Twenty - Weston Creek Cricket Club

Weston Creek, Cricket ClubWhen the home side batted Greg was placed at number 6behind Greg Mathews and Mark Taylor, and Tom Moody,Mark Waugh and David Hookes, and just above the great manhimself, Allan Border. Greg batted impressively and one shotover mid on for four was the sort of Irvine shot We know andlove. When Allan Border joined him at the wicket the sightof Border and Irvine batting together somehow seemedparticularly appropriate, and it brought a lump to the throat ofmore than one Weston Creek supporter, and perhaps a fewothers as well.The sight was, sadly, short lived. With his team fallingbehind the required run rate, Greg lofted a drive which wouldhave cleared the fence on most other grounds but was wellcaught by the fieldsman on the long on boundary.Many at the match would not have been at all surprised ifGreg had been named "Man of the Match". He dideverything right and showed once again what a wealth ofcricketing talent he has.If Greg Irvine was a happy man at the end of the day then hewas not the only one. Greg's effort was a special Christmastreat to everyone associated with Weston Creek Cricket Cluband an inspiration to the many youngsters who saw him playthat day. #Reprinted from "Cover Point". Volume 10 No 3, January 1988.122