Wow, what a season! The T20 Blast certainly It was amazing to see the children’s ability grow The success of the season would not have hit the Kincumber-Avoca Club with a each week and by the end of the season there been possible without the help of a number of bang! With 105 children spread over 12 teams was some terrii c cricket played. The speed of people. We had Steve Sullivan helping to set Erina Oval certainly had a festival feel to it on the T20 Blast game kept the players interested up and pack away the i elds each Saturday, Saturday mornings this summer. and the parents on their toes. The Grifi ns will as well as Cath and Dave Robertson looking be blessed with a huge number of talented after the canteen and barbeque. All three are The T20 Blast was introduced to the Central players making there way through the ranks in great club people and I am sure their work is Coast this season as a 12 week program seasons to come. greatly appreciated by everyone. Trent Walters for kids aged 7 – 10 years of age. Our club was also there every week representing Cricket decided to expand that to include mid week One of the many highlights of the season was NSW. He i tted in so well we are thinking about training, club playing shirts and caps, 5 the opportunity for two of our teams to represent making him an honorary Grifi n! additional games, barbeques, a Christmas our club by playing a T20 Blast game during the party and Presentation. This certainly proved lunch break of this season’s Sydney test match. Special thanks must go to our parents who popular attracting players from our area and The Stars and Heat did the Grifi ns proud and once again stepped up to ensure a wonderful beyond! will take life long memories from that day. season. Our parents coached, managed, scored and umpired as well as cheered and We must also congratulate our “T20 Blast and 11B teams have dominated their comps encouraged the children from the sidelines. We Player of the Year” Lewis Gifford-Cock. Lewis and this is thanks to the club’s strong emphasis must also thank our four young coaches, Isaac is an exceptional young cricketer and fully on our T20 Blast (previously u9) centre. Read and Eden Homan-Corless, and two of deserved the award. Having said that there our senior club cricketers Jesse da Silva and were plenty of other children I watched this Finally I look forward to seeing the rest of the Ronan Marks. Both Jesse and Ronan started season that were not far behind Lewis in ability, players and families back again next season for in the U9’s with the Grifins and it is fantastic and I am expecting big things from these what promises to be another bumper season. to see them helping out the club now they are players in years to come. young adults. Rod Ursem Now this season is inished we look towards Kincumber-Avoca CC T20 Blast Coordinator I would also like to thank Andrew McCrae next summer and I would like to wish good luck for being our oficial T20 Blast photographer! to all the players graduating to hard ball cricket. This yearbook is full of Andrew’s handy work It’s a big step up but the T20 Blast would have and his photos will be great to look back on in prepared them and I am sure the kids will thrive years to come. with the new challenge. This season’s U11A

It has been a pleasure managing the Hurricanes Lucas Horsnell - good with both bat and ball. Able Ayres - the pocket rocket is another who T20 team this year with Rod Pitstock coaching. Will be another who will love the longer form of has improved all season with both bat and ball. We have won more games than we have lost, the game. Great work. and with most of the boys being 7 or 8 they will get another season together. Rory Pitstock - been a great help for his dad Thanks again and see you for 2016-2017 who is the coach. Listens and always trying to season. We have seen the kids have plenty of fun this improve. season and develop some ine skills. Rod and Rod Pitstock - Coach I have both relied a lot on the parents to help Oliver Lawson - has excellent and with umpiring and scoring when we have been batting techniques. Credit to his father who has Ben Campbell - Manager unavailable so thanks a lot. put some effort in on the side.

Rod - the coach - Thanks for the season mate. Aiden Rivard - improved throughout the The kids have appreciated everything you have season, always listens and concentrates. done for them this season. Morgan Campbell - another great competitor. Lewis Gifford-Cock - has been a standout Has waited to play for years and has loved all for the team and always competitive. Will look aspects of the game. forward to the longer form next season. Ramsay Gifford-Cock - took one of the best Braith Bright - try’s hard each week and has catches all season on the boundary and tries been a great help with the younger kids at hard to do better than his older brothers where training and weekend games. he can. Loves the big hits too.

