Fathers Body Language - ARREEEEBA!!!!

The body language was the difference in a determinedly expressive six man FFCC crew tonight at the WICC.
Returning from a spell, Nads lead from the front displaying an unusually aggressive demeanour and even reckoned he needed to get more angry after smashing four sevens, stamping his foot on The Ducks and putting them well and truly out of their misery.

The Ducks lost the toss and went downhill from there. Norris knew a run fest was on with six a side and decided runs were king. (Billy's mate was a late withdrawl (flu) and Kermie didn't bother to turn up - has anyone seen Kermie?) The FFCC squad had recently proven their mercenary run getting appetite and with the likes of Gladdy, Cheezy, Itchy, Billy, Norris and In Form Nads bowling at the death The Ducks were always going to struggle chasing runs.

Gladdy and Itchy solidified their position at the top of the order backing up last week's 56 run opening stand with a solid 46. Itchy top scored with 39 runs and lately he's had every bowler in The Creek looking lost without a paddle.

Norris (27) and Cheezy (25) continued the theme with Norris knocking a four off the first delivery and neither batsman looked back. But for a scintillating seven saving catch at the back net off one of Norro's trademark punishing drives, the partnership was without loss for 52 runs.

Billy the Kid (28) took the strike in the premiership partnership with Nads (12) who strutted and jumped like a caged animal barking and howling at the nonstrikers end practising his cover drives, cuts, pull shots and full on flat bat swipes. There was nothing defensive about Billy the Kid either. The pair peppered the nets shot after shot picking the gaps and turning the fielders inside out on their way to a 40 run partnership. The pair batted on to close out the innings putting on a match winning 68 runs.

The score board never lies and at drinks the scoreboard said "Founding Fathers - 206, The Ducks - no hope in hell."

The Fathers took to the field sprinting up and down and back and forth in their warm up. Nads encouraged, threatened and assaulted anything in his path. Trend setting throwing and fielding skills were on display while the Ducks argued amongst themselves regarding the batting order.

Billy the Kid opened the bowling as the crowd's cheering and barracking built to a deafening roar. The Ducks looked like they had the answers and chased down the skin putting 61 on the board taking the FFCC home crowd out of the match. Norris looked to the cricket Gods and saw wickets. The Fathers tightened in the field and Gladdy bowled a scorching opening over to the second pair giving up just three runs. Norris injected himself into the match and took a first ball wicket. The crowd went wild! Billy battened down the hatches with a tidy 1 for 7 and Norris, sensing weakness, went for the throat taking the ball in hand delivering a match winning 2 for 1 that sent the crowd into a climactic frenzy!

Nads, Gladdy Itchy and Cheezy made it look easy and brought it home with two overs each and debutant wicket keeper Billy the Kid took the match by the scruff of the neck with stumping after stumping mixed with catches behind the stumps, spectacular run outs and dance moves that had Johnny Travolta out of his seat bowing and chanting "Leeeeeegeeeeeeennnnnnd!" Be very aware Gilly.

Fathers 206, The Ducks 142
Skins 3 to 1

Batting
Itchy 39
Billy 28
Norris 27
Cheezy 25
Nads 12
Gladdy 7
Nads supplementary runs 36
Billy supplementary runs 32

Bowling
Norris 3 for 11
Itchy 2 for 25
Gladdy 1 for 6
Cheezy 1 for 23
Billy 1 for 27
Nads 1 for 27
Supplementary Bowling:
Gladdy 0 for 10
Nads 1 for 14
Cheezy 2 for 1
Itchy 2 for -2

Injuries
Cheezy - jarred thumb off a straight drive at the back net - lots of ice and rest from work should sort it out (sitter of the match runner up off Nads - it went for 7!)

Sitter of the Match
Itchy - tricky side back net (off Nads again) but was well positioned and would have been a certain catch with the standard Itchy waste high knee lift.

FINES
Cheezy (1) - failed to take the hat trick
Itchy (3) - failed to take the hat trick, sitter, Captains dressing down (what is it with batting superstars? KP syndrome?)
Kermie (3) - failed to turn up

Car Park
Brilliant - nice work Cheezy with the Carlton Draughts.

Father of the Week goes to NADS FOR MATCH WINNING BODY LANGUAGE!!

NEXT WEEK - 8:40pm
1. Norris - Captain, beer boy
2. Nads
3. Billy the Kid
4. Cheezy
5. Gladdy
6. Our Kylie
7. Snorkey
8. Gilly

BREAKING NEWS
Congratulations to Madman who had a BABY GIRL!!!
Wet the head 7:30pm next Tues at the Irish Club (before the match)
Nads has announced the drinks are on the FFCC!