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Mid Week League; Game 5

Captains Log; 24th June 2008

Preamble;

What a gloomy morning thought the “Captain”, (while dialing his usual dating agency..”Ask for Veronica Inc” ) another match day under threat due to weather, at that moment the ringing was interupted and “Slick” (busy at work and recognising the number) answered the phone.

Morning “Captain”, you don’t have to ask I’m in for the game, said the flambouyant “Slick”, in fact I’m on the way to the Gun & Moor stockists right now.
Great, new bat, asked the “Captain”
No,no….I’m having a fitting for a new batting helmet, replied ‘Slick”
You don’t wear a helmet and the Crofton attack don’t bowl that quickly, said the disbelieving “Captain”
This one’s different, it’s got a quiff facilitator built into the front” replied the obviously excited Slick.
Your stumping,… see you tonight “Slick”!! [..more..]

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Mid-Week League; Game 4

Captain’s Log, 9th June, 2009

The Preamble;

Travelling back from London “The Captain” was disturbed from his copy of “The Monmartre Investigaion” (by Claude Iznar), by the sound of his mobile ringing.

“Hello, this is Michael” said the voice on the line, without hesitation “The Captain” replied defensively “That’s impossible, it was alive when I sold you it”!!,…’No,no I play cricket for Rothwell I’m just ringing to rearrange the mid-week fixture, can you do next Wednesday”? said the confused sounding Michael.

“Oh, that should n’t be a problem, rather than lose the fixture to the weather we’ll be there next Wednesday”, replied the relieved Captain, (still sure that a rabbit would fit in the post).

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Mid Week League, Parts 2&3

Captain’s Log; May 27-17 June 2008

Game two in the series of eight saw a depleted Nostell side meet a Royston side strong on bowling and very much up for the game. Due to the game being rearranged to a Wednesday following a Tuesday night wash out the Nostell side were deprived of the services of H-Bomb, Slick, Jason ” I feel depressed” Garrick and various other players who measured over 5′8″ . [..more..]

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Captain’s Log 20th May, 2008

Mid Week League

Well there we were at the outset of a journey that would turn batters into bowlers, bowlers into wicket keepers and the Captain into the Captain, while providing continuity and new options for the Nostell team that would prove valuable during the regular season.

The first thing that one notices on arrival at our first opponents (Crofton…Current Holders) ground is that it nestles within a valley that makes the warmest day of summer a bloody cold one, not since Nik Oram played regularly for Nostell has the presence of strong wind been so evident…(*Note this is an objective observation not personal slight, Editor). [..more..]

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Nostell St Oswalds vs Cookridge - 6th September 2008 Match Gallery/Presentation Event

Fittingly to end a season full off rain, Nostell’s final ever game in the LWRCL ended before a ball was sent down in anger. With 2 Olympic swimming pool sized lakes formed on the outfield following Friday’s monsoon cancellation number 6 out of 16 games was the only option. In total 8 of our 19 league and cup games have been cancelled due to the weather. It was probably my fault as I’d planned a bbq and club presentation to mark the end of the season. [..more..]

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Garforth PC vs Nostell 30th August 2008 Match Gallery

Saturday saw Nostell visit Garforth PC for the last time and return victorious. Such a victory has been a rare event in the memory of all current players stretching back, dare I say it, 15+ years! This victory was the most convincing (or maybe only) victory at PC since the 2nd XI hammered the home team only to be deducted winning points for fielding too many 1st XI players. Maybe 7 was excessive, but a win is a win….. [..more..]

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Nostell St Oswalds vs Netherton 23rd August 2008 Match Gallery

After weeks of heavy rain, and a three week break Nostell finally got a run out at home to the visiting Netherton who we have had many battles with over the years. With various club members putting in some overtime to get the ground and wicket ready the lads were keen to put on a good show.

JimBob lost the pointless toss as he would have batted anyway, Netherton decided to bowled, Myself and Rich opened and it wasn’t long before Rich was run out (due in part to my poor calling!), Matt “hamstring” Rowett followed shortly for a duck, the King of Scotland Mal came and played a few big shots before he was undone by a ripper of a ball. Myself and Jim put on 40 odd before Jim was caught for 22. [..more..]

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Nostell St Oswalds vs Pollington 3rd August 2008 Match Gallery

Well who would have thought it?, two straight days of cricket without a wash out or re-arrangement! Sunday, and more to the point cup final day, was the day the gents of Nostell CC had been looking forward to for a good few weeks. It was a day when NCC could remind the Leeds West Riding League and all of it’s members what we are about. NO MERCY.

We all managed to get to the hosts of the day, Leeds Caribbean, ground and even managed something that resembled a warm up, whilst watching the kids of Pollington go through their extensive routine. [..more..]

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Nostell St Oswalds vs Horbury Bridge 2nd August 2008 Match Gallery

Having been involved in 2 extremely weird games vs Horbury Bridge this year, Nostell deservedly came up trumps with a 29 point victory this time round. The pitch was soft and with a forecast predicting heavy showers during the afternoon I certainly wanted to bowl 1st in order to try bowl the oppo out and knock off the score. Again, i lost the toss and we were inserted to bat. Rubbish!!! Not so….

With Richie departing early then Mal for a duck, I strode to the crease to join Jason and helped to shore up the innings. We just about achieved this before I played a shot I shouldn’t down leg and was eventually caught amid confusion among the fielders by the bowler off the leading edge for 15. [..more..]

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Gawthorpe St Marys vs Nostell St Oswalds 26th July 2008 Match Gallery

Saturday saw 4th placed Nostell visit Gawthorpe at Slazengers Sports club looking for a win after last weeks total farce at Caribbean. With Jimbob off tanning his white Englishman’s torso in Portugal, the Saviour of Nostell CC Lee Hurst took over the reins for the day, and followed in Jim’s shoes by promptly losing the toss and being asked to don the whites and make his way to the bowling crease

That was the last piece of bad news for Nostell for the day as Lee and Matthew Rowett destroyed the Gawthorpe batting line up with some fantastically disciplined bowling. Both of them took wickets at regular intervals and pitched the ball up on a helpful wicket, to which the home side had absolutely no answer to, capitulating to be bowled out for a paltry 52 in less than an hour and a half. Matt was the pick of the two with figures of 5 for 23, [..more..]

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Nostell St Oswalds vs Caribbeans 19th July 2008 Match Gallery

Only cricket was the loser in Leeds in a game that finished in unplayable conditions. With a churned up track, sopping wet outfield and abusive calls from the pavilion the umpires decided to lead us back onto the pitch after a rain break at nearly 8pm (for reference the Test match a couple of miles down the road was abandoned for the day before 6.30, and they have every piece of equipment known to man to keep the game going). With no chance of controlling the ball or taking a catch the Caribbs batsmen soon chased down our total of 89, but really that’s not the point, we should have never been there in the first place. [..more..]

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Nostell St Oswalds vs Garforth PC 13th July 2008 Match Gallery

On arrival at the ground at 13.55pm (sorry Jimmy!) it was good to see ground looking in decent shape following fridays monsoon which caused saturdays home league game against Pollington to be cancelled, league-wise we’re now into the 2nd half of the season and have played 5, lost 4 to the weather and had another blank saturday as a result of a team folding..

Nostell were asked to bat having lost the toss on worn wicket that was just about dry enough to play on, things started well with openers Nic & Richie getting us off to a great start with the 50 up with just 1 wicket down in around 11 overs, we then lost wickets steadily as Garforth took the pace off the ball and scoring became harder with us losing Mal & Matt to shin high LBW’s with Nic going the same way for 38 as we progressed to 80-5 after 20 overs. [..more..]

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