Sunday, 15 June 2008
GREAT NORTH RUN OCT 5TH 2008
HI ALL,
AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, MYSELF, DERRICK AND DAVID ARE RUINNING THE GNR AGAIN THIS YEAR.
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF EVERYONE COULD MAKE A SMALL DONATION ON MY JUSTFORGIVING SITE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
YOU DONT HAVE TO GIVE LOTS AS EVERY LITTLE MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
I AM RUNNING FOR THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
MIKE
AS YOU ARE PROBABLY AWARE, MYSELF, DERRICK AND DAVID ARE RUINNING THE GNR AGAIN THIS YEAR.
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF EVERYONE COULD MAKE A SMALL DONATION ON MY JUSTFORGIVING SITE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
YOU DONT HAVE TO GIVE LOTS AS EVERY LITTLE MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
I AM RUNNING FOR THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
MIKE
Cyril The Squirrel Suggestions
Gents,
Following the re-birth of the After-Match report, I will be publishing recommendations on the back of the Captains' comments.
Starting with:
Mike (Skipper/Old Yin) (The Mongoose) & Ronnie G (Very Old Yin) (The Rooster)- Use your combined years of experience (60?) and stick-in.
NOTE FOR SKIPPER: You are showing your age with your report. Davy Jones? Who is he? Is he related to Indiana?
Cooney (The Crow)- Stick to what you are recognised for, and not what you think you are recognised for.
David (Tony the Tiger)- Same as Cooney.
Doolan (The Donkey)- Protect, and then play. If you want to bat higher up the order, then you need to do this.
Ketan (The Cat)- Seek sponsorship with Rowntrees/Nestle.
Robbie (The Rhino)- Ask for an advance from the family vault. I can't recall ever seeing your wallet. Can David confirm if Robbie has a wallet, or not?
Chatts (the Cheetah)- Improved performance needed next week. Cooney the Chimpanzee is on your trail.
Josh (the Jackal)- Keep the bowling straight. The Squirrel may have the stamina for a half-marathon, but he ain't going to run after poor bowling (unless there's a packet of KP Dry-roasted at the end).
Good performance yesterday boys. The real test for us comes next week. Remember, we win as a team. Individual performances are great to see at times, but we all need to play our part this week.
Following the re-birth of the After-Match report, I will be publishing recommendations on the back of the Captains' comments.
Starting with:
Mike (Skipper/Old Yin) (The Mongoose) & Ronnie G (Very Old Yin) (The Rooster)- Use your combined years of experience (60?) and stick-in.
NOTE FOR SKIPPER: You are showing your age with your report. Davy Jones? Who is he? Is he related to Indiana?
Cooney (The Crow)- Stick to what you are recognised for, and not what you think you are recognised for.
David (Tony the Tiger)- Same as Cooney.
Doolan (The Donkey)- Protect, and then play. If you want to bat higher up the order, then you need to do this.
Ketan (The Cat)- Seek sponsorship with Rowntrees/Nestle.
Robbie (The Rhino)- Ask for an advance from the family vault. I can't recall ever seeing your wallet. Can David confirm if Robbie has a wallet, or not?
Chatts (the Cheetah)- Improved performance needed next week. Cooney the Chimpanzee is on your trail.
Josh (the Jackal)- Keep the bowling straight. The Squirrel may have the stamina for a half-marathon, but he ain't going to run after poor bowling (unless there's a packet of KP Dry-roasted at the end).
Good performance yesterday boys. The real test for us comes next week. Remember, we win as a team. Individual performances are great to see at times, but we all need to play our part this week.
GATEHOUSE OF FLEET V MARRESS (14-06-08)
ANOTHER FINE SUNNY DAY AND SUPRISINGLY THE MARRESS MEN SET OFF ON THEIR LONG JOURNEY WITH A FULL TEAM (A SIGHT MORE RARE THAN ROBBIE FERGUSONS WALLET).
THE TEAM WAS IN A CONFIDENT MOOD AS WE WERE NOW TRYING TO EQUAL A CLUB RECORD SET IN 1963. COULD WE GET A FIFTH WIN IN A ROW? LOOKING AT THE PREVIOUS RESULTS A VICTORY WAS EXPECTED AS GATEHOUSE SEEMED TO BE STRUGGLING TO PUT BIG TOTALS ON THE BOARD.
