Back to basics, the maxim of the beginning of a cricket season, line and length, straight bat, into the wicketkeeper, no silly running, body behind the ball, two hands fielding etc. These are the simple instructions that goes through a cricketers head when he is oiling up his mind and body for the coming months. However it is never that simple, when faced with stifling heat, a dodgy outfield and a body that isn't quite as lithe and reactive as it used to be.
On a day that shall be known as the Viv Ash Cuba Libre opener, twenty five young men turned out to do battle on rapidly degrading outfield through excessive soccer activities. The wicket won't be ready for a couple of weeks yet as it was laid only a month hence. It should be briefly added that twenty five is an impressive stat as the season has opened with just thirteen before and improvisation has been the order of the day. It is good news too as it means games will start on time this season as people will have to arrive early to ensure selection.
So back to the cricket, sunny conditions, Harry and Miles captains, picking two teams from a motley crew, seven unknown quantities, and the four Captains of the Lima League teams considering incentives to attract fresh blood into their teams, that is if these guys could cut the mustard. Harry's team batted first, Chris Abbott back from his International Baccalureate sabatical and Chris Hodgson opening. A rank longhop soon accounted for Chris A playing uppishly to a wide one and being taken by Eids skipper John Bell at midoff. Chris Hodgson was unlucky to be out of his ground when the batsman at the other end drove and the new young 15 year old Indian, Vikram, managed to deflect it onto the stumps. Dave Murphy did not last long though it must be said he was in a muh better condition than a fortnight ago when he had to play in sandals because he had cut his foot, dancing with poles apparently.
The middle order of Ed, Kamlesh and Harry, managed to tick over, adding 17, 43 and 35 respectively, but were never really able to get away. eventually they managed to post a score of 141 in 30 overs. Would it be enough?
After a steak sandwich and a swig of pop, the lads went back out and Jorge and John B were quickly into there strides both hitting useful twenties, though Jorge would have been back in the hutch with scores on zero if the opposition captain had not managed to spill something that could be described as a sitter. But ah, early season bloopers thats all. Miles team managed to accumulate the runs without really having to perform heroics and the scores reached parity with an over to go, the scribe having walloped a four over midon and then contrived to run himself out calling for an insane single. Anis managed to run himself out and it looked like Harry's team would pull off an unlikely tie, but alas it was not to be and Sonu quietly biffed the winning runs over the tightening ring of fielders.
Game over, quick beer in the pub for those without overdue commitments, a sound start to the season, LCFC's One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary, Great stuff.
Special mention should be made to Ed (17 and 1 for 17 off 6), Matt Spry( 5 and 1 for 22 off 6), Vikram (duck but 2 for 25 off 5), Shane, Anis (18 runout, puffed), Sanjiv, Phil and Matt for all making Debut.
Who's up for it next Sunday? Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Thanks for Now
sábado, 7 de febrero de 2009
jueves, 18 de diciembre de 2008
3rd Annual Cricket Veloz Tournament
Ceviche and Conchas
In Limas fair city, where the girls are so pretty
We had the 3rd annual tournie of cricket veloz
The Flyers and Chak De and the Eidegenonessen
with Lima cricket all setting up there store for battle ahead
Crying ceviche and conchas a wide a wide O
A Wide, a wide – O! A Wide, a wide – O!
Crying ceviche and conchas a wide a wide O
The batsman did bluster and the fielders did holler
But the bowlers they twirled but not as they should
And the umpires, the umpires with arms out wide
Crying ceviche and conchas a wide a wide- O!
A Wide, a wide – O! A Wide, a wide – O!
Crying ceviche and conchas a wide a wide –O!
at the end of the day Eidegenossen did win
through daint of less err and greater aplomb
while the umpires, the umpires with arms out wide
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O!
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
This fierce hot Sunday at the beginning of summer in December the cricketers of Lima aroused themselves from their long winters slumber and shrugged off their Saturday nights and wandered down to Markham college for the third annual ‘cricket veloz’ competition. The same four teams from the previous year, Lima Cricket, Kite Flyers, Eidegenossen, and Chak De, limbered up for battle. A motley crew they were too. This year the teams were a little light. It seems new blood is required for the year ahead. Most teams aside from the Swiss Interest Team were light. On average 9 players showed for each team. In the Lima team, the first girl played in the tournament, in the unlikely guise of Emily Jones. She did not let them down too, it should be added.
