WILLETTON CROWS C.C. NEWS
FRIDAY MARCH 5, 2010
Volunteers to assist Finals sides ...
Training will continue at Burrendah Reserve for the length of our teams’ finals campaign and assistance from any player who wants to help out at training will be greatly appreciated. The committee would also like to see people volunteer to act as scorers or team managers for both finals teams so that they players can concentrate on playing and not worry about scorebooks or setting up cones or stumps out. If you can assist in this way, then let either of the two captains (Rob Sims or James Della Bona) know so they can get things organised.
FRIDAY MARCH 5, 2010
Wind-up and AGM news ...
The 2009-10 season wind up is to be held at the Last Drop in Canning Vale on Saturday March 27. The cost per head will be $35, which will include your meal as well as a small contribution towards drinks. After the allowance for drinks is used, then you ill need to purchase your own drinks from the bar at our own cost. Nat James will be updating everyone on the details for payment, confirmation of numbers, etc. in the next weeks.
The Committee decided at their recent meeting that on this same day, we would have the 2010 AGM at Willetton Reserve on the same day (March 27) at 1.00pm preceding a Twenty20 match between ‘the Aussies’ and ‘the World’. We have a fantastic club, but we need more people to help and assist with the running of the club if we are to be the best club we can be. We will put out more details regarding positions available and jobs to be done in the weeks before the meeting.
If you want to be part of the Twenty20 match, please advise Derek Mott so that he can organise team allocations. This is a great chance for our English, Pakistani, Indian (and Victorian) members of the club to exact revenge for the walloping they have received at the hands of the Aussies over the last hundred years or so. Be part of it and it should be a good day and then good night at the wind up.
FRIDAY MARCH 5, 2010
Crow Calls - March editiion ...
The 14th edition of Crow Calls, the Willeton Crows Cricket Club newsletter, is now avilable in the Newsletter section.
THURSDAY MARCH 4, 2010
One Day Teams ...
The One Day A and One Day E teams have been added to the Selections page.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2010
One Day Teams ... plus a milestone historical moment! ...
The One Day A and One Day E teams have been added to the Selections page.
In other news, the club is excited to say that yesterday a phone call alerted us to the location of a number of missing club scorebooks from the 1970s and 1980s ... including the scorebook from the club's first season in 1973-74! They should be back with the others in the near future and will be used to complete the club's statistical records (hopefully this will be done by the winter).
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2010
Teams Posted ...
The teams for this round of matches has been posted on the Selections page.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9, 2010
Training back at Burrendah ...
The club is pleased to announce that the nets at Burrendah Reserve are fit for use once again and training will return there from tonight onwards.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2010
Teams ...
The One Day A side for this week has been added to the Selections page - note that the One Day E's have a bye. Also, please head back to the Sports Club for presentations after your matches.
SUNDAY JANUARY 31, 2010
Training this week ...
Tuesday's training is at Woodman Point (off Cockburn Road, Coogee - entry located at UBD Map 365 F13).
Be there by 5.30pm for some beach cricket, touch rugby, etc.
Thursday is still at Apsley Rd at this stage - the Burrendah nets are expected to be done during the course of this week.
THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 2010
The teams and the February edition of Crow Calls...
The newest teams have been posted on the Selections page. Also, the new edition of Crow Calls can be found in the Newsletter section.
TUESDAY JANUARY 26, 2010
Reminder ...
NO TRAINING TONIGHT!
See you Thursday!
MONDAY JANUARY 25, 2010
Seventh Grade One Day Final on Sunday ...
The details for the Seventh Grade One Day Final have been confirmed. The Willetton Crows will play Kenwick at Mills Park East on Sunday January 31 with the match starting at 1.00pm. Let's hope that we can have an army of supporters down to cheer the Crow boys on!
MONDAY JANUARY 25, 2010
No Training Tuesday & Training Venue Update ...
Due to the Australia Day Holiday tomorrow, there will be no training on Tuesday, however there will be training on Thursday at Willetton Reserve. Also, the nets at Burrendah Reserve are currently being worked on so hopefully we will have good news about returning to Burrendah for training in the near future!
SATURDAY JANUARY 23, 2010
The teams are up ...
