It was the first game of the season and the boys were raring to go.  Unfortunately they got off to a rocky start with three early wickets, due to some excellent bowling by Terrigal.  Once they settled down, some good partnerships were formed with Jake Stone and Sam Webb, putting on a couple of runs.  It was then time for Tom Herron and Damien McCarey to have a go, with each of them scoring their first run for the season.  Calvin Beacroft got the boys off to a good start bowling two wickets in his first two overs.  He also had great bowling figures of 2/3, including a maiden over. His wickets were also thanks to Cory Sharma Constance, who showed off his catching skills, and a second catch taken by Conor O'Dwyer & Eamon O'Callaghan in a combined effort.  Other wickets were bowled by Ryan Craig and Cory Sharma Constance, so well done boys.  Also thanks to Tyson Robertson and Sam Webb for their wicket keeping during this first match and Conor Hingerty for being the non-batsman for the week.  Thanks to Sean for his dedication to the team.

We look forward to seeing the boys improve over the next few weeks, with an aim to improve running between the wickets and increased accuracy with the bowling. 

See you at training on Tuesday.

Round 2  Kincumber Red 48 lost to Mountains 3/110

Another tough match against Mountains, for the boys who are still finding their feet, not helped by rained out training session.  Some highlights from the game were wickets taken by Ryan & Riley, thanks to great catching by the two Conors.  Also, the run out by Lee was great to see.  The batting was improved on the previous week with more runs scored off the bat.  Thanks to Tom & Eamon for wicket keeping.  Hope to see you all at training this week.

Round 3  Kincumber Red 3/86 defeated Wyong 6/73

It was great for the boys to have a win this week.  Batting was much improved this, with some good partnerships.  Of note was the partnership between Tom Herron & Conor O'Dwyer for 38, surviving 12 overs and getting us off to a good start.  The boys were batting well, so to share it around, there were some retirements made, which was great to see.  On the bowling side it was excellent to note that the no-balls reduced considerably, which helped them to win the game.  Thanks to Sean's dad for helping out at training, obviously a great opportunity for the boys to get some one on one coaching.

Round 4  Kincumber Red 8/46 lost to Woy Woy 1/96

Arriving at Davistown on Saturday, it was disappointing to see that the ground had been taken to overnight by vandals and the grass was very torn up.  The boys were excited to be playing in their new shirts, and looked the part.  It was a tough match, with the Woy Woy team having some strong batsmen & bowlers.  To be fair to all the players Sean has been retiring the boys after they have faced a few overs, which is a good tactic at this age, giving as many kids a bat as possible from week to week and keeping them interested.  Performances to note were from Riley who managed to get a wicket, assisted by Ryans catch, and he also bowled a maiden with great figures of 1/4 from 3 overs.  Jake and Tyson also bowled really well.  Look forward to seeing you all at training again for some one on one coaching.

Round 5  Kincumber Red 8/78 lost to Umina Red 1/104

Round 6  Kincumber Red 4/74 lost to Umina Red 5/88

Round 7  Kincumber Red 7/48 lost to The Entrance 3/125

Well done to all the boys for getting up so early to get to Mannering Park in time for the game.  The boys batted well against a very impressive Entrance attack.  Congratulations to Riley Edwards for his retirement score of 15, only the second one for the team this season.  His innings included three 4's, one of which was very close to a 6.  Bad luck to Damien, who managed to get a few runs, but was run-out with the effort to build our score.  The Entrance had some very impressive bowling figures.  When it was our turn to bowl there were good wickets taken by Tom Herron and Tyson Robertson.  Unfortunately our no-balls and wide totals were still quite high and we all need lots of practice to reduce these figures.  The boys also need to make sure they take the opportunity to run when they get a chance, rather than admiring their lovely shots!