Unbelievable - Macca and Cat win the day with 85 run last wicket stand! (Scores from round 8 - 28th January 2012)

Daniel Hosking's 2nd XI have produced "the great escape" of the century (probably Coromandel's finest) with a miraculous one wicket win against Warradale II at Brighton High School, thanks to an unbroken last wicket stand of 85 between Jarrod McCauley (56 - his first half century for the club) and Adam Catford (24).
Even more remarkable is the fact that play commenced with "Cat" at home and not feeling very well at all.
Coromandel began the day chasing a moderate target of 147, but were quickly in trouble at 3 for 28. A partnership of 32 between Mike Maclean (20) and Max Cheek (17) steadied the ship, however when the fourth wicket fell at 60 captain Hosking sent out an emergency SOS to Cat which soon turned to red alert when an ensuing collapse saw the score 8 for 68 a few minutes later when Hosking walked to the wicket to Join McCauley with two overs to play before tea.
Despite several heartstopping moments, the tea break arrived with no further loss and provided a welcome opportunity for Catford to make his way to the ground. He arrived just in time, as Hosking was dismissed just two balls after the resumption of play, the score now 9 for 69.

In other matches:
At Hewett Oval, Jai Koirala's 1st XI threatened, but did not quite achieve, an outright win.
Coromandel collected the first innings points last week after bowling Keswick out for 58 (their lowest score against Coromandel in A Grade) chasing 144. This was thanks almost entirely to a stunning eight wicket haul from Josh Lourens - his analysis of 8/29 is a personal best and eighth best by a Coromandel A Grade bowler since 1938.
Coromandel commenced the second day intent on building on their first innings lead of 86. That they did, declaring at 7 for 147 after 24 overs with some fast scoring cameo innings from Daniel Apthomas (37 from 24 balls with two sixes), Sam Cheek (30 from 19) and Anthony Muggridge (29 from 35).
Jai's team were left with 54 overs to bowl Keswick out a second time (the target of 234 seemingly irrelevant).
The first innings carnage continued as the visitors collapsed to 3 for 19 after only eight overs! However, following some determined batting by the opposition, Coromandel were only able to manage a further two wickets before the match ended after 51 overs with Keswick 5 for 76.
The defensive batting produced some economical bowling figures - the most noticable being Cheek's one wicket for no runs from four overs, his first bowling stint for the season.
Captain Koirala employed attacking fields in an attempt to conjour the remaining wickets. The vultures even surrounded the hard-hitting Heath Mackay - a long time nemesis with an average of 61 in matches against Coromandel.

At Blackwood Hill Oval, Mark Lemmey's 3rd XI were always going to struggle to defend their total of 62 from the first week.
Resuming at 3/34, Glenelg ANA II were bowled out for 132. But this was not before cult figure Thomas Bird (better known as "T-Bird") collected his first five wicket haul for the club, in his 81st match, passing the 100 wicket milestone on the way.
Facing a first innings deficit of 70 runs and with 36 overs remaining in the day, it appeared Coromandel would need some grit and determination to avoid an outright defeat. However club president Matt Longhurst (playing for the second week only) seemed intent on setting a target as he blasted 44 runs from 46 deliveries. When his team had reached 3 for 97 after 25 overs, the captains agreed to an early end to the match.

The 4th XI rejoiced in their first win since November, against South Road IV at Clovelly Park Primary School.
Coromandel began the day chasing South Road's 7 for 205 from last week - an innings which included Rob Cooper's first wicket for the club.
Bruce "Henry" Carpenter held the innings together with 62 - his 52nd score of 50 or more - and was part of an opening stand of 64 with David Billett (33). Richard Hunter kept the runs flowing with a brisk 34 from 47 balls including two sixes (making the most of his luck after being dropped before he had scored) and Mitchell Knuckey produced a personal highest of 24. After Henry was run out by a direct hit from mid off attempting a quick single, John Murphy (21) and Mitchell Hodgkinson (20) completed the task with an unbroken fifth wicket partnership of 45 as the target was reached with three overs to spare.

Full scores from round 8.

OFFICIAL NOTICE:

CCC 150th celebration BBQ this Saturday 19th Nov at Hewett after the days play. Gourmet BBQ feast with beer, wine, bubbly and softies to celebrate our 150th year. Bring your wives, girlfriends and children along so everyone has the opportunity to eat, drink, laugh and be merry amongst each other, as together we experience a momentous occasion in our great club's history. See you all there!

Twenty20 match (23rd October)

Full score from Twenty20 match.

Another win for the 1st XI! (Scores from round 2 - 22nd October 2011)

At Plympton Oval, Coromandel overcame a strong challenge from Plympton Footballers, and a celebrity appearance from Jason Akermanis, to post their second win from as many matches - the A Grade's best start to a season since 2004.
Batting first, Rahsaan Oakey led the way with a scorching run-a-ball 78 including four sixes. Captain Jai Koirala scored 37 runs (giving him an impressive season average of 97) and Sam Cheek's blistering 30 from 17 balls enabled his team to score 26 runs from the last two overs and close the innings at 6 for 199 after their alloted 40 overs.

The reply from Plympton contained plenty of drama.
Commencing the innings on 97 career wickets for Coromandel, Josh Lourens collected an early scalp in the third over. However a succession of partnerships, including a third wicket stand of 95, saw the home side reach 3 for 179 after 36 overs. Some fast bowling from Gareth Bruce, and a comeback performance from Max Cheek, were not enough to break the back of the batting lineup that now required just 21 runs from the last four overs with seven wickets in hand.
Lourens was then brought back into the attack with immediate success, capturing his 100th wicket in only his 27th match - a new club record fastest to 100 wickets!
Cracks were beginning to appear in the batting and the scramble for runs let to a calamity of wickets with debutant Brett Jorgensen (formerly Westminster) competing three catches in the deep and Koirala's medium pacers producing a spell of four wickets for seven runs in ten balls. Needing 15 to win with one over remaining, Plympton fell six runs short.
Full scores from round 2.

