So what happened last night? Can any of the cricketers from
Over Stowey remember? Can anyone recall who won what?
Last night was Over Stowey Cricket Club’s annual
presentation evening, the event I look forward to most throughout the cricket
season, where Stowey celebrate their recent season and where awards are handed
out to those who have achieved and, in one case, a non achiever.
Now I am struggling to recall who did win, I know I wrote
the names down somewhere, back of a napkin knowing me, but have lost the thing.
The only way I can make any head or tail in who won what is by looking at a few
pictures which I have taken for the paper, but that is useless without
editorial to send to say who won what. Plus I want it for our website and the
next edition of the local parish magazine.
Ok the cider flowed, everyone was joyous, all having a
laugh, especially at my speech no doubt, so I was easily distracted somewhat,
no wonder I lost the thing, I know I wrote down the winners, but where is that
napkin?
Less about my woes, I am sure I can find out who did win
what, if not I will make it up!
Out of all the awards handed out at the evening, the one, in
my eyes, is the most important is the Players Player award. I say this as this
is the only award voted for by all of the players on the night. No one knows
who’s going to win until all the votes are counted, whereas others are done on
averages, a captains’ pick or a committee pick.
Now that I have stopped playing I do not get to vote for
this award, which is a shame really, because I am the only person in the club
who actually votes for me. I was always guaranteed at least one vote. Kelvin,
who adjudicates the vote counting, must off wondered over the years who the
hell voted for me, now the secret is out!
Congratulations to Micheal Barrow who won the Players Player
(one winner I did remember), fully deserved. Other winners were Jack Rich, Ben
Enever, Nick Rich, Lee Rich, Rhys Satchell, David Rowsell and Phil Rich. I
don’t know what they won, but their faces appear in my photo, looks like Jack
won a few awards.
Another award which I like is the Hole in the Hand,
the award for drop catches throughout the season or in other words the award no
one wants to win. This year the award did not go to someone who dropped
catches, but to someone who actually caught the ball, but subsequently ran over
the boundary in his celebration and disbelief, thus six runs and the batsman
was therefore not out!
Well actually the laws of cricket say that if the act of
making the catch shall start from the time when a fielder first handles the
ball and shall end when a fielder obtains complete control both over the ball
and over his own movement. So in other words the catch should of stood. Oh
well, it’s very funny, thank you Dan Butson for entertaining us and
congratulations on your award.
The format of the evening is that we arrive early,
have a few pints, then have a sit down four course meal, where a few more pints
are consumed, plus some wine. This is followed by speeches, some heckling, another
pint in between the speeches and finally the awards.
After we all retire to the bar, some photos are
taken; we then congratulate each other on a tremendous season over a few pints,
the odd spoof and a walk home in the early hours of the morning!
Ok, its 10.57, do I dare go for a pint? Or should I
do the press release?
Don’t forget, AGM next Sunday evening.
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