Three games to look back on this Sunday and some good memories for long-term CACC members, apologies if some of the anecdotes here and in the future mean nothing to you,I guess it's a test of my story-telling ability, and it that turns out to be poor, you'll just have to believe me that they were funny!
29 April 2007
A real classic-era Sunday league game here at home to Sheffield Works Department (SWD). Sunday rules applied so SWD won the toss and batted first, Johnno's 5-19 did the bulk of the damage as they were quickly bowled out for 90. CACC were struggling in reply but as was our way, both Mintofts and Locky made up batsman numbers 8, 9 and 10 therefore the runs were eventually knocked off 7 down.
The main reason this game is featured is because it included a man of Coal Aston folklore. In the pub the night before a man named Ian Dixon revealed that he was new to the area and was keen for a game of cricket. As we are always after new players we got him a game the following day. Unfortunately Ian could not remember where our ground was so decided that the best place to get directions was back at the pub. It was later revealed by the barmaid that he also took this opportunity to have 3 pints of Stella before joining us at Stonelow. Funnily enough he did not manage a meaningful contribution in the match, and did not go on to make many more appearances for the club.
27 April 2008
I can't imagine that this blog will feature too many unfinished games but the people who were at Edwinstowe 12 years ago will immediately know why this one is. Batting first CACC made a competitive 216/9 in their 40 overs, and in usual circumstances Liam's 94 would have been the highlight of the innings. However. long before the likes of Dilshan, De Villiers and Buttler were playing their fancy Twenty20 strokes, the Flan-scoop was invented. Shaping up to defend on the front foot, the ball got big on Chris Tye, but instead of any evasive action, he continued with his forward defensive in an upward motion going with the ball, planting it over the wicket-keeper's head for a nice couple of runs to elation from the batting team, and stunned amazement from the fielding team.
Perhaps appropriately, rain meant that the game was eventually abandoned (just as Edwinstowe were making light work of the chase) giving everybody present more time to think about and discuss what they had witnessed there that day.
26 April 2009
CACC traveled to Farnsfield and watched them perform a long and extensive pre-match warm up which even now is unheard of on a Sunday! This did not appear to have a positive effect for their captain who Freddie nicked off the very first ball of the match. Feeling confident, perhaps even over-confident, Freddie loudly declared that Farnsfield had all the gear, but no idea.
39.5 overs later Farnsfield finished 372-6, their number 3 went from 82 to 100 in 3 consecutive balls from Gramps before retiring, their number 4 also tonning up but not being kind enough to retire. 7 different bowlers were tried out to no avail, Si's 1 over 0-19 appears to be an attempt by the captain to go down with his ship!
CACC could only manage 137ao in reply despite a good 50 from the Ginger Warrior Jason Oxley at number 3. Fittingly, Freddie was the last man out to seal the victory for Farnsfield, and to confirm that they actually had numerous ideas.
Honorable mention to P Mawby who is named in the CACC XI.
With those 3 classic club tales I am leaving it for this weekend. Turns out it is an eventful one in the days of recent club history, but maybe you had to be there.
Until next week........
CT
CACC
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