NORTHERN DISTRICT CRICKET CLUB
P.O. Box 154, Hornsby, NSW 2077
Founded 26th May 1925
23rd Nov 2016
2016/2017 Season
No.8
THE “BIG BLUEGUM LUNCH” – Wed 30th Nov 2016
TO ALL PLAYERS, OLD BOYS, FRIENDS & FAMILIES OF NDS …
Last chance to book a seat!
We would love you to come to this function. We have a great line-up of Test players and
Old Boys from past eras attending the Big Lunch. The invitation (attached) is open to all cricket lovers,
family and friends.” It will be a huge afternoon filled with good banter and great memories + some
great interviews with old ND Legends. Eg: Neil Harvey – The last of the Invincibles.
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ROUND 5 vs Mosman
4th Grade; Vs Mosman: Saw ND’s look to continue
their unbeaten run against Mosman at Rawson Park in
what was a different looking team including specialist
batsmen Pawso and Eggsy with Burta returning from
an injury to one of the biggest of the biggest
hamstrings I’ve ever seen.
Day 1 started with a well-executed warm up from our
resident King’s 1st XI coach Sir Miller which included
the infamous horny Hing’s ‘Ticklers’ which really
loosened up the hammy’s, and were required as Bolg
won the toss and sent Mosman in after their outright
loss last week.
Openers Burta and Jack ‘McLovin’ Murphy set the tone
early with a Mcgrath like line and length and were very unlucky not to pick up early wickets. Preedy,
always thinking, came on after observing the clinical opening onslaught and noticed the batsmen
were expecting good line and length. Quickly he decided a full toss on the legs might take them by
surprise and sure enough it brought a catch spooned to Newts at short mid-wicket.
AJ followed suit starting off his spell with a full toss providing ND’s with their second wicket, almost a
replica of the first.
The Mosman batsmen quickly got the hang of the full length and AJ adapted, bowling lovely areas all
day, taking poles left right and centre with a magnificent spell of 6-19 off 13 overs.
Burt came on late and cleaned up the tail in style with 2 deserving wickets, which saw Mosman
bowled out for just 112 inside 40 overs.
With Bondy up in 3rd grade we were missing a regular opening batsmen. Jack ‘C**p King’ Murphy got
the promotion from number 9 to start our pursuit of 112 alongside Uddy ‘Double D’. The new opening
partnership combined well seeing off the new ball.
It was the full length that again brought the batsmen unstuck with Murph chipping a waist high full toss
straight to midwicket, continuing the theme for the day. Murph was visibly distressed with his
dismissal leading to a flew blow ups throughout the day, asking the question numerous times “how
bloody slow does this guy bowl” and ‘do you think he cracks the 40kmph mark?’
ND’s recovered well with Eggsy Miller (32*) and Newts (18) combining for a much needed 40 run
partnership taking us to stumps only 18 runs behind Mosman for the loss of 4 wickets.
ND’s were buoyed by the inclusions of Stocksy and Jeremy ‘cha ching’ Bondy on day 2 and it didn’t
take long for Bondy to get involved, receiving the usual shirt out fine as he strolled to the crease early.
Soon after, ND’s passed Mosman’s score and won first innings but all 10 points were what ND’s were
after. Following some quality bowling from Mosman ND’s slumped to 9 for 152 where the declaration
was made.
With a 40 run lead and 50 overs left in the days play the Rangers had a real shot at claiming an
outright victory and those chances were much higher after Murph jagged an early wicket and
continued on with a terrific spell taking 3fa.
Then returned the AJ Singh show. AJ continued where he left off in the first innings spinning a web
through Mosman’s middle order to take 5/19 to make it 11 wickets in the match, forming a nice
combination with Bolg behind the stumps. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough to claim an outright victory
with Mosman blocking the granny out of it to finish 8/70 off a long 60 overs.
Although the outright win wasn’t quite achieved ND’s still won their 5 th straight game of the season to
remain undefeated and are sitting pretty at the top of the ladder.
Special mention to Ajay Singh who was named player of the round for his 11 wickets in the match.
