Para District Cricket Association 2009-10

[unknown source]

Satisfying though when a B or C grade team knocks off one of these cocky A grade teams in the lower grades

yeh correct i can't believe north pines a grade are sitting mid pack in grade 5..

didn't they use to be a powerhouse in PDCA?

[lovetotalkfooty]

Round 13
Grade 1
One Tree Hill vs Brahma Lodge
Salisbury North vs Virginia
ATCO vs Salisbury West
Rose & Crown vs Angle Vale
Grade 2
Salisbury West vs Parafield Gardens
Central United vs Riverside
Craigmore vs Smithfield
Eastern Park vs Playford

[SS Minnow]

Groover. Is it true what I am hearing. ATCO all out for 18 and J Mac 8 for 0.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Groover. Is it true what I am hearing. ATCO all out for 18 and J Mac 8 for 0.

heard the same thing..

also heard rose & crown 8/308 vs Angle Vale, R. Figallo hitting his maiden ton. Congrats Russell, not a bad effort for a bloke who started the season with a hat-trick of ducks inc a diamond

[bothamsfearnley]

Grade 3
Brahma Lodge 9/291 vs One Tree Hill.

[Masha]

Brahma A grade 8-193 vs OTH up at their home ground. Very slow outfield, would have been 230-240 elsewhere. Their left arm spinner bowled well, 5-60 odd (Hanisch I think his name is).

Game in the balance, my feeling is we may be 30-40 short.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Brahma A grade 8-193 vs OTH up at their home ground. Very slow outfield, would have been 230-240 elsewhere. Their left arm spinner bowled well, 5-60 odd (Hanisch I think his name is).

Game in the balance, my feeling is we may be 30-40 short.

I guess you just need to make sure its not then

[Wizard of Oz]

Groover. Is it true what I am hearing. ATCO all out for 18 and J Mac 8 for 0.

Spoke to the man earlier....it certainly happened. ATCO providing quality opposition it seems.

I think Westies declared just over 200 and have ATCO 5 for nothing again.

[Masha]

Brahma A grade 8-193 vs OTH up at their home ground. Very slow outfield, would have been 230-240 elsewhere. Their left arm spinner bowled well, 5-60 odd (Hanisch I think his name is).

Game in the balance, my feeling is we may be 30-40 short.

I guess you just need to make sure its not then

That is true, if we bowl the right lengths and keep it full we will be in with a shot.

Phantom, looks like R & C may be peaking at the right time. Must be fancying their chances for a crack at SW in the finals (be first or second game)

[Masha]

Groover. Is it true what I am hearing. ATCO all out for 18 and J Mac 8 for 0.

Spoke to the man earlier....it certainly happened. ATCO providing quality opposition it seems.

I think Westies declared just over 200 and have ATCO 5 for nothing again.

Off to Grade 2 for ATCO. There is no way they'll beat Viriginia going by their last 2 games.

[Phantom Gossiper]

That is true, if we bowl the right lengths and keep it full we will be in with a shot.

Phantom, looks like R & C may be peaking at the right time. Must be fancying their chances for a crack at SW in the finals (be first or second game)

Does seem that way, still plenty to go in the season but it seems the A grade has a good balance & unity happening and definately playing decent cricket.

Hard to look past SW, and no one wants to get ahead of themselves but there is a quiet confidence around R&C that anything is possible - i mean the 1 dayer against them R&C lost by 50 odd runs but were missing 5 players so thats encouraging signs, then again looking at ATCO vs SW scores today, whether it was SW just turning it on or ATCO off on another planet it sends a stern warning to the other sides heading into finals that SW aren't getting complacent.

[Masha]

That is true, if we bowl the right lengths and keep it full we will be in with a shot.

Phantom, looks like R & C may be peaking at the right time. Must be fancying their chances for a crack at SW in the finals (be first or second game)

Does seem that way, still plenty to go in the season but it seems the A grade has a good balance & unity happening and definately playing decent cricket.

