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North west players in ncu ; depends how far you want to go back . What about Dean Simpson , Herbie Parkhill, PJ Whyte , anyone recall Lawrence King (cliftonville) -- all with strong Eglinton connections .

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North West in the NCU - The superb Semple brothers, Adrian & Lionel, Jeffrey Martin & Ian McGregor - all played with distinction and considerable talent!

I have heard a wee whisper that CIYMS has been out waving the cheque-book in the mid-Down & south Antrim area. If true then it does really fly in the face of the postings about their much-vaunted youth development policy that filled the forum last year! Or perhaps they prefer to use other clubs to do the development for them. But then again maybe I heard wrong.

To all forum users

Have a read of this article about cricket in LA and how it has changed peoples lives

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12382224

John Rowan kept wickets for both Ballymena and Coleraine. I think Clifford Forsyth of RUC played for Coleraine. Did Craig Lapsley of Ballymena play at Coleraine ? I think there was an Indian pro who maybe played at Derriaghy who ended up at Coleraine.

a former colleague of mine, Billy Platt, is in process of producing the latest in a series of the history of cricket in the NW. This one will be on cricket in the greater Coleraine area and Drew Francey has posted deatils on the Cricket Europe forum. Apart from Phil Carson and Kira More I don't know too many who moved between Coleraine & the NCU so I couldn't gauge the interest but the charity that the proceeds will support makes this a worthwhile cause.

Tickets for the Lisburn CC 175th anniversary dinner are now on general release. For further information, please see the news section of the club website, www.lisburncricketclub.co.uk.

The gala dinner features David Lloyd as the principle speaker. Bumble rarely, if ever, does after dinner speaking, and it is a real coup for our club to have him over. The dinner, on 8 October 2011, also features Sean Crummey (the voice behind Folks on the Hill) and we also hope to have the one and only Colin Barclay as MC.

Tickets are priced at £60, with tables of 11 costing £660.00. As there is high demand for tickets, there is a strictly no order without payment policy in place. The application form for tickets is available on the club website.

Club members have already snapped up over 2/3rds of the available tickets and we expect the remainder to sell within the week. So if you want a seat at the dinner and the chance to hear Bumble and the others, book your tickets now.

Nice of Cecil Johnston to mention my name back in the 70's. I remember being on the Bladon Drive YMCA team that put us into the Senior League. That was quite a year, and quite a team. We really did it against the odds. I never worked in the Bank Cecil, but if they have a Pension for me I'll be 65 this year and will happily pick it up next time I'm home. My Email is ken.torrens@gmail.com

Well done Ralph.
We'll start the ball rolling with a pledge of 100 quid.
Good luck and let's see some support from our readers for a cricketer reaching out to support kids in desperate need. It puts everything into perspective.
Best wishes,
Clarence and Peter

Jeff,

You offering 12's then? Or should I shop around with Mr def not anti England Kennedy

I am raising money by running my 1st London Marathon on the 17th April this year for 'Children with Leukaemia'- the UK's leading charity dedicated to fighting Britain's biggest childhood cancer. This charity is something very close to my heart with a pupil in my class currently fighting this terrible illness having being diagnosed with it towards the end of last year. I am in constant contact with him and his family and visit him regularly. I am pleased to say he is making steady progress in his recovery, although he has a long road ahead. More details of the charity, the marathon and how to make a donation through Virgin Money Giving (a non- profit organisation) can be accessed through:

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ralphcoetzee

All support and donations, whatever amount, will be much appreciated.
Many thanks for your support,

Ralph

Re Andy K
I agree get Jeff to post his odds for the WC, Ireland to clear the group, England to stumble, SA V India final..lots to bet on!

Andy or Dickie Bird World cup betting on betfair which is the best odds as follows

INDIA 100/30
SRI LANKA 11/2
AUSTRALA 11/2
SOUTH AFRICA 6/1
ENGLAND 15/2 (NO CHANCE SHUD BE 12/1)
PAKISTAN 9/1
NEW ZEALAND 22/1 (BEST OUTSIDERS)
WEST INDIES 23/1
BANGLEDESH 64/1
ZIMBABWE 419/1
IRELAND 619/1
NETHERLANDS 1000/1

IM BACKING SOUTH AFRICA WIN AN 2 PLAY INDIA IN FINAL PS ANYONE LOOKING JOIN BETFAIR CONTACT ME 07730334479 ILL GIVE THEM REFERENCE NUMBER AN THEY GET 25£ BACK AFTER JOINING .PS IM STILL IN SHOCK AFTER TIPPING UP THE BUMPER WINNER @DOWN ROYAL 33/1 BACKED IT @ 140/1 THEN CANCELLED IT WHEN IT DRIFTED AN COULD AN WAS BACKED AT 440/1 BEFORE THE RACE ON BETFAIR LOT PEOPLE GOT THER FINGERS BURNT WITH THAT WINNER

I know that there some who think that I have a problem with Engerland but as an ardent follower of Ireland I really did have to laugh when I listened to Husssain this morning. Apparentally Troot "seized" up - a fit professional player was "tired". What has he been doing since his last game?
Mr. Personality ricked his back during his mammoth innings(!) and Miss KP fell over her own feet and had to go off. And his call "that to me looks out" when Prior clearly knocked t6he bails off was a master stroke. I just wish that he would make a sexist comment and then be fired by SKY because he does really talk some nonsense. I have to say "nonsense" because Flossie tells me that I can't write s**t on the computer.
C'mon Jeff - where can we get the best odds for Pakistan & Australia for the World Cup? England - the "injury"
card being played this early in the tournmament when they flew Plunkett half way round the world. I think I know where my moneys going!!