Page 38 - West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Cricket Club Yearbook 2015-16

UNDER 9 – AGE CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT Under 9 Red
It was a great season for the WPHCCC U9 Red team, during the season every player improved their skills across all disciplines and appeared to have a great time in doing it.
Given how technically complicated bowling is the kids made great improvement over the year, from
the first time players to the more experienced. By the end of the season we had greater than 80% of the balls hitting the pitch. We also had a good range of bowlers, from very fast (Shakeel Mistry) to spin (Ricky Clipsham) and then everything in between.
Fielding also improved greatly, by the end of the season the boys were regularly backing up, throwing the stumps down, sliding into the boundary to save a four and taking some unbelievable catches (Charlie Jones).
Boys also made great improvement with their batting over the season, by the end they were backing up, calling loudly, running hard between the wickets (sometimes), playing some elegant shots (Mohammed Saeed and Zac Irwin) and even hit the odd six (Lucas Kohlhagen and Riley Frampton).
It was great to see the improvement that the boys made highlighted by Armin Firoz’s development through the season who had his first experience of the game this year.
There was also plenty of passion on display by all the boys but led by Eddie Osborne, even under the hot midday sun.
The boys had a great time win or lose but just for the record they ended up winning more games than they lost.
Thanks to all the parents that helped at training and on game day.
Under 9 Blue
Under 9 Blue had a terrific season. The boys improved a lot during the season. They listened and concentrated very well on advice and suggestions from many sources and used the advice in their play on the field.
The team lost the first few games, in part because their bowling was so good which enabled opposition teams to amass big scores. The standard of the boys bowling was very high throughout the season. Their enthusiasm in the field and the way they concentrated in the field was great.
Their batting started slowly but after a breakout performance where they scored over 150 runs in one game, they never looked back.
The team was a pleasure to coach, and hopefully will be together for years to come. Warwick Best
Under 9 Purple
The U9 Purple team was the perfect example of a group of boys coming together who each had a connection through school or the cricket club and had a fun time learning how to play the game of cricket. The boys in the team had either not played cricket previously or last year honed their skills in the Kanga academy. What was great to see throughout the season was how the boys approached the game. They
were willing to listen, learn and always respected the opposition. No matter what the result and whether we came away with the”bikky’s” or not the boys always were upbeat, supportive of each other and looked forward to the next game. For me the improvement I witnessed in each boy during the season whether with bat, ball or in the field should provide encouragement to return in 2016. I would also like to acknowledge the great support and encouragement provided by the parent group each week. Kirsty thanks for managing the team you did a great job and Greg your support and input into training and umpiring of the team is very much appreciated.
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