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mark

Belfast

20th May 2009

Magnificent Ireland!
Hats off to the boys for a great win.
Look at Connell's figures! Will he now be snapped up by a county or maybe New Zealand?

Michael Foster

Sunny Belfast

20th May 2009

Andy K - re Don Savage. The answer is that you can't. It is not for sale, Don had a number (maybe a few hundred) of copies printed which he distributed to family and friends, members of Lisburn CC and some of those who he met and shared tales with from over clubs over the last 50/60 years. I am sure there is a copy kicking around the Lisburn CC bar however, so next time you are umpiring at the Park, you can maybe have a read over a pint after the game (subject to your performance ;-)

andy kennedy

sunny Buckna

19th May 2009

I see that Clarence has a feature on a book by Don Savage. I recall doing a turn at a Lisburn dinner but he was the "star" turn with his review of the season in verse. Can anybody tell me where I can buy a copy?

andy kennedy

sunny Buckna

19th May 2009

Re Paul Stafford - I simply make the point! The bowl out that we facilitated on Sunday - the ball was dry - they didn't leave it lying around in the rain - and as it had been covered the pitch was relatively dry yet the score was 2-0. And one guy turned it square.

Rodney Hassard

Dundrum

19th May 2009

Paul

I dont think that excuse cuts it. Top bowlers should be hitting the stumps 4 times out of 5. After all there are three of them!

Wet ball or no wet ball, there's no excuse.

Bruce Topping

Laurelvale

19th May 2009

Paul - a bowlers response !

As a batsman (allegedly), I think there are far too many LBW's given these days.

Paul Stafford

Waringstown

19th May 2009

Bowling one delivery on a mat with a wet ball is not the same as bowling lots of deliveries with a dry ball on grass. Therefore it is fairly safe to discount the theory of 'no lbws' because of the low success rate of the bowlouts.

jeff maguire

dundrum

18th May 2009

IVAN , WAS DISSAPOINTED AT MISSING THE GAME AS MOYLENA IS LOVELY GROUND & I WOULD ALWAYS BUY MY MATE ANDY A DRINK & HE MIGHT HAVE NEEDED A FEW AS HEARD HE WENT FOR 17 IN 1 OVER .IT BY ALL ACCOUNTS WAS A VERY TOUGH GAME WITH BOWLERS DEFINATELY ON TOP .DO AGREE THAT IT WILL BE TIGHT LEAGUE & THE LADS WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH CRAIG DRUMMOND WHO I DID SAY LAST YEAR WILL BE A STAR OF THE GAME, DUNDRUM WILL ALWAYS PUT UP A FIGHT AS THEY WANT TOO SHOW THAT THEY CAN PLAY AT A GOOD STANDARD.

andy kennedy

in sunny, dry Buckna

18th May 2009

all the "bowl outs" yesterday with lots of misses. I hope my umpiring colleagues are taking note vis-a-vis future LBW appeals!!!

Gareth McCarter

The Mall

18th May 2009

re Andy Kennedy

In fairness to the News Letter, Armagh very nearly managed to beat themselves yesterday!

Tommy Stewart

lunchtime!!

18th May 2009

Chris.....

i think it hit one of the pegs we used to hold the sheet down with........Willie just forgot to lift it when we removed it.

im hoping CSNI will leave Saintfield on saturday knowing they were in a match! im sure we can give them a scare!!!

chris gilmore

the office, perfect place for a monday morning

18th May 2009

Cheers for the mention Tommy, as I told you yesterday I've been working on the doosra for a few days now and I thought the bowl out would be the perfect opportunity to show it off for the 1st time lol.

Can't wait for CSNI in the next round now, will be a good test of where we are as a club. I'm sure Dundrum are saying the same with their game against Inst

Tommy Stewart

looking busy in work

18th May 2009

taito.......

that couldnt have happened to a nicer person yesterday. well done aaron!! hope he bruises well.

well done to our boys yesterday beating cliftonville 2-0 in a bowlout. its all a bit of a lottery when it comes down to it as im sure it wouldve been a cracking game. special mention to chris gilmore who managed to bowl an off spinner that pitched 8 inches outside leg and hit off stump!! everyone is still baffled as to how he managed it!!

andy kennedy

drying out in Buckna

18th May 2009

this is just to clarify the result as reported in today's Newsletter - Armagh beat Muckamore - Armagh didn't beat Armagh as reported!! Ah the quality of coverage continues to "improve".

taito

still laughing

18th May 2009

i think i witnessed a first yesterday one of our players was injured in a bowl out. Yes aaron ferris took the wicket keeping gloves for the bowl out and he took a delivery from JC just under the eye.

Absolutely hilarious i was just wondering has anyone else ever been hurt in a bowl out, priceless!!!