South Australian Churches and Community Cricket Association

[Ecky]

b) How ridiculous is it to set a Monday aside for the 'spare' day?!??

If you read your program you would see that the spare date for the Grand Final is next Saturday, not a Monday.

The only Monday that was set aside as a reserve day was the public holiday Monday. Surely this makes sense, don't you think?

My issue is that nowhere in the rules is the possibility to complete an interrupted match on the spare day - just play then when an entire day is wiped out.

[Punk Rooster]

let's burn down Ecky's house!!!

[Goat Herder]

nah off to berry bay this time mate taking a young frith with me guna teach him a few things about fishing,drinking and well life in general i guess god knows the boy needs it!

Nice! If all else fails, the mullet are swarming around The Foot at the minute. Grab a few livies and head over to Gleesons's.. Just keep an eye on fritter though, I've seen salmon with better heads than The Cougar..

If you read your program you would see that the spare date for the Grand Final is next Saturday, not a Monday.

Therein lies the problem Eck'.. Haven't got one mate! Cheers for the clarification - goes to show you don't listen to third hand info..

My issue is that nowhere in the rules is the possibility to complete an interrupted match on the spare day - just play then when an entire day is wiped out.

There's no doubt quite a lot of the rules need a fair tweaking. It's how much the 'traditionalists' will be prepared to change, being the main hurdle..

[Pidge]

Here's a hypothetical question for all of you:

Para Vista As made 343 last week.
Suppose NE Knights are 9/90 at 4pm on Saturday and it starts to rain. The umpires offer the batsmen to go off and of course they accept. No further play is possible on the day.

According to my understanding of the official Match Rules, NE Knights then become premiers since the match ends in a draw and they were the higher ranked team in the minor round. Nowhere does it state that the match should be completed on another day.

Do people think that this is fair? What should happen in cases like this?

All I know is that whatever happens, the exec committee will be blamed for everything.

I would say that is fair. Higher ranked team wins.

[CoverKing]

Thats why you play the minor round games. Its just another incentive to finish higher on the ladder.
It is only community cricket, spare weekends/days should not be set aside, the top team deserves it IMO.
Unfortunately, my side has finished 3rd this year and play 2nd in the first semi final. We could lose by the rain if it comes on sunday arvo, but thats life, the other side deserves to go through after beating us in the last minor round game to get second spot from us.
Black and white IMO.

[Goat Herder]

Here's a hypothetical question for all of you:

Para Vista As made 343 last week.
Suppose NE Knights are 9/90 at 4pm on Saturday and it starts to rain. The umpires offer the batsmen to go off and of course they accept. No further play is possible on the day.

According to my understanding of the official Match Rules, NE Knights then become premiers since the match ends in a draw and they were the higher ranked team in the minor round. Nowhere does it state that the match should be completed on another day.

Do people think that this is fair? What should happen in cases like this?

All I know is that whatever happens, the exec committee will be blamed for everything.

I would say that is fair. Higher ranked team wins.

So, hypothetically speaking Pidge, let's say PV finished 1st and NEK 2nd, would it still be fair then ya reckon..??

[hagedis]

pidge, u dribble s**t, wasnt it fitzroy last year that threatened to take the league to court beacause they didnt think it was fair that Para Vista be awarded the premiership when the game was heated out? Para Vista were the team to beat all year and finished minor premier! and fitzroy finished 3rd :twisted:

[Pidge]

Here's a hypothetical question for all of you:

Para Vista As made 343 last week.
Suppose NE Knights are 9/90 at 4pm on Saturday and it starts to rain. The umpires offer the batsmen to go off and of course they accept. No further play is possible on the day.

According to my understanding of the official Match Rules, NE Knights then become premiers since the match ends in a draw and they were the higher ranked team in the minor round. Nowhere does it state that the match should be completed on another day.

Do people think that this is fair? What should happen in cases like this?

All I know is that whatever happens, the exec committee will be blamed for everything.

I would say that is fair. Higher ranked team wins.

So, hypothetically speaking Pidge, let's say PV finished 1st and NEK 2nd, would it still be fair then ya reckon..??

I think it would be fair.

[Pidge]

pidge, u dribble s**t, wasnt it fitzroy last year that threatened to take the league to court beacause they didnt think it was fair that Para Vista be awarded the premiership when the game was heated out? Para Vista were the team to beat all year and finished minor premier! and fitzroy finished 3rd

That is rubbish. I hadnt heard anything like that being said. Anyway can we move on from that?

You playing next season?

[hagedis]

Talk to your captain from last year, he wasnt happy with the decision and finnaly let the matter go!

no i wont be playing next year, need a change!