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1st Grade vs Mosman:
2nd on the Ladder and undefeated thus far. With consistency being our issue over the past few
seasons, Round 5 versus our bogey side would be a vital game for the Rangers to keep our good run
going into Christmas and stay in touch with the top of the table. The way the wickets have been
playing this season and the lack of movement that the turf ball offers we backed ourselves to restrict
and chase whatever the Whales set us. With the wind behind him, Taylor Scott sent down a few
rockets early to have the opposition 2 down early as he removed Pisel and Hughes in quick
succession. The skipper created a few chances early in his spell without any luck as an annoying
partnership built before the luncheon.
Fortunately for us Fordy strutted his way down the wicket to pick up the opening batter right on the
break with the score at 3-110. Immediately after the break Greeny picked up his first as he trapped his
opposing number in front for 49. Spirit levels were high, and when a certain opposition player decided
to chirp up again and come at our players, before preceding to play on to the stumps of Brainsy, all of
a sudden we were right in it at 5-118. The traditional middle session grind at Waitara came into action
as lack of scoring and little to no opportunities to break the partnership came our way for the next 70
runs. Enter the unknown med from Canberra, Henry Hunt, before tea as he and Brainsy combined to
go bang bang to see Mosman 7-210. A few of Flaz’s protein balls later and we were back out in the
thick of it with the keeper and the bowlers coming at us pretty hard with the old ball and an incredibly
flat wicket. Full credit to them as they were able to wag and wag well for the best part of 100 runs as
Greeny picked up 3 more wickets to bowl Mosman out for 313.
10 overs can be a tricky period to bat at the end of a long day in the dirt but it can also demoralise an
opposition as there is an opportunity to knock off 30-50 runs before week 2. Unfortunately it was the
opposite for us as we lost the in form duo of Kimberley and Harriott for 8 and 1 respectively, before
Flac chopped on in the final few overs to see us finish the day at 3-23 with Whealing and Hunt (to be
swapped for Hughes day 2) the men unbeaten in the middle.
Needing 290 for victory week 2 and 7 wickets in the sheds, we knew it would be tough going early but
wickets in hand was important as we have plenty of batting in the sheds. Well, Hughesy and Wheals
made it look very easy as they put on 70 with what looked like little effort, only to loose Hughes for 43
right before the break at 4-103. The conservatives would say 1 down for the first session and 80 odd
runs is a good start but the next session had to be where we made them pay. Greeny and Wheals
resumed after lunch and put on 40 before Wheals followed suit and he too fell just short of his 50 for
45. Enter DA, who combined perfectly with skipper to see the side through to tea with 100 runs to get.
The pair put on a show after tea taking the first 5 overs for 25 before DA fell for 30, just 5 runs short of
the 100 run partnership. From there it was up to Greeny and the bowlers. Calling them bowlers is
probably a harsh description when out walks Brainsy, first grade hundred to his name, bat on his
shoulders, relaxed as ever and determined to knock off the remaining 80 runs with the captain.
Greeny brought up his 100 right on drinks with the equation at 40 off 18 overs for the final hour. The
pair lapped up the glory, particularly Brainsy, when his eyes lit up at the second new ball to take the
3rd over of it for 16 to win us the game with 4 wickets in hand and 10 overs remaining in the day. The
score day 2 3-300 as we demolished the opposition and really showed our class and our intentions to
be strong contenders come April time! Back to back “ND Rangers Song” in the sheds post game was
just icing on the cake too. Thanks to all our supporters and patrons for their continued support on the
day, especially our first grade favourites Noel and Robyn, couldn't have done it without you!
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5s Vs Mosman
A first loss of the toss for the season saw the Whales bat on a flat and hard wicket with a lightning
outfield at Storey Park.
A poor start in the very first over set the scene for the day’s play…a miscued full toss from Mosman’s
opener lobbed slowly to the Umpire at the non-strikers end and fell to the ground next to him without
any attempt at a catch from bowler or fieldsman alike. Seemingly surprised that the catch was not
taken the Mosman opener was stranded mid-pitch. A fumble of the ball ensured that a simple run-out
opportunity was also missed.
And so the opener went on to score 83 with the first wicket falling at 119 runs. Some indifferent
bowling and further lapses in the field allowed Mosman to score freely. The inability to apply pressure
with the ball and in the field was our undoing. In all we missed 10 catches but were still able to take
all 10 Mosman wickets, which goes to prove that we were creating opportunities but the support of the
fielding side was lacking…if that was the case then we were always going to be chasing a score way
higher than it should have been…and so it proved.
