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Welcome to the November 1st edition. The beautiful sunny weekend just gone saw no less than seven of our teams on the field, and whilst there's a lot of praise to heaped on the efforts of our players, we didn't get as many results going our way as we would have liked. But no spoilers here, read on for the action.

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LAST TIME...

The first round of November in the main grades was against the North West Sydney Hurricanes, Randwick-Petersham in the Metro Cup, Auburn in the Tim Creer Cup (aka 5th grade), and Georges River in Classics. We've had some interesting matches against these sides in the past. Let's briefly revisit them:

- Last year 1st Grade were comprehensive DL method winners (1-135 vs 146) thanks to "Rob the Pom" and his 52*, and Tully Moffat's 5-33

- The 2021 2nd Grade side unfortunately lost by 30 runs (117 vs 147), with Singhy's 4-11 not being quite enough to help the cause

- 3rd Grade were on the wrong side of a DL result (7-115 vs 5-96), with contributions shared amongst all the players

- 4th Grade won in rd11 (3-122 vs 120) with Gus Gerry's 4-20 the standout, but also in their semi final encounter (6-189 vs 127), with Nino's 50 and Cookie's 4-26

- Last year's Metro team had their match against Randy-Petes Gold washed out

- This is our first 5th Grade side in some time, so there's no previous result to reference here.

- Similar to Metro, our Masters' side had their match against Georges River last year also washed out

So a mixed round against this opposition last time round. How did we do this year? Read on.

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Warringah

145 (56.2 overs)
Barnett 32, Kharwadkar 29, Colyer 19

North West Sydney

7-172 (46.4 overs)
Mahajan 2-36, Wigney 2-44, Kharwadkar 2-49

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‍Warringah lost by 3 wickets.

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The Migs hosted the hurricanes for a 2 day affair at weldon, with Hamo winning the toss and deciding to have a bat.

Hamish and Jarod put on 28 for the first wicket before some quick wickets left the migs at 4/42. Barney played some resilient cricket before being dismissed at 7/89. The tail wagged with Nik scoring a cruicial 29 being supported by Wiggers and Ollie who managed to see the Green team to the 2nd drinks. The tail fell after the break, leaving Warringah to defend 145.

Nws batting innings started ideally for the green team, with Daz trapping the opening bat in front with his first ball of the day. From there Nws pulled back momentum finishing 2 down at stumps.  Nikhil struck early the next week leaving the hurricanes at 3/82 however some missed chances in the field handed Nws the win. Wigs (2/44) and Daz (1/19) spearheaded the attack and deserved more reward for their graft as well as Ronny (2/36) and Nik (2/49) who bowled unreal.  Nws passed Warringah 4 down, ultimately ending the game at 7-172.

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Warringah

211 (??? overs)
Panchal 118, Bennett 19, Gerry 14

North West Sydney

272 (90.3 overs)
Panchal 3-72, Outred 2-42, Parkinson 2-48

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Warringah lost by 61 runs.

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It was a hot windy day out at Nor-West Sydney and upon arrival it was clear that the curators had transplanted a small section of the M7 into the middle of Kanebridge Oval. So it was a less than ideal start when the MIG lost the toss and had to bowl. When two  simple chances went down in the first session there was an easy option of the boys to roll over and quit.

After the first drinks, 2nd grade bowlers came out with a fresh attitude and plan to strangle the NWS batters. And despite the tough conditions all the bowlers stood up and restricted the oppositions to less than 2 an over for the next 2 sessions. But wickets were very hard to come by, only debutant Rishi Panchal's off spinners managed to dislodge any batters.

High energy levels and great hussle meant that MIG had bowled 70 overs before the final drinks and were rightfully entitled a very relaxed final hour of the day. Day 1 ended rather drabbly with NWS 8/253 and needing to bat on the next week.

NWS's batters were handled swiftly by the bowlers finishing the innings all out for 272. However the next few hours were full of pain for the MIG. Some very soft, lazy dismissal by the top 6  killed the chase before it had even begun. 1/0, 4/17, 6/67 was game over. Except for the other wordly knock by new boy Rishi. He was the only established batter to show any character. His chancless 118 worried NWS. Despite his heroics the WCC still fell 60 runs short.

The boys held a frank and open change room discussion about responsibility, accountability and the plans moving forward. Onwards and upwards as 2nd graders return to defend Weldon next week.

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Warringah

131 (54.4 overs)
Morrison 36, House 22, Donato 18

North West Sydney

153 (50.2 overs) & 7-133 (35 overs)
Thompson 4-34, Kelly 3-38, Sharma 2-33 &
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Warringah lost by 32 runs.

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A sunny day at the mighty Frank Gray oval, Warringah were set the task of ripping through Vic’s mates from Northwest Sydney. Opening the bowling Vic and Charlie Wilson bowled with great patients. A handy opening batter, at times showing their great skills. However, the number of dot balls in the first few overs created immense pressure on the opening pair to score some runs. It was the pressure that found the opening pair from northwest come to their downfall. This followed with some tidy bowling from Hursh ( 2-23) and firey heat from Beau (3-38) which really helped Warringah get the ball rolling down the order. Seth was a standout with the ball taking 4 fa, displaying how pressure brings loose shots and wickets. North West set 153 on the board, a challenge for Warringah.

