WALKERVILLE CATS NEWSLETTER

th EDITION 41 Thursday 18 February 2010 website www.walkervillecc.com.au

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WALKERVILLE CLUB NEWS This week we have been having the County Carnival at Walkerville with a game yesterday (Wednesday) and one tomorrow (Friday) with the Last Saturday night we had yet another successful Country Carnival Presentations being held in our family BBQ after presentations where 3 of our 4 clubrooms tomorrow evening. senior sides claimed victory. Special thanks to Janet Reid and her band of The BBQ was well attended and special thanks helpers for organizing the lunches and the must go to those lovely ladies who made up presentation dinner and to Graham for preparing salads for the evening and to Craig Cowland and the turf each day. Mick Sarson who worked tirelessly on the night to make sure everyone had plenty to eat and had a It’s going to be a big night on Tuesday evening great time. when our undefeated Walkerville Bakery side take on Pultney OS in a quarter The highlight for the club on the pitch this week final of the ATCA Twenty20 competition. The was a club record 490 first innings smashed by game is at Pultney starting at 5.20pm and it our A grade side in their comfortable victory would be great to get as many Walkerville against a disappointing Port Districts with Nick supporters to the ground to cheer on the Cheary 229 and Mark Reid 126* dominating with Walkerville Bakery side as they push for 20/20 the bat. This now see’s us sitting on top of the glory. table with the big clash this week against second placed Reynella at home. READER FEEDBACK It was a week of huge scores where our under 13 Walkerville Blue side hitting a massive 309 in Please contact Shaun Mathieson at their victory over arch rivals Payneham Blue. [email protected] or 0422 162 772 for any Stars for the young Cats were L Hutchinson 59*, J reader comment. Valente 50* and F Marshall 42* however all the lads played their part.

SOCIAL EVENTS This brought Sarson to the crease and along with Cheary they set about a healthy rate and at tea we were 1 for 192. At this stage Cheary had WALKERVILLE 2009/2010 PLAYERS PLAYER already brought up his first hundred for AWARDS Walkerville. The most prestigious award that any individual can win is one that is voted on by his peers. The tea discussion was that we had been in this Walkerville Cricket Club would like to invite you position before and blew it so we must capatalise to the 2009/10 “Players Player” Awards. You, the on it and aim to score 300. Sarson(45) was soon players, have been voting 3, 2, 1 all year and out after tea and this brought Mark Reid to join finally all the votes are in. Please join us at the Cheary and from here 300 was soon passed as Sussex Hotel, Cocktail Lounge & Dining Room for Cheary passed the 150 and then brought up a what promises to be the beginning of a wonderful double hundred thrilling his team mates and the tradition. crowd with his quick wristy shots to and over the . At this stage we still had plenty of There will be a 2 course meal and drinks included wickets left in the shed and overs to spare so the in your ticket price. target was set to see if we could make it to 400. With Cheary running out of steam he finally was Ticket : $35pp bowled for 229, one of the best innings a number Dress : Collar & Tie for the Gentlemen, Dress of us had ever seen as team mates. ( If only you for the Ladies. th were fitter mate you could have made 300). At Date : March 13 , 2010. the other end Chopper was still piling on the runs Time : 7.00pm for a 7.30 start. Night to ensuring Cheary wouldn’t take all the glory and conclude at 9.30pm targeting his own ton which he brought up with Venue : Sussex Hotel, Walkerville Terrace, another boundary in chasing quick runs. Walkerville. After : The Sussex Hotel will have a DJ With the loss of Cheary we thought we maybe playing at the venue from 9.30pm able achieve the 500 mark so Duncs(8), Knowles (29), and Paul Reid (13) all fell doing the team The night will be restricted to players and thing swinging hard whilst Chopper continued partners only with a maximum of 50 seats about his business. At the end of 80 overs we available. No preference is given and tickets will finished 6 for 490 with chopper 126 no and Powell be sold on a first in basis. It is expected that all 3 no. A, B & C grade players make every effort to attend their night. st After large discussions of security for the ground You must confirm and pay by 1 March, please we arrived for week 2 with pitch still in one contact Craig Cowland for further information. condition and with Will Walker perfect line and length we soon had Port District in REVIEW - ROUND 9 trouble at 3 for 25 before they had small partnerships with some big hitting. Sub fielder A2 – ROUND 9 VS PORT DISTRICTS AT Sleep collecting his brother in laws balls from the WALKERVILLE – road side. Panzarino brought on and soon changed the tempo drying the runs up and with Round 9 was the battle of old foes coming up Knowles sending thunder bolts down they both against old team mates Cooper and Smith was picked up wickets having port 8 for 103. Smith always going to be interesting for the long time rode his luck swinging at everything even closing serving Walkerville boys, especially being such his eyes to hit Knowles over fine leg for 6. Port great mates with Duncs and Panz. With another all out for 153. We sent Port Districts back in win of the toss we had no hesitation what so ever with the big score of 490 and with Walker feeling in having a bat on a that had a great deal his groin Knowles took the new ball and didn’t of grass covering. This was the game where as a waste anytime in breaking through having Port 2 strong unit we had to stand up and show for 11. Duncs came on and put together a fine what we were really capable of doing and this is spell capturing two for himself whilst Panz tossed exactly what happened. With the new look up the ball in hoping they would hold out but the opening partnership of Cheray and CJ proving to only holding out was to the old guys playing lawn work in their first opportunity we went with them bowls, CJ asked the old fellas to chuck the ball again and they started off exceptionally well with back on numerous occasions. Second innings our best opening stand for the season of 79 with finished 6 for 123. CJ (22) falling LBW. So a great effort by all the guys but just couldn’t quiet get there for the outright win but with the points we have moved to top spot and face Reynella this week which will secure a top two finish if we win. Good work guys but we have two more games that means everything, if we want to play finals the past means NIL if we don’t take last weeks form with us through. Congratulations to Cheary on a fantastic knock but just because your targets are reached mate don’t think your job is done, how bout 1000 runs for the season now!!!! Chopper great knock mate and I know you have a lot more runs left in you too. I’m sure you can give Cheary a run for his money.

