Women’s Community Cricket Competition Official Handbook SEASON 2018-19 WCCC Awards Night 2018-19 Friday 12th April, 2019 Junction Oval Function Room, St Kilda For more information please contact Emily Ryan on [email protected] Women’s Community Cricket Competition Official Handbook Season 2018-2019 1 Club Contacts & Grounds Contents Altona Roosters 7 Ballarat Women’s 7 WCCC Contacts 3 Bayswater Park 8 Women’s Community Cricket Panel 3 Bentleigh ANA 8 Victorian Women’s Cricket Umpires 3 Box Hill 9 Association Brighton District 9 Pioneer Victorian Women’s Cricket 3 Association Carlton - Brunswick 10 CV Female Youth Premier League 3 Caroline Springs 10 Coburg 11 Junior Programs 3 Craigieburn 11 Message from the CEO 4 East Ringwood / Chirnside Park 12 The Spirit of Cricket 5 Edinburgh 12 Square Leg Umpiring 6 Essendon Maribyrnong Park/ 13 Scoring 6 Williamstown Congs Frankston 13 Policies, Procedures & Rules 25 Geelong 14 WCCC Premiers 2017-18 68 Gisborne 14 WCCC Award Winners 2017-18 68 Gruyere Districts 15 U18 Most Valuable Players 2017-18 68 Greenvale 15 Averages 2017-18 69 Hoppers Crossing 16 Player of the Final 2017-18 70 Kingston Heath 16 Player of the Season 2017-18 70 Launching Place United 17 Team of the Season 2017-18 71 Melbourne 17 WBBL03 Fixture 72 Melbourne University 18 Melton Centrals 18 Australian Women’s Schedule 74 Monash University 19 Women’s National Cricket League 74 Fixtures Mt Martha 19 Norwood 20 Parkfield 20 Plenty Valley 21 Ringwood 21 Skye 22 St Anthony’s 22 Tootgarook 23 Tullamarine 23 Upper Ferntree Gully 24 2 Wyclif 24 WCCC Contacts Pioneer Victorian Women’s CV Women’s Community Competition Cricket Association Inc. Administrator Cath McLeod President Mobile: 0412 352 338 P: 9085 4085 E: [email protected] Gail Schmidt Secretary Mobile: 0438 530 066 Victorian Women’s Cricket Umpires Email: [email protected] Association Advisor Matt Nimmervoll P: 0409 098 621 Cricket Victoria E: [email protected] Female Youth Premier League The Youth Premier League offers an opportunity to attract young female cricketers, connect them to existing club competitions and challenge their Website development in a representative tournament. wccc.vic.cricket.com.au U14 - December 2, 2018 - January 7-9, 2019 Twitter U17 - December 2, 2018 @cv_wccc - January 7-10, 2019 Any questions regarding female elite junior programs can be directed to your Cricket Women’s Community Manager (CM) Cricket Panel Junior Programs The function and purpose of the Women’s Community Cricket Panel is to represent and Welcoming and engaging junior programs have provide feedback and advice to Cricket Victoria been identified as a key component of sustainable management in regards to what is in the best and successful clubs and over time can greatly interests of the Women’s Community Cricket decrease the burden of finding new players. Competition. The 2018-19 Panel is made up of: Opportunities to develop your future WCCC players include: Gail Schmidt Chairperson Robyn Calder • Woolworths Junior Blasters Lauren Chester • Woolworths Masters Blasters Ellen McGrath • All-girls cricket competitions Clare Warren • Partnerships with nearby clubs For more information on what is available and to plan your junior involvement, please contact your Cricket Manager. 3 Message from the CEO Dear Players, Welcome to the 2018-19 season of the Women’s Community Cricket Competition (WCCC). We are now entering the 113th year of women’s club cricket and it continues to grow. In good news Box Hill, Brighton District, Coburg, Geelong, and Kingston Heath have all added a second team to the WCCC this year. I’d also like to extend a welcome to our new teams in Ballarat, Caroline Springs, East Ringwood/ Chirnside Park, Greenvale and Wyclif. Our focus is on investing in and developing players, competitions and administrators to ensure the WCCC remains an important component of competitive women’s cricket in our state. It is also an important pathway as part of our future female talent pipeline. We want to grow our state high performance program and ensure our Victorian squad and the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades squads have a strong pool of emerging talent to develop and potentially offer contracts to in the future. I’m proud to say that total female participation in cricket increased 31% last season in Victoria which is an excellent result. I congratulate all of you on both your participation and your promotion of our game in your local communities to bring more women and girls to cricket. Cricket Australia’s Growing Cricket for Girls fund continues to receive significant numbers of applications and it is pleasing to see Victoria has again led the way in the number of applications to develop cricket for women and