The Weekly Times - TWT - 17th October 2018

Wednesday 17 October, 2018 THE WEEKLY TIMES 31
Boom batsman Liam
earns top grade debut
SYDNEY Cricket Club’s youth policy is reaping plenty
of dividends in the NSW Premier Cricket first grade
competition.
Young guns Harry Manenti
and Liam Scott
(pictured) are the latest
rookies to force their
way into the Tigers’ top
grade line up after impressive
performances
in the lower grades.
18 year old all rounder
Manenti earned his first
grade spurs at the start
of the 2018-19 season
while boom batsman
Scott,18, will make his top
grade debut this Saturday
against Sydney University
in a rain-affected round at
Drummoyne Oval.
The talented Scott
zoomed into calculations
after his superb 115 off
141 balls against Bankstown
in a second grade
fixture at Birchgrove Oval.
From the Gladesville and
Northern Districts junior
cricket system to first
grade ranks in the space
of four years – that’s the
meteoric rise for these
two outstanding cubs who
were earmarked for higher
honours by Tigers officials
in their early teens.
Both Manenti of Concord
and Ryde boy Scott
are products of the club ‘s
premiership-winning A.W
Green Shield U/16 team
that lifted the trophy in
2016, capping a golden
summer by helping the
Sydney club annex a
fourth grade title and also
earning NSW caps.
A third member of that
champion Tigers team
- rising paceman Hugh
Sherriff - created history
last summer when he became
one of the youngest
quicks to play first grade
in the Sydney premiership
after making his top grade
debut as a fresh-faced 16
year old.
Scott and Sherriff have
also represented the
Australian U/16s in youth
internationals against Pakistan
these past two seasons.
Tigers’ Head Coach Michael
Haire said the club’s
development program
had unearthed a batch
of exciting prospects
throughout the grades
and labelled young Manenti,
Scott and Sherriff
Liam Scott (left) and Harry Manenti
as “three juniors out of the
box.”
“Harry, Liam and Hugh
show enormous potential
and have blossomed as
cricketers since coming
through our Green Shield
program,” said Haire, a
former long-serving quick
bowler and official with
the Tigers.
“They have developed
into fine cricketers and
all show a maturity that
far belies their years,” he
added.
“Hugh and Harry have
already tasted first grade
while Liam gets his opportunity
this weekend
against Sydney University
after scoring a magnificent
ton in seconds.”
Scott proved a prolific
run scorer and wicket taker
with his seam bowling
for the Ryde-Hunters Hill
Pirates and Trinity Grammar
School before joining
the Tigers while Manenti
stamped himself a gun all
rounder and inspirational
skipper of the Northern
District junior representative
teams.
The promising Sherriff - a
nephew of legendary Balmain
pace bowler Andrew
Jones - has just returned
from the National U/17
Cricket Championships
in Brisbane where he finished
with the best bowling
average for the NSW
Metro team after snaring
nine wickets @ 14.67.
Skilful Rhinos bring home U/16s title
NATURAL ability, team camaraderie and a strong will to win were the ingredients
that lifted Holy Cross Rhinos U/16 rugby league team to championship
honours in 2018.
Pictured are the all
conquering Rhinos that
stormed home to win
the NSWRL Sydney
Combined Under 16
Gold Grand Final after a
resounding 20-4 victory
over Paddington Colts
at Leichhardt Oval.
It was a super performance
by the Holy Cross
cubs who peaked at the
right time of the season
to capture a second successive
premiership under
the coaching of Michael
Abdennour.
Prop Luke Friscan,
winger Harry Le Boursicot,
centre Mark Zacharias,
fullback Jayme Elias
and five eighth Zane
Camroux all crossed
for tries as the Rhinos
rammed home their advantage
against their
Eastern Suburbs rivals.
After a slow start to
their 2018 campaign, the
Holy Cross outfit - featuring
12 Harold Matthews
Cup representatives -
stamped their superiority
with dominant performances.
The Rhinos fielded nine
Balmain junior reps in
classy pivot Camroux,
utility back Elias, centre
Zacharias, utility Cougar
Wheeler, skipper Jayden
Lawandos, forward Ray
Raad, fullback Dylan
Cowin, back rowers Jordan
Cassaniti and Matthew
Maroun; two North
Sydney reps in prop
Friscan and hooker Brian
Abdennour and Roosters
representative centre
Isaac Rosirio.
