SHIPWRECKS PLOT A NEW COURSE
At their AGM on Friday in the Riverside Bar the crew members present agreed a new future for Shipwrecks CC.
The meeting was quorate but cabin boy Danny was reported missing presumed lost overboard, the crew agreed a keelhauling was the least he deserved.
The chair for the evening was Naebeard Dean who had taken stock of the provisions afore the meeting, The captain and vice-captain's report became a shaggy dog story of if's,buts, and maybes but crew mates agreed we had a season of calm seas and turbulent storms mixed together ,as ever, for the Shipwrecks.
Special mention was made of the development of the bowling of Jim (Francis Drake ) Worthington who seemed to master the art even whilst the Shipwrecks were floundering. Despite strenuous efforts by Naebeard his faultless display behind the timbers was not mentioned!
The treasurer (Naebeard again) reported on the need for more booty next year as the cash did not flow adequately this year , although there was a contribution to the grog and ships biscuits later.
The chief blogger reported the need for a little help/additional input and Naebeard volunteered again!! Those present made very positive comments about Colin's great work with the Ships (B)log thus far.
New crew members will be sought before the next season of voyages-several seaworthy names were mentioned and a raid on the good ship Thornhill may be made. Others mentioned as hearty fellows were Alan, Connor and the Blackbeard Shabba. Fallas D was agreeable to recruit or Shanghai as many as possible.
Donald was reinstated as captain of the team as he is on a steep learning curve and will be ably assisted by Fallas D and a whole host of crewmen shouting flotsam .
Burser will continue to be Naebeard with enforcement duties ascribed to Mike (Senior) Service.
A bounty of £20 will be paid by each player at the start of the season to avoid needing to collect every week, those who don't wish to pay £20 can continue to pay £2 per voyage, but will be more effectively collected.
A voyage to the far off reaches of the Sea of Mid-Nithsdale will be made to give the crew a run out before the start of next season.
Mike agreed to get information about the Sannox sixes as a tour option next hear. Some of the crew felt a little mal de mer at the thought but agreed to consider it.
The meeting then abandoned ship and headed for the Spice Islands across the road before briefly mooring at the Ship, anchor was not weighed here as they had a poor quality of grog on offer. A return to the Riverside followed where it appeared that some of the crew had either fallen over the side or had been taken by pirates to another place.
All reported to shore bases and arrived safely home, although some appeared wetter than others!!
The Shipwrecks blog will be in dry dock for a while now but should be seaworthy again come the spring.
Monday, 12 September 2016
Sunday, 28 August 2016
Shipwrecks Mugged
The Shipwrecks lost their Foster's Mug Final tie against to Healthpros at Nunholm.
On a slippery deck, some poor fielding and early bowling allowed the Healthpros to get off to a strong start through openers Orr and Hill, and although the last ten overs yielded slightly less runs, the only real highlight was a sensational one-handed diving catch by Alasdair McEwen off Andy Cameron to deny Hill a maximum.
Shipwrecks' chances were clearly fading into the horizon once Mike Lumb called McEwen for a tight single, but Lumb at least established a creditable partnership with last man Andy Cameron to take the Shipwrecks to a vaguely respectable 98-8.
Meanwhile some tampering by Mike Service meant that the electronic scoreboard was showing 123 after the eighteenth over but this was enough to cause only a momentary panic in the opposition ranks.
Afterwards in the Riverside Bar, it was generally agreed that the sea gods had not been in our favour.
Scores: HealthPros 130 for 4 (R Orr 43 retd, D Hill 38, D Strachan 26, M Williams 16 n.o.) : Shipwrecks 98 for 8 (M Lumb 26 n.o., J Dean 22, A Cameron 17 n.o. ; J Doig 3 for 12, F Strachan 2 for 13)
HealthPros won by 32 runs
On a slippery deck, some poor fielding and early bowling allowed the Healthpros to get off to a strong start through openers Orr and Hill, and although the last ten overs yielded slightly less runs, the only real highlight was a sensational one-handed diving catch by Alasdair McEwen off Andy Cameron to deny Hill a maximum.
