Upcoming Social Events

It’s going to be a big finish to the year at Carnegie Cricket Club.

22nd Feb – Trivia Night

This Saturday night we’re holding our annual trivia night. Come down for a great night of games and prizes. Bring a tae of eight or join on the night.

29th Feb – Past Players Day

Next Saturday we’re holding our Past Players Day. Come down and join us for lunch from 12pm, catch up with old friends and enjoy some live cricket action at Koornang Park.

Junior Pre-Season Dates

Welcome back to another season of cricket.  It might be the middle of another rainy, cold Melbourne winter but we are in full swing here at Carnegie Cricket Club preparing for the upcoming cricket season.

 

Just like previous seasons, we will once again be holding the first three sessions in an indoor centre to kick the training off for the season.  This year we have secured one of Melbourne’s Premier Indoor Centres, YoungGun Cricket.  It’s a beautiful centre and it’s nice and close.  It even has a viewing area where parents can watch and mingle while sessions are being conducted.

 

These sessions will once again be on late Saturday afternoons/evenings.  We apologise if this time does not work for you but with a lot of our junior players committed to winter sport and training during the week, we find the best time to hold these early season sessions are late on a Saturday.

Venue: YoungGun Cricket
32 Levanswell Rd, Moorabbin
Session 1       Saturday  24th August
Session 2       Saturday  31st August
Session 3       Saturday  07th September
U12 Rookies & Under 12s        4:30pm – 6:00pm
U13, U14, U15, U17 & Girls      6:00pm – 7:30pm

 

Note:  These sessions are limited to our Junior Players who are looking to play with Carnegie CC in the upcoming 2019/20 season.  New players to Carnegie are welcome to attend.  Master Baster and Junior Blaster training details will be released in the next few weeks.

 

We look forward to seeing everybody there.

Junior Registrations Open for 2019/20

Carnegie Cricket Club has opened Junior Registrations for the upcoming season.

Over the last few years the club has experienced exceptional growth and we are again expecting demand for places to be high.  We encourage all of our returning players to register as soon as possible to avoid missing out on a place.

You can register directly by going to the PlayCricket link below.  Please read the information on the PlayCricket carefully to ensure you register to the correct registration type.

//www.playcricket.com.au/club-finder/club-details?Id=121

Details for our pre-season sessions will follow shortly.

Senior Pre-Season Dates Announced

Carnegie Cricket Club’s Senior Pre-season is well under way and we have been working hard on making this the biggest and best cricket pre-season so far. We also continue to have a mix of weekend and weekday sessions to allow as many players as possible to make training. We have also added 3 specialist skills sessions that will be limited numbers (this will be explained by the coach during the main training sessions) so players can focus on specific areas. We will also soon announce some other specialist targeted sessions.

We have booked plenty of capacity with extra lanes at Sandown indoor sports so our older junior players and women’s players can also join the main sessions. All are most welcome!! Further more detailed schedules for juniors and women’s sides will follow soon, stay tuned.

We have also retained 3 sessions this season at Junction Oval facility.

This webpage will be regularly updated to keep all informed on any new sessions.

New players are most welcome to attend any main training session. Just come along and introduce yourself to the Net Captain (has the clip board) or the Coach (with the whistle). Please as a minimum wear a White or Dark Blue T-Shirt.

Minimum training requirements will still apply so try to attend as many sessions as possible. We have removed the completed sessions from this page to make it easy to follow. Please bring $5 to cover for Net Rental.

Dates/Times/Venue

Main Session 27/08/2019 Tuesday 6.50pm-9pm Sandown (4 Lanes)

Optional Session 29/08/2019 Thursday 6.50pm-9pm Sandown (2 Lanes)

Main Session and Group Meeting 1/09/2019 Sunday 10am-3pm Junction Oval

Main Session 3/09/2019 Tuesday 6.50pm-9pm Sandown (4 Lanes)

Main Session 7/09/2019 Saturday 9.50am-12pm Sandown (3 Lanes + Court)

Main Session 10/09/2019 Tuesday 6.50pm-9pm Sandown (4 Lanes)

Special Session 12/09/2019 Thursday 6.50pm-9pm Sandown (2 Lanes, book with coach)

