ANNUAL REPORT

SEASON 2003-2004

PRESENTATION NIGHT

Friday, 7th May 2004

at Pennant Hills Bowling Club

Normanhurst Cricket Club Established in 1926 (Foundation Club in HK&HDCA)

A DIVISION OF NORMANHURST SPORTS CLUB

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

I’d like to start by thanking everyone who was involved with the club this year. The coaches, managers, scorers, umpires and spectators, you are what Normanhurst Cricket Club is all about – a community. This season was not too dissimilar to last season. Numbers were fairly static – we lost one junior side (the girls team) but gained a new senior team. One of the most pleasing developments this year is our securing of sponsorship from Pennant Hills Bowling Club. One hundred players and parents took up the opportunity to become members at PHBC which got us over the line as far as their sponsorship criteria was concerned. I’d like to thank PHBC for their support and we are hoping this will be the start of a long relationship between us both. There were some great team and individual achievements this season, which included Premierships by the senior A2 team and junior U/13 Gilchrist team, a rare hat-trick by Simon Krisenthal (U/12 Martyn), Simon Laveau’s stunning 9/21 in A2’s, and Nishad Kulkarni’s 128 in C3’s – his first century in senior cricket. Of course there were many other highlights and you can read about them in the following reports. This season saw us reach two milestones that the Committee has put in place over the past four years: • Our A2’s won the minor premiership, then went on to defeat Galston-Glenorie in the Final, so next season NCC will have an A Grade team, our first since 1997-98. NCC has a proud history in A Grade, having fielded a team in the Association’s top grade in 38 seasons, winning 3 Premierships, including the inaugural title in 1926-27 and as recently as 1995-96. The club can’t wait until Round 1 in 2004-05 ! • This season we had four of last year’s U/16 players move into senior cricket. This has been a weakness in the club in the past and having juniors assist by playing the occasional afternoon game has made the transition to senior cricket so much easier. The children are our future so I hope this trend continues. A special thank you goes to our Committee this year. For all the hours put in both during, but more particularly before and after the season. Special mention should be made of three stalwarts – Nigel Lazarus, for his many hours spent keeping the best website in the association running. Jaye Waldegrave, who as Registrar has that busiest of tasks and not only just at the start of the season. Jaye is also co-ordinating our push for “club playing shirts” which you’ll hear more about at the start of next season. And Bruce Wood, for looking after the juniors this year. Bruce’s enthusiasm and diligence would be hard to match. I wish to thank Graham Skulander and his family for donating a new perpetual trophy for wicket-keeping. The existing Wal Braunack Trophy, which Graham won 4 times, will now revert to an award for fieldsmen only. Finally, many thanks to all of you who have made the effort to come tonight. I’m sure you’ve loved watching your child (or grandchild) enjoy the wonderful game of cricket. If this is your first or tenth season with NCC, I hope it has been an enjoyable experience for you and your family. I hope we’ll see you back again next season.

Anthony Maxworthy

2003-2004 COMMITTEE

President Anthony Maxworthy Vice-President Bruce Wood (& Junior Co-ordinator) Secretary Robert Darling Treasurer John Corish Registrar Jaye Waldegrave Equipment Officer John Kerr Webmaster Nigel Lazarus Youth Officer Cameron Riddett Archives Officer Bruce Wood

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VICE-PRESIDENT’S REPORT ON THE JUNIORS

NCC fielded 11 junior boys teams and a Kanga squad in 2003-04 – the same number of boys teams as last season. We had two U/9 (Average), two U/10 (Limited), U/11, two U/12, two U/13, U/14 & U/15, ie. we had at least one team in every age group except the U/16’s. With our current U/15 Lee team moving through to the U/16’s next season, we should have a team in every age group, although our U/11 Ponting team struggled for numbers this year. The NCC Committee recognises the importance of having an U/12 team in 2004-05, so a big effort will be made prior to next season to recruit some more players to fill this team. For the first time in several years, NCC didn’t have enough girls register to field a Girls team. We hope to remedy this situation next season by increased promotion of the opportunities for girls to play cricket with NCC. If any boys playing for the club have sisters interested in cricket, please let me know. All the teams performed creditably and enjoyed their cricket while developing their skills. A special thank you to all the Coaches, Managers, Scorers and other assistants for the hard work and commitment they have shown to make it all possible for the boys. I would particularly like to thank Charles Summers, our Kanga Co-ordinator, for organising a keen group of 23 youngsters each week. I spent a Saturday morning with this group and was impressed with the range of activities undertaken and the active participation of many of the parents. It is vital that these boys get a solid grounding in cricket techniques and develop a love of the game, which hopefully will see them move through the club’s junior age groups in the years to come. The future looks bright for NCC with the number of talented players coming through the juniors. Our U/10 (Limited) teams did very well this season and two NCC teams, U/12 Martyn and U/13 Gilchrist, finished the competition rounds as undefeated Minor Premiers. We also had a club record number of boys (20) selected in HK&HDCA representative teams, mainly in the U/12 – U/14 age groups (see names in this Annual Report). We look forward to seeing these boys and their teams advance through the junior competitions and then into our senior teams in the future. In order to acknowledge outstanding service to NCC juniors, the Committee has agreed to award a medal in future to any players who play continuously from Kangas to U/16 with NCC. In addition, a new perpetual trophy, the Rob Aldersley Memorial Trophy, has been kindly donated by Mrs Calypso Aldersley in memory of her late son, Rob, for outstanding service to NCC junior & senior teams. Both our U/13 sides (Waugh & Gilchrist) qualified for the Semis out of a 13-team competition, which was a great effort. Rain spoilt the U/13 Final, however nothing could be taken away from our club’s victorious U/13 Gilchrist team that was declared “Premiers” for 2003-04. To put this achievement in perspective, NCC has fielded a total of 247 junior teams in 45 separate seasons of HK&HDCA cricket, however this was only NCC’s 4th junior Premiership in our long history. I would like to congratulate the players and everyone involved. One of the stars in the U/13 Gilchrist team, Timm van der Gugten, scored 358 runs at the incredible average of 179.0 (retired five times on 60no – max. score), which enabled him to win the Association’s U/13 Batting Prize and retain the NCC Junior Cricketer-of-the-Year award. Special mention is also warranted for Christy Doran from the U/12 Martyn team, who scored 209 runs @ 104.5 average, as well as taking 12 wickets. The Association holds two ‘show case’ representative matches every year – the U/15 Ross Turner Cup and the U/12 Glenn Hourigan Cup. I am pleased to report that NCC had 4 players in the Turner Cup match – Joel Carter, Brendon Scott, Timm van der Gugten and Simon Fox. NCC also had one player selected in the inaugural Hourigan Cup match – Josh Cole, who top-scored for his team. All our boys performed well, with the two youngest players in the Turner Cup match, U/13 Gee Shield players, Simon Fox (3/24 off 10 overs) and Timm van der Gugten (31 runs) making big impressions on the coaches, selectors and officials at the match. I would like to thank three Committee members who have also contributed a lot towards the running of junior cricket at Normanhurst CC. Jaye Waldegrave does a great job as Registrar, typing up and maintaining all the team lists and resolving queries from parents. Nigel Lazarus spends many hours updating our excellent website, and John Kerr ensures that everything runs smoothly with the equipment in the kits. I also wish to thank Bruce Kimberley, the HK&HDCA Junior Competition Organiser, who again administered the large and successful junior competition. Those who choose to criticise him should realise that he performs this demanding role single-handedly, as affiliated clubs have failed to nominate an official to act as his deputy. Thanks again to everyone who was involved with NCC junior cricket this season. We look forward to seeing you all back playing cricket with Normanhurst CC next season.

Bruce Wood

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CLUB TROPHIES and AWARDS

NCC presents the following awards and trophies: • Each new junior starting his or her cricket with Normanhurst is presented with a personalised “plaque”. Each season after that, a new team plate is presented to be added to their plaque (there’s room for 10 plates). • Each Junior team’s Coach / Manager or Senior team’s Captain awards 3 individual trophies to recognise special achievements. (NCC has a criteria to determine the batting & bowling awards in senior and junior cricket). • The team Manager / Coach also nominate players for the club’s perpetual trophies, from which the winners are selected by the Executive Committee. • Any player who scores a century is presented with a minibat outlining the details (name, score, grade, opposition & date). Their name and score are added to the NCC Bill Kemsley Centuries Shield. • Any player who achieves a hat-trick during the season is presented with the ball mounted. If the hat-trick is achieved in competitive cricket (U/11 upwards), their name is added to the NCC Bowlers’ Honour Board. • Any player who takes 7 or more wickets in an innings, or 10 or more wickets in a match, is presented with a trophy containing the match ball and their name and figures are added to the NCC Bowlers’ Honour Board. • Any player that has played for 5 (or 10) years with NCC is presented with a service medal. This does not have to be consecutive seasons. • Players, coaches and managers in teams that win their competition are presented with a Premiership medal / plaque. • Any players who play continuously from Kangas to U/16 with NCC will be presented with a service award. • Any players who graduate from U/16’s to seniors with NCC the following season are presented with an NCC (red & black) baggy cap. • Any player who represented HK&HDCA in representative cricket is presented with an NCC rep. medal.

