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Albany Creek Cricket Club Inc Issue 1-5 Volume 28 Summer Season 2018-2019 Daniel O’Connor Steven Hogan Full Season Cricketer Half Season Cricketer of the Year 2017-2018 of the Year 2017-18 Under 13 Sea Hawks Under 11 Eagle Hawks The President’s Bat Welcome to the last Hawk Talk for the 2018/ 2019 season. Last weekend saw the conclusion of both our junior and senior Warehouse fixtures. The senior teams play semi-finals this weekend. We had a record number of 38 teams playing in the juniors with three senior teams playing in the Warehouse Competition. This year we had three teams winning four BNJCA Premierships. Congratulations to Frank Hogan and Jason Black and their U13 Eagle Hawks who won both the Pre-Xmas premiership and the Post Xmas premiership. Jason took over from Frank after Xmas when many of the Pre-Xmas team went off to play school cricket. Francois Basson and Col Wade won their respective premierships in the U15 Post-Xmas and U14 Pre-Xmas comps. We had sixteen boys who made Brisbane North representative teams which played all over the State before and after Xmas. These players made wonderful contributions to their rep teams and I am sure their club sides have benefitted from their experience. All three of our senior sides are playing in Warehouse semi-finals this weekend. Many of these players have come through our junior ranks. I would like to wish them well. At this time of the year there are many people to thank as clubs of our size do not just happen. To all the people on the committee and their partners/spouses, I thank you for the countless hours of dedicated service. Kathy Casey, our Statistician, has been very busy these past few weeks preparing all the trophies and the list of recipients for today’s presentation. Eddie Mills has been tireless in her efforts with the Hawk Talk, and also in her role as Warehouse Registrar. Warren Stevens has prepared the pitches for our Friday night games. Peter McFarlane has kept our web site maintained. Once again John Murray has done an excellent job as our club Registrar. Our Treasurer, Ray Frazer controls the finances of this club. The Ian Healy Cup was very successful again this year and I would like to thank Kathy Casey, Eddie Mills, Peter McFarlane and Ross Duncan for their efforts throughout the week. Thank you one and all. A special thanks also to all our coaches and managers who have put in the hard yards on a weekly basis. Many of these people have been at the club for five or six years or more and their contribution has been invaluable. The fact that these coaches keep coming back says a lot for us as a club and is responsible for the stability and confidence that you as parents have in the care that they exercise over your children. To all the parents who have assisted with scoring and generally organising the boys on Saturday morning and Friday nights, I extend a huge thank you. Our major sponsor LJ Hooker of Albany Creek has certainly allowed us to keep our fees down and thus keep more children on the fields. We have several minor sponsors as well whose ongoing commitment to the club are much appreciated. Please continue to support these wonderful local people. Thanks for your support. I would like to congratulate all those players who are receiving trophies on Sunday. They wouldn’t have received those awards unless their team mates took the catches or stayed with them while they were batting. You are all winners. Well done! Thanks to the players for the way you played the games throughout the season. Recently the Albany Creek Cricket Club participated in the Pink Stumps Fundraising campaign. We had another successful year raising just under $3000. Thank you to all of those people involved. Thanks also to our local politicians, Mike Charlton, Tim Mander and Peter Dutton who generously donated money and prizes for our raffle. Over the winter months our north field will be undergoing major upgrade works. The pitch is being moved about six metres to the east to be more central, the sprinkler system is being replaced and then all new turf will be added. The field will be laser-levelled to remove many of the low spots that currently cause puddles. The nets will still be available. The field should be ready by about August. I wish you all many pleasant sleep-ins on Saturday mornings and look forward to seeing you all next summer. Steve Casey The Sponsor’s Spin We recognise the fantastic contributions of our valued sponsors. We have many businesses that sponsor our club and this has enabled us to provide a sport at a reasonable cost and at the same time to keep your club financially sound. Please express your appreciation for the sponsor’s contributions by using these businesses wherever possible. On behalf of the Albany Creek Hawks