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Jeff,
As you say, there is indeed heavy rain heading our way very early Friday morning and indeed to continue, into the mid morning !
The tricky part is, it should ease off mid-day onwards and how soon could the Comber pitch recover ?
Although I'm told that 'the Green' is by nature one off, if not the dryest and most water absorbant pitches in the country !
So therefore could be a late start, with the possibility of a continuation into Saturday, although I conceed, it's a hard one for the organisers to call !
Jeff, are you serious? Call it off lol
Not sure about that although would help the annual leave balance at work!
Anyone think with every forecast giving a lot of rain that the game should be called off tonight ? Then most havent wasted a day and it might just possibly add too the crowd friday week.Only my opinion but be shocked if theirs any play before 4 or 5 pm
If the final starts tomorrow and is unable to be completed, then play may continue on Saturday
Senior Cup Final :
Can it not run over onto this Saturday, as I assume neither team have a game?
Reserve date for the Challenge Cup final if no play is possible tomorrow is next Friday, 6th August.
Let's hope the forecasters have got it wrong for Friday!
Forecast looks terrible for the cup final . Anyone interested the INDIAN Academy play at Donacloney tonight at 530 againest a PROFESSIONAL team including Irish under 19 star Jason van de merve an Neil GILL and a host of the top PROS . Having seen the Indian Academy team its definitly worth a visit as they have some very exciting batsmen and their should be lots of runs an a young 16 year old Mandar who could well be top class .
re Senior Cup final rearrangements.
Maybe they will toss a coin to get a winner, or is this fixture more important than other cup finals, whether they are junior teams or not!
Has a reserve date been set for the Senior Cup final if no play is possible this Friday?
During our annual titanic struggle last nite.. Victoria 2nds-v- Portadown 2nds down at Lurgan Park, which concludes this evening, I got chatting to some of our more senior players, past & present and I brought up the subject of Waringstown C.C. and their continued ongoing success at all levels of cricket !
Indeed putting aside their involvement in the Irish Senior Cup final, their ever high place positions at all levels in the N.C.U. leagues, Junior Cup final awaiting for the 2nds again !
It was unanimously agreed by all I chatted too, (some of our chaps live and indeed have played Waringstown C.C. at earlier stages of their careers), that despite all of this, they just don't pay any of their players any wage whatsoever, this was always the policy at the lawn and still is, ofcourse with the exception of 'the Professional', which all premier clubs now have in their ranks.
Further to this I was told that when the idea of hiring and paying professional cricketers first came into being, Waringstown C.C. were vehemently opposed to the idea and fought against it for long enough, but had to eventually conceed to the majority vote !
Anyway, says alot about the very high standard of cricket played at the lawn and for the quality players they keep 'turning out' year upon year at all levels.
I even noticed on the N.C.U. website, they had a team in the mid-week league T20 which included 5 ladies ! and they only narrowly lost out to Instonians !
W.C.C. what a cricket machine they are and good luck to them in the Bob Kerr I.S.C. final !
(just to add, my post yesterday mentioned a new signing for us,Tuda Murphy, which is indeed the case, but not Tudor, as I wrongly referred to him as.)
I would just like to wish both Coops and Shieldsy and their boys all the best for the final. It is a really hard one to call and i am sure it will be a great final. Enjoy it boys, having been on both of ends of winning and losing a senior cup final it is such a great experience in playing in the final. Somebody keep me posted on the scores as i am stuck in god dam work on friday.
Great NCU Cup Final Preview article - small omission of Ireland's Derek Heasley - truly a man for the big occasion - a wonderful person and a real home grown match winner who will have a major bearing on the final result - GO DEEKO!!!
Yes agree with the other posters, excellence feature articles on here and well written by the editor.
The senior cup final on Friday should be very entertaining and a great advertisement for local club cricket, maybe go to that game instead of Pollock Pk. on Saturday !
Would also like to congratulate former Cregagh C.C. player and now N.C.U. umpire Richard Walker on his appointed as one of those who will be officiating in the final of the minor qualifying Cup.
Well deserved Richard and who knows, maybe next year you will be doing the Senior Cup final !
re Paul C My danger man is all rounder Ben Mccord an im sure NORTH DOWN have lots match winners so it deff not all about Craig Mcmillan
Hi Davy,
Great to hear from you and apologizes to Cliftonville. We'll have it corrected. I'm working my way through senior cup stats and I'm up too late at night so the odd mistake is inevitable. However, your name features prominently and I'll make sure there are no omissions there!
