KJCC Annual Report 2008 - Karori Junior Cricket Club

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Karori Junior Cricket Club
Annual Report
For the year ended 30 April 2008
Club Details
Officers
Chairman: Phil Cook
Secretary: Marilyn Mills
Treasurer: Yoel Samson
Cricket Wgtn Club Convenor:
Phil Cook
Committee
Murray Chandler, Andy Marshall, Grant Watkins (Gear), Richard
Petersen, Leigh Perry (Grants), Craig McDonald
Grade Conveners
Premiers: Conrad Shanly
Colts:
Richard Petersen
Under 14: Jeremy Sprott
Under 12: Marilyn Mills
Under 11: Murray Chandler
Under 10: Grant Watkins
Under 9:
Marilyn Mills
Girls Hardball: Luke Southorn
Under 8:
Phil Cook
Under 7 Milo “Kiwi”: Craig McDonald
Under 6 Milo “Have a Go”:Phil Cook
Club Auditor
Fraser Lyons
Karori Junior Cricket Club Address:
PO Box 17-164
Karori
WELLINGTON
Chairman’s Report
On behalf of the Committee, it is with much pleasure that I report on what
has been another very successful year for the Karori Junior Cricket Club.
Administration
The Junior Club is very fortunate indeed to have a strong and experienced
Committee. This has been of great assistance to its incoming Chairman.
A great deal was achieved during the season and the Committee is
confident that the Junior Club has an administrative structure which will
provide for a solid platform for it to move forward and achieve. We strive
and continue to make improvements. Our challenge is now to continue to
refine these structures and leverage off them to increase the Junior Club’s
membership. This will be an increasing focus of the Committee in the
coming season.
A special thanks is due to our hard-working Secretary, Marilyn Mills
without whom we would probably be lost and definitely without direction.
Thank you also to every committee member for their individual efforts and
contribution.
Financial
Once again the Junior Club’s finances are in excellent shape. We have a
very sound balance sheet footing, as we look forward to the future with
some confidence. Our Treasurer’s report follows with more comment.
Sponsorship
On your behalf, I would like to thank the club’s sponsors. In particular, I
would like to thank Karori New World, Karori Unichem Pharmacy and EAP
Services.
Membership and Performance
The club had some 285 players in 23 teams for 2007/2008 in the Cricket
Wellington Competition. It remains one of the largest junior clubs in the
Wellington region. In addition, the Nursery Grade attracts many keen and
enthusiastic 5 year olds, whilst a separate coaching session for those 6
year olds who did not wish to play competition cricket every Saturday, has
been introduced with some success. It was pleasing to note that the club
fielded some six teams in the Under 8 competition. In all, we have over
300 registered players.
As can be seen from the individual team reports, the Karori Junior Cricket
Club acquitted itself well during the season. Particularly heartening was
the skill and improvement shown by some of our teams in the younger
grades, an encouraging pointer for the future.
If there is a flag-ship team, it is the Premier team. It performed very
creditably last season, and was well coached and managed by Richard
Petersen. It reached the final of the Stew Cater Cup tournament, a
competition between four of the top Wellington Premier teams.
Some of the club’s leading players were chosen for Wellington and
Western Zone representative teams. Congratulations to all those who
were selected.
A prize-giving was held for the eighth consecutive year. It was a big
success and demonstrates the enthusiasm that the juniors have for the
game of cricket.
The Karori Cricket Club celebrated its 125th anniversary celebrations in
March 2008, which were successful. Two of the members of the Premiers
played with distinction in the 20/20 match held on the Sunday afternoon.
The reception on Friday evening and the “marquee event”, the formal
dinner on the Saturday evening at which four former Australian test
players attended and spoke, were both attended by many members and
former members of the Junior Club.
Coaching
Glynn Howell, who helped with the Colts and Kevin Ford, who worked
together with the Colts and the Premiers during the early part of the
season assisted us with coaching. Many keen parents managed and
coached the various teams. All their efforts are much appreciated.
Excellent coaching sessions are held by Cricket Wellington and many of
our coaches attend these sessions. Coaching remains one of the most
important areas of focus for the club. It is hoped that this year we can
obtain the assistance and help of the Senior players in the Karori Cricket
Club.
Challenges Ahead
There are many challenges ahead for the Junior Club. Over recent years,
the Senior Club and Junior Club have worked largely as separate entities.
Serious consideration needs to be given as to why this is so and why there
should not be a closer relationship with the Senior Club. It is hoped that
the Junior Club can build on the work that was achieved last season. We
are pleased with the progress achieved to date but there is still much to
be done. The club has the best facility in Wellington in Karori Park. This
has been recognised by Cricket Wellington in that Senior representative
games have and plan to be held there. The children of Karori and the
surrounding suburbs, are very fortunate indeed to have such an
outstanding facility.
P.H. Cook
Chairman
Treasurer’s Report
The Club is reporting a net surplus for the year of $1,911 compared to a
deficit last year of $20,875.
Total income decreased to $17,118 (26.3%) this year from $23,236 last
year. A decrease of $1,223 in subscriptions and decrease of $5,000 in
grants has resulted in the decrease of income.
Total expenditure decreased to $15,207 (65.5%) this year from $44,111
last year. The largest item of expenditure was the expenditure on
photographs of $2,337 Apparel purchases have decreased from $2,969 to
$610 and the cost of cricket balls purchases have reduced from $5,883 to
$ 1,296.
Total cash received for the year was $18,903 more than the total cash
paid for the year of $14,027 resulting in an increase in the cash at bank of
$4,876. The balance of the bank account at 30 April 2008 was $13,996.
There was no depreciable gear purchased during the year. Depreciation
for the year totalled $2,707 resulting in a net decrease in fixed assets of
$2,707.
Yoel Samson
Treasurer
Player Selection Guidelines
Colts
 All players in the club who are eligible (over 12 years and under 14
years) to be invited to trial
 A player under 12 years (who has been playing in U11s during the
previous season) may be invited to trial if he or she has shown
sufficient ability and maturity
