Western Suburbs Churches Cricket Association

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ROOSTERS WHATS GOING ON? i cant stop laughing. the 1s get the pick of the crop and get beat easy by the so called 2s. questions have to be asked of the captain coach, is he picking the best team or his best mates? i would be ashamed if i played for a teams 1s and the 2nds beat us. hang your head in shame the whole 11 of you, you have made your club the joke about town.

That result will just add more pressure to the Captain Coach of the Roosters, I think he will be gone at seasons end.

 

[wait there!!!]

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Mirrors,

I did hear that Flood struggled for runs on the weekend but was good enough to tough it out. Full credit to the man. Congs dont have the depth as they had a few years ago but i believe A.Eastley is the key for the rest of the season. His probing and honest line and length will allow for the other congs bowlers to attack from the other end.

After watching from the sidelines when we played congs , i believe he is the quickest bowler at the Congs. The batting is very vulenerable as they rely on the same few to make runs.

Melton is the team to look out for as they have already beaten the two contendors for the flag.

Let's not forget about Razor from Melton, he is travelling very well and no one has mentioned him. Doing his job for his side very nicley, taking wickets for not many runs.
I would put him in front of Eastley from Congs every day of the week.
I've seen A. Eastley bowl and he is gone after 5 overs, I don't know if it because he isn't taking wickets or he is just unfit.......
Can anyone from Congs please confirm.......

 

[Indians]

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Mirrors,

I did hear that Flood struggled for runs on the weekend but was good enough to tough it out. Full credit to the man. Congs dont have the depth as they had a few years ago but i believe A.Eastley is the key for the rest of the season. His probing and honest line and length will allow for the other congs bowlers to attack from the other end.

After watching from the sidelines when we played congs , i believe he is the quickest bowler at the Congs. The batting is very vulenerable as they rely on the same few to make runs.

Melton is the team to look out for as they have already beaten the two contendors for the flag.

Unknown and Wait there.

Eastley is the honest bowler at the Congs, not the quickest as H Uppal is that. The reason eastley gets the fresh pill is that Uppal has struggled to actually bowl consistent. He is quick, no doubt but will bowl alot of extra's, mainly front foot no balls. I had a look at results vault last year and Eastley was going for under 2 an over, but with the two. one day games recently gone, he is now at 2.5. You would be happy to have an opener doing that, well I would be as a captain.

He isnt taking wickets though, but the pressure he puts on is forcing batsman to attack the other opener. When he goes off, Callus comes on and you only need to look at his record for the year to see that the batsman try to attack him with not much luck so far.

Eastley bowls a maximum of 7 overs a spell, fitness is the issue, not because of him being unfit but rather the boy has had multiply knee ops this year alone. If you have seen him also, he isnt the lightest bloke going around.

I wasnt impressed with Congs on the weekend however, they seemed to be a little flat in the field, and I hear a whisper they got an hearful in the rooms after the game.

 

[Indians]

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Let's not forget about Razor from Melton, he is travelling very well and no one has mentioned him. Doing his job for his side very nicley, taking wickets for not many runs.
I would put him in front of Eastley from Congs every day of the week.
I've seen A. Eastley bowl and he is gone after 5 overs, I don't know if it because he isn't taking wickets or he is just unfit.......
Can anyone from Congs please confirm.......

Wait there.

Here is some info. Eastley out this week, H Uppal possibly out also. Question over who will come in at the Congs, as they need at least two bowlers and a bat to compensate.

Look for an upset, Congs are playing Roosters 2.

I have a question, has anyone on the forum faced Eastley??? I hear this name on here on and off, and a previous post notes he is unlucky each week and bowls well. Whats he doing wrong not to be higher in the wicket standings. I have seen him bowl and he looks OK, on the weekend I saw a few chances go down off his bowling, surely this cant be happening every week???

 

[Happy]

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Mirrors,

I have faced you and grist before in a match situation and believe you guys are of similiar style. Uppal offers something different as he is unpredictable. He is an aggressive bowler as Eastly is too predictable. I found it difficult to score of him.

