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Day 1.
When faced with a rock hard track likened to the m5 motorway centred in the best place to play cricket in the world, our inspirational skipper who has been in devastating form with bat had also been in horrible form with the coin. With none of the side recalling any game this year in which we had won a toss, we braced for what was expected to be another gritty day in the field. Mail met his opposite in the centre who had also been in horrible coin flicking form... All of a sudden Mail with long skinny arms in the air, thank f*#k we had won a toss. He seemed extremely happy about winning the coin flip but Mail had an extra spring in his step today which later on we would find out why.
With the Blacktown performance well and truly behind us it was a chance for redemption against a strong Randy Petes outfit, no hairdos of which drew any parallel with that of Morgs which was a welcome change from last week. Contrary to popular opinion at the uni club Morgs felt much more at home fraternising with the sea-siders as opposed to all his homies out west in Blacktown...Much love brothers.
Bowlers won nash quite convincingly. Ian ‘I’m too big for this game’ Moran was unable to make any impact as he was neither a biased referee nor a useful player on field. A welcome ego crush for the batsmen.
The recent news that Greg Mail and Dave Miller are going to be living together over the summer sent chills up the spines of the rest of the side, and it seemed that this arrangement was the reason why Liam Gerg had that spring in his step. We congratulate the two and wish them an arid existence together, all the best for the future guys.
Our opening pair of chargers in Will ‘Your joking! I can think of a million better places to spend my summer’ Hay and Greg ‘ bat o’clock, beer o clock, coffee o’clock’ Mail did the work early and created a very steady platform. Will ‘They are everywhere!’ Hay attempting to exercise himself of demons mid pitch after playing and missing a good length ball was as amusing as any sight seen, and there were a few walking up and down Dolphin Street throughout the day. Hayza was eventually dismissed by a demonic spirit for a hard fought 52, he then proceeded to go take a shower in holy water provided by the local St Augusta church in an attempt to rid himself of the evil that just preceded him.
With Greg ‘More vacuuming please Dave’ Mail silently putting the randy petes to the sword, the fielding side quickly began to replicate the exact dynamic of the Mail-Miller dinner table. Silence, not very much said with the odd dry humoured quip being sharply dismissed before quietly resuming their meal.
A few of us came and went with short stays at the crease with Greg ‘Skelator’ Mail back boning the innings, funnily enough the skinny mans backbone protrudes quite some way. Blarkin again was ill all day after suffering bout after bout of an unknown disease and Ian ‘Im a doctor too, Doctor Jhon in fact’ Moran both getting small starts before Patches could no longer go on with bat in hand due to his debilitating ‘Unknown sickness’ and Scotty nicking one.
Dave ‘I’m so happy to be living with my old man again’ Miller was united with his adoptive father in the middle and the two looked at home ;).Dave battled for some needed time at the crease playing some fluent shots to reach 34 before being forced to depart. It was sad to see the young one torn from his father’s bosom but the two will be again together once the summer sun begins to rise.
Nick ‘there you go Coytie, follow that off ramp all the way along the Camden express way until you reach home’ Larkin provided some pyrotechnics of his own flaying the second new ball all over the joint for an exciting 35.
We reached an imposing total of 6 declared for 389 before mail could no longer bear being away from Dave and he called the innings closed but we know that they have some class players and are as capable as any considering the conditions to roll us over. We’ll be looking to our Skinny brigade(this brigade welcomes the newly appointed TK) and the Hectors to do some damage.
Congratulations again to Greg who starred with the bat showing us younger guys how to go about it, it is always a pleasure and gives us all great experience watching him do the business required to play at the level in which someday would like to be at.
A dishonourable mention to the following.
Josh ‘ tourist number two’ toyer for his comment. “Its like that moment when you realise that the word bed actually looks like a bed”.......extraordinary.
We leave that behind us with work to do this coming Saturday.
That is all
Fritz.
Day 2 v Randy Petes Coogee Oval
Some extremely good batting work that was done the week previous could still be in vain if we don’t apply ourselves in the field against strong opposition.......
Who are we kidding? We rolled up and smoked them.
Even though this was the end result the units knew what that task would require, hard work coupled with opportunity saw us do a proper number on Randy ones. We worked very hard in the morning to do some damage to their top order and as per Marty “I don’t care if Usman’s a Batsmen, he’s got my spot!” Paskal’s rehearsals during the week he had his “opposite number” bowled in his first spell. A late swinging ball in which the Randwick star wanted no piece of resulting in his off bail being flung to the dolphin street end boundary. Not the worst start.
