Adelaide Turf Cricket

[Max]

Seems Walkies have a bit of history repeating itself here...

Watson more runs for Concordia in A2

[leftrightout]

Seems Walkies have a bit of history repeating itself here...

Watson more runs for Concordia in A2

Did Walkies have the 'pitch vandal' do some work for them again? What was the score at the end of week one?

Watson failed didn't he, only 62. Did hear he contacted about 6 clubs last year and only a few got back to him. Have heard he is getting around 2k and knocked back 10k from Grange to play only at the start of last season.

[Max]

I know for a fact that Watson organised a couple of meetings with at least one ACTA premier league club a couple of seasons back, and was a no-show for both. As a result there are a couple of pretty angry club men about that would love to see him fail.

Word is he likes being a big fish in a small pond...

[Tiger Couple]

I am lead to believe that he accepted $2,000 and a new kit from Concordia as he was looking to get in to the coaching side of things and there was no interest from any clubs higher up that wanted a coach.
Grange offered $10,000 but that was just to play they were not interested him as a coaching appointment.

How true this story is I don't know but I guess if a guy is leaving Grade Cricket he may consider coaching as the next best challenge and way of making it back to Grade Cricket.

After playing against him last year he was a class player but he has taken it to a higher level this year. Looking at his side though if someone happens to get him early Concordia won't make to many as with there 2nd Innings against Payneham.

[RRR]

Seems Walkies have a bit of history repeating itself here...

Watson more runs for Concordia in A2

Did Walkies have the 'pitch vandal' do some work for them again? What was the score at the end of week one?

Watson failed didn't he, only 62. Did hear he contacted about 6 clubs last year and only a few got back to him. Have heard he is getting around 2k and knocked back 10k from Grange to play only at the start of last season.

I think they 'forgot' to turn the sprinklers off in the middle of a thunderstorm! Score in week 1 were walkies bowled out for 160 odd, shoc 1 for 65.
Should be interesting to see what the ATCA committee do seeing every other game got on and they didnt even prepare a pitch!

[leftrightout]

Seems Walkies have a bit of history repeating itself here...

Watson more runs for Concordia in A2

Did Walkies have the 'pitch vandal' do some work for them again? What was the score at the end of week one?

Watson failed didn't he, only 62. Did hear he contacted about 6 clubs last year and only a few got back to him. Have heard he is getting around 2k and knocked back 10k from Grange to play only at the start of last season.

I think they 'forgot' to turn the sprinklers off in the middle of a thunderstorm! Score in week 1 were walkies bowled out for 160 odd, shoc 1 for 65.
Should be interesting to see what the ATCA committee do seeing every other game got on and they didnt even prepare a pitch!

RRR who do you play for?

And F*&k Watson, the red head git, but ihevsnt the biggest red git in Concordia, is he Shitty (i mean scmiddty)

[dont think do]

Good to see the story on the web site about the volunteer,
but who are they??

Not wanting to take anything away from them but it would have been nice if they put a liitle story with it explaining what he has done, eg has spent 10 years at club x doing this and that.

Just another case a slack effort.

[Max]

Seems they are now coming down heavily on clubs that don't prepare pitches... See message below. At last - it sounds like a common sense approach.

"Secretaries,

This weekends wet weather COULD mean the total abandonment of all games or some games may start as scheduled.

It is the clubs responsibility that every effort is made to prepare their ovals and pitches. This INCLUDES Saturday mornings.

The forecast is for rain periods through Friday, Friday night and Saturday morning. The ATCA Board of Management will inspect various grounds throughout the metropolitan area before 9.00am on Saturday morning. The Board will then make a decision on the abandonment of the round or if an attempt should be made by the clubs to start as scheduled. A phone message will be available before 10.00am on 1900 950 598. Please ensure that you are listening to the correct dated message.

If there is the possibility of play all teams must be at their grounds before the scheduled start. Where games have official umpires it is the official umpires decision whether play commences or not. Where there are no official umpires the two captains make the decision.

