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T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 7 8 SEPTEMBER LuNCH LiST oF ATTENDEES Stuart Behn 47/53 Don Bewick 51/56 Geoff Blackmore 65/72 Anthony Bodley 46/53 Peter Bonner 55/62 Ray Chew 47/54 Peter Clydesdale 49/54 George Copus 32/40 David Davies 51/59 Geoff Dent 62/69 Peter Engledow 49/54 Roger Engledow 54/61 John Geering 53/60 Philip Geering 61/68 Alan Green 53/58 Michael Hasler 53/59 Peter Hawkins 46/53 Tony Hemmings 54/59 David Hudson 62/69 Brian Humphreys 49/56 John Ivey 55/62 Ian Jones 38/45 Leslie Lane 47/53 Alec Linford 37/44 Stephen Ling 51/56 Roger Melling 54/62 David Metcalf 53/58 John Miles 45/49 Tony Moffat 54/61 Michael Mote 55/60 Keith Mullender 56/63 John Partridge 52/58 Roger Pierce Mike Pinfield 60/66 Geraint Pritchard 54/62 Peter Redman 53/60 Gordon Rose 44/49 Peter Sandell 65/72 Michael Saunders 46/50 Chris Seabrook 53/58 David Sheath 55/62 Roy Simmons 42/47 Sir John Sparrow 44/51 Anthony Tight 44/50 David Turner 51/56 Richie Tyley 53/59 Nigel Wade 51/58 Chris Wilkins 57/63 Newcomers,Vic Truss and Ian Gillies. The Master speaks out. Stuart Behn 47/53 Christopher Bell 63/70 Stephen Bensley 63/70 Don Bewick 51/56 Geoff Blackmore 65/72 Anthony Bodley 46/53 Dan Bone 62/69 Peter Bothwick 62/69 John Brackley 54/58 Michael Brady 53/57 John Cater 56/63 David Chelsom 62/67 Ray Chew 47/54 Nigel Clarke 66/71 Peter Clydesdale 49/54 George Copus 32/40 David Cox 53/60 Reg Davies 60/67 Muna Dawoodi David Deane 57/62 XMAS LuNCH LiST oF ATTENDEES Geoff Dent 62/69 Paul Dubery Reginald Eccles 56/59 Peter Engledow 49/54 Roger Engledow 54/61 Michael Facey 51/57 David Ford 61/66 Andrew Forrow 60/67 Ricjhard Forty 65/72 Bob Fry Liam Gallagher 74/81 Philip Geering 61/68 Ian Gillies 62/68 Peter Gortham John Gray 62/68 Alan Green 53/58 Bob Harris 54/61 Michael Hasler 53/59 Ian Hayward 48/53 Tony Hemmings 54/59 Richard Hersey 51/58 Graham Hogg Marsden Hubbard Staff David Hudson 62/69 Brian Humphreys 49/56 Alan Hunt 55/62 Terence Jaggers 62/69 Peter Jarvis 62/68 Alun Jeffreys 66/72 Ian Jones 38/45 Mike Kassie John Lambert 62/69 Leslie Lane 47/53 Stephen Ling 51/56 Roger Melling 54/62 David Metcalf 53/58 Ian Meyrick 66/72 John Miles 45/49 Derek Mitchell 61/68 Tony Moffat 54/61 Michael Mote 55/60 Keith Mullender 56/63 Jim Mulley 56/63 Wilf Nicholls John Partridge 52/58 Lucien Perring 49/54 Harold Perry 36/41 Richard Phillippo 54/62 Mike Pinfield 60/66 Peter Prazsky 62/67 Steven Presland 65/72 Geraint Pritchard 54/62 Graham Rawlings 62/68 Peter Redman 53/60 Peter Sandell 65/72 Kenneth Saunders 54/62 Michael Saunders 46/50 David Shaw 62/67 David Sheath 55/62 Roy Simmons 42/47 Barry Soames 63/69 Sir John Sparrow 44/51 Harry Spinks 36/40 John Taylor 51/56 Mark Templeman 62/68 Ross Thompson 62/69 Anthony Tight 44/50 Jim Townsend 59/66 Gerry Trew Vic Truss Rogere Turkington 62/68 David Turner 51/56 Nigel Wade 51/58 Malcolm Wandrag 62/68 Stanley Ward 44/49 Peter Watcham 45/50 John Welch Timothy Westbrook 62/69 John Wheeler 49/53 Chris Wilkins 57/63 Colin Willliams 62/69 Terence Wyld 62/68 8
T h e O l d S t a t i o n e r - N o 7 8 PRESiDENT'S DAY CRiCKET MATCH Botany Bay CC (86 all out) lost to Dave Sheath’s OSA President’s XI (87 for 2) by eight wickets Following the retirement, from all forms of cricket by Steve Young and Mike Weatherley (both of whom played in the inaugural fixture in 1972), after the fortieth anniversary fixture in 2012, the match manager was on the ‘look out’ for new recruits over the winter months. Following a Saturday in the OSFC bar, Dick Hersey reported that Neil Jervis (an OSFC First XI regular in the nineties) had played cricket in his twenties and would love to play. With Terry White returning from injury, which kept him out of 2012 game, and with the nine who hadn’t retired persuaded to return; the average age of the side originally selected was reduced – albeit not by much!! Unfortunately, a few weeks before the game, one of the 2012 debutantes, Gary