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Jlscarroll17

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« Reply #75 on: March 31, 2021, 03:15:34 PM »
Quote from: AJ2014 on March 31, 2021, 01:13:46 PM
Surrey league is toughest of all, nothing is easy hit 😀 or go and hit around, it's likely, did dig dig 🙂

And what makes you think that the Surrey league is toughest ? Sure there’s a lot of premier leagues around the country which match or possibly better the Surrey league standard
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« Reply #76 on: March 31, 2021, 03:32:33 PM »
It's almost impossible to say which league is the strongest - I'd love for one day to see some form of tournament between all the ECB Premier League winners - even just a knockout akin to the NVC would be great viewing. I know a lot of the lads at Potterne CC who won the 2019 WEPL Prem, some serious talent.
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« Reply #77 on: March 31, 2021, 04:07:11 PM »
Quote from: Neon Cricket on March 31, 2021, 03:32:33 PM
It's almost impossible to say which league is the strongest - I'd love for one day to see some form of tournament between all the ECB Premier League winners - even just a knockout akin to the NVC would be great viewing. I know a lot of the lads at Potterne CC who won the 2019 WEPL Prem, some serious talent.

Don’t think we’ll ever get to see that with the amount of league games you play, if it was to happen it would need to take place in the back end of September beginning of October. South North CC more or less with the NEPL every year and always make it to at least the quarters of the national knockout. It would definitely be a great watch from a fan perspective
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« Reply #78 on: March 31, 2021, 04:11:17 PM »
Yeah am I being silly in saying the national knockout and national t20 do a half decent job of above idea? Fighting on a couple of fronts in the league and cup competitions would only show more strength of team and therefore league IMO.

I could be way off the mark though.
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« Reply #79 on: March 31, 2021, 04:44:12 PM »
Only way to find out is : to play in each leagues for a year, which off course is impossible! 🙂 Just joking
Don't think it's a good idea to prolong cricket season till the end October or so.

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« Reply #80 on: March 31, 2021, 04:53:06 PM »
I would say league matches determine the quality of the teams.
Where many of them have played against each others for years.
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« Reply #81 on: March 31, 2021, 06:02:16 PM »
Quote from: ch1p on March 31, 2021, 04:11:17 PM
Yeah am I being silly in saying the national knockout and national t20 do a half decent job of above idea? Fighting on a couple of fronts in the league and cup competitions would only show more strength of team and therefore league IMO.

I could be way off the mark though.

I think the National Knockout is the closest gauge you get but it is a Knockout competition and one bad game and you our gone.

It also doesn't consider the strength of the league in total as well.

I have played in both the Home Counties Prem and North East Prem and were both serious standards.

If you consider Berkshire have won the Minor Counties the past however many years and the majority of their players play in the HCPL and as said above South North consistently reach major Trophies later stages.
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« Reply #82 on: March 31, 2021, 06:26:09 PM »
Quote from: Jlscarroll17 on March 31, 2021, 03:15:34 PM
And what makes you think that the Surrey league is toughest ? Sure there’s a lot of premier leagues around the country which match or possibly better the Surrey league standard
Sorry, I think I created the impression of the whole of the Surrey league being the strongest, don't think that's true.
I think it's called, Fullers championship or something, where Wimbledon, Sunbury, etc play in the league.
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« Reply #83 on: March 31, 2021, 06:27:09 PM »
I think the Minor Counties is more a case of which sides have players who are willing and able to take leave to participate in 3 day games and / or not being paid to play for club sides in Sunday cup competitions than the health of a league.
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« Reply #84 on: March 31, 2021, 06:28:55 PM »
Quote from: AJ2014 on March 31, 2021, 06:26:09 PM
Sorry, I think I created the impression of the whole of the Surrey league being the strongest, don't think that's true.
I think it's called, Fullers championship or something, where Wimbledon, Sunbury, etc play in the league.

Right, but if you've never played outside of the Surrey leagues how do you know what the standard is like in other counties' strongest league?
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« Reply #85 on: March 31, 2021, 07:47:41 PM »
I watch club cricket, on YouTube, more than international/pro cricket.
It's not only about batting /bowling but fielding too.
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« Reply #86 on: April 01, 2021, 06:02:50 AM »
Quote from: Jlscarroll17 on March 31, 2021, 03:15:34 PM
And what makes you think that the Surrey league is toughest ? Sure there’s a lot of premier leagues around the country which match or possibly better the Surrey league standard
General rule of thumb: The league where you struggle to make some runs is always the toughest league around!
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« Reply #87 on: April 01, 2021, 08:42:11 AM »
Quote from: suraj on April 01, 2021, 06:02:50 AM
General rule of thumb: The league where you struggle to make some runs is always the toughest league around!
General rule of thumb 😎
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« Reply #88 on: April 01, 2021, 09:20:39 AM »
Quote from: six and out on March 31, 2021, 06:02:16 PM
I think the National Knockout is the closest gauge you get but it is a Knockout competition and one bad game and you our gone.

It also doesn't consider the strength of the league in total as well.

I have played in both the Home Counties Prem and North East Prem and were both serious standards.

If you consider Berkshire have won the Minor Counties the past however many years and the majority of their players play in the HCPL and as said above South North consistently reach major Trophies later stages.

Home Counties Prem is a serious standard.

To be honest, any premier league is a very good standard of cricket, and realistically more or less everyone in those leagues is a semi professional player in that they are being paid to play.

No way on earth you can say Surrey is the strongest, or Hants, or HCPL or whatever.
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« Reply #89 on: April 01, 2021, 09:27:05 AM »
i would say most county prem leagues are equally as strong. from what i have heard from our OS who played in one of the northern prem's (dont know which one) he was playing against ex internationals and current county players on an almost weekly basis.

i know surrey champ prem teams get a player or 2 from surrey and the wealthier ones can afford to pay quite a few of their players in the top 11.
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