Junior cricketing talent was celebrated over the weekend.
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Members of the Highlands District Cricket Association held an awards presentation for its junior players for the Greater Illawarra representative teams at Mittagong RSL Club on Sunday.
HDCA chair Simon Taufel said the presentation acknowledged the work of players, coaches and managers.
"It’s a celebration of the performances and achievements of the junior representative players within the Highlands District Cricket Association," Taufel said.
"I think it provides an opportunity for us to acknowledge the contributions of the coaches, the managers and in particular Brian Martin who coordinates all of the junior program.
"We refer to him as 'Mr Cricket' for our local community. He’s very passionate about that."
This year has been a strong one for HDCA, with a win for the under 16s in the inaugural Steve Edwards Cup and a win for the under 18s in the Jeffery Cup.
"This is the start of the representative pathway for a lot of our kids to go onto bigger and better things. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t," Taufel said.
"We have been producing some great cricket players of late with people like Dom O’Shannessy and Lauren Cheatle.
"We do produce good cricketing talent and to be acknowledging the achievements of these boys and girls in Bradman’s backyard and Bill O’Reilly’s backyard is great.
"It’s a time to celebrate those achievements."
The following junior players for the Greater Illawarra representative teams were recognised for their achievements throughout the year:
Under 12s batting award: Sam Harwood
Under 12s bowling award: Jesse Hol
Bradman Award for under 12s player of the year: Jesse Hol
Under 14s batting award: Hayden Willebrand
Under 14s bowling award: Darcy McNamara
Bradman Award for under 14s player of the year: Will Thomson
Under 16s batting award: Jack Baldwin
Under 16s bowling award: Liam Bayliss
Bradman Award for under 16s player of the year: Jack Baldwin
Under 18s batting award: Ravi Wikramanayake
Under 18s bowling award: Nick Gardner
Players also received a medal to acknowledge their hard work and commitment to the Highlands District Cricket Association.
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