The League Table
(Positions as at 23/08/98)
|
Division A |
Played |
Points |
|
Meanwood |
17 |
89 |
|
Tong |
18 |
81 |
|
Rodley |
17 |
68 |
|
Natwest |
17 |
66 |
|
Adel |
17 |
52 |
|
New Wortley |
17 |
41 |
|
Pudsey Congs |
18 |
35 |
|
Pudsey St Lawrence |
18 |
31 |
|
Otley |
17 |
23 |
|
Whitehall |
17 |
18 |
|
Castlehill |
17 |
16 |
A Summer Swan Song
Well, we may be approaching the end of the cricket season without summer actually bursting into any song at all, but at least we have been able to recover various bodies and balls from the swamp in the outfield. Apparently we are still missing one size 11 cricket boot and a lawnmower, and ‘George’ Hornby has lost a small boy!
Enough of this frivolity, let us pick up the story of our season where it was left in our last exciting issue - oooh goody goody!
There is a green field far away out side the city boundary that has seen many a crucifixion though hardly of religious significance, but this last Saturday in May was more dangerous for the umpires than the opposition. Infact Rodley were uncommonly civil (after the game) and even supplied us with extra food!
In a tense game won with 11 balls to spare (all Reader’s by the way), the lasting moment may well be Piggsy pulling yet another fetlock. This forced our skipper Rotundas Maximus to provide yet another startling display of wobbly bowling, producing figures of 5 for 51. Flashing blade McCutcheon saw the win home with a brisk 37 undefeated, though running 12 two’s left him somewhat goosed.
The following day saw the team back at Tong for the second round of the Cup, the opponents Shipley Provident creating the biggest stir when they ate their tea! The game was notable for Buttocks’s best bowling. Brought on for the 18th over with the score at 40 for 1 wicket, Buttocks swept away batsman after batsman with his sheer speed, finishing with figures of 7 for 21. Our usual opening partnership of the Round brothers then proceeded to knock off the 96 runs required in a fairly boring 21 overs. There were comments from spectators that various spiders had started to congregate around the square towards the end of the innings.
June is bursting out all over - well it did - all over Meanwood, which washed out a game that could well have had a bearing on the final League positions. But not to worry, we all found solace in the odd beverage or six!
So the following Saturday we took our wellies to Natwest, were, despite the fact the tide looked like it had just gone out, we managed a full game and another victory. Bucket hands McCutcheon managed another fielding point, whilst those twin wobblies Rule and Higgs produced figures of 46,42,46 - actually 5 for 24 and 5 for 26 respectively. Just to bring Natwest into the game after one of their overpowering teas, a combination of the Round brothers and Asda Hypermarkets scored a total of 6 runs between the three of them before Buttocks (67) and Piggsy (47) saw the lads home. The game also saw the beginning of an amazing run of batting form from Mushy Close who got the first of many scores of 1!
The following day saw our exit from the cup at the hands of Ramgarhia. Quite simply our total of 155 was not enough, even on an interesting wicket. As one looks back on that Sunday from a distance there is perhaps one lesson that we can learn from it - drinking and partying until 4.00 am before a game does have some effect!
AUG
1998