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| Match Details |
| Round |
Round 4 |
| Opposition |
Shanachies 2 |
| Date |
22-Oct-2016 |
| Ground |
Timbrell Park 1 |
| Match Summary |
| Result |
LOSS on 1st innings by 6 wickets |
| Kurrajong Gypsies 1st innings |
all out, 96 runs
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| Shanachies 2 1st innings |
4 wickets, 97 runs
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| Match Report |
Season 25, Round 4
In the matter of Shanachies 2 Vs The Gypsies CC
As if one punicle of Shanachies isn’t enough, this year there are two. On a cold and wet day when play was anything but guaranteed, 11 brave Gypsies made their way to Timbrell Park. Cilla made it half way to the game before heading back home because he was afraid of getting the sniffles, so even before the start the CFO was happy. Even upon arrival there was confusion around which ground was to be used and very soon a fight broke out between Gypsies Management and the Briars U13s over the rights to the ground. Despite being intimidated by the big clubs, the Gypsies sulked off to play on Timbrell #2.
Chopper for the first time this season lost the toss (fined for form avoidance) and the Gypsies were sent in to bat. Kenny (21) and Matt Gerber (4) opened the batting and the Shanachies kept the scoring low with some very tight bowling. Matt’s shoes gave the Shanachies bowlers something to aim at. Wonderful shiny new shoes they were too, with a swirling combination of mauves and purples, showcasing the latest style from the SportsDeal website. It was no surprise after the game that Matt’s daughter let the cat out of the bag, “those are mum’s shoes”.
Kenny’s continuous improvement program is bearing fruit and he decided he liked the real estate at the crease, and was still plugging away at drinks, finishing the day on 21, one run short of a career high.
The flow of the game was at one stage interrupted by the curious sight of a man in a Chicken Suit running around the ground. Cries of “get the fuck off the field Bobo – you can’t advertise here” drew no response. Just a cursory glance from the players, a shrug of the shoulders and on with the game. In fact the only one who showed any interest was Bobo who could be seen calculating the dressed weight of the meat and wondering if it would fit in his roaster. There have been stranger sights at Gypsies games.
The innings went along in the usual Gypsies fashion, wickets falling to bad shots, Bobo (9) thinking he was playing tip and run and wanted to run on everything. Bobo’s running partner, Rod (10), was as nervous as a virgin at a prison rodeo.
With the fall of the wickets continuing Saviour, full of confidence with a 4 off the first ball of his last innings, strode the crease looking like a young rooster let loose in a hen house. There was even a comment form a Shanachies players showing surprise that such a revered batsman was coming in so low down the order, he was used to seeing Saviour bat higher up, Saviour did respond “I think you have me confused with somebody else”. Unfortunately no 4 off his first ball but there were 4s in the innings. To the surprise of all, and nobody was more surprised than Saviour, a straight 6! Which the Gypsies celebrated.... at first. How many times can you be asked the question “Have you ever been the only player to score a 6 in a match?” before it gets tiring. After combing the Gypsies website for the stats, he even rang his brother on his way home from the ground to ask that question.
Saviour (21) threw his wicket away just 29 runs short of his top score and was fined for top score avoidance. The Duck Tie battle was resumed once again with Glenn franking his favoritism with his second globe of the year. This all left Tony (3) on red ink with yet another certain century in the offing.
With a poor 96 posted off 34 overs it was left to our skipper to give a rousing speech and rally the troops ready for a fight he knew we could win.
The Gypsies took the field on a very cold day were the wind was cursed by all... that was until Tappy took up position downwind of “the great unwashed opener”. For Tappy (7) the wind couldn’t blow hard enough to disperse the foul odour emanating from the crease. The stench polled very well in date voting, and the formula was decoded by Hollywood and forwarded to the forces besieging ISIS at Mosul so it can be used for the purposes of good instead of evil.
The Gypsies were taking wickets but not as fast as the runs were coming. There was some courageous work in the field with Craig (2) doing his usual athletic commando rolls, and Bobo’s wonderful ground fielding was routinely followed by the worst throws of the day. Saviour (1/14) bowled his full arsenal of straight ones, one of which was hit hard and came back at him like a bullet aimed straight at his head. Fortunately (for the CFO) he got a hand up to it, which probably saved his life and will likely end his career as a concert pianist. Fined of course for a drop, there was some debate about it being a dolly as it was hit straight to him. The bruised hand had its advantages because the whining about the hand being sore and the question of “does my hand look swollen” came as a welcome relief to “have you ever been the only player who has scored the only 6 in a match”. The players gave Saviour comfort with insights like ‘if the hand is numb it’ll feel like somebody else tonight’.
The game ended early and Hollywood (2/19) was given a farewell from one of the Shanachies “time to go home grandpa”. Little do they know Gypsies don’t go home after a game but to the pub? We were in time to see the Wallabies take on the All Blacks and felt better knowing our defeat was not the worst on the day.
Nick Leads the date votes from Hollywood and Saviour. In an unfamiliar 4th is V (0/33), falling further back after failing to secure a single vote in round 4, how long is it since that happened? Though he should get comfort knowing his son is featured in the top 10, ahead of 9 players.
Gypsies 96 defeated by Shanachies 2 4/97
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| Kurrajong Gypsies 1st innings |
| Kencalo, Paul |
21 |
| Gerber, Matt |
4 |
| Singh, Varinder |
6 |
| Colman, Dave |
7 |
| Gilroy, Rodney |
10 |
| Biboudis, John |
9 |
| Shanahan, Jim |
1 |
| Sinclair, Craig |
2 |
| Cohen, Nathan |
21 |
| Casey, Glenn |
0 |
| Masters, Tony |
3* |
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| Shanachies 2 1st innings |
| Singh, Varinder |
5 overs, 0 for 33 |
| Shanahan, Jim |
5 overs, 1 for 28 |
| Cohen, Nathan |
2.33 overs, 1 for 14 |
| Masters, Tony |
3 overs, 2 for 19 |
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