SPORTSNEWS

with Chris Karas

Hawks Rising Star Award

TALENTED utility back Brett Peacock is the 2008 Ryde-Eastwood Rising Star Award winner for 2008. A Carlingford Cougars junior product, 19 year old Peacock turned in strong performances for Balmain-Ryde Eastwood in his rookie season in the NSW State Cup.

He is pictured with RELC directors Malcolm Chapple and Jim McClymont and Hawks’ Football Club committeeman Allan Douglas at the Tigers’ recent Awards Night at Balmain Leagues Club. Peacock played fullback in the Dundas Shamrocks’ premiership-winning U/19s team before helping the Tigers reach the State Cup finals series. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.

Moss & Arnold spur Tigers to victory

Around the Wickets with CHRIS KARAS

TRUMP cards Russel Arnold and Jon Moss demonstrated their value with brilliant displays for Sydney in a limited overs victory over premiers St George in Sydney first grade cricket action last Sunday at Hurstville Oval.

Moss, the Tigers’ Mr Consistent, continued his sound form with a blazing innings of 89 off 90 balls and figures of 2-26 (off eight overs) with the ball to help secure his team’s fifth win of the season.

The Sydney skipper smashed three sixes and six boundaries during his entertaining knock and was supported by former Sri Lankan international Arnold, who cracked an elegant 59 off 50 balls as the Tigers amassed 9-273.

Arnold’s half century featured two sixes and six boundaries as the pair combined for a fifth wicket stand of 97.

In reply, St George were bundled out for 239 in the 49th over with solid contributions from former NSW and Victorian representative batsman Graeme Rummans (84), opener Mark Stoneman (46) and Kevin Pillay (31).

Other Sydney players to shine with the bat were Anthony Brooks (35 not out) and keeper James Crosthwaite (31) after the Tigers had slumped to 4-53.

Seamer Steve Green (4-45 off ten overs) and Phil Wells (2-42) were the pick of the Saints’ bowling attack.

The win capped a big weekend for Arnold, who bagged the figures of 5-56 off 19 overs with his spin bowling on the opening day of a two-day clash with University of NSW at Village Green last Saturday.

At stumps the Students were 7-247 following half centuries by skipper Tim Lang (73 not out) and openers Mitchell Gowland (55) and Murray Creed (51).

SECONDS: Sydney 6-198 (Sam Perry 69, Andrew Watkins 40, J Webb 2-30) v University of NSW.

THIRDS: Sydney 7-339 (J Penrose 98, M Edwards 63, Marcus Tripp 45, Nathan Fiore 40, E Zehner 4-76, J McKenzie 2-57) v University of NSW.

FIFTHS: University of NSW 274 (A Julian 66, A Jones 56, M Mag 38no, N Saleh 31, Matt Trodden 3-63, A Rollins 2-45) v Sydney 0-19.

Young guns stand tall at senior grade level

WHIZ kids Connor Rae and Ben John grabbed the limelight with mature knocks in senior company for the Ryde-Hunters Hill club in the Gladesville Cricket Association competition.

An unbeaten 64 by 12 year-old Rae and an equally impressive 41 from representative all rounder John,11, helped the senior Pirates No 1 team secure a resounding victory over Silent Warriors in a C Grade fixture at Morrison Park last weekend.

Rae, a Gladesville Cawsey Shield rep making his debut for the senior squad and John playing only his second game, shared a 62 run partnership to show their older colleagues (including their fathers and long-standing team stalwarts John Rae and Danny John) how to bat against a determined Warriors side missing a few key players.

Coming in at five with the Pirates’ score at 3-22 and chasing a small target of 45 on the first day, young John - an U/12 Pirates junior and number three bat for this season’s Gladesville Cawsey Shield side, batted comfortably before being joined by Rae junior, an U/13 Pirate and Northern Districts rep batsman, with the total on 63.

Rae matched John stroke for stroke and they both finished not out at the end of the first day with the score on 4-125.

With the boys pushing for half centuries last Saturday, John fell to the second ball of the afternoon but Rae moved on from 37 to chalk up a fine half century which allowed the Pirates to declare at 9-180.

