The SSJCA has set the key dates for 2009/10 including:

Draw Released: 31st August 2009

Season Start: 12th September 2009

Rep Selection Trials: 13th & 20th September 2009

Finals: 13th March 2010

Below is the complete list:

Last night at the SSJCA AGM, the new committee was elected. Your new committee is:

• President: Martin Cole
• Vice President: Vacant
• Secretary: Andrew Mazurkiewicz
• Competition Manager: Tom Croucher
• Finance Manager: Vacant
• Rep Manager: Tony Neale
• Administration Manager: Andrea Handley
• Manager Community Relations: Vacant
• Asst Rep Manager: Jim Lee
• Committee Member: Roy Amos
• Committee Member: Andrew Royall

We would like to congratulate the new committee, particularily Martin Cole, our new President and new committee members Jim Lee, Roy Amos and Andrew Royall.

Additionally, we would like to thank our outgoing committee including Anthony Chapman, Ian Connor, Greg Thomas, Anyes Mclean and Anthony Gleeson, all who have served the association with honour over many years and will be missed.

As you can see, we have a number of vacant positions.  Job descriptions available here>> If you would like to assist in running the association - please contact Andrew Mazurkiewicz, SSJCA Secretary on 0402 400 505.

Last night, 2 nominations for Life Members were brought forward, for Tom Croucher and Ian Connor.  Both were approved at the meeting, and we congratulate Tom and Ian in becoming Life Members.

Associations Fees for the forthcoming season are unchanged at $490 for U10s and up and $90 for U8s.

For the forthcoming season only, the committee has elected to pay 100% of the umpire fees.  We have established a new monthly invoice system with the Umpires Association, through which they will get paid.  No more taking cash to the game.  We will require clubs to indicate when they have an Official Umpire through Cricket Online.  More will be explained during the Coaches / Managers meetings in September.

Key Playing and Season Dates are available here>>.  Included in this are 2 coaching courses being conducted with Cricket NSW at Seymour Shaw during September.  We will update you when registrations open.

The SSJCA held it’s annual presentation at the SUSC yesterday.  We celebrated the success our young players had during the year.  Photos from the day are available in our Photo Gallery.  Congratulations to all the winners, including our major awards:

• THE BERTSHELL TROPHY
  Club Championship
  Gymea Bay
• JOHN WOODHOUSE MEMORIAL TROPHY
  Cricketer of the Year
  Ryan Almond
  Engadine Dragons 16A
• CLIFF PADDY MEMORIAL TROPHY
  Representative Individual Achievement Award NSWDCA
  Dane Fisher
  Cawsey Shield
• ALAN WARD MEMORIAL TROPHY
  Best Representative Team Performance NSWDCA
  Cawsey Shield
• THE HARRY PETERS TROPHY
  Representative Individual Achievement Award Presidents XII
  Gavin Ho
  U/14 Pres XII
• THE PETER SCHOFIELD TROPHY
  Best Representative Team Performance
  Presidents XII Under 14’s
• S.D.C.C. TROPHY
  Best Performance 14A
  Jonathan Haslam
  Engadine Dragons
• ALAN CRASTON MEMORIAL TROPHY
  Best Performance 12A
  Nathan Marciante
  Engadine Dragons
• ANDREW HILDITCH TROPHY
  Best Performance 10A
  Jarrod Mazurkiewicz
  Engadine Dragons
• THE SUTHERLAND MEDAL
  Best Performance in a 16A Final
  James Barnes
  Engadine Dragons
• THE CHATLAND AWARD
  Best Association Batting Performance Traditional Cricket U16/U14
  Ben Vanmidde
  Illawong Menai 16D
• THE JIM LYNCH TROPHY
  Best Association Batting Performance Traditional Cricket U12/U10
  Dane Fisher
  Gymea Bay 12B
• THE STAN STEED TROPHY
  Best Association Bowling Performance Traditional Cricket U16/U14
  Scott Gordon-Phillips
  Caringbah Sports 16B
• THE BRIAN QUINN TROPHY
  Best Association Bowling Performance Traditional Cricket U12/U10
  Ben Hewitt
  Gymea Bay 12B
• DON MASTERS MEMORIAL TROPHY
  Best Association Wicketkeeper Traditional Cricket
  Jonathon Rose
  Gymea Bay 12B
• BILL LAWLER MEMORIAL TROPHY
  Most Catches U16/U14 Traditional Cricket
  Matthew Smith
  Miranda 16B
• JACK RUTTY MEMORIAL TROPHY
  Most Catches U12/U10 Traditional Cricket
  Zach Bouzounis
  Caringbah Sports 12D

Annual Presentation Day

The annual presentation day will be held at:

Sutherland United Services Club,

7 East Parade,

Sutherland

Sunday the 31st May 2009.

At this event we will be celebrating the success of our players during the 2008/09 season.

As in prior years, the format will involve two sections.

