Ballarat Cricket Association

[SteveO]

Originally Posted by Waka05

Would have to agree with you Razza on the Mt. Clear description. They will need to rely heavily on their batsmen making 400+ each week as their bowling has significantly declined from last year as we all know. In 56 overs against us week one they used 9 bowlers and none really gave us genuine concern. If it weren't for the rain they should have been staring down the barrel of a 300 chase. They should struggle against more rounded opposition as easily accounting for Brown Hill, limping home against North and not convincing too many against us can't give them overwhelming confidence going into a big match against the Red Caps this week.

For what it's worth my tips for this round -
Mt. Clear v Wendouree
Darley v Napoleons/Sebastopol
North Ballarat v Golden Point
Coronet City v East Ballarat
Brown Hill v Ballarat/Redan

Interesting observations, Greg.

I reckon it's interesting that Wendouree, Darley and Naps are the only sides with genuine quicks yet the last few flags have been won by Mt Clear (an exception with Linc Blake), Redan (Bambury bowling alot of overs) and East (classy medium pacers in Jezza, Tom and George).

Many blokes will say you MUST have genuine quicks and strike bowlers to do any good, but good fields and containment can produce just as many wickets. Probably more, as quicks still have to put the ball in the right spots.

Sven

[cobber14]

Originally Posted by SteveO

Interesting observations, Greg.

I reckon it's interesting that Wendouree, Darley and Naps are the only sides with genuine quicks yet the last few flags have been won by Mt Clear (an exception with Linc Blake), Redan (Bambury bowling alot of overs) and East (classy medium pacers in Jezza, Tom and George).

Many blokes will say you MUST have genuine quicks and strike bowlers to do any good, but good fields and containment can produce just as many wickets. Probably more, as quicks still have to put the ball in the right spots.

Sven

your right sven, just having the quicks guarantees you nothing. they still have to bowl the right lines or they can be more expensive. but as a skipper, it still bloody nice to have them, & im blessed to have thommo & ash with cordo coming along nicely after stress fractures in his back 18 months ago. & at naps we are excited by the continued development of matt ringin & tyler ditloff. but amongst that, branchy is just as important for the variety.

now, to finish our attack off nicely, i need appleton. whats he gunna cost me???

[SteveO]

Originally Posted by leechy

your right sven, just having the quicks guarantees you nothing. they still have to bowl the right lines or they can be more expensive. but as a skipper, it still bloody nice to have them, & im blessed to have thommo & ash with cordo coming along nicely after stress fractures in his back 18 months ago. & at naps we are excited by the continued development of matt ringin & tyler ditloff. but amongst that, branchy is just as important for the variety.

now, to finish our attack off nicely, i need appleton. whats he gunna cost me???

I'll take Thommo, Ash and Banwell for Harry Potter. And I'll throw in a slab of Crownies.

[cobber14]

Originally Posted by SteveO

I'll take Thommo, Ash and Banwell for Harry Potter. And I'll throw in a slab of Crownies.

ah, beer.....the universal bargaining tool.

[rooboy-21]

Originally Posted by thickedge

darley rolled east earlier in the year rooboy, does bambury still play at ballarat-redan??? i'll throw in b.thompson

but east didnt have yates or irving

[rooboy-21]

Originally Posted by RazzaTheRooster

Having played last year's grand finalists in Naps-Sebas and Mt Clear and last year's minor premier East Ballarat in the first 3 rounds, I would have to say that Naps is probably the most balanced team that we have played so far, and that was minus Ringin and Thommo was carrying a calf. Mt Clear rely on their batsmen to make a boatload and then put 9 on the fence in the field and East rely too much on Yater to bat, bowl and 'rough up' the opposition in general. I'm looking forward to getting a closer look at Darley and Wendouree after christmas.

not that much mate

[thickedge]

Originally Posted by rooboy-21

but east didnt have yates or irving

so what you can only beat what the oppersition put out on the park roo, wendouree didn't have johnson either but they still lost. I bet both sides going into the games didn't think they were going to lose....??????? Nothing agaisnt darley

[Rider]

Originally Posted by leechy

your right sven, just having the quicks guarantees you nothing. they still have to bowl the right lines or they can be more expensive. but as a skipper, it still bloody nice to have them, & im blessed to have thommo & ash with cordo coming along nicely after stress fractures in his back 18 months ago. & at naps we are excited by the continued development of matt ringin & tyler ditloff. but amongst that, branchy is just as important for the variety.

now, to finish our attack off nicely, i need appleton. whats he gunna cost me???

droughts not making it easier for the quicks. containment and tight bowling caused by low slow wickets perhaps? where its hard to score freely and hard for bowlers to take wickets?

long way to go so not really into doing long range forecasts but in stating the obvious, early season wins are very handy whilst clubs are still finding their feet so full credit to darley there.

but Naps boys seem to be travelling OK and still have les sandwith in the wings who will be a pretty handy in for Naps at some stage you would think

[NogBad The Bad]

Mt. Clear v Wendouree
Darley v Napoleons/Sebastopol
North Ballarat v Golden Point
Coronet City v East Ballarat
Brown Hill v Ballarat/Redan

Thought I'd better tip a couple of home teams!

[The Lionshow]

Mounties ready for hurt Wendouree
BY DAVID BREHAUT
13/11/2008 11:25:00 PM
THERE is nothing worse than a wounded Wendouree in the Ballarat Cricket Association firsts competition.
Mt Clear knows it and is well prepared to take on a Wendouree on the rebound at Wendouree tomorrow.

Each has great respect for the other, so it comes as no surprise that the only movement at the selection table last night resulted in bowling attacks being strengthened.

Match-winning fast bowler Eamon Johnson is back for Wendouree after being unavailable for round three, while Mt Clear is giving first-season paceman Simon Feros another opportunity.

The former Western Waves under-16 and under-21 representative takes the place of another Mounties recruit Rhett Ovens.

Feros claimed four wickets in the opening round and Mt Clear will be hoping he can do the same against the batting depth of Wendouree.

Johnson is always a chance to swing a game Wendouree's way, with ball or bat.

Mt Clear and Wendouree could easily have collected three first-innings victories.

The Mounties had the better of Ballarat-Redan in round three and had to settle for a draw.

Wendouree will be still cursing its one-run loss to Darley.

The Red Caps were fortunate to get so close, but the fact that they did means it was a lost opportunity.

In each case there is a determination to make amends.

In particular, Wendouree does not want to let another match slip by otherwise it could find itself back in the pack. Its top order has plenty to prove.

Heath Pyke, Sam Miller, Craig Jenkins and Matt Skinner all missed out on runs and will not want a repeat.

It was not a case of failing with the bat for Mt Clear.

Darren Fletcher, Rian McKee and Paull Jeffrey did manage to get some time at the crease before rain had the final say and in the previous match the runs came thick and fast from Matt Goonan, Tim

McLeod and Fletcher again.