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BEYOND THE BOUNDARY
Sydenham Cricket Club September 2020 issue
Established in 1896
PRESIDENT’S decline a request for another team to join our
afternoon grades because we simply cannot
REPORT accommodate them.
Graham Harris, President Our Premier men’s team is particularly strong this
year with Matty Bell appointed as head coach
Greetings to you all, and again for the season, and strengthened with the
welcome back to our likes of Matt McCall back from Invercargill and
summer of cricket. But what Nathanael Paltridge joining us from OBC. I am told
a winter it has been. These also that our women’s teams will be strong again
are unprecedented times as Covid sweeps across this year and the Prem side is bolstered by Lucy
the world throwing normal life into chaos, and Boucher and Felicity Leydon-Davis who are
both professional and amateur sport in many currently both living in Christchurch although
countries into disarray. Thankfully New Zealand has contracted to the Northern Districts team.
been somewhat spared as we all play our part in
containing the spread of the virus. Time will show All in all, if Covid does not rear its ugly head we
how the sacrifices we have all made will bear fruit are in for a great season of cricket, and I look
in keeping our country relatively Covid free. forward to hearing the sound of leather on Willow
as we all get out and enjoy another summer of
However, the pandemic has meant that our cricket.
winter sports codes in Christchurch started later
and have run later into September to complete
their competition programmes. Whilst not ideal,
we have to acknowledge that winter codes
CLUB CAPTAIN’S
needed their programmes to happen in some REPORT
form, and our delayed start for our afternoon
grades is a necessary sacrifice in the grand Andrew Chisnall,
scheme of things. Club Captain
Fortunately we have enjoyed a great spring and Welcome to the new
our playing blocks (including our practice blocks) season. A warm welcome
are coming up magnificently and will be great back to everyone and to
playing surfaces come game day. A lot of this all our new players at the
success is down to our new groundsman Andy club this season.
Quinn who is very experienced having spent the
last 6 years perfecting his craft under the expert Sydenham continues to be one of the biggest
supervision of Rupert Bool at Hagley Oval - more clubs around and with the addition of two more
on Andy later in the newsletter. teams this coming season we will field 18 teams
(including 5 youth teams), plus the junior club
Despite the uncertainties brought on by Covid, I which has close to 40 teams this season. The new
am pleased to hear that our playing numbers are teams are made up of a new Div 1 side with last
strong this year – it seems we are real keen to put year’s side promoted to Championship grade so
the winter behind us and get stuck into summer we field four morning grade teams and another
sport. Particularly pleasing is our intention to field women's team in the lower grades.
four morning grade men’s sides this season, and a
third women’s team, a real indicator of the
strength of our club. Indeed we have had to
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Bert will be having his early season quiz nite in
October/November (date to be confirmed) so
PREMIER MEN’S
please support this social event. And there will be SQUAD REPORT
the Christmas Party on the last playing Saturday
prior to Christmas. Remember that social events Matthew Bell, Coach
and the bar bring in much needed income for the
club, so it’s very important to get out and support
The start of the season has
club events.
been an absolute cracker
with big numbers at pre-
We have seen continued growth in numbers
season training out at the High Performance
coming back to the clubrooms after their games
Centre in Lincoln. It’s been really pleasing to see
so this season we are hoping to reinstate the after
everyone train hard to get up to speed and feel
match speeches and player of the day prize. And
ready for the season.
the reinstatement of the results board and the
honours boards showing the top batting and
This year we have grown from three sides to four
bowling figures as the season progresses. So
morning grade sides and there will be some real
please encourage your teams to come back after
competition for places throughout those grades.
their games.
The club hasn’t looked this strong for number of
years which is very exciting. Now it’s about
It is important this season that all team results have
everyone continuing to pull together as a club
to be submitted online to Metro Cricket by 3pm
both on and off the field and ultimately putting in
Sunday. However, the club would like them done
winning performances on the park.
either late Saturday or early morning Sunday at
best to assist in adding your results into the club’s
A great show of commitment to the Club was
comprehensive match reports that come out
noticeable with everyone jumping on board with
Sunday evening – these must now be full
the idea of getting a new strip of Club whites to
scorecards which means that captains can only
play in. We will now look the goods across all the
load details of players who have registered on
two-day competitions and I’m sure this will reflect
CricHQ. As we understand it, all afternoon grades
in the way we go about our business on Club
will now be required to do the same so, although it
Saturdays.
is the winning captains job, we strongly suggest
that you please always liaise with your opposing
captain to ensure one of you will input the full
details with will be new to some teams. So it is very
important that all players are registered and if you
haven't registered yet, please do so.