Eastlys pace did slow down after 3-4 overs as i believe his fitness is a real concern. Young Uppal was able to bowl at a decent speed and ask questions of our batsman. Mirrors you must work closely with Eastly?

Congs need to keep up their intensity if they are going to win the flag this year.

 

[can't bat]

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Only quality player Melton was missing was Orr and possibly Hullett and if St Johns held catches they would have gone very close to winning. Also it is not often that the Temby brothers and Uncle only score 6 runs between them. Don't count St Johns out yet...

howz that,

not counting st johns out of it yet at all and think they still are a quality team. i was just saying that i was talking to someone from centrals and they mentioned that they have used five new players over the last two games with most of those guys playing against st johns. i just thought that it was a decent effort to still get over the line in any case against a good cricket team.

 

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howz that,

not counting st johns out of it yet at all and think they still are a quality team. i was just saying that i was talking to someone from centrals and they mentioned that they have used five new players over the last two games with most of those guys playing against st johns. i just thought that it was a decent effort to still get over the line in any case against a good cricket team.

Can't bat,

St. Johns and Centrals are quality teams, both can do anything on any given day. Dan Temby hasn't hit his straps yet, look out come finals.....
St. Johns are the dark horse.@|

 

[wait there!!!]

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Mirrors,

I have faced you and grist before in a match situation and believe you guys are of similiar style. Uppal offers something different as he is unpredictable. He is an aggressive bowler as Eastly is too predictable. I found it difficult to score of him.

Eastlys pace did slow down after 3-4 overs as i believe his fitness is a real concern. Young Uppal was able to bowl at a decent speed and ask questions of our batsman. Mirrors you must work closely with Eastly?

Congs need to keep up their intensity if they are going to win the flag this year.

Unknown,

When did you face Eastley?
I personally think he is an ok bowler nothing special?
Uppal looks quicker but I'm not sure about his line, he's a bit all over the place at the moment.
Why isn't he opening the bowling?

 

[Indians]

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Unknown,

When did you face Eastley?
I personally think he is an ok bowler nothing special?
Uppal looks quicker but I'm not sure about his line, he's a bit all over the place at the moment.
Why isn't he opening the bowling?

Wait there.

Mate I think you just answered your own question here. If his line is a concern, and the way the grounds are at the moment, dry hard and not that great to be honest because of restrictions etc, you cant afford to waste the new ball.

I saw the congs last saturday, liked what I saw with all bowlers. I actually think they got faster mid way through their spells, so thats interesting to hear that you think they slow down. Whatever the result anyways, if I was asked who had the best bowling lineup in this comp, I would say congs by the distance of a very long street.

Im not a big fan of stats to be honest, but its true when they say stats dont lie, and in this case, I personally think the congs are doing the right thing with the openng combination they have. Plus, you need that shock factor, and Uppal provides that.

From what I have seen this year, the team that can restrict a side the most in making runs early on will win the flag.


Anyways, did anyone go down and watch St Andrews and Congs on Saturday, there was a little hotty there, denim skirt, blue top, blond hair, very nice.

 

[Happy]

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Wait there,

I faced Eastley a few games before Christmas and thought he was dangerous early due to the new ball. He didnt bowl a 2nd spell as Callus took the wickets from the other end. I guess Eastleys qualities and skill would come out if he had to bowl a 2nd spell with the old ball. D.Temby is a class bowler as he makes the ball talk when its new and is able to swing it at a decent pace when its old.

Have you faced Eastley before? You cant really judge a bowler who bowls 5-6 overs with the new ball every game.

Mirrors - I agree with you about the Congs bowling line up as they have the same qualities as the St Johns bowling line up. When we played Congs earlier on it seemed that Eastley and Grist were not working together in causing that pressure, which allowed us to see them off pretty comfortably.

