Laki Retires

Posted 5th September 2018

Is it a coincidence that two stalwarts of the game decide to retire within days of each other ? It is rumoured Laki & Cooky will be bonded together in next years lambing season , poor Alistair . 

Laki has decided to hang up his boots after over 40 years of playing cricket . I first met Laki when we played Old Shootershillians in the final of the 2nd XI cup when he skippered Old Shoots to victory & we then played drinking games for the next 3 or so hours in OWs bar that was over 20 years ago & since then Laki has joined the OWs played for every side , skippered for a number ,managed and coached the colts ,  been a big bundle of enthusisam & is now helping get sides out on a weekly basis (which he has done for a number of years). His presence on the field of play will be missed, his mad captaincy skills less so ! .

Luckily he will still be around and my guess says at somepoint the old duffer will have to help out & that enthusiasm wont be aable to turn it down , well i hope so anyway as i will miss him 

Alex