Page 17 - West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Cricket Club Yearbook 2015-16

Under 13 White Team Report:
The white team came together with three new girls, three blue team girls and two red team girls. Despite some shyness and being relatively new to cricket the girls bonded very quickly. From the first game to the last they were very supportive of each other and helped each other to improve their cricket skills. They were great team mates and always encouraged each other, some took every opportunity to exercise their cheerleading moves.
On occasions the girls showed more interest in their modelling poses, watching the sky for weather changes and keeping hands warms in their pockets but the team was good to make sure everyone stayed involved. The team learned to ‘switch on’ when it matters and that every moment counts. By applying pressure with sharp fielding and consistent bowling we create wicket opportunities and run outs. When batting, protecting our wicket allows time to build up runs.
The girls should keep in mind the last game. They did all the little things right and were able to secure their first win, a well-earned win.
The season saw some awesome efforts. Courageous and fearless fielding of the ball. Great defensive batting and also some big hitting. Enormous improvement in running between wickets. Our improvement with bowling was remarkable, everyone worked really hard on reducing no balls and bowled with some well- practised actions keeping front arms high and finding a comfortable balance through the crease.
It’s a shame we’ll lose some girls next season due to birthdays. Remember to focus when it counts, walk in with the bowler (clap clap) and step to the line of the ball and hit it with a straight bat.
Also keep smiling when you play, it’s more fun and the other team will think you’re up to something. Ant
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Some of the areas that we will work towards in the next season:
• ensuring a full squad of players
• more technical and focussed training
• striking a good balance between being competitive and participation
Go Smurfs! Look forward to next season :) Prem