Club News: May 2008 - Update
Seniors Presentation Night
It is on this week. Details are:
When: Friday 9th May
Where: Castle Hill RSL
Time: 7.30 pm for 7.45 pm start
Cost: $40 per person for a 3 good course meal and a great night
Dress Code: normal RSL standards
Who can come along
Everyone and anyone. We usually fill the room with players, parents, girl friends and partners so the more the better
All we ask
If you have committed to come along then please make the effort as we have already committed to numbers thanks for this.
Representative Coaches and Managers
The Association has called for nominations for the following roles. Representative:
Coaches U10 to U16 Shield Teams and Presidents cup/IDCA Teams
Managers
Age Convenors
Each position has a Job Description and can be obtained by contacting Ross Anderson. Applications close 16th May. If you have a Level 1 or higher coaching certificate then the Coaching roles would be an ideal way of building on these qualifications.
Bradman Oval
It is happening. We have been trying to get a game at Bradman Oval for 3 years but keep being washed out. Fingers crossed this year. It looks like we have been successful in booking Sunday 23rd November. Stay tuned for more information.
Congratulations
Well done to Felicity Trinh who plays with our Girls. Felicity was recently selected in the U13 NSW Emerging Breakers squad. Her achievements on top of this in 2007-08 have been fantastic:
Being part of the winning team (Sydney North) of the NSW PSSA Girls Cricket Championship
Selected into the U13 Northern Sydney Girls U13 representative team
Winning the Mollie Dive U13 Shield and with it the bowling award for the tournament including best bowling figures of 4/2, against Bankstown.
Well done felicity.
Coming up
It might only be May but next season isnt that far away. The major dates to look forward to are:
Annual General Meeting Wednesday 9th July at the Sports Club
Registration Day Sunday 27th July (2 and a half months away!)
1st Seniors Practice Saturday 2nd August
1st Game Juniors and Seniors Saturday 6th September.
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Club News: Registration System Changes
You can now change your password on the registration system (or get it reset if you've forgotten it)
Visit Online Registration to start.
Club News: Website Maintenance
Due to maintenance and network changes at our service provider, www.wphccc.org was UNAVAILABLE from about 3am Saturday 19th to about midday on Monday 21st April.
Everything should be working now, which will be obvious if you're reading this.
Club News: April 12 2008 Update
The 2007-08 season is now over but there is still a lot happening:
Dominic Thornely
Congratulations to Dom (our Club Ambassador) who heads off this weekend to play in the IPL Twenty/20 competition playing alongside Sachin Tendulkar and heaps of other big name players. Well done mate on this fantastic achievement.
Lisa Sthalekar
Lisa is the Australian Womens Vice Captain and is a West Penno girl having played with the Junior boys from the U10s through to the U16s.
Lisa won the Belinda Clark Medal for the second year in a row a fantastic achievement.
Seniors Presentation Night
Its coming up fast our Seniors Presentation Night. These nights just get bigger and are the highlight of the season. Details are:
When: Friday 9th May
Where: Castle Hill RSL
Time: 7.30 pm for 7.45 pm start
Cost: $40 per person for a 3 good course meal and a great night.
Who can come along
Everyone and anyone. We usually fill the room with players, parents, girl friends and partners so the more the better
We need to finalise number shortly so your captain will be in touch with you so stay tuned.
Bradman Oval
It is happening. We have been trying to get a game at Bradman Oval for 3 years but keep being washed out. Fingers crossed this year. It looks like we have been successful in booking Sunday 23rd November. Teams will be selected later in the year but those lucky enough to be invited to play will be those folk who have contributed through their volunteer work over the many years. Stay tuned for more information.
Next season
So you thought that we were in for a long break before the next season think again. How about these for some fast approaching dates:
Registration Day Sunday 27th July (3 and a half months away)
1st Seniors Practice Saturday 2nd August
1st Game Juniors and Seniors Saturday 6th September.

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