Darlington Social Cricket Club

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This year's annual tennis challenge didn't disappoint, with huge turnouts from DSCC and DTC members making for a great night. A big thank you to Lee and Alex from the Tennis Club for making the evening possible.

Great to welcome the Nedlands Rugby Club boys back to Darlington Oval yesterday. Despite the scorching temperatures it was another awesome game of cricket in a fixture that's been going for over 30 years.

A few action shots from last Sunday's cracking game against the Roy Hill XI.
- Beautiful weather 😎
- Great opponents 🏏
- Closely fought game 💪
- Delicious post-match family burger night 🍔
- Ice-cold beverages 🍻🍷

This coming Sunday (27 November) we play host to the St. John of God XI. If anyone out there is keen to find out more about DSCC or is keen to get involved, please drop by and say hello. Alternatively, please ping us an instant message or email [email protected]

It was great to welcome Helena College back to Darlington Oval today. The wet weather proved no obstacle as the teams managed a couple of closely-fought shortened games. A big thanks to the Rickard family putting on afternoon tea, and for the burger night hosted by Wayne and Ivana Williams, complete with a side of delicious goulash!

So lightning can strike twice...
The Carlton boys made it two wins in a week, registering a huge win against DSCC. Featuring a blend of young athletes and battle hardened bu****it artists, the Baggers bludgeoned their way to 280. In reply, DSCC never really got going with the bat in the face of some frugal bowling.
The Carlton Blues theme, played at least 200 times, will be well and truly stuck in the heads of many a Darlington player this week...thanks Cam!
Off the field we enjoyed an afternoon tea fit for a king, thanks to a joint effort from Chris Cork, Nigel Harding and Darren Murphy, with the evening capped by some delicious burgers courtesy of traitors in-chief Craig and Beazo.
Next up...the Test Match.

This Sunday sees the Blue Baggers, featuring numerous DSCC traitors, grace Darlington Oval. When it comes to on-field and off-field hilarity they're certainly the team that never lets you down!
After their footy team's heroics against Richmond, they'll have a spring in their step. Can they go one better and defeat the might of the DSCC, or like their AFL heroes, will they promise much and deliver little.
Looking forward to a great day.

A cracking afternoon on Sunday, with the Tuart Hill Old Boys gracing the Darlington Oval for the first time. Captain Glenn’s full Match Report will be in members' inboxes, but here are his highlights and lowlights from the day:
- Matt Parsons catching behind the stumps turned a few opposition heads. Matt using one hand to scoop up inside and outside edges with ease.
- Ben Harvey’s obvious excitement as Steve Durkin went for 22 off the first 4 balls of his first over..but alas the carnage stopped and Ben is still odds on for this year’s bleeding ball
- The clean hitting of Virat for Tuart Hill nearly taking out a car….the aptly named Virat showed how average we are against good cricketers!!!
- The unmowed outfield turned many 4’s into ones and 2’s. Duncan Bell was so convinced one was going for 4 he ended up walking 2. The oval is at least recovering and looks mostly green.
- Nigel Durkin expecting his fielders to have the same superhero powers of the family weekend and melting down when he realised we were back to our unathletic "has been" selves.
- Geoff Barker donating a cold left over carton from his 70th birthday do….Happy Birthday Geoff and it was very much appreciated by all.
- Wayne “confidence crisis” Williams first outing as Fines Master was notably better than his catching...he even had the courage to include his better half Evana in his list of victims.
- Ben Devine’s BBQ shirt was next level!
- John and Sam Taylor’s burger night efforts were appreciated by all and capped off a terrific day, which will hopefully cement this one as a regular fixture.

Some highlights from our Family Camping Weekend in Augusta.