 If possible (dependent on weather and available facilities) two trials
will be held but this is at the discretion of the selectors. It may be
deemed after one trial that a second trial is not required.
 The selectors will have available the statistics from the previous
season for each player trying out.
 The selectors may discuss specific players with their respective
coaches.
There will be a panel of selectors (at least two people) one of whom will be
independent of all players. If the Colts coach has been appointed he/she
is expected to be on the selection panel.
Premiers
 The Colts will become the Premiers after Christmas with the Hawke’s
Bay Tournament being part of the ongoing process. A player may be
added to or dropped from the Premiers squad depending on form or
attitude.
Lucky Voucher
Jackie Kiddle receives her prize of a Kookaburra Cricket Gear Bag
from Brian Johnstone of UNICHEM Karori Mall Pharmacy.
Team Reports
Premier and Colts Grade
Karori Colts (OctDec 07)/Premiers (JanMar 08)
Team:
Daniel Bowkett (c), Sam Collier, Krishan Betty, Matthew Dyer,
Sam Petersen, Conor Ryan, Charlie Morris, Kadin Joslin, Nick
Lucie-Smith, Wesley Goosen, Chris Perkins.
This team was selected after pre-season trials, and competed in the Colts
grade up until Christmas. The same boys then moved in to the Premier
grade where they will play again until Christmas this year before College
sport beckons next year for all but one of the team.
The season was a very successful one for the team and they achieved
some great results over the course of the summer while playing against
some very talented opposition. The team played 15 matches, winning 10
and losing 5 and finished the season as the 4th ranked premier side in the
grade. The very narrow loss to the top team at the end of the season
signified that there is a narrow gap between those top four teams and
showed that the hard work put in by the team over the season had paid
off.
We had some very good performers on a weekly basis, often led by our
captain, Daniel Bowkett. While also proving himself as an able and
thoughtful captain, Daniel scored 277 runs at an average of 39.75 and
took 22 wickets at an average of 9.64. Daniel's performances saw him
selected in a Wellington age grade development squad which was well
deserved.
Overall however, the strength of the side was based around the depth and
all round skills of the players. This meant that the batting order was
regularly rotated, and often the bowlers did not bowl their full compliment
of overs because we had so many options to use during an innings.
Krishan Betty deserves a mention for his bowling efforts after taking 22
wickets at an average of only 7.95 runs per wicket and showed the virtues
of line and length bowling.
Most opposing coaches commented on the strength of our bowling attack
and I believe that we were the most consistent bowling side in the grade
throughout.
If anything was the difference between ourselves and the other top teams
it was that we didn't always get quite enough runs on the board against
the better attacks. We saw some good contributions from most players at
various times, but consistency was lacking and top performances needed
to be more frequent. Sam Collier was our top run scorer, scoring 278 runs
at an average of 27.8.
We were pleased to be able to say that our fielding performances were
generally extremely good and were the envy of many other teams. We
saw very few dropped catches and players defended their totals
aggressively. Matthew Dyer also proved to be an able wicketkeeper.
It was an enjoyable season for us as coaches, and we look forward to
having the opportunity to get together again for the first half of next
season.
Coaches: Richard Petersen and John Edwards
Under 14 Grade
Karori Cougars (October – December 2007)
Team:
Alexander Benjamin, Andrew Bevin, Ryan Burnell, Madumal
Gunaratna, Ved Kemar, Darshan Laxmidas, Michael Logan,
Ketan Patel, George Russon, Amos Samson, Morgan Scully,
Kandarp Shrivastava, Matthew Sprott, Daniel Withinshaw
Coach:
Jeremy Sprott
Hardball Girls’ Grade
Karori Magic
Team:
Jackie Kiddle, Alexia Antoniadis, Kate Southorn, Jessica
Palairet, Emma Selley, Isabella Thompson, Silia Setefano,
Tricia Setefano, Harriet Aburn, Petra Bogle, Libby Boston, Lucy
Chandler, Oksana Gogan, , Charlotte Russon
Coach:
Luke Southorn
Under 12 Grade
Karori Volts
Team:
Matthew Anderson, William Donaldson, Louis Freeland,
Cameron Johnston, Brandon Marsh, Jack Mills, Troy Solloway,
Jack Roy, Matthew Stanton, Tom Fiennes, Andrew Hall, Sam
Schuyt
Played 15, won 12, lost 2, no result 1
The Volts enjoyed a great season to compliment the wonderful weather.
There were some fabulous wins and only two losses. A highlight was a
fantastic run chase against a strong Onslow side - getting to 196 with two
overs to spare. Also, piling on 228 against an unbeaten Mana side late in
the season - and having them 28/6 at one stage in their reply. Batting was
our strength and we scored an average of 181 runs per game versus just
149 against. Five times we exceeded 200 runs, in fact these were spread
across 6 games through the middle of the season - our purple patch.
Bowling was effective, we took 96 wickets and kept run scoring down;
however we were less accurate than our opposition and consistently
bowled more wides and no-balls than the teams we played - an
improvement for next season. There was a real lift in fielding standard
from the previous season and 50 catches were taken. More importantly,
the players learned to maintain their concentration through the crucial
final few overs of an innings and displayed plenty of support for each
other. Cameron Johnston (10), Tom Fiennes (7) and Jack Mills (7) led the
individual catching tally.
Three boys broke the 50 runs milestone during the season: Jack Mills 60*,
Matthew Stanton 52 and Brandon Marsh 62*. Jack Mills was our overall top
run scorer for the season with 313 runs at an average of 39.13. Brandon
Marsh scored 301, Matthew Stanton 228 and William Donaldson 219 runs.
In just seven games before leaving at Christmas, Matthew Anderson
scored 148 runs. It was great to see Troy Solloway score a couple of 20s just missing 100 runs for the season and a big improvement. The best
statistic is that eight players scored at least 30 runs once during the
season, demonstrating the batting depth in the team.
Special mention should be made of our most improved player, Louis
Freeland. In his first eight games he was dismissed six times and scored
29 runs; in his last five games he scored 113 runs - and was not dismissed
at all!
While the good weather and fast outfields contributed to the batting
