The Shipwrecks went down in a catamaran-style League and Cup Double at Kingholm 2 on Thursday, in what however turned out to be a close and well-contested skirmish. Unfortunately holidays etc had deprived the Sailors of four key players, most notably bowlers Cameron and Skipper McEwan.
Captain Lieutenant McCuaig standing in lost the toss and was thankful to be invited to bat as several of the team only made it out of their bunks in the nick of time. As is often the case with large ocean-going vessels, the openers were slow to haul away from dock, but Sid Oates and Jim Worthington hung around for seven overs and batted quite well, also benefitting from the large number of wides on offer to take the score to 28 for the first wicket.
After Oates decided it was time for a howk, McCuaig started his captain's innings with a nice straight four but, when Worthington picked out the wrong fielder (Forsyth) with a drive and the Skipper was also caught to make it 59-3, the effort began to go a little awry. Hall was adjudged lbw to one that might have been drifting to port and Peter Cooper fired his first ball straight to Sam Thornley who did really well to cling on.
Mike Service batted well but could only manage one four before he was also caught off the Colts' pro Forsyth. Possibly taking over the wheel a little late, Davey Fallas provided the usual flurry of activity on deck but was restricted to 16 not out, which plus the usual scratching around at the end of innings and a nice four from Lumb, moved the final acore on to 98-9 after a last ball run out.
As the dull weather improved marginally, makeshift opening bowlers Taylor and Hall did a reasonable job of battening down the hatches in the first eight overs and between them accounted for openers Gordon and Currie. Lewis was smartly run out by Cooper and it looked like the sea gods might be favouring the Shipwrecks when, in his last over, Hall accidentally diverted a well-struck ball to run a stranded S. Thornley out at the bowler's end.
However, Forsyth made the expected maximum with ease after one narrow squeak and a third run out (yes three in the same innings!) by Taylor may have been a tactical error as the victim was the youngest cabin boy on the pitch, T. Currie, who was defending solidly but showed little sign of being able to reach the boundary rope.
When Davey Fallas bowled Keith Walker for a duck, the odds were still acceptable with only two wickets needed for victory, but the 'Wrecks were now out of established bowlers and, in spite of one respectable over from Worthington, the Colts eventually had a clear run in to the finish line in the 19th over.
Scores: Shipwrecks 98 – 9 (Fallas 16 n.o., Service 14 n.o., Oates 10 ; K. Walker 3-18) : Dumfries Colts 99-8 (Forsyth 26 ret, Gordon 17, R. Thornley 12 n.o.)
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Saturday, 11 July 2015
Saturday, 6 June 2015
Shipwrecks Cruise to Victory
Shipwrecks met St Michael's Cadets (inappropriately sponsored by scrap merchant J. Walker & Son) at Kingholm 1 on Thursday. For the first time the weather was fine and fair - enough to feel comfortable in the covers without donning a sou'wester.
Home Skipper Geddes won the toss and elected to bat on the artificial, reinforced by the return of professional sailor Rohin Thapar from the East India Company. But the youngsters were soon under heavy seas when Rankine and McEwan bowled Muir and Malik for early ducks. Unlike other pros observed locally, Thapar selflessly refrained from launching every ball over the boundary and hung around encouraging the youngsters to find their sea legs before retiring on 28. Unfortunately just Geddes could respond to the call, playing some nice cuts to starboard in his 25. Only Ryan Geddes and Levi White managed to contribute further runs to the wides allocation.
In contrast to the swamp encountered in 2012, the Kingholm outfield is starting to ressemble a golf green, so it was relatively plain sailing for Shipwrecks to overhaul this target - but only after negotiating the impressive opening partnership of Fraser Jack and White, who bowled Service for 3 and accounted for Dean as he looked for a big finish. After Davey Fallas hat put together a cool 25 retired against his St Michael's coachees, Hall and Taylor steered the Shipwrecks home.
Good news onshore for Shipwrecks is the launch of Bar Milan just downstream of our former haunt, The Ship Inn, which appears to spend a long time in dry dock waiting for a rich buyer.
Scores: J Walker & Sons 73 - 9 (Thapar 28 ret, A. Geddes 25 ret ; Connor 2-10, Rankine 2-21) : Shipwrecks 80 - 3 (Fallas 25 ret, Dean 24, Hall 14 n.o. ; White 2-25). Shipwrecks won by 7 wickets and 7 runs.
