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Stuart if there was bad language used I can only apologise on behalf of Millpark cricket club especially if there were children present I was told the sentence used was “they might be a good cricket team but most of them are a bunch of slabbers” funny the words u use are the exact words the guy who was telling me used he must have just changed the last bit ;-)

I apologise if my team mates bored you ……. Did you stay to the end????

This is getting tiresome now if you guys think you played the match on Saturday in the spirit of the game then fair play to you I disagree!!!

Jason like I said before I was the main culprit and the only two batsmen that got anything of me cleared the ropes numerous times so ability was never a problem, every player in the side cringed when our pro threw the ball back at your number 11 and where credit was due we gave it, as far as depth of a side goes that is an obstacle every single side in every competition faces, I did not intend to make any enemies, I even said to the one batsmen afterwards I was only trying to wind him up and we laughed, that is why I am telling you your boys are making a mountain out of nothing. Besides not one of the batsmen took offence once on the field and stuck their game " plan", we all thought that it would be left on the field!

From a supporting point of view that was quite possibly the most boring second innings of cricket I've ever watched but any team is within their rights to bat like that so fair enough.

Re what was said by our supporters the response was only made when on of your players after getting out said "they might be a good cricket team but most of them are ..." you can use your imagination to finish that sentence off.

That was said in front of children who do not need to hear that sort of language. So when you have friends and relatives playing and being described like that I think many of our supporters are entitled to reply.

Alan as you say you weren't at the game so why comment?

Stephen don't be daft, I know it's a part of the game, who told you this?

charl i specifically asked before i posted and was told the sledging started after 5 overs ..... strength vs strength thats all well and good but what happens teams that get promoted then loses 7 of thier starting eleven from the previous season??? and 7 of thier better players whats your opinion on that???

Jason I think you have been misinformed and seeing you weren't there you shouldn't comment, the sledging only began after 30 overs of blocking, after that performance I really think sec 1 should be cut to make it more strength vs strength

RE - Charl/Derriaghy

Is this the same Charl Daubney that I heard asked an Umpire before a game Versus a previous club to protect him from Sledging ?

Matty, in the earlier post I noted that the ball was threw by your pro at a 50 yr old number 11 batsman TWICE, on my last post I wrote 3 times I apologise about that it was a typing error on my behalf it was only threw at him TWICE.

Charl
I really don’t think your getting my point here pal unfortunately a lot of the guys we had playing for us haven’t got the ability of yourself or your bro or the guy lewis that got the runs and cant just smash 6s even with a 35m boundary they just cant do it ability wise, a lot of them guys were 2nd XI players il gladly show you our scorebooks til you see how many boundaries have been hit in the 2nd eleven 20/20 games this season by the players playing on sat its not very many and that’s against guys on a par with them ability wise not against a professional and one of the best bowling attacks in section 1. if they were just stone wall blocking the ball back maybe they didn’t like what you were saying to them and wanted to keep you out there as long as possible ;-)

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Jason you guys posted 140 on a very dodgy wicket, only after taking a couple of balls in the ribs to pitched up deliveries did I decide to tee off which was admittedly a bit lucky. Sorry if our supporters sledged you guys, but they are hungry for cricket and didn't take well to seeing a side block out on a flat wicket with 35 meter straight boundries, had you been skitteled out for 200 of 25 overs you might have got a standing ovation, just thought the attitude was pathetic.

Jason it's very much a your word v mine scenario. I'm adamant it never got personal and if it did I'd of stepped in. It was general banter and I'll defend that. In an earlier post though you did say our bowler threw the ball twice at your batsmans stumps yet in the latest post it's gone up to three times. I hope people notice that inaccuracy!!! Is it the only one?

Mathew its a your word against mine scenario now and i wasnt there im only going with what my team mates and wee brother has told me, my wee brother is adament he was kept going about his weight!!!! i never once said sledging wasnt allowed im just making the point that in my opinion it was over the top!!! Ive sledged before but its never went beyond banter as I said I feel that yous went over the top!!! With things that were said and as was mentioned above the ball being threw at the batsmen 3 times I believe by the bowler

i like yourself dedicate my whole weekend to cricket and prefer a game that goes the distance you batted your 50 overs we batted 49 overs didn’t get anywhere near your score weve only got above 160 twice this season and now we have a member of your club coming on calling my club pathetic for giving you a game of cricket ?!?! what does he expect us just to stand out of the way and let the ball hit the stumps?!?!? Or because weve a weak team just to forfeit the game???

interesting debate about teams & "big" scores. Is this an opportunity to change the "no declaration" rule and left to the discretion of the captains?

Charl what was our attitude like in the first fixture at our place??? cos there was nothing said about that!!!! and we scored more runs on saturday past than we did that day ..... as i said before if youd wanted home early you should have put us in to bat, but the fact is you seen wed no team out and after the first game where you scored a cracking ton i have to say was great to watch but you fancied a big score which you got, so why not keep you out for 50 overs and get some batting practice ;-)

your now also calling my club pathetic???

Jason never once did I mention I wanted an early finish, so why would I put you guys in? I dedicate my whole Saturday to cricket and play to win. Sledging is well within the rules of cricket and I vividly remember when we played premier league cricket getting dogs abuse when we seemed out of our depth. My whole point was it didn't get personal so complain!?! It was general sledging or cricket banter, nothing worse. The umpires heard it all and didn't say anything to anybody so they obviously agree!!! Alan, you weren't there as you say so thanks for your irrelevant input!!!