Bowling first innings Walker 3- 14 8 overs, Panz 2- 25 12 overs Knowles 2-30 11 overs Second innings Knowles 3-18 Duncan 2-11

Man Of match - Cheary Nicholas ‘The Boy Scout Leader’ in action during his double .

Nick Cheary on his way to 229 against Pt Districts.

An excited Mike Reed acknowledges his 100.

Brett ‘Bread Rolls’ Knowles during his quick fire Another boundary for Nick “Scout Master” 29 Cheary as he lofts into the outfield. Darcy “Harry Highpants” Wright was brought on to spin some magic along with Stewe “Rowdy” Callary to find the break through for the Cats. We had trouble hearing Rowdy’s appeal as an edge went to John” Tenderhooks” Hutchinson at second slip as the first wicket fell. There were a couple of difficult caught and bowled’s and we beat the bat numerous times but it looked like it could be another luckless day for the Cats until Rowdy struck again. At 2 for 50 of 22 overs the Cats were well on top however their number 3 batsmen was looking well set and after tearing his cruciate ligament early in his innings a runner Nicholas Cheary stands in front of the score provided an easier day as his innings grew. A card, a record A grade score for the club. minor controversy erupted as Kim “Hutchy made me do it” Brown and Hutchy flipped the strikers Scores: Walkerville 6/490 (N Cheary 229, M bails of after a claiming a wicket as the Reid 126*, P Sarson 45, B Knowles 29) defeated injured number 3 was standing at cover 10 Port Districts 153 (W Walker 3/14, D Miller metres away from his crease. With only 2 out of 3/71, L Panzarino 2/30) and 6/123 (B Knowles the 3 batsmen in their crease the Cats felt a 3/18, B Duncan 2/11). positive result was coming however a warning was the end result as the game continued. BI – ROUND 9 VS POORAKA AT POORAKA – The Cats went to tea in a strong position, after 40 overs Pooraka were 2/72 however we were The B grade boys travelled out to the beautiful mindful that runs can be scored quickly on the surroundings of Pooraka. As suburbs go Pooraka lightning fast outfield (ps – infield was very slow). rates just behind Walkerville in street appeal and Shaun “every ball is different” Mathieson property values and some very classy people live continued after tea without much luck however in high standard 3 bedroom homes great for the Cats got success through Chainsaw resulting hosting AFL Grand Final days. Under the guidance in Pooraka being 3/113 of 55 overs however with of Chainsaw Craig Cowland the B Grade boys had the injured number 3 still looking dangerous the strung together three consecutive wins and were skipper turned to young Ian “Chris Everet Lloyd in a position to challenge for a top 4 spot with Norman” Mazure Johnstone for the breakthrough victory against Pooraka. With Shaun “Matho’ which he dually provided having a half tracker Mathieson recalled back to the B grade to lead caught by Moose at square leg. the team pressure fell on the regular skipper to At the final drinks break we pushed ourselves for keep Chainsaw’s unbeaten record in tact. a final effort in the last 20 overs however to The pressure may have got to Matho early as a Pooraka’s credit they batted with patience and surprise game of underarm soccer claimed a with their number 3 opening his shoulders the corked thigh for Darcy and a twisted ankle for Cats looked in danger of undoing their fine work. Matho however wise heads prevailed and the Darcy “Riding High” Wright claimed another team voted with their feet as the walked of the wicket however the runs were starting to flow playing arena to do a more traditional warm up. and with some solid words of advise “patience” Of course I won the toss and sent the Pooraka from Mal “Cool Hand Luke” Ayliffe the skipper boys in (not), they won and had no hesitation in turned to his two strike bowlers to rest the batting. PS – just to let the SPOC boys know this momentum back for the Cats. At 5/206 with 8 week I’m calling heads and bringing my own 2 overs to go the Cats were looking at a 250 plus headed coin!!!. chase however Chainsaw and Rowdy stepped up and ripped the heart out of the Pooraka middle We started with Chainsaw and Big Dan “Moose” order and tail to take 5/9 in a blistering 5 over Elkins who kept the Pooraka lads to a snails pace spell. Chainsaw got the valuable wicket for 93 early in their innings. Chainsaw was superb giving thanks to a great catch by Johnothan “Lightning” nothing away and the usually stingy Dan was a Fuller on the boundary and was aided by “Dale little wayward but got through his spell with a Begg Smith”who also claimed a fantastic catch at determined resolve (Im feeling sorry for the SPOC cover with Rowdy cleaning up the tail and both boys this week because I know big Moose is due lads finishing with 4 wickets apiece. It took all and I reckon this is his match to shine). day for the Cats to reap their rewards and we were pretty satisfied with a 215 chase.

