Adelaide Hills Cricket (Hills, A&EH, TV) 2011-12

[Jimmy Recard]

Slacky double ton no worries!!! Echunga/ Mylor looking very dangerous!! With such a difference between the top teams and the bottom teams outright wins will be a regular occurrence this season i would have thought! You'd b dark if ya got most of the lesser teams in one day matches...

[jackpot jim]

Exactly right JR, OutRight results play a HUGE part in deciding the finalists.
The increase from 8 to 11 'A' grade teams has made for a cumberson and unfair draw with a mixture of 1 & 2 day matches.
Have heard talk of next year going back to 10 or even 8 'A' grades which makes for a lot fairer draw and introduce some sort of promotion/relegation system for those clubs wishing to compete in 'A' grade.

[jackpot jim]

Grade Cricket T20 Country Round.

This Sunday Nov 20th sees 2 x SACA 'A' Grade T20 matches played within the A&EHCA zone.

Sturt take on Woodville @ Langhorne Creek
&
East Torrens take on Port Adelaide @ Strathalbyn.

Both matches are scheduled from 12.00 noon - 3.00pm.

I'm sure that both local clubs that are hosting these games would welcome any interested spectators on the day as a show of support to SACA for bringing the games to country areas.

[FlyingHigh]

Torrens Valley Meyer Shield squad commence training 23rd November at Gumeracha. Approx 25 players have put their hands up for selection. Looking forward to a great carnival in January in the TV area. At this stage the grounds will be Paracombe, Gumeracha, Mt Torrens (home base) and Birdwood.

Good to see some of the less well-known ovals in Mt Torrens and Paracombe get some games.

Who is setting the pace in the comp? Would have thought Palmer and Paracombe would have been the two best sides on paper?

[The Big Ship]

Slacky double ton no worries!!! Echunga/ Mylor looking very dangerous!! With such a difference between the top teams and the bottom teams outright wins will be a regular occurrence this season i would have thought! You'd b dark if ya got most of the lesser teams in one day matches...

or if you get the bye on a two day game...

[The Barron]

Torrens Valley Meyer Shield squad commence training 23rd November at Gumeracha. Approx 25 players have put their hands up for selection. Looking forward to a great carnival in January in the TV area. At this stage the grounds will be Paracombe, Gumeracha, Mt Torrens (home base) and Birdwood.

its a pitty that the torrens valley president decided before the season started that they would not have enough for an invitational side...
few blokes might miss out because of their short sighted view.

the only reason no one used to put their hand up is because it was pretty hard to get picked if you werent from woodside or lobethal.

[Silverfox_77]

Torrens Valley will be providing around 5 players for the invitational side. If you check the best performing players over the past few years you will find that the majority were from Woodside and Lobethal so they deserved to play. Given the success of Torrens Valley in the Meyer Shield, the right selections have been made. Also, in the past, alot of players haven't made themselves available to play despite being asked.

[Weekend hack]

I managed to get along to the Handorf v Echunga game on the weekend. A couple of things I noticed.

The first and most silly thing I saw, apart form the shot selection of the Echunga / Mylor batsmen, was the fielding efforts of a particular AFL player on the Handorf side. This player has had a recent shoulder operation, yet still chose to chase a ball to the fance and throw it in - which lead to a lot of grimmacing and gripping of the shoulder. I am not sure if this form of rehabilitation is sanctioned by the Crows fitness staff. It was very silly considering an AFL season is looming large, which clearly should take precedence over a saved run in Hills cricket. Was not the brightest thing I've seen in a while!

The second thing I noticed is something that has been consistently bothering me for a number of years (insert soap box here). It is the inability for bowlers to bowl with a straight arm, or the arm being bent and straightening during the delivery (in short, a throw). This once again was in evidence during Saturday's game. It was particularly conspicuous when the bowler bowled his short ball.

I know that there are a number of players around with suspect actions, even worse than what I observed on Saturday. That still does not excuse that it occurs. This is Australia! Cricket is our national sport! We should all be able to bowl properly! Especially in an 'A' grade competition.

Surely responsibility needs to fall on coaches or if they are absent, parents or senior players within a club. I know Murali got away with it for years, but there needs to be remedial action performed on these bowlers with suspect actions. This does not look good for cricket in general, not just the association who sanctions these games.

So there it is, a couple of things I noticed while enjoying a pleasant Saturday afternoon. Fell free to comment, disagree etc.

[old fullback]

[quote="Weekend hack"]I managed to get along to the Handorf v Echunga game on the weekend. A couple of things I noticed.

