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IN BLACK & WHITE Edition 67 July 2017
WHAT’S IN THIS EDITION
Executive Officer update – Darren Goodger 2
Annual Dinner – Troy Penman 9
NSWCUSA Website – Troy Penman 16
Know Thyself: Why Self-Awareness Is the Starting Point for Your Goals - Shawn Francis 18
Technical Matters – Darren Goodger 22
The Grinsted Cup - A cricket tradition in the Central West since 1919 – Pat Kerin OAM 24
Around the Zones – Neil Findlay 26
2016-17 Affiliated Association Grand Final
Umpire Appointments – Neil Findlay 29
Female Engagement – Claire Polosak 35
Australia vs Sri Lanka Hobart April 2017 – Ben Treloar 37
Cricket Australia Umpire 44 Panels
Beastwear 45
Top honour for dedicated cricket
enthusiast – Pat Kerin OAM 46
60 seconds with Nic Bills 48
New Members 52
ANNUAL CONVENTION
The Association’s Annual Convention will be held at Bankstown Sports Club over the weekend August 19 & 20. The weekend will cover the 2017 Code of the Laws of Cricket, umpiring field craft and technique, and Kerry O’Keeffe will join us as guest speaker. We will also hear from a number of members about their experiences of the 2016-17 season.
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Executive Officer update – Darren Goodger Dear all, The below is an update for members and affiliated associations. We hope you enjoy this edition of In Black and White. In advance I thank all contributors along with Troy Penman and Nic Bills for their work. Annual Report The NSWCUSA Annual Report was made available online on Wednesday 28 June 2017. Members wishing to receive the Annual Report as a book are asked to contact Nic Bills. [email protected] 0427 947 000 Congratulations are offered to Troy Penman and Nic Bills for their compilation of the Annual Report, and to Sharad Patel for his excellent work on the design and production. Thank you to the many contributors who have made this report such a comprehensive record of members’ achievements and the Association’s activities for season 2016-17. AGM The NSWCUSA AGM was held on Wednesday 5 July 2017 at Bowlers’ Club of NSW. We were pleased to welcome special guests –
David Moore – General Manager Cricket Performance, Cricket NSW
David Thompson – Director, NSW Cricket Board
Andrew Falk – Chairman, Sydney Cricket Association All addressed the meeting and were appreciative of our members for their efforts. Our guests commented on the great spirit that exists between NSWCUSA members and of the pleasing performance of NSW umpires at the national level. We thank them all for attending, for their kind words, and support of NSWCUSA. Other highlights and points of interest from the AGM –
There were 104 members in attendance.
Members unanimously adopted the Annual Report and the Financial Statement by provided by Treasurer, Laurie Borg.
The Association upgraded three worthy members to Principal Member – Stephen Blomfield, Sam Rees and David Went. All have given exceptional service to cricket as umpires and in the areas of administration and training.
The following members, having applied, were approved as Full Members – Al Bonney, Vince Calabro, Aldo Cantori, Greg Carmock, Paul Clift, Mark Coles, Clay Finnemore, Noel Ford, John Graham, Jim Harrod, Daniel Izard, Dhanushka Jayakody, Shane Lightley, Tim Overland, Graham Parsons, Ananthan Pillai, David Rees, David Rodgie, Bede Sajowitz and Manish Salvi.
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Life Member Graham Reed was invited to be an Association Patron, joining Brian Booth MBE, Alan Davidson AM MBE and Dick French OAM as NSWCUSA Patrons for season 2017-18. Graham was honoured to be asked to be a Patron and spoke humbly in accepting the nomination. We are blessed to have four outstanding people as Patrons and we thank each for his support of NSWCUSA and for being prepared to be a Patron.
Dick French addressed the meeting with his usual humility, humour and wise words. He was pleased to welcome Graham Reed on board as a Patron of the Association.
Laurie Borg was re-elected unopposed as Treasurer.
Neil Findlay was re-elected unopposed as Liaison Officer.
There were three nominations for the three vacant Elected Board Director positions – Graham Chudleigh, Bill Hendricks and Claire Polosak were elected.
The Board for 2017-18 will comprise – Elected Directors – Geoff Garland (Chair), Graham Chudleigh, Bill Hendricks, Mark
Hughes, Claire Polosak.
Treasurer – Laurie Borg.
Liaison Officer – Neil Findlay.
Executive Officer – Darren Goodger.
Geoff Garland serves as Chair until the 2018 AGM.
Congratulations are extended to the incoming Board. We thank them for being
prepared to serve the Association in this capacity.
The Board meets on Wednesday 9 August 2017 and will consider the appointment of
Directors at this meeting.
Greg Jones and Brett McMillan were acknowledged and thanked for their contribution as the Association’s Auditors. They have been appointed as Auditors for 2017-18.
Members approved the honoraria as recommended by the Treasurer. Training Courses – Laws of Cricket 2017 Code Courses have been held in Cootamundra, Granville (Sydney Shires CUA), Kempsey and Lismore, all of which have been very well attended. More than 170 people have been upskilled on the 2017 Code at these courses. Thank you to the trainers who have been involved so far – Laurie Borg, Paul Dilley, Kim Norris and Ben Treloar. We also extend our thanks to Stephen Blomfield, Paul Dilley, Pat Kerin, Pat Holt and David Went for their superb work in promoting the courses at the local level. The training course being held at Cricket NSW is on the following dates –
26 July (Wednesday)
1 August (Tuesday)
3 August (Thursday)
8 August (Tuesday)
10 August (Thursday)
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All sessions commence at 6.30pm. Members are welcome to attend. To be allowed access to the Auditorium you need to register for this course by contacting Nic Bills. Please register by not later than Monday 24 July 2017 if you intend coming. The course content will be the 2017 Code of the Laws of Cricket. There are many changes to the Laws, so you will benefit from attending. With regards to courses being held in the country zones, we are pleased to provide the following information – Scone 22-23 July Key contact to register – Steve Eccles [email protected] Armidale 29-30 July Key contact to register – Alan Hollebrandse [email protected] Newcastle 29-30 July Key contact to register – Kim Norris [email protected] Albury 5-6 August Key contact to register – Ken Brooks [email protected] Illawarra 5-6 August Key contact to register – Neil Findlay [email protected] Tamworth 12-13 August Key contact to register – Simon Hood [email protected] Bowral 26-27 August Key contact to register – Norm Stanton [email protected] Newcastle 26-27 August Key contact to register – Kim Norris [email protected]
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Central Coast 9-10 September Key contact to register – Don Maisey [email protected] Dubbo 9-10 September Key contact to register – Phil Leonard [email protected] Narrabri 16-17 September Key contact to register – Luke Meppem [email protected] Orange 16-17 September Key contact to register – Ian Findlay [email protected] Courses are free of charge for members of NSWCUSA to attend. Requirements for members – Accreditation / New Laws
Members wishing to officiate in NSW Premier Cricket (1st and 2nd Grade) and representative programs conducted by Country Cricket NSW are expected to complete the Cricket Australia Representative Officiating Online Course and to attend a training course on the Laws of Cricket 2017 Code.
The Representative Officiating Online Course remains free for already accredited umpires and can be accessed here http://community.cricket.com.au/umpire
This is now the process for completing umpire reaccreditation.
Examination on the Laws is not compulsory to renew membership of the Association.
It is highly recommended that if you are going to umpire cricket in season 2017-18 that you attend a training course on the new Laws. In many cases the changes are material. You will benefit from group discussion and input from experienced umpires and trainers.
