ADELAIDE CRICKET CLUB Inc. 

 

 

 

SEASON 2010/11

 

 

PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2009/2010.

Dear Members,

 Welcome to our AGM.

As I write this report, which is my last, unfortunately 8,000 miles away from home, a situation that the club has had to endure for most of the season with me being overseas for extended periods with work. I want to thank the people of the Adelaide Cricket Club for the opportunity over the past few years to be its President. 

I have missed so much of the season it would be unfair of me to comment on the clubs activities but am grateful for the opportunity to write this report and reflect over the enjoyable time and involvement I have had with the club. 

Firstly to our playing groups, thank you for your friendship, my interaction with you has been the most enjoyable part of my tenure. Not long after coming into the role I was nicknamed “Prez” by the senior group and it just stuck. Holding a ‘Volunteer” executive position at a SACA cricket club these days requires a significant amount of time, off season 5 to 10 hours a week and during the lead up to and throughout the season more like 20 plus hours a week, whatever frustration I felt or task to be endured simply disappeared by being at the club and around our playing groups, thank you once again for the opportunity to be “Prez”. 

I especially want to thank Matthew Plant, who over the past few seasons has acted as our player’s representative on the board. I have seen Matt grow in this position and he certainly stepped up to the plate this past season to assist around the club with the workload with me not being around. 

Secondly, 

To my fellow committee members thank you for your candor, confidence and support throughout my time. Sometimes discussions have been lively, but passion is what our club needs, and that is healthy. 

You only have to look at our club facilities today and remember and compare them to what they were just three short years ago to realize the contribution you have all made. 

I especially want to thank and in no particular order, Mike Raphael, a tireless worker over the years, who has been on many, many times been my confident, sounding board and adviser to ensure that I did not stray too away from the constitution and fabric of our club and a man I could count on.

Another I could always count on was Phil Carman, whose friendship, passion, tireless efforts and strong nature got things done, thanks mate. To Paul Maraun who has for many years been responsible for our relationships with Council and grounds and who has forgotten more about the club than I will ever know, was always there when I needed him, thanks mate. 

To Paul (Pos) Pasculli for coming back on board and being our chairman of selectors during some difficult times (one of my enduring memories of my time as president of the club will be Paul’s acceptance speech last year on being awarded life membership), and to Barb and Steve Hack – wow! - Thank you both! Many may not realize that over the past few seasons, Barb has had to endure a serious medical condition that would have in all likely hood seen most of us step away from the many roles they do. The fact that you did not and both handled these along with this personal challenge with the grace and good humor being the wonderful people that you are was simply amazing. 

To Ian Graham, a man I have known for many years and was delighted to get him to our club, thanks mate for stepping in to the role this year and filling in during my absence you’re a terrific bloke who I wish nothing but the best in whatever future role you decide to do and the club is richer for having you around, and lastly to Bob Bernhardt, Neil Ricketts, Jeremy Appleton, Kevin Paine and Grant Banfield, thank you for the time you have given the ACC, as I said above these people have given a significant amount of time to the club over the years and I am very grateful for their assistance. 

On field it would be remiss of me not to mention the man - Luke Williams, who this year has retired from playing senior cricket. A great servant of the club, triple Bradman Medalist, and A Grade captain during my tenure, I have truly appreciated the friendship, trust, loyalty and honesty you have given me during these past few seasons. I am sure that Annalisa will enjoy having you around a bit more, Sam will miss not being on the field with you and Mum and Dad like the rest of us will miss watching you play. For me though I will miss being in the rooms after a win and hearing you lead the club song, it is something I will never forget. 

To Sam Turner and all of our coaching staffs both senior and junior thank you for your efforts during the year.  Next season we will have a new senior coach in Dean Sayers, I have known and respected Dean for a long time and have had the pleasure of working with him in the past, I have no doubt that he will be a change agent our club needs and will get the best out of our playing group and encourage all to get behind him

Once again during the season the ACC was blessed with a number of individuals who volunteered an enormous amount of time acting as Team Managers, Scorers, helping out around the place with functions, always being there for players and presentation teas, running our in 2 cricket program and assisting behind the bar, to this dedicated bunch a very big thank you.  

As a club I would like to think that we will not follow where the path may lead, but instead go where there is no path and leave a trail. 

Sometimes you have to take a step back to leap further and I look forward to watching from a far the ACC taking a big leap next season. 

Kindest regards to all, 

Brenton Barrett

Past President

 

Dear Members, 

When Brenton asked me to step up to the role of Chairman, it was an honour that I was very proud to accept.  In my few short years at Adelaide I have made some very solid friendships and I was very proud to lead the committee in Brenton’s absence.  Filling Brenton’s shoes was not going to be easy however it did not take long to settle in as Brenton in his usual way had left a good grounding for me to follow. 

As the season went on it did become very apparent to me that we are very short of volunteers and this led to a lack of team managers, scorers and general helpers around the club.  

