Yes, but only by scoring enough runs or taking all the wickets in the available overs, and not just by scoring more runs at the end of play (as in a full 50 over win/lose game).
If you're going to sign an overseas player you might as well make it a good one.
Brentwood CC have one who goes by the name of Nick Winter. He has picked up 55 wickets so far this season at 5.95 including spells of 7-31, 7-33, 7-36, 8-29, 8-30 & 8-37. Unsurprisingly Brentwood are top of the Essex League 1st XI PL
Winter plays for South Australia and is described on his Cricinfo profile as being "left arm medium". Imagine what damage he might do were he "fast".
If you're going to sign an overseas player you might as well make it a good one.
Brentwood CC have one who goes by the name of Nick Winter. He has picked up 55 wickets so far this season at 5.95 including spells of 7-31, 7-33, 7-36, 8-29, 8-30 & 8-37. Unsurprisingly Brentwood are top of the Essex League 1st XI PL
Winter plays for South Australia and is described on his Cricinfo profile as being "left arm medium". Imagine what damage he might do were he "fast".
Rumour hss it that Minster's cricket budget this season is £50k.
I've heard that that's an estimation on the very low side. Figures bandied about have tended to range from £4k-£6k per game just on the playing (and, to be fair, coaching like with Cowdrey/Thompson) staff.
Rumour hss it that Minster's cricket budget this season is £50k.
I've heard that that's an estimation on the very low side. Figures bandied about have tended to range from £4k-£6k per game just on the playing (and, to be fair, coaching like with Cowdrey/Thompson) staff.
4-6k a game sounds like an awful lot of money. If they are paying players and they pay half the team that’s between £500 and £1000 each per game. There must be a serious backer there to support that.
Personally I feel that no-one should be paid in an amateur league
Rumour hss it that Minster's cricket budget this season is £50k.
I've heard that that's an estimation on the very low side. Figures bandied about have tended to range from £4k-£6k per game just on the playing (and, to be fair, coaching like with Cowdrey/Thompson) staff.
4-6k a game sounds like an awful lot of money. If they are paying players and they pay half the team that’s between £500 and £1000 each per game. There must be a serious backer there to support that.
Personally I feel that no-one should be paid in an amateur league
Hockley rumoured to be getting a grand a game next year..
Rumour hss it that Minster's cricket budget this season is £50k.
I've heard that that's an estimation on the very low side. Figures bandied about have tended to range from £4k-£6k per game just on the playing (and, to be fair, coaching like with Cowdrey/Thompson) staff.
4-6k a game sounds like an awful lot of money. If they are paying players and they pay half the team that’s between £500 and £1000 each per game. There must be a serious backer there to support that.
Personally I feel that no-one should be paid in an amateur league
Hockley rumoured to be getting a grand a game next year..
18k for the league season - good work if you can get it.
Anyone know what’s happening at Dartfordians ? A few seasons ago they were running 4 saturday sides and a couple of Sunday ones , now struggling with one side on a saturday ?
Anyone know what’s happening at Dartfordians ? A few seasons ago they were running 4 saturday sides and a couple of Sunday ones , now struggling with one side on a saturday ?
Massive exodus. Not sure where to, but I think a load of players just up and left and went lots of disparate ways. Think there may have been some sort of grounds dispute but I'm not sure.
Back to results - and the Old Colfeians 4th XI haven't had a game in the last couple of weeks. Happily, one was a concession, meaning we bank 20 points, but it's a shame it came just before one of the blank weeks, so it's been a while for a couple of our lads without any cricket.
Played for the 3s on Saturday, and got a big old TFC. They posted 219-9 off their 40, which was a few too many for us, and we mustered 197-4 in reply.
I didn't bowl, and was due in at 7. Also, we won the toss and chose to field first. I blame our stand-in skipper for a travesty of a decision. Should've batted.
However, yesterday was rather more successful - the Waggoners travelled to Lordswood, and posted 170-8 off our 40. They were 141 all out in reply, and yours truly happened to snare their 1s player (who bats at 4 and bowls slow left arm for them), finishing with figures of 7-1-24-3, which isn't too shabby. Best I've bowled all season.
Bexley look to be smashing it and I presume @Addick Addict is revelling in their success!
Anyone know what’s happening at Dartfordians ? A few seasons ago they were running 4 saturday sides and a couple of Sunday ones , now struggling with one side on a saturday ?
Massive exodus. Not sure where to, but I think a load of players just up and left and went lots of disparate ways. Think there may have been some sort of grounds dispute but I'm not sure.
There was also a lot of disharmony in the team, with some players doing the billy-big-boots if they didn't open the batting and bowling. Shame. Don't know where any of them went?
Anyone know what’s happening at Dartfordians ? A few seasons ago they were running 4 saturday sides and a couple of Sunday ones , now struggling with one side on a saturday ?
Massive exodus. Not sure where to, but I think a load of players just up and left and went lots of disparate ways. Think there may have been some sort of grounds dispute but I'm not sure.
