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Saturday
12th July 2008 Chapel, Home. |
Quack, Quack,
Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack.
With the ground under water it is no surprise that
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Sunday
6th July 2008 Romiley, Away. (Bissenden Cup) |
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On a close day
and with thundery showers forecast Whaley lost the
toss and were invited to bat on a FRESHLY prepared
green wicket. Whaley not for the first time this
season were soon in a spot of bother as Neils trip
to church in the morning to pray for some runs had
not worked and he was caught for 1. At 6 for 1 it
looked like the wicket might do the damage, but
how wrong we were as run machine Darren Crompton
and Millie started to score freely as the pretty
boys were punished for some woeful bowling, more
akin to the 4th division not 1st division. When
Millie was eventually out for 78 in the 30th over,
he and Darren had scored at 6 an over, put on 165
runs and taken the score to 172 for 2. Darren was
allegedly run out 5 overs later on 92 (I think you
have to pass the stumps now before you are adjudged
to be in your ground) and the last 10 overs went
for a steady 7 an over with Whaley finishing on
243 for 3 off the allotted 40 overs.
With over an hour of play lost to a heavy thunder
shower the Romiley innings did not start until after
6pm. Only 1.4 overs were bowled before the next
heavy thunder shower drenched the ground. Whaley
then did an impressive job of mopping up the ground,
in order to get it fit for resumption, only to be
stone walled by the Umpires. Fortunately they eventually
saw sense and the game resumed at around 7.20. Fortunately
the sky was a lot clearer, but time and light would
be against the Whaley bowling attack. Whaley bowled
superbly and none more so than the king of spin
Eddie Ford, who finished his 8 overs with 4 for
20 and Dale 2 for 9 off 3.2 overs. Wickets fell
regularly and for the second year running we sustained
an injury as Mike Madden pulled a fetlock and had
to (not be put down) limp off. It must be said that
this did not happen quick enough for the impatient
Cromp who could be herd shouting “get him
off the pitch” Andrew Atkins who had come
to spectate and also consume several beers was asked
to come on as sub fielder, while Mike limped painfully
round to the dressing room. He did not try to push
over any trees in the process, as Heysy did last
year. It was a good job Atco was in attendance as
ROY CLAYTON was lurking on the boundary. The whole
team fielded with zest and vigour and, Millie did
a great job behind the sticks. I think Cromp has
been out with Eddie too much lately. He even managed
an Eddie moment as he threw the ball into the ground
after dropping a catch. Next time he might beat
the floor with his fists!!!
As Romiley, who were worthy winners of the second
division last year, stared defeat in the face they
also proved why they were last years outright winners
of the parc kaeps trophy, when they proclaimed that
one of our players is too ugly to play in the first
division and apparently it said in the score book
that he was also a @@@@@@. Having read the score
book several times the only thing I can see is that
at 8.50pm Whaley won by 102 runs, as Romiley were
rolled over for 141. Well done you ugly bunch.
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Saturday 5th July
2008 Buxton, Away.
Whaley made the relatively
short trip over long hill to Buxton and with a
forecast of you’ve guessed it showers, play
was going to be on a knife edge. As it turned
out the Buxton microclimate did it’s part
and only a very brief shower passed quickly by
without even interrupting the game.
Whaley batted first on a ground that only 2 players
in the current squad had ever played on before,
and with opener Neil out for a duck in the first
over the pressure was soon on. Millie promoted
to 3, in the absence of Lee Jones, put on a handy
40 for the second wicket with Crompy. In the 20th
over with the score on 54 Whaley lost the third
wicket of Dale and a low score looked on the cards.
The next 10 overs saw Whaley amass an enormous
22 runs as the Buxton bowled a tight line and
length. Charlie and Cromp found the runs hard
to come by. As if a switch had been turned on,
Charlie and Cromp then started what can only be
described as a run fest , as in the last 15 overs
then scored at a constant 9 an over as Whaley
amassed 213 for 4 in the 45 overs. Cromp missed
his century by 3 runs as he was caught in cover
for a superb 97. Charlie finished 64 not out and
the partnership of 145 contained 18 twos and 36
singles, not bad for 2 old codgers.
