Old Essendon Grammarians Cricket Club

The Kevin Pietersen Cup

2009/10 Nominations

This year there is a slight rule change - ducks and dropped catches are no longer automatic points, unless the player is nominated by someone for a ridiculous effort or comment. Points will only be recorded where a nomination has been received by Kyle or Shippy in person or via email.  

Leaderboard

Can Sam follow in his father's footsteps, or will Percy be the first coach to win the coveted award?
 Only 2 weeks to go...

Points Player 
 7Warren Pereara 
 6Sam Ainsworth 
 5Hugh Lovell 
 5Richard Thwaites 
 5Matthew Pearce 
 5Peter Dudderidge 

 PlayerPoints Reason
Kun Tran31. After playing a nice cover drive off Trav in the nets, calls out "shot!", obviously enjoying his own work. 
2. Sledging the batsman as he was running in to bowl!
Warren Pereara

2. Ordered the Seafood Linguine at Torquay Pub, then ate Shane's Parma because it came first and he was hungry. Denies all wrong doing to this day. 
2. Got up on a chair and tried to start the Torquay Football Club theme song by himself, despite not knowing anyone in the room and singing the wrong song! "Oh we're from Tigerland..."    
1. "Now we have a lot of good bastmen in this team today: some of you will bat in the top order, some will bat in the middle order and some will bat in the lower order."
1. Nominated from overseas for being in a well-paid management position and being technologically inept.  Diggler has sent several texts to him for scores/results/news - all with no response.  He managed to call Percy one day and queried him about that and he said he couldn't work out how to call him back as the number came up as "+49..."  Apparently it didn't occur to him to try the "Reply" option on the screen... smart man, the coach.  
1. In a similar vein, Diggler is beside himself with excitement after learning of the win over "Cashaville Club" and immediately calls Percy to get all the goss. First attempt - he hangs up on his mate.  Second attempt - "Diggler, how're you going!  Fantastic win, we're playing cards - here's Tim!"  Dirk then speaks to Linners and can't understand anything (obviously - he did hear a girl's laugh a couple of times, though).  He then hands the phone back to Suares, who promptly palms it to Raelene without a word.  After speaking to her for a couple of minutes he is put back on to Percy... who hangs up!  Top effort, that...  he gets a call from half-way around the world and he decides that the card-game is more important.

Shane Metelmann2. Metels was up to his old tricks at Torquay, stealing shoes, decorating cars and being a general nuisance.
Kyle
Sheldon
1. Had all sorts of trouble getting his head (and hands) around a pre-season training drill. "I was looking at the wrong cone!" he remarked after the ball hit him square in the chest for a third time. In the end, big Dave helped out and literally carried him through! 
Richard Thwaites

1. Launched the first ball from the bowling machine into the roof of the net in the  general direction of a very worried Macca.
1. Walked into the path of the full speed 'Orient Express' coming into bowl and ended up on his behind with all four limbs up in the air.   
3. Ran into - nay, polaxed - a letterbox whilst running down rachelle road in a large group doing fitness training. Seeing the people trying to reassemble the shattered mess that used to be their letterbox as we ran back half an hour later made it the funniest moment in KP since Ains' infamous bush jump.

Anoop Arjun2
1. Not only dropped a simple chance whilst keeping, but deflected the ball into the groin of an unsuspecting Kaps at first slip!
1. Trying to release a massive snot ball onto the turf. After two failed attempts he resorted to remove the ever-growing ball with his glove instead...all in time for the next delivery.
Matthew Pearce5

2. Whilst sub-fielding against the school boys, Pearcey enthusiatically joined in the celebrations of the dismissal of Hef, his own team-mate, even joining in the huddle! 
2. Was struck in the chest twice at mid-off on debut in the ones, clutching on to one AFL-style and bringing another down nicely to his feet soccer-style! Also dived full length to prevent overthrows with his shins like a hockey goalkeeper, proving he is a man of many sporting talents.
1. Biggest short-arm of all time while waiting to bowl in the nets. Everyone yelled catch, and Pearcey looked on with zero interest as the ball floated past his elbow!