Swing merchant Alex Martin - who skippered Gladesville in this year’s Martin Shield Open age inter district series - destroyed the Warriors with figures of 6-18 to set up an outright win.

Other highlights included a stylish 93 from Gladesville RSL Green all rounder Tim Byrne against Holy Cross in A Grade.

Byrne shared an opening stand of 152 with Martin Cook - but all to no avail as the Greens crashed to a first innings loss.

Balmain all rounder Geordie Hawkins hit 62 and snared 5-45 against Concord RSL while Prashant Kumar compiled a majestic 88 for Indefatigables/Breakfast Point against Gladesville RSL Gold.

A GRADE: (Round 6) Holy Cross 2 dec 81 (Sepp Disch 39, David Naylor 22, Damien Kennedy 11no, Tim Byrne 2-45) & 7-84 (D Kennedy 32, Luke McColl 15, Matt Green 4-31, Chris Sewell 3-24) d Gladesville RSL Green 77 (David Hunt 51no, Ben Slade 4-19, Steve Spackman 2-7, Tim Story 1-26) & 3 dec 193 (T Byrne 93, Mitchell Cook 44, D Hunt 24no, M Austin 18, M Harrison 2-26, S Spackman 1-49); Balmain Old Boys 5-149 (Mark Franklin 73, Adam Neville 33, A Kipper 14no, R Officer 14, A Singh 3-20, R Pannu 2-9) d NSW Tamils Brown 141 (S Patel 55, K Thayananthan 20, M Somasundaram 19, M Siva 12, J Fernandez 11, A Cottrell 3-33, A Neville 3-49, M Franklin 2-20, L Vonsont 1-14); Indefatigables/Breakfast Point 167 (Prashant Kumar 88, Mike Naranayan 23, Jono Wright 17, Dan Fowler 14, Michael Calavrias 3-23, Chris Dreverman 3-42, Mark McRae 2-39, Anthony Calavrias 1-22) d Gladesville RSL Gold 49 (Emmett O’Reilly 13no, Chris Dreverman 12, M Naranayan 4-20, Lachlan Edwards 1-6, Richard Trembarth 1-27); Ryde-Hunters Hill (3) bye.

B GRADE: (Round 6) Balmain/Inner Sydney Tigers 5 dec 189 (Mike Pinter 67, Geordie Hawkins 62, Richard Wonders 26, Pat Junge 2-9) d Concord RSL 158 (Pat Cullen 51, Claus Mossin 22, Chris Burt 19no, G Hawkins 5-45, Sandy Johannson 2-37, Blake Hamilton 1-23, Sean Barry 1-24); Shanachies 7-186 (Todd Stephenson 3-45, Ram Krishnan 2-24, Robert Burke 1-45, Matt Falzon 1-46) d Gladesville Indoor 183 (R Burke 59, Jordan Blackwell 48, R Krishnan 28, Paul Wiggins 20); Drummoyne Rats 155 d Callan Park 60 & 170 (D Holmes 64, D Hedger 43); Ryde-Hunters Hill (2) v Leichhardt Bowling Club (no result).

C GRADE: (Round 6) Ryde-Hunters Hill (1) 9 dec 180 (Connor Rae 64no, Ben John 41, A Colquhoun 4-32, Kevin Smith 2-12, Ian Slinn 1-26, Matt Hayman 1-33) d Silent Warriors 45 (Darren Smith 15, I Slinn 13, James Berry 2-13, Maneesh Gupta 2-25) & 61 (Grant Thomson 17, Alex Martin 6-18); Balmain/Inner Sydney Tigers v Gypsies (no result); Leprous Goats v NSW Tamils Green (no result); Bayview Tavern (bye).

Claudia, 8, crowned Physi Grand Champ

HUNTERS Hill Physical Culture Club has produced its first ever Grand Champion.

Claudia Photios achieved the feat with stunning performances in the 8 years division at the recent Edith Parsons School of Physical Culture State Grand Final held at The Hills Centre in Castle Hill.

