CRICKET HQ - Key Persons
Josh joined our coaching team in November 2023 and is an experienced batting and bowling coach
Matt Wilcox was added to our regular coaching roster in July 2023 as part of our Winter Programme and his batting coaching has been receiving rave reviews. Matt is a Cricket Australia Diploma Teacher with the SEDA Group (as well as a teacher with the education department) so he is able to establish rapport with young people very quickly. Matt is available on Monday & Wednesday evenings and some Sundays. You can book a time with Matt here:- Visit Booking Page
Miles Sellenger was added to our coaching roster on Sundays (11am to 2pm) and his batting and leg spin classes have been a massive hit. It's very rare that you get instant results in life or sport. In fact, in cricket coaching circles we often say it takes 10 years to become an overnight success. Our spin coach Miles Sellenger worked with a 14 year old boy (Senin Seymour) during October & November of 2020 and in December 2020 he took 5/0 in the Under 16A SECA competition and then the next day he took 5/13 in the seniors in the VSDCA 4th XI competition. Senin is a dedicated hard working cricketer but small technical tweaks can make a big difference in batting and bowling. Here is the article that appeared in the Glen Eira Leader newspaper regarding Senin's extraordinary weekend.
Pat is the architect behind Cricket HQ and has coached junior teams in the area for decades. He has built a reputation as one of the leading batting coaches in the region with players and clubs approaching him for assistance. In the past 9 years he has coached various teams in the SECA competition across all grades (A, B and C) plus all age groups including Under 12, 14, 16 and 18.
He is a multiple A grade premiership coach at both Under 12 and 16 levels plus he led Ormond Cricket Club's Under 16A team into 3 consecutive grand finals (back to back Premiers in 2016/17 and 2017/18). He also took their Under 12A team to the grand final in 2017/18 and for the past 2 seasons he has also been heavily involved in Ormond's back to back premierships in the Under 15 J G Craig Competition.
Pat was Ormond Cricket Club's Junior Co-ordinator for several years and is now Club President. He sits on the South East Cricket Association (SECA) junior executive and established the Ormond Junior Cricket Academy a number of years ago. That program includes a 12 week winter batting program that has had a huge impact on the junior players involved. For example, four boys in that program played in the Victorian Under 15 metropolitan team in 2016/17 and three graduates played in the Victorian metropolitan team in 2017/18.
He is passionate about the game and junior development and says, "The game is a microcosm of life and teaches you the importance of discipline. There is no substitute for hard work and the game helps builds up resilience in players because the game can be full of highs and lows".
Pat believes the foundation years are critical which is why he created the Victorian Junior Cricket Academy that caters for players as young as 8 that teaches them ‘senior' cricket principles designed to set young players up for success.
On the ground Pat had a distinguished junior career captaining both his school first XI and the combined ACC team. He played Premier Cricket for several years before returning to captain/coach his original junior club. In 2016/17, after 20 years retired from the game, he made a comeback in his mid 50's and managed to play a few games for Ormond (sub district) seconds.
Pat's passion is infectious and Cricket HQ is the culmination of many years of dedication and hard work. He says, " Helping ambitious boys and girls achieve their sporting dream is incredibly rewarding and I recognise the fact that coaches can influence more people in a single season than a lot of people do in a lifetime. Cricket HQ is my dream and hopefully we can make a lot of boys and girls achieve their cricket dream."
Zac Sleeman is our specialist wicket keeping coach and his batting and wicket keeping classes have been received with very positive results.
If your child is looking for a batting or wicket keeping class, Zac is your man. You will be able to book sessions with Zac when he next has availability Visit Booking Page