Week 2 saw no warm ups just a hit up with the As sloggers we make great Test players as bat as the boys focussed in on the job at hand. Chainsaw was bowled and Darcy looked like he Regular opener Kim “ Yoga Master” Brown did his was facing himself as he was attempting hamstring midweek requiring a new partner to be on 3 occasions to get to the pitch of the ball. found for Mal. Enter the new and improved Moose was last out in the 79th over with the Cats Matthew “thanks for the support” Varvounis, new on a very respectable 231 and Kim Brown hair cut and all to open the batting. sensational being on 37 and playing a Unfortunately Matty chased an outswinger early pivotal role in securing victory. Not to be out and was dismissed for a but atleast he got done was the performance of Johnothan who ran to face a ball this week. Johnothan got a super hard and fast for Kim and his team and getting delivery that cleaned up the woodwork having the opportunity to spend time in the middle even the Cats slump to 2/9. though he never faced a ball (it never stopped Word had got around the Pooraka sidelines that him practicing his shots though). Hutchy was about to stride to the crease as the The Cats now take on SPOC this week in a must public viewing areas of the ground began to win game for the club where a win keeps our swell, women stopped breast feeding, men finals chances alive and after the performance of stopped playing poker and burglars stopped this group over the past 4 games who would breaking into houses as they all gathered to see doubt the character of the “never say die” Cats. the great man ply his trade. John “Hutchy” Hutchinson walked to the wicket and without one moment of hesitation started playing like his wife was about to have another baby as he hit the cover of the ball to all parts of the field as the huge crowd enjoyed his work. When told that his wife was actually going to have another baby the massive crowd understood the free flowing “Hutchy’s” urgency however to his teammates and loyal fans we know that’s just the way he rolls!! Hutchy shared in an 83 run partnership with Mal where he scored 69 before his innings ended tragically trapped in front LBW but he had put the Cats in a strong position. Mal and Matho Mal Ayliffe loves to hit through the covers at steered the Cats to tea 3/130 and looking good Pooraka. for 4 straight wins. After plenty of clichés were rolled out by the skipper unfortunately not one registered as he was dismissed in the second over after tea to one of his poorest shots. Thankfully Mal and Rowdy combined to take the score onto 158 before Mal’s superb innings of 44 in 51 overs came to an end to the only loose shot he played all day. At 5/158 enter the one legged Kim Brown and runner Johnothan “Flash” Fuller to stabilize our innings. Rowdy went for a well compiled 31 before Kim was joined by Ian in a pivotal partnership for the Cats. A 24 run partnership for the 7th wicket got the Cats to 200 before “ Jackie Joyner Kersey” fell with victory insight. Mal Ayliffe in full flight against Pooraka on With a few close LBW’s and runouts along the Saturday. way Chainsaw hit the winning runs as the huge Walkerville supporters went wild in the stands knocking over the temporary pergola. With 5 overs left it was time for quick runs as the boys were given the greenlight to swing hard and long.

Johnothan Fuller gets a ripper early in his Shaun Mathieson rocks back for yet another innings sending him to the changerooms sooner boundary through the onside. He just loves than expected. them there!!!

Scores: Walkerville 231 (J Hutchinson 69, M Ayliffe 44, K Brown 37*, S Callary 31) defeated Pooraka 215 (C Cowland 4/52, S Callary 4/28).

B3 – ROUND 9 VS BRIGHTON AT BRIGHTON –

The C’s took the water bag trip to Brighton full of hope given that Brighton were only a couple of points above us on the table and more that half of our team had played in B Grade this season. Things only got better with the skipper winning the toss again (tails never fails J) and the Cats having first use of the deck. John Hutchinson blasted his way to a A minor setback was encountered when makeshift scintillating 69 against Pooraka. opener Nick Fahy(led) was caught for a golden duck but Kymbo and Magnum settled in for a solid 2nd wicket stand of 68 before one of our fast bowlers, who shall remain nameless, fired the skipper LBW for the 2nd time in 2 games (maybe that should have been ex fast bowler). All the good work was undone as we proceeded to lose 3/9 until Slasher and Ned steadied things with a 21 runs partnership. They were looking quite comfortable against a pretty friendly attack until a brain fade by Slasher had them both standing at one end and Ned subsequently had to leave. Hewy joined Slasher for a partnership of 43 which got us to a respectable 5/142 before another A loud LBW shout had Hutchy on his way for a collapse, this time losing 4/16, saw us in all sorts fantastic 69 on Saturday. of trouble. Bucks (no longer nameless) continued his solid batting form from the previous game and it looked like he and Slasher may be able to get us to a respectable total until Slasher’s 2nd brain fade of the afternoon saw him leave one outside off whilst batting out of his crease with the keeper standing up!!! The result was inevitable and not helped by Slasher’s comment “I didn’t see him there”. 175 wasn’t nearly enough given the potential strength of our batting and the lack of potency in the opposition attack. We had 20 overs to bowl and with 2 dropped ROUND 10 chances, a dozen byes and a few balls slashed over slips they got to 0/43 at the close. ROUND 10 Week 2 brought an interesting start to the game th th and the skipper was no doubt thankful to Mal for (20 February and 27 February) decreeing at the start of the season that there would be no fines in C Grade. A2 – ROUND 10 VS REYNELLA AT WALKERVILLE

He had arrived at the game without the BI– ROUND 9 VS SPOC AT SPOC scorebook or the match ball!!! (Maybe a subconscious reaction to ensure the afore B3 – ROUND 9 VS HECTORVILLE AT DALY OVAL unmentioned fast bowler didn’t get his hands on th the newish ball). A page torn from the opposition (20 February) book and their borrowed match ball from last LOD – ROUND 15 VS GOLDEN GROVE FC AT TBA week, with only 60 overs on it, saw us get th underway. (27 February) Two more dropped catches before we got the LOD – ROUND 16 VS ELDERS UNI AT LJ LEWIS first wicket at 60 was not a good start but, with OVAL Orby keeping one end tight, Jimmy grabbed a couple more quick ones and at 4/110 it was WOOLY’S FINANCIAL ADVICE anyone’s game. Enter their skipper with 53 runs

