Balwyn Saints and Blasters Cricket Club
Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday: Knott a Boundary
Date: 11th of October 2003 Number One Song: Where is the Love – Black Eyed Peas ft. Justin Timberlake Number One Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl The Panthers have had some great batting performances over the years, some which are impossible to believe – such as Cheesey’s record ECA…
Throwback Thursday: Record Panther Ton
Date: 18th of December, 2004 Number one song: The Prayer – Anthony Callea Number one film: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events Ton’s are hard to come by (especially if you’re 7/54) Twas the middle of summer 2004 and a young Steve Hamilton (still had the body of a 50year old) at the crease,…
Throwback Thursday: The Kann Brothers
Date: 7th October, 1995 Number 1 Song: Blaze of Glory – John Bon Jovi Number 1 Movie: Seven Back in the summer of 95 this clash was known as the “Battle for Belmore” The Bulls won the toss and sent the Panthers in, we lost Doherty in the first over and plotted our way to 1/38 from…
Throwback Thursday: Chasing down 293
Date: 10th January 2009 Number 1 Song: Poker Face – Lady Gaga Number 1 Movie: Yes Man The Panthers were up against a foundation ECA club STC playing at a ground which is the pitch and putt equivalent of a cricket ground AKA Nettleton Park. Winning the toss the decision to bowl was easy having an all-star bowling…
Throwback Thursday – A Nailbiter Against the Barnies
Date: 8th of October, 2005 Number One Song at the Time: Don’t Cha – Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes Box Office Number One at the Time: The 40-Year-Old Virgin Fresh off a disappointing season in 2004/05 which saw us relegated to Burt Shield the Panthers were keen to get back where we belonged. Round 2 saw us come up against…
Throwback Thursday: Vintage Datto
Date: 15th of January, 2000 Number One Song at the Time: I Try – Macy Gray Box Office Number One at the Time: Double Jeopardy Simon Datson making a ton? Hardly a surprise. However, back in the olden days (circa 1999-2000 season), “Datto” was a bowler (despite never taking a 5-fer) – the ECA publication Cricket…
Throwback Thursday: Kegs and Quinny
Looking into the Panther archives and stumbled onto this classic Panther match: It was the 1998-99 cricket season against Glen Iris. The Panthers made 302 from 34 overs going at 8.88 runs per over. Kegs and Quinny put on 133* for the 6th wicket which is the 2nd best known partnership in the clubs history….