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U13’s
Sheep Station Trophy games have become a tradition in our schedule in both Seniors and especially Juniors (Mixed) due to the number of Teams we have. Anyway last weekend our U13 Gold & U13 Purple sides were playing in the elimination Semi Final with the winner going through to the Grand Final.
Here is an extract from comments passed on to us by the Umpire, Gavin Wingfield – an Association Life Member”:
“I umpired the Under 13 Semi-Final yesterday between WPHCCC Gold and WPHCCC Purple and I wanted to let you know what an absolute pleasure it was.
The conduct of both teams, the attitude between the teams, the smiles, the nerves, the effort and skill level was absolutely incredible. The coaches were great working together for the welfare and enjoyment of the players while remaining competitive and encouraging them. The mums, dads and family members spectating were respectful of the players with lots of encouragement of their players and no discouragement of the opposition.
One of the boys dropped a catch and was upset with himself and it was great to hear the batsman tell him he was unlucky and that he had made great effort.
The skill level was also outstanding all around, there were very few loose balls bowled and when they all have to bowl I was really impressed. The array of shots and the quality of defences was also incredible. I don’t think we had an lbw not because there was nothing on the stumps but because the players played the line so if it beat the bat it was either a fraction high or squeezing down leg. The majority of the players would not be out of place playing seniors already, which speaks volumes for their skill set.
I congratulate the Club on their motivation and development of these players.
I will put my hand up for the grand final next weekend if needed (and one of our more experienced umpires isn’t available) but please pass on my thanks and congratulations to both teams for a great days play, worthy of a grand final everyone in attendance was an absolute credit to your Club.”
This is what it is all about – especially in Junior sport.