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General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: jamielsn15 on September 26, 2014, 12:53:34 PM
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Saw the article on Cricinfo, thought it was a good topic to get Forumites thoughts, serious or otherwise...
For my part, someone who's calm, confident and keeps the scoreboard ticking over (important being an opener) - some one who's game I don't have to worry about as well as my own!
One guy at our club who I don't bat with that often as he plays in the firsts and I'm mostly in the seconds, but he ticks all of these boxes. Batted together four times this season in first, second XI and T20 games, not one partnership under 60. There really are certain players who compliment your own game...
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One who doesn't sit on his bat and backs up.
I'm not particularly fussed what he does when he's on strike.
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I hate batting with people who don't look for singles, also hate people who look to defend first.
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One who doesn't sit on his bat and backs up.
I'm not particularly fussed what he does when he's on strike.
I'd add that I prefer someone who runs at a relatively similar pace to me between the wickets and is a good judge of a run (ie a good caller).
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I hate a strike pincher. Nothing worse than being out there and facing about 3 balls in 5 overs.
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I hate batting with people who don't look for singles, also hate people who look to defend first.
We have to many of both of these in my team!
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Someone who is a bit sh*t but stays in long enough for me to slap a few about and look good.
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As an opener someone who is positive and can score runs while I grind them out trying to see off the opening bowlers and the new ball.
Get annoyed with teammates who needlessly give their wicket away especially opening batsman who give the opposition inroads into your batting.
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Someone who is willing to run but desbt mistake ne for Usain Bolt!
The one I enjoyed the most this season was when I got 12* in a partnership of 107, I did my thing, he peppered cow corner! :D
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I hate a strike pincher. Nothing worse than being out there and facing about 3 balls in 5 overs.
You'd hate batting with me!
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You'd hate batting with me!
Haha if that's what you like to do, then you'd hate batting with me. I do it straight back if I figure out they are stealing the strike.
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Haha if that's what you like to do, then you'd hate batting with me. I do it straight back if I figure out they are stealing the strike.
I did this once. Lol.
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My opener only faced 5 balls in the first 7 overs!
Tbh I only do it if I either think i'm seeing it like a beach ball. Or I don't rate the bowlers and think I can cash in.
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I did this once. Lol.
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My opener only faced 5 balls in the first 7 overs!
Tbh I only do it if I either think i'm seeing it like a beach ball. Or I don't rate the bowlers and think I can cash in.
I hope the overs were counting down...
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After 39 overs you had 52 and your partner hadn't got off the mark??
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Yet more "look at the pics, ignore the writing" forum users.
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Yet more "look at the pics, ignore the writing" forum users.
So was the scoreboard counting down or what?
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Down.
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Yet more "look at the pics, ignore the writing" forum users.
You only said that your partner had only faced 5 balls in the first 7 overs, he could have faced loads more in the next 32 and just not got off the mark! ;)
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One that doesn't run quick singles or threes!
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One that doesn't run quick singles or threes!
As a fully paid up member of fat club I ran a 3 with another of my rather round club mates last season, they were apparently placing bets on who would keel over first! :D
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I was run out 4 times by Greg last year in league and friendly cricket. He has been clocked over 100m at sub 11 seconds. I'm 6ft2, 200lbs and have very few fast twitch leg muscles...
Each time I sacrificed myself to let him stay in, so he would probably say someone who bats around him. I would say someone who isn't 10 years my junior who has the sprint speed of a Cheetah!!!
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I always bat better when batting with my best mate, I'm not much of a batsmen but my top scores of 24* and 14* came when batting with him. Last game of the season when I made 14* off 6 we put on a 30 odd partnership on the way to his maiden half century. I think it's because we know each other so well were confident in what each other calls etc.
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As a fully paid up member of fat club I ran a 3 with another of my rather round club mates last season, they were apparently placing bets on who would keel over first! :D
I ran a five before, and I nearly lapped my batting partner!
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I have to agree with what most are saying about batting with either a friend or in my case I have been lucky to bat
On a Sunday with our first team left hander who bats at 3 who runs very well which is good for me as I like quick singles and twos,
Issues batting with the youngsters they have no idea of a quick single and most of the time just stand looking in La la land,
I reckon we had quite a few run outs in all our teams due to this reason
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I have two...
