Association News
New Association website
The URL for the Association website has changed. It is now www.hkhdca.com.au. There is a re-direct on the old site to the new site, so they can still use the old address for the time being.

This is the site where you can check things like points tables, draw and so on.

Re-gradings
After a lot of running around this week saw the Association decide to drop the recently promoted B1 side back to B2. A really good decision.

Body Science compression clothing
Full details of this are in the section following ‘Personal achievements’. This is gaining tradition with half of our A1 side now kitted out in the gear. If you have any interest in backing up without the pains and strains from a tough game then it is really recommended. Details are below.

Junior highlights
WPHC U16 Blue 72 lost to Normanhust 9/242 (Michael Richards 4/51)
WPHC U16 Red 223 (Bharat Ramesh 66, Alex Rashleigh 64) defeated Hornsby 201

WPH Sports Club Brassiere – Photo of the Month
The winner of our first Award monthly award is the photo taken by David Campling of an U13 Gold game. To have a look at the photo just go to the Photo Gallery and it is on page 9 with the landscape shot of a catch behind. The winner will get a dinner for 4 at the Sports Club as guests of Shane.

There are also a lot of other shots now up that are in the running for our November prize.

Our thanks to Shane and the gang in the WPH Sports Club Brassiere. Show you support to Shane who supports us by having a meal at the Brassiere – a top restaurant and supporting local a business.

Seniors
A1 137 lost to CHRSL 153 – we lost but a lot of positives from this game. After being 1/90 overnight we were looking down the barrel. Our bowlers had a different view. Matt dawson was simply superb taking 8/38. This is only the 36th time a WPHC player has taken 8 wickes or better in an innings and the best bowling performance in A1 since Ken Donaldson took took 16 wickets in a match 1978/79. So this is a once in a generation bowling performance. Great stuff Matt.

A2 8/273 defeated Kenthurst 121 – a huge win against last year’s Premiers. This is a hot team in both batting and bowling with the bowlers doing the job this week. Matt Jobbo continues to star taking 4/24 (14 overs) but got great backup from Rowan Dixit 4/59 and Hendo with 1/13. This win consolidates at the top of the table.

Colts Red 87 lost to Berowra 5/92 – another tuough game plaed on a wet turf ground (The Glade). No outstanding individual performances - hopefully some dry tracks next week.

Colts Blue 70 lost to Kenthurst 92 – a Turramurra Oval game - enough said. Not much to report in the batting but in the bowling Dylan Brogan with 3/5 and Tim Anderson 3/21 starred. The pitch was its usual Turramurra self, 7 LBW's sums up the 2 innings and really the pitch determined the result, shame we lost the toss. The boys played well and fought hard but the pitch was the winner with only 2 scores above 11 for the match.

B1 Blue 9/331 defeated outright St Ives 123 and 164 – this talented side just continues to perform. This week we bowled and got 20 wickets to get ten points for the match. Andrew Joyce took 4/11 (7 overs) and got great support from Chris Thorndyke with 3/16 and Paul Tilley with two. This demolition took 29 overs over the 4th placed side. Batting a second time we rolled them for 164 with Paul Tilley taking 3/25, Michael McDowell 2/17 and the consistent Chris Thorndyke 2/47.

B1 Red 150 and 157 lost outright Glenhaven 291 – following the incorrect decision to promote the lads to B1 from B2 we played a very strong Glenhaven and were thumped – as expected. Despite this the guys showed some fight with Ben Nolan getting his highest score with 70 and Justin Paterson 33. The Association has sensibly regrade the team back to B2 where they will be competitive.

B2 6/261 defeated Hornsby 254 – a very good win against one of the top sides. After just being promoted from C1 this was a very pleasing win. Runs were very well spread with Nathan Fathers just continuing to score runs with 69, David Luland 66, Gamini 34, Kishore 24 and Ross A 21. Missing our star bat Gus through work commitments the spread of run scoring was especially pleasing.

C2 7/212 defeated St Ives 188 – resuming on 3/93 chasing 188 against the top team St Ives, we were rarely troubled. Geoff Richards was run out early on for 58, but Nick Starr batted superbly to guide us to the total, only to be dismissed after we had won. He finally exited for 85....not bad for a 14 year old batting in his 2nd game in seniors. Only other notable score was Andrew Fiedler with 29*. We finished 7/212 when it bucketed down just before tea....so we called stumps.

C3 116 and 3/100 defeated outright Glenhaven 93 and 107 – a very important win to get this talented side off the bottom of the table and back into top 4 consideration. Having already won on the 1st innings last week we did the job again with the ball. Jacques Visser this time took over from Chris Williamson with 5/44. Our batting then finished the job with Peter Heidegger scoring 39* and Chris Williamson finishing with 25* to see us across the line with a 52 partnership. Well done to Steve Baker in scoring his 1,000th Club run and ending our own 'Gone with the Wind' saga – well done mate.

