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09/07/2009
The Cowgirls lost to Woodstock Jollies 6-3.
11/07/2009
The Cricket 3rd Team lost to Wrington 2nd XI by a massive 185 runs in the rain. Wrington hit 250 for 7 from their 40 overs with Ev bowling 8-0-27-2 and Garner bolwing 8-1-47-3. In reply the Cowboys could only manage 65 and were all out in 21.2 overs. Justine scored 31.
12/07/2009
The Cricket 2nd Team lost to Portway 1st XI by 54 runs. Portway hit 218 for 7 from their 40 overs. Neil bowled 8-0-33-1. In reply the Cowboys got to 166 all out from 36.2 with Neil hitting 90 not out.
The 1st Team were rained off.
Results
01/07/2009
The Cricket Friendly Team lost to GCC.
02/07/2009
The Cowgrils lost to Carrington Rovers 1-12.
The Cricket Cup Team beat Clevedon 3rds with a walk over. Their Captain was in Corfu and forgot to arrange for a stand-in.
04/07/2009
The Cricket 3rd Team beat Avonside 1st by 24 runs. The Cowboys hit 216 for the loss of 6 wickets in their 40 overs, Justine scored 91 and Stevo scored 47. In reply Avonside scores 192 all out in tipically do or die display. Roger bowled 8-0-45-5.
05/07/2009
The Cricket 1st Team lost to Bath Exiles by 2 runs. Exiles hit 231 for the loss of only two wickets, with roger bowling his 8 overs for only 21 runs. In reply the Cowboys go to 299 all out with one ball left to go. Harry’s dad hit 55 and Bag Puss hit 44.
After the resignation of Chris as 1st Team Captain Dunc has manfully stepped into the breach and will see us through to the end of the season.
The Cricket 2nd Team lost to Bristol Bangledeshis by 35 runs. BB hit 211 all out from 38 overs. Stratto bowled 8-0-40-4 and Chris Bowled 7.4-0-30-3. In reply the Cowboys were 176 all out off 39.1 overs. DC I hit 43.
How Manly Did You Say Cricket Was?
25/06/2009
The Cowgirls beat Hels Belles 8-2.
27/06/2009
The Cricket 3rd Team beat Bath Exiles 2nd Team by 7 wickets. It was a sultry afternoon on a sticky wicket, Exiles won the toss and decided to bat. Few couple have imagined that the words “hartick ball” and “DC II” would be mentioned in the the same sentence before the day was out, however with three regular bowlers missing the moth balls were removed from every crevice and DC II was sent into action. With batsmen failing to handle his pace, or lack of it, DC II found himself bumbling up to the wicket to deliver a hatrick ball…. unfortunately it was a wide, but still finishing on figures of 6-0-22-2 was a good days work. Gary bowled 8-1-18-2 and Pagey excelled behind the stumps as Exiles were pinned back to 141 for 7 off their 40 overs. Unfortunately the Cowboys best fielding of the afternoon went unrewarded as two clear run outs were not given, the first of which was a stunning direct hit by Gary fielding at point. Stevo then managed to break his horrendous run of ducks as he and Grover put on 44 of the first wicket. Justine and Gary (44 of 21 balls!) brought the Cowboys home with Gary hitting 3 huge sixes, the last of which won the game, in 31.5 overs, just as the heavens opened, .
28/06/2009
The Cricket 1st Team lost to Old Bristolians Westbury Sunday 2nd Team by 5 wickets. The misery of the 1st Team continued this week with Duncan’s finger injury being confirmed as a break. There have now been three broken digits in the 1st team this season. The Cowboys won the toss and decided to bat with Chris hitting 47 and Bernet hitting 59 they reached 205. A lack of available bowling was aparent again as OBW hit the runs off in 34 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Sadley Chris decided to resign as Captain after the macth.
More About Catches
18/06/2009
Easton Cowgirls lots to Pink Panthers 7-3.
The Cricket Cup Team beat UBH in the preliminary round of the KO Shield (what you get into if you have been KOed from the KO Cup). UBH hit 114 from their 2o overs for the loss of 9 wickets. Ev bowled 4-0-9-2 and Roger bowled 4-0-25-4. The Cowboys knocked them off in 17.2 overs with Gary getting 40 in 27 balls and finishing with a huge 6 that left the ground, crossed the road and cleared a fence to end up in a garden.
20/06/2009
The Cricket 3rd Team beat Weston 4th Team by 3 wickets. Überpops won the toss and put Weston in to bat on a day where availability had dictated a little less bowling and a little more batting. With Jeff missing this week it was up to Grant to take a stunning catch to dismiss a rather dangerous looking opener and despite dropping more catches in this one match than we have been dropped all season Weston were all out for 164 in 35.3 overs. Ev bowled 6-2-32-3, Stevo bowled 5.3-1-32-3 and Angelo took 3 catches behind the stumps. The 3rd team have not been very good at chasing large scores and so it was a nervous afternoon as both Ev and Justine both narrowly failed to reach 50 (jug avoidance) and Gary was out prematurely when he noticed his lover gazing almost admiringly at him from the boundary. Angelo, still suffering from caipirinha poisoning, rode his luck and was dropped 3 times but also managed to strike a ball so hard that it split open the finger of a player fielding on the boundary. Eventually Angelo was bowled but ultimately their drops were more costly than ours and the Cowboys limped home with 3 wickets to spare in 33 overs. Ev hit 46, Justine hit 43, Angelo hit 32 and Tinx hit just about the most important 4 of his life.
