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OK you lot here’s the latest update on the Bonus Ball and I’m delighted to say that the past 2 weeks have seen proper winners – yippee (now if only I can get Euromillions to come up on Tuesday I’d be one happy bunny!! Anyway back to the real world!
Week 4’s lucky winner was Carole Stainton and the Jackal informs me that Carole’s involvement is down to our treasurer so all Tef needs to do is pay me the £60 this year minus a £5 (as Carole hasn’t paid either) and give Carole the £5! Sweet!
Also good to see that Dave Clarke has won – even better news for Joe as it’s Donna’s Dad and that means rather than collect Dave’s money all Joe has to do is collect the other monies owed (on his list of things to do if he’s recovered from his birthday yesterday – happy birthday mate!) and then pay Dave a £5!
| Week | WINNERS | Date | Number |
| 1 | Free | 14-Feb | 22 |
| 2 | Free | 21-Feb | 36 |
| 3 | Issy Honour | 28-Feb | 43 |
| 4 | Carole Stainton | 07-Mar | 31 |
| 5 | Dave Clarke | 14-Mar | 45 |
Given tonight’s Lotto Jackpot is only £4million you might as well grab one of the free numbers – you stand more chance of winning! 22, 32, 36, 46 are free
A couple of messages for the troops:
Anyhow you lot here’s the current list of Bonus Ball players:
| Paid? | Win? | ||
| 1 | Yes | Matt Mead | |
| 2 | Will Honour | ||
| 3 | Tom Leonard | ||
| 4 | Sat Vadivale | ||
| 5 | Yes | Grant Cross | |
| 6 | Rich Cross | ||
| 7 | Nathan Callow | ||
| 8 | Yes | Lola Leonard | |
| 9 | Mark Leonard | ||
| 10 | Emma Seward | ||
| 11 | Joe Leonard | ||
| 12 | Bethany Chambers | ||
| 13 | Yes | Jaz Needham | |
| 14 | Athis Vadivale | ||
| 15 | Neil Honour | ||
| 16 | Yes | Nicky Mead | |
| 17 | Yes | Duke Leonard | |
| 18 | Bob Summers | ||
| 19 | Vicky Cross | ||
| 20 | Yes | Tilly Leonard | |
| 21 | Donna Leonard | ||
| 22 | WON | ||
| 23 | Yes | Jaime West | |
| 24 | Yes | Saffi Needham | |
| 25 | Yes | Michael Timms | |
| 26 | Yes | Shippo | |
| 27 | Amy Callow | ||
| 28 | Yes | Margaret Yardley | |
| 29 | Jacob Chambers | ||
| 30 | Martha Leonard | ||
| 31 | Carole Stainton | WON | |
| 32 | |||
| 33 | Yes | Luke Fox | |
| 34 | Yes | Bill Mead | |
| 35 | Yes | Stuart Leonard | |
| 36 | WON | ||
| 37 | Neil Honour | ||
| 38 | Yes | Paul West | |
| 39 | Yes | Gez Riley | |
| 40 | Yes | Maisie Leonard | |
| 41 | Yes | Ella West | |
| 42 | Dheepika Vadivale | ||
| 43 | Issy Honour | WON | |
| 44 | Yes | Horace Leonard | |
| 45 | Dave Clarke | WON | |
| 46 | |||
| 47 | Yes | Tracey Timms | |
| 48 | Yes | Barry Timms | |
| 49 | Cameron Wakelin |
Evening sports fans! Another 2 weeks have passed and we can announce the latest winners:
Saturday 21 st February – the bonus ball was #36.
Saturday 28th February – the bonus ball was #43.
Subject to sorting a few things out with Herr Needham we will be in a position to publish the numbers and their owners in the next couple of days – but there are free numbers available RIGHT NOW!
If you want in – and remember you’ve gotta be in it to win it! Numbers 22, 36 and 46 are FREE.
OK so who hasn’t committed yet – Stevie T are you listening? When our esteemed secretary Mr Matthew Mead gets round to sending out the club members contacts I’ll be in a position to finalise the list of who’s in and who’s going to get even more begging letters, emails, texts, tweets and facebook posts – you have been warned!!
It is definitely the time to sort your kit out for the coming season….We all know how long it takes to get kit from Eddie at Trysports so ACT NOW! Do not wait until April when half the clubs in the County will be placing orders or you will miss the start of the season….
There will not be any exceptions this year and ALL registered players must wear MGCC Branded kit (Shirt, Cap, jumper), or pure white (shirt, jumper) kit in all league and cup matches. (That means no St. Edwards, Middleton Stoney, Magdalen College, or England shirts – you know who!!)
And if you needed any further motivation, be warned that we have a manky old (XXL) shirt that will not be washed all season and so anyone who does not have the right shirt on match day will wear this one!
Your Club Number is set out below so you have time to get that on your kit too if you want (not compulsory), at only £2.50 a time it’s a bargain and less painful than a tattoo!!
Timmo – 87, Stu – 37, Matt – 67, Joe – 84, Tom – 92, Willo – 111, Granty – 12, Crouch – 72, Stevie – 66, Jules – 1, Guesty – 29, Sat – 74, Charlie – 106, Sam – 109, Luke – 110, Cameron – 115, Tacky – 41, Westy – 82, and Silver Fox – 40.
Let’s Get Ready To Rumble!