On the field are A Grade was not fairing to well but our B,C,and D Grade were heading to their respective finals.  As the season progressed it became very apparent that we needed a President that was around the club, and after speaking to Brenton he agreed that the only way to move forward was for him to resign his position.  I was very honoured when the committee asked me to step up to the role of President.

The season was very close to ending when I took over and with three senior sides and two junior sides playing finals I put all my efforts behind the boys to help them go as far as possible.  Unfortunately all our senior teams lost out in the first week but our juniors went on to play in their respective Grand finals.  Unfortunately our Under 16 white side lost to Kensington but my congratulations go to the boys in the Under 14 Red side following a fantastic victory over Prospect. 

My fist task after the season ended was to conduct a review of cricket within our club. I enlisted the help of former player and Coach Chris Davies to assist me with this review.  We soon found there were a number of areas the club needed to improve to make sure that we continued to be a force within the SACA Grade competition.

I also met with our Senior Coach, Sam Turner to discuss the season.  From this meeting it was apparent that Sam felt he did not have the full support of the club and after giving the matter some thought he tendered his resignation.  This left the club in the market for a new coach and I wasted no time in advertising for a replacement coach.  I was very pleased to announce at our Presentation Dinner that Dean Sayers had accepted the position of Senior Coach of the Adelaide Cricket Club on a two year contract. 

Our Presentation Dinner was a fantastic night and we celebrated Sam Williams, Nathan Job and Matthew Plant gaining their Life Membership as well as inducting both K.G. Cunningham and C.V. Grimmett into our Hall of Fame.  The highlight of the evening had to be the celebration of the career of Luke Williams.  I am sure that everyone in the club will join me in wishing Luke all the very best in whatever venture he takes on in the future. 

As we now approach the AGM I have nominated to continue as your President.  I believe we are at a very important cross road in our history and we need to work together both on and off the field to put the Adelaide Cricket Club back at the top of the SACA competition.  I have spoken to a number of players and parents and we have drafted a volunteer’s policy that offers members an opportunity to assist in the running of the club without spending every minute of the day at the club.  We can not continue to rely on a few as these people will soon burn out and we will be back to square one. 

I ask that every member get behind the club and its committee and help make us a force in South Australian cricket both on and off the field. 

Ian Graham

President 

 

SENIOR CRICKET REPORT   

In sport you have clubs who are successful and clubs which aren’t and whilst this season wasn’t great for our A.Grade our club continued to have success in the three lower grades and at junior level. This is the reason the Adelaide cricket club is a successful club. We weren’t at our best in our A’s but the rest of our teams continued to fly the club flag. With the injuries, players leaving and continued unavailability’s it could have been easy for the season to fall away completely but it goes to show we have talent and toughness at our club. 

It was a season of change. We introduced a new coach in Sam Turner who to his credit blooded seven youngsters into A.Grade ranks which we hope will reap benefits for next season and beyond. Champion batsman Luke Williams stood down as captain and then retired at seasons end. We thank Luke for his wonderful service to the club and wish him all the best for the future.  We relied on Luke to make the bulk of our runs for many years now its time for others to stand up and be counted.

Anthony Jennings took over from Luke and did an admirable job which will stand Anthony in good stead moving forward. Alex Garlick was our cricketer of the year a great effort from Alex in just is first season in A.Grade ranks. 

Our A.Grade performances were not what we’ve come to expect of the Adelaide cricket club but we can take heart in the fact we won 2 games in both the one day and 20/20 competitions and finished the season with a fighting win over a strong Northern Districts side. 

Our Bs, C’s and Ds all made semi finals which is full credit to captains Chris Geddie, Matt Plant and Andrew McLean who showed fanstatic leadership. It was a particularly tough season for these guys as we regularly struggled for numbers but they continued to strive for wins. Lower grade captains are the heartbeat of any club and we are fortunate to have these good clubmen men leading our teams. 

New coach Dean Sayers and his coaching group will need the full support of everyone at the club if we are to make a swift rise up the ladder and although it may seem a long way back to play finals cricket for our A’s Im sure with plenty of hard work we have the talent at our club to do so.  We talk of the Johnson’s, Williams, Davies, Smiths and other great players who have retired but that’s in the past its now time for the players of the Adelaide cricket club to stand up and make a new era for themselves and our club. 

Paul Pasculli

Chairman of Selectors 

 

A GRADE REPORT   

The 2010/11 season was a frustrating and disappointing season for the Adelaide A grade side, as many games, particularly before Christmas were rain affected, however to still finish in last place in the XXXX Gold 2 day competition was a severe underachievement for the playing group

Not winning a game before Christmas meant that we were out of the race for finals early, however this did present the opportunity for some players to make their mark on A grade cricket. Alex Garlick, Andrew McGuire, Daniel Payne, Josh Carver and Sam Cabot, all showed that they have the ability to excel at A grade level, with Alex in particular demonstrating he has what it takes to lead the Adelaide bowling attack.

Overall, it was a lack of consistency, belief and planning in all aspects of the game which lead to our worst season in a number of years.

