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Ballymena Cricket Club are holding a 1998 Champions Reunion Dinner on Friday, July 24, at Eaton Park.
The Fullerton brothers, Jackie and Jimmy, will compere what is sure to be an evening full of memories, laughter and great stories and a warm welcome is extended to everyone in the extended Irish cricketing community to come along and join the fun as the club looks back at it's greatest summer.
Tickets are £30 per person or £240 for a table of eight and you can secure your place by contacting me on 07500578823 or at nfullers98@gmail.com
Dress code: Smart casual (no jeans)
Very sad to hear of beattie arlows passing, i have great memories of beattie umpiring when i started playing for the first team 20 yars ago. he was such a gent and always had advice for me as a young player starting out. My thoughts are with his family at this sad time.
I see the same mistake creeping already on web-sites regarding rearrangements. There IS a difference between T/20 and 20 over games. Different regulations.
Very saddened to hear of the passing of Beattie Arlow from Waringstown. I was lucky enough to get to know Beattie through the 80s, super umpire at club, interprovincial and international level but more importantly a true gent who had a calming influence on the field of play. For many years Beattie would give my father a helping hand with the end of season work at the Green,his wage being my mothers cooking for a few days toil. Sincere condolences to the Arlow family circle.
On behalf of Donacloney Cricket Club I would like to express our condolences to the family of our friend Beattie Arlow.
Another cricketing gentleman has passed away RIP Beattie
M Gurphy
I'd be keen to understand your definition of "homegrown players"?
Congratulations to Dr EM Power in your appointment as President of Cricket Ireland.
Murray has been a stalwart of local and national cricket for over 40 years and donned many hats in his service of the game. His cricket CV is impeccable and this additional notch is highly deserved.
I am really shocked to learn of the death of Wallace Luney. One of the stalwarts of Carrickfergus and I have many happy memories of conversations and banter with him - not forgetting the odd "escapade" at Carrick rugby club. I always told him that he had become the nearest thing to an automatic scoreboard!! The sincere sympathy of the Kennedys goes to his family.
Just a passing observation, homegrown players ( I THINK) on PL teams at the weekend:
Ballymena 9
North Down 9
Lisburn 8
CIYMS 4
CSNI 3
Instonians (Premier League Holders) 1
Not Sure were Carrick and Waringstown will come in but there is a clear correlation here between this number and where the pundits think they will finish in the league!
Flossie & I were thrilled to see our good pal Ollie Thorpe making his debut standing at Derriaghy on Saturday. A definite record as the youngest NIACUS member to facilitate a game. I am sure that all at Muckamore are delighted and wish him all the best for his future. "Trigger Thorpe" - now that has a certain ring about it!!!
With the season now started could clubs try and ensure that some updates are tweeted during games, you never know, it might mean a car load on their way home from another game might call in to watch the end of your game and spend a few quid in your bar, or encourage lapsed members back to your club (also handy for nosey idiots like me lol)
Too right Andy, whilst waiting to be served at the shop counter the other day, I over heard a couple ahead of me in the queue, chatting eagerly about some far away exotic climes they were jetting off to for their summer holidays?
Folk really are becoming more bland & boring with each passing year...
A Perfect Holiday
A relaxing vacation, to a far off, exotic location
will surely chase those blues away?
Roasting daily in the sun, till you're baked and overdone,
for many, is a worthwhile holiday!
Or perhaps a foreign cruise, is even better news
to boost that flagging drive?
Indeed what could be finer, onboard an ocean liner,
watching playful dolphins, leap and dive?
Yes, no doubt it is pleasure, to recreate at leisure
on golden sands or becalming, deep blue sea.
But what if I get badly burned, or seasick and interned?
Alas, neither destination is for me!
So I've conceived a master plan, I'm renaissance man
to fill my summer days with blissful glee.
Guaranteed cheerful fun, neath a temperate sun,
and all are very welcome to this jamboree!
Dressed in white glad rags, my kit in zipped up bags
I'm setting off to join a merry throng.
For my golden holiday ticket, is spent playing cricket,
why don't you pack your case and come along?
"There was an aul' doll from Glenwherry" - but seriously, 3 days to the start of the season and already 2 sides have dropped out and a guy still doesn't know where he wants to play"! Augurs well!
Yes indeed Clarence, or perhaps expired ?
Caleb,
Are there any aspiring poets around these days? I thought all our existing poets had aspired! LOL
