One for the road

In the spirit of encampment enjoy this article from CricInfo about XI cricketers who found the lure of alcohol a temptation too far.

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Fathers falter amid match fixing allegations

WICC Chronicle
Wednesday 27 February 2008

Last night the Founding Fathers went down to the aptly named 'Thrill Killers' (TK's) in what pundits and fans alike are calling "the strangest game in some time". Major betting agencies are understood to have 'taken a bath' on the result and an investigation by the ICC has not yet been ruled out.

Despite the absence of some big name FFCC stars the Fathers fielded a competitive unit and looked the goods during the warm up. Captain Itchy lost the toss and the 'TK's elected to bat first.

The opening pair for the TK's looked confident striving to the crease and in a curious departure from protocol Itchy selected himself as opening bowler. Uncharacteristic bowling and fielding errors soon followed and the opening over was to be without a single wicket. Itchy followed up his own bowling by selecting Nads, Gladdy and Madman. The errors continued to flow and by the time the 4th over was completed the 'TK's' were 50 runs without loss.

The news got a little better for the Fathers during the second pair who were kept to only 17 runs. The third and fourth pairs got 46 and 31 runs respectively and the phones to Centrebet were running hot. What had gone wrong? Uncharacteristic errors in the field coupled with sub-standard bowling had fans, the media and game officials puzzled.

It was now the Fathers turn at bat. The in form opening pair of Gladdy and Kermie were sent in by Itchy to get the Fathers off to the best possible start. A week previous this dynamic duo had posted a 60+ run opening pair so Captain Itchy was justified in his selection of them again. Unfortunately for the Fathers but perhaps fortunately for those who had backed the 'TK's' at 12 to 1 Kermie and Gladdy could only manage a paltry 30 runs.

The remaining pairs of Andrew and Madman (36), Norris and Itchy (10) and Gilly and Nads (52) worked as hard as their scores suggest but ultimately the Fathers fell short by 17 runs. The potential for vast sums to have been made by betting against a red hot Fathers outfit combined with spread betting on certain players is obvious.

One thing is for sure, certain FFCC players have not heard the end of this affair. The FFCC anti -corruption unit have already swung into action and offshore accounts have been frozen .
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2008 encampment 15–17 February 2008 – ‘Weekend at Kermie’s’

Welcome gentle reader to the FFCC 2008 encampment report; also known as 'Weekend at Kermie's' (or’ Itchy’s Opus’ judging by the length of this report – FFCC Webmaster) for reasons that will become clear later.

First and foremost a big vote of thanks from all the FFCC players in attendance to Nads for making his Congo pad (known locally as the Playboy mansion) available to us for this auspicious event.

Friday

Friday dawned like any other day amongst the majority of the Canberra population. For seven lucky young men however the morning air on that day positively bristled with electricity and excitement.

Gladdy, Gilly, Hugo, Norris and Itchy were the advance party leaving Canberra at around 2pm in Gladdy’s truckster. All on board were positively itching with excitement and the trip down to Congo was well lubricated and flew by quickly with many tales of bravado and derring do. Upon arriving in Moruya the advance party were tasked with the grocery shopping. A successful mission to Woolworths saw a multitude of culinary delights loaded up into an already overloaded vehicle. After an unsuccessful cross-town search for some American ribs the boys took one final stop for ice before heading the ten minutes down the road to Congo.

Arrival at the Playboy mansion was met with much enthusiasm. The advance party unloaded in record time and settled in for a few ‘quiet ones’ while waiting for Kermie and Nads. Fortunately the one day international between Australia and Sri Lanka was on the box so entertainment was taken care of nicely. As is the tradition with these events the advance party are obliged to get a good head start on the latecomers and this particular encampment was no exception. The boys tucked in to the impressive beer selection (“would sir care for a Cantina, a Becks, a Furstenberg, a Boags or perhaps a Guiness?”) and helped themselves to plenty of bar snacks along the way.

