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UNDER 15 REPRESENTATIVE TOUR
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
2 – 13 July 2021
COACHES’ ASSOCIATION
NORTHERN DISTRICT CCCOACHES’ ASSOCIATION / NORTHERN DISTRICT CC U/15 TOUR – SUNSHINE COAST – JULY 2021 – PROGRAM
ITINERARY – U/15 REPRESENTATIVE CRICKET TOUR TO QUEENSLAND 2 - 13 JULY 2021
Live itinerary for "ICAL 2021" on Yapp mobile app – https://my.yapp.us/ZLP9D7
0800am – assemble at Sydney Airport
0930am – Virgin Australia (flight VA0475) – arrive Sunshine Coast 1105am
Friday 2 July Day 1 1100am – transfer to Sebel Twin Waters Hotel, Sunshine Coast
PM – afternoon leisure for team to settle into accommodation
0930pm – Coaches’ Tournament Meeting (all Academy teams)
0730am – transfer to Roy Henzell Park, Caloundra
0900am – Match 1 – T20 v. 360 Cricket Academy (Sydney)
Saturday 3 July Day 2
1330pm – Match 2 – T20 v. Gillespie Sports Cricket Academy (South Aust.)
1800pm – Official ICAL welcome dinner (all Academy teams)
0730am – transfer to Ron McMullin Oval, Buderim
Sunday 4 July Day 3 0900am – Match 3 – T20 v. Complete Cricket Academy (Sydney)
1330pm – Match 4 – T20 Final v.
Day off playing – leisure activities
Monday 5 July Day 4
1030am – Maroochydore Beach
0730am – transfer to Ron McMullin Oval, Buderim
Tuesday 6 July Day 5
0900am – Match 5 – 50 overs v. 360 Cricket Academy (Sydney)
Day off ICAL competition
Wednesday 7 July Day 6 0730am – transfer to venue (tbc)
0900am – unofficial Match against Sunshine Coast CA U/15 rep. team
0830am – transfer to Maroochydore Sport Complex
Thursday 8 July Day 7
0900am – Combine Day –
0715am – transfer to Roy Henzell Park, Caloundra
Friday 9 July Day 8
0900am – Match 6 – 50 overs v. Gillespie Sports Cricket Academy (SA)
0715am – transfer to Roy Henzell Park, Caloundra
Saturday 10 July Day 9
0900am – Match 7 – 50 overs v. Complete Cricket Academy (Sydney)
Day off playing – leisure activities
Sunday 11 July Day 10
1000am – Golf driving range. Tour of Sunshine Coast.
0715am – transfer to Roy Henzell Park, Caloundra
Monday 12 July Day 11
0900am – Match 8 – 50 overs Final v.
1015am – leave the Sebel Twin Waters – transfer to Sunshine Coast Airport
Tuesday 13 July Day 12
1145am – Virgin Australia (flight VA0482) – arrive Sydney Airport at 1320pm
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COACHES’ ASSOCIATION / NDCC TOURING TEAM WEARING THEIR NORTHERN DISTRICT CC HOODIES
Back: John James, Jye Johnson, Mitchell Shaw, Lachlan Bailey, Bruce Wood, Byron Shaw, Jaden Sequeira, Naden Cooray,
Krish Thakur
Front: Regan Bridgewater, Riley McDowell, Josh Miller, Riley Mackay, Tom Felton, Rajeev Navaratnam, Peter Murray
COACHES’ ASSOCIATION / NDCC TOURING TEAM WEARING THEIR MAIN ICAL POLO SHIRT
Back: John James, Jye Johnson, Mitchell Shaw, Lachlan Bailey, Bruce Wood, Byron Shaw, Jaden Sequeira, Naden Cooray,
Krish Thakur
Front: Regan Bridgewater, Riley McDowell, Josh Miller, Riley Mackay, Tom Felton, Peter Murray, Rajeev Navaratnam
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Bruce Wood
President, Coaches’ Association
Manager, HKHDCCA / NDCC Academy team
ICAL U/15 Tournament – Sunshine Coast, QLD
Dear Bruce,
I would like to wish the Coaches’ Association (HKHDCCA) / Northern District Cricket Club U/15 Academy team all the
best in the International Cricket Academy League (ICAL) Tournament at the Sunshine Coast, Queensland in July 2021.