Law Books The 2017 Code Law Books are not expected to be available until the start of the season. All members of NSWCUSA will receive a Law Book from the Association free of charge. These will be posted at the first available opportunity after the books are received. ICC Women’s World Cup Claire Polosak and Paul Wilson are in the UK umpiring at the Women’s World Cup. We offer congratulations to both on their selection and wish them well. It is a fantastic opportunity for Claire and Paul. Paul was appointed to umpire the semi-final between England and South Africa. ICC Elite Umpire Panel
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Congratulations to Rod Tucker who has been selected on the ICC Elite Umpire Panel, along with fellow Australians, Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel. Rod recently umpired at the ICC Champions Trophy being appointed to umpire the England v Pakistan semi-final and he was the TV Umpire for the final between India and Pakistan. We are proud of Rod and his many achievements and wish him another successful year of officiating at international level. National Umpire Panel Congratulations are offered to Gerard Abood, Greg Davidson, Tony Wilds and Paul Wilson on their selection on the NUP for season 2017-18. We were pleased to see Tony Wilds elevated from the Development Umpire Panel after performing consistently well in NSW Premier Cricket for a number of seasons. He has worked hard and made an excellent contribution to cricket. Development Umpire Panel Congratulations are offered to Simon Lightbody, Claire Polosak and Ben Treloar on their selection on the DUP for season 2017-18. We were pleased to see Ben Treloar elevated from the NSW State Umpire Panel. Ben has also worked hard, made an outstanding contribution to cricket, and performed very well in NSW Premier Cricket in recent seasons. We know he will make the most of this opportunity to improve, learn and develop. The DUP is the pathway to the NUP. NSW State Umpire Panel We are pleased to announce the NSW State Umpire Panel for season 2017-18. Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Anthony Hobson, Ryan Nelson, Marc Nickl, Troy Penman and Glen Stubbings. Country Umpire Advisor We are delighted to announce that Ian Thomas has been appointed Country Umpire Advisor for season 2017-18. A former international and first-class umpire, Ian resides in Bathurst. In 2006-07 Ian was the State Umpire Coach in NSW. He is a match referee with Cricket Australia. Ian will work in a coaching capacity with the umpires selected on the Country Cricket NSW Umpire Panels. Country Cricket NSW Umpire Panels Congratulations and best wishes to the following umpires on their selection for season 2017-18 – Representative Panel Bruce Baxter (North Coast) Gary Crombie (Central North / Newcastle) David Cullen (Illawarra) James Figallo (Central Coast) Graeme Glazebrook (Western) Greg Jones (Western) Ross McKim (Newcastle) John Pearce (North Coast) Neil Smith (Riverina)
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David Went (North Coast) Supplementary Panel Ken Brooks (Riverina) Tony Hackett (Riverina) These umpires will officiate in Country Cricket NSW representative programs, various State Challenge Carnivals and the Plan B Regional T20 Bash. Rod Porter (Central North) was selected on the Supplementary Panel, but has chosen to officiate in NSW Premier Cricket in season 2017-18. We wish Rod well and thank him for his service to Country Cricket NSW. Cricket NSW U17 State Challenge (Male) The three-day Cricket NSW U17 State Challenge will be played in Coffs Harbour on 18-20 August 2017. Congratulations and best wishes are offered to the following umpires on their appointment –
Bruce Baxter
Roberto Howard
Ryan Nelson
David Went NSW Premier Cricket The Rules Night to discuss playing conditions will be held in the Auditorium at Cricket NSW at 7pm on Monday 18 September 2017. Ben Treloar was to facilitate this session, but will be away at a Cricket Australia umpiring workshop. In advance I wish to acknowledge and thank Darren Foster for stepping up to present the Rules Night. NSW Premier Cricket will commence on Saturday 23 September 2017. NSWCUSA webpage I commend to members the excellent work done by Troy Penman and Nic Bills on the new NSWCUSA webpage. They have done a great job. We will constantly look to improve the webpage so suggestions are encouraged and welcome from members and affiliates. https://nswcusa.cricketnsw.com.au/ Annual Convention We look forward to a busy Annual Convention at Bankstown Sports Club on 19-20 August 2017. The new Laws, and the changes, will be topical. We are pleased to confirm that Kerry O’Keeffe will join us and be a guest speaker. Staff Annual Leave
Nic Bills First day of leave – 20 July
Return to the office – 24 July
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Darren Goodger First day of leave – 10 July
Return to the office – 26 July
Troy Penman First day of leave – 10 July
Return to the office – 1 August
Claire Polosak Return to the office – 16 August
Nic, Troy and Claire have worked very hard and I wish them well for their annual leave. I appreciate and commend their commitment to excellence, dedication and loyalty. We all look forward to returning to work after a break to prepare in earnest for the 2017-18 season. Thought (from Craig Bellamy in Home Truths) You are nothing without your character. There is a good little saying that several religions including Buddhism, Islam and Christianity claim as their own, one that the likes of Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher used in their speeches, which goes: Watch your thoughts: they become your words. Watch your words: they become your actions. Watch your actions: they become your habits. Watch your habits: they become your character. Your character becomes your destiny. It’s true. Whatever your habits and traits are, because you do them so often, they run into your character. You need good habits to form the foundations of good character, which to me include such values as loyalty, humility, honesty, respect, integrity and hard work. Honesty is really important in rugby league, the same as in life. You’re not going to achieve much without honesty. You want to be honest with yourself, honest with your teammates and honest with your coach about what you are thinking and feeling – whether it’s about your game, or about the team. If you are hard-working, and honest with yourself and your teammates, that goes a long way towards ensuring you have good character. Craig Bellamy. Thank you to all members and those in our affiliates for your support of the Association. The new season will be here before we know it. All the best, Darren Goodger Executive Officer
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Annual Dinner – Troy Penman The Annual Dinner and Awards Presentation was held on Saturday 8 April, 2017 with 180 members and guests in attendance. Over 80 attendees were presented with match certificates, years of service badges and representative certificates on the evening, in what was a great celebration of the 2016-17 season. My thanks go to the following people for their contribution to a successful evening;
Jay Lenton for an excellent performance as MC on the evening;
Paul Martell for a fabulous showing that had everyone is hysterics;
Our sponsors Beastwear and the Bradman Foundation for their support;
Steven K. Smith Photography
Nic Bills, Darren Goodger and Claire Polosak for their efforts in assisting prior to the evening
and on the night.
Association Awards George Borwick Memorial Award Ben Treloar won the George Borwick Memorial, named after our former President and Patron who stood in 24 Test Matches, including every match in the Bodyline Series. The George Borwick Memorial Award is this Association’s highest honour for an active umpire in a given season. It is determined using a stringent points system. Ben’s commitment to availability and meeting attendance, and his outstanding on field umpiring ability and performance across the season, saw him win this prestigious award for the second time. Ben was unable to be present as he was in Hobart umpiring the Australia v Sri Lanka International U19 Fixture, but the award was accepted by his proud father, Cliff Treloar. Ben makes an excellent contribution to the Association and was a most deserving winner. He had a fine season standing in two Futures League matches, six WBBL matches and the NSW Premier Cricket Second Grade Final. We acknowledge here the top 6 finalists in the George Borwick Memorial Award –
Ben Treloar (20.09)
Sathish Kumar (19.76)
Glen Stubbings (19.68)
Darren Foster (19.65)
Stuart Grocock (19.48)
Gaurav Desai (19.47) The top 6 being separated by just 0.62. Well done to all on an excellent season in NSW Premier Cricket.
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Ted Wykes Medal – Affiliated Association Award Neil Findlay was a worthy and popular winner who has been a member of NSWCUSA since 1997. Neil umpires in the Cricket Illawarra competition and is the Zone Umpire Representative. He is an excellent umpire and makes an outstanding contribution to cricket through administration, umpiring, and umpire education and development. This season Neil umpired the Cricket Illawarra First Grade Final for the 20th time. He also stood at the Australian Country Cricket Championships in Wollongong, umpiring the Women’s Final. Kevin Pye Medal – Country Umpire of the Year Graeme Glazebrook was the deserving winner. He had an excellent season officiating in a number of country representative matches and carnivals. The highlights for Graeme were umpiring at the Australian Country Cricket Championships, the NSW Country Championship Final between Central Coast and Western at Ourimbah, and being appointed to umpire the two-day NSW Country v Canterbury A tour match at Bradman Oval, Bowral. Graeme is highly respected in country cricket for his ability, composure and commitment. He umpires in the Bathurst District Cricket Association and is a member of the affiliated Mitchell Cricket Umpires’ Association. Alan Marshall Medal – Most Outstanding First Year Umpire David Rodgie was the winner. A former First Grade cricketer and respected administrator with North Sydney District Cricket Club, David turned his hand to umpiring this season and performed admirably. He was appointed to umpire two matches in Second Grade in his first season, a rare feat, and to a match in the Basil Sellers U16 State Challenge. The Alan Marshall Medal is determined using a stringent points system, along the lines of the George Borwick Memorial Award, and David was the worthy winner. Malcolm Gorham Scorers Award Margaret Pemberton was the winner from the University of Wollongong Cricket Club. She is a highly skilled scorer and respected by her club and peers for her ability, commitment and positive attitude. Margaret has been an outstanding volunteer for her club and Cricket Illawarra over many years. Her humble and passionate acceptance speech was one of the evening’s highlights. NSW Premier Cricket Panel Awards The umpire of the year in each grade is determined by captains’ assessments and the marks allocated by them in each match. Our winners this year included Darren Goodger (Panel 1), David Rees (Panel 2), Steve Starks (Panel 3) and Scott Rogan (Panel 4), all of whom had excellent seasons in their respective panels and thoroughly deserved their awards. They are congratulated and commended for their excellence. Years of Service We recognised the following members in attendance who achieved milestones in terms of years of membership, with the presentation of an Association Lapel Badge –
10 years membership David Cullen, Mark Hughes, Rupert Mathews.
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15 years membership Stephen Blomfield, John Colwell, Alan McFadyen, Steve Starks.
20 years membership Doug D’Arney, John Evans, Andrew Hamilton.
25 years membership Errol Cranney, Geoff Garland, Chris King, Simon Taufel, John Williams.
30 years membership Graham Chudleigh, Brett McMillan, Kim Norris.
