Eltham Cricket Club http://eltham.cc Home Of The Panthers Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:51:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Pre Season Schedule 2011 http://eltham.cc/blog/2011/07/31/pre-season-schedule-2011/ http://eltham.cc/blog/2011/07/31/pre-season-schedule-2011/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:32:16 +0000 Postie http://eltham.cc/?p=957

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The club is looking for as much support as possible as there will be several vacancies in senior positions, if you are interested in the future of the club please come along

There will be . . . → Read More: Annual General Meeting]]> The Eltham Cricket Club will be having its AGM on Monday 25th July at the Clubrooms commencing at 7.30pm.

The club is looking for as much support as possible as there will be several vacancies in senior positions, if you are interested in the future of the club please come along

There will be further announcements re commencement of training etc, once the AGM has been held

Please come along and show your support

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]]> http://eltham.cc/blog/2011/02/08/dvca-special-announcement/feed/ 0 RAIN http://eltham.cc/blog/2011/02/05/rain/ http://eltham.cc/blog/2011/02/05/rain/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:59:24 +0000 Postie http://eltham.cc/?p=937 STATUS OF MATCHES
Saturday morning – all junior matches called off at 7.15am
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The Eltham Cricket Club is inviting expressions of interest for the position of Senior Coach, for the upcoming 2011/12 season. The Club fields both senior and junior teams (normally 5 seniors & 6 or 7 juniors) in the D.V.C.A. The club has a long history in the area and boasts . . . → Read More: Coaching Position 2011/12]]>

Eltham Cricket Club

The Eltham Cricket Club is inviting expressions of interest for the position of Senior Coach, for the upcoming 2011/12 season.
The Club fields both senior and junior teams (normally 5 seniors & 6 or 7 juniors) in the D.V.C.A.
The club has a long history in the area and boasts one of the best playing grounds, set in a picturesque environment, with excellent training facilities.

We are now in the middle of a rebuilding stage, with an emphasis on the development of our younger players with a mixture of our more senior cricketers. What we desire is someone with the motivation and skills to help us complete the process and share in our success.
Candidates salary will be negotiated based on skills and experience (incentives may apply).
Key Selection Criteria as outlined by the committee:

  • Strong Leadership skills, by word and example.
  • Keen determination to help bring on-field success to the club.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Availability to help with training sessions, including pre-season.
  • Ability to help teach and improve cricket techniques with all players, especially younger players.
  • Ability to help build club camaraderie and an enjoyable cricketing environment.
  • Interest in supporting club social functions.

If you would like more information, or would like to visit the club, please contact:
Richard Hall
Mobile – 0403 632 913
Email – rhall@live.com.au

OR:

The Secretary
Eltham Cricket Club
PO Box 44
Eltham VIC 3095



]]> http://eltham.cc/blog/2011/01/31/coaching-position-201112/feed/ 2 Round Summary, January/15-23/11. http://eltham.cc/blog/2011/01/25/round-summary-january15-2311/ http://eltham.cc/blog/2011/01/25/round-summary-january15-2311/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:21:11 +0000 Postie http://eltham.cc/?p=904 In a couple of great games of cricket there was not a lot of joy for the club this round. Our Barclay team almost pulled off a great win against Camrea. Defending 150 runs, the Panthers had Camrea on the ropes @ 9/148, but unfortunately didn’t get the points. Great bowling performances all round . . . → Read More: Round Summary, January/15-23/11.]]> In a couple of great games of cricket there was not a lot of joy for the club this round. Our Barclay team almost pulled off a great win against Camrea. Defending 150 runs, the Panthers had Camrea on the ropes @ 9/148, but unfortunately didn’t get the points. Great bowling performances all round (Nick Turner: 3/35 off 18 overs, including 7 maidens).

B grade were beaten outright by Whittlesea (Seb Oakley top score 42).

Nice Shot Gelfey

Umm !?

D grade tried hard to chase down 293 runs (also against Whittlesea) falling 13 runs short. Benny Luker opened the batting and made 78 runs (not to mention bowling 23 overs and taking 4 wickets), Nigel Stoner made 57 (+ 3/47) and Neal Bowden held up an end for 60 odd overs before being run out. There were some other fine performances and they worked hard as a team.

PHOTO SET HERE

F grade were bowled out for 88. A good partnership between Jordan Rouw (18) and Jason Brown (26). Bundoora United declared @ 4/163 and put Eltham back in to bat. We made a more respectable total of 181 (D Baker 52, J Rouw 44) this innings, but were unfortunately bowled out. Bundoora: 2/110 = 10 points.
The Vets season is all but over, with no chance of making finals. We had a great game of cricket against a very strong Montmorency mob. They won the toss and elected to bowl. We got off to a slow start facing some good bowling. Stuart Krug (U14s coach) batted well in his third game for the team, as did Craig Tucker (local Mercedes mechanic) in his second game, top scoring with 26. The next highest score was made by our professional ring-in, Adam Dale with 22.

