Gepps Cross Junior Football Club

Gepps Cross Junior Football Club Round 10 - July 19

2009-07-11T02:18:00.000-07:00

Round 10 - July 19:
Golden Grove Green V Under 6
Under 7 Blue V Eastern Park
Modbury V Under 7 Red (Friday17 - 6.10pm)
Hectorville V Under 8 Red
Under 8 Blue V Golden Grove Green
Broadview V Under 9
Hectorville V Under 10
Under 11 V Golden Grove
Modbury V Under 12
Fitzroy V Under 13
Under 14 V Payneham (Midday - Greenacres)
Under 15 V Modbury
Modbury V Under 16 (Friday17 - 7.30pm)
Under 18 V Athelstone

Gepps Cross Junior Football Club Round 9 2009

2009-07-01T22:30:00.000-07:00

Above from top: U/12, U/9, U/10, Riley & Josh's 50th game.

Round 9 - July 5:
Under 6 (5-5-35) V Tea Tree Gully Red (5-3-33)
Gaza (9-2-56) V Under 7 Blue (2-3-15)
Under 7 Red (3-2-20) V Payneham (4-7-31)
Under 8 Red (5-3-33) V Gaza (9-3-57)
Tea Tree Gully Red (4-6-30) V Under 8 Blue (7-4-46)
Under 9 (7-6-48) V Hope Valley Red (1-4-10)
Under 10 (2-2-14) V Hope Valley (14-15 -99)
Under 11 (3-6-24) V Ingle Farm (3-4-22)
Under 12 (7-10-52) V Gaza (2-1-13)
Under 13 (13-11-89) V Hectorville (5-3-33)
Under 14 (14-7-91) V Golden Grove (6-7-43)
Fitzroy (9-9-63) V Under 15 (18-9-117)
Under 16 (10-10-70) V Pooraka (9-9-63)
North Haven (4-7-31) V Under 18 (9-5-59)
July 12th - Bye for all teams

Gepps Cross Junior Football Club Round 8 2009

2009-06-23T03:41:00.000-07:00

Round 8 - June 28:
Hope Valley (1-2-8) V Under 6 (4-8-32)
Under 7 Blue (4-6-30) V Tea Tree Gully Black (4-5-29)
Hectorville (1-2-8) V Under 7 Red (9-8-62)
Fitzroy (5-9-39) V Under 8 Red (1-1-7)
Under 8 Blue (10-10-70) V Payneham Red (6-1-37)
Tea Tree Gully Red (0-4-4) V Under 9 (3-8-26)
Eastern Park Red (11-2-68) V Under 10 (4-4-28)
Gaza (4-6-30) V Under 11 (1-4-10)
Broadview (8-3-51) V Under 12 (8-7-55)
Eastern Park (10-10-70) V Under 13 (4-8-32)
Tea Tree Gully (9-9-63) V Under 14 (12-12-84)
Under 15 (14-10-94) V Para Hills (3-2-20)
Broadview (20-9-129) V Under 16 (11-10-76)
Under 18 - Bye

Gepps Cross Rams Round 7 Gallery

2009-06-21T04:59:00.001-07:00

Above: Under 6's, Under 9's, Under 13's

Round 7 - 21 June 2009

2009-06-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

Round 7 - June 21:
Under 6 (6-7-43) V Ingle Farm (2-2-14)
Golden Grove Gold (6-5-41) V Under 7 Blue (4-1-25)
Fitzroy (0-0-0) V Under 7 Red (7-11-53)
Under 8 Red (9-19-73) V Athelstone Blue (2-2-14)
Athelstone Red (5-3-33) V Under 8 Blue (9-8-62)
Under 9 (3-4-22) V Walkerville (3-5-23)
Under 10 (0-0-0)-V Tea Tree Gully Black (12-13-85)
Under 11 (13-9-87) V Para Hills (2-0-12)
Golden Grove (3-0-18) V Under 12 (17-7-109)
Under 13 (9-9-63) V Modbury (9-3-57)
Under 14 (1-2-8) V Broadview (20-21-141)
Under 15 (9-4-58) V Pooraka (21-10-136)
Tea Tree Gully (2-7-19) V Under 16 (29-14-188)
Gaza (8-7-55) V Under 18 (10-12-72)

