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What’s On at KCC
The Kowloon Cricket Club
Members’ Magazine
December 2014
The General Committee and
Management of KCC wish all
Members, staff and their families
a very enjoyable and peaceful
Festive Season
CON TEN TS
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President's Page
34Snooker
11 GM's Column
38 Tenpin Bowling
12 Cricket
40 Bridge
16 Hockey
42 Food & Beverage
20 Football
44 Fitness
22 Lawn Bowls
45 Membership Update
26Squash
46 Table Tennis
28Tennis
48 Community Action
30 Badminton
50 Events Calendar
32 Golf
52 S&R Programs
WOK is designed, printed and published by Impressions Design & Print Ltd. for the Kowloon Cricket Club.
The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily the views of the publishers, the KCC, its Committee or its Members.
Hockey Representative:
Sabrina Kee-Kitney
Lawn Bowls Representative:
Patrick Fong
President:
Robin Gill
Constitution
Vice President:
William Ko
Development Planning
Captain of Cricket:
Azeem Ebrahim
Grounds & Sporting
Subscribers
Secretary:
John Luff
Treasurer:
William Lee
Finance
Tennis Representative:
Alex Rego
Squash Representative:
Peter Fraser
Football Representative:
Shyam Nainani
Committee Members:
Richard Chen
(F&B and Entertainment)
Cliff Imeson
Michael Dowie (Membership)
Gordon Loch (Societies)
K S Tang
Management
General Manager:
Greg Hartigan
gm@kcc.org.hk
Who to ask for...
Email to GC / Comments:comments@kcc.org.hk
F&B Functions:
Teresa Yu / Dorothy Lam:
34737 125 / 169 / fnb@kcc.org.hk
Membership:
Betsy Chan: 3473 7140 / membership@kcc.org.hk
Car Park Labels:
Wendy Lam: 3473 7121 / wendy@kcc.org.hk
Assistant General Manager:
Program and Events / Venice Tang: 34737 172 / pnemanager@kcc.org.hk
Eddie Chan
Ten Pin Bowling Bookings:
agm@kcc.org.hk
Administration Manager:
Kings Chan
adm@kcc.org.hk
Financial Controller:
Dennis Ip
accounts@kcc.org.hk
Sports & Leisure Director:
Maverick Leung
snldirector@kcc.org.hk
Monthly Statement Queries: Dennis Ip: 3473 7134 / dennis@kcc.org.hk
Magazine:
Kings Chan / Wendy Lam / Allan Castro:
34737 144 / 121 / 170 / magazine@kcc.org.hk
Horse Racing Bookings:
Teresa Yu / Dorothy Lam / Venice Tang:
34737 125 / 169 / 172 / racebox@kcc.org.hk
Grounds Bookings:
Jason Chan:
3473 7163 / groundbook@kcc.org.hk
Food & Beverage Manager: Terry Mung
Sports and Recreation
fb@kcc.org.hk
Grounds Manager:
Roger Jones
gdm@kcc.org.hk
Bookings / Enquiries:
Anna / James:
3473 7161 / snr@kcc.org.hk
General Enquiries: Kings Chan: 3473 7144 / adm@kcc.org.hk
Outdoor Sport Facilities:
Hotline: 3473 7137
Dilip Sandhu: 3473 7130 / execsec@kcc.org.hk
Program & Events Manager: Reciprocal Club:
Venice Tang
pnemanager@kcc.org.hk
The Kowloon Cricket Club
10 Cox’s Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: 2367 4141/2 • Fax: 2311 1432 • www.kcc.org.hk
President’sPage
Fellow Members,
As we approach the festive season, the Club traditionally holds its Annual
General Meeting. This year, the meeting will take place in the Sports Hall
on 4 December commencing at 6:30pm. All Members and Subscribers
are encouraged to attend and to participate in this important meeting. This
year, the posts of President, Vice President and Secretary together with 4
ordinary General Committee positions will be elected for 2-year terms. The
Club is expected to be very busy on this evening so if at all possible, please
arrive early if you are travelling by car or consider leaving your car at home
as the car park will fill up quickly.
Congratulations are due this month to Jimmy Chiu who recently won a gold
medal at the Asian Paralympic Games in the Men’s Singles Lawn Bowls
Competition. Well done Jimmy and you have done KCC proud.
At the AGM, William Ko and Richard Chen will be stepping down from the
General Committee after many years of service to the Club. William has
played a leading role on the development front and Richard has chaired the
Food & Beverage and Entertainment Committees for a number of years. I
would like to take this opportunity to express on all Members’ behalf, our
appreciation for the time and efforts they have devoted to making KCC a
better Club. Thank you gents! This month, we have also welcomed back
to the General Committee Peter Fraser as the Squash Representative after
a number of years away.
Following up from my column last month, you will see elsewhere in this
magazine, reference to some of the major changes to the Club’s Bye-laws
which will come into effect on 1 January 2015. Printed copies of the revised
Bye-laws will be available at Reception shortly and they will also be placed
on the Club website.
At last year’s AGM, a number of Members asked the General Committee to
investigate the possibility of heating the water in the swimming pool during
the winter months. In the interests of transparency, I attach on the opposite
page the letter which I sent to those Members who raised this issue.
I hope all Members and staff enjoy the holiday season.
Enjoy your Club!
Robin Gill
President
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KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB
10 COX’S ROAD KOWLOON
HONG KONG
Telephone: 3473-7000
Fax: 2311-1432
http://www.kcc.org.hk
Fax: 2311-1432
20th October 2014
Re: Heating of the KCC Swimming Pool Water
I am finally in a position to reply to the request you and a few others made at the 2013 Club
AGM for the General Committee to consider heating the pool water in the winter months. The
Management Team and the Club Development and General Committees have spent a
considerable amount of time and effort examining this issue in detail, including taking reference
from other sporting clubs in HK.
A detailed comparison has been made of the mean air temperature as recorded by the HK
Observatory and the monthly average temperature of the Club pool water. This indicates that
heating might be required between the months of November and April assuming an ideal water
temperature of 28° C.
Regulations in Hong Kong require that all pools are closed for servicing and draining away the
pool water at least once a year. During this time, the Club also undertakes regular maintenance
including scrubbing the tiles, re-grouting etc. and normally this work takes one month. So in
summary, any heating would be required for 5 months in the year.
The General Committee has examined the Development Committee’s report on this matter and
agrees with their recommendation not to proceed with this project for the time being. The main
reason is financial. In summary –
(a) the required electric heat pump system is currently estimated to cost $2.4M;
(b) the additional recurrent costs – electricity, lifeguards, gas, chemicals etc amount to
approximately $600,000 for the 5 month period at today’s prices; and
(c) perhaps most important of all, the existing plant room at the pool could not accommodate the
additional equipment. Hence, a new plant room would be required at an unknown cost but
experience suggests the price will be fairly significant. Also, constructing any new building on
our site (including at the pool) may require Town Planning Board approval as the Club has
already exceeded the statutory site coverage of our plot.
A final relevant fact is that the weekday average number of pool users in the summer is 60; in the
winter the figure falls to 20. I accept that this is a chicken and egg issue and that the latter figure
might rise if the water is heated but the General Committee’s decision is that the numbers do not
justify incurring the estimated expenditure.
Thank you for taking an active interest in the development of the Club and I would suggest that
this proposal might be re-visited if and when, the pool complex is re-developed.
Kind regards,
Robin Gill
President
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President’s Report
(From the KCC Annual Report, 31 July 2014)
It is my great pleasure to present to Members my second Annual Report as President. As with
last year, I will leave the individual sporting highlights of the year, and there are many, to the individual sporting section and society reports.
The Lease
I reported last year that the Club’s lease has been renewed until 26th December 2026. Although,
KCC has always opened its facilities to the community for as long as I can remember, the
Government has recently formally imposed a number of new conditions requiring us to allow
outside organizations to use club facilities. This has generated considerable additional workload
for the Management Team and staff as we meet our lease conditions. Members should not under estimate these new requirements which appear to be on the increase but should be aware
that our hands are tied and we must, and will, comply fully with the Government’s requests. The
Management Team will endeavour to ensure that, as far as possible, Members are not inconvenienced but there may be occasions ahead where this may not be possible.
Corporate Governance
Transparency has continued to be a hallmark of this General Committee. The regular flow of
information to keep Members informed of developments in the Club has, if anything, been enhanced over the past year. A revamped Club magazine, its weekly electronic cousin (the WOK),
the monthly synopsis of General Committee meeting decisions and areas of discussion together
with a plethora of announcements around the Club and in particular, on the Club Noticeboard
(which now has a dedicated and prominent site) have all contributed to this important process.
Constitutional Reform
As foreshadowed in my 2013 Report, the focus of the work of the Constitution Committee
has been on updating, modernizing and clarifying the Club’s Bye-Laws. At the time of writing (September), the intention is for the final document to be presented shortly to the General
Committee for formal adoption. Thereafter, Members will be advised of the major changes and
printed copies of the document will be made available. In line with the General Committee’s
open approach, the draft Bye-Laws have been made available to all sections, societies and
sub-committees, through their respective Convenors, for comment. By consulting widely, it is
hoped that the final document will be generally, acceptable to the majority of Members. I would
encourage all Members to acquaint themselves with the Bye-Laws so that all can enjoy the Club.
In my view, it is imperative that the Constitution Committee continues to review our constitutional framework annually. Whilst studying these documents may on occasion be somewhat
tedious, it is nevertheless an extremely important task for the Club. I am therefore extremely
grateful to William Ko, John Luff, Mike Dowie, Gordon Loch, Simon Scanlon and Greg Hartigan,
our General Manager, who have spent countless hours with me arguing and eventually, compromising to produce this year, the revised draft Bye- Laws document.
Development
On present forecasts, the revamped Coffee Shop (which will in future be known as The Boundary
Cafe) should be operational by the time Members receive this Report. A project of this magnitude has inevitably incurred an inordinate amount of Management time and also from a number
of Members with the necessary expertise. I am grateful to them all and trust all Members will
enjoy the new dining experience.
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This project has taken longer than originally expected as the need to comprehensively review
and then enhance the main Clubhouse roof waterproofing system was identified, during the year.
