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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