Riley Stent. David Humphrey. Albany Creek Cricket Club Inc Issue 1-5 Volume 27 Summer Season

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1 Albany Creek Cricket Club Inc Issue 1-5 Volume 27 Summer Season David Humphrey Full Season Cricketer of the Year Open Division Falcon Hawks Riley Stent Half Season Cricketer of the Year Open Division Sea Hawks

2 The President s Bat Welcome to the third edition of the Hawk Talk. I certainly hope that everyone is enjoying their season so far. The weather hasn t been good these past few weeks with several teams missing three days. Last weekend was our final round for the Pre-Xmas season. The season kicks off again on Saturday 27 th January. The U8 and U9 Friday night competition will probably start the following Friday 2 nd February due to the public holiday on Australia Day, more information will be made available closer to the day. In the U13 to Open Divisions, teams compete for premiership points in Pre-Xmas and Post-Xmas competitions. The Hawks have won two premierships. Congratulations to our U13 Sea Hawks and the U14 Eagle Hawks which have been successful in the Pre-Xmas Competition. A reminder also that our club will be hosting the Under 12 Development Carnival, the Healy Cup, here at South Pine from 8th to 12 th January I will be at the grounds at Brendale each day and would appreciate any assistance from club members, especially if you have children involved in games at Brendale that day. Help is mainly required around lunch, 10.30am to 12.00pm. Games will also be played at Albany Creek State School, Albany Hills State School, Ferny Reserve and Sargents Reserve at Eatons Hill. I m sure some of our younger boys might be interested to come down and have a look over the week. They may be there next year or the year after. Many of our players only play the first half of the season as they have school cricket commitments in the new year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them and their coaches for their efforts thus far and wish them well with their cricket. We hope to have you back again next season. This means that we will have some vacancies in some teams especially in the U12 to U16 age groups so boys if you have mates who have heard of all your exploits and would like to have a go themselves, please contact John Murray, our Registrar and he can fill your teams. We also had some parents in the U8 and U9 grades who only signed up their kids for a half season, not sure whether they would like the game. I know that many of these kids wish to continue so please contact John Murray to make sure you can be in the same team. Over the Christmas break we have several boys who will be competing in Brisbane North Representative teams all over the state. These people are listed in this edition of the Hawk Talk. I would like to wish them well and know that they will be great ambassadors for our club. The club is carrying out repair work to our run-ups in the nets, so there will be some areas that are roped off. Please avoid these areas for the next few weeks to allow the new grass to settle. On behalf of the Hawks Committee and their spouses I would like to wish you all a very happy and safe Xmas and a prosperous New Year. Steve Casey

3 THE SHED OF FAME From the Desk of Karlee Quin Club Statistician U8 to U10 Congratulations to the following players who have received a place in the history of the Albany Creek Cricket Club. These acknowledgements are for the performances achieved in the Junior Cricket Under 8 to Under 10 Grades. NAME TEAM PERFORMANCE SPECIAL PERFORMANCES U8 to U10 Eshaan Raman U10 Black 30 Wickets BOWLING Janelle Pais U10 Green 20 Wickets Jared Winks U10 Black 20 Wickets Eamon Loth U10 White 10 Wickets Danny Costello U9 Green 10 Wickets Dan Marsh U9 Green 10 Wickets James Bigault U8 Black 10 Wickets Cooper Lennon U8 Black 10 Wickets U8 to U10 Nicholas Lawrence U9 White 500 Runs BATTING Ryan Willemse U8 Grey 500 Runs Jake Lennon U10 Grey 250 Runs Lockyer Ward U9 Grey 250 Runs Riley Hoskins U9 Black 250 Runs Congratulations to the following Under 8 to Under 10 players who had amazing performances: Jett Tebbitt Under 9 Grey Hawks 56 n.o. Ryan Willemse Under 8 Grey Hawks 54 Parker Smith Under 10 Black Hawks 6//11 Coby Weir U8 White 100 Runs Mitchell Wallis U8 Green 100 Runs Alexander O Connor U8 Green 100 Runs Mitchell Gordon U9 Blue 100 Runs Harini Paravanithana U9 Blue 100 Runs Craig Davies U9 Grey 100 Runs Throughout the season I prepare almost 400 certificates, so in the rush of the moment, I am bound to get some details wrong. Please let me know if there is a problem with a certificate and I will re-issue it with the correct details. I know how important it is to have the correct name for the player and the team they play in, it s a simple thing to fix.

4 THE SHED OF FAME From the Desk of Kathy Casey Club Statistician U11 to OPEN DIV. Congratulations to the following players who have received a place in the history of the Albany Creek Cricket Club. These acknowledgements are for the performances achieved in the Junior Cricket U11 to Open Division Grades. NAME TEAM PERFORMANCE SPECIAL PERFORMANCES U11 to OPEN David Humphrey Open Falcon Hawks 75 Wickets BOWLING Darcy Herrmann Open Falcon Hawks 30 Wickets Zac Trenerry Open Falcon Hawks 30 Wickets Yash Kapadia U15 Eagle Hawks 20 Wickets Joshua Morrad U13 Falcon Hawks 20 Wickets Thomas Steel U12 Hawks 20 Wickets Edward Pease Open Falcon Hawks 10 Wickets Abhijit Singh Pabla U14 Eagle Hawks 10 Wickets Lachlan Hartshorn U13 Sea Hawks 10 Wickets Andy Corrie U12 Hawks 10 Wickets Griffin Mackenzie U12 Sea Hawks 10 Wickets Jack Smith U12 Sea Hawks 10 Wickets Nick Xides U12 Sea Hawks 10 Wickets Nathan Prince U12 Eagle Hawks 10 Wickets Samuel Caddy-Welsh U11 Eagle Hawks 10 Wickets Steven Hogan U11 Eagle Hawks 10 Wickets Congratulations to the following players who had amazing performances : Daniel O Connor Under 13 Sea Hawks 55 n.o. Matthew Gregory Under 12 Sea Hawks 50 n.o. David Humphrey Open Falcon Hawks 50 n.o. Taylor McKeon Under 12 Sea Hawks 50 Noah Langley U11 Falcon Hawks 10 Wickets U11 to OPEN David Humphrey Open Falcon Hawks 1,250 Runs BATTING Matthew Cook Open Falcon Hawks 500 Runs Ethan Lawson U13 Eagle Hawks 250 Runs Simar Bhambra U12 Sea Hawks 250 Runs Remy Coulter U12 Sea Hawks 250 Runs Cooper James U 11 Night Hawks 250 Runs Throughout the season I prepare almost 400 certificates, so in the rush of the moment, I am bound to get some details wrong. Please let me know if there is a problem with a certificate and I will re-issue it with the correct details. I know how important it is to have the correct name for the player and the team they play in, it s a simple thing to fix.