The first session will commence at 1:00pm.  Please arrive by 12:45pm if you are part of one of the following sides:

• U10A through to U10F Premiership Winning Team
• U12A through to U12E Premiership Winning Team
• U/10 Development Squad
• Creak Shield
• Cawsey Shield
• U12 Presidents

The second session will commence at 2:45pm.  Please arrive by 2:30pm if you are part of one of the following sides:

• U14A through to U14E Premiership Winning Team
• U16A through to U16D Premiership Winning Team
• Gee Shield
• Moore Shield
• Weblin Shield
• Watson Shield
• U14 Presidents
• U16 Presidents
• Margaret Peden Shield

A couple of important reminders:

• Players should all come in their Club Playing Shirt and white long trousers.
• Representative Players should come in their Sutherland Rep Playing Shirts.
• If you are a part of both the above, Sutherland Rep Playing Shirt / Blue Training Shirt (U10 Dev) takes precedent.
• The U10 Development Squad should wear their Blue Training Shirt.
• HOWEVER you should not bring or wear their playing caps as this is against SUSC rules. This is important.

Any questions about the day, please send them through to secretary@ssjca.com.au

The finals this year were an exciting time for all our junior players.  From the amazing efforts of Chris Jago for St John Bosco who scored 176* in a final (check the record book on that one - highest ever score in a final…) through to Engadine Dragons winning 3 of the 4 “A” grade comps, this season has been a joy to behold for the parents and supporters of all the teams.

If you have any photos, reports or news you would like to share with the Shire cricket community, then send it through to photos@ssjca.com.au and we will post it here or alternatively we can arrange a CDRom to be picked up.

Enjoy the off season and we will catch you for the SSJCA Presentation Day on 31st May 2009.

Click here for the full wrap up including match reports and photo galleries.  Keep checking back for additional items as they are posted.

It’s been a busy time for the Gymea Bay Cricket Club. Not only have they taken home the club championship for 2008/09, eclipsing Engadine Dragons by 3 pts, but they have won the Weetbix competition, earning their club $20,000 plus a visit from Brett Lee in the lead up to the finals.

Getting a few pointers before the weekend finals, Brett appeared at a training session with Gymea players. In a Daily Telepgraph article it quotes “His popularity has not waned, as he was mobbed by the winners of a Weet-Bix competition at Gymea Bay Cricket Club yesterday.”

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March is a great time of the year.  Autumn is kind in terms of weather, the grass is finally becoming green again, and the boys and girls in junior cricket are preparing for the finals.  To play in a cricket final is a special occasion.  The crowd is a little bigger, the players a little more apprehensive.  A final is a day where anything can happen.  Teams that haven’t missed a beat all year, suddenly hiccup. Players, who have struggled, search within and produce something special.

Help celebrate the season by attending one of finals and show your support for the best the Shire has to offer.

Full list of finals available here>>

Additionally, we would love to receive and display your finals photos. If you would like to submit photos to be displayed on this website, please email photos along with a short description of the events.

Email to photos@ssjca.com.au

Education & training of coaches, umpires & volunteers currently sits 2nd among Cricket Australia’s 6 priorities in the National Participation Strategy. Cricket NSW’s Community Cricket Dept continues to work closely with each of our stakeholders to maximise the opportunities for potential contributors to become involved.

This year education & training was again a highlight within Sydney East. Our region has again been at the forefront of this area which is largely thanks to your efforts in assisting with the organisation & promotion of these courses.

Here is some feedback for all of those involved with the organisation of education & training programs for this season:

Introduction to Cricket Course (free on-line precursor to Level 1 introduced in late 2008)

352 participants completed the course in NSW (45% of all participants across Australia)
60 participants were from Sydney East (more than in WA, SA, TAS, NT or ACT)
Note that all future Level 1 participants will be required to complete the course. However, this is a valuable aid for current coaches & any other volunteers or players from your club
The course is available at www.cricket.com.au/introductiontocricket

Level 1 Coaching Course

15 Level 1 courses have been conducted in Sydney East this year
190 new Level 1 coaches, more than twice as much as any other region in NSW
35% of all new Level 1 coaches this year were from Sydney East

Level 1 Umpires Course

A new course introduced this year which I would like to work with each association to target their specific needs
1 of 4 courses held this year were held in Sydney East
22 of 92 new Level 1 Umpires were from Sydney East

On behalf of Cricket NSW I would like to thank you all for your contributions. This ongoing focus on education & training will continue to enhance the quality of cricket & just as importantly the experience had by each young cricketer. I look forward to working on this & other areas of cricket with you again next season. If you have any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Russel Grimson

The Under 10 Development Squad headed back out to the SCG for one final time for an indoor nets sessions at the High Performance centre. It was a great ending to a fantastic season of learning and development for the boys. They have had 4 nets sessions at Anzac, played a proper 40 over match amongst themselves with official umpires and then played a Twenty/20 comp against other associations. Also, if anyone follows the U10’s, you can see the improvement in performances of those boys lucky enough to gain selection in the squad.

The SSJCA recommends all U10 players for next season take part in the squad, as it will help your own personal development in Cricket and prepare the boys for future challenges.

We have now posted the match reports from the U16’s President Cup season.

Catch up on all the action, like…

With afternoon tea approaching the ball was tossed to Matt Reynolds who struck with his second ball to send us to he break. With 25 runs needed and 6 wickets left North Shores parents were very relaxed. What followed would have them on the edge of their seats for the rest of the game.

As the boys walked onto the field Matt asked Chris how to bowl an inswinger. Chris gave him a brief lesson and gave the ball a polish. Matt’s next ball swung a foot and ripped out leg stump. He followed that with one that swung less but trapped the hapless batsman right in front to claim a fantastic HAT-TRICK. Talk about a quick learner!!!

Check them out on the Rep Cricket page.