Again, rain affected the XXXX Gold One Day Competition; however we fared better, narrowly missing out of a finals berth on percentage. One notable performance in this competition was our win over West Torrens in Moonta, where we played in plus 40 degree temperatures against State and Australian representatives, after spending all of Saturday in the field. 

After playing in the XXXX Gold 20/20 Cup final last year, we didn’t follow it up this year, finishing equal fifth in the competition.  It was in this format that Cameron Valente, demonstrated that he will be a player of the future for Adelaide through his excellent bowling performances. Sam Raphael also had a good 20/20 campaign with scores of 58 and 75* in the final two games. 

Thank you to everyone who helped out throughout the year, including Neil Ricketts (scorer), Mike Raphael (Manager), and John Job (who filled in as Manager and also ran the nets for the year). Thanks must also go to the wives and girlfriends who prepare the afternoon tea and provide support throughout the day. 

Sam Turner must also be commended for his work with the Club this year. Having taken over the reins of a club that had struggled the previous season, he worked three of the four grades into finals of the 2010/11 season. Although the A grade was unsuccessful this was strong effort for a new coach. Although Sam will not be with us next year, we wish him all the best for his future endeavours. 

Despite, another disappointing season, there is no doubt the players at this club have the ability and passion to bring the A grade back into its place as one of the powerhouses of the competition. Commitment, hard work and self belief next season and over seasons to come will ensure brighter results in the future. 

Anthony Jennings

Club Captain

 B GRADE REPORT    

The B Grade season was one of what could have been.  The side won 9 of its 14 home and away games and look a strong contender for the Premiership going into the final series.  Unfortunately a loss to Sturt in the semi final ended the side’s season on a disappointing note.  Congratulations to Chris Geddie taking over as captain when Anthony Jennings was promoted to A Grade cricket.  Chris kept the side together throughout the year until he himself was promoted to the A Grade.  Other highlights of the season saw Daniel Payne score his maiden senior century for the club against Port Adelaide along with Ben Zanol’s quick fire hundred in the one day fixture against Glenelg. With the ball it was great to see Josh Slee returning to the club and he took out the seasons bowling trophy. 

C GRADE REPORT  

The 2010 – 2011 was a frustrating season in terms of weather but the on field performance was great. We lost 2 games for the season, a last ball loss to West Torrens and a loss in the Semi finals to Southern Districts. The C grade being a transitional grade tends to make it tough for the players to get into a rhythm moving up and down grade. However at times through the season this transitional nature provided an advantage for the younger players as due to the strength of Adelaide Cricket Club, they were able to play with A grade players at a C grade level. Hopefully this provided them with the opportunity to see and learn what standards, effort and persistence it takes to make it to A grade cricket.

I know it is tough for those senior players to play C grade cricket when at most clubs they would be regular B grade players, however that is the price of being involved in a very successful club over a number of years. My thanks to those players who come down, they held themselves with dignity and provided me with great support.

I will not go into individual performances for the year but to my players I hope you enjoyed the season, there is a lot of talent and potential. I hope you learnt from this season and will continue to learn your game and take it to the next level.

A big special thanks to the Barrett’s, all of them, they make my Saturdays very easy. And to all the people who work behind the scenes to make the club run smoothly, thank you. Also many thanks to the coach’s it is a tough job so thank you for all your support during the year. 

Matthew Plant

C Grade Captain 

D GRADE REPORT   

Season 2010/11 has been one of variety for Adelaide D Grade, in terms of performance, personnel and weather. In terms of personnel we had 30 different players front up for the D Grade throughout the season. My thanks goes to the many players who filled in for us throughout the year, including Adam Lidiard, playing as a batsman while injured; past players Dillon Hayden and Jake Marni; Pete and Brad Kavanagh; and Chairman of Selectors Paul Pasculli. Without this help from people in the wider club community we would have struggled through the season. Huge thanks must go Kevin Payne who after filling for a 20/20 match prior to Christmas ended up playing the majority of the second half of the season, even keeping for an innings. 

The D grade performed admirably all season despite the personnel hurdles. We had a strong first half of the season interrupted by a number of rained out or rain affected fixtures. We set ourselves up in a strong position on the ladder, which we held on to after the New Year break. We ended the minor round in 4^th position playing in a semi final where we lost to a strong University team who went on to win their second premiership in a row. The strength of our team was the contribution of all players at different times throughout the season. While our generally young team showed individual inconsistency throughout the season, which is to be expected, it was pleasing to see their perseverance and never give up attitude. Highlights of the season were beating Sturt in a two day game at Unley Oval, they lost the Grand Final to University, and in the minor round we shared the 20/20 games with University winning one each, their first loss in over 12 months. 

Individually it was great to see the continuing success of juniors moving up to senior cricket for the first time. Niclas Jungling-Medley had a great season playing 12 games, Jack Ericson and Oliver Graham made impressive debuts in the second half of the year and Lachlan Clark had to handle the pressure of debuting in the semi final. Their performances showed a lot of potential and I look forward to seeing them progress in the future. We were also well supported by our Dutch import Joost Kroesen who for the first half of the season opened the batting and was a strong leg spin bowler. 

