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HCA Annual Report 2019-20 Year End April 2020 Hamilton Cricket Association Annual Report 2019/20 Season 01 May 2019 – 30 April 2020 “Provide enjoyable cricketing experiences for people of all ages and abilities” Office Bearers Chair Paula Baker Board Nathan Daley Amy Marfell Mark Donnelly Fabian Pathirana Prakash Gosai Mark Sturm – retired May 2020 Fraser Hill Patron Bruce Pairaudeau Auditor Jefferies Nock & Associates Limited Life Members Richard Dodunski Norm Austin Staff General Manager Rupert Hodgson (finished December 2019) Pathway Manager – Waikato Janice Fraser (finished December 2019) Development Manager - Hamilton Nikki Howlett (finished July 2019) Minutes Secretary- Emily McCarvill Supported By: Competition & Communications Administrator Kalyan Jeram (finished April 2020) Development Manager - Waikato Keith Vincent (from 16 December 2019) Pathway Manager - Waikato Janice Fraser (from 16 December 2019) Development Officer - Hamilton & Raglan Lachie Holt (from 05 January 2020) Development Activator – Waikato Mereana Hyde (from 11 November 2019) General Manager – Community Eimear Richardson General Manager – Pathways Peter Zanzottera Finance Manager Chelsea Fleetwood Finance Assistant Kailing Li (from 16 December 2019) Hamilton Cricket Association Partners participant experiences for males and females across all Chair Report levels including junior, youth/college and senior. Within pathways, five teams (boys and girls) represented HCA Paula Baker within NDCA underage tournaments as well as teams in The 2019/20 season was a year in which HCA ventured the Fergus Hickey, Basil McBurney and Brian Dunning into new partnerships while continuing to successfully tournaments. As the proud holders of the Hawke Cup, deliver and improve local and regional cricket HCA successfully defended two challenges before losing experiences. to Canterbury Country in Round 3. A number of players also were selected to play in the NDCA Northern Premier As part of the overarching New Zealand Cricket project League competitions, the final day of play being hosted “One Cricket” HCA entered a by HCA at Jansen Park. Umpire and scorer development Shared Services Agreement with remains a critical priority as is as development of NDCA who now operationally coaches, HCA was successful in increasing the number of delivers community and pathway qualified active coaches by nearly 30% in the 2019/20 cricket including all programmes season. It is hoped that increased support to junior and competitions on behalf of HCA. coaches will grow junior numbers through improved This shared services model sees playing experiences. community cricket and administration functions combined At Senior level, the Spark Limited Overs competition into one team across the Waikato welcomed four teams from Counties Manukau, with the region, increasing resources on the final being contested by two HCA teams, with Hamilton ground. This structure has enabled Star University overcoming Hamilton Old Boys. Star HCA to more effectively apply its University made it two from three as deserved winners of resources to reinvigorate the Eddy Marr Bowl, while Hamilton Old Boys won the community cricket, including entry level opportunities RM. Dodunski Cup (T20). A total of 70 teams competed in along with our player pathway management and to the Business House league, a pleasing increase from the provide more people (especially children) with increased previous season. Unfortunately for all participants, the opportunities to play Cricket. HCA would like to last two rounds of play and any scheduled finals across all acknowledge the significant service and support of grades in the season inclusive of the Howden Cup were Rupert Hodgson over the past 27 years, Janice Fraser who cancelled, due to the national lockdown in response to continues in the role of Pathway Manager – Waikato, COVID-19. This lockdown also impacted the schools who Board member Mark Sturm who stepped down from the were to represent HCA in the NDCA Regional School Board in May and the team at ND who assisted with the qualifier tournaments (ANZ Cup & Shield and Gillette Cup transition process. I would also like to take a moment to & Gillette Venus Cup). HCA were also unable to host it’s thank the cricket community for their patience as we junior and the 45th annual senior awards night, with all have worked through both the transition to the shared grade and individual winners being announced on our services model and the implications of the national facebook page. We would like to take a moment now to lockdown. congratulate all team and individual winners once again. As with all sports organisations across New Zealand, HCA continues to strive towards our strategic purpose “to COVID 19 presented us with some disruption, challenges