Para District Cricket Association 2008/2009

[Well run]

The two Wells side is a very different side to last season. Are they missing players or were they at full strength. How can atco get done outright the first week and make 300+ the following week. If they were a race horse you would SWAB them. By all reports there was a bit of niggle between the Local clash on the weekend.( TW VS VIR ) Cant seem them chasing down 280???

[Lightning McQueen]

The two Wells side is a very different side to last season. Are they missing players or were they at full strength. How can atco get done outright the first week and make 300+ the following week. If they were a race horse you would SWAB them. By all reports there was a bit of niggle between the Local clash on the weekend.( TW VS VIR ) Cant seem them chasing down 280???

ATCO got a few new players just before the season started, I think they over-estimated their talent and put them in the A's straight up, their B's had a pretty strong side in round 1, I reckon a few went up and a few went down. On the other hand, perhaps Rosies bowling was sub-standard, half their runs did come from 2 players though.

[dasher7]

The two Wells side is a very different side to last season. Are they missing players or were they at full strength. How can atco get done outright the first week and make 300+ the following week. If they were a race horse you would SWAB them. By all reports there was a bit of niggle between the Local clash on the weekend.( TW VS VIR ) Cant seem them chasing down 280???

ATCO got a few new players just before the season started, I think they over-estimated their talent and put them in the A's straight up, their B's had a pretty strong side in round 1, I reckon a few went up and a few went down. On the other hand, perhaps Rosies bowling was sub-standard, half their runs did come from 2 players though.[/quote

ATCO will be down the bottom of the ladder this year along with Rose & Crown. I belive the same sides will play off in the grade 1 GF again this year. Sandy Creek will be around the mark but i don't think there up with sals west and Two wells.

[Well run]

The two Wells side is a very different side to last season. Are they missing players or were they at full strength. How can atco get done outright the first week and make 300+ the following week. If they were a race horse you would SWAB them. By all reports there was a bit of niggle between the Local clash on the weekend.( TW VS VIR ) Cant seem them chasing down 280???

ATCO got a few new players just before the season started, I think they over-estimated their talent and put them in the A's straight up, their B's had a pretty strong side in round 1, I reckon a few went up and a few went down. On the other hand, perhaps Rosies bowling was sub-standard, half their runs did come from 2 players though.[/quote

ATCO will be down the bottom of the ladder this year along with Rose & Crown. I belive the same sides will play off in the grade 1 GF again this year. Sandy Creek will be around the mark but i don't think there up with sals west and Two wells.

Would have to agree dasher7. But i belive sandy creek and Brahma will be around the mark. cant see anyone else winning the gf other than them 4 teams. The other 4 side's are not up to them. There should have been a 6 team comp in div 1 and 2 in saying that it hasn't happened so now we will have tp put up with outrights most weeks.

[Lightning McQueen]

The two Wells side is a very different side to last season. Are they missing players or were they at full strength. How can atco get done outright the first week and make 300+ the following week. If they were a race horse you would SWAB them. By all reports there was a bit of niggle between the Local clash on the weekend.( TW VS VIR ) Cant seem them chasing down 280???

ATCO got a few new players just before the season started, I think they over-estimated their talent and put them in the A's straight up, their B's had a pretty strong side in round 1, I reckon a few went up and a few went down. On the other hand, perhaps Rosies bowling was sub-standard, half their runs did come from 2 players though.[/quote

ATCO will be down the bottom of the ladder this year along with Rose & Crown. I belive the same sides will play off in the grade 1 GF again this year. Sandy Creek will be around the mark but i don't think there up with sals west and Two wells.

Sandy are all over Westies in the current game, I'd rate them two & Two Wells as the front runners, Virginia & Brahma Lodge will battle out the 4th spot, Rosies, ATCO & OTH will fight out the bottom 3 spots.

[Grahaml]

Not sure about sandy being "all over". 4 wickets in hand, 50 runs and J. North at the crease I would have thought it's 50/50 at the moment.

[Browny25]

I think Sandy / Westies / Two Wells are all a toss of the coin

Then its BL and Virginia

[Lightning McQueen]

Not sure about sandy being "all over". 4 wickets in hand, 50 runs and J. North at the crease I would have thought it's 50/50 at the moment.

I wasn't saying the game was all over, it appears as though Sandy are in the box seat.

