Well, made my TV debut week before last, it was quite an experience to be honest. Met Ashley Giles who really isn't that bad a bloke, even though I do bag him out a lot. We got 10 hits on the stumps in "Carpark Calypso" - a game where you have to hit the stumps as many times as you can in 60 seconds. We went atop the leaderboard, our closest rival having 8 hits - none of you will be surprised to know that in 3 attempts I did not hit the stumps once.
Such is my growing celebrity (apparently people watch TV here) on each of my trips to the pub since I've had numerous people buying me beers/drinks of all descriptions (helps im going alright over here too) so they love me - just wait till I start to bowl rubbish and keep missing straight ones, I dare say I'll be buying plenty of drinks myself!
Well, that saturday we preceeded to be bowled out for 72 and be absolutely flogged, never to mind I guess, these things happen, just disappointing especially after the bad luck we have had in the previous 2 games. We won our midweek game on Tuesday (as reported on my blog - I'll update that with game info as we go - just to recap, I made 54 (6 sixes) and took 2/21 off 4) and lost on Thursday in another competition to a much better side - we played Alton (12 and 1/20 off 5), the team I first played here - AND I had their Aussie dropped first ball I bowled to him, by our keeper... No one means to drop catches, and that one was unlucky as he made 70 and smashed them to victory thereafter. On Saturday just gone, we won by 10 wickets to the team at the top of the tree, which was a great feeling and really should give the guys some confidence. I bowled at the death (again) and took 1/24 off 8, coming out really well just no luck at the moment.
Moving on to Sunday and a couple of the boys, Metters, Chrissy Jnr, Ricky, Nicko and myself had a BBQ, cooked by the mercurial Joe, father of Chrissy. Honestly can say for an Englishman, he does a pretty fine job of cooking a barbie. Few beers later, watched the World Cup all day (Speaking of World Cup, what a win by the boys, 3-1 and looking good to make the next stage now) and had a good sleep in the next day. Tonight we have another game, against a team called Pepper Harrow at home, so that should be interesting. Been opening the batting and bowling in the midweek games, so its good to know you are doing a bit.
Well I better shoot off, not before mentioning that the average temperature over the last week has been 27... sensational! Who told me England was a cold, wet and miserable place?
Stay Classy,
Moose.
P.S. Omen is the worst movie I have ever seen! Avoid at all costs!!! Its not even scary!!! But then again, I am always wrong, hey JB?
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
This Weeks Results...
Hi Guys,
Quick Update on the weekends proceedings... we went crashing out on Saturday, bowled out for 72, I only got 3 but win some, lose some... And Tuesday night we played our first mid-week knockout game in the Flora Doris Cup, we beat Camberley easily, making 174 from our allotted 16 8-ball overs (yes, 8 ball overs), I opened and got 54 (6 maximums) and took 2/21 off of my 4 opening the bowling. So a good comeback from Saturday and feel in good knick with bat and ball.
Stay tuned for a more in-depth report on my television appearance tomorrow!
Stay Classy.
Quick Update on the weekends proceedings... we went crashing out on Saturday, bowled out for 72, I only got 3 but win some, lose some... And Tuesday night we played our first mid-week knockout game in the Flora Doris Cup, we beat Camberley easily, making 174 from our allotted 16 8-ball overs (yes, 8 ball overs), I opened and got 54 (6 maximums) and took 2/21 off of my 4 opening the bowling. So a good comeback from Saturday and feel in good knick with bat and ball.
Stay tuned for a more in-depth report on my television appearance tomorrow!
Stay Classy.
Friday, June 02, 2006
My Television Debut... In The UK!!!
G'Day Everybody!!!
So, your probably wondering what the title of my email is implying... Well, there is a new show here in the UK, called "Cricket AM", a spin off of another show called "Soccer AM" - Knighty you know this one. Well, they wanted to do a bit on us, the Rowledge Cricket Club...
... And, by total chance, I turned up to our mid-week game last night, and I got dragged in to showing them around the ground and basically just goofing off for about an hour - Its condensed into like a 45 second clip of all the funny bits, but its shown throughout every country in the world that gets Sky Sports. I'm going to get a DVD copy and try and put some clips on here, but could be pretty bloody funny! They got me getting out (a skied ball to backward point - attempted mid-wicket heave) and just some other funny stuff, so keep an eye out. The thing thats making me nervous is the fact I have to go to the studio on Saturday morning and they are interviewing our team who sit in the "Garry Pratt Stand" (You know the guy who ran Punter out in the Ashes?), well coz I'm Tasmanian they want to take the piss outa me big time... On Live TV... So yeah, I'm a bit bloody nervous to say the least. Mind you, some decent exposure here and my long term dream of being a commentator could become a reality... NOT. But hey, I'm gunna be on TV, so I don't care!
