Free Our Chuck

Grab your pitch forks, kiss your woman goodbye, and follow me to the streets my friends.

Our hero is under attack.

The great Chuck Berry, a hero to all right thinking Victorians, has been thrown into exile, Imran Khan style.

For what I hear you ask.

Our Chuck stood up for David “future Pm” Hussey after he was given out by a drunken third umpire who is clearly anti Victorian.

Chuck, who asked politely for an explanation of how you could give out Hussey with such unclear footage, was sent from the box by this dictator of an umpire.

Then to add insult to injury our Chuck has been banned from domestic cricket for 2 months just for having the guts to ask why the umpire had made such a grievous error.

2 months, do you believe that boys and girls.

Friends of Chuck follow me to CA house, our hero needs us, he was standing up for Victorian cricket, so let’s stand up for him.

game report

So I went to the Bushrangers v Warriors game last night and this is how it broke down for me.

Got there a touch late, saw Gilly walk out to bat with Langer.

Gilly got run out, I swear I have seen this man go run out more than any other dismissal. Maybe my man crush for him puts him off.

This Luke Pomersbach character may never make the Australian team, because then selectors will have to learn how to pronounce his name. He does have some eye and a large pair of ballocks on him. He got off the mark with a KP style charge that he miss hit. But his second scoring shot an aerial straight drive almost knocked down one of the Rupert Murdoch billboards here at the G.

Great moment happened in front of me, when Chuck Berry gave fielding advice to one the bushranger quicks. Its hard to explain a body language of f*ck off when you see it, but I think I saw it.

They give you a great little booklet for free on the way in to the ground. It’s written in a careful press release non-confrontational positive speaking style type of dialogue. In it is possibly the most boring description of David Hussey (future PM David Hussey) you can imagine. But hey it’s free, and it has Hussey’s picture on it. And a scorecard for the really nerdy kids, as the really nerdy adults bring there own score sheets.

After being run out Gilly sat 4 rows behind me, and six seats across. Can you imagine the pressure I was under not to look behind me every ball.

My Gilly moments.

Waking Gilly up on the flight home from South Africa.

Booking his wife and mother in law frequent flyer tickets, and speaking to him over the phone on 3 occasions.

Him sitting 4 rows behind me and six seats across.

This Bryce McGain guy, (listed age of 48 years old) has had to wait to become Victoria’s leg spinner for a long time. Peter McIntyre, Shane Warne and Cameron White have all been Victorian leg spinners who have played for Australia in that time. McGain actually bowls similar to how I imagine I bowl. Except he has the added bonus of skill, talent, perseverance and experience.

Western Australia had the game in the bag at 4 for 220 odd with Hussey and Langer in. Victoria, like Warrick Capper, the ancient Greeks and Tom Cruise from Days of thunder like to come from behind. They didn’t wake up until Langer started really cutting loose, then they quickly mopped up the tail. Weird mob us Victorians.

Moody just walked behind me, you can see why he was once picked for Australia on height alone, he must be 6’6 if he’s a cracker.

The bushrangers have a mascot, it’s a performing arts reject wearing a padded suit, a cape, a v sign on his chest with a bucket on his head. Just like Ned Kelly before him.

Gilly signed autographs for what seemed 25 minutes. Langer was asked for one and declined, well I’m assuming the kid asked for an autograph, might have said are you my daddy.

Langer doesn’t like Victorian cricket fans, trust me on that one.

Aidan Blizzard (who I may or may not nick name the smurf) looked awesome. It’s the first time I’ve seen him bat. The kid has something. Like to use the air to find his gaps. When he hits the ball (insert big hitting cliché here).

I’d like the record to show that Brad Hodge did not show dissent. He tugged at his pad, he stared at the umpire, he shook his head, he walked off very slowly, and he looked back at the umpire whilst saying something I couldn’t quite pick up. But in no way did he show dissent.

Lets make that clear.

Victoria fell apart and lost. But you probably already knew that.

Hello everyone, my name is Uncle J rod, and I am a bushrangers fan

As cricket with balls is an international cricket blog I did not want to inundate it with tragic writings of my other life as a fan of the Victorian bushrangers.

I have been in love with the bushrangers since I went to my first game against NSW at the G. It started with Mike Whitney (the host of who dares wins) slipping over as he bowled the first nut.

The only other thing I can remember from that day is Simon O’Donnell trying to hook and getting caught on the fence.

I have seen Victoria win one day titles and a four day title.

I saw Matthew Elliott man handle Stuart’s (Clark and Macgill) in the best hundred I have ever seen with my own eyes.

I was on the ground when the great Chuck Berry announced his retirement.

I have seen Justin Langer threaten a Victorian with a beating(s).

I have seen Glenn McGrath stick his finger up at the crowd.

My 21st birthday present was a signed Ian Harvey shirt.

And I bantered with David Hookes the day he left us.

I am a Victorian supporter.