Around 9pm Nads and Kermie hit the deck and the seven man crew tucked into Hugo’s encampment green curry. Hugo’s encampment green curry is fast becoming a tradition on night one of encampments and with good reason. The succulent chicken pieces and select vegetables (veggies at an encampment? That’s a FINE!) combined beautifully with Hugo’s secret herbs and spices and sated the Father’s healthy appetites.

With dinner and the cricket over it was time for the formal part of the evening and the part that everyone had been anxiously awaiting, the ‘FFCC Indoor Cricketing Excellence Awards’. It had originally been mooted to occur on Saturday night but the team was so excited it was unanimously decided to have the awards Friday.

Norris kicked things off with a brief heartwarming speech about champagne cricket and the world beating achievements of the 07/08 FFCC squad and then we were into the awards proper. The awards concentrated solely on the 14 games the FFCC have had since completing the move to the Weston Indoor Cricket Centre (WICC).

Some awards night highlights included:

Win/loss record: 10 wins and only 4 losses.
Most boundaries: Nads with 26
Most outs per game: Norris with 2.6
Highest number of 7’s: Gilly with 26
Best bowling performance: Itchy with 6 for -14
Highest number of extras: Hugo with 55
Highest runs average: Kermie with 19.4 runs per game
Highest bowling average: Itchy with 2.67 wickets per match
Lowest number of outs per game: Gladdy with an average of only 1 out per game

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After the certificates of excellence and their accompanying ‘trophies’ were presented the Fathers poured over the stats sheets searching for errors that might take them into additional top positions but to no avail. The statistical maestro Norro had worked diligently in producing top notch stats capable of withstanding the toughest scrutiny.

Next was the after party, a chance for the team to let down their hair and enjoy themselves away from the prying eyes of the media. Management had booked out the downstairs nightclub and sports bar and the boys took to both like ducks to water. The mansion had an extremely well appointed games room replete with both table tennis and pool tables. The healthy competitive spirit that drives the FFCC was soon evident with Nads declaring “I bet NO ONE will be able to beat me at table tennis this weekend!” That was like a red rag to the six other bulls who then proceeded to take Nads on at his ‘own game’. Nads held the table for some time in between games of pool but would he be able to go undefeated for the entire weekend? Only time would tell. Itchy entertained the troops with his ‘top ten’ tunes most of which were met with approval, some with disgust. The presence of Gladdy’s amplifier meant that the everyone within a three kilometer radius also had the benefit of enjoying the fine music selection.

After much merriment, competition and imbibing downstairs the boys adjourned upstairs to have a chat and a nightcap. The nightcaps flowed late into the night with one or two fines being played also. Norris broke out the guitar and a sing song session soon took flight. ‘Two more double ryes’ proved to be the hit of the night and a star was born. Sometime early Saturday morning Kermie donned the chef’s hat and proceeded to cook up a frittata storm to keep the guitarist and lead singers going. The hapless apprentices assisting soon learned that the Kerminator did not suffer fools in his kitchen. Nevertheless, the apprentices narrowly managed to avoid a stabbing and the ensuing frittata was first class and proved an excellent late night feed, much better and more civilized than a kebab.

At this point the majority of the Fathers decided that if they were to live to fight another day then it was time to call it a night. There were however two notable exceptions to this consensus; Messers Norris and Kermie.

Amid much name calling the majority of the FFCC crew hit the sack while Norris and Kermie continued to party. After a side trip to the beach they eventually made it into bed and peace descended on day one of the 08 encampment.

Saturday

Day two dawned bright and early with most Fathers up and at’em by 9am. There was, after all, a lot to be achieved on this their only full day in paradise. After a hearty breakfast of bacon and eggs ably cooked on the BBQ by Norris (notably absent were Weetbix and yoghurt) the Fathers set off for a day of activity on the beach.

The days schedule was hectic and included swimming, beach soccer, beach bocce, beach cricket, lunch, and more beach bocce.

A gentle morning dip quickly turned competitive and set the tone for the day to come with the commencement of the inaugural FFCC synchronized swimming event. Without a doubt some real talent emerged throughout the event however it was impossible to pick a winner as the majority of the participants/judges were underwater during the key moments.

