WALKERVILLE CATS NEWSLETTER th EDITION 5 “Version 2” Thursday 11 January 2007 website www.walkervillecc.com.au SUBS WALKERVILLE CRICKET NEWS There are still a few people who haven’t paid their Subs yet, so its very important that you arrange payment with I hope all our subscribers had a great Xmas and happy Andy “Barn Owl” Russack as soon as possible. New Year and we look forward to another successful year on, and of the pitch. RAFFLE BOOKS The ATCA Raffle Books that were handed out a few In Social Club news we have had to swap the Seafood months ago are due to be handed in shortly. It would night with the Casino night. So the next social event on th really help the club if everyone made an effort to sell the calendar is the Casino Night on Saturday 27 these Raffle Books and return them prior to the due January. This was one of the great nights last year date. where everyone dressed up and turned the sports club into our own “Casino Royale” where it was a punting paradise of people. Master of Ceremony’s again this ROUND 5 REVIEWS year will be Leo (my tuxedo is too big again) Panzarino with special appearance by the “Bald Bond” Matty With extreme temperatures on Saturday set to hit the “MG” Grantham who has kindly given his name to the low 40’s it was decided to call of all games with the currency. exception of Premier Grade. There is a special flyer attached to the back off this newsletter, so please dress up, come along and enjoy A1 PREMIER – ROUND 5 VS PEMBROKE AT the night out. PEMBROKE – Our day started well by winning the toss and electing to bat against one of the competition Our Seafood Night will now be conducted on Saturday leaders in Pembroke. With it being 50 overs either side 24 th February. Stay tuned for more information in the the conditions were going to be tough for both sides. CJ coming weeks. and Grumpy started really well with Grumpy hitting through the covers with ease and finally looking like a In Social news special mention to Mark big score was on offer. After being 0/43 after 10 overs “Chopper”Reid and Sally Causby who tied the knot on we lost both openers in quick succession leaving BJ and the 30 th December in Tanunda. I’m sure a great day was Slapper to build a partnership. In what was one of our best partnerships for the year both BJ and Slapper put had by all who attended. Also to Andrew “Grumpy” rd Reid and Rachael Hamilton who are also getting on 125 for the 3 wicket in oppressive conditions married on the 21 st January in the Adelaide Hills. I’m before Slappers graceful innings came to an end on 70. sure that will be a great day too. After two weddings in BJ in career best batting form ended up being dismissed 3 weeks I don’t know how Kimbo is going to make it for 58 but the ground work for a big total was well and and then if the “Wooly one” jumps on the band wagon truly established. We had contributions from Leesy, Kimbo could be straining more than his calf. Magoo, Chopper and Chuck down the order but lost our way a little in the final 10 overs to finish with a very Congratulations to Lukey Robertson on becoming a competitive 9/261. father for the second time. Beautiful “Georgia” was Not to much can be said about our bowling born and Sunday 17 th December and both mother and performance other than 1 batsman took the game away daughter are doing fine. from us. The boys tried hard but couldn’t find the right areas to bowl and in one of the best batting displays Walkerville is fast becoming the Hawthorn of the ever scene in Adelaide Turf, Roberts-Thompson from ATCA. (the Family Club) Pembroke smashed 114 in 56 balls (His hundred in 46 balls). Pembroke were going at 8 an over through the first 15 overs before he was finally dismissed. We were trying to stop the run rate and take wickets Some might say we were lucky the game was washed and both CJ and Slapper stepped up doing just that to out, others might say it just evens up the Brighton drag us back into the game. But this was short lived game, one thing is for sure, if we bat 80 overs we will when we were again on the defensive when boundarys win more games than we loose……………. (simple). were being hit with another Pembroke lad scoring a ton. Our sorry day in the field ended at 8/326 in a (Unless it’s a one day or twenty20 game)…..(simple). comprehensive defeat. In an extremely disappointing day for the club, this Scores: Walkerville 179 (Felice 45, Lee 35, Jervois 24) defeat was hard to swallow after our batsmen had put drew with SHOC 1/63 up a competitive total but our fielding and bowling let us down greatly. A3– ROUND 6 VS ATHELSTONE AT More hard work on the track required. ATHELSTONE Walkerville ventured up to Torrens Valley Oval to take Scores: Walkerville 9/261 (Weinert 70, Felice 58, A on Athelstone. Athelstone won the toss and elected to Reid 25, Hinksman 23) lost to Pembroke 8/326 (Bowes bat. They were all out for 170 off 70.3 overs. 2/39, Morris 2/38, Weinert 2/28). Best with the ball were MG, who took 3/52 off 18.3, Panz taking 2/45 off 18 and George Foreman with 2/12 ROUND 6 REVIEWS off 13 with 7 maidens. Iggy & Hef also chipped in with A1 PREMIER – ROUND 6 VS SHOC AT one wicket each. WALKERVILLE Another beautiful day at the picturesque Walkerville Athelstone had 7 overs at us at the end of the day. We Cricket Club made even better when BJ called correctly lost 3 quick wickets and finished on 3/18, with Mal and we decided to bat against Sacred Heart. We lost Ayliffe not out on 15. Magoo prior to the game with family issues but were confident of a good result. CJ and Grumpy again Unfortunately, the second day saw us standing around opened the innings and looked good through the first 10 for a couple of hours, waiting for the umpires decision overs setting a steady pace. Our opening partnerships to call the game off. This was despite the efforts of the have been terrific this year but again we lost both Athelstone players rolling the pitch and staring at the openers in quick succession. BJ and Slapper steadied pitch hoping a small miracle would happen and we’d the ship and took the score along to 83 before Slapper get a start. was caught.. BJ and Leesy then build a solid partnership with BJ playing to his strengths and Leesy particulary Looking forward to taking on Port Districts at home severe on the spinners. It was disappointing to loose next round. Leesy at tea though when he looked like a big score was there for the taking however with BJ in good form we Scores: Walkerville 3/18 drew with Athelstone 170 went to tea confident at 4/127. (Grantham 3/52, Panzarino 2/45, Foreman 2/12) Our run rate was good so it was just a matter of building partnerships and playing out the day and this B2– ROUND 6 VS WOODVILLE SOUTH OS AT was going to plan, until BJ fell at 157. For some reason HOME the confidence left the players and wickets began to fall. Having poor recent history against Woodville South, A few rash shots and impatient cricket saw our middle meant the boys were keen to pull off an important win and tail end crumble to be all out 179 with still 20 overs heading into the Christmas break. After winning the left in the day. Granted there was some good bowling, toss with only ten players I hesitantly elected to have a but there was some very poor batting. hit. Bish and Reidy opened the innings as I phoned However with 17 overs at SHOC we were very around looking for anyone who would like to play. We confident in taking wickets and putting ourselves right didn’t get off to the start we wanted as Bish fell with back in the contest. We know SHOC have bad the score on zero. The calls continued to be made as memories about loosing the A2 flag to us with a Beck strode to the crease, as at this rate all eleven deplorable batting display and we wanted to ram that batsmen would be needed. point home yet again. We finished the day however with SHOC 1/63 but after some indifferent bowling Reidy and Beck cautiously began to build a sound early, the signs were there later in the day that we were partnership against a steady attack. Once the boys still a big chance of defending our total. managed to see off the front liners the runs began to Unfortunately the second week was called off due to flow as they took to the second and third change heavy rain during the later part of the week and the bowlers. With the run rate around four an over, the pair pitch not being able to be prepared. were making batting look easy until Reidy fell for a well made 68 just before tea.