Congratulations to the players and coaches on their selection, and all the partners that have come together to make
this tour a reality.
Cricket NSW is the number one producer of playing, coaching and umpiring talent in Australia. We are proud of this
achievement through the pathways that we have developed over time. Cricket NSW invests a great deal of time and
money in developing our players, coaches and umpires to achieve our aim.
Having said that, without the support of cricket organisations like the Coaches’ Association (HKHDCCA), volunteers and
parents, we would not be as successful as we are today. Your partners on this tour, Northern District CC, are a terrific
nursery of junior cricket talent, having won the NSW Premier Cricket AW Green Shield competition (undefeated) and
the NSW U/16 State Challenge in 2020-21 and 2018-19 with your two academy coaches, Josh Miller and Tom Felton.
Congratulations to all stakeholders and coaches on your vision to provide young cricketers with an opportunity to
develop their cricket skills on tour and challenge themselves against other high-quality opposition.
I note that this is the fourth cricket tour that you have organised on behalf of HKHDCCA / NDCC, after successful tours
to Sri Lanka in 2015, Barbados in 2017 and India in 2019. I have read the reports from those tours and they were
highly successful, providing the players with unique experience, both on and off the cricket field. These tours also
contribute to the pathway of talented cricketers, with Baxter Holt (captain of your Sri Lanka touring team in 2015) now
being a Cricket NSW Blues contracted player who played in the JLT Sheffield Shield Final this year. He was previously
captain of the Australian U/19 team, and plays for the Sydney Thunder team in the BBL. No doubt when the Covid-19
situation is under control and international travel resumes, you will organise another successful overseas tour.
I look forward to attending the HK&HDCA Annual General Meeting on 20 July 2021 with my colleague, Daniel
Anderson, Cricket Manager – North Shore, to meet everyone, including members of the Coaches’ Association’s
Executive Committee. I have heard all about HKHDCCA’s popular school holiday cricket clinics, which are undoubtedly
increasing cricket participation numbers of boys and girls in north-western Sydney. Your experienced coaches ensure
that the players increase their skills, enjoy the experience, and develop a love of the game of cricket. I am also
delighted to hear about your free or highly subsidised programs for different groups in the community.
Good luck on your tour and enjoy this wonderful experience.
Yours sincerely
Fi Penny
Area Manager – Sydney North
18 June 2021
New South Wales Cricket Association
6 Herb Elliott Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park / PO Box 268 Sydney Markets NSW 2129
T +61 2 8302 0000 / W cricketnsw.com.au/
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HKHDCCA / NDCC U/15 TOUR TO SUNSHINE COAST, QUEENSLAND – 2 - 13 JULY 2021 – OFFICIALS
Our U/15 Academy team is representing the Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai & Hills District Cricket Coaches’ Association
Inc. (HKHDCCA), in partnership with Northern District CC (NDCC) in Sydney. Our team comprises 13 players
and 3 officials. ICAL tournament website – https://www.internationalcricketacademyleague.com/. Our experienced
travel agent is Kevin Tyler from Calypso Destinations Pty Ltd – Calypso Destinations | Travel Agents, who took
us to Sri Lanka in 2015 and India in 2019, supported by Owen Simonsen.
Bruce Wood (Tour Manager / President, Coaches’ Association) is a highly
experienced Level 2 accredited cricket coach, having coached club, representative and
touring teams since 1997-98. Bruce established Sydney’s first not-for-profit district
Cricket Coaches’ Association in 2010 (bit.ly/CA-AR-19-20), which is responsible for
implementing a wide range of coaching initiatives in north-western Sydney, including
junior cricket clinics during the school holidays, and off-season Rising Stars development
programs for club and rep. players. Bruce was recognised by Cricket NSW and Cricket
Australia as the Community Match Official of the Year at the national 'A Sport For All’
Awards in May 2020, and featured in the Cricket Sydney publication – bit.ly/BGW-Oct-20.
