During after match talk at the Brooky Pub last Saturday it was revealed that TC is being considered to organise and possibly captain the upcoming inaugural MWCA Sunday Twenty20 competition.
TC’s history of organising social Twenty20 tournaments the past two summers would have perhaps prompted these thoughts and he is keen to take up a captaincy role if offered.
“I would love a chance to captain a CPCC team for the second time in my career and hopefully not decrease my 100% win record.”
The only game that TC has captained was the last match of the 2007/2008 season, Under 16/17s comp, and was at Griffith Park. It was a one day match against St Augustines Green and the Plateau won comfortably by 21 runs.
“They were low on the table, however we fought off a charge from a grade player who had shown up to play for them for the first time that season. The entire team got both a bat and a bowl which made the win quite enjoyable.”
“I’ll always remember my piece of captaincy brilliance from that game. To begin the match I set a short ball trap and put a deep mid wicket in. Nick complained about it heaps so I made him the man in the deep. Sure enough a catch was hit straight to him and he put it down.”
Tom also has some good captaincy experience in Twenty20s from the previously mentioned competitions that he ran. In season 1 he took his team to a meagre 1 run defeat in the grand final against a red hot team. His personal performances were also outstanding, scoring 20 and taking an unbelievable 3/4 off 4 in the GF.
"That was probably the most accurate I have ever bowled. I suppose I just perform better without the pressure that comes with Saturday club games."
The format on the Sunday Twenty20 competition is likely to be in an ICC Champions trophy like format. There will be two pools where everyone plays each other within the pool and then the leaders face off after that.
The tournament will be spread out, avoiding the masters competition amongst other things. Further details are not known yet.
TC expects the CPCC team to contain mainly a young contingency.
"It will be hard for a lot of guys to back up and take the time out on Sunday to play more cricket. I expect the keen young guys to fill a lot of the team."
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Half Chance not Taken
Match scorecard
It was always going to be a tough ask scoring 275 on Saturday, but in the end we made a good fist of it and perhaps missed out on cashing in on a half chance given to us by Freddy and Dee.
Freddy consistently chipped away despite both Bens, Pete and Mick falling around him. Our situation looked dire until Dee arrived at the crease and immediately set a positive tone, blasting some aggressive shots.
We were right on track with our scoring rate as Freddy and Dee powered along, with Wakehurst leaking even more runs bringing on bowlers to try and buy a wicket. At 6/192 the target began to look very achievable, but unfortunately that was when we lost Freddy for 86.
It was my turn to hit the middle and I scratched around for my first few runs. However, I felt confident and became comfortable quite quickly. That all went out the window when I drove a ball towards a deepish mid on and wanted a single for it, I shot out of the blocks and was sent back by an unmoved Dee and I couldn't quite make my ground. There was a little conjecture over the run out, their keeper was all over the stumps and to me it seemed that he took the stumps out with his gloves before the ball hit.
Anyway I was out for 5 and again we looked up against it at 8/205. Sure enough Darren and Brown came and went and Dee was left stranded on 54, the team stopped at 215.
Dave Quarford was a clear man of the match with his 4 wickets and 86 runs, a very strong start to the season.
We sit in 5th on the table with each other losing team losing worse than us.
Next week we come up against St Peters who lost by 6 wickets to Belrose this round and we will be hoping to get our season off the mark at Millers.
Goals Update:
Lead Comp
Open Bowling
2.3 Wickets Per Game
Batting Average 15
Player of Day
Top 10 Club Champion Pts
So not a great start, but I will be striving to turn some of those ticks into crosses over the next couple of weeks.
It was always going to be a tough ask scoring 275 on Saturday, but in the end we made a good fist of it and perhaps missed out on cashing in on a half chance given to us by Freddy and Dee.
Freddy consistently chipped away despite both Bens, Pete and Mick falling around him. Our situation looked dire until Dee arrived at the crease and immediately set a positive tone, blasting some aggressive shots.
We were right on track with our scoring rate as Freddy and Dee powered along, with Wakehurst leaking even more runs bringing on bowlers to try and buy a wicket. At 6/192 the target began to look very achievable, but unfortunately that was when we lost Freddy for 86.
It was my turn to hit the middle and I scratched around for my first few runs. However, I felt confident and became comfortable quite quickly. That all went out the window when I drove a ball towards a deepish mid on and wanted a single for it, I shot out of the blocks and was sent back by an unmoved Dee and I couldn't quite make my ground. There was a little conjecture over the run out, their keeper was all over the stumps and to me it seemed that he took the stumps out with his gloves before the ball hit.