My final thanks go to leading run scorer for the year Brad Barrett who was a great support throughout the season, as well as to the support of Sam Turner and committee. All in all a successful D grade season where, for the age and experience of most of our players, I believe we exceeded expectations  making the finals and should look forward to seeing these players develop in the next few years. 

Andrew McLean

D Grade Captain

 

BANK SA SHIELD REPORT  

This season saw the U17’s finish mid field (9^th of 16). The side finished with a 3-3 win loss record (& 1 draw) and was in a competitive position in all games; however, some poor fielding and a lack of cricket awareness at vital stages may have cost us an opportunity to improve on that record and participate in finals. 

Consistent performances by our batsmen meant only subtle changes in the batting order were required. As this was the case, the team produced some good scores which included some individual successes. Both Matthew Penfield (Bank SA Batting Aggregate Winner) and Tom Starkey led the way while Tom Ward, Jonathon Mills and Andrew Hyland were fine contributors and showed some good signs. 

Bowling was generally okay. The bowling honours were shared amongst all the bowlers used with Dylan Cammerano and Nik Jungling-Medley showing that they have the ability to perform at a higher level. Far too many wides hurt us, areas where bowlers must be more disciplined in and learn to hit zones more consistently on demand. 

Our fielding really hurt us. With numerous dropped catches and short distant throws not hitting targets, were strong reasons why we lost 3 games (2 by 5 runs and 1 on the last ball)

In general, the camaraderie of the group was great. The carnival is a tough but an excellent two weeks of cricket and certainly tests the character of the individual and more importantly, the group. 

Congratulations to both Matthew Penfold and Dylan Cammerano who were selected in the Bank SA Team of the Year. Matthew Penfold also won the “Batting Aggregate Award” for the carnival, a wonderful achievement considering he was wicketkeeper as well as opened the batting. 

Thanks to everyone who assisted and supported the team throughout the carnival, especially Mark Powell and Ian Graham. Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy further success in your cricket journey. 

Dean Sayers

Coach 

 

JUNIOR COODINATORS REPORT 

The 2010/2011 season saw a change in the junior program.  Graham Norris completed his tenure and we appointed Jeremy Appleton to the role of Junior Coach.  

Jeremy changed the junior program and introduced coaches as well as managers to our junior sides.  He also selected a very young Under 14 White squad to allow for future development.  Jeremy enlisted the help of Erin Bernhardt, Greg Patterson and Neil Fisher as coaches along with me. 

We continued with our player handbook outlining Jeremy’s new plan and we set up a pre-season meeting at Glandore for all parents to launch his plan.  At this meeting we were able to identify areas where parents thought we could improve as well as giving parents a direction in which way the club was heading and how this would affect their children.  We continued working closely with SACA and this helped us with finding out what was happening in school cricket and around other sides in the SACA competition. 

Jeremy setup a coaching structure and invited senior players to attend on a regular basis to give one on one coaching as well as pass on their knowledge. 

Pre-Season training began with trials for our Ray Sutton Shield side.  These sessions took place over a number of weeks.  A final squad was selected early in September and members of the squad were invited to train with the Under 14 and Under 16 squads at Woodlands. 

Jeremy changed the policy on selecting captains and he adopted a system of giving a number of players the opportunity of captaining their age group.  I would like to thank: Oliver Graham, Jack Erickson, Anthony Cormack, Parth Suri, Tom Mather, Nick Patterson, Michael Cormack, Corey Sinclair, Liam Bernhardt, will Tam and Alex Rearden for their efforts in captaining sides throughout the season 

The Under 16 squad played a trial in Port Pirie against the Upper North Under 16 squad.  This was a huge success and something we will be trying to organise again this season. 

The Ray Sutton Shield competition took place during the first 6 Sundays of the season and although our squad was very young they performed exceptionally well and due to a change in the competition rules they narrowly missed out on a Grand Final spot.  The boys finished third overall 

Early results were positive and by mid-season three of our four grade sides were in positions that could see them playing finals at the end of the season  After the Christmas break Jeremy was very keen to promote players into senior cricket and we promoted 5 of our Under 16 red players across our C and D Grade.  Our Under 16 Red side, although not getting the results they deserved, missed out on finals but Jeremy was pleased with the side as he was able to give a number of younger players a taste of cricket in the highest junior competition.  The Under 16 White went unbeaten throughout the season and they were unfortunate not to win the Premiership they deserved.  The Under 14 white side developed beyond everyone’s expectation and finished mid table.  Our Under 14 side were the most successful side of the season.  They finished the home and away season in top spot and went on to beat Glenelg in a rain affected semi final and then beat a competitive Prospect side to win the Premiership.

The BankSA competition was held in January and I thank Dean Sayers for his work as coach.  The boys played extremely well but after loosing three games by less than 5 runs and a wicket respectively their chances of playing in the final was squashed.  The boys comfortably beat Southern districts in the crossover game to finish in 11^th spot overall.

