Competition Tables
Table after Round 12, (24/1/2026) is:
PlayHQ link – Draw & Competition Table
- A1 (Cam #25) – 3rd (42 points)
- A2 Blue (Warren) – =6th (32 points)
- B1:
- Prats – 2nd (45 points)
- Red (Todd) – 3rd (43 points)
- B2 (Sparsh) – 1st (43 points)
- C1 (Aniket) – 4th (45 points)
- C2:
- (Indranil) – 7th (35 points)
- Blue (Chintan) –6th (37 points)
- C3: Red (Karl) – 4th (44 points)
- C4:
- Blue (Rob) – 1st (45 points)
- Red (Ravi) – =1st (45 points)
- D1: Note: 1-day competition (Round 9)
- Blue (Roger) – 1st (77 points)
- Red (Diggers) – 5th (49 points)
- D2 (Ross S) – 3rd (42 points)
Match Reports
A1 Grade
WPHC (Cam #25) 169 & 5/124 dec defeated on the first innings Hornsby 91 & 9/121
Welcome, welcome, welcome, back to week two against Hornsby green/gold/brown (do they have a colour this year?) at Kenthurst.
The equation was simple, take 8 wickets then head to the pub. Much to our surprise and as you will find out, due to some ineptness (not ours) it went down to a thriller.
Formalities first and this week it was great to see the Club announce some HOF requirements. It was even better to see Wu send in his acceptance speech despite only being 1000 runs and 300 wickets short. He might be 50 but has the body of a 32 year old and assumed me he will get there.
We also had some big pre game news and with Jamaican over in Vegas, Wu thought it only appropriate to announce he’s Ollie’s real dad. He then asked Ollie to touch his belly and kissed Shaan so unfortunately isn’t allowed within 200m of schools anymore.
Time for the cricket and we started well to have them all out by 1:30pm. O and T did the damage early, before our NEW first change bowler J.Hando reluctantly came on with Hawwy who cleaned up the tail.
We led by 79 and such is the hard-nosed nature of our leader K, to rub salt into the wound on a 35 degree day he sent them back into the field.
In the break we learnt that T (Camel) had lost a toe nail and Harry was a big fan of the colour brown. Speaking of, our well wishes to Shaan who almost turned white as he felt so faint with heat stroke. We hope he rests up and gets some colour back soon. Jude also got a new nickname so please refer to him as Mitzy from now on and NOT Bondi.
Anyway, onto the second innings and I always say, the best way to avoid being banged, is to bang first. And boy (don’t say that to Tis) did we bang hard. 6 off the first ball and some quick-fire innings from the top, but the show was Ollie scoring 48 off about 20 balls. He told me he would’ve scored 50 but wanted his dad to be here for his first A grade half century.
For someone who has to email in his weekly availability, as he can’t have social media because he’s too young, it really is an easy game.
Declared 4/130 off 15 and we had set them 200 to chase in 40 overs.
It was enough, we ALWAYS have enough but could we bowl them out in the allotted.
Jack after many complaints to the skipper was back opening the bowling, but it was Wu who did the damage and took some early ones and we were right in it for an outright. There was a bit of a lull as we failed to capitalise on some chances and looked like we might be heading for a second innings draw.
But cricket is a funny game and from no-where we had them 6 down with 4 overs left. Jack, still angry from having to bowl first change proceeded to bump some 16 years olds and Hornsby were 7 then 8 down with 3 overs left.
Much like Michael Clarke vs India (situational reference), we had one over left and two wickets to get. VC Hawwy stepped up and knocked the stumps over with the second last ball. 9 down with one delivery to come.
Unfortunately, unlike the rest of them, their last batsman kept it out and we couldn’t get the outright win.
So whilst somewhat disappointing, as with life we all want 10’s, but sometimes you have to settle for 6’s and we walked away with a first innings win.
As always a big thank you to the Hando’s who were back from holiday supporting which made the difference after a bit of a form slump.
Looking forward to next week against that team up north back out at the home of WPHCCCCC A1 cricket.
A2 Grade
A2 Blue (Warren) 266 lost to Glenorie 7/270
Hello again, it brings me great happiness to bring you today’s match report.
The boys ventured back out of society and civilisation to Les Shore.
