50 NA50 NAVYVY NEWS, NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2008SEPTEMBER 2008
Lord’s and ladies
THE home of cricket was
the perfect setting for the
highlight of the season,
nay year: the Army-Navy
centenary game.
Lord’s did not disappoint, and
nor did the players with a great
day’s cricket in front of 6,000
appreciative fans.
The match celebrated the fi rst
Services’ clash in 1908 and was
the culmination of nearly a year
of planning and the focus for
cricketers from both Services.
Before play began there was
a chance for old adversaries to
reminisce over a glass of wine and a
bacon roll at a reception for players
past; some 300 capped cricketers
from both sides attended.
The Army elected to bat on
what looked like an excellent
playing surface. It was. Openers
Capt James Fulton and Signalman
Stuart Jackson promptly posted
a century opening partnership
which had the crowd out of their
seats.
Fulton went on to attain 115
– his second century at Lord’s
having posted one some 13 years
earlier as captain of Eton against
● RN cricket captain Lt Cdr Paul Snelling thumps away a fi ne delivery from Signaller David Wade as the
Harrow.
Navy chase the Army score of 265-4 at Lord’s Picture: PO (Phot) Terry Seward
Lt Mark Toogood made a small
bit of history as the fi rst bowler themselves in trouble. out to be half of the county’s wickets, but Army batsman M
to take a wicket at Lord’s in a All the Navy bowlers chipped 2nd XI, featuring one player who Lewis took the game by the throat
Service fi xture since 1972 when in, but Hazel Garton took five has scored a first-class double and plundered the bowling to all
he dismissed Fulton. wickets for just five runs (none century, so a big score by them corners of the field, eventually
This was small compensation of them off the bat!), doing the was inevitable. reaching 108 NO, in a total of
as Jackson reached his 50 and, majority of the damage. The RAF And it was: Hants notched up 315-4.
supported by quick runs, from were dismissed for just 85. 491-4. In reply, the U25s managed Once again the Navy’s big
Gunner Murray Heyns, helped the Skipper, PO(MA) Emma a solid 225-9. guns failed to open fire and it
Army to post a challenging score Boswell and Lt Ursula Frost That was largely down to an took painstaking efforts from J
of 265-4 with Lt Jonathan Parker opened the RN reply... and never unbeaten 134 from Mne David Richards (Portland) and Mne J
from HMS Raleigh picking up two left the crease. Upton (Temeraire). Spin bowler Grasham (40 Cdo) – each posted
wickets. The duo reached their target ET Sachlan Louis (Illustrious) scores of 41 – to put a respectable
The Navy’s response was dulled without being dismissed to claim also impressed with 2-52. total on the board, but at 181 all
by an excellent opening from the a ten-wicket victory. So, there was hope for the out it still fell 134 runs short.
Army bowlers; Signalman David On the final day the RN again U25s Inter-Services at Aldershot, At the establishment level,
Wade took three quick wickets to won the toss, but on this occasion but the Navy did not live up to HMS Seahawk made their fourth
The mighty 90
leaver the RN struggling on 21-3. decided to bat. expectations. appearance in the Navy Cup final
Now came the RN fi ghtback, A steady start from openers Tight bowling kept the RN’s in six years at Burnaby Road.
with important contributions Boswell and Frost laid a useful runs down in the opener against Their opponents, Excellent,
from skipper Lt Cdr Paul Snelling foundation, for Garton (41) to the RAF; only Upton managed to were soon ruing failing to catch
(20) and Parker (39) in the face consolidate and a final score of get on top of them before finally NA Jeremy Dawes early on: he
of some good spin bowling from 195 was reached after 50 overs – a succumbing for a top score of 33. went on to post a score of 102.
NINETY athletes from across the Armand Smith (1h 21m) posted Craftsman Jon Boynton. competitive target. The total of 123 was going Even when he was dismissed,
RN and RM gathered at HMS the fastest times in the men’s and Just as the Army were sensing The RN bowlers were very to be difficult to defend unless the Culdrose team found a more-
Raleigh for the 2008 triathlon women’s novices races. victory Lt Tim Burt (HMS confident and set about their task the RN bowlers could make early than-admirable replacement –
championships LMA Mhairi Muir took the Argyll) came to the rescue with a well, dismissing two threatening inroads. POAEA ‘Daisy’ Adams AET Gareth Boyle stepped in to
Over the last three years the open ladies title (by more than five match-saving innings of 52 NO batswomen cheaply. (Nelson) claimed a wicket in the hit an unbeaten 59.
number of competitors entering minutes) on 1h 5m 38s; her male to guide the RN to 171-8 and an After McGill (41) was first over to raise hopes, but they By the time Seahawk’s 35
at novice level has progressively counterpart was Collingwood’s Lt honourable draw. bowled, the writing was on the were short-lived. The front-line overs were up, they’d reached
increased, which ensures that Kelly who won by the narrower The match managed to survive wall. The late order batswomen RAF batsmen gradually got closer an impressive 257-4 – a target
Triathlon remains one of the up margin of 27 seconds in 59m 28s. the constant threat of rain and were removed quickly and the to the target, reaching it with five Excellent were always going to
and coming sports in the RN. WO1 Rickard (1h 1m 55s) posted raised more than £10,000 for previously all-conquering Army wickets and 23 overs to spare. struggle to attain.