Bruce has coached rep. teams on tours to participate in NSW regional carnivals and
overseas (India – 2006; New Zealand – 2007). He was the Manager (and umpire) on the
HKHDCCA / NDCC U/15 tours to Sri Lanka in 2015, West Indies in 2017, and India in
2019. HKHDCCA’s prestigious Coach of Year perpetual trophy (Bruce Wood Cup)
bit.ly/HKHDCCA-CoY-winners is named in his honour in recognition of his exemplary work and achievements in
the field of cricket coaching over two decades. Bruce is also an experienced NSWCUSA Level 2 qualified umpire
who has officiated in over 600 matches since 2001-02, including 50+ Finals (one at the SCG and one at Bradman
Oval, Bowral). He coached the HK&HDCA Weblin Shield representative team to an undefeated premiership in
2005-06, winning the NSWDCA U/15 championship. Bruce is a respected Life Member of four cricket bodies –
HK&HDCA; Barker CC; Coaches’ Association (HKHDCCA); and Normanhurst-Warrawee CC.
Josh Miller (Coach / Tour Treasurer / HKHDCCA Secretary) is sharing the coaching duties with Tom Felton,
and is also responsible for managing the finances on tour. Josh is a professional cricket coach and is currently the
Director of Cricket at Barker College, Hornsby, along with running a private cricket coaching business. He
graduated from Sydney University with a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science degree in 2014, and is a Level 2
accredited cricket coach. Josh is a local product who played representative cricket for HK&HDCA in juniors, and
AW Green Shield for Northern District CC. He then progressed into Grade cricket, playing through the grades,
including a First Grade debut in 2017-18. Along the way he was part of a Second Grade premiership and three
Third Grade Premierships. He has displayed strong leadership skills, captaining junior HK&HDCA rep sides, a
Ross Turner Cup side, the Mt Colah A Grade side when only 18, as well as
captaining NDCC lower grade sides. Josh has recorded many impressive
cricket coaching achievements in recent years, including winning two AW
Green Shield (undefeated) premierships (2018-19 photo and 2020-21),
and assisting Rod Hokin with The King’s School 1st XI team, winning the
GPS premiership twice. He has also coached four years of HK&HDCA
junior representative cricket; Glenn Hourigan and Ross Turner Cup sides;
and has been a regular coach at the junior clinics and off-season
development programs run by HKHDCCA since 2012. Josh won
HKHDCCA’s prestigious Coach of the Year award (Bruce Wood Cup) in
2013-14 and was awarded Life Membership of HKHDCCA in 2020.
Tom Felton (Coach / HKHDCCA Committee) is sharing the coaching
duties on tour with Josh Miller. Tom is a Cricket Australia Representative
(Level 2) accredited coach, who has coached many successful junior
cricketers over the last six years with Northern District CC, Coaches’
Association (HKHDCCA), and privately with CricketLAB. Tom is a local
product who played 1st XI cricket with Knox Grammar School for several
years, including captaining the team to a CAS Archer Shield premiership. Tom first represented NDCC in U/16
AW Green Shield in 2010, before progressing through to First Grade in 2015. In 2016-17, he was a member of the
NDCC T20 team that won the Kingsgrove Sports Cup Final at the SCG, which provided $12,000 prize money for
the club. Tom has also recorded many impressive cricket coaching achievements in recent years, including
winning two NDCC AW Green Shield (undefeated) premierships in 2018-19 photo and 2020-21 (and the U/16
State Champions); ND’s “Young Rangers” since 2017; NDCC U/21 Poidevin-Gray team; and the Cricket NSW
Pathways system since 2017. Tom also coached in the UK for two seasons (2015-16). Tom’s other high level
playing honours (aside from NDCC First Grade) include representing Middlesex 2nd XI in the UK in 2015;
Shepherd’s Bush in the Middlesex Premier League in 2015-16; and the Sydney Sixers Academy Squad in 2019.