To be fair, the Clubhouse was air conditioned and the nets were refurbished, so it wasn’t all bad. Can we at least get some shelter at The Glade?
Anyways, Warren “Mobutu Sese Soko” Schwartzel was on a business trip to Guatemala so Rob “not on that arm” Knapman was skipper today. Rob and Matt “Warnie reincarnated” Digby walked out looking to build a partnership. Unfortunately Diggers fell on his first ball, only to bring in out opening batsmen K “best number 11 in the comp” T to the crease, unfortunately being a week 2 player. Bobby and KT build a 36 run partnership, KT not out on 35.
With 266, our highest score of the season of the season, on the board it was time to have a bowl. With a massive slope to deal with and the grass on the field being as patchy as Diggers’ hairline (sorry Diggers I love you) we knew this would be no easy task.
The outfield was lightning and 266 was probably about 200 runs under par.
The boys dug in and showed their gumption, Matty “Dans better looking brother” Schwartzel (2-43) got the breakthrough, removing both their openers. Their batters toiled away and after some wayward bowling, they needed about 5 an over to win going into the last session. Diggers showed his grit and bowled extremely well, ending with 4/60.
They passed our score in the second last over of the day. The boys fought well against arguably the best team in the comp. We are back at our beloved Glade next week against St Ives for our last game of the season.
Hopefully we can continue our 100% win rate there this season.
Any chance of some shelter at The Glade?
Maybe more than one bench would be handy. Also if anyone wants a solar and battery quote for your house please let me know.
Hopefully Ross doesn’t read this far down the report. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, beloved reader.
B1 Grade
B1 Red (Todd) 211 defeated outright Berowra 87 & 81
Back at Greenway, still versing our favourite club in the whole wide world, Berowra.
So in batting was Alec and I, with a lead of 60 from last week; however, walking out there and feeling the heat, I decided that it was nicer in the shade, so I edged off in the third over. Crawley told me I should’ve moved my feet to the ball as I walked off, however I want to instead move everyone’s attention to the scorebook, Crawley 7, myself 18.
Berowra, thinking they into the tail, was met with a shock as Volc walked out at number 10, Arjun was probably thinking Volc should be number 11 due to him being quote on quote “old”.
However so, Volc and Alec put on a strong partnership together, smashing some boundaries and ending on 61 and 24* respectively, getting our score to 211. Alec also decided to do the Jadeja celebration when passing 50, which he was rightfully fined for. With 2 overs left before we were to declare Bish came into bat at 11 (I think this must be one of the strongest 10 and 11 in the Clubs history), but unfortunately he went out playing the team game and trying to smash the ball for four.
With our young gun opening bowler in Dan being out this week, Todd (1-21) and myself (4-9) were opening the bowling and struck early getting 3 wickets for next to no runs. Unfortunately this crushed any motivation for Berowra to try chase the runs down and win (even though they needed it to push for finals) so they blocked and blocked and blocked and left and black and left and blocked and blocked and blocked and blocked and left and blocked and left and blocked and blocked and blocked and blocked and left and blocked and left and blocked and blocked and blocked and blocked and left and blocked and left and blocked and I think you get the point, boring cricket.
However, as a team we didn’t let the boredom wear us down, Shomik (1-19) picked up a beautiful bowled wicket to keep the wickets flowing.
The birthday boy Willy (2-18) then came on and cleaned up another two more, unfortunately no birthday hat trick this year but getting those two key wickets does make up for it. Also key note to Az and Bishy for keeping unbelievably well as always, and fielding as a whole for the team being on point.
We entered the last session only needing 3 wickets, if you’re thinking that doesn’t add up your right that’s cause Berowra were nice enough to only have 10 players to help us win the outright quicker.
Alec, continuing to be like Marnus, was brought on to bowl some heat, bowling his first ball right past the batter’s nose and then two overs later taking a shaky caught and bowled to take his first wicket of the season. Then to clean it up I got the 40 over ball hooping in to get the last two wickets bowled middle stump.
Outright win against Berowra, can’t ask for a better result.
Now one round left we hope to repeat this again next week.
WPHC Blue (Prats) 199 drew with ARL 8/123
Usually this humble match reporter begins his weekly wrap-up of the fortunes of B1 Blue in comedic fashion and brings the lighter side of the sport….