ON ARRIVAL THE GROUND LOOKED A PICTURE AND WE WERE WARMLY WELCOMED BY THE OPPOSITION.
DURING THE TEAM MEETING (OUTSIDE THE GREASY SPOON)EVERYONE HOPED THAT WE FIELDED FIRST AS THE WICKET HAD A REPUTATION OF BEING BETTER IN THE SECOND INNINGS, THE SKIPPER SECRETLY WANTED TO BAT FIRST SO AS TO GIVE EVERYONE SOME BATTING PRACTISE AND HOPEFULLY SET A BIG TOTAL.
WELL NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRE-PLANNING GOES ON IT ALL HINGES ON THE COIN TOSS, AND NO SUPRISE WE LOST THE TOSS AND THEY ELECTED TO BAT.
SKIPPER MIKE INGRAM OPENED THE BOWLING WITH JOSH CONWAY AND CHATANIYA MUDUNURI AND THE TEAM SET ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS. BOTH BOWLERS WERE STEADY, BUT NOTHING WAS REALLY HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY AT JC'S END AS JOSH WAS BOWLING A LINE CONSISTENTLY OUTSIDE THE LINE BUT NEVER REALLY THREATENING THE BATSMAN. WITH THE BOUNDARY IN CLOSE AND THE OUTFIELD LIKE A BOWLING GREEN THE BALL RACED PAST FIELDERS WITH EASE.
WITH THE OPPOSITION ON 19 THE SKIPPER MADE A CHANGE OF BOWLING ATTACK AND BROUGHT ON JAMES COONEY FOR JOSH CONWAY.
THE NEXT OVER CHATTY MADE THE BREAKTHROUGH AND THEN QUICKLY TOOK A SECOND WICKET.
AT THE OTHER END JAMES COONEY STARTED WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE HIS BEST EVER BOWLING FIGURES, HE STEADILY WITTLED OUT 6 MORE WICKETS AND FINISHED WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 14 OVERS FOR 36 RUNS. THIS WAS A PERSONAL BEST AND SECURELY CEMENTS HIM AS THE TOP WICKET TAKER THIS SEASON. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW PLAYER KETAN KITKAT HE CLEANED UP THE INNINGS WITH A FINE DELIVERY AND WE HAD THEM IN THE HOUSE (HUT) FOR 100.
AFTER A FINE TEA WITH THE OPPOSITION AND A FEW MICE ETC THE BIG QUESTION AS ALWAYS WAS COULD WE KEEP OUR CONCENTRATION AND SEE THE JOB THROUGH.
THE OPENING PAIR WERE DAVID INGRAM AND JAMES COONEY. WELL IT WAS N'T LONG BEFORE ONE OF THE RECOGNISED BATSMAN WAS OUT. JAMES COONEY LEAVING A DELIVERY THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE PAST HIS LEG STUMP, ONLY FOR COONEY TO STICK HIS LEG IN THE WAY OF IT AND DEFLECT IT ONTO HIS STUMPES AND HE WAS BOWLED FOR 0. THIS INTODUCED THE OLD YIN MIKE INGRAM, COULD FATHER AND SON SEE THE TEAM OVER THE WINNING LINE. AFTER A FEW QUICK BLOWS TO THE BOUNDARY MIKE (SUFFERING FROM A HEADACHE)WAS BOWLED FOR A MISELY 14 RUNS AND WITH THE SCORE ONLY ON 28 FOR 2 THIS WAS NOW GOING TO BE A TOUGH CHALLENGE, ESPECIALLY AS WHENEVER MIKE HAS BEEN BOWLED EARLY IN THE INNINGS THE TEAM VERY RARELY WINS.
THE NEXT BATSMAN IN WAS THE IMPROVING JAMIE DOOLAN, HE AND DAVID BATTED SENSIBLY AND TOOK NO CHANCES, WITH JAMIE ON 5 HE MADE HIS FIRST ATTACKING SHOT OF THE DAY AND WAS CLEAN BOWLED(MAYBE THIS IS A LESSON JAMIE WILL LEARN FROM AND KEEP ON DEFENDING), THE SCORE WAS NOW 43 FOR 3 AND STILL ALONG WAY FROM VICTORY.
