Level 1 Coaching Course
Cricket NSW is conducting another Level 1 Training Course. This is a sought after qualification for those interested in Coaching. Details are:
• When: Sunday 7th February 2010
• Where: Montview Oval, Hornsby heights
• Time: 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
• Cost: $120

If you are coaching a WPHC side we pay for the cost.

If you are interested then just let Ross Anderson know at wisden@bigpond.com

Cricket Clinic
The annual and very well run Northern Districts Cricket Clinic is fast approaching. This is one of only 2 Programs endorsed by our Club. The dates for the clinic these holidays are:

• Monday 18th January – Wednesday 20th January, 2010 (final week of the summer holidays).

Holiday Fun ‘N’ Skills Camp
There is also a 5 day Holiday Fun ‘N’ Skills Camp (Monday 18th Jan - Friday 22nd Jan) being run at Turramurra Public School in the same week of the holidays. The booking process for the holiday camp is exactly the same as it is with the cricket clinic.

Registration
To register your child/ren, please contact the following:

SPORTSPRO P/L
PO BOX 586
FRENCHS FOREST NSW 1640
FAX NO: (02) 9453 1454

If you require any further information about the cricket clinic or holiday camp please contact Steve Riddett on 0403 757 530 or the office on 9453 1451.

Juniors
Significant performances to come.

Seniors Results
A1 203 defeated Kenthurst 197 – a fantastic result that in previous years would have seen a different result against 2nd placed Kenthurst. Our attack this year is the best in A1 with strike power all the way down which is why we are in this comp big time. Best bowlers for us were Scott Henderson (again) with 3 wickets with very good backup from James Makin and Matt Spalding both with 2 wickets.

A2 9/299 defeated Kenthurst 114 and 0/61 – match report to follow but another huge result against the competition leaders to give us a share of 1st place. The 1st innings bowling was the most penetrating with Michael Quieros 3/30 and Darren Morrow 2/17 off 13 overs. We are now on a roll.

Colts Red 6/179 defeated Berowra 148 – a sensational effort to convincingly beat the previously undefeated Berowra team. After finally winning a toss we had the opportunity to bat first for the first time this season. A solid opening partnership on the beautiful Berowra strip between Rob Aitken (33) and Matt Bennetts (28) set the scene for the innings and permitted Carl Madsen (31), Pat Bertoldo (26no) and Sam Croft (19) to put on quick runs. At 6/179 after the 40 overs a competitive total had been set. Berowra looked solid early on before Adam Hutchings (5/24) ensured victory for the team by removing most of the top half of the batting order. Sets things up nicely for the remainder of the season.

Colts Blue 131defeated Hornsby 96 – playing at a typically unpredictable Turramurra oval we won the toss and batted first. After a solid start we lost too many quick middle order wickets to be 5/75 at drinks. Thanks to a controlled innings of 23* by Sam Klienhans and a quickfire 28 (off 13) from Rowan Keating we pushed past 120 before the last 3 wickets fell cheaply and we were all out for 131 off only 30 overs which was disappointing as we fell very short of the 40 over allocation. However we still had a target to bowl at.

The bowling and fielding was sharp and taking steady wickets regularly Hornsby never came close to being in a winning position. Peter Yeates (4/22) and Rowan Keating (3/22) were the pick of the bowlers but all the bowlers and the fielding was top quality considering there were 3 fill in players helping out. A good win for the team.

B1 5/230 defeated Kenthurst 226 – another comfortable win, our fourth in a row. We lost a couple of early wickets to be 3/49 before Tim Millington (66) and Scott Jobson (59 not out) combined for a hundred run partnership to take control of the game. Kenthurst's lack of bowling depth showed as Tim and Scott, and then later Rowan and Josh belted their attack to every corner of the ground. We cruised to victory with 5 wickets in hand and with more than over 20 overs left in the day. Looking to maintain this form throughout the one dayers..

B2 3/170 and 4/129 defeated outright Beecroft 132 & 159 – declaring overnight we put Beecroft back in and knocked them over for 159 on a hot and lightening fast Thornleigh Oval. Once again good discipline both bowling and fielding saw us set up the late afternoon run chase for outright points. Best with the ball were Geoff Starr 5 / 42, Tim Starr 2 / 27 and Mark Bennett 2 / 22 with Ben McNamara taking 3 catches. Again, Alex Connell produced a cracking 58 (to go with 104* first innings), well supported by Adam Walter 26, Andrew Percival 18 and Ben Nolan 12* got us across the line with approx 10 overs to spare. An outstanding win which sees us increase our lead at the top. We were already leading the Comp by 10 points and this will only be more after this result.