Adam Dale Batting For Eltham

We finished with a score of 8/143, not a big score, but something to defend. We opened our bowling with 3 quick wickets and were looking good having them 3/20, unfortunately we didn’t strike again until they had 112 on the board. They are a good side and played their home ground well; using the pace of the ball and not afraid to hit over the top. SLIDESHOW
Please feel welcome to add comments, particularly if I have made any mistakes or overlooked something which deserves to be mentioned.

Rob (Postie).

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Stuart Macgill spent most of his first class cricket career bowling in the shadow of Shane Warne and was not called up until very late in his career. On several occasions, bowling in tandem with Warne, Macgill ended with better figures at the end of the match. However, Macgills’ opportunities were limited due to Warne and he (as did any spin bowler) had to perform exceptionally well to be considered for selection. Macgill took 208 wickets in 44 tests. He has been credited with having the best strike rate of any modern leg-spin bowler.
In an interview about his pay TV series Uncorked he states that he dislikes beer (the beverage) and that he had never finished a glass. Despite the traditional post-game beers which are part of some cricketers’ routines, MacGill says his well-known dislike for the stuff didn’t leave him outcast.
Obviously the opinions of the Australian Super Spinners holds some weight with selectors and why shouldn’t it?
Warney is now calling for the inclusion of Nathan Hauritz in the Boxing Day test in Melbourne. It would be interesting to have  Stuart put his spin on selection?

Post Shane Warne spin bowlers first attempt for Australia (not including Macgill)

  • Brad Hogg
    Took two for 82 and two for 51 against India in the Boxing Day Test of 2007 against India as Australia won by 337 runs, but faded thereafter.
  • Beau Casson
    Expensive in first innings against West Indies at Barbados in June 2008, he took three for 86 in the second. Was then discarded.
  • Cameron White
    A batsman who bowled a bit, the selectors picked him as the sole spinner against India at Bangalore (Oct 9-13, 2008), and he took none for 39 and one for 49.
  • Jason Krejza
    Took 12 wickets on debut against India at Nagpur in November 2008. But given only one more Test, taking one wicket against South Africa.
  • Nathan Hauritz
    Took three for 98 and one for 41 against South Africa at Melbourne 2008 Boxing Day Test.
  • Bryce McGain
    Came into side against South Africa at Cape Town in March 2009. Conceded eight runs per over.
  • Steve Smith
    Took three second-innings wickets at Lord’s against Pakistan on debut last July.
  • Xavier Doherty
    Started respectably at Brisbane, but harshly treated by the man he was meant to have the wood over, Kevin Pietersen, at Adelaide.
]]> http://eltham.cc/blog/2010/12/25/sour-grapes/feed/ 1 No more cricket this decade http://eltham.cc/blog/2010/12/21/no-more-cricket-this-decade/ http://eltham.cc/blog/2010/12/21/no-more-cricket-this-decade/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:05:45 +0000 Postie http://eltham.cc/?p=878 . . . → Read More: No more cricket this decade]]> A little over the halfway mark of the season and the Panthers posted their first win in Barclay Shield this round. Taking on Diamond Creek away, who are currently sitting in fourth place on the ladder, Eltham posted a modest 9/149 off 79.5 overs. Mark Minney made a magnificent 102, Gerard O’Neill made 13 and extras made the next highest score of 10.

I’m not sure what sort of flogging Willow gave the lads at training, but it certainly paid dividends. The Eltham bowlers bowled Diamond Creek out for 137 after 68 overs. All the bowlers finished with great figures, Willow: 4/27 off 21 (11 maidens), Dick Hall: 3/28 off 10, Nick Turner: 2/37 off 18, Cam Lea: 13 overs for 16 runs including 6 maidens. In the field four players took 2 catches each: Skips, Cam, Matt and James.

A great team effort, lets hope we can keep the momentum going.   more photos here

Playing at home, the B Grade bowlers didn’t have such a good day.  Diamond Creek made 8/292 off 70 overs after choosing to bat. Michael Hogg finished with the best figures at the end of the day with 2/30 off 13 (5 maidens).

The Panthers put their heads down and did a great job of batting out 90 overs for the loss of 9 wickets. Unfortunately we didn’t get the runs we needed: 9/173.  more photos here

No report on D Grade because my good friend Neal Bowden said he would write something about the game for us (stay tuned).

F Grade were defeated outright by Epping. I’m not sure what went on there, or even who was captain for the game? I think they played on that all synthetic ground over in Epping/Sth Morang. I coached a juniors game over their last season and it has a surreal feeling about it. I seem to remember thinking “a few synthetic trees for some shade wouldn’t go astray”. Playing at a venue like that is a good equaliser and I remember at the end of the juniors game the ball was still in mint condition.

The Veterans’ hopes of playing in the finals looks unlikely. Going down to Lower Eltham (Whiteys’ mates), it was a game we needed to win to stay in touch. You don’t get too many chances in Vets; Seven games in the season and we have only 1 win and a draw from 5 games. Still playing cricket is not all about winning and playing in finals is it ? The Vets format is a great game of cricket; somewhere in between a one dayer and 20/20 (just a bit slower at our age).

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