35 years membership John Rose
The MC made mention of David Frede, a Principal Member and former first-class umpire, who this season brought up 50 years as a member of the Association, but was unable to attend Saturday’s function. We thank David for his loyalty – 50 years membership is something special. Match Certificates We recognised the following members who achieved milestones in terms of matches officiated –
100 matches Darren Foster, Roberto Howard.
150 matches Bruce Baxter (Clarence River District CUA), Greg Davidson, Zaheer Nazir, Steve Starks.
200 matches Dennis Chaplin (Wagga Wagga District CUA), Ross McKim (Newcastle District CUA).
250 matches David Cullen (Illawarra CUA).
300 matches Stephen Blomfield (Sydney Shires CUA).
350 matches Alan McFadyen (Clarence River District CUA).
400 matches Geoff Garland, Tony Hackett (Wagga Wagga District CUA).
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500 matches Neil Findlay (Illawarra CUA).
600 matches David Went (Far North Coast CUSA).
650 matches Kim Norris (Newcastle District CUA).
750 matches Arthur Watson.
Representative Umpires and Scorers We recognised the following umpires who were appointed to officiate representative matches during the season – Gerard Abood, Anthony Bathe, Kevin Battishill, Bruce Baxter, Ken Buckland, Vince Calabro, Greg Carmock, Tony Carr, Dennis Chaplin, John Colwell, Rick Crocono, Gary Crombie, David Cullen, Greg Davidson, Gaurav Desai, Cameron Duff, Berend du Plessis, John Evans, James Figallo, Neil Findlay, Darren Foster, Geoff Garland, Graeme Glazebrook, Stuart Grocock, Tony Hackett, Anthony Hobson, Bill Howard, Roberto Howard, Greg Jones, Sathish Kumar, Simon Lightbody, Bob McGregor, Ross McKim, Zaheer Nazir, Daniel Nichols, Marc Nickl, Kim Norris, Sharad Patel, John Pearce, Troy Penman, Phil Rainger, David Rodgie, Bede Sajowitz, Steve Starks, Glen Stubbings, John Walker, Arthur Watson, David Went, Paul Wilson. We recognised the following scorers who were appointed to officiate representative matches during the season – Christine Bennison, John Darcy, Kay Wilcoxon, Ian Wright. Special Recognition – Members The Association recognised –
Neil Findlay – Distinguished Service to the Country Umpire Representative Panel 2000-2017.
Keith Griffiths – Distinguished Service as Country Umpire Advisor 2005-2017.
Simon Lightbody – First-class debut as an umpire – Tasmania v Western Australia, Hobart, 10-13 February 2017.
Kim Norris – Distinguished Service to the Country Umpire Representative Panel 1991-2017.
Graham Reed – Distinguished Service to Cricket NSW and Cricket Australia as an Umpire Coach and Match Referee 2002-2017.
We congratulate all and thank them for their contribution and commitment.
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Umpires – National Finals The Association struck a medallion to recognise each umpire who stood in a National Final this season. These were presented at the Annual Dinner –
Greg Davidson – WBBL Final (Perth)
Neil Findlay – ACCC Women’s Final (Wollongong)
Stuart Grocock – NICC Men’s Final (Alice Springs)
Roberto Howard – U15 Male Final (Brisbane)
Troy Penman – U17 Male Final (Brisbane)
Glen Stubbings – U17 Male Final (Brisbane)
David Went – ACCC Women’s Final (Wollongong)
Paul Wilson – Sheffield Shield Final (Alice Springs), Matador BBQs One-Day Cup Final (North Sydney), BBL Final (Perth)
Greg Davidson & Paul Wilson
Alan McFadyen & Greg Davidson
David Thompson & Tony Carr Greg Davidson & Paul Wilson
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Merilyn Fowler & Christine Bennison Simon Taufel & Graham Reed
Simon Taufel & Roberto Howard David Thompson & James Figallo
Bruce Baxter & David Thompson Anthony Hobson & Greg Davidson
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Merilyn Fowler & Ian Wright David Thompson & John Evans
David Thompson & Vince Calabro Paul Wilson & Kim Norris
Glen Stubbings & Simon Taufel Steve Starks & Brian Booth
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NSWCUSA Website – Troy Penman
The new NSWCUSA Website was launched on Friday 23 June 2017. I would like to thank Nic Bills, Darren Goodger and Claire Polosak for their efforts in putting the page together and their contribution of materials and resources. The website will be used as the main source of information and will continue to be developed during the non-playing season and then updated consistently during the season to highlight the achievements of members. Items that are covered include:
NSWCUSA News Galleries of various NSWCUSA functions and events Development resources Forms In Black & White publications Annual Report publications Laws of Cricket 2017 Code NSWCUSA Honour Board Up to date merchandise products for purchase Payment options for Membership and the Convention
Should members wish to make payment of their membership subscription or Annual Convention registration please head to the shop tab at the top right of the page. There has been a considerable amount of time and effort put into the page for the benefit of members. We hope you enjoy it. Should you have any questions about the website please don’t hesitate to contact Nic Bills via email at [email protected] or phone 0427 947 000 The website can be found at https://nswcusa.cricketnsw.com.au/
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Know Thyself: Why Self-Awareness Is the Starting Point for Your Goals - Shawn Francis Emotional intelligence is a big buzz word these days, and with good reason. Decades of
research show that it’s the single biggest predictor of success, with 90% of top
performers having high emotional intelligence. It’s emotional intelligence that explains why
people with average IQs outperform those with the highest IQs 70% of the time.
But what exactly is emotional intelligence, and why is it so vital to achieving your goals?
The shortest answer is that it’s all about self-awareness. It’s the ability to recognize,
understand, and manage one’s emotional responses, so as to better be able to recognize,
understand and influence the emotions of others.
Let’s delve into the longer answer now, so we can see how self-awareness is the single most
important factor in finding happiness, success and fulfilment in life.
Know Thyself: Why Self-Awareness is the
Starting Point for Your Goals
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
– Aristotle
The term “emotional intelligence” was coined by two researchers in 1990 and popularized by
author and psychologist Daniel Goleman in his groundbreaking 1995 book, Emotional
Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ.
The idea was pretty revolutionary for the time, in a culture where the word “intelligence”
(still) tends to refer by default to the logic-based form of thinking that’s tested by IQ.
Suddenly, we were told that there is not one form of intelligence, but potentially many, and
that our emotions, rather than being weaknesses or obstacles to be overcome, instead
possessed their own inherent wisdom that we could learn to harness.
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Emotional intelligence shook up our old assumptions, by showing that our emotions and
intelligence are not in conflict with each other, but actually work together.
How?
The four stages of emotional intelligence
The term emotional intelligence might be very recent, but the idea behind it as old as history.
Back in the day, when Ancient Athenians would go to see the oracle to discuss their problems
— basically the old-school Greek equivalent of going to see your shrink or priest for advice —
an inscription above the doorway served as a constant reminder of the source and solution
to all our problems: Know thyself.
When Daniel Goleman listed the four stages of emotional intelligence, it all began at the same
starting point:
1. Self-awareness
2. Self-management
3. Social awareness
4. Relationship-management
I like to think of these stages as four concentric circles, where we begin at the centre with
self-awareness, and gradually expand our abilities outwards as we deepen our knowledge of
ourselves, and by extension, others.
Let’s go on an adventure now through the four stages of emotional intelligence.
Self-awareness: where it all begins
Our journey to self-awareness begins with practicing mindfulness in our everyday. For me, it
was yoga that launched me down the path to deepening my self-awareness. Engaging in silent
meditation, deep breathing, or other meditative activities (anything from walking, to sewing
or painting, to listening to music) are all powerful techniques for calming the mind so that you
can hear your emotions speak. Keeping a journal can be a wonderful tool for clearing your
thoughts and getting to know yourself better too.
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Whatever avenues you choose, the crucial part is that you learn to listen attentively to what’s
happening beneath the surface without letting your mind suppress or distort what emerges.
You need to listen as you would to a dear friend, without judgment, so that you can learn
from your emotions. If you speak over them whenever they disappoint or frustrate your ideal
version of yourself, you’ll prevent yourself from arriving at a faithful portrait of who and
where you are now.
Self-management
To move from self-awareness to the second stage of self-management requires that we take
responsibility for our emotions. To own our emotions isn’t to assign fault or blame — that
would amount to some pretty major judging after all! — but to understand that the causes of
our emotions are always internal to us, and not ascribable to whatever external factors may
have triggered them.
When we begin to understand that the causes and triggers are two separate things, we can
start to observe and understand better the relationship between the two in our inner worlds.
And once we understand the things that trigger us and why, we can start to manage our
behaviour when emotions arise, or even anticipate and prepare beforehand if we sense a
trigger coming our way.
