Junior highlights
• WPHC U16 Red 268 def Mt Colah 173
o Batting: Alex Rashleigh 79, Shashankh Thirumeni 53
o Bowling: Anjan Oberai 5/11, Alex Rashleigh 4/10
• WPHC U16 8/211 def Upper Hills 47 & 6/160
o Batting: Kevin Godfrey 78
o Bowling: Crispin Demetriou 4/2.

Coaching Courses
Level 1
This sought after Cricket NSW accredited course is fast approaching with limited spots. Details are:
• When: Sunday 9th November
• Where: Edward Bennett Oval
• Time: between 9.00 am and 4.30 pm
• Cost: Nil if you are Coaching or intend to coach a WPHC Team. Otherwise the cost is $120.

There are 3 Levels of Coaching and this is a valuable stepping stone to those interested in coaching at higher levels

Kenthurst Banksia’s Brisbane Tour
We have a great relationship with our sister Club Kenthurst. They are organising one of their fabulous cricket tours this time to Brisbane between 16th and 23rd November. They play a few games and also watch the Brisbane Test Match. The cost is $825 that includes accommodation and entrance to the first 2 days of the Test. If you are interested than give Ross Anderson a call on 9476-0595.

Seniors
A1 295 defeated Berowra 107 & 2/30 – a comprehensive win against a team that will be in the top 4. Like the batting, one of the major positives coming from is the spread of performances. Simon Smyth is in a golden run taking 5/25 from 16 straight overs) but got fabulous backup from Amir Marzouk with the rest spread. Well done to Sujith who took his first wicket in A1.

A2 9/282 defeated Galston Glenorie 253 – another good win against one of the top teams. Strength again came from the spread of performances. Newcomer Darren Morrow backed up his 28 with the bat to take 4/62, Matt Jobbo 3/46 (18 overs) and Scott Henderson 2/39 were outstanding. After a loss and a draw in the first 2 games this is an important win for this Team who wants to win back the Premiership trophy they lost last year.

Colts Red Vs Kenthurst – no play during the HSC. The guys start up again on the 2nd November.

Colts Blue Vs Normanhurst-Warrawee – HSC break until the 1st November.

B1 207 defeated Kenthurst 125 and 7/134 – what was shaping as an annihilation of top 4 Kenthurst (they were 8/29 overnight) this turned out to be a comfortable win. In the 1st innings Andrew Joyce continued his great run with 6/21 and continues to get tremendous backup from Rowan Keating with 3/28. With strength in the batting and bowling these boys will take a lot of stopping this season.

B2 8/369 drew Pymble – what a shame. After scoring a massive 369 on a new pitch at Campbell it was vandalised and Council called the match a draw. You don’t lose too many games with this score but it ‘is as it is’. Bring on next week.

C1 284 defeated outright Hornsby 106 and 165 – a very strong result across the paddock. Backing up a strong batting line up is bowling depth that will give other sides a shudder – this includes 5 genuine spinners – 3 of whom are wicket taking leggies. In the first innings, Craig Hutchinson took 4/20 but got great backup from Daniel Anderson (DA) with 3/14 and John Steel 2/13. In the 2nd innings wickets this time being taken by DA with 2/5 (4 overs), Chris Sharkey 2/26, Gus Grima 2/32 and Jaskaran 1/30 who bowled well without luck. There is not a weakness in this team with strong batting to no 11 and awesome bowling depth. Well done boys.

C2 181 defeated Mt Colah 7/185 – another good result from a talented side but anchored by tough bowling restrictions – both age based and imposed but they can’t do much more than win 2 on the trot. Geoff Richards was the star with 66* and 36 from Geoff Starr, down from Colts during their HSC break. The boys are on a roll.

C3 187 and 3/126 lost to Berowra 8/390 – we gave ourselves a good chance at 0/77 after 15 overs but the big chase was just too much. In the first innings, Mark Bell scored 44 with fellow opener Amesh Da Silva scoring 29. Asked to follow-on the 2nd innings showed what might have been. Peter Heidegger cut loose with 87 that included 5 sixers. Bring on next week.

D1 268 defeated Hornsby 70 and 6/204. Another very good performance by this good side. Star of the bowling was Chris Milosevic who took 5/9 from 10 overs – fantastic effort. In the second innings, Chris did it again, this time taking 4/32. If Chris took just one more wicket he would have been only the 45th player in our long history to take 10 wickets in a match. Well done Chris and D1.

D2 200 defeated Normanhurst / Warrawee 126 – a very strong win from this ‘surprise packet’ team. Normo will be one of the finalist this year and were confident, even more so at 3/91 on a field that had been cut after we struggled on ankle depth grass the week before. According to our Captain Johnathan Van Blerk:
“And the day started, the wicketkeeper (Jono) dropped 2 catches. Sekhar went on to get 3 wickets for 12 runs in 9 over’s, Vishnu aka (Sid Vicious) got himself 2 for 16 in 7 over’s, leaving both Ian and Claudio with a wicket each. Before we wiped the @#$% out of our eyes, we had them all out for 126 runs after bowling 21 over’s today and we had only given them another 3 extras”

“The birds and the bees”
Got to hand it to Jaskaran Singh (C1). After making a name for himself as someone petrified by magpies last season this year it is bees. The bee swarm that is well know at Bannockburn Oval this time made an appearance at Karuah Oval fom about an hour. Unfortunately, the bees seemed to like Jaskaran. Just to show his commitment and sheer courage he bowled with his shirt pulled over his head. An interesting tactic that was sure to batsman off but also makes it difficult to see the wicket. So far we have magpies, bees and maybe next week – killer butterflies. Good on you Jas.