This was a big irst season of cricket for most of our Beau Heinzel - Beau loves his cricket and always Titans players. Only Byron had played before so our wants to be involved. His batting has come on team (and their families!) had a lot to learn about immensely and his bowling has been one of the playing T20 Blast. It’s been really amazing to see biggest improvements overall in the team. everyone pick up new skills and really get into the spirit of the game. Oliver Speed - Oliver brings his free spirit and a great sense of fun to the team, always providing a Riley Beaumont - Riley’s bowling has gone from laugh. We’ve seen him come a very long way with struggle street to being one of the most accurate both batting and bowling. on the team. His batting has come along way and promises to keep improving if he keeps playing next Neo Thompson - Neo leads from the front and is season. always trying to help others improve. His batting is getting better and better and his bowling has come Tayla Beaumont - Tayla shows great composure an extremely long way. You can always expect and always keeps the team in line. She has quickly something amazing from him in the ield become a really promising player who is 100% committed at training and during games. Tom Wegener - From day one, Tom has shown he has a talent for cricket. He bowls accurately, bats Caelan DeLacy - Caelan is extremely passionate with a straight bat and has a very good throwing about cricket and loves to have a go. His batting arm. He has improved his skills in every area of the has improved incredibly and his leg spin bowling is game. a very rare talent for a kid of his age. Jesse Da Silva - Coach Byron Dicks - As our experienced player, Byron shone from the beginning of the season. He has Miriam DeLacy - Manager improved his skills and shown himself to be a naturally talented cricketer with a bright future

As manager of the Giants I can’t express how proud Lucas Ableson - Lucas has the most graceful I am of how the boys performed this year. We have batting style that I have seen since the great AB. a few kids that had not played cricket before and He is a master with the bat. seeing their skills, teamwork and sportsmanship develop over the season was a pleasure to watch. Max Hooton - Max has developed into a great Also the ones who had played before progressed to allrounder. His consistency is outstanding. a new level. The T20 Blast format was such fun for all the kids. I never thought I would get to witness Isaac Gale - Isaac is an impressive player. He can such great cricket combined with some great be relied upon to perform with the bat or ball every performances of the Macarena. time.

The Giants were very privileged to have Ronan Jonah Mills - Jonah seems to have a knack for Marks, a young local rep player, devote his time taking caught and bowled . With the bat his to train the kids. I have no doubt that the boys shot down to ine leg is feared by bowlers far and developed so much faster under his coaching. wide. On behalf of the parents of the Giants I would like to say a big thank you to Ronan, we really Ben Hooton - Ben has one consistent batting shot appreciate your effort. that he likes to use, but what a shot it is. “6 over mid again”. Ben is a great batsman. Ben Sapford - Ben is a master with the bat. He has come on strong this year. He also has a great Ronan Marks – Coach consistent bowling action. Andrew Mills - Manager

Dean Hogger - Dean has improved out of sight this year. He has become quite an allrounder. His boundary count is growing exponentially.

Arian Dewan - Arian’s bowling can be described simply as: consistent line and length. The type of bowling that pins batsman down and wins matches.

