NORTHERN DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB - 2020/21 Blackmail 6thNov2020 No.12
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NORTHERN DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB
P.O. Box 154, Hornsby, NSW 2077
Founded 26th May 1925
2020/21 Blackmail 6th Nov 2020 No.12
CLUB NEWS
Mark Taylor Oval Devt - If only it was this easy! …
MESSAGE FROM THE PREZ 2020 has been a year of many challenges, and despite delays and roadblocks, the work to redevelop Mark Taylor Oval has been continuing with some real results. Members will be aware that first and foremost in our plans are the upgrade of the playing and training facilities. In 2021, a new Indoor Cricket Centre will be built and the oval and turf nets will receive a total makeover. The Oval The work on the oval will begin midway through next year. The oval will be reshaped, working with the natural elements of the oval to enable a surface better at dispersing water away from the square. The square needs to be raised, and this will allow an east-west crossfall. The ground naturally falls approx. 1.2m from south to north, and we will largely work with this with south-north and cross-field drainage. Raising the square also means we need to raise the north end, where a retaining wall will be built. The turf will be relaid, and the new surface will be fully irrigated. MTO Indoor Centre The four-lane Indoor Cricket Centre requires a Development Application which we expect to lodge within the next few weeks. That’s a deadline that works well with consent timings and Christmas. Council staff, the MTO Development Committee, Project Managers Mostyn Copper, architect Peter Tout and a team of consultants have been very busy with the work associated with the DA. The plan is to begin the construction phase in April, as soon as the season is over, with a view to using the centre at the start of the 2021/22 season. See the 3D images of the proposed new Indoor Centre below . So this is how the coming seasons look: 2020/21 – current season – no changes, business as usual 2021/22 – next season - Indoor Centre fully functional. No matches on MTO for the summer as the wicket and oval bed down. Asquith Oval will be our main home ground for 21/22. We are currently working on plans in regards to our other ovals. 2022/23 – first full season on the new playing and training surface. New pavilion/grandstand Members will also be aware of our plans to build a new pavilion/grandstand and scoreboard. We have prioritised the oval and indoor centre for multiple reasons but the new pavilion is still very much on track. We will get on to the hefty parts of these other important works early next year, with a view to commencing construction in 2022. If everything goes as planned, all works will be completed in early 2023. There’s a ton of work to be done, but there are exciting times ahead! REP NEWS NATHAN SET TO MISS ENTREE TO TEST 'WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP' Below is an extract of a SMH article posted about Nathan on 28 October: “Nathan Lyon's red-letter summer is set to hit an early snag with selectors expected to overlook the champion spinner for the limited-overs matches against India, a move that could have ramifications for his Test preparation. Selectors will on Thursday announce an 18-man squad for the three one-day internationals and three Twenty20s against India – which is unlikely to feature the country's greatest finger-spinner. It is a disappointing start to the season for the milestone-bound Lyon, who is on the verge of making his 100th appearance in the baggy green and joining Test cricket's exclusive 400-wicket club. The country's premier slow bowler in the longest form of the game, Lyon has previously expressed his disappointment at not being given a sustained run in Australia's white-ball sides, where he sits behind Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar in the pecking order.
Though a fixture in the Test side, Lyon has played just 29 ODIs and two T20s, last wearing the green
and gold during the 2019 World Cup. Should Lyon miss as expected, he risks heading into what
Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings described as the "world heavyweight championship of Test
cricket" without a high-level hit-out in five weeks.
Lyon could feature for Australia A against India A, though selectors may be wary of giving the visitors
a sighter of the spin great, who is set to play a key role in the home side's quest to regain the Border-
Gavaskar Trophy.
Not playing in any of the three-day games, at Drummoyne Oval (December 6-8) and under lights at
the SCG (December 11-13), is not palatable either.
Lyon may need to play at grade level to keep match-fit, with the Sheffield Shield going into hiatus
after November 11 to give players time away from hub life leading into the Big Bash League.
He was part of Australia's 21-man squad to tour England but did not play a game as Aaron Finch's
side upset the world champions 2-1 in the ODI series and were beaten in the T20 leg of the tour by
the same scoreline…”
ND/HKHDCCA COACHING CLINICS
Report – Coaches’ Association’s cricket clinics at MTO in
October school holidays
The Coaches’ Association held two more successful junior cricket clinics
during the October school holidays, in partnership with Northern District CC.
Over the past decade, HKHDCCA has conducted 56 school holiday cricket
clinics for boys and girls aged from 6 – 14 years, covering all standards from
beginners through to experienced representative players.
