Mate you are a terrible speller are you sure st andrews man can even understand what you wrote? It took me a good 5 minute stint to work out some of the lines written there
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Mate you are a terrible speller are you sure st andrews man can even understand what you wrote? It took me a good 5 minute stint to work out some of the lines written there
Yep long way to go.
Only less than 80 to get but need much more to shut united outta game. Chand,Achilles,Zahorodni,Kajac all have it in their hands, many don't get this opportunity in grannies.
United will do anything to claw their way back in the game so first hour or so will be great finals cricket.
FUnited good bunch of lads (Many would have rightly had 'em as favs going in) but had this hunch about Tulla - a couple of blokes in Tulla have been bad sports in recent years at
times but sounds like they have pulled themsleves inline somewhat as there haven't been many complaints about bad sportmaship from them this season, atleast not as much as their previous 2 outings in NTH A.
Foots Utd are still favourite for me.. The bats that you have mentioned have not done anything all season except for Chand who has made a couple of scores... I predict the Sri Lankans along with TJ to roll through Tulla who will be all out for 100!!
Don't think I have ever seen Zajac make a score and Zhrod had 1 lucky innings in his career and seems to be living off that still which happened about 5 years ago.
The big question is whether it will rain on the Sunday therefore this result could only be decided on first innings..
ROY I agree the Tulla blokes are a lot better than they have been in previous years and credit to them because they used to be like a bunch of 8 year old carrying on.
StudentOfTheGame
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I am not sure about that call roy, is he really in the same boat as albers and thrush...compare the stats of the 3 and more importantly i doubt he is on any sort of coin down there at scovel...
He wil be needed next year especially now that i heard that preecie has retired, o' rielly wil be needed for the younger blokes to bat around and a good back up spinner, seams to be jeffries right hand man..the result all depends on the wicket this week...
speaking of thrush so where to now for st albans....
StudentOfTheGame
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Nothing has changed from what i heard from a spectator at the game, scott carrying on afte being dismissed...
frenchcuts
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i reckon there has been some misunderstanding here or maybe not.
But long before Albers joined VTCA ranks for a year or 2 O'rielly was right up there as a bat.
Saw him at his best and it was pretty impressive (although only for a season or two other times he looked good but didn't cash in). Time period would be late 1990's and early 2000's.
Last 5 or so years he has been on a steady decline, but i agree with those who say that he's got plenty to
offer he's still 33 atleast 3-5 more seasons if desire is still there.
Albers we all know his pedigree, thrush some albion blokes speak highly of his prime but unfortunately/fortunatley
every time we played against him he was nothing outta d ordinary. But then i didn't see him every week?
weapons05/06
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good luck big fella all the best for the granny......shans a sh!t bloke.......hahahaha nah good ol weapo and him go way back!!!top bloke
cheers
StudentOfTheGame
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Yeah preecie has been a great player n bloke..NTH A1's best over the last decade, speaking off which...
Team of the decade for nth a1....
Thoughts...critiria: minimum 4 years in the league
Team of the decade for nth a1....
Thoughts...critiria: minimum 4 years in the league
big_junior
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FatMan_fromthe_Valley
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Hahaha.. good one.
I'll have a crack. Kids are at daycare.
Batting order.
M Dodds
S Patel
R Silence (*)
C Osborne
T Jeffrey
G Lambeth
M Albers
B Bainbridge
S McKay (+)
I Bastow
C Greenidge
12th man - S Pietsch
Roger Silence (St Bernards) 8-7 years ago. Saw him bat side on in 2nd dig chasing 70 odd from 4 overs to win outright.
He was up there for quickest I've faced too. Ball was making noises as it went past (ability to turn "whites" into "browns" in the blink of an eye.
C Osborne (St.Bernards))- More medals than a WWII hero. I reckon his bowling was shite though.