Ian “no lefty in world cricket is safe” Moran was doing some good work from the top keeping the scoring rate to a minimum and creating a big shout which the umpire just brushed off. Running in on a tender ankle it wasn’t long before the old man needed a break in his rocking chair. Hector continued to bound in and cause some problems utilising the bounce and pace in the wicket which we have not seen a lot of around the grounds yet.
We toiled hard and stuck to the plan through the middle session and even though a couple of partnerships started to build we knew we were only a breakthrough away from cracking them right open. Once we regained momentum it was hard to halt and Recent skinny men recruit Tom “still a chance of fat relapse” Keirath chimed in with some hamburlgars to wrap up the Petersham Pie that had never really got simmering.
Martin “il take a dead flat one anyday of the week” Paskal showed that when flat wicket cricket is the order of the day that he is up to the challenge of the grind and revels in conditions that by no means favour him. Finishing with a well deserved 5 which was the difference in the match.
More good work to be done next week.
FYI: If anyone is looking for a housemate, Josh Ryan is to. He forgot to tell you that along with the investment to your circuiting lifestyle, that he will offer his services as “director”, if you ask nicely. Reply’s that are positive in nature will be appreciated.
Quote of the week: “I don’t want to be out here anymore as I am the tallest person out here and I will get struck first”, Nick Dunnford enjoying his training mid-week.
Thought of the week: “Make it count” Theo, as apposed to last week when it was “lets do it at 100%”
Nash Ball: My team 4 other team 2. Safe bet that I will be on the winning team every week really. Except when Ian Moran umpires his way to victory.
Good sweating conditions and a flat low pitch meant that when we lost the toss and were told to bowl, shudders were sent through the team. Captain ship ended any thought that result was decided, the team then went out with a game plan of hitting the top of off and restricting runs. This pressure built up over time and when the spinners came on, the rewards were quick. Shashi and Stu Mclean bowled with skill to get us in control of the game, and continued to put the foot on the throat throughout their spell’s. Shashi cut rig’s grass and took Michelle home with him this week. Stu contributed an extra dollar to the fines by taking his best figures in second grade by taking 4-27 after being 0-26 at one stage. Well-done spinners. Must be said that we were much improved in the field, faraday took a stunning catch low down at slip, Theo took a diving catch for the second week in a row, Dunners was professional in running out their opening batsman and also taking a diving catch and Crowls was very tidy, deserving of his clean sheet in testing conditions.
Rig looks good on 43* as we chase the extra 50 needed to attain first innings points with 8 wickets in hand.
Newtown pubs n clubs watch out as exams conclude this week.
Circuit report: SUCC is looking in good shape as about 25 faces were seen at the Nag’s. Good times.
WANTED: Can someone offer their help to Ian Moran, as his fashion sense is horrendous.
TL
Sydney Uni 220 (K.Huckle 82, M. Culkoff 37, A. Grant 23, S. Sivapalan 21)
Vs Randwick-Petersham 0-6
Day 1
The good guys arrived at Kenso oval before the scheduled cut-off time, minus Ken “knuckles” Huckle and Mark ‘Dementia’ Hackett who were late…by only a few minutes according knuckles, a few minutes is all you need big guy! So, just to let you know I drink toohey’s extra dry thanks boys, or if you’re really keen to please, a few Coronas’ with some cut up limes to go would be superb after bowling out RP on Saturday…come on live a little!