The registration numbers for the two clinics in October 2020 were limited to
just under 60 children at each event due to COVID-19 considerations. A total of 16 coaches attended
the two clinics – Bruce Wood (Co-ordinator), Josh Miller & Tom Felton (Head Coaches); Braden
Cheng & Aaron Crofts (all Representative Level 2 accredited); plus Daniel Wood, Jamie McEvoy,
Hame Fullagar, Lachlan Shaw, Mackenzie Carrall, Dylan Bish, Will McCarroll, Sean McAllister & Dani
Chivers (Community Level 1 accredited); and Jack Nati & Will McFadden (Assistant Coaches). The
coaches did a terrific job at these clinics, helping the youngsters develop their skills through a range
of coaching drills, video analysis and games-based activities.
The Coaches’ Association held a ‘Master Class’ session at each clinic to inspire the children and to
demonstrate their coaches’ cricket skills. Hame Fullagar & Lachlan Shaw joined the illustrious list of
HKHDCCA ‘Master Class’ batsmen.
The Coaches’ Association presented its major award (Phillip Hughes Medal) at each clinic to
recognise outstanding sportsmanship, teamwork, enthusiasm, performance and spirit of cricket. Two
talented female players won the PHM in October 2020 – Aanya Siingh & Nandha Sajish.
The next round of HKHDCCA / NDCC junior cricket clinics will take place in January 2021 and will be
advertised on the Coaches' Association’s Facebook page.
Black row: Josh Miller, Dani Chivers, Daniel Wood, Bruce Wood, Jamie McEvoy. Front row: Will McFadden, Will McCarroll, Hame Fullagar, Lachy Shaw, Mackenzie Carrall. Jamie McEvoy, Nanda Sajish, Dani Chivers Josh Miller instructing
MOVEMBER ND players have supported Movember for a number of years. It is a fun form of fundraising and a very worthy cause – supporting a range of mens health issues, including mental health. All Members, Friends and Families are encouraged to support the campaign. Donate personally in any way http://au.movember.com/team/2322109 MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN, CRICKET NSW – JOHN KNOX UPDATE ON CRICKET AUSTRALIA BOARD I am pleased to confirm that Mr Mike Baird AO was elected to the Cricket Australia board at its Annual General Meeting last Thursday. Under Cricket Australia’s constitutional requirements, Mike has stood down as a Director of Cricket NSW to take up his new appointment. With a wealth of experience in leadership, finance and governance, Mike has made a significant contribution during his 12 months on the Cricket NSW Board and will add enormous value to the Cricket Australia Board. The Cricket NSW board has commenced a process to consider a new board member. With Mike joining the Cricket Australia board as the Cricket NSW nomination, Mr Richard Freudenstein becomes an Independent Director. At the AGM, the members also approved the increase of the Cricket Australia board from nine to ten Directors, representing six State appointed directors and the number of Independent Directors increasing from three to four. Dr Vanessa Guthrie was elected as a new Independent Director. Dr Guthrie is the Deputy Chair of the WACA, and had a decorated executive career as CEO in the mining sector and Chair of the Minerals Council of Australia before joining several boards including The Australian Broadcasting Commission, Santos and Adelaide Brighton. I also wanted to acknowledge the terrific support that cricket continues to receive from the NSW Government who last week rapidly responded to ensure that the Indian men’s tour of Australia takes place this summer. As a result, the SCG and Manuka Oval will jointly host three ODIs and three T20Is ahead of the Test series. It is wonderful given the off season we have all had that relative normality has returned to Australian cricket. All levels of cricket have commenced across the State, our elite women are playing in the WBBL and the Sheffield Shield has returned. I cannot thank you all enough for your great support of our game as we continue to all work hard to inspire everyone to play and love cricket. John Knox, Chairman, Cricket NSW
WOMENS – BREAKING NEW GROUND WITH DOMINIC THORNELY
Breaking new ground
NSW Breakers Head Coach Dominic
Thornely
ADAPTABILITY. If ever there was a time to be
able to adapt as a coach it was this winter as a
result of COVID-19 and its limitations
controlling most of our program.
The NSW Breakers squad benefitted greatly
from having all its players - apart from our
school kids - available for the entire winter pre-season. While we enjoyed an increase in numbers,
bio-security measures decreed they were split into two groups to ensure no more than 10 players
were practicing in the one session.
There was a welcome bonus to this change. It allowed our players to connect and develop their skills
whilst building their group’s culture.
In summary, we approached the pre-season with a vastly different outlook to previous years. We were
grateful to be able to come to work and do what we do best. We all understood what was happening
around our country and knew there were many less fortunate people who couldn’t continue working . .
. or living for that matter . . . in the same way as they’d done in the past. We acknowledged the kids
who weren’t playing sport on weekends, and we thought about the parents who were assisting their
kids with inspiring support and care. There was a maturity shift from our group through this
experience.
