July 2009 Update
We are now gearing up for another cricket season our 79th as a Club. There is a lot happening with the major events being:
New Committee for this season
Our Annual General Meeting was held last week and our new Leadership Team for 2009-10 is very strong. Our Leaders are:
Chairman: Barry McDonald
Deputy Chairperson (Snr): Evan Hutchings
Deputy Chairperson (Jnr): Glenn OConnor
Finance Director: Raj Sethi
Director Operations / Secretary: Ross Anderson
Director Juniors: Deepak Narsai (acting)
Director Girls: John Porter
Director Kanga: John Coulthard
Director Seniors: Andrew Fiedler.
Thanks to each of these volunteers who all put in long hours to make sure that we all get a game. If you see any of these folk around a quick word of appreciation would be well received.
Club Captain
Congratulations to Matt Dawson (A1 Captain) who is our Club Captain for this season a very prestigious position.
Coming up
Club Registration Day
We take all Registrations for Kanga, Junior boys, Girls and Seniors on the day.
When: Sunday 26th July 2009
Where: Oakhill Drive Public School, Oakhill Drive, Castle Hill
Time: 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
For our Junior boys we again expect a good turnout with Teams filling up fast usually on the day. To avoid disappointment please register on the day (or online) as any delay could see registrations close off.
On-line registrations
We will again have a secure on-line registration system up and running for this season. The feedback was very good last season and Peter Lees has further improved the system to make it even more user-friendly. This is now switched on and is available for all Teams with the exception of Kanga registrations that will still be done on Registration Day. Last season, upwards of 30% of all Registrations were made on-line.
First Seniors Practice
Saturday 8th August at 103 Newline Road nets between 1.00 pm and around 4.30 pm.
First game
The Season kicks off for Seniors and Juniors on Saturday 12th September.
Association AGM
The Association has its AGM coming up. Every registered player or family is welcome to come along. Details are:
When: Monday 27th July
Where: Asquith Bowling & recreation Club (right beside Storey Park)
Time: 7.30 pm
A Special general Meeting will be held at 7.30 pm for the Seniors to vote on a number of significant changes for the coming season.
If you have any spare time you are welcome to come along.
Association Executive positions
If anyone is interested in standing for Association Executive positions at the AGM then please get back to Ross Anderson before Monday 20th July please.
Association Award winners
Congratulations to our Senior Players who won Association Awards. The Junior winners were announced in previous updates:
Dylan Brogan Colts Bowling Award (28 @ 7.93)
Matt Thorndyke B1 Batting (378 @ 37.8)
Roger Friend D1 Bowling (33 @ 14.67)
Ian Nichol D2 Bowling 31 @ 12.94
Cricket NSW Level 1 Accreditation
Cricket NSW is running a Level 1 Coaching Course in September. Over the last few years we have run a Level 1 programme at Edward Bennett Oval and now have 29 qualified Level 1 coaches. It is an excellent course and is highly recommended.
When: Sunday 13th September 2009
Where: Montview Oval, Hornsby Heights
Time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Cost: $Nil if you coach a WPHC team otherwise $120 / person.
There are still some spots available so if you want to get this valuable qualification please move quickly. The only condition we apply is that if you commit to go and don't turn-up then we ask for the cost to be reimbursed which is only fair.
If you are interested then please get back to Ross Anderson (wisden@bigpond.com) your name and full contact details. There are still spots available but please move quickly if you are interested.
Cricket Wisdom
This one is courtesy of Greg Fiedler:
The first testicular guard was used in cricket in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. It took 100 years for men to realise that the brain is also important.
Posted by Ross Anderson on July 5, 2009 06:06 AM