RAOC Gazette - page 234
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| Publication date | 1977 |
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| Early date | 1977 |
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Skippered by Lieutenant Colonel David Cornwell and, on w>ur. Captain Steve Goldring, the side has had a most success- i\ season, winning nine of the sixteen matches played, with nly two defeats, against REME and RCT. Our success has been due to all round ability with both t>ul and ball, but 'mention must be made of WOl John Wood, whose 474 runs included one 100 and three 50s, and of Captain David Hardick who, in addition to scoring 221 runs performed well, if noisily, behind the stumps, particularly against our battery of, dare 1 say it, quicker bowlers. It was pleasing to be able to ' b l o o d ' younger players in Privates Law, Hardman and Robbins and to welcome back those veterans, Major John Grimble (again) and W 2 Derek Hilderley. Our congratulations go to WOl John Wood on the award of his Corps Cap and thanks to the Commandant CAD Bram- -.ey, Lieutenant Colonel Elliott, for allowing us the use of his ,-acilities, to the ladies of the Bramley Sports Store for look- ing after our kit, to WOl Mike Devaney for scoring for us and, finally, to WOl John Weatherstone for his services, over the years, not only as a player but as assistant secretary and latterly, groundsman. Averages (including figures far the tour). Batting Matches L/Cpl Johnson 5 WOL Wood 15 14 Capt Hardick 6 3/SgtWeekes 9 Major Cook Capt Goldring 14 W02 Forde 11 4 Cpl Wragg 7 Capt Kemp L/Cpl Aldridge &• 11 6 Capt Simpson y 5 Major Grimble 8 Pte Law 6 Sgt Daniel 11 Lt Col Cornwell 9 Pte Robbins 6 Major Shore 14 WOl Weatheratone 3ov}ling Overs 23 W02 Hilderley 107 Major Shore WOl Weathers tone 141 63 Lt Col Cornwall 42 Sgt Daniel 156 L/Cpl Aldridge 164 Capt Goldring 33 W02 Forde Innings TNO 1 G - 16 13 6 9 9 11 4 7 8 5 4 S 6 8 6 4 7 1 5 1 — 5 2 1 ~~ 3 — 1 1 1 1 1 2 Huns 161 474 221 125 199 37 188 59 125 71 68 53 102 62 81 44 26 40 Highest Average 67 105 53* 53 55 28" 53* 29 38 24* 32 33 25 22 31 34* 12 20 32.20 31.60 27.62 25.00 22.11 21,75 20.88 19.66 17.35 14.20 13.60 13.25 12.75 12.40 11.57 8.80 8.66 8.00 Maidens Runs Wickets 2 33 28 14 8 48 33 6 80 195 340 174 114 392 453 109 13 19 27 11 7 24 26 4 • Average 6.15 10.25 12.59 15.82 16.28 16.33 17.42 27.25 Fielding—25 Captain Hardick (8 stumped) 10 WOl Wood. Also Played—Major General Minogue, Brigadier Ryder, Colonel Skinner* Lieutenant Colonel O'Hare, Major Lane, Cap- tain Vickers, WOl Newson, Staff Sergeant Briggs, Private Hardman. T H E R A O C (UK) CRICKET T O U R OF B A O R TEAM THE extraordinary thing about gathering a side to tour BAOR is that, despite the fact that touring is such good fun, the Secretary experienced much difficulty in getting players to go. m the end we set out with just eleven players, including Cap- :ain Hardick who acquainted everyone in earshot that he would play in spite of a dose of bronchitis and two cracked ribs; alas these infirmities did not affect his vocal chords. RAOC V STRAGGLERS OF ASIA AT WULFEN Stragglers 125 for 7 declared. RAOC 126 for 3. THE match was played in intermittent rain and runs were hard to come by. The Stragglers declared at 125 for 7 with the bulk of our bowling executed by Weatherstone and Hilderley who both took 3 for 30. It was in this innings that we caught :ight of Hardicks brilliant leg-side stumping ability. We were ,et to get 126 runs at a rate in excess of a run a minute in soggy conditions and failing light. This did not dampen Johnson (43 not out) and Hardick (53 not out) who shared an audacious partnership of 83 to win the match with three overs to spare. RAOC-V 2 ARMOURED DIVISION AT LUBBECKE RAOC 150. 