*For those who don't know what 12th man is: There are 11 people on a cricket team. However, when fielding, teams are allowed one substitute. That's the 12th man. There were already 11 guys more deserving than I to play on the core squad, but still wanting to contribute in some way possible, I volunteered to be 12th man.
I won't bore you with the specifics of the match. But we won, quite easily. Absurdly easily. In fact, after taking about three or four wickets in the first half hour of the match, it was all but over. We ultimately bowled them out for 122 runs, and once we put up 33 runs in the first three overs, well, the writing was on the wall.
Say hello to your Sydney Morning Cricket Association Division 6 premiers!
And here I am, treating the trophy as if it were the Stanley Cup or some other precious item whose existence I was actually aware of more than three hours earlier.
Close-ups of the trophy:
To think: we'll now forever be immortalized next to the likes of esteemed teams such as Taxation C, Electricity B, Water Board B, Taxation D* and, of course, "No competition."**
*Taxation D would always live in the shadow of Taxation C.
**As you can see from the second picture above, "No competition" reigned supreme for a cool 31 out of 40 years in one stretch, from 1967-72 and 1981-2007. We're talking Wooden-era UCLA Bruins here, folks.
And the press coverage! We garnered some serious ink in the Sydney Morning Herald, with this mention right above their prestigious croquet coverage.
Although I guess it would've kinda sorta been nice if they had actually spelled our team name correctly...
Check out a full album of pictures here.
It was a good day, one that I won't forget anytime soon. But our cricket festivities are far from over! Get ready, folks, because the Fumblers B Newy Decathlon is making its triumphant return, from May 7 to 9. Brace yourselves.
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