Sticky Wicket March 2016

Sticky Wicket March 2016 Edition Newsletter of the South Australian Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association Established 1911

Stanton Cup takes a trip

End of Season Parties New recruits lace up the boots

President v Vice-President #WhoWillWin

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Your Umpires & Scorers Association SACUSA Committee - Main Contacts

SACA

President: Craig Thomas

0434 165 310

Umpiring & Coaching Manager: Neil Poulton 0416 623 518 or 8300 3211 npoulton@saca.com.au

Vice President: Tony Trist

0408 828 129

Secretary: Michial Farrow

0435 872 215 secsacusa@hotmail.com

Umpiring Coordinator: Sarah Fry (appointments, availabilities, reports, votes and match coaches) 8300 3212 sfry@saca.com.au

0418 317 856

SACA Information Line (including details relating to inclement weather) 1900 950 598

Treasurer: Lynton Donisthorpe Patron: Neil Dansie OAM

Sticky Wicket Editor Kristen Thomas 0414 326 978 cricketwidow@y7mail.com

facebook.com/sacricketumpiresandscorers

@SACAUmpires

Contents From the President ............................................................................................................... 3 Oh Pellew's!! ............................................................................................................................ 4 CA / SACA 25 Year Service to Cricket Awards ........................................................... 6 Presentation Night Dinner................................................................................................. 7 Under 14 Junior Premier League ..................................................................................... 8 2015/16 Stanton Cup ............................................................................................................ 9 Joyce McMenamin Trophy………………………………………………………………………...……...10 President v Vice-President ................................................................................................ .11 Important Dates………………………………………………………………………………………………….12 COVER PHOTO: Saturday 27 February 2016 saw Northern Districts CC host a Pink Stumps Day at Salisbury Oval to raise money for the McGrath Foundation. SACUSA umpires Jeff King and Allan Coulthard were appointed to the match, and were kind enough to pose for a photo with team captains, Steven Marks from Northern Jets and Michael Cranmer from East Torrens.

Initiatives like this are great for helping Premier Cricket make positive differences to local communities all over SA. Sticky Wicket - March 2016 Edition

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From the President As we move into the business end of the season it’s clear that there’s no shortage of cricket and related events to indulge ourselves with in Adelaide right now.

Conversely, there’s also some serious issues for Premier Cricket to contend with — and one of the major ones is the SACA’s desire to act on the recommendations of the Zadow Report to decrease the number of clubs competing in the Premier Cricket fixtures in 2016/17. Presentations by the three clubs involved - Port Adelaide, Woodville and West Torrens have been made to the SACA board recently, and our SA cricketing community now waits to see how the landscape will change next season.

February 22 saw the Stanton Cup contested again, and this time Doug French, President of our colleagues at the Adelaide Turf Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association, left the evening with a smile AND the trophy, when his much improved line-up - under the guidance of Muditha Maduwantha, met us with a very determined competition on the lovely deck of Kensington Gardens’ Ford Oval. Many thanks to everyone who was able to show up to support SACUSA, either as a player or spectator, and extra-special thanks to Terry Murch who once again cooked up a storm on the balcony at Kensi. Paul Welbourn led our side admirably, with a lot of very welcome new faces, and although we weren’t able to make it three-in-a-row the T20 evening proved to be a roaring success in terms of goodwill and good competition. For all the highlights, make sure you check out the fantastic running commentaryin-pictures on the SACUSA Facebook page in the Stanton Cup album, which Sticky Wicket - March 2016 Edition

was wonderfully put together by our resident historian, Kristen Thomas.

She records our history as it happens.

Some members may have heard that there have recently been reports of suspicions of ball tampering in some matches, and I am sorry to confirm that this is the case. However, clubs have been made aware of our beliefs that this might be happening, and have been quick to accep t our stance t hat such behaviour will not be tolerated and, as umpires, they understand that we are charged with monitoring the condition of the ball frequently if necessary. If you feel that this may be an issue during any game you are appointed to please ensure that you discuss your concerns with your umpire coach.

The season of social cricket functions is about to begin, commencing with the Bradman Medal on March 16. I’d urge everyone to experience this Premier Cricket night-of-nights because it truly is a superb event and is also a legacy to SA cricket which SACUSA is proud to have initiated. Our ‘Presidents vs Vice-Presidents’ cricket match / Family Fun Day will be held at the MCG (Mylor Cricket Ground) on Easter Saturday, March 26. It’s here we’ll contest the honour of winning a beautiful 89-year-old silver cup. We top this off with the 2015/16 Presentation Night Dinner on May 14.