2 Armoured Division 87. WE were put into bat on a bright but humid morning. The basis of our innings was forged by Grimble (33) and Forde (36) who enjoyed a workmanlike partnership of 58 for the second wicket. Our total for the innings was 150, while for 2 Division Sim- nonds bowled throughout for 7 for 27. By bowling out 2 Division for 87 demonstrated the strength and depth of our bowling with Shore taking 6 wickets for 18 runs and Aldridge and Hilderley each taking two wickets, — RAOC V RAOC BAOR CHAIRMANS XI AT WULFEN Chairman's XI 101. RAOC 102 for I. THE REME team we were scheduled to play was required at the last moment to play in another competition, so the Chairman at very short notice produced an experienced side for us to tackle. Once again our bowlers took charge and our opponents were dismissed for 101 with Weatherstone 5 for 25 and Aldridge 3 for 37. We were able to pass their score for the loss of only one wicket with Johnson 28, Wood 35 not out and Robbins 34 not out. RAOC V RHEINDAHLEN GARRISON AT BRACHT Rheindahlen Garrison 71. RAOC 73 for 2. YET again we lost the toss, but yet again our bowlers took over. They restricted the Garrison to 71 runs with the last five wickets falling for only 10 runs. Once again we were enthralled by Hardicks ability to stand up to medium/fast bowl- ing and execute a stumping on the leg side. Our successful bowlers were Weatherstone with 3 for 16, Aldridge with 2 for 26 and Hilderley who took 5 wickets for 2 runs in three overs, one of which being a maiden. We were able to pass their total of 71 in quick time for the loss of only two wickets which included a typically forceful innings by Forde of 33 not out. RAOC UK V RAOC BAOR AT BRACHT RAOC UK 1st Innings 109; 2nd Innings 176 for 7 declared. RAOC BAOR 1st Innings 121; 2nd Innings 106. THIS was a two day fixture which we regarded as the most important match of the tour. For the fifth time in succession our Captain lost the toss and BAOR put us in to bat. Two factors prevailed through the innings, the accuracy of BAOR's bowling and our unfamiliarity with matting wickets which meant that four of our players failed to score. However, the middle of the innings was propped up by Forde (20) and Hardick (14) with our saviours being none other than Goldring (28 not out) and Weatherstone (20) who put on a spirited 38 for the last wicket which raised our score to 109 for the 1st innings. It was much the same story when the BAOR side batted— bowler domination and low scores until the arrival of Knight who hit an undefeated 53 and was well partnered by Braith- waite (15). Aldridge took 4 for 16. With that the BAOR innings closed at 121 giving them a lead of 12 runs on the day. The next day we got our heads down and the openers applied themselves well to the task against some fast and accurate bowling from Gelling and Braithwaite. The opening partnership between Johnson (67) and Wood (28) produced 67 runs and was followed by a doughty knock of 32 by Simpson. Even our skipper Goldring was undefeated with 16 runs to Ms credit; he then declared the innings closed at 176 for 7, Major Thomas' bowling gave us all sorts of trouble and he finished the day with 5 for 41. BAOR were set to get 165 in 1^ hours plus 20 overs and they quickly recognised the chances of victory and sportingly went after the runs. But yet again our bowlers shackled the BAOR batsmen and the only player to bat with confidence was Knight who made 27 heated runs with our wicket keeper breathing down his neck and at the same time offering advice to anyone who was prepared to listen. In the event Hardick won the encounter by stumping Knight off Weatherstone. So ended BAOR's spirited challenge at 106 all out, which gave us victory by 58 runs. It was fitting that in John Weatherstone's final game for the Corps he should have a match analysis of 7 for 46. Well done John, we shall miss you. The tour was as enjoyable as it was successful and the credit for this must go to Captain Goldring who skippered the side so intelligently, batted with penetration, guile and luck, and acted so well as our patient courier. The exclusive bond of friendship amongst Corps Cricketers was regenerated, and hyperbole on past matches ran riot and manners were impeccable, " Sorry I bowled you for a duck, old chap." All this could not have happened without the hard work and consideration of Lieutenant Colonel Botting the Chair- man of RAOC Cricket who arranged everything for us and whose unit, 154 FAD, looked after us so admirably. We would also like to thank the Commandant of 3 BAPD who so willingly made available the extensive facilities of his Unit. The Team: Captain Goldring (Captain), Major Grimble, Major Shore (for two matches), Captain Simpson, Captain Hardick, WOl Weatherstone, WOl Wood, W 2 Forde, W 2 Hilderley, Lance Corporal Aldridge, Lance Corporal Johnson, Private Robbins, WOl Newson (Scorer), and W 2 Clark (Umpire). 1 77 — |
| Book number | R0246 |