After tea Buxton set off in brisk fashion and
scored at a steady 5 an over for the first 17
overs. Opener Marsden soon had 50 as he stroked
the ball to all parts with relative ease. He looked
set for a big score until Steve trapped him LBW
for 54. The run rate began to slow as Whaley started
to bowl with more consistency. Fortunately wickets
fell regularly and eventually Buxton fell 17 short
with 2 overs to play. It was a most entertaining
game of cricket with Steve the pick of the bowlers
with 5 wickets. Dale and Eddie had the other 3
wickets with the other 2 batsmen run out.
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Saturday
28th June 2008 Charlesworth, Away
Whaley travelled
over the hills again to the rim of the Glossop Basin
for their encounter with Charlesworth. Even though
we are nearly half way through the season this is
the first home game for Charlesworth due to the
rebuilding of the Pavilion and returfing of the
ground. Apologies were made for the length of grass
in the outfield, which could not be cut too low
yet as it has only just been laid at a cost of £25,000
from Holland. (it did resemble a paddy field it
was that wet and long) The pavilion looks very well
and in time the ground will dry out and bed in and
will be a credit to Charlesworth. Any way back to
the game. Charlesworth batted first and made a yawningly
slow start, I think the outfield had grown half
an inch before the No2 Bat had gone through his
boring ritual before each ball had been bowled,
A brush attachment on the toe of his bat might not
go a miss. In the 9th over Carl made the first breakthrough
removing said opener for 10. By the 20 over mark
the score had raced on to 39 when the second wicket
fell caught by Millie of the bowling of Charlie.
Whaley continued to bowl tightly and accurately
and runs were very hard to come by, Charlie taking
1 for 12 of his first 11 overs. Charlesworth lost
the last 7 wickets for 20 runs with Eddie finishing
with 3 for 21 of 10 overs, Charlie 2 for 40 of 17
overs and Steve 4 for 2 of 2.1 overs, leaving Charlesworth
staring down the barrel at 90 all out.
After tea (where
Charlie set a melon record of 14 slices in 1 sitting)
Whaley made hard work of the small total. With Neil
and Lee both out inside the first 3 overs and Whaley
2 for 2, the target of 91 for victory seemed a long
way off. Whaley found runs hard to come by but a
steady partnership of 40 between Cromp and Millie
seemed to steady the ship and put Whaley back on
track. Whaley were not finished by any stretch of
the imagination and tried their hardest to make
a game of it surrendering to 49 for 5. 30 more runs
for the next 2 wickets should have seen Whaley home
with ease. At 80 for 6 Whaley then turned the screw
on their supporters nerves loosing 3 wickets for
1 run. Even Eddie Ford (promoted to No10, not Downing
Street) gave a simple catch to slip. It was left
to Dale and Carl to see the side home in typical
Whaley Fashion.
QOTD 1: Carl
asked why he left the pub quickly the week before
replied “I had a table booked at a restaurant,
but when we got there it was shut. Mind you the
table was booked for 9pm and it was 10pm”
QOTD 2: Mille
“Cromp are you a pervert”
Cromp “NO”
Steve “Well you do a very good impression
of one”
QOTD3 : Steve:
Neil woke me up once at 2am. He rang me when I was
away in the Far East and asked where his mother
was as he needed his tea cooking. I don’t
know I’m in Far East. OH YES.
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Saturday
21st June 2008 Hollingworth, Home
The longest day of the year turned out to be one
of the coldest. Not only cold but with a heavy suspicion
of rain in the air it turned out to be a typical
cricketing day in the middle of summer. As the rain
swirled around the ground a game looked highly unlikely
let alone a delayed start of 31mins to create an
80 over match. Whaley batted first and the decision
to play took opening batsmen, Darren Crompton, by
surprise as he had to race home to collect his whites.
Whaley got off to a good start and were 31 after
7 overs when the first wicket fell, that of skipper
Neil Woolley. Unfortunately that was as good as
it got as Whaley collapsed to 38 for 4 during the
next 6 overs. A stand of 26 between Darren and Dale
then took the score to 64 from where wickets fell
regularly leaving Whaley 92 all out and without
a batting point for the first time this season.
