Robbie’s Duck Trophy – BREAKING NEWS
It’s Dickens’ Duck for 2004!!
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Scott |
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In scenes of much jubilation at the recent Presentation Night, Scott Dickens was crowned King of the Ducks for the
2004 season.
An emotional Scott, accompanied by beaming wife Sue, took the honours in
a hotly disputed contest.
“To be honest, I’m over the moon” he commented, choking back the tears.
“My early season form of getting
the odd run or two here and there was really mucking up my chances. And the way
Dave Evans came good with a pair against Worksop, I
thought it was going to be yet another unfulfilled season in the Dickens trophy
cabinet.”
“But come August I really got into my stride.
I played my joker at Farnsfield by getting run
out without facing a ball and was delighted to be awarded triple points by the
Duck League management team. I thought I was clear and cruising, only to have
them snatched away after an inquiry.
That
“It was only by getting promotion into the 2nd team and
coming up trumps with a duck at Clumber that I finally got myself back in the
reckoning. I think that’s the one that clinched it for me. I wouldn’t be surprised
if my old mate Woody had put a word in for me after seeing my performance
there!”
As he raised the esteemed yellow trophy to the skies, Scott just managed
to blurt out, “This one’s for the kids!”
There wasn’t a dry eye in the place.
Billy ‘Bandmaster’ Lippeatt came an honourable
second, with Benny ‘One to Watch’ Marson an excellent
third in only his first season of Div 1 cricket.
Meanwhile, reigning champion Dave ‘Duckmeister’
Evans was bemused as where it had all gone wrong.
“I’m gutted,” he said, “It was that last wicket partnership with Billy at
Edwinstowe that really blew it for me. In front of a
huge crowd I froze on centre stage and ended up scoring some runs. I won’t make
that mistake again.”
Early season favourite Paul ‘The Swaft’
“It’s my highest score for five years,” he grudgingly told us, “and I
almost made 30 runs for the season. My odds are already lengthening at
Ladbrokes so I need to put in some serious work over the winter or
Roll on 2005!!
That final table – in full!!
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Ducks |
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1) S Dickens (***Farnsfield a, *Glapwell h, Cuckney a, Clumber a) 2) W Lippeatt
( 3) B Marson (Kiveton a, MHM a,
N&AA a, Blidworth Tomlins
h, Farnsfield a) Unplaced) D Evans (Kiveton
a, Worksop h, Worksop a, *Bolsover h) |
5 each |
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J Hill (N&AA a, *MHM h, 1 Sunday) N Birkett (Bridon
a, Blid h, Bolsover h, $MHM h) L Willis (Anston a,
*Clumber a, 1 Sunday) |
4 each |
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P Scott (Cuckney h,
Cutthorpe a, **Worksop a) I Halfpenny (*Worksop a, Killamarsh
a) C Flinton (Worksop a, Glapwell
h, 1 Sunday) |
3 each |
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T Wheeler (*Worksop a) M Cheshire (Kiveton a, 1
Sunday) J Edger (*Edwinstowe a) D Meldrum (Blid
h, Marshalls h) P Hutchinson (*Clumber a) P Hughes (Farnsfield a, MHM
Tomlins Final) |
2 each |
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J Jepson (Lea Park a) S Willis (Kiveton a) Naeem Ahmed (Kiveton h) S Chatterton (Ashover
a) A Bunting (Marshalls h) N Garden (Clumber a) |
I Godfrey (Marshalls a) S Evans (Eckington h) I Smallwood (Blid h) M Case (Bilsthorpe a) S Patel (Bolsover h) R Walker (1 Sun) R Garden (Clumber a) |
1 each |
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B Woods |
0 ducks |
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*means ‘double points for a first baller’
** means ‘special award for not batting ‘cos he’d got a bit of a poorly leg’
*** means ‘triple points for being run out without facing a ball’ (this award pending inquiry)
STOP PRESS – this award demoted to be only worth one duck – sorry, Scott, we all know how prestigious this award is but I don’t think it’s going to be your year, mate
$ special award for ’40 balls for 1 run, this being a streaky edge to third man’
(These rules are subject to change at any
point, at the discretion of Rob Walker, to make sure Hutchy
wins the title)