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Coaches Association Annual Report 52-53 Individual Records in N.S.W.D.C.A Competitions Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai & Hills District Cricket Association 93rd Annual Report Season 2018-19 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given of the 93rd Annual General Meeting of the Hornsby Ku Ring Gai & Hills District Cricket Association to be held on Thursday 1st August 2019 commencing at 8.00pm at the Hornsby RSL Club, 4 High St. Hornsby. AGENDA Welcome from the President. To receive apologies. To consider and approve the minutes of the 92nd Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 24th July 2018 To consider and approve the minutes of the Special General Meeting held on Tuesday the 9th of July 2019 To receive any correspondence. To present and adopt the following: The 93rd Annual Report, The Honorary Treasurer’s Financial Statements for Season 2018/19, The Honorary Auditor’s Report for Season 2018/19. To elect the Office Bearers for Season 2019/20. To elect Patrons for Season 2019/20. To elect an Auditor for Season 2019/20. To deal with any Notices of Motion or Special Resolutions. Presentations: To consider any recommendations for Life Membership. To present, if recommended, The Jim Fuggle Award for Outstanding Service. To deal with any other business. Andrew Miedler H.K & H.D.C.A President Left: Rob Hanich (HKHDCA Junior Competition Secretary), Middle: Veryan McAllister (HKHDCA Girls Competition Secretary), Right: Andrew Miedler (HKHDCA President) Table of Contents i Notice of Annual General Meeting 34-35 HKHDCA Senior Competition Tables ii Table of Contents 36 A Grade Final Umpires Report 1-2 President’s Report 37-39 HKHDCA Senior Competition Report 3 Our Affiliated Bodies 40 HKHDCA Senior Competition Trophies 4 Meeting Attendances 41-42 HKHDCA Senior Competition Bowling Statistics 5 Members of the HKHDCA & Executive 43-44 HKHDCA Senior Competition Batting Statistics 6 Thankyou to Affiliate Clubs 45-46 HKHDCA Senior Competition Records 7 Our Sponsors (Hornsby and Kookaburra) 47 HKHDCA Pre-Season T20 Records 8 Local Government Reports 48-50 HKHDCA Representative Secretary’s Report 9-10 Umpires Association Annual Report 51 HKHDCA Representative Trophies 11-12 Coaches Association Annual Report 52-53 Individual Records in N.S.W.D.C.A Competitions 13 HKHDCA Girls Secretary Report 54-55 Inter-District Cricket Association Competition Records 14 Northern District Cricket Club Report 56 Ross Turner Cup - 21st Annual Match - Report 15 HKHDCA Junior Competition Trophies 57 Ross Turner Cup - 21st Annual Match - Scorebook 16-22 HKHDCA Junior Secretary Report 58 Glenn Hourigan Cup - Report 23 Kookaburra Annual Rising Star 59 Glen Hourigan Cup - Scorebook 24-25 HKHDCA Junior Cricket Records 60-61 Coaches Association India Tour Report 26-32 HKHDCA Photos 62 HK&HDCA Roll of Honour 33 List of Members in HKHDCA Photos PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2018/19 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Welcome to the 93rd Annual Report for the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hills District Cricket Association (HKHDCA) with 16 clubs and 2 Associations (umpires and Coaches) affiliated to our Association. Our Association fielded 65 senior teams and 132 junior teams, 123 boys and 9 girls teams. Cricket plays an extremely important part in the life of many people, young and old regardless of our gender. In a world where work and play are difficult to balance, cricket continues to play an important part in providing a healthy and social sport within our community. To all those who played our great game at club and/or representative level and to those who volunteered in some respect to allow games to occur, we thank you for your contribution to another great season. The Association exists because of our affiliated clubs who provide the opportunities for players of all ages to enjoy this game we love. In the 2018/19 season, we have implemented changes to the game based on the ideas of club members to improve the game and meet the current needs of players and supporters. However, this work does not have an end and we continue to have competition for players from other sports. With this in mind, the Association recognizes the need for strategic plans aimed at growing cricket within our boundaries in line with population growth. THE 2018/19 SEASON JUNIOR CLUB COMPETITION This season saw the establishment of the Junior Cricket Committee with 9 clubs represented across the association led by Rob Hanich. Their leadership of this important and complex competition was critical to the successful improvements to competition rules, noting junior cricket needs to adapt itself in an environment where parents have a number of choices of sports for their child. Some of these sports are enjoying growth, specifically those requiring shorter times to complete a game and cricket