Gepps Cross Junior Football Club Round 6 2009

2009-06-07T19:12:00.000-07:00

Round 6 - June 14:
Gaza (3-6-24) V Under 6 (4-2-26)
Fitzroy (3-3-21) V Under 7 Blue (2-7-19)
Under 7 Red (4-7-31) V Golden Grove Green (3-2-20)
Payneham White (13-7-85) V Under 8 Red (4-5-29)
Under 8 Blue (6-7-43) V Pooraka (7-4-46)
Under 9 (8-6-54) V Hectorville (0-3-3)
Walkerville Blue V Under 10
Hope Valley (7-17-59) V Under 11 (2-4-16)
Under 12 (9-13-67) V Tea Tree Gully Black (1-2-8)
Tea Tree Gully (15-10-100) V Under 13 (2-1-13)
Elizabeth (3-6-24) V Under 14 (12-14-86)
Eastern Park (0-1-1) V Under 15 (14-18-102)
Under 16 (5-7-37) V Ingle Farm ( 6-7-43)
Under 18 (13-14-93) V Portland (4-4-28)

Gepps Cross Rams Round 5 Gallery

2009-05-31T02:07:00.001-07:00

Round 5 Matches

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Round 5 - May 31:

Under 6 (6-1-37) V Para Hills (8-6-54)

TT Gully Red (1-2-8) V Under 7 Red (9-6-60)

Under 7 Blue (9-7-61) V Ingle Farm (1-5-11)

Eastern Park (1-0-6) V Under 8 Blue (6-8-44)

Under 8 Red (5-7-37) V TT Gully Black (7-5-47)

Fitzroy (1-3-9) V Under 9 (5-7-37)

Under 10 (0-1-1) V TT Gully Black (14-14-98)

Under 11 (31-20-206) V Eastern Park (0-0-0)

Under 12 (9-12-66) V Hope Valley (2-2-14)

Under 13 - Bye

Under 14 (12-3-75) V Modbury (9-11-65)

Elizabeth (11-7-73) V Under 15 (12-9-81)

Under 16 (20-12-132) V Salisbury North (8-6-54)
Under 18 (5-4-34) V Port District (11-10-76)
JUNE 7 - BYE FOR ALL TEAMS

Round 4 matches

2009-05-21T03:11:00.000-07:00

Round 4 - May 24:
Payneham Red (8-5-53) V Under 10 (1-4-10) - 6.10pm - Friday 22
Athelstone (6-10-46) V Under 18 (7-6-48)
All other games cancelled to prevent the spread of Swine Flu

Gepps Cross Junior Football Club Round 3 Gallery

2009-05-10T02:21:00.000-07:00

Gepps Cross Junior Football Club Round 3 Results

2009-05-10T02:17:00.000-07:00

Round 3 - May 10:

Under 6 (5-0-30) V Tea Tree Gully Black (3-3-21)

Under 7 Blue (3-0-18) V Modbury (6-3-39)

Gaza (6-3-39) V Under 7 Red (3-1-19)

Under 8 Red (21-7-133) V Hope Valley Red (1-2-8)

Walkerville Red (1-2-8) V Under 8 Blue (2-2-14)

Hope Valley Blue (3-5-23) V Under 9 (8-5-53)

Under 10 (3-2-20) V Ingle Farm (4-6-30)

Under 11 (2-9-21) V Hectorville (7-4-46)

Under 12 (16-14-110) V Modbury (0-2-2)

Pooraka (16-6-102) V Under 13 (0-5-5)

Under 14 (9-6-60) V Smithfield (5-5-35)

Modbury (4-2-26) V Under 15 (14-7-105)

Under 16 (15-11-101) V Modbury (9-9-63)

Under 18 (16-12-108) V North Haven (6-8-44)

May 17 - NEMJFA V CDJFL at Athelstone

Under 18 (10-11-71) V Broadview (7-2-44)