MAJOR AWARD WINNERS

Five Year Medals Lachlan Skulander, Harry McInnis, Sam Morris, Brendan Maxworthy, Cameron Maxworthy, Chinmay Chitale, Tim Corish, Matthew Smith, Thomas Foreman, Nick Georgiou, Andrew Bastoli, Justin Donnelly, Andrew Giltrap, Tom Green, Chris Aldersley, Jason Maxworthy, Daniel Wood, Oliver Witt

Centuries (listed on the Bill Kemsley Centuries Shield): Nishad Kulkarni (128), Anthony Maxworthy (119no & 116), Andrew Walker (118no), Ben Norris (106), Rod Seymour (100no)

Other Batting highlights Ben Norris A2 Grade, carried his bat, scoring 64no v. ARL on 29-11-03

Hat trick Simon Krisenthal (3/11) U/12 Martyn v. Castle Hill RSL on 7-2-04

Other Bowling highlights Simon Laveau A2 Grade 9/21 v. Asquith RL on 29-11-03 Cameron Riddett B2 Grade 7/67 v. Hornsby on 13-9-03

The Swan Family Trophy (Awarded to the most improved school age cricketer) Christy Doran Under 12 Martyn

4 Long service award (season 2002-2003) Bryan Whitlock (9 years as junior Coach or team official and 3 years as club Vice-President)

The Max Allen Memorial Shield (for Sportsmanship) (Awarded to a member of the oldest school-age team) Harry Morton Under 15 Lee

The Rob Aldersley Memorial Trophy (for outstanding service to NCC junior & senior teams) (Donated by Mrs Calypso Aldersley in loving memory of her son, Rob, 1986 - 2003) Michael Gorrie (Under 15 Lee and D2 Grade teams)

The Wal Braunack Trophy (for outstanding fielding) Nishad Kulkarni C3 (9 catches & 3 run outs)

The Golden Gloves Wicket-Keeping Trophy (donated by the Skulander family) Murray Rowe A2 (17 catches, 7 stumpings)

Premiership Awards

Senior A Reserve Grade team – Ben Norris (Captain), Peter Bradey, Matthew Caygill, David Croft, David Elysee, Nick Garton, Duncan Haigh, Jonathan Hall, Ian Hawkins, Rob Hitchcock, Simon Laveau, Murray Rowe, Rod Seymour

Junior U/13 Gilchrist team – Daniel Wood (Captain), Simon Fox (v-c), Chris Aldersley, Nick Bates, Nick Creighton, Sam Higgins, Todd Logan, David Lotzof, Joshua Phillips, Jarrod Rixon, Mitchell Thorburn, Solomon Tomlinson-Owens, Timm van der Gugten

The Team of the Year Trophy (award determined by the NCC Executive Committee) Under 13 Gilchrist (undefeated Premiers)

2003-2004 Cricketers of the Year

Senior: Anthony Maxworthy – C3 (1,273 points) Runner–up: Simon Laveau – A2 (1,218 points)

Junior: Timm van der Gugten – Under 13 Gilchrist (1,261 points) Runner–up: Christy Doran – U/12 Martyn (820 points)

Female: (The Karen Price Trophy) Not awarded

President’s Award (Presented to a player, coach, manager or club official, who has best displayed the ideals of Normanhurst Cricket Club) Jaye Waldegrave

Normanhurst Sports Club Life Membership Award Keith Carter

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BATTING HIGHLIGHTS

Top Run Scorers

Seniors (240 or more runs) Grade Runs Average HS Anthony Maxworthy C3 696 46.4 119no Nishad Kulkarni C3 592 42.3 128 Andrew Walker B2 576 38.4 118no Rod Seymour A2 556 79.4 100no Paul Haigh D1 459 38.3 82 John Acheson C3 404 26.9 83 Ben Norris A2 383 76.6 106 Lindsay Kirschberg C3 328 41.0 57 Viraf Wadia B2 295 29.5 74 Simon Laveau A2 293 73.3 54 Ken Tham D1 270 54.0 84 Andrew Burgess D1 263 18.8 84 Murray Rowe A2 244 24.4 60

Juniors (140 or more runs in competitive cricket – U/11 upwards) Team Runs Average HS Timm van der Gugten U/13 Gilchrist 358 179.0 65ret. Joel Carter U/15 Lee 305 30.5 88no Chris Aldersley U/13 Gilchrist 272 45.3 60ret. Craig Austin U/15 Lee 212 15.1 66 Christy Doran U/12 Martyn 209 104.5 50ret. Manoj Rajamohan U/15 Lee 205 17.1 66 Chinmay Chitale U/12 Lehmann 200 40.0 56no Robbie Waight U/14 McGrath 198 18.0 65 Adam Vilimaa U/11 Ponting 193 24.2 51no Andrew Giltrap U/13 Waugh 193 21.4 58 Mitchell Thorburn U/13 Gilchrist 181 45.3 61ret. Brendon Scott U/14 McGrath 175 15.9 57 Calum Waldegrave U/14 McGrath 172 19.1 41no Stephen Smith U/14 McGrath 171 19.0 57no Lindsay Haertsch U/11 Ponting 169 21.1 40ret. Daniel Wood U/13 Gilchrist 159 39.8 62ret. Simon Krisenthal U/12 Martyn 153 25.5 50ret. Harry Morton U/15 Lee 148 13.4 62 Sean Willis U/12 Lehmann 147 18.4 39 Simon Fox U/13 Gilchrist 143 35.7 33ret.

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BOWLING HIGHLIGHTS

Top Wicket-takers

Seniors (20 or more wickets) Grade Wickets Average BB David Croft A2 47 11.1 5/37 Simon Laveau A2 33 7.7 9/21 Peter Bradey A2 33 11.4 6/51 Matt O’Connor D1 28 15.8 6/14 Andrew Burgess D1 26 16.8 5/21 Cameron Riddett B2 25 13.2 7/67 Rob Magrath B2 25 17.8 5/30 Jared Mason C3 23 13.6 5/20 John Green C3 22 23.1 6/23 Matt Salisbury C3 21 23.7 4/21

Juniors (9 or more wickets in competitive cricket – U/11 upwards) Team Wickets Average BB Nick Creighton U/13 Gilchrist 16 5.9 3/5 Andrew Giltrap U/13 Waugh 13 8.4 3/8 Tim Corish U/12 Lehmann 13 10.8 3/16 Brendon Scott U/14 McGrath 13 12.6 3/23 Christy Doran U/12 Martyn 12 6.0 3/9 Jarrod Witts U/12 Martyn 12 6.5 3/6 Damon Bhatia U/15 Lee 12 22.2 3/32 Simon Fox U/13 Gilchrist 11 7.0 3/3 Tom Cole U/13 Waugh 11 8.9 3/4 Calum Waldegrave U/14 McGrath 11 10.9 2/18 Simon Krisenthal U/12 Martyn 10 8.5 3/4 Nick Georgiou U/12 Martyn 10 9.1 2/6 Solomon Tomlinson-Owens U/13 Gilchrist 10 9.2 3/12 Chris Petrie U/11 Ponting 10 12.0 4/30 Matthew Nelson U/12 Martyn 9 7.1 2/2 Chinmay Chitale U/12 Lehmann 9 9.4 4/5 Josh Cole U/13 Waugh 9 9.4 4/5 Connor O’Neill U/12 Martyn 9 11.7 3/11 Aiden Allen U/14 McGrath 9 12.2 2/11 Joel Carter U/15 Lee 9 21.8 3/12 Manoj Rajamohan U/15 Lee 9 23.6 3/23