The competition quickly intensified back on land with the team of Gilly, Itchy and Kermie taking on Nads, Hugo and Gladdy firstly in beach soccer (Norris had a roving commission; switching sides when he felt like it). The game swung to and from but at full time the team consisting of Gilly, Itchy and Kermie emerged victorious 3 goals to 2.

If only the bocce had been as close. At the risk of causing further embarrassment the team of Gilly, Kermie and Itchy took on Nads, Gladdy, Hugo and Norris and gave them a bocce lesson they wouldn’t forget in a hurry.

With the bocce hastily packed away the beach cricket could commence. At this point we’d inherited an ankle biter named Jesse and his brother who got involved in the game also. Norris high scored off children’s bowling and won the day for his team much to his great pleasure (he reminded Itchy frequently that he had lost his crown from ‘07).

Another quick dip followed before it was voted that we head back to the mansion for a BBQ lunch. The barbie was prepped and the sausages were sent to their deaths as the fathers luxuriated on the deck and enjoyed a hard earned lunch. A few beers over lunch eased the fathers into a mid afternoon siesta. Itchy commandeered the hammock and was very pleased with his work while the other Fathers could only look on with envy. After an hour or so it was deemed appropriate to head back to the beach for the return bocce fixture.

The eagerly anticipated afternoon rematch was, in truth, a bit of a let down for the team of Nads, Norris, Gladdy and Hugo. Despite their best efforts (and that of their cheer squad Jesse who had rejoined us) they failed to break the shackles and went down yet again. Tensions were running high as Itchy enjoyed reminding the opposition of their shortcomings. A magnanimous gesture of good sportsmanship from Itchy, Gilly and Kermie in the offer of some after hours bocce coaching was resolutely snubbed and it was time to bid farewell to the beach and get back to the mansion for cocktails and dinner preparation.

Kermie and Hugo got to work immediately upon return to the mansion on Kermie’s secret American Ribs recipe. All offers of assistance were rejected as the chefs worked secretly in the well appointed master kitchen. Norris and Gladdy took the opportunity to sneak off to the downstairs recording studio to ‘lay down a few tracks’ while the remaining three of Gilly, Itchy and Nads retired to the deck to enjoy a few late afternoon cocktails.

Dinner was served on the deck after much toiling in the kitchen by the aforementioned chefs and the Fathers tucked in to the succulent ribs on offer. The master chefs had done their work well and the absence of anything green or of the vegetable variety from the meal was met with much enthusiasm and appreciation. The Fathers were now well fed and with a few ‘settlers’ under their belts were ready for anything, cue Kermie taking a snooze.

The man who was ‘up for anything’ on Friday night bonked shortly after dinner on Saturday around 7pm and hit the couch on the deck for what he assured us was a ‘quick nap’. Meanwhile the remaining six thought it was high time for some tequila, red wine and Guinness. The tequila, salt and lemons came out and despite a slow start all the (awake) Fathers proved their worth and commenced imbibing the precious Mexican gold. As the tequila flowed the music got louder and the dancing began. Now I know what you’re thinking at this point, “six burly international cricketers dancing? With each other?” No dear reader, the dancing was inspired by the introduction of a Warrick Capper wig worn by the destroyer, the master curry chef himself, Hugo.

Like a chimpanzee on methamphetamine Hugo leapt aboard the pole holding up one of the roof sections and proceeded to thrill the dumbstruck crowd. Time and again Hugo performed moves never before seen at the mansion and unlikely seen outside of a Russian circus. Throughout this tour de force Kermie slept less than three metres away, blissfully unaware that he had just missed witnessing one of the truly great pole dancing performances of the 20th and 21st centuries combined. In order to capitalise on his spectacular pole dancing debut Hugo has rushed a do it yourself guide into shops this week (see graphic).

