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Cup week
Cup week is always an exciting time and this year will be no exception. I am heading down for my 15th cup in a row. I always write a little report each year just in case one to the big sports paper rings up asking for my view on things. But to this point the phone hasn’t rung yet. Ah well I will just have to relay what happened to you guys. I will talk about that next week.

Mayor in form
Legendary Marnoo cricketer Derek “Mayor” Cameron scored another ton for Marnoo on the weekend. The Mayor has scored many a century for Marnoo but it has been a while between drink probably about 10 years in fact according to my statistics man John “Noisy” Nisbet. Also amongst the runs on the weekend was former native Dwain “Daryl” Duxson who belted 133 for Yarrawonga/Mulwala in the Wangaratta competition.

Cricketers return home eventually
They say it’s a long day in the field but for a couple of Marnoo cricketers it was certainly a long night as well. Likely types Gary “Councillor Larry” Cameron and Stewart “Smacka” MacPherson actually didn’t get home form cricket until late Sunday morning. They entertained the masses in Birchip and ended up staying the night.

Smacka column a must read
Cricket Club President Smacka MacPherson has taken responsibility for the cricket report each week and I believe it’s a “must read”. I sure you will get a laugh each week as Smacka dissects the Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening happenings. I think he is having a week off this week but he tells me he will be back in full flight next week.

Just be careful what you say
You always have to be careful what you say because you never know who might be listening. This did ring true for Landmark St Arnaud manager Damian “The Major” Drum when he attended a Goondiwindi Cup meeting many years ago. You see the Major backed this horse in Brisbane and it wasn’t going very well so the Major (watching it on the screen) decided to give the jockey a spray for what he thought was an incompetent ride. Well had he realised that this jockey’s wife and daughter were standing in front of him he probably wouldn’t have opend his mouth. They got very irate at the Major and started calling him names like “fat gutted arm chair jockey” and others which I can’t repeat. Major has about 6 mates with him who did the bolt when they saw this irate woman about to explode. That’s why I say you have to be careful what you say.



There is nothing better
I was talking to Smacka the other day and he said he had 80 points of rain last Sunday night in a storm, he said (and I agree) that one of the pleasures in life is sitting on the veranda of your house and watching a lightning storm that belts 80 points of rain down, right when you really need it. Oh yes I nearly forgot you also need a stubby in hand.

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