The clubs website and Facebook pages will keep
you up to date with what is happening in the club.
On the website each side has their own page to
add photos, team reports and stats (email to
Kevin Congdon at kevcong@xtra.co.nz). We
encourage all teams to make full use of their
page.
Good luck to everyone for the season. Have a
great time and enjoy your cricket.
In addition the four morning grade sides will be
provided with brand new Club caps for which we
can thank Club stalwarts Keith and Ivan Thomson
for their sponsorship of the Premier players caps
which has assisted the purchase.
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We have a new grounds man Andy Quinn who is
doing a great job behind the scenes to make sure NEW GROUNDSMAN –
we have excellent training wickets as well as good
cricket wickets to play on across Sydenham Park.
ANDY QUINN
To some of us Andy Quinn needs no introduction.
As always there is a lot of hard work put in behind
Andy has been preparing Beckenham Park and
the scenes and on behalf of the coaches’ and
Waltham Park, and the odd fill in at Sydenham
players’ I’d like to thank our committee for being
Park, for many of his earlier years. However,
so involved. Thank you for everything you do and
latterly he has been involved heavily In the Hagley
the amazing support we get from you is second to
Oval and Hospital Corner grounds for the last 5 or
none and any issues that crop up is dealt with
so years under the expert supervision of Rupert
quickly and professionally.
Bool.
It’s great to have, Graham ‘The Magnificent’
We are very lucky that Andy lives nearby and can
Harris, Kevin ‘The King’ Congdon and Ivan ‘The
find the time to do our blocks as well. Andy is now
Legend’ Thomson working their magic together
a very experienced groundsman and we are very
and pouring all of their wisdom and passion back
lucky to have him.
into the club.
Welcome back to the club Andy!
From a personal point of view coaching the
premiers for a second time I am looking forward to
being around for all season and to build on the
best bits from last year. Leading the Premiers this
year as captain for the first time is Aditya Edekar
who has fully immersed himself into how he can
add value to the top team and ways to keep
getting better than before.
Adi will take over from Tim Johnston who did a
great job captaining last year and led from the
front with some brilliant performances. It’s exciting
times for Tim and Kelly at the start of this season as
they are expecting their second baby and we
wish them well for the impending birth.
Kelvin ‘The Brave’ Scott will lead the troops into
battle again this year in the Championship. It was PREMIER
a fantastic effort by all involved to win Division
One last season and now we look forward to WOMEN’S
everyone getting a chance to showcase their skills
at another level.
REPORT
Linda Pettigrew,
After everything that has happened since the Women’s Convenor
country going into lockdown because of Covid-19
right at the end of the season. I am feeling
Our women’s section is set to
grateful to be able to coach and watch people grow by a team this season.
play the beautiful game of cricket again. I am We are setting up three teams, catering for all
grateful we have such quality people at the club levels of players from premier through to Div1/T20
making things happen who support each other
through to year 9. It is wonderful to have so many
through thick and thin. I’m sure everyone is looking new players join our club this season and we
forward to launching into a new season and extend a warm welcome to all these players.
feeding off all of the positive energy everyone will
bring to the club.
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We also have a large number of players returning The Birdwood Sponsorship
from last season. These players are the core of our of Premier Women
club and it is great to see them develop each The Birdwood, a local
year. We’ve welcomed almost a team of year 9 eatery in the heart of
players through to our women’s section. This Beckenham, are
reflects the hard work of Allan and Libby in sponsoring the Sydenham
developing these players through the junior Premier Women team
grades and the friendships these players have once again this season. This
developed. We are still looking for players. If you is an amazing contribution to the club given the
are interested in joining a fun and friendly challenges businesses have and continue to face
environment to play cricket please get in touch this year. Please give this wonderful community
with the club through our website. focused business your support.