This column is my last as your President, and I’d love to see as many of you as possible at all, or some, of these events.

Best wishes for the finals,

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Oh Pellews!!

How’s that?

Off came the bails: “How’s that? “Not Out!” It was a recent Under 16 match and early afternoon when an umpire saw a “whirly” approaching, signalled by newspaper, leaves and allsorts twisting around to about the top of nearby trees.

“Dead Ball,” was the umpire’s call.

Onto the oval it had come, picking up boundary cones and some fielders’ caps off their heads!

Umpires’ hands on top of hats seemed a good idea! ‘Keeper’s helmet awaiting spinner’s next over started rolling; off came the bails, hence the jest appeal!

Helter-skelter were fielders and parents to restore the earlier tranquillity.

Magnet?

A few matches ago, a 4th grade fielder dropped all four reasonably easy catches that came his way. His captain tried to hide him after the first drop, and after the second, and again after the third, whereupon the captain told him to find his own place! Fourth drop! Talk about a ball repellent.

Slow forward a few matches….same fielder took four blinder catches, proving that he was actually a ball magnet!

From Steve Warren

3 becomes 1 – 2 Short!

Bruce Fell and I umpired a trial match at Prince Alfred College between their 1 st XI and SACA U15s. PAC was batting .The striker played the ball and the batsmen began running. As the striker turned for a second, I noticed that he had not made his ground at my end. The batsmen subsequently turned again and, by the time the ball went dead, they thought they had scored 3 runs. I signalled ‘One Short’ and then saw that Bruce was also signalling ‘One Short’. After consulting him, I established that the second run had been the problem at his end.

Thus, the first and second runs were both short and the three runs they thought they had scored became a (very long) single. The striker could only blame himself as he was the one who touched short at both ends.

Question: Had the striker in running the third run and on reaching the bowler’s end stopped short marginally short of the popping crease without ever grounding behind the crease before the bowler delivered the next ball, would that have been (theoretically) three short?

Cricket Australia has congratulated Claire Polosak for becoming the first Australian female umpire selected in the Women’s World Twenty20 Championship series which will be held across India next month. Polosak, 27, has enjoyed a rapid rise through umpiring ranks and became the first female to officiate in an Australian men’s state domestic competition in last October as a third umpire in CA’s one-day cup series, a month after that she was one of four females appointed the WWT20C qualifying tournament in Bangkok, eventually standing in the final.

(Full article originally appeared online at http://community.cricket.com.au/umpire/news/ australian-umpire-claire-polosak-to-officiate-at-icc-world-t20/2016-02-26 ) Sticky Wicket - March 2016 Edition

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Summer of cricket: Kiwi’s Monster weighs into willow debate (from The Australian, February 13, 2016—available to view online at http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/cricket/summerof-cricket-kiwis-monster--weighs-into-willow-debate/news-story/269bb1702893fab08c307c0946708a13 )

He calls it 'The Monster', this 3 pound,15 ounce (1.8 Kg) club. And you don’t need extraordinary strength to wield this slab of willow. Simply position it in front of the ball and the bat does the rest (although presumably hooks, pulls and cuts are out of the question). But it’s not for sale: Master New Zealand bat-maker James Laver has made it as a statement about the growing arms race of bigger and heavier bats.

The Monster, he says, is allowable under the laws as they stand. And Laver says it shouldn’t be. As world cricket considers imposing restrictions on ever-burgeoning bat sizes, Laver has entered the debate wielding his super bat. “We made it to provoke conversation to see what people actually thought”, said Laver this week. “If you make a massive bat you’ll always sell loads, [but] I’m not going to sell bats like that. I’m not going to make it. This is the sort of thing that I don’t think should be sold”.

From John Ketley

The Medium In a dark hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, Fay the Mystic delivered grave news to Fran: “There’s no easy way to tell you this, so I’ll be blunt. Prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband, Ian, will die a violent and horrible death this year.”

Visibly shaken, Fran stared at the woman’s lined face, then at the single flickering candle, then down at her hands. She took a few deep breaths to compose herself and to stop her mind racing.

She simply had to know...

Fran met Fay the Mystic’s gaze, steadied her voice and asked, “Will I be acquitted?”

