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Cricket => Official Q&A => Topic started by: jimmy on April 02, 2015, 12:46:01 PM

Title: university match
Post by: jimmy on April 02, 2015, 12:46:01 PM
Will there be an admission charge for this match and will there be a members area or open ground.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Starfish on April 02, 2015, 03:06:53 PM
Hi, free entry for all, facilities that will be open will be communicated online next week, thanks
Title: Re: university match
Post by: quincy on April 02, 2015, 07:35:39 PM
Will we still be going though the farce of the gatekeeper DEMANDING we scan out for lunch. It took me 5 mins to dig it out today.
I suggest we just ignor him in future and just walk out.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: essexfan548 on April 02, 2015, 07:38:43 PM
It's a cunning plan to work out which members are bright enough to go into the town centre to buy lunch.

Title: Re: university match
Post by: brazilianglen on April 02, 2015, 07:41:09 PM
Quite agree especially for a  free admission friendly  with around 100 spectators present. Plenty of potential for chaos on the opening day of the championship season
Title: Re: university match
Post by: jimmy on April 02, 2015, 09:15:05 PM
What is the official reason for why we need this new system ?
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Mick on April 13, 2015, 10:26:30 AM
Hi, free entry for all, facilities that will be open will be communicated online next week, thanks

Pleasant enough couple of sessions yesterday. Bit like shooting fish in a barrel for our batsmen.

A minor complaint, having rushed around to get there for the advertised start at 10:30 I was not best pleased to find play starting at 11am.

The club's website is still showing 10:30 as the start time.

How difficult can it be to get the simple things right, Danny ?
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Starfish on April 13, 2015, 10:35:55 AM
This was a fairly last minute change, apologies for the inconvenience.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: afinetickletoleg on April 13, 2015, 12:23:47 PM
Hi, free entry for all, facilities that will be open will be communicated online next week, thanks

A minor complaint, having rushed around to get there for the advertised start at 10:30 I was not best pleased to find play starting at 11am.


They was just making sure that you didn't miss anything Mick.
Don't complain when they are being so considerate.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: squarelegumpire on April 13, 2015, 01:25:50 PM
Do I understand that it's "our Nijjar" who is makimg a decent fist of holdimng an end up?
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Mick on April 13, 2015, 01:45:30 PM
This was a fairly last minute change, apologies for the inconvenience.

Had ample time to change the website for anyone going today !
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Andy on April 13, 2015, 01:48:06 PM
This seems to be a pretty trival matter. Certainly when compared to other cock-ups made by the club over the years.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Valentines Park on April 13, 2015, 04:54:14 PM
Any fixture thar makes Jaik Mickleburgh look good should have been brought forward IMO.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: JasonP on April 13, 2015, 05:26:55 PM
Do I understand that it's "our Nijjar" who is makimg a decent fist of holdimng an end up?

It is yes.  He's with us on trial from June to September when he finishes Uni.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: squarelegumpire on April 13, 2015, 06:15:56 PM
Do I understand that it's "our Nijjar" who is makimg a decent fist of holdimng an end up?

It is yes.  He's with us on trial from June to September when he finishes Uni.

Looks like he took a bit of tap when we batted, but overall a good prospect. Looked a determined player when I saw him last year, although only in one game.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: sufcessex on April 14, 2015, 08:12:55 AM
A minor complaint, having rushed around to get there for the advertised start at 10:30 I was not best pleased to find play starting at 11am.

The club's website is still showing 10:30 as the start time.


I fell for this yesterday and arrived for 10:25.

As for the scanners i entered on at the river entrance and scanned in, as the game was 30 minutes later than i expected i walked through to the club shop, where i had to then scan out and scan back in again. So my first visit to the ground was probably recorded as a massive 2 minutes.  I understand scanning in and out at the start and end but to visit the club shop i found a bit extreme.

Lunchtime at the river entrance most people did just walk out.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: DT on April 14, 2015, 10:30:06 AM
These uni games have always started at 11am under first class rules - don't know how the club could get this wrong...
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Andy on April 14, 2015, 10:42:28 AM
These uni games have always started at 11am under first class rules - don't know how the club could get this wrong...
There are no rules about start times in 1st class cricket, just that there should be 11 a side. However even this ruling seems to go out of the window nowadays.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: sufcessex on April 14, 2015, 10:45:12 AM
These uni games have always started at 11am under first class rules - don't know how the club could get this wrong...

I was surprised when looking at the fixture card to see a 10:30 start so presumed both teams had agreed to an earlier time.  I would say if the club advertise something to start at 10:30 you'd be wise to turn up at that time and expect that to be the start of play.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: DT on April 14, 2015, 11:53:56 AM
These uni games have always started at 11am under first class rules - don't know how the club could get this wrong...
There are no rules about start times in 1st class cricket, just that there should be 11 a side. However even this ruling seems to go out of the window nowadays.


