North Nowra Cambewarra U11 Blues headed down south on the weekend to play the mighty Ulladulla Gold team.\u00a0 After an hour-long trip in the car, we arrived to find the pitch was already in use.\u00a0 \u00a0We rudely muscled our way onto the field, brushing aside those in our way.\u00a0\u00a0 No hard feelings we thought, however we had to endure their wrath all day, being aggressively swooped and harassed as those rascal bunch of Plovers were determined to seek revenge on us.<\/p>\n
The toss went our way. Our captain courageous, Harry won the toss but could not decide whether to bat or bowl, so the decision was delegated to Jacob the emergency deputy captain who also couldn\u2019t decide.\u00a0 Jack Walsh piped up with \u201cWe\u2019ll field\u201d, so that is exactly what we did.\u00a0 We fielded.\u00a0\u00a0 Thanks Jack for making a decision!<\/p>\n
This game was unusual in another way.\u00a0 It was sugar free. Only 8 of our players took to the field.\u00a0\u00a0 Tully and Jacob ran to their fielding positions with their helmets on, but after discussion with the coach, decided to man-up and face their fears of the swooping birds without the head gear.<\/p>\n
Now, in the spirit of reporting the absolute truth, I\u2019d have to say we bowled rather waywardly (if that word even exists?).\u00a0\u00a0 Some of our players bowled like loose cannons.\u00a0 Others bowled like they were shooting off their cannons for the first time!\u00a0 \u00a0We seemed to spray our balls everywhere, and as a result took very few wickets. Jack Walsh and Alexander perhaps the only bowlers measuring up to their normal standards, bowling tight and conceding few runs.\u00a0 For everyone else, don\u2019t worry boys.\u00a0 Even the Australian Cricket team has a bad day (or year, just remember Kim Hughes vs. West Indies without the tears).<\/p>\n
Our batting\u2026.\u00a0\u00a0 The first delivery started with a suicide run from Toby and Harry, which turned into 3 runs due to two over-throws.\u00a0 Micah and Jacob got bogged down with some awesome bowling from the opposition.\u00a0 The Gold\u2019s continued their great bowling, making hard work for our next batters – Cameron and Tully.\u00a0\u00a0 The game was in the balance when Jack Walsh and Alex came to the crease.\u00a0\u00a0 We needed a Michael Bevan moment which Jack Walsh provided, making a gusty top score of 26 (with good support from Alex).\u00a0 If you don\u2019t know who Michael Bevan is, then you were likely still in nappies or perhaps were nothing more than the twinkle in someone\u2019s eye at this point in history. \u00a0In which case, I suggest you consult YouTube, and steer well clear of the comments section!<\/p>\n
After the match, everyone remained very, very cool.\u00a0 We wiped beads of sweat from our brows awaiting the announcement of what would be a close result.\u00a0 The suspense was unbearable.\u00a0\u00a0 Parents were frantically sending SMS messages (and wishing they knew how to twitter).\u00a0 Speculating, pacing back and forth.\u00a0\u00a0 The coach\u2019s reputation was firmly on the line.\u00a0\u00a0 Finally, the score was leaked and minutes later officially confirmed. North Nowra Cambewarra Blues scored 9\/105 defeating the Ulladulla Golds 5\/83.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
North Nowra Cambewarra U11 Blues headed down south on the weekend to play the mighty Ulladulla Gold team.\u00a0 After an hour-long trip in the car, we arrived to find the pitch was already in use.\u00a0 \u00a0We rudely muscled our way … Continue reading