Sky Times
Sky’s
first visit to the club was thought a success by all concerned (hopefully
by Sky, too) and consisted of a pub quiz ably hosted by Jamie Bowman and mini-interviews
with the first team and members in the garden.
The
first installment of Club Life
will hopefully be shown in the lunch-break of the first Test on Saturday 19th
May on Sky Sports 1.
Sky
are
next due on Bank Holiday Monday (28th May) to cover the renewal of the
Sefton/Liverpool (Shack/HQ) rivalries at 1st team level.
We’re
hoping for a great turnout with plenty of vocal support. A barbeque has been
mooted…
Winning
streak
All
four Saturday teams now have wins under their collective belt. The 2s had an
especially good start and the 1s and 4s have picked things up after slow
starts.
The
3s have played two less games than everyone else at present, having one
rescheduling and one abandonment due to rain, but a strong side will surely
pick things up before long.
The
Sunday 11 has started well with two draws and a win. Good to have you back,
Hazo!
Stand-out
performances
There
have been several notable performances in games across the teams so far. Those
receiving a cyber iced-bun include (deep breath):
Firsts:
B.
Moore - 67
D.
Poskitt - 5-60
C
Bellis - 60
D.
Baird 82
Seconds:
P.
Kelly - 6-50
M.
Pownall - 56
P.Calrow
-75*
N
Cockrell 86, 57
Fourths:
O.
Shears 50*
R
Brown 5-41 (Technically that should’ve been six)
J
Surtees-Smith 62
P
Singh 5-20
Sundays:
S.
Isaac 55
I.
Seabury 53
A
special mention for Stu Lomas’
bowling figures for the thirds on 6th May. 0.1 Overs, No Maidens, No Wicket,
Six Runs. Attaboy!
Manager
of the Month!
After
much* deliberation the award for April goes to Hazo for his unbeaten start to
the year! Only one win but in the other 2 games he was only a ball for victory
in each. Max “Ramesh” Hill
came a close 2nd with 2 wins from 3,
the panel deciding a disappointing loss to Huyton was enough to sway the
decision Hazo’s way…
*some/a
little
Hard
to Bear
The
homo-erotic team rivalries between the first and seconds gathers pace as we enter
the busy May period with 6 separate point scoring opportunities on offer in The
Player’s League. However, it’s
bad news for mankind everywhere at the moment as a Bear is running away with it.
After
a promising start for the humans, ably led by Pete Kelly, Dave “The Bear”
Poskitt has devoured everything in his path to dominate the competition to date
with an impressive 69 points, over double that of his nearest rival Senior
Junior Baird, who has 34 points after last Saturday’s heroics. Pete Kelly is next
on 33 points with Alright Robbie & Chimp tied for 4th on 31.
There’s
better news in the 6’s League however, with Nick Cockrell leading the way with
3 lusty maximums to his name, closely pursued by Phil “Chimp” Calrow
and Moore Out with 2 apiece. Commiserations to Matty Phyd
for his magnificent Sunday cup strike which unfortunately DOES NOT COUNT!
Face,
man!
Nick
Cockrell has started a Facebook
page for the club for the hip cats in the club. To
join get in touch with Nick with your email address for discussions on whose is
the campest picture and whether a certain member of the club is ‘hot or not’.
Who
are we talking about? Head to the site to find out!
Junior
Senior
Junior
nets have commenced for the season on Monday nights at 6.30pm.
Help is needed every week, all volunteers most welcome. Many
thanks to Hazo, Phyd, Horty,
Pete Kell & Gaz
Cowley for their help this Monday.
Net
Amount
Thanks
to Ben Moore’s sterling work the club has secured a £2K grant to go towards
building some new nets. We’re still awaiting news on potential further
investments, so fingers crossed!
Dave
Who…?!
Finally,
and much as it pains him to say it, Ben Moore would like to go on record &
congratulate Dave Poskitt for winning the 1st Division’s bowling
award for April. “About time too you lazy……Bear!”.
Great achievement, keep up the good work Possa!
If
you have any news to contribute to the next newsletter – date of arrival
uncertain – drop us a line on seftonparkcc@yahoo.co.uk.