Round 2 Gepps Cross JFC Photo Gallery

2009-05-03T01:50:00.000-07:00

Round 2 Games - 2009

2009-04-17T04:51:00.000-07:00

Round 2 - May 3:
Golden Grove Gold (8-8-56) V Under 6 (5-0-30)
Payneham (7-6-48) V Under 7 Blue (2-2-14)
Under 7 Red (6-3-39) V Tea Tree Gully Black (5-10-40)
Walkerville (9-8-62) V Under 8 Red (2-2-14)
Under 8 Blue (8-4-52) V Ingle Farm (4-7-31)
Under 9 (3-3-21) V Tea Tree Gully Black (3-2-20)
Broadview (8-5-53) V Under 10 (1-2-8)
Pooraka (3-5-23) V Under 11 (7-8-50)
Gaza (2-3-15) V Under 12 (7-12-54)
Under 13 (7-11-53) V Para Hills (10-7-67)
Para Hills (13-13-91) V Under 14 (11-5-71)
Under 15 (10-10-70) V Fitzroy (4-6-30)
Pooraka (6-5-41) V Under 16 (15-16-106)
Under 18 - BYE

Under 15 Cricket Grand Final Photos

2009-03-22T00:44:00.000-07:00

Under 15 Premiership!

2009-03-22T00:32:00.000-07:00

Day 1:
Well, after all of the confusion about which teams would contest the grand final, the Under 15's finally made it to Daly Reserve to play Hectorville.

Despite the regular fall of wickets, disciplined batting by the Hounds saw them total 159 with just a couple of overs left in the day. Leading wicket takers for Gepps Cross were Mohammad, Bradley, Josh, (from the Under 13's), and Jacob with 2 each.

160 plus will not be an easy target next Sunday, particularly against a steady attack like Hectorville's.

(The Under 9's were set to play Ingle Farm but, due to a lack of players, Ingle Farm didn't appear so the kids and their parents combined for a family match, followed by a BBQ at the club).

Day 2:
Steady batting by Gepps Cross saw them off to a solid start, with Dylan and Jordan opening. Wickets fell regularly, with solid contributions from Mohammad, 28, and Ricky 20.
With 8 wickets down and 30 needed Scott, 19, came to the crease and formed a solid partnership with Sing to get to 159. Josh from the Under 13's scored the winning run with plenty of overs to spare.
It was a solid team performance and Hectorville played with great spirit. They would be a little disappointed with the number of extras and some fielding lapses but the game went right down to the wire and they never gave up.

2008-09 Under 9 Photos

2009-03-14T23:15:00.000-07:00

2008-09 Under 9 Cricket Photos:

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Junior Cricket - Round 13 and Season summary

2009-03-14T22:39:00.000-07:00

Well, apart from an Under 9's one-day game between Gepps Cross and Ingle Farm on Sunday 22, the season ended on a cloudy and, eventually, wet Sunday.

Due to some confusion over the venue, there was no real play on day one of the season ending two day game between Gepps Cross and Ingle Farm. Thinking that the game was being played elsewhere only a couple of Ingle Farm boys turned up for the game so a 'scratch match' was arranged instead, with all players batting and bowling four overs. Although there was obviously no result, all the kids had a great time and there was some tremendous emerging talent on show.
The teams will end the season with a one-day game on the 22nd of March.

Overall the Under 9's team, our first in this grade, were brilliant all season and will improve further as many of them will be Under 9's again in 09-10. Several totals in excess of 100 and a couple of wins are just a preview of what awaits these children in future years. Andrew had a tough job all year as coach but did a brilliant job in teaching these rookies the finer points of the game.

The majority of our first Under 11's team will be in the same grade next season and the experience they have gained will be invaluable as they pull on the creams next year. There were some outstanding performances with bat and ball and, although the team recorded just 1 win, they were competitive in most games. Darren did a fantastic job as coach.

The Under 13's season was played in two halves. Before Christmas they were very competitive, losing a couple of games by less than 10 runs, or just a wicket or two. Wides, byes and no-balls were a contributing factor in most losses. After Christmas, however, the team blossomed and won their last three games, one an outright win. Again, most of the boys will be Under 13's next season and, if they can commence the season like they ended this one, the future looks very bright indeed. Steven, with 230 runs, and Josh, with 22 wickets, were major contributors in what was a fantastic team effort. We thank Tim, Shane and Paul for their coaching this season.

