STUMPS-The Lavery Letter

09-16th September 2006
Round 01, 2006/07
Manly Breakers B3: Manly Breakers v Dee Why RSL (Skid Cricket Ground 1 Passmore 1)
Match summary: Day 1= Rained Out. Ground Closed by Council. One Day Match Day 2. Day 2= Dee Why RSL made 7/200 off 35 overs. Manly Breakers made 8/210 off 35 overs.
Result: MBCC win on first innings
Toss won by: MBCC


Rob's pre-match musings Hello,

Here is this round's team (in a very rough batting order) -
1 Rob Herne, 2 Angivin Gunasehar, 3 Hugh Walker, 4 Lloyd Walker, 5 Matthew Fisher, 6 David Elliott, 7 Chris Sweet, 8 Dylan Calder, 9 Ian North 10 Doug Alley, 11 Rob Lavery ©

A few points:
1. Thank you to Jimmy and Richo for missing out in round 1. So you know, there will be a rotation system based loosely on last names alphabetically (after the first round). I'll be bringing availability sheets to this weekend's contest so I can get an idea of planned absences (unplanned ones will not be tolerated).
2. We have a bit of a dearth of front line bowlers this year (and a veritable cornucopia of part time ones). If you are in the bottom half of that batting lineup it is a pretty strong indication that you are in my mind for a bowl in the first round. Additionally, if you have ever had dreams of flinging the leather with g@y abandon, this will be the season to prove your skill.
3. In conjunction with the point above, we have a couple of part time keepers in round 1 but no real full timer. If anyone fancies slapping on a pair of gloves and grasping firmly onto whatever the bowler delivers, please let me know because this may be your big opportunity.
4. If we win the toss, we are going to bowl
5. The draw will be available on Friday (lots of notice, I know). Ian has very kindly offered to represent our team at the MWCA meeting on Thursday night and I feel his self-sacrifice should be acknowledged in this communication. Consequently, I wrote the previous sentence.

If anyone has anything they wish to discuss, my door is always all open ears.

Rob Lavery

by Matt Fisher

Matt Fisher G'Day Gents,

Attached is the scoresheet from our Round 1 match for your perousal. (Web Monkey's note: see Results page for details)

A great first up win for us, let us keep the good form going.

Well done to Angivin on his 106 and man of the match performance, here is the players player points allocation for the match.
5 points - Angivin Gunasehar (9 votes)
3 points - Chris Sweet (2 votes)
2 points - Douglas Alley (0 votes - captains decision)

A fines book is being kept and here is the run down of the fines for this season.
$2 - dropped catch, duck, not going to pub after each game day you play, bowling delivery not reaching other end of pitch, late arrival to match day (even with call to advise late arrival)*, forgetting to sign club register at Brookvale Hotel whenever you visit, going to the wrong pub after game day you play, or wearing shirt/hat from another cricket club**.
$5 - golden duck, each subsequent dropped catch after a third dropped catch, dropping a catch on a hat-trick ball, late to cricket without advising anyone in the team, not wearing appropriate cricket attire (wrong shirt, pants, socks, shoes, hats etc)**, forgetting the esky when you are rostered on, or forgetting to fill esky (with ice and/or drinks) when you are rostered on.
$10 - pair of ducks, forgetting kit when you are rostered to take/bring it, or not showing up on a day you are supposed to play without prior notification.
* - this may be excused with good reason
** - this may be excused if not issued with MBCC shirts/hats.
NB. Other fines may be implemented as required.

Have a good one, Fish