WHEN THE GOING IS GETTING TOUGH WHO BETTER TO BRING TO THE CREASE THAN THE VERY OLD YIN(DAVY JONES)RONNIE GILLILAND. WITH A COMBINATION OF YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE THE 2 BATSMAN GOT ON TOP OF BOWLING AND WITH DAVID BEING THE DOMINATOR HE BEGAN TO HIT THE BALL ALL AROUND THE GROUND AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE OLD YIN THEY MOVED THE SCORE ONTO 97 BEFORE ONCE AGAIN OLD (DAVEY JONES) FAILED TO BRING THE SHIP ALL THE WAY INTO THE DOCK AND WAS CAUGHT GOING FOR THE WINNING RUNS FOR A VERY IMPORTANT 11 RUNS.
THIS BROUGHT YOUNG JOSH CONWAY TO THE CREASE WHO QUICKLY GOT THE WINING RUNS AND THE GAME WAS WON.
A FANTASTIC MATURE KNOCK BY DAVID INGRAM SAW US WIN THIS GAME WITH AN UNBEATEN 45.
ANOTHER WIN AND THE CLUB RECORD WAS EQUALLED. TO BEAT THE RECORD WE NOW HAVE A TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH WITH THE ALPS AND THE WINNERS OF THIS MATCH WILL LIKELY WIN THE LEAGUE.A BIG CROWD IS EXPECTED AT THIS MATCH NEXT SUNDAY, SO EARLY ARRIVAL IS RECCOMMENDED IF YOU WANT THE BEST SEATS.
THE TEAM WAS IN A CONFIDENT MOOD AS WE WERE NOW TRYING TO EQUAL A CLUB RECORD SET IN 1963. COULD WE GET A FIFTH WIN IN A ROW? LOOKING AT THE PREVIOUS RESULTS A VICTORY WAS EXPECTED AS GATEHOUSE SEEMED TO BE STRUGGLING TO PUT BIG TOTALS ON THE BOARD.
ON ARRIVAL THE GROUND LOOKED A PICTURE AND WE WERE WARMLY WELCOMED BY THE OPPOSITION.
DURING THE TEAM MEETING (OUTSIDE THE GREASY SPOON)EVERYONE HOPED THAT WE FIELDED FIRST AS THE WICKET HAD A REPUTATION OF BEING BETTER IN THE SECOND INNINGS, THE SKIPPER SECRETLY WANTED TO BAT FIRST SO AS TO GIVE EVERYONE SOME BATTING PRACTISE AND HOPEFULLY SET A BIG TOTAL.
WELL NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRE-PLANNING GOES ON IT ALL HINGES ON THE COIN TOSS, AND NO SUPRISE WE LOST THE TOSS AND THEY ELECTED TO BAT.
SKIPPER MIKE INGRAM OPENED THE BOWLING WITH JOSH CONWAY AND CHATANIYA MUDUNURI AND THE TEAM SET ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS. BOTH BOWLERS WERE STEADY, BUT NOTHING WAS REALLY HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY AT JC'S END AS JOSH WAS BOWLING A LINE CONSISTENTLY OUTSIDE THE LINE BUT NEVER REALLY THREATENING THE BATSMAN. WITH THE BOUNDARY IN CLOSE AND THE OUTFIELD LIKE A BOWLING GREEN THE BALL RACED PAST FIELDERS WITH EASE.
WITH THE OPPOSITION ON 19 THE SKIPPER MADE A CHANGE OF BOWLING ATTACK AND BROUGHT ON JAMES COONEY FOR JOSH CONWAY.
THE NEXT OVER CHATTY MADE THE BREAKTHROUGH AND THEN QUICKLY TOOK A SECOND WICKET.
AT THE OTHER END JAMES COONEY STARTED WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE HIS BEST EVER BOWLING FIGURES, HE STEADILY WITTLED OUT 6 MORE WICKETS AND FINISHED WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 14 OVERS FOR 36 RUNS. THIS WAS A PERSONAL BEST AND SECURELY CEMENTS HIM AS THE TOP WICKET TAKER THIS SEASON. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW PLAYER KETAN KITKAT HE CLEANED UP THE INNINGS WITH A FINE DELIVERY AND WE HAD THEM IN THE HOUSE (HUT) FOR 100.
AFTER A FINE TEA WITH THE OPPOSITION AND A FEW MICE ETC THE BIG QUESTION AS ALWAYS WAS COULD WE KEEP OUR CONCENTRATION AND SEE THE JOB THROUGH.