C1 9/277 lost to Kenthurst 9/278 – we probably got closer than we deserved in this game. Expecting to win comfortably, we were a bit below our standard for a lot of the game, backed up by rolling injuries that saw us field with 10 players for much of the game and down to 9 at times. At 4/215 we clicked with John Steel (4/60) leading the charge with some sustained bowling. The below par energy was backed up by a combination of poor catching and a lot of bad luck with the Kenthurst top order offering a lot of catches and near chances. It got down to the final over for the last player in to edge a ball just wide of his stumps to get the winning runs. A bit of a wakeup call against the last placed team but with the positive being the way we came back.

C2 405 defeated Mt Colah 164 & 8/198 – a detailed match report will follow but this is a match we probably butchered an opportunity for an outright win. Our 1st innings bowling performance got the 6 points with Nik Patel (4/38) and Russel Ingram 3/38 outstanding. In the 2nd innings we had them on the ropes but just missed the killer punch to put them away. Best bowlers in the 2nd innings were Jacques Visser 2/25, Mark Bell 2/34 and Nik Patel 2/24. Anyway a good result that consolidates a top 2 position.

C3
White 153 defeated Kissing Point 153 – chasing a moderate score, we were off to an excellent start with openers Brendan Harkin (39) & Kramer Richards (29) putting on 77 for the opening wicket. At 1/99 we were cruising, but brought Kissing Point back into contention losing 3/1, due to some pretty shoddy batting. However Taki Manolelis (38) & Andrew Miedler (23 no) consolidated and got us home with plenty of time & batting to spare. A god win that consolidates our place as competition leader.

Blue 8/282 defeated Kenthurst 157 – well who needs to win the toss when a bunch of guys can come together and win games. We had a great day out playing against Kenthurst who are a fantastic bunch of guys. Jono van Blerk not out on 48. We went in to bowl & usually we watch Rahul Saberherwal try hard to take wickets, but today was different, he took wickets effortlessly & finished with a fantastic 5/28. Kenthurst were eventually bowled out for 157.

D1 2/118 defeated on 1st innings ARL 91 – another outstanding win by the fellows who in the end managed to chase down the runs for an outright with a single ball to spare. Notable prformances with the bat by Allan Raffel 77 and Laghlan Vile 75no, supported by some good line and length bowling with Graham Auld achieving 3/30 and Manod Wickramasinghe 3/45.
This is the sort of preparation we needed for our next two upcoming games against the 1st and 2nd placed sides. This win leaves us comfortably in 3rd closing in on 1st and 2nd. The most pleasing aspect of this game, albeit being without some key players, is that the good performances are coming from different players every week, who either bat well when required or take a vital catch at the right time, which in turn brings about the positive result.

D2 210 defeated Kenthurst 160 – a detailed match report will follow but this is our biggest win of the season against the Team coming equal first. Best bowlers were Niranjan Sundararaj & Ryan Schuten shared the honours, both taking 3-24. Stay tuned.

The thinking man’s cricketer
As a genius, star U16 player Riley Miedler makes a good cricketer. Playing with an umpires counter while waiting to bat...."Hey check this thing out – it only goes up to 6!".One thing, he is right. Well done Riley but keep the runs and wickets coming.

Knockout
How about Ryan Schouten in D2. After playing U15’s in the morning Ryan had a head clash taking a catch in the morning, knocking himself out – he can’t remember much of the incident. After laying down recovering most of the morning he came out and played his first Seniors game and took 3/24 to play a big part in a huge win against the competition leaders. As they say in the classics ‘beware the injured player’.

Family affair
Last season, the Creais’ set the standard with 4 family members on the field in the one game as players – no records on this one but it is up there. On the weekend, our C1 side also had 4 family members playing – Daniel, Ross, John Anderson to start off with. After a series of rolling injuries we were down to 10 (again) with Denise coming to the rescue and fielding as the game was getting down to a close finish. This was Denise’s first time on the field since her retirement from Test cricket in 1991.

The Club
We reckon our A1 side is the ‘sleeper’ to take out the Comp this season. Talent aside, one of the reason’s is that the boys have a huge incentive to perform. They have developed their own Membership cards (thanks Di) – ‘My Team. My Culture. My Brotherhood’. At the end of each game they have a draw and the winner gets free drinks. What more incentive can anyone get to even turn up.

