Barossa & Light Cricket 2014/15.

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We went from 4 sides to 3 and elected to go with 3 x 2-day sides this season.

Days is right. You need about 60 to pick from for 4 teams as a lot of players are happy to 'fill in' and play here and there instead of committing to a whole season. We chose to go with less players but to only have those who are committed to playing 2 day cricket for the whole year. Most weeks in the A4s we were ringing around chasing players and then trying to get ball fees etc out of them

Plus you only have to pick teams each fortnight!

[Lightning McQueen]

We went from 4 sides to 3 and elected to go with 3 x 2-day sides this season.

Days is right. You need about 60 to pick from for 4 teams as a lot of players are happy to 'fill in' and play here and there instead of committing to a whole season. We chose to go with less players but to only have those who are committed to playing 2 day cricket for the whole year. Most weeks in the A4s we were ringing around chasing players and then trying to get ball fees etc out of them

Plus you only have to pick teams each fortnight!

I got criticized for cutting my new clubs teams from 4 to 3 this season. Week one and we only just managed to field 3 sides due to injuries, holidays and other reasons.
I totally agree with you last comment, once you start chasing the players they feel that you need them more than they need you and seeing any fee's is redundant, I'd rather piss a few people off by having them miss out on the occasional game than spend Thursday evenings and Friday's chasing players that really aren't that interested.
Our biggest problem is that we have our A's in Grade 1, B's in Grade 2 and C's in Grade 5, our B Grade is up against this season after losing half about 7 or 8 A/B Graders from last season.

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We went from 4 sides to 3 and elected to go with 3 x 2-day sides this season.

Days is right. You need about 60 to pick from for 4 teams as a lot of players are happy to 'fill in' and play here and there instead of committing to a whole season. We chose to go with less players but to only have those who are committed to playing 2 day cricket for the whole year. Most weeks in the A4s we were ringing around chasing players and then trying to get ball fees etc out of them

Plus you only have to pick teams each fortnight!

I got criticized for cutting my new clubs teams from 4 to 3 this season. Week one and we only just managed to field 3 sides due to injuries, holidays and other reasons.
I totally agree with you last comment, once you start chasing the players they feel that you need them more than they need you and seeing any fee's is redundant, I'd rather piss a few people off by having them miss out on the occasional game than spend Thursday evenings and Friday's chasing players that really aren't that interested.
Our biggest problem is that we have our A's in Grade 1, B's in Grade 2 and C's in Grade 5, our B Grade is up against this season after losing half about 7 or 8 A/B Graders from last season.

Yep it's pretty hard to ask a bloke to chip in ball money when you have been ringing him begging him to play...

[Dogwatcher]

That's the discussion we've been having too this summer.
Might be worth a topic on its own for everyone to discuss, to find out what works for other clubs.

[Lightning McQueen]

That's the discussion we've been having too this summer.
Might be worth a topic on its own for everyone to discuss, to find out what works for other clubs.

Are you playing?

[Dogwatcher]

Sort of. If you call it that. Did last season, too. I'm a fill-in but on the committee - wanted to get involved in a club again.
Trinity OS Cs.

[Lightning McQueen]

Sort of. If you call it that. Did last season, too. I'm a fill-in but on the committee - wanted to get involved in a club again.
Trinity OS Cs.

Good luck.

[Dogwatcher]

Cheers, I think

[RooShootOhh]

I reckon a big problem for blokes is that Cricket and footy are too close together. I know some footy trials clash with cricket finals occasionally, then a fortnight after you potentially play finals footy, cricket starts. And while we all generally love our sport, blokes tend to committ to one sport, and socialy play the other to have a break from time to time. Blokes want to go away on holidays etc at some stage.

[bennymacca]

yeah thats a pretty fair point, not too many that are just as comitted to both summer and winter sports.

[daysofourlives]

A growing trend.[/quote]

I dont think its a growing trend, not in this comp anyway. Gawler Central and Nuri both moved their one day side (3rd team) to the two day comp this year. Most clubs have 2 two day sides .
Think its more a case of they couldnt get an extra side up this year to go from 3 teams to 4. Its very hard to go to that extra team. I reckon you need 60 players if you are going to field 4 teams.
If it was the case of not enough putting up their hand for 2 day cricket wouldnt they have 2 one day sides then?[/quote]
I guess I'm only going by what I hear, read and witness in the PDCA and other metropolitan competitions. It appears that blokes don't want to spend 70 overs in the field anymore.
Our club stuck with 3 two day sides this season in an attempt to keep our fringe A Grade players from settling for the lower grade one day format.[/quote]

In A1 and A1res we play 75ov in A2 and A3 we play 65ov. One dayers are 40ov each. I for one would much rather play the 65ov game, we start at 1pm and most weeks we are done by 4 45pm, 5pm at the very latest. One dayers can last up to 7pm if they go full distance. I think alot of older guys like these hours and have the same preference.

[magpieeagle]

Think its more a case of they couldnt get an extra side up this year to go from 3 teams to 4. Its very hard to go to that extra team. I reckon you need 60 players if you are going to field 4 teams.
If it was the case of not enough putting up their hand for 2 day cricket wouldnt they have 2 one day sides then?[/quote]
I guess I'm only going by what I hear, read and witness in the PDCA and other metropolitan competitions. It appears that blokes don't want to spend 70 overs in the field anymore.
Our club stuck with 3 two day sides this season in an attempt to keep our fringe A Grade players from settling for the lower grade one day format.[/quote]

In A1 and A1res we play 75ov in A2 and A3 we play 65ov. One dayers are 40ov each. I for one would much rather play the 65ov game, we start at 1pm and most weeks we are done by 4 45pm, 5pm at the very latest. One dayers can last up to 7pm if they go full distance. I think alot of older guys like these hours and have the same preference.[/quote]
The 5pm depends if the team you are playing dosent spend 5mins between each over to see if every fielder has there shoes done up right!

[bennymacca]

The 5pm depends if the team you are playing dosent spend 5mins between each over to see if every fielder has there shoes done up right!

coughsandycreekandlightpasscough

[Slowey]

Any scores from yesterday?

[norm11]

Any scores from yesterday?

Centrals151 sandy 3 fa 100

[daysofourlives]

The 5pm depends if the team you are playing dosent spend 5mins between each over to see if every fielder has there shoes done up right!

coughsandycreekandlightpasscough

Send them in yesty Benny and chasing 300, long day? What time you finish?

[bennymacca]

Still finished about 5:30

Yeah very long day. We were about two bowlers short from the start, and cooky broke his wrist about 18 overs in trying to catch a skied ball over his head so we were down to 10 fielders most of the day.

Also dropped about 5 or 6, including both the openers on less than 20.

Fair to say she was a long day.

[Red Rocket]

Any scores from yesterday?

Left a bit before the end but Kapunda ended up about 7/220 ish v South I believe.

[scud]

Ok so after 2 matches I think premiership betting would look something like this

Freeling $2.50
Sandy creek $3.50
Angaston $5.00
Gilbert Valley $7.00
Nuri $15.00
Kapunda / Gawler Central $19.00
South Gawler $25.00

I still think there are some juicy odds here and all 8 teams could still win it.

I'll put a pineapple on Ango at $5's though

[norm11]

Ok so after 2 matches I think premiership betting would look something like this

Freeling $2.50
Sandy creek $3.50
Angaston $5.00
Gilbert Valley $7.00
Nuri $15.00
Kapunda / Gawler Central $19.00
South Gawler $25.00

I still think there are some juicy odds here and all 8 teams could still win it.

I'll put a pineapple on Ango at $5's though

Ango are my $1.50 favs