This year we have again worked very close with our Country zone in the Upper North. Early in the season we held a junior cricket camp Port Augusta and I made a number of visits to the area and with the assistance of Bill Burnett we were able to secure a number of country players to play in the Under 14, Under 16 and Ray Sutton Shield sides.  The work in the country is currently “Work in Progress” it is hoped to offer Grade Cricket to a wider range of young children in the Upper North area.  I would like to thank John Warner, Sean Holden and Shane Marden for their tireless work and his hospitality when we visited the Upper North and I would also like to thank Greg Bailey for their assistance in making sure that all players in the Upper North were given the opportunity to play at their highest level. 

Jeremy and I were very pleased with all the players’ performances over the season and we were rewarded by a number of boys being asked to attend winter state training squads. 

Jeremy Appleton has been re-appointed as Junior Coach for the coming season.  We have already held pre-selection trials for the current Primary School children and we were pleased to have very good numbers.  From these trials we have invited 24 boys to attend pre-season selection and we have also invited 14 boys to join a talent squad that will play for Goodwood under the guidance of former Adelaide player Andrew Ramage. Over the next couple of months we will put our new junior policy into place and make announcements on team Coach’s and Team Mangers.  I am very pleased to announce that Meredith Rearden has agreed to come on board and assist me in the running of the junior program.  

I would like to tale this opportunity to thank Jeremy for all his hard work, his knowledge, commitment and above all friendship during last season and I look forward to another successful year in 2011/2012..  Junior pre-season trials will begin in August with final squads being named early in September.  

Last season also saw the introduction of the Statewide Under 14 and Under 12 competitions.  Our Under 14 side led by Greg Patterson performed very well and narrowly missed out as winners following a close loss to Prospect.  Our Under 12 side played 8 T20 games and although they struggled to get the concept of T20 cricket they played really well winning half of their games.  The boys were well led by Oliver Graham in his first stint a s a coach. 

My congratulations go to Cameron Valente and Henry Voigt for their selection into the Under 17 State side that played in Tasmania.  I would also like to congratulate Ben Pengally from the Upper North for his selection in the SAPSASA State side that went to Canberra.. 

I would also like to personally thank Greg Patterson, Neil Fisher, Erin Bernhardt, Simon Ballard, the Mather Family, Cat Cormack, and Scott and Meg Greatrex for their roles as Coaches and Team Managers.  I would also like to thank Mark Powell for his support as Team Manager of the BankSA side in my absence.  I also would like to thank all the many parents for their support and for making sure the boys were transported to and from games and training on a weekly basis. 

Finally I would like to thank the club for allowing me to take on the Junior Coordinator’s role this season.  The role has been a challenging one but also a very rewarding one and I feel privileged to have been put in charge of developing the next level of Grade cricketers at the Adelaide Cricket Club and I look forward to another fantastic season next year. 

Ian Graham

Junior Co-ordinator

 

JUNIOR COACHES REPORT 

Development 

The main aim of this year’s junior program was to develop players to not only become more accomplished cricketers but to also be ‘Senior’ ready when that time arrives. There was processes put into place such as routine warm ups, expected standards of play, more intense fielding sessions etc. 

Development of players and a junior culture was placed ahead of results and silverware, while saying that, the culture and way we played our cricket this year ended up translating into good performances on the field. Development doesn’t stop at players and I’d hoped to give other coaches more responsibility and assist in developing them into future coaches for the club, while also learning off their skill sets.

The current generation of Junior Cricketers need constant reassurance, feedback, a need to feel a part of something etc. Although this can be challenging and feel unwarranted at times, I was really keen to give the kids the sense of belonging and try to continually reinforce positive behaviours with constant praise. They learn with a positive sandwich, “positive-negative-positive”….. This is an interesting concept, but nonetheless, seemed to be important in building the players confidence and ultimately their development. 

Playing 

The main aim was to play attacking and positive cricket whenever possible. The emphasis will be on the players to play cricket as if they will be expected to at senior level: 

Quick scoring rates

Dynamic fielding

Variety in their bowling

Better running between the wickets

Cricket etiquette 

Trainings and game play were moulded around this ethos. We trained in game scenario’s and had all of our players thinking the same game plans and being ‘team’ oriented in their thoughts. 

Coaching Structure 

There was a Head Coach and 4 ‘team’ coaches, who I worked very closely with and was in constant communication with to provide direction and receive feedback. 

The coaches were: 

Head Coach – Jeremy Appleton

Assistant Coach – Daniel Payne 

Under 16 Reds – Ian Graham

Under 16 Whites – Neil Fisher

Under 14 Reds – Greg Patterson

Under 14 Whites – Erin Bernhardt 

All these coaches ran the game days, which allowed me the opportunity to float around when possible/required. 

Leadership 

I was keen to develop as many players as possible in regards to their leadership. They finish Under 16 cricket and basically will never captain again or if they do it much later down the track. That being said, I don’t want to down play the importance of a captain and deny players an opportunity to grow as a person, cricketer and leader. 

