Para Districts Cricket Association 2010-11

[Browny25]

The size and speed of the ground will always suit one side more than another, so you can't say there isn't an advantage to someone. But that's all part of the game. I do think though that a ground's dimensions should be the same all year if possible. Picking and choosing how big you make your ground each game isn't in the spirit of the game IMHO.

Spot on...i dont think brahma have the same hitting power as the other 7 sides and would prefer to nudge the ball around so by making the boundary bigger suits them alot...and imo it took them till xmas to work this out... A good plan but surely the boundary has to be the same all year? If we meet in finals you might find its a 30 mtr hit to our boundary...providing we get a home final that is....

Groover does the boundary each week and probably thinks he has made it the same size each game!

Catchit i think we hit more boundarys than you guys in the one dayer, so is it that your big hitters cant actually hit "that" big? Maybe mouse park would suit your team better (so no running is involved aswell)?

[Browny25]

Congrats to Elaine Figallo on her award!

http://news-review-messenger.whereilive ... s-cricket/

[OKC!]

that game ur talkin of OKC was at Brahma Lodges actual home ground. i think they only played the first couple of games there. and are now playin out at Greenwith coz of the turf pitch bein layed on there home ground. i think its the size of the boundaries at greenwith that people are talking about

Then i have no idea how big they are

[catchit]

The size and speed of the ground will always suit one side more than another, so you can't say there isn't an advantage to someone. But that's all part of the game. I do think though that a ground's dimensions should be the same all year if possible. Picking and choosing how big you make your ground each game isn't in the spirit of the game IMHO.

Spot on...i dont think brahma have the same hitting power as the other 7 sides and would prefer to nudge the ball around so by making the boundary bigger suits them alot...and imo it took them till xmas to work this out... A good plan but surely the boundary has to be the same all year? If we meet in finals you might find its a 30 mtr hit to our boundary...providing we get a home final that is....

Groover does the boundary each week and probably thinks he has made it the same size each game!

Catchit i think we hit more boundarys than you guys in the one dayer, so is it that your big hitters cant actually hit "that" big? Maybe mouse park would suit your team better (so no running is involved aswell)?

Mouse park would def suit me.... Just think next year you guys can go 1 step further and put abit of extra water on the pitch thurs night

[catchit]

The size and speed of the ground will always suit one side more than another, so you can't say there isn't an advantage to someone. But that's all part of the game. I do think though that a ground's dimensions should be the same all year if possible. Picking and choosing how big you make your ground each game isn't in the spirit of the game IMHO.

the speed of the ground has been the same all year.. (slow) and the only time the boundry changed was in the one dayers when it was made smaller so more runs were scored

You say it was changed for the onedayers? We played the last onedayer there and it was close to a 100 mtr hit...or were you just preparing for 2 day cricket? Or was it a case of making the boundry suit your team? Make your mind up before you defend it mate

[howzat]

Congrats to Elaine Figallo on her award!

http://news-review-messenger.whereilive ... s-cricket/

yes very well deserved award to elaine she puts in a lot of time and effort and not just to rosies!!!

[Masha]

The size and speed of the ground will always suit one side more than another, so you can't say there isn't an advantage to someone. But that's all part of the game. I do think though that a ground's dimensions should be the same all year if possible. Picking and choosing how big you make your ground each game isn't in the spirit of the game IMHO.

the speed of the ground has been the same all year.. (slow) and the only time the boundry changed was in the one dayers when it was made smaller so more runs were scored

So the boundary was big in the first 4 2 dayers? Then you changed it for onedayers? i smell a pakistany behind all this...

We only bet on wides from Sibbs in the one dayers. We may have lost vs AV at their deck, but made a fair bit of coin through the dodgy bookmaker out Eliz way....

[Masha]

The size and speed of the ground will always suit one side more than another, so you can't say there isn't an advantage to someone. But that's all part of the game. I do think though that a ground's dimensions should be the same all year if possible. Picking and choosing how big you make your ground each game isn't in the spirit of the game IMHO.

the speed of the ground has been the same all year.. (slow) and the only time the boundry changed was in the one dayers when it was made smaller so more runs were scored

You say it was changed for the onedayers? We played the last onedayer there and it was close to a 100 mtr hit...or were you just preparing for 2 day cricket? Or was it a case of making the boundry suit your team? Make your mind up before you defend it mate

Maybe it is how Groover sets the field, maybe it's the thickness of the oval, maybe it depends on the 1 day-2 day comparison, maybe it is global warming, maybe it is whether we play 1 spinner or 2, or maybe it is just a coincidence. Who knows, except Groover I guess.....