Trial Match vs Belair @ Hewett Oval

Coromandel 6/124 - Koirala 60, Ambler 28*, Richards 14 def Belair 8/109 - Lourens, Daly 2, Norman, Hosking, Bruce, Koirala 1

JUNIOR SIGN UP DAY

The 2011-12 Coromandel Cricket Club Junior Sign Up Day starts at 9:00am Sunday 25th of September at Hewett Oval, the home of Coromandel CC... See you there!!

Pre-Season Training & Captaincy Nominations

Coromandel CC pre-season training dates for season 2011-12 are as follows:

Sunday 4th Sept @ Woodlands ICA - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Sunday 11th Sept @ Woodlands ICA - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Sunday 18th Sept @ Woodlands ICA - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Sunday 25th Sept @ Woodlands ICA - 5:00pm to 7:00pm 

Any apologies please send to Jai Koirala on 0438 115 691

Stay tuned for details about outdoor training commencement and further pre-season exercises

CAPTAINCY NOMINATIONS are now officially open for season 2011-12

If you would like to nominate someone or yourself for a position as captain of one of our senior sides, please send your nominations to coromandelcc@gmail.com by Tuesday 6th of September 2011

150 Year Celebrations

The seasons just come on by but next season isn't just any normal season. It will be our 150th!! Plans have been in the making so that this season will be one to remember. A 150 committee has been at work planning the season to come and we are currently asking for all current and past players to register their interest in being involved in this amazing milestone of the club. Click on this article to take you to our 150 year page for more information on next season.

This page will be updated regularly as dates of plans are set, so ensure you log in and check it out often.

CCC AGM date

Our 2011 Annual General Meeting date has been amended and confirmed for this year. 
 
When:               Tuesday 19th of July 2011
Where:              Blackwood Over 50’s Club, 4 Young Street, Blackwood SA 5051
Time:                 7pm for 7.30 start
Who:                  Everyone and Anyone
 
Please make the effort to come along and have your say. As usual we will be re-electing all members of the committee and will welcome with open arms anybody who wishes to contribute to our great club.
 
We have had a fantastic 2010/2011 season with more to come in 2011/12.
 
Please make sure anyone you think has not received this email is made aware of the meeting.
 
See you all There!
 
Regards,
 
CCC Committee 

GRAND FINAL DAY 2

WE LOST!!

GRAND FINAL DAY 1

Well it's the half way mark of the 2010-11 Coromandel II grand final and the boys are sitting in a pretty strong position after a slow day at The Dene.

Darren Cheek won the toss and put our boys in to bat and the game started much the same as last week with Adam Catford going early for 1 which found Darren Coulter and Bren Richards building a good partnership. At the first drinks break at 20 overs found them 1/35. The ground was moist underfoot and grass quite lush which made it a very slow surface so 1/35 was felt a good start. During the next 20 overs they lost a couple of wickets with Coulter going for 31 and Richards 11. This saw Mike Maclean and Darren Cheek join each other at the crease and they took the side to tea at 3/102. Soon after the tea break with a very handy 70 run partnership Cheek went for 32, Maclean 42 and unfortunately Moulton left after being judged LBW on the first ball. This saw a building process again and the lower order trying as much as they could to etch some more runs. Andrew Magarey with a good 14, Jarrod McCauley 11 and Tome Van Schaik 7 made some good contributions.

Eventually with only 1 over remaining they were bowled out for 163. This was a very solid 163 as the ground played extremely slow and it is definitely a defendable total.

Good Luck today boys!

Full score from the first day's play of the grand final.

GRAND FINAL Team

Team selections:
Well it's GRAND FINAL weekend and we still have a side left in the running. Our 2nd XI will fight it out this weekend with our local derby side Coromandel Ramblers and what a battle it will be.
The last time these 2 teams met Coro II won 217 to Ramblers 164 and we are hoping for the same result this weekend.
One thing about Ramblers they will put up and awesome fight and also will have a huge audience that we would love to see outdone by all present and past players even if only for part of the game.
This is a great lead up game to our 150 year celebrations next year, get out and start the ball rolling.

It's really disappointing that anyone has to miss out on this side especially Dan but a big CONGRATULATIONS to the selected side this week.

ASCA-Section 3
Coromandel Ramblers II v Coromandel II*
Hawthorndene Oval Watahuna Avenue, Hawthorndene
26 Mar 2011 1:00PM, 27 Mar 2011 1:00PM

Darren Coulter
Adam Catford
Brendon Richards
Micheal Maclean
Darren R Cheek (c)
Andrew Magarey
Matthew Moulton
Jarrod McCauley
Thomas Van Schaik (wk)
Anthony Muggridge
Christopher Norman

Daniel Hosking 12th Man
Vivek Vijayraghavan 12th 1/2 Man

SEMI FINAL Review

We had mixed results on the weekend with our 1st XI losing to ICC Sharks and our 2nd XI beating Sheidow Park.

Both sides had finished 4th and were up against the top sides and on Satdee night our 1st XI were looking good after keeping ICC down to 7/199 after 75 overs. Unfortunatly though the next day they could only manage 102 to a very good bowling attact. Sam Cheek was the only bat that manage worry the scorers with a well made 48.

The 2nd XI won the toss and went into back making a good total of 210 on the opening day. Best with the bat was Darren Coulter 58, Bren Richards 48 and Darren Cheek 30. The next day was a stressful day with the storm clouds threatning to destroy the day but fortunately they did not effect play too much. What happenned was simply Chris Norman. With the storm brewing in the sky this Sunday will be known as Stormin Norman day. He was outstanding taking 5 wickets, 4 bowled and 1 LBW and with some smart catches and great fielding Coro II rolled them for 84 to advance to the GF.
Full scores from semi-finals.