It’s a powerful thing to reclaim your emotions. When we learn to stop blaming others for our
feelings of hurt, fear or anxiety, we stop trying to control others or retaliate against them. We
focus instead on managing our own inner worlds, and guiding our lives to maximize the
positive influences around us.
On the flipside, when we stop crediting others for our feelings of joy or accomplishment, we
become less dependent on others for our happiness, and are more able and empowered to
build strong and healthy relationships.
Social awareness
This takes us neatly into the third stage of emotional intelligence, which flows naturally from
self-awareness and self-management. Put simply, the more you get to know yourself, the less
you seek validation from others. Rather than looking at people around you and imagining
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mirrors reflecting back at you, you begin to truly see them. You relax, and find that a secure
and peaceable mind is one that opens up more readily to others.
I know, because this used to be me. I had a veil of insecurities that hung between me and my
closest friends, and that prevented me from developing deeper connections with them.
Today, my exceptional closeness with my friends is the achievement I cherish most in my life.
In short, the more you know yourself, the better you get to know others.
Relationship-management
This is where we’ve reached the peak. Because fewer skills are more central to your life goals
— be they related to happiness, fulfilment or professional success — than being able to read
others’ emotional language, understand and empathize with them, and build strong and
lasting connections that will steady you when you falter, launch you to the next level when
you least expect it, and propel you across the finish line with a smile.
So the next time someone asks you for the secret to success, you can throw a little Socrates
their way. It’s two simple words: Know thyself.
** Shawn Francis is the managing editor of Goldcast. goldcast.com
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Technical Matters – Darren Goodger (Taken from the Lord’s webpage) MCC has issued a summary document outlining all the changes to the Laws of Cricket that will come into effect around the world on 1 October 2017. The MCC Committee's approval of these new Laws will see a new Code introduced into the game for the first time since 2000. The summary document explains all changes to the new, re-ordered Laws following a near three-year project overseen by the Club's Laws sub-committee, which involved numerous trials and widespread global consultation throughout the professional and amateur game. The significant changes to the 42 Laws are as follows:
Now written in language applying to all persons, regardless of gender.
The Handled the ball Law has been deleted, with its contents merged into
Obstructing the field.
The Lost ball Law has been deleted and is now covered under Dead ball.
Limits placed on the thickness of the edges and the overall depth of the bat.
Injuries hoped to be prevented in a new Law which allow mechanisms tethering the
bails to the stumps.
Bowling of deliberate front foot No balls to be treated in same way as deliberate full-
tosses.
A new Law of the game, Players’ conduct, is introduced, giving an in-match
consequence for poor on-field behaviour.
The Law regarding running out the non-striker has been altered.
'Bouncing bat’ Law changed, substitutes now allowed to keep wicket and concept of
penalty time amended.
Fraser Stewart, MCC's Laws Manager, explained the guiding principles behind all the changes. He said: ""MCC has left no stone unturned in researching and redrafting the new Laws of Cricket and has done so in order to make the Laws work in a way that makes sense to players, umpires and spectators. "The Laws are applicable worldwide so they need to be as simple as possible to understand and inclusive to all. The Club hopes to encourage interest in the game at all levels and believes these new Laws are reflective of the present time and easier for cricketers and umpires to interpret." The summary changes to the Laws of Cricket 2017 Code can be viewed in this link:
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https://lordsorg-2938.cdn.hybridcloudspan.com/assets/Uploads/Law-Summary-Paper-Interactive-V6.pdf The redrafting process has taken nearly three years and has been led by a Laws Drafting Group comprising John Stephenson, Fraser Stewart, Mark Williams, Stan Bennett, John Jameson, Deborah Burns and Alan Fordham. Simon Taufel has provided valuable input via email and occasionally at meetings.
Greg Davidson, Sharad Patel & Gerard Abood
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The Grinsted Cup - A cricket tradition in the Central West since 1919 – Pat Kerin OAM
EJ Grinsted of Forbes presented the now highly regarded cricket challenge trophy in 1919, and it has endured since, apart from a break during the WWII years. Any cricket association within a 120km radius of Forbes can mount a challenge. Forbes holds the rights to the final Grinsted Cup challenge of each season. Matches are 50 overs each with no limitation on bowlers, except under age bowlers. The 2016-17 season saw the Grinsted Cup change hands four times. In fact, the only association not to hold the Grinsted Cup was Young. In the second challenge of the season, Cowra’s victory over Parkes ended a two and a half season unbeaten Cup run that included 15 challenges. In what could be a first in the history of the Grinsted Cup, trophy holders Cowra surrendered the luxury of playing at home on Sunday 22 January, having offered Forbes the hosting rights in an attempt to get a game. Forbes forfeited their challenge on Sunday January 8, due to a lack of numbers, but accepted Cowra’s offer ahead of Sunday 22 January. Cowra coach Matt Crawley explained the reasoning behind the decision. “This time of year Forbes and a number of smaller towns traditionally struggle and some of their players couldn’t commit to travelling, but Forbes could guarantee a game if we travelled,” he said. “We’re trying to do something positive with the Cup and reinvigorate some interest. I do not envisage us travelling every week if we keep it though. On Sunday 26 February, when West Wyalong lifted the Cup off Grenfell, West Wyalong all-rounder Jesse Hampton smashed his way to 164, the third highest score in Grinsted Cup history.
Results for the 2016-17 season as per the Lachlan Cricket Council web site
27 November, Parkes defeated Grenfell 18 December, Cowra 9/197 defeated Parkes 105 8 January, Cowra defeated Forbes on a forfeit 22 January, Cowra 4/136 defeated Forbes 133 5 February, Cowra 6/237 defeated Young 163 19 February, Grenfell 6/120 defeated Cowra 118 26 February, West Wyalong 5/323 defeated Grenfell 249 5 March, Forbes 8/219 defeated West Wyalong 140
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Jason Hoswell, Forbes captain [left] accepts the Grinsted Cup from West Wyalong president
Gerard O’Brien. Photo by Pat Kerin.
The final challenge of the season saw Forbes take the Cup off the holders West Wyalong by 79 runs. The match played at McAlister Oval, West Wyalong, saw Forbes win the toss and batted on a hard and at times low deck. The fact that West Wyalong started with nine players did not help their cause on a fast outfield. Forbes opening batsman Jamie Hoswell teed off smashing his way to 63, a knock that included seven fours, two sixes and a rare five. Young left hander Mark Simmonds added to West Wyalong’s woes scoring 53. Forbes finished with 8/219 from their 50 overs. West Wyalong quick Jesse Hampton captured 3/68 from 17 overs. West Wyalong started impressively with Al Edis making 28, Gerard O’Brien 27, with Jesse Hampton continuing from his 164 against Grenfell, blasting his way to 54, a knock that included 10 power packed fours. West Wyalong then lost their last six wickets very quickly, which included the last three wickets falling in four balls. West Wyalong was all out in the 32nd over for 140. Quick Jarrod McDean captured 4/16 while Abel Bernardi snared 4/32. As Forbes had not held the Cup for a couple of years, they quickly left West Wyalong and headed up the Newell where they were looking forward to a few celebratory drinks at the Post Office Hotel. Umpires: Pat Kerin [Cootamundra] and Rob Ryan [Forbes].
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Around the Zones – Neil Findlay Blacktown and District CUA – Season Review: Umpire numbers were up a little compared to last season with four new members joining the Association and the standard of umpiring has been outstanding. Nine people passed the local umpire’s course, but unfortunately the majority elected to continue playing. Throughout the season an average of nine umpires were appointed to senior matches each round so that all teams had an umpire on a regular basis and two umpires were appointed to all Senior Finals. Six umpires were available for junior matches each weekend and several senior cricketers did an excellent job helping to umpire the Junior Finals. A full complement of umpires was also provided for District Representative Teams and feedback on all umpire performances was very good. Secretary-Treasurer, John Jordan, is to be congratulated on the professional manner in which he has conducted his many duties while Brian Dick and Gordon Jackson should also be recognised for their excellent job with the appointments. A sad event however during the season was the passing of Steve Wheatley.
Camden District CUA – Season Highlights: This season saw a record membership of 67 members. With such good umpiring numbers, the vast majority of Camden District Cricket Association (CDCA) matches had umpires during the season and two umpires were appointed to each of the Grade Finals. In addition, umpires were supplied for the CDCA under 16 and Junior Finals, all District Shield matches involving CDCA, the inaugural CDCA T20 Tournament and the Semi-finals and Finals of the Bankstown and St George-George’s River Association. A number of members were also appointed to prestigious Finals – Rob Pinney umpired the Bankstown District A Grade Final; Peter Murray and Mark Kraljevic were appointed to the Martin Shield Final; Mark Kraljevic and Rob Pinney umpired the Cawsey Shield Final and Peter Murray stood in the Gee Shield Final. Life Membership was awarded to the deserving Davern Lewis who joined John Evans, Vince Buckley and Laurie Gebhardt as Life Members. An Umpire Mentor Program, fully funded by CDCA, was introduced and proved to be very successful. Social activities have been enhanced with regular match day drinks and debriefing being well supported. The season concluded with a very successful presentation evening held at Wests Tennis Club on 1 April at which 40 members, partners and special guests were in attendance.
