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Title: I took the bait....
Post by: justnotcricket86 on May 26, 2013, 11:27:01 AM
Played a very good team yesterday, they were relegated from Div 1 last season and should go straight back up. After scoring 50 midweek I was asked to open, which I love normally.

They were on me from ball 1. The bowling was good and came on nicely, but they were round the bat and all over me after posting 265.

As a keeper, I'm normally one to try get a reaction and walked straight into it. Some of it was borderline personal abuse which I don't mind, but was uncalled for. Not happy at all. Could have been pressure as all I could think about whilst keeping, was batting. Livid with myself for letting them get to me.

Anyone else had this recently?
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: wilkie113 on May 26, 2013, 11:30:52 AM
Who you play mate?
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: justnotcricket86 on May 26, 2013, 11:59:00 AM
Market Drayton, not a nice bunch either mate. Skipper was ok, but a few of them were proper bastards
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: fatbats on May 26, 2013, 12:14:38 PM
Played them before and they like to chat even though there not that good at it but they've had a couple of players in so may be the new boys

Played yesterday and got called f this f that was quite funny
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: justnotcricket86 on May 26, 2013, 12:20:25 PM
They just did my head in Roco. I can normally shut it out but got into a slanging match. Didnt help that their short extra catching was giving me all sorts, he dropped me, then said dont (No Swearing Please) smile at me.

I then said you're the one chatting mate and dropped a dolly, who's the mug now. Didnt help my cause haha.

Still, we got the 2 best teams out the way in the last 2 weeks so hopefully we can crack on, get a full strength team out and play like we can :)

You knockin boys are a great bunch, always nice to play you guys
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: Mr Dinos on May 26, 2013, 12:48:49 PM
Has happened to me a few times but experience will teach you not to listen to it and get on with your game
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: 19reading87 on May 26, 2013, 08:10:56 PM
More importantly did you get any will??
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: Simmy on June 06, 2013, 02:07:30 PM
you have the bat in the hand just put the bat under his chin and say what did u say! i love geting abuse.

my fav is big shots coming lads big shots coming.

and im thinking your dam right its coming boooooom lol walk down tap the track strut back to the crease
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: 19reading87 on June 06, 2013, 02:11:15 PM
When people say big shots coming that is possibly one of the worst sledges ever!!!!
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: Simmy on June 06, 2013, 02:13:28 PM
When people say big shots coming that is possibly one of the worst sledges ever!!!!

i allways get

no quick single here boys..
big shots coming
in for a good time not a long time

bla bla bla

im just like its all true guys its all true!

now fetch!
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: uknsaunders on June 06, 2013, 02:39:46 PM
When people say big shots coming that is possibly one of the worst sledges ever!!!!

I got that a few times last Saturday. Never did come, which frustrated them even more.
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: The 22nd Yard on June 06, 2013, 02:46:09 PM
now fetch!

Love that Simmy!

I won't bite if fielders are giving me jip because its pointless, but I always react to bowlers chat, just because I know they have to walk back to their mark... plus they aren't usually that good with chat!
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: fros23 on June 06, 2013, 02:54:02 PM
I got that a few times last Saturday. Never did come, which frustrated them even more.

That's because you haven't got any big shots Nick  :)

Love that Simmy!

I won't bite if fielders are giving me jip because its pointless, but I always react to bowlers chat, just because I know they have to walk back to their mark... plus they aren't usually that good with chat!

aren't you a wannabe quick bowler anyway though?
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: The 22nd Yard on June 06, 2013, 03:06:52 PM
aren't you a wannabe quick bowler anyway though?

Ex-quick bowler Fros, I was really (No Swearing Please) with chat...
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: Dhiraj on June 09, 2013, 07:11:14 AM
When people say big shots coming that is possibly one of the worst sledges ever!!!!

Actually this worked for us over this weekend. We were playing SM40 in Finland Div2. We knew the guy loves to whack the ball as hard as he can. Spinner was operating and 3 dots, we started saying big shot coming boys and he tried to play a solid defence and got out giving a catch to 1st slip  :D
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: Wickets-then-runs on June 09, 2013, 09:08:23 AM
If the batsman misses a couple of drives, I like to pipe up with "put your seatbelts on boys, this guy can't drive!" Usually gets a chuckle...  :D
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: Nespresco on June 10, 2013, 01:22:18 PM
The best retort to banter/sledging is hitting runs, soon shuts them up.
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Post by: fasteddie on June 10, 2013, 01:36:27 PM
We've recently added "he's clearly bowling a marble" to our long line of comedy one liners.

It's really well humored and we mainly share a joke with the oppo.
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: Dhiraj on June 10, 2013, 01:52:43 PM
If the batsman misses a couple of drives, I like to pipe up with "put your seatbelts on boys, this guy can't drive!" Usually gets a chuckle...  :D

Good one  :D I will use this one!!!!
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: El Nino on June 10, 2013, 02:30:58 PM
If the batsman misses a couple of drives, I like to pipe up with "put your seatbelts on boys, this guy can't drive!" Usually gets a chuckle...  :D

Love it, I usually chime in with give him the keys get him driving etc
Title: Re: I took the bait....
Post by: Olynam on June 10, 2013, 09:29:40 PM
Has anyone else been anti sledged?

Just wondering as this happened to me on the weekend, after going in at 10, and managing to out score most of the top order, think we were on about 70 when I went in, I heard from the slips "What's this guy doing at 10 after some of the (No Swearing Please) they sent in above him?". This had the effect of giving me a boost of confidence for the next ball, which I duly edged straight to 1st slip to wrap up our innings .

I couldn't help but think after I was out that I never would have chased that wide ball if they hadn't said that.