2006/07 Annual Report - Melbourne Cricket Club

MCC XXIX CLUB v PRIMARY CLUB OF AUSTRALIAPlayed at: Xavier College on March 25, 2007MCC XXIX CLUB5/181 CC (35 OVERS)DEFEATEDPRIMARY CLUB OF AUSTRALIA122 (28.4 OVERS)BATTING BOWLING BATTING BOWLINGM Scholten 14 R Ebsworth 0 1/29 (5)P Barker 4 C Penman 21 1/23 (2)L Darbyshire 50 Ret 0/0 (1) A Duggan 44 1/14 (4)R Jacobi 19 C Nunan 8 0/3 (4)A Fidler 40 n.o. 0/19 (4) R Burt 31 n.o. 1/18 (4)A Wallis 40 1/19 (4) M Cowell 2 0/21 (3)G Fidler 0 n.o. 1/9 (3.4) T Cowell 0 0/16 (3)T Hickey DNB 0/21 (3) D Chaple 2 0/25 (7)T Norton DNB 4/38 (7) C Ebsworth 8 0/24 (3)A Pritchard DNB 1/12 (6)R ShuggDNBSundries 14 6Umpires:Scorer:Mike Slattery, David D’AlteraBarrie HopkinsThe XXIX Club was inserted on a hot Sunday afternoon and although losing an early wicket they weresoon on top of the PCA bowlers via the efforts of Les Darbyshire (50 ret), Rob Jacobi (19), AdrianFidler (40 n.o.) and Andrew Wallis (40). All PCA bowlers toiled away, with Dick Chapple and CarlNunan often troubling our batsmen before a total of 181 was secured.The PCA innings soon mirrored the start to the XXIX Club innings with an early wicket falling andalthough Penman (21), Duggan (44) ,who opened his account with a towering six, and Burt (31 n.o.) allcontributed, the middle order soon left the tail as exposed as a politician’s promise, and the inningsclosed at 122.Tim ‘Chipping’ Norton, the evergreen Arthur Pritchard (6 overs, 1 for 12) and Andrew ‘Wally’ Wallistook the bowling honours.Thank–you to umpires Mike Slattery and David D’Altera, scorer Barrie Hopkins, team manager, JackHuxtable and debriefing host, Tim Norton. Thanks also to Carl Nunan from the Primary Club ofAustralia (PCA) for co-ordinating the availability of Xavier College and the Stevenson Centre.Geoff FidlerManager21