MATCH REPORTS
MATCH REPORT – CBC VERSUS GOULBURN TRINITY TIGERS – SUNDAY 16TH MARCH, 2025.
Our match against Goulburn Trinity Tigers on Sunday 16th March, 2025 was transferred to McQuade Park Windsor, as semi-finals of the Hawkesbury competition were being played at Woodlands Park Wilberforce.
It was an extremely hot day with temperature in the high thirties. As a consequence, the match was reduced from forty to thirty overs a side with two innings of fifteen overs each.
The ground was in good order but was well grassed. Even with the boundary cones, provided by Wayne Christie, and placed well inside the fence, it was going to be difficult scoring fours.
We welcomed Gregg Ritchie, introduced by Steve Allan, for his first match.
Terry Hagan was our captain. He duly won the toss and sent the Tigers into bat.
Michael Kench and John Granata had first use of the Kookaburra. Fitzgerald and Friend opened the batting for the Tigers.
Three runs came from Michael’s first over. John, operating from the southern end and, with his second ball had Fitzgerald driving a good pitched up delivery. Arv Naidu patrolling at mid-off held a good catch. Fitzgerald had scored all the runs and was on his way. 1 for 3 in the 2nd over.
Woodbury joined Friend. The bowling was on the spot and runs were coming slowly. It was hard to get through the field with the good covering of grass.
In Michael’s third over, a maiden, Friend played back to the fourth delivery, was struck on the pads, and the umpire had no hesitation in raising his right index finger. Friend out for 2. 2 for 8 in the 5th over.
Woodward was next in. Michael and John sent down four overs each and the Tigers were 2 for 20.
Scott Marshall and Martin Dubler took over the bowling. Woodbury had batted soundly and in Martin’s second over retired on 23. 2 for 36 in the 12th over.
Copland was Woodbury’s replacement. Scott’s fourth and final over was eventful. Firstly, Woodward retired on 21. Then, with the last ball, Copland drove the delivery hard into the covers. Steve Allan got in the way and held a very good catch chest high. Copland had added 5. 3 for 55 after 15 overs.
Robert’s had replaced Woodward and Parsons would come in for Copland in the Tigers second innings. The Tigers had been hitting plenty of catches during their innings, only for the ball to land safely away from fieldsmen.
Tony Adnum and Arv Naidu opened the batting for CBC. Backhouse and Parsons were the bowlers for the Tigers. Just like the Tigers, Tony and Arv found runs hard to come by. It was the last ball of Backhouse’s fourth over that was Tony’s downfall. The ball was going down the leg-side. Tony tried to hook it behind square only to have the ball fly off the top edge. Parsons, at square-leg, held the catch. Tony had contributed four. 1 for 8 after 7 overs.
Steve Allan was next in. The next over, the fourth bowled by Parsons, Arv drove a delivery to cover. Unfortunately, Friend was not living up to his name. He made some good ground to his right and held an excellent low down catch. Arv was out for 5. 2 for 10 in the 8th over.
Ben Fahim joined Steve. Steve in particular was looking good and after three dots started to get the scoring going. That was until the last ball of Backhouse’s sixth and final over. Steve attempted to drive another pitched up delivery, played over the ball and was bowled. He had added 10. 3 for 24 after 11 overs.
Michael Kench was next to the crease. Fitzgerald and Friend were now in charge of the bowling. Michael had just got off the mark when he cut a delivery from Fitzgerald. Copland, at a very wide slip, held a great catch low down to his right. Michael a bit unlucky and out for 1. 4 for 25 in the 13th over. Terry Hagan joined Ben and these two were combining well and having little trouble with the bowling.
The CBC first innings closed at 4 for 45 just 10 runs behind.
The lunch break was well received and plenty of water was partaken by all players.
Roberts and Parsons were at the crease for the start of the Tigers second innings. Martin Dubler bowled the first over and then Rob Harding and Tony Adnum took over.
In Tony’s first over, Parsons got one that kept low and beat the bat. Ben Fahim behind the stumps did well to gather the ball and crash his gloves into the stumps. Parsons out stumped for 12. Tony now has 98 wickets. 4 for 74 in the 18th over.
Hewitt joined Roberts. Hewitt was next out. The next over bowled by Rob had Ben in action again. This time Hewitt got a fine edge to one that got up a bit and Ben made no mistake. 5 for 76 in the 19th over.
Hewitt had actually survived a few balls earlier when he wandered out of his crease after playing and missing. Ben threw the wicket down, an appeal was made and Hewitt was given out. Sportingly CBC withdrew the appeal.
Backhouse was the next batsman. The Tigers luck with balls landing away from fieldsmen continued. These two were proving hard to remove until Rob’s fourth and final over. It was a repeat of the Hewitt dismissal. Ben was having a great day behind the stumps. He gloved the snick and had Roberts on his way back to the sheds. 6 for 91 in the 23rd over.
Dawson was Roberts replacement. Michael Kench came back to bowl his last two overs and Terry Hagan took over from Tony.
Terry was on the money with his first delivery and Ben was back in the action. Dawson played inside Terry’s delivery and Ben did the rest. 7 for 101 in the 26th over. Ben had two catches and two stumpings.
Kidd was the Tigers last batsman. John Granata came back to bowl the twenty ninth over. A timely maiden. Terry sent down the thirtieth and the Tigers finished with 7 for 116.
The wickets were shared around. Rob Harding did best taking 2 for 18 from his 4 overs. John Granata bowled 5 overs and took 1 for 6. Michael Kench 1 for 18 from 6, Scott Marshall 1 for 13 from 4, Terry Hagan 1 for 13 from 3, Tony Adnum 1 for 16 from 4 and Martin Dubler bowled 4 overs for 30.
Another welcome drink break during the change of innings.
Ben Fahim and Terry Hagan resumed for CBC. Fitzgerald and Friend bowled one over each and Copland and Woodbury took control of the ball.
The change in bowling brought an immediate result when Ben played over the third delivery from Copland and was bowled. He had contributed 18. 5 for 58 in the 18th over.
Scott Marshall joined Terry who was quickly back into stride after the adjournment.
Scott had knuckled down and was giving good support to Terry until he played and missed a delivery from Woodbury. The ball crashed into the middle stump. Scott was out for 5. 6 for 71 in the 23rd over.
Next in was John Granata. The second ball of the next over bowled by Copland, was Terry’s thirtieth and he retired on 28. 6 for 75 in the 24th over.
Martin Dubler joined John. John, who was determined to add to his 961 runs. Copland had other ideas. In his fifth and final over he had John neatly turning a delivery around the corner. Woodbury at backward square-leg dived to his right to hold a very good catch low down. John now has 962 runs. 7 for 79 in the 26th over.
Rob Harding was the next batsman. Woodbury bowled the twenty seventh over. Friend came back for one more over and then Roberts bowled the penultimate over. Rob misjudged the flight from a Roberts delivery, played and missed, couldn’t get back and Dawson removed the bails. Rob stumped for 5. 8 for 58 in the 29th over.
Our new player Gregg Ritchie strode to the wicket. The final over was bowled by Hewitt. Martin and Gregg saw it out and the CBC innings closed on 8 for 90. Martin was three not out and Greg one not out.
A disappointing end in a game that could have been a lot closer.
Man Of The Match was an easy decision with Terry Hagan awarded the bottle of Cricket Pitch and the Bradman photograph. Terry was also the recipient of the Bradman Stump for his 28 not out.
