City of Moorabbin Cricket Association 09/10

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Re: City of Moorabbin Cricket Association 09/10

Evening All,

Clocker

Another brilliant oratory and you either must be as fast as the 6 million dollar man or have some of the same impeccable sources as old Merl.

I hear Cococabana Beach, Brett's new /old band wagon mob could justifably have claim to the Oasis two, such is the magnificent condition now that the beach sand has seeped into the under layers.Do we actually congratulate Glen Eira council?

A woman on the tram the same one who gave me sketchy details of the appalling hamburgler non tribunal verdict, advised of the change of ball incident where the BBQ used Barrack laws and not the Laws of cricket and failed to scuff the ball to 4 overs old status and no wonder the ball swung past the ball and canoned into the pads of the unsuspecting batsman.

Good to see the Judge get the bat talking after some of his pathetic batting and youtube performances of late!!

Clock you have obviously got Archie and myself mixed up with others at the political nightmare.We have never been known to drink Chardy that's for girls!!! our main drink of choice is a cold frothy one and I have been known to have the odd one or 15 merlots at and after dinner!!

You snout down by the beach obviously is unaware of another potential sub problem that Barrack can throw the wet serviette at, in a non event BRC game, not far off the famous Bluff Rd.

Uncle Mick,

Thanks for the in depth reply and all I can say all those giving you lip as you departed the scene will want to be on their best behaviour as you take on the BBQ role trailed blazed recently by Barrack and the former Gold Cap leader who nobody wants to talk about, which can only be a good thing.Maybe Robbo can have a look at you for a possible finals berth?

Not Out,


You must be a novice to the CMCA where there have been several scores in the 200's to Merl's fading memory.
Our resident statistician Clocker can no doubt verify but I believe the late great Greg Goro blasted twin tons at both the Royal King George and also down at Brudesville before the great man arrived there, got another twin ton in brutal fashion.Not sure if his brother the Golden Greek brought up the twin calicos but I think the BCF's very own Biggie Phelan may have also amassed a big score.Over to the listeners to enlighten the masses!!

Jimmy,

What day have you reserved for the presentation of the Inaugural Merlot/Horlicks trophy as I have to put the finishing touches on it and we will need to give either Vinnie advise to relive himself of gas bottle duties or alternatively find out exactly which one of the Jammos we are talking about and get Saul on duty to sober him up and get him to the station on time.It could be appropriate that you dig into your vast record libray and play the tune as a lead in.I will arrange for Armaguard to deliver it to the prestigious offices of 88.3 at the appropriate time.


Vale

On a serious note I would like to express sympathies to the Haw family and Bentleigh ANA on the recent passing of club legend Don Haw who was a stalwart of the club and continued the family tradition with sons Darren and Craig in the CMCA.

Good men are hard to find and Don certainly left an endible mark on ANA.Rest in peace.


until next time............... vino sipping poster............... Prof Merlot
 
Re: City of Moorabbin Cricket Association 09/10

Merl, my good man. There's a growing chorus that suggests Vorbach, Arch & the professor all sip from the same Horlicks cup. When the story was pitched it was awfully convincing. Given I don't know anything about Mr.Vorbach and once given a background on him (apologies if I'm referring to you in the 3rd person) the evidence was quite compelling.

As for the ANA boys, I failed which inevitably opens the door to being given a send off. I heard nothing untoward in my direction, so you take what you give. Been playing the game long enough to cop it sweet and get on with it without the need to let it influence what happens this weekend.
 
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UM... if only many others had the same attitude re sledging. Adds to the fun in the field of battle. Beers afterwards mandatory.
 
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I was thinking about the 2008 Caulfield Cup where Weekend Hussler was the favourite, however come the 400 post, he was the first horse beaten :-(

I can see one similarity between the Great Hussler and the even Greater UM. Sent down a few pies and then in to bat and see ya later. There is nothing worse than having to attend week 2 with SFA to do, except attempt to be an aqua blue. Anyway, wishing you all the very best for the empty month of March awaiting you :)
 
Re: City of Moorabbin Cricket Association 09/10

Au contraire, my number 1 fan. If you'd been true to form and checked my webpage www.michaelflahive.com.au, you'll see the March calendar is jampacked. Very disappointed to be out of finals action, but the month of March is full of weddings which would've caused a few headaches had I been able to keep my spot after such a poor performance on the weekend.

Nice to know you're still thinking of me though, shags.
 
Re: City of Moorabbin Cricket Association 09/10

Uncle Mick,

My good friend and I don't say that lightly as I feel through our BCF dealings you are a good friend and have at times been tempted to expose the mystery that is Merlot to you.

The triumvirate,the trinity, triangle, me myself and I, the 3 of us or whatever makes up a 3 let me assure you that at the end of a long night Archie and I may have shared the same cup, can or whatever drinking utensil, but we are not one in three!! There is only one Merlot!

