Adelaide and Suburban Cricket Association 2010/11

[wycbloods]

Ramblers and the bays off to a flyer with 3 from 3.

Cove, WYC, Sharks and Morphys off to a solid start with 2 wins apiece and the two biggest surprises for mine are Coromandel only having 1 win and Keswick yet to win a game.

Big few weeks for both of those clubs as they wouldn't want to drop another game early in the season.

Should be an interesting game between us and the Coro boys as they smashed us outright last year so we will be keen to make amends for that game.

[Farva]

hey guys just wondering if M Thommas is still playing at cove? heard a few funny stories like last year he went out to batand at the end of every over he was combing his hair in the middle of the pitch!!!!

Seriously for a guy that obviously play cricket I am glad he doesnt play for us!!!! Whilst he is happy to tell everyone how good he is, it is obvious that Cove as a team will suffer against the best opposition..... It is all about him!!!

good cricketer, good bloke, just very competitive and part of the reason cove have been so good overe the last few years in the sca. Saturday was the first time in the last 9 hits that he has not made over 50 and he got given caught behind when he didn't hit it. Apparently

[someguy1]

Ramblers and the bays off to a flyer with 3 from 3.

Cove, WYC, Sharks and Morphys off to a solid start with 2 wins apiece and the two biggest surprises for mine are Coromandel only having 1 win and Keswick yet to win a game.

Big few weeks for both of those clubs as they wouldn't want to drop another game early in the season.

Should be an interesting game between us and the Coro boys as they smashed us outright last year so we will be keen to make amends for that game.

After getting belted by Cove gotta say it's good to be 2-1. Solid effort from all the Morphies boys on both weekends.

For any of the WYC / Keswick guys, want to give us your end of the umpiring from the first week. Talking to Ray Saturday sounds like things got pretty heated the first week and the umpire who was in his first game probably won't be coming back?

[wycbloods]

After getting belted by Cove gotta say it's good to be 2-1. Solid effort from all the Morphies boys on both weekends.

For any of the WYC / Keswick guys, want to give us your end of the umpiring from the first week. Talking to Ray Saturday sounds like things got pretty heated the first week and the umpire who was in his first game probably won't be coming back?

Talking to Ray who sg?

Graeme Gow was umpiring our game and i didn't see anything that was to bad, a bit of complaining from both sides about decisions but nothing too bad.

As far as i know it wasn't Graeme's first game either.

[CoverKing]

Ramblers and the bays off to a flyer with 3 from 3.

Cove, WYC, Sharks and Morphys off to a solid start with 2 wins apiece and the two biggest surprises for mine are Coromandel only having 1 win and Keswick yet to win a game.

Big few weeks for both of those clubs as they wouldn't want to drop another game early in the season.

Should be an interesting game between us and the Coro boys as they smashed us outright last year so we will be keen to make amends for that game.

After getting belted by Cove gotta say it's good to be 2-1. Solid effort from all the Morphies boys on both weekends.

For any of the WYC / Keswick guys, want to give us your end of the umpiring from the first week. Talking to Ray Saturday sounds like things got pretty heated the first week and the umpire who was in his first game probably won't be coming back?

Nothing too bad IMO. Actually i cant even think about anything that was wrong from either side!

[CoverKing]

Have heard things got heated in the Ramblers v Sheidow game t20 on the weekend. Atleast they get two more weekends of it when they play eachother in rd 4 in a 2 dayer!

[Amateur Footy]

hey guys just wondering if M Thommas is still playing at cove? heard a few funny stories like last year he went out to batand at the end of every over he was combing his hair in the middle of the pitch!!!!

Seriously for a guy that obviously play cricket I am glad he doesnt play for us!!!! Whilst he is happy to tell everyone how good he is, it is obvious that Cove as a team will suffer against the best opposition..... It is all about him!!!

good cricketer, good bloke, just very competitive and part of the reason cove have been so good overe the last few years in the sca. Saturday was the first time in the last 9 hits that he has not made over 50 and he got given caught behind when he didn't hit it. Apparently

He should have been caught the ball before and was incorrectly given not out two balls earlier. Perhaps just evening up the decisions?

