Quokkas C.C.

Paris, City of Love. (Standard CC-1, Quokkas CC-Love)

May 31, 2007 on 8:18 am | In Post Match Report |

Before this weeks match report gets under way, 2 apologies:

1) To the reader, as this report will be short due to a newly acquired injury that restricts typing
2) To Standard CC, for the match the Quokkas provided them with

Also included in this report is are 4 thank-yous:

1) to Michelle, the French gentleman who picked the Quokkas up off the street and drove them to the ground
2) to the Quokkas (and Quokettes) for making the trek to Paris
3) Geordie, the newest and youngest Quokka for helping us out on and off the pitch
4) Claude Schneider, our ‘host’ who gave us the locals

And so, in the spirit of the above, here is an abbreviated match report:

1) After an exercise in poor organisation and the intervention of the above-mentioned Michelle, we made it to the impressive grounds
2) We were sent in
3) We got pummelled
4) The Egg did well to mix it up, finding some encouraging middle-order efforts from PJ, The Mantis and The Hairdresser. Thug also came back to keep a good line and length
5) Some further inspired captaincy saw the Egg take the gloves off the Rev and give him the ball, resulting in a wicket
6) The quokkas then faced 300+ and started poorly, losing 3 quick wickets before the one-armed Attack came in to support the Mantis and steady the ship
7) The loss of the Attack saw another collapse, despite a stirling effort by PJ, and our eventual demise

Please feel free to expand on this report in the ‘comments’ section below - the trip to Paris deserves it!

The votes:

5 - The Mantis, top score with the bat and some mean leggies
4 - The Attack, devastating with the bat
3 - The Hairdresser, good with the gloves in the Revs stead and handy off-spinners
2 - PJ, impressive in his first game, holding up both middle-orders
1 - Thug P, kept it real in the field, with the ball and in the hood

The Iain Edwards Bravery Award:

This weeks Iain Edwards bravery award is split between The Attack and The Rev. The Attack bravely fielded and batted without full use of his right arm, putting most Quokkas to shame with the accuracy of his left arm. The Rev kept wicket for 10 overs with a broken finger and managed to play a couple of his beloved ‘forward defensive’ shots to boot.

Some daguerreotypes of the ill fated journey are available below.