Nash – Old wise and humble good guys won nash 7-1 and gave the younger pups a few lessons on the game they play in heaven, bullying tactics were even pulled out by the young special little pups….without any success
D ‘bus driving’ Ward won the toss and elected to bat on good wicket with a lush green outfield….lush, doesn’t mean quick outfield as Hackem found out by subsequently running himself out for not many… your scribe missed the wicket courtesy of a recommendation from Jim ‘loves a good bustle’ kazaglis’ that a Big Bondi at oporto’s was a fantastic choice for lunch….he bustled that Big Bondi pre warm up casually walking to the ground! Suda ‘Differentials $1’ Sivapalan applied himself well as usual, however there was a steady flow of wickets which saw the units in a spot of bother at 5 for not many and going at about 2 an over. The arrival of M ‘Delegation is the key to management’ Culkoff to the crease saw the start of the best partnership of the day as Ken ‘Pork Sword’ Huckle and ‘Suck my…’ Culkoff steadily built up the runs and got the units back in the game. Pork Sword in particular was in excellent touch, as he gradually subdued and then punished all of the opposition’s bowlers to compile a quality knock of 82. Of note were the lofted back foot drives which screamed contempt and the fact that he was finally dismissed caught on the long off fence only to lament that he shouldn’t have just chipped it over the top and should have instead went for massive horns. Ladies and Gentlemen, the great John Nash (note: this nickname, despite its apparent link, is not a reference to ‘Knuckle’s’ Nashball ability, which unlike his batting remains ordinary). ‘Fadi’ Culkoff dominated the attack for 37 and was quite unlucky to be out off an apparent bump ball, and AJ ‘Stinging for a circuit, although the enforced lay off will probably help the car payments’ Grant bustled well for 20 also. As an interesting aside, Jimmy ‘The artist formerly known as the bustler’ Kazaglis had his own personal support crew late in the day, and despite only batting for a short time, he was hopeful that the massive horn he hit would be noticed and appreciated by his crowd. As JK was walking off that didn’t appear to be the case however Jimmy, never one to be deterred, decided to press the point. ‘Did you see my 6?’ he asked, only to be met with a confused ‘What, did you hit a 6?’ in response… Priceless.
So at the end of it all the units are well and truly back in the game with 220 on a pretty slow outfield and there was 5 overs left in which to have a crack and to hopefully take a couple of wickets back to Uni, however it wasn’t to be, and despite bowling good areas, Fadi and JK and Hasi went unrewarded and it remains all to do next week. Highlight of the (off-field) day was certainly Mark ‘Saving a dollar?’ Hackett and his reaction to the announcement by D Ward that the weekly fine was to be abolished from now on. Hackett, having just secured a regular dollar save and being very excited about announcing that he was ‘safe’, was thoroughly downcast at the news and his dismay was such that one wonders whether he was more looking forward to saving a dollar as opposed to the action involved in ‘saving a dollar’.
CulksEpsi
The usual game of nash ball started with the utmost enthusiasm, and the usually poor standard which has been displayed by the fourth eleven cricketers all year. With the teams being divided into young versus old, early form was displayed by the younger generation. Showing signs that he has quickly adapted to the unique code of nash, Justin “the artist formally known as” Younis was instrumental in the young nash ballers taking the chocolates. As good as the prince lookalike was, it was the omission of Ben “Reverend” Joy from the fourth grade side that truly brought the nash ball standard down. Of greater concern was the customary late arrival of Ed “I hate this game” Freeman. Rumours were rife about the details of Ted’s lateness, some believing it was caused by his intimate relationship with his fellow English friend, while others were of the belief it was a silent protest given the captains inability to tolerate two sets of bad chompers (note...correct use) in the one side. Whatever the reason, Ted eventually repaid his frustrated teammates by supplying the complementary lager at the conclusion of the match (after much whinging Pom like behaviour).
With a hot day on the cards, captain Bragg did the right thing by his team mates and called correctly (unlike one of the previous coin tosses where he forgot to call)! He had no hesitation in batting and his fourth grade side were exceptionally happy to perve on the nervy young students about to start their exams. With the “Snow Leopard” and “Walter” Hammond getting off to a good start, the pale one eventually departed for 24. Hammond continued to look the goods until being dismissed for a well compiled 62. With a quick succession of wickets, all of a sudden Uni was looking very vulnerable. Enter Charlie Cull. After spending significant time at the bottom of the batting order, Charlie decided that enough was enough. In a display of batting usually reserved for throw downs, he showed the top order how to bat with a well compiled 53 (and a double bat wave for good measure). Throughout the innings he was suitably supported by the Sandman (with a handy 24) and Ed “Furby” Arnott. Eventually the Uni innings came to a close at 256 allowing us to have 7 unsuccessful overs at the Randy Petes.
Note to Rigg..... Ed “Furby” Arnott has expressed interest in moving to the big smoke. Reckon you could sort him out?
