Beacon Hill Cricket Club

Beacon Hill Cricket Club, incorporating Allambie, is a sports club located in the beautiful Northern Beaches Council area of Sydney, Australia. The club offers cricket programmes and participates in various cricket competitions for boys, girls, and adults of all ages, starting from 4 years old. It serves players from all over Sydney but particularly from Allambie, Allambie Heights, Beacon Hill, Brookvale, Dee Why, Frenchs Forest, Manly Vale, Narraweena, and Oxford Falls.

For young beginners, Beacon Hill Cricket Club provides the official pathway for boys and girls through the Woolworths Cricket Blast programme. This programme is divided into two formats: Blast Skills, which caters to children aged around 4 to 7 and is held after school for one hour on Mondays or Fridays, and Blast Competition, which is for boys and girls aged around 6 to 8. In this relaxed competition, teams from the club participate on Saturday mornings from approximately 8:30am to 9:45am, providing equal opportunities for batting, bowling, and fielding.

For players aged 8 and older, Beacon Hill Cricket Club offers teams in various competitions. In the Juniors category, the club competes in the Manly Warringah Junior Cricket Association, featuring age groups from Under 10 to Under 17 for both boys and girls. Matches are held on Saturday mornings and afternoons. For adults, the club fields teams in the Seniors category, competing in the Manly Warringah Cricket Association Men's competition.

Matches are played on Saturday afternoons for One-Day and Two-Day matches, and on Sundays for the T20 competition. Additionally, during the winter, the club participates in the Senior Competition conducted by the Sydney Morning Cricket Association, with matches taking place on Saturdays and Sundays from April to August.

Beacon Hill Cricket Club strongly supports girls' cricket, with the Manly Warringah Junior Cricket Association hosting girls' competitions. The Sixers Girls Cricket League matches are held on Saturdays, with Under 11 games from 10:30am to 12:45pm, and Under 13 and Under 15 games from 1pm to 3:30pm. Boys' matches generally take place on Saturday mornings at either 8am or 10:30am, with Under 12 games held on Saturday afternoons at 1pm.

The club takes pride in providing a strong pathway from junior to senior cricket, ensuring that young players have the opportunity to continue their cricket journey as they grow. There is also a strong support system within the club, with experienced senior players offering guidance and assistance to the juniors.

Beacon Hill Cricket Club is proudly supported by local businesses, including McDonald's Beacon Hill and The Pool Centre. For more information or any queries, individuals can contact the club's respective presidents: Justin Wylie for Cricket Blast and Juniors (justinwylie77@gmail. Com, 0408 867 612), Tharmi Loganathan for Seniors (tloganathan00@gmail. Com, 0401 825 802), and Peter Horton for general queries (beaconhillcricket@gmail.

com, 0407 012 538).

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