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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!

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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?

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the benefit for the irish players

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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.

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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.

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Great news on Simon Harrison. I'm sure I speak for all our readers in wishing him a continued recovery and look forward to seeing him back in the fray. Not sure about those good looks Simon but you are an excellent cricketer and that's more important!
Best wishes for the rest of the season.
Clarence Hiles
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I've missed most of the season so far as I've been abroad but I'm disappointed yet again that the NCU teams haven't produced the goods. Fair play to the North West teams and good luck to Waringstown, but we had hoped for more competition at this stage than in previous years. Is the NCU dropping further back or getting more insular?