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Mike. Who do you think you are to criticise any club of their affairs.

Maybe if you took a look at the ncu as a whole you might realise that it's not an easy task getting teams together week in week out. It's hard work by a devoted few in each club.

Already this season drumaness have folded. I note that both Dungannon and Ards failed to fulfil first eleven fixtures last weekend. And already there have been a few other junior league teams giving walkovers.

It's not all rosey out there !

Re- Andys comments on ground improvements at Woodvale C.C...
Hey Andy thanks for your kind words about our sight screens and ground improvements. They have a good group of guys working beaverishly behind the scenes to secure funding for such things. They also (as you know) have a great wee clubhouse with a bar that sells all sorts of refreshments to raise revenue.They are available to: members, non members and visiting officials and players. Perhaps next time you are over Belmont direction you could pass this on!! Maybe they were stuck for cash...who knows??

What is happening at north down seconds and thirds can't get eleven players to play I've watched many a game and a club of north downs stature should be ashamed I've seen 5ths and 6ths teams at clubs field eleven players

20/20 at Middle Road on Friday night. Well marketed, beer promotions, music and Aliie McCalmont on the mike. Weather was a great plus. Great entertainment - not sure about the 'light up' bails being used in bright sunshine.

Hi, anyone know of any 2nd hand Boundary line markers machine for sale

Congratulations to Woodvale on the ground improvements. The new sight screens and fencing make a tremendous difference, not forgetting Colin Storey's paintwork! When the new scorebox is added Ballygomartin Road will certainly looking well.

Tony Cozier has passed away after a long period of illness. He was an active journalist until recently and will always be remembered as an outstanding broadcaster. For many cricketers he was the face of the West Indies and he loved the rise of Ireland cricket. He joked cricket was emerging as the West Indies were falling.
He was the Doyen of broadcaster, journalist and statistician and sadly missed throughout the cricket globe, but especially in Barbados..

Graeme & Cooke Collegians 3's

Graeme Templepatrick 4's have restarted this year and played against Newforge 2's at the weekend, I was talking to their skipper after a fun hard fought match and we discussed a friendly in August.

In addition William Hall of Muckamore 5s was very keen for more games following Junior 9 being limited to 8 games this year.

If you are still looking in August I will run it by our Committee & sort a game versus TCC 4's, myself one or two adults and a load of talented kids.

I think friendlies would be a great way forward for the very occasional cricketer like myself and a way to encourage folk back to the game.

Hi
Thanks for posting my message about NI football tickets for sale.
I have now sold them so can you take down my message as it will save me getting more calls.
Thanks for your help.
Cecil Johnston

Hi everyone Cooke Collegians would like to get our third XI off the ground again. As such we would like to know if anyone would be interested in a friendly or two. Give me a shout if interested. My details are in ncu book graemewkpollock@hormail.com

In case any cricket fans are also N I Football fans I have for sale some Euro 2016 tickets for 2 of Northern Ireland's games as follows.
The tickets are top grade Category 1 tickets in the N I section on the half way line.
Two tickets for Sunday 12 June in Nice ko 1800 hours for Poland v Northern Ireland and two tickets for Thursday 16 June in Lyon ko 1800 hours for Ukraine v Northern Ireland.
If anyone is interested you can email me at cecil.johnston@btinternet.com for further details.
I got these tickets through the UEFA ballot but now find I can't use them so maybe someone else can make use of them. Cheers.

The first weekend fixtures certainly gave us one major shock result . Very few would have predicted a defeat for Armagh against Saintfield in the Senior Cup and maybe Section One is going to be an even tighter league with all teams capable of beating each other.
Great wins for Derriaghy and Carrickfergus as well if maybe a bit more predictable with the players out of last year's CIYMS and North Down teams. Healthy for cricket that we can look forward to a competitive season.
This weekend with the Irish Cup games will open up "who is the strongest Union " debates again. Great start to the season lets hope it continues.

CIYMS have a couple of spaces left on a child protection course being run at our club on Wednesday 4th May at 6.30pm.

If anyone is interested please email me. The cost is £15 per person.

Lisburn CC is hosting a first aid course on Thursday 26 May 2016 from 6.30-9.30pm at Wallace Park. There are a limited number of spaces left on the course which we can now open up to interested clubs. The cost of the course is £25.00 and will provide basic first aid training certificates to those who complete it. First come first served, you can contact me on lisburncricket@btinternet.com

You are indeed correct JT will be returning to the north west... with his CI team mates on Saturday 7th May when they play Brigade.