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Do South Africa have 11 spare lawyers that they could allow England to use?
Tim
I have been called to the Bar on numerous occassions, indeed some of my most notable performances have been at the Bar. Certainly I talk a great game at the Bar.
Based on the criteria for qualification I do not see how I could be turned down? Surely it would be discrimination not to be invited?
I also am aware that the recently injured J Terrett has spent considerable time qualifying to be a member of the Bar, Allen Coulter was not sure if he was called to the Bar but went anyway to see what it meant and whilst Turk may be a first class performer at the Bar he must be atleast 42 and should meet that criteria.
When's training? I hear Cafe Vaudeville is a good spot if you are looking further recruits.
Wayne
what about solicitors who have been in Northern Ireland for purposes unrelated to cricket? - or friends of lawyers with an Irish pass-port?!!
Getting a great team together now guys, Wayner, Bod etc... Anyone out there read any John Grisham novels? If so, you could be in!! I'm also obliged to remind you all that lawyers do not take bribes!
For the record I have set out below the necessary qualifications required in order to participate in Lawyers Cricket World Cup:
"The teams shall consist of lawyers who have been called to the Bar or admitted as solicitors or otherwise qualified to practise law in any country. Employed lawyers employed to carry out legal duties and Judges, Magistrates, Coroners, Presidents of Tribunals or other bodies exercising judicial functions may be selected for a team. The exception to this rule is that a male lawyer, otherwise qualified as above, shall not play for a team if he shall have had ‘first class professional experience’ (which term shall be decided by the Committee in cases of dispute) unless he be aged forty two (42) or more on the day of the first game in the World Cup in which he is to play."
Fossie is right, the standard is mixed, some very good, some not so but the cricket is taken very seriously by most and it all gets a bit competitive. Former Australia "A" fast bowler Greg Rowell played for the Australian team last year along with some other fine players. The Irish team really enjoyed Cambridge last July and was good enough to win two matches, beating a decent New Zealand side and a weaker West Indies second team.
The World Cup is to be held every two years and the next countries likely to be in line to host are Australia and Sri Lanka.
Get those law degrees fast tracked boys. Wayne, I think a wig would suit you :)
Ref Fossie/Wayne
I also did a contract law module at uni, and am no stranger to the divorce courts - surely I am in with a shout!!
Sorry Stevie - that last message was from me, I put in your name in the my name box in error
Stevie - I played in the last tournament with Tim, and it is fair to say there was a considerable breadth of standard. The top teams (australia and india who contested the final for example) would have probably beaten Premier League teams. There were 3 or 4 decent teams who wouldnt have looked out of place in Section 1/PL. Then there were 3 or 4 teams who had a mixture of players, some who played to a decent standard, others who, charitably, were social cricketers. Ireland fell into this last category.
Lawyers of all cricketing abilities are therefore welcome and your teammate should contact Tim if interested. The 2011 competition is in Barbados, the game on 12 June to which Tim refers is at the magnificent Oakhill in Wicklow and your teammate would be more than welcome I imagine.
Tim,
Have you any idea of the standard of cricket played at these Lawyers World Cup matches? We have a lawyer involved in our club in Dundrum who has played a bit of cricket and may be interested.
Wayne - you are arguably over-qualified! In the last Lawyers World Cup in England (2009), our squad succummbed to a number of injuries. As a result of a chance conversation at breakfast at our accommodation, it transpired that one of the staff had completed a law module at Cambridge University, and his father was from Co Tyrone. This permitted Kieran (yep!)to keep wicket for the Ireland team for the last 2 games of the tournament, and he turned out to be one of our best performers! So there is hope for you (and the editor!) yet to make the reckoning for Barbados 2011. My task is to persuade the Mrs, but I am adopting a "long" game on that one!
tim - I did contract law at uni and my wife is a lawyer. Surely that must get me in???
The bloody rain, is there no justise at all, Ireland brilliant, England on the ropes... but that dam rain ruined it all........ I'm scundered,totally scundered,they got out off jail, its 10.00pm I'm away for a long-walk!
Good-nite.
The Irish Lawyers are endeavouring to organise a North v South game at the wonderful Oakhill Ground in Wicklow on Saturday 12th June. Any Northern based lawyers interested should email at browne_timothy@hotmail.com. Some of you may be aware that the next Lawyers Cricket World Cup is due to be held in Barbados in 2011.
Do you need to be fully qualified to be eligible for this World Cup...
D/L calculations:- Nasser is at it as well "Maybe D/L neds updated to take account of the big hitting today.....etc."
England's problem was simple!
Windies scored 30 off 14 balls BEFORE the stoppage.
The target was always going to be 60 in 6 overs. (Actually like the initial Sky report my copy of D/L says the target was 59!!)
If WI had scored at a run a ball and been 14 off 2.2 overs England would have looked a better bet with WI needing 46 off 22.
So blame the bowlers who let the Windies off to a good start.
Anyway it's not as if it hadn't happened to him before.
Englad performed badly at Stormont and the rain handed Ireland 100 off 20 overs. For a man who prefixes every answer with "To be honest......" he continues to be naive in his pronouncements.
Can't say I'm disappointed that Paul Collinwood is unhappy again, wait to you hear the excuses to-nite if the Irish beat them,surely he'll not complain about the pitch,he's already done that one,same for Duckworth-Lewis !
What will it be this time, George Doctrall spins the ball too much or Paul Stirling hits the ball too hard........ Yes I can hear him already!
" Come on Ireland,we're shout'en for you"!!
I got a bit of stick last year because of my postings about the attitude displayed at Stormont and in the press by Mr. Collingwood so I hesitate to breach the subject but I see he's not happy (again!) Apparently the use of D/L in T/20 doesn't please him. Also congratulations to CSNI on their victory over Carrick in the under-13 cup yesterday. Lots of talent on show on both teams but I was really impressed by the Carrick off-break bowler Fittis
