Jackson proves to be a 'Smooth Criminal' against Wollaton II
Jordan Jackson proved to be the match winner against Wollaton II at GLA on Saturday as he turned in career best figures for the 2nd XI of 4-8 from 6 overs. Captain Miller decided to bat first and put a score on the board in a must win game. Miller's decision turned out to be a masterstroke as we managed to get ourselves to 159-9 (which included 28 extras) from 45 overs on a wicket that had taken in heavy overnight rain. The main bulk of the runs came from Miller (25), Jarrod Bell (27) and an excellent display of clean hitting from 'Dad' John Nester (31 n/o). Wollaton were off to a excellent start in reply as they made there way to 70-3 from 25 overs. Enter stage left young JJ. Jackson's 'Thriller' of a performance included the removal of former Notts CC man Chris Curzon during a devastating spell of bowling. JJ was well backed up by 'Soon to be Dad again' Jarrod Bell who also claimed career best figures for the club of 4-28 from 10 overs and Tom Wright (2-20). Another 19 points in the bag and therefore victory against Stanton & Awesworth this Saturday would mean yet another promotion. Full Match details can be viewed on the Fixtures/Results section.
1st Eleven Match Report - Radcliffe on Trent (a) August 26.
We travelled to Radcliffe clutching to the vain hope that Gedling Colliery would be butchered by Collingham (with additional points deducted for some kind of misdemeanour or other as a bonus) whilst Scotty's rag-tag ensemble of crippled old men and esoteric youngsters would crucify Radcliffe.
Needless to say, the cricketing machine that is Gedling posted a predictable six wicket win and Calverton turned in a strangely ethereal performance resulting in a seven wicket clobbering. The second half of our season has been quite forgettable.
Captain Scott again lost the toss and the Radcliffe skipper had no hesitation in asking us to bat first. Scott didn't argue with the Radcliffe captain nearly enough for the teams liking and DFD strode out to bat with "The Body" excitedly skipping to the middle in his wake. Creeps would normally open with DFD as we all know, but he arrived at the ground a little late due to a new found and hugely prudent ambient approach to driving.
Progress was almost entirely negligible in the first six overs as we staggered along at one run per over before "The Body" was undone by a ball that according to Richard "did allsorts. An ungodly and cruel viper of a delivery that spat and swung and seamed and then spat and swung some more " (ok, not his exact words, but that is what was implied in his yawning recounting of events as he retired for the rest of our innings to sleep on a wall). So, with much needed impetus needed, Creepy strode out to bat and suddenly the low lying wall was getting a little crowded as one player after another sought refuge in sleep in the absence of any immediate stimulus to stay coherent. However, the speed that can no longer be applied via his right foot on England's road network, Pete now channelled into his batting as slumbering Calverton players were teased from their dubious dreaming by the up-to-now unheard sound of the scoreboard ticking over in multiples of four. Creepy's relatively brutal cameo brought the run rate up to something more believable before falling for 26 uncharacteristically brisk runs compiled with a gay abandon that led him to request entry in the "McBonkers" clan. The author denied him entry on the grounds that his shots were too orthodox and that driving at 13mph on the A52 does not lend itself to the cavalier mystique of the current deranged membership. The McBonkers "Daddy" came and went quickly for six but not without breaking a bowlers hand as he attempted to take a lustily struck caught and bowled (ever broken a bone Creeps with a full blooded drive?. This is another pre-requisite for membership of the clan).
The shackles of Radcliffe's early bowling were further smashed by some powerful and positive hitting by the lead hobbit as he carted a quick fire 36 and the previously comatose DFD began to swing a lot and connect sometimes as boundaries began to flow. When Scotty departed a lot of the early innings sloth-damage had been repaired and he made way for the returning (prematurely as it turned out) author to take part in his first fiasco for seven weeks. DFD was bowled trying to launch one into the dog sanctuary for a stubborn 66 (Pedro had offered to buy everyone beer all night if DFD batted throughout the innings) and kebab bound Hodgo waddled out join his slow running partner. Naturally there was some relaxed running between the wickets punctuated by some comical calling. Author provided some comic relief by jabbing the ball into the ground, frenziedly looking left,right,and down for the ball before being made aware of it's whereabouts when it landed on top of his head, the Kebab Kid called for a single as cries of "Report THAT" came from the tittering pavilion. So there it is, reported, not all that funny really because I could have been killed had it struck me squarely on the temple.