Practice Matches 14/09/2019 Saturday 11am-4pm TBA

Main Session 17/09/2019 Tuesday 5.15pm-7.15pm Koornang Park (Nets + Fielding)

Main Session 19/09/2019 Thursday 5.15pm-7.15pm Koornang Park (Nets + Fielding)

Practice Matches 21/09/2019 Saturday 11am-4pm TBA

Main Session 24/09/2019 Tuesday 5.15pm-7.15pm Koornang Park (Nets + Fielding)

Main Session 26/09/2019 Thursday 5.15pm-7.15pm Koornang Park (Nets + Fielding)

No Training 28/09/2019 AFL Grand Final Weekend

Main Session 1/10/2019 Tuesday 5.15pm-7.15pm Koornang Park (Nets + Fielding)

Main Session 3/10/2019 Thursday 5.15pm-7.15pm Koornang Park (Nets + Fielding)

Season Starts 5/10/2019 Saturday, after this normal Tuesday/Thursday Training begins 5.45pm till 7.30pm.

Training Venue Details:

Sandown Indoor Sport Centre, 2 Brough St Springvale North

Junction Oval Citi Power Centre, Lakeside Drive StKilda (enter on foot via Gate 2 and enter via the main level 1 entrance. If gate 2 is locked or entrance door is locked call reception 9085 4000 to gain entrance. Note: There is a large lobby for players to gather inside prior to the schedule start time.

Koornang Park, Munro Ave Carnegie (near the corner of Koornang Rd and Munro Ave, we have the big grandstand)

Go Neggies!

Annual General Meeting

To all Carnegie Cricket Club Members and Supporters,
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 24th June 2019 from 7:30PM at Koornang Park Pavillion.

If you are interested in a position, or have any queries, feel free to contact Luke Meyer on 0433 267 142.

Carnegie Cricket Club Signings for 2019/20 Season

Carnegie Cricket Club’s recruitment committee has been very busy for the past few months working towards getting the best team on the park for the first XI for the coming season.

Coaching

We are delighted to announce Ajay Bhatt has signed on as Head Coach for 2 more years.

Ajay came to Carnegie Cricket Club at the start of the 2018/19 Season, ending the season achieving a phenomenal result of 4 Premierships out of 7 Teams in his First Year.

Ajay Bhatt – “I am excited with this opportunity to continue to develop this great club. I look forward to working with everyone (seniors and juniors) and hopefully add a few more silverware to the collection. I will achieve the impossible!”

 

Captain 

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Abie Sharma as FIRST XI Captain for the 2019/20 Season!!

Abie Sharma – “I would like to thank Carnegie Cricket Club for giving me this amazing opportunity. I am really looking forward to working with the Boys and Coach and, most importantly, get another trophy in the bag.”

We would like to thank Vinay Tripathi (stepping down as captain) for leading the 1ST XI Team for the last 3 years.

 

 

Contract Extension

Carnegie Cricket Club is excited to announce Ron Cusack Medallist and Opening Fast Bowler, Tatsat Brahmbhatt has signed on again for another season!!

Tatsat had a fantastic year last season with the new ball taking 22 wickets at 19.18 in the 1st XI. He was also dangerous with the bat amassing a total of 270 runs at an average of 30.

The partnership of Tatsat and the new International Player will be DANGEROUS!! (International Player below)

 

New Signing

We are delighted to announce the signing of All-Rounder, Saumil Patel!!

Saumil joined us late in last season’s pre-season training and also played in one of our practice matches. However, due to player points issues, we were unable to fit Saumil into the First XI team last season.

Saumil played for Royal Park Brunswick Cricket Club last season in VTCA North Division 1 Competition, dominating with statistics of 310 runs and 27 wickets for the season.

We wish him all the best in the upcoming season.

 

 

International Player

Carnegie Cricket Club is delighted to announce the signing of Thomas Chippendale, a Fast Bowling All-Rounder from the UK.

The 27 year old from Hanging Heaton Cricket Club, comes highly recommended and is excited about getting the chance to let loose on CSB Championship Division batters. Since joining his current club, his side has won every cup available, biggest achievement being the Vitality National Club T20 Cup. Having amassed over 50 wickets in each of the last 3 seasons, Thomas has been asked to represent Bradford Premier Cricket League against County side Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

We wish Thomas all the best for the upcoming season.