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| Cameron to Williams |
After a stuttering start during which they lost three wickets, Shipwrecks maintained a tolerable run rate to make 47 off the first ten overs, but Chamilla and F. Strachan checked their progress in mid-ocean. A clear turning point took place when Davey Fallas was adjudged lbw first ball and turned for the pavilion after closely inspecting the edge of his bat.
Shipwrecks' chances were clearly fading into the horizon once Mike Lumb called McEwen for a tight single, but Lumb at least established a creditable partnership with last man Andy Cameron to take the Shipwrecks to a vaguely respectable 98-8.
Meanwhile some tampering by Mike Service meant that the electronic scoreboard was showing 123 after the eighteenth over but this was enough to cause only a momentary panic in the opposition ranks.
Afterwards in the Riverside Bar, it was generally agreed that the sea gods had not been in our favour.
Scores: HealthPros 130 for 4 (R Orr 43 retd, D Hill 38, D Strachan 26, M Williams 16 n.o.) : Shipwrecks 98 for 8 (M Lumb 26 n.o., J Dean 22, A Cameron 17 n.o. ; J Doig 3 for 12, F Strachan 2 for 13)
HealthPros won by 32 runs
Friday, 19 August 2016
Blog in Dry Dock
This is just a belated note to say that the Shipwrecks' Blog has been suspended as Writer Colin Taylor has been suffering with a severe bout of scurvy.
Look for it returning next season, if perhaps in a modified and briefer form. There are only so many seafaring puns you can get away with...
Meanwhile congratulations to the lads, who have made it to the Final of the Foster's Mug competition!
Look for it returning next season, if perhaps in a modified and briefer form. There are only so many seafaring puns you can get away with...
Meanwhile congratulations to the lads, who have made it to the Final of the Foster's Mug competition!
Sunday, 19 June 2016
Tragedy At Sea
If Wednesday's cup performance was one of the Shipwrecks' better days, Thursday's league fixture against Dalton was one of their worst - a day when everything that could go wrong did go wrong and no amount of maritime puns can do justice to the full horror of the carnage that resulted.
First Mike Lumb had to be dispatched to pick up Danny McBryde at 6.00 pm, with the result that they did not arrive until four overs have been bowled. So instead of ten men in the field against Dalton's eight batters, there were effectively six as continuing injuries to Colin Taylor and Donald McCuaig limited their mobility in the field. On a murky evening where batting first would have been a clear advantage as well as buying some time to get organised, the toss had of course been lost.
Not only that, opening bowlers Alasdair McEwen and Peter Cooper lapsed into a series of half trackers on the slowest pitch in the League so that the score had rocketed to 44 - 0 as the Dalton openers Steele and Barnard gleefully helped themselves.
Cooper's second two overs did improve, enabling him to bowl the Dalton figurehead, Amanda Creedon who played on first ball and was followed shortly by W. Jack, but Chris Lumb also started poorly with a number of wides before settling down.
Colin Taylor struggled to get to the wicket at all and his first three deliveries were dispatched for four. There was a brief moment of hope when he caught and bowled both Scarfe and Graham-Campbell in quick succession, the former with a particularly good catch.
At this stage there was still a possibility that the game could be brought back in control, but it was effectively lost when Davey Davidson was dropped with the score on 79. Shipwrecks contrived to drop him twice more as he piled on the runs with Richmond and the returning Creedon, who wittily remarked that she would be keeping her legs together in future. Davidson was eventually very well taken by Chris Lumb at cover but by now the damage had been done.
Although there were plenty of runs to be had on a fast outfield, Dalton's 138 already looked an unlikely target. Sid Oates and Danny McBryde made a slow start, amassing 10 off four overs as McBryde ran two short runs. Both were quickly bowled by Davidson in his first over. The same bowler eventually accounted for Chris Lumb, who top scored with 17 after looking promising.
A little before that Richmond removed Mike Service, who had already clouted a couple of boundaries, with his first ball and Mike Lumb with his second. There was some resistance from Cooper, Jim Worthington and McCuaig but McEwen capped a poor night by getting out for four and Taylor was the second to record a golden duck. By this time anyway, Shipwrecks hopes of retaining their unbeaten League record had subsided far beyond the darkening horizon.
Home advantage on a pitch like Dalton is an important factor but Shipwrecks were completely out of sorts and, for the most, played like a team suffering from jetlag.
