Jeremy Gadd

Archive for July, 2009

Last man Stephen McChesney bowled by Andy Bassett (photo courtesy of www.cricketeurope4.net)

I reckon this must be a record in any form of cricket. Dundrum  1st team recently unbelievably bowled Cliftonville out for just 10 runs  winning by 169 runs.

Dundrum  had a day they won’t forget with the ball as they  bowled Cliftonville out for just 10 runs. It took only 8. 4 overs with Andy Bassett  earning the man of the match award & Ulster Bank crystal taking 6 wickets in 4 .5 overs  hitting the stumps 5 times. New ball partner Dellon Craig got the other 4 wickets in his 4overs for just 4 runs with 7 batsmen failing to get off the mark.

Score card:

CLIFTONVILLE
N Cahill            c G McNerlin b Craig    5
I Latham                       b Bassett    0
C Whitten           c G McNerlin b Craig    1
D Sczygiol                     b Bassett    0
D Munn               c Maxwell b Bassett    0
P Mullholland                  lbw Craig    0
P Black                        b Bassett    0
R Spence                         b Craig    0
A Blain                        b Bassett    1
N Hermon                         not out    1
S McChesney                    b Bassett    0
  Extras         (b , lb , nb , w 2, p )    2
  Total             (all out, 8.4 overs)   10
A Bassett           4.4    2     4    6
D Craig               4    2     6    4

FOW: 1-1 (I Latham) 2-5 (N Cahill) 3-8 (D Sczygiol) 4-8 (C Whitten) 5-8 (P Mullholland)

6-8 (D Munn) 7-8 (P Black) 8-8 (R Spence) 9-10 (A Blain) 10-10 (S McChesney)

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The Government has been defeated in the House of Lords over its attempt to repeal a free speech protection from a sexual orientation ‘hatred’ law. Peers voted by 186 to 133 to keep the protection in place. The matter will be passed back to the House of Commons where MPs voted for repeal.

The protection makes clear that criticising homosexual conduct or encouraging people to refrain from such conduct is not, in itself, a crime.

Whilst I have no intention of treating homosexual people with contempt and accept their right to freedom of speech I am glad that at least we all can maintain that right.

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I know this song has been out for ages but I love it so much I thought I’d post it up here.

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The 2005 story of Joe and Helen Roberts – an elderly Christian couple from Lancashire who were interrogated by police because they criticised a ‘gay rights’ project being run by their local council.

In this new video, Helen speaks about how intimidating it was to be questioned by police officers for over an hour. The officers told them they were near to committing a hate crime which carries a seven year prison sentence.

Joe says Wyre Borough Council kept talking about ‘diversity’ but the council’s brand of diversity didn’t seem to allow him and his wife to express their religious beliefs on sexual ethics.

He says he never thought he would see the day when British police officers would be interrogating citizens because they had expressed a point of view in a telephone call.

A year after the events, following a legal action supported by The Christian Institute, the police and the council admitted they had acted wrongly towards the Roberts and changed their policies to avoid it happening again.

Last year Parliament passed a free speech protection making it clear that criticising homosexual conduct is not, in itself, a crime. But the Government is trying to repeal it. We expect a vote in Parliament sometime in July.

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