Scorecard

Forfarshire Cricket Club 3rd XI v DHSFP XI on Sun 31 Aug 2008 at 1pm
Match was Abandoned

Match report There was a distinctly end of season feel in the air as Forthill XI and DHSFP XI gathered for a late season league fixture at Forthill. The overnight rain and the junior fixture the day before meant that some work had to be done to get the ground ready in the shape of removing the covers and also taking the rope out further to extend the boundaries.

The mad professor took longer than everyone else in the rope moving stakes and it did seem as if he was indulging in a spot of tug a war against himself which was somewhat worrying. The fact he was doing this in a pair of beige shorts and brown brogues made the scene even more bizarre. The skipper also lent a hand in the rope moving stakes and the huge wet patch in the lower abdomen area of his natty polo shirt seemed to suggest that such was the effort exerted that his stomach had in fact exploded.

Unusually, this was technically an away fixture for Forthill but was played at home due to Dalnacraig being unavailable. As such, the High School boys provided the tea and it was quite a surprise when Simmy Junior came into the changing room clutching a Tesco bag full of sandwiches and tea cakes supplied by a High School chum. It turned out that Steven and his “friend” had teamed up in a tea buddy scheme and had planned in advance to share tea. This lead to a scramble by Simmy Senior to get into the High School changing room. There he befriended a chap who works as a chef in the Spice Indian Restaurant and who was seen entering the building carrying a balti dish. The youngsters made a bee line for their opening bat who resembles captain birds eye in the hope he might have brought chicken nuggets.

With the pitch readied and tea arrangements sorted, both sets of players still seemed keener to sit and have a chat rather than prepare for battle and the leaden skies gave notice that rain was sure to play a part in proceedings. So it was at ten to one that everyone finally decided to get changed and the formality of a lost toss was completed and we were asked to field first.

Dean was fresh from a twenty seven hour drinking session in celebration of his birthday so it seemed fitting that he opened the bowling. He bowled well enough and would have notched a couple of wickets had Teddy junior not fumbled a couple of chances in the gully. It seemed that Teddy juniors mind was elsewhere and it was obvious where it was, when his girlfriend turned up a few minutes later to return an item of his clothing…………..

Kevin once again bowled well at the other end and has had a good season once again and continues to improve his game which augurs well for the future.

The breakthrough came when Birds Eye was caught Finbar bowled Inferno, although by now steady drizzle had started to fall. In spite of the steady drizzle, the players stuck at it although the word “fun” did not spring to mind. The heavy rain made the overgrown outfield even more of a challenge and a game of hunt the ball was a regular occurrence when the ball left the square. Not that the High School opener got the ball off the square much and his 38 over long stay at the crease for a turgid 50 did not help things as the drizzle turned heavier.

With the High School score a very creditable 162 for 2 off 38 overs, Clark shouted the immortal words “this is stupid” from the boundary whilst pulling his shirt over his head. This spurred a mid wicket conference and the soaked players subsequently trooped off the field for an early tea.

Various new friendships were forged under the tea buddy scheme and Steven and his friend were spotted canoodling on the new leather sofas. The older Forthill lads were disappointed that Phil Christie had retired as a couple of pints for tea would have been nice. Discussions took place over the tea marks out of ten and the numbers varied. Steven suggested ten out of ten and Ian said that he thought one out of ten as he was buddied with the Lindsay Ancell. In the end a five out of ten was offered with a mark knocked off for the tea lady screaming across the bar – “who wants any mair tea?” She must have been Freda’s twin sister.

Common sense kicked in and the skippers shook hands as the rain continued to pour and yet another 2008 fixture fell victim to the weather. From a technical cricketing viewpoint the High School were in the driving seat as they had built a good total on a wet wicket and a very thick and slow outfield. From a human standpoint I don’t think anyone was really giving a monkeys. So it was off for a warming shower. Unfortunately Dr Inglis lost one of his shoes whilst in the shower and a potentially difficult situation developed. Thankfully Chief Constable Sim was on hand to ask pertinent questions that could only be learned from years of detective work such as - did you have them on when you last saw them? Jim was becoming increasingly agitated at the lack of a shoe but suddenly and unexpectedly the shoe was found……………………….in his bag.

So on to next weeks final league double header and surely the law of averages suggests some sunshine? The trip to Perth to play Crieff Northern on Saturday is followed up with a home tie on the Sunday against Norwood. The selection committee have advised that anyone under the height of five foot eight will not be considered for selection on Sunday as there is a real chance that they will get lost in the outfield.

Finally, the club would like to appeal for anyone in possession of a powerful rifle to come along to Forthill on Sunday. The last two weekends has seen the frightening sight of an ageing, cigarette smoking gent walking round the ground with a pack of wolves and we would ideally like to see this nipped in the bud. Therefore a bounty has been put in place of 1000 pounds for the extermination by shotgun of this dangerous species. For full details report to the ground at 12.45pm with your gun and see Dean and Elliott who will give you full instructions and details of the target. Clearly they wish no harm to the wolves.


DHSFP XI Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
 
for 2 wickets
0
162 (0.0 overs)		     
G Beat Not Out  52
C Reid Caught  2
K Ancell Caught  39
A Nadir Not Out  57
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Forfarshire Cricket Club 3rd XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Kevin Karan Singh7.012800.004.00
Dean Fearn5.0028128.005.60
Jim Inglis7.0022122.003.14
Andrew Wallace9.004500.005.00
John Findlay6.002500.004.17
Adees Ahmed4.001000.002.50

Forfarshire Cricket Club 3rd XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
 
for 0 wickets
0
0		        
David Sim  
Clark McConnachie  
Ian Potts  
Elliot McCandless  
Adees Ahmed  
John Findlay  
Dean Fearn  
Kevin Karan Singh  
Steven Sim  
Andrew Wallace  
Jim Inglis  

DHSFP XI Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
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