Scores: Dalton 138 -7 (Richmond 28 ret, Barnard 25 ret, Steele 25 ret, Davidson 22, Scarfe 12 ; Connor 2-22, Taylor 2-32) : Shipwrecks 88 – 8 (C. Lumb 17, Worthington 11 n.o., Connor 11 ; Davidson 3-16)
First Mike Lumb had to be dispatched to pick up Danny McBryde at 6.00 pm, with the result that they did not arrive until four overs have been bowled. So instead of ten men in the field against Dalton's eight batters, there were effectively six as continuing injuries to Colin Taylor and Donald McCuaig limited their mobility in the field. On a murky evening where batting first would have been a clear advantage as well as buying some time to get organised, the toss had of course been lost.
Not only that, opening bowlers Alasdair McEwen and Peter Cooper lapsed into a series of half trackers on the slowest pitch in the League so that the score had rocketed to 44 - 0 as the Dalton openers Steele and Barnard gleefully helped themselves.
Cooper's second two overs did improve, enabling him to bowl the Dalton figurehead, Amanda Creedon who played on first ball and was followed shortly by W. Jack, but Chris Lumb also started poorly with a number of wides before settling down.
Colin Taylor struggled to get to the wicket at all and his first three deliveries were dispatched for four. There was a brief moment of hope when he caught and bowled both Scarfe and Graham-Campbell in quick succession, the former with a particularly good catch.
At this stage there was still a possibility that the game could be brought back in control, but it was effectively lost when Davey Davidson was dropped with the score on 79. Shipwrecks contrived to drop him twice more as he piled on the runs with Richmond and the returning Creedon, who wittily remarked that she would be keeping her legs together in future. Davidson was eventually very well taken by Chris Lumb at cover but by now the damage had been done.
Although there were plenty of runs to be had on a fast outfield, Dalton's 138 already looked an unlikely target. Sid Oates and Danny McBryde made a slow start, amassing 10 off four overs as McBryde ran two short runs. Both were quickly bowled by Davidson in his first over. The same bowler eventually accounted for Chris Lumb, who top scored with 17 after looking promising.
A little before that Richmond removed Mike Service, who had already clouted a couple of boundaries, with his first ball and Mike Lumb with his second. There was some resistance from Cooper, Jim Worthington and McCuaig but McEwen capped a poor night by getting out for four and Taylor was the second to record a golden duck. By this time anyway, Shipwrecks hopes of retaining their unbeaten League record had subsided far beyond the darkening horizon.
Home advantage on a pitch like Dalton is an important factor but Shipwrecks were completely out of sorts and, for the most, played like a team suffering from jetlag.
Scores: Dalton 138 -7 (Richmond 28 ret, Barnard 25 ret, Steele 25 ret, Davidson 22, Scarfe 12 ; Connor 2-22, Taylor 2-32) : Shipwrecks 88 – 8 (C. Lumb 17, Worthington 11 n.o., Connor 11 ; Davidson 3-16)
Shipwrecks Close To Cup Glory
To start the Foster's Midweek League Cup campaign, Shipwrecks were drawn against high floating Annandale Insurance Kirkmahoe (AIK), who are currently second in Division One.
Shipwrecks' High Command were not much amused by losing home advantage in faour of the Panther-Healthpros fixture as apparently no-one from Nunholm Port Authority would have been available to supervise the docking procedures. The 'Wrecks thought their best chance with a weakened team would be on the choppy meadows of Kingholm 2. As it happened Healthpros pulled out, leaving K2 to the seagulls.
In fact Shipwrecks distinguished themselves in what ensued at Nunholm - a tasty encounter that was only lost on the very last ball.
Eventually nine sailors only rolled up, of whom Skipper Donald McCuaig and Colin Taylor were carrying substantial injuries. Recognising the distress signals, AIK granted them permission to bat in spite of losing the toss again.
Sid Oates was quickly bowled by Jones, but his departure gave Mike "Senior" Service the opportunity to profit from the new Cup rules allowing batsmen to retire on a maximum of 39+. Only making two fours in his first twenty five and playing cautiously against the more dangerous balls, he then picked up the rate as others around him struggled.