With many bowlers in the side (six were used before tea and eight in total) we were unable to stem
the flow of runs and Mosman were flying to be 2/163 at tea off only 34 overs with a few lost balls
down the northern end of the ground
Hamish Green, freed from wicket-keeping duties, relished the opportunity to bowl and picked up 2 of
the first three wickets and had a couple of catches go down. Jayden Brown, who’s had a rather
inconsistent start to the season, bowled with increasing pace and penetration as the day wore on to
yield the tidy figures of 1/43 of his full 16 over allotment. Anim Huq, still struggling to work out his
stock delivery, toiled hard but was a bit inconsistent in the circumstances to yield 1 52 off 8overs.
Trouble with front foot no-balls continues to plague his leg-spinners.
The return of Paddy Murton to the side saw an immediate impact, when given the chance to bowl, to
reap 2 wickets in his first two overs and ultimately take 4 for 52 from 11.4 overs. Hitting his marks
early Paddy was able to beat the bat with flight and bamboozle the batsmen with a big-spinning
wrong-un. The skipper chimed in with a couple of wickets to see Mosman post a total of 315 off only
66 overs and leave ND’s 11 overs to face at the end of Day 1.
And so to our newly found opening duo of Hamish Green (32) and Lachie Anchique (8) to see us
through to stumps and finish the day on 0/24.
Rain during the week and instructions to not cover the wicket until Thursday night meant that the
wicket, although dry on Saturday, was not as hard as Day 1. Unfortunately Council had also aerated
the field during the week and as a result let the grass grow longer meaning the outfield on Day 2 was
significantly slower than Day 1.
After working hard to combat the Friday night rain and thunderstorms, Day 2 was delayed by half an
hour…and so ND’s set to the task at hand and were looking good at 1/70 off 24 overs. However our
inability to consolidate after losing a wicket meant that we were 7 for 113 off 46 overs (36 bowled in
the day) at tea with wickets falling regularly. Our batting side is yet to realise the power of batting in
partnerships…losing 5 for 32 in the 16 overs immediately before tea.
That is until Jayden Brown and Paddy got together to yield a 42 run 8 th wicket partnership. Jayden
showed some superb stroke play against spin in his all-too short innings of 29 before he succumbed
to a slow full toss and hit the easiest of catches.
Paddy was then joined by the young 14 year-old Joe Hiley (26no)…and quietly and quickly they put
on a 102 run partnership for the 9 th wicket. Paddy was especially vicious on anything short, cutting
numerous times along the ground to the deep point boundary. Joe, initially just supporting Paddy,
took on an ever-increasing role in the partnership as the Mosman’ fielding positions became very
defensive (at times up to 5 fieldsmen on the boundary for both batsmen).
Needing only 1 run a ball from the final 11 overs to reach our target, Mosman took the new ball.
Initially the move backfired with Paddy and Joe continuing to score freely until a change of bowler
brought about a miscued drive and Paddy was out for 85. Another LBW to a batsman batting well out
his crease saw the innings end at 262 still some 50 odd runs short and 5 overs to come.
However 5’s had batted 86 overs (more than a day’s worth) and amassed what should have been a
winning total. Our catching and fielding was definitely the weak point and in the end was the
difference between the two teams. Our running of singles, interspersed with boundaries, was to be
commended allowing us to pick up an easy 40 to 50 runs, wherein we didn’t rely on just the big
shots…this augers well for our future games.
Definitely one that we should have won!
PGs Round 2 Report - NDCC 5-196 defeated Blacktown 10-192
Our first home game of the season proved a good omen with the Rangers recording their first win of
the season.
Blacktown won the toss and elected to bat on a nice new pitch prepared by Billy. Blacktown got off to
a good start putting on 77 before Tom Felton broke through. Aaron Bills claimed the other opener
shortly after with the score on 81. Wickets fell regularly and it was the Rangers spin trio of Felton (239) - Bills (1-39) - Taylor (3-31) that did the damage claiming 6 of the 7 wickets to fall to the bowlers
with 3 run outs contributing to an outstanding all round bowling/fielding effort.
Utti Somaiya (47) and Henry Hunt (47) put on 105 for the first wicket to get us off to a perfect start.
Jack Colley (35no) and Tom Felton (28) were the other major contributors. We reached the target in
the 41st over to give us a comfortable win to start our campaign.