Semi-finals squads

A Grade vs ICC Sharks - Hackham Community Oval @ 1pm - 19th & 20th March

J. Koirala (c)                     R. Oakey    

S. Cheek                          G. Bruce    

B. Moore                           J. Lourens

K. Hodgkinson (wk)            M. Longhurst

N. Ambler                          H. Bertus

J. McManus                       D. Hosking (12th man)

B Grade vs Sheidow Park III - Sheidow Park Primary School @ 1pm - 19th & 20th March

D. Coulter                        A. Catford

B. Richards                       M. Maclean

D. Cheek (c)                    A. Magarey

M. Moulton                       T. Van Schaik (wk)

J. McCauley                     A. Muggridge

C. Norman                       V. Vijayraghavan (12th man)

Presentation night and SEMI FINALS

To celebrate the performances of all sides and all individuals of their success we are nearly ready for the end of season get together and awards ceremony. This year the event will be as follows:
When Friday, April 1st 7pm for 7.30pm start
Where: Blackwood Over 50's Club. (Young St, Blackwood. Next to Coles supermarket)
Cost: $25 per head.
RSVP: Sunday March 27th. 

In other news, the Coromandel A & B Grades have made the finals on the last saturday of round 11 with stirring outright victories to both sides, which ensures finals action for the 1st and 2nd XI's for the second consecutive year.

The A grade play Section 1 ladder leaders ICC Sharks at Hackham Oval on Saturday and Sunday, whilst the B Grade are also in action against Section 3 top side Sheidow Park III.

See you all at training on thursday night, good luck to both teams and we need as much support down south for both teams this weekend as possible!!

Coromandel players in Association games (12th February)

Three of our club's own have been selected to represent the Adelaide & Suburban Cricket Association this weekend.
Josh Lourens and Jai Koirala have been included in the senior side to play Adelaide Turf at Goodwood Oval whilst Anthony Muggridge will play for the Under-21 team against Churches and Community at Grand North Oval (Greenacres).
Lourens has certainly earned his stripes. A veteran of these matches having played two last year, he is the leading section one wicket-taker in the Association with 37 wickets - 7 ahead of second place!
Jai Koirala makes his debut at this level, following his exceptional all-round performances (305 runs and 12 wickets) this season.

Record opening stand! (5th February)

A dazzling opening stand of 130 between Adam Catford and Darren Coulter has provided the catalyst for a competitive total of 275 on the first day of the 2nd XI's match against the Adelaide Indians.
The epic partnership has set a new record for the first wicket in B Grade matches - surpassing the previous best of 124.
Catford's contribution of 53 is his first half-century for 2010/11 and compliments a consistent season with both bat and ball.
However it was Coulter who was the dominant partner - utilising the small boundaries of Flaxmill Primary School to hit 12 fours and a six in his near-run-a-ball 78. Perhaps this will encourage a more permanent comeback for the former 1st XI captain!
Brendan Richards ensured the carnage continued as he added 59 runs of his own.
Finally, a curious statistical fact - there were no maidens for the entire 55 overs of the innings!

In other matches:

The fragility of the 1st XI batting was unfortunately again on display at Hewett Oval against Keswick.
Captain Jai Koirala won the toss, but would not have been satisfied with the below par total of 141.
However the day did see a return to form for Rahsaan Oakey who blasted a season highest 59 that included four sixes.
A tight bowling and fielding performance will be required as the team desperately hangs on to its slim finals hopes. The fightback commenced in an eight over session with the ball just before stumps. Josh Lourens captured his 37th wicket for the season as Keswick finished the day at one for six.

The 3rd XI made the pilgrimage to play ICC Sharks III on the lush outfield of Wirreanda High School.
Mark Lemmey won the toss and elected to bat. The opening combination of Bruce Carpenter and Daniel Hosking was an interesting one and they produced a stand of 25 from 22 overs. Hosking made a lightning start to the innings, finding the fine leg boundary early and racing to six runs from his first seven balls. However he was still on the same score 45 balls later.
Captain Lemmey batted throughout the second half of the day to finish unbeaten on 35 as his team compiled 124. Recent Wirreanda form would suggest that the total will be a competitive one, as the 4th XI restricted ICC Sharks IV to 118 at the same venue in the previous round.

The 4th XI have already completed a first innings win.
Led by another four wicket haul from Peter Zacpal, Coromandel bowled the finals hopeful International Cricketers Club out for only 55 at Blackwood Hill Oval. Zacpal's career tally is now 866 wickets and he received plenty of support from the other end with Captain Greg Kearsley bowling an economical six overs and taking 2 for 4.
In reply, Coromandel raced to 2 for 117 after 25 overs, an innings that was highlighted by a second wicket stand of 106 between Richard Hunter and Vivek Vijayraghavan. It is the first century partnership for the 4th XI this season.
Hunter finally ended his run of scores between 30 and 49, reaching an unbeaten 53 including a towering six over the midwicket boundary on the longer side of Blackwood Hill Oval.
Vivek provided plenty of support, posting his first half-century after 33 matches for the club. Not always known as a big-hitter, he managed 26 runs from the last two overs. Given a licence to throw the bat (from Captain Greg Kearsley who was keen to declare), Vivek responded with a succession of scoring shots (4-4-6-1-1-4-4-2) before being bowled unleashing another big swing on the last ball of the innings. His maiden 50 was scored from just 63 balls.
The fast scoring allowed Kearsley to close the innings early and take his team into the field for the second time in the day. The eight over session has already produced one second innings wicket and the team will be keen to complete the task with an outright win next week.

Full scores from the first day's play of round 9.

Coromandel retain Magarey-Benson Trophy!! (15th January)

Four wins - just in time for Christmas! (18th December)

Coromandel have found reason to celebrate the festive season with a clean sweep of wins in round six.