[billybob]

Not sure about sandy being "all over". 4 wickets in hand, 50 runs and J. North at the crease I would have thought it's 50/50 at the moment.

I wasn't saying the game was all over, it appears as though Sandy are in the box seat.

You know your cricket LM. with on that exactly One tree Hill the smokey to finish fourth

[Iwasthere84]

The two Wells side is a very different side to last season. Are they missing players or were they at full strength. How can atco get done outright the first week and make 300+ the following week. If they were a race horse you would SWAB them. By all reports there was a bit of niggle between the Local clash on the weekend.( TW VS VIR ) Cant seem them chasing down 280???

ATCO got a few new players just before the season started, I think they over-estimated their talent and put them in the A's straight up, their B's had a pretty strong side in round 1, I reckon a few went up and a few went down. On the other hand, perhaps Rosies bowling was sub-standard, half their runs did come from 2 players though.[/quote

ATCO will be down the bottom of the ladder this year along with Rose & Crown. I belive the same sides will play off in the grade 1 GF again this year. Sandy Creek will be around the mark but i don't think there up with sals west and Two wells.

Everyone is talking Sandy as champions. BL had them 7 for 100,had a player dropped,then bowled off a no ball, after that they steadied and passed the total. A bit of luck the tigers way,lights out. Then they are under the pump against SW. Dont get me wrong they are a cracker team, but have they a few cracks appearing early?

[catchit]

The two Wells side is a very different side to last season. Are they missing players or were they at full strength. How can atco get done outright the first week and make 300+ the following week. If they were a race horse you would SWAB them. By all reports there was a bit of niggle between the Local clash on the weekend.( TW VS VIR ) Cant seem them chasing down 280???

def a bit of niggle and fait chance there will be a bit more this week after the crap that came out of there mouth.. there is no line in the sand this week..

[Rolls Royce]

Sandy got lucky against that super side from Salisbury West 2 years back.....Westies were so much better than everyone else that season it wasn't funny. And they lost Nobes at Christmas with a knee.

The following year Sandy were butchered in the semi by an inferior Westies side...

They aren't all they are cracked up to be.

Having said that, the big 3 were definitely all stronger 2 seasons ago.....as was the comp.

[Rolls Royce]

The two Wells side is a very different side to last season. Are they missing players or were they at full strength. How can atco get done outright the first week and make 300+ the following week. If they were a race horse you would SWAB them. By all reports there was a bit of niggle between the Local clash on the weekend.( TW VS VIR ) Cant seem them chasing down 280???

def a bit of niggle and fait chance there will be a bit more this week after the crap that came out of there mouth.. there is no line in the sand this week..

Were they the ones that sledged you family Benny ?

[catchit]

and yes norm11 i did play against doctors orders... and i am not being a hero just proving a point.. cause some would fill in to field.. and if you can field in cover as was done against us you can bat 6 or 7 and still contribute to the team... now that is pathetic..

[catchit]

The two Wells side is a very different side to last season. Are they missing players or were they at full strength. How can atco get done outright the first week and make 300+ the following week. If they were a race horse you would SWAB them. By all reports there was a bit of niggle between the Local clash on the weekend.( TW VS VIR ) Cant seem them chasing down 280???

def a bit of niggle and fait chance there will be a bit more this week after the crap that came out of there mouth.. there is no line in the sand this week..

Were they the ones that sledged you family Benny ?

all he said in a smart ass way was "i could mention something'' before anything else was said i gave him the spray of all sprays for a good min or 2.. he then tried to apologize 5 min later and lets just say i didnt accept it..

[The Orange Maggot]

The 6 team comp got squashed because it was poorly explained at the AGM, ALL of the top 2 division clubs should have been invited to the initial discussions, opposed to the small group that thought they were on a winner. It became a us against them situation rather than coming to an amicable decision.

I think that it has strong merit and should be discussed at the next PDCA meeting, half of the problem was working out gradings for div.1, they couldn't really drop 4 teams down to div. 2 to allow Virginia & ATCO to be promoted and there seemed to be no fair solution. However, if it set in concrete early this year, they could have the top 5 stay up, the div. 2 premiers get promoted and keep it as 1 up, 1 down for future years.

One Tree Hill were strongly opposed to it as they were going to be relegated and really wanted to stay up, I could see thier point, if they knew earlier in the year the requirements to retain their spot in div. 1, they'd have no leg to stand on.