Thank you for all the support at MTO, it's always great to play at home in a great environment. Thanks
also to Boozer and Buddy for their work preparing the squad.
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PGs R3 Report - NDCC 5 -269 defeated Petersham- Marrickville 10-116
A great team effort delivered the goods for the trees with a bonus point, which may be quite valuable
when we get to the pointy end of the season.
The skipper won the toss on a good looking Petersham Oval track, well-worn from Saturday's play.
The openers Henry Hunt and Utti Somaiya got us off to the perfect start with a 78 run partnership
before Utti fell for 23. John Anderson joined the fray and when JA fell for 34 we were 164 in the 33rd
over. Henry posted his first century for the Rangers shortly after and an excellent ton it was - hopefully
the first of many. Henry fell on 100. Nick Badings added 19 before he was unfortunately run out.
Felts added 18 and when he was caught for 18 we had 231 on the board with 4 overs to go. Baxter
Holt teed off for quick fire 47no aided and abetted by Joel Foster 16no to get us to a respectable 269.
Joel and George Furrer got us off to a great start claiming both openers with 8 runs on the board. We
were able to claim wickets regularly with Aaron Bills (3-22), Charlie Taylor (2-16), Henry Hunt (2-20),
Joel Foster (1-17), George Furrer (1-17) and Tom Felton (1-22) all contributing to a great all-round
bowling and fielding performance.
This was an important win that keeps our campaign alive. Next round is against Gordon at Chatswood
on 20 November. Thanks to all our supporters who made their way to Petersham and it would be
great to see many more Rangers at next week's local derby.
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PGs – Round 4. NDs, 6-268 defeated Gordon DCC 10-192
After two good wins this was a make or break round for the Rangers. The skipper won the toss and
elected to bat and Henry and Utti again got us off to a great start with an opening stand of 90 before
Utti was out for 41. JA didn’t trouble the scorers this week and Henry was joined by Nick Badings who
put together a quickfire 41 and a partnership of 56 with Henry before he was out LBW.
Henry and Tom built another fine partnership of 74 before Henry was caught for 101 for his second
consecutive PGs century. By this stage we were in the 43 rd over and we finished the innings with 6268 with the skipper adding 28 and Joel Foster taking out the long handle to finish 28 not out.
Gordon started solidly with an opening partnership of 63 before Henry secured the breakthrough,
bowling Bekis for 22. The next two wickets were the game breakers. George Furrer took a neat catch
at short backward square leg off Aaron Bills to get rid of Mat Papworth and Aaron took a well- judged
catch on the boundary off Tom to capture the other opener, Cahlin for 66.
The bowlers maintained the pressure and Gordon slumped from 3-124 to 9-155. Unfortunately we
took our mind off the job and the last wicket put on 37 runs before Charlie Taylor finished off the
Gordon innings at 192.
The bowling honours were shared with Charlie Taylor taking a fine 3-27, Aaron Bills 2-39, Utti
Somaiya 1-16, Tom Felton 1-29 (off 10), and Henry Hunt 1-32. Whilst George Furruer and Joel Foster
went wicketless their opening spell put great pressure on the openers.
A solid all round team performance which puts us in 5 th position in a very tight table. PGs has a break
now until 8 January with our final 2 rounds to be played at MTO.
MILESTONES by Gary Kerr
1000 RUNS:
Oliver Hing(967)
Luke Thorburn(982)
2000 RUNS:
Ben Fisher(1915)
7000 RUNS:
Jonathan Whealing(6865)
150 WKTS:
Phil Melville(144)
3000 RUNS:
Andrew Harriott(2984)
Chris Burnett(2923)
ND WOMENS CRICKET – The Sydney Rangers
6/11/16 - It was a great day for Seconds this week, with a solid win over Gordon at Asquith. We once
again won the toss and decided to bat on a good deck. Jordann and Anita looked solid to start, until
Jordann was unfortunately run out. Anita was joined at the crease by Kirsten Smith, who together put
on a solid partnership. Between the two, they rotated the strike well and set us up for a solid inings,
running several fours on a very long boundary. Kirsten raced to 50 very quickly. After drinks, Anita fell
for 19 and Kirsten for 87 off 42 balls. Sarah got off to another great start, finishing with 33. Amy,
Jamie, Maddy and Grace all made it to double digits, continuing to score quickly on a good batting
wicket. Jasmine finished with 9 not out. We started the morning with the aim of batting out our 50
overs, and fell just short at 48 overs. Gordon needed 219 to win.