@ 10.6 for the season and having never scored a ton …… game over. He proceeded to hit everything out of the middle and he hit it hard …. just ask Hewy. Apart from a chance at 120 he didn’t look like getting out until finally departing for 162. Once we’d made the break through we saw just how close to winning we had come because they had nothing else and we cleaned up the tail fairly quickly. Our bowlers stuck to it manfully with Jimmy getting the figures but Bucks bowling a particularly tidy spell, despite bowling a bloke Here’s some good advice for my loyal followers. with a no ball (grrrrr), and Nick and Ned picking When shopping hang around the nuts and dried up a couple of late wickets each. fruit section. You can eat your fill and not have All in all probably our most disappointing to pay a cent. I used to visit the same performance for the season because I honestly supermarket twice a week and load up, now they feel we were a better side than them but we have a security guard follow me whenever I go in. certainly didn’t play that way, particularly the I now have started to visit another supermarket, first week when we should have knuckled down let’s see how long it takes for these guys to catch and made many more runs. on!!!Haha. This week it’s over to Hectorville who are 3rd bottom with only 2 wins for the season. Let’s fire QUIZ QUESTIONS up boys and do all we can to ensure we don’t go through the season without a single win. 1. Which SA Redback has scored 732 runs at an average of 91.50 in the Sheffield Shield this Scores: Walkerville 175 (A Mackay 65, K Reid season? 34, B Mayberry 33) lost to Brighton 327 (J 2. Where is the second test being played against Plaistow 4/113, B Wedding 2/22, N Fahy 2/52, S and ? Buckley 2/41). 3. Which County side in the UK does Mark Cosgrove play for? LOD – ROUND 14 VS GEPPS CROSS AT VIMY 4. Who is nick named the “Flying Tomato” at the VICKERS RESERVE Winter Olympics? 5. Who are the main characters in the animated Scores: Walkerville 7/146 (M Sarson 35) trilogy “Toy Story”? For a bonus point, which defeated Gepps Cross 9/145 (S Laube 5/36) actors provide their voices? (Turn to the back for the answers)

JUNIORS CORNER U9 – ROUND 10 WALKERVILLE WHITE 9/108 (O Bishop 2/6, T Kennett 2/8) defeated WALKERVILLE BLUE 70 (O Craig 2/4) SAMCA 2010 CARNIVAL – U17 SAM CAMERON In the last two weeks in December I was at the NEXT ROUND indoor nets, trying to cement my ROUND 10 (21st February and 28th February) position in the 2010 SAMCA (south Australian U17 – ROUND 10 WALKERVILLE VS EASTERN metropolitan cricket association) und 17 one day SUBURBS AT ADELAIDE UNI side, which was competing in the 2010 bank SA shield competition. After 2 trials, and not to U15 – ROUND 10 WALKERVILLE VS MODBURY 3 AT mention 2 gruelling, 3 km runs around the river WALKERVILLE Torrens, I was very happy to be selected and been able to contribute to the side as a wicket ROUND 11 keeper and a top order batsman. After Christmas U13 EAST – ROUND 11 WALKERVILLE BLUE VS and 2 training sessions, we where a well bonded EASTERN SUBURBS AT ADELAIDE UNI team and we new we had the talent and will to play well and show the district clubs that U13 NORTH – ROUND 11 WALKERVILLE WHITE VS community cricket was at the same or even EASTERN SUBURBS AT ADELAIDE UNI higher standard. U11 EAST – ROUND 11 WALKERVILLE BLUE VS Game week arrived, over the two week period we GOLDEN GROVE AT HARPERS FIELD played, SACA under 15’s, Country Red and Black, East Torrens, West Torrens, Southern Districts U11 NORTH – ROUND 11 WALKERVILLE WHITE VS and Port Adelaide. INGLE FARM AT BLACKFRIARS We managed to come through with 3 wins 2 draws (rained out) and 2 losses, leaving the th U9 – ROUND 11 WALKERVILLE BLUE VS GEPPS SAMCA side in 7 place, out of 14 district sides, CROSS AT LEROY which was fairly respectable. Throughout the tournament I managed to total 139 runs, over 4 U9 – ROUND 11 WALKERVILLE WHITE VS innings, average being 34.75 and my top score PAYNEHAM RED AT WELLINGTON being 41 opening the batting against the SACA side. I had a fairly good tournament with the gloves taking 7 catches, and 4 stumping’s. WALKERVILLE CLUB APPAREL Sam Cameron Walkerville Club Apparel For any Walkerville Club Merchandise see Leo. RESULTS Available for purchase U17 – ROUND 9 WALKERVILLE 9/76 and 7/145 lost Walkerville Blue Club Shirts - $30 to GOLDEN GROVE 175 Walkerville Training Shirts - $30 Walkerville Training Shorts - $30 U15 – ROUND 9 WALKERVILLE 91 lost to Walkerville Baggy Blue Hats - $45 PAYNEHAM 152 and 5/116 Walkerville Floppy Hats - $20 Walkerville Jackets - $65 U13 EAST – ROUND 10 WALKERVILLE BLUE 309 (L Walkerville Game Day Shirts - $45 Hutchinson 59*, J Valente 50*, F Marshall 42*) defeated PAYNEHAM BLUE 112 (T Spanovskis 2/18, N Riley 2/6, J Phillips 2/7)

