March 2003 saw the lads troop off to Malta

We had a great time: Our hosts were charm personified  You can see their site here

and we of course, were absoute crap. you can see what passes for a score at the foot of the page

The ground at Marsa is very pretty and beautifully cared for, quite unlike the Salix team who are mainly decrepit and badly maintained  Of course we sustained many injuries....

This one was beer related -walking into a door whilst not looking where one was going	This perforated eardrum was sustained merely by sitting on the plane
This was sustained in a more traditional way, by dropping a catch	The 24 hour party people take a break for tea and scones
Podge n tink look cool	Nice ground

 

It would of course have been impossible to go to Malta and not have tour names based on the Legendary Nights. Eds note: As these were apparently made up at 4 in the morning and scribbled on a beer mat, some slight editorial control has been exercised:

The Nights

King Podge I and leader of all he Surveys, Sir Dumpihad, Sir Cumference, Sir Winalot the Prime, Sir Sword the Sheathed, Sir Cular, Sir Inge the Bloody, The Lady Ginandbeer, Sir Tax, Sir Captainyessir, Sir Binihad, Sir Pectales, Sir Prisinglyinjured, Sir Teefiableforcoming.

The Team

Tinker,Herr Direktor, Dr Dustman, Swordsman, Podge, Bushy, Quicksilva, CK1, Steve-O  ( Daveski, Gareth, Bill, Clarkster, etc not shown

Of course we were absolutely rubbish as the bald facts will surely tell

v Marsa CC first Game March 8 Malta
Marsa CC 215 for 5 off 40			Salix 129 all out
Henig	b	11			overs	mdn	runs	wkts	ave
Foster	b	4
Rogers	c	18		Jacobs	8	1	46	0	0.0
James	c	15		Bush	8	0	23	3	7.7
Bollen	c  and b	5		Kulasingam	5	0	20	0	.
Shaw	lbw	4		Fletcher	8	0	48	0	.
Bush	c	23		James	7	0	49	2	24.5
Carter	not out	15		Bollen	2	0	16	0	.
Kulasingam	b	3		Rogers	2	0	7	0	.
Fletcher	hit wkt	5
Jacobs	c	0		drop	jacobs
				drop	bush
extras		25		drop	fletcher x 2
total		129		drop	kulasingam
				drop	foster
				catch	jacobs
				catch	shaw 3

 

v Marsa CC second  Game March 9 Malta
Marsa CC 254 for 6 off 40			Salix 89 all out in 33 overs
Clark	c	17			overs	mdn	runs	wkts	ave
Henig	b	13
James	b	4		Jacobs	7	0	53	0	.
Bollen	b	3		Bush	4	0	36	0	.
Nannery	b	10		Kulasingam	8	0	34	1	34.0
Carter	stump	0	(gold)	Clark	8	0	37	1	37.0
Shaw	b	0		James	5	0	30	2	15.0
Bush	stump	11		Henig	3	0	25	0	.
Foster	c	4		Bollen	2	0	19	1	.
Kulasingam	b	8		Foster	3	0	15	0	.
Jacobs	not out	2
extras		18
total		89