Southern Zone CUA – Season Review: A major concern was the decline in umpiring numbers across the Zone and it was a great shame that most Finals matches were severely affected by bad weather. During the season, Anthony Bathe and John Burgoyne tested themselves in NSW Premier Cricket. Both acquitted themselves well and Anthony received a 1st Grade appointment towards the end of the season. In the South Coast, John Oliver was awarded the Bruce Whiteman Memorial Trophy for Umpire of the Year while Mal Herbert won the 1st Grade award and Scott Greenwood the 2nd Grade award. Zone Secretary, Norm Stanton, has announced that he will not be accepting nomination for that position next season. Norm is to be congratulated and thanked for the outstanding contribution that he has made over the past five years.
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Andrew Hamilton, Paul Farrell & Kevin Battishill
Brett McMillan & family
Roberto Howard with his parents
Four of our Country members Bede Sajowitz
Daniel Nichols
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James Figallo Scott Rogan
Phil Rainger, Keith Griffiths and Ian Thomas
Gary Crombie & Pat Kerin OAM
Nirmal De Silva & Geoff Howse
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2016-17 Affiliated Association Grand Final Umpire Appointments – Neil Findlay
ACT:
1st Grade: Tuggeranong v. Weston Creek Molonglo – Dinusha Bandara and Yohan Ramasundara.
2nd Grade: Eastlake v. Tuggeranong – Kumar Jeyakkumar and Andrew Crozier.
3rd Grade: Queanbeyan v. North Canberra-Gungahlin – Andrew Barrett and Nick Ewbank.
4th Grade: Western District v. Queanbeyan – Dean Martin and Deanne Young.
5th Grade: Queanbeyan v. North Canberra-Gungahlin – Andrew Miller and Garry Rees.
Glenda Hall Shield: Eastlake v. Tuggeranong – Usman Mani and Joachim Motha.
Albury Wodonga:
Provincial A: Lavington v. Wodonga – Wayne Allan and Neil Smith.
District A: Mt Beauty v. Kiewa – Ken Brooks and Michael Transom.
Provincial B: Belvoir v. St Patricks – Norm Maclure and Glen Bourke.
District B: Yackandandah v. Belvoir – Dan Bowden and Peter Bridle.
C Div 1: Belvoir Blue v. St Patricks – Tony Wood and Tim Hanlon.
C Div 2: Lavington v. Albury – Jon Corrodus and Rex Forrest.
C Div 3: Kiewa v. Mt Beauty – Russell Hume and Daryl Coulston. Bathurst:
1st Grade: Rugby Union v. Bathurst City – Graeme Glazebrook and Greg Jones.
2nd Grade: Rugby Union v. Bathurst City – Mark Waldren and Greg Campbell.
Presidents Cup: Blayney v. Pats Old Boys Blue – Gary Cole and Jim Wood.
3rd Grade: Pats Old Boys v. Perthville – Cec Williams and Mal Campbell.
4th Grade: City Colts v. Railway Hotel – Gary McAulley.
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Blacktown City and District:
Two umpires were appointed to each of the 10 Senior Finals.
One umpire was appointed to each of the 9 Junior Finals. Blue Mountains:
1st Grade: Hazlebrook v. Leura – James Forde.
2nd Grade: Blackheath v. Faulconbridge – Mark Ebb.
3rd Grade: Blackheath v. Faulconbridge – Blair Kavanagh. Central Coast:
1st Grade: Narara v. Kincumber – J.Figallo and G.Wearne.
2nd Grade: Northern Power v. The Entrance – B.Colbran and T.Maurer.
3rd Grade: Narara v. Northern Power – J.Davidson and B.Lever.
4th Grade: Northern Power v. Terrigal – W.O’Rourke and D.Grainger.
5th Grade: Kincumber v. Lisarow – E.Houston and B.Baldwin.
6th Grade: Warnervale v. Lisarow – T.Booth and D.Long.
7th Grade: Wyong v. Warnervale – B.Woolford and M.O’Brien.
8th Grade: Southern Spirit v. Kincumber Green – J.Dowden and H.Millen.
9th Grade: Warnervale White v. Wyong – L.Fry and M.Emerson.
10th Grade: Lisarow v. The Entrance – G.Peebles. Clarence River:
1st Grade: Harwood v. Brothers – Bruce Baxter and Jeff Hackett.
2nd Grade: South Services v. Westlawn – Terry Brien and Steve Millar.
3rd Grade: Coutts Crossing Maroon v. Coutts Crossing Blue – Jason Thompson and Rick McLennan.
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Cowra:
1st Grade: Bowling Club v. YSC Blues – Terry Johns and Ben Mott.
2nd Grade: Lachlan Hotel v. Bowling Club – Greg Nicholls. Dubbo:
1st Grade (Whitney Cup): RSL Colts v. South Dubbo – John De Lyall and Angus Ridge.
2nd Grade (Pinnington Cup): RSL Colts v. Dubbo Rugby – Peter Singh and Nathan Astri.
3rd Grade (Kelly Cup): Rugby Red v. CYMS White – Colin Harper and Noel Phoebe. Fairfield-Liverpool:
1st Grade: Moorebank v. Prestons Hornets 2 – Jason Wilton and Daniel Izard.
2nd Grade: Green Valley v. Prestons Hornets 1 – Dougal Hamill and Cameron McGinn.
3rd Grade: Chipping Norton v. Cabra-Vale Diggers – Michael Goldie and Peter Roberts.
4th Grade: Sporting Rovers v. Moorebank – Rick Crocono and Michael Conway.
5th Grade: Casula Giraffes v. Prestons Maroon – Peter Moore and David Moore.
6th Grade: Prestons Gold v. Prestons Maroon – Steve Starks and Grahame Bell. Gilgandra:
Town Services v. Biddon / Tooraweenah – Phil Leonard and Greg Kerr. Gulgong:
Goolma v. Bowlers – Alan Seis.
Illawarra:
1st Grade: Balgownie v. Dapto – David Cullen and Neil Findlay.
2nd Grade: University v. Northern Districts – Steve Saye and John Walker.
3rd Grade: University v. Northern Districts – John Cauduro and Peter Ferguson.
4th Grade: University Gold v. Northern Districts Gold – Charles Brockley and Barry Ferguson.
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Lower Clarence:
1st Grade: Lower Clarence Wanderers v. Harwood – Kevin Eames and David Whitby.
2nd Grade: Maclean United v. Woodford Island Warriors – Steve Cameron and Tim McMahon.
3rd Grade: Harwood Blue v. Harwood Gold – Bill McCarron. Molong:
Molong Country v. Cudal – Allan Hubbard. Mudgee:
Mudgee Golf Club v. McDonald Lawson – Garry O’Reilly and Alan Seis. Narromine:
Buddah v. Colts – Mark Munro.
Northern Districts / Northern Union:
1st Grade: North Ryde RSL v. Rydalmere – Greg Carmock and Homer Paxton.
2nd Grade: Rydalmere v. North Ryde RSL – Ian Sinden and John Vanderlight.
3rd Grade: Rydalmere v. North Ryde RSL – Peter Honeywood and Darren Waterson.
4th Grade: Rydalmere Maroon v. North Ryde RSL – Andrew Simpson and Nirmal Da Silva.
5th Grade: Epping YMCA Blue v. Cheetahs Sports Club – Christiaan Kennedy and Ajit Madan. Orange:
1st Grade: CMYS v. Cavaliers – Ian Findlay and Chris King.
2nd Grade: Orange City v. Gladstone – Steve Warrington and Liam Dillon.
3rd Grade: Wanderers v. Orange City – Stewart Greehalgh.
Centenary Cup: Kinross Young Guns v. Kinross 10s – Andrew Litchfield.
Parkes:
A Grade: Cambridge v. Commercial – Warwick Wheeldon and Glenn Pepper.
B Grade: Reedy Creek Gold v. Reedy Creek Green – Greg Morrissey.
C Grade: Bowling Club v. Railway Pitbulls – Robert Ryan. Parramatta:
A Grade: Guilford Leagues v. Hills Barbarians – P. Radley and R. Dryburgh.
A Reserve Grade: Hills Barbarians v. Guilford Leagues – K. Bakon and D. Everton.
B1 Grade: Sydney Supersonics v. Guilford Hotel – D. D’Arney and G. Serrao.
B2 Grade: Sydney Supersonics v. Wenty Waratahs – L. Costaganna and S. Doran.
B3 Grade: Wenty Leagues v. Western Wolves – V. Bansal and C. Lenard.
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B4 Grade: Kings Langley v. Kellyville – T. Heath and Sydney Chargers.
