Cricket in Ireland/Pimp your Club!!!!

TrueDub

Highcontrast1 wrote: »

Hey guys
Just moved from s africa.played cricket when I was younger and want to start again.any clubs in or near donnybrook Dublin?
Cheers

Merrion's literally down the road - it's on Anglesea Rd near the RDS. Other options include Leinster in Rathmines, several clubs in Sandymount and Terenure in Terenure.

Highcontrast1

TrueDub wrote: »

Highcontrast1 wrote: »

Hey guys
Just moved from s africa.played cricket when I was younger and want to start again.any clubs in or near donnybrook Dublin?
Cheers

Merrion's literally down the road - it's on Anglesea Rd near the RDS. Other options include Leinster in Rathmines, several clubs in Sandymount and Terenure in Terenure.

Many thanks for the reply
Any idea when they play or if they have active websites?

TrueDub

Highcontrast1 wrote: »

Many thanks for the reply
Any idea when they play or if they have active websites?

Drop down to them any Tuesday or Thursday evening, or any weekend day (assuming it's not raining). There'll always be somebody around. Most clubs have active websites too.

cloughy

there are quite a few SA guys in Railway, check out their website
www.railwayunioncricket.com, training Tues & Thurs 1st & 2nd team, wed 3-5th team, from 6pm onwards. Railway is good if you play other sports, as they have hockey, tennis, soccer and rugby to name a few other sports.
hope you find a club and enjoy the cricket.

youthcricket

Plates

Plates

Highcontrast1

Hey guys, me again
I emailed merrion as they are closest to where I live and was told it would cost me over 200€ to join. I couldn't join because the fee was a bit steep for me. I am not against paying but would rather join somewhere cheaper.
Do you guys know of any cheaper clubs around Donnybrook?
Thanks in advance

D3PO

Highcontrast1 wrote: »

Hey guys, me again
I emailed merrion as they are closest to where I live and was told it would cost me over 200€ to join. I couldn't join because the fee was a bit steep for me. I am not against paying but would rather join somewhere cheaper.
Do you guys know of any cheaper clubs around Donnybrook?
Thanks in advance

I don't know the fees of the clubs around there but I wouldn't imagine any are cheaper than that. Your talking a host of senior clubs in that general area with developed facilities, coaching, great grounds that need serious maintaining etc. All these things cost money and that money has to come from somewhere which members subs are an essential part of.

there are clubs around with lower fee structures. Sandyford which is my club for example is €150 or €75 for students/unemployed but then again we don't have as good a setup as the Railway's, Pembroke's or Merrion's of this world.

FWIW I think €200 for Merrion is a very reasonable sub.

djimi

I know of a few clubs around who charge less than that but who also charge a match fee, so you might end up paying €80/€100 up front, but will also pay €10 for every game that you play.

Perhaps some clubs in the area will allow a payment plan, such as paying it off monthly be direct debit?

crackit

Not to be rude to you Highcontrast but if you really expect to play a season of cricket for under €200 then I think you are being unrealistic. €200 for a club like Merrion is very reasonable. They have a lovely ground, great facilities and (I presume) some coaching as well.

An alternative would be one of the new junior clubs who play in a much more spartan environment. Lucan, Castleknock, Adamstown et al all charge lower subs but don't have the surroundings, level of comfort and facility of the Merrion, Railway, Pembroke, Phoenix etc...

The final alternative would be Taverners cricket. I've no idea what 'subs' are but I'd say it's a nominal fee and a small match fee for each game played so that could be an option.

Highcontrast1

thank you for the replies. As i mentioned, I have no problem paying but only hoping for lesser fees. As I am unemployed there is no way I can afford over 200euro fees.
It's has been a while since I last played and i want to know ask how competitive the league is? also what would be the lowest division as I think I'd better off starting off from there?

djimi

Highcontrast1 wrote: »

thank you for the replies. As i mentioned, I have no problem paying but only hoping for lesser fees. As I am unemployed there is no way I can afford over 200euro fees.
It's has been a while since I last played and i want to know ask how competitive the league is? also what would be the lowest division as I think I'd better off starting off from there?

A lot of clubs will have a subscription rate for unemployed members, so if Merrion are charging €200 for a full sub then Id imagine you would end up paying closer to €100 (at a guess; I dont know Merrions subscription rates so I could be wrong).

