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Veterans' Averages Old Blues Game VETERANS’ AVERAGES OLD BLUES GAME BATTING INNS NO RUNS AVE CTS 27th OCTOBER 1991 S. HENNESSY 4 0 187 46.75 0 OLD BLUES 8-185 (C. Tomko 68, D. Quoyle 41, P. Grimble 3-57, A. Smith 2-29) defeated J. FINDLAY 9 1 289 36.13 2 SUCC 6-181 (P. Gray 46 (ret.), W. Hayes 43 (ret.), A. Ridley 24, J. Rodgers 2-16, C. Elder P. HENNESSY 13 1 385 32.08 5c, Is 2-42). J. MACKIE 2 0 64 32.0 0 B. COLLINS 2 0 51 25.5 1 B. COOPER 5 0 123 24.6 1 Few present early, on this wind-swept Sunday, realised that they would bear witness to S. WHITTAKER 13 1 239 19.92 5 history in the making. Sure the Old Blue's victory was a touch unusual - but the sight of Roy B. NICHOLSON 13 5 141 17.63 1 Rodgers turning his leg break was stuff that historians will judge as an "event of A. SMITH 7 5 32 16.0 1 significance". C. MEARES 4 0 56 14.0 0 D. GARNSEY 19 3 215 13.44 15c,Is I. ENRIGHT 8 3 67 13.4 2 The Old Blues (or, in some cases, the Very Old Blues) produced a new squad this year. R. ALEXANDER 5 0 57 11.4 0 Whilst a steady stream of defections from the grade ranks may cause problems elsewhere for G. COONEY 7 4 34 11.33 7 the University, it is certainly ensuring that the likes of Ron Alexander are most unlikely to E. U COUTEUR 9 0 91 10 . 1 ! 1 find their way back into this successful combination. The negotiations concerning the toss R. KERR 6 0 52 8.67 2 were along the George Bush/Saddam Hussein line - "we'll bowl". The first scud was delivered D. FOX 9 3 43 7.17 1 by P.J. who hasn't changed at all in twenty years. The Uni openers of Gray (the other one) D. MEINTJES 18 1 113 6.65 5 M. Le COUTEUR 3 0 19 6.33 1 and Hayes poked and prodded their way to a minor opening stand of 111. Faced with an D. NEVELL 9 0 56 6.22 3 enforced voluntary redundancy package of a seat beside Logs at the scoring table, we M. WHITE 7 0 39 5.57 0 managed to rid ourselves of both of them. That took the game into Stage 2 with young (well D. BARROW 8 1 34 4.86 2 he used to be when I played at the Club) Smith and Captain Patterson (who seems to have I. NEIL 13 0 62 4.77 2 more in common with some of his opponents than his ovm team) having their go. C. LATIMER 6 2 17 4.25 2 M.DOBSON 8 0 13 1.63 2 Our skipper O'Sullivan bowled marvellously well with the benefit of a Force 10 gale - T. NEVELL 5 0 7 1.4 0 incidentally, a scientific phenomenon which meant that John Dyson's returns were getting BOWLING OMR W AVE perilously close to the keeper on the full. But Rodgers was the one. Comment was passed that G. COONEY 112 17 386 23 16.78 when he ultimately retires (which 1 understand will be about the same time as Bob Hawke) he C. LATIMER 40 2 207 12 17.25 will look back on his career and see an alarming void from age 22 to age 42 during which he B. NICHOLSON 45 4 179 10 17.9 persisted with innocuous off-spin when the God-given talent of the leg spinner could have B. COOPER 18 1 74 4 18.5 been brought out of the cupboard. He in fact has played a major role in Australian cricket. It J. FINDLAY 71 7 204 11 18.55 was he who converted Steve Waugh from a fringe test player to a superstar in about three or J. WENDEROTH 29 5 97 5 19.4 D. NEVELL 23 0 99 5 19.8 four overs at Teddington in the U.K. one sunny English afternoon. Dyson's bowling was a D. MEINTJES 57 3 314 14 22.43 revelation. Confounding the critics by agreeing to bowl at 1 for 1 - but there is always the R. SENNIT 21 4 87 3 29.0 temptation to bowl just one more over. Tomko was a complete embarrassment but at least M DOBSON 23 1 154 5 30.8 lifted the score to 6 for 181 in the allotted 45 overs. D. FOX 75 6 335 10 33.5 R. KERR 59 7 201 6 33.5 Other notable features? Those of you who remember the coup which removed Mick C. FOX 13 2 37 1 37.0 I. ENRIGHT 30 1 186 5 37.2 O'Sullivan from one of his 18 stints as captain of the Uni 1st XI side and instated Damon P. HENNESSY 63 6 288 7 41.14 Ridley will appreciate the subtle revenge in ensuring Ridley ran from fine leg at one end to A. SMITH 24 2 121 1 121.0 deep mid wicket at the other for each and every over of this game. Hartley Anderson's