Credo Cricket and the Reclink Super 8s final

3/03/2010 11:56:59 AM, by Kate Allen
If there is one unique quality that sport holds more so than others facet of life, it is the ability to bring people from all walks of life together. Something about competing as a team and striving for a common goal seems to break down the barriers the hold us apart in our daily lives.

The 2009/10 season of the Reclink Super 8’s carnival was certainly no exception. On Wednesday the 17th of February 2010 the season reached its climax with the season grand final. The day kicked off at around 11am with some fierce competition in the C and D grade finals. It may have only been the lower grades, but with bragging rights at stake nobody was prepared to take it easy. After the first games a BBQ was provided for everybody in attendance and like all good athletes the Credo Cricket team enjoyed a nutritious snack before beginning their pre game preparation.

With their head full of dreams and their bellies full of sausages and hamburgers, the Credo Cricket elite were ready to march on victory against the Brunswick Salvo’s in the B grade final....or so they thought. Although the game came down to the wire, with the result determined by the very last ball, the Credo Cricket Lions fell just three agonising runs short of victory. While most remembered that the game was simply a celebration of a successful season, the crushing defeat was too much to bear for a few players, who saw a season of hard work go down the drain.

To the loyal supporters of the Credo Lions, do not fear! They will be back for the 2010/11 season with their goal this time to take out the A grade premiership!

Jamie Stinson
Cricket Victoria, Sports Development Student