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“It’s incredible that Clubs like West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Cricket Club turn out each year to show their support and raise funds for McGrath Breast Care Nurses – especially in such a challenging year. It’s only through this generous support that we can continue to provide these vital nurses for free.”
Support for women and girls cricket is not something that is new to us – it is part of our DNA. We have had dedicated girls teams since 1996/97 with over 950 registered players.
Our initiatives in 2020/21 have built on this platform. Women in our Club are increasingly taking on significant leadership roles and making a difference:
• We have a growing representation of female managers and administrators:
The Junior Blasters have 8 female Managers / Coaches
Juniors have 11 female Managers & Coaches
There are 9 Women on our Executive & Junior Committees including a female Age Convenor
• In another initiative, Kirsty Newbury, our Child Protection Officer is starting a Girls Leadership Program for our U16 Girls on a trial basis with a view to rolling this out Club wide in 2021/22 season
• Danielle Chivers is our Deputy Head Club Coach and Junior Blasters Head Coach
• Our Junior Blasters Coaching Team is all women with Danielle supported by 2 Accredited Blowfly cricket players & coaches (Maddie & Akanksha).
Maddie, Danielle & Akanksha
• Our Coaching Team (Schools & Skills Clinics) had the following Female Coaches: - Danielle Chivers (U17)
- Mary Hando (former Teacher) - Christina Phillip (Uni)
- Minoli De Silva (Uni)
Integration of Boys and Girls cricket
Since WPHC started Girls cricket in 1996/97 we have had passionate girls leaders who have positioned us as one of the leading providers of girls cricket in community cricket. Covid-19 has shown us that change for the right reasons and with good engagement can happen. During the season, our Juniors Boys and Junior Girls Divisions integrated into a single entity – Junior Cricket.
This means we have both a dedicated Girls comp and a mixed Comp. It also means that the administrative functions are shared so that we have one Registrar, one Presentation Day and operate as a single entity.
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