Another warm spring day presented a green but flat pitch at Snape oval, still littered with the remnants of Hickey’s 20 over ton last year. Due to saturday morning exam commitments, the write up of the midday nash session was at the discretion of many varied opinions. From an intensely debated 10 minute answer to a very simple question the following was put forward:
Young kicked off with a 1-0 lead and looked to threaten the Oldies’ flawless season record.... “and then they just fell apart”. Several “dubious” decisions and some dirty play by Rogers, “ruff-housing” young luke while starring in his first nash contest since the rugby ball was invented, lead to a final 6-1 win for Old, including at least 2 run throughs by the silver fox. Despite the promising start and the convincing stories from Young, the Oldies are probably laughing about us over a dinner of apple sauce. Lets pick up our game for next week.
Whilst single handedly taking apart the Young nash team, Jimmy had also won the toss and elected to bat. As always, PJ and Michael “topology: the study of geometric properties and spacial relations unaffected by the continuous change of shape or size of figure” Barwick (I thought it was just maps and stuff) set out against a reasonably disciplined Randwick/Petersham bowling attack. One LBW and a quick run out not too much later brought Paul and Ed to the crease, and thats almost all that needs to be said. Some glorious low risk stroke play and tidy dispatching of lose loopy spinners put uni on the board at 150-2 after what could have been a tough day. Ed was satisfied with 72 leaving a 3rd wicket partnership of 144 while Paul kept his head down watching 3 of us battlers give our wickets away without troubling the scorers and ended up on 90. Meanwhile, Dave “news man/game show host” Jessep kept the troops entertained and peacock quiet for a good hour with thoughtful word puzzles. What SIX letter word means the same thing as / relates to both “central asia” and “crust” (answer next week). Ben “how many letters?” Peacock and Lukey T stepped up for an awesome tail end display of 60 off the last 8 overs of the day. Benny ended up on 43 and luke on 30, the uni boys finished on a solid 266 for the day. Alas, Ben “I would have smashed that for six” Joyrider was neglected his chance to swing the willow and will have to wait for next round.
A good performance overall for uni 5th grade still leaves plenty of work in the field next week.
Jimmy, Randwick/Petersham council is sending you the bill for the fence, the scoreboard and the cups, apparently it was not like that when you found it, the days of sympathy for guys like you are seriously numbered.
A Victory Shepherd
DAY 2
With 266 on the board it was our turn in the field, but not before
another episode of nash, the be all and end all of the team hierarchy,
as some would like to think.
It was hot out there, and Old were struggling, god bless 'em.
Young, with Benny Joy recently in training for the England Olympic
soccer team, looked strong. A close call from the boot of Jessep,
narrowly missing, kicked young into gear. Slick passing, and plain raw
skill put Young 2-0 up. Despite Superkeeper Peacock being on form, Old
pushed a goal through the posts (yes, it only counts when it goes in
between the posts) making this the most exciting warmup since that hot
body pump chick on TV. The session ended with a 4-4 draw. It must be
noted that the attitude of fairness and good sportsmanship with which
this game was played and "re-assessed" is reflective of the good bunch
of blokes Old are and we, as the Young, can take a lot away from this
weekend.
Sweating like pigs in the communal changing room, little did we know
what was about to happen on the cricket field.
The joyrider started us off with some good pace and a straight
seam. Their opening bat played it well, but somehow he must have felt a
maiden 1st over of the day wasn't his style and picked out our more laid
back fielder for a quick single. Little did he know that Jessep can
actually play the game and isn't a no armed, one legged spaktard. He was
run out for 0. A good start got better in the next over when their token
big hitter decided luke wasn't good enough not to get hit over the top
on his 3rd ball. If jimmy were here to tell the story, "he smoked it
right out of the middle, and it would probably have gone for a flat six,
had he not dived and snatched it out of its own jet-stream." A good
start got better, and then better again as luke and ben cut through the
top and middle order, placing randy petes on 5 for 4 at one stage.
wickets kept coming and the uni boys couldn't do a thing wrong with many
a direct hit and catches sticking. To make things worse for them, they
only had 10 batsmen, lol. Randy petes had really F&%CKED this up and
were bowled out for 33. Ben and luke reaped most of the glory ending up
on 4-8 and 3-9 respectively and catches were distributed evenly amongst
the rest of the team, good on you randy petes.
