My cricket team's last game, June 7, 2009, ALexandra Park ... graced by the presence of Alan Gruner, of REM, of Euroman tour fame, and pictures taken by another of our alumni, Clive Moore, one time vicar on Brookside... it's his website... Sunday cricket at its best... our team have ground to a standstill... I joined in 1990 age 23, I was the youth policy then, and I was all but the youngest there, now 41. AP batted in a 35 over game and had a strong line up, including Luke, their overseas professional. Many 1st and 2nds were in the tream. We opened with a bowling pair of Ringo and Dave Cattell, combined age, a hundred and a lot. The Middlesex League team fell for the trap and lost wickets. We had them down for 135 for 9 with 5 to go, but their No "11" was useful. They got 199 for 9.
It was too much for us, but youth policy Jack Reed, of Christ's College, showed the oldies how it was done in his Crimson helmet and smaked 55 No as we remained un beaten on 139 for 8 in our overs... Sundowners gave them a scare, we bowled well, Dave C took 3 for 25 and your Correspondent took 2 for 24 off 7, but our power house of McGowan, Moore, Faisal and Herlihy failed to deliver in the batting stakes and we lost. So we decided to have a last ever game next year as well...
