Another strong bowling and fielding performance has set up this game for us next week as we now push for the 10 points.
Thrid Grade Report: Lane Cove V Warringah
I hate cricket, by J B Clarke
Fourth Grade Report: Lane Cove V Warringah
Too cagey to write a report.
Round 10 of the Muppy Cuppy @ Mike Pawley: Sky Muppets take on the Men in Green
Bwett hear, I mean here. ‘twas a hot summer day, 8 players, 40 degrees, Nev hungover from Xmas party the night before – 5th grade looked primed for a big match. As former 1’s skip it was a delight to share the sheds with the 5’s boys, they really are a nice bunch – except I’m not sure they enjoyed watching the 1’s boys warm up. Lets just say that 4 of the Sky Muppets were seen standing mid pitch before the game, chomping away on a couple of durries (and another seen working through his second Tooheys New!!!) whilst our lads were hard at work during our strict 1 hour warm-up regime – Demi really keeps this 1st grade machine I spent years developing as well oiled as a Boris kebab. However, I think it’s fair to say the Sky Muppets don’t eschew the professionalism of 1’s, or 2’s, or anyone else really for that matter. Good to see the high standards that Dub set years ago are being maintained........
As we were sharing dressing rooms – let me say, what an honour it was for the 5’s boys to be graced with our presence – I heard rumours that due to the fact Lance’s 5th grade Muppeteers aren’t very good, and only had 8, that wiley old Nev lulled the Warringah skip into a false sense of security – something about not being very good, having 8 players and reminding their Skip of the heat......outcome was both captains agreeing to avoid a toss and allow Lance to bat first. Well played Nev, at this point the match was evenly poised.
Smiddy and Damian put the pads on early doors and went in to face the Green Men (Mars Attacks anyone? Geof?). Sadly Demi was run out early and Smiddy followed suit shortly after. But Nev was chortling as this brought the beguiling Pete Gallichan to the crease with Purdy Jack. Hang on, what match am I writing this TWIC for? Ha ha ha, oh the unpriceablenesslessness. Oops. My bad. Sorry everyone. So Nev utilised a reverse batting order in order to stave off the inevitable, cagey tactic. Sudsy and Drew opened up with a decent stand of 15. Sudsy went soon thereafter before Dastardly Dick and Nev started piling them on Doherty style. Nev, Dick and Sharples quickly retreated to the air conditioning as did Cosmo Cramer and Sprucey leaving Stev-o Baker tantalisingly short of a big score. But it was all to play for. The 5’s boys, despite trying to talk half the first grade team into batting for them, set a hugely competitive total of 72 from an agonisingly slow 15.3 overs.
Quick change of costume during the intermission and Lance came out firing with the pill. Nev was suffering heat exhaustion and went with the batting order for the bowling line up. True story. I was sitting under the first grade tent nursing my poodle (cannoodling fine no doubt) watching Sudsy and Drew open up the bowling. I had to head scratch myself as I thought I saw a similar thing 45 minutes earlier, or at least 2 paragraphs above. Hard to be sure. Hard to be anything really, except just plain hard. Yes. (good sledge Holty? Been really channelling your areas here). Actually, speaking of SPOTY – he arrived late and missed the warm up – cost him a pineapple at least. Anyway, there was a game going on next to 1’s on Saturday, hang on, Nev is sitting next to me???? What happened? You guys only started bowling 45 minutes ago, let alone the match 90 minutes ago? Why are you sitting here watching 1’s? I know we are first grade, but why are you hear? I mean here?
I was unsure of all this commotion so I checked the score book. The 5th Grade Green Men (lets call them 5GGM for simplicity) did it tough and past Lance’s huuuuge first innings score without the loss of a wicket. I’m glad they had the opportunity to play next to us, Pete Gal scored more than the Muppeteers combined, heck, even Devola nearly achieved that feat.
After the loss of Petey Gal Corny piled on a quick fire 29, Christmas contributed 20, SPOTY 25 but Devola almost stole Petey’s thunder with a pedestrian 69’er. Evenly poised for next week where we expect the grass to be cut quite short for the 1GGM chase.
What TWIC is this? I’m confused. Wait, Ricky retired?
Burt Dickardson
Former 1’s Schkip, Current Covie Legend