First off, Lima cricket were against Eidegenossen, and were never really at the races after being skittled out for 50, only Soulsby M carried his bat, but the rest were about as useful as a Lilo in Afghanistan. The Eids of December were fairly useful in their return and Geraint, the name of a million pronunciations, led a merry charmed life planting the ball over the wall seemingly every other ball. They won in no time at all, except for the waiting for the ball to be returned. For Lima Cricket it was a little like pulling teeth out in slow motion. At the same time Chak De were setting the trend for the day and Kite Flyers were able to post a most handsome target of around 150 (sorry no stats to hand), but it should be quickly added that of this 58 were wides. Chak De were never able to really mount a proper reply and could not make that score, they lost by twenty plus runs.
In the second round, Eidegenossen who played Chak De as a well oiled unit, with Gdman H, Aka loud Welsh git with Panama hat, providing commentary for the hard of hearing in Callao. Chak de were light of their usual arsenal of fast Mumbai Locomotives. It was Prabhu’s last day of cricket in Peru and as honorary captain he was not able to muster the usual grittiness from the team. Maybe it was because the umpires had to be their fro their own team and thus couldn’t justify getting annoyed with them as much as they normally do! Anyway they lost again and the Eids were cock-a-ring, sorry, cock a hoop at the fact they had loads more better players than any other team…..
Quickly onto the other game, sorry if this commentary only really talks about the Lima Cricket in detail, it’s just that the scribe was playing for that team. So after being kicked around like a 8 defenseless cocker spaniel puppies, the skipper decided to inject some Jack Russell into them and they duly delivered. The deciding moment of that game was Ben Jones’ two wickets in one over, including the all important wicket of Bully Buesst, this spurred the growling terriers into worrying the oppo into casi-capitulation, and the last man was caught by Walter J with the score on 108. Lima cricket were fairly hasty in the response, and yet again wides were by far the highest scorers. The tactic of not doing ANYTHING, I MEAN ANYTHING, RASH was instilled in the players mind and as the ball kept flying down leg or way outside off the score slowly climbed. Batsmen were congratulating themselves on 8 run overs where they had contributed, zero of the runs from the bat. The question must be asked now, is this really cricket? From an aesthetic point of view one would have trouble justifying it. A skillful perspective could be asked for, and one would have to say it had a distinctly unskillful perspective. But from a bloody minded win at all costs, it was glorious!
Lima cantered home with four overs to spare and marking up their first victory of the day. Special mention should be made to James Bailey who contributed hugely to wide-aggregation as well as registering his first wicket. “How did you do it”, he was asked? “Oh, its because I was pissed….”, said the perpetual bench warmer.
So, in the final round, it could have been a case of three potential winners, if the Flyers could stop the Megasaurus Eids, and Lima beat Chak De then it would have been down to Harry doing his best twiddling of figures and contriving victory for one of the teams. But it was not to be, the Eids duly delivered, outscoring and outplaying the Flyers, while Lima Cricket dispatched Chak De with the underwiding tactic so successfully employed in the previous match.
All in all, it was a most enjoyable day, the WAGS and children behaved themselves too, Paul should be congratulated for his recent announced engagement, and best wishes to Will Hurtado for his impending marriage down under, plus belated congrats to Harry for his newborn. Special thanks to CHIMU ADVENTURES for sponsoring the match.
Roll on the first of February for the first game of the season. Don’t forget the 20/20 tournament also.\
Merry Christmas Everyone
In Limas fair city, where the girls are so pretty
We had the 3rd annual tournie of cricket veloz
The Flyers and Chak De and the Eidegenonessen
with Lima cricket all setting up there store for battle ahead
Crying ceviche and conchas a wide a wide O
A Wide, a wide – O! A Wide, a wide – O!
Crying ceviche and conchas a wide a wide O
The batsman did bluster and the fielders did holler
But the bowlers they twirled but not as they should
And the umpires, the umpires with arms out wide
Crying ceviche and conchas a wide a wide- O!
A Wide, a wide – O! A Wide, a wide – O!
Crying ceviche and conchas a wide a wide –O!
at the end of the day Eidegenossen did win
through daint of less err and greater aplomb
while the umpires, the umpires with arms out wide
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
Alive, alive-O! alive, alive-O!
Crying cockles and mussels, alive, alive-O!
This fierce hot Sunday at the beginning of summer in December the cricketers of Lima aroused themselves from their long winters slumber and shrugged off their Saturday nights and wandered down to Markham college for the third annual ‘cricket veloz’ competition. The same four teams from the previous year, Lima Cricket, Kite Flyers, Eidegenossen, and Chak De, limbered up for battle. A motley crew they were too. This year the teams were a little light. It seems new blood is required for the year ahead. Most teams aside from the Swiss Interest Team were light. On average 9 players showed for each team. In the Lima team, the first girl played in the tournament, in the unlikely guise of Emily Jones. She did not let them down too, it should be added.