A big thank you to all those who contributed during the season. A mention to John Granata for organising our matches, arranging the teams and grounds for each match and making sure everything was in place for our matches. Steve Allan for his work behind the scenes, organising the Bradman Oval match and carting equipment to our matches. Darryl Semmler for looking after the finances and storing gear and other stuff at his house. Wayne Christie for his excellent scoring (made writing match reports very easy) and, being available to help out with anything required.
We now look forward to season 2025/26 and hope that it will be more successful result wise.
MATCH REPORT – CBC VERSUS GENTLEMEN OF NOWRA ELEVEN – SUNDAY 16TH FEBRUARY, 2025.
Sunday 16th February turned out to be an ideal cricket day. The heavy roller was being used on the wicket when we arrived at Woodlands Park and the match started a few minutes late.
The boys from Nowra (GONE) turned up with only 8 players. We were of the option that it would be 9. Martin Dubler in a green shirt, joined the GONE boys and made it a 10 versus 9 match.
With the view to enabling GONE to possibly get away as early, it was mutually agreed that CBC would bat first. The match was reduced to 35 overs per side.
Steve Long and Arv Naidu opened the batting for CBC. Paul Brett (that is his name - not Pablo) and Les Gernyi opened the bowling for GONE. As he did in the Intra Club match at Bradman Oval two weeks earlier, Steve played the first five deliveries with aplomb. As it happened at Bowral, Steve could not handle the final delivery of the over. He was beaten by the movement off the pitch and was bowled. Unlike Bowral when he was caught at first slip. (The match report for Bowral on the website has been corrected). Anyway his score was the same. CBC 1 for 0 after the first over.
Darryl Semmler joined Arv. The latter was straight into stride driving his first delivery to mid-wicket for two runs. The pair were settling in and were handling the bowling well although runs were coming at a slow rate.
That was until the first ball of Brett’s fourth over. Darryl suffered a similar fate to Steve. Bowled for five. 2 for 20 in the 7th over.
Next in was Terry Hagan. It was about at this time that play came to a halt and it was hard to work out what those on the field were doing. It turned out that a half metre red bellied black snake slithered across the wicket. Could it have been looking to take up position at snake gully!!!
Unfortunately, Terry became Brett’s third victim four balls later. Brett was really on the mark and Terry was the third in a row to have his wicket dismantled. He was out for 2 and CBC were 3 for 22 in the 7th over.
Arv was still going great guns and was joined by David Flaks. These two were looking the goods and putting together a worthwhile partnership. They saw off Brett and Gernyi after five overs each. Arv retired on 20 after his 25 deliveries.
Tony Adnum was next to the wicket. Lou Realli and Mick Hitchcock were the new bowlers.
The pace of the first ball bowled by Hitchcock took Tony completely by surprise. Somehow it managed to hit him on the inside of his left leg and ricochet back onto the stumps. Tony had added 1. 4 for 51 at the start of the 12th over.
‘Skipper Steve Allan joined David. Whilst runs were hard to come by these two were keeping the bowling at bay. That was until Hitchcock’s second over when David drove the final delivery and was caught. David out for a well made 23. 5 for 62 after 14 overs.
Ian Ross was next in. After five overs each, Hitchcock and Realli were replaced by Martin Dubler and Andrew Duffy. It was Martin who struck next for GONE. Ian was deceived by the flight of a delivery in MartIn’s first over. He played over the ball and it cannoned into the stumps. Ian had contributed four runs after a good spell at the wicket. 6 for 79 in the 21st over.
Rob Harding joined Steve. These two held the bowling at bay and Steve was the next to retire after adding 12 runs. 6 for 96 in the 28th over.
John Granata needing only 42 for 1,000 runs and 100 wickets joined Rob. Don Frawley took over the bowling from Martin. Duffy bowled one extra over and Brett came back to bowl the 34th.
John’s dream of 1,000 runs did not happen. In Duffy’ sixth and final over, John played and missed and was bowled for 3. At about the same time Rob retired on 8. 7 for 104 after 30 overs.
Steve Long and Arv Naidu were re-united at the crease. They made up for lost time and added some good runs from the last few overs. Steve put on 19 and Arv added 11 to finish 31 not out.
The CBC innings closed on 7 for 129. Probably not enough.
Ronda Granata arrived with a scrumptious lunch that was enjoyed by all present. Thank you very much Ronda.
After the team photograph was taken it was. Back into the action.
John Granata and Darryl Semmler took up the attack for CBC. Michael Moodley and Lou Gernyi were the opening batsmen for GONE.
It was a good start. John struck with the final delivery of his first over. He beat Gernyi all ends up and removed his middle stump. Gernyi had not scored and GONE were 1 for 1 after the first over.
David Frawley joined Moodley. A few overs later and John was back in the action. It was Moodley who was the victim. He played at a ball just outside the off-stump, got the edge and Terry Hagan held the catch behind the stumps. Moodley out for 9. 2 for 10 in the 5th over.
Andrew Duffy was the next batsman. In the next over, Darryl had Duffy advancing. He was completely deceived by the flight, played and missed and Terry Hagan had the bails illuminated. Duffy was well out of his crease and on his way for 1. 3 for 11 in the 6th over. With only another 5 wickets required and GONE needing 119 runs things were looking good.
Mick Hitchcock, who had terrorised us with the ball, joined Frawley. These two set about changing the complexion of the game. Frawley put three over the boundary on his way to retiring on 37. Trevor Stevenson was his replacement.
John’s shoulder was giving him some trouble due to too much cricket. After bowling five overs he handed the ball to Tony Adnum. Darryl bowled a sixth over and was successful in having Stevenson caught at backward square-leg by David Flaks for 2. 4 for 62 in the 12th over.
Lou Realli was the next in. David Flaks came on for Darryl. Hitchcock, whilst not quite as aggressive as Frawley, was the next to retire on 36.
Tony and David sent down six overs each without success. David was very economical and conceded only 10 runs.
Paul Brett joined Realli. These two continued to add runs and Realli retired on 22.
Realli’s replacement was Martin Dubler. Ian Ross and Rob Harding had taken over the Kookaburra from Tony and David.
It was in Ian’s fifth over that Martin clipped the last ball behind square. Steve Long diving to his left held a brilliant catch two centimetres above the turf. Martin had contributed 1. GONE were 5 for 124 in the 31st over.
Realli came back to continue his innings. Brett and Realli had no trouble in adding the six runs required. The winnings runs coming after 32.4 overs. GONE finished with 5 for 132.
John Granata, sore shoulder and all, finished the best with 2 for 24 from 5 overs. Darryl Semmler also picked up 2 wickets from his 6 overs for 33 runs. Ian Ross was the other wicket taker for 21 from 5.4 overs. Other bowlers were David Flaks 0 for 10 from 6, Rob Harding 0 for 13 for 4 and Tony Adnum 0 for 30 from 6.
Arv Naidu was the undisputed Man Of The Match and received the reward from both teams. He was also presented with the “Bradman Stump” for his 31 not out.
Steve Allan took pleasure in presenting Lou Gernyi from GONE with a pair of “Duck Socks”.
Our next scheduled match on 9th March, 2025 against Sri Lanka Lions has been cancelled as we have been unable to have enough players available.
Our final match for 2024/25 is against Goulburn Trinity Tigers at Wilberforce on Sunday 16th March, 2025.
MATCH REPORT – INTRA CLUB MATCH FOR THE JOHNNY TAYLOR MEMORIAL TROPHY – SUNDAY 2ND FEBRUARY, 2025.
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Our annual match for the Johnny Taylor Memorial Trophy was played at Bradman Oval, Bowral on Sunday 2nd February, 2025. Once again there was a good response from our membership for this match and there were twelve players on each team. We welcomed Gary Boyd and Suman Bhandari for their first matches with the Club.