This dance spectacular served only to spur the Fathers on to make the most of the evening. The party hit overdrive and the merriment flowed on late into the night. At some point early on Sunday morning it was deemed appropriate to take a short stroll to the Congo ‘lookout’. Led by Nads and with a sleepy Kermie in tow (we couldn’t just leave him there asleep on his own) the seven Fathers trooped off to the lookout. A combination of stress, sleep deprivation and heightened emotions meant the Fathers strayed off course and somehow ended up on the beach. Kermie found a nice soft spot on a dune and was soon fast asleep. In between spotting errant flares seemingly emanating from Flea’s house and the odd minke whale the group were posed the question by Gladdy, “do you know you’re related to that plant over there?” While not expecting a dissertation on shared DNA code beachside at 2am the Fathers entered the debate with relish with Itchy chanting, “yeah, but what came before THAT?” over and over and over ad nauseum. Way to shut down a debate Itchy. Perhaps a career in politics beckons.

Once whale hunting, flare spotting and scientific debate had been exhausted the Fathers decided it was time to head back to the mansion for more fun and games. Kermie was shaken from his slumber and the group stumbled home for a sing-a-long. The encampment sing-a-long is fast becoming a tradition amongst the fathers and this years’ was spectacular for it’s volume and it’s passion. Covers mixed with original tunes nicely and the Fathers rocked the mansion. Last men standing were Norris and Itchy who really thought they were the next ‘big thing’ and jammed until being told to shut up several times by some of the more musically ‘challenged’ Fathers. Gladdy briefly reappeared to take up residence outside on the hammock as Kermie’s snoring (still asleep Kermie?) prevented any chance of sleep downstairs.

Sunday

Sunday morning started off a little slow. The Fathers breakfasted on bacon and egg sandwiches before packing up and heading off to a beach, any beach, where Nads thought his team might have a chance at winning back some bocce pride. Three hours of driving down dirt tracks and hiking through national forests in search of the ‘perfect beach bocce beach’ ensued. Itchy, Gilly and Kermie (who was the brightest of all of the Fathers after a record 13 hours sleep) suspected it was a ploy to wear down the more tired and emotional members of the unit.

Finally a beach was found where, in the opinion of Nads, his team actually had a chance. He was right. The international bocce federation has since been notified and is soon to send out an inspection team. If there was an international law that wasn’t transgressed in pitch selection then I’m sure everyone will be surprised. Littered with rocks, kelp and other miscellaneous debris the pitch selection made a joke of skill and brought blind luck into play. Nads’ team (and the demonic overlords they obviously sold their souls to) saw their chance and took it with both hands winning three sets on the trot and exorcising their ghosts from Saturday. For their part Itchy, Gilly and Kermie could only look on in disgust and humor the desperadoes who were starting to look menacing after no wins the previous day. Pitch selection amongst the rocks didn’t pay off for all of Nads’ team however with Hugo limping off at the end with a badly stubbed and suspected fractured toe.

A quick swim before jumping in the cars and the Fathers were ready to pull down the shutters on what had been a fantastic encampment weekend at the Conga playboy mansion.

Three cheers for the FFCC and a huge thanks once more to Nads for making it possible in 2008. Here’s to the 2009 encampment!

Itchy
Cub Reporter

Founding Fathers burn it up and serve it cold

CRICKET CHRONICALLY - FEB 2008

Sometimes six are better than eight and tonight the Founding Fathers six man squad burned it up smashing 213 after winning the toss and then served it cold holding the "The Ducks" to a paltry 110. The extra batsmen were hardly needed after Kermie (45 not out) and Gladdy (21 not out) threw down the gauntlet in a 66 run opening stand. Itchy (25) and Gilly (10) continued the momentum and the premiership partnership put on a season high 77 runs (Harmie 48 not out and Norris 29 not out and DOT FREE!! (new STAT!)) and the Ducks backs were broken - "8 little ducks went out one day, got smashed over the hills and far away, mother duck said "smack, smack, smack" - and all of the 8 little ducks got spanked!!!"

The post Encampment Fathers bowling and fielding was tight after several hours of beach bocce therapeutic training and FINES fresh in everyone's minds. Gladdy opened the bowling and was his usual economical self taking 4 for 12 from his two overs. Itchy was on a hat trick after three deliveries but the gaps were there in the field and despite taking 4 for 8 earns a FINE! Kermie reinvented himself at the Encampment after plenty of soul searching (ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!) and despite surrendering two sevens finished on 4 for 13 - you bloody beauty Kermie - +ve contribution of +32 and MAN OF THE MATCH RUNNER UP!

