Tasmania University Cricket Club
Scores and Reports
Season 2004/05
Third Grade
Round 4 v. South Hobart Sandy Bay (1 day match)
Played at Kangaroo Bay, 14th. November 2004.
(Toss won by : )
Sam Lambert 5-25 Matt Green 2-31 Josh Parker 2-38 |
Heath Chick 51* Robert Sim 30* Paul McNamara 21 |
On a windy Hobart spring day the Uni 3's crossed the river and turned up to Kangaroo Bay to take on the SHSB Sharks, who won the 3rd grade flag last year. Unfortunately though the changerooms were locked up, so the Eastern Shore faithful got to see both sides at their best/worst. For this clash we welcomed Stuey A and Mac Daddy for their first games of the year, while Allan Haw also made a comeback to the club, having played many moons ago when Jesus was still a child.......... The day got off to a strange start, as Rocket lost his first toss of the year! Luckily though the Sharks chose to bat, so the game plan could still be executed. Rocket and Stuey opened the bowling, but only after Rocket had to leave the field quickly after realising he'd forgotten to give the ball to the umpires before the start of play! D'oh! His reappearance on the field with a new white pill was clapped by his teammates, although the inspection of the ball by the umpire was soured when Rockets throw hit him in the middle of the chest! No lbw decisions from this end today............ Over 1 was eventful as there were 4 wides bowled by the skipper, having told the troops in warm ups to cut down on extras after a poor display against North Hobart. That wasn't to be the end of the wides though, as the skipper failed to control the swing and ended up bowling 9 in his 8 over spell of 0/17. At the other end Stuey was his usual self, bowling a good off stump line and keeping the batsman honest. The fugitive (Greeny) replaced Stuey in the 12th over with the score 0/31, and immediately showed us all how to bowl straight. Unfortunately the batsman was still to get his eye in so was incapable of getting the willow near the ball for an edge. 'Twang' Parker replace Rocket, and everyone was excited about seeing this introduction, especially the 2 seagulls at deep cover who started mating after the 2nd ball of his over! They were finished by the end of the over, so we were able to get our minds back on the job.......... The Fugitive made the first break-through in the 20th over, bowling the batsman with the worst pull shot in cricket history, and drinks were called with the score 1/61. A few overs later he struck again, having the other opener caught by Girth. Twang, after having a deadset lbw turned down and then being hit for 2 boundaries, chipped in as he found the edge of the slogger, which was gratefully accepted by the Street Kid (who was 'keeping in the absence of Hicks). With the Fugitive bowling his 8 overs for a great return of 2/31, Girth was bought into the attack. His first ball had the batsman in all sorts - a half tracker which he smashed to deep mid wicket, only to be caught at head height by the Fugitive on the boundary line! Soon after, Twang had victim number 2 courtesy of a catch by Chicka at first slip, and the Sharks were faltering at 5/113 off 29. That soon became 6/125 when Girth bowled a batsman who played a dreadful shot, and the very next ball a well flighted delivery (full toss) managed to sneak under the bat and damage the woodwork again. The hat-trick didn't eventuate, as he actually bowled a decent delivery. Twang had an enforced rest after bowling his 8 overs for 2/38, and Wintz was asked to bowl a few overs. He didn't disappoint, as 11 of his first 12 deliveries were dot balls (the other being a single). Meanwhile, Girth was having fun at the other end, as another half-tracker was smashed towards the boundary, only to be caught by a diving Fugitive in the same spot as his other catch! Wintz was rewarded for his tight bowling with a wicket, caught by Twang, to finish with 1/1 off 3 overs. Girth wrapped up the innings with a genuine wicket for a change - a little flick on the gloves gladly accepted by Streety. That ended the Sharks innings on 135, with extras compiling a well made 36! Mac Daddy and Chickaragua opened the innings, and in the 4th over Mac Daddy smashed a straight drive over the rope for 4 - and into the Derwent! Yes, that's right, the ball round off the oval, down the rocks, and into the river. Unfortunately for the Sharks (ironic name, really!) nobody was able to retrieve it, so the ball was lost. Another unfortunate aspect was that they had no decent spare white balls to use, so they ended up using the ball we had just bowled 38 overs with! Obviously, that made the task for us even easier, and Chicka and Mac Daddy smashed their way to an opening stand of 52 before Macca was dismissed for 21. During that partnership we witnessed a 15 ball over, with a 2 foot 6 inch dwarf overstepping the front line 9 times, including 4 balls in a row!!! Inzy Sim joined Chicka at the crease, and these 2 smashed their way to the winning total in the 23rd over, with Chicka even pulling a 6! That's 2 in a season for him now, which we believe is a person record, and would take his career tally to around 3.......... He finished up on a well compiled 51 not out. Inzy also hit a 6 in a quickfire 30 not out. Again, extras was great with 36! A fantastic win to the boys in smashing our Sandy Bay rivals. The fielding was good, with special mention to Hawry, who chased hard and threw strongly and accurately. However, we still need to lift our game as far as extras go (me in particular). We've got the Farnies this week, and they are our main rivals, so all aspects of the game need to be as flawless as possible. It will be a great opportunity to see where we really stand, as we've played 2 poor teams so far. Let's train hard, and hear the Lions roar again next week! |
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