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C.C.C. Cricket Team Online |
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vs Police at PTS on Feb 9, 2002 |
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Police's Inning |
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So read the headlines in the sports results section under 'cricket' in Sunday's SCMP. Magnificent day in HK - sun shining, PTS a picture. For some of our international members : the outfield has lost none of its unpredictability but the surrounding running track forms a clear boundary, the club-house is rebuilt (albeit too expensive to use - $700 to open!), and the scoring area is concreted with barb-b-cues and picnic tables.
It was not your usual CCC. Leve's was playing 2 in a row for a start. Berger had gone to Perth for reasons which are still unclear and Weathers had followed his annual migration to the pines to nest with his family.
In came that lawn bowler supreme, Fothers and a ringa in the 6'7" shape of Greg Egan, otherwise known as Kev's baby brother, up from Queensland to sail in the HK-Macau race. Aged about 48 he made little difference to our youth policy.
Stead, lost the toss, natch and agreed to field on the proviso that their batsmen took no singles and only hit big 6s. At one end was Fothers, choosing his batsmen carefully, 0 for 17 off his 10. At the other end were a succession of lambs to the slaughter, led by one, Jet-Bruce-Rambo-Sarah Lee.
Mullah struck first, removing the batsman who had faced 61 balls for his 17 runs (obviously a plan there somewhere).
At the other end, a lad who had promised much all season for Police was peppering the boundary when the fancy took him and otherwise declining to run. 6 x 6s and 6 x 4s in his 86 off 66 balls (taking 8 off Fothers). Stead persevered with his bowlers while the rest of the team made windmill actions with their arms.
Leve's removed the danger, caught Mullah after showing the previous few balls how difficult catches can be - in fact too difficult. |
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C Walton |
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b Lever |
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D Holmes |
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C Howard |
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Extras (B 6, LB 1, W 10, NB 3) |
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192 for 6 |
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Total (35 overs) |
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Extras (B 2, LB 4, W 18, NB 8) |
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Every match has its turning point. Police have been strengthened this year by including a couple of cricketers and Glynn Davies. Nazir was quietly accumulating runs until he badly mis-timed a pull shot off a ball which bounced in Lever's half. Clive was fielding in his regular position and had touched the ball only once during play but had relayed the ball to the bowler from the keeper on 3 occasions and felt pretty much involved in the game. As I was saying the ball was hit towards Grocers ankles. The crocodile hands snapped shut. The left hand was totally empty and became dislocated from the junction with the right hand, resulting in it flailing uselessly in the wind. The right had, which was motionless and certainly not expecting the ball was unfortunately pinned to the ground by that same object. The look of surprise on Clive_Alan_Rodney_Grocer's face was something akin to Cinderella's tampon turning into a pumpkin. AFTER everyone had gathered around, slapped his back and Grocer had acknowledged the crowd he commenced a wringing/shaking action of his right upper appendage to give the impression to anyone who was watching that the ball had been travelling at the speed of light. It is for this reason that I have taken back the reins from Wino so that the truth would be properly presented from an uninvolved, impartial bystander's point of view, because Gary may have been sucked in by Grocer's antics as they both saw themselves in the trenches at the time and there can under those circumstances develop a degree of camaraderie which distorts the truth and we wouldn't want that to happen, would we.
Police made 192 in their 35, 96 in the 1st 17 overs! Leve's took 3, including a C&B which went so fast Grocer didn't see it. The Rabbi also struck twice and would have had 4 apparently, if the skipper for the day had have listened to his suggestions for field placings which included 7 men at cow corner. Stead would not comply on principle.
CCC replied with G. Egan and S. Stead. 101 after 12 and they were not bowling that badly. Uncle Gregory made 54 and was clearly exhausted and unable to speak after being clean bowled. Stead had his eyes firmly set on red ink seeing the slight possibility of a spectacular innings from his skipper at some perfectly timed situation in the future depriving him of the CCC batting award - something, no one at CCC would want to see, except our skipper. Leve's brought the new baby daughter to watch daddy bat - babies at 6 weeks have very short attention spans - she wasn't over taxed by Lever's golden. The Doc, now seems to understand the whole purpose of playing for CCC and joined the queue of red ink seekers with 34 not, while Mark ended the day at the other end with 73, unfortunately n.o.
CCC brought up the runs in the 28th over while Rabbi and I were purchasing more beer because we had drunk 'tea' during the earlier part of our innings - well it was a hot day and thirsty work watching old men walk around on grass.
Check out the league table. Kai Tak here we come. |
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