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no luck but 3 days left
soll 130
monksland 205
grand crus 240
moscow mannon 515 nap
win yankee
edeymi 445 eway
dare me 400eway
big zeb 320 win
on this day last year i won 1497£ for just fiver so going post few bets each day eway yankee
colour squadron 130
magnanimity 240
maljimar 400
white star line 515
my other two bets menorah win 210 oscars well ew 315
good luck if punting
No worries Realist, if it's to with cricket or our many, many world famous achievers it won't annoy me in the slightest, I'll chat all day !
So encouring and uplifting reading and hearing about all the awe-inspiring talent this 'wee' country has produced, past & present, not just at cricket but many other sports as well and setting all that aside like you say the arts, literacy, industary etc. etc the list just goes on and on.
Maybe someday both you & I will have our name up in lights too, you never know ? Withhard work and lots of imagination thrown in we can do it!
Better go, fell asleep again last-night and missed nearly all the live action between the New-Zealand v S.Africa first test match, highligts on @ 3.30pm.
(Maybe I'm over doing it a bit, better take a rest from the practicing)!
NIACUS March Open Meeting takes place on Monday 12th March at 7.30pm at Stormont. Our guest speaker is Nick Cousins, Senior Executive Officer with the ECB/ACO. Nick will be doing a presentation on pitch markings and indiscipline. Members and guests are encouraged to attend. Umpires should note that attendance is compulsory for those wishing to stand at Premier or Section One fixtures.
Caleb
As someone who played cricket for the same club in every NCU 1st XI league during the 1970s,80s &90s my feelings ranged from hope,expectation,total desperation/rage to drunken/sober happiness and everything else in between.
As you seem to like Oscar Wilde remember that he was educated at the Portora School in Co Down and his friend in later life was the artist Whistler..............as a bowler of note yourself it is interesting that Wilde during an argument with Whistler around 1884 described him as "THE REMARKABLE ROCKET"
Norman Torrens
Sincere condolences to the Torrens family on the passing of Norman, one of a famous set of brothers within a sporting dynasty that has given so much to North-West cricket down the years. Norman may not have risen to the dizzy heights of brother Roy, but he was a tireless servant of Brigade Cricket Club and a popular figure wherever he went. He loved cricket and typically he fought his illness with great courage.
Rest in Peace.
Clarence Hiles
Editor
Here's another Oscar Wilde quotation for the Realist.....'Anyone who lives within their means, lacks imagination' !
And another 'If you take away a person's dream, you take away their hope, take away their hope and all is lost'..(my quotatation)!
Now, no more poo pooing the idea of International Test cricket for Ireland!
Yes, granted maybe not tomorrow, next week, next year, but maybe some day.
We can't do much about the weather, but everything else is in place and 'the seed' is growing even if it is being too well watered at times...excuse the pun.
Do you not think that even though as you say, cricket amounts to a small % of people who play the game in this country, they like me have similiar aspirations ? And further, this still equates to hundreds & hunderds of youngsters playing/practising their hearts out each season, hoping to make the team, win the game and wanting, dreaming some-day, of becoming the next Kyle McCallen, Andrew White or Kevin O'Brien......and I'm no exception!
I realise it probably won't ever happen for me, but it will for some kids out there and if all I ever achieve is still Junior league 9 N.C.U. as long as I can play and contribute to my team, I'll be a very happy man.........
but I'll never give up on my dream !
Now I'm off to watch the highlights of the final of the Aussie v Sri-Lanka final......fell asleep last nite and missed it. Enjoy your afternoon at the office !
Re CBoomer residing at Moira Demense
Caleb,
You are obviously expecting Moira Demense to be the site of the new Cricketing Centre/Academy.
Caleb, that won`t happen as it is not politically sensitive enough nor does it have a long contraversial sporting history for our MLA`s and Councillors to disagree on.
In reality 5 Consultant Reports [fees costing in excess of £2 million ]will recommend either the grass areas in front of Belfast City Hall,Queens University or the unmanaged wasteland beside Belfast Met College in College Sq East. These locations would be chosen for their high visibility attributes at a time when cricket in Norn Ireland is on the crest of a Titanic wave.
In addition, the Environmental Impact Assessment will highlight their suitability for dogs/rabbits like Oscar ,Flopsy and Thumper due to the preponderance of dandy lions and wide walls for you to bowl at instead of a single stump.
So,Caleb I will now finish my coffee and return to less serious stuff ,like work and ask you to keep practicing to become the next cricketing L.Messi.
Andy as far as im aware international cricket has a bye law that they can still do that but in my opinion that is wrong!!!
Caleb,it`s quite obvious that you are expecting Moira Demense to be the site for the new Cricket Sadium & Centre of Excellence [complete with dog pound].
Unfortunately that won`t happen, it`s location is not controversional enough in terms of it`s previous political history or sporting affiliation.
In addition, to qualify for consideration the site must have the potential to require different planning/manangement consultants to write at least 3 feasibility reports over a period of 8 years followed by an in depth Equality Impact Assessment proposal for consideration by Thumper and Flopsy as Equal Opportunities representatives due to animals having equal rights by then.
Important enviromental issues such as the retention of dandylions would be discussed at length by our MLAs and would have to be the subject of a cross party agreement/decision before progress would be made.
It is also more likely that due to the high profile of cricket in these parts now the location of any new cricket development would be located in open areas like the grass front of Belfast City Hall,QUB or the unmanaged grass wasteland beside Belfast Metropolitan College/RBAI.
Bottom line Caleb .......bowl at the Rabbits box instead of a stump......it`s wider ,you might hit it.......good luck
I note that your dog/friend is called Oscar as it reminds me of Oscar Wilde who referred to his Artist friend [the Whistler] as "the Remarkable Rocket"........I presume you will emulate that with your bowling this season.
interesting to see the bowlers warming up in the current ODI series and loosening-up by "pitching" the ball to a team mate - obviously one Law for everyone else!
You could be right Simon to much time on my hands, the sooner the new cricket season starts the better me thinks !
Caleb, were there are men in white coats ?
What with it being a fine spring morning, cool admittedly but bright & dry and having just watched the high-lights of a David Warner inspired victory by the Aussies over Sri-lanka in the first ODI of a 3 match final commonwealth series, I just had to get outside and up to the football pitches in Moira demense in order to get some hard yards put in at some fast bowling.
My problem was though, with no-one about the house this morning apart from wee Oscar, I just hadn't the heart to leave him on his own barking his head off, despite already having had his early morning's walk.
You see, although he's not a great cricket dog, the Shi-tzu breed hates being left alone, they're bred for companion-ship and just love any sort of company to pass the time with and besides all that, he loves getting outside for a walk or any sort of a run-about, no matter how often.
Problem solved ! It was a managerie I know, but after a little thought I gathered up my cricket gear, Thumper & Flopsy our pet bunnies put them into their travel box, put Oscar on his lead and headed through the car-park, up the path ignoring the funny looks from passers-by and then finally onto the football pitches.
I tied Oscar's lead to the rabbit's box with him attached, picked some newly grown dandy-lion leaves for the bunnies which they were very grateful for, left them all there watching happily as I proceeded to work up a sweat and no small amount of pace, firing the cricket balls down at the single stump.
Moral of the story, Practice makes perfect, don't shirk on it even if the neighbours are talking !
The Officers and Members of NIACUS would like to offer their most sincere sympathy to Jareth and his family upon the death of his mother,Frances. Our thoughts and prayers are with our colleague and friend at this time.
