Unlike with the England set-up there was no surprise at all when the Committee announced that Greg "Leggsy" Unsworth has been appointed Sunday Skipper for 2009. Unsworth, champion barman, slogger and bowler for all three Saturday xis last season, was confirmed as skipper during the AGM. A shamefaced Wickman confessed last night to have "left him off the original blog post - inexcusable".
Speculation had mounted that a late challenge to Unsworth's Sunday appointment had been launched by Nutty Norm, The Rev de Crespigny and the ashes of former umpire Frank Henry Bean, keeping the announcement off the blog 'til late on Friday afternoon. Bean, contacted through a medium, declined to comment and was said by Club Secretary Nick Clark to be "maintaining a dignified silence in the circumstances". Equally de Crespigny, dead for more than 100 years, was ruled out as not being mobile enough even for Wednesday cricket and no one, even Delboy, could trace Nutty Norm to check the veracity of reports.
Unsworth takes over a dressing room not split at all.
Hampton Wick Royal Cricket Club * 1863 - 2013 * 150 Glorious Seasons
Friday 9 January 2009
Wick Not in Split Captaincy Controversy
Unlike with the England set-up there was no surprise at all when the Committee announced that Greg "Leggsy" Unsworth has been appointed Sunday Skipper for 2009. Unsworth, champion barman, slogger and bowler for all three Saturday xis last season, was confirmed as skipper during the AGM. A shamefaced Wickman confessed last night to have "left him off the original blog post - inexcusable".
Speculation had mounted that a late challenge to Unsworth's Sunday appointment had been launched by Nutty Norm, The Rev de Crespigny and the ashes of former umpire Frank Henry Bean, keeping the announcement off the blog 'til late on Friday afternoon. Bean, contacted through a medium, declined to comment and was said by Club Secretary Nick Clark to be "maintaining a dignified silence in the circumstances". Equally de Crespigny, dead for more than 100 years, was ruled out as not being mobile enough even for Wednesday cricket and no one, even Delboy, could trace Nutty Norm to check the veracity of reports.
Unsworth takes over a dressing room not split at all.
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