With the pressure of free Magners lifted from the fixture on Saturday normal service was resumed for McCrea FS West and all who sail in her.
When watching any team play it is important to know the player’s nicknames as in sport formal names are very rarely used amongst teammates. Here is a quick breakdown of the 1st squads nicknames for reference purposes: -
Greg Watson – Watto/Gladstone/R Kelly/Mr T.
Dougie Lockhart – Longshanks/Dug Dug Dug/Dooog.
Grant Robinson – The Great Man
Ian Young – Youngy/Pig/Horse/Skip.
Jason Harris – Dingo.
Ross Brown – The Finisher/Red Ross/Scotty Styris/Child who is allergic to sunlight.
Gordon Goudie – The Goat/Goudos.
Ricky Windows – Ricky Lad/Steamy/dad.
David Mcnulty – DAVID!!!/The Pirate/Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Iain Cran – Cranny/Will Young/Umar Gul.
Aftab Talpur – Atab/Aftabulous.
Craig Brown – Chilli/Simon.
Stewart Leggat – Spegs/Guy from BT advert.
Jamie Burton – Jamie No Chat.
Scott Robertson – Frank the Tank.
Gavin Smith – The kitten
Kevin Keller – The Walking Hernia
So on to the game, despite damp conditions the toss held no fear for Skip as he duly won it and elected to have a bowl. For the first time this year the opening partnership of the Goat and the Pirate failed to take a wicket however the West Lothian batsmen were playing their own game of lets not score any runs so the start was a solid one for the Home side. After the introduction of Will Young’s military medium the pressure turned to wickets with a couple falling to catch’s behind from dug dug dug. A further run out from Red Ross meant the visitors struggled find any momentum, further tight bowling from steamy and aftabulous meant they stuttered through their innings. Even the pocket rocket that is Kruger Van Wyk with his small hands failed to get his reverse V firing and they ended up with a mere 139 off the 49 overs.
The chase began after both teams had enjoyed the new weight watchers teas featuring a new dish to many of the players going by the name of s-a-l-a-d, although eating it without cutlery proved too difficult for some. As it became clear to West Lothian that their total was about 150 runs short of being competitive they quickly turned to moaning about the weather despite it brightening up. They could not control the weather and they could also not control the flurry of shots coming from the Great man and Longshanks who had ironically left his ‘leaves’ in the locker and was knocking the ball about with ease. The total was reached in a mere 24.4 overs.
All that was left to do was to fine Red Ross for being sun burnt, The Pirate for being late, Umar Gul for not wearing a west polo, and the Horse for having unbelievably small man nipples.
Next week the Bandwagon heads to Forfs for a crunch tie, any support will be most welcome however the 1st eleven cannot be held liable for any personal belongings that are stolen during our visit to Dundee.
Meanwhile The Partick Eleven led by the skipper McGravey travelled into Banjo country to St Micheals on Sunday and recorded an emphatic victory. Batting first on what was described as a ploughed cabbage patch used for mine testing by the army they managed to post a competitive 144. Thanks in the main part by a partnership from McGravey himself (36) and that guy from the BT advert who made a jug avoiding 46. When it came to fielding the ball was quickly tossed to the Walking Hernia who bagged himself a cheeky six for, he was well supported by the Kitten who took a couple himself. That was that and St Michaels were shot out for 80 odd, Cold shower, quick change and back in the cars overtaking tractors and horse and carts alike on the way back up to the big smoke to catch the end of the footie.
There was also a Scottish cup game played on Sunday but it was decided that it would be best for all if the teams concentrated on their league campaigns. It also made the players warm and fuzzy inside to see how happy Prestwick were with their victory, best of luck to them and their merry band of supporters in the next round.
Please note that these views are those of the guest blogger (Its all just a bit of banter) and do not reflect those of the mighty West of Scotland CC.
