The 2007-08 Season has now officially started – our 61st as a Club. Registration Day was held on the 29th July and we are gearing up.

Registrations
With Registration Day now completed we are starting to work through preparation for the fast approaching season. While final numbers are not yet available we had very strong registrations. For those who could not make it on Sunday the following arrangements apply:

Kangas
Registrations remain open. We can take these up until we reach ground capacity so please get in quickly.

Girls
Also remain open. Contact details are under ‘Contact details’ (under Club Information on the menu)

Junior Boys
Depending on registrations received on the 29th July there may/may not be spots available. Please go to ‘Age Groups and Contacts’ under Junior Boys under Team Information on the menu and contact the Age Coordinator directly.

Seniors
Spots are still available. Contact details are under ‘Senior Men’ under ‘Contacts’ under ‘Team Information’ on the website menu.

Key dates

• First Seniors practice – Saturday 4th August at 103 New line Road nets starting at 1.00pm


• First game (Juniors and Seniors) – Saturday 8th September


• Kanga and Girls start – mid October, dates to be set.

Juniors
Teams are being worked through and once these are advised (by mid August) Coaches will get in contact with you to work through practice arrangements and next steps.

Seniors
Details are:

• Practice – starts Saturday 4th August at 103 New Line Road nets starting at 1.00pm


• Practice will then be held every Saturday (same time, same place) with the last hit on Saturday 1st September until the season starts on the 8th.

Baby watch
Something must in the air. Congratulations to James and Fiona Makin on the birth of their son Jack Windsor Makin on the 30th July. Check out the photo of the proud parents on the Photo Gallery. Well done James and Fiona.

Baby Jack is the 3rd baby within a few months. First Burnsy then Matt Nolan and now the Makin’s – well done folks and great consideration to have these wonderful events to happen before the season starts.

Website watch
Peter Lees has been doing some fantastic work on the website. Apart from building an on-line payment capability he has also revamped the whole site by giving it a new look. Keep a look out for this – it looks fantastic.

Coaching Courses
Level 1
We are hosting a Level 1 Training Course at Edward Bennett Oval in November. The course is fully accredited with Cricket Australia and is run by Cricket NSW professional coaches. These courses are highly sort after. There are only a limited number of courses run across Sydney each year and this is the first in our area. Details are:

When: Sunday 11th and 25th November 2007
Where: Edward Bennett Oval (just behind the Sports Club)
Time: 9.00am to 4.00pm
Cost: Nil – provided you are coaching or intend to coach a side this coming season. Otherwise the cost is $120 per person.

Please get back to Ross Anderson asap on 9476-0595 if you are interested in registering. There are only 20 spots available and anyone from the District is welcome to come along.

Level 0
Entry level coaching course for people interested in knowing the Basics about coaching – ideal for mums and dads who want to know enough but not too much about the detail. Details are:

When: Sunday 7th October and Sunday 4th November
Where: Edward Bennett Oval (just behind the Sports Club)
Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm
Cost: Nil.

Please also contact Ross Anderson on 9476-0595 if you are interested in participating.

Kingsgrove Sports sponsorship
We are fortunate to have a sponsorship arrangement with Kingsgrove Sports Store at North Parramatta. Anyone associated with our Club is entitled to the following offer:

+ 5% discount on all cricket gear and clothing purchases just by mentioning our Club
+ once you give your details, 3 people will get their gear purchases for free to the value of $300 each

Kingsgrove is the best place in the whole area to buy cricket gear so if you are thing of getting any gear then go to Kingsgrove. They are located at

570 CHURCH STREET; NORTH PARRAMATTA.NSW.2151
Phone: (02) 9890-2311
Email: westside@kingsgrovesports.com.au

Website: www.kingsgrovesports.com.au

Website developers and graphic artists
We are privileged to have Peter Lees do all the website work for our Club. However, it is run by volunteers and we always need to involve others to share the fun.

If you have abilities in Perl scripting, graphic design or other web-related skills, and would like to contribute to your Club, please contact Peter (AT) wphccc.org

Posted by Ross Anderson on August 1, 2007 07:06 AM