Paul Horton – calf.
Paul had been ruled out for 6 weeks at the start of the season
with a calf strain. He says ‘He has
never been the same since he was aged 26 when he injured his ankle’. After a session with the physio who could
find nothing wrong the calf, 2 hours on the treadmill and a kick around at
Granville before the SCF Evening League game all seemed well. However when he was asked to get his kit as
Danny Blasco failed to turn up for the game, he turned and the calf gave way
again.
Prognosis: 6-8 weeks –
Career threatening or could just be in his head !
He broke a finger when taking a throw from the outfield. The ball hit end of keeper’s gloves as he
fell backwards over SCF batsman Trevor Rousseau.
Although following a black eye picked up from a St Helier Rugby
Club evening league game where he used eyebrow and forehead to stop an on drive
from the batsman, he will replace the Panda as the new face for the World
Wildlife Foundation.
Prognosis: 6-8 weeks
for finger
WWF
a lifetime signing autographs
Robin Tewkesbury –
calf, breast plate and now hamstring.
Long term finger trouble.
After a serious life changing decision to set up home and become
model boyfriend, Rob immediately picked up a serious calf strain after
gardening!
He has not been picking the ball up well this year as the St
Ouen’s bowlers have found when hit from the opponent’s bat and out of the hand
of the opponents bowlers hands. He
received a direct hit to the breastplate after the ball missed both hands. The latest injury to the hamstring was
picked up after 3 long chases to collect 3 large legside slogs from the bat of
Andy Brown. Rob can consider himself
unlucky to pick up an injury as until the moment Andy had played everything
bowled at him in the last 20 overs with his left pad.
Prognosis: 6 weeks although
this means he can now enjoy his 4-week mid-season
Break.
Injury picked up when stopping a definite boundary on the line in
the low scoring encounter against Caesareans.
The ball was trapped between ground and ribs causing severe
bruising. It would have also appeared
to affected his hearing as the crowd where baying for his blood as the ball was
returned to the keeper with no thought of agreeing the crowd’s decision of 4. This selfless action helped St Ouen’s to
their first league win and can only be commended.
Prognosis: No reason
why he cannot play as he played mid week for Nat West
where his is Captain.
This could be serious for the, some say older than he lets on,
batsmen. Swans was told of injury but
in true form the medical man from ITU gave full terminology from the
trade. Suffice to say his truss does
not allow full movement in the field these days following the elbow in the
ribs, running is a problem, as is throwing although the injury would appear to
have stopped his front pad flying towards any delivery as after 3 consecutive
LBWs he was pleased to be caught behind on Saturday but disappointed with the
score, 0.
Prognosis: Sounded
like he is lucky to be alive but is still playing on. A true Gritty Northerner!
UPDATE: PS Richard - Had an x-ray & have cracked a rib - all
sympathy welcome I appreciate Clarkey will be the first to send a get well soon
card !