successes, the greater reason was the improvement in batting technique
and confidence to hit the ball.
Bowling honours were shared. While Jack Mills took most wickets, 15,
Matthew Stanton and William Donaldson were more accurate and
economical across their 11 wickets each. Sam Schuyt, in his first season,
took 10 wickets and showed significant improvement by season's end, as
did Jack Roy. However, by common acclaim amongst the players, our best
bowler was Andrew Hall - who led our attack with his speed and bounce
unsettling many opponents. Cameron Johnston was also accurate and
unlucky not to have taken more wickets.
All of the team had a chance to captain, with Andrew Hall having the
honour - and doing well - over the last few games of the season.
The two big losses through the season were not the games we didn't win,
but the departure of two great contributors to the team over the last three
seasons. Matthew Anderson returned to Canberra during the Christmas
break, while Brandon Marsh heads to Sydney before next season. The
Volts loss is Australian cricket's gain - they will be missed.
Coaches: Graeme Solloway
Karori Aces Team:
William Coles, Geoff Simcox, Ryan Costello, Ciaran
Babbington, Oliver Josey-Kerr, Chris Gollin, Nicholas Thyne,
Nicholas Harman, Josiah Nelson, Rashaad Azam.
Record:
Played 15, Won 3, Lost 11, 1 No Result.
The Aces had another very enjoyable season, although it was made
tougher in terms of achieving results given we only had nine players for
the majority of the season. Rashaad Azam joined us for the last couple of
games for the year and we look forward to him continuing with the team
next year. In the first half of the season we were also helped with spare
players from Jeremy Sprott’s Under 14 team and this support was really
appreciated. So, given our small squad, I think the fact that we achieved
three wins is a very credible performance and one of those wins was with
just seven players!
The undoubted strength of the side was its bowling. Altogether we took
108 wickets during the season and only conceded 116 wickets in return,
which highlights how competitive the team was in terms of its bowling.
Every player in the team took at least 3 wickets this season and the
bowling attack was led by Ryan Costello who took 20 wickets with his very
accurate medium-fast bowling. Ryan was ably supported by Oliver JoseyKerr with 17 wickets, Chris Gollin with 13 wickets and William Coles with
10 wickets.
The single best bowling performance for the season was by Oliver JoseyKerr who totally bamboozled the Whitby team to take 4 wickets for 5 runs
with his excellent leg spinners. Of all the teams we played in the grade,
Ollie was without doubt the best spinner of any of the teams – it is
certainly very exciting to have genuine leg-spinner in your side! There
were plenty of other outstanding bowling performances as well. Chris
Gollin took two 3 wicket bags. Nick Thyne made a match winning bowling
performance against a Collegians team in conjunction with Chris and a
couple of run outs, which saw Collegians collapse from 93/3 to 101 all out.
Josiah Nelson took 2 wickets against the very strong Easts Black Caps
team, including bowling the "legendary" Bradley, which helped greatly
with bowling the Black Caps out for just 84 runs.
The batting was where the Aces struggled a bit this season. Whilst the
boys worked really hard on valuing their wickets and batting time, we
were often unable to lift the scoring rate quickly enough (while still
retaining wickets), which meant we struggled to post competitive totals.
Geoff Simcox was the team's leading batsman and aggregated 185 runs
for the season with a top score of 53 not out (including a 4 off the last ball
of the innings to register his half century). Ryan Costello and Ciaran
Babbington also both exceeded 100 runs in total for the season, with
Ciaran proving to be a very steady batsman, whilst Ryan was often
explosive, once he got settled in. Nick Harman, William Coles and Oliver
Josey-Kerr also had some good moments with the bat during the year. Nick
can hit the ball very hard and his shot at Karori Park into the creek will be
remembered by us all. Oliver's batting was solid all season and he worked
hard on developing his shots. William started scoring very well at the end
of the season with a string of scores in double figures.
The fielding was a bit up and down this season, but there were some
moments of sheer brilliance. Chris Gollin was consistently the best fielder
and took some very nice catches. The team also affected 8 run outs during
the season and these often lifted the teams' spirits significantly. It was
Ryan Costello, however, who took the catch of the season, if not the catch
of the century. To see Ryan, run, jump and pluck a ball one handed high
above his head that was heading for six, was simply an outstanding feat of
athleticism. That catch brought not only our supporters to their feet to
cheer and clap, but also our opponents as well - the catch was that good,
it simply had to be applauded by all who saw it.
Thanks to all the support from the parents and help you gave with scoring
(and for the coffees brought out to the umpires!) and a special thanks to
Peter Kerr who umpired in my place on occasion.
Most Valuable Player:
Ryan Costello
Most Improved Player:
Oliver Josey-Kerr
Coach: Stephen Nelson
Under 11 Grade
Karori EAP Services Firebirds
Team:
Ben Freeman-Catley, Andrew Davis, Courtney Sprott, Hugo
Sissons, Oli McMahon, Simon Pope, Theo Piercey, Sam Palmer,
Jonny Logan, Jasper Tuckey, Alex Withinshaw, Jack MillsWilliams
The team had an enjoyable and successful season in the Under 11 Grade,
winning all but one of our Saturday games. In addition nine of the twelve
players went to the Under 11 Boys tournament in the Hawkes Bay in
January and enjoyed playing against teams from Hawkes Bay, Gisborne
and also Wellington. The team won four of the six games in this
tournament.
All players improved markedly on their previous year’s performances, in
many cases this was due to their determination to do the basics of the
game well – play straight when batting and bowling a good line and length
when bowling.
Our top run scorers for the season were - Oli scoring 457 runs, Ben 223
runs, Jonny 190 runs, Sam 161 runs and Alex 160 runs.
Our top wicket takers were – Hugo 13 wickets, Ben 11 wickets, Sam 11
wickets and Simon 9 wickets.
The Most Improved Player was earned by Jack Mills-Williams who improved
enormously from the start of the season, he thoroughly deserved this
award.
The Most Valuable Player was earned by Oli who had an excellent season
with bat scoring 457 runs at an average of 90.
To the supportive parents a big thank you particularly those that did the
