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| 05 April 2009 |
| From: Trevor Dalzell | At: Home | 21:51 |
| Hi All Spotted a pic of Ewen 'steaming in' for New Zealand. New Zealand v India, 4th ODI, Hamilton, March 11, 2009. http://content.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/image/394799.html Good luck to all the teams for the season ahead. Dazzler | ||
| 27 January 2009 |
| From: JOHN NEILL | At: Dundonald | 15:34 |
| email: NCRICKETER@AOL.COM | ||
Could all Captains from last year please check how many cricket balls they have. We need to know how many to purchase for this year. Email or telephone 07527267941. | ||
| 29 December 2008 |
| From: Ian Gordon | At: Work | 09:46 |
| email: ian.gordon@dfpni.gov.uk | ||
| Well done Ewen! Chris Gayle ain't a bad first international scalp for you - hopefully, he's the first of many! | ||
| 28 December 2008 |
| From: Ben Adair | At: Stoney Road | 22:09 |
| Just like to say very well done to ET in the Twenty20 match today, a solid 1 not out and taking the wicket of the the Windies skipper Chris Gayle with his second ball in International cricket, finished with figures of 1-18 off 3. Well done mate!!!!! | ||
| 20 December 2008 |
| From: Peter McMorran | At: Earlswood | 11:28 |
| On behalf of CSN I would just like to congratulate ET on his selection to the Black Caps T/20 side to play the West Indies 26 & 28 December. Nothing more than he deserves considering his performances to date this season. All his hard work justified. He made a great impact at CSN, playing and coaching both at junior and senior levels and we are all very proud of his association with the club. Wishing him the best of luck ! | ||
| 19 December 2008 |
| From: Colin Andrews | At: work | 09:49 |
| Congrats to ET on getting selected for the Black caps 2020 squad | ||
| 09 November 2008 |
| From: Peter McMorran | At: Earlswood Road | 17:17 |
| The 2008 Cricket Season has now formally ended and what a Season it has been for CSNI. Successes on the field were substantial with the 1st XI winning an incredible Challenge Cup Final and but for a ludicrous penalty point deduction would also have shared the Senior League Title. Congratulations to our Club Captain Nigel Jones and his squad for their well deserved achievements. Congratulations are also due to our two Internationals Gary Wilson and Regan West on their selection and performances for Ireland and also to our Ireland “A” Internationals Nigel Jones and Alan Coulter. The 2nd XI for the second year in a row have succeeded in gaining promotion, this year by winning their league and will now play the 2009 season in Division 2 Section 1 again under the helm of, Club Player of the Year, Neil Holmes. The rest of our senior teams from 3rds to 6ths had their moments during a season badly affected by the weather. Many thanks are due to the Captains for their efforts during a very trying season which must have substantially boosted the profits of the telecoms industry. Our 7 youth teams, although without silverware continue to flourish with the older age brackets 15 – 17 years becoming stronger with every year. Congratulations to Christopher McMorran on being selected for Ireland Under13s and to our Regional and Ulster Schoolboy representatives, Rory Black, Christopher Cahoon, Michael Heaney and Christy Harkness. The future of our club looks very promising. Many thanks to all the voluntary coaches and parents who regularly gave of their time to ensure the development of our youth and particularly to our Youth Co-ordinator Nigel Rountree. I mentioned earlier the penalty point deduction that denied our 1st XI a share in the Senior League Title. As most of you are probably aware this penalty was imposed as a result of the 1st XI, during their match with North Down on 21st September 2008, being deemed to have bowled their overs 1 minute outside the time permitted. The decision to impose a penalty point deduction is not only flawed but inequitable. Nevertheless the Club has decided that in the wider interests of cricket not to further contest the penalty point deduction. It was deeply regrettable that we at CSNI found ourselves in a situation where we felt obliged to contest the imposition of a penalty point deduction and I have yet to speak to any other Club Official that finding themselves in similar circumstances to ourselves would not have taken the same course of action as that followed by CSNI. Although we do not agree with the ultimate decision taken by the NCU we do regret the circumstances and timing of events that resulted in them having to adjudicate on such an issue. We also regret the fact that the Senior League Trophy was not presented to the Senior League Winners at the NCU Dinner. I am also aware of some discussion regarding our Club’s decision to vote against the proposals to reduce Division 1 of the Senior League to 8 rather than currently 10 teams and the reasoning behind such a decision. It is our understanding that the thinking behind such a proposal is to try and ensure that better players get to play against