Premier Women
Planning for our premier women started as soon as
last season ended. We have had many positive
changes to our set up over the off season. These PLAYER PROFILE:
changes are exciting as they give us a great base FELICITY LEYDON-DAVIS
to build our team on.We have locked in our
coach for the season and I’m pleased to
announce that Maria Lankeshwa is head coach
for our premier women this season. Maria resumed I played several games for Sydenham CC last
these duties part way through last season. This season and I've recently made the move down to
season we are fortunate to have her involved with Christchurch earlier this year to give myself access
the team from the start of the season to lay the to different coaches and training environments
foundation for the season. with Sydenham CC and NZC. I'll be traveling back
up north this season to represent Northern Districts.
In Hamilton I had my own massage therapy
Felicity Leydon-Davis, who joined the team for the
business and I am currently practicing out of
T20 competition last season, has moved to
MoveWell in Phillipstown, Christchurch.
Christchurch. She joins our team as captain and
has worked closely with Maria during our pre-
season planning. Floss is captain of the Northern Nickname: Floss
Spirit team and brings with her a wealth of Favourite venue Seddon Park
experience. We also have a number of out of played:
town university players joining for part of the Other teams I've Northern Spirit, Queensland
season. played for: Fire, Devon County Women
(UK), White Ferns.
Our pre-season training has been excellent. We Best/favourite 131* v Canterbury in 308 run
started in early August with sessions with Neil batting innings: partnership
Tyndall and some hill hikes before six weeks of
Best personal cricket Debut for Whiteferns 5-18 off
training at the Lincoln High Performance Center.
moment: 8.2 overs
We’ve had fantastic turn outs to these sessions
and the energy in the sessions was lifted by players Favourite meal: Spag Bol
who have been training over the off season. Favourite holiday Santorini, Greece
We’re really looking forward to the first match of destination:
the season in another week. All teams in our grade
are looking strong but we’re confident that we’re
well prepared to take them on.
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MAJOR announce that we are adding to our team
numbers this season.
SPONSORSHIP
For the 2020-21 season we will be adding another
ANNOUNCEMENT side to the Metro Cricket’s morning grade
competitions and will now be unique having sides
Your committee is delighted to announce that in each of the Premier, Championship, Division 1
Runacres Insurance have been signed as a major and Division 2 competitions. This has been made
sponsor for our club for the next three years. possible by a combination of factors; the number
of quality players that have arrived at the club in
The sponsorship will see our mens morning grade the latter half of last season, and some new ones
teams co-branded with Runacres Insurance, a starting this season, and the development of some
sponsorship that will enable our club to invest exciting youth players who are coming through
more heavily in the growth and development of the club. To ensure that we could accommodate
players, teams and facilities over the next three players it was important that we had enough
years. sides, and at the right level, to both
accommodate the increased player numbers, but
Kelvin Scott, our Championship side Captain and also in competitions at a level that would
club committee member is an executive within challenge players.
the Runacres team. “I am delighted that my
company has made the step to invest In the
Sydenham Cricket Club. It is probably the largest
Cricket Club in Christchurch with a strong
commitment to grow the game and their facilities
in the South West of Christchurch. Beckenham ,
where Runacres is based , borders the Sydenham
area, and we look forward to introducing our
team specialising in life and disability insurance
and also fire and General Insurance to all of our
members and wider families.“
Graham Harris the President of our club endorsed
those sentiments saying “We are fortunate to be
granted this sponsorship. Runacres are a strong With last season’s Division 1 team gaining
Insurance company across all our family and promotion to The Championship for this season,
business Insurance needs. We look forward to we grateful to Metro Cricket for recognising this
developing this relationship and urge our growing player strength, and rather than
members to support them throughout the years relegating our Division 2 team who finished
ahead.” bottom as they were entitled to do, actually
permitted us to place another team in Division 1
and retain the Division2 side, be it with some major
restructuring of those teams.
SYDENHAM
CONTINUES TO The quality of the wider playing squad is such that,
subject to the likes of injury and availability, there
GROW should be strong competition for places as players
take their chances.
Although producing
outstanding performances and winning titles are
important to any sports club, Sydenham Cricket’s
prime mandate is to grow the game and as such,
at a time when many sports clubs are struggling to
retain numbers, we are excited to be able to
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COMMUNITY Participate in the occasional working bee that
may be required, a great example being the
SPORTS CLUB excellent turn-out for the mid-winter removal of
the nets off the park that saved the club more
FINANCES IN than a thousand dollars.