scoring on a regular basis.
The Firebirds team has been together for a number of years, and now
some will move onto other teams next season, we as coaches encourage
all of you to continue to enjoy your cricket and continue to work hard.
Coaches: Mark Freeman, Marc Piercey and Phil McMahon
Karori Whirlwinds
Team:
Harrison Perry, Thomas Petersen, Jay Deshpande, Philip
Wilson, Henry Maurice, Jordan Collicoat, Nicholas Desi, Max
Turver, Harry Bell, Adam Blackwell, Chris O’Connell, Trent
Shute, Jack Nelson-Murray
Like most teams, the Whirlwinds had a record playing season with 15
games played in a row with only the last game of the season cancelled.
The team won 11 of the 15 games and lost 4.
The team had a wonderful team spirit and were particularly supportive of
the new players to the side. Harry Bell, Jay Deshpande and Max Turver
have been with the team for some time and have continued to develop
their cricketing skills, taking a number of wickets and increasing their
batting averages. Chris O'Connell, Trent Shute and Jack Nelson-Murray
were all new to the team this year and improved dramatically throughout
the season - Jack going on to be the most improved player in the team.
Bowlers developed well through the Summer with Jordan Collicoat the
genuine spin bowler in the side, Thomas Petersen bowled very consistently
through the season taking 13 wickets, Nic Desi developed his left arm
bowling and Philip Wilson was the genuine fast bowler taking 12 wickets
(and also averaging 41 runs with the bat). Adam Blackwell changed clubs
to Karori this season and contributed as a genuine all rounder taking 13
wickets and accumulating 227 runs for the season. Harrison Perry and
Henry Maurice became regular opening batsmen after Christmas with
Harrison going on to be most valuable player with both bat and ball (31
average and 20 wickets).
Coaches: Jason Perry and John Maurice
Karori Tornadoes
Team:
James Preston, James Stevens, James Brophy, Jayshearn
Jayagopie, Kurt
Benjimen, Neryl Srirankanathan, Remy Walshe,
Sam Chandler, William
Van der Velden, Robbie Delany, Harry
Delany, Nicholas Howie.
Record:
Played 14, Won 1, and a close second in 13 others
It has been a great pleasure coaching the Tornadoes during the 2007/08
season. All but a couple returning from last season so there was some
fantastic continuity, our two new players (Jayshearn and James S) fitted
into the team extremely well, proving to be valuable team members.
The team started well with steady and consistent scores building up to a
highest team score in our second to last game of 164 all out. There were
some outstanding batting performances by everyone in the team, and
each game saw someone else rise to the occasion. Notable scores were
Nicholas Howie with two 53’s (one not out, the second - run out “going for
that single”) and a season total of 277, Remy Walshe with a well struck 40
no, James Brophy (152 for the season), Sam Chandler and Kurt Benjimen
all with season totals over 130 runs.
I have to say that the whole team batted when they needed to. Jayshearn
(new to cricket) developed into a solid supporting batter and could hold an
end well helping to keep the innings going.
Kurt scored his 132 in the seven pre-Christmas games, with an average of
18.8 before Kurt and family shifted to Melbourne during the holidays and
we were without his positive batting.
The bowling attack of the Tornadoes was evenly shared. Everyone had a
go and everyone took at least 2 wickets. Our top wicket taker was James S
with some fantastic bowling. I would like to also note that Jayshearn was
our most improved player, for not just his batting, but bowling. In the start
of the season the pitch was a very very long way away (so he thought),
but by the end of the season Jayshearn was bowling full length deliveries
and received 5 wickets, top effort.
Neryl was our most economical bowler, with an average of 4.4 in 42 overs.
Everyone in the team took pride in their bowling and each game saw
someone shine whether it was Harry, Robbie, The James’ (P, S and B),
William, Remy, Sam, Nicholas, or Kurt.
The fielding was much improved on last season, and this was clearly
evident in the number of run outs (20) and the eagerness in the field.
There was a real sense of “cricket” as players started to take ownership
with where to field (with some helpful hints, suggestions from the sidelines
and coach didn’t go astray either).
Catches win matches, and we had some beauties, in total there were 23
catches taken. Nicholas took nine in the season; some that we thought
were long gone. Robbie and Harry seemed to have a contest amongst
themselves taking some great catches and surprising even themselves –
but most importantly, not their Dad.
Looking over the season scorebook, it can be seen that everyone
improved and made huge contributions to the team as a whole. The team
spirit was fantastic, with some real friendships made. For me, the season
has been very rewarding, seeing each player develop themselves and
strive for that wee bit extra.
The support from parents during the games and at practices was
invaluable, and I want to thank you all very much. It was a tremendous
help with advice, throw downs, bowling and words of wisdom and
encouragement when needed. One practice that I heard the boys talking
about weeks later was the egg catching practice, humm, soft hands… or
raw egg splattered on them. It’s all about fun!
Thank you also to Remy for opening up his place for an end of season
Team BBQ (oh, and thanks Mike and Lisa too).
Roll on next season.
Nicholas Howie
Jayshearn Jayagopie
Coach: David Howie
Under 10 Grade
Karori Seamers
Team:
Morgan Angelou, Arun Betty, Nick Brown, George Coles, Matthew
Hawke, William Hewett, Jake Jarvis, Liam Madigan, George
Morris, Harry Nimmo, James Watkins, Hamish Webster,
Christopher Wood.
Record: Played 14, Won 13, Lost 1, Runs 1539, Wickets 101
With the switch to hard-ball we lost only one player from the 2006/07
Seamers and three players joined the team. Two (Morgan and Liam) were
new to cricket and the other (Harry) was a new player locating to Karori
from Auckland. For the second successive year most of the team also
played indoor cricket together over the winter improving their skill level.
The great team spirit was again evident with all players supporting and
taking pleasure from the achievements of their team-mates. The team
spirit and keenness also contributed to an excellent turn-out at practices
and games of both players and parents.
The team amassed 1539 runs while conceding 1065. This was on a par
with last season’s figures however for the second successive season the
