The 2020-2021 Cricket Season for the Tewantin-Noosa Thunder Cricket Club will commence next weekend with two separate events. On Friday night, September 11 the Official Turning on of the Lights at Read Park will take place at 6pm followed by a T20 Match between a team of past and present players who have been First Graders for more than 100 matches and a team of current club players. It is interesting to note that the 100 Games Team has three Officers in the playing list (Dale, Kent and Jarrod). A match between the Ladies team and a Junior team will commence at 4pm.
Then on Saturday the local First Grade Team will commence the official Sunshine Coast Cricket Association season with two T20 matches, one starting at 1:30pm against old rivals Gympie Gold and the other under lights at 6pm against the Nambour club.
There will also be T20 matches played on Dale Officer Oval on Saturday 12th with a TNT team playing two games one at 9.30am and the other 1.30pm.
There is no doubt that this season will be an exciting one for the club with the new support team of club coach Matt Pola and specialist coach, Nathan Reardon. There are also some new and returning players. The club will be fielding senior teams in 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th Grades and is optimistic about the possibilities for the season.
Last Saturday the TNT Winter team won the A1 final against South Brisbane in the Brisbane Warehouse Association Winter Competition. TNT scored 8 for 187 with Jacob Dennien top scoring with 41 and then bowled out the opposition for 155. Five of the TNT bowlers took 2 wickets each and this augers well for the coming season.
JUNIOR CRICKET Training will officially start on Tuesday 15th September (4pm to 5pm) but it is important for interested juniors to register now. The club’s new coaching team will be on hand to take the juniors through their paces. The club understands many of our junior players are still involved with other junior winter sports and these early pre-season sessions are simply an opportunity for any interested registered players to make a start with their training for the season and utilise the professional expertise our new club coaches.
All players will need to sign the attendance sheet on arrival and departure. All parents will need to scan the COVID Safe QR app on arrival and departure and remain off the field and social distance. In order for training this season to commence and continue the club’s COVID safe practices need to be strictly followed. Registered juniors will have the chance to play in the junior curtain raiser match at 4pm on Friday 11th September for the Lights Opening night! Register at www.playcricket.com
As with every season the club relies on the fantastic work of all our volunteers but in particular our junior coaches. Fixtures commence on Friday 23rd October (Master Blasters) and Saturday 24th October (U11-U16’s) however the significant planning required for the junior season simply cannot progress without these important coaching roles being filled ASAP. Please contact the Junior Sub-Committee at TNCC-Juniors@outlook.com if you can help out as a coach, can co-coach with another parent or want any further information about coaching. Just ask we are here to help you on your coaching journey!
The club’s Junior Cub Handbooks are also now available on the club website at the following links;- tewantinnoosacricket.com.au/junior2020.pdf and tewantinnoosacricket.com.au/blaster2020.pdf .