Calverton finally closed on 193 for 8 which was broadly accepted as a good all round effort considering the difficult start.
After a pleasant and all too plentiful tea, our glorious leader gathered together his chubby troops and attempted to coax them from their cake fuelled indifference before taking to the field.
In the absence of Barber and the Streak. The entirety of Calvo's seam attack weighed upon Mark Haseman and the shrink-wrapped aussie, both struggled slightly to find a rhythm and too many pies were served . There was some early promise when Mr Haseman unleashed the odd jaffa and collected a couple of early wickets (one of which was a superb diving forward catch by the Body behind the stumps..he got quite glassy eyed after that one) but ultimately we had to turn to slow bowling to make any real inroads into Radcliffe's batting. Ian Wright bowled ten very tidy overs but bowled too few pies to tempt the batsmen into anything rash. Pies were needed and pies we got, just one ball into Creepy's spell, a juicy half volley resulted in a caught and bowled and we all dared to dream a little. After the "spin" interlude Mark rejoined the attack only to have a chance grassed at gulley that Jabba really ought to have held and from then on the game just drifted away from us as Richard Brookes and Matt Stewart sealed their victory with plenty of overs to spare.
Again we were oddly lacklustre and didn't seem competitive and the better team on the day certainly deserved the win. Hopefully we can end the season on a high against Eastwood next week because the second half of our season has been desperately mediocre..Running out of steam at the end of August would perhaps be understandable, but to wilt and flounder from the end of June does not make for a very convincing run at the title.
Good luck to Gedling in the premier next year from all at Calverton, well done lads.
Calverton 193-8 (5 points)
Radcliffe on Trent 194-3 (20 points)
Man of the Match...Matt Stewart (Radcliffe)
Calverton Man of the Match...DFD I suppose..
Moment of the Match...Disappearing ball, Body's low catch.
Sunday XI lose at Sleaford
The eleven men (& boys) who made the trek to Sleaford can be proud of their efforts, despite the result. On Saturday evening with just 8 players on the team sheet, it would have been the easy option to ring Sleaford, give them the game & be docked two points. But despite the apathy shown by certain members of the Club, 11 were cobbled together and off we went.
Remember, the Sunday XI are (were) in with a great shout of winning the league, yet still members can't be bothered to play! The mind boggles.
Anyway enough of the negativity, those that mattered were there & up until tea gave Sleaford a scare.
Having lost the toss, Calverton were invited to field and after 3 overs with the score on 30-0, it looked like it was going to be a very long afternoon. But then we played our joker! As we all know some of the cricket balls we play with leave a little to be desired but this one was unbelievable! Just 5 overs in it looked like the huge German Shepherd in the neighbouring garden had been chewing it for a week, resulting in the said ball refusing to bounce. Acting Skipper Rich Lee realising this, resorted to an all spin (o.k slow bowling) attack & scoring became problematic. That is to take nothing away from Ian Wright, Scott Andrew & Jamie Taylor, who all bowled exceptionally well. Coupled with some fine fielding from 'the boys' Jordan Jackson, Nathan Jackson & Brinsley Kirkham - combined age 33 years (10 years younger than Pedro behind the stumps!), Sleaford were bowled out in the final over for 164. Whilst on the subject of fielding, spare a thought for the 1st team skipper who really did live up to his name - 'Rock Lobster'. There are a couple of stories currently floating around as to how Scotty managed to drop 3 catches:
1) Said cricket ball was allegedly coated in a teflon like substance, or
2) The saliva from the German Shepherd made the ball uncatchable!
Anyway we went into tea very proud of what we had achieved thus far.
