AGM - Wednesday 25th July at the Ferny Grove Bowls Club (7:30pm
- 9:30pm)
If you are an existing player within the club,
your registration kit has already been mailed to you. If you have not received your
kit, contact us immediately or come along to a sign on day to complete new forms.
Ferny Fireballs Celebrate
30 Years
The 2007/2008 season sees the Ferny Districts Cricket Club celebrating 30 years of providing junior cricketers in the region with
outstanding facilities and support. From humble beginnings, established in 1977, the club has grown
in membership and infrastructure to be able to provide one of the best junior cricket
centres in the state, placing more than its fair share of junior players
into representative sides, while at the same time, retaining its focus on ensuring
that its young players first and foremost, enjoy and appreciate the game of cricket.
The Fireballs committee is dedicated to making sure this season goes off with as
much enthusiasm and entertainment as possible, so keep an eye out throughout the
season for lots of events and activities to celebrate and commemorate this milestone.
2007/2008 Season Fast Approaches
This coming season is fast approaching and it looks set to be the best and most enjoyable to date, with new
activities and events planned for the year. While some of our key dates are yet
to be determined, make sure you mark your calendar with the following,
Sign On Days - 19th & 26th August at the
Clubhouse (10:00am
- 2:00pm)
Teams Day - Sunday 9th September at the
Clubhouse (9:30am
- 11:00am)
First Game - Saturday 13th October
A complete schedule of events for the season can be found here.
If you are thinking of
joining the club or need blank application forms for new player(s) in your family,
you can now download a
ferny team registration kit or a
have-a-go registration kit
in preparation for sign on
day. Make sure to fill it in and bring it to one of the two sign-on days listed above, along with
your payment by cheque, money order or cash. We look
forward to seeing you there.
Off Season Action
During the off-season Australian Agricultural Company (AAC) and Elders played their
annual charity match at the Ferny homeground. Among the players were a couple of
familiar faces, namely Glenn McGrath playing for Elders and Ian Healy playing for
AAC. Elders Team Captain and Ferny club member Tony Gooden, who organised the event,
said the day was a huge success and that batting with Glenn was a wonderful experience
and a personal highlight. The day was a charity event to raise funds for the McGrath
Foundation.
A couple of local fireballs meet the legend at the annual AAC - Elders charity cricket
match held at the Ferny Oval.
Ian Healy and our own Bill Ledger at the charity match.
Heales and Pidge sign autographs for those present. Similar items were auctioned
later and raised thousands of dollars for the McGrath Foundation.
Glenn leaving the field after his batting innings.
Join Our Club
Interested in becoming a Ferny Fireball
and enjoying the many benefits that junior cricket can offer? Here you will find information on our club,
registration and fee details as well as downloadable kits containing
everything you need to join our club.
2007 Coaching Clinic Open Now
Our Coaching Director, Andrew Knight is again running his hugely successful
pre-season coaching clinic over the school holidays, 24-28 September. The clinic
is a great way to kick off the season and instill those good habits early, plus
it's great fun. Download the Coaching Clinc Form here or talk to Andrew at Sign
On or Teams Day for more information.
Want to See Yourself on the Web?
Got a "classic pic" of your son or daughter executing the perfect cover
drive or a spectacular action shot of a diving catch at gully? Did you manage
to snap your coach having a "nap" under a tree during the game? Want to get
some serious credit for your photographic abilities?
As a regular feature on this website, we are looking to showcase our teams in
action through digital images that you have taken throughout the year. If you
have any digital photos that you would like to see on the front page of the
Fireballs website, send them through to us at
webmaster@fernyfireballs.org.au along with the photographer's name, a
very short description the team the subject(s) belong to and what is
happening.
There are some conditions (of course)!
As you can imagine, we need to be very careful when displaying photos on a
website, especially where underage children are the main subject. Therefore,
any photo submitted needs to be of Ferny club players, and/or associates only.
We cannot display any images that contain other club members. You also need to
ensure that all persons contained in the photo have given their permission to
be displayed on the website. Please make sure you discuss this with your
players and their families before sending in the pics. Descriptions of
submitted photos will only contain team names and situational descriptions. No
player names will be used.
New Stocks of Club Shirts
and Caps Now Available
The Club now has good stocks again of the most popular sizes for shirts for
players as well as coaches and managers (who do not have theirs yet). You can
purchase or obtain your shirt at the Cover Point Kiosk anytime on Saturday
morning. We also have good supplies of the club cap.