Team Heat had a great season in 2015/16. Luke Foster - Energetic team member who’s Jonte Wicks - Bowled accurately most weeks. All the boys have had a great time. They have bowling accuracy has improved, as has his Loves the tactics of the game and always played with a fantastic team spirit and always batting. Has a rocket arm in the ield encourages his teammates. supported each other and also showed great sportsmanship throughout the season. All the Ben Green - Our youngest and smallest team Justin Wicks - Coach boys have improved through the season and member. Takes his cricket very seriously and we had our fair share of wins. The highlight aims to do his best in every game. of the season for the team was having the awesome opportunity to play on the SCG during Euan Gregory - Quite achiever. Super accurate the Sydney test match. It was a unbelievable bowler. Has loved his irst year of cricket and is experience for all the boys who loved every a great team player who loved to train minute. Team Heat would like to thank Trent for his skills sessions and for looking after us at the Damian McGilvray - Super competitive, bats SCG. Also a big thanks to Rod and his team and bowls well and is lightning between the for organising such a fantastic season, we look wickets. forward to next season. Charlie McKee - The best all round cricketer in Wil Drummond - Worked hard all season to our team. Consistent in everything he does, hit improve his batting and bowling and took a plenty of sixes and took plenty of wickets. couple of awesome catches. Marcus Pullinen - Dead eye in the ield hitting Josh Foster - Loves the contest. Improved his the stumps with regularity and taking some great skills all the way to the inish of the season. Was catches. Marcus’ skills have improved right our biggest improver after the Christmas break. throughout the season. On behalf of the Renegades we would like to thank Hugh Drennan - Vastly improved throughout the the ‘Double Zone. His bowling is improving all the Rod from the KACC for making our season so season. A good keen runner between the wickets time and continually strives to bowl a full length ball. smooth and providing a fantastic opportunity for the and has good eye to hand co-ordination when he us, the Renegades to have our i rst introduction to has a bat in his hand. A good team player who’s James Drennan - Another player who has cricket. It is our coach’s wish that we all develop a has taken some memorable catches in the outi eld. improved immensely throughout the season. His love for the game and that we also develop life long coni dence when batting has improved and this is friendships through the camaraderie that comes Isaac Ryan - A hard hitting batsman that also shown with some marvellous shots through to the with being part of a cricket team. has a good l owing bowling action. He has taken ‘Double Zone” Very keen runner between wickets. some memorable wickets whilst bowling and in the James also has a good bowling action and has The Renegades would therefore like to thank our outi eld. Lost count how many sixes he has hit for taken some superb wickets. Coach and Manager Stu and Jenni for organising this season and he can be very reliable team player the team during training and on game days and when batting with the younger team members. Bode Evans/Royce - Coni dence continues to grow particularly for our parents who brought us along Isaac has an excellent throwing arm. as the season has progressed. He has a good and cheered for us every week. batting action, and his ability to bowl a good length Riley McNeish - Small in stature who has a big ball has improved. Bode is keen to i eld in any A special thanks to Kev who wrote the following heart and able to hold his own with the bigger position and has taken some outstanding catches in observations of the boys and how they developed older children of his team. Improved vastly over the the outi eld this season. over the season. season with the bat, hitting the ball continuously into The Renegades would therefore like to thank our good batting action, and his ability to bowl a good Justin Kell - A good hard hitting player who has Coach and Manager Stu and Jenni for organising length ball has improved. Bode is keen to i eld the ability to hit the ball anywhere on the park. He the team during training and on game days and in any position and has taken some outstanding is very fast between the wickets. Justin has a very particularly for our parents who brought us along catches in the outi eld this season. smooth bowling action who bowls constantly and and cheered for us every week. is a good ‘All Round’ player. Justin has a good Justin Kell - A good hard hitting player who has throwing arm which has resulted in some amazing A special thanks to Kev who wrote the following the ability to hit the ball anywhere on the park. He run outs observations of the boys and how they developed is very fast between the wickets. Justin has a very over the season. smooth bowling action who bowls constantly and David Jarvis - A coni dent player who has is a good ‘All Round’ player. Justin has a good improved in most facets of the game. Dave Hugh Drennan - Vastly improved throughout the throwing arm which has resulted in some amazing loves to bat, but his bowling is his main strength, season. A good keen runner between the wickets run outs missing out on a hat-rick on two occasions. David and has good eye to hand co-ordination when generally has a safe pair of hands taking some he has a bat in his hand. A good team player David Jarvis - A coni dent player who has superb catches off his own bowling and in the who’s has taken some memorable catches in the improved in most facets of the game. Dave outi eld. outi eld. loves to bat, but his bowling is his main strength, missing out on a hat-rick on two occasions. David Tobias Green - gives 100% each week and his Isaac Ryan - A hard hitting batsman that also generally has a safe pair of hands taking some coni dence with the bat has improved immensely, has a good l owing bowling action. He has taken superb catches off his own bowling and in the often moving out of the crease towards the ball some memorable wickets whilst bowling and in outi eld. for a batter shot. His ability to bowl a good line the outi eld. Lost count how many sixes he has and length makes him a valuable player for the hit for this season and he can be very reliable Tobias Green - gives 100% each week and his team. He has taken several superb catches in the team player when batting with the younger team coni dence with the bat has improved immensely, outi eld. members. Isaac has an excellent throwing arm. often moving out of the crease towards the ball for a batter shot. His ability to bowl a good line Zane McMillan - The tallest boy in the team and Riley McNeish - Small in stature who has a big and length makes him a valuable player for the has a very high arm bowling action who continually heart and able to hold his own with the bigger team. He has taken several superb catches in the bowls a good length and continues to catch the older children of his team. Improved vastly over the outi eld. ball from his own bowling which nearly resulted season with the bat, hitting the ball continuously in him getting a hat-rick. His batting continues to into the ‘Double Zone. His bowling is improving all Zane McMillan - The tallest boy in the team and improve striving to get the ball into the “Double the time and continually strives to bowl a full length has a very high arm bowling action who continually Zone’ and he is very fast between the wickets. ball. bowls a good length and continues to catch the ball from his own bowling which nearly resulted Stu Drennan – Coach James Drennan - Another player who has in him getting a hat-rick. His batting continues to Jenni McNeish - Manager improved immensely throughout the season. His improve striving to get the ball into the “Double coni dence when batting has improved and this is Zone’ and he is very fast between the wickets. On behalf of the Renegades we would like to shown with some marvellous shots through to the thank Rod from the KACC for making our season ‘Double Zone” Very keen runner between wickets. Stu Drennan – Coach so smooth and providing a fantastic opportunity James also has a good bowling action and has Jenni McNeish - Manager for the us, the Renegades to have our i rst taken some superb wickets. introduction to cricket. It is our coach’s wish that we all develop a love for the game and that we Bode Evans/Royce - Coni dence continues to also develop life long friendships through the grow as the season has progressed. He has a camaraderie that comes with being part of a cricket team.