5 THE SHED OF FAME From the Desk of Kathy Casey Club Statistician U11 to OPEN DIV. Congratulations to the following players who have received a place in the history of the Albany Creek Cricket Club. These acknowledgements are for the performances achieved in the Junior Cricket U11 to Open Division Grades. NAME TEAM PERFORMANCE SPECIAL PERFORMANCES Cont... Tom Searle Open Falcon Hawks 100 Runs Iain Jensen U14 Eagle Hawks 100 Runs Ryan Newton U13 Eagle Hawks 100 Runs Kieran Pye U13 Eagle Hawks 100 Runs Will Patrick U13 Falcon Hawks 100 Runs Carter Simpson U13 Sea Hawks 100 Runs Andy Corrie U12 Hawks 100 Runs Gus Croupcamp U12 Sea Hawks 100 Runs Matthew Gregory U12 Sea Hawks 100 Runs Christopher Roberts U12 Falcon Hawks 100 Runs Eve Young U11 Pink Hawks 100 Runs Samuel Caddy-Welsh U11 Eagle Hawks 100 Runs Jett Jensen U11 Falcon Hawks 100 Runs Riley O Regan U11 Falcon Hawks 100 Runs Jack Meehan U11 Night Hawks 100 Runs

6 Page 6 Test your Cricket Trivia Knowledge 1. Which player from the list below holds the highest average in test cricket? A. Jack Hobbs B. Don Bradman C. Garfield Sobers D. Sachin Tendulkar 2. Which of the listed wicket-keepers has the most stumpings in their respective test careers? A. Rodney Marsh B. Alan Knott C. Bert Oldfield D. Ian Healy 3. What is the highest innings score by a team in Sheffield Shield Cricket? A. WA 902dec B. VIC 1,107 C. NSW 1,288 TAS Rodney Marsh and Dennis Lillee placed a wager on England winning the Unwinnable Test against Australia in Have a guess on what odds were given on the England win. A B C D Who is the former Australian Captain remembered more for crying in public than his cricketing skills? A. Alan Border B. Ian Chappell C. Richie Benaud D. Kim Hughes 6. Who was the infamous under arm bowler in the World Series match against New Zealand? A. Jeff Thompson B. Trevor Chappell C. Dennis Lillee D. Ian Chappell 7. Name the first player to use an Aluminium bat in a test match at the WACA. A. Mark Taylor B. Waqar Younis C. Shivarine Chanderpaul D. Dennis Lillee 8. Who attempted to hit Dennis Lillee in the head with his bat at the WACA? Thankfully he missed! A. Javed Miandad B. Salim Malik C. Imran Khan D. Ahmed Iminagabar 9. Who was the first batsman to wear a motorcycle helmet during his innings? A. Tony Greig B. Ian Botham C. Justin Langer D. Sunil Gavaskar 10. What colour shirt did the Australian Cricket team wear during the 1st ever World Series Cup? A. Yellow B. Blue/Red C. Green D. White Answers on Back Page

7 Page 7 UNDER 11 HAWKS 21 & 28/10/ st Inn 2 nd Inn 67 9/94 Valley Blue 7/336 Batting: Jadyn Ishwariah 22 Danny Melloy 13 Noah Hudson 12 Bowling: Jared Stevens 2/13 Daniel Melloy 1/16 Jadyn Ishwariah 1/19 Fielding: Catches from Elijah Walsh and Sriram Nadipalli. Run out to Srikrishna Nadipalli. GAME REPORT: Another good game for the boys, but against a very competent opposition. An excellent caught and bowled by Ram to finish off the game. Special mention also to Josh E who managed 0/8 off his 4 overs. The boys need to improve in the field but worked well as a team. Man of the Match: Sriram Nadipalli Darren Potts / Diane Melloy Wet Weather Information is posted on Facebook, so don t forget to... Albany Creek Hawks Brisbane North Junior Cricket Association From our Gold Sponsors Warehouse Cricket Association & Your Team Coach or Team Manager will notify you of any cancellations as soon as possible, once the notification has been received.

8 Page 8 Friday 17/11/2017 UNDER 8 BLACK HAWKS 17/11/ st Inn Albany Creek White Hawks Batting: Mitchell 17 Tommy 11 Max 10 Bowling: Tommy 0/13 James 1/19 Kai 1/16 GAME REPORT: The boys showed just how far their skills have improved this year with some very tight fielding and bowling, including two impressive run outs by James and Kai. As we have come to expect, Mitchell had yet another stellar innings with the bat and led the run charge with a top score of 17. Although unlucky not to find the boundary, James also showed exceptional skill with the bat and wooed the crowd with some fantastic pull shots. Rod / Steve UNDER 8 BLUE HAWKS 17/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Red Hawks Batting: Lachlan Crooks 30 Ben Turton 21 Hayden Lean 19 Mitchell Gordon 18 Bowling: Lachlan Crooks 1/7 Aiden Grim 0/6 Hayden Lean 0/10 Fielding: Hayden, Aiden and Axel with one run out each GAME REPORT: The boys played a great game of cricket tonight. An extremely close game, with some very tight bowling at the end, including a maiden over by Hayden. The runs scored were evenly distributed between all the players and a real improvement in their batting and bowling is showing. Grant Gordon

9 Page 9 UNDER 8 GREEN HAWKS 17/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Grey Hawks Batting: Mitchell Wallis 26 Baxter Smith 17 Noah Cooper 17 Bowling: Alex O Connor 2/2 Noah Cooper 2/8 Anastasia Brandon 0/6 Fielding: Anastasia Brandon x 1 run out, Mitchell Wallis x 1 run out, Baxter Smith x 1 run out GAME REPORT: Good game tonight and the Grey Hawks played really well. Our batting was solid again just our bowling and fielding was a little off tonight. Some good run outs and throwing and encouragement between the team is great. James UNDER 8 GREY HAWKS 17/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Green Hawks Batting: Ryan Willemse 37 Noah Eichmann 34 Lachlan Manttan 17 Bowling: Fraser Ferguson 1/3 Noah Eichmann 0/8 Fielding: Awesome run-outs from Samson and Ryan with direct hits. GAME REPORT: Yet another great team performance Grey Hawks especially the middle order batting led by Noah and closed out by Lachlan and Ryan. Scott Eichmann

10 Page 10 UNDER 8 RED HAWKS 17/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Green Hawks Batting: Ansh Gidh 27 Charlie Ellison 12 Oliver Dahl 11 Bowling: Matteo Betts 1/30 Oliver Dahl 1/10 Hudson Morley 1/13 GAME REPORT: This week was a bit of a turning point for the mighty Red Hawks, with nearly every player playing what coach Mark believes to be their best shot of the season so far Ethan and Max both caressed beautiful cover drives to the boundary, Seb and Matteo both played blazing cut shots, Charlie smashed one straight down the ground for four, skipper Hudson played by far his best innings of the year, whipping the ball off his pads into the on side ball after ball, Oliver smashed a cracking boundary to the square leg fence, and it was hard to say which was Ansh s best shot as he piled on three more sixes to his growing tally. It was a long overdue man-of-the-match award for Ansh who once again top scored with 27, and continues to shine with bat in hand. But the great form with the bat was matched by some equally impressive performance with the ball, as each bowler also bowled some of their best line and length deliveries, and those still working to straighten out the arm all did so more and more. The Bett s boys were the biggest improvers, demonstrating what some good old homework and backyard practice will do, and with a few more week s training I m sure will be scuttling the opposition batsmen. Oliver bowled with some real pace to finish with great figures of 1 for 10, Hudson backed up his batting with attacking bowling to take 1 for 13, and Matteo made our other breakthrough with 1 for 30. We had a couple more run outs and some more great celebrating. Actually, the celebrating has now probably gone too far! Watch the Aussies on TV boys you will never see teammates tacking each other on or off the field! A few high fives and pats on the back will do us just fine. Nice work and good luck next week! Mark Ellison / Belinda Morley

11 Page 11 UNDER 8 WHITE HAWKS 17/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Black Hawks Batting: Coby Weir 23 Armaan Anand 19 Hudson Clothery 18 Bowling: Hudson Clothery 2/3 Coby Weir 1/6 Fielding: Run-Outs to Armaan Anand, Arvin Anand, Chase Hoffman, Coby Weir; Catch to Arman Anand UNDER 9 BLACK HAWKS 17/11/ st Inn Albany Creek White Hawks Batting: Riley Hosking 38 Aiden Bowers 27 Bayliss Hall 20 Bowling: Riley Brown 2/7 Aiden Bowers 1/13 Riley Hosking 1/25 Fielding: A very nice catch was taken by Shoni Pyne and the bowling provided several more chances, no worries they will all be held soon enough. Good talk on the field encouraging each bowler. GAME REPORT: Having lost the toss the team put in a good bowling /fielding innings with lots of shots at the stumps, trying for catches. Riley Brown had good success with tight bowling. Riley Hosking had some more good times with the bat hitting one six into the car park for our first lost ball of the season. Man Of the Match was Bayliss Hall for steady batting / bowling and good effort in the field. Ross Hosking / Nicole Hall

