The Lord of Wheelington, Glenn Whelan gets the mug for his 3 for.
Taking off the covers
Kevvy 'sticks it up em' in Suffolk
Another overcast day at Worlington. The game was started later on as the covers were taken of at 3pm. We played a 30/30 over game. It was great to play against old mates Craig Woolard, Ian Starling and Bruno How again. Bruno was heavily sledged by the large Aussie crowd. He also received the dreaded duck for his batting efforts. James Holmes (ex Barooga CC) was also at the game. Sprigs captain Andrew Thompson was offered the toss and decided to bat on a very hard and well prepared wicket (thanks Darren and Pat!) The lunch and tea was magnificent again, with a few of us perhaps going back as ‘cargo’ on the plane!
It was the Glenn ‘Little Wheels’ Whelan show here today with Glenn taking 3 important wickets at the end of the game to swing it our way. Now called Lord of Wheelington, Glenn will always be remembered at this ground. Simon Godfrey screamed out Beneath the southern cross and we sang in unison.
Kevvy Thewlis ‘stuck it up em’ at the bar that night too!
Results: S.Godfrey 1no, 2/18 R. Jones 22, 2/18 M. Edwards 3 M. Moffat 18 R Comberford 8, 1/14 T. Noy 20, 1/18 G Thompson 6, 0/28 A Thompson 10 I Dinsdale 4 retired 0/13, A Betts 4, 0/5 G Whelan 0 no, 3/10 Wattlesprigs 125/8 Worlington 115/9
On behalf of Worlington C.C. I would just like to say how much the club enjoyed hosting your tour party. A good game played with great spirit. Bruno scoring a duck and plenty of byes summed up village cricket over here!! Enjoy the rest of your time here and I have plenty of Worlington ties to send over. All the very best Paul Simmons
ReplyDeleteNice Paul. Great to get off the motorway and meet some real people, and receive fantastic hospitality. Had a blast. Mick C
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