Round the Wicket

Sad to say, we have had to cancel our plans for a pre-season tour.

Hard times all round and too many of our guys finding £140 not easy to spare. In truth, it has to be admitted that by the time you add your lemonade money, it could be a dear weekend.

We’ll try to get something that doesn’t involve travel and accommodation to take its place.

In the meantime, pool, darts and dominos with the Glenrothes lads on Saturday 6th March. Beats touring any day!

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27th February, guitar payer / singer Mikey-B, from eight pm to midnight. Tickets £3.

5th or 6th March – date to be confirmed –Glenrothes CC visit us for Pool, Darts and Dominos. Check with Mike Cox (01337 857 293) for the date.

Sunday 7th March Sportsman’s Brunch with Dave Greener and two comedians

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The 10 Best Things in Lime Green (& a bonus drink) list has missed another “Lime Green” item… the Freuchie Football Club team strip for season 2009 –2010, courtesy of their sponsor GRD. 

The team and the management turned out yesterday for the annual team photo.

Photo: The Season 2009-10 Team

Photo: “The Management”

(Click on photos to enlarge)

Contact Us if you would like a hi-res version of the photos.

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Freuchie Cricket Club’s Grand Pre-Season Tour!

Places for eighteen people. We have to make sure we have enough players on the tour, but we want supporters too – good party-goers, because this is all about a bit of cricket and a bit of party.

Leave Kirkcaldy station six pm-ish on evening of Friday 9th April. Destination Newcastle and on a bit. (It’s so important to be precise about these things). Rail fares, onward travel, bed and breakfast for two nights, £140 all in. What a deal.

Match venues have still to be finalised, but we’ll have games on Saturday and Sunday 10th and 11th April.

We MUST pay deposits on the hotel, so all your £140s MUST be paid by 7th March. Contact Kenny on 07818 504 939 to book your place and for any more details.

We have been warned that on Saturday 20th March, three desperate criminals will be on the run.

Known as The Three Commandos, these kilted (don’t ask) ruffians will break out from Perth Prison to make their way to a secret hide-out. Kenny (The Menace) Crichton, Dale (Youngcoo) Cowan and Michael Jackson (Jacko The Cracker) have fifteen hours to get to their destination, where their collars will be felt by the local polis to verify fact and time of arrival.

There will be a total of ten teams in the Jail Break, all operating under different constraints – can’t use any form of transport that uses fuel, mustn’t spend any money, mustn’t have a pint for two weeks before (all right, I made the last one up) or whatever. Trophies will be awarded to those who get furthest / have the fanciest destination / show most originality in modus operandi etc.

“Cui bono?” as they say in the better class of detective fiction. Who stands to gain by this criminal activity? The aim is to raise funds for the refurbishment of the Black Watch Museum in Perth, the event organised by Alan Duncan (oor Duffer) of the Grey Lodge Settlement in Dundee. (Grey Lodge works in all sorts of different ways to get help to people who need it and is a worthy cause in itself). In the case of The Three Commandos, half the money raised will go to the Black Watch Museum appeal, with half to Freuchie Cricket Club.

Get your hand in your pocket and your name on a sponsor sheet! There’s some behind the bar in the club, or speak to Duffer (07790 026 124), Kenny (07818 504 939), Mike (07800 691 059) or Dale (07716 317 948).

We are also looking for people who might be able to help in whatever way – accessories before or after the fact, as it were. Talk to one of these guys if you want a bit of previous against your name!

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The quickest of notes – Old Folks day on Sunday was a great success. Thanks as always to Jim Hepburn and his team, to Grace Black and her team, and to our own team – tattlie peelers and bashers, haggis providers and waiting staff alike. Great to see Captain Galzo turning out for the occasion.

But what’s to come?

Friday 12th February – Family Nite Oot. Entry free. Disco and games. Half past seven until late. Jock jean and the bairns – get up there an boogie!

Saturday 27th February – dance the night away with Mikey-B. £3 ticket, eight pm to late.

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We are sad to say that we are going to have to postpone the Cycle Race scheduled for 2nd January.

Although that’s the best part of a week away, we are concerned about icy conditions on the Lathrisk Road. We might have hoped that the thaw that’s happening right now would last long enough to clear the road, but we are told that the outlook is for the weather to get worse rather than better. Even one or two patches of ice would make things dangerous, and it sounds as though there’s every prospect of a very icy Lathrisk road by next Saturday.