 

[Indians]

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Wait there,

I faced Eastley a few games before Christmas and thought he was dangerous early due to the new ball. He didnt bowl a 2nd spell as Callus took the wickets from the other end. I guess Eastleys qualities and skill would come out if he had to bowl a 2nd spell with the old ball. D.Temby is a class bowler as he makes the ball talk when its new and is able to swing it at a decent pace when its old.

Have you faced Eastley before? You cant really judge a bowler who bowls 5-6 overs with the new ball every game.

Mirrors - I agree with you about the Congs bowling line up as they have the same qualities as the St Johns bowling line up. When we played Congs earlier on it seemed that Eastley and Grist were not working together in causing that pressure, which allowed us to see them off pretty comfortably.

Interesting to hear that they did not work as a team, the two openers that is. I thought they worked really well.

I guess when you think about it, are they going for many? I have had a look on results vault, I hate stats, but they dont lie, Congs openers are not going for that many, 2.5 and 3 and over and I cant think of a game apart from melton that the batsman were ontop.

Uppal is around 5. And Callus, well no more to say there. Gun bowler of the comp!

The depth of congs bowling hasent been tested yet, they are regulary using only 4, with M Uppal not getting the opportunities that he deserves. Could be a smokey when he gets his chance.

Oh well, there are more pressing issues like who the hell were the females at that St Andrews and Congs game. We need more supporters like this in the crowd rather then the toothless terrors that follow Melton around. haha.

Magnificant and a much needed distraction. If they are partners of the St Andrews players, especially blue top girl, well done.

 

[Happy]

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Thats my judgement when i faced their bowling. Eastley isnt an attacking bowler and feel if you can see out his first 3-4 overs, runs will come easier in the next few due to the drop in pace and direction. It does not matter what comp you are playing in , its always hard to get after the opening bowlers especially with a new nut. A.Eastley will do a job at one end but he wont win you games by taking a bag full of wickets. He relies on the new ball to do the damage as he hasnt mastered the skill of bowling with an older ball.

Its interesting to see S.Brown has only bowled 7 overs at the Congs. Where did he go? He was the workhorse alongside young Uppal last year.

M.Uppal is a quality bowler and has done well for a few years now in this comp. Its interesting to see how he hasnt bowled as many overs as the rest and this could be a factor come finals time as he might be underbowled and struggling for rythm.

St Andrews are the darkhorse for the finals , especially if Draper is firing.

 

[Indians]

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Thats my judgement when i faced their bowling. Eastley isnt an attacking bowler and feel if you can see out his first 3-4 overs, runs will come easier in the next few due to the drop in pace and direction. It does not matter what comp you are playing in , its always hard to get after the opening bowlers especially with a new nut. A.Eastley will do a job at one end but he wont win you games by taking a bag full of wickets. He relies on the new ball to do the damage as he hasnt mastered the skill of bowling with an older ball.

Its interesting to see S.Brown has only bowled 7 overs at the Congs. Where did he go? He was the workhorse alongside young Uppal last year.

M.Uppal is a quality bowler and has done well for a few years now in this comp. Its interesting to see how he hasnt bowled as many overs as the rest and this could be a factor come finals time as he might be underbowled and struggling for rythm.

St Andrews are the darkhorse for the finals , especially if Draper is firing.

Unknown, all good points.

Brown is playing 2's this year, but might get a call up this week as H Uppal and Eastley are not playing.

M Uppal is a quality bowler like you say and I think there has been intentions to bowl him but due to the swift loss of wickets in the middle stages of the game the opportunity for him hasnt been there. I have seen him in the nets when I go down for a beer and in no way is he struggling for form, when his time comes he will be switched on.

The Congs will settle for nothing less then the flag, and I have a feeling that there is still a few aces in their sleeve come finals time.

Draper bowled a quality spell first up last saturday and was unlucky that the keeper couldnt catch a cold let alone a cricket ball. He will be a factor if you make the finals no doubt.

