Faculty triumph in Cricket Match vs EMBA'10

The inaugural Faculty vs EMBA Cricket Match took place at an improvised pitch at Kingston's Memorial Centre field in July. Heading up the faculty side was Prof. Clinton Free (wearing cap) enthusiastically supported by Prof. Peter Richardson (wearing straw hat) while the EMBA'10 side was ably led by Ashley Parkes.

• Clinton kindly provided the following only slightly incomprehensible summary of the match, nicknamed;
• The Quashes in a nod to the famous trophy The Ashes, contested between Australia and England.

“After losing the toss, the Faculty were sent into bat by EMBA skipper Ashley Parkes. After a cautious start, QSB openers Julian Barling and Usama Khalid soon took a heavy toll on some wayward student bowling. Both men were soon retired, leaving the QSB middle order to consolidate. In spite of some injudicious running between the wickets, which resulted in Clinton carelessly running out big-hitting all-rounder Tim Blackwell, the middle order continued to accumulate runs with handy contributions from Patrick Kelley and David McConomy. A series of wickets were lost as the Faculty XI pushed hard for late runs and the innings closed at 87 for 9 after 15 overs.

“In response, the EMBA'10 was immediately on the back foot as wickets fell regularly, robbing them of any real momentum. Eventually, the EMBA were dismissed for 43 and subsequently presented the coveted Quashes trophy to the Faculty for display in Goodes Hall.”