The leagues are getting very competative; we are facing teams in division 13 that wouldnt be far off the standard that we would have faced a few years ago in div 9/10. Division 14 is the lowest league. It depends on what level you played at before; I have been playing div 9 and below these past few seasons and if you have previous experience then you should be okay at that level. A club like Merrion would have teams in a few leagues anyway and would be able to offer a variety of levels for you to play at.

Peanut Butter Jelly

Hi there, I'm looking to start up cricket and I was hoping if someone here could tell me where the Ballina Cricket Club or any other cricket clubs in Mayo are as I can't find them

If this is in the wrong section, sorry and hopefully a mod can delete it.

swimming in a sea

Peanut Butter Jelly wrote: »

Hi there, I'm looking to start up cricket and I was hoping if someone here could tell me where the Ballina Cricket Club or any other cricket clubs in Mayo are as I can't find them

If this is in the wrong section, sorry and hopefully a mod can delete it.

I looked up Ballina cricket club and was surprised by their great website and facilities unill i noticed it was actually Ballina in Australia:D

djimi

I did the same!

Have to say I dont know anything about Ballina CC over here; even looking on Google doesnt really have any mention of them which I find odd. There is a Ballyhaunis Cricket Club; perhaps that is who you are thinking of?

Peanut Butter Jelly

djimi wrote: »

I did the same!

Have to say I dont know anything about Ballina CC over here; even looking on Google doesnt really have any mention of them which I find odd. There is a Ballyhaunis Cricket Club; perhaps that is who you are thinking of?

No, I heard of a Ballina Cricket somewhere before and I was just wondering. Does anyone know if there is on in Castlebar?

TrueDub

Peanut Butter Jelly wrote: »

No, I heard of a Ballina Cricket somewhere before and I was just wondering. Does anyone know if there is on in Castlebar?

See the page below for all contacts for cricket clubs in Connacht.

http://www.cricketireland.ie/get-involved/cricket-club-directory

Peanut Butter Jelly

TrueDub wrote: »

See the page below for all contacts for cricket clubs in Connacht.

http://www.cricketireland.ie/get-involved/cricket-club-directory

Thank You very much!

Pat D. Almighty

How welcoming/patient are clubs with beginners looking to learn/play? I "played" backyard cricket in Australia and was told I was a handy wicket keeper

djimi

I would have thought that most, if not all, clubs would be very welcoming of new members of all standards. Where abouts are you living? If you are beginner then perhaps look for a club that has a lower division (13/14) side, or maybe even a taverners team if you are looking to start out with some social cricket.

Snap Happy

Just updating our info
Especially as the Ladies are looking for new players for 2014.
We welcome everyone to our club all you have to do is want to play Or even try playing) cricket.

The Ladies training Monday nights in the Phoenix Park (Starting back around April) Ladies twitter :@phoenickers


So here are come contact details etc.

Email : phoenixccdublin@gmail.com

Website : http://www.phoenixcricketclub.com/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/phoenixcricketclubireland

Twitter : @phoenixcricket
Ladies Twitter : @phoenickers

Monkeybonkers

djimi wrote: »

I would have thought that most, if not all, clubs would be very welcoming of new members of all standards. Where abouts are you living? If you are beginner then perhaps look for a club that has a lower division (13/14) side, or maybe even a taverners team if you are looking to start out with some social cricket.

I found this not to be the case when I joined a club in South Dublin two years ago. This particular club had 8 teams and a taverners and over the course of the season I only got to play three times. That worked out that I payed €100 per game for the pleasure of playing. The sixth through the eighth team contained approx. 75% of the same players, not giving new players such as myself a chance. I thought that if you played for a team, say the sixth, then you couldn't play for a lower team (7th or 8th) but this wasn't my experience. The captain of the eight team never once appeared at nets during the whole season so I suppose it wasn't really that much of a surprise that I wasn't picked, he probably didn't even know I existed!

I would research the club you are thinking of joining as thoroughly as possible before joining as I felt that my membership fee was completely wasted for that year. There were some very nice people at the club but I thought it was a bit 'cliquey' when it came to picking teams.

D3PO

Monkeybonkers wrote: »

I found this not to be the case when I joined a club in South Dublin two years ago. This particular club had 8 teams and a taverners and over the course of the season I only got to play three times. That worked out that I payed €100 per game for the pleasure of playing. The sixth through the eighth team contained approx. 75% of the same players, not giving new players such as myself a chance. I thought that if you played for a team, say the sixth, then you couldn't play for a lower team (7th or 8th) but this wasn't my experience. The captain of the eight team never once appeared at nets during the whole season so I suppose it wasn't really that much of a surprise that I wasn't picked, he probably didn't even know I existed!

