President’s Report for 2009 -10 I’m going to start off with a thank -you to all the people that keep this club operating. Thank you to John Jennings who runs the Juniors for GBCC like clockwork. We would be lost without his enthusiasm and thoroughness. Our Vice- President of Juniors, Barry Coad has complemented John’s efforts superbly. They also represent GBCC at the PJCA. We cannot stand alone and need a strong junior association for cricket to flourish. For the Seniors section of the club, Jason Martin is tireless in ensuring that our senior teams have a successful and enjoyable season. It is due to his efforts that the captains can be assured of getting 11 players on the park each match. Thanks, Jason, for your support. Similarly, Jason is GBCC’s li aison with the NDCA. Financially, we are kept solvent by Paul Downward. The club is in a healthy state, so fees will remain as they have done for a few seasons. Administratively, we are held together by David Coulshed. David also doubles as our editor and publisher of The Chronicle. Keep in mind for next season, that the more who contribute, the more enjoyment it will provide. My appreciation goes to them and to all the other committee members who give up their valuable time. Thank you all. Those of you with good memories will recognise that the above paragraphs are much the same opening as last year’s President’s Report. That means that the same people are putting their hands up to keep GBCC as the cricket club of choice for many in the Lower Mountains and Nepean areas. People cannot continue to rely on the same band of people year after year. The time will come when they need to move on. We would dearly love others to join us on the committee and, in time, take us on into the future. You would be surprised at how just a little of your time can make a big difference. Please come to the AGM on June 2 nd and help us continue our proud tradition. On a more celebratory note, we also had a very successful season on the field. Eight of our 9 junior teams in competitive age groups made the play-offs. These results meant that GBCC was, once again, the PJCA Club Champion. Of these 9 teams 6 made a Grand Final of some description. The final outcome was a premiership to U16/1 Langer and U15/1 Bracken and a Pennant win to U14 North. What makes it even more impressive is that both the Premiership winning teams were playing an age group above. It bodes well for GBCC for the next couple of seasons. Congratulations, not only to these players, but also to the players of every team for helping to make GBCC a club that is respected throughout the association and the community at large. In the seniors, 5 of our 8 teams made the finals. We narrowly missed out on the NDCA Club Champioship as well. This would have been the double for the second season in a row. Three teams made it to the Grand Final. However, only 6 th grade managed to get over the line. Congratulations to Rich Minton and the boys. It was reward for many seasons of perseverance. All the senior players can hold their head high. Once again, as a club, we have performed competitively, without sacrificing the principles of fair play. Fortunately, this season we had many opportunities to recruit our U15s and U16s into senior cricket with many of them helping out throughout the season. From the comments I have heard from the children, parents and captains, the boys have all had an enjoyable time and it would be great to see them transition into GBCC’s senior ranks over the next few seasons. Due to a lack of resources GBCC did not run an In2Cricket program this season. This is a shame as this program is an opportunity to let young children enjoy this great game. Once again, I implore anyone out there who is interested in having some fun with young kids and getting them interested in cricket to contact the committee to see how they can help. I would like to take the opportunity to express my gratitude to all of the coaches and managers. Some have been doing it for years and GBCC is eternally grateful. Others have been rather reluctantly shanghaied into the role. My thanks to you and I hope that it proved less daunting than at first seemed. These budding young Ricky Pontings and Brett Lees enjoy the game because of your efforts. Thanks also to the many parents that help out at training and game days. It takes the load off the coaches and mangers and makes for more enjoyable season. Apart from our registration fees, GBCC has limited sources of revenue. Thus, the help we get from Panthers Glenbrook and Tom Korevaar of Barges Australia is immensely appreciated. They have been supporters of the club for many years and I hope it continues. Also John Leard provides a facility to store the immense amount of gear that we have to keep this club operating. Once again, the boys’ thoughts are turning to winter sports, but I hope they savour what they have achieved this season just a bit longer. See you all next season. Paul Christian – President Page 1 of 28
U9 Hussey 2009/2010 was another good season for the Hussey’s. All the boys improved their cricket skills and had some fun along the way. Harry Morgan was this year’s Best and Fairest. Harry loves his cricket and always has a smile on his face and an answer to cricket trivia questions. He is a stylish right hand batsman capable of some powerful strokes as well as solid defence. His bowling is always accurate and he has the ability to bowl lovely little outswingers. He is a delight to coach. Harry has a safe pair of hands for a 9 year old and always puts in a good effort in the field. Who could forget that screamer he took at Cambridge Park. Jem Herbert-Rice is super keen on cricket and his attitude is matched equally by his cricket ability. He strikes the ball sweetly and managed to hit the sides first and only 6 of the season. His bowling is very accurate and I cannot count the number of times that he shaved the off or leg stump without getting his just reward. Jem took some good catches this year and has a good arm. Blake Smythe is a real little champion. He worked hard on his game all year and made steady improvements all season. After starting off battling to get the ball on target with his bowling, Blake capped the year off well by getting two wickets bowled in t he season’s last friendly. Blake was very reliable with his batting and scored some useful runs this year. Jackson Bentvelzen is a stylish batsmen who has benefited from a lot of external coaching this season. He improved his accuracy with his bowling this year and if he can remember that cricket is a team sport and support his teammates he could go far in the game. Jerrah Patston came into the side this year and was the coaches’ special helper from the start. Jerrah loves his cricket and the whole team benefited from his presence. He is always willing to help and reminds us what cricket is all about and why we play – for the fun of it. Jack Noble was the surprise packet this year. The extra backyard bowling and batting with Dad was obvious to all and it certainly paid off. His bowling finished up being gun barrel straight and he often dismissed opposition batsman by rattling the furniture. Jack’s batting toward the end of the year was excellent and his wicket keeping during the final game of the season was a delight to watch. Callum Jackson is a very talented young cricketer and has a fantastic attitude toward the game and his team mates. He came into the side this year and impressed from the start with accurate bowling and a solid batting technique. He has a very strong throwing arm and affected a number of run outs from the boundary this year. Cameron Flaherty made steady improvement all year. Cam worked hard on all aspects of his game and his enthusiasm is unmatched. His extra effort bowling socks down the hall at home and practicing his batting on holidays has enabled him to put the basics in place during his first season of cricket. If he keeps up the extra effort he should do well into the future. A great young man to have in the team. Lachlan Tyrer was the quiet achiever this year. I could always rely on him to bat in any position and bowl whenever I needed him to. He is a super keen cricketer and an immensely polite young man. I was particularly impressed by his bowling this year and he seldom if ever bowled extras, which is quite an achievement for an under 9 cricketer. His batting also impressed and he is a good wicket keeper. Daniel Lane was in the unenviable position of being the coach’s son, and unfortunately the coach didn’t give him an ea sy run. When we had too many players and needed someone to sit out, it often fell to Daniel. He took these disappointments with great good grace. His batting was at times excellent and his bowling improved throughout. He also took some very good catches. Coach – Shannon Lane Page 2 of 28
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