Custom Bats Cricket Forum
General Cricket => Your Cricket => Topic started by: Seniorplayer on April 07, 2017, 11:00:05 AM
-
I am playing tomorrow anyone else have a match.
-
First game of the season is 29th April for me.
You have a friendly tomorrow then I assume? Weather looks good for it!
-
Sad to say it looks like I'm not getting a game until the first weekend of the league season, May 6th! Champing at the bit already.
-
22nd for us... first outdoor net last night but but the time we finished prepping the nets after winter there wasn't much time for a proper net... light was fading but I had a bash all the same... definitely starting to feel the excitement about playing
-
I'm going for a round of golf with some teammates if that counts...
-
Touring in 2 weeks if the weather is kind.
-
This Sunday is our first and only practice match. Hopefully It will be a good season.
-
3rd game tomorrow, 4th Sunday. Loads of pre season games lined up
-
First game of the season is 29th April for me.
You have a friendly tomorrow then I assume? Weather looks good for it!
Yes last minute friendly arranged due to fine weather pridiction.
-
Yes last minute friendly arranged due to fine weather pridiction.
it's forecast fine tomorrow, you can bet your life when most of the rest of us start(22nd april) it will be raining !!
go well...
if memory serves me well this time last year early it was relatively warm
-
it's forecast fine tomorrow, you can bet your life when most of the rest of us start(22nd april) it will be raining !!
go well...
if memory serves me well this time last year early it was relatively warm
Rain on the 22nd of April ive been on the field and its snowed.
-
Rain on the 22nd of April ive been on the field and its snowed.
And you blamed Chris Woakes, right?
;)
Go well! Big hundred for you, I can feel it!
-
The beauty of living in Brisbane: 2 T20 games today, an over-40's game tomorrow and playing throughout winter! :D
-
Four T20's done. Lost 3 and won 1. Pretty decent performance with the bat - 65 runs in total with 2 wickets.
Two 40 over games done. Won both of them. Golden duck in both games :D, seems like my team wins when i get my stumps knocked out!
-
for anyone who has a game today! Good Luck!
-
Cricketforce was today for us
spent around 4 hours helping out
absolutely cream crackered!
-
Good lad you done your bit :)
-
God, I'd kill to be playing on a day like this
-
Nets at my club went up today, so had my first outdoor hit of the year.
Roll on the start of the season!
-
Actually had an indoor net today, waaaarm. Couple of weeks off now before first outdoor net and game, anyone need a ringer? :D
-
Played yesterday. Friendly match. Beautiful weather. In fact I got sunburnt!! In April.
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/59C30E7F-B351-4604-9D7B-AF2A0AF34D3D_zps5oqozfaw.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/59C30E7F-B351-4604-9D7B-AF2A0AF34D3D_zps5oqozfaw.jpg.html)
Not a bad start, got 40 of 28 balls.
Started sensibly but then one came in my slot. Not bad way to get your first runs of the season with a bomb over long off.
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/EC7DB588-9878-4E35-BCE6-E95867338B0D_zps7smbnjsn.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/EC7DB588-9878-4E35-BCE6-E95867338B0D_zps7smbnjsn.jpg.html)
Hopefully 2017 continues like that.
-
If you take off the 9 balls to get started its even better!
-
Played today in a friendly for a club I have never been to got around 80 not out and took 1 catch standing up. (body is going into shock right now enjoyed though).
-
I got 29 at Shipton. Started scratchy, got more confident, nailed a couple of pull shots (in April), then hit a full toss down deep square leg's throat. Mug's life.
-
Cracking game of cricket today. secind pre season friendly.
We batted first and scored a whopping 285 all out.we was technically only 9 down as our number 4 hit a 52 ball ton, and the oppo cried because he didn't retire once at hundred..... so he then did retire and refused to go back out(we had 7 overs left)
The oppo then made 281 for 3 in return from there 40 overs! They got close thanks to our bowler get the yips in the 38 over and howling 7 wides and a no ball as his over went for 29!!!(or he'd been paid to get it closes.
I made 21 of 11 balls, 2 sixes and 2 fours before sticking off, slightly disappointed as it was a road, but I slipped going for a two early on and my hip is now (No Swearing Please) and I'm struggling to walk.
Hmmm hopefully goes away and I can crack on with my season.
-
Cracking game of cricket today. secind pre season friendly.
We batted first and scored a whopping 285 all out.we was technically only 9 down as our number 4 hit a 52 ball ton, and the oppo cried because he didn't retire once at hundred..... so he then did retire and refused to go back out(we had 7 overs left)
Technically, I think it's the opposition captain's call as to whether a retired batsman can bat again (if he'd wanted to).
Glad you had a good game. Sorry to hear about the injury.
-
First game with both my lads in the same team today
We lost. But blew some cobwebs away
https://twitter.com/t2ylo/status/853313722026270723
-
4th game today, 3rd 50 scored. I retired on 50 as we went as many people getting a bat in pre season. Couple of catches so far and nothing dropped or missfiekded so winner chicken dinner
Oppos collapsed a bit today so we ensured that their 7+ got a decent bat
-
First game with both my lads in the same team today
We lost. But blew some cobwebs away
https://twitter.com/t2ylo/status/853313722026270723
Great stuff, I've been lucky enough to play in the same team with my brother and dad both in cricket and football....fingers crossed I'm still fit and able to play with my son whenever he's old enough.
-
First game of the season for me yesterday.
We won off the last ball chasing 177, our number 11 hit it for 4.
I got 20 and a catch keeping wicket.
Really nice to be back playing again
-
4th game today, 3rd 50 scored. I retired on 50 as we went as many people getting a bat in pre season. Couple of catches so far and nothing dropped or missfiekded so winner chicken dinner
Oppos collapsed a bit today so we ensured that their 7+ got a decent bat
Adi, you're just a machine lol :D
-
Adi, you're just a machine lol :D
He faces 10,000 balls a week he should be! Lol
-
First game yesterday, struggled early on against some half decent minor counties bowling, but ended up with a scrappy 42 before getting a savage Yorker getting me plumb lbw! 3 weeks till the proper stuff starts!
-
Adi, you're just a machine lol :D
Poor conversion rate though
-
I'll take my first outing of the season- 48 red off just 21 (6x4s and 2x6s) in a total of 312-3.
Then we restricted them to 159. I got a little trundle towards the end, 5-2-10-2 add a catch and run out, I think my season can only downhill.
-
Not the start to my season I had hoped for - nicked off in the 4th over to a very good opening bowler for 5 still an enjoyable day and good to get back into it. we go again next week....
-
Interesting game today.
Skittled them last year for 81 so bowled first and was prepared to feed runs. We got them to 262 off 45 which was a good figure for pre season.. no one is interested if a team hits 300 and it's crap if sub 200.
So, going into tea I'm happy
I send out the other actual batter we had barring myself and fully expected him to ton up (sadly the oppo set the precedent of not retiring on 50 so he wouldn't). Two balls into the innings... opener gone.. third ball.. 3 gone.. 7th ball.. actually batter gone..
Uh oh
Sod it I thought, these guys want a game so kept sending them in.. 3-0 quickly became 10-4.. mini revival to 25-5..
Humm, bet go in and restore some respectability. Plodded along picking off bad balls but not playing a shot in anger to a dinky 71*. We lost more wickets though and got to about 31st over and with a bunny at the other end and another bunny to come and the oppos being thoughlly peed off we were just batting time started bouncing and throwing in beaters..
So I declared and off we went. Decent enough game until the got ratty about not skittling us and nice to get more runs and time in the middle.
My RPC is flying
-
He faces 10,000 balls a week he should be! Lol
True but you guys all have years and years and years of coaching and playing time compared to me :)
-
First game of the season for my club is the 22nd of April. Will be my first game since 2014 if selected.
-
played at Marlborough College today there head of cricket is Mark Alleyne who is a top bloke.
Strangled down legside on 25 when score 30-0 off 6 was gutted as it hit my thigh pad (dam remfry sounds wooden)
Saw a Wiltshire player get to 100 off about 70 balls then some college student using a ZX Solitaire went on and smashed 170 not out (one of the best innings i have witnessed a pure joy)
Got beat got cheated out but every dog and good to play and watch good players.
-
I've been selected for an Intra-club warm up game this Saturday. It's on The Green (the ground you asked me about @ppccopener) which is one of my favourite places to play, although the square boundaries are tiny.
Looking at the sides I'm unlikely to be in the 2nd XI this season. After 4 years of doing a job in that side I'm strangely looking forward to the prospect of playing lower down! I may actually be given the chance to bat, and without the pressure of "having to win" I can hopefully just enjoy my cricket this year.
After missing the start and end of the season due to injury in 2016, I can't wait to get playing again. Hopefully 2017 is going to be a good year for me!
-
After the demise of my old club I've got my first game for the new club on Saturday. After batting quite well I the nets and playing in a higher league for the last couple of seasons I've been picked in the firsts. Need a good couple of scores early on as they have a pretty strong 14 for the first team!
-
Sadly our first game isn't till the league starts first week of May, I have however been told the by the new skipper for this year that he wants me to open the batting in our Second team, something of which I'm looking forward to previously having batted 6 or below only, a new challenge and hopefully something I can do well at with a bit of application.
-
I've been selected for an Intra-club warm up game this Saturday. It's on The Green (the ground you asked me about @ppccopener) which is one of my favourite places to play, although the square boundaries are tiny.
Looking at the sides I'm unlikely to be in the 2nd XI this season. After 4 years of doing a job in that side I'm strangely looking forward to the prospect of playing lower down! I may actually be given the chance to bat, and without the pressure of "having to win" I can hopefully just enjoy my cricket this year.
After missing the start and end of the season due to injury in 2016, I can't wait to get playing again. Hopefully 2017 is going to be a good year for me!
Ah yes I know it, I was in Warsash Sunday at my sis in laws. Use your CBF practice wisely, hit straight and hard :)
-
First game a Saturday this year, although I'm bit puzzled by a 40 over game being penciled in for a 2pm start.
Last winter net last night, considering I'm fairly awful my bog standard dull bowling has improved, nae work with the bat though; can't hit anything through the offside to save my life...
-
I played on Saturday in a friendly, first game for my new club. Took two catches (one standing up and one skyer) and a lucky stumping then scored 36*. Not a bad start. Lots of dots but I'd prefer to score 36 off 100 balls than off 6. We won the game quite comfortably.
This week cup and then league next week, both games away to the same team.
-
Sadly our first game isn't till the league starts first week of May, I have however been told the by the new skipper for this year that he wants me to open the batting in our Second team, something of which I'm looking forward to previously having batted 6 or below only, a new challenge and hopefully something I can do well at with a bit of application.
Get buzz,s batting book, and have a good read
Some wise words in there for opening an innings
And good luck Tom
-
can't hit anything through the offside to save my life...
Don't worry about it, never stopped me :D Seriously though, if you're not good on the offside then just hit through the leg side, amateur bowlers are far more interested in wickets than economy rates so they'll come to you!
-
First game of the season looks like its going to be off as the oppo's pitch isn't ready. I mean, seriously?
Looks like I'm just gonna have a net instead...
-
Our first game was supposed to be last week, oppo called off. Supposed to have a cup game saturday... Cant even get a team! Lets home sunday stays dry!!
-
Asked if i would open there batting on Saturday by another club as they are short of players as my clubs not playing but couldn't has the league states you need to be signed this would mean a transfer it's Barmy you have clubs that can't raise a team players who's clubs don't have a match and want to play but are stopped by league rules there should be flexibility eg players on loan
Perhaps.
-
Asked if i would open there batting on Saturday by another club as they are short of players as my clubs not playing but couldn't has the league states you need to be signed this would mean a transfer it's Barmy you have clubs that can't raise a team players who's clubs don't have a match and want to play but are stopped by league rules there should be flexibility eg players on loan
Perhaps.
Our league runs a loan scheme or atleast did last year not many used it though from memory (east sussex CL)
-
This weekend will be a very interesting one, I'm playing on both Saturday and Sunday in my first games of the season and then on Monday I've got a University net session followed by a Uni game of Wednesday which will be interesting
-
Hopefully got a game in Devon on Sunday for my lads village team
7hrs of driving, but worth it to play cricket with him
-
Woohoo, season starts today, first game in nearly 2 seasons due to injury. Playing a tough team, and missing our best bowler, so short of bowling that captain has to use me, oh dear.
-
Can't. Get around the league rule without a transfer to play for another club today so it's football training ( as part of cricket fittness ) am followed by cricket bat weight removal pm.
-
Cut the bottom off my new whites with a pair of scissors(oh come on we've all done it) kit tramp bag packed, nothing matches at all, and off to dulwich the wrong side of London taaaaaaaan to get the season started
Good luck everyone!
-
Well we got a game on, however as I head down to Kenley its now raining. Ah.
-
Selected for Brookhouse first team today. Started the season with a 1 from 7 balls, looked and felt in OK for the first 4 balls but went down hill for the last 3 balls of the innings. Suppose for the first time I have played since 2014 it was to be expected really.
-
We were terrible
-
Selected for Brookhouse first team today. Started the season with a 1 from 7 balls, looked and felt in OK for the first 4 balls but went down hill for the last 3 balls of the innings. Suppose for the first time I have played since 2014 it was to be expected really.
@tomcat210_2 brookhouse, Rotherham?
-
First game for real today. 1st round of cup. Against last years league and cup double winners.
I got us off to a good start.
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/EC610D1B-120E-42FD-897E-8A61FC79BD5C_zpsfwh1ff8m.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/EC610D1B-120E-42FD-897E-8A61FC79BD5C_zpsfwh1ff8m.jpg.html)
1 game, 1fifty. Not a bad start.
We got 245 all out in the end, and oppo were all out 160. So second round here we come.
-
First game in 12 years today. Wicket was a dusty pile of **** with bomb holes everywhere, other team were nothing special and I played really poorly. Bowled out for 10 off the ***** bowling I've ever seen (it was the slowest full toss I've ever seen so all my fault) while others were racking up easy 50's, dropped a catch and gave away more extras than I think they got runs off my bowling (and that's not to say they didn't hit runs!). Feel a bit **** but it could be the heat stroke talking as much as anything!
. but it shouldn't really matter as long as you enjoyed it.
-
First game for the new club today, we won by 6 wickets. I batted at 6 and ended up with a very scratchy 12no. Didn't middle or time anything
-
Team lost. I scored a single before being given out lbw, ball hit my thigh pad and I'm 6"5. Best bit was umpire was our opener who was in a foul mood after an early duck. Had a bowl, got out their best bat, 1-25 off 8. Looks like another season in the trenches
-
Team lost. I scored a single before being given out lbw, ball hit my thigh pad and I'm 6"5. Best bit was umpire was our opener who was in a foul mood after an early duck. Had a bowl, got out their best bat, 1-25 off 8. Looks like another season in the trenches
I think your opener needs a word in his ear.
-
Well 6 months of CBF practice not much use today, my mate got dropped the mother of all dollies at second slip on 0 and went on to hammer 64, I got one that turned, bounced and hit the shoulder of my bat on a dry pitch and I was walking back with a single to my name.
That's the game thou!!
Roll on next week :)
-
I think your opener needs a word in his ear.
He left straight after the game, barely said a word to anyone after he got out. Have a gut feeling this will be a very trying season for us, just players attitudes after one game. Feel sorry for our skipper and team of volunteers who do a lot of work for the club. Don't have a large squad so can't upset players in case they leave, but things have to change :(
-
Only made 14 today before I got bowled by a grubber.
On the bright side I felt good while I was out there, had a strike rate of 155 and hit a bomb that went about 70 meters before a fence halted it's progress!
Must remember to get forward even to shorter balls, it's only April so they won't sit up... :-[
-
14,s better than forkall
Get that head over the ball
-
Not the start to my season I had hoped for - nicked off in the 4th over to a very good opening bowler for 5 still an enjoyable day and good to get back into it. we go again next week....
Pleased to say a definite improvement on last week 50 retired from 53 Balls in our friendly match today
-
Normal day in the office, scratchy 18* as I attempt to dig us out of a hole at 104-7. We got 157-9 but batted poorly. Took 3-19 off 7 as I attempted to dig us out of hole when the oppo were 95-1. Lost by 2 wickets in the end so a good game. Pleased to be playing again but felt pretty ropey with bat and ball.
-
First game in 12 years today. Wicket was a dusty pile of **** with bomb holes everywhere, other team were nothing special and I played really poorly. Bowled out for 10 off the ***** bowling I've ever seen (it was the slowest full toss I've ever seen so all my fault) while others were racking up easy 50's, dropped a catch and gave away more extras than I think they got runs off my bowling (and that's not to say they didn't hit runs!). Feel a bit **** but it could be the heat stroke talking as much as anything!
Happens to the best of us mate, chin up and make sure to hit the next one! ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2cH1ApyIY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk2cH1ApyIY)
-
Also, I actually dreamt my first game of the season last night... Opened the batting, first ball punched one away through midwicket and misjudged it as a certain boundary so only got a single. Opening partner then immediately sells me down the river and I'm run out for one! I think I either need therapy or just to get on with some cricket haha.
-
He left straight after the game, barely said a word to anyone after he got out. Have a gut feeling this will be a very trying season for us, just players attitudes after one game. Feel sorry for our skipper and team of volunteers who do a lot of work for the club. Don't have a large squad so can't upset players in case they leave, but things have to change :(
Not suggesting your club does but Sometimes clubs make it its to easy for players they allow there players to develop a poor attitude the players gets away with it in the knowledge that there club would struggle if they left but no No club needs players with attitude causes the good guys to leave and worse case situation the club folds seen it happen.
-
Well 6 months of CBF practice not much use today, my mate got dropped the mother of all dollies at second slip on 0 and went on to hammer 64, I got one that turned, bounced and hit the shoulder of my bat on a dry pitch and I was walking back with a single to my name.
That's the game thou!!
Roll on next week :)
It certainly is we have all been there diappointing but as you say the right approach is roll on next week
-
Not suggesting your club does but Sometimes clubs make it its to easy for players they allow there players to develop a poor attitude the players gets away with it in the knowledge that there club would struggle if they left but no No club needs players with attitude causes the good guys to leave and worse case situation the club folds seen it happen.
I think we're stuck with in a catch 22. Not big enough squad to get rid of players, and those said players discouraging New players from joining. We don't have a big catchment area, and nearest club are county champions with 4 adult teams and massive youth set up we can never hope to match :(
-
Following yesterday I've volunteered to give keeping a go, LOL. RIP my hands.
-
Following yesterday I've volunteered to give keeping a go, LOL. RIP my hands.
You'll be wearing big gloves, and if you catch it correctly it won't hurt! ;)
-
You'll be wearing big gloves, and if you catch it correctly it won't hurt! ;)
Cheers, ha. We'll see how it goes. Yesterday we had a bloke who's done it before and was asked as nobody else has/can, just making absolutely no effort whatsoever, couldn't catch, on the whole lazy. Stuff like that just infuriates me.
-
Played my second friendly yesterday.
Batting 10 I got 22* to see us get to 222 off our 45 overs
Bowled 6 overs and got 3-12 won by 50 odd runs.
-
Played the first friendly yesterday, scored a slightly agricultural 75 NO coming in at 3 in about the 4th over on debut for my new club. Also briefly chatted with another forumite who plays for woodmancote. Sorry I can't remember your user name but pleasure to have met you mate! Hopefully you're reading this. you'll have to get down to Swindon to see asad, as you saw his bats go very well!! Even in the hands of someone like me.
-
First game of season and my first game since last June when my season ended early due to broken finger. Opened up and scored 75 before the captain decided he wanted a bat and retired me out. We were 227-6 (2 retired in those 6), oppo were 160 odd for 8. Good game but I have been struggling to move all day! Just wish we had another keeper so I can give it up!
-
First friendly of the year, 51 off 81 balls on a interesting green. Hard work but good to get the first 50 of the year, 1 more than last year.
-
79 opening the batting, a catch and a stumping and skippered the side to a 160 run victory! This could be as good as it gets...
-
There's far too many runs being scored on this forum! Bats are for looking at, not using 😉
-
63 with the bat and 4-12 with the ball, good day at the office.
-
Lovely game of cricket with touring side Shenley Fields & @Tailendfielder down in West Somerset - he was sawn off fair too early to one of the best 1st slip catches you will ever see.
We won but they were all exceptionally hungover to be fair
-
We lost... Posted 152 they got it 4 down i think... 2 very good batsman opened for them, i didn't bat and i had a couple of chances dropped too
-
We lost... Posted 152 they got it 4 down i think... 2 very good batsman opened for them, i didn't bat and i had a couple of chances dropped too
Not Using the Play Cricket Scoring App then!
-
Not Using the Play Cricket Scoring App then!
Forgot my tablet
-
Lovely game of cricket with touring side Shenley Fields & @Tailendfielder down in West Somerset - he was sawn off fair too early to one of the best 1st slip catches you will ever see.
We won but they were all exceptionally hungover to be fair
Cracking weather, very welcoming hosts, was a thoroughly enjoyable day. Apart from my personal performance, but i was not feeling human. @t2ylo scored a cracking 50 before politely retiring. Cheers for the game.
If anyone is looking for a tour match i would recommend getting in touch with them. Taunton was a reasonable night out and every bar seemed to have international players and/or bat makers to chat with.
-
Made the 400 mile round trip to help out my sons village team playing away near Barnstaple.
Stunning setting, fantastic weather and a very nice batting track meant the trip was well worth making
Batted first and opened with monkey jnr after he'd asked to borrow? A bat
We set off well and were cruising, when I hit one to the long on boundary, the fielder picked the ball up and threw it in , hitting middle stump! While I was casually walking a single. Knob! Yes I was..
Out on 42, jnr chopped a wide one onto his stumps whilst on 72
Team got 279 off 40 overs
Somehow, they chased em down with an over to spare
I bowled a few and got 1 wicket, jnr bowled 8 overs for no wickets, I know I'm biased, but even off 3 strides he's a joy to watch.
Cracking start to 2017 season
-
Won today, oppo got 162-4 which didn't seem enough on a better surface than yesterday. Bowled 5-1-9-1. Having stalled their innings with pace off the oppo ignored that useful tip and bowled a load of medium pace filfth. Trying to bounce guys on a slow low dry track only resulted in us knocking it off for 3 down in 28 overs. Lovely day for April.
-
Made the 400 mile round trip to help out my sons village team playing away near Barnstaple.
Stunning setting, fantastic weather and a very nice batting track meant the trip was well worth making
Batted first and opened with monkey jnr after he'd asked to borrow? A bat
We set off well and were cruising, when I hit one to the long on boundary, the fielder picked the ball up and threw it in , hitting middle stump! While I was casually walking a single. Knob! Yes I was..
Out on 42, jnr chopped a wide one onto his stumps whilst on 72
Team got 279 off 40 overs
Somehow, they chased em down with an over to spare
I bowled a few and got 1 wicket, jnr bowled 8 overs for no wickets, I know I'm biased, but even off 3 strides he's a joy to watch.
Cracking start to 2017 season
Sounds like it was well worth th journey to play with your son
-
Scored 23 out of our paltry 48 all out before inexplicably calling for a run having middled one straight to mid off. Run out by some distance. Won't make that mistake again.
-
My first game was this Sunday , We got Thrashed , but i came in at 7 and Got 40 not out :) , Took the oppositions last over for 26 , all that IPL i have been watching has been Paying off.
-
Disappointing first game of the season for us. I made a turgid 56 not out in a losing cause. Hopefully I can speed up my batting a bit more for next week's first home game.
-
far too many forum members scoring runs this weekend leaving some of us behind
I know it's early doors but could a new bat help?
:)
-
far too many forum members scoring runs this weekend leaving some of us behind
I know it's early doors but could a new bat help?
:)
Without a doubt
-
far too many forum members scoring runs this weekend leaving some of us behind
I know it's early doors but could a new bat help?
:)
This is exactly my train of thought after our first match. We only managed 80 batting first with a massive contribution of 6 from myself... somehow I managed to miss a straight one... doh.
On the plus side it was a welcome return to the institution that is the cricketing tea... we have great teas so I really enjoyed that.
We took to the pitch with hope in our hearts and not wanting to put too finer point on it I did manage to take whats being called by others as "the catch off the season" off the 3rd ball of their innings. Despite having them 40 for 5 they had 2 old heads that dug in, waited for the inevitable bad ball and managed to see them through to the win. We fielded well, we bowled well, we were just let down by no one firing with the bat.
Have to say though the best thing about the first game of the season is just to be back playing and see how that team spirit is starting to come back into the dressing room... the mood was lifted later in the day as the first team returned back to the club with a victory under their belt so all in all not a bad Sat for the club.
-
This is exactly my train of thought after our first match. We only managed 80 batting first with a massive contribution of 6 from myself... somehow I managed to miss a straight one... doh.
On the plus side it was a welcome return to the institution that is the cricketing tea... we have great teas so I really enjoyed that.
We took to the pitch with hope in our hearts and not wanting to put too finer point on it I did manage to take whats being called by others as "the catch off the season" off the 3rd ball of their innings. Despite having them 40 for 5 they had 2 old heads that dug in, waited for the inevitable bad ball and managed to see them through to the win. We fielded well, we bowled well, we were just let down by no one firing with the bat.
Have to say though the best thing about the first game of the season is just to be back playing and see how that team spirit is starting to come back into the dressing room... the mood was lifted later in the day as the first team returned back to the club with a victory under their belt so all in all not a bad Sat for the club.
couldn't agree more. I was only joking about a new bat! (but there's no harm in looking for one) :)
im sure some of us will be moaning about this or that soon enough but in truth it's great just to be playing
for those of us at the fag end of our club careers......cricket is really missed thru the winter. As you get older(!) it takes longer for the season to come round.
-
Had a good first weekend of the season, we had a friendly against a recently promoted prem side. Had a good day in the field making some diving stops that were certain boundaries had I not got there and also taking a catch. I also bowled the last seven overs from one end which was a challenge as a spinner especially as one of the batsmen scored a hundred but finished up with 7 overs 1 wicket for 37 runs which wasn't a bad start.
Also played on the Sunday where I bowled 6 overs 1 maiden 2 wickets for 17 runs which I was very pleased with as the maiden was a two wicket maiden and the first wicket was caught and bowled, so in my opinion a decent start to the season :)
-
Made the 400 mile round trip to help out my sons village team playing away near Barnstaple.
Stunning setting, fantastic weather and a very nice batting track meant the trip was well worth making
Batted first and opened with monkey jnr after he'd asked to borrow? A bat
We set off well and were cruising, when I hit one to the long on boundary, the fielder picked the ball up and threw it in , hitting middle stump! While I was casually walking a single. Knob! Yes I was..
Out on 42, jnr chopped a wide one onto his stumps whilst on 72
Team got 279 off 40 overs
Somehow, they chased em down with an over to spare
I bowled a few and got 1 wicket, jnr bowled 8 overs for no wickets, I know I'm biased, but even off 3 strides he's a joy to watch.
Cracking start to 2017 season
Good start to the season, I am really hoping you keep it up all season
-
4 games (2 friendlies, 1 sat league, 1 sun league) 4 wins for me so far.
-
Good start to the season, I am really hoping you keep it up all season
Was good to get out in the middle
Totally different to net batting
Only thing I struggled with, was trying to hit the bad ball too hard.
Timing was off slightly
But yeah Jason, really looking forward to this season with you and Pete
-
Your going to have to score a lot of runs to carry me
-
interesting contrast Pete and Northern and yourself batting in the same team.
It's a game everyone can have a different style and still do well.
-
Your going to have to score a lot of runs to carry me
Yeh, and to carry me!
Looked like a lovely ground from the pic you sent mate.
Roll back the clouds, let the sun out and let the games begin ;)
-
First game( friendly) yesterday.
Unable to walk today!
-
First game( friendly) yesterday.
Unable to walk today!
sooooooooooooooooooo glad someone else is feeling it :)
it's my ankles !!!!
seriously starting to think time is up buying expensive bats...I now need to best footwear I can possibly afford
-
sooooooooooooooooooo glad someone else is feeling it :)
it's my ankles !!!!
seriously starting to think time is up buying expensive bats...I now need to best footwear I can possibly afford
Last year i got a pair of Reebok trainers spiked up and it was by far my best purchase. I have no doubt it actually improved my batting as well, being more comfortable, feet feeling lighter at the crease etc..
-
Due to be my first game this Sat and the weather looks awful and freezing cold bloody typical as I'm not around the following 2 weeks
-
45 (was due to retire at 50) and 77* at the weekend, more balls faced which is the whole point of pre seaosn.
-
sooooooooooooooooooo glad someone else is feeling it :)
it's my ankles !!!!
seriously starting to think time is up buying expensive bats...I now need to best footwear I can possibly afford
My ankles hurt think it was the bottom straps on the pads being to narrow or to tight need to get pads with the widest strap available.
-
Apart from my shoulder, back,quads,knees and feet, everything else feels tickety-boo!
-
60 run out on Saturday so far so good...
Had a great day netting today getting into the Halestorm and also some "new williow"...
-
Cracking weather, very welcoming hosts, was a thoroughly enjoyable day. Apart from my personal performance, but i was not feeling human. @t2ylo scored a cracking 50 before politely retiring. Cheers for the game.
If anyone is looking for a tour match i would recommend getting in touch with them. Taunton was a reasonable night out and every bar seemed to have international players and/or bat makers to chat with.
Thanks for the kind words @Tailendfielder it was a really enjoyable game - looks like you've got a good bunch of guys there :)
Sorry about snicking you off so early, I was almost looking forward to seeing you score some runs with that gorgeous Laver. ;)
Wishing you all at Shenley the best for the future.
-
Had an interesting start to the season, ended up getting well beaten against a newly formed side which was made up of ex 1st XI players who had originally all retired between 5-12 years ago.
We bowled first and at one stage had them at 82-5 but we dropped a clanger in not getting our original ball back from someone's garden. I came on first change, had this ball swinging like a banana and conceded just 1 run off my first 5 overs plus took a wicket. Unfortunately, the bowler at the other end hadn't netted during the winter so was a tad rusty and one of his more wayward deliveries got carted for 6 and we thought we wouldn't see that again (didn't even bother looking !!).
The spare ball quickly appeared but unfortunately must have seen over 150 overs of hard work (the original was a new ball) and in contrast did absolutely nothing. One of the opposition batsmen, who was previously subdued, realised that life had got easier and started pulling the ball off any length he fancied. The other, who had been practically hanging on for dear life, also got a lift and between them put on 160+ for the 6th wicket. I ended up with figures of 1-30 off 10 overs which I suppose isn't too bad when the opposition post 271 off 45 overs.
After tea the opposition wasn't daft, also used a new ball and had it talking from the first delivery of our reply and only one of our players made it to double figures. Arguably their first change bowlers were better than their openers, I tried to be positive and punched a nice backfoot drive through extra cover for a boundary but that was the highlight of my innings. Had my Friday session at Stumps not been spent smacking half-volleys for 4 and 6 and rather learning to play Jimmy Anderson'esque away swingers I might have had more success. However, our opening batsman did manage to last the entire 45 overs and the match closed with us 72-8.
Anyhow lesson learned that is next Saturday have multiple decent match balls. Still, it was good to get back out playing cricket, the opposition was a great set of lads and the weather wasn't anywhere near as bad as forecast earlier in the week.
-
Forgot to mention that during Sunday's game, there was at least 12 M&H bats being used by both the oppos and my team.
I think that's the only realistic choice available down in Devon /Somerset without a long drive up to Uzi sports etc
All bar one of them, was an absolute stunner, our captain had a ck22 that was a lovely bat in terms of pick up and ping
Not convinced with the profile, but there was no faulting the performance
Most looked grade two at best, but the pressing and finishing was spot on
Ridiculous pricing tho
-
First game of the season, scored the winning runs... and damaged my ACL and MCL.
Saw a specialist today and says at least a month out. Devastated.
-
Feel your pain! On the plus side a month out says it probably isn't as bad as it could have been
Sat in A&E with a team mates busted finger while I have a superficial split lip. Oh the fun!
Is the rest of you're teammate there or just his finger?
And did he bust his finger punching you in the mouth? ???
-
Bad start to my 2017 season. not been picked for the first game, because I am in Nottingham overnight and can not guarantee I will be back in time for the game. Which is understandable. Then I have the next two weeks off due to Artweek Exhibition.
However I have put my name down for this weeks player pool, but no response yet.
-
Thanks for the kind words @Tailendfielder it was a really enjoyable game - looks like you've got a good bunch of guys there :)
Sorry about snicking you off so early, I was almost looking forward to seeing you score some runs with that gorgeous Laver. ;)
Wishing you all at Shenley the best for the future.
If only my batting was as good as your bat making skills.
-
Didn't have a great start to the Saturday cricket but smashed it in our first Sunday game!
http://barnsleyanddistrict.play-cricket.com/website/results/2916324 (http://barnsleyanddistrict.play-cricket.com/website/results/2916324)
-
Its football training for cricket fittness for me this saturday as no cricket due to the division losing a team offered a match with another club but would be in breech of league rules without a transfer.
-
Its football training for cricket fittness for me this saturday as no cricket due to the division losing a team offered a match with another club but would be in breech of league rules without a transfer.
Just change you're name by Deed Poll and play under that name for the other side! ;)
-
Just change you're name by Deed Poll and play under that name for the other side! ;)
Yes - Happy McSmilechops should keep you under the radar!
-
Following yesterday I've volunteered to give keeping a go, LOL. RIP my hands.
I got roped in to do some emergency keeping last season and it's not actually that bad. First of all, you don't have to run anywhere which is flipping brilliant. The most stressful part was trying to work out where to stand for the different bowlers
-
Just change you're name by Deed Poll and play under that name for the other side! ;)
get the idea but
what happens next week when I play for my club under my name.
-
get the idea but
what happens next week when I play for my club under my name.
Nothing, you just play under your own name as normal! :D
-
Pah!!! My game called off for Saturday already!! Nuts!
-
Played my first game for Uni yesterday, away to Leeds Trinity, lost by 100-odd runs.
Bowled first on a green wicket, had them all out for 230-ish inside 46 overs. Took 2-58 off my 7 overs. Disappointing to have also had 2 dropped catches and a plumb LBW turned down. Was bought on to tempt their lad on 70-odd to do something stupid, which he did as he came down the wicket and was stumped. It was only my second game of ever bowling off-spin and i'm still dragging it too short too often, but i suppose that'll come with time! I also feel i should have asked to have 2 out on the legside boundary rather than 1. I took a very nice catch where i had to watch it over my shoulder for about 20 yards before diving full stretch to take it a few inches above the floor.
We never looked like chasing it down as we went from 40-1 to 80-6, and as a number 11, lasted three balls for 0 to finish it off.
-
Pah!!! My game called off for Saturday already!! Nuts!
If you get yourself up M1, you can come and play for us. We're 2 short at the moment.
-
It was bloomin cold at training tonight I know that !! Only the hardcore nutters turned up and I was one of them :)
-
My club have 1 team and 18 players. It's a turn around from the past few seasons where they struggled to put out 11 on a regular basis. I have offered to loan myself out to other teams. So, any team in the Somerset shrubbery league who need a player give me a shout.
On a more positive note, first match Saturday away to minehead. Hoping for a fast (and low) track.
-
Will you be facing @Northern monkey Jnr - I hear he wangs it down a bit!
-
If you get yourself up M1, you can come and play for us. We're 2 short at the moment.
Haha! I believe you may be in Yorkshire? I couldn't play that far North, my blood would freeze and I would lose my Southern Softie points!
-
I am however, a 'gun for hire'
If you can describe a fat, bald, middle-aged slow bowler who falls over in the field a lot, as a 'gun'
-
@FattusCattus a windy and cold Rottingdean away game sound fun? Think we are 1 short.
-
Will you be facing @Northern monkey Jnr - I hear he wangs it down a bit!
Usually a very fast bouncy track at Minehead
Lovely to bat on
Jnrs a pussycat ha ha
-
Usually a very fast bouncy track at Minehead
Lovely to bat on
Jnrs a pussycat ha ha
We are playing their thirds so I dont imagine he will be in that team. But I've always liked fast bowling -faster on faster off, a nurdlers dream.
-
First game against an actual opposition tomorrow, rather than an intra club game.
I'm doing the teas...
-
First game against an actual opposition tomorrow, rather than an intra club game.
I'm doing the teas...
grass roots we love it. what have you got planned for teas? modern style or traditional. scones? and does anyone still make cucumber sandwiches in the well-off shires?
personally I don't think you can beat a bit of bread and jam on the side with a strong cup of tetleys(other brands available)
-
grass roots we love it. what have you got planned for teas? modern style or traditional. scones? and does anyone still make cucumber sandwiches in the well-off shires?
personally I don't think you can beat a bit of bread and jam on the side with a strong cup of tetleys(other brands available)
Yes we do cucumber sandwiches provided by one of the tennis clubs ladiies in the village she sends her gardener to the club on Saturday morning with a basket of fresh produce.
-
We are playing their thirds so I dont imagine he will be in that team. But I've always liked fast bowling -faster on faster off, a nurdlers dream.
I think the thirds play on the old school pitch, which is a lovely track
Jnr may be playing on the main pitch if the ones are at home
-
First time on since last week.
Started with a good win away at Silkstone who came down last year. First game as skipper, lost the toss and got put in. We made 189 all out, I managed 5, just tried to run one down and nicked off(only thing the keeper caught all day).
Ran in to bowl the first ball and went over on my ankle, Hobbled off at 0-0 came back 5 balls later 15-0. They got off to a decent start, so made a bold decision to bring myself back on to steady things up. Bowling off a few paces ended up with 7-11.
-
grass roots we love it. what have you got planned for teas? modern style or traditional. scones? and does anyone still make cucumber sandwiches in the well-off shires?
personally I don't think you can beat a bit of bread and jam on the side with a strong cup of tetleys(other brands available)
I'm going for something like:
Ham sandwiches
Ham and pickle sandwiches
Cheese sandwiches
Cheese and pickle sandwiches
Coronation chicken sandwiches
Cocktail sausages
Mini sausage rolls
Chicken nuggets
Cheese and tomato pizza
Pepperoni pizza
Onion ring crisps
Frazzles
Chip sticks
Swiss roll
Chocolate roll
Apple pies
Iced cup cakes
I'm looking forward to a morning spent making sandwiches and baking frozen savories! :D
-
Nevermind that. You're urgently required on the other thread, I think.
-
Bowling off a few paces ended up with 7-11.
Crikey, that's impressive!
-
Bit of a joke our first game. Oppositions ground is dodgy at the best of times, but late April? No chance.
http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hunwickcricketclub/teams/141159/match-centre/1-2694615 (http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hunwickcricketclub/teams/141159/match-centre/1-2694615)
I'm not really an opener by trade, but me and the captain weathered the initial storm and were about 50 odd for no wicket and that's when the mayhem began. No excuse for how the rest of the team batted and worryingly that was a pretty strong team for us.
We have a team tomorrow that put 200+ on last week and ended up declaring and we probably have a weaker team (captain is away so as vice - I'm on duty). Thankfully it's on our own deck. Wish us luck!
-
First game today pre season friendly,
Made 17 batting at 8 in a rebuilding job we ended 118ao
Bowed nicely with my first two overs being a maiden and a wicket maiden mi figures were something like 8-2-20ish-1
Nice to be back out on he field and ready for a long hard season!!
-
First game of the season today and our first league game. We got promoted last yea and great to start with a win.
Skipper lost the toss and we were put in to bat which I was quite happy about as our home wicket is lovely and hard at the moment. Left arm opener put one in the slot 2nd ball which flew out the middle of my Gray Nicolls Gun (thanks Jake) and set me off nicely. Put on 246 for first wicket so there skipper was no doubt not falvour of the month. My opening partner scored 136 and myself 105 before both being stumped an over apart chasing late runs and we finished 302-4.
In reply our opening bowler picked up 3 wickets in his first 4 overs and game was over from then on, gave loads of players a bowl and eased to 164 run victory in 31 overs so great first result. Even though we were promoted still 2/3 leagues below our level after moving across to Home Counties in 2015 but great day and nice weather. Really pleased to start this season where I finished last with a 200+ opening stand and a Ton, not playing for 2 weeks now due to a stag next weekend and family commitments after that but glad season has started
-
The good - 1-27 off 6
The okay - fielded well saves a lot of runs (one misfield and 4 overthrows going for a run out blemish this)
The bad - injured my ankle saving 4 in the field
The ugly - given out bat before wicket by their umpire first ball!
I can't decide if I love it hate Cricket right now. :(
-
Opened the Batting again today, which was nice. some good opening bowlers made it quite fun before a dodgy left arm over lbw decision. Only scored 14 but felt much better than my 51 last week.
-
I've mentioned a few times that I support an autistic lad who is cricket mad and today was one of those days when all my efforts pay off. He came on first change, bowled 11 overs straight through and finished with figures of 2-48 which on our small ground is very good. Our batsmen then knocked off the target of 161 with 3-4 overs to spare. Good all around team display and on a personal level, I ended up with 2-31 off 12 overs.
-
The good - 1-27 off 6
The okay - fielded well saves a lot of runs (one misfield and 4 overthrows going for a run out blemish this)
The bad - injured my ankle saving 4 in the field
The ugly - given out bat before wicket by their umpire first ball!
I can't decide if I love it hate Cricket right now. :(
you love it Cam and you might get a big hundred next week
-
you love it Cam and you might get a big hundred next week
I'd be content with a 30 to secure my place for the following week...
My bad luck has to change soon, doesn't it?
-
They got 180/10 in 40. We batted them off in 32 overs. Got 58*, much thanks to my red ink bat. Also bruised my foot fielding and later on twisted my ankle. Comes from being a bit of an old duffer I guess.
Top edged one into my face early on and broken my glasses. Thankfully had some fibre tape with me.
-
Didn't have high hopes today, 10 players out, managed to scrape 10 together including 2 non cricketers. Dull grey day and blowing a Gale! They won toss and batted on a decent looking track, turned out to be an absolute minefield!!! Unfortunately we didn't use the track well, our usual openers did a good job but let down by the part time bowlers as they made 225-8 in their 45. I only bowled 3 overs, for 16 absolute DS, struggled to find a length in the wind! Team was quite glum during tea, skipper asked if I would open, worked hard to make 19 before got a jaffa, swinging in then seaming away taking the bail off of offstump. Skipper and vice dug in, both making 50s and taking us to the verge before both getting out to same bowler as me. Managed to sneak towards the line, passing 200, then our players got brainfreeze and give their wickets away, drew level with 2 wickets remaining, resident idiot goes for glory, spoons one straight up! Scores level, last wicket, lad who hasn't played for 3 years, squeaky bum time!!! Lashes a boundary, yes!!!! I love cricket!!! (This week) :)
-
Two games last weekend and today's.
45, 77* and 176*
Going well so far this seaosn. Team won easily in all the games. Not a single chance given in these three innings too which is pleasing, no play and misses etc
-
I shouldn't bite but nearly 300 runs without a play and miss? If you're playing any sort of competitive cricket that seems impossible. You can't enjoy that surely if you're so misgraded?
-
I've mentioned a few times that I support an autistic lad who is cricket mad and today was one of those days when all my efforts pay off. He came on first change, bowled 11 overs straight through and finished with figures of 2-48 which on our small ground is very good. Our batsmen then knocked off the target of 161 with 3-4 overs to spare. Good all around team display and on a personal level, I ended up with 2-31 off 12 overs.
Funny you should mention a story like this because there was a lad on the opposition team that we played yesterday who seemed to have a learning disability of sorts. He fielded 45 overs running fine leg to fine leg, never got a bat because they declared with 1 wicket remaining and to be quite honest - got abused by his own captain when he mis-fielded a ball.
We ended up giving our man of the match to him which resulted in the opposition captain going mental at me because he thought I was taking the p*ss. He couldn't see my theory that we need to be encouraging as many kids as possible to keep playing cricket.
Imagine him going home that night and saying to his Mam & Dad that he got MOM. How proud would he be? Proud enough to turn up next week for them that's for certain. Now imagine him going home and telling his Mam & Dad that he did nothing for 45 overs, never got a bat and was shouted at when he misfielded a ball. Now I know not everyone can get a bat or a bowl most weeks, but if I was his parents, he'd never play for that club again if that's the way they treat their players. Absolute disgrace.
Anyway! Opposition got 223 for 9 (declared) and we put up much more of a fight this week and ended up 214 for 9.
P.S. To top it off one of their lads punched a hole in our dressing room wall! They'll be getting a bill!
-
What a bunch of tools
Played with and against way too many idiots like that over the years
They are the ones that move from club to club, spoiling it for everyone
I just tell myself 'karma' what goes around comes around eventually
-
Followed up my 50 retired last week with a 61 on an absolute mine field shocking wicket - got the usual excuses of " wasn't like this last year" "never seen it play as bad as this before " lol but an enjoyable afternoon and a test of concentration and technique
-
Funny you should mention a story like this because there was a lad on the opposition team that we played yesterday who seemed to have a learning disability of sorts. He fielded 45 overs running fine leg to fine leg, never got a bat because they declared with 1 wicket remaining and to be quite honest - got abused by his own captain when he mis-fielded a ball.
That's disgusting.
If he obviously isn't a regular in the squad that means he's been picked (and accepted) because they were short. The very least they could have done would be to let him bat 11. What did they have to lose? He might have held an end up whilst the strike batsman put a few more on. They probably should have bought him a tea for his trouble.
Any bloke who runs Fine Leg-Fine Leg for 45 overs deserves MOM regardless of performance.
-
Had a lovely game against Kempston Methodists. Both teams way below full strength and worried about their batting. We both agreed to bat the overs come what may. We scraped up 113-9 off 40, mainly due to our own failings. Had I not been intent on getting everyone get a game I would of fancied a few runs more than the 7* batting 10. Opened the bowling and found plenty of turn on a 3 game old pitch, recorded 5-1-8-1 (plus a drop) and then let the youngsters bowl. They got 150 odd in 40 but the important thing was both teams got plenty of practise in a relaxed atmosphere. I also learnt plenty about who I want and don't want playing in the 2s for me next week, which was my aim.
-
What a bunch of tools
Played with and against way too many idiots like that over the years
They are the ones that move from club to club, spoiling it for everyone
I just tell myself 'karma' what goes around comes around eventually
That's disgusting.
If he obviously isn't a regular in the squad that means he's been picked (and accepted) because they were short. The very least they could have done would be to let him bat 11. What did they have to lose? He might have held an end up whilst the strike batsman put a few more on. They probably should have bought him a tea for his trouble.
Any bloke who runs Fine Leg-Fine Leg for 45 overs deserves MOM regardless of performance.