12 Page 12 UNDER 9 BLUE HAWKS 17/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Grey Hawks Batting: Preston Lovell 23 Zane Smith 14 Milla Bakrkar 12 Bowling: Preston Lovell 1/2 Harini Paranavithana 1/13 Cooper Bailey 1/18 Fielding: Run-Outs to Preston Lovell, Zane Smith, Cooper Bailey, Sakith Paranavithana UNDER 9 GREEN HAWKS 17/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Red Hawks Batting: Jake Brind 40 Matthew Gibson 16 Sean Lavery 16 Dan Marsh 16 Bowling: Jake Brind 1/4 Harry Cook 1/4 Danny Costello 0/6 Hayden Wiltshire 0/6 Fielding: A focused effort in the field yielded ten runouts with three to Jake Brind, two each to Harry Cook and Danny Costello and one each to Matthew Gibson, Dan Marsh and Sean Lavery. GAME REPORT: They boys were asked to focus on their concentration and focus in the field, being careful to keep quiet during the bowler s run-up. Most boys got a reasonable start, however the innings was highlighted by Jake Brind who top-scored with 40 runs a piece, backed on 16 runs each by Sean Lavery, Dan Marsh and Matthew Gibson. Fielding was desperate and yielded 10 run-outs with three to Jake Brind, two each to Harry Cook and Danny Costello and one each to Matthew Gibson, Dan Marsh and Sean Lavery. Harry Cook and Jake Brind each took 1/4, accompanied by both Danny Costello and Hayden Wiltshire with 0/6. This week also resulted in the least number of wides for the team for the season so far. Our man of the match was Jake Brind who had a great all-round game with bat, ball and fielding. Adam Brind / Darren Wiltshire

13 Page 13 UNDER 9 GREY HAWKS 17/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Blue Hawks Batting: JETT TEBBIT 56* Oliver Smith 22 Jayden Briggs 15 Bowling: Lockyer Ward 15 Craig Davies 12 Yianni Flaskos 2/8 Jayden Briggs 1/16 William MacTaggart 0/9 Fielding: Some great diving saves in the field tonight made finding the boundary tough for the Blue Hawks. The throws back into the stumps were accurate and powerful creating 5 run out opportunities. 2 each for both Jayden and William. GAME REPORT: Clear skies and bright lights, perfect for Cricket on Friday night. We lost the toss and were sent in to bat. Our openers quickly padded up and marched to the crease with intent. A quick start was what we needed and a quick start was what we got, 6 sixes and 3 fours in the first 2 overs, you got to risk it to get the biscuit. The middle order kept the runs ticking along nicely and when Craig came in at number 6 knowing we needed to up the run rate he didn t fail to disappoint. The highlight was a beautiful cover drive off the meat of the bat that raced to the boundary for 4. The Australian selectors would of been in ore. Jayden and Oliver kept the tail wagging, setting up a great finish to the innings. When it was our turn to bowl, the boys took the new ball with confidence, as bowling has been the main focus at training. Fingers down the seam, straight arm and eyes on the prize. Incredibly we nearly had our second hat trick in as many weeks when Yianni sent 2 swinging yorkers down in a row crashing into middle stump. The hattrick ball was right on the money but was defended out magnificently. This amazing spell of bowling was backed up brilliantly in the field. With every wicket that fell, the celebrations got louder, out of control at times, enough to make the schoolies envious. Probably the best all round performance of the season, well done to all. Dave Davies /Darren Tebbit

14 Page 14 Saturday 18/11/2017 UNDER 10 BLACK HAWKS 18/11/ st Inn 108 St. Pauls School 1 Batting: Louis Marais 27 Quinn Walton 27 Parker Smith 20 Bowling: James Magill-Connell 4/3 Jarrod Winks 4/10 Samuel Magill-Connell 3/11 Fielding: Catches to Eshaan, Jarrod, Louis, Parker and Quinn. Runouts to Eshaan (2), Jarrod, Jett and Quinn and one stumping to Quinn. GAME REPORT: With the rain around and some rain interruptions we were fortunate to be entertained by a great bowling and fielding display form our team. I couldn t ask for more and all the boys fired on all cylinders. Well done guys. Circumstances was not great and truly difficult to score runs predominantly in running and not boundaries our batters were on top with running between the wickets. The hard work is paying off guys, keep up the good work! Leon Marais / Mani Raman UNDER 10 GREY HAWKS 18/11/ st Inn Wilston North Batting: Andy Klein 35 Jed McDonald-Holl 22 Bowling: Dean Keys 2/18 Mason Gould 1/7 Fielding: Catches by Jett & Luke. R/outs by Luke (2), Mason (2), Jim and Jett GAME REPORT: A very entertaining game. Wilson came out swinging and rocked our fielders early on. Our bowlers slowly got on top and excellent runouts halted their momentum. Great batting performances by many boys particularly top of the order and our last 2 who performed well under pressure in an exciting run chase. Bevan Dunlop

15 Page 15 UNDER 10 WHITE HAWKS 18/11/ st Inn 13 Toombul Red 110 Batting: Noah Wedgewood 6 Tobi Rinaldi 6 Ollie Douyere 6 Bowling: Jude Lee 3/9 Tyler Sullivan 2/6 Hunter Quigley 1/4 Fielding: Challenging conditions in the field with a wet surface and the ball being hit with some force by the opposing batsmen. Even considering this, the entire team had their best day in the field with some excellent committed stopping of balls, catches and run outs. Special mentions to Eamon (Captain for the day) for his excellent run-out to start the game, Tyler for an great run out & Jude for both a awesome run-out and caught and bowled. GAME REPORT: Challenging game with wet conditions to commence than heavy rain falling during the middle of our batting innings to wash the game out. Overall the team s performance in the field and bowling was the best performance of the year. There was excellent bowling by Jude (Man of the Match), Tyler & Hunter. Although our innings was cut short there were also some outstanding efforts with the bat, Noah having his best innings of the year and Tobi hitting his first boundary for the season and also having his best innings of the year. Well done White Hawks great game. Jason Faull Saturday 11 & 18/11/2017 Warehouse C1 11 & 18/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 5/120 Ferny Districts 85 Batting: Lachlan Bird 40 Heath Gulliver 31 Liam Hinze 14 Bowling: Chris Bird 2/1 Zac Willis 2/12 Josh Burton 1/3 Fielding: Catches to Liam Hinze and David Stanes Michael Hinze

16 Page 16 Friday 24/11/2017 UNDER 8 BLACK HAWKS 24/11/ st Inn Albany Creek White Hawks Batting: Max 25 Cooper 24 Kai 19 Bowling: Cooper 2/24 James 1/16 Kai 0/10 GAME REPORT: In their closest game of the year, all the boys showed exceptional skill with the bat and ball. Although Max and Cooper led the run charge, Mitchell deserves a special mention. He showed just what an impressive batsman he is by not relinquishing a wicket despite facing some very fast pace and taking the heat for the rest of the boys. Cooper and James took all the team s wickets by clean bowling their opposition batsmen. Due to his consistency with bat and ball, and yet another impressive innings with an array of shots, James proudly took home man of the match. Rod / Steve UNDER 8 BLUE HAWKS 24/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Green Hawks Batting: Lachlan Crooks 24 Ben Turton 18 Hayden Lean 20 Bowling: Lachlan 1/12 Aiden Grims 1/16 Axel McCabe 0/13 Fielding: Lachlan x 1 Catch (caught and bowled); Ben x 2 run-outs GAME REPORT: A tough game for the boys tonight, but they never stopped trying. Good batting contributions from all players. It's great to see all the players bowling improving with their actions and accuracy. Grant Gordon