This inspired our players and staff to dive into our program and strive to break new ground. We saw
numerous personal bests in the physical space, with all players bettering their fitness levels. We’ve
observed development in all our players in skill development, but the most important area of growth I
saw was the collaboration of players and staff to prepare themselves for the upcoming season
.
On the eve of the WBBL I think back to a conversation I had with our newly appointed Heads of
female and male cricket, Leah Poulton and Greg Mail. We discussed how we are looking to approach
the 2020-21 season. We discussed not slowing down or using the COVID limitations as an excuse to
prevent the kind of program development we expect at CNSW.
If other states had to stop, we said we’d respect their decision, however, our view was we wouldn’t
stop driving our development of players and staff. It laid the platform for us to adapt as we received
weekly news from our COVID intel on what was achievable within our program. Whilst many states
had to put off staff, we marched on, hiring staff and maintaining support of our people. It was inspiring
stuff from our leaders.
More inspiring is what our players and staff are enduring; living in isolation to enable the game to
continue at the elite level. Removing themselves from their homes and family for a few months and
sacrificing so many everyday experiences in the process. All players and staff from around the
country are doing this to allow our game to continue, and to inspire the next generation of female
cricketers.
This winter, I’ve watched players from our Breakers camp go through exams, go to part-time work
before and after training, to buying property and moving into their first home. It is never dull!
Nevertheless, they turn up daily on time and crack on with some good old-fashioned hard work to
strive to become the best cricketers they demand of themselves.
Our female players are becoming more professional and are improving the ‘product’ along the way.
Scores, strike-rates, speed and power are all increasing, as are the cricket strategies we’re seeing
executed. This is all aimed at improving the female cricket product.
We will one day have enough domestic cricket on a calendar and enough funding for all our programs
to title our players “Full-time”. If you’re in Sydney over the next two months get out to a match or two
to support and experience the skills and craft our wonderful players have to offer.
Rangers Alumni
Some time ago we thought it would be good to have a logo specifically designed for the NDs Alumni.
We once again approached Ross Longley for some ideas. It was thought that keeping to the old-style
letters of the original logo from 1925-65 (also pictured) was a great link to the past and to the Club’s
foundation. Ross put through half a dozen “contenders” but the one that got the votes was this ….
Current Club Logo New NDCC Alumni Logo Old NDCC Logo 1925-65
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Back to Waitara day
There will be “Back to Waitara” Day! … under some “COVID Rules”.
WHEN: SUN 22nd NOV 2020
WHERE: MARK TAYLOR OVAL
WHAT: DOUBLE HEADER T20 … 10am PGs & 2.30pm 1st Gde vs Wests
AMAZING T20’S, BBQ, REFRESHMENTS, SOCIAL DISTANCING, SUPPORTERS
CLOTHING and GROSSLY EXAGERATED PAST PERFORMANCES
RSVP: ASAP to DRIFTER – drifting@bigpond.net.au or 0414 781291
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A GOOD STORY
At last year’s Junior School “Baggy Blue” presentation, Peter Taylor kindly leant his “Baggy Green”
Australian cap. The theme Barker wove for the young students around his cap was that in Year 3 –
”Any dream can come true” and that “anything is possible”. Here is young Lawrence Ye who asked to
have a picture taken with Peter’s cap after the presentation.
Young Lawrence obviously thought about it some more and indeed this year he decided to paint a
self-portrait which he called "I have a Dream" based on that theme and entered it in this year's "Young
Archie" section of the Sydney Archibald Prize and achieved a “Special Mention”!!! (and it is now on
display at the Sydney gallery).
Message from Chris Russell at Barker to Peter Taylor … “We would all agree that the sport of cricket
inspires all sorts of passions and ambitions but I am sure you never would have realised that your
cricket career would inspire a young student to win an Archibald painting Prize!! Amazing!!
PT has actually worn 5 caps on his way to Test cricket …
Barker College NDCC Sheffield Shield Aust one-day Aust Test Cricket
Ex-NDs Opening Bowler, Michael Hogan, given new Glamorgan contract … at 39!
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY!
Hoges was born in Newcastle where he grew up and made his debut for
Merewether in 2003, at the age of 23. After playing two seasons with the
club he moved to Sydney to play for NDs, playing two matches for the NSW
2nd XI.
In 2008, NSW selectors deemed Michael as “too old” at 28 years of age. He
went to WA to play and won the Lawrie Sawle Medal for Western Australia's
"most outstanding" player in domestic matches. He became the country's
leading domestic wicket-taker over a five-year period!
He joined Glamorgan in 2013, claiming 200 wickets across the three formats in his first two
seasons, and has generally been seen as the leader of Glamorgan's attack in Championship cricket.