Well after all the waiting, the Dryathlon in January the Bonus Ball is back!! And the first winner of this round is……
Number 22
Which is an unpaid Bonus Ball number so the committee says thank you very much everybody and better luck next time!
So in summary the view from number 22 is:
and the view of the committee is:
OK people same time next week!
Stevie T – you’ve gotta be in it to win it! That could’ve been you! Money please young man!!
OK people the January Dryathlon is over and you’ve all received you first post-Christmas pay packet so it’s time for the Bonus Ball to return!
The first draw of 2015 will be on Valentine’s Day – how romantic is that!?!
Remember what it’s all about! It’s about helping to fund the club and keeping down the cost of playing. So we really hope that all of you who were part of the last Bonus Ball will be taking part again. If not, you know the deal – each player is responsible for “selling” 3 bonus balls…….!
I’ll put the last list online in the next day or so and hopefully Big Dave will have recovered enough from his post Dryathlon festivities that he’ll give me your txt numbers so watch out for further “messages of encouragement” shortly.
To avoid such “joys” is simple – just email/text/phone your confirmation/drop money in brown envelopes through the door to Westy and all will be well! Oh and don’t worry I’ll be posting this on Facebook as well – so there’s no excuses!!!
MGCC is restarting our Sunday Team in 2015 under the leadership of our seasoned professional “Crabby Cross.”
The objective of the Sunday Team is to increase the opportunity for club members to play and enjoy full match cricket outside the pressures of League and Cup. In particular, for the younger members to get the chance to shine and take on the majority of the responsibility.
We plan to have 6-8 games across the Summer against carefully selected opposition who we know will play the game in the interests of a quality match for both teams. It is essential that Grant is supported by the players with availability and help on the day. In order for you to add the dates to your diary – or more importantly – your parents’ and partners’ diary, we shall add the fixtures to this message as the winter passes. So keep an eye on the website!
The season will start with a Saturday/Sunday team Pre-season Friendly against Westcott. This game is intended for Saturday players to get warmed up for the league season, complimented with those who want to turn out without the pressure of league points at stake! The first Sunday Team game is a top fixture at Buckingham Town on Sunday 17th May (the day after Club Day when we have no Saturday league match).
FIXTURES
26th April Home versus Westcott CC (2pm)
17th May Away versus Buckingham Town CC
31st May Home versus Stoke Hammond CC (2pm)
14th June Away ‘6-A-Side’ Tournament at Westcott Ground (12pm)
28th June Away versus Stoke Hammond CC (2pm)
5th July Home versus Westcott CC
19th July Away versus Finmere CC
23rd Aug Away versus Westcott CC
Watch this space as more matches are added!!
I thought those that enjoyed the excellent end of season presentation evening would like to see the poem composed by Granty in homage to the Club, The Telegraph Cup and The New Pig (not sure which is the most important?!). So here it is, put on your best Pam Ayres voice and recite out loud!
While the chairman was away sunning himself
And combing his silver hair
The boys fought in the battle of Chipping Norton
And returned with this silver ware.
The team were nervous
The atmosphere tense
The Marsh barmy army
Were all round the fence.
A mixture of young
And a few old
We were strong
Brave and bold.
Some were athletic
Some were a bit round
But Stuart’s judgement that day
Seemed to be sound.
OK so we didn’t do brilliant
With the bat
But we had confidence in our bowling
We always know that.
I believe it was our team spirit
That won the cup that day
We all took responsibility
And that is the Marsh way.
What a season
we have had
to be a part of it
I am so glad.
It’s not just the players
That makes ours a Great Club
It’s umpires, groundsmen, tea ladies,
Supporters you talk to in the pub.
Our teas are legend
Around these parts
Ladies you certainly know
The way to our hearts.
At the end of each match
We all sit and have a drink
Shoving coins into
Something round, porcelain and pink.
Unfortunately our pig got into the wrong hands
And whoops there was a smash
We had to then think about
Where to put the fines cash.
Now we have something
much more sleek
It came all the way from America
and only took a weeeeeeek.
You must have guessed what I have got
So before you dance and jig
Cast your eyes upon
Our clubs brand new PIG!
There were no surprises on the last day and this years winner was SKIPPER with 4,080. Congratulations Skip, this means only one thing – your points will be severely cut next year!! (And being as I didn’t win there won’t be a trophy either)
Closest contender was the International Signing with 2,838. With that kind of an effort an early night must be needed!
The 2nd half of the season saw Crouch fly up the league and he finished on 2,600. Well done MoM!
There was a tight battle behind the medal positions, with Anthea just holding out on 2,188, from Frankie on 2,112, then Gregory on 2,030. That was a tight one Matron!
Guns followed on 1,875 with Sat Nav on 1,805
The severely and unfairly hampered Silver Fox came in on 1,559 (adjustments shall be made!) with Pidge then on 1,420.
Bit of a gap to Spud who tripped the 4 figures in the last game to take him to 1,000 exactly. Just ahead of Mr Professional, Farmer on 952.
Crabby – 780 – nudged ahead of Mr Invisible – 776 and then came the remaining youth policy of: Rooney 560, Dinesh 340 and Luke with his excellent catch for 100!
All others failed to score.
And with that we close the 2014 Fantasy….it was indeed a year of Fantasy, only to be bettered next year. The Handicapping Committee shall meet over the close season to decide upon points values for next year…and remember you can always bribe them at the Presentation Dance – a pint goes a long way!
Yours,
The Fantasy League Committee