Early morning dark clouds the fastest over 40s time while good causes, including Help For side were bowled out for 151, Next up were the Army, who None of the Pompey team ever
and strong winds kindly gave way Portsmouth were hailed Inter- Heroes. some 44 runs short of the target chose to bat on a wicket that really got going with the exception
to the afternoon’s rays of sun, Command winners. Meanwhile on the South Coast, the RN had set them. looked as if it could deteriorate of Lt Cdr Russ Strudwick (47).
which helped to make the day an After a plate of pasta and a the RN ladies lifted the Inter- The men’s U25s have posted later in the day. The Seahawk bowlers tore
enjoyable one (for most anyway). well-earned beer, the huge arrays Services title for the first time some of the most impressive results Steady progress was made by through his teammates, however.
Swimming was the opening of prizes were awarded by the since it was re-introduced nine this season, with big wins against their opening pair who put on AET Neil Chilton (3-25) and
discipline, competitors setting off Captain of HMS Raleigh, Captain years ago. United Services (Portsmouth) more than 80 runs for the first Logs Ryan Eddy (3-11) to keep
on the 400m ‘dip’ at 30-second Jonathan Woodcock, whose final The RAF and Army opened and the Royal Marines, a narrow wicket and it was not until the Excellent consistently behind the
intervals. words of praise were backed up the contest; the latter annihilated defeat to Portsmouth University Army were 134-1 that two more Cornish run rate.
Then it was on to the bike and cemented by the associations the fliers, posting 365-1 before and a tie against Cambridge. wickets fell to give the RN a little The airmen finally dismissed
(pictured above, if you were chairman Cdr David Pollard. reducing the air force for a mere These were all ideal preparation more hope. their opponents with just over one
wondering...), down to the small Great event, good feeling, mission 130 in their 50 overs. for a match at the Rose Bowl Spinners Crichton over to spare, 121 runs short of
village of Polbathic and back to the accomplished. The airwomen looked to pick against a Hampshire development (Cumberland) and Louis were their goal.
Torpoint establishment along the The full results can be seen at themselves against the RN but, side. doing their best to contain the Dawes’ 102 quite rightly earned
same undulating road a gruelling www.rnrmtri.co.uk after losing the toss soon found That development side turned batsmen and both claimed him the man of the match gong.
13 miles later.
After a quick change, another
undulating course beckoned:
the three-mile run, a loop which
brought competitors back through
Record breaker – for a minute
the assault course gate and a
sprint across the parade ground THE RN and RM made a big impact at the
to finish. annual British national powerlifting single
Sgt Hayden (1h 2m 22s) and Lt lift championships at Bradford University
Lt Cdr Simon Wynn (100kg) and LPT
US’ Lyme aid
Sean Cole (67.5kg) were fl ying the fl ag for
the Senior Service with the offi cer up fi rst.
Lt Cdr Wynn managed to bench press
THE men of RFA Lyme Bay
an impressive 165kg, just 5kg short of the
challenged counterparts from the
British record, giving him fi rst place in his
USS Elrod to a game of soccer
age group and third place overall.
(aka football) when the two
In the dead lift, LPT Cole (pictured, left,
vessels visited Den Helder for
giving it his all) hoisted three and a half
Dutch Navy Days.
times his own body weight – a massive
The much younger Americans
235kg which broke the BDFPA single
proved to be the better side in the
lift record... for one minute, when the
first period, going in at the break
eventual winner bettered it by 10kg.
2-1 up.
Of the 70 dead lift competitors, Sean
After a half-time team
managed a respectable second place
talk, the RFA chaps emerged
overall.
re-invigorated and banged in two
Both competitors lifted well beyond
quick goals to take the lead.
expectation and have qualifi ed to enter
They saved the best for last
the world single lift contest in Belgium
when AB John Roberts slammed
next month. Sean will also be travelling
a fantastic volley into the corner
to the USA for the full power world
of the net. It was a strike worthy championships in November.
of a man of the match title... You can learn more about the sport,
except that it was own net and it which is picking up a growing reputation
pegged the Lyme Bayers back to in the RN, www.BDFPA.co.uk or from
3-3 – the final score as it turned Lt Cdr Wynn (96218 5220) and LPT Cole
out. (94229 4723).
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