D1 135 and 6/117 lost to ARL 258 – out played by a team moved down from a higher grade. Marco Delgado salvaged some honour in defeat, taking 7-61. – 126th time. Faisal Shamsi top scoring in our second innings with 44 & Chris Milojevic back in form, 36 not out.

D2 126 and 4/227 126 defeated St Ives 80 and 7/141 – a very pleasing win, just falling short of the outright. At 2-20 after 8 overs, our game plan of setting very small targets and defending them looked a strong possibility. Enter Sid Vish(nu) and our game plan was turned on its head. After a 136 partnership(V. Ratnam & R. Smith), we definitely got the low score monkey off our backs. We declared at 4/227 after 41 overs. This gave us 31 overs to roll them over, a feat achieved in the 1st innings. We came very close having them at 7/141 at stumps. Special mentions to Mikey "Everywhere" Fitzpatrick who took 1-14 in a wizard like spell, Andy "Hot Potato" Duff and Pat "Where Is He?" Douglas both taking a classic catch each.

Eventually
The ongoing saga about Steve Baker (C3) getting his 1,000 runs finally came to a conclusion when he scored 19 against Glenhaven. This one has been going since early last year but the monkey is now well off Steve’s back. Bring on the next 1,000!

The Bruise brothers
Another Tilley moment
Last week’s Report was dedicated to our English import – B1 star Paul Tilley. The lad had a match off last week and the human headline has done it again. PT played in a Telegraph Shield match last Sunday, and scored 54! After copping couple of hits to the body in that innings he proudly displayed his bruises (badges of honour) to his B1 team mates before play. At tea, he was still busy showing his bruises, to anyone who may have missed it earlier. With less than an hour to play, and the opposition desperately trying to avoid an outright loss PT was seen on the boundary pulling his pants up and showing his bruises to a spectator.

Ben Nolan
Got to hand it to opening bowler Ben Nolan (B1) who batted against a fearsome attack. Ben top scored with 70 – beating his previous best of 50, way back in 1996/97. What makes this special is that he has more bruises than runs in one of the gutsiest displays this season.

Enter Eric Junkkari
Not to be outdone, the great Eric Junkkari was enjoying a well earned beer after an outright loss. Not to be outdone Eric then showed his bruise – a beauty. It was obtained while fielding at mid off where the rebound off his shin apparently went a further 20 metres. Sounds like maybe he should have used his hands instead.

Rep stars
Seniors
Well done to Paul Tilley (PT) who scored 54 in Telegraph Shield and Chris Thorndyke with 3/35 (11) – great stuff fella’s.

Juniors
Also congratulations to Daniel Anderson (DA) with 80 in a Moore Shield (U14) Rep game.

Personal Milestone achievements
As at the end of Round 5 standings are:
• Congratulations to:
o Craig Hutchinson took his 100th career wicket
o Steve Baker for his 1,000th run
• Coming up are the following big ones:
o James Makin is just 2 away from his 350th Club wicket!
o Geoff Starr is just 28 short of his 1,000 runs for WPHC

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

Ben McNamarra B2 100 wickets Vs CHRSL @ Caterson 2, 25/8/08

Dylan Brogan Colts 50 wickets Vs Normanhurst Warrawee @ Turramurra 1/11/08

Andrew Fiedler C2 4,000 runs Vs Hornsby @ Campbell Park 1/11/08

Craig Hutchinson C1 100 wickets Vs Hornsby @ Campbell Park 8/11/08

Steve Baker C3 1,000 runs Vs Glenhaven @ Glenhaven 15/11/08

James McBrien
Colts • 869 runs – 131 to 1,000
• 50 wickets Vs Kissing Point @ Storey Park 12/10/08
Nick Bennett A1 875 runs – 125 to 1,000

Jon Burns 291 wickets – 9 to 300

James Fiedler A2 931 runs – 69 to 1,000 runs

James Makin A1 348 wickets – 2 to 350

Amir Marzouk A1 244 wickets – 6 to 250

Michael McDowell B1 83 wickets – 17 to 100

John Mitchell C1 43 wickets – 7 to 50

Matt Nolan B2 872 runs – 128 to 1,000

Justin Paterson B1 81 wickets – 19 to 100

Andrew Percival B2 801 runs – 199 to 1,000

Kishore Rampersad C1 3,861 runs – 139 to 4,000 runs

Geoff Starr C2
• 982 runs – 28 runs to 1,000
• 50 wickets Vs
Andrew Watt C1
• 862 runs – 138 to 1,000 runs
• 88 wickets – 12 to 100 wickets

Craig Willmott 1,932 – 78 to 2,000 career runs

Peter Westerberg D1 65 runs – 35 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 November 16, 2008 05:46 AM