With overs still left at the end of the day, nerves hit the changeroom with some early wickets. Housey saw out the new ball taking his time and putting away the bad ball. Joined House will Ruben at 3, putting on a good start, however a good Northwest attack saw House go for 22 and Ruben for 18 with some good nuts. Nearing the end of the day, some class batting from Kel and Luke put Warringah in a steadier spot ending 4-77

Day 2, a mix up saw Luke go for 10. A collapse for Warringah was soon to come, but Kel kept the team and the runs rolling. A very well batted innings from Kel with 36 runs. The bowlers Charlie Wilson and Vic Caruso were set the task to bring it home for warringah. Nerves were filled within the Warringah side, however fell short at 131. Wasn’t the day for Warringah and North West picked up the points.

However there was still fight left in the Warringah side. Ruben sent Northwest team back in to bat, for Warringah to fight and attempt not to leave the match empty handed. Once again the Northwest opener showed his class, bringing up his 50, an innings that saved the day for Northwest. Warringah would start to take some wickets, however the Northwest defence was too good. Some top bowling from Seth (2-30), Beau (3-37) and Hursh (2-13) showed that Warringah still wanted it.

A great effort by the MIGs, unfortunate with the lose however there is still plenty more opportunities coming throughout the season.

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Warringah

136 (42.5 overs) & 5d.-203
Verma 44, Akbarally 26, Buchanan 21 &
Akbarally 74, Beard 40, Verma 28

North West Sydney

127 (34 overs) & 6-99
Hatvany 6-54, Beard 2-6, Rowse 1-11 &
Buchanan 4-37, Hatvany 2-37

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Warringah won by 9 runs.

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After a beautiful drive to Baulkham hills the day started well with Kev winning the toss and sending us in to bat. A great 2nd wicket partnership between Vehaan Akbarally (26) and Harry Verma (44) put the MIGs in a great position at 1-80. However, the unexpected heat brought some quick wickets and despite a cameo from debutant Zach Buchanan (21) our first innings was brought to a close being bowled out for 136.

We fought back with ball in hand, Cooper Hatvany and Harry Burke bowling well up front and taking a few poles between them. However, pressure was on the defending champions as some small partnerships in the middle order made it look like it would be an easy run chase for North-West Sydney. As the last few overs of the day came in with the opposition at 5-100 it looked like an almost impossible task, but 2 quick wickets from Lewis Beard got the MIGs up and about with 1 over left in the day. Leave it to Rowsey to take a wicket on the last ball of the day with a full toss caught at deep mid-wicket as the new batsmen could not resist being the hero. Play ended on Day 1 with North West Sydney 7-112 trailing by 25.

The boys were pumped up on day 2 and ready to take a first innings win after the momentum shift at the end of day 1. Sure enough, Cooper Hatvany stole the show taking 3 early wickets to earn himself career best figures of 6-54 and give Warringah a lead of 9 runs into the second innings.

Warringah went back in to bat with 70 overs left in the day. Some impressive batting from Vehaan Akbarally (74) steered the ship for the team as he guided us to a good lead. Partnerships with Harry Verma (28) and Lewis Beard (40) tired the Hurricanes in the field as the runs kept piling on. At tea, Kev set the boys a task of getting a lead requiring the Hurricanes to score at 7 runs per over to chase down. A quick partnership between Mitch Norton (25) and Harry Burke (11) set up an outright victory for the MIGs as Kev declared at 5-203.

The Hurricanes started off strong in the second innings needing 7 an over for the win. But some early wickets from Cooper Hatvany slowed their momentum and put the MIGs in a good position. Debutant Zach Buchanan starred with the ball taking an impressive 4 wickets, tearing apart the middle order. We were in a great position with 10 overs to go needing 4 wickets to win outright. However, the Hurricanes battened down the hatches and despite an inspiring conversation about the polar express we could not break the partnership which resulted in a well fought second innings draw.

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Warringah

6-198 (50 overs)
Kasmar 96, Woodhead 22, Martin 21

Randwick-Petersham

7-276 (50 overs)
Brown 3-55, Cruickshank 1-20, Richardson 1-21

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Warringah lost by 78 runs.

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Metros fought hard both days and did well to walk away with a draw. Lost the toss and bowling on a flat one we started very well, Tyler Mulcahy (0/35 off 9) and Robbie Tipton (1/26, 9) bowling good lines and keeping things tight. Dan Blacker (0/28, 7) and Ollie Higgins (1/38, 12) continued in the same manner first spells. Warren (0/7,7) was as miserable as ever (but enjoying his cricket!!) but it was the surprise packet, Luke Richardson (1/21, 7) who got the breakthrough in the 28th over. Randy Petes continued to crawl along till tea when it was 1/82 off 36.