Josh Lourens led the 1st XI to a comfortable outright win against Westminster Old Scholars. His fiery burst of 25 consecutive overs yielded figures of 6 for 47 to complete a match total of 10 for 78 (seven of his victims were bowled!). He is only the third player (since 1938) to have taken 10 wickets in an A Grade match twice in the one season. Captain Jai Koirala, abandoning his legbreaks to bowl seam off the long run, completed the demolition with 3 for 14.
Earlier, Koirala declared at the overnight score of 4 for 163. After Westminster were dismissed in their second innings for 121, Coromandel required only 11 of a possible 25 overs to reach the victory target of 46. Gareth Bruce breezed to an unbeaten 23 from 27 balls and achieved the rare distinction of scoring the winning runs in each innings!

At Hewett Oval, the 2nd XI did enough to collect six premiership points against Westminster OS II.
Defending 249, Coromandel bowled tightly as recent Under-21 Association player Anthony Muggridge led the way with 2 for 30. Mike "Kiwi" Maclean was a surprise addition to the bowling line-up, but he responded with a vital breakthrough with his second ball (sadly it will probably not be the last time we hear of it this season!). Jarrod McCauley was economical with no wicket for 20 runs from his 11 overs, however he may have become the unluckiest bowler in 148 years at Coromandel as numerous catches were dropped from his bowling.
The score was 5 for 117 after 37 overs at drinks with Westminter requiring a run a ball for a (first innings) win. Darren Cheek negotiated a backroom deal with the opposition captain - encouraging a declaration, followed by a Coromandel declaration at 0 for 0 leaving Westminster with an outright victory target of 133 from 26 overs. Ultimately the runs were scored easily, but Cheek's team retain the first innings points and advance to fifth place on the Section Three Premiership Table.

At Cowandilla Primary School, the 3rd XI were successful in defending 264 against Western Youth Centre III - enjoying just their second win for the season.
Western Youth Centre appeared to take too aggressive an approach and batted only 45 of their allotted 60 overs, eventually bowled out for 242. Adam Morris continues to strike fear into section four batsmen - this time he had the impressive analysis of 4 for 31 from 12 overs. Thomas Bird, Ben Kernich and Tim Kaethner finished with two wickets each, but were expensive conceding nearly a run a ball.
It was described by "Henry" Carpenter as the "worst win" that he had been involved in during his 414 match career at Coromandel - there were over 10 catches dropped!
Full scores from round 6.

Henry bats all day and A Grade win before stumps! (11th December 2010)

In a season that has so far been disappointing, Coromandel today enjoyed one of its more successful days in recent times.

The 1st XI have the first innings points in the bag already after they bowled Westminster OS out - on a turf pitch at Westminster School - for only 87. Another lazy four wicket haul for Josh Lourens extends his season total to 25 - the best pre-Christmas tally in A Grade since 1971! Ben Moore and Matt Moulton also chipped on for two wickets each on a day in which seven batsmen were bowled!
In reply, Coromandel easily passed the target - overtaking Westminster in only the 28th over - and finished the day at 4 for 163. Captain Jai Koirala top-scored with 46, whilst openers Matt Longhurst and Gareth Bruce added 26 and 41 respectively. Howard Bertus played his first match since returning from injury and is unbeaten on 20.

Bruce "Henry" Carpenter and Mitchell Hodgkinson have combined to produce the highest opening stand at Coromandel for four years.
Their partnership of 140 in 43 overs is the club's sixth highest for the first wicket at C Grade level. Hodgkinson's 72 is his highest score for the club and it required a miraculous one-handed catch at fly-slip to terminate his mighty knock. Nick Raymond (48) and captain Mark Lemmey (29) extended the pain for Western Youth Centre as the 3rd XI compiled a total of 3 for 264 - the club's highest score at Cowandilla Primary School.
Carpenter continued to bat through to stumps for an unbeaten 77. It is the second time that Henry has batted through an entire day's play - the other occasion was on the second day of the infamous match against Adult Deaf in 1974.

Darren Cheek's 2nd XI also enjoyed a fruitful day with the willow, amassing a total of 249 against Westminster II at Hewett Oval.
After losing the toss and being asked to bat, Coromandel took advantage of the gaps in the field against an opposition that started with only seven players. Mike Maclean top-scored with 57 - his first half-century in just over a year - and Brendan Richards belted three beautifully timed sixes in his 47. Andrew Magarey put the finishing touches to the innings with 53 - including two enormous sixes - and Jarrod McCauley's unbeaten 35 equalled his personal best for the club.

At Blackwood Hill Oval, 4th XI Captain Greg Kearsley won the toss and asked an obliging South Road to bat. However after having the opposition teetering at 4 for 51 after 25 overs, Coromandel let South Road off the hook and will now be chasing 190 next week - a tough task on a large outfield.
Peter Zacpal (in his 399th match) opened the bowling and completed yet another full quota of 15 overs to finish with 2 for 37. Simon "Junior" Zacpal bowled a tidy 12 over spell to finish with 2 for 35 but the day belonged to Graham "Chum" Carpenter who collected his eighth five wicket haul.
Full scores from the first day's play of round 6.

Round 5 Preview

Coromandel Cricket Club's A, B, C and D Grades are all in action this Saturday 27th of November.

A Grade V Cove @ Hewett Oval - start 1:00pm

5 squad changes from round 1 sees a different look to the A grade this week against Cove Cricket Club who are a new addition to the Adelaide and Suburban Cricket Association, joining in the off season from the Southern Cricket Association, where they enjoyed much success, winning the last 3 premierships.

An injection of youth sees top order batsman Bren Richards in for his second A grade game, along with fellow second gamer leg spinner Josh McManus, wicketkeeper Kyle Hodgkinson, allrounder Matthew Moulton and the man who has recently become a Grandfather (congratulations!!) - veteran Andrew Magarey. 

B Grade V Cove II @ Cove FC - start 1:30pm

The B Grade this week complete the double header against new side Cove. With the inclusion of Henry Carpenter, the Magarey boys Dave and Paul, A Grade Grand Final wicket keeper Aaron Garard and debutant Grant Higgins, the B grade boast a massive 1,400 games of experience collectively.

