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The Toowoomba Connection

The DMPS Financial Services St Michael’s squad was considerably strengthened last season by the arrival of Aussie first grade cricketers Randall Hart and Pat Sullivan from Toowoomba, Queensland last year.

Randall, is an aggressive, 26 year old top order batsman who can also bowl a brisk medium pace, while 21 year old Pat is a stylish wicketkeeper batsman. Randall was also named Toowoomba Player of the Year in the 2004/5 Aussie season, during which he made over 900 runs.

Toowoomba is well known to Saints’ followers as the home of two of their former overseas players, both of whom are known to Randall and Pat. Brad Spanner averaged over 140 in Saints’ Border League winning team in the nineties, while Brian May recently shared in a record-breaking, undefeated first wicket partnership of 454 for the South Brisbane club.

Updated 07/04/10

Overseas Player Departure

Please note that the Club has dispensed with the services of Sovan Kumar Basu.

Our judgement of his cricketing ability was backed up when we contacted the two English clubs he previously played for but did not mention in the CV he submitted to us.

10/05/08

Gildersome Off to Flying Start

Gildersome Junior Taverners successfully launched their World Record Attempt from a dew laden Kingholm Park this morning.

The Yorkshire youngsters arrived from their hotel in Gretna in plenty of time for a gentle warm-up immediately after the pitch had been marked out.

The format was a fifteen minutes batting each with the St Michael's youngsters, resplendent in their new polo shirts, taking first strike on a 'wicket' that offered considerable assistance to the bowlers.

After amassing a relaxed 19-2 in what seemed rather longer than fifteen minutes, the St Michael's youngsters then kindly allowed the visitors to win by missing a series of run out opportunities as some stylish batting by Gildersome took them to a comfortable 26-1.

The youngsters had time to demolish a series of bacon and sausage rolls, sponsored by David Fallas Planning Consultancy, before the Gildersome bus rolled away from the Kingholm at 9.40 with our best wishes, hopefully in plenty of time for their next game in Carlisle.

The remaining youngsters then enjoyed a single wicket competition, which was jointly won by Chris Lumb and Tom Kennedy-Moffat on 21, with newcomer Ross Fergusson (20) close behind in third place. (C. Brockwell 2-0-12-0)

The highlights of the Gildersome World Record Attempt can be seen on BBC2 Sportsround at 11.45 a.m. on Saturday 14th April.

Thanks are due to all those who helped out on the day.

13/04/07

Well guys, that’s the cricket season gone...

Would like to say thank you to the cricket club for everything you have all done you have made my stay one that I will never forget about and I will take home things that I never thought I would. Scotland = Rain which then = Pub ha ha.

Thank you to Dunk. I wont forget the team talks after we have batted first and all out for our usual 125 or when we bowl first and drop 5 to 10 catches he he. You have been a great person to get to no mate thank you for letting me have the chance to come here. Weel done skip see you playing next year.

Sandy thank you very much for everything you have done for me. I wont forget it at all mate you have been a great help to me and thank you for all the help getting me here and the help while I was here. Won’t forget the sandy laugh mate - one to remember.

To Mike Lumb and his family well what can I say. You are a great friend mate. Thank you for all you have done for me. I would be still here if it wasn’t for you and your family. I owe you heaps thank you so much a true friend thank you. I won’t forget our game playing Dumfries mate. And I will always remember the famous Mike Lumb saying Read it in the paper"

Harry Potter, well mate thank you very much for all you have done. Thank you for everything mate. You have been a great friend and a real big help - not just having a place to stay and everything like that but when times were tough and great mate. Thank you heaps mate.

And to everyone else thank you so much for the great times I will never forget. I have had the time of my life and great memories to have forever. To everyone thanks for the cricket and hope to keep in touch with you all for many, many more years.
Oh yeah, thanks for knowing what to do when it rains. And my Kiwi friend just 2 beers for you mate haha.

Thank you all - season over.

Ben, the Aussie friend of Noidea

31/08/07

Poppy Feathers Nest

No, this man isn't looking for a lost cricket ball in someone's garden or eyeing up the local talent - it's former Saints overseas star and terror of Western Union Division II Andy Murray surveying his new deluxe property just up the Narara coast from Sydney.

Four bedrooms, snooker room, pool, ducted air conditioning - sounds ideal for an international housewarming party. Apparently Andy will be over in the summer for a flying visit, so he'll no doubt be taking bookings. Harry and Matty are saving up already.

14/02/07

Email from Craig Nel

"To all at St Michaels cricket club,

I stumbled across your fantastic website which I have been following with great interest. Good to see that some of the old boys are still putting into the club (Kim Bellwood, Sandy McNay Derrick Rankin).

Since leaving St Michaels I returned to my home town of Nelspruit and played my cricket there. I played and eventually captained the Eastern Country Districts side for 8 years. I had a game for the South African Country districts side against Bangladesh in 2003 albeit 12th man. I am now just playing club cricket for Sabie cricket club which maybe someday you could put together some funds and tour South Africa (lots of Rands for your Pound)

Good luck for the rest of your season and congratulations on your new club house. I would like to send a South African country districts one day shirt for your club house.

Thanks again for my wonderful stay.

Craig Nel

PS Married with 3 children"

12/07/0

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