21/06/2009
The Cricket 1st Team lost to Failand and Portbury 3rd team by 45 runs. F&P hit 261 for 4 of their 40 overs and The Cowboys got 216 all out in 35.5. Angelo hit 45.
The Cricket 2nd Team (the magnificent 2nds) lost to Windford 2nd Team by 6 wickets. The Cowboys were 133 all out off 33.2 overs. DC I hit 36. Windford knocked off the runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 25.5 overs. Grandpa Kelly bowled 6.5-1-28-3.
Family Day
Rob from the Cricket Team is organising a family day for Saturday 15th August at Frenchay Cricket Club to coincide with the 3rd team’s home game against Timsbury. There will be some stuff and ‘ting happening so feel free to come along and bring as much off-spring as possible with you.
A Message From Brasil
This message was sent to Punky:
Dear Steve,
The heat of your visit refreshned our team, our way to organize our team, our consciousness that we have a mission and an objective with this team, wich is not only score goals. You’ve made policy with a ball on your feet, you’ve made philosophy with your boots, you’ve given us a lesson, you’ve modified our concept of borders.
It is in my plans to visit you. I have friends from many years, wich speak my language, but they’ve never been so gentle and fraternal with me as much as you’ve been.
Thanks all of you.
Thanks to the football.
Leandro
No Broken Bones This Week
11/06/2006
The Cowgirls lost 1-11 to Bad Eggs.
13/05/2006
The Cricket 3rd Team beat Timsbury CC 3rd Team by 4 wickets. This game was Catches Win Matches Part II. The Cowboys caught out 3 of Timsbury’s top 4 batsmen with 3 stunning catches, one from Gary and two from Jeff. Gary managed to sledge out one of the younger oposition batsmen with a suspect commet about a rip in his trousers, the kid was bowled next ball. Ev’s paranoia grew to new bounds after he left the field for an over to take his daughter to the toilet and came back to find that in his absence the game had stopped for a choc ice break. Timsbury were all out for 79 in 28.4 overs with Ev Bowling 5-1-9-1, Tinx bowling 8-1-21-2 and Stevo bowling 1-0-1-1. Even with such a low target the Cowboys limped home losing 6 wickets along the way. Jeff and Rich had an opening partnership of about 40 runs of which only about 16 came of the bat, the rest were extras who ultimately top scored with 32, closely followed by Gary who hit 27.
14/06/2009
Copa Lucrecia Lindo 2009 Women’s Futbol for Nicuragua at Windmill Hill City Farm the Cowgirls won!!
The Cricket 1st Team lost to Churchways 2nd Team by 82 runs. The Cowboys had Churchways on the ropes at 25 for 4 at one point but they broke free to get 194 for 7 in their 40 overs. Roger, on his return to the 1st team, bowled 8-3-23-4. In reply the Cowboys reached 112 all out with Mav hitting 34 and Angelo hitting 21.
The Cricket 2nd Team lost to Claverham 3rd Team by 113 runs. Claverton hit 245 for 8, Bernet bowled 8-0-32-2, Dean bowled 6-0-34-2.In reply the Cowboys got to 132 before being all out in 33.4 overs. Aran hit 33, Mackie 31 and Harry hit 21.
More About The EGM
A message from Jess, the Club Chair:
I’d like to clear up some confusion about the purpose of the EGM to be held on Tuesday 16th June. I do not think it will be useful to go over what happened at the awards ceremony. Feelings are obviously running high and it may be impossible to achieve anything constructive by going over the events of the evening. However the fact that a number of people witnessed members of the club behaving in a sexist and homophobic manner suggests that there is an issue regarding prejudice which needs to be dealt with.
The purpose of the EGM will be to discuss the club’s values and how we plan to promote these throughout the entire club, so that members are aware what constitutes acceptable and unnaceptable behaviour. It may also be useful to discuss how the club challenges prejudice when it arises.
Frenchay Shower
The cricket team play there home games at Frenchay and their chairman has issued the following plea, it would be great if you all could save the tokens from any copy of the Evening Post that you may happen accross:
A REQUEST/PLEA FROM STEVE WOODSFORD, CHAIRMAN FRENCHAY CC
The club has entered a competition run by the Evening Post , the first prize being refurbishment of dressing rooms/shower area up to a value of £5000. Those of you who have been in this area of the club know how desperately this is needed, those who haven’t been in are fortunate!
We have reached the last 10 in the competition and the winner will now be decided by the number of tokens collected from the Evening Post over two weeks from Tuesday 16th June. All we are asking ALL members to do is buy an Evening Post each night (only 37p) and collect the tokens. Please ask friends, neighbours, family and colleagues to help as if we can win this it would be a huge benefit to the club.
Please help – it is rare that such a small outlay of money and time by members could provide such a benefit.
As I am on holiday from Monday please approach any committee member with any queries.
Thank you for your support
Steve Woodsford
Another One Bites The Dust
So some of you are still insisting that the life of a cricketer ain’t so tough? Here is a picture of Wilko manfully rolling a cigarette with his freshly plastered thumb. The injury list grows.