Recent content by stoneformer

A 160 over Grand Final cannot be challenged for fairness. In a 120 over game the side batting first has a tremendous advantage. Think about it. Assuming the side batting first bats 120 the bowlers on day 2 know they only have to bowl 40 and have a week off so they can go balls out. Then the side...

Right on Blackhawk. Good to see some ideas being thrown around. It is difficult for leadership and good ideas to get traction in an admin model where clubs vote on every single rule or issue and majority rules. Most large sporting bodies elect a Board to make the decisions, plan for the future...

Perhaps Plenty would feel " a greater sense of achievement" in a wider competition. After all they have won 6 out of 8 in the DVCA.

Enough of the petty digressions. The media release did not say a lot but it did say this :- "The Regional Executive wishes to assure all clubs, both big and small that a combined league in addition to providing a level of cricket that will challenge our elite cricketers will also cater for...

“The future is like heaven - everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.”

A crackajack team that will provide serious competition? Shit no!

The real problem is the Gypsies. While the NMCA players were going about their business winning both A gde and B gde comp games - the gypsies were planning to steal the DVCA children.

You could debate forever about who would beat who if the top teams from each comp where to play each other. There is only one way to find out.

How do you bring in 3 leading clubs and NOT be bigger?

Good call . If this (merger) idea does not get legs, then Rosanna will want to go to DVCA and if they go then Banyule and Heidelberg will be right behind them. What then for the HDCA?. The DVCA have welcomed Epping, Mernda, Camrea, Thommo Utd, Lalor Stars, St Francis, Bundoora Utd, Macleod and...

Darebin Chargers, Northern Socials, Preston Baseballers, Preston Druids, Preston Footballers, West Preston and of course Preston subbies. That's 7. (Preston YCW Dist are based in Reservoir). All have juniors except Darebin Chargers. West Preston have 2 senior teams and the rest have 3 senior...

This forum is a cracker. If it is used to generate ideas and have a quality debate about the issues at hand it may even be quite useful. For the record NMCA do have a bunch of small clubs and if and when the Northern Cricket League gets going it will be a challenge for these clubs. 6 of the 23...

Australia Day 2011 Rabble 2 DVCA 0