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So proud of my lad today.

My lad plays U14's for a district club and we needed about 80 in the last 10 overs when he went in. Personally, I gave us no hope as I'd never seen more than 40 hit in the 10 overs in this grade. Anyway, he scored 38 off 27 to help guide his team to a victory. He hit the biggest six I've seen in this grade, hitting the roof of the nearby shed on the full - which would be at least a 65 meter hit (on a 47/48 meter boundary oval). Two sixes, two fours and unluckily run out off a dropped catch by the bowler 7 runs away from victory. The boys got us home in a thriller with 1 ball to spare.

Well done mate, very proud of your efforts.

maxi wrote:Prospect beaten outright in a day can’t recall it ever happening before

I can't recall that at any level of grade cricket

Brutal

Feel for the players and coaches. Must be at a bit of a low ebb.

gadj1976 wrote:So proud of my lad today.

My lad plays U14's for a district club and we needed about 80 in the last 10 overs when he went in. Personally, I gave us no hope as I'd never seen more than 40 hit in the 10 overs in this grade. Anyway, he scored 38 off 27 to help guide his team to a victory. He hit the biggest six I've seen in this grade, hitting the roof of the nearby shed on the full - which would be at least a 65 meter hit (on a 47/48 meter boundary oval). Two sixes, two fours and unluckily run out off a dropped catch by the bowler 7 runs away from victory. The boys got us home in a thriller with 1 ball to spare.

Well done mate, very proud of your efforts.

How good!

You can't beat experiences like that in sport imho. There's something about cricket, with your team mates on the sidelines riding every bump and cheering every run that's so rewarding. Checking the scores every 5 seconds, drawn out tension, next batter in with butterflies.

Nice to finish the season on a high

Tony Clifton wrote:

gadj1976 wrote:So proud of my lad today.

My lad plays U14's for a district club and we needed about 80 in the last 10 overs when he went in. Personally, I gave us no hope as I'd never seen more than 40 hit in the 10 overs in this grade. Anyway, he scored 38 off 27 to help guide his team to a victory. He hit the biggest six I've seen in this grade, hitting the roof of the nearby shed on the full - which would be at least a 65 meter hit (on a 47/48 meter boundary oval). Two sixes, two fours and unluckily run out off a dropped catch by the bowler 7 runs away from victory. The boys got us home in a thriller with 1 ball to spare.

Well done mate, very proud of your efforts.

How good!

You can't beat experiences like that in sport imho. There's something about cricket, with your team mates on the sidelines riding every bump and cheering every run that's so rewarding. Checking the scores every 5 seconds, drawn out tension, next batter in with butterflies.

Nice to finish the season on a high

To add to the drama, the opposition found out at the 25 over mark (40 over game), they were in the in the finals IF they were to defeat us. Both teams' parents knew this and it added to the atmosphere of the day.

Any Pecker posters on here?, hearing blowup in the change rooms after the days play

The Hound wrote:Any Pecker posters on here?, hearing blowup in the change rooms after the days play

That’s the pressure clubs have put themselves under to make 1st division going to be a heck of a last round for them vs Sturt McAndrew will be a massive in for them

Tony Clifton wrote:

maxi wrote:Prospect beaten outright in a day can’t recall it ever happening before

I can't recall that at any level of grade cricket

Brutal

Feel for the players and coaches. Must be at a bit of a low ebb.

Great effort by Glenelg. they needed it

maxi wrote:Prospect beaten outright in a day can’t recall it ever happening before

Day off next Saturday, perfect timing with the long weekend.

Anyone know the stumps score of the WT & TTG game? The stream cut out at the last drinks break and play HQ hasn't been updated

the smokey wrote:Anyone know the stumps score of the WT & TTG game? The stream cut out at the last drinks break and play HQ hasn't been updated

Been trying to find out score too, did here TTG may have been 7/115, but was from unreliable source so dont hold me too it

Sturt vs Woodville next game, every chance winner starts in Div 1 loser starts in Div 2 -

Hopefully nothing unfortunate occurred for the reason behind WT forfeit in 4th grade.
Maybe lack of numbers with Trent Kelly having to don the creams on again.

Ttg 7 fr 155 they’ll stay in div 1 which with their squad should never have been in doubt

How many sides get relegated to Div 2 for next year?
Not sure how it works but there must be some other sides making up Div 2

beef wrote:How many sides get relegated to Div 2 for next year?
Not sure how it works but there must be some other sides making up Div 2

Is it the SA U19s plus the Div 1 club's 2nd XIs?

Will anything be done to encourage the good players from DIV2 teams to join a DIV1 team to make the comp stronger?

Next year will be:

Div 1
Top 8 from the ladder this season

Div 2
Bottom 5 + SACA U19's side

Armchair expert wrote:Will anything be done to encourage the good players from DIV2 teams to join a DIV1 team to make the comp stronger?

I think that will happen, naturally.

The Hound wrote:Hopefully nothing unfortunate occurred for the reason behind WT forfeit in 4th grade.
Maybe lack of numbers with Trent Kelly having to don the creams on again.

No, nothing sinister here, just a perfect storm of players in the Redbacks, English players returning home, injuries, players having to play college cricket, work unavailabilities and the usual fill-ins not being available for various reasons (eg- an army reserve exercise on the weekend took out a reliable fill-in). First time I can remember having to forfeit a senior side in at least 15 years. Believe me, every avenue was tried to get a side up!

wedgetail wrote:

The Hound wrote:Hopefully nothing unfortunate occurred for the reason behind WT forfeit in 4th grade.
Maybe lack of numbers with Trent Kelly having to don the creams on again.

No, nothing sinister here, just a perfect storm of players in the Redbacks, English players returning home, injuries, players having to play college cricket, work unavailabilities and the usual fill-ins not being available for various reasons (eg- an army reserve exercise on the weekend took out a reliable fill-in). First time I can remember having to forfeit a senior side in at least 15 years. Believe me, every avenue was tried to get a side up!

Absolute disaster of a week. Reckon at Henley High may have had a chance of getting couple more fill ins, but going out to Bulkana back to back Saturday’’s not as appealing

A Grade lost the whole bowling line up - Johnson, Buckingham, Reuther, Hunt, Davidson, plus couple of others. TTG could have done a Glenelg and won outright in a day!

Hopefully all available last game against Southerns, may need outright win to get back to 2nd for vital home semi final.