Hagley Ducks

Current holder of the duck hat Rex

Not bad for a kiwi konka

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Match report
The Hagley Ducks vs Wild Dogs
14 Dec 2022
Polo 6

Wild Dogs won the toss and went for the safe option to bat first seeing that they only had 4 players ready to take the field.

As the toss took place in the centre of the Hagley Ducks domain, there was no way to avoid a fine for losing the toss.

Wild Dogs openers took the field, and the Hagley Ducks sent one back off the field shortly after.

After the Wild Dog's cage was rattled, a well composed partnership started built and both batsmen retired with hard earned 50(37) and 51(33).

The Hagley Ducks bowlers did a good job keeping the run rate low with Ed earning bragging rights with a maiden over and managing an economy of 4 runs per over.

Restricting the Wild Dogs to only 12 boundaries and a subpar total of 147, the Hagley Ducks felt confident going into bat.

Captain Rex made use of the opportunity and mixed the batting line up with Max and Ed opening the score book.

The Wild Dogs opening Bowler was not what you would typically find in the first over. Bowling at an astonishing 15km/h and looping it as high as a chip shot, he made the match interesting.

Max racking up 25(12), not sure about the stats but I am sure more than half of that was extras.

Ed carried on and knocked them around and ticked the box to a Maiden Half Century for the Hagley Ducks...

Shortly after Andre Du Toit lost his wicket after scoring 24(17) sending Captain Heindrich (Rex) and Andre vdK in to finish the job.

Rex was lucky to face 6 balls including a no ball and caused mayhem. If only he had the opportunity, we might have seen Scotty's Record of 50(13) challenged as Rex dished out four 6's and one 4 to end his innings on 32(6) not out.

Andre vdK got the strike and he was making the most of what was to over on the pitch. Starting the over with two 6's before his trusty willow ended their relationship by splitting in 2. With a quick replacement bat, he finished the job for a bonus point win for The Hagley Ducks.

With many options for MPV, it was Undoubtedly Ed who took it with his 50(32) and magnificent bowling figures of 4-16-0-1

With the last game of 2022, The Hagley Ducks hope to keep their momentum going into the Christmas Break.

Team Journo: CJ Calitz

23/11/2022 Game 5: Hagley Ducks vs. Reservoir Slogs

The mighty Hagley Ducks…

This weeks game went one of the three ways that it seems to go for us.. we bat well and chase down a good score, we bat well and defend the total but it’s close at the end, or we s**t the bed and lose by a considerable margin. I will let you decide how it went based on the following descriptions. Names redacted of course.

Heindrich Marais a.k.a Rex ‘won the toss’ and let the other team do what they wanted which was to bat first. We have played these blokes before so we knew what to expect in both innings, they have some good quality cricketers that would be dangerous if we let them get away from us with both bat and ball.

Myself and Andre took the first few overs and runs seemed to be relatively under control, a couple of overs Ammar Vithodawala bowled his first and took one of the top players with him, win to the Hagley ducks.

We toiled away until the end of the 20 overs with 2 batsmen retiring and coming back in, a questionable decision to get the 7th and 8th batsmen out because they couldn’t hit it off the block.. either way they batted through and managed to score 189/6

Our chase began well with myself and CJ Calitz zooming off to 35 off the first 3, this is where the wheels really fell off for the Hagley Ducks from the 4th over onward we proceeded to walk in and out from the middle of polo ground #6 at alarming speed, all out for 60 with Scott scoring more than half our runs with 32.

One bloke got 6 wickets for 7 runs… he only bowled 3 overs.

You know what they say, “a quick game is a good game” 🤦🏻‍♂️😭

A big congratulations to Andre Van Der Kaay on receiving the golden bucket hat courtesy of our good friends at Heresto Vodka. Here is a picture of him receiving it from past winner Ammar who thoroughly enjoyed his time wearing it in the field.

This week's Journo - Scott Willoughby

Link to today's live scoreboard

https://www.lastmanstands.com/leagues/scorecard/live?fixtureid=372395

Team announcement 📢 .

GAME 5: Wednesday 23Nov

Ducks vs Reservoir Slogs

Beer Duty: Andre VDK

Time : 5:30pm
Place: Polo 6 Hagley Park

Meet at 5:15pm

Team: Heindrich Marais , Andre du Toit , Nigel Broadhead , Scott Willoughby ,Ed , Ammar Vithodawala , Andre Van Der Kaay , CJ Calitz

09/11/2022 Game 3: Hagley Ducks vs Hot Diggity Dog.

Our Cappy Heindrich Marais won the toss and elected to field. Still on his winning streak... Or so he says🤔

The Ducks quickly realised that the hot Diggity were here to play, managing 227-4 in their 20 overs. Nothing to write home about for the bowlers. Andre du Toit again being asked to bowl the last over and again going for 12 runs on the last ball of the innings, (6 off the last ball of the innings gets doubled up to 12)

Plenty of fines racked up in the first innings.