You can find the newest team selections at the Selections page.
THURSDAY JANUARY 14, 2010
This weekend's teams ...
The five selected sides are now on Selections page.
MONDAY JANUARY 11
January edition of Crow Calls ...
The January edition of Crow Calls is now in the Newsletter section.
THURSDAY JANUARY 7, 2010
This weekend's teams ...
The first selected sides for 2010 have been added to the Selections page. Please note that the One Day E's resume their season next weekend.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 17
The teams ...
This week's teams are now on the Selections page. Please note that Riverton-Rostrata have forfeited in One Day E's this week, so two sides have the weekend off.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 10
This week's teams ...
The teams for this week are located in the Selections page.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 3
This week's teams ...
This week's teams can be found at the Selections page.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 1
History section update ...
The History section has been updated and provides a more complete record of the club's first ten seasons, including match results and player records.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28
December edition of Crow Calls ...
The new club newsletter is available in the Newsletter section and will also be e-mailed to all players as well today.
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27
Willetton Crows Golf Day ...
The Willetton Crows Golf Day is to be held on Sunday December 13 at the Glen Iris Country Club in Jandakot. Tee-off time is 10.30am and the cost is $75 per head, which will get you a round of golf, golf cart, prizes and money over the bar after the round.
There are only 24 places available, so you should register your interest with Paul Tunnicliffe or Rob Sims ASAP. All money and names need to be with these two gentlemen by Tuesday December 8
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 26
This Week's Teams ...
This week's teams have been added to the Selections page.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19
This Week's Teams ...
The teams for this week are now listed at the Selections page.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12
This Week's Teams ...
The teams for all five sides can be found at the Selections page.
MONDAY NOVEMBER 9
Training at WILLETTON RESERVE ...
Please note that due to the vandalism of the training nets at Burrendah Reserve, training will be at WILLETTON RESERVE, Apsley Road, Willetton on Tuesdays & Thursdays until further notice.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5
Teams Posted and Possible Ground Changes ...
The two One Day teams for this weekend have been posted on the Selections page.
Please note that the One Day A's are currently scheduled to play at William Skeet Oval against Forrestdale, but due to vandalism there is a possibility that this match may be transferred to Mills Park (West), Kenwick.
The One Day E's are playing Riverton-Rostrata at Mills Park (East), Kenwick.
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4
Training still at Burrendah ...
Tomorrow night, training tomorrow will be the usual time at the usual place. The First Grade will have centre wicket training once the Juniors finish and anyone else who wants a bat will be able to, time permitting. Also, if anyone has a soccer ball or football could they please bring it down so we can play touch soccer or football as well as having fielding drills.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3
No training tonight ...
Due to vandalism in the nets at Burrendah Reserve, there will be no training at all tonight. You will be advised by e-mail on the training venue for Thursday night as soon as possible.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 31
SOCIAL FUNCTION: WILLETTON CROWS CRICKET CLUB BREWERY TOUR ...
The first social function for the 2009-10 season will be a brewery tour to be conducted on Sunday November 22. A bus will leave the Burrendah Tavern at 10.30am (be there at 10.15am).
The cost will be $20.00 per ticket plus money for the day. Non-club members are welcome. The day will include visits to the Ironbark Brewery (for lunch), the Mash Brewery, Elmars in the Valley and the Feral Brewery.
Pay Sloany at training and be quick to ensure your place on the bus!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 31
History Update ...
Today I came into the possession of some 50 scorebooks for Willetton/Southern Districts/Willetton Senior/Willetton Crows from 1974 to 1996, as well as minute books from its inception to 1983 and also the early stages of the 1990s, plus some old framed photos. It is hoped that the information contained in these books, plus some assistance from other sources, will allow us to update the club's player and team records as well as form the basis of a club history in time for the club's 40th anniversary. We will keep you updated on any progress made to the History section.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 29
Teams Posted and November Crow Calls uploaded ...
The teams for this week have been posted on the Selections page. Also, the new WCCC newsletter is now available in the Newsletter section.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 22
Updated Teams ...
This week's One Day A & E teams are now on the Selections page.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 15
Updated Teams ...
The teams for the new round of matches have been added to the Selections page.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 8
Updated Teams ...