Tender specifications were then drawn up and the usual tendering process undertaken. The intention is that this work will ensure that the roof is leak-proof for the next decade.
I will leave the detailed report on our other development activities to William Ko and this appears
elsewhere in this Annual Report. However, I would wish to highlight the fact that as a sporting
club it is necessary to maintain our sporting facilities to a high standard. To that end, the Club
has spent close to $2 million in the period under review on a number of projects including:• Squash Court glass walls replaced;
• Sports Hall lighting system upgraded;
• Cricket net/astro wicket refurbishment;
• Main Ground irrigation work;
• Lawn Bowls Greens – work on the surrounds
In addition, work on the new Meeting Room which can also be used as an additional function
room should be completed by the time you read this Report.
This year’s major project will be on upgrading the Staff Rest Area and providing additional office
accommodation. At the time of writing, the tendering process is underway with a target completion date in the first half of 2015.
Looking to the longer term, as I mentioned last year, the Club is in the process of submitting an application to the Town Planning Board which if approved, would allow us to seek
Members’views on the erection of a new building on our site and expansion of the carpark.
Progress has unfortunately been slow, as a number of bureaucratic hurdles have been encountered and re-submissions to certain government departments required. Detailed air ventilation,
visual impact, drainage, water supply and traffic impact assessments have been, or are being
undetaken. Current indications are that a submission could be made in the first quarter of 2015.
As always, Members will be kept informed of all developments.
KCC – A Sports Club
First and foremost, KCC is a sports club. It was founded for this purpose over 110 years ago and
occupies its land on a recreational lease issued by the Government. To this end, I am pleased
to note that the number of league teams representing KCC is on the rise. This has resulted in
changes to the Junior Subscribership scheme and Members will recall approving amendments
to the Club Articles which extend this category up to the age of 28. At the same time, an enhanced monitoring system has been developed which will ensure that all junior and sporting
subscribers fully meet their playing and other commitments to the Club.
In closing, I should like to express my warm appreciation to Greg Hartigan, his Management
Team and all staff who continue to ensure that the Club operates smoothly and provides “a home
away from home” for Members. Your hardwork and devotion to the KCC is well recognized and
very much appreciated and I am sure all Members will join me in thanking you all.
Last but not least, I wish to record my thanks to all of this year’s General Committee. All of you
have spent so much of your personal time in the service of the Club and its Members. Without
this sacrifice, KCC could not move forward as it surely must if it is to meet future challenges
and ensure that our facilities are continually updated and improved for the benefit of Members.
Robin Gill
President
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Major Changes to
the Club’s Bye-laws
Dear Members,
New Bye-laws
The revised Bye-laws have been approved by the General Committee and will be effective
and enforced from 1 January, 2015. A soft copy has been sent to all Members whose email
addresses we have on file and a hard copy of the Bye-laws will be available at the Reception
Desk for your collection. A reference notice has been sent to all Members via the WOK emails
and notices have been posted around the Club. Highlighted below are the major changes to
the Club’s Bye-laws:
• Introduction – Additional Definitions: “Users of the Club” and “grounds”
• General – restructuring into the categories of “Club Opening Hours”, “Production of
Membership Cards”, “Children and Usage of the Club”, “Imposition of Fines”, “Smoking”,
“Domestic Helpers”, “Electronic Communication Devices” and “Miscellaneous”. Most of these
Bye-laws are re-defined.
• Typhoon, Black Rainstorm and Thunderstorm Warnings is added as a new Bye-law.
• Complaint and Disciplinary Procedures is inserted as Annex B.
• Cricket Section Code of Conduct is inserted as Annex C.
• Hockey is re-written.
• Tennis, Squash, Lawn Bowls, Football, Ten Pin Bowling, Snooker – insertion of
Membership Criteria.
• Badminton, Bridge, Golf, Food and Beverage are added as new Bye-laws.
• Swimming Pool Complex is re-written.
• Sports Hall, Games’ Room and Children’s Playroom are added as new Bye-laws.
• General Committee Members’ Code of Conduct is re-written as Annex A.
Please be reminded that the staff will be asked to advise any Member or guest when you/
they are not complying with any of the Bye-laws. As a Member you are expected to read and
understand all of the Bye-laws and it is your responsibility that you advise your family members
and your guests to abide by the Club’s Bye-laws. Failure to do so could result in an embarrassing
situation for you, your family or your guests and could result in action by the Club’s Discipline
Committee.
Please do not admonish the Club’s staff…they are only doing their job!
Thank you for your attention.
Club Management
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Highlights of the New Bye-laws
Production of Membership Cards
2.2 Members, Honorary Members, Subscribers and their children over the age of 12 must
produce their membership cards for inspection upon the request of a member of staff or
security. Refusal or inability to produce a valid card may result in refused admission to the
Club or continued stay in the Club.
Smoking
2.7 Smoking is only permitted in the designated areas of the Club as determined by the
General Committee.
Domestic Helpers
2.8 Domestic helpers of Users of the Club may be signed into the Club as guests but may not
carry out any of their employment duties whilst on Club Premises. The prior consent of
the General Manager or his delegate may be sought to waive this requirement on medical
grounds. However, children under the age of 12 participating in a club sanctioned sports
activity may be accompanied by a domestic helper for the duration of that activity but must
leave the Club premises when the activity has ended.
Miscellaneous
2.16 Members and Subscribers are required to update the Office in writing of any changes to
information provided to the Club. This should include but is not limited to changes in contact details and marital status, etc.
4. Members’ Code of Conduct
4.1 Object
The object of the Members’ Code of Conduct is to –
(a) set out a required standard of conduct;
(b) identify those to whom the Code applies;
(c) identify those responsible for breaches of the Code; and
(d) outline the likely consequences of such breaches.
4.2 The required standard of conduct
(a) For the purposes of this Code, conduct means the way one behaves, particularly in
one’s treatment of and consideration for others. It encompasses manner of speech
and communication with others and one’s attitude, manners, decency, sobriety and
degree of politeness when dealing with others, as well as the observance of conventional moral and legal standards of behaviour. It also includes compliance with relevant
requirements of the club’s Articles of Association and Bye Laws.
(b) Under this Code, the required standard of conduct on club premises is that which is
reasonable in all the circumstances, having regard in particular to the venue and occasion in question and to the diversity found within the club in terms of age, gender,
nationality and culture.
4.3 Application
This Code applies to Members and Subscribers and where appropriate, to their respective Children, Guests, Employees and Visitors and also, in certain circumstances, to other
users of the Club.
4.4 Responsibility
(a) Members and Subscribers are personally responsible for their own conduct under this
Code whilst on the club’s premises.
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(b) Members and Subscribers are also personally responsible under this Code for the conduct on club premises of their Children, Guests, Employees, Visitors and other users
of the club and are also personally responsible for any breach of this Code by any of
those persons whilst on club premises.
4.5 Consequences of failure to comply with the Code
(a) Members and Subscribers may be liable to disciplinary proceedings and to any ensuing disciplinary sanctions if they or the persons for whose conduct they are responsible under this Code, are found to have breached the Code.
(b) Where it is believed that the Code may have been breached, this may be pointed out
to the person concerned in the first instance and if necessary, reported to the General
Manager, one of his staff or to an officer of the Club, for the consideration of further
action.
(c) Any person who appears to be in breach of this Code may, if necessary, be asked to
leave the club premises by management or by any member of the General Committee
who is not directly involved in the apparent breach.
4.6 Conduct requirements when dealing with Club Staff and others
No person to whom this Code applies shall –
(a) reprimand or interfere with club staff in the performance of their duties or countermand
instructions given to staff by management or seek to do so;
or
(b) deliberately subject club staff or General Committee members in the performance of
their respective duties or any other person lawfully on club premises, to any form of
abuse (whether written, verbal, physical or sexual) or to conduct which is offensive,
provocative, obstructive, threatening or harmful.
4.7 Conduct requirements under Article 72
In addition to the requirement of this Code, Article 72 specifically provides, amongst other things, that Members and Subscribers are each personally responsible for their own
conduct both on and off the Club’s premises if that conduct, in the opinion of the General
Committee, amounts to conduct which is injurious to the character or interest of the club
and may, following disciplinary proceedings, be subject to certain disciplinary sanctions
set out in the Article.
4.8 A Code of Conduct which must be adopted by all General Committee Members is at Annex
A.
Guests
7.2 The maximum number of guests that a Member or Subscriber or their children over the
age of 18 may introduce on any one occasion is five. This number may be increased by
the General Manager or his delegate should circumstances so permit. Members are asked
to give at least 24 hours notice, where possible.
Grounds
8.3 To ensure that the best possible standards are achieved for the grounds, the following directives have been established:
Main Ground – Club Management/Ground Staff will, in consultation with the Chairman of
the Grounds Committee to determine the maintenance programme for the Main Ground
including the practice and centre wicket cricket pitches which may be used for training
and competition games. They are also empowered to close down all or part of the Main
Ground if the surface is considered unsuitable for play.
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Lawn Bowls Greens – Club Management will determine the maintenance programme for
the Lawn Bowls greens and the rinks which may be used for practice and competition
games. In conjunction with the Chairman of the Grounds Sub-Committee and the Lawn
Bowls Representative, they are also empowered to close down all or part of the greens if
the surface is considered unsuitable for play. The final decision on this rests with the Club
Management.
Food and Beverage
21.4 Reservations are not accepted for The Boundary Café, Pavilion and Main Bar unless there
is a special event and reservations are specifically called for. Reservations are accepted in the Grill Room for lunch and dinner and the Chinese section of The Boundary Café
for dinner. The maximum number of seats a member can reserve in these venues is 16.
Parties with larger numbers are required to use a private function room for which a minimum spend will be required.
Dress Code (Standard)
21.10Hats and caps for gentlemen are not permitted in any indoor F&B outlet except The
Boundary Café unless prior approval has been obtained from the General Manager or his
delegate.
Miscellaneous
21.14 Club users are not permitted to consume any food or drink on Club premises including the Grounds
which they have brought in from outside the Club. Members may, however, bring their own wine
into the Club upon payment of the appropriate corkage fee.
