Para Districts Cricket Association 2011/12

[Thats Gold]

GRADE 1
Rosies
Angle Vale
Smithfield
Westies
GRADE 2
Westies
Craigmore
Parkers
Riverside
GRADE 3
Pines
Smithfield
Angle Vale
ATCO
GRADE 4
Teachers
Parkers
Two Wells
Eliz. East
Grade 5
Riverside
Smithfield
Pines
Parkers[/quote]

[Phantom Gossiper]

P Graham 22.5 6 5 34
R Safdari 21 2 5 48 pakastani leggie to look out for from the cats and big opening bowler my source tells me they are a big chance to play A`s this week?

Huh ?

Think he is saying Pete Graham and this leggy are going to play A grade this week.
Big jump up, be interesting to see how they go, I think Pete will go missing REAL quick against quality batting...

[Lightning McQueen]

P Graham 22.5 6 5 34
R Safdari 21 2 5 48 pakastani leggie to look out for from the cats and big opening bowler my source tells me they are a big chance to play A`s this week?

You seem to know a fair bit about us mate, got me wondering.

[Lightning McQueen]

P Graham 22.5 6 5 34
R Safdari 21 2 5 48 pakastani leggie to look out for from the cats and big opening bowler my source tells me they are a big chance to play A`s this week?

Huh ?

Think he is saying Pete Graham and this leggy are going to play A grade this week.
Big jump up, be interesting to see how they go, I think Pete will go missing REAL quick against quality batting...

From all reports Pete bowled pretty brisk at times and maintained a good line and length, I know he has a tendancy to drop them in short or stray down leg but didn't.
They would've been a handy bowling partnership, I guess we'll know around 8:30pm tonight, haven't even done any mock sides this week.

[whufc]

How do different clubs selection process work, who is involved in picking the sides? Is this generally done on the Thursday night or are the sides pretty much sorted by then? Is there any rules you choose or have to follow? Do players being dropped/promoted get spoken to before sides being displayed etc etc.

[SUNS]

How do different clubs selection process work, who is involved in picking the sides? Is this generally done on the Thursday night or are the sides pretty much sorted by then? Is there any rules you choose or have to follow? Do players being dropped/promoted get spoken to before sides being displayed etc etc.

I spend most of the week from when one game ends til selection night contacting players making sure they are available. By selection night i have most of the teams in place. Once training finishes on selection night i take the Captain & Vice Captain into the selection room and discuss the team, any possible changes are discussed and if needed made. From this week all players being dropped down a grade will be spoken to before teams are announced and will have explained to them why.

There isnt a night go by that i dont have the laptop open to my team sheets trying to put the best possible combination of players together. Having 4 senior teams and some weeks having as many as 8 or 9 players unavailable as well as up to that many players coming back into the teams, add to that the fact we have used up to 8 U16s players each round makes the selection process a difficult process hence why i spend all week going through the sides.

[whufc]

How do different clubs selection process work, who is involved in picking the sides? Is this generally done on the Thursday night or are the sides pretty much sorted by then? Is there any rules you choose or have to follow? Do players being dropped/promoted get spoken to before sides being displayed etc etc.

I spend most of the week from when one game ends til selection night contacting players making sure they are available. By selection night i have most of the teams in place. Once training finishes on selection night i take the Captain & Vice Captain into the selection room and discuss the team, any possible changes are discussed and if needed made. From this week all players being dropped down a grade will be spoken to before teams are announced and will have explained to them why.

There isnt a night go by that i dont have the laptop open to my team sheets trying to put the best possible combination of players together. Having 4 senior teams and some weeks having as many as 8 or 9 players unavailable as well as up to that many players coming back into the teams, add to that the fact we have used up to 8 U16s players each round makes the selection process a difficult process hence why i spend all week going through the sides.

Thats pretty much how our selection process works, on a Thursday Super will have the side that he thinks best suits ready to go, we more than likely have already chatted during the week about possibly, we then discuss after Thursday training any last minute changes based on training performance, attendence etc etc.

This year in particular we have been doing alot of one on one chats especially with guys who are on the fringe of a grade but just havent cracked it as yet.

[Lightning McQueen]

I let the players that are under consideration for promotion know during training, they generally get an idea when I allocate them to whichever net they bat or bowl in.
On Saturday evenings I speak to all of the players that are in our A grade squad but not playing A's to see how they went and let them know that I want to see them in the A's and what they have to do to achieve to warrant selection.
At the end of training I'll speak to all of the fringe players individually and let them know they might be going up or down and why and make sure they are comfortable with it and give them the chance to give me feedback on their own performances.
We select the sides and look to get the right balance, we don't always pick our best XI if the balance isn't right, I'll go and speak to the dropped players before theteams go up on the board and explain why we chose the team the way we did.