The Groin strain – the beginning of another saga
Bill Peterkin (A1 Grade Superstar) is rapidly taking over from the Human Headline – Tony Hadley. Bill has set a new standard in athleticism. After his fantastic catch last week, he pulled a groin muscle moving from gully to 2nd slip. Really sad Bill. Showing his toughness though he should be back next week – fielding in the gully with no 2nd slip moves.

Is he a left hander?
Chris Sharkey (C1 leg spinner) is the observant type. With a left and right hander batting you would expect the thoughtful spinner to be bowling to a well thought out plan. Not our Chris. It took him 3 balls to realise that there was even a left and right hander batting. Well done mate.

The run chase
Two of our batting greats – Kishore Rampersad C1 (3,916 runs) and Andrew Fiedler C2 (3,936 runs) are in a ‘dog fight’ to see who reaches 4,000 runs first. This will put them both in the top 10 run scorers of all time. But....don’t hold your breath. The boys are taking their time and seem to be playing the gentleman’s game of letting the other get there first so it might take some time.

Photo of the Month
October is fast coming to an end. At the end of this month, the WPH Sports Club will be offering a Dinner for 4 people (to the value of $100) to the person who takes our Photo of the Month. The judge will be the Chef! All you need to do take photo's of your games – action photo's, human interest photo's or whatever. The photo judged to the best for the month will get the dinner. This is open to everyone from Kanga, Junior Boys and Girls and Seniors. Apart from being a possible winner the photo will go on to WPH Sports Club internal TV for the month. All photo's submitted will also go onto the website.

Personal Milestone achievements
As at the end of Round 2 standings are:
• Congratulations to Rohan Dixit who took his 50th Club wicket
• Coming up are the following big ones:
o Dylan Brogan is just 5 wickets away from his 50
o Andrew Fiedler 3,936 (64 from 4,000) and Kishore Rampersad 3,900 are chasing the first to reach 4,000 career runs
o James Makin is just 3 away from his 350th Club wicket!
o Ben McNamarra needs 1 for his 100th wicket

Name Grade Achievement
Rowan Keating B1 50 wickets Vs Glenhaven @ Glenhaven 20/9/08
Rohan Dixit A2 50 wickets Vs St Ives @ Greenway 27/9/08

Steve Baker C3 975 runs – 25 runs to 1,000

Nick Bennett A1 864 runs – 136 to 1,000

Dylan Brogan Colts 45 wickets – 5 wickets to 50

Jon Burns 291 wickets – 9 to 300

Andrew Fiedler C2 3,936 runs – 64 to reach 4,000 career runs

James Fiedler A2 844 runs – 156 to 1,000 runs

Craig Hutchinson C1 93 wickets – 7 to 100 wickets

James Makin A1 347 wickets – 4 to 350

Amir Marzouk A1 242 wickets – 8 to 250

Michael McDowell B1 81 wickets – 19 to 100

Ben McNamarra B2 99 wickets – 1 to 100 wickets

John Mitchell C1 41 wickets – 9 to 50

Matt Nolan B2 846 runs – 154 to 1,000

Justin Paterson B1 81 wickets – 19 to 100

Andrew Percival B2 776 runs – 224 to 1,000

Kishore Rampersad C1 3,900 runs – 139 to 4,000 runs

Andrew Watt C1 • 865 runs – 135 to 1,000 runs

• 86 wickets – 14 to 100 wickets
Peter Westerberg D1 71 runs – 29 to 100

Peter Whitehead A1 47 wickets – 3 to 50 career wickets

Body Science Compression sports gear
BSC are Club sponsors. They provide compression sporting clothing to major sporting stars. Many NRL Clubs use BSC in preference to Skins. For every purchase, BSC rebate 10% back to our Club that is then used for development - training improvements, coaching and so on.

This product is especially useful for any player who gets niggles during or after games. It is also a very good idea for for Junior and Senior Rep players who have to back up on Saturday's/Sundays plus added training requirements.

If you are thinking about buying compression sports clothing then look no further than BSC - they are superior to Skins and the Club gets a benefit that goes back to our players.

The gear is available in black or white. If you need more information then please go to the BSC website on http://www.bodyscience.com.au/. The website also has a more complete listing of the compression gear product range and also sizing charts to help you work out the right size.

How do I get this gear
Bill Peterkin has kindly offered to be the link between our Club and BSC. All you need to do is to work out what you would like and let Bill know your requirements.

Bill can be contacted on 0488 110 942 or via email billstar@optusnet.com.au

Posted by Ross Anderson on October 19, 2008 06:10 AM