[catchit]

Congrats to Elaine Figallo on her award!

http://news-review-messenger.whereilive ... s-cricket/

yes very well deserved award to elaine she puts in a lot of time and effort and not just to rosies!!!

here here...

[catchit]

The size and speed of the ground will always suit one side more than another, so you can't say there isn't an advantage to someone. But that's all part of the game. I do think though that a ground's dimensions should be the same all year if possible. Picking and choosing how big you make your ground each game isn't in the spirit of the game IMHO.

the speed of the ground has been the same all year.. (slow) and the only time the boundry changed was in the one dayers when it was made smaller so more runs were scored

You say it was changed for the onedayers? We played the last onedayer there and it was close to a 100 mtr hit...or were you just preparing for 2 day cricket? Or was it a case of making the boundry suit your team? Make your mind up before you defend it mate

Maybe it is how Groover sets the field, maybe it's the thickness of the oval, maybe it depends on the 1 day-2 day comparison, maybe it is global warming, maybe it is whether we play 1 spinner or 2, or maybe it is just a coincidence. Who knows, except Groover I guess.....

maybe its to do with cyber dollars if groover is involved??
Daniel Amir Groover..

[Thats Gold]

LM,
Do you know the overnight scores for the Grade 3 match between Smitty and the Vale?

[Masha]

You say it was changed for the onedayers? We played the last onedayer there and it was close to a 100 mtr hit...or were you just preparing for 2 day cricket? Or was it a case of making the boundry suit your team? Make your mind up before you defend it mate

Maybe it is how Groover sets the field, maybe it's the thickness of the oval, maybe it depends on the 1 day-2 day comparison, maybe it is global warming, maybe it is whether we play 1 spinner or 2, or maybe it is just a coincidence. Who knows, except Groover I guess.....

maybe its to do with cyber dollars if groover is involved??
Daniel Amir Groover..

Ban him for 5 years, should have been banned for his suspicious bowling action anyways

Maybe LM is the dodgy bookmaker??

[cokadonkeytoo]

The size and speed of the ground will always suit one side more than another, so you can't say there isn't an advantage to someone. But that's all part of the game. I do think though that a ground's dimensions should be the same all year if possible. Picking and choosing how big you make your ground each game isn't in the spirit of the game IMHO.

Spot on...i dont think brahma have the same hitting power as the other 7 sides and would prefer to nudge the ball around so by making the boundary bigger suits them alot...and imo it took them till xmas to work this out... A good plan but surely the boundary has to be the same all year? If we meet in finals you might find its a 30 mtr hit to our boundary...providing we get a home final that is....

I played a grand final for our C grade a few years ago against Salisbury North's A grade on their ground. We played the whole thing, right out to the fence. Not a cone or boundary marker in sight. Was a massive advantage for them, being all fit and fast with our guys being slow and a lot nearing 50. The same shot would get them 3 that got us 1.

All part of the game, but nobody can tell me it's not an advantage to one team most of the time. I certainly don't agree with changing the size of the ground for one dayers though. Perhaps Brahma thought an extra 100 runs throughout the 7 one dayers might be the difference between a home final and an away final?

Its the same for Westies for the sides that use the small ground, thats a massive advantage having the ability to amass large scores week in week out. The accumulation of points can make the tables look very lopsided and in fact can come down to the side having a couple of wins less than the side above but still finish above because they make huge scores each week. Especially having guys like Costanzo batting on the ground. If Brahma feel they get a small advantage out of having big boundaries good on em for exploiting it. Thats what home ground advantages are all about

[Grahaml]

The size and speed of the ground will always suit one side more than another, so you can't say there isn't an advantage to someone. But that's all part of the game. I do think though that a ground's dimensions should be the same all year if possible. Picking and choosing how big you make your ground each game isn't in the spirit of the game IMHO.