21.15 Sleeping is not permitted in the Main Bar.
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GM’sColumn
Dear Members,
Well, Christmas is almost here. Let’s
see…by the time you receive this magazine there would be approximately 24
more sleeps until Santa arrives! I can
hardly wait!
It is Christmas time and we tend to
get caught up in the excitement of buying gifts for our family and relatives
and usually forget those less fortunate
families that need our help. This year
we ask you, the Members, to donate
a prize or gift to be raffled off during
the 101st Children’s Sports Day to be
held on Thursday, 1 January 2015 and
all the money raised from your donation will be sent to Operation Santa
Claus. Last year KCC sent HK$40,000
to Operation Santa Claus and with
your help and assistance we would like
to donate more this year. I urge you to
think about the less fortunate and please
give us a donation to be raffled off at the
101st Children’s Sports Day event. Your
thoughtfulness will be very much appreciated by those in need.
Christmas and New Year’s
Events at KCC to be marked
in your diaries:
Annual Christmas Sing-Along –
Thursday, 11 December
This is a family event and last year it was
the biggest turnout yet and was held in
the Sports Hall. Due to the large number
of Members and their families who wish
to participate, we have moved the SingAlong this year to the main Grounds.
There will be plenty of room for all to
enjoy and this year we are fortunate to
have the Celtic Connections Chamber
Choir to lead us in singing our favourite Christmas songs. We will also have
a tree lighting event to commence the
evening. Free for Members; HK$100 for
guests.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Night
Dinner Buffet in The Boundary
Café – 24 & 25 December
The Boundary Café staff will take care of
all the hard work for you this Christmas
Eve and Christmas Night. Come and enjoy our expanded deluxe buffet with all
the trimmings. So come by with family and friends and enjoy a relaxing
buffet dinner. Guests welcome. Adult
HK$385; guest HK$435; child (3-11
years) HK$260
Christmas Eve & Christmas Night
Set Dinner in the Grill Room –
24 & 25 December
Enjoy a five-course festive dinner in the
Grill Room. Reserve early to avoid disappointment. Guests welcome. Adult
HK$688; guest HK$788
Christmas Day Buffet Lunch on
the Grounds – 25 December
Come with the family and enjoy turkey
and all the fixin’s on the grounds. When
the kids finish early, they can run around
the field while you enjoy another glass
of wine! Reservations are required so
please contact the Food & Beverage office to book your table. Last year it was a
clear sunny day with over 300 Members
and their families enjoying the afternoon
on the grass! Guests are welcome. Adult
HK$385; guest HK$435; child (3-11
years) HK$260.
New Year’s Eve – 31 December 2014
This year, we are keeping it simple…
black and white. This means you need
to dust off the tuxedo and black cocktail dress! Come and dance the night
away with the great sounds of Paul
Sapiera and his Super Band. Paul has
entertained at KCC before to standing
ovations and we are excited we have
been able to secure him for this party.
They will play all the favourite danceable
music right up to 1:45 am! (Members
HK$1,100; Guest HK$1,299)
101st Children’s Sports Day –
1 January 2015
That’s right, you will need to get up on
the New Year’s Day and take the kids to
the 101st Children’s Sports Day here
on our grass field. It’s a great afternoon
(the operative word here is “afternoon”
so you don’t need to get up early!) of
fun and games for all ages and those
kids who are 13 years and under for the
races and any age to enjoy all the other activities that will be available. Last
year’s was a tremendous turnout with
literally hundreds of kids having fun and
we anticipate a large attendance again
this year. Members are encouraged to
bring your family and your friends and
their families to come and enjoy a great
afternoon at the Club. There will be lots
of fun (bouncy castle, balloon twisting,
games, face painting, etc.), good food
and all sorts of other good stuff to entertain the entire family. Did I mention the
beer garden?
Occasionally at this time of year, apparently it rains! Heaven forbid! At least you
don’t have to shovel it! I would like to remind all Members to please make sure
that you take YOUR umbrella home with
you and not other Members’. If you are
concerned about the safety of your umbrella, please do use the locking device
provided at the front doors of the Club.
A reminder for Members to please be
courteous when speaking on a mobile phone outside the Club, especially
when you are near Members dining on
the patios. It can be very annoying for
the Members who are enjoying a quiet
dinner on the patio if you are standing
beside their table talking loudly.
On behalf of myself, my wife Patsy and
all the staff here at KCC, I wish you and
your family a happy, healthy, safe and
prosperous holiday season.
Greg Hartigan CCM
General Manager
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Crusaders crush Saracens
to prevail in KCC derby
11 October 2014
Images courtesy of Bimal Mirwani
CRICKET
The sun was shining and the weather was
sweet on a beautiful Saturday afternoon as
the scene was set for one of Kowloon Cricket
Club’s biggest-ever derbies.
The Saracens and Crusaders looked set
to make an early impact on the road to win
the coveted Jungu Vachha Shield. With the
Saracens having won the shield for the past
five years, the Crusaders were determined
to end their losing streak and bring
themselves one step closer to hoisting the shield above their heads and
tasting glory for the first time since
the 2006-07 season.
The ground was bathed in sunlight
as the Crusaders captain, Leigh
Stewart, and Saracens stand-in
captain, Aakash Sureka, strolled
out to the middle for the toss.
Stewart ended up winning the toss
and decided to bat first on a pitch
that looked slow and had a large
covering of grass.
However, Stewart would have been
brooding over whether he made the right decision to bat first early on after opening batsman Ashley Caddy was caught by Sureka off
the bowling of Saumil Shah for 15.
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Mike England managed to make 20 runs and
was looking good to convert it into a big score
until a small lapse in concentration ended with
him being caught behind off the bowling of
Chirag Kothari.
Ravi Sujanani kept the Crusaders afloat with
some smart batting as he kept rotating the
strike and dispatching poor deliveries to the
boundary.
However, he refused to be deterred even after
David Millington was clean bowled by Kothari
for two runs.
Instead, he and Damien Kelleher amassed a
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Sujanani was named Man of the Match
for his superb knock of 45
45-run partnership to
stabilise the innings.
While Sujanani decided to play more orthodox strokes in an
attempt to preserve
his wicket, Kelleher
decided to take
the at tack to the
Saracens bowlers
and hit a number of
high-octane shots
that left the opposition stunned
and his team-mates clapping and cheering for
more entertainment.
However, the partnership was ended when
Kelleher decided to hit one big shot too many
and was caught by Sandeep Hathiramani off
the bowling of Ansh Lulla for a quickfire 29.
With the departure of Kelleher, Sujanani decided to up the ante since the overs remaining
were dwindling and the Crusaders had yet to
post a competitive score.
Sujanani went on to score a magnificent 45
before he was dismissed on the last ball of the
innings when he was caught by Sureka off the
bowling of Naveen Shivalingam.
Wicketkeeper James Millington also deserves
some credit as his rapid knock of 19 helped
the Crusaders finish on 156/5 off their 35
overs.
Kothari was the pick of the bowlers with
two wickets, while Shah, Shivalingam
and Lulla chipped in with one wicket
apiece.
Chasing 157 to win, the Saracens
got off to a solid start with Shah and
Kothari putting together a 30-run partnership before Kothari was caught by
Simon Millington off the bowling of
Ashley Caddy for 11 runs.
Following Kothari’s dismissal, the
Saracens top and middle order completely collapsed as they went from
30/1 to 71/8 within a short space of
time.
With the Saracens reeling at 71/8, the
Crusaders could already sense that
they were on the verge of victory and
Stewart kept telling his side not to allow the Saracens to mount any kind of
comeback whatsoever.
But, thanks to Ben Cox, that was exactly what happened as he launched a
counter-attack and played some glorious strokes to ensure that his side were
not beaten by such a large margin.
Even though Lulla was dismissed for
seven runs, Cox continued to stand
tall amongst the rubble and kept fighting until he was finally dismissed for
a valiant 29 when he hit a delivery
from David Millington straight down
Sujanani’s throat.
Despite a solid effort from Cox, the
Saracens were bowled out for a disappointing 102 and thus lost the game
by 54 runs.
Nishil Savalani was responsible for
the Saracens collapse as he snapped
up three wickets, while Bill Garnett
and Steve Pratt took two wickets
apiece and Caddy, Kelleher and David
Millington claimed one wicket apiece.
Sureka was not impressed with his
side’s performance, and said: “It could
have gone either way, but in hindsight,
maybe they got an advantage because
they saw how the wicket was playing.
They bowled the right bowlers, they
bowled the right spinners because the
spinners were the hardest to play.
“The amount of extras we gave away
was the difference because that relieved the pressure. We bowled well as
a unit, we fielded really well, we took
our catches except for a few drops.
But, all in all, it was the extras that
let us down, along with our top order
batting.
“We had a good start, but we fell apart
in the middle. I think everyone tried
to play too many shots. The most experienced batsmen, including myself, didn’t play the right shots and we
didn’t take up the responsibility. One
of us should have batted through the
innings. It wasn’t a big score and we
should have chased it down.
“The main captain will be back for the
next game. We were missing a good
chunk of our players. The performance
was good from us, but regardless of
what team you have, every game you
play, you look to win. Despite this setback, I’m pretty confident that we can
retain the shield.”
Stewart was ecstatic to have dealt the
Saracens a major blow in their quest
to win the Jungu Vachha Shield for six
years in a row, and said: “It was a good
toss to win because it was a pitch that
was going to play some tricks. So, it
was important that we got some runs
on the board early so that we could put
pressure on the Saracens.
“I thought Ravi batted really well in difficult conditions. The pitch was playing
up and down and Ravi really worked
hard and stuck in there. His 45 was
the thing that won us the game and he
rightly won Man of the Match.
“The win was vital. One of the most important things in our whole season is to
win the shield and the shield is something we have not won for seven seasons. We have set ourselves a goal to
win it this year and to get off to a winning start is very important.
“We’ve got two very big games coming
up. One is against the runners up from
last season, Hong Kong Cricket Club
(HKCC), and that will be a big game
so we are just focused on that for the
time being. Once we get through that,
then we will work out what we need to
do next.”
Sujanani was named Man of the Match
for his outstanding innings of 45, and
said: “There was no gameplan really because when I went in, I saw how
slow the wicket was and I realised that
it was a 150-run pitch and that’s what
we set out for. The guys that came in
next, Damien and James, just took the
pressure off me because they started
hitting the ball and got handy runs.
