2006/07 Annual Report - Melbourne Cricket Club

MCC XXIX CLUB v SPOTLESS CATERINGPlayed at: Albert Cricket Ground on March 5, 2007MCC XXIX CLUB7/224 CC (40 OVERS)LOST TOSPOTLESS CATERING6/227 (36 OVERS)BATTING BOWLING BATTING BOWLINGS Brown 67 N Edwards 135 n.o. 0/30 (5)T Norton 22 0/10 (2) B Alford 11 0/14 (5)T Jones 56 I Campbell 21 0/15 (2)M Anderson 16 1/32 (7) M Owens 6 0/2 (2)R Jacobi 27 B Aggelis 0 1/25 (4)M Oaten 4 1/30 (4) P Haycroft 14 1//47 (8)S Butler 3 n.o. 0/30 (4) R Ruttler 12R Shugg 12 C Gleeson 18 n.o. 2/19 (5)M Dunstan 4 n.o. 1/54 (7) D Mercer DNB 0/16 (2)S McCooke DNB 2/20 (5) O Bennett DNB 0/2 (2)G Fidler DNB 1/36 (7) A Lamb DNB 2/19 (3)Sundries 13 10Umpires: Brian Robertson, John RobinsonScorer: Barrie HopkinsSpotless Catering once again proved to be the ideal XXIX Club combatants, ‘we’ provide the venue and‘they’ provide the hospitality. In addition, ‘they’ provided more than capable cricket talent to help serveup (excuse the pun!) what was a very entertaining game.On a typical Albert ‘belter’ former MCC premiership captain and MCC Communications manager,Shane Brown, combined with Tim Norton for an opening stand of 82. Tim Jones, coming in at numberthree, batted in vintage style. Rob Jakobi and Ron Shugg helped set the ‘caterers’ a run rate required of5.6.Our opponents showed early on that they were happy for the ‘hospitality’ to wait until after the gameas regular Spotless combatant, Niraj Edwards, set about having us fetch for our supper. Niraj’s inningswas full of brilliance from the first ball he faced (despatched over square leg for four) and continued tothe end where he remained 135 n.o.The XXIXers were doing their best to take wickets ‘up the other end’ but cameos from Ian Campbell,Peter Haycroft and Rob Rutter helped Spotless cruise to victory in the 36 th over.Oh well, at least we had the post match to look forward to… and we were far from disappointedhaving been provided by typically ‘fine BBQ dining’ and cool beverages.The contributions of umpires ‘Robertson and Robinson’, along with scorer ‘Hopkins’ were appreciatedby all as usual.Steven McCookeManager20