There was also a lot of disharmony in the team, with some players doing the billy-big-boots if they didn't open the batting and bowling. Shame. Don't know where any of them went?
billy-big-boots of course not to be confused with @billysboots
Anyone know what’s happening at Dartfordians ? A few seasons ago they were running 4 saturday sides and a couple of Sunday ones , now struggling with one side on a saturday ?
Massive exodus. Not sure where to, but I think a load of players just up and left and went lots of disparate ways. Think there may have been some sort of grounds dispute but I'm not sure.
There was also a lot of disharmony in the team, with some players doing the billy-big-boots if they didn't open the batting and bowling. Shame. Don't know where any of them went?
A good few of them have migrated to Bexley over the course of the last couple of seasons with most playing in our 3rds in Div 5 of the 1st XI of the KCL
Anyone know what’s happening at Dartfordians ? A few seasons ago they were running 4 saturday sides and a couple of Sunday ones , now struggling with one side on a saturday ?
Massive exodus. Not sure where to, but I think a load of players just up and left and went lots of disparate ways. Think there may have been some sort of grounds dispute but I'm not sure.
There was also a lot of disharmony in the team, with some players doing the billy-big-boots if they didn't open the batting and bowling. Shame. Don't know where any of them went?
A good few of them have migrated to Bexley over the course of the last couple of seasons with most playing in our 3rds in Div 5 of the 1st XI of the KCL
That doesn't surprise me as the grounds are very close!
Back to results - and the Old Colfeians 4th XI haven't had a game in the last couple of weeks. Happily, one was a concession, meaning we bank 20 points, but it's a shame it came just before one of the blank weeks, so it's been a while for a couple of our lads without any cricket.
Played for the 3s on Saturday, and got a big old TFC. They posted 219-9 off their 40, which was a few too many for us, and we mustered 197-4 in reply.
I didn't bowl, and was due in at 7. Also, we won the toss and chose to field first. I blame our stand-in skipper for a travesty of a decision. Should've batted.
However, yesterday was rather more successful - the Waggoners travelled to Lordswood, and posted 170-8 off our 40. They were 141 all out in reply, and yours truly happened to snare their 1s player (who bats at 4 and bowls slow left arm for them), finishing with figures of 7-1-24-3, which isn't too shabby. Best I've bowled all season.
Bexley look to be smashing it and I presume @Addick Addict is revelling in their success!
I wouldn't say "revelling" but it is good to see both the 1s and the 2s at the top especially with so many of their home grown players contributing.
One of them is my own lad who, for one reason or another (GCSEs, limited training as a result and a plain lack of confidence), had struggled - until last week when he managed to score just under 300 runs including 50s for the school against the Areas side and another versus the MCC plus one on Friday for the Bexley U17s.
His best innings, however, came on Saturday when he top scored with 44 on a lively track against a Lordswood attack who had bowled Hayes out the previous week for just 35. It enabled us to make 144 resulting in a win for the 2s by a margin of just 12 runs.
Played one of my couple of games i play a season as a ringer for Forest school dads v teachers in a 25 over game couple of weeks back.
Opened the batting (probably the most impatient batsmen ever) and got a quick fire 20 including a square cut for 6 which lead to a few faster deliveries from the offended teacher .
we set a target of 157
bowled 3 overs of accurate trundlers took 1 wicket for 10
final over teachers needed 15 to win with 2 wickets left , one fella well set on 60 odd and on strike and our skipper was gonna bowl it , very erratic
first ball 2 runs ...13 off 5 needed next ball no ball 6 ffs ...6 off 5 needed next ball 4 aaaah ...2 off 4 needed next ball teacher going for hollywood finish gets bowled .... 2 off 3 needed next ball a single scores level .... 1 needed off 2 balls 1 wicket left next ball lobbed in the air and 3 sprightly steps across and i take the catch , match tied
Back to results - and the Old Colfeians 4th XI haven't had a game in the last couple of weeks. Happily, one was a concession, meaning we bank 20 points, but it's a shame it came just before one of the blank weeks, so it's been a while for a couple of our lads without any cricket.
Played for the 3s on Saturday, and got a big old TFC. They posted 219-9 off their 40, which was a few too many for us, and we mustered 197-4 in reply.
I didn't bowl, and was due in at 7. Also, we won the toss and chose to field first. I blame our stand-in skipper for a travesty of a decision. Should've batted.
However, yesterday was rather more successful - the Waggoners travelled to Lordswood, and posted 170-8 off our 40. They were 141 all out in reply, and yours truly happened to snare their 1s player (who bats at 4 and bowls slow left arm for them), finishing with figures of 7-1-24-3, which isn't too shabby. Best I've bowled all season.
Bexley look to be smashing it and I presume @Addick Addict is revelling in their success!
I wouldn't say "revelling" but it is good to see both the 1s and the 2s at the top especially with so many of their home grown players contributing.
One of them is my own lad who, for one reason or another (GCSEs, limited training as a result and a plain lack of confidence), had struggled - until last week when he managed to score just under 300 runs including 50s for the school against the Areas side and another versus the MCC plus one on Friday for the Bexley U17s.
