Cricket, or Water Polo?
It’s early Friday evening and it’s chucking it down. Again. However, the story is that tomorrow will be better, and Sunday maybe better still.
Saturday sees the Firsts away to Stenhousemuir, who have already claimed some notable scalps. Hope we get theirs this time. The Twos are at home to Grange, which is likely to be a real toughie, but so much depends on the weather. And maybe on how many of our young bloods are off to T in the Park.
Looking beyond our own boundary, so to speak, the big news of the week has concerned a proposal that there should be an immediate change to the way SNCL league positions are determined. Present ruling, introduced this year, is that rankings are based on total number of points scored, with three points to each side if a game is abandoned without a result. Carlton Cricket Club raised a petition to have placings based on percentage of possible points gained because the situation has been so heavily distorted by the number of games that have been abandoned. SNCL organised a vote, with the outcome 23 to 9 in favour of leaving things as they are for this season. That suits us, at the moment at any rate.
Sunday might be Village Cup. “Might be” because we are due to travel to Wolviston, and the word is that their ground may well be unplayable. They’ve had even more rain than us. If the game is called off, the tie will be played here on 15th July, which will be a replay of 2004. If you’re thinking about heading to Wolviston this Sunday try to get word about how things are going there. We’ll try to have the news at the Clubhouse (01337 858 226).
And talking of the Village Cup, how about this e-mail from last Sunday’s opponents?
Crathie Cricket Club
Patron: H.R.H The Duke of Edinburgh
President: John Edrich MBE (Surrey & England)Crathie Cricket Club would like to thank Freuchie Cricket Club for the very pleasant and competitive game between our two clubs at Balmoral on Sunday.
We were particularly pleased to see that Dave Christie, the great man of village cricket, still turns out for Freuchie although he did not get a chance to shine on Sunday.
We would like to wish Freuchie every success in the remainder of the competition and we hope that you have a successful season in all other respects.
We look forward to meeting you again before very long and, (in the event that you should meet the winner of the Glamorgan & Gwent section), hearing how the men of Fife got on with the pronunciation of Ynysygerwn or Ynstawe.
Now that really is in the spirit of the game.
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Under 15 Team Selection
| COMPETITON | League |
| DATE | Sunday, 8th July 2007 |
| FIXTURE | Falkland Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Falkland Cricket Ground |
- Dale Cowan
- Fraser Hurdnall
- Robbie Wright
- Rory Brown
- Alastair Brett
- Shane Munro
- Gordon Mutch
- Jamie Blair
- Callum Rearie
- Jack Meiklem
- Robert Osborn
Meet at Freuchie Cricket Club at 9:15am.
Any call offs please contact Chris Brett or Paul Kelly.
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The Day that the Rain Came Down
That would be Thursday. And Friday. And Saturday. And Sunday.
Saturday’s First team game against Penicuik was abandoned before Freuchie had a chance to bat. With Penicuik all out for a fairly modest score, it looked like a probable twelve pointer for us, but the record says just three points each for an abandoned game. We think that since we got ten Penicuik wickets, we should at least have the five points we would have got for that. Enquiries are being made.
The Seconds should have been away to Murrayfield DAFS, but that one bit the dust as well, if you’ll permit a dramatically inapt metaphor. There’s nae dust roun’ here the noo, pal.
Sunday. Ah yes, Sunday. Would we have to play the Scottish Cup tie with Dunfermline? Would our doughty Twos have to set sail for the Village Cup tie against Crathie? Would it rain again? Answers, yes, yes, and yes.
The circumstances surrounding the Scottish Cup tie seem a little misty (is that a better metaphor, then?), and maybe that’s the best way for them to stay. The plain fact is that we lost. By seven runs. Batting at some time after nine p.m.
But the Twos showed what they’re made of at Crathie. With eight men, two of the Under Fifteens side and some old guy that they picked out of the crowd (joking, joking) Freuchie scored 170, with 57 not out for Dave Cowan and 39 not out for Kenny Crichton, then got Crathie all out for 150. Three wickets each for Dave Cowan and Arun Trivedi, two for Kenny and one each for Graeme Christie and Dale Cowan. The old guy didn’t get to bat or bowl. Graeme Christie said the old guy was his grandad, or something. Seriously, good for Dave Christie, still crazy after all these years (seventy of them).
We wish we were still in the Scottish Cup, but at least we are spared the fixture clashes that would now be inevitable. It’s heigh-ho for England and the next Village Cup round.
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U13 Cup Game Cancelled
Today’s U13 Scottish Cup fixture against Perthshire has been cancelled due to a water logged pitch. It is hoped to reschedule this match for the second week of August.
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