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Northern Lights: A Shetland Story

Jamee999

Hall of Fame Member
This will be home to a new type of story hopefully, a trial so to speak, It's based on the Bedfordshire Challenge but will be very much reader involved story.

17 June 2003

Shetland Islands County Cricket Club take on "financial assistance", the County Club in it's first year have gone into debt and have been granted permission from the ECB to play their next One Day match at Hampden Park and essentially a charity match. On 24th June 2003 visit Hampden Park for Shetland Islands vs Gloucestershire.

24 June 2003

The Shetland Islands are yet to win a Norwich Union League match and only have the single List-A victory which came in the Super Cup.
Gloucestershire have won 3 matches and lost 2 in the One Day league this year and are in 4th. The Shetland Islands don't have their 1st choice Wicket-Keeper, Paul Dearman who averages 44 in First Class matches.

Well here comes the Shetland Islands team!

Geoffrey London
Sachin TendulkarCaptain
Gerald Darkes
Michael Crayshaw
David Holt
Dean Chester
Julian Anderton
Horace CoatesWicket Keeper
Morris Riddington
Brian Hanger
Fred Prosser

Sachin Tendulkar has lost the toss and will go in with London to open the innings.
We will give infomation about how the money is coming in after this first over.
Over 1 Lewis 1,1,0,0,b1,2 5-0

Donations.
It has been estimated that 1 Million Pounds would keep the Islands afloat(pardon the pun) all season.
Scotland Power will give £500 for every Shetland Run and £10000 for every Shetland Islands wicket.
ECB will give £100 per maiden and £100 per 4. Any 6 will give the player £1 and the fund £1000.
Cricket Web.net have given £5000 and will give £500 for every 50 and £1000 extra for every 100.
The ICC will match the grand fund.
The Wicket-Keepers have announced they will give £10 each per bye.
There are expected to be more donations through the match.

Total after Over 1: £15020
 

Jamee999

Hall of Fame Member
Over 2 Brinkley: 2
Over 3 Lewis: 1(bye)
4.1: Brinkley to London: GOT HIM! London's big trigger movement got him infront of the stumps and the ball got him plum. Shetland Islands 8/1. Gerald Darkes comes to the wicket.
 
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Jamee999

Hall of Fame Member
1 run off the rest of the over.
Lewis to Darkes: Cover Drive takes a leading edge! Gone in the deep. c.Redmond b.Lewis 1. Shetland Islands 9/2 and Crayshaw is coming out to bat.
Crayshaw and Sachin both hit singles and after 5 overs the Shetland Islands are at 11/2 and it's not looking good.

Ps. I can't promise any more tonight so give me something to read tomorrow morning.
 

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