Home Skipper Geddes won the toss and elected to bat on the artificial, reinforced by the return of professional sailor Rohin Thapar from the East India Company. But the youngsters were soon under heavy seas when Rankine and McEwan bowled Muir and Malik for early ducks. Unlike other pros observed locally, Thapar selflessly refrained from launching every ball over the boundary and hung around encouraging the youngsters to find their sea legs before retiring on 28. Unfortunately just Geddes could respond to the call, playing some nice cuts to starboard in his 25. Only Ryan Geddes and Levi White managed to contribute further runs to the wides allocation.
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Derek "Shabba" Rankine bowled with commendable accuracy as did Alasdair McEwan, who produced his best spell of the season against the better batting. A notable addition to the fighting force was newcomer Peter Connor, who bowls and also fields at a higher pace than most of the old lags. Later on Cameron, Taylor amd Hall produced stingy spells to restrict the J Walker & Son innings to 73.
In contrast to the swamp encountered in 2012, the Kingholm outfield is starting to ressemble a golf green, so it was relatively plain sailing for Shipwrecks to overhaul this target - but only after negotiating the impressive opening partnership of Fraser Jack and White, who bowled Service for 3 and accounted for Dean as he looked for a big finish. After Davey Fallas hat put together a cool 25 retired against his St Michael's coachees, Hall and Taylor steered the Shipwrecks home.
Good news onshore for Shipwrecks is the launch of Bar Milan just downstream of our former haunt, The Ship Inn, which appears to spend a long time in dry dock waiting for a rich buyer.
Scores: J Walker & Sons 73 - 9 (Thapar 28 ret, A. Geddes 25 ret ; Connor 2-10, Rankine 2-21) : Shipwrecks 80 - 3 (Fallas 25 ret, Dean 24, Hall 14 n.o. ; White 2-25). Shipwrecks won by 7 wickets and 7 runs.
Friday, 1 August 2014
Shipwrecks Haulted Mid-Voyage
Shipwrecks' final League game against the J. Walker & Son haulk (St Michael's Youth) was diverted onto Kingholm 1 after their home strip was commandeered by pirates last Thursday.
Lieutenant Geoff Dean won the toss and chose to bat against a strengthened Juniors' team, including former
Shipwrecks Peter Harrison and Kevin Kirkpatrick. Mike Service and Donald McCuaig struggled against the pace of weekender Tom Holmes, who eventually bowled Service for 5 before Alex Taylor nervily hoisted one to Saints pro Thapar in the covers. Fallas then took slightly longer than usual to run up his 25 not out, but the innings maintained forward momentum as Dean and McCuaig plundered maximum runs from the younger bowlers.
On his first trip of the season, Jason Hall also cleared the decks several times succeeding Dean and a volley of runs came off the last over when he and Colin Taylor ran a chancy two overthrows off the last ball to raise the nominal home team's flag to 130 - 2.
The usual storm of big sixes followed from Dario Cummings, who nearly demolished the Pavilion, and Holmes, the latter turning down half a dozen singles before launching his last effort. This ball was actually very well caught by Mike Service but he was unfortunately standing on the boundary line.
In the meantime, Alex Taylor had caught Lynch off the bowling of Bowie and Taylor C. bowled Kirkpatrick and Harshit Morisetty in successive deliveries before a nasty squall sent the players scuttling from the pitch with the innings interestingly poised at 70 - 3 after 9.1 overs. Once the rain eased at 8.40 p.m., the Captains agreed to abandon it as a draw.
In the Ship Inn afterwards, it was generally agreed that Shipwrecks would probably have won, as the Juniors only had Thapar of the big hitters still at the crease.
Donald McCuaig was nominated Man of the Match for surviving early pressure to record a solid retiral.
Scores: Shipwrecks 130 - 2 (Dean 27 n.o., McCuaig 25 n.o., Fallas 25 n.o., Hall 22 n.o.; Holmes 2-8) : J. Walker & Son 70 - 3 (Holmes 30 n.o., Cummings 26 n.o. ; C. Taylor 2-14)
Lieutenant Geoff Dean won the toss and chose to bat against a strengthened Juniors' team, including former
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On his first trip of the season, Jason Hall also cleared the decks several times succeeding Dean and a volley of runs came off the last over when he and Colin Taylor ran a chancy two overthrows off the last ball to raise the nominal home team's flag to 130 - 2.
The usual storm of big sixes followed from Dario Cummings, who nearly demolished the Pavilion, and Holmes, the latter turning down half a dozen singles before launching his last effort. This ball was actually very well caught by Mike Service but he was unfortunately standing on the boundary line.
In the meantime, Alex Taylor had caught Lynch off the bowling of Bowie and Taylor C. bowled Kirkpatrick and Harshit Morisetty in successive deliveries before a nasty squall sent the players scuttling from the pitch with the innings interestingly poised at 70 - 3 after 9.1 overs. Once the rain eased at 8.40 p.m., the Captains agreed to abandon it as a draw.