First off, Lima cricket were against Eidegenossen, and were never really at the races after being skittled out for 50, only Soulsby M carried his bat, but the rest were about as useful as a Lilo in Afghanistan. The Eids of December were fairly useful in their return and Geraint, the name of a million pronunciations, led a merry charmed life planting the ball over the wall seemingly every other ball. They won in no time at all, except for the waiting for the ball to be returned. For Lima Cricket it was a little like pulling teeth out in slow motion. At the same time Chak De were setting the trend for the day and Kite Flyers were able to post a most handsome target of around 150 (sorry no stats to hand), but it should be quickly added that of this 58 were wides. Chak De were never able to really mount a proper reply and could not make that score, they lost by twenty plus runs.
In the second round, Eidegenossen who played Chak De as a well oiled unit, with Gdman H, Aka loud Welsh git with Panama hat, providing commentary for the hard of hearing in Callao. Chak de were light of their usual arsenal of fast Mumbai Locomotives. It was Prabhu’s last day of cricket in Peru and as honorary captain he was not able to muster the usual grittiness from the team. Maybe it was because the umpires had to be their fro their own team and thus couldn’t justify getting annoyed with them as much as they normally do! Anyway they lost again and the Eids were cock-a-ring, sorry, cock a hoop at the fact they had loads more better players than any other team…..
Quickly onto the other game, sorry if this commentary only really talks about the Lima Cricket in detail, it’s just that the scribe was playing for that team. So after being kicked around like a 8 defenseless cocker spaniel puppies, the skipper decided to inject some Jack Russell into them and they duly delivered. The deciding moment of that game was Ben Jones’ two wickets in one over, including the all important wicket of Bully Buesst, this spurred the growling terriers into worrying the oppo into casi-capitulation, and the last man was caught by Walter J with the score on 108. Lima cricket were fairly hasty in the response, and yet again wides were by far the highest scorers. The tactic of not doing ANYTHING, I MEAN ANYTHING, RASH was instilled in the players mind and as the ball kept flying down leg or way outside off the score slowly climbed. Batsmen were congratulating themselves on 8 run overs where they had contributed, zero of the runs from the bat. The question must be asked now, is this really cricket? From an aesthetic point of view one would have trouble justifying it. A skillful perspective could be asked for, and one would have to say it had a distinctly unskillful perspective. But from a bloody minded win at all costs, it was glorious!
Lima cantered home with four overs to spare and marking up their first victory of the day. Special mention should be made to James Bailey who contributed hugely to wide-aggregation as well as registering his first wicket. “How did you do it”, he was asked? “Oh, its because I was pissed….”, said the perpetual bench warmer.
So, in the final round, it could have been a case of three potential winners, if the Flyers could stop the Megasaurus Eids, and Lima beat Chak De then it would have been down to Harry doing his best twiddling of figures and contriving victory for one of the teams. But it was not to be, the Eids duly delivered, outscoring and outplaying the Flyers, while Lima Cricket dispatched Chak De with the underwiding tactic so successfully employed in the previous match.
All in all, it was a most enjoyable day, the WAGS and children behaved themselves too, Paul should be congratulated for his recent announced engagement, and best wishes to Will Hurtado for his impending marriage down under, plus belated congrats to Harry for his newborn. Special thanks to CHIMU ADVENTURES for sponsoring the match.
Roll on the first of February for the first game of the season. Don’t forget the 20/20 tournament also.\
Merry Christmas Everyone
jueves, 30 de octubre de 2008
INDOOR CRICKET UP AND RUNNING!
Like James Caan and his team from the 1975 classic movie, Rollerball, the lads of the PCF have got together for gladiatorial skirmishes prior to the Cricket Veloz tournament in December. There they meet on Wednesday Evening in the dim gloom, as if Markham School had just celebrated Diwali and the smoke still lingering in the air. The lads are there sharpening their spikes, stepping up with the crunching tackles, circling around the witches hat in the coliseum menacingly because the action was about to begin.
Bells Crack Troops were inserted. 18 overs of nonstop mayhem ensued, Bell and Walter S imprinting 44 runs on the walls of the gym. Followed by Kash and Will with more crunching shots and fast action between the wickets. The bowling could have been tighter and catches should have been caught, but the leather underpants Geraint was wearing were chaffing and Jones B had blood in his eyes....
Tony Sanford in diving to save his bin aka wicket took a square metre of paint off the wall. And forever it shall be known as Tony's mark. A suspected broken rib was the result.