Early season rep commitments
to the prestigious
Harold Matthews
Cup competition took
its toll on the squad with
Holy Cross forfeiting its
opening three matches
before clawing their way
up the ladder to claim the
minor premiership.
The Rhinos saved their
worst display of the season
for the major semi
final, suffering a 22-10
loss to Paddington before
bouncing back to
sink a strong Carlingford
Cougars side 12-8 in a
thrilling preliminary final.
“But the boys showed
tons of courage and skill
in the title decider to blitz
the Paddington team -
avenging the major semi
final loss in memorable
style,” revealed a proud
coach Abdennour.
“They are all big match
players and got the
job done when it really
counts,” said Michael.
“I anticipated some
early heartache with so
many rep players unavailable
at times but I
backed the team to step
up when the whips were
cracking at the business
end of the season - and
the boys didn’t let me
down,” he added.
The Grand Final triumph
was a great team
effort under the leadership
of Lewandos who
led by example with his
bustling runs and jarring
defence.
Coach Abdennour said
the team’s depth of talent
proved instrumental in
the premiership victory.
Promising lock forward
Alex Beatty turned in
consistent displays all
season to earn the Jack
Zac Camroux (vice captain),
Cougar Wheeler,
Ray Raad, Matthew Maroun,
Jordan Cassaniti,
tain), Brian Abdennour,
Luke Friscan; Alex Beatty,
Dean Efthimou, Alex
ager: Heidi Mason; Trainers:
Anthony Abdennour
King
main
Trophy for
Junior
the Bal-
League’s
U/16 Player of the Year.
It was a third successive
title for
Abdennour,
guided the
gun
who
Rhinos
coach
also
to
U/17 Combined
championship
Sydney
success
in 2016.
Holy
premiership-winning
Cross Rhinos’
U/16
2018
Gold
was:
squad
Jayme
in
Elias,
Harry
Mark
Rosirio,
Le Boursicot,
Zacharias,
Greg Youssif,
Issac
Jayden Lawandos (cap-
Noble, Tom Brown,
Papadopoulos,
Cowin. Coach:
Nick
Dylan
Michael
Abdennour; Assistant
Coach: Rob Bilic; Man-
and Rob Cassaniti.
Discover sailing at Kissing Point Park
SYDNEY’S annual Discover Sailing Day - whichoffers the experienced and beginner alike an
opportunity to try life under sail - is scheduled for Sunday October 28.
PROMISING netballer Deni Ross took out the 2018 Eastwood-Ryde
Hawks Netball NSW Premier League U/20 Coaches Player Award at the
recent ERNA Representative Awards Night at Ryde Eastwood Leagues
Club. She received a framed action shot from Peter Kenny of Boronia
Park Framing/Photography. Deni is pictured with Hawks U/20s manager
Debbie Hanson, coach Jennie Webster and assistant coach Rachel
Lenaz. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.
Selected clubs in
both Sydney and regional
areas will participate
in this FREE
event that runs from
10am to 3pm.
You’ll have the option
to go out for a
short sail with an
experienced sailor,
have a look around
the club’s facilities
and find out about
the programs and
courses available.
There is something
for the whole family
and even kids as
young as five years
old can sail when accompanied
by a parent
or guardian.
Your local participating
club is Concord
& Ryde Sailing
Club located at Kissing
Point Park, corner
Waterview Street
and Yaralla Road
Putney.
Interested sailors
can register on line
on the club’s website
at http://www.
concordrydesailing.
org.au or simply turn
up at the club on the
day.
Wear comfortable
clothing, shoes that
can be worn in the
water as well as sunscreen
and a hat.
Club members provide
the use of their
craft and experienced
skippers will
take you for a sail,
it’s recommended
you allow at least
one and a half to two
hours if you want to
get out on the water.
Life jackets of all
sizes are provided by
the club.
Several different
types of dinghies will
be taking part including:
Optis, Spirals,
Tasars, NS14s, Herons,
Sabots, Catamarans
and Firebugs.
The Discover Sailing
Day regularly attracts
and introduces
annually more than
2000 people around
Australia to the exciting
sport of sailing.
For a full list of Discover
Sailing Day
participating clubs,
log on to www.discoversailing.org.au
For more information
contact Concord
& Ryde Sailing Club
secretary Sandra
Donovan 9816 5468
or for Discover Sailing
Day Ross Venner
0418 457 020.