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TEAM REPORTS

KANGAS

The players – Samuel Arthur, James Calacoci, Christopher Caldecott, Alex Chandler, Jeremy Doowage, Shane Doowage, Nicolas Geha, Benjamin Griffiths, Patrick Grigg, Toby Grigg, Dylan Hood, Dhruv Kaushik, Rhys Maiden, Harrison Middlebrook, Adin Milligan, Mark Munasinghe, Daniel Philips, Oliver Pile, Oliver Rich, Lucy Snepp, Fletcher Stephens, Kyle Summers, Rory Summers. The Normanhurst Kanga cricket squad this season consisted of 23 players aged between 5 and 8 years from a number of schools embracing the suburbs Wahroonga and Hornsby to Normanhurst and Thornleigh in the south. I am pleased to report the group was well behaved, enthusiastic and keen to have a go. At the beginning of the season, we spent time introducing the players and parents to one another to make Saturday mornings a sociable event and build team spirit. In addition the squad enjoyed considerable help from their parents and other relatives who regularly helped with our coaching clinics and games. Each session at Normanhurst West Public School lasted approximately 2 hours and with such generous support we were able to run small tutorial groups to teach the basic skills. The introduction of the ABC Cricket books early in the season and the use of a number of question and answer sessions attempted to encourage a love of the game and to persuade the players to watch live coverage of the Tests and one day series. Another initiative was to encourage the parents to play backyard cricket with their kids at home (and with their neighbours and relatives) and play “picnic” cricket over the weekends or Xmas break. Parents were also encouraged to learn the techniques we taught during our training sessions. Communication with the players and parents was by email with weekly newsletters and action photos on the club's website. Three prizes were awarded each session on a competitive basis to the players that, in the opinion of a committee of parents, tried the hardest at a particular activity. In the second half of the season we introduced a harder ball with pads, gloves and helmet (ie. full kit) to the older players and this proved a success with this group who needed a more challenging form of cricket. Each weekend we also played a game of diamond cricket and during the season we introduced more rules to the games. For example, in the early stages a player could be out by being caught or bowled. Later in the season, a player could also be run out or stumped and by the end of the season a player was out if he hit his/her wicket. The players were also encouraged to score their own runs and these with reported at the end of each game. It is recognised that there is a substantial gap between Kanga cricket and the competitive games held in the under age groups. This is an issue we attempted to address by introducing advanced classes in bowling and batting for the older Kanga players to expand their knowledge about the game and raise the standard of skills within the group. The Kanga players need more game time to improve skills and raise their level of confidence (ie. in this regard, practice sessions in the nets are of limited value). I believe that cricket must be innovative and forward thinking in the face of challenges from other sports for players. This will require a district-wide approach to prepare and introduce an imaginative and enjoyable curriculum, including a range of games against other Kanga groups in HK&HDCA clubs, trips to the SCG, and possibly visits by members of international touring sides. The SCG trip was clearly our highlight event during the season, however only 7 NCC players were offered this chance. It is now 2 years since the last Kanga “twilight game” was held and this matter needs to be better co-ordinated by the Association, in consultation with the clubs with Kanga squads. A gala day at the end of the season would also be a good way to finish the year. I’d like to thank the parents / relatives who helped out with coaching on Saturday mornings, particularly Tim Grigg (Assistant Co-ordinator), Tony Middlebrook, Shivan Munasinghe, Andrew & Alison Hood, Graham Maiden, Ashley Caldecott, Andrew Philips, Steve Griffiths, David Milligan, Toby & Tom Arthur, Dyer Doowage, and Emma Snepp. Thanks again to the children for their enthusiasm each Saturday morning – good luck next season.

Charles Summers NCC Kanga Co-ordinator

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UNDER 9 (Average) HAYDEN Coach Shane Merrick Assistant Coach Geoff Bradley Manager David Blunt

This team shows great promise. The boys tried hard every week and, with some great coaching from Shane Merrick and Geoff Bradley, improved with every match. Highlights of the year include some remarkable fielding and some fine batting – not only some sixes over mid-wicket but also some fine off-side shots towards the end of the season. The team enjoyed a number of wins, the highlight of which came in the second last game vs West Pennant Hills Black: with the scores tied with 3 overs remaining, the U/9 Hayden team bowled 3 straight maiden overs and got a catch on the second last ball to win 3/79 vs 4/79!

The team consisted of the following players:

Daniel Arthur: Batted and bowled confidently. Hit the ball consistently well and bowled accurately. Highlight: Highest score of 16 and bowling figures of 2/1 off two overs! (Stat’s: scored 104 runs, at an average of 7 runs per match; took 6 wickets.) James Austin: A real team player – an asset to any team. Anchored a number of high scoring partnerships, particularly with Casey. Highlight: partnership of 24 vs West Pennant Hills. (92 runs, at an average of 6 runs per match; took 2 wickets.) Harneet Bhatia: Demonstrated a sound technique and gained in confidence with each match – played the best straight bat shots in the team. Highlight: 2 wickets against West Pennant Hills. (72 runs, at an average of 6 runs per match; took 2 wickets.) Tim Blunt: Full of enthusiasm. Played some great off-side shots and varied his bowling, including leg-breaks. Highlights: a stumping, throwing down the stumps from 20 metres for a run-out, and a square cut for 4! (124 runs, at an average of 9 runs per match, took 8 wickets.) Michael Bradley: Full of enthusiasm and fire. Bowled very quickly and batted intelligently throughout the season. Highlights: lightening fast bowling at Cowan, a 6 at Dural. (131 runs at an average of 9 runs per match, took 5 wickets.) Nick Charara: Always keen and enthusiastic. A very good sport. Shows great promise for the future. Highlight: Bowling figures of 1/0 off two overs v Cowan! (70 runs, at an average of 6 runs per match, took 3 wickets.) Sam Howard: Always enthusiastic and competitive. Batted superbly. Always looking for an extra run. Bowled fast and accurately. Season highlight: 28 runs off one over, including 4 sixes. (194 runs, at an average of 15 runs per match, took 7 wickets.) Casey Merrick: Another great team player and very good sport. Batted with controlled aggression. Bowled and fielded very well. Always reliable and consistent. Highlight: match winning catch off the second last ball, with the scores tied against West Pennant Hills. Nearly got a hat-trick. (159 runs, at an average of 10 runs per match, took 6 wickets.) Stephen Moore: In his first season, Stephen showed great promise and improved with every game. Batted and bowled with great enthusiasm. Highlight: A match winning performance bowling 2 maiden overs (without a single no-ball) at the end of a tight match with the scores tied. (65 runs, at an average of 7 runs per match, took 5 wickets.) Toby Pile: Batted with great self control. Bowled well. Highlight: taking the catch of the season near the mid- wicket boundary to win a match at Cowan. (76 runs, at an average of 6 runs per match, took 2 wickets.)

David Blunt

Awards: Batting Award: Sam Howard Bowling Award: Tim Blunt Most Improved Award: Stephen Moore

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UNDER 9 (Average) SYMONDS

Coach David Row Assistant Coach Maryanne Bourke Manager Colleen Row

This was the team’s first year of competition cricket with all players improving as the season went on.

We consistently scored more runs than the teams we played but, usually conceded more wickets which resulted in more losses than wins.

We had a number of players that shined with the ball in their hands, ably lead by Oliver Treanor with his fast bowling and Alex Heydon with his wicked leg spin.

Nathan Thomsett was a consistent wicket taker and Kieren Johnson proved very difficult to get away.

Jeremy Smith bowled with a lot of accuracy and Nicholas Burkart was also very steady.

Our team did very well in the batting department.

Jackson Row proved to be a big hitting left-hander and David Pickford also dished out some big hits.

One of the highlights of the season came in the last game with Liam Bourke top scoring with a quick fire 18.

Overall, the boys had a very rewarding season and have all grown in their knowledge of the game and the skills needed to be successful.

David Row

Awards: Batting Award: Jackson Row Bowling Award: Oliver Treanor All Rounder Award: Alex Heydon

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UNDER 10 (Limited) LANGER

Coach Nigel Lazarus Assistant Coach David Giltrap Manager Helen Giltrap

The season started with a local derby win against NCC MacGill, which was hard fought and the boys just got better and better, resulting in a terrific 8 out of 10 victories (2 were real nail-biting last-ball affairs).

The team grew more confident with their bowling and much stronger in their batting with every game easily outscoring their opponents, although they lacked getting the wickets.

Bowling skills improved immensely and several players were introducing off/leg cutters into their overs and they were giving away fewer and fewer wides and no balls.

The best bowling figures were from Ananya Parthasaratmy (4/5), Alex Charara (3/6) and Daniel Collins (3/9).

Joshua Davies had the best bowling average (6.8) and took the highest number of wickets taken (9).

As far as batting goes, there were several players who gloriously reached their maiden half centuries, these being Harry McInnis (50no), Joshua Davies (50no twice), Joshua Lazarus (54no), Jordan Brady (50 no), James Giltrap (50) and Sam Morris (52 no, who improved immeasurably).

Highest aggregate was from Joshua Lazarus (289 runs, 48 average), followed by Joshua Davies (269 at 54 average). James Giltrap had the best batting average of 75.

Lachlan Skulander proved to be an excellent wicket-keeper and had good overall performances (37no highest score and 2/7 bowling).

James Paton (39 highest score, 2/4 bowling), and an ever-enthusiastic Declan Webster (19no and 2/25) had excellent first year cricket stats.