Glad it's not just me that thinks this. Been really bothering me since yesterday to tell you the truth. They had another young lad that got a few runs (30 odd) and to tell you the truth if he'd made 50 - he would have probably have got it because it would have been his first one. But given the circumstances it only seemed right to give it to the other young lad. Didn't think it would cause this much of a fuss!
There's an end of season award for whoever gets the most MOM across the teams in the division - but if they're that desperate to go 'pot hunting' without seeing the bigger picture then they're welcome to it.
-
Glad it's not just me that thinks this. Been really bothering me since yesterday to tell you the truth. They had another young lad that got a few runs (30 odd) and to tell you the truth if he'd made 50 - he would have probably have got it because it would have been his first one. But given the circumstances it only seemed right to give it to the other young lad. Didn't think it would cause this much of a fuss!
There's an end of season award for whoever gets the most MOM across the teams in the division - but if they're that desperate to go 'pot hunting' without seeing the bigger picture then they're welcome to it.
I only found out about the hole in the wall in the burn last night @hilly_2015
The abuse this lad got was disgusting from his own captain. I was square leg umpire at the time, the over after the abuse they got a wicket and as they all came in it became apparent that the young lad was crying! I asked the captain if he thought he was clever for shouting at him and he just walked away
-
Two games last weekend and today's.
45, 77* and 176*
Going well so far this seaosn. Team won easily in all the games. Not a single chance given in these three innings too which is pleasing, no play and misses etc
. WOW special player here I think you playing in the wrong league you should be on T V
-
My team had no game yesterday so I played in a village league match.
Bowled 9-32-4
Batted 3 and got run out on 77 by a guy who smashes it calls yes and then just stops. I wasn't best pleased. Thankfully I can go back to my normal team next week and put this all behind me...
As a team we still lost by 50 runs.
-
. WOW special player here I think you playing in the wrong league you should be on T V
Sorry, I thought it was the 'your season' thread, must remember to only post bad days from now on.as for wrong level, maybe but sod traveling miles for a game of cricket every week. If I want a test I'll spend time vs the machine anyway.
-
I only found out about the hole in the wall in the burn last night @hilly_2015
The abuse this lad got was disgusting from his own captain. I was square leg umpire at the time, the over after the abuse they got a wicket and as they all came in it became apparent that the young lad was crying! I asked the captain if he thought he was clever for shouting at him and he just walked away
Sounds like you both did well not to give that idiot a right hook!
-
Funny you should mention a story like this because there was a lad on the opposition team that we played yesterday who seemed to have a learning disability of sorts. He fielded 45 overs running fine leg to fine leg, never got a bat because they declared with 1 wicket remaining and to be quite honest - got abused by his own captain when he mis-fielded a ball.
We ended up giving our man of the match to him which resulted in the opposition captain going mental at me because he thought I was taking the p*ss. He couldn't see my theory that we need to be encouraging as many kids as possible to keep playing cricket.
Imagine him going home that night and saying to his Mam & Dad that he got MOM. How proud would he be? Proud enough to turn up next week for them that's for certain. Now imagine him going home and telling his Mam & Dad that he did nothing for 45 overs, never got a bat and was shouted at when he misfielded a ball. Now I know not everyone can get a bat or a bowl most weeks, but if I was his parents, he'd never play for that club again if that's the way they treat their players. Absolute disgrace.
Anyway! Opposition got 223 for 9 (declared) and we put up much more of a fight this week and ended up 214 for 9.
P.S. To top it off one of their lads punched a hole in our dressing room wall! They'll be getting a bill!
Top scuff that fella and in the right spirit by you guys and it a shame the lad didn't get a go.
-
Sounds like you both did well not to give that idiot a right hook!
What a clown, he would of copped plenty off me plus a letter to his club.
-
Glad it's not just me that thinks this. Been really bothering me since yesterday to tell you the truth. They had another young lad that got a few runs (30 odd) and to tell you the truth if he'd made 50 - he would have probably have got it because it would have been his first one. But given the circumstances it only seemed right to give it to the other young lad. Didn't think it would cause this much of a fuss!
There's an end of season award for whoever gets the most MOM across the teams in the division - but if they're that desperate to go 'pot hunting' without seeing the bigger picture then they're welcome to it.
Writing As a teacher of 16 to 20 year old students with learning difficulties you did exactly the right thing
Don't let it bother you you should have been thanked not criticised but you can't legislate for idiots.
-
Sorry, I thought it was the 'your season' thread, must remember to only post bad days from now on.as for wrong level, maybe but sod traveling miles for a game of cricket every week. If I want a test I'll spend time vs the machine anyway.
May have been some sarcasm involved in that comment. Not everyone is out to bag you.
Well done on the start to the season though.
-
I only found out about the hole in the wall in the burn last night @hilly_2015
The abuse this lad got was disgusting from his own captain. I was square leg umpire at the time, the over after the abuse they got a wicket and as they all came in it became apparent that the young lad was crying! I asked the captain if he thought he was clever for shouting at him and he just walked away
@JB! Thought you might pop up! :D
Yeah it all got pretty tasty after you left! The wife and niece had just turned up too so I was pretty eager to keep them away from it all - never have I seen a pavilion empty as quick as everyone went after them! Shame really as it overshadowed what turned out to be a competitive game in the end.
Nevermind though - if the league have any common sense I'm sure they'll do the right thing. Just a shame that by this point - the umpire had already hot footed away in his car.
-
. WOW special player here I think you playing in the wrong league you should be on T V
Some people can get very envious so ignore them and keep scoring runs I will be happy if I score 176 all season
-
Sorry, I thought it was the 'your season' thread, must remember to only post bad days from now on.as for wrong level, maybe but sod traveling miles for a game of cricket every week. If I want a test I'll spend time vs the machine anyway.
Hate travelling travel miles 40 plus for an home game around 90 for certain away matches no fun and a right pain.
-
I travel miles 40 plus for an home game around 90 for an away no fun hate it.
So why do it?
-
Good question
The only anwser is the guys I play with are a good bunch and the home facilities are excellent.
-
Our season has started well with some great friendlies but with league starting we have 26 available for 22 places next week... this never ever happens.
Easier to find a bloke out the pub at last minute than let down 4 chaps.
Thinking 12th men & scorers with the promise of "first names on team sheet" next week...but not sure how popular that will be.
Hoping for injuries & holidays to kick in soon ;-)
-
It'll never be 26 blokes by next Friday night!
-
Our season has started well with some great friendlies but with league starting we have 26 available for 22 places next week... this never ever happens.
Easier to find a bloke out the pub at last minute than let down 4 chaps.
Thinking 12th men & scorers with the promise of "first names on team sheet" next week...but not sure how popular that will be.
Hoping for injuries & holidays to kick in soon ;-)
26 available spoke to our Captain today we havent got 6 the joys of playing for a village wihere the average age is 98
-
26 available spoke to our Captain today we havent got 6 the joys of playing for a village wihere the average age is 98
98? Jeez. If you run a three does it make the local paper? :D
-
Have spent the day recovering from having to run a 4 yesterday with our 16 year old tail ender 🙈
-
Good game against Southbourne today. Batted First, opened the batting, 138 not out, posted a total of 228 for 7, declared on 38 overs as the fielding team were not having much fun. they reached 190 for 8 off 40.
First 3 games, opened at 1 each time total 203 runs, averaging 101 and almost scored half the amount of runs I scored last year! Season is looking good! (so far).
-
Some people can get very envious so ignore them and keep scoring runs I will be happy if I score 176 all season
I will also be over the moon to score 176 all season no envy or sarcasm in my comment to score 298 runs in 3 innings and not give a chance and not play and miss at all is WOW SIMPLE
-
Played for Firle today vs the Thespian Thunderers. We batted first, and needed some quick runs when I went in during the 26th over (35 over match). Got 32 off 21, before being bowled trying to stick the opening bowler into Viscount Gage's herd of cows. Only middled a couple, both of which nearly wiped out my team mates who were standing umpires at the time. We set 173/7 from 35. They went well behind the rate and lost regular wickets until their opening bowler biffed a few boundaries, mostly off my brother, after a strange piece of umpiring. Bowled one to him (left hander) that turned through the gate, hit our keepers pad and bounced onto the stumps. Batter had dragged his foot miles out, and bat was waving around his head, but given not out which was a bit odd. Ended up having to defend 10 from the last and only conceded four, getting a stumping last ball of the game. Really enjoyed it despite the cold, and a cracking tea to boot!
-
Not sure if we set a record today but in 40 overs we conceded just 2 extras! All the more impressive considering 3 of our bowlers were 12, 13,15.
On a wicket hosting it's 4th game we batted first and got up to 158-7 in 40. When a deck is that tired you take all the pace off. Worked a treat as our 60 year old, young offie and me went for nothing. They got after the young lads a little but by then they were well behind the rate and ended up 124-9.
-
yesterday I turned up to watch my fellow CFB member @petehosk and @Northern monkey only to find them not playing in the seconds, but scoring all the runs in the firsts. So it looks like I will not get to play in the same side with them after all.
Picked up my first game of the season in the Leagues Player pool, a Sunday match for my old club. run out on 25.
-
Not sure if we set a record today but in 40 overs we conceded just 2 extras!
my new team (which I watched) gave away 61 extras
-
Played in two games yesterday total of 65 overs in the field with temperature in the 30's not pleasant.
-
yesterday I turned up to watch my fellow CFB member @petehosk and @Northern monkey only to find them not playing in the seconds, but scoring all the runs in the firsts. So it looks like I will not get to play in the same side with them after all.
Picked up my first game of the season in the Leagues Player pool, a Sunday match for my old club. run out on 25.
my new team (which I watched) gave away 61 extras
They had a few players short Jason, so only too happy to step up and help out the ones.
To be honest it was nice to face a bit of pace, they had some old boy trying to kill us, which was nice,, came off the bat lovely.
Not sure what the two,s bowling was all about, absolutely stupid giving away that amount of extras.
Hopefully we are all in the same team this week and can all offer our experience and help the youngsters out
-
Played in two games yesterday total of 65 overs in the field with temperature in the 30's not pleasant.
Just want to clarify which temperature scale you are using. If it's 30's in England it will be in Fahrenheit, if it's in Australia it will be in Centrigrade.
-
Think he's in Shanghai, Nick.
-
Yes 30 degrees C in Shanghot
-
We batted first, and needed some quick runs when I went in during the 26th over (35 over match). Got 32 off 21, before being bowled trying to stick the opening bowler into Viscount Gage's herd of cows.
A quick sample of my knock filmed from square leg. Not my most stylish innings, but the bowling wasn't great and we needed runs fast:
https://goo.gl/photos/VPMADHdTkf1s9epi9
https://goo.gl/photos/tTRsXenD4H3xZuWo7
-
A quick sample of my knock filmed from square leg. Not my most stylish innings, but the bowling wasn't great and we needed runs fast:
https://goo.gl/photos/VPMADHdTkf1s9epi9
https://goo.gl/photos/tTRsXenD4H3xZuWo7
I Hope the Umpire signalled the 1 short in the 2nd video.
-
I Hope the Umpire signalled the 1 short in the 2nd video.
Boo! I was about to call this...
-
I Hope the Umpire signalled the 1 short in the 2nd video.
He missed it until he reviewed the video. It's quite obvious though!
-
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought hey saw a run short. The run out attempt was some all round class cricket too :)
I was warned to make sure the guy I was batting with was backing up... I ran 2/3 there and back and he didn't move! TBH I was aiming the shot at my brothers annoying orange car
-
Another trash day
-
Played against one of the weaker sides in our league on Saturday. A grey-haired chap opened the bowling for the opposition off a shortish run. Thought it might be a batsmans day. 10 overs from the bottom end later he had taken 4 wickets for 6 runs! Discovered shortly after that he is an England over 50s player and has just got back from an overseas tour! He had it on a sixpence! There is a moral there about books and covers
I managed to put together a scrappy 35 and the team got up to around 160 which we defended by bowling them out in the last over. Thoroughly enjoyable day
-
England over 50,s hmm, chance for me yet then ha
-
England over 50,s hmm, chance for me yet then ha
if your interested
Most counties have an over 50s side
I played but stopped due the amount of travel involved
-
First game of the season today and our first league game. We got promoted last yea and great to start with a win.
Skipper lost the toss and we were put in to bat which I was quite happy about as our home wicket is lovely and hard at the moment. Left arm opener put one in the slot 2nd ball which flew out the middle of my Gray Nicolls Gun (thanks Jake) and set me off nicely. Put on 246 for first wicket so there skipper was no doubt not falvour of the month. My opening partner scored 136 and myself 105 before both being stumped an over apart chasing late runs and we finished 302-4.
In reply our opening bowler picked up 3 wickets in his first 4 overs and game was over from then on, gave loads of players a bowl and eased to 164 run victory in 31 overs so great first result. Even though we were promoted still 2/3 leagues below our level after moving across to Home Counties in 2015 but great day and nice weather. Really pleased to start this season where I finished last with a 200+ opening stand and a Ton, not playing for 2 weeks now due to a stag next weekend and family commitments after that but glad season has started
I heard that your not a big fan of...walking @SOULMAN1012 ;) :o
-
First game today pre season friendly,
Made 17 batting at 8 in a rebuilding job we ended 118ao
Bowed nicely with my first two overs being a maiden and a wicket maiden mi figures were something like 8-2-20ish-1
Nice to be back out on he field and ready for a long hard season!!
Make that 7 overs 2 maidens 1 wicket for 27 runs
decent start to the season but lots of work to do mainly on fitness levels and decision making when batting!
-
Terrible start to the season for me personally, got to do absolutely nothing all day, no bat and no bowling - just a whole lot of fielding!
Opposition went 319-9 after going 233-0 with both opening bats hitting tons - one using a lovely BB very efficiently to say the least. The other (who I dropped on 60 odd) also had a nice bat couldn't make out what it was though.
Did end up taking a catch but that was about it for me as I sat in the hutch batting at 9 for the rest of the day as we ended 177-5 off 50.
-
I heard that your not a big fan of...walking @SOULMAN1012 ;) :o
@JTtaylor145 what do you mean mate? I didn't nick off and not walk at all??
Or are you referring to the Mildenhall player who didn't walk?
-
@SOULMAN1012 I took the story with a huge pinch of salt...seeing as it came from the gentleman who had an issue with his LBW decision. I always thought that you would be a walker :)
Well played, sorry they couldn't give you a closer game.
-
Terrible start to the season for me personally, got to do absolutely nothing all day, no bat and no bowling - just a whole lot of fielding!
Opposition went 319-9 after going 233-0 with both opening bats hitting tons - one using a lovely BB very efficiently to say the least. The other (who I dropped on 60 odd) also had a nice bat couldn't make out what it was though.
Did end up taking a catch but that was about it for me as I sat in the hutch batting at 9 for the rest of the day as we ended 177-5 off 50.
It's no fun when that happens never liked paying match subs just to field.
Hopefully the Captain will remember and give you a bat next week
-
It's no fun when that happens never liked paying match subs just to field.
Agreed, it riled me up - our teas were poor too so couldn't even stuff my face. Will be hoping to drop down to the 3rd XI and actually do something with my time and money this weekend.
-
Agreed, it riled me up - our teas were poor too so couldn't even stuff my face. Will be hoping to drop down to the 3rd XI and actually do something with my time and money this weekend.
Next match when the captain is writing the batting order I would be in his ear reminding him I didn't have a bat last week.
-
Next match when the captain is writing the batting order I would be reminding him I didn't have a bat last week.
Not being funny, but if the lad wants a good game then surely it's more a case of moving down a team? I've never played in a league match where "not batting the week before" constitutes moving up the order... it's a team sport after all...
-
@SOULMAN1012 I took the story with a huge pinch of salt...seeing as it came from the gentleman who had an issue with his LBW decision. I always thought that you would be a walker :)
Well played, sorry they couldn't give you a closer game.
@JTtaylor145
Oh the left handed opened. I was at 2nd slip and he played around his front pad looked plumb to me.
There wasn't a single appeal against me I'm afraid, I edged one to the same guy when he was fielding at first slip but dropped short and hit him on the 2nd bounce if that's what he means. And yes I do walk, I'm one of the weird ones that does.
In terms of closer game that's the leagues fault we went unbeaten last year and made a case to double jump this year but that wasn't allowed by the league so looks like it may me the same this season but very early doors yet. Maybe see you in the return game?
-
Not being funny, but if the lad wants a good game then surely it's more a case of moving down a team? I've never played in a league match where "not batting the week before" constitutes moving up the order... it's a team sport after all...
Its easy to say if like me are a top order player who gets to bat each week but
If you want to retain players you need to involve them if you don't you might find yourself without a team
-
Terrible start to the season for me personally, got to do absolutely nothing all day, no bat and no bowling - just a whole lot of fielding!
Opposition went 319-9 after going 233-0 with both opening bats hitting tons - one using a lovely BB very efficiently to say the least. The other (who I dropped on 60 odd) also had a nice bat couldn't make out what it was though.
Did end up taking a catch but that was about it for me as I sat in the hutch batting at 9 for the rest of the day as we ended 177-5 off 50.
@calcurtis98 how come you didn't bowl, Cal? surely if your side used 7 bowlers, and one of them went for 69 off 7, you could have made an impact?!
-
A quick sample of my knock filmed from square leg. Not my most stylish innings, but the bowling wasn't great and we needed runs fast:
https://goo.gl/photos/VPMADHdTkf1s9epi9
https://goo.gl/photos/tTRsXenD4H3xZuWo7
Proper cricket that mate, loved it :D
-
@calcurtis98 how come you didn't bowl, Cal? surely if your side used 7 bowlers, and one of them went for 69 off 7, you could have made an impact?!
@richthekeeper don't ask mate that's what made me so infuriated, also the guy who went 3 overs for 36 hasn't been seen since last season and I've netted through the winter and haven't missed an outdoor session yet!
What makes it worse is the captain is one of my closest friends from school - I think he knows he's pissed me off too.
-
hmm, if your captain doesn't rate you then you're going to have a tough time forcing your way in. have a word.
-
hmm, if your captain doesn't rate you then you're going to have a tough time forcing your way in. have a word.
Have a word and
If the Captain doesn't rate you Neons of a suggestion of a lower team is the way to go.
-
Anyone seen the news story about the game in Bangladesh?
10 year ban, for effectively being a bit childish? - wouldn't be surprised if I saw this in our league!
http://www.skysports.com/share/10860487 (http://www.skysports.com/share/10860487)
-
Anyone seen the news story about the game in Bangladesh?
10 year ban, for effectively being a bit childish? - wouldn't be surprised if I saw this in our league!
[url]http://www.skysports.com/share/10860487[/url] ([url]http://www.skysports.com/share/10860487[/url])
That is amazing.
-
Agreed, it riled me up - our teas were poor too so couldn't even stuff my face. Will be hoping to drop down to the 3rd XI and actually do something with my time and money this weekend.
If you don't get a good game then simply refuse to play 2's. If that doesn't work then find another club. You pay your money so deserve a game. 11 players, 5 batters, 5 bowlers and a keeper
-
First outdoor net done tonight with new club, felt in great nick batting thankfully so can't wait to get the season started Saturday! Also the great news that it looks like my best mate who moved clubs with me will also make the 1s first game so very pleased about that. Sounds like I could get some heavy responsibility with both bat and ball, look forward to it but no pressure!
-
Played my first 40 overs match last Sunday. Struggled with my bowling run up due to recovering knee and a big knee brace.
Still managed to take 3 wickets off 8 overs and gave 45 runs. Made 24 batting at 6th (3 sixes and 1 Four).
-
First outdoor net done tonight with new club, felt in great nick batting thankfully so can't wait to get the season started Saturday! Also the great news that it looks like my best mate who moved clubs with me will also make the 1s first game so very pleased about that. Sounds like I could get some heavy responsibility with both bat and ball, look forward to it but no pressure!
Where did you go in the end Ed?
Good luck for the weekend!
-
Where did you go in the end Ed?
Good luck for the weekend!
Uni staff, seems like they're a nice fit. Certainly looking forward to the batting tracks judging by the way the square's looking! Thanks mate, best of luck to you as well - captaincy this season?
-
How did your first Trowbridge games go @neoncricket ?
Mixed bag @DorsetDan , had a few starts but haven't kicked on yet (15, 18, 28). Should note all the teams we've played pre-season have been 2 or 3 leagues above so hopefully come Saturday it'll be a different story when we're at the same level!
Are you still playing with the lads in Warminster??
-
If you don't get a good game then simply refuse to play 2's. If that doesn't work then find another club. You pay your money so deserve a game. 11 players, 5 batters, 5 bowlers and a keeper
Cheers Adie - I am in the three's this week so hopefully will get a bat and a bowl.
-
[ :)quote author=edge link=topic=42005.msg671716#msg671716 date=1493785263]
Uni staff, seems like they're a nice fit. Certainly looking forward to the batting tracks judging by the way the square's looking! Thanks mate, best of luck to you as well - captaincy this season?
[/quote]
Yea they've been a decent bunch in the past. Main pitch is good as long as they've fixed the leaky covers now!
Unless they've changed their teas setup though don't be expecting too much...
Yes captaincy for me, nice little trip to Keynsham to ease me in too
-
Yea they've been a decent bunch in the past. Main pitch is good as long as they've fixed the leaky covers now!
Unless they've changed their teas setup though don't be expecting too much...
Yes captaincy for me, nice little trip to Keynsham to ease me in too
Brand spanking new covers, look very smart. Pitch definitely looks like it's improved from my uni days, I've played there enough times to know to take a bit of extra food haha so I'm at least forewarned if that hasn't changed.
Looks like a competitive league for you to say the least, best of luck!
-
@thecord are you keeping and captaining? i can never concentrate on both at once!
-
First game coming up at the weekend, really looking forward to it as we are in a new league with new challenges, new grounds and new teas to try out! Last year was a good season for me personally and hopefully I can kick that on again. We have had a good preseason and the team spirit is very high. Let's hope that carries on as the club's been through some difficulties over the last few years.
-
Midweek t20 friendly tonight well, 15 8 ball overs and retire at 25 game
I managed 30 not out (got to 25 then went back in) hit the ball nicely in an Astro track
Took to wickets and assisted a run out
-
Midweek game yesterday
DNB, 0-20 off 3 (defending 171 off 16) and took a catch in the outfield
Training tonight and I wish I hadn't bothered. Nothing felt right when I bowled, I've got a horribly swollen finger after a dropped catch and I batted like a blind Chris Martin!
I've been selected for the 5th XI on Saturday. It's a bit of a kick in the teeth as I've been a 2nd XI regular for the last 4 seasons, but at least I'm getting a game.
With how my luck seems to have gone in the pre-season games I'm considering retiring if I don't get a score, another crap game and carrying on much longer would be a form of self torture. I feel as if I hate cricket already and the season hasn't even started! :(
-
So you did well in the mid week game.
Screwing up in training often leads to a good performance at the weekend. Keep a positive outlook and remember "the best player is the player that enjoys themselves the most".
-
"the best player is the player that enjoys themselves the most".
As above, remember this is suppose to be fun so regardless of the 'level', just go out there and have fun and enjoy it. People take amateur stuff way to seriously.. it's supposed to be enjoyable
-
@thecord are you keeping and captaining? i can never concentrate on both at once!
Hi Rich, hope you're well.
I'm trying not to as we have a very handy younger keeper but he's away in Vegas this weekend so I'm thrown in at the deep end doing both which as you say is never easy!
I'll be looking for some support from my vice on the day no doubt
-
Brand spanking new covers, look very smart. Pitch definitely looks like it's improved from my uni days, I've played there enough times to know to take a bit of extra food haha so I'm at least forewarned if that hasn't changed.
Looks like a competitive league for you to say the least, best of luck!
New covers eh? Lucky chaps. Hope you get a decent run at things with them mate.
Yes competitive as in bloody tough, survival would be a huge achievement.
-
Midweek game yesterday
DNB, 0-20 off 3 (defending 171 off 16) and took a catch in the outfield
Training tonight and I wish I hadn't bothered. Nothing felt right when I bowled, I've got a horribly swollen finger after a dropped catch and I batted like a blind Chris Martin!
I've been selected for the 5th XI on Saturday. It's a bit of a kick in the teeth as I've been a 2nd XI regular for the last 4 seasons, but at least I'm getting a game.
With how my luck seems to have gone in the pre-season games I'm considering retiring if I don't get a score, another crap game and carrying on much longer would be a form of self torture. I feel as if I hate cricket already and the season hasn't even started! :(
Bilmey Cam that's a ibit harsh on yourself when you have a poor one just forget it and look forward to next week.
-
First proper match for me tomorrow and it's a cup game nowhere near match fit but raring to go hope the club can get 11 guys on the pitch.
Captain as stated its 50 overs regardless of win or lose use the the game as a warm up for league matches so it's head still eyes level watchthe ball and proper batting.
Hopefully we will bat first on an even surface as an opener never liked batting second this time of year for many reasons including that the batting crease looks like someone has tried to dig an hole
-
Bilmey Cam that's a ibit harsh on yourself when you have a poor one just forget it and look forward to next week.
Senior is right Camelot forget where you are playing,outside issues and concentrate on the ball and which windows you are going to break
as you will know ive practised since august for this year, ive got the unplayable ball from hell 2 weeks ago, out for 1, last Saturday caught off a shoulder high full toss for 4(one shot it was beautiful cover drive)
I stood there protesting it was a no-ball to no avail
after the game my mate umpiring at square leg said ''im sorry if I got that call wrong, hope I didn't ruin your weekend' he did actually
but it's on to this week and the red thing at some point is going to get some hammer
keep going
-
Good pre season and first real innings haven't transferred.
Second sat I got 12, I slight back niggle and slight various bounce got in my head and I played an ugly ugly shot.
First midweek game, I was stumped off a wide...... went walking when the ball wasn't dead and paid the price.
Was rather embarrassing
Team overal have not lost yet though.
Lms tonight and what should be a good game sat, so hopefully concentrate better in those
-
We went 2 from 2 at the weekend.
Still got massive ankle troubles but ended up bowling 13-5-31-2 and came in at the end to finish 1 not out.
Captaincy is going well too....But still a long season to come.
-
We went 2 from 2 at the weekend.
Still got massive ankle troubles but ended up bowling 13-5-31-2 and came in at the end to finish 1 not out.
Captaincy is going well too....But still a long season to come.
Good stuff @LcWoodward I keep checking your results on play cricket and will pop down in the coming weeks when you are at home to watch a few overs
-
Sounds good mate.
-
Hoping to carry form from last weekends friendly 131* into the league season on Sat. Starting away at Landsdown against their 2XI.
-
That's the second time I've had the worst net of my life in the last 2 days.
Contemplating dropping out this Saturday and letting someone who will actually play in the 5th XI regularly my spot. I feel that would do more for the team and the club than if I played.
I think this is the first time I've felt like giving up before even playing a league game :-[ :(
-
Nets count for very little IMO mate, I was terrible again on Tuesday as the variety of bowling coming down differed each time so it's nothing like facing an over of someone on a weekend game to get the feel of the pitch and pace from.
-
Decided to play for our Thursday evening team tonight and we got hammered. Midweek cricket is a young man's game, especially up here in Yorkshire before the summer arrives. Dropped a skyer at short third man off a top edged pull shot which went a long way up. I say dropped but I didn't actually get a hand on it as the spin+wind combined to make me look an even worse fielder than I already am.
To cap the evening off, someone appears to have made off with my box.
-
That's the second time I've had the worst net of my life in the last 2 days.
Contemplating dropping out this Saturday and letting someone who will actually play in the 5th XI regularly my spot. I feel that would do more for the team and the club than if I played.
I think this is the first time I've felt like giving up before even playing a league game :-[ :(
Just echoing what's been said, Net don't count for very much especially early in the season. Had a really good net against the machine on Wednesday night to the look like I didnt know which end of the bat to use last night. It's swings and roundabouts really, you just have to go into the first game with some self confidence and you'll be fine.
-
That's the second time I've had the worst net of my life in the last 2 days.
Contemplating dropping out this Saturday and letting someone who will actually play in the 5th XI regularly my spot. I feel that would do more for the team and the club than if I played.
I think this is the first time I've felt like giving up before even playing a league game :-[ :(
Cam you could always do what I do stay away from batting in nets because i can't bat in them either.
-
Total waste of time batting in club nets, outdoors is as bad as winter indoor
You'd be better doing throw downs or range hitting or something.
After the winter we've had, there's no way I'm missing any cricket games, even if it means a 400 mile drive to play for my sons team.
Play in your 5ths, keep your head up and enjoy the moment
-
Totally agree with what's been said.
I've seen of the guys look world beaters in the nexts and then go out in the middle and not been able to buy a run.
-
Interesting different views on indoor nets. I'm personally now a dedicated indoor net monkey
but I totally get those who say it's no substitute for outdoor games, and those that don't bother indoors because it's no relation in April to a grass wicket
I think indoors can help with fitness and technique, but yes...there's no substitute for getting out on a pitch and playing at whatever level
-
Nets are great as long as you are actually working on something.
If you're just going in there for a whack unless you are horribly out of form and just want to feel the ball out the middle there is little benefit.
-
Nets are great as long as you are actually working on something.
If you're just going in there for a whack unless you are horribly out of form and just want to feel the ball out the middle there is little benefit.
Yes absolutely. don't know about anyone else but all technical stuff and trying to improve shots is done indoors, once the season starts trying to work on technical stuff I don't think works
you should be trying just to score runs really and keep it simple
-
With reference to nets, a certain forum member and now teammate has opened my eyes to that one!
If you are considered one of the better batsman then some of the younger bowlers tend to treat it like a battle and take your head off or bowl as fast as possible. And because of this most of the batsmen get drawn into playing nothing like they would in a match as their only goal is to smash the bowler, which often ends in shots they would never play in a match!! So in my case, I am beginning to see that there is minimal advantage in our nets.
However, if the nets were more structured and had possibly 1 net of seam/swing on proper length and another of spin, then you could use one or both lanes to work on specific skills or specific balls! So nets do have their uses in the right conditions.
But I have found working on technique on a 1-2-1 basis far more useful. You need someone who will be honest with you and knows what you are doing wrong and what you need to work on. But has done me more good than trying to smash balls in our normal Club net!
I think that practicing certain balls is alos good again bowling machines - So if you wanted to practice playing yorkers or balls on off stump which swing away, then 2 minutes of setting the bowling machine up and you have an endless supply of practice! Plus as Carlos stated, this would also help for fitness.
But playing against a bowling machine will only help you grove your technique and work on certain aspects and has no reflection of conditions or some of the balls you may get in early May!! But also a good knock can come from nowhere, even if you don't feel great in the nets!!
-
i always use nets as a technique session as I don't worry about what the bowler is sending down just how im seeing it and where my positioning is when I play the ball, if they start sending too many short ones down ( I get a few on match days so don't mind a couple) I will ask them why they are doing and to bowl properly or go to another net while im in
same is true of bowling, so many batsmen use there feet to me in nets and try to slog or switch hit but would not do it in a game so I look at it the way of was that the ball I wanted to bowl and did it pitch where I wanted it to if so I don't care if the batsmen breaks the net smashing it
-
The problem with club nets is the lack of quality bowling
I've netted with clubs for over 40yrs now, and unless you have a wealth of class line and length bowling at your club, then what can you get out of batting in club nets?
Come match day, when the oppos bowling full and straight, the wickets green, they are using a cheap and nasty ball that swings round corners or wobbles mid flight, and the keepers chirping in your ear how crap you are, , that 10 mins of facing a few that are actually bowled at you, in club nets, is not really gonna do a lot to help.
I know a lot don't like midweek t20 cricket, but I've found that's a much better 'practice' for cricket than club nets.
Each to their own tho
I know some on here have lovely structured clubs with excellent training facilities etc and coaches
-
That's the second time I've had the worst net of my life in the last 2 days.
Contemplating dropping out this Saturday and letting someone who will actually play in the 5th XI regularly my spot. I feel that would do more for the team and the club than if I played.
I think this is the first time I've felt like giving up before even playing a league game :-[ :(
(No Swearing Please) to that. Play every game you can.
-
I know a lot don't like midweek t20 cricket, but I've found that's a much better 'practice' for cricket than club nets.
I agree, especially if your batting second with the sun low and getting darker, really makes you focus hard on the ball
-
In our practice last night I made sure it had 3 bowlers who bowled 3 balls each, my partner and I would then run a 3. Found this worked well as I faced 3 consistent balls in a more match like situation and the bowler likewise had a more match like situation. My only complain was I wanted to bat longer! Anyways it's our first game tomorrow, I'm on tea duty too. Fingers crossed they both go well
-
i always use nets as a technique session as I don't worry about what the bowler is sending down just how im seeing it and where my positioning is when I play the ball, if they start sending too many short ones down ( I get a few on match days so don't mind a couple) I will ask them why they are doing and to bowl properly or go to another net while im in
same is true of bowling, so many batsmen use there feet to me in nets and try to slog or switch hit but would not do it in a game so I look at it the way of was that the ball I wanted to bowl and did it pitch where I wanted it to if so I don't care if the batsmen breaks the net smashing it
This
-
YES!!!! The cat is out of the bag! First game today against Whitely Village (which is a retirement complex, so we may do well!)
After a self-inflicted crap season last year, I'm raring for one last tilt at the windmills!
-
Have the longest away trip of the season today, Chalfont St Giles to Harpsden. My car broke down before reaching the M40, which is less than ten minutes from home, and I came within 50 yards of nursing it home. Hopefully not an omen of the season to come!
-
It wasn't an omen. Win by seven wickets, 170ao vs 173/3 with one of the lads getting his maiden 1s ton. 0/24 from six for me, didn't turn much. Car not good, head gasket gone so not going anywhere.
-
We only had 8 players today but still won managed to bat 32 of the 50 overs which was pleasing as I hadn't picked a bat up since
Last August.
Got out in an odd way went to sweep one hit the ball to short fine leg was outside the crease and back foot spikes stuck in the pitch and was stumped
-
Golden duck for my first game in 8 months. Bowled while trying to hit a yorker into the next county.
Came in with 4 overs left to be fair and we posted 310.
Oppo batted and made 180-9
-
Got a bowl today
Gonna be stiff tomorrow
-
They got 132/9 in their 40 overs. We batted them off 1 down in 30 overs. Got 61* batting 3.
-
Off the mark with a 29* to see us home. Shoved myself down the order as insurance in the run chase. Pleased toget going after a poor tour and a bad first game with the bat. Chased diwn 161 in 25 overs
-
65, given out caught behind when I didn't hit it. Comical umpiring and cheating oppos
Team anihilated them
-
Got a text at 8am this morning saying we (2nd XI) only had 6 players and the 1st XI only had 10 so told skipper to play in 1st XI while I look for a game elsewhere. Contacted a previous club of mine (now a family of tw*ts have gone elsewhere) and got a game with them. Bit surprised/disappointed I didn't get asked to bowl given the opposition scored 286 off 45 overs. Didn't say anything as the skipper seemed to be under pressure but his mood (and everyone else's) improved as the club's stalwart batted through and we ended up with a decent draw. I did get to bat although it was 44th over with instructions to hit out or get out. I accomplished both of these objectives scoring a boundary second ball and out LBW (it was plumb) the third.
-
3rd win from 3 games, a "low scoring thriller" chasing 76 on an absolute shocker of a wicket, 4ball duck to a literal roller from a short of a length ball. Looking forward to next week as it's a top versus second clash.
-
First game in Hunts Div 4 against Kimbolton 2s today after we moved up from the Sunday Division 5.
Batted first, got asked to open up after our normal one was running late, made 8 before our captain gave me out LBW when i got a faint inside edge onto my pads, can't grumble though as i would have given it in his position. Done my job of wasting 8/9 overs off their opening bowlers, considering i should have been batting 7/8. We made 184. Our number 4 was given out on 70, he top edged it up over the keeper, who took a catch whilst stumbling forwards, he dropped it whilst stumbling and shouldn't have been given as a wicket but he was given out, much to our dismay.
Started bowling in the best possible way, with our left armer taking a wicket first ball of the innings. His brother then took another wicket in the next over and we had them in trouble. i came on with them 100-odd for 4. Took 2-21 in my 5 overs. I had their left hander who carried his bat for 70 struggling against my spin. They were 134-9, and managed to chase down 185. Too many extras and some poor fielding cost us.
-
Got a bowl today
Gonna be stiff tomorrow
Well bowled fella ;) :D
-
Well bowled fella ;) :D
and both of you in the runs
-
Mixed start with new club, batted 3 and got to 25 at about run a ball then just forgot how to bat for some reason, out for 26. Not a bad start for the first game at least. Opened the bowling and bowled like a tart before getting it together after a couple of overs, no wickets though. We got 214, they were about 140-1 with us fielding poorly before our leggies put in a superb spell and we rembered how to catch, 170ish all out, job done! Decent day, stiffening up badly already.
-
First league game of the season against our local rivals
Couldn't of gotten off to a worse start
They got 344 one chap scoring 190
With no hope of scoring that amount of runs out target was 200 to get max batting points we managed 166 i top scored with 48
This season is going to be a tough one having lost half our side in the winter
-
and both of you in the runs
You need to come join the party Jason
And hope you've sold loadsa paintings/ got commissions
-
After losing last week by 9 wickets, we went and won by 9 wickets this weekend.
Opened the bowling and beat the edge on several occasions with no reward, 5 overs for 13. Skipper was saving me for death by I wasn't required as the oppo hit 3 full tosses and two straight to short fine leg in 138 all out.
Today is sunday funday, bring it on.
-
First game in a new league ended in a close defeat. We scored 211 which was chased down with 2 balls remaining for the loss of 8 wickets. Felt ok batting but tried to play the sweep too early to a right arm bowling over. Really shouldn't have played that shot so early! Took a good skier to claim the first despite a team mate trying to call it and everyone else expecting (hoping for) a collision. Personally must do better next week and not brain fart!
-
First year as 1st XI captain this year.
Elected to bowl first hoping for an early season wobble from the other team. Only for them to rack up 258-9 off their 45 overs. We then got off to a great start with our openers nearly putting on 100 for no loss. Chased it with 4 balls to spare. Great start to the year
18 off 17 balls for me. Silly sweep shot ending my innings LBW
First time we've won our first game of the season since 2011 :D
-
First game opening yesterday.
We bowled first and got smacked around for 250 by a very strong team.
We got 120 AO in response, I took a catch and made a gritty 23 before being given lbw. Not the start we hoped for but was good to be back playing and looking forward to next week
-
We got beat today we set 220 and there 4 proffesional knocked them off. Joe Weatherley is a fine batsman and Asher Hart is a decent quick bowler but the Dutch International who batted 3 and bowled rather sharp was good fun. scored 20 before trying to slog sweep batted at 4 and kept soundly.
Really enjoying my cricket, best standard i think i have played at if i'm honest and will have to keep up and improve if i want to stay ahead. League i think in terms of quality is right up there with the best i have played in, and they play on great roads.
-
Third defeat on the spin, collapsed and went in at 96-8. Skied one and another duck to the tally. We put up 160, they knocked it off easily, I took my one catch late on.
Feeling utterly dejected right now, just not fun losing like we are doing so; I've never claimed to be any good myself but maaaaaan its a bummer.
-
Down into the 3rd XI this week after a waste of time last week.
Wasn't bad overall - opened the bowling with 6-2-18-2 and batted at 5 scoring 11 before getting out to a full bunger which I bottom edged into my toe before rolling into the stumps.
We scored 147 ao v 86 ao for the oppo.
3 wins for the club this weekend also!
-
We beat Grimsby today in a good game. Team scored 250 and they were about 30 short all out chasing.
There was a ton for both sides.
I got 25 to go with another 25* on Thursday night so not bad for early season.
-
Well my game in the 5th XI was an experience if nothing else.
The opposition won the toss and batted first. They made 161-2 off their 42 overs. Considering it's a small ground with a quick outfield this was well below par.
On a personal note I bowled 10 overs, 4 maidens 0-27. There were 2 dropped catches off my bowling and their umpire wasn't playing LBWs (no more said on that!)
In reply we chased it down within 30 overs so won by 7 wickets.
I was down to bat at no.7 so I wasn't required.
It was nice to contribute with the ball on a winning side, but hopefully I get a chance to wield the willow next week!
-
First league game as 2nd XI skipper. Interesting start, we got put in on a council wicket that hadn't seen water in weeks. Played OK for 3 overs before it started popping off a length and stopping. Basically the going through the top. I had one fly off length past my left shoulder, hit me in the chest, before eventually fending one to slip for 3. We got 100, which felt like a minor triumph from 54-8.
We have one advantage over the oppo at this level, while there bowling was kids we had an experienced vets and a huge 6'4 opening bowler. He proceeded to take 6-8, while myself and another vet bowled 13 overs 2 for 14 at the other end. Our third vet, a leggie cleaned up the tail as we bowled them put for 49. They were 12-7 at one point!
If we can score runs we'll clean up alot of teams this season.
-
First Beds League game today. Bowled first and had them all out for 174 inside the 40 overs. Took 3-22 off my 8 overs with 2 drops and an edge which our keeper just missed, was also very pleased with our First Team Keeper's 13 year-old brother opening the bowling and taking 4 wickets in his first ever senior game.
For the second day in a row was down to at 8 but ended up opening up as nobody else wanted to. Made 3 before i fended off a bouncer which ballooned up into the keepers gloves. We ended up on 140-odd, just couldn't get ourselves over the line.
-
First Beds League game today. Bowled first and had them all out for 174 inside the 40 overs. Took 3-22 off my 8 overs with 2 drops and an edge which our keeper just missed, was also very pleased with our First Team Keeper's 13 year-old brother opening the bowling and taking 4 wickets in his first ever senior game.
For the second day in a row was down to at 8 but ended up opening up as nobody else wanted to. Made 3 before i fended off a bouncer which ballooned up into the keepers gloves. We ended up on 140-odd, just couldn't get ourselves over the line.
Who do you play for bud and what division?
-
Who do you play for bud and what division?
Eaton Socon 2s in Div 5 mate
-
Had to play in the 4XI due to injury on Saturday. Nice to actually win a game after 3 defeats. Managed to somehow score 96. Not the greatest innings of my life but still good to get some runs and not end the game on crutches.
What surprised me at the game was how quickly people can just abuse the umpire. This was a division 7 match and one of our bowlers just lost it at the oppositions umpire after he called a wide down leg. It was all just a bit over the top.
-
First 4 XI game of the season and thus my first game. Oppo won the toss and batted, got them 197 ao of 39 overs. Their no 3 must have had his weetabix because he was seeing it brilliantly which affected my figures. Opened bowling 6-1-39-0. Couldn't quite sort run up out but still managed to get some good movement away even though the pace was a bit down.
In reply we ended up chasing it down to be 199-9 off 39.4 overs, some brilliant batting performances by some youngsters and a few oldies. I however managed 3 before playing round a straight one. Was great to start off with a win and a 100 point weekend for the club!
The only downside to the game was the oppo had a mouthy git. I don't mind a bit of banter "ooo playing at air" etc occasionally, however when you are shouting at your own team mates, throwing a tantrum when a catch is dropped, appealing for LBWs off a massive inside edge, complaining harsh wides for balls at the return crease and heres the kicker abusing all of our batsmen including the youngsters and having a dig at me for my haircut and because i have chosen to give myself an alternative appearance then that's too much. This was in the bottom league of the sunday 3rds so if he thinks hes that good i'm not too sure why hes playing there!
Anyway rant over, great way to start the season, can't wait for next game.
-
Middlesex's finest second team off with a win in Div 1 in a very close game where we defended 172. The oppo brought their club chairman to umpire for them so we ended up having to get 14 wickets to win the match.
3 weeks without a score thou after more winter practice than ever before. Is it going to pay off I wonder :)
to contract our ones shipped over 300 against Ickenham firsts and selection is back on the agenda 'early doors'
-
Had to play in the 4XI due to injury on Saturday. Nice to actually win a game after 3 defeats. Managed to somehow score 96. Not the greatest innings of my life but still good to get some runs and not end the game on crutches.
What surprised me at the game was how quickly people can just abuse the umpire. This was a division 7 match and one of our bowlers just lost it at the oppositions umpire after he called a wide down leg. It was all just a bit over the top.
I've noticed this a lot this season. On Friday we had an LBW appeal given against a batsman and as he took off for the leg bye before being given, he ended up 'windmilling' his bat towards the umpire. I honestly thought he was going to let go of the bat.
Another thing I've noticed is opposition players having a go at people for not being given out LBW. When did this start to happen? On Saturday we had a wicketkeeper having a go at our batsman for that very reason, he soon piped down when he was told it was the umpires decision and he should toddle off back behind the stumps before he had a bat wrapped round his head! :D
-
First league game for Trowbridge Saturday, top scored with 60 off roughly 20/25 overs so pretty pleased (decent start at least!).
We ended on 227-8 and bowled them out for 181 - bearing in mind they were 131-1 it was a decent comeback by all accounts.
-
Made my umpiring debut on Saturday ;-)
My club lost the toss and the oppo hit 297 off their 45 overs - mainly helped by a really mediocre display in the field. Needing nearly 7 an over, we were 20-0 off 10 and the run chase never got going, finishing around 210ao. I didn't have anything too difficult to call, a really obvious caught behind and a few reasonably plumb lbws.
It was enjoyable overall, same again next week.
-
Had our 2nd league game of the season and 2nd on the trot at home, we lost the toss and got put in to bat - we were playing on the same track as the week before due to that game only lasting 60 overs - we got rolled for 46 last Saturday! And knowing our pitch i really thought that it would only get worse to bat on, so was actually quite happy to be walking out to open up 1st.
I was going along really nicely and felt great, got to 67 at just under a run a ball and then my captain completely sold me down the river and ran me out! Really missed a chance for 3 figures early in the season. We made 250/8 off our 44 overs in the end which is exactly what i thought the pitch was worth.
But towards the end there was definite signs of up and down and more turn - and as i thought it got worse and worse and we rolled the oppo for 135 with the pitch definitely playing a part in a few dismissals.
There was a lot of chat after the game about whether tracks should be used 2 games in a row like that etc... but at the end of the day they won the toss and bowled.
-
Had our 2nd league game of the season and 2nd on the trot at home, we lost the toss and got put in to bat - we were playing on the same track as the week before due to that game only lasting 60 overs - we got rolled for 46 last Saturday! And knowing our pitch i really thought that it would only get worse to bat on, so was actually quite happy to be walking out to open up 1st.
I was going along really nicely and felt great, got to 67 at just under a run a ball and then my captain completely sold me down the river and ran me out! Really missed a chance for 3 figures early in the season. We made 250/8 off our 44 overs in the end which is exactly what i thought the pitch was worth.