It was a bright sunny day with maximum temperature around 30 degrees. The ground and wicket were in good condition. The match was to be 45 overs per side. Each batsman to receive a “free hit” with their first ball. Just before 10.00am, David Flaks (Massie in green) and Phillip Stuart-Jones (Taylor in yellow) strode to the wicket for the toss with the 1834 coin. Phillip made the wrong call and David sent Johnny Taylor into bat.
Before the match started, convenor Steve Allan, addressed the group regarding player milestones for the match and the fact John Granata required 47 runs and Tony Adnum 5 wickets to be the first to achieve 1,000 runs and 100 wickets for the Club. He also paid tribute to Ken Ryan and Catherine Adnum who had recently passed away. The assembled players then toasted CBC Golden Oldies with a shot of “Fernleigh Castle” port supplied by Peter Done. Following Steve’s address, team photographs were taken.
Tony Adnum and Steve Long were the opening batsmen for Taylor and were up against Rob Drummond and David Cosgrove with the Kookaburra for Massie. Tony pulled Rob’s first ball for a single. The final ball of Rob’s over saw Steve deceived with the movement off the pitch. Steve played back, got an edge and was well caught at first slip by Ray Price. Steve had not troubled scorer, Wayne Christie. 1 for 1 after the first over.
David Rudd joined Tony. The third ball of Rob’s second over was driven by Tony towards cover. He called a quick single. Michael Cassano was quick to collect the ball. David Rudd sensing the danger sent Tony back. Michael’s underarm return to ‘keeper Terry Hagan was on the money. Tony was unable to get back in time and was run out for 2. 2 for 6 in the 3rd over.
Next to the crease was Randel Pearce. Rob and David, after three overs each, were replaced by Gary Boyd and David Flaks. Randel and David Rudd were going great guns and putting together a worthwhile partnership. That was until Gary’s fifth delivery which Randel got an in-side edge to and the ball cannoned into the stumps. 3 for 42 in the 8th over.
Michael Kench replaced Randel. In the 11th over bowled by Gary, David Rudd reached 19 and retired. 3 for 53.
Phillip Stuart –Jones strode to the wicket. In the next over, the 12th, bowled by David Flaks, Michael got a ball that beat the bat and wrapped him on the pads. Umpire Paul Cullen was called into action and had the right index finger raised. Michael was on his way for 4. 4 for 60.
Ian Ross joined his skipper. These two kept the scoreboard ticking over. Rob Drummond came back for two more overs and Darryl Semmler replaced David Flaks. After Rob completed his fifth over, Martin Dubler joined the attack. It was now spin, spin, spin. In Darryl’s second over, Ian pulled a delivery that he could not keep down. David Flaks at forward square-leg accepted the catch. 5 for 83 in the 18th over.
Peter Done replaced Ian. In the next over, bowled by Martin, Phillip played the first delivery to cover, took a quick single and joined David in retirement. He had added 18. 5 for 84 at the start of the 19th over. Phillip’s replacement was Suman Bhandari.
Playing his first ever game of cricket, Suman confidently pulled Martin’s fifth delivery to the mid-wicket boundary. However, his enjoyment was to be short lived as, next ball he jumped down the wicket to repeat the dose but failed to connect. Terry Hagan had the bails off and Suman was on his way without addition to his score. 6 for 91 in the 19th over.
John Granata was the next batsman. John and Peter settled things down again and whilst the runs were not flowing they were keeping Darryl and Martin at bay. Unfortunately Peter was the next to depart. He played a well-pitched up ball from Darryl straight back to the bowler. Darryl gleefully accepted the return catch. 7 for 103 in the 24th over.
Rob Harding joined John at the crease. There was a bit of concern going through the Taylor camp that they would not make full use of their 45 overs.
Rob needing just one run to take his career tally to 100 lasted eight deliveries without achieving his ambition. In Darryl’s sixth over, he drove a delivery to mid-on where David Cosgrove was patrolling. He could not beat David’s return and became Taylor’s second run out victim. You should have worked out that Rob didn’t score. 8 for 106 in the 26th over.
Last on the batting list was Paul Moujalli and he proceeded to join John. The first ball of Martin’s sixth and second last over, John defended stoutly and retired on 5. He now needs 42 runs!!! 8 for 107 in the 29th over.
This brought Rob Harding back to the crease. Ray Price had taken over from Darryl and Terry Hagan, who had given the gloves to Steve Allan at the halfway mark, replaced Martin. The Massie boys were getting a bit perturbed that they had not finished off The Taylor innings. So, after four overs from Ray and two from Terry, a couple of big guns were brought back into the attack. David Flaks replaced Terry and David Cosgrove came on for Ray.
Paul and Rob were not setting the world on fire but were defiantly holding the bowling at bay. The first ball of David’s second over was pushed back down the wicket by Paul and he retired after making a well-made 2. 8 for 137 at the start of the 39th over.
Rob was joined by Steve Long. Rob had faced another six deliveries trying to score that elusive run. In David Flak’s second spell fourth over, his seventh and final, Rob had had enough. The second and third deliveries were despatched to the boundary in great fashion. Mission accomplished. Whether or not it was David’s final over, he was replaced by Gary Boyd to bowl out the innings with David Cosgrove.
Halfway through the 44th over bowled by David, Rob tried to add another boundary to his tally only to get a top-edge. Steve Allan behind the stumps accepted the catch. Rob had added 12 at his second attempt. 9 for 169. The scorebook shows 8th wicket Rob Harding and 9th wicket Rob Harding!!!!
David Rudd came back to the wicket to join Steve who had been making up for his first effort. They saw out the rest of David’s over and the final over bowled by Gary. Steve finished on 30 and David on 27 not out. The Johnny Taylor final score was 9 for 178.
Darryl Semmler finished with 2 for 25 from 7 overs. Other wicket takers were Rob Drummond 1 for 18 from 5, Martin Dubler 1 for 22 from 7, David Flaks 1 for 22 from 7 and Gary Boyd 1 for 29 from 6.
A most enjoyable lunch was partaken thanks to the organising skills of Steve and Linda Allan. They were ably assisted on the day by some of the ladies present.
After the luncheon break, Michael Cassano and Arv Naidu strode to the wicket to face Randel Pearce and Michael Kench. The opening three overs resulted in twelve runs. Michael Cassano, in particular, was seeing the ball well and ten runs came from Michael Kench’s second over.
In Michael’s fourth and last over, Arv retired on 10 and was replaced by Steve Allan. 0 for 33 in the 8th over.
After four overs each, Randel and Michael were replaced by John Granata and Tony Adnum. In John’s first over, Michael retired on 36. 0 for 49 in the 9th over. The run rate, in excess of five and well ahead of what was required. Michael was replaced by David Cosgrove.
John’s second over brought success for Johnny Taylor. Steve Allan drove the second ball to mid-wicket. David Rudd was there. David made no mistake and held a great catch to have Steve on his way. 1 for 55 in the 11th over.
Ray Price came to the wicket. In the next over, he despatched a short delivery from Tony to the square-leg boundary. Two balls later, a much better well pitched up delivery and Ray tried to repeat the dose. He only managed to get a top edge. The ball flew straight up for Phillip Stuart-Jones behind the stumps to take an easy catch. 2 for 64 in the 12th over.
Terry Hagan was next to join David Cosgrove. John Granata and David Rudd were back in the action. Next over, David skied John’s final delivery high towards mid-wicket. It was not an easy catch but David Rudd judged it perfectly and held a brilliant catch to have David on his way. 3 for 74 in the 13th over.
