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Junior Newsletter

Junior News Another Round gone and only 1 game til Christmas, the season is cer- tainly moving at a fast pace.

Congratulations to Cameron Vos who played his 50th Junior game for Wonga Park last round. It’s not easy playing 50 games in any sport more so in which tends to run 2 weekends instead of one, it’s even more impressive when the person playing that game is still GILMOUR DRAINAGE u14 with 2 years of Juniors to play, well done Cam. Excavator Hire For all your drainage needs The club would also like to congratulate the following boys on being 0414 306 739 selected to play in the RDCA representative sides in January: U12 - Addison Forbes Jay Winneke Jett Latchford U14 - Bailen Clarke Cameron Vos Caylen Forbes Eden Champion U16 - Ben White Sam Henkes (emergency)

On a more sober note Ian Winneke has had to stand down as u12-1 coach effective immediately, while grateful that Ian put his hand up at the start of the season to help out, the club wishes him the best in the future. On a more positive note I am happy to announce Trevor Foster as the new coach, ably supported by Wayne Hartley on a Wednesday night with training, we wish them the best as they take up the reins for the rest of the season.

I would also take this time to remind players, team officials and sup- porters that one of the reasons we play at Wonga Park is they spirit in which we play the game. As a club we expect all kids to be given a good go, all comments to our players, officials and other supporters are constructive and not negative, we respect the opposition and umpires

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Junior News Cont... no matter what happens during the game. We play to the best of our abilities to win, but there is no disgrace in a loss where you have tried your best. Also remember as a spectator your support means a lot to the boys on the field.

Finally I wish all the teams the best for the next round and remind eve- st GILMOUR DRAINAGE ryone that the Wonga Park Christmas Party is on Saturday 21 De- Excavator Hire cember, please contact Bev Meadows or myself to book your place, it’s For all your drainage needs always a great night and Santa does turn up for the younger ones. I 0414 306 739 hope to see everyone there.

Regards Anthony Crowe Junior Vice President Wonga Park Cricket Club

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Match Summaries

Under 10: Coach: Ben Slight. Team Manager: Sue Hubbard. Round 7 & 8. The under 10’s finally played at home against St. Andrews rd 7. and Croydon Ranges rd. 8.

Under 12/1’s: Coach: Ian Winneke. Team Manager: John Colledge. Round 4. Finally we won a toss and decided to bat first. Addy & Dylan opened and both batted very well for a first partnership of 48 with Ad- dy retiring on 31 and Dylan fell for 7. Tom Deany came in at No 3 and made 16, then Jacko who scored 11, Jay was next and unfortunately copped a really good ball first up and was gone. We were 3 for 61 when Tom Larder came out and put on a very valuable 29 run partnership before falling to an excellent one handed caught & bowled for 11. Tyler Parker was in next and enjoyed some good time out in the middle before being ran out for 19. Jett was next to bat and batted very well again making 25 runs. Liam came in at No 9 late in the innings and had instructions from the coach to watch the first couple of balls to get your eye in then hit out and Liam did exactly that hitting a GILMOUR DRAINAGE Excavator Hire quickfire 24. For all your drainage needs Both Zac Parker & Zac Duo came in with only a couple balls to face and ran 0414 306 739 for everything with Zac P sacrificing his wicket trying to get 1 last run for the team. Overall a great score by the boys all the overs for a total of 9/174. Then we bowled with Addy & Tom Deany opening. Addy bowling both the openers early and had them 2/4 after 5 overs. Addy finished his 6 overs with 3 maidens and taking 3/4 with 2 of those runs being 1 no ball & 1 wide so they hit 2 runs off the bat. Tom Deany bowled well although could not manage to get a wicket but did take another catch in the field, I don't think he has dropped a catch yet this season. Jett & Liam bowled next with Jett taking 1/15 and Liam 0/15. Jacko & Dylan than bowled together with Jacko taking 2/11 and getting 1 catch in the field, Dylan finished with 1/13. Jay & Zac Duo both bowled very well with Jay bowling 4 overs 3 maidens and taking 2 for only 3 runs. Zac gave Tyler his first catch behind the stumps taking 1/3. Norwood all out for 76. We then batted for a further 12 overs, Jacko making 17 and Jay 6 not out. A great effort and a good win boys. John Colledge