1. Love batting with someone who has the ability to turn over the strike.
2. Love batting with people who can smack the bowling around. Allows me time to settle in and simply rotate the strike
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Having given it some careful consideration I've decided I like batting with someone who's more sh*t than me!
As I come in down the order I can let them throw their wicket away which leaves me with a cheeky not out ;)
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I enjoy batting with someone who bats properly, isn't a blocker but isn't one of these modern guys who just goes at everything because that's what the pros do.. Difference is, they are actually good!!
Just bat peoperly, each ball on its merits. Someone who also scores in different areas to me helps as oppos bowlers need to adjust and that presents runs.
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I prefer to get defensive so I like my partner to be able to score the runs. Seems to work well.
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One that can bat and doesn't rely on me scoring runs as I don't last long!
Preferably, one who looks for singles and doubles, and who's experienced enough to let me know when I come in what the bowlers bowling like.
For instance:
Came out to bat, batting partner was there, told me that the bowler had a fast run up but average pace, that's all I needed. Blocked the first ball, second ball was a hook shot for four and my first ever boundary :D
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I think like everyone says a partner who can rotate the strike (especially helpful as im a lefty) . Ive just started opening so ive batted with the same guy a lot, we rotate and have a good understanding of what bowlers we like to faceand the areas we can each score more freely, for instance I am stronger of the back foot whereas he will drive and be more front foot dominant - sometimes batting a foot plus out of the crease. This helps me because the bowlers lengths are very different. Weve put on 60* ,124, 98 86 and 79 and a poor 13. We have good fun while we bat,.
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I like playing with someone who enjoys batting and is happy to give me the strike... but being able to rotate the strike and take singles is the most important. Keeping the score ticking keeps everyone happy.
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i like batting with some one that gives me all strike and doesnt like to leave half volleys out side off stick ffs
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i like batting with some one that gives me all strike and doesnt like to leave half volleys out side off stick ffs
Lol, i seem to remember not seeing much strike at Pool and watching you smack it around until you retired :-)
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i can remember getting dropped 3 times as well haha
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Someone who is a good runner and hits boundaries fairly frequently. I don't like being the dominant partner, I much prefer ticking over in 1s, 2s and the occasional boundary. Also I don't mind a strike hog, I just like being out in the middle for a lot of time.
I always bat three, thus am there for early wickets and to tick the strike over if we have a good opening partnership.
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Strange, that. I prefer to be the dominant partner, not a clue why, but i don't seem to bat well with another dominant player.
To be honest, I only seem to bat well lately when everyone else is getting themselves out, so haven't really had much of a choice in partner!
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I like to bat with a more aggressive partner so I can just work singles and twos. Its nice to have the person at the other end smashing fours and sixes and you can just do whatever you want. I like having a good chat too while batting to keep the nerves down .
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I like to bat with someone who is a good runner and has an eye for quick singles. I love batting with one of my team mates as he can hit really big and is also a great runner who is good at stealing singles and converting singles to doubles.
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I enjoy batting with someone who bats properly, isn't a blocker but isn't one of these modern guys who just goes at everything because that's what the pros do.. Difference is, they are actually good!!
Just bat peoperly, each ball on its merits. Someone who also scores in different areas to me helps as oppos bowlers need to adjust and that presents runs.
I agree with this 100%
I must add i also prefer someone looking to keep the scoreboard ticking over and always willing to put the pressure back onto the opposition. I love being a part of a left hand, right hand combo and taking regular singles. Always hilarious to watch the fielding captain getting frazzled as more inexperienced players forget their positions.
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I'm an opener, so my opening partner is critical to me. They need to be willing to face the first over, be of a similar pace to me (I had to run with a fat guy last year, and he simply can't scamper between them like I can. Quality bat though), call well, not hold down the scoring by being stagnant at the crease, and (this bugs me, playing at junior level) simply not be (No Swearing Please) stupid. Bring some intelligence into your game for gods sakes, don't go after the ball when you're a number 11 and you need to see out another 18 overs.
^ This as well, being part of a left-right combination and running quick twos that turn into threes is awesome fun. Gets the opposition in all sorts, then you can simply smack the ball into gaps. Best fun in the world, honestly.
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I'm an opener, so my opening partner is critical to me.
