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Awards Night, 2014 season

Comrades!

comrade commissar Yankheroff 2014 Comrades' comrade
comrade commissar Yankheroff
2014 Comrades’ comrade

One million apologies for the terribly late post of this blog. I shall publicly flog myself with a damp sardine. But nothing will stop me from admiring the splendid comrades who attended our end of season awards night at The Union Club on 12th November 2014.

Firstly, let us commence with our most deserving of award winners, winner of the comrades’ comrade award 2014 went to Yankheroff, aka John Hirst. Receiving a significant voting majority in the secret poll, Yankheroff rightly took home the extremely heavy trophy! His exploits on the field and especially behind, meant that he is a worthy winner. The extensive fixture list and negotiation required was down to him and he undertook this task manfully. Congratulations.

Other winners were:

 

 

Captaincy Merits:

  • Brandonovski (Peter Brandon)
  • Cobramovich (Tim Graham)
  • Jontin (Jon Savitt)
  • Marx (Mark Blackledge)
  • Yankheroff (John Hirst)
  • Yuri (Philip Richardson)

Most Improved:

  • Chipmunkski (Tim Richardson)

Most Catches: Joint winners

  • Cobramovich (Tim Graham)
  • Soldya (Dan March)

Most Wicket Catches:

  • Robski (Rob Dixon)

Most Wickets Bowled: 11

  • Yuri (Philip Richardson)

Most Runs Scored: 225

  • Dagleyev (Neil Dagley)

We in the commissariat and all comrades, strong in heart and true in spirit, salute you all, comrades! Great work and may you act as inspiration for all present and future comrades to fight, drink and play harder.

Semper Sodales, Fors et Victores!

By Philip Richardson

SCC 2013 Awards

Honarary Member Zipperoff struggles with Cobramovich
Honorary Member Zipperoff struggles with Cobramovich for possession!

Comrades!

The season flashed passed us like a swallow on the wing, the summer yielding to autumn and now the chilled bite of winter. And so we were to mark the close of the season with our trophy award and certificates of merit. The Union club was the haunt of choice and a goodly crowd of comrades were present. The drinks were accompanied by lashings of food, predominantly chips.

So who won what? Well here is the list of victorious comrades: In no particular order we shall start with Most Improved Comrade who for this season is Ilyeva Lunch-hour! aka Olivier Lauchenauer. A well earned merit as his batting average improved mightily from last season and his athleticism in the field was overshadowed only by his dogged determination.

Soldya Oldcarlastnight, Dan March, scooped Most Wickets from Bowling for 2013. He may cost a little more than some but like an expensive bathroom fixture, he buffs up nicely and can get you wet all over.

Most catches in the Field award to Marx-B! Superb year for one of our captains and it was accompanied by Mark Blackledge’s Captaincy Merit Certificate which makes him a most delighted victor.

Other Captaincy Merit Awards went to Cobramovich, Tim Graham. To Yuri Pedeez, otherwise known as Premier Yuri and for the first time to comrade Jontin, Jon Savitt. Despite being absent for the awards, Jontin is very chuffed to receive it for his first outing at Lindfield this season. And if that wasn’t enthusiastic for comrade Jontin, he won the award for the most runs in the season – congratulations comrade.

Robski 2013 Comrades' Comrade
Robski
2013 Comrades’ Comrade

Another sterling year for Robski, Rob Dixon as he was awarded the Season’s Most Keeper’s Wickets. But that was nothing in the face of who won The Comrades’ Comrade Trophy for 2013 ….. Which Robski also won! Well done comrade. You may be quietly always sat behind the wicket and just getting on with getting on but you are highly respected comrade and we salute you! Congratulations!!

So that is that for the season and we shall soon announce the AGM date and the match schedule for next season, and so the wheel turns. Do Svidaniya, comrades!

By Philip Richardson

Match Report : Babington House CC v SCC 14th July 2013

Babington Chapel
Babington Chapel

35 overs, 7 overs/bowler
BCC win by 10 wickets
SCC scoring 66 runs

Comrades! A different match report to follow, one that was written the next day after the match. Although as you can tell from the score above it was a travesty of cricket brought on by a terrible miss-match of abilities, it at least got us out in the baking hot sun, into the grounds of Babington House CC and down to delightful Somerset.

I simply won’t analyse the match and give the usual breakdown as I don’t feel we will gain anything from that. Comrade Samovar assisted as vice and I was captaining and I made splendid errors.

We had the great assistance of three locals who were friends of Comrade Altmananov: Simonovich and his son, Georgi and of course Markova. Each stepped in to support our numbers and we are very grateful. Father and son, Simonovich and Georgi even got to bat together. Thank you comrades.

Nunney Castle
Nunney Castle

Comrades, was it hot!? Moving was exhausting, breathing was exhausting and playing cricket was utterly nuts-offski. So in an amazing act of self effacing humility we rolled over and were all out for 66. A brief drink meant that we could be soon back out and provide the oppo with the deliveries required to swiftly finish off the bleeding and sweating carcass of the SCC so we could have tea and get to the bar.

Babington house is delightful and if you can you sell off three or four of your Dachas I suggest you join and invite us all down.

Yuri Kate And Twins
Yuri, Kate And Twins to be!

Brandonovski, Ilyeva and myself, PAWS and visitors Chipmonkski and Samovar had meals and rooms at The George in Nunney and that was great! Really good food and lovely service and smiles. There is also an ancient castle there which was worth a good nose around. The journey down from London is also a delight as the countryside is beautiful.

Thanks to Babington House CC for the opportunity and the wonderful location and thanks to all of you comrades who valiantly made the long journey down.

We smile, we stand erect. We brush the grass stains from our trousers, the nettle stings from our arms. The sweat we have wiped from our workers brows lays thick on the sleeves of our club shirts. This will bring us strength for our further struggles against the imperialist masses that challenge us. And so we prepare for our next battles, blooded, red with heat and similar of soul.

Semper Sodales, fors et Victores.

Yuri

SCC Innings Babington 2013
SCC Innings Babington 2013

BHCC Innings Babington 2013
BHCC Innings Babington 2013