17 Page 17 UNDER 8 GREEN HAWKS 24/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Blue Hawks Batting: Mitchell Wallis 35 Alex O Connor 23 Noah Cooper 22 Bowling: Baxter Smith 2/15 Noah Cooper 1/6 Mitchell Wallis 1/10 Fielding: Mitchell Wallis x 3 run outs, Micaiah Newsome x 1 run out, Freya Newsome x 1 run out, Noah Cooper x 1 run out, Alex O Connor x 1 catch GAME REPORT: Great game tonight by both sides. We bowled first and did a good job fielding and helping the bowlers. More accurate bowling tonight which was pleasing to see. Everyone scored double figures tonight batting which is a great effort. Fantastic running between the wickets also. James UNDER 8 GREY HAWKS 24/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Black Hawks Batting: Ryan Willemse 24 Noah Eichmann 22 Ethan Ferguson 17 Bowling: Finn Greenhalf 1/16 Fielding: Great team work from Ethan and Ryan in the field tonight. GAME REPORT: Very proud of the team work displayed by the Grey Hawks tonight. Well done Samson hitting the winning 4! Scott Eichmann

18 Page 18 UNDER 9 BLACK HAWKS 24/11/ st Inn 191 Albany Creek Red Hawks 139 Batting: Aiden Bowers 46 Shoni Pyne 42 Riley Hosking 38 Bowling: Riley Hosking 1/10 Vincent James 1/14 Shoni Pyne 1/19 Fielding: A long night in the field with few catching or run out chances to keep the boys thinking. Bowling is improving just need to target the stumps and keep those arms straight boys. Great concentration and technique shown by Bailey Purcell 1/25. GAME REPORT: Winning the toss tonight Bat first was the call. It was the best night so far with excellent calling and running between wickets. Looking for singles we ended up posting our best score so far. Every one getting double figures in the book awesome effort. Man Of the Match was Vincent James for improved batting / bowling and good effort in the field. Ross Hosking / Nicole Hall UNDER 9 BLUE HAWKS 24/11/ st Inn Albany Creek White Hawks Batting: Preston 28 Cooper 9 Zane 9 Bowling: Harini 1/24 Preston 1/10 Zane 1/11 GAME REPORT: Captain for the match was Cooper, we lost the toss and the White Hawks chose to bat. The improvement in the accuracy of the kids bowling is improving every week with most balls landing on the pitch. The team fielded well with a few hot chances grassed. The Blue Hawks batted well up against some fine fast bowling from the White Hawks. Great team spirit amongst the Blue Hawks always supporting, encouraging each other and celebrating the team successes. Mark & Andrea Bailey

19 Page 19 UNDER 9 GREEN HAWKS 24/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Grey Hawks Batting: Danny Costello 21 Hayden Wiltshire 18 Dan Marsh 14 Matthew Gibson 11 Bowling: Dan Marsh 2/16 Jake Brind 1/4 Hayden Wiltshire 1/15 Fielding: Three runouts with one each to Harry Cook, Matthew Gibson and Danny Costello. GAME REPORT: The boys had a tough night with the bat however they maintained disciplined bowling and fielding from the previous week. Danny Costello top scored with 21 followed by Hayden Wiltshire with 18, Dan Marsh 14 and Matthew Gibson 11. Fielding was energetic with a runout each to Matthew Gibson, Harry Cook and Danny Costello. Dan Marsh managed 2/16, Jake Brind with 1/4 and Hayden Wiltshire with 1/15. Our man of the match was Hayden Wiltshire who had a strong all-round game and impressed the Coach with his foot movement whilst batting. Adam Brind / Darren Wiltshire UNDER 9 WHITE HAWKS 24/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Blue Hawks Batting: Jack O'Sullivan 29 Mitchell Ring 26* William Garr 26 Bowling: Nicholas Lawrence 1/0 Jack O'Sullivan 1/8 Kyan Lloyd 1/15 Fielding: Great fielding boy all the boys restricting the runs and one fantastic runout by William Garr. GAME REPORT: Consistency, consistency and improvement. That s the White Hawks again this week. They are all playing so well and turning up for each other every week. Mitchell Ring was again putting the balls out past the boundary whenever he could with a smashing 29 runs. Even William Garr stroked up his highest score for the season so far with a solid 26 runs. Man Of the Match went to Nicholas Lawrence for his amazing maiden over bowling of 1 for 0 off 3 overs. John Ring / Darren Coleman

20 Page 20 UNDER 9 RED HAWKS 24/11/ st Inn Albany Creek Blue Hawks Batting: Max Douglas 35 Sebastian Betts 35 Ansh Gidh 29 Bowling: Matteo Betts 1/55 GAME REPORT: With just six players it was always going to be a battle tonight, and the big tough Black Hawk boys lived up to expectations, batting first and blazing 192 runs in their 16 overs. It was a tough night for a bowlers who struggled for line and length, and to defend the short boundaries with just two fielders on each side of the wicket. Matteo Betts made our only breakthrough, when he deceived a Black Hawk with a low straight one clean bowling him. So we were a bit worried going out to bat chasing such a big total, and having not performed so well with the ball. But wow! Didn t we turn things around with the willow in hand! First it was Max smashing his first 6 of the season on his way to a mammoth 35, with great support from Charlie at the top of the order hitting three fours on his way to 25. Ansh then hit two more 6s as he raced to 29, and Hudson apanked his frist two boundaries of the season on his way to a well-crafted 20. But just when we thought it couldn t get any better, Seb then came out and hit his first four of the season, and then his second, and then his third, and his fourth, and blow me down he just kept going, smashing his fifth and then sixth boundary to top score with Max on 35 and earn himself man of the match! All up our six stars piled on 151 runs for the best total of the season. The key was every batsman really watching the ball closely each time and making sure they got bat on ball. A great sign of things to come! Mark Ellison / Belinda Morley

21 Page 21 Saturday 25/11/2017 UNDER 10 GREY HAWKS 25/11/ st Inn 137 Albany Creek 112 Batting: Andy Klein 35 Jed McDonald Holl 22 Bowling: Dean Keys 2/18 Mason Gould 1/7 Fielding: Catches by Jett & Luke. R/outs by Luke (2), Mason (2), Jim and Jett GAME REPORT: A very entertaining game. Wilson came out swinging and rocked our fielders early on. Our bowlers slowly got on top and excellent runouts halted their momentum. Great batting performances by many boys particularly top of the order and our last 2 who performed well under pressure in an exciting run chase. Bevan Dunlop UNDER 10 WHITE HAWKS 25/11/ st Inn 69 Albany Creek 86 Batting: Hunter Quigley 12 Eka Merchant 11 Varish Shah 8 Bowling: Jude Lee 1/3 Ollie Douyere 1/9 Seb Soden 0/7 Fielding: Another strong performance in the field keeping the opposition below triple figures. Some excellent ground fielding and some awesome run outs from Seb, Eamon & Eka. GAME REPORT: Overall a very evenly fought game with the result going down to the wire. Hunter again had another strong game with both bat & ball, Jude and Ollie both bowled well taking wickets. Our player of the match Eka had a great all round game in the field, bowling and batting. Well done White Hawks. Jason Faull

22 Page 22 Saturday 25/11/2017 UNDER 10 BLACK HAWKS 25/11/ st Inn 90 Valley Pelicans 45 Batting: Quinn Walton 25 Louis Marais 24 Parker Smith 15 Bowling: PARKER SMITH 6/11 Jarrod Winks 3/9 Max Crawford 1/8 Fielding: Catches to Max Crawford, Max Deluca, Louis and Parker. Eshaan. Runouts to Jarrod, Jett, Louis, Max Crawford and Sam and one stumping to Louis. GAME REPORT: The game clearly showed how fielding can change a game. Good fielding with four run outs from consecutive balls made that the opposition stopped running. All opportunities were used with stunning catches by Max Crawford and Louis. Batting was very good with bowling received and fielders always in the way on a slow outfield making scoring of boundaries extremely difficult. Good job guys! Leon Marais / Mani Raman Junior Post-Christmas Season player registrations are now accepted for players wishing to play between January and March Please contact us for information: accc@albanycreekcricketclub.com.au

