Saturday done with, frustrating in many ways, a new day dawns with Sunday delivering a battle against the revered Melbourne Cricket Club. The ultimate contest for Lions to prove the warrior quality within is of substance. Many a club have been ghastly in a double header weekend when forced to face the Demons. Not only does the Demon have the top shelf in player quality but the Demon takes gamesmanship to a different level. Be accepting rested Lions, that performances in these rounds are worth double in the credibility ratings.
Blackers has ripped out a cracker, no hesitate in strapping the pads on here. For the sake of future insurance even give Furious the chance to smite a few drives into the expanse of the planet surface. The ferocity of such giving substance to the rumour that the Exotic Mauritian may be in danger of being rotated. Even if given a crystal ball, tarot cards and tea leaves - still could not have believed in my heart what lay ahead.
Lions upper batting in both grades, Lions lower bowling in both grades - an even split, soon to crate frowns with the Demons gaining an upper hand from the early phases. Albert reports have recovery in place after early damage until Jester and Little Guus test the love with LG achieving the weekend run out victim double. Max1 loses the leg pole that invokes trauma which reaches catastrophic levels when Fearsome crashes one that is held on the rebound at cover.
Left arm spinners in Kitchen Man and Debutante Dancing Jack rip the guts out of Demons on the lower following stout work by the Badge early on followed by the Pirate. Little Man returns with his footwork sorted out to clean up with the Badge sniffing another couple to end at 141, chase is on. Up the hill a disaster as Furious and Moose combine for a partial Richie (twenty-two) and finish at 139. Masterful rotation of bowlers at the 4th XI caravan has completely confused the Demon, snuffing them nearly at 9/148. Jester falls four short of centurion territory, assisted by Fewart pushes the total to 200.
Skipper Dick exhorts the entire "f" word vocabulary available to rally the troops in Jaggers cave, no impact early but this all turns when Max1 spills a sitter at 2nd slip off the Skipper Dick mediums. That party trick definitely did not go down well at the time, at least it put some spite back into the match.
Front foot free hit no balls being served up on the menu down below, Mad Dog Ginger being the benefactor of several and getting them away. AJ Ninja now has a scoring rate from the free hit of around 1 run for every 8 balls faced now. Might as well lie down on the pitch and try and bunt with his helmet next time, may possibly make better contact.
Charlie Eppes then enters the fray, the entourage on the far fence in complete apoplexy having to wait so long for the ball to be given. It was worth the wait as the sheer control and aggression displayed in the next 10 overs that only conceded 18 runs and two top shelf poles was incredible. The initial defensive effort became attack with 7/109 giving hope. Connected with a genuine mate in Nick Speak, a man whom I owe plenty in knowledge gained and patience, 9600+ first class runs for the Lancastrian proof of his standing. Fellow played and drank with Boonie as well when skipper of Durham. Always enjoy his company, his brow was starting to sweat with the tension.
Fireman, Torch, Fewart & Myo Kimbo had found the love gene amongst the leather flingers to have all in check. Kebab had slashed Demons all over Fitzroy Street and with Steve Hooker laid the platform. Junior Cat Shagger was flailing in all directions, making occasional contact but he fell as part of the middle order collapse leaving Kitchen Man and the Badge to control the outcome and take the three wides to win in the last. Big Lions unable to finish off the tail to lose the big event but success in the others, a 3-1 result that is a good club outcome.
Message to the Big Lions for future motivation. Birds in Hawks and Magpies were not bowled out by Demons - let it burn, burn and burn so we can learn, learn and learn.
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