Covers

sheepy · Status: Offline

RE: Covers

fathertime · Status: Offline

All the clubs know the covers policy whether they agree with them all not.

If the clubs want a change to the covers policy, a proposal to change to the appropriate rule would be required.

Left Hand No 7 · Status: Offline

Or just put them down when you like and pay the $200 fine :)

Player Agent · Status: Offline

Not sure on memory here, but has any clubs got those roll on covers that sit suspended above the ground, or have any clubs seriously looked into them and at what cost to such covers come at?

slocs · Status: Offline

will get vandalised.

Player Agent · Status: Offline

Yes in Springvale they would!

fathertime · Status: Offline

there was more vandalism/graffiti at Straithard in Narre Sth than at Harold Rd. Perhaps all the vandals moved there?

PRINGLES · Status: Offline

Faarking shame rock hard wickets and squares cant have covers down tonight or tomorrow
as long as we keep bowing to the lowest standards we only have the DDCA to blame.

slocs · Status: Offline

i'd say it's more the council pringles. curators refuse to touch covers under safety rules or something.

PRINGLES · Status: Offline

Heard it all before Slocs and with all due respect clubs should be doing it themselves,end of story bypass the council and lets find out which clubs are fair dinkum about wanting cricket played i guarantee u if 6pts go missing once a season clubs will organise covers if ALLOWED

sheepy · Status: Offline

Pringles, as I said earlier in this post I agree with you about getting covers down earlier but it's no coincidence that the better grounds are all in the dandy council. I'd rather a professional curator doing the grounds just wish they were happy to move covers.

Willowizard · Status: Offline

maybe if clubs purchased a sponge roller , to remove the water from on the covers.

and weight bags to keep the covers secure when folded over it may make it easier for them.

Precedent is set when they do it at Noble and at shepley, they work for the council and they do it ???? So whats the difference

???

stumpy · Status: Offline

How is this for a start on a new Covers policy. Remember that the DDCA Executive will not accept a removal of current policy unless there is a replacement for discussion.
It is a bit long but it needs to be comprehensive to ensure all conditions are spelled out.

All DDCA Clubs with a turf grade side(s) must have a set of approved covers for covering their turf wicket as required or allowed by this policy.
The covers will be kept in good repair with no holes or tears in the covers. The covers must have tie down straps affixed to the outer edges to secure the covers to the ground.
Clubs must have covers which extend over the wicket table square to be used plus a metre width either side. The covers must extend at least 1 metre beyond 20 metre pitch length on each end of the wicket square.
The Home Clubs are allowed to cover their wicket area starting from Thursday. Should a club choose to cover their match pitch they must have sufficient persons available to remove the covers before wicket curators wish to prepare the match pitch on Friday and Saturday.
The Home Clubs MUST cover the match pitch when directed to by the DDCA Match Committee. Notification of this requirement will be done via the DDCA Website no later than Wednesday where covers are required on Thursday.
When directed to cover the pitch by the DDCA Match Committee the match pitch must be covered by 1pm on the day of the direction.
The Home Clubs MUST have sufficient persons available to uncover the match pitch to allow wicket preparation by the curator.
Where the DDCA Match Committee has directed the match pitch to be covered it must be covered again after match day preparation has been completed by the curator. The wicket must remain covered until one hour before the scheduled start of play on match day unless rain is occurring or due to occur at that time.
On match day the wicket must be uncovered by the Home Club at the direction of an official DDCUA umpire, or where no umpire is present, half an hour prior to the scheduled start of play unless rain is occurring or due to occur at that time.
The Home Clubs MUST have sufficient persons available to uncover the match pitch when directed to by an official DDCUA umpire, or where no umpire is present, half an hour prior to the scheduled start of play.
After an official DDCUA umpire has taken control of the match pitch the Home Club will cover the match pitch when directed to by the umpire prior to the start of play.
After the start of play both clubs involved in the match MUST assist in the covering or uncovering of the match pitch as the umpire(s) direct.
Any breaches of this policy will be reported to the DDCA Rules and Permits Committee who may take whatever action they deem appropriate. Repeated breaches of this policy may result in withdrawal of the offending clubs turf side(s) from the match fixtures.
For the purposes of Finals the clubs at which the finals matches are scheduled are deemed to be the Home Clubs up to one hour prior to the scheduled start of play on a scheduled finals day. During hours of play both participating teams MUST assist in moving the covers as directed by the umpire(s).

sheepy · Status: Offline

How much extra cricket have the covers got us this season??

Tangles · Status: Offline

sheepy wrote:

How much extra cricket have the covers got us this season??

We have had a **** load more rain then normal so its fair to say it wouldnt matter what we covered the wircket with at times.

sheepy · Status: Offline

So we weren't allowed to put covers down Thursday before the rain came and now we aren't allowed to put covers down because the wickets are wet??
This policy is really working well.

-- Edited by sheepy on Friday 26th of November 2010 02:17:31 PM

Gypsy · Status: Offline

I would have thought todays weather would have dryed the pitches out enough to put the covers down tonight before the rain hits?

PRINGLES · Status: Offline

sheepy wrote:

Pringles, as I said earlier in this post I agree with you about getting covers down earlier but it's no coincidence that the better grounds are all in the dandy council. I'd rather a professional curator doing the grounds just wish they were happy to move covers.

          See your point sheep however clubs should be putting covers down
          anytime they see fit to get cricket played ( Mon,Tues, covers)  and so on
          wont matter tomorrow as weather is crap but a few sunny Saturdays
          have gone by with no cricket.I take your point about better Dandy grounds
         and agree however the best ground in Melb is no good if there,s no one
         Playing on it.

sir · Status: Offline

does anyone know if covers could be put down today?

-- Edited by sir on Friday 26th of November 2010 10:06:57 PM

stumpy · Status: Offline

Thought I would bring this one back to the top considering the trial we are having this weekend.

Look above to my post on a policy for covers and say what you think

-- Edited by stumpy on Thursday 10th of February 2011 08:48:58 AM