But towards the end there was definite signs of up and down and more turn - and as i thought it got worse and worse and we rolled the oppo for 135 with the pitch definitely playing a part in a few dismissals.
There was a lot of chat after the game about whether tracks should be used 2 games in a row like that etc... but at the end of the day they won the toss and bowled.
A chat after whilst the Captain bought you the couple of drinks he owed you for running you out?? :(
-
A chat after whilst the Captain bought you the couple of drinks he owed you for running you out?? :(
Yes he did get me a beer after :)
-
Yesterday was our first game of the season.
At the crease. Remember the training you've put in pre-season, take it easy, head to ball, take it easy, watch the bowler, take it easy, light on my feet, left elbow up and straight, enough feel in the back swing, see what he does, watch it out of his hand, take it easy, ball is in the air, oh I can clobber this one, a big swing and a miss later brings you to reality. Luckily, the ball missed the stumps about as much as I missed the first ball.
I'd like to add that this year our club isn't fielding an all women's team so last Sunday I was batting along side one of them. It was quite unusual to get on the spot batting tips from a current international player. Nothing special in advice, just all the stuff you think you're doing but you're not.
-
first match for 20 months last saturday...no cricket last year as was in the phillipines, and then was living in Aus, but broke my hand so missed most of that season.
didnt do too badly...opened the batting and score 105!!!! caught on the boundary held up in the wind and i was knackered as well as im completely unfit and my knee is shot to pieces!!!
-
Tuesday night is 16 over Evening League.
We batted first and posted 140-4 (DNB again) then bowled them all out for about 100
I finally got some wickets taking 3-19 off 3
-
Enjoy Playing cricket but as iam getting on a bit
batting 32 overs umpiring 10 And fielding for 40 on Saturday its took till today Wednesday for me to recover
-
Enjoy Playing cricket but as iam getting on a bit
batting 32 overs umpiring 10 And fielding for 40 on Saturday its took till today Wednesday for me to recover
yes it's the fielding for us senior citizens that takes it's toll. if the oppo bat first we could be in the field 55 overs.
part of the reason ive deceided to get a decent pair of cricket spikes with a lot of support, also got two ankle supports
-
Tuesday night is 16 over Evening League.
We batted first and posted 140-4 (DNB again) then bowled them all out for about 100
I finally got some wickets taking 3-19 off 3
Perhaps you should make a point saying Spinners are the new opening Batsmen? Sunil Narine for instance?
-
Jug avoidance! But back in the runs
(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/CB9C8C25-7BB0-463C-A038-0392E7A38FFB_zps6cmujd0x.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/CB9C8C25-7BB0-463C-A038-0392E7A38FFB_zps6cmujd0x.jpg.html)
12 over game and still 4 overs left when I got out(8ball overs)
But yeah first ball for 6, 20 ball fifty and 8 sixes , isn't a bad Wednesday night.
Oppo got to 149 for 3 of there 12 chasing our 189
-
Played at the weekend with no umpires. Shocking for a division 3 game.
We got 144 all out, threw it away from a decent start against some poor oppo.
They knocked off thanks to some lets just say very favourable decisions.
No excuses for the batting though.
Ended up with 13-3-39-1 Although I made the mistake of leaving the first ball I faced that turned a decent amount straight into my off pole.
-
Second round of the cup Tomorrow and the club as signed its first lady player she's the counties women opening bowler here's hoping she does well.
-
It took us literally all week to sort out 33 players for tomorrow, and just as every confirms their selection... we get a call from the 3rd team's oppo - "we can't raise a side"... without the headache and annoyance that selection gave us in the first place this was somewhat a frustrating relief!
I unfortunately had back spasms during the week and not feeling 100% for probably the first time, I committed to playing my part as captain and setting an example. However, I will be keeping!
-
Just dropped out from tomorrow's match due to plumbing leak have to stay at home and wait for plumbers afternoon visit
-
Wish me luck today boys! Stand in captain today for a 3rd XI league game consisting of 4 regulars, a dad, 2 15 year olds, 2 blokes who retired years ago, a bloke who hasn't played before and a bloke I've never met!
Ahhhh! 3rd XI cricket at its finest!!😁
-
You should have joined us at CBF South Midlands CC
-
Bowled out for 67
Bowled them out for 48
#captaingenius just sayin! 😁
-
Bowled out for 67
Bowled them out for 48
#captaingenius just sayin! 😁
#earlyfinish
-
Skipper on holiday today so I got to be captain. Also facing fellow forumite @HallamKeeper
I got 8 of 23, pitch had some various bounce. It never felt good, edged behind for jack ^^ to smoother easily.
We ended up 229 all out thanks to our no3s 100(only score of any significance).
Oppo ended up 182 for 8 of there 46. Just couldn't buy them last two wickets............ well 8 dropped catches didn't help. Not a good day in the field for us.
But a wind a win.
-
Bowled them out for 76.
Won by 6 wickets, gave everyone free reign to spank the living shhhh off the ball
-
2nd successive defeat for us today. After walking the league last year we have had a few issues with availability for the early season games with football still going and some of our 1st team youngsters having school games which takes priority.
We won the toss and elected to bat with a weak side today missing 4 of the top 6 started slow as very tight bowling from oppo openers we started to get going after 4 maidens at the start and lost my opening partner at 35 off 10 built slowly again with N03 then 4 and we got to drinks at 86-3 off 23 built a good partnership after drinks until I got in a stick or twist postitiom with 10 overs or so to go. Bat through as long tail or take risks ending up doing neither really and spooning a drive to cover for 64 and we managed to get to 162/9 with No9 clearing the ropes 3 times in last over.
Bowled quite well and picked up 2 early wickets in reply then we as a team put down 3 catches which cost us the chance to make things interesting espically as one we dropped on single figures made 80odd and they got it 4 down after losing 2 wickets when they needed 3 to win. No doubt a side that will be up at the top this season along with hopefully us now that football season has finished and long break in local private school cricket.
On a personal note 169 runs from 2 innings so far and the GN Ultimate playing well. A bit of T20 now for next 2 Wednesdays until I play sat again so time to try another bat for T20 :)
-
I played in the 3rd XI today. Oppo batted first and got 349-5
Their no.3 made 226*
My personal contribution was 7 overs 0-47 (which considering the circumstances I was pleased with) and I took a catch at cover.
In reply we made 220 all out. I only got 5 but hit a nice 4 before being C&B off a full toss :-[
Tomorrow I'm in the 1st XI for a National Cup game.
-
Today's league game had everything.
Opposition scored 232 which was in part to one of our main bowlers actually refusing to bowl because the captain he had not opened with him. My efforts brought me 4-49 off 11 overs and after dropping an absolute dolly, I then took one of the worst catches you'll ever see. I completely missed the ball with my hands but it somehow lodged between my thighs.
Our reply got off to rapid start but real talking point of the first few overs was the sportmanship of the opposition after I had given out our opener LBW. 2-3 of the fielders close to the bat immediately shouted it's not out (he had apparently hit it) and asked me to reverse my decision. Our innnings was seemingly heading to 75% until aforementioned bowler finally stopped sulking, strapped on his pads and went crazy hitting 50+ in around 20 deliveries.
With just 12 to win, 3 overs left and 4 wickets in hand, we were on course for what looked an unlikely victory but a flurry of late wickets meant we collapsed to 222 all out. I was the last man out trying to launch the ball for 6 but only managed a feeble top edge which was gleefully held their keeper. Still it was a very exciting match and as disappointed as I was, I don't begrudge losing to a team who play cricket with the honesty they showed today.
-
Caught behind for 5 soggy wicket and got impatient. Won by 110 runs but our runs they were scored by the tail. Lovely view from the ground. Lovely. Opposition.
-
Played my old side today, bowled first and had them all out for 165( don't think I touched the ball in the field)
Opened the batting( to much micky taking from oppo) and hit 60no and scored winning runs.
Bragging rights are mine, but tinged with a bit of sadness for my old lot, who are in terminal decline.
-
Got run out on 11 yesterday rather frustratingly....we also lost by 60 odd runs. Did take a nice catch at point tho and a cracking tea so all in all not all bad
-
Rained off at tea against one of the stronger teams in the league. With only 2 regular bowlers they made 229, but I managed to bag the last 2 wickets in the final over to get maximum bowling points. 2-37 off 8.
-
Got beat yesterday
My bowling got hammered and I missed a straight one batting
Oh , and my bats broke
-
Good first win for the seconds yesterday, we chased down 182 in 30 overs, made it look easy in the end
-
Team won yesterday by 49 runs with nine players two cup games two wins roll on the league commencement next Sat.
-
Really good day for the club yesterday. Us and the 2nds got maximum points and 3 people got tons (including me) and a guy in the 2nds took 6/19.
Really pleased to get a hundred (107 off 127) after missing out last week.
We won easily in the end, we got 267/7 and then bowled them out for 68.
-
Got asked to step down to the 2s yesterday because it was there worst fixture against north Maidenhead. This fixture got so bad last year that one of their players uprooted a stump and started charging towards our captain with it. He received a ten match ban for this so thankfully was t playing. We arrived at what can only be described as a cut strip in the middle of a village football field and also found out that the bloke that was banned would be umpiring their innings 10 decisions turned down in their 31 over innings - all out for 167 which was poor given our 6 dropped catches 20 extras and probably 30 given away due to misfields. Still a very achievable target especially with 59 overs in the bank - openers lasted all of 3 balls - I clothed one of the worst balls I have faced to midwicked for 4 after trying to pull an off spinner. And we were eventually cleaned up for 89. Balls! To make it worse all three teams lost...double balls! Although on a plus side there were over 500 runs scored on our home pitch in under 100 overs - absolute road...get in.
-
Bowled out for 67
Bowled them out for 48
#captaingenius just sayin! 😁
And all without even turning your arm over, what's going on there? #specialistnumber10
-
All out for 64 today
Lost by 10 wickets. The less said the better.
I hate cricket :(
-
Only a poor 22 yesterday.. given out lbw :(
125 today with only 3 4's as their attack wasn't great and we had a weak team so I just ensured one end was closed all 40 overs and didn't want to ruin the oppos game either by flogging them.
-
didn't want to ruin the oppos game either by flogging them.
Match fixing? ;)
Well batted!
-
125 today with only 3 4's
Sounds exciting to watch. Any videos?
-
Due to rain all day yesterday, we decided to play 20/20. The other team batted first and was bowled out for 89. We chased the score in 14 overs with 5 wickets down. I was given LBW on 1 run by umpire when it was clearly missing leg stump as it was going down leg. My off break bowling was quite effective. My bowling figure was 3-1-4-0. One of my teammates dropped a sitter on my bowling.
Overall, a good day of cricket.
-
Good day today - won our national village cup game against wraysbury - great crowd and a great game of cricket - and undefeated stand of 192 between myself and our number three (80 and 101 repectively) helped us get to 254-3 off our 40 overs - and they were all out for 197 a really well oiled performance and we can build from here
-
Good day today - won our national village cup game against wraysbury - great crowd and a great game of cricket - and undefeated stand of 192 between myself and our number three (80 and 101 repectively) helped us get to 254-3 off our 40 overs - and they were all out for 197 a really well oiled performance and we can build from here
Always glad to see Wraysbury lose! Bet that stand shut them up or were they still their usual gobby selves?
-
Enjoyable afternoon playing a friendly in Leeds today.
Eventually lost the toss (coin wouldn't land flat) and opposition chose to bat first. Our quick bowler turned around to me at what would have been the start of his 3rd over and said "save me for when the better batsmen come in" so it just seemed easiest just to bowl myself as I was already there. In fairness this worked in our favour because my off-spin was gripping and bouncing off a good length so I brought on another off-spinner first change at other end too. I picked up 1 wicket, other off-spinner got 3 (including someone who stood on his wickets) but the star of the show was the autistic lad I support who picked up 4-23 (a lethal combination of leg-spin, off-spin and pies !!). The last pair put on around 40 with some big hitting so I brought back on our opener and he uprooted the off stump second ball back which set us a target of 131 to win.
A 5 wicket victory arrived with around 15 overs to spare (thanks to some big hitting) but the most pleasing aspect of our reply was the innings of the lad who got most of the tap from the last pair. I think he thought that was his day done (normally bats 10 or 11 on Saturday) but I put him to bat at No.5 and he played a great supporting innings, ending up around 20 not out. We had a laugh at the end of the match and told him you don't look quite as depressed now as you did at tea.
-
Always glad to see Wraysbury lose! Bet that stand shut them up or were they still their usual gobby selves?
Generally they didn't say much to be honest they seemed like an alright bunch with the exception of a few - the few that chirped to start with soon shut up as we sent their opening bowler for 20 off one of his overs lol.
-
Generally they didn't say much to be honest they seemed like an alright bunch with the exception of a few - the few that chirped to start with soon shut up as we sent their opening bowler for 20 off one of his overs lol.
A couple of them are good lads. I haven't seen their team but one of the usual gobby ones is their opening bowler so I hope he was the one who got carted!
-
1st XI lost by 4 wickets.
2nd XI won by 6 wickets.
3rd XI winning draw after scoring 206-4. We lost the toss and were put into bat on a damp wicket, I was then unexpectedly asked to open the batting.
I only lasted 8 overs before top edging one for the keeper to take after scoring 6.
But it seemed it was going to be 6 again with the bowling, after bagging myself 3 early wickets to reduce the oppo to 17-3 they grounded out the next 25 overs to get to 70 something for 5, before I came back on to take another 3 wickets.
For love nor money myself and the other opening bowler couldn't get the old head batsman out and ended up with a winning draw with the oppo on 106-8 off their 40 over.
-
The less said about Saturday the better, all out for 98 they're opener taking 4 in 4 balls at one point
14 ball duck for me personally got bowled by a decent in swinging Yorker at which point we were 60 odd for 8 after being 15-5
Lost by 9 wickets but we never gave up in the field and kept working hard till the end I cowled two very average overs at the end
On to next time!!
-
Made scratchy 4 and 7's in my two knocks so far this season never felt like i was in any trouble either time but never felt like I was going to get going either. Picked up a few wickets but been expensive, not being able to train regularly is hitting me pretty hard.
-
Skipper on holiday today so I got to be captain. Also facing fellow forumite @HallamKeeper
I got 8 of 23, pitch had some various bounce. It never felt good, edged behind for jack ^^ to smoother easily.
We ended up 229 all out thanks to our no3s 100(only score of any significance).
Oppo ended up 182 for 8 of there 46. Just couldn't buy them last two wickets............ well 8 dropped catches didn't help. Not a good day in the field for us.
But a wind a win.
It was a decent game, probably not the best cricket from either side but played in a very good spirit. Finally got a couple of catches to come my way and I was grateful they were pretty simple. The less said about my attempt to hit your bowler back over his head the better.
-
Not a bad day for my side today.
Top of the table clash in the midweek league, we bowed the oppo out for 110, yours truly taking 5-21.
Knocked them off in 9.4 overs for a 10 wicket win.
-
Just after some opinions. Our 2nd team have had to concede this weekend, because as a club we have over 10 players unavailable as they are at Wembley watching Bradford city play off final. Our club isn't the only one affected by the football with players missing, they are a well supported club in our area.
Rearranging all this weekends fixtures was discussed at the league meeting, because of the amount of clubs affected by the footy. But the league have decided to go ahead as planned with the fixtures. For me I can't understand why, it's so simple to arrange other dates for the fixtures, especially as we are so early on in the season, and it would make life easier for so many clubs.
The league sec has said she understands if teams need to concede fixtures, and that if they choose to do so, they won't be punished financially or by point deductions for failing to fulfill fixtures, as opposed to league rules. So she's accepted it's qn exceptional circumstance to warrant that decision, but yet won't just simply allow them to be rearranged to solve all problems. Is this just going against the whole mantra of 'get the game on'?? She's happy for games to be called off/conceded, rather than arrange another date. I just don't understand why?
What do other people think would be the best solution and any other thoughts on the matter?
Last season we cancelled the first week of fixtures and rearranged for the end of the season, due to the terrible weather. So why not just do something similar now?
Our 1st team is down to 5 proper 1st teamers, and 6 others coming up from the 2nds that were left from the football exodus. Gonna have to dig deep with my own personal batting
-
Not a bad day for my side today.
Top of the table clash in the midweek league, we bowed the oppo out for 110, yours truly taking 5-21.
Knocked them off in 9.4 overs for a 10 wicket win.
I take it you didn't bat?
-
I take it you didn't bat?
Of course I didn't!
In the midweek stuff the too 5 bat, no.6 keeps and the bottom 5 bowl.
I was buzzing off my Michelle so wasn't bothered about getting a bat :D
-
Really good day for the club yesterday. Us and the 2nds got maximum points and 3 people got tons (including me) and a guy in the 2nds took 6/19.
Really pleased to get a hundred (107 off 127) after missing out last week.
We won easily in the end, we got 267/7 and then bowled them out for 68.
Somehow my 100 on Saturday made the paper! :o :o
Not a bad photo of me either, although i am not sure i 'crashed' a hundred at a strike rate of about 80 odd.
http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/cricket/hundred-for-hillman-puts-mk-in-pole-position-against-mk-city-1-7961847 (http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/sport/cricket/hundred-for-hillman-puts-mk-in-pole-position-against-mk-city-1-7961847)
-
Just after some opinions. Our 2nd team have had to concede this weekend, because as a club we have over 10 players unavailable as they are at Wembley watching Bradford city play off final. Our club isn't the only one affected by the football with players missing, they are a well supported club in our area.
Rearranging all this weekends fixtures was discussed at the league meeting, because of the amount of clubs affected by the footy. But the league have decided to go ahead as planned with the fixtures. For me I can't understand why, it's so simple to arrange other dates for the fixtures, especially as we are so early on in the season, and it would make life easier for so many clubs.
The league sec has said she understands if teams need to concede fixtures, and that if they choose to do so, they won't be punished financially or by point deductions for failing to fulfill fixtures, as opposed to league rules. So she's accepted it's qn exceptional circumstance to warrant that decision, but yet won't just simply allow them to be rearranged to solve all problems. Is this just going against the whole mantra of 'get the game on'?? She's happy for games to be called off/conceded, rather than arrange another date. I just don't understand why?
What do other people think would be the best solution and any other thoughts on the matter?
Last season we cancelled the first week of fixtures and rearranged for the end of the season, due to the terrible weather. So why not just do something similar now?
Our 1st team is down to 5 proper 1st teamers, and 6 others coming up from the 2nds that were left from the football exodus. Gonna have to dig deep with my own personal batting
@cricketbadger we had the same thing last year with Sheffield Wednesday in the play offs, most games were rescheduled to let cricketers either get down to Wembley or watch it at home/pub. (SYSCL league)
Did you guys not get the same last year when you played Millwall? I guess it was only the Semi's so perhaps not.
I guess we'll have the same again this season if Wednesday beat Huddersfield. Doubt Huddersfield in the Final would cause our league too many problems as Huddersfield have their own league.
-
@cricketbadger we had the same thing last year with Sheffield Wednesday in the play offs, most games were rescheduled to let cricketers either get down to Wembley or watch it at home/pub. (SYSCL league)
Did you guys not get the same last year when you played Millwall? I guess it was only the Semi's so perhaps not.
I guess we'll have the same again this season if Wednesday beat Huddersfield. Doubt Huddersfield in the Final would cause our league too many problems as Huddersfield have their own league.
The midweek alliance has let tonight's games be re arranged once again because Sheffield Wednesday are in the play offs.
God dam Wednesday ruining cricket every year!!
-
Just after some opinions. Our 2nd team have had to concede this weekend, because as a club we have over 10 players unavailable as they are at Wembley watching Bradford city play off final. Our club isn't the only one affected by the football with players missing, they are a well supported club in our area.
Rearranging all this weekends fixtures was discussed at the league meeting, because of the amount of clubs affected by the footy. But the league have decided to go ahead as planned with the fixtures. For me I can't understand why, it's so simple to arrange other dates for the fixtures, especially as we are so early on in the season, and it would make life easier for so many clubs.
The league sec has said she understands if teams need to concede fixtures, and that if they choose to do so, they won't be punished financially or by point deductions for failing to fulfill fixtures, as opposed to league rules. So she's accepted it's qn exceptional circumstance to warrant that decision, but yet won't just simply allow them to be rearranged to solve all problems. Is this just going against the whole mantra of 'get the game on'?? She's happy for games to be called off/conceded, rather than arrange another date. I just don't understand why?
What do other people think would be the best solution and any other thoughts on the matter?
Last season we cancelled the first week of fixtures and rearranged for the end of the season, due to the terrible weather. So why not just do something similar now?
Our 1st team is down to 5 proper 1st teamers, and 6 others coming up from the 2nds that were left from the football exodus. Gonna have to dig deep with my own personal batting
Difficult one because, well, how do you make a rule that is equal to everyone, and where do you stop it?
A. Lets say club A, losing players, wants to reschedule, but Club B, experiencing a rare peak in availability wants to field its strongest side. Who gets their own way? You only need one of these to throw the whole thing out and for someone to be disadvantaged.
B. If you are prepared to do this for a game of football, why not for other things? A religious festival or fast? A club wedding? How far do you take it? It would almost certainly end up in court.
Bottom line is players should have some commitment - if they choose to miss games, their club should suffer. Over the years I've missed two Yorkshire finals, three Iron Maiden gigs and the chance to go to Download because I believe a commitment is just that...
-
Difficult one because, well, how do you make a rule that is equal to everyone, and where do you stop it?
A. Lets say club A, losing players, wants to reschedule, but Club B, experiencing a rare peak in availability wants to field its strongest side. Who gets their own way? You only need one of these to throw the whole thing out and for someone to be disadvantaged.
B. If you are prepared to do this for a game of football, why not for other things? A religious festival or fast? A club wedding? How far do you take it? It would almost certainly end up in court.
Bottom line is players should have some commitment - if they choose to miss games, their club should suffer. Over the years I've missed two Yorkshire finals, three Iron Maiden gigs and the chance to go to Download because I believe a commitment is just that...
Our league has a rule that allows you to reschedule a fixture
In exceptional circumstances league fixtures may be rearranged by mutual consent, and with the agreement of the Fixtures Secretary, provided that the Fixtures Secretary is notified and gives his consent not later than 12 noon on the Sunday preceding the date of the fixture. All fixtures to be rearranged must have an agreed date for consent to the Fixtures Secretary within 14 days of the original date. The Fixtures Secretary must notify the General Secretary, the Umpires Secretary, the Registration Secretary and the Media and Results Secretary.
-
My season yet to get off the ground really. I play for littletown in the Durham Cricket league division 1.
We've not been able to get our usualy overseas pro this year and we've struggled for injuries and players not being available so whilst i'm firmly a 2s player i've been called up to play 1s. Batted for 3 overs to save a match and got 1 before nicking off last week. so played 3 games this season so far and scored 1 run.
cricket can be great and bloody annoying in equal measures!!
-
Clubs First league game tomorrow after two cup wins and we can put eleven players on the pitch but the grounds man hasn't been able to prepare the pitch due to two days of rain on Wednesday and Thurs it's still pouring down today and there's a thunderstorm predicted for Woresteshire around 2pm tomorrow.
-
Well chaps are we gonna get get a game in today??
-
Well chaps are we gonna get get a game in today??
Hoping so! Our covers have been on overnight and it's a dryish start to the today. Heavy rain forecast at 4pm though - if it does get rained off hopefully we can get a few extra points before the heavens open.
On a personal note - got my first 50 (not out) of the season midweek which was good for my confidence. Ive been getting starts 32, 28, 11* so it was good to get past that first barrier. Now need to take that into a Saturday and get some bigger runs.
-
Hoping so! Our covers have been on overnight and it's a dryish start to the today. Heavy rain forecast at 4pm though - if it does get rained off hopefully we can get a few extra points before the heavens open.
On a personal note - got my first 50 (not out) of the season midweek which was good for my confidence. Ive been getting starts 32, 28, 11* so it was good to get past that first barrier. Now need to take that into a Saturday and get some bigger runs.
We have the exact same forecast. Its bright sunshine now but due to chuck it down at 4pm.
I hate these sort of days, playing knowing that major rain is coming if you bat 1st you pretty much have no chance of winning, just got to make sure you don't get skittled. And somewhere in the league there will be someone who does exactly that and gives a side full points etc...
-
We have the exact same forecast. Its bright sunshine now but due to chuck it down at 4pm.
I hate these sort of days, playing knowing that major rain is coming if you bat 1st you pretty much have no chance of winning, just got to make sure you don't get skittled. And somewhere in the league there will be someone who does exactly that and gives a side full points etc...
Snap here. Forecast changed from rain from 10am to from 4pm here.
-
We've been called off already. I suspect the opposition are struggling to get a side. To be honest I'm not bothered, it's better than travelling for an hour, then sitting round for 2 hours waiting for the rain to stop, then travelling an hour back.
-
We are off our ground is to wet.
-
Currently gone off for rain after 1 over, the opposition lost 2 wickets in the first two balls and are 1/2.
-
Ours is now rained off
At least we got a bat,(mr Hosk , the Salix is lush, many thanks)
-
We got 23 overs in and had opposition 65-5 but the rain came and that was it. I did a get an over although the batsman probably had an eye on the weather along with his batting average so I returned figures 1-1-0-0. Typically now a gorgeous evening in York.
-
A friends side has just been skittled for 31ao.. that's shocking
-
We were rained off, but did really well.
Lost the toss on a really green wicket but batting brilliantly, i unfortunately managed to play on via my leg and boot for 10. But my opening partner scored a brilliant 120 NO and we were 234-2 off 34 overs when the heavens opened.
-
can't believe so many people called off before the game starts.. I our league to appears you can't call it off until 4pm
Having said that I'm in Ibiza on holiday and its been roasting today :-). Home tomorrow though... really hoping to get selected for next week.
-
Got absolutely shafted by Taplow today. Rained before toss, which we lost and batted. 56/5 off 26 at drinks, which became 63ao inside 30... Wicket suited the opener perfectly, he got 9/27 from 14.4, I was the only wicket not to fall to him. Second baller for me, ball nipped back and hit me below the knee on back pad right in front, I knew I was a gonner before our ump raised his finger faster than I've ever seen! Got three wickets total as they chased us down, personally 6.2-1-18-1, opener nicking to slip. 12 of the runs came from the final ball of my 6th over and the first two of the seventh which ruined my figures somewhat! Felt like the ball was coming out really nicely which was a bonus.
Couple of weeks off for me coming up due to GB and other Frisbee commitments, but at least I bowled well today.
-
First game for my new club. Reduced to 35 overs, spent most of them watching @Northern monkey dispatch the ball to all parts, a fine innings, he was unlucky not to get a ton. Did manage to get a bat at the end of the innings, scratched 25 not out.
We got 168 all out. then it rained and rained and rained.
-
And rained and rained etc etc
-
At least it stopped when I took the dog out
-
Got absolutely shafted by Taplow today. Rained before toss, which we lost and batted. 56/5 off 26 at drinks, which became 63ao inside 30... Wicket suited the opener perfectly, he got 9/27 from 14.4, I was the only wicket not to fall to him. Second baller for me, ball nipped back and hit me below the knee on back pad right in front, I knew I was a gonner before our ump raised his finger faster than I've ever seen! Got three wickets total as they chased us down, personally 6.2-1-18-1, opener nicking to slip. 12 of the runs came from the final ball of my 6th over and the first two of the seventh which ruined my figures somewhat! Felt like the ball was coming out really nicely which was a bonus.
Couple of weeks off for me coming up due to GB and other Frisbee commitments, but at least I bowled well today.
You were stone dead, one of the easiest lbw's your ump will have all season. Best he's bowled in a long time, helped by a few of your top order going back when they should have gone forward, ball keeping low for a couple obviously did the bats no favours.
You bowled well, the guy who steadied ship at end said you bowled well and he's played a very high level of cricket. Said you were far more threatening than the other leggie.
-
Got a game in against an unbalanced Cranleigh side. We got 227-7 off 40 overs in and out of the rain.
They had openers and nothing else, 48-0 off 8, then they tumbled to 78-8 with only 9 batters.
Yours truly managed 3-13 off 8 with the benders really going and two outrageous LBWs turned down by their increasingly desperate skipper.
20 points in the bag!
-
Faidoes today we were absolutely (No Swearing Please) terrible
-
I (No Swearing Please) hate cricket!
Why do I play such a (No Swearing Please) game every week!
-
Another win!
With help from 2 1s batsman because their game was off!
Ours was nearly called off before ball was bowled as the ground was litterally saturated! But we held out with a strong breeze and sunshine to help!
2s bowlers finished it off though, i came on to bowl a corker for a delivery bowling the batsman round his legs taking leg stump! Love a green wicket me!
-
Rain
-
I wasn't playing today but we managed to get a win in today and team we lost too last week in 2nd place got rained off so a real bonus today. Got s busy week coming up with T20 wed sat league and another league game Monday as we are on tour in June so rearranged that game too Bank holiday Monday.
-
Bright sunshine all day today! God i hate the weather in this country :(
Anyways good luck to anyone playing today... enjoy the sunshine :)
-
I (No Swearing Please) hate cricket!
Why do I play such a (No Swearing Please) game every week!
I know how you feel. I'm having the worst start to a season I can remember, 5 innings and haven't got out of single figures once. What's making it worse is that I don't even know what kind of form I'm in any more, last 2 knocks I've attracted balls that have bounced and kept low so feeling a sense of injustice - first 4 balls I faced yesterday I felt good but ended up walking off wondering what just happened. I feel like giving it all up at the moment.
It didn't help that we suffered a horrible defeat. Kept a weak Thames Ditton side down to 119 on a decent track which was probably 20 too many, but then collapsed to 9 for 4 and 43 for 9 before the last wicket pair shamed the rest of us to reduce the margin of defeat.
-
Keep going Malcolm! Not playing any preseason and not netting every week means it's taken me 3 games to hit my straps!
Stick in there man, the runs will come!
-
Is there a more heartbreaking way of losing a game than what we did yesterday (especially me personally)?
We lost the toss and batted first on a wet track (opposition probably thought of getting points before the rain came) but amazingly we got the full game in. Our innings finished 144 all out - our tail end not batting the overs out, and I myself managed to add just 3 to our total before I hit a spinner back to him for a caught and bowled.
We got 2 early wickets, but a middle order fightback had the game all but won (120 for 2) then we got a wicket....and another...and another...and another... suddenly is was 143 for 9 and in the last over.
2 balls in, number 10 batsman plays one down in front of him straight to me at silly point, I pick up the ball and underarm it to our keeper but it's too high, credit to him he leaps up and takes it and the stumps are off in a flash.... not out. Uproar from our team that the oppositions number 11 didn't have his bat down, but I knew myself that it wasn't out. Poor throw. Scores are tied and number 11 then knocks one past the infield for the win.
An entires days worth of cricket comes down to a poor throw from myself. I bloody hate cricket.
-
Is there a more heartbreaking way of losing a game than what we did yesterday (especially me personally)?
We lost the toss and batted first on a wet track (opposition probably thought of getting points before the rain came) but amazingly we got the full game in. Our innings finished 144 all out - our tail end not batting the overs out, and I myself managed to add just 3 to our total before a hit I spinner back to him for a caught and bowled.
We got 2 early wickets, but a middle order fightback had the game all but won (120 for 2) then we got a wicket....and another...and another...and another... suddenly is was 143 for 9 and in the last over.
2 balls in, number 10 batsman plays one down in front of him straight to me at silly point, I pick up the ball and underarm it to our keeper but it's too high, credit to him he leaps up and takes it and the stumps are off in a flash.... not out. Uproar from our team that the oppositions number 11 didn't have his bat down, but I knew myself that it wasn't out. Poor throw. Scores are tied and number 11 then knocks one past the infield for the win.
An entires days worth of cricket comes down to a poor throw from myself. I bloody hate cricket.
Thats When Cricket is at is best , The entire Game Changing in a matter of 15mins , Sounds a Cracker of a Game :)
-
Thats When Cricket is at is best , The entire Game Changing in a matter of 15mins , Sounds a Cracker of a Game :)
To the impartial spectator definitely - not for us and our home ones though unfortunately!
Sickening to walk past them at the end of the game and nothing to be said. Awful feeling - ruins an entire weekend.
-
Keep going Malcolm! Not playing any preseason and not netting every week means it's taken me 3 games to hit my straps!
Stick in there man, the runs will come!
Thanks for the encouragement, I wish I had that excuse having invested in my pre season coaching so I felt better prepared than most seasons. Perhaps I should have spent my money on new kit after all ;)
-
I know how you feel. I'm having the worst start to a season I can remember, 5 innings and haven't got out of single figures once. What's making it worse is that I don't even know what kind of form I'm in any more, last 2 knocks I've attracted balls that have bounced and kept low so feeling a sense of injustice - first 4 balls I faced yesterday I felt good but ended up walking off wondering what just happened. I feel like giving it all up at the moment.
It didn't help that we suffered a horrible defeat. Kept a weak Thames Ditton side down to 119 on a decent track which was probably 20 too many, but then collapsed to 9 for 4 and 43 for 9 before the last wicket pair shamed the rest of us to reduce the margin of defeat.
wouldn't allow that type of getting out to get too you As for form if you feel good and know what you are capable of its probably as simple as getting a break and the runs will come.
-
Hard fought game against a stronger team yesterday. Managed to keep them to 158-7 off 42 reduced after rain.
Have rarely played against a better bowling side, we the top 3 fought hard to give the hitters a platform, got out and the skipper sends out our veteran keeper who proceeded to block out 6 overs. Really frustrating – for the first time Shane Warne's lose to win horse made sense.
Great spirit in the game though, good luck to them for the rest of the year.
-
You were stone dead, one of the easiest lbw's your ump will have all season.
I knew I was a gonner, I was virtually walking!
Felt like the ball was coming out nicely so thanks :) Would have liked it if Asif hadn't ruined my figures, first wrongun I tried was the last ball that disappeared over long on!
-
I knew I was a gonner, I was virtually walking!
Felt like the ball was coming out nicely so thanks :) Would have liked it if Asif hadn't ruined my figures, first wrongun I tried was the last ball that disappeared over long on!
He was always going to try and end it like that. Knowing him I don't think he would have picked it.
-
Another defeat and I want to crawl into a grave.
Dropped two dollies but took a good one. Had them 80-8 and they put up 167. Cue me going in at 38-7 and spending 12 overs just blocking them out for a laugh.
Thank God I'm away for a month, I can take a loss but 5 on the spin is just getting to me...
-
Well the good news on Saturday was I top scored in our innings. The bad news was I only got 12. We were all bowled out for 36 which is a career low point for any team I've played in (28 years of competitive cricket). Was home by 4pm and sat at the cinema to watch the new King Arthur movie by 5pm. A complete waste of a day. To give the opposition credit (one of their bowlers took 8-9) they were just different class. Many more tough days ahead this season. I wonder if Tino fancies a run out in our 3XI...for his normal £10,000 and 3 cans of Lilt per game ;)
-
Get Tino in JT and tell Arthur who normally bowls his dobblies from one end all afternoon he will be back as normal next week
:)
TWO wicketkeepers !!
-
We played a reduced over game, something that wasn't that easy to sort out despite both captains being happy to do so.
We had played the same team in the league a few weeks before, their opener is very good and picked up where he left off last time but the wet wicket and a good ball saw him only get 30. We restricted them to 126/9 off 30. Our chase was pretty uneventful. Reached the target with a few overs to spare. I was down as 6 but we only lost 3 wickets. Not the best day to be waiting for an hour and a half to bat in the freezing cold.
My keeping was OK but I missed a couple of difficult stumping chances that I snatched at. Legside yorker between stumps and pads, my hands were there but not soft enough. Took a skier, I made sure I called loud and often to avoid being crashed into by another fielder (as happened 4 weeks ago) and drop it.
-
I really (No Swearing Please) hate cricket! :(
-
Played last year's league winners and came out with a 100 run victory. Joint top scorer with 45 in 91 partnership that took the game away from the oppo. 40 odd for 3 when I came in and given our batting record it could have gone badly but thankfully it didn't and we ended up posting 165 from a reduced 35 overs.
They lost quick wickets for next to no runs and never bothered to chase it. Our opener took 3 wickets for 2 runs in his 7 overs. Our inconsistency needs to cease if we are to make a league push
-
First game for me tomorrow after missing the last two ( one caused by a a dodgy plumber and one due to the rain) and it's gonna be hot and we only have 8 players hope we bat first don't fancy chasing the ball for upto 50 overs then having to open the batting.
-
I hope for your sake you win the toss
-
Yeah let's hope so senior, the sort of toss as a captain you never want the walk back to team mates if you have lost. Many a time thou everyone has been whoopin at a won toss to get rolled over for 100 all out on a plum track in the boling heat!!
Potentially I could be facing 55 overs in the field tommorow after which my old bones will be cracking, is anyone else potentially facing longer than 55 overs in the field tommorow ?
Tell me someone is I might feel better :)
-
Kumar Sangakkara has 105 overs to bat
-
Yeah let's hope so senior, the sort of toss as a captain you never want the walk back to team mates if you have lost. Many a time thou everyone has been whoopin at a won toss to get rolled over for 100 all out on a plum track in the boling heat!!
Potentially I could be facing 55 overs in the field tommorow after which my old bones will be cracking, is anyone else potentially facing longer than 55 overs in the field tommorow ?
Tell me someone is I might feel better :)
With only 8
players if I get out early I'll be umpiring quite a few overs and if we don't bowl them out I'll be in the field for 50 and there's no showers just what you don't need when the temperature is in the mid seventies. If there's a storm I'll probably go and stand in it.
-
Hmm... no cricket for me tomorrow. 2nd XI match got called off this morning (opposition conceded) so went up to the 1st and their match is now off too for the same reason. Thought about going in our league's player pool for tomorrow the lure of fish and chips in Whitby is just too tempting.
Edit. just got a call from my previous club who are 1 short so no fish and chips for me today, or at least no decent fish and chips.
-
44 of 20 in a Wednesday night victory.
85 of 35 in the lms on Thursday. Still lost, but I hit our sides first 12 off the last ball.
Now today's Saturday, haven't had a decent saturday score since first game of season, I'm hoping I can take my form in and get some Saturday runs!
-
Good luck, Chris.
-
44 of 20 in a Wednesday night victory.
85 of 35 in the lms on Thursday. Still lost, but I hit our sides first 12 off the last ball.
Now today's Saturday, haven't had a decent saturday score since first game of season, I'm hoping I can take my form in and get some Saturday runs!
What bat are you swinging?
-
What bat are you swinging?
The warner.
-
They were unbelievable that first lot of Warners.
-
Won by 10 wickets. Didn't bat or bowl so nice easy day and finished in time for the fa cup
-
It's a funny old game, but I guess that's why we love playing it...
We got 198 off our overs, not great as we were 150 for 4 at one stage.
I ended up opening the bowling for some reason, and after my first 2 overs had 1 wicket for 0 runs, then in my 3rd their No 3 popped a dolly up to our skipper at mid off who bellied and then dropped it :o. They got to 175 for 5 off 32, with their No3 on 90, and we thought that it was all over. Then a couple of quick wickets including finally their 3, and suddenly it was game on.
We ended up bowling them out for 187 with 5 overs left, talk about pulling a rabbit out of a hat :D
-
Our frustrating season continues, so 10:30 this morning the clouds open and we get the mother of all thunder showers for about 30mins, turn up at the ground today (lavenham suffolk) and the grounds amazing with views of a stunning church and lovely fields etc. Only problem the wicket is a weed infested dog plus it's been soaked 2 hours before.
Any way we bowl them out for 134 so all good until I realise we have 4 top 6 batters missing and those are playing are bang out of form. Short version we end up 112 all out I managed 36 in 37 overs with a mix of grubbers, climbing balls, whistled past my face then shots along the deck next ball. Got called a cheating .... for a ball that flicker the top hat of the pad by the same guy who smashed the cover off it and claimed it got nothing at all when keeper took on front of 1st slip, No umpires this week unfortunately. Any way be good to see how club reacts after 2 years of nothing but winning see how we unite to ensure we are challenging come end of season.
Availability issues need resolving first though batting line up is running very thin most weeks where as last season we had batters screaming to play each week
-
Well we won scored 234 batting second with eleven overs left
Wished we could get 11 players on the pitch on match day though
-
Well we won scored 234 batting second with eleven overs left
Wished we could get 11 players on the pitch on match day though
Good chase!!
We were rained off after fielding for 32 overs
-
Leaked 319
We lost wickets So given we were never chasing down the score just batted for the pretend draw to deny bowling pts. Shame we don't play the draw which would keep the game alive.
-
16 today.
Bowler was bowling filth, and then threw in a lovely inswinging yorker. It was a good but so I'm not that mad.
We was 179 all out.
They finished 150 for 8. They were 80 for 1 at drinks and seemed to (No Swearing Please) up shop, and then tried to go for it needing 60 of last 5.
Really wierd, we bought we was out of it.
-
Already beginning to tire of cricket - 2nd ball duck today triggered by an inept panel umpire after I smashed the cover off it onto my pads - two other decisions were given out wrongly too and to top it all off the umpire said to our bowler that the batsman was being given as soon as it hit his pad because he chucked it all innings and didn't like him...nice one umps. Cretin. Won by 100 odd runs tho which was good
-
Leaked 319
We lost wickets So given we were never chasing down the score just batted for the pretend draw to deny bowling pts. Shame we don't play the draw which would keep the game alive.
This your game Adie ? Doesn't look like a draw ?
http://westofengland.play-cricket.com/website/results/2877753 (http://westofengland.play-cricket.com/website/results/2877753)
-
Emotional day for my club today, as a real clubman sadly passed away on Thursday. We had a minute silence in his honour before all of our games.
Onto the game itself, we batted first and posted 198-5 (I was down to bat no.8 ) with our opener carrying his bat for 96* (he counts so we suspect jug avoidance...)
In reply we restricted the opposition to 173-8
I finally picked up some wickets in the league, taking 2-29 off 6
It was good to get our first win of the season, it feels like we're actually up and running after the first couple of games being false starts.
-
Won today kept ok 2 catches and a stumping but only 3 with the bat. That's the 50 over white ball part of the season done onto time cricket from next week with whites and a red ball....
Really enjoying the challenge.
-
Good chase!!
We were rained off after fielding for 32 overs
That's annoying
-
Another curious game for us in a league of very varying standard. In a limited overs game, Shepperton limped to 49 AO off 28 overs!!!
We chased it down scoring 53-2 off 6 overs I think. Our opener scored all 53!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bit of a dreadful game really.
-
oh forgot to mention was also given on of Tom Allsop bats....
-
Another curious game for us in a league of very varying standard. In a limited overs game, Shepperton limped to 49 AO off 28 overs!!!
We chased it down scoring 53-2 off 6 overs I think. Our opener scored all 53!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bit of a dreadful game really.
Lmao, that feeling when you're down to bat 2, but still don't get bat!
Scorecard link please!
-
Another curious game for us in a league of very varying standard. In a limited overs game, Shepperton limped to 49 AO off 28 overs!!!
We chased it down scoring 53-2 off 6 overs I think. Our opener scored all 53!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bit of a dreadful game really.
As variable as ours I think. We got demolished by a very good Esher side who piled up 278/4 even though we didn't bowl or field that badly, had a couple of bats who had just come back from uni and looked much too good for 3s and scored over 200 of them. We never looked like getting close. At long last I made a few, tho Disappointing not have gone on from 29. At least I managed to play a few decent shots, even nailed a pushed on drive, maybe the coaching has worked a bit.
-
Seen it all now. We batted first and managed 138 all out with a weakened team. Then during the lunch break, the heavens opened....
(https://9-t.imgbox.com/B4n7b9Gy.jpg) (http://imgbox.com/B4n7b9Gy)
Hailstones the size of marbles were left on the outfield. Very little chance of the second half being played due to the puddles left when the hailstones melted. Even more so when the opposition removed the covers and managed to spill the remaining water over the pitch on an average length (village stuff).
Cue the most bizarre sight I've seen at a cricket ground for years. One of their lads heads towards the groundsman's container and comes back with a petrol leafblower and proceeds to try and blow off these puddles of water that were on a length! 10 - 15 minutes later he'd managed to blow the water away but the area was still soaking wet. Being towards the top of the table, they obviously fancied their chances of knocking the runs off against our weakened team (quite rightly so) so they had no problem batting on what now was a 'spicy' wicket.
However... what Mr. Leaf Blower man failed to take into account was the bowlers run ups that were still soaking. Our complaints fell on deaf ears and were told just to 'get on with it' by the umpire. Our opening bowler went for 16 off his first over (wides galore) as you could see quite rightly that he was worried that he would hurt himself.
We gave him a couple of more overs but we ended up turning to our spinner from that end just so nobody would end up hurting themselves. They eventually knocked them with just the 1 wicket down. Credit to them, they batted really well - but I thought cricket was supposed to be an even contest? When you have to change tactics because you don't want anybody to get hurt - it becomes a farce in my eyes.
What the umpire was thinking I'll never know.
-
Lmao, that feeling when you're down to bat 2, but still don't get bat!
Scorecard link please!
There you go - http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/2898970 (http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/2898970)
-
Lost our first league game of the season. We aren't a strong 2nd XI and when you lose key individuals with bat and ball it's tough. It's a very true saying "80% of the game is won or lost at selection"!. Anyway onto the game. We batted first and made a bright start to be 46-2 off 12, only to reveal our lack of batting strength to collapse to 6-60 off 24. Dug the team out of trouble somewhat with a 15 year old for company to get to 120-8 and when they were creaking at 52-3 off 22 a resulted looked possibly. Unfortunately the spectre of not having an umpire meant a couple of things that should been given weren't and we grassed a couple of chances at slip early on. Our seamers lacked consistency and the oppo eventually won by 6 wickets. Good, if hard day for me 31* with the bat and 15-4-23-3 with the ball. I was in pieces this morning first thing :D
Just going to add I had 16,15,15,13 year olds in my team. Even in defeat there is a long term upside.
-
There you go - [url]http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/2898970[/url] ([url]http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/2898970[/url])
Good win well done. Number 6 for Shepperton:Isobel.
I'm all for women's cricket but with other women. If nothing else it's complicates th changing room arrangements.
Have you seen my jockstrap Izzy?
-
There you go - [url]http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/2898970[/url] ([url]http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/2898970[/url])
typo there Cat - says you are down to bat 8. I was looking for 12 or 13!
Good to see your opener ground it out :D
-
There you go - [url]http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/2898970[/url] ([url]http://surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/2898970[/url])
Good tight bowling that Brucie
You need to bat a bit higher tho
Oh, and I batted like a tool
I hate slow bowling,slow sticky wickets
-
@hilly_2015 I didn't know you'd got back on until I saw Ferg this morning!! I assumed you'd been rained off
-
@hilly_2015 I didn't know you'd got back on until I saw Ferg this morning!! I assumed you'd been rained off
All of us presumed the same mate! We were sat in the changing rooms already changed - it was just a matter of the umpire calling it.