U13 NORTH – ROUND 10 WALKERVILLE WHITE 118 lost to EASTERN SUBURBS 9/188

U11 EAST – ROUND 10 WALKERVILLE BLUE 8/199 (S Maslen 42, L Coventry 30) defeated MODBURY WHITE 8/130 (C Flanagan 2/5)

U11 NORTH – ROUND 10 WALKERVILLE WHITE 9/137 (I Richards 27*) lost to EASTERN SUBURBS GOLD 8/138 (N Kennett 2/4, A Kitto 2/26)

TWENTY20

WALKERVILLE BAKERY CATS Round 5 Well we arrived at the park lands with a sight of the junior size oval with all the batsman licking their lips at a big score as long as the skipper could win a toss for the first time in this format. Win of the toss saw a quick decision to bat and Cheary and CJ continued on their good form at the top falling just short of another 50 run opening stand. Cheary falling in the twenty’s (21) this Chopper to the wicket and with CJ they looked like they were in complete control smashing balls to the boundary with ease before CJ fell for 40. This brought on a small collapse with fill in Graynicholls rep Spiteri (4) coming and Hey to all of you Ladies out there; going and Chopper fallingl for 40 along with For some reason my phone has not been Hutchy fired for a duck. running hot, it’s probably because you have the wrong number! This brought the return of P.Reid and Duncs to Call me on 555-for a good time. the crease and whilst Duns looked as if he was I am cheap and I don’t eat much. out their just as a runner, Wooly went about Adam ‘The Love Machine’ Rutherford smashing the balls all over the junior ground

ensuring he scored a single at the end of each over. Wooly passed his 50 in quick time so quick Duncs was still on 5, once he did get some strike he didn’t know what to do and fell for 14. The bottom order fell around Wooly being all out for 207 with one ball to spare. A great knock by wooly ending 65 no. With a small ground PAC had the support of their A grade on the sidelines but Duncs soon silenced them with a two over spell off 2-7 and with Chopper out in the covers he swopped on one and a direct hit had the pack of cards man on his way. With a change of ends and not having the “Big Rigg” we turned to golden boy Cheary, whatever he touches turns to gold and this was proven from 3 overs, he ended with Daniel Powell – figures of 3-13 along with partner in crime from I was recently playing back yard cricket with this end Panz 1-10. Turning back to the opposite my young brother (he was bowling, fielding and end with overs, 10 to 15 young gun Lochie Nance running for me) while on my way to my 400 I bowled with great control to show the way to his felt a slight twang in my leg. Well I did the partner Chopper, Nance ending with 1-15 from 3 obvious and blamed my brother. I made him overs. Whilst the game was over the talk of carry me to the local physio. finding a leggy turned to Chopper and with the The physio told me to rest, so I have stayed in figures showing 2-19 folks don’t be fooled the bed since, that was 15 days ago. My brother two wickets were caught on the boundaries edge. takes care of all my needs…………..and so he PAOC bowled out for the standard 80 we have should, I blame him for the injury!!! seen before in this format.

Oh…. and remember if you see me out and This now puts us through to the knock out rounds about, you don’t know me. I am a man of and we have drawn the quality side in Pultney mystery. which will be a much tougher task than we have And I have an image to maintain!!!! had up to now. This game will be played Tuesday 23rd February at Pultney so get along to support

the boys and I’m sure with Chopper skippering

you may even see the great talents with the ball

again. All the best guys. SMARTLINE CATS PLAYERS CODE Unfortunately after a 1 run defeat in our Round 5 game against AHOS the Smartline Cats have not progressed to the next round however we did CODE OF CONDUCT/CLUB EXPECTATIONS surprise a lot of the Premier grade sides in our Walkerville Player Code of Conduct group including a win over finals contender SPOC As a proud club with a long history the in the second round. Walkerville C.C. has forged a reputation as a Its been a good experience for some of the Club who plays hard, tough cricket but with in younger guys coming up against some of the best the spirit of the game. cricketers in our competition. Walkerville C.C. is a respected club within Good luck to the Walkerville Bakery lads and Adelaide Turf competition and it is hope the can continue the fighting spirit the expected that this be continued by the current Smartline guys showed all competition. generation of players. We play to win, but we play in the spirit of the game!

PLAYER MILESTONES Club Expectations As a member of the Walkerville C.C. it is Milestones: expected that every player support The 1st X1 mammoth score of 6/490 against Port the club through the following: Districts is a record score for Walkerville firsts • Being a financial club member. and Nick Cheary’s contribution of 229 is the • To play by the Walkerville C.C code of st highest individual score by a Walkerville 1 X1 conduct. nd batsman. Nick’s score is also the 2 highest score • Attending club trainings, or informing the by a Walkerville batsman in any grade and only appropriate people of your unavailability rd the 3 double century. to training. • Wearing the appropriate clothing to Trivia Question: Why is the score 229 unique in training. the Test Match arena? Turn to the back of the • To be a positive team mate during games WCC newsletter for the answer. and at training. • Attend Saturday matches by the set time Approaching Milestones: in the team you have been selected to Player Life Membership play in. Brent Felice 72 • Wearing the appropriate club clothing to Club Runs games and while playing. Andrew Reid 2914 • Provide a quality afternoon tea when Ben Duncan 908 playing in a home match. st 1 X1 Runs • Attend Saturday night club match Leo Panzarino 998 presentations. 3rd X1 Runs • Support club functions. Bruce Mayberry 2920 • Being a good club man! Bruce Wedding 905 Club Wickets CATS TEAM RULES Iggy Mareolas 296 • Have PRIDE in your CLUB and in your TEAM. Kym Reid 97 • Be positive and encourage each other in all Simon Laube 92 areas. 2nd X1 Wickets • Home is our fortress. We do not lose at Iggy Mareolas 199 home. • Attend all trainings or notify the right Player Birthdays person. Name Birthday Age • Play hard, positive, aggressive cricket. Jackson Smith 19th February 8 • Playing with passion for your club will win Matthew Griffen 22nd February 8 you matches. Morgan Ovenden 23rd February 14 Remember no-one means to make a mistake so Zac Anderson 24th February 14 back yourself and believe in yourself and most Andrew Wright 24th February 16 importantly ENJOY. Kim Catford 24th February 37 Paul Roper 2nd March 52

