Twenty - Weston Creek Cricket Club

Twenty Seasons On1 team in the competition, with a score of 9 for 289 and playrained off you have had your fair share of bad luck. We as ateam decided to reverse this trend and redress the wrong doneto a loyal member of WCCC, and we selected Ray Williams.We knew that a trophy would be given to the player of thematch, so a search was carried out to find who had amassedhis fair share of awards. It had to be Laverty. Thepsychology behind his selection was that the player of thematch is selected from the winning team and if Lionel was onthe team it would ensure our victory, not because of any realability with bat or ball but his uncanny knack of stealingtrophies.The role of a 12tn man is a demanding one. You need a manwith a professional approach to the game. We approachedHarris and he accepted!!! Would you believe he did field inthe game and gave us all a lesson on how not to accept asitter? All who know Harris realise he was selected for hisability for after-dinner speaking. Really, Chris would talkbefore, between and after any dinner, given the opportunity!The result is now history. Harris captained a winning team,Ray Williams fulfilled his dream of a grand final win;Mosley hurt his fingers; we ate tons of food at Wacca'srestaurant; we got a few dollars out of Rann; Zanker earnedhis guernsey; Kensey and Rouse won the best supporters'prize; Wal Hall was last seen running around the boundarycalling "mine!"; Wild got out of advancing the team cheapmoney; JB was still batting "last in", got it!!!; Mick Gahanmissed his six, (there is always the next time, Mick), andLaverty got his trophy.We may have unorthodox selection procedures, players whocan't bat, bowl or field but we have a great time, and sharethe great spirit that Weston Creek is renowned for. #85