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General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: smilley792 on June 24, 2013, 09:22:22 PM
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Been picked to play in my leagues rep side against the Durham and Northumberland league.
How's the standard up there? I know it's hard to compare various leagues. Just thought opie ask if anyone plays in it on here?
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Been picked to play in my leagues rep side against the Durham and Northumberland league.
How's the standard up there? I know it's hard to compare various leagues. Just thought opie ask if anyone plays in it on here?
Depends who's selected. It's a step down from the Premier League, but there's some very good players in that league, far better than I certainly. Some teams have overseas players, Mark Cosgrove played for Ponteland a few years ago, Anwar Hafeez is playing there now I think. Some very good quicks, and some beautiful grounds too if you're heading north for the game?
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Just checked that out, Cosgrove was at Swalwell, same league. Never played against him or saw him play, but apparently he was frighteningly good.
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Durham and Northumberland League doesn't exist mate? Do you know the leagues propper name?
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Durham and Northumberland League doesn't exist mate? Do you know the leagues propper name?
I assumed he means the Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League - which is representative of Durham and Northumberland Cricket Boards. If he means the Premier League, that's a whole different kettle of fish, very talented cricket playing fish.
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Yeah that's what I assumed too; some very handy players in both! My take is they won't have a full team anyway as the Swalwell lads wont want to turn out for the league.
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Unfortunately I only know what I was told. And that was its vs Durham and Northumberland league. So you may well be right, and it's joint venture of two boards.
Game is played In Durham, at Philadelphia cc.
We normally get ut played in these games anyway, still looking forward to it though.
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I found last years scorecard so stevat was correct in his assumption
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/151EB828-23DE-4CBC-973A-384C254139C9-1289-0000017B82AB3D02_zpseffd39ad.jpg)
We lost by 16runs.
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Hmm Philadelphia is only down the road from me, might have a pop down mate
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Craig Moffat who now plays for Hallam came from Swalwell CC to train with us (MWCC) for a bit before he moved on to Hallam's 1st XI. He says its a very similar standard to the South Yorkshire League Prem so they will be decent but its all about who they select.
I know with the South Yorkshire League rep side they will only pick players from Div 1 and below and nobody from the premier league.
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Philadelphia is a nice enough ground! A nice wicket to bat on! And as for that team, that is no where near full strength for what they could put out, just depends who plays on the day!
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That's Neil Killeen formerly of Durham with over 250 first class wickets btw.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Killeen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Killeen)
Some other good players in there, but like a few others have said, quite a few missing too.
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Paul Collingwoods brother aswell i beleive
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Paul Collingwoods brother aswell i beleive
I'd heard that, but wasn't sure. When is this representative game happening?
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Cheers for the info.
Game is this sunday stevat
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Just for any one thats interested,
We played the Durham league. Apparently it's a league only a few years old.
Standard was okay. There top 3 had very good eyes and could hit it. But The rest was similar standard to our sat league. Apparently they had 2 pros(we guessed 1 batsman, and the rapid bowler)
For them 120for 1 of 10 became 149 all out of 35.
We to collapsed for 60for0 off 15 to 65 for 5. A slight recover by us meant we only lost by 13runs.butstill a lose.
Wicket died in the second innings and a lot kept low. Ground was lovely and the tea superb though.
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Just for any onethats interetsed,
We played the Durham league. Apparently it's a league only a few years old.
Standard was okay. There top 3 had very good eyes and could hit it. But The rest was similar standard to ours at league. Apparently they had 2 pros(we guessed 1 batsman, and the rapid bowler)
For the, 120for 1 of 10 became 149 all out of 35.
We to collapsed for 60for0 off 15 to 65 for 5. A slight recover so us n,y lose by 13runs.btu still a lose.
Wicket died in the second innings and a lot kept low. Ground was lovely and the superb though.
You got a link or a picture of the scorecard? Be interested to see who was playing.
Good friendly banter? It's a nice ground, some great ones up here, especially to the west of the city where you've some very picturesque surroundings. That said, there's some even prettier grounds in the Lake District.
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When the scorecard appears,I'll post it up mate.
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Score card has appeared
http://yorksderby.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11821047 (http://yorksderby.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11821047)
In other good news, our opposition got removed from the tournament for players professional players, which is apparently not allowed(we did not know this, luckily we have no pros) so we are actually through to the next round.
We play the north Yorkshire and Durham league, at marske ground this Sunday.
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And for those that have been watching Cricket AM, the Varun Khullar from the YDCL league is the guy who is getting a 'shot at the pro's'
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And for those that have been watching Cricket AM, the Varun Khullar from the YDCL league is the guy who is getting a 'shot at the pro's'
Looking at his stats on his own clubs play cricket he doesn't look to have done overly well this year. Did he look the part in the trials?
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He looked good in the trials on TV but I guess it can be deceptive on what they actually show!
I played against him in a Inter League Rep game when I was drafted in from another league for a last minute drop out and although he had some pace about him he sprayed it all over the place and didn't do much with it.
I bowled a few overs of spin against him and again looked nothing special.
And thats pretty much what i've heard from the people that play in the YDCL against him, 'Decent pace but doesn't do much with it'
Can you expand Chris as presumably you have played him?
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This was the inter league game
http://yorksderby.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11803160 (http://yorksderby.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11803160)
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Varun decent pace, infact very quick. Just in both games we have played him, he bowled to short.
Seemed to have the "I'm gonna bounce him out" attitude.
Personally chris turner and brad Sampson, are both better bowlers that I have come across.
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Personally chris turner and brad Sampson, are both better bowlers that I have come across.
Couldn't agree more. Always a shame Chris Turner didn't move to join us. Don't think many teams would have passed 100 with them 2 opening the bowling.
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Was that not the resides opening owl in duo before you left?
Also what happened to Michael cox?
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Yeah it was
Coxy is down south working. Hoping he comes back soon! Another quality bowler we have lost due to work!
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Score card has appeared
[url]http://yorksderby.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11821047[/url] ([url]http://yorksderby.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11821047[/url])
In other good news, our opposition got removed from the tournament for players professional players, which is apparently not allowed(we did not know this, luckily we have no pros) so we are actually through to the next round.
We play the north Yorkshire and Durham league, at marske ground this Sunday.
NYSD is a proper league in the North, they have 2 pros per team. Only second to the NEPL which isnt that much better. You will ahve to be good to beat NYSD.
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Yeah that is my league, first year its been ran after three leagues merged; as I expected that is nowhere near a full team! But that always seems to be the case with league squads!