TWO members of the undefeated Under 10 Walcha cricket team, the Brennan brothers, Koby and Bentley, had the time of their lives when they went to see the Sydney Sixers take on the Adelaide Strikers at Coffs Harbour last Sunday.
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NOT only did the Brennan boys get to see an exciting game, which the Sixers won with three balls to spare, they got to grab some happy snaps with their heroes and also purchased some Sixers merchandise.
ON the local cricket scene Round Swamp have hit the competition lead after they accounted for arch-rivals Uralla the Saturday before Christmas. Swamp are on 48 points followed by Uralla 44, Colts 24 and Kentucky 24.
COLTS recorded their second win of the season when they defeated Kentucky by six wickets with 11 overs up their sleeve. They unearthed a new player, Randeep Singh Grewal, who blasted six boundaries during his unbeaten 37.
Colts unearthed a new player, Randeep Singh Grewal, who blasted six boundaries during his unbeaten 37.
ROUND 10 of the Walcha Cricket Competition is scheduled this Saturday when Uralla host Colts at the Uralla Sports Complex, and Round Swamp take on Kentucky at Peter Fenwicke Oval. There are three rounds remaining, each team will play the other three once before the semis begin.
SWAMP allrounder Gavin White was on a mission in the last game of 2019 when he belted five sixes on his way to 59 runs. Late in his innings he was particularly severe on young Toby Endacott lifting him out of the park three times in four deliveries, mainly because the other ball was a wide.
NEW Bowling Club president Tony Asmus hosted his first President's Day here last Sunday, and weren't a few of the bowlers in good spirits towards the end of proceedings.
By all accounts Barraba No.1 won the day from Barraba No.2.
HAVE you ever heard of a bloke by the name of Jack Scott, the holder of two unbreakable sporting records? Born in Petersham in 1888, Scott was a handy rugby league winger and cricket allrounder. Big deal! But read on. Playing for Newtown Scott scored the first try of the new 1908 NSW Rugby League Premiership and then 19 years later he was the first bowler to dismiss Don Bradman in a first class match after the Don had made 118 on debut for NSW in 1927.
JOHN Drake (Jack) Scott was not only a Sheffield Shield cricketer, he was also a Test match umpire and he umpired 10 Ashes Tests. The bulk of his cricket career was spent with NSW before he moved to South Australia, which he was playing for when he dismissed the mighty Bradman. He died in 1964 at the age of 76.
Golf Report
There has been three main competition rounds of golf played since the last edition of the Walcha News and three nine hole events played on Saturday also. Junior Nixon Bird accumulated 42 points to win a stableford round for a trophy donated by Jamie Bowden to kick things off just before Christmas.
Runner up was Kyle Goodwin on 41 points while the remaining sweepstakes went ot Andrew Bowden 39. Andrew Brennan 38, Sam Bowden 37.
NTP went to Lee Fletcher (3) Allan Green (9) and Dean Lawrence. Club president Allan Green won the final round of 2019 when he carded a handy score of + six to win a par event for a prize provided by Bill Heazlett.
Sweepstakes went to Andrew Robertson + three and Simone Sweeney +3 Barry Hoad +1, Will Brennan +1 Miles Archdale +1 Kyle Goodwin +1 and Julie Hoad who finished square with the card,
NTP on three was struck by Andrew Robertson, while no player was clever enough to reach the beach on the 18th.
Last Sunday trophies were donated by Tim and Jamie Fenwicke, when Lochie Fletcher ran out the winner after racking up 42 points. Ladies winner was Kathryn Smith on 32 points, whereas sweepstakes prizes were collected by Warren Kimber 36, Col Berry 35m Don Brooks 33, Will Brennan 33, Owen Presnell and Mal Ballard 32.
NTP on 19 was caressed by John Mann. In matchplay Don Brooks defeated Kathryn Smith three and one, Warren Kimba downed Bill Heazlett eight up, Allan Gree was too good for July Presnell, and John Mann was successful against Lorraine Rennie.
The Saturday before Christmas, Jack McClaren survived a countback with Crichton Barr to win after both players scored 18 points. Ladies winner was Penny King on 23 points while NTP on three went to Crichton Barr.
Mark Hogan won the final 9-hole competition of 2019, but only after he counted out David Dunn on 18 points. Ladies winner was Vicki Heffernan 17 points and Col Higgins won the NTP on three. Last Saturday Simeon Cross compiled 19 points to win the event. Lorraine Rennie took out the Ladies section.