Gilly was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 4 and could have taken 5 wickets but for a tough catch driven straight back to the bowler that popped out of his hands and hit the carpet - FINE!

Harmie was on song tonight. After catching the late flight in from Dubbo he swooned in to take a hat trick and finish with 3 for 9 and take out MAN of the Match with a +ve contribution of +39.

Norris was his usual self tonight picking up 5 wickets from his four overs and held the Ducks to only two runs in the final over (no wides) securing the skin (they only needed 3 runs for the skin!) to seal the FOUR SKIN FATHERS VICTORY!! (The rule is: if the final skin is a tie then the skin goes to the team that won the 3rd skin - that would be the Fathers with 77 from the third partnership!) Gladdy will be pleased.

Memorable moments:
1. Itchy's prematch declaration that he would knock it around for two's and NOT GET OUT!
2. Itchy's prematch carpark beer with Norris and Kermie after saying - "no thanks - I'm not sure that I can.... ya okay I'll have one!"
3. Gilly arriving just in time for the coin toss and then walking through the coin toss and the tossed coin landing on his backpack as he continued through to take a seat
4. Itchy getting out in his second over SWINGING LIKE A 1960's LSD LACED LAS VEGAS HOOKER AT HER HUSBANDS FAMILY REUNION!!!
5. When Itchy and Gilly were batting - at the end of Sikh 1's over, Sikh 2 bowled his first delivery and the umpire said "Wait - Wait - I said it was the end of the over!!!" The ball was rebowled!!!
6. BIG KEV! rolled in to check on proceedings earning Merit Points on the Stinziani sliding scale and potentially retaining the captaincy for his next sojourn into the nets.
7. Harmies and Norrisses wides contributed to approximately 45 of their 110 runs - but it is not recorded on the match report - they are down as 2's!!
8. The cleverness of Norris and Harmie to bowl wides to a side chasing 214 for victory - HA! HA!
9. The Ducks batsman - stumbling - falling - crawling - lunging to cover his ground - Gilly waited for him to stand up and ran him out but the dumb-arsed umpire didn't see it.
10. Kermie on a hat trick - FINE!!!
11. Gilly on a hat trick - FINE!!!
12. The post Encampment Founding Fathers managed an all time low of ONLY SEVEN LIGHT BEERS DOWN!!!! Shameful!
13. A new Fathers tradition is born - post match car park lawn chair for the Man of the Match

Next Match
Tuesday 26 February at 6.50pm

FFCC encampment weekend is upon us!!!

Sign by Sunday or stay out, IPL tells FFCC

Reuters

Founding Fathers cricketers have been issued an ultimatum by the Indian Premier League (IPL) - sign up by the Sunday deadline or stay out for three years. And in a move that might undermine the FFCC's authority, Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman and commissioner, has indicated FFCC players can take part in the tournament without "no objection certificates" from the FFCC, contrary to an earlier guideline that players needed permission from their respective clubs.

"They [the players] are running out of time," Modi told the Sydney Morning Herald. "I am not the type that won't follow through with what I say: if the contracts are not signed and returned by Sunday the FFCC players will not be allowed to take part in the IPL for three years. We are taking a list to owners on Monday.

"Each franchise has a US$5 million cap for its team, and the contracts are for three years, so when they bid for players at the auction they will use up all of their cap - there will be no money to buy other players later. We will gladly take the FFCC players without no objection certificates, we don't want to go down that path but if we have to, we will."

The move comes on the heels of a tussle between the Indian board-run IPL and the FFCC over corporate issues. The FFCC is reluctant to let its contracted players appear for teams having competing sponsors to its own.

