Team News - Saturday 17 May

So here are Saturday's teams. Despite shocking availability due to exams we've put three strong sides out again. That's THREE sides Gentlemen. Hardly a university student amongst them. The skippers tell Wickman that selection meetings have been lively and heated even this weekend when there are more 1s players unavailable than you'd ideally want. In fact the unavalable 11 would be phenomenal. Try: MacArthur, Lee, O'Mahoney, AJ, Gatesy, Stephens +, Goldy, Zammak, Whinney, Marfleet and Adams. Sniff, as AJ so famously said, that. And Wickman could pick another 11 which you would be happy to call a 2nd xi as well. Those playing 3s this weekend should note that your opposition are in the league we'll be entering next year. A proper thirds team. AJ has also arranged 6 more fixtures (Wickman thinks) against sides from that league to go alongside the 6 or so fixtures we already have confirmed. And there are more on the way so we may well deliver 16 3s fixtures this year. It would be useful if someone were to stick their hand up to commit to the captaincy for the season... Be under no illusion that the club is stronger at the moment than at any time since perhaps 2002 and that there's going to come a time fairly shortly where the outcome of selection meetings may not be to everyone's liking. Keep taking the pills Gentlemen because Wickman reckons the club is in rude health. Good luck and see you on Saturday to those who are playing. Wandgas 1st XI v HWRCC 1st XI (a) Cole, Mackie, Davies ©, Kamran, Bishop, Forbes, Crane, Jones +, Ewen J, Ford, Webster 12:15pm – Meet at the ground – Worcester Park. Contact Matty D if you have transport issues 13:30pm – Start Umpire – J. Tilley Scorer – A. Whitcher HWRCC 2nd XI v Wandgas 2nd XI (h) Lofting, Hibberd, Fudge ©, High, Clark +, Soppitt, Taylorson, Donnelly, Goodwin, Noor, Lown 12:00pm – Meet 13:30pm – Start Umpire – F. Lippitt HWRCC 3rd XI v Southern Railway & Kenley 3rd XI (h) Ewen R ©, Risman, Clough, Cameron, Wright, Hirsch, Lloyd, Copeland +, Iqbal, Nicholas, Moss / Walters TBC 13:00pm Meet 13:30pm Meet