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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SAIGON AUSTRALIAN CRICKET CLUB

SACC ReligiouEdition 3 8

thDecember, 2010www.saigoncricket.com

Welcome to SACC Religious, the newsletter for Members of the Saigon Australian Cricket Club. In each issue youll find Club News, matchreports, schedules, rules ,statistics and stories and news from around the VCA League. If you have any information or stories that deserve a

mention, drop us an email [email protected] .Wed love to hear from you!

Last Sunday saw the arrival of the long-awaited clash between

SACC and ECCS in the latest installment of the VCA League.

But there was more at stake than just competition points. The

SACC were up for this one as they looked to regain the Saigon

Ashes, having lost them for the first time in their last encounter

back in 2009. The air was thick with anticipation prior to the

game - RMIT looked a picture but no one had envisaged what

was to come.

ECCS won the toss and sent the Aussies in to bat. The English woes

began on the third ball of the day when Cade Armstrong knocked

one down to third man and big fast bowler, Noah Beaumont,

pulled a hamstring in the chase. Ben BVK Vankerkwijk, making hisfinal foreseeable appearance for the SACC before heading to the

Big Apple, then set about punishing the attack. BVK has a great

record against the Poms and he set the tone with a huge six over

cow corner off his first ball and followed it up with 3 more on his

way to retiring unbeaten on 33. Cade wasnt about to be forgotten

as he also plundered the bowling to all parts before retiring with 3

sixes of his own. Former Captain Terry Gordon survived an early

chance (see photos Pg. 2) but he also got back in the shed with 31

not out. Robbo and Billy Crang then chipped in with more modest

contributions while Leechy was bowled by an absolute rip-snorter

of a delivery from the new English quick, Matt Hopkins.

SACC debutante Tim Connell, who reckons he likes to bowl a bit

then strode to the crease to join his Captain Reggie Hinge

Armstrong (31n.o.) and they set about turning a very good total

into a record-breaking one. Both men were merciless, hitting 7

sixes and 2 fours between them. Late cameos by O and Marcus

Singh, also playing his farewell game for the SACC, pushed the

score to 5 for 250 and as the clouds threatened we hoped that this

performance not be spoiled by the weather.

Meanwhile, the English found themselves praying for rain as wicket

keeper and top line batsman, Matt Thwaites, had injured his

thumb in the first innings and was forced to bat in obvious pain.

Certainly the absence of former VCA Player of the Year, John

Handscombe, didnthelp their hopes of pulling off a miraculous run

chase. As is the case when chasing so many, risks had to be taken

and disciplined bowling from the SACC made life difficult for the

batsmen. Cade was getting it through at good pace and the O wasmiserly before young Tim came into the attack and tore them to

shreds he finished the day with 3 for 16 off 4 overs and 28 runs

off 8 balls in a sensational debut performance well done mate!

Billy Crang also turned in his best performance for the SACC, taking

3 for 18 off his 4 overs to clean up the tail.

RECORDS TUMBLE ASSACC REGAIN THE ASHES

* Aussie batsmen pile on the runs against injury-ravaged English *

* SACC cruise to emphatic victory *The other wickets went to the O, Dave Robb and Chris Robinson, who

was superb in the field all day.

In the end, ECCS were all out for 114 and the SACC won the match by

a record 136 runs with a bonus point. The ode was sung and the Ashes

regained and they are now proudly displayed back at Phattys where

we think they rightly belong.

Special thanks to Anne Marie for scoring did a great job and 12th

Man/Photographer/Waterboy/Kitmaster/Legend Darren Mackey for

a marvellous performance off the field. Was great to see a few of our

Social Members out there supporting the team, too! Glad you could

make itwe are very happy to have you on board! Thanks also to our

generous sponsors ANZ, Phattys, Brogolf, Jaspas, AIS, Coors Light forthe cold beer, Juice for the fantastic fare and to the Saigon Rugby Club

c/o Latin Cafe, for supplying our water this week.
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EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT$1 House Spirits from 5 til 7pm

Many thanks to our 2010-11 Sponsors....

SACCASHESDINNER

A healthy SACC crowd gathered at Jaspas last Fridayevening for the 2010 Ashes Dinner.

The Ashes team was named, the new SACC uniforms wereunveiled and generally everyone had a bloody good time!