Rob Drummond joined Terry. Rob was next to go, Tony sent down another long-hop that Rob tried to smash through mid-wicket. The ball passed below his bat and crashed into the stumps. Rob out for 1. 4 for 77 in 14th over. Four wickets in four overs. The Taylor boys were starting to believe they could pull off a big upset.
Martin Dubler joined Terry. John and Tony had bowled three overs each and were replaced by David Rudd and Michael Kench. Terry and Martin took a liking to Michael and added ten runs from his over. Rob Harding was handed the Kookaburra in his place.
In David Rudd’s next over, Martin played early to the fourth delivery and returned the ball to David who held his third catch for the day. 5 for 96 in the 17th over. Although wickets were falling, the run rate was still above 5.
Captain Flaks was next in. Terry and David both had a liking to the bowling and runs were coming freely. The Massie team’s confidence was rising. Rob sent down two overs and Tony Adnum sent down the twenty second over and the last before the drinks break. Terry Hagan, who had played the best innings of the day, retired on 42 during Tony’s over. He had faced the maximum twenty five deliveries of which only six were dots. Gary Boyd was Terry’s replacement. The Massie score at the break was 5 for 138.
After the resumption, David Rudd continued the bowling attack together with Paul Moujalli and then Peter Done who bowled one over each. It was David who straight away had more success. He had David Flaks playing and missing a ball that went straight on. David was struck on the back leg exactly halfway between knee and ankle. Umpire Paul had no hesitation in repeating the right arm movement that saw Michael Kench depart in the first innings. David Flaks out for 11. 6 for 141 in the 23rd over.
Darryl Semmler came to the batting crease to join Gary. The score slowly increased during Paul, Peter and David Rudd’s final two overs. After twenty seven overs the score was 6 for 154.
Randel Pearce sent down a fifth and final over and Ian Ross bowled the twenty ninth. John Granata took over from Randel and Michael Kench came back to replace Ian. Darryl, who had most of the strike, retired on 12 during Michael’s over. 6 for 175 in the 31st over.
Brian Walker was the last regular batsman for the Massie team. Phillip Stuart-Jones had been saving himself and came on to replace John. Gary despatched the first delivery to the mid-wicket boundary that brought the match to a close. After 31.1 overs the Massie team had reached 6 for 182.
Tony Adnum and John Granata both returned 2 for 21 from 4 overs. David Rudd also took 2 wickets for 23 from 7 overs.
A great game of cricket but one in which the Massie team was too good.
After the match, Steve Allan presented the Johnny Taylor Memorial Trophy to David Flaks the captain of Hugh Massie. Terry Hagan was the standout Man Of The Match for the Hugh Massie team and Steve Long received Man Of The Match for Johnny Taylor. Steve Allan presented Rob Harding and Steve Long with a pair of “duck socks”.
Steve also presented Wayne Christie, who scored the entire match and, Paul Cullen, who umpired at the bowlers end for 76.1 overs, a bottle of Brokenwood Cricket Pitch each. Thank you to Wayne and Paul for their efforts.
It was nice to see the Alexandrow’s and Hughes’ among the spectators. The CBC spirit lives on.
A massive thank you to all those who assisted in making the day another great success. There are too many names to mention. BUT a really special thank you to Steve and Linda Allan who put in a mountain of work in the lead up to and during the match.
We have three more matches to complete the 2024/25 season. The next one is against Gentlemen Of Nowra Eleven at Wilberforce on Sunday 16th February, 2025.
MATCH REPORT – CBC VERSUS CENTRAL COAST CYCLONES - SUNDAY 5TH JANUARY, 2025.
On Sunday 5th January, 2025 we travelled to Woy Woy to take on the Cyclones at Roger’s Park. It was a very hot day with the maximum temperature forecast to be 34 degrees.
Daniel Adnum made a guest appearance before he returned to the UK on 10th January, 2025.
Steve Long, a late inclusion, was appointed leader and duly won the toss. The Cyclone’s were quite pleased that Steve sent them in as they knew the cool sea breeze would drift in after lunch.
John Granata opened the bowling from the northern end and Scott Marshall was his partner. Lawyer and Dever were the opening batsmen for the Cyclones. John and Scott sent down three overs each and the Cyclones added 17 runs without loss.
Michael Kench and Rob Drummond took over from John and Scott. The first ball of Rob’s second over brought a result. Dever got an edge to the ball and Steve Allan behind the stumps did the rest. 1 for 33 in the 10th over.
Evans was the new batsman. Shortly after, Lawler retired on 16. 1 for 33 in the 11th over. Vallis was his replacement.
Runs were coming at a slow rate but wickets were hard to come by. Evans was next to retire on 22. Sinclair was next in.
Tony Adnum and Martin Dubler had taken over the bowling and after they had sent down four overs each it was time for drinks. Vallis and Sinclair had taken the score to 1 for 68 after 20 overs.
After the break, Vallis retired on 10, closely followed by Sinclair on 11. The replacement batsmen were Paul and Rimmer. Darryl Semmler and Daniel Adnum took up the attack for CBC.
In his fourth and final over, Daniel had success when he had Rimmer playing a well pitched up delivery to Steve Long at a shortish mid-on. Steve accepted the catch and the Cyclone’s were 2 for 94 in the 28th over. Rimmer had faced several balls but had not bothered the scorers.
Nielsen was the next batsman. John Granata and Scott Marshall came back with the Kookaburra. John’s second ball of his second spell, was too good for Paul. It cut nicely off the wicket and cleaned up Paul’s off stump. Paul was out for 14. There was no addition to the score. The Cyclone’s were 3 for 94 in the 29th over.
Paul’s replacement was Brown.
Scott’s next over had Neilson turning the first delivery to backward square-led straight to John Granata. There was a big mix up between Nielsen and Brown and either could have been run out. It ended up being Neilson who could not beat John’s return to Steve Allan. Nielsen run out for 18. 4 for 103 in the 30th over.
Everson joined Brown. Everson was next out. In Scott’s sixth and final over, he played all around a great delivery that crashed into the middle stump. Everson had made a quick seven. The Cyclone’s were 5 for 120 in the 34th over.
Irvine replaced Everson. Tony Adnum and Martin Dubler bowled an over each and then Michael Kench and Rob Drummond finished off the forty overs.
Brown became the Cyclone’s fifth retiree on 11. 5 for 140 in the 37th over.
Cornwell joined Irvine.
Rob Drummond picked up his second wicket in the final over of the innings. Irvine attempted to drive a delivery through cover. The ball found the edge of Irvine’s bat. Michael Kench at slip simply shot his right arm straight up and held a great one handed catch. Irvine had added 9. The Cyclone’s 6 for 146.
There was no addition to the score and the Cyclone’s innings closed.
Rob Drummond did best with the ball taking 2 for 13 from his 5 overs. Other bowlers were Daniel Adnum 1 for 10 from 4, Scott Marshall 1 for 21 from 6, John Granata 1 for 22 from 6, Darryl Semmler 4 overs for 16 runs, Tony Adnum 5 overs for 19 runs, Michael Kench 5 overs for 21 runs and Martin Dubler 5 overs for 24 runs.
After running around in the 30 plus degree heat the CBC players enjoyed the break and a cool down.
Steve Long and Arv Naidu opened the batting for CBC. They were facing Cornwell and Everson. Arv in particular was looking good. The bowling was not troubling him and he looked set for a big score.
Steve took nine deliveries to get off the mark. In Everson’s second over he played and missed. Bowled for 4. CBC 1 for 13 in the 4th over. Steve Allan joined Arv.
It was Arv who was next out. He suffered the same fate as Steve Long. Everson had two wickets. 2 for 22 in the 6th over.