HEAT POLICY - ATCA

Please refer to the ATCA Heat Policy below:-

1. Where forecast temperature is 38 degrees or lower, normal playing conditions apply

2. Where forecast temperature is 39-41 degrees ATCA Extreme Heat Guide is implemented and amended playing conditions apply in all grades.

3. Where forecast temperature is 42 degrees ATCA Extreme Heat Guide is implemented and all Bec Farrell and the Colonel Sparks working as a grades are abandoned. great team.

For full details about the Junior and Senior Heat Policy’s please refer to the ATCA website.

CRICKET CLUB RAFFLE/AUCTION

We are having a Major Raffle/Auction to be run during the year and we are looking for donations. For Example – ** A Road Train that runs on rails ** A new Porsche Cayman ** The tools to repair a broken heart ** A Blackberry that you can eat ** A snack box big enough to fit a TV in Ben Duncan struggling to co-ordinate walking, ** Snow at the Winter Olympics chewing gum and watching cricket at the same time. Please Ben learn to keep things simple, These are just a few examples but we will accept for your own sake! almost anything. Please contact Panz or Matho for further details.

AROUND THE GROUNDS

The crowd pouring into the stands to watch the Mark is very happy with Ron ‘Colonel’ Sparks game at Walkerville secret cordial recipe – there are runs in it claimed Mark! Batting Tips with Matho

Don’t worry about singles and turning over the

Will Walker holds a pair of Craig Cowlands strike stuff that bleat on about cricket pants (please note the blue sock – again during the cricket. in the back ground!) If your hitting big balls all over the park then the opposition will be sweating in their jocks. That’s how you put a score on the board! I often feel sorry for the bowlers I come up against!

Dan Powell is looking to break the world record for wearing the same pair of socks for consecutive days. Up to this day he has reached 147 straight days. He is looking to beat the current record of 2035 days. He is determined!!!!

BARRY’S BEST BETS

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Race 6 No. 2 Good Riddance ($5 win) Friday Night 19th February HAROLD PARK SOCIAL CALENDAR Race 4 No 6 Changeover ($5 win) Race 5 No. 4 Blacks A Fake ($5 win). UPCOMING SOCIAL EVENTS Race 7 No 4 Baileys Dream ($5 e/way) Greyhound Night - NA nd Monday Night 22 February GAWLER Family BBQ Night : Saturday 6/3/10 Race 5 No. 1 Springvale Coops ($5 win) Walkerville 2009/2010 Players Player Race 8 No. 1 Emerley Who ($5 win) Awards: Saturday 13/03/10 from 7.30pm What a great week we had last edition with onwards at the Sussex. winners everywhere. The Interdominion starts on Presentation Night: Friday 9/4/10 from Friday with the first round of heats and I have got 7.00pm at the Sport Club a couple of specials for you. Good punting.

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H HH obviously feature more in this sort of list - Gooch was Steyn's near-miss, and out 209 times in all, and Tendulkar 241 so far - and you're right in thinking that the West Indian Basil sibling rivalry Butcher was trapped in front a lot. He was out 72 times in his 44 Tests, and 21 of those were lbws - Quickest to 200 wickets, brothers on opposing that's 29.16% of all his dismissals, compared to Gooch's teams, out lbw the most, and more 23.92%. The only higher percentages I can find among Steven Lynch players who were lbw 20 or more times are 29.76% by February 16, 2010 Daren Ganga of (25 lbws from 84 dismissals), and 29.62% by New Zealand's Craig Dale Steyn currently has 195 wickets from 37 Tests. McMillan (24 from 81). If he reaches 200 during the second Test against India, will he be the quickest to reach that took a five-for in his first Test, and landmark? asked Howard Asher from South Africa scored a century in his second - has anyone else Dale Steyn did indeed have 195 wickets from 37 achieved these all-round feats so quickly? asked Ali matches before the second Test against India started Sidd in Kolkata on Sunday. If he reaches 200 in his 38th You're right, Shahid Afridi took 5 for 52 on his Test Test, he will have equalled the achievement of two debut, against Australia in Karachi in 1998-99, and great fast bowlers - of Australia and scored 141 in his second Test, against India in Pakistan's , who both took their 200th later the same season. But one man has done that wicket in their 38th Tests. But the record is held by a particular double even quicker: in Calcutta (now very different type of bowler: the wily Australian Kolkata) in 1964-65, New Zealand's Bruce Taylor legspinner - the first bowler ever to marked his Test debut by following 105 with 5 for 86 take 200 Test wickets - got there in his 36th match. against India.

