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THE START WAS GOOD – THE MIDDLE HAS SEEN DEVELOPMENT – NOW FOR THE RUN IN TO THE END OF SEASON!
The start included 2 hundreds and a half century + a useful UCCE run out.
The development phase has seen 3 more centuries and to date 18 half centuries, with one player already past his 1,000 for the season (that’s a 2nd).
How are you going?
In the current week of matches, can be added to the above a match winning 83 by a quality No 3 batsman. A young bowler making his way into 1st team cricket provides an influential match winning 3 – 18 spell. Finally one of our current crop of Uni players takes 4 good keeper catches.
Sun and warmth – let it last!!
We are happy to report a wide rangeing group of keen cricketers well prepared and bursting with confidence to get their new season under way. They are confidently looking forward to their cricket seasons happy with the beneficial improvements to their game. Our coaching programmes have been carefully geared to suit each player level and devised alike for those ambitious for Representative County honours at both Junior and Professional level, those enjoying the game at either a League or a Leisure level, and to all colts age groups.
Give yourself the extra benefits with time available to work with our pre-season programme as many are currently still doing. Fine Tune to create that crucial technical difference and so enhance your probabilities of an enjoyably successful season.
Coaching Courses
Check out our Course Details page to keep yourself posted of our timetabled courses (and others which we believe relevant and compatible with our direction and your aspirations).
More and more people are booking up their coaching programmes. Get yourself a head start as well.
Success
Our Coaching Programmes and Courses across 5 clubs have all been extremely well received with good results and feedback. We have been indebted to the top coaching work from our level III coaches and our keen young county representative players. While reading this, consider the benefits which we could bring to your club, and phone or email us.
Note to Clubs
If you are a club looking to run a coaching programme for your seniors or a holiday course for juniors, give us a call. We can plan it with you or provide coaching staff at the appropriate level.
Give us a call if you are seeking extra coaches or coach cover.
2009 Season’s Achievements
When the decks are clearer, we hope to find the time to summarize and detail the 2009 season’s achievements. After that we can look forward to starting a fresh honours board in 2010. Keep watching!
Here is the honours tally for those who have engaged in Willowmasters Cricket Coaching personal talent development:
Batting
August 2009 Update
We’ve now had 4 centurions and a good collection of 50+ scores. So going well there.
July 2009 Update
So July has started with a bang for the batters. A quality match winning 100 against tough opposition and a big 80. A well paced quality 68 from a cultured young batsman against the top premier league side secures a good win last week. This week with the wicket affected by rain a captain’s fighting 50 secures an important win. Worthwhile to Reflect on the cricketer who despite scores of a hundred & several over 80s has committed himself to increase shot range and improve his current technique still further.
June 2009 Update
Another 100 – this time a big one. One guy has hit four 50’s. He now wants to go on so we’re working on that. One representative player has managed over 180 in three knocks – out once. Go on have a guess. Yep – run out. And our young player with the big average now has an even bigger one – his recent best being 79 not out. Oh and how about 97 not out – just losing strike off the last ball. Happy though. Wouldn’t we all take that at the beginning of the day!
May 2009 Update
Well we can now applaud two (league) century makers – always a strong ability indicator; an inaugural Half Century which was hugely pleasing to all concerned; and one young cricketer who has disciplined himself and concentrated sufficiently well as to earn and merit his batting average above 60
Early Season 2009
produced a big 80 and a 65 — both not outs and both match winning. We also had in reports of several not out 40’s — always a good way to begin the season. You know you can get to that point, so a touch more discipline + concentration and the milestones can begin to clock up. Keep up the good work and continue to benefit from your winter diligence.
Achievements
Of those batsmen passing through the Willowmasters coaching experience last year:
- There were 9 centuries (three being inaugural — do you also recall that great feeling of your first? — or perhaps better still was the one which gave you most pride or mattered the most — accomplished under pressure of conditions or match situation).
- There were 45 half centuries or more, with 12 in the 80’s and 90’s and — whisper it quietly — one 98 and a 99. OK, it’s only a run or two in the averages but the ultimate of three figures is irreplaceable.
Bowling
August 2009 Update
Better than a 5fer — one of our players has just completed a 6fer. Congratulations on a bowler able to move it off the pitch both ways.
Good progress is being made currently with a big left arm quick, a not quite so big but still quick left armer, and a left arm spinner. Interesting – all this Left handedness!
June 2009 Update
Not too much to report except that economy rates have mostly been decent with a consistency of wicket taking. But no “Michelle’s” or any other dishy figures! Hot Sun – Decent Pitches – Harder Work!
May 2009 Update
No ’5 fers’ yet, but a number of useful ’4 fers’
Season 2009
has produced a best of 6 for 28 which put the skids under & then bowled out the chasing side.
Last year’s bowlers enjoyed nine instances of ’5 fers’ There were three 6’s and one ’7 fer’
Keepers
Of course we all know they’re the hub of the wheel with the gift of the g_b and the sharpest spanners in the bag. Yes they’re working well and we’re enjoying working with them.