B5 Grade: Pendle Hills v. Sydney Supersonics – G. Lambert and Hills Barbarians.
B6 Grade: Baulkham Hills v. Voice of Tamils – B. Wheatley and Greystanes.
B7 Grade: Baulkham Hills v. Erskine Park – D. Vella and Sydney Supersonics.
B8 Grade: Wenty Waratahs v. Guilford Leagues – V. Srinivasan and Kings Langley.
B9 Grade: Rouse Hill Rams v. Winston Hills – M. Thakkar and Wenty Leagues.
B10 Grade: Baulkham Hills v. Guilford Leagues – D. Henry and Voice of Tamils.
B11 Grade: Rouse Hill Rams v. Greystanes – N. Narendiran and Sydney Supersonics.
B12 Grade: Kellyville v. Sydney Supersonics – S. Burns and Cheetah Sports.
B13 Grade: Seven Hills v. Baulkham Hills – D. Pass and Kings Langley. Shoalhaven:
1st Grade: Berry-Shoalhaven Heads v. Nowra – Peter Done.
2nd Grade: Shoalhaven Ex Servicemens v. Berry-Shoalhaven Heads – Bob Roach and Iain Greaves.
3rd Grade: Berry-Shoalhaven Heads v. Batemans Bay – Ian Davidson and Peter Johnson.
4th Grade: Nowra v. Berry-Shoalhaven Heads – Mark Horsfall and Darrell Craft. South Coast:
1st Grade: The Rail v. Kookas – Jose Medina and Frank Ulcigrai.
2nd Grade: The Rail v. Jamberoo – John Oliver and Scott Greenwood.
3rd Grade: Kiama v. the Rail – Steve O’Meara and Malcolm Herbert.
4th Grade: Kookas Blue v. the Rail – Chris Lukey and David Young. South West Slopes Cricket League: (involving teams from Cootamundra, Temora and Young)
Division One: Aussie Hotel Coyotes v. Mimosa Whirlwinds – Rick Becquet and Pat Kerin.
Division Two: Aussie Hotel Scorchers v. Shamrock Hotel Leprechans – Jeff White and Fergus McCosker.
Division Three: Temora Ex-Services Renegades CC v. Young Saints CC – Brendan Gale and John Stephens.
Sydney Shires:
1st Grade: North West Sydney v. MP Southern Districts – Stephen Blomfield and Anthony Raymond.
2nd Grade: Warringah v. Burwood – Daniel Burton and Clay Finnemore.
3rd Grade: Warringah v. Georges River – Simon Dodwell and Geoff Wheeler.
4th Grade: Burwood v. Strathfield – Peter Mooney and Ian Tabrett.
Tim Creer Cup: Ryde-Hunters Hill v. MP Southern Districts – Scott Pryde and Andrew Steindler.
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Sydney Women’s Cricket:
1st Grade: Gordon v. Sydney Rangers – Laurie Borg and Bob McGregor.
2nd Grade: Parramatta v. St George-Sutherland – John Colwell and Gerry Forliano.
3rd Grade: Gordon v. St George-Sutherland – Kevin McFarlane and Lawrie Yeomans.
Brewer Shield: Parramatta v. Campbelltown-Camden – Brian Ferguson and Laurie Luccitti.
Wagga Wagga:
1st Grade: South Wagga v. Wagga City – Murray Le Lievre and Tony Hackett.
2nd Grade: South Wagga v. Kooringal Colts – Tim Gumbleton and Lee Barclay.
3rd Grade: Kooringal Colts v. South Wagga – Brendon Hollis and Graham Moon.
4th Grade: St Michaels v. South Wagga – Mick Marien and Steve Carracher.
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Female Engagement – Claire Polosak Female engagement the last few months has been focused on updating the Community Officiating Workshop material to ensure that it is correct for the 2017 code of laws that are commencing on 1 October, 2017. During May, I travelled to Dubbo where we held a workshop there on the new laws. There were 15 participants, seven were female. They all enjoyed the course. A huge thank you to the Craig and Janet Mansour who allowed us to use a classroom at Macquarie Anglican Grammar School, facilities were fantastic and made holding the workshop there very easy. A big thank you also to Matt Ellis, who is the Cricket NSW Development Manager in Far Western NSW, who supported the event and even participated himself.
I also travelled to Forbes in May, and held another workshop. There were 18 participants, some of whom travelled a great distance to attend. We had people travel from both Young (an hour and a half each way) and Temora (nearly two hours each way). Forbes District Cricket Association also heavily encouraged captains and committee members to attend. They all appreciated updating their knowledge on the Laws, especially the new Code! Thank you to the Forbes District Cricket Association and the Forbes Services Club for the facilities, and even being able to accommodate us into a larger room when more people turned up at the last minute.
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I have been encouraging females who have already completed the Community Officiating Online Course to attend and complete the Level two Laws of Cricket Course, to enhance their knowledge of the Laws, become a member of the Association and then umpire senior cricket next season. So far there are approximately 10 around the State who have said they are interested in attending courses either at Cricket NSW, or a course that is closer to their home and more convenient. I am looking forward to welcoming more females to be members of the Association in the coming months. As always, if anyone has a female relative, friend, colleague, acquaintance who has even ever so briefly mentioned cricket umpiring, send them my way!
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Australia vs Sri Lanka Hobart April 2017 – Ben Treloar
Friday 7th April 2017
Friday was a travelling day for the both
Claire and I with the three-day match
starting on Saturday. Friday also
coincided with Claire’s birthday, so we
celebrated with dinner at the Ball and
Chain, situated in Salamanca. Although
encompassing birthday celebrations, as
the Playing Control Team (PCT), we
discussed the playing conditions and
Laws applicable to tomorrow’s match.
The playing conditions we used were
the standard test match conditions,
with one exception; the teams
requested that they use 12 players
throughout the match. This was agreed upon during the pre-series meeting, which the Match
Referee attended with captains and team management. This meeting also outlined and
confirmed interpretations for the series.
Saturday 8th April 2017 Due to the early start time of 9.30 am, we had an early breakfast at Harbour Lights café and
were on the road to the ground, Kingston Twin Ovals situated 15 minutes South-West of
Hobart, arriving at the ground by 7.45am. What a sight, the ground overlooks the Derwent
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River and the Kingston Twin Ovals are a remarkable sight. A stunning outfield with pitches
and facilities to match.
We met with the scorers, ground staff and
operations prior to the toss to discuss any last
minute details. We talked with the ground staff
about the use of lights and signals for turning
them on should we require them throughout
the match. More about this later.
Sri Lanka won the toss and sent Australia into
bat on a pitch that looked green, but did not
play as expected. The pitch flattened out quite
early and Australia amassed a sizeable total. Two Australians, Jonathon Merlo (Vic) 100 NO
(133) and Jack Edwards (NSW) 106 (186) made hundreds in a solid display of batting. Nipun
Ransika, being able to move the ball both ways off the seam and in the air proved to be the
chief destroyer. He finished with 3/46 from his 12.3 overs and was the pick of the Sri Lankan
bowlers on day one.
Australia declared at 6/309 after 80 overs leaving Sri Lanka with a tricky eight over spell to
see them through to the end of the day. With the score at 0/20, Ryan Hadley from NSW was
able to get a short of a length ball to lift and grab the glove through to wicket-keeper Lewin
Maladay (happy with that one). Sri Lanka finishing the day one at 1/38.
Sunday 9th April 2017
The weather forecast for Hobart on Sunday was bleak to say the least. We had a delayed start
of 45 minutes before we could get day two underway. We only managed 7.3 overs before we
were coming off for wet weather. This was a significant break in play, and after two hours of
watching steady rain come down, the
locals were telling us we were no
chance of restarting. However,
Murphy’s Law popped his head up and
within thirty minutes, we had the
covers off and looking to start play in a
further 30 minutes time.
The ground staff were amazing, having
the ground ready to go when they said
it would be. It was as if it had not
rained, the ground was perfect. We
played for a few more hours before
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the cloud cover and bad light meant the day was eventually abandoned, with Sri Lanka
teetering at 9/149 and looking to avoid the follow-on early on the last day. During the day,
Australian Zac Evans was the pick of the bowlers finishing with three wickets.
Back to those lights. We had them turned on hoping that they would allow us to continue
playing but we thought the conditions were not safe for us to continue, hence, we abandoned
play for the day. After a long cold day on the field, the PCT went back to the accommodation
for the days debrief. Following this, we met with Richard Widows, Simon Taufel and his son
Jack for an Indian banquet at Saffron near the water.
Monday 10th April 2017
After losing nearly three hours of playing time the day before, we were in for a long day. We
met for breakfast at 6.30am (not many places open at 6.30am in Hobart), but we managed a
meal and were at the ground by 7.45am for a 9.00am start.
Just quickly, back to those lights. We were quietly informed before play on day three that in
fact we could not use the lights, as they are not covered by insurance if someone had been
hit and injured. Lesson learned here – make sure the lights are covered by insurance before
we use them in a match, before the series starts.