Darren top scored with 26 and second highest score
was Extras with 18. (Not Good) Colin Wild last man
out was the only wicket to fall Bowled all the others
were out caught.
After a super tea from debutant tea ladies Jen Holden
and Pam Holland, Carl Massey opened the bowling
and was just a little rusty, his first ball nearly
landing on his big toe. It must be said though,
the 9 over spell only went for 2 beamers 16 no balls
and 3 wides. It did account for 2 wickets though
the first being hit wicket from a good delivery
which the batsmen misjudge, catching him on the
side of the head, and who then stood on his stumps
a little dazed as he was not wearing a helmet. Charlie
at the other end bowled tightly but without much
luck and ended his twelve overs with 1 for 43. Dale
had replaced Carl and bowled 4 decent overs taking
4 for 16. Hollingworth overcame the Whaley score
with the loss of seven wickets. 30 more runs would
have made for a very interesting finish.
Quote of the day 1 : “it’s the longest
day today” Darren in reply “It doesn’t
matter if it is the longest day it will go dark
when the sun goes down!!!!!!”
Quote of the
day 2: (Annon) the score is currently 87 for 9 and
Eddie Ford has just gone into bat. “I do want
us to get more runs, but wouldn’t it be funny
if Eddie was out for 0”
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Saturday
14th June 2008 Broadbottom, Away
A warm if not slightly breezy day greeted Whaley
as they travelled over the hills and far away to
Broadbottom.
Charlie and Colin opened the bowling as Broadbottom
took first knock, and bowled their usual tight lines
without much luck, Charlie bowling 4 maidens in
his first 5 overs. At the end of the first 10 overs
the scored had raced to 22 for 1 as Colin dismissed
the opener clean bowled. Eddie and Neil replaced
Charlie and Colin and they managed to keep it tight
for a while. With plenty of wickets in hand the
batters then started to try their luck and pushed
up the run rate with some rather unorthodox shots
to cow corner, plenty of thick edges and generally
a whole dose of luck. Dale came of the worst during
this onslaught and was carted for 59 off his 8 overs
with the return of 3 wickets. The Innings closed
on 221 for 6.
In reply Whaley lost early wickets and at 29 for
2 a hint of deja vu as the wicket took on the resemblance
to the one at High Lane the week before. Surely
there can not be two wickets that do the same. (absolutely
no bounce from a ball that pitches half way down
the track) Well I can confirm that it must be true
as I understand that the Twinning Society are now
looking into the possibility that High Lane will
be twinned with Broadbottom. Watch this space for
more news, or more importantly watch the road signs
the next time you drive down the A6 when you enter
High Lane, it might just read TWINNED WITH BROADBOTTOM.
The news soon spread to the pavilion, you must get
on your front foot. It is easier said than done
to a ball that pitches half way down the track.
Instead a ball that should sail over the boundary
for six accounts for yet another wicket. Unfortunately
Whaley lost wickets at key stages and never quite
looked like reaching the target. The innings closed
on 215 for 9. Darren Crompton Top scored with 66
and Charlie 37.
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Sunday
8th June 2008 Hawk Green, Home (Bissenden Cup)
On a relatively warm and sunny afternoon at New
Horwich Park Whaley entertained the first division
team of Hawk Green in the 2nd round of the Bissenden
Cup.
Following comfortable wins in the last three games
Whaley were confident (provided we could score more
than 300 runs, as Hawk Green had scored 360 the
previous week). Whaley Batted first and got of to
a good start and were on 39 before the first wicket
fell, that of captain Neil Woolley. Lee Then Joined
Darren in the middle and the pair stroked the ball
to all parts of the ground putting on 95 for the
second wicket. Millie joined the action and notched
up a quick fire 21, which then brought Steve to
the wicket. When Darren was out a short while later
having scored a splendid 76, Whaley were on 196
for 4 with 8 overs to go. Steve and Charlie then
pushed the run rate up to nearly 9 an over with
some lung busting 2’s run between the wicket
(apparently a sight not often seen by the No 6 batsmen).
The innings finished with Charlie and Steve 52,
out in quick succession, on 263 for 6.