Player of the Year
In Seniors, the Player of the Year is determined by a 3-2-1 points allocation at the end of each match. Points at the end of Round 6 are:

• 9 Points:
o Michael Dale (Colts)
o Rowan Keating (B1)
o Pratah Sinnetamby (C3)
o Matt Thorndyke (B1)
o John Steel (C1)
o Chris Williamson (C2)
• 8 points
o Matt Scoular (B1)
• 7 points:
o Tom Blissenden (Colts Red)
o Arkit Grover (D2)
o Scott Henderson (A1)
o Amir Marzouk (A2)
o Michael McGregor (A2)
o Nik Patel (C2)
o Alan Raffel (D1)
o Tim Scoular (Colts Blue)
o Sam Thariana (D2)

The elite
The top 10 cumulative run scorers (Seniors) and wicket takers as at Round 7 (day 1) are:

Top 10 batsmen
1. 586 @ 117.20 – Russell Ingram (C2)
2. 413 @ 45.89 – Sam Thariani (D2)
3. 318 @ 39.75 – Michael McGregor (A2)
4. 310 @ 44.29 – Gavin Taylor (A1)
5. 277 @ 55.40 – Matt Scoular (B1)
6. 257 @ 51.40 – Matt Thorndyke (B1)
7. 241 @ 120.5 – Daniel Anderson (C1)
8. 229 @ 45.80 – Pratah Sinnentamby (C3)
9. 227 @ 32.43 – Matt Jobson (A2)
10. 221 @ 32.43 – Chris Williamson (C2)

Top 10 bowlers
1. 22 @ 10.41 – Rowan Keating (B1)
2. 19 @ 9.21 – Matt Dawson (A1)
3. 18 @ 9.67 – Rahul Sabherwal (C3 & D1)
4. 17 @ 13.0 – Taki Manolelis (C3)
5. 16 @ 7.75 – Tim Starr (B2)
6. 16 @ 13.52 – John Steel (C1)
7. 14 @ 15.21 – Chris Williamson (C2)
8. 14 @ 15.21 – Matt Spalding (A1)
9. 14 @ 15.29 – Ankit Grover (D2)
10. 14 @ 15.36 – Scott Henderson (A1)
11. 14 @ 16.00 – Matt Spalding (A1)

Top 4 catches (non wicket keeping)
1. 6 – James McBrien (B2)
2. 5 – Mark Bell (C2)
3. 5 – Tim Millington (B1)
4. 5 – Brett Hawkins (C3)

Competition table
Standings after Round 6 are:
• A1: 3rd
• A2: 2nd
• Colts Red: 3rd
• Colts Blue: 4th
• B1: 3rd
• B2: 1st
• C1: 3rd
• C2 = 3rd
• C3:
o Blue: 2nd
o White 1st
• D1: 3rd
• D2: = 5th

We now have all Teams in the top 4 except D2 who are just out of the top 4 at almost the half-way mark – a fantastic achievement.

Personal achievements

A couple of big ones are coming up:
• Peter Westerberg – just 13 for his 100 runs
• Simon Davies –
• Faisal Shamis – 51 to 1,000 runs

Gavin Taylor A1 Scored 1000th run Vs Kenthurst @ Kenthurst 28/2/09

Peter Heidegger C2 1,000 runs Vs Hornsby 2 Annangrove 10/10/09

Marco Delgado D1 1,000 runs Vs WPHC Blue @ Northholm Grammar 10/10/09

Alex Connell
B1 2,000 runs Vs Mt Colah @ Mt Ku-ring-gai 11/10/09

Rowan Keating
B1 1,000 runs Vs Normanhurst-Warrawee @ Normanhurst Oval 17/10

Tim Millington
B1 1,000 runs Vs Normanhurst-Warrawee @ Normanhurst Oval 17/10

Matt Jobson
A2 1,000 runs Vs Glenhaven @ Headen Park 24th October

Amir Marzouk A2 250 wickets Vs St Ives @ The Glade 18/10/2009

James McBrien
B2 1,000 runs Vs Hornsby @ Montview East 31/10/2009

Matt Dawson
A1 250 wickets Vs Castle Hill RSL @ Berowra 1/11/2009.

John Mitchell C1 50 wickets Vs Kissing Point @ Mimosa Oval 7/11/2009

Chris Williamson
C2 1,000 runs Vs Castle Hill @ Montview Oval West 15/11/2009

Scott Jobson
B1 100 wickets Vs Berowra @ Thornleigh Park 21/11/2009

Mark Bell C2 45 wickets – 5 to 50

Simon Davies
A1 4,927 runs – 73 runs to 5,000

Nathan Fathers
C1 1,842 runs – 158 runs to 2,000

Andrew Percival B2 866 runs – 134 to 1,000

Faisal Shamsi
D1 949 runs – 51 to 1,000

Simon Smyth
A1 1,871 runs – 129 to 2,000 career runs

231 wickets – 19 wickets to 250 career wickets

Leigh Van den Broeke
A2 2,765 runs – 235 to 3,000 runs

Andrew Watt C1 955 runs – 45 to 1,000 runs

Peter Westerberg D2 84 runs – 16 to 100

Posted by Ross Anderson on December 13, 2009 06:14 AM