Unfortunately after tea the wheels fell off in spectacular fashion as we were skittled for just 46. Only Rich Lee with 20 not out unduly troubled the scorers as Sleaford's slow bowler claimed the finest hat trick of his life; Twiggy, Brinsley & Nathan - Bully!
Still this was a triumph for team spirit & the 11 who made the effort to represent the Club can rightly hold their heads high - at least they made themselves available!
150 Club August Draw
The first draw of the 150 Club was made yesterday and the winners were:
1st prize: No 79 Tim Haines £105
2nd prize: No 38 Rich Hunter £75
3rd prize: No 109 Nigel Wragg £45
September's draw will be made after the last game of the season & October's draw at the October Committee meeting. Good luck!
Update - Sat 26th August
The depleted 1st & 2nd XI's had mixed fortunes in their respective matches.
With the Clubs bowlers all seemingly away at the same time, the 1st XI travelled to Radcliffe in an effort to keep their slim Championship aspirations alive, alas, it was not to be. A sound thrashing by 7 wickets & a Gedling victory means Gedling are the 'fortunate' ones & will be playing in the Premier League next season. With 3rd place Plumtree managing a losing draw, the 1st's have secured the much sort after runners up spot!
The 2nd XI took a giant step towards securing the runners up spot with a 54 run victory over Wollaton. With Underwood also winning, interest will continue until next weekend when the Seconds travel to Stanton. A win will guarantee promotion, anything else & it'll be a case of wait & see as Underwood don't finish their league programme till the week after.
Full match reports to follow.
Going Underground! - 2nd's Lose Thriller
Having escaped the worst of the rain, the 2nd XI travelled to Keyworth to take on Champions-elect Willoughby on the Wolds in a top of the table tussle.
The toss was lost & Calvo were sent into bat on a wicket, which threatened the batsmen's toes! To say it was a little on the low side would be an understatement, still it's better than the ball flying around your ears off a length and it was certainly fit for play.
John Leafe & Callum Jayes got us off to a good start, thanks initially to some wayward bowling from the Willoughby openers, with 42 runs from the first 13 overs. However, as all concerned began to realise how the wicket was playing, lengths were adjusted & scoring became more & more difficult. The bowlers adjusted better than the batsmen as the Calvo lads ended up playing far too many shots on the back foot instead of getting forward. Yes it's difficult to get it into your head to go forward when the ball is half way down, but that was what was required. Wickets began to fall as Callum (19) & Eddie Lee (2) both fell foul of the 'low ball'! Leafey stood firm, although by now runs were at a premium. As the large away following grew, a total of 160 was mentioned as being a good score on this wicket (what fine judges of the game the gallery are!). As the score stumbled along to 87-5 runs were needed and needed quickly. Enter Mark Haseman, who certainly had a match he won't forget in a hurry for differing reasons. Firstly Mark bludgeoned 37 runs and along with Ian Wright (21), who was somewhat unluckily? run out backing up, pushed the total along to respectability.
Whilst this was being attained, a strange conversation ensued involving Captain Miller & well, anybody who'd listen really! Windy began to contrive a plan as to what ball to use. Now usually in a cricket match this is discussed at the toss, but as it wasn't, Windy was mulling over whether to a) Use a new ball, b) Use the ball Willoughby had bowled with, c) Use Calvo's spare or d) Use a ball from Picko's car which had been well chewed by his dog!! The Skipper's reasons for this being that the older ball didn't bounce as much not the fact that he didn't trust his bowlers to bowl with a nice shiny new one! Anyway, the innings closed on 144-8, not a big total but one that would take some getting if the bowlers bowled in the right place.