Each team operated as follows: 

3 x Captains 

Each Captain will do 3/4 games (in-a-row)

While 1 Captain leads for 3/4 games a VC will be selected from the other 2 Captains……

Ultimately each Captain received the following experience: 

Captain for 3/4 games

(Develop leadership skills, be closer to me re: selections, orders etc. Learn to work with a Vice-Captain and delegate duties, seek advice) 

Vice-Captain for 3/4 games

(Develop value adds and analysis skills, learn to give opinions and have them heard as well as dismissed…. Work in a team environment) 

PLAY for 3/4 games

(Allow them to be a little selfish about their own game, not have the pressure of being a Captain) 

In the end it balanced out nicely, with all players given the opportunity learning different skills and taking the challenge on slightly differently. It allowed more players the chance to access leadership, demonstrate skills and grow. 

Trainings 

This season we took trainings all back to 1 night. This was done with the following theories in mind:

Access to Glandore Oval

Help to develop a stronger culture with all juniors at the 1 venue on 1 night

More even distribution and expectations on volunteers

Communication ease, 1 message on 1 night 

All trainings were structured, but the key message was that what we do in the 14’s, we will do in the 16’s. We repeated the session held with the 14’s to the 16’s. This allowed for a consistent message across all the juniors, enabling easy movement from age groups and developing the kids with the same message. 1 session a week forced us to have limited (if any) dead time at trainings and make every minute important. 

Mixing with seniors 

We were very fortunate with the backing of current and past Senior Cricketers lending a hand at each and every training session. We had 2 senior players at each Wednesday training session, to support the ‘team’ coaches, Daniel Payne and myself. 

We saw over 20 different faces at these sessions and it allowed the kids time for 1 on 1 training and different opinions. 

It is a 2-fold thought and as much as they value added to our juniors, it would was a good experience for these boys as well. 

Summary 

All in all it was a great experience to coach the Adelaide CC Juniors for season 2010/11. I would like to thank all of the ‘team’ coaches for all their efforts, which did go unrewarded a lot of the time. Ian Graham for his tremendous work as a Junior Coordinator and letting me ultimately, just ‘coach’, Daniel Payne for being my assistant throughout the year, we are very blessed as a club to have people like Daniel around willing to not forget where they have come from, and how important the junior structure has been for the club. 

Most importantly thanks to all the players, parents and supporters who have been an absolute pleasure to work with this season. The playing group is extremely talented and bodes well for a strong future for the Adelaide Cricket Club. 

Jeremy Appleton

Junior Coach 

 

ADELAIDE U/16 RED REPORT  

On paper we had a very strong Under 14 Red side and this could be seen in our first game at Southern District.  A comfortable 4 wicket win with Lachlan Clark scoring 123 and taking 3 wickets.  We were quickly brought back to earth the following week with an 8 wicket drubbing off Port Adelaide.  Our next game was rain effected against West Torrens and was switched to a one day game.  Slow batting saw us fail to make the 150 we needed in our 35 over’s for the win. The next couple of weeks were taken up by the new T20 concept.  We played Woodville and Northern District respectively wining and losing a game in each fixture. The weather continued to have its say after the Christmas break and games became one day fixtures.  We won our first game back after the break against Sturt with Andrew Hyland scoring 103 not out and taking 3 for 5. Losses to East Torrens in our only two day fixture and Kensington along with a rain effected draw against Tea Tree Gully saw the boys sitting in the lower half of the table with one game to play.  In a bottom of the table clash against Glenelg we batted first and Andrew Hyland (81) and Lachlan Clark (51) put on 98 for the first wicket and we finished our 40 over’s at 5 for 161.  Glenelg started poorly but a solid 92 from one of their openers gave them a chance and they hit 12 off their last over to give them a tied game at 5 for 161.  Although results were poor both Jeremy and I were really pleased with some of the cricket we played.  We were also able to promote Jon Mills to C Grade followed by both Jack Erickson and Ollie Graham to D Grade.  We also promoted Lachlan Clark to D Grade for the D Grade semi final against University.  The promotion of these players gave a number of younger players a chance to play Under 16 Red cricket in readiness for next season.  

Ian Graham

Coach

 

ADELAIDE UNDER 16 WHITE REPORT   

In what can only be described as a successful year the Under 16 Whites went through the season losing only one 20/20 match in the round games and finishing on top of the ladder by a considerable margin. A convincing win in the semi final against Port Adelaide set up a grand final appearance against Kensington, to be played at the clubs home ground of Glandore. Unfortunately the Achilles heel of the side, the batting, let us down in the final and Kensington won by one wicket.. 

With a strong emphasis on development across the juniors within the Club this year the side used 24 players throughout the year, all of whom contributed at various stages and their application and teamwork was made the job of coaching them on the Saturday a pleasure. The team was never the same week to week with up to 18 of the 24 experiencing a game in the 16 Reds or seniors throughout the year. .The team had a core group of players who between them were the main reason why the season was such a success. Jack Ball and Josh Holliday played every game and were the backbone of the side, in their last year as juniors both of them contributed strongly throughout the year, not only with runs and wickets but also the intangible ‘team’ ethos that was generated. Other major contributors during the year include Sam Powell, Jordan Deinelt, Tom Mather, James Takos, Ned Fisher, Alex Jackson and Ben Sutton, all of these players held the side together at various stages. 

