Lightning McQueen wrote:A bit bored so I thought I'd take a trip down memory lane and go through an old game that we created so many names for the players involved.
Our A Grade opening bat couldn't play week two so we put him in our D's for week one, he never usually bowled but they opened up with him and he took 9/12 as they dismissed the opposition for 27 for memory.
We bat, he opens the batting and scores 112 not out and they declare at 1/156 with about an hour to go.
He manages to pick up another 3 wickets as they get to around 3/40 at stumps.
They manage to conjure up around 180 in their second dig leaving our D's around 50 odd for outright.
We got bowled out for 21.
My favourite cricket moment was in our under 15's (?) Semi Final playing against a Rose & Crown side with the Figallo's, Chris McLean, Morton etc.
We were the top side playing the fourth and won the toss with me as captain choosing to bat. We batted out our allotted overs but only scored 121 runs. A handy score but no unchasable.
We rock up the next to our coach David Thompson not being there lol. Game gets underway and still no coach lol.
Game goes ahead and we get to one of the drinks breaks with Rose & Crown sitting 7/119. Thommo eventually rocks up at the drinks break to give us an absolute bath about our performance. Our vice captain at the time Tom Radford loses his shit and ends up in an argument with Thommo.
I go speak to the vice about who we should bowl and Tom our usual opening bowler gives me the old 'this isn't a discussion im bowling and Im winning the game' I didn't really agree but was told he was walking home if he didn't bowl. He got the ball.
First ball of his over he cleaned bowled Russell I think who was on a decent score. 8/119 chasing 121
Second ball he gets the new batsmen plumb LBW 9/119 chasing 121.
We have a chat and decide to call for the helmet for me to go in at silly leg for the hattrick.
Comes in bowls, it gets an inside edge on to the pad and pops up straight in the air. I take the catch we win and Tom gets his hattrick. We go mental celebrating. Tom being a very handy high level soccer player ends up running around the oval with his shirt off waving it in the air. In celebrating I take the helmet off and throw it in the air to which it hits the square leg umpire R&C coach I think his name was Axel. I got reported and was luckily let off to play in the GF with a very stern warning.
We ended up losing the GF to Golden Grove despite Andrew Lindsay getting a 7 for which was wiped away with an 8 for from ex Redback Chris Duval.
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:49 am