Where you there on saturday, did you see the girls Im talking about, surely you wouldnt have missed them? The blondy in the denim skirt, well, like I said, we need more like that in the crowd.

 

[Happy]

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Mirrors,

I dont see how S.Brown isnt playing in the 1st as he offers something different to all the bowlings. He has bowled consistently well against us every time. Only Uppal and Brown offers something different in the bowling department. I am friends with a few players at the Congs and believe they would need to change the bowling attack around as in dropping Eastley for a specialist bowler in S.Brown. Ive seen Eastley play many times now and believe he doesnt offer much with the Bat and is slow in the outfield. The spin department is covered with Callus bowling most of the overs. His wrong-un has been hard to pick and full credit to him as he took a bag full against us. Saying that, he can be too predictable as he bowls too many loose deliveries.

Grist is very hot and cold as you dont know what to expect from him, but you know he will make a contribution in some way.

Mirrors - When you go down for a beer how does Eastley go at training? I believe the opening pair is critical in big games as it sets the tone for the rest of the attack.

 

[borntigerfan]

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Mirrors

Do you have any association with St. Andrews being there on the Sat past. Also the keeper is only a fill in keeper hence all the byes and missed chances we have a very good keeper in the 2nds but for some reason they aren't using him.

 

[Giveitup]

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Can I ask if Mirrors, 1short & Unknown are part of some "A Eastley & Congs Fan Club".

There are another 4 clubs around who are worthy of some discussion.

But so I dont feel left out of the whole Eastley isnt he or is he sarga or the whole Congs are they or arn't they debate I'll put forward my replies to all those questions

Is Eastley the strike bowler in the team? NO
Do I think he is unfit? YES
Can we stop talking about him? PLEASE
Are Congs the real deal? Apparently so
Does SBrown deserve a spot in the 1's? Who?
Is HUppal a gun cricketer? For sure but very Lazy
Does MUppal deserve more of a bowl? Not if the team is bowling sides out cheaply. Common sense boys!
Will Callas win comp bowling? Probably.
Is BFlood a gun bat? According to Results Vault he is.

Unknown - Did you think long and hard about your username.

Looks like a great few weeks. St Johns will pick up the tempo come finals. They are a quality mix and arn't far off a big team effort.
And YES Daniel Temby is a gun cricketer.@|

Mirrors are you A Eastley's bowling coach/mentor because you pump him up like a hot air balloon. Not a bad cricketer but he is not the next Shaun Tait.

 

[borntigerfan]

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Would love to hear thoughts about other teams as well thanks.

 

[MeltonStar]

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THis A Eastley is not a good bolwer he's blowing his horn alot. We beat congs easily in the one-dayer.

There is rumor around that M.Callus has put on a few kilos during the break as he wasn't running that hard (-not turning the one's into two's, during last saturdays match) must be all those pizzas during christmas.

Congs might get into the final but wont win it, Melton and ST Johns will definitely win it.

Mirrors = A Eastely (u must love talking about urself - i reckon u touch urself while u type)

 

[Indians]

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Can I ask if Mirrors, 1short & Unknown are part of some "A Eastley & Congs Fan Club".

There are another 4 clubs around who are worthy of some discussion.

But so I dont feel left out of the whole Eastley isnt he or is he sarga or the whole Congs are they or arn't they debate I'll put forward my replies to all those questions

Is Eastley the strike bowler in the team? NO
Do I think he is unfit? YES
Can we stop talking about him? PLEASE
Are Congs the real deal? Apparently so
Does SBrown deserve a spot in the 1's? Who?
Is HUppal a gun cricketer? For sure but very Lazy
Does MUppal deserve more of a bowl? Not if the team is bowling sides out cheaply. Common sense boys!
Will Callas win comp bowling? Probably.
Is BFlood a gun bat? According to Results Vault he is.

Unknown - Did you think long and hard about your username.

