stumpy wrote:

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sir wrote:

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if covers were used no games would've been called off.....

having said that i understand there should have been cricket played at st marys....

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Wrong, Sir.  I will let my 24 years as a player and 16 as an umpire speak on this one.  Pitch had not been mown and was uneven after what I was told was 15 minutes rolling on Saturday morning.

Umpires have a duty to ensure that players do not get injured where a pitch condition is such that it is guesswork as to how it will play. Both captains did not want to see players get hurt nor did the umpires.

and before you start I played in 85/86 in  a T2 semifinal at Hallam where play started at 3pm on Monday so I know about affected unprepared wickets.  Also played many seasons on uncovered wickets before and after that.

 

 

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Goochy wrote:

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So the players always want to play huh? Try talking to your seconds about what happened at our place on a wicket we netted on all afternoon without problems....

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Go easy Goochy i hope your not implying that we didnt want to play that day.
Im sure you will find that we were more then ready to go.

stumpy wrote:

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bla bla bla, im with gooch, get on with it. soft call was made i understand.

 

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PFFFFFFFFFFT 

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Goochy wrote:

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And what about the times when home clubs want to allow the 2nd week to be washed out so they get a draw and 'dont have anyone'?

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 You can never stop this....... just like when the clubs with their own curator under prepare a wkt or make a road.

sir wrote:

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stumpy wrote:

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bla bla bla, im with gooch, get on with it. soft call was made i understand.

 

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PFFFFFFFFFFT 

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soft.

 

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stumpy wrote:

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slocs wrote:

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didn't hear you saying this when your mob refused to play against mordi. very ordinary by you sir. i expect better.

 

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Different story when the boots on the other foot is it Sir.

The only thing that is soft is your argument which you mounted from a long distance behind your keyboard.

 

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fathertime wrote:

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You are saying that those eleven players didnt want to play. Bu-lls-hit. They left home wanting to play. But geeting there the wicket looked horrible, unplayable and unsafe...end of story.

And as i said earlier maybe we do need to toughen up a bit. But if...as you said if they at least tried to play. So a fella copps a rearing dellivery...hits him on the elbow and breaks it. And cant work for six weeks and has a mortage and kids to feed and no income cause he cant work.

If players are forced to play in unsafe condition wie would lose players

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G Train wrote:

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fathertime wrote:

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You are saying that those eleven players didnt want to play. Bu-lls-hit. They left home wanting to play. But geeting there the wicket looked horrible, unplayable and unsafe...end of story.

And as i said earlier maybe we do need to toughen up a bit. But if...as you said if they at least tried to play. So a fella copps a rearing dellivery...hits him on the elbow and breaks it. And cant work for six weeks and has a mortage and kids to feed and no income cause he cant work.

If players are forced to play in unsafe condition wie would lose players

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Haha that's the biggest load of wank i've ever read!

I am with Goochy, you batsman need to toughen up a bit. You miss enough cricket during the year and if the wicket is a little bit under prepared but it's a fine day, then just get on with it. As Goochy also said, it makes it a bit more fun and certainly more interesting. This safety stuff is rubbish, batsman are fully protected when they go out to bat and can't really get hurt, the only safety concerns should be for the bowlers.

 

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