Calvo took to the field (with a nice shiny new ball) as the clouds began to gather and although the bowling wasn't the worst, there was certainly room for improvement as far to many balls were on or outside the leg stump. Steady lines were what was required & leave the rest to the wicket. Ian Wright's introduction to the attack brought instant dividends as wickets began to fall 34-1 quickly became 60-4, until a partnership of 34 put Willoughby back in the drivers seat aided by a costly drop on the mid wicket boundary by the unfortunate Haseman who just a few overs earlier pouched a similar chance. As the rain began to fall with about 10 overs remaining, Willoughby's score stood on 120-6, just 25 required & the game slipping away. The seemingly last throw of the dice saw Mark Haseman return to the attack with Ian Wright's 12 overs almost complete (3-29), at the other end Billy Armstrong grabbed two vital wickets. With 2 overs to go just 4 were required with 2 wickets now remaining as Mark Haseman's 12 overs were up. Dickon Perry returned to the attack & picked up a wicket with his first ball bringing Willoughby's number 11 to the crease. Our opponents were certainly making hard work of getting over the finishing line. 10 Balls were left as Ginger Bill bowled to the number 11 who squirted the ball towards square leg, the batsmen set off for a dodgy looking single as Mark Haseman gathered the ball & hurled it towards the stumps. Time stood still for a moment as the ball missed the stumps, missed Cal behind the stumps & missed the 2 fielders backing up........4 overthrows! What a way to lose!!
With Wollaton losing at Hucknall and despite Underwood beating Stanton, second place in the table has been maintained & the promotion destiny is still in our hands. With Wollaton visiting GLA next Saturday, a victory for us would put Wollaton out of the equation, which leaves Underwood. They have 3 fixtures remaining against Southwell (twice) & Hucknall at home. If Underwood were to win all 3 games & secure a maximum haul of 60 points, they would end up with 235 points at an average of 13.82. That would need Calvo to take 35 points from the Wollaton game & the last game of the season away at Stanton.
Simple really - 2 wins & Division D here we come!
Rain Wins - Twice.
Both the 1st XI & Sunday XI's fixtures fell foul of the weather this weekend at a sodden GLA. The 1st's should have been entertaining Attenborough, whilst Radcliffe On Trent were Sundays visitors. Due to the heavy rain both games were cancelled on the morning of their respective matches.
TOUR TO SOUTH AFRICA - 2008!
Are you interested? Full details on the 'Off the Pitch' section on the forum. Have a look.
Start time:- Saturday games
Please note that both the 1st XI and 2nd XI start times for their respective games will start 30 minutes earlier than normal. The 1st take on Attenborough at GLA with a start time of 1.15pm. Meanwhile the 2nd XI travel to Division E League leaders Willoughby with that game starting at 1.30pm. (The start times stated for Saturday fixtures will now stay the same for the remainder of the season). Good Luck to both sides, with still much to play for this season. The teams have also been selected for this weekends games and can be viewed on the relevant page.
1st XI Match Report, Ellerslie (a) August 12th.
For the second time this season, Calverton just about managed to muster up enough "depth" to limp past Ellerslie's spirited challenge. Although this encounter didn't have quite the same surreal qualities as the meeting at the GLA earlier in the season, when Pedro and the "little master" both smashed double centuries, it didn't lack drama or a nerve wracking conclusion.
Before the game started, perplexed Calverton followers witnessed their players (well those that weren't heinously drunk on rum) doing something known as "warming up" and "practicing", those that took part seemed enthusiastic (if a little lost) and kept glancing at the Ellerslie boys for ideas on what to do next. This confused and disjointed activity was both quaint and amusing to behold given that such exertions are almost completely unnatural to your average Calverton player....However, this lunacy did seem to have some real benefits.....
The Flippster packed his compass and set off to the middle where he made the Ellerslie skipper surrender his right to decide who-did-what first after coin-toss justice was dealt. The wee man eventually returned to the changing room to announce that he was postponing batting, as "catching" and "throwing" were still fresh in the collective memory following the unusual pre-match "running around looking interested" shenanigans.
