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Congratulations to Cecil Walker on the great honour bestowed on him by Lisburn Cricket Club last Saturday. Cecil has served Lisburn, NCU and Irish cricket with distinction and now his name will be enshrined for ever on Wallace Park pavilion and nothing could be more fitting.

John Wright
May I join with everyone associated with the Ulster Cricketer website in expressing our deepest sympathy with John's family at this trying time. His end was swift but his memory will live long with all of us who had the privilege to call him a friend. Great character and so popular and highly respected by everyone.
Rest in peace old friend.
Clarence Hiles
Editor

Jeff: Re: Horse racing tips etc.
I have no problem with you having a bet on the gee gees, indeed I have a regular bet on them myself (once a year on the Grand National). What I do not do is post tips on cricket on any horse racing forum, as that is not the appropriate place to do so. Please, however, feel free to continue to post your horse racing tips (with my blessing) on the Ulster Cricketer Forum until such times as the Editor himself requests you to cease this practice. I will henceforth take your advice and ignore your posts, which is a pity because just occasionally you have something interesting to post about cricket.

vanburn, if the EDITOR tells me to stop tipping on sport I will gladly listen but if its annoying I suggest you dont read my post.TAITO ,you very quiet at the minute (dont no if vanburn alows us to bet) but take it my bets are still on with you (20£ @ 3 1 ) that Dundrum can beat the mighty Downpatrick home or away?? lets hope the weather is good as think their will be quite a big crowd for this DERBY game. ps vanburn thinking of you makes me want to tip TURKEY!!! but want Russia to win it but GERMANY V SPAIN might just be a classic final so ITS JUST NOT CRICKET. LOL

Lighten up about the horse tips - if you had listened to Jeff over the last week you might not be moaning.

Jeff can you please refrain in future from tips unless you put some cricket discussion at the end!!! Vanburn has spoken.

Re: John Carlisle

There should be an announcement from the NCU to clubs on this subject later today

Does anyone know which competition is taking place on Sunday 29th June - Ulster Shield or NCU Twenty/20 Shield Finals Day? As it appears both have been scheduled for this date! It would be nice to know before most clubs hold selection meetings this evening!

Betting/horse racing tips
Tips
Guys - this is cricket website. If you want to post messages on horse racing or whatever it is you are betting on, use one of the websites made for that purpose.

I agree with you 100% Ivan. I'm all for this fixture.
But why does the Ireland coach have to play for the opposition? He is employed by Cricket Ireland and shouldn't be in the opposing dressing room. This is not totally a Jolly because it is being used as the build-up to the Twenty20 tournament. Maybe Gordon has hit the nail on his lamb chop?
PS Not many Fergie Graingers around these days which is a great pity.

Michael
Surely in the middle of such an intense fixture schedule we are entitled to a "jolly ". I can't see any negatives from this fixture and if it makes Irish cricket a few more friends, gets cricket a few more column inches and helps Cricket Ireland sell cricket to a wider audience great. In the late 70's early 80's in fact until his untimely death we had some great "jolly's" at Muckamore courtesy of our generous President Ferguson Grainger. These President Day's games brought the great and the good of business, finance and politics as well as several Test players to Moylena. Sharing a dressing room with the likes of Basil D'Olivera and Graham Roope like we had the pleasure of didn't happen to many ordinary club cricketers. I have no doubt if the Lashings had been around then Fergie would have had them at Muckamore.

michael

the benefit for phil?

££££££££££££££££

the benefit for the irish players

££££££££££££££££

Charles
The original decision to dock the two overs may have been wrong. The turning down of the appeal may have been wrong. But for you to say you and you hope Laurelvale won't play again in the Ulster Shield is DEFINITELY wrong. Surely a better attitude would have been "We are more determined than ever to win this tournament next season". Umpires and administrators make mistakes but we wouldn't have competitions "not to play in" without them.

tips,nap seaway, nb, marchant dor, eway kings apostle, king charles, bahrain storm. best outsiders CONQUEST.myboycharlie, tudor key. camps bay. think johnny murtagh could have lot winners 2day. good luck.

Re: Ulster Shield
There seems to be a clash of dates with the next round of the Ulster Shield and the 20/20 finals. I assume the Shield round has been put back a week.
Incidentally, Laurelvale lost their appeal for a reasonable request to replay their 1st round tie with Creevedonnell. Incorrect rules were implemented wherby we had 2 overs taken off us when batting. If we would have lost by forty runs we could have accepted the defeat gracefully. However, to lose the game as a result of this was unfair.
No names will appear hear from the people involved in the joke decision.

PS. I will not be playing in the competition again and I hope Laurelvale won't either.

Is it true that Phil Simmons is down to play for the Lashings against the Ireland XI in the Oak Hills Twenty20 matches?
Surely not? This is the national coach supposedly working with his squad. What possible benefit could he have in playing?
Please someone tell us this is not rue.