Having coached this team for the last 3 years, I have seen all of them progress tremendously and wish them all good luck next year when they play hardball.

My thanks go to Helen Giltrap for being the ever efficient manager; Stuart McInnis for scoring each week and David Giltrap for assisting me at practice.

Nigel Lazarus

Awards: Most Improved Batsman: Sam Morris Most Improved All rounder: Jordan Brady Coach’s Award: Declan Webster

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UNDER 10 (Limited) MacGILL

Coach Andrew Fullagar Assistant Coach Greg Ford Manager Melissa Maxworthy

U/10 MacGill was a team of willing and skilful cricketers, as well as great sports, making them a credit to NCC. The boys won more games than they lost, proving they are ready to take the big step to hardball next year.

Tim Acheson – Fast bowler, steady batsman with safe hands in the field. David Algama – Quiet achiever who shows a lot of promise with both bat and ball. Louis Burke-Xie – Had a good season improving both his batting and his bowling. Lachlan Ford – Big hitter, good bowler and a throw that easily finds its mark. Mitchell Fullagar – Fast left hand bowler, with a good batting technique, sharp fielder with a good arm.

Nicholas Fullagar – Big hitting batsman whose bowling improved significantly. Max Fulton – New to the team, improved greatly with bat and ball. Mathew Johnston – Developing leg spin bowler with a fine batting technique. Brendan Maxworthy – Consistent with both bat and ball, strong arm in the field. Cameron Maxworthy – His batting and bowling showed fantastic improvement. Guy Seymour – Consistent left hand batsman with a sound technique and a wicket keeping future. Hayden Witts – Competitive left hand batsman and an accurate left arm bowler.

Thanks to the boys for their continued enthusiasm – they have made us very proud.

Thanks also to all the parents whose endless support and assistance made Saturday games a friendly environment.

Finally thanks to Greg Ford and Mark Fullagar for their assistance at training, Rod Seymour for his umpiring skills and Paul Johnston for all the sausage sandwiches.

To Melissa, once again you have done an outstanding job as manager and scorer – a big thank you from all of us.

Andrew Fullagar

Awards: Batting Award: Guy Seymour All rounder Award: Lachlan Ford Most Improved Award: Cameron Maxworthy

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UNDER 11 PONTING

Coach Shane Merrick Assistant Coach Peter Vilimaa Managers Alda & Tasman McManis

James Arthur – James was a solid contributor with the both the bat and the ball, showing greater consistency towards the end of the season.

David Burns – David was an enthusiastic member of the team and showed good improvement with his batting, bowling and fielding. David even took a turn with the keeper’s gloves later in the season.

Zac Fiakos – Zac worked hard with his batting and bowling throughout the season and continued to show improvement in all aspects of his game.

Lindsay Haertsch – Lindsay proved to be the best all round player in the team, fielding well and finishing a close second in both the batting and bowling averages for the team.

Ryan Irlam – Ryan showed plenty of energy with his batting and bowling, and effected some great direct hits with his fielding.

Stuart McManis – Stuart tried hard throughout the season with some dogged batting and a number of economical bowling displays.

Ben Merrick – Ben provided solid batting support to Lindsay and Adam through the season and his bowling also improved towards the end of the season.

Chris Petrie – Chris had a good season with the ball, taking the most wickets and topping the team bowling averages. His effort with the ball was backed up with a very solid batting effort.

Adam Vilimaa – Adam had a great batting year with every innings providing excitement for spectators. There were a couple of great sixes; a 51 not out during the season. Swashbuckling is the adjective that comes to mind as Adam topped the team batting average.

Rohan Viswalingam – Rohan had an interrupted season with injury and a change of schools but put in a strong effort when he could play.

Liam Willis – Liam worked hard throughout the season, leading to some good performances with the bat and ball towards the end of the season.

The team showed perseverance and a great spirit in a difficult season where we did not win a match. With only 11 players the team played with less than a full team most weeks.

The persistent efforts of the coaches Shane Merrick and Peter Vilimaa resulted in each member of the team showing improvement over the season.

A much stronger and more positive team environment was in place by the end of the season. Thank you to Shane and Peter for their coaching during the year.

Alda & Tasman McManis

Awards: Batting Award: Adam Vilimaa Bowling Award: Chris Petrie All rounder Award: Lindsay Haertsch

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UNDER 12 MARTYN

Coaches Tim Nelson and Graham Skulander Manager Peter Krisenthal

Our team this year was: Daniel Christ, Christy Doran, Thomas Foreman, Nick Georgiou, Simon Krisenthal, Jack Leslie, Matthew Nelson, Digby Nield, Connor O’Neill, Alex Pickford, Mitchell Skulander, Jarrod Witts.

On behalf of all the parents of the team we would like to congratulate the team on a fantastic season.

We ended up as Minor Premiers and went through the season undefeated. Unfortunately we were outgunned in the Semi Final after posting a very competitive total.

The team again showed that they are an excellent unit. They supported each other and all developed their skills throughout the year.

The batting and bowling duties were spread evenly, and everyone performed well, taking wickets, scoring runs or standing out in the field.

Many of our oppositions actually commented on the team’s ability to bowl tightly when under pressure, as low Sundries count would often verify, and on the boys excellent fielding and catching abilities.

Special mention goes to Christy Doran who scored 209 runs during the season, being run out twice, finishing with the incredible batting average of 104.5. He also took 12 wickets with his accurate spinners.

Another player to show huge improvement this season was Simon Krisenthal, who scored 153 runs and took 10 wickets, including the club’s only hat-trick in 2003-2004.

Unfortunately we will lose a few of our team to School Cricket commitments and we wish them well as they continue their cricket careers. Likewise, we hope to see the other players next year to continue developing and enjoying the game.

Finally, a special thank you to Kyriacos Georgiou for scoring so accurately and willingly each weekend. The effort is appreciated.

Once again, congratulations to all the boys, and thank you for an enjoyable season.

Tim Nelson

Awards: Batting & Bowling Award: Christy Doran Most Improved Bowler: Jarrod Witts All rounder Award: Simon Krisenthal

14 UNDER 12 LEHMANN Coach John Corish Assistant Coach John Kerr Manager Sue Haertsch This team had a good season and derived a lot of enjoyment from their cricket despite ‘doing it tough’ for much of the time. The skill development and the increased understanding of the game shown by every one of the boys were very rewarding from a coaching and management point of view. Pre-season dropouts and team re-structures, and then a mid-season inter-state transfer, meant that we were often short of numbers. The boys and their families responded fabulously to this situation, with family weddings, camps and holidays all being organised around cricket commitments so as not to let the team down. A big thank-you to Matthew Adeline, and towards the end of the season to Daniel and Cameron Rickard, for joining the team to make up the numbers and then making large contributions when given an opportunity. Cameron in particular played exceptionally well being two years out of his age group and mixing it with the big boys. Two wins (one outright) and a bye from 10 rounds was a little disappointing for the boys, though they were never short of enthusiasm or commitment. Training was often a matter of needing to reign in this enthusiasm rather than having to spark it. The team spirit and encouragement of team-mates was evident for all to see. Matthew Adeline – joined the team midway through Round 4 and immediately added volume, energy and enthusiasm. Developed greater cricketing skills with every game and training session, with the highlight being the diving one handed catch in the last game. Chinmay Chitale – once again a stand-out performer in everything he did. Scored 200 runs averaging 40, retired at 50no three times, took 9 wickets, took 6 catches (including at least one classic grab that Channel Nine would have been in raptures over) and looked perfectly stylish at all times. Tim Corish – led the bowling with 13 wickets for the season, including feeding the stumps 8 times and starting to wobble the ball deceptively. Excellent in the field, including 5 catches, though did save his best batting for rep. games. Matthew Haertsch – dramatic improver with the bat, almost doubling his aggregate from previous season. Always looked likely to score runs and get on top of the bowlers. Led the run outs, including two direct hits from 30m in one game to dismiss the same batsman in each innings. Bowled well without a lot of luck. Josh Harris – moved back to Adelaide at Christmas to leave a whole in the team. Played every minute with maximum intensity and toughness. Doubled his batting average from last season, including a memorable 20 no in front of his grandparents. Kept wickets and rolled out his tweakers with distinction. Bernard Heuzenroeder – a unanimous choice as Most Improved Player. Improved his batting aggregate by 355% from last year. Developed a very strong and accurate throwing arm that saved many runs in the field, and bowled well and more consistently to take 4 wickets. Capped off the season with a catching double to showcase all his talents. Michael Kerr – never afraid to hit the ball hard, another to nearly double his previous season’s batting aggregate. Improved every game with the gloves and bowled a mixture of absolute corkers and fruit to take 7 good wickets. Had all of his stats moving in the right direction, increasing his batting aggregate & average and number of wickets taken, and lowering his bowling average. Kurtis Stephens – a tremendous first season of cricket. Scored runs, took wickets and clawed a few great catches. Will play for Australia if he keeps up the current improvement and learning curve. Matthew Smith – great effort throughout the season, particularly in the field getting behind the ball. Snared a match winning catch in Round 4. Bowling in particular kept improving every week. Andre Szorkovszky – took wickets regularly, especially with the big off cuter. Never afraid to open the batting when required and was taking catches consistently towards the season’s end. Sean Willis – the ‘not-so quiet achiever’ of the team. Doubled last season’s wicket haul, despite often missing the bat and the stumps by swinging the ball too far. Scored three 30s from the first four games and also had all of his statistics trending properly at the end of the season. A big thank you to John Kerr for all of his selfless coaching assistance, Sue Haertsch for her management expertise and Elemer Szorkovszky for his scoring and real time statistical analysis. John Corish Awards: Batting Award: Chinmay Chitale Bowling Award: Tim Corish Most Improved Award: Bernard Heuzenroder