[Amateur Footy]

Have heard things got heated in the Ramblers v Sheidow game t20 on the weekend. Atleast they get two more weekends of it when they play eachother in rd 4 in a 2 dayer!

It's about time umpires, captains and presidents had some balls to report/suspend the usual clowns that give send offs.

I'm all ears to anyone who has issues with any Ramblers players in this regard. We won't tolerate it.

[adelaide bank]

cant understand how you blokes bag the umpires . I have just started playing section 4 where you dont get umpires and im telling you appreciate having an official umpire at your games even if he is rubbish because the arguing and childish behaviour I have witnessed with no umpires is laughable and will end in something bad happening eventually. Although as a batsmen I do appreciate the less chance of being given LBW ha ha ha

[CoverKing]

Have heard things got heated in the Ramblers v Sheidow game t20 on the weekend. Atleast they get two more weekends of it when they play eachother in rd 4 in a 2 dayer!

It's about time umpires, captains and presidents had some balls to report/suspend the usual clowns that give send offs.

I'm all ears to anyone who has issues with any Ramblers players in this regard. We won't tolerate it.

coming from the president of your club (or former) maybe look at your own club eg: the rednut work

[Moe]

hey guys just wondering if M Thommas is still playing at cove? heard a few funny stories like last year he went out to batand at the end of every over he was combing his hair in the middle of the pitch!!!!

Seriously for a guy that obviously play cricket I am glad he doesnt play for us!!!! Whilst he is happy to tell everyone how good he is, it is obvious that Cove as a team will suffer against the best opposition..... It is all about him!!!

good cricketer, good bloke, just very competitive and part of the reason cove have been so good overe the last few years in the sca. Saturday was the first time in the last 9 hits that he has not made over 50 and he got given caught behind when he didn't hit it. Apparently

I agree Farva, in all his time at Morphies it was never all about him yet he won just about every trophy we had.
He gets up peoples noses because he IS good, just like Hoppy, Heath & all the other asses that dont play for us

[Hcaoc20]

hey guys just wondering if M Thommas is still playing at cove? heard a few funny stories like last year he went out to batand at the end of every over he was combing his hair in the middle of the pitch!!!!

Seriously for a guy that obviously play cricket I am glad he doesnt play for us!!!! Whilst he is happy to tell everyone how good he is, it is obvious that Cove as a team will suffer against the best opposition..... It is all about him!!!

good cricketer, good bloke, just very competitive and part of the reason cove have been so good overe the last few years in the sca. Saturday was the first time in the last 9 hits that he has not made over 50 and he got given caught behind when he didn't hit it. Apparently

I agree Farva, in all his time at Morphies it was never all about him yet he won just about every trophy we had.
He gets up peoples noses because he IS good, just like Hoppy, Heath & all the other asses that dont play for us

hey guys just wondering if M Thommas is still playing at cove? heard a few funny stories like last year he went out to batand at the end of every over he was combing his hair in the middle of the pitch!!!!

Seriously for a guy that obviously play cricket I am glad he doesnt play for us!!!! Whilst he is happy to tell everyone how good he is, it is obvious that Cove as a team will suffer against the best opposition..... It is all about him!!!

good cricketer, good bloke, just very competitive and part of the reason cove have been so good overe the last few years in the sca. Saturday was the first time in the last 9 hits that he has not made over 50 and he got given caught behind when he didn't hit it. Apparently

I agree Farva, in all his time at Morphies it was never all about him yet he won just about every trophy we had.
He gets up peoples noses because he IS good, just like Hoppy, Heath & all the other asses that dont play for us

He hit the one before though by his own admission and was given not out. He didnt walk then either so not a real great sportsman either. No doubt he is talented but he sure knows it and he certainly loves to tell anyone who would listen. He should have been reported for disent . Unfortunately until umpires report it will keep on happening. Grow up Thomas

[Amateur Footy]

Have heard things got heated in the Ramblers v Sheidow game t20 on the weekend. Atleast they get two more weekends of it when they play eachother in rd 4 in a 2 dayer!