CRISIS
We look forward to an exciting season ahead with
minimal impact upon our game, but please be
The 2020-21 summer sports season will be a very mindful of the challenges we face and contribution
difficult one for many sports clubs due to the impact you can make.
of Covid-19. The lockdown saw NZ pubs closed for
over two months which brought pokie machine
revenues to a sudden stop and thus decimating the
gaming charities income. The gaming charities SUBSCRIPTIONS
grants are an integral part of most clubs funding,
and in Sydenham’s case, contributes nearly twice Player subscriptions
the funding than what we receive through player remain unchanged from
subscriptions. last season. The
requirements are detailed
Cricket has been warned to expect an up to two below and are strictly
thirds fall in gaming funding this season, news that enforced. Also please note that the $40 of Club
may will threaten the ongoing viability of some raffle tickets that will handed to each player and
summer sports clubs this year that may not have the team before Christmas are not a discretionary
reserves to cover the shortfall. Although more matter – they are to be considered as part of your
recent signs are gaming funding is a little better subscription and we do not expect any to be
than originally expected, at Sydenham we returned to the club, just the $40 per player.
anticipate a 25% fall in our total income this season,
something that will be a challenge to manage. The details of subscriptions for the 2020-21 season
Fortunately we have the reserves to get through this are as follows:
season but clearly this situation is not sustainable
forever and we will need the club to pull together to Subscription amounts:
avoid or at least minimise a second season’s loss.
Morning grade adult Men's players –– $350
discounted to $260 if paid by 31 October 2020.
At a time when many of us will have been
This season the majority of morning players have
negatively impacted financially by the Covid-19
elected to purchase the new 2-day strip and as
fall-out, we have resisted increasing subs to partially
such this payment is to be included with their
compensate income loss, but instead, club
subs payment. We have corresponded directly
members can assist the club in a number of ways to
with this group regarding their options in this
get through this difficult period:
regard including automatic payments.
Subs – pay them promptly as possible to assist Women's players – $250 discounted to $150 if
early season cashflow, or where automatic paid by 31 October 2020.
payments are use, set them up correctly and
Sydenham Youth – $200 discounted to $150 if
within the required timeframes.
paid by 31 October 2020.
Support the bar whenever you’re at Sydenham Students playing half a season – $175
and try to get back to the clubrooms whenever discounted to $130 if paid by 31 October 2020.
possible if you’re playing away.
Team subs – these remain at $2,530 and the
Fully support the club’s fund raising activities team captain will be responsible for how he
which means not only the commitment to sell allocates that across his team for full payment
your allocation of the club raffle, but to attend by 30 November. A team should only be
our other activities such as the quiz evenings, entered on the basis of having sufficient players
golf tournament, and end of season prize available to pay the subs on time, and players
giving. should acknowledge their shared responsibility
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with their team mates to fund this amount as a
collective.
Subscription payment terms:
The final date for the discounted subscription is
on 31 October 2020, and strictly from 1
November the full subscription amount will
apply without exception.
If the full sub amount is then not paid by 30-
November-20 the player will become ineligible
for selection in the Club or elsewhere
Subscription payments are to be paid to the
following account: The sessions also included a bit of media work for
Sydenham Cricket Club (Westpac) the players with an English documentary team,
03-0802-0095195-00 Whisper Films, covering Ben on his trip downunder.
Please ensure your name and team is recorded in
reference fields). BEN STOKES MEMORABILIA
The recent visit of the world’s best player to
BEN STOKES TRAINS practice at Sydenham has been commemorated
in a new display hung in the Clubrooms over the
AT SYDENHAM winter.
During September, whilst Ben The Club is most thankful to Ben for his kind offer of
was out in New Zealand to see the autographed clothing and gear.
his ill father, the Club had the
honour of hosting him in the
Sydenham Park nets for three
weeks where he trained solidly for his impending
return to the IPL in Dubai in early Oct.
The experience was equally invaluable for the Club
with some of the Premier mens players getting one
of their best ever work-outs in the nets, and an
opportunity to observe how the best players in the
world go about their game.
