Far From The MCC
~ Est. in 1998 ~
“The Ballad of R. T. Harris”
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Sunday 15th
June 2008 |
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Result: Won by 15 Runs |
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Venue: Holton |
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35 overs |
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FFTMCC |
114 - 9 |
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A. Mann 46, |
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R. T. Harris |
99 ao |
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And so to Notorious home of the hitmen Where cricket replaces the Civil War Every now and then… Spam and Gary strode out to the middle With the greatest of intent But our fair skipper threw his bat to the ground Goldenchild run out; he went Boycott dawdled up to the crease Intent on steadying the ship But our captain was caught behind the stumps We hoped the fall of wickets was a blip
An inauspicious start
by the Mad…. But Spellcaster followed leg before Making it twenty-six for three A lot of hopes thus were pinned On the Ant and Stevie D These two dug in their heels For a stand of nearly fifty Some might even say That some of the footwork was nifty Cobner was caught for a useful twenty-two But the Aussie was standing his ground Playing his shots for forty-six He nearly had to buy a round
Barry L. Ocker
utilizing his famous… block. A Mann top scored In a wise and wistful innings Many even forgot His criminal ancestral beginnings When the Ant fell just short of a fifty The MAD innings began to fade Wood Boy was stumped for three Davros; one was all he made Del Boy chipped in with a promising eight Beer Matt unlucky to be bowled for a duck We’d reached a hundred and fourteen
for nine We would be needing some luck It was left to Iron Hands and Stan To see out the last few balls Both remained unbeaten Average protection calls?
Who exactly is the
“son”? And has he ever played cricket? Tea arrived by meals on wheels A lovely spread of sandwiches and cake As the weather held above The MAD reflected on their fate Darley steamed in for the first over The opener got a nick The whole of the MAD appealed But he didn’t walk; we felt so sick With the openers getting to twenty They looked as if they might get away But a combination of Hoskers and Morlers Made sure Faradoon wouldn’t stay
A. Mann (or Barry L.
Ocker) swiping his 287th dot ball… of his innings…. The innings progressed along But Khan was caught for nine Waseem would follow trapped by Mann Only R Rana would shine Few more of the opposition Would trouble the scorers The scent of MAD victory Was truly before us Contributions all round Added to the haul Skip finished it off With a low straight ball Thus we bowled R. T. Harris out For only ninety-nine Easing to a fifteen run win Without the blood and wine
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case for “joint” hogging of the match…. The victory was discussed Back at the pub Fines were dished out Good for the club Joint men of the match The guys that wowed us all Were Dobner and Mann With bat and with ball So the sun set on another Sunday Cricket was the winner A Morley was last seen struggling up Ladder Hill As he cycled home for dinner ‘Davros’ |
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MOTM: A. Mann and S. Dobner’s
all round display
Champagne Moment: A. Morley’s
first catch in 156 years
Buffet Award: B. Mander’s
sponge pudding