I knew young Vorbach's father but have little to no dealings with the afore mentioned son.As stated previously the Archie I know is not Vorbach but I will let Archie fight his own battles whether Jimmy,you or masses or the beating drums believe me really doesn't matter to me.

I believe the moderators do not allow dual identities so how I could have three, given my limited computer skills is beyond me.

Like Sugar I really like your positive attitude and you will make a good BBQ.

A very good lesson you taught me was not to get sucked in by a nobody so I won't!!, even to protect your honour from what could become very similiar to one of Barrack's wet serviettes.

I applaud the likes of you who speak their mind and everyone knows who you are.The CMCA needs good people like you.As explained previously I choose not to say who I am for a variety of reasons as I want to say what I think regardless.

There is plenty of speculation of who's who in the zoo and I have great delight when we expose a few along the way ( eg one of the Jammos ) but even an old man like me just has a bit of fun continuing an association with the CMCA through the BCF having a whinge ,laugh,providing a scoop, running the BTC with it's many ups and downs etc etc.


let them speculate all they like There is only one Merlot


until next time......................... vino sipping poster.......... Prof Merlot
 
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Merlot a good drop;389776 said:
Uncle Mick,

My good friend and I don't say that lightly as I feel through our BCF dealings you are a good friend and have at times been tempted to expose the mystery that is Merlot to you.

The triumvirate,the trinity, triangle, me myself and I, the 3 of us or whatever makes up a 3 let me assure you that at the end of a long night Archie and I may have shared the same cup, can or whatever drinking utensil, but we are not one in three!! There is only one Merlot!

I knew young Vorbach's father but have little to no dealings with the afore mentioned son.As stated previously the Archie I know is not Vorbach but I will let Archie fight his own battles whether Jimmy,you or masses or the beating drums believe me really doesn't matter to me.

I believe the moderators do not allow dual identities so how I could have three, given my limited computer skills is beyond me.

Like Sugar I really like your positive attitude and you will make a good BBQ.

A very good lesson you taught me was not to get sucked in by a nobody so I won't!!, even to protect your honour from what could become very similiar to one of Barrack's wet serviettes.

I applaud the likes of you who speak their mind and everyone knows who you are.The CMCA needs good people like you.As explained previously I choose not to say who I am for a variety of reasons as I want to say what I think regardless.

There is plenty of speculation of who's who in the zoo and I have great delight when we expose a few along the way ( eg one of the Jammos ) but even an old man like me just has a bit of fun continuing an association with the CMCA through the BCF having a whinge ,laugh,providing a scoop, running the BTC with it's many ups and downs etc etc.


let them speculate all they like There is only one Merlot


until next time......................... vino sipping poster.......... Prof Merlot
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Are you saying Merl that you would rather speak your mind under a hidden agenda so you have the ability to say what you think with out concern for repercussion because no one knows who you are?
 
Re: City of Moorabbin Cricket Association 09/10

Merlot a good drop;389776 said:
Uncle Mick,

My good friend and I don't say that lightly as I feel through our BCF dealings you are a good friend and have at times been tempted to expose the mystery that is Merlot to you.

The triumvirate,the trinity, triangle, me myself and I, the 3 of us or whatever makes up a 3 let me assure you that at the end of a long night Archie and I may have shared the same cup, can or whatever drinking utensil, but we are not one in three!! There is only one Merlot!

I knew young Vorbach's father but have little to no dealings with the afore mentioned son.As stated previously the Archie I know is not Vorbach but I will let Archie fight his own battles whether Jimmy,you or masses or the beating drums believe me really doesn't matter to me.

I believe the moderators do not allow dual identities so how I could have three, given my limited computer skills is beyond me.

Like Sugar I really like your positive attitude and you will make a good BBQ.

A very good lesson you taught me was not to get sucked in by a nobody so I won't!!, even to protect your honour from what could become very similiar to one of Barrack's wet serviettes.

I applaud the likes of you who speak their mind and everyone knows who you are.The CMCA needs good people like you.As explained previously I choose not to say who I am for a variety of reasons as I want to say what I think regardless.

There is plenty of speculation of who's who in the zoo and I have great delight when we expose a few along the way ( eg one of the Jammos ) but even an old man like me just has a bit of fun continuing an association with the CMCA through the BCF having a whinge ,laugh,providing a scoop, running the BTC with it's many ups and downs etc etc.


let them speculate all they like There is only one Merlot


until next time......................... vino sipping poster.......... Prof Merlot
Click to expand...

UM may have trialled the dual personailty once upon a time and can assure you it's not hard to convince the moderators that more than one person shares the same computer. That aside, I'm not particularly interested in exposing the one & only other than at times I'd like to know who I'm talking to. There is a school of thought among some out there and the evidence provided made it quite a compelling case. I think you might be hard pressed to convince these people.
 