This match report will officially not meet that criteria, it will be direct, harsh and most likely heavily redacted and/or censored by the Head of the WPHCCCP Ross “Kim-Jong” Anderson
Cricket is a very simple game… It’s a game of winners and losers, unfortunately this match was full of losers, bigger losers, helmet-less losers…. Oh and the mighty WPHCCC played as well
Sahara Park Dural was it’s usual and beautiful best, a combination of thick & slow lush grass and lines of sand mixed in throughout…..it was going to be a battle of attrition no doubt
We started the day with 10 players (more on this later) we then went down officially to 9 players (even more on this later) we then finished with 11 players not all from our side (more on this later)
Nathan “Pass the Dutchie” Watkins spun a web today picking up 4 wickets, Dean “Where’s ya helmet” Carlin chipped in with 3 and Bennnnnnnyyyyyyy “HUGE” Waldron bowled well for just the 1 beautiful wicket
Unfortunately the game was headed for a long and arduous draw from 12:45pm last Saturday with one side of the matchup playing not to lose…. Thank god I play for a great club who wouldn’t even consider that
Praise Be to the WPHCCC
We battled and fought until 6:05pm when the game was officially called, 123 put up against us in 71 overs…. A total which included the run rate climbing over 2!! Yes that’s right TWO for just 5 overs
We ultimately fell short with the ball, but the sun will rise tomorrow, I’ll still be surrounded by fantastic team-mates at the greatest club on earth and lastly we will play finals if we control our fate
Before we go a few special special mentions…
- Patty W, who held his 21st on Saturday evening, I hope it was bloody good especially after leaving at 4:40 and telling nobody about leaving until 2:15 on Saturday whilst playing $1,927,530 fine incoming
- Rob H (#1 Hanich) and Sourav who both gave up their time after already finishing there Saturday to help us the field, great blokes and a true symbol of our Club
And lastly we finish we a moment of respect and silence and I urge you to do the same at home
In Loving Cherished Memory of –
William “Try-Hard” McLennan
Who unfortunately has been struck down (died probably) on doctor’s orders from a nasty case of man-flu, footyistis, influenza’s A through Z and other diseases we cannot list….
We take this moment to remember his contributions for us including dropping sitters, planting his front foot and his snappy training gear
Long Live our William!!
In totally unrelated news if anybody would like to take over as the head of social media at the WPHCCCP please enquire with the Supreme Leader Ross “Marx-Lenin” Anderson
Best of Luck with you applications comrades
Till Next Week
Viva La Blue!!
B2 Grade
WPHC (John K) 4/218 Vs Kissing Point
Sunday game. Match Report will be updated by Monday morning
C1 Grade
WPHC (Aniket) 8/166 defeated St Ives Wahroonga 111
After a dicey finish last week, the team was determined to regain focus and take control of the game.
Mohan and Saurabh resumed from where we left off, and despite it being an absolute scorcher, the positivity in the camp was evident from the start.
Both batters looked extremely focused and composed. They didn’t give the St Ives bowlers even a sniff. We began cautiously, building a solid platform and then gradually shifted gears keeping the scoreboard ticking and ensuring no pressure built up.
Saurabh and Mohan stitched together a crucial 64-run partnership that brought stability and confidence to the team. Unfortunately, Saurabh fell to a stunning catch in the covers, just 10 runs shy of what would have been a well-deserved fifty.
Enter Dan the man.
From the very first ball, he looked every bit the perfect Test batsman, compact, composed and showcasing picture-perfect defensive shots. Alongside Mohan, he steered us closer to the target. We were treated to some of Mohan’s trademark straight drives and elegant cover drives before he was dismissed with just 6 runs required for victory.
Agonisingly close to sealing our first two-day win against St Ives in three years.
Ani walked in, eager to finish the job but had to make a quick trip back to the shade without troubling the scorers.
Mridul, who prefers scoring truckloads of runs (and today we only needed six!), joined Dan in the middle. The pair wasted no time in getting us across the line.
With the result secured, St Ives pushed on in search of all 10 wickets and that gave Dan the perfect opportunity to cap off a brilliant innings, finishing unbeaten on 53*.
There were murmurs about the boundary being too big, but Dan put that to rest in style, smashing 8 boundaries.