23 Page 23 UNDER 11 PINK HAWKS 25/11/ st Inn 59 Valley Blue 70 Batting: Trinity Rohl 18 Grace Mackenzie 16 Caitlin Pitt 10 Bowling: Eve Young 2/13 GAME REPORT: A game where the Pink Hawks won on total runs by one run, however wickets lost, particularly some runouts, gave us a total score short of the opposition. Overall a very pleasing effort as the girls continue to improve with the batting and bowling, with the focus on scoring runs starting to pay dividends. Nice work to the team. Andrew Francey Saturday 18 & 25/11/2017 UNDER 11 EAGLE HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 7/120 Sandgate Redcliffe Hohns 8/117 Batting: Steven Hogan 36* Cooper Ruthenberg 14* Andrew Mendelow 10 Bowling: Nell Schoeman 2/5 Steven Hogan 2/11 Jani Martin 1/6 Fielding: Catches to Jani Martin (2), Steven Hogan; Run-outs to Jani Martin, Steven Hogan

24 Page 24 UNDER 11 FALCON HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 5/198 Valley Green 9/98 Batting: Noah Langley 36* Jett Barker 30* Riley O Regan 28* Bowling: Jack Stent 3/8 Jett Jensen 1/1 Jett Barker 1/6 Fielding: A better bowling effort this week with generally much straighter bowling. A special mention to Jonathon who is improving every week. Good ground fielding and catching and a great run out by Noah for the last wicket to seal the win. GAME REPRORT: The game was reduced to a one-day game and another good win by the boys. Some great, controlled batting with four retirements and two not outs while still achieving a good run rate. The boys then defended their total well with some straight bowling. Mark Durkin UNDER 11 HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 9/67 Valley Gold 9/161 Batting: Elijah Walsh 27 Sriram Nadipalli 10 Srikrishna Nadipalli 8 Bowling: Elijah Walsh 2/4 Kye Potts 1/9 Daniel Melloy / Jared Stevens 1/12 Fielding: Catches from Josh E and Sriram Nadipalli. 2 run outs to Srikrishna Nadipalli. GAME REPORT: Another good game for the boys, but some early wickets lost our momentum in the batting. Elijah steadied the batting with a good score. Ram took an amazing catch in the slips. Man of the Match: Elijah Walsh Darren Potts / Diane Melloy

25 Page 25 UNDER 11 KESTREL HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st nd Inn Inn 2 71 Ferny Red 3/191 Batting: Ryan Out 10* Neev Kapadia 6 Bowling: Neev Kapadia 1/7 Priyaay Patel 1/21 Priyam Patel 0/1 Fielding: Catch to Guy Kettle; Run-Out to Neev Kapadia Harry Rainbird / Shane Adams UNDER 11 NIGHT HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 2/156 Wilston Norths Yellow 129 Batting: Henry Patrick 32 Cooper James 26 Sean Van Breda 25 Bowling: Cooper James 2/8 Sam Patrick 1/4 Ragesh Ramanalingham 1/5 Fielding: Some great catches this match with Sean and Cohen taking a catch and Sam taking a catch as wicket keeper. Declan also performed a run out. GAME REPORT: Sam, Cooper, Sean, Harry Henry, and Cohen were all not out for the match. Cooper, Henry and Sean had an outstanding batting game all hitting over 25 each and not out. Cooper had a good bowling game again taking 2 wickets for 8 runs. Henry, Harry, Jacob, Jackson, Ragesh, Sean and Sam all took a wicket each. Man of the match: Sean Van Breda Rod Shaw / Ross Duncan / Dean Wiseman

26 Page 26 UNDER 11 SEA HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn Valley Silver 5/61 3/35 Batting: Mitchell Graham 35* Spencer Rainbird 12* Zachary Rogers 8* Bowling: Tristan Cruwys 2/0 Mitchell Graham 2/3 Zachary Rogers 1/4 Matthew Hale 1/4 Fielding: Catches to Luke Marsh, Spencer Rainbird, Tristan Cruwys UNDER 12 EAGLE HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 4/159 St Pauls School 5/133 Batting: Noah Bunney 31* Sandave Withanage 30* Jacob Turner 20 Bowling: Sandave Withanage 1/1 Findley Jones 1/9 Ned Shackel 1/10

27 Page 27 UNDER 12 FALCON HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 7/104 Valley Purple 99 Batting: Alexander Goodwin 21* Aum Surani 14* Reuben Perry 10 Bowling: Benjamin Reading 2/7 Aum Surani 2/9 Luc Jacobsen 2/10 Fielding: Catches to Christopher Roberts, Alexander Goodwin, Luc Jacobsen, Frances Goodwin UNDER 12 HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 7/98 Bald Hills Lawnton 8/139 Batting: Thomas Lawrence 15* Flynn Connolly 14 Bowling: Darcy Franklin 2/13 Flynn Connolly 1/8 Fielding: Thomas Steel was on fire in the field taking three great catches for the innings. GAME REPORT: After being washed out the previous week the match turned into a one day game and after winning the toss the Hawks sent the opposition into bat. Bald Hills started well seeing off the new ball to be only one down at drinks but after the break it was Thomas Steel who sparked the side with some great catching in the field to slow their run rate. As it has been all season wickets were shared amongst the team with Darcy Franklin topping the bowling with 2/13. It was then the Hawks turn to bat with both Thomas Lawrence and Flynn Paine retiring not out however with the run rate climbing and the Hawks chasing quick runs any chance of victory was stopped when Thomas Steel was brilliantly run out and Flynn Connolly stumped slowing the Hawks momentum to eventually fall short of Bald Hills total. Tony Franklin / Craig Lawrence

28 Page 28 UNDER 12 SEA HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 4/380 St Patricks Blue 146 5/107 Batting: MATTHEW GREGORY 50* TAYLOR MCKEON 50 Simar Bhambra 39* Benjamin Clark 37* Nick Xides 36* Remy Coulter 34* Danny Blessen 33* Bowling: Mathew Gregory 2/6 Danny Blessen 2/16 1/2 Jack Smith 2/19 Fielding: Catches to Matthew Gregory (2), Nick Xides (2), Jack Smith, Danny Blessen UNDER 13 EAGLE HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 6/170 Sandgate Redcliffe Pyne 184 Batting: Kieran Pye 30 Joshua Nevill 26* Ethan Lawson 16* Ryan Newton 16* Bowling: Thomas Francey 3/38 Mitchell Petersen 2/29 Liam Ney 1/8 Fielding: Catches to Ethan Lawson, Mitchell Petersen, Nicolas Falzon, Thomas Francey; Run-Outs to Kieran Pye, Mitchell Petersen, Nicolas Falzon

29 Page 29 UNDER 13 FALCON HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st nd Inn Inn 2 7/106 Valley Purple 4/64 Batting: Jayden Deekolu 32* Mason Webster 15* Hayden Bidgood 13 Bowling: Sam Wallis 1/0 Joshua Morrad 1/5 Max Kerrison 1/12 Samuel Edwards 1/13 Fielding: Catches to Joshua Morrad, Sam Wallis, Samuel Edwards, Jayden Deekolu Corie & Cassie Morrad UNDER 13 SEA HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st nd Inn Inn 2 8/173 Valley Orange 8/127 Batting: DANIEL O CONNOR 55* Luke Brandon 10 Carter Simpson 9 Bowling: Lachlan Hartshorn 3/4 Hayden O Connor 1/5 Kushmika Maddekandage 1/8 Justin Wade 1/9 Fielding: Catches to Justin Wade, Dylan O Connor, Tayn Poulson, Kushmika Maddekandage

