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Match Report vs Frampton 20 September 2009 @ The Green (Skipper and Report Muff)

After fighting our way through traffic chaos in Newport we arrived at Frampton to glorious sun and a good looking wicket. Grabbing a pint we settled down to watch Manny and Steve’o open up for the Casz.

The day was then almost ruined early when after a shout for caught behind off Manish was turned down by Pabs, the oppo skipper went off his rocker. He then had a go at Steve’o for, and I quote, "not entering into the spirit of the game by cross batting his shots"!!!! As skipper I walked over too him to see what the problem was only for the prick to just ignore me and turn his back on me. Then Foxy who was umpiring at the other end tried to talk to him and the wanker just walked away! WHAT A FUCKING FIRST CLASS C***. Just what this display was supposed to achieve i'm not sure but all it did was embarrass his team and steel our resolve to do well.

And well we did.(sorry I seem to be channelling yoda!)
An opening stand of 46 came to an end with Steve’o caught for 29 which i'm sure would have been more but for the afore mentioned twat sledging Steve. Scott came to the crease with a run of good form behind him but departed soon for 5. Mr Smith up next and he and Manny smacked the cover off the ball to all parts in a stand of 92 against an attack of wannabe quickie yoofs 2 of whom were borderline chuckers (not that they got any encouragement from their team or captain c*nt) with Manish going for a calm and well paced 67( and for the record Paul didn’t hear or see an edge and Manish claims it hit his thigh pad).

Darren came to the wicket with the Casuals on 126 for 2 after 18 of the 35 over match.

Unfortunately after his solo tour of Llantwit Major instead of Gloucesteshire !!! poor old Little was disorientated and perished for 1 bowled by an adult.

This brought Simon in who had brought his family along who “encouraged” him all the way. We had a brief discussion as to what the collective noun for Goughs is and settled on either a Silver (they are ALL grey!) or an Abuse.

The rest of the innings then consisted of a seemingly endless succession of boundries Smitty passing 50 then Simon passing 50 then Smitty getting his maiden hundred for the club, both of them finishing not-out Simon 55 and Smitts 116 in a stand off 155 and the Casuals total on 307 for 4.

After an average tea we took to the field and ignoring Dan gave Paul the ball to get us started and Simon from the other end took the first wicket bowled and Pabs picking up 2 in the 5th 1 bowled and the other well caught by Dan. 28 for three became 51 for 5 with Pabs getting another caught by Shandy and DT replacing Paul got the obdurate opener caught well again by Dan. Foxy replaced Simon and bowled well without reward but Dave got another caught by Simon. Dan and Muff were on and this coincided with the oppos best stand,46, finally broken by Dan, Goughy taking a good catch. Paul came back on and finished the game off taking 3 more wickets 1 bowled 1 caught and bowled and Simon taking another good catch (their captain who tried to hide at no.11 and was utterly shit when he finally did come out) the oppo finishing on 156 all-out in the 29th over.

Paul 6.4-0-48-6
Simon 4-2-9-1
d.t 4-1-14-2
fox 4-0-39-0
dan 7-1-12-1
muff 4-0-30-0

To round the game off nicely their skipper declined to shake hands at the end and went to sulk in the dressing room leaving the Casuals to have a pint and laugh at him.
Well played all, we had a good time despite the bile and gripeing , great all round game for Simon an excellent hundred from Smitty and a match winning bowling spell from Pabs and a mention for Manish who managed to smash a pint glass sitting on a post in the pub. Shot!!!!
The moral of this story is, don’t let a rude,arrogant,egotistical,ugly,ginger,twat ruin your day!
Good luck to those playing in the last game and see you all at the agm.

Hasten to say the fixture has now been dropped!

Additional

Dan - Excellent report Muff. A very enjoyable game, I'm just miffed I missed all the comotion on the pitch as I was busy drinking cider and reading the paper... Excellent knock from Manny, Goughy and Smitts - Manny fortunate to be dropped by the twat of a skipper when on 48. Had Frampton taken their catches the game could have been much closer - they must have dropped 7 or 8 relatively simple chances.

Well done to Paul also, even though I was vying to be top wicket taker for the season...I couldn't bring myself to put down the catching chance!! I was happy not to concede a boundary, just gutted the pesky batsmen wouldn't miss the ball!

Well done to Goughy who managed to take all the abuse from the drunken 1st team twats on the sideline, and turn it to his advantage by taking every catch that went his way. It's such a shame that for such an idyllic setting a bunch of pissed abusive twats should feel the need to 'watch' and chip away through out the game - though they only managed to put off their own players. When Pabs got hit for a 6 on the very short pub side, was then jeered from the twats, and then clean bowled his man next ball - took a bow in the direction of the twats - funny!!

The rest of the Frampton team seemed quite a happy bunch - couldn't understand the attitude of the skipper at all - can only think he was in a bad mood before he arrived to play cricket...(he's not their usual captain...thank god!)

Congrats to Foxy also on his 250th appearance for the club.

Steveo - jolly good game! i quite enjoyed meself especially as i had to step up nose to nose with twat-man in order to tell him to shut up and grow up, on account that i'd lost my voice and could only whisper it too him in a low growl. He might have thought that a bit unnecessary, but it got my dander up nicely!

And for once i dont think i really was put off as i made sure i took my time, as did Manny, which annoyed him even more - twice twat man told the bowler to just run up when ready, implying 'ignore the batsman'. Everything annoyed him though, which was hysterical. The idea that i might be playing those shots deliberatly is quite a mind bender! as is the idea that i might be able to do anything else (some lovely inside edge glances for four ). I think he is the first oppo i have actually threatened though!

The rest of the team were actually very nice, and/or very young. The adults were just as fed up with the yobbos (i refer to the drunk lads, not Simons family... ) who were putting them off more than us, and they didnt seem to impressed with their so-called skipper.

We played a good game and deserved a jolly win. Well done all, it was nice to be back

manish - I agree with all that has been said.

In all my years of playing cricket, I have come across a few individuals who have been cocky and usually they have good reason - as they have either been good bowlers/batsmen. I am yet to work out what their skipper was actually good at - other than being a twat.

It was a good day, glorious weather and a nice place to play cricket.

It wasn't a very good role model for all the young Frampton players with the attitude of their skipper. I hope they don't learn from it and look upon it as a way of not behaving in future.

Also a possible Champagne Moment for 2009 - I don't think if I tried 100 times that I could smash the pint glass on the post - in front of the beer garden.

Goughy - Quite a hoot overall really. I thought we batted well but could have been in more trouble if the oppo put away their seive shaped hands!

I enjoyed the abuse from the 'brains trust' of Frampton and after catching the kid was told I should have dropped it and it made him cry. So I said when I was young the oppo would have done the same to me me to which the reply from Freud or Jung (cant remember which) was "yeah in the bus shelter..." Quite quite puzzling!

Good knocks from Smitty and Manny and thankfully I could put some runs together to show my uncle that his coaching when I was younger was not in vain.

Well bowled pabs - with those runs to defend you could afford the odd loose one....

As for their skipper, well his energy might have been much better used in trying to help the kids and maybe suggest that they shorten their run or give them extra fielders in certain places. TWAT for that more than trying to get his quick bowlers into us and giving some pace on the ball.

 

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