Twenty - Weston Creek Cricket Club

Twenty Seasons OnA VETERAN'S GAMEby Lionel LavertyA legend in his own timethrough his deeds on the field.In the season of 1982-83, hecaused havoc for oppositionbatsmen throughout Canberra,snaring 71 wickets and it willtake a remarkable performanceto even come within 10 of it,let alone to break it. Lionel isalso known for his ability tosniff out trophies and winthem. Much of his success canbe directly attributed to this asall a captain had to do to gethim to perform, was tell himthat so and so had justdonated a trophy for such andsuch and you could bet poundsto peanuts that Lionel wouldwin it. There is one thinghowever, (despite his countlessanecdotal offerings), thatLionel was never seen to doand that was to bowl astraight ball.Chris HarrisThe ACT Cricket Association in its quest to retain olderplayers' interest at Club level introduced a Veteran'scricket competition open to the eight grade clubs.With a 35 year age limit and other restrictions, clubs arefinding it difficult to field 11 players who can bend down letalone run 22 yards.However, Weston Creek has no such problems, with a widearray of oldies to pick from. With such a wide field, thechairman of selectors has to employ cunning methods to comeup with a balanced eleven.81