So, sorry, everyone. We’ll get the race organised as soon as we can.

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The Hogmanay Dance is sold out due to the huge demand we experienced for tickets.

Apologies to everyone left disappointed at missing out.

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Two bits of good news. First, Galzo, Allan Baxter and I attended last night’s Strathmore Union AGM, where Freuchie was elected to join the Union. Second, we know that we are entered for the Indoor Sixes starting in January.

Strathmore Union first: We applied to join Division III of the Union with the aim of getting Sunday games giving more development opportunities for our juniors. We have a lot of promising juniors who are not quite at the stage of a guaranteed place in the Second XI and they need competitive matches to keep them involved and develop their playing skills. We’ll be aiming to field as many as possible of our older juniors, with a sprinkling of senior players to give the team some weight. Three clubs had applied to join the Union, Gordonians seeking to get back into the Union, ourselves and Stenhousemuir keen to get into Division III. Gordonians will go back into Division II; the vote went against Stenhousemuir, leaving the three of us biting our nails for a few minutes, but we were delighted to see a near-unanimous vote in our favour. We’ll report further as plans develop.

Indoor Sixes: We were bitterly disappointed not to participate in this tournament in 2009; invitations were sent by e-mail, and for some reason, we never received ours. By the time we realised that the draw had been made, it was too late for any adjustments. However, Cricket Scotland confirmed today that we are indeed in the draw for the 2010 competition. More to come on that one too.

AND THE AGM! Don’t forget that this is in the clubhouse at 2.30 pm on Sunday 6th December. All members – players especially – are urged to come, members of the public cordially invited.

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Date will be Saturday 2nd January, start time 12.30 pm

There’s some concern about the state of the road round Lathrisk; it may have been all sorted by 2nd January, but if it’s not, we’ll do what we did last year and mark the worst of the pot holes with cones. We’ll try to get a better copy of the map for this post, but for the moment, Alan W’s note says:

Why are we racing?

Very good question! From the Cricket Club perspective; sponsorship, the events in the clubhouse during the day and the winter buffet disco at night, this event will raise a substantial sum for the Club funds. From a health perspective the race will allow us to burn off some of those Christmas Calories. From a realist perspective it’s a chance to toast the festive period in good company.

The Race

31½ Mile Relay Race

Each lap is 4½ miles

Each team should consist of one lady (the captain) and three guys. The captain will be required to complete one lap (the first lap), whilst the guys will be required to complete two laps each, therefore each team completes seven laps.

The Circuit

Teams

Each Team consists of four cyclists. Teams will be issued Team Numbers and cyclists will be issued with Letters.

For example Team one will have cyclist 1a (the Captain), 1b, 1c and 1d. For the purpose of timings it is important that cyclists remain in the ‘a to d’ order (first four laps) and ‘b to d’ order (laps five to seven).

Starting

Each lap will start and finish at Freuchie Cricket Club.

This year we have restricted the number of teams competing, so all the Captains will start at the same time.

The Bike

In the interest of fairness, racers are not permitted. Mountain bikes only. Maximum of two bikes per team.

Race Marshals

Volunteer Race Marshals will be positioned around the course. Marshals will record cyclist passing designated points ensuring that each lap is completed correctly, whilst ensuring that the cyclist can race safely. Cyclist must obey the Marshals orders at all time. Any instruction/decision given by the Marshals are final.

Age Restrictions

All cyclists must be aged 13 or over.

Protection

It is recommended that cyclists wear a helmet and high visibility clothing.

Refreshment and Beverages – For Cyclists and Spectators

The Clubhouse and facilities will be open from 11am. Cyclist and spectators are invited to watch the race from the Clubhouse. Soup, Pies and Sandwiches will be available and of course the drink will be flowing, as always everything is reasonably priced.

Prizes

Prizes will be awarded after the race for:

· The team that finishes first

· The team that finishes second

· The fastest individual Lap

· The team with the best name

Winners and ‘not quite winners’ will be announced after the race.

More Information

To enter a team, for more information or sponsor sheets please contact; Alan Wallace (07872 379 224), Robbie Birrell (07960 568 376) or Scott Gourlay (07882 904 765).

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