With 1st innings points in the bank, and only 20 something overs
bowled, the outright was on the cards. This time however, randy petes
had learnt that shit shots got you out and bad running was simply just
bad.....or had they.... The same opening bat played the same bowler
(Joy) to the same fielder (Jessep) in the same position. Just 1.5 hours
ago he had been run out, but perhaps dave had fatigued and the sun
definitely was an inch or two lower, so the run must have been on. With
a repeat of the retarded dive over the pitch, he just made it this time
but was 10 times more the idiot for having done it. Wickets were harder
to find but uni stayed patient and consistent and with 20 overs
remaining needed 5 wickets to win. After having been offered the chance
to retire and end the game, their number 3 pro-champ batting coach
exhibitionist thought he'd go for his ton after not being able to hit a
cover drive for 30 overs. Paul made this perfectly clear, keeping us and
the umpires entertained through one of the worst batting displays ever
seen, ever. Dot balls kept coming as pro-champ blocked and nerdled his
way through to 90 after having run out half his team and dodging 9 short
balls in a row off the joyrider for no runs but looking good in the
process. Needing just 4 off the last 2 balls, he ran out another team
mate and got off strike, making the last 2 hours of everyone's day the
most pointless activity since jimmy trying to fix the fence he smashed
up. Shirley bowled well, but whilst backtracking for a catch, fell on
his arse after saying "oopsie".
CD
Randy-Petes: 50 (L. Anderson 12 n.o., A. Greene 4-21, G. Glynne 4-23) & 0-11 (G. Scuglia 8 n.o., S. Cowell 0-4, K. McPherson 0-5, G. Metcalfe 0-0)
Sydney Uni : 7 (dec) - 197 (J. Waterlow 40, S. Cowell 31, D. Brooker 29, L. Anderson 3-30, C. Stewart 2-33)
A glorious day beckoned at St. Paul’s Oval and the Students began with the usual nashball preparations. After a few brutal encounters (a few ankle slams, bent wrists and unforgettable falcons) it was down to business. Simon ‘it’s the first toss I’ve lost and I still got what I wanted’ Cowell did indeed lose the toss and Groucho, the Randy-Petes’ skipper, in a very democratic fashion asked his young battalion what they wanted to do. Unfazed (or unaware) of the Students’ seven pacemen lineup (Glynne, Greene, Green, Metcalfe, Cowell and McPherson), Randy-Petes’ elected to bat. A series of unfortunate events followed for the Randy-Petes.
Saying that the Uni bowling attack was strong is somewhat of an understatement. Seven pacemen…bit of an overkill really when only two were required. Andy ‘Andrew G’ Greene and Angus ‘It’s a little bit fancy’ Glynne led (and finished) the attack, bowling in good areas, moving the ball and getting the ball to rise. It took only seven balls for the proverbs from the Book of Surya to start enlightening us all and the first wicket fell shortly afterwards. Fielding at cover, Dave ‘world no.2 branch-baller’ Brooker was faced with one of those lofted balls that test your bearings with terra firma, one of those catches where those fluid spirit-level thingys inside your ears cause that uneasy feeling of disorientation. Nonetheless, a jump and a pirouette and safe as houses Brooker took the catch. A ball later, opener no. 2 edged one to Waterlow at gulley, bringing wicket number 2. Unfortunately, a hat-trick wasn’t to be for Andy Greene with ball missing the edge by millimeters. Glynne soon got amongst the action, clean bowling four batsmen, two of those in consecutive balls and thus bringing up another hat-trick opportunity. Again, a good ball bowled but to no avail. A mix-up by the batsmen and clever fielding by Greg ‘Punctual’ Metcalfe and our in-house prophet Surya resulted in a run out. Greene picked up another two wickets and the visitors were in a horror position at 9 for 50. The scorers must have had a tough time too as they seemed to have given up hope of entering the FOW after the 7th wicket and stated that their number 10 batsman was ‘bolwed’ out. The real battle was between Greene and Glynne for the 5 wicket haul and those precious fantasy points. Unluckily for both, another mix up and run out ended the innings with total being 50.
Inspired by a superb performance by Greene and Glynne, Arron Khongwar and Srinivas Vasista led the Students’ batting attack in a measured and controlled manner. After a few well hit boundaries Khongwar (16) lobbed one to point and was caught out. Vasista (25) and Brooker (29) saw the score pass the target before Vasista edged one to the keeper and Brooker got bowled. Steve ‘Kermit’ Green (9) added his name to the horns list and Jarrod ‘low tide’ Waterlow (40) continued his fine form with some elegant drives and crafty flicks and pulls. Sriram (18) made a healthy contribution and Cowell (31) and Kerrod ‘K-Rudd’ McPerson (15 n.o.) came in with all guns blazing. At 7 - 197 and 9 overs left to play, Cowell declared and the Students took to the field again.