is not achieving similar growth in player numbers compared to the increases in population within our clubs. Charles Darwin said it best ‘It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able to adapt to and to adjust best to the changing environment in which it finds itself’. Junior team numbers were very similar to the prior season and highlights the need to continue to adapt junior cricket to meet the needs of parents and players. We congratulate all the teams who made the semi-finals and special recognition to those who won their respective age groups. Whilst we had high expectations for all teams playing in the finals, unfortunately the heavy rain caused all finals games to be washed out and winners and runes up were decided based on the position on the ladder. Some 123 teams from U8’s to U16’s participated in the nine age groups offered, and in the competition age groups, the premierships were spread across 5 clubs, with the U16’s won by Hornsby, U15’s by Kissing Point, U13’s by West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Red, U12’s by Kenthurst Upper Hills, and U11’s by Hornsby Gold. The Champion Club within the Junior Competition was won by Hornsby District C.C. GIRLS CRICKET Our Association proudly recognizes the need to grow girls’ cricket and thanks to the work of club volunteers, our association enjoyed more girls than ever playing cricket each weekend with 9 teams in each competition. As an Association we will continue to seek more clubs to establish and develop girls’ cricket as we see it an important part of our overall growth in player numbers. Another way for our Association to grow girls cricket players numbers is the focus on schools’ programs to girls only schools this coming season. We believe it will be an important factor in achieving a healthy cross section of clubs participating in our girl’s competition. PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2018/19 (continued) REPRESENTATIVE COMPETITIONS For those players who seek to play at a higher level than club, the HKHDCA representative program continues to provide the pathway to continue to grow their skills against other Association teams. Our players in both Shield and IDCA teams again represented the Association very well with Creak, Moore, Weblin and Watson unable to make the semi-finals. Special mention to the Gee team who played in the semi-finals and to the Cawsey team who lost in the finals. Playing at this level of However, it is not all about winning, much more the opportunity to experience the next level of competition and gain from that experience to develop the skills necessary to continue the progress. Our Mollie Dive (U13’s) and Margaret Peden Shield (Under 15 Girls) continue to improve home their skills at the higher levels with some achieving selection in the Northern District grade club. In the IDCA Representative competition our Association fielded 9 teams from U10’s to U16’s. The U10’s finished 5th, U11’s 4th (Blue) and 9th (Red), U12’s 10th, U13’s 3rd (Red) and 9th (Blue), U14’s 3rd, U15’s 5t and U16’s 8th place. SENIOR CRICKET Congratulations to the Berowra Cricket Club who won the Association Club Championship Award for the 2018/19 season and reflects their overall team performance at all grades. The A grade final was played between Berowra and Hornsby at Mark Taylor Oval with Berowra batting first and building a formidable total 343, which proved to be an impossible task to achieve and Berowra were worthy winners of the T.E Rofe Challenge Shield. The Berowra Cricket Club certainly enjoyed a very successful season winning 4 finals. Congratulations to the winners of all remaining grades, namely Berowra (A2), Berowra (B1), Galston Glenorie (B2), Berowra (C1), WPHC (C2), WPHC (C3), Kissing Point (D1) and Kenthurst Upper Hills (D2). The Senior Competition Committee (SCC) led by Gavin Wingfield introduced a numerous improvements to the competition based on a process of listened to the needs of clubs and players and meeting those needs. It is a testament to the SCC that a small number of players needed to have their ratings reviewed and limited numbers teams being regraded. Gavin Wingfield has signalled his intention to step down from the position of Senior Competition Secretary at the end of this season and I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Association to thank him for the outstanding work he has provided over 7 years in this role. THANK YOU I wish to thank everyone who volunteered their time whether at club or representative level. Your contribution whether committee member, coach, manager, umpire, scorer or other roles has contributed in no small way to the successful season we all have enjoyed. Special thanks must go to the people who attend Association Council meetings, to our Junior and Senior Competition Committees, Umpires Association, Coaches Association and to the HKDHCA Executive.
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