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1. Riley MACKAY (Captain)
Date of Birth – 9 November 2005
RHB (top-order); RAB (leg-spin)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
Cricket NSW – U/15 Academy
Northern District CC – U/16 AW Green Shield – undefeated Premiers,
6 wickets @ 24.2, BB 2/20
Northern District CC – U/16 State Challenge winners v. North Coastal
Northern District CC – Fifth Grade (Premiers) – 123 runs @ 17.6, HS 30no
HK&HDCA U/15 Weblin Shield (Captain): 143 runs @ 71.5, HS 33;
6 wickets @ 28.8, BB 2/24
HKH&DCA U/15 Ross Turner Cup – selected as Captain (unavailable – AWG)
2. Lachlan BAILEY
Date of Birth – 11 January 2006
RHB (middle-order); RAB (off-spin)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
HK&HDCA U/15 Weblin Shield – 8 wickets @ 18.25, BB 3/22
Normanhurst-Warrawee CC (seniors) – 115 runs @ 23, HS 35;
C3 Grade – 30 wickets @ 8.73, BB 6/18
Normanhurst-Warrawee CC – Senior Cricketer of the Year
Senior Bowler of the Year
HK&HDCA U/15 Ross Turner Cup – 2019-20, 2020-21
Northern District CC – U/15 Development Squad
3. Regan BRIDGEWATER
Date of Birth – 20 November 2006
RHB (top / middle-order); RAB (leg-spin)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
HK&HDCA U/14 Moore Shield – 47 @ 11.8, HS 23; 11 wkts @ 11.1, BB 5/14
Castle Hill RSL U/15 – 162 @ 20.3, HS 42; 17 wkts @ 9.9, BB 4/22
HKH&DCA U/15 Ross Turner Cup – West team
4. Naden COORAY
Date of Birth – 10 October 2006
RHB (top-order); RAB (leg-spin)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
HK&HDCA U/14 Moore Shield – 126 runs @ 18, HS 50 no
Oakhill College – 1st XI
HKH&DCA U/15 Ross Turner Cup – 48 runs; 2/11
Cricket NSW U/13 Cricket Academy – 2019-20 season
Captained U/13 Metro Sydney Thunder – 2019-20 State Challenge in Dubbo
HK&HDCA U/12 Cawsey Shield – 365 runs @ 52 – 2018-19 season
HK&HDCA U/11 Creak Shield – 260 runs @ 65 – 2017-18 season
MacKillop Catholic Schools PSSA Zone Team (captain) – 2018-19 Boys
State Championship
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5. John JAMES
Date of Birth – 20 February 2007
RHB (middle / top-order); RAB (pace)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
HK&HDCA U/14 Moore Shield – 171 @ 12.21, HS 24; 11 wkts @ 12.27, BB 4/27
Northern District – AW Green Shield – undefeated Premiers
Northern District CC – U/16 State Challenge winners v. North Coastal
Asquith RLCC – B Grade – 91 runs @ 18.20, HS 58; 11 wkts @ 11.09, BB 4/5
Asquith A Grade – 2 wickets @ 11.50, BB 2/4
Cricket NSW Metropolitan U/15 Youth Academy 2021-22
6. Jye JOHNSON
Date of Birth – 6 November 2006
LHB (lower-order); LAB (pace)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
HK&HDCA U/14 Moore Shield – 29 @ 29.0, HS 16no; 6 wkts @ 19.8, BB 2/14
Berowra CC – U/15 – 40 runs @ 40
Berowra CC – B Reserve Grade – 12 wickets @ 6.9, BB 4/22
Barker College – Y9As (captain) – won Final – ND Cup – 2/11 v. Kings at MTO
HKH&DCA U/15 Ross Turner Cup – East team
7. Riley MCDOWELL (Wicket-keeper)
Date of Birth – 26 March 2007
RHB (opening batsman / top-order batsman); Wicket Keeper
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
HK&HDCA U/14 Moore Shield – 109 runs @ 18, HS 35;
11 dismissals (5 catches & 6 stumpings)
Glenorie District CC – Senior A & Senior B Reserve – 64 runs @ 64
Oakhill College 2nd XI – 37 runs @ 18.5; 9 dismissals (9 catches)
Oakhill College 1st XI – 12 runs @ 6; 1 dismissal (1 catch)
HK&HDCA U/15 Ross Turner Cup (opening batsman and W-K) – 57 runs
Sydney Junior Winter Cricket T20 Competition – 191 runs @ 38, HS 48 no
Northern District CC – 2021-22 – AW Green Shield squad
8. Peter MURRAY