Sunil Dhaniram and his brother Sudesh lined up on Which player captained his side in most Test opposite sides in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. matches before losing one? asked Apurv Agarwal Have brothers ever opposed each other in an from India international match before? asked Ian Crane from I suspect this question was inspired by Mahendra Singh Canterbury, Kent Dhoni, who finally tasted defeat against South Africa You're right, Sunil Dhaniram and his younger brother in Nagpur, in his 12th match in charge of India. The Sudesh played for different teams in the World Twenty record is 19 Tests from captaincy debut before first Qualifier, Sunil for Canada and Sudesh for the United defeat, by 's , between his first States (just to complicate matters, they were both Test as skipper in 1969 and a famous defeat by India born in another country - ). They were in at (their first in England) in 1971. This different groups, so their sides' failure to progress subject was covered in The List column on Cricinfo a meant they didn't actually meet on the field. They little while ago. did, however, oppose each other in a World Cricket League match at Lauderhill in Florida in November 2008. The only instance of brothers being on opposing When was the last non-Ashes five-Test series sides in a Test match occurred long ago, in Cape Town played? asked John Price in March 1892, when Alec and George Hearne played The last one, rather surprisingly, came during for England against a South African side that included England's tour of South Africa in 2004-05. Like the their brother Frank, who had played for England on Ashes series that followed it, that was a nailbiting their previous tour of South Africa in 1888-89 and battle - England eventually won it 2-1 - so it's stayed on there. That 1891-92 match was something of disappointing that there have been no five-Test series a family affair: their cousin Jack Hearne also played anywhere since, outside . I think it's for England in it. It also happened in a one-day particularly sad that as I write the top two teams in international in Belfast in 2006, when Dublin-born Ed the ICC's world rankings are fighting out the top spot Joyce opened the batting for England and his brother in a series limited to just two Tests. (I'm discounting Dominick did likewise for Ireland. And there was a England's series in the West Indies last winter, which near-miss in 1993-94, when Athula Samarasekera only had five Tests because one of them was played for and his brother Johanne abandoned after 10 balls and replaced with an represented the United Arab Emirates in the Austral- additional game.) Asia Cup in Sharjah - but again their sides were in Steven Lynch is the editor of the Cricinfo Guide to International different groups and neither reached the semi-finals. Cricket. If you want to ask Steven a question, use our feedback form. The most interesting questions will be answered here each Which batsman has been out lbw most often in Test week cricket? My guess is Basil Butcher of the West Indies. asked Bobby Adams from the United States The ball's too big The overall leader here is England's , who was out lbw 50 times in Tests. He's just ahead of Bats have steadily gotten bigger over the years; why , who has so far been out leg-before has the ball stayed the same size for close to a on 48 occasions (I write before the second Test against century? South Africa in Kolkata). Players who have played a lot Christian Ryan December 1, 2009 and tension, what's left that's worth savouring? Last summer I enjoyed three Fifth XI outings on Nostalgia, certainly, although even nostalgia - sun-blasted suburban fields with not much grass seldom as fine as it used to be - might soon on them. One of them I enjoyed more than the acquire a bitter aftertaste. For when cricket other two, because this one Sunday afternoon I people hark back to olden times and stirring felt like . I went in about number deeds they invariably mean batting ones, usually seven. And I thumped - and no other word, involving heroic triumph over frightening odds. excepting maybe "butchered", which verges on And if bat technology loads all the odds in the immodest, sums up the cleanness of the contact batsman's corner, rendering triumph predictable so precisely as "thumped" - five fours. A wristy and heroism surplus to requirements, what then? flick off middle stump was my quietly-get-my- The solution must by now be blinkingly obvious: eye-in shot. There was a swat off my sneakers, a make batting hard again. The sensible thing coruscating late cut, a… I forget. The point is, 20 would be for the International Cricket Council to years earlier, when I was an earnest young hit rewind and insist that cricket be played with cricketer, those five blows would not have the bats of 20 years ago. Alas, that would involve squashed a single thirsty tuft on that dishevelled our august custodians weighing up the game's oval. Twenty years ago my five blows wouldn't greatest good against a few companies' maximum have made it past the infield. Deep down I knew profits and deciding that the former matters this, and deeper down it was all a bit of an anti- more. So forget it. Instead we must turn to a less climax. sensible-sounding alternative: make the ball It feels sort of hollow, hitting a four you haven't smaller. earned. As with anything handed to you in The idea rouses a certain gut squeamishness cellophane and a crimson bow when it is not your when you see it written down like that, even birthday, you get instantly suspicious. You think, though the notion that the bat can be any can this really be any good? unlicensed woodworker's plaything yet the ball Every long-time player and observer at every club must stay a museum piece is piffle. No law in of every cricket-playing city knows this: the bats cricket is more stuffily drafted nor wraps a are better. No more is it rock up early and deadening hand round the modern game's neck so breathe in the soothing scent of raw linseed while surely as Law 5: discussing the wonders of rubbing an ox's "The ball, when new, shall weigh not less than 5 shinbone up and down willow. No. Now it's all 1/2oz [five and a half ounces]/155.9g , nor more carbon and titanium and, here, try some of this than 5 3/4oz [five and three-fourths]/163g, and Kevlar up your bat handle. shall measure not less than 8 13/16in [eight and So yes, unquestionably, the bats are better. But thirteen-sixteenths]/22.4cm, nor more than does better mean good - good for the game's 9in/22.9 cm in circumference." sake? The answer to that is less straightforward. One long-winded