The teams for this weekend's three one-day matches (Seventh Grade, One Day A and One Day E) have been added to the Selections page. The First and Third Grade sides have been listed as well.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7
FIVE SIDES ...
For the first time since the 1982-83 SSCA season, the Willetton Crows will be fielding five teams after the SMCA have accepted six nominations for a new One Day E competition on Tuesday night. The fixture for the One Day E competition will be released soon.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 1
Round 1 Teams and October edition of Crow Calls ...
The teams for this weekend's matches have been added to the Selections page. Additionally, the October edition of Crow Calls, is now available in the Newsletter section.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22
SMCA Fixture and October edition of Crow Calls ...
Please note that the 2009-10 SMCA Fixtures are now available on line through this website or the SMCA website (see Links page). They will also be included in the October edition of Crow Calls, which expected to be released in the next week via e-mail to all players and supporters as well as being accessible on this website in the Newsletter section.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15
Pre-Season Training and Practice Match ...
Commencing this week, training sessions are on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 5.00pm and 7.00pm at Burrendah Reserve. Also, the club will be fielding two sides in practice matches against Riverton-Rostrata this Saturday - one match will be played at Riverton and the other at Burrendah. Should you be available, please let Peter Brown or Adam Wilson know at training on Tuesday or Thursday or else get in contact with them ASAP!
TUESDAY AUGUST 25
Update to Pre-Season Training Schedule ...
As from now, training sessions are on Thursdays between 5.30pm and 7.30pm at Courtside in Canning Vale and on Sundays from 10.00am to 12.00pm at the nets at Burrendah Reserve (opposite the Burrendah Tavern).
PRE-SEASON INFORMATION
Training schedule for 2009-10 pre-season ...
Sessions are at Courtside in Canning Vale (unless stated):
August 2 - 10.00am to 12.00pm (at Burrendah)
August 9 - 10.00am to 12.00pm
August 16 - 10.00am to 12.00pm
August 23 - 12.00pm to 2.00pm
August 30 - 12.00pm to 2.00pm
September 6 - 12.00pm to 2.00pm
SEASON 2008-09 ARCHIVE ...
THURSDAY MARCH 19
Crow Calls Issue 8 out now ...
The latest "Crow Calls", which covers this weekend's Finals is now on the Newsletter page. Copies will be available from the clubrooms from Saturday morning.
TUESDAY MARCH 17
Presentation Night
The club's Presentation Night will be held in the Blue Room at the Willetton Sports Club on Friday March 27. More information will follow shortly. Please advise Adam Wilson of your availability ASAP for this function.
THURSDAY MARCH 12
Crow Calls Issue 7 out now ...
The Semi-Finals edition of "Crow Calls" is now on the Newsletter page. Copies will be available from the clubrooms from Saturday morning.
TUESDAY MARCH 3
Crow Calls Issue 6 out now ...
The March copy of "Crow Calls" is now on the Newsletter page. Copies will be available from the clubrooms from Thursday night.
MONDAY JANUARY 26
Crow Calls Issue 5 out now ...
The bumper January/February edition of "Crow Calls" is now available from the Newsletter page and printed copies will be available from the clubrooms from Thursday night.
FRIDAY JANUARY 16
Crows remain unbeaten in the SMCA Twenty20 competition ...
Click here for the scorecard from the second round Twenty20 match between Southern River and the Willetton Crows.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 9
Crow Calls Issue 4 out now ...
The December issue of "Crow Calls" is now available in the Newsletter section and will also be available from the clubrooms on Thursday night.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20
Crows win Round 1 Twenty20 match ...
Click here for the Cockburn v Willetton Crows scorecard
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20
Crow Calls Issue 3 now online ...
The November issue of "Crow Calls" has been uploaded onto the website and will be available in the rooms from Saturday. It is also able to be downloaded from the Newsletter page.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 28
Training time change ...
With daylight saving having commenced now, training will start at 5.00pm at Willetton Reserve, Apsley Road, Willetton.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 21
Training back at Willetton Reserve ...
As of today, training will be held at Willetton Reserve, Apsley Road, Willetton from 4.30pm until sundown.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15
Crow Calls Issue 2 now online ...
