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To Marty for his dedication to scoring and being there for the team, thankyou
Thank you to the parents for being part of the kids cricket and helping on game day, ground setup, scoring, warmups etc.
Mat Marsden - Coach U13 Orange
The U13 Orange team was made up of the core of the U12 Orange team, with the welcome additions
of Angus Aoutal, Liam Hecimovic, and Finn and Charlie Johnson. The new boys fitted in seamlessly to
a team that were already a very close bunch of mates. While we were never in contention for finals, the boys achieved more wins than the previous season, and continued to improve with every game. And most importantly, the boys always enjoyed their cricket and played in the right spirit.
Angus Aoutal announced his arrival to the team, with an innings in the first round that will last long in the memory. Against one of the top teams of the competition, he dispatched their rep bowlers to every corner of the ground. His 62 not out off 30 balls almost single handedly got us over the line but unfortunately we fell just short. Angus was frequently the backbone of our batting. He also contributed with wickets and solid wicketkeeping. He deservedly won the team award. William Byrom was also a great contributor with the bat and finished the season with an average over 50. He won the batting award. William always bowled and fielded well. Curtis Fullerton won the bowling award. He had best figures of 4 for 15 and was unlucky not to get a 5 for.
There were other solid contributors with bat and ball. Liam Hecimovic and Liam Deverson both averaged over 20 with the bat. Will Vella made some vital runs and was dangerous with the ball in hand. Harrison Hames continued to improve his bowling and was unlucky not to get more wickets. Big improvers throughout the season were Nate Lowe, Xander, Lachie Paxton, and Finn Johnson and they all worked hard on improving their techniques and consistency. Charlie Johnson was our leg spinner, and showed great skill and control for his first season of cricket.
A big thank you to Mark Lowe, who was our regular scorer, and who stepped in to coach when I missed
the latter part of the season. Also a mention to Nick Hecimovic and Peter Fullerton who would regularly assist with umpiring and organising the boys. Like last season, I was very grateful to have a supportive group of parents, who would always be there to help out or cheer the boys on. Finally, to the boys, you were a pleasure to coach. Training and games were always fun and I hope to see many of you continuing to play this great game.
Matt Deverson, U13 Orange Coach
U13 – Green
What an amazing season for the Greenies !
It’s a story of a new team that was formed with boys who played in different age groups last year, performing amazingly together as a team throughout the season topping the ladder undefeated, Minor Premiers and eventually ending the season as Premiers for their age group. This feat was achieved purely through teamwork where everyone in the team contributed towards the success of the season enforcing the club mantra of participation.
The new team had a passionate coach & manager, Indranil and Mohit and the team was made up of boys with varying degrees of skills, some of whom had never met each other before. The 2020-21 season started off with the dark cloud of Covid-19 hanging around, but the boys set the tempo from the first game onwards with a stellar performance of limiting their opposition to low score and topping it up with a solid chase and thereafter carrying on that same form throughout the season.
“Cricket is a team sport” and playing in a true sense as a team, what made the U13 Green so promising. No batsman or bowler in the top 3 of the association but 6 players scoring 100+ runs and 7 bowlers getting 7+ wickets.
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