Benny Bainbridge (Capt from Parkville Districts) Good bloke, naturally talented bat/bowl
S Pietsch (Parkville) or whatever the his name is (fast bowler/cow corner batter)
Chunk (Avondale/MPCC) (good bat, destroy opposition if he got in, bowls on a 20 cent coin 5/6 balls an over)(good to keep to)
M Dodds (Avondale)(firecracker true, but tonnes of ability)(had talent as offie too)
C Greenidge (Albion)(never faced him, heard a lottttttt about him)
I Bastow (Flemington)(Bruce Reid wannabe - he was intimidating at times)
T Jeffrey (Avondale/OEGCC/FUCC)(Don't make 196* in semi's and have no talent)(can bowl too)
Samit Patel (Goatherders)(fat little turd that he was/is)(Could bat - couldn't bowl for shite)
G Lambeth (Westmeadows)(good cricketer - good bloke too)
S McKay (Can bat (he busted my bat one year by trying to bang his way to China (tap tap) good keeper)(thinks he's lightning quick when he bowls - all keepers do
)On another note - Does that big headed dude from St Bernards still play ? He used to freak me out...Last name Garth.
Not a bad side.Hahaha.. good one.
I'll have a crack. Kids are at daycare.
Batting order.
M Dodds
S Patel
R Silence (*)
C Osborne
T Jeffrey
G Lambeth
M Albers
B Bainbridge
S McKay (+)
I Bastow
C Greenidge
12th man - S Pietsch
Roger Silence (St Bernards) 8-7 years ago. Saw him bat side on in 2nd dig chasing 70 odd from 4 overs to win outright.
He was up there for quickest I've faced too. Ball was making noises as it went past (ability to turn "whites" into "browns" in the blink of an eye.
C Osborne (St.Bernards))- More medals than a WWII hero. I reckon his bowling was shite though.
Benny Bainbridge (Capt from Parkville Districts) Good bloke, naturally talented bat/bowl
S Pietsch (Parkville) or whatever the his name is (fast bowler/cow corner batter)
Chunk (Avondale/MPCC) (good bat, destroy opposition if he got in, bowls on a 20 cent coin 5/6 balls an over)(good to keep to)
M Dodds (Avondale)(firecracker true, but tonnes of ability)(had talent as offie too)
C Greenidge (Albion)(never faced him, heard a lottttttt about him)
I Bastow (Flemington)(Bruce Reid wannabe - he was intimidating at times)
T Jeffrey (Avondale/OEGCC/FUCC)(Don't make 196* in semi's and have no talent)(can bowl too)
Samit Patel (Goatherders)(fat little turd that he was/is)(Could bat - couldn't bowl for shite)
G Lambeth (Westmeadows)(good cricketer - good bloke too)
S McKay (Can bat (he busted my bat one year by trying to bang his way to China (tap tap) good keeper)(thinks he's lightning quick when he bowls - all keepers do
On another note - Does that big headed dude from St Bernards still play ? He used to freak me out...Last name Garth.
Silence played at East Keilor for 2 years only so not sure if he would have played enough games.
Same for Greenidge.
One player i would have from East Keilor is John Bell
Crickileaks
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its that time of the year again. any early player movements? (Cant wait to here some of the sh!@ that normally gets put on)
you would think footscray would need to pick up 2 bats min otherwise they will be out of nth division quicker then qantas out of tokyo.
you would think footscray would need to pick up 2 bats min otherwise they will be out of nth division quicker then qantas out of tokyo.
up and off
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Hahaha.. good one.
I'll have a crack. Kids are at daycare.
Batting order.
M Dodds
S Patel
R Silence (*)
C Osborne
T Jeffrey
G Lambeth
M Albers
B Bainbridge
S McKay (+)
I Bastow
C Greenidge
12th man - S Pietsch
Roger Silence (St Bernards) 8-7 years ago. Saw him bat side on in 2nd dig chasing 70 odd from 4 overs to win outright.