“After a couple of balls, I realised it was
a slow wicket. Sometimes you just have
to stay in there and look to get singles
and build a partnership. Unfortunately,
the Saracens did not do that. If they
had done, it would have been a much
closer game.
“It’s another game, but it’s against your
own team-mates. Also, considering
that last year I played for the Saracens,
it was a good feeling to beat them. But
overall, it was played in the right spirit.”
Written by Bimal Mirwani
http://battingwithbimal.com/ Twitter account - @BimalMirwani
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CRICKET
Corporate Sixes
18-19 October 2014
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KCC Cricketers Who Represented Hong Kong
in the Asian Games in Incheon, Korea
An Interview with Ryan Campbell,
Head Coach at the KCC
Jamie Atikinson
Roy Lamsam
Age: 24
Role: Captain and wicketkeeper
Age: 34
Role: All-rounder
Ryan Campbell’s
thoughts: “He is
a tremendous
cricketer and hits
the ball hard. He
probably tries
to overhit it at
times. But, he is
a good thinker of
the game. His wicketkeeping is solid,
but he is not exceptional and I think he
is one of those players that is so gifted
at everything he does that when someone says mate you can wicketkeep, he
took to that and that’s where his chances were going to be to play county cricket. As a player, he is probably the most
important player to the whole of the national system in my opinion.”
Ryan Campbell’s
thoughts: “Roy
has been around
and played for
Hong Kong when
he was about
eight. So, he has
be e n he re forever. You know
what you are going to get with Roy solid batting, a bowler who can bowl
stump to stump, a very good catcher in
the slips and a very good thinker of the
game. He is just a solid contributor.”
Waqas Barkat
Age: 24
Role: All-rounder
Ryan Campbell’s
t h o u g h t s: “ H e
is an X-factor I
reckon. He is
very knowledgeable thinker of
the game as well.
He is actually the
c a pt a i n of o u r
Premier League team this year. His batting is still a work in progress, he tries to
hit the ball too hard at times. But generally, when he gets switched on and plays
good cricket shots, he is as talented as
anyone around. And the other thing for
Waqas is his leg-spin bowling really is an
untapped resource. It is getting better
and better all the time. So, he presents
to you a genuine all-rounder.”
Adil Mehmood
Age: 25
Role: Pace bowler
Ryan Campbell’s
thoughts: “Adil
is one of those
fast bowlers that
everyone is talking about. He is
tall, but he is not
that strong yet.
But, once he
gets a little more meat on his bones, I
think that anyone who is 6ft 5in has to
be a good asset.”
Keenu Gill
Age: 24
Role:
All-rounder
Ryan Campbell’s
thoughts: “She
is the standout
p l a y e r. K e e n u
can do anything
for you. She bats
and bowls and is just a really good allround player. She is easily in the top
three players in Hong Kong and always
will be. Her challenge is always going to
be finding a way to get challenged.”
Amanda Kwok
Age: 20
Role: All-rounder
Ryan Campbell’s
thoughts:
“A m a n d a i s a
good young
player who has
only just star ted learning the
game. But, she
of fers batting
and bowling and again has come here
as a leader. She is new to our club,
which is very exciting for us to see how
far she goes.”
Godiva Li
Age: 22
Role: Pace bowler
Ryan Campbell’s
thoughts: “She is
still learning, but
her improvement
r a te i s p r o b a bly going to be a
lot quicker than
most guys you
see because she
is like a sponge. She listens to every
word you say and picks it up very quickly. I have no doubt that we will see a
massive improvement in her over the
next two to three years.”
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Bubble Soccer
26 September 2014 • 8-10pm • KCC Sports Hall
Hockey Social Secretary, Declan Da Silva organised a very unusual event for our
hockey players – BUBBLE SOCCER!
So what is Bubble Soccer?
HOCKEY
Ever wanted to play soccer wrapped in a
giant protective bubble of plastic?
It’s a ridiculous mix of soccer and
Japanese game show.
Bubble soccer is the world’s latest adrenalin sport guaranteed to get your blood
racing and the laughter flowing!
Players get in a Zorb-like bubble ball, smash into
each other, bounce and roll around. As much fun
as it is watching players chase a soccer ball, it is
hilarious watching them bounce around upside
down with their legs in the air.
At the end of the two-hour session, they all
agreed, “…it was awesome, fun, exciting, and
will do it again…”
Dillon Kulwant Singh
Komagata Maru Memorial
Youth Hockey Tournament
On 1 October the KCC youth boy’s hockey team, together with 10 other local teams,
participated in the annual Komagata Maru
Memorial 9-a-side Youth Hockey Tournament.
The tournament was organised into a round
robin format followed by a single elimination
for the Cup and Plate awards.
The tournament kicked off to a great start for
the team, with the team creating great build up
play and setting up a magnitude of goal scoring opportunities. The scoring for the team
was opened up by Aman, scoring a brace
and concluding the game with a convincing
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us on. Thank you to Leslie Lin, Aman
Singh, Philip Cadman, Ben Poon,
Rohit Sujnani, Tom Chan, Abhishek
Laungani, Cur tis Wong, Sylvester
Ribeiro, Joshua Yeung, Joseph Ho and
Jamie Cheng for putting up with the
heat and giving it their all during the
tournament.
win over Khalsa B. The second match
against HK Sikh was played equally
strong, with the team carrying the confidence from the previous game, finishing 2-0 with goals from Aman and
Curtis.
The third game played was against
Pakistan and was considered to be
the toughest match among the pool
games. Throughout the game, the defence of the team held strong, and multiple attacking chances were created,
the team only just missing out on the
breaks and ended in the deadlock just
as it started in. The final game was
dominated by the team, commanding
the game pace and movement of the
ball. Ending with a resounding lead,
generated by goals from both Aman
and Ben.
The emphatic performance demonstrated by the team allowed us to progress through to the elimination rounds
for the Cup title, with the semi-final
match up against NBC. The match
was hotly contested, with both sides
pushing their physical capabilities and
Jasper Au
responding to each other’s tactics
and skills. A magnificent reflex save
from Leslie deflected a low drag flick
towards the right corner out of play,
keeping the team in contest. However,
a hopeful shot from a tight angle allowed the opposition to take the lead
late in the game. The gamed concluded as 0-1, therefore meaning that the
team would not be able to continue to
fight for the Cup.
On behalf of the team, I would like
to thank Jackie and Ravi for guiding the team on the day, as well as all
the supporters who came by to cheer
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HOCKEY
interview:
The Sethi Family
The Sethi family is a true portrait of what
it is to be a ‘KCC family’. Since 2000,
Davinderpal Sethi, his two sons, and
wife Pinki have been Members of the
Kowloon Cricket Club – not just as social members but as significant sporting members within the Hockey Section.
Since 2000, Davinderpal has played for
every single men’s hockey team in the
Section, has managed the E Team, and
is currently in his 14th season as goalkeeper. His eldest son Ravdeep manages the Youth Team as well as play for
the Men’s A Team, and his other son
Jasdeep, or ‘Bobby’, who is currently studying in the UK, is to play for the
Men’s A Team on his return to Hong
Kong. Lauren Cameron sat down with
Davinderpal to find out what it’s truly like
to have two generations represent the
same sports club.
Davinderpal Sethi, after a
hockey game for the Vets
What’s it like, having your whole
family playing for the one club?
It’s very convenient! (laughs) It means
we all share a common interest, and we
regularly have discussions about how to
improve the Club, how to improve the
Hockey Section… It’s nice to have that –
to share a common interest, and a passion. And hockey is a real family sport,
so it just makes sense to all be playing
for the same club.
Did you join the Club simply to play
hockey, or for another reason?
I joined for my kids. Playing hockey in
Hong Kong is very difficult – schools
don’t have hockey teams or facilities,
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The family on Boxing Day, 2013
and my kids used to
love watching me play
I’ve played goalhockey on Sundays with the Nav Bharat
i e e v e r s i n c e.
Club, who I played for at the time. We
Being a goallived around the corner from the KCC,
keeper is great –
and I knew that it was one of the best
you get to play a
hockey clubs at the time, it was very
full game, you’re
prestigious and it had great facilities. It’s
the focal point for
also a very multicultural club – you can
the other team…
have New Zealanders, South Africans,
It’s quite an imporIndians, Hong Kongers and Australians
tant position. Having a good goalkeeper
all in the one team – it’s the KCC’s most
can make all the difference to a team.
attractive feature and says a lot about
the Club.
What is one of you greatest
memories so far of playing with the
Why hockey?
KCC?
Well, with football you need to be really
I play with the Veterans Hockey Team
good, and everyone wants to play it…
too, and I can remember one particular
cricket, to be honest, I find very laboriveterans’ game where we were losing
ous and boring – in my eyes it’s more of
4-nil at half time. Our coach had a talk to
a leisure activity than a sport. Hockey
us at half time and told us we could turn
really stood out to me, and still does,
things around. I thought he was being
as a very exciting sport. It’s incredibly
sarcastic! But we actually ended up winskillful, it’s quick, it’s a family sport and
ning 5-4. That was a standout game. I
you really don’t know what is going to
couldn’t believe we were able to change
happen until the very last moment. You
the outcome of the game so drastically.
can also play it until a very old age – I
mean, I’m 40 and still playing, and we
What do you hope to see from the
have people who are over 70 still playHockey Section this year?
ing for the Club.
I’m really passionate about the Hockey
How many seasons have you
Section. But in terms of one particular
played with the KCC by now?
thing…Historically, the KCC has allowed
guests or “visiting members” to play for
14 seasons. I’ve played for every team
the Hockey Section on the odd occaduring that time, too. I’ve managed the
sion. It was a very selective process and
E Team, played for every team, and I’ve
as a result, we have really benefitted in
also, during that time, been the second
the past from having some quality playlongest standing committee member
ers play for the KCC every now and then.
of the Hong Kong Hockey Association,
This was stopped two years ago and as
on the Promotions and Development
a result, I think the Hockey Section is
committee. I’ve no plans to retire at this
struggling somewhat. The idea behind
stage – Mike Kennedy is 74 and he only
the rule change is good, but I think it has
retired from hockey last year. I plan to
hit us hard. I’d like to see that rule be replay for as long as I can, too. I say if
versed this year.
you’re fit and you still enjoy it – stick to it.
