Encampment-gate

The Westington Post, June 2008

This young indoor cricketing reporter had thought he'd seen it all - until tonight when a six man Founding Fathers squad smashed The Ducks in a comprehensive display of post-encampment wizardry. The FFCC SIX (as they are now referred) had only just checked out of the betty-encampment-ford clinic to sober the Ducks and learn that one of their encampment colleagues had "spilled the beans" to their loverly Missus on encampment "goings on". Encampmentgate. "I haven't even been able to speak since Sat night so it sure wasn't me" said a confident Norris knowing that a potential Rule 16 violation was at stake. Gladdy also knew he was safe "I don't even have a Missus besides, everyone knows what goes on encampment stays on encampment - it's in our contracts." The Fathers were befuddled. But never mind, all will come clear in the Grand Poo Bah FFCC Board meeting which will convene in the car park next Tuesday Night.

Speaking of Founding Missusses, Itchy's Missuss is a total legend: Bianca the Brownie Beauty cooked up an Encampment Double Batch of unbelieveable brownie beauties! Judging by the way Itchy and Kermie had a go at them all weekend I reckon it was a triple batch before the drive to the coast.

It all looked good tonight from the outset when The FFCC SIX rolled up to the WICC. Cheezy won the toss and sent them in, confident of chasing a total with a beer or two in hand. The FFCC SIX did their work early and Itchy opened with an absolute blinder of a first over (2 for -2). Norris stepped it up (1 for 4) and Cheezy demoralised the batsmen with 2 for 0. One of the batsmen became overcome with frustration with the consistent line and length and spat the dummy earning -5 for damaging equipment. Snorkey mopped up the first partnership with 1 for 6 and they trudged off with a paltry 8. The match was won.

The FFCC SIX bowling figures were:
Itchy 2 for 14
Norris 3 for 20
Cheezy 3 for 4
Snorkey 1 for 25
Harmie 2 for 16
Gladdy 0 for 27 (magnificent but luckless)

The FFCC SIX were set a total of 107 for victory and Norris cracked open a light beer while Snorkey, Harmie and Cheezy settled for a cold encampment Sprite (FINE!)

Cheezy sent in openers Gladdy and Itchy and the lads stuck to their game plan of regulation ones off the back net for an easy skin and set the bar with a partnership of 1 for 41 (Gladdy 27 not out, Itchy 14)
Cheezy and Harmie were bemused and unimpressed. Cheezy dispatched the first four deliveries he faced for 4, 5, 4 and 7. They chased down the skin and piled on 47 runs for the loss of just two wickets. (Cheezy 28, Harmie 19)
Norris and Snorkey needed 19 runs an piled on some insurance in a 41 run partnership but failed to achieve the skin worth 56 but alls well that ends well. (Snorkey 28, Norris 13).

The FFCC SIX retired to the carpark to a veritable smorgasbord of 25 James Boags Premium Lights, 2 long neck Guinness, 5 tinnies of Red Bitter and a dozen or so cokes and sprites. The bushland setting took the minds of the FFCC SIX back to encampment and there were stories of skulduggery, japery and death defying drinking prowess. But these stories remain on tour. At least we thought...

Next Week's match - Stay Tuned for timing - they've got us down for a double header but I'll put a stop to that!

1. Cheezy - Captain
2. Hugo
3. Nads
4. Gristle
5. Gilly
6. Kermie
7. Itchy
8. Gladdy

Available:
Norris
Harmie
Snorkey
KEVIN!
Inzy
Billy
Our Kylie

Retired:
Freaky
Choco

Unavailable
Madman (interstate)

UPDATE ON GILLY
Gilly has spent the last few days in hospital and is therefore excused for non-attendance at encampment.
He has a bad reaction to some antibiotics and claims that he can "put certain things through" the eye of a needle from 40 paces.
Hang in there Gilly and get well for next Tuesday night.