1 9 8 0 s ▁had ▁provided ▁the ▁O L CC ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁club ▁stal w arts ▁who ▁ens ured ▁the ▁club ▁continued ▁to ▁th rive . ▁Success ▁in ▁the ▁B rew ers ▁Cup ▁remained ▁el us ive , ▁however , ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁failed ▁to ▁advance ▁beyond ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁for ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁ ▁Having ▁stepped ▁aside ▁as ▁club ▁secretary , ▁Carter ▁became ▁the ▁club ' s ▁President ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁over see ▁its ▁progress . ▁To ▁mark ▁his ▁ 5 0 th ▁birth day , ▁a ▁special ▁game ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Le ight on ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁see ▁records ▁t umble . ▁In ▁a ▁day ' s ▁play ▁that ▁began ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 0 0 ▁am ▁and ▁finished ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁before ▁ 9 : 0 0 ▁pm ▁( part ly ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁two - and - a - half - hour ▁l unch ▁break ), ▁ 6 3 5 ▁runs ▁were ▁scored , ▁ 1 6 7 ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁contributed ▁by ▁Andrew ▁M oss ▁in ▁a ▁club ▁record ▁inn ings ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁O L CC ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁thr illing ▁four - wick et ▁victory ▁against ▁the ▁President ' s ▁inv itation ▁XI . ▁ ▁Sam u els ▁takes ▁charge ▁Domin ic ▁Be er ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁club ▁secretary ▁by ▁Phil ▁Sam u els ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 7 ,