Parkhead 162 AO (Genial Nice Guy 5 fer 42). SCCC Vets 163 fer 8 (Langdale 36).

Mr President, members of the Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club and Midweek Massive, members of the Broomhill Action & Neighbourhood Group (BANG), representatives of the South Yorkshire Cricket League and more recently the Yorkshire and Derbyshire League, former players, ladies and gentlemen it is with great regret that I have to inform you of the passing of one of the longstanding pillars of our cricketing community. Born and indoctrinated into our education system, Mr Angry, sadly, is no more.

Mr President, members of the Sheffield Collegiate Cricket Club and Midweek Massive, members of the Broomhill Action & Neighbourhood Group (BANG), representatives of the South Yorkshire Cricket League and more recently the Yorkshire and Derbyshire League, former players, ladies and gentlemen it is with great regret that I have to inform you of the passing of one of the longstanding pillars of our cricketing community. Born and indoctrinated into our education system, Mr Angry, sadly, is no more. The 6th May 2006 will forever be etched in the minds of those present at Parkhead as the moment Mr Mark (ANGRY) Winter lost his tag as Angry and became Mark Winter, A Nice Genial R guY. On this day he took five pleasant wickets without one of those thunderous, ear-splitting appeals, He also played some exquisite gentle shots around the park whilst gazing at the late spring blossom and listening to the pleasant click of willow, whist the birds chirped high in the surrounding trees about a swan that died recently in Scotland.

22 overs of fruitless bowling had already passed this season when the moment Mark Winter (formally known as Angry) finally stopped bowling for run outs and stumpings off pads. His first wicket of the season duly arrived to be followed by a Jugful. His spell of 5 fer 42 got the Vets off to the ideal start against a decent Parkhead team. Able support came from Lobber, who, after a lengthy warm up routine weighted in with a couple in his best spell so far this season. This left Parkhead at 70 odd for 7. The Waif and Davey failed to deliver a breakthrough as Parkhead rebuilt well to a total of 162, perhaps 50 more than skipper Layer Cake was expecting. Seal claimed an LBW The self proclaimed MoM Langdale steamed in, for his first couple of overs this season, to remove the tail that had threatened to club us out of he game.

Pleasant Tea (8/10) Good choice of cakes and a variety of well filled sandwiches.

The reply started well with Naik and Neylon both getting in before both getting themselves out. Burns got a shocker. At 40/3 rebuilding was required. Enter the self proclaimed MoM Langdale (36) and the Genial Educationalist who tentatively at first laid solid foundations for an onslaught. A few hits from the middle of Seals bat failed to reach the boundary and a few singles from the Cake helped the total along but the tumble of wickets in the middle order meant that the run rate had moved close to 6 an over.

Enter Davey (28no) and then the Waif (one mighty, flat, straight 6). A few lusty straight drives from the pair and some sensible running brought the runs required to below 10 before the Waif succumbed to temptation and was out. Last man Lobber paced to the wicket after a vigorous warm up routine and with a tense pavilion Davey smote the ball twice back past the bowler to the boundary to secure maximum points. Lobber strode off for his rigorous warm down routine.