The Rockets are a bunch of fun loving boys, most of and the coaches say that he is easy to coach because Sam Corchrane - Sam is in his first year of cricket whom are in their first season of Cricket. They played he understands the technicalities of the game. Eli has and has shown steady improvement throughout the week in and week out with enthusiasm and joy. Even had a great season and he has been an asset to the season. He enjoys batting but has the most fun out in though, they have yet to win a game, the Rockets team. the field. Sam has chased down lots of big hits from demonstrated excellent sportsmanship and celebrated the opposition with speed. He particularly enjoys every week with smiles. Will Chandler - This is Will’s first year of cricket and aiming for the wickets. he has played some exciting cricket this season. Will Thank you to our coaches Issac Read and Eden has particularly improved in his batting and fielding Cameron Charrett - Cameron has shown good Homan Corless for a fantastic season. The boys really skills and has scored some impressive runs and taken progress this season and the highlight of the season look up to you two and I am very grateful for the time a few great catches. Will’s confidence has soared was his excellent bowling statistics in a game we and effort you have put it into training our team. throughout the season and he has been a pleasure to played against the Scorpions. Cameron has developed Thanks also to Scott Beatty for umpiring most weeks coach. his batting skills and has shown some initiative in and Flip Nell for filling in when we needed you to. the field, where he particularly enjoys being the Congratulations on a great season, Rockets! Ben Acton -Ben is a happy boy who showed huge wicketkeeper. progress throughout the season. His batting came Christiaan Nell - A natural all-rounder with some along in leaps and bounds but it was his bowling that Kaiden Beatty - Kaiden has shown off some skilful excellent statistics to show off his ability in bowling, has been impressive as the season has gone on. He batting this season achieving some excellent scores. batting and fielding, Chris is the most consistent has bowled recently with accuracy and speed and has Kaiden enjoys taking on the leadership roles within the player on the field and has a genuine love for the been inexpensive in this regard. Ben has been a good team and does his best to ensure that his teammates game. Chris is often the highest run scorer in the asset to our team. are focused on the game. Kaiden has some good team and has some fantastic bowling statistics too. bowling statistics too and as he gets bigger and Chris is a young star in the making and it has been a Samuel Carantinos - Samuel has shown good stronger he will have the ability to bowl fast. pleasure to have him on the team. hand-eye coordination and this has set him up well for this game. He has had some cracker bowling days Meridith Carantinos - Manager Elijah Watson - Steely and serious about the game, and some excellent batting days but Samuel is most Eli has proved himself to be a skilful player. He confident in the field where he took the catch of the has shown nerves of steel while facing some super- season with one hand. Samuel loves the game and fast bowlers and has hit a number of 6’s and 4’s this comes through at coaching sessions where he is throughout the season. Eli has been focused this year always eager to participate.

