D/L wrote:Words fail me for once.
braveneutral wrote:I have just thought of one potential snag to this whole idea. I was in Ireland on a cricket tour in the summer and one of their executives was saying how they loved this annual cricket festival as it is the only time that anyone in Ireland gets the chance to play a timed form at of a game. Within all of their leagues, they only play 50 over games every week. Without the development of this timed form of the game at the lower levels, it will be very hard for Ireland to compete within the County Championship. It, I suspect, would be even harder for the regions to perform well in either the 2nd XI Championship or the Minor Counties league.
D/L wrote:Words fail me for once.
mikesiva wrote:Something needs to be done soon....
As things stand, Ireland are doing well in the Intercontinental Cup. They've won it for the last three years, I think.
But what's being done to take them to the next level? Or will they be seen as a feeder system for county cricket, and eventually, England, as in the case of Ed Joyce?
D/L wrote:Words fail me for once.
mikesiva wrote:Something needs to be done soon....
As things stand, Ireland are doing well in the Intercontinental Cup. They've won it for the last three years, I think.
But what's being done to take them to the next level? Or will they be seen as a feeder system for county cricket, and eventually, England, as in the case of Ed Joyce?
cabinboy wrote:Re. Ireland, I would much rather cricket was promoted more on an Ireland basis rather than being a bit part/add-on in a UK domestic league, as is the current set up. At present, we operate like a minor counties outfit and recruit overseas stars to make up the numbers. It's not a real Ireland team. And it's ridiculous in that Simmons is coach of the ODI side and coach of the FP side.
I'd like to pull out of the FP altogether and do something about the infrastructure. We have a club set up and an Ireland set up which plays internationals and one day matches. There needs to be something in between, and I'd like to see a provincial structure put in place whereby club players can be selected to represent their provinces. Realistically, this will only be Ulster, Leinster and a weak Munster side. Connacht can field a side but they will be making up the numbers. I don't expect this to reap instantaneous rewards but it's a model to work towards, eg you play for you school, you join a club, you get picked for your province, you represent Ireland.
Don't know enough about Scottish set-up to comment though.
D/L wrote:Words fail me for once.
braveneutral wrote:I spoke to the head of junior cricket in Ireland, and he said the public schools festival was the only non limited-overs cricket in the country. One game a year. Involving Leinster U19s...
D/L wrote:Words fail me for once.
D/L wrote:Words fail me for once.
braveneutral wrote:Indeed it would not, but imho, Kenya will not be granted status for a long, long time due to KCA/CK fiasco... Would Ireland not most likely lose for ten years whether there was a competition in place or not?
D/L wrote:Words fail me for once.
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