News – September 2026

Latest News

Nepal flood disaster

As advised on Meta on Friday, 2 of our Seniors players, Rishab and Rudhra Iyer, along with their family members and other Australians, are unaccounted for in the ongoing floods in Nepal. I know our B2 Team is  doing it tough right now so keep them in your thoughts also.

We now understand that another of our families is unaccounted-for – the Muralitharan family. The 2 sons, Aarush (U12) and Ashwin (U15) are both registered to play this season and are now also advised as being unaccounted-for. Please also keep the teammates of Ashwin and Aarush in your thoughts.

At this early stage, no news is good news, they may all be safe and well and the only issue is communication.

We continue to live in hope, and our thoughts are currently with them, their loved ones and all affected by this tragedy in Nepal.

2026/27 Season registration status

Registrations are filling fast and once Teams are full registrations are closed. The current status (as at Tuesday 8 September ) is:

Division	Registration status	Comments
Blast (4 to 6 years)	Open
Girls only Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 CNSW Metro	Open Open Open Open
Juniors Mixed: U8 U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U14 U15 U17	Open Open Open Open Open CLOSED   CLOSED   CLOSED   CLOSED
Seniors	CLOSED

The Registration Portal is accessed via this link: Register here

Alternatively, register using the following QR code:

If you need to find out more information about the Cricket opportunities available through our Club then check out the Information pages accessed via the ‘Playing Info’ tab on the Home page.

Coaches’ Association School Holiday Junior Cricket Clinic

The Association is again running their popular School Holiday Junior Cricket (2-day) clinics. Details are:

• When:
  • Monday 28 & Tuesday 29 September 2026
  • Wednesday 7^th & Thursday 8^th October 2026
• Where: Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara
• Time: 8.30am – 2.00pm each day
• Ages: boys & Girls aged 6 to 14 years
• Cost:
  • $160 / registration & $295 if a sibling also registers (1 Clinic)
  • $275 / registration & $500 with a sibling (both Clinics)

Registrations

Online registrations can be made via this link – REGISTER here

During the past 16 years, the Coaches’ Association has conducted 95 successful school holiday cricket clinics, which are designed for boys and girls aged from 6 – 14 years. They cater for all standards from beginners to representative level players.

For more information, go to the Association website HKHDCA and/or Facebook page: HKHDCA Facebook

CNSW – Sydney Sixers Community Day

Save the date – Saturday 12th September at Mark Taylor Oval from 1-3pm.

🏏 Join the Sydney Sixers for a FREE Community Day!
Meet Sixers players, enjoy fun cricket activities and connect with your local cricket community. Perfect for families looking to get involved!
📍Mark Taylor Oval
📅 Saturday 12th September
⏰ 1 – 3pm

The event is free to attend, with registration available for children who would like to participate in the organised cricket activities.

Register now 👉 REGISTER HERE

All Girls Colour Bash

• When:    Tuesday 29^th September
• Time:     10am – 2pm
• Where:  Normanhurst Oval
• Cost:      $Nil

For girls aged 5 – 12 wanting to try cricket for the first time with their friends!

Free for participants and includes cricket activities + a colour run and water balloons Register here

Holiday Bash

• When:    Wednesday 30^th September
• Time:     9am – 3pm
• Where:  Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara
• Cost:      $59 for the full day with current early bird pricing of $49 till the 14^th September

For boys and girls aged 5 – 10 for blast like activities and a fun intro to cricket!

Register here

Coming Events

• Juniors Mixed & Girls:
  • Season start:
    • U12 to U17 – Saturday 12^th September
    • U8 to U11 – Saturday 19^th September
• Seniors:
  • 1^st pre-season training – started Sunday 2^nd August 2026 and each Sunday following at John Purchase Oval from 1.00 pm.
  • Season launch – Saturday 12^th September
  • Season start:
    • Trial games – Saturday 12^th & 19^th September
    • Competition – Saturday 26^th September

Cricket Blast

Registrations for the 2026/27 season are OPEN and you can register – HERE

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

Registrations for 2026/27 are OPEN. Check out our website for everything you need to know about Girls cricket – Girls Cricket Information

To short-cut registration, scan the following QR Codes:

Juniors Mixed

Junior (Mixed & Girls) Presentation Day and Pink Stumps

The Juniors (Mixed & Girls) had their Presentation Day on Saturday (21/3) at Greenway Park.

Congratulations to our Major Award winners:

• Player of the Year:
  • Junior Player of the Year (John Coulthard Trophy) – Sachin Dixit (U14)
  • Senior Girls Player of the Year(Lisa Sthalekar Award ) – Shruti Saravanakumar
  • Junior Girls Player of the Year (Tina MacPherson Trophy) – Charlie Callaghan
  • Outstanding U11 Player of the Year (Ross Anderson Trophy) – Haran Palendira
• Charles Booth Memorial Award (U13 Citizenship) – Shabarish Deepak Kumar
• Junior Volunteer of the Year Award:
  • U8 to U11 – Daniel Ward
  • U12 to U17 – Biju Nair
  • Girls Volunteer of the Year – Mal Hall Memorial Trophy – Asita Galappatti

Premiers 2025-26

Congratulations to our Premiers for 2025-26

WPHC U12 Red /98 defeated Kissing Point 8/96 @Auluba Oval

WPHC U14 Purple 5/33 drew (rain affected) with WPHC Gold 8/65.

Premiership awarded to the higher placed Purple side.

Seniors

Grand Finals

The Seniors Grand Finals were played over the weekend 15^th & Sunday 16^th March 2026. Results were:

B1 Grade

WPHC Red (Todd) 152 & 2/65 defeated outright WPHC Blue (Prats) 95 & 8/119

C1 Grade

WPHC (Aniket) 105 lost to Berowra 234

C4 Grade

WPHC Red (Ravi) 99 & 8/44 defeated Hornsby 59

D1 Grade

WPHC Blue (Roger) 146 lost to Hornsby 9/147

The Full results and Match Reports are here – PlayHQ Results

Competition tables

Table after Round 14, (21/02/2026) is:

PlayHQ link – Association Draw and points table

• A1 (Cam #25) – 3^rd (52 points)
• A2 Blue (Warren) – 7^th (37 points)
• B1:
  • Prats – 4^th (52 points) – RUNNERS-UP
  • Red (Todd) – 2^nd (62 points) – PREMIERS
• B2 (John Koleth) – 1^st (55 points)
• C1 (Aniket) – 2^nd (60 points) – RUNNERS-UP
• C2:
  • (Indranil) – 5^th (50 points)
  • Blue (Chintan) –6^th (47 points)
• C3: Red (Karl) – 4^th (51 points)
• C4:
  • Blue (Rob) – =2^nd (57 points)
  • Red (Ravi) – =2^nd (57 points) – PREMIERS
• D1: Note: 1-day competition (Round 9)
  • Blue (Roger) – 1^st (99 points) – RUNNERS-UP
  • Red (Diggers) – 5^th (61 points)
• D2 (Ross S) – 5^th (52 points)

Premiers & Grand Finalists

Presentation Night

Our ‘Night of Nights’ was held at The Vicar on Friday night, 8^th May 2026.

Congratulations to our major Award winners for the 2025/26 season:

Player of the Year

Luke Tabone (C4 Blue) who scored 836 runs at 83.6 including a double ton. This is also the 5^th highest season aggregate in our history at the 2^nd best average

Outstanding Prospect

Daniel Fagg (A2 / B1) who took 20 wickets @ 20.0 and also scored important runs under pressure

Check out our Seniors Presentation photo gallery on the Home page – Photo Gallery