The Under 15's headed to St. Pauls College, hoping to overtake Hope Valley's total of 9 for 210 and book a place in the grand final.

That wasn't to be, however, as the pitch had been watered and play was abandoned. Due to Hope Valley finishing higher on the ladder, they were awarded the game.
We wish them well in the final as they are all terrific boys and have been the big improvers this season.

Our Under 15's season began with a roar and ended with a whimper. The main issue was the lack of any play between December 21 and February 8. The 15's should have had at least 2 matches in that period but one team forfeited a 2 day game and the weather saw another abandoned. The Association should consider strong financial penalties for teams forfeiting games
as their opponents also miss out on match play.

Following intervention by the Adelaide Turf Cricket Association, the Under 15's have been awarded the right to play Hectorville in the grand final, despite drawing with Hope Valley in the semi-final. The semi-final was abandoned on day two after the pitch was found to be unsuitable for play.

A fully prepared pitch was available within 5 minutes drive of St Paul's College, but the offer to play there was eventually declined, despite being approved by the umpires.

It should be stressed that the Hope Valley PLAYERS had nothing to do with the situation.

The Gepps Cross Under 15's will play Hectorville at Daly Reserve on Sundays 22 & 29 March at 1pm.

We will welcome all children and teens aged 7 to 17 for the 2009-2010 season.

Gepps Cross Cricket Team Photos

2009-03-08T15:59:00.000-07:00

Under 11, Under 15 and Under 13 Teams - 08/09

Junior Cricket - Round 12

2009-03-08T15:57:00.000-07:00

The Under 9's took on Payneham in a one-day match which proved to be a beauty.
Batting first, Payneham scored 3 for 64 off their 20 0vers, a fantastic effort by Gepps Cross to restrict an experienced team with only 16 extras conceded by our bowlers. In recent weeks this total has been as high as 35, so a great effort by all Rams bowlers. Standouts with the ball where Matthew Holman with 2 for 5 and Jeremy Baker with 1 for 12.
The run chase got off to a frantic start with Lachlan Borg (9 n.o) and Jeremy Baker (4) scoring 16 runs in four overs before a mini collapse saw Gepps lose many wickets for few runs. Riley Henricks (6 n.o), Tyson Rowe (5 n.o) and Bailey Simpson (1 n.o) steadied the ship before just falling short of the required runs. The final total 8 for 52 was an excellent effort and the continual improvement of all players was a delight to see.
Last game of the season puts the Rams against Ingle Farm in a two day game at home.

The Under 11's had a bye to complete their season.

The Under 13's travelled to Gleeson College in Golden Grove to take on the unbeaten, top-of-the-ladder, Kookaburras. Gepps batted first and got off to a solid, if slow, start. After being one for 33 half way through their 30 over innings, the run rate accelerated, with Ollie smashing 24 in quick time. Gage, 13, Nathan, 10 n.o., Blake, 10 n.0.,(his highest score), and Aidan,11, scored the majority of the 8 for 102 total.

102 was going to be difficult to defend, particularly against the top team, but the Gepps bowling and fielding continued to show the improvement of the last month or so, demonstated by 2 run-outs and 3 very good catches. Wickets fell regularly and Golden Grove needed 16 of the last over, bowled by Ethan. He only conceded 5, however, and Gepps won by 11 runs. Stefan took 2 for 16, and Ollie, Josh, Gage, Ethan, Nathan and Ryan took 1 each.
The boys finished the season with 4 solid wins, including the last three games and also scored the only outright win in the grade. With their leading batsman, Steven, and three top wicket takers, Josh, Nathan and Ryan, set to have another year in the 13's, the future looks bright.

Most Runs:
S. Tahana 230
O. Markov 190
A. Curtis 148
J. Pelentsov 137
R. Birse 113

Most wickets:
J. Pelentsov 22
N. Brice 14
R. Birse 13
G. Steer 10

The Under 15's took on Hope Valley on day one of the semi-final at St. Paul's College.
Hope Valley were 9 for 137 at one stage but their last pair added 73 runs, frustrating the bowlers and the field. Valley's total of 9 for 210 will be difficult to chase but, being a 72 over game, the batsmen will have time to build their innings.