In the Ship Inn afterwards, it was generally agreed that Shipwrecks would probably have won, as the Juniors only had Thapar of the big hitters still at the crease.
Donald McCuaig was nominated Man of the Match for surviving early pressure to record a solid retiral.
Scores: Shipwrecks 130 - 2 (Dean 27 n.o., McCuaig 25 n.o., Fallas 25 n.o., Hall 22 n.o.; Holmes 2-8) : J. Walker & Son 70 - 3 (Holmes 30 n.o., Cummings 26 n.o. ; C. Taylor 2-14)
Friday, 11 July 2014
Shipwrecks Cruise Home
Shipwrecks cruised to victory against a Dumfries Juniors outfit strengthened by club pro Loz and an influx of returning public schoolboys.
It was another balmy evening on the Costa del Kingholm, on which the football pitch had been cut shorter than the rest of the ground, obviously reflecting the sporting priorities of our times. Alasdair McEwan lost the toss and led his troops into the field.
Derek "Shabba" Rankine opened with three tight overs, but no wickets fell until Alex Taylor took a fine catch, performing a superb backward hornpipe at long on to dismiss Thornely (Sr.) off McEwan in the fourth over. The innings was nearly half way through before Fallas took a towering catch off Cameron just in front of the boundary to remove Birkbeck.
Only three more wickets were to fall but, crucially, none of the juniors made many runs while Lyburn and Loz steamed ahead to record their maximums in the away side's 91 - 5.
Jim Worthington and Geoff Dean opened in pokey fashion until the former was well taken low by Loz at mid on, at which point Dean unleashed a series of stylish off drives to starboard. Joined by Davey Fallas after Alex Taylor slipped up, the duo found the boundary with great regularity until Dean prodded back to Loz, called for an impossible run and duly walked the plank.
Once Fallas retired after the usual couple of sixes, Rankine was in similar mood and the remaining batsmen were really only needed in a supporting role. Mike Service and Colin Taylor nevertheless managed to get out before Rankine won the game with his third four in the eighteenth over.
The Ship Inn Man of the Match Award went to Davey Fallas for his match-winning 28 and excellent catch.
Scores: Dumfries Juniors 91 - 5 (Lyburn 30 n.o., Loz 29 n.o ; Cameron 2-31) : Shipwrecks 92 - 5 (Fallas 28 n.o., Dean 24, Rankine 15 n.o. ; Currie 2-21)
It was another balmy evening on the Costa del Kingholm, on which the football pitch had been cut shorter than the rest of the ground, obviously reflecting the sporting priorities of our times. Alasdair McEwan lost the toss and led his troops into the field.
Derek "Shabba" Rankine opened with three tight overs, but no wickets fell until Alex Taylor took a fine catch, performing a superb backward hornpipe at long on to dismiss Thornely (Sr.) off McEwan in the fourth over. The innings was nearly half way through before Fallas took a towering catch off Cameron just in front of the boundary to remove Birkbeck.
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| MoM Davey Fallas |
Jim Worthington and Geoff Dean opened in pokey fashion until the former was well taken low by Loz at mid on, at which point Dean unleashed a series of stylish off drives to starboard. Joined by Davey Fallas after Alex Taylor slipped up, the duo found the boundary with great regularity until Dean prodded back to Loz, called for an impossible run and duly walked the plank.
Once Fallas retired after the usual couple of sixes, Rankine was in similar mood and the remaining batsmen were really only needed in a supporting role. Mike Service and Colin Taylor nevertheless managed to get out before Rankine won the game with his third four in the eighteenth over.
The Ship Inn Man of the Match Award went to Davey Fallas for his match-winning 28 and excellent catch.
Scores: Dumfries Juniors 91 - 5 (Lyburn 30 n.o., Loz 29 n.o ; Cameron 2-31) : Shipwrecks 92 - 5 (Fallas 28 n.o., Dean 24, Rankine 15 n.o. ; Currie 2-21)
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
AGM - Advance Warning!
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| Shipwrecks in AGM Training |
Date: Friday 8th March
Time: 19.30 hours (approx)
Location: The Ship Inn, Dumfries
As usual the AGM will be followed by a subsidised meal at a mystery location and a lengthy odyssey taking in various coastal hostelries.
Geoff also requests that all hands reaffirm their unswerving loyalty to the Shipwrecks' cause by agreeing to play again for the coming season.
Note: Being under age is no excuse for not attending the AGM as The Ship has a licence that allows juniors on the premises.
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