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KouacsA BIG HIT IN NESTONMichael arrived here on Sunday April 6th.It was cold and wet. Following a middaymeal he went out to Neston CC - half anhour by car - to make contact with his newClub. He spent a few hours there, thenreturned home and slept for several days.On waking he went out to buy thermalunderwear.With help from John Abrahams, Michaelbought himself some superb equipmentincluding a G & M Maestro.In the early days Michael flirted with theidea of finding work but he did not allowit to become an obsession. Truthfully, hehas been far too busy playing cricket andtennis to leave much time for moneyearning.Without recourse to official records, I amsure Mike has played over fifty one-daygames, mostly at weekend. He has playedregularly as an opening batsman and stumperfor Neston 2nd XI with a top score of 67.I saw him bat very nicely for close to 50when I umpired Oxton 2nd v. Neston 2nd.We won, he lost!When not needed by Neston he has playedas a guest for Bottle CC, The XL Club andHadleigh and Thundersley CC - an Essextouring side.For one week he went up to the countrynorth of Newcastle to help Neston win atrophy. The main purpose was really to havea very pleasant, sociable few days.The highest score Mike has achieved so faris 77 and in total he has scored well over1200 runs. In League games he has scoredvery nearly 500 runs at an average of over30.Michael has made a good impression in theLiverpool Competition. I have umpired anumber of Oxton games and have continuallymet people who have played against him.I've heard no unfavourable comments!When he was given out lbw after havinghit the ball, he walked away from thestumps without comment. Seriously, he hasbeen a very fair minded player and is notaverse to accepting lifts from umpires.Mike has visited Headingley to see a oneday international v. New Zealand andEdgbaston to see a Test Match, first day,v. India. He has visited Old Trafford severaltimes and been made very welcome be JohnA. and the other Lancashire players.I am sure that Michael has enjoyed his stayin the north west of England. Elaine andI have very much enjoyed his presence inour home.Maybe one day another WCCC person willfeel the need to travel!JOHNMIDDLESEX C CCNEW BLOODJohn SteelCARRJohn Carr of Oxford University and MiddlesexC.C.C. has replaced John Abrahams whohad played for W.C.C.C. during the lastthree seasons.It is said that, John the son of a formerEngland cricketer and the current Secretaryof the Test and County Cricket Board, is"potentially a better cricketer than mostyoungsters in the English County scene".Carr attended Repton SChool, a well knownand respected public school in Derbyshirebefore going to Oxford University.Between 1983 and 1985 in three seasons hemade over 1000 runs and 38 wickets in 18University matches.To date in first class cricket John has made1749 runs at an average of 30+ with ahighest score of 123.We wish John a long and happy innings withWeston Creek CC.
H7'£ Co,W.C.C.C. Golf DayMima.Friday the 5th September saw 27 intrepidpeople turn up to Queanbeyan Golf Coursefor a round, only a dozen of them from the'Creek! Although there was some confusionabout the numbers! As the starting grouphit off the first tee, they were distractedby a lonely figure waving at them from thefirst green. This character appeared to beRoger Lonie. However on closer inspection,it was seen that "Roger" was only the pinflag flapping in the breeze. (It's a laughShrubber.)At 12.00p.m. then, under a clear blue sky,Kelaart and Mackenzie strode to the crease(tee) to open the innings. "Happy Joe"showed immediately a willingness to rumbadown the pitch(tee) to drive. Mackenziemeanwhile was scoring consistently, with8 off the 4th over, 16 off the 5th over (whoinvented bunkers anyway!) and 3 off the 6thover (first par ever).Chris Body came in at number 3 and playeda solid innings just reaching his centurybefore collapsing into the Clubhouse. Mindyou, there is no truth in the rumour that"Knees" was carried over the last 9 overs(holes). It was only the last 2!Drew, Clark, O'Brien and Simmons contributedreasonably well in the middle order.... 4 more centuries. Well done fellas!Drew and Simmons partook in some verylusty hitting, as did the next batsman.Yes! Mick O'Ryan was next to bat and hetook to the bowling with relish (no jokes).One shot in particular, and its consequences,deserve mention. In the seventeenthover Mick played probably the bestshot of the innings. Mick was ecstatic.With a whoop, he flung his (QGC) bat, (twowood) down the pitch (fairway). Unfortun-11Continued on page 12" SCHOOLSINTRODUCTORYCRICKET PROGRAMMEinSouth side of Canberra
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