Junior Cricket - Round 11

2009-02-21T23:20:00.000-08:00

In the Under 9's, round 11 saw Gepps Cross win another toss and elect to bat against Eastern Dragons. Some determined batting saw the Rams posting an excellent score 9 for 61 off their 30 overs. Top scorers where Lachlan Borg with 14 not out and Matthew Holman with 9.
Day 2 saw an excellent display of cricket from all players on both sides thrilling everyone in attendance. Matthew Holman continued his brilliant game with two catches, one of was one of the best caught and bowled you will see in any levels of cricket, 1 for 9 off 3 overs and a stumping whilst having a stint behind the stumps. Lachlan Borg also having a great game with a sparkling run out and 1 for 4 off 3.
Izaac Allard also joined the party with 2 for 12 off his three overs. Eastern Dragons finally making 5 for 79 off there allotted overs.

The Under 11's headed to Tregenza Oval to play Eastern Suburbs. Gepps Cross won the toss and batted and scored 7 for 65 off 40 overs.

A. Baker 0 ret, T. Polkinghorne 0 ret, Hrishi 2 ret, C. Andrews 2 ret, J. Mail 9, K. Polkinghorne 6 Not Out, C. Travis 8 not out.

All batsmen did well to show value for their wicket on a dodgy wicket which was damp at the start of play. It was great to see the boys bat out the alloted overs.

The Under 13's took the field against Modbury with only 10 players as Nathan was injured and Blake had appendicitis. The game started well with Ollie taking a great diving catch behind the stumps. The boys catching was a highlight as I can only recall one missed opportunity when two players collided. Ryan - 3 for 17, Josh - 3 for 33, Nathan - 2 for 6 and Gage - 2 for 7 did the damage. Liam, Stefan, Ollie, Steven and Nathan took some great catches to dismiss Modbury for 117 in 30 overs.

Gepps had 11 overs to bat and scored quickly to finish the day's play on 4 for 79. Steven - 33 and Josh 17 made the bulk of the runs.

Resuming on day two, Aidan and Nathan formed a superb 70 run partnership with Man-of-the-Match, Aidan, making an unbeaten 56 and Nathan scoring a career best 26. Ryan also scored a quick-fire 15. Gepps Cross was finally dismissed for 201, a lead of 84.

The boys had just 55 minutes in the field to try and score an outright win and, at one stage had Modbury 8 for 15. After a couple of brilliant run-outs Modbury was finally dismissed for 40, giving the Rams a win by an innings and 44 runs. Ryan - 4 wickets, Josh - 2, and Steven - 2 were the pick of the bowlers.

The Under 15's headed to Gleeson College to play Golden Grove. It was top versus second to consolidate a place in the top four.
The 15's started well with an early wicket to Jordan but Golden Grove got on top for the next 30 overs or so. A late rally by Gepps saw us dismiss the remaining batsmen for 251.

The Gepps Cross bats were always going to struggle, with leading run scorer Jordan, unavailable ,and the boys could manage just 105 in reply. Ricky scored 30 and Tyrone 23. Great credit to Luke, the youngest player in the team, who batted for 75 minutes and scored 5 runs. A lesson in dedication for some others. Golden Grove had another bat, scoring 1 for 101.

Junior Cricket Round 10

2009-02-07T23:27:00.000-08:00

Having to jump between junior cricket and junior footy registration day made obtaining detailed reports of the first day's play in cricket difficult to obtain.

In footy the Club had it's best registration day ever with over 170 players, many of them new, joining the Rams for 2009. With many more players training but yet to register, the team structure for 2009 is looking very strong. BOYS AND GIRLS turning 5 or 6 in 2009 are still needed for our Under 6 teams PLUS a few boys turning 12 or 13 for our Under 13's team.

In cricket, the Under 9's batted first in their game against Modbury Blue. The 9's total of 84, all out, was very competitive. Lachlan, Riley, Matthew H, Jarrod, Bailey and Matthew B all scoring multiple runs.
Defending 84 runs was always going to be difficult but the 9’s pushed Modbury all the way. Some excellent batting and creative boundary placements gave the Hawks every chance of scoring runs with them finally passing the Gepps total with only 3 balls to spare. Excellent bowling from Matthew Hollman with 0 for 0 off 3 overs, Tyson Rowe with 1 for 7 off 3 overs and a brilliant spell of 2 for 6 off 2 overs from Ryleigh Travis where the highlights of the day.