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THE NEXT GENERATION schools, despite changes in school curriculums and
added pressures for schools to partake in online
learning modules etc earlier in the year. Thank you
YOUTH REPORT to Maria Lankeshwar Our Director of Coaching and
The Youth season recommences, after its winter Player Development, for devising a really fun filled
hiatus, on October 17th with all 6 teams getting programme and we have received a number of
underway on this date. With the Youth season emails and phone calls about how well this has
tracking the school year, the same teams as been received by school staff and families. This
named in Term 1 will regroup in early October. programme was well supported by Declan
Hickford, Allan Hickford, Asten Hickford and myself,
Term 4 sees the First XI playing 50 over one day type so very much a Hickford family continuing to
cricket while the Year 10 Colts move to two day support this programme.
cricket in term 4. The challenge for the Year 10s will
be to try and bat for long periods of time. The Year Our girl’s afternoon tea, was well attended and the
9 and Year 10 teams will again play afternoon girls playing softball cricket, enjoyed some fun filled
limited overs format cricket. The T20 team play drills with Maria, there were lots of smiles and
Saturday mornings. giggles so enjoyment for all. Allan ran a session in
the nets for those girls playing hardball this season,
With the season scheduled to end of December and the girls were certainly pleased to get some
6th here’s hoping for fine weather to ensure the expert technical advice for their training. Thank you
maximum number of Saturday games can be to Caelin Hickford and Abby West for assisting with
played. the catering, the whipped cream can appeared
to be the favourite of all, and not only did it go on
Fergus Smith, Youth Convenor the meringue’s, but also ended up on biscuits and
the odd child. Perhaps next season we will need to
JUNIOR SECTION have a whipped cream attendant.
Maria Lankeshwar and I have been working since
June planning for our 2020/2021 season, which is A huge thank you to Tall Poppy Real Estate for
fast approaching. providing us with the most amazing High Flyer
certificates for our player of the day. Also, for
Our winter training in September was well attended providing every coach with a free coffee from
by our keen and able year 5’s to year 8, including a Coffee Culture. The certificates include a 2 for 1
couple of girls moving into youth cricket this season. deal at Clip n Climb, a coffee voucher for mum or
The feedback I received from families, that it was dad from Coffee Culture and a free six-inch
well run, the children developed so much over the subway, from Subway. Incredible vouchers and
6 weeks and families were very keen for us to very much appreciated for our wonderful
continue this specialist training during the summer cricketers.
months, so certainly something for Maria to look at
offering. Thank you to Kevin McGowan and Declan It is wonderful to see that our very successful
Hickford who assisted at the winter training, it is Schools programme was taken up by many
wonderful to have our team of professional schools, despite changes in school curriculums and
coaches working with Maria to develop the added pressures for schools to partake in online
technical requirements of players. learning modules etc earlier in the year. Thank you
to Maria Lankeshwar Our Director of Coaching and
We have been successfully running trials for our Player Development, for devising a really fun filled
premier teams, with good numbers in attendance. programme and we have received a number of
Our preseason trainings are also being well emails and phone calls about how well this has
attended, so it is great to see that many families been received by school staff and families. This
are still trying their best to manage their families programme was well supported by Declan
with winter/summer sports now competing together Hickford, Allan Hickford, Asten Hickford and myself,
with various trainings. so very much a Hickford family continuing to
It is wonderful to see that our very successful support this programme.
Schools programme was taken up by many
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Our girl’s afternoon tea, was well attended and the
girls playing softball cricket, enjoyed some fun filled
drills with Maria, there were lots of smiles and
giggles so enjoyment for all. Allan ran a session in
the nets for those girls playing hardball this season,
and the girls were certainly pleased to get some
expert technical advice for their training. Thank you
to Caelin Hickford and Abby West for assisting with
the catering, the whipped cream can appeared
to be the favourite of all, and not only did it go on
the meringue’s, but also ended up on biscuits and
the odd child. Perhaps next season we will need to
have a whipped cream attendant.
A huge thank you to Tall Poppy Real Estate for
providing us with the most amazing High Flyer
certificates for our player of the day. Also, for
providing every coach with a free coffee from
Coffee Culture. The certificates include a 2 for 1
deal at Clip n Climb, a coffee voucher for mum or
dad from Coffee Culture and a free six-inch
subway, from Subway. Incredible vouchers and
very much appreciated for our wonderful
cricketers.
The committee and I are looking forward to
bringing wonderful cricket to our much-loved
community.
Libby Hickford, SJCC Convenor
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