Rob Drummond joined Steve Allan. These two looked the goods and a solid partnership was developing.
Cornwell and Everson sent down four overs each and were replaced by Lawler and Evans. In Evans first over, Steve was struck on the pad and the ball bounced towards square-leg. Rob called for the run. Steve took time to respond and to get into top gear. A direct hit at the bowler’s end saw him just short. Steve run out for 16. 3 for 41 in the 10th over. Michael Kench replaced Steve.
Lawler was bowling his second over. Michael defended his first three deliveries. The fourth struck him high on the left pad. The umpire quickly raised his right index finger. Sadly there was no review available. Michael was on his way without scoring. 4 for 48 in the 11th over. Wickets were falling but the run rate was above that required.
Scott Marshall joined Rob. These two were looking good and a partnership was developing. That was until Scott became Lawler’s second victim. In the 15th over he played, missed and was bowled for 2. 5 for 66.
Darryl Semmler was next in. He was joined by Daniel Adnum a few balls later when Rob retired on 28. 5 for 68 in the 16th over.
Paul and Brown replaced Lawler and Evans.
Darryl and Daniel were having little trouble with the bowling although runs were coming slowly. Darryl faced his 30 balls and retired on 12. His replacement was Tony Adnum.
The father and son combination did not last very long. In the 25th over bowled by Brown, Tony attempted to cut a delivery backward of point only to get a bottom edge and the ball knocked back the off-stump. Tony had managed one run. 6 for 90.
Martin Dubler joined Daniel. In the next over bowled by Paul, Martin played over a well tossed up delivery and was bowled. Martin out for 3. 7 for 97 in the 26th over.
John Granata needing 53 runs for 1,000 came to the wicket. Paul and Brown bowled spells of six and five overs respectively. They were replaced by Sinclair and Irvine.
Daniel became Irvine’s first victim when he attempted to drive him straight. Daniel failed to make contact and was bowled for 10. 8 for 106 in the 30th over.
Wayne Christie made his way to the wicket. He top edged a ball from Sinclair which popped up and struck him under the chin. There was no major damage but he retired hurt to recover. This brought Rob Drummond back to the crease.
John was hoping for more runs but it was not to be. He pulled a delivery from Sinclair and was caught for 6. 9 for 109 in the 31st over.
Wayne bravely returned. However, the end was nigh. In Irvine’s next over, Wayne popped one up on the leg-side and suffered the same fate as John.
CBC all out for 110 after only 32 overs. A disappointing display with the bat.
Rob Drummond was awarded Man Of The Match by both CBC and the Cyclones.
Rob was also the recipient of the “Bradman Stump” for his 33 not out.
Scott Marshall played his 60th match for the Club.
Our next match is against Hunter Lord’s Taverners at Robert “Dutchy” Holland Oval, Awaba on Sunday 19th January, 2025.
A Happy New Year to all our members and supporters.
MATCH REPORT - CBC VERSUS GOULBURN TRINITY TIGERS - SUNDAY 15TH DECEMBER, 2024.
Our match on Sunday 15th December, 2024 was against Goulburn Trinity Tigers. (GTT).By mutual agreement it was a 10-a-side game. We travelled from various points to Seiffert Oval. It was a hot summer day with top temperature in the middle 30s predicted. Accordingly, the match was reduced to 30 overs per innings.
Ian Ross was our skipper who unsuccessfully called the coin toss. GTT elected to field. CBC volunteered a substitute fielder as GTT had a late arrival
Tony Adnum and Arv Naidu opened the batting for CBC. They were facing T. Backhouse and K. Kidd. Runs came at a steady pace in the first few overs. The wicket was playing some funny tricks with a big variation in height.
In the 9th over, bowled by Backhouse, Tony received a juicy full toss. He failed to make the contact he wanted and lobbed a simple catch to G. Friend at cover. Tony had contributed 11 and the score was 1 for 31.
Rob Drummond was the next batsman. At times there was a coolish south easterly breeze blowing but it did not have a great effect on the playing conditions.
In Kidd's 5th and final over, Rob played the fourth delivery around the corner. G. Friend was in the action again. This time gathering the ball and returning it over the stumps to have Arv run out by a few centimetres. It was nice to have the umpire make a decision and not have to rely on someone sitting in front of a screen somewhere. Arv had scored 16 and CBC were 2 for 36 in the 10th over.
Next in was Paul Cullen who had travelled up from Tuross Head. S. Parsons and C. Fitzgerald were now in charge of the bowling.
In Fitzgerald's second over, Paul received a delivery that was one of the ones that did not get up. He played over it and was bowled for 2. 3 for 48 in the 14th over.
Scott Marshall, the "Bradman Stump" holder, was the new batsman.
In the 17th over bowled by Parsons, Rob neatly played his 30th delivery back down the wicket and retired on 25. 3 for 64.
Skipper Ian Ross strode to the wicket. He tried to make full use of his first ball free hit but failed. The square leg umpire was required to replace the bails. Unfortunately for Ian, although his technique was more orthodox, he failed to put bat on ball at his second attempt. On his way, bowled by Parsons without scoring. 4 for 64 in the 17th over.
John Granata joined Scott. After five overs each, Parsons and Fitzgerald were replaced by G. Friend and G. Hewitt.
The bowling was tight and Scott and John were having trouble scoring runs. John eventually popped a full toss from Friend to Backhouse at cover. John had accumulated 2. 5 for 70 in the 21st over.
Peter Done, another South Coast traveller, took over from John. He made use of his free hit and hooked Friend's next delivery to the square-leg boundary. He defended the next delivery competently but then returned an easy catch to Friend. Peter with only the boundary to his name was on his way back to the sheds. 6 for 74 and still in the 21st over.
Brian Walker, all the way from Wagga Wagga, came to the wicket. Scott, who had been an avid spectator, received an unplayable from Hewitt and had his castle dismantled. Bowled for 2 in the 22nd over. 7 for 76.
Wayne Christie replaced Scott. In the next over bowled by Friend, Brian drove the ball towards mid-on. Believing he had found the gap he called for the run. Backhouse had other ideas and managed to intercept the ball and under armed it back to Friend who removed the bails. Brian was well short without scoring. 8 for 76 in the 23rd over.
This brought "duck man" Ian back to the batting crease. He managed to score a single and avoid equalling John Granata's record of three "ducks" in one innings!
CBC now 9 for 83 in the 25th over.
Brian, obviously without much faith in Ian, had not removed his pads. He re-joined Wayne.
Wayne had been putting up a defiant stand. A delivery from Friend proved too good and Wayne spooned a catch to S. Dawson at short cover. Wayne's contribution was 6. 10 for 86 in the 27th over.
Retiree, Rob Drummond, was now Brian's partner for the final stand. Rob took one ball to get his eye back in and then despatched Friend to the cover boundary.
S. Dawson bowled the 28th over and Rob helped himself to two more fours.
Hewitt was now bowling what was to be the final over. Brian helped one on its way for two runs. Next ball he was caught at mid-on by Backhouse for 2. All out for 100. Probably not enough. Rob remained not out on 38.
After a short break for lunch and the team photograph, it was time for CBC to spend some time in the sun.
Rob Drummond and John Granata opened the bowling for CBC. The opening batsmen for GTT were A. Wilson (the late comer) and S. Halder. Wilson was intent on scoring quickly lofting Rob’s first delivery to almost the long-off boundary for two runs. He repeated the dose two balls later and continued to score at a rapid rate.
John had a slower run rate off his bowling. He was very unlucky in his third over when Wilson drove a waist high catch to mid-wicket. Unfortunately, the catch was put down.