30 Page 30 UNDER 14 EAGLE HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st Inn nd Inn 2 7/141 Ferny Red 6/138 Batting: Daniel Marais 35* Adam Basson 22 Iain Jensen 19 Bowling: Bradley Sachse 2/11 Benjamin Castle 1/6 Preston Jones 1/7 Fielding: Good runouts to Rohan Joshi and Daniel Marais as well as two stumpings to Adam Basson and a catch apiece to Iain Jensen and Adam Basson GAME REPRORT: This was a one-day game due to the rain cancellation the previous Saturday. Ferny Red won the toss and elected to bat. The first innings saw an early run out by Rohan Joshi as Ferny Red settled in to bat, scoring a steady 90 runs before the next run out by Daniel Marais. A stumping followed shortly after by Adam Basson and the hawks looked to have a firm hold on the game. In the 23 rd over the 4 th wicket fell at 121 runs with a good catch by Adam Basson. Bradley Sachse bowled the final over with the Hawks getting 2 wickets in the final over a stumping to Adam Basson and a catch to Iain Jensen. Commendable bowling figures Bradley Sachse with 2/11, Daniel Marais with 0/5 off 4, Iain Jensen with 0/2 and once again, Benjamin Castle with 1/6. Ferny s final score was 138. The Hawks turn to bat came and Adam Basson and Daniel Marais made a good opening partnership of 56, each with totals of 22 and 35 runs respectively. Wickets fell relatively quickly after the loss of Adam with the next 3 wickets falling in 7 overs. A good partnership of 36 between Thomas Aitken and Iain Jensen pathed the Hawk s way to victory. The final score of 141 meant a well-deserved victory for the Hawks. Francois Basson / John Jensen UNDER 14 HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st nd Inn Inn Sandgate Redcliffe Stackpole 1/213 Batting: William Lofgren 45 Zac Trenerry 37 Blake Schramm 12 Bowling: Zac Trenerry 1/23 William Quinn 0/3 Carlin Donaghey 0/7 Fielding: Catch to Liam Hagarty

31 Page 31 UNDER 15 EAGLE HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st nd Inn Inn 2 7/95 The Lakes Blue 4/186 Batting: Nichoas Graham 37* Tristan Erasmus 15 Jackson Simpson 11 Bowling: Yash Kapadia 2/13 Tim Cook 1/7 Timothy Newsome 1/8 Fielding: Catch to Jackson Simpson Andrew Francey OPEN FALCON HAWKS 18 & 25/11/ st nd Inn Inn /79 St Pauls School 5/201 Batting: DAVID HUMPHREY 35 50* Matthew Cook 17 Harrison Searle 9* Tom Hopper 8 Bowling: David Humphrey 1/14 Steven Johnston 1/15 Tom Searle 1/16 Fielding: Catches to Harrison Searle, Jack Lofgren; Stumping to Darcy Herrmann John Murray

32 Page 32 Friday 01/12/2017 UNDER 8 GREY HAWKS 01/12/ st Inn Albany Creek Batting: RYAN WILLEMSE 54 Noah Eichmann 35 Lachlan Manttan 29 Bowling: Lachlan Manttan 0/4 Fraser Ferguson 0/5 Fielding: Awesome fielding and concentration from all the boys tonight in particular Samson. GAME REPORT: Great finish to the first half of the season Grey Hawks with Ryan opening up with 54 and Noah and Lachlan finishing the innings with a great partnership. Scott Eichmann UNDER 8 GREEN HAWKS 01/12/ st Inn Albany Creek Black Hawks Batting: Mitchell Wallis 40 Alex O Connor 22 Cooper Swan 21 Bowling: Baxter Smith 2/11 Mitchell Wallis 1/3 Noah Cooper 1/4 Fielding: Anastasia Brandon x 2 runouts, Mitchell Wallis x 1 runout & 1 catch, Baxter Smith x 1 runout, Freya Newsome x 1 runout GAME REPORT: Great game by the team tonight. Thank you to Mikey for playing for the other team tonight and he did a great job. Our batting again was very good with everyone scoring well. Bowling was fantastic, accurate, and not a lot of wides. Fielding was awesome, fielders really backing up the bowling and a lot of run outs! Well played to the Black Hawks, they only had five of their regular side and did some great work in the field. Merry Christmas everyone! James Swan

33 Page 33 UNDER 9 GREY HAWKS 01/12/ st Inn Albany Creek White Hawks Batting: Jett Tebbit 40 Lockyer Ward 32* Yianni Flaskos 14 Bowling: Jett Tebbit 2/4 Jayden Briggs 2/8 Lockyer Ward 0/7 Fielding: The final game for this half of the season and we left the best fielding effort for last, with 6 runouts and 2 catches to support some superb bowling. Jayden got 2 of the runout, whilst Will, Oliver, Jett and Lockyer each had one just shows how sharp the boys have become, with everyone backing up and doing things together for the team! GAME REPORT: As the final game draw to a close, who could ask for a better game. The final result was decided by 1 run! The boys have really had a good half season. On an evening which promised lots of interest it sure delivered. The Grey s won the toss and elected to field first. The opposition provided some stiff competition against spirited bowling and fielding, with our boys doing their best to contain them. However once we took to the willow in the face of great fielding, the wind started to gently blow across the pitch, but the runs started to mount. In the end, all of the boys contributed. Most noticeable was how improved they were in calling for the run! In the end cricket won. But it is with great reluctance that we have to say goodbye to 4 members of our team for the second half of the season. Thank you boys for all of your efforts and contributions your coaches have enjoyed having you and we look forward to you coming back at the start of the next season 18/19. For the boys who are staying for the second half, have a good rest, practise those bowling actions, keep those heads steady and see you at the end of January! We shall have some newbies to show the ropes in the near future. Have a Merry Christmas to all of you! Dave Davies / Darren Tebbit

34 Page 34 UNDER 9 BLACK HAWKS 01/12/ st Inn Albany Creek Batting: Riley Hosking 33 Aiden Bowers 29 Bailey Purcell 21 Bowling: Riley Hosking 2/7 Riley Brown 1/35 Vincent James 1/37 Fielding: Two run outs tonight, 1each to Riley Hosking & Bayliss Hall. GAME REPORT: Last game for Lads have improved over the first half of the season with good calling/running between wickets, teamwork on field and bowling at the wickets. We look forward to the next half of the season to get even better! Man Of the Match was Aiden Bowers for starting the batting off in great form pushing singles and leading from the front as captain. UNDER 9 Ross Hosking / Nicole Hall WHITE HAWKS 01/12/ st Inn Albany Creek Grey Hawks Batting: Mitchell Ring 38* Jack O'Sullivan 27 Kyan Lloyd 27 Bowling: Jack O'Sullivan 1/3 Mitchell Ring 1/9 Kyan Lloyd 1/18 Noah Coleman 1/32 William Garr 1/43 Fielding: The White Hawks started a little patchy in the field but finished the game magnificently. Two catches, Jack O Sullivan (1) and Mitchell Ring (1). Three Runouts, Kyan Lloyd (1), Jack O Sullivan (1) and Mitchell Ring (1). GAME REPORT: Last game of the first half of the season was a ripper. The Grey s and the Whites battled out for a real close game. Nothing much between these two sides. The white hawks held their nerve and put in s solid performance all round. Great batting by Mitchell Ring with the top score of 38 not out. Wonderful bowling by all the boys with five wickets taken of deliveries and two of them were magnificent catches. Man Of the Match went to Jack O'Sullivan for his amazing catch, solid batting and outstanding Bowling. Well done boys and see you in the New Year!! John Ring / Darren Coleman