Anyway I was out for 5 and again we looked up against it at 8/205. Sure enough Darren and Brown came and went and Dee was left stranded on 54, the team stopped at 215.
Dave Quarford was a clear man of the match with his 4 wickets and 86 runs, a very strong start to the season.
We sit in 5th on the table with each other losing team losing worse than us.
Next week we come up against St Peters who lost by 6 wickets to Belrose this round and we will be hoping to get our season off the mark at Millers.
Goals Update:
Lead Comp
Open Bowling
2.3 Wickets Per Game
Batting Average 15
Player of Day
Top 10 Club Champion Pts
So not a great start, but I will be striving to turn some of those ticks into crosses over the next couple of weeks.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Long Day in the Field for 3rds
Match scorecard
Getting revenge against my rival Wakehurst team from last year didn't exactly go to plan. Wanting to bowl first was always a risky decision - although it did get taken out of our hands when we lost the toss anyway - and the obvious choice of batting first was a clear winner on the day.
The same opening batsmen from last year came to the crease and put on 74 for the first wicket before Mick dismissed them both in the 13th over, one caught by Ben on the boundary and the other caught by myself at mid off. Each batsman swung the bat and on a dry field where anything through the in field was four we struggled to stay in the game. Bowling was especially tough, I thought my radar was at about 90% yet those few that I did drop short practically all went to the fence. I didn't get a chance against any lower batsmen and ended up with 0/48 off 9. Mick and Freddy consistently took lower order wickets but there was just too many runs leaked, particularly for the last wicket (30). Freddy ended up with 4, the same with Mick, with Dee and Brown getting the other 2. Wakehurst were all out for 279 off only 49 overs.
I went out to umpire the first 10 overs and it was an unexpectedly pleasant experience. The team is 50% different to last year and it seemed only a couple of the big mouths remained. After talking to a few of their players they seemed like a pretty nice bunch.
Our chase started off woefully. Cammo hit a typical couple of cut shots for 4 and then was bowled for 11. Steve scratched out a single before he was also bowled. 2/13 was a very worrying score. However, Ben came to the crease with Freddy and they steadied the ship, getting away with a couple of edges, to take us to 2/41 off 15 overs when bad light stopped play.
Next week we will require a further 239 for victory with 8 wickets in hand and 60 overs to spare. It looks a very hard task, but we do have some class to come and a very capable tail. One big knock from someone could be all we need to come close.
Getting revenge against my rival Wakehurst team from last year didn't exactly go to plan. Wanting to bowl first was always a risky decision - although it did get taken out of our hands when we lost the toss anyway - and the obvious choice of batting first was a clear winner on the day.
The same opening batsmen from last year came to the crease and put on 74 for the first wicket before Mick dismissed them both in the 13th over, one caught by Ben on the boundary and the other caught by myself at mid off. Each batsman swung the bat and on a dry field where anything through the in field was four we struggled to stay in the game. Bowling was especially tough, I thought my radar was at about 90% yet those few that I did drop short practically all went to the fence. I didn't get a chance against any lower batsmen and ended up with 0/48 off 9. Mick and Freddy consistently took lower order wickets but there was just too many runs leaked, particularly for the last wicket (30). Freddy ended up with 4, the same with Mick, with Dee and Brown getting the other 2. Wakehurst were all out for 279 off only 49 overs.
I went out to umpire the first 10 overs and it was an unexpectedly pleasant experience. The team is 50% different to last year and it seemed only a couple of the big mouths remained. After talking to a few of their players they seemed like a pretty nice bunch.
Our chase started off woefully. Cammo hit a typical couple of cut shots for 4 and then was bowled for 11. Steve scratched out a single before he was also bowled. 2/13 was a very worrying score. However, Ben came to the crease with Freddy and they steadied the ship, getting away with a couple of edges, to take us to 2/41 off 15 overs when bad light stopped play.
Next week we will require a further 239 for victory with 8 wickets in hand and 60 overs to spare. It looks a very hard task, but we do have some class to come and a very capable tail. One big knock from someone could be all we need to come close.
Friday, September 11, 2009
PreGame Post
Saturday 12th September 2009 TC and his new 3rd Grade team face off against the team that knocked our B2 team out in the semis 6 short months ago. With a stronger team now is the perfect time for revenge after being abused in two games by these people last season. This Wakehurst team returns after being told they were going to be kicked out of the club last season when they were witnessed by the club president abusing the 13/14 year olds in the Manly Grade team. I can only presume they have promised to clean up their act so they can continue with the club.