He was up there for quickest I've faced too. Ball was making noises as it went past (ability to turn "whites" into "browns" in the blink of an eye.
C Osborne (St.Bernards))- More medals than a WWII hero. I reckon his bowling was shite though.
Benny Bainbridge (Capt from Parkville Districts) Good bloke, naturally talented bat/bowl
S Pietsch (Parkville) or whatever the his name is (fast bowler/cow corner batter)
Chunk (Avondale/MPCC) (good bat, destroy opposition if he got in, bowls on a 20 cent coin 5/6 balls an over)(good to keep to)
M Dodds (Avondale)(firecracker true, but tonnes of ability)(had talent as offie too)
C Greenidge (Albion)(never faced him, heard a lottttttt about him)
I Bastow (Flemington)(Bruce Reid wannabe - he was intimidating at times)
T Jeffrey (Avondale/OEGCC/FUCC)(Don't make 196* in semi's and have no talent)(can bowl too)
Samit Patel (Goatherders)(fat little turd that he was/is)(Could bat - couldn't bowl for shite)
G Lambeth (Westmeadows)(good cricketer - good bloke too)
S McKay (Can bat (he busted my bat one year by trying to bang his way to China (tap tap) good keeper)(thinks he's lightning quick when he bowls - all keepers do
On another note - Does that big headed dude from St Bernards still play ? He used to freak me out...Last name Garth.
According to last years Leading Edge G Jones has won 5 x North A1 best player in the comp awards....I would have thought he'd be first picked
Crickileaks
Member
Make that 6 after this year. He would be first picked in the VTCA team of the decade, and also first picked in any other team of the decade he has been associated with.
StudentOfTheGame
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hackney, Roach, manning...all consistant
greenidge patel only played few seasons at best...can;t be considered, then you'd put popov too...he made something like 750 at sedon one yr
greenidge patel only played few seasons at best...can;t be considered, then you'd put popov too...he made something like 750 at sedon one yr
frenchcuts
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Interesting thoughts on Zhrod, i think over the past years he has 1 or 2 good hits per season.... don't think he's made many runs this year.... maybe this will be his 1 good innings for the year? i think there are still a couple of sooks down at tulla, but i don't know that theyre quite as personal towards the opposition as they once were.
Interesting to see Achiles batting at 5, he's been much lower down the order all year. i don't know a lot about him, is he some sort of big hope that i am unaware of?
FatMan_fromthe_Valley
Member
Forgive me. Too many years removed from the VTCA. I forgot about Jones too
Anyone else gonna pick a team or just nitpick mine?
Anyone else gonna pick a team or just nitpick mine?
Dingo_Jones
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Fair enough Canary. Preece and O'Reilly began their careers as open bats. Whatsmore they played on uncovered wickets. In those early days prior to covered wkts coming into vogue, when conditions for batting were poor, top order bats were expected(and most did) to wear a few. When the going got willing. It was a case of "when the going gets tough the tough get going.)
I've seen batsmen with 15 to 20 bruises all over there body because they chose to stand theIr ground by dropping their hands rather than use their bat as a defensive shield. Preece was one such batsman. He would wear them if he had to.
And no, where McCammond is concerned I don't think Preece's heart would beat faster.
Dingo_Jones
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Roy, as "On the lookout" correctly pointed out, Preece played in a Premiership at Strathmore. He was later recruited to Footscray United for huge dollars (almost broke the bank) and played in an "A" Grade premiership with O'Reilly in 98/99 in the now defunct S.C.A.
I did say O'Reilly was entering the twilight of his career and Preece was well and truly in it. My own yard stick gained from many years of observations is that batsmen are at their best between 25 and 35 yrs. Their are exceptions of course. If they are still making runs beyond 35 that is a bonus. Take O'Keefe for example.
You mentioned O'Reilly had dropped off these past couple of seasons. He was lugging an extra person around in that body of his. He's since trimmed down and looks a million dollars and will be all the better for it. Watch this space.