After the huge storm that caused havoc in Parkes on Friday evening October 21 and with sodden grounds in Forbes on October 22 it was an easy decision to call off all junior games for Saturday.

All teams in under 17s, under 14s and under 12s were awarded two competition points for washed out games.

Point score after games played October 22.

3 points = win, 2 points = tie/draw/washout, 1 point = loss, 0 points = forfeit/bye.

Under 17s: Parkes Reds 5 Frank Spice 5, Parkes Blues 4, Adept Plumbing 4, Forbes White 3, Gunns Mensland 3.

Under 14s: Dunns 5, Mathesons 5, Hawkes 3, Forbes AWB 3.

Under 12s: Parkes Blues 5, Parkes Reds 5, Forbes Livestock 5, Parkes Whites 3, Auswest 3, Bernardis IGA 3.

Unders 10s: No point score is kept.

Draw for Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29.

Friday, to begin at 5.45pm, players need to be there by 5.30pm.

Under 17s: Parkes Blues versus Gunns Mensland at Northparkes Oval.

Saturday, all games to begin at 8.45am, players need to be there by 8.30 am.

Under 17s: Parkes Whites versus Frank Spice at Hugh Wilson Oval, Forbes. Parkes Reds versus Adept Plumbing at South Circle Oval, Forbes.

Under 14s: Mathesons Earthmoving versus Hawkes at Halpins Flat, Forbes. Dunns versus AWB at Spicer Oval.

Under 12s: Auswest versus Bernardis IGA at Botanical Gardens, Forbes. Parkes Whites versus Forbes Livestock at Keast 2. Parkes Blues versus Parkes Reds at Keast 1.

Under 10s: Forbes Phoenix versus Hazell and Field at Botanical Gardens, Forbes. Parkes Whites versus Parkes Blues at Holy Family School. Parkes Reds versus Sportspower at Armstrong Park.

NOTE: All players from under 17s Whites, under 17s Reds and Hawkes need to meet their Coach / Managers at the Church Street bus stop at 8am on Saturday to arrange transport to/from matches to be played in Forbes.

If any player is unable to play it is important to let your coach know ASAP so they can organise possible replacements.

Team Managers/Scorers are reminded to collect their scorebook from the cricket box at Cunninghams IGA Supermarket if they have not already done so.

Representative Cricket

Good win to Parkes under 12s against Condobolin.

The idyllic setting of Keast Park 2 proved to be the sight of a well contested inter-town game between Parkes and Condobolin at under 12 level on Sunday, October 23.

The very young Parkes team played with plenty of spirit to record a solid 5 wicket victory over their keen Condobolin counterparts.

The scores were: 

Condobolin 10/65 in 26 overs (Toby Harding 20, Riley Keen 19, Harry Jones 4/11 off 6 overs, Jack Milne 2/5 off 3 overs, Henry Johns 1/8 off 2 overs, Ryan Dunford 0/5 off 3 overs,  Hunter Hawke 0/11 off 7 overs) lost to Parkes 5/66 in 23 overs (Hunter Hawke 34 n.o, Harry Jones 8, Jake Ticehurst 2/17 off 7 overs, Robert Stuckey 1/12 off 5 overs, Ryan Goodsell 1/16 off 3 overs).

Splendid line and length bowling by the majority of the Parkes bowlers.

This backed up by some well executed run outs by the Parkes team contributed to the downfall of the Condobolin batting line up.

Harry Jones returned the excellent figures of 4/11 off 6 overs while Jack Milne chimed in to take 2/5 off 3 overs.

Jake Dunn did exceptionally well to record a direct hit run out from some 25 metres to dismiss key Condobolin batsman Ryan Goodsell, while Ryan Dunford and Hunter Hawke also helped secure run outs.

Smart catches were taken by Jack Skinner, Henry Johns, Maddy Spence and Hunter Hawke.

Condobolins Toby Harding (20) and Riley Keen (19) batted with plenty of resolve.

In reply Hunter Hawke (34 n.o. with 2 fours) demonstrated that he is an improved batsman as he concentrated hard against accurate Condobolin bowling to guide the team to victory.

Players from both teams deserve credit for the good spirit in which the game was played.

Representative games for Sunday, October 30.

Parkes under 16s will travel to Young to Play Young under 16s.

