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"Miller said yesterday: "We have got to get to the stage where we are very careful on that [the number of South Africans in the England team], and we will be. I wouldn't say he's the last but we will monitor it. But Craig has passed all the criteria required to be an English cricketer. He has proved his worth, that's why he's there. He has developed his game, he's a strong character so he fits all the bills from an England point of view. South Africa talked to him and he said 'I'm English, I want to play for England'."
Andy, don't nit-pick when quoting. Above is the full comment by Miller. Particularlly pleasing is the last sentence.
at the risk of being labelled racist (again!) and to clarify - the player to whom I referred in an earlier posting is Craig Kieswetter and my reading of Miller's comments was "Craig might not be the last but we'll monitor it". (Daily Mail 11/1). As he has a South African father and a Scottish mother I'm not totally convinced that, in common with the southern players such as Morgan & O'Brien, he would regard England as the "mother country". Or maybe the Scots that I have met over the years are in a minority!
Andy,
Is this new player playing in the current series? I doubt he will ever play for England. Geoff Millar was talking yesterday and may look at the qualification policy. It's great that so many want to represent the mother nation......
interesting to see that England have found another foreign player - maybe this Test series should be advertised as "South Africa 1st XI - v - South Africa 2nd XI"!
Jason/Stevie.
Thanks,for what some may describe as 'smaller clubs',Millpark & Dundrum have certainly produced some powerful cricketers over the years and continue to do so. The more recent score books I'm working on,don't make for great reading either for Victoria against your clubs!
We'll have to do something about that,starting this season with our second team encounters!!!!
FAO NIACUS members, Vice Presidents and friends-
The proposed open meeting for 11th Jan has been cancelled, as current forecasts do not give much improvement with early next weeks weather.
Our player guests will again be in attendance, with one or two changes, so see you all on the 8th Feb at 8.00pm.
Noel McCarey
Vic,
Noel Maguire is Jeffs brother and has retired at the end of last season. Joel is his eldest lad and is now plying his trade in our first XI. Derek (Psycho) Shills is teaching in France. Derek like his brother Richard is an exceptional cricketer taking 5 wickets in our famous Intermediate Cup Final Tie with Carrick in '97. I can still see him roaring at and eyeballing the outgoing batsman.
Fred Bunting was your skipper for a number of years as I remember. He was an opening LH bat. Very strong on the drive. I remember those 'bouts' very well!
Re: Vic
Unfortunatly Stevie keeps tellin us that hes now retired ill believe it when i see it tho!!...... dnt panic we have able reinforcements!!!
How's the Lurgan Park Ranger?
He's got a few wickets over the years,I'll give him that ok! With those short of a length 'Donkey-drops'!!
Keep salting away there boy at the park,I need to get out to practice and I suggest you join me when your finished,you've a big season ahead of you and we want to hit the ground running,at the start of May this year lad!!! Or should that be 'Skipper'?
Ahh Vic, Mullin's batting average may not be much higher than 0, but what about his bowling average... it must be pretty close to single figures!
Well done Gary Kidd on getting back in the Irish side. McCallan's boots will be tough to fill but i know you can do it!
Hi Vic you forgot the "NOT OUT " us bowlers are only tail waggers anyway not like you , you being an "all rounder"
Aye,thanks a bunch Greg! Between these darn score books and the bad weather,I can't get out for a bowl and work off the Christmas excess!!
Bye the way,at least the batting average for a certain G.Mullin isn't hard to work out; from 1994 to 2001 its still 0.
Maybe when I get the more recent score books,you will have got a run by then,although I doubt it!! "He,he"!!
Come on Vic get a move on !!!!
I have another load of scorebooks for you to sort out some of them even mention some boy called Boomer ??
I was given the job of totaling up averages from old score books from seasons past,that Freddie of Victoria C.C. had come across in his garage.
The 1997 season seems to have been a fairly good year for our club,with some strong performances in the league.
Although two clubs from that particular vintage, rolled Victoria over easily enough,Dundrum & Millpark. In the game against Dundrum, Victoria were all out for 88,the damage done by bowlers D.Shilliday & two guys by the names of J.Maquire and N.Maquire. Their batsman a J.Curlett then knocked off the required runs in no time 55 n.o.
Against Millpark,we faired little better,Victoria all out for 66, bowlers N.Nelson and G.Spence doing the damage,with S.McCart opening the batting for Millpark and completing the rout.
Those opposition players look to have been formidable cricketers for their clubs, apart from S.McCart(who is still involved),are any of the guys still playing and do they still follow their clubs progress. Is that the same Noel who posts here sometimes,on behalf of Dundrum C.C.
Just wondering,as I had,nt broken through the ranks at that stage with Victoria and therefore never got to play against these cricketers in their prime!!