The first and most silly thing I saw, apart form the shot selection of the Echunga / Mylor batsmen, was the fielding efforts of a particular AFL player on the Handorf side. This player has had a recent shoulder operation, yet still chose to chase a ball to the fance and throw it in - which lead to a lot of grimmacing and gripping of the shoulder. I am not sure if this form of rehabilitation is sanctioned by the Crows fitness staff. It was very silly considering an AFL season is looming large, which clearly should take precedence over a saved run in Hills cricket. Was not the brightest thing I've seen in a while!

Yes you would think the Crows would not be happy about this, but his history shows he's probably not the brightest one going around.

[the red baron]

[quote="Weekend hack"]Surely responsibility needs to fall on coaches or if they are absent, parents or senior players within a club. I know Murali got away with it for years, but there needs to be remedial action performed on these bowlers with suspect actions. This does not look good for cricket in general, not just the association who sanctions these games.

Yes there are definately alot more suspect actions going around these days. My old junior coach would not let anyone bowl on match day unless he was convinced your action was pure.I believe there is confusion with the murali 15 degrees situation and no one knows what is legal and what is not. What are the options to fix this, get a biomechanic to test the bowler,get an umpire to watch them bowl (although the verdict could differ from one umpire to another), get the person to become a batsman. The league i play in have a few people with actions that i think are dubious but some guys dont agree. Thanks for bringing up the topic, i share your concerns.

[Dogwatcher]

Palmer and Cambrai lose 21 wickets on opening day of Torrens Valley's round six - http://wp.me/p1Tnfg-in

[alice the camel]

I managed to get along to the Handorf v Echunga game on the weekend. A couple of things I noticed.

The first and most silly thing I saw, apart form the shot selection of the Echunga / Mylor batsmen, was the fielding efforts of a particular AFL player on the Handorf side. This player has had a recent shoulder operation, yet still chose to chase a ball to the fance and throw it in - which lead to a lot of grimmacing and gripping of the shoulder. I am not sure if this form of rehabilitation is sanctioned by the Crows fitness staff. It was very silly considering an AFL season is looming large, which clearly should take precedence over a saved run in Hills cricket. Was not the brightest thing I've seen in a while!

The second thing I noticed is something that has been consistently bothering me for a number of years (insert soap box here). It is the inability for bowlers to bowl with a straight arm, or the arm being bent and straightening during the delivery (in short, a throw). This once again was in evidence during Saturday's game. It was particularly conspicuous when the bowler bowled his short ball.

I know that there are a number of players around with suspect actions, even worse than what I observed on Saturday. That still does not excuse that it occurs. This is Australia! Cricket is our national sport! We should all be able to bowl properly! Especially in an 'A' grade competition.

Surely responsibility needs to fall on coaches or if they are absent, parents or senior players within a club. I know Murali got away with it for years, but there needs to be remedial action performed on these bowlers with suspect actions. This does not look good for cricket in general, not just the association who sanctions these games.

So there it is, a couple of things I noticed while enjoying a pleasant Saturday afternoon. Fell free to comment, disagree etc.

Thanks for your semi-illiterate dribble. I realize words like Hahndorf can be difficult to spell, but if you sound out F E N C E, you'll notice it has an E in it.
While you were watching so closely, did you see M J's slips catch - as good as you will see anywhere - or the excellent outfield catch in E/M's 2nd dig.....or his 68 runs. Hahndorf were battered with player absences and he put up his hand to help out. Hahndorf beat E/M convincingly with 7 blokes 18 or under. How about applauding his community spirit
I appreciate your concern over bowling actions - it certainly is a bugbear of mine. Hahndorf train on Thursdays at 5:30 at Pine Ave and anytime you'd like to drop in and scrutinize the actions of the bowlers, feel free. As big an issue as suspect actions is blatant cheating under which I'd include fielding a ball well over the boundary line yet saying it is not a 4!!

So there it is.....and I certainly enjoyed a pleasant Saturday afternoon!!

[R. White]

I managed to get along to the Handorf v Echunga game on the weekend. A couple of things I noticed.

The first and most silly thing I saw, apart form the shot selection of the Echunga / Mylor batsmen, was the fielding efforts of a particular AFL player on the Handorf side. This player has had a recent shoulder operation, yet still chose to chase a ball to the fance and throw it in - which lead to a lot of grimmacing and gripping of the shoulder. I am not sure if this form of rehabilitation is sanctioned by the Crows fitness staff. It was very silly considering an AFL season is looming large, which clearly should take precedence over a saved run in Hills cricket. Was not the brightest thing I've seen in a while!

