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and a five wicket haul as well , Eddie also finished second for runs scored this season and has been Mr consistent for a number of seasons now and it was no surprise when he nabbed this award.
Every player this season has improved so much from season 23/24 and some great performances in season 25/26 are in stall for all. Sadly we will be missing one of our foundation players next season, Darcy Clifton Smith has moved to Bathurst and will be sorely missed, Darcy was our leg spinner and glue in the middle order often steadying the ship if we lost a few wickets. Whoever replaces him next season has some big shoes to fill. Harvey Smith who is also moving out of the area will be a tough one to replace. Harvey is a gun wicket keeper, fast bowler and more than capable batsman who gave 110% every week a real team player.
Eddy Howell had a great season with both bat and ball , Eddy is one of the fast bowling cartel with a bag of wickets and ever so reliable with the willow scoring plenty of runs.
Baxter became our second over specialist. Baxter would often lull the batsmen into a false sense of security with his first over but always seemed to pick up 1 or 2 wickets in the second over and had a habit of picking up runs under pressure, such a reliable player who rarely lets a ball get by him in the field.
Caellum was brilliant behind the stumps and always chipped in with a few valuable wickets when the team needed it most and scored plenty of handy runs, definitely one to watch next year as his form has really taken off and will only get better.
Jake had a couple of outstanding games which earned him several man of the match performances, in one innings he smashed 26 and anchored a great win. Jake was also brilliant in the field and always ready to bowl that extra over when the team needed a breakthrough. The whole team can be very proud of the way they conducted themselves this season both on and off the field displaying excellent sportsmanship at all times and a never say die attitude. We were commended by a number of opposition teams for the way we played and behaved which can only be achieved by everyone being on the same page. So well done team let’s carry that forward into next season.
U11
Gold
Under 11 Gold had a great 2025 season. We saw so many personal bests, a few wins a couple of losses but overall the boys had a lot of fun playing together. The below sums up the year well.
2024/25 - A Season to Remember
As the season winds to its closing day, Under 11 Gold had their say.