each other and to also reduce the fixture congestion. Before taking a decision your Committee consulted with the Club Captain, Club Professional and other senior past playing members. The consensus (if not unanimous) was that reducing the number of teams in the Senior League would not improve the quality of play. No matter how many teams there are in a League there will always be a few teams at the bottom fighting off relegation. What are the consequences? Reduce the League to 6 teams the following year? The experience of your Club Professional Ewen Thompson when a similar situation arose in New Zealand was that a smaller League did not improve the quality of play rather it simply led to a reduction in the number of players playing the game at the top level. If the NCU wish to reduce the number of games played by senior players whilst improving the quality of matches the solution I would suggest is to retain the strongest of the competitions eg Senior League and Challenge Cup and reduce the number of other Cup matches. I have seen it suggested that the Ulster Cup should become the Twenty/20 Competition. This would not only reduce the number of competitions played from 5 to 4 but also reduce the number of competition sponsors required. Why not even run the competition as a Festival of Cricket (during a closed weekend or bank holiday weekend) rotating the venue between regions. Sponsors may be very happy to have a focal point for their sponsorship. It might even become a social event supported by wives and families! Could the Irish Senior Cup not be contested by the top 5 or 6 teams from each region qualifying for entry based on the previous seasons’ league positions. Clubs therefore effectively obtain a seeding based on the previous year’s performance not unlike entry into the Rugby Heineken Cup. This should lead to the better sides and thus players competing against each other for what should be the prestige Cup in Ireland. I’m not suggesting the above ideas are solutions but they are worthy of further consideration. Maybe the NCU should try and hold a number of close season consultative meetings with member clubs as opposed to written circulars during the height of playing season when all the involved in cricket are otherwise engaged in club activities. The ultimate decision taken by your committee not to support the reduction of the Senior League to 8 teams should not be seen as support for the current status quo. There is a need to reduce the fixture congestion and improve the general quality of cricket at senior level but the proposal to reduce the number of teams in your strongest completion is not the solution. The Committee’s decision was also taken in line with the Clubs’ objectives to provide opportunities for its adult members to participate in the game of cricket. The decision was also consistent with and reiterated the thoughts expressed by CSNI to the NCU’s consultative paper to Clubs on this issue during the summer and from what was said at the NCU AGM it would appear as if our Club was one of very few to have responded to the consultative paper. The development of cricketing talent at the highest level is ultimately the responsibility of NICA and the Irish Cricket Union and maybe a reduction in the number of Cup Competitions and thus fixtures could free up a few weekends for the Cricketing Development Authorities to organise if not Interprovincials maybe Development Squad Training Sessions. Hopefully the above is informative to our members and might even stimulate some debate which could be of assistance to those developing and promoting cricket within the NCU region. In the meantime I finish by thanking all those involved with the Club whether in a playing, coaching or administrative capacity. The Club has had a superb season and our aim is to ensure this success is sustainable over time. Your Committee is already beginning preparations for 2009. If anyone would like to be further involved with CSNI’s development no matter how small or large a contribution, whether to assist with coaching; organisation of a junior team; or sponsorship etc. Your involvement at our Club will be most welcome. Peter McMorran Chairman CSNICC | ||
| 22 September 2008 |
| From: Trevor Dalzell | 17:18 | |
| Excellent year to date guys - well done. Really good weekend for the 1st Team. It makes next weekend very interesting indeed. Hopefully the winning habit will continue and make it a great year! | ||
| 27 August 2008 |
| From: jonathan hool | 23:25 | |
| Warmest congratulations to Nigel and the team on winning the Challenge Cup and on progress in the league to date. a win at the Lawn is a fine achievement. well done the bowlers and fielders then WH,Mikey and Charles. welcome back Dyerso ! Its only half done though... c'mon lads Carpe Diem best, Jonathan  | ||
| 25 August 2008 |
| From: bevan griggs | At: New Zealand | 04:44 |
| Well done you Civ's, nice bit of work cleaning up the final. No stopping you now. Come on 'B' and 'Green T'! Steve | ||
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