I think the umpires mind was already made up when he was told that the opposition wanted a crack at it regardless of how many overs were available. To be fair to them - you would. But it needs to be an even contest.
No thought was given about the bowlers run ups - only the pitch itself. It was madness. The minute Joe let go of that first ball from as wide as he could on the crease and it sailed past me behind the stumps - it was just a matter of time.
-
Just shipped 288 of 34 overs but a nice comeback from them being 200-2 after 20
I came in and took 7.3-0-29-5 which I enjoyed, batting not so good, opened up got it twelve with all boundaries and tries to hit one too square and chipped it to cover should have gone through mid off!
-
Well an interesting game yesterday my season cannot seem to get going and after the practice I've done it does seem a little unjust....still....it's a team game and the team result counts.
We have them 40-7 and one of their ones players who normally bowls but was injured came down to the twos and got the best ton at number 7 I've seen for many a year.we ended up 8 runs short trying to chase 216 to win. Still we had a go and I perished in the chase.
Double headed fixture this one and over in our ones they shipped 292 off 40 overs with some bloke getting a big ton
They got rolled for 72 with an off spinner taking all ten, yes all ten
Apparently this guy has played against England and. For Leicestershire. I'm just trying to find out his name. So totally stuffed
These guys playing miles below their level astounds me season after season. We are ameteurs who pay to play.
-
Guested for my former team yesterday and it started out nice and warm but after a rain interruption, it got progressively colder and windier. The venue is next to an old WW2 airfield and after tea (when we were fielding), it got so windy that I almost seized up. Prior to this, I did get a bat, the final ball of our innings which the bowler very craftily fired down the legside.
Today I won the toss for the first time on a Sunday this season but then gave the choice to the opposition skipper anyhow as he was well understrength (we also loaned them a couple) and hadn't a clue whether to bat or bowl. He opted to bat first and with one of our loan players scoring around 75, they posted 187 off 40 overs. Normally that's a winning score on our wicket but their main bowler had to leave for work after 4 overs (2-12) and they didn't really have any other bowling so we won with over 3 overs to spare with the loss of just 3 wickets. Everyone on both teams got a bat or bowl which is what Sunday friendlies are really about.
-
Well an interesting game yesterday my season cannot seem to get going and after the practice I've done it does seem a little unjust....still....it's a team game and the team result counts.
We have them 40-7 and one of their ones players who normally bowls but was injured came down to the twos and got the best ton at number 7 I've seen for many a year.we ended up 8 runs short trying to chase 216 to win. Still we had a go and I perished in the chase.
Double headed fixture this one and over in our ones they shipped 292 off 40 overs with some bloke getting a big ton
They got rolled for 72 with an off spinner taking all ten, yes all ten
Apparently this guy has played against England and. For Leicestershire. I'm just trying to find out his name. So totally stuffed
These guys playing miles below their level astounds me season after season. We are ameteurs who pay to play.
They play miles below there level to either be with there mates or stuff teams with lesser ability
We have two at our club been with the club since they were kids both excellent clubmen and both can turn a game one took all ten wicKets (10 for 8 )and one holds the record for the most league runs in a season (1624 ) he was offered a worcestershire contract dispite offers both have never been interested in leaving the club.
-
Played one or out Sat league fixtures today as our club goes on tour in a couple of weekends time. This club is a big club in suffolk with 1st team playing in the Eastern anglian Prem with Tino Best as there pro. Anyway there 4th team is in our league but today apparently only 1 of there 4th team was available so side was made up of what I believe was mainly 2nd team players and maybe the odd 1st team player. Any way we batted first which despite everyone saying to our skipper pitch is green, we have had a bad few weeks with the bat and a few players feeling out of nick if you win have a bowl he decided to bat. They had a tidy bowling attack added in with a few silly shots we ended up 132-6 off 40 overs, 2 spinners opened up and rattled through the overs. Personally managed to drill a ball and inch off the ground and short cover claimed the catch, I wasn't sure but he claimed it and I was out for 16.
In reply we pinched a wicket early in comes a very good player playing 4/5 leagues below what he normally plays and scores 90odd not out. To add salt into the wound the same team conceded to the team at top of the league sat and then put out a stupidly good side to play against a div 7 side today and bar a miracle now our chances of promotion look very slim which isn't there fault but when we asked why such a strong side apparently all three normal 4th team had plans for Bank holiday Monday despite fixtures being issued in Jan.
Any way I might be a bit bitter as just frustrated at how poor we are batting as a side after being so confident of back o back promotions and actually having a side that is normally good enough to compete with this level of players. Couple of weeks off now so may do me some good.
-
Real close game yesterday,
Batted first and got off to a slow and sluggish start, the pitch looked to be a bit two paced and the openers bowled well early on. Openers did a decent job to see off the new ball before the first opener fell 10 overs in. Some looser bowling and our our number 3 raised the tempo a little before we lost a quick couple of wickets. I went in 6 and got 32, had been opening all year so far but was nice to bat under different circumstances. We finished our 40 with 178 on the board
Their openers got off to a flyer, but a mix up by them and some good fielding by us broke the opening partnership with a run out. Continued to keep it tight and peg them back, I caught out the other opener on the boundary after he'd got 60 odd and we thought we were in with a chance, but they ended up winning 6 down in the 38th over after we basically ran out of bowling.
-
They play miles below there level to either be with there mates or stuff teams with lesser ability
We have two at our club been with the club since they were kids both excellent clubmen and both can turn a game one took all ten wicKets (10 for 8 )and one holds the record for the most league runs in a season (1624 ) he was offered a worcestershire contract dispite offers both have never been interested in leaving the club.
Good job, playing with 6 would be a push.
-
Good job, playing with 6 would be a push.
This post reminds me of when we won with seven players the opposition reported the club for a breach of league rules :
Failing to put a minimum of eight players on the pitch.
-
After my worst pre season prep ever. And I mean ever, first time I picked up a bat was to go out and open the batting in 2nd week of May.
6 that day, 33 last week and 119 Saturday just gone!
Another @Ayrtek Cricket #TekTonne!!
My second 100.
Went in at 3 and was stand in skipper as father in law away, lost toss asked to bat (I would have bowled to)
Got in in the 4th, 50 at drinks around 22/23rd over. Then motored, bringing up my hundred with a booming 4 over extra cover.
13 4s and 7 6s.
Was pretty knackered so didn't open the bowling as usual, let a young'n get in there and he had a 4 bag. Took 2 catches and 2 poles. (One of the catches was a bit good)
Don't think I'll top that game but I can try
:D
-
Real close game yesterday,
Batted first and got off to a slow and sluggish start, the pitch looked to be a bit two paced and the openers bowled well early on. Openers did a decent job to see off the new ball before the first opener fell 10 overs in. Some looser bowling and our our number 3 raised the tempo a little before we lost a quick couple of wickets. I went in 6 and got 32, had been opening all year so far but was nice to bat under different circumstances. We finished our 40 with 178 on the board
Their openers got off to a flyer, but a mix up by them and some good fielding by us broke the opening partnership with a run out. Continued to keep it tight and peg them back, I caught out the other opener on the boundary after he'd got 60 odd and we thought we were in with a chance, but they ended up winning 6 down in the 38th over after we basically ran out of bowling.
That didn't happen to be for Bobbing Court did it?
-
That didn't happen to be for Bobbing Court did it?
Yeah it was, did you play for the oppo?
-
Yeah it was, did you play for the oppo?
No I recognised the scorecard from looking at it a few days ago. I used to play for Bobstow.
-
No I recognised the scorecard from looking at it a few days ago. I used to play for Bobstow.
Ah I see, @simonmay5 is also on the forum, you may know him then 😊
-
That didn't happen to be for Bobbing Court did it?
Used to play at Bobbing court when I lived in Kent, played for Bluestar (Sunday friendly side) and Horton Kirby sat league. Always liked that ground, scored lots there over the years
-
Played in my first tied game at the weekend.
Playing Penistone, they managed to get 147-8 from their 46, Bowled ok with no reward. Managed to get their best player out just before he got to 50.
We had been going great guns 45-0 from about 9. and then they brought on the slow bowlers. I batted myself at 9, gave others a go and walked in at 97-8 with 8 left. Me and the number 10 managed to scamper a few and i managed to get a few boundaries. He got bowled with an ugly swipe across the line. Needed 12 off 9 balls, Managed to flick their opener over the wall for 6. Trying to protect the number 11 managed to scamper a quick one last ball of the over. First four balls managed to plonk a few to fielders and was turned back. Took the one 5th ball, the number 11 caught one sweet but straight to the field, managed to scamper a two somehow for the tie.
-
Played against Simon Jones yesterday in a charity game of 5 yards he is still rapido and a bloody top bloke.
My captain was Mark Ramprakash who too is a decent bloke and both made great after dinner speeches which where brilliant.
Facing Jones was the highlight man he still rapido
-
Played against Simon Jones yesterday in a charity game of 5 yards he is still rapido and a bloody top bloke.
My captain was Mark Ramprakash who too is a decent bloke and both made great after dinner speeches which where brilliant.
Facing Jones was the highlight man he still rapido
Bet that was magic, did you get any runs off him?
-
Played against Simon Jones yesterday in a charity game of 5 yards he is still rapido and a bloody top bloke.
My captain was Mark Ramprakash who too is a decent bloke and both made great after dinner speeches which where brilliant.
Facing Jones was the highlight man he still rapido
Fantastic stuff. Played against Alex Tudor 2 years ago, super guy who spent time with us at tea chatting about our cricket. Only got about 15 that day(and some bruised fingers!) but felt great to face a pro, albeit one retired with dodgy knees.
To me he was still pretty quick. Simon Jones might be a different prospect thou!
-
Last game for me tomorrow Untill the 1st of July and it's top of the div plays second
Thunderstorms predicted for Worcestershire around 2pm tomorrow
We only have 8 players and our lady county bowler is missing but we have won every match so far this season without eleven so you never know.
-
Bet that was magic, did you get any runs off him?
Think around 15 before he Jonesy cheated me out he appealed for a leg side wide and the umpire who to be fair may not have seen a quicker bowler and off I trudged
We had a good laugh all in the name of charity.
Seriously sound bloke like a normal bloke who was an I guess still is as good.
He gave his kit to a couple of our lads too
-
Picked up 4 wickets again today but also got another duck. At least this time it was a decent delivery that got me out and not some filth down the legside.
-
Team won scored 223 for 6 with one over left in a run chase club has won every match so far this season i was given out LBW for 0 trying to sweep to a ball that hit me in the box thats bad enough but i am left handed given out to a right arm around the wicket ball sliding down the leg side
-
I still can't buy a run! :(
Batted first and posted 161-9 off our 42.
Our top scorer only made 29, with plenty of starts with nobody really cracking on.
My contribution was 5 before I got yorked.
At the half way stage we weren't sure 161 was enough, but fear not.
We bowled the opposition our for 80.
Our opening bowler removed the top 3 for not many, and I claimed my second Michelle of the season, with 5-20 off 9.3
After a couple of tough defeats to start the season, we've now won our last 2 games. Hopefully this is the start of things to come!
-
Just a catch and stumping for me today - bowling first we rolled them for 170 and once our opener had played and missed ever ball for the first two overs, he smacked a quick 70 off for a number of sixes and we ended up winning by 8 wickets with 25 overs gone! One of the sizes did land on the top of someone's brand new BMW, who then decided to walk on to the pitch to discuss this with the opposition's captain!
-
First game of the season for me today.
Came on to bowl (I'm a Leggie) in the 9th over when the oppo were 80-1, ended with figures on 10-2-35-1 which I'm pretty chuffed with considering I've not bowled since last September and the oppo had a road to bat on.
Batting it was like somebody had taken a scarifier to the wicket, balls suddenly started popping and worm burning! I managed to get a very scratchy 20 which was worth a good 50-60.
We unfortunately ended up about 30 short but was nice to get out in the middle again.
-
Done my ankle ligaments for the 5th time in 2 years so have been reduced to watching for the last two weeks. I don't think its a coincidence that both my teams are yet to lose a game in my absence! :D
My Saturday team won for the first time this season last week and followed it up with another win today.
My Sunday team won for the first time last week and are looking strong for tomorrow
Think i might be a curse :o
-
Team had a good win yesterday, no thanks to my efforts
A ridiculously green striped? Wicket
Does my head in , tons of grass on it and spongy as hell.
Anyway
I was out to a young leftie, throwing it,(not that I'm bitter)😡
And bowling wasn't too bad, but didn't take any wickets
Highlight was our opener Ram taking 8!!! For 16
Very very good Yorker bowling, that on that wicket, was perfect.
I don't know what the answer is with someone throwing it, the umpires don't have a clue, and the league doesn't want to know, even when photographic evidence is supplied etc
I might wait for the return fixture and wait for him to come out to bat, and demonstrate his bowling action to him?
Anyway
Got another new match bat from the legendary bat guru, mr Hosk , it's a a lovely b3!
Was a bit miffed with my batting yesterday, and on getting home, promptly took the orbital sander to the bat,(gotta blame something for my lack of ability!)
Managed to shave an ounce off and it now picks up beautifully
No excuses now ho hum
-
Got well and truely mugged yesterday. Oppo somehow prepared a wet wicket and gambled on winning the toss. Quite how they got the wicket as wet as it was is a mystery, even if it had been from the day before it would of still be partially dry and with no rain on saturday it smacks of a watering cockup. Even worse if it hard been a monsoon they have covers and left them off! Anyway the 2.5 hour round trip to play on a wet popping, stopping wicket and to be bundled out for 98 wasn't much fun. Oppo, predictably knocked it off for 1 down on a dryer surface. Complete waste of time, though I did grind out 46*.
-
Got well and truely mugged yesterday. Oppo somehow prepared a wet wicket and gambled on winning the toss. Quite how they got the wicket as wet as it was is a mystery, even if it had been from the day before it would of still be partially dry and with no rain on saturday it smacks of a watering cockup. Even worse if it hard been a monsoon they have covers and left them off! Anyway the 2.5 hour round trip to play on a wet popping, stopping wicket and to be bundled out for 98 wasn't much fun. Oppo, predictably knocked it off for 1 down on a dryer surface. Complete waste of time, though I did grind out 46*.
You don't change do you 🙈
-
Very slow and dry pitch yesterday we won the toss and batted thinking it was going to deteriorate as the game went on. It was really hard to time anything and there bowling was tight. Lost my opening partner for just 4 and our number 3 came out and tried raising the run rate, ending up with 54* after batting for 35 overs of our 40, I got out in the 24th for 30 to one that popped a little and took my glove strangled down the leg side. Eventually finished 129-6 off our 40
The oppo chased it down in 35 overs (shows they struggled with the pitch too) and 6 down though they were 70-5 after 20 when we thought a win was on the cards but their best player of the game came and smacked a flurry of boundaries and their young keeper got 30 to see them home
-
Played in a cracker yesterday
We made 175-9 which should have been more after a real good start.
They ended 173ao with our 13 year old bowler defending 3 in the final over and taking 2 wickets to win
Two of us dads got runs & both of our sons took 3fers - low league father/son cricket will extended my career I think!!!
And like all last over wins we all went to the pub.
Opposition brilliant bunch & very gracious.
In bat news... I'm using an incredible MRF at the moment that is as good as any bat I've ever had
-
We won quite easily, 8 wicket win after bowling them on a drying pitch for 136.
Personally i got 36* to go with two 39's a 29* and 4. Average is doing ok but id like to kick on and score some bigger runs. I've been getting out in all manner of ways so there is no obvious flaw to work on. Maybe less beers on a friday....
Had a strange one keeping today. One of their lads hit the ball straight up. After initially misjudging it i ran towards the ball, completely demolishing the stumps (without realising) and the dived into the batsman who hadn't moved and the ball hit him on the helmet and went safe. Never seen that before. I imagine it was all quite comical from the sidelines.
-
Would be an interesting one for the umpires, is a batsman obliged to move?
-
Played top of the league yesterday, won by 197 runs!!! Made 246 and bowled them out for 49. Getting tight at top of the league, hope we can keep it up. On a personal note, got my second duck of the week, would struggle to hit a beach ball at the minute :(
-
Would be an interesting one for the umpires, is a batsman obliged to move?
Im not sure, but the guys watching said he didnt move and had no idea where the ball was, so don't think there was any point in making a fuss.
-
Batsmen does not have to move but can't obstruct on purpose by moving into path of fielder
-
Played my first league game for many years in the Worcester League yesterday, having stopped playing due to having young kids and a wife who works weekends. It couldn't have gone any better on my debut for my new club. Played for the 2's and opposition got 231 for 5 off 45. This was largely thanks to an explosive 59 in just 5 overs from a young lad towards the end. He did a good job of wrecking my tidy spell and resulted in me finishing with 1-49 off 7 overs.
I came in at 30-2 and wanted to be as positive as possible but without taking too many risks. We kept ourselves well on target but kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. I finished up 103 not out as we won with 2 overs to spare at 232-7. When I walked out to bat our opening bowler said if you get a ton I'll buy the jug, and too be fare he was true to his word! :D
-
We won again yesterday (against last season's league winners). Thats 4 on the spin and puts us top of the league!
We won the toss and batted 1st on an absolute road. I got 15 having over the top of a very good yorker from their opening bowler. Our skipper got a well composed 80* and our number 6 got an absolutely amazing 104* off 75 balls, he scored his 2nd 50 off just 21 balls!
We finished 297/4 off our 44. Then we bowled them out for 195. Which was a really great performance considering how good the wicket was.
-
In club cricket if a player scores a ton, it is very rare that his team loses.
Sounds like a super game.
-
We had a cracker yesterday. Top of table clash. Was nervous we were missing a couple my H4l out of action. Turned up they had a great side. Opened up with a quick South African. Remember this was 2s and previous week we played a team who didn't know if the ball hit the legs it wasn't a wide. I went early for two plenty of sledging they wanted it or tbh the captain did the rest were sound. We lost wickets regularly but a 3 wicket maiden knocked stuffing out of us. Kids dragged us to 145 despite captain asking the quick opener to go round round wicket and bounce a 14 year old.
At tea I wasn't confident but kids bowled brilliantly until the opening quick came in at 4 and began smashing it everywhere for quick 30 before another kid yorked him. Again like us they lost wickets regularly but with 6 overs to go they needed 30 with 4 wickets in hand and two new bowlers. Me with offies at one end slow left arm at other. By this stage their skipper was in first ball I bowled full toss he hit for 1 then the set batsman hit the second ball full toss to slip who caught a cracker.
Their skipper told the new batsman I don't know what he is doing as he hasn't landed one! First up I beat the bat with the slider next one an offie dragged him out and stumped game on!
Skipper dragged them to last over dropped twice they needed 6 off other spinner in last over. First ball smashed out to long on looked 4 all way but plugged got 2 then 2 dots and 1 so skipper on strike. Ball hit out to deep square boundary easy one but he went for two terrible throw but keeper got it dived forward smashed stumps it was s close one but their guy gave it out. We won by one run!
Great win and fair dues to giving the run out and the stumping. The 3 youngsters were brilliant they bowled their quota and all batted and that is what 2s is about.
-
Over in Middlesex life gets hard in div 1, but there were some plus points.
Stats wise we shipped 271 in 53 overs and got rolled in 25 overs for 80 odd. So far pretty bad Saturday. I'm an optimist thou so here are the plus points :)
A 13.5 year old Middlesex Colt got a hundred against us, pretty much technically and temperamentally perfect. The joy on his face was priceless. The standard some of these youngsters at are is amazing.
I volunteered to open and was last out for 30(!) which finally got my season going as I found some form facing a bloke who was genuinely quick for our standard.
The oppo sledged me from ball one till I was out and then asked me to come and play for them! :)
It's a funny old game sometimes. Strangely an enjoyable game, we've gone up a big step in standard and it's tough.
Onto next week!
-
Strange game yesterday.
Third vs second.
We won toss and batted.
I opened and was seeing it like a beach ball. Unfortunately as per I put a rank full toss straight down longnons throat.
I departed for 43 of 22 and after 8 overs we were 53 for 1.
After 23 overs we were 92 for 8!! It seems I was batting on a different track to everyone else( keeping low, odd one popping)
We had a good 9th wicket partnership and finish 159 all out of 39 of our 46 overs.
Oppos were cruising it at 110 for 2 with 12 overs left. Sensible batting and the pitch seemed the one I was batting on.
Then either they choked, or the pitch became the minefiled once again(hard to judge from last 20 overs of third man/longon.
As the finished 151 all out with just 9 balls remaining.
Full points and as top lost, we moved top.
Tight division though, still could be one of 6 teams take it this year.
-
Great game Saturday - we posted 240 off our 50 overs on a fairly poor deck I opened and hit 15 and got a decent nut to get me out - need to stop falling over to the off side however as a decent inswinger seems to make my life very uncomfortable. We skittles them for 140 odd in 25 overs only one of them seemed to value their wicket but we fielded very well and had a great buzz throughout which is something I really enjoy. We move into 2nd as top lost in a surprise result. Really tight division with not much separating the top 4. Sundays game was very different with both sides only fielding 10 hey batted first and got 150 on a seamer friendly deck we knocked it off in 18 overs 2 down me getting 61 and my partner 59 in an undefeated 125 stand. Decent weekend of cricket all round.
-
Had a cracking friendly this afternoon. Won toss and opted to bat as I was led to believe the opposition were quite weak so I didn't want the scenario of chasing a low total where some of our players would not get a bat or a bowl.
Given my previous scores this season have been 5, 4, 2, 0, 0* and 0, I decided I would give the visiting bowlers some early encouragement by opening with myself but along with @sultanofswing (who is a proper batsman), we put on around 50 after 10 overs. We then lost 2-3 wickets including an LBW to a textbook forward defensive but our umpire was only just getting started as a few overs later he then gave me out LBW in a similar fashion. In the fairness I only got an inside edge rather than the full face of the bat and sadly have to confess that I was more than mildly disenchanted with the decision as I trudged slowly off the field after scoring 40. However my dismissal actually worked in our favour as both my own innings and that of the team's had stagnated a bit by that point but some late order hitting (coupled with batsmen who can run rather than hobble) saw us reach 187 before we were all out in the final over (40th).
The rumour that our visitors couldn't bat turned out to be quite ill founded as both the openers got their team off to a very good start and even the loss of a wicket didn't really dent their run chase. Finally a double change of bowling saw the introduction of @sultanofswing (off-spin) who applied scoreboard pressure that was required that the opposition never recovered from. Our wicketkeeper was also on good form this afternoon with 2 stumpings and a run out so their innings closed around 15-20 runs short.
It was an excellent game of cricket where all our team batted and 9 of them bowled.
-
Played my first league game for many years in the Worcester League yesterday, having stopped playing due to having young kids and a wife who works weekends. It couldn't have gone any better on my debut for my new club. Played for the 2's and opposition got 231 for 5 off 45. This was largely thanks to an explosive 59 in just 5 overs from a young lad towards the end. He did a good job of wrecking my tidy spell and resulted in me finishing with 1-49 off 7 overs.
I came in at 30-2 and wanted to be as positive as possible but without taking too many risks. We kept ourselves well on target but kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. I finished up 103 not out as we won with 2 overs to spare at 232-7. When I walked out to bat our opening bowler said if you get a ton I'll buy the jug, and too be fare he was true to his word! :D
You didn't play against OE's 4s Saturday did you @beaver5?
Only asking as my old man opens the batting for them, he got 60 odd I think but was moaning yesterday about how they still managed to lose after putting on 230 - he also mentioned about a particularly good ton from a bloke that hadn't played for years so I'm putting 2 and 2 together!!
-
First game back after injury yesterday; for a new club and in a new league. It was actually a cup game against a side two divisions above, so I was quite nervous when asked to open the batting.
Luckily the first ball was straight and my forward defensive shot was solid, and after that good start I was away! I lost a few partners early on, and by the time the team score was 50, I had 39! Later on I was ably supported by the middle order and eventually fell to a diving catch at deep midwicket for 66. The team managed 217-8 in our 45 overs. Unfortunately we dropped the oppo's captain first ball, and went on to drop him a further 5 times as he blasted a century to take his team to victory.
-
You didn't play against OE's 4s Saturday did you @beaver5?
Only asking as my old man opens the batting for them, he got 60 odd I think but was moaning yesterday about how they still managed to lose after putting on 230 - he also mentioned about a particularly good ton from a bloke that hadn't played for years so I'm putting 2 and 2 together!!
WCL website the word on debut is a good clue.
-
Poor weekend for me!
10-1-51-1 and a catch.
Batted at three, but within 9 balls of being out there I had five different batting partners - when you have no depth in the batting I had to try and stay out there and play for the draw, never been so bored. Last 13 overs before hitting a full toss down deep square legs throat for a painful one run.
Ended up getting bowled out for 93 and that was that - bowling on wet wicket down a hill has taken it's toll on my knees and back after sliding everywhere planting my front foot.
-
Missed out this weekend due to a broken toe - had to watch as our lads put on 279 for 4 declared in the glorious sunshine (not bitter in the slightest!)...
One of lads got a ton and @JB chipped in with an assured 46 before being bowled by what looked like a decent ball that nipped back.
-
Great game yesterday for my new club.
Bowled 7-0-27-4 as we bowled the oppo out for 212 from 39.4 of their 40 overs.
Batting got pinned by a bumper on the end of my thumb and couldn't grip the bat properly and was out an over or so later to a nothing ball from a new bowler for 25, thumb is large and purple today so think that could be me for a couple of weeks. Our opening went on the hit a fantastic ton. We needed 13 to win from the last over which was done in 3 balls by our opener as he finished on 120*.
Good bunch of lads and a win is a great way to end the weekend.
-
Missed out this weekend due to a broken toe - had to watch as our lads put on 279 for 4 declared in the glorious sunshine (not bitter in the slightest!)...
One of lads got a ton and @JB chipped in with an assured 46 before being bowled by what looked like a decent ball that nipped back.
It was a straight one that i missed!!! :D
I should be flogged for not capitalizing on a good start
-
It was a straight one that i missed!!! :D
I should be flogged for not capitalizing on a good start
Shh! Good ball than nipped back sounds better! :D
-
You didn't play against OE's 4s Saturday did you @beaver5?
Only asking as my old man opens the batting for them, he got 60 odd I think but was moaning yesterday about how they still managed to lose after putting on 230 - he also mentioned about a particularly good ton from a bloke that hadn't played for years so I'm putting 2 and 2 together!!
Yep! That was me against OE's on Saturday. Glad he said it was good, and my one wicket was your old man!! :D
-
Haha perfect, well played mate
On a side note, until I moved down south I actually played for Kempsey (still on the committee oddly enough) - should be an interesting meeting between your 1s and ours in a few weeks time!
-
I'm sure I will have played against you as I play for Flyford Flavell on Sundays. Some of the Kempsey lads play for us on occasions. Yes should be a close match!
-
Turned up Saturday expecting to do the scoring, instead I limped around the outfield, praying my knee would hold up. Didn't bat or bowl.
-
You got to watch rams bowling tho jason
-
I'm sure I will have played against you as I play for Flyford Flavell on Sundays. Some of the Kempsey lads play for us on occasions. Yes should be a close match!
My teammate plays for them on Sunday's when they are short
-
Had a cracking friendly this afternoon. Won toss and opted to bat as I was led to believe the opposition were quite weak so I didn't want the scenario of chasing a low total where some of our players would not get a bat or a bowl.
Given my previous scores this season have been 5, 4, 2, 0, 0* and 0, I decided I would give the visiting bowlers some early encouragement by opening with myself but along with @sultanofswing (who is a proper batsman), we put on around 50 after 10 overs. We then lost 2-3 wickets including an LBW to a textbook forward defensive but our umpire was only just getting started as a few overs later he then gave me out LBW in a similar fashion. In the fairness I only got an inside edge rather than the full face of the bat and sadly have to confess that I was more than mildly disenchanted with the decision as I trudged slowly off the field after scoring 40. However my dismissal actually worked in our favour as both my own innings and that of the team's had stagnated a bit by that point but some late order hitting (coupled with batsmen who can run rather than hobble) saw us reach 187 before we were all out in the final over (40th).
The rumour that our visitors couldn't bat turned out to be quite ill founded as both the openers got their team off to a very good start and even the loss of a wicket didn't really dent their run chase. Finally a double change of bowling saw the introduction of @sultanofswing (off-spin) who applied scoreboard pressure that was required that the opposition never recovered from. Our wicketkeeper was also on good form this afternoon with 2 stumpings and a run out so their innings closed around 15-20 runs short.
It was an excellent game of cricket where all our team batted and 9 of them bowled.
A really enjoyable cricket, excellent weather and a nice set of lads. Looking forward to my next appearance!
Disenchanted would also be mildly accurate!
-
It's a cruel game at times my 5 dismissals this season run out twice 2 dodgy LBW s and stumped when my back foot spikes stuck in the pitch when sweeping and this is when I am middling most of what's being bowled.
-
You got to watch rams bowling tho jason
And I had the best view from straight fine leg.
Good news on the knee. I thought I had blown my posterior cruciate ligament, but after a trip to the physio yesterday it seems I have what is known as a "Bakers Cyst" at the back of my knee. This is un-stabilizing my knee, but can be fixed with a bit of rest followed by some strengthening. Physio told be 4 weeks off, but I am looking at 2.
-
And I had the best view from straight fine leg.
Good news on the knee. I thought I had blown my posterior cruciate ligament, but after a trip to the physio yesterday it seems I have what is known as a "Bakers Cyst" at the back of my knee. This is un-stabilizing my knee, but can be fixed with a bit of rest followed by some strengthening. Physio told be 4 weeks off, but I am looking at 2.
Jason I have one of these at the back of the knee caused by a miniscus tear whilst bowling its a ball of fluid which comes when I over exercise and goes with rest I asked the doctor to drain it but he refused saying it will only come back usually when you have one your stuck with it.
-
Jason I have one of these at the back of the knee caused by a miniscus tear whilst bowling its a ball of fluid which comes when I over exercise and goes with rest I asked the doctor to drain it but he refused saying it will only come back usually when you have one your stuck with it.
I am umpiring this week so I will get some rest.
-
Unless the oppo get stuck on Nelson!
-
Really awful performance today.
We started out the season well with a good win and have now lost four on the bounce, all badly. Away to Binfield today, nine wickets fell caught in the cordon and one bowled. Eight of those were bad shots giving away wickets. I batted ten, took seven off my first three balls with proper shots, then nicked a forward defensive to slip off their off spinner. Only got five overs, for not many but no wickets, before being hauled off. Seamers got spanked all over the park, but our offie stole a couple of wickets late on as we lost by six wickets.
Im fed up with the antipathy of the club, with players turning up expecting to win despite not netting (only two of us went to nets this week), and the fact that despite the fact I'm hitting the ball well I'm stuck down the order and not getting a decent look in with the ball. Seriously considering my future at the club at present, as well as asking to drop to the seconds for a couple of weeks to get some overs and batting before the back end of the season.
-
Really awful performance today.
We started out the season well with a good win and have now lost four on the bounce, all badly. Away to Binfield today, nine wickets fell caught in the cordon and one bowled. Eight of those were bad shots giving away wickets. I batted ten, took seven off my first three balls with proper shots, then nicked a forward defensive to slip off their off spinner. Only got five overs, for not many but no wickets, before being hauled off. Seamers got spanked all over the park, but our offie stole a couple of wickets late on as we lost by six wickets.
Im fed up with the antipathy of the club, with players turning up expecting to win despite not netting (only two of us went to nets this week), and the fact that despite the fact I'm hitting the ball well I'm stuck down the order and not getting a decent look in with the ball. Seriously considering my future at the club at present, as well as asking to drop to the seconds for a couple of weeks to get some overs and batting before the back end of the season.
Last paragraph sounds a lot like us as well, probably quite a lot of other clubs too.
Bore draw against side who won league last year. They won the toss and elected to bowl on a road...I'm sure you can work out where this is going. We got 250-5, I got 50 and another guy got a ton. Their umpire gave our best bat out run out when he was past the stumps - this wasn't their usual umpire who I think is one of the best in the league. They weren't interested and ended up 160-8, with us feeding them a good 50 or so runs. 2 plumb lbws turned down by their umpire, with my favourite being hit by low full toss in front of middle with the ump saying it hit him outside of off!
-
We got beat yesterday
It was a proper village game in a stunning setting
I could reel off why we lost, but there's not much point in that, would rather say, it was nice to play cricket with two cracking bunch of lads in a stunning part of the world
My kids had a cracking day watching, and even my mum had a good day watching!
Absolute shocker of a dead slow moss covered wicket tho, and I'm knackered from bowling uphill into the wind
And used the b3 bat yesterday, it went ok, not as good as the Salix I have, but not bad at all.
-
Another win on Saturday, to go 5 unbeaten in a row and stay top of the league. We got put in yesterday at home on a wicket i knew would just break up and great worse.
We got 241/8, i top scored with 88, really should have been 100 but i got knackered and played a lazy shot to be honest!
My new Choice really is going nicely at the moment :) :)
We bowled the oppo out for 151, a couple of comical drops in the field which is unlike us but got there in the end.
-
Not a good day yesterday
We won the toss and put the opposition in on an interesting looking track.
They made 136-7, with one of our seamers taking 4 wickets. I personally went wicketless but only conceded 26 runs from 8 overs so I was fairly pleased with my bowling.
Our reply never really got going, with a needless run out and 3 of our top order getting caught at long on when we needed less than 4 RPO summing up our day.
I was down to bat at no.11, so had my pads on and rested my bat handle on top of my helmet. A wicket fell and I looked, my bat was gone! Turns out our number 10 had 'borrowed" it >:(
We ended 124-9, I managed 7* but was gutted not to get one more! I needed to hit 2 off the final ball for a batting bonus point but only managed a single :(
A disappointing day really, after the work our bowlers put in we felt confident at the halfway stage, but the top order not applying themselves cost us a win in all honesty.
-
We had a tough day at the office.
80-0 then 130-3 and finally 130 ao with 5 ducks
We then dropped their one Aussie first ball & missed a stumping off their 2nd Aussie when he literally ran past one before scoring. They made us pay.
I suspect in 2nd team cricket u really need to take 15 wickets!!!
-
Played in the firsts again, and a win for us yesterday against a team who usually take the honours against us.
We fielded and found myself opening the bowling. Reeled off 14 overs into the wind without a break and ended up with 3 for 41 off 14 (2 bowled and 1 lbw). Once again the skipper spilled a dolly at mid off so really should have had 4 - I guess the grief he got from us paid off as he then went on to take 3 harder catches later in the game.
They ended up all out with 154 on the board off 42, we lost 5 chasing it down in 31 overs so I didn't get to bat. A good win, securing the full allocation of points.
-
Ran out at the non strikers end for 8. It must be the worst way to get out. More importantly we won. Posted 153/8 on a very wet, low and slow track. they were 80-0 then crumbled to 130 all out. We remain unbeaten.
-
League debut for my new club yesterday. Wet, slow and low; obviously we lost the toss and batted first. Opening bowlers were 6'9 and 6'8. I opened the batting and watched in horror from the non striker's end as we crumbled to 0/3 and then 11/5. With partners coming and going more regularly than an Amsterdam window, my main aim was to hold down an end. I eventually got out in the 29th over for a hard fought 16, none of which were boundaries.
We made 136 all out and the opposition got it 6 down, largely thanks to a slogged 70 from their overseas.
It's really frustrating to play "proper cricket shots" and only get 1 or 2 due to the slow wicket, wet square and slow outfield... and then see someone hoy across the line all day for big runs!
-
Bowled a full allocation yesterday that went well picking up 2 wickets for 34. It's only the second time I've bowled this year and was happy to step up given the fact we were missing a couple if regular bowlers. Got 12* including a huge 6 onto the pavilion roof meant we chased 195 down with a few overs to spare
-
Seriously starting to question myself - getting out the same way every time - seems I'm incapable of playing anything that tails in to me slightly and is relatively full - keep falling over and missing it 4/5 dismissals bowled middle and leg - fantastic.
-
Yesterday got rained off.
Today had quite a bizarre end to a 30 over per side friendly. At the start of the last over of the match, the shout of "7 to win" came from the scorer, the batsmen only manage to get 5 runs but all the opposition run on to the field celebrating that the match is a tie. The rest of us were confused because we know they needed 4 to win off last ball and only scored 2. I ask what their final score is, 172 is the reply so I inform the opposition that our total was 173 and point to the scoreboard that reads the 1st innings total 173. I then get told that 173 is the target, not the total but being a friendly (which in fairness had been played in an excellent spirit) I just couldn't be bothered to argue the point.
-
Played in the rain all day on Saturday - came off the pitch twice, thinking we wouldn't get the game done but somehow we did.
Anyway, a return to the 2s this week and got a nice spell of five overs in, picking up a wicket with my very first ball. Went on to finish 5-1-7-1 (could've sworn it was 2 maidens and they've put byes down as runs but not going to argue).
Even with this good bowling display I don't think it'll be enough to keep me there next weekend, as I am the easy target to drop back to the 3s.
-
Really stating to feel my way into this season now.. I've made a few changes to my batting and its paying off although I have to say the biggest difference is in my concentration...
My last 4 innings have been 24... had to steady the ship a little and built a partnership with the skipper. I face 74 balls which I know is a lot but it did the job for the team which I was really pleased about
the following week I got a call up to the 1's (players short) and looked really good at the crease until the 18year old opening bowler called me for a suicide single forgetting I am twice his age (and weight).... he apologised so I guess its all part of the game
then this weekend I managed a 45 (back in the 2's) of 87 deliveries, played some excellent shots and although I got done by a spinner for an LBW I definitely hit it (few of the oppo came up to me after to say they thought I did) but the ump called it as he saw it, disappointed to not get the 50 but pleased to continue the crease time... then on Sunday I played 1's again in T20 against 2 teams at the top of the league above us. I managed a very respectable 28 in the first game going in at 6 in the 12/13 over... again I was run out trying to make a tight 3 by a direct hit so not a "fail" of my batting so to speak (more my fitness) Some really nice clean hits against bowling from the league above so all in all currently pretty pleased with myself.
I'll ignore the Duck in the second game, I went in with about 10 balls to go and played on trying to tee off.... mandatory heave.
-
Start of the season, I really struggled with the ball and ended up getting 'the yips' a couple of weeks in. Really strange feeling where i couldnt let go of the ball correctly and it was either a half tracker of full bunger!
Have been working on a few things at nets over the past few weeks, and then ended up dropping down to our 2nds a couple of weeks ago. First week was steady and took 3 for 39 off 13, but this week was a bit of a strange one where i ended up taking 5 for 4 off 9 overs. The strange part was 3 of the 4 runs came from wides!
The standard is a bit different, but its nice to actual get some confidence back and feel in control again when bowling.
-
Start of the season, I really struggled with the ball and ended up getting 'the yips' a couple of weeks in. Really strange feeling where i couldnt let go of the ball correctly and it was either a half tracker of full bunger!
Have been working on a few things at nets over the past few weeks, and then ended up dropping down to our 2nds a couple of weeks ago. First week was steady and took 3 for 39 off 13, but this week was a bit of a strange one where i ended up taking 5 for 4 off 9 overs. The strange part was 3 of the 4 runs came from wides!
The standard is a bit different, but its nice to actual get some confidence back and feel in control again when bowling.
I'm a real big fan of rotation into the seconds (and up to the firsts) exactly for this reason. I think if a club wants a strong playing ethos then certain players need the opportunity to come up and down... it builds confidence, gets them more hands on game time if they are being under utilised at the higher level and when necessary gives someone with potential a bit of exposure to the higher standard so that they can find their feet when everything is traveling that bit faster / turning more / or punished more for in consistency.
Sounds like its been good for you, the team probably had a strong performance and no doubt you will be back up in the 1's really soon.
-
Club won with seven players on Saturday won the toss put top of the league into bat and bowled them out for 81 remarkable
This season so far 6 matches 6 wins
-
Club won with seven players on Saturday won the toss put top of the league into bat and bowled them out for 81 remarkable
This season so far 6 matches 6 wins
Congrats
Our league don't let you play if there isn't at least 8.
Need to work on picking Those bonus points up.
-
had two decent games of cricket this weekend!
Played top of the league on sat we got rolled for 107!
but defended it!
Sunday we chased down 241 went down to the wire after being 180-3!
Score Cards
Sat:
http://sycl.play-cricket.com/website/results/2914880 (http://sycl.play-cricket.com/website/results/2914880)
Sunday:
http://barnsleyanddistrict.play-cricket.com/website/results/2916310 (http://barnsleyanddistrict.play-cricket.com/website/results/2916310)
-
@Simmy 91, well batted mate
-
Sunday was funny.
3 of our Saturday team play for brodsworth and 3 of us play for mexborough
was like Houghton vs Houghton.
Did enjoy taking our Aussie opening bowler for 20 of his first 2 overs
-
Congrats
Our league don't let you play if there isn't at least 8.
Need to work on picking Those bonus points up.
Same in the WCL 8 players minimum but the league knowing our situation as said we can play if the opposition agree
-
after so proper poor Saturday form with the bat (0,3,4) finally a bit of form 108 not out.
-
Did enjoy taking our Aussie opening bowler for 20 of his first 2 overs
Obviously didn't bowl at your pads, fool!
-
Played top of the league on sat we got rolled for 107!
but defended it!
Score Cards
Sat: [url]http://sycl.play-cricket.com/website/results/2914880[/url] ([url]http://sycl.play-cricket.com/website/results/2914880[/url])
@Simmy so did we! http://scayneshill.play-cricket.com/website/results/2913544 (http://scayneshill.play-cricket.com/website/results/2913544)
-
after so proper poor Saturday form with the bat (0,3,4) finally a bit of form 108 not out.
Quality knock by the sounds of it!!
Unbeaten 108? One day hopefully ;)
-
Obviously didn't bowl at your pads, fool!
hahaha bit better of my legs now mate.
Different stance an all that.
-
Fantastic win today.
Batted first and posted 147 all out after being 40-3 mainly thanks to a quality 93 by our number 5, still felt we were 20-30 short though
Bowling after 15 overs they were 70-2 and we were staring down the barrel a couple of wickets and a great catch get us back in to the game and some real tight bowling put the pressure right back on them. Our 1st change bowlers both bowled exceptionally and took 4 and 3 wicket hauls respectively before @simonmay5 took two wickets at the end to finish the game bowling then out for just over 100
-
I hate batting! Run out for a golden duck today >:(
We made 214-8
Opposition ended 189-9
I made up for my crap day with the bat by taking 3-38 off 10
-
Forgot to do last week, so here goes. Played both days and it showed the best and worst of friendly cricket. Saturday we played @Ciaran bunch in a friendly as our league game was called off. We had a steady innings and got 158-5 in 40 and Ivanhoe managed 120 ao. Great thing was the game was played in good spirit and our youngsters got valuable time with bat and ball, the result wasn't important. I didn't bat or bowl and it was a pleasure to see the youngsters perform.
Sunday couldn't be more different, play a team called Luton Caribbean who took pleasure in smacking a team including 7 colts all over the place. Bit unfair when your young opening bowler sticks one on a length only to be driven out of the ground. Don't mind colts get hit around if they bowl bad balls but when you are trying to encourage colts to play cricket you could do with some common sense from the oppo. On one occasion I told the batsman "does it make you feel big smacking kids around". I've played with many overseas players who wouldn't dream of doing the things they were doing, anyway they scored 237-5 in 35 overs and then bowled us out for 76. Bowled 7-0-25-0 and was feeling good with the bat until I chopped on a googly for 15. Played a couple of cover drives that I haven't played in years, so maybe I'm coming into some decent form. Needless to say we cancelled the return fixture this week and found a lower standard oppo!
-
1s missing 5 yesterday so I had to step up to 1s. Before game strong possibility of bowling my 10 but guys bowled well and I just got the two overs for 7 runs. Chasing less than 160 we just never got going. I was brutal 9 off 50 balls opening batting including a four off a free hit! We ended up 20 odd short. 2s 3s and 4s all won and we missing 10 plus regulars as a club so overall a good weekend. Fair to say I will be back where I belong next Saturday. Gulf between 1s and 2s huge.
-
We were asked to bat (still hard to believe) and made 340-2 in 40 overs
Then bowled them out for 40
Good news is I got a few runs. Bad news broken bat.
https://twitter.com/sicroc86/status/876195279229173760
https://twitter.com/t2ylo/status/876358437722103808
-
We were asked to bat (still hard to believe) and made 340-2 in 40 overs
Then bowled them out for 40
Good news is I got a few runs. Bad news broken bat.
https://twitter.com/sicroc86/status/876195279229173760
https://twitter.com/t2ylo/status/876358437722103808
Good work fella. Bet you're a bit stiff this morning. Do they still do an excellent tea?
Buy British.
-
We were asked to bat (still hard to believe) and made 340-2 in 40 overs
Then bowled them out for 40
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o528/GoodLeave/IMG_0823_zpsicvqtvmn.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/GoodLeave/media/IMG_0823_zpsicvqtvmn.jpg.html)
-
Forgot to do last week, so here goes. Played both days and it showed the best and worst of friendly cricket. Saturday we played @Ciaran bunch in a friendly as our league game was called off. We had a steady innings and got 158-5 in 40 and Ivanhoe managed 120 ao. Great thing was the game was played in good spirit and our youngsters got valuable time with bat and ball, the result wasn't important. I didn't bat or bowl and it was a pleasure to see the youngsters perform.
Sunday couldn't be more different, play a team called Luton Caribbean who took pleasure in smacking a team including 7 colts all over the place. Bit unfair when your young opening bowler sticks one on a length only to be driven out of the ground. Don't mind colts get hit around if they bowl bad balls but when you are trying to encourage colts to play cricket you could do with some common sense from the oppo. On one occasion I told the batsman "does it make you feel big smacking kids around". I've played with many overseas players who wouldn't dream of doing the things they were doing, anyway they scored 237-5 in 35 overs and then bowled us out for 76. Bowled 7-0-25-0 and was feeling good with the bat until I chopped on a googly for 15. Played a couple of cover drives that I haven't played in years, so maybe I'm coming into some decent form. Needless to say we cancelled the return fixture this week and found a lower standard oppo!
@uknsaunders
Do they still play at the public park overlooking Marsh Farm Estate? We played their once and had to stop play as a moped parked on the outfield, then the guy sat next to it and started eating a picnic!!