"I've never been one to move around," said Hogan.
Hogan will be in his ninth year with the Welsh county in 2021.
Hogan, 39, reached the landmark of 600 first-class wickets in the match at Northants.
"One of the reasons I came was to prolong my career playing county cricket, I didn't know if I'd be
playing when I was 40, " said Hogan.
The Australia-born bowler played in four out of the five Bob Willis Trophy matches, mostly opening the
bowling, but did not feature in the T20 Blast.
"When I'm happy and comfortable in a place I like to stay there. It was the same at Western Australia.
"I guess your career pans out in certain ways with injuries but I'm happy I'm here.
"We want to win a trophy. Everyone there is driven to win games. My ambition now is more to bring
the younger players through and I feel we're pretty close to that."
"Michael Hogan has arguably been one of Glamorgan's greatest ever bowlers, he'd be in the
conversation for an all-time Glamorgan XI," said director of cricket Mark Wallace.
"He's been a fantastic servant for Glamorgan and it's great news him signing on for another year.
"It's invaluable to have Michael doing his stuff on the field and his experience in the dressing-room for
the younger players.
"We want Ruaidhri Smith, Lukas Carey and Roman Walker playing first-team games but it's important
they are developed in the right way and 'Hoges' is a perfect foil for that."
“When you return Hoges, we’ll have you back and you can play another 10 years with NDs!”
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HILARY’S MOST MEMORABLE MATCHES
GREEN SHIELD TRIUMPH
NDs v Petersham-Marrickville, Drummoyne, 1977-78
Petersham surprised most observers by sending NDs in to bat, but after being 1-50 at one stage the
move appeared to have paid off when ND was dismissed for just 130. Petersham began the run
chase confidently scoring 13 runs in their first over but also losing their first wicket. By the afternoon
tea break they looked in control at 3-62 however the young ND players fought back magnificently with
Greg Briggs getting an lbw decision shortly after play resumed to make the score 4-66. Captain Ross
Henry then bowled an inspired spell, picking up three quick wickets including two in one over, to have
figures of 4-4. When bad light stopped play at the end of an eventful first day, Petersham’s score
stood at 9-93. A superb diving catch by wicket-keeper John Jenkins off opening bowler Peter Joyce
wrapped up the innings for 106 early on the second day.
PARRAMATTA SO CLOSE! Central Cumberland v NDs, First Grade, Old Kings, 1974-75 NDs made 318 on the first day, with skipper Kerry Mackay holding the thing together with 112 in a little over four hours. On the second day, Cumberland was 4-86 before a magnificent 152 by Terry Walters turned the game. It was his second century against NDs. Cumberland reached 6-296 before Steve Bernard took three late wickets to finish with 5-94 off 24.2 overs. Cumberland reached 7-310 before being bowled out for 313. Northern District Vs Central Cumberland
ATTEMPTED HUMOUR A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The barman looks at him and says, 'Hang on! You're a duck.' I see your eyes are working,' replies the duck. 'And you can talk!' exclaims the barman. 'I see your ears are working, too,' says the duck. 'Now if you don't mind, can I have my beer and my sandwich please?' 'Certainly, sorry about that,' says the barman as he pulls the duck's pint. 'It's just we don't get many ducks in this pub. What are you doing round this way?' 'I'm working on the building site across the road,' explains the duck. 'I'm a plasterer.' The flabbergasted barman cannot believe the duck and wants to learn more, but takes the hint when the duck pulls out a newspaper from his bag and proceeds to read it. So, the duck reads his paper, drinks his beer, eats his sandwich, bids the barman good day and leaves. The same thing happens for two weeks. Then one day the circus comes to town. The ringmaster comes into the pub for a pint and the barman says to him 'You're with the circus, aren't you? Well, I know this duck that could be just brilliant in your circus. He talks, drinks beer, eats sandwiches, reads the newspaper and everything!' 'Sounds marvelous,' says the ringmaster, handing over his business card. 'Get him to give me a call.' So the next day when the duck comes into the pub the barman says, 'Hey Mr. Duck, I reckon I can line you up with a top job, paying really good money.' 'I'm always looking for the next job,' says the duck. 'Where is it?' 'At the circus,' says the barman. 'The circus?' repeats the duck. 'That's right,' replies the barman. 'The circus?' the duck asks again. 'That place with the big tent?' 'Yeah,' the barman replies. 'With all the animals who live in cages, and performers who live in caravans?' says the duck. 'Of course,' the barman replies. 'And the tent has canvas sides and a big canvas roof with a hole in the middle?' persists the duck. 'That's right!' says the barman. The duck shakes his head in amazement, and says .. . . 'What the hell would they want with a plasterer??!'
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