The Mac Church

Location – Heath Park
Man of the Match – Chris Angle

With only one match lined up this week and a chance to pull further ahead in the SWFTL 9 Canes gathered eagerly at Heath Park. With 2 injured players in Cob and Danny the Canes desperately needed the guile of Jeffrey’s and the power of Rees. They were absent but all concerned we sure traffic permitting they would arrive soon to boost the ranks.
With the toss won against the German (they don’t like it up ‘em) the Canes took the opportunity to fill their boots. J-Lo went off at an alarming quick rate for a man of his age, having a strike rate of 200 at one stage. It couldn’t last and after loads of quick singles and twos off the German he was overheard by Danny wheezing ‘Oh, for fucks sake Greg please miss it. I’m going to die if I have to run again’. Soon after this he retired on 21 muttered something about valeting his car and disappeared to the oxygen canister in his boot.
The wicket keeper and his mate slated the whole team constantly, only Bowen who fielded for them was spared in an attack that the still missing Jaffa would have been proud of. Gerry Garcia was replaced by A. Fiddler and the German, cunningly disguised as Harold Steptoe came on to bowl. Greg continued the onslaught against the best the Mac had to offer late cutting the ball in the long grass against balls of such pace that they hardly reached the bat. As a result few boundaries were hit and the score slowed. Greg put himself out of his own misery playing on himself, tickling A. Fiddlers shinny red ball onto his wood.
The Chris’s then took the stage and like any good Cane batting above No 4 upped the run rate. Angle fell 2 short of his 50 and a defendable score of 143 looked to have won the match.
Everyone bowled tightly during the Macs innings and after Bowen had dispatched their only batsman, the wicket keeper for 14, the match was over. The Mac couldn’t get close to the run rate and the wicket keeper took great joy in yelling, swearing and laughing at every batsman telling them how poor they were. It was as if Jay had mated with Jeff Boycott and their son had tourets.
The match was won with maximum points thanks to J-Lo’s decision to retire and quick scoring from the Chris’s. One question still remained, where were the Nathan’s?
Rumour had it that Rees was with ‘a girl’ and Jaffa had gone to watch the last 20 minutes of the Ashes. Any Cane who had seen the simmering sexual tension between the two in recent weeks would assume, correctly, that this was a red herring. They have finally gained a respect that has grown into love after years of competing to be the best Nathan and this finally manifested itself last night. Conformation was received from Dave Stagg late last night when he spotted an exhausted pair of Gaythan’s stepping out of Club X before stop tap for ‘more of the same’. Well done boys, as Captain I wish you all the best and ask you to bring your own boxes from now on and remember, not before a match it could affect your batting. The only question that now remains is who is the giver and who is the taker?