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  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,823
    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).
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,790
    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".


  • billysboots
    billysboots Posts: 1,596
    Addick Addict said:
    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".


    Signed for Minster next year with Hockley 
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,823
    Rumour hss it that Minster's cricket budget this season is £50k. 
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    Pedro45 said:
    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.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    We lost yesterday, by the way. 165-7 played our 133 all out. But oh well. We are a batsman light and a wicket keeper light.
  • billysboots
    billysboots Posts: 1,596
    PaddyP17 said:
    Pedro45 said:
    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 
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,823
    billysboots said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    Pedro45 said:
    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..
  • billysboots
    billysboots Posts: 1,596
    Pedro45 said:
    billysboots said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    Pedro45 said:
    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.

  • billysboots
    billysboots Posts: 1,596
    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 ? 
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  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    billysboots said:
    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.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    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!
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,823
    PaddyP17 said:
    billysboots said:
    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?
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    Pedro45 said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    billysboots said:
    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 :wink:

  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,790
    Pedro45 said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    billysboots said:
    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
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,823
    Addick Addict said:
    Pedro45 said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    billysboots said:
    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!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,790
    PaddyP17 said:
    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. 

     
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,147
    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 

    Sounds like another fix !!

  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Addick Addict said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    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!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,790
    Riviera said:
    Addick Addict said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    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.


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  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    The club I've been playing for...sorry trying to play for has just folded :(
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,790
    addick1965 said:
    The club I've been playing for...sorry trying to play for has just folded :(
    That's sad to hear. 
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    addick1965 said:
    The club I've been playing for...sorry trying to play for has just folded :(
    Sorry to hear that. Mind me asking who that was? (Also, there's always room at the Colfeian inn...)
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,315
    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
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    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.

    Oh well,nothing lasts forever.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    It's very amusing how cricket at this level works. On Saturday, Jack Laraman was dismissed by (former) Kent player Adam Riley, and on Sunday, by me! 
  • billysboots
    billysboots Posts: 1,596
    PaddyP17 said:
    It's very amusing how cricket at this level works. On Saturday, Jack Laraman was dismissed by (former) Kent player Adam Riley, and on Sunday, by me! 
    Perhaps Bexley may make you an offer !! 
  • addick1965
    addick1965 Posts: 5,092
    PaddyP17 said:
    addick1965 said:
    The club I've been playing for...sorry trying to play for has just folded :(
    Sorry to hear that. Mind me asking who that was? (Also, there's always room at the Colfeian inn...)
    Lessa Wanderers based in Footscray Road,Eltham.

  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,823
    addick1965 said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    addick1965 said:
    The club I've been playing for...sorry trying to play for has just folded :(
    Sorry to hear that. Mind me asking who that was? (Also, there's always room at the Colfeian inn...)
    Lessa Wanderers based in Footscray Road,Eltham.

    Chislehurst is just down the road and very friendly....great batting pitch; always play at home on Sundays...
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,037
    addick1965 said:
    PaddyP17 said:
    addick1965 said:
    The club I've been playing for...sorry trying to play for has just folded :(
    Sorry to hear that. Mind me asking who that was? (Also, there's always room at the Colfeian inn...)
    Lessa Wanderers based in Footscray Road,Eltham.

    Er, hang on. Does this mean you can't fulfil this Sunday's fixture against Waggoners...?

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