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Inaugral Over 60s Twenty/20 Double header, Played at Poplar oval, Royal Park on Wednesday, February 25th. A minutes silence was observed before the game in rememberance of bushfire victims. Game 1 Midnight Cowboys v Russian Rebels Russian rebels 6 for 162: Captain Ian longmuir won toss and batted, Opening pair of Russells, Russ Whitney and Russ Newton "russled" the score to a record Over 60 opening partnership of 60 - Russ Whitney 32, Russ Newton 28, Ian Longmuir 33 (incl. 6 4s), Norm Eccles 18, Errol Orchard 14, John Martindale 16*. Midnight Cowboys best bowler Alan Taylor 2/9, Fred McLeod 1 wicket. Carl Duncan 3 stumpings. In reply Midnight Cowboys could only manage 8/130. Led superbly by Casey pair Colin "Spike" Jones, 31, and Ian "Eartha" Kitt, 32, Fred McLeod 24* (Incl. one 6), John Hammer 14. Russian rebels best bowler Norm "Jennifer" Eccles 2/14, John More, Ian Longmuir, Grant Barlow 1 wicket each. Man of Match: Ian Longmuir 33 and 1/8. The teams; Russian Rebels: Ian Longmuir (C), Russ Whitney, Russ Newton, Norm Eccles, Errol Orchard, John Martindale, Ian Hammett, John Carey, Grant Barlow, Ian McLeod, John Moore. Midnight Cowboys: Lloyd Haley (C), JohnHammer, Colin Jones, Ian Kitt, Carl Duncan, Laurie Hindle, Alan Taylor, Fred McLeod, Stewart Jenvey, Roger Grosvvenor, Alan Axford. Game 2: Paper tigers v Morningtown Morons Morningtown Morons All Out 111. Started well with an opening partnership of 35 with Lloyd Haley making 20 and Norm "Tonto" McLeod 19, Paul Taylor 22, Graham Cuddon 20, a third wicket stand of 35, then next 7 wickets fell for a mere 39 runs. Paper tigers best bowlers: Peter Scott, David Haynes, Alan Taylor, John Moore each one wicket. Paper tigers 7 for 122. Despite loosing opener "Rotten" ron Luckman for a duck, scored freely, taking 19overs to achieve victory. Ian "Razor" Sharp 22, David Haynes 20, Alan McLeish 21, Neville Brown 15, Geoff Coley 12. Bowling: Alan Axford and Barry Johnson 1 wicket each. Man of Match: David Haynes 20 and 1/21. The teams: Paper Tigers: Neville Brown (C), Ron Luckman, Alan McLeish, David Haynes, Rex Thompson, Ian Sharp, Geoff Coley, Peter Scott, John Moore, Alan Taylor. Mornintown Morons: Graham Cuddon (C), Lloyd haley, Norm McLeod, Paul Taylor, John McGovern, Max Stephens, Russ Dalton, Barry Johnson, Roger Grosvenor, Alan Axford. |