A composed chase. A statement win and a well-earned two-day victory thanks to all round performance from the team. 💪🏏
Mridul after his great contribution with the ball taking 4 wickets last week.
Mohan and Saurabh with their solid 64 run partnership that gave us the confidence and stability.
Dan with his amazing knock of 53*
C2 Grade
WPHC Red (Indranil) 5/183 dec defeated Normanhurst 164 & 9/128
Key Performers (Week 2)
- Kapil Sharma – 3/24 (8/57 across R13)
- Sohan Gowda – 3/26
- Vishnu Raman – 69
Day 2: Building the Lead and a Sporting Declaration
Starting the day at 1/101, WPH lost the overnight batsman due to the Week 1 / Week 2 availability change, but the plan remained clear—secure first‑innings points, then push the game forward.
Vishnu Raman continued his excellent form, crafting a composed 69, supported superbly by B1 fill‑in Sagnik Datta with 35.
The lead was established within 11 overs, and from there the intent shifted to acceleration.
However, the push for quick runs triggered a mini‑collapse with 3–4 rapid wickets, prompting the skipper to make a sporting declaration, giving Normanhurst a chance to set a target and force a 2nd innings result.
Normanhurst 2nd Innings: Slow Play and the Search for Wickets
Trailing by around 20 runs, Normanhurst began their second innings extremely cautiously, leaving large numbers of deliveries.
A brilliant run‑out from Sohan Gowda at cover sparked the first breakthrough. Tight bowling from Vishnu and Inam Ahmed followed, with Inam clean‑bowling the set opener.
The Normanhurst captain then dug in, significantly slowing the game. Despite WPH’s declaration made in the spirit of creating a contest, Normanhurst batted with minimal intent through to tea—only two wickets down and about 40 runs ahead.
After the break, WPH threw the ball to Sohan Gowda for his first spell of the season. He struck almost immediately, removing the third wicket with a deceptively slow full toss.
From there, spin took over. Sohan, Kapil and Aarush combined to claim 7 wickets, reducing Normanhurst to eight down by the final drinks break—with a lead of only ~90.
The team encouraged Normanhurst to make a sporting declaration and allow a 15‑over chase, but the offer was declined. The ninth wicket fell a little too late, and with insufficient overs left to chase 100 runs, the match was closed early.
Looking Ahead
WPHC heads into the final round against Berowra at Brooklyn Old Dairy with momentum and confidence. The goal: execute better across two innings and take20 wickets.
WPHC Blue (Chintan) 9/268 dec defeated Sydney Lions 230
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Day 2 Drama: Grit, Guts and a Win Earned the Hard Way
Coming into Day 2 with Sydney Lions at 37/2 of this two-day arm wrestle, the equation was simple on paper but never that easy in reality: Eight wickets to take after the first two batters were removed late on Day 1. What followed, however, was less Sheffield Shield and more backyard cricket with missing rules.
The Sydney Lions rocked up with all the enthusiasm of blokes who read the Laws of Cricket once… then ignored them completely.
Appeals were met with blank stares, edges were apparently imaginary, and LBWs were treated like urban myths. At one point, the umpire looked less like he was officiating a competitive match and more like he was supervising a Thursday night net session—no sound, no sight, no decision.
If the ball had hit three stumps, a helmet, and the keeper’s gloves, we’re still not convinced a finger was going up 😅 3 umpires were asked to change, including ruthless act of throwing the bowlers cap twice on the floor.
Despite the circus, the boys didn’t whinge, didn’t fold, and didn’t lose focus. They just put the head down and kept hitting the right areas, knowing wickets eventually fall if you keep knocking on the door long enough.
And fall they did.
In what can only be described as a true team effort, 9 bowlers chipped in with 1 wicket each and a run out.
No hero syndrome, no passengers—just relentless pressure from one end to the other. It was the sort of collective performance coaches bang on about and teams rarely deliver. This match should’ve been wrapped up much earlier, but credit to the group for staying patient while it dragged on longer than a Bunnings sausage queue on a Saturday morning.
The moment of the day—and arguably the season—came right at the death.
The Sydney Lions Captain, to his credit, facing a peach of a leg-spinner, nicked it clean as you like through to the keeper. The umpire? Motionless.
No nod. No shake. Just vibes.
