Twenty - Weston Creek Cricket Club

Twenty SeasonsOnImms at eight, another sound but big-hitting batsman. PeterMosley, wicket-keeper of the team and a more than usefulbatsman, would be at nine.The last two in the order would also promise carnage if they wererequired to perform - in the unlikely case that the preceding lineup failed. At 10 would come Lionel Laverty and last but not leastGreg Ratford. It would be a very talented batting line up thatwould have these players at ten and eleven. There would be a lotof dressing room pressure on those who went before them!The bowling would have great variety. Lionel Laverty tried totake a wicket with every ball. Once he got the ball into his hand,it was very difficult to get it off him (Lionel must find VeteransXI cricketing frustrating with its limit of four overs per bowler).The other opener would be left-armer Greg Ratford. Greg was afierce competitor who was a real hand-full when his blood wasup. Mick O'Ryan at first would provide a variety of options totest the ability of the batsmen.The most difficult selection is of a slow bowler, given thedominance of the faster men in Club attack. While Colin Immscould also bowl mediums (although Colin would say they werefast), he would be mainly in the side as a spinner. Spin bowlingsupport could come from Bob Coughlan, who turned himself intoa more than useful left arm slowie in his later years with the Club,while John Waldron, Paddy O'Brien and Chris Harris could alsoturn their arm over if needed.The choice of captain is not easy - most of the team- would fancythemselves as being in charge. In a toss-up, I have given the jobto Chris Harris, as one of the biggest characters in the team hewould be well placed to stay above the cross-flow of comment.But he certainly wouldn't be short of advice - so a nomination ofvice-captain is superfluous.95