Adelaide and Suburban Cricket Association 2012/2013

CoverKing · Post by **CoverKing** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:18 pm

Season 2012/2013 is edging closer and closer. Any news on any potential recruits?

Western Youth look set to keep majority if not all of our 12 players from the Grand Final Squad, including young Ollie McDowall who is still keen on playing at Trump Park instead of District cricket. Always hard to leave a successful side i guess. Cant wait to this year, seriously hope its as close as last year, because it was a cracking year to be involved in.

caleb777 · Post by **caleb777** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:07 pm

Ramblers looking to get yet more westminster old scholars to help out the bowling as it was a weakness last year. The return of richie v from injury will also help in that area.

CoverKing · Post by **CoverKing** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:16 pm

caleb777 wrote:Ramblers looking to get yet more westminster old scholars to help out the bowling as it was a weakness last year. The return of richie v from injury will also help in that area.

Richie will be a handy inclusion for you boys! Really rate him as a bowler.

JWKDD · Post by **JWKDD** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:28 pm

CoverKing wrote:
caleb777 wrote:Ramblers looking to get yet more westminster old scholars to help out the bowling as it was a weakness last year. The return of richie v from injury will also help in that area.

Richie will be a handy inclusion for you boys! Really rate him as a bowler.

agreed CK, was probably the one bowler i had real trouble with in the (disgraceful

) semi final against WYC and Ramblers a couple years ago. That blesing bloke was no good though..........

The Moose · Post by **The Moose** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:09 pm

We've just freed up the salary cap a bit.. we can afford 21 extra pies on the budget this year so we're bringing in A big name on a pie a week. Still looking for a sauce sponsor though..

The Moose · Post by **The Moose** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:14 pm

JWKDD wrote:
CoverKing wrote:
caleb777 wrote:Ramblers looking to get yet more westminster old scholars to help out the bowling as it was a weakness last year. The return of richie v from injury will also help in that area.

Richie will be a handy inclusion for you boys! Really rate him as a bowler.

agreed CK, was probably the one bowler i had real trouble with in the (disgraceful ) semi final against WYC and Ramblers a couple years ago. That blesing bloke was no good though..........

Oh you didn't "drop to their level" did you?

caleb777 · Post by **caleb777** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:27 pm

Ahhh new forum. Same crap haha. Glad to see you boys haven't changed!

JWKDD · Post by **JWKDD** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:41 am

The Moose wrote:
JWKDD wrote:
CoverKing wrote:
caleb777 wrote:Ramblers looking to get yet more westminster old scholars to help out the bowling as it was a weakness last year. The return of richie v from injury will also help in that area.

Richie will be a handy inclusion for you boys! Really rate him as a bowler.

agreed CK, was probably the one bowler i had real trouble with in the (disgraceful ) semi final against WYC and Ramblers a couple years ago. That blesing bloke was no good though..........

Oh you didn't "drop to their level" did you?

The only thing being dropped come finals time for us is the catch at 1st slip by CK haha

Tubby · Post by **Tubby** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:57 am

caleb777 wrote:Ramblers looking to get yet more westminster old scholars to help out the bowling as it was a weakness last year. The return of richie v from injury will also help in that area.

Which bowler's from WOS, the only one they had was Macca and he's at Keswick.

Keefy · Post by **Keefy** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:57 am

When does the season start?

caleb777 · Post by **caleb777** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:12 am

Tubby wrote:
caleb777 wrote:Ramblers looking to get yet more westminster old scholars to help out the bowling as it was a weakness last year. The return of richie v from injury will also help in that area.

Which bowler's from WOS, the only one they had was Macca and he's at Keswick.

The footy club tubby. We pick up most of our recruits from them. So much so in our last game of cricket against wos there were more actual old scholars playing for ramblers then there were for wos!

Tubby · Post by **Tubby** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:41 am

caleb777 wrote:
Tubby wrote:
caleb777 wrote:Ramblers looking to get yet more westminster old scholars to help out the bowling as it was a weakness last year. The return of richie v from injury will also help in that area.

Which bowler's from WOS, the only one they had was Macca and he's at Keswick.

The footy club tubby. We pick up most of our recruits from them. So much so in our last game of cricket against wos there were more actual old scholars playing for ramblers then there were for wos!

That's handy then !!

CoverKing · Post by **CoverKing** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:53 pm

JWKDD wrote:The only thing being dropped come finals time for us is the catch at 1st slip by CK haha

Second slip mate

wycbloods · Post by **wycbloods** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:35 pm

Western Youth Centre are delighted to announce the appointment of Jeff Wilson as coach for the upcoming season.

Jeff has previously coached at Turf Clubs, Hope Valley and Marion. He brings a wealth of experience and real passion for the game that will be invaluable for our club for this year.

