CANADA BAY SPORTS QUARTER Newsletter Edition 12 November 2013 Message from the Mayor Message from Council The summer season has come RYOBI One Day Cup at Drummoyne Oval around quickly and begun in earnest with clubs and association Cricket Australia recently partnered taking to the fields and parks with the City of Canada Bay and which have been transitioned from Sydney Cricket Club to host two the winter configurations by the one-day domestic cricket matches at dedicated parks team. Drummoyne Oval. Some of Australia’s With the Drummoyne Oval best cricketers were on display pressing their claims precinct now completed and officially launched for national selection for the upcoming summer. earlier this year, interest in events at the oval has increased. We have already had an exciting start Western Australia and South Australia battled out a to the season with RYOBI Cup Cricket matches in tough match on Thursday 17 October, with South October at Drummoyne Oval. This is testament to Australia winning the match with only seven balls to the quality of the facility. We certainly hope to see spare, and New South Wales comfortably beat South a lot more of this standard of sporting event within Australia under lights on Tuesday 22 October setting Canada Bay. them up for the finals series. New South Wales ended As everyone gets into the full swing of summer I up losing the final on Sunday 27 October against wish you all the best of luck with your competitions Queensland at North Sydney Oval. and look forward to hearing about all the success and triumph from our local sporting bodies. For the first time ever, Drummoyne Oval’s lights were As always a big thank you to all the dedicated switched on for a domestic fixture, in what was the parents, volunteers, participants and coaches that RYOBI One Day Cup’s only day/night match in the make sport in Canada Bay a pleasure to be part of. tournament, enabling local fans to get to the match after school or work. Please continue to send in all your photos and results to [email protected]. All cricket teams praised the pitch, ground and gov.au to keep us up to date with your progress. facilities at Drummoyne Oval, and expressed their desire to return for future matches. Mayor Angelo Tsirekas City of Canada Bay 1a Marlborough Street, Drummoyne NSW 2047 Tel 9911 6555 Fax 9911 6550 www.canadabay.nsw.gov.au Highlights from our local clubs Women’s Baseball in Concord This section of the newsletter was submitted by the clubs. It’s taken the Concord Sydney Cricket Club Baseball Club In some really pleasing news for the Club, the following nearly four years players have been selected in representative teams: but we finally have put together • Emma Coughlan-Ryan selected for country under our first Concord 18s. Kira Churchland selected for ACT this weekend Women’s team to in Perth for the Women’s national league. compete in the • Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy, Erin Osborne, Angela 2013/14 NSW Women’s 2nd grade competition. Concord Reakes all selected for the NSW Breakers. Baseball has always had a proud history of having lots of junior girls participate in our sport and the challenge • Manjot Singh selected for NSW 2nd XI v Western has been keeping these girls playing the sport when Australia in Perth. they hit their early teens. Unfortunately by the time our This is a great reward for the talent all of these players girls reach the age of around 13 we loose around 90% display. who either give up Baseball or play with another club Further to our player representatives, Ian Wright made his that has women’s teams. We are hoping that having our “List A” scoring debut. own women’s team will keep more of these girls playing Baseball here at Concord. As an added bonus, we have a Ian will be scoring for the Qld v WA Ryobi Cup match at few mums that have joined the team so we have a great Bankstown Oval. mix of ages from the young to the young at heart. The Please join with me in wishing Ian all the best. enthusiasm showed by the team at training and at the games has been fantastic, as has been the great support Well done and best of luck. from the players’ families and friends. On the field, the team is showing they can be very competitive against some very experienced opposition. Our batting has been excellent all season and we have showed a lot of promise with our fielding and if we can lift our consistency I am sure we will string together a few more wins. For more information on the Women’s Baseball League, or to find out when and where your Concord team is playing, visit the NSW Women’s Baseball League website at: http:// www.nswwbl.baseball.com.au/. Tony Solano