In reply Hawk Green made a positive start and were
up with the run rate, on the fast scoring pitch.
Charlie and Dale bowled well and at the end of their
allotted 8 overs each Hawk Green 88 for 1 following
the run out of the opening batsmen. At this stage
of the game It should have read 2 wickets. Unfortunately
the Square leg umpire in the first ball of Charlie’s
last over lost count (counting to 4) and called
a NO BALL as Charlie had just bowled the opener
middle stump. A perplexed and confused bowler, who
can only ever remember bowling 1 No Ball in the
last 20 years looked across to the umpire and started
counting aloud the number of players in the circle.
For those of you who are not familiar with the new
rules for this seasons cup matches, then in a nut
shell 4 fielders must be inside the white circle
when the ball is bowled (excluding the Wicket Keeper
and bowler). On a recount surprisingly the umpire
managed to count four fielders and so a dead ball
was called and the batter lived on to score another
36 runs.
Eddie was next into the attack with the instruction
to “keep it tight Fordie.” This didn’t
work either as Eddie’s first over went for
more than Charlie’s entire 13 overs of the
previous day. Eddie took revenge next over with
the stumping of the reprieved opening batsmen, thanks
to some smart work behind the sticks from Millie.
Jordan Henderson continued to punish the Whaley
attack and in his 18th over brought up his century.
Fortunately for Whaley he tried to hit the ball
out of the ground once too often and he was out
for 112. At this point Hawk Green were 218 for 3
with 10 overs to go. From this point on the wheels
fell of the cart for Hawk Green as they snatched
defeat from the jaws of victory. The capitulation
was unbelievable to witness, as the tail end batsmen
fell like dominoes in a Guinness Book of records
dominoes extravaganza. The rabbits were caught in
the headlights and the last 7 wickets fell for the
addition of 12 runs. The innings ended on 230 All
Out. Steve Woolley finished with 6 overs 2 wicket
maidens 3 for 22, and Eddie finished with 7.5 overs
4 for 52.
Whaley now face Romiley Away in the next round of
the cup to be played on 6th July.
Quote of the
Day: Dead Ball !!!!!!!
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Saturday
7th June 2008 High Lane, Away
Whaley 1st X1
travelled to High Lane and were greeted by a bouncy
track, well that was if you didn’t avoid one
of the 76 pot holes on the way down the track to
the ground. The Track on the ground was its usual
hard pale batters paradise (sorry must have banged
my head on the way to the ground) wet, green, slow,
low Bowlers paradise or is it an oasis in the desert,
the only thing missing is the camels.
Whaley were fortunate enough to lose the toss and
surprisingly were asked to rack up a huge score
and bat first. Having carelessly lost 99 runs mid
week to Mellorgate, it was important that Darren
got off to a good start. Unfortunately the umpire
had not read the same script, so when smoke obscured
his vision of the wicket he duly gave Darren out
LBW at the first opportunity, for 0, and Whaley
were in some trouble at 3 for 1. Lee followed soon
after with the score on 16. Neil had now got the
measure of the wicket and managed to strike a few
fours. He had been joined by, inform batsmen millie,
and pushed the score onto 53 before Neil fell to
what can only be described as a High Lane delivery,
because it is the only ground in the league where
this can happen (regularly). This is the delivery
for those of you who have not witnessed it, that
pitches half way down the track and then bounces
precisely 2 inches off the ground. The result is
a Batsmen that looks a fool playing back to a ball
that should be going over the stumps, but instead
bowls him or traps him LBW. The only remedy is to
play every ball off the front foot NO MATTER WHERE
IT PITCHES. Anyway where were we, Oh yes, Millie
went on to score 56 front foot runs not out and
the rest of the middle order chipped in with a handful
of runs each and HLD’s and the Whaley innings
closed on 162 for 8.
 
In reply High
Lane were very soon in big trouble as Collin and
Charlie removed the top order. High Lane were 4
for 3 after 6 overs and an early finish looked on
the cards. The Number 6 Batsmen had other ideas
and was the pick of the High Lane line up top scoring
with 61 Not Out. With only 2 other batters making
double figures it is no surprise tha High Lane were
120 All Out. Eddie did try and make a game of it
by conceding 12 runs off his first over. He did
manage to mop up the tail and finished with 5.3
overs 3 for 33.