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I actually enjoy the mystery that is Merlot... and to be honest, if the continual curiosity in finding out who he really is results in his identity being revealed, then I would be quite disappointed.

It would be akin to that childhood disappointment of finding out that Santa Claus isn't real.
 
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Sugar;389820 said:
I actually enjoy the mystery that is Merlot... and to be honest, if the continual curiosity in finding out who he really is results in his identity being revealed, then I would be quite disappointed.

It would be akin to that childhood disappointment of finding out that Santa Claus isn't real.
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WTF?!! I agree that the tone of this forum will change somewhat if he is exposed, but likening it to the realisation of Santa Claus? What on earth do they put in the water at ANA?
 
Re: City of Moorabbin Cricket Association 09/10

You might be better off not knowing Unc. A bit like when the Pies won the flag in '90, everything kind of lost it's lustre. I'm not sure I subscribe to the triumvirate theory but my confidence that Archie's prose too closely resembles that of who I think it is and Prof Merl's possibly intentional misinformation relating to Arch is a cause for suspicion of subterfuge. But as Merl says, do you really care....most of the fun is in the conjecture and speculation.
 
Re: City of Moorabbin Cricket Association 09/10

The top two grades have had more than their fair attention, and it is time to look at some of the lower grades.

Quiney Shield:

Chelsea Heights are the stand out team with 10 wins and defending 8/273 against the bottom of the ladder Ommies.Brad Lockhart is the stand out with 572 runs @ 81.7 and clearly he is over and above the best batsman in the Quiney Shield.Interestingly a number of Longmuir clubs have tried to entice him to join their respective clubs with what I have to say have been quite impressive offers, however he has stayed true and loyal.A rare feat in these days where cash is awash in local cricket and absolutely out of control in suburban football.Andrew Sleeth with 358 runs @ 44.8 has been a solid contributor and not to forget the miserly Neil Lockkhart who has a bowling average of 10.2. They seem to be playing a lot of Under 16's who interestingly enough play for Mordialloc's under 16, which would excite Brett. Odds on to win the flag, however Chelsea Heights had a season similiar to this one a few years back and fell at the last hurdle.

Wash Ups are currently sitting second on the ladder, and no doubt the regular influx of discarded Longmuir players has helped their cause.Currently defending 9/207 against Army's Foreign Legion. The Wash Ups played the top of the ladder Chelsea in Round 10 and were really taken to the cleaners being dismissed for a paltry 65.Not the type of result that would exude confidence with finals just 4 weeks away against possibly the same opponent.Looking at their team, the following have played Longmuir at some stage:C.Gorrie,M.Cleary,E.Jewell,J.Olson,A.Verrall,O.Lack,J.Taylor,J.Rich as well as former Longmuir opening bolwer in Chris Reid. Apologies to the players I have overlooked.A win this week will guarantee them second spot and rematch against the rampaging Chelsea Heights.They clearly have a team that can get the job done as the season has proven to date, however a number of the younger ones seem to be getting jitters as the business end of the season approaches.The Club desperately needs something to celebrate and if a few of these guys can get their act together then their may be some joy at the end of a disastrous season.

Foreign Legion: After four rounds the Legion were sitting at 2-2, with their season in the balance.Four straight wins got their season back on line.They looked in trouble after their Round 9 loss to Chelsea Heights and then managed to pull out an excellent win against the Cowboys with Luke Hesketh's 222.Mind you after such an effort you have to take your hat off to the Cowboys that they were able to respond with a very competitive 289.I am sure that at 4/228 a few of the Foreign legion were wondering whether the impossible was going to occur.The Legion is chasing 9/207 against the Wash Ups and their form against better bowling attacks this season has been inconsistent.Reid will definetely test them out and the middle order needs to be solid especially if the lose a couple of quick wickets. Adnan Blenheim has had a good year with 429 runs @ 39.0, whilst Mr Hesketh with 414 runs @ 41.4 and Matt McBryde with 277 runs @ 39.00. Army himself has done well with 30 wickets @ 20.00. I am backing the Legion to get over the Wash Ups and finish up on second spot, then pack a lunch and compass for their road trip to Chelsea Heights and a second semi final appointment.

Oasis: After their disastrous season in 2008-2009 where they managed to barely avoid the wooden spoon they have bounced back and with the influx of a number of younger players they are poised to make the finals,assuming they can overcome Elwood.The Spiders are poised to take their spot so they must win. The veterans in Chippa Campbell (300 runs @ 27.3), Tim Krotofil (256 runs @ 42.7) have lead the way. Sammy Clements, Matthew Suppree,Jayden Farrell, and Michael Guyetsky have injected the enthusiasm and agility that this team has lacked over the past few years, and three of the afore named have played in the Longmuir team at various stages. They should get over Elwood and ensure a well deserved finals appearance.