Rob and John bowled three overs each and were replaced by Scott Marshall and Paul Cullen. Wilson retired on 26 in the 8th over with the score on 37. He was replaced by S. Dawson.
Halder was the next to retire on 10 after facing his thirty balls. C. Fitzgerald was next in and he looked intent in joining the openers in the retirement suite. He did just that at the end of the 14th over with the score on 64. Scott and Paul had sent down four overs each.
G. Friend joined Dawson. Tony Adnum and Peter Done took over the bowling.
In Tony’s second over, Dawson played and missed a well pitched up delivery. It turned nicely and clipped the top of the off-stump. Dawon was on his way. 1 for 76 in the 17th over.
T. Backhouse was the next batsman. Peter Done was in the action in the next over. He had Friend pushing at the final delivery of the over. The ball took the outside edge of the bat and Arv Naidu took a neat catch at the wicket. 2 for 82 in the 18th over.
C. Parsons joined Backhouse. Tony’s next over was a wicket maiden. First ball, a rank long hop, had Backhouse trying to smash it into Lake George. He missed and the ball hit the middle stump a few centimetres from the ground. 3 for 82 in the 19th over.
G. Hewitt was next in. Peter completed his third over. The final ball of Tony’s next over had Hewitt clipping the final delivery to backward square where John Granata was patrolling. John didn’t have to move and easily held the catch. Hewitt was on his way for 1. 4 for 100 after 21 overs.
K. Kidd took over from Hewitt. John Granata was given the ball. His first delivery to Parsons was pulled upwardly to backward square and fielder Tony Adnum. A complete reversal of the previous dismissal. Tony had to make some ground to his right. He could only manage to attempt a one-handed catch. Unfortunately, the ball hit him on the wrist. A single was scored and GTT had won.
The GTT final score was 4 for 101 after 21.1 overs.
Tony Adnum was best of the bowlers taking 3 for 16 from his 4 overs. Peter Done finished with 1 for 21 from 3. Paul Cullen 0 for 14 from 4, Scott Marshall 0 for 17 from 4, Rob Drummond 0 for 15 from 3 and John Granata 0 for 16 from 3.1.
Everyone was glad that the match did not go the distance and enjoyed the cooler conditions off the field. Not to mention the liquid refreshment provided by GTT.
Tony Adnum was awarded Man Of The Match.
Rob Drummond received the “Bradman Stump” for his 38 not out. Rob was also awarded the Man Of The Match by GTT.
Our next match is against a new opponent. Central Coast Cyclones at Woy Woy on Sunday 5th January, 2025.
Merry Christmas and all the best for 2025 to all our players and supporters.
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MATCH REPORT - CBC VERSUS PORT JACKSON CRICKET CLUB – WEDNESDAY 4TH DECEMBER,2024
Kensington Oval, Kensington was the venue for our mid-week match against Port Jackson Cricket Club. It was a very pleasant day with temperature in the mid-twenties. A southerly breeze kept playing conditions pleasant. The ground and wicket were in very good condition. Both teams had 12 players. The usual retirement rule of facing 30 deliveries or scoring 30 runs (whichever came first) was in play. First ball was a free hit.
Our skipper, David Cooper lost the toss and Port Jackson elected to bat. Michael Kench from the southern end with the breeze and John Granata opened the bowling for CBC. Willis and Schwartz opened the batting for Port.
Michael had success with the last ball of his first over. The delivery beat Willis all ends up and crashed into the stumps. Willis out for 2 and Port Jackson 1 for 3.
Easan joined Schwartz at the crease. It was a case of two opposites. Schwartz playing a Test type knock and Easan showing his Twenty/20 skills.
John Granata, in his second over damaged a muscle in his left leg. He managed to bowl the last two deliveries and then left the ground with Darryl Semmler his replacement.
After the opening four overs, David Cooper and Paul Cullen took over the bowling. Easan made the most of his time at the crease and retired on 31 after facing 20 deliveries. The score was now 1 for 46.
Speiser replaced Easan. After three overs each, David Cooper and Paul Cullen were replaced at the crease by Rob Drummond and Scott Marshall. In Rob’s first over and with score 1 for 54, Schwartz retired on 8 after facing his 30 deliveries. He was replaced by Parker.
With the last ball of his second over Scott struck. Speiser played all around the delivery and was bowled for 11. 2 for 67 after 14 overs.
Finucane was Speiser’s replacement. Rob sent down four overs and Scott three. Ian Ross from the northern end and Martin Dubler now had control of the Kookaburra.
In Ian’s first over, Finucane drove a ball square on the off-side. Finucane and Parker set off for a single. Martin Dubler was quick to gather the ball and a perfect one bounce throw to ‘keeper, Tony Adnum had Parker well short. The square-leg umpire commented that he didn’t bother to raise his finger it was so obvious. Port Jackson now 3 for 85 in the 18th over. Parker was replaced by Mouglasis.
At the drinks break after 20 overs, Port Jackson were 3 for 99. A good score was on the cards. At the break, Steve Allan took over the ‘keepers gloves.
Ian and Martin bowled out their four overs. Not before Ian, in his last over deceived Mouglasis with flight and turn. The ball spun beautifully past Mouglalis’ bat and Steve Allan had the bails off in a flash. Mouglasis on his way for 12. 4 for 115 in the 24th over. Cordner was the next batsman to the wicket. Tony Adnum took over from Martin at the Southern end and Ian handed the ball to Darryl Semmler.
Tony had success in his first over. Cordner pulled a delivery high and handsome towards the mid- wicket boundary. Michael Kench hardly had to move. He was quickly in position and held a very well judged catch. Cordner departed for 3 and was replaced by Steve Jones. 5 for 128 in the 27th over.
A few balls later Finucane retired on 23 and Tim Jones came to the wicket.
Not to be outdone, Darryl , in the very next over, had Tim Jones trapped right in front. The umpire’s right index finger was raised and Jones was on his way for 1. 6 for 131 in the 28th over.
WS joined Steve Jones. Tony bowled three overs and Darryl four. Rob Drummond took over at the southern end and Michael Kench came back to replace Darryl. When Steve Jones retired on 20, Rubin came to the wicket.
The second suicidal run by the Port boys saw WS run out by a greater margin than Parker. Michael Kench was bowling and Rubin drove the ball to a shortish mid-wicket and set off. David Cooper fielded the ball at and his perfect return to Steve Allan saw MS on his way. The score was now 7 for 161 in the 38th over. Easan returned to the wicket and he continued on from where he had left off.
David Cooper replaced Michael for the penultimate over. A confident appeal against Easan for caught behind, by both bowler and ‘keeper was turned down by the umpire. Easan was there at the end 46 not out and Rubin was the other not out batsman on 4.
Port Jackson had posted a score of 7/176 from their 40 overs.
Bowling for CBC; Michael Kench 1 for 39 from 6 overs, John Granata 0 for 16 from 2, David Cooper 0 for 13 from 4, Paul Cullen 0 for 5 from 3, Rob Drummond 0 for 28 from 7, Scott Marshall 1 for 8 from 3, Ian Ross 1 for 13 from 4, Martin Dubler 0 for 28 from 4, Darryl Semmler 1 for 15 from 4 and Tony Adnum 1 for 10 from 3.
After the lunch break Darryl Semmler and Rob Drummond took up the chase for CBC. Tim Jones and Rubin opened the bowling for Port Jackson. They sent down four overs each. Runs were coming at a trickle due to the tight bowling with good back up in the field.
Cordner and Steve Jones took over the bowling. At the end of Cordner’s first over, Rob Drummond retired on 12 and was replaced by Paul Cullen. The score was 0 for 22.