She is pictured left with elder sister Sophie, who gained fourth place and won the Dance Award in the 12 years division.
Proud Hunters Hill instructress Kate O’Sullivan said the club had ended the year on a high with 16 members attaining State or State Grand Final status.

As well as the Photios sisters, another nine members qualified for the State Grand Final in their respective age groups.

These included Grace Flockton (6yrs); Carly Stanton (7 yrs); Abby Flockton (8yrs); Brooke Coulcher, Rachel Wearmouth and Jess Bryan (15-16yrs); Elise Bryan (fifth place Intermediate Seniors); Kate O’Sullivan (fifth place) and Simone Cesta (Advanced Ladies).

Three girls - Carly Stanton, Abby Flockton and Sophie Photios - were judged the best dancer on the floor in their respective age divisions.

Another five club members - Ellie O’Sullivan (5yrs); Victoria Luke (6yrs); Ava Bradley (9yrs); Caitlan Smith (13-14yrs) and Kristy Coulcher (Intermediate Seniors) reached the State Final.

This is a wonderful achievement for this fledgling club under the guidance of the accomplished Kate O’Sullivan, who continues to develop her exciting crop of local talent.

For more information visit the Hunters Hill Physical Culture website: www.physi.net or phone Kate on 0412 007 204.

Ryde-Hunters Hill Pirates Cricket Roundup

U/8: Ryde-Hunters Hill Buccaneers 6-97 (Nathan Anson 16, Aiden Yeoh 10, Ben Lonie 9, Hayden Serrao 2-12, Jack Bermingham 1-11, Jessica Willathgamuwa 1-13) d RHH Blackpearls 7-67 (Jessica Willathgamuwa 18, J Bermingham 13, Dan 13, Rory 13, H Serrao 10, N Anson 2-9, Jordan Best 1-18); RHH Galleons 2-119 (Tom Zwart 21, Jack Whittles 10, Chris Mietzke 9) d RHH Blackbeards 1-54 (Ben Sanders 18, Kieran Harris 13, Bryn Williams 13, J Whittles 1-7, C Mietkze 1-18); RHH Jolly Rogers 107 (Zac Knight 20, Aaron Chater 1-3) d RHH Mariners 55 (Ned Denton 18, Lachlan Brooke 11, Z Knight 1-5);

RHH Jolly Rogers 9-107 (Jonathan Steel 13, Declan Rickard 6, Sebastian Pellegrino 2-11) d RHH Mariners 55 (Travis Blundell 13, J Steel 2-10, D Rickard 1-6); RHH Jack Sparrows 2-82 (Jarvis Hearne 6, Alex Beatty 6, Hayden Kennedy 1-11) d RHH Royals 39 (H Kennedy 11, Hugh Simpson 1-6);

U/9: RHH Blackbeards 2-110 (Eden Bradford 14, Matt Luke 2-1, Tom Graziotto 2-2) d Balmain Siberian Tigers 58 (Will Lawson 10, Matt Luke 9, Alex Harsas 2-4); Concord RSL 8-141 (Tom Smith 17, Adam Houssenloge 12, Jesse Dux 2-20) d RHH Blackpearls 118 (Ethan Garrett 33, T Smith 2-12, Raphael Li 1-13); RHH Buccaneers 7-137 (Connor Blaxell 22, Rory Downes 19, David Mulherin 3-1) d Five Dock RSL 33 (D Mulherin 21, Myles Kuah 2-3, C Blaxell 2-5); RHH Jack Sparrows 6-149 (Ben Thompson 23, Cameron Dalton 21, Josh Lewis 1-7) d RHH Swashbucklers 6-107 (Sam Immerschmitt 22, J Lewis 18, Ben Thompson 1-8, Tayne Andrew 1-12, C Dalton 1-12); RHH Mariners 93 (Alex Graffeo 22, Aidan Paterson 19) d Balmain Sabre Tiger Cubs 56 (Rhys Jennings 9, A Graffeo 2-12, Luke Hodgson 2-12, Lachlan Seears 2-13); RHH Royals 7-93 (Dan Terry 21, Josh McGuinness 16, Chris Rooke 11) d Balmain White Tiger Cubs 7-57 (D Terry 1-4, C Rooke 1-5, Joey Saab 1-7); RHH Jack Sparrows 6-149 (Daniel Monardo 11, Harrison Saba 11, Caelan Swain 11, Prakhar Sharma 1-5, Christian Morfuni 1-9) d RHH Swashbucklers 6-107 (P Sharma 15, Jeff Khoo 2-11);

