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CHELTENHAM TIPS eway yankee
1 Hurricane Fly 320 nap
2 Finians Rainbow 205
3 Recession Proof 130
4 Tullamore Dew 515
3 outsiders might run well Kyber Kim 320 Laccordioniste 440 owened by david maxwell an Razor Royale 240
aye Andy guys just get on with it in the NCU, the fact that its a world cup match and the outcome of the game could be crucial to England going through to the next round is irrelevant i suppose
RE Wills dismissal...anyone else think Da Silva gave him out as "not playing a shot" only after the replay showed he had been hit outside the line. For me the umpire was clever once embarrassed...unlucky.
taito, you say it was a shocker, brendan says it could have went either way. at the end of the day it has happened and cant be changed. if it were my side, and i got plenty to moan about at the minute, there would be people on here commenting on the english moaners!
re Clarence's posting - I recall a BBC radio Ulster a few years ago when Alfie Linehan & LLoyd McKee were discussing the old days in the Downpatrick area where practically every "hole in the hedge" had a team and the better players graduated to Strangford Road. But that's enough about that - what about the whinging Poms this afternoon? Anderson couldn't bowl up an entry and Swann and he were complaining about bowling with a wet ball. In NCU the guys just get on with it!! Who really are the minnows now? Results go the wrong & right way and England could end up 5th!!
Wilson's dismissal was absolutely horrific. How Umpire Da Silva can deem him not to have played a shot when the ball struck the bat is truly bizarre.
MS Dhoni was totally correct after the India v England match in that the technology is not the issue, but more a case that when human interference gets in the way. If video replays can't even ensure that correct decisions are made in line with the rules of the game then the competence of the operators has to be called into question.
Also a point about Wilson's dissent, made because he could see on screen that he was clearly not out before he had left the playing area. If something similar happened in an India match with SRT batting there could be a riot!
Great effort again from Ireland, unfortunately the class and brute force of Pollard made it a bridge too far.
re jim: I dont agree with you at all,as this is a forum i dont need to get over it and get on with since im not playing, so i can give my opinion. it was an absolute shocker, and could cost ireland their place in the quarters. How he came up with it after the review is unreal.I hope you are right though about beating SA
gary wilson was out. it says that in the score book. get over it and move on! bring on the africans, I sense an upset again.
Have to agree although it is inconclusive either way looking at the replays. If that is the case then the batsman should get the benefit of the doubt.Umpire was adamant but which umpire wants to change their decision? Technology has shown how many mistakes are made and at this level it is supposed to rectify those mistakes. Big pity as Gary was going well and he might have done it. Who knows?
what can i say about da silvs decision today.... probably cant say what i really think on here. Absolute shocker how could he deduce an attempted push in to the off side forone was not a shot when we needed 8 and a half an over, absolute disgrace..
pp . ill post few daily but early bankers imperial commander gold cup fri/ hurricane fly champion hurdle tue/ big zeb champion chase wed / baby run foxhunters fri / good luck
Ed, Crisket aside for a moment, with Cheltenham looming can we ask that you put Jeff's tips up on this site as soon as you get them. There would be nothing worse than seeing Jeff's winning tips on here, long after the nags have passed the red lollipop in front of the rest.
Many thanks
Agreed, Clarence, but I consider the old boys part of my first grouping, while all the others depended on the munificence of landowners, most of whom - I believe - lent land to cricket for one of the two reasons I outlined.
Admittedly, none of this is relevant to today: I think cricket endures simply because we love the game itself!
Just to remind everyone that the NIACUS Annual Dinner will take place on Friday 8th April 2011 at the La Mon Country House Hotel. Our guest speakers are Andy Kennedy and Niall Crozier. Tickets are priced at £30.
Umpires should also note that if they wish to officate at NCU Premier League fixtures that they should attend the Open Meeting at Stormont on Monday 14th March 2011 at 7.45pm. If you do not attend you will not be given any fixtures for Premier League until you have been briefed by a Training Officer from Association or a member of the Executive Committee.
Mostly right Michael, as the mills played a huge part in cricket development in Ulster. But you need to add;
1 Old Boys Clubs (Inst/Academy etc)
2 Cricket/sports clubs-Clubs that originated because individuals genuinely wanted to play cricket in their area because they liked the game. They are the majority and include the village clubs so prevalent in the North-West and at one stage in the Antrim, Fermanagh and South Down areas. They played for the shirt! Still do according to Vic!
3 Social/lifestyle clubs-(CIYMS/YMCA etc)
4 Work teams-The old Belfast League teams etc.
The game has certainly moved on from the 1880s when owner John Andrews Jun led the factory workers in Comber in lunchtime matches!