Looks like a great few weeks. St Johns will pick up the tempo come finals. They are a quality mix and arn't far off a big team effort.
And YES Daniel Temby is a gun cricketer.@|

Mirrors are you A Eastley's bowling coach/mentor because you pump him up like a hot air balloon. Not a bad cricketer but he is not the next Shaun Tait.

Im with you Give it up.

We are carrying on to much here about one team, Im just replying to posts champ.

Your observations are on the money no doubting that.

I think the reason congs are being mentioned on here ALOT is because people only have questions about them, well the majority are anyways. Comments re: St Andrews are great, and I think we need to hear more about them and St Johns because they are the other contenders.

Ask questions about these clubs, because as you say Give it up, it is a congs forum at the moment.

Borntigerfan, You could be on the money with your query, I generally try to see a few games a year! Always impressed with what I see and during the years in following the club there has been a few changes, mainly the move and the loss of some players but a proud club never lays down for too long. A great bunch of blokes down there now, majority anyways!

MeltonStar. Well off the mark unfortunatly, but try again because it was a good effort in working out who posts under this name. Melton and St Johns will be up there with another two clubs. I think your just hoping that St Johns make it so the horrors of a few years back when you lost to congs dont reappear. I think St Johns only lost last year because, from memory of the game Murray tried to run a bloke out by flicking the ball behind him! I never got to see the Melton game against congs in that Grand final, had to unfortunatly work, but I heard some great and interesting stories.

 

[Indians]

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Im with you Give it up.

We are carrying on to much here about one team, Im just replying to posts champ.

Your observations are on the money no doubting that.

I think the reason congs are being mentioned on here ALOT is because people only have questions about them, well the majority are anyways. Comments re: St Andrews are great, and I think we need to hear more about them and St Johns because they are the other contenders.

Ask questions about these clubs, because as you say Give it up, it is a congs forum at the moment.

Borntigerfan, You could be on the money with your query, I generally try to see a few games a year! Always impressed with what I see and during the years in following the club there has been a few changes, mainly the move and the loss of some players but a proud club never lays down for too long. A great bunch of blokes down there now, majority anyways!

MeltonStar. Well off the mark unfortunatly, but try again because it was a good effort in working out who posts under this name. Melton and St Johns will be up there with another two clubs. I think your just hoping that St Johns make it so the horrors of a few years back when you lost to congs dont reappear. I think St Johns only lost last year because, from memory of the game Murray tried to run a bloke out by flicking the ball behind him! I never got to see the Melton game against congs in that Grand final, had to unfortunatly work, but I heard some great and interesting stories.

Mirrors,

I will tell you the story that you want to hear! We played Melton in a Grand final and set them a VERY low target to get in the first dig, I think 70 or 80 odd, which they couldnt meet. Congs one first innings. Well the story can go on and on, but the guts of it is on the second week we got to the ground and the pitch was taken to by a star picket or something by no doubt one of the locals that dosent like cricket balls landing in his/her front yard. Melton cried saying we did it, we said they did it and it went to a tribunal were it was decided the Congs one because of the 1st innings win.

Got it...Good.

If you havent gathered I play down at the congs and was told about this site by a St Johns player who said on Saturday night it was a congs forum, which is great for our club, but poor form for the rest of the competition.

MeltonStar, if your hanging your hat on the game before Christmas, good luck to you, because your middle order was terrible and the game was won on the toss of the coin. Im sure if your side makes the Grandfinal we will beat you!

Borntigerfan, hopefully you are not Tamil! I like hearing about a heap of clubs to, its a shame that there are only 6 sides in the comp, and because of this our options are limited. If I was to make a prediction, it would be final four of St Johns, St Andrews, Melton and Congs. Great finals series, and St Johns are the threat. Tembys, Murray and a few other contributers make them a darkhorse.

They came close to MeltonStars boys and I hear also that St Johns were a chance if they could hold some catches.

What are your thoughts???

Unknown, Draper was lively on the weekend and did deserve more wickets, but he can bowl and if firing he could win you a game alone.