Round the Wicket

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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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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Freuchie Cricket Club would like to invite you to our coffee morning.

Saturday 21st November 2009

10am – 12 noon

• Tombola
• Home Baking
• Raffle
• Veg for sale

An enjoyable morning for all.

Please come along and support our club.

Tickets only £1 each.

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Indoor nets start at the Loch Leven Community Campus this Sunday – 15th November. We will have another session before Christmas on 13th December, then get down to the serious stuff in the New Year – 10th and 24th of January, 7th and 21st of February and 7th and 21st of March.

These are all Sundays, all between 11am and 1pm.

Our fabulous Auld Year’s Eve Party might be fully booked by now, but it’s worth a try – call Jock Wallace on 07775 776 821. Tickets a fiver, regardless of age. If it’s anything like last year, it’s a hooley not to be missed.

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Congratulations to all the Freuchie Cricket Club trophy winners this year.

1^st X1 Winners 2009

Strathie Cup-Batting Average. Robbie Birrell

Freuchie CC Cup-Batting Aggregate. Robbie Birrell

Dryden Trophy-Bowling Average. David Cowan

David Smart Memorial Cup-Best Fielder. John Wallace

McHugh Trophy-Most Vital Innings. Robbie Birrell 95 not out V Dumfries

Andrew Grant Trophy-Best Catch. John Wallace

G.D Crichton Cup-Players Player Of The Year. Scott Galloway

2^nd X1 Winners 2009

Freuchie CC Cup-Batting Average. Blair Forrester

Ceilidh Cup-Batting Aggregate. Blair Forrester

Freuchie CC Cup-Bowling Average. Graham Christie

Christie Trophy-Best Fielder. Shane Munro

Dick Morrison Memorial Cup Player’s Player of the Year Blair Forrester

Juniors 2009-09-07

David Robertson Cup Best Bat Shane Munro

Coughlan Trophy Best Bowler Liam Kelly

Christie Trophy Best Fielder Ross McMurdo

Nett Cowan Best Fielder Chris Hunt

Melville Cup Most Promising Junior Corey Bridgeford

Best Performance of the Season 5 wickets for 6 runs from 4 overs Greg Birrell

Fraser Irvine Shield Under 13 Player Ross McMurdo

Edmonds Shield Under 15 Player Liam Kelly

Roy Irvine Shield Under 17 Player Shane Munro

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We seem to have kept the best performance of the season until the last the game! We beat Edinburgh in extra quick time, I won the toss and put them into bat. Through some great bowling and some rash shots we had them all out for 48 only an hour and a half into the innings. Freuchie went out and knocked off the runs with a loss of only one wicket. A very satisfying end to the season.

A good time was had by all at the end of season disco, with the great win during the day spirits were high. It was good to see so many juniors there to collect their trophies. It was also a chance to say goodbye to Dan Harper who was heading back home on the following Tuesday, we wished him all the best and a safe journey home.

Many thanks to everyone who contributed baking, raffle and tombola prizes to our coffee evening. It was very successful and we managed to raise the grand total of £540.00. Thanks again for all your hard work.

Hard luck to the 6 players who were pipped at the post at the Falkland Sixes on Saturday, unfortunately they were beaten in the final by the host team. It was very encouraging however as Freuchie had the youngest side in the competition.

A big thank you to all who contributed throughout the season to help the club run smoothly. It takes a big team effort to keep everything going. Preparations for next season have already started!

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The team selection for the 1st and 2nd XI for this coming weekend are shown below.

1. R Birrell (Capt)
2. S Birrell
3. D Cowan (Snr)
4. D Cowan (Jnr) 
5. A Duncan
6. S Galloway
7. S Gibson 
8. S Gourlay   
9. S Rowley
10. J Wallace 
11. J McIntosh 
12. Res – A N Other 

Players meet 10am (prompt) at Freuchie Cricket Club due to team participation in preparing teas. 12 noon match start.

Any call offs call R Birrell on 07960 568376.

1. K Crichton (Capt)
2. C Balfour 
3. B Forrester
4. D Harper
5. G Horsburgh
6. M Jackson
7. L Kelly 
8. C Millar 
9. S Munro 
10. A Paterson
11. R Wright 
12. Res – n/a

Players meet at Freuchie Cricket Club at 10:45am.

Start time at Edinburgh still to be decided. Confirmation on Friday night.

Any call offs call R Birrell on 07960 568376

A final good luck to both teams.

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