Spot on...i dont think brahma have the same hitting power as the other 7 sides and would prefer to nudge the ball around so by making the boundary bigger suits them alot...and imo it took them till xmas to work this out... A good plan but surely the boundary has to be the same all year? If we meet in finals you might find its a 30 mtr hit to our boundary...providing we get a home final that is....

I played a grand final for our C grade a few years ago against Salisbury North's A grade on their ground. We played the whole thing, right out to the fence. Not a cone or boundary marker in sight. Was a massive advantage for them, being all fit and fast with our guys being slow and a lot nearing 50. The same shot would get them 3 that got us 1.

All part of the game, but nobody can tell me it's not an advantage to one team most of the time. I certainly don't agree with changing the size of the ground for one dayers though. Perhaps Brahma thought an extra 100 runs throughout the 7 one dayers might be the difference between a home final and an away final?

Its the same for Westies for the sides that use the small ground, thats a massive advantage having the ability to amass large scores week in week out. The accumulation of points can make the tables look very lopsided and in fact can come down to the side having a couple of wins less than the side above but still finish above because they make huge scores each week. Especially having guys like Costanzo batting on the ground. If Brahma feel they get a small advantage out of having big boundaries good on em for exploiting it. Thats what home ground advantages are all about

The ground certainly is an advantage for some blokes (the bowlers in those grades tend not to agree though). But the ground is the same size all year round, it never changes and is as big as it can possibly be. The argument is about whether a home side should change the size of the ground during the year as it suits.

[custardarm]

The size and speed of the ground will always suit one side more than another, so you can't say there isn't an advantage to someone. But that's all part of the game. I do think though that a ground's dimensions should be the same all year if possible. Picking and choosing how big you make your ground each game isn't in the spirit of the game IMHO.

in the central districts days at argana park , young jon marslen used to put the cones out and he kept walking til he ran into trees

[catchit]

The size and speed of the ground will always suit one side more than another, so you can't say there isn't an advantage to someone. But that's all part of the game. I do think though that a ground's dimensions should be the same all year if possible. Picking and choosing how big you make your ground each game isn't in the spirit of the game IMHO.

Spot on...i dont think brahma have the same hitting power as the other 7 sides and would prefer to nudge the ball around so by making the boundary bigger suits them alot...and imo it took them till xmas to work this out... A good plan but surely the boundary has to be the same all year? If we meet in finals you might find its a 30 mtr hit to our boundary...providing we get a home final that is....

I played a grand final for our C grade a few years ago against Salisbury North's A grade on their ground. We played the whole thing, right out to the fence. Not a cone or boundary marker in sight. Was a massive advantage for them, being all fit and fast with our guys being slow and a lot nearing 50. The same shot would get them 3 that got us 1.

All part of the game, but nobody can tell me it's not an advantage to one team most of the time. I certainly don't agree with changing the size of the ground for one dayers though. Perhaps Brahma thought an extra 100 runs throughout the 7 one dayers might be the difference between a home final and an away final?

Its the same for Westies for the sides that use the small ground, thats a massive advantage having the ability to amass large scores week in week out. The accumulation of points can make the tables look very lopsided and in fact can come down to the side having a couple of wins less than the side above but still finish above because they make huge scores each week. Especially having guys like Costanzo batting on the ground. If Brahma feel they get a small advantage out of having big boundaries good on em for exploiting it. Thats what home ground advantages are all about

To much paint thinners mate? Its not the size its what you do with it... So the wife tells me

[catchit]

Seen a doco on hanse cronje lastnight...reminded me of brahma...that is all...

[Executive Member]

Seen a doco on hanse cronje lastnight...reminded me of brahma...that is all...

dont worry big fella

I am sure during the finals that you will be contacted by someone from The Lodge in dark glasses to ensure you hit under 10 and dont take any wickets - look out for a brown paper bag with a big golden M on it

[OKC!]

Seen a doco on hanse cronje lastnight...reminded me of brahma...that is all...

Seen the movie 'the crying game' last night, thought of catchit, that is all.

[Lightning McQueen]

LM,
Do you know the overnight scores for the Grade 3 match between Smitty and the Vale?

Smithfield 197 vs Angle Vale 4/37 (or thereabouts)