The Under 11's didn't have a good time with the bat against Payneham, dismissed for just 12.
On day 2 the boys bowled well and took some wickets, with Adrian taking 3 for 8 and Hrishi getting a runout from a direct hit, but the game was decided by stumps on the previous Sunday.
Payneham declared at 4 for 168. In reply the boys batted solidly for 20 overs to avoid outright defeat. Adrian and Jacob each scored 5 n.o. and Lachlan 5 in our total of 7 for 36.
Special mention for Kyle Polkinghorne who although did not score remained not out in both innings and showed great value for his wicket. All boys fielded well and showed good fighting spirit.

The Under 13's began well in the field against Walkerville but allowed Walkies to get away late in their innings. Josh P took 2 for 8.
A tremendous team effort on day two saw the boys score 178 to record what was a comfortable win. Gage and Ollie saw the team off to a solid start and Steven - 29, Ryan -27, Josh - 21, EJ - 14 and Liam 11 not out, guided the team to victory. Every player contributed, however. Liam deserves great praise, in particular, because he had only scored 1 run previously this season and batted for many overs today, finishing with 11 not out. He played some superb defensive shots. Aidan hit the winning runs with a couple of overs to spare and contributed 8. Stefan also chipped in with some powerful hitting.

The Under 15's struggled against quality bowling from Hope Valley, dismissed for 115.
Hope Valley lost 3 early wickets in reply, but had no problems overtaking our score early on day two. They eventually totalled 251. Gepps finished at 1 for 34 in their second innings. Excellent bowling, batting and fielding from the visitors.

Junior Cricket - Round 9

2009-01-24T18:00:00.000-08:00

After losing the toss the under 9’s were sent into bat on day one of a two day game vs Hope Valley Red.
Runs flowed freely from the first over with all batters getting valuable time in the middle. Despite excellent bowling and fielding from Hope Valley, the Rams scored a magnificent 5 for 107 with 55 runs being scored off the bat.
Regular run machine Riley Henricks made a handsome 18 retired and there were big contributions from Lachlan Borg - 7 n.o and Izaac Allard - 7 n.o. Jarrod Cotgrove and Matthew Bell also got amongst the runs with 6 apiece as well.
A great effort by all players to help Hope Valley in the field as they were a couple short of the required 11 players. Next week will provide a great opportunity for the Rams to continue their vast improvement as they get a chance to bowl at the Demons batters.

The Under 11's hosted Walkerville and bowled and fielded superbly to restrict the visitors to 8 for 116. Lachlan and Hrishi each took two wickets, with one each to Jack, Liam, Nick and Lachlan. Keeper, Caleb, took two catches in a fine display behind the stumps.

The Under 13's headed to Kilburn with trepidation. Our two leading run scorers and leading wicket taker were away, and another two boys were unavailable. Nine boys did turn up, however, and showed fantastic commitment with the bat against the best bowling we have faced all season. Kilburn have the two fastest bowlers we have seen in the Under 13's, but our boys played with courage. Gage stood out, batting almost the entire innings and playing some superb shots to score 42. Adrian made 17 and last man in, Jesse, (who came out of retirement for the game), scored 9 not out. Huge credit also to Nathan Ba who, although not scoring a run, figured in a 33 run partnership with Gage, against the two fast bowlers. GREAT EFFORT BOYS!

The Under 15's, after the opposition forfieted, now have a bye. They haven't played for 6 weeks. Not good!
Due to the current heatwave all junior games scheduled for Sunday, February 1, have been cancelled so all games end in a draw.

Under 13 Cricket Photos-Ollie, Nathan, Josh and Blake.

