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U10 Purple
The U10 purple team was a brand new team of boys who had never played full games of cricket before. The team, by the end of the season, was unrecognisable from the ragtag group at the start. (Mind you the new white pants didn’t fare so well!) The boys came on in leaps and bounds and each individually contributed something special to the team.
Mihin welcomed everyone to the team like they were old friends and encouraged the boys throughout the season. He won the bowling award and proved that you don’t need to be giant to make a big difference. Hugo was so keen to practise at home that he tried to coach his twin sister so that she could bowl to him, though her heart was probably elsewhere. Hugo hit some great balls and won the award for being first to ask the final score each week! Lachlan was our most laid back player but he had a keen eye and loved to smash the ball. He would lull the opposition into a false sense of security with his unrushed demeanour, before unleashing some fiery balls. Rayyan was the personification of enthusiasm, with a great bowling
arm thrown in for good measure! He won the team player award and is to be congratulated on nagging his mother so much that he still attended training when heavily affected by hay fever and barely able to see
the ball. Mohammed knew no-one when he started out in the team but left with many new friends and a possible future career as a cricket “nightwatchman”. It didn’t matter how many balls came his way, there was no getting him out! Aiman had a nasty mid-season injury that would have put most men out for the rest of the season, but not Aiman! When injured he continued to turn up to games, just to watch, before re- joining the team later in the competition. He was a strong contender for the bowling award, despite missing many games, with several parents saying a quick prayer when they saw the speed of the ball leaving his arm and hurtling towards their child. He won the Instagram competition, netting the club a tidy little jackpot
- well done Aiman! Sebastian was our little rocket. Every ball was worth running for, resulting in a good number of catches. A future all-rounder without a doubt, but will it be for Australia or Sri Lanka? Kirran started the season with enthusiasm and developed his skills along the way, with his bowling improving beyond belief. He learned the ecstatic feeling of a good catch and has already signed up for the team next season. This just leaves us with Mitchell who can be seen bowling 24 hours a day and 7 days a week! Most of the local grounds have applied to extend their ovals to allow Mitch’s long run ins (think airport runway rather than cricket oval)! Despite Mitch’s bowling prowess, it was actually his batting that won him the award. There will be no stopping this kid and his dad, Paul, will have many years of team coaching ahead of him. Thank you Paul and Henry, Mihin’s grandfather, for your dedication to coaching the team. Along with skills improvement, the team also learned cohesiveness and inclusiveness. Thank you also to our regular scorers; Tariq, Peter, Davinder and Rashedul. The U10 purple team may have been new to the competition but they will be back in force next season, bigger, better and ready for action!
U10 – Purple
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