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Re Craig...

I think the union need to move to address grassroots cricket development collectively by investing (or seeking to invest) in an NCU Development Officer.
Match funding would be available and the Officer / Coach could liase with the council coaches on the ground and be accountable to ALL cubs who would pay a subsidy yearly toward the salary.

Re Wylie

i mean by under 18's

Vic

Thanks for the kind words about the NCU site.

I am indebted to the league secretaries, captains, players and many others who send me results and correct my mistakes.

Only because of them am I able to keep the results and tables etc as up to date as I can.

There was a meeting of the NCU's Competition Committee yesterday evening and I think only a few results need to be changed because of teams playing unregistered players etc.

re: Craig McKinley

When you mention "junior" cricketers do you mean players from Section 2 and 3 or players under 18?

guys do u think there is enough done by the union for the junior cricketers

Yea vic was a nite to forget on the spin bowling front your umpires riled me up and i blew my top went back to med pacers but you werent there for me to get my annual vic wkt ;) pass my well dones onto Jock hel know why!!!

sticking at the spin tho pal back to the nets tonite!!!

I'd just like to echo Jeff's comments,
fantastic to see so many younger ones playing and enjoying cricket and great credit must go to the clubs and their hard working & enthusiastic representitives.

And secondly, the new up to date N.C.U. website is excellent and a pleasure to read and put results into etc.
Brilliantly run and kept up-dated by Wylie McKinty.... "well done Sur", as they say in the North/West !

Lastly, I did'nt even make 12th. man for our seconds game last-nite,but I hear Jason Max of Millpark would be better sticking to his 'medium pacers' and leave the 'spinning' to the experts!! lol.

re Gary Smyth

It is anticipated that the draw for the third round of the NCU Challenge Cup will take place next week (w/b 31/05) - a date has still not been fixed.

Clubs will be informed when it will take place

Well done Cooke/Collegians beating Dundrum by 31 in the under 13 Banogue cup an also fine effort from Dundrums Zak Cullen getting 36 including 4 boundaries as he is stiil 11 and at primary school .The ncu website is very good so well done all involved. Ive played cricket 38yrs but dont think i ever was as proud as last night seeing the juniors play their ist game an ive no sons so it was a great day for the future off Dundrum cricket club .

When is the draw for the next round of the Challenge Cup?

Just like wish Dundrum under 13 team all the best in their first ever cricket game in the banogue cup at home too Cooke/Collegians tonight and with a team in the league its looking like we will have too enter an under 11 team next year .

Yes vic I'll see you tonite I'm starting my new career as a spinner tonite!!! Last match it lasted 5 balls so hoping bit longer tonite, will you be my 1st wkt as a spinner????

Thanks Wylie, no I wasn't aware that Chris held that position within the N.C.U. and like yourself, great to have such dedicated and worthy gentlemen involved within the higher echelons of our great cricket Union.
Always have my support! (For what it's worth !)

Park-Ranger,
I actually phoned 'Sir' Gerald on the mobile at the tea interval to tell him I had managed to emulate his feat all those years ago and capture Chris's prized wicket !

But he's a 'hard-man' to please,is our 'Pro', he just grunted down the blower that he had done it when Chris was at the height off his powers playing for Ireland and then told me to let him get back to watching Lurgan play Instonians.....think he was a bit grumpy,cause he wasn't picked for our team!!!

Bye the way,make sure you roll our batting strip well today,while your at work. Millpark 2nds.this evening and I hear Jason Maxwell is very keen to get my wicket.... Again ! Don't want too let the pitch give him any help at all !!!!

Dundrum golf classic at downpatrick golf club this friday tee off times 1pm til 5pm entry is 80£ four man team winning team 200£ first prize . contact jeff 07730334479/02843751442

heard a wee rumour about a pitch invader at Armagh a week ago - any truth in this "rumour"?