoj Indulkar (D1 Red) 88 runs Vs WPHC D1 Blue
  • Lakshya Rao (D2) 87 Vs Kissing Point

Partnerships

  • 91 run 6th wicket partnership – Phil Wurth (33) & Billy Gaunt (74) – A1 Grade Vs Hornsby

Bowling

  • Robert Fynes-Clinton (C4) – 5/8 Vs Kissing Point
  • Raunak Sethi (C2) – 4/7 Vs Mt Colah

Training

Details are:

  • When: Wednesday
  • Time: 5.00 pm to 7.30 pm
  • Where: WPH Sports Club nets

Match Reports

Check out the Match Report section of the website to get the latest match updates of every grade.

Personal achievements

The Home page of our website has updated accomplishments and tracking updates to personal milestones. This is always current.

Points table

The updated points table follows – as at the end of Round 4 (12th December 2020).

A1 2nd
A2 5th
B1

Red (Knapper)

Blue (Rick)

  

1st

2nd
B2 4th
C1 =2nd (2nd on quotient)
C2

Red

Blue

  

2nd

1st
C3 =5th (5th on quotient)
C4 5th
D1

Red

Blue

  

=3rd (3rd on quotient))

= 3rd (4th  on quotient)
D2 2nd

 

 


COVID – Return to playing Conditions

The Association CovidSafe Playing conditions are:

PLAYER BEHAVIOUR

Players are advised to use a hand sanitiser prior to taking the field at the start of a match and prior to resumption of play following a break. Players should:

  1. OBEY Physical Distancing, both on and off the field.
  2. NOT use saliva or sweat to polish the ball.
  3. NOT lick your fingers.
  4. NOT high five or shake hands in the celebration process.
  5. AVOID spitting.
  6. NOT share towels.
  7. NOT share drink bottles.

THE BALL

  • The Fielding Team Captain, or their delegate, is responsible for the cleaning of the ball, using an alcohol-based spray and microfibre cloth at the fall of a wicket and scheduled breaks in play.
  • The umpire(s) (CAPTAINS), are to supervise this practice and ensure that it is carried out as prescribed.

A fielder may:

  • Polish the ball on their clothing provided that no artificial substance or saliva or sweat is used.
  • Remove mud from the ball under supervision of the umpire
  • Dry a wet ball on a cloth that has been approved by the umpire.

WHEN A WICKET FALLS, END OF SESSION.

At the fall of a wicket, the player in possession of the ball should place the ball at the base of the stumps from which the next delivery will be bowled.

At the conclusion of a session, the fielding captain should place the ball back in the original box OR a plastic bag and give it to the umpire; this process is repeated at the end of play.

USE OF SALIVA OR SWEAT ON THE BALL

ENFORCEMENT:

If a player unintentionally, through habit, in the opinion of the umpire, deliberately applies saliva or sweat on the ball (this includes a player licking his/her finger prior to gripping the ball), the umpire, in the first instance, should:

  1. Call dead ball
  2. Call the player and their captain and inform them of the breach of the Playing Condition
  3. The umpire will issue a first warning to the player and their captain, and record the name of the offending player and the time of the incident.
  4. The umpire will direct the captain to undertake the ball cleaning procedure prior to play recommencing.
  5. Play may then continue.

If a player, following a second and final warning, in the opinion of the umpire, deliberately applies saliva or sweat on the ball (this includes a player licking his/her finger prior to gripping the ball), the umpire should:

  1. Call Dead Ball.
  2. Call the player and their captain and inform them of the third or thereafter breach of the Playing Condition.
  3. The umpire will report the incident as a repetitive breach, to the Executive Officer of the HKHDCA by email within 24 hours of the conclusion of the days play.
  4. The umpire will direct the captain to undertake the ball cleaning procedure prior to play recommencing.
  5. Play may then continue.

NOTE: Umpires (including player umpires) will award a five-run penalty to the batting side, if in their opinion, the offence has been committed more than twice by a player within the innings, and continue to do so if further breaches by that player are observed and noted.

NOTE: It is recommended that the SQUARE LEG Umpire be primarily responsible for observing the fielding team’s adherence to the above protocols with regard to the cleaning/polishing of the ball, in concert with their colleague, however, it is not to be considered that only they are monitoring the observations.

 BOWLER’S HAT OR CAP.

If the bowler wishes to bowl without their cap or hat, there are three options:
1. The bowler may leave their hat/cap outside of the boundary, if they are fielding near or on the boundary, when not bowling.

OR,

 2. The bowler may place their hat/cap behind the keeper, as is the usual situation with helmets at rest, however, no penalty runs will be awarded if the ball hits the hat/cap on the ground behind the keeper.

OR,

 3. The bowler may, with the permission of the umpire, place their hat/cap at the mark commencing their run, however, no penalty runs will be awarded if the ball hits the hat/cap on the ground behind the BOWLERS END STUMPS.

STUMPS

The umpires should be the only people to set the stumps prior to play, each umpire responsible for their end stumps only, initially and when resetting the stumps.

When only one umpire is present, they will be responsible for the stumps at both ends.

ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT: To be supplied by each captain/team/club

  1. Hand sanitizer
  2. Alcohol based spray (ISOCOL) and microfibre cloth.

TEAM SHEETS

Paper Team Sheets are to be completed in line with the competition rules, but NOT exchanged. It is recommended that the Umpires and the captains may take a photo of the team sheets to enable the information to be accessible throughout the match.

SCORING

Each team should IDEALLY have the necessary electronic scoring device available for live scoring on MYCRICKET.

 

WPHCCC NOW
HAS ITS OWN APP