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North versus South - Sunday, 8th September 2002
s-victoryissweet by Steve Deane The star-speckled and highly-fancied South Island selection failed to live up to its billing and become the first side in the history to successfully defend the London New Zealand Cricket Club inter-island cup on Sunday. A fine all-round batting display and a dogged bowling and fielding effort saw the North triumph by 23 runs in a high scoring 45 over contest at the idyllic Great Hampden oval. Despite the discomfort of losing the toss and suffering an insertion The North set the tone for the day from the very first ball, a gentle full toss from Aaron Gale dispatched through third man by Mike Deane. Gale then served up a half-volley that Deane duly pasted over mid-off to the delight of a small but vigorous band of North Island supporters. Gale - well known for his length - then settled down as speedster Sean Martin took it upon himself to display some typical Southern generosity. Gritty Northern opener Dave MacMillan peppered the point boundary to the dismay of Martin, whose plea for a third man was answered with a heartless "pitch it up" from the Southern skipper. He
didn't, and was removed after two overs that saw the scoreboard attendants
struggling to keep up. The
Southerners, obviously having heard a recent weather forecast, did their best to
slow the game down, prolonging the numerous ball hunts that took them deep into
the Buckinghamshire forest. Steve Lester's lively medium pace proved the
Southerners' best weapon and Not.
Out strode Anthony 'TP' Penman to put down the Southern rebellion, combining
with Burgess to take the Northerners' total past 200 with plenty of overs to
spare. The slog truly went on in the final 10 overs. Well known Wellington 4C
player Steve Deane shrugged off the ignominy of being listed as an Aucklander in
the match programme to bludgeon a six over the clubhouse, while Ryan Edwards'
cool display of running between the wickets and judicious hitting ensured the
North batted out its allotment. It was.
Despite
stretching inter-island relations to breaking point this dubious tactic served
only to allow The North an early taste of lager - so much The sun
came back out to shine on Northern backs. Martin holed out off Penman and the
game limped to its foregone conclusion. But not before Dave Morgan limped to the
crease in a last desperate attempt to claim the moral high ground for the South.
Morgan played all the shots in the book during his undefeated seven,
rescuing some Southern pride in a gritty display. A large thank you to Marty Conway who officiated to his usual high level in trying circumstances and also to Sarah Penman who produced a fabulous lunch, some may say she was the north's secret weapon as the extra slice of lemon cake was a major contributing factor in Michael Singleton struggling to regain his ground when stumped.
Scoreboard North 273 - 9 South 250 - 9
Runs Catches
Runs Catches Some comments from north and south supporters alike
Ooooh ah um.. be this man a journalist? If so then the art of the objective and reasoned quill is somewhat sodden. Verilant Northern propaganda when a modest and gentlemanly delivery was surely required......didn't grow up in OZ did ya stevo. And my name wasn't even mentioned in dispatches after all that running about in the mud or while straining my eyesight as I attempted to spot the ball against the darkened backdrops of murky forest and turf?? Enough said.
Such biased reporting will have a problem getting past the web site editorial committee. They may even refer to the press complaint commission who would look at it with two eyes rather than the one that wrote this.
Sour grapes no. Champagne for the south next year yes
I beg to differ xxxxx you egotistical southern scum... the art of "objective and reasoned quill" was well met... and a fine art it was too Steve! Sean Martin got his well deserved mention for his efforts in the chase and apart from Singleton's gutsy effort that ran slightly behind par that was the only mention the south deserved... your "net" bowlers took a pasting and it sure looked like a bit of a "limp" chase from behind the stumps... so although harsh, Steve was indeed fair... The number of complaints and excuses from the south, that have been flying around since that passing shower on Sunday afternoon, are now reaching comic proportions... yourself included... quite sad to be honest You were stuffed... time to move on little man
Come come you know as well as I do that the rain did nothing other than assist your cause - whether the result would have been different no-one will know. "objective" - "reasoned" seems you use the same definition for these as you do "carried"!!! In terms of the word "art" - Tracy Emin's award winning bed springs to mind as the closest comparison I can think of!! Enjoy the loan of the trophy for a year!!
Again raw nerves...guilt...protest too much. I only deliver criticism in a well meaning and constructive manner. There were objective observations. But this simple, modest social and gentlemanly sportsman agrees with at least one point. It’s clear we should all agree to differ...join forces again and move on as LNZCC. No more small minded, bigoted and tinted comments from anyone eh Mr Perkinson. The healthy competitive nature we as New Zealanders are born with should now be re-channelled. What I'm trying to say is ... F... off ya weird northern dork!
It’s amazing how some light hearted banter go turn into a major diplomatic incident. The north need to get a life I think its time to cut the cable!
I am in favour of splitting the club up and carrying on as separate clubs - I feel we can no longer either cooperate or coexist and it seems an opportune way of marking our 50th Jubilee. It will also allow both sides to draw up new constitutions and crappy mission statements plotting their destiny - Aaron has already had an initial stab at ours. Marty - I would propose that a motion be prepared at the next Committee meeting to be tabled at the AGM - needless to say the Sth will cherry pick the fixtures and retain exclusive rights over all club images, logos branding etc and the Bank account (the latter would have been able to be achieved rather seamlessly if Barkle hadn't finally signed it over to TP). In the spirit of giving we are willing to hand over all unsettled accounts to the Nth and the clubs bad debts (but not the debtors or we will lose one of our better batsmen - eh Don!!) Failing this I guess we will have to bite the bullet and listen to crap for twelve months until the wrongs are righted!!
I should have got back to everyone earlier on. But I've actually sold the North Island club contingent to Tasmania, and given the assets was reasonably happy with the £25 we got for them (almost £2 per man...fair price I thought)
You're normally better at wheeling and dealing than that xxxxx... Those Tasmanian's would have paid through the teeth to snap up some more inbreds... you could have sold your southern kinsman at a real premium... something I wouldn't have put past you... Chances are you've hocked the champion Northern's off for around £10 per player and you've pocketed the difference... bets anyone? |
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