As previously mentioned the 16 Whites were defeated in the final by Kensington. Even though the side lost the game they way the players never gave the game away and played it out until 5 o’clock on the Sunday afternoon in the outside chance of a win was exceptional. They should be very proud of their commitment to their team-mates and the pride they displayed playing for the Adelaide Cricket Club.  Afters losing the toss and being sent in on a sticky wicket, the side was bowled out for 76, about 30 short of where a total needed to be. All year, the batting had not been our strength with the side getting bowled out for the low hundreds, or struggling to make small totals and the final was no different. With about 25 overs to go on day one the team came out an enthusiastically approached the task of bowling and were rewarded with Kensington being 3-25 at stumps, a couple of late dropped chances making the task harder on the Sunday. The next day the bowlers toiled hard and had Kensington 9 wickets down when they passed the Adelaide total – a close and tense final couple of overs which unfortunately went Kensington’s way. 

Special thanks to Jeremy Appleton whose dedication and commitment to the juniors at Adelaide was outstanding, his approach through the year enabled the kids to develop as cricketers and understand what was needed to improve. Thanks to Ian Graham, all of the seniors who came out to training and offered tips and hints and the parents of the players who certainly supported me as a coach and contributed on game days with scoring, afternoon teas and the plethora of jobs that need to happen to get the players playing.  Thanks to the captains for the year in Sam Madigan, Tom Mather and Parth Suri and congratulations to the award winners for 10/11 – Jordan Dienelt for the batting trophy, 

Tom Mather for the bowling trophy and Ned Fisher for the fielding award. And thanks to all the players who participated in the side throughout the year, as it was, from my perspective, one of the most enjoyable seasons I have had as a coach.  

Neil Fisher

Under 16 White Coach

 

ADELAIDE UNDER 14 RED and STATEWIDE CUP REPORT 

Preseason seems a long time ago, with limited training and unable to get full squads at training due to other commitments it was hard to judge exactly what we had. With a shock loss round one which was probably a good thing for this group with some showing at times fairly large egos that over shadowed on field results. Throughout the season the boys didn’t ever go out and completely dominate the competition always doing just enough to get a good result. Without any one player being a standout all boys got a fair chance in various rolls always making it hard to select players for rotation. Once again this year’s attendance and punctuality on match day and training was exceptional which is something that must be enforced in years to come. Training sessions where well organised by Jeremy and always had something different, probably only thing we lacked was one on one fielding training. It was great to see seniors involved at nearly every training this was great for the boys as well as myself receiving plenty of valuable input. All in all a great team effort by very deserving group of boys hopefully the results reflect their appreciation of the time and effort Adelaide cricket club has put into them. 

Statewide cup 

An excellent 4 day carnival maybe requires a bit of tinkering with final results but this carnival gave me a good kick start for the second 1/2 of the year playing sides we had not come up against yet. It also works well with the boys coming back for a swim & bbq after a couple of the games and really bonding together. Ideal preperation coming of a long break or an option to start a season. We had great results in this comp only losing one game by one run. 

Positives for the year.

1. Results without every being over confident.

2. Team spirit one fails someone else steps up

3. Commitment of the committee towards all 

4. 90% of decisions accepted by all involved. 

Negatives for the year

1. Lack of communication with some long term issues

2. End of season bbq family day or midseason

3. Parent help an oldy but a goody

4. Some kids getting to many different coaching methods in one week.

5. No individual player reports. 

Personally i enjoyed my roll and was blessed with a great group of lads. I would like to thank all seniors for their input and time throughout the year.

I would like to be more involved in selection and assessment meetings about players strictly as a self learning tool for any future coaching as I believe More you hear more you learn and there is no right or wrong way just some work better than others. Huge thanks to Ian & Jeremy for their guidance This year you have made coaching a pleasure. 

Greg Patterson

Under 14 Red Coach 

 

ADELAIDE UNDER 14 WHITE REPORT   

Performance and success of a team’s season most times is associated with the winning vs losing ratio, additionally, if your team played finals or won the premiership with provide a holistic measure of success or failure. This can be true for some teams, however when you are coaching a group of boys and the majority are aged between ten and eleven years of age playing against thirteen and fourteen year olds the KPI’s are somewhat different. 

The 2010 / 11 Under 14 Whites had some highs and likewise had some lows but the boy’s ability and skill level in relation to the core requirements of cricket all improved. The understanding and commitment of playing cricket at a grade level was always going to be challenge to grasp and sustain for this age group. I am proud of how the boys performed in these categories and ability to sustain a competitive level of performance through preparation, presentation, warm up requirements, match day performance and post match commitments immediately after the game and then back at the club. 

The rolling leadership program implemented this year was in most parts very successful and I am very keen to continue this strategy into next year. Congratulations to Jackson, Liam and Charlie on their U/14 White individual trophy wins; Dakota and Liam’s selection into next seasons U/13 State Squad and to the boys who were promoted to play in the U14 Reds premiership team during the season. There were several other performances by the U/14 White squad boys which showed the future is bright for Adelaide in the years to come.  