His best innings, however, came on Saturday when he top scored with 44 on a lively track against a Lordswood attack who had bowled Hayes out the previous week for just 35. It enabled us to make 144 resulting in a win for the 2s by a margin of just 12 runs.
Back to results - and the Old Colfeians 4th XI haven't had a game in the last couple of weeks. Happily, one was a concession, meaning we bank 20 points, but it's a shame it came just before one of the blank weeks, so it's been a while for a couple of our lads without any cricket.
Played for the 3s on Saturday, and got a big old TFC. They posted 219-9 off their 40, which was a few too many for us, and we mustered 197-4 in reply.
I didn't bowl, and was due in at 7. Also, we won the toss and chose to field first. I blame our stand-in skipper for a travesty of a decision. Should've batted.
However, yesterday was rather more successful - the Waggoners travelled to Lordswood, and posted 170-8 off our 40. They were 141 all out in reply, and yours truly happened to snare their 1s player (who bats at 4 and bowls slow left arm for them), finishing with figures of 7-1-24-3, which isn't too shabby. Best I've bowled all season.
Bexley look to be smashing it and I presume @Addick Addict is revelling in their success!
I wouldn't say "revelling" but it is good to see both the 1s and the 2s at the top especially with so many of their home grown players contributing.
One of them is my own lad who, for one reason or another (GCSEs, limited training as a result and a plain lack of confidence), had struggled - until last week when he managed to score just under 300 runs including 50s for the school against the Areas side and another versus the MCC plus one on Friday for the Bexley U17s.
His best innings, however, came on Saturday when he top scored with 44 on a lively track against a Lordswood attack who had bowled Hayes out the previous week for just 35. It enabled us to make 144 resulting in a win for the 2s by a margin of just 12 runs.
And no byes!
Actually there were 5 byes, 4 of which came as a result of a missed stumping! Fortunately the batsman in question was out soon after. Not going to be too harsh on him as, up until last week, he hadn't let a bye through all season in the League.
Especially if you can bat. What Paddy didn't mention about the 3s game is that (in my absence) after him at 7 we had four batsmen who, if you added up their batting abilities, more or less make up one number 11 batsman
Yeah,the skipper that had been running it for the past 20 odd years retired and a few of us tried to keep it going but due to lack of players we couldn't get teams out for pre arranged fixtures and had to cancel games.
We only played friendly matches and the standard wasn't that great but it was fun and very enjoyable and stopped me getting bored during the summer.
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Brentwood CC have one who goes by the name of Nick Winter. He has picked up 55 wickets so far this season at 5.95 including spells of 7-31, 7-33, 7-36, 8-29, 8-30 & 8-37. Unsurprisingly Brentwood are top of the Essex League 1st XI PL
Winter plays for South Australia and is described on his Cricinfo profile as being "left arm medium". Imagine what damage he might do were he "fast".
Personally I feel that no-one should be paid in an amateur league
Played for the 3s on Saturday, and got a big old TFC. They posted 219-9 off their 40, which was a few too many for us, and we mustered 197-4 in reply.
I didn't bowl, and was due in at 7. Also, we won the toss and chose to field first. I blame our stand-in skipper for a travesty of a decision. Should've batted.
However, yesterday was rather more successful - the Waggoners travelled to Lordswood, and posted 170-8 off our 40. They were 141 all out in reply, and yours truly happened to snare their 1s player (who bats at 4 and bowls slow left arm for them), finishing with figures of 7-1-24-3, which isn't too shabby. Best I've bowled all season.
Bexley look to be smashing it and I presume @Addick Addict is revelling in their success!
One of them is my own lad who, for one reason or another (GCSEs, limited training as a result and a plain lack of confidence), had struggled - until last week when he managed to score just under 300 runs including 50s for the school against the Areas side and another versus the MCC plus one on Friday for the Bexley U17s.
His best innings, however, came on Saturday when he top scored with 44 on a lively track against a Lordswood attack who had bowled Hayes out the previous week for just 35. It enabled us to make 144 resulting in a win for the 2s by a margin of just 12 runs.
Opened the batting (probably the most impatient batsmen ever) and got a quick fire 20 including a square cut for 6 which lead to a few faster deliveries from the offended teacher .
we set a target of 157
bowled 3 overs of accurate trundlers took 1 wicket for 10
final over teachers needed 15 to win with 2 wickets left , one fella well set on 60 odd and on strike and our skipper was gonna bowl it , very erratic
first ball 2 runs ...13 off 5 needed
next ball no ball 6 ffs ...6 off 5 needed
next ball 4 aaaah ...2 off 4 needed
next ball teacher going for hollywood finish gets bowled .... 2 off 3 needed
next ball a single scores level .... 1 needed off 2 balls 1 wicket left
next ball lobbed in the air and 3 sprightly steps across and i take the catch , match tied
Sounds like another fix !!
We only played friendly matches and the standard wasn't that great but it was fun and very enjoyable and stopped me getting bored during the summer.
Oh well,nothing lasts forever.