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Taito, its only 40£ & you dont really want dont too be known as someone who CHEATS on a BET? think if we hadnt dropped so many (11) four in four balls most ever seen!think you have very good bowling attack.whether its strangford road or the meadow it is a fantastic ground too play on with undoubted atmosphere. has too be said it was strange too see paul linehan walk off but you have too somewhat ADMIRE his stance but think he might reget letting his club down .really hope we can get out off jail & its a very competive & enjoyable section with great grounds & craic.we hope too play lurgan at yours on sat so might get chance too lift our little wager?

jeff, you wouldnt really take that money off me now would you. I am not sure about the long run up either jeff, seems a long way to run to float it out at 60 miles an hour lol.
yeah it was good craic, if you had taken the catches early on it might have been a different story.

Well forumites, no doubt now that Civil Service are the top team in the NCU in 2008, North Down looked out of sorts yesterday and were well beaten.
What is in doubt however, is the pitch at Stormont, which nearly made a farce out of the biggest game of the season. I'm led to believe it was one of the international pitches that was used but to be honest it played more like a council ground, until the sun helped it a bit later in the day!
Or was it tactics to prepare it for seamers Thompson, Jones, Coulter and Costain, and bank on winning the toss?

Tayto, cant believe that you STUFFED us & left quicker than LENNY, but as they say some you win some you lose, TELL you this from what i hear your club is not struggling & now taytos talk is CHEAP but fair play too the BIG LAD( not sure bout LONG RUN UP?) but he PAID SOME HIS DUES AS HE DID BAT &BOWL WELL. (AND HIS TEAM MATES SAID WISH HE OWED A FEW MORE AS HE WAS quickish!!!!!) yus there was the usual bit off craic but from my dundrum view the BEST SIDE WON EASILY( as they say catches win or loses games)& have too say downpatrick have without doubt the BEST GROUND IN SECTION TWO( MAYBE IN NORTH???)

Excuses for not being available to play cricket.
This has been some season, with obvious reasons why teams have been unable to fulfill fixtures due to the inclement weather. We are also at that stage of the season where weakened sides are being put out in an effort to finish the season.

Whilst there are genuine reasons for some players being absent at this stage of the season(e.g. soccer & rugby have started again,and schools are back), at times some of the excuses for individual non availability are incredulous. This applies at any stage of the season, and whilst I was talking to Ricky Finlay and Peter Wood today at Comber a number of classics were mentioned (I will omit the names of those who declared themselves unavailable):
Lisburn: 17 year old schoolboy is asked to play on a Saturday - says he is unavailable because he is judging a Sheep contest!
Cooke Collegians: schoolboy (during holidays) is asked to play on a Saturday but responds that he is unavailable because he is having his hair cut!
North of Ireland: early 90's we had a guy (in his early 30's and living away from his parents) who declared himself unavailable twice during the same season. First reason for unavailability was that he was spending Saturday moving his fridge - where he was moving it to I do not know as he was not moving house! Second cry off was that he was spending Saturday tidying his bedroom!
There must be plenty more classics, so come on Captains, let us hear them.

some tips for today never trust the weather, eway ALFATHAA 455 newbury, CULLYBACKEY 410catterick, confucias 330ayr,mutajared,440ayr,nansbest545.WIN DANEHILL DESTINY.220.ps taito you can cancel sun BET as it aint started? .pps it suit me as we missing 5 from the last win???????????????

saturdays game between ciyms and north down has been switched to comber start 11-30

Dundrums game versus Holywood at Drumaness was called off the day by the Down district council. And before the forum SLAGGERS(you no who u are) start blaming ME or Dundrum i tried newforge saintfield north down & ciyms and have EAR INFECTION from mobile trying & yes the team have too live with not giving up home advantage when their was always the risk that it could be a no result but at least they made it not me.

o right me not being a betting man has just figured that one out, i see what you mean jeff.

well since we never shook on it and all that ......

lol

jeff that wasnt my take on the bet, i thought it was two separate bets £20 at 3-1, so if we won on saturday we would be all square.

but yeah a beer after the game for sure win lose or draw. i would say good luck tomorrow but im not sure i woulod mean it. its getting a bit close for that lol

taito, even i no in betting you gave me 3 1 at home & away so win lose or draw sunday im up £ . but hope too see you sunday for a pint no matter who wins as theirs no point playing cricket if you cant sit down & have bit craic afterwards?

sure jeff no point in me giving you money for you to hopefully give me it back straight after the game lol.

hopefully we will be all square, big game, if we win we are safe i would say if we dont then anything could happen.

Dundrum game on saturday is at Drumaness starting 1130 againest Holywood, at least if you can believe the forecast the next 5 days is too be DRY.ps tayto hope too see you sunday too pick up my cash?

As we enter another important weekend for those clubs at either end of their respective leagues, I wonder how many games will be called off because clubs "cannot get their ground prepared." Will it be those teams at the top of the leagues, not willing to play incase they lose or those teams threatened with relegation not willing to play incase they lose to those teams who can overtake them and force them into the relegation dog-fight? Maybe the AGM this year will be a lively affair! Once again, this post may spark a lively debate and please guys, be respectful to each other when posting....

Stuart,
What you suggest has a lot of merit. It freshens the whole thing up for players and spectators.

We need to sort out the rearrangement situation and that means Ballymena and Lurgan addressing Sunday cricket as well. My gut feeling is to go with D/L to get a result first time around. Failing that a 20 over rearrangement within 8 days if possible. Failing that share the points.

The ISC suggestion is quite radical with a Champions League style set up. I wonder would it eventually lead to an All Ireland league. The difficulty is the distance from Londonderry to Dublin. From Belfast in either direction isn't too bad. But I agree with you that things need reviewed.