15 UNDER 13 GILCHRIST ** PREMIERS ** Coach Graeme Phillips Assistant Coach Bruce Wood Manager Stuart Logan The 2003/04 season was a most enjoyable and successful one for this team. At the start of the season we set ourselves the goal of enjoying our cricket by always looking to improve our individual performance and supporting each member of the team. These goals were definitely met and even exceeded. The team won every match during the season and rightly earned the crown of Premiers for 2003/04. Such a successful season does not occur without the support of many. Bruce Wood was the coach of this team for the previous two seasons and laid a solid foundation – the great results this year are largely built on his tireless efforts. Bruce was Assistant Coach this season and the boys thrived yet again on his enthusiasm, wealth of knowledge and sense of humour. Stuart Logan was again Manager of the team and was a co-coach at most training sessions. He handled all the administrative tasks with a maximum of efficiency and his support to the team made the season run smoothly. I would also like to thank all the parents who were always willing to pitch and score and provide endless encouragement and goodwill. Daniel Wood (captain) – Daniel was the captain of his club and rep. teams and did an excellent job, being very sound tactically and always encouraging his team-mates. He is a solid top order batsman and a very accurate medium / fast bowler, who took an amazing 5/0 in the first match! Daniel is also an excellent close-in catcher. Simon Fox (v-c) – Simon is a very enthusiastic cricketer who is always firing up his team mates. He is a fast scoring, busy batsman and a most accurate off spin bowler with the ability to not only take wickets but also tie batsmen down. Simon was our regular vice-captain and relieved well as skipper in the New Year as required. Chris Aldersley – Chris had an outstanding season as an opening batsman, scoring 272 runs (ave. 45.3) and hitting the ball powerfully to all parts of the ground. His drives in particular were a pleasure to watch. He bowls accurate medium pace, has good hands as a wicket-keeper and is also an excellent close-in fieldsman. Nick Bates – Nick is an excellent team player who always gives of his best whether at training or in a game. He is a most reliable and accurate medium pace bowler and his batting is improving. In the last match before the semi finals he scored an excellent 30. Nick Creighton – For the second year in a row, Nick was the leading wicket-taker for NCC in all our junior age groups (see stats tables on page 7). He bowls fast / medium out-swingers from a great height and troubled all batsmen. Nick is a hard hitting batsman and an excellent fielder with good hands and a strong, flat throw. Sam Higgins – Sam is a fast developing all rounder. His left-arm bowling is fast and deadly. I well remember one ball, against a young rep. player, that swung in then cut out before uprooting middle stump – an unplayable gem! Sam is also an aggressive middle order batsman who scored a quick 36 in the semi-final. Todd Logan – Todd is an excellent team man who always gives his best. Todd was unlucky with his medium- pacers this season, with many of his unplayable in-dipping deliveries somehow missing both the bat and the stumps. In batting he saved the best for last with a very solid 20 in our last round match. David Lotzof – In his first year of cricket, David has made a huge improvement over the season. He has worked hard at both his batting and bowling and the rewards have been evident. In our last round match he batted for over an hour and then in the semi final took his first wicket, dismissing NCC Waugh’s top-scorer. Joshua Phillips – Josh is a solid opening batsman with a very correct technique. In numerous innings this year he formed good partnerships, particularly the 100 run opening stand with Timm v. Kissing Point. Josh is also developing into a good leg spin bowler with a nasty wrong’un. Was vice captain in the last few games. Jarrod Rixon – In his first season with the club, Jarrod played an important part in our success and is an enthusiastic all rounder. As a middle order batsman, he concentrates well and has a sound technique. His medium pace bowling is accurate with the ability to tie up one end. He is also an excellent fielder. Mitchell Thorburn – Mitchell was new to the team this year but what a year he had. He is a hard hitting middle order batsman who scored 181 runs (average 45.25) during the season. He is an economical off spin bowler and a very safe fielder. As well as all these skills, Mitchell is an excellent team man. Solomon Tomlinson Owens – Solomon is an excellent cricketer, being a fast, left-arm bowler of real talent who terrorised many an opposition batsman. He is a hard-hitting, middle order batsman and an outstanding fielder – a real asset to the team. He always gives 100% effort at training and in matches. Timm van der Gugten – Timm is a punishing batsman with the ability to take any bowling attack apart. He finished the season with an aggregate of 358 runs (average 179.0), including five scores of 60+ retired – a magnificent performance! Timm’s fast bowling also put fear into the hearts of the opposition’s batsmen.

Awards: Batting Award: Timm van der Gugten Graeme Phillips Bowling Award: Nick Creighton Most Improved Award: Mitchell Thorburn

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UNDER 13 WAUGH Coach John Green Assistant Coach Anthony Maxworthy Manager Michael Donnelly

Normanhurst Waugh started the season with a win but then lost three in a row. The boys stormed into the semi- finals by winning the next four games, including an outright victory. The winning streak came to an end in the big all-Normanhurst semi-final in which the Waugh team played well against Gilchrist – the eventual competition winners. All up, the Waugh team had 5 wins, 4 losses and a bye. Congratulations to everyone in the team for their contributions and enthusiasm.

Matthew Pendleton was the team captain and the second highest run scorer. He consistently contributed 25-30 runs to the team total. Michael Arthur was the team’s left arm bowler. The early part of the season was disrupted for Michael by a broken arm. In the semi-final, he batted well and was not out. Andrew Bastoli batted with great determination, particularly against the other Normanhurst team when he helped to prevent an outright loss. Kunwar Bhatia bowled well throughout the season and always proved hard to score runs off. In the field, Kunwar took 5 catches and made 3 run outs. Alek Cahill was another bowler that the batsmen found hard to score runs off. Alek’s solid batting in the second last game helped turn around the innings that got us into the semi. Josh Cole fielded excellently and made important contributions with bat and ball. In Round 9 when a win was required to secure a semi-final spot, Josh took 4 wickets and then top scored after the team got off to a shaky start. Tom Cole took the new ball most innings and was our equal second highest wicket taker. (He also took 2/1 when filling in the NCC U/15’s when our team had a bye). Tom contributed as a hard hitting batsman and as a wicketkeeper always looking for a stumping. Justin Donnelly bowled tightly with the new ball or at first change. He got his batting eye in to record some not out scores towards the end of the season. Patrick Ferrara bowled well all season and found good form with the bat, particularly after Christmas. In the outright win against Castle Hill, he scored 29 not out. Andrew Giltrap was the team’s leading run scorer (193), wicket taker and catcher! He started with a 58no in the first game and went on to average 21.44 runs for the season. Andrew captured 13 wickets with his leg-spinners and took 9 catches either behind the stumps or in the field – a great all round season. Tom Green played some good innings, particularly in the big games. Tom always bowled and fielded with great enthusiasm and took one of the best catches of the season at Thornleigh. Jason Maxworthy made valuable bowling and batting contributions. He took eight wickets and showed his best batting when it was needed most. Jason hit the winning runs in the second last game and top scored in the semi-final with 31 runs. Ian Woodard fielded well in the slips and with his bowling took 3 wickets in 4 balls to help the team win the last game before Christmas.

Thank you to John Green and Anthony Maxworthy for their coaching of the team. Thanks also to the parents that assisted with scoring, particularly Geoff Cahill, Brad Cole and Phill Pendleton.

Michael Donnelly Awards: Batting & Bowling Award: Andrew Giltrap Fielding Award: Joshua Cole Team Player Award: Jason Maxworthy

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UNDER 14 McGRATH Coach John Magrath Assistant Coach Nathan Ryan Manager Frank Waldegrave

Not a great season based on results, the team losing more games than they won however the boys are a credit to the club in the way in which they conduct themselves on the field, clearly enjoying the game and each others company irrespective of variances in skill levels.

