Congratulations to Rupert scoring and performing for Wales Hockey at the Commonwealth Games and almost embarrassing the England lot!
But returning to the proper sport, could this weekend be the turn of the younger brother to perform with the straight willow in the opening game of the Cricket Season?
The Mighty Gibbon begin the 2018 campaign at Jesus College, where we shall be entertained by Oxenford CC. It’s a little while since we last played, 2011 in fact when Oxenford gained promotion to Division One. A tight affair at Jesus College was influenced by the same damp we are suffering from now with a delayed start. Oxenford scored 181-7 with a certain G. Cross taking 4 wickets. In reply, Marsh first struggled to 30-4 before Vadivale and Mead responded and with victory in sight 3 headless run outs left MGCC just 12 runs short. If the result had been the other way around then Marsh would have been promoted!
The final touches were applied at the last Net Session on Thursday evening where even Skipper got the gloves going and Satty held some catches. Let’s hope the weather improves and it warms up a bit, or Vice might be forced to take a 2nd mortgage out to get extra jumpers, personalised of course, from Eddie.
This year we shall endeavour to put up a Match Report each week to entertain the Gibboners unable to attend the game, in far flung places of the World, like Twyford and Edgcott. Standby.
Chairman Kyle.