The second issue of "Crow Calls" will be available at training from tomorrow night. It is also able to be downloaded right now from the Newsletter section.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 10
Selections Page added ...
A Selections page has been added to the website and contains the teams for this weekend. This page will contain team selections for all matches during the season, where possible.
MONDAY OCTOBER 6
Crow Calls Issue 1 now online ...
The first issue of the club newsletter, "Crow Calls" is now available in printed form from the club or online in the Newsletter section.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
Season Launch on Thursday ...
A reminder that following training on Thursday night, we will head down to Market City Tavern for the WCCC Season Launch, where the Round 1 teams will be named, as well as captains and team sponsors. Food and drink will be available, so please make sure you head on down after training to kick off the new season with one of our club's major sponsors.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
Practice Match Reviews ...
Two teams travelled to Ferndale Reserve to represent the Willetton Crows in practice mates against the Ferndale-Lynwood Cricket Club, with the First side being successful and the Second side were narrowly defeated.
Playing on the top oval under skies which threatened rain at stages, the First side fielded first with Ferndale making 5-153 from their 30 overs, with Richard Oliver snaring 3-29 from 6 overs and Shaun Griffiths finished with figures of 2-20, with most bowlers doing well with the ball.
In reply, the Willetton Crows started well with Owen Lawton (15 including one six) and Elliott McLaughlin (19) adding 22 for the first wicket and McLaughlin combined with skipper Peter Brown to ad a further 22 for the second wicket.
Runs came at a steady rate throughout the innings, with 51 runs came from the first ten overs, 62 from the second ten and 53 from the final ten overs. Some solid batting by Brown (45 retired, including 5 fours and one six), Shaun Griffiths (33 with 3 fours and a six), Rob Simm (18 retired) and Richard Oliver (16) ensured that the Crows reached victory with a score of 6-166.
On the lower oval, the Second side batted first and made a steady start in blustery conditions. Most batsmen were able to spend at least four or five overs at the crease gaining good centre wicket practice. Paul Tunnicliffe top-scored with 20, Ashbeel Sikander worked hard for his 17 and captain Derek Mott made an unbeaten 10 at the end of the innings as the Willetton Crows finished with 6-100.
Ferndale were well-held early on by the bowling and only some attacking batting by two batsmen just before the drinks break proved to be the difference between the two sides. The Crows were impressive in the field and Ashbeel Sikander (1-8), Rob Sims (1-9), Apratim Dasdidar (1-13) and Tim Spears (1-16) all took wickets. At the close of play, Ferndale-Lynwood finished with 4-109 from their 30 overs.
We would like to thank the committee and players of the Ferndale-Lynwood Cricket Club for their fine hospitality and the great spirit in which both matches were played. I am sure that all four sides that took the field would have got value out of the hit-out and we hope that their club does well this season.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24
News from the Nest ...
The sponsorship raffle is being drawn tomorrow, so anyone with tickets to be returned must get them to Rob Sims urgently.
Could those who are planning to attend the AFL Grand Final Function at Trevor Gribble Park (the Willetton Hockey Club) this Saturday please let the committee know at training tomorrow night.
There are two practice matches scheduled for Saturday October 4 against Ferndale at Ferndale Reserve, starting at 1pm. Both games will be played side by side and consist of 30 overs per side, which will give us a great chance to fine-tune our game before the season starts the following weekend. More details will be available in the next week or so.
The Market City Tavern will be the venue for our Season Launch on Thursday October 9 after training. Here, we will announce the selected sides, the captains and sponsors. A guest speaker will also be present.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Sunday Training ...
There wil be an open training session at Courtside on Sunday from 9am to 12 noon.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 16
Under a Month To Go! ...
A few things as we lead into the new season.
Subs are now due. Fees for senior players will be $250, whilst full-time students are required to pay $150, which is excellent value when comparing these amounts to other clubs in Perth. These include all match fees. To qualify for this discounted price, payments must be made by Thursday October 9, otherwise you will be required to pay $20 each Saturday. Evan will provide invoices at training in the next week or so.
The first club newsletter, "Crow Calls", will be released in the next week or so once the fixtures are released. Derek Mott will be the newsletter's editor and will provide news of what has happened on and off the field each month. Copies will be available at the club as well as from the Newsletter section of this website.
