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General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: ProCricketer1982 on June 20, 2013, 03:13:50 PM
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Anyone on here know anything about Downend CC. Playing them this weekend (1sts) and given the weather I'll be on the machine for 2 hours pre game. Just wanted to know if there are any (proper) pace bowlers or anything particular worth training that morning.
Downend Cricket Club in Gloucestershire WEPL Prem 1
http://downend.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp (http://downend.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp)
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They are a good side - got a Zimbabwean one day international playing for them, who by all accounts is pretty good. One of our top order batsman left us for them this season!!!
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Small ground, great teas, and like Byo says, their Zim player ain't too bad playing ODIs vs the Australian team. Also has Chris Gayle as a wicket
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They are a good side - got a Zimbabwean one day international playing for them, who by all accounts is pretty good. One of our top order batsman left us for them this season!!!
Sweet... SOunds like I'll get a good test then.. Winner.. Best ramp that machine up to ensure I'm upto speed and ready :). looking forward to it now :)
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Largely depends on what sort of side they get out on a Sunday although I saw their Zimbabwean got 170 odd on a Sunday recently.
Like Colesy says, shame it isn't at their ground where you can block sixes (not that I was ever good enough to do so!)
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Ian cockbain plays for them he has played for gloucs a few times more of a bat and I have seen that Zimbabwean he is rapid
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sounds like he will be the test I am looking for, asses where I'm at :)
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We've got them on a Sunday in a few weeks time and I'm captain so fingers crossed he won't play. Don't want to open against him.
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Good hard deck, tiny ground, 1st team are going well in wepl prem 1.
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I've seen the Zim bowl a while a go now - he's pretty damn brisk - but does bowl the odd loose one, but you know, you've got to back yourself on the day, knowing every run scored off him is probs worth 2 in the real world.
Every dog has his day and every club deck is a great leveller!
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are you playing for Stoney on saturday?
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We've got them on a Sunday in a few weeks time and I'm captain so fingers crossed he won't play. Don't want to open against him.
Man up and show him your double ton form Colesy! I am sure some of the bowlers on that day were ODI standard after all?!
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He'd try harder. I'll just tell him I'm useless
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He'd try harder. I'll just tell him I'm useless
A masterful plan if ever I heard one, all the best for it mate
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Anyone on here know anything about Downend CC. Playing them this weekend (1sts) and given the weather I'll be on the machine for 2 hours pre game. Just wanted to know if there are any (proper) pace bowlers or anything particular worth training that morning.
Downend Cricket Club in Gloucestershire WEPL Prem 1
[url]http://downend.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp[/url] ([url]http://downend.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp[/url])
Who are you playing for ade ?
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Who are you playing for ade ?
Would presume Bridgewater CC as that is the fixture this weekend
http://downend.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/fixtures_view.asp?id=11609065 (http://downend.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/fixtures_view.asp?id=11609065)
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Nah Sunday fixture I'm afraid.
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Nah Sunday fixture I'm afraid.
This one?
http://downend.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/fixtures_view.asp?id=11803970 (http://downend.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/fixtures_view.asp?id=11803970)
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Be surprised if any-one puts anything like a fuill strength side out on a sunday! Reckon the pro will probably be contracted to play mind!
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This one?
[url]http://downend.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/fixtures_view.asp?id=11803970[/url] ([url]http://downend.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/fixtures_view.asp?id=11803970[/url])
That's the one. Not that it'll happen as it'll get rained off but I'm kinda looking forward to facing him.
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Will be thier Sunday side then but like nick says the pro will probably play. He will no doubt be the only first team player so don't worry too much.
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Will be thier Sunday side then but like nick says the pro will probably play. He will no doubt be the only first team player so don't worry too much.
Not worried about their normal guys even if it was first team, just this one lad if he's good. Rapid and accurate will be a nightmare.. rapid and erratic is ok.. We'll see :)
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What is the name of their pro?
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Tawanda Mupariwa
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I would much rather have fast and accurate than fast and erratic. At least you have a chance of working out a way of playing an accurate bowler. A rapid crop sprayer is scary stuff. Facing Andre van Troost was a nightmare. Yorker, bouncer, Beamer etc etc
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Least you'll enjoy facing him
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See he had 172 for thier Sunday side last week.
His league bowling stats are ok but not great.
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I would much rather have fast and accurate than fast and erratic. At least you have a chance of working out a way of playing an accurate bowler. A rapid crop sprayer is scary stuff. Facing Andre van Troost was a nightmare. Yorker, bouncer, Beamer etc etc
That is a very good point. I was thinking more at least I'll have 'bad' balls to put away (or try too).
Yes, if he's regarded as 'rapid' then it's just the test I've been waiting all season for. Not overly impressed with the quality of bowling I've played against so far overall. Some good spells, some good balls but no one really stands out. Still got myself out enough times though :(
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Cricinfo have him down as a medium paced bowler. So you should expect at least 74mph I'd have thought.
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Cricinfo have him down as a medium paced bowler. So you should expect at least 74mph I'd have thought.
74mph I'd be happy with. When people say 'rapid' I start to get visions of 80+ :(
Get's a bit harder then! (well, for me anyway)
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Van troost there was a nutter when ever I heard of one
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are you playing for Stoney on saturday?
Does this make you Ross McLean?!
(I'll be playing for Stony on Saturday!)
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Cricinfo have him down as a medium paced bowler. So you should expect at least 74mph I'd have thought.
They also have Tremlett down as medium fast... Don't think that's necessarily accurate!
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They also have Tremlett down as medium fast... Don't think that's necessarily accurate!
That is why I said should expect at least 74mph ha
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Does this make you Ross McLean?!
(I'll be playing for Stony on Saturday!)
Yep that's me. Say hi!
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They also have Tremlett down as medium fast... Don't think that's necessarily accurate!
Sod facing Tremlett... Defo don't get paid enough to do that! I'd be having a chat with the square leg umpire each ball!