Do they also have a really good left handed that likes to cover drive everything and makes a sound whenever he hits the ball? Used to look forward to him going 'whoosh, bomb, crack' whenever he timed something!
-
I hate batting too!!! I was rubbish, dropped twice and almost run out , before top edging the worst bowler I have ever faced.
only highlight of the day was watching @Northern monkey smash 24 of one over.
-
Asked to bat by the top of the league and made 227. One of those scores that could have been less and could have been more. We were 80-4 after 13 overs. Then myself and another lad pit on 80 odd before 30 overs, both of us were out quickly together and we made up to the 227. Had myself and my partner got out cheap we could have been looking at less that 150, but had we stayed in 250+ could have been a possible. Certainly felt like I missed out despite a decent knock.
Anyways they fell 50 odd short to move us above them to the top of the table.
-
Good work fella. Bet you're a bit stiff this morning. Do they still do an excellent tea?
Buy British.
Lovely teas. And a unique set up too (static caravan & a wooden dressing room)
I was a bit knackered so just a cuppa, berrocca & a crafty fag for me
-
Lovely teas. And a unique set up too (static caravan & a wooden dressing room)
I was a bit knackered so just a cuppa, berrocca & a crafty fag for me
Was a looker thar bat. Unlucky but cracking innings.
-
We rolled over our oppo today.
Scored 234, looking like we were gonna post 300 we were 120 odd for 2, i had orders to up the ru. Rate and was reasonably pleased with 49 off 29 balls. Sadly our sloggers came in after and we lost 3 wickets in 4 balls and which was the only negative of the day. We then bowled the for 70. Sometimes its nice to destroy the oppo.
Pleased with an average of 49 so far this season. Still frustrated i haven't gone big yet. Must be fitness
-
I hate batting too!!! I was rubbish, dropped twice and almost run out , before top edging the worst bowler I have ever faced.
only highlight of the day was watching @Northern monkey smash 24 of one over.
That was the hottest I've ever played cricket in, especially after chasing the ball for 40 odd overs, shoulda maybe brought myself onto bowl a little sooner, but I was trying to give everyone a go really.
Nice to see you bowl Jason!
-
yep nice to see me bowl, but I think my dog could have bowled maidens against that lot.
we really need some batting in our middle order.
-
Golden duck last week, second ball duck this week, no matter where I hit the ball someone takes a blinder of a catch, this game is so goddamn annoying sometimes
-
@jblowe what does your dog bowl? If they can hold a bat too we'll happily select them next Saturday!
-
if he could hold a bat I would never get a game
-
Another week, another league oppo cry off. We made the trek north to Leicestershire for a friendly against Mossdale Teachers. Very hot and the oppo kindly let us bat first. We spent most of the innings scratching up 161 in 42 overs against a modest attack on what appeared to be a decent track according to the locals. At tea we thought we were 20-30 short of par but thanks to a tight bowling performance we kept them to 93-6 off 38. Technically under Leicester league rules a draw but we had the bragging rights. Despite my best efforts not to bat I scored 4* at 11. Only bowled because my 5 seamers were knackered and picked up 5-16.
-
Probably looking for pastures new on a Saturday because I am getting seriously fed up with the complete lack of co-ordination between the 1st and 2nd XI skippers. Saturday's match was just a continuation of a theme where the 1st team skipper waits until Friday evening before asking the 2nd XI skipper for players. Saturday afternoon, myself and 8 other players spent the best part of 3 hours retrieving the ball from various parts of the boundary and beyond as our hosts posted nearly 300. However their teas were just as good as their batting (chicken butties with stuffing and apple sauce) which went some way to cheering me up at the interval. My issue is if they sorted the team out together on Monday or Tuesday then I might be able to persuade some people on Wednesday or Thursday but I am going to have little success if I try this at 10pm on a Friday evening.
Today was even worse as we hosted a side who, let's just say, will not be invited back next summer.
-
My issue is if they sorted the team out together on Monday or Tuesday then I might be able to persuade some people on Wednesday or Thursday but I am going to have little success if I try this at 10pm on a Friday evening.
One of my old teams had this problem until the second team captain told the first team captain that he and all the second team players would be turning their phones off Thursday and Friday.
-
A boiling hot weekend which saw me contribute nothing to my side again, taking wickets and having a low economy rate obviously mean nothing.
Sometimes I wonder why I bother playing cricket!
-
One of my old teams had this problem until the second team captain told the first team captain that he and all the second team players would be turning their phones off Thursday and Friday.
I actually sent an almost identical message to the 2nd XI skipper on Thursday night.
There is one positive from the scorching hot weekend and that is I've lost around 3kgs in weight and yesterday (Sunday) felt so physically good that I was able to run for the first time this summer. This is in stark contrast to the season prior to this weekend when I have barely been able to do much more than walk. In fact I was even fielding long-on at both ends towards the tail end of the opposition innings.
-
An interesting game on Sat on the hottest day of the year, quite clearly a win the toss and bat 1st day which we obv opted for having won the toss.
being 25-0 off of 2 overs was a good start with their opener bowling 6 wides in his 1st over....the YM collapse then began, i shouldered arms to one that cut back and took off which wasnt idea. We found ourselves 86/8 and thankfully had some experience down to order that got us upto 130/9 and then 161 AO.
They were 2nd in the league and we sat 2nd bottom after a particularly poor start to the season, they were quite chipper and their Aussie had copious amounts to say about everyones kit/batting when we came and departed to the crease.
With a club event happening on the evening with around 100 people inc ex-players turning up to watch us finish off our game i think this gave us some incentive to pull our finger out and we skittled them for 67 inc the Aussie being cleaned out by a 1st ball yorker...he's prob only just made it off the outfield now his walk off was so slow.
http://bdca.play-cricket.com/website/results/2925293 (http://bdca.play-cricket.com/website/results/2925293)
-
[url]http://bdca.play-cricket.com/website/results/2925293[/url] ([url]http://bdca.play-cricket.com/website/results/2925293[/url])
Great partnership between Mr. Shufflebotham and Mr. Wides.
Hope you bought them a jug apiece.
-
Yeh spraying it all over the place good old A.N.Extra hell of a player 👍
-
My season is getting worse. I have played 2 and a half games so far, and I just found out that I might miss the next 7 weeks due to an Art Exhibition. It it states in my contract that the artist MUST attend at the weekends (Damn small print). Hope the weather is nice in August!!!
-
[url]http://bdca.play-cricket.com/website/results/2925293[/url] ([url]http://bdca.play-cricket.com/website/results/2925293[/url])
Ash 15 off 59, never thought I'd see the day! Tickles me to see a certain member of that Clevedon xi come out on the losing side, good job.
-
'ere - that Shufflebotham is a golden arm isn't he?
-
Got my first 50 today and converted it into 101, got caught behind next ball!! Ran @hilly_2015 out on the way! Big shout out to @hell4leather cricket for the first custom they made that has finally been done justice and @Ayrtek Cricket for the amazing softs that are the decade edition!
Decent day all round, and we won!!
-
Well done @JB great feeling bagging the 1st 50 let alone going on to turn it into the big one. Well done mate 👏
-
It was sketchy for the first 6-8 overs Tom, I rode my luck! Love those softs, might have to get another pair of the sausage gloves before they aren't available any more!!
-
@JB When it's your day it's your day mate and things seem to fall into place 👍
No probs re gloves I've still got a couple left in stock if u do want a back up set
-
We posted 260/4 on a pancake of a track. I got 32. Bowled them out for 120. And I took 2 catches. Overall a good day out. 9 wins from 9. Next week though we have 6 out. We only have 14 members!
-
Decent day today but unfortunately resulted in a reverse for us. We batted first on a decent track - opening up I felt pretty good - my partner st the other end however fell 4 balls into the first over he faced. Myself and the number 3 put on 85 before I was out caught for a decent 40 then number 3 shortly followed and we ended up posting 223 which was maybe 20 shy. They started positively but we dispatched their premier batsmen with the score at 70-1 (he scored 1400 runs last season) and we were feeling good - another wicket fell and we then seemed to ease off. 4 missed chances be that dropped catches or missed stumping or missed run outs - meant that they knocked it off 3 down in 39/48 overs. Oh well. There's always tomorrow.
-
Got my first 50 today and converted it into 101, got caught behind next ball!! Ran @hilly_2015 out on the way! Big shout out to @hell4leather cricket for the first custom they made that has finally been done justice and @Ayrtek Cricket for the amazing softs that are the decade edition!
Decent day all round, and we won!!
Good bit of wood that mate, glad it helped you get over the line :)
-
Our 2nd XI conceded again and with no communication from our 1st XI skipper, I put myself in the player pool. Yesterday I did have the separate offer to play in a different league but that was away to a club with dreadful teas and even worse umpire.
Anyhow the team I finally connected with lost the toss and were invited to bat first. I went in No.7 at 60-5 and I was out for 32 on 115. That to most people might not sound an awful lot but when you've not reached double figures all season (Saturdays), believe me, it feels damn good.
Interestingly this week's hot topic (how to play very slow bowling) was very relevant as the opposition skipper served up just this type of delivery but I got all of my boundaries against him. Just waited for something in my hitting zone and made sure it hit the fence. Got out in the 43rd over, stumped when trying to force the scoreboard along but I fell to a more orthodox off spinner who clearly saw me advance so fired down a wider delivery. Bit of a calculated gamble because the opposition wicketkeeper wasn't too tidy but on this occasion was up to the task
Defending 115 (2 juniors were then out in the same over as me), the wicket demanded bowling a full length but I felt my new team-mates bowled a bit too short. As I had a decent bat, I wasn't really expecting a bowl but at 82-1, the skipper kindly gave me the ball and I picked up 3 wickets for 10 runs off 6 overs. Didn't change the course of the match but did add a little bit of late drama.
Match once again played in great spirit by both sides and best team won on the day.
-
Batted first, team posted 201-6
Opener carried his bat for 67* and our number 7 made a quickfire 43.
In response we bowed them out for 140.
I took 3-35 off 8, with our 15 year old office taking 3-13.
Good day for my side and we're now hopefully safe from the threat of relegation.
My personal target for the rest of the season is to win the bowling awards for my side (3rd XI), and be the overall wicket taker in my club!
-
Good bit of wood that mate, glad it helped you get over the line :)
Thanks for sorting it out Jake it's a belter, may need to sort a copy!
-
Top win yesterday, played first team for the first time this season. Skipper won the toss and put the oppo into bat on their wicket which has always been low scoring and 130 is normally a good total.
After some good bowling early on they started scoring freely aided by some poor fielding from us and they took the score to 80-1 at 16 overs, our slow left armer came on from one end and our 1st change seamer from the other, the left armer took 5-4 off 6 overs and the seamer grabbed 4 to bowl them out for 99.
I was then told I was number 4 but as the oppo were walking out one of our openers felt ill so I opened instead. Put on 49 for the first wicket before I lost my partner for 25, I fell a few overs later for 21 and our number 3 and 4 finished the job as we chased it comfortably inside 23 overs for 2 wickets.
By the way @Vitas Cricket the Hellfire Jack bought is rather tasty and went well
-
I was then told I was number 4 but as the oppo were walking out one of our openers felt ill so I opened instead.
Was that to preserve his average on a dodgy pitch, or was there more tea to eat?
-
We lost from the last ball of the game yesterday.
Cleethorpes knocked off our 241 with only 3 wickets falling.
55 not out for me, so happy with that but disappointed we didn't win.
-
We got beat yesterday
It turned out to be a good game tho
Good set of lads, a bit of banter but good spirit
Dug my old Affinity Toro out , and managed to score a few.
Bowled a few overs and took 3 for loads
Suffering today tho
-
Won yesterday with a really good team performance.
Played on an absolutely craxy pitch at home after our roller packed up mid week so we couldn't prepare a new wicket meaning we played on the same track for the 3rd match in a row. It was like playing in Mumbai not MK!
We batted 1st and the oppo brought their off spinner on in the 6th over and his 3rd ball pitched outside leg and hit the top of the off stump of my LH opening partner - from round the wicket as well. :( :o
We scored 217 - i got 37 - before an iffy LBW sweeping.
The wicket just got worse with more inconsistent bounce as well and we bowled them out for 101.
Hopefully our roller will get fixed soon!!
-
Was that to preserve his average on a dodgy pitch, or was there more tea to eat?
He didn't actually eat any tea, looked quite ill but did go in at 4 and got a 20 not out
-
I feel like rain is going to ruin my day
-
Won yesterday. After opening for 1s last week back in 2s. Won toss and batted on a low slow strawy deck. I was due to go in 10 but lost 3 quick wickets and padded up. But then the guys put on 200 to finish with a very competitive score of 270 in 40 overs. At drinks they were at 125-3 and the game was balanced but 2 wickets in an over after drinks knocked stuffing out of innings and they were all out in 35th for 200. Very good game played in a good spirit. Although the umpire signalling a wide as the batsman walked off after a thick nick was an interesting decision! My contribution was 4 overs for 30 although 5 wickets occurred in the first over of a new spell so I'm claiming that as my contribution as skipper!
-
My love for cricket my have cost me for a while.
Straight from my holiday, off the plane and to the ground for a big game, us 2nd vs 3rds.
In the 31st over having been stood at slips for most of the innings I had to chase one to the boundary and my hamstring popped.
It made an awful sound, everyone heard it, even the oppo On the other side of the pitch.
Oh well a while off for me then.
Anyway the game.
Pitchwas a beauty grounds man claimed it was "250-300 pitch, easy"
Oppo won toss and batted. We bowled well they didn't really attack. But gave little chances.
We ran out there top scorer early. But the unpire wasn't watching "Thought it was deadball" was his excuse.
Batsman had come down pitch hit it to short cover, who threw down stumps, batsman didn't even try to get back. But he refused to walk and umpire refused to put his finger up.
Anyway our fielding was dreadful, last ten they attacked and we dropped 5 catches on the ropes and all went over.
213 for 4 they finished on.
At 82 for 2 at drinks we were confident.
At 150 for 6 with 12 left we wasn't so and I was asked if I could bat. "Maybe with a runner but I'm struggling to move.
I went in at ten, us needing 12 of 13 balls.
I scored ten of the 12. Of just 4 balls. Middled everything, and every single one hurt so much!!! thankfully for my partner he got the other 2 runs to finish on a well deserved 101* from 108 balls.
He was adamant I was gonna stand him on 99(would have to, team game.........lol).
It really shouldn't have got that far, if we had held our catches we'd have been chasing much less, and if our strong batting line up had applied themselves on a lovely track, we could have got the 250-300 the grounds man claimed easily.
Oh and apparently the kid that got 100 was stumped at 30, the same unpire again not watching, he says as much that "he's dragged" but he too decided to go on the umpires call. Karma?
Oh well, a few weeks of watching now hoping I'll be back before the season finishes.
-
Would've loved to see the other lads face when you hit the ten off 4!! Bet he was panicking
-
Charity T20 today, was nice to play in coloured kit again.
Bowled first. I went 3 overs 0-15 as the oppo posted 164-6
We won, got the runs 9 down with 3 balls to spare. We don't need to talk about my batting :(
-
Followed up my recording breaking knock with a scratchy 11 in a resounding defeat
Ah cricket u cruel mistress
-
0. Leggy got it to turn.
I hate this sport.
-
0. Leggy got it to turn.
I hate this sport.
I'm sure that's cheating in some way, the same as a left arm seamers coming over the wicket!
-
I'm sure that's cheating in some way, the same as a left arm seamers coming over the wicket!
You think that's bad? Try some muppet bowling spin (in the loosest term of the world) left arm through and round yesterday... thankfully for all involved I put his novelty run up back in it's place ;)
-
Last three knocks have been 0 (1), 0 (2), 1 (4). Don't know why I bother...
At least I think I'm on the way to getting my bowling fixed a bit. Can't bowl in the nets as my finger won't recover in time for the weekends so I've spent two weeks imagining my bowling action and trying to make technical adjustments in my head which was interesting to say the least.
Paid off somewhat as I managed to land most balls on middle and leg than outside off stump and managed 1 for 24 from my 9 overs. Considering that I've gone at 7+ RPO in the couple of games that I've bowled in prior to this weekend I'm treating that as a massive victory, even if we lost the game in the end.
-
Missing 11 players which for a small single team club is a tricky situation. Only had 4 recognised batsmen and needed to chase 160 odd to remain as surprise league leaders. I came in at 30-2 knowing there was 2 'batsman' below who have a combined average of 2 and another who hadn't played for a number of years plus the usual bowlers at 9, 10 and 11. Took all I had to restrain myself and play purely for time while trying yo creep towards the target. Was dismissed when only 30 runs away which thankfully we managed to get to stay top.
To make this season even more strange is yesterday's runs put me 2nd in the divisions top scorers. Believe me those words have never been put together before!! 🤣
-
Momentum is a big thing, third 24 point win on the bounce skittling another team for less than 120. We are top, have a small cushion and are looking good. Top five scoring runs and 5 bowlers runnung through sides. Everything is sunny with us.
Deck was a shocker with balls rolling and lifting off a length yesterday. I got my first failure with the bat since the first game of the season with 5, four of which came of a female waricks county player. On the flip side i took three catches behind the stumps but for the first time in last ten years ive got three ruined fingers and a massive bruise on my palm. Every delivery hurts and ropey pitches do not help.
-
Well yesterday was a good one!
Was dropped from the seconds back to the thirds, which I was displeased about so questioned it as I wasn't given a fair crack - told that I needed to score run and take wickets in the third team to get my place back.
We bowled first in very windy conditions, managed 7-0-26-1, never really got going with the wind and a short offside boundary and some poor colt fielding conceded a fair few runs but only got myself to blame for that. Managed a direct hit run out from the boundary and took a catch to top it off.
Went out to open the batting (yes, that's how short on batting we are!) chasing 145 to win. Managed to slowly but surely score myself my first 50 in cricket!! Converted that into 61 before tiredly missing a straight one, who knew batting was so tiring! We managed to win the game with around 3 overs to go I think being 4 down.
So hopefully that'll earn me my place back in the second team, what you think?
-
Well done on your first fifty
-
Well done on your first fifty
Cheers mate, was a nervy one, was stuck on 42 for a while not trying to force it then edged one on 48 but it doesn't say that in the book so I'll take it haha.
-
On another note I enjoyed watching the umpire barely move here
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/watch-loose-cow-interrupts-match-in-england-charges-umpire-and-players/news-story/f7a7f83beed6c4a0a969c63e61104dfa (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/watch-loose-cow-interrupts-match-in-england-charges-umpire-and-players/news-story/f7a7f83beed6c4a0a969c63e61104dfa)
-
Yesterday we bowled first and I must say that's the best we've bowled as a team for a long while. Everyone had a good day. I'm very surprised they got over 100 nevermind to 153 after 35 overs.
Batting, their opening bowlers. One as good as ours, quick, accurate with swing. The other, neither. The neither guy who is slow (not loopy) can turn it mm's both ways. We're talking no matter which way it turns you can still middle it the same stroke even with a heavily concaved bat. He went for only 20 runs for no wickets from his 7 overs. I couldn't believe it. They were cheering every ball. I thought I was watching a Monty Python sketch it was that comical. In the end we came about 20 runs short. No-one could press on. The last laugh was on us.
The main culprit is a guy who is known to only get singles blocked everything. He was put up the order in the hope he can rotate the strike or get out trying. Even non threatening balls he blocked. He stayed in for over 25 overs despite calls for hit out or get out or hopefully both. After finally getting clean bowled after attempting another block he stormed off the pitch throwing off his gear swearing to himself. His bat he actually threw three times to the ground. I don't know if he thought he was well on his way to his first 50 or what but it left us all baffled. Maybe he thought if he got mad at himself, we wouldn't be mad at him. When he finally did say something we could understand all he said was he going straight home.
Not something you'd expect from a 47 year old lawyer.
-
We moved joint top on Saturday which was a bonus. Loss the toss and ended up bowling first despite only having 9 men present on the field.
Anyways rolled them for 99 and knocked it off within 11 overs.
-
My side at the weekend scored 409 off 45 overs, with our number 3 getting 121, I got 55 opening the batting, and our number 7 scoring 43 off 15 balls! We then bowled the oppo out for 92! The biggest win I've ever been part of!
-
So hopefully that'll earn me my place back in the second team, what you think?
If you were dropped and told to get runs and wickets then I'd imagine it would be over several matches and not just the one - unless you scored a big ton and ran through oppo with the ball. My money is on 3s again this weekend.
-
My side at the weekend scored 409 off 45 overs, with our number 3 getting 121, I got 55 opening the batting, and our number 7 scoring 43 off 15 balls! We then bowled the oppo out for 92! The biggest win I've ever been part of!
Our 2s shipped 414 on Saturday but fared a bit better with the bat than your oppo as they got up to 180 or so.
Apparently one boundary was only 10-15m long (might be an exaggeration on their behalf). Game was at Ley Hill, 2nd track in from boundary if anyone has played there before.
-
If you were dropped and told to get runs and wickets then I'd imagine it would be over several matches and not just the one - unless you scored a big ton and ran through oppo with the ball. My money is on 3s again this weekend.
Back in the seconds for a nice away trip this weekend! Probably should've mentioned my club is pretty small so there's room for movement between the teams with unavailability etc.
Also, the average age of our first team is probably around 26, second team is mainly U21's with perhaps 2/3 30+, then the third team is largely U17's with a few older guys when available.
-
On another note I enjoyed watching the umpire barely move here
[url]http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/watch-loose-cow-interrupts-match-in-england-charges-umpire-and-players/news-story/f7a7f83beed6c4a0a969c63e61104dfa[/url] ([url]http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/cricket/watch-loose-cow-interrupts-match-in-england-charges-umpire-and-players/news-story/f7a7f83beed6c4a0a969c63e61104dfa[/url])
I live that that's got so far, it's our league the might of Cheshire league Division 5!
-
Mid table clash with local rivals Buckingham 4s Saturday. Had to deal with a very good leggy playing way below his level who was captain of the oppo. Having given the chat about not taking risks to our batsman we then shipped 4-31 off his 15 overs. Things weren't helped by a 1st teamer being slipped into the oppo. Just so happens he bowls and bats 8 in the Home Counties, so logically the 4th team was the place for him to be when he needs to disappear at 6pm, for gods sake!. He wiped out the top order and after the leggy made a mess of the middle order we had to dig ourselves out of 53-6. I put on captain block and we added 88 for the last 4 wickets to nudge 141 off our 45 overs. Oppo, powered by the 1st teamer galloped to 93-2 off 23 before I bowled him leg stump. Would like to say it was great bowling but he had a wedding reception to get to so was taking chances. From drinks onwards we squeezed the life out of them and the went down in a heap to 126ao. Opening bowler got the last 3 and I picked up 4-20 off 13 in the middle order. Batting was terrible, ground out 14* in 29 overs but hung around and that's the best that can be said for it.
Sunday was a similar game. Batted poorly, I did slightly less blocking at the end for 15* and bowled 8 overs 1-12. Lost by 5 wickets, mainly due to being 30 runs short and the captain/s not keeping a lid on the run rate and sticking with the slow stuff. Only a friendly but overall a good weekend.
-
14 off how many overs!!!
-
Our 2s shipped 414 on Saturday but fared a bit better with the bat than your oppo as they got up to 180 or so.
Apparently one boundary was only 10-15m long (might be an exaggeration on their behalf). Game was at Ley Hill, 2nd track in from boundary if anyone has played there before.
I think i saw what must have been this game on the Play Cricket Bucks Honours Board - there were like 3 batters from Ley Hill on it and 1 guy got 250!
-
Got an email from the skipper today asking to confirm i am okay for Saturday so he must be struggling to get eleven Looking forward to it fiirst match for three weeks still Jet lagged though no more night flights for me.
-
Got an email from the skipper today asking to confirm i am okay for Saturday so he must be struggling to get eleven Looking forward to it fiirst match for three weeks still Jet lagged though no more night flights for me.
Didn't you say you usually play with 8 anyway? ???
-
Didn't you say you usually play with 8 anyway? ???
Spot on Cam he probably has seven or less players which would mean under league rules the game has to be conceded and that carries a fined.
-
Now I'm in the right year. Anyone need a batsman tomorrow in Somerset/Dorset/Devon. Mother in law staying so willing to travel. Our opposition called off as they couldn't raise a side.
-
Im available anywhere within 40 mins of Headingly on Sunday if anyone needs a player.
-
Club won today opposition scored 206 for 5 got them in 32 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Due to missing 3 weeks skipper didn't bat me till seven doing so allowed me time in the middle before hitting the winning runs.
Our bowlers Managed to bowl 37 extras or 6.1 overs more than they needed to on our home pitch
When all the results are in should be first or second in the division tonight.
-
Punctuation is your friend @Seniorplayer
-
Played a lovely bunch of lads from the Essex Suffolk border today ( lovely being the most sarcastic option allowed)
Lost the toss and they chose to bat soon found themselves 60/6 and got ripped a new one by our opening bowler who is quick No,5 jumping into the arms of square leg umpire, No4 refusing to get to his end basically and every time they were out blamed the pitch or told the new man in how dog poo we all were.
Anyway after the opening bowlers had bowled there allocations they lumped up to 129 all out. Back behind the stumps today and felt decent taking 2 catches and generally having a decent day with the gloves 1buy I think.
I'm reply we got off to a flyer, there keeper then appealed for a leg side stumping which wasn't given and decided to call anyone not included in his side a cheating a C bomb. Personally this just ensured my motivation was as high as could and we knocked it off for the loss of 2 wickets just after drinks.
Personally finished 48no taking me past 250 league runs from my 5 innings so far and hopefully when results come in will take us to 2nd if gone our way or closed gap at the promotion places.
-
Absolute shocker today.
Lost the toss and the oppo put us in. Since we had 12 and our 12th man is a league registered umpire capt asked him to umpire the game. After 3 balls (actually it was 5 if you count the one wide and 1 no ball that bounced 5 times. A total of 14 runs came off the 3 legitimate deliveries) their opening bowler magically injured himself and had to be replaced by the oppos capt. Somewhere around the 17 over mark our scorer made an error when counting the captains overs saying he was bowled out when he had 1 left. Fair enough he made a mistake, what none of us expected was the torrent of abuse that then came out of the guys mouth smh.
We scored 260 odd all out and they were 47-2 off 19 overs or so (the oppo captain came into bat at 3) when our ump gave their capt out lbw. Im ngl it was as plumb as you get. Hit him on the full in front of middle stump when he was trying to sweep it off our off spinner. He then proceeds to pose in the position he finished the shot in for a good 10 seconds and then stand sup and knock all 3 stumps out the ground with his bat. Then he walks off and concedes the game at 47-3.
-
That is bonkers, I've seen many things on a cricket field but never seen anyone knock the stumps over and conced the game. What did the rest of the side do? If I was in next to bat, having fielded and paid my subs I would not be happy.
How will your league deal with this?
-
well we got the win and maximum points
They just all packed up and left after he walked off the pitch.
-
Quack. Need more bats.
-
Absolute shocker today.
Lost the toss and the oppo put us in. Since we had 12 and our 12th man is a league registered umpire capt asked him to umpire the game. After 3 balls (actually it was 5 if you count the one wide and 1 no ball that bounced 5 times. A total of 14 runs came off the 3 legitimate deliveries) their opening bowler magically injured himself and had to be replaced by the oppos capt. Somewhere around the 17 over mark our scorer made an error when counting the captains overs saying he was bowled out when he had 1 left. Fair enough he made a mistake, what none of us expected was the torrent of abuse that then came out of the guys mouth smh.
We scored 260 odd all out and they were 47-2 off 19 overs or so (the oppo captain came into bat at 3) when our ump gave their capt out lbw. Im ngl it was as plumb as you get. Hit him on the full in front of middle stump when he was trying to sweep it off our off spinner. He then proceeds to pose in the position he finished the shot in for a good 10 seconds and then stand sup and knock all 3 stumps out the ground with his bat. Then he walks off and concedes the game at 47-3.
Seems like the oppo Captain had a bad day. Seriously though crickets the loser here.
-
Another great game of cricket yesterday. We were missing a lot of batsmen including three centurions so won toss and bowled on a damp track. 2 youngsters bowled brilliantly but it rained and second half of innings was difficult with a wet ball. They reached 160. We gave our best bat out lbw he looked very far up wicket and we were quite lenient with wides. Game looked over until our 50 year old who plays when we are stuck hit 30 in an over. Needed 6 to win off last over and we ended with a tie. Still unbeaten but off the top now.
-
Another great game of cricket yesterday. We were missing a lot of batsmen including three centurions so won toss and bowled on a damp track. 2 youngsters bowled brilliantly but it rained and second half of innings was difficult with a wet ball. They reached 160. We gave our best bat out lbw he looked very far up wicket and we were quite lenient with wides. Game looked over until our 50 year old who plays when we are stuck hit 30 in an over. Needed 6 to win off last over and we ended with a tie. Still unbeaten but off the top now.
Great just did excel score card for league 8 runs out in our favour! Ah well nothing can be done about it now except to add on and subtract some wides and send it in as a tie.
-
Another big loss for us yesterday, we've got a very talented side but seem to be failing big time with the bat almost every week, myself included.
Worst season I've ever had with the bat, including a 3 ball duck yesterday, bowled by a full toss that dipped (I should have known) off a 14 year old leg spinner. I thought it was a juicy gimme that I could smash to the square leg boundary when in fact I played the ugliest, most agricultural heave I've ever played and got castled. Deprived myself of tea in disappointment of such a crap shot, anyone who knows me will attest that's quite a punishment!
Doing well on the bowling front though, now have 11 wickets at 15s, and have bowled well when being asked to hold an end up and keep it tight so mixed emotions about the season so far.
-
Yesterday was awful. I hate cricket!
I got out the shower to 2 missed calls from the 2nd XI captain and a load of unpleasantries flying round on the group chat.
Long story cut short, I was called up to the 2nd XI, I was out walking the dog at the time and there was less than an hour until the meet time.
Turned up, we lost the toss and were asked to field.
Opposition posted 292-7, with the opener making 150 (he was dropped 6 times!)
I bowled okay, 6 overs 0-34 and had the opener dropped while he was in the 40's
In response we made 225-4. Our opener carried his bat for 104*
I'm not knocking him for getting his maiden ton, but he batted so slowly he effectively stalled our chase before it could get going.
To summarise how awful a day I had, due to the mad rush when I got in from my dog walk to get to the game on time I turned up (late) without a bat! Village...
-
Don't know what's worse, turning up without a bat, or admitting it on here!
I couldn't have done worse if I'd have not used a bat
Crap wickets and crap balls, tbh, I think I've had enough
It's not worth missing time with the kids
-
I love winning. Feels SO GOOD.
-
Our regular opener overslept and missed the first 15 overs of our bowling. I was asked to open today and I scored 22 off 24 before I was given LBW on an inside edge. Umpire at the end apologized for his wrong call. We were chasing 140 in 30 overs. We chased it with 6 down in 27 overs. I bowled my off spin and my bowling figure was 6.3-0-23-3 wickets including 3 drops on my bowling. Took two catches as well. Overall a good day of cricket for me. It was my first game since May 18th.
-
Complete contrast of fortunes over this weekend.
Saturday I bowled (at least in my opinion) 12 very decent overs but for absolutely no reward as I had 5 chances put down. Technically it was 4 drops as on the 5th, the fielder took a few steps back with his reasoning being that he wanted to avoid being hit by the ball.
Today went out on loan that saw me playing at the very fine ground of Clifton Alliance in York. I bowled the worst I have done all season and was about to get hauled off when the batsman kindly smashed one straight into the hands of long-on. In fact in complete contrast to yesterday, my team today took 9 out of the 10 catching chances that came our way and a lot of these were similar type dismissals where the batsman middled the ball but straight to a perfectly positioned fielder on the boundary. We had previously posted 196 off 40 overs and the hosts were always looking slight favourites in the run chase but as they say "catches win matches" and they ended up all out in the 38th over and short by just 10 runs.
Credit should go to Clifton Alliance who could have just taken the 30 points but instead informed the league they would allow the opposition to field unlimited loan players to enable the match to take place.
-
After three runs in four innings (Which included a golden duck and second ball duck back to back) I managed a mammoth (by my standards!) 23 runs. Had a rare piece of luck early on when mid-on dropped a dolly but after that felt pretty comfortable before perishing reverse sweeping a medium pacer in an attempt to accelerate near the end of the innings. Live by the reverse sweep, die by the reverse sweep.
Just as I started to revise my opinions from "I bloody hate cricket, why do I bother?" to "Man, this cricket thing isn't too bad" I then dropped two catches which brought me back down to earth in a hurry. :(
-
STOP MOANING!!! I had to sit in an Art Gallery all day Saturday, I would give almost anything to be bowled for a duck and to get my bowling slogged out the ground. Cricket is the true game of Love and Hate.
-
It's been weird this season not keeping; I haven't quite got used to fielding yet! Two catches yesterday in the field both felt really weird, but luckily I held them.
Yesterday our skipper chose to bowl on a greenish one and after 6 overs the oppo looked in complete control on 30-0. Then, we managed to get both their openers out (one yorked, one caught at 2nd slip by yours truly) and our mercurial inswing bowler went on to take 7-fer as we bowled them out for 99 in 33 overs.
Seeing as it's a timed game we actually had 62 overs in which to chase down 100, and we got off to the worst possible start as I lost my opening partner for a 2nd ball duck. We've been 0-1 in almost every game this season, so it's about time I started facing the first delivery I think. Anyway, the guy coming in at 3 was the 7-fer guy. He hasn't made too many runs this season but pulled his first ball majestically for 4 and we were away.
The oppo clearly felt that the only way they could defend 99 was to sledge the life out of us throughout, including repeated comments about my average. They were still chirping as I took guard with the score on 97-1 so I checked with keeper and slip that we needed 3 to win, and nailed one back over the bowler's head to end the game :D Finishing on 43* as we won by 9 wickets, I felt like reminding them of how much good that would do for my average.
-
It's been weird this season not keeping; I haven't quite got used to fielding yet! Two catches yesterday in the field both felt really weird, but luckily I held them.
@richthekeeper think the name needs to be changed to richthefielder ahah.
My weekend was away to Cardiff CC, we've taken a pasting off them the last 3 times we've played them so to go down there and get a win was satisfying!
We won the toss and batted first scoring 244-7 - I'll take my 5 ball cameo for 8 not out, taking my average to 21.75 this season now!
Bowled first change for the first time in a long time in the second team and didn't really get going. We used the pink ball for the first time this season as South Wales Premier League have aligned with the county championships use of it, are anyone else's league doing this? If not, you are so lucky - they deteriorate so quickly and do not swing after 10 overs of use. I finished with figures of 6-1-26-0. Took two catches, the second one to finish the game in the 48th over, took it running over the shoulder so very proud of that one!
2nd XI back on top of the league and 1st XI in second - so far a good season for the club!
-
It's been weird this season not keeping;
@richthekeeper you must now change your forum name to @richthenotkeeping
-
Cup quarter final tonight.
Batted first and posted 215-2 off our 16 overs.
103* for the no.3
No idea what the final socre was, but we won!
I took 1 for about 12 off 3 overs and held onto a catch at mid off.
Semi final next Monday!
-
Last week we beat a rival for the title and bought ourselves in to contention. Unfortunately we lost two players in that game to serious injuries.
This week was the reverse of said fixture. And a massive batting collapse due to an inability to play slow bowling meant we lost and probably took us back out of title contention.
As I was injured I decided to take some camera equipment along and see what sort of footage I could catch. I'll admit it was hard watching over and over again while editing as we was shocking.
But thanks to the delights of YouTube it can be watched over and over again. Yeahhhhhhh......
Https://youtu.be/WcQHd2yFscM
So yeah the only two clubs with a glimmer of stopping top winning, took a game each from the double header while top won both games and moved well clear at the top. Another season lost.
-
T20 tonight
Bowled first and oppo got 147-5 off their 20.
One wicket for lots for me. Managed to pop the end joint of my little finger on my right hand out of place in the field. Popped it back in and carried on.
We lost by 3 runs but I made a quickfire 28 which I am ecstatic with given how my season has gone so far
-
No match for me on Saturday due to another commitment should then be able to play every match until the end of the season.
-
I bet you have 11.
-
Hope so but it's doubtful as there's two other regular players missing it doesn't help that the team the clubs playing are hard to beat on there pitch.
-
Who do you play for Alan?
Thought you boys were doing well despite lack of numbers this year
-
Yes we doing okay Cam are we are currently top of our division 9 wins and one loss from ten but we could do with a couple more reqular players only had eleven once this seaon we have an excellent set up and a pro groundsman.
-
@Seniorplayer who do you play for?
and how is the knee
-
I'm captain today for the first time ever, as our normal twos skipper is abscent and I volunteered with the vice captain away too, playing an unbeaten team, could be interesting
-
Unbeaten ton today in the first game of a t20 tournament. Won by 44 runs.
https://www.crichq.com/matches/541121/1st_innings (https://www.crichq.com/matches/541121/1st_innings)
-
They got 185/10 in their 40 overs. We knocked it off 2 down in 34 overs. Yours truly 74* using my Red Ink. Lovely bat.
-
Played Felixstowe today as there ground, bit run down but a lovely track hard and fast but turned a bit for spinners.
We won the toss and batted first there opening bowler must have been 6ft 6 at least and got a lot of bounce lucky he wasnt express pace, nicked 4th ball just short of 2nd slip but apart from that best Iv felt in ages and Iv been batting well this year. 85 opening stand in 16 overs before partner was caught at gully, 3 came and went quickly and then built partnerships with No 4 and then no 5 and got to 100 next ball tried my first big shot ( ground was huge with massive boundaries all around) and was caught for exactly 100 first time ever been out bang on 100. No 6 & 7 then smashed 66 between them in 7 overs to take us to 238-5.
2nd week in a row our opening bowlers were superb quick and accurate and bowling great areas, wrapped up there innings in 29 overs with them all out for 83. No byes and kept really well again back into the keeping groove but happy to give gloves back to younger up and coming keeper when he is back from travelling next game in 2 weeks.
Added bonus is we are 3rd 4 pta behind 2nd and 21 behind 1st place who lost today to 2nd bottom. Two teams go up and now wide open.
-
we were 192 all out, i got 21 off 14. we bowled them out for 19, I picked up 5 for 9!
-
Won by 150 runs but dislocated my knee getting a ball out of the neighbouring field - a mixed day!
-
I love cricket!
We lost the toss and were surprisingly asked to bat on a hot day.
The first wicket fell at 18, but things were looking rather good at 62-1 off 15. I then went in at no. 10 with the score 99-8 off 27.4 overs.
We ended with 156-9 off our 42. I played a "you shall not pass" innings for 19* while our no. 11 helped himself to 26* off about 10 balls!
We started strongly in reply, reducing them to 38-4 in 9 overs. There was a partnership of 56 for the 6th wicket which got us a bit twitchy. We kept taking wickets but the runs were coming. 2 wickets in the 34th over got our noses in front, but there was an invaluable 15 added for the 9th wicket.
The chase came down to 5 overs, 29 runs, one wicket in hand. I bowled the penultimate over with 12 needed, conceding just 2 runs. 10 runs, one over. 6 were scored off the first 5 balls, meaning 4 runs off the final ball. Thankfully our leggy held his nerve and tossed it up, the batsman charged and was stumped.
We won by 3 runs, so everyone's contribution was vital with the bat! What a great day, played in the right spirit with all 3 results possible off the final ball.
Personally I bowled 9 overs, 1-22 but kept it tight. I'm pleased with my all round contribution in the game, but the win was so much sweeter as it was a real team effort!
-
SHHHH don't tell anyone but I heard rumors @Northern monkey got a ton today
-
The first wicket fell at 18, but things were looking rather good at 62-1 off 15. I then went in at no. 10 with the score 99-8 off 27.4 overs.
We ended with 156-9 off our 42. I played a "you shall not pass" innings for 19* while our no. 11 helped himself to 26* off about 10 balls!
Glad you scored some runs. I obviously don't know the standard you play at but seeing those videos of you last summer in the nets, it was clear that you could bat. Mind you it's a brave skipper who throws the ball to a leg-spinner for the final over.
-
Glad you scored some runs. I obviously don't know the standard you play at but seeing those videos of you last summer in the nets, it was clear that you could bat. Mind you it's a brave skipper who throws the ball to a leg-spinner for the final over.
I'm shocked at village level more captains don't. If you can land a ball pretty consistently and get a bit of turn Leggie's pick up a hatful of wickets at the end of an innings. I love coming on to bowl at this time, occasionally get whacked but mostly its like shooting fish in a barrel!
-
Cracking game of cricket yesterday
We won the toss and elected to bat first on an interesting home wicket
Lots of variable bounce with plenty keeping low, but we managed to post 274 off 45 overs with a couple of our youngsters getting a bat, and scoring well.
Can't remember what I scored 🐒
Oppos didnt really have a chance chasing that down, but had a good go, with one old boy driving it nicely to all parts before being bowled on 80
They ran out of overs on 160 with 5 down
Personally I batted ok,(loving using my old toro) and bowled 12 overs for 50 ish, took a couple wickets and bowled leggies for my last four overs, which I really enjoyed
-
Well batted northern !!
-
2nd game of the season for me on the injury comeback trial. We racked up 230 for 4 they didn't.
30 for me but lost concentration at drinks and rather than 3rd man ran the ball to the keeper off the face 🙈 Wrapped up the game with the last wicket so only required to bowl a few balls (boy was I stiff! Next step is overs under the belt!).
-
Found myself umpiring at the bowler's end with an opposition opening fast bowler who was blatantly throwing the ball - this was not a borderline issue - it was blatant. The next over whilst at square leg I asked an opposition fielder if the bowler had ever been done for chucking. "Oh yes" was the reply "he was cleared by the league last season but has another assessment next week after having been reported again". As umpire what should I have done in this situation?
(I chose not to do anything as there was already a simmering undercurrent of tension in the game as their keeper was being a total (No Swearing Please) - after the game we jokingly suggested that he should be drug tested and one of the opposition said "funny you should say that!")
-
Frustrating few games recently. Last two knock out games I've gone wicket less for 40 off my four 8 ball overs but have been a threat and created chances that weren't taken. Feeling in good touch with the bat as well and stuck at number nine yesterday so didn't get in. To put it into perspective, when I play at the same level in the East Sussex League I bat in the top five and average 30+.
Yesterday bowled my 15 overs, 15/4/59/2. Wickets were a bowled, outside leg to top of off, and an lbw to a top spinner that the bloke walked across. Our 290/6 was under no threat until a big bloke wandered in and hit his first two balls into the polo pitch behind the bowler (I'd been brought off by now). Ended up having two overs late on against the big chap, and these cost 12 and about 20. When he holed out they collapsed, keeper dropped a catch that would have been the skippers hat trick, and their last pair survived the last two overs to give us a winning draw.
Ive decided that this will be my last season at Chalfont though. I've been at the club since I was eight, have been playing league cricket for nine years, but have never been given a fair crack of the whip with the bat coming in with my reputation for quick runs in the colts. I am looking to step up a couple of levels, oppo ump yesterday said I should be, our keeper thinks I should be and @edynamo (Ross has been coaching me since last season, huge improvements) and I agree it's best for kicking on.
-
@mohawks94 do it. I played a high standard when I was younger and benefited a lot from it, better standard, more often than not better coaching and you can find your level too at a bigger club. This is one of the reasons we're leaving the Chilterns league to go into TVL so we can play at an appropriate standard of cricket and hopefully not lose our better youngsters to other clubs in the future. I can't comment on your batting as only two times I've seen you bat you got a first baller in knock out and not many earlier this season but on the bowling front the guys who faced you rated you.
-
How do I write this without it sounding like sour grapes...
We batted first and made 226 from our 45 overs, I top scored with 70. Batted patiently and struggle to time anything for several overs before taking a bowler for 23 in one over then another for 26. Was disappointed to get out with a few overs left and felt that both myself and the team had left runs out in the middle.
We made a couple if early breakthroughs before we discovered why they are known as a one man team. One of their lads went onto score 161 out of 227 with the addition of 21 extras. It was a great knock and almost chance less apart from some LBW decisions that both didn't go our way and were then given as runs. I'll not get into the discussion of whether they were out or not I know they stated we hadn't given them decisions.
The lad who scored the 160 now has scored 42% of all their league runs, which is impressive enough but even more so when you realise that yesterday was on my his 3rd league game of the season.
It's a tricky one as I'm sure we would be happy to have someone like him playing for us but it is frustrating playing against someone who has been recently playing premier league cricket that's now in Div 6.
-
How do I write this without it sounding like sour grapes...
We batted first and made 226 from our 45 overs, I top scored with 70. Batted patiently and struggle to time anything for several overs before taking a bowler for 23 in one over then another for 26. Was disappointed to get out with a few overs left and felt that both myself and the team had left runs out in the middle.
We made a couple if early breakthroughs before we discovered why they are known as a one man team. One of their lads went onto score 161 out of 227 with the addition of 21 extras. It was a great knock and almost chance less apart from some LBW decisions that both didn't go our way and were then given as runs. I'll not get into the discussion of whether they were out or not I know they stated we hadn't given them decisions.
The lad who scored the 160 now has scored 42% of all their league runs, which is impressive enough but even more so when you realise that yesterday was on my his 3rd league game of the season.
It's a tricky one as I'm sure we would be happy to have someone like him playing for us but it is frustrating playing against someone who has been recently playing premier league cricket that's now in Div 6.
Harvington??
-
Yes never understood what's in it for a player to drop from the prem into A much lower div.
-
Yes never understood what's in it for a player to drop from the prem into A much lower div.
How did the Magnificent Seven manage without you yesterday Senior?
-
Well played midweek and struggled as in truth I have done all season with injury.
I have been playing at around 60 per cent so after my midweek game decided to see my physio and doctor.
Long story short been advised bye doctor to pack in.
Had bloods taken and have a rhumatology appointment on the 26th.
Gutted as many know I love my cricket had back issues last year which restricted me to 6-8 games only.
Hands and ankle are my big issues this season gutted maybe it time for my end!!!!
If I can come back it will take time and I have agreed not to play in pain any longer.
time for all in eBay sale I suspect
-
How did the Magnificent Seven manage without you yesterday Senior?
Won scored 253 for three batting second The club now have a 28 point lead at the top
-
Well played midweek and struggled as in truth I have done all season with injury.
I have been playing at around 60 per cent so after my midweek game decided to see my physio and doctor.
Long story short been advised bye doctor to pack in.
Had bloods taken and have a rhumatology appointment on the 26th.
Gutted as many know I love my cricket had back issues last year which restricted me to 6-8 games only.
Hands and ankle are my big issues this season gutted maybe it time for my end!!!!
