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WALKERVILLE CATS NEWSLETTER th EDITION 41 Thursday 18 February 2010 website www.walkervillecc.com.au Prestige Trophy and Badge Centre 30 North East Road Walkerville SA 5081 Ph: 08 83443254 Fax: 08 83443182 Email: [email protected] WALKERVILLE CRICKET 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 wickets 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 Twenty20 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 run 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 boundary. 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 bowling 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 wicket 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 batting 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 extra 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 century. 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 delivery 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.