Officially voted "The Best Teas in the League" by an independent panel of tea-eating cricketers and supporters!! Every away team player has given the teas 10/10!!
20/20 No Result V Rastrick
Rastrick 158-8 (20) Golcar 137-5 (17.2)Illingworth (50) Horner (30) Ruscoe 22no......Unusual happenings at Swallow lane to report from this one. Rastrick hit well to post a challenging score but it was the 2nd innings that was bizarre to say the least. The Rastrick players needing to win to have a chance of topping the group were vociferously opposing the first bad light call from the umpires which was understandable. Although there were some rather unnecessary words said from a fired up bunch. After the restart Illingworth and Bullet had resurrected the Golcar innings and were within 22 of the target from 2.4 overs. At this juncture the fielding side started complaining that they couldnt see the ball flying around and asked the umpires for the light. Hard to explain from a team needing to win!!
Nevertheless Golcar top the group and progress to the quarter finals.
WEEKEND RESULTS
21/22 June Sat First XI v Barkisland matches abandoned due to wet weather. Sun First XI Golcar 214-7(Whitwam 86, Welsford 67) Shelley 104 all out
Sun Second XI Shelley 239 Golcar 240-0 (Wooders 119 no Urf 89 no WHAT A WIN!!! Go on lads Saturday saw firsts and seconds completely washed out. The firsts enjoyed a great afternoon of Karaoke fun with the Barkisland contingent.
Sunday was drier, probably due to 90 mph winds and trees flying through the air like a scene from the Wizard of Oz. This didnt stop Golcars second XI winning a cracking affair against Shelley. The visitors to Swallow Lane laid 239 as a target. It was all in vain as Wooders and Ali stroked the reply with ease as the Emerald City was reached comfortably. The firsts trip to a wind strewn Westerley lane produced the 6 points required. Once again Cobber and Welsford hit a century stand as a challenging if not invincible 214-7 was posted. Some great groundwork and catching(Ben Robshaw 3) from Golcar allied to tight and penetrative bowling from Ruscoe Welsford Whitwam and Horner concluded the game minutes before a huge downpour. Much to the delight of Jack who went into something of a delight spasm...randomly shouting "Ya" and "Raindance" and other unprintable diatribe!!
WEEKEND RESULTS
14/15 June First XI Golcar 279- 4(Whitwam 130 Welsford 110) Meltham 197 all out (Horner 4-58) SYKES CUP QUARTER FINAL Sun First XI Lascelles Hall 144-8(Illingworth 40no, Horner 51, Welsford 25no) Golcar 145-2.
Solid wins at the weekend took Golcar into the Sykes Cup semi final and consolidated their league position.
Saturday saw Ainsley Swallows Meltham arrive at a sunny Swallow Lane following a return to form over previous weeks. After a sticky start again, Illingworth and Horner removed, the grit of Whitwam and Welsford saw Golcar through a difficult new ball spell from Will Hinchliffe and Jackson. What followed was something of a barrage on the second string bowlers. Beautiful timing and elegant front and backfoot strokes oozed from two inform flashing blades. Cobber has been the epitome of consistency and Woosha has just hit that purple patch of form every batter dreams about. 2 tons and 3 50's in 5 knocks says it all. A rather rare event occurred when Whitwam and Welsford brought their respective hundreds up in consecutive deliveries bringin the healthy crowd to their feet twice. 279-4 was a stiff task for Meltham and although the confident Swallow and hard hitting Farrell put together a solid partnership te visitors closed on 197 all out with the guile of Craig Horner picking up 4 wickets.
Sunday brought a potentially tricky QF versus a Lascelles Hall team stacked with experience and know-how. Any team with Fraine Booth Barbour Woodhams in are always capable of winning games so it was a real boost when Cobber took Fraine early. Then John Booth played circumspectly and held the innings together well(44) but was given little support except for a well played 39 from Lane.
144-8 at Golcar shouldnt prove too difficult as long as application is used and Illingworth played a really mature and controlled knock to hold the innings together. Well supported by Hall old boy Horner and then Woosha(25no) as a welcome early finish ensued to see Golcar hit the semi-finals of the Sykes Cup for the first time in a long time.
WEEKEND TEAMS
First XI Sat V Delph home
A Pamment S Whitwam M Illingworth C Horner T Welsford G Colman J Sykes B Robshaw C Ruscoe G Collier S Walker
Sun V Micklehurst away TBA
Second XI Sat v B Oak away Sun V Micklehurst home TBA.