It was a very enjoyable season, with a lot of Mitchell Faulkner - He has a talent for all sport Bailey Rolph - He greatly enjoyed batting and players playing cricket for the irst time. It’s fun in general . Cricket is no exception, especially scoring many runs. His bowling and ielding to learn about the team structure, and being when he has a bat in this hand. When you sleep improved greatly throughout the season. on a large oval .All children and parents loved with your “Gray Nicholls “that’s true dedication to Congratulations Bailey! the concept of the ‘ famous ields ‘ to play on. the sport. Congratulations Mitch! A great time was had by all, and it was lovely Matt Holland – Coach pulling up a chair in the fresh air and watching Riley Dempsey - He is the most improved Peter Swan - Manager kids get active .Thank you to all the parents that bowler in our team. A committed team player participated, and made it possible to come to that shows a brilliant bowling action. Hooray, training and games. go Riley!

Timmy Swan - He has worked hard on Zach Beier - An outstanding allrounder, done improving his bowling skills .He has hit some big in a fast and eficient way. He loves to bat and shots, and been a motivated team player .Well bowl, and sure is awesome at both. A real thrill done Timmy! to watch on the sidelines. Well done Zach!

Blair Swan - He has taken some great wickets Lachlan Phillips - Showed great determination off his long run up .Also a very useful batsman, and persistence in improving all skills. Lachlan hitting some awesome sixes .Awesome work really enjoyed batting this season. He’s a real up Blair! and coming batsman. Awesome job Lachlan!