For the first time this year, we got to early breakthroughs with the ball that set us up for the afternoon.
Our opening bowlers, Gemma and Jasmine each getting a wicket. This great start was supported by
Alyssa and Izzy. Grace and Jordann bowled really well, and were unlucky not to take a wicket or
two. A great run out by Anita saw Gordon 6 down for for 23 runs. The bowling remained tight but
despite no wicket falling over a 15 over period, we remained positive and kicked back into gear. Mady
started us off again grabbing 2 quick wickets. Grace got a great run out in the field before Jamie
secured the last wicked with a great catch for Izzy. Gordon were all out for 74 off 36 overs. It was a
great performance with both bat and ball that set us up for a great win.
13/11/16: It was another tough day for second grade this week. We won the toss and decided to bat
on a good Sydney University deck. Amy and Katherine opened the batting before Amy fell for 6.
Mikaela and Grace followed and were unlucky not to get a start, both out LBW. Jamie joined
Katherine at the crease followed by Tiegan. Jamie and Tiegan put on a partnership of 30 before
Jamie fell for 10. Tiegan top scored with 13 before being bowled. We were unfortunately bowled out
for 64 off 22 overs.
Only defending 64, we knew we had to go out and bowl tight. Jasmine and Gemma got us off to a
good start, keeping the runs down before Izzy got our first breakthrough of the day. Tiegan supported
her from the other end, bowling a nice tight spell. Alyssa and Jamie picked up a wicket each, keeping
us in the game. We had Universities 9 down, needing 5 to win, a great feat considering we were only
defending 64. Despite the great bowling effort, we were unable to finish off. Tiegan finished with 2 for
3 off 8 and Izzy 3 for 8 off 10. Hopefully next week we can bring together last week's batting
performance and this week's bowling effort for a good win!
THE HONOUR ROLL – TIM CALDWELL
At the Blue Gum Lunch on 30th Nov we are unveiling an Honour
Board for all those ND players who served their country in Wars.
Below is the story of one such player …
Tim Caldwell packed many achievements into his life. He was an excellent
cricket player, a renowned cricket administrator, a leading businessman
and a fine soldier .
Tim was born in Brisbane in October 1913, and soon after his family
moved to Sydney, where Tim attended Newington College. In his first
season of senior cricket the young Caldwell showed considerable
potential, capturing 33 wickets at an average of 15.3. Interestingly, he
was to establish himself as one of NSW’s leading off-spinners – the switch
brought about when he was trying to force his way into the club’s first
grade and saw little hope of pushing Hughie Chilvers aside. Fortunately
the switch in bowling styles proved successful; Chilvers and Caldwell
going on to become one of the Club’s outstanding bowling combinations.
In the season 1935/36 Tim took a club record of 65 wickets at 13.4 and
won the Sydney Grade bowling aggregate and average. In this year Tim
went on to represent NSW in Sheffield Shield. Tim Caldwell and Hughie Chilvers were an outstanding
spin combination, each taking over 50 wickets in a season on a number of occasions. In the period
1934/1935 to 1937/1938 Caldwell took 219 wickets and Chilvers 208.
With the advent of war, Tim joined the AIF and was destined to be away from cricket for the entire
duration of the war. During the war, Caldwell saw action on a number of battlefronts: Tobruk, El
Alamein, New Guinea and Bougainville. He was wounded at Tobruk, but was fortunate in that the
bullet which struck him passed through his elbow without striking the bone or seriously damaging a
muscle. At El Alemein in 1942 he was awarded the British Empire Medal for outstanding gallantry,
when as one of five members of an ammunition party, he held his post for five days while under
constant enemy fire. In 1944 Tim was promoted to Lieutenant in the Australian army.
Post the war, Tim re-joined NDCC and was captain of NDCC first grade and in 1948/1949 led the
team to a first grade premiership.