bowling and fielding effort improved with a total of 101 wickets, which
included 12 catches and 29 run-outs. The number of catches was down on
last season but it was more an indication of the accuracy and
effectiveness of the bowling rather than poor catching.
The move to hard-ball is often a challenging transition with arguably the
most difficult process learning how to run in pads. As is always the case
the transition is negotiated uneventfully however along with individual
development it does result in an evening out of ability with those that may
have been dominant in soft-ball not necessarily carrying that through into
hard-ball.
As this Seamers team is growing older the thought the players put into
each game is also growing. A number of the team showed ability beyond
their years in embracing the captaincy duties and less and less on field
coaching was required. Those to show particular ability in this area were
Jake Jarvis, Arun Betty and Matthew Hawke however a number of other
players also have the potential.
The dominance of the batting was not quite as prominent as last season
although by and large everyone’s batting technique improved with most
players bringing what they had been practicing to the game. The runs
were shared more evenly this year with six players scoring a total of 98
runs or more for the season. James Watkins was top scorer with 128 runs
closely followed by Jake Jarvis on 122 and Matthew Hawke on 112. Arun
Betty, Harry Nimmo and Christopher Wood also put in solid performances
at times with Arun particularly showing great technique if not scoring the
big runs of last season. Harry always grafted hard and was one of two
players only to be dismissed four times out of 14 innings. With more time
at the crease in future years will come more confidence and some harder
hitting and more runs.
William Hewett, together with Christopher Wood, again took on the role of
picking up the run rate when it was lagging and with more concentration
on his technique towards the end of the season he started accumulating
more runs. William also bats selflessly often looking for singles rather
than the big shots.
George Morris and Hamish Webster both showed good signs of
improvement in their batting this season but both suffered from the odd
loose shot or poor run calling that became their downfall. George Coles
worked hard at his grip and as the season progressed the runs started
coming a little more freely.
Morgan Angelou in his first season of formal cricket also had a dominant
bottom hand at the start of the season however he made significant
improvement and in the final game he played a magnificent off drive for
four off one of the better bowling line-ups we encountered – one of the
shots of the season. Nick Brown took his solid grafting from last season a
step further this year by introducing power to his game scoring a number
of boundaries.
Liam Madigan was the other new player to Saturday cricket and with his
height and straight bat was very hard to dismiss being the second player
only to be dismissed 4 times from 14 innings. Without exception Liam
played with the straightest bat in the team and with a little more
confidence to use the power of his solid frame he has the potential to
score a lot of runs.
The real strength of the team this season was its bowling and fielding. All
but one player got at least 3 wickets and all contributed well in the field.
Some adapted well to the wicket-keeping duties that are very different for
hard ball with many appreciating why you need to wear a helmet while
keeping.
Nick Brown again worked hard at his technique and by the end of the
season had eliminated the bent arm that had been part of his action in
previous seasons. Liam Madigan’s bowling action replicated his batting
action – very straight –and once he introduces some speed and power into
his run-up he will cause concern to many a batsman.
The big improvers over the season with their bowling were Morgan
Angelou and Christopher Wood. While Chris’s technique is not out of any
text book that I can find he concentrated on the basics and was rewarded
with 5 wickets. Morgan has a good eye however he suffered early in the
season with an angled wrist and little follow through. He worked on these
aspects of his bowling and with the effort came some great results.
James Watkins and Harry Nimmo both bowled a good line and between
then captured 12 wickets. Both these bowlers will get even more wickets
once they get more consistency with their length.
William Hewett had another effective season taking 8 wickets. He is still
working hard on his technique and has the potential to improve
significantly as the technique is mastered. Matthew Hawke did not take as
many wickets this season as last and while there was a lack of consistency
in his bowling some of his good balls were crackers – as good as any
bowled by the team this summer.
The remainder of the bowlers - Arun Betty, George Coles, Jake Jarvis,
George Morris and Hamish Webster – were amongst the best in the grade.
Each and every one of these players concentrated hard at making even
the smallest improvement to their technique and despite not being
physically big players they all had great rhythm.
The most improved player for the season was Morgan Angelou who
listened intently to all advice that was given to him and then applied it.
MVP points were allocated for every game for both bowling/fielding and
batting. This was an indication of excellence as opposed to player of the
day which was allocated to players who achieved goals that were set prior
to the game. It was pleasing to have all players earning MVP points. The
bowling/fielding points were dominated this season by George Morris who
was arguably the most consistent of the bowlers even if he didn’t have the
best figures and he always contributed well in the field. The batting
figures were also dominated by one player – Jake Jarvis. Going into the
final game of the season George was leading the total by 3 points from
Jake who had been cutting the gap however the race fizzled with the
weather preventing the final game from going ahead. The next six
player’s totals were only separated by 5 points showing the depth in the
team.
While George Morris secured the MVP award as a result of great
consistency the coach’s choice for outstanding achievement goes to Jake
Jarvis.
The support of parents to the players and the coaches is the greatest
influence on the success of a season and again that support was
outstanding for the Seamers. Everyone contributed in one way or another
either actively or passively but special mention must go to Paul Madigan
for his assistance with the practices, to Paul and Graeme Webster for
