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Wednesday 23rd May 2012 at 13:35hrs Aberdeen Crematorium West Chapel Family Flowers Only MrPurple May 17 2012 - 12:54pm
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Due to the unavailability of Duthie park, clubs with home Grounds are invited to host the fixtures below. If you are able to accommodate please contact Robin Taylor either via email or telephone 01224 665175 (Internal 5175) or Blackberry 07798 580327 ASAP. Many Thanks
wytbu8 Apr 20 2012 - 7:24pm
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And then there were five. Cricket pitches that is, available to the Grades within Aberdeen to attempt to sustain its league programme, against the seven or eight required. With two of the new artificial strips yet to be installed - reflecting either the level of the water table at Hazelhead or the unwillingness to disrupt football bookings, depending whom you speak to, Mannofield can at last get to play on one of the new wickets when their Grade 1 team take on Grammar FPs in a game switched to Harlaw Road, with Stoneywood-Dyce and Knightriders' Grade 3 sides again missing out on a Saturday game. Elsewhere in Grade 1 last season's champions Bon Accord will look to bounce back from defeat in their opening game against Cults away to Stonehaven, while Cults take on Ellon in a game between two sides setting the early season pace at the Allan Park; and St Ronald entertain Crathie at King's College. In Grade 2 there could be a close result at Lairds where Methlick take on Queens Cross, while in the rotation of former Duthie Park sides, Academy play Knightriders at the Links, and Caledonian will be on the upper square at Sheddocksley against Cults Artisans. Banchory and Gordonians will both be looking for improved form when the two sides meet at Burnett Park. In the surviving games in Grade 3 Fraserburgh entertain Kemnay, while Dunecht are at home to Huntly. 2nd Ellon entertain Turriff in the top game of the day in Grade 4. Sunday sees the preliminary rounds of the knock out competitions with Bon Accord travelling to Inverurie in the Aberdeenshire Cup while Cults Artisans entertain Knightriders in the Bon Accord Cup. The Grade Select take on Stoneywood-Dyce in the first round of the mPower Cup on Monday evening at Links, with the second round v Huntly provisionally scheduled for a week later, if they wing that. THISTLE SPORTS GRADES (Umpires sponsored by Shahbaaz Tandoori)
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It was first blood to Cults as the Allan Park Stadium side won a tense low-scoring game on an uncertain pitch at the Links on Saturday. With Fazal Awan taking five wickets for just 8, on a damp pitch which behaved unpredictably, last season's champions must have been hopeful of opening their campaign with a win as the visitors were put out for just 59. However their ploy of opening with Taqeer Malik backfired, and the Bons were rapidly in trouble at 13 for five. Although Andy Win held things together with a determined knock of 34, supported by resistance from Andy Meres, the last few runs proved a target just too far, as Cults ran out winners by six runs. Elsewhere in the battle of the two promoted sides Crathie, led by 30 from George Hadden, held on to deny an opening victory to Crathie on the royal estate; while at Minerallwell Park Stonehaven recorded a comfortable win over Grammar FPs. In Grade 2, with the game between Queens Cross and 2nd St Ronald postponed as work finally got underway on installing the first of the three artificial strips at Harlaw, next door at Rubislaw Knightriders were held to a draw by 2nd Grammar following a game which was only able to proceed following an agreement to bowl all overs from the same end - allowing Caledonian and Methlick to move up the league with victories over Banchory and Gordonians respectively, with Andrew Saward scoring 136 and Stuart Kennedy five wickets for the Lairds-based outfit. In Grade 3 there were victories for both Crescent and Dunecht, beating Fraserburgh and 2nd Methlick respectively; while 2nd Gordonians run out victors over Stoneywood-Dyce at Countesswells. Portcullis finally opened their season with a win over 3rd Gordonians at Sheddocksley in Grade 4, while Turriff beat newcomers 2nd Kemnay, who recovered from 10 for eight to reach 100 at Bogbeath Park, and 2nd Ellon went down against Kintore at Gordon Park following a century from the visitors' A Adams. THISTLE SPORTS GRADES (Umpires sponsored by Shahbaaz Tandoori) 108 reads
Pitch availability issues continue to overshadow the opening weeks of the Grades cricket season, with work on the three artificial strips procured to replace facilities at the Duthie Park still awaiting final installation, a process which will hopefully be completed over the weekend and early part of next week, weather permitting. The consequent disruption means that Mannofield's Grade 1 side will again be without a game on Saturday against St Ronald, as King's College is also unavailable; while 2nd Knightriders game versus Kemnay in Grade 3 is moved to Sunday at the Links. Queen's Cross's game in Grade 2 is likewise likely to be a casualty with People's Park as well as Harlaw and Kintore being unavailable at the weekend. Of the surviving games in Grade 1 match of the day should be at the Links where champions Bon Accord make a belated start to their campaign at home to Cults, while the two promoted sides, Crathie and Inverurie meet at the Deeside venue. Stonehaven welcome Grammar FPs to Mineralwell Park. In Grade 2 Cults Artisans take on Academy at the Allan Park, while Knightriders will hope to make it a second successive win against 2nd Grammar FPs at Rubislaw. Gordonians take on Methlick at Countesswells. In Grade 3 Fraserburgh entertain Crescent, while at Lairds 2nd Methlick take on Dunecht, and Huntly welcome 2nd Stonehaven to Castle Park. 2nd Kemnay look to open their campaign Turriff while Portcullis will hope that they can finally get their season underway against 3rd Gordonians, whom they beat in their last competitive game at the end of last season. Monday evening sees the Grade Select take on Stoneywood-Dyce in the first round of this year's mPower Cup. THISTLE SPORTS GRADES (Umpires sponsored by Shahbaaaz Tandoori)