The Skipper, knowing he’d feathered it, walked. No drama. No delay. Just packed up and went. Kudos where it’s due—that’s cricket.
With the win locked away, the ladder now looks a whole lot healthier. We’re right in the hunt for finals, and the equation’s clear: win the next one against Hornsby and we’re knocking loudly on the semi-finals door.
Because in the end, stars don’t need to align when players do.
When a group commits to a common goal, digs in together, and refuses to crack—even when the game tests your patience and eyesight—that’s when the universe starts doing the heavy lifting.
On to Hornsby. Eyes on the prize.
And maybe… just maybe… an umpire who brought his glasses 🤓
All we need is a win in the next round to get to the top 4… Outright would just make it comfortable 😇
Go Blues!
C3 Grade
WPHC Red (Karl) 112 lost to Kissing Point Blue 8/1143
Match Report not received.
C4 Grade
WPHC Blue (Rob) /303 dec defeated Thornleigh 128
Back for week two at Campbell Park’s crease,
Where cricketing legends never seem to cease.
Thornleigh chasing 304—a whopping big ask,
While we just need ten wickets, a modest old task.
Our squad looked a bit thin, a touch underdone—
A handful of troops missing, we’d barely field one.
Andrew struck down with the infamous man flu,
And Mudi’s poor knees said, “Mate, I’m through.”
The sun had a bite, but not last week’s sting,
Lance and Ryan opened tight, barely letting runs spring.
First wicket tumbled, then another in tow,
Lance’s sharp spell had Thornleigh in woe.
Three wickets for Mala—he was on fire!
At 5 for 43, things were looking much higher.
Lance grabbed another when back for a spin,
Six down for sixty—the mood set to win.
But Thornleigh then changed from attack to retreat,
Dead bats and block shots—refusing defeat.
A partnership slow, dragged out and long,
Direin and Ryan plugged on strong.
After tea, Jake came roaring back in,
Straight through the gate—two wickets in a spin.
Eight down at drinks, the end was in sight,
Lance returned for a spell, finishing the fight.
Two wickets, all done, for a mere 128,
Lance’s 5 for 5—he sealed their fate.
Mala took three, Jake nabbed two more,
Our victory assured, the finals at our door.
So here’s to the bowlers, their spellbinding flair,
To fighting the flu, and heat in the air.
Onwards we roll for the Sheep Station Cup—
With a win in our pocket, our spirits fired up!
A special mention to Mudi (despite crap knees) ignoring doctors orders and fielding at fine leg all day.
WPHC Red (Ravi) 6/187 dec defeated Berowra 89 & 7/84
Reds walked out with some serious plans of having a good crack at an outright win.
After seeing off some initial overs, overnight batsmen Arindam and Waman started playing shots.
Arindam played a few eye-catching shots and helped himself to his second 50 of the season. Waman nicked one off and got out for a well-made 30. Waman’s intent and stroke play gave Reds the momentum they were looking for. Once they got the all-important lead, message was given to the batters to step on the pedal and they all responded in kind.
After Arindam fell for 59, Daksh and Jassi struck some lofty blows but fell soon after.
Vishnu and Ravi then rebuilt and hit a few more boundaries to add a quick 40 for 7th wicket to take the lead to 100, and Reds declared straight after.
The bowling start was nothing short of magical with Ravi snaring two and Praveg one in the opening burst to reduce Berowra to 10/3.
An outright win looked very probable, but a blockathon followed in the second session with batsmen with no intent blocking away to kill time. Luck struck at the stroke of tea break when one of the batsmen got out hit wicket.
Reds did their best with attacking fields and so many bowling changes to unsettle batsmen but Berowra held on after losing 7 wickets for 84 runs. I
t is worth noting that the opposition could only muster 173 runs losing 17 wickets across 84 overs in two innings and Reds scored 189 for 6 wickets in just 52 overs. Though Reds bossed the game all along, they left field slightly frustrated to not get the best result and some extra points towards the business end of the league phase.
Highlights
- Arindam – 59
- Ravi – 5/26 and 3/15
D1 Grade
1-Day games
WPHC Red (Diggers) 9/133 lost to Hornsby 1/134
After a bad loss last week, we turned up to Foxglove for a match against another of the competition favourites, Hornsby.
Diggers won his third toss in a row and decided to bat first.
