BARNAWARTHA NORTH CRICKET CLUB
Vintage cricketers fostering neglect since 1989

SENSATIONAL/TRAGIC/ODD EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF BARNAWARTHA NORTH

Shane "Slim" Gurnett in the xxxt season came in at 5/31 chasing 140, and smashed 191 in 80 minutes off 88 balls. His innings included 23 sixes and 10 fours, and an adjacent District thirds game stopped while he rained sixes onto their ground.
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Against Reds on February 11, 2007 - Warwick Brown dropped a dolly in ninth slip off the first ball.
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Martin Vana once took a catch in the traditional Barnie nine slip opening while still clutching a snitzel sandwich.
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Against Reclink on January 21, 2007 - Dennis Huxley (23-09-1949) became the oldest Barnie to score a 50 (59).
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Against Reds in October 2007, Rob Puccioni took a catch at second slip in a nine slip field, first ball from Scott Hatcher in the second innings of an outright losing match. Wicket keeper Patto caught the second ball which had a faint edge but the umpire ruled it not-out when he dropped it as he attempted to throw it in the air to celebrate. Then on the third ball the batsman got a thick edge which Patto collected but the umpire seemed the only person in Melbourne not to see or hear it and paid it not out again. Three balls later we had lost outright.
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Against Sacred Heart in December 2007, Tony Kirsch got a wicket with the first legal ball of the Sacred Heart innings.
Nothing great about that except that it bounced twice and was almost going to bounce a third time when it thudded into the pads of Tony McCallum - a man who has been banned from BNCC for life plus 10 years.

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Against Burnley on Saturday, February 21, 2009 "Gorgeous" George Hope scored an association record score of 243.
He shared a second wicket partnership record of 336 with Gavin Povolo who was on 82 when George went out but went on to score 172 of his own.
The Barnies finished at 6-463 off 40 overs.

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Not satisfied with his 243 Gorgeous came out against Monash on March 8, and smashed 292.
A very disappointing effort since most there had expected at least 300.

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Against Burnley on Sunday, November 11, 2009 four members of the Huxley family all took a wicket.
Paul 1/8 off 1 over
Robbie 1/14 off 4 overs
Dennis 1/22 off 3 overs
Barry 1/1 off 1 over

For the record when batting in the same match the four Huxleys totalled 1 run.
Barry 0
Paul 1
Robbie 0
Dennis 0*