Carnegie South: They have been up and down this season, and must win Round 9 win over the Oasis, and an outright win against Cheltenham Park has now positioned them to slot into 4th spot assuming the Oasis stumble.They dismissed the Cowboys for 178 and they should pass this score quite comfortably.Unlike the Wash Ups the Spiders have allowed the younger players to develop in the Quiney Shield. Michael & Adrian Hulston, Carl Schleiger will no doubt lead the way if they progress to the finals.

Kingston Heath: They will really need a minor miracle to get into the finals, praying that Carnegie South and Mackie both fall lose whilst they need to pass Southside's 202. A good account of themselves this season where injuries and unavailabilities have ravaged their club.
 
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Ease up on the 1990 stuff Bunt, it was a great time for a significant portion of the population! Now that I am just throwing pies down in the lower grades, it's pretty much all I have left to hang my hat on!
 
Re: City of Moorabbin Cricket Association 09/10

Clocker,

I’m happy to see some Quiney discussion going on as I feel I can at least comment with some merit as I really cannot in Longy or Wooly generally.

CH – Are a solid team and led from the front well by Lockhart as you say, and as for his old man “miserly” is a good description when we played them he finished with figures something like 15 overs 2/17. way to much respect was given by our batsmen in my humble opinion!

WP – As you say they have the benefit/hindrance of players coming up and down from Longy. Again their skipper is key to their batting, it was even said by another WP player on Saturday that if you get Gorrie there isn’t much to follow which I thought was an interesting and (as it turned out by their score) a fairly accurate comment. Their bowling is a little mystery to me to be honest, I vaguely remember them having a bloke last year who opened the bowling an was fairly sharp but apart from that it’s a little unknown to me.

Wanderers – Ads has been our stand out batsmen all year getting the job done and Lukey’s proved last week what he is capable off but I really think that McBryde is a smokey for us, hasn’t played that many games and his hitting the ball well so look out for him this week and beyond if we make it. Another ace up the sleeve for us if you like is Dolby having only returned to the club in Rd 9 is a proven run maker and technical probably our best bat. As far as the bowling goes look out for Rigby as his stats this year don’t really reflect how well he has bowled. My unavailability this week is painful and hopefully the boys can get the 207 a make my season not finished just yet.

Oasis – Are a surprise to me and they got over us in a one dayer, good luck to them if they can make it. I personally like Elwood to chase down their 203 being already 0/19. Although elwood only have 1.5 wins this year when we played them I thought they had a better team than those results show.

CS – Are all but out of finals action, I don’t want to correct your usually impeccable stats Clock but KH have an extra win which has not been credited on the currect mycricket ladder, which basically means although their late season fight back is gallant I don’t think they will be playing in March.

KH – Will welcome back Warner from a stint in Longy to sure up their batting, questions perhaps over their bowling but a good season from them regardless.

My (biased) final four

1) Chealsea Heights
2) Wanderers
3) Washington Park
4) Kingston heath

My word it is a long trip for us up to Chelsea if we have to make it, pretty sure last time it was a 5 can trip back to home base. That being said if we can win this week and finish second it will be a trip I will be more than happy to make.
 
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Can't see any of the sides getting past Chelsea, who have the competition's leading run scorer and wicket taker in their side.

They play their home ground brilliantly and should be promoted to Woolnough after starting their CMCA career in a fairly low grade.

Different topic, when was the last time Wanderers played in Woolnough, my hazy memory always remembers them their abouts come finals time in C grade
 
Re: City of Moorabbin Cricket Association 09/10

They were in Woolnough about 3 seasons ago, champ. Came up and went back down either a year or 2 later. And whilst Chelsea Heights may have started in a low grade I'm almost certain they've played Woolnough Shield before. I definitely recall playing against them out at Thames Prom. a while back.
 
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There you go Army, ruin my summary. Without knowing who is playing in their team I assume it will not differ too much from previous teams.Reid is a good left arm bowler who moves it both ways.If you let him dictate terms then he will be a problem.He can bowl long spells and gets wickets.Good bloke as well.Considering their Longy bowling attack has been quite ineffective I am surprised he has not been selected in a couple of games in their ones.
 
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Another ace up the sleeve for us if you like is Dolby having only returned to the club in Rd 9 is a proven run maker and technical probably our best bat.

Won't be much of an ace up your sleeve if he only returned in rd 9 - that would make it only three games he has played and therefore unable to qualify for finals...... Perhaps you 'meant' to say round 8?????
 
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This actually came up on the weekend as a multiple Longmuir premiership player could potentially play in another one depending on the laws and if his side were to salute yet again. I'm of the belief that a registered player who hasn't participated elsewhere is still eligible to play without qualifying by playing the mandatory 4 games. Anyone care to fill us in on what the actual law is pertaining to qualification?
 
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