umpiring as we wean the players from on-field coaching, to Grant Watkins
as his role of convenor for the Under-10 grade and especially to Susie
Tocker and Douglas Wood for the unenviable role of scoring which they
carried out with great accuracy and without complaint.
George Morris
Coach’s Choice for Outstanding Achievement:
Coach:
Jake Jarvis
Morgan Angelou
Mike Morris
Karori Swingers
Team:
Alex Matangi, Toyesh Gadgil, Cameron Mills, Florence Marshall,
Kate Alderton, Rory Murchland, Jack Dickins, Daniel Selly,
Michael Williamson, Rhys Davies, Jacob Coleman
Although the Swingers did not win a single game, the team played much
better than that record would suggest. We were in fact highly competitive
in many of our games. We were only dismissed twice in 15 games, (our
1st game and our 4th game). Over the course of the season we took 82
wickets and lost 85 wickets. What we missed was a game breaker, that
one player who was big and strong enough to score runs quickly and take
a bag of wickets.
The team never got dispirited. It was rare that we did not have a full turn
out at both practises and games. Every member of the team improved
their skill level over the course of the season.
Four of the team scored over 70 runs for the season; Michael, Daniel,
Rory and Florence. Michael had the leading aggregate with 84 runs and
Florence the best average of 17.5. Jack’s batting improved significantly
and he played some very good innings for us.
Toyesh was our leading wicket taker with 8 whilst Rory, Alex and Daniel
took 7 wickets each and Cameron took 6. Every player took at least 1
wicket. Michael, Alex and Florence were the most accurate bowlers.
Our fielding sometimes let us down. There was a significant difference in
the fielding skill levels amongst the players. Kate was an outstanding
fielder with very safe hands. Jacob was new to cricket this year but he
improved with every game. He was one of our best fielders.
Rory Murchland
Michael Williamson
Coaches: Kevin Dickins and Andy Marshall
Under 9 Grade
Karori Dinosaurs
Team:
Nicholas Ariell, Eidan Asim, Joseph Bell, Rachel Bluck, Ryan
Davies, Dominique Desi, Christopher Kelly, Thomas McKenzie,
Savan Patel, Thomas Snaddon
Coach: Darrin Bell
Karori Pteranadons
Team:
Trafford Alexander, Michael Bergin, George Engleback,
Thomas Hughes, Joshua Marsh, Karan Naidu, Billy Tompkinson,
Gabriel Wee, Michael Wood, Connor Moore, Rohan
Gangakhedkar
It was yet another year of fun and excitement for the team as well as all
the parents, who participated during practice sessions and the matches. I
must compliment all these youngsters, who exhibited tremendous
enthusiasm in learning and improving skills and knowledge. We witnessed
some outstanding performances from the players compared to the
previous year in all segments of the game and I must compliment their
maturity and approach to the game. The most amazing and impressive
part was the team attitude, support and understanding between the
players that exhibited an excellent team spirit.
Many thanks to all the parents, who assisted and shared the
responsibilities during the practice sessions, managing the team, providing
snacks and drinks during the breaks, maintaining discipline, updating the
score book, umpiring and cheering the players during matches and above
all making it convenient to bring the players in time! The season ended
with a great Pizza evening and a match between the parents and
Pteranadons, which undoubtedly the Pteranadons won!
The season had mixed results in terms of wins and losses; however, their
spirits always ran high. The players are now looking forward to go through
the next season with hardball, pads, helmets, etc!
Coach: Praveen Kumar
Under 8 Grade
Karori Tigers
Team:
Jonathan Garcia, Sam Hyde-Smith, Conor Jacobs, Joe Keate,
Connor McArdle, Joshua McArdle, Sebastian Thompson and
Thomas Wilson
The Karori Tigers had a great season, making significant improvements in
their individual skills and their performance as a team on the field over the
season. By the end of the season the team had improved its bowling
considerably. Extras were down from over 20 per game at the beginning of
the season to less than 10 at the end of the season, including one game
with no wides bowled. Batting was always a strength of the team. The
team’s skills and enthusiasm were rewarded with the Tigers winning most
of their games.
Thanks to Marcos Garcia and Lily Engelbrecht for taking on the scoring
duties. Also, thanks to all the parents who provided lots of support and
ably assisted on Saturday mornings.
Coaches: John McArdle and Richard Thompson
Karori Crocodiles
Team:
Ben Collier, Zara Crisford, Luca Hart Ferrari, Alexander King,
Joel Nelson, Kaushal Patel, Alex Sharples, Stephen Szakats,
Tristan van der Velden
It was a season of two halves for the Karori Crocodiles. The first few
games were quite a challenge, and the team struggled to score runs
against experienced opposition. The first win – against one of the other
new Karori teams – helped to boost their confidence. Still, at Christmas
they had managed only one win from 8 games. The New Year brought a
more determined attitude, and after a lot of hard work at the practice
sessions things looked up. The 7 games in the second half of the season
brought 3 wins, and two games that were lost by just a couple of runs.
One of the highlights of the season was the game against Easts Vipers
(who had beaten us comfortably the first time we played). Batting second,
the Crocs were chasing 98 runs, and needed just 9 runs off the last over.
The whole of the team was standing on the boundary line cheering on the
two batsmen, who just couldn’t quite make the runs, ending up one run
short. There were no gloomy faces, though – in fact you would be forgiven
for thinking they had actually won the match. Terrific team spirit, which
was awesome to see!
All of the team worked hard throughout the season, and all improved their
skills hugely by the end of the season. I’d like to think that was down to
the superlative coaching, but I think it was more down to the passion,
commitment and enthusiasm of the kids themselves. Two players made
outstanding contributions. Kaushal Patel scored plenty of runs, took
wickets and held two very sharp catches. Luca Hart Ferrari also starred
with bat and ball; the most memorable occasion being at Alex Moore Park,
where (with an admittedly short leg side boundary) he smashed the ball
for an astonishing 44 runs including 5 sixes and 2 fours. The look on the
opposing coach’s face was priceless.
It was a pleasure coaching such a great bunch of kids, and I was ably
assisted by David King, who proved a dab hand at scoring. The parents