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Under 12/3’s: Coach: Lachy Dennis. Team Manager: Susan Wyatt. Round 4. Round 4 saw WPCC u12-3s have their 2nd win to defeat South Croy- don CC 9/147 to 6/72. The boys are to be congratulated for reducing the extras bowled from 67 in round one to 52 in round four. Eleven maiden overs were made by 5 boys this round - compared to a total of only 4 maidens in the previous three rounds. A great bowling effort. We made 85 runs which is our highest score so far. A terrific partnership of 58 was made by Harry & Tom, with Tom being our first retiree for the season. There was plenty of excitement with 3 run outs by Tyler (2) & birthday boy Harry in the second week. Wickets were shared by Flynn (2), Harry, Liam & Tyler. Well done to all the boys. It is so pleasing to see the encouragement & team- work of all 12 players throughout the game. Thanks to the Carricks, Lorraine & Sue for their flexibility with the "alternative arrangements" for cooking the BBQ outdoors in week 2. We all look forward to another home game next round & hopefully some summery weather!

Susan Wyatt U12-3s team manager

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Under 12/4’s: Coach: Justin King. Team Manager: Jason Lovell. Round 4. Round 4 vs Heathmont Baptist What a finish … after 92 overs it came down to 3 runs between the 2 teams. Unfortunately we were on the losing end this time around, but from all re- ports it was a thrilling finish to the game. After winning the toss on week 1 we batted first and posted a competitive 1/68 with both Harry Harvey and Dylan Maxwell batting very well after we lost our first wicket in the 6th over. The boys then eagerly took to the field and all bowled very well to have Heathmont 6/78 after their 23 overs. It was a little disappointing to miss out on the first innings points but we felt we were in a great position to win. Moving on to the second week we continued bowling and Heathmont batted very well to end up on 7/145 after their 23 overs for the night. There were a few too many extra bowled this week, however this is something we have been working on and will look to further improvements during the coming games. The successful bowlers were Dylan Maxwell – 1/7, Ben Parker – 1/4, Hunter Keen – 1/22, Matt King – 1/14, Nick Felicissimo – 1/2, Harry Harvey – 2/5. There were also 4 catches taken by Ethan Lovell, Jake Deandrade, Dylan Maxwell and an apology as the last fielder was not written in the book. From here our run chase started and both Harry and Dylan retired after reaching 26 runs each. Cont... Again our focus at training on defending the good balls and attacking the bad ones appears to be working as we only lost a further 2 wickets for the rest of GILMOUR DRAINAGE the innings. Connor McGuire batted very well for 18 runs before being dis- Excavator Hire missed, followed on by Matt King and Liam Brown who batted out the rest of For all your drainage needs 0414 306 739 the innings. P.S. On last games match report I short changed some of the bowlers as I only reported 4 out of 9 wickets, so here’s a quick summary: Jake Deandrade – 1/10, Dean Papas – 2/6, Antonio Felicissimo – 2/5, Nick Felicissimo – 2/7, Matt King – 1/13 and Liam Brown – 1/16.

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Under 14/1’s: Coach: Deon Vos. Team Manager: Luke Clarke. Round 5. The under 14/1 played away at Lilydale and after the first week was washed out, we proceeded with a one day match the following week. Lilydale won the toss and sent us into bat. We started well with Eden Cham- pion making 33 runs before Sam Hennessey finished off with a timely 37 not out. Michael Basset held the innings together with a well constructed 18 not out to finish at 3/138 after 30 over's. Lilydale have several players capable of hitting big scores very quickly and this turned out to be the case with two of their players retiring very early on in the innings to have us in trouble 2/63 after 10 over's. The run rate slowed down as the wickets fell, Flynn Guerin taking 4/15 to get us back in the game. However the two retired batsman entered the game again ultimately needing 9 off the last over to win. They managed 8, the game ending in a tie. Great learning experience for the team.