The team was as follows:

Aiden Allen – missed a considerable amount of the season but nevertheless performed admirably with both bat and ball, highlighted by his 41 not out in the last game. Jonathan Barakat – also missed several games and while not at his best this season was still a very dangerous leggie on his day and could prove difficult to dismiss. Michael Brown – one of the teams opening bowlers who bowled with considerable pace and generally economical and consistent line and length. Nathan Cleasby – good leg spinner, handy batsman and excellent and enthusiastic fieldsman, taking 7 catches for the season. Mat Guerrera – improved his batting technique during the season and was involved in a 28 run 10th wicket partnership in the final game. Mitchell Magrath – good batsman who managed a 44 not out but was dismissed cheaply too often. Improved leg spinner, excellent fieldsman and useful keeper. Will McLean – only played 3 games but showed he is a very capable all-round cricketer. Mikhail Rodricks – hard hitting batsman who needs to concentrate more on his technique. Competent bowler and excellent fieldsman. Brendon Scott – topped the bowling aggregate with 13 wickets sent down at a lively pace. Big hitting batsman with sound technique and scored a 57 and a 42 during the season. Stephen Smith (captain) – good opening batsman who had a lean season by his standards but nevertheless scored 57 not out against Upper Hills. Tidy wicket keeper who shared these duties taking 3 catches. Tim Stephenson – much improved cricketer with both bat and ball which unfortunately was not truly reflected in his performances. Probably needs just one good score to kick on. Rob Waight – very good season particularly with the bat, topping the aggregate with 198 runs including scores of 65 and 56 not out. Calum Waldegrave – an excellent season from our sole leftie topping both the batting and bowling averages and taking 7 catches. Oliver Witt – another whose improvement was considerable yet not reflected in his results. Bowled some very good spells, particularly when given the new ball.

Nathan Ryan (assistant coach), Frank Waldegrave (manager and scorer) and myself congratulate the boys on their efforts, particularly the trophy winners, and thank the parents for their support during the season.

John Magrath

Awards: Batting Award: Rob Waight Bowling Award: Brendon Scott All Rounder Award: Calum Waldegrave

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UNDER 15 LEE

Coach Cameron Riddett Manager Graham Gorrie

“With the correct defensive technique, a batsman will probably never lose his wicket.”

The under 15's side this season only showed this on 5 occasions. It was this aspect that became our Achilles heel for such a poor year. One win all season.

It is one thing to dwell on the negatives, but I like to think of the positives, which are:

• Brennen Smart taking 3 catches in the first game with a broken finger.

• Joel Carter scoring a brilliant 88 not out, off 16 overs, in a one-day match.

• David Hodge taking his first ever wicket in a game and ending up with seven wickets.

• Damendeep Bhatia, will you ever bowl a loose ball at any stage??

• Justin McLean scoring 2 fifties in the first three games.

• Manoj Rajamohan scored 66 and then being run out going for the fourth run.

• Harry Morton's 62 with 19 scoring shots, we won’t mention what field!

• Jeff Thomson's "Clarrie Grimmet style" spin bowling, snaring 3 for 22 off 10 overs.

• Craig Austin's 66 not out to save an outright.

• Brad Stratton hitting 26 off 9 balls against the under 16's in the bye round.

• Parvan Prabhala bowling 4 straight maidens when he opened with the ball.

• Michael Gorrie, 4 or bowled.

• Ryan Townsend wins the award for never missing a training session!!

It was a pleasure coaching these lads as they turn into gentlemen. It was great to see many of these players fill in for the senior teams with, on more than one occasion, out-scoring their coach.

Only one more year left for the boys in juniors – it would be great to see a semis appearance or possibly a premiership for Normo.

Cameron Riddett

Awards: Batting Award: Joel Carter Bowling Award: Damon Bhatia Normo Spirit Courage Award: Brennen Smart

20 SENIORS

A2 GRADE ** PREMIERS **

Captain – Ben Norris Manager – Ian Hawkins

And they’re dancing in the streets of Normanhurst! How did Galston/Glenorie get rolled for 96 on the highway that is Asquith Oval? Why didn’t they cover the pitch? Will the Rocket play on for one more season after yet another match winning innings? And who really is the man they call the Burglar? They were the questions being asked as the red and black of Normanhurst CC sang, drank and danced on cars at the Normo Pizza Café to celebrate their grand final victory. Normanhurst A2s made up for the disappointment of missing last year’s final, by not only being the best team all year, but also confirming this by winning the Premiership. Like last season, being a close bunch of mates helped the cause but a higher standard of fielding, the discovery of a quality spinner and a number of players stepping up a level, were the key areas of improvement in season 2003/2004. They say the keeper sets the standard in the field and this was definitely the case for the A2s. Murray Rowe (17 catches / 7stumpings) had a great year behind the stumps, highlighted by some brilliant stumpings and catches off our spinner. The rest of the team really fed off Murray, ground fielding and catching at a high level most of the time. David Elysee, Jonathan Hall and Duncan Haigh always fielded well in the busiest positions and kept the boys pumped with their constant encouragement. Ian Hawkins took the most catches (12) in the field, with some sharp work at 2nd slip. Left arm spinner David Croft, aka the Burglar, was the buy of the year, taking an amazing 47 wickets @ 11.1 and often cleaning up the tail. Once the Burglar worked out he needed contact lenses, he proved a very handy fieldsman and also made a cavalier 73 against ARL, mostly in boundaries. Simon Laveau (33 wickets @ 7.7) really stepped up this season. With the ability to swing the ball both ways, Simon was always a handful for opposition batsmen and his unplayable spell of 9/21 against ARL was the individual performance of the year. He also proved hard to remove with the bat scoring 293 runs @ 73.3, only dismissed 4 times all year. Simon had top scores of 54 and 52 both not out and hit some huge zacks amongst his 16 sixes for the season. Peter Bradey (33 wickets @ 11.45) exceeded his own expectations with the ball and was too good and way too quick for most batsmen in the A2s. He took 5 wickets in an innings 3 times plus a superb 4/25 off 18 overs in the Semi and 3/18 off 14 overs in the Final. It was fitting that Rod Seymour and Ben Norris were at the crease for the winning runs in the final. They scored the bulk of our runs this season, including a 193 run partnership against St Ives (Ben 106, Rod 100 no). Rod was the backbone all year, with scores of 100, 67, 76, 61 and top scoring in the semi with 40 and in the final with 47 not out. The innings in the semi was an amazing feat of concentration, lasting 88 overs on a wet deck. Ben’s top scores were 106, 64, 52 and a classy 29 not out in the final. The depth in our bowling meant that not all of our bowlers got a go every week. Matt Caygill (10 wickets @ 19.5), Nick Garton (10 @ 12.7), Ben Norris (17 @ 15.2) and Rob Hitchcock (16 @ 14.10) all made telling contributions with limited opportunities. Nick’s run out in the final was also a highlight. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Graham Rowe and the Seymour family for their support week in week out. Graham was a constant source of encouragement and even pulled on the whites to field for us one week. Eric Seymour made sure we always had cold drinks, while Guy kept us entertained while we waited to bat with a variety of mini cricket games. Guy even came to training, retrieving ball after ball without a word of complaint, and even picked up a couple of wickets (and new words) in the nets. Our record for the season was 13 wins (2 outright), 1 loss & 1 draw. Great year lads. True Blue. Ian Hawkins

Awards: Batting Award: Rod Seymour 556 runs @ 79.4 ave. Bowling Award: David Croft 47 wickets @ 11.1 ave. All Rounder Award: Simon Laveau 293 runs @ 73.3 & 33 wickets @ 7.7