TEAM MATES with TGG (The Great Gazza).......ripped off from Soccer AM. The Elegantly Destructive allrounder opens the gates to his thoughts! Get to know a little about what Gary Colman thinks about his dressing room comrades
Best Trainer?........Used to be a Nike man but prefer Asics these days. Cobber – he’s so keen it’s almost boring.
Worst Trainer?......Gola. Can only be me I’m ashamed to say. I’m just too old, knees are knackered and I live miles away. Also find it difficult to drag myself away from Shaz and wine on a week night.
Most Skilful?........Harold ‘Woosh Woosh’ Welsford – his control and accuracy give me movement at mid on week in, week out. Class act.
Biggest Drinker?......In days gone by, definitely me but I’ve recently been overtaken and now lapped by Jack ‘Two pints at tea please’ Horner.
Worst Drinker?.......Mickey ‘Sups like a budgie with chapped lips’ Illingworth – One word – terrible drinker.
Best Fashion sense?......Pains me to say it but probably Ash Pamment – mixes retro with contemporary whilst simultaneously retaining class and sophistication only ever seen at the very pinnacle of modern fashion.
Worst Fashion sense?........Easy – Jack Horner. Never seen anything like it. From 80’s under garments to 70’s shirts to ridiculous Surf shorts – it’s just wrong on so many levels.
Best Taste in music?......Simon ‘Taz’ Walker – He proved his worth to me on this front on a romantic evening in a Newcastle hotel room. Thanks for the memories Si.
Worst taste in music?.......Cobber – Can be regularly be heard crooning along to various 90’s boy bands and admits to loving Leona Lewis. Not changing room behaviour – simple as.
Best dancer?.......I’ve seen Mickey chuck a few moves and although he’s no Justin Timberlake, he’s probably the best of a bad bunch.
Worst dancer?......Me again. Loved dancing until someone filmed me on their phone – I looked like a spaz in a magnet factory. Never again.
Longest in Shower?.......Liam ‘Longshanks’ Rothery. Ridiculous (and not remotely attractive). More a wizard’s wand than a baby’s arm.
SLEDGES OF THE SEASON
As Golcar fast approached their target against Lascelles Hall in the Sykes Cup QF Next man in Benny Robshaw was getting some sound advice from seasoned campaigner Craig "Jack" Horner ......"Play straight Ben!!" to which came the reply......."I am gonna do .....but very f***ing aggressively!!"
At Barnsley CC Mark Lawson ex Yorkshire Pie Wanger was reverse sweeping very averagely when Micky from backward point informed him "you'll have to do it better than that if you wanna bring 'Sexy Back!'
This weeks goes to Umpire Barry. Following a rather sluggish 50 overs due to the searing heat and the home wicket keeper having running repairs to his gloves following every over the dry witted official came out with this gem. As tea approached he wandered over to square leg and muttered........ "Do they put a nice supper on here??"
A gutsy 83 ball 8 from a very focused young ABCC middle order batter brought this reaction from a smiling Gary Colman........"Where do you get your kicks pal A & E??"
Player of the week - Wooders
Quiz Night at the "CC"
A huge crowd showed up on a cold Wednesday night at the Club for the famous annual Sports Quiz presented by Thorpey. 3 rounds of diverse and very entertaining sports trivia interrupted by a gargantuan supper made for a cracking night. Tension built throughout the evening and finally the defending champions prevailed. The Posties, who presumably deliver letters and parcels for 2 hours a day and test each others knowledge the rest of the time won by a comfortably margin....Well done boys!! A team from Scholes chased them all the way up the rails but experience showed in the end. A Big thanks to Thorpey for hosting a very successful evening AND to the dozens of teams who made it on a bitter winters night!!
"THE DINNER"
A large contingent of members, players and supporters met for a splendid evening at the Golcar Lily on Saturday 9th Feb. MC for the evening was Secretary Claire Woodhead-Turner and the main speakers were President Ian Sutherland and First XI Skipper Ashley Pamment. Following a beautifully presented 4-course dinner a disco ensued. This included a very popular Soccer AM-style 'Dance Off" involving Golcar FCs guardian of the jumpers and fanatical CC supporter Matty Day going against the very obvious All-Round and very rhythmic skills from Golcar CC swinging legend Micky Brook. A draw was the outcome however a 10 minute delay was observed whilst the dancefloor was dried out. Many thanks to The Golcar Lily and their wonderful staff for making it a night to remember(for most). Thanks also to the outstanding DJ Johnny.
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