Why did you choose to be a
goalkeeper?
I wasn’t always a goalkeeper – I also
used to play as centre forward – but I
used to get so frustrated at the goalkeeper that I actually asked to give it a go!
Advice for newcomers to the Club?
Yes…. Get involved! Don’t be shy, we’re
a friendly club. A section is not a section
without active members. In this club, you
really do need to step up and volunteer.
HKIS Girls’ Football
Tournament 9 November 2014
FOOTBALL
KCC U14 girls won the U14 Cup at the HKIS
Tournament, with a nail-biting penalty shootout victor y against the Chelsea Soccer
Schools team boasting a number of Hong
Kong U14 National Players (including the goalkeeper)! The final was very close with both
teams coming close and the crossbar coming
to KCC’s rescue, but in the end the score was
0:0. KCC then scored their penalties whilst
our keeper saved 2 of theirs, ensuring our
U14 girls won their second Cup of the season
in two Tournament played!
Earlier, during the league format, they had
recorded 2 wins against Chelsea Soccer
Schools and Tai Tam and a draw against
The Hong Kong Football Club. During the
whole tournament the girls only conceded
1 goal in open play. A big well done to the
team – Andrea Chan, Dveeta
Lal (Captain), Desiree Miller,
Eliza Evers, Jorja Townson,
Lily Haik, Maddie Kwan,
Maya Renwick, Nicole
Marlow and Sophie Hafner,
and, of course, Coach
Lukalu!.
O u r ot h e r te a m s h a d
mixed success at the
tournament, but the U10
won their first match
and were unlucky not to
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follow up with further victories. Our other U14
team played well, but came up short against
some stiff opposition. However, it was another successful outing overall for the KCC Girls
and a big thanks to the coaches and parents
for supporting our teams so well.
Adrian Townson
KCC Football Committee Representative
(Girls’ and Women’s Football)
Boys’ Junior Football
T he Unde r-13s Boys a nd Unde r14s Boys play in the competitive
Henderson League with a good start
to the season so far.
The U13 team have done exceptionally well in the qualifying stages of
the Henderson League. Having now
played all three qualifying games scoring 20 goals and conceding only one
is quite an achievement for this new
team. The team is packed with talent
and has really played some excellent
football. There is still some work to do
going forward, as this is the boys’ first
year playing 11-a-side footie. However,
big things are expected from this group
as there is such an abundance of talent. If they can come together and perform as a team, move the ball quickly
while maintaining our own high standards, then anything is possible for this
group of youngsters.
For the U14s, after the success of last
season where the boys along with
DB Dragons won the Henderson Cup
which was played in the Mong Kok
Stadium, the team has gone through
a few large changes in personnel –
almost half the team either moving
overseas or changing. The team has
completely restructured itself with a
few new faces and new positions all
round. For the qualifying games of
the Henderson League the boys have
equipped themselves well enough winning one and losing the other to leave
there group evenly poised. A win in their
final group game will see them qualify
for the Premier Henderson League in
Hong Kong, while a loss will see them
progress to the Championship competition. So all rests on the following
game this weekend (15 November)
where the boys will go full tilt for the
win as to qualify for the Strongest U14
competition in Hong Kong.
Gary
KCC Young Women’s
U18 Invitational Football
Tournament 13 December 2014
KCC will host their fir st Young
Women’s Tournament on Saturday,
13 December morning, as well as
playing host to a team from King’s
College, Taunton, UK, where two of
our ex-KCC players (Molly Smith and
Grace Perkins) are now studying and
playing football.
King’s College was the first appointed Independent School
Football Association (ISFA) Girls’
Development School and is the base
for the ISFA Under-18 South West
squad. Their Head of Football Chris
Heayns is the Regional Coach and
ISFA representative and will bring
the team to Hong Kong. Last season
King’s won both the U15 and U18
ISFA national seven-a-side competitions, and last month retained
the U18 title. The crowning glory to
their campaign was winning the ISFA
U18 national eleven-a-side cup this
year for the first time in their history. King’s also hosts the England FA
South West Region Girls’ Centre of
Excellence.
KCC is also inviting teams to this
tournament from the Hong Kong
Football Association (U18 National
Team) as well as from local Hong
Kong clubs, who promote girls’ and
women’s football. It should be a
great tournament showcasing the
very best of young women’s football and I sincerely hope we can see
some Club members coming down
to support our young women.
KCC Football Section stalwart Tony
Smith’s daughter will be playing for
King’s College and Tony himself will
also be travelling over with the team,
so this will be a chance to catch up
with old friends. I look forward to
seeing as many of you as possible
on the 13th!
Adrian Townson
KCC Football Committee
Representative (Girls’ and Women’s
Football)
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Convenor’s Column
LAWN BOWLS
International Competition
Our experienced bowler, Jimmy Chiu, represented Hong
Kong to participate in the 2014 Incheon Asian Para Games
in October and achieved the following outstanding results:
1. Gold Medal in Men’s Singles and
2. Silver Medal in Mixed Pairs
Congratulations, Jimmy!
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Lawn Bowls AGM on 5 November 2014
Around 60 members attended the AGM.
Newly elected LB Sub-committee Members
for 2014-2015:
LB Representative & Convenor: Patrick Fong
Secretary: Mary Ong
Team Captains:
Men’s A: Cliff Imeson
Men’s B: James Keung
Men’s C & Greens Convenor: Peter Hevicon
Men’s D: Bill Thomas
Ladies’ A: Sanie Ng
Ladies’ B: Annie Yeung
I sincerely wish that all of you continue to s­ upport
the Section in the coming season.
Ladies’ B Team
The Ladies’ B played the last game against HKCC on 1
November. Even though the game had no effect on our result but we still tried our best to finish the game by winning
6-2. We ended the day with a wonderful hot-pot dinner.
We finished the season in the 4th position on the league table. We missed our goal but everybody enjoyed the effort
and support of all teammates. I would like to thank Linda
Robertson, VenusNgai, Cellina Sheck, Carmen Suen, Alice
Chung, Pam Tung, Mary Ong, Mildred Wong, Kelly Wong,
Alison Shum, Valerie Lau, Kitty Tse, Linda Pryce, Janet
Fung, Elaine Pomfret and Torrente Kam.
Let’s keep up the spirit and work together for a better result next year.
Annie Yeung
Ladies’ B Team Captain
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LAWN BOWLS
Annual Dinner on 25 October 2014
Our Annual Dinner was held on Saturday,
25 October 2014 at KCC Sports Hall.
Elizabeth was the organising director
and Anna the director of performance.
Participants included Rob, Mike and Cliff
(as one team), Pari, Don and Kenny Ng’
wife. The winner was Don who received
a HK$500 coupon.
Over 80 players, spouses and guests
(including KCC President and his wife)
joined this joyful event. The theme was
Mamma Mia. We had fancy dress and
karaoke contests.
Mrs. Downs was the winner of the fancy
dress contest. She also got a HK$500
coupon.
Dinner started at 8pm right after short
speeches delivered by the Convenor
and the President.
There were two talent shows on the
night:
1. ABBA – Peter was guitar player, Bob
was pianist, and Derek and Kenny
were the sexy and pretty singers.
They sang the songs “Mamma Mia”
and “Dancing Queen”.
2. Mixed Team – Performers were Annie,
Bill Thomas, Daphe, Ellen, Pari and
Torrente. Their songs were “Supper
Trouper” and “Waterloo”.
Apar t from music, the Spor ts Hall
was filled with laughter, whistles and
screams. Everyone enjoyed the shows
and one lawn bowl player even rushed to
the stage to kiss the sexy ABBA singers.
Lucky draw started at 9:30pm and every
attendee got a prize. Many thanks to the
sponsors – Elizabeth, Jacky Wong, Pari,
Peter and Raymond Lo. Thank you very
much for all your ­generous contributions.
Karaoki contest commenced at 10pm.
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At about 10:15pm, Jimmy, the Asian
Games Champion, a
­ rrived at the Sports
Hall. He was congratulated by all players
and guests for his wonderful achievements in the Incheon Asian Para Games.
He was invited to the stage with everyone singing “We are the Champion”.
The party went on. Some players continued to chat and sing until 11:30pm when
KCC staff started to tidy up the venue.
In closing, I would like to thank our
Event Director, Elizabeth as well as
Peter, William, Cliff, Annie and Mary.
Also, my special thanks to the Director
of Per formances, Anna who spent
sleepless nights in arranging the wonder ful costumes and the great talent shows. Without the support of the
whole team, the helpers on the night,
the performers and the Section players,
the Annual Dinner could not have been
so successful.
Upcoming Social Event:
26 December 2014 – Hollis Trophy with
POC
Please diarise and support this event.
On behalf of the Lawn Bowls Subcommittee, we wish you all a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Enjoy bowling!
Patrick Fong
Convenor
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AGM Report
SQUASH
The annual squash AGM on Saturday, 18
October marked the end of convenor Evan
Fowler’s and Captain Aaron Yip’s two-year
leadership. Both Evan and Aaron worked well
together and made many improvements to
the Section as well as to the courts themselves. Such improvements included the replacement of the glass walls to ASB standard,
as well as re-carpeting the spectator area that
surrounds the courts. Improvements to benefit the Club’s general interest in squash were
also introduced by providing communal rackets and shoes of various sizes for members
to borrow to promote squash and to ensure
maximum utilisation of the courts. On behalf
of the Section, I would like to thank them both
for their hard work and dedication to ensuring
the Section ran smoothly, that the teams were
organized, and for their words of wisdom.
After a review of the successful 2013-2014
season by the Section as a whole, particularly Ladies’ 1, Division 2, Division 3, Division 5
and Division 7A, Peter Fraser was elected as
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the new convenor of Squash for the next two
years with Kathryn Labrum as secretary.
As always, many thanks to Vincent Wan,
Perrier and Vittel for their generous and continuous support. We look forward to proudly
wearing our snazzy new kits throughout the
upcoming season.
Good luck to everyone in their respective divisions for this season – we seem to be doing
well so far. Keep it up!