provide enjoyable cricketing experiences for people of all and a readjustment of priorities. HCA had many fine ages and abilities” and so would like to acknowledge and performances and achievements to celebrate this season thank all of the volunteers, parents, supporters, scorers, however, and some of these are outlined below. Of note, coaches and players across the cricket community at all was Michael Dodunski’s achievement to reach 100 ages and levels of the game and look forward to seeing appearances for Hamilton Cricket Association. Michael is you in the 20/21 cricket season. Finally, I would like to only the fifth player to reach this feat for HCA. thank the members of HCA Board for your time and effort both on the Board and committees, for your significant Across the community game, the main strategic intent contribution to cricket in our community and for your remains to increase the quality and quantity of advice, assistance and support to myself as Chair. 1 | P a g e Community Report Keith Vincent: Development Manager - Waikato It has been an exciting seven support from schools and clubs is critical to achieving months in the role of this goal moving forward. Development Manager Waikato. There has been significant lessons Competitions and learnings which will be taken Junior and Youth Competitions – Numbers remain forward into the 2020/21 season as the game looks to grow and strong at the junior and college/youth levels with an develop across the region. increase in softball teams. HCA continues to review the junior journey and competitions with a goal to ensure Game Development great experiences for both players and parents. School Delivery – Three Senior Competitions - This season HCA ran a very programmes (cricket awareness, successful Premier competition with WVCA and CMCA SuperStar Cricket and Festival Days) were delivered into competing in two pools of eight teams for the Spark 44% of schools within the HCA region, bringing a cricket Limited Overs competition. The competition was well experience to roughly 19% (7,361) of all students within received by all teams from the three associations and is the region. A successful festival day in Raglan saw 112 deemed a success in the first year. Overall, HCA new participants from seven different schools. These maintained senior club numbers with 37 teams across programmes are seen as the vehicle for our game to be all four grades. Due to the national lockdown, the last “A game for all New Zealanders” as per the New few rounds of play were cancelled across all grades and Zealand cricket vision. the Howden Cup was not awarded. Hubs – Superstar hubs are the entry level programme Twilight/Business House continues to be a format that for new participants to the game. Whilst there was a participants enjoy with an increase to 70 teams. This slight drop in numbers, the experience for parents, competition has potential to improve as the interest in participants and coaches continues to be positive first social cricket continues to gain momentum. HCA have experience with the game. Looking to next year, the recently completed a survey of all clubs including region will continue to strive for higher participation in twilight teams, this will shape the formats and these programmes. competitions that will be played in 2020/21. National School tournaments – HCA had three schools CricHQ and Player Registration represent Northern Districts at the New Zealand Cricket In the 2019/20 season, the number of registered National Finals in 2019: players increased to 2,200 (1700 in 2018/19). The nd Gillette Cup Boys - Hamilton Boys High School (2 ) number of games scored via the app continues to rise, th Gillette Venus Cup - Waikato Diocesan School (4 ) as electronic scoring is becoming increasingly popular. th ANZ Primary Boys Cup - Berkley Intermediate (5 ) Clubs and schools have provided great support to ensuring that the database of players is accurate and Coach Qualifications complete. HCA have qualified 67% of junior and youth coaches, with an increase of nearly 30% from 2018/19. As part of Thank You NZC vision for the game, all junior and youth coaches HCA would like to thank all volunteers across the are to be qualified, so HCA will continue to work with community game which ensure that participants of all schools and clubs to ensure great experiences for both ages and abilities have an opportunity to experience player and coach participants within the game. The and enjoy our summer game. 2 | P a g e Community Grade Award Recipients Junior & Youth Grade Awards TROPHY DETAIL AWARDED TO Secondary Girls Competition Winner Cambridge High School, Cambridge Girls Year 9 Boys Competition Winner Hamilton Boys High School, Year 9 Copper 2019 Year 10 Boys Competition Winner Hauraki Plains College,
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