[Wizard of Oz]

Captains select the teams after training on Thursday nights.

[Masha]

How do different clubs selection process work, who is involved in picking the sides? Is this generally done on the Thursday night or are the sides pretty much sorted by then? Is there any rules you choose or have to follow? Do players being dropped/promoted get spoken to before sides being displayed etc etc.

Wouldnt imagine Rory Andrews been too far away from A grade selection this weekend? Has he ticked all the boxes, training wise?

Good start to the year mate, couple very handy inclusions doing very well and strengthening the squad.

[Phantom Gossiper]

How do different clubs selection process work, who is involved in picking the sides? Is this generally done on the Thursday night or are the sides pretty much sorted by then? Is there any rules you choose or have to follow? Do players being dropped/promoted get spoken to before sides being displayed etc etc.

I think it's important to speak to a player in private especially if they are dropped, explain your reasons, and maybe make some suggestions to help them push back into the side.
I think with most sides though, probably 70% of the team picks itself, it's a no brainer, then you have a group that are all around the mark and as LM said, it's more about getting the balance right.

[fineleg2fineleg]

ROUND 3
GRADE 1
Rosies vs Virginia
OTH vs Angle Vale
Gardens vs Smithfield
Westies vs Units
GRADE 2
ATCO vs Westies
Craigmore vs Sal. Nth
Parkers vs OTH
Riverside vs Units
GRADE 3
Rosies vs Pines
Smithfield vs Gardens
Angle Vale vs Craigmore
Virginia vs ATCO
GRADE 4
Teachers vs Westies
Craigmore vs Parkers
Two Wells vs ATCO
Wasleys vs Eliz. East
Grade 5
Units vs Riverside
Angle Vale vs Smithfield
Pines vs Rosies
ATCO vs Parkers

[Lightning McQueen]

CYBER BALANCES
manbitesdog: 194.80
OKC: 149.70
Spinner: 148.50
Browny: 134
carey: 125.85
whufc: 110.50
fineleg: 105.25
Lightning: 90
MadMax: 90
That's Gold: 85
Minnow: 85
follower: 70
duck-mann: 50
Bigshow: 50
Phantom: 45
Lucky: 27
Member: 0

New odds will be up in the morning.

[tigermad]

P Graham 22.5 6 5 34
R Safdari 21 2 5 48 pakastani leggie to look out for from the cats and big opening bowler my source tells me they are a big chance to play A`s this week?

You seem to know a fair bit about us mate, got me wondering.

tell us more about the leggie is he as good as i was told ?

[Lucky For Some]

He's a 24 year old Afghani who likes to wear sandals to training - What else have you heard?

[Dogwatcher]

Full PDCA wrap:

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[Lightning McQueen]

tell us more about the leggie is he as good as i was told ?

Depends on who told you. He goes alright, a bit of a project, hasn't played for 12 years but drops it in good spots and turns it both ways with no detection.

[Lightning McQueen]

ROUND 3 ODDS
GRADE 1
Rosies 1.20 vs Virginia 5.00
OTH 8.00 vs Vale 1.10
Gardens 2.50 vs Smitty 1.50
Westies 1.10 vs Units 8.00
GRADE 2
ATCO 1.50 Westies 2.50
Craigmore 1.40 vs Sal. Nth 3.10
Parkers 1.05 vs OTH 12.00
Riverside 1.20 vs Units 5.00

HIGHEST 1ST INNINGS TOTAL
Westies 1.60
Rosies 2.10
Vale 2.80
Smitty 4.50
Virginia 5.00
Units 8.00
OTH 14.00
Gardens 18.00

H2H 1st INNINGS
R.Figallo 1.70 vs Leo 2.10
Brookes 1.70 vs Bascombe 2.10
Scott 1.90 vs P.Carman 1.90
Bishop 2.00 vs A.Carman 1.80
Suridge 2.10 vs Morris 1.70
Marsden 2.10 vs Keylock 1.70
Ozolins 1.50 vs C.Nuske 2.50
Davies 1.60 vs J.Nuske 2.30

[Lightning McQueen]

I'll put 20 on R&C/Vale/Smitty/SW"A"/Craigmore/EP/R'side (76.85)
10 on SW(HS)/Morris/Keylock/Davies/Oz (111)
Bal: 60.

[Lucky For Some]

Rightio then - I have stuff all left so lets find a couple of winners

Lets go Rosies/Vale/Smitty/Westies for 20

Then Atco/Keylock/A Carman for 7

Bal - 0