If I can come back it will take time and I have agreed not to play in pain any longer.
time for all in eBay sale I suspect
Sorry to read this Dave hopefully after a rest you will be pain free and can continue
-
Played against my old club. They hit 240. We hit them off 5 down, very happy about that. Got 45* with the Aldred I bought off of Jaffa. Lovely bat, Paul makes excellent bats.
-
I was going start with another rant about playing with 9 players yesterday but seeing as another forum member won with 7, perhaps I should gloss over Saturday's debacle and just talk about todays match. In fairness, I ended up getting another stuffing this afternoon but at least I was not out both days this weekend against some fairly decent bowling. The highlight of today's game was the pitch deteriorating before our very eyes, one lad off to hospital and spinners having to finish the match it got that dangerous. In fairness, spin wasn't much easier to play and one particular delivery I faced exploded off the pitch like someone had set off a firework.
-
Haha i know what you mean, kept wicket all day and the pitch other than a couple of balls that popped, behaved as normal. Lucky me gets the only grubber of the day 4th ball in. I did make 4 though so goo strike rate i guess
-
I got my first ever hundred yesterday made me quite proud considering I only started playing about 2 years ago and couldn't bat then
-
Bit of a weird day on Saturday.
We lost the toss and bowled on a pretty decent-looking track, away at one of our fellow-relegation strugglers. Their opener tried to smash his first ball out of the ground and we thought he wouldn't be around long! He wasn't - he departed after about 15 overs having scored 71. Basically anything full he just threw his hands at and it rained boundaries. Dropping him on single figures didn't help. Number 3 was also dropped as he helped himself to 87* Ultimately they racked up 235-6 in their 50 overs, giving us 45 overs to chase it down. I'm still not used to these weird timed games.
So we go out to bat, thinking that the pitch had been reasonably good throughout their innings. They open up with the old ball and spin from both ends, starting with 4 men on the boundary. The pitch actually deteriorated quite badly, getting more and more difficult to bat on. From one end, their excellent leg spinner returned figures of 22-2-62-6 which essentially gained them the lion's share of a drawn game as we reached 175-7. The other wicket was a run out.
In essence I was just disappointed at the spirit in which they chose to play. They made no attempt to win the game and simply protected the boundaries, bowling with the old ball. It's just not cricket!
Personally I scored 32, calmly milking the spinners for 1s and 2s before the leggie got one to spit out of the rough and claim my edge.
-
So excited for tonight.
Playing in the Evening League Cup Semi Final.
If we win the final is played on the Ageas Bowl nursery ground, which will (assuming we get there) almost certainly be the best ground I'll ever play on!
-
Bit of a weird day on Saturday.
We lost the toss and bowled on a pretty decent-looking track, away at one of our fellow-relegation strugglers. Their opener tried to smash his first ball out of the ground and we thought he wouldn't be around long! He wasn't - he departed after about 15 overs having scored 71. Basically anything full he just threw his hands at and it rained boundaries. Dropping him on single figures didn't help. Number 3 was also dropped as he helped himself to 87* Ultimately they racked up 235-6 in their 50 overs, giving us 45 overs to chase it down. I'm still not used to these weird timed games.
So we go out to bat, thinking that the pitch had been reasonably good throughout their innings. They open up with the old ball and spin from both ends, starting with 4 men on the boundary. The pitch actually deteriorated quite badly, getting more and more difficult to bat on. From one end, their excellent leg spinner returned figures of 22-2-62-6 which essentially gained them the lion's share of a drawn game as we reached 175-7. The other wicket was a run out.
In essence I was just disappointed at the spirit in which they chose to play. They made no attempt to win the game and simply protected the boundaries, bowling with the old ball. It's just not cricket!
Personally I scored 32, calmly milking the spinners for 1s and 2s before the leggie got one to spit out of the rough and claim my edge.
Found thie its just not cricket comment iinteresting as playing for a draw or making no attempt to win the game is somthing I've been thinking about as we are due next Sat to play a club who have 1 possibly 2 prem players playing in Div 6 who score a large percentage of there clubs runs as we are currently top with a decent points lead and 6 league matches left if we cant win a draw would be a good result as it would stop them getting 24 points and closing the gap.
-
Played my first game back in 2 months after getting injured, an it wasn't a pleasant one.
Upon arrival at their ground, their pitch didn't look anything out of the ordinary, until we played on it. Their medium pacer who struggled to get it above stump height on our pitch last season saw his first ball bounce about 3 feet over our openers head and straight over the keeper for 4. This was to be the trend for the game. They also decided to call up their first team bowler to play a second team Division 5 game. Bowling 70mph on that pitch was outright dangerous, it's a good job he didn't bowl to any of the 3 under 13's we had or we would have probably called the game off. My first ball (coming in at number 9) from this my guy shot off a good length and i had to fend it off my face with my arm, which didn't help as it pushed it into my helmet which produced a very nice rattling sound off my grill. We somehow made 146 off 35-ish overs.
It was much of the same for their innings, our 4'11 13 year-old opening bowler was carrying through to the keeper at head height about 15 yards back to add to the bizarreness of the game. Their first team bowler also opened the batting, having much fun smacking 13 year-olds for sixes over cow corner before our leggie came on and cleaned him up. He also had a pop at our young keeper for clapping his gloves as the bowler runs in, fair enough if it is distracting, but shouting at a kid was way out of line. They chased it down with 7 wickets in hands. They also had 4 kids under the age of 16, only two got a bowl and none got a bat. As a team we felt it was a bit pathetic for them to invite 4 kids to play and not even give them a chance to have a game. The entire point of our team is to help bring through the club's youngsters, hence why we gave them all a bowl and all a bat above their usual position, unfortunately it wasn't the same for them. I just can't imagine going into work on a Monday morning and being as proud as they were that they smacked some youngsters around the park.
When they come to our place, once of our older player's may potentially ask his minor county opening bowler son to come and prove a point to them if we're short on players. All in all a bit of a joke of a day.
One last note about the pitch, it's the first time we've ever given a pitch below 3/10 as a club. I think giving it a 1/10 is enough of a statement!
-
In essence I was just disappointed at the spirit in which they chose to play. They made no attempt to win the game and simply protected the boundaries, bowling with the old ball. It's just not cricket!
Personally I scored 32, calmly milking the spinners for 1s and 2s before the leggie got one to spit out of the rough and claim my edge.
At my previous club we would take the old ball 9 times out of 10, predominantly because the pitch turned square and we had 2 very good spinners for that level. We never had 4 men sweeping mind and used the old ball as an attacking option. Sometimes it worked, other times it didn't and the new ball would be taken.
My season is more or less over due to having a young family but I turned up for a bit at our game. The oppo had 7 men sweeping from the 35th over which I would be embarrassed about in a Sunday game let alone in first innings of a league match. Admittedly we racked up 280 odd for 2. Ironically at tea they thought it was a generous declaration and then proceeded to block the proverbial out of it on an absolute road with a lightning outfield.
-
Another win for us sees us stay top of the league by 4 points.
Lost the toss and were put in to bat, scored 189-8 off our 50. A middle order collapse where 5 had a diamond duck and me at six had a golden duck (don't want to talk about it)
We managed to get them out for 183 in the 48th over, was getting way too close for comfort! Took a catch and was pretty solid in the field but that's about it on my part!
-
I'll gloss over my lack of runs this season to update on our firsts, who hit 394-9 off 45 overs, with two of our players hitting their first tons for the club.
Absolutely awesome effort, highest ever club score, unsurprisingly!
-
Cup semi final, job done.
Next stop the Ageas Bowl
-
Cup semi final, job done.
Next stop the Ageas Bowl
See....it is a wonderful game after all :)
-
Found thie its just not cricket comment iinteresting as playing for a draw or making no attempt to win the game is somthing I've been thinking about as we are due next Sat to play a club who have 1 possibly 2 prem players playing in Div 6 who score a large percentage of there clubs runs as we are currently top with a decent points lead and 6 league matches left if we cant win a draw would be a good result as it would stop them getting 24 points and closing the gap.
to be honest @Seniorplayer it was just frustrating! in theory we could have ticked along at 5/6 an over and won the game in singles, as their field was so spread. unfortunately we lacked the ability to do so, not helped by their leg spinner taking 6-fer. i'm so used to bowling restrictions - if he could have only bowled 9 overs we would definitely have won!
-
to be honest @Seniorplayer it was just frustrating! in theory we could have ticked along at 5/6 an over and won the game in singles, as their field was so spread. unfortunately we lacked the ability to do so, not helped by their leg spinner taking 6-fer. i'm so used to bowling restrictions - if he could have only bowled 9 overs we would definitely have won!
I know what you mean
Cricket can be so frustrating our league only allows you to bowl nine overs and only having seven or eight players we are looking most matches for someone willing to have a bowl we conceded 47 extras last match.
-
And it's finally happened!
Just had a game rained (well, weather forecasted) off. Not a bad run to get to the 11th July before losing a game to the weather I suppose...
-
Had an interesting evening playing a T20 in the grounds of Harewood House.
I decided to open the batting myself thinking I had the freedom to play some shots given how much batting depth we had. After a couple of sighters. I chipped the third delivery into the offside and called for what should have been an easy single. I must have got around three quarters down the wicket and suddenly realised I have not passed the non-striker so looked up to see him sitting on his bat having not moved an inch. Needless to say I wasn't best pleased being run out, especially as I had spent between 3.30pm-4.30pm this afternoon at Stumps having a bowling machine session, focusing exclusively on hammering back of a length bowling.
Anyhow the match went down to the final over with the opposition needing 10 to win. I bowled it and managed to keep them down to 6 which included me taking a skyer of a caught and bowled. I've had a few of these this season but this is the first one I have held.
-
Playing tomorrow having missed last Saturday due to an engagement dinner also missed four out of the last five matches not ideal but if I can get a couple out of the middle early on I should be fine.
Also doubt If I will be opening as the the guys who have been doing it have been scoring big runs.
-
Tonight sees the start of our U19's T20 Blast group start, we're missing a few which isn't ideal but think we've got enough to make it!
Then tomorrow see's 1st vs 2nd in our 2nd XI league, we're at home for both thankfully.
-
Must be some sort of record as if we play tomorrow it will be all 12 to be played. Fingers crossed for all 22
-
Tonight sees the start of our U19's T20 Blast group start, we're missing a few which isn't ideal but think we've got enough to make it!
Then tomorrow see's 1st vs 2nd in our 2nd XI league, we're at home for both thankfully.
Scrap that, the other team has pulled out of tonight's game citing lack of players!
-
Playing tomorrow having missed last Saturday due to an engagement dinner also missed four out of the last five matches not ideal but if I can get a couple out of the middle early on I should be fine.
Also doubt If I will be opening as the the guys who have been doing it have been scoring big runs.
I get the feeling you're not going to be 12th Man! :D
Go well.
-
My last 3 innings have been 0, 62, 0. Complete lottery as to what my scores this weekend will be. As a bowler I'm not too worried :D
-
Nearly forgot my update. In a nutshell we got 220-5 without really looking in trouble, we bowled them out for 95. Probably the most interesting bit of the game was the oppo collapse from 71-1 off 11 and 95 ao off 28. They had one decent batter who looked a level above anything else, only he was out they had next to nothing. My figures went from 1-0-8-0 to 9.1-7-10-5, more a reflection on the batting and a dusty pitch than anything wonderful I did. After a bit of a dry spell in late May/June I'll take it!
-
No game today for me due to stupid fixtures
-
This morning I've cut the pitch & had to find 3 players due to illness, work & social over exertion
Typical Saturday morning.
-
Still unable to play with the thumb injury I picked up over a month ago.
Can at least bat and bowl now but even the pressure of the ball being held against my lower thumb as I was coming into bowl was causing pain so not a chance I'd be able to field. Hoping one more week and some serious strapping and I'll at least be able to turn up for one of the lower sides and get hidden in the field.
-
A day shopping for me today.
Our oppo has had to call of the game due to an overnight gypsy invasion on their outfield.
As they say in Snatch, "I (bleep) hate (bleep)!
-
Cancelled last night and rained off today!
-
Another week, another CSG batting collapse. Bowled Taplow out for 153, personally 11/5/26/2 bowling their skipper and number 5 nicking to slip. Bought wickets for one of our seamers and our offie came on and mopped up with 4/6 which was pretty frustrating as I'd created plenty of chances. Long story short, I batted nine and was in with the score 55/7. Scored nine, couple of nice shots for boundaries, before getting one that nipped away at pace and took my off stump. Some poor batting saw us all out for 73 I think. I was third highest scorer, as only two people made double figures. Longest innings and highest score of the season though, felt really good at the crease and was timing it well.
-
Went to watch today. Hoping to return next Sat.
We scored 193 all out, the second team captain, opening in the first while I'm injured got a lovely fifty today.
Opposition made 165 for 9 from there 46 overs.
Curiously the opponopner scored 51 not out from the 46 overs.
He never once tried to up the run rate, and in the last ten with 6 an over needed. He was happy to block and then just take the one.
Very bizarre batting. It's like he/they didn't want to win(bear in mind they were 2nd and we was 4th before today, you'd think they'd want to chase top)
Phone well.
-
Won scored 208 batting second batted at 4 scored 0 bowled for the first time this season leg stump trying to pull a left arm over the wicket spinner completely missed it. Club now has a decent lead at the top.
-
I hate Cricket!
Lost by 304 runs today (yes, you read that correctly)
Opposition batted first and made 379-4 off their 50 overs.
In reply we were 75 all out in 19.3 overs
Personally I took 3-67 and scored 5* but there were really no positives to take from today...
-
Our worst bowling and fielding performance saw them get 210/4 which on our ground is pretty good. However, our biffed came off with a quickfire 30 odd and we were right in it until a typical middle order collapse. Needing 60 with 4 wickets down we scrape home with our injured player coming in at no10 and holding up an end. I was canught at first slip. A good catch but going at a rising ball short of a length and well wide of off stump - very poor.
-
Didn't play today today due to having my daughter went along to watch and turned up at tea to find out the bloke who covered keeping duties for me today has broken his jaw. Our opening bowler 70mph+ bowled a full toss that after pitching behind the stumps took a horrible bounce just in front of him and hit him flush on the jaw with the new nut. Fella is in pain and at A&E but hopefully won't require major work.
We bowled oppo out for 121 and knocked it off 4 down to make it 6 wins in a row and back in automatic promotion spot. God win but a bit overshadowed today
-
Another terrible day for me and my team against a promotion chasing side.
Batted first and made 123. Personally got a golden duck batting at 3, left one that hit the top of my middle stump. Absolutely no idea why i left it, right arm bowler coming over the wicket (i'm a leftie) i presumed it would move away from me but it didn't and made me look very stupid. A very irresponsible leave considering our tail started at 7 and i exposed our best batsman to a hat-trick ball (Thankfully he made a quick-fire 40 to give us half a chance)
We then bowled pretty well first 10 overs, dropping a chance in the slips but the two openers were gradually plodding along. And when i came onto bowl, were both on 50 and set about running down the wicket to put me off my line and length. Bowled 2 overs 1-24. It really doesn't help playing on an astro wicket that doesn't even offer the slightest bit of assistance for spinners! They chased it down in 30-odd overs with 9 wickets in hand.
-
I went out on loan today and....
- batted No.11 where I faced 2 deliveries before the young lad at the other end got bowled.
- didn't bowl.
- fielded the ball twice
The team I played for did win but not exactly the most thrilling of Saturday afternoons and I didn't really rate the tea much either.
-
Had the oppo 70-7. Then bowled out for 152
We had 2 little collapses 111-8. And i finishex it off with a sweep for 6!
-
Won today. Defended 210-4 off 40
Made 95 before being caught on boundary.
All my own fault.
-
Played my best knock (though not my largest) for some time yesterday. Found myself unexpectedly promoted to the 2s last week - not through weight of runs. After a dismal effort in the field we were left chasing 255. I managed to share in an opening partnership of 125 at 5 an over and though my partner was the main aggressor, I found more fluency than usual to make 38, felt well balanced, even playing better through the on side than lately, and didn't feel in any trouble until getting out freakishly, running down the track to clip the spinner through midwicket, I middled the ball onto my foot and the ball cannoned onto the stumps. Hoped we might have set a platform to go onto win, however the middle order fell apart and we eventually had to bat out for a draw 8 down and 50 short. Hopefully this is a bit of a breakthrough and I've found a way to contribute more heavily, we'll see.
-
Made 179-7 off 40 and winning by 1 run, I was the one who had to bowl the last over as well :( all fun and games though.
Personal milestone reached though, first 50 which I'm thrilled about. Got 54 in the end
-
Another good week, bowled out the oppo for 119 and then knocked it off in the 19th over for only 2 wickets down - personally managed 61* and a catch so can't complain!
-
I went out on loan today and....
- batted No.11 where I faced 2 deliveries before the young lad at the other end got bowled.
- didn't bowl.
- fielded the ball twice
The team I played for did win but not exactly the most thrilling of Saturday afternoons and I didn't really rate the tea much either.
Really not good enough when you loan yourself out you should be given a bat no lower than 8 and and a bowl after all you need to make loanees guest players feel part of the tea you want them to play again.
-
Loat by 100 runs. Poor performance. Bottled top of the table clash and we now be left to limp To promotion. What made it worse was the tea. One shop bought pizza that didnt even get round our team. Got to skipper next wek and im thinking of making wholesale changes.
-
Really not good enough when you loan yourself out you should be given a bat no lower than 8 and and a bowl after all you need to make loanees guest players feel part of the tea you want them to play again.
On the flip side of this, what if you have a settled side with only 1 player unavailable?
Do you upset the regulars to give the loanee a game, or do you focus on winning the game with your regulars filling their usual roles?
-
On the flip side of this, what if you have a settled side with only 1 player unavailable?
Do you upset the regulars to give the loanee a game, or do you focus on winning the game with your regulars filling their usual roles?
Don't really see why regulars would get upset giving a guest player a bat or a bowl you can mould your team game to suit and that includes winning my club does it every match when we can get someone as we want to encourage them to play again yesterday somebody's cousin played for us for the first time we knew nothing about him he opened the batting.
-
Won scored 208 batting second batted at 4 scored 0 bowled for the first time this season leg stump trying to pull a left arm over the wicket spinner completely missed it. Club now has a decent lead at the top.
. Surely your number 3s 111 was the story of the day?
-
. Surely your number 3s 111 was the story of the day?
It would have been Chris but it took him 30 overs slow by his standards
-
Another week, another CSG batting collapse. Bowled Taplow out for 153, personally 11/5/26/2 bowling their skipper and number 5 nicking to slip. Bought wickets for one of our seamers and our offie came on and mopped up with 4/6 which was pretty frustrating as I'd created plenty of chances. Long story short, I batted nine and was in with the score 55/7. Scored nine, couple of nice shots for boundaries, before getting one that nipped away at pace and took my off stump. Some poor batting saw us all out for 73 I think. I was third highest scorer, as only two people made double figures. Longest innings and highest score of the season though, felt really good at the crease and was timing it well.
The ball of you bowling our skipper was posted in our whatsapp group, if I ever work out how then I'll upload it and provide the link.
You guys haven't done too well against us with the bat this year! I didn't play but heard it was a slow low one. Heard one of your left handers who got bowled was talked out quite amusingly when he tried mowing someone into next week in response to some chat!
-
Played my first Sunday game of the season today, played as we only had 10 for today before the guy covering for me yesterday broke his jaw so my gorgeous other half allowed me to play today.
Batted first opening bowler was the biggest chucker Iv seen in ages not even subtle going along nicely before said chucker bowled me a Jaffa that pitched leg and cliped in the faintest way possible off bail bowled for 13 2nd ball of the 11th over to be 59-1. End of that over 59-4 a few lads were pretty annoyed he wasn't called but Sunday cricket I guess. From that we managed 177 all out.
In reply said chucker opened the batting also and he smashes 37 off 3 overs before chipping out spinner to cover from 37-1 they were all out for 78 in 17 overs. That ensures our survival in Sunday Div 1 for another year which is decent as most sides have teams in EAPL and we play div 7 at present always seem to hold our own each year.
-
I went out on loan today and....
- batted No.11 where I faced 2 deliveries before the young lad at the other end got bowled.
- didn't bowl.
- fielded the ball twice
The team I played for did win but not exactly the most thrilling of Saturday afternoons and I didn't really rate the tea much either.
Poor show.
-
Arrived today at our ground today to find a bunch of travelers had entered overnight and were now parked across the entire pitch, including 2 caravans on the square itself. I was one of the last to arrive and someone had already asked if they would mind moving off the playing area to which they apparently replied they would if we paid them £50 per caravan. Fortunately one of lads knew his home ground (3 miles away) was free so we all drove there only to find the keys had not been returned from yesterdays game. Anyhow someone then returned to the first ground, collected a set of stumps and we finally started around 3pm with us fielding first.
Anyhow I got slightly more involved today as I picked up a wicket (just bowled the final over but this time it was my choice) then opened the batting scoring 8 (2 boundaries) before getting bowled trying to be too aggressive, too early. The opposition had a good mixture of bowlers including someone who I believe is now 83 and also a leggie who had both control along with subtle variations. Have to say that I especially enjoyed watching the leggie bowl (I was now umpiring) despite the fact he had our batsmen tied up in knots. Eventually we ended up around 40-50 short but it turned out to be a decent game of cricket.
-
Arrived today at our ground today to find a bunch of travelers had entered overnight and were now parked across the entire pitch, including 2 caravans on the square itself. I was one of the last to arrive and someone had already asked if they would mind moving off the playing area to which they apparently replied they would if we paid them £50 per caravan. Fortunately one of lads knew his home ground (3 miles away) was free so we all drove there only to find the keys had not been returned from yesterdays game. Anyhow someone then returned to the first ground, collected a set of stumps and we finally started around 3pm with us fielding first.
Love the persistence to get the game on! Hope you're able to clear the travellers by next Saturday mate!
-
Arrived today at our ground today to find a bunch of travelers had entered overnight and were now parked across the entire pitch, including 2 caravans on the square itself. I was one of the last to arrive and someone had already asked if they would mind moving off the playing area to which they apparently replied they would if we paid them £50 per caravan. Fortunately one of lads knew his home ground (3 miles away) was free so we all drove there only to find the keys had not been returned from yesterdays game. Anyhow someone then returned to the first ground, collected a set of stumps and we finally started around 3pm with us fielding first.
Anyhow I got slightly more involved today as I picked up a wicket (just bowled the final over but this time it was my choice) then opened the batting scoring 8 (2 boundaries) before getting bowled trying to be too aggressive, too early. The opposition had a good mixture of bowlers including someone who I believe is now 83 and also a leggie who had both control along with subtle variations. Have to say that I especially enjoyed watching the leggie bowl (I was now umpiring) despite the fact he had our batsmen tied up in knots. Eventually we ended up around 40-50 short but it turned out to be a decent game of cricket.
Simular for me on Saturday first to arrived couldn't get on our car park for caravans fortunately we have a large field so we were able to park found the woman who runs the village club she had hired the car park out to a caravan club and didnt tell anyone has we would objected to it.
-
A really good win for my side yesterday, Beating top of the league by 8 runs.
Batted first and were in trouble at 12-3 before our Father and Son combination put on 100 (Father ended up on 91, Son on 50-odd) To get us to a very competitive total of 186. I was run out batting at 11.
We then had them 70-3 when i came onto bowl. Since my injury i've been struggling to find my length as a spinner and Sunday was no different. Went for 18 off 2 overs before i voluntarily took myself off. Captain said he'd rather have given me more overs as i didn't have much of a game batting 11 and having 2 overs, but it was such a tight game that i didn't want to sabotage our chances by bowling anymore.
We took wickets at key times and with them needing 12 off the last over, some quality bowling and fielding gave us some breathing space above the relegation zone.
-
We had a very competitive game yesterday. We won the toss and elected to field first. They scored 178 in 25 overs. I took 2 wickets for 33 in 5 overs. One of the league best batsmen was batting against me but I didn't let him score against my off spin. We must have dropped about 5 catches yesterday and gave the other team momentum to finish their inning strongly. I have been asked to open the inning because it comes naturally to me. I ended up edging to the slip in the 3rd over by playing a reckless/unnecessary slog. I made 25 on 10 balls included a six and 2 fours. I provided my team the momentum they needed to chased down the score. We ended up chasing in down on a last ball with 9 wickets down.
-
It's first v second for us on Saturday although we have a 31 point lead the opposition due to recent signings have a stronger team ( and that's if we can get eleven on the pitch ) they scored 327 last Sat but the league have for the second half of the season introduced the draw so if we can't win try not to lose problem with that is my teammates natural game is to go for the win.
-
but the league have for the second half of the season introduced the draw so if we can't win try not to lose problem with that is my teammates natural game is to go for the win.
Any team that bats out for a draw may as well not bother turning up in the first place IMO. My one pet hate of growing up in the Worcs league, ridiculous rule!
-
Any team that bats out for a draw may as well not bother turning up in the first place IMO. My one pet hate of growing up in the Worcs league, ridiculous rule!
In this instance though drawing And stopping the opposition winning could be the difference between the club winning the league or losing and finishing second.
-
In this instance though drawing And stopping the opposition winning could be the difference between the club winning the league or losing and finishing second.
Not interested personally - the amount of games for OEs I played where we'd put on 250/300 in the first innings for the oppo to come out and bat negativity from the start has somewhat ruined the idea of draws for me.
Anyway, since when did professional cricket ever involve draws in one day matches? It's just the Worcs league meddling as per usual (about time the committee got replaced!)
-
Not interested personally - the amount of games for OEs I played where we'd put on 250/300 in the first innings for the oppo to come out and bat negativity from the start has somewhat ruined the idea of draws for me.
Anyway, since when did professional cricket ever involve draws in one day matches? It's just the Worcs league meddling as per usual (about time the committee got replaced!)
There are going to be some changes Adam as certain members of the committee are stepping down.
-
Game called off tonight so voided so same as a loss. Pretty annoyed as they are near bottom has really impacted on our promotion chance. Cup semi at weekend and 1s are missing a few plus we are missing a couple so a few 3s in side against team in league above don't fancy our chances. Looked like we would walk League after first few weeks but wheels have come off due to availability. Pretty annoyed at moment hopefully I'm proved wrong at weekend.
-
Following 10.30am ground inspection we are off today can't lose top spot but other teams that play can close the gap.
-
Well that was eventful!
Fun and games with selection meant I went from 2nd XI's best player last week, to being back the 3rd XI (club politics, eh?) when the teams were announced. Due to someone going to a pre season football match instead of playing I was called back up to the 2nd XI yesterday lunch time.
None of that mattered in the end though as all games have been called off anyway.
-
A complete contrast to last Saturday.
The opposition skipper won the toss on a wet wicket but I thought made the strange decision to bat first. Anyhow unlike last week when I barely touched the ball, I was bowling first change in just 5th over (opening bowler apparently didn't like bowling from that end) and I picked up 4 wickets for 16 runs. However as I was classed as a loan player, I could only bowl 7 overs but a 14-year-old spinner who replaced me was equally as effective picking up 3-19 and we bowled out the opposition for just 94.
After tea I had settled nicely into scoring but suddenly we went from 15-0 to 20-5 which is when I came in to bat at No. 7. A couple more wickets fell quickly but then I put together a half decent partnership for the 8th wicket with the aforementioned picky opening bowler before he somehow got run out watching the ball. I had hit the ball down to long off and I was literally walking through for a single. Then batted with the 14-year-old young spinner and it looked like we would be pulling off an unlikely victory but the opposition opening bowlers returned and one especially gave me absolutely nothing to hit. Perhaps a bit of fatigue set in as I started to play some lose shots before being adjudged LBW for 26 with the score on 77 but the final pair still made the opposition sweat adding another 10 before the last wicket fell.
So close yet so far but in hindsight the run out was the key wicket because he was just starting to get stuck into their off spinner, going deep in the crease and pulling him. Still an exciting game of cricket to be involved in and personally speaking, I would much rather play in a game like this than a boring one-sided victory.
-
We had a weakened side, bowled terribly, fielded poorly and they got to 230 ish in a reduced 30 over game.
We were bowled out for 150 ish. I was run out for 4.
Lovely ground, decent tea and our first loss of the season.
-
Bloody love cricket!! 3 to win off the last ball and our 18 yr old opener goes and hits a 4 for an unbeaten 94!!!
-
Can't buy a bloody run this season. Second ball duck, pull shot tickled the glove down the legside where the keeper took a one handed catch diving at full stretch.
Oh and the cherry on top, I hadn't even got halfway to the boundary before the heavens opened up and everybody started legging it back to the safe confines of the clubhouse.
Half tempted to just go "sod it" the next time I bat and close my eyes and try and switch hit it for six off the very first ball. Couldn't be any worse than trying to bat properly.
On the flip side of this, what if you have a settled side with only 1 player unavailable?
Do you upset the regulars to give the loanee a game, or do you focus on winning the game with your regulars filling their usual roles?
If this is what happened then that means that side has a specialist #11 batsman ;)
-
Wasn't looking forward to today, playing a terrible bunch of blokes who proved no different today.
To put it into perspective, these lot had no qualms about bowling bouncers to 13 year-old girls in a development league a few years ago, and seem happy to blatantly cheat when umpiring.
We won the toss and put them in on a wet deck, and our opening bowlers had reduced them to 36-2 off 10 before we came off for rain. Then me and my fellow spinner came on and i took the wicket of their mouthy batsman who pumped me for a massive 6 on his second ball, and then edged to slip on his 3rd, leaving the pitch moaning about my "(No Swearing Please) spin" (Says wicket in the scorebook though?) My fellow spinner took 2 good wickets, before i took another one with a horrible full toss. We had them 105-7 when we finally came off for rain, and we never got back out there.
As mouthy batsman (who was now umpire) pondered taking us off, one of our loan players suggested staying on whilst it was just spitting, but was met by a barrage of abuse. He was told to F off and that he could pay to repair the wicket if he wanted, before another volley of swearing (bare in mind we had 2 colts playing). Our loan player responded by telling him to be quiet, he started to walk over saying "what you going to do then" before wisely retreating when he realised he wouldn't have won that particular fight.
We then took an early tea, the rain got heavier and made the pitch and outfield unplayable. But they told us they wanted to take the full hour before calling it off, despite us saying we wouldn't be going back out on an unplayable pitch, and the 4 forecasts we looked at suggested it was only going to get heavier for the next 7 hours (which it did). We then called it off, and they retreated back to the changing rooms without as much of a handshake or thanks for coming.
No idea why idiots like this play cricket, i know a few of them from football and they're equally as bad there. Then again, no idea what we expected from a group of players who find it morally justified to bowl bouncers full pace at little girls.
-
We were looking good for a much needed win yesterday before being dragged off for rain
Reduced the overs down to 25 per side before the start and our captain chose to field after winning the toss.
We had them 7 down for 100ish ,
They were happy to call it a draw,(I certainly wasn't ) as they are top of the league
Anyway, not that I'm still peed off about it
-
We were looking good for a much needed win yesterday before being dragged off for rain
Reduced the overs down to 25 per side before the start and our captain chose to field after winning the toss.
We had them 7 down for 100ish ,
They were happy to call it a draw,(I certainly wasn't ) as they are top of the league
Anyway, not that I'm still peed off about it
@Northern monkey, you suffered the same as the rest of OXON, only three games complete in the OCA, one of which was in the next village to you. Were Britwell lost by 110 runs in a 28 over match (per side).
-
We'd played in the rain whilst they batted
It was only because we'd almost bowled them out cheaply, that they didn't want to continue.
We could have played on after tea mate
We only have a few games left now, so surely every effort should be made to complete a game??
-
wolvercote did not start their game until 4.30 and both sides got 25 overs in. A lot of the time the umpires have been paid and just want to leave, or they are just incompetent and/or don't know the rules.
-
The club Not playing yesterday hasn't cut our lead we are still 31 points ahead of the second place team the decision was made as regardless of being top we did not want to risk our county standard track where as other clubs in our division have played every match we are the only club to have cancelled 2 home games this season not playing these matches with 4 league games left though could ultimately cost us the title.
-
Rained off after 11 overs yesterday. Its a measure of my season where i was happy with a 10 not out! Also now captain for the remainder of the season, very much reluctantly.
-
As like most people the rain played its part in my game yesterday.
It was a shame in a way because as i have said in another thread I had a massive game yesterday, 1st vs 2nd to go a long way to decide the league.
We won a really great toss and bowled 1st and were amongst them straight away our opening bowler finished with 5-20 off of 10 overs straight threw. We had them 60-6 when the 1st rains came. We then go back on and for another few overs and they get to 86-7 before we have to come off again for alot longer this time.
So we are going loopy thinking the rain has done us. However it completely flipped because it eventually stopped enough to get back out there and they only had 3 overs left with all the time we had lost!! They got to 106 off 29 overs.
We now knew what we needed to get and the rain had slowed up loads and got them 4 down in about 19 overs.
Oppo really weren't happy but they are the rain rules and to be honest we were all over them.
League title now in our hands as we are 7 points ahead.
-
Fantastic double win this weekend,
Saturday got put in after losing the toss with pitch having a few damp spots, recovered from 30-3 to 220-9 after our 40, number 5 and 6 both got good 30 odds to hold it together before a well constructed 54* from our number 9 including some big hits took us past 200 a great effort from where we were. Their opener went after us from the start thinking rain was coming as they were 30-0 off the first 3 overs before the number 9 who'd hit 50 took 5-23 off his 10 and the first change bowler from the other end took 4-30 and our opener came back on to wrap it up for 110 AO. In truth they are a one man team who rely on their opener every week as he averages 80
Today put the oppo in bowled tightly to get them all out for 126 then chased it 4 down in 25 overs with the skipper getting a quick fire 50 to finish before the rain got to us
-
Called off yesterday so cup semi final will be played next Saturday. Hopefully a few will be back from holidays.
-
Played Bury St Edmunds Cricket club today (sat side is EAPL) and turned up weather was good at the ground 5mins later heavens opened, didn't start until 4pm so ended up 25 overs a side. We bowled really well, personally had a little trundle today and bowled 5-2-3-14 and got it going both ways which is good timing as our keeper is back for back end of the season to give my knees and fingers a break. Bowled them out for 136 in the last over.
In T20 I bat lower order as not really my game all this big hitting and was down to come in at 7 and not required, lost our opener 2nd over but good partnerships between 2 & 3 then 2&4 won us the game with all scoring 30 or 40 odd, puts us 2nd in Sunday top division, pretty good for a little village side against some of the really big clubs in Suffolk.
-
First game in about 3 weeks. Due to weather concerns we agreed to 30 overs, but could have easily played 40. We got 163 all out, yours truly contributing 1 after coming in at 8 and just being told to try and slog with 2 overs to go. Suffice to say I missed a straight one.
They only had 9 players to start with, but got to their 30 overs at 69-5, one of their openers carrying for a score of 31; only boundaries in the game were 2 fours in the last 4 overs, other than that we bowled fairly tight and they just didn't have any interest in chasing it down. Was given two overs for a laugh, went for 7 runs which featured a couple of horrible wides but some OK deliveries.
Bit of a nothing game, but glad to get the win
-
We got back to winning ways at the weekend after 3 losses.
We got 146-7 batting first on a dry track, the spinner they had was different class turning it both ways.
We managed to get a few quickly and bowled them out for 75.
I ended with 5-35 off my 13.
Enjoyable as they cheated us out of a win at their place earlier in the season.
-
Was meant to have a game today but we're off due to a waterlogged pitch.
How do people cope with this daytime TV rubbish? I wish I'd gone to work!
-
Take your dog for a walk?
-
Yesterday was our Derby at home. Their batting line up was better than ours but our bowlers have the slight edge in that dept so it was going to be interesting contest.
They won the toss and put us in to bat first(?). After a slow start we managed 205 after 35 overs. Batting at 8 I was not needed. Small ground so it's always tricky as a spinner, mishits can still go for fours etc. I got 2 wickets against 21 runs from my 7 overs. More importantly I was at long on and their last big hitter who could still win the game for them lamped one in my direction. I'd decided stopping a 4 was more important than trying a catch so I stayed back thinking this is going to bounce 5-10meters in front of me but it was travelling so low and fast it actually carried all the way and I was able to catch it down on one knee at ankle height. Man that hurt, but it took the wind out of their sails so their run rate dropped making it more of a comfortable win. Nice that.
-
Playing the team directly above us yesterday, we had a strong side and they had struggled to get 11. We had them 28-1 off about 18 overs when the heavens opened and the game was washed out. Shame, as I fancied us to get the win and ease our relegation troubles.
-
Take your dog for a walk?
Already done that for a couple of hours this morning, probably best I don't walk the legs off her. I will go down the beach with her again tonight though :)
-
How do people cope with this daytime TV rubbish? I wish I'd gone to work!
Get yourself an allotment. It gives you the peace and quiet to solemnly contemplate why on earth you didn't smack a few boundaries off the change bowlers at the weekend.
-
Got dropped back to the seconds for this week. Was a good game, which we won. Was an unexpected one to say it had been chucking it down all night and through the morning but by 11:30 the sun was out and they had decent covers so the track was still hard.
Won the toss (as the captain hadn't arrived so I tossed up), put them in, skittles them for 116 and knocked it off for 3 inside 30 overs.
Was good to get back to winning ways, shame I couldn't have kept my place in the first team after being the top scorer in both the previous two weeks but enjoyed Saturday and should be safe from any chance of relegation now.
-
Probably shouldn't have played tonight. But club struggling to get 22 out and a felt semi fit so thought sod it.
Probably shouldn't have, was a liability in the field, movement is shocking. And maybe 3 catches I couldn't get to?
Anyway we batted first, 155 for 3 of 12 overs.
I made 54 of 24 balls including 4 sixes.
Unfortunately we bowled poor and oppo knocked it off 3
2 down with 2 overs to spare!
That's consigned us to 3rd in the league. No promotion again. Gutted
-
Rained off after 17 overs with the opposition 148/1. We had a really weak side out, and guessed their tactic would be to belt us around for 25 overs and run through us before the rain came. My figures were 4/0/34/1, bowled their opener with one that drifted and dipped through the gate and hit leg stump. Almost had the other opener a couple of times, one a slice which the guy at short third man was about two yards short of (any other person on the team would have got there) and the other when he nailed it back at me and I stuck a hand up as I got down out the way, smacked into my hand but couldn't close my fingers on it and it went off to mid off for 0. Bowled well personally, all the bowlers were pleased to go for less than 10/over!
-
We won, credit to the oppo who played through the rain. We bowled them out for 116. I was 2.2-0-1-6. Not bad for my first bowling stint for the club. We got home 8 down. Personally got sold down the river for 4. Second run out in as many weeks. Not to worry.
-
Another win and now top of the league but must say a huge hats off to our oppo Worlingworth CC
At the toss captains agreed to reduce the game to 35overs a side due to forecast from 5pm onward. We were put into bat and myself and opening partner put on 114 for 1st wicket with him the aggressor scoring 78 when he was bowled charging the spinner. 3 & 4 both came and went quickly and then i managed to take 24 from the spinners last over including 2 massive 6's which for me is almost unheard off and when I was out for 77 in 30th over No 6 hit a few late boundaries and we managed 195-6 from our 35.
Quick tea and just as we started to bowl it started raining very lightly. Now we were 2nd in league and oppo 3rd but quite a gap between them and us, we picked up regular wickets but there scoring rate was decent as well game down to last 5 overs and they needed 9am over the rain had got harder and harder as there innings went ahead, oppo skipper however said rained off is no good to either and as long as we were happy so was he, last over 11 to win 2 wickets needed. 4 first ball 3 the next 4 from 4 balls, step up 2nd change bowler who has oppo skip caught at mid wicket then cleans up No11 next ball win by 4 runs and with other fixtures rained off and a suprise loss for top of the league in another shortened game we are now top by 1pt.
-
Rained off without a ball being bowled 2nd week in a row.
Annoyingly the oppo made us travel (25 miles each way) despite it raining all week and non-stop rain being forecast today from 1pm
-
Run out second ball, victim of a yes, no, sorry.
-
Bowled 4 overs for 8 runs then pulled my calf muscle as I was about to deliver the first ball of my 5th over and had to hobble off. I didn't realise how boring it was to watch so hobbled back on for last 15 overs and managed to save a few runs. Opposition still racked up 204-4 which was 40-50 more runs than they should have done as we were absolutely dreadful in the field.
Batting wise, I went in at No.7 and immediately hit a boundary to a delivery with a bit of width but seriously struggled with a couple of straight deliveries and with others to bat, I retired hurt. As it happened this was a good move as the next batsman started biffing the ball to all parts and we only ended up 30 runs short on 174-5.
Finally, I should report the teas were excellent and at drinks whilst we fielding, the opposition skipper also brought out freshly cut oranges.
-
Well it was the big semi final. Despite missing my star player as written elsewhere we had a decent side out. We had the luxury of umpires and even a scorer! They had dropped a couple of 1s in strengthen and were in league above us. I won the toss decided to bat a slightly soft wicket. Felt runs on the board was the way to go. Im struggling with a shoulder problem and couldn't get ball off square with the slowest of wicket and departed early for single figures. No one got in and went big just lots of little scores and cameos. We eventually finished on 185 off 40 overs, which I felt made us slight favourites at tea. They made a solid if unspectacular start but didn't lose wickets until first change got 2 in 2 balls. However the number 4 batted superbly and made a quick 50 and the game was running away from us. However an excellent catch followed by a superb direct hit run out by the same fielder turned the game towards us again. They needed 12 in the last over and came up 7 short with the last wicket falling to another direct hit run out going for 2.
A brilliant cricket game and result and now a final in two weeks time to look forward to. I hope I can get this shoulder sorted by then I was definitely the weak link today.
-
Won yesterday
It was a cracking game against a good bunch of lads
Agreed at the start to reduce the overs to 25 each due to rain forecast at 4pm
We put them in to bat, and they got 79 from their 25
Didn't look to see how many my bowling went for, and I dint take any wickets, but bowled ok on a nice bouncy green wicket.
I opened for a change and biffed a few, before missing a straight one,(again)
We lost a few more wickets, before our very own forum legend, Mr Hosk batted superbly to knock the remaining runs off easily
A really good team win, with everyone contributing
-
We got a much needed win yesterday and everyone involved witnessed a part of league history that may not be repeated, we were skittled for 86, as many would like to expect the other team would knock it off easy but our opening bowler on his return to the club managed figures of 10-24 off 9 and a bit overs to lead us to a 35 run victory, the first ever 10-fer in premier league history, if carlsberg did returns !!!
-
Day of mixed emotions yesterday, which ended in a Winning Draw for us.
Started of badly , lost a very bad toss on a known to be uncovered bad council wicket (rain Friday night as well).
Then got even worse when they opened with spin and i somehow managed to smash it onto my foot and the ball went back onto the stumps 😠😠
We collapsed to 100-9 but then our 10 and 11 played brilliantly to put on 60 for the last wicket and we posted 162. Which I thought was a good score on that pitch.
That proved that as they slipped to 40-5 and then 95-8 but we couldn't get the final couple and they finished 115-8.
What really bugged me was that the oppo are in the relegation zone and need to win games but once we got there main batter out they didn't even try and go for it. Shut up shop for probably 30 overs and they got 7 points from the game (we got 17).
We now drop down to 2nd - 2 points behind top.
-
After first duck of the league season two weeks ago, and no game last week. It was great to play a bit of gentle cricket down in Klive on Wednesday with @t2ylo and hit a few runs and even pick up a couple of wickets! Was good bit of practice.
When our groundsman attempted to call off yesterdays game at 9am alot of negotiation began as we couldn't afford to miss the game. Fogrtunately we managed to get an agreement to wait and in truth at 12.30 the square was squelchy, but it continued to dry enough to get a game.
The pitch was really tough to bat on with us reducing the oppo to 31-9, however, as the pitch dried and the ball softened it got easier and they managed to get to 80 which i was concerned might be a good score. Rather than doing what a wet pitch would normally do it became quick and very bouncy. Not dangerous. Ut you were able to dig it in and bowl good was reslly strange.
Anyway we knocked the runs off 7 down making s right meal of it. I top scored with 30. Pitch was poor but it produced a good game of cricket which is the main thing. Second and 3 points behind league leaders. Should get promoted again but be nice to get the trophy. Top have beaten us twice so we dont deserve it really.
-
What really bugged me was that the oppo are in the relegation zone and need to win games but once we got there main batter out they didn't even try and go for it. Shut up shop for probably 30 overs and they got 7 points from the game (we got 17).
Having played in the Y&DSCL for many years, I'm afraid this is what happens when a league has losing draws and it does quite often lead to some very dull matches. Now that I am playing in the Wetherby League, it's basically win or lose so the team that bats second almost always bats more positively. I have been involved in some very close matches which have gone down to the last wicket where 10 or less is needed to win. The clever thing (well in my opinion) is that you get 1 point (maximum of 6 available for a win) for reaching 75% regardless whether you're all out (chasing the opposition total) or not so teams have a license to keep batting positively until the end of the match.
-
Having played in the Y&DSCL for many years, I'm afraid this is what happens when a league has losing draws and it does quite often lead to some very dull matches. Now that I am playing in the Wetherby League, it's basically win or lose so the team that bats second almost always bats more positively. I have been involved in some very close matches which have gone down to the last wicket where 10 or less is needed to win. The clever thing (well in my opinion) is that you get 1 point (maximum of 6 available for a win) for reaching 75% regardless whether you're all out (chasing the opposition total) or not so teams have a license to keep batting positively until the end of the match.
Yes agreed when you have winning and losing draws you run the risk of some boring games. In the 4 Counties we also have rules which doesn't help where you get extra points for being within 50 or 25 runs. The league think it encourages sides to get closer to the target but at just acts as a milestone to block out for.
Also the points difference isn't big enough between winning and drawing in my opinion. 25 win batting 2nd and you could get 18 for a losing draw in theory.
A lot of people have campaigned for win lose but it never seems to get through a vote at the league AGM.
-
Opened the batting After the overnight rain the ball was flying around the opposition opener was quick every ball was a bouncer was going along nicely two balls before he was due to come off went for the hook shot but the ball was to full the ball smashed into my grill pushing my helmet upwards and backwards leaving the two top bars of the grill embedded in my nose blood on my gloves pads shirt and trousers a right mess that was my day over woke up this morning with a swollen sore nose two black eyes swellings above and below both eyes and limited vision.
-
We got soundly beaten yesterday. We didn't stand much chance against a good team, us very weak due to a wedding.
I really hate the bonus point rules. We were never going to chase down the 237 to win. I went in at 7 when we were about 80/5. I wanted to bat largely for myself just to get a bit of time in the middle. I hoped I could get us a bonus point or two but we didn't even manage that.
