A reflexion on the season that was.

Back in September '12 we thought of our wives and girlfriends with the season fast approaching.

Sometimes she dosen't see the point of the game but you have to love them.

       With the cricket season only a few weeks away now, I remember taking my then girlfriend to her first match of cricket. She sat through the first innings although she was plainly bored, she was then so relieved to see us leaving the field as we lost our last wicket.

      To her shock to see after a short break, the other team going out to bat. When an opposition batsman gave a tremendous swipe and knocked the ball out of the ground, she was very quick to her feet 'Thank goodness they got rid of it,' she yelled. 'Now we can all go home”.

 GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO   'You're looking miserable.'    
                                                'My wife's ran off with the milkman.' 
                                                'I'm sorry to hear that.'
                                               "Yes. Now we'll be one batsman short on Saturday".  CITY

We wish him well.

GOOOOOOOOOOO if you would like to attend details above CITY

One perfect night.

It was a perfect way to finish a terrific 2012/13 season. At our Presentation Night of Nights the award recipients were:
City United Cricket Club Award Winners

 

Batting Aggregates

1st Grade –        Ben Chew 306 runs
2nd Grade –       Paul Fisher 277 runs
3rd Grade -        Peter Mead 667 runs
4th Grade –       Anthony Fitzgerald 475 runs
Batting Averages
1st Grade -        Ben Chew 306 runs @ 25.5
2nd Grade –      Michael Bellamy 237 runs @ 21.55
3rd Grade -       Peter Mead 667 runs @ 83.38
4th Grade -       Timothy Skewes 139 runs @ 46.33
Bowling Aggregates
1st Grade –       Jack McVey 21 wickets
2nd Grade –      Neil Cooke 27 wickets
3rd Grade –       Lachlan Cooke 29 wickets
4th Grade -       Terry Skewes 26 wickets
Bowling Averages
1st Grade -        Jack McVey 21 wickets @ 14.62
2nd Grade –      Terry Kampe 17 wickets @ 6.24
3rd Grade -       Terry Kampe 18 wickets @ 10.28
4th Grade -       Terry Skewes 26 wkts @ 8.81

Jeff Ajani Pepetual Trophy (Most improved Club player) -    Jack McVey

Ron George Perpetual Trophy (Most improved Junior) -       Lachlan Cooke
Basil Penrith Clubman of The Year -                                     Ben & Matt Ballantine.
CUCC Best All-Rounder -                                                      Terry Kampe.
Roger Newell / Frank Gooley Club Best & Fairest -               Peter Mead
Jeff Ajani Outstanding services to CUCC -                             Nikki Hansen.
Stewart Andrews Memorial First Grade Players Player -       Ben Chew & Jack McVey.
Consistant Trainer -                                                                1st Grade Squad.
Club Joker -                                                                            Terry Kampe.

1st Grade Captains Award –   ScottDe Weymarn

2nd Grade Captains Award –  Dan Rogers

3rd Grade Captains Award -    Brett Walsh
4th Grade Captains Award -    Anthony Fitzgald.

Congratulations on City United Cricket Club Newest Life Member Inductee - Peter Mead.

 TDCA Trophies Winners

West Leagues Perpetual Trophy 4th Grade Minor Premiers:        City United Cricket Club

Frank Falkenmire Memorial Shield 3rd Grade Minor Premiers:    City United Cricket Club

Bud Abbott Shield 3rd Grade Major Premiers:                              City United Cricket Club

Grand Final Man of the Match in 3rd Grade:                                 Terry Kampe

#rd Grade One-Day Premiers:                                                       City United Cricket Club

One-Day Grand Final Man of the Match:                                       Terry Kampe

John Muller Best Bowling Performance throughout the season:    Lachlan Cooke

TDCA 4th Grade Bowling Average:                                               Terry Skewes

TDCA 4th Grade Batting Aggregate:                                             Anthony Fitzgerald

TDCA 3rd Grade Batting Average & Aggregate:                   Peter Mead

Tamworth Pepresentative runner-up Player of the Year:             Jack McVey

TDCA Junior Encouragement Award:                                           Lachlan Cooke

 

 The new 2013/14 season will commence with City United 's AGM which will be held sometime in late June. I would like to wish all at City a relaxing and safe off season and hope to see you all again for another season of enjoyment, fun and laughs.
Oue web site will still be operating with photos of our presentation night to be put up soon and highlights of the season being revisited.

So it's "Goodnight" from me. And it's "Goodnight" from him. "Goodnight".

 

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CITY

 

City's Night Of Nights was made even more special by a Life Membership being awarded.

Our newest Life Member Peter Mead

City United presented Peter Mead with a very deserving Life Membership.
On hand to celebrate were his close friends and old time City players Dan Mitchell and Tony Higgins(Life Member himself) .
Peter has displayed  dedication to cricket and the players under his captaincy and to City United over a very long time.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO well done Peter
 CITY

Have I got a story for you. The final one for this season but hoping all three boys will be back next season.

I would like to thank Richie, Scotty and Sugar for being good sports and allowing me to tell of their adventures throughout the season.

Our three City boys never made it out of the desert alive and were taken by God to the top of a cliff. God said to them that since they had been such great outstanding cricketers for City United that they would be given one chance to become anything that they desired.

 Richie thought about it for a minute and ran to the edge of the cliff, jumped into the air and shouted, "I want to be an eagle." Instantly Richie was changed into an eagle and soared off into the sunset.

Scotty was the second go and ran to the edge of the cliff, jumped into the air and shouted, "I want to be an owl." Instantly Scotty was changed into an owl and soared off into the sunset.

Lastly Sugar ran towards the edge of the cliff, tripped on a rock and as he was falling through the air, shouted, "Oh crap ..."