Carnegie celebrates record breaking Premiership Haul

Carnegie Cricket Club is celebrating after landing a record 5 senior Premierships in the 2018/19 season.

The club won Premierships in Cricket Southern Bayside (CSB) Women’s Division 1 and Men’s Division 3 and 4 before adding the  Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) C South and D Saturday Premierships last weekend. This was in addition to the White Ball Premiership in CSB Division 3 earlier this year.

The club also had losing Grand Finalists in MCA D Sunday, and were finalists in the CSB Championship and MCA A Sunday Division.

5 Premierships is a new record for Carnegie, a club which has existed since 1906.


The Carnegie Second XI celebrate the 2019-19 CSB Division 3 Premiership.

Quotes attributable to Pat O’Shannessy, President.

“It’s been a remarkable season for this famous club. It’s the result of many hours of hard work on and off the field.”

“We’re growing each year. Fielding 8 senior teams is a massive achievement in itself, and to have all of them make finals and 5 of them win Premierships is unbelievable. We think it could be a record for any community cricket club.”

Quotes attributable to Ajay Bhatt, Head Coach.

“The first thing that struck me when I came to the club was the commitment and drive from everyone to improve and compete at every level. They were open to try new things that can help them be better. Its hard to find that attitude in players at club level”

“I’ve played cricket for over 20 years, and I can’t remember anything like the season we’ve had at Carnegie”

Quotes attributable to Penny Callaghan, Women’s Captain and Junior Coordinator .

“At the start of the season we didn’t even have a women’s team, to end it as Premiers was something really special. There is a great spirit at this club and we’re so proud of what we’ve achieved this season.”

As well as the amazing year for our seniors, we’ve got 13 junior teams and 4 of them got into finals with the Under 15 boys team finishing runners up and our All Girls team making finals for the 3rd straight season. Our Woolworths Cricket Blast programs are also going really well thanks to our volunteers.”

Enquiries: Anthony – 0447 663 249

Womens Team Wins CSB Division 1 Grand Final

The Carnegie women’s side made history on Sunday winning our first ever women’s premiership. The victory took place in CSB Division 1 against Omega CC.

Go the Women and Go Neggies!

Major Raffle New Date Announced

Due to the Carnegie Women’s Team making it into the Grand Final to be played on Sunday the 3rd of March, 2019,our next major social function, The Major Raffle, has been rescheduled to Saturday 23rd March at Koornang Park.

Tickets are $60 and can be bought online through the website http://carnegiecc.com/shop/ or behind the bar at the club. Please ensure that you buy a ticket and bring a friend or 2 along to enjoy the day as these events are very important fundraisers and great fun for all who attend. The ticket includes entry to the Major Draw with a prize of $1500 cash, food and drinks from 1pm-4pm.

Past Players Day

PAST PLAYERS DAY, FEBRUARY 2nd, 7:30pm, $35 includes dinner and first drink free (beer/wine/soft drink).
FEATURING SAM PERRY of THE GRADE CRICKETER

Join us for a celebration of the history of the Carnegie Cricket Club. Join with past and current players of the Carnegie Cricket Club to relive some of our great moments, and hear from Sam Perry – star of the Grade Cricketer TV show, podcast and book series.

“Sam Perry is a broadcaster, speaker, writer, and recovering leg-spinner.

Tiring of life as a corporate automaton, and after too many years playing cricket in suburban outposts across Australia, Sam founded The Grade Cricketer. Along with two friends, Dave Edwards and Ian Higgins, this anonymous everyman provides satirical reflections on Australian grassroots cricket, manifesting in two books, a podcast, live shows and most recently a TV production on Channel Seven.

Writing this anonymous character has permitted him to regularly accept guest spots on TV with both the BBC and ABC, as well as host events at presentation nights, award ceremonies, golf days, schools, breakfasts, lunches and dinners, as well as that heady institution: after-dinner speaking. Beyond Grade Cricketer life, Sam is also a freelance sports writer, with bylines in The Guardian, ESPN, Wisden, and FOX Sports, writing colour pieces, interviews, features, book reviews, live blogs and match reports.”*

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