Meanwhile Jim Worthington had put together a slow but steady 15 off 43 balls before falling on his own cutlass attempting a hopelessly ambitious quick single. Unfortunately neither Chris Lumb nor Alasdair McEwen, who might have been potential matchwinners, made any serious headway, so the usual disorderly run scarmble resulted in the last four overs, Mike Lumb fortunately manning the wheel for long enough to steer the innings home despite luring Andy Cameron to another run out.
Shipwrecks' innings concluded on 108 - 7, a total that felt relatively modest in view of the fast outfield.
Chris Lumb immediately transmitted his intentions by dispatching Andrew McDonald to the poop deck with a fast yorker, and continued to cause damage with the aid of two catches from McEwen. Taylor and Andy Cameron looked to hold the run rate down for a wicket apiece, and the former only went for 13 off his four overs, Worthington taking a good catch at mid off.
Unfortunately some minor slip-ups on deck meant AIK got runs they shouldn't have but the two teams were still neck and neck going into the last couple of overs, the last of which saw Mike Lumb bowling to a tight field, all crew members looking to save singles. Off his very last ball, however, Mark Irwin scrambled a single through fine leg to claim the result.
This was overall an above par performance by Shipwrecks with both bat 'n' ball. Man of the Match was Mike Service for his excellent 42 retired.
Scores: Shipwrecks 108 – 7 (Service 42 ret, Worthington 14 ; Elliot 2-20) : Annandale Insurance Kirkmahoe 109 – 7 (Muir 41 ret, Irwin 16 n.o., Elliot 15, Barr 15 ; C. Lumb 3-22)
Shipwrecks' High Command were not much amused by losing home advantage in faour of the Panther-Healthpros fixture as apparently no-one from Nunholm Port Authority would have been available to supervise the docking procedures. The 'Wrecks thought their best chance with a weakened team would be on the choppy meadows of Kingholm 2. As it happened Healthpros pulled out, leaving K2 to the seagulls.
In fact Shipwrecks distinguished themselves in what ensued at Nunholm - a tasty encounter that was only lost on the very last ball.
Eventually nine sailors only rolled up, of whom Skipper Donald McCuaig and Colin Taylor were carrying substantial injuries. Recognising the distress signals, AIK granted them permission to bat in spite of losing the toss again.
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| Mike Service strikes a maritime pose |
Meanwhile Jim Worthington had put together a slow but steady 15 off 43 balls before falling on his own cutlass attempting a hopelessly ambitious quick single. Unfortunately neither Chris Lumb nor Alasdair McEwen, who might have been potential matchwinners, made any serious headway, so the usual disorderly run scarmble resulted in the last four overs, Mike Lumb fortunately manning the wheel for long enough to steer the innings home despite luring Andy Cameron to another run out.
Shipwrecks' innings concluded on 108 - 7, a total that felt relatively modest in view of the fast outfield.
Chris Lumb immediately transmitted his intentions by dispatching Andrew McDonald to the poop deck with a fast yorker, and continued to cause damage with the aid of two catches from McEwen. Taylor and Andy Cameron looked to hold the run rate down for a wicket apiece, and the former only went for 13 off his four overs, Worthington taking a good catch at mid off.
Unfortunately some minor slip-ups on deck meant AIK got runs they shouldn't have but the two teams were still neck and neck going into the last couple of overs, the last of which saw Mike Lumb bowling to a tight field, all crew members looking to save singles. Off his very last ball, however, Mark Irwin scrambled a single through fine leg to claim the result.
This was overall an above par performance by Shipwrecks with both bat 'n' ball. Man of the Match was Mike Service for his excellent 42 retired.
Scores: Shipwrecks 108 – 7 (Service 42 ret, Worthington 14 ; Elliot 2-20) : Annandale Insurance Kirkmahoe 109 – 7 (Muir 41 ret, Irwin 16 n.o., Elliot 15, Barr 15 ; C. Lumb 3-22)
Friday, 10 June 2016
Shipwrecks Sail Close To The Wind
The Shipwrecks overcame an old sailor's curse at the Kingholm on Thursday, when they finally managed to triumph over the Healthpros by three wickets in their Midweek League Division II encounter. But success only came after a distinctly creaky batting performance, which nearly saw them sunk without trace.