I find it rather odd when I open the batting. In some ways I'm relieved when my opening partner gets out first - it loosens me up and I start playing with less fear of losing my wicket as I'm not the first one back in the pavilion. That said, it's great when the opening partnership puts on runs. I suppose the whole being dismissed first thing leaves my mind once I've scored thirty-odd or more. I'll still be annoyed if I get out first, but far less once I've put a reasonable score on the board.
PS I never run my opening partner out on purpose (unless he keeps refusing to take easy singles)!!!
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I find it rather odd when I open the batting. In some ways I'm relieved when my opening partner gets out first - it loosens me up and I start playing with less fear of losing my wicket as I'm not the first one back in the pavilion. That said, it's great when the opening partnership puts on runs. I suppose the whole being dismissed first thing leaves my mind once I've scored thirty-odd or more. I'll still be annoyed if I get out first, but far less once I've put a reasonable score on the board.
PS I never run my opening partner out on purpose (unless he keeps refusing to take easy singles)!!!
I used to feel exactly the same when opening the batting. Strange that, but I can see where you're coming from
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I like my batting partners to be the opposite of how I like my sexual partners (that is to say large, partially sighted and not averse to being on the receiving end of a quick one).
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It really depends on the situation, if we are trying to survive and playing for the draw then I want a batsmen at the other end that is scoring in a positive manner to keep the runs ticking as in these situations I'm more than happy to sit and block if need be (a few seasons back in a 40 over game I was batting at 11 and my partner was at number 9 and I came to the crease in the 23rd over and survived until the very last over only scoring 5 or something but we were out there for a good hour and a half or so). In a normal situation I like to bat with someone thats very positive and will score at a steady rate so it doesn't put too much pressure on me to score a quick rate when I first get in.
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Cor TG!! - you're racking up the topics today!
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Returning from a torn ACL, much prefer batting partners in the Inzamam sort of build. Gentle as you like singles, also means no chance of going for suicidal ones or twos.
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Cor TG!! - you're racking up the topics today!
After yesterday enjoying watching England play well has led to me having a lot to talk about.
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I admire your enthusiasm.
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I admire your enthusiasm.
I'm pretty new to the forum so I've missed a lot and theres so much to talk about in cricket :)
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Doest bother anymore but I did once have a fellow opener that just messed with my head, game & average. He once took 12 overs to get off the mark! That was my final straw. I said after the game "drop him down the order". They moaned & said he was too slow for down the order so if I didnt want to bat with him I should bat lower down. 2 Weeks later I was asked to be stand in skipper. I opened & dropped him to 7. He smashed 40odd if a few balls then said he was leaving the club. That drink in the pub after the game tasted very nice.
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Re: running between the wickets (key in a batting partner!), a lot of guys at our club seem to only take into account their own running ability when judging a single or a two, am I the only cricketer who actually takes into account who I'm batting with when judging a run? So many run outs I've seen over the past few seasons have ended in the caller being home safe and sound and the non caller being the one going to the danger zone and being too slow. Now obviously some of this may be down to poor backing up but I see so many players who just refuse to appreciate that not everyone runs at the same speed! One of our openers is like a scalded whippet between the wickets and he regularly gets wound up that people don't push for quick singles and twos/threes as much as him but if you're batting with someone in their 50's the chances of them keeping up with a particularly athletic 20somethingyearold are slim!
Sorry for being slightly off topic but all this talk of running between the wickets got me thinking.
TL;DR..... Good running between the wickets means also taking into account what your batting partner is capable of, rather than just what you are capable of.
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Doest bother anymore but I did once have a fellow opener that just messed with my head, game & average. He once took 12 overs to get off the mark! That was my final straw. I said after the game "drop him down the order". They moaned & said he was too slow for down the order so if I didnt want to bat with him I should bat lower down. 2 Weeks later I was asked to be stand in skipper. I opened & dropped him to 7. He smashed 40odd if a few balls then said he was leaving the club. That drink in the pub after the game tasted very nice.
Tbh, that's a bit of a **** approach by you forcing someone out the club just because you didn't like it
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Re: running between the wickets (key in a batting partner!), a lot of guys at our club seem to only take into account their own running ability when judging a single or a two, am I the only cricketer who actually takes into account who I'm batting with when judging a run? So many run outs I've seen over the past few seasons have ended in the caller being home safe and sound and the non caller being the one going to the danger zone and being too slow. Now obviously some of this may be down to poor backing up but I see so many players who just refuse to appreciate that not everyone runs at the same speed! One of our openers is like a scalded whippet between the wickets and he regularly gets wound up that people don't push for quick singles and twos/threes as much as him but if you're batting with someone in their 50's the chances of them keeping up with a particularly athletic 20somethingyearold are slim!
