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John Holmes takes on the 14th Cyclotouriste International for chairty
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Midi open league campaign with a weekend to forget
The heady optimism triggered by Midi Cricket Club’s victory in a season-
Midi failed to amass three figures in total in the two fixtures, going down by 73
runs against Toulouse in a rain-
The signs were ominous even before the trip west with Midi’s hopes of breaking with
tradition and fielding a full team away from home being dashed when key all-
The 10-
Under blue skies, Toulouse, who chose to bat after Midi skipper John McBurnie lost the toss, steadily compiled a solid total despite impressive bowling spells from former captain Dom George and Alex Lalljee.
George’s parsimonious figures of four for 27 in 7.2 overs included the vital wicket of Chris Srikanth who looked well on the way to a half century when George bowled him for 34.
He was well supported by Lalljee whose figures of three for 34, following a tight
spell in the season opener against the No Hope XI, have promoted him to a regular
choice in McBurnie’s bowling line-
Midi for once held their catches, exemplified by a brilliant diving dismissal to
wrap up the innings from wicketkeeper Steve Field. The heavy thud as body hit turf
was recorded by the European-
The target set by Toulouse seemed to be an attainable 167 which was reduced to 120 in 29 overs when a heavy thunderstorm at the break reduced the playing time by 45 minutes.
However, the dark clouds persisted over Midi’s innings with the top five batsmen
back in the pavilion with only 37 runs on the board. More accustomed to a mid-
Captain McBurnie and the tail fell in quick order and Midi went into Sunday’s clash
against the formidable Noé with their confidence dented after a depressingly dismal
score of 47 runs.
McBurnie’s team-
George was once again the pick of the bowlers, recording miserly figures of two for
27 from his allotted eight overs and helping to peg Noé back to only 66 runs for
three wickets at the 20-
But Noé stepped up the run rate after the interval and Midi’s cheerless weekend was
summed up when Paul Rogers pulled a muscle in his seventh over which had to be completed
by Gratton, whose anticipated one-
Unlike the previous day, Midi spilt at least 10 catches with almost every player guilty of putting ball to ground, although Ken Miller atoned for his difficult dropped chance with a brilliant runout from point shortly after the break when he had only one stump in his sights.
Facing the formidable Chougle Bipin, four for 4 wickets assassin in last year’s defeat
at the Noé ground, Rogers, with a runner, lasted only three balls, once again heralding
a top-
Noé’s self-
An ashen-
Midi CC’s John Holmes takes on the 14th Cyclotouriste International in support of cancer charities.
John Holmes was club treasurer for over four years and under his guidance the clubs financial position has greatly improved. We are proud to support him in his efforts and wish him the very best in his upcoming challenge. Read his open letter below.
Dear supporters of Midi CC,
I am wondering if you and maybe also your friends will sponsor this ride that I am
doing. It all started last year and since then we have lost a different relative
and a good friend as well as having other good friends under attack as one could
put it and I hate to see this and realise how vulnerable we all are.
Anyway, read
on and if you can see your way to support my effort it will be appreciated.
Something
should be done about Ovarian Cancer
Don’t we all feel that when someone we know and
love is diagnosed with this terrible killer? But it really comes home to you when
the victim is one of your family or a close friend.
Something “should be done” you
rage.
But what? Well you can rage or you can do something -
What can I do? Well, it will come as no surprise to any of you that
I have decided to cycle.
And by cycle I mean all the way around France.
Why am I writing
to you? It’s simple. I would like you to sponsor me so that every one of the 2800
kilometres I ride will count for something other than my own sense of achievement.
This tour starts on 17 June at St Die des Vosges
in the Vosges Region of France and finishes there 21 days later
By then we will have ridden 2800 kms, (1,750miles) and we will have climbed over
34000 metres (110,000ft) including 26 Cols (passes).
This is not a race, more a personally
challenging endurance test and as you would imagine I have been training for this
since the end of 2011 By the end of April I had ridden 4,750 kms.
Why am I doing this?
Last year our daughter-
Our daughter-
This will be the most gruelling, challenging ride
of my life and I am asking you to help me. Help me to keep riding the 2800 kms to
the end. I know I will pedal that much harder and stay the course if I can tell
myself that every kilometre pedalled will raise 1€.
2800 kms = 2800€ which will all
go to support research into Cancer or a further €1 per kilometre to support women
and their families affected by this devastating killer
Please sponsor me and help
raise funds in the UK for Cancer Research and Ovacome. And in France for the Ligue
contre Cancer.
To sponsor me if you are UK taxpayers
for Cancer Research go to
URL: http://www.justgiving.com/John-
For
Ovacome
URL: http://www.justgiving.com/JohnCycloTDF
If you are taxpayers in France
for the Ligue Contre Cancer go to
URL: http://liguecancer.alvarum.net/johnholmes
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