Kat Labrum
British Army Review
We were recently treated to an interport match against the British Army
who were visiting Hong Kong on a
squash tour.
The Army fielded a very strong mixed
team and the overall score proved to
be a very close one. In the end, the
KCC managed to scrape through with
a 6 to 5 victory. The standard of the
Army team was evident in their impressive victories against other teams
they played before us during their
tour. Despite the KCC fielding quite a
strong team, the Army players, especially the women, put on an aggressive and impressive display of squash.
Even though we managed to narrowly
beat them, their efforts and determination as a team prove just how much of
a powerhouse they are.
After all matches finished, both teams
sat down together to enjoy a pleasant dinner. Good company has always
been the case with previous visits
from the armed forces, and this night
proved no different as many stories,
experiences and laughs were shared.
Thanks to General Urch and his team
for their sportsmanship, great squash
abilities and fun conversation throughout the night. We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. This is a tradition the
KCC should be proud of and we look
forward to hosting many more events
in the future.
Kat Labrum
Tennis Section
Annual Dinner 17 October 2014
TENNIS
Tennis AGM
23 October 2014
The new Sub-committee elected for 2014-15
is as follows:
Convenor: Alex Rego
Secretary: KS Wong
Committee Members: Harry Yuen,
Julie Fowler, Mary Ong, Sandra Scanlon,
Ken Wong and Peter Ko
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Three Wins in a Row!
BADMINTON
The KCC Badminton Team managed to secure
its third win in the recent Inter-club Badminton
League games. Given the benefits of playing
“home”, our team has just managed to secure
our third victory against the visiting Hong Kong
Football Club Team earlier this month.
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However, the real challenge lies in the away
games that we have to play in the second half
of the season.
Herbert Kwok
Badminton Society Convenor
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Duncan Wins on the
Mountain Course
GOLF
Wednesday 15th October saw us travelling
to Nansha to play the Mountain Course on a
cool, dry day just made for Golf. The Mountain
Course as the name suggests is up on the hillside above the Clubhouse and has a number
of exciting holes on steep slopes and is generally a demanding course that requires good
course management.
Duncan Wong played reasonably well on the
front 9 but excelled with a back 9 of 42 with 4 pars
to take the Stableford competition with 37pts.
Richard Tinlin finished in 2nd place with 35pts
ahead of a very close tussle for 3rd place between Sanjay Nainani and Eric Golani both on
33pts and equal points on the back 9, back 6
and Sanjay eventually prevailed with a better
back 3 holes.
Alfonso had 6 pars in a front 9 of 43 and Jacky
Sung had 4 pars in a front 9 of 43.
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Results
NP:
Hole 4: Zaki Dad
Hole 9: Suresh Gopisetty
Hole 11: Andy Atkinson
Hole 17: Sunil Hemnani
LD:
(M) (Zaki) Tommy Tam
(L) Mary Ching
Stableford:
1st: Duncan Wong
2nd: Richard Tinlin
3rd: Sanjay Nainani
4th: Eric Golani
37pts
35pts
33pts (c/b 17/12/5)
33pts (c/b 17/12/4)
As a result of this event, Richard closed to
within one point of leader Alfonso. Duncan,
Sanjay and Eric, all improved their positions in
the 2014 Stableford League and with only the
GS Championships to go the race to the finish
was going to be tight.
Youth Shows the Way in the
GS Championships
We had a good entry of 40 players for
the GS Championships on the South
Course at Kau Sai Chau on Monday, 3
November and ­despite an early morning
chilly wind, the c
­ onditions were ideal as
the day progressed.
Stars of the show were Leon D’Souza
and Inara Sharma; Leon was level par
on the more difficult back 9 with 7 pars
and a birdie and 5 pars and a birdie on
the front 9 for an excellent 71 while Inara
had one par and two birdies on the front
9 and 4 pars and a birdie on the back 9
for a round of 77.
In the Stableford competition there was
a tie on 36pts with Eric Golani winning
the tiebreak with 19 points on the back 9
from Erle Pereira.
Results
NP:
Hole 2: Jon McKinley
Hole 5: Leon D’Souza
Hole 11: (M) Jacky Sung
Hole 16: (L) Mary Ching
2NP: Hole 4 (M) Andy Atkinson
LD:
Hole 14 (M) Alfonso Cordero
Hole 18 (L) Inara Sharma
Stableford:
Men:
1st: Eric Golani
2nd: Erle Pereira
3rd: Michael Tse
36pts (c/b 19)
36pts (c/b 16)
35pts
Ladies:
1st: A nita Mui 2nd: Rita Leung 3rd: Mary Ching 39pts
33pts
26pts
2014 GS Champions
Men: Leon D’Souza
Ladies: Inara Sharma
In the Stableford League the top two
players failed to improve on their totals.
Gary Sharma added just one point and
Eric’s good performance just failed to
get him in the top three as he closed to
within one point behind Gary Sharma.
The leading per formers in the 2014
Stableford League were:
After the Championships Event at Kau Sai
Chau, we returned to KCC for the AGM
where 31 members were in attendance; a
number of healthy debates ensued especially about handicaps, where everyone
has their own opinion and the meeting
was brought to a close with the realisation that dinner would be served in five
minutes.
The following officials were elected:
Chairman: Richard Tinlin
Secretary: Malcolm Hammersley
Treasurer: KC Shing
Members: Alfonso Cordero, CM Mak
Our next event is a return to Shunde
for a two-day trip on 27-28 November
which promises to be another fun-filled
excursion.
Cheers,
Richard
Men:
1st: Alfonso Cordero
2nd: Richard Tinlin
3rd: Gary Sharma
4th: Eric Golani
5th: CM Mak
6th: Sanjay Nainani 7th: Zaki Dad
8th: David Brettell 9th: Vincent Lee 10th: Duncan Wong
173pts
172pts
168pts
167pts
165pts
165pts
164pts
162pts
159pts
149pts
Ladies:
1st: Mary Ching
2nd: Rita Leung
3rd: Margaret Chan
130pts
97pts
85pts
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120th Anniversary Snooker
Invitational Tournament
SNOOKER
CCC - Adrian and Ivan in action – 10-ball reds
CCC – KCC team
KCC sent a 6-man team
to th e C ra i g e n g owe r
Cricket Club for the 120th
A n n i ve r s a r y S n o o ke r
Invitational Tournament.
H o w e v e r, d u e t o a
c h a n g e i n s c h e d u l e,
only 4 were needed to
play in the 3 games, the
6 ball reds (singles), the
10 ball reds (scotch doubles) and the Pool Competition (singles). Mike
graciously lent his services to the Hong Kong
Country Club as they were a player short and
KCC then lined up with Bennie playing the
6-ball reds, Adrian and Ivan playing the 10-ball
reds and Tommy (the hustler) on the Pool table! All matches were in a knockout format so
there was no room for error and the pressure
was on from the start and with prizes for winners, runners up, top breaks, most sporting
and best team, so there was lots to play for!
Overall, there were 8 teams competing from
a total of 6 clubs. KCC lined up against the
Chinese Recreation Club after the draw was
made. Other Clubs in the tournament included
the Hong Kong Club, The Kowloon Tong Club,
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The Chinese Recreation Club and 3 teams
from the home Club the Craigengower Cricket
Club, ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ teams.
Tommy got the balls rolling, against probably the luckiest pool player in town and with
luck definitely not on his side. Despite some
great pots he was unable to overcome his
opponent and KCC were out. Next up was
Bennie who fared much better and beat his
opponent 2:1 with some steady snooker, good
pots and solid safety play. Inspired by this,
CCC – Bennie in action – 6-ball reds
CCC – celebration banquet
CCC – Pool
Adrian and Ivan ran out to the 19-point
lead in the 10-ball reds, scoring on each
of the first three visits to the table. The
CRC came back into the frame and set
up a tense bout of safety on the colours. KCC potted another 3 balls and
left CRC needing snookers. They duly
obliged and put Ivan in trouble with a
nice shot obscuring the blue ball. Ivan
however was not put off and decided
that the best way to get out of the problem was to not only use 2 cushions to hit
the blue, but pot it as well. The shot of
the tournament (as judged by the KCC
players!) was made and it was another
win for KCC. Bennie, Adrian and Ivan
were now in the semifinals for both the
6-reds and 10-reds respectively.
Bennie stepped up first against a very
strong player from the Craigengower ‘A’
team and apparently a HK National Youth
Player, who had already hit a 57 break in
his earlier match! Despite a brave effort,
Bennie succumbed to a stronger player who closed out the match with a 48
(missing an easy pink) for what could
have been a closing 60 break! These 2
breaks were to be the best 2 of the day.
Adrian and Ivan then faced CCC ‘A’ team
pairing in the 10-reds semifinal, comprising of their Snooker Section Captain
and another young talented player. KCC
immediately opened with a red and blue
off the break, but a miss handed the advantage back to CCC and they took full
advantage, slowly pulling out to a 30+
lead, again recording the top break of
23. After a few pots by either side KCC
were left chasing 1 snooker as well as all
the colours to win; a tall order that was
just a bit too much! The consolation was
that the CCC ‘A’ team went on to rather
fittingly win their tournament.
A great afternoon of competition was
concluded with a prize ceremony and
a 13-course Celebration Banquet courtesy of the Craigengower Cricket Club,
who were perfect hosts. KCC returned
with 2 unexpected 3rd Runners-up trophies and each player was awarded a
small souvenir.
Adrian Townson
Snooker Committee Representative
CCC – Final scores and presentations of trophies
CCC – Captain Tommy doing the draw
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Snooker AGM
The new Sub-committee for 2014-2015 elected
is as follows:
Convenor: Navin Ahuja
Tournament Director: Don McNeil
Asst. Tournament Director: Adrian Townson
Treasurer: Francis Hung
Historian: Bennie Ngan & Fittings and
Furnishings: Ivan Leung (Previously Mahesh
Ramchandani and Johnny Tao)
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The Boundary Café Soft Opening
3 November 2014
Hong Kong Inter-Club
Tenpin Bowling League
9th League Bowling Season 2014-15
TENPIN
BOWLING
After two years of absence, KCC has now entered a team in the 2014-15 Inter-Club Tenpin
Bowling league.
