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Palestine T-Shirts
COWBOYS/ GIRLS PALESTINE T SHIRTS FOR SALE (AND OTHER STUFF)
Cast your mind back to the Awards do last month. You may remember seeing a stall selling T shirts and various bits and pieces of paraphernalia. Sat behind it for most of the night were some of the Cowfolk who have been out to the West Bank, either last year or on the first tour there in 2007.
We are fundraising for the Villages Group, a collective of Israelis and Palestinians that provide support to some of the communities south of Hebron that we visited in May 2010. These are people literally living on the edge, often surrounded on all sides by illegal Israeli settlements, hassled on a daily basis by both Settlers and the IDF. The Villages Group work with these communities, and have set up a number of projects that range from renovating water cisterns to constructing up alternative energy systems to organising transport so the local children can get to school safely without being attacked by Settlers.
There is more information about the work the Villages Group do here:
http://villagesgroup.wordpress.com
Inspiring people, and a very worthwhile cause. So yes, to help support their positive work we have produced some beautiful T shirts (pictured), and are also selling pamphlets and attractive hand crafted mobile phone holders. To get your hands on any these get in touch with Jess Orlik (jessorlik@hotmail.com)
Cricket Between The Rain Drops
18/06/2011
Easton Cowboys C.C. Saturday XI played Whitchurch C.C.3rd XI and beat them. TT reports thus:
Despite enough rain in the morning to nearly drown a local strawberry grower and doubts about the exact location of their ‘home’ ground, the Cowboys’ Saturday XI started their match on time against Whitchurch 3rd XI at the King George V Playing Fields in Downend.
Contrary to reports last week and to considerable cheers, skipper Budge proved that he can be a successful tosser and asked the opposition to bat. Continuing with a positive assertiveness that was to last all afternoon, he opened the bowling downhill with the wind behind him and was soon exploiting the vagaries of the pitch. RobT opened from the other end in a sprightly fashion, dropping his sails and motoring headlong into the gale.
It was evidently a tricky pitch to bat on and the damp outfield and alert fielders further limited the runs on the rare occasions that the ball left the square. The pressure soon took it’s toll on the opposition batsmen; Justin took a sharp catch, DaveB another, stumps were clattered. Gretch’s remarkable agility behind the stumps was matched by Ev fielding at point, who stuck out a hand on an elastic arm to catch an uppish cut off RobT’s bowling and earn himself the Cider Moment. (more…)
News From The Wires
Just a couple of things that I have noticed floating around the ether.
Dave O wrote on facebook that:
Got a team shaping up for Freiburg, still room for more. Lacking cars though… few people thinking of flights. If your going in a car and got space then let me know – i can fill it for you.
A link to some award do photos has been passed round the cricketers’ email list it is http://saycheezepleeze.blogspot.com/
There is talk of the Argentina tour on the messageboard. Also on the messageboard is news that there will be a meeting to elect the suburban’s new manager on 22/06/2011.
Also, also on the messageboard there is talk of an International Brigade memorial event thing.
Finally, Big Dave M has rreplaced Heaven as the The Peashooter editor.
Finally finally don’t forget the Cowgirl fund raiser at The Plough on Saturday (tomorrow).
The Rain And The Cricket
08/06/2011
The Cricket Team played a friendly against Long Ashton. Ev reports thus.
A friendly cowboys XI travelled out to Winford to play Long Ashton Occasionals, against whom we usually have close games and the record was either 2-1 to them 2-2 or 2-1 to us, no-one could remember. Just before play, skipper for the evening Evan issued instructions to the team to play to win, with a hint of antagonism. LA batted first, having been inserted and were soon in trouble after a miserly opening spell from Pete (playing his first game for the Cowboys for 10 years), and early wickets from Trev (employing the Barnes Wallis delivery – confusing the batsman with the 3rd bounce). Wayne bowled an excellent spell also and LA were soon 58 for 5 with 10 overs or so remaining, and it was looking as though the game might end early. The skipper decided to give everyone a bowl, thereby ensuring an LA total worth chasing and a game for everyone. LA made it to 112 all out in the 20th over with most bowlers taking wickets. Special mention to Angelo and Jimmy P who both took there first competetive wickets for Easton Cowboys.
