Wavelberry
International Cricketer
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2013
- Location
- Glasgow
Dateline May 2020.
After a disastrous T20 competition where the mysterious owner of the new franchise 'Glasgow Grubbers' assembled a team and then proceeded to undermine them at every turn by sacking captains and firing people left and right, a message was received from the ICC.
Accordingly, because the team and its owner had bought so much disgrace upon the game of cricket all players involved in the team were instantly fired and banned from playing for any other team in the world and from their international team if they were eligible. Meaning basically their careers were over.
The owner of the Glasgow Grubbers took this news in the only way he could and was found in his house in Pollock in his full dress uniform and a service-revolver lodged in his mouth. During the ensuing investigation into his death it was found the revolver belonged not to the owner but someone else only identified by the initials A.N.C. It is not clear with the gun was stolen or given but it was responsible for the death of the owner.
This meant that ownership of the team devolved to the captain Ravi Bopara. Ravi contacted the ICC to argue his team's case and try and get everyone back into their domestic teams but, unbeknown to Ravi, Will Porterfield and George Dockrell had already petitioned the ICC to return to Ireland and laid all the blame for everything at Ravi's door. Their petition was accepted and Ravi's rejected. Another betrayal.
Looking at the end of his cricket career Ravi had no hope until a group of residents from Glasgow's Govanhill area bought the team from administrators for a Lemsip and four face masks. Because Glasgow's name had been besmirched the residents wanted Ravi to keep the team together and lead them to glory. A drinking competition with a high-ranking member of the ICC had given them an opportunity for a licence and an old dumping ground that had been abandoned gave a new home to the team.
The terms of the new team were these.
The Glasgow Grubbers would count as 13th test nation and would need to beat opponents of the ICC's choosing. If the players could prove themselves in these battles they would be allowed to return to their old teams. If not then Glasgow would be reduced to a smoking crater by the ICC's Space Laser (usually reserved to allow the BCCI to take out those who would infringe IPL copyright). The other stipulation was that the two Irish players be replaced with Scotsmen in order to allow the team to technically count as a country.
Faced with either the end of his career or a second chance Ravi and the boys agreed. The odyssey begins again...
After a disastrous T20 competition where the mysterious owner of the new franchise 'Glasgow Grubbers' assembled a team and then proceeded to undermine them at every turn by sacking captains and firing people left and right, a message was received from the ICC.
Accordingly, because the team and its owner had bought so much disgrace upon the game of cricket all players involved in the team were instantly fired and banned from playing for any other team in the world and from their international team if they were eligible. Meaning basically their careers were over.
The owner of the Glasgow Grubbers took this news in the only way he could and was found in his house in Pollock in his full dress uniform and a service-revolver lodged in his mouth. During the ensuing investigation into his death it was found the revolver belonged not to the owner but someone else only identified by the initials A.N.C. It is not clear with the gun was stolen or given but it was responsible for the death of the owner.
This meant that ownership of the team devolved to the captain Ravi Bopara. Ravi contacted the ICC to argue his team's case and try and get everyone back into their domestic teams but, unbeknown to Ravi, Will Porterfield and George Dockrell had already petitioned the ICC to return to Ireland and laid all the blame for everything at Ravi's door. Their petition was accepted and Ravi's rejected. Another betrayal.
Looking at the end of his cricket career Ravi had no hope until a group of residents from Glasgow's Govanhill area bought the team from administrators for a Lemsip and four face masks. Because Glasgow's name had been besmirched the residents wanted Ravi to keep the team together and lead them to glory. A drinking competition with a high-ranking member of the ICC had given them an opportunity for a licence and an old dumping ground that had been abandoned gave a new home to the team.
The terms of the new team were these.
The Glasgow Grubbers would count as 13th test nation and would need to beat opponents of the ICC's choosing. If the players could prove themselves in these battles they would be allowed to return to their old teams. If not then Glasgow would be reduced to a smoking crater by the ICC's Space Laser (usually reserved to allow the BCCI to take out those who would infringe IPL copyright). The other stipulation was that the two Irish players be replaced with Scotsmen in order to allow the team to technically count as a country.
Faced with either the end of his career or a second chance Ravi and the boys agreed. The odyssey begins again...