In fair to sweltering conditions, the start of the match was unfortunately delayed as Ali McEwen was late after jetting into Annan* and still had the boundary marker buoys in his car after the last game. Meanwhile the Healthpros won the toss and chose to bat.
Colin "Old Man of The Sea" Taylor and McEwen himself delivered a series of eight tight overs in a game of Ship's Cat and Mouse as the early batters refused to be drawn into any misadventures. Dave Hill was calmly caught at gully by Mike Service off Taylor's third delivery and McEwen soon bowled Sue Strachan. No more wickets fell on their watch but by the end of it Taylor had figures of 1-4 and McEwen's were only spoiled by a big six from Williamson off his last delivery.
With only around 20 on the board, the pressure was now on the Healthpros to tighten the sails. Although Chris Lumb first struggled to find rhythm, Jason Hall picked up a couple of wickets, including the vital one of Doig, who was bowled for 20. Mike Lumb conjured up a seaworthy spell, bowling the threatening Chezian for 9 and having Chamilla neatly caught amidships by Lumb (Jr.).
The latter then returned to good effect to remove David Strachan and Kalaya, Davey Fallas picked up a couple of stumpings, Williamson took nearly the full 20 overs to complete his retirement and experienced sailor Ben Rayen, surprisingly held back at No.11, was left stranded with Rosie Ryan on small not outs.
That the final total hoisted was 92 for 9 reflected the fact that Shipwrecks managed to concede 21 wides, so it was a good job they weren't sailing an aircraft carrier. There was nevertheless an air of complacency below decks at the dinks interval.
This proved entirely misplaced as Doig quickly had Mike Service caught at mid-off and then scuppered Kelvin Maxwell with a straight one. At the other end Chamilla's bowled two overs of left arm spin that could have done more damage than just bowling Geoff Dean for 2. Hall survived an lbw appeal to a rising delivery but was soon bowled by D. Strachan. Chris Lumb, perhaps sensing danger charged down the wicket for a quick single and was run out. At this point no Shipwreck had made more than his 6 and the team was running out of firepower.
Fortunately it fell those veterans of many a battle off the Clyde Coast, Mike Lumb and Davey Fallas to hold firm in stormy weather. Fallas fired a couple of quick boundaries as the score finally began
to pull away.
Doig and Chamilla were brought back to break the Shipwrecks' lines and the pair responded with caution but still kept the required run rate at no more than five an over. Lumb played a couple of nice deflections to the short boundary and Fallas hit a fine six before each retired in quick succession.
This left McEwen and Taylor to get 15 off the last four overs in poor light but McEwen hit one four off Strachan and two off Ryan to complete the job unaided.with two overs to spare.
The result puts the Shipwrecks ahead of J. Walker & Son at the top of Division 2, resulting in lengthy celebrations in The Riverside Bar
Man of the Match was a clearly delighted Davey Fallas for his vital 25 retired and two stumpings.
Scores: Healthpros 92 – 9 (Williamson 28 ret., Doig 20 ; M. Lumb 2-11, Hall 2-12, C. Lumb 2-25) : Shipwrecks 94 – 7 (Fallas 25 ret., M. Lumb 25 ret., McEwen 14 n.o. ; Doig 2-17)
Shipwrecks won by three wickets
*Some mistake here surely (Ed.)
In fair to sweltering conditions, the start of the match was unfortunately delayed as Ali McEwen was late after jetting into Annan* and still had the boundary marker buoys in his car after the last game. Meanwhile the Healthpros won the toss and chose to bat.
Colin "Old Man of The Sea" Taylor and McEwen himself delivered a series of eight tight overs in a game of Ship's Cat and Mouse as the early batters refused to be drawn into any misadventures. Dave Hill was calmly caught at gully by Mike Service off Taylor's third delivery and McEwen soon bowled Sue Strachan. No more wickets fell on their watch but by the end of it Taylor had figures of 1-4 and McEwen's were only spoiled by a big six from Williamson off his last delivery.