RP opened their shoulders a bit after tea but it was a good spell from Paddy Brown (3/55 off 13) which sparked things up a bit for us. Paddy did what leggies do…bowl good balls that get defended and occasionally offer some loose stuff that either went for runs or got a wicket or 2. When he went through the number 4 to make it 4/116 the game was in the balance but a chance or 2 weren’t taken and RP upped the ante in the last hour to get to 276. Harley Cruickshank bowled a good spell in difficult circumstances to take 1/10 from his 5. Ollie got a well deserved wicket as well. The first time for a number of these boys to experience 80 overs in the field and I was really pleased with the effort & energy shown.

Day 2 the pitch looked similar but was drier and coming apart earlier. The ball wasn’t quite coming on so it was a bit of a battle to get going. Bill Martin (21) and Noah Kasmar (96) got us off to a solid start and we went to tea at 0/80 off 37. This was a great launching pad but first ball after tea Bill edged the spinner down the leg side. Harley (12) looked solid before going to make it 2/131 off 54. At this point we needed 146 off 26. Dustin Labador , who kept very well day 1, (4) and Warren (9) didn’t really threaten. Woody Woodhead (22) was our last real chance to give the target a crack and he threatened with some good shots but couldn’t keep it going.

Noah was as steady as a rock throughout. He got his highest score for the club but he unfortunately fell just short of his century. On a pitch which was hard to play off the back foot and against an attack that kept the ball up using defensive fields Noah played a great hand which would normally go a long way to winning a game. His innings ensured we didn’t crumble and we were able to consider having a crack at the target but we couldn’t find anyone on the day to play that role.

Late in the day Robbie (14no) played a range of shots and I’m sure he would have loved a few more overs. Ollie (6no) hung in there to make sure the Randy Petes didn’t get a flurry of late wickets.

All up a great draw if there was ever such a thing.

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Warringah

9-215 (40 overs)
Gatehouse 53, Burgess 51, Higgins 44*

Auburn

5-246 (40 overs)
Zanella 2-41, Blacker 1-24, Burgess 1-33

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Warringah lost by 31 runs.

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Match report to come.

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First match

Warringah vs Lane Cove, Weldon Oval, Sunday 20 November, 2022 at 10am.

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Warringah

3-128 (32 overs)
Brady 39, Bassett 28*, O'Connor 23

Georges River

127 (34 overs)
Brady 3-26, Wyatt 2-19, Egerton 2-36

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Warringah won by 7 wickets.

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Warringah

172 (39.2 overs)
Waddington 44, Barnett 35*, Melchiore 34

Roseville

134 (36.5 overs)
Nimmo 3-17, Park 3-22, Lyon 2-25

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Warringah won by 38 runs.

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We won!!! ………..

A classic spring Sydney day, finally no rain and a pitch which yielded over 300 runs the day before.

As ‘Waddo’ put it, “it’s a belter!”.

Skip Neil Barnet won the toss and decided to bat. We were soon under pressure with Harris getting a dubious LBW decision against him. Barnet and Howard took on the challenge of some good line and length bowling. It took a while to get their mojo and crank up the scoring rate. Runs were hard to come by as the outfield needed a flock of sheep or a damn good mow. Ground shots only got twos or ones.

Howard accelerated and unfortunately holed out on 29. This brought Waddington into the attack which he did with relish. Barnet retired on 30 and Camburn and  Barrow only added a few before the latter getting one of the few balls which gripped and was caught at slip. At the 20 over mark, we came in at 83. With Waddo on the charge, Melchiore anchored the other end until Waddo also reached 30 and retired. Regular wickets were then lost but Melchiore remained patient and focused, ticking over the runs with dabs and cuts. As the last of the batsmen fell, both Barnet and Waddo got a second chance but at 172 our final wicket went down in the last over. Based on the slowness of the outfield we felt it was a reasonable total to defend.

Waddo and Park opened with immediate success for Waddo. However, the Roseville opener and #3 were outstanding and put pressure on our bowlers, scoring freely. Barrow bowled a few tight overs but we needed a wicket. Senior pro, Lyon came into the attack, mixed it up well and was duly rewarded with a couple of valuable wickets. O’Brien gave it air and even spun one (so he says!) also getting a wicket. But then our ‘ace up the sleeve’ Nimmo let loose with some looping leggies. Considering he was carted in the last match, Nimmo stepped up to the mark and got three quick wickets with the help of some good catching and smart wicket keeping.

The match could have been tighter but the ‘Green Men’ performed well and even looked like a cohesive fielding unit. Park mopped up the final two wickets and Warringah completed a good victory by 38 runs. Special mention to Howard who now looks the part behind the stumps.

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Warringah Contacts

‍‍Club President
‍Chris Melville
‍president.warringahcc@gmail.com‍

‍Club Captain
‍Benjamin Rowse
‍clubcaptain.warringahcc@gmail.com‍

‍Club Secretary
‍Luke Parkinson
‍secretary.warringahcc@gmail.com‍

‍Club Treasurer
‍Jamie Davidson
‍treasurer.warringahcc@gmail.com

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