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a former colleague of mine, Billy Platt, is in process of producing the latest in a series of the history of cricket in the NW. This one will be on cricket in the greater Coleraine area and Drew Francey has posted deatils on the Cricket Europe forum. Apart from Phil Carson and Kira More I don't know too many who moved between Coleraine & the NCU so I couldn't gauge the interest but the charity that the proceeds will support makes this a worthwhile cause.

Tickets for the Lisburn CC 175th anniversary dinner are now on general release. For further information, please see the news section of the club website, www.lisburncricketclub.co.uk.

The gala dinner features David Lloyd as the principle speaker. Bumble rarely, if ever, does after dinner speaking, and it is a real coup for our club to have him over. The dinner, on 8 October 2011, also features Sean Crummey (the voice behind Folks on the Hill) and we also hope to have the one and only Colin Barclay as MC.

Tickets are priced at £60, with tables of 11 costing £660.00. As there is high demand for tickets, there is a strictly no order without payment policy in place. The application form for tickets is available on the club website.

Club members have already snapped up over 2/3rds of the available tickets and we expect the remainder to sell within the week. So if you want a seat at the dinner and the chance to hear Bumble and the others, book your tickets now.

Nice of Cecil Johnston to mention my name back in the 70's. I remember being on the Bladon Drive YMCA team that put us into the Senior League. That was quite a year, and quite a team. We really did it against the odds. I never worked in the Bank Cecil, but if they have a Pension for me I'll be 65 this year and will happily pick it up next time I'm home. My Email is ken.torrens@gmail.com

Well done Ralph.
We'll start the ball rolling with a pledge of 100 quid.
Good luck and let's see some support from our readers for a cricketer reaching out to support kids in desperate need. It puts everything into perspective.
Best wishes,
Clarence and Peter

Jeff,

You offering 12's then? Or should I shop around with Mr def not anti England Kennedy

I am raising money by running my 1st London Marathon on the 17th April this year for 'Children with Leukaemia'- the UK's leading charity dedicated to fighting Britain's biggest childhood cancer. This charity is something very close to my heart with a pupil in my class currently fighting this terrible illness having being diagnosed with it towards the end of last year. I am in constant contact with him and his family and visit him regularly. I am pleased to say he is making steady progress in his recovery, although he has a long road ahead. More details of the charity, the marathon and how to make a donation through Virgin Money Giving (a non- profit organisation) can be accessed through:

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ralphcoetzee

All support and donations, whatever amount, will be much appreciated.
Many thanks for your support,

Ralph

Re Andy K
I agree get Jeff to post his odds for the WC, Ireland to clear the group, England to stumble, SA V India final..lots to bet on!

Andy or Dickie Bird World cup betting on betfair which is the best odds as follows

INDIA 100/30
SRI LANKA 11/2
AUSTRALA 11/2
SOUTH AFRICA 6/1
ENGLAND 15/2 (NO CHANCE SHUD BE 12/1)
PAKISTAN 9/1
NEW ZEALAND 22/1 (BEST OUTSIDERS)
WEST INDIES 23/1
BANGLEDESH 64/1
ZIMBABWE 419/1
IRELAND 619/1
NETHERLANDS 1000/1

IM BACKING SOUTH AFRICA WIN AN 2 PLAY INDIA IN FINAL PS ANYONE LOOKING JOIN BETFAIR CONTACT ME 07730334479 ILL GIVE THEM REFERENCE NUMBER AN THEY GET 25£ BACK AFTER JOINING .PS IM STILL IN SHOCK AFTER TIPPING UP THE BUMPER WINNER @DOWN ROYAL 33/1 BACKED IT @ 140/1 THEN CANCELLED IT WHEN IT DRIFTED AN COULD AN WAS BACKED AT 440/1 BEFORE THE RACE ON BETFAIR LOT PEOPLE GOT THER FINGERS BURNT WITH THAT WINNER

I know that there some who think that I have a problem with Engerland but as an ardent follower of Ireland I really did have to laugh when I listened to Husssain this morning. Apparentally Troot "seized" up - a fit professional player was "tired". What has he been doing since his last game?
Mr. Personality ricked his back during his mammoth innings(!) and Miss KP fell over her own feet and had to go off. And his call "that to me looks out" when Prior clearly knocked t6he bails off was a master stroke. I just wish that he would make a sexist comment and then be fired by SKY because he does really talk some nonsense. I have to say "nonsense" because Flossie tells me that I can't write s**t on the computer.
C'mon Jeff - where can we get the best odds for Pakistan & Australia for the World Cup? England - the "injury"
card being played this early in the tournmament when they flew Plunkett half way round the world. I think I know where my moneys going!!

I'm sure that most forumites are shocked to learn of the demise of Vic Johns. His candid and acid assessments have been, and will, be greatly missed. Lions International clubs have an office of "tail twister" and I'm so disappointed to learn that Vic will no longer be assisting me to point out "flannel", "waffle" and all instances of "smoke being blown up ar**s". Caleb has become "conformist" already and he hasn't even attended the umpires course yet!

I miss Vic Johns!!

I'm still here Andy, have decided to just use my own name now, the 'Vic Johns' alter-ego thing was getting a bit out of contol.
It is embarrassing enough playing at home/away matches where no-body had ever heard of me, but they then ask you who is Vic Johns & all that ?

But on a more sinister note, just as in the old hammer-horror film..' The Vantriliquist Dummy' were the dummy begins to come alive in the mind of it's operator and drives him crazy..the same thing was beginning to happen with me.... so I nipped it in the bud before it was to late and put the dummy into it's case... and fasened the lock for good !

And besides all that, I've signed up to become an official umpire like yourself and am very much looking forward to attending the training week-end this early April.
So I could be standing out in the middle with you at some game this new season,(Assuming I pass my exams) and I have to be serious or the batsman won't believe me if I have to raise the index finger !

Mr. Scott - a "link" is a connection as in, For example, "link-box" - what Flossie stands on when her & me are heading into Broughshane on the wee Fergie to get a new wet battery for the wireless! Also - have there been any sightings of Vic Johns or is he still snowed in?

Re Andy - Nice one

I am anaspeptic, phrasmotic, even compunctuous to have caused you such periconbobulations

By the way What's a link??

In order that everyone - especially players - are up-to-date with the Law changes the Scottish Cricket Official Association website has an excellent link to the Law Changes on Youtube - its the spoken word & pictures rather than reading so even the guys at Woodvale will be able to follow it!!