FunnBoy Network

6/04/00

 

Another whammy of a cricket game, this time it was the boys across 1-91 North, The St. Lucia Cricket Club. Were they ready to rumble at the Savannas of the Riverside Tigers. Kaptain Kallicharan won the toss and send the opposition in to face the bowling weapons of Rcc. By the way the Sun was damm hot and no breeze this time, I bet, this factor did play its hand in the end result of the game. The St. Lucia team were very well supported as hundreds of their fans was in attendance, with lots of advice for everyone, even if no one wanted to listen. Ok lets get to the main game, The Action in the middle.

 

St. Lucia Batting: The opening pair came and went very fast only scoring a welfare size total, as neither batsman was up to the task of staying in the sun and improving on their tan. Opener V. Evans was looking good until he tried to play a freaky shot, but before he could get freaky, the Umpire Freaked him out by raising the infamous finger giving him LBW, poor Evans only was able to score  8 runs. Riverside Ace bowler Chokshi claimed him. By this time the game was moving in the right direction for Rcc, but some one had to beat the bowling. Batsman P. Arthur was run out for a duce. Maybe he should get acquainted with the treadmill.

 

As the new pair of willow wielders came into massage the Rcc attack, the sun was poking its face ah little hotter by now. Batsman M. Willson and G. Jeanbaptise was there to steady the St Lucia Ship and this they did, actually they found the playing conditions just right for their French cuts. The main destroyer that cause Rcc pain was JEANBAPTISE, this chap played the bowling all over the field with ease and enjoyment. Simple put, a super charged 89, scoring almost 50% of the St Lucia runs, to be exact this man scored 47.8 % of his team runs, hitting eleven boundaries, including five 6's and six 4's to make matter worst he  scored 20 in one very painful over. This was one of the best Ct League innings this reporter saw in a long time. Shots was timed and placed to perfection, hardly any slugging in this mans innings, hey if Lara got problems, send this guy over, he certainly is mentally fit for the action in the middle. As the game progressed the fans were enjoying themselves rolling on the grass, yes rolling on the grass, I recently found out some contracted the poison ivy rash, they were happy, what's a little ivy, scratch this.

 

Riverside did not give up easily, as Kaptain Kallicharan introduced the secret weapon of Raj Rai, this was a brilliant move, Raj had one mission when he was given this responsibility, that is to send batsman back faster than getting a happy meal at a McDonalds drive thru, this he did indeed. "Raj bowls to Jeanbaptise, played hitting the ball hard, only to send a rocket of a catch to FunnBoy Khadar receptive big hands, Jeanbaptise out walking back to the stands in dis believe, still wondering how Khadar held the ball. Raj Raj continued to use his magic cleaning house, bowling over St. Lucia claiming 5 wickets, but Rcc still had a lot of work to do.

 

After a ten minute break and a beef pattie or two the Tigers was on the prowl to take over, the St. Lucia total of  189.

 

Rcc Batting: Well this was a real spectacle, once again the Umpire made the wrong call, a hint, one free coupon to Vision Conner, take two coupons

   

Man of the Match: Jeanbaptise, G   ---  Scoring 89 runs and taking 4 wickets