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Junior Cricket - Round 8

2009-01-17T18:58:00.000-08:00

Again the under 9’s came up against some quality opposition and again put on a great display of cricket.
Batting first and facing excellent, consistent bowling Gepps Cross posted 3 for 39 off their 20 overs. The score could have been far greater had it not been for some excellent fielding from Walkerville. Stars with the bat where Riley Henricks with 7 not out and Lachlan Borg with 4 runs. Bowling too was tough but again all bowlers showed vast improvement with Walkerville managing to score 62 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.
Riley found himself on a hat Trick for the second time in two weeks but again just missed out. Matthew Holman snared a wicket thanks to a great catch from Lachlan and a magnificent run out from Jarrod Cotgrove completed the dismissals.

In Sunny and warm conditions the Under 11's took on Payneham. Only 8 players were available for this game and it showed with our bowlers toiling in the heat and seeing the ball hit to all parts of the oval. Payneham's total of 1 for 150 was obviously going to be impossible to chase with just 8 batsmen but the boys defended solidly and finished a 7 for 27, which was a credit to their commitment and their desire not to be bowled out.

The Under 13's bowled and fielded as well as they have all season, with only a couple of dropped catches diminishing their effort. Gepps batted first and made the seemingly defendable total of 6 for 116. Josh, 29 not out, Ollie, 25 not out, and Ryan, 15, all did well with the bat. Stefan and Steven each scored 8 and Ethan, 6. Nathan scored his first ever run.

Gage, Blake and Josh each took 2 wickets, with Nathan taking 1, and there was one run-out.
A recent reduction in the number of wides, from around 30 to less than 10, shows these first year Under 13's are improving and will develop further in 09-10. But, despite our best efforts, Modbury scored too freely in the middle overs to total 8 for 143. We did get a double hattrick - 4 wickets in 4 balls spread over two overs.

The Under 15's did not play due to the Eastern Dragon's forfeit

Junior Cricket - Round 7

2009-01-10T22:54:00.000-08:00

The under 9’s return after the Christmas/New year break saw them take on Payneham Blue in a one day game at Trinity Gardens. The young Rams won another toss and elected to bat first and then set about posting a very competitive total of 8 for 57. Some more aggressive hitting and running could have seen this total made even bigger but still a good score against some quality bowling. Stars with the bat included Jarrod Cotgrove with 4, Bailey Simpson with 5 and Lachlan Borg with 7 not out.
Payneham’s run chase got off to a very shaky start thanks to a brilliant second over from Jarrod Cotgrove which saw him on a hat trick which he narrowly missed completing. Steady batting and some poor fielding saw Payneham post consistent partnerships until a late over spell from Riley Henriks shook the Dukes again. 3 wickets for 1 run off 2 overs saw Riley also nearly take a hat trick but like Jarrod just fell short. Second gamer Sparsh chipped in for his first wicket for the club to help restrict Payneham to 7 for 76 off their 20 overs. A great effort by all players with further improvement shown again.

The Under 11's were a little rusty after the break but bowled and fielded well to restrict Modbury to 4 for 88. Adrian took 1 for 2 and Liam 1 for 9. Gepps fell well short in reply to be dismissed for 38. Liam made 7 runs and Jack, five.

The Under 13's took on Ingle Farm at Ingle Farm Primary School and bowled and fielded well to restrict the hosts to 99. Josh took his 10th wicket, while Nathan Brice took his 9th. Ollie took his first two wickets for the season. He's been very unlucky this season as most batsmen just block him due to his pace. The other Nathan took his first wicket for the season. Stefan and Ryan were the other wicket takers. It was a great match for Nathan Brice who also top scored with 17, 4 boundries and a single, while Steven made 15 to record his 150th run for the season. But, after being 3 for 54, and well placed to get the runs, the wheels really fell off and the remaining batsmen failed to add to the total, losing 5 for 0! As we only had 8 batsmen the game was over and Ingle Farm recorded a solid win.

Unfortunately the Under 15's match against the Eastern Dragons, a two-day game, was forfeited by the opposition so, although we get maximum match points, we won't gain any batting and bowling bouns points and, after a three week break, the boys needed to play. All was not lost, however, as some parents and Under 13's joined with the 15's to form two teams of 9 and they played a full 36 overs a side game. I took part in this game, something my back and knees will regret for a few days. If the Eastern Dragons front up next Sunday, the 18th, we will have a one-day practice match.