were all really good at helping out at practice sessions and coming along
to the games, so good effort all round. We practised along with the Karori
Sharks, which worked out really well – thanks to Mark Forsyth for his help
with the practices. We’re all looking forward to next season.
Coaches: Colin Sharples and David King.
Karori Pythons
Team:
Harry Beasley, Teik Jin Chua, Lewis Collins, Sophie Coulson,
Katya Laurenson, Michael McKenzie, Tim Shepherd, Sam
Coleman, Edward Whimp-Thompson
On the face of it, a season with one tie, and the rest of the games lost
does not look impressive, but the Pythons came a long way during the
2007/8 season.
At the start of the season none of the children had played a single game of
competitive cricket. So while the basic skills were there, it was a big
learning curve for things like running between the wickets and fielding
skills.
But for every week throughout the season there was steady improvement
in these areas, as well as batting and bowling, which was accompanied by
general enthusiasm levels.
Katya Laurenson and Sophie Coulson opened the batting as a pair for most
of the season. They taught the boys a bit about running between the
wickets and worked very well as a team. Their batting was excellent too;
one Onslow coach commented that they were the best girls he’s seen in
this grade.
Teik Jin Chua set the standard for fielding, often ending a match covered in
grass stains. His bowling improved steadily and quickly throughout the
season. Lewis Collins was another steady improver, particularly with the
bat and with his running.
Edward Whimp-Thomson was one of the star bowlers of the team, and
spent the Christmas break sitting on a hat-trick, which he only missed
narrowly in February. Harry Beasley also bowled consistently and his
batting improved noticeably.
Tim Shepherd was the team’s big hitter, and the only player to hit a six
(into the Poneke clubrooms) either for or against all season. Michael
McKenzie showed good promise, especially when batting.
We were bolstered during the season by the arrival of Sam Coleman who
quickly slotted into the team. He was another player with no previous
experience but soon grew into all aspects of the game.
If only the season had carried through until April, who knows what might
have happened…
Coach:
Graeme Beasley and Bryan Shepherd
Karori Leopards
The Under 8 Karori Leopards enjoyed another very successful and happy
season. The team won all of its twelve matches scoring over 1,000 runs
as against 505 runs. On four occasions, the Leopards scored over 100
runs (off sixteen overs), and dismissed their opposition for under 50 runs
on nine occasions.
The enthusiasm and commitment of each of the boys was exemplary. No
practices were missed by anyone during the season, except for illness.
Each can be very proud of their performance and achievement.
contributed to the overall successful of the side.
Each
The team has many boys who have promising cricket careers ahead if
they continue to practise, play hard and more importantly, have fun. They
have been fortunate indeed to have had the sound assistance and
guidance of Phil Hunter and Stephen Sharp who have shown the same
enthusiasm and commitment as the boys.
Coaches: Phil Cook, Phil Hunter and Stephen Sharp
Milo U7 “Kiwi” Grade
Karori Sharks
Team:
William Callaghan, Lucas Bunny, Brianna Perry, Joel
Washington, Jack Thoms, Abraham McDonald, Timothy Hall,
Zachary de Terte
Karori Piranhas
Team:
Theodore Klinkum, Benjamin Saddler, Max Rodgers, Samuel
Porter, Dillon O'Connor, Teone Hemopo, Rob Dickson, Sam
Deacon, Nicholas Cooke
Both the Sharks and Piranhas had impressive seasons. The Piranhas won
all but two of their matches. The Sharks didn’t win as many as their
accurate bowling would normally allow the other team to score more runs.
We ran a combined practice for both teams this year. The skill level of
both teams improved markedly during the season. I have coached two
other Kiwi Grade teams previously, these two were easily the best Kiwi
grade teams I have coached, which bodes well for future seasons.
Thanks to the parents that helped out with scoring, Chris Bunny for
organising the gear and Leigh Perry for assisting at most practices. Special
thanks to Ian de Terte and Ngatau Hemopo for being enthusiastic and
flexible assistant coaches.
Coaches: Craig McDonald, Ian De Terte and Ngatau Hemopo.
U7 Saturday Morning Group
For the past two seasons, a ‘coaching session’ has been held on Saturday
mornings for those 6 year olds who did not wish to play in organised Milo
Kiwi Cricket Grade games each Saturday against other clubs. Further, it
provided some with an introduction to cricket. The concept has been a big
success.
Every first Saturday, a coaching session was conducted. Every second
Saturday, a game under Milo Mini Cricket Grade competition was played.
During the season some 25 to 30 boys and girls attended the sessions.
Considerable improvement was shown to the extent that a very large
majority of players are now keen and ready to play in the Under 8 Cricket
Wellington competition commencing next season.
The main reason the players developed to the extent they did, was
because of the tremendous support given by their parents/caregivers who
attended each session to assist. Other parents also took a more leading
role in coaching.
There were many promising and capable cricketers on show. All who
attended are more than capable of playing in the Cricket Wellington U8
Competition next season.
Milo HaveAGo Grade
The Nursery grade, with approximately twenty, very enthusiastic and keen
five year olds, met every Saturday morning to learn about the
fundamentals of the game. The sessions were at first held at Kaori Park
and then transferred to the Teachers College/University ground. Everyone
had lots of fun, including it would seem the parents, themselves.
The improvement shown by the groups during the season was quite
remarkable. The standard of cricket displayed was outstanding.
Representative Reports
Under 12 Wellington Development Squad
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Daniel Bowkett
Under 11 Wellington Development Squad
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Oliver McMahon
o
Harrison Perry
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Philip Wilson
Financial Statements
Approval of Annual Report Including Financial Statements
The club’s committee is pleased to present the Annual Report of the
Karori Junior Cricket Club including financial statements contained
therein, for the year ended 30 April 2008.
Statement of Financial Performance
2008
2007
Income
Subscriptions
Sponsorship Donations
Grants
Interest income
Total income
15,820
1,250

