by Punter707 » Tue Mar 09, 2021 4:05 pm
by Senor Moto Gadili » Thu Mar 11, 2021 5:21 pm
by tigerpie » Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:59 pm
Senor Moto Gadili wrote:Latest forecast is for rain on Saturday morning with 1 to 5mm. Pooraka aren't using their covers are they?
by Trader » Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:34 am
tigerpie wrote:Senor Moto Gadili wrote:Latest forecast is for rain on Saturday morning with 1 to 5mm. Pooraka aren't using their covers are they?
They do when it matters.
by Bluedemon » Sat Mar 13, 2021 1:01 pm
Trader wrote:tigerpie wrote:Senor Moto Gadili wrote:Latest forecast is for rain on Saturday morning with 1 to 5mm. Pooraka aren't using their covers are they?
They do when it matters.
Correct, Pooraka are not a nominated covers club for minor rounds, will have them on for finals though.
Rain should fall between 2am and 1pm, grounds with covers might have a late start but should play you would think.
by no_remorse28 » Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:15 pm
by Senor Moto Gadili » Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:07 pm
no_remorse28 wrote:Grange defeated Scotch
The final points tally between them and Ingle Farm would be quite close Grange maybe jumping them
by no_remorse28 » Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:36 am
Senor Moto Gadili wrote:no_remorse28 wrote:Grange defeated Scotch
The final points tally between them and Ingle Farm would be quite close Grange maybe jumping them
Grange jump Farmers to 4th and Old Scotch relegated to A2. A shame that most games washed out.
by tigerpie » Sun Mar 14, 2021 5:28 pm
by amber_fluid » Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:04 pm
by Reilly » Mon Mar 15, 2021 9:54 am
by Senor Moto Gadili » Mon Mar 15, 2021 2:08 pm
Reilly wrote:Yeah I don't agree with this decision by ATCA. If it wasn't the last round I dare say it would have been called off across the board. To miss finals or be relegated for that matter because one game out of the six went ahead is unfair IMO.
by daysofourlives » Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:15 pm
by Senor Moto Gadili » Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:01 pm
daysofourlives wrote:I don't understand why all clubs in A1 wouldn't be made to have adequate covers?
Surely the priorities are wrong if clubs can afford to pay players but not be able to afford covers?
They're not that expensive anyway
by tigerpie » Mon Mar 15, 2021 5:32 pm
Senor Moto Gadili wrote:Reilly wrote:Yeah I don't agree with this decision by ATCA. If it wasn't the last round I dare say it would have been called off across the board. To miss finals or be relegated for that matter because one game out of the six went ahead is unfair IMO.
It does seem a little unfair to have so few games proceed when there is so much on the line, however, I don't believe ATCA would have called all games if it wasn't the last game of the minor round. They have been very open about clubs being able to proceed if they have covers. Clubs invest heavily to get covers and then have them in place each week. Saturday was an opportunity for them to get a return on their investment. Some clubs benefitted and some didn't. In some cases it was the luck of the draw. Across the ATCA 2-Day comp, only 10 games out of 42 were able to play, which includes the C1 game, Adelaide Uni v Blue Brigade, which is the only game to proceed on an uncovered wicket. Yes, the wicket was trashed and Blue Brigade were bowled out for 80 and 32. Of the 16 grounds with covers, 9 were able to play.
The big winners ....
Grange chased down 267 against Old Scotch and displaced Ingle Farm in 4th spot
Marion beat Trinity and avoided relegation, while Trinity's bonus points from playing Saturday enabled them to stay up over Old Scotch
In A2, Port Districts chased down Payneham's 261 and displaced Woodville Rechabites in 4th spot.
In A3, Gepps Cross beat Tinity OS outright to jump from 6th to 3rd, which meant Old Concordians missed out.
In B!, Goodwood got away and as a result jumped Pooraka into top spot.
The big losers ....
Ingle Farm .... they were looking pretty comfortable after making 313, but Walkerville only have a single pitch cover, so they don't really have covers at all.
Old Scotch
Woodville Rechabites
by bulldogs » Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:58 am
by Down the Hill » Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:24 am
by the smokey » Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:28 am
by Reilly » Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:33 am
Down the Hill wrote:Forecast was for up to 5mm and by 9am it was hard to tell just how much rain was still going to fall. ATCA policy is to try and make a call by 9am and they would have looked stupid if they called off and more games could got on than what eventually did. Swings and roundabouts as to what can unfold during a season with wash outs. A shame it happened in R11 but it is what it is.
by Tony Clifton » Tue Mar 16, 2021 9:07 am
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