In response Walter J's team started well with Dan and Mango Mike batting sensibly putting 40 odd on for the opening partnership. and the young whippersnapper Lachy scored 11. But that was when the wheels fell off the rollerblades and the team disintegrated into ashes and dust and cogs and springs. First Tim fell in valiant battle, followed by Geraint who lashing the ball into the stands was then lynched by the oppo for his efforts. Walter and Jones came spinning into the Colly and desperately tried to stem the heamorraging occurring but it was not enough and Walter's team fell on their swords at the end, handing the victory to the Bellbeaters.
From the ashes the Phoenix shall rise.
miércoles, 15 de octubre de 2008
Cusco get a game
7 men and an alpaca played in the shadow of Sacsayhuaman (pronounced sexy woman), brilliantly organized by Gary Sargent and his cohorts. Harry Hildebrand was present representing the coastal cousins from Lima. Shame no more could make it.
Photos to follow
and match report!
Photos to follow
and match report!
miércoles, 11 de junio de 2008
Peru win something!
Peruvian skipper, Harry Hildebrand scooped the ICC Volunteer of the Year Award for his deeds in last years South American Championships. Well done Harry, from every cricketer in Peru!
domingo, 8 de junio de 2008
PERUVIAN CRICKET FEDERATION (PCF)
6 June 2008, 7:00 pm.
Held at
Present: Chris Abbott, Nick Appleyard, Viv Ash, Alex Bayly, John Bell, Miles Buesst, Giresh Chugani, Harry Hildebrand, Tom Jolly, Dave Murphy, Kashyap Nansi, Jorge Pancorvo, Tony Sanford, Mike Soulsby, Vishwanathan, Julian Walter (16)
Guest: Grant Dugmore
Apologies: Rob Champion, Chris Hodgson, Derek Jones, Simon Walter, Hans de Wit. An e-mail was presented from Rob Champion stating that he wished to spend time away from cricket and is resigning his post as Cricket Captain of LCFC and from the PFC committee.
CA presented an agenda which was followed and the following points discussed:
· The minutes from the 2008 AGM were presented which showed an attendance of 13. No matters arose from those minutes.
· CA presented Grant Dugmore, the ICC Americas Development Officer, to the meeting. He talked generally about advances in the financing of world cricket which has increased significantly in recent years.
HH expressed thanks for the considerable help that Grant has shown to Peruvian cricket over the last few years.
· HH gave the captain’s report on Peruvian cricket over the last year, stressing
§ Cricket Veloz (Markham, November 2007)
§ ICC Division 3 tournament (BA, February 2008)
§ Twenty20 tournament (LCFC, February 2008)
§ Regular season (
HH thanked CA for organising the Peruvian team to BA for the ICC competition. He also threw down a gauntlet: for a
HH received the Volunteer of the Year award for
JW showed off the PCF blog which is growing impressively. It is hoped that the blog will become a website in the near future.
TS gave the Treasurers report. Although the PFC lost money in 2008 the overall account is still in the black to the tune of about $1,000. A full treasurer’s report will be published in the near future. He stressed the need to become affiliated with the IPD (Instituto Peruano de Deportes).
A new 10-man PFC committee was selected. It is:
| Position | Name | Proposer | Seconder | E-mail |
| President | Jorge Pancorvo | JB | TS | |
| Chairman | Chris Abbott | HH | MB | |
| Treasurer | Tony Sanford | JW | AB | |
| Secretary | Harry Hildebrand | CA | VA | |
| Com.member | Julian Walter | AB | TJ | |
| Com.member | Giresh Chugani | VA | CA | |
| Com.member | Miles Buesst | HH | NA | |
| Com.member | John Bell | CA | VW | |
| Com.member | Viv Ash | CA | TS | |
| Com.member | Kashyap Nansi | TS | GC |
· TS suggested that his new house be used for the PFC dinner and that it take place in mid August.
· Hearty thanks are given to our sponsors:
§ Greg Carter of Chimu Adventures
§ Hans de Wit
§ Dave Murphy
· Vishwanathan is leaving
· The meeting closed at 9:30 pm.
Vivian Ash
Outgoing PCF secretary
7 June 2008
sábado, 7 de junio de 2008
Notes on recent committee meeting with Grant Dugmore and the vision of the PCF
NEW PCF Committee meeting with Grant Dugmore – Saturday 7 June 2008
As a committee we have to plan for where we want to be in 10 years time.
How do we fit with the new guidelines of the ICC? – DEADLINE – JULY 2010
PLAYING GUIDELINES
1. Laws of Cricket – No problem
2. Field a senior national team – No problem
3. Senior Competitions
– Minimum of 4 teams now has to be 8 senior teams
– This may be forced by the Peruvian government…
– Not everyone has to play everyone else…. We could have 4 second division teams or we could have 2 teams in
– To start with we only need to have 8 a side games for our second division…
– WE HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET TO 8 TEAMS.
