ORMOND U/15 HATCH SQUAD 2009

Congratulations to the boys who have been selected in our squad for the 2009 R M Hatch Competition which is to be played in January 2009. The squad consists of the following players:

Player                        Club

Sam Blandford             Ormond
Tom Cameron              Ormond
Hamish Curtis              Carnegie South
Drew Dickson               Brighton Districts
Cooper Ferries             Hampton Central
Lucas Forato                Omega
Lachlan Hay                 Hampton Central
Arvind Krishnamoorthy  Le Page Park
Josh Manning                Kingston Heath
Jaya Marshall                South Caulfield
Jesse Pham                  Lyndale
Tim Snape                   Carnegie South
Sam Stait                    Ormond
Patrick Walker              Kingston Heath
Alex Wilkins                 Carnegie                                

This squad of 15 players will continue to train throughout December and we will choose a final squad of 13 players who will play in the tournament throughout January. The remaining 2 players will be asked to act as ‘emergencies’ and will play in the event of an injury or illness to a player during the tournament.

Our playing dates are:

Monday 12 Jan 2009
Wednesday 14 Jan 2009
Thursday 15 Jan 2009
Tuesday 20 Jan 2009
Wednesday 21 Jan 2009
Thursday 22 Jan 2009
Sunday 25 January 2009 (Semi Final, if required)
Sunday 1 February 2009 (Grand Final, if required)

All players (other than the 2 emergencies) will be required to be available to play on each day (except if injured or ill). If a player is injured or becomes ill during the tournament, we will call upon one of the 2 emergencies to play.

Again, congratulations to all players on your selection.

Regards,

Darren Stait
R M Hatch U15 Squad - Coach
Ormond Cricket Club
Tel. (0407) 559 383 or 9578 3078 (AH)
Email. staity29@bigpond.com

ORMOND U/15 HATCH COACH 2009 APPOINTED

After winning the RM Hatch Competition for the first time earlier this year, the Ormond Cricket Club is preparing for back-to-back wins in 2009. The Club is pleased to announce the appointment of Darren Stait as the Ormond Hatch Coach, and Darren has begun the pre-planning for next year's tournament success.

Darren Stait has attained the accreditation of Level 2 ACB Cricket Coach and has been a successful coach of junior cricket for the past 6 seasons. He is also captain of our club’s 3rd XI.

ORMOND’s U/15 HATCH TEAM 2008 HAS SUCCESS

Ormond U15 Hatch Team – CHAMPIONS
Ormond 167 d Broadmeadows 7/162

In an exciting Final, played at Ivanhoe on Sunday 27th January 2008, Ormond defeated Broadmeadows by 5 runs to win the Club’s first ever premiership in the RM Hatch Competition.  Ormond batted first and were bowled out for 167, and in reply Broadmeadows finished on 7/162 after some exceptional fielding and bowling halted their run chase.

In last years Hatch report, I mentioned that all looked promising for future years for Hatch at the Ormond Cricket Club.  Little did I know that the 2008 Ormond team would win the Under 15 RM Hatch Competition for the first time in the history of the competition!!

The 2008 Ormond Hatch Team performed extremely well and was undefeated in their 5 Group matches.  What became obvious throughout these games was that not only did we have a great group of boys playing, but that they all came together as a TEAM.  Much of the credit for this must go to the coach, Simon Beshara, and Assistant Coach, Alex Davies, who spent a lot of time coaching the boys and also creating the team environment.  Throughout these games it was a TEAM effort that got us through with no one player standing out.  Both Simon and I were thrilled to see this type of development especially to both Ormond boys, Brad Wilson, who captained the side with great maturity, and Tom Cameron, who will likely have further opportunities next year.

What was also evident was the attitude the boys had of never giving up during any game.  Our Semi-Final was played against Oakleigh who had us chasing 114.  We lost a number of quick wickets but excellent fighting performances from Josh Allen (36). Sam Quigley(27) and James Wilcock (26) got us over the line to make the Grand Final.

In the Grand Final against Broadmeadows, another outstanding performance from Ben Boyle (53 n/o) and James Wilcock (27) meant we set them a score of 168 to win.  With them cruising at 1/100, some exceptional catching from Justin Anagnostopoulos (running with the ball in the outfield to take the catch), and Luke Barda (taking a “screamer” at mid-wicket) turned the game around.  Some first-rate bowling from Josh Allen (3/22) and a great last over bowled by James Wilcock meant Broadmeadows fell 5 runs short.  The team came back from the “brink” once again which just proved to us how the team was willing to fight to the end.

What a great team win it was!!!

Graeme Hyman
Manager, Ormond Hatch Team 2008