City plays Souths in 1st,
2nd and 3rd Grade this Saturday 21st December with
the weather forecast being another hot 37 degrees. Fourth Grade has already started
their Christmas break with their first match back being on 1st February
2014.
Training and selections are
as usual this Wednesday for Saturday’s match.
I was down at Belmore
watching our 3rd Grade side on Saturday and was very impressed by
the pressure that this young team was able to apply through their bowling and fielding.
They were able to bowl a very strong Norths batting line-up out for a small total
of 113 runs. This young side fell away
when it was their time to bat and were not able to chase down the total.
After the long, hot day, two senior
players were chatting about the batting performance. The two grubby
old men sat down in their chairs, still shaking their heads with the one that
got away.
Then I heard a “HOW IS THAT” and
laughter, I looked over to see over half of this young side had found a small
rubbish bin, pulled out a tennis ball with electrical tape stuck to one side
(so it would swing) and were playing a form of backyard cricket in the carpark
of the tennis courts.
As I walked away with a smile on
my face, I realized City is in good hands with the juniors we have throughout
the grades. Yes they do try their hardest and they do give their all while on the field
and yes winning is enjoyable. But they have not lost sight of the main reasons
we play cricket. Mateship, enjoyment, laughter, just for the love of playing.
GOOOOOOOOOOO just for the
love of it CITY
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