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[Michael K]

also helps the bowling figures maiden after maiden for me lol

[Chris1976]

If you were bowling at a chap i know you wouldnt like your bowling figures.... Hes 62 and ex county.... No slogs just pure class

[CricketBoy]

Yes, they are useless, they think theyre as good as they used to be, theyre in the team for sentimental reasons, Captain's too scared to drop them !

[ianbuchanan]

lol, true. but quite a few of them are as good as they used to be, but there are a fair few people who are in the team because they have been in the team for x amount of years lol

[art]

Useless hmmm! Must remember that the next few wickets I get. Jeez if you can't hit me now just imagine how bad you would have looked when I could bowl fast!!!!

and

Oh yes another measly four, when I was younger they all would have been sixes!!!

[skipper]

Yes, they are useless, they think theyre as good as they used to be, theyre in the team for sentimental reasons, Captain's too scared to drop them !

Not as good as they used to be but still better than most of the younger guys whinging about it, dosen't say much about the players they are keeping out does it.

[Johnny]

liking the tone of the last 2 posts! I'm not an oldie yet (though sometimes feels like it! I know some oldies who are a lot fitter than me!) but I certainly respect the oldies I do play against. Incidentally, I'm joint oldest player in the team tomorrow and I'm 27!

[scuudz]

I thought of this thread when a guy in his 50s, bowling offies, had me unsettled for a good part of 20-25 mins in the nets yesterday.

[Apple]

theres quite afew in my club, they have the most shocking techniques . . .

but they no ther game, we played against sum decent oldies this year, but one of them got 24 of 42 overs, that was horrible

[scuudz]

So basically, they're just like cricketers of any age then.  Some are good, others not so much.

[Apple]

pretty much

[Stewie-Kidd]

yes it annoys me so much about the older players.

it doesnt help that one of them is a (No Swearing Please) as well

[Apple]

theres a person who plays for my club who is 70+ plus, hes playing in the 4s just coz he always has, we tend to open with him for one reason, he wont last long, but he mite bat for 7 odd overs, and hes there just to take the shine off the ball, its a brilliant ploy

[ianbuchanan]

i played a touring side the other day with an old batsman, our 2nd team opening bowler got tonked around the park and the batsman got 50 in about 12 overs. he was well into his 70's.