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I have to agree with Andy McCrea and feel its important that the ‘cricket community’ support each other. I have placed my vote and I notice that the 2 soccer teams were in the lead. Soccer has much more followers and therefore have a much better chance of getting more votes – doesn’t mean they are the right winners.
I for one hope that nobody listens to Ivan McCoome and supports the Templepatrick team – it’s the reader choice if they want to listen, regardless of where they live. People use the forum for all sorts of stuff, business ventures, canvassing for votes etc.

As a club Templepatrick seem to be going in the right direction, good youth set up, top class coaches (maybe the best in Ireland) etc. I see on their website they have spent £160k on their facilities – playing and practice. Some people may say the facilities needed it – well the club have addressed that. It seems they continue to do all this without the services of a paid player. Credit to them for that, most other clubs pay players first them sort the facilities after! I would suggest that if TCC did employ a professional, they would be into Senior league one the following season. Maybe once they sort the facilities, this is the next stage?

Good luck to Templepatrick CC in the Junior team of the year – I hope all the cricket readers make the vote!

Has anyone heard when the under x1 NCU coaching starts ? - I know the u13 have commenced prior to Christmas but as yet have no word for the younger age group.

Thanks in anticpation

Caleb, you do sometimes make me laugh! I read your blog on the 'ameobi' but I honestly thought there was going to be some sort of pun to a Newcastle Utd player until I realised that in fact your spelling requires some attention. And bunch an inch, not sure how that could happen (especially if Andy K was around) sorry Andy, couldnt help it and the wigs quote - long forgotten one in these parts.
However, your point was not lost. Sport and cricket in our case should cross boundaries, pardon the pun. I presume these 'ameobis' you speak off dont follow Ireland rugby either. It wasnt Rep of Ireland playing, but Ireland as a united entity (being careful not to say country!) As a proud Englishman plying his cricketing trade here in NI, I was disappointed that we lost, but happy that it was the Irish team that beat us as I can claim a win being a member of the NCU! Good effort against India and a moment to savour for young Dockrell, keep 'er lit boys!

One more things bothers me Caleb, how can Vic Johns write a blog when you have him packed into a suitcase? I think you got a Jekyll anf Hyde problem there.

No worry Caleb - its a "Norn Iron psyche thing. You've heard it in all aspects of life - no matter how successful a guy is or how high he climbs there is always somebody says - "I mind him when he hadn't an a**e in his trousers. The guys are performing really creditably. If we had beaten Bangladesh then the "wigs would be on the green" big-time.

It saddens me somewhat that during this rich vein of cricket the Irish team are enjoying, that some people still can't except that Ireland are a legitimate cricketing nation !

Something to do with flags,borders & land-mass etc. which I really don't know what that all has to do with sport, but some people will not bunch an inch !

So I composed a tribute poem to these begrudgers and ney-sayers, called 'The three Ameobi' which I thought was very fitting and appropriate, read all about them @ victoriacricketclub.co.uk and click onto the Vic Johns blog.

Cheers.

Andy,

Ill be voting for you anyway !!
Our young ones are up for "Young Team of the Year" in the Ards Borough Awards this Fri night.
No need to vote guys stay calm!

Don't worry we are not forcing you to vote if you dont want to.

It was only a polite request to support cricket against the other sports.

I don't think all the other sports are using your suggestion.

Basically its get as many votes clocked up as you can.

Thanks anyway
Andy

A massive congratulations to the Irish cricket team after their amazing 3 wicket win over England last week. I just wanted to take a minute to direct you to a story I've just written with CSNI captain Nigel Jones speaking to me from his hotel room in Bangalore ahead of their third match against India on Sunday.

http://www.twenty20.co.nz/articles/05/03/2011/jones-revels-in-upset#more-2391

All the best to the team. You have the support of everyone here in New Zealand!

Much as I applaud the performance of the Templepatrick Under 15's surely the Newtownabbey awards should be voted for by people from the Borough of Newtownabbey.

listen folks - there is a posting on the Cricket Ireland forum from the Nihoniho family in Christchurch that puts all this c**p into perspective.

"A.N - again READING & WRITING - two different subjects - in your case - " - what complete balderdash. Reading and writing are indeed two different subjects but they are not disconnected in your previous rambling. "If you READ my notes" you say. Presumably you wrote them and had you done so with clarity then there could be no mistaking your meaning; you would have no cause for criticising others who incorrectly decipher your messages.

I suggest that you need to spend your money on enrolling yourself on that communication course rather than enrolling everyone who reads this forum. In these times of austerity it makes so much more sense. Typing slips are excusable but not such badly constructed sentences.

Also bored, but only with your ramblings.

A.N - again READING & WRITING - two different subjects - in your case - "wurds donnt com eazy"...........better to have a slip of the keyboard and hold convictions for one's thoughts than waffle - or is that waffel? Bored............

re DK

Perhaps the equally anonymous DK should learn to write with clarity before criticising the reading ability of others. Not shouting would help also.

Dear reader

Just a bit extra info with regards to earlier post.

please Vote for Templepatrick Cricket Club Under 15s from last season on the link below

http://www.newtownabbey.gov.uk/sport/onlinevote.asp

they are in the final stages of the Newtownabbey Sports Awards - junior team of the year

last year they reached the Graham cup final, where unbeaten in league and had 4 players from the team represent, NCU, NI, Ulster schools and Irish youth sides.

please support this excellent cricket cause with the click of few buttons and please spread the word to others

regards
Andy McCrea

Love it Caleb and Vic was far from being a dummy!!! Great craic............