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Armagh's Colin Russell played for Glenavon until injury ended his career. Lurgan's Cameron Grieve is currently with GFC too.
Rugby players - jan cunningham must be a notable omission being the only european cup winner who has played senior cricket (mark mccall was injured if i recall correctly)
Cliftonville Cricket Club are looking to organise pre-season friendlies. If interested please contact myself via email bigdavy1982@gmail.com.
Neil fullerton played reserve football for ballymena utd. As did James Kennedy. I think Neil also played for larne from memory. Also throw in our Jackie. Cricket for ballymena and football for glenavon. Davey munn played a bit of Irish league football for armagh and chimney corner as well as ballymena reserves. North west Decker played for limavady utd.
Rugby ommissions.
The Goodrich brothers John, Adrian and the late Alex. All played senior rugby for Ulster and played Senior cricket for Ballymena , John also played senior cricket for Muckamore. Adrian was 12th man for Ireland at cricket and sub for Ireland at rugby. He also captained Ulster and Irish schools at both sports.
Two from CI from days gone by...Warren Feeney, Linfield, Glentoran and Northern Ireland and Stephen Baxter, Linfield and now Crues manager both played at Belmont.
Paddy Doherty won all ireland with DOWN and played for Dundrum . ps he hit a bus going over the bridge in game one day
Football/Cricket
The late Archie McQuilken was a double international, playing football for Northern Ireland amateurs and cricket for Ireland. John McCormick tells the story of footballing legend Peter Doherty coming to cricket matches at Moylena and walking around with Archie trying to persuade him to sign for Doncaster Rovers where he was manager.
Noel Maguire Dundrum / Bangor
Davy Mills Dundrum & Drumaness/ Glentoran/Portadown
following the recent poll on joint rugby/cricket players - what about one on joint soocer/cricket players. I am aware of at least one from the Ballygomartin Road - Cecil Robinson and Ricky Adair is another.
A little slip up there with the sub-heading of yesterday's post, should read Steve Finn becoming world class fast bowler (not fat). He's anything but !
Good second win for England in the ODI's v Pakistan, out in Abbey Dabby and must forget to congratulate Ireland on their victory in the I.C.C. over in Mombassa v Kenya, keeping themselves well ontop of the tree.
'The future's bright, the future's cricket' !........And top of the morning to ya !!
You're very welcome Brendan and yes you're correct the 'old ones' are hard to beat.
By the way Caleb is my first name, but call me whatever you like, it won't be anything like the names being hurled in my direction today !
(Better go....need to take cover)!!
Calum,
The old ones are always the best. Thanks for keeping some humour on the forum.
I'm in the 'dog-house' (again)!
Or should that be the Pig-house? I've committed the unpardonable once more this year and forget that it was Valentines day yesterday, doubtless to say Mrs. B. is none best pleased!
So by way of a lame apology and a little self rebuke, I'm dedicating the following verse's not just to my lovely wife but to all the cricket W.A.G.S. out there...(You ladies put up with alot)! It's called....
The Pig
It was Saturday evening, late September
We won our Cricket match I well remember
I went strolling down the street in drunken pride
But my knees were all a-flutter
And I landed in the gutter
And a pig came up and lay down by my side
Yes,I lay there in the gutter
Thinking thoughts I dare not utter
When a maiden fair passing by did softly say
'You can tell a man who boozes
By the company he chooses'
And the pig got up and slowly walked away !
Best fielders:
1-James Shannon (superb at backward point)
2- Andrew White
3- Greg Thompson
4- Ryan Haire ( bullet of an arm , superb outfielder)
5-Ally McAllmont ( superb cover fielder)
The best infielder that I have come across though in the local game is Bob Robinson from the NW. Incredibly athletic, unreal fielder at backward point. He must have saved a serious amount of runs in that position over the years.
