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UNDER 11 – AGE CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
The 2016/2017 season was quite a successful one for U11s and everybody involved should feel proud of themselves. It is often said that success has many fathers/mothers and this proverb holds very true in U11s. We had many parents/non-parents, players and siblings participating this year to create such a successful year. The Season commenced with a great sense of anticipation. The first year of exposure to “Competitive” cricket, with official scoring, ladders and the prospect of finals. We had most boys returning from last year but we also welcomed a number of new players to the Club. In total 60 players were divided into 5 teams during the current U11 season.
As the season progressed, we saw the boys continue to develop, make new friends and most importantly enjoy playing. There were many positives to come out of the season. Out of 5 teams 2 teams made it to Semi-Finals. This is remarkable considering there were 21 teams in the competition. We also had Two players among top 10 run scores and Two players among top 10 Wicket takers in the competition. I Would like to congratulate every player for their contributions during this season. You made a big difference to your team.
Congratulations to all our coaches and team managers for a great year. It often seems like a thankless job, so I would like to thank them for all the effort and dedication throughout the year. Thank you to all the parents for helping out on game day, at training and driving boys to cricket each week.
Blue Team – Most Improved team. Start of the season lost 4 consecutive games but with extra training and true team work they manage to win next 4 games. Remarkably Blue Team finished the season 11th on
the ladder. This is an outstanding effort considering the way they started. Well done to everyone involved especially to coach Leon and manager Mandy.
Gold Team – Most Loyal team. Most of the players in Gold Team has been playing together since U9s. Even though results didn’t go the way they would have liked there were many promising individual performances through the season. Hope to see all the players back next year to form the same team for the 4th consecutive year. Thank you coach Robert and manager Sachin for keeping the team together
Orange Team – Like Bulldogs in NRL this team like to play under the radar but always get the job done. Had a very successful season winning 7 Games out of 11 and reached Semi-finals. Unfortunately lost the semi-finals to more fancied Castle Hill team who were full with Rep Players. Playing Semi-final doesn’t come often so everyone involved in the team should be very proud of what you managed to achieve this year. Well done to coach Darren and manager Chris for taking the team this far.
Green Team – Most Enthusiastic team. Rain or mud won’t stop the team playing the game they love the most. When every other team would find excuses not to play due to weather this team will find a way to play even if it means finding sand bags to cover water puddles. There were new players in the team this year which made little difficult to play as a team every time. But this team has lot of promise and potential to get better results next year. Thank you coach Colin and manager Leon for been energetic.
Purple Team – The Super Team. Only lost one game whole year. If it wasn’t for the terrible weather during last few weeks of the season they would have finished as minor premieres. Unfortunately they kept their worst performance for the semi-final to lose to Hornsby which they beat during the season comfortably. It was very promising to see how technically correct most players are and how much they have developed over the years. Well done to coach Phil and manager Andrew for the wonderful job they have done on each individual player.
Finally Congratulation to Harry Flower from Green Team for winning the first ever Ross Anderson Trophy and Phil Carney from Purple Team for winning the Volunteer of the Year - U8s to U11s. For all the Players good luck with winter sports and can’t wait to have you all back next year in U12s.
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