Date of Birth – 14 December 2005
LHB (top-order); LAB (slow orthodox)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
HK&HDCA U/15 Weblin Shield (semi-finalists) – 190 runs @ 38, HS 69*;
1 wicket @ 4, BB 1/4
Pennant Hills Shires 3rd Grade – 115 runs @ 11.5, HS 23;
18 wkts @ 14.3, BB 3/27
HK&HDCA U/15 Ross Turner Cup (Captain – West team) – 38 runs
Northern District CC – U/15 Development Squad
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9. Rajeev NAVARATNAM
Date of Birth – 8 September 2006
RHB (top-order); RAB (leg-spin)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
Northern Districts JCA U/14 Moore Shield (captain): 235 runs @ 58.75, HS 86;
7 wkts @ 28.29, BB 2/20
Northern District CC – Young Rangers Squad
The King’s School 15A GPS: 211 runs @ 26.38, HS 52; 10 wkts, BB 4/5
Cricket NSW Metropolitan U/15 Youth Academy 2021-22
10. Jaden SEQUEIRA
Date of Birth – 11 December 2005
RHB (middle-order); RAB (pace)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
Northern District CC – U/16 AW Green Shield – undefeated Premiers,
5 wickets @ 20.6, BB 3/8
Northern District CC – U/16 State Challenge winners – 3/18 v. North Coastal
Northern Districts JCA – U/15 Weblin Shield – 108 runs @ 15.4, HS 31;
6 wickets @ 34.8, BB 2/34
11. Byron SHAW
Date of Birth – 9 November 2005
RHB (middle order); RAB (pace)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
The Kings School 16A team
Shaun Brown New Zealand Tour U15 – BB 138* off 65 balls
HKHDCCA Phillip Hughes Medal winner – MTO, Waitara clinic (January 2020)
12. Mitchell SHAW
Date of Birth – 9 November 2005
RHB (middle-order); RAB (pace)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
The Kings School 16A – BB 6/6 off 4.2 overs
Shaun Brown New Zealand Tour U15 – BB 6/2 off 5.1 overs
13. Krish THAKUR
Date of Birth – 8 May 2006
RHB (middle-order); RAB (pace)
Main cricket teams / achievements in 2020-21:
Pennant Hills Shires 3rd Grade – 146 runs @ 18.3, HS 37;
5 wkts @ 17.6, BB 3/52
Northern District CC – U/16 AW Green Shield – undefeated Premiers,
16 runs, HS 15 no; 2 wickets @ 32.5, BB 1/10
Northern District CC – U/16 State Challenge winners v. North Coastal
Northern District CC – 5th Grade (Premiers) – 25 @ 25; 8 wkts @ 8.6, BB 3/6
Canterbury-Wests JCA – U/15 Weblin Shield – 74 runs @ 14.8, HS 32 no;
3 wickets @ 24.3, BB 1/11
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NORTHERN DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB
Northern District CC (NDCC) is delighted to be associated with the development tours organised
by the Coaches’ Association (HKHDCCA). Recent tours to Sri Lanka, West Indies and India
have delivered great results, and this ICAL Under 15s Sunshine Coast tour will continue this
standard. In Bruce Wood, Josh Miller and Tom Felton, the tour group has three terrific cricket
coaches and organisers who will provide a wonderful trip for all tourists. Tours of this kind tend
to highlight and speed up the progress of talented players. Moreover, they build camaraderie
and friendship, which helps in all manner of ways on and off the field.
NDCC was established in 1925 and is based at Mark Taylor Oval in Waitara. It is the
northernmost of the 20 clubs that form the Sydney Cricket Association and develop players to
represent NSW and its T20 franchises, Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers. NDCC is the Club
of former international players such as Peter Taylor, Brad Haddin, Adam Gilchrist and Neil Harvey and currently has
Nathan Lyon in the playing ranks. It has a growing female playing base as well, having been operating as an integrated
club since 2005.
