Stingrays Pre-Season Training Dates

Dear Stingray,

On behalf of the coaches, captains & committee of Southern District Cricket Club I invite you to join us for pre-season training in preparation for season 2010/11. Below are the training dates prior to round 1 matches beginning in early October.

After a strong finish to last season which included the C grade premiership, 2nd place in the club championship, runners up in the B grade and narrowly missing A grade finals, we have much to prove to both ourselves and our supporters this season. With 95% of our core senior group returning this season, competition for places in teams will be fierce (as it should be!). We encourage you to attend every possible session to maximise your preparation to perform from round 1.

We are in a period of real stability at the club as we welcome back all last seasons captains including Simon Roberts (A grade); Shaun Tanner (T20); Jason Riley (B grade); Steven Kerr (C grade); Joel Ashforth (D grade) as well as coaches Dean Chambers; Emily Moran; Bob Lisle etc. Another strong sign of our strength as a club is that despite the best efforts of rival clubs to lure established and developing players away, we begin the season with our core playing group in tact.

We strongly believe our improvement this season will come from within our own ranks. Instead of aggressively recruiting off-season, we are backing our existing group to step up and perform. Being competitive is not enough this year, as a senior playing group it is time to start delivering on all of our promise and dominate our competition!

This information can be downloaded as a PDF file by clicking the pre-season tab in the naviagtion panel on the main page at www.stingrays.com.au

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Monday Aug 30th _ Players, Captains, Coaches & Committee information night - @ Bice 6:30 – 7:30pm

Friday Sept 3rd - Full Senior Squad @ Adelaide Oval Indoor Nets 8 – 10pm

Sunday Sept 5th - A/B (+ Invites) Batters Net @ Morphettvale ICA 9 - 11am

Wednesday Sept 8th - Fielding + Strength & Conditioning (Emily) @ Christies Beach Primary School Gym 6 – 7pm

Friday Sept 10th - Full Senior Squad @ Adelaide Oval Indoor Nets 8 – 10pm

Sunday Sept 12th - A/B (+ Invites) Batters Net @ Morphettvale ICA 9 - 11am

Wednesday Sept 15th - Fielding + Strength & Conditioning (Emily) @ Christies Beach Primary School Gym 6 – 7pm

Friday Sept 17th - Full Senior Squad @ Adelaide Oval Indoor Nets 8 – 10pm

Sunday Sept 19th - Working Bee @ Bice Oval

- A/B (+ Invites) Batters Net @ Morphettvale ICA 9 - 11am

Wednesday Sept 22nd - Fielding + Strength & Conditioning (Emily) @ Christies Beach Primary School Gym 6 – 7pm

Friday Sept 24th - Full Senior Squad @ Adelaide Oval Indoor Nets 8 – 10pm

Tuesday Sept 28th - Senior Training @ Bice Oval 4:30 – Dark

Thursday Sept 30th - Senior Training @ Bice Oval 4:30 – Dark

Saturday Oct 2nd - A Grade T20 Adelaide University v Southern District Park 25 No 3 (3:10pm)

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BEGINS

Tuesday Oct 12th - Senior Training @ Bice Oval 5:30 – Dark

Thursday Oct 14th - Senior Training @ Bice Oval 5:30 – Dark

- Senior Capping Night (Pie & Pastie Night @ Bice) from 7:30pm

Saturday Oct 9nd - Round 1 Vs West Torrens (A Grade @ Bice, C Grade @ CBHS, B & D away)

Apologies can be directed to me on the number below. We look forward to seeing you to kick-off season 2010/11.

Abe Moore
0419 537 998
moore_abe@hotmail.com

Stingray Hatchett Stars With Ball for Sussex

Lewis Hatchett boosted his hopes of landing a professional contract at Sussex with the first five-wicket haul of his career on the opening day of the Championship match against Leicestershire at Grace Road.

The 20-year-old left-arm seamer took five for 47 as Leicestershire slumped to 204 all out after being put into bat. Only Australian all-rounder Andrew McDonald coped with the bowler-friendly conditions, top-scoring with a fluent 63 that included 13 boundaries.

By the close, Division Two leaders Sussex had reached 128 for four in their reply, with Chris Nash hitting an unbeaten half-century off 67 balls.

But the day belonged to Hatchett, playing in only the second Championship game of his career and still looking to earn himself a contract having progressed through the Sussex academy.

The overcast conditions and stiff breeze blowing across the ground suited him perfectly and he claimed the first wicket of the match with a swinging delivery that trapped Will Jefferson lbw.

There was then a lengthy wait before Hatchett struck again, but when he did it was in spectacular fashion. He finished off the Leicestershire innings by taking the last four wickets for six runs in 11 balls.

Claude Henderson was bowled for 11, Nadeem Malik caught behind off the next ball while Wayne White and Matthew Hoggard both had their stumps uprooted by two more excellent deliveries.

To complete his performance Hatchett also ran out Tom New with a superb throw from square leg.

Taken from BBC world news