Zach Holland - One of our biggest run scorers Miles Henderson - He displayed some in the team . He has excelled in batting, hitting accurate , taking many wickets some massive sixes. Pleasing the team greatly. throughout the season. He was awesome at High ive Zach! taking some epic catches too .A real crowd pleaser. Well done Miles! What a great team of boys to have been lucky cricket next season as they all have something to enough to coach. The main aim for the season offer. Charlie Foreman - Charlie has a real passion for was to have fun, respect the opposition and to cricket and you can see that when he plays. The get them playing as a team, with and for each Adam Kellock - Adam was one of the big team spinner, who would bamboozle opposing other. We started the season with a team of hitters in the team and over the season scored batsmen with a mixture of spin and full pace balls, players at different levels - about half having more than 500 runs and delivered a number of was a wicket taking machine (27 so far with 2 played the season before and the other half team top scores with 62 being his best. Adam games to go). With the bat, Charlie has grown donning the whites and greens for the i rst really enjoyed the technicalities of the game. He in coni dence and built upon last season. He time. The Scorchers have done all of this and listened closely to any advice given, would take has developed a lovely straight drive and learned more and every player contributed to team results it on board and then put it into practice whenever to use the bowler’s pace to guide many a ball with bat, ball and in the i eld. Fielding, hitting the the opportunity arose. Bowling with real pace, towards the boundary on both the off and leg ball straight and bowling action were some key batsmen found him difi cult to play and he bowled sides. He never quite managed to score a i fty but areas of focus and everyone has improved in all accurately off a very long run up (which I am sure scored 48 or 49 on 5 occasions. A terrier in the areas. Watching the boys discreetly high-i ve as made up part of a weekly i tness routine). With i eld and keen to ensure nothing ever got past him, they cross when switching ends when batting was a very safe pair of hands in the i eld Adam was a he would dive to stop well struck balls whenever great to see and I hope they all continue playing great team all-rounder. possible. Cooper Grady - Known in the team as “Cooper Kalani Mcrae - Kalani was the youngest player in with a top knock of 60, this proved to be the G”, I have loved watching Cooper’s bowling the team, but this did not mean he has struggled case. Sunny was able to hit the boundary on all improve. He proved to be our most accurate amongst his peers, far from it. Kalani was one of areas of the i eld, directing his shots deliberately bowler, bowling the fewest wides/no-balls all the team’s most consistent bowlers, taking wickets between i elders. He remained consistently season. What I have loved though is how Cooper regularly, he ended up with a total of 16. With the accurate with the ball throughout and should be has grown in coni dence with the bat. To start bat, Kalani worked very hard to hit between the proud to have taken 17 wickets. His abilities with with he hit every ball to the leg side, however he i elders and twice delivered the maximum shot bat and ball and in the i eld were something that now plays the ball straight and is able to score score of 12 with powerful strokes. He was one of his Scorchers team mates had to deal with on one everywhere. Using his new bat (known as the the top scorers for the team hitting over 300 runs in occasion when Sunny made up numbers for the “Kaboom”), Cooper has dispatched many a ball to the season - he will be a force to be reckoned with opposition. He top scored for the opposition, took the boundary and was one of the Scorchers most next season. a number of wickets and really seemed to enjoy consistent batsmen, contributing at least 20 runs in testing himself against his team mates. almost every game. Riley Penn - Riley proved to be one of the Scorchers most economical bowlers - he had the Thanks to Jane Whitworth for being an awesome Cooper Uzelac - ‘Coops’, the team ‘leftie’ enjoyed fewest runs scored against his bowling for the team manager, keeping everyone up-to-date with his i rst season of Cricket. Known in the team season. His gentle run up disguised his bowling any changes to games/training and generally for his favourite, cheeky leg l ick/scoop (which he speed, which made scoring off his a challenge keeping us in check. played whenever possible), Cooper has made for opposing teams - he even set up a hat-trick Thanks also to those parents who helped with sure his teammates were always laughing and opportunity in one game. Riley was also known for Wednesday cricket practice sessions and those enjoying the game. He improved with the bat from unleashing his “secret weapon” (the plastic cricket that ran the scoring (desperately trying to add up day one (he managed a season top score of bat) when it was called upon, scoring a maximum as quickly as possible at the end of the game as 45) and his calling of runs between the wicket was 12 runs on 3 occasions. His sportsmanship the kids ran over to i nd out team and individual always loud and clear. Cooper has a smooth and was ever-present and he was always the i rst to scores). Thanks too to all the parents that came l owing bowling action and his unexpected pace volunteer to make up numbers when opposing to watch the Scorchers on game day and create a helped him take the second highest number of teams were short - great stuff Riley. great family atmosphere. wickets during the season - 17. Seb Hunter - The most improved player award Finally, thanks must go to Rod Ursem for keeping Freddie Whitworth - This was Freddie’s second would have to go to Seb. This was Seb’s i rst everyone in the club so well organised and season of cricket and all aspects of his game season of Cricket and he has come on leaps and informed with everything related to this year’s T20 have really improved though the year. His i elding bounds. We have worked hard straightening blast, it has been a great season all round. has been something he have focussed on and Seb’s bowling arm and he is now consistently it was great to see Freddie taking one of the bowling accurately and taking wickets, something Dave Forman – Coach catches of the season. He has listened to the he should be very proud of. All that practice at Jane Whitworth - Manager advice given on his bowling and has practiced home over Christmas really paid off. He has also hard at home. Given Freddie played 3 games contributed well in the i eld and with the bat, hitting fewer than most of the team, the 12 wickets for a team top score of 39 during one of the games. the season equated to over one per game. When batting, Freddie was strong hitting off the tee Sunny Mcrae - It was clear early on that Sunny and his calling between the wickets has been was going to be one of the big hitters in the team awesome. and having scored over 500 runs for the season