It's about time umpires, captains and presidents had some balls to report/suspend the usual clowns that give send offs.

I'm all ears to anyone who has issues with any Ramblers players in this regard. We won't tolerate it.

coming from the president of your club (or former) maybe look at your own club eg: the rednut work

Intelligent response as usual. Before you childishly slag off you can PM me with details of what you are referring to. I don't see any point in names being mentioned on a forum. All our players will be spoken to this week and you won't hear send offs from us. It's weak when the batsman has no right of reply.

[Amateur Footy]

cant understand how you blokes bag the umpires . I have just started playing section 4 where you dont get umpires and im telling you appreciate having an official umpire at your games even if he is rubbish because the arguing and childish behaviour I have witnessed with no umpires is laughable and will end in something bad happening eventually. Although as a batsmen I do appreciate the less chance of being given LBW ha ha ha

Don't get me wrong, we need umpires. But I reckon the worst part of umpiring must be putting up with the crap on the field. If they simply reported blokes who are out of line more would show some respect and behave. Umpiring would be so much easier.

[Tubby]

cant understand how you blokes bag the umpires . I have just started playing section 4 where you dont get umpires and im telling you appreciate having an official umpire at your games even if he is rubbish because the arguing and childish behaviour I have witnessed with no umpires is laughable and will end in something bad happening eventually. Although as a batsmen I do appreciate the less chance of being given LBW ha ha ha

Don't get me wrong, we need umpires. But I reckon the worst part of umpiring must be putting up with the crap on the field. If they simply reported blokes who are out of line more would show some respect and behave. Umpiring would be so much easier.

Agree & Agree !!!!!

[Gowser]

Have heard things got heated in the Ramblers v Sheidow game t20 on the weekend. Atleast they get two more weekends of it when they play eachother in rd 4 in a 2 dayer!

It's about time umpires, captains and presidents had some balls to report/suspend the usual clowns that give send offs.

I'm all ears to anyone who has issues with any Ramblers players in this regard. We won't tolerate it.

coming from the president of your club (or former) maybe look at your own club eg: the rednut work

Intelligent response as usual. Before you childishly slag off you can PM me with details of what you are referring to. I don't see any point in names being mentioned on a forum. All our players will be spoken to this week and you won't hear send offs from us. It's weak when the batsman has no right of reply.

Sheidow v Coro was heated early, Sheidow dont mind giving a send off, a few were over the top, not called for. Ramblers were well behaved when they took the field, the Keswick boys were expecting some fireworks. Some confusion about a catch taken over the boundary late in the game.

I agree with AF about more reports being made. We played a game last year where kicks and punches were thrown on the field (by team mates on the opposition). The official umpire put the onus on the Keswick captain to report the incident, f**cking ridiculous.

Pretty sure if we scheduled it after a one day game we would be backing up after more cricket! 2 day game = 75 overs! 1 day game = 80 overs! So good point Gowser, well done! Made a whole lot of sense!

I knew you would bite, ehehe. A few things you have not considered; 1.) one-day games do not usually go 80 overs. 2.) 8 over bowling restrictions 3.) batsman have a max of 40 overs to bat. 4.) Only a max. of 40 overs fielding and a good chance to rest when your team bats. 5.) Outight chances have 80 over days. So while there is technically a chance of more team cricket played during a one-dayer, the load on individuals is considerably less, therefore = easier to back up.

Plus, unlike some clubs we have juniors who are coached or managed by A grade players so to continue missing those games for t20s is unfair on them! If we earn the right next year, we may change our decision!