C Grade V St George @ Blackwood Hill Oval - start 1:30pm

Led by club leading runscorer Mark Lemmey, the C grade take to the field with the fast bowling duo of Chris Norman and Dan Hosking, with Will Hillier and Ben Kernich boosting the bowling stocks.

D Grade V St George II @ Urrbrae HS - start 1:30 pm

The D grade this week boast an exciting mix of young and old, with Jones, Price and White supporting the old firm of Kearsley, Hunter, Ferguson and Zacpal.

For a full listing of the teams, hit the TEAMS tab under 'Current Season'.

Good luck boys and see you all at the Duck Inn for presentations at 7pm!

11 wickets for Lourens as Coromandel break through for first win (23rd Oct)

Jai Koirala has his first win as 1st XI captain.
Defending 169, Coromandel regularly took wickets and comfortably completed a first innings win dismissing ICC Sharks for 111. Josh Lourens was the standout performance of the innings with 5 for 28 whilst Koirala and Sam Cheek collected two wickets each.
Keen to push for an outright result, Coromandel batted a second time but their aggressive approach almost proved costly as they were bundled out for only 51 in 20 overs.
Set 110 to win in 11 overs, ICC Sharks accepted the challenge with a largely deep set field. Lourens continued to take wickets finishing with six more and when the overs were completed Coromandel needed three wickets and ICC Sharks 24 runs for outright victory.
Lourens collected his 50th wicket (in only his 15th match) during the second innings and his match bowling of 11 for 70 is only the second 10 wicket haul in a 1st XI match since 1974!
Full scores from round 2.

First day scores from round 2 (16th Oct)

Coromandel hopes to rebound from its four defeats in round one. The signs were promising early as all teams won their respective tosses.

The 1st XI travelled South to Hackham to play ICC Sharks and posted a respectable total of 169.
The boundary was reached only twice for the day on the large outfield - on both occasions by captain Jai Koirala who top-scored with a fine 67. A near club-record 17 "3"s were also scored. Koirala and all-rounder Josh Lourens (28) combined for a sixth wicket partnership of 61 after the team was in early trouble at 5 for 68.

At Hewett Oval, Darren Cheek's 2nd XI scored a reasonable 154 against Panorama. Former 3rd XI captain Mike Maclean made 34. Maclean and (recently discovered opening batting talent) Daniel Hosking (12) added 44 runs for the second wicket. However there were many others who were dismissed between 10 and 20.

Making the "waterbag trip" to Largs this week were the 3rd XI. Mark Lemmey elected to bat however his team were in trouble from the start and managed only 98 with last year's bowling trophy winner, Will Hillier leading the way with an unbeaten 21.
In reply, North Haven are 2 for 74. Matt Moulton (who is playing his fourth consecutive match at North Haven!) captured the two wickets.

At Blackwood Hill Oval, the 4th XI sent Kenilworth II in to bat and had them in early trouble at 3 for 0 after 5 overs! However Coromandel slowly lost their grip on the match and Kenilworth managed 112 - a competitive score on the large Blackwood Hill Oval.
Ben Kernich was the best of the bowlers with 4/37 - including a double wicket maiden at the start of the day. Dicky Hunter even rolled the arm over and collected a vital wicket late in the innings.
In reply, Greg Kearsley's team is in trouble at 4 for 12 but with some batting strength still left in the lower order.
Full scores from the first day's play of round 2.

Round 1 - 9th Oct

The 2010-11 season is officially underway this Saturday with the A's, B's, C's and D's all in action in one day games.

A Grade - vs Glenelg ANA - 12:30pm @ Hewett Oval

Led by new captain Jai Koirala, last year's Section 1 runners up are pitted against the 2009-2010 ASCA premiers Glenelg ANA in the grand final rematch. One change from the grand final XI, with interstate import Howard Bertus making his debut in the Coromandel A Grade lineup to face the reigning premiers.

B Grade - vs Sheidow Park III - 12:30pm @ Sheidow Park Primary School

Captain Darren Cheek will look to add to last year's strong show in making the Semi Finals, by starting the season with a win down south against Sheidow Park. Mike Maclean, Bren Richards, Vivek Vijaraghavan & Josh McManus add strength to the B Grade squad. 

C Grade - vs Belair II - 12:30pm @ Blackwood Hill Oval

Runners up last year, the CCC 3rd XI play Belair II at The Hill. The C's welcome back former stars Ben Eames and Ashley Chambers to the club after a lengthy hiatus from cricket.

D Grade - vs North Haven IV - 12:30pm @ Largs North Reserve South Oval

Strong throughout the season last year, only to bow out unfortunately in the Semi's, the D's make everyone's favourite trip out to North Haven to play rd 1.  

Stay tuned for results!

Trial Match - Coromandel CC Vs Belair CC

Coromandel played Belair on Sunday 26th of September at Hewett Oval, in the clubs first competitive hitout of the 2010-11 season.

Coromandel CC 8/162 (40 overs)

Oakey 47, Ambler 42, Garard 20*, Longhurst 17

def

Belair CC - 103 (35.3 overs)

Lourens 4/18, Norman 2/7, Koirala 2/13

JUNIORS CRICKET AT CORO!

The start of the 149th season of cricket at Coromandel marks a new era in junior cricket! The implementation of the juniors program in the past decade has seen many young talented cricketers rise through the grades of our mighty club. Many of the players who have played junior cricket at Coromandel since 2001 are still playing with the club, with many success stories ranging from multiple premierships, to maiden centuries and five wicket hauls.

One of the inaugural junior cricketers at Coro topped the A Grade batting last season and has represented the club at Association level, whilst another inaugural player has recently risen to become club captain. These are just some of the examples of the wonderful value of junior cricket and the benefits it can bring to a club.

To continue a healthy and strong tradition of success at Coromandel, junior cricket is continuing this year. We have grades to compliment various ages and talents, with an under 13's and an under 15's side in preparation.

To officially start the new season, we are announcing a MEET AND GREET BBQ on Sunday the 26th of September, 10am at Hewett Oval. Come along and meet the players and club members in a family friendly atmosphere before the club's first seniors trial match of the season!