U/10: Balmain Bengal Tigers 6-95 (Darshan Kander 2-7, James Raciti 1-6, Eddie Poolman 1-6) d RHH Blackpearls 6-64 (D Kander 7no, J Raciti 5no, E Poolman 5); RHH Jack Sparrows 4-161 (Oliver Stevens 18no, Angus McElroy 8no) d Gladesville RSL Gold 5-84 (Zac Sheffield 1-0, Matt Rudge 1-1, Jack Parkinson 1-1, Scott Brooks 1-1); RHH Jolly Rogers 8-103 (Josh Bass 26 retired, Daniel Greenland 15, Joe Hansen 15) d Balmain Golden Tiger Cubs 58 (J Bass 2-8, Josh Hobden 1-3, D Greenland 1-5); RHH Swashbucklers 9-64 (Rajan Chahal 12no) d Concord RSL Centurions 8-62 (Jason Kerr 3-4, Alastair Dunstan 2-0); U/11 RHH Mariners 168 (Darcy Searle 68, Liam Storan 16, Josh Oliveria 16) d Balmain Gold 115 (Will Dyson 1-3, Isaac Lewis 1-3, D Searle 1-8, L Storan 1-8);

U/13: West Ryde Rovers 7-178 (Sam Hansen 2-2, Dylan Kirkman 1-9) d RHH Pirates 111 (Connor Rae 38, Jacob Raineri 16no, S Hansen ).

Maxine bowls them over

Bennelong MP Maxine McKew tried her hand at lawn bowls when she recently attended the West Epping Bowling & Recreation Club.

A voluntary working bee was well underway with members painting and doing minor repairs at the club in preparation for the recent Open Day. Ms McKew demonstrated her bowling style after expert training by Club President Tony Bromley.

She also enjoyed a delicious barbecue lunch prepared by Eileen Bromley and David Kensett-Smith.

RYDE City Mayor Vic Tagg recently organised a barbecue for Ryde Eastwood Touch Football Association juniors at Morrison Park Putney. The RETFA patron - pictured with a group of boy and girl players - provided the meat for a post match sausage sizzle after watching the juniors in action in the summer competitions. A fit-looking Vince Marando again did a superb job on the barbecue - serving up a treat for the youngsters. Well done Vic and Vince. TWT on-the-spot PHOTO.

STRONG running Balmain-Ryde Eastwood forward Alan Schirnack is this year’s winner of the Adam Gardiner Memorial ‘Best Forward’ Award. Schirnack is pictured with Adam’s wife Trish and father Terry Gardiner at the Tigers’ recent Awards Night at Balmain Leagues Club. The award commemorates the life of former Tigers’ assistant Jersey Flegg and Premier League coach Adam Gardiner who lost a brave battle with amyloidosis in 2006 at the age of 35.

St Mark’s in top form for Pacific School Games

BERNADETTE Flannery and Louise Pool are preparing to pit their skills against some of the best junior athletes in the world at the 2008 Pacific School Games in Canberra this week.

The St Mark’s Primary School Drummoyne students will be in Canberra until December 6 as part of the swimming and diving teams at the Pacific School Games respectively.

The girls, who train with different clubs, will both pull on the NSW state representative colours at the Games.

Last week they both received Sportsperson of the Year awards from former Olympian Pat Scammell in the annual Primary Sports Awards which recognise outstanding young athletes from Catholic Primary schools who have excelled in a number of sports during the school year.

Bernadette, 12, was nominated for an award for her gold in the 50m medley breaststroke at the PSSA Swimming State championships at Sydney Aquatic Centre in April.

“She’s an outstanding athlete and participates in all sporting activities, showing talent in whatever she undertakes,” said Troy Moran, the Archdiocesan Primary Sports awards Co-ordinator.

