Outdoor Training
Outdoor training resumes again on Tuesday evening at Freuchie Cricket Ground. All players please be there for 6:30pm when the blood, sweat and tears starts by way of preparation for another season of top flight cricket.
Back to School
The Lords’ team was sent back to Freuchie Primary School on Sunday afternoon. Had Fife Council Education Services finally tracked down those Freuchie lads who had spent way too much time on the cricket field? Certainly not! Their presence was required at a tree planting ceremony commemorating their 1985 achievement.
Commemoration plaque secured to the school wall
Elizabeth Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, was enthusiastic about taking part in Freuchie’s Glorious Weekend celebration of the Lords’ victory. Liz, who is no stranger to cricket, is a former member of the Scottish Ladies Cricket X1, a Governor of George Watson’s College in Edinburgh, Deputy Convener of the Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Sport, a coach of two girls’ cricket teams and has been an admirer of Freuchie Cricket Club’s achievements for many years.
Elizabeth Smith MSP at Freuchie’s Glorious Weekend
Liz was delighted to be involved in the tree planting ceremony and spoke of the wonderful cooperation in Freuchie between village, club and school to the benefit of the whole community:
"I remember the famous Lords’ occasion in September 1985 very well indeed. It was an extraordinary achievement by the 13 men from Freuchie and a real boost for Scottish cricket, the benefits of which I believe we are still enjoying 25 years on. In particular, I congratulate Freuchie Cricket Club on its youth development programme and on its strong links with the local primary school in the grounds of which 13 fruit trees will be planted to celebrate the 1985 victory. That feature is a terrific link between the cricket stars of the past as those of the future."
Side note: The club hopes to arrange a match next summer with Liz’s under 14 girls team, so come on Freuchie girls start training now, the facilities are there.
The tree planting delegation and VIPs listens to Liz Smith’s tribute
Left to Right: Ann Duncan (wife of Alan Duncan), George Crichton, Stewart Irvine, Mark Wilkie, Dave Cowan, Fraser Irvine, Sir Menzies Campbell MP, Dave Christie, Brian Christie, Andy Crichton, Elizabeth Smith MSP, Bob McFarlane (President, Cricket Scotland) and his daughter and Pete Hepplewhite
Formalities complete, it was down to the Lords’ players and their representatives to plant the new fruit orchard.
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Davie Cowan aka “Coo” plants a Pear “Williams” tree
Ann Duncan plants an Apple “Tydeman’s Early” on behalf of her hubby Alan aka “Duffers”
Ann had a starring role in the 1985 BBC and STV documentaries which were running in the clubhouse all weekend, courtesy of the broadcasters and Black Light.
Editor’s comment: It was noted Alan didn’t turn up until after Mr 60 Minutes had finished up for the day and gone home. Could this be another “Stig” type identity? Just a thought!
Mark Wilkie plants a Pear “"Williams” with headteacher Rona MacLean-Ross keeping a watchful eye for any misbehaviour
Pete Hepplewhite plants a Pear “Conference” tree
Stewart Irvine aka “Jasper” plants an Apple “Blenheim Orange” tree
Brian Christie puts an Apple “Ellison’s Orange” into the ground
Fraser Irvine plants an Apple “Blenheim Orange”
George Crichton jokingly asks, “Where’s the rest of it?”, as he plants an Apple “Charles Ross” tree
Club President Ian Paterson aka “Patsy” is honoured to plant a Cherry “Stella” tree on behalf of Niven McNaughton
Editor’s comment: The tree planting was really motoring at this point! Our photographer wasn’t getting a moment to line up the shots before the tree was planted and it was onto the next one. Please send us any better photos you may have of Patsy planting this tree.
Many people expressed their delight to see Niven had managed along to the club on the Sunday even if someone had to stand in for him at the tree planting ceremony.
Andy Crichton plants an Apple “Charles Ross”
Dave “Dad” Christie gets help from Jasper to plant an Apple “Ellison’s Orange” tree
Davie Houston aka “Housty” plants a Pear “Williams” on behalf of George Wilson… but where’s Robbie!
And finally…
Alan Wood of Norsk Hydro, a sponsor of the 1980’s, plants an Apple “Bramley” on behalf of Terry Trewartha
Gasp! Job done and it was time to watch Freuchie beat Falkland.
The Daily Record produced an excellent reunion article earlier in the week which provides a little background on each player and their contribution to the victorious Village Cup run. We heartedly recommend you take a look if you’ve not already done so.
Once again there are so many people to thank for making this special commemoration possible: headteacher Rona Maclean-Ross; the pupils and the staff of the school; our invited VIP guests; the Lords’ squad and their representatives. There is also a long list of people who shovelled and trundled barrows around to prepare the ground: David Girdwood; Andy Mather; Mrs.Lesley Thomson; Mrs. Catriona Nimmo; Mrs. Wendy Simpson; Gill Milne; Mrs. Cam McIvor and Scott McCrone. Thank you one and all.