I really don't like the tactic of blocking out remaining overs to deny the opposition a few points. I'd rather just try to win the match and if that isn't possible have a bit of a net but try to score a few runs.
I think the best way is something like 10 points for a win, 5 each for tie or rain game and 1 bonus point if you get to 90% of the opposition's target or you get them 9 wickets down regardless of being all out or not. That is purely to encourage teams to keep pushing for a win.
-
Opened the batting After the overnight rain the ball was flying around the opposition opener was quick every ball was a bouncer was going along nicely two balls before he was due to come off went for the hook shot but the ball was to full the ball smashed into my grill pushing my helmet backwards leaving the two top bars of the grill embedded in my nose blood on my gloves pads shirt and trousers a right mess that was my day over woke up this morning with a swollen sore nose two black eyes swellings above and below both eyes and limited vision.
Would you have played the pull shot, years ago, before helmets ?
Growing up, it was rare to see it played, nowadays it's a regular shot to a short ball.
Hope you recover quickly sir
-
Increased our lead at the top to 36 points with 3 games left regardless of what others do another 36 points from a possiblle 72 wins the club the league trophy.
-
Would you have played the pull shot, years ago, before helmets ?
Growing up, it was rare to see it played, nowadays it's a regular shot to a short ball.
Hope you recover quickly sir
Thankyou Northern face a bit of a mess at the moment as a player who was around before helmets yes it was my best shot back then being short and left handed couldnt it resist it
-
Still only playing short games. As not fit enough for sat.
Tonight. Oppo scored 104 of there 12 overs.
In reply we was 42 for 0 of 3 and a half overs and the heavens opened.
I score 35 of 15. To add to last week's 54 of 24balls.
Midweek league done, team came third, I was second highest scorer in our division with 222 from 5 games at an average of 55.25.
If only I wasnt injured. And manage to play in the other 4 games.
Now to make a comeback on a sat.
-
We sit 5th after a loss on Saturday.
We loss the toss and got inserted on a wet deck that started to do alsorts.
Bowled out for 74.
We got into them and had them 22-6 at one point. Myself and the other opener ran out of overs and they knocked off 8 down.
Playing top of the league saturday(we are the only team to beat them this year) with half of the side missing, i'm the only out and out bowler.
Should be fun!
-
Had a very strange game against our local rivals on Saturday. They traveled with an under strength side and were promptly inserted to bat. Having made a steady start they went from 80-1 to 81 all out. I personally bowled 8.1ovs claiming 6-3 then opened up with 22* playing second fiddle to our other opener as we knocked them off for a 10 wicket win. On the beer by 3.30. Not bad.
http://egremont.play-cricket.com/website/results/2965506 (http://egremont.play-cricket.com/website/results/2965506)
-
Had a very strange game against our local rivals on Saturday. They traveled with an under strength side and were promptly inserted to bat. Having made a steady start they went from 80-1 to 81 all out. I personally bowled 8.1ovs claiming 6-3 then opened up with 22* playing second fiddle to our other opener as we knocked them off for a 10 wicket win. On the beer by 3.30. Not bad.
[url]http://egremont.play-cricket.com/website/results/2965506[/url] ([url]http://egremont.play-cricket.com/website/results/2965506[/url])
Has the anti-corruption unit been called?
-
Has the anti-corruption unit been called?
Steve Arnott and the AC-12 team were called in but found no abnormalities, just a very under strength opposition. Their skipper confirmed he was surprised they got as many as they did.
-
That is a collapse and a half, I've heard of being under strength but to lose 9 for 1. You would think someone would get one away or fluke an edge.
-
Forced to miss this Saturdays match woke up this morning and couldn't see as my face had swollen up pain much worse than when the helmet grill embedded in the nose went to A&E face examined and xrayed diagnosed With infection to the injury which had sealed over.
Currently on pain killers and strong antbiotics.
Given further appointment in two weeks once swellings go down to check for any lasting damage to the nose.
-
All bowled though?
I think if I'd just seen 6 get out bowled coming in at 11 I'd be asking the ump for an off stump guard please.
-
Was meant to have a cup final tonight, but that's just been called off because of a waterlogged pitch. :(
-
Had a very strange game against our local rivals on Saturday. They traveled with an under strength side and were promptly inserted to bat. Having made a steady start they went from 80-1 to 81 all out. I personally bowled 8.1ovs claiming 6-3 then opened up with 22* playing second fiddle to our other opener as we knocked them off for a 10 wicket win. On the beer by 3.30. Not bad.
[url]http://egremont.play-cricket.com/website/results/2965506[/url] ([url]http://egremont.play-cricket.com/website/results/2965506[/url])
Bullies!
-
All bowled though?
I think if I'd just seen 6 get out bowled coming in at 11 I'd be asking the ump for an off stump guard please.
That's sound logic, a few never even took a guard however or probably knew what one was.
-
Was meant to have a cup final tonight, but that's just been called off because of a waterlogged pitch. :(
Gutted mate! Are they going to re-arrange it??
-
Gutted mate! Are they going to re-arrange it??
Yes mate, just waiting to hear from the league when the Rose Ageas Bowl can host us on the nursery pitch again.
-
That's sound logic, a few never even took a guard however or probably knew what one was.
Just swinging from the hip?
-
Just swinging from the hip?
No, not at all, ball swinging both ways on an overcast day. They were trying to play properly was just hard work. The lower middle order consisted of juniors (13/14) that were in their fist year of senior cricket and had only really played 3XI before this game. They had 5 players on the Thursday so the real victory was getting 11 players out on the saturday. One team has already dropped from our league as they struggled to get 11 each week and a few teams are travelling with 8 each week in the league below.
-
That's fair enough. It seems to be a real chore to get full teams out at the moment. The kids these days don't want to play 40-50 over games, its all about LMS or 20/20 for them which is a real shame.
-
So saturdays game is off, oppo can't field a side ( or more likely as they are rock bottom don't want to make the away journey to us after getting smashed earlier this season) anyway at least got until Aug before losing a game just a personal shame as currently top run scorer in our league but won't get the chance to increase that lead. Always been up there but never managed top spot mainly due to only playing every other week and this would have been only chance this season for back
To back sat cricket
-
So saturdays game is off, oppo can't field a side ( or more likely as they are rock bottom don't want to make the away journey to us after getting smashed earlier this season) anyway at least got until Aug before losing a game just a personal shame as currently top run scorer in our league but won't get the chance to increase that lead. Always been up there but never managed top spot mainly due to only playing every other week and this would have been only chance this season for back
To back sat cricket
fair play mate
-
I hate cricket!!
Skipper lost the toss, and we were inserted.
97 all out in 25 overs
I was out for a duck off what I (and several people watching from square of the wicket) thought was a bump ball but it was given.
Oh well, umpires decision and all...
We lost by 10 wickets, the oppo knocking the runs off in 23 overs.
Why do I even play this game :(
-
Another win today but poor performance with the ball and in the field from us. We scored 180 in 30 overs I top scored with 53 using my 2 lb 5 oz harrow. Deck was very slow and low and I wasn't sure what was a good score. We got two quick wickets and then went to sleep for 15 overs as they looked to be suddenly cruising. Despite suffering with shoulder problem I brought myself on and broke big the partnership. We picked up wickets regularly after that to win by 35 runs. It's the big cup final next week if we play like that again we will be tanked!
-
Bit frustrating today. We got them all out for 136 in 36 overs with an interlude for a massive rain shower with thunder and a little lighting. Their number 10 and 11 had the highest partnership of 36.
I got a 'michelle' ending with figures of 5 for 41 off 13
Our batting started slowly and then wickets started tumbling. I went in at 10 with 52 on the board. Managed to help push things to over 70 - took two 4s and a 6 off their spinner in one over - but we lost the final 2 wickets before I could have another go at him.
So good day for me but bad for the team. We did find out later that their bowler who took 6 wickets (and got runs as number 10) usually plays for their 1s two divs above us, so not exactly fair, but we should have batted better.
-
First Saturday game in 6weeks for me and it was the cup semi final.
We won toss and inserted them something we rarely do.
They ended up all out for 151. Nothing remarkable.
I opened, and got us off to the good start we wanted. 36 of 21 before being caught on the point boundary.
We was on 44 of 5 and well above the rate.
Ended up knocking them off only 4 down with 12 overs still left.
Finals day here we come!
-
Should add that I bowled a beauty of an inswinger to a left handed today that clipped his off stump about 4 inches down from the bails but didn't dislodge them, despite deviating noticeable after hitting the stump 😳
Keeper couldn't believe it and even checked the bails would come off before the next ball.
-
Another win today
Had to skipper , won the toss and put the oppos in, we bowled em out for 31??
We got a couple of slightly iffy decisions our way and bowled very well
Changed the batting order a bit to give some of our lower order a bat.
We knocked em off for a couple of wickets
-
Another win today
Had to skipper , won the toss and put the oppos in, we bowled em out for 31??
We got a couple of slightly iffy decisions our way and bowled very well
Changed the batting order a bit to give some of our lower order a bat.
We knocked em off for a couple of wickets
Good result mate! :D
-
Oooo knocked up 294-6 in their 45 and we finished 250 odd - 7 after our 45. Fielded terribly gave away 43 extras so only ourselves to blame.
Now it's a third team league so there's no fielding restrictions or anything but from the start their captain had 5 men on the boundary, 4 of which were on the leg side and by the time we got into the final 15 the 9 men that could be on the boundary were. I don't know what people's opinions on this is but for me it kind of ruined the game because it just made scoring any boundaries practically impossible unless you were going to take a risk and go over someone's head.
-
Following referral attended ear and nose Dept yesterday consultant concerned that injury close to brain and swellings not decreased 6 days after injury further appointment on Wedesday to see an assessment team.
-
Got my first league run in a month! Solid 1* off two before a declaration on 251/7 off 48. Skipper got a quality 105. Took the old ball, several drops early on but after about 15 overs the oppo dropped anchor, including one guy who only hit one ball off the square in about 20 overs. Got 3/37 off 15 but not sure about maidens. C&b their skipper with one of my colts doing his best to put me off as it was nailed back between us, he dived in front of me so I saw it late and had to dive. Got their opener caught on the cow boundary off a googly (full toss) and the other wicket was caught at mid on with an agricultural heave. They ended up 95/8 from 46, we should have won. Irony that the oppo are leaving our league to play a higher level - if they play like that in the Thames Valley League and it's supposed higher level they will be slaughtered.
-
Oooo knocked up 294-6 in their 45 and we finished 250 odd - 7 after our 45. Fielded terribly gave away 43 extras so only ourselves to blame.
Now it's a third team league so there's no fielding restrictions or anything but from the start their captain had 5 men on the boundary, 4 of which were on the leg side and by the time we got into the final 15 the 9 men that could be on the boundary were. I don't know what people's opinions on this is but for me it kind of ruined the game because it just made scoring any boundaries practically impossible unless you were going to take a risk and go over someone's head.
Not every game of cricket is the same. A good team should find a way to win. With everyone out there must have been plenty of 2s on offer for instance.
-
Great win yesterday,
Playing second in the league and we were third bottom, we won the toss and chose to bowl first, after 20 overs they were 100-1 and on for a big score, managed to restrict them and bowl them out for 146 after they collapsed, both our skipper and spinner taking a 5fer each.
Our openers then put on 100 for the first wicket with one opener getting 73 which had practically put the oppo out the game. I came in three and got 16* hitting a 6 to win the game, ended up chasing it down for 3 wickets with 10 overs left.
This win should hopefully now put us safe 24 points clear of relegation and now mid table with weather meaning a lot of games were called off giving each time a straight 10 points each has also helped.
-
Another very frustrating day yesterday which I think has ended our title chances.
Another complete s**thouse game of cricket. I just don't get some sides/people's ambitions for their Saturdays. I mean they obviously pay a match fee, have travelled and give up their time to play etc... anyway the game went like this...
Game got reduced to 40 overs cos of early rain. We lost the toss got put in. I got 35 then got a leading edge to short cover. We made 186 in the end.
So then we take 2 early wickets and they just didn't go for it. From 32 overs left they blocked it!! They finished on 137-8 And we won by 49 runs. There number 4 got 31* off 32 overs!
The side we played are middle of the table, not going to go down and not going to win it. Just a complete waste of time.
-
Second loss of the season for us. A wet wicket saw them post a very healthy 196/7. We got to a about 160 all out. I got 11. Caught at cover having top edged a wide half tracker. Very frustrating getting out to a bad delivery.
-
Got my first league run in a month! Solid 1* off two before a declaration on 251/7 off 48. Skipper got a quality 105. Took the old ball, several drops early on but after about 15 overs the oppo dropped anchor, including one guy who only hit one ball off the square in about 20 overs. Got 3/37 off 15 but not sure about maidens. C&b their skipper with one of my colts doing his best to put me off as it was nailed back between us, he dived in front of me so I saw it late and had to dive. Got their opener caught on the cow boundary off a googly (full toss) and the other wicket was caught at mid on with an agricultural heave. They ended up 95/8 from 46, we should have won. Irony that the oppo are leaving our league to play a higher level - if they play like that in the Thames Valley League and it's supposed higher level they will be slaughtered.
Div 4 TVL is weaker than Div 1 Chilterns with exception of, this season, Littlewick, Pinkneys and Penn.
White Waltham are probably a mid-table div 4 side at best in TVL to be honest whilst the other 3 clubs moving across would be somewhere between bottom half of div 2 to top half of div 3. All clubs are going into div 4 from docs I've seen although it's possible White Waltham might go to div 5 as lowest Chilterns side.
White Waltham are an annoying side to play against. When we played them at home they were quite vocal about our declaration of 280 being very generous, which against one of the top sides at home it probably would have been. They blocked the proverbial out of it and crawled to 150 off 55 overs or something ridiculous.
-
Not every game of cricket is the same. A good team should find a way to win. With everyone out there must have been plenty of 2s on offer for instance.
Agreed. If you're going along at 10-12 an over, which you should be doing pretty easily with 9 men on boundary, then fielding skip might change field and consequently create space on the boundary.
-
Answered an SOS from our 2nd team today as has our sat game was called off Thur night and with the wife working I answered,
Bowled 10 overs 10-4-3-34 which I was really pleased with and getting back into this medium pace bowling lark. Then batting wise played a lovely leg side glance of the face of the bat jogged down the other end for one and saw umpire with his finger up after the slightest of appeals from square leg and was given out LBW. Complete joke.
Oppo scored 209/6 we replied with 139 AO good to see 4 under 14's hold there own with he bat for a while
-
Reasonable game against our local rivals today, made it six wins in seven over them in my tenure as Sunday captain.
Won the toss and batted. Opener got a pretty slow 50, retired hurt in the 36th over after pulling a hammy going for his 50. One of my lads got 84, others got 30s and we ended up 238/4. I didn't bat as I put myself at ten. Took the new ball and bowled four overs of seam up to start, first ball hopped from outside off to be a wide outside leg so I stuck to cross seam after that! Got some good pace up, managed a couple of military medium bouncers! Their openers put on 108 before one of the lads took three wickets in four overs. Brought myself back on with 14 to go, bowled their remaining opener first up, ended up with three wickets in four, two bowled one lbw. Also got a catch for an old mates first wicket in six years, also his first game since an acl reconstruction. Ended up with a nice win by about 50, I'm not sure exactly as one of the oppo messed up the books!
-
Managed to play three games this weekend, winning them all as well!
Friday - U19's T20, batted first scored 150-5. I went in 7 and faced 1 ball which was a wide we ran a single off and scored no runs. Also had a bowl 2-0-12-0 which wasn't too bad as I came on near the end and their batsman was in at this point, they ended 142-7.
Saturday - League game away versus St.Fagans, which was us at top of the league vs them at the bottom of the league, they won the toss and batted first and we bowled them out for 127 then chased it down in 30 overs for 2 wickets lost. Bowled 4-0-12-0. @richthekeeper 's old club did us a favour with the weather at their ground calling their game versus Newport off meaning we take a 21 point lead at the top of the table with three games to play. One of which is Panteg and one that's Newport who are second on the last day of the season!
Sunday - 3rd team T20 cup finals day, played in the first semi, bowled first and limited the oppo to 90-9 on a slow damp track, we chased it down for 3 wickets lost, manged to come in and score 16* off 10 balls or so. Also took 2 wickets, which should've been three if not for a dropped catch. Ended with 4-0-14-2. The final was then rained off which was gutting, will have to be played next sunday now instead.
-
Finally ended up getting bumped up the order after waiting a long while. got my first senior 50.
This week got a ball back of a length that didnt bounce due to a soggy pitch, was going well until that point. Very frustrating.
-
Saw the asessment team yesterday amonst other things Had a camera up the nose yesterday no lasting damage from injury the bigger problem is the infection as spread now on antibiotics and penicillin tablets have to return to hospital tomorrow if infection is not clearing up consultant will cut open nose injury and drain infection under local anasectic.
Can't see me being fit for anymore league matches but hoping to make the cup quarter final last Sat in August.
-
Gah, Alan - well, at least there's no lasting damage. I'm sure your wife will have the odd thing you can do around the house instead...
-
Thanks lads
Makes you realise how valuable the NHS is.
-
Saw the asessment team yesterday amonst other things Had a camera up the nose yesterday no lasting damage from injury the bigger problem is the infection as spread now on antibiotics and penicillin tablets have to return to hospital tomorrow if infection is not clearing up consultant will cut open nose injury and drain infection under local anasectic.
Can't see me being fit for anymore league matches but hoping to make the cup quarter final last Sat in August.
Get well soon.
-
Our ones struggling to raise a team , so the twos have gotta step up and play tomorrow
Hope we bat first
-
Good but frustrating win today by six wickets.
Lost toss and bowled, had oppo 68/6. They ended 151ao, with three catches being dropped off me, at extra cover, slip and keeper. Some absolutely awful batsmen had a hack, couldn't read me but connected with their slogs and I ended up 0/48 off nine. We chased it well, skipper got 44, protégé got 30 some, finished in plenty of time.
Skipper has apologised for his bad drop at cover, but both frustrating for me but good to beat a not particularly pleasant side quite heavily.
Got questioned as to why I'm not planning on driving home each weekend to play next season. Games like today are why I am definitely not and am planning on joining Ansty whether they get relegated or not.
-
Triggered again for a 2nd shocking LBW 2 weeks on the trot.
Lost the toss and oppo chose to bat soon looked like a bad decision from there skipper at 15-2 then the gun bat nicked off a huge top edge off a cut shot straight into my gloves bat stands there and umpire looks at the floor, he top scores with 45odd anyway oppo 130 all out.
In reply 4th ball of 2nd over inside edge onto my pad about 5ft down outside off tiny mumour from a fielder behind the bat and umpire raises his finger, pure cheating as this is same umpire who stared at floor for the nick from there bat ( curse of our leagues top bat again, every player that has been top has been LBW for nothing in there neat game) anyway numbers 1&3 put on 80 to get us to 80/1 at drinks, collapse after sees us then at 106/7 until bats 8&9 see us home and guarantee promotion for a 2nd season.
I have 2 weeks off now until last game which should decide who finishes 1st and 2nd as we play each other last game of season, we are top by 12 points but they have a game in hand
-
Triggered again for a 2nd shocking LBW 2 weeks on the trot.
In reply 4th ball of 2nd over inside edge onto my pad about 5ft down outside off tiny mumour from a fielder behind the bat and umpire raises his finger, pure cheating as this is same umpire who stared at floor for the nick from there bat.
Last week I played a long way forward to a ball approx 2 ft outside off. Ball came in a little and hit my pad instead of bat. If I could of laid my bat down in a straight line to the stumps it was missing by a foot and a half. League umpire, our league umpire, gave it out. He said I was on the walk but I was firmly planted as they guy wasn't any more than medium. Every sympathy Chris!.
-
Yeah, but 'a long way in front' for you, is still plumb in front for the rest of us s!
-
Week off as league oppo pulled out of the league. Would of been OK as we had been offered a friendly, however they cried off as well. Mood wasn't improved when the weather turned out nice. We've won 8 out of 10 games this season and had 3 abandoned. Two of the abandoned games have been in the last 4 weeks and also against the weak teams. We had the league leaders on a hiding before they played the rain card and ran away. To top it off a team that has won less than half its games is 1 point behind because they haven't had an abandoned game. It's an utter farce and even more frustrating when you can do nothing about it!
-
Went out on loan today (not for the team I batted 11 and didn't get a bowl) and had a pretty decent afternoon.
We lost the toss, got put in and collapsed to 28-5. However I came in at No.7 and with the skipper (No.6), we turned things around and got the score to over 100 before he was out after just passing 50. He was happy with me just anchoring one end (which suits my game perfectly) and ensured we batted our full 45 overs. We eventually posted 122-7 and I ended up 18 not out.
During tea, we had a 10-minute shower of rain and was then surprised when asked to open the bowling. Obviously, you don't say no and while I was relatively economical, I struggled to pose a serious threat with the wet ball and the opposition were cruising at 35 for no wicket. However, the lad opening the bowling at the other end was more expensive but looked far more of a threat and he finally got the break through. Opposition's No.3 could definitely hit a long ball and if he had stayed in, the opposition could have overhauled our total but he called (as non striker) for an absolutely suicidal single. Our keeper only slightly fumbled a leg-side delivery and calmly ran him out which swung the game in our favour. After this the opposition started losing wickets and having been in a number of tight finishes before this season, it's always been runs on the board that has prevailed so felt it was now ours to lose.
The guy who replaced me had now bowled out so I came back on with the ball now dry, took the penultimate wicket (thanks to a very decent catch) and victory came when the last pair took a chance running 2 but a direct hit from quite some distance meant we won by 12 runs.
Great match played in a tremendous spirit.
-
Back to winning ways this week, bowled out the oppo for 101 in 27 overs and knocked it off inside of 16. Little 10* for me, brought up the finish with a 6 so at least that's something!
-
We played awful yesterday against bottom of the league and have now well and truly stuffed up any chance of winning the league.
We got put in on an absolute motorway, i mean the sort of batting pitch you dream about, hard, straw coloured with no grass on it at all. Then 1 by 1 proceeded to get ourselves out and limped to 178-8 :o :( I thought the wicket was worth at least 75 more. To be fair the oppo bowled well and bowled 37 overs of spin which a lot of our guys didn't know what to do with. I got out LBW to the 1 and only seamer for 15.
They cruised to the total taking no risks to get them 3 down in 40 overs.
I really don't know what it is but what have lost 3 games this year and they have been against the bottom 3 teams!
-
Played for the ones yesterday due to loads on hols etc
Absolute joke of an away ground
Beautiful spot in a lovely village, but absolutely no ground work done
Outfield grass was a foot long,(they decided to cut it ten minutes before the start of play? And killed the mower)
Wicket was covered in moss etc and soft as anything,(they had also killed the roller,and it was stuck on the wicket?)
Anyway
They put themselves in to bat, and took their many! Chances and posted 330 ish
We didn't get close, can't remember what I got, but managed to gift a wide one straight to extra cover .doh
And I fielded like an old chap
-
Wicket was covered in moss etc and soft as anything
Was it live or dead moss? Our oppos pitch was cover in live moss on a length... Seriously scarify it!!!
-
Was it live or dead moss? Our oppos pitch was cover in live moss on a length... Seriously scarify it!!!
Both
Not many popped up, more keeping very low
-
Posted 176-9 yesterday. The oppo chased it down with about 7/8 overs to spare.
Batted 9, didn't get a bowl despite being told (patronizingly) to "keep loose" for about 30 overs.
Game canceled today as we had 3 late drop outs this morning.
Makes me wonder why i bother.
-
Lost again yesterday, 2nd duck on the bounce for me.
Can't wait for the season to end now, new club & new challenge on the cards for next season (I'm wishing I'd moved this year now but hindsight is a wonderful thing)
-
In contrast my season just getting going after a few good Twenties and thirties finally got 50 yesterday underneath the great settling of Alexandra palace in north London.
Great game we need one wicket in the last over, they needed 5 runs, ended a draw on a difficult pitch. Finished at 8pm and I hope we get some reduction in overs next year or change to limited overs win or lose
plenty of work still to do against the spinners, current.y practicing breaking the wrists for off side singles.
Team wise we need one more win to finish mid table in div 1 after promotion last year. That will be good for the seconds.
our first team thru to finals day in the Middlesex 20/20 with the winner taking home 500 quid!
-
Watching from the sidelines club won to clinch the Division with just 8 players on the pitch yesterday. Also club only lost one match all season.
-
Was anyone on here playing this one? Duckworth Lewis never saw this one coming!
http://bbc.in/2vz9YxC (http://bbc.in/2vz9YxC)
-
Was anyone on here playing this one? Duckworth Lewis never saw this one coming!
[url]http://bbc.in/2vz9YxC[/url] ([url]http://bbc.in/2vz9YxC[/url])
Would have been a good one to witness! We play against Dorchester in Sunday friendlies and that McComb guy always gets runs against us.
-
Yesterday we won easy. And kept pressure on top(there 8points clear and we have to play them yet).
We batted first and made 221.
I personally made 92 from 61balls. Slightly gutted as I opened, and there was still 29 overs left when I get out and was seeing it like a balloon.
A pre determined shot that end up with me being bowled hoicking across the line cost me. Oh well jug avoided
So as I departed we was 120 for 2 with 29 left. We ended up 221 all out from 40 overs.
Oppo then struggled to 92 all out from 30 overs.
Umpires and oppo all said I made the pitch look easy when it wasn't.
Me I'm not sure. Ball didn't seem to be doing much when I was out there.
I'll put it down to a purple patch. Since returning from injury I've had 4x 50s, and 5 scores in the 30s across all formats( 5 of the 9 scores not out).
So pretty happy with how my season has gone.
Sat 349
Midweek 212.
Lms 307
Friendly 61
929 with 7 games left means I should finally top 1000 runs for a year.
Shame I missed about 12 available game while injured.
-
Was anyone on here playing this one? Duckworth Lewis never saw this one coming!
[url]http://bbc.in/2vz9YxC[/url] ([url]http://bbc.in/2vz9YxC[/url])
I know a few of the guys. Their opener (Adrian Redhead) is a very decent bat - we play against them on midweek T20 but these are in the next div down.
There are some decent players there though and nice ground (5 mins drive for me)
Would have been a fantastic game to watch :D
-
I think it was at Swinbrook Pete
Lovely little ground, that's some good hitting to score that from one over
I feel for the poor bowler!
-
really frustrating weekend of cricket this one,
against a relegation rival who have now leapfrogged us and put us in the drop zone but its still 1 of 3 to go down so a big last 3 games for us, disappointing as i dont feel like we've played badly and certainly dont feel we've played badly enough to go down just a couple of bad batting performances at the start of the year and a couple of tight games didnt go our way
personally been playing ok, not much chance with the bat but we do bat deep so not the end of the world!
took 6.1-1-13-1 saturday and 7-1-13-2 the sunday before that so happy with the bowling and have somehow developed on that leg spins not sure how as an offie, i think it just floats out the front of the hand but not sure still a nice change up and starting to get my quicker ball much more accurate!
-
I think it was at Swinbrook Pete
Lovely little ground, that's some good hitting to score that from one over
I feel for the poor bowler!
That bowler didn't have great figures! :o
Mind you, I seem to remember you opening the batting a couple of weeks ago and their opening bowler taken off after 1 over as a certain Northern Monkey carted him all over the place for 4 or 5 boundaries off his first over....bet you didn't feel sorry for him ;) :D
-
Sadly it was my final game of the season this weekend but ended on a positive note for both the team and myself. We chased down 183 to win quite comfortably in the end and I hit the winning runs and in doing so brought up my 50. Probably not too many better ways to finish a season.
The win puts us up into 2nd place which is the best we can achieve. A win next week sees us take 2nd and some silverware. Personally this has been my most successful season with the bat notching up over 300 league runs. I could possibly play a few Sunday friendlies to prolong the season but to be honest I'm done for this season!
-
After a poor start to the season, and with four rained off games, we made it through to the knock out stages of our LMS league. Last night we won our semi comfortably, to set up the final on Thursday night.... Let's just hope that rain holds off. Not too bad a game for me, with figures of 2-14 off four....
-
My last 4 innings have been 39*, 0, 0 & 40*.
I'm experiencing everything that's good and bad about this great but frustrating game.
One of the ducks was a horrendous LBW decision as well, not sure if that makes it better or worse.
We won the two games I scored runs in though
-
Saturday we played away and posted 204-4 dec off about 33 overs. Bowled them about for about 160ish 30 points. This leaves us in around 3rd.
Sunday was NEPL 2XI finals day which we won beating 2 teams out of the league above which is the first time a team out the 2nd division has won the comp.
-
Somehow made it to semi-finals based on run rate. 20 overs match shortened to 10 each side due to rain and ground conditions.
Batting first, we tried to go hard by changing the batting order. I scored 6 runs off 3 balls and for run out. Somehow team got to 62.
First few overs were good then we just gave it all away quickly. :(
Now waiting for the fall league.
-
Week off as league oppo pulled out of the league. Would of been OK as we had been offered a friendly, however they cried off as well. Mood wasn't improved when the weather turned out nice. We've won 8 out of 10 games this season and had 3 abandoned. Two of the abandoned games have been in the last 4 weeks and also against the weak teams. We had the league leaders on a hiding before they played the rain card and ran away. To top it off a team that has won less than half its games is 1 point behind because they haven't had an abandoned game. It's an utter farce and even more frustrating when you can do nothing about it!
@uknsaunders welcome to the Cherwell League
-
Played for the ones yesterday due to loads on hols etc
Absolute joke of an away ground
Beautiful spot in a lovely village, but absolutely no ground work done
Outfield grass was a foot long,(they decided to cut it ten minutes before the start of play? And killed the mower)
Wicket was covered in moss etc and soft as anything,(they had also killed the roller,and it was stuck on the wicket?)
Anyway
They put themselves in to bat, and took their many! Chances and posted 330 ish
We didn't get close, can't remember what I got, but managed to gift a wide one straight to extra cover .doh
And I fielded like an old chap
@Northern monkey the pitch cant be that bad if they got over 300
I played against them in the player pool for Fringford, they smashed almost 300 and bowled us out for under 80
-
@Northern monkey the pitch cant be that bad if they got over 300
I played against them in the player pool for Fringford, they smashed almost 300 and bowled us out for under 80
To be fair it was one of those game @jblowe - The guy who got a ton was dropped several times and lost count of the times he mishit the ball inches wide of a fielder!
In fact a few of the batsmen were dropped. Also a simple run out was missed too. After 20 or so dropped, missed and half chances I stopped counting.
They batted first and there were possibly 3 or 4 balls that stayed low - this was towards the end of their innings so it was getting worse. It happened more with us.
But we did miss a trick as the wicket was taking spin beautifully and turning sideways! They had a decent left arm spin at one end and a part time spinner the other. Some balls were turning sideways - it felt like you were batting against Ashwin and Warne!!
It's funny but it was one of those frustrating game where absolutely nothing went right for us. But that happens! One week cricket is the most annoying game ever, and then next it is the best game ever!! :(
-
The pitch was a disgrace Jason
Which for such an amazing little village is a shame
We didn't field well, dropped at least 20 catches and couldn't handle their bowlers
-
Cup final heartbreak!!
We won the toss and batted first, were 0-3 off 2 overs (or 3-0 for the Aussie members)
We limped to 72-8 off our 16 overs which was never enough.
The opposition got it 1 down with 6 overs to spare. I conceded the winning runs which I feel totally (No Swearing Please) about to be honest! :(
-
Well we won our LMS league last night. Nice to be LMS Premier league winners! I even managed to top the league bowling stats. 😁
-
Cup final heartbreak!!
We won the toss and batted first, were 0-3 off 2 overs (or 3-0 for the Aussie members)
We limped to 72-8 off our 16 overs which was never enough.
The opposition got it 1 down with 6 overs to spare. I conceded the winning runs which I feel totally (No Swearing Please) about to be honest! :(
Same here we lost our final on Sat. Game at neutral venue but pitch was very worn massive footholes. We got put in only scored 130 our big hitting opener got a half tracker that hit base of stump. Ball from spinner went over my shoulder. They decided to go on attack as didn't trust deck they got it quickly but lost 6 wickets in process.
-
Big weekend for us, 9 points covers the top 4 in the league, we are sitting 4th, 1st play 3rd, we are playing against 6th, 2nd are playing 2nd bottom. Could be a reshuffle in the standing by tonight!!!
-
The 1st XI were called off early so I dropped out to let so wine else have a game in the 2s
I've lost all interest to be honest. The 2nd XI are already relegated and it's got rather monotonous turning up and getting dicked every week with nobody seeming to care.
Rather pleased I sacked it off actually, sat outside a garage 5 minutes from the ground and it's raining again...
-
Sat in a cottage in Wales (It's lovely thanks for asking) missing out on our last league game of the season. If we win we get 2nd and depending on who scores what I could end up top scorer. It's killing me not getting regular updates!
-
Easy win today, finished before 4pm!
Bowled oppos out for 47, knocked em off without loss
Shoulda batted first
-
Batted first, had to open as our usual openers were away. Ended up batting 50 balls for 5 runs as carnage ensued at the other end. We were 20-5 when i departed but finished 89 AO.
To make things worse i was pinned on the toe by their young quick and my nail has gone bright purple! Struggling to walk
They chased it down without loss in 11 overs. I bowled 3 overs 0-30. Though that feels harsh as i almost had their batsman who made 50 out twice in my first over. First he edges one that landed about an inch from his stumps and then he chipped one to the leg side that our keeper couldn't get to. I then got hit for two 6's in my last two balls to finish the game. Annoying considering they were good line and length :( :D
-
my season if officially over today. Re-aggravated an mcl injury i picked up a couple of years ago playing rugby last week in a friendly. Thought it felt alright earlier in the week so gave the ok for today. Lasted 3 balls before my knee caved in and i was rolling around on the floor in the middle of the wicket in pain..... again smh. Since this all started the first time I used my brand new H4L Warbird that i picked up at vitas a couple of weeks ago im starting to think the bats cursed.....
-
On Thursday I got a 2 balls duck in the lms. The. After found out I was picked in the league overal seasons dream team for batting. So ups and downz
Today we was inserted in a rain effected shortened game (30 overs each) . And I got run out backing up to far, good work from the bowler.
I was on 37..... From just 12balls.
We finished 158 for 8.
Opposite we're bowled out for 82, they were 30 odd for 7 at one point. With our opener away, our normally 3rd changer bowler opened and was swinging it round corners and got a 5 for. Cracking spell.
3 games left, 8 points of top, with them yet to play.
-
I didn't play today as had my daughter but we won our 8th straight match to ensure promotion for 2nd consecutive season which is now roughly were we should be league wise. 2 more games to see if we can get top of league as 2nd currently with 2 promoted and 2nd now assured.
-
My original match was conceded by opposition around 6pm yesterday so put myself in our league's player pool and waited to see what offers came in. Best one came in around 8.30pm which was to play against my former side.
Didn't get a bat as we knocked up 220-5 and I was batting either 8 or 9 but still opted to pad up to keep warm.
Bowling wise, I came on first change and got a wicket in my second over with a quite bizarre delivery. I bowl little outswingers and with an absolute gale blowing across the ground, I was quite insistent on which end I wanted to bowl from to assist this outswing. Anyhow this particular delivery started so far down the leg side that the batsman decided to leave it but it must have caught a powerful gust of wind that it swung right behind the batsman's legs and hit middle stump. Got the skipper caught at mid wicket a couple of overs later and the opposition then collapsed to 68 all out.
-
Bowled them out for 70odd. Knocked them off 1 down. Still top of the table but need to win the last two games to guarantee promotion.
-
Won a friendly this afternoon despite putting down around 8 catches when we were fielding. However, we still restricted the opposition to only 167 off 35 overs and we knocked it off with 2 overs to spare. Mind you I think some of our lads thought we had lost this match after a slow start to our run chase. As I have said before, Sundays are always a bit of a chess game trying to ensure everyone fully participates and this week I decided to pack the lower order with our main batsmen to come in after the main 2 bowlers had bowled out. Today it came off perfectly with 9 of our team batting and 10 bowling with those who got fewer overs batting higher up. Hopefully, everyone left happy.
-
Played a friendly today
Lovely ground, and a cracking batting track.
Had a bowl for a few overs, felt ok, didn't get a wicket,but bowled a coupla maidens
They ended up with 130 off their 35 overs
I opened and felt good, ball came onto the bat lovely, and was nice to face a bit of pace
We lost regular wickets and ended up all out for 106.
Can't remember what I got,(bowled going back, should have played the line, muppet)
Cracking game on a lovely village pitch, with a good bunch of lads
Doesn't get any better than that
-
Proper hard fought win today.
Lost the toss, batted first. Came in at #8 with 5 to go, scored 13* off 12 to get us to 195; felt nice to just be out there for a little longer than usual. Was all very close until end but we pegged them back to grab a 20 odd run win. Running all over the place so felt like I did a bit, but dropped one that stayed in the air forever. Nursing a very purple middle fingertip.
-
Couple of good wins this weekend.
Saturday got 17* from 9 at the end, before 1/37 off 11. Not my best spell bowling into the wind which made a few drop short and when I sped up to counter the wind dragged a couple down. Skipper cleaned up a fivefer, recovering from a very loud crunch to the box whilst batting, which caused much amusement as you'd expect.
Today played against Chesham Bois, with a couple of my star sports running colleagues playing. Didn't bowl myself, didn't need to and wanted to make a game of things so kept my young lads going. Took my first ever slip catch early on, one handed dive to my right which was nice. They got 192/6 from 40. Opened the batting with my usual opener, we put on 133, of which he scored 36 (when we had 40 he had 1). I was second out for 90, cramped trying to press forward to a left arm grenadier and played round it. Got dropped by one of my running mates off the bowling of the other which caused some amusement amongst our WhatsApp chat! Ended up winning by seven wickets, good way for my Sunday captaincy career to finish. One gray area though - to make a game of things I deliberately didn't try for a catch running back and missed it as they were scoring slowly and the chap who'd hit it was scoring quickly.
I think as captain, I've led in 17 games over 4 years, winning 11 losing 6. My numbers were 784 in 16 knocks, 3 not outs with a high of 112, average just over 60 which I am very pleased with!
-
Skippered Saturday and got a nice win in, lost the toss and got put in, opened and made 22, felt good first time I've got above 16 in weeks after 3 ducks in my last 5 knocks before that, after a couple of other 20s and a top knock of 48 by our number 8 we stumbled to 148 all out of 38 overs.
Took a couple of early wickets and reduced them to 30-4 but they had their best two batsmen at the crease, they took them to drinks 99-4 and they had 20 overs left to get the 50 runs they needed, made a double bowling change bringing myself on and my vice captain, I took 2-14 off 4 including their best bat which I was happy with as it's the first time I've bowled all year and managed to get a lot of turn, the other bowler I brought on bowled excellently and took 4 wickets for just 2 runs, wrapping up the win by 39 runs after they collapsed to 109 all out.
-
Played less matches than any other team this season but still went into Saturday's match as division winners with the most wins having only lost once all season scored 243 for 3 to win chasing for the loss of 3 wickets but could only put nine guys on the pitch.
With the league now over on Saturday its the league cup quarter final at home hope we can Give ourselves the best chance of winning by getting 11 guys on the pitch as a couple are on holiday if we win its the semi final at home the following week and the final at Worcesters county ground.
-
2 weeks ago i opened the bowling. 9 overs, 5 maidens, 7 wickets for 16 runs.
Last sat, 9-2-3-10
-
2 weeks ago i opened the bowling. 9 overs, 5 maidens, 7 wickets for 16 runs.
Last sat, 9-2-3-10
Pleased im not facing u sat
-
Won Saturday, scraped past the oppo. Had them 5-4 off 7 overs and they eventually got to 130. Odd thing was their best bats by a distance were 10 and 11, who put on 40 odd for the last wicket. We batted badly on a slow but blameless wicket and were 85-7 until we crawled over the line 8 down.
Sunday was a bit of a farce. We had 8 players and the oppo lent us 3 players. Which was kind of them to get the game on. Nice venue and good teas. We got 190 ao in 40 overs. We made sure everyone got a game to the extent our bucks player batted 8 and let the 60/70 year olds bat. What became apparent after tea was the oppo had no intention of giving anybody but their 1st teamers a game. One guy who opened the bowling for them opened the batting and smacked 50 in 8 overs, and he doesn't even play at the club! The rest of the batsman were the 1st team top order. They ran 4s to old men and helped themselves to 50s winning inside 24 overs. Basically it was a net for their 1st teamers, no interest in giving their youngsters a bat. Had we known we would of changed our batting order, taken it seriously and spanked up 250+. Saving grace was at least we batted first and everyone had a game.
-
Not having played for 3 weeks went for a net after being whacked on the nose by the helmet face guard wanted to try out my new tight fitting helmet and grill also wanted to find out what if I was going to bottle it against the short stuff
The first bouncer flew up at me went for the hook realised it was to full and straight got into a tangle and got hit on the shoulder now have a stiff shoulder and a nice bruise.
-
Away game in Portsmouth today, the weekend of Victorious festival, so traffic will be stacked.
We're meant to be meeting at their ground at 12, my lift called to say he was 5 minutes away about 10 minutes ago... I love cricket
-
First baller ended a season I'm happy to draw a line under, way to many personal distractions and being handed the captaincy when our reg skipper has had to step down has meant way too much hassle, and not enough focusing on my game. My worst season for runs and batting average for five years.
Also awaiting a response to my complaint aboit last week's team, wbich has been escalated to the county board. All in all happy to see an end to 2017!
-
10 wicket win following a 9 wicket win last week. Frustrating that the captain has a bowl first policy when batting first would give more people a game. Done by 3:45 this afternoon. Two frustrating Saturdays in a row. Still top of the table though and a win next week in our final game gives us promotion.
-
Season over lost by 4 runs chasing 234 only had 10 players no cup and league double threw it away today.
-
We lost today, and I dropped a catch at cover and am not sure if I broke my thumb in the process
I hate cricket :(
-
Avoided relegation today, needed just a single point to stay up and despite a loss we took 9 bonus points from the game which has made us safe with one game to go. Bowled first and they got 166-9 off their 40 and we got bowled out for 122 in the 38th over, not a bad effort considering it was a first team game and only had about 5 or 6 actual first teamers. I got 42 and the next top scorer had 19 so if someone else had managed to get in we could have won but no one else managed to settle on that pitch which was a shame but we stayed up which is the most important thing.
-
Easy win
Oppo made 184 all out in 44 overs. 2 lads got fifties and extras made 40!
We knocked it off in just 26 overs.
My good form Continued. 63 of 32balls opening up.
2 games left, we are second 8 points behind top and play them next week. 25 points available. Will beawinner takes the title game!
-
Thrashed. I had a good day out with a not out, catch and most economic bowler (bowling seam for the first time in nearly 3 months) easy game really.
-
Asked the oppo openers if they'd please mind not running right down the middle of the pitch, got called a c*nt and squared up to, then shoulder barged next ball! I took two wickets in my next over, same batsman then hit one straight to a fielder and ran himself out, giving his partner a volley of abuse on his way off, apparently followed by a punch-up in the changing rooms... Bizarre, the rest of them seemed a nice bunch. Skittled them for 81, changed the order to give people a game, easy win, all good. 2-15 from 8 for me and relegation avoided for our 2s, day ended much better than it started!
-
A couple of weeks ago we were 4th, but only nine points off the top. Won last week, and top beat 3rd so we went third. Yesterday we beat 2nd by 126 runs in a great team effort, everyone made double digits. I was asked to open after struggling all season and batting 8/9, scored 18 in an opening partnership of 60. Best news came after the game, league leaders lost badly, so we've gone top!
-
Last league game of the season yesterday and had a TIE!
It means we will finish 2nd as i predicted a few weeks ago and have really thrown the league away this year unfortunately.
Yesterday we batted 1st I got 87 so a nice finish. We ended on 244-9. Oppo went for it the whole way through and needed 15 off the last over and 2 off the last ball and only got a single. So ended as a tie.
Really good game played in a great spirit to end the season.
-
Season over lost by 4 runs chasing 234 only had 10 players no cup and league double threw it away today.
Isn't 10 the most you've had all season?
-
Finished yesterday, turned up to watch for an hour and ended up playing, we won though and tea was decent. I played 5 games due to work, illness and injury. I've decided I actually prefer buying new kit to actually playing!
-
Played top of the league yesterday
It's also the local derby and our last game for the season
Right bunch of weirdos
Anyway,
We batted first and posted 157, one of our youngsters getting a superb ton
I was triggered lbw for the second time this year, attempting a pull a foot outside leg stick
Peed me off a little
We bowled them out for 75
I bowled 7 overs, including a coupla overs of googlies, and got nowt for 25
Not bad considering we only had 9 men and one of our lads wife playing,(she batted and fielded really well)
Not sure if we will finish fourth due to closeness of league, but not a bad start for a newly formed team, with plenty of youngsters and returning cricketers, (and a coupla old timers like me)
Might have a coupla games for the ones, depends how short they are
And I've got a few friendlies to play for another club
Been a good season really, not sure what my avg is or how many runs I've scored,
-
Thrashed. I had a good day out with a not out, catch and most economic bowler (bowling seam for the first time in nearly 3 months) easy game really.
I've seen the scorecards. The photographer got a video of my brothers hat trick ball as well as a pic of stumps flying. I know what he's getting for Xmas now, big canvas of his hat trick wicket!
-
Isn't 10 the most you've had all season?
Yes sometimes just seven players still should won 4 overthrows and bowled 34 extras at home but still knew we could score 234 with plenty of batting to come our opener took 31 overs to score 48 we were 130 for 1 when he was out wanted 30 off 6 overs when i went in at 5 and was out hooking for 0.
Also so that opposition could field 11 our fill in Captain agreed to let them play 2 unsigned players.
-
Interesting top of the table clash 2nd v 4th. We stuck the oppo in on a slightly damp wicket and it didn't' look a great decision when they were 51-0 off 12. Enter spin twins and the next 30 overs we took 10-50 to bowl them out for 111. Without really bowling very well I took 6-18 off 13 overs. Wicket wasn't turning much just keeping low. We found out how hard it was when we subsided to 35-6. I had to go in because my number 8 was on the bog and probably got away with an LBW first ball, just because I got a stride in. Rode my luck and with the number 7 rebuilt adding over 50, before both departing in quick succession with about 20 needed. Fortunately, 9 and 10 saw it off to win by 2 wickets. Need 6 points next week for promotion, that should be easy bowling bonus points for us.
-
Played my first game for the Sunday 1's today, and it was over by 4PM!