The toss: There is a 95% chance we will be bowling first. Darren has made it clear we want to bowl and I can't see Wakehurst choosing to bowl on a 30 degree day on what seems as though a good field to bat on. Whether our choice is a good one or not will soon be found out.
The ground: TC returns to Lake park for the first time in a while. The ground was surveyed yesterday and doesn't appear to be in great nick. The outfield, while the grass looks a little long, it is actually really dry with a few bare patches. A fast outfield is expected. The pitch is in a canyon. At one run up in particular there is a steep drop to the pitch which could upset some bowlers. At the other end the run up is particularly sandy which could also cause some problems.
Weather: As I already mentioned, approaching 30 degrees. It is going to be a bloody hot one and thats about it.
So summing up, at 1:00 you should see Mick opening the bowling followed by TC. CPCC are hoping for a Wakehurst blood bath.
Good luck to all Plateau teams.
CPCC TV Presence: Should be at the following games. 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 7th Grade.
The toss: There is a 95% chance we will be bowling first. Darren has made it clear we want to bowl and I can't see Wakehurst choosing to bowl on a 30 degree day on what seems as though a good field to bat on. Whether our choice is a good one or not will soon be found out.
The ground: TC returns to Lake park for the first time in a while. The ground was surveyed yesterday and doesn't appear to be in great nick. The outfield, while the grass looks a little long, it is actually really dry with a few bare patches. A fast outfield is expected. The pitch is in a canyon. At one run up in particular there is a steep drop to the pitch which could upset some bowlers. At the other end the run up is particularly sandy which could also cause some problems.
Weather: As I already mentioned, approaching 30 degrees. It is going to be a bloody hot one and thats about it.
So summing up, at 1:00 you should see Mick opening the bowling followed by TC. CPCC are hoping for a Wakehurst blood bath.
Good luck to all Plateau teams.
CPCC TV Presence: Should be at the following games. 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 7th Grade.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
3rd Grade It Is!
It has been confirmed that our side will compete in 3rd Grade (formerly A3s) this season. TC has been named as opening bowler alongside Mick at Lake Park this Saturday at 1pm.
This will be the first time I have played at Lake Park in just over a year and a half. The Plateau are up against Wakehurst. Other teams in the comp include: Harbord Bowling, North Steyne Tigers (Down from A2s), Belrose Rugby League, St Peters (Up from B1s), Cromer CC and Manly District 6th Grade.
Updated 2009/2010 Season Goals
Win the Comp
Hold Opening Bowler Spot
Take 23 Wickets
Average 15 with the Bat
Achieve Player of the Day at Pub
Finish in Top 10 on Club Wide Shearer Table
This will be the first time I have played at Lake Park in just over a year and a half. The Plateau are up against Wakehurst. Other teams in the comp include: Harbord Bowling, North Steyne Tigers (Down from A2s), Belrose Rugby League, St Peters (Up from B1s), Cromer CC and Manly District 6th Grade.
Updated 2009/2010 Season Goals
Win the Comp
Hold Opening Bowler Spot
Take 23 Wickets
Average 15 with the Bat
Achieve Player of the Day at Pub
Finish in Top 10 on Club Wide Shearer Table
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Season 09/10 Approaches
After a long off season, that wasn't really an off season at all, the regular season beckons, kicking off in less than a weeks time.And I still don't know which grade I will end up in. After progressing from Jacko's development squad after a couple of years I have teamed up with last years A3 team. I rejoin Cammo and Ben Ireland who I began senior cricket with and play with Dave Quarford for the first time, who got the Plateau juniors up and running again 13 years ago with a team containing me, age 5.
As of today we are still unsure of whether we will end up playing 5th Grade, 4th Grade or 3rd Grade (Most probable).
I was going to list some goals I have for the upcoming season. But as I don't know which grade I will be playing, it will remain incomplete until I do. Obviously my wicket/run targets will be higher if I play 5ths rather than 3rds. But one goal is obvious, and that is win whichever comp we play in.
2009/2010 Season Goals
Win the Comp
Hold Opening Bowler Spot
Take X Wickets
Score X Runs
Achieve Player of the Day at Pub
Finish in Top 10 on Club Wide Shearer Table
Season 09/10 has the potential to be a fantastic season.
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