So oil those bats and roll those arms over, its time for junior cricket at the mighty Coromandel Cricket Club!! See you all on Sunday the 26th of September, 10am at Hewett Oval!!

For more information please contact or our hard working Juniors Representative Darren Cheek on 0412 343 832 or club President Richard Hunter on 0458 853 768

First trial match upon us!!

Preparations for season 2010-11 are well underway with training in full swing!

The club's first trial match is on Sunday the 26th of September at Hewett Oval vs Belair C.C. starting at 12pm.

The club's first outdoor training is this Tuesday the 14th of September from 5pm at Hewett Oval, and regular Thursday training also starts this week.

Indoor preseason training also continues for Sunday 12th and 19th of September from 12pm-2pm at Woodlands ICA.

STAY TUNED AND WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING JUNIOR CRICKET THIS SEASON WITH THE COROMANDEL CRICKET CLUB!!

Coro mourns the loss of one of their Life Members

It was sad news to hear that on Tuesday 17th August 2010 Rowan Lloyd lost his battle with illness. He had been struggling over the past 12 months or more and whilst there were encouraging signs over this time that he was getting better, sadly it got the better of him.

Lloydy was one of those great club men. In the early years he was a member that just enjoyed playing his cricket but after retiring he did devote so much time to the club as a committee member and secretary. He was also instrumental with myself in starting the junior cricket program which has seen so many new young players enter the club.

Lloydy was one of these guys that just never said no. I was lucky enough to have him as a committee member and secretary in my time as President of the club. You would ask him if he could do or chase something up and he would then, bring his pipe to his mouth, take a puff, and say, yes no worries Darren, yes I will get that done.

For many years he was also captain of our 4th or 5th XI sides which he just loved as it was made up mostly of the young fellas he had managed through the juniors. The highlight for the rest of the club was at the after match round up of results. He would walk out the front to give his speech, everyone would be quiet, we would all be waiting, he would start to talk and then it came.  He would take hold of the top of hs trousers and pull 'em. The crowd would cheer, Hitch em' up Lloydy Hitch em' up! Everyone would yell. Good times.

In later years, I think from Mike "Kiwi" Maclean, he got the nic name of Clarry after the great Australian spin bowler Clarrie Grimmett as he did bowl a funny style of spin bowling and he certainly looked in the style of Clarrie's era.

In his past few years he had been working tirelessly towards our 150 yr celebrations in 2012 collecting lots of historical data on the club. He will dearly be missed during these celebrations.

At 2.00pm on Tuesday 24th August Lloydy's funeral service will be held where he will be laid to rest.

Rest In Peace Rowan and thanks for the memories and being a great friend.

Love ya 

Darren Cheek 

Presentation Night 2009/10 (10th April)

Trophy Winners

Henry is a winner!!

This week our own Bruce Henry Carpenter was the round 5 winner of the 5AA Coopers Living Legend promotion and was heard being interviewed on 5AA 30th March 2010.

Congrats Henry. If you missed the interview here it is http://www.fiveaa.com.au/Article_Bruce-Carpenter-Coopers-Local-Legend_99212 

1st XI Grand Final evenly poised at stumps (27th March)

In the 1st XI grand final at William Light School, captain Darren Coulter called correctly at the toss and elected to bat in slightly overcast conditions.
After the early loss of Matt Longhurst, Gareth Bruce and Jai Koirala put their heads down and ground out a second wicket stand of 68 in just under two hours before Jai was caught at first slip for 28. Bruce batted with the same determination as he has all season surviving 150 balls in top-scoring with 41. He hit five boundaries - including one delightful straight drive (all the way along the ground past the bowler) and two intentionally edged over second slip.
As the main break approached, Sam Cheek scored 16 runs from an over (clearing the long on boundary twice) and his side were well placed at two for 97 at tea.
However Coromandel's batting has been brittle all season and Bruce and Cheek were dismissed in rapid succession after tea, caught in the in-field. Some clever bowling changes and field positioning resulted in some tight bowling and in one period only five runs (all sundries) were scored from 10 overs for the loss of four wickets. At one stage the score was 8/124 before a cameo of 15 from Ben Moore helped push the score up to 141.
It is with great sadness that the statistician reports the four ducks in this innings is a record in A-Grade finals matches.
In the remaining 20 minutes before stumps the bowlers did manage to send a few shudders through the batsmen in fading light.
Josh Lourens commenced the innings with a lovely leg-cutter followed by an inswinging yorker that sent all stumps flying. On the next ball Glenelg ANA skipper Steff Basso tore an achilles heel running a quick single and he was forced to bat with a runner for the remainder of the day. Gareth Bruce breathed more life into the Coromandel cheer squad as he produced a magnificent inswinger to the left-hander taking the top of off stump. Two wickets were down with only four runs on the board.

At the Western Youth Centre, 3rd XI captain Mike Maclean lost the toss and his team was inserted into the field. However they quickly the made their presence felt bundling the hosts out for 127.
It was a captain's dream for Maclean with a myriad of bowling options available and yet he only needed two up to the tea break. Openers Adam Morris (4/30) and Thomas Bird (2/38) completed their full quota of 15 overs and reduced the opposition to 6 for 69 at the half-way mark in the day.
What a luxury - being able to keep the leading wicket-taker (Will Hillier) on ice for 30 overs! Will and Graham Carpenter completed the task - each bowling 11 overs and taking two wickets.
In fact the situation could have been far better for the 3rd XI - there were five dropped catches, three from the bowling of "T-Bird"!
Openers Mark Lemmey (6) and "night-watchman" Brendan Richards (4) saw the team safely to stumps at 12 without loss.

Full scores from the first day's play of grand-finals.

Grand Finals

Grand Finals this week (confirmed)

Coromandel Vrs Glenelg ANA - William Light School - Errington Street, Plympton

Coromandel III Vrs Western Youth III - Western Youth Centre

50/50

Well after a weekend of semi finals the great news is it is 50/50.

