Dates:  14 – 17 February 2009

Venue:  Coffs Harbour

Monday 14 February

Sydney West 10/151 def South Coast 10/95

Sydney North 4/139 def Riverina 8/138

Hunter 6/227 def Western 10/97

North West 4/222 def North Coast 10/133

Sydney South West 7/193 def Sydney East 10/109

Tuesday 15 February

North Coast 5/237 def Sydney East 8/191

North West 10/159 def Western 10/163

Riverina 9/176 def South Coast 10/143

Sydney North 10/110 def Hunter 7/227

Sydney South West 5/178 def Sydney West 6/178

Wednesday 16 February

Sydney North 9/160 def Western 10/123

Hunter 9/158 def South Coast 6/214

Sydney West 10/211 def North Coast 8/212

North West 10/121 def Sydney East 8/187

Sydney South West 5/178 def Riverina 10/88

Thursday 17 February

FINAL: Sydney North 1/143 def North West 8/141

Sydney South West 9/127 def Hunter 8/120

South Coast 6/122 def North Coast 5/119

Riverina 5/106 def Western 10/99

Sydney West 9/70 def Sydney East 10/31

Final Placings

1. Sydney North

2. North West

3. Sydney South West - 4 wins (2.01)

4. Sydney West - 3 wins (1.36)

5. Hunter – 2 wins (1.53)

6. South Coast - 2 wins (0.78)

7. Sydney East – 1 win (0.74)

8. Riverina – 1 win (0.7)

9. North Coast – 0 wins (0.44)

10.Western – 0 wins (0.37)

The Adam Gilchrist Spirit of Cricket Trophy – Western & Sydney North (39.4)

Player of the Championship: Aaron Flaherty – Glen Innes HS

Outstanding Carnival Performances:

Most runs scored: Aaron Flaherty – Glen Innes HS (271 runs @ 135.5)

Most wickets taken:

Anthony Child – Wyndham College (9 wickets @ 7.5)

Damien Carroll – Westfields Sports HS (9 wickets @ 10.8)

Sam Newman – Caringbah HS (9 wickets @ 12.0)

Dean Solway – Karabar HS (9 wickets @ 11.3)

Most dismissals by a keeper: Max Newman – Fort Street HS (8 catches / 1 stumping)

Outstanding Performances:

Aaron Flaerty (North West) - 119 not out

Keiran Brien (Western) – 6/43 including a Hat Trick

Mitch Moore (North West) – 5/14

Colby Gallagher (Sydney North) – 5/34 including a Hat Trick

Max Newman (Sydney North) – 5 dismissals in an innings

NSWCHS 1^st

Sam Abbott – Hills Sports HS

Nathan Brain - Westfields Sports HS

Damian Carroll – Westfields Sports HS

Ray Cooper – Warners Bay HS

Luke Doran – Hills Sports HS

Aaron Flaherty – Glen Innes HS

Matt Gawthorp – Warners bay HS

Andrew Harriott – Oxley HS

Nic Maddison – Bomaderry HS

Tristan McDonald – Erina HS

Sam Newman – Caringbah HS

Mitchell Phelps – Warilla HS

Jordan Silk – Blaxland HS

NSWCHS 2^nd

Anthony Child – Wyndham College

Joshua Clarke – Hills Sports HS

James Kerr – Galston HS

Jordan Liddle – Wadalba Community

Andy Mack – Farrer MAHS

Jesse Major – Hunter Sports HS

Wayne Newton – Lake Munmorah HS

Ben Smith – Westfields SHS

Luke Smith – Pennant Hills HS

Andrew Walse – Blakehurst HS

Logan Weston – Pittwater HS

Kerrod White – Warilla HS

1sts Coach - Terry Willis (Wagga Wagga HS)

2nds Coach – Paul Johns (Rutherford Technology HS)

Manager – Ryan Bulger (Asquith BHS)

General Comments:

The carnival was played in good spirit and produced an outstanding week of cricket.  Played on grounds across the townships of Coffs Harbour and Sawtell, the carnival was well received by the Local Council and cricket clubs.  The umpiring was of a high standard, with official umpires standing in all matches.  The umpires were extremely efficient in providing feedback for the Spirit of Cricket trophy. The organising committee did an outstanding job, and to play on turf wickets during the week after Coffs was flooded a week earlier was beyond our expectations.

The standard of play was excellent, and at the completion of day 3 there were three regions undefeated – all within one wicket on the quotient.  There were a number of outstanding performances from various players (as listed above), but two hat tricks occurred – an extremely rare event.  Luke Doran and Nick Maddison were selected in the NSW CHS representative teams despite not playing at the carnival.  Both were withdrawn from the carnival to represent NSW 2^nd XI in the Cricket Australia Cup during the week. 

Acknowledgements:

North Coast SSA and Jenny Warren – thank you for your hospitality and expertise throughout the week.  To carnival managers Peter Denham and Declan Horan (Belligen HS), who along with Cricket NSW Regional Director of Coaching Chris Moran did a great job organising and liaising with the Coffs cricket community. Umpires coordinator Ken Robinson was very efficient, while Northern NSW Cricket Development Officer Brett Rankin attended the carnival dinner and presented a small professional development activity to the regional managers. The Coffs Harbour City Council and Head curator Russell Fensom, and the Sawtell Cricket Association and curator Arthur Smart must be recognised for their assistance with wickets and grounds.  The Selection Panel of Ryan Bulger (Sydney North), Paul Johns (Hunter), and Terry Willis (Riverina) worked countless hours preparing statistics and team selections.

Damien Toohey

NSWCHS Cricket Convenor