[auto]

pidge, u dribble s**t, wasnt it fitzroy last year that threatened to take the league to court beacause they didnt think it was fair that Para Vista be awarded the premiership when the game was heated out? Para Vista were the team to beat all year and finished minor premier! and fitzroy finished 3rd

Pidge didnt even play A grade last year. Anyway this subjects been done about 100 times (yawn)

Talk to your captain from last year, he wasnt happy with the decision and finnaly let the matter go!

The captain from last year is one of the most passionate and driven players ever to play at our club. You betcha he was keen as mustard to play last years GF. You betcha he was going to do everything he could, and exhaust every avenue he could to get a game played. To my way of thinking this is the kind of man you need captaining your A grade. The game never went ahead and he has put forward on this forum possible ways to improve the potential situation from arisen again. Lets move on.....

[hagedis]

ask pidge yourself, he did play games in the a grade last year, and i doubt you did!

as for the subject matter, i was just pointing out the fact that a fitzroy player was saying that it was fair that the no.1 side after the minor round should be crowned the champion if there was no play during the hot spell! That was not the view of the Fitzroy cricket club

obviously you are one of the wingers that wouldnt let it be! and still cant get over it!

[Pidge]

ask pidge yourself, he did play games in the a grade last year, and i doubt you did!

as for the subject matter, i was just pointing out the fact that a fitzroy player was saying that it was fair that the no.1 side after the minor round should be crowned the champion if there was no play during the hot spell! That was not the view of the Fitzroy cricket club

obviously you are one of the wingers that wouldnt let it be! and still cant get over it!

I only played 1 A Grade game last season which was against your team Hagedis. Im telling you Auto played alot more A grade games than me.

[auto]

ask pidge yourself, he did play games in the a grade last year, and i doubt you did!

as for the subject matter, i was just pointing out the fact that a fitzroy player was saying that it was fair that the no.1 side after the minor round should be crowned the champion if there was no play during the hot spell! That was not the view of the Fitzroy cricket club

obviously you are one of the wingers that wouldnt let it be! and still cant get over it!

Im well and truly over it, and for the record....i think and have ALWAYS THOUGHT that the team that finishes higher gets all the advantages like home grounds, hot weather etc etc. If you look through the pages you will find not one word from me in regards to last years GF.

[carey18]

ask pidge yourself, he did play games in the a grade last year, and i doubt you did!

as for the subject matter, i was just pointing out the fact that a fitzroy player was saying that it was fair that the no.1 side after the minor round should be crowned the champion if there was no play during the hot spell! That was not the view of the Fitzroy cricket club

obviously you are one of the wingers that wouldnt let it be! and still cant get over it!

Bit grumpy there champ?

[the cougar]

yea he is but everyone should hav a fair shot and not just let the weather win it for you

[carey18]

You have a fair shot all season to finish as high as you can in case weather is a issue come finals. Everyone knows the rules.

[Goat Herder]

Hey Pidge, you'll have to change your question to Richie next year mate.. It'll have to be, "So I hear you like to make tons and set records in Grand Finals?"..

For the record, the 270-run stand by J.Smith & R.Marshall is the highest partnership in a Grand Final for over 50yrs in this competition, dating back to ol' Gordon Turner and Enfield batting for both days some 50-odd years ago under the old GF format, similar to the current-day Sheffield Shield where the 1st-placed team only has to draw to win.

[Pidge]

Hey Pidge, you'll have to change your question to Richie next year mate.. It'll have to be, "So I hear you like to make tons and set records in Grand Finals?"..

For the record, the 270-run stand by J.Smith & R.Marshall is the highest partnership in a Grand Final for over 50yrs in this competition, dating back to ol' Gordon Turner and Enfield batting for both days some 50-odd years ago under the old GF format, similar to the current-day Sheffield Shield where the 1st-placed team only has to draw to win.

Maybe i will have to change it to against Fitzroy?

Well done to both batsmen. 270 run stand is brilliant especially in the grand final. They have put their team in a very commanding position.

[Pidge]

Hey Pidge, you'll have to change your question to Richie next year mate.. It'll have to be, "So I hear you like to make tons and set records in Grand Finals?"..

For the record, the 270-run stand by J.Smith & R.Marshall is the highest partnership in a Grand Final for over 50yrs in this competition, dating back to ol' Gordon Turner and Enfield batting for both days some 50-odd years ago under the old GF format, similar to the current-day Sheffield Shield where the 1st-placed team only has to draw to win.

with that in mind... here's a loaded sort of a question. which player was the best new recruit by any club in 2008-2009... J. Smith is certainly a candidate, yes...?

Yeah he would probably be the best recruit. But Cree might challenge