Masters Cricketer Man of Match in US
South Aussie cricketing Stalwart wins in US
South Australian masters cricketer Roy Schulz proved a mean bowler in Australia’s national over 60s cricket team in its tour of the United States in May.
On the last day of the International Cricket Festival in Philadelphia at the Merion Cricket Club he was named Man of the Match. And no wonder!
Roy Schulz over 60 but not out… gave his sterling performance of 4 wickets in one match! THE TEAM PLAYED AGAINST FORMER TEST STARS AS Shaun Pollock (S Africa) and Chandapaul from India… They, too, may be grey but not down or out.
It was the first Australian national team to make the trip since 1932 and our seniors played on some spiffy cricket pitches in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia. Of note was the famous Merion Club and the Philadelphia cricket clubs. These private clubs are steeped in British traditions and standards of dress and the fields surrounding the clubs showed touches of olde England. As an example of upholding the best of British cricketing tradition, that genteel of drinks, gin and tonic, was served to the ladies accompanying their husbands on the tour by the president of the cricket club himself. The touring side played against such greats as Chandapaul (India) and Pollock (South Africa).
Roy was his usual modest self when quizzed about his performance, but his No. 1 fan, loyal wife Pamela praised him like any good Aussie cricket commentator. “Roy was indeed Man of the Match on two occasions because he bowled so accurately for a senior,’’ she reports.
“Despite our team often being twice the age of some of the teams they did remarkably well to keep the scores buzzing along.’’
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