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Totally agree with Ryan/cricketfan/Max. If CI have signed Craig McMillan, it can only be good for cricket in our wee country. It will raise the profile of the NCU, which many onlookers feel needs a shot in the arm, breathing more interest and life into cricket. Well done to CI and the NCU if this signing is true.

Craig McMillan...

Hope the rumours are true. A top class player can only help to bring more attention to local cricket.

Ross McMillan? you have got to be kidding me he is a brilliant player. We've signed this guy

http://www.cricx.com/viewclient.aspx?ClientID=404&PlayerAvailabilityID=2

Looks like a good player. hope he gets over here in time and there are no visa problems

by god PREMIER sports be glad if craig mcmillan is playing as they can expect a mad rush on extra balls wont be too many saying too the captain give me over at him PS WERE TRYN SIGN J HEWITT FROM CIYMS OFFERING FREE CARAVAN AND LOTS NICE BOTTLES OF WINE BUT SORRY JOHNNY ITS JUDITH WE REALLY NEED TOO MARK THE BOOK

Craig McMillan (NZ) to CIYMS for 20k is the latest I heard in the bar yesterday, any truth in this?

The Portadown-man. (Observor)
I saw that too,on the Laurelvale site and also Bruce Topping may not be playing due to recovery from a hip operation. Big losses for 'the Vale'.

Although we have no retirements and will be at full strength for the Portadown-v-Victoria battles (1st & 2nds),will you be playing yourself??

Andy
... and you got change from 2 bob for a loaf of bread on a sunny day?
Well said! You represent the good things in ulster club cricket and rugby and thanks for taking a 15 year old wicket keeper for his first club match v instonians 3rd XI. (I was more terrified by my team-mates than the opposition)
Rave on
Nile

hello , andy b here down under in the outback. If a splash the cash premier league club is going to pay me this year its the first i've heard of it. I am gutted that i'll not be back in time for the dundrum cup tie away to waringstown at the beginning of the season, its one of the nicest grounds in the country and a big match in the context of dundrums history.

I'm looking forward to next season and another "summer", given that a cold day where i am in new south wales is around 30 to 32 degrees, with heatwaves of 40+ degrees. Also looking forward to seeing the lads from other teams (cliftonville, muckamore, hollywood etc) and renewing friendships after the games!

I hope the cold weather hasnt caused too much disruption and hope to see you all this season.

Ps i am sick of listening to the australians digging themselves out of holes and hope somehow the pakistanis will beat them in this test match!

Andy Bassett

sorry Eddie - you miss my point - how many members of the "home nations" teams, apart from England, play in the Premiership? And how can you really call "nearly" as a sucess. Rewriting the history books? Maybe you're too young to recall the days when NI reahed the World Cup finals.

yes Nile - I freely admit to being a dinosaur. I long for the days when "we" played "them" without any carpetbaggers, when umpires decisions were accepted without question (or this nonsense of a "referral" that I don't understand, when matters were decided on the pitch not by lawyers in committee rooms, when rugby referees penalised foul play instead of "coaching", when only Ulstermen played for Ulster instead of guys whose name I can't pronounce, when REAL players didn't have to be rehydrated every 5 minutes, when teams "socialised" after the games, etc. etc. Speaking of "the old days" I picked up a programme the other night about point-to-point races at Comber. Disappointed that Millar O'Prey or Dessie Hyles didn't feature - now those WERE the good old days! So come on-try to convince me that things are better now. On a different subject, I find it interesting that Australia, S.A., India, Pakistan, etc. don't have to trawl the world looking for "foreign" players apart from the big lad McCague from Larne who played for the Aussies. Wonder why that is?!

Andy are Ireland not producing better youngsters than ever before?? Ireland our competing in international cricket, the game is moving forward!

Also Northern Ireland football team have recently rewritten their history books in recent years narrowly missing out on world cup, how is this demise of international football in NI, Republic also unlucky to miss out!

Andy - reality wind up man - kennedy
The "reality" is that Ireland are playing competitive matches in the world cup - not against the bloody free forresters and the old wellingtonians a state to which you would have us regress.
Nile Smith Muckamore

Paul Flemming,
Paul, don't you realise,the CIYMS South African 'Pro' is not really injured???
He's away over to his home land; to get on the English test team.
They need all the help they can get!!!

"Tee,hee,hee'eeeeeee!!!!!!!

I have just read on their website that CIYMS star South African pro for the new season has pulled out due to an injury.

They could be in trouble!

Ah dear,dear; looks like the poor English Contingent fella has spoke to soon. England 180 all out! He,he & he!!

Good to see that several of the Irish International players are getting full-time contracts, a positive step in the right direction and should encourage more local talent to come through the system.
That's how I see it anyway!