The youngest competition level in the SCA Premier Cricket is Under 16. In 2020-21, NDCC won this very strong
competition, known as AW Green Shield (see photo below). The team, which included your Sunshine Coast tour
coaches, Josh Miller and Tom Felton, as well as six members of the Coaches’ Association 2019 Indian touring team,
then defeated the NSW Country champions to lay claim to being the best U16 team in NSW.
On top of the victory at Green Shield level (the second in three seasons), the Club had its most successful season ever.
NDCC won the Club Championship for the sixth time. We won the Women’s 1st Grade premiership for the first time ever,
and won premierships in Men’s 3rd Grade and 5th Grade. Importantly too the Club won the Spirit of Cricket Awards for
both men’s and women’s, confirming that NDCC play the game in the right way.
The Club is excited about current plans to build on our wonderful facility at Mark Taylor Oval, named after our most
famous former player. Work will begin this year on a new playing surface and new training nets, while work on a new
indoor centre, and a new multi-purpose pavilion and scoreboard will commence in 2022. The 96-year-old ground will be
turned into a modern Centre of Excellence and will become a hub for cricket in Sydney’s north.
At NDCC, we enjoy welcoming players to the Club early in their cricketing journey. We enjoy making new friends as well,
and the Club has friends all over the world. We look forward to welcoming you to Mark Taylor Oval soon.
I trust that all players, their families and the coaches will have a really enjoyable and successful tour. If like previous
HKHDCCA tours, it will be an experience that inspires you along your cricketing journey in the seasons ahead.
Jeremy Hook, President, NDCC
Back – Josh Miller (Coach), John James, Anthony Bartlett, Krish Thakur, Will McFadden, Jack Nati, Jaden Sequeira,
Abhaypal Singh, Riley Mackay, Mark Bolger (Scorer) Absent (playing First Grade) – Tom Felton (Coach)
Front – Avi Lath, Oscar Keyes, Cameron Tunks (Captain), Charlie Anderson, Alex Stafa, Jordan Netto (w-k), Lachlan Carlyle
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COACHES’ ASSOCIATION (HKHDCCA)
The Coaches’ Association (HKHDCCA) is a leading cricket coaching organisation
responsible for recruiting and accrediting young coaches from within HK&HDCA and north-
western Sydney; and conducting junior cricket clinics during the school holidays and
development programs in the off-season. HKHDCCA designs and implements coaching
programs aimed at increasing the cricket participation, skills and enjoyment of boys and girls
aged 5 – 15, including beginners, club players, representative standard players, and
children with special needs. We have experienced significant growth since our inception in 2010 and aim to
continue to expand our subsidised (or free) coaching programs to a wider cross-section of the community, many of
whom have encountered barriers or lack of opportunities to participate in cricket, including disadvantaged groups,
children from non-English speaking communities, and children with special needs. We also strongly support the
growth of Girls’ cricket at grassroots level. The successful implementation of these initiatives assists in facilitating
sporting, cultural and social inclusion for these community groups, while also promoting healthy, active lifestyles,
and increasing the participation rate in cricket in NSW. Responsibilities include:
• raising the profile of cricket coaching and giving coaches a collective ‘voice’ within the Association;
• promoting the objective that all club and representative coaches attain the Cricket Australia Community
(Level 1) accreditation as a minimum (preferably Level 2 for representative Shield team coaches);
• organising an annual free Community (Level 1) accredited coaching course for HK&HDCA and NDCC
members, in consultation with Cricket NSW; providing financial assistance to a limited number of HKHDCCA
candidates nominated to attend a high level Cricket NSW accredited coaching course (Levels 2 or 3);
• organising cricket clinics for players aged 6 – 14 at Waitara, Normanhurst, West Pennant Hills, Hornsby and/or
Dundas, in partnership with Northern District CC, during the January, April and Sept. / October school holidays;
• representing the Coaches’ Association on all cricket coaching matters at the HK&HDCA Council and Executive
Meetings (the President of the Coaches’ Association is a delegate on the Executive Committee);