4 sides made the finals and 2 sides made the granny's.

Great news is 1 of the sides is the A grade. After a dissapointing start to the season the A grade has had an amazing turn around of form and not only secured a finals birth but oh my God I think they have a damn god shot at winning the comp.

Other news is the 3rd XI also made the final but 2's and 4'th are crying in there muesli.

Check out all the stats om www.MyCricket.com.au its worth the read.

Full scores from all of the semi-finals.

55 year drought may be over! (21st March)

The 1st XI now have a chance to end the long premiership drought which began after their last premiership in 1954/55. It will be their first grand-final appearance since 2001/02.
The bowlers once again set up the victory after bowling out Keswick for 125 on the first day. Leg-spinner Jai Koirala had the best figures with 3 for 37 while Josh Lourens picked up another couple to increase his season tally to an incredible 40 A Grade wickets - the most since Roger Mableson's 42 in 1975/76! Josh in fact tied for the Association Section One Bowling Trophy with Glenelg ANA's Mark O'Malley with 38 wickets at the end of the minor round matches.
126 was never going to be easy to chase - against the Association's top side. At one stage Coromandel were 1/63, with Gareth Bruce (28) and Koirala (29) seemingly on target for a win, before collapsing to 5/90. Captain Darren Coulter (14 not out) and Neil Ambler (14) batted sensibly to see the score to 117 before Ben Moore scored the winning runs with a boundary.
They play Glenelg ANA - who will be a confident unit after they performed a miracle to defeat Western Youth Centre by one wicket after being 7/47 chasing 185 (scoreboard).
Furthermore, Lourens is a former player of Glenelg ANA - which adds a bit more rivalry for the big day!

Also representating the club on grand final weekend will be Mike "Wang Wang" Maclean's 3rd XI after they romped home to an easy win over Belair at Gums Oval in Belair National Park.
Maclean called correctly at the toss, elected to bat and his team-mates responded with a very competitive score of 9/229 after batting the full 60 overs. Mark Lemmey appears to have found form at the right time of the season with a fine 68 as opener. Nick Raymond (who played both days of a two day match for the first time this season) made 34 whilst Maclean and Brendan Richards scored 25 and 20 respectively.
Adam "Irish" Morris opened the bowling and collected his first five wicket haul and was instrumental in his side's demolition of the Belair batting line-up - all out for 136. Again Graham "Chum" Carpenter chipped in with a few at the end, taking 3 for 15 and ending the match on a hat-trick.

Full scores from all of the semi-finals.

CONGRATULATIONS CORO 4 out of 4 (14th March)

Yep after another good weekend of cricket we saw all 4 sides qualify for finals this year.

The first XI had a great win with the highlights being Jai Koriala's 80 not out and Josh Lourens 5 and 4 for to finish with 38 wckts for the season and the association bowling trophy.

2nd XI also had a great win against the top side who they will follow up against next week without any demons to face. Highlights were Darren Cheek's 61 and Dan Hosking's brilliant bowling. Was also great to see Adam Catford hit some form.

3rd XI were the only ones to go down this weekend but they put up a sensational effort to reel in an incredibly large total and only lose by 4 runs. Our favourite chef Will Hillier once again was brilliant with wickets and then a quick fire 73 runs with the bat. He also picked up the association bowling trophy with 42 wickets.

4th XI just went about their business and won yet another game outright to easily finish top of the ladder. Highlights there were that everyone in the team took lots of wickets without too many runs being scored.

GROUNDS CONFIRMED.

Coromandel vrs Keswick - Marymount High in Brighton

Coromandel II vrs North Haven III - North Haven

Coromandel III vrs Belair II - Gums Oval Belair National Park

Coromandel IV vrs ICC Sharks V - Blackwood Hill Oval

Coromandel defeats Western Youth Centre ... outright! (27th February)

After many years of disappointment against WYC (beaten 10 times in 12 previous encounters - including the grand final of 2001/02), Coromandel's third win against its nemesis lead to a resounding outright win - the first for the A Grade in six years!
Coulter's XI now storm into the top four - for the first time this season! They creep past an unsuspecting Coromandel Ramblers, displacing them from fourth position on the  Section One premiership table.

Full scores from round 10.

BILLETT HITS A 6!!!! (20th February)

Okay, Sam Cheek may have got his first ton amassing 111 for the 1st XI, and Henry Carpenter may have got 84 and even Dave Billett got his highest score hitting 11 4's and finishing 81 not out, but BILLETT HIT A SIX!!!!!

Go Dave you are a LEGEND!!

What are the stats on that I ask Dave, what are the stats?

Thanks Cheeky! Here are the official statistics for that innings (as provided by Dave):

• First Six - in his 205th innings (the most a CCC player has taken to hit first six)
• First Five (a single and four overthrows with Henry nearly run-out)
• Most Fours in an innings (previous personal best was 7)
• Most Runs off an Over (15) (in total there were 19 (0-4-6-4-1-4) as Henry hit the final ball for four)
• Most Jugs of beer (four) purchased at the Blackwood RSL post-match

For the record: the six was the result of a pull shot clearing the eastern-side mid wicket boundary of Weymouth Oval by about 30 centimetres.

Of course, we cannot overlook the invaluable support provided by Bruce "Henry" Carpenter at the other end. Who would have believed that Henry and Billett could produce a partnership of 157 in only 36 overs!?

Bruce "Henry" Carpenter (games record holder at Coromandel and now in his 406th match) had a highlights package of his own:

• Passed 8500 career runs
• Just one run short of highest score against Coromandel Ramblers
• 18th century partnership (equal with previous games record-holder "Gus" Hunter and second only to the great Jack Hewett)
• Third highest partnership - behind 186 with Gus and 185 with Graham Gallasch

The stellar partnership laid the platform for a competitive total of 246 for the 4th XI against Coromandel Ramblers IV. Scott Murphy also scored a rapid 34, with six fours and a six, before he was run out in a mix-up with Carpenter and captain Greg Kearsley put the finishing touches to the innings with 20 runs off eight balls. Kearsley's team are keen to chalk up another win to maintain top position on the section VI premiership table.