This season there are seven participating
clubs and each club plays the other clubs in
home and away matches. Because of the odd
number of teams, we were the odd ones out in
the first round played on 9 October but played
our first match at KCC on 23 October against
our friendly archrival, the Kowloon Tong Club.
After an unfortunate late KCC team change,
the match got under way with ominous early
signs as two of the KTC players quickly registered 200+ games. Undaunted, our team with
three ladies putting in inspired performances,
held on to win the match 15-7 on handicap
scores. As expected, we didn’t do too well
with scratch scores, but the determination
and effort is there and augurs well for forthcoming matches.
Mike Kennedy
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New Members Welcome Cocktail
13 November 2014
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Bridge Society AGM
21 October 2014
The new Sub-committee elected for 2014-15 is as follows:
Convenor: Raju Ramchandani
Secretary: Shabbir Barma
Committee Member: David Mok
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Warwick The First Lady Cabernet Sauvignon
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The bouquet reveals lots of red berries, sweet
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is complemented by a sweet vanilla and chocolate oak
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wine easy to drink while still retaining good structure.
We have made many changes to the menu
in the Club to reflect the changing diets
people are adopting, be it for humanitarian,
health, religious reasons or just because
they simply prefer vegetarian food.
So every Monday the set lunch will be
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2 December Tuesday
6 January
3 December
7 January
Wednesday
The Boundary Café
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Guest Adult:
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Child: HK$208
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PRICE LIST
Effective date: 4 November 2014
Salad Bar $98
Set Lunch $78
Carving Lunch $98
Breakfast Buffet $65
Sunday Lunch Buffet
$178 For Member
$220 For Guest
$125 For Child (3-11 yrs)
Sunday Dinner Buffet
$198 For Member
$240 For Guest
$130 For Child (3-11 yrs)
Christmas Specials
Following up on KCC Members always
enjoying our own Chef Sing’s secret
recipe for Mulled Wine, it will be
available at KCC Gingerbread House
and F&B outlets
$46 per glass • $250 per bottle (1 litre)
Dec 24 Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet
The Boundary Cafe • Member $385,
Guest $435 and Child (3-11 years old) $260
Dec 24 Christmas Eve Set Dinner
Grill Room • Member $688, Guest $788
Dec 25 Christmas Day Lunch Buffet
Main Ground • Member $385,
Guest $435 and Child (3-11 years old) $260
Dec 25 Christmas Night Dinner Buffet
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your elbows in. Don’t LOCK your fingers
behind your head.
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Now, begin to roll your shoulders off from
the floor/bench. Continue to push down
as hard as you can with your lower back.
Your shoulders and body should come
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POINTS TO NOTE
Membership Update
New Ordinary Voting
Members
Hillia Lee
Timothy Lai
Daniel Loup
Daniel Jacques
Fiona To
Moka Mok
Car Park Labels 2015
Sporting Subscriber
Anthony Garreau
Please be reminded that Car Park Labels
2015 will be available for collection in the
latter half of December 2014 and relevant
fees will be charged to your December
statement.
Corporate Nominees
Keith Choi
James Kwan
Resigned Members
Pavan Thakur
Waqar Dawood
Leigh Cumings
Kristy de Kock
Dear Members,
Please read the WOK emails and the notice around the Club.
Thank you.
Club Management
Kowloon Cricket Club
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Gurjinder Singh
Amanda Kwok
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Ciaran Glen
William Seo
Raj Heera
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Table Tennis: Inaugural Friendly Match
Sunday, 2 November 2014 saw our inaugural match against
a team from the Law Society. Despite our “intensive” training
leading up to this friendly, we were clearly outclassed by a superior and younger team of players who put on a very impressive display. As always, in situations like this, KCC went down
fighting but a most enjoyable time was had by all. We received
several compliments from the opposition on the choice of venue with the Sports Hall providing ample space for three tables,
good lighting and adequate seating for spectators and players.
This has to be the venue of choice for future matches.
My sincere thanks are due to the following and in no specific order:
• Maverick Leung, Sports Director and his team consisting of
House men/ladies and fitness room attendants for setting
up the Sports Hall and for making it look truly professional.
Also to our GM Greg Hartigan and AGM Eddie Chan who
both came in to check if all was in order. Also the F&B team
for their good services and snacks.
• Sylvester, from the Law Society, for basically coordinating
the running of each match, and to Kishu for all his behindthe-scene organization, bringing the occasion together.
thereby ensuring we looked like serious contenders, and for
donating extra refreshments, all at very short notice. Thank
you again, Vincent and Lily.
• My fellow team members for giving up their family day to be
part of this occasion and for doing their best. Well done to
Kailesh who progressed to the quarterfinals.
• The GC for providing the subsidy as a vote of support for us.
Special thanks to the President Rob Gill for his kind support.
We hope this is the start of more such events to come. We
are currently arranging a match against CCC on the 29th
November 2014 in their squash courts at 2:30pm. We intend
to approach HKFC and HKCC in due course. In the long term,
table tennis deserves a place as a mainstream sport within the
KCC. We hope to keep unearthing new talent from within our
ranks and would hope to attract more youngsters into the mix.
Clearly it is all down to practice. Subject to space availability,
a ball machine would undoubtedly improve our core skills very
quickly but, ideally, this should go hand-in-hand with a younger cohort of players taking part. In this respect, we continue
to push for a return to the SH which will allow us to expand.
• William Ko for attending on behalf of the GC and lending his
support which was much appreciated.
The invitation is wide open but we can take encouragement
from a good and highly entertaining start.
• Vincent Wan who very graciously provided us Perrier shirts
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Review of the year
A great year of talks and presentations, that challenged,
interested and inspired us.
Thanks to continuous support of Kowloon Cricket Club and our
speakers for making us think, laugh and showing how we can live
happier healthier and more fulfilling lives.
Wishing you all the very best for the Holiday Season.
Our talks will recommence on January 14th.
For more information or to book your seats, please contact Jackie Vachha:
9045 9807 or jackie@ajvco.com.hk
Quarry Bay School Junior Cricket Training
4 and 25 September; 9 and 16 October 2014
Diocesan Girls’ School
Cross Country Team Training
21 and 23 October 2014
Australian International School Hong Kong Junior Cricket Training
22 and 29 October; 5 November 2014
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SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1
2
0800-1000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1445-1645 APSS Kinder Kicks
(@Sports Hall)
1930-2100 Badminton Coaching
Ground Closed for Maintenance
1800 Bridge (@Aerobics Room)
1900-2100 Adult Hockey Training
1630-1830 Adult Cricket Training
1830-2130 Snake Buffet
(@The Boundary Café)
EVENTS
CALENDAR
7
8
9
DECEMBER 2014
0830-1900 Noble Sixes Day 2
(@The Ground)
0800-1000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1445-1645 APSS Kinder Kicks
(@Sports Hall)
1930-2100 Badminton Coaching
Ground Closed for Maintenance
1800 Bridge (@Aerobics Room)
1900-2100 Adult Hockey Training
1630-1830 Adult Cricket Training
1830 General Committee Meeting
14
15
16
0900-1330 Mini Hockey Training
HKCA Sunday League
1000-1800 KCC Templars Vs HKCC
Optimists
0800-1000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1445-1645 APSS Kinder Kicks
(@Sports Hall)
1930-2100 Badminton Coaching
Ground Closed for Maintenance
1800 Bridge (@Aerobics Room)
1900-2100 Adult Hockey Training
1300-1800 Perth School Vs KCC Cricket
Match
1630-1830 Adult Cricket Training
21
22
23
1700-2000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
HKCA Sunday League
1000-1800 KCC Infidels Vs USRC
0800-1000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1930-2100 Badminton Coaching
Ground Closed for Maintenance
1800 Bridge (@Aerobics Room)
1900-2100 Adult Hockey Training
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29
30
0900-1330 Mini Hockey Training
0800-1000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1930-2100 Badminton Coaching
Ground Closed for Maintenance
1630-1800 Adult Cricket Training (Astro)
JANUARY HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, 1 January
The first day of January
Annual KCC Children’s Sports Day
(@The Ground)
Friday, 2 January
1700-2000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
2000-2200 Advanced Badminton
Coaching
Saturday, 3 January
1000-1300 Judo Class
HKLBA Triples League
Men’s KCC B vs HKFC C