girls. It’s an exciting time for women’s cricket in Victoria and this national investment again highlights the importance of growing our game at every level. As important members of the Victorian cricket community, I’d also like to extend a warm welcome when you’re next in St Kilda to come and visit our new headquarters. Our team would be more than happy to show you around the new facilities which will have a significant impact on the growth of Victorian cricket in the years ahead. Last, but certainly not least, can I say a huge thank you to all our volunteers on the Women’s Community Cricket panel, led by chairperson Gail Schmidt for their continued dedication and passion for the competition. Good luck to everyone this season. Andrew Ingleton Chief Executive Officer Cricket Victoria 4 The Spirit of Cricket Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique • Any other action that they consider to be appeal to the fact that it should be played not only unfair within its Laws but also within the Spirit of the Game. 4. The Spirit of the Game involves RESPECT for: 1. There are two Laws which place the responsibility for the team’s conduct firmly on • Your opponents the captain. • Your own captain and team • The role of the umpires Responsibility of captains: • The game’s traditional values The captains are responsible at all times for 5. It is against the Spirit of the Game: ensuring that play is conducted within the Spirit of the Game as well as within the Laws. • To dispute an umpire’s decision by word, action or gesture Player’s conduct: • To direct abusive language towards an opponent or umpire In the event of a player failing to comply with • To indulge in cheating or any sharp instructions by an umpire, or criticising by practice, for instance: word or action the decisions of an umpire, a) to appeal knowing that the batsman is or showing dissent, or generally behaving in not out a manner which might bring the game into b) to advance towards an umpire in an disrepute, the umpire concerned shall in the aggressive manner when appealing first place report the matter to the other umpire and to the player’s captain, and instruct the 6. Violence latter to take action. There is no place for any act of violence on the 2. Fair and unfair play field of play. According to the Laws the umpires are the sole 7. Players judges of fair and unfair play. Captains and umpires together set the tone for The umpires may intervene at any time and it the conduct of a cricket match. Every player is is the responsibility of the captain to take action expected to make an important contribution to where required. this. 3. The umpires are authorised to intervene 8. Coaches in cases of: Coaching from the sidelines is not considered to be in the spirit of the game. • Time wasting • Damaging the pitch • Dangerous or unfair bowling • Tampering with the ball 5 Square Leg Umpiring Scoring There may be occasions where you may be called All teams are to provide a scorer for each match, on to act as a Square Leg Umpire. This position where a scorer isn’t available, it is suggested that is equally as important as the main umpire, and each batting side provides two players to score the involves a number of duties, which we list below innings. for your information. Please read carefully: A MyCricket live scoring app is available. For 1. Count the balls bowled in each over and confer updates on this and instructions on how to with partner by way of a pre-arranged signal. download, please refer to MyCricket. 2. Watch for, then call and signal any short runs at your end. 3. Give descriptions on appeals for: (a) Hit wicket (b) Stumped (c) Run out (at your end) 4. Call the signal No Ball when: the wicketkeeper does not remain wholly behind the wicket until the ball delivered by the bowler touches the bat or person of the striker, or passes the wicket or the striker attempts a run. 5. Check there are no more than two fielders behind the line of the popping crease on the on-side at the moment of delivery. 6. Be ready to give advice to partner in instances where he/she may have been unsighted. 7. Do not act as a coach whilst Square Leg Umpiring. Let us all remember that when we are umpiring we are taking on the responsibility for conducting the game in a fair and orderly manner. If interested in furthering umpiring skills please contact Cricket Victoria 6 Club Contacts & Grounds Altona Roosters Ballarat Women’s Email Email [email protected] [email protected] Website Website altonaroosters.vic.cricket.com.au ballaratcricket.com Club Administrator Club Administrator Alan Broadbent Jenna Fowlie M: 0422 318 606 M: 0407 244 467 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Match Morning Contact Match Morning Contact Michael