It is heartening to see the Fife Council Community Payback Offender’s Scheme being used for such good work in our little village. A big show of appreciation to the staff and clients of the service who also put in so much hard work.
Members of the community who missed the start of the Freuchie vs Falkland 20/20 match to watch the ceremony should also be thanked for choosing to come along to witness this historic moment.
Editor’s comment: Hopefully we’ve not missed anyone out!
One final thing, the man from Del Monte has been on the phone and he says “Yes”! – for those too young to remember the advertising campaign, you can check out this advert on YouTube.
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The Courier’s Tribute
The Courier has paid tribute on their website to the 25th anniversary of Freuchie’s cricket victory at Lord’s.
The report from Thursday’s newspaper can be found here:
They’ve also reproduced the full report from The Village Cup victory of 1985 here:
Finally, they’ve put together a wee gallery of pics from 1985 here:
A job well done by our friends at The Courier. Thank you.
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Three Out Of Three
I like to think that my personal outlook is ‘generally optimistic.’ However, when it comes to matches – of any kind – where I have any sort of interest in the outcome, my hopes for success for a given side or player seem often to be the kiss of death.
But this weekend? Wow! On Saturday, Galzo and his men beat SMRH by three wickets. Kenny and his crew beat Corstorphine and Galzo and his lads beat Breadalbane on Sunday. It would be hard to say which of these results gives most satisfaction, but I’ll have a go at that in a minute.
A ‘five for’ for Steve Rowley – 5 for 20, no less, plus 3 for 16 for Scottie Birrell led to SMRH all out for 114. Stevo was also top scorer with 33 not out, Galzo close behind him with 32. It would have been good to have lost fewer than 7 wickets, but there was a lot of criticism of the pitch. Max points for the lads, though, and Stevo has to be man of he match.
Meantime, at home, Corstorphine had compiled 233 for 6 off 50 overs, a pretty daunting target. However, Jock Wallace got 52, Lee Duncan a magnificent 108 not out (his first century) while Robbie Wright weighed in with 26. We finished with 234 for 6 of 40.2 overs. The only downside was that Alan Duncan – Lee’s dad – retired hurt. Speedy recovery, Duffer.
On Sunday a mixed team visited Breadalbane. We would have had more young lads in the side had there not been a U15 match scheduled for the day (which in the end did not take place). Our aim in seeking entry to the Strathmore Union is to get more competitive cricket for our younger players, and on this showing, it’s going to work out really well. Everyone had a good time (well, almost everyone) while the like of Liam Kelly and Chris Hunt got a chance to show what they are made of. “I didn’t realise how good these guys are!” said Galzo. May be too soon to say that this is a plan that will deliver what we are after, but so far, so good.
Tough to pick what has pleased me most, but my pick is the Third XI outcome – not just the result, but the involvement for our promising juniors.
RESOURCE
Cricket Scotland result service for the SMRH v Freuchie match.
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Team Selection
The team selection for the 1st and 2nd XI for this coming weekend are shown below.
| COMPETITON | 1st XI League |
| DATE | Sat 29th August 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Imans Edinburgh |
| VENUE | Freuchie Cricket Ground |
- R Birrell (Capt)
- S Birrell
- D Cowan (Snr)
- D Cowan (Jnr)
- A Duncan
- S Galloway
- S Gibson
- S Gourlay
- S Rowley
- J Wallace
- J McIntosh
- 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.
| COMPETITON | 2nd XI League |
| DATE | Sat 29th August 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Imans Edinburgh |
| VENUE | Edinburgh |
- K Crichton (Capt)
- C Balfour
- B Forrester
- D Harper
- G Horsburgh
- M Jackson
- L Kelly
- C Millar
- S Munro
- A Paterson
- R Wright
- 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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Team Selection
The team selection for the 1st and 2nd XI for this coming weekend are shown below.
| COMPETITON | 1st XI League |
| DATE | Sat 22nd August 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Renfrew Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Freuchie Cricket Ground |
- R Birrell (Capt)
- S Birrell
- C Balfour
- D Cowan (Snr)
- D Cowan (Jnr)
- A Duncan
- S Galloway
- S Gourlay
- S Rowley
- J Wallace
- Res – A N Other
Players meet 10am (prompt) at Freuchie Cricket Club due to team participation in preparing teas. 1pm match start.
Any call offs call R Birrell on 07960 568376.
| COMPETITON | 2nd XI League |
| DATE | Sat 22nd August 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Leith Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Leith |
- S Kennedy (Capt)
- M Brown
- R Brown
- K Crichton
- S Gibson
- D Harper
- L Kelly
- J McIntosh
- S Munro
- A Sutherland
- R Wright
- Res – n/a
Players meet at Freuchie Cricket Club at 11:00am for 1pm start at Leith.