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As the weather relented for sufficiently for the majority of clubs to make a belated start to their season, both of the newly promoted sides in Grade 1 found that they could be in for a long, hard season. At King's College a hard-hitting 80 from R Haider, including seven sixes, four in one over from R Bayman, saw St Ronald chase down the target set by Inverurie; while at the Gordon Park, Crathie were put out for just 29 in a low-scoring match against Ellon Gordon, A. Arora again being in form to record the season's first hat-trick, before Ellon themselves struggled against economical bowling from Steve Bestwick, losing five wickets in chasing down their modest target. Elsewhere in Grade 1 there were more routine wins for Cults over Grammar FPs at the Allan Park, Sri Devedas top-scoring with 71; while Stonehaven bounced back from last week's defeat to beat Mannofield, J van de Ruit leading the way with three wickets and an undefeated innings of 20, which in partnership with Tim Donald saw the home side to victory. In Grade 2 Cults Artisans were unable to replicate the form of their seniors, as 2nd Grammar put them out for 106, Magesh netting six wickets; while an undefeated century from Aklaq Ahmed saw 2nd Ronald to victory over Gordonians at Countesswells, and Banchory recorded a morale-boosting win following last season's woes against Methlick. Caledonian beat Academy at the Links with 92 from Geet Grover. In Grade 3 2nd Knightriders climb up the league pyramid continued as they beat Fraserburgh in a game switched to the Broch, while Stoneywood-Dyce recorded a comfortable victory over Crescent, lead by a good all-round performance from Andrew Rayner. 2nd Gordonians' last pair held out for 13 overs, but lost their final wicket off the last ball of the game to lose to Dunecht at the Cowdray Estate; while in a battle of two of the promoted sides Kemnay and Huntly played out a draw at Bogbeth Park. Grade 4 saw wins for Turriff over 2nd Banchory, and for 2nd Ellon over 3rd Gordonians, 2nd Kemnay were unable to raise a team for their opening league game against local rivals Kintore. THISTLE SPORTS GRADES (Umpires sponsored by Shahbaaz Tandoori)
wytbu8 May 6 2012 - 9:28pm
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On what turned out to be perversely the sunniest day of the week, the weather proved to be the principal victor of the opening weekend of the new Grades cricket season, as delays to installation of the City's new artificial pitches, and to pitch preparation at other venues, meant that only one game in each of the top three Grades could be completed on Saturday. In Grade 1 Ellon Gordon made a solid start to the season, Aman Arora returning a solid all-round performance as the visitors ran out six-wicket winners against Stonehaven Thistle; while in Grade 2 a ninth-wicket partnership between Neil Wright and Sabath Al-Mamun enabled Queens Cross/Stoneywood-Dyce to edge home against relegated Banchory at the Burnett Park. In Grade 3 Cory Bowie notched up the season's first half-century to help Fraserburgh recover from the disappointments of last season at home to 2nd Stonehaven, Alan Rennie taking 3 for seven as the visitors were dismissed for just 62 at the Broch.
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With the lower square at Sheddocksley currently flooded, and the recent heavy rain meaning that the equipment required to roll the wickets in preparation for the season at Sheddocksley and the Links cannot be used without the risk of severe damage to the outfield, the Association has agreed with Sport Aberdeen that the games scheduled for those venues on the opening Saturday should not take place and be declared void. G2 – Academy v 2nd St Ronald, Caledonian v Arrowdawn Gordonians wytbu8 Apr 26 2012 - 3:42pm
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When reporting results in accordance with Rule 20, clubs are requested to do so by text message, if possible, to the results hotline number - 07910 279627. The text should be in the format shown below - the score for each team (runs scored and wickets lost, the number of overs each team has faced if the game is a draw), details of the two highest scoring batsmen and the two most successful bowlers, the number of points for each team and any highlights of the game Example Grade 1 Team Batting 1st (xpts) 200-7 (W Dick 74, D Kelso 50; R Allan 3-45, R Smith 2-23) lost to Team Batting 2nd (xpts) 201-8 (R Smith 97no, R Allan 25; D Kelso 4-16, W Dick 2-33) by two wickets. It is the Home club's responsibility to report the result. Initial player registration lists are also now due and should be e-mailed to the Association Secretary on the EXCEL FORM available by selecting from the download section.
