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Speaking of no tea... Good luck to Victoria 3rds on Saturday. They travel to Academy again tomorrow. Last time they were there a few weeks ago I struggled to hear any details about the match, as all the talk was about receiving no cup of tea in the interval!!!

Saintfield 258/2 in 20 overs!! - that must be some sort of record

c'mon Jim, lighten up! its the rumour mill that keeps the craic going on slow news days! The Sunday World wouldn't exist without its "Who" column. My posting was about a team allegedly not turning up for the reason that I described - and this rumour was been widely discussed last weekend at a match that I was at - did 2 games last weekend so that narrows the choice! Is it not better to have the matter clarified than the story to drag on, and indeed gain momemtum? I note that nobody has picked up on the "no tea" rumour so maybe it didn't happen. And what about the senior North Down player turned over by an 11 year old in the Mid-Week league? and THAT isn't a rumour!

Andy facts or rumours should not be posted unless you have something to back them up with.

Thanks Hiler Idid not know you cared.I will accept your comment on my appearance in the new umpires gear in the spirit with which you offer it.The officers have put a lot of thought into the new look and their time and effort you acknowledge.Hopefully the rest of Ireland will follow their lead.Regards Alvin.

on Ivans comment, there seems to be more and more early retirements from the game now.... very few players early/mid 30s and into 40s even dropping down and enjoying shorter games with young players who need guidance.

Donno Craig much about D/W lewis as we don't get it down in our league, but I'm sure it has its value.

Ivan,
Certainly agree there,whats the point of claiming points when other teams are having difficulities,surely a compromise is much better for all involved in that everyone gets a game of cricket.
Isn't that the whole aim and fun of it and everyone benefits,most of all..Cricket !

guys do u think that duckworth lewis should be used in all matches in the first division

Re Jim - please read my posting carefully - I was not qouting "facts" erroneous or otherwise - I was simply posting a "rumour" that I had heard whist at a match over the weekend - nothing more. And Wylie - my technology is limited to sending & receiving e-mails and booking flights - things like Facebook, cut & paste, etc. is a different language! And I'm very proud of the fact that Muckamore 4s was the 1st team to play on the all-weather at the Glynn, Frankie Parkinson & Esler contrived to get me out (nothing difficult there) and mine was the 1st wicket to fall! Everyone is entitled to their 15 minutes of fame and that's mine!!

Claiming points before the end of May ? Wise up. Surely cricketers want to play cricket on the field not in committee rooms.
You might win the points but think of the bigger picture and the game of cricket loses every time.
I stand to be corrected but I can never recall a situation where Muckamore have not fielded a team on a Saturday or Sunday.It's something we pride ourselves in and the great credit for this always goes to the 4ths skipper. The present incumbent Raj Sharma has been immense in this respect as have previous 4ths skippers including one Andy Kennedy. These men have given a lifetime to providing cricket for 21 other people every Saturday. Because remember when you fail to field a team you leave eleven guys at another club with a wasted day.Benny Craig must have played close on 1,000 games for Muckamore yet he talks more about one of his last. At short notice he captained our 4ths at Donaghadee when we were delighted just to get a team out. We won that game and a 12 year old called Shane Collins took 5 wickets and is now progressing through the club. There are people out there looking for a game I just think some people don't try hard enough.
I am amazed to find very few people of my age still playing. Last Saturday I played against Harry Cook the first time we had played against each other in over 30 years. I felt privileged to be there.

I do of course welcome other people's opinions and would like to hear what players and clubs think of new clothing for the Umpires. However I do feel that the NIACUS is independent of clubs and we have received full support from Cricket Ireland for our new clothing. The much bigger issue for me is to encourage new umpires as I believe that many clubs do not realise that we are moving to a day where Umpires will be restricted to a few matches. But please I ask you to give us your opinion. It will assist our development.

Re Jim
To be fair to (my fellow umpiring colleague) Andy I had put a posting on that new fangled thing called Facebook at the weekend reporting what Larne 2nds match secretary had texted me (about Saintfield not having enough trainers) but when I discovered the correct reason for the match being postponed I myself corrected my posting there.

Larne Vs Saintfield - Div 2 Section 2

The rule book states that non turf pitches on appropriately graded grounds may only be used for:
'Match 2' fixtures for this section.

Therefore the game should never have been arranged for this ground at the fixtures meeting. However, unless of course both teams had a gentlemans agreement to 'just play cricket' and not make it known that the game was played on astro.
It all depends on who actually knew what....Larne obviously knew the game was 'not going to be legal' but if Saintfield knew this when organised in January - its bad news they are claiming the points. However if they didnt realise this until the week before, I guess only Larne are to blame.
I am glad I am not involved in any committee that needs to sort these problems.
I also hear that in this league another team tried to claim points over another team as they had no ground - as the 1st XI took the ground for a senior cup game.

Maybe this is one for the AGM and clubs to allow teams outside Div 1 to play on astro at any time?

Andy K.

Not " doing teas " More !

Templepatrick CC Golf Day
Greenacres Golf club tee times from 12-2pm followed by BBQ at the cloughan from 7pm

£20 per player
For further information contact secretary@templepatrickcc.co.uk

Cheers