With the introduction of the new passionate team, “The Green Machine” the Tuesday nights competition has well and truly come alive with the competition heating up.
Still reeling from a tightly fought loss to the Green machine last week, Boom Boom were hungry to get back into the top 3. They were pumped up by the presence of one of their own in the crowd; injured Justin “Paddlepop” Theologidis was spotted in the crowd by the camera crew, knee-brace and all.
The initial omens were good as the entire team managed to turn up on time. The newly recruited Salik “Steven Waugh” Ali was presented with the infamous number 10 jersey. A proud moment no doubt, for the young recruit.
Moe “chairman of selectors” Satti once again lost the toss and Boom Boom were asked to bowl on a batting friendly deck.
The new shiny Kookabura was to be shared by Hassan “Swing” Ehsan and Salik “Steven Waugh” Ali. Both were able to swing the bowl like a swinging monkey through the jungle, they however, were unable to get the initial breakthrough. A new opening pair however had formed, much like the two W’s in the 90s.
It eventually took Yaatha “Sangakarra” Aiyal to knock over the woodwork and get the initial breakthrough. Once that happened, the opposition were no match for the perfectly timed bowling changes by the chairman. Wickets kept falling and the runs dried up. Not to be outdone by his older brother, Omair “ Mark Waugh” Ali showed his skills with the shorter ball, coming quite closing to KOing the batsman on a number of occasions. The tight bowling of the Boom Boom’s other new recruit Shaata “Watto” Hossain meant that the opposition could only muster up 53 runs in 16 overs. Shaata “Watto” Hossain announcing himself as threat against any batting lineup.
Hassan “Swing” Ehsan and Yaatha “Sangakkara” Aiyal were sent in to secure the first skin (bonus points) and chase the needed 36 runs in 4 overs. The game took a serious turn in the 3rd over when Hassan “Swing” Ehsan took a powerful cover drive from Yaatha “Sangakarra” Aiyal to the head sending his glasses flying, much like the stumps of the opposition. The two regathered and managed to secure the points. A strong show from the two meant the rest of the team needed 14 runs from 10 overs.
Jasdeep “Zinger” Kang and Omair “Mark Waugh” Ali were next to face the music, whilst sweetly timing the bowl, their running seemed relaxed, asked about it post game, our sources were told that Jazdeep “Zinger” Kang was bugged down by a cold, showing his commitment he still played, a lesson no doubt for the younger generation. Moe “Chairman of selectors” Satti showed a variety of foot work capable of being included in any computer based cricket game. Salik “Steven Waugh” Ali and Shaata “Watto” Hossain showed the depth in the Boom Boom batting line up. Andrew “Afridi” Smitty kept the crowd entertained with his entertaining shots.
In the end, Boom Boom comfortably managed to chase down the runs. Their batting relaxed towards the end, but a comfortable win in the end. Boom Boom regain their spot in the top three and now look forward to playing the much stronger Soapy Goats next week.
Chairman of selectors was quoted as saying “im proud of my boys, but we need to improve in our batting intensity” Jazdeep “Zinger” Kang has promised to cut down on the KFC.
Crowd – 3
Half Time Oranges– 0
Sponsorship – 0
Chairman promises to look into sponsorship and half time oranges.