Course there are, it's in the rules and regs !!!
Title: Re: university match
Post by: DT on April 14, 2015, 12:02:23 PM
Just for you Andy...

http://www.ecb.co.uk/sites/default/files/3486_fc_domestic_lvcountychamp2015_p17-64_lr.pdf

Page 13/14 Law 16  ;)
Title: Re: university match
Post by: sufcessex on April 14, 2015, 12:23:55 PM
Just for you Andy...

http://www.ecb.co.uk/sites/default/files/3486_fc_domestic_lvcountychamp2015_p17-64_lr.pdf

Page 13/14 Law 16  ;)

I may be stupid here but if the club advertise a match as starting at 10:30am surely you'd believe that was the time it was starting?

Good pdf though i'll save that to my home drive.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: DT on April 14, 2015, 12:43:28 PM
Just for you Andy...

http://www.ecb.co.uk/sites/default/files/3486_fc_domestic_lvcountychamp2015_p17-64_lr.pdf

Page 13/14 Law 16  ;)

I may be stupid here but if the club advertise a match as starting at 10:30am surely you'd believe that was the time it was starting?

Good pdf though i'll save that to my home drive.


Yes of course, my criticism is aimed at the club !!!

Andy was probably being sarcastic about the rules anyway!!!
Title: Re: university match
Post by: sufcessex on April 14, 2015, 01:18:19 PM
Just for you Andy...

http://www.ecb.co.uk/sites/default/files/3486_fc_domestic_lvcountychamp2015_p17-64_lr.pdf

Page 13/14 Law 16  ;)

I may be stupid here but if the club advertise a match as starting at 10:30am surely you'd believe that was the time it was starting?

Good pdf though i'll save that to my home drive.


Yes of course, my criticism is aimed at the club !!!

Andy was probably being sarcastic about the rules anyway!!!

DT, yes sorry i know and i totally agree with the points you are making.

It does make me wonder when the rules state 11am start the game is advertised as 10:30 and then starts at 11 anyway.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Andy on April 14, 2015, 02:23:01 PM
Other Domestic First Class Matches and non first-class 3-day MCC University matches against Counties
Normal timings will be:
1st and 2nd days
(and 3rd day in 4-day matches)........11.00am-6.30pm
Final Day.............................................11.00am-6.00pm
The above timings may be varied subject to ECB approval.


I presume Larry got a note from his mum to permit the extra half hour, then the umpires recognised the handwriting as being strangely familiar...

My bad, although I would say in mitigation that applying the word normal to ECCC or meself is itself abnormal (or should that be subnormal).
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Mick on April 14, 2015, 03:42:49 PM
This seems to be a pretty trivial matter. Certainly when compared to other cock-ups made by the club over the years.

 ..... that'd be why I called it a "minor complaint"  ;)
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Andy on April 14, 2015, 04:05:51 PM
This seems to be a pretty trivial matter. Certainly when compared to other cock-ups made by the club over the years.

 ..... that'd be why I called it a "minor complaint"  ;)

So why bother mentioning it at all? It's only a free warm up match. There's those who say there's too much complaining on this BB. 🙈🙉🙊⚾️
Title: Re: university match
Post by: firehazard on April 14, 2015, 04:07:08 PM
It may be part of a cunning plan, as in recent years it's often seemed as though the Essex batsman don't realise the match has started till at least half an hour too late.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Valentines Park on April 14, 2015, 05:11:16 PM
Quote from: sufcessex link=topic=565.msg12678#msg12678

So my first visit to the ground was probably recorded as a massive 2 minutes. 

In the interests of fairness maybe we should scan our batsmen in & out of the pavilion?

Although admittedly an innings of 2 minutes duration would be considered lengthy for Greg Smith.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: sufcessex on April 15, 2015, 07:45:23 AM
I like the idea of that scaning the players.

For supporters I think everything should be scanned.  Bar visits, Toilet visits, entering the ground and leaving the ground etc. maybe we could have scanners on seats as well.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Andy on April 15, 2015, 09:39:31 AM
I like the idea of that scaning the players.

For supporters I think everything should be scanned.  Bar visits, Toilet visits, entering the ground and leaving the ground etc. maybe we could have scanners on seats as well.

I think a number of people would like to see certain players (s)caned. 😜💩
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Mick on April 15, 2015, 09:48:17 AM
This seems to be a pretty trivial matter. Certainly when compared to other cock-ups made by the club over the years.

 ..... that'd be why I called it a "minor complaint"  ;)

So why bother mentioning it at all? It's only a free warm up match. There's those who say there's too much complaining on this BB. 🙈🙉🙊⚾️

Because it did cause some (minor) inconvenience, not just to me, and I thought they might like to change it for the subsequent days.
Title: Re: university match
Post by: afinetickletoleg on April 15, 2015, 11:40:34 AM
I like the idea of that scaning the players.

For supporters I think everything should be scanned.  Bar visits, Toilet visits, entering the ground and leaving the ground etc. maybe we could have scanners on seats as well.

It would be a good way of checking who gets their round in!
Title: Re: university match
Post by: Valentines Park on April 15, 2015, 10:38:29 PM
Quote from: afinetickletoleg
It would be a good way of checking who gets their round in!

No-one if they've got any sense.