The final day was scheduled for 83 overs and then the last hour of 16 overs, meaning there
was still plenty of cricket to be played and a result always on the cards.
Sri Lanka started the day at 9/149 and quickly avoided the follow-on of 160 and managed to
scrape 184. This meant Australia would have to force the pace of the match to give
themselves time to bowl Sri Lanka out.
The Australian openers got off to a great start with no loss until the score reached
61. Australia then lost consistent wickets and declared their innings closed at 8/142 with the
opener, Matthew Spoors, top scoring with 33 and Sri Lankan bowler, left-arm orthodox
Praveen Jayawickrama, finishing with well-earned figures of 6/40 from nine overs.
Sri Lanka requiring 268 for victory off the remaining 56 overs, came out determined to win
the match and were positive from the outset, but consistent loss of wickets prevented them
from really going hard for the result.
The match ended in a draw but not before Ryan Hadley and Lloyd Pope showed off their
bowling skills by capturing three wickets apiece. Zac Evans also bowled well with pace and
bounce to take two for 29 from his 10 overs. Of the Sri Lankans, captain Kamindu Mendis (41)
and Nipuna Sumanasinghe (31) showed positive application at the crease to give them a
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chance of victory. However, it was not to be, the match ending in an entertaining draw with
Australia pushing hard until the last delivery. A wonderful match to be a part of.
That night the group went to a very popular pizza place with a queue out the door and onto
the freezing sidewalk. We couldn’t wait to get in. It was great to have Mohamed Qureshi join
us for the evening where we caught up on the happenings going on in Hobart and the season
that had been.
After dinner, Claire and I had a quick trip out to the airport to collect her now husband, Evan,
who was here to support Claire and relax on a working holiday.
Tuesday 11th April 2017
We had a rest day today. Claire organised for the group to meet for lunch, so we all drove
together to the Cascade Brewery where we had a tasty meal, which included a visit to the
onsite museum, educating ourselves about the local area and its history.
Most of the morning and afternoon, either side of lunch, was spent reflecting on the three-
day match and completing the new online self-assessment that Cricket Australia has been
trialling. It is a thorough and valuable task covering areas such as attitude and teamwork,
preparation, man and match management, general decision-making, technique and forward
actions for continual improvement.
Wednesday 12th April 2017
It was imperative that we once again get used to watching the white Kookaburra go down the
pitch for the one dayers, so after breakfast, Claire and I made our way to Kingston Twin to
attend the Australian net session, after watching a red ball for four weeks. They say ‘train like
you will play’, and sure enough, the Australian coaches were in the nets standing as if they
were umpires to give the players that experience. To say they were happy to see us is the
truth, happily allowing Claire and I to stand in the nets and spend a good 45 minutes with
them.
After this session, we caught up with Evan for lunch and then it was back to work. We made
our way to the airport, picked up the Match Referee for the one-day series, Bob Stratford,
and made our way back to Kingston for a venue inspection and a net session with the Sri
Lankan squad. Once again, valuable time watching the white ball ensuring we were well
prepared for the first of the five match one-day series commencing the following day.
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Post net session, the PCT met with Cricket
Australia Operations to discuss playing
condition concerns ahead of the one-day
series. Here we discussed and agreed to do
away with extra time due to the natural light
concerns nearing the end of the day thus
reducing the possibility of the match ending
with DLS.
On our way back to the accommodation, we
had an in-depth discussion covering
interpretations of the Laws and playing
conditions that were applicable to the one-day
series. As Claire and I were only there for the
first match, it was important that we set the
standards that would be implemented
throughout the series. We discussed
interpretations and Cricket Australia’s
expectations of fast short pitched bowling and wides down the leg side, as they differ slightly
from the longer form of the game. Once agreed upon, this information is communicated to
the captains and team management at the toss via the match referee.
That night we attended a Japanese restaurant called Kosaten, found just down from
Salamanca. A special experience where you would order your meals via an IPad, and your
food and drinks would arrive on trains. The quality of food was outstanding and an experience
you could fly just to Hobart for.
Thursday 13th April 2017
The first of the one-day matches
between the two teams turned out
to be not much of a contest at all.
Australia posted 9/265 from their 50
overs and Sri Lanka only managing to
scrape to 105, all out. Australia
always looking in control of the
match.
For Australia, Param Uppal, who plays
his premier cricket with the Fairfield-
Liverpool club, posted a superb
111(119).
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Australia was looking at setting a target in excess of 300 at one stage, but Sri Lanka fought
back hard taking late wickets, with Nipun Ransika being the pick of the bowlers taking 3/60
from his 10 overs.
Friday 14th April 2017
Home time. After an enjoyable and successful four days of cricket, we were up and in a taxi
by 5 am for a 6 am flight back home to Sydney. There was some healthy competition with
Claire and Evan staging their own amazing race. Both flights scheduled to depart at the same
time, who would get home first? Evan of course! He was at the baggage carousel working on
his laptop by the time we turned up.
The Challenges
The best part about the appointment to this international series, apart from the opportunity,
were the challenges and experiences that it was going to offer the officials. For starters, two
new sets of playing conditions and each with their own Almanac (each Almanac was close to
150 pages long), and with only a week to study them was a challenge in its own right. It was
a privilege to be working with Claire, an ICC umpire, who had worked with these playing
conditions before. We made sure that we spent a considerable amount of time in the week
leading up, either on the phone or by email, to ensure we are on the same page with our
interpretations. Any concerns or questions we had were shared with the Match Referee
during our pre-match discussion the night before.
The language barriers. I can tell you my Sri Lankan is quite limited. Therefore, this was going
to be a massive challenge. I was fortunate that the Sri Lankan captain possessed more English
than I did Sri Lankan. If there were conversations required, we had the team managers
present to explain anything that could have been misinterpreted. On the field of play, I found
that body language; facial expressions and hand gestures were my main mode of
communication with players. The Spirit of Cricket was well alive, with the majority of the Sri
Lankan bowlers from my end apologising to me if I turned down one of their appeals.
I have been very fortunate to spend quite a bit of time in Hobart previously and I feel as
though I had prepared well for all types of weather the apple isle could throw at us. For much
of the time the weather, although brisk, was quite pleasant. Out of the four days, only one
was interrupted by rain and bad light. However, with rain comes freezing weather conditions.
We had hand warmers, which were a necessity, thermals and rain jackets, but those Antarctic
winds cut straight through you. Because we were making up time on day three, it meant we
were on the field of play from 9 am until after 5 pm in around ten degrees Celsius. Tough
conditions, but a great experience. At times it was so cold I found it difficult to write on my
over cards. The final day, included the entire last hour with the match going right down to the
wire. Routines and keeping your mind where your body is are so important in these freezing
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conditions when it is easy to find your mind wandering thinking about warmer conditions
back home.
Players to look out for
Zac Evans – VIC, right arm opening bowler with plenty of pace who rushed the batsmen on
numerous occasions. Possesses a well-directed short ball, which caught the edge on
occasions. Evans ended the six-match series with 12 wickets
Lloyd Pope – SA, right arm leg spinner with plenty of subtle variations. He has a slider that
on most occasions will beat the inside edge, and then a ripping leg spinner that will beat the
outside edge. He claimed 15 wickets for the six-match series.
Jack Edwards – NSW, right-hand top order batsman who bowls handy medium pace
produced consistent innings throughout the tournament. Jack scored 273 runs at an average
of 54.
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Cricket Australia Umpire Panels Cricket Australia National Umpire Panel 2017-18 Gerard Abood (NSW) Shawn Craig (Victoria) Greg Davidson (NSW) Simon Fry (South Australia) Phil Gillespie (Victoria) Mike Graham-Smith (Tasmania) Geoff Joshua (Victoria) Mick Martell (WA) Sam Nogajski (Tasmania) John Ward (Victoria) Tony Wilds (NSW) Paul Wilson (NSW) Cricket Australia Development Umpire Panel 2017-18 Nathan Johnstone (WA) Donovan Koch (Queensland) Simon Lightbody (NSW) Claire Polosak (NSW) David Shepard (Victoria) Ben Treloar (NSW)
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Beastwear Partnership Beastwear approached the Association looking to improve its exposure to the sporting demographic and the Association was happy to become associated with the brand.
Beastwear supplied $15,000 worth of sponsorship by way of field shirts to the Association. 2017-18 will mark the second year of the partnership with Beastwear and we look forward to another successful year. Aden Nawaz and his team are thanked for their hard work and commitment to excellence.
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Top honour for dedicated cricket enthusiast – Pat Kerin OAM
PROUD MOMENT: Cootamundra District Cricket Association President John Stephens with Mark Elia (right), who became the 15th Life Member of the Association on Saturday 25 February 2017 for his two decades of dedication to local cricket.
Local cricket stalwart Mark Elia has been honoured with Life Membership of the Cootamundra District Cricket Association.
