Adelaide Turf Cricket Association 2010-11

[Bluedemon]

From the ATCA website

Cancellation of all Senior fixtures

Please note the cancellation of all Senior ATCA fixtures for Saturday 19 February 2011 due to the weather conditions which have hampered any pitch preparation.

It is planned the matches in grades A1 to C3 will now be played as one day fixtures on Saturday 26 February

At this stage play scheduled for the Juniors Sunday 20th February are to remain as per the program, the Emergency Committee will make this decision on Saturday.

A message has been left on the ATCA recorded service confirming the above, the number for your reference is 1900 950 598.

[no_remorse28]

Rumor has it that Kilburn have removed their A & B grade sides from the comp, and will find out tomorrow whether their C grade can remain.

Is this the end for Kilburn?

Didn't come to this in the end. No doubt we are struggling to finish out the year in our A's and B's. C grade are sitting top and looking good for a decent premiership run. Looking forward to the end of the year so the club can try to regroup and put together a decent structure to help cricket survive in the future.

[no_remorse28]

No covers at Kilburn... And they still played saturday

But the ground would be a perfect ground for a club in that comp...

I know their major committee man has busted his gut over the past 5 years. He committed himself to trying to develope their juniors by being involved on the NEJCA board as well as running the seniors. Shame on all that are involved at Kilburn that have not done the same. One person cant do it all. Hope you guys can find the right person to lead your club to brighter days and not reflect on past appointments that could cloud your judgement on a good future. All the best.

The reason our juniors folded was after Christmas we had 3 players return, the coach quit and as of late in Kilburn it has been hard to get the youth in the area interested in a sport they are not familiar with. Right now it is a one man show at Kilburn trying to save it from extinction but as you say, help is required and trying to find the best help can seems to be the hardest thing.

[no_remorse28]

I know it's not their choice. Council's choice. Want to put in a hard wicket and save on labour/costs.

Council will lease the ground out to another club. Kilburn would then have to find a ground to play on..
With so much time, effort and money put into the square, there is no way the council will rip it up.

The club will be staying on turf wickets next year likely with just the two sides. Most likely to be B1's and an LO team. There will be a big push to try and get new players out and hopefully by next year it starts to look brighter again for the Kilburn Cricket Club

The council are the first to have floated the idea of a Hard Wicket being implemented, but as far as i know it was just an option that they had but are not following up on.

[Down the Hill]

This is whats killing some clubs and was referrred to by the bloke who writes about cricket in the Messenger. How can you be struggling to "finish the season off" in A & B grade but have the C grade with a "decent run at the Premiership". LO cricket was a great initiative by ATCA at the time but it has also been the undoing of many clubs.

ATCA and its member clubs desperately need to find a solution to the balance between traditional 2 day cricket and hit and giggle.

[no_remorse28]

This is whats killing some clubs and was referrred to by the bloke who writes about cricket in the Messenger. How can you be struggling to "finish the season off" in A & B grade but have the C grade with a "decent run at the Premiership". LO cricket was a great initiative by ATCA at the time but it has also been the undoing of many clubs.

ATCA and its member clubs desperately need to find a solution to the balance between traditional 2 day cricket and hit and giggle.

Our problem stems from our fixture. Our C grade play 15 Friday nights out of an 18 game season. The two Saturday games we have played this year finding numbers for them alone was near mission impossible. This is caused from the fact that people looking to play cricket who cant on Saturdays enjoy the ability to play it Friday night but when it does come Saturday's understandably work becomes first priority.

We no doubt have some blokes in LOE who should be in our A3 side. But the fact is if they tell us they are working we havnt been able to convince them other wise.

Next year Friday Night games are unlikely to go ahead because this has been a problem for the last 3-4 years now.

I however don't consider the One Day format a hit and giggle. It is a great alternative to people not wanting to play the traditional two day format, but i do agree that there are alot of issues that need to be sorted out for it.

[puppet arms]

This is whats killing some clubs and was referrred to by the bloke who writes about cricket in the Messenger. How can you be struggling to "finish the season off" in A & B grade but have the C grade with a "decent run at the Premiership". LO cricket was a great initiative by ATCA at the time but it has also been the undoing of many clubs.

ATCA and its member clubs desperately need to find a solution to the balance between traditional 2 day cricket and hit and giggle.

Don't disagree with this but on the other hand a club like Glenunga would likely not exist right now if it wasn't for the LO comp. We have an average age higher than most clubs and most guys have young families as well as work commitments. It just gets too hard to get people to commit to 2 saturdays in a row, no matter how much they want to play. Personally, I play just about every game but if I had to commit to next Saturday right now I wouldn't be able to guarantee my availablilty. It's the smae with a lot of guys these days. The LO comp offers a fantastic alternative.

And just to clarify, it's generally taken a bit more seriously that hit and giggle. Although I will grant that the intensity is a step down from the higher grades of 2 day cricket.

[no_remorse28]

This is whats killing some clubs and was referrred to by the bloke who writes about cricket in the Messenger. How can you be struggling to "finish the season off" in A & B grade but have the C grade with a "decent run at the Premiership". LO cricket was a great initiative by ATCA at the time but it has also been the undoing of many clubs.