The second thing I noticed is something that has been consistently bothering me for a number of years (insert soap box here). It is the inability for bowlers to bowl with a straight arm, or the arm being bent and straightening during the delivery (in short, a throw). This once again was in evidence during Saturday's game. It was particularly conspicuous when the bowler bowled his short ball.

I know that there are a number of players around with suspect actions, even worse than what I observed on Saturday. That still does not excuse that it occurs. This is Australia! Cricket is our national sport! We should all be able to bowl properly! Especially in an 'A' grade competition.

Surely responsibility needs to fall on coaches or if they are absent, parents or senior players within a club. I know Murali got away with it for years, but there needs to be remedial action performed on these bowlers with suspect actions. This does not look good for cricket in general, not just the association who sanctions these games.

So there it is, a couple of things I noticed while enjoying a pleasant Saturday afternoon. Fell free to comment, disagree etc.

Thanks for your semi-illiterate dribble. I realize words like Hahndorf can be difficult to spell, but if you sound out F E N C E, you'll notice it has an E in it.
While you were watching so closely, did you see M J's slips catch - as good as you will see anywhere - or the excellent outfield catch in E/M's 2nd dig.....or his 68 runs. Hahndorf were battered with player absences and he put up his hand to help out. Hahndorf beat E/M convincingly with 7 blokes 18 or under. How about applauding his community spirit
I appreciate your concern over bowling actions - it certainly is a bugbear of mine. Hahndorf train on Thursdays at 5:30 at Pine Ave and anytime you'd like to drop in and scrutinize the actions of the bowlers, feel free. As big an issue as suspect actions is blatant cheating under which I'd include fielding a ball well over the boundary line yet saying it is not a 4!!

So there it is.....and I certainly enjoyed a pleasant Saturday afternoon!! [/quote


Matt has never been the sharpest tool in the shed! I understand why he would play, to help out his club but personally I think it is a horrible decision!
With a new coach at the helm and his poor track record with discipline issues I would have thought he would be doing everything possible to ensure he is ready to go for footy!

Weekend hack, why do Echunga/Mylor insist on throwing their wickets away! They have alot of talent in that team but only put it together every 2nd or 3rd week!
Are they a chance of scraping into the top four at the end of the year?

[Weekend hack]

Alice, I am not disputing the catches. I missed the first one but the outfield catch was excellent. That was never in dispute, along with the batting which obviously was helpful. I was simply questioning the intellect of a man throwing his shoulder out for the sake of a run and risking his job (A job that many a person would love to have the opportunity to do).

The Hahndorf lads obviously played well. However I don't feel the need to attend your training, as you stated, it is a 'bugbear of yours', so I won't step on your toes as you will obviously be there sorting the lads action out yourself!

R. White, not sure about the four for the E/M lads. They can't afford to drop winnable games if they hope to make it. Probably need Pocock and Fleet back ASAP.

[Weekend hack]

Also Alice, the irony of your rant about my spelling or typo's containing realise spelt with a 'z' did not escape my attention. Either you are American (which immediately hinders your credibility on a crciket forum) or you are one of those bright blokes who was taught to spell by the America produced spell-checker on your computer.... Or simply you make mistakes with spelling too.

Either way, you look and sound like a real chump!...... Sorry, typo..... Champ!

[Weekend hack]

Did just read that back to myself and notice a couple of typo's.

Glad this is not an education forum or anything like that

[R. White]

Cheers weekend hack!
I see Steadman has pulled his finger out and made some runs in the second dig last week, but what about his husband, Gaunt! Saw he made some early in the year but has he done anything but spread joy since then?

[Dogwatcher]

Steadman - is he the Matt Steadman who grew up in the northern suburbs and played juniors for Elizabeth?

[Dogwatcher]

http://wp.me/p1Tnfg-iu - Alexandra & hills wrap

http://wp.me/p1Tnfg-ix - Hills wrap

[Justquietly]

Cheers weekend hack!
I see Steadman has pulled his finger out and made some runs in the second dig last week, but what about his husband, Gaunt! Saw he made some early in the year but has he done anything but spread joy since then?

had to laugh at that.
So some of the Mylor boys are struggling in A grade? Good. After a few years of bowling at 'em someone else can have a shot with hopefully some success.
Weekend Hack - don't get too entangled in that argument, I think Alice is pretty close to the player in question by the sounds...