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If the Cowfolk are doing it, this is where it’s at…
Cross Dressing & Prizes
Pagey reports that:
I will be cross-dressing every monday and thursday between 1 and 7pm during the month of May. Gradually dragging myself toward looking like Priscilla Queen of the Desert by the last Bank Holiday of the month.
All donations gratefully receive.
What Ian missed out of the email he sent is that he is doing it in aid of saving retiered greyhounds.
The winners of the cricket raffle are as follows:
- DC1 – £10 HMV voucher or £10 cash
- Footballer Dom – 3 bottles of Ev’s da’s rhubarb schnapps
- Wayne – home made cake-mmmm
- Kaz – Freddie Flintoff’s autobiography
- Molly – carved wooden mushroom
- Lynne – hula skirt etc.
- Jess – Marcus Tres’s autobiography
- Andy the brickie – bottle vodka
- Chris the Brewer – meal for 2 at Maitreya
- Eddie’s Amy – BoGoF meal at Easton Thali, don’t tell Eddie, and she can take someone else
- Steve O – Mikey the barman’s cranio-sacral treatment!
Mondiali Antirazzisti
The registration for the football tournament at the Mondiali Antirazzisti 2009 will start on the 20th of April.
The tournament is Wednesday, 08 July 2009 – Sunday, 12 July 2009.
Mental Weekend
30/04/2009
The Cowgirls lost to Carrington Rovers 2-8
02/05/2009
The Saturday B Team beat Beachcroft LLP Res. 5-1 and are Bristol Downs League Division 3 champions. Well done to Dave Owen and his team.
The Saturday A Team lost to Bristol Barcelona 2-1 and finished 10th in 1st Division in their last season on the Downs.
The Cricket 3rd Team – which came into existence, but failed to win a game, last season – recorded their first ever victory beating Avonside by 12 runs. Rob Tinx took 5 wickets, Gary scored 35 and Geoff scored 28. Well done to Tinx who was captain in the place of the injured Uberpops Stevo, who paced the boundary like an expectant father.
03/05/2009
The Sunday A Team lost the Sid Rumins cup final to Hanham FC 1-3. But don’t forget that they are Bristol & District Sunday League Division 1 Champions.
The Cricket 2nd Team lost to Winford by 124 runs. Bill opened the batting with his dad and scored 13, his dad got 14.
The Cricket 1std Team lost to Bath Exiles by 5 wickets. DF scored 35 and Dunc bowled 5 overs for 6 runs.
The Netball Team held a cake off in The Plough. Only 1 cake got dropped (outside the plough) and the grand total of £104 was raised for them street kiddies. Well done to Mare for baking the winning entry (expertly judged by Jacke, Tiny, Ru and Guy) and to Dorian for winning it.
The Oi!Cotts played a storming gig at The Plough, thanks to Valdez and Spiteful Way for their support in raising money for the street kids and Bristol Antifa. It was a joy to see DC 2, Bill and Eddy moshing together.
04/05/2009
The Casuals lost their Harry Mottram Cup semi-final to Easton Monday 0-1 after extra time. But remember that they are Bristol Casuals League 2nd Division champions.
The Cricket Friendly Team beat 1-in-12 and the Oi!Cotts by 5 Wickets. Curtis made a great début for the Cowboys taking 3 wickets for 23 runs off 4 overs. The Webgimp then got over exited and scored 53 runs, running DC 2 out (who got 29 and hit his first ever 6) along the way. Gary got 37 not out and Ev got bowled for a duck second ball. Thanks to 1-in-12 and the Oi!Cotts who travelled a long way for this match, we hope to have a rematch next year.
And hats off to Tinx, Billy C and DC 2 for managing to play 3 games of cricket each in three days.
Netball News
On the 9th May both teams play their last game, the A team are looking likely to get promoted again and the B team are looking to win another match hopefully!
But more importantly we have organised a ‘CAKE OFF’ at the plough on Sunday to raise money for the Brasilian street children project. Yes, we have gone all womens institute on you and netballers city wide will be baking fresh cakes to sell in the plough on Sunday 3rd may. There will be a competiton to see which cake is the best and we have judges on hand to taste the wares. Who needs a waistline? EAT CAKE, PLAY SPORT.
Harry Mottram’s Semi
After a good deal of shenanigans with Easton Monday, tell me why I don’t like Mondays, the semi final of the Harry Motral Cup between the Casulas and Easton Monday will be played on Monday 4th May at 6pm at AXA. Get along and give are old boys some oral support as they tustle with Mottram’s semi.
End Of Season Do Meeting
There will be a meeting in on The Plough Thursday 7th May at 7 pm for people interested in helping organise the end of season do. Dave Owen says that there is a lot to get organised: raffle, gun slinger, videos, after-do party. It would be good if somebody from each team can make it to the meeting.