ATCA and its member clubs desperately need to find a solution to the balance between traditional 2 day cricket and hit and giggle.

Don't disagree with this but on the other hand a club like Glenunga would likely not exist right now if it wasn't for the LO comp. We have an average age higher than most clubs and most guys have young families as well as work commitments. It just gets too hard to get people to commit to 2 saturdays in a row, no matter how much they want to play. Personally, I play just about every game but if I had to commit to next Saturday right now I wouldn't be able to guarantee my availablilty. It's the smae with a lot of guys these days. The LO comp offers a fantastic alternative.

And just to clarify, it's generally taken a bit more seriously that hit and giggle. Although I will grant that the intensity is a step down from the higher grades of 2 day cricket.

This is similar to how I view it, we give a game of cricket to people who still work 9-5 on saturdays. the LO comp is very handy for this and having our lights helps us do this to. Our guys are also very intense in this comp, take it just as seriously as any 2 day outfit I have seen

[no_remorse28]

Kilburn A grade chalked up there first win sice round 1 ( oct 9 ). credit to them seems as they only had 10 for the day due to a no show. Been a tough ol year but good to get another win.

[Trader]

Well done to Kilburn, hopefully they can use the momentum and put on a good show again in Rd 11.

Anyone know the result from the T20 final last night?

[no_remorse28]

Well done to Kilburn, hopefully they can use the momentum and put on a good show again in Rd 11.

Anyone know the result from the T20 final last night?

PAOC got around the 110 mark and Pooraka failed to chase it

[Senor Moto Gadili]

Things are defintely hotting up in ATCA. Woody Rechabites leading the all important Spirit of Cricket Award by 1 point after Round 8.

[azzaisbest]

Did i see right on the weekend thats gepps got rolled for 34 I know things are not so rosie at the club, did some players miss this game from the previous where they hit over 200?

[no_remorse28]

Did i see right on the weekend thats gepps got rolled for 34 I know things are not so rosie at the club, did some players miss this game from the previous where they hit over 200?

Noticed this to, surely not that much worse then concordia who are bottom half of the table to. Spose it could of been one of those days !

[OKC!]

Did i see right on the weekend thats gepps got rolled for 34 I know things are not so rosie at the club, did some players miss this game from the previous where they hit over 200?

Noticed this to, surely not that much worse then concordia who are bottom half of the table to. Spose it could of been one of those days !

Had a chat to a couple of the boys and not too much of a change from the previous week.

Think the lads are looking forward to the end of the season, there was no excuses when asked about the weekend. Just put it down to a long year. Hopefully they can recruit a bit to help with a re-build of some of the younger lads.

[Senor Moto Gadili]

Did i see right on the weekend thats gepps got rolled for 34 I know things are not so rosie at the club, did some players miss this game from the previous where they hit over 200?

Can happen. Didn't Para Hills bowl them out for 50 earlier in the season? They have lost a lot of talented players and don't have much to play for. More importantly, will Hope Valley make the 263 runs required to stay in A2? Tough assignment.

[interested observer]

Did i see right on the weekend thats gepps got rolled for 34 I know things are not so rosie at the club, did some players miss this game from the previous where they hit over 200?

Can happen. Didn't Para Hills bowl them out for 50 earlier in the season? They have lost a lot of talented players and don't have much to play for. More importantly, will Hope Valley make the 263 runs required to stay in A2? Tough assignment.

I think there are a couple of things that may have contributed to some ordinary scores this year.

Firstly there are some pretty handy bowling attacks in A2 this year in my opinion.
Secondly, it has been the worst year weather wise that I can remember which has seen a lot of ordinary decks at times.
Unfortunately here we are in round 11 and other than a few of the top class bats like Duffett, Watson, Carson, etc, it has been a real battle for bats to get some real momentum with form..

[no_remorse28]

Did i see right on the weekend thats gepps got rolled for 34 I know things are not so rosie at the club, did some players miss this game from the previous where they hit over 200?

Noticed this to, surely not that much worse then concordia who are bottom half of the table to. Spose it could of been one of those days !

Had a chat to a couple of the boys and not too much of a change from the previous week.

Think the lads are looking forward to the end of the season, there was no excuses when asked about the weekend. Just put it down to a long year. Hopefully they can recruit a bit to help with a re-build of some of the younger lads.

Your back there next year OKC ??

[azzaisbest]

Did i see right on the weekend thats gepps got rolled for 34 I know things are not so rosie at the club, did some players miss this game from the previous where they hit over 200?

Can happen. Didn't Para Hills bowl them out for 50 earlier in the season? They have lost a lot of talented players and don't have much to play for. More importantly, will Hope Valley make the 263 runs required to stay in A2? Tough assignment.

Yes, tough assignment indeed, the boys will have to pull something special out of the bag, but have seen stranger things happen in the last game of the year before , so who knows . Get in at the valley and scoring can happen quite quickly , the boys know what is at stake and are pumped for the challenge that lays ahead. Go you valleys !!!!!!!

[Lightning McQueen]

Your back there next year OKC ??

Na, he'll be moving down the hill