View from the Perch

Issue One - November 2004

Greetings fellow Parrot!

Weekend results:
Saturday 20 Nov vs RBSC Colts 40 over match. An early start to this game and the Parrot captain of the day decided to take advantage of the 7 opposition players present and we batted first. Had he decided to take advantage of the turf consultant in the team, we may have been spared a very tricky 20 overs on a very sticky wicket. However we persevered slowly to about 100 for 4 after 22 overs with useful contributions from Nick C. (23) and some strong hitting from Tony T. (36). Bird Flu then reared it's ugly head and the parrots innings was closed at a sickly all out for 131. An innings that featured 5 ducks (ducks and parrots don't really get on that well). Fired up and ready to go the Parrots bowled and fielded very well and we sniffed a victory when we had the youngsters 106 for 8, but the Avian gods were not impressed and we ultimately went down by 2 wickets Outstanding bowling from Parrot Man of the Match Tony S. (Slatts) (3-25) and Dave C. (2-34) were the high points of a rusty, yet disappointing Parrot debut.

Sunday 21 Nov vs YTSA 45 over match.
The Parrots welcomed back Regular Captain Steve Penney who flew down from Chiang Mai especially for this game and after a fantastic opening night at The Green Parrot where the laughs and vodka flowed in copious quantities the boys were keen to right the wrongs of yesterday. Sensibly bowling first this time we acquitted ourselves well in the field and rolled them for 123. Jon D. and his leggies took the honours with 4-43 again assisted by Slatts (2-10 off 9 overs!) and Nick (2-18) backed up by inspirational fielding from the skipper.
This Bird Flu epidemic (despite being past it's Nov 1 deadline) returned in plague proportions and the Parrots were 3 for 6, then 5 for 20 before Gary C. put us back on track with an elegant 41. With time and overs of no concern we steadily strolled on towards the target but disaster struck with some interesting umpiring decisions, a "Keystones Kops" run out and the Parrots had been denied at the death again, failing by 11 runs. Man of the Match awarded to Jon D, a few reflective beers and many of the batsmen signing up for next Sunday's net session at Harrow School completed the weekend.

We didn't get what we wanted results wise but the camaraderie and mateship on the field was there in abundance, as was the encouragement from members back at TGP such as Rodney, Kevin F-S, Dave A and all the She-Parrots (who do not yet understand the vagaries of cricket but are learning that victories are directly proportional to receiving parrot drinks).

Next games are on the Father's Day weekend including a game against RBSC on the 5th with the Horses racing around the ground - great experience and best seats in the house -more on that later...

Parrot Sponsors:
: The Green Parrot Bar and Grill
: Global Turf Consultants
: Big Chilli Magazine
A BIG thank you to all sponsors and contributors to our fledgling club.

Who we are: David Dufall - Patron
Committee : Gary Chatfield - President
Richard Bowater - Secretary/Treasurer/Vice Captain
Tony Tree - Operations
Nick Chomonter - Sponsorship
Dave Currie - Statistician
Dean Henderson - Sponsorship
Steve Penney - Team Captain

Finally, Thanks for your support and we certainly appreciate having you as part of the Siam Cricket and Sports Club. Any other potential Parrots out there are most welcome to join up - playing or social - just drop me a line sometime and we'll take care of the rest.

See you at The Green Parrot (don't forget your Membership card for your special drink prices)

Kia Kaha (Maori for "Be strong")

Richard Bowater (Secretary)