REPORT - Weston Creek Cricket Club

1021REFLECTIONS ON THESUMMER OF 1979-80by JOHNWALDRONFIRST AND SECOND GRADE STATUSThe Club's venture into grade cricket was felt by mostplayers to be a resounding success, although the finalpositions of our top two teams on the points table didnot fully justify that feeling. Hopefully Weston Creek CCwill be granted permanent first grade status in the future.Players now will realize it will be a hard road toreach a place in the final four in this sort of competition.Because of the promotion f the Club unearthed a lot oftalent among the young players and fiwith the help of themore experienced players^should be able to bring out thebest in these future stars.BATTINGSTRENGTHObviously the Creek's weakness in the top grades waslack of depth in the batting department. The batting resourceswere stretched to the limit this season by thethe promotion to first grade.Early into the season whenthe teams had been sorted out very little pressure wasexerted on the batsmen in the higher teams from those inlower teams.It is necessary for the Club to have this depthof batting in the first four grades at least to makea successful first grade side. Throughout the season 'thetop two sides bowled out the opposition for meagre totalsbut the batsmen struggled and rarely made the necessaryruns. Unfortunately, there is no second prize in cricket.