• providing active Coaches’ Association members with professional coaching opportunities at our junior cricket
clinics and off-season junior development programs;
• co-ordinating the annual HK&HDCA U/15 Ross Turner Cup (RTC) and U/13 Glenn Hourigan Cup (GHC)
‘showcase’ intra-Association representative fixtures; identifying potential outstanding young coaches; providing
RTC & GHC coaching roles and other opportunities;
• recognising excellence in cricket coaching at club, representative or Coaches’ Association levels through our
HKHDCCA Coach of the Year award (Bruce Wood Cup);
• arranging a HKHDCCA / NDCC representative cricket tour (U/15 age group) every two years (since 2015);
• increasing the participation of girls in cricket, in consultation with Cricket NSW (Sydney Sixers) and the
HK&HDCA Girls Cricket Co-ordinator, through targeted coaching programs and liaison with schools and clubs;
• holding two free annual clinics each year for Blowfly cricketers (children with special needs) in January and
September / October, plus ad-hoc coaching at other programs, depending on the availability of coaches;
providing volunteer services at Blowfly Cricket fund-raising events and other programs;
• conducting a free Beginners session, teaching cricket fundamentals to 'first time' players each year;
• assisting clubs by running some coaching sessions and demonstrating coaching drills to new club coaches;
• enhancing the development of accredited coaches and facilitating a future pathway for club and rep. coaches;
• providing a mentor service to coaches as required, especially new or young coaches seeking guidance;
• arranging Insurance for HKHDCCA and the annual incorporated association return to NSW Fair Trading;
• seeking corporate sponsorship and Government Grant opportunities to provide additional funding to expand
and further subsidise our coaching programs, and purchase additional equipment as required;
• conducting off-season Rising Stars Development Programs, depending on demand and availability of venues;
• ensuring that all coaches aged 18 and over have a current Working with Children Check 5-year clearance;
• promoting our activities and coaching programs via the HK&HDCA website and the Coaches’ Association’s
social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn);
• assisting the HK&HDCA Rep. Secretary with coaching matters relating to the representative program;
• aiming to provide cricket coaching for community groups from non-English speaking backgrounds who have
encountered barriers or lack of opportunities to participate in cricket in Sydney.
Bruce Wood has performed the role of President of the Coaches’ Association since 2010-11 and is supported by
Daniel Wood (Vice-President), Josh Miller (Secretary), Rod Hokin (Head Coach), and Nick Miller (Treasurer).
The Coaches’ Association has five distinguished Patrons – Ross Turner, Tom Richmond OAM, Matt Kean MP,
Mark Rushton and Denise Anderson (Annetts).
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Group photo of players and coaches at one of our school holiday cricket clinics at Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara
HKHDCCA coaches on duty at one of our school holiday cricket clinics held at Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara
Back Row: Bruce Wood (President), Daniel Wood (V-P), Rod Hokin (Head Coach), Josh Miller (Secretary), Daniel Anderson.
Front Row: Jeremy Bond, Nathan Middleton, Nic Badings, Sam McMahon, Andrew Harvey, Tom Felton, Nick Miller (Treasurer)
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Tour report – bit.ly/SL-Report-2015
Tour report – bit.ly/WI-Report-17
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COACHES’ ASSOCIATION / NORTHERN DISTRICT CC U/15 CRICKET TOUR TO INDIA – APRIL 2019
Back row: Bruce Wood (Manager), Anthony Bartlett, Jack Nati, Spencer White, Rod Hokin (Head Coach),
Ryan Swain (Captain), Marcus Ridley, Will McFadden, Josh Miller (Treasurer / Assistant Coach),
Front row: Nicholas Hook, Cameron Tunks, Oliver Jennings, Abhi Singh, Felix Booth, Avikshit Lath, Alistair Weston
Tour report – bit.ly/CA-India-Report
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HORNSBY, KU-RING-GAI & HILLS DISTRICT CRICKET COACHES’ ASSOCIATION INC. (HKHDCCA)
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CONTACT DETAILS – Email address – brucegwood27@gmail.com Phone – 0466 804 202 (Bruce Wood)
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NORTHERN DISTRICT CC – http://www.northerndistrictcricket.com.au/ Mark Taylor Oval, Waitara
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