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BUMPER seem remember you SQUEALING in the meadow last year .lol I gave 5 lbws in u15 at donaghcloney (should been 6 ) and could have CHEATED at moylena last year to get us to a final but didnt its about the individual not the appeal and theres lot good umpiring in junior leagues . One of our players walked last week when umpire was giving a WIDE and
might cost us game but fair play thats the way game should be played.
Ed...
Jeff, it would be interesting if players walked more often.
But then, this is fantasy isn't it?
In a bygone age the bowler, wicketkeeper and possibly first slip made a polite inquiry to the umpire concerning a possible lbw appeal!!!!!
Now it is a well rehearsed 11 man intimidating roar lasting at least 10 seconds with Oscar performances of the great anguish and disbelief towards an umpires negative response.
You wonder why we have a shortage of umpires! !!
So sorry to learn of Ivan's wife Joanne's passing. She certainly was a fighter through her illness. Thoughts and prayers with Ivan and his family. RIP Joanne
'Player'
I'm not publishing another missive because most people will already know the issue, whether true or false.
Andy,
I'm sure cricket circles everyone will have the Ivan's deepest sympathy for the loss of the lovely Joanne. She fought bravely for many years against the odds, and has now finally found peace.
Sincere condolences from everyone.
Rest in Peace.
It is with sadness that I learned this morning of the death of Ivan McCombe's lovely wife Joanne. Ivan is well-known throughout cricket and I am sure that he and his family will be in the thoughts and prayers of many at this incredibly sad time. R.I.P.
Strange comment from Ed. One of the biggest problems in Junior cricket is the square leg fielder going ballistic because an lbw has been turned down. So the players on the field aren't always the best to judge allegations of cheating .
One way to help would be for a lot of the touchline umpires volunteer to stand as a neutral in the Junior Leagues.
I'm sure all players would welcome that.
Ivan...
Might I suggest a wicket-keeper, bowler or close fielder would determine whether cheating is applicable? I don't advocate square-leg fielders (and I haven't), although you could be confused by the amount of senior players and TV test players (including square-leg) who feel qualified to become 'ballistic' when appealing. The simple reason is that appealing are part and parcel of the game. The test of integrity remains whether the umpire made the right decision or not. Watchers are not best placed in that position.
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Although a baptism of fire for our 3XI in Junior 1, we have certainly enjoyed our opening two games. Great experience for our younger guys coming through the ranks and some older hats like me who have only ever played a handful of games at J1 level. Both our games were played in good spirit against Muckamore (a very good tea also!) and Lisburn. Long may the competitive goodwill continue.
A note on Nathan Doak, in particular (for Lisburn) - looks a very promising talent with both bat and ball.
I am sorry to bring this subject up again as it has been flogged to death but I hear that dandekar has been approved by the ncu to play for lurgan in section 1. How can this be? The ncu know that dandekar is in breach of a standard visitor visa by his job in India bring cricket. He was initially applying to come on a tier 5 PROFESSIONAL visa after all. So are the ncu now helping clubs break the law? It will be interesting to see if the ncu face any action if the home office come knocking. An extra incentive for clubs to want to raise their game against these clubs.
Don't know who the supporters were watching the top match at Comber yesterday as I was one of a very few who saw both games but will say that in junior cricket now a lot of captains sadly say win the toss and umpire second, in other words let's see how the opposition guys umpire first.
Ed...
I was there too Robin. Perhaps it was a team member? After all, he would have been in the best place to comment on cheating. Irrespective, it is a sad reflection on Junior cricket and has been going on for years.
Saw that DonaghcloneyMill 2nds posted 352 for 4 v Muckamore 3rds. Does anyone think that's unfair that they are in that league (Jr3) with McCart etc of Millpark 1st (2016) featuring with a hundred ?
Making comment while you are in a pub,drunk is not a good idea.i also watched north down v muckamore 4ths and our first playing against waringstown yesterday and I must say I watched 2 good matchs in a cold windy day .muckamore were too good for us and it was an easy 10 wicket win for them and I didn't see any real cheating from either of the team. Some times making comments is not a good idea while our emotions are very high and are in a pub as it can damage the relationships and people will get wrong messages.
very negative I'm sure you would swap your pc for an abacus in an instant but its human nature to evolve and the end goal of achieving test status and a few matches a year is more than possible I think scoring has turned you into a bit of a grump so be be careful or cricket Ireland will be sending you tickets for all Afghanistan home test matches lol ps kevin Costner once said build it and they will come field of dreams 1989
Re Supporter
Some teams are of course worse than others but there is not a single club junior adult league team in the NCU who when umpiring their own teams do so impartially, although there are of course individuals who buck this trend.
It's not a new phenomenon and that along with arguing and general bickering/verbal nonsense Has made JNR game no fun to play in. LBWs may as well not exist along with many no ball interpretations or stumpings.
What however annoys me about it the most is adults on teams encouraging this sort of behaviour and worse with children playing alongside them.
Regrettably it's not going to change as the glory of winning JNR 2 - 8 is more important in many folks heads than fair play.