Two overs later, Darryl retired on 9. The score was now 0 for 25. Michael Kench was the next batsman.
In Cordner’s next over, Michael drove a delivery to a longish mid-on. Parker was there to accept the catch. Michael was out caught without troubling the scorers. 1 for 28 in the 13th over.
Scott Marshall joined Paul. After Cordner and Steve Jones had sent down four overs each, Parker and Speiser took charge of the Kookaburra. In Speiser’s first over Paul played around a nice delivery and had his wicket dismantled. Bowled for 4 in the 17th over. CBC were 2 for 36.
Steve Allan joined Scott. He was bowled first ball on his “free hit”. However, Parker in the final over before drinks had Steve playing and missing. Steve was out bowled for 3. 3 for 47.
Had the score been doubled CBC would have been in a reasonable position going into the second part of their innings.
John Granata, on one leg, was not going to let anyone take his position at No. 7. He was Scott’s new partner. These two held the Port bowling at bay. Willis and Schwartz were the new bowlers for Port.
Scott retired on 18 in the 27th over. 3 for 72. He was replaced by Ian Ross. John, after a courageous innings was next to retire on 8 in 30th over. 3 for 83.
Martin Dubler was next in. Tim Jones came back for a couple of overs and Mouglasis took over from Schwartz. On his 29th delivery, Ian was caught at mid-wicket off the bowling of Mouglasis for a well made 16. 4 for 99 after 34 overs.
Tony Adnum was the next batsman. The final six overs were rotated between Rubin, Cordner and Steve Jones. In the 37th over bowled by Rubin, Martin got a thick edge to a cover drive. The ball flew high to slip and excellent catch was taken by Willis high above his head. Martin had scored 7 and the score was 5 for 103.
Wayne Christie joined Tony and these two saw out the remaining three overs adding a single. Both were not out 1.
CBC finished on 5 for 104. No match for the Port boys and 72 runs short.
Scott Marshall was awarded the MOTM by Port Jackson and received the Bradman stump for top score of 18.
Ian Ross was awarded MOTM by CBC.
Our next match is against Goulburn Express at Goulburn on Sunday 15th December, 2024.
Don't forget to make a diary note for the Intra Club match at Bradman Oval, Bowral on Sunday 2nd February, 2025.
MATCH REPORT - CBC VERSUS SRI LANKA LIONS - SUNDAY 17TH NOVEMBER, 2024.
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The CBC team gathered at Woodlands Park in Wilberforce on Sunday 17th November for the return match versus the Sri Lanka Lions (SLL) seeking revenge following the loss to them earlier in the season.
The day was overcast, warm and windy with storms predicted for late in the day.
The match was transferred to the synthetic wicket as the council was in the process of upgrading the drainage on the turf wicket.
The CBC welcomed Paul Cullen for his first march with the team. Paul is a very experienced all rounder having played Veterans cricket for Australia.
Our captain courageous David Cooper (CCC), won the toss and elected to bat, with the match scheduled to begin at 10.30.
An issue arose when the SLL seemed intent on continuing with their coffees well past the commencement time. When approached they stated that several of their twelve players had not yet arrived. Really! The match finally commenced at 10.50 with two CBC players substituting in the field. Too nice.
Darryl Semmler(16no) and Terry Hagan (26no) opened the batting, both retiring having faced their allotted 30 balls.
Ben Fahim and Paul Cullen (14no) continued to accumulate runs steadily facing steady bowling, as steadily as the SLL late comers arrived!
The first wicket to fall was in the 18th over when Ben Fahim was bowled for 25. CBC 1/82.
Steve Allan made a quick-fire Maxwell-like 20 (3 fours!) off 14 balls but was dismissed in the 23rd over with the score now 2/114. Steve obviously suffers from Maxwell syndrome -cramps and hamstring issues.
Scott Marshall and John Granata then put together a fine partnership of 35 with some sharp singles and twos, showing Steve how it should be done!
John was dismissed for 14 in the 31st over. CBC3/144. Scott Marshall retired with 22 runs.
Ian Ross (24no) and CCC (Coops) put on an enterprising 56 partnership when CCC was dismissed for 19 in the 38th over. CBC 4/200.
Martin Dubler remained 4no with the CBC going to lunch quietly confident with a competitive score of 4/204 from their allotted 40 overs.
CCC opened the CBC bowling with John Granata and himself. The SLL openers immediately showed their intent by hitting 16 off CCC's first over.
John's first ball trapped Indy LBW but to avoid disputes the LBW dismissal was not in use.
John's second and third overs were filled with drama. A ball was hit just short of Wayne Christie at mid off, then catches dropped at mid on and point. So as not to incriminate, the culprits will not be named.
Unfortunately what followed was some rapid scoring as the SLL batters took a liking to the CBC bowlers.
The only respite was a brilliant runout by Scott Marshall with a direct hit from mid off finding Chanaka short of his ground. The first wicket falling with the score at 113 in the 17th over.
Due to the dire state of the game CCC developed a migraine and was forced to leave the field. Steve (Woody) Allan took control of the game and immediately had success, bringing the wily Ian Ross on to bowl. Ian deceived Kalinga with a looping delivery and super keeper Ben Fahim removed the bails in a flash. The score now 2/196 in the 29th over.
The SLL finally achieving victory in the 30th over: 2/208.
Bowling figures : Davd Cooper 0/34(4), John Granata 0/24(4), Scott Marshall 0/23(5), Paul Cullen 0/20(4), Ian Ross 1/24(3),
Darryl Semmler 0/32(6), Rob Harding 0/28(3), Martin Dubler 0/20(3).
MOM was awarded to Ben Fahim for his 25 runs and excellent keeping.
Terry Hagan was the recipient of the Bradman Stump for his 26 not out.
Although a dead rubber the CBC have a chance of some redemption when we host the SLL again on 9th March next year.
Our next match is scheduled for Wednesday 4th December versus Port Jackson at Maroubra.
MATCH REPORT - CBC VERSUS SRI LANKA LIONS - SUNDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2024.
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It was a beautiful warm Sunday on 22nd September as the CBC team assembled at Woodlands Park Wilberforce to play the Sri Lanka Lions (SLL).
CBC captain Rob Drummond won the toss and sent the SLLs in to bat.
John Granata and Dave Cooper opened the bowling for CBC.
John had success in his second over when a sharply lifting ball caught the edge of Krishnan's bat and Dave Cooper accepted a neat catch at slip.
SLL 1/11 in the 3rd over.
Next wicket to fall was in the 6th over when Dave Cooper had Dangola caught by Rob Drummond at point for 11. SLL 2/27.
A rush of wickets followed with De Silva 4, caught Ross bowled David Flaks, Jayawardena,12, bowled Flaks and Ranawaka, ct & b Flaks for a duck
and Ranbukwela,5, caught behind by Tony Adnum off Ian Ross.
SLL 6/68 in the 16th over. CBC looking good. Possibly an early finish ????
SLL had other ideas and cricket displayed it's unpredictable face as the SLL then proceeded to dismantle the CBC bowlers.
Wickets fell at 7/150 ( 28th over), 8/156 (31st over) and 9/182 (35th over).
SLL finally dismissed for 211 in the 38th over.
CBC bowling figures: John Granata 1/27(6), Dave Cooper 1/22(5), Michael Kench 0/32(6), Ed Cross 2/39(6), Dave Flaks 4/17(5), Ian Ross 1/21(2),
Rob Drummond 0/22(4), Darryl Semmler 0/27(4),
Following lunch the CBC team with a strong batting line up were quietly confident of successfully chasing down a formidable target.