Sorry for being slightly off topic but all this talk of running between the wickets got me thinking.
TL;DR..... Good running between the wickets means also taking into account what your batting partner is capable of, rather than just what you are capable of.
Sadly it's common and I agree being a good runner isn't about speed of foot.. It's a combination of pace, speed of thought, ability to judge a run for BOTH batsmen. Otherwise your just being an ****
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Doest bother anymore but I did once have a fellow opener that just messed with my head, game & average. He once took 12 overs to get off the mark! That was my final straw. I said after the game "drop him down the order". They moaned & said he was too slow for down the order so if I didnt want to bat with him I should bat lower down. 2 Weeks later I was asked to be stand in skipper. I opened & dropped him to 7. He smashed 40odd if a few balls then said he was leaving the club. That drink in the pub after the game tasted very nice.
People who do that do my head in, seeing the shine off etc is all very well but selfishly just trying to bat for as long as possible when opening ruins the game for everyone else if you're not even going to bother to try and score any runs. Got very fed up at times last season batting at 4/5 and coming in at 110/3 with 10 overs left. Almost always when these batsmen do get moved down the order they whack it everywhere like you say, so it clearly isn't that they can't score. Easily forgotten in amateur cricket that opening should be where your best batsman is most of the time.
re. batting partners, I prefer someone who rotates strike well as I often don't, a partner who knocks it around well and calls you through hugely helps you get into your innings.
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People who do that do my head in, seeing the shine off etc is all very well but selfishly just trying to bat for as long as possible when opening ruins the game for everyone else if you're not even going to bother to try and score any runs. Got very fed up at times last season batting at 4/5 and coming in at 110/3 with 10 overs left. Almost always when these batsmen do get moved down the order they whack it everywhere like you say, so it clearly isn't that they can't score. Easily forgotten in amateur cricket that opening should be where your best batsman is most of the time.
re. batting partners, I prefer someone who rotates strike well as I often don't, a partner who knocks it around well and calls you through hugely helps you get into your innings.
Easily forgotten in amateur cricket is you need 11 players so annoying the 'lesser' ones or guys who don't want to biff means you'll scratch around for players
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Easily forgotten in amateur cricket is you need 11 players so annoying the 'lesser' ones or guys who don't want to biff means you'll scratch around for players
Not saying everyone has to biff mate, but there's got to be some intent to score runs at some stage! It's the guys who go out with the aim of getting 40-50ish not out from 45 overs who wind me up, meaning the middle order players have no choice but to slog when they get in at the end. One of the openers in the team I played for last season is a good example, he's not the greatest batsman and can't biff to save his life, but he gets himself in and then gets on with hitting the gaps and running well to make his runs and does a good job for the team, got us plenty of runs and a good start to the innings more often than not.
Here's one that must annoy everyone - we've all played with that one guy who runs tight ones straight to the fielder like lightning when it's his run, but then sits on his bat at the other end and won't jog the easy ones for anyone else!
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Batted with a few over the years that have batted for their 50avg
It does no one any good and just breaks clubs/teams up.
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Tbh, that's a bit of a **** approach by you forcing someone out the club just because you didn't like it
Tbh, that's a bit of a **** approach by you forcing someone out the club just because you didn't like it
For once, I agree with you so much!!
One would presume there's other niggles behind this than just him scoring too slow if he celebrated him quitting the club.
One more post to the "why cricket is dying" archive.
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Not saying everyone has to biff mate, but there's got to be some intent to score runs at some stage! It's the guys who go out with the aim of getting 40-50ish not out from 45 overs who wind me up, meaning the middle order players have no choice but to slog when they get in at the end. One of the openers in the team I played for last season is a good example, he's not the greatest batsman and can't biff to save his life, but he gets himself in and then gets on with hitting the gaps and running well to make his runs and does a good job for the team, got us plenty of runs and a good start to the innings more often than not.
Here's one that must annoy everyone - we've all played with that one guy who runs tight ones straight to the fielder like lightning when it's his run, but then sits on his bat at the other end and won't jog the easy ones for anyone else!