Hard to look past SW, and no one wants to get ahead of themselves but there is a quiet confidence around R&C that anything is possible - i mean the 1 dayer against them R&C lost by 50 odd runs but were missing 5 players so thats encouraging signs, then again looking at ATCO vs SW scores today, whether it was SW just turning it on or ATCO off on another planet it sends a stern warning to the other sides heading into finals that SW aren't getting complacent.

I think at the moment it is all about not finishing 4th. Sure it would be great to take on SW in the first final and beat them, but you would prefer to play them in the GF. The spots 2-4 still wide open, R&C in with a shot for max points against AV if they bowl well (have the bowlers to do so). If we do OTH, we take 2nd, but if they knock us off, then the race begins. Lucky for R&C and BL is that OTH have SW in the last game. One game at a time. Now time to roll OTH.......

[Groover]

ATCO 18 and 5/67 SW 8/215dec

super spell by Mcinnes early picking up 8 wickets with some good inswingers, stumps everywhere for the majority of his wickets. On the batting side S.Mcintyre batted well for 91.
ATCO defenately had a bad day, but take nothing away from SW, just absolutely on fire today.

[custardarm]

ATCO : A Team Capitulating Often

[skywalker]

ATCO : A Team Capitulating Often

Very Creative..... and, as it would seem, relevant.

Gotta feel for teams that get drubbings like this though. Obviously a team with shattered confidence, that could affect the entire club.

[Wizard of Oz]

You have to question what the standard has become in Grade 1. Episodes like this just never happened in yesteryear.

Something needs to be done to ensure the depth of each grade increases and that each grade becomes more even....

[skywalker]

You have to question what the standard has become in Grade 1. Episodes like this just never happened in yesteryear.

Something needs to be done to ensure the depth of each grade increases and that each grade becomes more even....

How come it was more even yesteryear? What do associations do to ensure their comps are evenly balanced? ATCO haven't been thrashed every game though. I'm sure on their day they can compete. But Grade 1 this year is probably equivalent to Grade 3 years ago.

[Masha]

Looks like the last spot in the top 4 for Grade 2 will still go down to the wire. When I stopped in to watch EP vs Playford, Playford made 220 odd, and had EP 5-25. Not sure how the day ended but looks like an outright coming Playfords way.

[Masha]

You have to question what the standard has become in Grade 1. Episodes like this just never happened in yesteryear.

Something needs to be done to ensure the depth of each grade increases and that each grade becomes more even....

How come it was more even yesteryear? What do associations do to ensure their comps are evenly balanced? ATCO haven't been thrashed every game though. I'm sure on their day they can compete. But Grade 1 this year is probably equivalent to Grade 3 years ago.

I remember playing Grade 1 a few years back for EPFC when we had K Thomas and Kenny Mac (knocked out in Semi vs SW), and the standard back then was much much better. There were no easy games, although I think Two Wells and OTH did struggle but not as bad as ATCO and SNth. I guess the depth has decreased, and as is the case all the good players seem to play for 1 team. For example, SW have Davies, McInnes, McIntyre, Parkhouse, Macaferty etc, R&C have Feltus, Kent, Figallo, Brookes etc. The previous were cases of teams having multiple good players, while those that struggle only have 1 or 2. This year, there seems to be less teams with those core good players, and more with 1 or 2.

The loss of TW and Sandy Creek has definitely forced the standard to drop, all those good players from those teams didn't remain in PDCA, they went to other associations. It will take time, some teams have good junior programs so patience is required. until then, SW will prob win 5 flags on the trot.

[Iwasthere84]

You have to question what the standard has become in Grade 1. Episodes like this just never happened in yesteryear.

Something needs to be done to ensure the depth of each grade increases and that each grade becomes more even..

I cast my mind back to the AGM where the ATCO delegate got up and said we dont need changes because cricket is traditional and if its not broken, why change. Surely she is now deeply concerned. What changes can be made? ATCO are not competitive, Salis Nth are not competitive. Will the two from Gd 2 be any better? My gut feeling is the Assoc is slowly suffering a grim death. I fear for the number of teams that will fall away next year. My prediction is we will lose 3 clubs and up to 10 teams in total.