Vice President, Concord Baseball Club. CANADA BAY SPORTS QUARTER NEWSLETTER | PAGE 2 Yaralla Cricket Club 1891 Inc and have heaps of fun jumping on our Mega Jumping castles. The 2013 / 14 season commenced on 12 October when Yaralla met the very strong Cricketers Club of NSW There will be face painting, side. After winning the toss and batting, Yaralla posted balloon sculpting and a a reasonable score of 179 for the loss of eight wickets. bubbalicious ball pit for the Nathan Ross continued from where he left off last season little kids. top scoring with 55 with good contributions from Robbie See you there !!! Bromhead and skipper David Ross who each scored 35. However after capturing an early wicket the Yaralla Western Suburbs Little Athletics fieldsmen chased leather for the rest of the afternoon with Western Suburbs Little Athletics Centre has begun the Cricketers Club passing the Yaralla total without losing 2013/14 athletics season with a bang, with a smooth start another wicket. to regular Friday night competitions at St Luke’s Oval In last Saturdays match against Paddington, also the Concord - and many of the club’s talented young athletes first round of the Jack Pace Shield competition, Yaralla achieving great results at the recent primary and high CC again won the toss and elected to bat. At the end of school NSW schools championships. 35 over’s Yaralla had scored 5/218 with newcomer Brad Several of the club’s athletes have qualified for the Clare top scoring with 137 not out off just 113 balls. David national schools championships after impressive Ross made a quick 22 and David Telfer 20. Paddington performances at the NSW championships for primary and replied with 183 losing 7 wickets giving Yaralla a well high school students in October. earned victory. At the high school level, Western Suburbs Little Briars Cricket Athletics members including Aaron Jeffery, Chris Ius and The Burwood Briars cricketers have begun their titles’ Johanna Volos qualified for the School Sport Australia defences across the grades with wins in all grades over National Championships to be held in Townsville in early the first two rounds. After last year’s amazing season December, after placing top two in their events at the where they were Club Champions as well as Premiers in NSW All Schools Championships. 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades (and runners up in 4th grade), the Aaron came away with three gold medals, winning the 15- club has prepared well for the season. year boy’s long jump on his last attempt, and taking out For the first time ever they are fielding two teams in the both the 100 and 200 metres hurdle events. Tim Creer Cup which is in addition to the normal top four Chris claimed the 13-year boy’s sprint double, winning the grades and are providing plenty of opportunities for young 100 and 200 metres, as well as placing third in long jump players to play on turf. With some of the best ovals in the and fourth in triple jump. Shires competition, the Club is hopeful of another very Johanna set a new state record, clearing 3.10 metres to successful season. win the 14-year girl’s pole vault. For more news please visit the website www. Other high school medallists from Western Suburbs Little briarsatgreenlees.com.au Athletics included Saskia Moon and Mohna Mahadevan, Briars at Greenlees Sporting Club who placed equal third in the 12-year girl’s high jump after both cleared 1.45 metres. Ebony Burnard placed second Kids Christmas Party in the 14-years 3000 metre walk, third in triple jump and When Sunday, 15 December 2013 fourth in long jump. Where Briars at Greenlees Sporting Club In the 13-year girl’s events, Mikayla Mestousis placed Crn Ian Parade & Wellbank Street, Concord sixth in the 200 metre final despite a preparation affected by illness, while clubmate April Brennan also recorded a Time 12 midday-3pm top six finish in the 400 metres. Activities on the Day Not to be outdone, some of the club’s younger athletes Come and greet Santa, have a shone at the Primary School PSSA State Championships laugh with Cheeky the Clown a week later. CANADA BAY SPORTS QUARTER NEWSLETTER | PAGE 3 After qualifying through local and regional carnivals, Junior AFL Clubs raise funds for Careflight several club members made it through to compete A junior AFL player has presented emergency helicopter against the state’s best primary school-aged athletes over service CareFlight Australia with a $1,000 donation - two days at Homebush. raised by junior AFL clubs after an unfortunate on-field Aidan Duong booked himself a trip to the National Primary tackle left him temporarily paralysed from the neck down.