21 B2 GRADE Captain – Chris Hawkins

Would we have won the semi-final if we had an official umpire? Well, I guess we’ll never know. Playing at a paddock somewhere in Galston, we lost the toss and were sent in by W.P.H. We started about 45 mins late on a wet, rabbit poo covered pitch, with a group of cows marking out the boundary. We were in early trouble at 3 for 30 and never recovered, being bowled out for 113. Top scorer was Simon Hardy with a very patient 34. At the end of the first day we had W.P.H at 2 for 38. What was to follow was the most frustrating and at times fiery day of cricket all year. Disgraceful umpiring decisions and near chances filled the innings of W.P.H as they limped to 7 for 101 on the second day when they should have been all out for 80. Another wicket fell, then it got exciting, 8 runs to win, two wickets in hand. With a couple of lusty swings with the willow they crept over the line to get to 9 for 116, then they rubbed it in and finished at 143 all out, only after we had bowled 103 overs at them. Was there still time for an outright win? What the hell, get them out there, we’ll have a go! After reaching 3 for 49 in 7 overs thanks to Andy Walker, who also hit two massive sixes, we crumbled again and slumped to 8 for 63. That’s enough, we give up! W.P.H were in the final to meet Kissing Point. Despite the semi final loss, this team of very talented of young and old guys had a great year, full of laughs, brilliant catches, top batting, patient bowling and overall a great time. Our record for the season was 9 wins, 4 losses and one controversial tie, which started the season for us. Round 1 saw us play Hornsby, they batted first making a decent 236. We batted patiently and also made 236, apparently. The captains shook hands and the result was final. However, on further checking of the scorebook later on, it showed we had made 238. A protest was lodged but because the captains had agreed on the result at the ground, the tie would stand. Batsmen of the year was Andy Walker who amassed 576 runs @ 38.4, including one scorching century vs Castle Hill, in which he smashed 118*, which included 20 fours and 2 sixes in no more than 23 overs. Indian sensation Viraf Wadia joined us and had a fantastic year making almost 300 runs, with his top score being 74 vs Castle Hill. He also took many sharp catches at wicket keeper. Disaster struck when he was forced out of the semi with injury, we certainly would have made the final with him. Bowling honours this year went to Cam Riddett with 25 wickets @ 13.2. With a 7-wicket haul in the first game, Cam worked hard all year and even his batting shone with a 42 vs Castle Hill. Wiley old veteran Simon Hardy again had a solid year, his top score being 76 vs W.P.H Red, and Hards also took his first wicket in a long time, I believe, in the Semi Final. Gopi Samudrala was our hard luck story of the year, after 4 rounds he injured his knee quite badly, and was ruled out for the rest of the season. He did however take 2 wickets and score 79 runs @ an average of 79.0, which was helped by three not outs. Our other injury casualty was big Jason Spooner, after having a great start to the year with a 4 and 5 wicket haul, he suffered a work injury that kept him out for a while. It was a huge blow as the big fella had been part of our very successful pace attack. All rounder of the year Robbie Magrath had a top year with both bat and ball. He scored 204 runs for the season with his top score being a 43* vs Kissing Pt, which included an effortless six over square leg for the win with three balls to spare. Rob took 25 wickets for the season with best being 5 for 30 vs Galston/Glenorie. Special mention goes to Rob when he bowled 32 overs in a marathon innings in the Semi. Both he and Nathan Ryan worked real hard to give us a shot at winning. Nath ended up bowling 28 overs and took 3 for 30. His best figures were 4 for 21 vs Kissing Point, and he took 18 wickets for the season. His top score this year was a 67 in Round 1 vs Hornsby. Italian stallion Rocco Giaquinto made his first half century in some time, when he scored 55* vs Mt Colah. Roc’s managed to pick up his best figures with the ball when he took 2 for 23 vs Galston/Glenorie. Nikhil Kulkarni had a sound year with 150 runs for the season with a top score of 30*. But Nik’s ability to take wickets when we needed them most was freaky. On a number of occasions he took crucial wickets, which would really set us up for the victory. He knocked over Mt Colah’s best batsmen, who made 82, before they could make a decent total. Our captain Chris Hawkins had a season he’d rather forget. Scoring 2 fifties before Christmas, with a 74 vs Galston/Glenorie and 64 vs Kenthurst, he finished the season with his best form of his life (?) He is currently on a hat trick of golden quakka’s and is not looking forward to next season’s first game. Many thanks goes to the hundreds of players that filled in for us throughout the season. You guys know who you are and without you we wouldn’t have been able to get 11 blokes on the field each week. To the other guys, fantastic season, I meant what I said after that debacle in Galston. We’ll just have to go one better next year. Chris Hawkins

Awards: Batting Award: Andrew Walker 576 runs @ 38.4 Bowling Award: Cameron Riddett 25 wickets @ 13.2 All Rounder Award: Rob Magrath 25 wickets, 204 runs & 7 catches

22 C3 GRADE Captain – Anthony Maxworthy

Well what a terrific season! It was a bit like Dad’s Army meets the Hardy Boys – I guess you’ll only know what that means if you’re old enough to be in Dad’s Army. The mixture of youth and experience was fantastic. Everyone throughout the season had an important role to play in our team making the Semi’s. Batting was probably our greatest strength, setting large totals and giving ourselves something to bowl at. Two of the most memorable matches were based around a couple of very determined run chases. In Round 11 having been set 214 in 40 overs, we set about chasing the runs in such a mature way. Nishad Kulkarni and John Acheson put on 96 between them, before Nish was run out in an unfortunate mix up (it’s ok, John was run out the next match, hmmm, Nish was at the other end). With 36 balls remaining and 40 odd runs required, enter Lindsay Kirschberg. Lindsay’s first two balls were despatched over the boundary and then he and Brett Salisbury played tip and run getting us over the line with 3 balls to spare. It was a match to bring the crowds back. In round 12 after taking a pounding in week 1, we required 298 to win in 75 overs – generally unheard of in C3’s. We set ourselves the task of batting all day and see what happened. Nishad stood tall and scored his first century in senior cricket, 128. Along the way John Acheson was run out and with 9 overs to go and two wickets left, my instructions to Terrence Sparkes and Matt Salisbury was to “shut up shop, we’ll take the draw”. Fortunately, like my kids, they didn’t listen to me and between them put on a quick 34 to win us the game! The confidence was so high that John Green (batting #11) was heard to say that he was looking forward to getting out there and getting the runs himself. A great effort guys. The Hardy Boys – Throughout the season Matt Salisbury bowled without luck and his 21 wickets were all well deserved. Jared Mason relished the opportunity to open the bowling with his off breaks and was our highest wicket taker with 23. Terrence Sparkes was the “find of the year”, with his ability to swing the ball both ways he was very difficult to play, “just keep following through mate”. Nishad Kulkarni was fantastic with the bat but even better in the field – 9 catches and 3 run outs would be pretty hard to top, with the only dropped catch being one he was diving for back over his head – with a pike and a twist. Jarrod Tulloch was very tidy with the gloves and punishing with the bat. For a young bloke he was happy to take on anyone who wanted to send the ball down. Brett Salisbury once moved to the middle order enjoyed himself a lot more, the boundary he hit to seal the win against Kenthurst was not quite as memorable as his full length diving forward catch at point in the semi against Castle Hill. Michael Hall was a great addition to our team. Unfortunately Mike’s work commitments and his getting married to Evelyn meant he only got half a dozen games in with us. It was great to have Mike back at the club, after playing in juniors with Normo, he defected to Pennant Hills Shires, and like the Prodigal son saw the errors of his ways and returned home where he was welcomed with open arms. Unfortunately no-one had a fatted calf, so we just enjoyed our cricket. Dad’s Army – As leader Anthony Maxworthy (Captain cranky) had a fantastic year. It was so enjoyable captaining this team of such enthusiastic cricketers. I’d be disappointed if the young blokes hadn’t enjoyed the season and learnt a lot along the way. John Acheson who was graded out of the lower grades due to the copious runs he scored last season had a great season. John was the backbone of our line-up, and although not the quickest of scorers he accumulated 404 runs – a great effort. Lindsay Kirschberg was unbelievable. Our token Kiwi, Lind’s could tear an attack apart providing “he survived the first 3 overs”. Lindsay’s 328 runs came in 13 innings and included 5 not outs. Brad Cole made a welcome return to the game. Unfortunately this season saw him break his long run of 10 years without a duck, although I think it was 10 years ago he last played. Brad found himself opening with me and relished the challenge. His 51 against Castle Hill in round 13 was a great effort. Brad also bowled left arm medium pace and only needed one more wicket to make the website’s all rounder list – maybe next year mate. John Green (Buckets) was his usual consistent and unflappable best. Buckets took 22 wickets this year and was never fazed when the new ball wasn’t given to him but ended up in the spinner’s hands. Most memorable was Buckets 6/23 against Castle Hill in round 6. Many thanks to those who helped out this year by filling in: Frank and Calum Waldegrave, Monaj Rajamohan, Joel Carter, Vumcee Kodakala, Simon Riddett, John Corish, Aiden Allen, Duncan Haigh, Alistair Simpson and Nikhil Kulkarni. It was a great season guys. Although we all won’t be in the same grade together, I hope we can all do it again next season. Anthony Maxworthy Awards: Batting Award: Anthony Maxworthy 696 runs @ 46.4 Bowling Award: Jared Mason 23 wickets @ 13.6 All Rounder Award: Nishad Kulkarni 592 runs; 10 wickets & 12 catches / run outs

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Captain Dirk Drieberg Vice-Captain Mike Donnelly Manager Rob Darling