I would research the club you are thinking of joining as thoroughly as possible before joining as I felt that my membership fee was completely wasted for that year. There were some very nice people at the club but I thought it was a bit 'cliquey' when it came to picking teams.

That sounds like an awful experience altogether I however would say that's the exception and not the norm.

We have a policy whereby every player must get picked before another can double up at a weekend. Other clubs like Adamstown's 3rds have a policy where everybody gets a game and gets a chance to bat and bowl.

I do concede that some of the larger clubs appear to have a closed circle unless you have come up through the youth ranks.

Anyway if your interested in getting lots of cricket playing time for a southside team and paying significantly less than you did last year drop me a PM we would be happy to have you.

Highcontrast1

I also had a similar experience but lucky for me I hadn't paid the sub. I'd be interested in joining a club this season (south side). Possibly lower divisions, any recommendations?
Thanks

Monkeybonkers

D3PO wrote: »

That sounds like an awful experience altogether I however would say that's the exception and not the norm.

We have a policy whereby every player must get picked before another can double up at a weekend. Other clubs like Adamstown's 3rds have a policy where everybody gets a game and gets a chance to bat and bowl.

I do concede that some of the larger clubs appear to have a closed circle unless you have come up through the youth ranks.

Anyway if your interested in getting lots of cricket playing time for a southside team and paying significantly less than you did last year drop me a PM we would be happy to have you.

Thanks for that offer. I've been playing indoor cricket in college and our coach has been telling me about his club so I think I'll give that a try this Summer and see how it goes. The sub is also significantly lower than what I paid before so it should suit me better. From what he says it looks like I'll get a lot more game time too and that's all I'm really looking for. I'll never be a division 1 player but I love the game and just want to play as much as possible.

djimi

The problem with even the lower leagues in the past couple of years is that the standard is such that there are times when you have no choice but to select your strongest XI (within the selection rules) or you risk getting hockeyed off the park, which is no fun for anyone involved, and frankly is not going encourage beginners (or anyone else for that matter!) to come back and play. There was a time when someone with little or no experience could play in the Junior divisions (certainly Junior B and C) and know that the standard will be appropriate against pretty much all sides, but those days seem to be over; nowadays you have to be very careful of which side you select based on the strength of the opposition.

That said, nobody should be having issues getting games at a club with 8 sides (where the 8ths are going to be in Div 13/14). I would have thought that any club that is looking for 88 players of a weekend would be only too delighted to get as many available bodies as they possibly can!

Monkeybonkers

djimi wrote: »

That said, nobody should be having issues getting games at a club with 8 sides (where the 8ths are going to be in Div 13/14). I would have thought that any club that is looking for 88 players of a weekend would be only too delighted to get as many available bodies as they possibly can!

That was why I joined a larger club as I thought that with so many teams there would be a better chance of getting a game. It just turned out that it wasn't the case. That's why I would advise anyone joining a club for the first time to do as much research as possible (talk to people to see what selection policies are like, is there much chance of being selected etc.) before committing sub money.

D3PO

djimi wrote: »

The problem with even the lower leagues in the past couple of years is that the standard is such that there are times when you have no choice but to select your strongest XI (within the selection rules) or you risk getting hockeyed off the park, which is no fun for anyone involved, and frankly is not going encourage beginners (or anyone else for that matter!) to come back and play. There was a time when someone with little or no experience could play in the Junior divisions (certainly Junior B and C) and know that the standard will be appropriate against pretty much all sides, but those days seem to be over; nowadays you have to be very careful of which side you select based on the strength of the opposition.

That said, nobody should be having issues getting games at a club with 8 sides (where the 8ths are going to be in Div 13/14). I would have thought that any club that is looking for 88 players of a weekend would be only too delighted to get as many available bodies as they possibly can!

totally agree Djimi. The standard has certainly risen over the past few years but that said a club with 8 teams need to have an inclusiveness policy at some point in the clubs selection ladder.

Whilst the standard has risen a new player to the game in Div 13/14 wouldn't be the difference between a team being competitive or getting hockeyed off the park.

Anyway glad you got a club Monkeybookers.

High contrast. Ive dropped you a PM if your interested in coming out to winter nets with us soon and see how you like things.

Monkeybonkers

D3PO wrote: »

Monkeybookers.

Makes me sound like an online payment site OR some kind of circus talent agency!!

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