What followed, were definitely the finest twenty overs of Calverton bowling and fielding the author has seen for a number of years (partially due to the fact that the author is injured and unable to lower the tone of the fielding). The only early blemish was "let me shave it"'s first over to the "little master" which was dispatched for 16 runs but aside from that ominous little passage of play , all else was thoroughly impressive, particularly the bowling of the young streaky one. Matt's figures of 5-29 off 14 overs were impressive enough but didn't really do him justice. At one point Ellerslie were being brutally roughed up to the tune of 36-6 with Streaky having removed four of these for only 16 runs before having to be removed from the attack after seven overs for being "too young and feeble". Matt bowled with real control and aggression and was supported by some excellent catching (Jabba diving forward at gully and even a low slip catch to DFD!!). But shortly after Streaky's infuriatingly early withdrawal from the attack, the fielding began to wobble in a show of disapproval at the ECB rules and ultimately Ellerslie were allowed to wriggle to an all too game 147a.o in the final over. Sure, we dropped one or two catches and misfielded a couple but that is all part of the enigma that is Calvo...ooops, almost forgot, Streaky took an incredible diving catch at point (which Colleen is going to have re-enacted to her on the beach every day for the next fortnight in Zakynthos) and for the purposes of balance, he also dropped one (Yes, Colleen, didn't tell you THAT did he?) and "Body" the glove man grassed an absolute "BONN DEREK" off the smugly smiling "Too Tight" (who incidentally bowled well for 3-53 off 12 despite being somewhat....Flushed and distracted).All in all, Calverton would have gladly settled for 147 at the start so smiles all round really.
Teas.
Excellent and plentiful and worthy of a webpage of their own. Chicken nuggets, Strawberry and cream scones....Wonderful!....Many thanks extended to the Ellerslie tea ladies.
After the hedonistic frenzy that was tea, Creeps and DFD began to make steady inroads into the target with Creeps in particular looking very solid whilst at the same time being ruthless on anything loose (No, I am not being facetious, this is fact). Willow and Stumpy took the score to 54 without any alarms before DFD (22) was adjudged LBW and then there were lots of alarms. Next to fall was Pedro who contrived to drag onto his stumps from about 2 yards outside off stump for exactly 243 less than the last game with Ellerslie and was followed a few overs later by Captain Scott (10) playing an almost identical shot. An all too familiar story was beginning to unfold as further wickets fell in quick succession, Hodgo(1) attempting to play a shot only he can explain whilst the previously sublime Pete Crawley shouldered arms to a ball that quite simply bowled him. So, we were 5 down for about 80 and then 100 for 7 following Rich Hunters dismissal for 4 and a not to be re-enacted in Zakynthos 0 from Streaky. However, we hadn't entirely moistened our chips just yet as once again the nervy-ferrity scamperers re-built the innings with a mixture of exciting (if not always harmonised) running between the wickets and impish strokeplay.Ginger Bill again played an excellent innings of 28 before sending the Flippety Wizard into a deep and agonising mental anguish with 6 runs still needed. But as Scotty slid ever closer to a complete mental and physical collapse (spent last hour of the game as if welded to the score box with arms, legs, fingers all crossed , as if protecting the "wickets fallen" box ), the "Body" (22*) smote the winning runs and the relief felt by the little fella clutching the score box manifested itself in a way that was unpleasantly inhalable.
To summarise, generally excellent fielding and bowling (especially Streaky boy, top effort), wonderful teas, too cold, Schizophrenic batting, "warming up" and "practicing" do appear to have some value over and above the long held Calverton view that it was just "showing off" .
Ellerslie 147a/o.
Calverton 148-8
Man of the Match: Matt Wright
Woman/Women of the match: Ellerslie tea ladies.
Moment of the match: Streaky's catch/"Body's" drop.
