The Weekly Times - TWT - 19th December 2018
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Wednesday 19 <strong>December</strong>, <strong>2018</strong> THE WEEKLY TIMES 31<br />
Back hot spots keep<br />
Tigers colts sidelined<br />
SYDNEY Cricket Club have been rocked by serious back injuries<br />
to key all rounders Harry Manenti and Alex Glendenning.<br />
<strong>The</strong> talented duo are<br />
idelined indefinitely afer<br />
being ruled out of the<br />
igers’ past two fixtures<br />
ith back burning sensaions<br />
which have dented<br />
he club’s finals aspiraions<br />
in the NSW Premier<br />
ricket first grade cometition.<br />
18 year old Manenti is<br />
egarded as one of the<br />
tate’s most promising<br />
oung cricketers and was<br />
orced to pull out of the<br />
SW Metro side at the reently<br />
completed National<br />
/19 Cricket Championhips<br />
in Adelaide.<br />
A sharp seam bowler<br />
nd capable batsman, the<br />
ookie cub has picked up<br />
aluable wickets since his<br />
levation to the top grade<br />
arlier this year.<br />
Glendenning is an enrgetic<br />
pace bowler and<br />
ashing batsman who pro-<br />
Hawks’ touch football talent<br />
impress at NSW State Cup<br />
vides versatility and skill<br />
down the order.<br />
Tigers’ officials hope Manenti<br />
and Glendenning will<br />
return to the fold early in<br />
the New Year as the team<br />
attempts to lock up a finals<br />
berth.<br />
MEANWHILE Gordon finished<br />
on 3-178 after their<br />
first grade clash with Sydney<br />
was abandoned due<br />
to inclement weather after<br />
57 overs last Saturday at<br />
Chatswood Oval.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Stags were 2-18<br />
before half centuries from<br />
skipper Steve Colley (84)<br />
and Harry Evans (80 not<br />
out) put the home side in a<br />
strong position.<br />
<strong>The</strong> pair added 148 runs<br />
for the third wicket before<br />
Ryde Eastwood Hawks Mens Open B team that reached the NSW State Cup semi finals.<br />
RYDE EASTWOOD Hawks’ representative touch football teams showed<br />
they are a force to be reckoned with after skilful performances at the<br />
recent NSW State Cup Touch Football Championships at Port Macquarie.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hawks sent three<br />
powerful squads with<br />
the Mens Open B teams<br />
reaching the finals and the<br />
Mens Open A and Mixed<br />
Open A sides turning in<br />
strong performances during<br />
the tough three day<br />
tournament that featured<br />
the best players from all<br />
over the State.<br />
Staged in hot sapping<br />
conditions, the Hawks<br />
competed well but were<br />
outgunned by some powerful<br />
opponents at the<br />
business end of the Carnival.<br />
Ryde Eastwood’s Open<br />
A side had the privilege of<br />
playing against the touring<br />
English representative<br />
team in round 4 of their<br />
draw.<br />
<strong>The</strong> English lived up to<br />
their reputation of being<br />
aggressive and strong in<br />
the rucks but the Hawks,<br />
who boast some of the<br />
best young talent in the<br />
country, showed their class<br />
witn the likes of Matthew<br />
Wilson and Tyrone Tadros<br />
leading the way.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hawks Open Bs recorded<br />
some strong victories<br />
to advance to the Cup<br />
Finals.<br />
Coach Liam Liston had<br />
built a team mixed with<br />
youthful exuberance and<br />
experienced hard heads to<br />
guide them around.<br />
For the Mixed Open team<br />
ir was their first step up into<br />
the NSW State titles and<br />
although they never gave<br />
up in any match, they’ll<br />
return much better for the<br />
experience next season.<br />
<strong>The</strong> traditional Club Dinner<br />
was held at the beautiful<br />
waterfront Panthers<br />
Leagues Club and all players<br />
and officials were able<br />
to enjoy a social gathering<br />
and reflect on the first two<br />
days of the tournament<br />