113 to win, against an apparently weak side, surely just a formality. (more…)
More Cowgirls News
Cowgirls Outside Football Sessions Extended The Cowgirls have had a great run of weekly matches out at Eastville Park 7 – 8 every Wed – and SO by popular demand we are extending them for another 2 weeks! After that, there will still be a chance to play each week as we’ve agreed with the men’s ultra casuals that we will link in with their weekly kick around starting at the beginning of July, same place & day (Eastville Park, Wed) but earlier start time of 6.30. This will then go on throughout the summer for those who would like to have a play still.
So Wed 15th, 22nd, 29th June – 7 – 8pm – Cowgirls only Wed 6 July onwards – 6.30pm mixed games with Cowboys
The Cowgirls have had a great run of weekly matches out at Eastville Park 7 – 8 every Wed – and SO by popular demand we are extending them for another 2 weeks! After that, there will still be a chance to play each week as we’ve agreed with the men’s ultra casuals that we will link in with their weekly kick around starting at the beginning of July, same place & day (Eastville Park, Wed) but earlier start time of 6.30. This will then go on throughout the summer for those who would like to have a play still.
So Wed 15th, 22nd, 29th June – 7 – 8pm – Cowgirls only
Wed 6 July onwards – 6.30pm mixed games with CowboysCowgirls Outside Football Sessions Extended
The Cowgirls have had a great run of weekly matches out at Eastville Park 7 – 8 every Wed – and SO by popular demand we are extending them for another 2 weeks! After that, there will still be a chance to play each week as we’ve agreed with the men’s ultra casuals that we will link in with their weekly kick around starting at the beginning of July, same place & day (Eastville Park, Wed) but earlier start time of 6.30. This will then go on throughout the summer for those who would like to have a play still.
So Wed 15th, 22nd, 29th June – 7 – 8pm – Cowgirls only
Wed 6 July onwards – 6.30pm mixed games with Cowboys
Cowgirls Outside Football Sessions Extended
The Cowgirls have had a great run of weekly matches out at Eastville Park 7 – 8 every Wed – and SO by popular demand we are extending them for another 2 weeks! After that, there will still be a chance to play each week as we’ve agreed with the men’s ultra casuals that we will link in with their weekly kick around starting at the beginning of July, same place & day (Eastville Park, Wed) but earlier start time of 6.30. This will then go on throughout the summer for those who would like to have a play still.
So Wed 15th, 22nd, 29th June – 7 – 8pm – Cowgirls only
Wed 6 July onwards – 6.30pm mixed games with CowboysCowgirls Outside Football Sessions Extended The Cowgirls have had a great run of weekly matches out at Eastville Park 7 – 8 every Wed – and SO by popular demand we are extending them for another 2 weeks! After that, there will still be a chance to play each week as we’ve agreed with the men’s ultra casuals that we will link in with their weekly kick around starting at the beginning of July, same place & day (Eastville Park, Wed) but earlier start time of 6.30. This will then go on throughout the summer for those who would like to have a play still. So Wed 15th, 22nd, 29th June – 7 – 8pm – Cowgirls only Wed 6 July onwards – 6.30pm mixed games with Cowboys
Some Events
Saturday 18th June
Easton Cowgirls fundraiser at The Plough staring DJ Moylan, n DJ Sal n Lynner n Harvey.
Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July
CACKK Camp at Beeches Farm Campsite near Chepstow. Contact Paul C for more details. All sorts of activities for the kids and a few for the parents.
Some Rain
04/06/2011
The Saturday Cricket Team were beaten by Shepton’s Mallet. TT reports thus:
Having lost their home game against Shepton Mallet in May, the Cowboys’ Saturday XI travelled south across the Mendips on the first weekend in June in anticipation of a tough away fixture. On paper it was a strong team, but would it hold up on grass, in a field at Oakhill?
The sky was heavy and the outfield thick with buttercups and daisies. Despite the drone of distant agricultural machinery it was not the weather for hay making – or losing the toss – and so it was with caution and watchfulness that the Cowboys’ opening pair of DaveB and Angelo strode to the wicket.
The new cherry swerved and bounced awkwardly but tended to die on the occasions that it was stroked off the square. At times the opposition had three slips menacing for an edge. Within half an hour, both batsmen had been bowled and by the time Ben’s resistance had ended in a similar fashion the score was still paltry.
Simon and Ev gradually adjusted to the conditions and change bowlers, lifting the ball – and with it, hopes of a defendable total – towards if not over the boundary. After successfully keeping out good bowling, it was disappointing but perhaps predictable that several batsmen fell to bad balls, unable to snaffle their pies without making a mess and causing their unnecessary demise.