Any call offs call S Kennedy on 07957 585902.
Good luck once again to both teams.
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Team Selection
The team selection for the 1st and 2nd XI for this coming weekend are shown below.
| COMPETITON | 1st XI League |
| DATE | Sat 15th August 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Weirs |
| VENUE | Albert Park |
- R Birrell (Capt)
- S Birrell
- F Black
- D Cowan (Snr)
- D Cowan (Jnr)
- S Galloway
- S Gibson
- S Gourlay
- M Jackson
- J McIntosh
- S Rowley
- Res – n/a
Players meet 10am (prompt) at Freuchie Cricket Club for 1pm start at Weirs.
Any call offs call R Birrell on 07960 568376.
| COMPETITON | 2nd XI League |
| DATE | Sat 15th August 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Grange Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Freuchie Cricket Ground |
- S Kennedy (Capt)
- M Brown
- K Crichton
- B Forrester
- D Harper
- G Horsburgh
- L Kelly
- S Munro
- A Sutherland
- J Wallace
- R Wright
- Res – n/a
Meet at Freuchie Cricket Club at 11:30am for 1pm start.
Any call offs call S Kennedy on 07957 585902.
Good luck once again to both teams.
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Team Selection
The team selection for the 1st and 2nd XI for this coming weekend are shown below.
| COMPETITON | 1st XI League |
| DATE | Sat 25th July 2009 |
| FIXTURE | SMRH |
| VENUE | Freuchie Cricket Ground |
- R Birrell (Capt)
- S Birrell
- D Cowan (Snr)
- D Cowan (Jnr)
- S Galloway
- S Gibson
- S Gourlay
- M Jackson
- S Rowley
- A Sutherland
- J Wallace
- Res – n/a
Players meet 11:30am at Freuchie Cricket Club for 1pm start.
Any call offs call R Birrell on 07960 568376.
| COMPETITON | 2nd XI League |
| DATE | Sat 25th July 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Stirling County Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Stirling |
- S Kennedy (Capt)
- F Black
- A Duncan
- K Crichton
- B Forrester
- D Harper
- L Kelly
- J McIntosh
- A Paterson
- R Wright
- S Munro
- Res – n/a
Meet at Freuchie Cricket Club at 11:00am for 1pm start at Stirling.
Any call offs call S Kennedy on 07957 585902.
Good luck once again to both teams.
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Team Selections
The team selection for the 1st and 2nd XI for this coming weekend are shown below.
| COMPETITON | 1st XI League |
| DATE | Sat 18th July 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Falkland Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Falkland Cricket Ground |
- R Birrell (Capt)
- S Birrell
- D Cowan (Snr)
- D Cowan (Jnr)
- S Galloway
- S Gibson
- S Gourlay
- M Jackson
- S Rowley
- A Sutherland
- J Wallace
- Res – n/a
Players meet 11:45am at Freuchie Cricket Club for 1pm start at Falkland Cricket Club.
Any call offs call R Birrell on 07960 568376.
| COMPETITON | 2nd XI League |
| DATE | Sat 18th July 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Penicuik Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Freuchie Cricket Ground |
- S Kennedy (Capt)
- F Black
- G Christie
- K Crichton
- B Forrester
- D Harper
- L Kelly
- J McIntosh
- A Paterson
- R Wright
- To be confirmed
- Res – n/a
Meet at Freuchie Cricket Club at 11:15am for 1pm start.
Any call offs call S Kennedy on 07957 585902.
Good luck once again to both teams.
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Team Selections
The team selection for the 1st and 2nd XI for this coming weekend are shown below.
| COMPETITON | 1st XI League |
| DATE | Sat 4th July 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Corstorphine Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Corstorphine |
- R Birrell (Capt)
- D Cowan (Snr)
- S Gourlay
- S Galloway
- S Birrell
- A Duncan
- S Rowley
- S Gibson
- D Cowan (Jnr)
- J Wallace
- D Harper
- Res – n/a
Players meet 10:45am at Freuchie Cricket Club for 1pm start at Corstorphine.
Any call offs call R Birrell on 07960 568376.
| COMPETITON | 2nd XI League |
| DATE | Sat 4th July 2009 |
| FIXTURE | Corstorphine Cricket Club |
| VENUE | Freuchie Cricket Ground |
- S Kennedy (Capt)
- C Balfour
- A Leckie
- R Wright
- K Crichton
- M Jackson
- G Christie
- K Khalill
- B Forrester
- S Munro
- A Sutherland
- Res – L Kelly
Meet at Freuchie Cricket Club at 11:15am for 1pm start.
Any call offs call S Kennedy on 07957 585902.
Good luck once again to both teams.
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