THE OPENING PAIR WERE DAVID INGRAM AND JAMES COONEY. WELL IT WAS N'T LONG BEFORE ONE OF THE RECOGNISED BATSMAN WAS OUT. JAMES COONEY LEAVING A DELIVERY THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE PAST HIS LEG STUMP, ONLY FOR COONEY TO STICK HIS LEG IN THE WAY OF IT AND DEFLECT IT ONTO HIS STUMPES AND HE WAS BOWLED FOR 0. THIS INTODUCED THE OLD YIN MIKE INGRAM, COULD FATHER AND SON SEE THE TEAM OVER THE WINNING LINE. AFTER A FEW QUICK BLOWS TO THE BOUNDARY MIKE (SUFFERING FROM A HEADACHE)WAS BOWLED FOR A MISELY 14 RUNS AND WITH THE SCORE ONLY ON 28 FOR 2 THIS WAS NOW GOING TO BE A TOUGH CHALLENGE, ESPECIALLY AS WHENEVER MIKE HAS BEEN BOWLED EARLY IN THE INNINGS THE TEAM VERY RARELY WINS.
THE NEXT BATSMAN IN WAS THE IMPROVING JAMIE DOOLAN, HE AND DAVID BATTED SENSIBLY AND TOOK NO CHANCES, WITH JAMIE ON 5 HE MADE HIS FIRST ATTACKING SHOT OF THE DAY AND WAS CLEAN BOWLED(MAYBE THIS IS A LESSON JAMIE WILL LEARN FROM AND KEEP ON DEFENDING), THE SCORE WAS NOW 43 FOR 3 AND STILL ALONG WAY FROM VICTORY.
WHEN THE GOING IS GETTING TOUGH WHO BETTER TO BRING TO THE CREASE THAN THE VERY OLD YIN(DAVY JONES)RONNIE GILLILAND. WITH A COMBINATION OF YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE THE 2 BATSMAN GOT ON TOP OF BOWLING AND WITH DAVID BEING THE DOMINATOR HE BEGAN TO HIT THE BALL ALL AROUND THE GROUND AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE OLD YIN THEY MOVED THE SCORE ONTO 97 BEFORE ONCE AGAIN OLD (DAVEY JONES) FAILED TO BRING THE SHIP ALL THE WAY INTO THE DOCK AND WAS CAUGHT GOING FOR THE WINNING RUNS FOR A VERY IMPORTANT 11 RUNS.
THIS BROUGHT YOUNG JOSH CONWAY TO THE CREASE WHO QUICKLY GOT THE WINING RUNS AND THE GAME WAS WON.
A FANTASTIC MATURE KNOCK BY DAVID INGRAM SAW US WIN THIS GAME WITH AN UNBEATEN 45.
ANOTHER WIN AND THE CLUB RECORD WAS EQUALLED. TO BEAT THE RECORD WE NOW HAVE A TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH WITH THE ALPS AND THE WINNERS OF THIS MATCH WILL LIKELY WIN THE LEAGUE.A BIG CROWD IS EXPECTED AT THIS MATCH NEXT SUNDAY, SO EARLY ARRIVAL IS RECCOMMENDED IF YOU WANT THE BEST SEATS.
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
ARDENCAPLE V MARRESS MATCH REPORT (07/06/08)
Another fantastic scorcher of a day on saturday and as the team began to turn up at the cross ready for the long journey, the phone began to ring. Within 1 hour we had lost 3 players with various excuses. The best being that of the Legend Tam Anderson as he explained that his house and the surrounding area had been secured by the local police and no one was getting in or out of the area.(what will someone come up with next week).
Enough of the background useless info and onto the more serious topic.
we arrived at Helensboro with only 8 men and were desperate to field first, luckily the skipper won the toss and sent them into bat.
It was going to be a long hard slog for the team and so it turned out to be one. We made slow progress into the match and just as the skipper was looking to make a change from the opening bowler (chatty) he took his first of 2 wickets. Chatty bowled 15 overs straight through and finished with great figures, at the other end James cooney was having an unusual off day and was quickly replaced by Josh conway. Once Josh got his line right he eventually took 3 wickets in another fine 15 over spell.