Tim Caldwell had shown an interest and capability for administration from early in his career and at
the age of 21,Tim joined the NDCC committee. The start of which was to be an outstanding
contribution to cricket administration over a period of 50 years. In 1952 he became the club’s senior
vice president, and in 1955 he became one of the two delegates to the NSW Cricket Association. He
progressed through a number of roles and from 1966/67 became one of the NSWCA representatives
on the Australia Board of Control. At the same time he remained committed at club level and in 1963
he became NDCC club president. In 1972 he became the most influential man in Australia cricket
when he succeeded Sir Donald Bradman as Chairman of the Board. Tim was awarded an OBE for
services to sport in 1976.
During all this time Tim Caldwell pursued his career as a banker with the ANZ Bank, eventually
reaching senior executive ranks as Assistant General Manager for ANZ bank in Australia.
Those who worked with him invariably commented on his common sense and wisdom, but also on the
humanity and humour he brought to his roles. In 1982 he stepped down from all cricket and business
posts and retired to Orange. Tim Caldwell passed away in June 1994.
CELEBRITY HEAD
If this isn’t Tim McMahon playing for South Africa, I’ll …
Jimmy’s Health & Fitness Blog – Topic #3 – KNEE PAIN
Do you ever get pain under or around your knee cap? This pain may be coming
from your patellofemoral joint. Patellofemoral joint complaints are one of the
most common musculoskeletal complaints across all age groups. This condition
is specifically referred to as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) or sometimes
runner’s knee. Pain from this condition is related to the way your knee cap
(patella) moves on the groove of your thigh bone (femur). As you flex and
extend your knee, your knee cap should glide smoothly along a grove in your
femur. This gliding movement may be altered and injurious due to a number of
different reasons. The contacting surfaces of this joint and surrounding
ligaments and tendons can then become irritated and inflamed leading to pain
and dysfunction.
What causes this condition? There are a number of internal and external factors that can contribute
to the onset of PFPS. There is never really one single factor causing the problem, it is usually a
combination of the following factors that cause it:
Internal
 Muscle imbalances in the lower limb. Quadriceps muscle imbalances change the pull on the
patella (knee cap) as you flex and extend your knee or put load through the knee. This
imbalance effects the alignment of the patella and the way it tracks over the knee joint. Weak
or underactive glute muscles can change the position of the hips and knees in dynamic or
static positions, which can cause greater loading through the knee joint. Muscle imbalances
may be a consequence of training habits, structure, weakness post knee surgery or injury.
 Structural factors – your body type and structure whether you’re born this way or adapted this
way can increase the likelihood of developing this injury. Some examples include, knockknees (genu valgus), internal rotation of the hips and femur, size/shape of your knee cap and
flat feet.
External
 Overuse/excessive training – this can be in the frequency/repetition of use (ie training to
often) or high training loads (ie weight or intensity or duration).
 Playing surfaces – playing or training on hard surfaces (turf vs astro) can increase force and
load displace through the tendon and joint
 Repetitive movements – repetitive movements overtime can lead to irritation. This may be
repetitive flexion/extension of the knee during squats, lunges, running, jumping, bowling etc.
 External trauma
What does the pain feel like and where?
Pain can vary from a dull ache to a more intense sharp, shooting or burning pain. Some people also
complain of clicking, cracking or crunching when they bend and straighten their knee. Pain is usually
located behind or around the knee cap. The pain may worsen with intensity and duration if the
aggravating activity is performed repetitively. Sitting with the knee flexed for long periods of time may
also aggravate symptoms. Depending on the severity of the injury, pain may start with exercise,
during exercise or after exercise.
How do I fix it?
Initially, the focus on reducing pain and inflammation as well as restoring
normal range of motion. The focus then needs to be on restoring normal
biomechanics of the lower limb by addressing issues in joint movements and
muscle strength/length imbalances through a combination of treatment and
rehab. This usually involves a visit to the chiropractor or physiotherapist.
Treatment may involve:
 Avoiding painful movements and positions
 Ice
 Sports massage and muscle release techniques for tissues
surrounding the knee, hip and ankle
 Dry needling
 Joint mobilisation techniques
 Kinesio tape
 Bracing
 Exercise rehabilitation
The rehabilitation program needs to be specific to the individual and address the key factors
contributing to their pain. However, most rehab programs will focus on:
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Restoring normal quadriceps strength and balance
Increasing gluteus medius and maximus strength
Enhancing flexibility of hips, hamstrings and quadriceps
Improving balance and proprioception
Improving functional movements of the lower limb through closed chain exercises
The prognosis for this condition can vary depending on the severity of the injury, how long you have
had it, what has caused it and your compliance to treatment and rehab. Most people return to normal
pain free activity in 4-6 weeks.