Cowell and McPherson took the new ball and put on a fiery bowling display. Metro chipped in by bowling the last over of the day but the young opening batsmen, looking to perform better than their first innings, played a watchful 9 overs and got to stumps at 0-11. Overall it was a great day for the Students’ thanks mainly to the brutal bowling spells by Andy Greene and Gus Glynne in the first innings. With 1st innings points in the bag and a healthy lead, the Students look forward to matchday 2 and claiming an outright victory.
Day 2
Randy-Petes: 50 (L. Anderson 12 n.o., A. Greene 4-21, G. Glynne 4-23) and 98 (J. Foster-Pulman 30, S. Green 3-9, G. Glynne 2-15, G. Metcalfe 2-15)
Sydney Uni : 7 (dec) - 197 (J. Waterlow 40, S. Cowell 31, D. Brooker 29, L. Anderson 3-30, C. Stewart 2-33)
Sydney Uni Won Outright
With a 147 run lead and a strong bowling attack, the Uni boys arrived keen to wrap up the game quickly. Dave “It’s my birthday!” Brooker was in particularly live spirits, arriving at the ground asleep in the back seat after what clearly appeared to be a pre-21st-birthday-drinks night. “Don’t worry”, says he, “I should be ok tonight once I’ve had a few”. The jetsetting Surya generously provided us all with some cans…...of coke and more importantly, he also provided us with the ball for nash, only to have it unceremoniously returned into his face (making it 2 in 2 weeks). In an attempt to curb any notions of impudence and snobbishness, Andy Greene said some thought-provoking words, urging us to be gentlemen of the sport. With such sentiments in mind, the Students took to the field aiming to achieve a ruthless outright victory in a civil and decent style.
The Students were aware that the Randy-Petes were going to try and redeem themselves after their ignominious first innings. Patience, focus and sustained intensity were the orders of the day, much like Kenyan marathon runners outrunning elks to death, according to Greg “David Attenborough” Metro. Greene and Angus “Fancy/Angry” Glynne led the bowling attack as they did in the first innings. On the note of this strong bowling attack, it should be mentioned that several enquiries were made to your accurate author during the week regarding the day 1 match report. “Only six names were mentioned though it says seven bowlers” says they, “just who is this mystery seventh fast bowler?” Well, some say that his blood type is actually vindaloo-positive and that he’s best-friends with a calculator. All we know is, he’s not the Stig, he’s Stig’s Indian cousin (The Srig?).
Back to the day’s events and the Randy-Petes started slowly scoring only 5 runs in the first 10 overs as well as losing a wicket. The going remained slow and although some of the young batsmen threatened to create a partnership, tight bowling and fielding prevented this from happening. All bowlers contributed with wickets, with Simon Cowell, Kerrod “Kezza” McPherson and Andy Greene taking a wicket each, Metro and Glynne bagging two each (making that six wickets for Glynne for the match all of which were bowled) and Steve “Kermit” Green finishing with three. Unfortunately Cowell didn’t unleash the Srig, possibly saving him as the secret weapon for matches to come.
There were good catches: Andy Greene cleanly taking a flat catch at mid on, Metro running forward, diving, rolling and taking the catch in one motion at mid off, Brooker at mid wicket, communicating early and loudly, lest the ball fall between himself and the man at silly mid on, and two from Surya. Surya’s wicket keeping was exceptionally good and athletic, diving left and right on frequent occasions. There were also some missed opportunities: Khongwar became horizontal in mid air at gulley though unfortunately the ball didn’t stick. McPherson appeared to have a catch in the bags, but a difficult angle of the sun which only the Incas or Mayans could have anticipated prevented him from snaring the catch. Surya, though as aforementioned brilliant at times, was wrong footed by a very late edge from the batsman.
In the end Randy-Petes were bowled out for 98, 49 runs short of making the Uni boys bat again. It was a thorough victory by the Students and after the team song celebrations and a happy birthday rendition to a slightly embarrassed Brooker, it was off to Oval No. 1 to enjoy a lazy afternoon sipping beer under the shade of the many eucalypts… and hear Surya continuing his fine form by cheering on the second grade. The win puts the Students in a strong position and they aim to carry on this success into the next round.