35 Page 35 UNDER 9 RED HAWKS 01/12/ st Inn Albany Creek Batting: Ansh Gidh 19 Charlie Ellison 14 Max & Ethan 13 Bowling: Oliver Dahl 1/5 Hudson Morley 1/11 Matteo Betts 1/30 GAME REPORT: So a quick match summary and then a half-season re-cap: Batting first we struggled to follow up our great performance from last week, but Ansh (19), Charlie (14), Max & Ethan (13) and the ever improving Seb and Hudson (11) all made it to double figures with some good batsmanship. Then it was the bowling that really improved this week, with each bowler working on their own specific goal, and all performing well. Ollie slowed down to concentrate on line and length and was rewarded with the great figures of 1-5. Ansh bowled beautifully to have 0-4 and was robbed of a wicket from a horrible umpiring decision!. But it was Matteo and Hudson who earned themselves joint man-of-the match through their continued improvement with both bat and ball. Matteo played a couple of lovely cut shots, and then bowled much better to take 1-30, and Hudson continues to take wickets (1-30) to back up his great batting performances from the last three weeks. So, at the half way stage of the season all Red Hawk men have come along leaps and bounds with their sill and confidence. So keep working on your straight arm bowling (brush ear Matteo, side-on Max, front arm Ansh, watch target Seb, straight arm Ollie, both arms together Hudson, head up and follow through Charlie, keep up the good work metronome Ethan!!), and hitting straight and making sure you get bat on ball every ball when batting, at the beach / backyard / garage, or wherever else you are playing and practicing over the holidays. And see you all back bigger and better in 2018! Mark Ellison / Belinda Morley

36 Page 36 UNDER 10 Saturday 02/12/2017 GREY HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 134 Everton Comets 78 Batting: Ari Mahoney 20 Andy Klein 19 Jett Snow 18 Bowling: Jed McDonald Holland 2/2 Jim Grecian 2/5 Fielding: R/outs by Mason and Preston. Jim 4 catches and a caught and bowled! GAME REPORT: Another fun and entertaining game. Our top order withstood some spirited bowling and set a great platform for our middle and lower order to cash in. Excellent bowling by Jed, Jim, Mason, Daniel and Preston kept the run-rate down and wickets ticking over. Jim was excellent behind the stumps with 4 catches and was a well deserved man of the match Bevan Dunlop UNDER 10 BLACK HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 153 Valley Taipans 151 Batting: Quinn Walton 38 Jarrod Winks 27 Louis Marais 21 Bowling: Jarrod Winks 4/12 Quinn Walton 2/13 Louis Marais 2/17 Fielding: Catch to Parker Smith and caught and bowl to Quinn. Two stumpings by Parker. GAME REPORT: A game played in really wet conditions and field to set very small to avoid some of the pools around the field the table was set for a high scoring match to the frustration of the bowlers. With an unfamiliar no run out game it showed the difficult fielding conditions. Parker on keeper kept the batters on their toes and got them out with a good caught and bowl by Quinn. Batting was difficult in the rain and a rain interruption almost made we draw but the other team wanted a win and Jett on strike we could not afford to go out then we would have lost. Jett as reliable as always was told to keep the ball out and out it stayed, with bat and pad he defended his ground and we won our last game also. Thanks for a good season! You guys rock! It was a privilege to couch you. Mani and Michele, thanks for your support in managing and keeping the stats on time. Leon Marais / Mani Raman

37 Page 37 UNDER 11 PINK HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 59 Valley Blue 103 Batting: Caitlin Pitt 21 Amelie Francey 19 Trinity Rohl 14 Bowling: Eve Young 2/8 Amelie Francey 1/23 Caitlin Pitt 1/31 GAME REPORT: Outclassed by a batting sensation from the Ferny Red s today. The girls played exceptionally well with strong bowling and consistent batting however in the end some days the other team simply gets it right! Our fielding continued to improve through the match and a fine batting and bowling performance by the consistent Caitlin Pitt saw her take away our Most Valuable Player today. Well done for the first half of the season with the girls looking forward to the second half! Andrew Francey UNDER 11 FALCON HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 6/105 Toombul Orange 75 Batting: Riley O Regan 21* Luke Sentence 15* Jett Barker 9 Bowling: Noah Langely 2/2 Jack Stent 2/6 Elliot Koch 2/8 Fielding: Catches to Luke Sentence (2), Angus Durking, Ben Abery; Run-Out to Ben Abery

38 Page 38 UNDER 11 EAGLE HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 99 The Lakes Blue 9/96 Batting: Samuel Caddy-Welsh 20* Steven Hogan 18 Cooper Ruthenberg 16 Bowling: Samuel Caddy-Welsh 2/5 Jonathon Bowden 2/6 Nell Schoeman 1/11 Fielding: Liam Neill and Steven Hogan both had catches in the field and Nell Schoeman ran out C Chaplin from the boundary with a direct hit. GAME REPORT: Winning the toss and with some loose showers around Steven decided we will bowl first. The boys bowled significantly better with only 17 wides, but the wind played havoc with the ball in the air and caused a few No balls. Fielding was very good and we kept Lakes Blue to a total of only 96 runs for 9 wickets in the 26 allotted overs. The boys batted well but with an unfortunate two run-outs we lost a few quick wickets in the middle of our batting order. Steven and Cooper both retired and went back in to hit the last few runs for a deserving win in the 21 st over and an unbeaten season for the boys. We had a few close calls with the last two games, but the boys really enjoyed to competition and deserve the results. Well done team, enjoy the holiday break, keep practicing and see you middle January for training. Nell Schoeman UNDER 11 KESTREL HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 76 Albany Creek Night Hawks 3/163 Batting: Ryan Out 10 Neev Kapadia 10 Priyay Patel 3 Bowling: Ryan Out 1/19 Zephryn Hines 1/19 Neev Kapadia 1/33 Harry Rainbird / Shane Adams

39 Page 39 UNDER 11 NIGHT HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 3/163 Albany Creek Kestrel Hawks 76 Batting: Henry Patrick 28 Cooper James 21 Jack Meehan 20 Bowling: Henry Patrick 1/3 Declan Kenwrick 1/4 Jacob Dixon 1/5 GAME REPORT: There was much encouragement noted out on the field today with lots of talking heard amongst the team. Jack performed a fantastic run out. Jack, Henry and Cooper had a great batting game all taking over 20 runs each. Jackson was captain this week and led by example retiring not out and following suit was Jack Henry and Declan also all retiring not out. Henry s bowling performance was excellent keeping the opposition runs to a minimum and taking 1 wicket for only 3 runs over three overs which included a maiden. Declan, Harry, Henry, Jacob, Ragesh, and Sam all took a wicket each. Man of the match: Henry Patrick. Being the last game of the half season before Christmas break, on behalf of all the parents, I would like to thank Rod and Ross for coaching the boys and the effort you are putting in. Thank you also to all of the parents for chipping in with the umpiring and scoring. Rod Shaw / Ross Duncam / Dean Wiseman

40 Page 40 UNDER 11 HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 7/107 Ambrose Treacy College Red 3/145 Batting: Elijah Walsh 19 Joshua Sheales 16 Srikrishna Nadhipelli 11 Bowling: Joshua Seales 1/13 Kye Potts 1/20 Joshua Eckersall 0/5 Fielding: Catches from Jared Stevens and Srikrishna Nadipalli (both as wicket keeper) GAME REPORT: Another good performance in the field from the boys with more talking and backing each other up. Both wicket keepers performed well taking good catches. Batting started well with good strike rotation and some fours. A special mention for Will for a really good effort making it through the 25 balls. Men of the Match: Will Raper & Joshua Eckersall Darren Potts / Diane Melloy UNDER 11 SPARROW HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 7/50 Sandgate Redcliffe Batticciotto 7/123