Was a great way to welcome some of our newestMembers as well as catch up with a few familiar faces.Many thanks to all those that came along for our firstofficial social gathering of the season we look forwardto the next event SACC Religious will keep you posted.Thanks also to Murph and the crew at Jaspas for theirwonderful hospitality and to Coors Light for supplying the

amber fluid.

THE ODEBeneath the Southern Cross

I stand,

A sprig of wattle in my hand.

A native of my native land,

Australia....you bloody beauty! 46-48 Ton That Thiep St. Dist. 1, HCMC

NEXT

SACC TRAINING

SATURDAY 18th DecNew Time: 12 - 2pm

AIS Thao Dien CampusAPSC Compound, 36 Thao Dien Road. D2.

take the irst ri ht a ter ou enter Com ound

3RD ASHES TEST

STARTS THURSDAY

DECEMBER 16 - 20

LIVE COVERAGE FROMTHE WACA, PERTH

PLAY BEGINS @

9.30AM (VN time)

Facts & Figures:

The Ashes are played between the Saigon Australian Cricket Club and the English Cricket Club of Saigon in memory of afallen friend, Jon Fleming. The Ashes urn is named in his honour.

The SACC are now 9-1 in the perpetual Saigon Ashes series.

The 250 run total is the highest ever score by any team in the VCA League in any format eclipsing the previous record of

227 (25 overs) set by the SACC against ICCS on 12th April, 2009.It is also a SACC Record for the highest innings total the previous record was set on the 16th August, 2008 when the SACCchased 236 (30 overs) for our first ever tour victory over the Singapore Misfits.

The 136-run margin is the largest win by runs in SACC history.

ECCS have won the toss on 6 out of 10 occasions and sent the SACC in to bat each and every time.

When batting first against ECCS, the SACC averages 172 at 7.22 runs per over


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Cricket Trivia

How can a team score 10 runs off one delivery

without overthrows? (Answer in next issue)

A final thanks and farewell to Ben Vankerkwijk and Marcus Singh who are leaving Vietnam s shores....for now. We wish you the

best of luck in New York and Melbourne respectively and we hope to see you back in SACC colours in the not too distant future!

2010-11 SAIGON AUSTRALIAN CRICKETCLUB

MEMBERSHIPPLAYERS & SOCIAL MEMBERS - ALL NATIONALITIES WELCOME

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For enquiries email [email protected] drop in to see Ben at Phattys

NEXT SACC FIXTURES

vs

Sunday, 9th January 11am

vs

Sunday, 23rd January 11am

NEWS FROM AROUND

THE GROUNDS......

GET IN THE SACC WITH....

James PinkardYouve gotta love the Bits.....

Bats and bowls left handed and does

both very well a real asset to the

Club. James was the SACC Player ofthe Year last season and had he not

missed the Semi Finals would have

taken out on the VCA gong as well!

Softly spoken but with a fire in the

belly and a love of the game, he

would have hated missing the Ashes

trouncing on the weekend but

would have loved the result.

Games

4

3

4

3

4

3

3

Win/Loss/Draw/No Result

3-0-0-1

2-0-0-1

1-2-0-1

1-1-0-1

1-2-0-1

0-1-1-1

0-2-1-0

Points

16

11

7

6

6

4

2

Bonus Points

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

5TH DECEMBER

ISCS vs SSCSSC WON BY A COUPLE OF WICKETS

SACC vs ECCS SACC WON BY 136 RUNS

The Sri Lankan Sports Club notched up another victory lastSunday morning extending their undefeated run this season.

However, there were no bonus points this time as injuries and a

late batting collapse saw some nervous moments as they

chased 111 to win. SSC still top the League Ladder on 16 points

with the SACC now in second place on 11 points with a game in

hand. This sets up a huge game for the SACC against UCC as

they look to apply some pressure to the leaders. UCC have

started their campaign confidently this season and will be

looking put themselves in the mix with a big performance

against the Aussies. Good luck to all!

FIRST EVER SACC XI JANUARY 15, 2006BACK ROW FROM LEFT: Dr. Laurie Hayward (Umpire), Richard

Skene, Brett Malcolm, Michael Scott, Steve Treasure (President),

Johnny Gowing, Craig Swift, Ben Daley, Rod Quinton.

FRONT ROW FROM LEFT: Ben Winspear (Captain), Tommy Le,

Justin Wheatcroft, Dean Cashion

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