Srinivas Vasista
SUCC C&S v Reg Bartley XI at St Lukes No 2, 21.11.09
MATCH REPORT by Paul Moorhouse
Uni lost the toss and found ourselves bowling on a beautiful afternoon for cricket. Singh and Boehm opening the bowling and kept things fairly tight for about 10 overs without getting a breakthrough. Frost replaced Jack Boehm and bowled his first two over for only 2 runs. Singh (2-19 from 8 overs) then took two wickets in an over to have the opposition 2-40 after 14 overs. At around the same time the remaining opening, who was clearly a decent batsman, pulled a muscle and required a runner, and at the same time decided it was time for him to hit out. In the next 4 overs Reg Bartley XI doubled their score, with Frost’s bowling figures in particular suffering. So at drinks the opposition were 2-80 after 18, well poised for a decent score.
First over after drinks saw possibly the turning point in the game, with Moorhouse having the danger batsman caught behind for 67, and the batsman to his credit walking after his teammate who was umpiring didn’t put his finger up despite a healthy edge. Further wickets to Moorhouse (3-20 from 5 overs, including Dave Gibson holding onto a catch belted at his knees at midwicket) and Uni club recruit Virosh (3-16 from 4 overs) meant that the opposition collapsed badly. The last two pairs for the opposition put on a few runs, but young Tom Hill (2-17 from 4 overs) saw the end of both partnerships.
Reg Bartley XI all out for 139 in the 32nd over. A very gettable target and a great performance by Uni after drinks.
Uni’s reply started poorly with Momsen (2) run out early. Fitzpatrick (16) and Grzanka (24) steadied the ship against some tight medium paced bowling, but both fell in quick succession trying to increase the scoring rate. Uni were 3-48 off 17 overs and needing someone to put their hand up and score some runs. The position was no better after Freeman (5) and Gibson (8) each fell after small partnerships with Virosh, and Uni needed about 6 an over from the last 10 overs. But with a quality batsman in Virosh (47*) at one end turning the strike over and hitting a few boundaries, all it needed was a bit of aggression at the other end. Frosty (22*) was just the man, and hit the opposition’s medium pacers over the infield several times. In the end the target was reached easily, with Uni finishing 5-141 after 31 overs.
A satisfying win, with Virosh’s innings the standout but contributions from just about all of the 11 and the fielding noticeably better than the previous week.
Syd Uni 145 Syd Royal Tigers 134
With the No. 2 oval out of commission the Uni boys arrived at St Andrew’s to play the Sydney Royal Tigers. First up was nashball – and with two quite inexperienced teams points were hard to come by. The shirts looked the goods over the singlets until a momentary lapse in concentration from Bertelle in front of goal allowed Sam Alphabet to combine with Ash “Crater” Crasto to put home the winner.
Scaiffey did well at the toss and the good guys were to bat first on what looked to be a slow and low Drew’s wicket. Cruising at 3 an over, the 3rd wicket fell bringing Peter “Dad” Momsen to the crease for an entertaining cameo (unfortunately he scored 3 more than what was needed to claim family bragging rights over the scribe). Virosh (47) continued batting well to be the last man to fall with the score at 145. With a modest total on the board the boys knew we had to bowl and field well on a wicket that offered little for either team.
Highlights in the field included Virosh’s run out from near the boundary right over the bails leaving your scribe with little work to do to send the batsman back to the pavilion. Matt “Those pads look like canoes” Scaiffe bowled well with Paul keeping the Uni boys in the game while the cowboys continued to hit out. Despite tight bowling from both ends a few misfields kept the Tigers in the game and with 3 overs to go the bad guys only needed 14 runs to win the game with 3 in hand. Virosh bowled a brilliant over going for just 2 runs leaving the Tigers with a run a ball off 2 overs. Then up stepped Sanjeev “Jeeves” Singh bowling the maiden of his life to put the game out of reach of the Royal Tigers.
Honourable mentions also go to Dan who bowled without luck eventually snaring 1, and Jack for a spectacular diving catch at mid-off. In the end a solid win for the good guys.
Jono Momsen
The "Max Bonnell golden pen award" results.
There were complete reports from only four grades:
3rd Grade 3.4
5th Grade 3.7
6th Grade 3.8
7th Grade 3.5