Please read bylaw D6. a) for a full explanation.

Rick Darling
General Manager"

[rod_rooster]

Seems they are now coming down heavily on clubs that don't prepare pitches... See message below. At last - it sounds like a common sense approach.

"Secretaries,

This weekends wet weather COULD mean the total abandonment of all games or some games may start as scheduled.

It is the clubs responsibility that every effort is made to prepare their ovals and pitches. This INCLUDES Saturday mornings.

The forecast is for rain periods through Friday, Friday night and Saturday morning. The ATCA Board of Management will inspect various grounds throughout the metropolitan area before 9.00am on Saturday morning. The Board will then make a decision on the abandonment of the round or if an attempt should be made by the clubs to start as scheduled. A phone message will be available before 10.00am on 1900 950 598. Please ensure that you are listening to the correct dated message.

If there is the possibility of play all teams must be at their grounds before the scheduled start. Where games have official umpires it is the official umpires decision whether play commences or not. Where there are no official umpires the two captains make the decision.

Please read bylaw D6. a) for a full explanation.

Rick Darling
General Manager"

They have come down hard on clubs who have failed to get pitches up in the past. Once again it has been the consistency of enforcing this that is the problem.

[Max]

Consistancy - and transparency - I would say...

[rod_rooster]

Consistancy - and transparency - I would say...

Agreed.

[Max]

Anyone know how much rain has been out in the western suburbs? And, near the city? How much cricket will get going tomorrow?

[heater31]

Anyone know how much rain has been out in the western suburbs? And, near the city? How much cricket will get going tomorrow?

Port Adelaide havent bothered to prepare a pitch for their game out at EP Nazar Reserve. Assume that their As have the pitch covered. Pretty piss poor effort by them just because that it was possible that they would lose outright


So if a district side cant get a wicket prepared what hope does the turf teams have???

[Tiger Couple]

At Brighton the main oval was covered Thursday Night, Covers taken off Friday Morning final Roll and Cut and lines marked and covers back on. Other two ovals wicket squares were under water.

I would suggest that if Rick Darling had half a brain he could have called all games off Friday afternoon without too many complaints as I can't see to much cricket being played on Turf wickets Saturday as most of the outfields will be too wet to be safe.

[rod_rooster]

All games have been abandoned.

[dont think do]

wash out is utter crap,

Its bad enough now with the heat rule having games called off but to have all the games called off is crap. Due to the drought I am sure most grounds would dry out enough to be able to get some play today and those that are to wet, so be it.

I would like to know what grounds they go and look at.

Am fast thinking there is no point in playing anymore.

[bulldogs]

im sure there wouldnt of been more than 5% of games that would of started. fair decision to call it off.

[Tiger Couple]

Considering no SACA game got any play including the grounds with covers I see it as highly unlikely that any ATCA games would have got away.
Of the grounds I know of there would have been no play on Brighton, Marion, Goodwood. Brighton #1 had covers on the whole square from Thursday onwards so the wicket was playable but the outfield was very soggy and highly unlikely that umpires would have let play start.

I think it was a good decision but i don't understand why they couldn't have made the decision Friday Afternoon. I also think it was clear Saturday when they called off the Seniors that no Junior Games would get away Sunday so I don't understand why they didn't call the Juniors off Saturday Morning rather than waiting till Sunday Morning.

[dont think do]

Sorry boys about the rant about the wash out, lets just say I was keen to play.

Its getting hard these days when you lose so many days to weather. We are currently in the hunt for a final berth but a team above us has only won 3 games, all 3 have been outright wins against the bottom teams and we were to play a bottom team on the weekend.

I guess we just have to make sure we win as many as we can

[Tiger Couple]

Yeah I do understand where you are coming from. My side is fighting to avoid relegation and when the Hot Weather hit and the Round Earlier this season was called off we were due to play the bottom side and this game we were due to play a side just above us.

Now with it being a One Day game anything can happen, it becomes a bit more of a raffle.