31/08/2026
🎟️🎟️ Mr Waffles 🎟️🎟️
Morning all, today’s edition of Wagon’s Waffle
A bit of a double, with the cricket and the charity game as well.
Good morning ladies and gents and welcome to another thrilling edition of the waffle. We started our fun packed weekend on Saturday with the serious stuff and two league matches. Up in darkest Cowling, mainly due to the weather the 2nd team had business to attend to if they were to avoid the dreaded drop. Once again master tosser Captain Shedders lost the toss and we were asked to bowl. We captured an early wicket as ever green Steve Dalby edged one to Andy Carrots, making it an easy decision for umpire Reggie as in sporting fashion Steve was halfway to the pavilion before the finger went up. We quickly followed that up with another caught behind once again off Oliver Pennell's cracking bowling, this time it was a belter as our very own senior pro Carrots dived to his right low down taking an absolute stunning catch. Cowling then sent in another veteran Mark 'Lurch' Adams who wasn't for giving his wicket away he dug in gallantly. Thankfully for us the other end was causing a lot of problems as the wickets came at regular intervals. Stan chipped in with 2 wickets I got 1 in between 2 horrendous no balls. Oliver Pennell helped himself to a fine 5 wicket haul might be his first in senior cricket but Statto will update us on that. Then after being a right royal pain in the butt, actually batted well we finally got Mr. Adams out for 20. Harvey Fountain tempting him down the track and with fine work from Carrots he was stumped out. All out for 64 not a bad effort even though at one point Captain Shedders had accused myself and Carrots of being sloppy in the field woeful shenanigans me thinks. Two lads he couldn't call sloppy were our 2 young guns Brody Addison and Jamie Clews both put in an excellent display in the field neither of them putting a foot wrong so well done those two. Well the teas weren't ready which was lucky for us as we had a quick switch round before the rains came. Thankfully Cowling played through the rain and didn't once suggest coming off they got on with it like true troopers that they are. We knocked the runs off in 14 overs thanks to James Tilly with 32 not out and Captain Shedders with 14 not out. Only blip came was when Jack Middleton decided to run himself out trying to get us over the line quickly before the rain. Down at Royd Hill with the 1st team and Cowling had helped themselves to 226-8 in their overs not before we had a rain effected carry on. Pick of our bowlers was Will Tedder who got 4, Gilly got 2, Sam Smith with 1 and Laurie Powell with 1. The game was now a time carry on and we had until 7.30 to do the damage. Sadly time did run out for a drawn match but not before Will Tedder got his first 50 in the first team. This coming while dad Rob was at the crease and I'm led to believe shed a tear when that magical number came up. Will managed to get 64 and only other batter of note was Laurie Powell with 28 as Sutton finished on 157-7 off 35 overs. I'd got down to see a bit of the first team match but was met in the clubhouse by Mick and Matty Holmes who were down to remind me of the previous Wednesday nights football where Billy Bantam and his clan knocked Burnley out of the cup. They weren't alone with this because when I was at Cowling Rueben Tillotson had already reminded me of the said score line, little sod. Gina won the bbq pack this week in the raffle that's after she called the Lord Mayor Loker a snowflake, not sure what went on but she is right after all. The winner of that fine substance the old falling over lotion was Caleb Gledhill so lets hope he doesn't rot his teeth supping that. Well it was early night's for most of us wanting to be ready for the memorial day, all except Laurie, Caleb and the Middleton brothers who had ventured for a night in Leeds. The end of the night was eventful as Laurie and Ben pursued some crumpet from Glasgow. Failing woefully to pull they made there way back to the digs. This was when Laurie decided to slap a fat Geordie lad on the backside, not sure about Laurie's tendancies here and neither was Geordie Jim who spun round and punched Ben.... wrong guy Jim who was all for kicking off big time that was until Laurie stepped in and flexed his pecks and off Jim scuttled. Now here ends a lesson to us all slapping someone's bottom of the same gender can have q***r repercussions so don't do it. Well I saw the photos of their journey back from Leeds and those lads looked rough as a butchers dog, so glad I don't drink. Well quite a lot of folk were up at the crack of sparrows getting yesterdays activity's underway. First up were the diddy people yes our juniors were doing battle and there was no love lost there both teams determined for a win so well done all of them. Next up was grudge match parents versus the kids. This was after Eva Kitching had got herself a bit of a nana nap in, at her age as well unbelievable Jeff. It got underway in dramatic fashion as Phil 'Statto' Edwards bowled daughter Claire a beamer almost taking the poor lasses head off absolutely disgusting from the bloke. He'd got the match right up to fever pitch as everyone seemed to get fired up big time. But don't worry folks the flames were put out in dramatic fashion as the heavens opened and cricket was off. Thankfully it didn't put Rockafire pizzas off their stride as they did an excellent job all day. It was then on to a bit of pool and darts to finish the afternoon off where Snoddy won the darts, word to oneself I must try harder. Although I did win the pool even though Myself and Captain Shedders shared the brass so that could actually be classed as a draw. Just have to mention my 2 faves Sophia Tedder and Eva Kitching who danced magnificently all night and were superstars all day. Now folks I've actually wrote down here what they put in the waffle book I must guard the book a lot better in future little divas that they are. The raffle was finally done and star prize the meal for 2 at Banjora our new Indian spot in Sutton was Emma Kilner, not sure if she'll take Ollie or not we'll have to wait and see. Two other prizes to note was my dad Ronnie 'Whizzer' Walton who won the hair shop voucher not sure how he'll get on there as he's been bald for fifty odd years. Plus he won another prize a bottle of apple sours, looking forward to going round to their house as they knock the old shots down, could be highly entertaining. Well enough for today I've babbled on long enough, so I hope you haven't gone blind reading all this, so until next time it's bye for now much love Mr. Waffles.