Surely in a large club like yours it wouldn't be hard to find 11 players and a couple to look after the kids. Most (all?) clubs playing T20 do not field their A-grade team.

Also, back on the 7 one day 7 two day comp, instead of complaining about us voting against it maybe your mob should worry about getting their allocation of votes at the AGM and it could have got up!

No complaints here mate, merely an opinionated observation. Keswick would rather persuade other clubs to vote the same way as opposed to becoming a big club bully during these votes. Keswick also have enough foresight and wisdom to vote on what is good for the game overall and into the future, not just vote for what suits our club at the time.

[wycbloods]

Surely in a large club like yours it wouldn't be hard to find 11 players and a couple to look after the kids. Most (all?) clubs playing T20 do not field their A-grade team.

You would be surprised Gowser. We have 3 sides that play on Sundays and we have 2 seniors present at all of these games so there is 6 players gone.

A whole heap of guys that can't play sundays for various reasons so finding 11 players on a sunday is usually quite difficult for us.

2 years ago in the T20 final against the sharks we were chasing 2 players to play up until an hour before the game started. We don't find it easy getting players on a Sunday at the best of times so we sure don't want to increase the amount of times we have to do this.

[CoverKing]

Gowser, you also forgot to mention that 2 day games rarely go the distance aswell! How often do you play the full 75 overs on day 2 of a game? On the weekend we were 15 overs short! Even if there is an outright chance, the games don't go the distance very often! May be less load on certain players, but as a team and club it's definitely not the case!

And having the future view that Keswick have, what's that? Like other comps, once you start looking to move into more one dayers, you start moving into a weaker comp, the more one dayers the more likelihood of the chance this comp will be non-existent in years to come! IMO the future of this comp Is backed by having a strong t20 comp!

The big clubs aswell, I would call your mob, sheidows, icc and havens that! We are a club with 4 sides who continually struggle to fill the fourth side!

[Gowser]

One week of a 75 over game is guaranteed to go the distance. When taking consideration of player work loads in relation to backing up, you should ONLY be considering the bowlers. Even if the second Saturday of a 2-day game does not go the distance, the better bowlers will still have a considerable work load. They are the only players who have a reliable and consistent workload regardless of match results that should be accommodated.

To me, it is simple logic that to have better prepared players (ie: less tired/more willing) for a Sunday event (both T20 & Assoc games), playing a one-day match the previous day is advantageous.

Also, I do not believe reducing the current 10x 2-day game fixtures down to 7 will have any effect on the quality of cricket, it is only 3 less 2-day matches!!!(and that assumes weather does not reduce any programmed 2-day games into a one-day games) I do believe the resulting 6 additional one-day games will make it easier for most clubs to find available players to fill sides and encourage more people to play cricket.

In this day and age, people are time poor. Continuing with the current format will deter more people from playing than it would encourage. It is a lot easier to get people to commit to one week of cricket, than it is to commit to 2 weeks of cricket.

For mine, the only downside with the proposal was the reduction of sides per section (you haven't commented on that?), that is what will reduce the quality of the competition over the long term. I think if another option can be found that doesn't reduce teams per section, this will be a great proposal.

I think the writing is on the wall, it is for our club, we will probably have to drop a side before long. Which hurts when we have potential players unable to commit to consecutive weekends of cricket.

[someguy1]

After getting belted by Cove gotta say it's good to be 2-1. Solid effort from all the Morphies boys on both weekends.

For any of the WYC / Keswick guys, want to give us your end of the umpiring from the first week. Talking to Ray Saturday sounds like things got pretty heated the first week and the umpire who was in his first game probably won't be coming back?

Talking to Ray who sg?

Graeme Gow was umpiring our game and i didn't see anything that was to bad, a bit of complaining from both sides about decisions but nothing too bad.

As far as i know it wasn't Graeme's first game either.

Ray Thatcher. We've had Graeme before so not sure who he wass talking about, might find out more tonight.