A change of innings saw regular opener Scott Willoughby and stand in George McLean start the chase. George managing 45(25) but regular wickets meant the Ducks just kept falling behind in the chase. A blistering knock from Andre van Der Kaay 51(20) and a chip-in from Andre Du Toit clawed 'some' dignity back but all was a little to late as we managed just 166-7 in our 20 overs.

Congratulations to Andre Van Der Kaay on being named player of the match.

A special shout out to Business Advisors for sponsoring our team kit for the 2022/23 LMS cricket season.

Match report by team journo Andre Van Der Kaay

Game 2: The Hagley Ducks vs Dubai Diamond Traders

To our surprise, there is no “Dubai” in this team but certainly a few “Traders”.

Our captain Rex (Heindrich Marais) won the toss and decided to field first.
2nd Toss, 2nd win, our captain knows what he is doing when it comes to the Toss.
All the way from the U.K. our stand in player Max Johnson opened up the bowling (and batting) and he was welcomed by the opposition by a good walloping as he travelled for 35 runs in his 4 overs.
The rest of the bowlers had a similar experience with the ball in hand and often had to stare in amazement how a cricket ball can travel further than your fortnightly wages.
With the exception of Ammar (Ammar Vithodawala), who bowled an outstanding 3 overs, collected a wicket on the way and only conceding 11 runs. An economy of 3.67 in this format is absolutely brilliant, well-done Ammar!
Max and Ed (Ettienne Lues) picked up 2 wickets each with Attie (Andre du Toit) and Rex also collecting one each.
The average performance with ball in hand, created ample opportunity for the Diamond traders to put runs on the board and they ended on a healthy 163/8 after their full 20 overs. Fielding however would make you think it’s a bunch of teenagers on the field. Just ask all the wives, they know all about it through the next few days.
The highlight of the first innings was a double play executed by the brilliance of Debutant, Nigel Broadhead (Nigel Broadhead). This is where 2 players can lose their wicket in 1 ball. Well done Nigel, and welcome to the team!

After a brief interval, it was the Mighty Hagley Ducks padding up, bat in hand ready to destroy anything that resembles a cricket ball.
Max and solid CJ (CJ Calitz) opened the batting for the team with CJ falling just sort of a disappointment to score 1 of 5 deliveries. Better get those eyes looked at CJ, it’s not a shame to go blind at your age.
Next up was Andre van der Kaay, and it was clear from the 1st ball that he was not going to be there for a long scoring 10 runs of 5 balls. Half an effort but the economy can be appreciated scoring at a strike rate of 200%. After an interview with his wife she is at least happy with his consistency in sport and …well, life…
Max was scoring well in the background while he lost a few teammates and next in line with the bat was Ed. To his surprise, the bounce of the pitch was slightly different than anticipated and he managed a measly 7 runs off 13 deliveries. Lucky you have a spare few pennies in the piggy Ed, you’ll need them by the end of the season for all the fines you accumulate at this rate.
Ammar was the next batsman to turn up at the crease and for the 1st time the team build a partnership. Great batting from Ammar saw him score 29 runs off 17 deliveries. Now that is something to admire from all the other bottom feeders so far.
Next to the pitch was Attie, and man this guy can play shots only visible in the cricket books you buy at those expensive magazine shops. Stroke play, big 6’s, great running between the wickets you would swear there was selectors around scouting for new players in the Canterbury side. But no, Andre was just trying to impress his expecting wife eagerly sitting next to the field in support. Well done lad, the family certainly have reason to be proud of your performance, at least with the bat that is.
Up next, we had the big hitting machine, Heinrich Rex Marias. Now if you have ever seen an intimidating figure, you’ve probably had nightmares that involve something similar in stature. Big strong and absolutely hates cricket balls, clearly. Unfortunately, his discipline let him down on the day and with a wild swing that could cause the guy fielding at long off a cold, Rex gave away his wicket…bowled after scoring 10 runs off 6 balls. Better luck next time Captain!
Last but not least, our wicket keeper Nigel was in to bat. The team was convinced that Nigel would contribute positively on the day as he had a reasonable day with he gloves, but boy oh boy were we wrong. Nigel faced 5 balls, missed 2, scored 3 runs and went out in one of the softest dismissals the team have witnessed in history. Hope those keeping skills transfer into runs with the new bat Nige!
The team came short and was bowled out for 136/8 in 17 overs.
The team spirit was still very high after the game as the lads know it was just a bad day at the office.
They will bounce back with a vengeance next game and aim to push through the whole 20 overs with the bat.
Best contributors for the day is Ammar with bat and ball and Attie with a great batting performance. Well done you two stalwarts!

Thank you to our sponsors Kendons Business Advisors, the team looks absolutely smashing!

26/10/2022 Game 1, Ducks vs Elmwood Super Colds.
Hagley Ducks won by 6 wickets.

Elmwood set a target of 177-5 in their 20 overs with the Ducks chasing down the score in 15 overs, winning with a bonus point.
Thanks to Kendons Business Advisors for sponsoring the team kit for the season.

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