Indian cricketer with remarkable skills (originally appeared online on 2 March 2016 at http://www.theguardian.com/sport/picture/2016/mar/01/ sport-picture-of-the-day-an-indian-cricketer-with-remarkable-skills ) Amir Hussain Lone, now aged 26, from Kashmir, lost both his arms aged only eight years old in a tragic accident at his father’s sawmill, which made cricket bats. His father had to sell the business to pay for his son’s treatment and his son still loved playing the sport. Amir, who is captain of the Jammu and Kashmir state para-cricket team, is able to bat, bowl and field using his feet. His unusual technique for batting involves holding the bat between his neck and shoulder and he bowls with his toes using a sweeping leg movement to launch the ball.

Photograph: Younis Zargar/Barcroft India Sticky Wicket - March 2016 Edition

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CA / SACA 25 Year Service to Cricket Awards 6 March 2016 at Adelaide Oval

Lawrence Key, Maureen Harper (on behalf of Daryl), Bill Penley and Phil Penn were all presented with 25 Year Service to Cricket Awards by Cricket Australia and SACA. Congratulations and thanks!

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The grass has never looked greener for the

2015/16

Presentation Night Dinner Saturday, 14 May 2016 @ 6.30pm The Adelaide Pavilion South Terrace, Adelaide Tickets: Great value at $70 per head (generously subsidised by SACUSA for the benefit of our members) Dress code - lounge suit / evening

MC:

Ben Hook

Sunday Mail sports columnist & dual Bradman Medallist

Come and enjoy a wonderful feast, award presentations, and the official posthumous induction of 1950 Life Member, Reg Nelson, into the SACUSA Hall of Fame Please email Craig Thomas by 29 April 2016 at thomas.craig@y7mail.com to book EFT payment required prior to event: BSB: 035 044, A/c: 810195, Ref: Your name + “Pres Night�

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Under 14 Junior Premier League It was great to see some of our new umpires standing in the Under 14 Junior Premier League in the week beginning 18th of January. It was a chance for some solid skill development, which bides well for the future.

Georgio Profiris & Kurt Miegel

Georgio Profiris out in the middle

James Cushway (our own Peter Raftery’s grandson) & Lucas Hazel

The experienced Malcolm Green joined Colin Shearing

Kurt Miegel in action Sticky Wicket - March 2016 Edition

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2015/16 Stanton Cup All the fun of the fair can be seen on our Facebook page in our Stanton Cup album, but here’s a taste of SACUSA’s brave demise at the hands of a very good ATCUSA team on 22 February at Ford Oval SACUSA had a terrific turnout of volunteers to play in the match , this time ably captained by Paul Welbourn, SACUSA committee member, before his recent move to live and work in Melbourne. Will we see Paul playing for the opposition in 2017’s Crockett Shield contest against the VCAUSA?

SACUSA’s Bruce Stribley and ATCUSA’s Malcolm Green stood in the match to see who would win the third match since it was resurrected in 2014. The match originally started in 1939, created in honour of ATCUSA’s first Secretary, Llewellyn ‘Roy’ Stanton, who died after an accident in 1938.

Below: At least we lost in a jovial manner! SACUSA scorer, Tony Trist, allowed the spirit of the cont est t o br ight en his demeanour, but unfortunately ATCUSA’s scorer may not have seen it that way.

ATCUSA President, Doug French, was quietly confident his team would take home the honours this year. He was comfortable staying out of the heat in the Kensington DCC clubrooms for much of the match, but was able to be coaxed out to see ATCUSA make the winning runs.

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President v Vice President #WhoWillWin 26.3.16

This historic cricket match will be played at the MCG (Mylor Cricket Ground) on Easter Saturday, 26 March 2016 from 11am. Combined with the SACUSA Family Fun Day, it’s a great day out for the whole family.

Adults $25 each, kids FREE beer, wine & soft drinks included Bouncy castle, cricket match, delicious BBQ, all at the beautiful Mylor Oval Match starts at 11am, Lunch from 1pm Sticky Wicket - March 2016 Edition

RSVP by 22/3/16 to Craig Thomas via thomas.craig@y7mail.com

stating whether you’re playing in the match and/ or joining us for lunch.

EFT payment preferred prior to event: BSB: 035 044, A/c: 810195, Ref: Your name + “Mylor” or contact Lynton Donisthorpe on 0418 317 856 to arrange cash or cheque payment Page

IMPORTANT DATES 

Wednesday 16 March 2016 Bradman Medal Presentation @ Adelaide Oval

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Easter Saturday 26 March 2016 Presidents XI v Vice-Presidents XI / Family Fun Day at the MCG (Mylor Cricket Ground)

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Saturday 14 May 2016 South Terrace

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Presentation Night @ the Adelaide Pavilion,

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