CricketWest Cup Awards
Another reasonably successful season for our WASTCA representative teams with the seniors now claiming 5 championships in a row and also making it 23 matches undefeated over the past 5 years.
The reintroduction of the colts was the most positive aspect in my opinion as it provided a platform to showcase the best of the best of our under 23 players within each association. Our colts made the grand final and can certainly hold their heads high with finishing runners up for the season.
Once again for the second year in a row the veterans put on a master class against the stronger sides but lost their way against lesser opposition only to finish lower net run rate and out of a grand final berth.
Thanks to our sponsors- Kookaburra providing two full playing kits for the best and fairest seniors and colts player respective which includes a bag, bat, gloves, pads, thigh pad and protector to the value of $1500.00 each
Armando Sports again provided valuable sponsorship for the best and fairest player of the series for the veterans.
Congratulations to the following best and fairest players in each division
COLTS
Blake Jensen (High Wycombe Cricket Club) 13 votes
Lachlan Fraser (Murdoch University Melville Cricket Club) 8 votes
Daniel Baker (Applecross Cricket Club) 7 votes
VETS
Dave Shepherd (Fremantle Mosman Park Cricket Club) 8 votes
Tim Overton (Kalamunda Cricket Club Inc) 7 votes
Alister Lowes (Bassendean Cricket Club) 6 votes
SENIORS
Yahya Ali (Bentley Cricket Club) 13 Votes
Jonathan Clifton (Fremantle Mosman Park Cricket Club) 7 votes
Jacob Johnson Murdoch University Melville Cricket Club) 6 votes
Suresh Perera (Wembley Districts Cricket Club) 6 votes
As previously advised the board’s plan is to have a preseason function at The Camfield prior to the season commencement to present all grade and association award winners with the respective trophies/gifts.
A special personal thanks from me to the captains of each CricketWest representative team;
Daniel Baker (Colts)
Tim Overton (Veterans)
Brody Koelewyn (Seniors)
You represented your team and the association with pride and integrity
Stay tuned for my chairman’s team of the year for every grade this season
Brad Pearce
Chairman WASTCA
Update COVID-19 Community Cricket Review and Recommencement
Hi Everyone
Please find attached a follow up communication for you all regarding Australian
Cricket’s position in relation to the ongoing suspension of cricket activity
due to COVID-19.
Australian Cricket is recommending that all organised community matches,
training, programs and events remain suspended until at least the May 31, 2020.
To ensure that we give activity the greatest chance to recommence on this date,
we will commit to reviewing and communicating our position no later than
May 1, 2020. Further details around this are in the attached communication from
Belinda Clark
Abandonment of all Community Cricket for 2019/20 - COVID-19
PANDEMIC (Australian concise Oxford dictionary definition)
“Disease - prevalent over the whole of a country or over the world”
Good morning all,
As a passionate ex-player and current administrator of the game I truly love, admire and respect, we as a community see ourselves in uncharted waters with the current virus effecting not just out community but the nation as a while and the rest of the world.
Decision are made in collaboration with all stakeholders and with the utmost care and diligence based on a range of information, data, medical expertise and risk management.
As we are slowly beginning to understand, the transmission and effect of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 can have catastrophic effects, in particular on the elderly and to those who have weak immune systems.
We as Australians consider our way of life and our medical system as good as any in the world. When we as individuals needs it’s assistance from time to time for ourselves or for a family member, it is always there and available to us without too much hesitation or delay.
Current data circulated across a number of news providers and social media platforms throughout the world today indicate a delay in the intervention of isolation and containment of the COVID-19 can potentially have a catastrophic effect for those who are potentially most vulnerable in our community.
We as a cricket community have many people who are vulnerable to COVID-19 around us. They are known to us and involved in some capacity as a player, umpire, administrator, spectator or club volunteer. To place any of our cricketing community, male or female, at the risk of contracting or transmitting the COVID-19 virus would be negligent on behalf of myself and my fellow board members at WASTCA and CricketWest if we were not to enforce the recommendations and advice to abandon the rest of our respective cricket competitions for 2019/20.
I trust you will understand the circumstances and respect the directive taken and the incredibly hard situation which we have found ourselves in.
Brad Peace - CricketWest and WASTCA Chairman
Covid-19 Update
Please see the attached advice from the WACA on Covid-19
If you have any questions, please contact WASTCA for more information
WASTCA Player of the Round - Round 11
As part of our WASTCA radio show on sport 91.3FM every Saturday morning commencing at 8.00am we award a player of the round a $100.00 store voucher proudly sponsored by Armando sports with stores in Willetton and O’Connor.
Here is a very proud and happy recipient of the weekly award in veteran opening bowler and now what maybe well considered into all-rounder status Swan Valley’s Corry Verco.
Corry leads the grade 1 association wickets with 30 in total and turn in a stellar performance again Kalamunda- opening the batting to score 88 and backing up with an outstanding opening bowling performance and taking 5/37 from 17 overs.
Congratulations Corry on a superb all-round individual performance.!!!
Thanks again to Armando sports for their continued support of the WASTCA and don’t for get to tune into the show tomorrow morning on 91.3FM from 8.00am for the player of the round, live interview with one of our club, presidents, an in depth look into the two top grade fixture, the T20 finals review and the chairman’s tips or infamously called the KISS OF DEATH!!!!!
Cheers for now
Brad Pearce - WASTCA Chairman