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Mr Cricket

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You know its Cricket season when...
« on: March 22, 2011, 05:58:00 PM »

What are the little things that we take for granted during the season? what don't we notice at the time, but we miss during the winter?

I'll start us off by saying a good cricket tea

Picture the scene... it is the 39th over, you've been battered, bruised and frazzled in the field for what feels like an eternity, ruing the skippers wrong call at the toss which plunged you on to the field in this 30 degree heat, diving around, chasing lost causes, fetching balls from beyond boundaries, climbing over fences to fetch balls from neighbouring fields, your knees and elbows grazed from trying to stop that four, swatting away insects buzzing around you, gasping for a drink after the inadequately sized cup of juice you had after 20 overs has provided all of the nourishment that it could... THEN, the last ball is bowled, you finally drag yourself off to the comfort of the clubhouse and pile up a mound of lovingly pre-prepared food on your plate, you stuff your face. Subsequently feeling a touch bloated, you strap up your pads ready to bat, it is cooler now and a breeze is brushing your skin... this is a day at the cricket... and i love it!
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2011, 06:00:43 PM »

No paragraph but batting. Just batting. During the winter I always convince myself that I'm going to make every second count when batting, I never do, although each mistake helps me improve :)
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2011, 01:43:30 PM »

The fact you can walk outside in shorts and t-shirt and know you have no chance of being cold. 8)
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2011, 01:46:35 PM »

the smell of freshly cut grass!!!

nothing like turning up at ground and grass has been cut!
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2011, 01:48:16 PM »

The fact you can walk outside in shorts and t-shirt and know you have no chance of being cold. 8)
You must be playing in the Caribbean! It's been cricket season when we've cleared snow off the boundary in late April, and everyone fielded in gloves, wearing three shirts and two jumpers. No shorts in sight!
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2011, 01:53:57 PM »

bit of airball on the outfield before the match.. getting smashed in face with airball of the face of the bat at slip.

ur team mate giving you a wet cloth to put on ur eye to sooth the swelling only to discover the said cloth is used for bleech lol
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2011, 03:49:04 PM »

I wish I played in the Caribbean. In my eyes cricket should not be played in temperatures below 20ºC with wind or 15ºC without. We need a cricketing equivalent to the Geneva convention.
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2011, 04:11:39 PM »

Cricket's Geneva Convention
1) Cricket should not be played in temperatures below 20ºC with wind or 15ºC without.
2) There should always be enough tea for both teams to have seconds.
3) ....
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #8 on: March 23, 2011, 04:16:45 PM »

Cricket's Geneva Convention
1) Cricket should not be played in temperatures below 20ºC with wind or 15ºC without.
2) There should always be enough tea for both teams to have seconds.
3) ....

seperate thread Leo - I can add a few and it deserves it :-)
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2011, 04:37:43 PM »

Cricket's Geneva Convention
1) Cricket should not be played in temperatures below 20ºC with wind or 15ºC without.
2) There should always be enough tea for both teams to have seconds.
3) ....
3) If you score a 50 or more or take 5 wickets you buy a jug. NO EXCUSES i dont care if you are 15 or have to shoot off straight after the game
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2011, 04:39:57 PM »

Always freaked me out that in cricket you have to buy a jug for performing when surely others should buy you a drink for doing well
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2011, 04:43:51 PM »

Always freaked me out that in cricket you have to buy a jug for performing when surely others should buy you a drink for doing well
yeah, that always bugged me!

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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2011, 04:45:31 PM »

A game of pin, that is the sign of cricket
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2011, 05:31:06 PM »

Rule 4. Any player registering a score of less than 15 runs should not be allowed to raise their voice in the field unless spoken to.

I get fed up of opposition players who looked awful and made no runs trying to have a pop at me while i am batting!
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Re: You know its Cricket season when...
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2011, 08:03:42 PM »

When you look at the fixture list, find a team you don't recognise, google them and find out some of their members are teachers who either used to or currently do teach you.

Also the whole, last few overs with a few wickets before I go in, do I take off my pads or leave them on question.

Usually when you take them off the wickets start tumbling and when you don't nobody seems to get out...
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