INJUNCTION
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What hope do you think the competition has when some of the people who have been trusted to run the competition (board members) are ok with there clubs applying to play cricket in other associations.
Nmca 24/25
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Yes No! Sorry
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Let's get a positive post going......
Any big recruits or player movements?
With Olympic and donath moving up grades, i'm sure both will be more then competitive but who are the players to watch out for?
Who is the next best young talent coming through?
Any big recruits or player movements?
With Olympic and donath moving up grades, i'm sure both will be more then competitive but who are the players to watch out for?
Who is the next best young talent coming through?
INJUNCTION
Member
Yes No! Sorry
Active Member
No new recruits , stable playing list and looking forward to the season ahead.
INJUNCTION
Member
The competition is going to be weakened this year so the people running the show need to think a bit outside the square.
And perhaps by thinking outside the square they may make this competition more attractive than any other competition in the state.
Let's face it, we had a board that lost its way and have left a huge mess for others to clean up.
My radical plan is to have 6 teams in Jika, Quick and Jack Kelly Shield.
Season is broken down into the following format:
5 x 2 day games
5 X 1 day games
5 x 20/20 games
That's 20 weeks of cricket. It's the only way to have a full season and not weaken the competition by bringing up more teams from Quick Shield that may not be ready. Jika Shield teams would consist of Camrea, Keon Park, Old Ivanhoe, Preston Baseballers, Reservoir Cobras and Donath (this is based on what we think will happen).
20/20 games are short so wherever possible I would have the first and second X1 of each club scheduled to play there 20/20 games at the same ground.
Second X1 start 20/20 at 12:30 pm, First XI start at 4pm.
Bigger crowds and bigger support, bigger canteen take, just better in many aspects.
Finals up to the grand final are two day games:
Grand Final to be held over two weeks
Week 1 Saturday 20/20 game (again make it two games at the one ground even if it isn't the same club to fill the day)
Week 1 Sunday One Day game
Week 2 Saturday/Sunday two day game
To keep it interesting all the way through
20/20 grand final win 6 points
One day grand final win 6 points
(You can lose both games in the first week and still be a chance to win)
Two day grand final win 12 points
If both teams end up on 12 points each then % gained over the 3 grand finals determines the GF winner.
And perhaps by thinking outside the square they may make this competition more attractive than any other competition in the state.
Let's face it, we had a board that lost its way and have left a huge mess for others to clean up.
My radical plan is to have 6 teams in Jika, Quick and Jack Kelly Shield.
Season is broken down into the following format:
5 x 2 day games
5 X 1 day games
5 x 20/20 games
That's 20 weeks of cricket. It's the only way to have a full season and not weaken the competition by bringing up more teams from Quick Shield that may not be ready. Jika Shield teams would consist of Camrea, Keon Park, Old Ivanhoe, Preston Baseballers, Reservoir Cobras and Donath (this is based on what we think will happen).
20/20 games are short so wherever possible I would have the first and second X1 of each club scheduled to play there 20/20 games at the same ground.
Second X1 start 20/20 at 12:30 pm, First XI start at 4pm.
Bigger crowds and bigger support, bigger canteen take, just better in many aspects.
Finals up to the grand final are two day games:
Grand Final to be held over two weeks
Week 1 Saturday 20/20 game (again make it two games at the one ground even if it isn't the same club to fill the day)
Week 1 Sunday One Day game
Week 2 Saturday/Sunday two day game
To keep it interesting all the way through
20/20 grand final win 6 points
One day grand final win 6 points
(You can lose both games in the first week and still be a chance to win)
Two day grand final win 12 points
If both teams end up on 12 points each then % gained over the 3 grand finals determines the GF winner.
WAR BROTHERS
Active Member
Could even work with 7 teams .
Paddle Sweep
Member
Not a bad idea, except would be worried with 5x T20 games in a competition dwindling in quality. Would see some pretty ugly games.
The Rumor Mill
Active Member
Some fantastic points there and certainly worth some thought for the new board
Not sure about Cobras staying up i would look at someone like a Colts coming up another grade maybe???
Love the GF idea but maybe just a bit too far out the square right now but certainly worth a discussion for the future i like the idea tho... Instead of having the 20/20 worth 6 points maybe have it worth 4 points then you have a real exciting final weekend of GF Cricket???
WAR BROTHERS
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Anyone know the outcome of the Club survey which went out around 30th April ?
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Don't mind the thinking outside of the box but I think having all these grand finals might take off the gloss away from two day grand final.
could play one dayers right up to the Christmas break and finish with a grand final and then come back after Christmas to two day cricket and normal final series in march.
WAR BROTHERS
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Any news on clubs staying or leaving ?
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Dennis & Rivergum officially gone. Think the NMCA knew this was going to happen. Three teams have left in the past 6 weeks.
Paddle Sweep
Member
Writing was on the wall. Who is the third team?
Bowled Shane
Active Member
Holy Trinity off to the ECA apparently.
WAR BROTHERS
Active Member
Confirmed . Positive NMCA AGM last night ---three new Board members and seems like two vice presidents to run the show similar to DVCA model
Paddle Sweep
Member
Any word on which clubs come up to Jika shield?
Yes No! Sorry
Active Member
Nmca have had two vice presidents for a long time.....good to see some new blood on the board , hopefully we can move in the right direction.
Big deKock
Member
Few trips out to strathewen most likely
Will teams bother spending money on recruitment this year with the league being so shallow now?
the class act
Member
I reckon it could be
In. Strathy, donate & maybe Olympic colts( if they still have the same list as 2023/24.
Out rivergum, holy trinity,cobras
In. Strathy, donate & maybe Olympic colts( if they still have the same list as 2023/24.
Out rivergum, holy trinity,cobras
cuttznpullz
Member
Comp has been left in an awful position by that last dysfunctional and corrupt board. We need a point of difference to the DVCA now to keep our comp alive and that may well be turning it into a one day/T20 comp and maybe even reducing the overs in the Shield Grades. Losing Rivergum, Dennis and Holy Trinity is the ultimate disgrace of what the last board stood for and a slap in the face to the rest of us that stuck around. Our comp only gets stronger with participation and we can appeal to younger players with shorter matches and more fun. The days of 80 over games are long gone at local level. This is now a great opportunity to reset and attract players to our comp knowing that they don’t have to spend 7-8 hours at the cricket club and they can still contribute socially, the fabric of every club.