Under 14/2’s: Coach: Nick Schlueter & Chook. Team Manager: Luke Hoare. Round 5. 14-2 Wonga Park vs Montrose. Week 1. Dan Schlueter for the first time this year didn't win the toss, with Montrose electing to bat in wet conditions. A couple of rain delays throughout the morning and extending the play to 12.00 meant only 2 overs were lost. Whilst the boys toiled hard all morning in the drizzling rain, Montrose managed to post a sizable score of 1/140 after 25 GILMOUR DRAINAGE overs. Blake Portbury took the only wicket which was caught once Excavator Hire again by Ethan Stone, one of many catches this season already by For all your drainage needs Ethan. Zac Walton opened Wonga's innings to make a great 20 and 0414 306 739 Blake Portbury scored 6 with Dan Schlueter not out 18 and Hayden Hoare not out 13 after our first 25 overs leaving us at 4/85. Week 2. Dan Schlueter was unlucky to be given caught behind early without adding to his 13. The next 17 overs saw a great partnership built between Hayden Hoare and Dan Keane, both scoring 38 each.

Both played great defensive cricket and put runs on the board when balls were there to be hit. Dan Keane managed to score 15 off one single over including two fours and a six. With 4 runs from Liam Hub- bard and James Keyhoe 1 not out, our total ended up being all out for 177. Montrose ended up finishing with 6/216 which was a great effort in the field on day 2 from the boys. Blake Portbury finished with 2/19, Zac Walton 1/11 off 5 overs, Max Hughes 1/31, Nathan Crowe 1/22 and Daniel Annells taking his first wicket with 1/26 off 5 overs. Luke……

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Under 16/1’s: Coach: Tom Hancock. Team Manager: Greg Forbes. Round 5. We played Wantirna South at Home. First week was a doubtful start due to rain, but we tossed the coin and decided to bat. A couple of interruptions slowed things down a bit, but then the weather cleared and we managed to get in 44 overs before close of play. After a solid start from Sam Henkes (35) and Ben White, James Thomas came in and brutilized the attack for an entertaining 82. Whitey also upped his strike rate to make a fantastic 81. Wonga finished the day at 7/232, which was always going to be tough to chase down.

On Saturday we bowled really well. Ben Slight picked up the first 2 wickets, Sam Henkes took 2/28, while the ever reliable Liam Spurrell claimed 3/21. Joe Ayliffe wrapped up the tail with 2 wickets in his first over. Wantirna South all out 100.

Wonga batted again with a reversed batting order. Tyler Attard got 13 not out, Macca Bail 12, while Addy Forbes batted for 17 overs amidst some hostile bowling and went out on the second last ball of the day. We finished on 5/66 off 19 overs.

Good win boys. Big one this week against top of the table Mooroolbark.

Under 16/3’s: Coach: Tony Harvey. Team Manager: Michael Pitts. Round 5. After the washout last week the boys were keen to play! Lachie won the toss and decided to bat and set a target. Reilly and GILMOUR DRAINAGE Callum opened with Call bowled for a duck when he left a ball which he Excavator Hire For all your drainage needs said swung so far it was nearly a wide! Ben joined Reilly and they put 0414 306 739 on 42 before Ben was caught for a handy 14. Sam King came in and another big partnership was on the cards before Reilly was given out LBW. Just a reminder to the Kilsyth coach/umpire that if (1) you hit the ball (2) it is going to bounce over the stumps and (3) it's going down leg side, it's not out. Sam went on to top score with 31 no. with Will 8 n.o. at the end. We finished on 4/111 after our 25 overs. Kilsyth then had 1 boy retire n.o. and 2 others finished not out to get our total in the 23rd over. The only wicket takers were Reilly and Cal- lum with 1 each. A good effort by the boys in the field with only 9 players. It was proba- bly the difference on the day as it was hard to plug the gaps. The team's first loss for the year. I'm sure they'll learn from it and bounce back next week.

Wonga Park 4/111 Sam King 31 n.o., Reilly Pitts 24 Kilsyth 2/123 Reilly Pitts 1/9, Callum Spurrell 1/14

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Christmas Party Saturday night 21st December.

Ticket prices for this year, which will include a spit roast with salads and dessert, will be: Adults and kids 13 and over - $ 20 Kids under 13 - $ 10 Please see Bev Meadows for tickets or contact her via mobile (0437 878 373) or email ([email protected]) Tickets will need to be pre-purchased by 10th December so that we can confirm catering numbers.

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Junior Contacts

Junior Vice President : Anthony Crowe, m. 0402 072 974, [email protected]

Junior Co-ordinator : Ash Parker, m. 0418 357 766, [email protected]

Junior Committee : Tony Harvey m. 0407 052 459. [email protected]

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