Hornsby’s bowlers unfortunately then proceeded to bowl very tight line and length, making it very difficult to score and ended up keeping us to 9/133 off our 35 overs.
Cliff once again batted well for his 35, Gus with 22, Munish 19* were top scorers but, ultimately, we just aren’t making any good partnerships.
Hornsby then chased our total down one wicket down and 12 overs to spare.
Munish was the only bowler to really trouble the Hornsby batters and finished with 1/18 off his 7.
With 3 matches to go we’re still a half a chance of improving to fourth spot but certainly can’t afford any more losses.
WPHC Blue (Roger) 4/229 defeated Thornleigh 146
Roger won an important toss and elected to bat first which worked out well given the extreme heat.
We scored 229/4. Top scorers were Vinoth Sambasivam 87 not out, Malinda Dharmadasa 62 and Mason Sinclair 32 (who filled in from another team) Vinoth and Malinda put 84 for the 3rd wicket adding to their list of >50 run partnerships and Vinoth and Mason put on 80 runs for the 4th wicket.
Thornleigh in reply were bowled out 145. The star of the bowling for WPHCC was Tej Randhawa who picked up 4/20 in 7 overs. Roger Friend picked up a great caught and bowled wicket which is worthy of mention.
It was great to get back to our winning ways after the disappointing loss to St Ives last week as cricket like many other things benefits a lot from positive momentum.
D2 Grade
WPHC (Ross S) 97 & 2/69 lost to Beecroft 9/213
With 1st innings points already lost to the Minor premiers, it was so important that today we toughed it out for what may end up being an important point.
Beecroft starting the day at 4/107. Our opening bowlers Sandeep and Gihan did a great job, restricting Beecroft to just 20 runs off the first 10 overs.
No luck generating any chances though, as our bowlers were rotated. Beecroft batters were intent on grafting runs. Finally a breakthrough in the 17th over of the day, a flighted delivery from Muthindra for a c&b and a 98 run partnership broken. We then toiled for another hour before Dhaval takes 2 quick wickets, an LBW, and a one-handed beauty by Lachlan J at mid-on. Beecroft 7/198. A cracking delivery from Lachlan M finally dismisses the big Beecroft batter for 96, then just before tea another wicket to Muthindra, well caught by Gihan at backward square leg. Beecroft declares at tea 9/213, a lead of 120.
A really good effort today taking 5/106 off 36 overs, with only a couple of hard chances going down. We now have 34 overs to bat to stave off an outright loss.
Wickets to Dhaval 2/11(4), Muthindra 2/30(12), Lachlan M 1/21(3), Gihan 1/22(11), Raymond 1/29(6), Jaques 1/33(9), Sandeep 1/38(14). Our unluckiest bowler Sachin (U14) 0/13(8), bowled beautifully. Catches to Ross(2), Gihan, Muthindra, Lachlan J, Sachin.
After only lasting 36 overs in our first innings so important to tough it out in our second innings. Sandeep and Lachlan M started off, both playing sensible roles against the new ball. Just what was needed.
A change in the attack after 8 overs, a loopy spinner saw Sandeep shoulder arms, but forgetting to take his gloves away, caught behind 1/8. For the next 18 overs Ramil and Lachlan did exactly what was required. Callout to Lachlan who faced 66 balls, soaking up the pressure before being deceived in the 26th over.
Job well done a 50 run partnership, 2/57 with 8 overs left.
Then a really solid effort from Mihir, first time batting at 4 and only his second bat of the year, facing 24 balls for 1 no. Finally a special effort from Ramil 42 no batting for 26 overs holding our innings together. We finished 2 down for 69 at end of play.
So, with this loss and other results not going our way , we fall from 3rd into 5th position just 2 points out of 4th place with 1 round left. With bye points in the last round, we now rely on Beecroft the Minor premiers and the team we lost to this round, beating the 4th placed side for us to sneak into the semis.
Even a draw will do, as the point earned today could give a single point advantage in that case.
Only 8 completed games, 4 wins and 4 losses in 14 rounds, generally a disrupted and disappointing season. 6 rounds have been lost – 2 byes, a round cancelation and 3 rainout draws. Nevertheless we might still have a chance for a post season semi if results go our way in round 14.
If results don’t go the way we would like, then season over for us in early February and last match report.