HWRCC VS DEANDO RUXLEY

Wick fall just short in a tale of two pitches....

HWRCC - 8/116 - Whinney 39

lost to

DEANDO RUXLEY - 6/117 -

You may wonder why i've put a picture of John Candy up on the blog. Why indeed i hear you say...why indeed? Well - i like the bloke, and there isn't a day that passes that i don't think about him.

He was a quality actor. Remember Cool Runnings? Planes, Trains and Automobiles? And who could forget that old classic Uncle Buck. He was MADE for that role.

Sadly, as we all know, John has since left us for the man upstairs. The lure of food was simply too great for him and acting just got in the way of a good feed. What a great way to go out. And it brings me neatly on to DBW and teas.

Some at our club have questioned the state of the teas and DBW's work. So let me be the first to say: they're brilliant. Because at the halfway point of Sunday's dire match against Deando Ruxley CC (yes - that is their name), it was the only thing that got me going. It was worth the £10 match fee alone. Sunday was very much the case of cricket getting in the way of a good feed.

Tuna sandwiches - perfect.

Quiche - lovely stuff

muffins - give me 10

Biscuits - great value

If you think i'm alone in these sentiments, you'd be wrong. Whinney echoed these thoughts after the farcical 1's match on Sunday. He said it was effectively paying a fiver for DBW teas, tellingly adding: "it was still worth it".

Nuff said. On to the match.

On a very green track (which later turned out to be the wrong one), the Wick headed out to bat. To say that the ball didn't bounce would be the understatement of the century, akin to saying that Lenny Henry likes chubby women or Austrian Hanz Fritzel liked building underground bunkers.

Unfortunately, for Lloydy, opening the batting with Sisso, his match was over before it had begun. Facing a slow medium pacer, the ball hit the wicket and rolled along the ground to take out middle stump. Needless to say he was furious.

Skipper Jimmy C and the oppo then decided it was time to change pitches. A few choice words were exchanged between all parties and the "spirit of cricket" became a big issue. However, like Paul Collingwood at the Oval, this was overlooked. Lloydy was not recalled to the crease.

Not that it would have matted much. The Wick batted terribly. Only Whinney and Linter managed to get runnnss, leaving the Wick at 116 for 8 off 40 overs.

TEAS - 10/10

Heading out to bowl, we still felt we had enough of a total to defend. We didn't as it turned out. Despite Whinney's tremendous bowling and a superb catch from Sisso, we left ourselves about 20 runs short of getting a victory. The oppo made our total in the 2nd last over.

It disappointing end to one of the worst games of cricket i've played in. Save the sledging from Sisso, Lloydy and Whinney, i may have walked back into the clubhouse to polish off the leftovers from DBW's teas.

John Candy himself would have been proud. R.I.P big fella, loved your work

Wickman Junior