- thanks to the highly regarded<br />
Debbie Brewin for<br />
carrying on this tradition<br />
and to the Hawks’ Board.<br />
Ryde Eastwood squared<br />
off with Balmain in a local<br />
derby Mens Open B semi<br />
final that proved an absorbing<br />
tussle.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Hawks led for most<br />
of the game before allowing<br />
the Tigers to score a<br />
late try to salvage a 4-all<br />
draw.<br />
In the drop off, Hawks’<br />
star Jean - Louis Jones<br />
had a chance to snatch<br />
victory but was denied by<br />
tenacious Tigers defence.<br />
Another player dropped off<br />
and it was fast becoming a<br />
classic.<br />
Balmain sealed victory<br />
when they scored in the<br />
corner and went on to<br />
thump Western Suburbs in<br />
the final<br />
Players Player Awards<br />
were presented to: Mens<br />
Open A: Tyrone Tadros;<br />
Mens Open B: Jason<br />
Smyth and Mixed Open A:<br />
Georgia Elliott (Women),<br />
Mark Hayden and Lachlan<br />
Knight (Men – joint award).<br />
Special thanks to the<br />
Hawks’ Board of Directors<br />
- Paul Wines, Andrew<br />
Goggin, Mark Lindsay, Ron<br />
Ryan, Doug Vail and Bill<br />
Calleja for their guidance,<br />
support and funding for the<br />
teams;<br />
Hawks’ Rep Commit-<br />
Colley was bowled by Sydney<br />
quick Nic Bills, who<br />
finished with the figures of<br />
2-46 off his 13 over spell.<br />
He was ably supported<br />
by 18 year old rookie paceman<br />
Hugh Sherriff (1-32 off<br />
eleven overs).<br />
SECONDS: Sydney<br />
2-229 (Liam Gibson<br />
122no, Justin Mosca 72,<br />
Ben Mitchell 32no) v Gordon.<br />
THIRDS: Gordon 4-148<br />
(Liam McElduff 65, Jamie<br />
Bekis 32, Arvin Niranjan<br />
25no, Nick Andreou 19,<br />
Craig Di Blasio 2-19, Alex<br />
Rashleigh 1-18) v Sydney.<br />
No play Sydney v Gordon<br />
in fourth and fifth<br />
grades.<br />
tee – Andrew Goggin, David<br />
Kelly, Mary Thomas,<br />
Alisse Sheerin, Sheree<br />
Donkin and Chris Hopper;<br />
Coaching Director and<br />
Head Coach Barry Gibson;<br />
Coaching Staff and Team<br />
Officials – Pat Batiste, Liam<br />
Liston, Debbie Brewin, Andrew<br />
Goggin, David Kelly,<br />
Kerrie Besgrove and Bridie<br />
Hill; Senior State Cup<br />
Affiliate Co-ordinatorMel<br />
Cooper; Gear suppliers<br />
Fi-Ta and Ryde Eastwood<br />
Hawks Football Club; Bill<br />
Calleja and Doug Vail for<br />
the recruitment of referees<br />
plus the Hawks’ valuable<br />
and loyal sponsors.<br />
Ryde Eastwood Hawks’<br />
NSW State Cup squads for<br />
<strong>2018</strong> were:<br />
MENS OPEN A: Lachlan<br />
Bell, Matthew Wilson, Brad<br />
Cincotta, Cameron Dow,<br />
Sam Edgley, Luke Eisenhuth,<br />
Billy Eltachi, Brendan<br />
Robinson, Ben Stevanovic,<br />
Ricky Tachi, Tyrone Tadros,<br />
Nathan Cooper, Brad Gibson<br />
and Sam Watkins.<br />
MENS OPEN B: Josh<br />
Fraser, Zac Murray, Matt<br />
McSweeney, Liam Jones,<br />
Tyrone Smith, Jean-Louis<br />
Jones, Nick Henson, Jacob<br />
Tauia, Max Guanta,<br />
Jason Smyth, Cooper<br />
Henwood, Chris Scuglia,<br />
Jacob Parnell, Liam Liston.<br />
MIXED OPENS: Bridie<br />
Hill, Darcie Hill, Ryan<br />
Daveron-Whereat, Mark<br />
Hayden, Sarah Knight,<br />
Natasha Wood, Lachlan<br />
Knight, Tom O’Connell,<br />
Olivia Grivas, Georgia Elliott,<br />
Dan Besgrove, Ryan<br />
Moore, Dan Mulcahy, Malcolm<br />
Cheney (injured).<br />
Inner West Harbour’s U/12 Arch Cawsey Shield-winning team Josh Malone (captain), Will Allen (vice captain),<br />
Matthew Plunkett, Charlie Gray, Cooper Brown, Tom Bermingham, Jasen Begetis, Julian Rutkis,<br />
Lachlan Richmond, Nick Champion; coach John Allen and manager Lyn Plunkett.<br />
History-making junior cricketers<br />
bring home U/12 Arch Cawsey Shield<br />
IT was a case of third time lucky for the mighty Inner West Harbour (Gladesville) U/12 junior<br />
representative cricket team after they were recently crowned NSW Junior Cricket Arch Cawsey<br />
Shield champions for <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Pictured are the historymaking<br />