Both Parkes under 14s and under 12s will travel to Dubbo to play Dubbo White teams.

All players in Parkes teams will need to assemble at the Church Street bus stop on Sunday morning to arrange transport to and from these venues.

The co-operation of parents/carers to assist with transport will be greatly appreciated.

The under 16s players should assemble by 7.30am for a departure time of 7.45am.

The under 14s and under 12s teams should assemble by 7.55am for an 8am departure time.

All players need to provide their own lunch and drinks.

Congratulations to Parkes Public School Boys Cricket Team.

On Monday, October 24 Parkes Public Schools Boys cricket team scored a resounding nine wicket victory over Dubbo Public School in the Semi Final of Western Schools Sports Association 2016 PSSA Knockout.

Parkes P.S. will now play in the Final for 2016.

The Parkes P.S. team never gave Dubbo P.S. a chance as they produced a high class level of accurate bowling and fielding to dismiss Dubbo for only 35 runs in 21 overs.

Outstanding catches were taken by Hunter Hawke while Joseph Tanswell (3/3), Harry Jones, Wilson Duffy and Ryan Dunford all bowled splendidly.

Parkes P.S. took only eight overs to score the necessary runs for victory.

The match was played in excellent conditions at Keast 2 and was umpired by local Parkes umpires Warwick Wheeldon and Greg Morrissey.

B Reserved: 1pm Pacific National versus Parkes Central Butchery (Umpires: Charlie Denham-Jones and Koby Johnstone). 1:50pm K and H Earthmoving versus Parkes Tyrepower (Umpires: Tamara Fagan and Hugh Daley).

B Grade: 2:40pm Rascals versus Cellars (Umpires: Taylor Draper and Will Searl). 3:30pm Betta Home Living and GLE (Umpires: Savannah Draper and Declan Daley).

A Grade: 4:20pm Telescope Tyres versus Magpies, (white shirts) (Umpires: Will Searl and Kyle Thompson). 5:10pm Parkes Sportspower versus Parkes Hydraulics (Umpires: Tamara Fagan and Aaron Wright).

Results from Round 14:  Leagues Club Cobras (9) defeated (6) Parkes Hotel Bogan Benchwarmers. Parkes Hotel Pirates (11) defeated (4) Parkes Hotel Leftovers. Star Hotel Schooners (14) defeated (1) Leagues Club Pink Bits. Railway Hotel Rhinos (13) defeated (2) Railway Hotel Redbacks. Leagues Club Bandits (10) defeated (5) Bowling Club Gravediggers. Star Hotel Sinkers (13) defeated (2) Parkes Hotel Raptors. Parkes Hotel Warriors (9) defeated (6) Cambridge Hotel Crushers. Broadway Hotel (9) defeated (6) Cambridge Hotel Sharks. Parkes Hotel Jokers bye.

Ladder after Round 14: 1 Parkes Hotel Pirates  28  (+87). 2 Star Hotel Sinkers  24  (+77). 3 Railway Hotel Rhinos  24  (+68). 4 Star Hotel Schooners  20  (+70). 5 Parkes Hotel Warriors  20  (+49). 6 Bowling Club Gravediggers  20  (+41). 7 Leagues Club Bandits  20  (+28). 8 Parkes Hotel Leftovers  16  (-9). 9 Broadway Hotel  14  (+5). 10 Cambridge Hotel Crushers  14  (-14). 11 Parkes Hotel Raptors  12  (-30). 12 Cambridge Hotel Sharks  10  (+4). 13 Parkes Hotel Jokers  10  (-47). 14 Railway Hotel Redbacks  8  (-64). 15 Leagues Club Cobras  6  (-70). 16 Parkes Hotel Bogan Benchwarmers  6  (-91). 17 Leagues Club Pink Bits  0  (-114). 

Round 15 draw: Parkes Hotel Jokers versus Bowling Club Gravediggers. Parkes Hotel Raptors versus Star Schooners. Parkes Hotel Bogan Benchwarmers versus Broadway Sparks. Leagues Club Pink Bits versus Cambridge Sharks. Railway Redbacks versus Parkes Hotel Warriors. Railway Rhinos versus Parkes Hotel Pirates. Star Sinkers versus Leagues Club Bandits. Cambridge Crushers versus Parkes Hotel Leftovers. Leagues Club Cobras have the bye.