Darlington Social Cricket Club

DSCC rounded out 2022 in style with its traditional midDecember match against the Pony Club, followed by a Christmas barbeque. When an unexpected bout of COVID threatened to play Scrooge, the club pulled together as usual and a lastminute change of venue ensured the party would proceed.

DSCC kids of all ages were out in force again this year, with their 12 months of impeccable behaviour rewarded by a visit from the club’s very own Santa Claus and his sack full of gifts.

As the season turns for home, both the cricket and the social events are coming thick and fast. Late January and early February sees a packed fixture list with visits from the Nedlands Rugby Club and the O’Reilly clan, as well as a new challenge from the Bunbury Capel Dardanup XI, put together by Social Secretary John Taylor as a fundraising event.

Amongst all this we have our Tennis Challenge against the Darlington Tennis Club, with the Tennis Club eager to avenge their recent defeat on the cricket field. We also look forward to our long table steak and red wine night at the end of February and our jaunt to Molloy Island over the March long weekend. We await the theme of the weekend’s games afternoon with bated breath!

With the cricket season taking a short break for Christmas and New Year, members young and old hit the greens at the Glen Forrest Sports and Social Club for an evening of barefoot bowls. Event coordinator Stephen Jones’s back-of-an-envelope teams list proved remarkably successful in generating some closely fought games, even if the scoring systems seemed to differ from one group to the next.

Highlights of a lovely evening included:

• the Kozak showdown, with young Chloe narrowly pipped at the post by her older sister Pepin.

• Cliff Burns (70-something years old with very short legs) challenging the DSCC kids to a sprint race across the greens.

• Matt Parsons forgoing his chance to shine on the greens and taking on the mantle of barbeque master.

Late last year, DSCC welcomed two new members to the ranks. Jarrod Ryan, partner Vanessa and son Huey will do wonders for the Club’s average age profile, while the only marginally older Tony Dease has hit the ground running, playing in various games and eagerly supporting post-match activities! DSCC members are already making the Ryans and Tony welcome.

If there are any other local legends out there who are interested in playing some social cricket, meeting new families and enjoying some of our great social events please drop us an email at dsccdarlington@gmail.com