Twenty - Weston Creek Cricket Club

Weston Creek, Cricket ClubTIM OVERLAND - BATTING GOLF SHOTSA- shining star of the Club for10 seasons between 1979 and1989, Greg captained theWCCC first grade for fiveyears. During his years withthe Club he represented theACT in over 100representativematches,playing against all touringteams. In 1987, playing in thePrime Minister's XI matchagainst New Zealand, he took5 for 42. For the club, hemade 3815 runs at an averageof 33.76 scoring 6 centuriesand 19 half centuries. rsBy Greg IrvineRecently on a foggy and cold Canberra morning I set offto Yass to play a round of golf with a couple ofhackers who actually called themselves golfers. Whenwalking to the pro shop I remembered an incident whichoccurred on a Weston Creek Cricket Club Golf Day back inthe early 1980's on a Public Holiday Monday after the "Foodand Wine Frolic", an annual Canberra Holidayevent.WeekendWell, you can imagine an early hit off with blood shot eyes,seedy heads and 18 holes of golf to play on a rather hot day.Tim Overland in those early days was a bit of a teetotallerand only drank the occasional spirit so he looked remarkablygood and fighting fit for the day's play. He also not onlylooked immaculate but Tim had all the right golfingequipment, the Niblick spiked shoes, the Pro sport buggy andbag with the Jack Nicklaus full set of clubs including thelatest metal head drivers which were supposed to hit the ballfurther and straighter than conventional woods.86