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Quote of the Week

"Get down, down on the ground!"
Al Koolhof's new Tourette's Syndrome style wicket celebration.....

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Pres & Coach rant

Updated October 15th, 2007

You may know that last weekend, a national team selection camp was conducted in Fuji, with as many as 28 players turning up to try out. As the Head Selector of the Japan Men's National Team, I'm pleased to announce the squad for the up-coming 6-team tournament in Auckland, New Zealand from November 29 to December 9, featuring Japan, Indonesia, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, and the Cook Islands.
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Curly's Corner ...... social

Can't bat, can't bowl, can't field? Join the Club mate!! Dunno fine leg from Fine Cotton? Well, kampai cobba, c'mon in! There's more to being a Tokyo Wombat than disgracing yourself on the cricket field.......
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Golden Thong ...... Z-file

The Golden Thong? How does a humble piece of footwear become a cricket club's trophy awarded for 'Stupidus Uber Alles'? Fire extinguishers, parachutes, pepper spray and donuts. To learn about some of our more memorable off-field action.
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Match Reports

Updated May 25th, 2008

WET WEATHER WAITS WHILE WOMBATS WHIP WYVERNS

International duties deprived both sides of a number of their anchor players, but it was the Wombats who had the depth as they prevailed over Wyverns in an anti-climatic Grand Final replay at Fuji Saturday....
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Training

Next training: June 8, Shinagawa, 1PM


# Shinagawa - Meet at Shinagawa Station East Exit (via Central Gate)
# Nishi-Koyama - Take either the Meguro Line or the Mita or Namboku Subways to NISHI-KOYAMA Station. After exiting the only ticket gate at the station turn left. Next, take your first left and then take your first right. Finally, straight up the guts along the cherry tree lined road for 7 mins.
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Goi - Meet on platform 13 (usually) of Shinagawa Station for a train heading out Chiba way.

HARDYS' M.o.M.

Pup Ainslie briefly stopped talking about himself and let his actions do the talking! The crow-eater castled two tailenders and flayed 45 runs to win this week's Hardys' Man of the Match!
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Players & members Profiles

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Check out the players and members that make the Wombats 'The Wombats'. Some true blue characters buried in amoungst the group and it's a good laugh to be had. Some of the character traits are ...... you better have a look for yourself.
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Wommies out of the burrow

With what started from taking a quick trip down to the shops on the pushy to pick up a carton of milk all went horribly wrong when my brother took a wrong corner and now 25 000kms over a stretch of 18 months in a monster bicycle tour around Australia...

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The 'Golden Thong'

Once upon a time, a young boy named Daniel got a job as a translator in a big city called TOKYO. His mother and father were proud, and shed a tear as he flew away to a foreign land.

The people play baseball in Tokyo, but young Daniel found a cricket team, The Indian Engineers. Very wisely, they suggested Daniel contact The Tokyo Wombats, a rival club of Aussies.

Indeed, Daniel was a handy batsman, and could even keep wickets when the regular 'keeper was suspended. Later, Daniel revealed he liked 'a few quiet ales', as many of the Wombats do. He fitted in well, but some suspected there was more to this young lad from Brisbane.

One day in Shizuoka, as the Wombats went through their pre-game rituals, a ball landed in the tall grass. Daniel picked up a long pole, and headed into the grass, thrusting his pole like a spear, like something out of National Geographic. Someone remarked, "Hey, what are you? Some kind of f**king ZULU!?!"

On the drive back to Tokyo, the Wombats were enjoying a few quiet ales. Zulu, as he came to be known, had QUITE a few quiet ales. He suggested, "If you dont stop this f**king bus, I'm going piss right here!" The poor driver had no choice, and pulled over to the side of the very, very busy expressway. BUT, before the van had stopped, Zulu flung open the door!! "PARACHUTE!!" he screamed, and leapt spread-eagled from the moving vehicle into the grass at the side of the highway.

"Oh my f**kng God"
"I f**king told you about him!"
The Wombats were in SHOCK!!

AMAZINGLY, Zulu was unhurt. Walking back to the van full of VERY LARGE GAIJIN, Zulu found a VERY LARGE THONG!! Failing to connect the two, Zulu aimed the thong high, high into the grass......."ZULU!! Don't even think about it!! ZULU! DON'T ZULU........oh you d**khead...." Big Richard, owner of the thong, pleaded.

It was too late. His plea fell on deaf ears, and the thong flew away. Despite Zulu's best efforts - made difficult because everyone was trying to "get him back in the f***king car before we get arrested!!!" - the thong was never seen again......

The other thong, no use to poor Richard, became The Golden Thong, the trophy awarded to the Wombat he does the stupidest thing of the year.

There were some worthy attempts:

The Amazing Jumping Stump and Stop That Train.
Bar DropKick: The Strangulation.
Who could forget The Fire Extinguisher?
But no, there could only be one winner: ZULU!!


Winners

2007 - Killer (Mark Kelly)
2006 - Zulu (Daniel Anley)
2005 - Chuck (Courtney Jones)
2004 - Chuck (Courtney Jones)
2003 - Zulu (Daniel Anley)

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