Our league played but our two neighbouring leagues didn’t and the funny thing is two of the towns in our league were over the heat limit whilst several towns in neighbouring leagues were under the limit
We locked away a finals spot with 2 games left. Played at home, won the toss and batted first on an absolute belter of a pitch. Match was reduced to 40 overs due to the heat and we posted 3/231. Close to faultless. I listed myself at 5 but after having a solid foundation set I promoted a more aggressive player in front of me, who hit a few bombs late in the innings.
We didn’t bowl or field particularly well however still got the job done relatively comfortably. They got 8/198 off their 40. We dropped some catches and the energy was a bit lacking, possibly understandable in the heat, but we play 1st next week (we are 2nd) and winner takes top spot. Have to be much better…
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Lost by 105 runs, knocked out of finals, and tore my hamstring. Great way to finish a career.
We had our semi final yesterday. 3 v 4 so loser eliminated. We were sent in on a greenish track (I’d have batted first if I won the toss) and to their credit they bowled very well, had us under pressure and found scoring difficult. We were all out 125. I made 7, got one that held on me and spooned a catch to cover.
Our bowling and fielding has been poor of late and unfortunately that continued, they passed us 3 down with about 10 overs left. So a disappointing loss, season over… or so we thought! The result is under protest given they played an ineligible player yesterday. Played too many games in the higher grades. As a result, we could advance and be playing in a prelim next Saturday. Would be a weird way to progress but the rules are the rules. I was having a beer watching out 1sts when the club treasurer pulled me aside for a chat and told me. Hopefully we find out one way or another in the next day or so…
We had our semi over the weekend. 2 v 3. As the lower placed side we needed to win to advance. We get sent in and declared 8/228 to give us 10 overs at them. We had them one down overnight. Unfortunately on 10 overs play yesterday with the weather and we had then 2/32, Season over for us,
Always difficult when the weather ends your season like that being the lower ranked team.
Not 100% confirmed but looks like we are set to advance to the prelim finals after the player eligibility error from our opponents Saturday. A bizarre way to go through but will take it…
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Had a bloke die in one of Adelaide local comps on weekend. Temp cut off at 42 when most other suburban and country comps here are 38 or 40.
Got to 41.7 on Saturday and he collapsed with heat exhaustion and players and ambos couldn’t resuscitate him.
Will be a lot of questions asked of the executive committee and I’d say the rules will be changed now
I still don’t get why cutoff isn’t universal across local comps.
38 degrees is fkn hot and local cricketers are not elite athletes. Elite athletes struggle in that heat. It should be a non starter for local comps.
Yeah that’s tough. Our comp has 40 as the walk-off temp, and if you are off for more than an hour and it’s still 40, game is abandoned. Given we only play one day cricket you can abandon the match completely. You can negotiate an earlier start time (can start as early as 10AM) if the forecast high is over 36 degrees, or alternatively can organise for a shortened game (70 or 80 overs) at the coin toss. D Grade automatically switches to a 70 over game when the forecast high is 36. Given most players are either you kids or old blokes, it makes sense…
There were mitigating circumstances that would’ve contributed to his death but Saturday was unbearable condition. Hot dry wind made it worse.
My local association covers quite a large area and temps can vary 5-6 degrees between the towns but for the last 2 AGM’s I’ve suggested using technology rather than relying on a Friday night BOM forecast.
Every club has live scoring, live frogbox streaming and the works so my suggestion was that the association purchase a stack of digital thermometers and have them at all grounds. You then go off the ground when it reaches a set temperature and then go back on when it goes under. No different than if it rains. It may not be perfect but can’t hurt trying it
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Our comp goes off the forecast. If at 10am the forecast is 38 or above play is called off. Also if the fire danger rating is extreme or higher play is called off.
We’re much the same. I had a game last year - first after the break at Christmas. I was up at Hawkesdale - about 35km north of Port Fairy - it was about 37, in Warrnambool it was 22. I dropped out twice, seeing spots etc.And driving home, it ■■■■■■ down. Next day 61mm of rain in Warrnambool,
I’ve done Terang (about 70km east of Port Fairy), Mortlake 80km NE. We used to give extra pay of $45 if you had to go to Port Campbell ,but with the absorption of the Grassmere comp, we just bumped up all the pays.
Now the South West CA is losing clubs to Warrnambool to the west and Colac to the east, and one of their strong clubs got knocked back on moving to Colac. They’ll try again because Mortlake, Noorat and Terang have all moved to Warrnambool over the past 5 years.
Through to the prelim finals. Other team disqualified for playing ineligible players. LOL!
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That’s rough man.
Our cut off is 42.3 (I don’t know why) but the umpires can refuse if it’s 40 when play starts.
I had an incident a few years back where the umpires didn’t show to a second grade game and the opposition captain wanted to play anyway. I said no, citing the 4 kids under 17 in my team (who had already played that morning). Copped a lot of ■■■■ for it, but I would rather wear that than have a parent asking me why their kid is in hospital or worse.
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D Grade Grand Final today.
Our guys need 2 to win with 3 wickets in hand, plenty of overs to spare.
Batsman hits it over mid on, run 2 which leads into wild celebrations until the umpire calms everyone down and calls short run.
We then lose 3 wickets in 3 balls to tie the grand final.
Our season finished yesterday. Were sent in on a green wicket and it was tough going, all out 96. I top scored with 27 opening the batting. We bowled and fielded pretty well, but just not enough runs on the board. They passed us 5 down. Another 50 or 60 runs to play with would’ve made things interesting. Never fun losing a final, especially on the cusp of a GF appearance, it at least it stopped me from watching the shambles that happened at the MCG that afternoon!