Known for his affiliation with rugby league representing New Zealand in 10 Tests, the summer sport of cricket has not been far from the heart of Elia since his arrival in town in 1997.
He came to Cootamundra to take up the position of captain/coach of the Bulldogs rugby league side and immediately signed up with Big O, playing the second half of the 1996-97 season.
His introduction to cricket was a good one as Big O went on to defeat Wallendbeen in the best of three Merrrin Cup finals Cup 2-0.
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From 2002-03 until 2006-07, Elia was president of the Cootamundra District Cricket Association and during the same period was President of the Northern Riverina Cricket Council.
Elia has continued to play club cricket mostly for Big O for the best part of his two decades in town.
He was part of Cootamundra’s representative cricket side from 1997 until 2008 playing in the O’Farrell Cup, SCG Country Cup, Country Plate and Stribley Shield.
On several occasions, he captained the representative side.
At 52 years of age last season, he made a representative cricket comeback as the side struggled for numbers.
In the Stribley Shield Final played against Wagga on Sunday 19 February 2017, where Cootamundra were beaten by 45 runs, Mark showed his class scoring 42 not out.
He was in peak form in the 2002-03 season when he was Cootamundra’s leading representative cricket run scorer.
That season he notched up 331 runs and also scored his only century in any form of the game; 100 against Tumbarumba in the Stribley Shield at Albert Park.
In 2004, he became a NSWCUSA accredited umpire and officiated for the Cootamundra District Cricket Association during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.
He assisted as ground curator for the association for four seasons from 2005-06 until 2008-09.
Elia was presented his Life Membership badge by Cootamundra District Cricket Association President John Stephens on Saturday 25 February 2017 during the Merrin Cup presentation, as he was unable to attend this year’s cricket presentation night.
He becomes the 15th Life Member of the Cricket Association.
He addressed his teammates and players from the Central side following the presentation about his time in the middle, in particular Cootamundra’s success in the O’Farrell Cup and Stribley Shield competitions. Later that evening at the CDCA 100-club draw, another life member of the CDCA and one of our greatest, Eric Thorburn OAM congratulated Mark on his sterling work with Cootamundra cricket. Mark was proudly wearing his Life Membership badge pinned on his dress shirt.
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Andrew Coates
Berend du Plessis
James Figallo
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60 Seconds with Andrew Coates
Name: Andrew Coates
Background: Trained as a civil engineer, got into IT by mistake and haven’t been able to get out. Grew up playing and umpiring hockey, played park cricket on the Northern Beaches.
Day Job? Technical Evangelist at Microsoft.
Officiating Debut
and the first time you
fired someone?
Playing park cricket meant umpiring pretty much every week (and giving your mates out!), but my grade cricket officiating debut involved no cricket at all. Standing with Arthur Watson at a very soggy Cahill Park in Round 1 15-16 we didn’t get a ball bowled. First time I fired someone must have been the following week.
Career (to date)
officiating
highlight(s)?
Getting to stand in a Shires QF last season was pretty special, as was doing a social match at the SCG. I think the best thing though is the great people I’ve had an opportunity to work with and learn from.
Best cricketer you
have officiated? Mickey Edwards (post SCG glory) was on the road to recovery in a 3rd Grade match I had late last season.
Strangest (funniest)
thing to happen
whilst on a cricket
field?
While playing in the 2007-08 MWCA B2 Grand Final, we saw a car pull up on Condamine St. A bloke, obviously on his Bucks weekend, jumped out and ran across the field stark naked before trying to steal a stump. Fairly surreal.
Who is your
favourite official to
have or still is
officiating in a sport
(can be any sport)?
Why?
I’m an unashamed Simon Taufel fan boy. If you haven’t watched his 2013 Spirit of Cricket lecture, do yourself a favour. I always enjoyed the amount of time he seemed to have and how he looked so calm in any situation. His emphasis on humility as an umpire is something I reflect on often (sometimes ruefully when my hubris has bitten me on the posterior).
Any superstitions? Not that I’m aware of.
Any special talents? Not sure whether it’s a talent, but I love public speaking. The bigger the crowd the better.
Best piece of advice?
I’ve not yet stood in a game where I haven’t had an opportunity to learn something. The only times I haven’t learnt something were those where I wasn’t paying attention.
What got you into umpiring?
I’d always enjoyed umpiring in our park games and wanted to know whether I could take that interest further. A mate and I went along to the course, and we got through. He went back to playing and I decided to give Grade cricket a go.
Three people you would love to have dinner with?
Apart from my gorgeous wife, who would be my first pick every time: Bill Gates. Each time I’ve seen him speak extemporaneously I’ve been astounded by his breadth of knowledge and his ability to draw disparate threads together to weave a cohesive vision. Ed Catmull, President of Pixar and Disney Animation. His mantra at Pixar and Disney of the story being king resonates with me. It’s not about the technology, it’s not about the budget, it’s all about the story. Everything else is support. Elon Musk. An engineer with grand plans and the drive to see them through. I’m in awe of the things he’s done with PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX and the things he’s still to do with Neualink.
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60 Seconds with Berend du Plessis
Name: Berend du Plessis
Background Proudly South African, living in Sydney for the past seven years.
Day job Involved with the operation of campus services at one of the universities.
Officiating Debut and the first time you fired someone
Shires third grade at Epping Oval with Trevor Parker. It was a cold windy day and I don't remember giving an LBW, but there was a ball that nipped back leaving the bails on the ground with the batsman walking across and obscuring my view just as the ball passed the stumps. I asked Trevor to confirm that it wasn't the wind that dislodged the bails. We also made a mention of a suspect bowling action in that match.
Career (to date) officiating highlight(s)
For me the highlight so far is the enjoyment I get from the challenge of umpiring NSW Premier First Grade cricket and the sense of accomplishment when feeling like I belong at that level.
Best cricketer you have officiated
Greg Mail. His last first grade ton was incredible to witness
Strangest (funniest) thing to happen whilst on a cricket field
Having to interrupt a match for a snake doing a pitch inspection at Joe McAleer.
Who is your favourite official to have or still is officiating in a sport (can be any sport) Why
Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby referee. Great example of clear and decisive communication in a sport where it is often lacking. I think that is the key factor to the respect he gets from players.
Any superstitions 13 is my favourite number.
Any special talents I can name most national capitals of the world.
Best piece of advice Be patient. Nothing worthwhile comes easy.
What got you into umpiring
Whilst playing park cricket, we rarely had official umpires. I was the only one in my team willing to put my hand up to do the duties, so when I wasn't batting, I would have been out there umpiring, much to the annoyance of my teammates, because I actually gave the LBW's, a rarity in these games. Our club president sent me on the umpiring course, probably not realising that it would cause the club to eventually lose a player.
Three people you would love to have dinner with
Gordon Ramsay would ensure the food is of a high standard. AB de Villiers can bring the 2019 Cricket World Cup trophy along. Margot Robbie is welcome to stay after dinner.
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60 Seconds with James Figallo
Name: James Figallo
Background Born in Australia, Father is Maltese (although it is an Italian name), Mother Australian with an English mother.
Day job Registered Nurse working for Anglican Care Newcastle / Central Coast.
Officiating Debut and the first time you fired someone?
Mid-Season 2003 in the Camden cricket competition. I'm sure I did fire someone. But I do remember it was a tie and it was 40 degrees.
Career (to date) officiating highlight(s)
Umpired ever since 2003 except for 3 seasons when I returned to playing to get it out of my system so to speak. Highlight was the T20 Regional Bash Final at the SCG.
Best cricketer you have officiated
Stephen O'Keefe, brilliant bowler in my opinion, excellent bloke of the field.
Strangest (funniest) thing to happen whilst on a cricket field
When I was playing I once saw an umpire call wide when the batsmen hit it gully. When the fielding team complained the umpire then asked the batsmen if he hit it. The batsman turned to the umpire and said he didn't hit it. I was filling in at square leg umpire at the time and couldn't believe what I was seeing, anyway the game just continued along afterwards. It still amazes me that incident.
Who is your favourite official to have or still is officiating in a sport (can be any sport) Why
Any NRL referee. The abuse and scrutiny they receive each week amazes me. Yet they always back up week after week, and in my small opinion I think they do a remarkable job. That game is so quick.
Any superstitions Always clean shaven, before a day’s play.
Any special talents Are dad jokes a special talent?
Best piece of advice Recently my wife (Joanne) informed me I was always happy when I was nursing. So I returned to working as a clinical nurse. I enjoy every day at work. It’s busy, less pay, but very rewarding.
What got you into umpiring Always enjoyed doing it. Had an opportunity to do the course when our 2nd child was born. John Evans was my trainer and Laurie Borg marked the paper I believe.
Three people you would love to have dinner with
Any 3 that are happy to put up with me, enjoy a drink and have a laugh, while solving the world’s problems.
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