Don’t forget the Men’s Football AGM is on Wednesday 6th May at 7pm in the community centre.
Bank Holiday Weekend
Friday 3rd May
We have received an invite to the unveiling of the Thomas Clarkson plaque on the Seven Stars pub. If you bought a raffle tickets, made a donation or attended a Who’s Afear’d or Paul McCoch gig at the Seven Stars you have helped make this new happen. The official unveiling is at 12:30pm and there is a ‘wet the plaque’s head’ do in the evening with music and poetry; both events are at the Seven Stars of course. See www.brh.org.uk for more details.
Saturday 2nd May
The last Downs League matches of the season. If the Saturday B Team beat Beachcroft LLP Res they will be division 3 champions. Please came and cheer on our brave boys. Kick off 2:30pm. Oh, the A Team have a game with not a lot riding on the outcome.
The Cricket 3rd (Saturday) Team have their first match of the season away to Avonside.
The Netball team may have their last match of the season but I am not sure. The league website is the worst website in the while of Christendom, and even further than that some people are saying, and they never write or call to say what is going on. Ok so Ru told me in the pub late on Saturday but I can’t remember what she said.
Sunday 3rd May
The Sunday Team play in the the Sid Rumins Cup Final against Hanham FC. 3pm kick off at Manor Farm FC (on the Portway). This is a big deal so please come along and support our brave Sunday boys.
The Cricket 1st Team play their first match of the season against Bath Exiles away.
The Cricket 2nd Team play their second match of the season away to Winford. They got mugged by a 17 year old prodigy in their first match, can they do any better this weekend?
There may be a kick-about between the Geoffrey Oi!Cotts, 1-in-12 and some Cowboys. Ask Punky for details.
Geoffrey Oi!Cott, Spiteful Way and Valdez are playing a gig in aid of the Brasilian street kids’ football project and Bristol Antifa. The Plough from 8pm, suggested donation 4 of your English pounds. This should be a great night and what better way to hopefully celebrate cup glory.
It is Ru’s birthday.
The Casuals semi-final of the Harry Mottram Cup against Easton Monday has been postponed.
Monday 3rd May
Geoffrey Oi!Cotts, 1-in-12 and the Cowboys will be having a Cricket match at Frenchay Cricket Club. Come along and enjoy some hair of the dog and a little cricket.
The Nige Walker Memorial 7-a-side football tournament in Shipham has been postponed because there is so much happening this weekend already. So why not come along and enjoy a game of cricket instead.
Two Down
21/04/2009
The Saturday A Team lost to Snyde Park 0-2.
23/04/2009
The Cowgirls beat Hels Belles 8-2.
25/04/2009
The Saturday A Team beat Sporting Greyhound 3-0.
The Saturday B Team beat Torpedo 2-1. If they win their last game of the season they will be crowned Division 3 champions.
I haver no idea what is happening in the netball but apparently there is one game left in the season.
Nige Walker took the Cricket Team on single handed and scored a flamboyant 32 runs in the second 20/20 match of the day. However, since he was the only footballer to turn up to the Footballers vrs. Cricketers it was really Cricketers vrs. Cricketers with special guest.
26/04/2009
The Sunday Team beat DKL Sports 4-0. This means that with 1 game still left to play the Sunday Team has won the Bristol & District Sunday League Division 1 and are 4 points ahead of Lebeq’s Res. Congratulations to Jason and his team. Of the 5 trophies that the men’s footballers can still win this season they now have two in the bag, the casuals winning their division last weekend.
The Cricket 2nd team (113 all out batting second) lost to Claverham (Yatton) 3rds (234 all out) when they were mugged by a 17 year old prodigey who scored 102. DC I bowled 3 overs for 1 run and them mystriously bowled no more. Grandpa Kelly (Matthew Kelly acording to the NSCL website) took 5 wickets for 46 runs off 8 overs. Dave Flinton top scored with 27 runs. See the full card here.
Geoffrey Oi!Cott Gigg
There is a gig in aid of the Brasilian street children’s football project and Bristol Antifa at The Plough on Sunday 3rd May starting at about 8ish. The line up is:
- Geoffrey Oi!Cott
- Spiteful Way
- Valdez
There will also be some DJs. Suggested donation £4.
Geoffrey Oi!Cott will be joining 1-in-12 from Bradford for a kick about against those going to Brasil on Sunday afternoon and will also be playing a game of cricket against the Cricket Team on Bank Holiday Monday at Frenchay.
Wot No 4-4?
16/04/2009
The Cowgirls lost to Pink Panthers 3-6
18/04/2009
Saturday A drew with Portland Old Boys 1-1
Saturday B beat LA Cricketers 3-1
The Netball results are not on the league website yet.
19/04/2009
The Casuals beat Stroudies 11-0
The Sundays beat The Anchor 7-0