On Sunday 14th September the Wick season 2008 drew to a close. And like the season, the day ended in success, with Shaun Whinney leading the Sunday side to a hard grafted victory against a competant Downsiders team.
First impressions were intimidating. Downsiders' openers actually did some warm ups. And one bowler actually had a run up! This wasn't what you correspondant fancied on another morning after the night before.
Whinney: We're batting Matty. Where do you want to bat?MattyD: I don't care mate. You da boss.
Whinney: OK. You go in 3.
MattyD: The ol' glamour position. Perfect. We opened up with Mr Kemp and Mr Whinney putting no a superb 45 for the opening wicket, coming at 4s. This was characterised by some wayward, but lively, opening bowling that was often bludgeoned by Kemp in particular. Kemp fell caught at cover, making his haighest score for the Wick (against external opposition). Davies came, Davies missed the ball, Parkes gave it out. Derrick and Whinney then added some more before Whinney was caught at midwicket off a classic slow dobber that seems to do the Wick so many times. So much so in fact that I shall be working on my dobbing bowling pre-season, because if they can do it why can't I? The wickets began to tumble. Derrick put on a decent 24, and Kirk hung around for 39 balls before finally getting a run. His 15 turned out to be vital in a low scoring game (even theugh the track was much better than this). Vader scored 4, a massive effort on his part and the Wick folded on 134 off 40. Below par, but something to bowl at. DBW's final tea of the season. There were no tears. No-one cares that much. Egg, Ham, Cheese. Cucumber. ATS. 5/10. A tired effort. In response, Graham and Splinter opened up. Graham on paper was the senior man, but despite bowling well, couldnt find the consistency we were after. In contrast, Linter made the openers play more often, and was just threatening enough to feel he was the more likely to make the breakthrough. t proved to be so, with Maloj taking a ripping catch at gully, and then another being taken by Parkes at short on the off side. Back in the game, Whinney turned the screw, bringing on Vader and Maloj to toss it up a bit and ask some nervous questions of the Downsiders. Maloj removed the talente opener with a beauty of a slower ball and before you knew it they were 6 down. The Downsiders' skipper then joined the party, with a controlled inning of 35, playing sensible and calm cricket under some pressure. He howeevr was fooled by a skippers slower ball, that was snaffled by Debut Dave at mid on and the rest of the wickets fell like dominoes. Soppitt and Davies took experienced catches in the outfield, and Davies ended the season with an efficient run out of the #11. Special mention too for a return to form for Mr Laight, whos runs proved vital and controlled death bowling kept us in the game when their skipper threatened to make it look easy. Congratulations to PE Man Shaun for a 100% record - which actually makes you the best captain at the club. The same stat makes Clarky the worst. Wick Clarky tells me that his captaincy record at The Wick is Played 3, Won 1 (Old Sluts - fcuking killed 'em), Lost 1 (shame), Abandoned 1. That's a 50 per cent record
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