Quokkas Cricket Club

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025
Location: Fairfield Oval , Fairfield, VIC
Time: 1.45pm start
Captain: Sizzle

Conditions

It was hot, faaaaarkin hot. Our usual start time was moved from 12:30 to 47 degrees AEST.

Details

During the week we had more than a full squad. Come game day, we just scraped an XI together. Ice Man knows how to leave the ball but apparently not a 23rd beer the night before a match. Other withdrawals were more understandable but questionable nonetheless. Hair appointment anyone?

Match Facts

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024
Location: Fairfield Park, Yarra Bend, Fairfield, VIC
Time: 1pm start
Captain: F1

Introduction

The Quokkas knew it was going to be a warm one, expecting a 32°C day with clear skies and did it deliver! 13 teammates joined in the day which helped with allowing the rotations in the field, although whilst writing this sentence, that number could have been the omen to what was to come.

Match Facts

Date: Sunday, November 10, 2024
Location: W.J. Cox Oval , Fairfield, VIC
Time: 1pm start

Introduction

Our Annual Pub v Club game is one that I look forward to every season, not simply because of the free beer that the Pub usually throws our way (and they certainly did with extra effort this year), but because it’s a great chance to welcome new people to the game and share the love that is Pub Cricket.

He that soweth his seedes must harowe the grounde by and by, for els the byrdes wyll eate it awaye.
J. Palsgrave, Lesclarcissement 579/2

Match Facts

Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024
Location: Johnny Mullagh Oval, Harrow, VIC
Time: 1pm start

So what’s Harrow all about then?

With Rev focussing on the physical history of Harrow in the Match Preview, I will start with a journey of etymology. While the definition of harrow in the sense of using a harrow ’to crush, plow or pulverise the soil’ is familiar to all, there are some surprisingly gruesome alternatives.

Date: Sunday, March 6th, 2023 Location: Fairlea West, Fairfield Time: 10 a.m. start
Captain: Big Dave

Captains Log

Our biggest day of the year was set up to be a scorcher, Quokkas v the Standard @ Fairlea West.

No toss was necessary as they wanted to bowl and we wanted to bat, after a cheeky pre-game pump up net sesh. The standard brought out their best bowling of the year, smashing through our top order, with Radar caught at long on going after a loose delivery in the first over.