Collingham II put to the sword at GLA
The 2nd XI recorded their most comprehensive victory of the season at GLA yesterday as they thrashed Collingham II by 212 runs and reclaiming 2nd place in SNCL Division E in the process. The day started in fine fashion as Captain Miller won the toss yet again and decided to have a bat. What a decision that turned out to be as every single batsmen filled their boots on a great wicket and a fast outfield. Callum Jayes made a quickfire 32 at the top of the innings, while his opening partner John Leafe carried his bat for a well made 64 not out. Eddie Lee looked in good touch for his 42 and there was also a return to form for Chris Miller as he struck a masterful 96 in quick time, including 4 big sixes off the bowling of former Southwell stalwart Mick Coote. 254 was the target for ten-man Collingham to chase after tea. We couldn't have got off to a better start in the field as Matt Rankin removed former Notts CCC batsman Paul Todd for a 3rd ball duck thanks to a 'stinger' of a catch from Callum Jayes as mid-on. From then on it was the 'Mark Haseman show' with the ball as he claimed figures of 5-13 from 8 overs as he bowled with pace, bounce and an excellent variation of pace. With news filtering onto the field of play that Notts CCC had beaten Surrey CCC in the Semi-Final of 20/20 at Trent Bridge, a trip to a local hostelry to watch the final was already being arranged by the said bowler. Tom Wright then duly claimed two quick wickets and Ian Wright one as we raced to victory just before 6 o'clock. Highlight of the day has to be a catch taken over his shoulder from Tom Wright fielding at point. 20 points in the bag and an excellent all-round team effort. Full match details can be found on the fixtures/results page.
1st XI 'The Pasting on the Plains'
1ST XI Match Report , Gedling Colliery (a) August 5th.
In this crucial top of the table clash, one could be forgiven for expecting a close fought and competitive encounter between two sides of equal competence. What turned out to be less forgivable was Calvertons' abject capitulation at the hands of the "old nemesis". This defeat was not unlike being dismembered and beaten to death with your own arms, and to make it even more humiliating, it was carried out in front of quite a number of spectators making this a very public execution.
The first of the Flippety Wizard's numerous indignities for the day occurred when he was ruthlessly out-tossed by the Gedling skipper who invited Calverton to disgrace themselves with the bat first. Never the types to turn down an invitation, Calverton duely slumped to 12-3 with McBonkers (1) and Creepy (5) caught behind the wicket playing shots entirely in keeping with their reputations, Hodgo departed LBW for 1 following an uninterrupted sequence of dress rehearsals (bowler bowls,Hodgo tries to smear it through midwicket irrespective of line/length, Hodgo misses ball, bowler appeals...bowler bowls,Hodgo tries to smear it through midwicket irrespective of
line/length, Hodgo misses ball, bowler appeals.... bowler bowls,Hodgo tries to smear it through midwicket irrespective of line/length, Hodgo misses ball, bowler appeals... bowler bowls,Hodgo tries to smear it through midwicket irrespective of line/length, Hodgo misses ball, bowler appeals.....OUT!). Methinks (even given my appalling track record for shot selection) Hodgo has bags of talent, but his current insistence on utilising only one shot a week could prove to be his undoing.
Captain Scott of the Shire, strode out to bat with grim determination at the fall of the second wicket as a collapse seemed imminent, and he could be heard to mutter through clenched teeth to a Gedling fielder "not on my watch Buddy!". Our leader then played a series of hooks, pulls and drives in imperious style (though not connecting with the ball on any occasion) before departing for an energetic and gutsy 22-ball duck which was, in the context of Calvertons' innings, almost worthy of a "gold award". David Fraser-Beefy-Beef-DFD-Darling (or "Fatty" as he is more succinctly and affectionately referred to) appeared to be settling in quite nicely (12) before once more playing a shot so exquisitely crap in it's execution (lobbed to mid-on) that a ripple of polite applause broke out around the boundary in admiration. The scene was now set for the shaven-headed, taught limbed Richard ("The Body") Lee and Ginger Bill to re-build the innings in that scuttling, nervy, ferrity manner that is the way of the young and fit. The nervy ferrity scuttling appeared to be showing some promise until some ill-judged over-ferrity calling lead to the running out of "The Body" for 17 and Ginger Bill (6)followed shortly afterwards attempting to Slog-sweep-slog-slog-SLOGGY-SLOG a reasonably good length ball into Pedro's garden , mistimed, looped up, caught, and followed by a power-scuttle back to the shed. Jabba came and went for three after an eternal wait for the umpire to be pressured enough to raise the finger (caught behind....ahem) and Streaky was looking confident before falling for twelve leaving Rick "too-tight" Considine and Tim "Come here duck, let me shave it" Haines to provide some respectable batting.