Opening with Darryl Semmler and Ian Ross, it was quickly obvious that victory was going to be a difficult task.
The SLL bowled with impeccable line and length and runs were hard to come by.
Wickets fell with monotonous regularity: Ian Ross for 2, Tony Adnum for 1, Michael Cassano for 13, Rob Drummond for 1, Dave Flaks for 14,
and Rob Harding (1). CBC 6/52 in the 21st over.
Ed Cross and Michael Kench put up some strong resistance taking the score to 106 when Michael was dismissed in the 31st over for a credible 42.
John Granata (8) and Wayne Christie (1) enjoyed some batting practice.
Ed Cross (36no) and the recycled Darryl Semmler (28no) saw out the 40 overs. CBC 9/150.
The CBC comfortably defeated by a better side on the day.
MOM was awarded to Michael Kench by both CBC and SLL for his 42 runs.
The CBC however are still alive in the best of three series against the SLL.
CBC next match is versus G.O.N.E at Nowra on Sunday 27th October, 2024.
MATCH REPORT - CBC VERSUS MID NORTH COAST - SUNDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER, 2024
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The CBC team assembled in Forster for the first match of the season to play against the Mid North Coast team. This is now the traditional season opener for the CBC team as bonding and an escape from the city. Dinner and a few drinks were enjoyed at the Forster Bowling Club on the Saturday night.
On Sunday morning, a pleasant warm day, MNC informed us that the council had flooded the Tuncurry wicket, and the game was moved to a synthetic wicket in Forster.
CBC captain John Granata lost the toss and MNC elected to bat first.
The CBC team was stacked with allrounders and John, being familiar with the MNC team was aware of the CBC superiority. This was unfortunately due to the MNC forced to field an over 70s team as their 60s and 65s had other cricket commitments on that day.
Rob Drummond and John opened the bowling. Rob had success in his second over when he had Russ Harris (2) caught by a tumbling Steve Allan running across from his resting place at slip. MNC 1/8 in the 4th over.
Wanting to rotate his bowlers, John retired Rob Drummond (1/3 off 3) and himself (0/7 off 3) and proceeded to give each of his abundance of bowlers three overs each.
Meanwhile MNC had three retirees -Les Eastaway (11), David Wilson (11) and Trevor Coles (20).
In the 16th over a sharp return to bowler Darryl Semmler by Martin Dubler found Kevin Pike short and he was run out for 4. MNC 2/40.
In the 20th over Denis Neilson(2) was caught and bowled by a neat low catch by Martin Dubler. MNC 3/53.
Wickets then fell at regular intervals : 21st over John Lambert (1) bowled by David Flaks, MNC 4/54, 26th over Rod Smith (5) caught Steve Long bowled Dubler MNC 5/71, 30th over David Sullings(14) run out when both batsmen were shaking hands at one end. MNC 6/81.
Wickets fell in over 31 (b. Rob Harding), over 34( b. Dave Cooper), over 38(b. Rob Saville).
MNC finished their innings at 9/127.
BOWLING FIGURES : David Cooper 1/15 (5), Rob Saville 1/10 (6), Scott Marshall 0/18 (6), Darryl Semmler 0/33 (5), Martin Dubler 2/14 (4), Rob Harding 1/17 (4) Rob Drummond 1/3 (3), David Flaks 1/6 (4), John Granata 0/7 (3) .
A comfortable and relaxing lunch was enjoyed.
Too comfortable as there was lack of interest and response shown to request for opening batters to chase down a modest total.
John , using his authority as skipper ordered Steve Long and Darryl Semmler to open the batting. Further, lack of respect was shown when it was suggested that, as skipper John should bat at number three.
Steve and Darryl put on an opening partnership of 36 before Steve was bowled for 15 in the 10th over. Darryl retired (18).
Skipper John (11) and Rob Drummond (35) were untroubled by the bowling and both retired having faced their 30 balls.
John's elevation from tailender to captaincy and number 3 is reminiscent of the great Don Bradman and after decades of playing cricket it is
great to see that John has finally found his rightful position in the team.
The second casualty in the run chase was Scott Marshall who was stumped for 5 in the 22nd over with the score at 92.
David Flaks (30 no) and Steve Allan (12 no) guided the CBC to a comfortable win in the 28th over. CBC 2/130.
MNC awarded the MOM to Rob Drummond for his 35 no.
CBC awarded the MOM to Martin Dubler for his two wickets and contribution in the field.
The Bradman stump was won by Rob Drummond for his unbeaten 35.
Our next match is against Sri Lanka Lions at Wilberforce on Sunday 22nd September, 2024.
MATCH REPORT – CBC VERSUS GENTLEMEN OF NOWRA ELEVEEN – SUNDAY 3RD MARCH, 2024
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It was another magnificent day on Sunday 3rd March at Woodlands Park, Wilberforce for the match between Nowra and the CBC.
CBC captain John Granata won the toss and sent Nowra in to bat.
Rob Drummond and Michael Kench opened the bowling against a strong batting lineup on what appeared to be a good wicket.
The Nowra openers were untroubled so David Flaks was introduced into the attack in the sixth over and had immediate success, clean bowling opener Woolley for 18.
The Nowra batters continued steadily and John rotated his bowlers desperate for the breakthrough. Finally, in the 18th over, with the score at 101, the old fox, Rob Harding had Middleton caught for 7.
The next CBC success did not occur until the 27th over with the score at 157 when Michael Kench, in his second spell, had Duchie caught for 32.
No further success for the CBC team with Nowra a formidable 3/208 at the completion of their 40 overs.
The bowling figures did not make for exciting reading:
Rob Drummond 0/26 (6), Michael Kench 1/27 (6), David Flaks 1/28 (6), Darryl Semmler 1/15 (6), John Granata 0/40 (6), Ian Ross 0/32 (6) and Rob Harding 1/15 (6).
When Nowra were asked to BYO lunch their response was that “in the spirit of cricket” they should not be expected to “drive for three hours and bring their own lunch”. John’s bride of 50 years, help me Ronda, took control and on Saturday afternoon prepared a beautiful luncheon while John watched the Australia/NZ test match over a few ales. That night John slept in the spare room (again).
A great delicious lunch was had to the strains of “ Help me Rhonda”. Thanks Ronda.
The CBC team opened the batting with Arv Naidu and Steve Long, with the formidable task of chasing 209 for victory. Steve was dismissed for 15 in the 6th over (1/21).
Arv (25no) and Rob Drummond (21no) both retired having faced their 30 balls.
In the 14th over with the score at 60 David Flaks was dismissed for 7. (2/60).
Michael Cassano and Darryl Semmler now put on a strong partnership. In the 23 over the score at 100 Darryl was dismissed for 15 (3/100) and Michael Cassano retired with 22 runs.
Now, chasing runs, wickets fell regularly: Steve Allan 10 (recycled duck), Michael Kench 6, Ian Ross 15, Rob Harding 6 and John Granata 3.
Of the recyclers, Arv was dismissed for 31 while Rob D and Michael C both remained 33no.
After 40 overs the CBC were 9/187, defeated by a better team on the day.
MOTM was awarded to Arv for his steady batting and enthusiastic fielding.
The Bradman Stump was shared by Rob Drummond and Michael Cassano.
CONTROVERSIAL INCIDENT: LOL
While battling and with John Granata umpiring, Darryl Semmler, disagreeing with several decisions made by John showed dissent with verbal abuse towards the umpire and had to be physically restrained.
It has been decided that any future such incidences by Darryl, the CBC treasurer, would result in a nominated sum of money be required to be transferred from his personal bank account to the club’s account .
Our final match of the season is vs Goulburn at Goulburn on 17 March.