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4. ALSO Minimum of 4 Junior teams – find a starting point…BUT HAS TO BE HARD BALL CRICKET…. We will need the smaller junior balls.
– EQUIPMENT – We need to cater for juniors
5. Women’s cricket
– the only stipulation is the including of Girls involved in Junior teams.
– Teams can be mixed up to Under 15.
6. The tri-nations MOU(Memorandum Of Understanding à Chile, Argentina, Brasil) – we really need to join this – This would be a link between the countries as far as activities go…at club level WE SHOULD WRITE A LETTER TO ASK IF WE CAN COME ON BOARD – CAN GRANT SEND US THE AGREEMENT SO WE CAN DRAFT THE LETTER.
7. No stipulation for an U/19 teams for Affiliate teams.
COACHING – we could perhaps get an Argentinean Coach to come over and run a course for PE staff in our schools….in Spanish!! – This would help us to develop junior cricket.
VIV will send around Minutes and also the letter to pass on the changes in the Committee
ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES
1. We must have appointed at least 1 full time staff after 3 years of Membership
– Perhaps we can only pay them for 6 months (seasonal) – provide accommodation etc
– We could use a GAP student – we could pick someone who is retired and say they are full time administrator. What sort of evidence do we need – we must demonstrate to a rep (like Grant) – It doesn’t say a PAID full time staff member…it could be a volunteer…they just have to be FULL TIME
2. We must have a dedicated office – a house or school….problem with receiving stuff
3. We need an annual operation plan linked to the budget.
GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES
1. WE NEED RECOGNITION BY THE MINISTRY OF SPORT – we need a letter from the ICC – with the Olympic accreditation on the letterhead…. GRANT will get that letter
2. Constitution reviewed annually – we need to have it minuted that it was reviewed. Can Grant send us a generic Constitution to give out to each club….each club should have their own constitutions also.
3. AGM held ….preferable every year..jaja. Elections every year OR perhaps elections every 2-3 years (for Continuity).
4. Legal Status – as soon as we have status with Ministry etc. we should be legal…. Can we have limited liability status…..the LCFC probably has it here on site…but traveling as the Peruvian Cricket team…or when we are developing junior cricket… needs to be thought about
FACILITIES
1. We need a minimum of 2 competition grounds…we have a MAT now so we could be OK with that…. BUT we need to play at least one game on another ground – shouldn’t be a problem.
FINANCE
1. Submit audited (Certified for lower affiliates) annual accounts and summary template within 6 months of financial year end – JANUARY à DECEMBER (financial year) .. ICC funding will come in one lump …and regional funding during the year per quarter. If our AGM is always in June then what can be presented is; 1. the previous financial year 2. spending so far in the current year 3. present the budget for the coming year.
2. BUDGET – we have to submit an annual budget in line with our operational plan – WE WILL NEED TO PRESENT, BY DECEMBER, OUR OPERATIONAL PLAN AND PROPOSED BUDGET – WE SHOULD COUNT ON ABOUT $20,000 …AND WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH $2,500 SPONSORSHIP….WE ALSO DO HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY!!!!- AND SHOW EXPENDITURE
3. Income Generation – we have to raise $2,500 or 10% of ICC funding – through sponsorship etc.
EDUCATION
1. Must conduct minimum of 2 educational courses annually
OTHER DETAILS
We have to do Quarterly reports including:
1. Activity – playing etc
2. Development activity – courses, schools activity
3. Finances
4. Meetings – point out constitutional changes
5. Anything else relevant
ICC staffing in
Also 2 new development officers…and also an IT/media person.
MONEY
- $15,000 base amount arriving January 2009. How we use it must fit into operational plan.
- Annual Capital and Development Grant money depends on our ‘ranking’ (based on performance not just on field) – we will find out in about 5 weeks after the meeting in
- Regional participation grant (project orientated) $5,000 à $7000
- $2000 admin grant – we do with it what we like (Cricket nets in Hiram Bingham)….no justification.
Between now and October we need to work out our BUDGET….we should apply…..
Before the 15th of July we need to make an application for a capital expenditure ($2000) for 2008….
ALSO if you think about it.
PCF Committee – need to meet VERY soon to make the proposal for the funding (before 15 July). Also to assign roles to committee members.
GRANT can give us a template to make our operational planning – he would like us to plan for not just 2 years …but 4 years…or 5 or 10 years.
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