Cricket Club we sincerely thank L.J. Hooker Albany Creek ACORSHE KPM Accountants and Audit & Tax Accountants Albany Creek, Keith Dudgeon Cricket Specialist, Premier Cricket, Simply Pest Control and Zenith Promotions We look forward to all our sponsor’s continued support. With much appreciated help from our sponsors, your club is able to provide you with an excellent standard of facilities at a comparatively low cost and we will strive to continue this in the future. We sincerely thank Jason & Melinda Chandler of L.J. Hooker Albany Creek our club shirt sponsor; Cassie & Corie Morrad of HYPERCLEAN and PK Kandage of KPM Accountants, our shirt sleeve sponsors, for their valued support and hope that their businesses grow as a result of their association with the Albany Creek Hawks Cricket Club. Summer 2018-19 Junior Presentation Where? Albany Creek State School Hall Albany Creek Road Albany Creek When? Sunday 31st March 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm How Are The Winners Of Team Trophies Determined? We like to remind everyone at the start of the season about how the trophy winners are determined for the team awards, so here’s the drum: At the end of the season, there are three trophies awarded for each team: 1. Batting Award 2. Bowling Award 3. Coaches Award In the past there has been some confusion as to how the winners of these trophies are determined. Set out below are the basic guidelines used to determine the winners: 1. The Batting Award is always decided first. The best average is used to determine the winner in senior grades [U11 – Open Divisions] while the junior grades [U8 – U10] are determined by the best aggregate total {unless there is a draw, in which case averages will be used to determine the winner]. For senior grades, this player MUST have played in 50% or more of the team matches and be in the top 50% of run scorers. The Batting Average is calculated by dividing the number of times the batter has been out into the total runs scored for the season e.g. 125 runs divided by 5 “outs” will give an average of 25.0. 2. The Bowling Award is decided second. [The winner of the Batting Award is not eligible for this award.] Again, the best average is used to determine the winner in senior grades [U11 – Open Divisions] while the junior grades [U8 – U10] are determined by the best aggregate total {unless there is a draw, in which case averages will be used to determine the winner]. For senior grades, this player MUST have played in 50% or more of the team matches and be in the top 50% of wicket takers. The Bowling Average is calculated by dividing the number of wickets taken by the bowler into the number of runs scored against. e.g. 100 runs against divided by 5 wickets will give an average of 20.0. 3. The Coaches Award.is decided third. [The winners of the Batting or Bowling Award are not eligible for this award] This award is decided by the Coach and may be given for any reason what so ever. For example, the Coach may decide to award it to a player who may not have been amongst the best batters or bowlers but had displayed a great attitude towards the game, his team and his coach, both on match day and at training. Individual Trophies!! There are also lots of other trophies award for certain milestones and events. For example: • Hat Tricks • 5 or more Wickets in an Innings (U11– Open Divisions) • 4 x 50 runs in an innings (U11– Open Divisions) • Centuries • 50 Wickets in junior (U8-U10) or senior (U11– Open Divisions) age group • 1,000 Runs in junior (U8-U10) or senior (U11– Open Divisions) age group • Cricketer of the Year (U11– Open Divisions) • Half-Season Cricketer of the Year (U11– Open Divisions) Significant milestones and events are also tracked in our Honour Board. This is a wonderful living file that records an archive of our clubs history, including the top 10 junior and senior batsmen and bowlers for the season. If you haven’t seen it and are interested in receiving a copy of the file, please send an email to the club statistician on [email protected]. THE SHED OF FAME From the Desk of Kathy Casey Congratulations to the following players who have received a place in the histo- ry of the Albany Creek Cricket Club. These acknowledgements are for the perfor- NAME TEAM SPECIAL PERFORMANCES BOWLING Janelle Pais U13 Diamond Hawks 50 Wickets Congratulations to the Thomas Quine U11 Falcon Hawks 50 Wickets following players who had amazing performances: Lockyer Ward U10 Grey Hawks 50 Wickets 5 Fielding Wickets: Ryan Willemse U10 Blue Hawks 40 Wickets RILEY KENNEDY Bradley Sachse U15 Eagle Hawks 30 Wickets Under 9 White Hawks Thomas Aitken U15 Eagle Hawks 20 Wickets 5 Runouts U13 Diamond Hawks Sarah Bigault 20 Wickets Century: Ashley Cotter 13 Diamond Hawks 20 Wickets ELIAH BROWNING Jack Meehan U12 Night Hawks 20 Wickets