“In 2008, she was elected school captain of her school and is an excellent role model for all who know her.”

Now in its eighth year, the students have to demonstrate a high level of sporting achievement in their schools, as well as represent a NSW Catholic Primary Schools (NSWCPS) MacKillop team or NSW Primary Schools Sports Association (NSWPSSA) State team, to win an award.

“This year we had well over 100 nominations, and from those only 30 students were selected for their great efforts,” Mr Moran said.

Louise, who won her award for competing at an elite level in gymnastics and diving, recently took third place at the NSW PSSA State diving championships.

At the school games she will compete in the 1m, 3m and synchronised events.

She said she dreamed of representing Australia at the Commonwealth and Olympic games.
“I feel really confident with good preparation,” she said.

“I’ve been training three days a week.”

Right handed Golf clubs

Three TWT readers can win an Onyx putter, Lynx lob wedge or Rookie Junior driver courtesy of club professional Marty Lyne at North Ryde Golf Club Pro Shop.Onyx “Mallett” putter for right hander is valued at $59; Lynx lob wedge for right hander is valued at $99 and Rookie Junior driver (unique design with square technology) for right hander is valued at $49.

TO WIN write your name, address and phone number on the back of an envelope and send to: TWT North Ryde Golf Pro Shop, PO Box 123, Ryde 1680. Entries close 9am Monday December 8 and winners published December 10.

North Ryde Golf Club professional Neil Rolfe gives coaching tips to four lady golfers.

Martin Shield exit for Gladesville

GLADESVILLE bowed out of the NSWJCU Martin Shield inter-district Open age cricket series after a second round loss to Manly-Warringah last Sunday.

Heavy overnight rain saw the turf pitch at picturesque Ryde Oval sodden and unsuitable for cricket - so the game was shifted to the synthetic pitch at Gannan Park.

Gladesville won the toss and elected to bat, hoping to put a decent total on the board against a more experienced Manly side and provide them with a tough run chase.

The slow outfield coupled with some extremely tight Manly bowling saw runs hard to come by and a slow trickle of wickets followed.

A steady partnership between Ranju Ratnam (21) and Alex Martin (16) and some late support from Andrew Kennedy (17 not out) saw Gladesville post a modest total of 77 off 50.4 overs.

Manly came out and despite losing a wicket in the second over to Luke Smith (1-23 off seven overs), pushed on and reached a winning total of 4-80 in the 28th over.

Mick Snowden toiled hard for Gladesville - finishing with 0-21 off nine overs while Mike Narayanan bowled an economic spell of inswingers to pick up 2-6 off five and all rounder Martin (1-26 off seven).

Gladesville has a bye in the final round.

Loneragan half ton

U/11: Holy Cross 9 dec 171 (James Loneragan 51 retired, Max Thomas 38) d Balmain Bengal Tigers 134 (Scott Timbrell 4-6, Ben Campey 1-6, Matt Calleja 1-8, Alex Robertson 1-12);

U/12: Holy Cross 129 (Michael Precious 25, Max Miller-Wells 16) d

Balmain Golden Tigers 99 (Ben Armstrong 2-2, Connor Sheehan 2-4, Regan Walsh 2-10, Ben Hesse 1-6, Daniel Jones 1-6, David Buffin 1-8, Ben Plug 1-13).

Maloney records top sailing win

Express Boat Covers upstaged his more fancied competitors in winning the 16ft Skiff Handicap race last Saturday at Drummoyne.

Skippered by Frank Maloney in perfect wind conditions, Express Boat Covers never gave the opposition a chance with Brett Pollitt (Bentons Real Estate) finishing second and Delloitte Touche Tohmatsu in third spot.

It was Maloney’s first win of the season and in the process shaved three minutes off his handicap time.

The TS 16 Class resulted in an upset victory with Pelican, steered by John Horinek, winning in a fast time under handicap conditions.

Runner up Murphy’s Law - captained by Graham Bevan - recorded the fastest time and put a huge smile on crewman Dennis McDermott’s face. Dennis is a real competitor in this sport and a very popular Drummoyne Sailing Club employee. Third place went to Artic Tern.

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