With only around 20 on the board, the pressure was now on the Healthpros to tighten the sails. Although Chris Lumb first struggled to find rhythm, Jason Hall picked up a couple of wickets, including the vital one of Doig, who was bowled for 20. Mike Lumb conjured up a seaworthy spell, bowling the threatening Chezian for 9 and having Chamilla neatly caught amidships by Lumb (Jr.).
The latter then returned to good effect to remove David Strachan and Kalaya, Davey Fallas picked up a couple of stumpings, Williamson took nearly the full 20 overs to complete his retirement and experienced sailor Ben Rayen, surprisingly held back at No.11, was left stranded with Rosie Ryan on small not outs.
That the final total hoisted was 92 for 9 reflected the fact that Shipwrecks managed to concede 21 wides, so it was a good job they weren't sailing an aircraft carrier. There was nevertheless an air of complacency below decks at the dinks interval.
This proved entirely misplaced as Doig quickly had Mike Service caught at mid-off and then scuppered Kelvin Maxwell with a straight one. At the other end Chamilla's bowled two overs of left arm spin that could have done more damage than just bowling Geoff Dean for 2. Hall survived an lbw appeal to a rising delivery but was soon bowled by D. Strachan. Chris Lumb, perhaps sensing danger charged down the wicket for a quick single and was run out. At this point no Shipwreck had made more than his 6 and the team was running out of firepower.
Fortunately it fell those veterans of many a battle off the Clyde Coast, Mike Lumb and Davey Fallas to hold firm in stormy weather. Fallas fired a couple of quick boundaries as the score finally began
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| Davey Fallas - delighted |
Doig and Chamilla were brought back to break the Shipwrecks' lines and the pair responded with caution but still kept the required run rate at no more than five an over. Lumb played a couple of nice deflections to the short boundary and Fallas hit a fine six before each retired in quick succession.
This left McEwen and Taylor to get 15 off the last four overs in poor light but McEwen hit one four off Strachan and two off Ryan to complete the job unaided.with two overs to spare.
The result puts the Shipwrecks ahead of J. Walker & Son at the top of Division 2, resulting in lengthy celebrations in The Riverside Bar
Man of the Match was a clearly delighted Davey Fallas for his vital 25 retired and two stumpings.
Scores: Healthpros 92 – 9 (Williamson 28 ret., Doig 20 ; M. Lumb 2-11, Hall 2-12, C. Lumb 2-25) : Shipwrecks 94 – 7 (Fallas 25 ret., M. Lumb 25 ret., McEwen 14 n.o. ; Doig 2-17)
Shipwrecks won by three wickets
*Some mistake here surely (Ed.)
Sunday, 29 May 2016
Shipwrecks Stumble on Hidden Treasure
On Thursday Shipwrecks were eventually adjudged winners (see previous post) after crossing the line equal with Nunholm Colts on a mudflat of a pitch which contrasted strongly with the fast-running surface usually found up the river.
This actually made for quite an interesting tie as strokes that would normally have sailed away for four were left struggling in the foam at the edge of the boundary. But apart from increasingly Able Seaman Chris Lumb, it was a night when Shipwrecks were often their own worst enemies.
Having won the toss but with players still to arrive, Skipper Donald McCuaig decided to bat and donned the pads to open the innings with Mike Service. What happened was not reminiscent of a graceful ocean liner pulling away in the breeze, more like a tug trying to free itself from a sandbank as neither player managed to score well against accurate bowling from Lewis and especially Sam Thornely. McCuaig edged behind for 4 in the fifth over and Service struggled on to 14 accompanied by some skylarking from Danny McBryde before he was bowled by Lewis' last delivery.
Chris Lumb immediately went on the attack and advanced his team's cause considerably with a quick 25 and once McBryde had hit one in the air off Malik, there was the chance to restore order on board through Jason Hall and Alasdair McEwan.
At this point the sea-gods did not favour the Shipwrecks as Hall was luckily caught when a parried shot fell nicely to be recaptured by square leg, and then McEwan played a full toss firmly to leg but not hard enough to defeat sweeper Thornely.
After Lumb retired rookies Danny Davison and Alvin Dunn were unsure when to run and spurned several opportunities, which incidentally was the case for much of the Shipwrecks innings. Oldsters Taylor and Mike Lumb were left with the task of trying to scrape a few runs in the last three overs and the ship's surgeon was on emergency standby when they ran a five from a double overthrow off Lyburn. Bad luck once again played its part when Lumb then was run out by a throw that ricochetted onto the stumps off the bowler's legs.
