Adelaide Hills Cricket (Hills, A&EH, TV) 2010-11

[the wonder elephant]

Guess which Hills Team president is getting married this weekend?
Also he does not play A and B Grade Footy!

But does moonlight as a c grade footballer !!

[saintal]

TVCA Grand Finals

A Grade: Woodside posted just 65 batting first, before Lobethal ended the day 1 down for 70 or so. The Warriors have conceded apparently, so that means it is eight straight for the Tigers. The wait will continue for the Warriors.

A2 Grade: At the half way point of the innings, Woodside sat precariously at 3/43. However they turned things around after drinks, and finished at a more than competitive 193. Will be a test for top placed Eden Valley, with the hosts carrying the momentum into day 2.

B Grade: Not sure what happened there.

[Footy Warrior]

Alex Georgiou ripped through Woodside after they won the toss and chose to bat first.

Mt.Torrens won the B grade. The 2nd Mt.Torrens team recruited Enfield's best bowler Adam Gully for the 2nd half of the season and it appears to have paid dividends.

[saintal]

Alex Georgiou ripped through Woodside after they won the toss and chose to bat first.

Mt.Torrens won the B grade. The 2nd Mt.Torrens team recruited Enfield's best bowler Adam Gully for the 2nd half of the season and it appears to have paid dividends.

I see Woodside were 4/5 at one stage

Predictably there was no play yesterday in the A2 final, so they will return next saturday to finish that one off.

I'm imagining there was very little cricket played in the hills yesterday.

[Justquietly]

Not much played but we somehow got away with a full A2 game at Belair, just a 10 minute stop as it pissed down. The umpires left that WAY too late as well. Saturday was beautiful, Sunday was rubbish for all involved, weather-wise.
Sounds like Meadows went NUTS after tea in A grade!

[cricketlad]

In the uraidla game. Onkas made 115 all out. Uraidla were 5 for 101 after 45 overs. Uraidla win as not all the overs we bowled. so its a repeat of last year

[Banker]

Not much played but we somehow got away with a full A2 game at Belair

Assuming you won? Are you playing at Belair this week v Mylor?

[Justquietly]

Oh yeah minor detail on my behalf!
We won 6 down. Mylor's game rained out when they were defending 130, so that could have been interesting. We play them at Belair, hopefully 2 nice days but the forecast doesn't look great. Mind you, forecasts are usually worth barely a pinch of salt.

[Justquietly]

Tips for the GFs:
A grade - Meadows to thump Uraidla. Sadly I just can't see it going any other way.
B grade - Aldgate to beat Mylor in a very tight encounter. Fielke back for Mylor so that'll make it harder.
C grade - Onkas to beat Stirling, their semi seemed to be a walk in the park and even though Stirling finished top, I reckon Onkas to win this at the 'Ling.
D grade - as per last week, dunno. I will hazard a guess and say...meadows' B grade (don't get me started) to make it 2 flags over the weekend for the club.
Anyone else got thoughts?
Oh 1 more tip - my liver to pack up and p$ss off on Tuesday morning

[Dutchy]

Good luck JQ and others playing.

Saw a bit of the Meadow's B grade (playing D grade) and all of their bowlers wouldnt look out of place in a genuine A2 side.

Joke...

[Koll Joll Roll]

In regard to the Meadows situation, from my reports they were extremely close to only having one team this year that being A Grade. Due to a number of kids and C Grade cricketers from the year previous not committing to play permanently and some not at all. They decided for the benefit of their club and the kids (17-19) who were keen to play and were committed to play with a couple of older players that D Grade was the better options as the club feared if they were continually beaten they would lose their second team. If you are real keen to check out the situation look how many they have qualified for finals 23 players across two teams?? With a couple of those requiring to play the last round just to qualify.

Originally the powers to be at Meadows Dawes, Reids etc wanted a A, B & D Grade but were unable to. So before you go firing shots about it being deliberate. Would you prefer Meadows had one side??

Cricket is a dieing sport and Meadows is one club struggling to keep juniors involved.

[Dutchy]

Under 14's are in the Grand Final I believe?

The issue is fringe A graders dropping 3 grades back to D grade is not good for any genuine D grade players, how do you think they feel facing someone who played A grade last week? We are likely to lose genuine D grade players because of this.

Meadows made the Grand Final of C grade only 2 years ago. Now cant commit to fielding one, but dominate D grade?

I just think if you have an A grade team then the 2nd team should be in C grade minimum.

[Bat Pad]

Under 14's are in the Grand Final I believe?

The issue is fringe A graders dropping 3 grades back to D grade is not good for any genuine D grade players, how do you think they feel facing someone who played A grade last week? We are likely to lose genuine D grade players because of this.

Meadows made the Grand Final of C grade only 2 years ago. Now cant commit to fielding one, but dominate D grade?

I just think if you have an A grade team then the 2nd team should be in C grade minimum.

Did Mt Lofty have a B Grade last time they won the D Grade flag?

[2jox]

In regard to the Meadows situation, from my reports they were extremely close to only having one team this year that being A Grade. Due to a number of kids and C Grade cricketers from the year previous not committing to play permanently and some not at all. They decided for the benefit of their club and the kids (17-19) who were keen to play and were committed to play with a couple of older players that D Grade was the better options as the club feared if they were continually beaten they would lose their second team. If you are real keen to check out the situation look how many they have qualified for finals 23 players across two teams?? With a couple of those requiring to play the last round just to qualify.