Charlie finished with 14 overs 6 maidens 3 for 20,
Collin 7 overs 2 maidens 2 for 16 and Steve 12 overs
1 maiden 2 for 39.
With Hadfield’s loss to Buxton, Whaley move
back to the top of the league.
Quote of the
Day: Steve talking to Crompy: “I’ve
known you since you were a little boy, and you were
a pain in the esra then”
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Saturday
31st May 2008 Buxworth, Home
After a heated
discussion with Neil’s intention of batting
first being heavily criticised by Darren, we lost
the toss and were invited to take first knock on
a damp wicket. It soon became apparent why Neil
is captain and Darren is not as the wicket offered
little to the bowlers and our two argumentative
openers added 120 for the first wicket in quick
time with Neil scoring 58 and Darren 64. Neil was
first to go and was quickly followed by Lee who
contrived to convert a slow half volley into a wicket
taking yorker. Next to the wicket was Milly who
scored an entertaining 50 and held together the
remainder of the innings and aided by a quick 20
not out by Tommo Whaley amassed a total of 259-8.
The youthful opening bowling attack of Colin and
Steve made life difficult for the Buggy openers,
who in turn were unwilling to take any chances despite
the large target, the result being an uneventful
first 10 overs yielding a score of 19-0, hardly
ideal chasing 260 to win, the scoring rate increased
slowly until with 65 on the board Neil made the
first breakthrough bowling Leatherbarrow for 36,
Neil also dismissed the other opener Furness helped
by an easy catch by Darren. This bought the ex Whaley
star Josh Ratcliffe to the wicket, and he played
some attractive, if not text book shots before attempting
one too many and was well caught on the long on
boundary by Eddie, again of Neil, at this point
the score was 140-4 with Eddie having chipped in
by having the No 3 caught behind of a top edge.
The stage was now set for Eddie to steal the show
and he did so in fine fashion finishing with 6-34
helped for once by some good catching by Steve,
Dale and Colin in the outfield. Buxworth finished
on 184 all out giving Whaley maximum points for
the second week running and leaving captain Neil
with yet another dilemma – what number will
Charlie bat on his return next week ?
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Saturday
24th May 2008 Mottram, Away
On a bright
but very windy day, a quick inspection of the wicket
left no doubt that we should bat first and when
Neil lost the toss we all feared the worst, however
the Mottram captain obviously thought he knew something
we didn’t and invited Whaley to bat first.
A steady start saw us progress to 35-0 before Neil
was caught behind for 23, quickly followed by Darren
for 11, Stuart was then given out LBW to a ball
pitching way outside the leg stump and to which
no shot was played, the umpire admitting later that
he thought that meant you could be out !!! –
this somewhat dubious decision left Steve coming
in to join Lee with the score on 41-3 and everyone
wandering if Mottram’s decision to bowl was
maybe not so incredible after all, but fear not,
as Steve and Lee set about the home bowling attack
adding 104 for the 4th wicket before Lee was out
for an accomplished 35 to be replaced by brother
Dale. The score then moved on to 185 before Steve
was LBW for 85, next in was Alistair with instructions
from captain Neil to ‘give it some welly’,
never one to ignore an instruction Alistair helped
Dale add quick runs before the two fell in quick
succession with the score in the 240’s Tommo,
Eddie & Heysy managed 2 or 3 runs between them
off the last couple of overs and the innings finished
on 252-9.
The game was over as a contest after 12 overs of
the Mottram innings as Steve quickly claimed the
first 4 wickets aided by a sharp reflex catch by
Eddie, wickets then fell steadily until at 100-8
the end was in sight, however the Mottram No6 (their
best batsman by some distance) was joined by the
No 10 (2nd best batsman by some distance) and the
Whaley bowling attack decided that there was still
time to make a game of it, the score moved very
quickly to 175-8 before a superb boundary catch
by Steve off Lee’s bowling broke the partnership,
Neil then adopted his tried and tested wicket taking
strategy of two long hops and a good length ball,
result 4,6,W and the innings closed on 185. Neil
4-34 and Steve 4-39 were the main wicket takers
giving us 22 points and looking forward to Buggy
next week.