Both "Too-Tight"(22) and "Let me shave it"(12*) between them unleashed a series of quality shots along with an entertaining contrast in attire....Rick shrink-wrapped into his loons, barely able to bend his knees and Tim constantly fiddling with his wayward box as he lurched between the wickets. The final pair seeing us through to a less than towering 112 before Rick departed for 22 vacuum packaged runs. So, the most laughable half of our slapstick performance was concluded having yielded nil-points.....and we were lucky to get nil.
After tea and after a no doubt hugely rousing and moving rallying call from the Toss-loser, Calverton took to the field looking very dandy in their matching shirts (positive #1) and it was apparent that few, if any of the players, appeared to be suffering from leprosy (positive #2). So, with a comically indefensible total to bowl at, Streaky opened up and took a wicket in the first over, removing McKeown LBW and false hope was thus born!. "Let me shave it" toiled away at the other end but on a good track against batsmen that obviously hadn't been drinking meths before the game, 112 was always going to be about 200 short.
Streaky bowled particularly well and beat the bat repeatedly (and on one occasion the ball hit the bat and carried to the keeper but strangely nothing ensued.....rows of houses?....kerplunk?....."please don't buy the kids boardgames for Christmas"...)
To end this woeful tale of championship-throw-awayery, Andrew McLean and one of the Burtons (can never remember who's who) batted (and bowled) superbly to ensure an emphatic and deserved victory for Gedling who on this display look to have a far more solid look about them and would appear to be favourites for promotion to the Premier. Calverton, on the other hand, have to stop being quite so rubbish for the remainder of the season (if for no other reason than I am fast running out of colourful derisory prose to heap on my team-mates).
Calverton 112 all out (Which is rubbish and gets you no points at all , people laugh at you)
Gedling Colliery 113-2 (Not rubbish, bags you 20 swagger points and dignity)
Man Of The Match : Andrew McLean (Gedling Colliery)
Calverton Man of The Match : Don't be absurd.
2nd XI defeated by Underwood
The 2nd XI fell to a disappointing defeat by 65 runs at the hands of bogey-side Underwood at GLA on Saturday. Chris Miller lost the toss and we were asked to bowl first. Matt Rankin and Tom Wright kept the run rate down during the first 10 overs, but that was to be the last of the economic run rate from a Calverton point of view as Underwood's Chris Briggs flayed the bowling to all areas of the ground as he racked up and impressive and chanceless 135 n/o in order for the visitors to set us a stiff target of 248 to chase after tea. We only managed to capture 3 wickets on a fruitless afternoon for the bowlers... Ian Wright, Tom Wright & Matt Rankin claimed the 3 victims. We set about our run chase at a very fast pace as Ian Wright treated us to another Grahame Swann esk innings as he clattered 20 from 11 balls at the top of the innings. But unlike last week our batting failed as wickets tumbled with alarming regularity with only Callum Jayes (62) and Jarrod Bell (28) really troubling the scorers as we were skittled out for 182 in front of an excellent crowd, which included another guest appearance from former club captain Alan Dixon. A 5th defeat of the season means that we have slipped back down to 3rd place in the league table, but regaining 2nd place is still not out of the question. Full match details can be viewed on the Fixtures/Results page.
Weekend teams selected
The teams for this weekend's games have been selected and can be viewed right now by clicking on the relevant link. The 1st XI make the short trip away to Gedling Colliery for what could turn out to be their biggest game of the season. The 2nd XI meanwhile take on their 'bogey-side' from recent years, Underwood at home. On Sunday a Calverton XI (which can be viewed on the Friendly XI tab on the team selection page), take on a star-studded President's XI at GLA (1.30pm start). Good Luck to all teams this weekend.
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