Shipwrecks had struggled to 99 - 9.
McEwan and Chris Lumb opened the bowling with some tight overs and Lumb found a beauty to splice the mainbrace of the threatening Black in an excellent 1-4. Lyburn plodded to a maximum and Malik produced some fine shots but Dunn and Hall kept the tiller under control until the 17th over as Thornely struggled to make effective contact in worsening conditions.
Unfortunately a stiff Taylor and a rusty Davison, entrusted with the last four overs with nearly thirty needed produced a series of wides that let the Colts back into the game. Although Davison bowled Thornely the last ball went down with the totals even and it took a run out to stop the home team reaching the target. At which point the technicalities started and it eventually emerged that an ineligible player was at the crease for Nunholm - but not before an extensive post mortem had been held in The Riverside Bar by Shipwrecks High Command who at that point thought they had lost.
Undisputed Man of the Match was Chris Lumb for his all round contribution.
Scores: Shipwrecks 99 – 9 (C. Lumb 25 ret., Service 14 ; Hussein 2-8, Lyburn 2-15, Lewis 2-20) : Dumfries Colts 99 – 7 (Malik 26 ret., Lyburn 25 ret., Thornely 13)
Dumfries Colts forfeited game for fielding an ineligible player.
This actually made for quite an interesting tie as strokes that would normally have sailed away for four were left struggling in the foam at the edge of the boundary. But apart from increasingly Able Seaman Chris Lumb, it was a night when Shipwrecks were often their own worst enemies.
Having won the toss but with players still to arrive, Skipper Donald McCuaig decided to bat and donned the pads to open the innings with Mike Service. What happened was not reminiscent of a graceful ocean liner pulling away in the breeze, more like a tug trying to free itself from a sandbank as neither player managed to score well against accurate bowling from Lewis and especially Sam Thornely. McCuaig edged behind for 4 in the fifth over and Service struggled on to 14 accompanied by some skylarking from Danny McBryde before he was bowled by Lewis' last delivery.
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| Man of Match - Chris Lumb |
At this point the sea-gods did not favour the Shipwrecks as Hall was luckily caught when a parried shot fell nicely to be recaptured by square leg, and then McEwan played a full toss firmly to leg but not hard enough to defeat sweeper Thornely.
After Lumb retired rookies Danny Davison and Alvin Dunn were unsure when to run and spurned several opportunities, which incidentally was the case for much of the Shipwrecks innings. Oldsters Taylor and Mike Lumb were left with the task of trying to scrape a few runs in the last three overs and the ship's surgeon was on emergency standby when they ran a five from a double overthrow off Lyburn. Bad luck once again played its part when Lumb then was run out by a throw that ricochetted onto the stumps off the bowler's legs.
Shipwrecks had struggled to 99 - 9.
McEwan and Chris Lumb opened the bowling with some tight overs and Lumb found a beauty to splice the mainbrace of the threatening Black in an excellent 1-4. Lyburn plodded to a maximum and Malik produced some fine shots but Dunn and Hall kept the tiller under control until the 17th over as Thornely struggled to make effective contact in worsening conditions.
Unfortunately a stiff Taylor and a rusty Davison, entrusted with the last four overs with nearly thirty needed produced a series of wides that let the Colts back into the game. Although Davison bowled Thornely the last ball went down with the totals even and it took a run out to stop the home team reaching the target. At which point the technicalities started and it eventually emerged that an ineligible player was at the crease for Nunholm - but not before an extensive post mortem had been held in The Riverside Bar by Shipwrecks High Command who at that point thought they had lost.
Undisputed Man of the Match was Chris Lumb for his all round contribution.
Scores: Shipwrecks 99 – 9 (C. Lumb 25 ret., Service 14 ; Hussein 2-8, Lyburn 2-15, Lewis 2-20) : Dumfries Colts 99 – 7 (Malik 26 ret., Lyburn 25 ret., Thornely 13)
Dumfries Colts forfeited game for fielding an ineligible player.
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