Still, the innings was starting to get some colour in its cheeks, largely thanks to Ev (for whom the boundary markers had been cruelly located to deny him a couple of sixes from lofty blows) aided by Kalu’s positive intent and Gretch’s plucky solidity. Unable to find the boundary himself, your correspondent resorted to giving the opposition catching practice while scampering up and down, eventually finding the middle, of the fielder’s grateful hands.
The tail maintained occupation of the crease until the final over, with Rob not out and promising more, Rich and Joe talking to the ducks and the score on 129.
At tea, on being asked by the skipper to open the bowling, your correspondent stuffed some standard fayre white rolls and muffins aside for later and loosened his truss. Kalu echoed an unorthodox attack from the other end.
The Shepton Mallet opening pair had scored over a hundred against the Cowboys in the season’s earlier encounter and with bowling conditions less favourable than they had been a few hours before, it was going to be a hard task to restrict their cavalier confidence. It might have been an idea to have hidden archers in the woods into which they despatched the unfortunate Kalu in his first and second overs. Sticking to a plan of spin from one end, the skip then brought DaveB into the attack but the young opposition batsmen continued to go aerial.
On the rare occasion that the batsmen made errors in mistiming drives from the other end, the chances proved too tricky to cling onto and although pads were struck and stumps shaved, the longed-for breakthrough wouldn’t come. Rich bowled tidily and got some swing but when he found a top edge, Gretch appeared to step onto an imaginary roundabout from which he emerged with the ball gone to earth. Your correspondent bowled out his eight overs wondering whether the cause might be bettered by another option: We’d be blinkered, apathetic automatons if we didn’t each favour different bowling strategies, but it falls to the skipper to plot the course and sometimes walk the plank.
It wasn’t until late in the day that Joe brought himself and Rob on to bowl, to no avail, as both batsmen cruised past their fifties, overhauling their target in the twenty-third over.
Ev’s innings of 44 deservedly won the majority of Man of the Match nominations and the Cider Moment was either Gretch spinning out, Ev not getting a six, or the moment we drove past the Shepton Mallet cider mill.
05/06/2011
There was rain and thus no cricket.
Radom Cowgirls News
COWGIRLS FOOTBALL NEWS: Summer footie matches weekly on Weds 7 – 8pm until 15th June @ Eastville Park. £2 / all women welcome.
Sat 18th June – DJ nite fundraiser at the Plough – all welcome.
Casual league: We are hoping to set up a Womens’ Casual League from September. We are looking for players & teams who would like to play in this league – perhaps they can’t make weekly matches or they want to play casual, friendly games. Matches would be monthly, ages 18 – 80, – similar set up to the Mens Casual League.
Liberty Women’s club night 4th June 2011. Liberty is a big supporter of Cowgirl causes, go along and support them if you can. DJ Kacey straight from London with an eclectic mix of old and new, House, Hip Hop, R’n’B, Soul, Funk and Popular music. 9pm till lat, £5 on the door before 11. www.libertybristol.co.uk/facebook
Refugee Week
The Bristol Zimbabwe Association In Collaboration with Refugee Action
5Aside Refugee Week Football Tournament
And Family Fun Day on Saturday 25th of June 2011 10am-4pm At Netham Park, Avonvale Road, Bristol, BS5 9RN.
Bring a team. Win a trophy, medals and prizes! Register your men and women’s team by Friday the 10th of June 2011. Send a FULLY REFUNDABLE £10
Email bristolzimbabweassociation@yahoo.co.uk
Bristol Zimbabwe Association c/o Refugee Action, 9 Hide Market, West Street, Bristol, BS2 OBH
The Writing Is Not On The Wall… Yet
19/05/2011
The Cricket Cup Team got knocked out of the cup. Dunc Reports thus (and so gets half a City & Guilds in Sports Journalism):
Down and Out in Downend.
A strong looking Easton Cowboys cup eleven took to the tiny historic ground at Downend with a reasonable degree of confidence of a win.
The pitch looked shiny and though worn, should be the best batting track we have played on this season.
The Cowboys fielded first, and openers Omar and Sayed are under pressure immediately as boundaries were thwacked around most parts of the arena. It became quickly clear that all fielders including yours truly behind the timbers were struggling to keep eyes firmly on the ball, and mistakes began to occur which any amount of practice would be unlikely to eradicate. (more…)