lengthy arm at backward square possibly saved a run or two - I'll look into that and advise ALSO BOWLED: O M R w you further next year. Darby announced that, after a quick examination of the concrete M. WHITE 6 0 47 wicket, even Waitara wasn't looking so bad. Alan Crompton, appointed by the A.C.B. as C. HALL 11 0 55 match umpire, decided to take a closer look from behind the sticks and effected the stumping C. MEARES 6 0 39 which removed one John Saint. Unfortunately when Roy goes for his back-spinning wrong'un C. SHARP 8 3 40 P. HEALEY 9 2 42 the bounce achieved plays havoc with Crommo's gluteus maximus. So the stage was set. Off we trudged with a glint of success in our eye and waiting for the inevitable up-market lunch. Would we trip down memory lane to Jordashes? Or check to see whether Ronny Coote still ran the McDonalds at Newtown? Perhaps the Hospital food was Page 68 1991 - 1992 Sydney University Cricket Club Annual Report 1991 - 1992 Page 69 OLD BLUES GAME (cont.) INTERVARSITY REPORT now out of quarantine? Maybe there was still a pile left over from the rugby season in the Queensland University Intervarsity dug-out. The Sydney Uni IV side departed Sydney at 1.50pm Monday 17th of February and arrived back ftom Brisbane on Friday the 21st at 4.30pm with a team consisting of:- Tomko, Ridley and Foulsham began what can only be described as a full frontal onslaught. Rather than call drinks Patto brought his lot off for massively creamed scones and other Adam Smith (Captain) objects which were obviously the product of someone's wallet rather than their cooking skills. David Butchart (Manager) Perhaps a temporary set-back because Dyson fell victim to a run out shortly after this Simon Gray unwanted adjournment. His 9 runs will be viewed closely together with his efforts for the Phil Gray remainder of the season with Sutherland, to see whether he will get next year's invitation. We Justin Burt really do have enough spinners. Duncan McIntosh Andrew Wiles It was at this point that the skills of our captain really came to the front. Elder, your author Richard Wiles and that captivating batsman, was sent in to turn this match on its ear - or was it to keep Jason Ellis Darby and Tomko apart? I prefer the former theory. Certainly No. 5 is without a doubt his Mark Bland position as he showed with a lovely chip over cover and then the old faithful - the hoick into Paul Mulvaney mid wicket's hands without the need for that man to expend any energy at all. The record Cameron Dowe book will show that Tomko and Quoyle added 12. Mid- wicket conferences were at a This fixture was initiated by the SUCC and is intended to be an annual fixture. The premium. Anyone who photographed such an event should contact a local tabloid and request Queensland University Cricket Club were thus introduced to the nature of a three day IV an asking price. game. Mini cameos came from P.J. and Crommo. But, as was so vividly recorded in the pre-match Upon arrival the side checked into the lodgings for the week. The Regatta Hotel, Toowong. script, it was left to O'Sullivan to deliver the telling blow in the final over. Ted Le Couteur The afternoon was spent at the University of Queensland and in the city of Brisbane. was not part of this team but I see he remained 1 not out. Isn't that taking the manager's role just a touch too far? Perhaps Crommo is going to bat for Australia at the S.C.G. shortly THE GAME (preferably against South AfWca). Day 1 The Uni boys relied on spin with the Snake picking up 2 for 29 off 14 and the Grimble with Sydney Uni won the toss on the first morning and elected to bat on what looked to be superb the normal waist-line (as distinct from that other one) taking 3 for 57 off 15. What a joy it is batting wicket. to see such talent in action. Young Kelly suffered from the usual captaincy problems of the new leg-spinner - bowl into the gale, come on when they need 40 to win off 10, bowl a bad The opening batsmen, Phil and Simon Gray got the side off to a good start with an opening ball and see you later...
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