The objective of the Training and Development centre is to provide players and coaches with opportunities to have fun, while learning basic cricketing skills within a stimulating and structured environment. The key objective is to provide each playing member with the opportunity to develop:
• An awareness and interest in the game of cricket
• Cricket skills which enables participation in a variety of games and activities within the club structure;
• Knowledge and understanding of cricket and strategies;
• Social skills which promote acceptable standards of behaviour and positive relationships with others;
• Attitude and values that will encourage participation and enjoyment of sport in general both as a participant and spectator.
Often the volunteer coaches are forgotten and it is our intention to provide each Coach with:
• A stimulating environment that allows basic cricket skills to be taught
• To emphasise fun and participation
• A clear, concise logical progression of activities;
• Simple to organise and implement session plans;
• Activity sessions which maximise participation, enjoyment and learning;
• To get parents actively involved in the game of cricket
• Constructive activities for girls and boys.
• Information on a variety of topics to aid the successful running of the HPCC's development programme.
The main objective of our winter training programmes are to assess players and assist in their continued development.
Players are selected on merit to prepare them for the Manukau trials which take place in September and October of each year. These winter squads finalised at the end April of each year with the squad training commencing at the beginning of August.
While this programme is important in the preparation of players for the trials it has a very small bearing on the final selection of the Manukau Representative teams for the summer. These players still have to perform once the season starts and players are often selected from outside the winter squads.
The Director of Coaching will arrange via the liaison officer for indoor training sessions to be offered to all promising year 6,7,8, U15 and U18 players.
HPCC take part in a number of tournament days during the season. The Coaches from the development centre assist
in the selection of the best players based on merit to represent the Club in these Sunday tournaments (i.e. Annual Cornwell Day, HPCC Tournament, University Tournament, etc).
Selections are driven primarily on previous history together with current form leading up to a formalised trial. The trial format may consist on a combination of nets sessions and trial matches. This would be left to the sole discretion of the Selection Convenor.
The aim to select the strongest teams possible to represent the club in these tournaments, with the view of producing performances the club can be proud of.
Once the teams are selected the High Performance Coaching team assist where required in the preparation of these teams.
In association with Papatoetoe, two Manukau District Teams (A and B team) are chosen each year for each of the
following age groups:
• U17 Boys : This squad will consist maily of players who excelled during the previous season including performances for school teams.
• U15 Boys : This squad will consist maily of players who excelled during the previous season including performances for school teams.
• U14 Boys : This squad will consist maily of year 7 players from the previous season plus exceptional talent from year 6.
• Secondary School Girls (1 team) : This squad will consist maily of players who excelled during the previous season.
• U14 Girls (1 team) : This squad will consist maily of players who excelled during the previous season.
Auckland Cricket Winter Academy is run each winter to prepare players to:
• advance to Aces/Hearts, New Zealand Black Caps/White Ferns and most importantly to be the best in the world!
• compete at age group tournaments
• address perceived areas of weakness in the game in Auckland
Each year we are well represented and this year is no exception with some of our elite players nominated to attend this winter academies. This year the following have been accepted:
• U14 Boys : Glenn Phillips, Varun Narula, Daniel Young, and Liam Winn
• U14 Girls : Alex Hutchinson, Saachi Shahri and Shannon Carr
• U15 Boys : Andrew Morrison, Michael de Villiers and Christopher Dunn
• Secondary School Girls : Alex Eastwood
• U17 Boys : Simon Hickey
Howick Pakuranga Cricket Club has a proud history of providing quality players for the various Auckland Age Group
teams. As a Club we are proud of the achievements of all the players selected for the various Auckland teams and this is a testament to the fantastic high performance programme run by Dipak and his team.
| Auckland U14 Boys |
Auckland U15 Boys |
Auckland U17 Boys |
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Christopher Dunn
Glenn Phillips
Stephen Khor
Hayden Gardner (Coach)
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Simon Hickey (Capt)
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Jayden Morris
Jordan Drinkall |
| Development Squad |
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David Winn
Andrew Morrison
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| U15 Auckland Elite Squad Girls |
Auckland Secondary School Elite Squad Girls |
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Jessica Blackmore
Helena Cousins
Alex Hutchinson
Katie Johnson
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Emma Sunde
Amy Courtney
Alex Eastwood
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Last season was another good year on the representative front with HPCC continuing our recent success of producing a high percentage of cricketers for the various ACA teams. This Summaries below are all the Senior representatives:
• Auckland Aces : Andy McKay, Gareth Hayne, Colin de Grandhomme, Greg Morgan, Kyle Mills and Luke Vivian (20/20). Auckland ‘A’ : Andrew De Boorder, Colin de Grandhomme, Andy McKay, and Greg Morgan.
Here at HPCC we are proud of the Players who have earned National selection over the last twelve months. Kyle Mills after an injury layoff at the beginning of the season fought his way back into the Black Caps team during the English visit and capped off the season as a member of the Black Caps touring team to England during the winter.
Dipak Patel our Director of Coaching was appoint coach of the NZC U19 team for the tour to the UK. In addition to this he was also appointed National Specialist Spin bowling Coach overseeing the development of spinners through all levels of New Zealand Cricket from first class level to the Black Caps.
Congratulations to all these club members.