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Title: How many clubs have you played for?
Post by: Leddster138 on June 07, 2013, 12:37:09 PM
How many clubs has everyone played for? Do you like to move around a bit or are you a 1 team Jamie Carragher type of guy?

I've played for two prem teams in my youth (16+) then 6 years ago went back to the club where it all started (4 divisions below) where I'm currently putting my efforts into improving the standard based on my previous experiences.

I left the first club as they got demoted (weak I know!) and the 2nd as I stopped enjoying my cricket and my dad was chairman at club I was at when I was a colt and asked me to help a colts team and it just went from there.

So excluding uni cricket I've played for 3 clubs in 12 years.
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Post by: Manormanic on June 07, 2013, 12:41:10 PM
Played for one club for the past 12 years (well, three if you include Civil Service games and my wife's college side that I've helped out a few times) but played for three before turning 18 and three plus Uni side whilst there, so I guess that makes for a lot in the end!
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Post by: ajmw89 on June 07, 2013, 12:55:05 PM
Played adult cricket at 2 clubs.  If you include colts cricket as well, then I've been at 3 clubs
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Post by: Tumo on June 07, 2013, 12:56:20 PM
Blimey, this could take a while... I've played for 7 sides in the same local area in the past 10 years, if I remember rightly. Many different reasons, like being closer to uni, fallouts with management (it was the whole playing club, not just me!), and to play at a better standard. 8 if you include Uni.
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Post by: Simmy on June 07, 2013, 01:08:10 PM
2

old sharlston cc ... played here since i was 8 still my saturday team

headingley cc .. play t20 and sunday some times
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Post by: Abighugeappl on June 07, 2013, 01:10:36 PM
Played for one youth side, Corsham academy.
Played for 2 adult sides, Lacock and currently Corsham.
Played for Lacock for a season as I wouldn't have got into any of the corsham teams
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Post by: tim2000s on June 07, 2013, 01:18:15 PM
I've played for around 15 teams, but I've been playing for 22 years and have lived all over the place.
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Post by: Red Ink Cricket on June 07, 2013, 01:25:34 PM
same club since i was 6. id like to test myself a little more but hard to leave now.
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Post by: thecord on June 07, 2013, 01:43:23 PM
One Saturday club only. Played some friendly Sunday stuff elsewhere and one rogue youth team season at another club when I got frustrated with things as a kid but I came straight back the next year.
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Post by: iand123 on June 07, 2013, 01:56:24 PM
Two for me. Played as a colt as one club, then after a 5 year break when i went to uni i went back there but the club was really on its last legs so moved to another local club. Have loved every minute since i moved tbh
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Post by: Vitas Cricket on June 07, 2013, 02:57:00 PM
Played for my home town club until i was 20/21. I still live within walking distance of the ground, but decided to move to pastures new after the first team became an ever increasingly closed shop.

Moved to the club that Robin is the chairman of, we were in the league below my home town club, but won that easily during my first season.

We are now into our second season in the Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire Prem and recently beat my hometown club convincingly, very pleasing.
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Post by: gdb19 on June 07, 2013, 03:25:10 PM
I played for my hometown from 9 to 20, with a few seasons at uni in amongst that. 10 years off and I've since played for my midweek side and one weekend team.

Being honest whilst I try my best every game I think cricket meant more to me when I played for my hometown. It's never quite been the same since I left but then again I'm nowhere near as good as I once was.
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Post by: Rew162 on June 07, 2013, 03:57:12 PM
Since the age of 10 (in my late 30's now) I have played for 20 clubs - 12 different competitive teams, 2 university sides and 6 friendly/evening teams on a regular basis that I can remember! The longest I have played for one club has been 8 years (in 2 spells). I was thinking why I have left so many of my competitive clubs, 4 were because of living in different parts of the country but the other 7 have been disagreements with the inconsistent way teams/clubs have been selected/run, mostly affecting my personal treatment but not always the case. All resulted in not enjoying playing cricket where I was. I'm not very proud of this record and I am always jealous of people who have played and enjoyed their cricket at one/two clubs and wished I had played a lot less clubs.

I was but interestingly never left because a club got relegated - so I cannot be classes as a mercenary.
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Post by: SOULMAN1012 on June 07, 2013, 04:22:32 PM
Played from 9 til 26 at one club through colts etc and moved 3 years ago to current club only to test myself as much better cricket,still play on the odd occasion for the first side but not often.
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Post by: WalkingWicket37 on June 07, 2013, 04:53:35 PM
I'm a one club man in the 7 years I've been playing (no time at all compared to some of you) but have guested for a couple of other sides when they've been short
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Post by: kennym66 on June 07, 2013, 08:28:37 PM
1 club, but then I have only been playing since the start of this season.

I was playing for a works friendly team for the last 2 seasons, which sparked my enthusiasm for the game. This led me to seek out a club to try and get some competitive games
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Post by: ad2606 on June 07, 2013, 08:44:14 PM
am a 1 club man (other than the odd game to help out local friendly sides in different leagues) but am leaving at the end of this season. Have been captaining my side for 5 years, i never back myself in games and prefer to give other people a chance which i now think is leaving me abit flat as i feel theres no point in me being in the side. I now fancy starting somewhere new where i can see what my level is rather than dropping back down to being a player in a club where im already known if that makes sense?
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Post by: horseman on June 07, 2013, 09:55:28 PM
4 club sides.

Aston old edwardians. Warks league div 4. Left when I was 15 to play for walmley (was already playing sunday and junior cricket beforehand).
Moved onto four oaks saints after 9 years (3 sat out with injury) as I had a bit of a disagreement with our manager over the lack of fun or taking what is very much my hobbie feel like a chore. Went back there after a year and then struggled to play due to work. Now at wishaw in warks 2. Trying to find some form but enjoying playing again.