Midget prizegiving 2016, Kiwi and Have-a-go grades

on April 24, 2016 at 6:53 pm

What a season for the Have-a-Go (years 1 and 2) and Kiwi grades (years 3 and 4)! Building on the success of the Cricket World Cup of 2015, and the increased interest in cricket, a lot of hard work went on behind the scenes to grow the number of young cricketers at the club. The result was a 100% increase in the number of children playing cricket at this level – a huge achievement.

After some discussion, we moved to Friday night cricket for this grade of cricketers which was very successful and it also meant that some of the year 4 children who we felt were ready, could play hardball in a new team on Saturday mornings for the second-half of the season.

It was a great atmostphere at the club on Friday nights and we believe it was the right move. While early on in the season it could be described as organised chaos, as everyone got the hang of things it wasn’t long before the games, barbecue and tuckshop were ticking along pretty smoothly.

We cannot thank the parents and caregivers who helped us out – through coaching, scoring, managing and generally cheering each week. We really mean that we could not all do this without you. Cricket is a volunteer sport and all the people associated with the club are volunteers, aside from the manager, and your help through the season is so appreciated.

Unfortunately, due to the positioning of the stage in bad light on prizegiving day, the webmistress did not get everyone’s photos and lots of them aren’t great quality. Apologies for this – we moved the stage into the light for the juniors and will live and learn! Also if you would like to add your child’s name to their picture please copy the picture and email to denisemontgomery.cricket@gmail.com

TEAM AWARDS

SOME OF THE HAVE-A-GO GRADE WINNING LIONS, WITH MANAGER NATHAN KOPPENS

THE KNIGHTS, WINNERS OF THE KIWI GRADE, WITH COACH TIM REID

This season the Have-a-Go plate was won by the Lions team (coach Reuben Price).
The Kiwi cup went to the Knights (coach Tim Reid)

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Best girl all rounder, Have-a-Go, India Munro

Best girl all rounder, Kiwi grade, Skye Gilroy

SKYE GILROY, BEST GIRL, KIWI GRADE

Best Have-a-Go all rounder was Lachlan Carey

LACHLAN CAREY, BEST BOY, HAVE-A-GO GRADE

Best Kiwi Grade all rounder was Alfie Bell

ALFIE BELL, BEST BOY, KIWI GRADE

All the year 3 and 4 reps got a medal for taking part in the first interclub competition for this age group.

YEAR 3-4 INTERCLUB REPS

FELIX PRESCOTT AWARD

RICCO HOWARTH, WINNER OF THE FELIX PRESCOTT MEMORIAL TROPHY

The Felix Prescott award goes to the young player who embodies a passion for cricket, while at the same time playing in the spirit of the game. It may not be the best player in the grade, but it is a player who is passionate, hard-working and supports his/her team mates. Felix Prescott is a young Birkenhead cricket who sadly died in a car accident. His parents donated a special trophy to the club in his honour.

This year’s winner of the Felix Prescott Trophy is: Ricco Howarth