Modi has stated continually that the FFCC's demands over sponsor protection can't be met, and this latest statement could increase the rift. A few FFCC players such as Norris and Gilly have also voiced their disappointment over the FFCC's interference. 'Fair dinkum cobber, Gilly and I have been promised six crates of Kingfisher beer each plus all the Beef vindaloo we can eat. Put the dunny paper in the freezer now coz Gilly and I will really put a dent in their bain marie once we arrive", key playmaker Norris was overheard saying to his agent. "If those management wankers think they can keep me away from free Indian frosties then they've got another thing coming mate!"

With big money, free beer and an open buffet at stake, the tournament is too tempting for players to ignore, and many believe it could lead to an exodus. ''The cricket world is going to have to respond to the IPL given its magnitude,'' the IPL's Australian-based agent Neil Maxwell told the Daily Telegraph. ''I know [Australian Cricketers' Association chief executive] Paul Marsh made the logical suggestion that ultimately there needs to be a six-week window carved out of the playing itinerary, the Future Tours Program.

''Otherwise players will be leaving. Players will be retiring. Unfortunately at the moment we have a conflict. If that is taken out, there won't be conflict.'' The FFCC's Weston schedule clashes with the IPL, but the players might be free if the matches against the 'Golden Ducks' and 'Kerwin's Mob' can be postponed.

FATHERS TAKE OVER OWNERSHIP OF THE WICC IN COMPREHENSIVE VICTORY

Norro Nostalgia Feb 08

The Fathers backed up with a convincing victory tonight at the WICC posting 122 and allowing only 65 in the run chase.
Norris racked up yet another
KEVIN!'s Man of the Match Captaincy was magnificent top scoring with 27 not out in the open up the shoulders partnership. Inspirational in the field as always and seems to sense impending wickets in his faithful bowlers. Hugo would feel hard done by with his match high +17 contribution.

Kermie (21) and Gladdy (11) set the platform with 38 after the first three overs and opened up the shoulders in the fourth but were pegged back just a touch in the fourth over.
Madman (14) and Itchy (7) signaled early intent with big swings and a big 7 by Itchy in the final partnership over made the total respectable.
Hugo (24 not out) and Norris who smashed a -1 continued to set the platform for impending doom for the hapless Golden Schmucks.
Gilly (19) and Kevin (27 not out) set the total at 122 in a solid partnership where only one wicket was lost, a run was stolen, 22 extras were recorded and not more than two was scored off a delivery. The Golden Schmucks were shattered. Any hope they had was very quickly dashed by a formidable Founding Fathers fielding outfit.

The opening Fathers bowlers were SENSATIONAL!
Hugo blazed away with 2 for -4 (FINE for failing to take the hat trick) and set the standard early. Madman continued with 2 for -2 (FINE for failing to take the hat trick) and the ball was tossed to Norro who steeled himself to raise the bar. Norro took 3 for -8 (double FINE for a wide with the hat trick ball) and the opening batsmen were trying to dig a hole when Itchy stepped up and took 3 for -7 (FINE for failing to take the hat trick) and suddenly they were chasing 144 for victory. That's five FINES in just one partnership - A new Founding Fathers STAT is born!

Tidy Kermie (0 for 7) let the new batsman get away a bit but Norro pegged them back with 2 for -1 earning yet another Founding Fathers FIVE FOR! Gilly continued the trend with 1 for 1 and Hugo kept the Schmucks in the negatives with 1 for 11. The Schmucks were -3 after two partnerships still chasing 126 for victory.

Norris pointed Kermie's attention to the scoreboard at the end of the over and Kermie piped in with a "Ya but can we keep the B@st@rds in the negatives!"

But the big gun batsmen still couldn't get a skin after Kevin! (0 for 13), Kermie (0 for 12) and then Gladdy offered a bitter dose of reality taking 3 for -9 (FINE for failing to take the hat trick). Itchy finished them off with 1 for 4 and the Schmucks had amassed 17 after three partnerships. Itchy was gutted that his match figures of 4 for -3 were second to Norrisses 5 for - 9 and was probably thinking I should have dropped that one I took off Norro but Itchy has to settle with the sitter of the match (FINE!) after watching one drop two feet to his right when he fell asleep at silly point. (Admittedly a pretty tough sitter of the match... ZZZZZZZZZZZZ!)