Wow – we had another great cricket season that and batting highlights. Another quiet achiever encourages his team mates to do the same. was full of energy, enthusiasm, improvement focused on all-round improvement – thanks Another great year Luke, full of improvement. and many highlights including playing at the Brendan for helping the Stars achieve success SCG during the Aust vs West Indies Test Match. this year. Oscar – Left arm power and swing bowler, The season would not have been possible big hitter and bullet arm. Has been a real without the strong support of many people and Charlie – Another great year of improvement for asset to the team with his great attitude and there are many to thank including irstly Rod Chugga, particularly with his awesome bowling sportsmanship. Looking forward to another great Ursem and all the team at Kincumber Avoca performances and great catches. A real team year and can’t wait to see you bowl with the hard Cricket Club for organising the T20 Blast. This is player who always tries his best and puts a ball next year. by far the best of all sporting clubs and we really smile on everyone’s face – thanks Charlie and really appreciate the time and effort put into our looking forward to seeing you improve. Will – Fantastic irst season for this left arm competition. pace bowler that regularly smashed the ball to Harry – Really improved throughout the year, and over the boundary. What a great smile and Thanks must also go to our very well organised and this really showed with his slinging bowling attitude at both training and during the game. Manager Louise Latham, all the parent scorers style bagging a few wickets. A quiet achiever Also loved really getting his whites as dirty as in particular Kev, John and Roy, all the parents quick to crack a few jokes to keep the team possible diving while batting and ielding, and and grandparents for all your continued support entertained, and at the same time throwing shows his enthusiasm for the team – thanks and lastly the Stars. Thank you to everyone down the stumps with regular ease. Great irst Will. for making my job as Coach an easy one and I season season Harry. look forward to seeing all the boys continually Zac – First time cricketer that has really tried improve. Jesse – The little big man of the Stars with his to master both bowling and batting. Enjoyed consistent performances throughout the year being part of the Stars team this year and has Ben – He is a future cricket star to watch with and certainly one to watch for future years. surprised himself with some good performances. his all-round bowling and batting technique, Worth mentioning his awesome batting at the Welcome to cricket community Zac. along with his real enthusiasm for the game and SCG entertaining the crowd with his big sixes. the team – well done Ben on a great season you Thanks Jesse for another great year. James Lawson – Coach have been a real asset to the Stars and really Louise Latham - Manager look forward to seeing you achieve success you Luke – Another quiet achiever that has really deserve. focused on improving all aspects of his game, and in particular his bowling with great results. Brendan – Solid improved performances A real team player that always puts in 100% and throughout the year, with some notable bowling

The strikers had a great season in the T20 Blast Elliott Vivian - has developed in to a very Lincoln Donohue - was a i erce competitor with where all boys showed great improvement in promising young cricketer. He has his own style both the bat and ball in hand. He got through his their cricket skills and game day strategies. with the bat and loves to hit technical boundaries overs very quickly giving the opposition little time Every player took several wickets with the that no opposition team expects. They l ash to think about what they were doing. He always ball and hit boundaries with the bat. We had straight past the wicket keeper’s face for four put them in the right place creating opportunities good fun at training with lots of great games runs. for the i eld. and plenty of laughs. Every individual brought different skills and talents to our team and Hamish Taylor-Martin - charges in with great Lance Donohue - found himself to be very bonded together to give us such success in the speed and when he is on target really troubles suited to the game in his i rst season. He would middle. the batsmen with sheer pace. He is explosive talk the talk, take wickets, make catches and hit between the wickets, regularly rotates the strike boundaries all around the park. A solid cricketer Caleb Henry - worked really hard at his game with a quick single and a great partner to have in all aspects of the game. and showed great improvement throughout the when batting. season. He brought a calming presence to the A big thanks to Mel for managing and organising crease and used his strength playing nice and James Beatson - has incredible timing with the all of the players and to the parents who brought straight with his powerful batting stroke. bat. He hit several double sixes off the tee and their kids along, supported the team, helped out Cameron Woodruff - loves cricket and this had the opposition making sure they bowled nice and made it a very enjoyable season. Go the shows on Saturdays. He is always enthusiastic and tight. Anything loose would be punished strikers! and energetic getting all of the boys pumped up. down the ground for a double boundary. He not only loves hitting his own boundaries and Trent Martin – Coach taking catches but loves seeing the other boys Kai Maryska - was not someone you would Mel Ottaway - Manager do the same. A great team player. want to hit the ball near when he was i elding. He took some classic diving catches and would Cooper Ottaway - was more than very handy regularly help our teams total with many direct with the bat in hand regularly notching up half hit run outs. He found some form with the bat centuries. Add in a hat trick when bowling one mid-season and never looked back. game and this kid has the making of a future cricket superstar.