Personally I would like to thank Ian Graham for his tireless support and guidance, Jeremy Appleton for his performance as Junior Club Coach. In the years to follow I believe we will see the results of what Jeremy has rolled out in year one of his coaching tenure. To Simon Ballard for his fantastic performance as manager, he certainly had the best cordial in the competition and additionally freed up my time to allow me to coach the boys. To all the parents who offered their time to me and the club and finally, and most importantly, a big thank you to every U14 White boy who pulled on our famous red cap this year, well done and I hope you enjoyed the journey that was season 2010 / 11 as much as I did. 

Go Buffs 

Erin Bernhardt

 

RAY SUTTON SHIELD

We selected a squad of 15 boys to represent Adelaide in the Ray Sutton Shield this year.  We made sure we had a good mix of older players and younger boys as well as two boys from the Upper North.  Our first game at Glenelg was a solid win for the boys.  We made 134 off our 40 overs and bowled Glenelg out for 101.  Highlights of the game were William Tams 42 and Tom McInnery from Port Augusta and Ben Pengall from Whyalla three wicket hauls.  Our next fixture was against Woodville and after a slow start we made a competitive 126 with Jackson Greatrex falling 2 short of his first 50 on 48.  Woodville started their innings with fire and at 2 for 65 we were in trouble.  Michael Cormack brought himself on to bowl and he took 6 for 12 in his 8 overs and swung the game our way as we won by 44 runs. Another solid win at home against Sturt with Michael Cormack following up his efforts with the ball with a solid 68 with the bat.  This set up a top of the table clash against West Torrens.  Torrens batted first and we held them to 111 of 40 overs.  We got off to a poor start but settled in the middle of our innings and at 5 for 79 we were reasonably confident.  Unfortunately we lost our last 5 wickets for 15 runs and subsequently loosing the game by 17 runs. Our last game was against Southern District and we had to win and hope other games went in our favour to have any chance of making the Grand Final.  On a very questionable wicket we made 75 with Nick De Vries (20) and Liam Bernhardt (26) the only batsmen making double figures.  Some great captaincy from Michael Cormack using his bowlers to his advantage saw us bowl them out for 42 with Michael taking 3 wickets as well as Liam Bernhardt and Josh Wilson chipped in with 2.  We later found out that we missed out on a Grand Final spot on the last ball of the games between Glenelg and West Torrens. 

I was very proud of this squad and especially the mature way Michael Cormack led the side.  I would personally like to thank Scott Greatrex for being my Team Manager and Erin Bernhardt for assisting me with coaching the side. 

Ian Graham

Coach 

UNDER 12 STATEWIDE CUP

This year SACA introduced a competition to assist clubs in developing their Under 12 players.  The competition was played during the summer holidays late in January.  It was a week long competition and each team played 8 T20 games.  Jeremy and I decided it best to use this competition as a development tool and we asked Oliver Graham one of our Under 16 players to coach the side.  Oliver’s instructions were to make sure that every player had equal playing time and to make sure everyone got to bat and bowl. 

Our first games were against Sturt and although we lost our first game the boys fought back well to win the afternoon fixture.  The results followed suit on day two when we played Glenelg at Camden Oval.  The boys again won game one but lost game 2.  It was becoming very apparent that the boys were struggling with the concept of T20 cricket.  Training through out the season had been based around two day cricket with a bit of one day practise but scoring at a run a ball was very difficult to most of the boys. 

Day three was Australia Day and we were drawn to play favourites, Kensington.  It was a great family day and the boys really played some good cricket. Unfortunately was lost both games but they were very close contests.  On the last day we played the Country Black side at Windsor Gardens.  By now players were getting tired and the Country side took to our bowlers and posted a solid 120.  Our batsmen played very well and we narrowly lost scoring 107 in our 20 overs.  The second game again saw the Country side post a solid target (98) and this time our batsmen managed to secure a win with 5 wickets in hand.

 In all it was a great week of cricket and I was really proud to have been in charge of the next generation of Adelaide Cricketers.  My only criticism of the competition was the fact we played T20 games. I think 40/40 games would have been much better even if we had to bat for 20 overs then field for 20 overs to keep the boys out of the sun for long periods. 

Oliver Graham

Under 12 Coach 

 

HAVE A GO REPORT 2010/2011 

The In2 Cricket program was not as popular with the participants and their parents as previous years.  This was probably due to the fact we changed the program from a Sunday to a Friday evening. We only had 12 participants over the 8 week program.  This was a disappointment as we had thought having the In2Cricket prior to the Kanga Cricket sessions would encourage younger siblings to take part. 

 The program is designed to introduce new players to the game through participation in activities to develop cricket skills. The activities had to be fun and they were. Although we had a wide age variation, the young cricketers responded well to the relaxed authority and took a great deal away from the program. 

Special thanks to Oliver Graham who gave up his time to help run the program. 

Ian Graham

In2Cricket Coordinator