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Saturday
17th May 2008 Hadfield, Home
With the return
of Captain Neil Woolley from Holiday the answer
to the previous weeks question would undoubtedly
be answered, but we will have to wait as Hadfield
take first knock, on a nice day all be it a little
cool.
With the left handed Cooke opening the batting for
Hadfield the score soon raced onto 50 without loss,
with some fine strikes over mid wicket for the opener.
In fact this wagon wheel was rather lopsided as
all the scoring shots appeared in the same place.
With the score on 84 Steve Woolley defied gravity
as he took off and caught Cooke one handed at Square
Leg. (Eddie Ford did comment that he would have
caught it with two hands. I know one thing for certain
though Cromp would have dropped it even if he had
eight pairs of hands.) The second wicket fell soon
after, again to the bowling of Eddie and the safe
hands of Steve. After 5 overs Eddie had figures
2 for 10, but unfortunately the next 2 overs went
for 21 runs. None of the bowlers had a particularly
good day as the batsmen were prepared to take risks
and take the offence to the bowlers. Ball ended
the innings on 80 Not Out although he did loose
some toys on the way, as he complained to the umpires
about missed wides. We await with eager anticipation
the day he takes up the white coat to see if he
does a better job. The innings closed on 247 for
7.
The time had come for Neil to answer the question,
and he did so by leaving the top order as per the
last couple of weeks and swapped Dale and Minnie.
This appeared to be a good decision as Minnie top
scored with 72 Not Out. The rest of the top order
struggled to make an impact as wickets fell regularly
without the gain of many runs. The Innings closed
on 188-7.
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Sunday
11th May 2008 Buxworth, Home. Bissenden Cup.
Another warm
sunny day at New Horwich Park, and faced with one
of those wickets where it is sometimes best to lose
the toss and let the opposition decide what to do
first, Dale promptly did just that and Buggy took
first knock. After a steady start by the openers,
a sharp catch by Eddie in the gully off Colin’s
bowling gave Whaley the breakthrough and steady
bowling from Colin, Steve & Dale reduced the
visitors to 69-6 after 20 odd overs, a mini recovery
then ensued until a brilliant runout from T.R. Wild
put Whaley back on the front foot. Captain Dale
then returned to the attack and 2 quick wickets
from him and Buggy were in big trouble at 100-9,
however in keeping with recent form Whaley were
unable to clinch the final wicket and promising
Buggy youngster Joe Hall cashed in on some wayward
bowling to see the visitors innings finish on 127-9
at the end of the 40 overs. Dale was the pick of
the Whaley bowlers with 4-27 from his 8 overs whilst
new signing Stuart Milner had a good day with 3
catches behind the stumps.
In the continuing
absence of captain Neil the innings was again opened
by Steve & Crompy, to face the Buggy opening
attack of John Theyer & Joe Hall, Thankfully
for Whaley the Buxworth fielders appear to have
attended the same catching lessons as the Whaley
players and instead of being 10-2 after 3 overs
Whaley progressed quickly onto 65 before Darren
attempted a strange pre-empted sweep at a slower
ball from John Theyer and was embarrassingly bowled
for 33. Steve was then joined by Lee Jones and the
two of them shared a number of boundaries in easing
Whaley past the target without further loss and
with some 20 overs to spare, Steve finishing on
60 not out & Lee on 34 not out – prompting
the question in the dressing room ‘what number
will Neil bat next week ?

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It was a good decision from the league committee
to arrange the game between Mellor and Whaley on
a different day to their summer ball, as Daren “pedlo”
Crompton would not have been able to focus on the
game( nothing new I hear you cry). It turned out
to be a very hot and humid day at Mellor with thunder
and the threat of heavy rain looming throughout
much of the game. Before Cromp took to the wicket
he had realised that he had forgotten to bring his
helmet to the game. Charlie duly lent him his helmet
and Steve and Cromp opened the innings. The runs
soon flowed from Steve and the score had reached
43 before Steve was adjudged LBW for 35. Lee followed
2 balls later for a duck, Caught behind, probably
off his shoe lace. Charlie then strode to the wicket
wearing his club cap, and at the end of the over
when he met Cromp in the middle he remarked “Bl*@$y
He*! it rolls back the years seeing you come out
to bat without a helmet on, it must be 10 years
or so, How come?” he remarked, “Your
wearing my helmet Cromp” replied Charlie “Oh
my god so I am.”