41 Page 41 UNDER 12 FALCON HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn BYE UNDER 12 HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 5/86 Sandgate Redcliffe Dixon 8/81 Batting: Thomas Steel 15* Andy Corrie 14* Thomas Lawrence 6* Bowling: Andy Corrie 3/10 Thomas Steel 2/4 Flynn Paine 2/10 Fielding: A great catch by Lachlan Dyal sparked the side at the right time. GAME REPORT: On a wet outfield the Hawks won the toss and sent Sandgate Redcliffe into bat. Some good bowling early on saw the Hawks start well. While the run rate was good, wickets were hard to come by until after drinks when Flynn Paine and Andy Corrie bowled in tandem. They took 4 quick wickets to see Sandgate Redcliffe end their innings on 81 runs. While extras continue to top score for the opposition, it was the best the side has bowled all season. It was then the Hawks turn to bat and with the outfield still slow from a mid-game downpour it was a super over from Thomas Steel with a six and a four that got the Hawks in front with the team chasing down the total with one over to spare. A good way to end the season. Well done Hawks. We wish Flynn Connolly and Flynn Frederickson all the best as they move into different sports activities Post-Christmas. Tony Franklin / Craig Lawrence

42 Page 42 UNDER 12 SEA HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn Toombul Gold DRAW UNDER 13 EAGLE HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 6/101 St Pauls School 5/112 Batting: Thomas Francey 28 Joshua Neville 12 Fletcher Reid 10* Bowling: Brandon Cutts 1/10 Fletcher Reid 1/10 Thomas Francey 1/10 Fielding: Stumping to Ethan Lawson UNDER 13 FALCON HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 4/113 Everton Comets 9/107 Batting: Sam Wallis 21* Jaden Deekolu 15* Tom Meyer 13* Bowling: Hayden Bidgood 3/18 Mitchell Wallis 2/3 Aedan Strathearn 2/4 Fielding: Catches to Jaden Deekolu (3), Hayden Bidgood, Sam Wallis, Max Kerrison Corie & Cassie Morrad

43 Page 43 UNDER 13 SEA HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 4/100 Wilston Norths Red 6/62 Batting: Daniel O Connor 32* Lachlan Hartshorn 20* Carter Simpson 3* Bowling: Lachlan Hartshorn 3/5 Tayn Poulson 1/4 Daniel O Connor 1/6 Fielding: Catch to Tayn Poulson UNDER 14 EAGLE HAWKS Colin Wade 02/12/ st Inn 5/150 Valley Grey 7/112 Batting: Daniel Marais 36* Adam Basson 35* Ethan Young 16 Bowling: Iain Jensen 1/3 Bradley Sachse 1/6 Preston Jones 1/7 Ethan Young 1/14 Rohan Joshi 1/15 Fielding: Good catches to Bradley, Adam, Tom and Ethan, as well as run outs to Declan and Ethan and a stumping by Daniel. GAME REPORT: This was a one-day game as it was the last game before the holiday break. Eagle Hawks won the toss and elected to bat. The first innings saw Adam and Daniel score 35 and 36 runs respectively to retire and create a good opening partnership. The rest of the team followed up with a steady effort to set a target of 5/150 after the 26 over limit. It was Hawks turn to bowl with Daniel getting the team off to a good start with a maiden over and overall bowling figure of 0/6 off 3 overs. This was followed up with a wicket by Ethan (1/14 off 2) in the fourth over. The ninth over saw Rohan (1/15 off 3) take a wicket in a maiden over, followed by wickets from Preston (1/7 off 3), Bradley (1/6 off 2) and Iain (1/3 off 2). Another noteworthy performance was Declan s 0/1. This saw Valley finish off on 7/112 and a victory for the Hawks leaving them undefeated. A special mention to the Valley for putting up a valiant effort fielding a team of 8 regular players with 3 U12s to make up the numbers. Francois Basson / John Jensen

44 Page 44 UNDER 14 HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 9/107 The Lakes Blue 7/120 Batting: Liam Hagarty 21* William Quin 20 William Lofgren 12 James Quin 12 Bowling: James Quin 3/9 Liam Hagarty 2/6 Hari Palanivel Murugan 1/7 Fielding: Catches to Hari Palanivel Murugan, William Lofgren, Noah Wright, Darcy Smith; Run-Out to Noah Wright UNDER 15 EAGLE HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn Valley Orange DRAW OPEN FALCON HAWKS 02/12/ st Inn 6/81 Valley Green 5/106 Batting: Darcy Herrmann 19* Steven Johnston 10* Edward Pease 10 Bowling: Tom Searle 2/7 Matthew Cook 2/18 Tom Hopper 0/5 Fielding: 2 catches to Angus Murray; Run-Out to Matthew Cook John Murray

45 Page 45 WAREHOUSE B1 02/12/ st Inn 7/158 Gold Crest Cobras 94 Batting: Casey McFarlane 49 Alexander Robynson 33 Nathan K Brown 23 Bowling: Nathan J Brown 4/16 Corie Morrad 3/21 Nathan K Brown 2/11 Fielding: Catches to Nathan Salter, Alexander Robynson, Jack Nixon, Casey McFarlane, Nathan J Brown GAME REPORT: This round, we took on who we expect will be our opponent in the GF this season. We were missing 4 of our regulars, but their replacements stepped up and played a big part in our victory. Having lost the toss, we were sent in on what looked to be an excellent batting track, and given how hard the deck was, we were left wondering whether there was something that they knew that we didn't. Turns out it was just a ridiculous decision on their part!! After a slow start from Col and Jack due to some very tight bowling, we started to gather some momentum. Casey was by far the pick of the batsmen, and his clean power hitting was dovetailed in with the ability to pick off 1's and 2's at will. When the field was up, he went over the top, and when they were back, he took the easy 1. It really was one of the best innings from Casey, and one that was full of maturity as a batsman. The partnerships formed around Casey (Casey/Salts 32, Casey/Nathan 62), and that really is where we dominated our opposition. When Casey was finally gone, Alex picked up the tempo, and one local resident's vehicle nearly bore the brunt of one but for the large gum tree being the saving grace. Slothy's return saw him score more runs than he had in the previous 3 seasons playing full time for us, as he supported Alex to get us to a great total. When we came to bowl, Nathan J simply blew them away with the ball. They struggled with the angle across them, and when he straightened it, they were on their way. At 5/32, they were in trouble. A little wobble (won't mention you Jack), as the opposition put on their only partnership, until Corie and Nathan K formed a noose with their relentless line and length, and the last 5 batsman met their executioners for only 20 runs. Robbo took a 'Mark Waugh-like' catch at second slip, and Slothy held onto a skied ball with his broken and busted hand. Salts got a dolly in slips (claims it came fast), Casey got one without gloves and Browny added another scalp from gully. The only blip on our radar today was the number of wides, and this is something that could have cost us in a tighter finish. It was good to get the win on these guys, and will give us the mental edge going into the 2-dayer and ultimately finals. Man of the Match is Casey for the well constructed innings. Colin Otto

46 Page 46 WAREHOUSE B2 02/12/ st Inn 1/113 Ferny Districts 111 Batting: Barry McDougall 47* Scott Macdonnell 47* David Humphrey 3 Bowling: Nick Hogbin 4/13 Callum Brooks 2/18 Scott Macdonnell 1/9 Fielding: Catches to Nick Hogbin (2), Barry McDougall (2), Scott Macdonnell, Callum Brooks, Dane Butler Barry McDougall

47 Upcoming Events JUNIOR Post Christmas Season starts 26/01/2018 SENIOR Christmas Break: C1 from 03/12/17 to 12/01/18 B1&B2 from 17/12/17 to 12/01/2018 restarting 13/01/2018 Check out these Websites Odd Spot Answers Please don t forget to... your contact details with your team manager or directly with the club registrar. accc@albanycreekcricketclub.com.au Keeping your contact details up-to-date with the Hawks will ensure that you won t miss out on important information about your team and events at the club, i.e. Presentation Day and Sign-on Weekend. 1 Sir Don Bradman 2 Bert Oldfield 3 Tasmania Kim Hughes 6 Trevor Chappell 7 Dennis Lillee 8 Javed Miandad 9 Tony Greig 10 White