Ah ok, if you bat for 40 overs or more on a standard deck etc then yes, anything less than 75 isn't really on regardless how 'safe' you are
Yes, those players annoy me too, run for their runs but are lazy on anyone else's (usually moan loudly too if they feel they've missed a run !!)
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For once, I agree with you so much!!
One would presume there's other niggles behind this than just him scoring too slow if he celebrated him quitting the club.
One more post to the "why cricket is dying" archive.
Ah takes our shared thoughts total to about 3 :)
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Tbh, that's a bit of a **** approach by you forcing someone out the club just because you didn't like it
I didn't force anyone out, he quit after being dropped down the order. Thats a pretty selfish attitude if u ask me & at that time many were fed up of him.
At nets he belted it around yet come the season he lost us so many games with his selfish batting. When he took an age to score a run that final straw for many people. Trying to chase down a total & some chap is batting out maiden after maiden. Not much fun. Could hardly chase down anything over 160 as he would kill games.
I knew he could hit if and I saw no reason why the skipper kept him opening so I moved him to 7. Like I said he whacked a quick fire 40 and went off moaning after the game. People were not sad that he left.
Ive just remembered as well one game our skipper promoted himself up the order & ran this chap out in the same over with a shocker of a yes no call as he was batting to slow. He had previously shouted at him " hurry up, Ive got my whole middle order sat here padded up"
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A quiet chap who sticks around, happy to be more aggressive. Can be frustrating when you run a single off the first ball and watch next 5 but I'd rather be settled than on my third partner and having to go into my shell.
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Somebody who calls his runs loudly, doesn't try to coach me, and can put pressure on the bowlers.
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Strange, that. I prefer to be the dominant partner, not a clue why, but i don't seem to bat well with another dominant player.
To be honest, I only seem to bat well lately when everyone else is getting themselves out, so haven't really had much of a choice in partner!
You must be my long lost twin brother. ;)
I am like that as well. I get annoyed when someone tries to coach and then I do whatever I want which leads to some unpleasant situations. :D
I am an opener and it is hard to find a good partner. Batting is not an individual activity and you need a partner whose playing style and personality works well with yours.
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For outdoor cricket I prefer someone who can score thier own runs and disregard whatever I'm doing when Im on strike; I bat 7/8/9 for my uni team with a lot of lads who like to bat like they're playing T20s during a 50 over game. Often I like to come in and drop anchor for a bit to get my eye in.
Indoor I just like someone that either runs or stays; too many times indoor you get run out with a yes, no, sorry. Never bothered about getting out I just hate it when someone comes 1/3 of the way down then turns around :D
Somebody who calls his runs loudly,doesn't try to coach me, and can put pressure on the bowlers.
Probably one of my pet peeves is someone trying to coach me at the crease; especially the blokes that can only hit cow corner. :o only makes it worse when you're not seeing the ball fairly well and someone comments on it.
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Re: running between the wickets (key in a batting partner!), a lot of guys at our club seem to only take into account their own running ability when judging a single or a two, am I the only cricketer who actually takes into account who I'm batting with when judging a run? So many run outs I've seen over the past few seasons have ended in the caller being home safe and sound and the non caller being the one going to the danger zone and being too slow. Now obviously some of this may be down to poor backing up but I see so many players who just refuse to appreciate that not everyone runs at the same speed! One of our openers is like a scalded whippet between the wickets and he regularly gets wound up that people don't push for quick singles and twos/threes as much as him but if you're batting with someone in their 50's the chances of them keeping up with a particularly athletic 20somethingyearold are slim!
Sorry for being slightly off topic but all this talk of running between the wickets got me thinking.
TL;DR..... Good running between the wickets means also taking into account what your batting partner is capable of, rather than just what you are capable of.
That is where my problem lies! I'm a more than capable batsman but I'm badly unfit and slow, yet batting partners keep calling for singles/twos/threes that aren't possible with me, but maybe with others they are. It's got to the point now where I've been selfish but in my mind for the good of the team in the long run. I now just say NO and if they're half way down the wicket it's their own fault if they get out, then I think they will learn and we will run suitably without either of us getting run out.
For what its worth I can understand how frustrating it could be for everyone else batting with someone slow between the wickets but it is what it is I'm afraid.