wytbu8 Apr 21 2012 - 4:39am
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After an appeal the following letter was issued to a Grades club which failed to send a representative to the spring meeting. "Your appeal against a points deduction for non-attendance at the Spring Meeting of the Association held on 26 February 2012 was considered by the Management Committee of the Association at its meeting on 18 April 2012. The Committee considers that the Club should have been well aware of the date of this meeting, and the enhanced sanctions for non-attendance, given that it was represented at the AGM on 20 November 2011, when those issues were determined; and that both were published on the Association website the same evening. It is accepted however that a degree of confusion may have arisen from the fact that papers for the meeting were sent to the previous secretary, particularly as he was hospitalised at the time. It is clear from the 2011 Handbook that we were aware of the change of Secretary – and had that been reported on the Handbook details form available on the web, as it should have been – the address labels would have been updated. From the fact that they were not, and a search of Officers’ e-mail bases we have to suspect that a Form was not returned – though at this remove we cannot conclusively prove that. On that basis, and given that the club have not previously been serial offenders in this matter, it has been concluded that the club must receive the benefit of the doubt; and that a points deduction should not therefore be applied on this occasion. We would however emphasise to all clubs that it is their responsibility to ensure that the Association is informed in writing of changes to their Secretaries’ addresses; and failure to do so will not in future be accepted as excuse for failure to attend a meeting of the Executive of which proper notice has been given. Yours sincerely David M Jones Association Secretary"
wytbu8 Apr 20 2012 - 7:49pm
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Due to retirement and work commitments we have a shortage of umpires for the 2012 season. If you would like more information please do not hesitate to contact Ken Morrison 07960 383088(m) 01467 632703(h) or email Ian Sutherland
wytbu8 Apr 13 2012 - 4:32am
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The following FREE courses now have the venue confirmed as: Also find attached the current courses in an easier to read format. Running an Effective Club Night FREE Club Coaches (Seniors, U17s, U15s), Squad captains, volunteers who want to organise Club Training Nights 2 hours How to make the best of your Club training night and provide your players with an effective session; this workshop will show how to organise groups, make best use of facilities and provide drills to deliver. Thursday April 26th, 6.30-8.30pm, Countesswells, Aberdeen, kevin.davies@aberdeenshire.gov.uk Coaching Children FREE Coaches, Teachers, Sports Leaders, Students. 2 hours Using a Teaching Games for Understanding approach to develop the skills of your junior players; this workshop will provide skill based learning within games. Thursday May 3rd, 6.30-8.30pm, Countesswells, Aberdeen, kevin.davies@aberdeenshire.gov.uk To improve your club sessions There are still plenty of places available on the Double Goal Coach workshop at Mannofield this coming Monday 16th April, 7.00-9.00pm, unless uptake improves by Friday 13th lunchtime this workshop will be cancelled. In order to schedule future coach and umpire education courses in the North East it should be noted that Cricket Scotland do monitor enthusiasm and uptake for courses offered to the cricket community. If numbers accessing training and attending workshops continue to be poor it becomes harder to justify scheduling UKCC Coaching and Umpiring courses in the future. The workshops are designed with you the club coach in mind and are there to help and improve you as a coach and what you can offer your players. Kevin Davies Grampian Community Development Manager (Cricket Scotland) The Gordon Schools, Castle Street, Huntly, AB54 4SE (01466 795153 or 079170001079) kevin.davies@aberdeenshire.gov.uk www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/activeschools / www.cricketscotland.com
wytbu8 Apr 12 2012 - 11:20am
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Bookings for the pitches at Links and Sheddocksley [basically Bon Accord, Caledonian, Academy, Crescent and Portcullis] are now confirmed (see attached), payment being £21.30 per booking payable by cheque to Sport Aberdeen at their Beach Boulevard Address. Payment should be made monthly in advance – payment being due by 27 April for pitches up to the end of May.
wytbu8 Apr 11 2012 - 6:41pm
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Further to previous communications, I can confirm that the majority of clubs have agreed to accept the Officers recommendation that Kintore be allowed to withdraw from Grade 1 this season and continue to field a team in Grade 4. The Grade 4 Kintore side will not be eligible for promotion in the 2012 season. The Management Committee have further decided that Kintore will not be replaced in Grade 1 this season, which means that Grade 1 will consist of 9 teams only, with each team now having 2 free Saturdays during the season. The Aberdeenshire Cup draw will remain with the team scheduled to play Kintore receiving a bye to the next round. At the end of the 2012 season, one team will be relegated from Grade 1 and 3 promoted from each of Grades 3 and 4 (excluding Kintore).
As you may be aware, Aberdeen City Council have agreed to provide 3 artificial pitches, at Harlaw Road, Harlaw Academy and Hazlehead Academy, for use this season. The fixture list is almost finalised and will be published as soon as the Council can confirm the bookings. Thank you for your patience. Any queries, please contact me. Robin Taylor ACA President wytbu8 Apr 6 2012 - 5:26am
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Clubs are reminded that the deadline for completing and returning club details to David Jones is 31st March 2012 with so far only 5 having been received. You are urged to forward the required information as a matter of urgency. Many thanks in advance.
Please Note that we are under a very tight schedule from the printer for the publication of the Grades Handbook and therefore failure of clubs to respond within advised time period will result in publication of the 2011 contact details of the relevant clubs. wytbu8 Mar 24 2012 - 8:38pm
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