KCC D vs ILBC C
1230 – 1430 Lunch with
Santa
(@The Boundary Café)
Sunday, 4 January
0900-1330 Mini Hockey Training
Monday, 5 January
0800-1000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1445-1645 APSS Kinder Kicks
(@Sports Hall)
1930-2100 Badminton Coaching
Ground Closed for Maintenance
Tuesday, 6 January
1800 Bridge (@Aerobics Room)
1900-2100 Adult Hockey Training
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WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
3
4
5
6
0900-1200 & 1500-1600 APSS Kinder
Kicks (@Sports Hall)
1700-1900 Youth Hockey Training
(@Sports Hall)
0730-0930 HKCA National Team Training
1130-1230 Meth College Sports
1630-1800 APSS Football Training
1830-2000 Girl Football Training
(@Swimming Pool Side)
0800-1000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1830-2200 Badminton Society
1800-2200 10 Pin Bowling Night
1630-1830 Adult Cricket Training
Club AGM at 1830 in the Sports Hall
1700-2000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1500-1800 APSS Kinder Bounce
(@Sports Hall)
2000-2200 Advanced Badminton
Coaching
0900-1500 Glenealy Sports Day
1630-1800 Girl Cricket Training
0830-1900 Noble Sixes Day 1
(@The Ground)
HKLBA Triples League
Men’s KCC B vs KBGC C
KCC C vs HKFC D
KCC D vs TMSA C
10
11
12
13
0900-1200 & 1500-1600 APSS Kinder
Kicks (@Sports Hall)
1700-1900 Youth Hockey Training
(@Sports Hall)
0730-0930 HKCA National Team Training
1630-1800 APSS Football Training
0800-1000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1900 Christmas Sing a long
(@The Ground)
1800-2200 10 Pin Bowling Night
1030-1200 Girls UK Training
1630-1830 Adult Cricket Training
1700-2000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
2000-2200 Advanced Badminton
Coaching
0900-1500 Back up Date for Glenealy
Sports Day
1630-1800 Girl Cricket Training
1000-1300 Judo Class
HKLBA Triples League
Men’s KCC A vs KBGC A
KCC B vs TMSA A
Women’s KCC A vs CLBC A
KCC B vs GLBC A
0715-1000 Junior Football Training
1000-1230 Junior Girl Football
Tournament
HKCA Saturday League
1300-1800 USRC vs KCC Tartars
1500-1630 Mini Ginger Bread House
Making (@The Aerobics Room)
17
18
19
20
0900-1200 & 1500-1600 APSS Kinder
Kicks (@Sports Hall)
1700-1900 Youth Hockey Training
(@Sports Hall)
0730-0930 HKCA National Team Training
1630-1800 APSS Football Training
0800-1000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1830-2200 Badminton Society
1800-2200 10 Pin Bowling Night
1630-1830 Adult Cricket Training
1800-2000 Girl Football Training
1700-2000 Social Table Tennis
(@Aerobics Room)
1500-1800 APSS Kinder Bounce
(@Sports Hall)
2000-2200 Advanced Badminton
Coaching
0730-0930 HKCA National Team Training
1130-1230 Meth College Sports
1630-1800 Girl Cricket Training
1000-1300 Judo Class
HKLBA Triples League
Men’s KCC B vs VLBC A
KCC C vs CLBC B
Women’s KCC B vs HKFC C
0715-1000 Junior Football Training
1030-1230 Junior Cricket Training
HKCA Saturday League
1300-1800 CCC Jing Sun Vs KCC
Saracens
24
25
26
27
Christmas Eve set Dinner
(@The Grill Room)
Christmas Eve Dinner
Buffet
(@The Boundary Café )
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
1300-1700 Mixed Hockey Tournament
1830-2130 Snake Buffet
(@The Boundary Café)
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Ground Closed for the preparation work of
KCC Children’s Sport Day
1900 KCC Black Tie New
Year’s Eve Party
(@The Boundary Café)
Christmas Lunch Buffet
(@The Ground)
Christmas set Dinner
(@The Grill Room)
Christmas Night Buffet
(@The Boundary Café)
JUNIOR CRICKET COACHING (TUE/THU/FRI/SAT)
U/17 (11-17 yrs)
U/13 (10-13 yrs)
U/11 (5-11 yrs)
Girl (8-14 yrs)
Tue@1630-1830 (13 sessions)
Sep 2, 16, 23, 30; Oct 7, 14, 21, 28;
Nov 4, 11, 18;
Dec 2, 9
Thu@1630-1830 (14 sessions)
Sep 4, 11, 18, 25; Oct 9, 16, 23, 30;
Nov 6, 13, 20, 27; Dec 4, 11
Fri@1700-1800 (12 sessions)
Sep 5; Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 31;
14, 21, 28; Dec, 5, 12
$3,850
(Total 22 sessions)
All Groups (9 sessions)
Sat@1030-1230
Sep 13, 20; Oct 4, 11, 25;
Nov 8, 15, 22, 29
$4,025
(Total 23 sessions)
$3,675
(Total 21 sessions)
Nov 7,
Enquiry: 5901 - 2898 (Ryan)
CRICKET PRIVATE COACHING WITH RYAN / USMAN
Head Coach - Ryan Campbell
Ryan, a former Australian national cricketer, has been the Head Coach at the KCC for the past 2 years. During these 2 years, he
has already implemented structured junior programmes, identified young talent and taken the KCC senior team to new heights as
seen in the club winning the Hong Kong Cricket Association’s Premier League trophy. He is also the batting coach for the Hong
Kong National Team, including during the recent 2014 T20 World Cup, when Hong Kong famously beat Bangladesh in their home
ground.
Ryan has an ACB Level 3 Coaching Certificate and prior to arriving in Hong Kong, was a coach at the largest First Grade District
club in Western Australia (WA), Joondalup CC. A high number of the young players he coached grew into quality First Grade
players and beyond. His playing career spanned more than a decade, during which time he represented Australia in 2 One Day
Internationals nand played 98 First Class games for Western Australia & Australia A. He is ranked 9th on the ‘All Time Run
Scorers’ list for WA and 4th on the ‘All Time Most Dismals’ for wicketkeepers for WA.
Cricket Coaching Assistant - Usman Manj
Usman has been a coaching assistant at the KCC for the past 6 years. He has an ACC Level 2 Coaching Certificate and
extensive experience coaching juniors, men and ladies’ cricket teams for several years. He has also coached in schools and
provided one-to-one sessions for a range of players. Due to his skills, enthusiasm and commitment, he has established himself as
a firm favourite amongst the juniors who look forward to learning from him each week. He is a core part also of building our Ladies
cricket team, working with adults and junior girls and turning them into a high-quality team.
Enquiry: Head Cricket Coach: Ryan Campbell cricoach@kcc.org.hk; 5901 2898
Cricket Coaching Assistant: Usman Manj 5405 8786
KCC MINI HOCKEY TRAINING (SUN)
U8 @ 0900-1000
U12 @ 1100-1200
U10 @ 1000-1100
Youth @ 1200-1300
7th Sep – 28th Jun
$800
LATIN / BALLROOM DANCE WITH AMY (MON/WED/FRI)
Adult @ 1215-1345 (Mon)
Beginner@1100-1230 (Wed)
Adult @ 1100-1230 (Fri)
5 –lesson package
with 50% discount
$400/5 lessons
Per lesson package
$180/lesson
Enquiry: 6543-0332 (Amy)
YOGA WITH SUJAL (MON/TUE)
Kundalini Yoga (Mon) @ 1900-2100
$200/lesson
Adults (Tue) @ 1000-1100
$150/lesson
Hatha (Sat) @1000-1100
$150/lesson
Enquiry: 9040-9776 (Sujal)
DISCO FREESTYLE / HIP HOP WITH ISLAND
Jr. (3-4 Yrs)
Regular
5-7 yrs
8-10 yrs
11-13 yrs
DANCE(MON)
1530-1600
1600-1645
1645-1730
1730-1815
1, 8, 15 Dec
Jr. - $450
Regular - $480
Enquiry: Anna on 3473-7161 or Venice on 3473-7172
or e-mail snr@kcc.org.hk / pnemanager@kcc.org.hk
Prices shown are for KCC Members Only
Application forms are available from the KCC Reception (General Enquiries: 34737 161)
Anyone participating in any activity or sports should consult a doctor prior to commencement of such activities and
all participants are responsible for their own medical/accident insurance coverage
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ASIA PACIFIC SOCCER SCHOOL (MON/WED/THU/FRI)
Kinder Kicks (Mon - Indoor)
3 yrs @ 1445-1545 / 3 yrs @ 1545-1645
/ 4yrs @1645-1745
Sep 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Oct 6, 20, 27;
Nov 3, 10, 17, 24; Dec 1, 8, 15
$2,400
(Total 15 sessions)
Kinder Kicks (Wed- Indoor)
3yrs @ 0900-1000 / 2yrs @ 1000-1100
4-5yrs @ 1100-1200 / 4yrs @ 1500-1600
Sep 3, 10, 17, 24; Oct 8, 15, 22, 29;
Nov 5, 12, 19, 26; Dec 3, 10, 17
$2,400
(Total 15 sessions)
Kinder Kicks (Thu - Indoor)
Walking - 2yrs @ 1515 – 1615 /
2 yrs @1615-1715 / 3yrs @ 1715-1815
Sep 11, 18, 25; Oct 9, 16, 23, 30;
Nov 6, 13, 20, 27; Dec 11
$1,920
(Total 12 Sessions)
Kinder Bounce (Fri- Indoor)
2yrs @1500-1600 / 3yrs @1600-1700 /
4yrs @1700-1800
Sep 5, 12, 19, 26; Oct 3, 10, 17, 24;
Nov 7, 14, 21, 28; Dec, 5, 19
$2,240
(Total 14 sessions)
APSS (Wed – Outdoor) 5-12yrs
Sep 3, 10, 17, 24; Oct 8,15, 22, 29
Nov 5, 12 19, 26; Dec 3,10, 17
$2850 (Total 15 sessions) /
$190 per session
Saturday Soccer with APSS 5 -13 yrs
Starting 6th Sept 2014, approx 30 sessions
$3100
Enquiry: 2385 - 9677 (APSS office)
JUDO WITH GLOBAL SPORTS (SAT)
6+ yrs @ 1000-1100
10+ yrs @ 1115-1215
Sep 6, 13, 20, 27; Oct 11, 18, 25;
Nov 8, 15, 22, 29; Dec 13, 20
$1,560
(Total 13 sessions)
Enquiry: 9010-3091 (Shirley)/ 9162-8631 (Donald)
TENNIS COACHING WITH BOUNCE SPORTS
1 to 1:
$300pp (30 min)
1 to 2:
$320pp (1 hr)
1 to 1:
$450pp (45 min)
1 to 3:
$250pp (1 hr)
1 to 1:
$580pp (1 hr)
1 to 4/5/6
$220pp (1 hr)
Enquiry: 6271 3734 (Rob)
BADMINTON COACHING WITH W. L. WONG (MON/FRI)
Intermediate Level Mon @1930-2100
Adv Level Fri @2000-2200
$650/4 lessons
Enquiry: 9284 - 0469 (Wong)
JR BADMINTON COACHING WITH N.M LIEW
1-to-1:
$400per person (1 hr)
1-to-2:
$200per person (1 hr)
1-to-3:
$135per person (1 hr)
1-to-4:
$100per person (1 hr)
Enquiry: 6426-8854 (Liew)
PILATES WITH RINY (MON/WED)
Mon @ 1100-1200
Wed @ 0930-1030 (1-to-1)
Enquiry: 9046-5134 (Riny)
PERSONAL TRAINING WITH (TONY/KENNY/RINY/BRYAN)
Enquiry:
9837-3739 (Tony) 6543-0802(Kenny) 9046-5134 (Riny) 9462 6668 (Bryan)
Prices shown are for KCC Members Only
Application forms are available from the KCC Reception (General Enquiries: 34737 161)
Anyone participating in any activity or sports should consult a doctor prior to commencement of such activities and
all participants are responsible for their own medical/accident insurance coverage
All kid group coaching
KCC Member: $225