We lost the toss and bowled, and a steady stream of wickets fell and we had them all out for 88. Didn't bowl but took an absolute screamer of a catch running from mid on to mid-wicket to throw myself over and just get to it an inch from the ground.
Thought i was going to bat 11, but our captain and number 10 decided we'd go out and open, it would be a laugh if nothing else! Batting 3 leagues above my standard, i thought i looked ok for my 9 runs, although they took 15 overs! My fellow opener was out fourth ball, and our number 3 came in and hit 58 to see us home in 17 overs. They had a bloke at short cover trying to give me (No Swearing Please) for batting slowly, just pointed to the scoreboard and laughed.
-
Finish the league off with an easy win. Promoted, finishing second could and should have won it. The seconds got moved up a division after finishing 4th last year and managed to secure safety on the last day. Pleasing season allround. Finished off with 13 lads staying out on the beer.
Been a cracking yeah, personally disapointed with 300 odd runs at 30. Feel i should have gone on and converted my starts into big scores.
Looking forward to a break, as ive now retired from rugby. Look forward to next year starting with a tour to Devon! Get in touch if you want a game.
-
Played in a 3 team round robin at my club against two touring yesterday.
I was skipper for our first game, on which I won the toss and chose to bat. We posted 150 from our 20 overs.
I then decided I'd try to give everyone a game rather than blow to opposition away (it was a Sunday after all...)
The opposition got off to a flyer and were well ahead of the rate after 5 overs. I'd held myself and our 1st XI spinner back for the end, and we ended up winning by 8 runs. I picked up a couple of poles at the end and didn't concede a boundary in my 3 over spell.
The 2nd game I handed the captaincy back to our regular skipper. He won the toss and we gain batted. The opposition were talking very seriously, and gave one of our lads a huge send off. Sadly for them it was our 1st XI seamer and this fired him up. He bowled 4 overs of pure heat, picking up 2 wickets and hitting someone on the lid with a bouncer! The other opening bowler helped himself to a couple too, and when I came on 1st change instated with a double wicket maiden! At 37-6 the game looked over. Their tail wagged a bit, with their no.11 top scoring with 30 odd. We won by 4 runs, bowling them out in the 20th over (it ended up a lot closer than it should have been!)
2 wins meant we won the round robin tournament, and I was awarded player of the day for combined figures of 5-27 from 7 across the two games.
It was a great day were everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Pretty much the perfect way to end the season.
-
Played a friendly yesterday
Lasted 3 balls before being clean bowled
Ball seaming down a slope into me
Big technical issue for me
Ball keeps low too
Our skipper had a lovely lovely hunts county cuarelix that he'd just had made
A proper work of art
And surely some of the best bat branding ever
-
Played in a 3 team round robin at my club against two touring yesterday.
I was skipper for our first game, on which I won the toss and chose to bat. We posted 150 from our 20 overs.
I then decided I'd try to give everyone a game rather than blow to opposition away (it was a Sunday after all...)
The opposition got off to a flyer and were well ahead of the rate after 5 overs. I'd held myself and our 1st XI spinner back for the end, and we ended up winning by 8 runs. I picked up a couple of poles at the end and didn't concede a boundary in my 3 over spell.
The 2nd game I handed the captaincy back to our regular skipper. He won the toss and we gain batted. The opposition were talking very seriously, and gave one of our lads a huge send off. Sadly for them it was our 1st XI seamer and this fired him up. He bowled 4 overs of pure heat, picking up 2 wickets and hitting someone on the lid with a bouncer! The other opening bowler helped himself to a couple too, and when I came on 1st change instated with a double wicket maiden! At 37-6 the game looked over. Their tail wagged a bit, with their no.11 top scoring with 30 odd. We won by 4 runs, bowling them out in the 20th over (it ended up a lot closer than it should have been!)
2 wins meant we won the round robin tournament, and I was awarded player of the day for combined figures of 5-27 from 7 across the two games.
It was a great day were everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Pretty much the perfect way to end the season.
So now you LOVE cricket!! ;) :D
-
So now you LOVE cricket!! ;) :D
Yes and no...
If I were to never play cricket again yesterday would have been an awesome way to end!
As it was the last game of the season I'm going to enjoy the break, and have a long think about where I'll be playing next season.
-
Come upto us and you would be made welcome and get a bowl and a bat each week proper wicket and cricket tea as well.
-
Into the business end of my Saturday season now, 3 games to go and we are top but our gap has narrowed significantly from the middle of the summer.
All we have to do is win our last 3 (and ensure we win & take 10 wickets for maximum points in at least one game) and the league is ours. Not taking anything for granted but our last 3 games are against the two sides who came up last season and are all but down already.
Win and we face a playoff against other leagues in East Anglia to gain entry into the East Anglian ECB premier league.
http://cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70168 (http://cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70168)
On a personal note I'm on course to break my PB of 62 wk dismissals in a season :)
-
Into the business end of my Saturday season now, 3 games to go and we are top but our gap has narrowed significantly from the middle of the summer.
All we have to do is win our last 3 (and ensure we win & take 10 wickets for maximum points in at least one game) and the league is ours. Not taking anything for granted but our last 3 games are against the two sides who came up last season and are all but down already.
Win and we face a playoff against other leagues in East Anglia to gain entry into the East Anglian ECB premier league.
[url]http://cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70168[/url] ([url]http://cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70168[/url])
On a personal note I'm on course to break my PB of 62 wk dismissals in a season :)
Jake, I heard you didn't want to go into the EAPL. Do I assume from this post I was fed misinformation?
-
Jake, I heard you didn't want to go into the EAPL. Do I assume from this post I was fed misinformation?
I've been told lots of different things by various people about what we supposedly do and don't want to do, but I can assure you any gossip out there from anyone claiming to know is exactly that; gossip. Me and Robin know what our preferred option for the club is, but that is as wide as the circle of knowledge stretches currently. We haven't discussed with the playing group (who should be the main ones making the decision in my opinion) as we want to concentrate on the games we have remaining.
The reality is we have a number of options on the table, including joining another league a bit more geographically suited to us compared to the current potential trip in the EAPL from north of Peterborough to Frinton near Clacton for an 11am start - a 3 hour journey on a good day, and we know how poor East Anglias road network is.
We haven't decided on anything yet. We are focusing on winning a league that many people told us we had won weeks ago. The very real scenario is we could win all 3 games and still finish second if Ramsey take max points and we don't, or we could get rained off and they don't. We'd look like chumps if that happens and we'd been shouting from the rooftops about our EAPL intentions.
There is also the playoff to consider, winning the league doesn't automatically entitle us to an EAPL place, we have to win a game against Norfolk or 2 Counties opposition.
-
I've been told lots of different things by various people about what we supposedly do and don't want to do, but I can assure you any gossip out there from anyone claiming to know is exactly that; gossip. Me and Robin know what our preferred option for the club is, but that is as wide as the circle of knowledge stretches currently. We haven't discussed with the playing group (who should be the main ones making the decision in my opinion) as we want to concentrate on the games we have remaining.
The reality is we have a number of options on the table, including joining another league a bit more geographically suited to us compared to the current potential trip in the EAPL from north of Peterborough to Frinton near Clacton for an 11am start - a 3 hour journey on a good day, and we know how poor East Anglias road network is.
We haven't decided on anything yet. We are focusing on winning a league that many people told us we had won weeks ago. The very real scenario is we could win all 3 games and still finish second if Ramsey take max points and we don't, or we could get rained off and they don't. We'd look like chumps if that happens and we'd been shouting from the rooftops about our EAPL intentions.
There is also the playoff to consider, winning the league doesn't automatically entitle us to an EAPL place, we have to win a game against Norfolk or 2 Counties opposition.
Good for you and it wasn't a criticism. The EAPL is not the be all and end all. It can ruin clubs if you are not careful. This is a personal and not a club view. Good luck for the last few games.
-
Good for you and it wasn't a criticism. The EAPL is not the be all and end all. It can ruin clubs if you are not careful. This is a personal and not a club view. Good luck for the last few games.
Didn't take it as one mate, i'm sure theres a few locals reading this who may have heard similar murmurings, just wanted to make our position clear :)
Many thanks, you too.
-
Played at a lovely ground at Rowington Sunday. Our idiot of a captain lost the toss and on a warm day we thought we were on for a long session with 10 men on a decent looking deck. They had several guys who play a higher standard in their 1s.
What do I know. Bowled them out for 93, easing off as they added 20 odd for the last wicket. Our hung over skipper took 3 first up despite being so hung over he could barely stand up. I chipped in with 2 before getting yanked to try and give them runs. That failed miserably when our 67 year old took out two of their 1st teamers with a play on chasing a wide followed by a top edge full toss. One of those days when you just get lucky. We tried to give everyone a bat but at 25-4 I joined one of our decent batters and we knocked it off without much fuss.
-
The oppo today were already down and many of them decided to go to T20 finals day, their second team players were kept in the second team to push for promotion leaving us to play against some of the youngest 1st team players and older blokes from the 3rds. They turned up with 7 and a scorer....
I feel sorry for the guys asked to play against us today, nothing against those blokes at all and they were all very apologetic. It's embarrassing from the club though, particularly the senior members/committee.
All out for 39 in 13 overs, we chased it none down in 4 overs, had tea, couple of pints then watched our clubs football team kickoff at 2. I sort of feel robbed of a day of sport.
Same oppo next week......
http://cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com/website/results/2884582 (http://cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com/website/results/2884582)
-
The oppo today were already down and many of them decided to go to T20 finals day, their second team players were kept in the second team to push for promotion leaving us to play against some of the youngest 1st team players and older blokes from the 3rds. They turned up with 7 and a scorer....
I feel sorry for the guys asked to play against us today, nothing against those blokes at all and they were all very apologetic. It's embarrassing from the club though, particularly the senior members/committee.
All out for 39 in 13 overs, we chased it none down in 4 overs, had tea, couple of pints then watched our clubs football team kickoff at 2. I sort of feel robbed of a day of sport.
Same oppo next week......
[url]http://cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com/website/results/2884582[/url] ([url]http://cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com/website/results/2884582[/url])
Saw that on twitter, hadn't even finished my first pint down Eaton when you lot had finished!
-
Saw that on twitter, hadn't even finished my first pint down Eaton when you lot had finished!
Shockingly bad for the level of cricket to be honest. OK they are newly promoted this year and have gone straight back down already whereas we are pushing to win the league, so I'm sure both sides knew the likely outcome of the game well in advance. But as a club asking 7 (with only 3 regulars as far as I can tell) to make an away trip to represent your first team is pretty poo.
Wondering what next week will be like, undecided whether it's even worth giving the guys who went to finals day any needle when we field.
-
Shockingly bad for the level of cricket to be honest. OK they are newly promoted this year and have gone straight back down already whereas we are pushing to win the league, so I'm sure both sides knew the likely outcome of the game well in advance. But as a club asking 7 (with only 3 regulars as far as I can tell) to make an away trip to represent your first team is pretty poo.
Wondering what next week will be like, undecided whether it's even worth giving the guys who went to finals day any needle when we field.
They dropped a few first team bowlers into a Sunday Hunts 5 game last season and I didn't feel like they had the better of me and I'm a poor lower order Hunts 4 bat! Remember saying to one of our bats that they will struggle in Tucker 1 but today is a whole new level of embarrassment for them! I presume that means you've won the league?
On a more positive note, our 2's stayed up which has led a certain local advocate of #BanThePros going very quiet!
-
Last league game today. Won the toss and put them in. Bowled them out for 150 (including 34 legside wides). Knocked them off 5 down with yours truly scoring.73. Tried a ramp shot to score the winning runs and got bowled.
That leaves us division 2 winners and 2 promotions in 2 years. Happy days for us.
-
They dropped a few first team bowlers into a Sunday Hunts 5 game last season and I didn't feel like they had the better of me and I'm a poor lower order Hunts 4 bat! Remember saying to one of our bats that they will struggle in Tucker 1 but today is a whole new level of embarrassment for them! I presume that means you've won the league?
On a more positive note, our 2's stayed up which has led a certain local advocate of #BanThePros going very quiet!
Wacker Legend is absolute Twitter gold. Go back to 2015 on his timeline if you have some time and want to wind him up, Newborough had an aussie on £1 a run and he was still banging on about banning the pros, even when everyone was letting him about his own clubs pro earning £3 for that days performance lol
No Ramsey got 30 points too so we have a 14 point lead with 2 games left. Win both and it's ours.
-
Played a friendly yesterday
Lasted 3 balls before being clean bowled
Ball seaming down a slope into me
Big technical issue for me
Ball keeps low too
Our skipper had a lovely lovely hunts county cuarelix that he'd just had made
A proper work of art
And surely some of the best bat branding ever
Lovely poem. ;)
-
Wacker Legend is absolute Twitter gold. Go back to 2015 on his timeline if you have some time and want to wind him up, Newborough had an aussie on £1 a run and he was still banging on about banning the pros, even when everyone was letting him about his own clubs pro earning £3 for that days performance lol
No Ramsey got 30 points too so we have a 14 point lead with 2 games left. Win both and it's ours.
I seem to remember him crying over you having Rob Woolley a few years ago, he's a dickhead behind the stumps as well, much like their first team sledgers, who very quickly shut up when our 6'6 bat came back to have a word after a send off! To put the icing on the cake, our 13 year-old leggie took 5-for to win the game today. Half of our club have been tweeting him with #BanThe13YearOlds today haha. He's worse than Akthar on Twitter.
Who's the Aussie who they had on ££? could be good for when he eventually bites back!
-
Still top with last game next week, 4 point cushion slashed to 1. 2nd place picked up full 20 after their opposition give them a walk over. We batted first, 300-4 off 45,I didn't need to pad up. Opposition made no attempt to chase and blocked out for 45 overs, we got 4 wickets, dropped 3 bonus points :(
-
Bowled the oppo out for 30 yesterday :( :( , they are usually a strong team , but a lot of people missing . as we chased it in 3 overs :) , in promotion spot next week is the big one 1st v 2nd
-
Big game yesterday. Us 2nd vs top.
We won and inserted them. We bowled and fielded really well and restricted them to 156 for 9.
We was happy as our pitch has been a road, fast out field and even some poorer teams have made near 200.
We looked to be right as we set of well. As the first wicket fell we was 51 on the board after only 9 overs.
It was me that fell. Predetermined shot and I yorked myself to the spinner. I made 43 of 26 balls.
My fellow opener made 20 odd before departing. And that's when we started losing wickets regularly without scoring many.
In got very nerve racking towards the end. And we just knocked it off, 9 down. With 3 overs remaining! Number 11 with a lovely square cut for 4.
Was a tight game and worthy of a top of the table clash.
Going into the last game we are 3 points clear of them. So a full win is needed! Incomplete win for us could give them the title again.
Very tight season!
-
I seem to remember him crying over you having Rob Woolley a few years ago, he's a dickhead behind the stumps as well, much like their first team sledgers, who very quickly shut up when our 6'6 bat came back to have a word after a send off! To put the icing on the cake, our 13 year-old leggie took 5-for to win the game today. Half of our club have been tweeting him with #BanThe13YearOlds today haha. He's worse than Akthar on Twitter.
Who's the Aussie who they had on ££? could be good for when he eventually bites back!
Yes I've noticed a lot of tweets have headed his way lol. I think they called the lad Bert. Never played against him as they were in the league below.
-
Big game yesterday. Us 2nd vs top.
We won and inserted them. We bowled and fielded really well and restricted them to 156 for 9.
We was happy as our pitch has been a road, fast out field and even some poorer teams have made near 200.
We looked to be right as we set of well. As the first wicket fell we was 51 on the board after only 9 overs.
It was me that fell. Predetermined shot and I yorked myself to the spinner. I made 43 of 26 balls.
My fellow opener made 20 odd before departing. And that's when we started losing wickets regularly without scoring many.
In got very nerve racking towards the end. And we just knocked it off, 9 down. With 3 overs remaining! Number 11 with a lovely square cut for 4.
Was a tight game and worthy of a top of the table clash.
Going into the last game we are 3 points clear of them. So a full win is needed! Incomplete win for us could give them the title again.
Very tight season!
sounds like a well matched contest... I think these are the games we all enjoy the most... no matter the standard of play if the teams are well matched its always enjoyable I find.
-
Secured automatic promotion yesterday.
Batted first and racked up 313 for 6, I managed to nick off for 25 which was really annoying on a decent deck with small boundary which purely for selfish reasons was even more annoying as I could have finished top for batting avg for the season and highest runs scored with a decent knock.
Anyone a lad earlier this year had his jaw broken whist fielding and he made his return yesterday to hit a nice 100 and everyone got a few.
In reply we blew the top 5 away for about 20 runs so openers came off to let our 2 young leggies bowl and they ended up bowling out the tail, only down side was it took another 25 overs with them hardly hitting off the square and they were eventually bowled out for 76
Last game next week and 1st vs 2nd to decide who wins the league as only 2 Pts between us both
-
So we sat a place above the drop zone playing the team below us, with Robertsbridge already relegated, it was a fight for survival.
Skipper did his 1, 2, 3s with our form at home which turned out we've been pretty good at home and the away form was our downfall. So we were high in confidence before we started.
Having played the oppo a few times over the past 2/3 years, int he league and cup we knew we restrict them and chase it down. So when we won the toss we bowled.
We struggled early on and they were going at 7s, a change of bowling typically changed our luck and we took 3 quickly.
I came on to bowl and after bowling a tight spell of seam up last week skipper asked me to see how the leg spin goes.. I've been trying hard in the nets and tweaked a few things especially my run up which became alot straighter and ive bowled my best spell ever.
Took 2 wickets should have been 4 but our keeper cant look up apparently 🙈
They ended up 185-7. Giving us 7 points and leaving us needing 7 to stay up which worked out to be 180 runs.
We started of shakey with our trusty opener falling for just 4. But our other openiler who doesnt play alot fell scoring 50 not long after our number 3 scored only 11. 80odd-3 and number 4 started with a slap off a full toss for 4. 4th wicket worth 80 runs as our number 5 fell bottling a 50 leaving the number 4 on 45 and number 6 to finish it off.
We survived!!! And the party started!
-
I am glad it is finally over - Not had the best of seasons - only highlights being i have scored more runs than i did last year, a new HS of 138*. New best Bowling figures of 9 overs 5 maidens 7 wickets for 16 runs.
But otherwise i have not really enjoyed it to the point i did not play yesterday as i had enough.
Roll on the off season - Time to rest, reload, get fit.
-
Rubbish game yesterday even though we won.
Lost the toss and bowled first. Openers took seven between them, one with a well earned fivefer. I was the only other bowler and got 3/7 off 3.4 thanks to some appalling batting on what can best be described as an interesting pitch. They were 88ao inside 22 overs.
We went from 40/0 to 71/6, with me and one of the other spinners in needing a few and with some balls leaping off a length, others rolling along the floor. Ended up hitting 5* with the winning runs, one boundary smacked between mid off and extra cover before splicing one short of mid off to win it.
Really poor level of opposition for the supposedly good level my club plays at. Looking forward to a better standard when I join Ansty next season as they seem very keen to have me.
-
Will that be in Div 2 as the first were relegated? If so st james montefiore is a lovely ground! Im really jealous!
-
So - we won by 215 runs yesterday in our final match of the season. Finished second, with only one team going up, so we are consigned to another year in this bizarre league, where the standards vary wildly.
Yesterday we posted 252-7 off our 45 overs, and bowled them out for 37.
Bizarrely I opened the bowling, and really 'brung the heat' - 9-7-7-3 !!!
-
Haha! I just looked at my league figures - 21 wickets at 8.70 I'll take, but I scored 8 runs this season. 8 runs!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
8???
You need a cbf net!
-
To be miffed or not to be miffed??
Scored 93 not out when our skipper declared so we could have 4 overs against opponents before lunch. I get his decision but only needed one more over.
Did not and do not envy any skipper in his position, team game etc.
-
To be miffed or not to be miffed??
Scored 93 not out when our skipper declared so we could have 4 overs against opponents before lunch. I get his decision but only needed one more over.
Did not and do not envy any skipper in his position, team game etc.
Depends how important the game was and rhe standard of the oppo, but unless it wins the league i would be miffed
-
Won the league yesterday and a cup final today, decent weekend of cricket
-
In our league you only get 2 points for a win. Nothing for loss or points when the other team cancels.
Final game of our season, we're top of the league leading by two points and we're due to play against the team placed second who just so happen to be 2 points behind us. We've played them before and lost (a game we should have won, but lost).
Problem is, we can't raise a team. So if we cancel, we win. Last year they cancelled the last game to win the league. What would you do?
Our club went through all of our teams and put together a mostly young average team. They did their best but valiantly lost meaning we're placed second.
While a rue the chance of giving someone a taste of the medicine and winning by default I commend the club for doing what they did. We should have won the league before this game and I know next year will be different.
On a personal note, very happy with the team/club and happy as a whole with my performances. My batting average has improved and while I didn't play as much as last year I was one off being top league wicket taker (last year top wicket taker) while my bowling average has also improved.
Roll on next year.
-
So - we won by 215 runs yesterday in our final match of the season. Finished second, with only one team going up, so we are consigned to another year in this bizarre league, where the standards vary wildly.
Yesterday we posted 252-7 off our 45 overs, and bowled them out for 37.
Bizarrely I opened the bowling, and really 'brung the heat' - 9-7-7-3 !!!
Was that against our Vandals Thirds, Bruce? I was playing in the Twos on the other pitch. I wondered if you'd be playing.
I was going to try to find you to say hello and introduce m'self at the end of the game, but was too late.
Tidy bowling figures, Bruce. And only 8 runs in a whole season speaks volumes for the strength of your batting as a side, really.
Word is that you lot would steamroller a lot of Twos teams. Way too strong for our fragile Threes. Can't believe you weren't promoted!
-
Yeah Matt, I was asking about you, but didn't get a chance to pop over and find you. Your game sounded like a nightmare, I've never heard such aggressive appealing, looked like the umpire crumbled on a couple too!!!
We left fairly sharpish afterwards as we had a do at the club otherwise I'd have found you for a pint.
Real shame about your threes - they were so, so much nicer to play against than last years captain and pals (who I understand have moved on 'en masse') and the young lads tried really hard, but they were mostly 12 years old. I think you really need a couple of adult cricketers to drop into that side to keep things going, and hopefully to keep the enthusiasm up. Good lads and a lovely ground.
-
Glad you enjoyed the game. Our Thirds are going through a transitional period. The other guys that packed the team were from a social side who bolstered the team and made it competitive, but most of them as you say, have now left. It's better for the future of the club, but that's meant for now, there's so many colts in the side. Despite being soundly whipped this season by just about everyone in your division, we were worried that the colts would get dispirited and drift away from the game, but they have a remarkably resilient spirit.
Hopefully they'll be a better mix of young and wise heads next season.
We nearly had to concede a few games and fold the side, but we see it as essential to bringing on the colts into the senior game.
Our game was a crunch match against the former league leaders, London Gymkhana. The strongest side in our division by some distance. But they were docked 100 points for fielding an ineligible 1st XI player just before we played them. Which meant that we needed to beat them to have a shot at promotion, and they needed to beat us to ensure they weren't relegated. Hence everything to play for. And as you say, they're a very 'appealing' side anyway - let alone in this particular game. The umpiring was actually very good, as it goes. Not too much aggro, thankfully, but not the 'nicest' of games. Hopefully we'll have some good games with them next year.
We bowled and fielded excellently to restrict them to 140-odd, but we crumbled in the run chase, falling 20 runs short. Ho hum. Not being promoted might be a blessing in disguise, but it was a downer to end the season on.
We'll make sure to have that beer in 2018!
-
Champions for the 2017 season, final game today we were 2nd by 2 points and playing top, we have been far and away the best 2 teams this season so was good it came to last day to decide top spot.
In the end was quite a simple win, we bowled first and bowled them out for 106 in 22 overs with opening bowler claiming 7 and bekhg in a hatrick with out getting one 3 times lol.
We chased down for loss of 2 in 24 overs.
Only spectating this week as have the little ones but a great result to the season and a decent one for myself and a few others with us having 3 of top 10 batters and 4 top 10 bowlers this season.
-
We won the league! Champions!
Batting first on a wet horrible pitch we needed up 47 for 4 before a great partnership took us to 187 and finally finished on a big 201 from our 46 overs.
Top bowling meant we sent the oppo back for 89 all out and full points gave us the title!
#greenarmy
I got 1 and dropped a catch. But who cares! Champions.
Finished season as first team top scorer. 456 runs from 15 innings though
Cup final next week, can we do the double?
-
Finished my Saturday season today with what i think was my best bowling performance all season.
They batted first and we let them off the hook to post 153 on a stupid wicket (see below)
Personally bowled 10 overs straight through 2-19.
We were chasing something like 124 from 35 overs after a rain delay. Came 20 or so short. I got a duck. First ball i fended off my throat that skidded through, next one near enough the same spot bowled me half-way up off-stump as i moved on my back foot ready to duck. To make things worse i was given a send off by an idiot at mid-on who for some reason hates my sunday club ( two of their first teamers joined my sunday club's first team so for some reason they hate us)
Here is said pitch. This was at the start of our innings after tea. It got even worse to the point that i batted so far out of my crease so i didn't slip over. Both captains wanted to play on because it was our last game, silly decision.
(https://i.imgur.com/oepeZBW.jpg)
-
At 5pm last night I was in the league's player pool and got 2 offers before the team I am actually registered with had a drop out so got called up. A lot of rain in the Leeds area last night and this morning meant my team's match was called off at 11.30am so then called up the skipper who first contacted me, he still needed one player so hot legged it down the A59 rather than the A64. Amusingly both offers involved the same match !!!!
On a wet wicket, we lost the toss and got put into bat. We made steady progress and had reached 110-5 (partly down to some strange field placements and also poor bowling) when I came in at my favourite position of No.7. We then lost 3 more wickets before reaching 130 but with our No.10 (who was batting out of position having turned up late), we then put together an unbeaten partnership of around 75 which took the score to over 200. My contribution to the total was only 28no but after a couple of single digit scores in recent weeks, I was happy with that.
After an excellent tea, our bowlers simply bowled line + length and let the wicket do the business. At one stage the opposition had slumped to 12-5 before 2 lads got stuck in and seemed intent on batting out the overs. However, a bowling changed brought their immediate demise to deliveries that pitched half way down the track that found either the base of stumps or the hands of a fielder. In the end, the opposition was bowled out for 49 so a very comprehensive victory.
Finally I heard a great bit of banter while umpiring during the early part of our innings. The opposition skipper had positioned 3 fielders in the backward point / gully region and one of those remarked "the batsman is still playing cut shots with us stood here." One of his team-mates then dryly remarked "he's playing them because you're stood there." :D
-
(https://i.imgur.com/oepeZBW.jpg)
Lack of sawdust is a disgrace
-
We found some in the pavilion after the game, they didn't offer us it though.
I made a huge divot with my front foot bowling spin, nearly slipped on it several times.
Any other day we wouldn't have gone back out there
-
Finished my Saturday season today with what i think was my best bowling performance all season.
They batted first and we let them off the hook to post 153 on a stupid wicket (see below)
Personally bowled 10 overs straight through 2-19.
We were chasing something like 124 from 35 overs after a rain delay. Came 20 or so short. I got a duck. First ball i fended off my throat that skidded through, next one near enough the same spot bowled me half-way up off-stump as i moved on my back foot ready to duck. To make things worse i was given a send off by an idiot at mid-on who for some reason hates my sunday club ( two of their first teamers joined my sunday club's first team so for some reason they hate us)
Here is said pitch. This was at the start of our innings after tea. It got even worse to the point that i batted so far out of my crease so i didn't slip over. Both captains wanted to play on because it was our last game, silly decision.
(https://i.imgur.com/oepeZBW.jpg)
looking at the that
Glad I am not the groundsman
-
looking at the that
Glad I am not the groundsman
As it was the last game the square will presumably be going to bed for the winter now. It probably won't be that bad once the whole square has been scarified, cut, slit and whatever else you do at the end of the season. Come next season it will be fine.
-
The oppo today were already down and many of them decided to go to T20 finals day, their second team players were kept in the second team to push for promotion leaving us to play against some of the youngest 1st team players and older blokes from the 3rds. They turned up with 7 and a scorer....
I feel sorry for the guys asked to play against us today, nothing against those blokes at all and they were all very apologetic. It's embarrassing from the club though, particularly the senior members/committee.
All out for 39 in 13 overs, we chased it none down in 4 overs, had tea, couple of pints then watched our clubs football team kickoff at 2. I sort of feel robbed of a day of sport.
Same oppo next week......
[url]http://cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com/website/results/2884582[/url] ([url]http://cambhuntpremierleague.play-cricket.com/website/results/2884582[/url])
Credit to the same oppo this week who did everything you'd expect in order to get the game on during multiple rain delays, could have easily dragged their heels or started to sow the seeds of doubt with umpires about dangerous run ups and risk of bowlers slipping etc.
We managed to chase a rain revised target of 98 and take maximum points, second place were rained off so we have won the league! Just 2 defeats all season, planning to finish the season next week in style with a big win and even bigger party.
Most of last weeks comments were out of frustration and a feeling like we didn't have a game at all, I hate it when there's nothing to do on a Saturday!
-
Stupid rain effected day yesterday, 1 team definitely down, next 4 teams playing each other including us. Our game never got started, umpires never even looked like they wanted to play but captains gave it all the chances possible and their lads did their best to get the ground ready but by 2:30 (12:30 start) it just wasn't going to happen so it got abandoned. The other game was only about 4 miles away but they somehow got a game in and of course the winners bagged full points but the loosens managed a load of bonus points which puts us in the drop zone with one game left against no2 in the league who need a win to guarantee promotion (who this week had the top team 17/8 until their game got abandoned.
On the plus note we went back to find a ones playing, managing to bowl the oppo out for 30 (after 25 overs) and then knock them off (all be it for 4 from aabout 10 overs)... final few run were scored in pretty heavy rain.. which then stayed in for the rest of the day...
Really is a big game for our 2's next week. Selection will be interesting.
-
Super game yesterday's at whitgiftians cc-which my team mate says is Jason Roy's old club(I don't think it was myself) we played an old fashioned 'time' game
They batted first and got 191 in 44 overs that left us about 30 overs to finish at 7pm. Slightly confused by the whole thing we managed to knock them off in 28 overs and a little 56 no for myself as a couple of our guys really put bat to ball
Lovely ground if anyone knows this club , traffic thru Croydon and tooting was a nightmare but that's London for ya :)
Last games next weekend at little marlow and Harpesden. Then it's a long long closed season.
-
Champions!!!! :)
-
We played on this today
(http://i.imgur.com/NgmbR5h.jpg)
Got worse as light rain started to fall. Lost the toss and got put in, also agreed to a 30 over game. Came in at #6 and scored 9, ball that just bounced up out of nowhere, attempted pull shot flies onto my chest and then the keeper dives behind. Pah.
They were nowhere near, bowled them all out in the final over when they were 40 odd short.
-
Super game yesterday's at whitgiftians cc-which my team mate says is Jason Roy's old club(I don't think it was myself) we played an old fashioned 'time' game
They batted first and got 191 in 44 overs that left us about 30 overs to finish at 7pm. Slightly confused by the whole thing we managed to knock them off in 28 overs and a little 56 no for myself as a couple of our guys really put bat to ball
Lovely ground if anyone knows this club , traffic thru Croydon and tooting was a nightmare but that's London for ya :)
Last games next weekend at little marlow and Harpesden. Then it's a long long closed season.
It sure is really do miss playing upto and including the first Sat in October it seemed to shorten the winter
-
Played the final game of the seconds season yesterday. Needed a win to cement third place. Track was awful, all the grass was dead and it was really soft. We put the opposition in and they got 158 off 45 overs 5 or 6 down. We knocked it off 2 down in about 28 overs, myself and @hilly_2015 both being not out on 38 & 33 respectively.
Good end to a good first season with a new club
-
Played the final game of the seconds season yesterday. Needed a win to cement third place. Track was awful, all the grass was dead and it was really soft. We put the opposition in and they got 158 off 45 overs 5 or 6 down. We knocked it off 2 down in about 28 overs, myself and @hilly_2015 both being not out on 38 & 33 respectively.
Good end to a good first season with a new club
What @JB neglects to mention is that he made me run four 3's in a row. The call to the boundary for oxygen fell on deaf ears. Think he needs a new H4L Custom from @H4Ladam to help him get it past that boundary!
-
Played friendly in fairly unpleasant wet conditions yesterday. Batted first and were 12-4. Came in on a hat-trick ball, saw it off and cut my next ball for 4. Spent the rest of the innings nudging and watching our 1st team batter smack a hundred. We put on 115 before i holed out and we eventually finished on 203-7 off 40. To be honest the oppo didn't help themselves. Bowled an offie and left arm around seamer to a very short wind assisted leg boundary. In wet conditions their ball management wasn't great and after a few overs they simply couldn't control it. They never got close, even with a bowling attach consisting of one 65 year old and 4 lads under 16. We managed the ball better and bowl in better areas on a damp track. Bowled out for 117.
-
What @JB neglects to mention is that he made me run four 3's in a row. The call to the boundary for oxygen fell on deaf ears. Think he needs a new H4L Custom from @H4Ladam to help him get it past that boundary!
I thought it would've been good exercise to run @hilly_2015!! It was quite amusing when you shouted 'dear me' when I called you back for the final third run!! :D
-
End of Season Dinner last Saturday Night.
Very good evening - Ending up Winning the Bowling Trophy - 2nd team players player (even though I played more 1st xi games) and Clubman of the year.
A rather emotional night.
-
Well that is us finished for season. Our 2s under my stewardship finished second despite only losing one game (the only one I missed). Unfortunately a tie and a voided game cost us the title but we still got promoted and also reached the cup final. Our 3s won the double, 1s will finish 2nd or 3rd and newly formed 4s will finish top 4. So all in all an excellent season although weather in August could have been better! Will miss selection committee meetings and what's app group ramblings. I wonder how many days it is still til 2018 season?
-
Golden duck today. Got a golden there last season too. Only a friendly and we're playing 8 a side 20/20 but we were bowled out for less than 40 chasing 110.
Woeful end to the season but a good season overall.
-
Due to play a Sunday 40 over final today at our ground, oppo who are EAPL premier league side argued they should host as biggger ground, facilities etc ended up calling it off 90mins before due to start so that's season finished over for us.
Ended up 13 games across the season 584 runs at 49.86 per innings with 2 Hundreds so not a bad season with the bat.
-
Due to play a Sunday 40 over final today at our ground, oppo who are EAPL premier league side argued they should host as biggger ground, facilities etc ended up calling it off 90mins before due to start so that's season finished over for us.
Ended up 13 games across the season 584 runs at 49.86 per innings with 2 Hundreds so not a bad season with the bat.
Good going with the bat mate 👍🏼
-
Ended a pretty poor season by my standards today. Played a friendly for Firle vs Brighton Exiles, with our opener belting a 24 ball 54 retired. I batted five, smacked my third ball for four and then off the change bowler walked up the wicket and creamed it to mid wicket for 8. Ended up keeping as we had plenty of bowling, got a run out first over (we let the guy stay in as he hadn't faced a ball) and also a catch standing up to a left arm wrist spinner - first catch standing up since I kept for club u14s in indoor league nine years ago! Ended up winning by 100.
Only 39 league runs and 15 wickets for Chalfont St Giles in my last season there. So many missed chances that I could have had double easily, but despite feeling good in the middle I never got a chance. Took a few catches, probably 3-5 in the league but I'm not sure, and two run outs.
Looking forward to the new challenges coming my way with Ansty/Firle whichever I decide to play at next season, most likely Ansty. I will miss the Chalfont lads, but it's time for me to move on as I need to challenge myself and the chilterns league is so mixed that I can't do that and kick on properly.
-
Played Sanderstead's Sunday side at their place, somehow won. Was given a crap LBW out for 0, umps were giving anything...
-
Last game of the season today
Home friendly game at Britwell Salome
Beautiful day here,
Hopefully I can finish the season with a decent knock
Cracking game against a lovely bunch of blokes
We fielded first, bowled them out for 135 and knocked em off , just
I bowled a few, got one for a few, and scored 30ish.
Season over now, I've enjoyed playing at two new clubs and look forward to whatever next season brings
-
We finished the season nicely yesterday. We played 2nd in the league and we were 3rd, winner would be league runner up, with possibility of promotion (top 2 usually go up but they are restructuring leagues this year so may only be top team).
We put out weaker than usual team, I wasn't planning to play but skip was really short on bowling so changed my plans - glad I did.
Weather was great and pitch a little damp and green. Put them in and made a great start with 6 wickets down for 45 in first 12 overs, including 4 for me. They recovered slightly with 8-10 adding some runs (after I was taken off bowling ;) ) and ended up 96 ao. Our fielding was probably the best all season, took 8 catches and only put 1 down - the skipper off my bowling (3rd time he has done that this season).
We made a steady start in response, losing wickets every so often but knocked it off with 4 down, so didn't get a bat.
So we end up 2nd and overall a pretty decent season for the team. I managed to play 8 games with 19 wickets at an average of 13.5.
-
Eurgh.
Last game, at home. Oppo elect to bat on a green one, post 153-8 after 40 which is well below par. Get asked to bat #5, find myself in after 3 overs when we're 6-3. Tried to just see the opening bowlers out but got bowled for 7. Not that I ever bat high normally but trying to be in a position to consolidate isn't easy when the ball was keeping as low as it did. We were all out, 29 short.
Time to do nothing for six months, although I'm desperate to get better so might do some of those adult coaching sessions at the Oval
-
Had our end of season awards dinner last night. Was great to win Sat 1st batsmen of the year award for 2nd year running and also to avoid the duck trophy (only 1 this season) great to see all captains award various players so not just the same 2/3 and lots of awards to some of our younger players.
Only 24 weekends till we get underway again!
-
Had our end of season awards dinner last night. Was great to win Sat 1st batsmen of the year award for 2nd year running and also to avoid the duck trophy (only 1 this season) great to see all captains award various players so not just the same 2/3 and lots of awards to some of our younger players.
Only 24 weekends till we get underway again!
Well done Chris
-
Finished off with a Sunday friendly with the Ashorne lads. Organisation was a shambles as the skipper/vc were on the way back from a stag weekend and they were still en route by the start of play. We had to bat first were 0-2 off 2 overs of a 30 over game. Things improved but we scraped up an average 143-9 off 30. I marshalled the tail at the end to nudge 14*. We decided to give everyone a bowl, probably not the greatest idea when you've only got 140. We took a couple of early wickets before their best 2 batsman feasted on some non bowler pies. When they were both eventually out they only needed 20 off 8 with 6 wickets in hand. We started to take it seriously and ended up winning by 2 runs. Finished off with 6-2-13-3, got into a really good rhythm and turned a few. Shame the season has to finish.
-
Last game of the season today
Home friendly game at Britwell Salome
Beautiful day here,
Hopefully I can finish the season with a decent knock
Cracking game against a lovely bunch of blokes
We fielded first, bowled them out for 135 and knocked em off , just
I bowled a few, got one for a few, and scored 30ish.
Season over now, I've enjoyed playing at two new clubs and look forward to whatever next season brings
@Northern monkey, wish I had seen this Sunday morning, I would have come over and watched. Would be great to see you smash the ball straight into the gardens.
-
Finished my season having played for 5 different clubs, in 4 different divisions, mainly thanks to the OCA player pool. Managed to average a disappointing 21. Batted well in most games but kept getting out in the twenties. As a whole I did not enjoy cricket at all, it was a season of to many injuries, missing games because of Art exhibitions and being forced to move back to my old club after a period of excessive emotional blackmail (I hated every minute of the 5 games I played for them).
Roll on 2018. I just hope I can get my knee fit for it, and then find a club that needs a fat pie chucker.
-
Heh Jason, you got the cbf nets to look forward to
Be good to catch up
-
@DorsetDan and @jblowe find teams you enjoy playing for
I've had an okay season with the bat, but have enjoyed games where we've lost as much as when we'd won most of the time this season. And although I've had a couple of decent scores by my standards, I went through a stage of two or three ducks in a row but enjoyed each game still despite personal failure. It's always nice to contribute and it makes the game sweeter, but it's important to be able to have a laugh if not, and if you're in a team that won't allow you to do that as you don't enjoy the atmosphere, there's no point awaiting your weekend there
-
My season hasn't finished as my Sunday side entered a T16 tournament over in Hebden Bridge today. Arrived to find a very wet wicket so won the toss and chose to bat first thinking it was only going to get worse. However, despite how bad the wicket looked, it actually played remarkably well and I ended up getting 21no at around a run a ball. We finished on 113 and restricted the opposition to around 84 so won the first game. I sat out the next game as we had 12 players wanting to play today but it started raining about 10 overs into the match and then rained for nearly an hour. No further play possible so once the rain eased, the tournament was settled via a bowl out which we won by the narrowest of margins.
Final match of 2017 for me is next Saturday.
-
Finished my season having played for 5 different clubs, in 4 different divisions, mainly thanks to the OCA player pool. Managed to average a disappointing 21. Batted well in most games but kept getting out in the twenties. As a whole I did not enjoy cricket at all, it was a season of to many injuries, missing games because of Art exhibitions and being forced to move back to my old club after a period of excessive emotional blackmail (I hated every minute of the 5 games I played for them).
Roll on 2018. I just hope I can get my knee fit for it, and then find a club that needs a fat pie chucker.
Pretty sure Jason when you score 20 plus you have done the hard work your seeing the ball and you have played yourself in and as you say felt you were batting well a season of injuries missing games not enjoying playing are all factors which contribute to why we don't get big scores. From experience finding a club that you want to play for and they want you to play for them will be a huge step in the right direction
-
My friendly side's final match of the season yesterday and ended up losing a close-fought game.
I won the toss, chose to bat first but a combination of good bowling and poor batting meant we only posted 113-9 off 40 overs. I put myself down at No.11 and laughably I went in to bat for the final delivery of our innings. This did mean that everyone had batted so chose to go all out for the win (I guarantee everyone a bat or bowl) so didn't spread the bowling around between 8-9 players like I do most weeks. Unfortunately, 113 was just not enough and the opposition overhauled our total but took until the 39th over and for the loss of 6 wickets. The feeling amongst our lads was that we really pushed them to the end so everyone left the pitch not overly disappointed.
However, there was one person not happy yesterday but this was not a player but a spectator who used to "play" for us. I use the word "play" advisedly because the guy in question was, without doubt, the worse cricketer I had ever met in my life. To make matters worse, he had absolutely no concept of how terrible a cricketer he actually was but there he was lecturing me on how I got it all wrong with who I should and shouldn't have bowled. I tried my best to ignore him but he then followed me towards the changing room and continued his diatribe until a few others told him to shut up. Anyhow, I soon forgot about this until this morning when I woke up to discover a long text from the same bloke, repeating the same befuddled arguments as yesterday. Ironically his main complaint was that I bowled too seamers yet when someone dropped out yesterday morning before the match, he decided to take upon himself to ask one of these seamers to play instead of another lad who had actually asked to play earlier in the week and who was an off-spinner.
-
My friendly side's final match of the season yesterday and ended up losing a close-fought game.
I won the toss, chose to bat first but a combination of good bowling and poor batting meant we only posted 113-9 off 40 overs. I put myself down at No.11 and laughably I went in to bat for the final delivery of our innings. This did mean that everyone had batted so chose to go all out for the win (I guarantee everyone a bat or bowl) so didn't spread the bowling around between 8-9 players like I do most weeks. Unfortunately, 113 was just not enough and the opposition overhauled our total but took until the 39th over and for the loss of 6 wickets. The feeling amongst our lads was that we really pushed them to the end so everyone left the pitch not overly disappointed.
However, there was one person not happy yesterday but this was not a player but a spectator who used to "play" for us. I use the word "play" advisedly because the guy in question was, without doubt, the worse cricketer I had ever met in my life. To make matters worse, he had absolutely no concept of how terrible a cricketer he actually was but there he was lecturing me on how I got it all wrong with who I should and shouldn't have bowled. I tried my best to ignore him but he then followed me towards the changing room and continued his diatribe until a few others told him to shut up. Anyhow, I soon forgot about this until this morning when I woke up to discover a long text from the same bloke, repeating the same befuddled arguments as yesterday. Ironically his main complaint was that I bowled too seamers yet when someone dropped out yesterday morning before the match, he decided to take upon himself to ask one of these seamers to play instead of another lad who had actually asked to play earlier in the week and who was an off-spinner.
Gotta love Bindman :D
-
Must be binman!
-
Given my colourful description, I suppose it couldn't have been anyone else.
However, I was perhaps a bit harsh describing him as the worst cricketer ever because I have just remembered that I once got a guy to play who (unbeknown to me at the time) was afraid of the ball. That in itself could be a story for the "Village" thread.
-
In one of the knockout matches of our Sunday T20 league, 31 were required off the last over to grab a spot in the semi-finals. This freak named Adnan hit 5 consecutive sixes and a four off the last ball to win it for his team. He finished 122 not out off 63 balls. The bowler wasn't a slouch either, he's one of the highest wicket takers in the competition.
(https://i.imgur.com/Yvg7Rrj.png)
-
"freak called Adnan"
So is that the guy withe the hundred, the 50 or with 2 wickets and a catch?
-
Given my colourful description, I suppose it couldn't have been anyone else.
However, I was perhaps a bit harsh describing him as the worst cricketer ever because I have just remembered that I once got a guy to play who (unbeknown to me at the time) was afraid of the ball. That in itself could be a story for the "Village" thread.
No you were spot on. You would be hard pushed to find somebody as bad. I have plenty of stories about him. Where do I start, getting into an argument umpiring when I no balled him for bouncing too many times, or the day @Simmy hit him for 4 sixes in an over after I wound him up to bowl with the 30 yard legside boundary...
-
No you were spot on. You would be hard pushed to find somebody as bad. I have plenty of stories about him. Where do I start, getting into an argument umpiring when I no balled him for bouncing too many times, or the day @Simmy hit him for 4 sixes in an over after I wound him up to bowl with the 30 yard legside boundary...
Haha nick that was so funny. You was telling him he should bowl for ages. 😂😂😂 What a character it's not Bin man it's bind man. Soz pal 😂
-
Good spot @Batbuddy99 - did you win your game on sunday?
-
One of our team mates scored a century in a T10 game, chasing 147.
He played 32 balls and hit 15 sixes. No I am not kidding. I can post the link to the online scoring card.
We were celebrating and bragging the news to other teams when ...... yes when.... another guy scored 155 not out in a 10 overs game. He faced 42 balls and god knows how many sixes he hit.
Cricket has become a joke. I have NEVER seen a cricket weekend like this in my 40 years of playing cricket.