Page, the stepson of Apostle, Peter Hawkins ‘cried off ’ due to a stag weekend to be replaced by Martin Slatford, youngest brother of OSA President’s XI regular, Richard. Then in the week before the game, Neil Jervis advised that a family bereavement would prevent him playing, and after much debate, Martin Slatford’s fourteen-year-old son, Oliver was drafted in. With every game of cricket in Middlesex being ‘washed out’ the previous day, the weather prognosis was not great, but it least the sun was shining first thing on the Sunday morning. However, when the team arrived, and inspected the uncovered wicket it was clear that it was ‘very damp’. Prior to eighty plus diners sitting down to a very pleasant lunch, hosted by our President, Dave Sheath, and masterminded by Gordon Rose, it had already been agreed to delay the start. With lunch coming to an end, the skipper went out to toss with his Botany Bay counterpart John Jarvis. With time at a premium, it was agreed to play a thirty-five over game, and when JJ asked if Botany Bay could bat first as “…he had to prepare the tea…” it reminded me of captaining OSCC sides in the 1970’s, when we regularly had to do something similar. However, as we were starting late – and they had always let us bat first in recent years – when I won the toss the opposition were inserted as requested. OSA President, Dave Sheath, had claimed during lunch that he was a Maltese cricket international – and whilst Cricket Archive, and similar websites cannot verify this - his first ‘ceremonial’ ball was better than many seen recently, although it had to be repeated during the tea interval because of a malfunctioning camera!! When battle eventually commenced, fourteen-year-old Ollie Slatford opened the bowling and started with a maiden, as did John Jackson (1-14) at the other end. In John’s fifth over, he took his first wicket in three years when their opener hit the ball towards Ollie at square leg – and Ollie actually took the catch - unlike the more ‘senior’ fielders in the previous two seasons. When the opening pair were withdrawn from the attack, Terry White and Ilyas Malick – who took 6 for 18 in his only previous bowl in the fixture, in 1992 – were introduced. Ilyas’s second ball was driven hard and low towards extra cover were young Jack Cox took a stunning catch. With two more wickets in his next four overs, Ilyas was ‘taken off ’ having taken 3 for 3 in five overs, with another batsman having to ‘retire hurt’ after attempting a quick single to get away from the strike!! Jack Cox (2-13) then got amongst the wickets – with Richard Slatford, who was keeping wicket, taking two catches off of his bowling – before James Mote conceded only five runs in four overs. An excellent run out proved the worth of younger fielders and the returning Ollie Slatford (1-14) took his first, and only, wicket, in the final over of the innings. The Bay innings closed with their last two batsmen at the wicket, with a score of 86 for 8. After the obligatory teatime team photo, Mark Slatford and Jack Cox opened the OSA President’s XI innings – with power and culture, respectively. When they were dismissed for 12 and 17 respectively, Ilyas Malick joined Andy Douglas at the wicket, with the score at 30 in the eighth over. The pair then settled down to seeing the side home to victory, and by scoring at four an over, taking us to 87 for 2, victory was ours with more than thirteen overs to spare, with Andy on 24* and Ilyas on 32*. On the day we were too strong for the Botany Bay Invitation XI – which in some ways made a pleasant change from previous years, when we have been struggling to compete – as the OSA President’s XI were victorious for the first time since 2008. With an average age approximately five years younger than previous years – and teenagers who can field – here’s to 2014… Geoff Blackmore Presidential technique! Jack Cox shows his elegance at the crease. 9
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