Bilbys hand out some punishment

Six little Fathers went out one day;
Over a car park far away;
Little Bilby said SMACK-SMACK-SMACK-SMACK
And none of the Founding Fathers came back
...from Encampment.Confirmed Encampment so far:
Snorkey
Norris
Nads
Itchy
Cheezy
G-NAT
Harmie (Saturday)
Gilly


Contenders:
Hugo
Billy
Gristle

Long Shots:
Gladdy
KEVIN!
Freaky
Our Kylie

And many others...

Little Bilbies 240 - Founding Fathers 113
Norris lost the toss and it didn't get any better.
Itchy top scored with 18 and Harmie hit 35 in his second dig.
Norris 16
The Mayor 16
Nads first dig 15
Harmie first dig 14
Gilly 1
Nads second dig -2

The bowling and fielding was pretty miserable. Nobody had positive figures except Harmie batting twice and taking 3 for 41 from three overs. But his regulation innings was -14. Itchy was hands down Man of the Match. A respectable -4 with 1 for 22 from his first two overs and Cheezy was ONLY -5 It got worse from there... Nads -8, Gilly -26 Norris -22. The Fathers only took 10 wickets with big gaps in the field. Nads was on a hat trick but... FINE!. Nads got out off three consecutive balls faced... DOUBLE FINE!!! Harmie got the dressing down (FINE!) Cheezy the sitter (FINE!) Harmie no ice (DOUBLE FINE!!!)

IT WAS ALL GOOD IN THE CAR PARK!

LOCK IN ENCAMPMENT FRI 19 JUNE - SUN 21 JUNE!!

Out Now!

G-NAT TOP SCORES FOR THE FATHERS!

On a night that will be remembered mostly for Carpark Festivities, G-NAT took Man of the Match Honours Top Scoring for the Fathers and marking a new era of up and coming young talent from deep within the FFCC Grassroots.

The night will also be remembered for the valiant effort of seven warriors that battled late into the night covering the gap left by Hugo (late withdrawl) and Gristle who failed to heed the cry for help.

The Fathers posted 121 and held Festers Jesters to only 34 after the first two partnerships with brilliant bowling and fielding and covered the abyss left by Hugo and Gristle. But in the end, the gap proved costly and the Jesters snuck home. Did the Fathers drop their shoulders? No way. Was it over when the Russians bombed Pearl Harbour? Absolutely not. The body language reigned supreme.

The G-NAT top scored with 23 in a 37 run partnership with Madman (14) after The Mayor (20 not out) and Itchy (4) opened the Fatherses account. Norris (22) and Gilly (16) set the bar with a workmanlike, near chanceless effort. Norris was picked to bat for Hugo (0) and/or Gristle (0) and added another 19 runs in a partnership of 22 with Nads (heaps). 121 flashed on the scoreboard and the mexican wave flashed around the ground.

In the field Itchy set about establishing the centre of excellence at point and busied the scorers all evening and the chants of "Caught Itchy, Bowled Norris" reverberated through nearby weston creek suburbs. Captain Nads (aka "Nans" or "Nana" for short) secured the centre of senility in the back corner waking from his short kip after a noice cuppa to take a hat trick thus earning a much sought after Fine Credit for the upcoming Encampment Season.

Itchy failed to take the hat trick (FINE!) and earned a Grey Feather FINE! also. Madman and Gilly missed the coin toss (FINE! each) as did Hugo and Gristle (MORE FINES!) Norris chipped in with a White Feather FINE! and Itchy took out the SITTER (FINE!) trying to pin a catch to the net with his back.

Gilly displayed extreme agility and guile behind the wicket and was best in the field. The Captain's dressing down went to Itchy (FINE!)

Itchy returned to the indoor form of the game groin intact picking up where he left off taking 4 for 0. Nana wasn't far behind with 4 for 5 and the remaining wickets were shared between Cheezy (2) Madman (2) Norris (2) Gilly (1) and G-Nat (1).

Carpark

No beer survived. Not even the Rohipnol Beer.

Shirt Muster

WE NEED SHIRTS - Snorkey, Choco, Gristle. Cough em up!

Winter Encampment

IT'S ON. MORE TO FOLLOW. LOCK IN THE MONTH OF JUNE!

Next Weeks Match

9:30pm - throw your hat into the ring! Beers in the carpark from 9pm.

The honeymoon is over. The WICC is back to four time slots: 5:30, 6:50, 8:10, and 9:30.

Super Sub Harmie Blasts 55

Man of the Match Harmie blasts 55 in whitewash FFCC Victory!

The skills were on display when Harmie (55) and Madman (33) opened the batting for The Fathers after a target of 101 was set. Harmie was run out just the once and hit 44 runs off nine deliveries in the final stage of his innings. (five x 7's and 2, 4, 3, dot). Pure genius. And Madman chipped in with a 7, couple of 5's and a couple of 4's. On almost any other night he's Man of the Match.

Mick Cheese (25) and Norris (11) rubbed it in. In only the fifth over if the run chase, Norris (who headed into the match as Reigning Man of the Match) struck a lovely cover drive into the nets (2) to take The Fatherses total to 102. In the outside version of the game, we would have been heading to the carpark at nigh on 9:15.

Billy the Kid (18) deftly left behind a wagon wheel of runs in a 15 run partnership with G-Nat (heaps).

Nads (37) was sublime and G-Nat backed up with a second innings effort of 14. FFCC Total 190.

The Fathers shared the wickets in an exemplary night in the field with 6 catches, 7 run outs, 1 stumping (Harmie) and 1 bowled (Norris). There was an extraordinary 29 dot balls bowled through tight bowling and lightning quick reflexes in the field.

The Fathers WERE ON FIRE!!! Nads probably claimed half the wickets in usual disarray. Sadly, Choco re-tired hurt after bowling 6 deliveries (1 for 3) and moving a yard to his right straining his calf. Sidelined for possibly 3-4 weeks.

FINE to Mick Cheese for the Sitter, FINE each to Harmie and Madman for failing to take the hat trick.

It was all good in the carpark with The Mayor on beer duty. One screaming car of hoons, one police car rolled on by and Billy slinked off into the night (Bic Mac at the Maccas drive through) as quiet as a mouse in his turbo charged rocket.

Next Week 7:20pm

1. Nads (Captain)

2. Norris

3. Madman

4. Mick Cheese

5. G-Nat - Beer Duty (Welcome on board G-Nat)

6. Gilly (please confirm availability)

7. Itchy (please confirm availability)

8. Hugo (please confirm availability)

Unavailable - Harmie, Billy, Choco, Gladdy, Kevin, Snorkey

Possible Subs - Gristle, Freaky, Our Kylie, Gladdy