It's been a bit of a dog's breakfast with the grading's etc. so far this year, there's not a lot that can be done now, we should all just make sure that we are better prepared as an association next season and be more proactive as clubs in the running and laws of the PDCA.

Your on the money LM The meeting in early April was set up by the PDCA and 4 clubs. The BL delegate put it to the floor at the last PDCA meeting that if any club wanted to join in and have discussions regarding changing formats please contact him or Frank. 4 clubs did Tw SW C and Vir with the latter not coming. I agree, not much information was given out before the AGM which dissapointed the 4 clubs and the PDCA. The OTH delegate acted very poorly and considering the way they performed in the last game of 2008, they should be in grade 6.I believe the 4 clubs must again act but need more to come on board. The writing is on the wall after 3 weeks. Forfeits, massive scores, sides struggling to field teams, the kids programme changed in every grade. mmmmmm dark days ahead change we must ,use the force basil

Well I'm surprised that you agreed with me given my low "IQ" as per your previous post. My understanding was that your delegate was going to get in touch with our delegate along with some others and come up with a few draft plans to present at the AGM, apparently we weren't notified and it was sprung on us at the AGM, we were going to support it, it just seemed thrown together on the night, our delegate didn't cast a vote as it was going to have no bearing on us at all.

We all need to get the wheels in motion now to be ready for next season. I must say, the PDCA have done well so far, they were let down by a few clubs pulling junior sides out far too late. It's not rocket science, if you have 20+ kids, you put 2 teams in, if you have any less, you put 1 team in, if you have less than 5, pull your side out.

We don't advertise as we can't cater for excessive amounts of kids, 1 team in each grade is enough, no extra grounds, coaches, scorers, umpires etc. We'd prefer to have 8 players than 14, as we know we'll pick a couple up along the way and everybody gets a game every week.

As for OTH, I was surprised to hear that they were so passionate about staying in div. 1, they were pretty poor at times during the season, I thought some re-building in div. 2 would've helped them immensely.

Having played football and cricket against the Panthers for 23 years, sorry LM the IQ gag stands, Ha Ha Ha. The BL delegate was not going to go around contacting all other delegates as the format of the meeting in April was apparently taken over by the PDCA. They were keen to keep club participation at a minimum because it would then turn into a massive free for all. There was definetly not enough info given out before the AGM. Personally, I would like to have seen things put in concrete 6 weeks before the AGM and all clubs given the format, not 3 or 4 options. I believe that the season may be a disaster for some clubs as they have their lower teams playing in high grades. The PDCA were keen to get away from A grade teams playing C or in one case playing D and E but this has not happened. Is it too late after rd 2 to change the programme?????

[Rolls Royce]

The two Wells side is a very different side to last season. Are they missing players or were they at full strength. How can atco get done outright the first week and make 300+ the following week. If they were a race horse you would SWAB them. By all reports there was a bit of niggle between the Local clash on the weekend.( TW VS VIR ) Cant seem them chasing down 280???

def a bit of niggle and fait chance there will be a bit more this week after the crap that came out of there mouth.. there is no line in the sand this week..

Were they the ones that sledged you family Benny ?

all he said in a smart ass way was "i could mention something'' before anything else was said i gave him the spray of all sprays for a good min or 2.. he then tried to apologize 5 min later and lets just say i didnt accept it..

Fair enough too... A mate of yours, Ozzie, said you should've belted him after I told him what happened.

[Iwasthere84]

How true is it that a certain A1 teams regular scorer is running around telling everyone that cares to listern that he is getting a decent sum of money for just that, scoring? Some crack players dont get that for playing Gd1
Shed some light gents

[Rolls Royce]

How true is it that a certain A1 teams regular scorer is running around telling everyone that cares to listern that he is getting a decent sum of money for just that, scoring? Some crack players dont get that for playing Gd1
Shed some light gents

I haven't heard that. Having said that, its not out of the ordinary to have a scorer getting some sort of reward for doing that job.

[Iwasthere84]

How true is it that a certain A1 teams regular scorer is running around telling everyone that cares to listern that he is getting a decent sum of money for just that, scoring? Some crack players dont get that for playing Gd1
Shed some light gents

I haven't heard that. Having said that, its not out of the ordinary to have a scorer getting some sort of reward for doing that job.

$50/week Youve got to be kiddin