The Sixers were a bunch of very energetic, Seth McSwan - has mastered the ability to Joel Wiggins - just loves everything about enthusiastic boys who were all new players disorientate batsmen by mixing up his bowling cricket, except losing! A keen learner he this year. With endless passion and excitement pace, length and spin. He is a star bowler, a developed a strong batting capability, with often towards each other, training and the game, it batsman that improved weekly a very strong a lurry of sixes in an over. He is going to be a was an unforgettable season for all. cricketer over all. Loved the team and talks force to reckon with in 2016/17 season. tactics all the time. They won the majority of their games with Sammi van der Walt - our youngest player, pride and lost with a smile. They showed great Daniel Kastelan - worked hard the season might be the smallest but took on any opponent sportsmanship and love for the game for their and is the team’s most improved bowler who with conidence. He held his own with the bat age. A team to be reckoned with in 2016/17 strives for pinpoint accuracy over pace. in a rare and ball, took some wickets and a good ielder season. cricketing moment, the penultimate match of the (if he doesn’t spot something to eat on the side season, he grabbed 3 wickets in 1 over. of the ield) . All the parents are so proud of what the boys achieved. A huge thank you to the club for a Caleb Northey - this quiet achiever’s conidence Josh van der Walt - is a very passionate very professional, well organised season. grew weekly with batting and bowling. An asset cricketer, he was the team’s top scorer, with in ielding and super fast between the wickets most balls in the double zone. A consistent Clinton Fourie - an excellent ielder and being and he is now scoring regularly off each ball he weekly wicket taker, worked hard on perfecting a strong sprinter, no ball could escape him. A faces. his spin bowling. A strong ielder who loves quick thinker on the ield, consistent batsman catching the opposition out. and bowler, growing his batting total weekly. Eli Wiggins - is a reliable all rounder, quick and Also our star “victory dancer” very committed in the ield he absolutely loves Ronel Maasdorp - Manager being a “wickie”. He has consistently bowled at Mathis Limkin - has incredible enthusiasm good length reaping well deserved dot balls and for cricket. A very consistent and solid wickets. cricketer, a true all rounder. Showed the best sportsmanship, always willing to bat with an player. Driving his irst double 6 was the highlight of his season.

Just like our namesakes The Sydney Thunder Rowan Talbot - Rowan was able to step it up Emma Cormack - A future WBBL player in - Team Thunder were among the big improvers this season scoring runs quickly at the top of the waiting Emma consistently took wickets with of the Kincumber – Avoca Blast competition. order. With improvements to his bowling length her windmill bowling action & was able to hit the After a slow start & getting our heads around he will take a swag more wickets. boundary fence with ease when she kept her some subtle rule changes the squad began to head down and swung her bat through the ball. gel & were able to put together some impressive Sophie McCrae - Cricket is in this young lady’s displays with i elding & running between wickets blood. The 2nd of our new recruits Sophie Pete Cormack C0-Coach & Umpire - Loved earmarked by the coaching staff as areas that showed she was the quite achiever of the squad nothing more than raising 2 i ngers in the air for were needed for improvement. with some devastating big hitting with the bat & a double zone six! A pure gentleman who has some stellar bowling efforts. installed fair play & sportsmanship into each & We had a few down to the wire losses but every Thunder player. Team Thunder lifted to the challenge with some Aiden Balshaw - This season Aiden showed a improved running, remarkable ground i elding & remarkable improvement in his bowling & was Liam Hore - Worked really hard on his bowling classic catches Taken during the second half of rewarded with opening the bowling attack. With line & length with dei nite improvement as the the season. The guys sure knew how to party his consistent line & length was able to take a season progressed. Liam is a leader in the i eld after a victory with a celebratory dog pile being well-deserved hat-trick. often throwing himself to stop a boundary & has the standard. the ability to hit a cricket ball a long way! Thomas Hart - Has a wristy bowling action & It is clear that Team Thunder have a real passion took some impressive wickets when that arm Ken Balshaw Co-Coach - Ken has once for cricket and enjoy all their training sessions brushed his ear. Thomas also possesses a nice again lead team thunder with great passion and Game day Saturday’s. Big thanks to all hook shot resulting in some big boundaries this and enthusiasm. If he could pick up a bat and the parents who assisted with the score sheets season. take the i eld he would. Coaches from the and we look forward to seeing you all again in boundary every Saturday giving out tips and season 2016/2017. Samuel Cormack - Was the leading run scorer encouragement to his protégés. Ken is our for Team Thunder this season with some huge Richie Benuad, works hard, trains hard and Cooper Cleal - 1 of 2 new signings Cooper hitting & improv batting. Sam is a real live wired inspires his team to do better every game. He developed into a very handy cricketer with a fast jack in the box continuously willing the ball to also would look good in the beige, the white or slinging bowling action. He took an absolute come to him in the i eld. the off white coat. screamer of a catch diving forward inches from the ground & consistently chipped in when runs were required.