GOOOOOOOOOOO I can neither confirm or deny that all of the stories about our three City boys are 100% correct but one is assured they will have a great night tonight, see you there CITY

Have I got a story for you.

Our three City boys were lost in the desert and came across a magician. The magician was standing next to a kids slide. Our three City boys asked the magician if he had any water?

The magician answered by saying to our three boys, ''If you go down the kids slide and yell for a drink of your choosing and when you reach the bottom of the slide you will receive a huge glass of that drink.”

 Richie was the first to go and down the slide, yelling, ''lemonadeee!!!''  

Plop!  He landed with a huge glass of lemonade.

 After seeing this, Scotty was keen to be the second one to go down the slide yelling, ''Beerrr!!!''  Plop!  He landed with a glass of beer in his hand.

 Sugar could not contain himself and ran to the slide. Our Sugar slid down the slide yelling ''wheeeeeeeee!!!'''

 GOOOOOOOOOOOOO City’s Presentation Night is only two sleeps awayCITY

Who will be this years recipients on our Presentation Night this Friday night ?????

And last years winners were !!! Who will take out this years awards this Friday?

 City United congratulated the newest Life Member Inductee from last year- Rodney Pryor, by another City United  Life Member and his father Neville Pryor.

                                                                                                                                                                          


With City United Cricket Presentation Night this Friday Night. Lets look back to last years 2011/12 Award Winners, they were:

Jeff Ajani Pepetual Trophy (Most improved Club player) - Scott Hurn
Ron George Perpetual Trophy (Most improved Junior) - Patrick Dwyer
Basil Penrith Clubman of The Year - Daniel Whale
CUCC Best All-Rounder - Peter Mead
Roger Newell / Frank Gooley Club Best & Fairest - Terry Kempe
Jeff Ajani Outstanding services to CUCC - Alison Callcott & Marissa Lawrence
Stewart Andrews Memorial First Grade Players Player - Leo Steyn
Consistant Trainer - Daniel Lawrence
Club Joker - Johnny Miskle
1st Grade Captains Award - Matt Walter
2nd Grade Captains Award - Jack McVee
3rd Grade Captains Award - Tait Jordan
4th Grade Captains Award - Tim Paynter                                      GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO see you all this Friday Night CITY

 

 

Mum's are always your greatest fan.

The old No.1 Oval Grandstand can be seen here with the three gum trees behind it. Photo was taken in the floods of January 1910. Poto was taken from the Post Office.

In my younger days my mum would always come along and watch me play cricket. Although my mum didn't know anything about cricket, one Saturday afternoon at No1 Oval (when it had the old wooden Grandstand).

My mother was watching proudly (as mothers do) from the Grandstand. Next to her, a spectator turned to her.

'He's bowling well,' he said, 'But his length varies.'
'Don't be ridiculous,' interrupted my mum. 'He's five foot, eleven and a half and has been for agers!' "
GOOOOOOOOOO mum's you have to you love them CITY

Only in 4th Grade.

Garry Whale addresses the batsmen. "Now come on, lets just bat out our over".

And after we did bat out our overs with over 250 on the board Anthony Fitzgerald addresses the team "Let bowl line and length and back each other up in the field".

 In 4th Grade there is  no one leader, their is a number of senior players that guild the side around, you could say they all hunt as a pack.

Paulie Lawrence then calls the boys in for the final word of encouragement. Now you will never find Paul's team addresses in any coaching manuals. "We batted like crap so let's get out there and get those Bective sook's out".

Against Bective in the last Round game of the season was no different.





And as usual Paulie words inspired us to beat Bective out-right and go on to win the Minor Premiership.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO City 4th Grade, just love it CITY

When our Phil first came to City.

 I remember when Phillip Hood first came to City United, he was not the reserved, quiet, polite gentleman we know him to be now.
 

In a match, in which his son Nick was playing for City United in, Phil was jeering and heckling the umpire (Bruce Skewes) from the sideline.

After an hour of this Bruce had had enough and walked over to the boundary and sat down next to our Phil.
"What are you doing, out here Bruce?" asked our Phil.
"Well," said Bruce, "it seems you get the best view from out here, Phil."

GOOOOOOOOO our Phil will be at City's Night of Night's, he would love for you to say G'Day CITY

The season that was.

The view of the match is so much nicer sitting under a tree.

How good do I look in sunnies?

How good do I look without sunnies?

Timmy sitting with all his friends.

 Three thorns and with two rose buds on the end.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Dont forget to let Kathy know you are coming to the City Presentation Night CITY

It was just a April Fools Joke?

My wife played a April Fools joke on me?

I was pretending to be asleep on the chair the other night and over heard my wife talking to her friend.  Her friend asked her "Do you ever talk to your man while you are having wild, amazing sex?"
My wife answered.  "Only if he phones me."

She knew I was listening?

GOOOOOOOOOOOPresentation Night numbers need to be in to Kathy (0419490534) before his Saturday CITY

We need numbers.

 

 

Yes we know you are coming to the Night of Nights. City United Presentation Night, Friday the 12^th April from 6.30 but you need to inform Kathy how many of you are coming (as we know how much some of you can eat) and the restaurant needs numbers for catering purposes . So please let Kathy M: 0419 490 534 Or E-mail robdog_45@yahoo.com.au know before this Saturday. The small cost of $15 can be paid on the night.

GOOOOOOOOO be there or be square CITY

 

 

The season that was.

I will get the boys home!!

My first year at City and loving it!!

                                              


 Two old City United war horses.

A quiet refreshing drink after the game, it dose not get any better than this.

 
 



 



       City's own "true believers", week after week.



Yes I have wrinkles, wrinkles from smiling.







      GOOOOOOOOOOOOO the season that was CITY             

The future of City is in the hands of our many talented Juniors.