Umpires using technology

For as long as technology has been around that can influence umpiring descisions so has the debate on whether or not we should use it, or moreso how often we should use it. Wrong descisions can turn test matches and destroy players careers. Yet through we still don't use hawkeye, hotspot, snicko and other peices of technology to influence our descisions. Some say well if we have this technology why don't we use it but I beg to differ. Years have gone by without argument. Only has it been in the last few years that we have developed this technology. Cricket has been played for decades upon decades and only now are we complaining about wrong descisions and why? Because we believe we have the technology to make right descisions. What about the days of Don Bradman and the days of Clive Lloyd, two periods where two different nations were somewhat invincible and why, not because they had dodgy descisions but because they were the best. Today this is the same, generally the team we know is better comes out on top. There is no real reason to use this technology for reasons other than training, development and entertainment. As long as you have an impartial umpire you have a fair game, good competition and great entertainment. We need not get caught up in detail, lets focus on playing cricket.

Kevin Pieterson's left hand attack

Oh the hype, the public, the media all they want to do is critise poor Kevin Pieterson. We can see in our lives how much of a conservative attitude we have adopted to our lives. There is no concievable way that Kevin Pieterson's tactics will in any way change the game of cricket. The problem is that Pieterson is so good at this tactic that people think it is easy. When you have spare time practice batting, turning around and playing a cricket stroke. Try to do that in one seventh of a second, while judging the line and length of the ball and then smashing it for four. We should not try to critisise him. If any batsmen is capable of mastering such a magnificent feat then he should be rewarded. There's no problem here, just a great cricketer.

Cricket Development Program

Winter

Development

North Sydney District Cricket Club Inc

Invites Cricketers aged 9 to 16 to our Winter Development Program

A range of exciting games based around the skills
of batting, bowling and fielding
will be run by our accredited coaches
Headed up by Club Coach – Barry Clapson
And many current first graders including 1st Grade Captain Glenn Aitken


When: Tuesday 8th, Wednesday 9th
& Thursday 10th July
Between 9.30am and 11.30am 9-12 year olds
12.00 and 2pm 13-16 year olds

Where: North Sydney Boys High

Cost: $50.00 including North Sydney T- Shirt



Enquiries: 0402-557125 Barry Clapson
0403-009142 Dave Rodgie
Or
Visit our Web Site
www.northsydneycc.com.au

North Sydney District Cricket Club
Winter Development Program
A Stepping Stone
in your career.

The North Sydney District Cricket Club Career Path

Playing Club Cricket
↓
Winter Development
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Holiday Clinics
↓
Invite to Academy
↓
Green Shield
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Grade
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NSW
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Australia

To Book your Place in This years Winter Development Program

EMAIL: BARRY CLAPSON- bclapson@bigpond.net.au
With: Name, Age, Phone and Shirt Size
BY: Friday 27 June 2008

First Ever

Greetings friends,
Welcome to my first blog ever. In this blog I will basically give you a description of what my blog will involve and what is to come. To begin with my name is Alex Jackson and I live in NSW. I live in the Sydney Metropolitan area and play cricket as a main sport. This means those of you who are cricket fans can expect, coverage of new technology, new gear, training and development programs, coverage of juniors and seniors matches in the Sydney grade competition and breaking news from Cricket NSW and Australia. I will also cover sports such as Baseball for American readers, Soccer for international readers and Basketball for Australian and American readers. I will post breaking news bulletins and I will also post opinions bulletins. I will cast opinion polls and develop a follow up blog on these posts.
Regards and Happy Reading
Your friend
Alex Jackson