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re ryan ,yes you did offer us your ground but the team (not my opinion) decided that they didnt want too lose home advantage & are within the rules too wait on match two on sat 20 sept,& yes it could be a bad decision but surely its DUNDRUMS call & yes after you rang Roger Bell he discussed it with me& we both agreed that it is rearanged for the first possible date sept 20(weather permitting lol). yes anyone off three teams could be relegated by then but such is life. Dundrum have taken a risk but its their decision & certainly nothing too do with you TAYTO by the way any word the 60£ bet you owe me as hear you not playing in the RETURN either?? PS i think down downpatrick will win sat & holywood will win sun so that will leave dundrum 2nd bottom which will as thet say put the cat among the pigeons. PPS tayto i will take a CHEQUE
Taito.
As match sec at Holywood, we offered Seapark to Dundrum way back when their ground was flooded. They have now (Thursday) decided to turn down our offer. We have a perfectly good, dry ground at Seapark and there is no football and now our 3rd XI will be using it.
Im not trying to stir here just trying to find the facts out? Seems an interesting decision from dundrum not to switch their game with hollywood on saturday. Is there more to this? Could be an interesting decision if we get a wet weekend in the next couple of weeks. A no result wont help either team surely. Its very very tight at the bottom with ourselves right in the middle of it. Anyone care to shed any light on it?? Could i ask what the cut off date for fixtures to be complete is? I think its fair to say that dundrum are very good at home and this more than likely had a huge influence on the decision. Could it backfire? who knows
Thanks for clarifying that Michael. In this case I totally agree that a reserve venue for International fixtures should be prepared in the event that the chosen ground is unplayable or the forecast is bad. The only two ODI grounds are Clontarf and Stormont - with the new road links it would only take teams / officials and spectators 2-2.5 hours to travel from Belfast to Dublin or vice versa.
Sorry Paul I was referring to international matches. I appreciate the problems at club level and your suggestions are very practical. Unfortunately the weather is always going to be a problem so we have to set some sort of plans in place to deal with it as you suggest.
Michael
Not at all practical in most situations. Given the bad weather, I would imagine that very few grounds will be available to simply reverse fixtures at the last minute as the main grounds for most clubs will have re-arranged fixtures for 2nd, 3rd and 4th XI teams. The problem of reserve grounds being available is further compounded as council and school grounds will not be available as football and rugby will be back. I think the solution is to allow games to be significantly reduced (ie 10 over bashes in all leagues) and even play on mat wickets if it helps get games played. I know a lot will not favour these options, but surely sorting things out with some sort of cricket is better than letting the weather defeat us!
NCU COLTS CUP FINAL
WARINGSTOWN 238/1
LEE NELSON 190 NOT OUT
DOWNPATRICK 98 ALL OUT
Solution to a wet ground problem?
Switch to another ground. Everyone has cars and they can travel there and as for the other ground, there should always be one in reserve should a switch be necessary. Impractical? Not a bit of it.
the NIACUS u17 colts cup final between Waringstown and downpatrick will take place on thursday 28th august at the meadow, downpatrick with a 2pm start. All support welcome
Sorry I have been away for a while but with so much rain there wasn't much cricket to talk about anyway. Looking forward to the ISC final in the North West and hopefully a close match. Are there ample seats at the ground or do you bring your own? Also do they take euros in Strabane?
Just looking at the number of matches still to be played in the NCU in comparison to the North West.
Why is that?
Another wet weekend and there's very little chance of getting all the matches played. Sad to say but the weather could ruin a good finish.
big final tomorrow wed.27/8
under 15 north down v carrick has been switched to comber 3pm start.
Congratulations to Kyle McCallan and a good article in recognition of currently the best all rounder in NCU cricket. He's set a high standard for everyone not only in his cricket performances but in his approach to the game and his high level of fitness and commitment. Nice to see the late great John Solanky get a mention.
Yes Mr Editor, a role model in every sense.
congratulations to academy for their cup success wish i'd have been at the celebrations after i'm sure they were par exellent
cheers pat i won the final but to be honest beating scooby in the semi was the most satisfying thing i've done in darts......well.....apart from drinkin the £100 hic! he he he