The season had a disappointing end. As a team we were only out of the top four for the first two weeks, and the final week. However the great games that we had and the friendships built up over the season were fantastic. The third round against St Ives when we won outright in a day was probably the highlight. Restricting them to 34 and 35 was just fantastic (we won’t mention that they only had 8 players!) In the 6 games before Christmas we won 5 of them, including two outright. This was a fantastic boost ahead of Christmas. Our batting was dominating and our bowlers were on top. Our bowlers were fantastic all year, we only had over 200 scored against us three times all year, and we rolled teams for 34, 35, 71, 95 (twice). We thought we had a great chance of pushing on for a top 2 spot. It wasn’t meant to be with a very wet and bitter end to the season. I would like to thank Dirk and Mike for all the hard work that they put in, all the fill in players, especially Aksay, Harry Morton, Simon Riddett and Andrew Thomson, and finally I would like to thank the team for all the effort that they put in. I hope you all come back next year to get revenge on the D1 grade!!! Dirk “Demon” Drieberg: Our captain was our trusty number 11 and slip fielder, but more importantly our “sheik” of tweak. Took 18 wickets and should have bowled himself more. He couldn’t win a toss! Mike “Nameless” Donnelly: Mike is Mr Dependable. Mike had two extremes this year – opening batsman or number 11. Mike did both jobs well, but it was his leadership and crafty left-arm spinners that he was known for. Could bowl some tight spells and get important wickets. Matt “Kiwi” O’Connor: Matt was our leading wicket-taker (28) and part of the big hitting group. Started off the season with an unlucky pair, but went on to hit attacks all over the park. Took some great catches including a diving leap in the first game. Andrew “Burgo” Burgess: Andy had to do everything in the team, including opening the bowling and batting, and he did both jobs well. Took 26 wickets and scored 263 runs – a great year for Andy! Paul “Hollywood” Haigh: Well what an improvement on last season! Paul really came out of his shell with the bat and became very vocal on the field. Paul scored 459 runs with his big hitting and sweet timing. His highlights included scoring 81 runs and taking two great catches against Thornleigh. Rob “Schyndier” Darling: This bloke is only interested in his average and will do anything to improve it! Stuck his hand up to open the batting a couple of times and is always a trusty umpire, especially with his “No ball” calls to ease the early over pressure. Loved to bowl but the 6’s didn’t justify more overs ! Tony “T-Ray” Nunn: Tony had a great year with the gloves and if he had stuck around all year he would have been a contender for the club’s fielding award. A quiet bloke on and off the field, but definitely shows his emotions when dismissed. Great season as wicket-keeper and can also bat well when required. Braden “Bad-weather” Hamilton: If given more of a chance with the ball, he could have had a lot more wickets. Was let down by fielding on a lot of occasions. Braden gives 110% with his batting and he has some great shots. Didn’t play as many games as he would have liked. Highlights include 33* and 3/8. Simon “Langdon” Hajduk: Simon is a great team man. Can be counted on to take wickets, score runs and take catches. Had limited opportunities with the ball but took several vital wickets. Didn’t play as many games as he would have liked, but was always there with a great one liner and a joke for the slips. Tom “Kiwiiiiiiii” Price: Mr Encouragement was a great bloke on and off the field, with some great chants and support. Tom bowled some very tight spells with the ball and produced two great knocks of 33 and 56*. Took a great catch with his back turned to the bowler! Pete “I’m feeling good” Kouwenhoven: Pete didn’t play a lot of matches but had plenty of big shots including the ‘back away and slog’ shot. Was very handy with the ball and also took some solid catches. Ken “Karokee” Tham: Ken only turned up for the latter part of the season, but boy were we glad he did. Scores of 83, 84 and 81 were sensational. Was also a mean opening bowler who could turn a game. Matt “Riddles” Ridley: Matt was our call up man. He would fill in on any occasion and did a handy job with the ball taking important wickets, and hit a great 31 in a 8th wicket partnership of 64. Rob Darling Awards: Batting Award: Paul Haigh 459 runs @ 38.2 ave. Bowling Award: Matt O’Connor 28 wickets @ 15.8 ave. All Rounder Award: Andy Burgess 263 runs & 26 wickets

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D2 GRADE

Captain: Andrew Thomson Vice-Captain: Peter Krisenthal

The regular team consisted of the following players – Andrew Thomson, Peter Krisenthal, Scott McLennan, Rob O’Connor, John Kerr, Vumsee Kodakalla, Michael Gorrie, Matt Stevenson, Trevor Austin, Harry Morton, Akshay Parthasathy, Ross Stevens and John Anderson.

Others to make cameo appearances for the team were – Danny McLennan, Frank Lemckert, John Simmons, Manoj Rajamohan, Matthew Ridley, Craig Austin, Denis Salisbury, Jeff Thomson and Brennen Smart.

This season started off well with the help of the U/15s, this continued throughout the season, without them many times we would not have been able to field a team. We had a few wins but we needed one more to make the finals unfortunately.

I hope every one enjoyed standing out in the sun (and occasionally the rain) all Saturday afternoons either hitting (at least swinging) at a red ball or chasing it all over the field.

Some of the highlights of the season:

• Scott McLennan taking a 5/23 along with two half centuries, and his brother Danny who helped out towards the end of the season was inspirational with his batting and a very useful bowler.

• John Kerr was a very acceptable wicket-keeper – nothing got past him, and his highest of score 51.

• Harry Morton (U/15) took 9 wickets for us when he filled in during the season, along with his first 6.

• Vumsee Kodakalla as a bowler was great to watch as the opposition batsman found him unplayable at times and very handy with the bat.

• Manoj Rajamohan (U/15) top scored for the team this season with an 82, falling to a brilliant catch.

We had quite a few team members play throughout the season, in actual fact 22 different individuals, so no team was exactly the same during the rounds.

Hopefully everyone had such a good time they will be back next season. (For individual statistics, check out the NCC website – )

Andrew Thomson

Awards: Batting Award: Scott McLennan 194 runs @ 24.3 ave. Bowling Award: Rob O’Connor 14 wickets @ 22.9 ave. All Rounder Award: John Kerr 169 runs and good wicket-keeping

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REPRESENTATIVE PLAYERS

Normanhurst CC was proud to have 20 players selected to represent HK&HDCA in 2003-2004, as follows:

NAME NCC TEAM HK&HDCA REP. TEAM

Tim Corish Under 12 Lehmann Under 11 IDCA

Jarrod Witts Under 12 Martyn Under 11 Creak Shield

Christy Doran Under 12 Martyn Under 12 President’s Cup

Matthew Nelson Under 12 Martyn Under 12 President’s Cup

Josh Cole Under 13 Waugh Under 12 Cawsey Shield

Solomon Tomlinson-Owens Under 13 Gilchrist Under 13 IDCA

Mitchell Thorburn Under 13 Gilchrist Under 13 IDCA

Daniel Wood Under 13 Gilchrist Under 13 IDCA

Nick Creighton Under 13 Gilchrist Under 13 IDCA

Tom Cole Under 13 Waugh Under 13 Gee Shield

Simon Fox Under 13 Gilchrist Under 13 Gee Shield

Chris Aldersley Under 13 Gilchrist Under 13 Gee Shield

Timm van der Gugten Under 13 Gilchrist Under 13 Gee Shield

Joshua Phillips Under 13 Gilchrist Under 13 Gee Shield

William McLean Under 14 McGrath Under 14 President’s Cup

Michael Brown Under 14 McGrath Under 14 President’s Cup

Stephen Smith Under 14 McGrath Under 14 President’s Cup

Calum Waldegrave Under 14 McGrath Under 14 President’s Cup

Brendon Scott Under 14 McGrath Under 14 Moore Shield

Joel Carter Under 15 Lee Under 15 IDCA

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Normanhurst Cricket Club Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the Pennant Hills Bowling Club, Yarrara Road, Pennant Hills, at 8:00 pm on Wednesday, 16th June 2004. There will be the election of officers, presentation of the yearly accounts and other general business. If people want issues raised at the AGM, they need to be sent to the Secretary of the club by 15 May so all members can be made aware of special topics for discussion. If you wish to stand for one of the Committee positions, please notify the Secretary or myself prior to the AGM. Please attend this meeting to support the future of the Club.

Anthony Maxworthy

SPONSORSHIP

Normanhurst CC is delighted to announce that it has secured a significant new sponsorship arrangement. Pennant Hills Bowling Club (PHBC) is now NCC’s major sponsor and we would like to thank Stephen Hodge, the PHBC Manager, and his Board for their generous support. NCC has made good use of the excellent facilities at PHBC in recent months and this will increase in the future. NCC recently signed up 100 new members of PHBC, comprising senior players, coaches, managers, club officials and players’ parents. The senior NCC players have their post-match drinks at PHBC. Our Committee meetings and the AGM are now held at PHBC, as is our annual Presentation Night, which is attended by some 300 people. NCC also promotes PHBC on our website and we are aiming to establish a long-term relationship between our respective clubs.

NCC also appreciates the sponsorship provided by Action Indoor Sports at Thornleigh, which helps fund our excellent website.

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