Paul Shipp1. Burnt Mitch Foley in the school game against his ex-teammates.  
Mitch Foley
1
1. Tried to high-five Al Shipp between overs, only to be left hanging high and dry!
Sam Ainsworth
6
1. Answered his phone during selection for round 1. Continued to interrupt Percy with a polite "yeh Dad they're doing it now".
2. Ran to grab his hat from the car. When he returned he made sure everyone on the field knew that he had locked the keys in the boot.
1. Big week for Sammy...On hearing that the 2s top scorer in round 1 was Sundries he replied: "Who's Sundries? Is he a new player?"
2. Forgot his box while batting not once, not twice but three times. It's really not that difficult Sammy.
Hugh Lovell
5

2. Parked his car at St Bernards on top of the hill, then proceeded to walk down the road to the ground. The reason? He couldn't find a way down to drive his car... What was he walking on? The road!
1. Woeful appealing at McKinnon, leading the opposition to believe he was a few sandwiches short of a picnic.
1. Lucky to only get one point for throwing a water bottle at some noisy royal park birds, only for the bottle to plummet back to earth and land between two female spectators who haven't been seen at the cricket since...
1. For his part in organising the slap received by Rich Lindsay at a classy night spot after the Yarraville win.
1. Pink jocks two weeks in a row is a no-no.

Peter Dudderidge51. Took his chainsaw to the mechanic to get it fixed after Johnny said he had filled it with petrol but it still wasn't working. After a thorough mechanical check up found no problems, eventually Archie checked the petrol tank, which was bone dry!
1. Ran out the Pope by some 4 metres. "Don't listen to the call, watch my eyes..."  
2. Has been arguing for weeks that the coin toss is not fair because one person gets to call and the other doesnt.
1. One point for putting number one ticket holder Peter Baker to sleep during his speech at the Reverse Raffle!
 Matthew Baker4 2. Long sleeve skins and a singlet. In public. What an idiot.  
 2. Forgot his pants for the south caulfield game, then broke Rich Lindsay's spare pair as he dived 3 seconds and 3 metres too early at gully.
 Rich Lindsay 11. Bike shorts over the top of normal shorts.  
 Scott Hillier1. Dropped every catch that came his way in slips practice, then finally caught one and celebrated by throwing the ball onto the roof!  Brought back fond memories of "The Noodle"...!
 Tim Linley

2. Tim didnt take long to get his name on the KP board, wearing left handed gloves in his first innings of the season. He proceeded to make 30 runs before realising that something was amiss and calling for right handed ones.
1. For his part in organising the slap received by Rich Lindsay at a classy night spot after the Yarraville win. 

 Kapila Goonewardena2. "I didnt make 50 today!" he remarked when reading the score book and seeing 'K. Goonewardena - 58', clearly oblivious to the fact his brother Kusal played in the 4s that day and he was reading the wrong book.
 Lucas Elliot2. Cap on sideways is a Grammar fashion no-no, even at Lazy Moe's. 
1. Arrived at Spotswood looking more like Fitty Cent than a cricketer.
1. Horrible, palm tree emblazoned underwear.
 Andrew Reading2. For consistently wearing very short shorts to training. 

 


2008/09

Richard "Harry" Thwaites is the WINNER for 2008/09, can he go back to back!

 

2008/9 Lowlights

Player Lowlight
Peter Monar   

Giving an inspirational team talk whilst nude, then using the facilities with the door wide open.  

 

2 on-field chunders in one season.

 Party tricks in the showers.
 

Sniffing around RPB change rooms on all fours, nude and fully soaped, and taking a liking to Tim Linley's leg.

 Jimmy Mansour

When subbing for the 1sts at Royal Park, walked out on the ground for the team meeting with his whites on back to front.

 Shane Bishop2. Broke down after just one ball not once, but twice, earning himself the nickname 'Lance' (Armstrong).  
Richard Thwaites

For wearing that stupid "Russell Coight" hat around Canada & OEG and wearing the best 70's "underbelly" shirt to the last Committee Meeting.

 Hugh LovellWears his box inside a sock because "otherwise it's cold".  
 Haydn McKeonWalked out to bat at Keilor without...his bat. Extraordinary performance from the Freak in front of half the club.
Kun Tran

Practicing his bowling runup/action in the streets of Japan

 First ball Diamond duck with a stranded Tim on 87* at the other end.
Craig FurberCourageously/crazily slid into a metal fence, coming out blood stained and groggy just in time for his night shift in the tower.
Andrew Reading

Completed a seventeen-over duck by leaving a straight one!

Iain McBainGave his captain Al Shipp out caught behind while he was running for him.  
Tim Linley

Golden duck vs Youlden with Katie attending her first Aussie match!
High-pitched, feminine squeeling at regular intervals throughout the season, most notably when running into bowl and realising the batsman isn't ready. 


 

 

 

 

 KP Honour Board 

 Year

 'Winner' (points)

 2005/6

Iain McBain (13)

 2006/7

Andrew Ainsworth (10)

 2007/8

Andrew Ainsworth (12)

 2008/9

Richard Thwaites (10)


 

 
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