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jeff, cheers for the offer, its ok, dont need the game switched to a different date. we will all be there for that one

dirtierst hockey player i couldnt possibly name and shame them on a site like this, you would be surprised of my answer anyway. and no it isnt a tate.

Andy K
I thought I would respond to you on this channel as I don’t do the other one.
Clubs with the most dough in the NCU winning the trophies?
I don’t think Waringstown’s general success for the last few years has been built around a chequebook policy, nor North Down’s for that matter, although CSNI maybe spent a few quid last year. I don’t either of the first two have the wage bill that CIYMS, Inst or Carrickapparently have, and those clubs haven’t won anything.
Could it be coincidence that W’town and N Down have the two best playing pitches and their teams are made up of a core of local guys who have come through the ranks?

taito, you can email me at www.dont bet if you have no intention of paying up .com .taito what date do u want game switched & what date do you want as i personally think it wont be a problem has fair play too both Downpatrick & Saintfield as both agreed too help us with their grounds when we wheir flooded.( the meadow is getting first cut thursday) just goes too show that groundsmen work all year round.Have you lost or signed any players?Cant see us signing anyone but (EVERYONE WELCOME).ps who is the dirtiest hockey player you know &dont say that umpire dicky owens. pps someone sent a cheque too pay for me & Ted to go to a SCORERS COURSE in Dublin but think although we need too go the thought of over 5 EURO a pint means we will have too miss out.

Taito

Email me @ rodneyhassard@googlemail.com and I'll pass it on to Gavin.

R

jeff are you out there or rodney? do either of you have a contact number for gaving mcnerlin or could you give me one of your e-mail addresses? cheers

Great to see the Grasshoppers going ahead with their tour. My in-laws were in India at the time of the bombings, and you guys have no idea how much your decision to tour will mean over there. In a country where cricket is a religion, Waitey and Russler will be minor deities. There's a thought!
PS Around Delhi - try the butter chicken - not good for the waistline but your tastebuds will love you forever.

Clarence/Peter
Happy New Year to you guys too. Great to see my ugly mug replaced on your home page!!!
Best Wishes also to the Grasshoppers on their tour.

Happy New Year to all our correspondents and thanks for your support during the past year.

Clarence and Peter

Happy new year to all Ulster Cricketers, I wonder what 2009 might hold.

I had the pleasure of playing cricket with Brian Murray in Dundrum. He was an absolute gentleman. He showed us 'young guns' of that period how to conduct ourselves on the cricket pitch. Even in his later years of playing cricket, he could still bowl 15 overs in a match and for very little runs. My sympathies to the Murray family too.

Merry Christmas to all.

May your batting average be high and your golfing score low.

--- One for The Road ---

I was shopping in Bow Street Mall on Saturday when an elderly Lady with a kind smile came up to me shaking her tin can, "Dr Barnardo's Home" she said.
"Oh", I replied, "But I didn't know he was away"

Dundrum Cricket Club send condolences too ex player Philip Murray Saintfield on the death off his father Brian Murray. Brian was a superb bowler who played at Downpatrick & Dundrum & was a very knowledgeble cricketer who was brilliant at working out batsmen weakness & was the main reason that i tryed too improve with practice as Brian always tryed too get all of us at Dundrum too try an bowl.HE will be sorely missed by his family & many many friends that he had in cricket & hockey. Rest in peace

Re Ulster Shield.

Be careful they don't include you anyway, Armagh had asked not to be included in the 2008 competition after our transport arrangements had let us down at the last minute for an away draw in 2007 but we were included in the draw regardless!

RE Ulster Shield

Laurelvale has not entered the competition this year in protest at our treatment last year.

We travelled up to Glendermott last year to play Creevedonnell and had the chance of winning the game taken away from us when the umpires applied an incorrect ruling regarding slow play.

I would state that we have no issues with Creevedonnell or the umpires who simply made an error on the day but we were annoyed that the administrators did not order a replay at least.

Andy
I noticed a ground like that last May,probably the same place as you refer to but your report was likely to have been intentionally disregarded....to much bother if an issue like that was raised.

It comes back to the same issue, what standards do they want or does it matter.............probably the attitude "sure it`s the same for both sides" prevails.

As I said on 16 Dec, slap on a bit of cheap and cheerful fertiliser,get the grass covering up the surface and no one is much bothered about whether its your front lawn,football pitch or a cricket wicket or outfield,