The Sponsors page has also been updated, so please take note of the people who support your club, and in turn please support them where possible.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15
Grand Final Function ...
The Willetton Crows Cricket Club, in conjunction with the Willetton Hockey Club, will stage a Grand Final function at Trevor Gribble Reserve (cnr. of Karel and Parry Avenues, Bullcreek) on Saturday September 27, commencing at 11.00am.
Entry will be FREE with drinks at bar prices (pretty cheap) and there will be a sausage sizzle and nibblies plus the AFL Grand Final on the big screen - game starts at around midday. Proceeds from the day will be shared between the two clubs.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1
Two Days of Training From Next Week ...
A reminder that from Tuesday September 9, training will be on Tuesday and Thursdays from 4.30pm at the nets at the southern oval at BURRENDAH RESERVE.
FRIDAY AUGUST 15:
Training Update ...
Training sessions commence at 5.00pm at the nets at the southern oval at BURRENDAH RESERVE on Thursday August 21 (followed by a drink at the Burrendah Tavern), Thursday August 28 and Thursday September 4.
Training is at Burrendah due to works being undertaken at Willetton Reserve, resulting in the nets being currently unavailable. In addition, the 2nd Grade squad will have a couple of indoor sessions in order to prepare them for an assault on the 2nd Grade competition in season 2008-09.
FRIDAY AUGUST 1:
A Note from the Secretary ...
Another cricket season is upon us and I would like to welcome you to the new season.
First of all, could you please make sure that I receive everyone's e-mail address to allow effective communicate between the club and its players. If your e-mail has changed or if you know of anyone who has changed their e-mail address from last year or hasn't received any e-mail from the club for whatever reason, get them to send me an e-mail or send me an e-mail yourself so I can get the correct e-mail address and include them in any further communication. Also I try to make it to every cricket training so you will see me around, let me know then if you haven't received an email, or just have a question or two.
Now, down to business. I would like to welcome to the club our new club captain, Peter Brown. Peter's role is going to largely involve training and working with the 2nd grade team and as such he is also the captain of the 2nd grade team. The committee has also named Dave Clough as the club coach, so if you want to work on a particular area of your performance then he is the man to see, and don't worry, if you don't know who he is, you will find out soon enough.
Training this year, as it has been for many years, will be Tuesday and Thursday nights starting at 5:00pm. If you can't make it to training by 5:00pm due to work, etc. then just try to get there as soon as you can. Once summer gets closer, and the impact of daylight savings kicks in, you will be amazed as to how late it is possible to train effectively.
The first three training sessions of the year will be Thurday nights only, 5pm on 21st August, 5pm on 28th August and 5pm on 4th September. They were originally going to be at Willetton Reserve but recently we have been informed that from the 1st September some planned work on the ovals will make the nets there unusable. So the first two training sessions should be fine to go ahead, the third one and all others after that we will let you know what is happening as we find out. It is possible we will have to move to the Burrendah oval but there are some logistics and stuff that needs to be sorted out first.
On top of that training the 2nd grade team (and 2nd grade only) have some indoor training sessions on Sunday mornings. Times to be advised, but again we will let you know.
Those of you with the club last year will remember the shirts and shorts that were available for order, we still have some left so let me know if any of you are interested in purchasing a pair of shorts or a shirt or both.
We have planned a sundowner on Friday the 22nd August from 6-7pm, if you are interested please let me know via e-mail or otherwise.
If anyone wishes to give something back to the club then you are most welcome to join the committee or a sub-committee, we are always interested in hearing feedback from the players, that is the only way we know if we are doing a good job, so let someone know if you're interested. The main contacts are at the end of this e-mail and any one of them are always happy to hear comments or answers questions you may have.
Once again, welcome to any new players and hello to all those returning. Below are committee member contacts if you have any questions just ask myself or one of these guys.
Until next time
Adam Wilson
Secretary
Willetton Crows Cricket Club
Ken Savige (President) - ksavige@ozemail.com.au
Dick Manning (Vice President) - dickmanning20@hotmail.com
Adam Wilson (Secretary) - willo17au@gmail.com
Evan Pappas (Treasurer) - evan30@bigpond.com
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