local cricketers<br />
that brought home the<br />
prestigious Under 12s trophy<br />
for the first time since<br />
the competition’s inception<br />
back in 1959<br />
This talented crop are the<br />
toast of the district after<br />
registering a deserved 27<br />
run victory over Hornsby<br />
Kuring-gai & Hills in the<br />
recent Shield final at Morrison<br />
Park Putney.<br />
Under the guidance of respected<br />
coach John Allen<br />
and manager Lyn Plunkett,<br />
the Inner West Harbour<br />
boys produced another<br />
outstanding team effort to<br />
capture the coveted silverware.<br />
<strong>The</strong> budding colts finished<br />
minor premiers with<br />
six victories in the preliminary<br />
rounds over Greater<br />
Illawarra, Canterbury &<br />
Western Suburbs, Newcastle,<br />
Sutherland, Hornsby<br />
Kuring-gai & Hills and<br />
St George before toppling<br />
Camden by 20 runs in a<br />
semi final at Monash Park.<br />
Led by promising all<br />
rounder Josh Malone and<br />
talented batsman Will Allen,<br />
the side etched their<br />
names in the record books<br />
with a memorable championship<br />
victory.<br />
After heart breaking<br />
losses in the U/10 Foster<br />
Shield and U/11 Creak<br />
Shield Grand Finals over<br />
the past two seasons, the<br />
Inner West Harbour youngsters<br />
were rewarded with a<br />
title in their third campaign<br />
together as a unit.<br />
In the Shield decider,<br />
opening bat Nick Champion<br />
top scored with 44 runs<br />
with handy contributions<br />
from Charlie Gray (19), Jasen<br />
Begetis (13) and young<br />
Allen (11) as Inner West<br />
Harbour posted 9-126 off<br />
their allotted 40 overs.<br />
Fine bowling performances<br />
from pacemen<br />
Cooper Brown (3-20<br />
off eight overs), skipper<br />
Malone (2-12 off eight),<br />
Gregor Aitchison (2-7 off<br />
four), Julian Rutkis (1-9 off<br />
four) and Jasper Scott (1-<br />
21 off eight) ensured the<br />
Inner West Harbour side<br />
tasted success as they<br />
dismissed their opponents<br />
for 99.<br />
<strong>The</strong> talented Allen finished<br />
third in the U/12<br />
Shield run scorers list with<br />
307 runs @ 43.86 that included<br />
a top score of 53<br />
in the semi final win over<br />
Camden.<br />
Emerging all rounder<br />
Matthew Plunkett chalked<br />
up 196 runs @ 24.50 with<br />
a top score of 53 not out<br />
while Charlie Gray compiled<br />
178 runs @ 29.67 that<br />
included an unbeaten 70.<br />
In the bowling stakes,<br />
spearhead Malone finished<br />
the competition’s second<br />
highest wicket taker with<br />
14 scalps at an average of<br />
11.43 and best haul of 3-9.<br />
Other bowlers to impress<br />
were pace ace Brown (9<br />
wickets @ 16.11) and the<br />
economical Rutkis (8 wickets<br />
@ 6.50) with best figures<br />
of 4-13.<br />
Representative rookies<br />
Aitchison and Scott were<br />
Hawks’ Mens Open A side in action at the <strong>2018</strong> State Cup.<br />
newcomers to the squad<br />
this season and also performed<br />
strongly.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Inner West Harbour<br />
outfit have struck up an imposing<br />
record since forming<br />
back in 2016 - chalking<br />
up 21 victories from their<br />
25 matches to date and<br />
appearing in three consecutive<br />
Grand Finals.<br />
This year’s squad comprised<br />
of local products<br />
from the Concord Briars,<br />
Leichhardt Wanderers,<br />
Ryde-Hunters Hill Pirates<br />
and Gladesville RSL Junior<br />
Cricket Clubs.<br />
MEANWHILE the triumphant<br />
colts will represent<br />
Inner West Harbour Junior<br />
Association at the upcoming<br />
U/13 Western NSW<br />
Cricket Carnival in Orange<br />
from January 7-10 in 2019.<br />
<strong>The</strong> boys will play against<br />
older cricketers on the development<br />
tour and have<br />
brought in 13th man Ben<br />
Hannah and IWH Gee<br />
Shield representative Ben<br />
Champion to bolster the<br />
squad.