π¨π¨ MAC IS BACK (... ISH) π¨π¨
It's wonderful to welcome back NSW Country under-19s all-rounder Mac Webster for a few games before and after Christmas.
Mac has been living in Wagga Wagga but, with the end of the university year, has returned to Orange for a few weeks.
π¨π¨ REPRESENTATIVE SELECTIONS π¨π¨
Congratulations to our players in the Orange side for this weekend's Western Premier League games against Parkes and Dubbo.
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Having five players selected to play for Orange is a great sign of the strength of our First Grade side.
Congratulations to CYMS cricketers Sammy Austin, Matt Burgess, Joey Coughlan and Rory Daburger on their selection in Orange's Western Zone Premier League side πͺ
π¨π¨ TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT π¨π¨
Here is our First Grade team for Saturday's first match of the 2023-24 season. Best of luck to all players selected.
β° Players are asked to be at the ground an hour before the scheduled start of play.
π¨π¨ SPONSORS SHOUT-OUT π¨π¨
A huge thank you to Tim, Kristy and the team at the Ophir Hotel for their fantastic, ongoing support of the club - including across the 2023-24 season.
We appreciate everything that you do for our club ππππ
Congratulations to Luke Hunter on his selection in the Western Zone U19s team which will contest the NSW Country Colts carnival.
Luke was an important member of our First Grade team last year and, having moved to Sydney for uni, will play his cricket with Eastern Suburbs in 23-24
Once the season gets under way we will have a second training session each week, alternating between the Wade Park turf nets and Norton Park. Details in due course.
βΌοΈβΌοΈ We are making plans to start preseason sessions for juniors and will announce these in the coming weeks.
π¨π¨ SENIORS PRESEASON TRAINING π¨π¨
Preseason training for seniors will commence at 5.30pm this Monday (31 July) at the Carl Sharpe Cricket Centre at Wade Park, and continue on subsequent Mondays.
For the first few weeks these sessions will be semi-casual.
All positions will be declared vacant and filled:
π President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Juniors Coordinator, Club Captain
π Sub-committees: juniors, sponsorship
π ODCA, ODJCA and BOIDC delegates
π Senior training coordinators
π General committee members
π¨π¨ LIVESTREAM OF GRAND FINAL π¨π¨
This weekend's BOIDC First Grade grand final will be livestreamed on YouTube courtesy of FrogBox and InteractSport.
There will be separate links for the two days of play:
π Day one: https://t.co/GC3tlqY42t
π Day two: https://t.co/oGbpiD4DK6
The final points tally from our four sides for the 2022/23 was enough to earn us the club championship. A cracking effort from all teams saw us claim the McCarthy Cup for the first time since the 2016/17 season and the club's 18th overall π’π‘
π Peter Falvey Clubperson of the Year - presented to a senior cricketer who has made significant contributions to the club this season
If you know someone who is deserving of recognition with one of these awards, please let us know.
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π¨π¨ NOMINATIONS REQUESTED π¨π¨
The Executive is seeking nominations for the following awards ahead of our 2022-23 Presentation on Sunday 30 April.
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