Check out my video on the NDCC Facebook page and Instagram to see some helpful exercises and
stretches for anterior knee pain!
jameskerrchiro
Health Space Hornsby
PLAYER PROFILE – Jack Murphy
Family: Sally (mum), Dean (dad), Tom (brother)
Occupation: Student, Nickname: Murph, Weight:
93kg, Height:
194cm
Best Day's Cricket: When we won the comp in 5th grade two seasons ago
Worst Day's Cricket: Breaking down with a stress fracture in a Green Shield game a few
years ago.
Funniest Moment in Cricket: Would have to be in 5th grade when, having only just
beaten us and with about 15 overs left in the day, Penrith decided to have another bat. Taylor Scott opened up
and bowled wheels, hitting their batsmen nearly every ball and we nearly won outright.
Sportspeople Admired: Mitchell Starc, Roger Federer, Joey Leilua
Interests and Hobbies: Massive NRL fan, don’t mind a Crowie session either
Favourite Football Team: North Queensland Cowboys (North Sydney Bears a close second)
Least Favourite Cricket Team: Easts
Favourite Ground: Bradman Oval in Bowral
Least Favourite Ground: Benson’s Lane
Favourite Actress: Margot Robbie
Favourite T.V. Show: Breaking Bad
Pet Hates: Having to pay extra for tomato sauce, and people who sit in the right hand lane when driving
Bad Habits?: Biting my nails
Favourite Food: Chicken schnitty
Favourite Drink: Coke
3 Favourite smells: Freshly mown grass, dencorub in the dressing room, the beach
Favourite Cartoon: Family Guy
Favourite Journalist/Author: The Grade Cricketer
Best Holiday Place: The US
I’d like to be marooned on a desert island with: Bear Grylls
If you could have any 3 people in the world over for dinner, who would they be?: Usain Bolt,
Donald Trump, Scarlet Johansson
If you were playing for the Blues, what song would you want blaring out of the loud speakers as you
went out to bat?
The Time is Now – John Cena
Finally, what is your motto in life?: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard
HARPO’S VAULT – FIELDSPEOPLE
After watching a bit of cricket on tele and the ND grounds, I want to write
briefly on field placing. This is not a criticism of captaincy – indeed, from what
I have seen around our club over the last couple of seasons I believe the
leadership has been tactically sound, calm and, on occasions, with flair.
However, let me quickly make some suggestions and ask questions about
field placements.
*Has the position of deep third man recently been made illegal in cricket? If
not, why doesn’t anybody use it? Early in the innings (when the quicks are bowling) a very large
percentage of the runs are made in that area. Some captains may argue that they are attacking and
have 3 slips and 2 gullies in a ‘behind the wicket’ catching cordon and if the batter is lucky enough to
nick one through the gap then he is just “arsie”. If your opening bowlers are bowling well, this appears
to be the only place he can hit it.
*One of the ways to help prevent the above happening may be to move the first gully into a position of
4th slip and leave 2nd gully where he is.
* Another of my concerns is that early in the innings captains mostly have those 5 catchers on the off
but none on the leg. Do you really need square leg in the position of ..., well, square leg? Why not
move square leg to the position of leg gully and move the mid wicket a bit squarer?
*How many games have I watched when the big moment arrives and you bring the wicket-taking
spinner on to bowl? The fielders cluster around the batter; 2 slips, leg slip, bat/pad. In he comes,
bowls, and the ball drops half way down the wicket – whap! It is hit wide of mid wicket removing a
paling. The next ball is also short – whap! It smashes into the fence at deep extra cover and suddenly
your new Shane Warne has figures that read 0 for 8 off two balls and he doesn’t know what to do
next. My advice: do not push him early, let him settle down and remember he is still only a club
cricketer. So, for the first couple of overs, drop one fielder to deep mid wicket and one to deep extra
cover. Then once he has settled down – put the pressure on! Spin bowling is the games most difficult
art. Your grade spinner is not Warne, Benaud or (forgive me for going back in history) Grimmett. Let
him relax and have time to think positively.
Just a few thoughts on which to cogitate!
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