Really looking forward to seeing Jeff work with our squad and hopefully help bring on a hat-trick of premierships for the A grade and also some lower grade success.

Welcome to WYC Jeff.

BMAC · Post by **BMAC** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:26 pm

Also like to congratulate Jeff on being the 1st official coach of WYC!!!
Having met him already, the plans he has in mind for us are going to be big. His knowledge of the game coming from turf clubs and his stints in the UK will be a revelation. So lads of WYC be prepared for a different pre-season!!!
I am like most who will be eagerly keen to get pre-season underway and having another crack at a premiership!

JWKDD · Post by **JWKDD** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:55 pm

dont think the poor bloke knows what he has been roped in to

wycbloods · Post by **wycbloods** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:11 pm

ASCA 2012 AGM Motions by Keswick Cricket Club

We the Keswick Cricket Club Committee propose three motions for consideration and discussion at the Adelaide and Suburban Cricket Association Annual General Meeting.

Motion 1 Preamble
We are concerned about the current final series structure where we believe insufficient benefit is obtained from finishing the minor round in 1st or 2nd position. We propose a change in the final series to a 3 week contest incorporating a preliminary final. This means the final series would change with the major semi-final involving 1st versus 2nd playing at the minor round premier’s home ground, with the winner moving directly to a home grand final and the loser to a home ground preliminary final. The 3rd and 4th placed sides would play in the minor semi-final with the loser eliminated and the winner progressing to a preliminary final against the loser of the first semi-final at their home ground. We the Keswick Cricket Club believe this gives the two top sides in each section a second chance earned by virtue of them finishing in the top two positions and adds to the home final and weather cancellation benefits already afforded their top two finishes.
This extra week of cricket finals could easily be accommodated without reduction of the minor round games by including another one day game into the regular season (see also motion 2).

Motion 1
Finals move to a 3 week format incorporating a preliminary final.

Major semi-final 1st versus 2nd with winner progressing to a home grand final, loser to a home preliminary final
Minor semi-final 3rd versus 4th with the winner progressing to the preliminary final and loser eliminated.
Winner of the preliminary final plays against the winner of the major semi-final in the grand final.

Motion 2 Preamble
We would propose that the final minor round game is a one-day game. This is primarily to prevent any manipulation or contrived results (e.g. sporting declarations to allow outright wins which may influence table finishing positions). This is in line with District and Turf cricket associations who play a one day game to prevent the possibility of contrived results in the final minor round game. The adoption of this motion would also allow inclusion of a third week of finals without shortening the number of games for non-finals playing teams.

Motion 2
The last minor round game becomes a one day game.

Motion 3 Preamble
If the 7+7 competition is not continuing, Keswick Cricket Club proposes that the Association consider introduce an entirely separate one day competition with all games played according to the current Association one day regulations with finals also held according to the one day format.. This is based primarily on the fact that we believe player availability and participation would be enhanced by a one day competition. Keswick Cricket Club committee believe that the 7+7 competition was a step in the right direction but due to lack of support from some of the teams was ultimately limited. In this competition format we certainly found it easier to recruit players for the one day component of the 7+7 rather than the 2 day aspect in spite of the 12th and 13th man rule. A separate one day competition should therefore be more inclusive for players with weekend commitments or older and younger players who cannot fulfil or compete in the two week competition. An additional advantage may be in competitions against other associations in SAMCA cup competitions that are played in the one day format.

Motion 3
The Adelaide and Suburban Cricket Association develop a one day competition as a separate entity to be conducted in parallel with the standard two day competition.

Moe · Post by **Moe** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:08 am

I am in favor of motions 1 & 2, but I have my concerns about motion 3.

wycbloods · Post by **wycbloods** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:24 am

The association executive also has a motion regarding the 3 week final system but it is only in regards to section 1.

In regards to motion 2 i personally don't see the point in doing this. It hasn't been a problem in the past in our association and i don't see having a one dayer as the last game isn't going to change it. It will just move the problem to round 10.

caleb777 · Post by **caleb777** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:58 pm

Motion 1 seems okay while motion 3 I havent read enough about as it hasnt directly affected my own playing. Motion 2 I agree however not because of the reason given. Make it a one dayer so the season doesnt go longer if the finals are going to be a week longer, not because there are contrived results. And in any case, Keswick's conceived contrived results would indeed be moved to round 10 anyway. Getting an outright win is hard enough even if a gentleman's agreement is made between two clubs, something I dont see an issue with. If two teams want to make an agreement to try for an outright win then that is their right to do so. Also you would only agree to a sporting declaration if there was something your club could gain out of an outright win. It should not be up to other clubs to decide for you how you can approach the last game.