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UNDER 11 – TEAM REPORTS
Under 11 Gold – Season 2020/2021
This year continued to build on the team unity from the last two years with everyone except Nekiah returning to play from last season. The team picked up a recruit in Rohan Shiju who was warmly welcomed by the boys and quickly integrated into the team.
Jon Pride took up the coaching role with technical skills assistance from Andy aka “Ando Commando” and team discipline by Tim Beitch.
With a late start to the season this year due to Covid-19, the team got off to a positive start winning the first two games of the season and by the end of the season had a 65% win record.
Coming off the long run, Rohan’s bowling throughout the season kept many of the opposition batsmen ducking for cover. If the following bowler was Eddie, or Christian then the opposition were in for a double dose of pace. Tristan continued to work at his leg spin and the rest of the team’s consistency and accuracy tied down many of the opposition teams. Anthony’s performance throughout the year resulted in him wining the bowling award for the year.
Strong batting performances by all players this year resulted in some big batting totals. Eddie’s performance in demolishing not only the opposition bowling, but the opposition teams parked car at Thomas Thompson Oval was one of the standout performances of the year. Lucas Matheson’s consistent batting throughout the season and his impeccable timing of the ball was rewarded with the batting award for the year.
Shared keeping duties throughout the season allowed all the boys to continue to develop their skills further in this area. Lucas Pride, Luke, Archie and Rohan showed a particularly good set of hands behind the stumps and they may find themselves there on a more full-time basis moving into the older age divisions.
The teams fielding continued to improve this year with some of the boys becoming more aware of the importance of field positions. Good catching and outfield play by Hamish, Eddie and Luke restricted the opposition teams running between wickets.
Once again this year, the boys had a great time playing cricket and continued to enjoy the game and are more than ready for some hard ball cricket next year.
A big thanks as always goes to the parents who supported the team throughout the season, enduring the Thursday afternoon training sessions, providing the bowling machine for practice, and transporting players to early morning starts. All this coupled with having to engage the brain on a Saturday morning for scoring duties. This support has made coaching and managing the team a pleasure for Jon and I this year.
Brendan Titley / Jon Pride Manager / Coach
U11 Gold Anthony
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