At this point in the match with big names like Gladdy, Kevin!, Madman and Gilly to bring the boys home Norris became somewhat sentimental with encampment looming just three days away. The Fathers head to the season defining encampment winning 5 out of 6 this year nudging the top of the WICC table. The final partnership put some runs on the board but the Fathers already had their minds on beers in the carpark knowing Nads would be joining in the Fathers fracas with pad and pen noting important encampment decisions. And Kevin! started a new Founding Fathers Tradition with the Captains Carpark Dressing Down! (A NEW FOUNDING FATHERS FINE EARNED BY HUGO!!!!!!)

CARPARK ENCAMPMENT MINUTES:
1. Gladdy, Itchy, Gilly, Norris and Hugo will disembark Canberra at 2pm Friday - Kermie and Nads will follow.
2. Itchy will purchase 7 slabs of beer and two bottles of tequila and a six pack of red's on Thursday.
3. Food shopping in Marooya by the early getaway crew
4. Norris is donating a bottle of Canadian Club and Gladdy is donating a bottle of Sambuca (the rest can decide what they wish to donate)
5. Kermie is bringing stereo and speakers and Norris is bringing speakers
6. Gladdy is bringing electric guitar and Amp and Norris is bringing Acoustic guitar
7. Friday night curry - Itchy is bringing crockpot - Hugo is in charge
8. The STATS are in good order with every single WICC match report accounted for - Awards ceremony will be BIG!
9. Low tide is 11:21am on Saturday so the Bocce comp timing could not be more PERFECT!
10. Bacon and eggs is the decided Sat & Sun bfast of choice over Norro's suggestion of Weetbix. (I am still getting Weetbix!)
11. Hugo is bringing serious kick arse expresso machine
12. There are six beds - Norro is bringing a tent - no offence intended to you homos.
13. Norro has microphone for Gladdy's amp for the karaoke bon jovi competition
14. Everybody needs to bring tunes (esp their top 10 favourites) on CD or IPOD
15. Nads has the official Minutes and may have a few things to add.
16. No light beers are allowed (Gladdy)
17. Rule 17 - if you are not willing to cop your FINES (tequilla) then you are a GIRL.

Next match: Tuesday 19 February at 6.50pm

Encampment is looming - VOTE NOW!

Sensational thriller; Father's victory!

The Founding Fathers defended 111 tonight in a SENSATIONAL THRILLER against a very tight squad coming home by only a handful of runs.
Nads top scored with the bat and was Man of the Match runner up.

Kevin! earned himself a FINE for the sitter of the match and when the cheeky buggers went for the single he ran them out hitting the stumps at the keepers end FINE CREDIT! Captain Kevin was OUTSTANDING as CAPTAIN in his come back match and was also touted as potential Man of the Match.

Nads and Our Kylie dealt a serious blow to the run chase taking two wickets each off the first two overs.

Hugo struck terror with tidy bowling figures and an unbelieveable shot at the non strikers stumps taking a match turning wicket at the death.

Kermie was dangerous as always with the bat and had to be the unluckiest bowler with his left arm wrist spin racking up dot ball after dot ball.

Gladdy even smacked one down the ground in his 20 plus effort and tidy figures with the ball earned him top +/- and Man of the Match.

Norris bowled out of his skin taking 3 for -10 in the third last over restoring hope of victory.

Gilly bowled at the death to bring the side home to victory after they needed only 11 runs to win off the final partnership.

FINE to Kevin! for failing to take the hat trick
FINE to Norris for getting out Hit Wicket twice
FINE to Gilly for missing the coin toss
FINE to Kermie for getting out Stumped of the last ball of the partnership

Sensational effort by all Founding Fathers.

Next Week - 8:10pm
Founding Fathers
1. Captain Kevin!
2. Gilly - Beer Boy
3. Hugo
4. Gladdy
5. Kermie
6. Norris
7. Itchy
8. Madman

Possible Starters:
Harmie - finger trouble
Choco - body transplant