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Re David.
That is not an admin mistake, I now live and work in London so will not be a regular fixture in any CI team, last weekend i was home visiting friends and family which i booked months in advance, it just so happened that it fell on the first weekend of the season, consiquently i was selected to play for the 2s on the saturday. I recieved a phonecall from the 4s captain previous to the weekend asking if i could play for him on the sunday due to him loosing a player from his side as he had heard i was home for the weekend, as i no longer live in the country i have since been de-starred as i will only be playing probably 1 more weekend of cricket in the ncu for the rest of the season.
Re Liam Jenkinson
I would like to add my congrats to Michael Hingston for his double hundred and agree with what Liam Jenkinson says about a talented crop of youngsters coming through the youth ranks at CIYMS having seen some of them in action.
My concern is that the L Jenkinson who has played regular 1st XI for CIYMS over the last couple of years and scored 85no for CIYMS 2nds on Saturday is the same L Jenkinson who scored 50 for CIYMS 4ths the following day in Junior league 8.
Surely the CIYMS starrings should be looked at or is this just an example of working the system?
RE: Craig McKinley
If Junior 1 is "the same if not a better standard of cricket than Senior 2 and 3" why has there not been more 2nd XI winners of the Junior Cup over the last 10 years?? Senoir 2 winning that battle 6 - 4 and even more in the last 7 with a 5 - 2 success rate.
Academy's 4 wins in 6 years seems to have escaped you considering along the way had some very tough games against 2nd XIs and in perticular Waringstown 2's each of the 4 years.
There are a number of cricketers playing in Senior 2 in perticular who could do a job in the higher league but chose to stay there to play with their mates who they've played with for years or who stay to support there home town club through thick and thin!
I don't think anyone is taking away from the achievement of a double hundred by michael. I would personally say 200 runs for me would be a career total. i think the deabte is that should it should have been mentioned as a individual achievement and not in the context of the game ie winning by 362 runs. As for obus scoring his runs it was in the premier league and when you play there you expect the publicity. i do not honestly believe, knowing michael and his excellent approach to junior cricket coaching, he would have wanted this publicity in light of the result. having said that i am sure his target is to break back into a very strong CIYMS side and this achievement hopefully will help. great knock
Well done Mike - a ton is an awesome achievement at any level - any ground, any game, any day - a double ton - most of us can only dream of that.........credit where it is due. Side note - top man also & immense CIYMS Clubman!
Re: Craig Mckinley
Not that this has anything to do with Hinkeys fantastic achievement but the results and winners in the junior cup show fairly clearly that junior 1 is generally a slightly worse standard than section 2 (what used to be section 3). That's not to say that individual players aren't way beyond this level- obviously Michael falls into this category!
Couldn't believe that there were no saintfield players in the NCU team,Graham cup winners & league runners up. Played our U15 team and blew them away, plenty of talent throughout the team. Smith looks promising in their side, took plenty of games away from teams. Just saying i was shocked.
GRAHAM CUP AND BENOGE CUP
Just a reminder to all clubs that the age limits for these competitions has changed to come into line with representative and All Ireland Cricket.
GRAHAM CUP - under 15 on 1st September in the year before competition. (not July as in previous years)
BANOGE CUP - under 13 on 1st September in the year before competition. (not July as in previous years)
Please note this does NOT apply to the Colts Cup as there is no All Ireland element.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL
Ryan Conn 213 not out v Drumaness 1996 season out of total of 353-3 off 50 overs.
How are you to know it is going to be a mis-match? Is there a certain criteria teams should look for? I'd be interested to know....
On a serious note surely it is up to the captain of the visiting team to let the opposition know the capabilities of his side. If anyone is to blame it is the captain of bangor.
Either way the conditions and the state of the wicket should dictate what a captain should do when winning the toss.
Tiresome chat!
Up the workers!!
I have to agree with Dave on this one.... Was it really within the spirit of cricket to bat first, assuming that it was quite obviou that it was going to be a mismatch?
To be honest I'm quite hoffied with the comments on Michael's double hundred. To do it in a 50 over game is some achievement. And this statement of "oh he's done it in Junior 1" doesn't stand. Junior 1 is as good of standard if not better that Section 2 and 3.
Well played Hinky, runs are runs at any level.
My own club Muckamore got slated big time when we stuck 400 odd on a very depleted Larne 2's team a few years back. We even discussed the option of declaring the innings at the 250 mark with the visiting tea, however estler burke (credit to him for bringing a team and fulfilling the fixture) said the match would have been null and void, as per NCU bye law (Declarations Law 14.1 shall not apply: no innings may be declared closed.) so what are clubs to do?? Is it time that this bye law got looked at??
Taking nothing away from Michael on his double hundred. My only comment would be was it perhaps a bit unsporting of CI to bat first (assuming they won the toss) when im sure it would have been fairly obvious that it was going to be a mismatch?
I love how everyone else in the NCU is so bitter about CI's achievements, Hinkys knock on saturday is the best i have ever seen at belmont, but the fact that people are demeaning it because it was for the seconds is ridiculous, how many top ncu batsmen have scored double tons at any level... few i would imagine, the thing people have forgotten to mention is that matty lindsay a 16 yr old ci man took a 5 for, aaron johnston another 16 yr old CI man opened the batting and without a doubt actually looked better than hinky for the first 10 overs scoring 40 odd all off the middle through the V.. before hinky finally found the middle of his bat and spanked one straight at aarons stumps which cruely knicked the bowlers foot. whiz kid john matchett tied up the last few wickets one of which with in my opinion the best ball of the day again.. he has been at CI crawling round the boundary from an early age, I myself contributed a few runs and have been at CI since i was 11.. 7 years ago.. It is not money which dictates our success, its our coaching and incredibly well structured youth system.. which has led teams to colts cup success despite it only being recently reintroduced to the club.. people just like to blame our fortunate position of having money as it is an easy excuse to use when we beat them..