sentence. Two little While bats have all but sprouted wings and measurements - the third and fourth ones - that propeller blades, the ball has been busy too. need scribbling out and smaller numbers Busy. Ignoring. The world. The cricket ball shrank inserted. It should not be beyond the wit of three-sixteenths of one inch, by law, in 1927. cricket to fix this. Then never again. This would be well and good if The tricky bit is calculating what the two new batsmen still batted with 1927 bats. They do not. measurements should be. Logic suggests that the Bats are fatter along the edges. What was once smaller the ball's circumference, the harder it called the sweet "spot" is closer to a 38-inch-long will be to see and hit, and the more onerous sweet rectangle. Yet the ball has not, to even batting becomes. But once you start shrinking the things up, gotten smaller or bouncier. And so the ball, might there also arise a point - scientifically delicate balance has been upset. The game's traceable - at which the ball becomes impractical oldest understanding - that batting is hard - no to grip and bowl? Common sense is our only guide longer rings quite true. here - common sense and a handful of far- Not that batting is a cinch now. Knowing one fetched yet apparently factual tales from cricket mistake will put you out of the match, potentially folklore. out of the team and maybe out of a job is still a We know, for instance, that the boy Arthur heavy load in a batsman's head. But when your Mailey fine-tuned his googly in the family home Kookaburra Kahuna Blitz sends your nervous by repeatedly bowling an orange. Once, with his defensive nudge clanking into the advertising orange, Mailey spun a googly past Neville Cardus' board, that lifts a bit of fear. Then when you defences on a footpath in Piccadilly. Oranges are attempt a cautious dab outside off stump and the sometimes bigger and sometimes smaller than a ball sails screeching over the top of gully, any cricket ball, like apples. It was with an apple, a lingering tension soon dissolves. And without fear green apple, that Doug Ring on the train to Bristol gave an impromptu masterclass in how to bowl a skidding top- The mystery of the spinner. Let's suppose this particular apple was smaller, and conclude, safely enough, that a missing close-in fielder cricket ball the size of a small apple would pose new challenges to batsmen without affecting the Puzzlement (or glee, or anger, take your pick) is bowler's ability to grasp the ball and make it often expressed these days over the supposed deviate. Or how about a tennis ball, 10% smaller cricketing demise of Harbhajan Singh. But I'm than a cricket ball, like the one young BJT perplexed by something else altogether: why Bosanquet persuaded to twist left when it should don't Indian captains of recent years set more have twisted right and so changed the course of attacking fields for their spinners? If it was bowling history? Or a ping-pong ball, capable of Australian captains like Bobbie Simpson who dazzling gyrations under the influence of Jack pioneered the umbrella slip field for their quicks, Iverson's bent-back middle finger? Iverson could then I'm inclined to think (with little more than a curl it round walls and make it fizz back to vague memory) that Indian and Pakistani captains himself; he could bounce a tennis ball one way pioneered truly aggressive fields for spinners. And then the other in a single overarm motion. even if they didn't, they certainly exploited them Probably a hard, red, six-stitch, ping-pong ball the most fruitfully. might make batting too perilous. Probably is as But in recent years, the most aggressive fields for precise as we can be. For the ICC, ever oblivious spinners that I've seen have been set by Ricky to the real crisis, is more interested - an Ponting for , Graeme Smith for altogether more useless endeavour, this one - in Paul Harris, and for Graeme devising a durable day-night ball that lasts longer Swann. (No cracks about any of the bowlers on than an orange or apple, and has so far not that list; they've managed to inspire faith in their noticed that modern bats are wrecking cricket as entertainment. The game's rulers are in thrall to captains). the idiot's philosophy of the more boundaries the For many years now, if there is one feature of merrier, even if sixes - no longer a feat of Indian outcricket that stands out (in my mind at breathtaking might - are these days worth about 1 least), it is that we don't seem to have enough 4 ⁄2, and fours off your sneakers are the men close to the bat. Harbhajan most commonly prerogative of pluckless journos, and we can bowls with a slip and a forward short-leg. Forget replay in our minds brave 35s from the mid-'80s the absence of a silly point, which would seem yet are hard-pressed recalling a single distinctive like a no-brainer for a bowler who is supposedly characteristic of the hundred we saw three weeks an exponent of the , Harbhajan often ago. The 80s, golden days if only we'd realised it, doesn't even employ a backward short-leg. When were a time when could score 39% Mishra bowls, he will often not employ the of his runs in boundaries and be considered a backward and forward-short-leg. It is almost as if scintillating strokemaker. In the 90s he cranked these men are supposed to only be bowling their that up to 41%. By the noughties - the decade stock-balls and not their wrong 'uns, and as if the batmakers went batty - Waugh's boundary rate psychological value of having a close-in man has skyrocketed to 52%, even though he was by then been completely discounted. a shuffling, crab-like figure who was averse to taking risks. Now, has a And I'm not even going to get into the business of boundaries-runs rate of 59%. 's is whether fields for them have been sufficiently 61, 's too. This is not because attacking a little further away from the bat. Hughes, Watson and Johnson are seat-of-their- Instead, we've been treated to field settings that pants specialists beyond all precedent. It is are vanilla in the extreme, with a pronounced because of the bats. tendency to go on the defensive all too quickly. Tell you one thing I miss: the hard-run three. A Test match went for five days in Ahmedabad last Perhaps this defensive attitude has been forced fortnight and consisted of 436 overs, 1598 runs, on modern with the dominance of 179 boundaries and 12 threes. "That's the bat due to dead pitches, heavy bats, entertainment," the bosses would say, and maybe shortened boundaries and the like. But as the they really do know best. 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