Originally the powers to be at Meadows Dawes, Reids etc wanted a A, B & D Grade but were unable to. So before you go firing shots about it being deliberate. Would you prefer Meadows had one side??

Cricket is a dieing sport and Meadows is one club struggling to keep juniors involved.

Have many 17 - 19 year olds played in the d grade final on the weekend?

Also BP pretty sure Lofty had a C grade last time there D grade won the flag.

[Bat Pad]

In regard to the Meadows situation, from my reports they were extremely close to only having one team this year that being A Grade. Due to a number of kids and C Grade cricketers from the year previous not committing to play permanently and some not at all. They decided for the benefit of their club and the kids (17-19) who were keen to play and were committed to play with a couple of older players that D Grade was the better options as the club feared if they were continually beaten they would lose their second team. If you are real keen to check out the situation look how many they have qualified for finals 23 players across two teams?? With a couple of those requiring to play the last round just to qualify.

Originally the powers to be at Meadows Dawes, Reids etc wanted a A, B & D Grade but were unable to. So before you go firing shots about it being deliberate. Would you prefer Meadows had one side??

Cricket is a dieing sport and Meadows is one club struggling to keep juniors involved.

Have many 17 - 19 year olds played in the d grade final on the weekend?

Also BP pretty sure Lofty had a C grade last time there D grade won the flag.

I thought they did, so why were Pistola, Miles, the sturt blokes Miles brought with him playing D Grade instead of C Grade? Those blokes weren't exactly guns at A grade level but most had/could of played A's. Think you will find their reasons may answer why Meadows have a D grade instead of a B Grade. Is C grade played in the same format as the B's?

[Dutchy]

08/09 Lofty won the C & D grade - so mute point, whenever we have had a D grade its been our 3rd or 4th side...

[Koll Joll Roll]

The way I see it Meadows took a step backwards to take two forward in the future. Instead of getting belted in the C Grade which they would of earlier in the season. Some players have begin to enjoy their cricket again and coming back to the club hopefully next year Meadows can fill a A, B & D grade as previously desired this season.

If some other clubs took that attitude to selecting their sides (i.e Stirling) step back to B Grade start winning some games and have a positive attitude back at the club and then move back to A Grade as Meadows did in the late 90's and as Happy Valley has done now they would find better results then floggin a dead horse week in week as people loss interest.

[Justquietly]

In regard to the Meadows situation, from my reports they were extremely close to only having one team this year that being A Grade. Due to a number of kids and C Grade cricketers from the year previous not committing to play permanently and some not at all. They decided for the benefit of their club and the kids (17-19) who were keen to play and were committed to play with a couple of older players that D Grade was the better options as the club feared if they were continually beaten they would lose their second team. If you are real keen to check out the situation look how many they have qualified for finals 23 players across two teams?? With a couple of those requiring to play the last round just to qualify.

Originally the powers to be at Meadows Dawes, Reids etc wanted a A, B & D Grade but were unable to. So before you go firing shots about it being deliberate. Would you prefer Meadows had one side??

Cricket is a dieing sport and Meadows is one club struggling to keep juniors involved.

KJR - what a LAME card to play! I think a lot of us on this forum have had floggings at some stage, even culminating in a genuinely poor season. I see your point, I do, but can you not see it from the side of other teams playing a Meadows 'second XI' in D grade? I'm sorry, my heart can't bleed for that response. And you're talking about 'firing shots', you just shot one at Stirling. Stepping back a grade and winning some games may instill some confidence but does it really steel you for another crack at a higher grade later on?

[Koll Joll Roll]

Meadows is club not blessed with numbers due to location obviously that is not a problem at Lofty. They did what they feel was in the best interests of their club once people start to enjoy their cricket they are more likely to commit during the leaner periods (higher grades). Obviously everyone wants to play and loves their cricket at Lofty which is definately not the case at some other clubs. From what i have heard Meadows have 15 cricketers that commited to every game this year and this is over 2 sides. The decision what not made in the interests of the association and other teams as clubs have to look after their back yard.

I think i was offering a suggestion more then firing at shot at Stirling cause clearly what has happened for the past 3 years hasnt worked. By dropping down a grade you start winning games people get the enjoyment back it makes it easier to recruit players if you are winning and allows your juniors players to have some success at the lower level and gain some experience at senior level before taking on the higher level.

I was just providing more information to discussion not a defence as i feel Meadows has done the right thing for their club whether other clubs like it or not doesnt matter.

[Bat Pad]

08/09 Lofty won the C & D grade - so mute point, whenever we have had a D grade its been our 3rd or 4th side...

Well looking back don't you think Lofty clearly could have fielded a competitive B & C grade instead of C & D? But I am sure that wasn't the thinking at season start, which is why they didn't. Same for Meadows, at the start of the season they didn't even know if they could field 2 sides, let alone know how good their second side would be. Turns out they may have underestimated themselves, but this happens all the time in the league, like Lofty back in 08/09. Sure they had plenty of players who wouldn't have looked out of place in the A2's that year. You dont think Meadows A's would prefer people coming in from B's instead of D's if they thought that was possible?

Moot point I guess, they are that far ahead of everyone it doesn't matter anyway. Perhaps they are trying to steal a D Grade flag.