115
19,102
16,976
1,100

5,000
161
23,236
Expenditure
Advertising
Affiliation fees
Apparel
Gear & Balls
Bank charges
Coaching Depreciation
Gear Hire of Academy Indoor Centre
Insurance
Nursery Milo grade
Photographs
Printing, photocopying, stationery and postage
Prizegiving
Rent Karori Park Sports Club
Repairs and maintenance
Secretarial
Others
Tournaments
Trophies
Senior Club Upgrade
Website
Total expenditure
408
1,245
610
1,296
3
1,492
2,707

1,456
427
2,337
120
1,609
200

600

321
221

15,052
400
1,903
2,969
5,883

4,103
3,845

1,350
935

2,200
189
1,417
1,600
27

747
1,168
877
12,500
2,000
44,111
Net income for year
4,050
20,875
Statement of Movements in Members Funds
Total members' funds at beginning of year
Net surplus
Members' Funds at end of year
2008
15,243
4,050
19,293
2007
36,118
20,875
15,243
Statement of Financial Position
As at 30 April 2008
2008
2007
19,293
15,243
13,995

2,028

16,023
9,119

977
10,096
3,363
6,070
Total assets
19,386
16,167
Current liabilities
Accounts Payable
93
924
Total liabilities
93
924
Total net assets
19,293
15,243
Note
Members' Funds
Current assets
Cash at bank
Cash in Hand
Accounts receivable
GST refund due
Noncurrent assets
Fixed assets
1
Statement of Cashflows
As at 30 April 2008
Note
2008
2007
Cash was received from:
Income
18,903
28,280
15,052
1,024
44,203
852
4,875
16,774
Investing Activities
Purchase of fixed assets

2,426
Financing Activities
Payment to senior club

Net Cash Flows
Cash at start of year
4,875
9,120
19,200
28,321
Cash at end of year
13,995
9,120
Comprising
Westpac Cheque Account
13,995
9,120
Cash was paid for:
Supplies and operating expenses
GST (net)
Net Operating Cash Flows
2
Notes to the Financial Statements
Note One – Fixed Assets
Gear
At cost
Accumulated depreciation
Helmets
At cost
Nets
At cost
Total net book value
2008
2007
18,990
18,309
680
18,990
16,706
2,284
5,058
4,822
236
5,058
4,822
236
11,400
8,844
2,556
11,400
7,850
3,550
3,473
6,070
Note Two – Reconciliation of net operating cashflows to net income
2008
2007
Net operating cash flows Less: Depreciation
4,875
2,707
2,168
16,774
3,845
20,619
Increase/(decrease) in accounts receivable
Increase/(decrease) in GST due
(Increase)/decrease in accounts payable

821
720
288
955
923
Net income for the year
2,066
20,875
Statement of Accounting Policies
Reporting Entity
The Karori Junior Cricket Club is a not for profit sports club. The financial statements of the Karori Junior Cricket Club have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The Karori Junior Cricket Club qualifies for differential reporting. Karori Junior Cricket Club has taken advantage of all available differential reporting exemptions.
Measurement Base
The accounting principles recognised as appropriate for the measurement and reporting of earnings and financial position on a historical cost basis are followed.
Specific Accounting Policies
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are stated at their estimated realisable value.
Goods and Services Tax
The Karori Junior Cricket Club is not registered for GST, but file their GST returns through the Karori Cricket Club (Senior Club) and these accounts have been stated on a GST exclusive basis.
Fixed Assets
Fixed assets are included at cost less accumulated depreciation. In accordance with the Framework for Differential Reporting depreciation has been calculated using the maximum rates permitted by the Income Tax Act 1994.
Changes in Accounting Policies
There have been no changes in accounting policies. All policies have been applied on bases consistent with those used in previous years.
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