In other matches:
As mentioned earlier, Sam Cheek scored his first century for the club - a whirlwind 111 from only 96 deliveries for the 1st XI. Sam batted with the typical aggression that he is known for and has provided Will Hillier with some competition in his quest for the Jack Hewett Award.
More ...

The 2nd XI had a tough assignment - against Panorama's 1st XI at Hewett Oval. They were bowled out for 145. More ...

After being "inserted" by Sheidow Park V, Mike Maclean's 3rd XI displayed a consistent team batting performance making 219 - the highest score achieved on the wide expanses of Blackwood Hill Oval this season. More ...

Full scores from the first day's play of round 10.

30th January

Full scores from round 8.

16th January

Full scores from round 7.

19th December

Full scores from round 6.

Six points already - Coromandel has Sheidow Park on the ropes (12th December)

Coromandel II have bowled Sheidow Park III out for just 67. A fine effort on the odd shaped Happy Valley Primary School (with its wide square, and extremely short straight, boundaries). It is Sheidow Park's second lowest score against Coromandel - in any grade. More ...

In other matches:
A half century from the blade of Sam Cheek has rescued the 1st XI from early trouble against Keswick. More ...

At Urrbrae High School, Graham "Chum" Carpenter returned the extraordinarily economical bowling analysis of 15 overs for only eight runs for the 3rd XI (with only two runs from the first 13!) More ...

The 4th XI are locked in a tight contest with ICC Sharks V after batting out the 60 overs for the day and finishing at 8 for 138. More ...

Full scores from the first day of round 6.

Close, but not close enough (3rd December)

Coromandel has just failed to progress to round 2 in the Adelaide & Suburban knockout Twenty20 competition.

After winning the toss and batting first, Jai Koirala's team managed just 102 in their 20 overs, Matt Longhurst top-scoring with 27.
In reply, a fiery start from Josh Lourens (with four wickets from his mandatory four overs) had Coromandel Ramblers in trouble at 5 for 39.
The score was 8 for 82 with three overs remaining, but a wag in the tail saw a succession of boundaries in the last two overs. The score was reached with four balls to spare.
It was a suburb bowling and fielding display, highlighted by three catches to captain Jai, but defending 102 was never going to be easy.

Extraordinary - 37 wickets in one day (28th November)

On a day when wild weather threatened to intervene, all four Coromandel teams made a start, all fielded and all but one bowled their respective opposition out for under 100.
The 1st XI, fresh from their victory last week against ICC Sharks, ventured to Edwardstown Oval looking for their second win this season. It was a good toss for captain Darren Coulter to lose, as his team took advantage of the favourable conditions to bowl South Road out for 83. More...

As Bill Lawry would day "it's all happening" in the 3rd XI's match against Southern II.
15 wickets fell in just 40 overs. More...

Full scores from the first day of round 5.

At last! 1st XI breakthrough for first win (21st November)

Leading the way was Sam Cheek, who with three wickets for 28 and a vital catch at deep square leg, has now moved into second position on the leaderboard for the Jack Hewett Award. Vice Captain Jai Koirala captured the last three wickets and special mention should be made about the magnificent fielding of Ben Moore with three catches in the cover and mid wicket area.

In the Bruce "Henry" Carpenter Benefit Match at Kenilworth Oval, it was younger brother Graham who stole the show with three wickets - including his 200th for the club. But with victory sealed for the 4th XI, captain Kearsley felt it safe to introduce 400-game player Bruce Carpenter into the bowling attack for the last over. More...

Blackwood Hill Oval was to host the close one for the day - as the 3rd XI produced the narrowest of victories winning by one wicket with only eight balls remaining. More...

Full scores from round 4.

400 matches for Henry: (14th November)

It was a grand occasion for the Coromandel Cricket Club today as Bruce "Henry" Carpenter played his 400th match.

Standing in at the toss for 4th XI Captain Greg Kearsley: he called correctly, was given a guard of honour to the crease and then cut the first ball to the boundary. More...

In other matches:
The 1st XI were unable to consolidate after a strong start and were bowled out for 197 against ICC Sharks at Hackham. More...

The 2nd XI had the day off and remain undefeated after new club South Coasters arrived at Hewett Oval with only four players.

The curse of dropped catches returned to haunt the 3rd XI in their match against Kenilworth. More...

Full scores from the first day of round 4.

First Game Is Upon Us

Well the excitement is building as we embark on the first game of the season which by all reports will be in perfect weather conditions.

The first game of the season is a One Day game so all those that are playing remember it is a 12.30pm start.

See ya at the RSL after. Hit this link to see the mighty teams up for action this week. TEAMS

Everyone is asked if they can please remember to wear black armbands this week in memory and respect of Nathan Murton who we lost to cancer in the off season.

Coro mourns the loss of a young life

It is with great regret and remorse that we announce the tragic passing of Nathan Murton on this evening of Monday the 14th of September 2009.

Coromandel Cricket Club's committee and players are thinking of Nathan's family on this cruel night as they mourn the sudden loss of a young man well before his time.

We hope to honour his life and provide any support we can to his friends and family throughout this forthcoming season.

We will miss Nathan as a young cricketer and friend to many.

Coro Cricket 09/10 season begins soon

Pre-season training

Thankfully, the 2009/2010 cricket season is almost upon us, so it’s time to dust off the gear and get stuck into some pre-season training.

SENIORS

Woodlands ICA on Cross Road at Edwardstown:

• The 1st Session is on Sunday the 6th of September at 9:00am to 11:00am.
• The 2nd Session is on Sunday the 13th of September at 12:30pm to 2:30pm.
• The 3rd Session is on Sunday the 20th of September at 9:00am to 11:00am.