Mike Ingram eventually brought himself on to bowl and wrapped the opposition tail up with 4 quick wickets. The ever virsitile Craig Sharp also came onto bowl and claimed a wicket, this was after he had kept wicket for most of the game. During his spell behind the stumps, Craig showed why he is rated as high as the second best keeper in the club.
Eventually Helensboro were all out for 156. a score that was competetive but also achieveable. The only doubt was the lack of players.
After a top class tea(thanks Ardencaple) Sharp and Conway opened the batting, both started brightly until Conway was caught playing a familiar lack lustre shot and he was out for 12. In came the skipper Mike Ingram and he and Sharp battled away against some very good bowling. The two of them put on a stand of 81 before Sharp had a rare rush of blood and was stumped charging down the wicket at the bowler. He was out for an excellent 25. With the game in the balance the next batsman was Jamie doolan (Birthday Boy)and he made a quick 9 runs before being caught, the score was now 124 for 3 and the win was almost in sight.
Old timer ronnie G was in next and uncharacheristically he went for a big shot and played onto his stumps for 4. We are now 132 for 4 and a hint of desperation was starting to show. In came Vice Captain Derek Park and he tried to revert to his tried and tested method of batting, but sadly this was not his day and was clean bowled for 0. Now we were 134 for 5. Thankfully the ever calm Skipper was at the other end and he took matters into his own hands and dominated the bowling hitting 7 fours and 1 massive 6 ( possibly the biggest ever seen), but with only 6 runs needed to win Mike was suprisingly bowled for 66.
This left the last 2 batsman Chatty and Cooney to try and get us over the winning line. with the tension high, Cooney hit his first ball straight to the opposition Capt and somehow he dropped it (phew!)Cooney then defended for all his worth and then left it to chatty to go on to hit the winning runs and end a magnificent day of cricket for the Marress Men.
Next week we travel to Gatehouse of Fleet and looking at recent results we should be able to come back with the 25 points.
Enough of the background useless info and onto the more serious topic.
we arrived at Helensboro with only 8 men and were desperate to field first, luckily the skipper won the toss and sent them into bat.
It was going to be a long hard slog for the team and so it turned out to be one. We made slow progress into the match and just as the skipper was looking to make a change from the opening bowler (chatty) he took his first of 2 wickets. Chatty bowled 15 overs straight through and finished with great figures, at the other end James cooney was having an unusual off day and was quickly replaced by Josh conway. Once Josh got his line right he eventually took 3 wickets in another fine 15 over spell.
Mike Ingram eventually brought himself on to bowl and wrapped the opposition tail up with 4 quick wickets. The ever virsitile Craig Sharp also came onto bowl and claimed a wicket, this was after he had kept wicket for most of the game. During his spell behind the stumps, Craig showed why he is rated as high as the second best keeper in the club.
Eventually Helensboro were all out for 156. a score that was competetive but also achieveable. The only doubt was the lack of players.
After a top class tea(thanks Ardencaple) Sharp and Conway opened the batting, both started brightly until Conway was caught playing a familiar lack lustre shot and he was out for 12. In came the skipper Mike Ingram and he and Sharp battled away against some very good bowling. The two of them put on a stand of 81 before Sharp had a rare rush of blood and was stumped charging down the wicket at the bowler. He was out for an excellent 25. With the game in the balance the next batsman was Jamie doolan (Birthday Boy)and he made a quick 9 runs before being caught, the score was now 124 for 3 and the win was almost in sight.
Old timer ronnie G was in next and uncharacheristically he went for a big shot and played onto his stumps for 4. We are now 132 for 4 and a hint of desperation was starting to show. In came Vice Captain Derek Park and he tried to revert to his tried and tested method of batting, but sadly this was not his day and was clean bowled for 0. Now we were 134 for 5. Thankfully the ever calm Skipper was at the other end and he took matters into his own hands and dominated the bowling hitting 7 fours and 1 massive 6 ( possibly the biggest ever seen), but with only 6 runs needed to win Mike was suprisingly bowled for 66.
This left the last 2 batsman Chatty and Cooney to try and get us over the winning line. with the tension high, Cooney hit his first ball straight to the opposition Capt and somehow he dropped it (phew!)Cooney then defended for all his worth and then left it to chatty to go on to hit the winning runs and end a magnificent day of cricket for the Marress Men.
Next week we travel to Gatehouse of Fleet and looking at recent results we should be able to come back with the 25 points.
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