Despite the tears running down our faces we managed
o focus on the game and push the score on to 116
before Charlie hauled out in the deep. If only he
had one of Caddy’s 70 yard bats it would have
been another six and not a catch. Meanwhile Cromp
was finding it difficult to get the ball off the
square and had not yet reached 30. Dale joined him
at the crease and Cromp suddenly clicked into life
and started to score freely. They put on an impressive
90 run stand before Dale was out for 35. Cromp and
Minnie saw the innings close on 221 with Cromp unbeaten
on 99. (another Jug avoidance)
Charlie and Nick Heys then opened the bowling and
kept it tight for the first half dozen overs with
nick dismissing the opener for 12. Steve took 1
wicket in his 8 over spell and Lee and Eddie failed
to make a breakthrough. With the score racing along,
due to some poor fielding, drop catches and wayward
bowling, Whaley were on the ropes as Mellor needed
62 to win with 7 wickets in hand, and 15 overs left
on the board.
Captain Dale Jones brought back Charlie and introduced
himself into the attack. The run rate started to
climb and wickets fell regularly and the Mellor
innings closed on 206 for 9.
Dale finished with 8 overs 3 for 42 and Charlie
17 overs 4 for 43 (the last spell 8 overs 3 for
16). Whaley Failed to take the last wicket but was
a good win in the end.
Quote of the day
1: 150 is a wining score on here we’ve got
more than enough. (Cromp at tea.) (Mellor reached
160 in 29 overs)
Quote of the day 2: The helmet
(above)
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Saturday
3rd May 2008 Woodley, Home.
On what turned out to be a warm dry and sunny day
at New Horwich Park, Vice Captain Dale Jones won
the toss, in the absence of the Mickey Mouse hunting
captain, and asked the visitors to bat on a glorious
flat batting track!!!!!.
Charlie and Dale opened the bowling and Whaley’s
fine fielding was soon on show. With several catches
spurned in the first five overs, the visitors made
use of each of their 9 lives and had soon moved
to 50 without loss. Young Steve Woolley then replaced
the wayward Vice Captain and with the score approaching
70 Steve made his first breakthrough. Several more
catches were dropped, we do not have enough time
or space to list all, but one or two maybe recalled
for evidence later in the season. Eddie ford replaced
Charlie and the wickets started to fall steadily
and the visitors were held to 161-9. The most notable
bowling figures were posted by Steve Woolley, with
4 wickets off his 14 overs. Whaley debutant Minnie
also had a fine afternoon behind the sticks taking
a stumping from Eddie fords bowling, which TR commented
on being an easy chance.
After tea or should we say crompy’s turkey
feast (as if you were one of the 21 players who
did not have any meat for their tea, look no further
than Daren Crompton who thought it was Christmas
all over again, come to think of it, it doesn’t
look like he has eaten since Christmas.) Steve and
Cromp rolled back the years and strode out to the
middle to open the Whaley innings. With some slack
bowling the score soon moved to 34, when steve was
caught. Lee and Daren then put on 111 runs before
Lee was dismissed for a fine 62. With 17 runs required
for victory Daren and Charlie had added 16 before
they were both out trying to score the winning run.
Dale saw the side home with a splendid 1 Not Out
to seal a well deserved first victory of the season.
Quote of the Day 1: Caaaaaaatttttttttcccccchhhhhhh
iiiiiiittttttttttt was the cry from Daren Crompton
as the ball looped into the air and landed near
his feet.
Quote of the Day 2: Gibbo you have the Chairman’s
vote of confidence. (Having returned home from
Woodley Defeated.)
Quote of the Day 3: I do wish Minnie wouldn’t
whisper. TR.
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