Dear SDCC Junior Players and Parents,

Hope you are well.

We have two indoor training session left 16/09 and 23/09. We’ll be holding our last indoor training session at AIS centre on 23rd September and after this we’ll move to outdoor at Bice Oval. 

Please receive the attached training schedule details leading to round 1 and please note an important update on Junior program as follows:

1. Trial Match vs Goodwood CC (U14s and U16s)

Thanks to those who has confirmed their availability. If you haven’t confirmed yet please do so asap as it will help us to prepare team structure for each age group. Goodwood CC will field an U15 & U17 teams versus SDCC U14 & U16.

Please note the below details for the trial match on Monday 3rd October 2022

• Venue – Cabra College ground, 225 Cross Road, Cumberland Park
• Report time – 10.45 am for a 11.30 am start
• Match time – 11.30 am - 05.00 pm
• 40/40 overs one day format

2. Junior Training Day and Times

Our first outdoor training session will begin from Wednesday 28th September at Bice Oval 4.30 pm to dark.

From 5th October (Daylight saving) training will be on Monday and Wednesday from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm and will be continue throughout the season (October-March).

3. Working Bee

Please also note there is working bee followed by BBQ on Sunday 18th September at Bice Oval.

We would appreciate your time to help to install turf nets, tidying up the hard wicket nets, fixing bola bowling machine, clean the storage shed, dispose of the waste etc. Please bring whispers, snippers, shovels and lawn mowers.

Many hands make light work!

4. Season Availability

Please click on the link and enter your availability for each round throughout the season.

Please submit this by 5 pm Friday 30th September - Season Availability 2022-23.xlsx 

5. Playhq Registration

As we are fast approaching closer to round 1, you need to register on playhq asap if you haven’t register yet.

Online registration is open and the link to our online registrations is: CLICK HERE

All players registration fees are due prior to Round 1, 15th October to be available for selection.

Please contact me should you have any queries. Stay tune about Season launch information night details.

Best Regards,

Ripu Soodan, Junior Coordinator

Southern District Cricket Club

M:  0430088 343

E: ripu_soodan@yahoo.com

Men's Season 2022 / 23

View training schedule - click here

SDCC Stingrays
 

Newly appointment Women's Cricket Director and Coach John Lonergan is holding an information evening to talk about all things Women's Cricket. At the start of a 3 year plan to resurrect women's cricket at the Stingrays John is providing a space for players, coaches, parents clubs to come and chat about growing the Women's game in the South.

For more information ring John on 0413 319 044.

The Southern District Cricket Club is excited to announce the appointment of John Lonergan as Women's Cricket Director and Coach.

The club is embarking on a 3 year plan to re-establish it's women's cricket program and help strengthen the depth of Women's Cricket in the City of Onkaparinga and Fleurieu Peninsula.

John is a qualified level 2 Coach with significant experience in all things cricket these include;

• Current Head Coach Australian Cricket Team for Players with an Intellectual Disability
• Assistant Coach Australian Cricket Team for Players with an Intellectual Disability (2014-2016)
• Various Coaching roles at Goodwood Cricket Club over many years
• Director of Coaching/Head Coach Northern Districts Cricket Club
• Provides 1 to 1 Coaching to Women, Men and Juniors as part of his business
• Open Men's South Australian Indoor Cricket Coach (2003-2005 and 2009-2015)
• Various SA Masters Indoor Cricket Coaching roles (Over 30 Men, Over 35 Men, Over 30 Women)
• John is a former player at the Southern District Cricket and is excited by the challenge

"What a great challenge, the Southern area is full of talented sportswoman and we are keen to ensure they have opportunities to explore the game of cricket. We have a 3 year plan to establish a strong player group to represent our area and to assist kindred clubs strengthen their women's cricket programs. To establish a playing pathway and gives another Tahlia McGrath the opportunity to represent Australia is the clubs aim. To be part of that is very exciting."

"John is a great addition to our Cricket Coaching resources" said Club President Nigel Smart. "a resource solely focussed on women's cricket, supported by our High Performance Operations Committee and the Board emphasises the clubs resolve to resurrect our women's cricket program. We wish John every success in this exciting role."

John's first step will be to make contact with players involved with the club in recent years and liaise with the wider cricket community to start the conversation about women's cricket in the South.

John can be contacted via his mobile 0413 319 044 or email john@inclusiveitconsulting.com.au

Southern District Cricket Club will be hosting our Junior Boys trials at Bice Oval on Thursday 17 March 2022 and Thursday 24 March 2022 for the upcoming 2022/23 season.

The trials are for EXISTING and NEW players.

To register your interest please contact our Junior Coordinator Ripu Soodan via email on ripu_soodan@yahoo.com. Ripu will provide you with further information and a player identification form which is required to be filled out before 10 March.