Custom Bats Cricket Forum
General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: uknsaunders on March 24, 2013, 05:50:49 PM
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Custom Bats means we are loaded with batsman and it seems plenty of spinners. How many opening bowlers do we have?
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Me, but not to a good standard. I get wickets, but usually the oppo have a faster or better bowler opening for them!
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I have opened the bowling on several occasions, opening with a spinner seemed to be the fashionable thing at the time, does that count?? :-[
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I did until last season when I stood aside for younger quicks & moved to 1st change - I have less than no pace but especially with the Dukes ball picked up wickets with side ways movement (unfortunately the leagues now on 100% readers which I don't enjoy as much but I still do a job). Tend to bat at 5 so do a bit of both to be fair.
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When I was younger I used to open bowl at Uni and our 2nd/3rd XI. Since I started playing again my bowling has been awful so I've only rarely opened for the midweek team I play for.
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I have been opening the bowling for a while now and batting 3 so its all good.
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I open the bowling, don't always like doing it. But I have to most of the time
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I shall be coming off my long run this year.
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I shall be coming off my long run this year.
8 instead of 6 paces lol
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That's me. Slow and nasty!
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I do but also get to bat at 3 so am also a bat freak like the rest of us!!
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20 years ago I could have said yes, but alas age hath wearied me too much.
Faste(r)eddie is but I don't think he's a member yet.
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I open the bowling for the 3s at club level, and I'm first change for university. :-[
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I'm an opening bowler/first change. Left armer!
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I used to open the bowling a few years ago before having trouble with my 4th 5th vertabrae. Oh, and not forgetting putting on a good few pounds! Only good now days for 5 overs max, do open up in T20's. Do not miss opening up on a scorcher of a day, but those days are few and far between. Have toiled in taking up pie chucking, but no.
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I'll open the bowling this year, sod it!!!
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Having seen our pace options you might have to :D
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Having seen our pace options you might have to :D
who needs bowlers anyway!!! Let's just score 400+ and then bowl pies with the field set back :)
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Had anyone else ever opened as a spinner? I do in the t20s
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I open 99 percent of the time.
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Had anyone else ever opened as a spinner? I do in the t20s
I opened in a cup semi-final with the oppo only chasing 73. By the time I finished my 8 overs they were 26-6 and I had 14-4. Still lost by 2 wickets :(
Good tactic on the right deck.
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Had anyone else ever opened as a spinner? I do in the t20s
Been doing it for a couple of seasons on and off depending on how brave the captain was feeling. Bowled a spell of 10 overs 0-19 opening on an absolute road so it worked at least once
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I open for my firsts. Best job in the team if you ask me.
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I open the bowling as well.
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I'm rapid when I wanna be and put it in the right areas ...ish lol ;)
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My trouble is tho I can't control a new boy! I just bowl wides
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I am when I'm not injured, which unfortunately isn't all that often
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Me, but not to a good standard. I get wickets, but usually the oppo have a faster or better bowler opening for them!
and here was me thinking you loved facing Rohit! ;)
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I have opened the bowling all my life, until last season. Injury, that has basically put me out of every bowling over 70mph again :(
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yeah i open the bowling, ive never done anything else :D
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yeah i open the bowling, ive never done anything else :D
you never batted.. poor lad!!
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you mean at the choice nets ??? of course i did !!! i just didnt go in your net i dont think, stayed in the nippy net :P
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Bowling is a chore, batting is the good fun ;)
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I used to open for the 2nds then onto the 1sts from being 17 through to 23, but then dislocated my shoulder and can't even hit the track anymore!
I've always had a knack for batting though so tend to do alright at 3-6.