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Here we go again with club versus country and Eoin Morgan's potential 'no show' for the Twenty20s.
He' in the mix for hundreds of thousands of pounds and dollars with Middlesex and some people are getting antsy about playing for Ireland. Let's get real there's nobody in Ireland going to turn down a pot of gold in these circumstances. Nobody.
Morgan is hoping to play for England and his days in a green sweater have been numbered for some time. Let's wish him luck and move on. He deserves all he gets.

i would just like to remind people that the festival of cricket involving the air india team begins on wednesday with a game against Canada at 4.30 and continues on thursday with a fixture against bermuda at the same time. Although the squad isnt known yet, there will be several players who played in the IPL.

Tim - Bertie got 7 stumpings in the innings against Dunmurry in 1997. I am not sure if there were any catches. I think Brian Millar took quite a few of Michael McCord in a game a few years ago including a hat trick?

Bertie Styles, the Queen's University wicketkeeper had 7 (or 8 Hiler?) stumpings against Dunmurry in Section 3 in 1997. Any more than 3 in the one innings is amazing, you would think that the next man in would try to ensure that he didn't leave his ground in light of what had just gone before. Didn't happen that way in that match!

Is six stumpings by Peter Shields in an innings a record in Irish cricket?
Can't imagine anyone bettering it?

was listening to BBC5 Live's buildup to the 20/20 final on my way back from Larne yesterday and there were comments about Pattinson, Peitersen and players switching counties at the end of contract, etc. It got me thinking about the status of "Kolpack players". I was wondering about the legal standing of the NCU rules on "overseas" players when set against the European ruling. As a layman I have no direct but I'm surprised that with the amount of money sloshing around some clubs, no-one has mounted any challenge. Has anyone any thoughts?

hope that the forecast is good as they predict very hot next week. few tips just for VANBURN .NAP ROARING FORTE.eway KINGS APOSTLE. cant back duke maralade at odds on so eway lucarno & macarthur 20 1 might just shock his stable mate.WILCAT WIZARD. good luck.ps hope not too see a lot of a TOP CLASS BATSMAN KEMETAR at moylena

my baldy barnett was scalded last week in the blazing summer sun. but maybe ballykinler missed it pat

Ronnie - are you umpiring in Barbados?

Where's the summer sun lazing that you refer to?

Nonetheless your poetic piece has brightened up this lousy place of work!

Has Strydom lost the plot?
Three runs in 21 balls against Norway isn't in the script. He's putting all the pressure on Gary Wilson.
Hit out or get out. This match is about winning convincingly not grinding out a result.
Great updates on the other channel for us that can't make it.

see you haven´t lost your touch ronnie. i´m such much appreciated by everyone.

So Strabane it is James. And there's nothing wrong with their wicket. It's an honour for the club and I'm sure the North West fans will make it a big day and fully support Donemana. Hopefully there'll be a good support from North County and maybe a few from the NCU area.

Strabane - reports are that the pitches haven't been very good at the new ground?
I would have thought that for the ISC Final the best playing surface available would have been the number 1 priority...

Congratulations to Civil Service North on reaching the senior cup final. What I'd like to know is how the members view this achievement. Is it the second final for the new club or another notch for the old North of Ireland club?
What way will historians record the modern achievements? Just curious.

Is the venue for the Irish Cup final a secret?