But apart from all my media attention lately, things have been going well. The cricket tour to Holland with Frensham Cricket Club has been confirmed, so I'm there for a week at the end of June - Could have some interesting stories there. Cricket wise is going well too, we came within a run of beating the Division 2 Champions from the last 2 seasons (Ventnor), but it was our fault. Chasing 196, we were 3-169 when i got out, and we slumped to be all out for 195. Mind you, it was played in the coldest place on Earth, the Isle Of Wight. The ground is shaped like a bowl, its the weirdest ground I have ever played on, and its the only reason they can't be promoted. Boys got me a good practical joke here too - since November all of them were telling me I would need my Passport to get there - now, you all know how gullible i normally am? Well I go up to the Ferry steward, show her my Passport and as I did all 11 other guys and 40+ people behind them starting busting themselves with laughter... The single greatest prank thats ever, ever been played on me and apparently one that stitches up the overseas every year, but never like me, because I was so pumped about getting another stamp in my Passport and was just buzzing... Bit of a laugh and what can I say, the boys got me one there.
Anyway, I wont bore you all with my results and figures and stuff, other than to say im going alright at the moment, 7/40 in the last two games ive played so the ball is coming out very well, slowly learning how to bowl on these pitches. Check out the Rowledge site for all Reports (to see our match reports you actually have to go to Results, click on 1st team and then you can open the report - our webmaster is a little mixed up at the moment). Keep an eye out for player profiles in the very near future!
Hope everything is going well at home, be good to hear from some of you!
Stay Classy,
Scotty "Twelfth Man" McNaughton.
P.S. DONT FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE CRICKET AM WEBSITE -
http://www.skysports.com/skysports/shows/cricketam
So, your probably wondering what the title of my email is implying... Well, there is a new show here in the UK, called "Cricket AM", a spin off of another show called "Soccer AM" - Knighty you know this one. Well, they wanted to do a bit on us, the Rowledge Cricket Club...
... And, by total chance, I turned up to our mid-week game last night, and I got dragged in to showing them around the ground and basically just goofing off for about an hour - Its condensed into like a 45 second clip of all the funny bits, but its shown throughout every country in the world that gets Sky Sports. I'm going to get a DVD copy and try and put some clips on here, but could be pretty bloody funny! They got me getting out (a skied ball to backward point - attempted mid-wicket heave) and just some other funny stuff, so keep an eye out. The thing thats making me nervous is the fact I have to go to the studio on Saturday morning and they are interviewing our team who sit in the "Garry Pratt Stand" (You know the guy who ran Punter out in the Ashes?), well coz I'm Tasmanian they want to take the piss outa me big time... On Live TV... So yeah, I'm a bit bloody nervous to say the least. Mind you, some decent exposure here and my long term dream of being a commentator could become a reality... NOT. But hey, I'm gunna be on TV, so I don't care!
But apart from all my media attention lately, things have been going well. The cricket tour to Holland with Frensham Cricket Club has been confirmed, so I'm there for a week at the end of June - Could have some interesting stories there. Cricket wise is going well too, we came within a run of beating the Division 2 Champions from the last 2 seasons (Ventnor), but it was our fault. Chasing 196, we were 3-169 when i got out, and we slumped to be all out for 195. Mind you, it was played in the coldest place on Earth, the Isle Of Wight. The ground is shaped like a bowl, its the weirdest ground I have ever played on, and its the only reason they can't be promoted. Boys got me a good practical joke here too - since November all of them were telling me I would need my Passport to get there - now, you all know how gullible i normally am? Well I go up to the Ferry steward, show her my Passport and as I did all 11 other guys and 40+ people behind them starting busting themselves with laughter... The single greatest prank thats ever, ever been played on me and apparently one that stitches up the overseas every year, but never like me, because I was so pumped about getting another stamp in my Passport and was just buzzing... Bit of a laugh and what can I say, the boys got me one there.
Anyway, I wont bore you all with my results and figures and stuff, other than to say im going alright at the moment, 7/40 in the last two games ive played so the ball is coming out very well, slowly learning how to bowl on these pitches. Check out the Rowledge site for all Reports (to see our match reports you actually have to go to Results, click on 1st team and then you can open the report - our webmaster is a little mixed up at the moment). Keep an eye out for player profiles in the very near future!
Hope everything is going well at home, be good to hear from some of you!
Stay Classy,
Scotty "Twelfth Man" McNaughton.
P.S. DONT FORGET TO CHECK OUT THE CRICKET AM WEBSITE -
http://www.skysports.com/skysports/shows/cricketam
